Sell, Sell, Sell

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When it was originally released in 1995, Sell Sell Sell was such a commercial failure that David Gray's record company didn't think twice about dropping him from its roster. But because of the Welsh singer-songwriter's international breakthrough, White Ladder (recorded in his own bedroom and independently released), this transitional third album gets another airing. New converts will have a hard time identifying the lovelorn folk singer of White Ladder in the sleek surroundings here, but Sell Sell Sell still offers detectable snatches of emerging talent in the soft-spoken "Gutters Full of Rain," in the straight-laced rock of "Everytime," and in the curiously poignant "Late Night Radio." Ultimately, it's enticing, if not essential. --Aidin Vaziri

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Sell, Sell, Sell

Average customer rating: The Who would never be this much FUN again This is the Who I love Armenia Rules the Sky Since 1979 The Who's Big Bang I'm Sold!

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Tracks:

1. Armenia City In The Sky
2. Heinz Baked Beans
3. Mary Anne With The Shaky Hand
4. Odorono
5. Tattoo
6. Our Love Was
7. I Can See For Miles
8. I Can't Reach You
9. Medac
10. Relax
11. Silas Stingy
12. Sunrise
13. Rael 1
14. Rael 2
15. Glittering Girl
16. Melancholia
17. Someone's Coming
18. Jaguar
19. Early Morning Cold Taxi
20. Hall Of The Mountain King
21. Girl's Eyes
22. Mary Anne With The Shaky Hand (Alternative Version)
23. Glow Girl

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The Who Sell Out's pirate-radio concept goes south in the album's second half--the Who ran out of time before they could write enough faux commercials--but it still remains in many ways their best and most entertaining album. Pete Townshend and John Entwistle supply song after great song, and along with Keith Moon play them with power and focus. The classic single "I Can See for Miles" is matched on at least a handful of tracks, including the opening psychedelic-pop blast of "Armenia City in the Sky" (written by Townshend pal Speedy Keen), the hilarious social-interaction tales "Odorono" and "Tattoo," and the majestic mini-opus "Rael." This remaster's bonus tracks are occasionally too much of a good thing, but the Tommy rough draft "Glow Girl" is brilliant. --Rickey Wright

Customer Reviews:

The Who would never be this much FUN again.......2007-07-04

Review after review has said it, and I agree that this is a wonderful, unique album. It's the first "old" rock album I "discovered" free of peer influence, and (along with "A Quick One"), I couldn't get away from it. And this album continues to intrigue and amuse me to this day.

The songs are a diverse, interesting, and fun lot, to say the least: "Tattoo" has in recent times become more relevant than ever ... "Our Love Was" is as good as power pop gets, with an absolutely stunning studio performance that steamrolls it along. Moonie was definitely at the top of his game, and his multi-tracked drums are composed, arranged, and recorded phenomenally well on tunes like "Rael" and "I Can See for Miles". And I love those lyrics and ultra-cheesy jingles ... nobody else has ever done stuff quite like this.

As for the bonus tracks, they just go to show that in 1967 The Who was leaving better stuff in the can than most bands were putting out. "Hall of the Mountain King" is the best rock-n-roll thrashing up of a classical piece I've ever heard, hands down.

If you enjoy classy British rock and power pop that REALLY has some power ... and the occasional moment of shimmering beauty ... The Who Sell Out will have you grinning from ear to ear.

This is the Who I love.......2007-04-18

To me this is the Who at the height of their powers and my second favorite album by them, falling only behind the "Meaty, Beaty Big and Bouncy" compilation. There's not much to say about the music that hasn't been said before. Everything's ferocious, the lyrics are wonderful and even the "commercials" are fun. What's more this re-issue also comes with a bounty of interesting bonus tracks. It would have been nicer if the bonus material was put on a second disc to preserve the album in it's original form, but that's splitting hairs. Highly recommended.

Armenia Rules the Sky Since 1979.......2007-03-19

I first took to the Who listening to my Mother's records when I was 7. I didnt get a thing of what they were singing, except I liked the sound. Until I bought Who's Next in 81 this was my album, a 2 year reign(I stole it from my mom's record shelf). I bought this CD for my enjoyment during this 16 month tour in Iraq, as I wind down the final few months I am taking off to Armenia.

The Who's Big Bang.......2007-02-01

Everything we take for granted in the Whonivese - Townshend's arty lyrics and approach set to crushing rock 'n' roll, is found here. This album is essentially a transitional effort from the Mod days to the rock days. In the spirit of it being transitional, it's not perfect: Silas Stingy (one of Entwistle's worst), Armenia City in the Sky; Sunrise and Rael (only worth noting because its instrumental break was the basis for the Sparks riff from Tommy.
On the other hand, this is a lot of fun, and simply one of the Who's best. An ode to pirate radio, it's stuffed with mock-commercial jingles, all of which are a riot. More importantly, it contains some of the Who's key songs: I Can See For Miles was probably the heaviest song ever made at the time, and still packs a punch now. Marianne with the Shaky Hand returns the [..]theme from Pictures of Lily, this time with an easygoing (dare I say mellow?) folk-pop melody and such. Tattoo is one of the group's funniest, a song about coming of age told in a lighthearted way. Our Love Was is one of their best pop songs, and there's also the quasi-spiritual I Can't Reach You.

I'm Sold!.......2007-01-29

A great concept album and Pete is back with a plethora of good songs, many are among his best. The bonus tracks are superb here also. A real treat for the fans. Casual fans should stay away and get Who's Next instead.

Average customer rating: One of his best One word: Amazing One of the best !! Many colors of Gray.......

Sell, Sell, Sell David Gray Manufacturer: Capitol ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Welsh Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Britain | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | Compilations | International | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Flesh A Century Ends Lost Songs 95-98 A New Day at Midnight The EP's 92-94 ASIN: B000002SVX Release Date: 2006-09-26

Tracks:

1. Faster, Sooner, Now
2. Late Night Radio
3. Sell, Sell, Sell
4. Hold On To Nothing
5. Everytime
6. Magdalena
7. Smile
8. Only The Lonely
9. What Am I Doing Wrong?
10. Gutters Full Of Rain
11. Forever Is Tomorrow Is Today
12. Folk Song

Album Description

UK compilation featuring a track apiece from each of the nominated artists (including winners) from the BBC Radio 3 2004 show. Artist include, DJ Dolores & Orchestra Santa Massa, Panjabi MC, Mercan Dede Secret Tribe, Daaara J, Oumou Sangare, & many more. 32 tracks. Slipcase. Manteca. 2004.

Album Details

Re-issue of his 1996 Release on the Heels of the Success of his 1999 Album 'white Ladder'.

Customer Reviews:

One of his best.......2005-09-19

I've been a huge David fan since hearing White Ladder in 2001 like everyone else. I then promptly ordered everything available on Amazon. Sell Sell Sell has been one of my favorites since the first listen. Amazing lyrics and rocking songs. My favorites are Forever is tomorrow, Hold onto Nothing and Magdalena. Definitely a simpler David, no cellos here, just a man and a band but his amazing voice shines through in every song.

