Photographs [Import] [Limited Edition]

Product Description
Limited edition Japanese pressing features a bonus track. Details TBA. Maverick. 2005.

Photographs,Mest,Wea,Rock,Rock/Pop

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Photographs [Import] [Limited Edition]

Average customer rating: Croce's best A man lost in time. You Don't Mess Around With Jim I wouldn't listen to the fact that he was genius Super Singer/Songwriter!

Jim Croce Photographs & Memories: His Greatest Hits Jim Croce Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Folk | Styles | Music Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Soft Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Compilations | Pop | Styles | Music | Dance Pop | Easy Listening | General | Oldies | Traditional Vocalists Folk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Rhino Records | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Time in a Bottle/Greatest Love Songs Cat Stevens - Greatest Hits The Essentials James Taylor: Greatest Hits Gordon Lightfoot - Complete Greatest Hits ASIN: B000002JUC Release Date: 1995-09-19

Tracks:

1. Bad, Bad Leroy Brown
2. Operator (That's Not The Way It Feels)
3. Photographs & Memories
4. Rapid Roy (The Stock Car Boy)
5. Time In A Bottle
6. New York's Not My Home
7. Workin' At The Car Wash Blues
8. I Got A Name
9. I'll Have To Say I Love You In A Song
10. You Don't Mess Around With Jim
11. Lover's Cross
12. One Less Set Of Footsteps
13. These Dreams
14. Roller Derby Queen

Amazon.com

Until his untimely death, Jim Croce was a force to be reckoned with on radio playlists. Photographs & Memories repackages some of his best work. Romantic acoustic-oriented songs were his hallmark, and songs like "Time in a Bottle," were huge hits because of their easy sentimentality. "I Got a Name" was the singer as well-worn folk traveler, while "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" and even "You Don't Mess Around with Jim" followed standard boogie chord progressions, albeit with Croce's softer rock feel. There wasn't much really separating the overt emotions of "I'll Have to Say I Love You in a Song" and "Operator" from his sap-dripping contemporaries, but there was just enough of an edge in Croce's warm voice to elevate his love songs to another level. Like a, oh, moderately priced wine, Croce remains a classic--accessible, affordable, and easy to enjoy. -- Steve Gdula

Customer Reviews:

Croce's best.......2007-01-12

This CD has all of what I consider to be Croce's best known songs on it and is really worth buying. The sound quiality is great and if you're a Croce fan or just want to check him out, this is the CD to buy. The only bad thing is that he's not around to put out more great tunes like those on this CD.

A man lost in time........2006-05-10

Right after he died, he was everywhere on the radio. Since then he have disappear from the musical face of the earth. "Time in a Bottle", "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown","Don't Mess around with Jim" and "I got a name" are just the tip of this musical iceberg. His songs range from the touching "Photograph and Memories" to the fun hearthed "Car Wash Blues" and "Roller Derby Queen".

This album hits everything that you need from one of the Great Singer/Songwriter of the 70s. There are a lot of imposters out there, this is really the top of the chart and the only Croce ablum you need. The tragic is that his career was cut so short by his untimely death.

You Don't Mess Around With Jim.......2006-05-09

As with any greatest hits album you get someone else's idea of greatest hits. Yet if you only intend to buy one Jim Croce album you can not go wrong with this one. At least it has my favorites. In case you have not heard Jim before, the album is a mixture of fast and slow paced songs; yet all of them have his signature voice and style. These are his later recordings and were released just before he was killed in a plane crash. You may also want to pick up am album of his earlier recordings to see how he progresses through the years.

I wouldn't listen to the fact that he was genius.......2006-01-29

I'm probably like most guys who weren't around when Croce made his music. I know a handful of hits and thought the rest of this would be pleasant but bland folkish pop. (The disc is actually my wife's.) Once I found the time to sample this, I was pleasantly surprised for the most part. Croce seems able to both write convincing uptempo pop-rockers as well as melancholy balladry with an eye for the telling detail that marks the best lyricists.

