Dinner Music [Box set]

1. Violin Concerto ("L'autunno", The Four Seasons), for violin, strings & continuo in F major ("Il cimento" No. 3), Op.8/3, RV 293
Composed by Antonio Vivaldi
with I Musici de San Marco
Conducted by Alberto Lizzio

2. Water Music Suite, No.1 for orchestra in F major, HWV 348 Air
Composed by George Frideric Handel
Performed by North German Philharmonic Orchestra Conducted by Robert Hala

3. Water Music Suite, No.1 for orchestra in F major, HWV 348 Menuet
Composed by George Frideric Handel
Performed by North German Philharmonic Orchestra Conducted by Robert Hala

4. Water Music Suite, No.1 for orchestra in F major, HWV 348 Bourrée
Composed by George Frideric Handel
Performed by North German Philharmonic Orchestra Conducted by Robert Hala

5. Water Music Suite, No.1 for orchestra in F major, HWV 348 Hornpipe
Composed by George Frideric Handel
Performed by North German Philharmonic Orchestra Conducted by Robert Hala

6. Canon and Gigue for 3 violins & continuo in D major Canon in D major
Composed by Johann Pachelbel
Performed by Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra Conducted by Bernhard Guller

7. Les Contes d'Hoffmann, opera in 4 acts Barcarolle
Composed by Jacques Offenbach
Performed by Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Conducted by Frank Shipway

8. Faust, opera Moderato con moto
Composed by Charles Gounod
Performed by London Symphony Orchestra Conducted by Alfred Scholz

9. Suite bergamasque, for piano, L. 75 Clair de Lune
Composed by Claude Debussy
with Dieter Goldman

10. Mandolin Concerto, for mandolin, strings & continuo in C major, RV 425 Allegro
Composed by Antonio Vivaldi
with Camerata Romana
Conducted by Eugen Duvier

11. Kaiser-Walzer (Emperor Waltz), for orchestra, Op. 437 (RV 437)
Composed by Johann II Strauss
Performed by Vienna Folk Opera Orchestra Conducted by Alfred Scholz

12. Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major ("Elvira Madigan") K. 467 Andante
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performed by Mozart Festival Orchestra with Svetlana Stanceva
Conducted by Alberto Lizzio

13. Bagatelle for piano in A minor ("Für Elise"), WoO 59
Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
with Hugo Steurer

14. Nocturne for piano in E flat major, Op. 9/2, CT 109
Composed by Fryderyk Chopin
with Peter Schmalfuss

15. Scheherazade, symphonic suite for orchestra, Op. 35 The tale of the young prince and the young princess
Composed by Nikolay Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov
Conducted by Anton Nanut

16. Cavalleria rusticana, opera in 1 act Intermezzo
Composed by Pietro Mascagni
Conducted by Anton Nanut

17. Liebesträume, notturno for piano in A-flat major No. 3 (O Lieb, so lang du lieben kannst), S. 541/3 (LW A103/3)
Composed by Franz Liszt
with Dieter Goldman

18. Pavane pour une infante défunte, for piano (or orchestra)
Composed by Maurice Ravel
with Camerata Romana
Conducted by Eugen Duvier

19. An der schönen, blauen Donau (On the Beautiful, Blue Danube), waltz for orchestra (with chorus ad lib), Op. 314 (RV 314)
Composed by Johann II Strauss
Performed by Vienna Folk Opera Orchestra Conducted by Alfred Scholz

20. A Midsummer Night's Dream, overture, Op. 21
Composed by Felix Mendelssohn
Performed by Slavonica Philharmonia Conducted by Alberto Lizzio

21. Carmen Suite for orchestra, No. 1 (assembled by Ernest Guirard) Prélude (Les Toréadors)
Composed by Georges Bizet
Performed by London Festival Orchestra Conducted by Alfred Scholz

22. Carmen Suite for orchestra, No. 1 (assembled by Ernest Guirard) Aragonaise
Composed by Georges Bizet
Performed by London Festival Orchestra Conducted by Alfred Scholz

23. Carmen Suite for orchestra, No. 1 (assembled by Ernest Guirard) Intermezzo
Composed by Georges Bizet
Performed by London Festival Orchestra Conducted by Alfred Scholz

24. Carmen Suite for orchestra, No. 1 (assembled by Ernest Guirard) Sequidilla
Composed by Georges Bizet
Performed by London Festival Orchestra Conducted by Alfred Scholz

25. Carmen Suite for orchestra, No. 1 (assembled by Ernest Guirard) Les Dragons d'Alcalo
Composed by Georges Bizet
Performed by London Festival Orchestra Conducted by Alfred Scholz

26. Carmen Suite for orchestra, No. 1 (assembled by Ernest Guirard) Les Toréadors
Composed by Georges Bizet
Performed by London Festival Orchestra Conducted by Alfred Scholz

27. Serenade No. 13 for strings in G major ("Eine kleine Nachtmusik"), K. 525
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
with Slavonica Camerata
Conducted by Alfred Scholz

28. Boléro, ballet for orchestra (or piano)
Composed by Maurice Ravel
Conducted by Samo Hubad

29. Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492 Se vuol ballare
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performed by Bratislava Opera Orchestra & Chorus with Ida Kirilova , Jozef Spacek
Conducted by Oliver von Dohnanyi

30. Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492 Non pui andrai
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performed by Bratislava Opera Orchestra & Chorus with Ida Kirilova , Jozef Spacek
Conducted by Oliver von Dohnanyi

31. Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492 Voi che sapete
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performed by Bratislava Opera Orchestra & Chorus with Ida Kirilova , Jozef Spacek
Conducted by Oliver von Dohnanyi

32. Clarinet Quintet in A major ("Stadler") K. 581 Allegro/Allegretto con variazioni
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
with Salzburg Mozart Soloists

33. Serenade for strings (or piano duet), in C major, Op. 48 1st Movement: Pezzo in forma di Sonatina
Composed by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
Performed by Slavonica Philharmonia Conducted by Alfred Scholz

