Tom Tom Club

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Talking Heads drummer Chris Franz and bassist Tina Weymouth formed Tom Tom Club to continue exploring the polyrhythmic experiments conducted on the Heads' Remain in Light release. On this self-titled debut, the husband-and-wife team mixed urban and arty new wave elements, generating two mammoth dance-floor hits. "Wordy Rappinghood" is a study in art-school rap as it percolates along with the help of funk beats and synthesized bleeps. The brilliant "Genius of Love" gives props to James Brown. A slow, slinky funk masterpiece, it includes call-and-response vocals, a rap, and a lilting melody. "L'Elephant" is a pure delight, rollicking like a nursery rhyme from some ultrahip daycare center. The band also tackles the doo-wop standard "Under the Boardwalk," though it feels like a mere novelty item. Still, Tom Tom Club proves that David Byrne wasn't the only genius in Talking Heads. --Steve Gdula

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Tom Tom Club

Average customer rating: Tom Jones is a true music icon. A copycat from an old Tom Jones CD He's still got it... Tom Jones- CD Reloaded: Greatest Hits Tom Jones Greatest Hits

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Tracks:

1. It's Not Unusual
2. Sexbomb (Peppermint Jam Mix)
3. What's New Pussycat?
4. Delilah
5. Kiss - Art of Noise
6. She's A Lady
7. Mama Told Me (Not To Come)
8. Tom Jones International
9. Thunderball
10. Baby, It's Cold Outside
11. Black Betty
12. If I Only Knew
13. Green, Green Grass Of Home
14. Sometimes We Cry
15. Without Love (There Is Nothing)
16. Motherless Child
17. With These Hands
18. Help Yourself
19. Burning Down The House

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Tom Jones all but invented saucy power pop back before the sixties even started to swing when his second single "It's Not Unusual" rocketed up the UK charts in 1965. After that initial triumph the singer never looked back, tying his hair back with a thin black ribbon and putting some rather expressive body English into his stage moves, which assured that the stage floor would be routinely pelted with various undergarments pitched by enthusiastic fans. Almost four decades later both Jones and his audience are no less fervent as Wales' second-most famous export runs through his extensive and varied songbook, still imbuing his old chestnuts like "What's New Pussycat?" and "Delilah" with a sense of naughty fun and irony. But Jones is at his best while giving the latest generation of rockers a run for their money, as he pairs up with the likes of Wyclef Jean, the Sterophonics, Art of Noise, the Cardigans, and Mousse T; as he overhauls staid tired standards like "Mama Told Me (Not To Come)" or "Baby It's Cold Outside" with his arch humor and gutsy delivery. Prince's "Kiss" crackles with an inner light that even the great Minneapolis savant didn't intend, while his duet with Portishead is as cold and disturbing as a grave. A must have album. --Jaan Uhelszki

Customer Reviews:

Tom Jones is a true music icon........2007-07-24

This album shows that Tom can still sing the songs that hew made made him famous plus he can sing todays music. This is a great compact disc.

A copycat from an old Tom Jones CD.......2007-03-24

SOrry but the album Reload was launched in Europe some 7 or 8 years ago, with spectacular duets including Robbie Williams, Van Morrison and others. I bought it in Spain and since then, is one of my favorites in my car. I still admire his powerful voice and his intensity when performing.

He's still got it..........2007-01-26

Bought this in anticipation for a girls trip to Vegas where we had tickets to see Mr. Tom Jones. It pumps me up everytime and puts a smile on my face! LOVE it!!!!

Tom Jones- CD Reloaded: Greatest Hits.......2007-01-16

If you're a Tom Jones fan, then this is the CD for you. It has all his biggest hits and more. I can listen to this CD for hours upon hours.

Tom Jones Greatest Hits.......2006-08-14

excellent music-half of it is jivy dance beat and some of the songs are ones that Tom Jones is famous for. I have never been a Tom Jones fan but I do like this cd

Average customer rating: Genius of music WB pull the lead out! Great Album, But..... Amen! Trip back in time ...

Tom Tom Club Tom Tom Club Manufacturer: Sire / London/Rhino ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music New Wave | New Wave & Post-Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Rhino Records | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Good the Bad and the Funky Dark Sneak Love Action Speaking in Tongues Boom Boom Chi Boom Boom More Songs About Buildings and Food ASIN: B000002KN3 Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

1. Wordy Rappinghood
2. Genius Of Love
3. Tom Tom Theme
4. L'Elephant
5. As Above, So Below
6. Lorelei
7. On, On, On, On...
8. Booming And Zooming
9. Under The Boardwalk
10. Lorelei (Remix)
11. Wordy Rappinghood (Remix)
12. Genius Of Love (Long Version)

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Talking Heads drummer Chris Franz and bassist Tina Weymouth formed Tom Tom Club to continue exploring the polyrhythmic experiments conducted on the Heads' Remain in Light release. On this self-titled debut, the husband-and-wife team mixed urban and arty new wave elements, generating two mammoth dance-floor hits. "Wordy Rappinghood" is a study in art-school rap as it percolates along with the help of funk beats and synthesized bleeps. The brilliant "Genius of Love" gives props to James Brown. A slow, slinky funk masterpiece, it includes call-and-response vocals, a rap, and a lilting melody. "L'Elephant" is a pure delight, rollicking like a nursery rhyme from some ultrahip daycare center. The band also tackles the doo-wop standard "Under the Boardwalk," though it feels like a mere novelty item. Still, Tom Tom Club proves that David Byrne wasn't the only genius in Talking Heads. --Steve Gdula

Customer Reviews:

Genius of music.......2006-02-23

By the time Tom Tom Club released their first album, Talking Heads had already established themselves as an amazing melting pot of musical styles ranging from the electronic influences of Brian Eno to the world-beat type rhythms that made Remain in Light the classic that it is.