One word: Amazing.......2001-01-13

I first heard of David Gray on "Young Americans," and I immediately bought "White Ladder," for the featured songs. After falling in love with his voice and beautiful lyrics I had to hear more so I bought "Sell, Sell, Sell," and I was even more in love. I could listen to the album all night and never get tired of it. Everything from the fast-paced "Faster, Sooner, Now," to the slower "Gutters Full Of Rain," is amazing. This album is a must have.

One of the best !!.......2000-09-26

A definate buy:) This is one of my favorite CD"s by David. If you love his music, you NEED to buy this album, its his best one! If you ever can see him in concert, he will blow you away!!!

Many colors of Gray..............2000-07-11

The third release from the UK singer-songwriter is a great collection of soaring dylanesque songs. Whilst maybe lacking the cohesiveness of his first release "A Century Ends" and the sheer beauty of his current release "White Ladder" this is a welcome addition to the collection of anyone who enjoys great songs. Standout tracks include Late Night Radio, Gutters full of Rain and Folk Song. He was dropped from his record company shortly after this release, and subsequently released White Ladder on his own label which is now something like 9-times platinum in Ireland. Buy the other albums if you havn't heard him, but this one will surely follow quickly.

Average customer rating: And Then There's BEA! Golden Girl Shines Brightly Alive and Unforgettable A trip down memory lane... A Truly Remarkable Accomplishment

Bea Arthur on Broadway - Just Between Friends Bea Arthur Manufacturer: Drg ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Gershwin | Gershwin, George | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Previn, André | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Weill | Weill, Kurt | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Cabaret | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Broadway & Vocalists | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Golden Girls: A Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series Maude - The Complete First Season The Golden Girls - The Complete Fourth Season The Golden Girls - The Complete Sixth Season Mame ASIN: B00005YTRL Release Date: 2002-02-12

Tracks:

1. Lamb Recipe
2. Fun To Be Fooled
3. Introduction
4. What Can You Get A Nudist For Her Birthday?
5. Auditions
6. Isn't He Adorable
7. Fiddler on the Roof
8. Let's Face The Music And Dance
9. Bosom Buddies
10. Angela Lansbury
11. Threepenny Opera/ Pirate Jenny
12. It Never Was YOu
13. And Then There's Maude
14. Some People
15. The Soup Ladle
16. Where Do You Start
17. Bernie Schwartz
18. If I Can't Sell It, I'll Keep Sittin' On It!
19. Personal Hygiene
20. Who Cares
21. Fifty Percent
22. The Nun's Story
23. You're Gonna Hear From Me
24. The Chance To Sing
25. The Man in the Moon is a Lady

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More comedy monologue than musical performance, Bea Arthur's one-woman show Bea Arthur on Broadway: Just Between Friends collects memories from the silver-haired star's life on Broadway (Fiddler on the Roof, Mame, The Threepenny Opera) and television (Maude, The Golden Girls).

"I wanted to see if I had the guts to just come and be myself," Arthur says in this performance recorded in front of a live audience in December 2001. Alongside co-creator and pianist Billy Goldenberg, she offers wry and often funny anecdotes about her career and the people she's worked with (Angela Lansbury, Pia Zadora). When she does sing ... well, even decades ago Arthur didn't have a beautiful voice, but she's well-suited to the comedy songs. And her versions of Kurt Weill's "Pirate Jenny" and Goldenberg's own "Fifty Percent"--while they won't make anyone forget Lotte Lenya or Dorothy Loudon--are effective in their own right. Bea Arthur on Broadway is definitely more Bea than Broadway, but it's a career well worth remembering. --David Horiuchi

Customer Reviews:

And Then There's BEA!.......2007-01-20

Thank goodness this is available on CD. I saw the show twice in Manhattan and once in P-town MA. She is an American treasure. What's nice is that you don't need to have had seen the live performance to enjoy this CD. (Though I'd love to have it on DVD.) Just Bea, Billy, a piano and yet so much more!!!!!

Golden Girl Shines Brightly.......2005-10-21

For anyone who has ever laughed as Bea Arthur deftly put people in their place with her lightning quick wit as Dorothy on the "Golden Girls", they will not be disappointed with this CD. Arthur, some 9 years after leaving the small screen, returns triumphantly to her professional roots, the stage, and does not disappoint. Mixing antedotal stories with classic songs, all to the accompianment of Billy Goldenburg, Arthur weaves her life in a brillant 90 minute tapestry so that the listener regrets ever reaching the end. Anyone who has ever seen Arthur perform on stage, or as Maude or Dorothy, they will not regret purchasing this CD. For that rare minority of people who have not have the privilage of seeing Arthur previously should find out what they have been missing of this American icon.

Alive and Unforgettable.......2004-11-21

Bea Arthur. Nearing 80. And yet, her continuing vitality is blatantly obvious in this live recording. I will tell you this--I bought this disc with no expectations whatsoever. I like Golden Girls as much as the next chap, and I was slightly curious about what Bea had become.

The simple truth was that I was stunned. Completely stunned. Again, this sounds as the same, alive, malicious woman who portrayed those "affirmative women" on TV (per her own words). She mocks her own voice, recalling the humiliation of being mistaken for the man of the house through the phone ... and some--who buy this disk with the intent of getting a faultless musical performance--might agree (and according to some reviews her, HAVE agreed) that her voice is perhaps too deep, too cutting, not pure enough. But this is NOT (and I stress it) a musical performance per se, it is not a perfectly rounded voice singing perfect standards.

What this disc is? A drama performance. The songs are intermissed with speech interludes, during which Bea narrates anecdotes from her past experience as an actress--and that's is PRECISELY what is MAGIC. You feel as though she's inviting you to witness the high points of her life, and it's a very nice place. The songs, seem alive as rarely before, because they are performed. She renders them with life, and make the most of her abilities.

I really appreciated some of the smaller things. You get to recognize her trademark, slightly embarassed, `You know' ... She'll make you laugh with good natured reminiscence ("A Mother's Ingenuity"!); some of the songs are delightfully imperfect, (I learned to love the half-sung/half-spoken "What Do You Start" ...), some others are wonderfully dynamic ("What Can You Get a Nudist For Her Birthday?", "Threepenny Opera/Pirate Jenny" ...), but all are very enjoyable ...

Be it "Isn't He Adorable?" or "If I Can't Sell It, I'll Keep Sittin' on It" ... every track on this disc will have you fondly reminisce or curiously discover the career of one helluva woman.

You really can't be disappointed. I promise.

If only we could have a visual as well!

