Without You I'm Nothing

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This U.K. three-piece's self-titled debut often got compared to Smashing Pumpkins and Rush--Smashing Pumpkins for its unashamed mid-'70s prog-rock allusions and Rush because of singer Brian Molko's unusually high-pitched, almost androgynous voice. In reality, Placebo were far more salacious, downright dirty, and culturally confusing than either. (The band is a mix of American, Swedish, and English, with some Lebanese and Luxembourgian thrown in.) For their second album, Placebo have looked to the late '70s for inspiration, to the sound of early New Order and the Banshees--with a dash of the '90s thrown in: "Brick Shithouse," for example, starts like the most balls-out Prodigy song. If their debut was the sound of a no-holds-barred sexual drug frenzy lasting way into the next day, then Without You I'm Nothing is the resultant rumpled, libidinous comedown. As such, it's much classier, cerebral and great to listen to when hung-over. "I'm unclean / A libertine / And every time you vent your spleen / I seem to lose my power of speech," Molko breathes on the awesomely overcharged title track. In a year when Marilyn Manson and Bauhaus continue to revitalize the goth movement across America, Placebo's moment may well have arrived. --Everett True

Without You I'm Nothing,Placebo,Virgin Records,Pop,Rock,Rock/Pop

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Without You I'm Nothing

Average customer rating: I love this CD BEST PLACEBO ALBUM SO FAR!!! A forgotten masterpiece? Without this Album, You're Nothing Okay, I'm POSSESSED. It's the only thing I want to listen to.

Without You I'm Nothing Placebo Manufacturer: Virgin Records Us 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 Britpop | British Alternative | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Glam | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Sleeping with Ghosts Black Market Music Placebo Meds Meds (CD+DVD) ASIN: B00000DG17 Release Date: 1998-11-03

Tracks:

1. Pure Morning
2. Brick Shithouse
3. You Don't Care About Us
4. Ask For Answers
5. Without You I'm Nothing
6. Allergic (To Thoughts Of Mother Earth)
7. The Crawl
8. Every You Every Me
9. My Sweet Prince
10. Summer's Gone
11. Scared Of Girls
12. Burger Queen

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This U.K. three-piece's self-titled debut often got compared to Smashing Pumpkins and Rush--Smashing Pumpkins for its unashamed mid-'70s prog-rock allusions and Rush because of singer Brian Molko's unusually high-pitched, almost androgynous voice. In reality, Placebo were far more salacious, downright dirty, and culturally confusing than either. (The band is a mix of American, Swedish, and English, with some Lebanese and Luxembourgian thrown in.) For their second album, Placebo have looked to the late '70s for inspiration, to the sound of early New Order and the Banshees--with a dash of the '90s thrown in: "Brick Shithouse," for example, starts like the most balls-out Prodigy song. If their debut was the sound of a no-holds-barred sexual drug frenzy lasting way into the next day, then Without You I'm Nothing is the resultant rumpled, libidinous comedown. As such, it's much classier, cerebral and great to listen to when hung-over. "I'm unclean / A libertine / And every time you vent your spleen / I seem to lose my power of speech," Molko breathes on the awesomely overcharged title track. In a year when Marilyn Manson and Bauhaus continue to revitalize the goth movement across America, Placebo's moment may well have arrived. --Everett True

Customer Reviews:

I love this CD.......2007-05-25

I think I just love Placebo. You have to love his voice to buy any of there cd's. Anyone who likes Placebo's "controversial" lyrics, should look up some of their interviews. Very interesting people.

BEST PLACEBO ALBUM SO FAR!!!.......2007-01-12

This is my favorite Placebo album to date. I have all of their albums, including Meds, but I am still pulled toward this one. Probably because it's more melancholy and still not too poppy.

