Love Everybody

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"Now the newly reformed Presidents are back for a new term and the state of the union is excellent indeed."

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In the midst of an unpredictable election year, what better band to resurface than the once and future leaders of buoyant, absurdist rock - the Presidents of the United States of America? The newly reunited PUSA has been in the studio cooking up a new platform for playfulness in rock, featuring 14 songs including the already hit single "Some Postman."

Since the band's split in December 1997, fans have been sending letters and e-mails urging them to reunite and asking why they broke up in the first place. Twelve months earlier, the Seattle-based trio has released II, the follow-up to their wildly successful 1995 self-titled Columbia Records debut. Initially released on the idie label PopLlama, The Presidents of the United States of America went double platinum, rocketed all the way to #6 on Billboard's Top 200, produced three Top 40 hits and a #1 single on Billboard's Modern Rock chart, and garnered two Grammy nominations and a gaggle of critical praise. Their videos blanketed MTV, they toured the planet, played a live MTV concert at Mount Rushmore, and appeared on The Late Show with David Letterman, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, The Howard Stern Show and Dick Clark's Rockin' New Years Eve. As if that weren't enough, II spawned another Top Ten modern rock hit, "Mach 5," and the band contributed a rocking cover of "Video Killed the Radio Star" to the platinum-selling soundtrack to Adam Sandler's The Wedding Singer. At the end of the line, Pure Frosting included a cover of the Ian Hunter song "Cleveland Rocks," which was used as the theme song to the Emmy-nominated Drew Carey Show.

For their new album, the band recorded basic tracks at Egg Studios with Conrad Uno (Posies, Supersuckers, Young Fresh Fellows) and at Jupiter Studios with Martin Feveyear (Mudhoney, Mark Lanegan). The new songs run the gamut, though one tune, "Some Postman," has already proven itself after being leaked onto Seattle's KNDD and subsequently turned into a highly-requested local hit. The band will also re-release their eponymous multi-platinum debut this fall along with a DVD including their hit videos, live and interview footage. Nine years later, songs - smart, tuneful and exhilarating - from The Presidents of the United States of America still hold up.

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Love Everybody

Average customer rating: garbage His best work Great album from big-haired wannabee My First Lovett - I love it Best Lyle Lovett CD!

I Love Everybody Lyle Lovett Manufacturer: Mca ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Alt-Country & Americana | Country | Styles | Music General | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music Alt-Country & Americana | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music Pop | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Alternative Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Country | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music International | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Joshua Judges Ruth Pontiac Lyle Lovett and His Large Band The Road to Ensenada Lyle Lovett ASIN: B000002ONW Release Date: 1994-09-27

Tracks:

1. Skinny Legs
2. Fat Babies
3. I Think You Know What I Mean
4. Hello Grandma
5. Creeps Like Me
6. Sonja
7. They Don't Like Me
8. Record Lady
9. Ain't It Somethin'
10. Penguins
11. The Fat Girl
12. La To The Left
13. Old Friend
14. Just The Morning
15. Moon On My Shoulder
16. I've Got The Blues
17. Good-Bye To Carolina
18. I Love Everybody

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"I Love Everybody," is a return to Lovett's early Texas-cowboy-poet style. In fact, it's a return to those earlier songs. While all 18 tracks on the album are previously unreleased, most of them date from the 1980s when he was writing far more high-quality material than anyone was interested in recording. This is sure to please his longtime fans, who believe Lovett has never written a better song than the early efforts "If I Had a Boat" and "God Will." Lovett has raided his attic trunk and has found a surprising number of lost treasures.

One of those gems, "Skinny Legs," kicks things off with a confession of jealousy. If he only had skinny legs, a new Toyota and a cute rear end, the singer laments, he'd have a girlfriend like that boy over there. Lovett's dry, deadpan drawl falls on the bouncy, catchy melody with enchanting ease, and he refuses to use a single word more than he needs.

The lightly swinging arrangements are as simple as the songs; Lovett and his acoustic guitar are backed by John Leftwich on stand-up bass and either Kenny Aronoff or Russ Kunkel on drums. Cellist John Hagen is added to five cuts, fiddler Mark O'Connor to six, the Tower of Power Horns to one, a gospel quartet to three, and a choir featuring Rickie Lee Jones and Julia Roberts to two others. At least half a dozen songs are slight one-liners which didn't deserve revival, and they dilute the album's impact. Nonetheless this is a welcome reward for all those who believe the funny Lyle Lovett is the best Lyle Lovett. --Geoffrey Himes

Customer Reviews:

garbage.......2007-03-27

Lyle Lovettt began his recording career with three astonishing, poignant, funny, eerie, poetic crossover cds. The high points include his humorous bluesy sparring with Frances, his toying with his odd image, the breath-taking "Pontiac" which manages in a hundred words to knock the wind out of you, etc. How nice it would have been if he had continued executing deep, interesting work. Sadly, Lyle had other plans.

Instead his 4th, "Joshua Judges Ruth," was mediocre at best. By the 5th (this) he had accelerated into freefall, and really hit some all-time low mark for a collection of songs. 18 songs here and only one of them is any good. And he knows it because he puts the good one "Skinny Legs" first. Horrid lowpoints on the album inlcude "Penguins" "Fat babies" "Goodbye to Carolina" "Record Lady" "Hello Grandma" "Creeps like Me." What the hell is this stuff? It's not folk, it's not country. It's not alternative or rock. It's some horrible, horrible new genre. It seems like he accepted some sort of dare to record the stupidest things he's ever written, with a straight face. And if you fell for it, well, too bad for you.

Let's cut right to the insanely stupid lyrics to make the point:
I don't go for fancy cars / For diamond rings / Or movie stars / I go for penguins / Oh Lord I go for penguins / Penguins are so sensitive / To my needs.

Absolutely assinine! And the equally insipid "Fat Babies:"

I said I don't like hippies / And I don't like cornbread / And I don't like much / Fat babies have no pride / And that's okay / Who needs pride.

Mmm. You're really connecting with me Lyle.

Adjectives that come to mind when I think of this cd are exhausted, stupid, trite, rotten, heinous, masturbatory, indulgent, jaw-droppingly bad... and he continued in this vein, never to be relevant again. I hear some later work is good, but the immense bad will created by this CD prevents me from even considering a listen.

