In the Nick of Time

Product Description
1979 classic Re-issued on cd

In the Nick of Time,Nicolette Larson,Wounded Bird Records,Country-Pop,Country-Rock,Pop,Pop/Rock,Rock,Rock/Pop,Soft Rock,Urban Cowboy

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In the Nick of Time

Average customer rating: Beautiful music Best find Endearing from Beginning to End An Album For Flavor Nicolette's 2nd LP Very Different from First,, Still Good

In the Nick of Time Nicolette Larson Manufacturer: Wounded Bird Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Cowboy | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Soft Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Country Rock | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Nicolette Radioland All Dressed Up & No Place To Go The Very Best of Nicolette Larson A Tribute to Nicolette Larson: Lotta Lova Concert ASIN: B0007D5J6U Release Date: 2005-02-15

Tracks:

1. Dancin' Jones
2. Just in the Nick of Time
3. Let Me Go, Love - Nicolette Larson
4. Rio de Janeiro Blue
5. Breaking Too Many Hearts
6. Back in My Arms
7. Fallen
8. Daddy
9. Isn't It Always Love
10. Trouble - Nicolette Larson

Product Description

1979 classic Re-issued on cd

Customer Reviews:

Beautiful music.......2007-05-29

For more years than I can remember, I've been listening to a cassette tape version of this recording, which I taped from an 8-track tape, complete with channel-switching gaps in songs and so much hiss it sounds like it was recorded by a waterfall. I am overjoyed to find this album now available on CD. It's one of my all-time favorites! Between this and her first recording, you've got a LOT of good, timeless music!

Best find.......2006-03-21

I had been looking and requesting this from the various music shops, but was unable to locate this or even get this ordered, I loved it as an album and love it as my newly found CD.

Endearing from Beginning to End.......2005-06-23

This album means enough to fans that some reviewers seem to have written Masters theses about it.

Obviously, her self titled debut is what made most of us fans, but the variety and delivery on In the Nick of Time really showed how Nicolette had staying power.

Dancin' Jones puts a smile on my face every time I hear it, setting a mood that makes it hard to leave before the entire album has played. The highlight for me though, is Rio De Janeiro Blue, which was also recorded by Randy Crawford, among others.

The album photography shows a more sophisticated side of Nicolette than what we saw on her first and later albums. I mention this only because it reflects the subtle change in style on the CD, and really shows what a lovely lady she was.

I have no affiliation with the military and have no children but I can't help but admire how she did the USO tours back then and released the childrens' album.

I hope buyers will enjoy In the Nick of Time at least half as much as I do. I consider it my favorite of her albums, with the debut coming in a close second.

An Album For Flavor.......2005-04-09

I'm so happy that they decided to re-release the long out-of-print works of Nicolette. I bought the CD version of this for over 50 dollars on e-bay and at that time, it was a steal.

Despite what some other reviewers said about Nicolette's style changing with this album, I don't see it. Nicolette started out as one of the "troubadours" of the 70's, mixing folk-rock with practically every style there was. She didn't define her style until she went full-blown country with her final 2 albums of the 80's. During the time periods before that, she played with all kinds of musical tastes, as evident on this release.

This album has its high points in the bugle-boy-esque "Daddy", the hit duet "Let Me Go Love" and the fan favorite and often overlooked "Fallen".

Nicolette's 2nd LP Very Different from First,, Still Good.......2005-03-09

Right on the heels of her phenomenal first LP ["Nicolette"], and on the heels of the final single from that album ["Give a Little"], Warners released in the fall of 1979 "In the Nick of Time," Nicolette Larson's second LP in less than two years.

Although it would be hard to repeat the success of the first LP, "In the Nick of Time" is a totally different LP in style, content and vocals, and at first disappoints because its pure-pop sounds were so far astray of the wonderful mix of musical genres that made "Nicolette" a classic of sorts.

Once you get over the fact that Nicolette's 2nd LP is not anything like her first LP, though, you can appreciate "In the Nick of Time" for what it does have to offer, which is a consistent and masterful pop sound from start to finish. The ballad "Let Me Go, Love" finally returned Nicolette to the top 40, but it wasn't for long [the single peaked at about number 35 and stayed on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles for about 10 weeks or so back in 1979]; unfortunately, "Let Me Go, Love" wasn't the magic bullet that "Nicolette's" monster single "Lotta Love" was, and sales of the initially promising and fast-rising second LP "In the Nick of Time," stalled: whereas her debut LP "Nicolette" went gold, selling over a half-million copies, staying on the album charts for over 6 months [a real wonder for a new artist back then, especially a female artist] and producing four Hot 100 singles, the followup LP "In the Nick of Time" barely made a dent on any of the charts and only yielded one rather forgettable single release.