Tom Tom Club clearly attempts to take the magic that spilled forth from Remain in Light and drive it in a similar direction while meshing it with the more current sounds of the time. Witness Genius of Love, a landmark achievement that still stands today as one of the great songs of all time. That song alone makes this album worth the price of admission. Fortunately, the rest of the album isn't far behind.

I didn't care too much about Tom Tom Club in the '80s. I'd heard Genius of Love and, of course, thought it was pretty cool. I never bothered to pick up a Tom Tom Club album, though. I found a copy of Close to the Bone on vinyl for $.99 a while back and thought it was good, but not necessarily great. Nevertheless, I kept on the hunt for a nice vinyl copy of their first album. I finally found it last week, for an amazing $4. After just a couple of listens, I think I can easily say that this album is an order of magnitude better than Close to the Bone.

If you're a fan of Talking Heads, world beat, or even just somebody who knows Genius of Love and appreciates it for what it is, get this album. In addition to the well known Genius of Love and Wordy Rappinghood, pay particular attention to L'Elephant, As Above So Below, and On On On On... You will not be disappointed. Join the club.

WB pull the lead out!.......2006-01-18

Like the rest I have always loved TTC. I am moving my vinyl over to CD and really wish the WB would pull the lead out and release "Close to the bone" on CD! It needs to be released, really it does!

Great Album, But............2005-11-14

I chose to put my comment here since this is their first (and arguably best) album -

WHERE'S THE 'GREATEST HITS' COLLECTION??!!!!!

I'd like to see "Pleasure Of Love", "Suboceana", "Call Of The Wild" and "Devil Does Your Dog Bite?" (From the "Married To The Mob" soundtrack) all on one CD! And while they're at it, they could also tack on those cool live versions of "Genius Of Love" and "Wordy Rappinghood" from the 12" of "Call Of The Wild."

It's not fair that Backstreet Boys and Hillary Duff have 'greatest hits' collections, and they have fewer albums than TTC.

Sire Records - Are you listening?? You put this together, and you'll get my $15!!

Amen!.......2005-08-19

And where is CTB???? WB releases so much crap but, TTC is da' bomber! If they never release CTB on CD I will never play my LP 'cause I do not want to wear it out even more. WAYYYYYYYYYYYY ahead of there time with, as previously stated, sublime art!

Trip back in time ..........2005-03-27

Worst ever? Perhaps I do not know what I am talking about, but I greatly value this album - I had it (twice) on vinyl and it is FUN. Comprendez fun? Where an ecelectic group of musicians get together, enjoy themselves and incidentally touch off a musical force.

I saw TTC live twice and my god were they good - and this CD is where it starts. It gets 4 stars because the sound isn't quite what I had hoped - maybe one day someone will remaster it.

Perhaps I'm an idiot. My collection is still a little under 1,000 CDs, and I sold my 1,200 piece vinyl collection a few years back, but I have to stand up for Chris and Tina and the gang.

If you are a Backstreet Boys fan like I presume the previous reviewer is, I'd suggest staying away from ANY decent music, this included.

Average customer rating: Al Downing At Last..... Excellent CD Very good compilation The Godather of Disco This will change your mind about remixes!

A Tom Moulton Mix Tom Moulton Manufacturer: Soul Jazz ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Disco | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Reggae | International | Styles | Music General | Reggae | Compilations | International | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | Funk | R&B | Styles | Music Dance & DJ | Imports | Stores | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music R&B | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Journey into Paradise: The Larry Levan Story Grand 12 Inches, Vol. 3 Grand 12 Inches, Vol. 2 Grand 12 Inches, Vol. 1 Soul Jazz Records Presents Nicky Siano's the Gallery ASIN: B000EHQ5NU Release Date: 2006-04-24

Tracks:

1. Keep on Truckin [A Tom Moulton Mix][#] - Eddie Kendricks
2. I'll Be Holding On [A Tom Moulton Mix][#] - Al Downing
3. Peace Pipe [A Tom Moulton Mix] - B.T. Express
4. Dreamworld [A Tom Moulton Mix] - Don Downing
5. Make Me Believe in You [A Tom Moulton Mix]
6. Needing You [A Tom Moulton Mix] - Clara Lewis
7. Free Man [A Tom Moulton Mix][#] - South Shore Commission
8. You've Got the Power [A Tom Moulton Mix]

Tracks:

1. More More More, Pt. 1 [A Tom Moulton Mix]
2. Feel the Need in Me [A Tom Moulton Mix] - The Detroit Emeralds
3. Moonboots [A Tom Moulton Mix] - Orlando Riva Sound
4. Love Is the Message [A Tom Moulton Mix]
5. Won't You Try [A Tom Moulton Mix]
6. Vie en Rose [A Tom Moulton Mix] - Grace Jones
7. Moonlight Loving (Menage a Trois) [A Tom Moulton Mix] - Isaac Hayes
8. Lip Service [A Tom Moulton Mix]

Album Description

Tom Moulton ''A Tom Moulton Mix'' is released today on Soul Jazz Records. This is the first album to bring together some of the classic and rare tracks that have been blessed with the phrase "A Tom Moulton Mix" on the record label. Tom Moulton is one of the most important people in the history of dance music. From inventing the first ever 12" single to remixer to the stars, the trademark "A Tom Moulton Mix" is a mark of quality given to only the finest records -From Grace Jones' seminal "La Vie En Rose" to the million-selling MFSB disco anthem "Love Is The Message", to over 4000 remixes in an incredible career that has now lasted over 30 years.