His best work.......2005-11-28

Strip away the big band, vivacious backing vocals and sometimes amusing lyrics and Lyle Lovett is still one heck of a songwriter and singer. This CD proves it -- and is probably his finest work. Simple, mellow, yet profound, its perfect Saturday morning listening music. Enjoy with your favorite coffee and pajamas.

Great album from big-haired wannabee.......2004-11-25

This album is among lyle's worst. The arrangements are all plodding and unimaginative. The musicians sound bored. Lyle is at his most pathetic and whiny. Listen, if ANY of the original Texas blues artists heard this guy singing like this and claiming to be from Texas, they would have shot him on the spot (not that I'm advocating violence, but they were a different breed). Fortunately (for Lyle) they've passed on. Its really Brittany Spears for a little more sophisticated crowd. Great for people with a lot of money who drive Subaru Foresters, wear Birkenstocks, SmartWool socks, listen to A Prarie Home Companion, and love nice safe unchallenging music.

My First Lovett - I love it.......2004-10-21

I'm by no means a country music fan - I was shocked to find out that this was classified as country. Accoustically, this is a dynamic recording which adds to the dynamic musicianship going on in most of the songs.
I'm really writing this to add some praise for the song Sonja - which I find to be a fantastic example of his lyrics - alot of fun and alot more depth to it than it seems at first.

Best Lyle Lovett CD!.......2004-09-02

This one is my favorite of all Lyle Lovett CD's. Almost every song is a gem! The wit of "Record Lady," the grace of "I Think You Know What I Mean.," the sharpness of "Skinny Legs" or the absurdity and fun of "Skinny Legs"...it's all gold, as you will find out when you buy or borrow "I Love Everybody."

We need more original songwriters like Lyle. He may be a loner, but he carries some profound messages.

Average customer rating: Unworthy of This Show Great. Deserves a place in your Sondheim Discography Dashed high hopes Letdown from the original

Assassins (2004 Broadway Revival Cast) Stephen Sondheim , Neil Patrick Harris , Marc Kudisch , Michael Cerveris , Denis O'Hare , and James Barbour Manufacturer: P.S. Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Similar Items: Sweeney Todd (2005 Broadway Revival Cast) Assassins Assassins (1991 Original Off-Broadway Cast) The Frogs (2004 Broadway Cast) The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (2005 Original Broadway Cast) ASIN: B0002B161Y Release Date: 2004-08-03

Tracks:

1. Everybody's Got The Right
2. Ballad Of Booth
3. Ladies And Gentlemen, A Toast!
4. How I Saved Roosevelt
5. What Does A Man Do...?
6. Gun Song
7. Ballad Of Czolgosz
8. Unworthy Of Your Love
9. I Am A Terrifying And Imposing Figure...!
10. Ballad Of Guiteau
11. Have It Your Way
12. Another National Anthem
13. Take A Look Lee
14. Something Just Broke
15. Everybody's Got The Right

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"Everybody's got a right/To their dream." So begins Stephen Sondheim's 1991 show Assassins--and in this case, said dreams involve killing an American president. The characters form a veritable rogues' gallery, including John Hinckley, Lee Harvey Oswald and John Wilkes Booth of course, but also half-forgotten luminaries such as Leon Czolgosz (who killed McKinley) and "Squeaky" Fromme (who aimed for Gerald Ford with an unloaded gun). While Sondheim's lyrics are trenchant as ever, his music, which ranges from Sousa pomp to clever little waltzes, is technically brilliant but also oddly uninvolving. (Many fans prefer the recording of the 1991 Off-Broadway version, though "Something Just Broke," which was added to the 1992 London production, makes its recorded debut here.) Still, there are several high points. In "Unworthy of Your Love," for instance, Hinckley and Fromme wax poetic about their unrequited love for Jodie Foster and Charles Manson, respectively, in a Burt Bacharach-style ballad that's deliberately (I hope!) sappy. And of course as with most Sondheim shows, the cast of this revival--Michael Cerveris, Mario Cantone, Becky Ann Baker, Marc Kudisch, Denis O'Hare--is very good. --Elisabeth Vincentelli

Customer Reviews:

Unworthy of This Show.......2007-03-01

Assassins is a masterpiece of American theatre. Through a revue of skits and songs, it examines ideas we don't want to face, and shows us the flip side of the American Dream. The score rates as one of Sondheim's best, and the overall effect, when the show is performed well, is incredibly powerful. For years, people have wanted to mount a production on Broadway.

Given this result, they needn't have bothered.

I am still amazed at how much this production got wrong. The principal cast is nothing short of dreadful: the acting is almost laughably overwrought; the pacing keeps getting disrupted by pauses held too long and lines spoken too slowly; some singers are frequently behind the tempo (notably Michael Ceveris as Booth), while others are painful to listen to (like Jeffrey Kuhn as Zangara and Mario Cantone as Sam Byck); the new orchestrations allow for more musicians in the pit, but are much less effective than the earlier arrangements.

To top it all off, this production includes "Something Just Broke", a song sung by the Ensemble as various "average" Americans of different time periods recalling where they were when the president was shot. The song was introduced in the London production, presumably for people who didn't understand the show to have something to latch on to, but it was mercifully kept out of the published vocal score and libretto. It's not a bad song in and of itself, but musically it does not fit in with the rest of the score, and dramatically it doesn't fit in with the rest of the script. Worse, it is placed right between the Kennedy assassination -- the climax of the show -- and the finale, thus skewing all the dramatic momentum and depriving the show of an effective resolution.

The result of all this is that the comic moments aren't funny, the powerful moments fail to move, and the wonderful music is left ho-hum.

I realize that the extraordinary cast of the original production of Assassins presents a dauntingly high standard for everyone else to compare to, but the college productions I've seen were better than this.

Great. .......2006-11-08

What an amazingly talented cast! Neil Patrick Harris, Marc Kudisch, Alex Gemignani (The new Valjean in the revival of Les Miserables) and of course, the former demon barber of Fleet Street, Michael Cerveris (in the role that won him a Tony)...Just to hear these giants of musical theatre perform together as an ensemble alone is worth the price of this recording. This recording is so wonderfully done, and I can't recommend this enough.

