Patience

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It must be hard being a George Michael fan. Patience is only his fourth studio effort in the 18 years since Wham! split, so its release must be some cause for celebration. There always seems to have been something preventing him from releasing a new album--from arrests for lewd behavior, protracted battles with record companies, or prolonged periods of grieving for departed family and friends. Thankfully, Patience is pretty good.

Flitting between fraught ballads and up-tempo adult pop (the misguided sample-laden single "Freeek!" being the unnecessary exception), George here returns to the structure and mood of 1990s Listen Without Prejudice, Vol. 1. Patience is at its most delicate and moving with its title track, the intense, tabloid-attacking "Through" and the painful family memories of "My Mother Had a Brother." To balance this, hearts will be raised by "Amazing," with its echoes of the Bee Gees, "Round Here," in which George remembers his early days scampering around Bushey with Andrew Ridgley, and "Cars and Trains," which celebrates the kind of lifestyle that so riled the LAPD back in 1998. That's the thing about George Michael these days. Love him or loathe him, he is unapologetically himself. And fans should be very grateful for that. --Dominic Wills

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Patience

Average customer rating: They sound tired WONDERFUL GOOD!!!!!! Different, though enjoyable Courage & Patience & Grit - Great Big Sea In Concert [CD/DVD Combo] Arrr!! This be a hardy bit of the good stuff, matey!

Courage & Patience & Grit - Great Big Sea In Concert [CD/DVD Combo] Great Big Sea Manufacturer: Zoe Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music General | Celtic | International | Styles | Music Rock | Celtic | International | Styles | Music Similar Items: Great Big Dvd & CD (W/Dvd) The Hard & The Easy Rant and Roar Something Beautiful Turn ASIN: B000JJRIPC Release Date: 2006-11-21

Tracks:

1. Captain Kidd - Great Big Sea
2. Jack Hinks - Great Big Sea
3. Sweet Forget Me Not - Great Big Sea
4. Billy Peddle - Great Big Sea
5. Concerning Charlie Horse - Great Big Sea
6. I'm a Rover - Great Big Sea
7. A Boat Like Gideon Brown - Great Big Sea
8. The Mermaid - Great Big Sea
9. The River Driver - Great Big Sea
10. Scolding Wife - Great Big Sea
11. Old Polina - Great Big Sea
12. Shines Right Through Me - Great Big Sea
13. When I'm Up - Great Big Sea
14. The Night Pat Murphy Died - Great Big Sea
15. When I Am King - Great Big Sea
16. Danny Boy - Great Big Sea
17. Run Runaway - Great Big Sea
18. General Taylor - Great Big Sea
19. Sea of No Cares - Great Big Sea
20. Helmet Head - Great Big Sea
21. Consequence Free - Great Big Sea
22. Mari-Mac - Great Big Sea
23. Ordinary Day - Great Big Sea
24. Excursion Around the Bay - Great Big Sea
25. Fortune Set - Great Big Sea
26. Old Brown's Daughter - Great Big Sea

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Since they emerged in the early 90s, Newfoundland's own Great Big Sea have gradually consolidated a reputation as one of the greatest neo-Celt bands, from anywhere in the Six Nations or, as in this case, beyond. Drawing upon their homeland's strong Irish and Scottish ancestry and centuries-old seafaring heritage, they have fashioned a roistering, danceable sound and a live presence not unlike a bar-band but operating on a massive scale. But for all their good-time, party-hearty extroversion, they also demonstrate a rare affinity for love songs and more introspective types of material. Recorded in spectacular sound before adoring audiences, this "kitchen party," as one band member described it, is at once intimate and grand, folkloric and modern, acoustic and electric. Traditional instruments like fiddle, tin whistle, accordion are fused seamlessly with electric guitars and trap drums, plus tight and charismatic lead and harmony vocals, creating a spiraling energy that takes the crowd by storm and hurtles from living room speakers like a conquering wave. The CD is accompanied by a must-have DVD, which not only includes 26 tracks of concert footage but four essential music videos, one of which, "Lukey," features a collaboration with the Chieftains. --Christina Roden

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Since they emerged in the early 90s, Newfoundland's own Great Big Sea have gradually consolidated a reputation as one of the greatest neo-Celt bands, from anywhere in the Six Nations or, as in this case, beyond. Drawing upon their homeland's strong Irish and Scottish ancestry and centuries-old seafaring heritage, they have fashioned a roistering, danceable sound and a live presence not unlike a bar-band but operating on a massive scale. But for all their good-time, party-hearty extroversion, they also demonstrate a rare affinity for love songs and more introspective types of material. Recorded in spectacular sound before adoring audiences, this "kitchen party," as one band member described it, is at once intimate and grand, folkloric and modern, acoustic and electric. Traditional instruments like fiddle, tin whistle, accordion are fused seamlessly with electric guitars and trap drums, plus tight and charismatic lead and harmony vocals, creating a spiraling energy that takes the crowd by storm and hurtles from living room speakers like a conquering wave. The CD is accompanied by a must-have DVD, which not only includes 26 tracks of concert footage but four essential music videos, one of which, "Lukey," features a collaboration with the Chieftains. --Christina Roden

Album Description

Specially priced 2-disc set! Having sold millions of albums in their native Canada, Great Big Sea is now one of that country's most popular exports. Courage & Patience & Grit: Great Big Sea in Concert features a 26-song DVD with traditional live favorites such as "Jack Hinks," "Scolding Wife," and "Captain Kidd," plus Great Big Sea originals "When I'm Up," "Consequence Free," "Sea of No Cares," and many more, all presented in stereo and 5.1 Surround Sound. The DVD also includes 4 music videos, including a rare clip for "Lukey," a song the band recorded with The Chieftains. This specially priced package also includes a separate audio CD of 22 of the concert's 26 tracks (only 22 would fit on one CD!). "Great Big Sea has been more successful than any other contemporary North American band in bringing Anglo-Celtic folk sounds into rock clubs." - Dirty Linen

Customer Reviews:

They sound tired.......2007-07-23

This one is just disappointing. I absolutely love GBS but this offering is not up to snuff. They sound raspy, worn-out and tired. This is evident by Alan's changing several melodic lines to avoid signing high. The energy of both the band and the crowd are not near as high as in the Great Big DVD. This is nice to have the more recent songs, but I wish it would've been a better performance.

Nonetheless, an average performance by this band is still better than most bands playing today.

WONDERFUL GOOD!!!!!!.......2007-07-04

I will admit that I was a bit slow in learning of this excellent group and discovered them quite by accident. I love Celtic music and had recently heard them singing Capt. Kidd on Pandora. I went straight to Amazon and ordered Courage & Patience & Grit. It not only has 20 something songs on the CD, but extra tracks on the DVD portion for the live concert. These guys, Sean, Alan & Bob, are not only extremely musically talented but smart, witty and funny as well. VERY well worth every penny!!!!! I plan on buying more of their product!!!!!

