Juggernaut Rides 1989-1998 [Import]

Editorial Reviews
Album Description
First comprehensive anthology from one of Creation Records' shining lights. Compiled by the band and featuring rarities and previously unreleased material. This two CD anthology charts the rise of Britain's best loved shoe gazing rockers, featuring all their most celebrated tracks. The band's entire catalog is unavailable domestically. Castle Music. 2005.

Tracks:

Three Hits
Galileo
Ghost
Joking
Jonas & Ezekial
Love Will Come To You
Romeo And Juliet
Virginia Woolf
Chickenman
Airplane
Nashville
Let It Be Me
Cedar Tree
Three Hits (Live From Eddie's Attic, Atlanta, GA)
Love Will Come To You (Live From Eddie's Attic, Atlanta, GA)

Customer Reviews:

I can be sweet and good and nice...........2007-03-11

Next to "Indigo Girls," this remains my favorite CD from Amy and Emily. From "Three Hits" to the elegiac "Cedar Tree," the emotional weight of "Rites Of Passage" seemed greater than any of their other records. As much as I liked Dire Straits' original version of "Romeo And Juliet," Amy's raw exuberance won me over to their cover for keeps.

They also kept up their social barometer. The pro-peace "Galileo" (with harmonies from Jackson Browne and David Crosby) called for nuclear disarmament during a time when protest songs weren't a particular norm. "Jonas and Ezekiel" prays for peace in the Middle East (funny how that problem remains as timely now as it did in 1992). There is also a line in "Let It Be Me" that rings out as pure folk:

"The President has no good idea
of who the masses are.
Well I'm one of them among my friends
trying to see beyond the fences
of our own backyards."

The political and personal mesh throughout "Rites Of Passage." "Ghosts" is a beautiful love song that cries for tolerance. It probably ranks among my favorite IG songs. "Chickenman" and "Airplane" also explore their Southern Roots (I could have sworn "Chickenman" was an REM song the first time I heard it).

The re-master on "Rites" is first rate as well. It brings out the definition of the acoustic instruments. "Romeo and Juliet" now explodes from the stereo. While I also have to admit, I really don't think the live cuts add anything to the CD as a whole. I will continue to recommend "Rites Of Passage" as a pinnacle in the Indigo Girls' career.

A MUST have for every collection!.......2006-08-26

Beautiful music, intelligent lyrics, what more could you ask for. I first heard this album at the tender age of 14 (I am almost 30 now) while I was working at a music store. One of my coworkers was obsessed with this album and kept playing it in the store. After awhile I realized I was singing it at home and school, and I bought myself a copy.

I love music, and own an uncountable number of CDs. But I think I can safely say THIS CD is my favorite of them all! The lyrics are intelligent and elegantly crafted, the music is moving. Galileo (with it's make you think factor) is my favorite song on the CD, with a romeo and juliet coming in 2nd for it's humor factor. Ghost can make you feel emotions stir at your very core if you have ever lost a lover. After 16 years of hearing Ghost, it can still make me cry.

This CD is great for taking in the car, especially on long drives. Do yourslef a favor and get this one.

Deathbed Music.......2006-06-23

Yup, this is the album I'd choose to listen to if I had an hour of consciousness left before dying. It's that good. And if I only had five minutes? I'd listen to "Love Will Come To You"... and happily expire.

best indigo cd .......2005-11-22

This is my favorite Indigo Girls cd because it was a mainstay during my college years and a lot of fond memories can be associated wih it. Indigo Girls have incredible talent and they work together beautifully to make some lasting songs. My favorites include Romeo and Juliet (from AC/DC's hit), Love Will Come to You, and Three Hits. Galileo is the most popular song on the CD and is very soothing. The Indigo Girls also have other great CDs such as thier single Closer to Fine, and Swamp Ophelia but this CD is the best for an introduction to their music. I hope you enjoy.

Pinnacle.......2005-03-18

"Rites of Passage" is Indigo Girls best album. It's a classic.

I need to make one point thought. Amy Ray has never needed to "catch up" with Emily Saliers as a songwriter. She wrote six of the ten songs on the famous "Indigo Girls" album including "Secure Yourself", "Kid Fears" and "Tried to be True", all classics. She also wrote "Strange Fire", "Welcome Me", & "World Falls (Nomads, Indians and Saints), all great songs. If anything, Emily needed to catch up to Amy on "Rites", not the other way around!

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!!! SUPER EXCELLENT ALBUM FROM VIKINGLANG !!!

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Nocturnal Rites
Manufacturer: Century Media
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Customer Reviews:

!!! SUPER EXCELLENT ALBUM FROM VIKINGLANG !!!.......2007-06-21

SUPER EXCELLENT ALBUM !!! KILLER VOICE AND SPEED !!! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED TO ALL !!!

