The Body Acoustic [DualDisc]

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Cyndi Lauper may have been mocked as a ditz when she emerged in 1983, but her songs have proven to be a lot more enduring than those by more critically respected artists of the 1980s. "Time After Time," for instance, has been covered by everybody from Miles Davis to Faith Hill to Uncle Kracker. That stylistic range can also be found on The Body Acoustic, on which Lauper--her voice now endearingly raspy--revisits her best-known songs with the help of an impressive gallery of guest stars. Sarah McLachlan comes in for "Time After Time," while the likes of Adam Lazzara (from emo band Taking Back Sunday), Shaggy, and Ani DiFranco also pay their respects. Okay, so we knew Lauper was a good songwriter, but what's been emerging lately is her talent as an interpreter. Here she does to her own material what she did to standards on 2003's At Last. Among the standouts are the stark "She Bop" and the catch-in-the-throat "True Colors" (both sans guests), and the superbly emotional "I'll Be Your River" (with Vivian Green). But lest you think Lauper had gone all serious on us, the album concludes with the bouncy "Girls Just Want to Have Fun"; Japanese duo Puffy Ami Yumi (a direct visual descendent of Lauper's early days) sings the chorus while Lauper herself lets loose on a new ska arrangement. --Elisabeth Vincentelli

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The Body Acoustic [DualDisc]

Average customer rating: Emotional Ride CYNSDI LAUPER "THE BODY ELECTRIC" Cyndi Lauper At Her Best Vocally Some Very Beautiful Covers of Old Favorites! A Great Body

The Body Acoustic Cyndi Lauper Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music New Wave | New Wave & Post-Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Essential Cyndi Lauper At Last Cyndi Lauper - Live... At Last (DVD in Amray Case Packaging) The Ultimate Collection Confessions on a Dance Floor ASIN: B000BKDOA2 Release Date: 2005-11-08

Tracks:

1. Money Changes Everything (ft. Adam Lazzara)
2. All Through The Night (ft. Shaggy)
3. Time After Time (ft. Sarah McLachlan)
4. She Bop
5. Above The Clouds (ft. Jeff Beck)
6. I'll Be Your River (ft. Vivian Green)
7. Sisters Of Avalon (ft. Ani di Franco & Vivian Green)
8. Shine
9. True Colors
10. Water's Edge (ft. Sarah McLachlan)
11. Fearless
12. Girls Just Want To Have Fun (ft. Puffi AmiYumi)

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Cyndi Lauper may have been mocked as a ditz when she emerged in 1983, but her songs have proven to be a lot more enduring than those by more critically respected artists of the 1980s. "Time After Time," for instance, has been covered by everybody from Miles Davis to Faith Hill to Uncle Kracker. That stylistic range can also be found on The Body Acoustic, on which Lauper--her voice now endearingly raspy--revisits her best-known songs with the help of an impressive gallery of guest stars. Sarah McLachlan comes in for "Time After Time," while the likes of Adam Lazzara (from emo band Taking Back Sunday), Shaggy, and Ani DiFranco also pay their respects. Okay, so we knew Lauper was a good songwriter, but what's been emerging lately is her talent as an interpreter. Here she does to her own material what she did to standards on 2003's At Last. Among the standouts are the stark "She Bop" and the catch-in-the-throat "True Colors" (both sans guests), and the superbly emotional "I'll Be Your River" (with Vivian Green). But lest you think Lauper had gone all serious on us, the album concludes with the bouncy "Girls Just Want to Have Fun"; Japanese duo Puffy Ami Yumi (a direct visual descendent of Lauper's early days) sings the chorus while Lauper herself lets loose on a new ska arrangement. --Elisabeth Vincentelli

Customer Reviews:

Emotional Ride.......2007-07-23

Cyndi Lauper pens most of her own tunes and she takes some of her best and rearranges them in somewhat pared down versions. Her 'less is more' approach works, mostly because it brings Lauper's great voice out to the forefront where it shines incredibly. A slower tempo on "Money Changes Everything" with Adam Lazzara, gives an entirely new feeling to the song. Its slightly more serious and less pop. Her 'duet' with Sarah McLachlan on "Time After Time" is emotionally satisfying with perfect pacing. "Sisters Of Avalon" is an emotional 'anthem-like' ride that almost seems like a fight for feminism. Lauper's timeless "True Colors" brings a lump to your throat with her earnest angst and honesty. And just when you're all emotionally spent, "Girls Just Want To Have Fun" springs upon you like a fuel injected slumber party. Its all good and the DUALDISC sound is fantastic and crisply clear. The videos are not spectacular, but they also don't detract from the songs - they only add to them.