HIGHLIGHTS:
"Bad,Bad Leroy Brown" was a man 'meaner than a junkyard dog' who meets his comeuppance when he dallies with the wrong man's wife. "Operator" is told stream of consciousness style..Croce trying to call and make amends with the woman who ran off with his best friend and faltering again and again ("Operator/oh could you help me place this call/'cause i can't read the number that you just gave me/There's something in my eyes/You know it happens every time/I think about the love that I thought would save me..") "Rapid Roy" combines Croce's musical attempt at an acoustic rendering of the classic Chuck Berry riff with a character study of an ex moonshine runner turned racer. Croce's wit is apparent here. ("He got a tattoo on his arm that says "Baby"/He got another one that just say "Hey") "Time in a Bottle" is a transcendent expression of love that deserves every bit of the airplay it gets. Anyone who argues this is "sappy" is devoid of heart. "Workin' at the Car Wash Blues" is rapid fire wordplay with a fantastic opening line. ("Well, i had just got out from the county prison/Doin' 90 days for non-support..") It's a shaggy dog tale of a man trying to pick up the pieces at a thankless job. "I Got a Name" is a classic plea for recoginition of self-worth amid the sea of people that is our world. "You Don't Mess Around with Jim" is another catchy tale of a tough guy being done in. Despite repeating the theme of "Leroy Brown" more or less, it's still a keeper. "Lover's Cross" is Croce's refusal to become a martyr for the sake of a woman.

LOWS:
"These Dreams" is a great lyric about breaking up ("Once we were lovers/But that was long ago/We lived together then/And now we do not even say hello..") but the melody comes off like an attempt to re-write "Time in a Bottle". "Roller Derby Queen" suffers from the same fate, sounding like a carbon copy of "You Don't Mess Around with Jim" musically. The lyric's also not terribly memorable.

BOTTOM LINE:
I've underestimated Croce. "Rapid Roy" and "Lover's Cross" are likely to become favourites of mine with more play, and I already knew I loved the "radio stuff" (Operator,You Don't Mess Around with Jim,Bad Bad Leroy Brown, Time in a Bottle) A nice collection from an underrated singer-songwriter.

Super Singer/Songwriter!.......2005-12-24

When Billy Joel wrote "Only the Good Die Young" Jim Croce could have easily made the list of the greats called back to God's house in the prime of their careers. Photographs and Memories Jim Croce's Greatest Hits is still to this date a big seller. This was his first Hit's CD. Jim was just scratching the surface of being a star. By producing 8 top 40 hits and released 3 #1 albums in a 2 year span, TV appearances, radio talk shows and a cartoon version of Bad Bad Leroy Brown (which can be seen on his DVD "Have You Heard Jim Croce Live" a very likeable artist. Could you imagine what this guy could have done if his career was able to continue? Great collection of hits.

Average customer rating: Terrible. Why all the complaining? Are you kidding? This is everything but mest the kids are growing up

Photographs Mest Manufacturer: Maverick ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Punk Revival | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Ska Punk | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Punk-Pop | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Destination Unknown Mest Wasting Time In the Wake of Determination Coming Home ASIN: B000B9EY48 Release Date: 2005-10-18

Tracks:

1. Take Me Away (Cried Out To Heaven)
2. Kiss Me, Kill Me
3. Photographs
4. Cursed
5. As His Black Heart Dies (My Mistake)
6. This Time
7. Graveyard
8. Nightmare
9. Can't Take This
10. Dying For You
11. Tonight Will Last Forever
12. Last Kiss

Customer Reviews:

Terrible........2007-07-23

When I think of Mest, I think of fun pop/punk with a little reggae influence. This sums up their first three major label releases (all of which were phemonenal albums). This album is emo. Bad emo. Their style has changed so much in one album that it's mindblowing. You can tell just by looking at some of the song titles ("Kiss Me, Kill Me", "As His Black Heart Dies (My Mistake)", "Graveyard", "Nightmare", etc.) that this is a darker album. The problem is that darker doesn't necessarily mean more mature. In fact, with this album Mest is regressing.