A trip down memory lane..........2003-10-19

Bea Arthur, one of the finest performers of her time.
Bea is most known for her role on the sitcoms Golden Girls and Maude, but she's done so much theater work as well.
She was in the cast of the original U.S production of "Threepenny Opera" starring Lotta Lenya, and in the original cast of "Fiddler On The Roof" and "Mame". But Bea started her theater career in a show called "The Shoestring Revue".
Bea stoled the scene every night when she performed as yente the Matcmaker on "Fiddler On The Roof" and she also got a hole lot of response as Vera Charles on "Mame", starring Angela Lansbury. In this live performence Bea performs a collection of songs chosen by herself, such as, "Let's Face The Music And Dance", "Isn't He Adorable", "Fifty Percent" and her theme song from Mame "The Man In The Moon". Bea is absolutely one of our time finest performers, with her witty sence of knowledge and her indefiable voice she has establised herself as a broadway legend, alongside Judy Garland, Elaine Stritch, Mary Martin. She is one of the last broadway female legends alive. And still going strong, Bea is rounding 80, but you wouldn't notice.
Do yourself a favour and take a trip down down memory lane, it's your chance to hang out with the last female broadway legend around.

A Truly Remarkable Accomplishment.......2003-06-16

As a huge fan of Bea Arthur's, I was very excited when I heard she would return to Broadway to do a one-woman show. Not since winning the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for "Mame" has Bea Arthur been on stage. Well, what a way to follow up! This cd (which was recorded during a live performance) Bea gives fans an intimate look into her show business life. The stories are very funny and touching, and the songs (which Bea picked out herself) are fun, beautiful, and magical. A favorite part of this cd for me, is when Bea talks about her days on TV. She was the star of two very successful and groundbreaking sitcoms, "Maude" and "The Golden Girls" I am a huge fan of "The Golden Girls" and Bea's character Dorothy was always my favorite. This cd is a must for any Bea Arthur fan, but the appeal of this amazing show goes beyond her hardcore fans. Any fan of classic Broadway and cabaret songs will love this cd. This is one of the favorite cds I own, and should be treasured by more people. And finally, as a sidenote, Bea's one-woman show was nominated for a Tony Award in 2001 in the category of Best Special Theatrical Event.

Average customer rating: Don't Remeber THIS "Alamo" Defending the Alamo Excellent CD Enjoyable a-typical score None Better

The Alamo Manufacturer: Hollywood Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Alamo (Widescreen Edition) Remembers the Alamo Three Roads to the Alamo: The Lives and Fortunes of David Crockett, James Bowie, and William Barret Travis The History Channel Presents The Alamo Glory: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack ASIN: B0001NBN6G Release Date: 2004-04-06

Tracks:

1. Flesh And Honor
2. 300 Miles Of Snow
3. What We're Defending
4. El Bexareno
5. La Zandunga
6. Who Took Their Loved Ones
7. Listen To The Mockingbird Sing
8. The Evacuation Of Bexar
9. The Calm After The Storm
10. The Visitation Of Saint Ursula
11. Quiet Mountain
12. They Ain't Bear
13. Bonham's Ride
14. Sell Our Lives Dearly
15. Night Falls On The Alamo
16. Deguello De Crockett
17. The Last Night
18. The Battle Of The Alamo, Part 1
19. The Battle Of The Alamo, Part 2
20. The Battle Of The Alamo, Part 3
21. The Battle Of The Alamo, Part 4
22. The Battle Of The Alamo, Part 5
23. The Battle Of The Alamo, Part 6
24. The Death Of Crockett
25. Runaway Scrape
26. Blood, Or Texas

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Carter Burwell cut his film scoring teeth on many a Coen brothers movie, quickly gaining a reputation for a quirky, human-scaled inventiveness that informed everything from jazz and folk to orchestral music and even the well-timed nod to Morricone. That often introspective sensibility is well paired to director John Lee Hancock's revisionist take on the legend of San Antonio's fabled doomed fortress, which focuses more on the conflicted human dimensions of its characters than familiar cardboard, pop culture heroics. Burwell's use of orchestral pomp is deliberate and decidedly restrained; more often the composer leans on spare, evocative passages of simple, though ever-inventive folk-based music (like the elegiac "Quiet Mountain") played by various combinations of guitar, banjo, and violin. Vintage traditional Mexican and American tunes are also given their atmospheric due via Jennifer Hammond's and Craig Eastman's arrangements of "La Zandunga" and "Listen to the Mockingbird Sing," respectively. But its Burwell's own peculiarly modernist instincts that inform both tradition ("Crockett's DeGuello") and his own masterfully understated cues, particularly the bleak, almost gothic emotional landscape of his six-part "Battle of the Alamo Suite" and its bittersweet coda, "Blood or Texas." --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

Don't Remeber THIS "Alamo".......2006-07-21

When making another version of a film that has already been made producers,directors,performers,and score composers are too often tempted to "do it differently",as if by twisting and turning a basic premise they will succeed..The classic film version of"The Alamo"is and remains the John Wyane version,which was nominated for several academy awards.Granted,the John Wyane version had little to do with actual history,but,then again,the purpose of the film industry has always been to entertain,not to teach..John Wyane,who produced and directed,as well as being the star of that film chose Dimitri Tiomkin to score his film.
Tiomkin,and old-line symphonic genius,provided a magnificent score,at once adventurous and poingnant..
The people responsible for this version of"The Alamo"decided to teach,rather than entertain,and,at the same time attempted to be politically correct as well.Thus,the mythic aspects inherent in the John Wyane version were replaced by morally ambiguous nonsense,and heroics were more or less eliminated in favor of a rather desperate survival theme,coupled with some added imperialistic touches with the addition of the Sam Houston charecter as a major player along with Bowie,Crockett,and Travis.
The people responsible for this film ,having many fine symphonic-oriented composers to choose from instead opted for minalmism by Carter Burwell..One can hardly imagine,for instance,a five-star gourmet meal served on a foam plate,with plastic knife and fork.Likewise one can hardly imagine a would-be epic western (even if it is very revisionist)bearing a score that plays like a new-age snoozer...But this is exactly what Burwell has given us...There are no epic themes here...There is an enormous orchestra credited as having participated in this project however when one listens to the finished product one is hard-pressed to HEAR any evidence of this participation.
John Wyane's script called for a lot of action on-screen,and Tiomkin obligingly provided very suitable musical themes..
The script for this new film does not call for very much action,even short-changing the audience during the final battle scene by shooting it in near-darkness,and underscoring it with a dirge-like monotone.
This new film was"troubled"from the very start.Ron Howard was supposed to direct but he didn't.The cast was shuffled around several times.Some "Main"charecters were eliminated entirely ,although thier traces continued to show up in the trailers released for this movie..While on the subject of the trailers for this film,the music used in them was 110% better than the Burwell claptrap..Scenes featured in the trailers were actually NOT in the finished film.The film was scheduled for a christmas opening,a slot usually reserved for top-of-the-line oscar contenders,and was then,suddenly yanked,and later released in April,where it died a much-deserved death after about a week in theatres,a colossal flop.
The film was terrible,and part of this is due to the Burwell score which is terrible-plus.