Still, commercial success or not, "Nick of Time" contains some of Nicolette's most memorable tunes: the bouncing, dance-floor-accessible "Dancin' Jones" [and there really should have been a remix of this song]; the bubble-gummish "Breaking Too Many Hearts"; the smooth sounds of ballads "Let Me Go, Love" and "Fallen"; and the quirky but ultimately fun closing ballad, "Trouble." Nicolette's covers of "Daddy," "Rio de Janeiro Blue" and the Motown classic "Back in My Arms" are all noteworthy, too, and much like her gal-pal and sometimes-mentor, Linda Ronstadt, Nicolette demonstrated once more in LP#2 that she was very skillful at making any song her own.

It's still unclear to me why "Nick of Time" deviated so much from "Nicolette" in song selection, why the second LP didn't contain any country or rock selections, which were a big part of the charm of the first LP, but maybe what critics praised about the first LP [its eclectic stylings and weaving in and out of many musical genres] is what made buyers beware in future Nicolette LPs, and maybe Warners second-guessed and betted on a public that would be more responsive to a pure pop LP, something with as few twists and surprises as possible.

Whatever the case may be, "In the Nick of Time" is a solid LP, very different from freshman "Nicolette," but after a few listens, different in a good way. The only weak cut on the second LP [and the first LP had no weak tracks] is the pseudo-rocker title tune, but even that song kind of grows on you after a while. All in all, "In the Nick of Time" delivered a fine, albeit sometimes very slick, pop package, and was far from the throw-away efforts of most artists' sophomore efforts. It had a very brief time in the sun, for sure, but "In the Nick of Time," whether you were a Nicolette fan or not, stayed in your head and on your turntable long after it exited the Billboard charts. It's a fun album, filled with some great pop songs.

Average customer rating: bowersreview USMA Glee Club scores a real hit Reverent, Full of Love Good CD A real disappointment...

Stand Ye Steady: Songs of Courage & Inspiration Manufacturer: Curtain Call Prod ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Sibelius | Sibelius, Jean | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Smith, John Stafford | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Gospel | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Christian Contemporary Music | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Hymns | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Stand Ye Steady: Songs of Courage & Inspiration In The Presence We Were Soldiers: Original Motion Picture Score The Spirit of America We Were Soldiers ASIN: B000ATQYVU Release Date: 2005-09-06

Tracks:

1. Men Of Freedom
2. The Longest Day
3. Into The Fire
4. Rise Up, O Men Of God
5. On Great Lone Hills
6. Lest We Forget
7. Mansions Of The Lord (Interlude)
8. Mansions Of The Lord
9. Jerusalem
10. Via Dolorosa
11. Non Nobis
12. The Star-Spangled Banner
13. Take Me Home (With I Am A Soldier)
14. America (My Country 'Tis Of Thee)
15. Men Of Freedom
16. This Christmastide

Customer Reviews:

bowersreview.......2007-01-04

Exceptional CD. Inspirational and motivational. Highy recommend this for anyone seeking great quality music.

USMA Glee Club scores a real hit.......2006-11-14

This album is awe-inspiring. I bought the album after hearing an out take from "Men of Freedom", the tune is from an old Welsh battle song. You will recognize the tune if you saw Zulu Dawn with Michael Caine. Many of the other songs are equally powerful and mesmerizing. The only songs I didn't like were when the Glee club used guest soloists. They were less impressive and, in my opinion, took away from the strength of the group.

I liked the multiple verses sung from America, I wished they would have given the Star Spangled Banner the same treatment. The Mansions of the Lord is powerful and supremely reverent, as is Rise Up. I would dearly like to hear more from this talented group of soldiers.

Reverent, Full of Love.......2006-09-26

When I saw and heard this music broadcast Veteran's Day on TBN and my friends serving in our Armed Forces in Iraq saw it broadcast on Armed Forces Network, I was so happy to find the stereo CD and companion Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound DVD on Amazon. I cannot stop listening to it! The 60 minute musical program, reminiscent of the great concept albums of years ago, is one of the most reverent, intelligent and passionate portrayals of America's character ever produced. It contains many styles of choral music - all superbly performed by the world famous Cadet Glee Club of West Point arrayed in breathtaking formation on the altar of the massive 100 year old Cadet Chapel. There are richly textured vocal a capella songs such as "Rise Up O Men of God", "Manisons of the Lord", one of the most popular new hymns written, and "America (My Country `Tis of Thee)". Your buttons will burst with pride when you hear the brand new song "Men of Freedom" introduced by a single Cadet then followed by a cascade of additional voices building to a unified and thunderous declaration of defiant freedom in a style reminiscent of the great Welsh Male Choirs. Four songs highlight the power and majesty of the largest church organ in the world. You'll have to fight the urge to stand at attention when you hear and feel its power kick in on "Lest We Forget", "On Great Lone Hills", "Jerusalem" and "This Christmastide". The musical variety is further enhanced by the addition of brass and percussion for the rousing marches, "The Longest Day" and "Non Nobis". When was the last time you heard these two songs - one by world famous singer, songwriter and teen idol, Paul Anka and the other a medieval celebration of thanksgiving sung in Latin! The rich background vocals of the Cadet Glee Club musically frame two songs that underpin the message of this album - Bravery and Sacrifice. "Into the Fire" by NYPD's Daniel Rodriguez made me want to immediately rise up and rush to anyone's aid and when he holds that note at the end - wow! Tony Award Winner Lea Salonga's performance of the classic Christian hit, "Via Dolorosa", (one of the top 50 Christian songs of all time), is "The Passion of the Christ" embodied in a 5 minute song. You will alternate between tears and goose bumps. Her performance of the Spanish stanza will overwhelm you. Finally, Irish song writing master, Phil Coulter's wistful "Take Me Home" is accompanied by beautiful piano and guitar and introduced by a new poem entitled "I Am A Soldier" that is sobering reminder of the oath our soldiers swear to and the actions they are bound to take. God bless them!

