Emotive [Explicit Lyrics]

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Maynard James Keenan is known for venting his personal angst through the abstract metal of his former band Tool and the poisoned art rock of his current outfit A Perfect Circle. On the group's third full-length release, however, the songwriter drops the high drama and gets blunt: War is bad. Politicians are evil. The world is doomed. To support his case he delivers a handful of politically charged originals and unusual Eastern-influenced covers of crusty anti-war anthems like John Lennon's "Imagine" and Marvin Gaye's "What's Going On." You could never accuse Keenan of being predictable. --Aidin Vaziri

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Emotive [Explicit Lyrics]

Average customer rating: I'm glad I didn't pay for this garbage. This CD is NOT a contradiction of the past of Maynard's creative identity, but it is stinky A Ambient Folk band kidnapped Perfect Circle and recorded this album You'll either like it, or dislike it.. just like every other album in the world. Didn't care for it too much

Emotive A Perfect Circle Manufacturer: Virgin Records Us ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Post Grunge | American Alternative | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Alternative Metal | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Pop | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Alternative Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Thirteenth Step Mer de Noms 10,000 Days Lateralus Aenima ASIN: B000641ZIQ Release Date: 2004-11-02

Tracks:

1. Annihilation
2. Imagine
3. (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace Love And Understanding
4. What's Going On
5. Passive
6. Gimmie Gimmie Gimmie
7. People are People
8. Freedom of Choice
9. Let's Have A War
10. Counting Bodies Like Sheep to the Rhythm of the War Drums
11. When the Levee Breaks
12. Fiddle and the Drum

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Maynard James Keenan is known for venting his personal angst through the abstract metal of his former band Tool and the poisoned art rock of his current outfit A Perfect Circle. On the group's third full-length release, however, the songwriter drops the high drama and gets blunt: War is bad. Politicians are evil. The world is doomed. To support his case he delivers a handful of politically charged originals and unusual Eastern-influenced covers of crusty anti-war anthems like John Lennon's "Imagine" and Marvin Gaye's "What's Going On." You could never accuse Keenan of being predictable. --Aidin Vaziri

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Customer Reviews:

I'm glad I didn't pay for this garbage........2007-07-13

It's easy for hollywood to sit in their mansions and cry "can't we all just get along?" but for us military men trying to protect this great nation from those that want to kill you because of their religion, it's not that simple, and a round piece of plastic full of noise isn't going to stop a taxicab full of artillery rounds from detonating in front of your beverly hills condo.

This CD is NOT a contradiction of the past of Maynard's creative identity, but it is stinky.......2007-06-16

3.5 Stars, actually.

First, I have a couple of things to touch on.

Using Tool's "Learn to swim" as an excuse to say the CD is inconsistant with what Maynard has written in the past, isn't a valid argument. That song is his attempt at waking those up whom he wants to see swim.

There's such an incredible amount of people who acknowledge the world's insanities and don't do a thing about them. Nothing at all. To them, he says learn to swim. To those superficial individuals content in living an extremely materialistic life, he says learn to swim. This CD doesn't contradict that belief, on the contrary, it enforces it only in the same vein of wanting people to wake up. ESPECIALLY, when they hear the song AEnima and go along, paying for [...] jobs, scientology, and feeding into an incredible cycle of fear. His passion pooped this CD out, his passion pooped Aenima out. There's no different types of poops. Poop is poop, Maynard is Maynard.

He's not contradicting his beliefs or messages, he's reinforcing them and making them clearer in this CD- especially to the individuals incapable of deciphering and comprehending the complexities and metaphors in AEnima. If a person is told to learn to swim, you can take two routes: Literally (Learn to swim in water) or metaphorically (Learn to swim in the TRUE reality of horror in this world). If you can't "learn to swim", not only are you refusing to see the world for what it is, but you're becoming a slave to a brainwashed culture. You're not human, you're not independant, you're a drone and deserve to die. It's harsh, but true.

