Spectrum

Product Description
Spectrum is a collection of 15 new songs from the legendary Yes guitarist, Steve Howe. Recorded in Switzerland during the Winter of 2004 / 2005, Spectrum gloriously showcases Steve's unique talent and his unmistakable style. Joined this time by Tony Levin (King Crimson, Peter Gabriel) on bass, Oliver Wakeman (son of Yes's Rick Wakeman) on keyboards, and Steve's own sons, Virgil and Dylan on Moog synthesizer and drums respectively, Spectrum is a wonderful display of instrumental prowess from one of progressive rock's founding fathers.

Spectrum,Steve Howe,Inside Out U.S.,England,Fusion,Instrumental Rock,Pop,Prog-Rock/Art Rock,Rock,Rock/Pop,Space Rock

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Spectrum

Average customer rating: Really great album. Worth the money. Pure Jazz Rock Fusion! SPECTRUM review BILLY & BOLIN BURN!! Killer Band, Classic Album

Spectrum Billy Cobham Manufacturer: Atlantic / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Jazz Fusion | Jazz | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Crosswinds The Inner Mounting Flame Total Eclipse Birds of Fire Between Nothingness and Eternity ASIN: B000002I77 Release Date: 1992-02-25

Tracks:

1. Quadrant 4
2. Searching For The Right Door / Spectrum
3. Anxiety / Taurian Matador
4. Stratus
5. To The Women In My Life / Le Lis
6. Snoopy's Search / Red Baron

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Cobham's first album as a leader, in 1973--a jazz-rock classic. As on his slightly earlier outings with Mahavishnu Orchestra, Cobham dazzles with rapid-fire pyrotechnics. But, listening carefully, he also does his job of rhythmic support--for this, he calls on his roots in drum-corps and Latin timbale drumming. His compositions here set fire to a stunningly tight band. The scowling, scurrying, skirmishing performance by the late rock-guitar ace, Tommy Bolin, is particularly memorable. He merges beautifully with Cobham's Mahavishnu bandmate, Jan Hammer (Moog/keyboards), who eggs Bolin on with warp-speed synthesized guitar sounds. The band was just as involved rhythmically as McLaughlin's, but had a gritty rapid-transit flavor where Mahavishnu was in spiritual quest. --Peter Monaghan

Customer Reviews:

Really great album. Worth the money........2006-06-18

I just got this album last month and I'm still really pleased with it. If you are a fan of Jazz Fusion, or just a fan of Billy Cobham, give "Spectrum" a listen. Billy Cobham has some great drum parts, as well as a few tasteful solos which really do a lot to showcase his genius when it comes to drumming. Whats most impressive about this is that even when playing his really intracate drum solos, it doesn't seem like he is showing off. Everything he does seems to work together with the rest of the music, which says alot.

The other instruments are great on this album two. Guitarist Tom Bollin really surprised me, and Jan Hammer delivered an excellent preformance on Electric Piano and Synth in typical "Hammer" fashion. The Bassist, Lee Sklar, does alot to complement the band, but I felt he was holding back, and was dissapointed. Luckily, there are some tracks where he is replaced by the Ledgendary Ron Carter on Double Bass.

All in all, songs are well constructed and memorable, the Musicians featured on the album are great, and all the songs on the album work together as a whole and create consistency. The music is full of change, dynamics, and contrast. It's nothing quite like Mahavishnu Orchestra's older music, but it's still a great album in it's own right.

Pure Jazz Rock Fusion!.......2006-02-21

I have loved this album for years. What makes it my favorite Jazz-Rock-Fusion album is it's line-up. With the exception of two tracks featuring Ron Carter and Joe Farrell (two great Jazz musicians), the four piece group is made of two Jazz players, and two from the Rock scene. Billy and Jan are Jazz players at the core, Tommy is a Blues based Rock player, and Lee Sklar on bass is one of the great Pop-Rock studio sideman (James Taylor, Phil Collins, etc). They all come together to produce a great JRF funky sound. A lot of great JRF music is mostly played by Jazz musicians exercising their music with Rock Muscle (amplfiers, pick-ups, etc). This album gives us a fusion of different musical backgrounds. Tommy Bolin fans know that in his early days, he was in a Blues-Rock band called "Zephyr." Some of their early stuff does have tinges of Jazz and Swing, so it didn't surprise me how well he fit with Billy and Jan. It's too bad that the core group on this album wasn't really a band. It was a one time project. I saw Billy Cobham in concert soon after Spectrum was released, and he was already on to the Crosswinds-Total Eclispe group. That outfit wasn't too shabby either.