A great bonus of the CD and DVD is that they both include a stylish lyric booklet as well as commentary by the producer on why he chose each song.

On the back cover of the CD and DVD cases is the statement that this production was created to honor the men and women of our Armed Forces, past and present, and the great values of America that they defend. This it surely does!! Also, it states that the producer is contributing a portion of his wholesale proceeds from its sale to organizations assisting our wounded soldiers. Bravo, Mr. Coppi.

Good CD.......2006-07-19

Wonderful songs and wonderful renditions of the songs. I must say, though, that the numbers would have been better if they were performed with more "ooomph" (for instance, "The Star Spangled Banner" could have been sung with more power and the arrangement could have used more creativity). The wisest decision on this CD was the inclusion of the numbers from Ms. Lea Salonga (whose hauntingly beautiful voice is able to effectively draw listeners in) and Daniel Rodriguez, one of America's newest tenors. Overall a good CD.

A real disappointment..........2006-06-10

I was so excited to stumble upon this album when a local music store was going out of business and selling CD's at great discounts. I love Glee Club music, I love patriotic music, and I love cathedral/chapel accoustics. Unfortunately, this album did not live up to its billing.

My primary complaints with this recording are twofold: the overuse of unison singing and the unnecessary inclusion of guest soloists. The beauty of glee club music is the rich chords, which are thankfully heard in many songs. To my dismay, though, there are many songs that mostly or entirely omit the beautiful harmonies that make glee clubs great.

As for the guest soloists, I don't understand why a singing group which obviously has many wonderful voices would bring in outsiders for an album like this. Actually, I do know why they would do it, and it's obviously a marketing thing that has financial implications. As reasonable as this may seem, it just cheapens the experience for me. Another great feature of glee clubs (and college choirs more generally) is the lack of polished, perfect, professional singers. There is something raw, authentic, and refreshing about a bunch of college kids singing together. Why bring in random people with no particular connection to the group?

To be fair, "Rise Up, O Men of God" and "Mansions of the Lord" are fantastic. I'll continue to play this album to listen to those songs. However, much of the remainder is somewhat forgettable.

Average customer rating: Down right Awesome It could have been so much more... don't bother too spent 0 on any think Could have been much better Hardly symphonic.

The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Plays the Hits of Pink Floyd Manufacturer: Koch Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Orchestral Pop | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music All Bargain Titles | Easy Listening | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Classical | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Us and Them: Symphonic Pink Floyd Kashmir: The Symphonic Led Zeppelin Symphonic Rock Music of ABBA, Beatles & Queen The Floydian Propulsion Project ASIN: B0000ADXG0 Release Date: 2003-08-12

Tracks:

1. Shine On You Crazy Diamond
2. Money
3. Us & Them
4. Hey You
5. Another Brick In The Wall
6. Wish You Were Here
7. Time
8. The Great Gig In The Sky
9. In The Flesh

Customer Reviews:

Down right Awesome.......2007-07-16

I don't know about the previous review, but this is just great. A nice treat when looking for a new way to appreciate the music of Roger Waters and Pink Floyd

It could have been so much more..........2006-07-25

Like their earlier 1989 Pink Floyd recording, this recording of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra playing Pink Floyd could have been so much better than it was. Essentially, it is a recording of a Pink Floyd tribute band backed by an orchestra. The use of electric guitar, electric bass, full trap set, vocalists and synthesizers detracts from the performance and leaves the listener longing for an actual symphonic version of these works. It would have been entirely different if it had been members of Pink Floyd contributing, however it was not. Therefore, it left something to be desired.

For a fully symphonic Pink Floyd experience, try "Us and Them" by the London Philharmonic.

don't bother too spent 0 on any think.......2006-03-03

we'll there isn't any comment on this''accept i hoped i rather not be heard...save your though..buy american most wanted.

Could have been much better.......2005-04-10

The record begins with what looks like a very promising rendering of "Shine on..." until the vocals enter in the sixth minute, making you scramble for the "off" button - not to let your neigbours know you're listening to this unbelievably corny crap. And this is only the beginning.

"Money", "Time" and especially "In the Flesh" are pathetic, "Us and them" and "WYWH" sound like an interminable folk music evening on German TV, and "Another Brick..." is just plain bad.

On the other hand, "Hey you" would have been quite good minus the vocals. As for "The great gig in the sky", it is the only track I would call listenable throughout, the usual horrible vocals being replaced by a woman who can actually sing.