'Unworthy of your Love' and 'The Ballad of Booth' are heartbreakingly beautiful, strange that I say that considering the subject matter, but it's true, those two songs alone will stay with you for days on end. The Ballad of Booth has poetic and tragic lyrics like 'Damn my soul, if you must, let my body turn to dust, let it mingle with the ashes of my country...What I did, I did well, and I did it for my country. Let them cry 'Dirty Traitor!', they will understand later...'. and the hauntingly gorgeous melody that goes with those lyrics is just so well, romantic! But then you have the tongue-in-cheek, slightly macabre numbers like 'The Gun Song' and 'Everybody's Got The Right' with lyrics like, 'Everybody's got the right to be happy. Life's not as bad as it seems! Everybody deserves a little sunshine...' and 'All you have to do is, move your little finger...and you can change the world!'

What a rollarcoaster of emotion! I mean, seriously, who else but Sondheim could pull that off and make it the brilliant masterpiece that it clearly is?

One of my biggest regrets is not seeing this during it's brief run in 2004. :(

Deserves a place in your Sondheim Discography.......2006-07-28

Like other reviewers I was fortunate enough to see Roundabout's revival production but perhaps unfortunate that my total enjoyment of that production may bias my critical listening. I can't help but recall the proprietor (Marc Kudish) caressing a pistol into the hand of each assassin when listening to the opening Everybody's Got The Right.

However, while fans of Sondheim and musical theater will argue over every nuance, I find that both this and the original are excellent in their own way. Yes, the voices in the first recording are more refined, yet this recording seems to better capture the character's mannerisms in the vocal stylization, whether the twitchy madness of Guiteau (Dennis O'Hare) or the depressed howl of Sam Byck (Mario Cantone).

This is a worthwhile recording and one that provides me with a reprise of the excellent staging and acting of this quirky play.

Dashed high hopes.......2006-07-14

Assassins is a fascinating and surprising show. You can't imagine a more unlikely topic for a musical and yet, when you hear and/or see the show, you can't help to be impressed by the entire production. Maybe if I'd never heard the original cast recording, I would have given this a higher rating, but, to be frank, this recording suffers in comparison to the original recording in nearly every way.

While the diction on this recording is often impressive...especially Neil Patrick Harris's...too often it is accomplished at the price of tempo. Too many times the musical director has made the choice to slow down portions of the songs to the point of sluggishness. Absolutely NONE of the performances is superior to the original. That doesn't mean that any of the newer performances are horrible, it's just that they don't measure up. The one who comes the closest is Neil Patrick Harris whom I find naturally charming and vulnerable in anything he does.

The best addition to this recording is Mario Cantone's rant as Sam Byck. Unfortunately, I can't recommend getting this recording based solely on that. The biggest mis-step is the omission of the full, final, Kennedy scene. Hearing it on the original recording for the first time is an absolutely thrilling and chilling experience. Not having it all here is a MAJOR disappointment.

Buy the original recording first and check this one out from the library.

Letdown from the original.......2006-04-10

I have been a huge fan of Assassins since it first came out back in '91. While I've never had the pleasure of seeing the play in person, I've read it several times and listened to the original cast recording so often one can hardly believe it. So when I saw "Broadway Cast Recording" I was thrilled. Then I listened to it. I went from thrilled to appalled.

John Weideman, who wrote the music, seems to prefer the Broadway cast recording--at least he says so in its liner notes. I'm not sure why. While some of the songs are still excellent (like the Hinckley-Fromme duet "Unworthy of Your Love"), many of them are just plain painful to listen to. Most of the time the singing vaccilates between being totally flat of affect (most notably Moore in "The Gun Song") to hyperbolic melodrama. Booth mumbles to the point of near-unintelligibility in several songs; Zangara sounds eerily like the mob boss from 'Johnny Dangerously' that keeps calling everyone "farging bastages"; Moore sings nearly the whole time as if she'd OD'd on sedatives; and Guiteau sounds so stereotypically gay that GLAAD should be suing the producer.

It almost seems as if the cast are not sure what do do with their characters. The cast of the Original Cast Recording hit the characters perfectly--an outstanding mix of suffering, despair, anger and hostility. The Broadway cast can't seem to, in the language of the musical, "connect" to the characters. For me this is a huge failing, as the "charcaters" here are real individuals; if the performers can't connect to them, how can we be expected to?

There are also some content differences between this recording and the original. Several brief additions are made from elsewhere in the musical, and the new song "Something Just Broke" written for the Broadway revival is included on the recording. However, about half of the last act (which is included on the original) is cut out. Sadly, the material cut out is far more moving, unsettling and significant than the material added. Also, "Something Just Broke", while a fine song (and performed better than most of the rest of the material), unfortunately breaks up the natural link between the Kennedy assassination's triumphalist ending and the closing version of "Everybody's Got the Right".

I gave this three stars because I love Assassins. It is a brilliant and unnerving drama. But the Original Cast Recording is immensely superior to the Broadway Cast Recording in its ability to reveal this to the audience. I'm glad it was revived, and I'm glad it won three Tony awards--now it can get the recognition it deserves; but for me, I'll stick to the original version I fell in love with years ago. If only the Broadway recording has found a way to be "worthy of your love"...

Average customer rating: Two TERRIFIC albums on One Exquisite CD!

