Power Pop, Vol. 1

Product Description
1996 release on R.P.M. featuring the first two albums by Eric Carmen's early '70s power pop group together on one CD,the 1972 Capitol LPs 'Raspberries' and 'Fresh Raspberries'. 19 tracks total, including the top five smash 'Go All The Way', the top 20 'I Wanna Be With You' and the hits 'Let's Pretend' & 'Don't Want To Say Goodbye'.

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Power Pop, Vol. 1

Average customer rating: A breeze from the past. A Boast for the Bygone beautiful melodies and uplifting lyrics Not a lot of new cd's worth buying these days. This one is!!! Great Taste, No Revelations

Under the Covers, Vol. 1 Matthew Sweet and Susanna Hoffs , Matthew Sweet , and Susanna Hoffs Manufacturer: Shout Factory ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Power Pop | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: All the Roadrunning Another Fine Day Girlfriend Broken Boy Soldiers Living With War ASIN: B000EQ5QFE Release Date: 2006-04-18

Tracks:

1. I See The Rain (The Marmalade)
2. And Your Bird Can Sing (The Beatles)
3. It's All Over Now, Baby Blue (Bob Dylan)
4. Who Knows Where The Time Goes? (Fairport Convention)
5. Cinnamon Girl (Neil Young And Crazy Horse)
6. Alone Again Or (Love)
7. Warmth Of The Sun (The Beach Boys)
8. Different Drum (The Stone Poneys, featuring Linda Ronstadt)
9. The Kids Are Alright (The Who)
10. Sunday Morning (The Velvet Underground)
11. Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere (Neil Young And Crazy Horse)
12. Care Of Cell #44 (The Zombies)
13. Monday Monday (The Mamas And The Papas)
14. She May Call You Up Tonight (The Left Banke)
15. Run To Me (The Bee Gees)

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Sid (Matthew Sweet, after his character's name in the Austin Powers band Ming Tea) and Susie (Susanna Hoffs, who joined him and Mike Myers in belting out "BBC" on the soundtrack) are in as fine voice as ever on Under the Covers, Vol. 1, a 15-song collection of tunes first made famous by the likes of the Beatles, the Beach Boys, the Mamas and the Papas, and the Who. And man, were they born to sing this stuff. Both the Bangles and Sweet discographies are derivative--in the best possible sense--of late-'60s pop-rock, and who didn't love the Merry-Go-Round, Grass Roots, Simon & Garfunkel, and Big Star covers Hoffs and company scattered among their originals? Recorded at Sweet's home studio in the Hollywood Hills, the album opens strong with "I See the Rain," a Marmalade song from 1967 that Jimi Hendrix called the year's best British single but was a hit only in the Netherlands. Maybe Sweet's stinging, ringing fretwork (he plays most of the non-percussion instruments on this disc) and Hoffs's throwback vocals will rectify that, nearly 40 years later. The two proceed to nail the Beatles' "And Your Bird Can Sing," one of the high points on Revolver, and score similarly with Fairport Convention's "Who Knows Where the Time Goes?" (Hoffs in full ballad mode), the Stone Poneys' "Different Drum," the Who's "The Kids Are Alright," Love's "Alone Again Or," and a pair of Neil Young numbers, "Cinnamon Girl" and "Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere." Some of the selections do miss the mark--Hoffs's smoky-sweet backing vocals seem a little misplaced on Dylan's "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue," and "The Warmth of the Sun" was probably the wrong Beach Boys track for Sweet to attempt (Brian Wilson himself strains at those high notes nowadays). But by and large this is a delightful power-pop excursion. Van Dyke Parks's liner notes, keyboards, and string arrangements make it that much better, as do Sweet collaborator Ric Menck's drums, Ed Fotheringham's illustrations, and Henry Diltz's photographs (Hoffs looks as stunning today as she did when laying down All Over the Place). --Benjamin Lukoff

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Album Description

What do alt-rock/power pop heroes like Susanna Hoffs (The Bangles) and Matthew Sweet do on their time off? They get together in Matthew's comfy home studio and record a stunning album of their favorite '60s pop hits and rarities, of course!

The two first worked together in conjunction with Mike Myers as members of the band Ming Tea, appearing in all three Austin Powers movies and soundtracks. Now they've struck out on their own with Under The Covers Vol. 1, a tribute to their favorite '60s acts, including The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Neil Young,The Who, and cult favorites like The Velvet Underground,The Zombies,The Left Banke, and Love. Leaving the songwriting to others lets Matthew and Susanna focus on singing, and the results are breathtaking. For extra authenticity, they even asked Van Dyke Parks (most famous for his work with the Beach Boys)to play keyboards and write string arrangements. It all adds up to a rock fan's dream come true.

Customer Reviews:

A breeze from the past........2007-06-23

No, not a blast, just a refreshing breeze. Was any new ground in pop music broken here? Nope. But it's fun and well done all the way through, and some of the great classics of the '60 get tweaked a bit, with great reverence, so that they are both old and new at the same time.

My one criticism is based on my purpose for buying it. I am in desperate need of music that my two young boys can enjoy and that won't drive me stark raving mad with boredom. I was hoping this would fit the bill, but the psychodelic first track "I See The Rain" is about the least accessible of the entire recording and my kids immediately decided they didn't like this CD.

Of course, I can always try again with the CD player on random play mode, but it got me thinking that with a little tweakage here and there this could have been a real breakthrough into the child's music market, since it seems to be a trend to record covers of classics and market them to kids.

Be that as it may, Susanna Hoff's voice is as distinctive as it was in the heyday of the Bangles, and since this CD says "Vol 1" on it I can only hope that there will be additional volumes to follow. I get it, even if my kids don't.