Dinner Music,Ludwig van Beethoven,Georges Bizet,Fryderyk Chopin,Claude Debussy,Charles Gounod,George Frideric Handel,Franz Liszt,Pietro Mascagni,Felix Mendelssohn,Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart,Jacques Offenbach,Johann Pachelbel,Maurice Ravel,Nikolay Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov,Johann II Strauss,Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky,Antonio Vivaldi,Alberto Lizzio,Alfred Scholz,Anton Nanut,Bernhard Guller,Eugen Duvier,Frank Shipway,Oliver von Dohnanyi,Robert Hala,Samo Hubad,Camerata Romana,Musici di San Marco,Salzburger Mozart-solisten,Slavonica Camerata,Bratislava Opera Orchestra & Chorus,London Festival Orchestra,London Symphony Orchestra,Mozart Festival Orchestra,North German Philharmonic Orchestra,Philharmonia Slavonica,Radio Symphony Orchestra,Royal Philharmonic Orchestra,Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra,Wiener Volkopernorchester,Wiener Volksopernorchester,Dieter Goldman,Dieter Goldmann,Hugo Steurer,Peter Schmalfuss,Svetlana Stanceva,Ida Kirilova,Ent. Media Partners

Average customer rating: Is it bad to say I like this better than the original soundtrack? Absolutely Exquisite Yo Yo Ma and the Maestro Marvelous!!! Better Every Time Fabulous CD

Yo-Yo Ma Plays Ennio Morricone Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ma, Yo-Yo | ( M ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Classical Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Mission: Original Soundtrack From The Motion Picture The Essential Yo-Yo Ma Obrigado Brazil Appassionato Vivaldi's Cello ASIN: B0002YCVXI Release Date: 2004-09-28

Tracks:

1. The Mission: Gabriel's Oboe
2. The Mission: The Falls
3. Giuseppe Tornatore Suite: Playing Love from The Legend of 1900
4. Giuseppe Tornatore Suite: Nostalgia from Cinema Paradiso
5. Giuseppe Tornatore Suite: Looking for You (Love Theme) from Cinema Paradiso
6. Giuseppe Tornatore Suite: Malena (Main theme)
7. Giuseppe Tornatore Suite: Remembering (Ricordare)*
8. Sergio Leone Suite: Deborah's Theme from Once Upon A Time In America
9. Sergio Leone Suite: Cockeye's Song from Once Upon a Time in America
10. Sergio Leone Suite: Main Theme from Once Upon a Time in America
11. Sergio Leone Suite: Main Theme from Once Upon a Time in the West
12. Sergio Leone Suite: Ecstasy of Gold from The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
13. Brian DePalma Suite: Main Theme from Casualities of War
14. Brian DePalma Suite: Death Theme from The Untouchables
15. Moses and Marco Polo Suite: Journey from Moses
16. Moses and Marco Polo Suite: Theme from Moses
17. Moses and Marco Polo Suite: Main Theme from Marco Polo
18. The Lady Caliph: Dinner
19. The Lady Caliph: Nocturne

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Ennio Morricone is well-known to moviegoers. His soundtracks for The Mission, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, Once Upon a Time in America, Cinema Paradiso, and others are invariably warmly melodic and superbly suited to the films they grace. They not only add atmosphere; they help tell the story. For this CD Morricone has created new orchestrations for many of his scores, adding a solo cello part for the indefatigable Yo-Yo Ma, whose musical curiosity seems to be endless. Outside the films, these pieces tend to be lovely melodies, mostly pretty sentimental stuff, and, in the best way, gorgeous aural wallpaper. The most moving are the two selections from The Mission, but fans of Morricone's music will find plenty to enjoy here. Ma's playing, as always, is exquisite---warm, deeply felt (given the circumstances), and entirely idiomatic within the context. Perhaps not quite for the classical music lover, but an affectionate reworking of music by an important film composer. --Robert Levine

Customer Reviews:

Is it bad to say I like this better than the original soundtrack?.......2007-06-02

I never thought Yo-Yo Ma would do Gabriel's Oboe (Track 1) from THE MISSION justice, but I was wrong. There's a pureness to this version that makes it easier casual listening than the version(s) on the soundtrack CD itself. So no matter how much I love the theatrical "largeness" of the Original Soundtrack (not to mention the full choir), this is the version I grab for the CD player/iPod/whatever.

My two other recommendations are Main Theme from ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST (Track 11) and Ecstasy of Gold from THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY (Track 12). I suggest playing these consecutively as a single medley. Track 11 *WILL* bring tears to the manliest among us --particularly if you remember in the movie where Sergio Leone pulls the camera up to reveal the town rising.

I get the feeling "hardcore" classical fans would dismiss movie scores as commercial work. I truly believe Ennio Morricone transcends that. Even moreso than, say, John Williams, and on a different plane than a Danny Elfman. And I can't say more about the emotion Yo-Yo Ma brings to the table than what's already been discussed.

Absolutely Exquisite.......2007-05-15

The combination of Morricone and Ma is pure perfection. This CD fills my heart with so much joy that I could just cry. I listen to it almost daily and have given it away as a gift to my loved ones. I am captivated by their incredible talents, and I know you will be too.

Yo Yo Ma and the Maestro Marvelous!!!.......2007-05-13

Having recently succumbed to Yo Yo Ma after a longtime love of Ennio Marricone I was excited to get this CD from Amazon. It is superb! All of the songs had to be recrafted by Morricone to suit Yo Yo Ma but it is a great listen as you sonically travel down memory lane through some of Maestro Moricone's musical marvels. "Gabriel's Oboe" from "The Mission" now becomes "Gabriel's Cello." I laugh as Yo Yo Ma bows his brains out on the "Ecstacy of Gold' from "The Good,The Bad, and The Ugly." I recommend this to all Yo Yo Ma and Morricone fans...a great listen. Soothing after a hard day!

Better Every Time.......2007-05-09

This CD gets better with every listening. It was a great purchase.

Fabulous CD.......2007-05-07

I love Morricone and this CD has some of the best versions of my favorite pieces. I have ordered several as gifts for friends.