Different, though enjoyable.......2007-05-24

To be honest, they have added a little weight, lost a little pep and seem to be focusing on a little older crowd. These are all just little perceptions that a long time fan would pick up. Some of the songs are done very well, some not so well. I loved Gideon Brown (which is not on the Hard & The Easy CD) but other favorites came off a little flat. I missed Tickle Cove Pond, which I thought would be included surely. Coupled to these disappointments is the fact that Sean seemed to make comments bordering on inappropriate for youngsters during the video performance. Did I enjoy it, yes. As much as the Great Big DVD? No. Their performances in that video may not ever be matched. The music on the Hard & The Easy CD is EXCELLENT and I must suggest you get that CD coupled with this 2 disc set to experience it completely. Great Big Sea is always able to provide truly amazing value with their releases. A video DVD and CD are included in quite a few releases and I look forward to the next one. In summary, this was a good addition but not quite up to par with past presentations.

Courage & Patience & Grit - Great Big Sea In Concert [CD/DVD Combo].......2007-04-12

Good Canadian-Irish group with a distinctive flair for regional music and traditional Irish music. The CD is good, the DVD is better. You get a much better feel for the group and the music by watching it first.

Arrr!! This be a hardy bit of the good stuff, matey!.......2007-03-09

Grab yer sword, pass the jar, stomp yer feet! If ye wurnt a pirate beforehand, ye will be after ye listen to these collecktion of tunes!

Average customer rating: Pop Culture Icon Lacking in excitement G M, Where Are You? Near Flawless Very impressed

Patience George Michael Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Contemporary | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Musicals | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Listen Without Prejudice, Vol. 1 Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael Older Songs from the Last Century Faith ASIN: B00020SHH6 Release Date: 2004-05-18

Tracks:

1. Patience
2. Amazing
3. John And Elvis Are Dead
4. Cars and Trains
5. Round Here
6. My Mother Had A Brother
7. Flawless (Go to the City)
8. American Angel
9. Precious Box
10. Please Send Me Someone (Anselmo's Song)
11. Freeek! '04
12. Through

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It must be hard being a George Michael fan. Patience is only his fourth studio effort in the 18 years since Wham! split, so its release must be some cause for celebration. There always seems to have been something preventing him from releasing a new album--from arrests for lewd behavior, protracted battles with record companies, or prolonged periods of grieving for departed family and friends. Thankfully, Patience is pretty good.

Flitting between fraught ballads and up-tempo adult pop (the misguided sample-laden single "Freeek!" being the unnecessary exception), George here returns to the structure and mood of 1990s Listen Without Prejudice, Vol. 1. Patience is at its most delicate and moving with its title track, the intense, tabloid-attacking "Through" and the painful family memories of "My Mother Had a Brother." To balance this, hearts will be raised by "Amazing," with its echoes of the Bee Gees, "Round Here," in which George remembers his early days scampering around Bushey with Andrew Ridgley, and "Cars and Trains," which celebrates the kind of lifestyle that so riled the LAPD back in 1998. That's the thing about George Michael these days. Love him or loathe him, he is unapologetically himself. And fans should be very grateful for that. --Dominic Wills

Customer Reviews:

Pop Culture Icon.......2007-06-28

I have had a crush on George Michael since middle school. I have grown to respect him as a singer. He is a great singer and has the hardest working butt in show business {and I mean that with the greatest respect}



This is a very solid CD with good songs. I just wish that he would not wait as long between CDs.

Lacking in excitement.......2007-04-08

Problem #1 - this cd is too long. Please give me forty-five minutes of good quality. Just because a cd can accommodate seventy plus minutes doesn't mean that it is required that every available second be utilized.

Problem #2 - the average length of a song is over five minutes. This is clearly too long for the kind of music GM is making. It is not like he is singing narratives that require time (Harry Chapin, Dylan) or anthems with changes of pace (Stairway).

Problem #3 - the ballads are lyrics driven and same-paced. So, just as the disc loses steam about half way through so do the individual songs.

GM's vocals remain as impressive as ever. He has always had a strong and distinctive voice. The production and musicianship are as one would expect - first-rate. There are no technical problems of which one could possibly complain. I admire GM as an artist and a person. BUT, and this is a pretty large but, this record just doesn't hold my interest, even in relatively small doses. I don't dislike any of it. I just don't love it. However, I wouldn't argue with those ardent long-time fans who do.

G M, Where Are You?.......2007-01-20

If I was a certain type of fan, I'd rap on GM's door: "George, where are you?" Even though, as usual, GM excels at the autobiographical lyrics, here he falters as too many of the songs are not "universal" enough - i.e., can be easily personalized by any listener. So the selections and tempos come off as self-indulgent, even if well-meaning. Gone are the rapturous vocals of a truly superlative singer or the energy yet anger contained within a song like FREEDOM '90. There is no soaring ONE MORE TRY or A DIFFERENT CORNER, nor a can't-keep-me-from-dancing ditty like FAITH. Instead we have many mildly (and therefore mildly annoying) synchopated productions, GM's beautiful voice obscured a little too often, and ill-deserved to his fans who thrill to his vocals. There is no stretch of vocal ability at all, in fact, and the numbers which succeed, tellingly, are the more basic thread-bare productions on track 1 as well as the ode to his current-American partner - the only song I recall directly refers in the lyrics to his partner as being male. Again, at a certain point in his recording past, GM clearly departed from boy-girl references to deliberate - yet more universal - avoidance of pronouns. Ordinarily I would be against such a track that is so personal the audience can't relate to it, at least in its whole, if not in its sentiments, but AMERICAN ANGEL is so sweetly done it's one of my favorite tracks. Because of his skill as a songwriter - possibly the greatest living songwriter, in fact - and a singer - one of my all-time favs - I give PATIENCE 3 stars: But if it had been anyone but the greatest, GM, I would have given it two, for effort, and the fact it overall is too mellow to suit my taste. Maybe in ten years I'll rediscover it and find it excellent, but I think this is more for certain moods or certain tastes. For someone who enjoys his earlier career achievements this is a slide for GM. Have to agree with Elton John on this one: It's a "disappointment." But it's still a keeper, as it's still George Michael and there's far too little of that.

Near Flawless.......2006-08-28

i have listened to George Michael since Wham, and have always been a fan. My main reason for buying this album was the song flawless, which happens to be my favorite song from this album. I think this song can sum it up for anyone who feels down about where they are and seem to be going in life.