A Boast for the Bygone.......2007-03-18

Apparently, Matthew Sweet & Susanna Hoffs were going to bill themselves as "Sid & Susie." Glad the Shout label has their names on the release, because it made me look twice & eventually get this disc. There really aren't weak tracks on this CD. Cover versions can add to an original or well-known track, simply be a carbon copy or sometimes make you want to go back to the original disc. Two of these tracks have spent a great deal of time in my personal top ten rotation. I think my very favorite, which is a favorite because I kept playing it off the Left Banke record repeatedly back in its day and haven't heard it elsewhere, is "She May Call You Up Tonight." Ian Matthews did record a version of it, but the Left Banke's baroque pop was a unique sound. Sid & Susie give it a hard edge complete with soaring harmonies and jangling guitars, "I've been telling lines I never knew, all to keep that girl away from you." It's a luscious cover, not an obvious choice. Also a wonderful cover is "And Your Bird Can Sing" that pumps energy into what was a minor recording for the Beatles, but gleams with Sweet & Hoffs, "When your prize possessions start to wear you down, look in my direction, I'll be round." "Monday Monday" which will be one of the more familiar tracks is also given an excellent rendition with Hoffs proudly singing the "ba-da, ba-da's" like a boast for the bygone. The track has a stunning energy and is pure delight. I particularly like how the reverb flows into the break before the final chorus resumes. Fairport Convention & Judy Collins are closely identified with the Sandy Denny classic "Who Knows Where the Time Goes." Susan Cowsill recorded a cover of it on her recent "Just Believe It" set that went to the top of my favorite tracks of the year, as did the entire CD. Sid & Susie do a great version here, although I still go back to Collins' crystal Colorado voice and Susan's wonderful reading. I also enjoy their version of the Bee Gees' "Run to Me." The Bee Gees are kind of like the musical equivalent of Woody Allen -- it's hard not to sound like them, much as its hard for other actors not to sound like Woody Allen when doing his dialogue. Their rhythms and sound are so distinctive. This track is a contemplative gem that closes the disc. There are no weak tracks on this set, which makes me hope that a volume two does arrive! Enjoy!

beautiful melodies and uplifting lyrics.......2007-02-15

The Good
A catchy guitar hook and a blending of Hoffs and Sweet's vocals command "I See the Rain" (The Marmalade). On "And Your Bird Can Sing" (The Beatles), Sweet and Hoffs trade harmonic melodies back and forth. Matthew also lays down a great surf-rock guitar solo. The duo expresses their rocking side on Neil Young's "Cinnamon Girl." The tempo is slightly faster than the original, but it still has all of the edgy guitar fuzz. With just one note you will instantly recognize the mark of Brian Wilson on "The Warmth of the Sun" (The Beach Boys). This down-tempo number is lead mostly by Matthew's high-pitched vocals. Susana backs him up on the choruses.

Hoffs has such a sweet voice on The Stone Poneys classic "Different Drum." This is definitely one of the songs I think of when I think of that decade. I had no idea it was written by Mike Nesmith (Monkees). Sweet and Hoffs unleash their rocking side again on "The Kids are Alright" (The Who) and "Everybody Knows This is Nowhere" (Neil Young & Crazy Horse). As the duo states in their liner notes, Who doesn't like The Mammas and the Papas? Songs like Monday, Monday were the epitome of the music scene in the sixties.

The Bad
Nothing notable

The Verdict
Not that I lived it, but what I've gathered in my lifetime; this album recreates the sounds of the sixties with beautiful melodies and uplifting lyrics.

Not a lot of new cd's worth buying these days. This one is!!!.......2007-01-29

And all covers- who would have thought? I had long forgotten about the Austin Powers connection but I had to listen to this after a highly critical/skeptical musician friend of mine told me how good it was. Then I met Susanna Hoffs at a Bangles show and was reminded how GREAT her voice is and how HOT she looks- she is like 47 and could put most 21 year old women to shame. Anyway I had better stop talking about that or that will be the whole review. Highlites? Your Bird Can Sing- man Susanna makes this her own- I would say it is the best Beatle cover EVER. Warmth of the Sun- I worship Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys and they did a great job with this one too. Cinnamon Girl- Incredible. The Kids Are Alright- again phenominal. The only one I could have lived without was "Different Drum". I don't buy the hype about Michael Nesmith being a musical genius. I think Hoffs sounds much better than Linda Rondstat but I found it impossible to forget Linda's whining while listening to it. One of the nice things about the album is that it is full of Susanna Hoffs. No jealous bandmates hogging the mic. And Matthew Sweet really compliments her. I have a lot more respect for the guy after hearing his voice and guitar work here.

Great Taste, No Revelations.......2006-11-10

"Under the Covers" is a solid album covering '60s and '70s pop tunes. Sweet and Hoffs have the talent and production chops to put together convincing remakes of some well known songsand some exciting obscurities. Mostly it works well, although Sweet should never again attempt early-period Beach Boys (he just can't sing up there effectively). The album is more a celebration of Sweet and Hoff's great taste (and Sweet's guitar prowess) than an album with anything urgent or fresh to say. It's a pleasant listen and a good way of getting lots of great tunes in one place. But it doesn't really do anything all that innovative or moving.

Average customer rating: WHAT?! ..YOU DON'T OWN THIS!?!?...... Don't know why there aren't more releases like this This is More Like It Raspberries and Fresh Raspberries Raspberries forever!