CYNSDI LAUPER "THE BODY ELECTRIC".......2007-07-02

THIS CAME AS A SURPRISE - IT IS GREAT BY ITSELF, BUT IT IS A 'DUALDISC' WHICH MEANS THE REVERSE SIDE IS LIKE A DVD!

Cyndi Lauper At Her Best Vocally .......2007-04-29

This is Cyndi's 9th studio recording. The songs on this album are all updated classics from Cyndi's own repertoire, including: "Girls Just Want To Have Fun", "Time After Time" and "Money Changes Everything". The only songs on here that are new include: "Above The Clouds" which has a "Sisters Of Avalon" feel and "I'll Be Your River" which is totally acoustic. The album also contains many artists that sing with Cyndi like Adam Lazzara, Shaggy, Sarah Maclachlan, Jeff Beck, Vivian Green, Ani DiFanco and even Puffy Ami Yumi. The Dualdisc edition which I have, has on the other side of the cd, four new music videos made especially for this album, kinda sorta a behind the scenes of the making of the album. Also by the title of this album you know that it has a acoustic sound to it, which usually contains acoustic guitar, banjo, violin, bouzouki, mandolin, piano, cello, and of course voice. Overall I gave this album a 4 out of 5, because it's not Cyndi's most original of her career and is a little boring. What really saves this album from being a total bore is Cyndi who is at her vocal best, their at their most powerful and most strongest. The highlights are this album are "Money Changes Everything", "All Through The Night" and "Sisters Of Avalon".

Some Very Beautiful Covers of Old Favorites!.......2007-04-23

I have been a fan of Cyndi's ever since I was a kid by overhearing a song or two on the radio by her. Her voice, her entire style was unique and powerful. When I heard she was seen as the poor man's Madonna as a I got older I found it an outrage. When it comes to popularity I guess Madonna did win, but to me Cyndi always was the better out of the two. I think Cyndi stands out more and also just says a lot more in her music than Madonna ever did. I think they're both great, but Cyndi wins and always has if I have to compare.

Anyway, I saw this in the library one day and decided before thinking of buying this I better listen to see how it would sound. I mean I wondered how all these guests singers would really click with Cyndi's songs. I am happy to say I am overall pleased with this album. Money Changes Everything really sounds beautiful, and I must say She Bop sounds excellent on this album- who knew how nice it would sound suddenly slowed down? All Through the Night with Shaggy (the same guy who made the hit Angel so long ago) actually works rather well and True Colors sounds even more beautiful than it originally did.

This whole album is beautiful, but there are a few parts on the album that fade with the bigger part of it. Time After Time unfortunately I think is better on the original- Sarah Mclachlan just doesn't work well with Cyndi as much as I thought she would. Girls Just Wanna Have Fun is kind of silly on this album- it does not match up with the original at all. I'll Be Your River and Fearless kind of drag as well. So there are some minor flaws yet I do really enjoy this album especially when it comes to her covering her very early hits. Above the Clouds I had never had the chance to really hear before either and it sounds just gorgeous I love it.

So I say if you're a fan of Cyndi then definitely try it out. The only thing I don't like about this album is that it doesn't have Sally's Pigeons. I would have really liked to hear her cover that song now but I guess there is always one song you love but doesn't make it on these sorts of albums. Nonetheless I highly recommend- Cyndi still sounds great.

4/5

A Great Body.......2007-02-25

I am a huge Cyndi Lauper fan so I was ready to love this cd no matter what lol.
Fistly I decided to watch the dvd section.
I cant believe how amazing Cyndi is to this day and how she and her music have lived and tested the test of time and WON.
Cyndi still has that zanyness and eccentricity about her and she shows that in her videos and still manages to comes across with style and grace.
The dvd section includes 4 videos and behind-the-scences which show Cyndi in great fashion. Love her and loved it.
Secondly the music, how do I explain what I heard?
I really didnt know what to expect.
There are names i knew (Sarah and Jeff) and names I didnt know (Adam, Ani and Vivian) and names I would never expect to see on a Cyndi album let alone a duet (Shaggy).
But u know what? it worked.
I found myself hooked and thats what it does to u - it captures u.
There are different versions of some of her classics and playfullness of others.
And the duets are just fantastic.
A great body of work.

