New American Language

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"If you judge me tonight, judge me by the songs I write," Dan Bern sings in "Black Tornado," thus serving notice that he's sick of the comparisons to various iconic songsters. Bern has never suffered from a lack of ambition, tackling pop culture and personal foibles alike with fervor and an utter disregard for taboo. Bern takes on similar subjects here, but backed by a five-piece folk-rock combo and warmly produced by Chuck Plotkin (the Dylan and Springsteen vet who presided over Bern's 1993 debut), he strips away the sophomoric gags and cloying cleverness that have plagued his past. Only the title track falls for the easy, ironic cop-out (key lyric: "OK, I guess, whatever"). Cuts like "Turning Over" ("I can't find me one new leaf worth turning over") and "Albuquerque Lullaby" ("Don't let your heart get broken by this world") come off heartfelt and unforced. And while much of New American Language finds Bern mellowing into a newfound maturity, he's still happy to poke holes in hype and hypocrisy. "Toledo" offers wry tribute to "The Church of the Holy McDonald's," while the freewheeling "Alaska Highway" sucker-punches everyone from Eminem to God. --Anders Smith Lindall

Product Description
'New American Language' captures Bern in full-band mode, leading a propulsive five-piece through his finest set of songs yet. The combo injects a manic energy into the songs that makes their unique take on Americana come alive. These songs careen from one coast to the other, like the van he coaxes to each festival and show, finding new angles, new niches, and new modes of expression along the way. (Messenger Records)

New American Language,Dan Bern,Messenger Records,Adult Alternative Pop/Rock,Alternative Country-Rock,Pop,Rock,Rock/Pop,Singer/Songwriter

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New American Language

Average customer rating: great CD for little babies Great CD and fun to listen too for parents...and baby! Excellent sound quality, diversity of voices/songs Good musicians and creative arrangements

Al Agua Pato Latin American Music for Children Cantare Manufacturer: Cantaré Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Folk | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Children's Music | Styles | Music International Folk | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Children's Nursery Rhyme Songs in Spanish/Canciones Infantiles Para Ninos en Espanol Songs in Spanish for Children Latin Lullaby Fiesta Songs! De Colores and Other Latin American Folk Songs ASIN: B000BGQW6E Release Date: 2005-10-06

Tracks:

1. Al agua pato
2. Ya lloviendo est
3. Que llueva, que llueva
4. Debajo del bot
5. Chim pum fuera
6. Baguala del grillo
7. La mar estaba serena
8. En un vag
9. El payaso Plin Plin
10. Guerra y Parra
11. El rey de Constantinopla
12. Pepe Pecas
13. Maria Chucena
14. Pablito clav clavito
15. Mi barba tiene tres pelos
16. Porque tengo muchas ganas
17. Digo sdigo no
18. Saco la manito
19. Los piecitos
20. Conga, conga
21. TMonica
22. Hokey Pokey en espa
23. Al agua pato Reprise

Product Description

Brand new arrangements of Latin American favorites and original compositions inspired on styles such as son, merengue and swing. Contains sing-along songs, tongue-twisters and activity songs. Great for kids who are learning Spanish as a second language. In this playful musical journey to Latin America, they bring us the music that Latin parents, grandparents and teachers sing with their children. You will hear new renditions of traditional songs to sing along and dance, and a few tongue twisters with a twist.

Customer Reviews:

great CD for little babies.......2007-07-05

I am native spanish and this CD is the closest to the music I've had when I was little. Music is soft with no annoying voices. My 4 month old baby loves it already. Many of the songs are fun to dance with and in others you can signal with your hands while singing. Highly recommended.

Great CD and fun to listen too for parents...and baby!.......2006-12-23

We have a 10 month old and we can only speak English to her. To introduce her to the Spanish language we got this CD of music and the whole family loves it, including the little one. We all love dancing around the living room while its playing. Its also has 5 or 6 spoken parts to expose the baby to the spoken word. Also, its been a great CD to put her to sleep with because to songs are so soft an pleasing. You can't go wrong with this one!

Excellent sound quality, diversity of voices/songs.......2006-05-27

As a non-native Spanish speaker trying to expose our daughter to as much Spanish as possible (my husband only speaks English to her), this is a perfect CD with easily understood (i.e. not too fast, nor too many voices singing at once) and fun music in Spanish. The music quality is great and diversity of people singing (women, men, children) is broader than other CD's I've heard. Also, there are quite a few tracks!