The problem with this album is not the inevitable alteration of the spirit of Pink floyd, but the absolutely APPALLING vocal performance and some painfully kitchy instrumentation at times. Well, most of the time, actually.

If you're a diehard PF fan - like myself - and think you can take anything with its name on it, well, think again. If you don't even like Pink floyd, you'll never be able to listen to this.

Hardly symphonic........2005-03-29

This CD suffers from the number one ailment of most symphonic tribute albums; it is only symphonic in the loosest, most liberal sense of the definition. I think a lot of listeners would agree that symphonic tribute albums should not be performed by "orchestras" which include electric guitars, bass guitars, synthesizers, or drum kits. Listening to a symphony's re-creation of a rock song should enhance the experience and expand the breadth of its reaches, not merely change some of the instruments.

Average customer rating: On the Dark Side Too close to rock, too far from classic

The String Quartet Tribute to Pink Floyd's the Dark Side of the Moon Manufacturer: Vitamin Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Rock | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Tributes | Pop | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Similar Items: String Quartet Tribute to Pink Floyd Us and Them: Symphonic Pink Floyd String Quartet Tribute to Led Zeppelin The String Quartet Tribute to Jimi Hendrix Kashmir: The Symphonic Led Zeppelin ASIN: B00008V60O Release Date: 2003-04-29

Tracks:

1. Speak to Me/Breathe
2. On the Run
3. Time
4. Great Gig in the Sky
5. Money
6. Us and Them
7. Any Colour You Like
8. Brain Damage/Eclipse

Product Description

1. Speak To Me/Breathe
2. On The Run
3. Time
4. The Great Gig In The Sky
5. Money
6. Us And Them
7. Any Colour You Like
8. Brain Damage
9. Eclipse

Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

On the Dark Side.......2007-02-12

I bought this "tribute" with great expectations, but ended up quite disappointed. The violin sounds after a while gets too domineering, monotonous and has the effect jarring my nerves. I've never been a great fan of "tributes", this production makes me even more skeptical.

Too close to rock, too far from classic.......2006-02-01

My most dear album is Dark side of the moon, I'm a hardcore fan of this album, I have purchase almost every tribute there is, I always put myself in the intentions of the players involved in every proyect and I enjoyed every tribute album I have found in a fais measure.
But with this album I did'nt feel confortably, perhaps my expectations were others than what you get in this package. This is a rock album played by a string quartet (ok that's on the sleve so nobody's fooling you) and when I say a Rock Album I mean it, they tried to emule every single sound in the album with their string instruments, so you get a string quartet emulation of the album including the noises, perhaps what I'm trying to say looks great to you but it didn't sound great for me, contrary to that it sound very bizarre in many cases or scary in others not that romantic o soft as the colors in the sleve may suggest.
I think a tribute album is a very hard project, you do it too faithful and you end with a cover album, you do it too different and you possibly lost the great of the album.
In this case I think the players made a String Quartet Cover Album. If you are thinking you're going to get a softer or more romantic versión of the album or you are more into the classic music, forget it, this album is definitively not for you
Try the Dark Side of the Moon a Capella and you will enjoy it more than this, or the dub side of the moon tribute by Easy star if you are more into reggae, or the Out of Phase tribute to Dark side of the moon if you are more into Electronic, or the moon revisited or... This one was the less enjoyable tribute to dark side of the moon I have heard.
Anyway Roger Waters enjoy it a lot, ask for snip or samples of the album and try it by yourself, but consider yourself aware...

Average customer rating:

Triton's Journey Manufacturer: Bis ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ferrabosco, Alfonso (II) | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Ives, Charles | ( I ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Ives, Charles | Composers | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Four of a Kind, Music for Trombone Quartet ASIN: B00000DDLK Release Date: 1998-11-01

Tracks:

1. Processional 'Let There Be Light'
2. Scottish Dances: I. Prince Edward's Paven
3. Scottish Dances: II. The Queine Of England's Paven
4. Scottish Dances: III. Paven
5. Scottish Dances: IV. Galliard
6. Fant On The Hexachord
7. Trbn Qt, Op.117: I. Allegro Vivace
8. Trbn Qt, Op.117: II. Adagio Molto
9. Trbn Qt, Op.117: III. Presto
10. Ser: I. Movt: 1. Adagio, Quasi Rubato/Cadenza/Allegro
11. Ser: II. Movt: 2. Adagio
12. Ser: III. Movt: 3. Allegro Furioso
13. Three Swedish Tunes: I. Who Can Sail Without A Breeze?
14. Three Swedish Tunes: II. And Soon It Will Be Blossom Time
15. Three Swedish Tunes: III. Walking Tune From Appelbo
16. In Memoriam
17. Night's Journey

Average customer rating:

Sounds of the Circus - Vol. 25 - Music For Clowns Manufacturer: Whitmarsh Recordings ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Goodwin, Ron | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Marches | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Marches | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Sounds of the Circus - Volume 27 Under the Big Top: 100 Years of Circus Music Screamers (Circus Marches) The Grand Old Circus Band ASIN: B0000T71Q2 Release Date: 2003-07-15