Average customer rating: Good companion for Battlestar Fans Captures the feel of the show Awesome Soundtrack BSG Agree with everyone else

Battlestar Galactica: Season One Daniel McGrew , Ken Stacey , Lillis Ó Laoire , Melanie Henley Heyn , Michael Now , and Raya Yarbrough Manufacturer: La-La Land Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Television Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Similar Items: Battlestar Galactica: Season 2 Battlestar Galactica Battlestar Galactica: Season 2.5 (Episodes 10-20) Battlestar Galactica - Season 2.0 (Episodes 1-10) Battlestar Galactica - Season One ASIN: B0009Q0F5U Release Date: 2005-06-21

Tracks:

1. Prologue
2. Main Title (US Version)
3. Helo Chase
4. The Olympic Carrier
5. Helo Rescued
6. A Good Lighter
7. The Thousandth Landing
8. Two Funerals
9. Starbuck Takes On All Eight
10. Forgiven
11. The Card Game
12. Starbuck On The Red Moon
13. Helo In the Warehouse
14. Baltar Speaks With Adama
15. Two Boomers
16. Battlestar Operatica
17. The Dinner Party
18. Battlestar Muzaktica
19. Baltar Panics
20. Boomer Flees
21. Flesh And Bone
22. Battle On The Asteroid
23. Wander My Friends
24. Passacaglia
25. Kobol's Last Gleaming
26. Destiny
27. The Shape Of Things To Come
28. Bloodshed
29. Re-Cap
30. Main Title (UK Version)

Album Description

Presenting the original soundtrack from the first season of Sci Fi Channel's critically acclaimed, top-rated television series starring Edward James Olmos, Mary McDonnell, James Callis, Tricia Helfer and Katee Sackhoff. Composer Bear McCreary's dynamic score ingeniously melds orchestra, vocals and synth into an emotional experience that ranges from full-throttle action to soul-stirring drama. Packed with more than 78 minutes of music, this is a comprehensive collection of the very best musical moments from this amazing sci-fi drama's first season. Features both U.S. and U.K. main title themes and includes exclusive liner notes.

Customer Reviews:

Good companion for Battlestar Fans.......2007-05-07

If you're a Battlestar Galatica Fan, this audio is an excellent companion to your collection. Passacaglia, Forgiven, and The Shape of Things to Come are emotional and addictive orchestral soundtracks. Not every song from the first season is included in this CD. The opening credit songs for the UK and the US versions and the battle songs (The Thousandth Landing, Battle on the Asteroid) are included. Battlestar Muzaktica is quite odd and doesn't fit with the collection of songs.

Captures the feel of the show.......2007-04-11

Has a great selection of songs from the 1st season. I like show/movie CDs that you can picture the scenes and emotion of the actors when you hear the song. The Celtic underlays are great, and the Taiko drumming style is very well used for building intensity in the music. If you really like the series, you should probably really enjoy the music as well!

Awesome Soundtrack.......2007-04-11

If you like the music in a scene that just blends in and makes the scene even more emotional or suspenseful, that is what the scores from season one do on this cd. I initially bought it to for the prologue (cylon music) and the two main titles (U.S. and U.K.) but after listening to the entire cd, I have become completely addicted to it. The titles of the scores usually give you a hint of the scene and the liner notes also tell you the episode that they are from but the soundtrack has definitely made rewatching season one an even more intriguing experience. The scores with words, are written by Bear and are in various languages, but the words, especially the opera piece, are actually so dead one with the scene and in this specific scene hilarious. I love this soundtrack. If you are someone who is addicted to really grasping everything that happens in this show and watch and analyze it beyond face value, this is an added bonus to have in your collection. I highly recommend it!!!

BSG.......2007-04-10

Man I love the Classic and the Present BSG's So Inaturally find the SoundTrack/Score A joy and very relaxing. They tend to sound very similar but they are very diffrent.

Agree with everyone else.......2007-03-28

There have been lots of raving reviews of this album, as well as the equally sensational season 2 soundtrack. I just wanted to add my opinion on one track, "Destiny". An earlier review describes an Arabic string instrument being used, but it is actually a biwa, a traditional Japanese instrument that has such a distinct sound that it's hard to imagine it being used for anything other than traditional gagaku music. I don't know if anyone but McCreary has ever tried to use this instrument for something else, but it hardly matters. The fact that McCreary managed to use it so effectively in a piece that is so different from gagaku music is a perfect testament to his unique genius. I'm really looking forward to following McCreary's career.

Average customer rating: Bravo! Outstanding compilation of the Italian classics,

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Tracks:

1. Canzon Septimi Toni No.2
2. Concerto in E Major, Op. 8, No. 1: I-Allegro From Spring (La primavera)
3. Overture (Allegro)
4. from Concerto in G Major for 2 Guitars: I-Allegro
5. from String Quartet in E Major Op. 13, No. 5: Minuetto
6. from Sonata for Violin & Guitar: III-Menuetto: Allgretto
7. from Sonata Concertata in A Major: III-Rondeau
8. Cantabile for Violin & Guitar
9. from Concerto for Guitar and Strings Orchestra, Op. 30: II-Andantino Siciliano
10. Nocturne: Moderato from the ballet La Boutique Fantasque (after Rossini)
11. from the Sebastian Suite: Barcarolle
12. Dance for Six (from William Tell)
13. La Donna E Mobile (from Rigoletto)
14. Musetta's Waltz (from La Boheme)
15. O Soave Fanciulla (Love Duet) from La Boheme
16. Vissi D'Arte (from Tosca)
17. Intermezzo: Andante Cantabile ( from Fedora)
18. Introduction to Act I (from La traviata)
19. Intermezzo (from Cavalleria rusticana)
20. Celeste Aida (from Aida)
21. O Mio Babbino Caro (from Gianni Schicchi)

Customer Reviews:

Bravo!.......2000-07-22

I heard this album for the first time at a restuarant in Florence during my trip to Italy. I was surprised it was from the US beacause it has captured the very soul of Italy. After 7 years it has remained my favorite of all Puccini cds I own. I especially like the fact that it is instumental and can be played for many occassions. It never fails to stir the wanderlust for a trip back to Italy! A must for every romantic!

Outstanding compilation of the Italian classics,.......1999-05-01

I have been a music lover for years. This CD introduced some Italian music to me that I was not familiar with. I listen to this music very often...it is almost theraputic in effect. I have never heard more beautiful music together on one CD. You won't regret getting this one!