The lyrics are littered with words like "blood", "dark" and a lot of them allude to suicide. The lyrics aren't good, nor are they original. In fact, it seems as though Tony and Jeremiah went through a bout of a writer's block, so instead of writing lyrics they broke into the house of some random angsty 14-year-old who hates his parents and stole the kid's crappy poetry.

This album also includes Mest's worst song of all-time: "Last Kiss". The lyrics are so childish and angsty that it's nothing short of utter rediculousness. Here's a little sample: "Stare at you as you slit my wrist, and as we share our last kiss, hold me as we die". These are lyrics I might be able to appreciate if I was 14-years-old. As I'm 21, I see how silly and overly dramatic they are. And since Tony, who wrote the song, is quite a few years older than I am, he has no excuse. This is just terrible.

There are only three songs on this album that I like. None of the three hold a candle to any song off Mest's last three albums, but here goes: "Take Me Away (Cried Out To Heaven)", "Photographs" and "This Time". All three are decent, and almost reminiscent of Mest's previous sound.

After putting out this album, I'm glad Mest broke up.

Why all the complaining?.......2006-08-13

This CD is, for the most part, classic MEST. I don't know why many people seem to disagree. "Take Me Away" is one of the best rock songs of the year, not some screamo garbage or standard pop-punk. It is such a cool song. "Graveyard" is another standout. All that's missing is the FUN MEST - I love cruising in my RX and listening to "Destination Unknown" and I hope MEST does another album like that one. But their sound is unique, a gorgeous, beautiful sound. "This Time" is an emotional ballad better than anything Coldplay could ever write. As a band, the performances are the best on this CD, but the songs are not ALL good (most are.) MEST has the potential to break the sound barrier with their next CD if they combine the rocking fun of "Destination" with the musical sophistication of this album. Tony if you read this don't ever give this up. You guys will have your time on top of the world, and it will all have been worth the wait.

Are you kidding?.......2006-07-21

I simply can't believe that the band who wrote "drawing board", "cadillac" and the entire s/t punk masterpiece of 2003 could be behind this crap, but they are. "photographs" is a complete 180 from past mest releases, and I for one plan to never buy a mest record or go to a mest show again. Bands who change so much shouldn't even continue under their old name. Change the sound? Change the name. Simple as that.

This is everything but mest.......2006-03-09

What the hell!!! My friend bought me this album for my birthday and it looked to be a darker and more mature Mest. I put it in my stereo and this is not Mest they have turned pop as hell! Mest is the band that wrote "Drawing Board" "Cadillac" and "Breaking Down", this is a new Mest trying to make it to the MTV mainstream, if you thought the old Mest were too punk then you will definitely like this album, but if you're a big Mest fan then i suggest you make your way across the cd shop and go check out Cauterize or Saves The Day

the kids are growing up.......2006-01-26

ok, maybe that title makes me sound old, but im only 21. Anyways, this album is a lot more mature, and this album shows it. I personally liked their older stuff better, but these tracks are just as catchy as their old stuff if you leave it in your player enough :) And damn, there's even a DVD included. good deal!

Average customer rating: ^_^ JamisonParker Rocks!!! Impressive and touching ugh Even Better Live

Notes & Photographs JamisonParker Manufacturer: Interscope Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Emo | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Punk-Pop | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music 4-for-3 Alternative Rock | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Rock | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Sleepwalker Compromises Ghosts Things Aren't So Beautiful Now Farewell to the Familiar ASIN: B0000DJYOH Release Date: 2003-10-28

Tracks:

1. Home
2. Dead To The World
3. Your Song
4. Biting Bullets
5. Dear Everybody

Customer Reviews:

^_^.......2006-03-05

I own both of their cds. But I have to say, I like this one only 1% better than "Sleepwalker". This cds contains more upbeat songs while Sleepwalker is more emo, rock, and punk. It was sad when JamisonParker broke up though, because I was looking forward to one of their concerts back in November 2005. But I'm updated with both members. Jamison Covington has a new band called Dance with the Dead. Parker Case has a new band called I and the Universe.

