Good Charlotte

1. Little Things

2. Waldorfworldwide

3. Motivation Proclamation

4. East Coast Anthem

5. Festival Song

6. Complicated

7. Seasons

8. I Don't Wanna Stop

9. I Heard You

10. Click

11. Walk By

12. Let Me Go

13. Screamer

14. Change

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Good Charlotte

Average customer rating: Totally self-absorbed okay, but not great.... Could be better Ridiculous My favorite from these guys.

Good Morning Revival Good Charlotte Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Punk Revival | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Punk-Pop | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Minutes to Midnight Infinity on High The Best Damn Thing [CLEAN] It Won't Be Soon Before Long Dignity ASIN: B000LE0TGU Release Date: 2007-03-27

Tracks:

1. Good Morning Revival (Intro)
2. Misery
3. The River
4. Dance Floor Anthem
5. Keep Your Hands off my Girl
6. Victims of Love
7. Where Would We Be?
8. Break Her Heart
9. All Black
10. A Beautiful Place
11. Something Else
12. Broken Hearts Parade
13. March On

Amazon.com

Their multiple piercings, shaved heads, and abundant tattoos have them labeled a punk band, but on their fourth album, Good Charlotte--led by twin brothers Joel (lead vocals) and Benji (lead guitar) Madden--fall much more under the umbrella of 1970s arena rock and mainstream ballads. There is the occasional foray into the pop-punk mode of previous records, including the distorted-vocal rap "Keep Your Hands Off My Girl" and "Broken Hearts Parade," which sounds like Green Day with horns. It's easy to see the maturation in the Maddens' songwriting on such tracks as "The River," a surveillance of the inner workings of Los Angeles, the grass-is-greener pop song "Something Else," and "Where Would We Be," a break-up ballad about Joel Madden's split with pop princess Hilary Duff. With a piano lead and strident chorus, Madden admits, "Now I must confess that I'm a sinking ship/And I'm anchored by the weight of my heart." Browbeaten in theory, like sister songs "Misery," "Victim of Love," and "Break Her Heart," Good Morning Revival offers hints of optimism that grow with the record and reach the summit with the closing pop song, "March On." The harmonic chorus jubilantly declares, "Like soldiers we can make it through the night/We'll see the sun/March on." Whether punkers or mainstream rockers, it's apparent that Good Charlotte will continue the march. --Scott Holter

Customer Reviews:

Totally self-absorbed.......2007-07-18

I was never truly a big fan of Good Charlotte, I bought this CD for my girl (who is a big fan) and after hearing it a few times I needed to report to all. This CD is terrible, lyrically and musically it's flat, nonsensical and self-absorbed. Obviously this band has become self-aware of their celebrity and is now singing about Louis Vuitton and clubs???? lame... just not on target with what they originally preached... Some might say this is growth, i call it lazy and irrelevant. I wouldn't even call it a sell-out, i'd call it a great way to do product placement thru music. Sad

okay, but not great...........2007-06-23

i've been a fan of good charlotte since early 2002 and i loved the young and the hopeless as well as their self titled record and the chronicles of life and death. while some may consider many of the songs on those albums corny, some actually had meaning, and were incredibly catchy. they were a typical three chord pop punk band. however, with this album the band offers nothing that was mentioned above. while this record is good to blast a few songs or play the whole record through once in a great while, most of the songs fall flat. "all black" is up there with "riot girl" as being two of good charlotte's worst songs. "dance floor anthem" is boring and flat, and i couldn't even make it through the entire song without skipping. the stand out tracks on this album are: misery, the river, break apart her heart, beautiful place, march on, and broken heart parade. the rest are either horrible or aren't catchy or meaningful enough to make any listener actully care. for a band that has been making music together for over a decade, you would think that they would take a little bit more pride in the kind of music that they create. for the most part, i don't think we will ever hear a decent good charlotte record again, if they make it that far.

Could be better.......2007-06-16

I should have just bought the songs i wanted. Most of the songs aren't that great. I know this buy was a waste. I suggest you just buy the songs your interested in.

Ridiculous .......2007-06-02

If I could give this no stars, I would. I loved the first album, I saw the video for Little Things on mtv2 and went out the next day and bought the CD. They had emotional lyrics and it was real. Second album was fun, slightly less personal. I loved Chronicles, I have both- the Life and Death versions. Chronicles had the best lyrics of all, I loved every track. So,I bought GMR the day it came out and it's the worst album I own. It ruined listening to the other albums for me. Joel doesn't even really sing - he sounds like he's trying to sing but it comes out like he's talking and has a cold. The lyrics are are awful, no emotion or personal feelings. They are all about the same things.
If you still feel like you want to buy this album, you should read the lyrics for all the songs and see for yourself.
But my advice - check out other bands who actually care about their fans.
I will never buy another GC album and I threw away my old ones.

My favorite from these guys........2007-05-20

This is my favorite from Good Charlotte.I wasn't a real big fan of their first two albums cause they sounded like any other pop-punk band.But I was hooked after I heard Chronicles.(If you want to know I bought the death version cause I liked it's bonus song way better than lifes.)Also on that note I like to say who gives a [...] if they made a song about how rich they were.I mean why did you buy it if you didn't like it.My favorite tracks areThe River,Misery,Something Else,and All black.

Average customer rating: the best Pretty Good Talent to Burn Good Charlotte...more like Best Charlotte Teens like this music

The Young and Hopeless Good Charlotte Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Punk Revival | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Chronicles of Life & Death (Life Art Version) Good Charlotte No Pads, No Helmets...Just Balls Ocean Avenue Good Morning Revival ASIN: B00006J6VG Release Date: 2002-10-01

Tracks:

1. A New Beginning
2. The Anthem
3. Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous
4. Wondering
5. The Story of My Old Man
6. Girls & Boys
7. My Bloody Valentine
8. Hold On
9. Riot Girl
10. Say Anything
11. The Day that I Die
12. The Young and Hopeless
13. Emotionless
14. Movin On

Amazon.com

Despite the piercings and spiky hairdos of Good Charlotte frontmen Joel and Benji Madden, the filth and the fury of punk are not in evidence on The Young and the Hopeless. Rather, Good Charlotte lean toward the sunny power pop favored by the lighter Huntingdon Beach, California, outfits. Nevertheless, with the title track and "The Anthem" ("I'm just a minor threat"), the band appeals directly to high-school outsiders. Relationship problems are delved into in "Wondering" and "Say Anything," and they even find space to explore comic horror with "My Bloody Valentine." So they're not as intense or enraged as the hardcore likes of Black Flag or even Linkin Park. But the undeniably strong melodies this bunch comes up with have plenty of appeal on their own terms. --Dominic Wills

Customer Reviews:

the best.......2007-05-17

i have all their albums and this one is the best. if you like straight rock this is for you

Pretty Good.......2007-04-04

The only reason I did I a kids review is because I don't have an account on here. However, I do like the CD. I wouldn't call it punk, it resembles Simple Plan, but only more "Rocky".

