Horses in the Sky

1. God Bless Our Dead Marines

2. Mountains Made of Steam

3. Horses in the Sky

4. Teddy Roosevelt's Guns

5. Hang on to Each Other

6. Ring Them Bells (Freedom Has Come and Gone)

Horses in the Sky,Thee Silver Mt Zion Memorial Orchestra,Tra la la B,Constellation,Experimental Rock,Pop,Post-Rock/Experimental,Rock,Rock/Pop

Horses in the Sky

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He should consider voice lessons
Stunning, heartfelt, raw masterpiece.
"Oh my broken lamb, I worry when you cry..."
Pretty good

Horses in the Sky
Thee Silver Mt Zion Memorial Orchestra , and Tra la la B
Manufacturer: Constellation
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0007W221G
Release Date: 2005-04-05

Tracks:

God Bless Our Dead Marines
Mountains Made of Steam
Horses in the Sky
Teddy Roosevelt's Guns
Hang on to Each Other
Ring Them Bells (Freedom Has Come and Gone)

Customer Reviews:

-.......2006-09-18

I do not understand how some can be so quick to judge this album. The very first track is one of the best they've recorded / one of the best I have ever heard, and it definitely would not be the same without efriam's beautifully crafted lyricism. I do not think the lyrics are whining at all, but if one was to use such terminology, I would think they are only so whining as the other instruments used to create this orchestral brilliance.
& how could you possibly say Canada is not an oppressive country? Just because America isn't quite Nazi Germany that doesn't mean America is not oppressive, & just because Canada is not quite America, that doesn't mean it is not oppressive.
But to get back on track, this is a wonderful album! & if you ever have a chance to go to one of their shows, you should definitely take it up. I couldn't move out of sheer awe.

He should consider voice lessons.......2006-05-30

I've followed the progression from GYBE! and i like the instrumentals because they have a beautiful cryptic flow. His voice, which is really added to this album more than any other I have run into, is not. He sings off key and whines and complains and throws away anything entrancing or entrenching about the music. I find myself skipping through entire tracks trying to find tracks where he's not singing so I can feel I haven't wasted my money, but to no avail.

And as for the lyrics, I'm sorry, sir but Canada is not an oppressive country. Stop fooling yourself and get some voice lessons.

Stunning, heartfelt, raw masterpiece........2006-05-15

There is no better (post?)modern band than A Silver Mt. Zion. Not musically, mind you, but as an overall emphasis on sheer, unadulterated emotion; I have yet to come in contact with a band of the past half decade that holds a candle to the immense, affecting fire ASMZ sparks, and that includes the wunderkind known as Godspeed You Black Emperor! from which they spawned.

Like Godspeed, ASMZ is one of the more ambitious bands I've ever encountered. Unlike Godspeed, however, ASMZ is not only epic in scope, but as personal and intimite as the highest art forms. Simultaneously they manage to evoke both of these senses.

I think it's as simple as this. Godspeed is from the brain; ASMZ is from the heart. Shallow and blasphemous, really, but I think that vague analysis gets the message across. Godspeed, great as they are, could never even DREAM about writing anything as haunting as "13 Angles Standing Guard 'Round the Side of Your Bed", from ASMZ's debut album. That particular piece, for me, is perhaps the most personal and loving that I have ever heard in my entire life, and I'm not overstating in the least. While nothing on Horses in the Sky reaches that level of ardor, it's this same sort of sentiment that makes it such a masterful work.

The first song on the album will probably be the first listener's will cling to, primarily for it's pop-nature within the first ten minutes. At least, this was the case with me. However, from the moment that a harmonic chorus shouts "When the world is sick, can't noone be well", the album begins to really become a raw, glaring testiment to the soul.

Efrim's lyrics here shine more than ever before, in my opinion, and I personally never had one problem with his vocals. Don't see why one should, honestly; they fit the tone of the music too well. He is a poetic, expressive singer who never resorts to schlocky, melodramatic lyrics.