Defending the Alamo.......2005-09-09

I enjoyed the film and, in particular, the intelligent and sensitive portrayal of David Crockett but...so much had been cut by the time it was released as a DVD in England. The soundtrack is pleasant enough so if you liked it on the screen you will enjoy the CD but we do not have the Deguello on its own, (but have the haunting duo with David Crockett's fiddle), and we do not have the saucy little tune played at San Jacinto. On balance, worth buying.

Excellent CD.......2005-06-22

This is an excellent CD. If you are interested in this CD you will love "Audio Tour of the Alamo and Old San Antonio of the Wild West". This CD will gudie you around the Alamo Battlefield in present day San Antonio sshowing yu the actual locations of events of the battle. To hear a sample of this audio tour go to
http:www.alamoaudiotours.com you can also purchase this CD here on Amazon.com

Enjoyable a-typical score.......2005-03-05

Most war movies have underscore's that pulse with energy and power of battle. Carter Burwell takes another course. His music is melancholy and some people have taken the celtic sounding music and complained out it but I found the music to be powerful and perfectly fitting with the movie. The Alamo is also enjoyable as a single listening experience although it does help to have seen the movie. I particularly enjoyed the track where Crockets fiddle is combined with the Mexican "Slit Throat" band. Overall, I found this cd to be enjoyable and it gets better every time i listen to it.

None Better.......2004-12-01

A few comments about the movie The Alamo, if you would indulge me for a moment. It is pertinent. I didn't have high expectations for this film, the trailers I saw made it out to be another larger-than-life, ain't-afraid-of-nothing, cliché-filled motion picture. We lived in San Antonio for several years, it is a great town filled with wonderful people. We visited the Alamo on several occasions. It is a holy place for Texans, sacred, and being "non-Texans" I am sure most of the locals felt we really couldn't appreciate or even grasp the significance of the place, the honor of those who fought and died there. I must admit it was all somewhat lost on me. Thus, I was fully expecting this movie to be overdone and nauseating, especially considering I am not the biggest fan of two of the lead actors (Billy Bob Thorton and Dennis Quaid).

OK, please bear with me, I will get to my point in a second. We ended up renting the film as I had heard the cinematography was sensational (it was). But my biggest surprise was the film itself. Not the script, not the actors, but the entire film. I can't really put into words how good it was, not perfect, but an excellent motion picture and probably an accurate depiction of the individuals and events as they occurred. And both Thornton and Quaid were exceptional...they deserve Oscars come January, and it will be a shame if they don't get them.

Now, concerning this soundtrack. To put it simply, if this CD isn't the best soundtrack winner for 2004, then there is a conspiracy going on. It isn't on Amazon's editors picks, nor the customer's favorites list, I chalk that up to being it was just recently released. However, it should be on both, and highly competitive for the top honors this year. It is simply that good. Carter Burwell set a new standard with the soundtrack for O Brother, Where Art Thou? and may have exceeded it with this one. The music here just puts the visualizations of the movie back into my head...the music retells the story as well as the images.

The bottom like is fairly straightforward, if you liked the movie than you owe it to yourself to get this soundtrack. There is absolutely no way you will be anything other than engrossed in it.

Average customer rating: Lucky find for me An album surpassd only by "White Ladder"....... Trying to Make Sense of the Rain Wonderstruck with Awe! this album is horrificly overated

Sell, Sell, Sell David Gray Manufacturer: Nettwerk Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Welsh Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Britain | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Flesh A Century Ends Lost Songs 95-98 The EP's 92-94 A New Day at Midnight ASIN: B00004YL60 Release Date: 2000-09-26

Tracks:

1. Faster, Sooner, Now
2. Late Night Radio.
3. Sell, Sell, Sell
4. Hold On To Nothing
5. Everytime
6. Magdalena
7. Smile
8. Only The Lonely
9. What Am I Doing Wrong?
10. Gutters Full Of Rain
11. Forever Is Tomorrow Is Today
12. Folk Song

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When it was originally released in 1995, Sell Sell Sell was such a commercial failure that David Gray's record company didn't think twice about dropping him from its roster. But because of the Welsh singer-songwriter's international breakthrough, White Ladder (recorded in his own bedroom and independently released), this transitional third album gets another airing. New converts will have a hard time identifying the lovelorn folk singer of White Ladder in the sleek surroundings here, but Sell Sell Sell still offers detectable snatches of emerging talent in the soft-spoken "Gutters Full of Rain," in the straight-laced rock of "Everytime," and in the curiously poignant "Late Night Radio." Ultimately, it's enticing, if not essential. --Aidin Vaziri

Customer Reviews:

Lucky find for me.......2007-03-25

I discovered this gent's music on Pandora. I normally don't buy CDs unless I really, really like the music, and I knew I had to get this one, even if I had to buy secondhand. The first track (Faster, Sooner, Now) is worth the price of admission. I really enjoy Gray's no-holds barred vocal style and the slower songs on this CD are also easy on the ears. I can't remember when I enjoyed "discovering" an artist as much as I have this guy...reminds me how I felt the first time I heard XTC.

An album surpassd only by "White Ladder"..............2004-09-01

After hearing the amazing sounds of "A New Day At Midnight", I just had to try his other albums. I wasn't disapointed. Although not the most popular of his albums, Sell, Sell, Sell manages to be bitter, hopeful, happy, sad and all things in between, whilst still keeping a nice flow and pace. Its the kind of cd that takes you on a tour of your own emotions, and seems to make sense of them at the end.
With superb lyrics (The way Gray uses the most unexpected of similes is often very effective), and great tunes. This is a must for anyone who only even remotely likes David Gray.

Trying to Make Sense of the Rain.......2004-07-23

I just got back from a midnight drive alone around my neighborhood, blasting this album yet again as the humid summer air pulled itself through the car's open windows like an endless quilt of silk. There was no rain to make sense of, but plenty coming out of the stereo: "I'm delirious with chaos/I'm wonderstruck with awe," it said. "And there?s daylight in my fingers/But it?s snowing in my bones," it carried on, "Been sucking on the echo/Of a thousand telephones/And when we meet again/We?ll be strangers." An exquisite loneliness gathers around the words like a nightfall. Gray's tongue wraps around every "r" as though the letter were a ripe and delicious fruit; his lyrics striking such a sincere chord as to be chiseled into my bones. It feels like the songs turn me inside-out and tell me what they see; like they were being sung from somewhere inside myself: maybe the hollow where all the rain goes. I don?t know. But Mr. Gray obviously does know, and as song after well-wrought song on "Sell, Sell, Sell" proves, he also has the talent to transform that wisdom into an unusually engaging and immediate art. I start to understand what William Blake meant when he wrote that "wisdom is sold in the desolate market where none come to buy." No one came to buy this album upon its release back in 1995; and in the liner notes there?s even a picture of a young David Gray shopping in a grocery store with a T-Shirt on that says "wisdom" in bold red print across the chest, as if to say "funny you should mention Blake. I was just thinking the same thing!" I even start to imagine that Blake had David in mind. After all, Blake too was only "like a million/Others before/trying to make sense of the rain." If this is what it sounds like when David Gray tries to make sense of the rain, oh, how I hope he never succeeds!