Talent to Burn.......2007-03-18

Unlike their sister band A Simple Plan who have built their foundation on being hard working, honest and professional Good Charlotte sound like the type of band who really have it all. Why then does this album add up to such an unsatisfying listen?. Well Jim it all comes down to the old chesnut of song stucture. Formulaic would be positive praise for this album, you will yearn for the journey but Good Charlotte won't even let you outside. Why then is it so hard to give up on these guys?. Chemistry, plain and simple. These guys were born to play together much like Tool and The Sisters of Mercy in different genres. Be warned though sheer talent will not keep this skeptic around forever and future releases have failed to address this problem. Insert sigh.

Good Charlotte...more like Best Charlotte.......2007-02-12

Good Charlotte is the best band since Cryptopsy. If you like Good Charlotte and have never heard of Cryptopsy, I highly recommend you buy at least one of their CDs. You are guaranteed to love it.

Teens like this music.......2007-01-05

My teen daughters like this group. Too weird for me though.

Average customer rating: Not The Best - Not The Worst Teens like this music A Decent First Album... Loonies... Niiiiice

Good Charlotte Good Charlotte Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Punk Revival | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Ska Punk | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Punk-Pop | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Young and Hopeless The Chronicles of Life & Death (Life Art Version) The Chronicles of Life & Death (Death Art Version) Good Morning Revival Good Charlotte - The Video Collection ASIN: B00005MK1O Release Date: 2000-09-26

Tracks:

1. Little Things
2. Waldorfworldwide
3. Motivation Proclamation
4. East Coast Anthem
5. Festival Song
6. Complicated
7. Seasons
8. I Don't Wanna Stop
9. I Heard You
10. Click
11. Walk By
12. Let Me Go
13. Screamer
14. Change

Customer Reviews:

Not The Best - Not The Worst.......2007-05-09

I love GC, but this album didn't satisfy me. The meaning and content of the songs was immature and the actual music was just too simple (I am a musician, so I can tell by listening to it). Now, I have to say that I didn't hate the album, but they can do better and HAVE done better.

Teens like this music.......2007-01-05

My teen daughters like this group. Too weird for me though.

A Decent First Album..........2006-02-16

I'd like to drop this album somewhere inbetween the "this sucks so bad" and "i love GC!11" category. 3 stars seems quite appropriate.

This is Good Charlotte's first album. They are not nearly as refined here as they are on, "The Young and the Hopeless" but at the same time that adds a certain quality to it. While their latest album, "The Chronicles of Life and Death" seems to have suffered OVER-production, this album has been UNDER-produced. I would recommend, if you're new to Good Charlotte, picking up, "The Young and the Hopeless" to hear these guys at their best and then back-tracking to this album.

Still, if you insist on starting with this album it isn't going to kill you. The vocals are straight and clean for the most part. The harmony isn't bad at all and these songs are fun to sing along with. On the down side they do get whiney once or twice, so if you can't stand Avril Lavigne or New Found Glory, you may be turned off by some of the vocals. Overall, I'd give the vocals 4 stars.

The guitar isn't mixed very well in my opinion. It seems kind of, "in the background" not what I want from a rock group. Solos are lacking but the riffs are catchy. Guitar gets 3 stars.

Bass is fantastic, mixed quite well for a rock band. They have a few songs with nice outstanding bass but for the most part the bass sits where it should, holding the song up silently unless one listens for it. Excellent but nothing to talk about. 4 stars.

Drums are also "in the background" at times. And you won't find many beats you'll want to learn to play yourself or get stuck in your head. Overall, it could be better... 2 stars.

Finally, lyrics. Love 'em or hate 'em. That's what I say. I know I enjoy the simplicity found here while others can't stand it. If you want creative lyrics, go buy Death Cab for Cutie's album, "Transatlanticism". If you want some fun rock riffs and hooks, pick up GCs first album, "Good Charlotte."

I hope this has been a fairly unbiased review and I hope it helps you out!

Thanks!

Loonies..........2006-01-08

Alright. Good Charlotte.

A band that's been through a few things here and there; a band trying their best.

I'm sorry, but.. What exactly inspires these people to make music like this? The fans?

The only reason for caring about these fans is money. It's all money, and that is one of the reasons that this band has had even the slightest hint of success. There is no originality in this music. There is no quality. There is no talent.

The guitar playing isn't very amusing, the singing flat-out SUCKS, the drumming sounds like an eight-year-old playing with drumsticks, and as for the lyrics: they're tacky, they're annoying, and they are very childish.

The fans of this terrible music are either:

A) Young children that discovered this band either from sibilings, listening to Radio Disney, watching MTV, or merely getting the damned album.

B) Poseurs.

C) People that like all music out there, or

D) People with a degree of mental retardation.

Please don't think I do not know what I'm talking about. I know too many people that listen to Good Charlotte, and basically all of them fall under those categories. I've listening to Good Charlotte myself.

And PLEASE, for the sake of everything GOOD in this world, do NOT think or reply to this with a 'well I bet the preppy stuff YOU like SUCKS!'

This all sounds sloppy and terrible, but I have to say what I mean and mean what I say, now don't I? And I'm not telling anyone what to listen to, but I'd suggest to show some self-decency by getting into My Chemical Romance, Fall Out Boy, and/or Hawthorne Heights. (Not that I like those bands... They're just slightly better replacements for this garbage.)

Good day to non-fans..

Niiiiice.......2006-01-06

I LOVE bands like gc and i LOVE this CD u should buy it if you dont already own it! Its not nearly as deep as their others but its FUN!! and jst really enjoying to listen to! So if u've never heard it, do me a favor and go and listen to it!