Average customer rating: Loving it! Covers, New Stuff, it's all here! Great Reworkings.....Now Bring On The New Original Material! Cyndi is super. Too much cuteness.

The Body Acoustic Cyndi Lauper Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music New Wave | New Wave & Post-Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Sisters of Avalon At Last Feels Like Christmas Merry Christmas Have a Nice Life The Body Acoustic ASIN: B000CDSS2M Release Date: 2005-11-08

Tracks:

1. Money Changes Everything (ft. Adam Lazzara)
2. All Through The Night (ft. Shaggy)
3. Time After Time (ft. Sarah McLachlan)
4. She Bop
5. Above The Clouds (ft. Jeff Beck)
6. I'll Be Your River (ft. Vivian Green)
7. Sisters Of Avalon (ft. Ani di Franco & Vivian Green)
8. Shine
9. True Colors
10. Water's Edge (ft. Sarah McLachlan)
11. Fearless
12. Girls Just Want To Have Fun (ft. Puffi AmiYumi)

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Cyndi Lauper may have been mocked as a ditz when she emerged in 1983, but her songs have proven to be a lot more enduring than those by more critically respected artists of the 1980s. "Time After Time," for instance, has been covered by everybody from Miles Davis to Faith Hill to Uncle Kracker. That stylistic range can also be found on The Body Acoustic, on which Lauper--her voice now endearingly raspy--revisits her best-known songs with the help of an impressive gallery of guest stars. Sarah McLachlan comes in for "Time After Time," while the likes of Adam Lazzara (from emo band Taking Back Sunday), Shaggy, and Ani DiFranco also pay their respects. Okay, so we knew Lauper was a good songwriter, but what's been emerging lately is her talent as an interpreter. Here she does to her own material what she did to standards on 2003's At Last. Among the standouts are the stark "She Bop" and the catch-in-the-throat "True Colors" (both sans guests), and the superbly emotional "I'll Be Your River" (with Vivian Green). But lest you think Lauper had gone all serious on us, the album concludes with the bouncy "Girls Just Want to Have Fun"; Japanese duo Puffy Ami Yumi (a direct visual descendent of Lauper's early days) sings the chorus while Lauper herself lets loose on a new ska arrangement. --Elisabeth Vincentelli

Customer Reviews:

Loving it!.......2006-03-19

As a child of the 80's, I am loving her now more then ever. This is a great album. I am not going to write a book, but just simply say that I highly recomend this to anyone who remotely liked her in the 80's, she has only gotten better with age. Love It!!!

Covers, New Stuff, it's all here!.......2006-02-07

Cyndi Lauper is an amazing triple threat peformer. She's got a power-house voice and range that I would call the white equal to Patti Labelle, who yes is friends with Lauper. She has written and performed some of the most endearing songs of the twenthieth century - and she has won two Emmy awards for her acting ability.

On this disc, we find Ms. Lauper revisiting her favorite songs from her vast catalog as well as sharing new material. Her ability as an interpreter is amazing. As a fan, I never thought I would like new versions of her older stuff - but this is really incredible. She was in complete control and you could even say this is how they are supposed to sound. Every track is genius.

Her voice and writing abilities are still in top notch shape. I know for a fact that most fans, myself included want a brand new album with all new material. However, it was wise of Cyndi to do this album first. To go from At Last back to regular Cyndi would be a huge jump. This album bridges the gap and reintroduces her catalog to people who would have otherwise forgotten. Smart Move.

Her next album, which I'm sure will be all new material should be a smash. Buy this album - you won't regret it!