A forgotten masterpiece?.......2006-06-12

I was surprised that when this album came out it was given roughly 6 out of 10 in most reviews. On 'Without You I'm Nothing' Molko manages to sustain a mood of decadent melancholy throughout. He is often derided as an androgynous pretender who is acting out rock 'n' roll cliches, but on this album he genuinely came across to me as a man who is irresistably drawn to pushing the boundaries of experience. When an obsessive fan leaves death threats on his answerphone he seems to embrace this darkness by interspersing snippets from the message on the secret track. He doesn't just revel in debauchery he accounts its brutal consequences and their myriad intricacies in evocative detail, and here more than at any other point in his career. Although I've heard the criticism that he seems to wallow in the sound of words and not their content I think this is all part of a holistic transission of experience to the listener. I think this Placebo's masterpiece, a sordid trawl through the underbelly not just of rock 'n' roll but of modern relationships. He perfectly articuates the uncertainty of a decaying relationship, of the bond betwen two people that surpasses experience, of the clammy hold one person can have over another, of the thrilling divide between a decadent relatonship and the consequent loneliness that comes with its fulfillment in a way I've not heard before or since. I've focused upon the lyrical content but the band's performance also manages to teeter between glorious abandon and tasteful restraint in a way that supplies the perfect backdrop. The artwork is haunting, the production is immaculate and the recrod managed to be commercial enough to spawn three hits. Theres more to this band than misunderstood teenagers and misplaced angst. Honest!

Without this Album, You're Nothing.......2006-05-06

I should have written this a long time ago. I saw Placebo in London in 2001 and was immediately hooked. They were so much different than the American bands that I was listening to at the time (Tool, Rage, etc.). The band produced seering pop rock that just flowed through the throng of sweaty people at the show. So after that, I went out and bought the album. Pure Morning may be one of the catchiest songs ever written. Once you hear it, it sticks in your brain for days and is nearly impossible to dislodge. Not to be overshadowed are great tracks like Every Me, Every You and You Don't Care about us. These songs crackle with electricity and are great to listen to anytime, but for me, especially when driving. But the highlight to the album has got to be the title track. Very emotional and strong. I recomend this album to anyone who's gotten stuck in a rut with today's mainstream music.

Okay, I'm POSSESSED. It's the only thing I want to listen to........2005-12-27

I am huge Brit Pop whore and have been since I was thirteen. That being said, Placebo really doesn't have much in common with the 90s Brit Pop greats like Pulp, The Stone Roses, Blur or Suede which all have a sort of vague interlocking thread. I'm not even sure why I like "I'm Nothing Without You" so much: it's not my kind of music. I remember when "Pure Morning" was a single, and I didn't think anything of it at the time. All I know now is that I can't wait to get home from work so I can listen to this album. One moment it has me jumping up and down like lunatic, and next I'm pratically weeping. And I LOVE Brian Molko's voice.

So I'd thank all the Amazon Placebo reviewers who convinced me I should give this album a go. You all were right.

And for the record, Placebo does not sound like Smashing Pumpkins (the kind of music I do hate). Buy buy buy.

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

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

Tracks:

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

Tracks:

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

Tracks:

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

Tracks:

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

Tracks:

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

Customer Reviews:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Average customer rating: Fun Show, Average Score Cleverness personified Fantastic Jazz Musical That's FUN!!! Great Jazz-Oriented Score I love it!

City of Angels (1990 Original Broadway Cast) Cy Coleman , David Zippel , James Naughton , and Randy Graff Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Contemporary Musicals | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music 4-for-3 Broadway & Vocalists | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Classical | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Soundtracks | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Opera & Vocal | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Musicals | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: City of Angels Seesaw (1973 Original Broadway Cast) On The Twentieth Century (1978 Original Broadway Cast) Grand Hotel: The Musical - Broadway Cast Recording The Drowsy Chaperone (2006 Original Broadway Cast) ASIN: B00000272K Release Date: 1990-02-09

Tracks:

1. Prologue-Theme From City Of Angels
2. Double Talk
3. What You Don't Know About Women
4. You Gotta Look Out For Yourself
5. The Buddy System
6. With Every Breath I Take
7. The Tennis Song
8. Ev'rybody's Gotta Be Somewhere
9. Lost And Found
10. All You Have To Do Is Wait
11. You're Nothing Without Me
12. Stay With Me
13. You Can Always Count On Me
14. Alaura's Theme
15. It Needs Work
16. L.A. Blues
17. With Every Breath I Take-Duet
18. Funny
19. I'm Nothing Without You
20. Epilogue-Theme From City Of Angels
21. Double Talk Walk

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Cy Coleman and David Zippel's City of Angels is a seductive depiction of 1940s Los Angeles, capturing swinging jazz, torchy ballads, witty lyrics, and even a Manhattan Transfer-like Greek chorus (arranged by ManTran guru Yaron Gershovsky). James Naughton and Gregg Edelman star as Stone and Stine, respectively a tough Raymond Chandleresque PI and the writer who dreams up his adventures. Randy Graff plays Stone's long-suffering secretary and Dee Hoty the requisite femme fatale. Loads of atmosphere and tasty songs such as "What You Don't Know About Women," "With Every Breath I Take," "You're Nothing Without Me," and "You Can Always Count on Me" make City of Angels a modern classic. It won 1990 Tony Awards for Best Musical, Leading Actor (Naughton), Featured Actress (Graff), Best Book (Larry Gelbart), and Best Original Score. --David Horiuchi

Customer Reviews:

Fun Show, Average Score.......2007-02-21

Fun show, ingenuos concept, so-so score, with one exception. The ballad With Every Breath I Take is brilliant. One of Coleman's best pieces.