Very impressed.......2006-07-30

Due to some of the reviews on this site and elsewhere, I wasn't expecting much from Patience, especially since I've never been a hardcore fan of George. When I finally got around to listening to it, I was very pleased with the production and relaxed, moody vibe of the album. Yet none of the songs stood out. After a second listen, however, I was hooked. Almost every song is strong (and most of them contain solid hooks, despite what other reviewers say). The lyrics are personal and heartfelt. There are the fat, funky dance tracks like 'Freeek' and 'Shoot the Dog' and the moody, dreamy tunes like 'Precious Box', 'American Angel' and 'Cars and Trains' as well as often gorgeous ballads like 'Through' and 'My Mother Had a Brother'.
Again, I am not a hardcore fan, and thought a lot of his 1996 album Older was just plain boring. This is a stronger album, and a compulsive listen. Do yourself a favor and give it a chance before you pass judgement.

Average customer rating: Well worth the price Not Exactly "The Ultimate" Collection... Where's the chicks?!?! Not quite the ultimate.... Great Music - Questionable Selection

The Ultimate Gilbert & Sullivan Collection Arthur Sullivan , Isidore Godfrey , Royston Nash , New Symphony Orchestra of London , Royal Philharmonic Orchestra , Colin Wright , Donald Adams , George Cook , Gillian Knight , Jean Hindmarsh , Jeffrey Skitch , John Ayldon , John Reed , Joyce Wright , Kenneth Sandford , Lyndsie Holland , Owen Brannigan , Pauline Wales , Peggy Ann Jones , Thomas Round , Valerie Masterson , and D'Oyly Carte Opera Company Manufacturer: Decca ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Sullivan | Sullivan, Arthur | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Brannigan, Owen | ( B ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music London Philharmonic Orchestra | ( L ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music The Decca Records Store | Specialty Stores | Music Similar Items: The Best of Gilbert & Sullivan Gilbert & Sullivan - Highlights from The Mikado, The Pirates of Penzance, H.M.S. Pinafore, The Yeomen of the Guard, Trial of Jury Topsy-Turvy - The Music of Gilbert & Sullivan: From the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Topsy-Turvy The Best of Gilbert & Sullivan ASIN: B000007OU0 Release Date: 1998-06-09

Tracks:

1. H.M.S. Pinafore: We Shall Sail The Ocean Blue
2. H.M.S. Pinafore: I'm Called Little Buttercup
3. H.M.S. Pinafore: My Galant Crew, Good Morning
4. H.M.S. Pinafore: I'm The Monarch Of The Sea
5. H.M.S. Pinafore: When I Was A Lad
6. H.M.S. Pinafore: Nevermind The Why And Wherefore
7. H.M.S. Pinafore: Kind Captain, I've Important Information
8. H.M.S. Pinafore: Carefully On Tip - Toe Stealing
9. H.M.S. Pinafore: For He Is An Englishman
10. The Pirates Of Penzance: I Am The Very Model Of A Modern Major - General
11. The Pirates Of Penzance: When A Felon's Not Engaged In His Employment
12. The Pirates Of Penzance: With Cat Like Tread
13. The Sorcerer: My Name Is John Wellinton Wells
14. The Gondoliers: Take A Pair Of Sparkling Eyes
15. Patience: If You're Anxious To Shine
16. The Mikado: If You Want To Know Who We Are
17. The Mikado: A Wand'ring Minstrel I
18. The Mikado: Behold The Lord High Executioner
19. The Mikado: As Someday It May Happen
20. The Mikado: Three Little Maids From School Are We
21. The Mikado: The Sun Whose Rays Are All Ablaze
22. The Mikado: Here's A How - De - Do!
23. The Mikado: From Ev'ry Kind Of Man Obedience I Expect
24. The Mikado: A More Humane Mikado Never Did In Japan Exist
25. The Mikado: The Criminal Cried As He Dropp'd Him Down
26. The Mikado: The Flowers That Bloom In The Spring, Tra La
27. The Mikado: On A Tree By A River A Little Tom Tit
28. The Mikado: There Is Beauty In The Bellow Of The Blast
29. The Mikado: For He's Gone And Married Yum-Yum

Customer Reviews:

Well worth the price.......2006-04-13

I love this CD. No, despite its name it is not the "ultimate" collection, as scarcely could be expected from a single CD. It is heavy on Mikado, as others have stated. It leaves out things I would have included and includes things I would have left out. But the performances are wonderful, traditional and all you expect from G&S. Considering the low price, it is well worth including in your G&S collection ... as PART of your collection. After the disappointment of the godawful Opera World video series (Don't buy it!) this CD is a joy and a relief.

Not Exactly "The Ultimate" Collection..........2004-12-23

It seems that a collection of Gilbert & Sullivan music that has the name "The Ultimate Collection" in its title would boast a wide range of music, but I found the selection disappointing. Half of the tracks are songs from The Mikado, and the other half is divided between five... yes, FIVE other operettas. This means that the representation from each operetta is awfully scant. I would have liked to see less Mikado and more of everything else, and perhaps some highlights from the more obscure operettas (Princess Ida and The Sorcerer, namely).

In addition, while most of the music is very well performed, some of the vocalists either go a bit overboard or, at the very opposite end, seem to lack expression. For example, this Nanki-Poo (in The Mikado) seems to be overly occupied with vibrato. Katisha's voice is annoying, and The Mikado's low voice often seems to lack feeling and humor. The other idiosyncracies, like the very frightening evil laughing during "A More Humane Mikado" and hissing during "Three Little Maids" really bug me.

Then again, I'm new to Gilbert and Sullivan, and was introduced to the music through the Topsy Turvy soundtrack, which has a noticeably less operatic style, and hardly includes "stage noise"... so perhaps all this is the norm. Do listen to the tracks for yourself, though, before you purchase the CD. Personally, I find that the Topsy Turvy soundtrack, while considerably less ecompassing, is much lighthearted and easier listening.

Where's the chicks?!?!.......2003-05-15

It wouldn't be G&S if not for the ladies - so where are they? How could they leave out Mabel's aria - or Josephine's!? The only female aria included on this disc comes from Mikado, which is the least exciting (if G&S could be un-exciting) of the three! Everything else on the recording is great, but I am still quite disappointed.

Not quite the ultimate...........2002-03-25

This is a great collection, but unfortunately it doesn't have songs from all the works of G&S. Most notably, there is nothing from the "Yeoman of the Guard". I still reccommed it however as John Reed is wonderful!!

Great Music - Questionable Selection.......2002-02-05

It's an ongoing challenge to find a recording of Gilbert and Sullivan that combines premium musicality and great theatrical performance. This recording is a true gem on both fronts. My only complaint is that for a "Best of" collection, this compilation is Mikado-heavy and scarcely touches on highlights from other masterpieces, particularly The Pirates of Penzance. This would be my favorite G&S CD of all time, of only it included tracks like "When the Foeman Bares his Steel," "Poor Wand'ring One," and "Dry the Glist'ning Tear," but then again, I guess there's no real consensus as to which are Gilbert and Sullivan's best works, and there are too many to fit on one CD.

