Circle

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Nakota Nation quartet Indigenous refine and expand their already impressive sound on their second studio full-length album, Circle. These twentysomethings prove themselves to be the most rounded of all the young guns. They embrace instrumental subtleties over rapid-fire blues scale exercises and emotionally engaging singing over howling vocals. And they write good songs, too--nine of the 11 tunes are originals, and all demonstrate grace, maturity, and soulfulness. The big organ with lightly distorted, snaking-guitar-lines sound works well for the group throughout. Thankfully, they deviate from the overtly (though capably rendered) Stevie Ray-ish sound of the opening track, "Little Time." The pedal steel-flavored album closer--famed Vaughn collaborator Doyle Bramhall's "The Moon Is Shining"--is a lovely, light-as-a-cloud number that definitely leaves the listener wanting more. Guitarist and singer Mato Nanji is truly a talent for the ages. --James Conde

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Circle

Average customer rating: wonderful album Debut Album from A Perfect Circle Aenima and Mer de Noms One of my Top Ten CDs of recent times.. An Insidiously Great Album

Mer de Noms A Perfect Circle Manufacturer: Virgin Records Us ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Post Grunge | American Alternative | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Alternative Metal | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music $9.99 and Under | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Pop | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Alternative Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music $9.99 and Under | Prices | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Thirteenth Step Emotive Aenima Lateralus Undertow ASIN: B00004T99Z Release Date: 2000-05-23

Tracks:

1. The Hollow
2. Magdalena
3. Rose
4. Judith
5. Orestes
6. 3 Libras
7. Sleeping Beauty
8. Thomas
9. Renholder
10. Thinking Of You
11. Brena
12. Over

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"A Perfect Circle is not a side project," proclaim the members of Perfect Circle. It's a caution worth heeding, since the most identifiable name in the band is that of vocalist Maynard James Keenan, lead singer of Tool. On the other hand, one wouldn't be much inclined to file this one under "side project" anyway. The musicians involved go to great lengths to create something distinctive, and if the uniformity of sound can be attributed to the fact that guitarist Billy Howerdel (whose previous songwriting credits include Tool, the Smashing Pumpkins, and David Bowie) is responsible for the lion's share of the music, well, the others aren't exactly marching in lockstep. Keenan's vocals here are quite different from anything heard from him before. Subtle, thoughtful, sober, they're a far cry from Keenan's work with Tool, which is what makes this album more than a side-project curiosity. Mer de Noms has a life all its own. --Genevieve Williams

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wonderful album.......2007-07-12

If like me you like Tool's music but want something more melodic you will enjoy this album. Maynard is definately one of the best singers in the world, and in A Perfect Circle he shows a gentler side of his voice which is very refreshing to hear.

Debut Album from A Perfect Circle.......2007-07-07

Great album from start to finish. Maynards voice is absolutly amazing all over. Great guitar tone, and drums are expertly performed by Josh Freeze. Its a shame were not going to get anymore perfect circle anymore. Billy Howerdail is lame now.

Aenima and Mer de Noms.......2007-07-06

Both cd's arrived as expected in excelent condition, together in one package, and on time.

One of my Top Ten CDs of recent times.........2007-06-26

Like I said for Thirteenth Step, these are as good as it gets... Can't find any fault w/them & the 2 CDs deserve the accolades they've gotten.

Came late to the APC show, but really liking it (except eMotive, of course).

An Insidiously Great Album.......2007-04-13

I don't write many reviews, but this album simply deserves it. I actually tossed this album onto my pile of cds to get rid of after only a couple of listens, and recalling this amazes me now, because I can't tell you just how much I have grown to love this album. I made the mistake of listening to the songs that had been released as singles, pretty much ignoring the rest, because the singles did not grab me. Something made me pull the cd off the pile and listen to it a few more times. People call this album soft (at least compared to Tool), but it really rocks at times. The thing that gets to me is the dichotomy of hard, metal music mixed with astonishing beauty. The vocals and music mix in sonic perfection several times throughout the album, and these moments alone make me listen again and again to some of the songs. I admit that the main singles have still not grown on me. Amazingly, the songs I thought I liked the least are the ones that grew to be my favorites. I think 'Thomas' is one of the most beautiful songs I have heard. Three other songs on the album are rated 5 stars in my ITunes- 'Thinking of You', 'Magdalena', and 'Sleeping Beauty'. I strongly recommend that anyone who loves a broad range of music give this set of music several listens before judging it.