. . . There is no contradiction except by the individuals who are content in finding and using something to rile up negativity. And fear. Hell, Maynard is on Rage Against The Machine's first CD (1992) shouting, "I've got no patience now, so sick of complacence now. I've got no patience now, so sick of complacence now. Sick of sick of sick of sick of you. Time has come to pay!" No contradiction on this eMOTIVE, pure Maynard.

Listening to A Perfect Circle and Tool won't make you blind, it will only attempt to open your eyes. Maynard James Keenan is one of the greatest lyricists in history and one can't possibly accuse him of contradicting his creative identity when he's reinforced it in so many ways- ways in which he won't change so those incapable of actually working and listening can see. He's stubborn, but the best artists are.

In Passive, Maynard wails, "Wake up and face me, don't play dead." He's singing that to the world, and it has to be f*cking frustrating to have so many people misinterpret what he has to say. Especially when they twist it into making people "Blind". Hence, in Passive, "'Cause maybe someday I'll walk away and say- You f*cking disappoint me." I'd be disappointed too.

That all stemmed from a review and comments I read on here agreeing with it. And, WELL, after saying and ranting about that, I'll get to the CD.

This CD isn't in the same vein as any other A Perfect Circle CD and there is a chance that if you're a big a fan of their first two CDs, you won't like it. No song really sounds the same, but that is mostly because of Maynard's task of taking a song and completely redoing it. If you heard the songs' original versions, and liked them, you might not like this.

I'm actually a fan of this CD, if you couldn't tell already. Though, this was the first A Perfect Circle CD I heard and I'll be honest- I hated it. So, so, so, so much. Though, a year later I got their first two CDs and they became my favorite band. Really. Then, well, I crawled toward this one scared and was delightfully surprised how much I liked it. So, compared to how much I didn't like it, it's a good CD. But, seeing it from the perspective of a person not obsessed with A Perfect Circle, it isn't the best CD they have.

Gimme Gimme Gimme highlights the world's faith in the insane, it's one of the best songs. Passive IS the best song on this CD. Imagine is a close second and is almost better than the original. MAYBE it is, but I might be too scared to admit that. What's Going On can be the fourth best song on here. Counting Bodies Like Sheep is a remake of their song Pet, and, well, I'm not that large of fan, but it can be sixth best, just because . . . Gimme Gimme Gimme is number five. All the rest, I can't say I'm a HUGE fan of. But, if you listen long enough, eMOTIVE grows on you.

A Ambient Folk band kidnapped Perfect Circle and recorded this album.......2007-05-16

If your a APC fan save yourself the money and just get the song passive off of itunes. The rest of the album is like a folk/ambient experiment. If you like tool/apc this is not the album you were hoping for. The song passive is awesome though.

You'll either like it, or dislike it.. just like every other album in the world........2007-05-01

This type of album is just one of those albums that many will agree, and many more will disagree. People are very protective of their political beliefs, and no one, not even a celebrity can change their minds if they are true (the people's beliefs that is). Like mentioned earlier, not all of the songs are originals.. there are indeed a few covers (that were well covered in my opinion). That being said, I like the general 'peace' vibe coming from the album; almost every song has a peaceful, relaxing melody to it (which is clearly what they were going for). That is one thing I must say of Maynard.. with Tool and APC, the way he emotes the lyrics is flawless. He projects whatever feeling the song is going for.. if it's a song with a lot of anger, he projects that anger. While many disagree with the politcal views the album is voicing, realize that it is still, entertainment. You don't necessarily need to agree with the musicians, or even understand what they are talking about, to enjoy it or appreciate it (in an artistic stance). While I really enjoyed this album, you may hate the entire thing.. no one can tell you whether it's 'good' or 'bad'.. what's great for one person, may not be for the other.. even if they have a similar taste in music. Listen to the clips provided for you, and use your own judgement.

Didn't care for it too much.......2007-04-01

I found myself trying really hard to get into this one when ultimately the strain proved too great. It has a couple of good tracks but what happened to the style of music heard in Mer De Noms? That's where the fan base is at, and until APC delivers, then their future might be a little turbulent.