Album Details

Mix Including Original Tracks by Eddie Kendricks, Grace Jones, Isaac Hayes etc.

Customer Reviews:

Al Downing At Last............2007-05-01

This is the best I'll be holdin' on" by Al Downing yet :)

Now all I need to do is find some Dooley Silverspoon music anywhere!

Excellent CD.......2007-03-01

This is an excellent cd. The sound quality is amazing! All of the music has been digitally remastered. As any collector of disco 12" knows, finding the extended mixes originally sent to the discos is not easy, nor cheap! This collection brings together many of the outstanding remixes by Mr. Moulton. I would have liked a complete collection, but maybe they will realease more volumes. Andrea True Connection's "What's Your Name, What's Your Number" in its extended length would be heaven on earth!

Very good compilation.......2007-01-07

If you are a Disco collector and also like rare soul 12" disco music, I strongly recommend this product. I bought because of Al Downing "I'll be holding on". I had it already, but I would like an extended version. Unfortunately, it is like "Rock the boat" by Hues Corporation, no extented version. However, you will find increadible rare tracks in extended versions like, Keep on Truckin (11:14), You've got the power (7:44), Moonboots (9:31) e much more.

The Godather of Disco.......2006-04-28

If you happened to be a Disco Funk fiend during the 70's (like myself), just seeing the moniker "A Tom Moulton Mix" on a record label or LP cover would incite goose-bumps and trigger an uncontrollable urge to snatch up what ever record that the practically guaranteed stamp of quality appeared on.

To appreciate the level of involvement Tom Moulton has had with the over 4000 mixes he has executed, you must first understand that not all 'remixers' and 'remixes' are cut from the same cloth.

Over the last 30+ years since it was first employed as a marketing hook, the term 'remix' has changed meaning and context, no doubt through the creative contributions of at one time or another, A&R exec, label owner, producer, songwriter, remastering engineer, and remixer, Tom Moulton.

Most of what is currently considered a 'remix' is actually a 'reproduction' or 'additional production', (in most cases) stripping away almost all of the original elements of the song while adding one's own musical ideas to the mix (sometimes, actually for the better).

Mr. Moulton's legacy is unique in that a good number of his mixes were actually the first or only mixes released to the market (the first popular example being the huge '70s funk hit "Do It Anyway You Wanna" by soul combo People's Choice for Gamble & Huff's TSOP/ P.I.R. label).

This was not a remix done to accompany the original but THE mix that we all first heard when it was introduced to an extremely enthusiastic public during the summer of 1976.

Curiously, most did not know this was a remix since Moulton was never credited for the additional production that took it from being an almost forgettable album track and transforming it into what would become the biggest selling single for the label up to that date.

Most of Moulton's remixes, as proven with this collection, were comprised of just the original musical elements, tweeked with a louder EQ and extended in length to satiate a growing new market sparked by the Disco phenomenon and the club DJ's demand for more product, i.e. the 12" disco single. One could say without much argument that Moulton for the most part invented the disco single as well as the method of creating the content to fill those singles, i.e. the 'extended remix' or 'disco mix' which would fuel it's brief but globally influential commercial success.

In another example, one of the most famous and enduring remixes (MFSB's "Love Is The Message" included in this collection in it's finest re-mastering to date) Moulton was the first remixer to go in the studio to add additional music (most of which was recorded during the original sessions but never used in the final album mix), editing and extending the length of the song considerably, then, utilizing the same method for several other hit songs for the label coupiling them as a greatest hits package with a twist for the then already red hot Philadelphia International Records, created and helmed by R&B songwriting and production legends Gamble & Huff.

The results comprise what I believe is the first commercially released full length album containing remixes by a single producer, the must have "Philadelphia Classics" (ASIN: B000066C12) which ironically, Moulton was never prominently credited for. It's latest incarnation, recently remastered (to Moulton's distaste I might add) also includes the above mentioned "Do It Anyway You Wanna" remix.
At least he was finally credited for it.

Since Mr. Moulton was primarily a producer (see Grace Jones first 3 albums, People's Choice second and third LPs, First Choice, CJ & Co. and many others), his qualification as a 'remixer' was well earned.

Choosing favorites from this collection was a difficult task,
however for the sake of inspiring sales, undeniable highlights of "A Tom Moulton Mix" include the rolling funk of Eddie Kendrick's number one 70's classic "Keep On Trucking'" which has been fleshed out to over 11 minutes to reveal more of the brass and rhythmic interplay only hinted at in the original LP version, the latin schtick / romantic drama of Grace Jone's interpretation of the classic "La Vien Rose" (which Moulton also produced) and the ultimate Disco anthem and touchstone blueprint for what is now called 'house music', MFSB's essential classic "Love Is The Message" mentioned earlier here.