Average customer rating: In this dream, you are Betty Elms Badalamenti does it again. Take a drive through David Lynch's musical hell and deluding darkness... dark and (often) beautiful A dark journey through the sphere of horror.

Mulholland Drive: Original Motion Picture Score Angelo Badalamenti , and David Lynch Manufacturer: Milan Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Blue Velvet: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me (Soundtrack) Lost Highway (1997 Film) Floating into the Night Twin Peaks (TV Soundtrack) ASIN: B00005PJ9K Release Date: 2001-10-09

Tracks:

1. Jitterbug
2. Mulholland Drive
3. Rita Walks/Sunset Boulevard/Aunt Ruth
4. Diner
5. Mr. Roque/Betty's Theme
6. The Beast
7. Bring It On Home
8. I've Told Every Little Star
9. Dwarfland/Love Theme
10. Silencio
11. Llorando (Crying)
12. Pretty 50s
13. Go Get Some
14. Diane And Camilla
15. Dinner Party Pool Music
16. Mountains Falling
17. Mulholland Drive/Love Theme

Amazon.com

Director David Lynch's affection for kitschy lounge music and emotionally overwrought mid-century pop has long since proven to be more than trend or irony; indeed, it's often the uneasy spiritual axis of his films. The soundtrack of Mulholland Dr. turns on the usual Lynchian motifs (the brooding atmosphere of Angelo Badalamenti's ominous synth-and-orchestra cues tossed with a dash of Lynch's own off-center compositions), yet manages to evoke a sense of foreboding that's distinctly its own. Badalamenti leads off with a curve, the nervous orchestra swing-romp "Jitterbug," before descending into a dark soundscape that becomes murkier and more avant-goth at every turn. Bubbling through that morass are pop nuggets variously cheesy (Dave Cavanaugh's lounge-ready "The Beast"), lugubriously bluesy (Sonny Boy Williamson's take on Willie Dixon's "Bring It On Home"), and alternately innocent ("I've Told Every Little Star") and liturgical ("Llorando"). Three tracks of the director's own (cowritten with John Neff) skulking Lounge Music from Hell ratchet up the tension even further; it's the perfect garnish for this darkly delicious film-music cocktail. --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

In this dream, you are Betty Elms.......2007-01-13

The reviews here simply don't do justice to the soundtrack. It's very hypnotizing and elevates you to this reality that you indeed have the same mental energy displayed by the first character of Betty Elms, who Diane Selwyn identifies with as herself in a dream she is having. The dark scenery conveyed by this music puts you in her place, where through darkness you hold to your innocence. The movie and music interplay in this way to the effect of putting you in that darkness where you are the same girl that Diane is seeing in her dream, the girl she knows herself to be without the hellish reality she is in as a sort of resolve to the hell she's in. This Naomi Watts specifically conveyed what I thought is a part of me that may also be a part of you, and you will notice it in the way you look at things and how your face expresses your innocence to a dark world. Then there is the music for Rita. I also reviewed the movie, which I also recommend. My favorite track is the 9th one in this respect. Secondly, which you may find suitable for your funeral, is the last song. The rest I almost prefer watching the movie and appreciating it all while viewing, but it's music you must have after you've seen it.

Badalamenti does it again........2006-11-17

If you're a fan of Angelo Badalamenti's scores for David Lynch, you'll want to add this to your collection as well. Haunting synth pieces lull you into the dreamlike world Lynch created with this film, and there are some other types of music to jazz it up a little. Particularly striking is Rebekah Del Rio's cover of Roy Orbison's "Crying."

Take a drive through David Lynch's musical hell and deluding darkness..........2006-06-26

To start of, I regard "Mulholland Dr." as David Lynch magnum opus, his most masterfully created cinema of deceit, lust and darkness. Compelling, totally deranged, original, sometimes hilarious funny, and three minutes later scary as hell.

David Lynch's movies are always heavy set on atmosphere, and this is partly caused by the director's long time musical collaborator Angelo Badalamenti. From the jazzy, loungy tunes for the t.v. series "Twin Peaks" to the dark overtones of "Blue Velvet", Badalamenti knows wich buttons to push to make an eerie composition, a few notes of estrangeness and give the audience an unsetteling feeling.

"Mulholland Dr." is filled with music. Most of it is purely on the soundrack with Badalamenti's score coming very close to high quality dark ambient acts like Lustmord, Raison d'Etre or Hazard, others are sung "live" in the movie, like Linda Scott's sweet bubblegumish "I've told every little star", two very hip tunes ("The beast" by Milt Buckner and Sonny Boy Williamson's "Bring it on home") and of course Rebekah Del Rio's acapella performance of "llorando", the Spanish version of Roy Orbison's evergreen.

But the greatest surprise to me were three tracks by David Lynch himself in collaboration with one John Neff. And these three pieces are to be find on a solo cd by David Lynch called "Blue Bob".
I never knew before seeing "Mulholland Dr." that David Lynch is also a guiter player and singer. Now I know and I must say that his song "Mountains falling" is the most brooding, creeping, swirling and erotic sounding piece of electric guitar music I have ever heard.

So play this album and hit the road, Jack. And pray that indeed you will come back...

dark and (often) beautiful.......2005-11-25

anyone who has seen mulholland drive knows that the soundtrack lent a very important hand to the overall vibe of the movie. so you would think that it would be hard to enjoy one without the other, but this soundtrack suceeds very well on its own. alot of film scores are fine and enhance the movie while yr watching it, but are trash when taken alone and this sndtrk is kind of above that. i'm not really big on any of the lynch/neff tracks, but they work fine in the movie. the other songs that weren't written by badalamenti are pretty good and are a nice change of pace. my favorite tracks are dwarfland/love theme (especially the latter half), mulholland drive/love theme, llorando, and diane and camilla. i dont believe that diane and camilla was in the movie, but its a very beautiful piece that i think sums up the diane/camilla relationship quite well. anyway, i really like this cd and anyone who enjoyed the film would do well to pick this up

A dark journey through the sphere of horror........2005-10-26

It may not be a horror movie, but the score for Mulholland Drive could be a journey through the ultimate graveyard or haunted house on a stormy Halloween night. I have never even seen the movie, though I love David Lynch's movies for the most part. This score is a dark and haunting musical journey that might work well for a score to a creepy vampire movie or something. Some of it, including the heavy jazzy and dark rock pieces, might be better suited for a suspense thriller, which it is. But the more ambient dark themes could work in any supernatural thriller much as Mark Snow's music could. Enjoy the tour! Ha! Ha! Ha!