Everybody Needs Love//Bluesy Gladys Knight & the Pips Manufacturer: Umvd Import ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | R&B | Styles | Music Motown | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music R&B | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Silk & Soul/Nitty Gritty If I Were Your Woman/Standing Ovation Knight Time/A Little Knight Music Neither One of Us/All I Need Is Time Reflections: The Definitive Performances 1964-1969 ASIN: B000JCES98 Release Date: 2006-11-13

Tracks:

1. Everybody Needs Love
2. I'll Be Standing By
3. Since I've Lost You
4. I Heard It Through the Grapevine
5. You Don't Love Me No More
6. Ain't No Sun Since You've Been Gone
7. Take Me in Your Arms and Love Me
8. He's My Kind of Fellow
9. Yes, I'm Ready
10. My Bed of Thorns
11. Do You Love Me Just a Little, Honey
12. Just Walk in My Shoes
13. End of Our Road
14. That's the Way Love Ist
15. Don't You Miss Me a Little Bit Baby
16. Boy from Crosstown
17. Ain't You Glad You Chose Love
18. I Know Better
19. Don't Let Her Take Your Love from Me
20. It Should Have Been Me
21. Don't Turn Me Away
22. What Good Am I Without You
23. Your Old Standby
24. It's Time to Go Now
25. Every Beat of My Heart [*]
26. Letter Full of Tears [*]
27. Giving Up [*]
28. Stepping Closer to Your Heart [*]

Album Description

Digitally remastered two-fer from the stunning Soul vocalist and her Pips containing two complete original albums from her Motown catalog plus bonus tracks on one CD. Everybody Needs Love was originally released in 1967, while Feelin' Bluesy was released the following year. Also includes a total of four bonus sides. 28 tracks. Island.

Album Details

2006 Issued Digitally Remastered Edition featuring Two Original Gladys Knight and the Pips Motown Classic Albums Coupled Together on a Single Compact Disc. Among the 28 Tracks Are Four Bonus Tracks that Didn't Appear on the Original LP Editions.

Customer Reviews:

Two TERRIFIC albums on One Exquisite CD!.......2006-12-22

I've been buying soul CDs since 1990 and always wished for this- that someone would just put entire albums by Gladys Knight and the Pips onto disc. Now, my wish is fulfilled, albeit as a somewhat pricey import. But if, like me, you are hoping that there is more of the terrific DIVA than what shows up on "Greatest Hits" packages, boy are you going to be thrilled to get this into your sound system! There are lots of songs that I'd never heard, beautifully performed, excellently produced and recorded. Just wonderful! Oh, and the best part...there are FOUR other discs covering most of what GN&tP recorded for Motown. Happy Holidays, indeed!

Average customer rating: Great to See Them Back but the Album Seems a Bit Rushed! The Presidents of Pop-Punk I am an Extreme PUSA fan, so take it from me... Extremely Refreshing.... and Fun Holy sweet awesome Batman!

Love Everybody Presidents of the United States of America Manufacturer: P.U.S.a. Inc. ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Freaked Out & Small Pure Frosting Presidents of the United States of America: II The Presidents of the United States of America The Presidents of the United States of America ASIN: B0002IQEOG Release Date: 2004-08-17

Tracks:

1. Love Everybody
2. Some Postman
3. Clean Machine
4. Highway Forever
5. Zero Friction
6. Surf's Down
7. Shortwave
8. Poke And Destroy
9. Munky River
10. Drool At You
11. Vestina
12. 5,500 Miles
13. Shreds Of Boa
14. Jennifer's Jacket

Album Description

In the midst of an unpredictable election year, what better band to resurface than the once and future leaders of buoyant, absurdist rock - the Presidents of the United States of America? The newly reunited PUSA has been in the studio cooking up a new platform for playfulness in rock, featuring 14 songs including the already hit single "Some Postman."

Since the band's split in December 1997, fans have been sending letters and e-mails urging them to reunite and asking why they broke up in the first place. Twelve months earlier, the Seattle-based trio has released II, the follow-up to their wildly successful 1995 self-titled Columbia Records debut. Initially released on the idie label PopLlama, The Presidents of the United States of America went double platinum, rocketed all the way to #6 on Billboard's Top 200, produced three Top 40 hits and a #1 single on Billboard's Modern Rock chart, and garnered two Grammy nominations and a gaggle of critical praise. Their videos blanketed MTV, they toured the planet, played a live MTV concert at Mount Rushmore, and appeared on The Late Show with David Letterman, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, The Howard Stern Show and Dick Clark's Rockin' New Years Eve. As if that weren't enough, II spawned another Top Ten modern rock hit, "Mach 5," and the band contributed a rocking cover of "Video Killed the Radio Star" to the platinum-selling soundtrack to Adam Sandler's The Wedding Singer. At the end of the line, Pure Frosting included a cover of the Ian Hunter song "Cleveland Rocks," which was used as the theme song to the Emmy-nominated Drew Carey Show.

For their new album, the band recorded basic tracks at Egg Studios with Conrad Uno (Posies, Supersuckers, Young Fresh Fellows) and at Jupiter Studios with Martin Feveyear (Mudhoney, Mark Lanegan). The new songs run the gamut, though one tune, "Some Postman," has already proven itself after being leaked onto Seattle's KNDD and subsequently turned into a highly-requested local hit. The band will also re-release their eponymous multi-platinum debut this fall along with a DVD including their hit videos, live and interview footage. Nine years later, songs - smart, tuneful and exhilarating - from The Presidents of the United States of America still hold up.

Customer Reviews:

Great to See Them Back but the Album Seems a Bit Rushed!.......2006-09-24

The President of the United States are definitely one of the most unique sounding bands out there and that unique style is more than recognisable on this album. However the quality of these songs is not up there with the original albums they had before their retirement. It is almost like they have been enticed to come out of retirement and written these songs in a couple of days to get an out of retirement album out there in the market place. I can't see them having a big hit off this album but the songs do grow on you a little bit after a few plays. Great to see them back, a lot of the original fans like me will buy this just to hear something new from them but they'll have to put a bit more effort into their next album to attract new fans and survive.

The Presidents of Pop-Punk.......2005-07-14

Much like coming out of the Seattle grunge scene in the early nineties, laughing in the face of all that was over the top gloom, dread, and misery in music; The Presidents of The United States of America (or POTUSA) have once again arrived at just the right time. While most bands are getting their kicks on emo, POTUSA is back with hooks so catchy, and lyrics so hilariously clever, it'll send any self-righteous scenester running for the hills.

Highlight songs include the perverse "Drool At You" Which hilariously walks the line between creepy obsession and pure cuteness, and one hell of a catchy synth line to boot. "Some Postman", another song about sick obsession packaged with sweet pop goodness. Honestly there is not one song on this album to scoff at, unless you are some uptight music snob afraid to have fun.