Average customer rating: This & Mer de Noms are about as good as it gets... One of the Best Rock Albums this Decade I love Perfect Circle APC's Best cuz they don't give a f#*k about you like i do

Thirteenth Step A Perfect Circle Manufacturer: Virgin Records Us ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Pop | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Alternative Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Mer de Noms Emotive Lateralus Aenima 10,000 Days ASIN: B0000AZJXQ Release Date: 2003-09-16

Tracks:

1. The Package
2. Weak And Powerless
3. The Noose
4. Blue
5. Vanishing
6. A Stranger
7. The Outsider
8. Crimes
9. The Nurse Who Loved Me
10. Pet
11. Lullaby
12. Gravity

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This & Mer de Noms are about as good as it gets..........2007-06-14

Instead of trying to come up with yet more accolades for this & Mer de Noms, I'll just say they are among my most-played favorites so far this Millennium. A young guy @ work turned me on to APC & boy am I grateful!



Although impossible to account for musical tastes, also like Alice in Chains, Blind Melon, Porno for Pyros, Days of the New and Live for some ideas.



But stay away from eMotive if you know whats good for you:)

One of the Best Rock Albums this Decade.......2007-05-03

I didn't buy any other album in 2004 because of Thirteenth Step. Hypnotic bass and drum rhythms mix with guitar that is alternately peaceful and aggressive. Add in Maynard's voice with dream-like lyrics on top and you get an all-around awesome record. Softer songs like "The Nurse Who Loved Me" help break up the aggressive, smash-your-head-through-a-brick-wall sounds that come out in songs like "The Outsider." The songs often build from foggy, dream-like moods to an inevitable critical mass where they explode out of the speakers. This is one of my top ten albums.

I love Perfect Circle.......2007-03-12

I wasn't disappointed and years later still listen all the time.

APC's Best .......2006-12-25

No words can describe how much I love Thirteenth Step. I am an avid fan of Tool and thats what lead me (like many others) to A Perfect Circle. At first I was hesitant about buying this album because I didn't think that it would be as good as Mer De Noms, but after listening to The Noose, The Package and Weak and Powerless, I knew I was wrong. This is one of the most beautiful and haunting albums I have ever had the pleasure of listening to.

Buy this album. The Noose, The Package, The Outsider, and Pet are worth alone the price of the cd.

cuz they don't give a f#*k about you like i do.......2006-11-15

this cd is by far one of the greatest things i have ever heard, and this is coming from a guy who listens to slipknot, trivium, korn and stuff like that but i've always had a softer side to and this album pulls it right out of me.
right from the begining i knew that the slow drum tapping beat and low bass where gonna go somewhere and sure enough at 4:09 comes the first hard riff and it was so awsome how they led up to it though that the whole rest of the cd i could'nt switch or fast forword any of the other songs, i had to hear them all the way through. even when it came to "the nurse who loved me". at first i was like, huh , eeh, but after a couple times listening and hearing the lyrics i won't change it, even to the day if it comes on in my car my friends are listening to it, like it or not.
all the radio song where great, if you don't know them you must have been living under a rock. but when i got this cd i got it with "aMOTION" THE DVD-REMIX CD SET, and when i got home i watched the dvd first and saw the "counting bodys like sheep" video and loved it, then come to my suprise on "thirteenth step" number 10 "pet" has the same lyrics but is definently not the same song(if you've heard, you know what i mean)but it was'nt til later when i got "eMOTIVe" that my friend told me it was a complete cover album pretty much, then after i listened to it i saw that they covered their own song "pet"(who else has ideas like this) and ever since i figured that out "pet" has always been my favorite song on this album. and this album is a most have for ANYBODY!!! (DEATH METAL AND RAP FAN, OPEN YOUR F#*KING MINDS)

Average customer rating: Marvelous Pretty Good the music Good incidental music but not great listening music - except the classical pieces Great classical music accompanies bland original score

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Tracks:

1. The Far Side Of The World
2. Into The Fog
3. Violin Concerto No. 3 'Straussburg' K.215, 3rd Movement
4. The Cuckold Came Out Of The Amery (Traditional) 5. Smoke N' Oakum
5. Fantasia On A Theme - Barry Wordsworth 7. Adagio From Concerto Grosso Op. 6. No. 8 In G Minor Christmas Concerto - Arcangelo Corelli Listen Listen Listen
6. The Doldrums
7. Prelude (From The Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 1 In G Major, BWV 1007 - Yo-Yo Ma
8. The Galapagos Listen Listen Listen
9. Folk Medley: O'Sullivan's March/Cuckold Came Out Of The Amery/Mother Hen/Mary Scott/Nancy Dawson - Jim Walker
10. The Phasmid
11. The Battle
12. Boccherini La Musica Notturna Delle Strade Di Madrid No. 6, Op. 30
13. Full Circle