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A MUST have for every collection!
One of my favorite albums ever
_THE_ essential Indigo Girls album
One of the best recordings ever captured!
Every song a winner

Rites of Passage
Indigo Girls
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
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ASIN: B000002872
Release Date: 1992-05-12

Tracks:

Three Hits
Galileo
Ghost
Joking
Jonas And Ezekial
Love Will Come To You
Romeo And Juliet
Virginia Woolf
Chickenman
Airplane
Nashville
Let It Be Me
Cedar Tree

Amazon.com

Fans of Georgia duo Indigo Girls are dedicated to this act for very specific reasons: there's the rare (bordering on brilliant) harmonies and counter melodies, the seemingly effortless acoustic guitar playing, and a host of emotionally cathartic lyrics that make the listener feel like they've been reading someone's diary. That said, the Girls reached a point around the time of this album where opening up their souls for song perhaps felt less appealing than general storytelling. Does that make the music bad? No, but it is decidedly different; 1992's Rites of Passage comes off more as a musical jam than a night alone in front of a campfire. The Roches, Jackson Browne, David Crosby, and Lisa Germano all contribute to that effect, providing a musically interesting but perhaps emotionally less challenging effort than some of the duo's earlier works. --Denise Sheppard

Customer Reviews:

A MUST have for every collection!.......2006-08-26

One of my favorite albums ever.......2005-10-10

It should be a rite of passage for every person to listen to this album from the Indigo Girls. I really love every song on this CD.

Three Hits is a nice enough start, with great lyrics and rhythms. But then we go right into Galileo which is one of my favorite songs. The harmonies are gorgeous, the melody is great, and the lyrics are just so engaging. Is there meaning for the fears we have? Why do people maintain their superstitions? How long till my soul gets it right?

But that's not enough - Ghost is incredibly poignant and is a song that got me through many rough times. You can sing along with it at the top of your lungs, knowing that the Girls knew exactly the pain you feel. Those smooth harmonies are just brilliant.

It keeps going. Joking is another pain-and-angst song, shouting back your anger and sadness at an ex. Love will Come to you has the most amazing visuals in it, me myself with my face pressed up against love's glass.

Romeo and Juliet has just the right amount of attitude in it, for a twist on the classic tale. Even the "later songs" on the CD hold their own. Chickenman is one that seems bizarre at first listen, but has the most catchy tune you've heard in a long while.

Highly highly recommended!

_THE_ essential Indigo Girls album.......2003-10-03

I just saw on Amazon's "Essential CD's" section that they didn't have "Rites of Passage" on it - that's so wrong! If you get only one CD by the Indigo Girls (that isn't "Retrospective", which gives you a smattering of songs from all their albums), get this one. It is them at their most beautiful, folky, gorgeous melodic period. (Happily, I had the privilege of seeing them perform both acoustically and plugged-in during that period.) Admittedly, "Swamp Ophelia" is a very close second, though. THe strongest tracks on "Rites" include, but are not limited to, "Ghost" and "Galileo". They're just great. Get the album - and "Swamp Ophelia" too, while you're at it.

One of the best recordings ever captured!.......2001-12-14

I am a huge music fan. I have had this CD for years, and recently popped it in for the heck of it while cleaning my house because I hadn't listened to it in a few years. How could I have forgotten? When it got to Romeo and Juliet I froze in my tracks. Never in my life have I heard a more emotional recording. It is the closest thing to perfection I have ever heard. I swear that after recording that song that they must have had to send in a janitor in to mop up Amy Ray's guts because they were all over the floor.

This CD is amazing and beautifully recorded. The lyrics blend perfectly with the music. I encourage you all to rediscover this CD, and if you don't own it, rest assured that your money will be well spent.

Every song a winner.......2001-06-28

This is my favorite Indigo Girls record. Unlike some of their other albums, every song here is a winner. While it does not quite have the energy of their debut release ("Indigo Girls") it is a more open and approachable album, both acoustically and in terms of thematic content. It has a number of beautiful songs, like "Ghost" and "Cedar Tree", yet these are performed levelly without being cloyingly sentimental or preachy. It also has some songs like "Joking" and "Jonas and Ezekiel" which really rock without being as "in your face" as some of Amy's songs from other albums (e.g. "Come On Now Social"). I can listen to this album endlessly.