Cleverness personified.......2006-10-16

A duet between an author and the character he created, each claiming "you're nothing without me," is just one example of how sharp, witty and clever show is, with an unusual score, jazzy and bluesy and very 1940s, and some of the best lyrics I know.

Fantastic Jazz Musical That's FUN!!!.......2006-04-14

City of Angels is an incredibly fun, classy, and jazzy musical that delivers. Stellar vocal performances are provided by the entire cast, particularly the female end. The fact that Randy Graff was the only female from this cast nominated at the Tony Awards that year floors me. Kay McClelland and Rachel York deserved nods for their powerful solos, With Every Breath I Take and Lost Found, alone. These two songs are also the type of sultry, jazz solos that one would expect in the 40's, which is why the show works. The music is completely period with when the show takes place, and that's why I love it. The best tracks are:

3) What You Don't Know About Women
6) With Every Breath I Take (destined to be a classic)
9) Lost and Found (wonderful solo)
10) All You Have To Do Is Wait (FUN! FUN! FUN SONG!!! Hilarious as well)
11) You're Nothing Without Me
13) You Can Always Count On Me (Randy Graff's Tony!)

Great Jazz-Oriented Score.......2005-06-25

1990 Tony winner for Best Musical, "City Of Angels" contains a great score, filled with jazz-oriented melodies & torch songs. Not all the songs are terrific, but most of the score lends itself to repeat listenings. Best tracks include:

Double Talk
What You Don't Know About Women
With Every Breath I Take [beautiful song!]
Lost And Found
You're Nothing Without Me [the show's hit]
You Can Always Count On Me
Funny

Great cast ... great buy!

I love it!.......2005-02-22

This is one of my favorite soundtracks ever! Since I'm going to be working on music for the show, I'm happy that this is the case. It has been in my CD player for a few weeks now, and there's enough variety for it not to get old. But having read through the script makes the lyrics infinitely wittier. Musicals are supposed to rely partially on the lyrics and partially on the script. This show does that perfectly. Without the script, the lyrics are (apparently) lacking. But without the lyrics, the script is missing something. When you put the two pieces together, however, it's really easy to see why this show won a Tony.

Average customer rating: Time Capsule Unexpected An album to treasure A classic recording of American songs The sessions of sweet silent thought stirred

Songs by Stephen Foster, Vol. 1-2 Manufacturer: Nonesuch ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Polkas | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Quartets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Foster, Stephen | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | 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 | Folk | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Stephen Foster Songs: Parlor & Minstrel Songs, Dance Tunes & Instrumentals Stephen Foster Song Book American Dreamer: Songs of Stephen Foster; Thomas Hampson; Jay Unger; Molly Mason Swanee: The Music of Stephen Foster DOO-DAH: Stephen Foster and the Rise of American Popular Culture ASIN: B000005IYE Release Date: 1992-05-28

Tracks:

1. Songs By Stephen Foster: Jeanie With The Light Brown Hair
2. Songs By Stephen Foster: There's A Good Time Coming
3. Songs By Stephen Foster: Was My Brother In The Battle?
4. Songs By Stephen Foster: Sweetly She Sleeps, My Alice Fair
5. Songs By Stephen Foster: If You've Only Got A Moustache
6. Songs By Stephen Foster: Gentle Annie
7. Songs By Stephen Foster: Wilt Thou Be Gone, Love?
8. Songs By Stephen Foster: That's What's The Matter
9. Songs By Stephen Foster: Ah! May The Red Rose Live Alway
10. Songs By Stephen Foster: I'm Nothing But A Plain Old Soldier
11. Songs By Stephen Foster: Beautiful Dreamer
12. Songs By Stephen Foster: Mr. & Mrs. Brown
13. Songs By Stephen Foster: Slumber My Darling
14. Songs By Stephen Foster: Some Folks
15. Songs By Stephen Foster: We Are Coming, Father Abraam, 300,000 More
16. Songs By Stephen Foster: Linger In Blissful Repose
17. Songs By Stephen Foster: There Are Plenty Of Fish In The Sea
18. Songs By Stephen Foster: Come Where My Love Lies Dreaming
19. Songs By Stephen Foster: The Soiree Polka
20. Songs By Stephen Foster: Better Times Are Coming
21. Songs By Stephen Foster: Katy Bell
22. Songs By Stephen Foster: The Hour For Thee And Me
23. Songs By Stephen Foster: Summer Longings