Average customer rating: Gary Who? Take Four?

Patience Take That Manufacturer: Universal/Polydor ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Never Forget: The Ultimate Collection Beautiful World Beautiful World For the Record Take That - Greatest Hits ASIN: B000JYWG36 Release Date: 2006-11-21

Tracks:

1. Patience
2. Trouble With Me

Album Details

First Single from the Reformed Band's 2006 'beautiful World' Full Length.

Customer Reviews:

Gary Who?.......2007-01-09

Alrighty then.
Mr Barlow and co. have finally seen the light, the tail lights of Robbies train. "OI!," Gary said "I should round up the boys and we could make some lucre off this Robbie bloke!"
How sad MR. Barlow, how f&*(#$g sad.
I have heard most of this album and think that it sounds great, for a new Robbie Williams cd. Didn't like Rudebox? Well Gary and the boys are here for ya.
If this CD does make it in America, it will be because Mr. Williams has primed the market for some two-bit hacks to step in and steal his spotlight.
TAKE THAT!

Take Four?.......2006-11-29

Some people may remember the cheeky Britpop boy band "Take That" and their most high profile member Robbie Williams. (Most people probably won't)

This single is an advance taste of the group's comeback album "Beautiful World", and the new Robbie-less sound is more mature than before, and that's a good thing.

This CD has the songs "Patience" and "Beautiful Morning", both quite good pop ballads, and extremely radio-friendly. It would be quite ironic if the group's new album succeeds in the USA, something Mr. Williams has been trying (unsuccessfully) to do for years.


Amanda Richards, November 28, 2006

Average customer rating: Delicious Ear Candy - The Cover Art Says It All At last we can have this album !!! Patience and Prudence--this single compilation CD says it all... All I could hope for Five Stars For A Trip Down Memory Lane

The Best of Patience and Prudence Patience and Prudence Manufacturer: Collector's Choice ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Classic | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Bermuda Girls: The Original Hits & Lots More Fun Young Love: The Best of Tab Hunter Stone Age Woo Hurt: The Best of Timi Yuro The Best of the Ronettes ASIN: B0001CKREG Release Date: 2004-07-13

Tracks:

1. Tonight You Belong To Me
2. A Smile And A Ribbon
3. Gonna Get Along Without You
4. The Money Tree
5. We Can't Sing Rhythm And Blues
6. Dreamer's Bay
7. You Tattletale
8. Very Nice Is the Bali Bali
9. Witchcraft
10. Over Here
11. Heavenly Angel
12. Little Wheel
13. All I Do Is Dream Of You
14. Your Careless Love
15. Tom Thumb's Tune
16. Golly Oh Gee
17. Should I
18. Whisper Whisper
19. Didn't I
20. Apples On The Liliac Tree
21. Tonight You Belong To me
22. How Can I Tell Him
23. A Smile And A Ribbon
24. Tonight You Belong To Me

Product Description

1. Tonight You Belong To mE
2. Smile & A Ribbon, A
3. Gonna Get Along Without Ya Now
4. Money Tree, The
5. We Can't Sing Rhythm & Blues
6. Dreamer's Bay
7. You Tattletale
8. Very Nice Is Bali Bali
9. Witchcraft
10. Over Here
11. Heavenly Angel
12. Little Wheel
13. All I Do Is Dream Of You
14. Your Careless Love
15. Tom Thumb's Tune
16. Golly Oh Gee
17. Should I
18. Whisper Whisper
19. Didn't I
20. Apples On The Lilac Tree
21. Tonight You Belong To Me
22. How Can I Tell Him
23. Smile & A Ribbon, A
24. Tonight You Belong To Me


Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

Delicious Ear Candy - The Cover Art Says It All.......2007-07-17

Patience McIntyre was quoted as saying that there would be two types of people interested in this CD: collectors who like it for their own reasons, and people who like it because it reminds them of a happy time in their life. I don't qualify on either count--I wasn't even born until 1961, never heard of Patience and Prudence until a few months ago, and since I haven't bought a music CD in ten years, I hardly qualify as a collector. One morning on my way to work, I happened to hear "Tonight You Belong To Me", and about six bars into the song, I realized I had a big smile on my face for no apparent reason. Then, a few weeks later, I heard "Gonna Get Along Without You Now" and had the same reaction. It's been a long time since a musician did that to me once, much less twice, so naturally I had to find out who that was, why I'd never heard them before, and whether there was more.

It wasn't easy. It took a call to the station and a lot of time with a search engine to find out who and what I was hearing and where I could get it, and since the rest of the tracks on the CD apparently didn't do well commercially, I wasn't sure whether I'd be disappointed when I found it. I decided that I wanted it anyway, even if only for the two big hits and the cover art (nice job, Patience), and I was pleasantly surprised to find out that I really, really liked the whole thing. It could be their harmony, the gentle quality of their voices, the catchy pop arrangements, or the unpretentious style that does it for me, or maybe it's enough to say they made a unique and really nice sound together and just leave it at that. It's true that a couple of the songs are a bit lyrically challenged ("Should I comb my hair back, baby? Should I? Whaddya say?"), but even those sound good. This music is one of those things that exist just for pure sensory delight, like furry cats and ice cream sodas.

One hidden treat was probably not apparent to anyone but the recording engineer at the time: because the girl's voices were soft and gentle, they were miked very closely. The best part of that probably got lost on vinyl, but if you download the CD to your favorite MP3 player and listen to the earlier tracks through a pair of ear buds, the effect is like having the songs whispered in your ear. Delicious! On later tracks, you can hear their voices mature and mellow a bit, and although that's a slightly different sound, I think I like it even better. My favorites from this group were "Heavenly Angel" and "Whisper Whisper". Some people don't care for the more up-tempo rock and roll, but I found that I even liked that too. "Didn't I" and "How Can I Tell Him" always stay in my head for awhile after I've heard them.

My only real complaint? Pictures! We want pictures. I only found two with all that searching, one of which is a muddy reproduction from TIME magazine (March 1957) on microfilm. A clip of their TV appearance would be a real bonus.

I'll confess that I was a little disappointed when I found out that the two "kids" who made me smile that day are in their early sixties, mostly because it means that this collection is all there is and there isn't going to be any more. But I'm really pleased that both Patience and Prudence and their music are still with us. Thanks, ladies, for the smiles.

At last we can have this album !!!.......2007-07-05

I am 64 now. Well, When I was 15 years old in 1958 I remember having been dancing with my first love and guess what I was listening to ... It was Dreamer's Bay sung by Prudence and Patience !!! So now that I bought this beautiful CD, I listen to this song and you can just imagine how I feel !