Tracks:

1. Thunder And Blazes
2. Charlie Chaplin Walk
3. Knockout Drops
4. Wall Street Rag
5. Shoutin' Liza Trombone
6. Miss Frenchy Brown
7. Bull Trombone
8. Those Magnificent Men In Their Flying Machines
9. Trombonium
10. Big Time Boogie
11. Teddy Trombone
12. Goofus
13. Slidin' Easy
14. Muskat Ramble
15. Bones Trombone
16. Fowl Play
17. Sliding Jim
18. South Rampart Street Parade
19. Smearin' Trombone No. 2
20. Grandpa's Spells
21. Mr. Trombonology
22. Stop It!
23. Slim Trombone
24. Trombone Blues
25. Easy Goin'
26. 12th Street Rag
27. Walking Frog
28. If My Friends Could See Me Now
29. Broadway One Step
30. Tiger Rag

Album Description

Over one hour of authentic CIRCUS CLOWN MUSIC played by a band of 25 enthusiatic musicians. Used extensively by clowns, and well on its way to becoming the country's No. 1 PARTY RECORDING.

Average customer rating: Excellent voice. Pity about the orchestral imbalance. From Chilly Chile A Warm New Voice Need an equalizer Incredible!!! Brilliantly sensational!

Tito Beltran - A Tenor At The Movies Manufacturer: Silva America ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Flotow | Flotow, Friedrich von | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Leoncavallo | Leoncavallo, Ruggiero | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Puccini | Puccini, Giacomo | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Romberg, Sigmund | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Verdi | Verdi, Giuseppe | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Romances | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music French | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Similar Items: Tito Beltrán:Romantica Tito Beltran - Nessun dorma (The Amazing Tenor) ASIN: B00000IYMJ Release Date: 1999-05-18

Tracks:

1. 'Be My Love'- The Toast Of New Orleans
2. 'Because You're Mine' - Because You're Mine
3. 'Because' - The Great Caruso
4. 'The Loveliest Night Of The Year'- The Great Caruso
5. The Student Prince Medley: a. 'Beloved,' b. 'Drink, Drink, Drink,' c. 'Deep In My Heart Dear,' d. 'Serenade- Overhead The Moon Is Beaming'
6. Rigoletto: 'La Donna e Mobile' - The Great Caruso
7. TOSCA: 'E Lucevan le Stelle' - The Great Caruso
8. Les pecheurs de perles: 'Au Fond du Temple Saint' - Gallipoli
9. 'Ch'ella Mi Creda' - Man Without A Face
10. Rigoletto: 'Questa O Quella' - Wall Street
11. Pagliacci: 'Vesti la Giubba' -The Untouchables
12. Martha: 'M'Appari' - The Grey Fox
13. Turandot: 'Nessun Dorma' - The Witches Of Eastwick
14. 'Mattinata' - The Great Caruso
15. 'Torna A Surriento' - Hear My Song
16. 'Granada' - Because You're Mine
17. 'The Second Time' - Bilitis
18. 'Where Do I Begin?' - Love Story
19. 'Mi Corazon Continuara' (My Heart Will Go On) - Titanic

Amazon.com

Tito Beltran is a young South American tenor who seems to be on his way to an international career. His sound is warm and bright and his top notes secure. Beltran can occasionally lack imagination (so can most tenors, then again), but his singing is of a consistently high quality. On this CD, he sings music associated with films--many of which featured Mario Lanza, whom Beltran imitates chillingly in the first few selections--and is pretty impressive. The duet from Bizet's The Pearl Fishers was featured in Gallipoli and is always a pleasure to hear. As a finale, Beltran sings the theme from Titanic in Spanish and by so doing exorcises some of the Celine Dion memories, for which we shall always be grateful. And wait 'til you hear what key he sings it in--all the way up to repeated high Cs! This CD is a treat for opera lovers and movie lovers alike. --Robert Levine

Customer Reviews:

Excellent voice. Pity about the orchestral imbalance........2006-07-27

Tito Beltran is a good tenor, and perhaps in time may become an even better one. If his voice is to be swamped by such ridiculously loud orchestral overlays in future, then that is a pity, for like all singers he at least deserves to have a fair hearing.

Whoever has been responsible (or irresponsible) for this noisy orchestral nonsense should be sent for remedial treatment; his, her or their hearing must be even more shot than mine.

I admire Mr Beltran's strong, lyric voice and impassioned singing and would like to have heard more of it, without the too often intrusive, poor, inartistic, clumpy and pedestrian orchestral work.

From Chilly Chile A Warm New Voice.......2005-11-01

I decided to try this CD on an impulse--I'd never heard of Mr. Beltran. After hearing it I concluded I'd hit upon a bonanza of sorts.

Beltran is, as this CD shows, a highly musical singer with a rich voice of very fine quality. And he sings with warmth and human appeal, even though he hails from the chillier parts of the world: Tierra del Fuego (Chile) at the southern tip of South America, by birth, and Sweden by adoption.

