Body of Song

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Loudly hailed as the former Minnesotan's return to rock form since 2002's flawed but interesting electronic outing Modulate, Body of Song, is a surprisingly enjoyable record that mixes and matches swaths of sound from the last twenty years of the burly dude's career. As a solo artist, his songs tend to be anthemettes loaded with deep personal feelings and sung in that trademark roller coaster caterwaul that defined his two rock bands, Hüsker Dü and Sugar. More than anything, Bob Mould has always made honest records that ask the listener to ditch past expectations. There are some great, rousing songs on here; "Circles" and "Missing You" will please any rocker in need of sheets of loud guitars. Unfortunately, the two most ‘clubby' tracks on here, "(Shine Your) Light Love Hope" and "I Am Vision, I Am Sound," rely on very dated dance-pop sounds such as vocoder'd vocals and cheesy programming. The album's most interesting songs are those that truly mix the electronic and rock elements; the slowly percolating, highly textured "Always Tomorrow"and the rousing single "Paralyzed." More like these next time, please. –Mike McGonigal

Body of Song,Bob Mould,Yep Roc Records,Alternative Pop/Rock,American Underground,College Rock,Indie Rock,Pop,Post-Punk,Rock,Rock/Pop,Singer/Songwriter,United States of America

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Body of Song

Average customer rating: Fabulous for any Broadway-lover Top Shelf TERRIFIC CD'S Great Collection of Broadways greatest Songs Great Compilation!

Broadway - The American Musical (PBS Series) Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ballets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Bernstein | Bernstein, Leonard | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Gershwin | Gershwin, George | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Porter | Porter, Cole | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Weill | Weill, Kurt | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Mancini | Mancini, Henry | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music English | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Classical Instrumental 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 Musicals | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Best of Broadway - The American Musical (PBS Series) Broadway: The American Musical Broadway: The American Musical Broadway - The American Musical (PBS Series) Somewhere over the Rainbow: The Golden Age of Hollywood Musicals ASIN: B00064ADMK Release Date: 2004-10-19

Tracks:

1. Give My Regards To Broadway- Joel Grey
2. Swanee- Al Jolson
3. When The Moon Shines On The Moonshine- Bert Williams
4. A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody- John Steel
5. My Man- Fanny Brice
6. Fascinating Rhythm- Fred Astaire, Adele Astaire
7. If You Knew Susie (Like I Know Susie)- 78rpm Version Eddie Cantor
8. Someone To Watch Over Me- Gertrude Lawrence
9. Bill- 78 rpm Version Helen Morgan
10. Ol' Man River- Paul Robeson
11. Ain't Misbehavin'- Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra
12. Ten Cents A Dance- Ruth Etting
13. Body And Soul- Libby Holman
14. Brother, Can You Spare A Dime- Bing Crosby
15. Night And Day- Fred Astaire
16. Heat Wave- Ethel Waters
17. Smoke Gets in Your Eyes- Tamara
18. You're The Top- Ethel Merman
19. Summertime- Anne Brown
20. September Song- Walter Huston
21. My Heart Belongs To Daddy- Mary Martin
22. It Never Entered My Mind- Shirley Ross
23. Bewitched, Bothered, Bewildered- Vivienne Segal
24. Oh, How I Hate To Get Up In The Morning- Irving Berlin
25. Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'- Alfred Drake

Tracks:

1. New York, New York- Cris Alexander,Adolph Green,John Reardon
2. If I Loved You- John Raitt,Jan Clayton
3. Come Rain Or Come Shine- Ruby Hill,Harold Nicholas
4. There's No Business Like Show Business- Ensemble
5. How Are Things In Glocca Morra? From "Finian's Rainbow"- Ella Logan
6. Once In Love With Amy- Ray Bolger
7. Wunderbar- Alfred Drake,Patricia Morison
8. Some Enchanted Evening- Ezio Pinza
9. Lost In The Stars- Todd Duncan
10. Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend- Carol Channing
11. Luck Be A Lady- Robert Alda,Guys
12. Getting To Know You- Gertrude Lawrence
13. Who Cares?- Jack Carson,Betty Oakes
14. Stranger In Paradise- from " Kismet" Doretta Morrow,Richard Kiley
15. Ballad Of Mack The Knife- Gerald Price
16. Hey There- from "The Pajama Game" John Raitt
17. Whatever Lola Wants- Gwen Verdon
18. I Could Have Danced All Night- Julie Andrews
19. Standing On The Corner- from "The Most Happy Fella, 1956" Shorty Long,John Henson,Alan Gilbert
20. The Party's Over- Judy Holliday
21. Glitter And Be Gay- Barbara Cook
22. Tonight- Larry Kert, Carol Lawrence

Tracks:

1. Seventy-Six Trombones- Robert Preston
2. I Enjoy Being A Girl- from "Flower Drum Song, 1958" Pat Suzuki
3. Everything's Coming Up Roses- Ethel Merman
4. My Favorite Things- from "The Sound Of Music" Mary Martin
5. Put On A Happy Face- from "Bye Bye Birdie" Dick Van Dyke
6. Try To Remember- Jerry Orbach
7. Camelot- from "Camelot" Richard Burton
8. Love Makes The World Go 'Round- Anna Maria Alberghetti
9. I Believe In You- Robert Morse And Co.
10. The Sweetest Sounds- Diahann Carroll,Richard Kiley
11. Comedy Tonight- Zero Mostel
12. What Kind Of Fool Am I?- Anthony Newley
13. As Long As He Needs Me- Georgia Brown
14. Hello, Dolly!- Carol Channing,Cast
15. People- Barbra Streisand
16. Anyone Can Whistle- from "Anyone Can Whistle" Lee Remick
17. If I Were A Rich Man- Zero Mostel
18. Night Song- Sammy Davis, Jr.
19. The Impossible Dream- Richard Kiley
20. If My Friends Could See Me Now- Gwen Verdon
21. Open a New Window- from Mame Voice

Tracks:

1. Willkommen- from "Cabaret" Joel Grey
2. Let The Sunshine In- James Rado,Lynn Kellogg,Melba Moore,Cast
3. I'll Never Fall In Love Again- Jill O'Hara,Jerry Orbach
4. The Ladies Who Lunch- from "Company" Elaine Stritch
5. Tea For Two- Roger Rathburn,Susan Watson
6. I'm Still Here- Yvonne De Carlo
7. I Don't Know How To Love Him- Yvonne Elliman
8. We Go Together- Adrienne Barbeau,Barry Bostwick,Walter Bobbie,Cast
9. Corner Of The Sky- John Rubinstein
10. Send In The Clowns- Glynis Johns
11. Ease On Down The Road- Stephanie Mills,Tiger Haynes,Ted Ross,Hinton
12. One- from "A Chorus Line" Cast
13. All That Jazz- Chita Rivera,Ensemble
14. Tomorrow- Andrea Mcardle
15. Don't Cry For Me Argentina- Patti Lupone
16. Come Follow The Band
17. Lullaby Of Broadway- Jerry Orbach
18. And I'm Telling You I'm Not Going- Jennifer Holliday
19. The Bells Of St. Sebastian- Raul Julia

Tracks:

1. Memory- Betty Buckley
2. I Am What I Am- George Hearn
3. Move On- Bernadette Peters,Mandy Patinkin
4. Do You Hear The People Sing?- Michael Maguire,Cast
5. The Music Of The Night- Michael Crawford
6. You're Nothing Without Me- James Naughton,Gregg Edelman
7. The American Dream- Jonathan Pryce,Cast
8. Doctor Jazz- Gregory Hines,Company
9. With One Look- Glenn Close
10. On Broadway- Adrian Bailey,Frederick B. Owens,Ken Ard,Victor Trent Cook
11. Le Jazz Hot- Julie Andrews,Ensemble
12. Seasons Of Love-
13. Hakuna Matata- Max Casella,Tom Alan Robbins,Scott Irby-Ranniar,Jason Raize
14. I Wanna Be A Producer- Matthew Broderick,Ensemble
15. Dancing Queen- Louise Plowright,Jenny Galloway
16. Good Morning Baltimore- Marissa Jaret Winokur
17. Movin' Out- Michael Cavanaugh,Band
18. I Go To Rio- Hugh Jackman,Company
19. Defying Gravity- Kristin Chenoweth,Idina Menzel

Customer Reviews:

Fabulous for any Broadway-lover.......2007-01-30

Packs into 5 CD's a sampling of Broadway tunes from the 20's thru (almost) today, mostly from original cast recordings. Includes not just well-known hits, but also some lesser-known gems. Sound quality is first rate, booklet is informative too. Have given this as a gift to several friends with rave reviews.

Top Shelf.......2007-01-04

This is THE definitive collection of Broadway hits. I have other collections, and none of them measure up. A great deal of care was obviously taken in compiling and presenting this box set. It covers a lot of ground, starting with some long-forgotten but still very enjoyable hits from the days of yore, and finishing with present-day favorites. To the best of my knowledge, the recordings are by those who made them famous. You won't be disappointed.

TERRIFIC CD'S.......2006-03-23

THESE BROADWAY MUSICALS CD'S ARE A BROADWAY LOVERS DREAM. WITH EACH SONG, MEMORIES COME FLOODING BACK. BOTH THE FAMILIAR AND THE FORGOTTEN SONGS ARE A TRUE LISTENING PLEASURE. IF YOU LIKE BROADWAY, YOU'LL LOVE THIS SET.

Great Collection of Broadways greatest Songs .......2005-06-14

This Collection was perfectly made it has almost all the most famous Broadway songs on this 5 cd set. The Music is great and has Broadways greatest treasures like "Memory""People""With One Look""Give my regards Too Broadway" just to name a few of this numerous cd set with over 100 songs. This is a great buy if you like musicals or The music of Broadway

Great Compilation!.......2005-01-17

If you are a fan of the Broadway Musicals, this is a collection that you should purchase. Since I got the 5 disc set I've enjoyed listening to it. The majority of the songs are done by the original singers. The collection is priceless considering that you will have over 100 songs from popular musicals since the beginning of Broadway

Average customer rating: The Better of the two Not as good as version 1 in this series Same as 'Goostly Psalmes: Anglo-American Psalmody 1550-1800'

Early American Choral Music, Vol. 2 Manufacturer: Hmf Classical Exp. ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Dowland | Dowland, John | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Renaissance (c.1450-1600) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Psalms | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music $6.99 and Under | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music All Classical Music Blowout | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Dowland, John | ( D ) | Composers, A-Z | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Opera & Vocal | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Similar Items: Early American Choral Music, Vol. 1 Rivers of Delight (American Folk Hymns From the Sacred Harp Tradition) Wake Ev'ry Breath - Music of William Billings The Shapenote Album Lost Music of Early America: Music of the Moravians ASIN: B00005UVPB Release Date: 2002-04-09

Customer Reviews:

The Better of the two.......2006-06-03

I have both disc in the series. I liked the music on this disc much more than the first. The selections seem more focused and the sounds are much clearer. Also, the particular pieces fit better together. I love the sound of this group and hope they make more in the future.

Not as good as version 1 in this series.......2004-09-03

This is by the same group who did the wonderful & engaging Early American Choral Music 1. Somehow this CD did not live up to its predecessor in some ways. The performance is still top notch, but somehow the CD as a whole isn't quite as engaging to listen to as the first. Perhaps version 2's strength is also its weakness. Its diversity of composers allows you to pear past the shadow of William Billings and sample other notable early American hymn writers. That exposure is valuable & appreciated. I just couldn't get into it as much.

A final note: many of the texts are beautiful (and available from the publisher's web site). However, I would criticize "Who is this that cometh from Edom?" as dwelling just a bit too much on the Jews' rejection of Jesus. Among other reasons & issues, Christianity says that we are all sinners & there is no cause to single a particular group out negatively.

