Wig in a Box

Product Description
Subtitled - Songs From & Inspired By Hedwig & The Angry Inch. 2003 charity compilation featuring tracks from Frank Black, The Breeders, Rufus Wainwright, Sleater-Kinney, They Might Be Giants, & many more. Off Records.

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Wig in a Box

Average customer rating: Worth it anyway I'd wanted it to be good... so much. A tribute that doesn't deliver Wonderful CD Great covers album

Wig in a Box Various Artists Manufacturer: Off Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music New Wave | New Wave & Post-Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Jangle Pop | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Rock | Styles | Music General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Similar Items: Hedwig and the Angry Inch Hedwig and the Angry Inch (New Line Platinum Series) Hedwig And The Angry Inch: Original Cast Recording Hedwig and the Angry Inch Rufus Wainwright ASIN: B0000C3I9J Release Date: 2003-10-28

Tracks:

1. The Origin Of Love - Rufus Wainwright
2. Angry Inch - Sleater-Kinney
3. The Long Grift - They Might Be Giants
4. Sugar Daddy - Frank Black
5. City Of Women - Robyn Hitchcock
6. Freaks - Imperial Teen
7. Wicked Little Town (Hedwig Version) - The Breeders
8. Nailed - Bob Mould
9. Wig In A Box - The Polyphonic Spree
10. Milford Lake - Stephen Trask
11. Ladies & Gentlemen - Stephen Colbert
12. Tear Me Down - Spoon
13. Hedwig's Lament/Exquisite Corpse - Yoko Ono
14. Wicked Little Town (Tommy Gnosis Version) - Ben Folds
15. Midnight Radio - Cyndi Lauper
16. The Origin Of Love - Jonathan Richman

Album Description

Subtitled - Songs From & Inspired By Hedwig & The Angry Inch. 2003 charity compilation featuring tracks from Frank Black, The Breeders, Rufus Wainwright, Sleater-Kinney, They Might Be Giants, & many more. Off Records.

Customer Reviews:

Worth it anyway.......2006-11-21

no it's not a perfect CD, but as it was a benefit for the Harvey Milk School in NYC for gay/lesbian/transgender and other in-need students, it's worth getting it regardless. I just saw the "Follow my Voice" documentary about the making of this CD and the school. It was very moving and interesting to learn about these kids who can really thrive when they get out of the unsafe environments they have at home or in their old schools because of their orientation. Please support this worthwhile program.

I'd wanted it to be good... so much........2006-02-23

Yeah, the rumours are true. Hate to say it, since I'm such a huge Hedwig freak. So much that I'll admit to playing the 85-minute "making of" DVD feature in the mornings as I wake up to get me going... And yet... yeah, there's sadly no soul in this CD. I wish it weren't true, but it is. Just mail $10 to Harvey Milk School and buy the sheet music to play yourself. If you'd like to buy it because you MUST own everything Hedwig, go ahead. If you're looking for good music, just stick with the original soundtracks.
I mean come on! Even "They Might Be Giants" was boring on this album.

A tribute that doesn't deliver.......2006-01-03

I was SO MOVED when I first watched Hedwig that I bought the DVD, Soundtrack and Broadway Soundtrack. What a masterful bit of writing and performance; just astonishing. After I listened to this tribute, I just couldn't write a positive review. The magic and emotion is not there. The feeling is gone.

I know this review is short, but not much really needs to be said other than: Save your money and buy the original.

Wonderful CD.......2006-01-02

I am actually surprised at how great this album is. I am a Hedwig fan and thought that this would be a huge flop, but I bought it anyway. Every song differs from the movie and off-Broadway version, yet retains the emotions of each song. I think that the majority of the reviewers here forgot about the importance of the emotions of songs, not just the way the song sounds.

There is only one flop on this album and that is the techno version of "Nailed." It's the only song that is completely out of place and it shouldn't have been in the album. Also, the reprise of "The Origin of Love," though innovative, is not on par with the rest of the album.

Yet, these are only two out sixteen songs. The Breeders' "Wicked Little Town" is eloquent and well executed, as is the 3 Bens' version of the reprise. Cyndi Lauper's "Midnight Radio" is fantastic and the Polyphonic Spree's "Wig in a Box" improves a song that I already thought was perfect. The biggest surprise for me was actually JCM's "Milford Lake," which is very catchy and very deep. These songs make up for the rest of the album and this worth getting just for these songs.