Average customer rating: Good Traditional Japanese music Super-relaxing One of the Best Japanese Music Album's I've found Softener for the ears... Beautiful and Relaxing!

Dinner Classics: The Japanese Album Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Compilations | Classical | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music Japan | Far East & Asia | International | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Folk Songs | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | New Age General | New Age | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music $6.99 and Under | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music All Classical Music Blowout | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Opera & Vocal | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Classical Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Opera & Vocal | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Japanese Melodies for Flute and Harp Lullaby For The Moon : Japanese Music For Koto And Shakuhachi Koto Music of Japan The Very Best of Japanese Music Japanese Melodies ASIN: B0000026XT Release Date: 1990-05-17

Tracks:

1. Sakura, Sakura
2. Chin-Chin-Chidori
3. Yamanakabushi
4. Toryanse (Children's Song)
5. Chidori No Kyoku
6. Defune
7. Oharabushi
8. Shimabara No Komoriuta
9. Imayoh
10. Imayo
11. Chugoko-Chino-No-Komoriuta
12. Jogashima No Ame
13. Haru No Umi
14. Sakura, Sakura

Customer Reviews:

Good Traditional Japanese music.......2007-07-14

This is one of my favorite Japanese albums. If you're into traditional Japanese music this is a CD that you should have. I lost the one that I originally had and I finally bought another one. I couldn't beat the price and I think that this album is great.This is a must have CD if you're into this kind of music or just enjoy a broad spectrum of music.

Super-relaxing.......2007-03-05

A very good introduction to koto music and a lot less cheesy than the concept would suggest. The first track is by far the best.

One of the Best Japanese Music Album's I've found.......2006-11-04

Beautiful selection of Japanese music. Very calming and soothing music. Mainly slow, but does include some quicker pieces of music. Great variety of instruments used such as flute, violin and harpsichord. CD also includes recipe for a Japanese dinner. Great background music for a dinner party. If you like the Soundtrack to Memoirs of a Geisha, you'll enjoy this.

Softener for the ears..........2006-08-26

I am not satisfied with this version of traditional Japanese music at all. In my opinion traditional Japanese music is much more impressive and intense when played on original Japanese instruments. The best example is "Sakura, sakura", one of the most famous Japanese songs. When it is played on Koto and Shakuhachi (Japanese flute) instead of transverse flute it has a different feel and much better quality of expression.

The whole CD is like a softener for an audience which might not be used to a non western sound. At the same time it will get a wrong idea about what Japanese music is and will miss its real quality.

Beautiful and Relaxing!.......2005-07-29

A gentle sample of fine, traditional Japanese music at its best. Highly recommended for the novice - "1st timer" - as well as those of more cultured taste. Hauntingly beautiful.

Average customer rating: Great movie, better soundtrack great collection of unusual music Supurb Amazing! excellent

Mirrormask Iain Ballamy , Stuart Hall , Martin Sharp , Matthew Sharp , Burt Bacharach , Dave McKean , Martin France , John Parricelli , Neil Percy , Iain Bellamy , Ashley Slater , Arve Henriksen , Chris Batchelor , David Powell , Josefine Cronholm , and Neil Gaiman Manufacturer: La-La Land Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Mirrormask MirrorMask: The Illustrated Film Script of the Motion Picture from the Jim Henson Company The Alchemy of MirrorMask Where's Neil When You Need Him? Mr. Punch ASIN: B0007RTARU Release Date: 2005-09-20

Tracks:

1. Sock Puppets / Flyover
2. Circus Overture
3. Spanish Web
4. Gorillas!
5. Running For The Bus
6. Abandoned Hall
7. Leaving The City
8. Arresting Helena
9. The White Queen Sleeps / The White Palace
10. Rabbit Band
11. The Library
12. The Myth Of Creation
13. Fish Street
14. Looking Through The Window
15. Giants Orbiting
16. Outside Bagwell's
17. Mrs. Bagwell's Rhumba
18. Meeting The Sphinx
19. Monkeybirds
20. Dream Park / Meeting In A Dream
21. Conjuring A Dome
22. In The Dark Forest
23. Betrayed!
24. Close To You
25. A New Life
26. A Rather Tense Dinner Party
27. Butterfingers
28. Discoveries / Fight Or Flight? / Goodbye Evil Helena
29. My Waltz For Newk
30. If I Apologised

Customer Reviews:

Great movie, better soundtrack.......2007-05-19

I just recently saw this movie and the only thing I could think about afterwards was that I had to get this soundtrack. I'm not usually a big fan of movie soundtracks, but this cd is unlike any other out there, soundtrack or not. The use of strings and carnaval type instruments is completely unique and makes this a must by for any fan of music.

great collection of unusual music.......2007-05-07

Rented the movie on reccomendation from Netflix, it was pretty good. But the music was the star of the show. The soundtrack follows the course of the movie pretty closely, it's kind of like listening to the movie. Each track brings to mind a specific scene in the movie. One of the highlights is the ecclectic treatment of Burt Bacharach's "Close to You". Most will remember the super-sweet Carpenter's version, but this interpretation was the main reason I bought the music. Unusual augmented chord progressions and almost minimalist format (complete with the mechanical background sounds made by the female jack-in-the-box-like, life-sized, mostly metal toy dressers) make the tune as captivating as in the movie when they 'convert' the trapped Helena into the black princess. Great music to play while relaxing, too.

Supurb.......2007-03-08

This soundtrack is truly a delight to listen to. It ranges from quirky circus music to deep and melodic mysterious tunes. It is a great CD to relax to and to use as background music for most any relaxing time hanging out with friends.

Amazing!.......2007-02-24

This is a very good soundtrack to a very good movie. The music is amazingly composed and is nice to listen to.

excellent.......2007-01-17

This CD is excellent! All the music from the movie in its entirety, all the songs are complete songs, and the songs are all top notch compositions.