Power Pop, Vol. 1 The Raspberries Manufacturer: Rpm Records UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Power Pop | Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Power Pop, Vol. 2 Eric Carmen Definitive Collection The Beat/Kids Are the Same Listen, Listen: The Definitive Collection ASIN: B00000737M Release Date: 1996-12-13

Tracks:

1. Go All the Way
2. Come Around and See Me
3. I Saw the Light
4. Rock & Roll Mama
5. Waiting
6. Don't Want to Say Goodbye
7. With You in My Life
8. Get It Moving
9. I Can Remember
10. I Wanna Be with You
11. Goin' Nowhere Tonight
12. Let's Pretend
13. Every Way I Can
14. I Reach for the Light
15. Nobody Knows
16. It Seemed So Easy
17. Might as Well
18. If You Change Your Mind
19. Drivin' Around

Album Description

1996 release on R.P.M. featuring the first two albums by Eric Carmen's early '70s power pop group together on one CD,the 1972 Capitol LPs 'Raspberries' and 'Fresh Raspberries'. 19 tracks total, including the top five smash 'Go All The Way', the top 20 'I Wanna Be With You' and the hits 'Let's Pretend' & 'Don't Want To Say Goodbye'.

Album Details

Two LPs on One CD.

Customer Reviews:

WHAT?! ..YOU DON'T OWN THIS!?!?.............2004-09-12

At about the time that the RASPBERRIES were calling it a day,our teachers were talking about "THE NEW MATH"...some mysterious,ZEN-like thing that would sweep the country in days to come...Surely that is what the folks at CAPITOL were utilizing when they decided,that rather than releasing the FOUR 'berries studio albums,they would issue FIVE best of's (or was it six?)instead.Thankfully, the powers that be at RPM RECORDS don't think like a record company, and as a result we have all four albums on two CD's---GARSH--WHODATHUNK? AAAANYWAY,They sound great,the liner notes are a gas and if you've never heard of the RASPBERRIES that just means that you've never heard the RASPBERRIES.Save time,buy both and discover what a huge fan you really are..That's usually what happens.....

Don't know why there aren't more releases like this.......2004-01-16

I managed to track down the individual Japanese releases of the Raspberries on cd, but still picked up this and volume 2 when I saw them. While the Raspberries are probably not everyone's idea of a big '70's band, their four album catalog is filled with more great songs than any piddly greatest hits collection could ever hope to contain, and it's great to see them get the respect that they deserve. While the debut and "Fresh" were marginally weaker than "Side 3" and "Starting Over" on the companion volume to this set, they've still got some great moments that shouldn't be missed. Eric Carmen's vocal prowess is usually given a lot of the credit for the Raspberries sound, but Wally Bryson's Rickenbacker and Jim Bonfanti's maniac drumming were equally responsible, and at times carried the show. (Anyone who thinks that Dave Smalley was just along for the ride should pick up a copy of the Choir retrospective, "Choir Practice" on the Sundazed label. Dave was a talent in his own right.) Great stuff, but the best part of this collection may be the incredibly detailed liner notes, which are a great read while the cd spins.
Someone should do this with the first four Eric Carmen cd's.

This is More Like It.......2003-10-05

This CD compiles the first two Raspberries LPs IN THEIR ENTIRETY. This is a much better option than any "Best Of" compilation, because many of the bands real gems were not singles and are never anthologized....If you are casually familiar with this band, you will be pleasantly blown away after hearing these first two albums. Nearly every song is fantastic. Eric Carmen & Wally Bryson (check out his previous band, THE CHOIR) were Beatles and Brian Wilson worshippers at a time when this was not fashionable. Their prescient knowledge of and admiration for (at the time) commercial failures like "pet sounds" and the entire Left Banke catalog is obvious, and impressive. This band had a self-conscious, Romanticized, self-mythologizing concept of Pop music as a holy grail, similar to Brian Wilson's idea of "Teenage Symphonies to God". In my opinion the high point of this compilation is Carmen's epic "I Can Remember". (Beach Boys fans, note his not-so-subtle but delightful theft of part of the melody from the little-known Beach Boys song "She Knows Me Too Well".) If you like Emmitt Rhodes, Badfinger, The Left Banke, etc, this is a great CD, get this rather than a "Best Of" compilation.

Raspberries and Fresh Raspberries.......2002-01-27

You can't get in the USA. Hello England, God bless you. It was 1972/1973 and the British Invasion was kicking it in North America. As a child I would say with every request that the Beatles were the Artist of the song. But my homeboys fired the savoy back and stemmed the tide. I actually own the vinyls with the first having the scratch and sniff raspberries smell. This CD gives you their first two efforts as well as history on the liner notes. No scratch and sniff, you missed it by 20 plus years, but the energy and the excitement of the time are captured and -- well many can't play vinyl so buy it and relive the edge as if we are all children again.

Raspberries forever!.......2002-01-05

This is an awesome cd!If you like great 70s pop and rock and Eric Carmen's solo stuff,or even if you've never heard the man,you might love this band!Think of Melodies in the Beach Boys-Beatles-Left Banke mold and put in some Who-style guitarwork and you'll know where this is going.Volume 1 has the first 2 albums and volume 2 has 3 and 4.I like this one better,but volume 2 is cool.