Wonderstruck with Awe!.......2003-02-07

As I read someone say in another review, once you see Mr.Gray live, as I did at MSG 1-31-03, you immediately want to hear every song on every cd he has ever made. he is such a powerful artist, both on a stereo and in person. Amazingly crisp and heartfelt,he is accentuated to the tenth power when the stage lights are shining on him, and he's wiggling around, his eyes incredibly focused, his head unable to stay still.

In somewhat of opposition to the reviewer, who wrote a glowing and intelligent review, I bought the sell,sell,sell cd before the concert. After 20 seconds into faster,stronger,now, i was hooked on it. Ok, only one song. Late Night Radio,same feeling. Then the title track. So on and so on. I get the feeling that David Gray was jaded somewhat by the business and the intervention of non-musicians into the music realm. A lot of songs deal with that underlying theme, that people are expecting something out of him, and he's taking the simple man's route. But he is not a simple man, as shown in poignantly gentle songs like, Hold Onto Nothing and (my favorite) Only the Lonely.

So, like most Americans out there, I was introduced to David Gray via Babylon,and White Ladder. When New Day at Midnight came out, it was all I listened to for a while, so I had, what David Gray was fretting about somewhat on this album, a preconceived expectation for what David Gray was suppose to sound like. And, maybe I'm a hypocrite, but I probably do not give this album 5 stars for that reason. I feel bad for that.

I want to say this album is essential for any David Gray fan to have, and it certainly is, but I think someone who doesn't know the artist that well should get this also. It blends slow, meloncholic tunes with fast-paced upbeat tempos, the lyrics usually staying on a sadder theme, but at times hope and promise. It is fun to listen to this album and follow it with White Ladder, seeing the difference in style and album fluidity, yet the similarity of song structure and lyrical themes.

I adore this artist, if he is anywhere within 1,000 miles of you, you need to see him. Buy this album, buy all his albums, and you'll see where music is going right.

this album is horrificly overated.......2002-12-14

... It is absolutely horrible. I really do not understand at all why people like it so much. The songs are annoying, unoriginal, and just plain boring. This is just extremely uncreative pop rock featuring a not too good band and annoying singing. Maybe you'll like this album, but just listen to it before buying.

Average customer rating: NOT WHAT IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN "aint no pimps retirin', aint no prostitutes vacationing on the islands" One to Grow on..... this is not an actual review Better than most but one problem for me........

Can't Sell Dope Forever Dead Prez , and Outlawz Manufacturer: Affluent Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Gangsta & Hardcore | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Dead Prez Presents M-1: Confidential RBG: Revolutionary But Gangsta Turn off the Radio: The Mixtape, Vol. 1 Turn off the Radio: The Mixtape, Vol. 2: Get Free or Die Tryin' Soldier 2 Soldier ASIN: B000FWHW9A Release Date: 2006-07-25

Tracks:

1. Intro
2. 1Nation - Outlawz,
3. Can't Sell Dope Forever - Outlawz, ,
4. Like a Window
5. Surroundings - Dead Prez
6. Thuggin on the Block - Outlawz, ,
7. U Aint the Only 1 - M15, Messy Marv
8. Searchin
9. Dedication - Dead Prez
10. Fork in the Road - Outlawz,
11. Believe
12. WRBG - Dead Prez
13. Holdin On - Outlawz,
14. Came-Up

Customer Reviews:

NOT WHAT IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN.......2007-01-20

DEAD PREZ & OUTLAWZ PRESENTS:
CAN'T SELL DOPE FOREVER

It took the longest time but finally two of the greatest groups in rap history have come together to record an album. Dead Prez have always been known for their political and cultural views, as were the Outlawz are most likely remembered for their diss tracks recorded with mentor 2pac, they as well have always voice their opinions and views on the same topics Dead Prez are famous for.

1.INTRO-just a guy with a screwed voice saying the name of the cd

2.1 NATION-after a sample of a guy talking about gang violence a nice beat from STIC.MAN blesses your ears, and you are immediately hyped about this release. Then the Outlawz, Dead Prez, and STORMEY all start spitting about how everybody in the ghetto should come together and stop killing each other. This is a strong start to the album.4.5/5

3.CAN'T SELL DOPE FOREVER-next up is the title track, and this one isn't as strong as the first song on the cd. But this song is a good track, and has some of the best lyrics on the album as the Laws, Stic.Man, and Stormey each trade verses. EDI comes threw with the production on this track.4/5

4.LIKE A WINDOW-Stic.Man comes very nice on this track with an excellent beat, the beat is very reflective sounding. Plus Stic comes nice on the verses with a song about his brother, and ghetto life, plus the hook is very nice. This is one of the best songs on the entire album.5/5

5.SURRONDINGS-a quick interlude

6.THUGGIN ON THE BLOCKKK-the exact line up on verses and production from track 3 return with an even better outing. All of the verses are on point and the hook by EDI is real nice. Plus the beat from EDI is perfect for night riding. This is a nice track that even the casual listener will enjoy.4.5/5

7.U AIN'T THE ONLY 1-next up we come to a track featuring M1 only from Dead Prez who also produces this track. In fact his beat is very reflective, and the perfect backdrop him and MESSY MARV. This track is about not feeling sorry for your self because every body has problems not just you, so you can find help and people who can relate to you.4.5/5

8.SEARCHIN-CHUCK P, AND EDDIE COLDFINGERS drop and excellent instrumental, and fits the concept of the song perfectly. Stormey and SCOTT LO do an excellent job on this song, and ERICA sounds great on the hook.5/5

9.DEDICATION-interlude

10.FORK IN THE ROAD-this is the absolute best song on the entire album. EDI did an extremely good job with the production on this track, with the guitar in the beat and the samples of PAC in the song. Also MALACHI does a great job on the chorus with some excellent vocals. The Outlawz and Stormey lay some great verses, which only contributes to the greatness of this song, I wish there would have been a video for this song.5/5

11.BELIEVE-Stic.Man returns to drop verses, the hook, and provides the electric bouncy instrumental. This is another great song that all people should enjoy, as it is an influential song. Plus Stic's mother sings at the end.4.5/5

12.WRBG-interlude

13.HOLDIN ON-the Outlawz return along side CHAE, and Stormey spitting over a Stic.Man production. This song echo's the sentiments pronounced on the last track, and number 7. The hook on this one is nice to.4.5/5

14.CAME UP-Outlawz, Dead Prez, and BONE THUGS come threw on this one as one of each group comes threw. YOUNG NOBLE kicks it off with a nice verse, followed by a verse from Stic.Man, and lastly is LAYZIE BONE stealing the show as he sounds the most natural over TAI ROTAN's eerie instrumental. The hook from all three is nice, especially the last part of the song.4/5

Over all this was a nice release from these two influential groups, though obviously it wasn't what it should have been.