This album is the best album I heard in 2005, and one of my favorite albums, period. With this review I try to write as impressively as I can, but in truth that is exactly the antithesis of what this music is -- selfless, infinite Love.

"Oh my broken lamb, I worry when you cry...".......2006-03-12

This album is pure beauty. Words cannot descibe my love for this band and this album.

Pretty good.......2006-02-08

This is a very good albums. I think the lyrics add alot, especially when thinking about the difference in the music between Silver mt. Zion and Godspeed You! Black Emperor. The vocals are alittle rough, however, and need some getting used to. The whole downbeat style of the album is amazingly supported by the minimal strings that are added. My biggest problem with this album is the track entitled "Teddy Roosevelt's Guns" i find the line "oh Canada, oh Canada, i've never been your son" to be kind of lame. And being that that is the core of the whole song, i find it hard to get into. However, the harmony at the end of "God bless our dead marines" is phenomenal, and really what made me initailly purchase the album. Except for track four though, i find this to be an excellent album, and if your into this sort of music, then it is a must buy.

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A Prairie Portrait
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Manufacturer: Dualtone Music Group
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Product Description

Tracks:

Tuzba (Desire)
Stst'/Steadiness
Lavecka (Bench)
Stesk (Woe) - Skampa Quartet
Obrk Mileho (Lover's Likeness)
Svatba Kom (Gnats Wedding)
Kouzlo (Charm)
Slib (Promise)
Orisek Lovy (Hazel Nut) - Skampa Quartet
La (Love)
Jablunka (Apple Tree)
Jabucko (Sweet Apple)
Co Je to Za Nebe (What Sky)
Safva C (Alderman's Daughter)
Cervenab(Little Red Apples)
Dobr(Good Hunt)
He Warden)
Kony Mil [My Lover's Horses]
Kv MilodejnLove Herbs)
Pcko (Posy)
LoucenMilou
Jindy a NynThen and Now)
T (Uneasy)
VzknMessage)
Belegrade (Belgrade) - Skampa Quartet
Milenec Vrah (Lover Killer)
Pomluva (Calumny)
LoucenParting)
Sirota (Lonely Soul)
Osamel Alone)
Komu Kytka (For Whom the Posy)
Z Od Mil (Love Shining)
Polajka (Thyme)
Kol(KolTown)
Psano (Love Letter)
Karafi(Carnation)
Rozmarsemary)
Pamy (Mementos)
Zpevulenka (Tender Little Tune)
Nejistota (Uncertainty)
Kukacka (Cuckoo)
Zahrcka (Fence)
Muzikanti (Musicians)
Vernost' (Faithfulness)
Bolavlava (Headache)
Osud (Fate)
Daleko ProvdanWedded Far Away)
Budk (Wakening)
Dobrada (Sound Advice)
Slzy echou (Tears of Comfort)
Koukol (Corncockle)
Kalina (Guelder Rose)
Pohreb Zbojnv

Customer Reviews:

Moravian songs, via Janacek, Godar, Bittova and Skampa.......2006-05-09

This is a unique recording of Janacek's transcriptions of Moravian folk songs. Originally for piano and voice, they have been transcribed by Slovak composer Vladimir Godar for string quartet and (occasionally) three-voice male chorus. Here they are performed by renowned Czech singer and violinist Iva Bittova, accompanied by the Skampa Quartet and chorus. The effect is not so much of classical liede, but of authentic eastern European "popular" songs - the sonority of the string quartet adds to this in no small part. Janacek would be proud.

Skampa Quartet is great - the singer... yikes.......2005-07-28

I honestly did not know what I was getting myself into when I bought this CD. I love Janacek, I love folk songs... how could I go wrong? Iva Bittova! I was concerned that she would have a 50yr old woobly voice, but instead what exists is a thin VERY nasal tone... perhaps she should be singing traditional Bulgarian music! The voice is expressive, just ugly.
The recording quality is not very good, either. On many of the tracks, Iva seems to be muffled and in the background of the recording.
Really - dont waste your time and money, unless you really would just like to have a recording of over 50 Janacek songs.

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