Customer Reviews:

Time Capsule.......2006-11-30

The voices and instruments, like the songs, are straight from the mid-19th century. If you want to be transported back in time 150 years to a wonderful parlor performance of Foster's songs, this is the album to do it. The voices are marvelous and trained, and one must imagine that the strict phrasing and style are what one would have expected at the time. The cheap upright piano is perfect.

But the one perfect moment for me is the ONLY good extant rendition of "Was My Brother in the Battle?". Accompanied on a harmonium or pump reed organ, if this song doesn't tempt a tear, you simply aren't a romantic.

Very highly recommended.

Unexpected.......2005-11-26

Quality of this recording is fantastic! Performances are superb! However, they don't fit being an example of Foster's music and times. I was expecting banjos and a Mississippi Sound - therfore, very, very disappointed in this CD and consider and a waste of money. Be sure to LISTEN to a few examples to match what you are looking for and what the CD offers. I, unfortunately did not listen before I bought. I rate this low only because my expectations were shattered. This IS a fine CD if opera styles are ok for an example of this southern, 1800's composer's work.

An album to treasure.......2004-09-23

The landmark Library of Congress album, now on enhanced CD. Years
ago, I went on a six-months field assignment to a remote area of
Africa, where I could take only what music I could carry in a vest
pocket. I chose a tape player and two albums: a recital by Perlman
and this album on tape, and was content. If you love American
music, sung poetry, beautiful singing and deeply moving musicality,
this is an album you will treasure for a lifetime.

A classic recording of American songs.......2004-08-22

What can I say that hasn't already been said below? I only wanted to reiterate how wonderful this album is and assure the reader the sound is spectacular on CD. This is a live recording, and intentionally so, as the idea was to create a "parlor" experience as these were parlor songs to be sung by family and friends around the old upright piano. I especially liked the comment about the upright piano which, indeed, does croak and clank throughout the performance adding a note of "authenticity" without becoming obtrusive.

If only Ms. DeGaetani had graced my parlor...

The sessions of sweet silent thought stirred.......2003-11-22

I have never heard such unadulterated extraworldy sound emanate from two human voices and what would otherwise be firewood (the period instruments played by Gilbert Kalish). It stirs profound patriotism and a deep sentimentality for our early days when a civilized people pined to find virtue by examining its own body-- the north and the south, the small town, the simple flag, and the beauty of gentile manly and womanly love expressed through equisite song. There is no other music I would rather hear 'when summoning up the remembrance of things past.' The ghost of the early American parlor will prick your skin through these simple hymns and you may escape for a moment our troubled and busy times.

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On Broadway [Hybrid SACD] Manufacturer: Telarc ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music ASIN: B00003ZA8O Release Date: 2001-02-28

Average customer rating: Historical Time Capsule

The Civil War Douglas Jimerson Manufacturer: Amerimusic ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Quartets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Flotow | Flotow, Friedrich von | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Foster, Stephen | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Gounod | Gounod, Charles | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Marches | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | 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 Romances | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music French | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Folk Songs | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Marches | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music ASIN: B00004SU99 Release Date: 2000-04-18

Tracks:

1. Tenting on the Old Camp Ground
2. Wait for the Wagon
3. Clari: Home, Sweet Home
4. Oh! Susanna
5. The Bonnie Blue Flag
6. Do They Miss Me at Home?
7. Yellow Rose of Texas
8. Goober Peas
9. When Johnny Comes Marching Home
10. Aura Lee
11. Marching Through Georgia
12. Just Before the Battle, Mother
13. That's What's the Matter
14. We are Coming Father Abraham
15. Gentle Annie
16. I'll be a Sergeant
17. Dixie
18. Tramp, Tramp, Tramp "The boys are coming"
19. For the Dear Old Flag I Die
20. Battle Hymn of the Republic
21. The Battle Cry of Freedom
22. America
23. The Bonnie Blue Flag
24. My Maryland
25. Yellow Rose of Texas
26. Woodman, Spare that Tree
27. Juanita
28. Green Grow the Lilacs
29. Lorena
30. Come Where My Love Lies Dreaming
31. Rock'd in the Cradle of the Deep
32. How Firm a Foundation
33. Blue Bell of Scotland
34. Storming of Monterey
35. Joys that We've Tasted
36. Polly Hopkins and Tommy Tompkins
37. Drummer Boy of Shiloh
38. Roll, Alabama, Roll
39. Weeping, Sad and Lonely
40. Vaccant Chair
41. Goober Peas
42. All Quiet Along the Potomac Tonight
43. Dixie
44. Oh! Susanna
45. Massa's in de Cold, Cold Ground
46. Old Folks at Home
47. Camptown Races
48. Beautiful Dreamer
49. Nelly Bly
50. Jeannie with the Light Brown Hair
51. Gentle Annie
52. Hard Times Come Again No More
53. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
54. Deep River
55. He's Got the Whole World in His Hands
56. If You've Only Got a Moustache
57. Old Dog Tray
58. The Glendy Burk
59. My Old Kentucky Home, Good Night
60. Some Folks
61. When This Dreadful War Is Ended
62. Was My Brother In The Battle?
63. Nothing, But a Plain Old Soldier
64. Battle Hymn of the Republic
65. America
66. Barbara Allen
67. Skip to my Lou
68. Kathleen Mavoureen
69. Adam and Eve's Wedding Song
70. Old Sister Phoebe
71. Oh! Susanna
72. Twenty Years Ago
73. The Ship on Fire
74. Silver Bell Waltz
75. Your Mission
76. Dixie
77. Go Down Moses
78. Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen
79. Free at Last
80. Martha: Ach, so fromm
81. Die Zauberflote, K 620: Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schon
82. Faust: Salut! demeure chaste et pure
83. Faust: Gloire immortelle [Soldiers' Chorus]
84. Hail, Columbia
85. We are Coming Father Abraham
86. Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean
87. Taps

Customer Reviews:

Historical Time Capsule.......2000-08-12

This is the most comprehensive recording I've found of songs popular during the Civil War period. The performances are a time capsule of Civil War music.

Average customer rating: Best Comedy Recording Ever

Without You I'm Nothing ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Comedic Music | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music ASIN: 630133583X

Customer Reviews:

Best Comedy Recording Ever.......2004-06-18

Let me start by saying that I am not a die-hard Sandra Bernhard fan. Not all of her comedy shows have been great, and we know her acting limitations (remember Hudson Hawk).

That said, this recording of her broadway (or off-off-Broadway) show is truly inspired madness, and much better than the film version that was adpated from this work.

Part comedy, part musical, I can promise that this recording is laugh-out-loud hilarious, even after hearing it multiple times. I think my favorite routine is the one regarding Sandra's supposed love affair with Stevie Nicks.

This is truly a keeper. Get ready to pay big money for it, as it is in high demand and is out of print.

Average customer rating: Great combination Surprisingly good remixes...

Without You I'm Nothing Placebo Manufacturer: Msi ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Punk Revival | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Slave to the Wage Twenty Years ASIN: B00000JS21 Release Date: 1999-07-20

Customer Reviews:

Great combination.......2002-07-10

Brina Molko's voice together with David Bowie is a great combination for all the Placebo fans as well as Bowie's.
I like the live images that this CD comes with. You can see the Mystique and the Dark-but-sweet performance of David Bowie really enhanced the grab-your-attention attitude that Placebo has in their live performnces.
This CD is a must for people who love to see Placebo live and even nice to have if you've never seen them live since the live images on the CD will thrill you with delite.

Surprisingly good remixes..........1999-12-11

Generally speaking, remixed versions of rock songs are a painful experience (just check out Pulp's This is Hardcroe remixes). So it was with some trepidation that I approached this single. However, I love the orginal song, one of the remixers was UNKLE, and having David Bowie's name on it didn't hurt either...so I gave it a try. Well, as it turns out, Bowie doesn't add much to the original song, except to add some polar-opposite backing vocals to Brina Molko's nasal lead. The UNKLE remix is quite good, as is the next one. Hell, even the 12-minute plus club mix is better than a lot of dance tracks out there. The fact that I can listen to this single - over 25 minutes of different versions of the same song - in one sitting without getting sick of it is a testament to the quality of the remixers (not ot mention the original song). As a bonus, there's some CD-rom stuff on here as well, with pictures of Placebo and Bowie performing together.