SPECTRUM review.......2006-02-21

cool CD...haven't heard it in probably 15 to 20 years...It was fun to hear it again....Funny though, it's a bit different than the way I remember it.

BILLY & BOLIN BURN!!.......2005-09-25

a reviewer here actually said this disc was...boring?!?! Hmmmmm.
I still find this to be one of Cobham's best releases. When Jan Hammer and Billy kick off 'Quadrant 4' you know they mean business. Not only does Cobham have great fusion chops, the man is flat-out funky! He can lay down the fattest grooves. Tommy Bolin scorches on the guitar. So sad he couldn't overcome his subsance abuse and left us much too early. What a talent!

Listen to Tommy and Hammer trade riffs in 'Taurian Matador', brilliant! Hammer is leading the charge and Bolin is right there with him, burnin' up the fretboard while Billy lends his usual brilliant support. This disc has remained a personal favorite of mine thru the years. Just a very solid effort from Billy and the boys. R.I.P Mr. Bolin

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Killer Band, Classic Album.......2004-07-31

Tommy Bolin's solo on Quadrant 4 is one of the most exciting ever recorded. Cobham's driving him into a frenzy.

Average customer rating: We like Roger

The Very Best of Roger Whittaker Roger Whittaker Manufacturer: Universal/Spectrum ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Broadway & Vocalists | Imports | Stores | Music Pop | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Danny Boy Now and Then: Greatest Hits 1964-2004 Roger Whittaker - Greatest Hits The Best of Roger Whittaker Legends ASIN: B0000252C4 Release Date: 2000-05-23

Tracks:

1. Durham Town
2. The Last Farewell
3. Morning Has Broken
4. Mamy Blue
5. The Skye Boat Song
6. Morning, Please Don't Come
7. Quel Monde Merveilleux (What A Wonderful World)
8. He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother
9. New World In The Morning
10. I Don't Believe In If Anymore
11. Streets Of London
12. Mexican Whistler
13. Dirty Old Town
14. A Taste Of Honey
15. Good Morning Starshine
16. By The Time I Get To Phoenix
17. From Both Sides Now
18. Why

Album Description

1997 compilation on Spectrum, 53 minutes long & featuringthe original hit versions of 18 of the British adultcontemporary singer's best, 1969-1979. Includes the top 201975 hit 'The Last Farewell', as well as 'Durham Town', 'NewWorld In The Morning', 'Mamy Blue', 'Why', 'The Skye BoatSong' and 'I Don't Believe In If Anymore'.

Album Details

1996 Anthology of Recordings from the British Balladeer who is Probably Best Likened as an English Burl Ives. His Distinctive Baritone Has Been a Favorite Voice of Millions for Over 30 Years and He is One of the all Time Great Interpreters of Popular Song. Whittaker Earned his Pop Wings with his Monstrous Hit "The Last Farewell" from the Early 1970's that Topped the Charts around the World.

Customer Reviews:

We like Roger.......2007-02-08

Having attended several of Rogers concerts in the past we have become dyed in the wool Roger Whitaker fans. We purchased the CD to replace some of the tapes that we have worn out. We play the cd in the car as we do our erands and we love it

Average customer rating: More colorful than Red and Grey! After "99.9" and "Nine Objects," a serious comedown Great Songs and Lyrics! A Beautiful Mind Agreed, her best since her first

Songs in Red and Gray Suzanne Vega Manufacturer: Spectrum Hmn ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Alternative Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Nine Objects of Desire Solitude Standing Suzanne Vega 99.9 F° Days of Open Hand ASIN: B00005O6JG Release Date: 2001-09-25

Tracks:

1. Penitent
2. Widow's Walk
3. (I'll Never Be) Your Maggie May
4. It Makes Me Wonder
5. Soap And Water
6. Songs In Red And Gray
7. Last Year's Troubles
8. Priscilla
9. If I Were A Weapon
10. Harbor Song
11. Machine Ballerina
12. Solitaire
13. St. Clare

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Suzanne Vega remains one of the most relentlessly, mercilessly tasteful recording artists alive. Every note on Songs in Red and Gray has been arranged with the meticulous precision of a butler laying silver on a table. Every sound is so polished and buffed that you barely notice you're listening, every syllable of every lyric only admitted to the melodies after painstaking reviewing and rewriting, and every song sung as if Vega believes that her core audience consists of elocution teachers. This has worked, occasionally, for Vega before--it should not be forgotten what an original presence she was with "Left of Center" and "Marlene on the Wall"--and it works, occasionally, for Vega now. There are a few fine songs here, notably the gently acerbic "Last Year's Troubles" and the wryly subversive "Maggie May" (not the Rod Stewart standard), but there is also a whole lot of glutinous, over-refined suet. Vega still needs to give her songs a much longer leash. --Andrew Mueller

Customer Reviews:

More colorful than Red and Grey!.......2005-10-12

This is the first time that I have really listened in depth to Suzanne Vega's songs. The words are powerful. The music and the musicians are superb. Every time I listen to her sing I fall under her spell. This Album is a must for all SV fans.