"aint no pimps retirin', aint no prostitutes vacationing on the islands".......2006-12-02

"Cant Sell Dope Forever" is a great concept for an album. The material is at times more inspiring than others but never the less it maintains a constant inspirational feel throughout the album. Standout tracks such as the singles "1nation", "Believe" and "Fork In The Road" are all very good songs. "Plan, Plot, Strategize" is the constant saying on the album, as is making the right choices, being healthy, ending gang violence, quit selling drugs and other social issues. Basically the message from the album is we need to stop killing each other over material objects, rise up and and establish a true people's government (a REAL republic in fact and not one on paper like now) where the people are equal and have their basic needs met (food, clothes, shelter). In other words its socialism on wax but played down so the audience that it appeals to is much larger (again dead prez' sound has changed, but message stays the same). The Outlawz hold their own with lyrics, Lazy Bone from Bone Thugs-n-Harmony appears on "Came-Up" and Dead Prez as always brings the ill lyrics. Production is decent, nothing complex but nothing simple, this isnt the RBG sound, its something new and as long as it took for me to like the RBG sound after Let's Get Free when I had first heard this album and the single "1nation" I instantly liked it.

[...] for the videos from the singles.

ALL POWER TO THE PEOPLE, FREE ALL POLITICAL PRISONERS!

One to Grow on............2006-09-23

Real quick and to the point this is average at best. I am a Dead Prez and Outlaw fan, but this seems rushed. I know they could have done better than this. M1 from Dead Prez is not on most of the album and Kastro from Outlawz is not to present either. They put a song on here from Get Free or Die Tryin'(maybe for those who did not hear it) and that kind of bothered me.
I know it's a mix cd and not an official album but still they could have done better. I can't lie it has grown on me a little more now, cause when I first got it I was like this is whack. Hardcore fans should get it, if you are new to both groups get something else, this is a bad representation of them.

this is not an actual review.......2006-09-22

I'm just saying that Fork in the Road is the best song on the cd and that there is more Outlawz than Dead Prez flavor on the album. I bought it right when it came out and I am generally pleased with it though it sometimes becomes a little too "street" for my taste. A solid effort for hip hop in a year that is just dismay for us fans.

Better than most but one problem for me...............2006-08-23

Not bad. Definitely better than the mainstream stuff out there. There's one thing that bothers me though. I like the can't sell dope forever basic premise of the album but the hip hop community still can't seem to shake the victim mentality. Just when the take responsibility for your actions message is about to be driven home there's still a hint of I'm being oppressed or held down and the only way I can keep up or get ahead is selling dope or some other hustle. This is evident as far back as Ice Cube's "Us" on the Death Certificate album and also Brand Nubian's "Just Don't Learn". All have a nice take a look at yourself and your actions message but all still contain that racial conspiracy theory slant to it. Like part of a lyric on this album mentions "we don't own no planes, we don't own no boats" referring to the drug trade. No we don't own the planes or the boats but we damn sure own the Escalades with 20+ inch spinners and DVD players which by the way cost more than most of the single engine planes or the boats that bring the stuff here. Nobody has a gun to anyone's head making them stand on that corner.

Don't get me wrong, It's not like I don't think prejudice, bigotry and racism doesn't still exist. It does and always will. It's just an ugly side of our human nature but it can't continue to be an excuse for an entire segment of the population not to achieve some level of success. The harsh truth is that poverty is a state of mind and there's always another way out other than slangin'. Bill Cosby is hitting the nail on the head with his comments lately. I like the conscious lyrics in this album but I just wish we could let go of this I can't achieve because "somebody" won't let me excuse, It's the 21st century people. Too many other people have done it, you can too. It's all about choices. Anyway I much rather this than the usual ignorant thuggin', pimpin', slangin' crap you hear all day on the radio. Keep it up Dead Prez I'll keep listening.

P.S. This is from a 33 year old brotha who has been around long enough to see hip hop go from Sugar Hill Gang to Eric B & Rakim to (God help us) Lil' John.

Average customer rating: not so hot. Petra Haden sings Who Sell Out Nice Tribute to a Classic Album Wonderful rendition of the Who Initially Speechless

Petra Haden Sings: The Who Sell Out Petra Haden Manufacturer: Bar/None Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Petra Haden & Bill Frisell The Who Sell Out Quick One (Happy Jack) Wire & Glass Under the Covers, Vol. 1 ASIN: B00075149Y Release Date: 2005-02-22

Tracks:

1. Armenia City In The Sky
2. Heinz Baked Beans
3. Mary Anne With The Shaky Hand
4. Odorono
5. Tattoo
6. Our Love Was
7. I Can See For Miles
8. I Can't Reach You
9. Medac
10. Relax
11. Silas Stingy
12. Sunrise
13. Rael

Amazon.com

No one would have seen this coming, but it's as natural as loving a great album can be. Petra Haden renders the classic album, The Who Sell Out, in its entirety -- fake commercials and all -- and she does it a capella. She has a voice and sensibilities to make this work as she performs both the lyrics and components from the Who's instrumental tracks. It is the latter which is particularly affecting, her choices addressing how many fans of the original album would also identify a song's key characteristics. Townshend's guitar parts in particular are sung with virtuosity and unmistakable glee. Far from being a mere stunt, this set works on its own as well as giving one pause, reconsidering the original work in a new light. --David Greenberger

Album Description

One of the triplet daughters of legendary jazz bassist Charlie Haden, Petra grew up in a world of music. At a young age, she developed a remarkable talent to perfectly mimick the sounds of instruments she was hearing around the house from Captain Kagaroo to the Cocteau Twins. She developed complex arrangements in her head and could interpret all sorts of songs. Petra Haden Sings: The Who Sell Out is the latest chapter in the always provocative, often unpredictable yet never less than fascinating musical career of Ms. Haden. The impetus for the project came from her friend, bassist mike watt, who suggested that she attempt to re-imagine this classic Who album as an a capella tour de force (this at least a year before any news of Bjork's Medulla leaked to the press). He gave her an 8 track cassette tape with the original Who album recorded onto one track and the other seven empty, for her to fill with intricate vocal harmonies reinventing not only all The Who's singing and instrumental parts - including drums - she also recorded all the mock radio commercials so integral to The Who Sell Out experience. The final result is a technical tour de force that highlights The Who's own achievement, bringing all the elements of chorale music, vaudevillian schmaltz and Renaissance chamber ensemble playing powerfully to the fore.