Average customer rating: Excellence! "his domain of film scoring is legendary ~ Ennio Morricone"

Once Upon a Time: The Essential Ennio Morricone Manufacturer: Silva America ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Italy | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Untouchables (1987 Film) Film Music, Vol. 2 Very Best of Ennio Morricone Ennio Morricone - Film Music, Vol.1 We All Love Ennio Morricone ASIN: B0002V4YTU Release Date: 2004-10-05

Tracks:

1. Once Upon A Time In The West: Man With The Harmonica
2. A Fistful Of Dollars
3. For A Few Dollars More
4. Days Of Heaven: The Harvest
5. The Five Man Army
6. Once Upon A Time In The West: Jill's Theme
7. The Men From Shiloh
8. Guns For San Sebastian: Overture
9. Two Mules For Sister Sara
10. A Fistful Of Dynamite: Duck, You Sucker
11. My Name Is Nobody
12. The Good, The Bad And The Ugly: Main Theme
13. The Good, The Bad And The Ugly: The Ecstasy Of Gold
14. Cinema Paradiso
15. Once Upon A Time In America: Deborah's Theme

Tracks:

1. The Untouchables: Main Theme
2. The Red Tent
3. The Sicilian Clan
4. Exorcist & The Heretic: Regan's Theme
5. Moses The Lawgiver
6. In The Line Of Fire
7. The Thing
8. Le Professionnel: Chi Mai
9. Hamlet
10. 1900: Romanza
11. Casualties Of War: Elegy For Brown
12. Marco Polo
13. The Mission
14. Gabriel's Oboe
15. Ave Maria (Guarini)
16. On Earth As It Is In Heaven
17. Epilogue: The Falls

Customer Reviews:

Excellence!.......2007-04-22

These recordings range back to 1994, with a number of tracks being from Silva Screen's "Music from the Films of Clint Eatwood" compilation, with Derek Wadsworth conducting the City of Prague Philharmonic.

Those tracks are: "The Good, The Bad and The Ugly", "A Fistful of DOllars", "For a Few Dollars More", and "Two Mules for Sister Sara". "In The Line Of Fire' also appeared on that CD, performed electronically by Mark Ayres.


The next bunch of tracks is from Silva Screen's 1996 compilation, "Cinema Paradise: The Classic Film Music of Ennio Morricone", which included the majority of tracks here such as the extensive The Mission Suite, The Untouchables, Casulaties of War, Once Upon a Time In America, 1900, Chi Mai, Marco Polo, Once Upon a Time In The West (two tracks), Cinema Paradise, and The Good the Bad and the Ugly - Ecstacy of Gold, mostly being conducted by Paul Bateman, with Nic Raine doing some of the conducting duties as well.

Hamlet is from Silva's 1997 "Cinema's Classic Romances" compilation, while "The Thing" is from Silva's 2001 "Essential John Carpenter".

A Fistful of Dynamite - Duck You Sucker is from 2002's Way Out West: Essential Western Film Music Collection Volume Two.

The remaing tracks were newly recorded in 2004 for this release:
Days of Heaven, Exorcist II, Guns for San Sebastian, Moses the Lawgiver, My Name is Nobody, The Five Man Army, The Red Tent, The Men From Shiloh and The Sicilian Clan.

Highly recommended.

"his domain of film scoring is legendary ~ Ennio Morricone".......2004-10-07

Silva America once again has outdone themselves with "Once Upon A Time:The Essential Ennio Morricone Film Music Collection", a double disc collection worth their weight in GOLD! ~ Morricone creates visual moods for each film he scores...action, adventure, mystery, romance, sentimental and suspense...the list could go on.

Ennio Morricone was born in Rome on October 11, 1928...attended the Santa Cecilia Conservatory...worked in various jazz bands, later a staff arranger and composer...an orchestrator in the '50s...scored films in the early '60s, then the WESTERNS and his name became a household word in the film industry ~ a new kind of western was on the horizon and Morricone was commissioned to score "A FISTFUL OF DOLLARS" [1964] for Sergio Leone featuring Clint Eastwood, spaghetti westerns were born ~ next "FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE" [1965] ~ and a bigger budget film "THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY" [1966], again featuring Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef and a third Eli Wallach whose performance was magical to watch on the big screen ~ violence and revenge gives Morricone an opportunity to feature electric guitars, flutes and jew's harp blending with a non lyrical chorus mixed with brass, strings, percussion with full orchestration that simply took your breath away...example is "ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST" [1968], featuring Henry Fonda, Claudia Cardinale, Jason Robards and our hero Charles Bronson the mysterious harmonica player, director Sergio Leone's tribute to the American Western, pulled out all the stops ~ the Western was just a small part of Maestro Morricone's career, in the next paragraph take a gander of just what our icon of film music accomplished.

Our composer didn't stop there as "ONCE UPON A TIME IN AMERICA" [1984], featuring Robert De Niro, James Woods and Elizabeth McGovern, another Sergio Leone film..."THE MISSION" [1986], featuring Robert De Niro, Jeremy Irons and Aldan Quinn, is probably one of Morricone's crowning scores receiving an Academy Award nomination, very haunting and classical genre in substance..."THE UNTOUCHABLES" [1987], featuring Kevin Costner, Sean Connery and Robert De Niro during the Al Capone '30s crime organization, Morricone conjures a powerful and dynamic arrangement of his unmistakable theme..."CINEMA PARADISO" [1988], featuring Phillippe Noiret, Antonella Attili and Pupella Maggio from director Giuseppe Tomatore as he recalls his early childhood, the score immediately captures your heart, so tender and compelling as Morricone can only deliver.

City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra featuring conductors Kenneth Alwyn, Paul Bateman, James Fitzpatrick, Nic Raine, Derek Wadsworth ~ Crouch End Festival Chorus featuring Choir Master David Temple ~ vocals performed by Charlotte Kinder, Marie Kopecka and Jill Washington ~ guitar, percussion and keyboards performed by Gareth Williams ~ all in all did a magnicent job in bringing the music of a composer who wrote for over 250 films, receiving recognition from the industry and fans which was long over-due ~ his work is in constant demand, scoring as many as over a half dozen films as year.

This collection contains an overlay of each cue in Morricone's distinctive style of legendary scoring ~ the man who made this possible, a tremendous asset to every project he undertakes is James Fitzpatrick [producer of the album] ~ symphonic suites with full orchestra fullfilling the "film-score-buffs" cravings for more of the same, just the way we like 'em!