Same as 'Goostly Psalmes: Anglo-American Psalmody 1550-1800'.......2004-02-21

Please note this CD is a duplicate of His Majestie's Clerkes's "Goostly Psalmes: Anglo-American Psalmody 1550-1800" -- identical contents but a different name and cover. I ordered both and was irritated to discover this. This CD is cheaper, so I recommend this one. It is a lovely choral work from a little-known period of sacred music.

Average customer rating: In the still of the night A great jazz score This album is the best!!!!! JAZZ ROUND MIDNIGHT: A SOUNDTRACK A great soundtrack

Round Midnight - O.S.T. Dexter Gordon Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Soundtracks | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Other Side of Round Midnight Ballads: Dexter Gordon Round Midnight Our Man in Paris Go! ASIN: B0000658N8 Release Date: 2002-04-16

Tracks:

1. 'Round Midnight
2. Body And Soul
3. Berangere's Nightmare
4. Fair Weather
5. Una Noche Con Francis
6. The Peacocks
7. How Long Has This Been Going On?
8. Rhythm-A-Ning
9. Still Time
10. Minuit Aux Champs-Elysees
11. Chan's Song (Never Said)
12. 'Round Midnight - Bonus Track

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Soundtrack buffs may know that this score to director Bertrand Tavernier's alluring jazz period piece inexplicably won the 1986 Oscar for best soundtrack instead of Morricone and his rich, enduring music for The Mission. That injustice aside, it remains a worthy collage of vintage jazz standards, new material, and contemporary performers, as filtered through the spirit of the story's main character (an amalgam of Bud Powell and Lester Young) and the '50s Paris jazz scene. It's also a tribute to Round Midnight musical director Herbie Hancock, with his crucial understanding that jazz--and especially bebop--can never stand on tradition, lest it lose its very reason for being. Thus he lets then-newcomer Bobby McFerrin loose on Monk's moody title track, gives vet Chet Baker's horn and voice a warm turn in the spotlight on "Fair Weather," and allows Lonette McKee and star Dexter Gordon to infuse Gershwin's "How Long Has This Been Going On" with some languorous, subtly sexual heat. Other highlights include a romp through Monk's "Rhythm-a-Ning," Hancock's tense, modernist "Berangere's Nightmare," and the spare, enchanting duet with Bobby Hutcherson, "Minuit aux Champs-Elysees." Remarkably, most of the film's music was recorded live on the set, giving it a compelling warmth and immediacy that's increasingly rare. This new edition features expanded liner notes as well as a bonus cut of the title track performed by Dexter Gordon's quintet live at the Village Vanguard in 1967. --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

In the still of the night.......2006-11-10

Amazingly good! Whether you're chating, reading your favorite writer, making love or just spending some time for yourself, this music will overwhelm you.

A great jazz score.......2006-07-01

I'm not so keen on jazz music; however, I must say that this album is excellent, probably the second best of its kind after the all-time classic soundtrack for "Ascenseur Pour L'Echauffaud" ("Elevator to the Gallows"), one of the masterpieces by Louis Malle. The music here is certainly high class material: atmospheric, suggestive and wonderfully interpreted. If you're a jazz buff and haven't heard it yet, be sure that you've missed half of your life, so GET IT RIGHT AWAY!

This album is the best!!!!!.......2006-06-15

I've never seen the movie and really, I don't have to. I love this album. I thought that it was very nicely done and it is so perfect. But really, it was the song "Round Midnight" with Bobby McFerrin that caught my ear. Listening to him singing that muted trumpet is sooo heavenly. So, I had to find this album if only to hear this song. It was a real treat that I got the other songs as well. "Fair Weather" by Chet Baker is another favorite of mine. I would urge any jazz lover to pick this album up. I guarantee you that you will not be disappointed.

JAZZ ROUND MIDNIGHT: A SOUNDTRACK.......2005-05-26

This is an Original Motion Picture Soundtrack CD. The DVD of the movie is available but I would start here first. Maybe because one doesn't need to have the story told to you on wide screen and dolby sound. This CD is "intimate". Like the "Blue Note" it resonates lonesome nights in distant foreign places where the echo of the night is in Dexter Gordon's lingering Sax wail. Then perhaps none of that is important. Perhaps it's the compilation of so many jazz voices all in this one CD. While making this movie, Warner Bro could have bought rights to the Blue Note records as background. But it was important to give a fresh sound to the challenge of making a film about jazz. Warners turned to Herbie Hancock to develop the music background and Dexter Gordon to write compositions for the film. They did so beautifully without loosing the essential flavor or sense of place and time depicted in the film: Paris and the Fifties. If your interest is to develop or explore jazz music from the early 50s, here's your opportunity. Central to the background are musicians of the caliber of Chet Baker, Ron Carter, Billy Higgins, Freddie Hubbard, Bobby Hucherson, Bobby McFerrin, Lonette McKee, John McLaughlin, Pierre Michelot, Wayne Shorter, Cedar Walton, and Tony Williams. You can rent or buy the DVD. This CD will help you soak up that atmosphere now lost from places like the "Blue Note". In this CD you will hear the echo of the strains of 50s jazz normally heard "back then and round midnight". Listen to "How Long Has This Been Going On?" and "Una Noche Con Francis" and your heart will be lost. ps: I have the original vinyl LP version of "Round Midnight" and somehow, scratches and all, it's almost better heard this way.

A great soundtrack.......2005-03-28

This soundtrack is an attempt by Herbie Hancock and his line-up of excellent jazz performers to evoke the jazz scene of Paris in the 50s. I have no way to judge how successful they were since I wasn't conceived until '63 and have never been to France, but I can and will testify that they have produced an enduring recording that I have never tired of in the many years that I have been listening to it. Bobby McFerrin demonstrates that he is much more than "Don't Worry Be Happy" as he does an amazing job of evoking a horn with his voice on the title track. "Chan's Song" and "How Long Has This Been Going On?" also leap to mind, but there really isn't a single clinker in the bunch.