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A trio of noted Australian musicians--Iva Davies, Richard Tognetti and Christopher Gordon--composed the film's score. They previously collaborated on "The Ghost of Time," a piece commissioned for the Millennium celebrations in Sydney, which came to the attention of Peter Weir. The director was so impressed, he played the piece on the Master And Commander set throughout production, and he asked its creators to write the music for his movie. The score interweaves "Old World" and "New World" music, reflecting the talents and backgrounds of its composers. Iva Davies hails from both pop and classical traditions; Richard Tognetti, one of the world's great violin virtuosos, taught Russell Crowe the ins and outs of the instrument; and film/television composer Christopher Gordon brought orchestral texture to the project. Given the period, it comes as no surprise that the score is infused with source music from Bach (Cello Suite) and Mozart, among other great classical composers. Percussion dominates portions of the score. "Drums signal the forward movement of the ship," says Davies, "that it's on a mission. It brings you back into the action." The score's biggest surprise comes with its use of synthesizers. "Peter doesn't make films in the expected way," says Davies, "and for that reason we wanted the score to be not what everyone expected. Peter wanted some scenes to have what I call a kind of 'futuristic' sense"--conveying the idea that these 19th century sailors were cutting-edge explorers.

Customer Reviews:

Marvelous.......2007-02-12

A marvelous collection of compositions which greatly enhanced this fantastic film. This CD is marvelous on its own. It did not leave my CD player for weeks.

Pretty Good.......2006-12-14

I purchased this soundtrack because I really enjoyed this music while watching the movie. But I was a little disappointed at the CD. Some soundtracks allow you to follow the entire plot like through the music (such as the Pirates of the Caribbean soundtrack). But this CD doesn't provide that. Several of the songs are recurring in the film but are only played once in the soundtrack. I would have liked the soundtrack to reflect the music for the whole film rather than just excerpts.

I give the music 5 stars and the CD 2-1/2 stars.

the music .......2006-11-10

The music is excellent . Flows well Better than the movie score

Good incidental music but not great listening music - except the classical pieces.......2006-11-09

The soundtrack for Master and Commander contains two distinct types of music. First there is the incidental music for the film. These pieces are heavy on the bass side of the orchestra and are often emphasized with bass drums and tympani. This music is very effective and appropriate for the scenes in the film, and I commend the composers for making a soundtrack that so seemlessly and effortlessly invokes the moods and excitement of the visuals. Unfortunately, these pieces are quite moody and slow moving - great as incidental music but not so interesting to listen to as straight orchestral music.

The second type of music is much more enjoyable to listen to. Those that have seen the film know there are several scenes in which people are playing music - for example, Aubrey and Maturin in the captain's cabin performing a cello-violin duet, or the sailors on deck playing sea shanties on tin whistles. The pieces chosen for the film range from Bach to traditional folk music, and are a welcome addition to the soundtrack. The performances are very good (including a cello solo by Yo Yo Ma), and the recording quality is excellent. Deserving special mention is the Boccherini piece (La Musica Notturna Delle Strada di Madrid), which serves as a second unofficial theme song for the movie. The piece itself is presented in its entirety, and there is a callback to the piece in the incidental music as well, which is a welcome ray of levity in an otherwise oppressive piece.

People purchasing this disc run the real risk of being disappointed - the incidental music works so well in the context of the film that you are likely to think (as I did) that the music is itself worth listening to alone. Unfortunately, I don't find this is the case, but the classical music that is included makes this a soundtrack worth having, especially for the Boccherini piece.