Great Reworkings.....Now Bring On The New Original Material!.......2006-01-24

With her latest release, the stripped-down THE BODY ACOUSTIC, Cyndi Lauper continues to reinvent herself and relaunch her stalled career. Starting with 2003's AT LAST, both Lauper and her label have been trying to make people forget that she was the Girl Who Just Wanted To Have Fun, and instead recast her as a serious singer/songwriter. THE BODY ACOUSTIC does a good job in advancing this goal....stripped down to an acoustic setting, Lauper's lyrics are at the forefront like never before, while her voice just shines. A prime example is the opening cut, the rollicking "Money Changes Everything." One of the key tracks off of Lauper's SHE'S SO UNUSUAL debut, the song's edgy new-wave groove has been replaced with a stomping alt-country one. Amid handclaps and harmonica, this song about true friends and fame (and maybe, just maybe, record company politics) takes on a totally different vibe twenty-two years down the road; you can just hear the experience and hard-won knowledge in Lauper's voice as she sings the lines "They shake your hand and they smile/And they buy you a drink/They say we'll be your friends/We'll stick with you until the end/Ah but everybody's only/Looking out for themselves." Still a true winner! "All Through The Night" has a quiet elegance to it, and could have done very nicely on it's own without Shaggy's rasta rap, which seems calculated and tacked on at the last minute for the guest star x-factor. "Time After Time" is probably one of the most beautiful ballads of the last 45 years, and it's hard to imagine Lauper improving upon the original, but she does just that. Presented here as a duet with Sarah McLachlan, the track is even more delicate and lovely than the first time around. Once again, it seems as if Lauper (and McLachlan for that matter!) is able to draw from years of experience now, and infuses the cut with all that knowledge, pain and insight. I don't use the word "masterpiece" very often, but this is one time when it truly fits! "She Bop" is one of the tracks that most benefits from THE BODY ACOUSTIC's starker arrangements. Devoid of the frantic pace and synth-heavy tempo of the original, this ode to that greatest of taboos (for those of you who've been in a coma the last 23 years.....that would be self-pleasuring!!) takes on a more intimate, almost pleading, vibe, reaching it's zenith with a line that pretty much got buried in the original version's mix ("I bop...you bop...a...they bop/Be bop...be bop...a...lu...she bop/I hope He will understand"). The whistling is also a nice touch. VERY cool! From here we segue into the disc's two new tracks, the sublime "Above The Clouds" and the emotional "I'll Be Your River." "Above The Clouds" (written for Lauper's young son) has a muted quality to it, which is actually a good thing...it allows both Lauper's heartfelt vocal and Jeff Beck's tasteful guitar to absolutely sparkle. "I'll Be Your River", a soul-tinged torch ballad for Lauper's husband, is a mix of fear, heat, yearning, support, devotion and trepidation....in other words, it covers all the bases of love and commitment, much like a real relationship. Lauper has rarely sounded so soulful and earthy, and the lyrics are both touching and painful ("Here stands a fortress built with great walls of silence/Ready to crumble at the slightest word/Finding the right one is becoming a science/I'd like to scream but I ain't gonna be heard"). Yet, in the end, Lauper lets us know that, even with all the pain and work and uncertainty, it just might be worth it after all ("What if all these fears/That we both buy into/Melt away and disappear"). Lovely! The thing that becomes most apparent upon hearing these two tracks is that it's time for Lauper to get in the studio and record a full album of new original material: between these two tracks and a number of the lost SHINE cuts, she's writing some of the best songs of her career. I've always felt that "Sisters Of Avalon" never got it's just dues, in large part due to record company politics (Lauper's label had pretty much written her off by the time the album of the same name came out in 1997). There's a pulsating, driving energy to the song that's still evident in this more unadorned version, and Lauper's vocals soar, particularly on the boarderline rapped bridge ("They brought her in in a new white dress/But the stain left an ache on her mother's breast/Now all that's left are the ghostly steps from a distant corridor"). Anchored by a throbbing baseline and Ani DiFranco's and Vivian Green's sterling harmony vocals, this is still an undiscovered gem! The same can't be said for "Shine"....as a relatively new cut - the title cut of Lauper's non-US released 2001 CD - the singer makes the mistake of doing an almost note for note version of the original track. It would have been much cooler to see her do it as, say, an almost spoken word ballad, just to shake things up. "True Colors" is both sweet and raw (as well as a tad bit pitchy!), while "Water's Edge" is nakedly haunting. The disc could have easily ended on a strong note with "Fearless", all folksy and bare-boned. Instead, we get the only real bomb on TBA, a frantic, silly version of "Girls Just Want To Have Fun", featuring Japanese super-stars (?) Puffi AmiYumi. This signature song of Lauper's has been remixed and rerecorded so many times that this would have been the perfect time to try something new, say, a hushed, bare bones acoustic arrangement. Too bad. But, overall, I've got to say THE BODY ACOUSTIC is a very nice reworking of some classic Cyndi Lauper material. However, I also have to reiterate...it's time for Lauper to get back in the studio and record an album of new original material (As with all my reviews, I'm giving the disc an extra half a star for including the lyrics, something extra rare on best-of's and re-recording packages).