After "99.9" and "Nine Objects," a serious comedown.......2005-08-25

"99.9" had a crisp intelligence and a skeptical tone, "Nine Objects" was a masteripiece of jazzy sensuality. This CD, however, is hopelessly muddled on too many levels; though many of the orchestrations are fine (the low, urgent strings on "Widow's Walk" perfectly compliment her gun metal-tough delivery), the lyrics often get lost in a thicket of overwriting. (Slog through the words for "It Makes Me Wonder" where she rhymes a reference to breast milk with "ilk"--it makes me wonder too, Suzanne.) Though some have appreciated her use of metaphor on this CD, I found them to be both absurdly purple and cryptic. ("Daddy's a dark riddle/Mama's a headful of bees" sounds like bad college-girl creative writing, not to mention the thudding metaphor of "The virgin Mary on a chain has hit me in the mouth again." Egad!) Vega has never seemed as affected or pretentious--so out of touch with her audience--as she has in the ghastly "Priscilla," with lines such as "but still we did play" that wouldn't even qualify as college-girl creative writing. (This annoying tense tic reappears in "Harbor Song" where she sings "Whenever I do travel.") She also tries to revisit certain songs and themes from previous albums, but instead of being commentary or deepening a theme it seems like she's rehashing ideas (the card game on "Solitaire" pales compared to "No Cheap Thrill" from "Nine Objects;" "If I Were A Weapon" rips off "If You Were In My Movie" from "99.9"). As an artist writing about the dissolution of a marriage, one expects more thematic richness and genuine emotion from her than just sounding vaguely nettled---for the first time, her coolness seems like a front, a pose to cover darker emotions. Only occasionally do the lyrics, vocals and instruments combine into alchemy--"Widow's Walk," the weary delivery and razor-sharp detail in "Song In Red and Gray," and the compassionate yet sorrowful final elegy "St. Clare." Has Vega given up on all romantic relationships? Has her dark mood weighed down her talent, and trapped it in the muck at the bottom of her mind? Here's hoping she can cut loose the chains and soar again in the future.

Great Songs and Lyrics!.......2005-07-17

This was Vega's first album after her divorce from her husband and producer on her two previous albums, Mitchell Froom. The theme of breaking-up is naturally dominating many these songs.

The production of this album is slightly softer than ""99.9 F" and "Nine Objects of Desire", and probably less daring. The record has been criticised for being overproduced; personaly I think her production suits her songs brilliantly. And songs are mostly great and like always, Suzanne Vega's lyrics are melodic and thought-provoking.

Only few songs are immediately catchy and it may take a few listens to get into many of them.

My first favourites were the up-beat songs "I'll Never Be Your Maggie May". "Last Year's Troubles" (great lyrics on that one too!) and "If I Were a Weapon".

Among the slower and more silent songs "Soap and Water" and "St Claire" are really great.

All in all an album you can enjoy and listen to many times!

Now I'm eagerly awaiting her new album which supposedly is to be released in late 2005.

A Beautiful Mind.......2005-06-10

Suzanne Vega is such a unique voice in music. She shares her experiences and observations on life, but never stoops to overtly shouting about anything; neither musically nor lyrically. This seems to bother some, such as the Amazon reviewer, but I simply find this as a different approach to reporting or viewing life. Suzanne tells her stories with an ethereal sense of control, by a force of will minimizing emotions such as anger and regret; they argue a balanced understanding of life where beauty resides in the ability to deal with life's ups-and-downs with love, hope and a wry sense of humor.

As for the various comments about the production values of Red and Grey, I have no problems listening to the songs on good equipment; the sounds, like the lyrics, are largely well thought out and clearly intentioned. Much popular music relies on the artistic (and often times non-artistic) collisions of many sounds together; it's neither good nor bad that there is not much of that here... It's more like a stream of sounds all headed in the same direction versus a collage of sounds that blend together.

Not a perfect album by any stretch, but it has many perfect human moments; realistic, slightly sad, personal songs that flow gracefully over turbulent ground...