Customer Reviews:

not so hot........2006-08-17

this is just another chick with no original songs of her own trying to ride on the coatails of a great band. a few songs were ok sounding but in all it's a weak attempt at a classic who lp. it also figures that this is the daughter of a famous composer. these people usually are related to someone in the biz who can easily get them studio time instead of a true talented unknown who will never get opportunities like this.

Petra Haden sings Who Sell Out.......2006-08-15

Sell Out is my favourite album by The Who so it was fascinating to hear an acapella version . This is truly brilliant. Hats off to Petra!

Nice Tribute to a Classic Album.......2006-03-16

Sell Out was one of the first Who albums I got 25 years ago and have loved it since. It's still my favorite of the lot. I read about this album on Pete Townshend's site and decided to give it a try. The samples here don't do most of the tracks justice and this sounds like a very well-studied tribute to the original Sell Out. In fact, I found myself filling in the parts that were missing while I was listening to it in the car. Which brings up a point... Yes, there are some parts that were dropped (like the final "Heinz Baked Beans" tag on that track and the subdued intro for "I Can See For Miles"), but I supposed when you record 9 or 10 vocal tracks yourself, it's hard to remember everything.

I can see how some of the fans of mainstream a capella music would be disappointed. I would imagine that this would appeal more to fans of Todd Rundgren's "A Capella" album than to fans of Take 6 or any of those groups. Luckily, I fit into the former category.

Wonderful rendition of the Who.......2006-02-17

Excellent A Capella version of the old favorites. Petra's voice brings a new verve to both the dated and the old favorites.

Her "percussion" backing is effective, although not up to the standards of "The Wise Guys", "Die Prinzen" or "Les Swingle Singers". But these groups have years of experience at being human percussion.

Initially Speechless.......2005-11-17

Received a taped copy across a bar from a friend in an unmarked brown envelope saying "You'll understand". Played it and
yes I do! As a Who fan and fan of the unusual this is FANTASTIC, even forked out for my own copy !........ enjoy !

Average customer rating: dawn sings Rodgers and Hart Wonderful A must album for all lovers of classic Broadway Dick and Larry Would Be Pleased Great Album

Dawn Upshaw Sings Rodgers & Hart Orchestra of St. Luke's , Lorenz Hart , and Eric Stern Manufacturer: Nonesuch ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Upshaw, Dawn | ( U ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: I Wish It So Dawn Upshaw Sings Vernon Duke Angels Hide Their Faces: Dawn Upshaw Sings Bach and Purcell Sure Thing - The Jerome Kern Songbook / McNair, Previn Come Rain Or Come Shine - The Harold Arlen Songbook / McNair, Previn ASIN: B000005J46 Release Date: 1996-10-15

Tracks:

1. Simple Simon: He Was Too Good To Me
2. Garrick Gaieties: Manhattan
3. Too Many Girls: You're Nearer
4. Boys From Syracuse: Sing For Yor Supper
5. By Jupiter - Jumbo: Nobody's Heart - Little Girl Blue
6. A Connecticut Yankee: Thou Swell
7. Too Many Girls: I Didn't Know What Time It Was
8. I Married An Angel: A Twinkle In Your Eye
9. Pal Joey: I Could Write A Book
10. Spring Is Here: Why Can't I?
11. Higher And Higher: Ev'ry Sunday Afternoon
12. The Garrick Gaieties: Mountain Greenery
13. Heads Up!: A Ship Without A Sail
14. Ever Green: Dancing On The Ceiling
15. Higher And Higher: It Never Entered My Mind

Amazon.com

Most famous for her operatic roles and classical recital performances, soprano Dawn Upshaw will surprise her fans and impress popular song aficionados with these superlative renditions of classic songs by Rodgers and Hart. Unlike many of her operatic peers who have no clue how to pull off a true pop style, Upshaw does it expertly, elegantly, and naturally, with class to spare. --David Vernier

Customer Reviews:

dawn sings Rodgers and Hart.......2007-03-29

No complaints - Dawn is her usual delicious self.

Wonderful.......2007-01-10

Dawn Upshaw uses her beautiful voice to maximum benefit on the Rodgers and Hart songs.

A must album for all lovers of classic Broadway.......2004-08-23

Dawn Upshaw is absolutely marvelous in these renditions of classic Rodgers & Hart songs. Not since Rise Stevens has an opera singer shown such talent for singing showtunes. Unlike Renee Fleming, Ms. Upshaw sings these songs clearly and with perfect diction, without embellishments or unnecessary vocal pyrotechnics. These songs should be sung "straight" as if it were and Dawn sings each one beautifully. Her phrasing is impeccable, her voice is clear like a bell. This album should serve as a case study of how opera singers can tackle showtunes.

Dick and Larry Would Be Pleased.......2004-02-28

As I love both Rodgers and Hart's songs and the voice of Dawn Upshaw, this CD was an obvious choice. Upshaw is one of the very few opera singers today who are equally at home in popular song. Her crystal-pure voice and diction sound completely natural in these sixteen song classics. "He Was Too Good to Me," "Manhattan," "Sing for Your Supper," "Thou Swell," "I Didn't Know What Time It Was," "A Ship Without a Sail," "He Dances on My Ceiling," and the superbly arranged medley of "Nobody's Heart" and "Little Girl Blue" are among my favorite tracks. This is an essential disc if you love Rodgers and Hart.

Great Album.......2001-08-26

Though I prefer her "I Wish It So" or Vernon Duke album, this is a great recording. The voice is a little too bright, but Upshaw does a wonderful job interpreting these pieces and she is never too operatic. It's a light, lyrical collection and lots of fun. I especially enjoyed "Sing for Your Supper," in which she sings her own back-up. If you are looking for a collection of light music sung by a fantastically trained singer, this is it!

Average customer rating: Please take the time out to read this A Remarkable Concept Still life and whirling music Classic Glass Powerful Glass from the mid-80s

The Photographer Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Glass, Philip | Composers | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Glass | Glass, Philip | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Minimal Techno | Techno | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Classical | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Dance & DJ | 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 Similar Items: Glassworks Philip Glass - Songs from Liquid Days Mishima: A Life In Four Chapters (1985 Film) Solo Piano Glass: Akhnaten ASIN: B0000025QH Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

1. The Photographer: ACT I: 'A Gentleman's Honor'
2. The Photographer: ACT II
3. The Photographer: 'A Gentleman's Honor' (Instrumental)
4. The Photographer: ACT III

Customer Reviews:

Please take the time out to read this.......2006-03-13

I am a huge fan of instrumental music, but I was surprisingly unimpressed by this CD. With the exception of Track 3 (the instrumental version of "A Gentleman's Honor"), this CD was underwhelming. Other reviewers might tell you that Glass has a way different and engaging way of composing music, in actuality, Glass's music is just a huge stylistic mess.