To coin a classic term, Mr. Moulton is a true 'record man' i.e. someone who seems to instinctively know that a song will or should be a hit because it's good, and not the reverse.

It's rare that someone who was critical to the commercial success of the Disco / Dance genre and as deserving of a showcase featuring their body of work (see Larry Levan's "West End Remixes" collection ASIN: B00005QFLA and "Salsoul Greatest Mixes Vol 2 ASIN: B0001ZW69M) gets the quality treatment that the reputable UK based Soul Jazz Records has bestowed upon this prolific producer.

I'm hoping this collection is just a first of a many volumed series that will be compiled by Mr. Moulton since arguably, there is more than enough material in his distinguished discography that could / should be reintroduced to a public with a growing thirst for quality dance music.

This will change your mind about remixes!.......2006-04-23

I am generally not a huge fan of remixes. Generally, I find that if it ain't broke, don't fix it! Songs like "Keep On Truckin'" and "More, More, More" are already musical *masterpieces*, so why tinker with them? Would someone walk up to the Mona Lisa and change the color of her hair? When most people think of remixes, they think of the typical lazy club mix, with a song being layered with a bunch of incongruous beats, lasting for 12 minutes, repeating the same thing over and over. But not Tom Moulton. His approach to mixing songs is to understand WHY the original song was worth mixing again, pick out the elements of the song that make them so beloved by people, and to manipulate the song so that it is both familiar, retaining its original charm, but different, and worth listening to closely. His approach is very respectful of the originals, and I am actually preferring some of his mixes over the originals, which is really saying quite a lot!

This CD is pretty expensive (for a CD), but if you know and like any of the original songs on this compilation, I am sure that you will adore this. And even if you are totally unfamiliar with the songs on this album, you will undoubtedly find some gems on here that will makes buying this album a gamble that will pay off in spades.

Average customer rating: Brings the good times back Good Stuff Chicago old school! Brilliantly mix set of classics Technically okay, with the Hurley touch, but....

The Tom Joyner Morning Show Old School Mix Various Artists Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Disco | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | Compilations | R&B | Styles | Music Soul | Compilations | R&B | Styles | Music General | Funk | R&B | Styles | Music Quiet Storm | R&B | Styles | Music Rhino Records | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Tom Joyner Presents: The Old School Mix Returns Old School Jams, Vol. 3 Old School Jams, Vol. 4 Old School, Vol. 5 Old School, Vol. 1 ASIN: B00000I722 Release Date: 1999-03-16

Tracks:

1. More Bounce To The Ounce, Part 1 - Zapp
2. Funky Sensation - Gwen McCrae
3. Cutie Pie - One Way
4. Dazz - Brick
5. Slide - Slave
6. The Groove Line - Heatwave
7. One Nation Under A Groove-Part 1 - Funkadelic
8. Got To Be Real - Cheryl Lynn
9. Le Freak - Chic
10. Best Of My Love - The Emotions
11. He's The Greatest Dancer - Sister Sledge
12. I'm Every Woman - Chaka Khan
13. Funkin' For Jamaica (N.Y.) - Tom Browne
14. Dance With Me - Peter Brown
15. Ring My Bell - Anita Ward
16. Disco Nights (Rock Freak) - GQ
17. Get Off - Foxy
18. Boogie Oogie Oogie - A Taste Of Honey

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With the "Jammin' Oldies" format spreading across America, not to mention the current proliferation of dance-floor-ready DJ discs, the time is right for superstar morning-radio jock Tom Joyner to weigh in. The music on Joyner's Old School Mix is actually cut up by veteran remixer Steve "Silk" Hurley, whose tempo shifts are occasionally sloppy, but who more often executes baaad segues such as the one from Slave's "Slide" into Heatwave's "Groove Line." Whether you're a fan of the no-rap approach or a hip-hop kid in need of deep-dish '70s and early-'80s stompers, this is a good party to crash. --Rickey Wright

Customer Reviews:

Brings the good times back .......2007-05-07

This is a must CD for anyone who was brought up in the 70's 80's or 90's It brings back so many memories from the good old days and has you dancing in your car, living room, anywhere you maybe listening. Musicians do not make music like this anymore they copy this type of music. Everyone should have this CD

Good Stuff.......2006-11-10

This CD is great! The songs all flow into each other to provide a smooth continuous dose of old school funk. It went over great at a party that I went to, and it plays just as well on that long drive to Vegas! I highly recommend this CD.

Chicago old school!.......2006-11-03

Old school Chicago style. My hometown! Used to listen to Tom joyner way back when. Good choice of tunes!

Brilliantly mix set of classics.......2004-03-08

I really can't agree with some of the other reviews of this album saying that certain tracks are tired, and sloppily-mixed. Sure, some of the tracks are classics that you will have heard before, but there are several leftfield choices and quite a few real gems. Steve 'Silk' Hurley's mix uses Protools' trickery, tuning and filters to make the transition between tracks either seamlessly or cleverly. Although he is better know for his house tracks/remixes, there's nothing sloppy about this CD at all. Despite the second volume still being my favourite, this first one remains a perfect party-starter, and I can't wait for the next volume to come out.