Agreed, her best since her first.......2004-07-13

Few albums have touched me and knocked my socks off at the same time as this one has. This is by far her best songwriting since Suzanne Vega and Solitude Standing. I have enjoyed all of her albums, but these songs have a rawness, intimacy and intensity that I have rarely ever seen. On top of that, the musical arrangements framing the lyrics are perfect - not over done, not underdone. You can "feel" the emotion before she starts singing. I am not a professional critic, but I would say this is a flawless album. Pure Suzanne in the lyrics and her songwriting has reached a maturity and level of excellence that all of her fans have been watching her work towards.

Average customer rating: EARTHA KITT PURRFECT "IN THE ADORABLE FUR" PLAY IT LOUD! A Must-Have!

Purrfect: The Eartha Kitt Collection Eartha Kitt Manufacturer: Universal/Spectrum ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Classic Vocalists | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Broadway & Vocalists | Imports | Stores | Music Pop | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Best of Eartha Kitt: Where is My Man? Live From The Cafe Carlyle That Bad Eartha / Down to Eartha Back in Business Legendary Eartha Kitt ASIN: B00004TA90 Release Date: 2001-03-05

Tracks:

1. Just an Old Fashioned Girl
2. I Want to Be Evil
3. Do It Again
4. Lola Lola
5. Mack the Knife
6. Let's Do It (Let's Fall in Love)
7. All I Want Is All There Is and Then Some
8. My Heart Belongs to Daddy
9. Love for Sale
10. Never on Sunday
11. Uska Dara
12. C'est Si Bon
13. Yellow Bird
14. Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend
15. Santa Baby
16. Lady Loves
17. Lilac Wine
18. Whatever Lola Wants

Album Description

UK compilation for the alluring vocalist who still packs 'em in on the cabaret circuit, best known as the scariest Catwoman on TV's 'Batman' and for her signature hits 'Sanata Baby' and 'C'est Si Bon' both of which are included here. Additional tracks include, 'Just An Old Fashioned Girl', 'I Want To Be Evil', 'Mack The Knife', 'My Heart Belongs To Daddy' and 'Love For Sale'. 18 tracks in all. 2000 release. Standardjewel case.

Customer Reviews:

EARTHA KITT PURRFECT "IN THE ADORABLE FUR" PLAY IT LOUD!.......2002-01-17

This new compilation of Eartha Kitt classics is a great clear and crisp C.D. for lovers of 'The Worlds Most Exciting Woman'. This 'Lounge' set is truly exceptional and contains many hard to find gems. Included are superior early 60's re-recordings of 'Just An Old Fashioned Girl', 'C'Est Si Bon' 'My Heart Belongs To Daddy' and a fantastic uptempo version of 'I Want To Be Evil' that shows this feline Catwoman at her best. Miss Kitt is in peak form here doing standards such as 'Love For Sale', 'Whatever Lola Wants', 'Never On Sunday' and the rare 'Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend'. She purrs and growls her way through classy and distinctive renditions of 'Mack The Knife', 'A Lady Loves' and the festive tease 'Santa Baby'. Definitely for the bachelor pad or cocktail party. Robert Rechter. AUSTRALIA Jan 2002.

A Must-Have!.......2001-01-04

This CD features some great recordings of Eartha's classics ("C'est Si Bon", "Just an Old Fashioned Girl"), as well as some harder-to-find tracks of Eartha singing other 1950s/60s standards. I have an extensive collection of Eartha LPs, but none of them include "Mack the Knife" or "Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend" or "Whatever Lola Wants," all of which are on this import CD. Another terrific cut is "All I Want Is All There Is (And Then Some)"--Eartha at her best!

Average customer rating: A walk down memory lane The Diva has a point... Why compare Jack to Frank? A GREAT COLLECTION FOR JACK JONES FANS the definitive post-Sinatra versions of several songs

Where Love Has Gone & My Kind of Town Jack Jones Manufacturer: Universal/Spectrum ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Classic | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Broadway & Vocalists | Imports | Stores | Music Pop | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: She Loves Me / There's Love & There's Love & There's Love [2 on 1] Wives and Lovers/Dear Heart & Other Great Songs of Love All the Things You Are: The Love Collection Sings The Best of Jack Jones ASIN: B00002ZZ1L Release Date: 1999-11-01

Tracks:

1. Where Love Has Gone
2. Willow Weep for Me
3. It Never Entered My Mind
4. Here's That Rainy Day
5. Lush Life
6. To Love and Be Loved
7. People
8. Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye
9. What's New
10. Lorelei
11. Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out to Dry
12. By Myself
13. My Kind of Town
14. Somewhere Along the Way
15. More
16. Race Is On
17. I Can't Believe I'm Losing You
18. Travellin' On
19. One I Love
20. Yes, I Can
21. I'm All Smiles
22. I Must Know
23. Time After Time
24. King of the Road

Album Details

24 Track Collection Includes Classic Songs Such as 'the One I Love', 'my Kind of Town', 'more' and 'time after Time'; This Classy Reissue Gives Ample Evidence as to Jack Jones' Enduring Popularity and to his Place Amongst the Highest Rank of Popular Performers.