Average customer rating: Great, but no prize Xena;Warrior Princess volume six Great Collection Exceptional A MIX OF THE BEST, THE WORST AND THE MISSING

Xena: Warrior Princess, Volume Six : Original Television Soundtrack Manufacturer: Varese Sarabande 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: Xena: Warrior Princess, Volume Four - Original Soundtrack Xena: Warrior Princess - Original Television Soundtrack Xena: Warrior Princess - Lyre, Lyre, Hearts on Fire: Original Television Soundtrack Xena: Warrior Princess - Original Television Soundtrack, Volume Two Xena: Warrior Princess - The Bitter Suite: A Musical Odyssey - Original Television Soundtrack ASIN: B00005LMK2 Release Date: 2001-07-10

Tracks:

1. With the Angels
2. Battling Archangles
3. Go to Them
4. Body Snatch
5. Resistence
6. Gab's Trial
7. They're Coming
8. Back from the Dead
9. She'll Be Here
10. Callisto in Hell
11. Way of Pain
12. Kee Coming
13. End of Coming
14. Ring
15. Valhalla
16. On a Cow
17. Up the Rhein
18. Rhein Maidens
19. Out of Options
20. Kiss
21. Return of the Rheingold
22. Pas de Deux Femmes
23. You Will Dance

Tracks:

1. Sounds of War
2. To the Rising Sun
3. Sounds of Life and Death
4. Snow Falling on Cedars
5. Burning Higuchi
6. Die Demon
7. Reality of Dreams
8. Xena Vs. Yodishi
9. Return to Chin
10. Power of the Book
11. Secret of the Powder
12. Haulin' to the North
13. Mausoleum
14. It's Over
15. Love Is a Weapon
16. United in Love
17. Joxer the Mighty
18. Play's the Thing
19. Woman's a Natural Thing/Miss Known World
20. Day in the Life
21. Catching Fish
22. Up in the Trees
23. Things in Common
24. Down the Valley
25. Neighbor Lady
26. Smelling Mortality
27. Chasin' Chickens
28. Quill Is Mightier
29. Here Girl
30. Xena Main Title

Customer Reviews:

Great, but no prize.......2002-03-31

The selections from the Ring trilogy, Friends in need and Fallen Angel were excellent, however, some of the special request such as joxer the mighty, seemed a little bit rushed. Wasn't that song on Volume 2 already? Where was M'Lila's song from Destiny, or the music played During the first Kiss in "The Quest"
The cd has its good points, personally "It's Over" from "THAB" with its haunting melodies portraying the consequences of war.

Xena;Warrior Princess volume six.......2002-01-09

I am so happy that the last and final cd has come out, now my collection is complete. I am very sad for the show ending, but I am glad to still collect things.

Great Collection.......2001-12-25

Well, I have them all by now, but this last one is a great collection, with the added bonus of the music from A Friend In Need.
Just another fine addition to my Xena collection!

Exceptional.......2001-11-30

I am a fanatic and devoted Xenite.I have a huge problem:i can't stop listening to that cd,since the first time i listened to it,which means 1 month!That cd is really exceptional and i think that every true and genuine Xenite should buy it!It's really good!I was moved when i heard the Fallen Angel part.I was passioned when i heard the Ring Trilogy!I was astonishing when i heard the bonus cues that were included,especially the cue from The Quill Is Mightier(fishin part),oh,i was completely satisfied!
Though,there is a complain:i can't understand,why after 6 cd's,the producers don't do a cd including cues like:M'laila's song,the cues from the Bacchaen festival,music from Deja Vou All Over Again,where in the end,Gabrielle says to Xena those wonderful words,or even the scene of the kiss in The Quest!That,i can't understand it!
Last, i believe that whoever likes LoDuca's music style,should buy this cd.
Pay attention to the 22 cue:Pas De Deux Femmes.It is one of a something and whoever remembers what's the scene of this song,will agree with me!Mmmm!

A MIX OF THE BEST, THE WORST AND THE MISSING.......2001-11-29

To all truly Xena fans this CD is a must-have but have some lacks... Fun (comedy episodes music) scores destroy the the great combination of FALLEN ANGEL, THE RHEINGOLD TRILOGY AND I FRIEND IN NEED. In the first selections LoDuca creates spectacular high level music good enough to be played in a Symphony orchestra concert. The others selections have easy-to-fill-space western cowboy music instead of put M'Lilas song of DESTINY, Amazon's climbing trees of ADVENTURES IN THE SIN TRADE and NAJARA vs XENA music that would be gladly accepted by us. I doubt the company will launch a next CD but if they'll do this track and another valuable more must be there and the adittion of some famous characters quotes like "I have many skills" from Xena.

Average customer rating: Perhaps Bob's best album MOULD IS MAGIC!! 18 years and counting since . . . Best Album of 2005 Bob returned, and there was much rejoicing.

Body of Song Bob Mould Manufacturer: Yep Roc Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music | Vinyl Records | American Punk | British Punk | Emo | Garage Punk | Hardcore | Post Hardcore | Proto Punk | Punk | Punk Revival | Punk-Pop | Riot Grrl | Ska Punk | Straight Edge General | American Alternative | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Post-Punk | New Wave & Post-Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Workbook Copper Blue Beaster Black Sheets of Rain Okemah And The Melody Of Riot ASIN: B0009VI50C Release Date: 2005-07-26

Tracks:

1. Circles
2. (Shine Your) Light Love Hope
3. Paralyzed
4. I Am Vision, I Am Sound
5. Underneath Days
6. Always Tomorrow
7. Days Of Rain
8. Best Thing
9. High Fidelity
10. Missing You
11. Gauze Of Friendship
12. Beating Heart The Prize