His voice seems a bit on the dark side, especially in the middle and lower registers, rather than the brilliant, ringing tone of, say, Pavarotti. On the high end it is perhaps a bit narrower than one would wish. His vibrato in at least one spot bothered me a bit, but overall it is perfectly OK. These comments should not dissuade you from getting this CD. The quality of his singing is still very fine, most satisfying, and deeply appealing. If you love tenor singing, you will surely enjoy this CD.

The orchestral accompaniment is first rate! The arrangements are excellent. The liner notes are generous enough for the music, but there is not much about Mr. Beltran himself, which is unfortunate since he is a relative newcomer and still largely unknown in the U.S.

As to the contents of the disk, there are a generous 20 tracks (74+ minutes) on my copy, which seems to differ a bit from that described above. The order of songs differs, and I seem to have one more track. (My disk is labeled Edel 0039982ERE, licensed from Silva Screen Records.) The selection of music is varied, but is related to several movies, and includes opera arias and various songs. Though my preference is more toward the arias and familiar art-songs, there is not a selection here that I did not thoroughly enjoy, including the songs from the movies Titanic, Lion King, and Love Story.

Beltran handles all the selections very well. His English is definitely accented, but not objectionably so; his Spanish is, of course, natively fluent, and his Italian seems very good, as does his French. He is obviously a very well-prepared singer, with great technique and artistry at his command. There is nothing unmusical about his singing. He leaves you wanting more.

On the selections in tribute to Mario Lanza he does a remarkable job of emulation, except that (forgive me, Lanza fans) he sings noticeably better than Lanza! And I enjoy his performances better than Lanza's.

The duet (with baritone Jonathan Summers) from the Bizet's Pearl-Fishers is beautifully done, by both artists and the orchestra.

A final tribute: the more I hear this recording, the more I enjoy it. And I think I'll have to get some more CDs from this excellent young tenor. Muy bien hecho, Tito!

Need an equalizer.......2002-08-27

There's no doubt that Tito Beltran has a great voice and this CD shows off his talent over a wide variety of songs. However, there seems to be a problem with the settings between his voice and the orchestra in the mix-down of the recording. On some of the tracks, the music seems to be too loud that makes him sound like singing from the back of the orchestra. The somewhat strange mixer setting also makes his high notes sound struggling and tight besides causing some tracks sound like overdubbed. I have tried playing this CD on audiophile hi-fi systems as well as cheap portables and the results are the same. The situation is especially bad in Mi Corazon Continuara (My Heart Will Go On). This can, however, be corrected using an equalizer to enhance the mid-range frequencies (especially the 1000Hz - 2500Hz range) of the audio spectrum. Doing so also brings his voice back to the front where the singer should be standing.

Incredible!!!.......2000-08-19

Finally, someone who can deliver Lanza songs the way they were intended to be sung. Tito Beltran has to now be considered the world's top Tenor. Versatility, style, passion, endless top, all describe this young Tenor! I'm very excited as a retired singer myself.

Brilliantly sensational!.......2000-03-09

I was at the Conservatory of Music in Gothenburg, Sweden when Tito entered the Opera School there. For some reason there was an academic conflict but he then proved himself outside the academy and made a name for himself directly in concert and opera houses. After his controversial competition in Wales, gave birth to a brilliant and exciting Tenor sensation in the 21st century. This recording is a must for all Tenor lovers! He displays rich and warm tonal colors that touches the essence of human emotion, and covers different stylistic demands in today's repertoire. The orchestra and chorus are indeed splendid and a joy to hear. You'll never get tired listening to this recording. The best Mario Lanza ever, with a powerful upper register. Knowing Tito, I sometimes wonder where the voice is coming from. Du e skitbra, Tito!

Average customer rating: At Last...A LIVE Performance!!!!!! not even for fans

All-Time Greatest Hits Live on Stage Manufacturer: Varese Sarabande ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Lecuona | Lecuona, Ernesto | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | 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 | Classical | Styles | Music Romances | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music French | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Lounge | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Orchestral Pop | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Similar Items: Ferrante & Teicher - All-Time Greatest Hits Film Classics All Time Great Movie Themes ASIN: B000BBOV80 Release Date: 2005-10-25

Tracks:

1. Orchestra Warm-Up
2. Fiddler On The Roof Overture
3. Brazil
4. Midnight Cowboy
5. Tchaikovsky Samba
6. Simon & Garfunkel Medley: Sounds Of Silence, 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin Groovy), Scarborough Fair-Canticle, Mrs. Robinson
7. Theme From The Apartment
8. Brazilian Sleigh Bells
9. Bizet Overture
10. Exodus
11. Malague
12. Colonel Bogie March

Customer Reviews:

At Last...A LIVE Performance!!!!!!.......2005-11-01

I have been waiting years to hear the voices of Ferrante & Teicher!! I do realize this CD is comprised of various performances from their tours....great selections....and just hearing the monologues is worth the price. The symphonic performances presented...considering the sources available to them...are totally awesome! Two very talented men, very funny...although they are retired I am glad they saved these performances. Sound quality varies...but that is easily overlooked! More please!!!!!!!!!

not even for fans.......2005-10-29

Shockingly bad sound--the amateur quality you would expect from a pirate taping, not from this (up till now) respected label.