Average customer rating: CELTIC MYTH AND UPLIFTING PIANO Ambience par Excellence Great Music for a good Cause

Ethereality Gnomusy , and David Caballero Manufacturer: Only New Age Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | New Age | Styles | Music Meditation | New Age | Styles | Music Similar Items: Sacred Open Book Scenic Listening We Are the Forthcoming Past, Take Care of It Beautiful ASIN: B0007UVXMM Release Date: 2005-03-08

Tracks:

1. Altair
2. Virtuality II
3. Alexandra
4. Dolmen Ridge
5. Birth Of Blodeuwedd
6. Isabel Romantica
7. Runa
8. Mystic Knight
9. World's End Garden
10. Camelot
11. Dance Of The Mist
12. Tagorth The Cavern
13. Shadows In The Wood
14. Footprints On The Sea
15. Posidonia
16. Echoes From Rivendell
17. Ballerina

Album Description

Making Music, Saving Lives! A magical blend of Celtic and Andinian elements, melodious and emotive, #1 on the MP3 charts for 40 weeks, Ethereality had over 2.3 million downloads. All Profits from the sale of this CD are being donated to DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS. Well-known Spanish artist and scientist David Caballero (aka Gnomusy) signs on to support the charitable causes of Non Profit Music through the release of "Ethereality," a collection of Caballero's top ambient/New Age hits featuring an eclectic blend of Celtic, Latin and Andinian elements mixed with magical, fairytale-esque themes.

Caballero has hand-picked the most popular of his tracks to comprise "Ethereality," the ultimate collection reflecting a lifetime of fantasies wrapped in music. Paradoxes are not strangers in Caballero's world. Besides studying and composing music, Caballero majored in Forestry Engineering at the Polytechnical University of Madrid; he is now a scientist who researches forest fire and information systems projects such as EUFIRELAB, co-funded by the European Commission. Devoting his professional career to the study and management of forest fires has kept him closely in touch with Nature, one of his greatest inspirations.

He explains, "I used to bring a tape recorder with me on long walks through the forests. In them, I annotate ideas, sounds and even effects. New melodies appear suddenly anytime, they are mischievous animals and you must be prepared to capture them!"

Caballero adds that "Ethereality" is dedicated "to the people who fight and die for the sake of a well-balanced humankind and to those who dedicate their lives in silence to Art and to the quest for beauty," as well as to his family and, finally, to Mike Oldfield, who Caballero refers to as "my guide."

Customer Reviews:

CELTIC MYTH AND UPLIFTING PIANO.......2007-07-17

What a great discovery. I love Ethereality. Every single song has been my favorite. I can listen to Ethereality over and over again and never get tired. Great music to travel by, to work or read or just do anything. It gives me always a boost of good energy... I also love from Non Profit Music Grundman's We Are the Forthcoming Past, Take Care of It Also check out the Non Profit Music compilation "eMotive" featuring Grundman, Gnomusy, Joaquín Taboada and Eduardo Laguillo. eMotive A wonderful album!!!

Ambience par Excellence.......2005-08-24

"Ethereality" is an album that transports one to another world, be it Celtic, Greek, Andinian or Russian. Chill out, close your eyes, and listen...these musical tales reveal themselves in magical layers of exquisite ambient sound. Be sure to pay particular attention to the brilliance of "Ballerina," my favorite!

Great Music for a good Cause.......2005-07-02

Gnomusy, the Gnome of Music from Spain, who has been leading the MP3.com charts for a long time, has an incredible fresh sound which is a combination of Celtic and Andinian elements. He evokes fairy like tales and images that are uplifting and emotional. Very powerful music. Gnomusy (aka David Caballero) donates all his profits from the sales of this CD to Doctors without Borders!