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Loudly hailed as the former Minnesotan's return to rock form since 2002's flawed but interesting electronic outing Modulate, Body of Song, is a surprisingly enjoyable record that mixes and matches swaths of sound from the last twenty years of the burly dude's career. As a solo artist, his songs tend to be anthemettes loaded with deep personal feelings and sung in that trademark roller coaster caterwaul that defined his two rock bands, Hüsker Dü and Sugar. More than anything, Bob Mould has always made honest records that ask the listener to ditch past expectations. There are some great, rousing songs on here; "Circles" and "Missing You" will please any rocker in need of sheets of loud guitars. Unfortunately, the two most `clubby' tracks on here, "(Shine Your) Light Love Hope" and "I Am Vision, I Am Sound," rely on very dated dance-pop sounds such as vocoder'd vocals and cheesy programming. The album's most interesting songs are those that truly mix the electronic and rock elements; the slowly percolating, highly textured "Always Tomorrow"and the rousing single "Paralyzed." More like these next time, please. -Mike McGonigal

Customer Reviews:

Perhaps Bob's best album.......2007-03-12

This is really good stuff. I usually do not prefer rock music that includes electronic synthesizers, but they are used so skillfully here that they actually enhance the songs. And of course there always guitars. Very catchy stuff if you like pop-punk, but not juvenile stuff like Offspring and Green Day.
One nice thing about this record is that the vocals are not buried under all the guitar sounds like they are in some songs on the other records.

MOULD IS MAGIC!!.......2006-08-18

Bob Mould is one of the most talented singer songwriter/Guitarists EVER! He really pours out his every essence of his soul. You can hear his heart in every song!
'Body Of Song' is a mind blowing album. The production makes me sweat! It is so clear and pristine, yet there is so much going on underneath...swirling, moving about. This album has him cranking up his GUITARS nice and loud. To me there is nothing better than Bob cranking up his Stratocaster or Flying V! His adulation with electronica accents this album instead of over saturating it!
Good Job Mr. Mould
Love ya man!

Bill Tolles

18 years and counting since . . ........2006-01-12

. . . "A Music Fan" has pulled his head out. If you didn't like at least some of Sugar's Copper Blue, you gotta be braindead. yeah, yeah, husker du, the golden years, blah blah blah. get over it, move on, develop some new musical interests. i'm gonna see bob live in february and i'm sure i'll 'like it' just fine!

Best Album of 2005.......2005-12-27

This is a true return to form for Bob Mould. The opening track is a classic and the songs from top to bottom glisten with a freshness I haven't heard out of Mr. Mould since Warehouse Songs and Stories.

While there are some techno excursions to be found here, they certainly don't dominate as the flourishes of electric guitar blow in an out of these tunes like never before.

Hopefully, this is a form Bob will continue to create in.

Bob returned, and there was much rejoicing........2005-09-14

After 2002's Modulate, Bob seemed to have given up recording in favor of being a club DJ in Washington DC. Thankfully, he was also working on Body of Song for those of us living in other parts of the world. This record is nothing less than typical, high-caliber Bob Mould work: the lyrics ring with truth and palpable emotion, the songs are catchy yet deep and involving, and it all sounds fresh and immediate. Why are Bob's records so good? The answer must be that he pours his soul into the effort; what else would result in albums that shine with such obvious integrity? Actually, I bet it just boils down to hard work and dedication. Whatever the secret is, this record is another testament of the genius of Bob Mould.

As for the production, it tends to integrate the electronica of Modulate with the trademark wall of guitars very effectively. It's as if the Sugar track Feeling Better from Beaster was a starting point that evolved into a more dynamic creation, or that Body of Song has taken the best elements out of The Last Dog & Pony Show and Modulate in order to become a record that surpasses its parentage. There are tracks here, for example, that would turn New Order green with envy, but at the same time, devoted fans of the Sugar records will find much here that recalls that era of Bob's career. The backbone remains the same as ever, but the body has grown stronger via the new muscles that have been developed here. Come to think of it, although I first thought of Feeling Better, Hoover Dam from Sugar's amazing Copper Blue album has that prevalent synthesizer throughout; those songs really do seem like a toe-in-the-water of sorts to me when thought of in the context of Body of Song. I suppose that my main point is that this record is a logical progression from that time, and that the results are equally as successful.

Although the purist in me holds Black Sheets of Rain up high on its own untouchable pedestal, the realist in me readily accepts Body of Song for what it is: a damn fine album. Earlier, I called this record typical of Bob Mould, and that is probably one of the highest compliments that I could offer. I also should note that out of all the new music that I've listened to in the past year or two (trust me: it's a lot), this is easily up there in the top ten percent, such as Sonic Youth's Sonic Nurse, Green Day's American Idiot, Death Cab for Cutie's Transatlanticism, Gorillaz's Demon Days, and the White Stripes' Elephant. If you are new to Bob Mould and any of those records are close to your heart, then buy Body of Song: it's great new work from a great artist.

Average customer rating: Highly recommended

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Tracks:

1. Bridget Jones's Diary: Out Of Reach - Gabrielle
2. Gladiator: Now We Are Free - Gavin Greenaway
3. Moulin Rouge: One Day I'll Fly Away - Nicole Kidman
4. Notting Hill: When You Say Nothing At All - Ronan Keating
5. American Beauty: Dead Already - Thomas Newman
6. Braveheart: Main Theme - For The Love Of A Princess - London Symphony Orchestra
7. Four Weddings And A Funeral: You're The First, The Last, My Everything - Barry White
8. O Brother Where Art Thou: Down To The River To Pray - Alison Krauss
9. Hannibal: Vide Cor Meum - Gavin Greenaway
10. The Shawshank Redemption: Courtyard Theme: Che Soave Zeffiretto (Marriage Of Figaro) - Chor und Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin
11. The Thomas Crown Affair: Windmills Of Your Mind - Sting
12. Platoon: Adagio - Neville Marriner
13. Ghost: Unchained Melody - Hollywood Bowl Orchestra
14. Fantasia: The Sorcerer's Apprentice - Montreal Symphony Orchestra
15. The Big Lebowski: Just Dropped In (To See What My Condition Was In) - Kenny Rogers & The First Edition
16. Philadelphia: La Mamma Morta - Monserrat Caballe
17. Snatch: Hernando's Hideaway - The Johnstone Brothers
18. Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels: Eighteen With A Bullet - Lewis Taylor And Carleen Anderson
19. A Room With A View: O Mio Babbino Caro - Sylvia McNair