Ratings for each song (_ out of 5):
Home- 4
Your Song- 5
Dear Everybody- 5
Dead to the World- 4
Biting Bullets- 5

JamisonParker Rocks!!!.......2005-03-14

I saw them in concert the other night and fell in love... They rock! Buy this CD!! It is worth every penny!! They have a new one coming out March 24th... I think!

Impressive and touching.......2005-01-22

Absolutely beautiful is what it is. The lyrics are some of the most depressing I've ever heard, but the music doesn't drag the mood down. Soft but penetrating music with heartfelt vocals. Jamison Covington is not just some depressed, angsty teenager who wrote some mediocre poetry and equally mediocre music to accompany it all to make preteen girls swoon. He's a man with a talent to make you feel everything he's feeling through words and music. Heartache and heartbreak with such intensity that no one could call it wimpy. Jamison Covington and Parker Case are the type of people you can't picture doing anything else but making music. This isn't something they're doing just for kicks. Buy "Notes and Photographs", it's a beautiful CD.

ugh.......2005-01-13

i bought this cd based on the other reviews. and when i got it, wow, i was very disappointed. this cd is not good at all. it may be good to those of you who like dashboard confessional and stuff like that, but it's not to my liking. i recommend anadivine, coheed and cambria, or armor for sleep well over this cd.

Even Better Live.......2004-09-21

This is such a great EP, I would absolutely reccomend it to anyone. Word on their website is that they are currently recording a full length!! If you ever get the chance to see these guys live, DO! They are realllllly great acoustic and sound incredible. So, Buy This CD!

Average customer rating: Must have CD

Photographs Lakes Manufacturer: The Militia Group ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music 4-for-3 Alternative Rock | 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: The Love of Life Southern Weather Cities Eager Seas In Motion ASIN: B000H7JCPK Release Date: 2006-09-05

Tracks:

1. Indian Lover
2. Love Or Gain
3. Photographs
4. Latersss
5. White Flag

Album Description

Seth Roberts and the members of the band Lakes have come together to create a hopeful set of songs that unabashedly shine as such, while still maintaining maturity—along with touches of time-tested realism. The debut EP for Lakes, entitled Photographs, harmonizes with lovely, bold, spot-on vocals—jangley-warm guitars, hints of banjos, and melodies at-times-reminiscent of The Police or Tom Petty. This first work captures qualitative reflections, romance embraced, answered questions, and unabashed reveling in light of the decidedly strange Â"state of thingsÂ".

Customer Reviews:

Must have CD.......2006-11-22

This is a great EP, everyone should have it. Its melodic songs really grown on you, melodies that keep playing in your head. The message it conveys is upbeat, challenging and refreshing. Lakes is one of the best bands to come along in a long time, offering something new, innovative and great to listen to. I can't wait until they release a full CD. Buy this CD - you won't regret it!

Average customer rating:

Photographs & Memories: His Greatest Hits Jim Croce ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Soft Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Compilations | Pop | Styles | Music | Dance Pop | Easy Listening | General | Oldies | Traditional Vocalists ASIN: B000I2KPNW Release Date: 2006-10-03

Tracks:

1. Bad, Bad Leroy Brown
2. Operator (That's Not the Way It Feels)
3. Photographs and Memories
4. Rapid Roy (The Stock Car Boy)
5. Time in a Bottle
6. New York's Not My Home
7. Workin' at the Car Wash Blues
8. I Got a Name
9. I'll Have to Say I Love You in a Song
10. You Don't Mess Around with Jim
11. Lover's Cross
12. One Less Set of Footsteps
13. These Dreams
14. Roller Derby Queen

Average customer rating: Folkways Sampler in Fancy Packaging folk music... from the core of the american experience