Overall, this album is fantastic and should be purchased.

Great covers album.......2005-12-24

Stephen Trask and John Cameron Mitchell's gender-bending Hedwig has gathered a cult following among film- and theater-goers and the music, as evidenced by this collection, has quickly become greatly beloved by musicians as diverse as Yoko Ono, Imperial Teen, and Fred Schneider. The passion for these songs espoused by the artists is readily apparent in all of the tracks, but unfortunately their love of the material does not always produce the greatest results.

The album's highlights:
Sleater-Kinney & Fred Schneider's "Angry Inch" -- Sleater-Kinney's intense guitar and drum work, Corin Tucker's half-singing/half-bellowing vocals, and Fred Schneider's snide delivery perfectly capture Hedwig's angry yet tongue-in-cheek narrative of his botched sex-change operation.

Frank Black's "Sugar Daddy" -- One of the albums most energetic moments, Frank Black truly embraces Hedwig's spirit of challenging notions of both sex and gender with his gravelly-almost-snarling delivery of lines like, "I'll be more woman than a man like you can stand."

The Breeders' "Wicked Little Town" -- The subtle guitar work and Kim Deal's quiet, raspy vocals make this song a very beautiful, intimate encounter with The Breeders.

The Polyphonic Spree's "Wig in a Box" -- This track is probably the best match of material to artist. The theatrics and ostentation of the lyrics perfectly complement The Spree's grandiose musical arrangements.

Honorable mentions: Rufus Wainwright's "The Origin of Love", Spoon's "Tear Me Down," Yoko Ono & Yo La Tengo's "Hedwig's Lament/Exquisite Corpse," Ben Kweller & Ben Folds' "Wicked Little Town (Tommy Gnosis version)," and Cyndi Lauper & The Minus 5's "Midnight Radio"

The biggest disappointments: the new material (Robyn Hitchcock & John Cameron Mitchell) and Bob Mould's clubby, dance take on "Nailed," which is a fun enough cover but completely strips the song of its eroticism.

More of this album works than doesn't work and is a must-buy for "Hedwig" fans and indie-music lovers alike.

Average customer rating: Some Uncommon but also Delicious Mancini

Henry Mancini Manufacturer: Delta Camden ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Ellington | Ellington, Edward Duke | ( E ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Mancini | Mancini, Henry | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Marches | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Lounge | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Orchestral Pop | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Television Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Marches | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Easy Listening & Lounge | Box Sets | Stores | Music Bargain Box Sets | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music Bargain Box Sets | Opera & Vocal General | Opera & Vocal | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Opera & Vocal General | Opera & Vocal | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music Bargain Box Sets | Pop General | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Pop General | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music Bargain Box Sets | Easy Listening | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Easy Listening | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music ASIN: B00003L9ID Release Date: 1999-12-21

Tracks:

1. Second Time Around
2. Moon Talk
3. Old College Try Cha-Cha
4. High Time
5. Tiger
6. Fanny
7. Love Music
8. Frish Frosh
9. My Cousin from Naples

Tracks:

1. Theme from "The Great Imposter"
2. 'Till There Was You
3. Bluesy
4. Tender Is the Night
5. In a Mellow Tone
6. Shot in the Dark
7. Fluter's Ball
8. Kelly's Tune
9. White on White
10. Mild Blast

Tracks:

1. Shadow of Paris
2. Dream of You
3. Powdered Wig
4. Sidewalks of Cuba
5. Playboy's Theme
6. Castle Rock
7. Swing Lightly
8. Tequila
9. Everybody Blow!
10. Far East Blues
11. Moanin'

Customer Reviews:

Some Uncommon but also Delicious Mancini.......2000-03-26

I think it is very difficult to find something bad within all Mancini output. Here you'll find delicious Mancini although it is not the expected material when you buy a box set of supposedly great hits. Unquestionably it's Mancini and even if you have to double some tracks from other CDs you may already own, I recommend the selection sequence balance.

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9. And [Import]
10. Annunciation

Rap Music

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