Tracks:

1. Billy Elliot: Cosmic Dancer - Marc Bolan & T-Rex
2. Captain Corelli's Mandolin: Pelagia's Song - Orchestra
3. Four Weddings And A Funeral: Love Is All Around - Wet Wet Wet
4. Robin Hood Prince Of Thieves: Maid Marian At The Waterfall/Everything I Do - Michael Kamen
5. Dances With Wolves: John Dunbar Theme - John Mauceri
6. American Beauty: Any Other Name - Thomas Newman
7. Gladiator: The Battle (Excerpt) - Gavin Greenaway
8. The Silence Of The Lambs: Goldberg Variations (Aria) - Andrei Gavrilov
9. Notting Hill: She - Elvis Costello
10. Pulp Fiction: Son Of A Preacher Man - Dusty Springfield
11. Mission Impossible: Main Theme - Orchestra
12. Waking Ned: Let The Draw Begin - Orchestra
13. Out Of Africa: Love Theme - John Williams
14. Shine: Piano Concerto No.3 In D Minor, Op.30 - Concertgebouw Orchestra
15. The Godfather Part III: Intermezzo From Cavalleria Rusticana - Pavarotti
16. The Mexican: End Credits Medley - The Hollywood Film Chorale
17. Body Heat: Main Theme - John Williams
18. Apocalypse Now: The Ride Of The Valkyries - Chicago Symphony Orchestra
19. Star Trek: The Final Frontier - Main Theme & March Of The Klingons - John Williams

Album Description

UK compilation featuring a combination of hit songs & theme music from some great soundtracks. Tracks include, Gabrielle 'Out Of Reach' (Bridget Jones Diary), 'Now We Are Free' (Gladiator), 'Dead Already' (American Beauty), Alison Kraus 'Down To The River To Pray' (O Brother Where Art Thou), Ronan Keating 'When You Say Nothing At All' (Notting Hill) & many more. 35 tracks on 2 CDs. 2001.

Customer Reviews:

Highly recommended.......2002-08-20

This pricey UK import CD filled a lot of gaps in my music collection and is an excellent overview of notable music of (mostly) recent films. It's difficult to find consistently listenable soundtrack collections like this, by that I mean free from the obligitory Whitney Houston or Celine Dion embarrassments. Usually rights issues prevent comprehensive compilations like this in the US, too. While I enjoy a lot of soundtrack music, there aren't so many complete soundtracks that I would care to own, some examples of exceptions being Ennio Morricone scores and the About a Boy Soundtrack. While certainly most of these tracks are the actual recordings used in their respective films, I noticed that "La mamma morte" from Philadelphia is not the Maria Callas version. There might be other cases like this, I'm not sure. And "Unchained Melody" from Ghost is an orchestral version, not the pop song (but I consider this a plus). This collection seems to focus on the subtle and quirky, yet melodic music of indie films, with less emphasis on the loud sweeping orchestral scores of major Hollywood hits, but of course there are a few like Gladiator and Braveheart, which are welcome here because like I've said, I probably wouldn't listen to the whole score. I love the two Thomas Newman compositions from American Beauty, and it's good to have some music from films by the Cohen Brothers here. My only complaint would have to be the order of the songs. You would think they would avoid jumping back and forth between pop songs, orchestral scores, and quiet music, but it just seems thrown together by random. I would compare this collection to the excellent "Miramax Films Greatest Hits" but the makers of that album knew to group the two pop/rock songs at the end.

Average customer rating: Diverse offering full of laughter, love and the blues!!

Black And Blue: A Musical Revue (1989 Original Broadway Cast) Manufacturer: Drg ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Ellington | Ellington, Edward Duke | ( E ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Classic R&B | R&B | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Marches | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Similar Items: Ain't Misbehavin' (1978 Original Broadway Cast) Jelly's Last Jam (1992 Original Broadway Cast) Play On!: A New Musical (1997 Original Broadway Cast) Bubbling Brown Sugar Sarafina! The Music Of Liberation: Broadway Cast Recording (1988 Original Broadway Cast) ASIN: B000000PIF Release Date: 1992-04-10

Tracks:

1. Blues: I'm A Woman
2. Royal Garden Blues
3. St. Louis Blues
4. After You've Gone
5. If I Can't Sell It, I'll Keep Sittin' On It
6. I Want A Big Butter And Egg Man
7. Stompin' At The Savoy
8. I've Got A Right To Sing The Blues
9. Black And Tan Fantasy
10. T'Ain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do
11. Call It Stormy Monday/I'm Getting 'Long Alright
12. Body And Soul
13. I'm Confessing
14. Am I Blue
15. I Can't Give You Anything But Love
16. In A Sentimental Mood
17. Black And Blue

Customer Reviews:

Diverse offering full of laughter, love and the blues!!.......1998-12-24

This musical soundtrack is my favorite! It has a diverse offering of artists who range in vocals from a very robust and alluring tenor to enchanting soprano. The types of songs go from fun & upbeat to "somebody-please-get-me-a-tissue" blues. These selections will make you envision whatever scene/theme that is being performed and will force you to crawl into the number and savor/enjoy the fun or the blues of it.

I love it!! I believe you will, too.

Average customer rating: 5 4 3 2 (Yo! This CD Is Plain Ole Average!) I LOVE THIS ALBUM!!!!!! Mind, Body & Soul.........Even the Interlude Sound Good A Really Good Group That Deserved More Exposure A superb effort

Mind, Body & Song Jade Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Contemporary Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Contemporary R&B | R&B | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Jade to the Max From the Bottom Up Changing Faces Surrender Visit Me ASIN: B000002L24 Release Date: 1994-09-27

Tracks:

1. When Will I See You Again (Intro)
2. If The Mood Is Right
3. Bedroom
4. If The Lovin' Ain't Good
5. 5-4-3-2 (Yo! Time Is Up)
6. What's Goin' On
7. Hangin'
8. Every Day Of The Week
9. Everything
10. Do You Want Me
11. I Like The Way
12. There's Not A Man
13. It's On
14. Mind, Body & Song

Customer Reviews:

5 4 3 2 (Yo! This CD Is Plain Ole Average!).......2006-06-16

I bought the cassette when I was in high school because I liked the songs "Everyday of the Week" and "5 4 3 2 (Yo! Time is Up). Let me tell you something: After I listed to it the first time, I got rid of it. The rest of the music was just too boring. You're not missing anything. Skip this.