Average customer rating: New Wave Dance Hits: Just Can't Get Enough, Vol. 1... Some good stuff from the edge of the 80's Excellent faire for the 80's enthusiast's A decent sampling of early New Wave hits (dancing optional) Riding The Wave

New Wave Dance Hits: Just Can't Get Enough, Vol. 1 Various Artists Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music New Wave | New Wave & Post-Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music New Wave | Compilations | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music 1980s | By Decade | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Rock | Styles | Music Power Pop | Rock | Styles | Music 1980-1989 | Decades | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Rhino Records | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: New Wave Dance Hits: Just Can't Get Enough, Vol. 2 New Wave Dance Hits: Just Can't Get Enough, Vol. 3 New Wave Hits: Just Can't Get Enough, Vol. 4 New Wave Dance Hits: Just Can't Get Enough, Vol. 5 New Wave Dance Hits: Just Can't Get Enough, Vol. 6 ASIN: B0000033AP Release Date: 1994-06-21

Tracks:

1. Ca Plane Pour Moi - Plastic Bertrand
2. Warm Leatherette - The Normal
3. One Way Or Another - Blondie
4. Hey, St. Peter - Flash And The Pan
5. Cruel To Be Kind - Nick Lowe
6. Too Young To Date - D-Day
7. Local Girls - Graham Parker
8. Rock 'N' Roll High School - Ramones
9. My Sharona - The Knack
10. Girls Talk - Dave Edmunds
11. Video Killed The Radio Star - The Buggles
12. I Do The Rock - Tim Curry
13. Dirty Water - The Inmates
14. I'm A Believer - Tin Huey
15. Gidget Goes To Hell - Suburban Lawns
16. Money (That's What I Want) - The Flying Lizards

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It seems like only yesterday that MTV signed on with the Buggles' "Video Killed the Radio Star." But it's been long enough to inspire a comprehensive collection on Rhino Records recalling the tunes that got us through the Reagan years. The first five volumes of Just Can't Get Enough: New Wave Hits of the '80s compile songs ranging from influential ("Pop Muzak" by M and "Money" by the Flying Lizards), to dumb fun ("I Want Candy" by Bow Wow Wow and "Turning Japanese" by the Vapors), to shoulda-stayed-forgotten ("I Ran (So Far Away)" by Flock of Seagulls and "Love Plus One" by Haircut 100). The weird thing is how current it all sounds. In no time at all, we'll be listening to We're All Losers, Baby: Alternative Rock Wonders of the '90s, featuring similar throwaways by Radiohead, Blind Melon, Beck, and Crash Test Dummies. --Jim DeRogatis

Customer Reviews:

New Wave Dance Hits: Just Can't Get Enough, Vol. 1..........2007-06-02

Cruel to be Kind - Nick Lowe - that was my song at the time. New Wave was alive and well in 1981. Four stars overall!

Some good stuff from the edge of the 80's.......2004-06-07

It could be argued that much of what's included in this set actually belonged on a 70's collection, but that's beside the point. You get pretty good bang for the buck with this disc unless you have already invested in another collection that includes some of the more common songs on here. (By common I mean songs like The Knack's "My Sharona". Good, but is it new wave?) By contrast, songs like Blondie's "One Way Or Another", Nick Lowe's excellent "Cruel To Be Kind", Graham Parker's likewise brilliant "Local Girls", Dave Edmunds' "Girls Talk" or The Flying Lizards' version of "Money", are nothing short of brilliant inclusions. Plastic Bertrand's "Ca Plane Pour Moi" never struck me as great, but when I played this disc in the car with my daughter and her friends one day, they shocked me by singing along with the song word for word. Turns out it made a Mary Kate & Ashley movie soundtrack. (And I haven't seen Vol. 1 since.) Great stuff, but "Video Killed The Radio Star"? Was that necessary?

Excellent faire for the 80's enthusiast's.......2003-09-30

A few of these songs on this disc are pretty common amongst 80's fans (Blondie's One Way or Another, Nick Lowe's Cruel to Be Kind, The Knack's My Sharona and The Buggles VKtRS) but there are a few seriously excellent unknown gems on this disc that a majority of the people will enjoy I think. Starting with Ca Plane Pour Moi from Plastic Bertrand, then skipping to Graham Parker's Local Girls. The highlight of the disc is Tim Curry's (Rocky Horror Picture Show) insane song, I Do the Rock which seems to get better with every listen. Out of the entire collection, I give this one a rating of 7.5 out of 10

A decent sampling of early New Wave hits (dancing optional).......2002-12-23

New Wave was the term used to describe the music that came after punk rock in the late 1970s and early 1980s, although certainly it included post-punk music as well. However, I never really thought of it sas "dance" music, which means nothing because I never went dancing to disco, techno, or anything in between. So this might be Volume 1 of "New Wave Dance Hits" but I just think of it as a solid New Wave collection. New Wave might have been the pop music of its time, but it retained the vigor and irreverence of punk music as well as being musically more sophisticated with its interest in electronics and such. This collection has the virtue of including the songs that defined the change in music, namely the Knack's "My Sharona," the Ramones "Rock & Roll High School," and the song that heralded the creation of MTV, "Video Killed the Radio Star" by the Buggles. These sixteen tracks are devoted more to the one-hit wonders like Tim Curry's "I Do the Rock" and "Gidget Goes to Hell" by Suburban Lawns rather than the big name groups like Blondie (Nick Lowe and Graham Parker are not quite in Deborah Harry's league). But once you get beyond "One Way or Another" you are dealing with Plastic Bertrand and the Flying Lizards rather than Duran Duran, Culture Club, and the Pretends, which is fine, because the point of a hit collection like this one is to add songs you do not have to your music library. In that regard, Volume 1 of "New Wave Dance Hits" should easily provide you with a half-dozen songs worth having.

Riding The Wave.......2001-07-17

The first volume of Rhino's New Wave Dance Hits collection is a superb collection of songs that range from big hits to obscure gems. "My Sharona" by The Knack was the number one single of the year from 1979 and despite the fact that never became the new Beatles, the song is a classic with it's hypnotic, thumping bass line and adolescent lyrics. Blondie's obsessive "One Way Or Another" has a punk sneer with a pop gloss. The Buggles' "Video Killed The Radio Star" is best known as the first video ever played on MTV, but it is a fun song that has held up well over the years. Veteran rocker Dave Edmunds does a roaring version of Elvis Costello's "Girls Talk" while Graham Parker has fun on the sprightly "Local Girls". Rock Horror star Tim Curry does a credible job on "I Do The Rock" and The Flying Lizards put a new spin on the old chestnut "Money (That's What I Want)". The set would be worth buying alone for Nick Lowe's power pop masterpiece "Cruel To Be Kind". The song was Mr. Lowe's lone hit in the US and is a perfectly crafted piece of music that stands up against anything to come out this era.