This is the most impulsive and fast POTUSA album yet. Anyone turned off by songs about little bugs or the country twang in the debut should be very pleased to hear that "Love Everybody" delivers a brand new sound right off the bat. Songs like "Shreds of Boa" and "5,500 Miles" spare the silliness and bring the rock and roll. Those who loved the sound of self titled, well at least you'll love the old school themed track, "Munky River"

The fun and tongue-in-cheek humor never lets up on this album, making it hands-down the best pop-punk album since Mr. T Experience's "Revenge Is Sweet, And So Are You". It's a great album to get if you want to get under the skin of that emo kid who lives down the hall. Blast those geeky tunes with pride, brave music fan; and to the Presidents, I salute you.

I am an Extreme PUSA fan, so take it from me..........2005-04-07

this CD is okay. i love the presidents and this CD was still a good buy but you would be much better off buying a different one... "Shreds of Boa" and "Poke and Destroy" are really good though...

Extremely Refreshing.... and Fun.......2005-03-17

The Presidents of the United States of America (PUSA) were one of my favorite bands of the large litter of off-kilter 90's bands when I was younger, and it's very refreshing to see a great 90's band such as these guys make a great album these days in an industry composed of bland, talentless rock, especially when most of their peers from the 90's have been rather disappointing as of recent.
The album is stacked full of hit songs ('Love Everybody', 'Zero Friction', 'Highway Forever', 'Surf's Down', 'Munky River', and of course 'Some Postman'). It's amazing that after nearly a decade and a few albums along the way, PUSA have managed to maintain their style and finesse and make an album that as always, is FUN to listen to. Their songs's quirkiness and funny/catchy lyrics are what has always embodied their music, and made PUSA who they are.
The album is not as good as their debut, but is a close second in my opinion, and a must-have album for not only a PUSA fan, but for anyone who's into good music that rocks.

Holy sweet awesome Batman!.......2005-02-18

Once upon a time, I discovered the Presidents. They were simply amazing. Then they left, and my world was a little darker... But now, they are back. "Love Everybody" is freakin' sweet. Buy it. Buy it now and buy a copy for your friend. Share the love. Seriously though, it's amazing how PUSA has stayed true to their fun, goofy songs about basically nothing while still keeping completely involved with their music. I'm not sure if the previous sentence made sense, so allow me to rephrase: BUY EVERY PRESIDENT'S ALBUM EVER. Love Everybody has so much to offer and, just like all of their other albums, there is not one song that I don't like. Buy it. Buy it. Buy it. That is all.

Other note: I give this album five stars, but for some reason stupid amazon wouldn't let me change my rating.

Average customer rating: Wow! Everyone Should Whistle An amazing intro to the body of work of a true master Beautiful, moving concert ... and I love Barbara Cook

Barbara Cook Sings Mostly Sondheim (Live at Carnegie Hall 2001) Manufacturer: Drg ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Bernstein | Bernstein, Leonard | ( B ) | 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 Nostalgia | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Barbara Cook's Broadway! Barbara Cook at the Met with Special Guests Tribute It's Better with a Band The Champion Season: Live at the Cafe Carlyle ASIN: B000059LFF Release Date: 2001-05-08

Tracks:

1. Everybody Says Don't
2. I Wonder What Became of Me?
3. The Eagle and Me
4. I Had Myself a True Love
5. Into the Woods / Giants in the Sky (Malcolm Gets)
6. Another Hundred People / So Many People (Malcolm Gets)
7. Let's Face the Music and Dance / The Song Is You (duet with Malcolm Gets)
8. Happiness
9. Loving You
10. You Could Drive a Person Crazy
11. Not A Day Goes By / Losing My Mind

Tracks:

1. Buds Won't Bud
2. I Got Lost in His Arms
3. West Side Story Segment: Something's Coming / Tonight (Malcolm Gets)
4. Move On (duet with Malcolm Gets)
5. Medley: Hard Hearted Hannah / Waiting for the Robert E. Lee / San Francisco
6. Ice Cream
7. Send in the Clowns
8. The Trolley Song
9. Not While I'm Around (duet with Malcolm Gets)
10. Anyone Can Whistle

Amazon.com's Best of 2001

Barbara Cook is one of today's most accomplished song stylists, and if you don't believe us, just listen to this live album. It's a master class in the art of singing. It documents an evening at Carnegie Hall during which Cook proved that she can dissect and extract the substance out of the simplest of lyrics. One of the best surprises is "You Could Drive a Person Crazy" (from Company), which is taken at an amiable trot and allows the singer to display its humor. Cook is not a swinging singer and uptempo is not her pace; give her a ballad, though, and she'll wring the last drop of emotion out of it. Her version of "Losing My Mind" (here paired with "Not a Day Goes By") is simply astonishing. The singer also performs songs that Sondheim has said he wished he had written, an awful lot of them by Harold Arlen. No complaints here. Guest Malcolm Gets solos on a few songs and duets with Cook on others, including "Let's Face the Music and Dance." This is classic material done masterfully by a classic singer. --Elisabeth Vincentelli

Customer Reviews:

Wow!.......2004-02-20

Having read the other reviews there is little more for me to add. I have been a Barbara Cook fan for a longtime and for me, this is one of her best concerts ever. I do, however, prefer the DVD. As with some other reviewers, I do not want to hear Malcolm Gets (as much as I like him) when I want to listen to Barbara. Her flawless interpretation of music is a hard act to follow for any singer! I managed to see this concert 4 times over a year and a half. Each time I saw her the voice was stronger and more assured (I would not have thought that possible). I can't help but think we will have the pleasure of hearing Ms Cook for many years to come. For those people who enjoyed his CD I strongly recommend purchasing the DVD. Barabara's rendition of So Many People is breathtaking (literally, I don't think I breathed once during the entire song). If you ever have opportunity to see her live - go! She has an ability to make you feel as if every song she sings and every word she speaks is directed to you alone. She can take a large venue and make it feel as intimate as your own living room. Having had the pleasure of meeting her I can say she is as youthful and pleasurable in person as she is in her performance.