Great classical music accompanies bland original score.......2006-09-27

The original music to this film is dull, repetitive, and only offers the hint of good music at certain points during it's lengthy tracks. But what about all the good music you heard in the film? That was all classical music, which was used in the film incredibly well. There are three tracks in particular that save this album. The piece by Corelli is used as something the captain and doctor play together. It is one of the most beautiful pieces of baroque music of which I am aware. A second piece, Vaughn Williams "Fantasia" is the piece heard when the crewmen have to cut the line that might save their friend who fell overboard. It's a tragic scene and accompanied perfectly by the heart-breakingly glorious piece. The original piece of music is quite a bit longer than the version on the CD, but the original version also tends to drag a little in places. All the best parts are on the version of the piece in the film. The third classical piece from the album that saves it is the cello solo by Bach that plays as a theme for the galapagos islands. This solo is performed perfectly by Yo Yo Ma. These tracks make the album worth purchasing. If you already have them, avoid the album because the rest is not very enjoyable. If you wonder about this one, watch the film and listen for the music. It speaks well for itself in the film.

Average customer rating: NOT EXACTLY WALTER TROUT! I Have Waited So Long.... Full Circle Very, very good release Great CD

Full Circle Walter Trout Manufacturer: Ruf (Idn) ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Blues | Styles | Music Electric Blues Guitar | Blues | Styles | Music Modern Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Similar Items: You & Me 10 Days Out (Blues from the Backroads)/ (CD/DVD) Dirty Deal Blues Deluxe Blue Me ASIN: B000FGFUX6 Release Date: 2006-06-20

Tracks:

1. She Takes More Than She Gives
2. Workin' Overtime
3. Firehouse Mama
4. Who's Listenin' In
5. Slap Happy
6. Wrapped Around Your Finger
7. A Busy Man
8. Highway Song
9. When Will It Ever Change
10. Can't Help Falling Apart
11. After Hours
12. Clouds On The Horizon
13. Full Circle

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Guest-star projects can be such tiresome affairs. Too often, the high-profile "friend" is nothing more than the record label's idea of someone they can feature on the front cover to generate additional sales. Additionally, these performances are frequently overdubbed, so the artist and the guest never actually come in contact with each other. Thankfully, neither is the case on Walter Trout's first studio album of new material since 2001's Go the Distance. Not only has the hotshot guitarist worked and maintained friendships with these players, but they convened in the same studio at the same time to nail these tunes. Not surprisingly, the vast majority of Trout's friends are guitarists who--like him--prefer to charge through songs with the intensity of a salmon swimming upstream. Joe Bonamassa, Bernard Allison, Guitar Shorty, Jeff Healey, Junior Watson, and Coco Montoya all share guitar-duel duties, and while the results aren't exactly subtle, there's enough explosive firepower here to level a small building. Even an acoustic session with Eric Sardinas--a neighbor of Trout's--attacks like an unplugged Rory Gallagher on a hot Belfast night. John Mayall (keyboards/vocals), James Harman (harp), Finis Tasby (vocals), Deacon Jones (Hammond B3 organ), and Little Feat drummer Richie Hayward also bring their game faces, and sometimes songs, contributing to various tracks with energy and intensity. Trout plays with his usual all-stops-out bluster, but there is an obvious affection for his guests on every track, which both energizes and spurs him on to new heights on what is arguably his best and most diverse effort yet. --Hal Horowitz

Album Description

With the release of FULL CIRCLE, Walter Trout has realized a long held dream - to invite musician friends from his 35+ year career together to compose and play together. His first new studio release in five years, FULL CIRCLE reflects Walter Trout's remarkable story, from his humble beginnings as a sideman in many a blues legends' band through his rising solo star, arriving as one of blues music's beloved interpreters.

The project is a full circle in time and place, a journey through the range of styles that represent the blues music genre - a celebration of where the blues world is, where it has been and where it's going.

Among the 25 musicians appearing are John Mayall, Coco Montoya, Bernard Allison, Jeff Healey, Joe Bonamassa, Eric Sardinas, Guitar Shorty, Finis Tasby, Junior Watson, James Harman and Deacon Jones.

FULL CIRCLE is the most accomplished and satisfying release of Walter Trout's discography, and demonstrates his passion for music is just as great today as it was when he started playing as a teenager more than 35 years ago. He considers the new album a tribute to the people and the times that have helped shape his musical appreciation, demonstrating how the many styles within the blues genre can co-exist and mutually enhance each other without fight for rank or authenticity.