Average customer rating: CLASSIC PERFORMANCE

Without You I'm Nothing Manufacturer: Enigma Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items: Without You I'm Nothing Everything Bad & Beautiful Sandra Bernhard: I'm Still Here Damn It! (1998 Solo Broadway Show) Sandra Bernhard - I'm Still Here...Damn It ASIN: B0009K3MJW

Product Description

Tracks: 1. The Commitment, 2. Childhood Reminiscences, 3. White Christmas, 4. Time Of The Season, 5. Me & Mrs. Jones, 6. The Woman I Could Have Been, 7. Mighty Real, 8. The Women Of Rock 'N' Roll, 9. Ain't No Mountain High Enough, 10. Apocalyptic White Trash, 11. Finale: The Lion Sleeps Tonight, 12. Encore: Little Red Corvette

Customer Reviews:

CLASSIC PERFORMANCE.......2005-12-02

If you've got a taste for Sandra, it never got any better than this. To have seen it live back in the 80s in New York City was a lucky break for me but this recording is an amazing record of that event.

Through the years Sandra has been frustrating, arrogant, angry, dismissive, contradictory and even tiresome. I'm sure she would be happy to accept all of that but then again, who cares about her offstage? One should appreciate the work and there is so much to enjoy here.

This is theater, this is performance, this is perfection.
Truly a comic masterpiece.

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The Voice of Bernstein Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ballets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Bernstein | Bernstein, Leonard | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Ballets & Dances | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Hadley, Jerry | ( H ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music London Philharmonic Orchestra | ( L ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music National Philharmonic Orchestra London | ( N ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Compilations | Classical | Styles | Music Cantatas | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Arias | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music English | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Cantatas | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Psalms | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Deutsche Grammophon: Music | Specialty Stores | Music Similar Items: Peter Pan (2005 Studio Cast) - Leonard Bernstein ASIN: B0009K8LKC Release Date: 2005-06-14

Tracks:

1. Something's Coming - Jose Carreras
2. Maria - Jose Carreras
3. Tonight - Jose Carreras
4. America - Tatiana Troyanos
5. One Hand, One Heart - Jose Carreras
6. I Feel Pretty - Kiri Te Kanawa
7. Gee, Officer Krupke - Marty Nelson
8. Somewhere - Marilyn Horne
9. New York, New York - Thomas Hampson
10. Come Up To My Place (Taxi Number) - Kurt Ollmann
11. Carried Away - Frederica Von Stade
12. Pitkin's Song - Samuel Ramey
13. Some Other Time - Kurt Ollmann
14. Lucky To Be Me - Thomas Hampson
15. Oh, Happy We - Jerry Hadley
16. Glitter And Be Gay - June Anderson
17. Nothing More Than This - Jerry Hadley
18. Make Our Garden Grow (Finale) - London Symphony Chorus

Tracks:

1. A Quiet Girl - George Gaynes
2. A Little Bit In Love - Edith Adams
3. It's Love - Edith Adams
4. 'Big Stuff' Blues - Ruth Mense
5. You're Late (Sam) - Chester Ludgin
6. The President Jefferson Sunday Lucheon March - Thomas Hampson
7. Take Care Of This House - June Anderson
8. Love Duet - Thomas Hampson
9. The Love Of My Life - Thomas Hampson
10. Mr. And Mrs. Webb Say Goodnight - Thomas Hampson
11. The Pennycandystore Beyond The El - John Reardon
12. Storyette H.M. - Donald Gramm
13. What Lips My Lips Have Kissed - Nancy Williams
14. Psalm 108 (Verse 2)/Psalm 100 (Complete) - Wiener Jeunesse-Chor
15. Psalm 23 (Complete)/Psalm 2 (Verses 1-4) - Wiener Jeunesse-Chor
16. Psalm 131 (Complete)/Psalm 133 (Verse 1) - Wiener Jeunesse-Chor

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2. Zoot Suit Riot
3. Alive Behind the Green Door [Live]
4. All Killer No Filler [Enhanced]
5. All the Rage
6. ANThology
7. Ashgrove
8. Australia
9. Backstreet Boys [ENHANCED CD] [Enhanced]
10. Banana Wind

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