Technically okay, with the Hurley touch, but...........2000-06-13

....how many times can you get away with putting "More Bounce To the Ounce", "Dazz", "Slide" and "Funkin' For Jamaica" (which, like I said earlier, is ubiquitous) on ol' Skool mixes and expect to sound fresh? I am positively surprised that "Atomic Dog" and "Genius Of Love" is not on this, this being a bucket of cliches...find something new, we're wearing these jams out.

Average customer rating: On the one! With Tom Joyner Tom Joyner Old School Reviews As good as the first one! This one is even better than the first one! Back to "Skool"

Tom Joyner Presents: The Old School Mix Returns Various Artists Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Disco | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Jazz Fusion | Jazz | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | Funk | R&B | Styles | Music Quiet Storm | R&B | Styles | Music Soul | Compilations | R&B | Styles | Music Rhino Records | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Purists | Warner Brothers Records | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Tom Joyner Morning Show Old School Mix Old School Jams, Vol. 4 Old School Jams, Vol. 3 Old School, Vol. 5 Old School Jams, Vol. 5 ASIN: B000063109 Release Date: 2002-03-05

Tracks:

1. Holy Ghost - The Bar-Kays
2. I Like Girls - Fatback
3. Clouds - Chaka Khan
4. Always There - Side Effect
5. Let's Start The Dance - Hamilton Bohannon
6. Superfly - Curtis Mayfield
7. Must Be The Music - Secret Weapon
8. Car Wash - Rose Royce
9. Movin' - Brass Construction
10. I Hear Music In The Streets - Unlimited Touch
11. Rapper's Delight - Sugarhill Gang
12. Bodyheat (Part 1) - James Brown
13. Street Life - The Crusaders
14. Get Down Tonight - KC & The Sunshine Band
15. The Glow Of Love - Change
16. Bounce, Rock, Skate, Roll Pt. 1 - Vaughan Mason & Crew
17. Peanut Butter - Twennynine Featuring Lenny White
18. Fantastic Voyage - Lakeside
19. Good Times - Chic
20. Joy And Pain - Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly

Customer Reviews:

On the one! With Tom Joyner.......2007-01-11

As usual Tom Joyner has put out another great complication of hits to bring back the memories of yesteryear.
If you grew up during the 70's & 80's this is a trip down memory lane. For those of you who enjoy music the way it was meant to be created then this is for you. Your teenage children will love it as well.
Definitely a must have.

Tom Joyner Old School Reviews.......2007-01-09

If you grew up in the "80's" (as for myself I graduated high school in 1981)this CD is for you. It features all of the late 70's through 80's hits, mixed just as I remembered them from high school and college days.

As good as the first one!.......2002-05-23

Tom Joyner does it again with his old school mix. The hits get better as he pulls out some of the best songs ever heard from back in the day. Keep on putting out more hits for us to listen and dance to Mr. Joyner. Thank you again!

This one is even better than the first one!.......2002-05-15

Is this a must-have for true old-school funketeers? As "Melvin" would say, "Oh yesssss!" You will dance, you will sing, you will smile -- and the best part is, a portion of the proceeds go to the Tom Joyner Foundation. Anyone claiming to be a fan of old-school R&B will be totally rewarded with this CD's collection of hits.

From hard-to-find jams like "Must Be The Music" and "I Hear Music in the Streets" to funk-tastic standbys "Holy Ghost", "Fantastic Voyage" and "Good Times", there is no way anyone who grew up in the 70s and 80s will be disappointed. Steve "Silk" Hurley picked 20 great songs, and the mix is fluent and flawless. I hadn't heard Bohannon's "Let's Start the Dance" since I was in college in Atlanta (Clark College, now CAU).

Hey, Mr. Joyner, may I recommend including Brick's "We Don't Wanna Sit Down, We Wanna Get Down", Teena Marie's "Square Biz", and Imagination's "Just An Illusion" on the next CD? Bet. Keep 'em coming; I'll holla!

Brian

Back to "Skool".......2002-05-11

Sheer pleasure from start to finish.
Steve "Silk" Hurley outdoes himself with the mixing of some incredibly juicy old-skool classics on this disc. The mix of Chaka Khan's rockin' Clouds into Side Effect's "Always There" is worth the ticket for admission. When you hear the guitar riff from CLouds launching into the vocal intro of Always There, you can understand why Hurley is a Grammy Winner.
There are many other enjoyable nuggets on this disc, especially if you are a child of the best ever generation of soul music (1973-1979). Change's "The Glow Of Love" (with Luther Vandross on vocals) sounds sparkling, with a tremendous bass line brought front and center in this mix. "Street Life" sounds great, with emphasis added to the horns. And as always, Rapper's Delight, with its "Ho-tel, Mo-tel, Holiday Inn" chorus will have you singing just like Wonder Mike.
As with any mix disc, don't buy this looking for full original versions of these songs (some of which are exceedingly difficult to locate on CD). Most cuts eliminate final verses. But the mix itself is incredible, and you will have little reason to hit the skip button from start to finish.