There Is No Eye: Music for Photographs Various Artists Manufacturer: Smithsonian Folkways ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Cowboy | Country | Styles | Music Old-Time Country | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Folk | Styles | Music Gospel | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music General | Folk | Indie Music | Stores | Music Smithsonian Folkways Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: There Is No Eye Bob Dylan - Don't Look Back (1965 Tour Deluxe Edition) The Harry Smith Project: The Anthology Of American Folk Music Revisited (2 CD/2 DVD BOX SET) ASIN: B00005R5ZU Release Date: 2001-11-06

Tracks:

1. Thank You Lord [#]
2. If I Had My Way [#] - Rev. Gary Davis
3. Have You Ever Been Mistreated [#]
4. I Can't Be Satisfied - Muddy Waters
5. Roll on John [#] - Bob Dylan
6. Man of Constant Sorrow - Roscoe Holcomb
7. Hicks Farewell - Gaither Carlton, Doc Watson
8. Come All You Tenderhearted - Carter Stanley
9. Young But Growing [From Gypsies Sing Long Ballads][#]
10. TB Blues - Hazel Dickens,
11. John Henry [#] - Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass Boys
12. Sally Goodin [#] - Eck Robertson
13. Twin Sisters - Sidna Myers
14. Sally Johnson [#] - Charlie Higgins, Dale Poe, Wade Ward
15. Pull My Daisy [From Pull My Daisy]
16. So Long: Go [#] - Rufus Cohen, Wade Patterson
17. Who'll Water My Flowers - Sonya Cohen, Dick Connette
18. Oh Babe, It Ain't No Lie - Elizabeth Cotten
19. Ramblin' Round - Woody Guthrie
20. Love My Darling-O - Alan Lomax
21. Buck Creek Girls - The New Lost City Ramblers
22. Paloma Blanca
23. Kitchen Girl [From Holdouts][#]

Amazon.com

There Is No Eye: Music for Photographs--Recordings of Musicians Photographed by John Cohen is a great mix CD of raw, ragged, and right American folk music. Though that's little surprise as, since the late 1950s, John Cohen has patched together an alchemical body of work as a filmmaker, photographer, self-taught ethnographer, music writer, art professor, and musician. The CD accompanies a book of Cohen's beautiful, black-and-white documentary photos. Cohen really knows his folk music; his 1968 interview with Harry Smith for the Sing Out! fanzine remains the Rosetta stone for the all-important Anthology of American Folk Music, and as one-third of the New Lost City Ramblers he helped bring the visceral pleasures of true traditional Americana to a larger audience during the folk revival. This collection is wide-ranging and largely unerring. From Beat jazz to gospel, Appalachian a cappella singing to a Peruvian string band--it's all here, with no slick O Brother arrangements or anything else to get in the way of the music as it would have been heard on front porches, small clubs, and backyards. About a third of the tracks are previously unreleased; Dylanologists will need this CD for a swell unreleased track by the young Bobby, a version of "Roll on John" from a 1961 WBAI radio broadcast. --Mike McGonigal

Album Description

In Music For Photographs, photographer, film maker, folklorist and musician John Cohen (of the New Lost City Ramblers) presents some of the finest American roots recordings ever made. On their own, these songs are authentic and captivating. Yet, they are only one half of a conceptual whole-- Cohen has also released a book of photographs, There is No Eye, showcasing the musicians featured here as well as many others. Experienced together, the music and the photographs create new dimensions of possibility in our collective drive to understand and appreciate people's music. Includes unreleased music from Rev. Gary Davis and Bob Dylan, as well as classic tracks from Woody Guthrie, Roscoe Holcomb, Bill Monroe, Carter Stanley, Muddy Waters, and many more. 32-page booklet, exquisite photos, extensive notes, 68 minutes.

Customer Reviews:

Folkways Sampler in Fancy Packaging.......2002-06-17

This CD is very seductive--the cover looks like a 50s folkways release, the design is sharp; the title is hip and intriguing (music for photographs?), and it's all lower case a la e.e. cummings; Woodie Guthrie looks like a bad mutha in the cover photograph.