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eMotive Grundman Manufacturer: Only New Age Music/Non Profit Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Meditation | New Age | Styles | Music Relaxation | New Age | Styles | Music ASIN: B000SOVL60 Release Date: 2007-06-27

Tracks:

1. Raghupati Raghawa
2. The Girl With The Stolen Smile (Nanjing 1937)
3. Cliodhna
4. Everyday Heroes
5. El Jardin De Marta
6. Evoking Something Near
7. Tears At Bedtime
8. Dolmen Ridge
9. Gurudeva Hamara
10. Memory Holes
11. Forgotten Moss
12. Ballerina

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Non Profit Music (NPM), a privately owned record label, was born with the vision of helping people through humanitarian programs using the music sales of new emerging artists in the New Age and Contemporary Instrumental genres. Non Profit Music started in the Nineties when several indie music portals, such as mp3.com, provided many artists the opportunity of sharing their music while obtaining revenues from their digital downloads. As part of a personal self-commitment to humanitarian causes, one of these artists, Jorge Grundman, donated all proceeds obtained from royalties for music downloads on mp3.com to Doctors Without Borders (DWB) in Spain. After a resounding success on the Internet, Grundman decided in 2002 to create the Non Profit Music record label to officially launch his artistic career by releasing his first album We are the forthcoming past, take care of it. He also donated all profits from the sales of his album to DWB and opened new horizons to artists with similar interests. Non Profit Music artists have had continuous success online since the creation of the label. They have appeared on many mainstream TV shows, on radio and in press interviews in Spain and also internationally in Europe, Japan and, with the help of Only New Age Music, in the USA. NPM has been featured on many panels in Spain (Madrid and Barcelona) to present and explain the NPM philosophy and achievements with the support of the Spanish retail chain FNAC Music Superstores. In 2005, Non Profit Music signed an agreement of collaboration with Doctors Without Borders in Spain, and NPM made a formal donation to DWB. In addition, several humanitarian promotional activities were established including the permission to use the DWB logo on the NPM products packaging and the production of ongoing benefit concerts. Non Profit Music also has created the NPM Foundation, with a broader scope in its aim of music promotion and humanitarian help. Thus, a number of solidarity concerts have taken place with renowned artists such as Ara Malikian; and, in addition, the NPM Chamber Orchestra has been formed. Their album, Tears of Beauty, was launched in 2006, as well as the audiobook Con Los Nueve Sentidos (With the Nine Senses). This compilation, eMotive, is a selection of the most representative works of Non Profit Music artists, including music from already released albums as well as new tracks from upcoming releases.

Average customer rating: a great find!

Complete Debra Davis Manufacturer: Blossom Recordings ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Uninvited Guests Angels in the Attic ASIN: B0002MHEPK Release Date: 2004-08-24

Tracks:

1. Supernatural High
2. Complete
3. Born To Love You
4. Only Love Knows
5. One Thing
6. Hiding Place (Da Vinci Code)
7. I'm Not Broken
8. Time To Cry
9. In The Mirror
10. How Deep It Goes

Customer Reviews:

a great find!.......2005-04-07

I found this great talent at Itunes as a "people who bought so & so also also bought..." I've bought 2 of her cds & love them both! She has a beautiful voice & great lyrics. I'm looking forward to more from her.

Average customer rating: All about it! Floater FLOATER / ALTER (PANTHEON 2002) One of the Few bands that are the BEST but still not Heard Life Without Floater....

Glyph Floater Manufacturer: Elemental Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Post Grunge | American Alternative | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Sink Angels in the Flesh and Devils in the Bone Alter Acoustics Stone by Stone ASIN: B000001HL2 Release Date: 1996-01-05

Tracks:

1. The Knowing Dirge
2. ... But Rain Never Came
3. Cinema
4. Midnight Ride
5. All The Stories But One
6. Dead
7. Intermezzo
8. Isolation
9. Clear Plastic Baby
10. The Face Of Order
11. Pet
12. Persecutor
13. Bottle
14. The Sad Ballad Of Danny Boy
15. Crawl Into You
16. Bonus Track

Customer Reviews:

All about it!.......2004-06-05

This was the first album I ever heard Floater, and thus was the first time their completely unique and moving sound hit my eardrums. This album is a definite for first time listeners, as it moves everywhere from Tool like metal to an obvious affection for style somewhere in the psychedelic Pink Floyd style This band absolutely blows me away with every incarnation, and (being as I grew up in Eugene Or, their home town) I have missed seeing these songs played live But this is definitely the next best thing, engrossing, thought provoking, and fantastically sculpted, this album is an independent milestone, for a band that knows no boundaries.