Customer Reviews:

A walk down memory lane.......2007-01-12

I bought this CD to replace the original record album (Where Love Has Gone). The sound quality is wonderful--we love it!

The Diva has a point..........2004-02-06

Moonchildiva has raised an important point. Jack is Jack, just as Matt Monro is Matt Monro. Neither of these great singers were trying to be Frank or Tony.

It's human nature to use comparison points, especially where you have such landmark artists as Sinatra, but it is also damaging to upcomers to have that hanging over them the whole time.

This is my third double Jack set and yet another classic collection from his golden period. When you look back at his releases from the sixties alone, he was one prolific guy. Not just in terms of the overall number of albums (all classics, too), but in terms of the speed of the recording process.

Jack often recorded an entire album of songs in two or three days, which is staggering considering how pampered (and under-talented) most modern artists are. There is just no way to get your head around how good Jack Jones is. He is beyond comparison.

There was a long debate in quantum physics over whether Light was a particle or a wave, as it could manifest as both under different circumstances. In the end, people had to conclude that it was neither, and that it was a quantum or sub-atomic entity in its own right.

In the same way, we need to accept the uniqueness of Jack Jones, and the fact that he exists independently of the Sinatras and the Bennetts, as the Diva suggested. Besides, any woman who looks like Joanna Cassidy from Blade Runner has to be taken seriously.

Another must-buy set at the usual superb Amazon.com price.

Why compare Jack to Frank?.......2003-01-22

Jack stands on his own in the singing business, everyone's influenced by someone, and who better than perhaps Frank or Tony, but I don't believe Jack's trying to be anyone, trying to sing like anyone, trying to do someone else's songs -- don't listen to the ones who are saying this! Just buy this great CD (and other Jack Jones CD) and be prepared to be taken into a wonderful world of music that's beyond comparison. If you've heard all of Frank's music and all of Tony's music, then Jack's gonna be very refreshing. Here's a voice that will thrill you with its power.

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A GREAT COLLECTION FOR JACK JONES FANS.......2000-02-18

The good people at MCA/Universal are putting out some great discs at a helluva bargain; Sammy Davis, Carmen Mcrae, Eydie Gorme, and this great disc by Jack Jones (there are two other collections by Jack that I HIGHLY reccomend) The first half of this disc is beautifully orchestrated, right from opening strains the classic reading of its title track, WHERE LOVE HAS GONE, written by the incomparable team of Jimmy Van Heusen and Sammy Cahn. Standouts on this album include the "alternate" lyrics used by Jack on the Rodgers & Hart evergreen IT NEVER ENTERED MY MIND, the fine jazz trumpet solo abetting Mr. Jones on WILLOW WEEP FOR ME, and the obscure gem THE LORELEI (not the Gershwin song of the same name I thought it was) Give TO LOVE AND BE LOVED a chance too; Sinatra's version is champ, but it's refreshing to hear what Jack did with it. Speaking of Ol' Blue Eyes, who else could sing MY KIND OF TOWN? Jack Jones, that's who! Complete with a new set of lyrics from Sammy Cahn and a jazzy new arrangement, Jack puts his own spin on this ode to the great city (from which THIS music lover hails) without ever trying to upstage Sinatra. Very classy, and very swingin'! The lovely SOMEWHERE ALONG THE WAY has a very melancholy arrangement and Jack's voice is at its most wistful on this track, which sets the mood perfectly. Perhaps my favorite track from the MY KIND OF TOWN sides is TRAVELLIN' ON, something of a country-meets-swing type song that gets downright gospel-like toward the great finish. And the great country standard KING OF THE ROAD closes out this wonderful disc, and Jack has a ball with it. Hoping to see more of this kind of product out there; Jack Jones' albums have been out of reach for far too long! Again, I also suggest the other two Jack Jones collections (WIVES & LOVERS//DEAR HEART and SHE LOVES ME//THERE'S LOVE AND THERE'S LOVE) to anyone who appreciates great music. Well worth the waiting time if theyre on special order! Listen and enjoy!

the definitive post-Sinatra versions of several songs.......2000-01-21

The first of the albums on this two CD set, "Where Love Has Gone" sounds as if it was Jones' attempt to remake Sinatra's "Only the Lonely," right down to the title track by Cahn/Van Heusen. While it doesn't reach that level, Jones reinterprets songs like "Willow Weep For Me" and "Angel Eyes" and makes them sound fresh and new. The second album, "My Kind of Town" contains more contemporary songs - contemporary that is to 1965, but is still well worth a listen especially on Neil Hefti's jazzy "I Must Know." Just great vocal pop music.