Getting past the design, and the john cohen photographs (which are wonderful), however, we realize that this is just another folkways sampler-- sort of a follow-up to the American Roots sampler. There are some great tracks here from the old stand-bys: an early Dylan, Guthrie, Gary Davis, Bill Monroe, Doc Watson, Muddy Waters, as well as a few surprises, such as a beutiful bluegrass piece from Alice Gerrard and Hazel dickenzs, and a really interesting afro-rootsy piece by rufus cohen and wade patterson. There are a few throw aways as well (leftovers from a less successful musicological expedition, I guess.)

Folkways has no trouble riding the latest roots music wave because it's had cred as an "authentic" roots music label all along. A little slicking up of the packaging serves this comp. well, and it doesn't even take an "Oh Brother Where Art Thou" sticker to give it appeal.

folk music... from the core of the american experience.......2001-11-23

..........twenty three songs that go straight to the core of the american music experience.... everything that we have heard on the radio since the beginning of recorded music... from fats domino to britney spears... can be traced straight to these wonderful songs..... many of them totally reminiscent of harry smith's anthology.. but somehow more accescible..19 year old.. dylan.... sounding so fresh.... but so in touch with the music he was trying to restructure for a brand new audience..
I'll be listening to these songs for a long time..especially when I want to remind myself of how magical music can be..

Average customer rating: One of the best albums I have ever heard

Photographs of 1971 Don DiLego Manufacturer: Oarfin Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Alt-Country & Americana | Country | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music Experimental Music | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music ASIN: B000FTB5KA Release Date: 2006-08-29

Tracks:

1. Dreamin'
2. The City Or The War
3. At The Texaco
4. Automatic
5. Falling Into Space
6. I'm Not Like Everybody Else
7. My Misery Is A Fairy Tale
8. Rosemary's Suite
9. (Somebody) Leave The Lights On
10. Photographs Of 1971
11. Hymn One
12. Forgiveness
13. Lonely And Afraid
14. Hymn Two
15. Ghosts
16. Hymn Three

Product Description

1. Dreamin'
2. The City or The War
3. At The Texaco
4. Automatic
5. Falling Into Space
6. I'm Not Like Everybody Else
7. My Misery As a Fairy Tale
8. Rosemary's Suite
9. (Somebody) Leave The Lights On
10. Photographs of 1971
11. Hymn One
12. Forgiveness
13. Lonely and Afraid
14. Hymn Two
15. Ghosts
16. Hymn Three

Format: DVD

Customer Reviews:

One of the best albums I have ever heard.......2006-09-14

Don DiLego is simply a genius. From the first time I popped this into my car CD player it has not left the rotation. This is perfect road music for someone who appreciates the best music. It has all the attributes of a great album...great lyrics, great crafting of songs and some of the best vocals around. Once you listen to this album you will be happy you bought it. I went out right afterwards and bought the "The Lonestar Companion" and the "The Lonestar Hitchhiker". Thanks for bringing a new friend into my life Don!

Average customer rating: Bland Dutchmen Unoriginal garbage. Absolutely amazing Surprisingly Good CD Not Too Shabby...

Photographs & Tidalwaves Holland Manufacturer: Tooth & Nail Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Alternative Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B000087DUB Release Date: 2003-02-11

Tracks:

1. The Whole World
2. I'm Not Backing Down
3. Shine Like Stars
4. Because Of You
5. One Minute To Zero
6. Call It A Day
7. The West Coast
8. Bring Back July
9. Genetics
10. Losing Jim
11. Goodnight Texas
12. Photographs & Tidalwaves

Customer Reviews:

Bland Dutchmen.......2006-05-12

Now, I won't go as far as saying Photographs & Tidalwaves is a terrible album. But plain and simple, it's boring. I would hardly compare Holland to The Elms (as far as musical talent goes). Also, I really see very LITTLE emotion in the singer's voice. No real range. No depth. Not BAD mind you- just not GOOD. Also lyrics are less than powerful,and guitar, drums and keys are forgettable at best. Don't waste your money. Buy The Elms "The Big Surprise" and just skip the first track, or get "Interventions & Lullabies" by The Format and enjoy every moment of it.