Total Time: 2-CD-Set ~ Silva America 1165 ~ (10/05/2004)

Average customer rating: so good Bad Charlotte! Absolutely horrible Charlotte! GC SUCKS! Teens like this music An Angsty Saga

The Chronicles of Life & Death (Life Art Version) Good Charlotte Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Punk Revival | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Punk-Pop | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Young and Hopeless Good Charlotte No Pads, No Helmets...Just Balls Still Not Getting Any... Good Morning Revival ASIN: B0002X590Q Release Date: 2004-10-05

Tracks:

1. Once Upon A Time: The Battle Of Life And Death
2. The Chronicles Of Life And Death
3. Walk Away (Maybe)
4. S.O.S.
5. I Just Wanna Live
6. Ghost Of You
7. Predictable
8. Secrets
9. The Truth
10. The World Is Black
11. Mountain
12. We Believe
13. It Wasn't Enough
14. In This World (Murder)
15. Falling Away (Bonus Track)

Album Description

DESCRIPTION:Chronicles of Life and Death is the follow-up to Good Charlotte's breakthrough, The Young and the Hopeless. Packed with catchy punk-pop, the album is available in two versions, Life and Death which include the bonus songs "Falling Away" and "Meet My Maker", respectively.

Customer Reviews:

so good.......2007-06-28

i just love this album.it makes me laugh and think hard sometimes too.good charlotte just keeps getting better.

Bad Charlotte! Absolutely horrible Charlotte!.......2007-01-10

Cool! More emo for the hit stations to pump into the ears of mindless musicoids who obey whatsoever the airwaves tell them! Actually, that was a bit harsh on this band's fans. But anyway, this is an absolutely atrocious release with the exception of "I Wanna Live" or whatever it's called. I heard this album about two years ago and that's the only song that stood out to me. Don't buy this! It's pop trash and there are much more sophisticated bands you could look for. (I.E. Lostprophets, still slightly emo but much better lyrically and instrumentally)

GC SUCKS!.......2007-01-08

Hahahahaha. This band sucks, period. Honestly, I have never heard such horrible displays of music. Wait I have, that was Paris Hilton, K-fed, and Simple Plan. Wow. Hard to believe that the music scene has become this awful. I wonder what kind of idiots run the music industry these days. Whatever happened to the good ole days of BLack Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, Jimi Hindricks, Metallica, Pantera, Alice in Chains, etc. All of these good bands/artists have basically been replaced with whiny, wimpy, bubble-gum pop/rock bands/artists like GC, Simple Plan, Jessy McCartney, Paris Hilton, etc. I can't understand why wimps with no talent whatsoever are given recording contracts.

Anyways, back to this piece of crap band. This album just flat-out sucks. All the tracks are terrible. The lead singer sounds sexually frustrated which is absolutely annoying to hear. The guitar playing is a joke. These guitarists clearly don't know how to create a good riff. All they use is power chords and distortion. The production is terrible too. Btw, if you wanna know how whiny the lead singer can get, just listen to the first single off the album. It has him doing a spoken part which sounds more like a crying four-year-old than anything. It is ridiculous but not surprising when I hear most high school students saying how good this band is or that they rock hard. People, you don't know anything about what good music is or what rocks hard. For something that rocks hard, try Pantera, Metallica, Killswitch Engage for that.

I will be training to become an SBI agent in two years and know that I will have to deal with many juveniles in my line of work which makes me hate this band even more b/c that's what most of them listen too and rap(don't get me started on how much I despise this). I don't have a lot of respect for adolescents these days come to think of it. The fact that many of them are such spoiled brats and complain that their lives are horrible b/c their parents are too strict really pisses me off. In essence that's what this band talks about in their lyrics, especially on this album. I have had all I can take of bands like this and their fans who are ungreatful to be alive. This album deserves 0 stars, btw.

P.S. Also, if I have offended anyone by this posting, deal with it!

Teens like this music.......2007-01-05

My teen daughters like this group. Too weird for me though.

An Angsty Saga.......2006-09-29

I've given up my Good Charlotte fan status and tried to chuck my "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous" CD ages ago. It's kind of personal, but I just kind of outgrew them.
Anyways, on this CD, I think the only song I like is "Predictable." I was resistant to it, but it wore me down. The speech-rant part in the middle cracks me up every time. Sorry, Benji and Joel. I know you showed vulnerability, but that whole "You're never coming back!" stuff makes me laugh.
It's not really good, and not my favorite thing ever, but it's fun to sing along like angst-filled pseudo-punks (with the windows firmly closed, to keep our cred intact, of course).

Average customer rating: Kurt Weill: Re-discovery... Incredible Live Album

Kurt Weill: The Centennial Kurt Weill , Brock Peters , Carole Cook , Charlotte Rae , Nancy Dussault , Norm Lewis , Peter Becker , Rod McKuen , Shirley Jones , Tim Curry , and Steve Orich Manufacturer: Lml Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Weill | Weill, Kurt | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Avant Garde & Free Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music English | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Cabaret | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Broadway & Vocalists | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Soundtracks | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Life Upon the Wicked Stage Tap Your Troubles Away - The Words and Music of Jerry Herman (Historic All-Star Tribute) ABC (Adler, Bock, Coleman) Over The Rainbow: The Music Of Harold Arlen (1995 Benefit Concert Cast) Dream: The Lyrics and Music of Johnny Mercer ASIN: B00005U8HM Release Date: 2002-01-08

Tracks:

1. Act 1: Pirate Jenny - Charlotte Rae
2. Act 1: I'm A Stranger Here Myself - Jodi Stevens
3. Act 1: Economics - Jane A. Johnston
4. Act 1: Is It Him Or Is It Me? - Pam Dawber
5. Act 1: Barbara Song - Linda Purl
6. Act 1: Lullaby - Kathryn Skatula
7. Act 1: That's Him - Nancy Dussault
8. Act 1: Don't Look Now - Sharon Lawrence
9. Act 1: Apple Jack - Norm Lewis
10. Act 1: Speak Low - Sally Kellerman
11. Act 1: September Song - Rod McKuen
12. Act 1: Ice Cream Sextet - David Holladay

Tracks:

1. Act 2: Wouldn't You Like To Be On Broadway? - David Holladay
2. Act 2: What Good Would The Moon Be - Melissa Dye
3. Act 2: It Never Was You - Hugh Panaro
4. Act 2: We'll Go Away Together - Hugh Panaro
5. Act 2: Tschaikowsky - Jack Noseworthy
6. Act 2: The Saga Of Jenny - Carole Cook
7. Act 2: Surabaya Johnny - Tim Curry
8. Act 2: My Ship - Shirley Jones
9. Act 2: Mack The Knife - Loretta Devine
10. Act 2: Lost In The Stars - Brock Peters

Customer Reviews:

Kurt Weill: Re-discovery..........2006-11-10

I am so impressed and pleased to have found this recording on Amazon.com. I am always amazed when I find these seemingly obscure recordings, and thrilled to know they exist. What a wonderful history of our musical world---and what a chance to hear interesting, challenging, and unusual performances from so many well-known people. The songs live on--the composer is 'new' again, and this recording becomes part of history re-discovered. Thank you Amazon.com for your continued professionalism and for having these recordings available.