Average customer rating: Best compilation CD ever Here we go. Stallings CDs The Carl Stalling Project Warner Brother's King of Music

The Carl Stalling Project: Music From Warner Bros. Cartoons, 1936-1958 Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Nostalgia | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Television Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music 1990s | By Decade | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Cartoon Music | Children's Music | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Carl Stalling Project, Volume 2: More Music From Warner Bros. Cartoons 1939-1957 Reckless Nights & Turkish Twilights Bugs Bunny on Broadway Microphone Music Raymond Scott: Chesterfield Arrangements 1937-1938 ASIN: B000002LJE Release Date: 1990-07-17

Tracks:

1. Putty Tat Trouble Part 6
2. Hillbilly Hare
3. Early WB Scores: The Depression Era
4. The Good Egg
5. Various Cues From Bugs Bunny Films
6. There They Go Go Go
7. Stalling Self-Parody: Music From Porky's Preview
8. Anxiety Montage
9. Stalling: The War Years
10. Medley: Dinner Music For A Pack Of Hungary Cannibals
11. Carl Stalling With Milt Franklyn In Session
12. Speedy Gonzalez/Meets Two Crows From Taco
13. Powerhouse And Other Cuts From The Early 50's
14. Porky In Wackyland/Dough For The Do Do
15. To Itch His Own

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For fans of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, et al., this is the essential cartoon soundtrack as well as a monument to surrealism. During his 22 years as a composer for Warner Bros. animated shorts, Stalling invented the musical vocabulary of cartoons. Producer Hal Willner has lovingly assembled a sonic collage that showcases Stalling's compositional genius and uncanny ability to borrow a tune. It's a whirling collection of random moments, chock full of music you never knew you knew, from Bugs Bunny's theme from "Rabbit Fire" to Raymond Scott's "Powerhouse" to Stalling's own "Woo! Woo!" Also included in the mix: outtakes from recording sessions, and several complete scores. --Heidi MacDonald

Customer Reviews:

Best compilation CD ever.......2007-02-18

Carl Stalling gave me the best musical education I ever had. I'm spending the rest of my life learning the titles and composers of all the hundreds of tunes I first heard in his cartoon scores. I've had this CD ever since it came out, and it still is one of my favorites.

Only a handful of tracks are a complete score from one cartoon; most are snippets from several cartoons edited together with a common theme.

This CD is about a composer and his music, more than about the cartoons for which he composed it. To drive home this point, it includes the score from, of all things, 1939's "The Good Egg." No one would consider "The Good Egg" to be among the best Warner cartoons, but the score, heard by itself, turns out to be a tour de force that is highly representative of Stalling's work. That's what makes this CD such a great listening experience: It was pieced together by musicologists who chose the music based on its auditory qualities, and not on the relative fame of the cartoon associated with it. It is not merely a trip down memory lane (although it is that, too), but is a great creative work in its own right.

Despite the vast amount of Stalling music that exists, this CD provides as ambitious and exhaustive an overview as can be given, and its 1995 follow-up, while also worth having, is but a pale afterthought. There's no following this act.

Here we go........2006-11-16

This CD features music from the Warner Brothers cartoon film scores by Carl Stalling. There are some complete scores and also some "medleys", with clips from various cartoons strung together. Carl Stalling was a master at writing music for cartoons, but something is lost when you just hear the music without seeing the cartoon.

Stallings CDs.......2006-11-10

If you harken back to the days when you snuggled on the couch on a Saturday morning with your little ones, and ate donuts and drank juice and watched "Bugs Bunny" you will love these CDs. You'll recognize all the characters and their entrances and their pratfalls...and laugh and say "I've heard that!"...it's a walk down memory lane and a very special one, at that. I highly reccommend these to anyone who loves B Bunny.
Not to mention these are some of the finest musicians you will ever hear...a lesson in classical music, and cartoons.

The Carl Stalling Project.......2005-09-12

Music from Warner Brothers cartoons "Golden Years" (1936-1958).
Carl Stalling was the chief music arranger for Warner Brothers cartoons from 1936 to 1958. He was one of the foremost composers of cartoon music. This disk is much better than "The Carl Stalling Project Volume II."

Warner Brother's King of Music.......2003-12-02

Even if you do not recognize his name, Carl Stalling is a very familiar composer. He wrote the soundtrack for many of our young lives as the composer for Warner Bros.' "Merrie Melodies" and "Looney Tunes" cartoons from late 1930's to late 1970's. Hal Willner has compiled this CD that for the first time lets you hear the music on its own, and lets you realize just how much of the cartoons' impact came from Stalling's music.

Willner sifted through hundreds of cartoons to choose about 40 with the most significant music. He presents the music in a variety of formats. A few tracks provide the soundtrack for a single entire cartoon. Others are medlies from a certain period in Stalling's career or pieces that set a particular mood (such as the "Anxiety Montage"). There are also tapes from recording sessions for 1951's "Putty Tat Trouble" that give insight on how this music was recorded. I couldn't recommend this CD any more highly. (After you've given it a listen, check out a Raymond Scott "best of" album like "Reckless Nights and Turkish Twilights" to see just how many of its tracks are familiar from various cartoons.)

Stalling's music, instead of following the traditional rules of musical structure (exposition, development, theme, variations, etc.), was written to follow the rapid action of cartoons. Stalling would not compromise on this, even if it meant having the 50-piece orchestra play fortissimo for five seconds and then having only one piccolo playing the next four seconds. To ensure a perfect correspondence between the sound and the image, Stalling and the cartoon's directors would agree on a few sketches and on the timing of the action. This enabled Stalling to compose and record the music without even seeing the movie. Carl Stalling was also a master at telling a story through music, with gestures so clear, that there is never any doubt as to his intentions.

Stalling once said, "One problem with cartoons today is that they have so much dialogue the music doesn't mean much." Unfortunately, this statement rings true as we move into 2004. But keeping Carl Stalling from rolling in his grave is not why you need to buy this CD. You need it because it is IMPOSSIBLE to maintain a bad mood while this CD is playing. You need this to listen to as a stress reducer on those tough days. You need this because it is complete childhood in a disc.