Average customer rating: A seminal year in pop history

Music of the Year: 1967 Various Artists Manufacturer: Universal/Spectrum ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music R&B | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Billboard Top Pop Hits: 1967 Billboard Top Rock 'N' Roll Hits: 1967 1967 What a Year It Was Gift Book - 40th Birthday or 40th Anniversary Gift Jukebox Hits of 1967, Vol. 1 Billboard Top Rock & Roll Hits: 1966 ASIN: B00002MHPF Release Date: 2001-09-20

Tracks:

1. A Whiter Shade Of Pale
2. Standing In The Shadows Of Love
3. Zabadak!
4. Ha Ha Said The Clown
5. I Was Made To Love Her
6. I'll Try Anything
7. Sitting In The Park
8. Gin House Blues
9. Take Me In Your Arms And Love Me
10. I'm A Man
11. (I Know) I'm Losin' You
12. 98.6
13. Single Girl
14. Pamela Pamela
15. From The Underworld
16. Hole In My Shoe
17. Reflections
18. Good Times
19. It Takes Two
20. Dedicated To The One I Love

Customer Reviews:

A seminal year in pop history.......2005-04-13

In 1967, so many things happened in pop music, some ephemeral (like flower power) and some that had a profound effect on the music industry like the release of the Sergeant Pepper album by the Beatles. It is impossible to do more than provide a taste of 1967's music in just twenty tracks (especially as Beatles tracks are never licensed for compilations like this) but this collection provides a good sample.

In the UK, only fifteen records occupied the UK number one spot in 1967 (that includes Green green grass of home, which reached number one in 1966 but stayed there until mid-January of 1967). All of them are easy to find on CD but only one of them (Whiter shade of pale) is actually included here. Standing in the shadows of love, Zabadak, Ha ha said the clown, I was made to love her, Hole in my shoe, Reflections and Dedicated to the one I love all made at the top five in the UK.

Every track here made the top thirty or better. Some tracks (like Pamela Pamela, which just missed the UK top ten) don't come round very often on various artists compilations and it's nice to see them here.

This is not the definitive album of 1967 - flower power is un-represented and only one UK number one hit is included. Nevertheless, the music here is of a high quality and well worth the price.

Tracks

1. Whiter shade of pale - Procol Harum
2. Standing in the shadows of love - Four Tops
3. Zabadak - Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich
4. Ha ha said the clown - Manfred Mann
5. I was made to love her - Stevie Wonder
6. I'll try anything - Dusty Springfield
7. Sitting in the park - Georgie Fame
8. Gin house blues - Amen Corner
9. Take me in your arms and love me - Gladys Knight and the Pips
10. I'm a man - Spencer Davis Group
11. I know I'm losing you - Temptations
12. 98.6 - Keith
13. Single girl - Sandy Posey
14. Pamela Pamela - Wayne Fontana
15. From the underworld - Herd
16. Hole in my shoe - Traffic
17. Reflections - Diana Ross and the Supremes
18. Good times - Eric Burdon and the Animals
19. It takes two - Marvin Gaye and Kim Weston
20. Dedicated to the one I love - The Mamas and the Papas

Average customer rating: Living room session best in show 2006 Great Covers! And Great Originals Too!! The Fun Is Contagious

Redbird Redbird Manufacturer: Signature Sounds ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Folk | Styles | Music Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Stripping Cane Ghost Repeater Songs for a Hurricane Five Stories Strange Conversation ASIN: B0007514A8 Release Date: 2005-02-22

Tracks:

1. Ships
2. Moonglow
3. Patience
4. Buckets Of Rain
5. The Whole World Round
6. Ithaca
7. Lovely As The Day Is Long
8. Moonshiner
9. Redbird Waltz
10. Lullaby 101
11. I Gotta Get Drunk
12. Lighthouse Light
13. You Are The Everything
14. Down By The Sally Garden
15. Redbird
16. Drunk Lullaby
17. Hold On

Customer Reviews:

Living room session.......2007-07-24

Before anything else is said, it is important to understand that this is a "living room session," recorded around a single microphone. It's something more than an off-the-cuff jam session, but definitely something less than a proper studio album. This is a pro in that you get a nice "live" kind of vibe, but a hugely frustrating con in the places where it's painfully obvious that they are not properly miked.

The music itself is beautiful. Simple as that.