Customer Reviews:

NOT EXACTLY WALTER TROUT!.......2007-06-29

This CD is for Walter Trout fans who want all his stuff, even if he is joined by other artists. If you are expecting that nice raw heavy blues that is Walter's trademark, you will be in for a big letdown. He is so much better than his guests! His singing--and even his speed guitar playing--saves this offering from the garbage heap. WORKING OVERTIME, with Jeff Healey, and CLOUDS ON THE HORIZON, with Joe Bonamassa, are standouts: Trout's kind of material. WHEN WILL IT EVER CHANGE, WRAPPED AROUND YOUR FINGER, and CAN'T HELP FALLING APART sound good to me. Some bad points: Eric Sardinas, who's great with his Johnny Winter style, is wasted on a boring acoustic cut. The last track is a DJ taking, with some backgroung music. You see what I mean. We are the ones who have to pay for these throw away selections! The audio is very good. Buy it to complete your Trout collection. If you're new to Walter's music, get GO THE DISTANCE, it may be his best effort.

I Have Waited So Long...........2007-06-09

for two things concerning this CD #1 At last Walter Trout has shown what those who have seen him live already knew, yes he is a blues guitarist but he can rock with the best of them and here we at last see his wonderful range #2 a blues rock album that is just that both the best of blues and sizzling, crackling rock. I have rarely after 35 yrs of adult listening felt so completely satisfied after a hearing a cover-to-last cut banquet. The players you can tell by the listening are having a very good time with each other and the music. The back-up folks are simply the best there are out there for this music. The best addition to the main players I felt was the velvet steel train power and riding platform layed down by Richie Hayward, lifetime Little Feat drummer and in my opinion the best rock/blues (and the all inclusive Little Feat sound) drummer alive today. I remember Lowell George use to tell him to slow down or play softer he didn't then and does not now. The cuts that he plays on are the best ones and his drumming on the Trout/Bonamassa (shades of Hendrix) is worthy of the Rock Drummers Medal of Honor. Walter Trout was always a brilliant guitarist and there are always creamy sweet master blues cuts on all his releases but finally he has given us a top to bottom, 1st cut to last, put it all on the HardDrive immediately, lifelong go to when you want to Bop CD, and I humbly thank him and the best gang of blues players gathered together because they wanted to be. A Masterpiece that resides comfortably in the #1 spot of my Blues/Rock collection.

Full Circle.......2007-05-12

Greatly surprised! Would recommend this cd to any blues fan. Walter Trout must be in anyone's blues collection.

Very, very good release.......2007-05-07

Hot licks by Walter, and I love the guest appearances by Guitar Shorty and Coco Montoya.

Great CD.......2007-03-12

I have seen Joe many years ago when he had played in a group called bloodline and he is even better now.

Average customer rating: I'm glad I didn't pay for this garbage. This CD is NOT a contradiction of the past of Maynard's creative identity, but it is stinky A Ambient Folk band kidnapped Perfect Circle and recorded this album You'll either like it, or dislike it.. just like every other album in the world. Didn't care for it too much

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Tracks:

1. Annihilation
2. Imagine
3. (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace Love And Understanding
4. What's Going On
5. Passive
6. Gimmie Gimmie Gimmie
7. People are People
8. Freedom of Choice
9. Let's Have A War
10. Counting Bodies Like Sheep to the Rhythm of the War Drums
11. When the Levee Breaks
12. Fiddle and the Drum

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Maynard James Keenan is known for venting his personal angst through the abstract metal of his former band Tool and the poisoned art rock of his current outfit A Perfect Circle. On the group's third full-length release, however, the songwriter drops the high drama and gets blunt: War is bad. Politicians are evil. The world is doomed. To support his case he delivers a handful of politically charged originals and unusual Eastern-influenced covers of crusty anti-war anthems like John Lennon's "Imagine" and Marvin Gaye's "What's Going On." You could never accuse Keenan of being predictable. --Aidin Vaziri

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I'm glad I didn't pay for this garbage........2007-07-13

It's easy for hollywood to sit in their mansions and cry "can't we all just get along?" but for us military men trying to protect this great nation from those that want to kill you because of their religion, it's not that simple, and a round piece of plastic full of noise isn't going to stop a taxicab full of artillery rounds from detonating in front of your beverly hills condo.

This CD is NOT a contradiction of the past of Maynard's creative identity, but it is stinky.......2007-06-16

3.5 Stars, actually.

First, I have a couple of things to touch on.

Using Tool's "Learn to swim" as an excuse to say the CD is inconsistant with what Maynard has written in the past, isn't a valid argument. That song is his attempt at waking those up whom he wants to see swim.