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The begining and the end of emo
It's hardcore, it's emotional...
A turning point album
Ground-breaking album
ah

Rites of Spring - End on End
Rites of Spring
Manufacturer: Dischord
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Customer Reviews:

The begining and the end of emo.......2006-11-21

Some albums stand alone in their own little rock universe,nothing i know sounds like this album.
Rites of spring created the emo genre and if this is the standard by which all other emo albums are to be judged then they also ended it.For me aesthetically,musically and emotionally this is completely independent of Fugazi and even embrace.
This is music that goes beyong normal musical limits,beyond genre.Creative but not pretentious ,aggressive but not macho,honest but retaining a mysterious and transcendental quality.
This is not the self pitying college boy whining that pases for emo today,nor is it the warts and all dirty laundary on display that typifies modern america ala david springer.This is something real,honest,something that cannot be faked.Something special in a scary way.
I dont listen to this album regularly, as it will take you to a place that you wish you had never been,or if you really have been here,you would wish never to return to.

It's hardcore, it's emotional..........2006-06-18

This is a very, very, very good album. I'm a huge Fugazi fan, and Guy is one of my favourite singers. He may not have a huge technical range or anything, but for raw emotion and passion he is hard to beat in my opinion. Those interested in the starting point of the much-maligned genre of 'emo' would do well to pick this up. More basic and with more rough edges than Fugazi, it is still well-constructed and quite accessible. The band was clearly home to one or two gifted songwriters; often a straightforward hardcore structure will erupt into a very catchy chorus, or experimental dynamics (such as on the 7 minute-plus 'End On End').

My one minor complaint is that the drum sound is somewhat muted. Any Fugazi fan will know that Brendan Canty can absolutely kill it on drums. I know this was early in his career, and considering that the playing is very good, but there is something flat about the drum sound. That said, I suppose it was probably recorded on a pretty 'basic' budget. This is a minor complaint in comparison to the overall high quality for the album and should not affect your listening enjoyment unless you are listening on powerful headphones...

Although I realise I've referred to Fugazi throughout this review, really RoS should be taken as a seperate entity. Those who have listened to albums such as 'Repeater' will know what to expect vocally and lyrically from Guy however. His lyrics are poetic and certainly emotional - feelings of betrayal, anger, confusion etc are prevalent - but I would not describe them as 'sappy' or weak. There is not much musical variety but each song certainly has its distinguishing characteristics. A very, very impressive album. Way beyond what I expected it to be. Pick this up!

A turning point album.......2006-04-04

I was your typical teenage US Hardcore fan when this album first came out. Being a HUGE fan (and collector) of anything Dischord put out, I was eager to get my copy. One listen left me more confused than excited. Is this hardcore? Is this the DC sound? I kept listening. Each successive listen revealed more and more brilliance. 20 years later I still listen to this album on a regular basis. It never fails to move me.

On a side note, I am a professor at a university in Colorado and have turned a good number of my so-called emo/punk students on to this album. So far, I've got nothing but positive feedback.

Ground-breaking album.......2006-01-13

The first time I heard RoS was when I saw them play with Grey Matter at a VERY small club on Connecticut Ave (I can't recall the name of the place). At the time, I was 17 and fully immersed in the DC and NY hardcore scenes. I was into fast, raw, and violent punk, and so for me, RoS had a completely different sound than anything I had ever heard. Despite their different style, I was so intrigued by their music that I bought this CD at their show. Little did I know that it was a ground-breaking album.

20 years later, I can listen to the songs on this album and remember vividly the deep impact that some of them had on my life between 1985-86. "Drink Deep" was a song that had particular meaning to me because I listened to it a lot during a brief, but intense romance while on a European trip in June 1986. The girl broke it off near the end of the trip for fear of becoming too involved with me, and I can remember making her listen to "Drink Deep" in an desperate attempt to get her to apply the message of the song to our relationship. The message to me was live in the moment and don't let chances pass you by. Alas, she dumped me, and for the rest of the summer, I would tearfully listen to "Drink Deep" and the rest of the album when I pined for my lost love.

I was out of the punk scene by 1990, and so I really haven't payed much attention to all of the developments in the music since them. I know of "emo" because of what my son tells me and what he has played for me, but as other reviewers have written, the so-called emo bands of today are nothing compared to RoS. In fact, when I first heard emo, I thought this is ok, but it sucks compared to RoS. I also thought, I wonder if this band has listened to RoS? So you seem, for me, RoS is THE standard you can compare other emo bands to.

I plan on buying this CD for my son so he'll know where emo came from, and how it should sound.

ah.......2005-08-19

Almost twenty years after I first heard them and I still get some of these tunes in my head, so there!

Check out the soon to be re-released photo book "Banned in DC" to capture some anecdotes and pics from the DC indy music scene around that the time they were together.