Average customer rating: A Treasure Supernatural Music

Carolan's Receipt: The Music of Carolan, Vol. 1 Manufacturer: Atlantic / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Gigue | Baroque Dance Suites | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Irish Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Celtic | International | Styles | Music Similar Items: Celtic Harp 1: Music of Turlough O'Carolan Celtic Treasure: The Legacy of Turlough O'Carolan The Mystic Harp Celtic Harp/O'Carolan's Dream/The Music of O'Carolan Celtic Treasure II: The Living Legacy Of Turlough O'Carolan ASIN: B000046S03 Release Date: 2000-02-01

Tracks:

1. Sidh Beag Agus Sidh Mor
2. Carolan's Receipt Or An Dochtuir Sean Stafford (Doctor John Stafford)
3. Lady Athenry (Bantighearna Atha An Riogh)
4. Fanny Poer
5. Maire Dhall (Blind Mary)
6. Sir Festus A Burca (Sir Festus Burke)
7. Ruisg, A Bhean Na Tabhairne (Carolan's Quarrel With The Landlady)/Carolan's Ramble To Cashel
8. Mrs. Poer Or Carolan's Concerto
9. Sean O Conchubhair (John O'Connor)/A H-Uisci Chroidhe Na N-Anamann (The Ode To Whiskey)
10. Seoirse Brabston (George Brabazon)
11. Maible Ni Cheallaigh (Mabel Kelly)
12. Madam Maxwell/Carolan's Nightcap/Lady Gethin
13. Brighid Cruis (Three Bridget Cruise Airs)
14. Sean O Raighilligh (John O'Reilly)
15. Carolan's Farewell To Music

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Derek Bell recorded Carolan's Receipt in 1975, the same year he joined the Chieftains. This was one of the first LPs devoted to the music of the blind harper Turlough O'Carolan, and it helped to introduce his music to the world. The selections include "Sídh Beag agus Sídh Mór," the first melody O'Carolan composed, as well "Carolan's Farewell to Music," which was his last. Bell plays most of the pieces on the solo harp, although his new bandmates accompany him on a few tunes. There have been dozens of settings of O'Carolan's compositions released since these versions were recorded, but none have surpassed the beauty of Bell's. --Michael Simmons

Customer Reviews:

A Treasure.......2002-04-10

Derek Bell recreates the authentic sound of Carolan, the blind 17th century Irish harper who transformed this traditional musical genre. (Actually Bell is almost certainly a far better harp player than Carolan, whose genius was composition, not performance.) Bell mainly uses a wire-strung harp, which gives his arrangements the haunting air of a music box. Listen closely for Bell's magical musical embellishments. Bell includes some of Carolan's best-known pieces (Blind Mary, George Barabazon, and Carolan's Farewell to Music) but also treats us to some lesser-known masterpieces, including Lady Athenry, Caralon's Nightcap, and Lady Gethin. Thank you, Derek, and keep up the tradition!

Supernatural Music.......2000-08-07

I can't believe no one has reviewed this. I can still remember moments, whole days, almost twenty years on now only because this fine, fine music was playing at the time. This is a glorious album of tunes by a lost and forgotten genius. Carolan was a (fairly famous in his day) composer of the 17th century who was like no other. No other at all. I tried to explain it to a friend of mine recently by saying that he is the only human I can even imagine having written the Londonderry Air. This is beautiful, spectral, awesome music. Listen to the tragically short excerpt from Maire Dhall above... the piece entire is magic, pure and good.

I search/browsed my way to this page because something (unspecific, I don't know) about John Fahey's America reminded me of this album. I'm so glad it's been released on CD. Check it out.

Average customer rating: This Album ROCKS!!! Don't waste your time reading reviews - just get it Self-indulgent garbage Top-notch guitar playing. Amazing Guitar Album

The Guitars That Rule The World, Vol. 1 Various Artists Manufacturer: Metal Blade ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD New Wave | New Wave & Post-Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Experimental Rock | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music 1990s | By Decade | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Rockabilly | Oldies & Retro | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock Guitarists | Rock | Styles | Music Power Pop | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Compilations | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Southern Rock | Classic Rock | Styles | Music 1990-1999 | Decades | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music Metal | Hard Rock & Metal | Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Confessions Automatic Nothin' But Trouble The Guitars That Rule The World, Vol. 2: Smell The Fuzz Michael Lee Firkins ASIN: B000007T6Z Release Date: 1998-07-14

Tracks:

1. Black Magic - Reb Beach
2. Mr. Sambo - Richie Sambora
3. Leviathan - Yngwie Malmsteen
4. I Understand Completely - Paul Gilbert
5. Walk On Walden - Elliot Easton
6. Farm Fiddlin' - Zakk Wylde
7. Bumble Bee (Crash Landing) - Nuno Bettencourt
8. Fielt Of SOul - Alex Skolnick
9. Chype Fluxx - Richie Kotzen
10. Blues For Stevie - Albert Collins
11. Wille And Poor Bob - Dickey Betts & Warren Hayes
12. Why Do I Feel LIke I'm Bleeding? - Reeves Gabrels
13. Surfer Junkie Dude - Earl Slick

Customer Reviews:

This Album ROCKS!!!.......2005-05-10

I don't usually listen to instrumentals, but when I heard this cd from my sister, i was curious and just fell in love with this that I just had to find it myself. Anyone who needs a varitey of genres that are just as good as the last on the album, This one is for you. No ifs ands or buts about it.