Floater.......2004-03-26

This band is my favorite bands. Just listen to them and they will grow on you!

FLOATER / ALTER (PANTHEON 2002).......2003-08-18

A TRULY GREAT ALBUM!! I BUY MY CLOTHES WITH BIG POCKETS SO THAT I CAN CARRY IT WITH ME WHEREVER I GO. A DEFINITE MUST HAVE FOR THE DEVOTED FAN.

One of the Few bands that are the BEST but still not Heard.......2002-06-30

This album is a different band than any you have ever heard. They swing from Hard-Hitting Metal/Acid songs like Cinema, to slow painfully sad (in a good way) songs like The Sad Ballad of Danny Boy and Clean Plastic Baby. It is awesome CD!!!! (I will be true, though, a couple of songs are like jungle beats, they are cool and everything, but they could have left those out.)

Life Without Floater...........2002-03-27

Since I've moved across the country, I've had to suffer without being able to see Floater live. I've had to depend on my CD collection. The East coast has never heard of Floater.
I highly recommend any and all of Floaters releases. If you find one, snatch it up, it's only a matter of time when the world knows who and what Floater is all about.
Floater, native of Washington, Oregon and California drives hard notes with symphonic tones to your very core. Supplying listening satisfaction to a wide range of listeners, I would suggest this band to moshpit dwellers as well as Floyd fans.
Personal favorite: The Sad Ballad of Danny Boy and Crawl to you from the Glyph CD.
Fourty Thumbs Up!

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A Lick and a Promise Bobby Lindstrom Manufacturer: Blue Eyed Crow ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B0002VGPVA Release Date: 2004-09-07

Tracks:

1. R. J. Blues
2. What Did I Do?
3. Dirt For God
4. Turn And Walk Away
5. Rock Mode
6. I Showed You Love
7. The Main Reason
8. Every Once In Awhile
9. Real Pink Thing

Average customer rating: Out of the Loop and into your Life An all around great album He just keeps getting better Not great

Out of the Loop Mark Weigle Manufacturer: Oarfin Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music General | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Different and the Same The Truth Is All That Matters Soul Sex: Wrestling the Angel/Versatile Bareback ASIN: B00006NSJE Release Date: 2002-10-08

Tracks:

1. In the Last 5 Minutes
2. I Remember
3. Bears
4. Out - Steven Grossman, Mark Weigle
5. Blue Eyes to Brown Eyes
6. Cody
7. Difference
8. Wish You Were Here
9. Us Both
10. Love Your Body Like It Is
11. Hidden Live Track

Product Description

Track Listing Not Available.

Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

Out of the Loop and into your Life.......2004-06-08

I was fortunate enough to hear Mark Weigle for the first time at the Phoenix, AZ Gay Pride festival in 2004. I was knocked out by his reserved yet fun demeanor, and his songs were alternately playful ("Bears") and deeply thoughtful ("I Remember"). As soon as his set was over, I wandered over to his booth and picked up a pair of his CDs. It was the best money I spent that weekend.

He plays folk music and is unabashedly out in his lyrics, but that doesn't rob the universality from a song like "In The last 5 Minutes." And as a gay man, I am always appreciative of singers who aren't afraid to be out about their lyrics, even if it means the likelihood of marginalizing the potential audience. There's no pronoun switching or intentional gender fuzziness about "Out" or "I Remember." It's just that, for a change, it's nice to hear someone performing for a gay audience that isn't backed by overbearing drum machines, synthesizers and screeching divas. (A scene and song form he adeptly parodies on "Love Your Body Like it Is.") "Out of the Loop" lives up to its title in that respect; it's music for the rest of us. Mark Weigle can get to your heart, and that's the best reason to pick up "Out Of The Loop."