Incredible Live Album.......2002-02-10

This incredible concert (which i attended) benefitting The Actors' Fund of America, contains some absolute MUST performances for any Broadway collector.

For me, the highlights are HUGH PANARO ("It Never Was You"), NANCY DUSSAULT ("It's Him") and TIM CURRY singing "Surabaya Johnny" in German!

Loretta Divine, Brock Peters, they're all great!

Average customer rating: surprisingly good - 5 artists suck, 9 are GREAT! GOOD CD!! 5 stars for kids Don't buy this CD The best compilation ever!

Nickelodeon Kids Choice Various Artists Manufacturer: Nick Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Teen Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Children's Music | Styles | Music Compilations | Children's Music | Styles | Music Similar Items: Drake & Josh: Songs from and Inspired by Hit TV Show Radio Disney Jams, Vol. 7 Nickelodeon Kids Choice, Vol. 2 The Naked Brothers Band - The Movie (DVD Only) Telegraph ASIN: B0007R8FBC Release Date: 2005-03-22

Tracks:

1. Leave (Get Out)
2. On The Way Down
3. Miss Independent
4. My Happy Ending
5. Welcome To My Life
6. Take My Breath Away
7. Invisible
8. Everytime
9. Dare You To Move
10. Predictable
11. I Found A Way
12. Tangled Up In Me
13. Diary
14. I Believe
15. My Cinderella
16. She Said
17. Can't Explain

Customer Reviews:

surprisingly good - 5 artists suck, 9 are GREAT!.......2005-06-26

Avril Lavigne "My Happy Ending" -5 stars
Kelly Clarkson "Miss Independent" -love kelly, but should have used "since u been gone"
Switchfoot "Dare You To Move" -5 stars
Skye Sweetnam "Tangled Up In Me" -LOVE skye! 5 stars!
Simple Plan "Welcome To My Life" -5 stars, great lyrics
Ryan Cabrera "On The Way Down" -4 stars, he's hot
Jessica Simpson "Take My Breath Away" -5 stars, love Jess
Jo Jo "Leave (Get Out)" -5 stars, who doesn't love Jojo?
Drake Bell "Found A Way" -neutral
Brie Larson "She Said" -5 stars, get Brie's new DVD!

If I didn't list it, it means it annoyed me(valli girls,cherry, and well i just never liked alicia keys) or, the artist sucked. 5 of them. Suggest a replacement? Jesse Mccartney, Lalaine, Lindsay Lohan, Michelle Branch, Diana Degarmo...

GOOD CD!!.......2005-05-02

I hate when people say that new music is "Bad Music", I lose respect for those types of comments and those types of people. Those artist work just as hard as Led Zepplin or The Rolling Stones,who are played out. This CD is great, I'm 16 & I listen to Britney, Fantasia, & Mariah Carey (Who are all my favorite artist). I think every kid should have this in their collection, I bought it for my little cousin, and even I listen to it!!!

5 stars for kids.......2005-04-15

Kids who watch Nickelodeon like music geared to them. They are not looking for special meaning,great guitar riffs,or good drummers. They like what sounds good to them and this is it.
FOR KIDS

Don't buy this CD.......2005-04-15

This CD is filled with the pop hits of 2003 and 2004. Almost all of them are not worth hearing more than once. The only reason you should ever buy this cd is because of Switchfoot's "dare you to move". So, instead of buying this cd, just buy "the beautiful letdown" by Switchfoot.

The best compilation ever!.......2005-04-15

I love this CD! It has the best most talented bands and singers ever! Not only are the good bands only on MTV, but also Nick and every other kid network. I especially love the Clay aiken song; he's soooooooooooooo emtional and talented poseur bands like Fear Factory wish they were this good!!! It also has the bestest band of all times: Good Charlotte! Fo not buy any underground garbage, support the mainstream!








If you took ANY of that seriously, this CD is for you.

Average customer rating: Astonishing! As Good As It Gets Great Wagner Performances at an Unbeatable Price for the serious Wagner enthusiast, it's indispensable

Wagner: The Complete Karl Muck Parsifal Recordings, Orchestral Suite, etc / Muck Karl Muck , Alfred Hertz , Gotthelf Pistor , Cornelius Bronsgeest , Ludwig Hofmann , Ingeborg Holmgren , Anny Helm , Minnie Ruske-Leopold , Hilde Sinnek , Charlotte Moller , Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra , and Bayreuth Festival Chorus and Orchestra Manufacturer: Naxos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Wagner | Wagner, Richard | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra | ( B ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Furtwängler at Covent Garden: 1937 "Ring" Excerpts Wagner: The Ring Massenet: Werther Wagner: Parsifal Wagner: Die Walküre ASIN: B000026C8I Release Date: 1999-10-26

Tracks:

1. Parsifal: Orchestral Suite: Prelude To Act 1
2. Parsifal: Act I Transformation Music
3. Parsifal: Act III Transformation Music
4. Parsifal: Good Friday Spell
5. Parsifal: Act I: Prelude To Act I
6. Parsifal: Transformation Music
7. Parsifal: Grail Scene: 'Zum letzten Liebesmahle'
8. Parsifal: 'Durch Mitleid wissend, der reine Tor'
9. Parsifal: 'Wein und Brot des letzten Mahles'

Tracks:

1. Parsifal: Act II: Flower Maidens Scene
2. Parsifal: Act III: Prelude
3. Parsifal: 'Heil mir, dass ich dich wieder finde!'
4. Parsifal: 'O Gnade! Hochstes Heil!'
5. Parsifal: 'So ward es uns verhiessen' - Good Friday Spell
6. Parsifal: 'Mittag: die Stund' ist da' - Transformation Music
7. Parsifal: 'Geleiten wir im bergenden Schrein'
8. Parsifal: 'Ja, Wehe! Wehe!'
9. Parsifal: 'Nur eine Waffe taugt'
10. Parsifal: 'So ward es uns verhiessen' - Good Friday Spell

Amazon.com

Karl Muck (1859-1940), one of the greatest Wagnerian conductors of the generation immediately following those who knew and worked directly with the master, was responsible for leading the performances of Parsifal at Bayreuth from 1901 until 1930. Wagner's last opera was, in a word, Muck's property, and this magnificent two-CD set documents his unique and intense relationship with that work in exemplary fashion. It contains Muck's accounts of the Prelude to Act I and a sizable amount of Act III, recorded with the chorus and orchestra of the Berlin State Opera, and of excerpts from Acts I and II, recorded with the chorus and orchestra of the Bayreuth Festival. The recordings, made in 1927 and 1928, reflect the glow of a golden age in Wagner interpretation, and thanks to Naxos's extraordinary job of remastering, that reflection is no longer a dim one.

The great Wagnerian soprano Frida Leider, whose voice is not heard on these recordings, encountered Muck in his later years at Bayreuth and was struck by the slowness of his tempos in Parsifal. Indeed, they are slow: the Act I prelude takes 15:55 by the clock and seems even longer, yet the effect is sublime. Muck sustains the prelude as if on a single breath, just at the point where the pulse almost disappears; the music seems to arise out of silence and darkness to become light and spirit. This is just what Wagner intended. The Act III excerpts, which feature tenor Gotthelf Pistor as Parsifal and bass Ludwig Hofmann as Gurnemanz, are also superb. Pistor's is quite a fine voice--he was a real heldentenor--and the drama is palpable. But the greatest treasure here is the playing of the State Opera orchestra. Muck had been its chief conductor for 20 years, from 1892, and the chemistry between him and his erstwhile colleagues is particularly remarkable. They are majestic in the "Good Friday Spell," and they bring enormous grandeur and radiance to the closing pages of the opera. What a superb band this was!

The segments recorded in Bayreuth are only a little less enchanting, largely because the chorus preparation leaves a lot to be desired (the chromaticism in Wagner's writing was difficult then, and still is). But we hear the original Bayreuth bells in the Act I transformation music (they were carried up to Berlin for the Act III processional music as well); cast to Wagner's own specifications, and melted down for the German war effort in 1940, they are truly a "voice" from the past.

The two discs are superbly laid out, and include, in addition to the Muck material, a four-part orchestral suite from Parsifal conducted by Alfred Hertz and recorded in 1913 with the Berlin Philharmonic, as well as the "Good Friday Spell" played by the Bayreuth Festival Orchestra under the direction of Siegfried Wagner, the composer's son, recorded in 1927. The transfers by Mark Obert-Thorn are the best yet of these historic recordings. --Ted Libbey

Customer Reviews:

Astonishing!.......2006-06-19

How amazing that a recording from 1927 can have such an effect on a listener of today! Having gotten used to Levine's wonderful recording from the Met with its polished sound quality and mindblowing soloists, I was quite shocked and surprised to have tears running down my cheeks listening to Karl Muck's recordings here. In spite of some background noise, very little however, the music comes through and has that "parsifal effect" on me, chills and all, more than ever! I'm going to leave it to the experts to explain why and how Muck achieves this, all I can say is that listening to this recording leaves me startled and in total respect of these old masters!

Having this gem available in such an improved sound quality is a blessing to all Wagner fans, a blessing you want to make the most of, so get it now!

As Good As It Gets.......2002-07-02

After reading the other reviews of this disc I couldn't wait to hear it. I'm not disappointed. The only caveat about this set is some widely scattered distortion that the filtering couldn't remove. That being said, the Karl Muck "Parsifal" selections, which are the reason to buy this disc, could hardly be better. In comparison with much more expensive vintage discs from EMI, DG and Music and Arts from the 30's and 40's I have, these 1927 and 1928 recordings sound better! Compared to Barenboim's recent highlights on Teldec, this set offers far less sonic annoyance and almost infinitely more musical satisfaction. It is bliss, and Muck leaves it to you, the listener, to groan with pleasure. What Muck recorded here is about 40 minutes of Act 1, including Prelude, Transformation music, and a choral Grail Scene (no solists). Ditto the 5 minute Flower Maiden Scene from Act2. Then comes over an hour of Act 3, complete with soloists. Filling out the discs are a 1913 recording of the orchestral suite from the opera, and Siegfried Wagner's 1927 recording of the Good Friday Spell, so if you listen to both discs straight through, you'll hear that music 3 times, twice with soloists! I usually just listen to the Muck excerpts.

Great Wagner Performances at an Unbeatable Price.......2002-01-23

Karl Muck was one of the great Wagner conductors, with an uncanny feel for Wagner's music (and a resemblance to the composer that was so uncanny that people thought that he was Wagner's illegitimate son!). Now his recordings of Wagner's final opera are on this 2-CD set from Naxos.

Along with the Muck recordings from 1927 and 1928, there are also recordings of music from Parsifal by Siegfried Wagner (the composer's son) and Alfred Hertz (the latter excerpts were recorded in 1913, in the acoustic era, and some sonic allowances should be made for them).

But you'll be buying this set (as I hope you will) for the Karl Muck tracks. They are truly amazing. When you consider that he was forced to record this music on 78 R.P.M. records in snippets of three minutes or so, the quality of his performances is astounding. Audio Restoration Engineer Mark Obert-Thorn has done a marvellous job restoring these discs so that they sound as good as they possibly can, and Naxos has put them out at an unbeatable price. If you have any interest in Wagner at all, I would grab this set.

One more thing. On the 6th track of the first disc, Muck conducts the Transformation Music for the Grail Scene in Act I. In that scene you hear the bells that Wagner had constructed for the first performances of Parsifal at his own theater at Bayreuth (where these recordings were made). Those bells were later melted down by the Nazis for ammunition during World War II. Listen for them -- they carry you right back to the sound that Wagner must have heard at the premiere.

for the serious Wagner enthusiast, it's indispensable.......2002-01-03

It was a pleasure indeed to hear this set on CD, I purchased Karl Muck's Parsifal Act III excerpts on a Lebendige Vergangenheit (Living History) LP close to 20 years ago. The first transfers from the original 78s were effective and these new transfers have further reduced background hiss and noise. The sound quality in the Alfred Hertz excerpts, made in September, 1913, is significantly worse than all the others, which were done in 1927 and 1928. According to the excellent program notes electrical recording came into use around 1925. It is also noted, and very audible, that the 1882 Bayreuth bells in the Transformation Music are at a significantly lower pitch than the orchestras of the 1920s. The effect remains startling nonetheless.