Average customer rating: almost the perfect James Bond collection Good Collection Not excatly what I expected The James Bond CD for the John Barry purist? Very enjoyable with most of the BOND music you'd want.

James Bond Collection Manufacturer: Silva America ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music All Works by Kamen | Kamen, Michael | ( K ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Best of Bond James Bond The Best of James Bond 30th Anniversary You Only Live Twice The Essential James Bond (Film Score Re-recording Anthology) Thunderball ASIN: B00006JTGH Release Date: 2002-10-22

Tracks:

1. Dr. No: The James Bond Theme (Original Version)
2. Dr. No: Suite
3. From Russia With Love: From Russia With Love (Film Version)
4. From Russia With Love: The Zagreb Express
5. From Russia With Love: The Golden Horn
6. From Russia With Love: Girl Trouble
7. From Russia With Love: 007 Takes The Lektor
8. From Russia With Love: From Russia With Love (Symphonic Version)
9. Goldfinger: Into Miami/Alpine Drive
10. Goldfinger: Dawn Raid At Fort Knox
11. Goldfinger: Goldfinger
12. Thunderball: Thunderball
13. Thunderball: The Bomb/Cafe Martinique
14. Thunderball: Fight On The Disco Volante/Death Of Largo

Tracks:

1. You Only Live Twice: Bond's Funeral/Mountains And Sunsets
2. You Only Live Twice: The Wedding/Capsule In Space
3. You Only Live Twice: You Only Live Twice
4. On Her Majesty's Secret Service: This Never Happened To The Other Fella'
5. On Her Majesty's Secret Service: We Have All The Time In The World
6. On Her Majesty's Secret Service: Bond Meets The Girls
7. On Her Majesty's Secret Service: The Ski Chase
8. Diamonds Are Forever: Mr. Wint And Mr. Kidd
9. Diamonds Are Forever: Circus, Circus
10. Diamonds Are Forever: Blofeld's Laser
11. Diamonds Are Forever: Diamonds Are Forever
12. Live And Let Die: Live And Let Die

Tracks:

1. The Man With The Golden Gun: The Man With The Golden Gun
2. The Man With The Golden Gun: Kung Fu Fight/Let's Go Get 'Em
3. The Man With The Golden Gun: Chew Me In Grisly Land/Return To Scaramanga's Fun House
4. The Man With The Golden Gun: Slow Boat From China/Nick Nack
5. The Spy Who Loved Me: Nobody Does It Better
6. The Spy Who Loved Me: The Tanker
7. The Spy Who Loved Me: Ride To Atlantis
8. Moonraker: Arrival At Chateau Drax/Freefall
9. Moonraker: Miss Goodhead Meets Bond
10. Moonraker: Flight Into Space
11. Moonraker: Moonraker
12. For Your Eyes Only: For Your Eyes Only
13. Octopussy: Suite: Bond Meets Octopussy/The Palace Fight
14. Octopussy: All Time High

Tracks:

1. A View To A Kill: Wine With Stacy/Fanfare/Snow Job
2. The Living Daylights: Koskov Escapes/Hercules Take Off
3. The Living Daylights: Mujahadin/Afghanistan Plan
4. The Living Daylights: Air Bond/Necros Attack
5. The Living Daylights: End Title
6. Licence To Kill: Suite
7. Goldeneye: Goldeneye
8. Goldeneye: Tank Drive Around St. Petersburg
9. Tomorrow Never Dies: Tomorrow Never Dies
10. Tomorrow Never Dies: Surrender
11. The World Is Not Enough: Ice Bandits
12. The World Is Not Enough: Access Denied
13. The World Is Not Enough: The World Is Not Enough
14. The James Bond Theme (Symphonic Version)

Amazon.com

The exploits of Ian Fleming's British super-agent James Bond have long since become the longest running film series in history, spanning 40 years and counting. Not the least of the cycle's charm has been its music, a body of work that encompasses pop clichés (the twangy guitar of Monty Norman's original "James Bond Theme") and elegant underscores alike. While this collection spans music from Dr. No to The World Is Not Enough, decades of various legal entanglements prevented it from becoming the ultimate Bond music anthology. This is more a credible simulation, a newly recorded collection of cues and suites (including music previously unreleased on the original soundtracks) performed by Nic Raine and the City of Prague Symphony Orchestra. With John Barry's lush, ever-evocative scores both forming the core and setting the tone (but also featuring the work of George Martin, David Arnold, Michael Kamen, Bill Conti, and Eric Serra), it's the most comprehensive--if not exactly authentic--collection of Bond music yet attempted. --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

almost the perfect James Bond collection.......2005-07-20

this 4 CD box has most of the familiar James Bond compositions.

Still,some tunes are missing(from for instance Thunderball and For Your Eyes Only)and most of the time the attention is on the instrumental version of the title track which is a bit of a shame.And yet,there are too many great pieces on this collection to make it a failure.Alpine Drive,Dawn Raid at Fort Knox,On Her Majesty's Secret Service(every track),Miss Goodhead and so on.All great pieces that not only show the great talent of John Barry but also the great power of James Bond films.Cause when you hear the music,you see the scenes in front of you.