Average customer rating: Don't Buy It! Horrible

Best of Tom Jones: 40 Classic Hits Tom Jones Manufacturer: Mastersong ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Britain | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Contemporary | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Classic | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Welsh Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Broadway & Vocalists | Imports | Stores | Music Dance & DJ | Imports | Stores | Music Pop | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Greatest Love Songs Tom Jones Sings Country 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Tom Jones Best of Tom Jones Gold ASIN: B000057GQ9 Release Date: 2005-02-28

Tracks:

1. Delilah
2. I Who Have Nothing
3. Daughter Of Darkness
4. Without Love I Have Nothing
5. Pretty Woman
6. Somehting Bout You Baby I Like
7. You Don't Have To Say You Love Me
8. Lady Madonna
9. Celebration
10. Spanish Harlem
11. Higher & Higher
12. Show Me
13. Hound Dog
14. In The Midnight Hour
15. Proud Mary
16. Don't Be Cruel
17. Baby Face
18. What's New Pussycat
19. Can't Buy Me Love
20. My Way
21. Green, Green Grass Of Home
22. Behind Closed Doors
23. He Stopped Loving Her Today
24. Say You'll Stay Until Tomorrow
25. Help Me Make It Through The Night
26. Georgia On My Mind
27. Please Release Me
28. I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
29. Funny How Time Slips Away
30. I Can See Clearly Now
31. If I Ruled The World
32. She Believes In Me
33. I Know I'll Never Love This Way Again
34. Take Me To The River
35. Most Beautiful Girl In The World
36. I Need Your Lovin'
37. You Are The Sunshine Of My Life
38. I Thank You
39. Save The Last Dance For Me
40. I Can't Stop Lovin' You

Customer Reviews:

Don't Buy It!.......2007-05-24

This 2 CD set has a second or third tier of live performances -- not one song that you would find familiar from listening to Tom Jones. It has TJ songs he performs live with sound so poor it sounds like someone snuck a pocket recorder into a show. Also other people's songs that he sings badly, often butchering the lyrics. I wish I had read the other very negative review before I bought.

Horrible.......2007-04-29

Worst sound quality I have ever heard. Sounds like it was recorded by Chimpanzees. As a long time and very satisfied Amazon customer I am astounded that Amazon would sell anything this bad. I'm equally astounded as a Tom Jones fan that his organization would market this junk under his name. Amazon should offer refunds to anyone who ordered this CD and take it off their market.

Average customer rating: Only place to get the original "Goodbye Horses" GOODBYE HORSES COMPARED A Different Kind of Review Hello, "Horses"

Married to the Mob Original Soundtrack Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music 1980s | By Decade | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music 1980-1989 | Decades | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Similar Items: Retro: Active, Vol. 2 ASIN: B000008I5S Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

1. Jump in the River - Sin O'Connor
2. Bizarre Love Triangle - New Order
3. Suspicion of Love - Chris Isaak
4. Liar, Liar - Debbie Harry
5. Time Bums - Ziggy Marley
6. Devil Does Your Dog Bite? - Tom Tom Club
7. Goodbye Horses - Q. Lazzarus
8. Queen of Voudou
9. Too Far Gone - The Feelies
10. You Don't Miss Your Water - Brian Eno

Customer Reviews:

Only place to get the original "Goodbye Horses".......2005-10-17

The weird song "Goodbye Horses" by the obscure Q. Lazzarus and The Feelies "Too Far Gone" are really the only reasons to own this odd collection of mismatched songs. Brian Eno's lazy cowboy influenced piece "You Don't Miss Your Water" is a novelty, for it is Eno's take on a song probably better sourced from "Riders in the Sky". New Orders "Bizarre Love Triangle" adds to the band's growing collection of residuals for this piece's widespread appearance. The Tom Tom Club serves up their worst song ever.

GOODBYE HORSES COMPARED.......2004-10-23

I RECENTLY WON AN AUCTION FOR THE MARRIED TO THE MOB CD WHICH I MAINLY WANTED FOR THE "GOODBYE HORSES" TRACK BY Q. LAZZARUS FROM THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS JAMES GUMB DANCE ROUTINE. I ALSO RECENTLY PURCHASED THE PSYCHE ALBUM "LEGACY" IN WHICH THE GROUP PSYCHE DID A REMAKE OF THE GOODBYE HORSES SONG. I HAVEN'T SEEN ANY REVIEWS WHICH COMPARED THE TWO GROUPS RENDITIONS OF THIS SONG. ALL I CAN SAY IS THAT THE ORIGINAL BY Q. LAZZARUS IS THE BEST, LIKE MOST ALL ORIGINALS. BUT I MUST SAY THAT THE PSYCHE VERSION IS EXCELLENT. THE SINGER'S VOICE IS VERY SIMILAR TO Q. LAZZARUS BUT PSYCHE'S VOCALS AREN'T AS PRONOUNCED IN VOLUME AND TEND TO BLEND IN MORE WITH THE SONG. PSYCHE TENDS TO MAKE USE OF SYNTHESIZERS MORE IN THE SONG. THE DRUMS ARE PRACTICALLY THE SAME RHYTHM AND BEAT IN BOTH VERSIONS.
MOSTLY, I'M WRITING THIS REVIEW FOR PEOPLE WHO CANNOT GET THEIR HANDS ON THE VERY RARE, HARD TO FIND MARRIED TO THE MOB CD BUT WOULD STILL LIKE TO HAVE A GOOD VERSION OF "GOODBYE HORSES" IN THEIR CD COLLECTION SINCE THE CURRENT ALBUM "LEGACY" BY THE GROUP PSYCHE IS READILY AVAILABLE. YOU CAN EVEN GET IT RIGHT HERE ON AMAZON. THE WHOLE ALBUM IS ACTUALLY VERY GOOD AND PRETTY COOL. DON'T BE AFRAID TO BUY IT. YOU WON'T BE DISSAPPOINTED.