I LOVE THIS ALBUM!!!!!!.......2005-10-06

Besides En Vogue, Jade was one of my all time favorite female groups out there. During this time, there were only three other girl groups that were hot and they were EN VOGUE, SWV and BROWNSTONE. I'm so sorry that JADE broke up. I heard that there were members within the group that couldn't get along. This is one girl group I can say that all the girls can sing. Tonya's range was different from Joi and Di but these girls can blow. I can sit down and listen to every song on this album. I hated that they didn't get the credit they deserve. It would be very nice if they made a comeback.

Mind, Body & Soul.........Even the Interlude Sound Good.......2005-06-22

Something was wrong with urban radio, when this album was released back in 1994. In my opinion, this album had the potential of having as many as 4 top 10 singles, Everyday Of The Week, If The Mood Is Right, 5-4-3-2(Yo! Time Is Up), and If The Lovin' Ain't Good. The other songs on this CD follow along the lines of previous Jade hits, and that's why I call this CD, a No-Brainer Purchase if you like urban music from the 1990s.

A Really Good Group That Deserved More Exposure.......2005-06-20

When this group first came out, I loved them immediately. They were hot and they sounded good. Their first song "don't walk away" was a classic, followed by "one woman", and then they came out with this cd which was even better. I knew that from their first emergence onto the scene that they deserved far more recognition than they got. It was disappointed to hear that they broke up only one month after releasing this album, "citing irreconcible differences" because I was really rooting for them. They proved themselves with the strength and good tunes of this cd; it's just only a shame that this never played out. In an article in Ebony that discussed the breakup and turmoil of female groups, they were one of those listed, saying "they were over before they really started". That was unfair to say, being that, these girls were really talented but underrated. This cd is full of tight songs from "if the mood is right"(though it's kind of too graphic for my taste, but the beats sound good), "in the bedroom", "what's going on" had a good vibe to it to make your head shake a little while posing a genuine question of the turmoil in this world, "hangin" was off the hook! This song deserved some airplay and never even made it and it's ashame. "Hangin" is so funky, vivacious with good beats that makes you want to just get up and move, go out and just live a little-this song really exposed the groovy side of the group. "Everyday of the week" is refreshing and has a very nice tune to it, and I was glad that they went as far as to make a music video to it, which was so cool. But once again, it failed to get the airplay it deserved. Overrall, Jade is an awesome group with strong vocal ability and "Mind, Body, and Song" is evidence of it. Unfortunately, it seems all so clear that the reason this did not show out is because of the politics of the music world-popularity with the "right" people behind you and exposure of the less deserving. Does not matter that this cd is more than 10 years old, it's still worth it.

A superb effort.......2004-07-19

Jade's sophmore CD is a more balanced and mature effort from this trio of gorgeous ladies who I admire very much. This group will go down as one of the most underrated groups during their time and I think could match-up with any girl group today and win. I like CD's that are well balanced and from start to finish with a starts off with a great acapella "When Will I See You Again". Then they continue with the slow jam vibe for most of the first half of the CD then once they get to "Every Day Of The Week"(underrated), the CD starts to picks up the tempo. My favorite song is "There's Not A Man" produced by DJ Pooh(Ice Cube, 2-Pac, Westside Connection, Snoop Doggy Dogg)which serves it up with a classic gangsta beat. Also the gospel group Mary Mary is also featured on the CD doing background vocals on "What's Going On". This is truly a great CD to add to your collection. I just picked this CD up last Friday. Props to Jade for sticking to the script and putting an outstanding CD.

Average customer rating:

Tear Jerkers: Classical Music to move the Mind, Body and Soul Manufacturer: Elektra / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Chopin | Chopin, Frédéric | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Donizetti | Donizetti, Gaetano | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Grieg, Edvard | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Liszt | Liszt, Franz | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Massenet | Massenet, Jules | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Puccini | Puccini, Giacomo | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Prokofiev | Prokofiev, Sergei | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Schubert | Schubert, Franz | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Tchaikovsky | Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Rachmaninov | Rachmaninov, Sergei | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Impromptus | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Nocturnes | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Piano | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Cello | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Violin | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Amoyal, Pierre | ( A ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music London Philharmonic Orchestra | ( L ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music National Philharmonic Orchestra London | ( N ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Compilations | Classical | Styles | Music Romances | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music French | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B000005E3Q Release Date: 1996-02-13

Tracks:

1. The Last Sleep Of The Virgin
2. Thais: Meditation
3. Ave Maria
4. Prelude Sinfonico
5. Una Furtiva Lagrima
6. Sonata Op. 65. Largo
7. Concerto For Violin And Orchestra Op. 35 In D Major: Andante
8. Adagio
9. Serenade
10. Romeo And Juliet
11. Impromptu Op. 90 No. 3 In G Flat Major
12. Vocalise Op. 34
13. Liebestraum

Amazon.com

I don't understand why Jules Massenet's "Meditation" from Thais is on Teldec's Tearjerker album and not on it's Meditation disc. Or why Maria-Joao Pires's performance of Schubert's Impromptu, Op. 90, No. 3 in G-flat major, is a tearjerker and not a Stressbuster (as another disc in this series is dubbed). Of course, such reasoning is too sophisticated for this context. The decent performances here feature music by Chopin, Puccini, Donizetti, Tchaikovsky, and others. What jerks my tears is the fact that a package like this is apparently needed to draw listeners to classical music. --Gwendolyn Freed