Don't waste your time reading reviews - just get it.......2004-11-01

3 words - BUY THIS CD. Its quite possibly the greatest guitar album of all time..well, its up there with Rising Force, IMO. It has something in there for every amateur guitarist out there. If you're just picking up the guitar, that intro on the first song will haunt you till you master it. You won't find these tracks anywhere else, even the Leviathan track is a "special edit" just for this CD. Anyways, I feel stupid I'm writing a review for this...bottomline - every guitar player should own this.

Self-indulgent garbage.......2003-04-15

I tried to listen to this several times, but it is BORING! The songs all sound as if they are slight variations of the same theme: "Look how fast I can play". No interesting ideas, just fast, repeated riffs. There are so many talented guitar players out there, I can't imagine why anyone would want to waste their time listening to this cd. The previous reviewers thought it was good - maybe to a pre-pubescent kid with a brand new electric guitar, but to any with even slightly mature taste, this offers nothing but a headache.

Top-notch guitar playing........2000-12-30

Well, everyone is correct by saying this album is AMAZING, but I just wanted to make a little side comment. I saw the release date here at Amazon, and it says 1998... well, that's the "commercial" release date, because this album was recorded and "released" actually in 1993 or 1994, and it was sent as a gift to suscribers of a guitar magazine, I forgot which one. I first heard this album in 1994 and was blown away by it. By the way, on the first song, Reb Beach plays all instruments if I'm not mistaken.

Amazing Guitar Album.......2000-08-21

This album rules. There are so many great guitar players on it. It's also cool because whoever was on it had total creative freedom, so they could play however they wanted to. This album really has everything from metal to funk to blues.

Former Winger, current Dokken guitar player Reb Beach opens the album with Black Magic. This song is pure metal, and Reb's smokin'. This is my favorite song on the album. Richie Sambora of Bon Jovi is next performing Mr. Sambo. It also features Bon Jovi drummer Tico Torres and bass player Hugh McDonald. It is another metal song. It really shows Richie's talent. Next up is Yngwie Malmsteen. Every serious guitar player knows he's amazing so there's no need for me to elaborate on this song. Let me just say that you won't be disappointed. Next up is Paul Gilbert of Racer X and Mr. Big. His playing is amazing. The song I Understand Completely is a primarily acoustic but is filled with sound effects and electric overtones. At the end of the song he comes in full electric. Paul Gilbert's great because he plays with amazing speed and precision. Zakk Wylde does something totally unexpected for his song, Farm Fiddlin'. Being Ozzy's former guitar player and fromntman for the ultra heavy Black Label Society you expect a country intro for his song on this album but that's exactly what you get. He starts off with a lightning speed country piece before kicking into the metal style that he's known for. He like pretty much everyone else on the album plays with amazing speed. This song is also great because it shows all of his influences. In the middle of the song it goes into this whole blues piece before kicking back into metal which ends the song. Next up is Nuno Bettancourt former Extreme guitar player. His song Bumble Bee (Crash Landing) is excellent. He is an amazing guitar player. His playing on this song is no exception. It is however very short. Alex Skolnick is up next. He is the former guitar player in Testament and Savatage. He is also a very underrated guitar player. On Filet of Soul he serves up a very funky type song. It also features Les Claypool of Primus on bass. He is amazing as usual. The middle of the song slows down to display Alex's style. It also shows what a great guitarist he really is. Next up is former Poison current Mr. Big guitarist Richie Kotzen. His song Chype Fluxx shows his talent as a musician because he played all of the instruments on it. The song is successful in showing his guitar playing skill as well as his bass playing which sounds pretty decent. Next up is bluesman Albert Collins. His song "Blues for Stevie" is a tribute to the late master Stevie Ray Vaughan. It features amazing blues playing in the style of Stevie. Next up is former Allman Brothers Band guitar player current Gov't Mule frontman Warren Haynes and Allman Brothers guitar player Dickey Betts. The song Willie and Poor Bob is very different, if I had to describe it I'd say it was country blues. It features impressive slide and harmonica work. Next up is David Bowie's sidekick Reeves Gabrels. His song "Why Do I Feel Like I'm Bleeding" is an excellent song. It shows that he can play fast as well as slow. The song is very hard to describe. There is a drum machine that starts it off then some slow guitar. It doesn't kick in to the fast playing until about the midlle of the song. This album is great, but I only recommend this to guitar players or serious fans of guitar playing. If you like this album I also have a few suggestions such as Joe Satriani-Crystal Planet, Dokken-Erase the Slate, Back for the Attack, Extreme-Pornograffiti, Yngwie Malmsteen-Rising Force,Trilogy, Ozzy-No Rest for the Wicked, Racer X-Street Lethal, and Steve Vai-Passion and Warfare, Fire Garden, The Ultra Zone, Alien Love Secrets.

Average customer rating: Sousa Via the Royal Artillery! A lot of great concert band music for a little money!