A Different Kind of Review.......2003-04-23

This review is different in the respect that it addresses what is NOT on the Soundtrack.

Rent the movie again, and listen to the song playing when Michelle Pfeiffer's character, Angela first arrives in the city with her son. The song playing is WELCOME TO THE REAL WORLD, by Jane Child. The self-titled CD, Jane Child, was actually released a year after this movie was made.

Nonetheless, my point is that "Welcome to the Real World" should have made it onto the soundtrack. There, I've said it--- I feel better now.

Hello, "Horses".......2003-04-02

Music supervisors usually choose existing songs to be used in a movie, apart from the score created for the film. "Goodbye Horses" gained notoriety for its use in Jame Gumb's, um, -dancing- scene in "Silence of The Lambs". Jonathan Demme's music supervisors assembled a good set of tunes.

Most of the songs are straight out of MTV "120 Minutes" territory. Before alternative became an obsolete term, these were good examples. Sinead O'Connor's Jump in The River" and New Order's "Bizarre Love Triangle" will yank you right back into your senior year of high school (depending upon your age). "Devil Does Your Dog Bite?" is fun and goofy. The Feelies' "Too Far Gone" has a strong kinship to The B52's.

Brian Eno Closes the CD with a soothing, quasi-country lament ("You Don't Miss Your Water"), a reminder of how much variety he has brought to pop music as a musician and producer.

As for "Goodbye Horses," it sounds smaller and mellower when not played in Jame Gumb's torture chamber/basement. It's a good dance track with an easy beat. There's a slight mania surrounding this album, mainly because that song is so hard to find. Even if the "Horses" were absent, the soundtrack is a good cross-section of 80's new wave/dance pop.

Average customer rating: The best Tom Tom Club CD by far Why is this so unappreciated?!

Dark Sneak Love Action Tom Tom Club Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music New Wave | New Wave & Post-Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Good the Bad and the Funky Tom Tom Club Boom Boom Chi Boom Boom Live at the Clubhouse Talking Heads Brick ASIN: B000002LU4 Release Date: 1992-05-26

Tracks:

1. Love Wave
2. Sunshine and Ecstasy
3. You Sexy Thing
4. Who Wants An Ugly Girl?
5. Say I Am
6. Irresistible Party Dip
7. Dark Sneak Love Action
8. Innocent Sex Kiss
9. Dogs In The Trash
10. My Mama Told Me
11. As The Disco Ball Turns
12. Daddy Come Home

Customer Reviews:

The best Tom Tom Club CD by far.......2006-06-09

Tom Tom Club is a spin off from the Talking Heads, featuring Tina Weymouth and Chris Frantz. This is the group's fourth CD. It is 57 minutes long and the sound quality is very good. For some reason, the Tom Tom Club is relatively unknown and their CD's are hard to find.

This is a great album. It is along the lines of what the Talking Heads were doing during the time of Stop Making Sense, especially the songs that featured Weymouth.

This is a collection of great dancable songs. There isn't a bad track on it. And even at 57 minutes, it never gets slow or boring. They do a wonderful version of You Sexy Thing.

This is their best album. The earlier albums are OK. I don't like their last album, The Good, The Bad and The Funky.

Why is this so unappreciated?!.......2003-10-03

As a big fan of Talking Heads, David Byrne, and everything else I had heard related to TH, I saw a used copy of this on sale for pocket change, and thought I should definitely pick it up. On the first couple listens, I was a little unsure about it . . . Seemed sort of weirdly disco-ish in some ways. But the more I listened, the more it grew on me, and it's now definitely one of my favorite albums. "Who Wants an Ugly Girl?" has a really catchy reggae-ish beat, "Daddy Come Home" features some really cool and creative instrumentals (bagpipes, etc.), "You Sexy Thing" is a very hip cover, and every single other song on the CD is also wonderfully fun and catchy. It seems like it just doesn't get old. I also discovered this is the BEST music I've ever listened to while exercising...So upbeat and energetic.

Average customer rating: very disappointing

Magical World of Harry Potter Manufacturer: Music Club Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Soundtracks | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Harry Potter Collection Harry Potter & the Goblet of Fire Music from the Harry Potter Films Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets ASIN: B00063339Q Release Date: 2004-11-01

Tracks:

1. Prologue
2. HarryS Wonderous World
3. Arrival Of Baby Harry
4. Letters From Hogwarts
5. Platform 9 & 3/4
6. My Longbottom Flies
7. Hogwarts Forever
8. Quidditch Match
9. Invisibility Cloak & The Face Of Voldemort
10. Finale: HedwigS Theme
11. Prologue Book Ii/Escape From The Dursleys
12. Chamber Of Secrets
13. Gilderoy Lockhart
14. Knockturn Alley
15. Dobby The House Elf
16. Moaning Myrtle
17. Fawkes Is Reborn
18. Meeting Tom Riddle
19. Dueling The Basilisk
20. Renunion Of Friends
21. Finale: HarryS Wonderous World
22. Prologue: Lumos
23. Aunt MargeS Waltz
24. Knight Bus
25. Apparition On The Train
26. Buckbeats Flight
27. Window To The Past
28. Secrets Of The Castle
29. Petronus Light
30. Forward To Time Past
31. Dementors Converge
32. Finale: Mischief Managed

Album Description

Following the successful Themes from the Lord Of The Rings Trilogy, Music Club have commissioned recordings from the phenomenal series of Harry Potter movies. High in quality and impressively packaged this single CD features key music from three of the finest children's movies of all time, Harry Potter & The Philosopher's Stone, The Chamber Of Secrets & The Prisoner Of Azkaban. 2004.