I love it !!! It was great that somebody with a good taste released at last this jewel of the 50's

Patience and Prudence--this single compilation CD says it all..........2007-04-16

Patience and Prudence McIntyre scored a huge success with their awesome hit entitled "Tonight You Belong To Me." Rumors flew that they were really two grown women because their voices sounded just that good. However, after an appearance on The Perry Como Show, the public got their proof that Patience and Prudence were indeed little girls with big talent.

"Tonight You Belong To Me" starts off the CD; and this truly was their biggest hit. The sisters sing beautifully with a piano accompaniment; and they harmonize so well you will be stunned. Other sweet and cute songs follow this title track using the same formula: the two girls singing with relatively simple musical accompaniments to highlight the lovely sound of the two girls' voices. "A Smile And A Ribbon" makes good use of the chimes in the musical arrangement; and "The Money Tree" boasts an infectiously catchy melody. Their vocals were enhanced even further by an overdubbing of their voice to give the vocals a full, lush feeling. Many of these tracks also feature Ray Leatherwood on bass; Barney Kessel or Alan Reuss on guitar and either Alvin Stoller or Nick Fatool on drums.

Other gems on this CD include the gorgeous ballad "We Can't Sing Rhythm And Blues;" "All I Do Is Dream Of You" and "Over Here."

As time passed the girls' parents thought of mixing the girls with the rock arrangements of Mike Clifford. These tracks don't work as well for me--and they didn't score hits with the public, either. The sweet sounds of the girls' vocals and the really rockin' sounds of Mike Clifford create a type of cacophony that is unpleasant to the ear. I must take off a star for this to make this a four star review. Actually, it's really too bad I can't give it three and one-half stars because that's probably what its worth in my estimation. The singing sisters with Mike Clifford weigh down the album.

The CD ends with two previously unreleased and unedited versions of "A Smile And A Ribbon" and "Tonight You Belong To Me." This interests me because here we get the chance to hear what the girls actually sounded like before the mixing machines were used to enhance their vocals. The younger of the two, Prudence, occasionally sings a note or two flat and their vocal strength is lacking without studio mixing. Yet I liked to hear what they sounded like naturally anyway.

One reviewer notes that on this CD we get three versions of "Tonight You Belong To Me;" and they are right. The first commercially released version starts off the CD; then comes the version Patience and Prudence recorded with Mike Clifford and finally the CD ends with the unedited version of the song. Interesting indeed!

The liner notes include a lengthy essay about Patience and Prudence along with some discussion about their parents; this essay was written by Brian Gari. You get the song credits, too.

If you want a solid retrospective of Patience and Prudence, look no further: This CD is your best bet! I hope you enjoy it.

All I could hope for.......2006-12-02

Mostly, the girls were too busy concentrating on their harmonies to be stagy or precious. It's a good thing. Their sound is really pretty, and sometimes verges on simply beautiful. My favorites in this respect are "Gonna Get Along Without You Now" and "Dreamers' Bay."

The Chattahoochie recordings were trying to reinvent the wheel. The only thing that made Patience and Prudence interesting was their sound, which the Chattahoochie recordings sometimes drowned out by adult backup singers and rock music. The lyrics to one of the Liberty releases said it best:

We are up a tree and can't ignore it
You see, we haven't got the voices for it
It's mighty sad sad news
We can't sing rythym and blues

Even so, those recordings weren't too bad.

The only really lame recordings on the CD were "Tom Thumb's Tune" and "A Smile and a Ribbon." Don't listen to those. They're horrid. You've been warned.

Five Stars For A Trip Down Memory Lane.......2006-05-01

I wanted to offer up 5 stars for K. Lloyd's poetic review of The Best of Patience and Prudence. Although everyone's life experience is vastly different, hopefully we can all appreciate the sentiment behind "a gentle reminder of the way things used to be." Thank you!

Average customer rating: Don't underestimate those "unknown" Operettas!! A few details Wonderful set, if a little inconsistent at times.

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Customer Reviews:

Don't underestimate those "unknown" Operettas!!.......2005-07-07

This is, as far as I know - the only way of buying the "official" recordings of "The Grand Duke" and "Utopia" - which seem to be otherwise out of print!! Several of the others are not that easy to get either.

In any case - most people getting this set will already have the Mikado, and very probably Pirates and Pinafore for that matter, so you're really getting it for the others.

So just for the record - someone has to say this!

The Mikado is (of course) a wonderful piece, but it enjoys its long running status as the most successful of all the G&S operettas very largely for "extra-musical" reasons. It is visually so wonderful, with all those great authentic costumes, and the whole idea of satirising English institutions by pretending they are Japanese is of course brilliantly funny.

Again, Pirates and Pinafore enjoy a lot of their acclaim simply because we have heard them so often. And at least part of the initial success of these (admittedly very funny and entertaining) pieces was the vogue for "nautical drama" on the popular Victorian stage.

Iolanthe, Ruddigore, and Yoemen are all MUCH stronger musically than any of what another reviewer here keeps calling the "trilogy". Patience, Princess Ida, and the Gondoliers all excel either "nautical" operetta, at least musically, although not, perhaps, the Mikado. And I have had a lot of fun listening to my recording of the Sorcerer - although I think most at least of the other G&S operettas are even more interesting.

As for "Trial by Jury" it is really another thing altogether - but in its kind the most perfect thing either Gilbert or Sullivan had anything to do with!

This leaves Utopia and the Grand Duke.

Both of these were produced after the long running friendship between G&S had soured, and they have been sadly neglected ever since. Utopia is none the less both musically beautiful and very funny, and well worth taking an effort to come to grips with. The main point of the satire (which many commentators and reviewers seem to miss) is the way that the English language and British (especially English) institutions were being adopted, often rather uncritically, by countries around the world (most, but not all, of them members of the British Empire, of course). India is perhaps the country Gilbert had most in mind, but you could set it in any of a dozen other countries. The residual problems this has left in the post-colonial world ensure that this work is still far from dated. In some ways this operetta is about globalisation! What could possibly be LESS dated than that!

The Grand Duke, on the other hand, is a bit of an odd man out - I suppose you still have to say it is the weakest of all the G&S efforts. It's the ONLY one that didn't score a very respectable run on its first outing. Surprisingly, however, if an attempt is made to duplicate the musical and (especially) dialogue cuts that G&S would have done themselves if they had not by this time been at each other's throats all the time, a very entertaining piece can be made of it. I was very agreeably surprised by the Ohio Light Opera recording, which does just that - and I am coming round to the idea that the only thing really wrong with the Duke is that it is too long.

ANYWAY:

For all people (especially callow youth) who remain convinced that G&S only wrote three operettas worth listening to - all I can say is, buy this set, and give the lesser known ones a chance. Make sure you have a libretto in your hands as you listen, of course. It may even just need a single hearing in some cases, but otherwise, be patient. In the meantime, you really cannot have any conception of what you are missing.