Everyone Should Whistle.......2003-10-11

After being privileged to attend this concert, I had to own the CD. Once a lyric coloratura and the original Cunegonde in Bernstein's Candide, Ms. Cook has become (in her 70s) a true diva, blessed with a velvety, warm sound. Every note has meaning. Her high B-flat on "Ice Cream" is still the envy of any soprano today. Everyone should whistle after hearing the superb performances on this CD. Even better, though, is the experience of having been in the concert hall for the live performance. Brava, Ms. Cook!

An amazing intro to the body of work of a true master.......2003-06-16

When I first bought tickets for the 'Mostly Sondheim' show on tour (in San Francisco) I figured it couldn't be too bad. Besides, I had only been exposed to a few of his songs (Anyone Can Whistle, Losing My Mind...) and had only seen "A Little Night Music". On the way out of the theater I immediately picked up this recording of the program. It is truly amazing. I immediately began listening to it and have barely put it down in the last few months. Furthermore, my Sondheim CD collection increased in size from an unflattering zero to five (and it's still growing)! This is an amazing introduction to the works of Stephen Sondheim, who is now my favorite modern musical composer). Buy this now if you don't already have it!

Beautiful, moving concert.......2003-04-13

This is a wonderful CD set with a great selection of songs. I do want to express a slight reservation, however. Barbara Cook has been one of my favorite singers for a number of years and the way her voice defies time is extraordinary -- for her to be singing with such bright, beautiful tone in her mid-70s with no wobble or beat in the voice is an amazing achievment.

I do have to say that by 2001, when this concert was recorded, Cook seemed to have a lost a little bit of power and intensity in her singing. This is only natural for someone of her age. Her voice is still lovely, but you can sense her keeping it in reserve a bit. She's as expressive as ever, but compare the rendition of "I got lost in his arms" on this album to the one on her previous album recorded in 1999, "The Champion Season", and there's less urgency and vocal depth in her singing here. That said, the high B at the end of "Ice Cream" is sensational.

So, despite that caveat, this is, again, a wonderful album, a must for Cook fans, especially for the gorgeous renditions of songs I'd never thought I'd get to hear her perform: "Not a Day Goes By", "Happiness/Loving You", "San Francisco", etc. Buy it!

... and I love Barbara Cook.......2003-02-11

This recording is a disappointment for me. It is not her best work, and Malcolm Gets is uninspired. My biggest complaint however is the engineering of the recording. Throughout the speaking was to soft, the singing volumes uneven, and the applause deafening. I will be passing this CD on to friends, and will later donate it to my local library.

Average customer rating: Patinkin Live Sondheim recital Also a very dissapointed fan Adequate performance; poor entertainment a very disappointed fan

Sings Sondheim Mandy Patinkin Manufacturer: Nonesuch ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Similar Items: Dress Casual Mandy Patinkin Experiment Oscar & Steve Kidults ASIN: B00006JP2C Release Date: 2002-10-29

Tracks:

1. Opening
2. Lesson #8
3. Another Hundred People
4. When?
5. Someone Is Waiting
6. Johanna
7. Green Finch and Linnet Bird
8. Pretty Women
9. Finishing the Hat
10. If You Can Find Me, I'm Here
11. Live, Laugh, Love
12. Live Alone and Like It
13. Everybody Says Don't
14. Rich and Happy, Part 1
15. Our Time
16. Broadway Baby
17. Rich and Happy, Part 2
18. Uptown, Downtown
19. Liaisons
20. Send in the Clowns
21. Live, Laugh, Love (reprise)
22. You Could Drive a Person Crazy

Tracks:

1. Free
2. Company
3. Waiting For The Girls Upstairs
4. Pleasant Little Kingdom/Too Many Mornings
5. Not While I'm Around
6. All Things Bright and Beautiful
7. It Takes Two
8. In Someone's Eyes
9. Beautiful
10. Losing My Mind
11. Take the Moment
12. Sunday

Amazon.com

Recorded live at the Prince Music Theater in Philadelphia, this double CD is one heck of an extensive tribute to Stephen Sondheim. Backed only by Paul Ford on piano, Mandy Patinkin gets through nearly three dozen songs penned by the Broadway master. Some are obvious (excerpts from Sunday in the Park with George, in which the singer created the title role), others less so ("If You Can Find Me I'm Here" from Evening Primrose). Patinkin is often mocked for his shivering falsetto, but here, it's actually when his voice explores a lower register that it falters. What's more interesting is when he tackles songs usually sung by women, such as Follies' "Broadway Baby" and Company's "Another Hundred People" and "You Could Drive a Person Crazy"--the latter hammed up so much that you can hear the chewing of the scenery. A distinctively mannered interpreter, Patinkin remains an acquired taste, but fans of his will be in heaven with this set. --Elisabeth Vincentelli

Customer Reviews:

Patinkin Live.......2007-07-19

I am a huge Mandy Patinkin fan, and this is, without a doubt, one of the best CDs in my collection. The transitions between songs are excellent and seamless, plus the song selection was top-notch.

Sondheim recital.......2007-01-22

Probably the best way to approach these disks is to treat them like a recital in a concert hall. Rather as you would listen to a Schubert or Schumann song cycle. Taken together this way, we come to hear Sondheim as one of our finest composers, serious, comic, manic, depressive, always dead on target no matter what the subject matter. And Patinkin is perfect for these songs; he understands the meaning and value of every note and every word, just as a fine concert singer would do, and he makes his listeners understand, too. One of the most intriguing concept albums in recent memory, and a joy all the way through. Bob Finley, Palm Springs, CA.

Also a very dissapointed fan.......2003-08-22

I too LOVE Mandy and Stephen Sondheim and own just about everything both has ever made! I also have been to 6 of Mandy's live performances. This was truly a big dissapointment to me. Every concert I have seen Mandy in has been filled with emotion and his personality just grabs hold of you for an evening of wonderful escape-ism. This to me was very un-entertaining and I actually became irritated after awhile of listening to it. It seemed to drone on with out the wonderful feelings and emotions and soaring voice that Mandy typically puts into his music. I gave this as a gift too (since my friend and I had missed Mandy at his Sondheim review in DC last year) and felt badly that I had. There are so many other great recordings of Mandy...Kidults, Saturday in the Park with George, The Secret Garden, Mandy sings Rogers & Hammerstien and Sondheim. This one has just sat on my shelf after I played it through twice hoping to warm up to it...while my other recordings are very worn out with years of playing!