This would be an amazing bootleg (and actually that's pretty much what it sounds like), but for a commercial release it shouldn't be too much to ask to hear everyone clearly.

best in show 2006.......2007-01-05

Okay, not even sure that it came out in 2006. However, that is when I first heard it, so that is what counts. I really hope they put out another album - even if it is only half as good as this one, it will be better than 95% of what I get to hear.
Buy it, burn it, steal it, whatever you have to do it is worth it.

Great Covers! And Great Originals Too!!.......2006-03-01

This band has a sweet tone mixed with a folk and blues style. They hit the grove on every track! Buckets of Rain is a great song and they pay quite a tribute to it with their eclectic style!

The Fun Is Contagious.......2005-07-14

Redbird's debut recording is a very sweet collaboration between Jeffrey Foucault, Kris Delmhorst & Peter Mulvey. While none of these artists is a household name, each has established an individual solo career and come together here with a blending of sound. Their collaborative work together is exquisite. While each is represented by at least one track that they penned, the emphasis is on the music. Part of the charm of the set is the diversity and range of songwriters whose material they perform. This was apparently recorded in Mark Olson's living room in Fort Atkinson WI & has an informal feel.

R.E.M.'s "You Are the Everything" is a bright acoustic flower, "I'm very scared for this world, I'm very scared for me, Eviscerate your memory." "Lighthouse Light" by Ry Cavanaugh is a dreamy folk melody with Kris' lovely alto, "There is light in the distance, It's coming in from the west, There is light in the distance, Thinking of the one that I love best." One of my favorite tracks is the gorgeous "Patience" written by Mark Sandman who was the lead singer for the band Morphine. Kris' delivery is stunning as she calls to allow for time to heal. "Moonglow" is a standard that Benny Goodman recorded in the 1930s and has been covered by jazz artists like Duke Ellington & Count Basie as well as female vocalists like Billie Holiday & Joni James with a new version on Carly Simon's soon-to-be-released "Moonlight Serenade" CD. Redbird's acoustic version has a jazz flavor but is recast as an intimate folk gem with all three voices blending, "I started praying, 'Dear Lord please let this last.'" Mitch Jayne was a member of the Dillards who recorded his song "The Whole World Round." Redbird's version has a bluegrass flavor and polishes his lovely melody. "Buckets of Rain" is a classic Dylan song with one of his best melodies and great lyrics that Redbird nail in this catchy quiet version. The set concludes with a version of a song Tom Waits penned & first recorded on his "Mule Variations" CD. This is an excellent acoustic folk set from a group that obviously is having a blast playing together. The fun is contagious. Enjoy!

Average customer rating: A very cheap way to get Kenny's hits. 10 great songs. The Best of Kenny Rogers The Gambler. Good Value

The Best of Kenny Rogers & The First Edition Kenny Rogers Manufacturer: Universal/Spectrum ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music General | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music Country | Imports | Stores | Music Pop | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Kenny Rogers & The First Edition - Greatest Hits [Hip-O] Something Inside So Strong Love Songs 42 Ultimate Hits The Grass Roots - All Time Greatest Hits ASIN: B000024XRY Release Date: 2001-09-19

Tracks:

1. Ruby Don't Take Your Love To Town
2. Tulsa Turnaround
3. Elvira
4. Reuben James
5. Me & Bobby Mcgee
6. Calico Silver
7. Something's Burning
8. Tell It All Brother
9. Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Is In)
10. But You Know I Love You
11. Heed The Call
12. She Even Woke Me Up To Say Goodbye
13. King Of Oak Street
14. For The Good Times
15. Mommas Waiting
16. Sleep Comes Easy
17. I Believe In Music
18. Love Woman
19. Poem Form My Little Lady
20. Sunshine
21. Last Few Threads Of Love
22. Where Does Rosie Go-
23. What Am I Gonna Do-
24. Write Me Down (Don't Forget My Name)

Customer Reviews:

A very cheap way to get Kenny's hits........2006-01-29

This CD is great and features ten hit songs by Kenny Rogers. It is a cheapy and very good value, but for those of you looking for more, you might like to know that Kenny's newest collection "21 Number Ones" contains all the songs here and many others.

10 great songs........2004-03-02

"Kenny Rogers" is one of the greats from the classic country era. This is half the collection "20 Greatest Hits" is, but for the price it's good. Plus it still has most of his best songs. Included here is "She Believes In Me", "Lady", "Coward Of The County", and his biggest hit "The Gambler". It also has a few nice duets. Overall it's a nice simple collection for the casual fan. If you need more than this, pick up one of his other fifteen best of's.

The Best of Kenny Rogers.......2000-06-26

This CD has some of Kenny Rogers' best and most popular songs. These are definitely "sing along" songs! The first time I heard the CD, I had to buy it.