A few details.......2004-03-28

This 24-CD album consists of 12 plastic cases, each with a thin booklet giving background and plot summaries for the works on its 2 enclosed CD's. Most of the album consists of 15 operettas, 2 of which (Cox and Box, The Zoo) have texts not by Gilbert and 7 of which (The Sorcerer, Princess Ida, The Mikado, Ruddigore, Yeomen of the Guard, Utopia Limited, The Grand Duke) omit most of the spoken dialogue. Before listening to any of these operettas that you don't know well, you'll want to obtain a copy of its text so you can read along and not miss any of the words or the wit.

Wonderful set, if a little inconsistent at times........2003-07-07

If you thought that the Sargent set of G&S opera recordings was gargantum enough, then this D'Oyly Carte cycle is even more gargantum. Although it is more expensive (because of the four extra operas that the Sargent cycle did not include), this complete 24-CD set is like a joy to behold. There is a debate as to whether this is better than the Sargent cycle, but I like to think that this is a delight from first disc to last, because of the idiomatic sense of polish that these recordings seem to have, and are given a life that makes them able to breathe well. This is all thanks to Isidore Godfrey and Royston Nash's conducting. I know that the performances may not be entirely consistent (this is evident when you compare the performance and recording quality of Mikado and Pirates with those of Gondoliers and Pinafore), but this is only a matter of personal preference. The 1960s performances were given more sumptuous and well-detailed recordings than the 1970s recordings, made when the performing style was not so fresh. But anyway, I still think that this is definitely a good buy for anyone who loves G&S. Even with the consistency of Sargent's cheaper EMI set, I would still say: do go ahead to invest in the set because of the liveliness and style in this complete G&S cycle that Sargent never (hardly ever) tackles. The only thing is: I would also like to suggest complementing it with the 1957 Decca D'Oyly Carte recordings of Mikado and Pirates, recently released by the Sounds on CD label, so that these recordings can do justice to the enormous spirit of these operas.

Average customer rating: The best? I think not. can't understand the words

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Tracks:

1. H.M.S. Pinafore: Ov - Orch Of The D'Oyly Carte Opr/John Owen Edwards
2. H.M.S. Pinafore: We Sail The Ocean Blue - Tom McVay/Gordon Sandison/Yvonne Barclay
3. H.M.S. Pinafore: Never Mind The Why And Wherefore - Tom McVay/Gordon Sandison/Yvonne Barclay
4. The Yeomen Of The Guard: When Maiden Loves She Sits And Sighs - Janine Roebuck
5. The Yeomen Of The Guard: Here's A Man Of Jollity - Chor Of The D'Oyly Carte Opr
6. Iolanthe: Tripping Hither, Tripping Thither - Yvonne Patrick/Madeliene Mitchell/Chor Of The D'Oyly Carte Opr
7. Iolanthe: The Law Is The True Embodiment - Richard Suart/Chor Of The D'Oyly Carte Opr
8. Iolanthe: When I Went To The Bar - Richard Suart
9. Iolanthe: Strephon's A Member Of Parliament! - Chor Of The D'Oyly Carte Opr
10. Iolanthe: When Britain Really Rul'd The Waves - Lawrence Richard/Chor Of The D'Oyly Carte Opr
11. Iolanthe: Finale Act Two: Soon As We May - Chor Of The D'Oyly Carte Opr
12. The Pirates Of Penzance: Ov - Orch Of The D'Oyly Carte Opr/John Pryce-Jones
13. The Pirates Of Penzance: Poor Wand'ring One - Marilyn Hill Smith/Chor Of The D'Oyly Carte Opr
14. The Pirates Of Penzance: I Am The Very Model - Eric Robertson/Chor Of The D'Oyly Carte Opr
15. The Pirates Of Penzance: When The Foeman Bares His Steel - Simon Masterton Smith/Marilyn Hill Smith/Patricia Cameron/Eric Robertson/Chor Of The D'Oyly Carte...
16. The Pirates Of Penzance: With Cat-Like Tread - Gareth Jones/Chor Of The D'Oyly Carte Opr
17. The Mikado: If You Want To Know Who We Are - Chor Of The D'Oyly Carte Opr
18. The Mikado: The Flowers That Bloom In The Spring - Bonaventura Bottone/Eric Roberts/Deborah Rees/Thora Ker/Malcom Rivers
19. The Mikado: On A Tree By A River - Eric Roberts
20. Patience: The Soldiers Of Our Queen - Donald Maxwell/Chor Of The D'Oyly Carte Opr
21. Patience: If You Want A Receipt For That Popular Mystery - Donald Maxwell/Chor Of The D'Oyly Carte Opr
22. Patience: Am I Alone And Unobserved - Simon Butteriss
23. Patience: If You're Anxious For To Shine - Simon Butteriss
24. The Gondoliers: We're Called Gondolieri - David Fieldsend/Alan Oke
25. The Gondoliers: From The Sunny Spanish Shore - Richard Suart/Jill Pert/Elizabeth Woollett/Philip Casey
26. The Gondoliers: For Ev'ry One Who Feels Inclined - David Fieldsend/Alan Oke/Chor Of The D'Oyly Carte Opr
27. The Gondoliers: Take A Pair Of Sparkling Eyes - David Fieldsend
28. The Gondoliers: Dance A Cachucha - Chor Of The D'Oyly Carte Opr

Customer Reviews:

The best? I think not........2004-01-11

This disc includes some songs that, while I like them, are not what people might consider the "best" of G&S. Of course, anything by G&S is good, it's still not the "best of the best."

There has got to be something that better represents the G&S canon.

can't understand the words.......2004-01-08

Don't know about those other reviewers, but I just can't make out very much of the lyrics. Maybe those folk have better CD players or better hearing, but it's pretty much a blur to me. I strongly recommend "The Ultimate Gilbert and Sullivan" instead.

Average customer rating:

Patience Take That Manufacturer: Umvd Import ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Dance & DJ | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B000K2Q962 Release Date: 2006-12-11

Tracks:

1. Patience
2. Beautiful Morning
3. Trouble With Me
4. Patience (Video)

Album Details

After a Hugely Successful 2006 Reunion Tour which Saw them Play to Over Half a Million People, Take that Unveil their First Single and Studio Album for Over Ten Years.