Good musicians and creative arrangements.......2005-11-28

It can be hard to find children's music in Spanish that parents can also enjoy, but this is it. These performers sing well and have put together some delightful arrangments of old standards as well as some new songs. My Spanish-speaking kids (ages 4 and 1) love it and always get up to dance during their favorites.

Average customer rating: TERRIFIC album! Only one track I liked on this album... Gotta Love Dan Bern The Outsider Strikes wonderful!!

New American Language Dan Bern Manufacturer: Messenger Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Urban Folk | New Wave & Post-Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Alt-Country & Americana | Country | Styles | Music General | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Alternative Folk | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Alternative Folk | Alternative Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music Singer Songwriters | Folk | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Fleeting Days Fifty Eggs Dan Bern My Country II Breathe ASIN: B00005QC62 Release Date: 2001-10-09

Tracks:

1. Sweetness
2. New American Language
3. Alaska Highway
4. God Said No
5. Turning Over
6. Black Tornado
7. Albuquerque Lullaby
8. Tape
9. Honeydoo!
10. Toledo
11. Rice
12. Thanksgiving Day Parade

Amazon.com

"If you judge me tonight, judge me by the songs I write," Dan Bern sings in "Black Tornado," thus serving notice that he's sick of the comparisons to various iconic songsters. Bern has never suffered from a lack of ambition, tackling pop culture and personal foibles alike with fervor and an utter disregard for taboo. Bern takes on similar subjects here, but backed by a five-piece folk-rock combo and warmly produced by Chuck Plotkin (the Dylan and Springsteen vet who presided over Bern's 1993 debut), he strips away the sophomoric gags and cloying cleverness that have plagued his past. Only the title track falls for the easy, ironic cop-out (key lyric: "OK, I guess, whatever"). Cuts like "Turning Over" ("I can't find me one new leaf worth turning over") and "Albuquerque Lullaby" ("Don't let your heart get broken by this world") come off heartfelt and unforced. And while much of New American Language finds Bern mellowing into a newfound maturity, he's still happy to poke holes in hype and hypocrisy. "Toledo" offers wry tribute to "The Church of the Holy McDonald's," while the freewheeling "Alaska Highway" sucker-punches everyone from Eminem to God. --Anders Smith Lindall

Album Description

'New American Language' captures Bern in full-band mode, leading a propulsive five-piece through his finest set of songs yet. The combo injects a manic energy into the songs that makes their unique take on Americana come alive. These songs careen from one coast to the other, like the van he coaxes to each festival and show, finding new angles, new niches, and new modes of expression along the way. (Messenger Records)

Customer Reviews:

TERRIFIC album!.......2007-05-13

I discovered Dan Bern when Craig Cardoff performed a cover of "God Said No" at a concert, which absolutely blew me away. I bought the whole "New American Language" CD just for "God Said No" and was ecstatic to find the entire album is amazing! Dan's voice sounds like a combination of Tom Petty and Bob Dylan. He writes wonderful lyrics and great, catchy melodies. "God Said No" and "New American Language" are my personal favorite songs, but everything on this CD is excellent. I even bought it as a birthday present for a friend of mine, who now loves it, too. Highly recommended.

Only one track I liked on this album..........2007-02-25

I'm opposing the majority. Alaska Highway stole my complete attention via satellite radio one day and I still love to listen to it, but after listening to the rest of the album and then visiting his web site, I felt bad for having bought it. I had hoped he'd be great! I was wrong. I have a feeling Danny boy is the kind of artist who always has the last laugh after having successfully pulled the wool over many eyes - and probably on many an occasion. But I've got to laugh myself now at some of his lyrics. I dislike when musicians try to sound "deeper" than they truly are capable of, when they convey a message that appears to be meaningful but actually isn't. He's too pretentious of a musician for me to get into but I do admit I love Alaska Highway. NOT the lyrics though. The lyrics are mildly adolescent as are all of the other lyrics to his songs on New American Language. It's a shame that his lyrics don't meet genuineness because he has a great voice and a musical soul to boot, that can't be denied. I hope he still has room to grow because he needs it.