I challenge you to turn on your television and watch some Looney Tunes. Turn up the volume and listen while doing something else (wash dishes, write a paper perhaps.) I guarantee you will know exactly what is happening, and to whom. This was the comedic skill and genius talent of Carl Stalling.

As Porky Pig would say: "abieh-abieh-abieh... That's All Folks!"

Average customer rating: Dinner music the perfect accompaniment to home cooking, italian style Fun CD the soundtrack to our tuscany trip

Dinner In Italy Various Artists Manufacturer: Avalon ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Italy | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Viva Italia! Festive Italian Classics Dinner Classics: The Italian Album Mandolins from Italy: 24 Most Popular Melodies Bella Tuscany: Music Inspired by Tuscany Italian Mandoline: Funiculi Funicula ASIN: B0000658MM Release Date: 2002-04-23

Tracks:

1. Sciuri Sciuri
2. II Walzer Degli Amici
3. Tarentella Parigina
4. Arrivederci Capri
5. Anna Amore Mio
6. E Cumpari - Angelo Merlino
7. O Sole Mio
8. Maria Mari
9. Gli Amanti Di Roma
10. Signorinella Mia
11. Carmen a Venezia
12. Ciao Sicilia Mia
13. Comme Facette Mammeta
14. Ciribiribin
15. Piove a Venezia
16. Dicitencello Vuie
17. Funiculi Funicula
18. Malinconico Bolero
19. Carnavale Veneziano
20. Vendemie Tarentella
21. Crozza - Angelo Merlino

Album Description

Viva Italia! From the expressive mandolin to the playful guitar, this musical collection of twenty- one authentic tunes, like O Sole Mio and Funiculi funicula creates the perfect mood for entertaining in true Italian style. Mandolin orchestra & guitar

Customer Reviews:

Dinner music.......2007-05-19

Perfect music to accompany my Itallian Dinner Party . Very livley and up-beat ! Dining outside on my patio , we felt like we were in some wonderful Itallian Trattoria ! Molto Buono !

the perfect accompaniment to home cooking, italian style.......2006-10-05

the perfect accompaniment to home cooking, italian style, this CD never tires. (maybe i don't cook italian often enough?)

if i'm not mistaken, the performer is Angelo Petisis & His Mandolin Orchestra.

Fun CD.......2005-08-17

Picked this up in Bed, Bath, and Beyond. A fun CD that we we play when having an "Italian night" making spaghetti. Seems pretty authentic.

the soundtrack to our tuscany trip.......2004-11-18

We recently vacationed in the heart of Chianti Classico and found this CD waiting for us in our villa. For lack of music selection, we ended up playing this in our car everyday as we traveled the winding roads of Tuscany. It has become ingrained into our psyche ever since, and we can't wait to hear it again! Compared to some of the other Italian Mandolin CDs out there, this one has all the classics and a variety of moods. We love it!

Average customer rating: Good times music why don't you own this? Very Good Live CD Robert Earl Keen One of my favorites

No. 2 Live Dinner Jr. Robert Earl Keen Manufacturer: Koch Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Alt-Country & Americana | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music Outlaw & Progressive Country | Country | Styles | Music Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music General | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Folk | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Folk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Rock | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Live Albums | Rock | Styles | Music Folk Rock | Live Albums | Rock | Styles | Music Country Rock | Live Albums | Rock | Styles | Music Country Rock | Rock | Styles | Music Alt-Country & Americana | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music Country Folk | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Live from Austin TX A Bigger Piece of Sky Live at the Ryman What I Really Mean Gringo Honeymoon ASIN: B0002IQGD0 Release Date: 2004-08-10

Tracks:

1. Intro
2. I'm Going To Town
3. Gringo Honeymoon
4. Merry Christmas From The Family
5. Five Pond Bass
6. Band Intro
7. Rollin' By
8. Sonora's Death Row
9. When The Bluebonnets Bloom
10. Think It Over One Time
11. Amarillo Highway
12. The Road Intro
13. The Road Goes On Forever
14. Dreadful Selfish Crime
15. Mariano Intro
16. Mariano
17. I'm Comin Home

Customer Reviews:

Good times music.......2007-01-10

Can't say enough good about this CD. Great songwriter and good performer. If you haven't heard of REK, this would be a pretty good start. If you have, the live experience is worth adding to your collection. I just wish he toured further north.

why don't you own this?.......2006-12-21

if you love music, buy this album. it is really just that simple. a friend turned me on to REK back in '97 and no album captures the essence of the man better than this one. i've had several of his studio albums but somehow this cd is the one i always reach for....and as another reviewer said, i am also on my second copy as my first could only stand the abuse for so many years!

Very Good Live CD .......2006-08-13

Why only four stars? Whereas Robert Earl Keen himself would tell you he is a songwriter first, and then a singer, his voice is just a little too nasal on most of the selections. With that said it is still a very good listen, if just for the songs and the band. For my money I would buy the Austin City Limits DVD instead. Then you can see and hear REK and his band, with Fiddler Bryan Duckworth joining them on the last two selections.

Robert Earl Keen.......2006-02-24

No 2 Live Dinner is incredible. It is what you can expect at every Robert Earl Keen show. From the beginning, "I'm Going To Town", to "I'm Comin' Home", it makes you wish you were there. My personal favorites are "Merry Christmas From The Family" and "The Road Goes On Forever". "The Road Intro" is a nice set-up for the song. Purchase and enjoy.