Average customer rating: Great G&S re-issues at rock-bottom price

Yeoman of the Guard/Patience Gilbert & Sullivan Manufacturer: Castle/Pulse ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Soundtracks | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Gilbert & Sullivan: Iolanthe; The Gondoliers Mikado Ruddigore Trial By Jury Pirates of Penzance/H.M.S. Pinafore Gilbert & Sullivan: Princess Ida Gilbert & Sullivan: The Sorcerer ASIN: B00008BXGM Release Date: 2003-04-07

Tracks:

1. Overture (The Yeomen Of The Guard)
2. When Maiden Loves She Sits And Sighs
3. Tower Warders Under Orders
4. When Our Gallant Norman Foes
5. Alas I Waver To And Fro
6. Is Life A Boon
7. Heres A Man Of Jollity
8. I Have A Song To Sing
9. How Say You Maiden Will You Wed
10. Ive Jibe And Joke
11. Til Done I Am A Bride
12. Were I Thy Bride
13. Oh Sergeant Meryll Is It True
14. Forbear My Friends
15. Aye Hug Him Girl
16. The Prisner Comes To Meet His Doom
17. My Lord My Lord I Know Not How To Tell
18. Night Has Spead Her Pall Once More
19. Oh A Private Buffoon Is A Light Hearted Loon
20. Hereupon Were Both Agreed
21. Free From His Fetters Grim
22. Strange Adventure
23. Hark What Was That Sir
24. Like A Ghost His Vigil Keeping
25. A Man Who Would Woo A Fair Maid
26. When A Wooer Goes A Wooing
27. Rapture Rapture
28. Comes The Pretty Young Bride
29. Leonard My Loved One
30. Overture (Patience)
31. Twenty Love Sick Maidens We
32. Still Brooding On Their Mad Infatuation
33. I Cannot Tell What This Love May Be
34. The Soldiers Of Our Queen
35. If You Want A Receipt For That Popular Mystery
36. In A Doleful Train
37. Now Is Not This Ridiculous
38. When I First Put This Uniform On
39. Am I Alone And Unobserved
40. If Youre Anxious For To Shine
41. Long Years Ago
42. Prithee Pretty Maiden
43. Let The Merry Cymbals Sound
44. Stay We Implore You
45. Oh Fortune To My Aching Heart Be Kind
46. I Hear The Soft Not Of The Echoing Voice
47. But Who Is This
48. Sad Is That Womans Lot
49. Turn Oh Turn In This Direction
50. A Magnet Hung In A Hardware Shop
51. Love Is A Plaintive Song
52. So Go To Him
53. Its Clear That Medieval Art
54. If Saphir I Choose To Marry
55. When I Go Out Of Door Im A Waterloo House Young Man
56. Finale

Album Description

A must for the hundreds of thousands of Gilbert & Sullivan fans. Fabulous historic recordings under the personal supervision of Rupert D'Oyly Carte. Remastered for best possible sound quality. Conducted by Sir Malcolm Sargent. Discs one & two, 'The Yeoman Of The Guard', were recorded in 1928 & discs three & four, 'Patience', were recorded in 1930. Standard jewel cases housed in a slipcase. Castle Pulse. 2003.

Album Details

4 CD box set

Customer Reviews:

Great G&S re-issues at rock-bottom price.......2005-03-03

Source: The first electronic recordings of "The Yeomen of the Guard" (1928) and "Patience" (1930). The comic operas would originally have been issued in albums of about twenty-four sides, each.

Sound: Amazingly good mono, considering the great age of the performances, and not so very different from some first-generation LPs. There is some low but easy-to-ignore hiss that probably appeared in the original matrices, and moments of overloading on a few of the biggest ensembles. The voices of the soloists are very well captured. The choruses sound fine, although a little distant and slightly compressed. If the orchestra seems a bit confined by digital era standards, the sound is nevertheless good and full of detail. The CD tracks tend to follow the three-and-a-half minute takes of the original 78s. Reflecting the original sides, there is often, but not always, a brief roll-off into dead silence at the end of a number before the next begins. This edition seems to be a direct transfer of original sides with little or no remastering. In at least one place in the first act finale of "Yeomen," a couple of orchestral bars that served to make a neat end to one side were repeated to start up the following side. The repeat is carried onto the CD.

Microphone placement was still at a rough and ready stage in those long-ago early electronic days. In the first act finale of "Patience," the mike must have been right in front of the tenor, for the massive concerted ensemble assumes the character of a tenor solo with choral accompaniment.

Text: No dialogue. The performing text and the order of pieces is that established by W. S. Gilbert and used on stage by the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company throughout most of the 20th Century. In "Yeomen" that means that the Second Yeoman is the first male soloist to sing and that the First Yeoman does not utter a word until the first act finale. In accordance with D'Oyly Carte performing practice at the date of the recording, the duet, "Rapture, Rapture," is present, although it would be omitted in the stage performances of the immediately following decades. I haven't consulted the score, but I think that the only omission in "Patience" is a fanfare that comes just before the second act finale.

Format: Four discs, with two disks per opera, one for each act. Each disk is in its own plastic case and all four cases are boxed together. I found this such a space waster that I went out and spent a buck for a pair of double cases and repackaged the disks on the day after they arrived.

Documentation: This is very much a barebones, cookie-free re-issue. No libretto. Cast list. Single page summary of the plot of each act. The accompanying documentation fails to identify some soloists. They are Walter Glynne and L. Gowings as the First Yeoman and Henry Millidge as the Second Yeoman.

These two comic operas were recorded at the transition point between the ends of the performing careers of the second generation of Savoyards, some of whom had been directed by W. S. Gilbert, himself, and the beginning of the third. Sir Henry Lytton--imagine, being knighted for doing G&S!--the chief comedy man who had been performing since the 1880s, was still with the company but on his way out. HMV did not care for the way his rather high-pitched voice recorded, so he did not record either Jack Point in "Yeomen" or Bunthorne in "Patience." His place was taken in the studio by the articulate and stronger-voiced George Baker, who was never a regular member of the D'Oyly Carte Company. (Lytton's great successor, the incomparable Martyn Greene, was already on hand, though, singing the small part of the Major in "Patience.") More than thirty years after these recordings were made, Baker would be back before the microphones, recording many of the comic patter parts for Sir Malcolm Sargent's stereo G&S series.

These recordings were made under the personal supervision of Rupert D'Oyly Carte, whose father, Richard, had founded the opera company and been a partner with Gilbert (stormily) and Sullivan (happily). His step-mother, Helen, had succeeded to control of the company, and his daughter, Bridget, would continue to run it with a whim of iron well past the middle of the 20th Century. Rupert must have been a pretty odd duck, since P. G. Wodehouse, a schoolmate, always insisted that he was the model for PGW's first great fictional character, the remarkable Psmith (pronounced "Smith.") Whatever the eccentricities of the D'Oyly Cartes, this early series of recordings must be regarded as definitive in setting out the core of English G&S performance tradition.

These performances of "The Yeomen of the Guard" and "Patience" have the virtues of all D'Oyly Carte Company recordings: excellent, rigidly disciplined choruses and soloists with superb English diction. Alas, the soloists also suffer from the curse of English vocal training.