Unoriginal garbage........2006-02-23

I saw Holland open a while back and decided to check them out. Their music is frankly too boring to make it, and I strongly advise that you heed my more sober review of this album.

Absolutely amazing.......2005-02-26

I first heard Holland at the FIF farewell tour. I fell in love instantly. I was thrilled to learn several months later that they would be playing at Cornerstone Festival. Holland is by far one of my favourite bands. Will Holland's voice is absolutely gorgeous and pulls at the listener's emotions. Each song is unique and wonderful. The CD is worth every cent I paid.

Surprisingly Good CD.......2004-08-28

I first heard about Holland from a video for Shine Like Stars on tv. I thought the song seemed catchy so I decided to get this cd. I personally think its very good stuff for pop/rock despite about 2 or 3 songs that I normally skip, all the rest are very good. I mean it isn't anything groundbreaking but instead is relaxing and enjoyable for when you're in a more quiet mood. Overall I would recommend this to pretty much everyone. Go out and support this band!

Not Too Shabby..........2004-07-16

I must admit this isn't the best album. I actually bought it a year ago and, initially, i didn't like it very much. It just seemed really bland and lacked that special something to make it great. Now that i am revisiting it, i am finding alot more to enjoy. Holland plays a brand of pop-rock that crosses the line into emo on occasion, but always lifts my spirits with the great, lush melodies. The lyrics aren't very deep, but they fair well with the kind of music that is played and the singer's voice. I wouldn'd reccomend rushing out to pick this up, but its a good treat to have once and a while on that lonely day where you just need to feel good.

Average customer rating: truly one of the best good One Boss Album beautiful Check this dude out!

Photographs Manufacturer: N.A. ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Folk | Styles | Music General | Folk | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B0000U5GB8 Release Date: 2003-09-09

Tracks:

1. Kankakee
2. Kara
3. The High School Band
4. Photograph
5. The Man Of the House
6. We Were Sure We Would Change The World
7. Vegas
8. When Will I Run
9. Too Far To Walk
10. Beautiful Girl
11. New Mexico

Album Description

The songwriter and lead singer of The Normals steps out on his own, offering an accomplished debut solo project, highlighting snapshots from his own life and fictional tales of young romance, marching in a high school band, and spectacular trips into the bright lights of Vegas. Andrew Osenga has a raw, emotional edge, present in both his earnest vocals and imaginative lyrics, rounded out with dynamic instrumental elements for a homemade project that sounds anything but. He's backed by some of Nashville's creative elite, including Matthew Perryman Jones, Jeremy Casella, Billy Cerveny, and the artist's former bandmates.

Customer Reviews:

truly one of the best.......2005-09-26

This album and Andrew's songwriting in general is so refreshing and honest that it's a required listening, let alone, buy. Every track is wonderful!!

good.......2005-08-21

this album changed my life. Just listen to it dont do anything else.

One Boss Album.......2004-11-02

This album is lightyears ahead of most of the garbage you hear out there. There is nothing offensive in this album. It's a light, catchy group of songs that tells a great and touching story. I'd recommend it to anyone no matter what music they say they enjoy.

beautiful.......2004-04-28

I've always loved the normals and they will forever be among my favorite bands. Likewise Andrew Osenga will always be among my favorite lyricists if he continues to put out such beautiful pictures within the stories of his songs. His songs are easy to understand, but aren't the straightforward sentimental fluff of most pop tinged music out there today.

I could keep on writing about him, but the only thing that could do justice to this album is listening to it

Check this dude out!.......2003-12-17

I "discovered" Andrew at a Caedmon's Call concert recently. His vocal range and rich story telling lyrics were enchanting. He is a modern day bard weaving his own life stories with that of folksy pop melodies. Check out the free download of Kara to experience what I am talking about.