If I had to pinpoint one thing which Glass did that I had the most agitation with, it would have to be his use of the contrasting spoken voices (to the singing voices) in the first track. It really stood out badly against the rest of the song.

A Remarkable Concept.......2004-09-02

Glass was so imaginative to put himself into the mindset of the 19TH century, and to perceive how shocking the introduction of photography must have been. The incessant repetitions, and long slow builds, brilliantly tie together the atonalities, and the screeching "Dorothy's flying monkeys" vocalizations. The effect creates a multiplicity of layers of imagery. It can either be a very exciting work, or an annoying one. If you're working on a sculpture or painting, it's great background. If, at the moment, life is what's happening while you're busy doing other things, it won't be your cup of tea, that day. Such duality of responses is typical of extraordinary art.

Still life and whirling music.......2003-05-13

At first I found "The Photographer" was somewhat weak as compared to other PhGlass scores; but then-several years later-I discovered I liked it enormously!
At times it's pleasant, well-timbred (repetitive) music, and at others it plays durably on the same kind of obsessional harsh notes as "Einstein"!
The piece was designed to accompany a 'mime show' about one (not so) famous photographer. Tracks 1 and 3 are somewhat weaker ('songs'); but #2 and 4 will make you go out of your mind-whether you like them or not!
The recording is spotless as usual with the usual Philip Glass team. The 4-page booklet gives an overview of the initial staged performance. There seems to have been music for the whole length of the 3 acts: why do we have here but a (so short) selection? I can't wait to have 2 hours of "Photographer"!!

Classic Glass.......2002-11-22

Glass has a number of CDs that are better known than this one, but The Photographer remains one of my favoriteds. It's funny, I just saw "The Hors" which has a Phil Glass score and there are great similarities between that score and this one he did almost twenty years ago. So I say don't go buy the new one but check this one out instead.

Powerful Glass from the mid-80s.......2000-03-30

The mid-80s are a mixed-bag for Glass. While one could get wonderful pieces such as "Glassworks" and "Akhenaten", there were also these marketing-department dogs such as "Songs From Liquid Days" and "Danceworks" that were more irritating than illuminating. And while this starts off with a toss-off bit of fluff ("A Gentleman's Honor"), it soon develops into the wonderful and dramatic workout that follows. 'Act III', the final longer work here, is amazing, in fact, as it possesses a sense of drama that one doesn't always encounter in Glass's music of this period (the 'Funeral' from "Akhenaten" is another example). This work is also helped by the presence here of Glass's ensemble, which he seems to have felt more comfortable with as a compositional force than the larger forces offered by orchestras, etc, during this time. It is, though, an expanded version of the Glass Ensemble, with added brass and winds, and when this all kicks in in the final part of the work, it's one of those 'hang onto your hat' moments! One to get, even with the flaw of the "A Gentleman's Honor" toss-offs.

Average customer rating: They stop Faux Nobody! I Do It Without Underpants Too le tout banlieue a la feu au cul! MERDE! I can't even...

Faux Realism Les Sans Culottes Manufacturer: Aeronaut Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music France | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music France | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Fixation Orale Nous Non Plus Live In Paris Le Weekender Le Pop, Vol. 2 ASIN: B00006I0BY Release Date: 2002-09-10

Tracks:

1. Sa Sabine
2. Balzac 7502
3. Sos Elephants
4. Les Sauvages
5. Ecole De Merde
6. The Tongue Of Romance
7. Demimonde
8. Non Merci Oncle Sam
9. Apollinaire
10. Le Coq Sportif
11. Funky Peripherique (Bert Boden Remix)

Customer Reviews:

They stop Faux Nobody!.......2004-03-17

To fully appreciate Les Sans Culottes- one must either speak French (not moi) or visit their website. The lyrics are pure genius- and I don't even know if SOS Elephants; a song that mentions fat pachyderms and politician in the same verse can be translated back! It's not "revisionist" or "reductionist" in the way that EVERY pop band on MTV is. (Puff Daddy anyone?!) They are truly original, and it's too bad they have to be compared to "homage" bands when Justin Timberlake, Creed, Staind, 50 Cent, Britney, Linkin Part aren't.

I Do It Without Underpants Too.......2003-11-29

Les Sans Culottes, which translates to "those without undergarments," with their campy sex vibe, would sound at home in any of the Austin Powers films and should the Man of Mystery go to Paris to meet Octo-pusé, LSC would definitely follow him there. "Demimonde" with its mystery and show-stopping chorus even sounds like a lost James Bond theme. You can get an idea of the Brooklyn-based band's approach and sentiment just from the names of their deux chanteuses, Kit Kat le Noir and Celine Dijon. Disc opener, "Sa Sabine," sets the stage for much of Faux Realism with it's backing harmonies and party atmosphere. "Balzac 7502" is nostalgically reminiscent of the music of the Gallic past as "SOS Elephants" sounds like They Might Be Giants filtered through red wine and Roquefort. "Ecole de Merde" is French garage pop at its finest and "Le Cog Sportif" translates perfectly the live energy of their shows to your living room. Album standout, "The Tongue of Romance," mocks many of the wonderful things the world has received from LSC's home and sarcastically features the opening notes of classical standard "Fur Elise" played on a concertina. Recently, their tunes can be heard in commercials by Hewlett Packard and most episodes of The Real World: Paris. If the Nineties brought the J-Pop & Britpop invasions, Les Sans Culottes with their ironic party kitsch could be the one to usher in the Franco-phoney wave of "Grand Guignol Roque & Roll" in this new millennium.

le tout banlieue a la feu au cul!.......2003-04-14

Oh, my. I have no idea how to explain Les Sans Culottes. The name of the band is, crudely, "Those who wear no underwear". They are so ultra-cool that nobody much yet knows who they are yet. They are simlutaneously the antidote to high school French and a weapon of mass destruction aimed at the boring junk put out by the major labels today.

I heard the live version of "Funky Peripherique" on local college radio (KCOU) and ordered the CD the same day. Listen to the samples here and on the band's eponymous web-site, and you could well be hooked, too. I guess they are best described as a cross between the B-52s and Jacques Chirac....The melodies are infectious, while the lyrics are allegedly French (or as French as you'll get from a a ye-ye pop band that comes from Brooklyn).

MERDE!.......2003-03-26

Revivalist of french garage rock. Except without any of the charm, style, or greasy wit of that genre. Trite and boring. Dependency on nostalgia to use as a platform for anything is proof of an intellectual bankruptcy...so is the music of LSC. Worthless.

I can't even..........2003-02-20

I can't even explain it. I just love it so much.

Rap Music:

1. Simple Dreams
2. Slow Riot for New Zero Kanada
3. Songs for Dust Mites
4. Songs from the Crystal Cave [Import]
5. Spiritual Machines
6. Static Trampoline
7. Storyville [Import]
8. Strung Out in Heaven
9. Sunday Love [Enhanced]
10. Svefn-G-Englar [EP]

Rap Music

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