Sousa: Music for Wind Band, Vol. 1 Manufacturer: Naxos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Sousa | Sousa, John Philip | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Marches | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Marches | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music CDs Under $7 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music $6.99 and Under | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music All Classical Music Blowout | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Sousa, John Philip | ( S ) | Composers, A-Z | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Instrumental | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Similar Items: John Philip Sousa: Music for Wind Band, Vol. 2 John Philip Sousa: Music for Wind Band, Vol. 3 John Philip Sousa: Music for Wind Band, Vol. 4 John Philip Sousa: Music for Wind Band, Vol. 5 John Philip Sousa: Music for Wind Band, Vol. 6 ASIN: B0000542HA Release Date: 2001-03-20

Tracks:

1. March: Hands Across The Sea
2. March: Manhattan Beach
3. Ste: Looking Upward: By The Light Of The Polar Star
4. Ste: Looking Upward: Beneath The Southern Cross
5. Ste: Looking Upward: Mars And Venus
6. March: The Invincible Eagle
7. March: Hail To The Spirit Of Liberty
8. Waltz: Colonial Dames
9. March: Imperial Edward
10. March: Foshay Tower (Washington Memorial)
11. Humouresque Of George Gershwin's Swanee
12. March: Daughters Of Texas
13. March: Kansas Wildcats
14. March: Power And Glory

Customer Reviews:

Sousa Via the Royal Artillery!.......2004-11-28

This is promising new series. Keith Brian, known for his spirited versions of Sousa with his New Sousa Band leads here the reknowned band of the Royal Regiment of Artillery from the UK. As the premiere band of the British army, tracing its history back to 1747, this full-sized 49 member band can give Sousa the full power he needs! While many marches are well known, this series promises to explore the lesser known as well. Included are many obscure marches, as well as novelty pieces, hymns, dances, etc. All go to show what a truly versatile composer Sousa was. He deserves to be better known. His music spanned many aspects, and it is quite possible to program a complete band concert on his varied works alone. Naxos deserves much credit for launching this inspired project to record has many varied works. The sound quality for such a budget price is truly great. Hats off to Keith Brian, the band of the Royal Artillery, and Naxos!

A lot of great concert band music for a little money!.......2001-10-22

This is a great recording if you enjoy concert band music and/or Sousa! I especially enjoyed hearing the lesser-known marches and non-marches - Sousa wrote suites, operettas, and more, and they are all very enjoyable. All of these are well-performed and recorded and will have you tapping your foot. A wonderful and inexpensive series (see Volume 2, too!).

Average customer rating:

Between the Cracks, Vol. 1 Dwight Twilley Manufacturer: When ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Power Pop | Rock | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Tulsa Monterey International Pop Festival ASIN: B00004KFQV Release Date: 2000-07-24

Tracks:

1. Black Eyes
2. Let Me Down
3. Don't You Love Her
4. Lullaby
5. Forget About It Baby
6. Round and Around
7. Reach for the Sky
8. Too Young for Love
9. Eli Bolack
10. Oh Carrie
11. Living in the City
12. Christmas Love
13. To Get to You
14. Where the Birds Fly
15. No Place Like Home
16. Perfect World

Album Details

16 Wonderfully Crafted Pop Tunes. Includes Rare Outtakes & Demos.

Average customer rating: El mejor Should leftovers really sound this good? dense rhythmic stuff Raw Power Surfacings 1;Trey Gunn

Raw Power: Surfacings, Vol. 1 Trey Gunn Manufacturer: First World Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ambient | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Ambient | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music Progressive | Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Third Star The Joy of Molybdenum Untune the Sky One Thousand Years Live Encounter ASIN: B0000296SX Release Date: 1999-11-09

Tracks:

1. Hard Winds
2. The Shimmering
3. Puttin' On The White Shirt
4. Anastasis
5. Kukuriku
6. Laguna Morena
7. Heavenly Groove
8. Hawaii 2 Oh
9. Megrez
10. Indira Opening
11. August 1997
12. One Thousand Years: Second Traverse

Amazon.com

Trey Gunn's third solo release is equal parts free jazz, art rock, and New Age, a riveting compendium of outtakes spanning a decade in the life of an active and versatile musician. Gunn, one-sixth of the rock ensemble King Crimson, inhabits a peculiar region between the electric guitar and the electric bass, tapping rich musical reserves in styles and octaves most people never think about. Using the Chapman Stick and Warr Guitar--instruments played with two hands on the fretboard, piano-style--Gunn burbles and weaves through a haunting web of moods and textures, putting rhythm first but forsaking neither melody nor harmonic complexity. Raw Power: Surfacings 1 showcases the talents of trumpeter Dave Douglas and percussionist Bob Muller, ebbing gracefully into broad, atmospheric material. With dramatic finesse, Gunn mattes fluid bass lines and percussive melodies against tonal washes and arcing leads that beg favorable comparison with those of Crimson band mate Robert Fripp. Some pieces here may be little more than fragments, but this is inspired stuff, any way you cut it. --Michael Mikesell

Customer Reviews:

El mejor.......2002-12-18

Siendo seguidor de King Crimson y de sus múltiples facetas es dificil saber en quién de sus numerosos miembros reside lo que podríamos denominar el "espíritu crimsoniano". Es evidente que Fripp es el alma mater del grupo pero sus discos en solitario distan mucho de traer reminiscencias del conjunto. Oyendo a Trey Gunn, uno de sus miembros más recientes, uno tiene la sensación de estár oyendo ecos de ese espíritu. Desconozco si él es el impulsor de la actual música del rey carmesí o si, por el contrario, se está apropiando de dicha música, para, a su amparo, sacar sus propios discos al mercado. Sea uno u otro el caso, éste, como sus otros 4 discos son expléndidos y, en muchos sentidos, mejores que las últimas realizaciones del grupo.

Should leftovers really sound this good?.......2002-07-19

Trey Gunn: if you know the man's name, it's most likely from his work in King Crimson. His music can almost be seen as a kind of toned-down version of KC without the electronic drums, or any of the evil guitar, or the strange animal noises, or any lyrics, or.. come to think of it, this is almost nothing like Crimson after all. Trey's sound is a richly textured hybrid of world beats, exotic textures and jazz sensibility with some Eno-like atmospherics throughout. The songs here don't have melodies in the way you'd usually think. Instead the instruments dance and weave lines around each other in an ever-changing whirl of notes that still seems to make perfect sense. There's a good ambient aspect to the overall sound, not just on the slowly drifting "One Thousand Years" or the spooky "Anastasis" but all over the place. As you've probably guessed, this is a difficult sound to describe to someone who hasn't heard it. The samples here should give some clue.