Album Details

High in Quality and Impressively Packaged the Single CD features Key Music from Three of the Finest Children's Movies of Our Time.

Customer Reviews:

very disappointing.......2005-08-02

Promo says recorded by "Big Movie Orchestra" but it sounds more like a couple of synthesizers. The "strings" are OK but anything on brass or wind sounds AWFUL. Some tracks are not even on pitch. Seller would not refund, either - adding insult to injury! Now it's a handsome coaster for my desk!
:-)

Average customer rating: "The First" MISSGYDER TOTALLY MISGUIDED Great songs from not-so-great musicals Poor Production Ruins Good Product Unsung perhaps, but often wonderful

Unsung Musicals (Studio Cast) Manufacturer: Varese Sarabande ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Unsung Musicals II (Studio Cast) Lost in Boston: Songs You Never Heard From Lost in Boston, Vol. 4 Lost in Boston III Lost in Boston II Unsung Musicals ASIN: B0000014TY Release Date: 1994-02-15

Tracks:

1. Smile: Smile - Harry Groener
2. The Bone Room: Postcards - Crista Moore
3. The First: Will We Ever Know Each Other? - Loni Ackerman
4. The Vamp: Ragtime Romeo - Liz Larsen
5. La Strada: Starfish - Judy Kuhn
6. We Take The Town: Silverware - Lee Wilkof/Timothy Jerome
7. How Do You Do, I Love You: Her Laughter In My Life - Guy Haines
8. Welcome To The Club: In the Name Of Love - Sally Mayes
9. The First: There Are Days And There Are Days - Michelle Nicastro
10. Smile: In Our Hands - Lynnette Perry
11. Sherry!: Sherry! - Christine Baranski/Jonathan Freeman
12. Drat, The Cat!: She's Roses - Jason Graae
13. Welcome To The Club: At My Side - Sally Mayes/Michael Rupert
14. Smile: Disneyland - Jodi Benson
15. One, Two, Three, Four, Five: New Words - Liz Callaway

Customer Reviews:

"The First".......2007-04-15

Greetings,

I am one of the few who actually got to see "The First" -- a musical about Jackie Robinson.

I do not have this CD but wish it had the title song from "The First" ...don't think it exists anywhere. I actually still remember some dialogue/lyrics from it and would like to hear it/read the words again.
I also would like to know if any version or scenes from the play are available to do in a school. Anybody?
Have a nice day!

MISSGYDER TOTALLY MISGUIDED.......2004-07-21

This is not so much a review as a rebuttal; I was the orchestrator for this album, MISSGYDER's assertion of totally synthesized sound is totally incorrect: the charts were played by 4 reeds, 3 trumpets, 2 trombones, tuba, harp, percussion, drums, keyboards, and a string section. I sorry the sound didn't meet the approval of the reviewer labeled MISSGYDER, but I can testify to the reality of the orchestra, the players, and my scores which are at the Library of congress.

Great songs from not-so-great musicals.......2003-04-19

I was given this for my birthday, along with Unsung Sondheim, my favorite composer. I was excited, and a little bit skeptical because I've NEVER heard of these musicals. Once I started though, I was hooked. I want sheet music to so many, they're fun to sing along to, or just to listen to they great singer/actresses they got. My personal favorites are Smile, Sherry, Ragtime Romeo, and Silverware. I recommend this for all Broadway Babies and theatre buffs like me!

Poor Production Ruins Good Product.......2001-05-15

Unsung Musicals is a great idea, presenting songs from shows that didn't get their due on Broadway. However, the production of this CD is very poor, using poorly synthesized instruments and cheesy drum tracks. I could have recreated these sounds using a home software program, they're so bad! The songs themselves are good, but the album is so horrid in terms of listening value that you'd be embarrased to put this in your CD player. I recommend this CD only for students and professionals in the music theatre world as a way to learn songs you wouldn't normally hear, but other than that, I can't recommend it.

Unsung perhaps, but often wonderful.......2001-02-14

Just because a musical was not successful, that doesn't mean that there were no good songs in it (pardon the double negative). These selections may be songs that are not well known from shows in the same category, but some of these are real gems, sung by fine show singers. My favorites are "Smile" (from Smile), "Ragtime Romeo" (The Vamp), "Sherry!" (Sherry!), and "She's Roses" (Drat! The Cat!).

Rap Music:

1. Tonight and the Rest of My Life
2. Train
3. Trout Mask Replica
4. Veneer
5. War of the Worlds [Original recording remastered]
6. What If It All Means Something
7. Wind & Wuthering [Original recording remastered]
8. 311 [Explicit Lyrics]
9. A Certain Trigger [Limited Edition]
10. A New Day Yesterday Live

Rap Music

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