Average customer rating: from Solo Piano Publications The most beautiful, calming music... Peaceful Escape

Generations George Skaroulis Manufacturer: Evzone Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | New Age | Styles | Music Meditation | New Age | Styles | Music Solo Instrumental | New Age | Styles | Music General | New Age | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Return to Homeland Numinous Second Nature Season Traditions Forever Young ASIN: B00004R8PJ Release Date: 2000-04-11

Tracks:

1. Hopes and Dreams
2. Castelli
3. Shenandoah
4. Photographia
5. White Ribbons
6. Nostalgia
7. Agape
8. Generations
9. My New Friend
10. Anniversary Song
11. Dreams of Children
12. Parents
13. Alethia
14. Se Ymnumen
15. Melodia
16. Farewell

Customer Reviews:

from Solo Piano Publications.......2003-10-05

"Generations" is the original theme music composed to accompany "The Generations Music and Photography Exhibit," which featured historical family photographs taken in the 1920's by George Skaroulis' grandfather,Theo Patronis. Patronis was born in Greece in 1897 and came to the US in 1913. With his camera, Patronis documented the family history as well as the old and new worlds he called home. The photography exhibit opened in Patmos, Greece in July 2000, and then had its premiere in the US in Atlanta, Georgia in January 2001. Pianist George Skaroulis' music captures an appreciation of life's simplest moments, as do the photographs in the 8-page booklet that accompanies the CD. For the most part, the music is quiet and peaceful. Some of the tracks have additional instrumentation, but the album is gentle and serene, and some of the pieces are breathtaking in their simple elegance and heartfelt emotion.

"Hopes and Dreams" opens the CD with piano and oboe in an almost wistful duet that sets the tone of the album. "Photographia" is a beautiful piece with a simple melody that mirrors the poignance of the photos. As the title implies, "Nostalgia" is a reflective, bittersweet piece, remembering times gone by. The title track begins with a variation on Chopin's Prelude in Cm, and evolves into a wonderfully flowing piece that includes flute and strings along with piano; this is one of my favorites on this album - very soulful and emotional. "Dreams of Children" captures a gentle innocence along with a moving forward. "Se Ymnumen" is another favorite - a very minor piece full of passion. It was inspired by a liturgical piece heard often in Greek Orthodox church services. (It was also on Skaroulis' debut CD, "Homeland.") "Melodia" is a simple, compelling piece that is reflective and very poignant.

A self-taught pianist, George Skaroulis doesn't have a lot of bells and whistles in his music, and none are needed. The messages are clear and straightforward, and Skaroulis is one of the more expressive pianists on the contemporary scene. Another exceptional album by an exceptional artist. Very highly recommended!

The most beautiful, calming music..........2001-11-28

This music is sooooooo beautiful. What a lovely surprise to discover this musician! I received a brochure with some Greek tapes, videos and CDs in the mail and came across the name of George Skaroulis. I had never heard of him, but decided to try amazon.com to listen to some of the selections... ahhhhhhh...
as I listened to each selection, my breathing began to slow down and my body began to relax...and a peaceful feeling began to take root. I am SOOOO grateful for this beautiful music.

Also.. his "Season Traditions" CD is one of THE most beautiful albums... Its music is sooo calming and beautiful that you can truly listen to it ALL YEAR LONG. Put this CD on and curl up with a good book by the fire... ah.. a little bit of heaven.

Peaceful Escape.......2000-08-31

I purchased this CD after I skimmed every track for about 10 seconds each. I play this cd almost everyday. George's rendition of Shenandoah evokes different deep emotions out of me everytime I listen to him. All of the other songs bring such peace and is a great relaxer or backround music while I'm at work. Hopes and Dreams, Castelli, My New Friend, and Dreams of Children are my favorites. I think I might have to buy another copy of this cd before I wear out my current one. And a bonus, George is a great guy.

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