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Oh my god, what a great cd, can't stop playing it.
Who's Your Daddy?
Rites Of Summer!!!!!!
A review of Spyro Gyra's Rites Of Summer.
An almost good record marred by marketing desire

Rites of Summer
Spyro Gyra
Manufacturer: Grp Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Customer Reviews:

Oh my god, what a great cd, can't stop playing it........2006-05-28

This is my 1st cd from Spyro Gyra, bought this because i kept hearing Midnight Thunder on SmoothJazz.com since early 06 and luckily they put it in their listening loft, omg this is good i thought quite diverse and love the occasional west indian infuences on it, fortunatley it came out same day in uk which is rare, only complaint is no slow ones but stillits a great cd and i throughly recommend it, but do play the samples on amazon.com or headsup.com to see if you like it, and lastly its a real grower [ more you play more you love it !] Paul London UK

Who's Your Daddy?.......2004-10-23

Who's your daddy? Well, SG will set any true fan straight with "Daddy's Got A New Girl Now (written by Jay). To me, this song, and this song alone, carries the whole album, and just on its own merits makes this a 5-star recording; had it not been for the inclusion of this wonderful song, the album, IMHO, would be about an average SG album.
I have been an SG fan and supporter from the band's inception. I have seen them live many times . And while I can say that I don't like all of their tunes, as a whole, they have made some great and lasting quality music. One thing you can count on though, is that when they make a beautiful or catchy tune, it is honest and heartfelt.
Music is so subjective, what someone else loves, I may dislike, and vice versa. But, trust me you true SG fans--"Daddy's Got A New Girl Now" is perhaps their BEST TUNE EVER! Don't believe the reviews that call this wonderful song 'canned tripe', it is anything but! Of the two known available versions, I prefer the studio album (heard here on ROS). Jay's playing on this song is absolutely wonderful and soulful. But, please listen to Oscar Cartaya's terrific bass line in this song! It is soulful and funky all at once!
So, in conclusion, SG fans should, without a doubt, own this recording, just for "Daddy's Got A New Girl Now." Trust me, you won't be disappointed.
Rock on!

Rites Of Summer!!!!!!.......2004-09-08

This is by far, one of Spyro Gyra's greatest records. It's got everything you would want, expect, and love from the world's greatest band, period! Forget about The Beatles, Led Zeplin, these guys make really great music. As far as jazz goes, Spyro Gyra wins, hands down. It might take a while to convince rock fans, but Spyro Gyra is truley a magnificent group. Although this album starts off with a boring ballad, (the only clinker on the whole album), it gets better with, Daddy's Got A New Girl Now. A tune that would latet turn into a feature for guitarist, Julio Fernandez, at concerts and shows. It remenises, their earlier, Shakedown, but is a masterpiece in its own right. Shanghi Gumbo has to be the most creative and most bright song you ever heard. Dave Samuels' Limelight, is also wonderful. No Man's Land is another great track. Kaptin Karhma i a gem! This album is one of Spyro Gyra's best albums. Their most creative time period was about to come to a close; the 80's, but they ended that decade with a bang! Rites Of Summer, and Point Of View. Once Richie Morales left, the group changed its style, but they'll still always be my favorite band, hands down!!!!!!!!

A review of Spyro Gyra's Rites Of Summer........2003-06-11

Rites Of Summer is a terrifically well-done album by Spyro Gyra. It was released in 1988. They had fantastic songs back then. This cd is definetly one of their best. It would rank up in my top 5 personal favorites. It conveys very good songs and melodies that are just extraordinary.

It is a challenging decision on voting for my top 3 favorite cuts from this record, but here they are. Tracks 3,5, and 6. Limelight is a terrific piece with various good solos. Innocent Soul is a moving, mellow song with an awesome piano part. Tom put effort into this one. No Man's Land is a good song with good beat and has a superb introduction. Jeremy Wall produced a lot of good songs during the late 80's.

To condense, this cd is one of their best, undoutebly. Every track on here is great listening and good 80's Spyro Gyra. It is definetly worth it to buy it. You will have a great time listening to it, just like me. Thank you for taking the time and generosity to read my review.

An almost good record marred by marketing desire.......2002-05-22

This is the last record of their's that was worth a darn. After this album blew up, the band went way too comercial and soft around the edges, with only glimmers of past excellence (which was always a little shaky more times than not). This record is about a 50% hit, and you may find yourself struggling to figure out why they didn't keep nailing away at that wack 50% to make a classic record. They had the ability, the clout and the studio push to make it happen, but they just droped the ball here for media attention and money. When you listen to powerful, driving, edgy stuff like (#1) "Claire's Dream", (#6) "No Man's Land" and the winding, devilishly clever (#9) "Captain Karma", and then listen to horrendously canned radio tripe like (#2) "Daddy's Got a New Girl Now", (#4) "Shanghai Gumbo", you can't help but scratch your head and want to drive over to Kenny G's house and bash him with his sax for making every contemporary jazz band chase after his "Songbird" success.

A pretty good record despite the few clunkers - probably their most consistent to date - and a nice staple of smooth jazz before it got too smooth for its own good.

Grand Illusion
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Great power metal!!!

one of the few power metal bands i like

"Rites of Power & Passion"

Grand Illusion

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