An all around great album.......2003-07-21

I had never heard of Mark before this album - and I didn't know what I was missing! This CD is constantly on - at home, at work, in the car. Some of the people at work are singing along with 'The Difference'!

If you enjoy a songwriter who tells stories (I Remember) - who touches upon common experiences (I relate very well to the estrangement of his father in the song 'Us Both') - who can have fun with songs ('Bears') - and who puts into words what some of wish we could say ('Out') - then this is the album for you!

He just keeps getting better.......2003-04-16

I couldn't disagree with the first rater (Mr. Butterfield) of this cd more. This cd clearly represents musical and personal growth for Mark Weigle. While his previous cds are beautiful and haunting, with glimpses of pain in self-recognition and comfort in exploring one's identity, the new cd represents the drive toward health, self-esteem and acceptance.

Musically, he takes more risks, varying from his more country/folk/pop sound to one very danceable tune fit for even the hippest club. His ear for melody and arranging are the same high quality as they've always been so old fans will not be disappointed with this one.

It still amazes me that someone of his calibre has yet to be snatched up by the major labels. Come on Sony and BMG! This guy has the right stuff. The world is finally ready for an out artist with talent, wit and a devout following!

Not great.......2003-01-06

Really quite liked Mark's first and second albums, but this one doesn't do it for me. Why?
It's the songs I think. They're either depressing, a little embarrassing, or just boring. It isn't enough, on the third album, to still be working out all those past hurts so explicitly. It comes over as whining, not confession. It's not universal. And when Mark does attempt to be upbeat, he borders on the trite. I found it really hard to pick out much of a melody in most of the songs on this album - they just kind of drift along aimlessly.
I'm sure he's a fun guy to see live. It's not so much fun to sit and listen to this CD.

Average customer rating: THIS IS THE COOLEST MELLOW MUSIC I HAVE HEARD SINCE SLOWDIVE Slow, sad and stirring Moody, ethereal tunes from Brian Dunn and Co.

Your New Boundaries Clairvoyants Manufacturer: Badman Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B00005R1JW Release Date: 2001-11-13

Tracks:

1. To Reassure
2. Camera On A Track
3. After The Accident
4. For Granted
5. You Will Miss The Autumn
6. Interlude
7. Yes, I Waited A Year...
8. New Name
9. The Hungry Ghosts
10. Song Against Suicide
11. Surface Of The Water
12. To Harm
13. Your New Boundaries
14. Bonus Track

Customer Reviews:

THIS IS THE COOLEST MELLOW MUSIC I HAVE HEARD SINCE SLOWDIVE.......2002-06-05

THE CLAIRVOYANTS ARE AMAZING . I HAD NOT EVER HEARD OF THEM UNTIL THEY OPENED UP FOR A BAND I WENT TO SEE EARLIER THIS YEAR. THEY BLEW ME AWAY LIVE. SO I BOUGHT THE CD AT THE SHOW. I HAVE NOT STOPPED LISTENING TO IT SINCE THEN. IT IS TRULY ONE OF THE BEST ALBUMS OF THE YEAR. AT LEAST I THINK SO

Slow, sad and stirring.......2002-02-03

This album is a sad one indeed. If you are feeling lonely and need to share the empty space with someone that feels the same, lead vocalist Brian Dunn is there for you. He is backed by spare, almost jazz-like instrumentation, that at times reminds me of a slower Portishead. Intimate.

Moody, ethereal tunes from Brian Dunn and Co........2001-11-13

(3 and 1/2 stars) Mark Kozalek's label Badman likes album art that's mainly black-and-white pictures of stark, weathered landscapes. The music on Badman CDs is similarly stark, usually focusing on a singer with limited accompaniment. In the case of the Clairvoyants, the typical song has singer (and songwriter) Brian Dunn's intimate vocals up front, often accompanied only by his own guitar and some subdued bass notes from Joe McMahon. Dunn has a soft tenor of British male folk singer stock (Donovan, Drake, etc.), and his singing sometimes sounds more like he's humming. The tunes Brian wrote are mostly rather lovely in a quiet and downbeat kind of way, but nothing really stuck with me. There's no song from Your New Boundaries that I would put on a mix tape for a friend.