George Baker is quite good but somewhat generic in his assumption of the two leading comic roles. Being accustomed to Baker the elder statesman in the stereo sets of the 1960s, I found it enlightening to hear the strong and youthful Baker of the 1930s. If anything, he sounds too strong, even robust, for poor, disappointed, delicate Jack Point in "Yeomen."

It is given wisdom among many hardcore G&S fans that Derek Oldham was the best tenor who ever recorded a Savoy opera. Don't believe them. Oldham was all right, and better overall than his D'Oyly Carte Company successors of the 1960s and later, but the finest actor ever to take the lead tenor parts was Oldham's immediate successor, Leonard Osborn, and the finest singer was probably Richard Lewis, who recorded in Sargent's stereo series. Oldham is passable as the Duke of Dunstable in "Patience," and better as Colonel Fairfax in "Yeomen."

Bertha Lewis was a classic English hooting contralto. Gilbert was notorious for making unkind fun of middle-aged, hefty women--the parts she normally played. As Lady Jane in "Patience," she is subjected to Gilbert's heaviest bombardment, but through Sullivan's music, Katisha-like, she rises triumphant over all.

The other soloists are very, very British--markedly more so than their counterparts in later years.

Malcolm Sargent, in this younger and more lively iteration, leads the orchestra in both recordings, just as he would more than thirty years later, when he labored ponderously under the heavy weight of his knighthood. In 1928 and 1930, he was rhythmically sensitive and did a fine job keeping things moving.

This set presents two G&S comic opera masterpieces at a rock-bottom price. They offer surprisingly good sound and first-class performances, all my nitpicking to the contrary. It is a must-have for a serious lover of G&S. For those of you who care about performance quality, it's a steal! For the rest of you who must have DDD sound or suffer the vapors, walk away, this is not for you.

Five stars, no question about it.

Average customer rating: ... a lust for life and an iron will ... I Love Over the Rhine's Patience!!! My favorite alt-pop cd by my favorite folky-rock band... A nice effort... Making sad people happy and vice versa...

Patience Over the Rhine Manufacturer: Capitol ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Eve Till We Have Faces Films for Radio Good Dog Bad Dog: The Home Recordings Amateur Shortwave Radio ASIN: B000008J71 Release Date: 1993-06-29

Tracks:

1. Jacksie
2. I've Been Slipping
3. How Does It Feel (To Be on My Mind)
4. How Does It Feel (To Be on My Mind) (Reprise)
5. Sister
6. Il Est Dans Mon Poche
7. Flanders Fields
8. Little Genius
9. Lullabye
10. Circle of Quiet
11. I Painted My Name
12. Rhaposodie
13. Grey Monologue

Customer Reviews:

... a lust for life and an iron will ..........2007-06-09

As beautiful and perfectly paced as the music is, it might be surpassed by the lyrics:
I'm the moth that's resting on your windowsill
With a lust for life and an iron will.

Or ...

No man is an island
No man an artesian well
He loves the cathedral bell
It sings about him
When he walks home at night.

Delightful literature set to a thrumming pace.

I Love Over the Rhine's Patience!!!.......2007-06-07

I first heard Over the Rhine at a Christian music and arts festival in Illinois in 1996. I have loved them ever since. My favorite CD is Patience, partially because of the song "Rhapsody" - it is a beautiful song (although some basic knowledge of greek mythology may be required to fully understand the lyrics). "Rhapsody" is probably my absolute favorite OTR song, but there are many tracks on this CD that can be enjoyed - I love them all! "Jacksie" is a popular one, "Il est dans mon poche" - English translation: It is in my pocket - is one that I really like, as well as "Circle of Quiet." If you have never heard any Over the Rhine and want a CD to "try them out" I would suggest Patience.

My favorite alt-pop cd by my favorite folky-rock band..........2007-02-04

I love Over the Rhine...
I saw them play live a few days before PATIENCE was released, so they played much of the album, and I wasn't even able to clap for most of the show - I (a metal musician at time), just sat and gawked in awe of what I was seeing & hearing...what I had always attempted to convey with bombast and showmanship, they humbly succeeded in conveying with incredible subtlety, gentleness, and beauty. I was a changed man.
Honestly, I love ever track on the c.d.
Over the Rhine has released a lot of beautiful music (try "Good Dog, Bad Dog" & "Drunkard's Prayer", for starters), but I will never quite get past how "Patience" changed my life.
I hope they continue to make music for many years to come.

A nice effort..........2005-01-18

I saw OtR opening for the Squeeze in support of this album back in the early 90's and was mesmerized by the opening track, Jacksie -- a beautiful haunting musical tale. So I rushed out and got a copy of Patience (originally released on the IRS label).

Unfortunately, the musicianship and energy of the band that I saw live was overly subdued in the studio (an amusing liner note: "...we realized that more often than not we had succeeded in making Ric's guitar sound like it was being played in the kitchen cupboard..."). And with a few worthy exceptions (the first two tracks, HDIF, Rhapsodie), the lyrics are, well, earnest but immature.

Still, this is a promising offering -- Karen Bergquist's voice is enchanting and with the band still going strong 12 years later, Patience is a virtue.

Making sad people happy and vice versa..........2004-02-04

Throughout the last twelve years, OTR have continued to be the best kept secret in independent music. On this, their second album, the chemistry between Linford Detweiler's songwriting and his wife Karin Bergquist's sultry vocals results in one of the most beautiful pieces of art I have come cross. My congrats to you if you can come across a copy of this album complete with liner notes. If you have one, consider yourself one of the lucky few. From the opening track "Jacksie" to the closing "Grey Monologue", OTR establish themselves as artists full of life and hope, offering an album that exemplifies all that God created music to be. Listening to the album from start to finish evokes a palette of emotions able to stir the spirit of any one who ever thought of themselves as a dreamer. If ever there was an album to listen to at home on a cold rainy day with a hot cup of tea curled up on the couch with the woman of your dreams, it is Patience by Over The Rhine.

Rap Music:

1. Peter Gabriel 3: Melt [Original recording remastered]
2. Relayer [Original recording remastered]
3. Relics [Original recording remastered]
4. Roxy & Elsewhere [Original recording remastered] [Live]
5. Shifting Gears [Enhanced] [Explicit Lyrics]
6. Silver Lining
7. Son of a Son of a Sailor
8. Speak of the Devil
9. Steppin' Out/Very Best of Joe Jackson
10. Street Survivors [Original recording remastered]

Rap Music

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Tableaux de Provence

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Ultimate 16: The Very Best of Classic Rock

The Best of Mr. Shadow, Vol. 2 [Explicit Lyrics]

The Best of Promise Keepers, Vol. 3

The Singles

The Legends Collection: The Willie Nelson Collection

Slowly

The Light

Success [Import]

Tyrantanic [CD-single] [Import]

Holy

Statues