One of my favorites.......2005-08-14

Had to buy this one twice - wore the first one out! Great album

Average customer rating: Lyric brilliance backed by strong music His Twenty Eighth Album Great! It's about reality Start somewhere else

Breakfast In New Orleans, Dinner In Timbuktu Bruce Cockburn Manufacturer: Rykodisc ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Charity of Night Nothing But a Burning Light Speechless Life Short Call Now Dancing in the Dragon's Jaws ASIN: B00001IVLE Release Date: 1999-09-14

Tracks:

1. When You Give It Away
2. Mango
3. Last Night Of The World
4. Isn't That What Friends Are For?
5. Down To The Delta
6. The Embers Of Eden
7. Blueberry Hill
8. Let The Bad Air Out
9. Look How Far
10. Deep Lake
11. Use Me While You Can

Amazon.com

As well as any record he's ever made, this Bruce Cockburn release illustrates just what makes him so compelling and tough to corner. Opening with a well-greased John Lee Hooker groove, Cockburn slides from a dream in which he'd "been wearing O.J.'s gloves" and couldn't get them off, into the stranger, waking world of punks, cafes, tourists, and journalistic half-truths. From his ceaseless wanderings, Cockburn has absorbed Brazilian, African, and Eastern musical accents. More importantly, he has a traveler's vision, always in awe of far-flung mysteries. His guitar work remains a marvel of rhythmic complexity and technical precision (the bloated fuzz reading of "Blueberry Hill," however, is an exception). Spoken word trances; white-hot Metheny-esque instrumentals; Dylan-esque cryptographies of politics and sex; and metaphysical love lyrics (three of which feature harmony from Lucinda Williams)--there's an off-hand, unpretentious ambition to these songs, a visceral sense of spiritual and artistic fulfillment. --Roy Kasten

Customer Reviews:

Lyric brilliance backed by strong music.......2006-05-15

A prolific producer of fine, lyric-driven music for nearly 30 years, Bruce Cockburn is consistently able to turn his life observations into striking and thoughtful songs. On "Breakfast in New Orleans" this alchemist's gift is applied to topics ranging from the ecological ("The Embers of Eden") to the philosophical ("When You Give It Away") to the personal ("Isn't That What Friends Are For?").

Cockburn's gritty singing style is most effective, often touching listeners as though sung only for them. And although some dislike the talking-style technique he uses with some songs, it fits well with that personal and poetic approach. While the musical styles vary - Cockburn's fine bluesy guitar instrumentals sit alongside a laid back re-make of "Blueberry Hill" and some African-tinged pieces - most will seek out this album for its lyric brilliance. The fact that the musical quality is so high is a bonus.

His Twenty Eighth Album.......2004-12-16

(62.36 minutes)

Now if you ask me, and a lot of aficionados of geographic oddities do now and again, the title of this album describes a feat that would be surprisingly difficult to pull off. Bruce claims that he actually did that one day, ate breakfast in New Orleans, and ate his dinner in Timbuktu, and I ain't about to suggest the man is fibbin' but that sure would be a logistical conundrum. What with the curvature of the earth and the sun advancing to the west, and the Coriolis Effect and the uncertain air connections between Louisiana and Mali... that one is a noggin' scratcher if there ever was one.

The odd title hides a very nice album, however, and the highlight is (in my humble and accurate opinion) the harmonization that Lucinda Williams offers on a couple of cuts. She is the perfect companion to the Cockburn style, and her voice is the yin to the Cockburn yang.

This album saw Cockburn put the electric guitars back in the rack, and reach for the acoustic guitars a little more frequently than he had done in the previous albums. That allowed for a little more of an airy feel to the work and a lightness that was not so present in the previous release. I kind of appreciate that because I was starting to miss the lightness of his early folksy days and wanted to hear some more of that acoustic picking he is known for. I hear he uses super glue on his finger tips so he can really get in there and pluck hard against the strings, and whatever the technique is - it works.

This album also features Cockburn covering someone else's tune - something that doesn't happen in the studio very often. I am still wondering why. Blueberry Hill is a great song, and his cover is a nice touch, but does it fit in this album? I ain't too sure. It is awfully hard to get Fats Domino out of my head when I hear Bruce sing it.

I recommend this album as a terrific place to start if you are not familiar with his latter work... or if you just want to listen to some good, toe tappin' tunes while you drive your truck to town. Me and Junior like this one a lot and listen to it whenever we go in to the feed store to pick up rat bait.

Great!.......2004-06-14

"Last Night of the World" and "Look How Far" are the best tracks. I have only seen Bruce live once, in Minneapolis over ten years ago...need to see him again and soon!

What a treasure of creativity and positive energy this man is...I would love him to produce one of my songs, like "Sister."

There are not many with the talent this man has. :)

Jeffrey McAndrew

It's about reality.......2003-11-27

Bruce rarely excites but never dissappoints. I've had this album for a while now but the power of Isn't That What Friends Are For has only now slammed me in the face and made me say: yeah,that's what friends are for. So simple, yet irresistable.
And everyone who hears Bruce's version of Blueberry Hill loves it. How best to describe this music? It's music to love.

Start somewhere else.......2003-03-06

Cockburn is a brilliant artist; this is one of his weaker albums. There are too many spoken word pieces. He has made them taut and effective in the past ("Charity of Night," "Birmingham Shadows") but here they are limp, wan, unfinished-seeming--piles of words not turned into lyrics, musical backing not made into song. Blunt, unpleasant images abound, from the newborn baby sliding out of the nurse's hands in the opening track, to the judge and the hookers in "Let the Bad Air Out." The decent image in the "Last Night of the World"--that all the singer would need is "champagne and you"--is wasted in another half-baked song and track. The down-tempo "Blueberry Hill" is just depressing. Cockburn fans have all bought this anyway, but if you are new to him start with a masterpiece: "The Charity of Night." Then get the raucous live follow-up, "You Pay Your Money and You Take Your Chance."

Music Review:

1. Dinner Party
2. Dvorak: Slavonic Dances for 4-hand piano
3. Elgar: Serenade Op20; Britten: Variations on Theme by Frank Bridge Op10
4. Escape to Serenity
5. Essential Classics: Borodin - Symphonies Nos.1-3/Overture and Polovtsian Dances
6. Eternal Russia
7. Famous Violin Miniatures
8. Franck: Organ Works
9. Godár: Concerto grosso; Partita
10. Greatest Marches

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Pure Disco [Import]

Songs and Romance

Sibelius: The Complete Original Piano Music

Trumpet After Dark

Surf and Turf [Import]

Sentimiento Ranchero

Tribute to the Bishops [Live]

Tchaikovsky:Quartet No.3/Souvenir De Florence

The Trio

Solo lo Nuestro: 20 Exitos [Original recording remastered]

The Bends [Extra tracks] [Import]

Sounds of the Past

Teak All Eye

The String Quartet Tribute to Velvet Revolver

Cracked Tiles