Average customer rating: Solid Album!

Dignen Dignen Manufacturer: Notefarm ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B00005O6MB Release Date: 2001-09-11

Tracks:

1. Brighter
2. Ian Curtis
3. Railroad to Idaho
4. Blue
5. Home With No One
6. Sha
7. #3 on Cambridge
8. From the Outside
9. Learning

Customer Reviews:

Solid Album!.......2002-11-17

The first time I listened to the Dignen album, I was unimpressed. But, as is often the case with good music, it grew on me. Each song grows and develops from the song before it, coming together into a flowing album that invokes a potent mixture of joy and sorrow. Dignen is a great band.

Average customer rating: Sometimes you get what you wish for.

Different and the Same Mark Weigle Manufacturer: Oarfin Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Folk | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: All That Matters The Truth Is Out of the Loop Soul Sex: Wrestling the Angel/Versatile Space Under Sun ASIN: B0007SL234 Release Date: 2005-03-08

Tracks:

1. Hiding in the Stone
2. What I Like About You
3. Truth About You
4. When I Go
5. Azt
6. Jo and Libby - Veronica Klaus, Mark Weigle
7. 876-5309/Jimmy
8. Different Kind of Gone
9. And I Moved
10. Good Man
11. Love Song to a Stranger
12. Frank Was Not My Daddy's Name
13. East Asheville Hardware
14. Mountain Lion
15. Take Your Shoulder from the Wheel [Live]

Product Description

1. Hiding in the Stone
2. What I Like About You
3. Truth About You
4. When I Go
5. Azt
6. Jo and Libby - Veronica Klaus, Mark Weigle
7. 876-5309/Jimmy
8. Different Kind of Gone
9. And I Moved
10. Good Man
11. Love Song to a Stranger
12. Frank Was Not My Daddy's Name
13. East Asheville Hardware
14. Mountain Lion
15. Take Your Shoulder from the Wheel [Live]

Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

Sometimes you get what you wish for........2005-03-29

Sometimes it's frustrating be a music lover who is gay. You're expected to dig the club culture that produces such drab music and makes an icon out of Gwen Stefani and her crappy solo CD. Secretly, in your disc collection, you're listening to everything BUT dance albums, and the entire library of Luka Bloom rests comfortably next to the Blue Oyster Cult. Every so often, you really wish that a certain song was a little less straight and a little more twisted.

Mark Weigle understands this. Although you won't find any B.O.C. covers here, 14 of "Different and The Same's" 15 tracks are from other artists and are given a serious queer bent. Everyone from Trisha Yearwood ("What I Like About You") to Tommy Tutone get twiddles from Weigle's country folk sensibilities. A few of the songs here make perfect sense in this format, like Rosanne Cash's "The Truth About You," which becomes more about the struggle with the closet than the secreting of an affair. Of equal note is Pete Townsend's "And I Moved," which is suddenly transformed into a song about a slow, burning, longing and the encounter that the longing leads up to.

There are also a couple of fun moments here. Retooling the Jackson 5's "ABC" into "AZT" is good for a couple of chuckles. Better still is a radio worthy rip through Tommy Tutone's "867-5309/Jimmy" (originally Jenny). After all, the number on the men's room wall was more likely written there by a man, no? It's this kind of spin that makes Weigle and "Different and The Same" such a treat. He's also a delight live, and worth catching if he's playing a pride-fest in your town. With any luck, his well honed musical skills will help him get heard in a broader context.

Rap Music:

1. Eye to the Telescope [Import]
2. Fresh Wine for the Horses
3. Fun House [Original recording remastered]
4. Gloria Estefan - Greatest Hits
5. Greatest Hits
6. Greatest Hits [Import]
7. Hau Ruck
8. Heart Shaped World
9. Honeycomb
10. Hysteria

Rap Music

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