This set is not for everybody, as it contains 3 performances of the Good Friday Music, one of which is purely orchestral, and two accounts of the Act I Prelude. Both CDs play for almost 80 minutes. In general the woodwind and string playing can be heard most clearly, and Gotthelf Pistor's assumption of the title role is strong and clear in spite of the great age of the recording.

Artistically, I consider Karl Muck's reading of Parsifal to be peerless. The Act III excerpts are very moving in spite of the constricted sound, and one cannot help but admire the efforts of all the performers, since they were using very short takes for recording onto 78s. I don't think anyone today could take the Good Friday Music and split it into 3 sections, and make it sound on record as if there were no interruptions at all. The contributions by Alfred Hertz and Siegfried Wagner are not quite in the same class, but are also well worth hearing.

Overall, at the lowest price range, this cannot be too strongly recommended, even at the risk of duplicating prior releases. A desert island set.

Average customer rating: Musically interesting Christmas alternative Koppangen Jesus is born again! Something different -- provacative, but very enjoyable Great Christmas album

Home for Christmas Adolphe-Charles Adam , Alice-Charlotte Tegner , Goran Danielsson , Svante Henryson , Jakob Lindberg , Jan Bengston , Ulf Farsberg , Torbjorn Helander , Ulrika Jansson , Mats Rondin , and Jansson, Bengan Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Britten | Britten, Sir Benjamin | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Fauré, Gabriel | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Reger, Max | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Reger, Max | Composers | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | 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 | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Noels | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Opera & Vocal | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Deutsche Grammophon: Music | Specialty Stores | Music General Christmas | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music Opera & Vocal | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music Similar Items: Anne Sofie von Otter - Wings in the Night (Swedish Songs) Noël Watercolors: Swedish Songs Anne Sofie von Otter - Speak Low ~ Songs by Kurt Weill / Gardiner I Let the Music Speak ASIN: B00000JPCA Release Date: 1999-10-12

Tracks:

1. Koppangen (English)
2. The Christmas Song
3. Tomorrow shall be my dancing day
4. Stille Nacht
5. O Jesuslein Sus
6. il es ne, le devin enfant
7. Noel
8. Sankta Lucia
9. Staffansvisa & for redeliga man
10. Bred Dina vida vingar
11. Have yourself a merry little christmas
12. I wonder as I wander
13. Cantique de noel
14. White Christmas
15. Deck the Hall / Utterns polska
16. O come, All ye faithful
17. Maria wiegenlied
18. Bethlehems Stjarna
19. Corpus Christi Carol
20. Sweet was the song
21. Koppagen (Swedish)

Amazon.com

Christmas albums by opera divas hardly make an exalted genre. Usually they involve overblown arrangements, hackneyed material, and singers sight-reading music they don't particularly like and making lame attempts at singing in English. With all her integrity, Anne Sofie von Otter would never do such a thing, and she hasn't here. This disc is a personal, eclectic mix, with the mezzo-soprano sounding sincere and approachable by sticking to the lower end of her range using small-ensemble arrangements you might hear in an evening sitting around the fire. In fact, rarely has Otter sung with such warmth as in Pereic Moraeus's "Koppangen," accompanied by accordion, guitar, violin, and mandolin. Not only is her English good but she seems to connect with the language emotionally. Amid the cozy, jazzy renditions of "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)" and "Silent Night," there are a few lapses into eccentricity, such as an atonal string ensemble arrangement of "White Christmas" that easily could've been done by Alban Berg, and some Nordic-language forays in which Otter seems to be getting in touch with her primitivistic Viking roots. With good taste displayed elsewhere, she's allowed. --David Patrick Stearns

Customer Reviews:

Musically interesting Christmas alternative.......2004-12-09

I've been in charge of holiday music for the extended family for the last decade or so, and I generally buy a half-dozen or so CDs every year from a wide range of genres. This is perhaps my favorite of them all. It manages the almost impossible feat of engaging an audiophile like me who's looking for something different while simultaneously enthralling more tradition-minded family members. The CD stands out in most of the critical areas in the holiday field. First, the selection of songs is brilliant--a few English-language standards with some foreign-language songs people may know (Il est ne, le divine enfant) and a handful of really engaging Swedish tunes. Second, the spare but warm instrumentation conveys the coziness van Otter is seeking. Last, and most important, van Otter's low mezzo is put to incredibly expressive use. For those who are turned off by overly operatic recordings that sound completely alien from the renditions of carols that we know and love, this is a much more low-key, accessible form of art music.

This disc is worth buying for the first and last tracks alone, a haunting Swedish number that is now so much part of my Christmas that I can't believe I'd never heard of the song until a few years ago (one track is the Swedish version, the other an English translation). Much as I love holiday music, I have to say that this is one of the only holiday discs I'll listen to throughout the year.

Koppangen.......2004-10-18

Like another reviewer, I bought the CD solely for one song, Koppangen, which I had heard on a flight, and listened to over and over and over throughout the flight. It's a song that greatly moves me: the melody and interpretation. And yes I'd say for having a different sort of Christmas album to play during the holidays, this would be a good choice.

Jesus is born again!.......2004-01-10

I did never take my time to write a review but for the cd time is worth it.

This cd is superb. I also saw her concert with his cd life.
It gives you a old fasioned feeling of a warm /close Christmas.

Christmas with a heart.

With her voice Anne Soie does do magic.

She is classical singer number 1 !
It's my best Christmas cd!

Yopu will have a lot of good feelings with this cd,

It is really, really by far worth it's money.
What is money in this case...

Good Luck,
Peacefull Christmas,

Alfons Bosch
The Netherlands

Something different -- provacative, but very enjoyable.......2002-12-16

Home for Christmas is not your run-of-the-mill "listen to me, I'm an opera singer lavishing my gorgeous voice on these pretty Christmas songs" recording.