Raw Power isn't a conventional album like The Joy of Molybdenum (which would be a great first choice for a newcomer.. or any serious music fan for that matter), but a collection of songs that were either unreleased, hard to find or didn't quite fit on Trey's first two solo trips. Since he's very specific about song selections and arrangements for his formal albums, this project is a good opportunity to take a look at the process itself and the smatterings of extra ideas involved before the final cut. I've never once gotten the impression that he dug up some lesser tunes just to have a new disc to release. "Hard Winds" and "Indira Opening" are strong tunes in their own right, apart from the revampings they received later on. "...White Shirt" and "Hawaii 2 Oh" blend his rhythmic string-tapping with a simple tabla beat and a muted trumpet. There's also an alternate take of "Megrez," which Trey co-wrote and played on for the first Gordian Knot album. (A side note - GK is also an amazing instrumental work. If you like Trey's music you should RUN, NOT WALK to check it out.)

This music is challenging enough to captivate your attention if you listen carefully, yet easy enough to provide a quiet backdrop if you just want to relax.. it's a smooth treat for the ears that never fails to please. Take a listen to The Joy of Molybdenum first, and this will be a fine place to come once you're hooked.

dense rhythmic stuff.......2000-01-16

A fantastic record, and for me his best. It's spent more time in my CD player than any other record I've bought in several years.

Raw Power Surfacings 1;Trey Gunn.......2000-01-13

Fresh,eclectic modern jazz! Not unlike "Passport" in some respects. By far my favorite track is "Heavenly Groove".

Average customer rating:

Fizz Pop Modern Rock, Vol. 1 Various Artists Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music | Vinyl Records | American Punk | British Punk | Emo | Garage Punk | Hardcore | Post Hardcore | Proto Punk | Punk | Punk Revival | Punk-Pop | Riot Grrl | Ska Punk | Straight Edge New Wave | New Wave & Post-Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Post-Punk | New Wave & Post-Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Rock | Styles | Music Power Pop | Rock | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Rock General | Rock | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Rock General | Rock | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Alternative General | Alternative Rock | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music ASIN: B000002AIQ Release Date: 1997-10-21

Tracks:

1. Goody Two Shoes - Adam Ant
2. What I Like About You - The Romantics
3. 99 Luftballoons - Nena
4. Love And Pride - King
5. Never Say Never - Romeo Void
6. You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) - Dead Or Alive
7. Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah) - Joan Jett
8. Teacher Teacher - Rockpile
9. What's He Got? - The Producers
10. Fizz Pop (Modern Rock) - The Continentals

Average customer rating: Rare look at a Pop musical genius notebook of new songs.

Between the Cracks, Vol. 1 Dwight Twilley Manufacturer: Not Lame Archives ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Power Pop | Rock | Styles | Music Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Luck 47 Moons XXI Tulsa Tulsa ASIN: B000021YLX Release Date: 2000-04-04

Tracks:

1. Black Eyes
2. Let Me Down
3. Don't You Love Her
4. Lullaby
5. Forget About It Baby
6. Round And Around
7. Reach For The Sky
8. Too Young For Love
9. Eli Bolack
10. Oh Carrie
11. Living In The City
12. Christmas Love
13. To Get To You
14. Where The Birds Fly
15. No Place Like Home
16. Perfect World

Amazon.com

Dwight Twilley has been hailed as the Godfather of New Wave for putting hook- and riff-fueled rock & roll back on the radio in the mid-1970s with his shimmering debut single, "I'm On Fire." He then scored another big chart success a decade later with the infectious "Girls." And despite hitting the sort of jarring, midcareer record-biz potholes that have flattened lesser artists, the Tulsan motored on, often without the mixed blessings of a record contract. Twilley has earnestly claimed that all he was trying to do was write songs worthy of Lennon-McCartney and sing them like Elvis. Heady rhetoric be damned--he backs his claim with this solid collection of outtakes, demos, and studio oddities, and the songs' consistent quality makes you wonder what was going on between the ears of the A&R execs who rejected some of them. Be they power-pop rockers like "Black Eyes," "Don't You Love Her," and "No Place Like Home" (reminiscent of Tom Petty, an early Twilley Band alum), or the sort of transcendent ballads ("Perfect World," "Lullaby," "Reach for the Sky," "Oh Carrie") that sound like they've always existed, these are songs illuminated by both pop genius and a stubborn, fashion-be-damned devotion to songcraft. --Jerry McCulley

Album Description

16 track collection of rarities by one of the forefathers of modern guitar pop. The tracks span his entire career and will leave the listener scratching their head as to why they weren't released until now. 1999 release.

Customer Reviews:

Rare look at a Pop musical genius notebook of new songs........2000-02-21

Dwight Twilley gives us a fresh glimpse at the rough stages songs such as "Carrie" or "Black Eyes" go through during their creation. Much like the Beatles bootleg outtakes that many musicians and songwriters study for inspiration, Dwights release reminds us that some of the main ingrediants in popular rock music still is urgency and tension. "Rarities" was recorded mostly during 4 tracked loosely tightroped sessions, but after a few seconds your ears adjust to the garage of sound and discover why these melodies would not go away and miss the light of day. It defintely is a must have stepping stone to "Tulsa" and the rest of Dwight Twilleys catalog.

Rap Music:

1. Reflections [Original recording remastered]
2. S.F. Sorrow
3. Scientist [CD-single] [Import]
4. Segundo
5. Seven Turns
6. Silver City
7. Spin Moon Magic
8. Spooky Two [Original recording remastered] [Import]
9. Susanna Hoffs
10. Talk On Corners [Special Edition] [Special Edition]

Rap Music

rap music

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