Gotta Love Dan Bern.......2006-03-19

OK, I know that Dan gets sick and tired of being compared to Dylan. Well Dan, thats tough but I mean that in a good way. His album "New American Language" is a fine piece of work, and the title song is one of my favorite pieces ever. It makes me laugh every time I hear it and I find my self singing "I have a dream" for hours after listening to it. Classic rock with Dan's twisted contemporary lyrics in cuts like "Sweetness" and "Black Tornado" gets my body moving to the sound and thinking with the words. Not enough can be said about "God Said No" but in short it pulled tears from me for the lost hopes and innocence of youth in a universe beyond our control. The only critisism I would venture in regards to this album is that on some of the cuts the mixing seemed somewhat inconsistant, the volume level would suddenly change unexpextedly (realy only noticable with ear phones). Having said that, this is not the first album I have of Dans and it will not be the last. Recommend-buy Dan Berns

The Outsider Strikes.......2005-05-31

Positioning himself somewhere between an acerbic Elvis Costello and a Gutheriesque, world weary young Dylan, Bern illuminates his,'New American Language'. As for the title, given the aforementioned well-established groves, Bern is being ironic at best, and at worst, self-mocking. Which is not a bad place to be in the context of the pop music industry. I doubt that mainstream awards will flow his way, but with a healthy irreverance for not only the industry, but just about every other wee cherished item on middle America's shopping lists, he provides a healthy antidote to self satisfaction and greed. And, subversively, he does this without assuming the high moral ground. Check out the title song, 'God Said No,' Turning Over,' or 'Black Tornadoe' to hear how deadly the deadpan can be. Bern's voice is world-weary and flat, in direct contrast to the material he is expressing. The familiar, simple strumming style belies the fact that scanning his texts is no simple affair. Their intellectual richness, punning rhymes and poetic freedoms are relentless. An album of such economic word density demands a lot of attention, and it is probably to its advantage that Bern sets his concerns against fairly minimal musical settings.

wonderful!!.......2005-02-24

this cd is amazing!! When I bought it, and still, I listen to it everyday. I saw him live and i never thought about the whole Dylan thing, I guess his voice is a bit the same, in some way...but hes very talented in his songwriting and catchy-ness. This was my first Dan Bern, but I have more on the way...
I know every word to this cd, its great and catchy and some of the lyrics are just grand. I think this cd is super great!!

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A Time for Peace: Flutes of the World Maria Kostelas Manufacturer: Flutes of the World ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music General | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | New Age | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: One Heart: Healing native and classical flute melodies for stress reduction, relaxation, meditation Ancient Voices from Within: Flutes of the World ASIN: B0007YA2J8 Release Date: 2005-03-04

Tracks:

1. Peace Remembered
2. Peace Garden
3. Peace of Mind
4. Peace Celebration

Product Description

The enchanting sounds of Native American, South American, Chinese bamboo and classical flutes lovingly embrace the listener, wrapping them in a blanket of supreme comfort. From the holy lands of India to the mesas of Four Corners, Maria sews the threads of an exquisite musical tapestry symbolizing the universal desire for peace among the people of the world. The resulting melodies evoke peace in the language that all can understand - the language of the heart. Includes selections composed for the Yoga Journal Caribbean Cruise.

Average customer rating:

Through the Sun, Into the Stars: Universal Songs for Peace and Healing Ellen Wachs Manufacturer: Ellen Wachs ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Latin Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music ASIN: B000CA8EL0 Release Date: 2005-07-26

Tracks:

1. Tired of It All
2. Song of Life
3. Song of the Elves
4. Till Death Us Do Part
5. All One Peace
6. Heart of Roses (Bonney's Song)
7. Midnight Crossing
8. Through the Sun
9. In the Heart of God

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American Spirit Colors of the Land Manufacturer: Native Language ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | New Age | Styles | Music Meditation | New Age | Styles | Music ASIN: B000FI8LTO Release Date: 2006-06-27

Tracks:

1. Mountain Majesty
2. The River's Edge
3. It's A Beautiful Day
4. Prairie Wind
5. Small Town Gathering
6. Taking The Backroad
7. They Were Here Before Us
8. Thanksgiving
9. Morning Glory
10. When The Smoke Clears
11. Quiet Courage

Product Description

1. Mountain Majesty
2. Small Town Gathering
3. Prairie Wind
4. Taking The Back Road
5. By The River's Edge
6. It's A Beautiful Day
7. Quiet Courage
8. When The Smoke Clears
9. Morning Glory
10. They Were Here Before Us
11. Giving Thanks

Format: CD

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