Adequate performance; poor entertainment.......2003-05-04

I received this disc the same day a "Philip Quast Live at the Donmar". The Quast disc has its own flaws (and I dont wish to compare the two performers) but it has been strung together in a more thoughtful manner, with witty imagination and using a more dangerous in the choice of songs, which is really where this disc fails. The songs here are generally enjoyable though rather standard, and the lack of cohesion (running the songs together doesnt count) means I just dip into the discs listening to a few favourites, rather than enjoying the whole show.

a very disappointed fan.......2003-02-05

I have every recording Patinkin appears on, even if he's only on one track; I adore his voice, his flair, his emotion, his ability to deliver a song.

But (much of) this recording is disappointing, mainly because Mr. Patinkin's voice in the lower range sounds muddled and forced, as though he's lost ability to control it (however, the more falsetto sounds are as clear and sharp as ever).

And I don't care for the format of this performance. Live recordings should have live audience reactions: one (often unrelated) song after another without applause had me wondering when--if ever--was the audience was going to be allowed to react.

Also, while I've never had the privilege of attending a Patinkin concert, I imagined that--above all-- he would be passionate. Perhaps he was. But what (mostly) comes across on the CD is a somber--almost technical--performance.

I hope he's healthy, that mixed quality of singing on this recording was just a fluke, and that his next CD will be a Five-star as all his previous ones have been

Average customer rating: Sheri Petta - who would a thunk? great music and "match" Smooth Renditions Beautiful Fresh New Voice Magical!

this is why Sherry Petta Manufacturer: Sherry Petta Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: What Love Is Surrender Last First Kiss Taking a Chance on Love Renee Olstead ASIN: B000BUWE7G Release Date: 2005-10-12

Tracks:

1. If I Had You
2. Until The Real Thing Comes Along
3. I Wish You Love
4. Falling For You
5. Teach Me Tonight
6. Fools Rush In
7. Let Me Love You
8. Summer Wind
9. Watch What Happens
10. Everybody Loves Somebody
11. Waiting
12. You Don't Know Me
13. Blue Ain't Just A Color

Product Description

Sherry Petta sings popular standards and three originals soon to be favorites. Enjoy her textured velvet vocals on songs that will keep music in your heart. Tracks include Waiting, You Don't Know Me, If I Had You, Fools Rush In, Until the Real Thing Comes Along, Summer Wind, and more.

Customer Reviews:

Sheri Petta - who would a thunk?.......2007-02-17

I heard a cut from Sheri Petta and enjoyed it so I ordered her only album and have played it over and over. She is gifted with a silky smooth syrupy voice - a torch singer with soul and perfect pitch - a real find.

great music and "match".......2007-01-08

I believe Sherry has a beautiful voice, and her music is quite entertaining and enjoyable. I would like to hear and learn more...

FrankCaruana (from hotmail)

Smooth Renditions.......2006-03-20

A superb CD. Silky voiced, smooth renditions of classic numbers excellently produced with very professional backing. Well worth a listen.

Beautiful Fresh New Voice.......2006-01-22

Sherry Petta's music resonates with a fresh new sound. Her voice is clear and clean...reminds me of listening to jazz in a hot club, but without any smoky haze... a contemporary sound for today. I have given Sherry's CD as a gift to many friends and they all enjoy listening to it over and over again. The lilt in Sherry's voice is just charming. Buy this CD today for hours of listening pleasure.

Magical!.......2006-01-18

You must buy this CD. While visiting Arizona recently, I heard a song from this CD on the radio. I figured the singer was some famous person, and then I heard the DJ say it was from an "upcoming star". Well he was right. This woman can sing! All of the songs put you in a calm, relaxing, and "feel good" state of mind. In short, Sherry Petta's music is magical! I highly recommend it.

Average customer rating: Around the World in 80 Days (2004) Trevor Jones around the world in 80 days by jackie chan As with every Disney soundtrack, it's missing something... River Of Dreams By Tina really rocks... Tina Sugandh Rocks this CD!

Around the World in 80 Days (2004) (Score) Manufacturer: Disney ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Disney Records | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Around the World in 80 Days (Widescreen Edition) Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl ASIN: B000294QYK Release Date: 2004-06-15

Tracks:

1. Everybody All Over The World (Join The Celebration) - David A. Stewart Ans The Sylvia Young Theater School Choir
2. River Of Dreams - Tina Sugandh
3. It's A Small World - Baha Men
4. Around The World Overture
5. Jetpack Journey
6. The Wager
7. Rendezvous In Paris
8. The Balloon Chase
9. 1st Class Waltz
10. Prince Hapi Escape
11. Agra To China
12. Return Of The Jade Buddha
13. Lost In America
14. Dismantling Carmen
15. Exactly Like My Dream

Amazon.com

Jules Verne's sturdy tale of Victorian globe trotter Phileas Fogg has seen screen incarnations as diverse as cameo-dotted Mike Todd 1950s widescreen epic, bawdy Aussie romp and Michael Palin travelogue. Here it's reinvented as antic vehicle for the Keaton-esque charms of martial arts legend Jackie Chan, whose comic centerpiece character effectively demotes Steve Coogan's Fogg to straight man. Given that frame, Trevor Jones' energetic orchestral score spends half its time bolstering the comic stunt work with blaring, McAction film boilerplate and the rest either parodying the former, or dishing up more inviting, cartoon-y pastiches of musical nationalism. It never rises to the level of Stalling, but its propulsive nerve is infectious. The Eurhythmics' Dave Stewart anchors proceedings with the anthemic, feel-good singalong, "Everybody All Over the World," while Tina Sugandh dishes up the obligatory sex-kitten vocal tease with the East-Asia-meets-club-beat slink of "River of Dreams." Disney soundtrack staples Baha Men also infuse the theme park standard "It's a Small World" with their typically breezy, if entirely weightless, Caribbean aplomb. --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

Around the World in 80 Days (2004) Trevor Jones.......2005-01-04

i like the movie of around the world in 80 days. jackie chan the man that his now 50 years old he can be this biggest movie
the suondtrack i not have the cd or i like it all the music in my life
by cameron stanley

around the world in 80 days by jackie chan .......2004-10-14

hello jackie chan
i hope you are a biggest fan of your movie and im happy man
today. i like this biggest movie on the screen
you are the guy that making the biggest movie i like
thank you for your movie and im a biggest
fan and thank you i give 10/10 the best movie
award. by jackie chan
by cameron stanley

As with every Disney soundtrack, it's missing something..........2004-08-08

This is a really good soundtrack for an excellent movie, however it's missing a lot of tracks that I wanted to have. For instance almost every track from the fight scenes, especially the from the fight in China when the composer actually used the Wong Fei Hung theme when the character shows up. Missing tracks, especially ones that I really liked makes my rating drop from 5 to 3 stars. I'm let down once again by Walt Disney Records. . .