Anne Sofie von Otter's fans have long-since learned to expect the unexpected from this exceptional singer and, on this recording, now several years old, that's what she offers - the unexpected. With only a couple of exceptions, the songs are traditional Christmas fare, though usually with an added twist: the distorted rhythm that makes "Tomorrow will be my dancing day" really dance, or the jazz blue notes that take "Have yourself a merry little Christmas" to the cocktail lounge. (In this, as well as White Christmas, Ms. von Otter bears more than a passing resemblance to another great cross-over artist, the late Eileen Farrell.) In this free rhythmic treatment, Deck the Halls, arranged for accordion and violin accompaniment, is much less a fa-la-la madrigal than an introspective folk-song that builds on its own momentum. In contrast, the simple hymn, Beautiful tone Star of Bethlehem, which Ingvar Wixell recorded many years ago on his Christmas offering, shows Ms. von Otter's lush voice to full effect.

Her subtle use of vibrato in "I wonder as I wander" (along with a provocative arrangement) captures the Scotch-Irish influence on the folk music of Appalachians without being a condescending parody while the marimba accompaniment and fiddle obbligato to the French "Il est le divin enfant" evoke an unidentifiable folk music - is it Spanish or French countryside? Or, is the point that it is universal?

True, a couple of the arrangements stretch beyond my endurance: Although Ms. von Otter does lavish some beautiful tone on Cantique de Noel (O, Holy Night) I found the over-echoed, new-wave arrangement irritating and White Christmas, rather than being nostalgic verges on surreal.

In total, there are twenty songs, each a little gem of interpretation. As I mentioned above, sometimes I don't really like the interpretations or arrangement; however, I never doubt for a moment, that Ms. von Otter believes what she is singing; her commitment to communicating through music is never in doubt. By the way, her English diction is exemplary - a lesson for many singers for whom English is first language.

Great Christmas album.......2001-11-27

I have never been one to buy much Christmas music -- why bother when for the month of December I can hear the stuff everywhere I go whether I want to or not. So, it's a real treat to find a disc like this one that I just want to listen to over and over again. I bought it last year and it was kind of depressing when the season was over and I had to stop listening to it until next Christmas. Anyway, the other raves for "Koppangen" are spot on: it really is a very warm and moving song and I'm glad it appears twice on this disc. There are several carols that are unfamiliar to most English listeners (me included) but they soon become favourites. And even the weird arrangement of "White Christmas" with its minimalist and almost slithering string accompaniment grows on you after a while if only for its ability to amuse. Definitely a must-have for fans of Anne Sofie von Otter or those looking for something a little different.

Average customer rating: Awesome! Good Charlotte Is good GC ROX! They never cease to amaze Terrible

The Chronicles of Life and Death Good Charlotte Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Punk Revival | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Punk-Pop | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Young & The Hopeless Good Charlotte Good Charlotte - The Video Collection Good Charlotte - Live at Brixton Academy The Young and Hopeless ASIN: B0007SL2IY Release Date: 2005-03-29

Tracks:

1. Once Upon a Time: The Battle of Life and Death
2. Chronicles of Life and Death
3. Walk Away (Maybe)
4. S.O.S.
5. I Just Wanna Live
6. Ghost of You
7. Predictable
8. Secrets
9. Truth
10. World Is Black
11. Mountain
12. We Believe
13. It Wasn't Enough
14. In This World (Murder)
15. Meet My Maker [*]

Tracks:

1. Once Upon a Time: The Battle of Life and Death [DVD]
2. Chronicles of Life and Death [DVD]
3. Walk Away (Maybe) [DVD]
4. S.O.S. [DVD]
5. I Just Wanna Live [DVD]
6. Ghost of You [DVD]
7. Predictable [DVD]
8. Secrets [DVD]
9. Truth [DVD]
10. World Is Black [DVD]
11. Mountain [DVD]
12. We Believe
13. It Wasn't Enough [DVD]
14. In This World (Murder) [DVD]
15. Meet My Maker [DVD][*]

Album Description

Chronicles of Life and Death is the follow-up to Good Charlotte's breakthrough, The Young and the Hopeless. Packed with catchy punk-pop, the album is available in two versions, Life and Death which include the bonus songs "Falling Away" and "Meet My Maker", respectively.

Customer Reviews:

Awesome!.......2006-01-06

I'm a big gc fan and i love all they're cds! This one is a lot deeper then all their others and its really encouraged me to write songs and work with my band even harder! you should give it a try if you've never heard it before. and if you think they're a bunch of "Posers" well you dont HAVE to listen to it! plus they never CLAIMED to be punk or anything they are jst 5 guys doing what they love and doing it the best they can! so give 'em a break!

Good Charlotte Is good.......2005-08-09

It's not the band that are posers the music is freakn awesome but some fans are posers and that gives the band a bad name, but hey posers have the right to like good music too but y'know posers are annoying.

GC ROX!.......2005-07-09

Good Charlotte rocks no matter what other ppl say. This cd is amazing and show their evolution. they are really talented people. They are learning many instruments and will grow even more as time goes on
Joel- sings/guitar
Benji Guitar/background vocals
Billy- Keyboards/Guitar
Paul- Bass/Cello/Learning Keyboards
Chris- Drums
So before you judge listen to this cd and dont waste your time writing bad reviews. Get a life. They arent posers and never were/ will be posers!

They never cease to amaze.......2005-04-03

Good Charlotte is an amazing band, as is this cd, despite what many may think.as for thoes of you who think that Good Charlotte is a band of sell outs well here what i have to say to you... how can someone sell out if they neevr knew what they were in the first place. also, why does everyone call them "posers" or whatever, they NEVER claimed to be "punk". it's music, who cares what it is as long as you like it. and if you dont, then dont listen. it's as simple as that! if you a "rocker" or whatever, then listen to your music, us GC fans wont bother you. so leave us and them the hell alone!
This cd is absolutly amazing and i wouldnt change it. it is different then the old stuff, but i think i like it more. this stuff isnt just about high school and being piked last, it's deeper... it means more to more people. it really has hit a soft spot for me... i highly suggest this cd to anyone.

Terrible.......2005-04-03

What a worthless pile. I sometimes wonder if Good Charlotte just tries to outdo themselves and put an even worse cd out every time. These idiots can't figure out who or what they want to be other than terrible artists. I can't believe people buy their records. Hearing it on tv is bad enough. Thank you MTV for making this terrible band famous.

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