Cyndi is super........2006-01-12

Cyndi's super, and this album is incredible, I love what she did to her most famous hits,
and of course the new songs are sensational! I can't wait to see Cyndi on Broadway in March, it's gonna be great!!!

Too much cuteness........2006-01-12

This album is just dissapointing. After her last live album, I was expecting more challenging vocal pieces. Everything on this record is recorded as fluffily as possible.

Her voice sounds terrible on Money Changes Everything. The slower arrangement on She Bop is inadvertantly funny. The Puffy Ami Yumi appearance is just silly and distracting. Ani DiFranco is buried on Sisters of Avalon. The only highlight for me was the Sarah McLachlan turn on Time After Time.

None of these versions transcend the originals. The new songs have some nice singing, but have forgettable melodies. Perhaps I'm taking pop music too seriously, but I thought Cyndi at one time did, also.

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The Complete, Vol. 3 - Detroit 1949-1950 John Lee Hooker Manufacturer: Body & Soul ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Delta Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | Blues | Styles | Music Traditional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Electric Blues Guitar | Blues | Styles | Music Acoustic Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Detroit Blues | Regional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Complete, Vol. 2 - Detroit 1949 The Complete, Vol. 4 - Detroit 1950-1951 The Complete, Vol. 6 The Complete, Vol. 5 - Detroit 1952-1953 The Complete, Vol. 1 - Detroit 1948-1949 ASIN: B00005JJBP Release Date: 2005-01-25

Tracks:

1. 609 Boogie
2. No Friend Around
3. Wednesday Evening
4. Canal Street Blues
5. Playin' the Races
6. Well I Got to Leave
7. Huckle up Baby
8. Let Your Daddy Ride
9. Let Your Daddy Ride [Alternate Take]
10. Goin' Down Highway 51
11. Sail on Little Girl
12. Alberta, Pt. 2
13. Moon Above
14. She Left Me by Myself
15. No Mortage on My Soul
16. My Baby's Got Somethin'
17. Decoration Day Blues
18. Boogie Chillen, No. 2
19. 21 Boogie
20. Jump Chillun
21. Roll 'N' Roll
22. Rollin' Blues
23. Crying All Night

Tracks:

1. One More Time
2. Do My Baby Think of Me?
3. I Don't Be Welcome Here
4. Three Long Years Today
5. Strike Blues
6. Welfare Blues
7. Lord What More Can I Do
8. Turnin' Gray Blues
9. Story of a Married Woman
10. Mad Man Blues
11. Boogie Now
12. Thinking Blues
13. Don't You Remember Me?
14. Give Me Your Phone Number
15. You Sure Look Good to Me
16. Notoriety Woman
17. Throw This Old Dog a Bone
18. Never Satisfied
19. Moon Is Rising
20. Please Have Mercy
21. John l's House Rent Boogie
22. Queen Bee
23. Don't You Remember Me?

Album Details

2001 Release in this Chronological Series of John Lee Hooker in Detroit. This Collection is Fully Remastered and Includes a 16 Page Biographical Booklet.

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The Complete, Vol. 1 - Detroit 1948-1949 John Lee Hooker Manufacturer: Body & Soul ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Contemporary Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | Blues | Styles | Music Traditional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Electric Blues Guitar | Blues | Styles | Music Acoustic Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Detroit Blues | Regional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Complete, Vol. 4 - Detroit 1950-1951 The Complete, Vol. 5 - Detroit 1952-1953 The Complete, Vol. 3 - Detroit 1949-1950 The Complete, Vol. 2 - Detroit 1949 The Complete, Vol. 6 ASIN: B00004SUE4 Release Date: 2003-04-07

Tracks:

1. Rocks
2. Leavin' Chicago
3. Wednesday Evening Blues
4. Shake Your Boogie
5. Poor Slim
6. Poor Slim
7. Down So Long
8. Sally Mae
9. Sally Mae
10. War Is Over
11. See, See Baby
12. She Was in Chicago
13. Crazy 'Bout That Woman
14. Boogie Chillen'
15. Henry's Swing Club
16. Johnny Lee's Original Boogie
17. Good Business
18. Mercy Blues
19. Boogie Woogie
20. Stomp Boogie
21. Who's Been Jiving You
22. Black Man Blues
23. Poor Joe

Tracks:

1. Helpless Blues
2. Goin' Mad Blues
3. Grievin' Blues
4. Low Down-Midnite Boogie
5. Landing Blues
6. Twister Blues
7. Shady Grove Blues
8. Goin' Home Blues
9. Like a Woman
10. Morning Blues
11. Boogie Awhile
12. Tuesday Evening
13. Miss Pearl Boogie
14. Do the Boogie
15. Christmas Time Blues
16. Drifting from Door to Door
17. Hobo Blues
18. Long, Long Way from Home
19. Howlin' Wolf
20. Crawling King Snake
21. I Rule My Den
22. Alberta
23. She Ain't Good for Nothin'

Album Details

Remastered from the Best Sources. First Volume of a Complete Set (Next Volume to Be Released Later this Year). Includes a Complete Discography and Liner Notes by Neil Slaven.

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The Complete, Vol. 2 - Detroit 1949 John Lee Hooker Manufacturer: Body & Soul ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Delta Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | Blues | Styles | Music Traditional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Electric Blues Guitar | Blues | Styles | Music Acoustic Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Detroit Blues | Regional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Complete, Vol. 3 - Detroit 1949-1950 The Complete, Vol. 4 - Detroit 1950-1951 The Complete, Vol. 5 - Detroit 1952-1953 The Complete, Vol. 6 The Complete, Vol. 1 - Detroit 1948-1949 ASIN: B00004ZBLV Release Date: 2003-04-07

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The Complete, Vol. 4 - Detroit 1950-1951 John Lee Hooker Manufacturer: Body & Soul ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Delta Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | Blues | Styles | Music Traditional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Electric Blues Guitar | Blues | Styles | Music Acoustic Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Detroit Blues | Regional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Complete, Vol. 5 - Detroit 1952-1953 The Complete, Vol. 2 - Detroit 1949 The Complete, Vol. 3 - Detroit 1949-1950 The Complete, Vol. 6 The Complete, Vol. 1 - Detroit 1948-1949 ASIN: B00005YTJO Release Date: 2004-09-27

Tracks:

1. You've Got Another Man
2. Grinder Man
3. If You Need My Lovin' Baby
4. I Met the Grindin' Man
5. Nobody to Talk to Me (AKA Mean Old Train)
6. Walkin' This Highway
7. Wandering Blues
8. House Rent Boogie
9. Prison Bound
10. Bumble Bee Blues
11. Questionnaire Blues
12. Real Gone Gal
13. Little Boy Blue
14. My Daddy Was a Jockey
15. Mean Old Train
16. Cat Fish
17. Feed Her All Night
18. How Long Must I Be Your Slave
19. Ground Hog
20. Four Women in My Life
21. I'm Going Away
22. Tease Me Baby
23. I Need Lovin'

Tracks:

1. Tease Me Baby
2. Looking for Romance
3. Streets Is Filled with Women
4. Reach My Goal
5. Me and a Woman
6. Whistle Done Blown
7. Louise
8. High Priced Woman
9. Union Station Blues
10. Just Me and My Telephone
11. Ground Hog Blues
12. Leave My Wife Alone
13. Ramblin' by Myself
14. Dreamin' Blues
15. How Can You Do It
16. I Work for Her Everday
17. Johnny Lee's Mood
18. Two Voice Original Mood
19. I'm in the Mood
20. I'm in the Mood
21. Anybody Seen My Baby
22. I Did Everything
23. Turn Over a New Leaf

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Hearing Things Manufacturer: American Roots & Blues ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Blues | Styles | Music Acoustic Blues | Blues | Styles | Music ASIN: B000CAGO1W Release Date: 2004-07-20

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Turning Point Jim Adkins Manufacturer: Independant ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Smooth Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music New Age | Indie Music | Stores | Music | Ambient | Celtic | Environmental | General | International | Jazz | Meditation Music | Piano | World Dance General | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: License To Play The Meeting Place Stay with Me Ready to Play Sweet Surrender ASIN: B00008X1CS Release Date: 2002-02-14

Tracks:

1. Turning Point
2. Into The Storm
3. A Kiss From You
4. Straight Ahead
5. Wind Dancing
6. Just Chillin
7. Get Over It
8. Reflections
9. Take Me There
10. Serenity

Album Description

"Turning Point" is a blend of contemporary jazz and smooth R & B grooves. It features the hollow body jazz guitar,the nylon string and acoustic guitar. It is full of melody, memorable hook lines and nice guitar work to create a vibe that the smooth jazz enthusiast will surely enjoy.