River Of Dreams By Tina really rocks..........2004-06-18

I have to agree with the previous reviewer!! She does really rock the soundtrack. I wish they had a single of this song but the whole soundtrak is well worth it for that one song too.

Tina Sugandh Rocks this CD!.......2004-06-17

I have never ever heard anything as intense and "come hither" as Tina's vocals... she's got me as a new fan!
http://www.TinaSugandh.com

Average customer rating:

Ultimate Irving Berlin, Vol. 1 Irving Berlin Manufacturer: Pearl ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Broadway & Vocalists | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Ultimate Irving Berlin, Vol. 2 Ultimate Cole Porter, Vol. 2 The Ultimate George Gershwin, Vol. 1 Ultimate Cole Porter, Vol. 1 Rodgers & Hart, Vol. 1 ASIN: B00005RKQR Release Date: 2002-02-26

Tracks:

1. The Jolly Bachelors: That Beautiful Rag
2. Ziegfeld Follies Of 1911: Woodman, Spare That Tree
3. Everybody's Doing It: Everybody's Doing It Now
4. Hullo Ragtime: Hitchy Koo
5. Hullo Ragtime: Snooky Ookums
6. Hullo Ragtime: Alexander's Ragtime Band
7. Watch Your Step: I've Gotta Go Back To Texas
8. Watch Your Step: Settle Down In A One-Horse Town
9. Watch Your Step: The Syncopated Walk
10. Watch Your Step: My Bird Of Paradise
11. Watch Your Step: Show Us How To Do The Fox Trot
12. Watch Your Step: The Simple Melody
13. Watch Your Step: The Always Follow Me Around
14. Watch Your Step: Discoveries
15. Watch Your Step: The Minstrel Parade
16. Stop! Look! Listen! (Follow The Crowd): Beautiful Honolulu
17. Stop! Look! Listen! (Follow The Crowd): England Every Time For Me
18. Stop! Look! Listen! (Follow The Crowd): Teach Me To Love
19. Stop! Look! Listen! (Follow The Crowd): I Love To Dance
20. Stop! Look! Listen! (Follow The Crowd): The Girl On The Magazine
21. Stop! Look! Listen! (Follow The Crowd): I Love A Piano
22. Stop! Look! Listen! (Follow The Crowd): Until I Fell In Love With You
23. Stop! Look! Listen! (Follow The Crowd): Father Wanted Me To Learn A Trade
24. Stop! Look! Listen! (Follow The Crowd): Take Off A Little Bit

Average customer rating: Very Mixed and somewhat dissapointed Style and Substance YOU MUST BUY THIS RECORD

We Love Everybody... You're Next Yellow Note Manufacturer: Immergent ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Yellow Note Vs. The Daleks ASIN: B00009WHWE Release Date: 2003-07-15

Tracks:

1. Love Resurrection
2. Beautiful Morning
3. She Gets Me High
4. Naked Drunk and Horny (featuring Pukka)
5. The Fury
6. Perfect World
7. Free Of The Past
8. Film Of The Book
9. Krishna
10. Drugsandalcoholandalcoholanddrugs
11. New Man
12. Jubilation

Album Description

Call it Pop, call it Electro - Yellow Note is the new breed. With tongue firmly in cheek, this New York electro producer has come up with an album of pop songs. Style does not replace substance though the infectious melodies are bound to win over any fan of electric music. The simplicity of the chords ress easy against the wild electronics. Sweet vocals float through the dynamic sound patterns. This is what electronic music should sound like. The underlying sense of humor only makes it more enjoyable. Yellow Note Evokes another world with We Love Everybody...,one both innocent and dark.

Customer Reviews:

Very Mixed and somewhat dissapointed.......2004-11-13

Let's get this stright first: I've been a long time fan of Electronic music, and ALWAYS at the top of my list of producers has been Yellow Note. Jungle Sky really found a GEM. And I have turned on a WIDE variety of music listeners out there to the sounds of "Whatever," "Sunshine," "War" and all the others wonderful flavors that he has brought us in those first two albums. They were simply BRILLIANT. I was not expecting the Electro sound of "We Love Everybody"-- I bought it because David Barratt is a genius at work. I understand, that for what Electro is, this album is again a huge step above the Norm. I just don't know if this Electro 'sound' best suits Yellow Note's talent. To me, his true strength lied in tight weaves of the various layers within drum'n bass (hip-hop, dub, experimental, even salsa). I was so looking forward to taking yet another journey through that weave. And I just can't find that in this album.

Style and Substance.......2003-10-18

This record has a subtle sophistication and toungue-in-cheek sensibility that is lacking in most music today. The sound goes way beyond electro-pop and really defies categorization, which is one of the many things I like about it. The grooves are infectious and the lyrics are hysterical - if you're hip enough to get the joke.

YOU MUST BUY THIS RECORD.......2003-08-08

This is that for which electronic sonic manipulation equipment was invented, and that in which all the hard work of the 80s has culminated. If you think electronica is too repetitive, and if you think good lyrics are dead, and if you think you've heard it all, and if you think you can't dance to a tune you can sing, then this album will change your mind. I've been following this Yellow Note cat for the past few albums ("We're Not The Beatles", etc...), and it's always something new and refreshing. You know, the kind of CD you want to burn for your friends, but then you like it so much, and you want the artist to be able to feed his kid, so you go ahead and BUY copies for your friends...

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