Very much a recommendation to all Bond and Barry fans although sometimes it focusses too much on title songs.The only solution is to buy all separate soundtracks.

Good Collection.......2005-02-24

Very nice packaging and good tracks from the Bond music library make this an anoutstanding item. "From Russia With Love" and "Diamonds Are Forever" contain beautiful and energetic renditions. The John Barry music is handled quite well. I didn't real care for the David Arnold selections. "The World Is Not Enough" was weak. Overall it is a good collection just the same.

Not excatly what I expected.......2003-04-10

I when I read some of the reviews of this I thought that this was a complete collection of all the originals of the Theme songs of every James Bond movie and remakes done by the Prague Philharmonic of some of the other songs in the various movies. After recieveing this ... I started to listen to it and found out that it was all done by the orchestra. The are very good, but to a point it is not the same thing as owning a disc will all the orignal songs on it. Overall, this good if all the you want is the orchestral versions of most of the songs in the movies or the suites out of some of the movies. To a point these don't compare to the orignals. Keep looking if you want a set with all the orignals songs in it.

The James Bond CD for the John Barry purist?.......2003-01-28

Let's cut to the chase. Nic Raine and the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra do John Barry's work justice. 90% of this collection is as close as you can get to the original James Bond soundtracks. The other 10% lends itself to some artistic license with respect to the arrangements. Most notable is the main theme to Goldfinger. Also Nic slips in a few previously unreleased tracks. You will find these on the On Her Majesty's Secret Service and Golden Eye tracks. This CD boxed set is definitely made for the Bond soundtrack fan. The die hard John Barry "purist"/ traditionalist may find some of these tracks questionable at first, but after a few times Nic Raine's artistic license gives a fresh perspective to the familiar Bond/ Barry themes. The only reservation I have with this CD set is with some of selections that are performed. For instance, from Goldfinger, "Dawn Raid At Fort Knox" was a poor selection considering the selection available on that particular soundtrack. The most famous 007 soundtrack of all I dare say. Overall Nic hits the mark, and this CD set is a tribute to Barry's (as well as, George Martin's, Marvin Hamlish's, and Bill Conti's and David Arnold's) work. It's all here in one collection. I am a die-hard Bond soundtrack fan, and to the casual soundtrack fan I say this CD is set all you need to experience the Bond music legacy. To those who are hard core 007 soundtrack fans ...this is a FANTASTIC "addition" to your collection. This has to be the BEST (and probably the only) 007 "soundtrack" compilation. Whereas all the others feature the "main themes" from the Bond films as originally recorded, this one truly gives you the Bond experience.

Very enjoyable with most of the BOND music you'd want........2002-12-08

This is similar but more comprehensive than another BOND collection on one CD by the City of Prague Philharmonic. These are good renditions but clearly not the orginals. I must ask if the Prague Philharmonic does not own a harp? It is glaringly missing in the Goldfinger themes and i am sure on others. That harp is an exciting and beautiful touch to the wonderful GOLDFINGER theme and its absents is unfortuneatly very noticeable. Also some of the other themes can even sound muzaky if thats a word(elevator music)
It gets 3 solid stars good collection yet defineatly something is lacking.

Average customer rating:

Flies in the Face of Logic Manufacturer: Pogus ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music | Baroque | Classical | General | Modern & 20th Century | Romantic | Sinfonia | Sinfonia Concertante General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Classical | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B00000BKF5 Release Date: 1998-10-13

Tracks:

1. Piano Drop
2. Piano 1
3. Piano 2
4. Piano 3
5. Piano 4
6. Penguin Pulling a Cart
7. Please Stop Now
8. All These Fine Ideas Disappearing
9. He Thinks Only A Little at a Time These Days
10. Don't Drop the Coins
11. Look! Out on the Pond! Ducks!
12. My Decision
13. There is no Hope for People Like That
14. It's Like a Goddamn Crazy House in Here
15. First There Were Three eggs, Then Four Oranges
16. I Wish I was in St. Remy
17. A Man Shaking Hands With A Squid
18. Why Buildings Fall Down
19. The Twittering Machine
20. Dance, You Monster
21. Death and Fire
22. A Young Lady's Adventure
23. Little Jester in a Trance

Album Description

Nick Didkovsky (Dr. Nerve), C.W. Vrtacek (Forever Einstein) and Steve MacLean fly in the face of their "usual" musical situations. This is music surrounded by blurry boundaries: indistinct borders between technology, human invention, fixed composition, and indeterminate processes. The CD opens by dropping a piano on the face of traditions and expectations, and the twenty-two remaining tracks are dedicated to reconstruction.

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6. Lone Rhino/Twang Bar King [Original recording remastered]
7. Lookaftering
8. Love & Death [Enhanced] [Explicit Lyrics] [EP]
9. Manhole
10. Masters of Horror

Rap Music

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