Average customer rating: Not a very bold return WOW! Mould Fans Rewarded addictive PUNK LEGEND IS BACK AND BETTER THAN EVER

Body of Song Bob Mould Manufacturer: Yep Roc Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music | Vinyl Records | American Punk | British Punk | Emo | Garage Punk | Hardcore | Post Hardcore | Proto Punk | Punk | Punk Revival | Punk-Pop | Riot Grrl | Ska Punk | Straight Edge General | American Alternative | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Post-Punk | New Wave & Post-Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Box Sets | Stores | Music General | Rock | Box Sets | Stores | Music Similar Items: Black Sheets of Rain Bob Mould The Last Dog & Pony Show Workbook File Under: Easy Listening ASIN: B0009Y26WC Release Date: 2005-07-26

Tracks:

1. Circles
2. (Shine Your) Light Love Hope
3. Paralyzed
4. I Am Vision, I Am Sound
5. Underneath Days
6. Always Tomorrow
7. Days of Rain
8. Best Thing
9. High Fidelity
10. Missing You
11. Gauze of Friendship
12. Beating Heart the Prize

Tracks:

1. Castor and Pollux
2. Surveyors and Cranes
3. Love Escalator
4. Lowdown Ground
5. My Old Friend
6. Nihil
7. (Shine Your) Light Love Hope [Morel's Pink Noise Mix]
8. (Shine Your) Light Love Hope [Morel's Pink Noise Dub][Dub]
9. Paralyzed [Loudbomb Club Mix]

Customer Reviews:

Not a very bold return.......2005-11-01

As a "return to form," this is rather timid and tepid. Sorry for the loaded adjectives -- I will give its praise before I discuss its shortcomings.

It is definitely reaffirming to hear Bob Mould put out a (mostly) guitar-based album after the debacle of "Modulate." Not that "Modulate" was entirely without merit, but it is not in any way easy to listen to. It seems forced and calculated and aimed at quite a different audience than "Black Sheets of Rain" or "Copper Blue" or "Beaster." Bob had to know his average fan was not much of an electronica listener, after all!

"Body of Song," long rumored to be an all-acoustic project, has been in the works for years. Mould even refered to it indirectly as his "Nick Drake album" on the interview disc included with "Last Dog and Pony Show."

The resulting album is far different -- and not necessarily in a bad way -- than what it was built up as all these years. Face it, if he was not feeling motivated to put out an all acoustic album, it's probably better that he didn't. His stripped down material works best when it has the same passion behind it as his eardrum-shredding electric guitar work. And to it's credit, "Body of Song" has some great acoustic-dominated moments -- most notably "Nihil" on the bonus disc.

The remainder of the electric guitar songs are solid and decently rewarding. One can easily hear the maturity in his singing voice -- and simultaneously miss his old multi-tracked whine and its gripping pathos. "Body of Song's" vocals are clear, up front in the mix, and ever-so-slightly dispassionate. That, and a bit of the production trickery from "Modulate" has lingered -- vocals echo, ping-pong from speaker to speaker, and shimmer drenched in vocoder and other effects.

The bonus disc is well worth owning, often trumping the album itself. "Castor and Pollux" finds Mould marrying his love of electronica and his guitar skills without any of the self-consciousness of "Modulate." "Surveyors and Cranes" could have easily been exchanged for any track on the album proper. But who would have ever imagined the songwriter behind Husker Du's "Erase Today" or Sugar's "JC Auto" penning a sexless disco number like "Love Escalator?"

Where "Last Dog and Pony Show" was confident and assured, Mould seems a little lost in his own element on "Body of Song." If he has in fact forgone his love for the distortion-fueled, emotionally charged electric guitar albums he built a reputation and rabid fan-base on, perhaps he should go for broke and go all electronic from here on out.

"Body of Song" is vastly reassuring, but I can't help fearing that this once incendiary guitarist and songwriter is becoming another Eric Clapton: bland, tired, and enslaved by current technology and musical trends.

WOW!.......2005-10-12

Bob Mould is one of my favourites musician of post-punk era. But this cd is an excellent demostration of Mouldsongs. A classic.

Mould Fans Rewarded.......2005-09-16

I have been a fan since the 80's: being floored by Rolling Stones Album of the Year (1987) "Warehouse Songs and Stories" (Husker Du; "Zen Arcade" is excellent as well) awed by seeing Bob perform "Workbook" and "Copper Blue" (Sugar) live at in The First Avenue (Minneapolis). I really liked his self-titled work as well. I haven't really been impressed with any other of his work, until now. First off, opening the limited edition boxed set struck me dumb, especially since I was once an altar boy (I wonder if Bob was too?) The included art/photography and its arrangement/presentation (subtle and tasteful) sets the overall tone. The music shows us that Bob has put it all together: his past, present, and future. He presents us with this 2-disc magnus opus, a great mixture of songs both reminiscent and new; Bob's truly consummated work, a Body of Song.

addictive.......2005-09-14

For those of you who have had the good fortune of following Bob Mould's career since the early 80's, and have enjoyed all the twist and turns of of his musical life, this album will encompass all of it. Husker, Sugar, accoustic, dance... all here all good. Embrace the diversity. Great Album

PUNK LEGEND IS BACK AND BETTER THAN EVER.......2005-07-30

Bob Mould returns with the best album of his storied career.
The loud guitars and stirring lyrics are back with a subtle
keyboard track that enhances but does not engulf. the opening
track " circles " has the feel of HUSKER DU in their prime and is perhaps the best song on the album. " missing you " has the great pop hooks that SUGAR made into an art form. " gauze of friendship " is Bob at his emotional best lamenting a lost love.
This album proves that Bob is the most underated and talented songwriter of his genre.

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3. Canciones de Mi Padre
4. Catch Without Arms
5. Century Ends
6. Christmas Album [Limited Edition]
7. Close to the Edge [Original recording remastered]
8. Coles Corner
9. Dragon
10. Dream of the Blue Turtles

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