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The Complete 1931 Recordings Skip James Manufacturer: Body & Soul ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Delta Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | Blues | Styles | Music Traditional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Acoustic Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Piano | Blues | Styles | Music Similar Items: Avalon Blues : Complete 1928 Okeh Recordings Howlin' Wolf: His Best (Chess 50th Anniversary Collection) The Complete Blind Willie Johnson ASIN: B0001KL2L0 Release Date: 2005-02-01

Tracks:

1. Devil Got My Woman
2. Cypress Grove Blues
3. Cherry Ball Blues
4. Illinois Blues
5. Four O'Clock Blues
6. Hard-Luck Child
7. Hard Time Killin' Floor Blues
8. Yola My Blues Away
9. Jesus Is a Mighty Good Leader
10. Be Ready When He Comes
11. Drunken Spree
12. I'm So Glad
13. Special Rider Blues
14. How Long "Buck"
15. Little Cow and Calf Is Gonna Die Blues
16. What Am I to Do Blues
17. 22-20 Blues
18. If You Haven't Any Hay Get On Down the Road

Average customer rating: Almost gets there, but then misses The Body Acoustic, a unifying work Shows why the bass clarinet is best used sparingly nice & easy

The Body Acoustic Various Artists Manufacturer: Chesky Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Jazz | Styles | Music Similar Items: Swing Live David Chesky: Area 31 [Hybrid SACD] Beyond Words Cantos de Agua Dulce (Songs of the Sweet Water) Gypsy Flamenco ASIN: B0001VG3MC Release Date: 2004-04-27

Tracks:

1. 52nd Street
2. East Harlem
3. Bronxville
4. Hell's Kitchen
5. New York Descargas
6. Acoustic Metal
7. N.Y. Cool
8. Club Descarga

Customer Reviews:

Almost gets there, but then misses.......2004-08-20

Pianist Chesky has interesting melodic and harmonic ideas. He's rounded up monster players. Somehow, it just doesn't ever fall together completely and satisfyingly. My problem was that the ideas, tone colors, tempos and rhythmic structures of all these pieces are just too similar. Gonzalez and Hidalgo play really pretty, really interesting medium tempo son tumbao all the way through, but why hire'em, and then limit them to what amounts to variations on a single groove? HOw about something in 6, or at least a rumba? How about some post-Dolphy/Maupin upper-register snarl from Mintzer, some muted bolero-tempo or shreiking bop-fusion work from Randy B?

The Body Acoustic, a unifying work.......2004-06-27

This album is a tour-de-force. It unifies the musical universe into a coherent magical village.
No collection should be without it.

Shows why the bass clarinet is best used sparingly.......2004-06-23

I really wanted to like this album. Featuring fine players (Randy Brecker, trumpet; Bob Mintzer, bass clarinet; David Chesky, piano; Andy Gonzales, bass; and Giovanni Hildago, congas), I had high expectations.

They were not fulfilled.

Bottom line: The bass clarinet, an instrument with a distinct although eventually irritating sound signature, begins to cloy after a few numbers. That is why, I'm sure, its top practitioners, such as David Murray, use it sparingly.

Also, Chesky's piano seems to have been recorded rather diffidently, that is, it has insufficient presence, seemingly almost relegated to a background role. I don't know if this a technical or artistic problem (or both), but it annoys.

I'm open to the idea that my problems with this disc may be as much due to my own limitations as listener as with any intrinsic deficiencies with the disc itself, but someone would have to make a strong case for that for me to be convinced.

All in all, a nice try, but it didn't make it for me. Three and a half stars.

nice & easy.......2004-06-15

This album is the best I heard in a long time, Giovanni and Andy really impress me (as always) with their groove. I really recommend it - turn of your lights, sit or better yet lay down and enjoy it.

Rap Music:

1. The Hissing of Summer Lawns
2. The Last Broadcast
3. The Magic Numbers [Import]
4. The Mark Tom and Travis Show (The Enema Strikes Back) [Explicit Lyrics] [Import] [Live]
5. The Past Presents the Future
6. The Place You're In [Enhanced]
7. The September Sessions [Soundtrack]
8. The Ties That Bind: The Best of Levon Helm 1975-1996
9. The Tracks of [Enhanced]
10. The Unauthorized Biography Of Reinhold Messner

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