The Gambler........2000-06-21

Kenny Rogers Is One Of The Best Singers In Country Music. His Best Song To Date "The Gambler" Went Straight To Number 1 On The Country Music Charts And It Became His Song Of The 20th Century. My Favorite Out Of Them All Would Have To Be "Coward Of The County". Those 2 Are Classic Kenny Rogers Songs. Plus He Has 2 Duet Songs With Kim Carnes And Dottie West. This Is True Classic Kenny.

Good Value.......2000-06-20

If your looking for an inexpensive Kenny Rogers CD with some of his better known songs, this CD will do the trick. It's not great compilation but does include the gambler and coward of the county.

Average customer rating: Great Fun! The lost Anglo-American poet... Cool Set Do you like Pina Coladas

Escape: Best of Rupert Holmes Rupert Holmes Manufacturer: Spectrum Hmn ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Britain | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Soft Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Broadway & Vocalists | Imports | Stores | Music Folk | Imports | Stores | Music Pop | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Rupert Holmes - Greatest Hits Partners in Crime Playboy Jazz: In a Smooth Groove Just Another Day in Paradise Widescreen-The Collector's Edition ASIN: B00002505F Release Date: 2001-08-02

Tracks:

1. Escape
2. Him
3. Partners In Crime
4. I Don't Need You
5. Adventure
6. Blackjack
7. Morning Man
8. Answering Machine
9. Lunch Hour
10. Get Outta Yourself
11. Drop It
12. In You I Trust
13. People You Never Get To Love
14. Cold
15. Mask
16. You'll Love Me Again
17. Escape

Customer Reviews:

Great Fun!.......2006-08-06

Classic Rupert Holmes - a blast from the past. I loved every song!

The lost Anglo-American poet..........2006-04-13

You surely remember this man through his Pina Colada song... Who doesn't ? Rupert Holmes reached the peak of his notoriety with this hit single from "Partners in crime", but that was about it. This man fell into a category of artists known just for one song and had to carry this cross for the rest of his life. Other artists who still could make a more prolific career than Rupert also had to suffer from this constant reference to one of their early career hits. That is what marketing or labeling can do to you.

Yet, Rupert does have two excellent albums : Partners in crime and Adventure (though I think the latter was never released on cd). Fortunately for the ones who appreciated more than...the pina colada song (you guessed it)...this "best of" is a chance to listen to this poet and some of his (sometimes) remarkable songs. I personally always preferred by much "Him", a song about infidelity, "I don't need you" (the continuation of "Him"), the bluesy "Get outta yourself", or the title track of the album "Partners in crime" to... the Pina...(you guessed it right). The tracks pulled out of Adventure are even more interesting because of an increased depth and power, like in "Blackjack", "Cold" (again referring to a woman...), "The mask" or the title track "Adventure". The lyrics here are still poetic, clever, witty, descriptive, but there is an added value of a better musical arrangement and guitars than on Partners in Crime. You see, I have already given you eight better tracks than, yes, you guessed again, the ...pina -was it Colada?- song... and that is why this collection is really interesting. Only problem I see in it, the opening is... the Pina colada song... and the closer is also (the single version) of... well...

If you decide to get (or borrow) this cd, you will be in for a 71 minutes, and 17 songs, ride that will take you to the flavour of the late seventies-early eighties. You will surely enjoy it, despite a couple of sappy songs, if you like(d) people such as Barry Manilow, Paul Simon, Cat Stevens, James Taylor or Stephen Bishop. All poets, of which Rupert is the one that disappeared sooner from the headlines...

Cool Set.......2000-12-29

Rupert Holmes has some solid stuff here.i mainly got this set for the "Pina Colada" song that cut is a gem.that song is still cool.

Do you like Pina Coladas.......2000-06-17

I've been a fan of Holmes ever since I could remember. Started with the ever popular Pina Colada song. If you like Holmes and do not have many CD's or any at all, this is a great on to start with.

Average customer rating:

Me Myself I Joan Armatrading Manufacturer: Universal/Spectrum ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Folk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music Folk | Imports | Stores | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Show Some Emotion Joan Armatrading Into the Blues Whatever's for Us Walk Under Ladders ASIN: B000006V8N Release Date: 1988-09-12

Tracks:

1. Me Myself I
2. Ma-Me-O-Beach
3. Friends
4. Is It Tomorrow Yet?
5. Turn Out The Light
6. When You Kisses Me
7. All The Way From America
8. Feeling In My Heart (For You)
9. Simon
10. I Need You

Album Details

Digitally Remastered. 10 Tracks Include "me Myself and I", "Turn Out the Light", "i Need You" and More.

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