There's such an incredible amount of people who acknowledge the world's insanities and don't do a thing about them. Nothing at all. To them, he says learn to swim. To those superficial individuals content in living an extremely materialistic life, he says learn to swim. This CD doesn't contradict that belief, on the contrary, it enforces it only in the same vein of wanting people to wake up. ESPECIALLY, when they hear the song AEnima and go along, paying for [...] jobs, scientology, and feeding into an incredible cycle of fear. His passion pooped this CD out, his passion pooped Aenima out. There's no different types of poops. Poop is poop, Maynard is Maynard.

He's not contradicting his beliefs or messages, he's reinforcing them and making them clearer in this CD- especially to the individuals incapable of deciphering and comprehending the complexities and metaphors in AEnima. If a person is told to learn to swim, you can take two routes: Literally (Learn to swim in water) or metaphorically (Learn to swim in the TRUE reality of horror in this world). If you can't "learn to swim", not only are you refusing to see the world for what it is, but you're becoming a slave to a brainwashed culture. You're not human, you're not independant, you're a drone and deserve to die. It's harsh, but true.

. . . There is no contradiction except by the individuals who are content in finding and using something to rile up negativity. And fear. Hell, Maynard is on Rage Against The Machine's first CD (1992) shouting, "I've got no patience now, so sick of complacence now. I've got no patience now, so sick of complacence now. Sick of sick of sick of sick of you. Time has come to pay!" No contradiction on this eMOTIVE, pure Maynard.

Listening to A Perfect Circle and Tool won't make you blind, it will only attempt to open your eyes. Maynard James Keenan is one of the greatest lyricists in history and one can't possibly accuse him of contradicting his creative identity when he's reinforced it in so many ways- ways in which he won't change so those incapable of actually working and listening can see. He's stubborn, but the best artists are.

In Passive, Maynard wails, "Wake up and face me, don't play dead." He's singing that to the world, and it has to be f*cking frustrating to have so many people misinterpret what he has to say. Especially when they twist it into making people "Blind". Hence, in Passive, "'Cause maybe someday I'll walk away and say- You f*cking disappoint me." I'd be disappointed too.

That all stemmed from a review and comments I read on here agreeing with it. And, WELL, after saying and ranting about that, I'll get to the CD.

This CD isn't in the same vein as any other A Perfect Circle CD and there is a chance that if you're a big a fan of their first two CDs, you won't like it. No song really sounds the same, but that is mostly because of Maynard's task of taking a song and completely redoing it. If you heard the songs' original versions, and liked them, you might not like this.

I'm actually a fan of this CD, if you couldn't tell already. Though, this was the first A Perfect Circle CD I heard and I'll be honest- I hated it. So, so, so, so much. Though, a year later I got their first two CDs and they became my favorite band. Really. Then, well, I crawled toward this one scared and was delightfully surprised how much I liked it. So, compared to how much I didn't like it, it's a good CD. But, seeing it from the perspective of a person not obsessed with A Perfect Circle, it isn't the best CD they have.

Gimme Gimme Gimme highlights the world's faith in the insane, it's one of the best songs. Passive IS the best song on this CD. Imagine is a close second and is almost better than the original. MAYBE it is, but I might be too scared to admit that. What's Going On can be the fourth best song on here. Counting Bodies Like Sheep is a remake of their song Pet, and, well, I'm not that large of fan, but it can be sixth best, just because . . . Gimme Gimme Gimme is number five. All the rest, I can't say I'm a HUGE fan of. But, if you listen long enough, eMOTIVE grows on you.

A Ambient Folk band kidnapped Perfect Circle and recorded this album.......2007-05-16

If your a APC fan save yourself the money and just get the song passive off of itunes. The rest of the album is like a folk/ambient experiment. If you like tool/apc this is not the album you were hoping for. The song passive is awesome though.

You'll either like it, or dislike it.. just like every other album in the world........2007-05-01

This type of album is just one of those albums that many will agree, and many more will disagree. People are very protective of their political beliefs, and no one, not even a celebrity can change their minds if they are true (the people's beliefs that is). Like mentioned earlier, not all of the songs are originals.. there are indeed a few covers (that were well covered in my opinion). That being said, I like the general 'peace' vibe coming from the album; almost every song has a peaceful, relaxing melody to it (which is clearly what they were going for). That is one thing I must say of Maynard.. with Tool and APC, the way he emotes the lyrics is flawless. He projects whatever feeling the song is going for.. if it's a song with a lot of anger, he projects that anger. While many disagree with the politcal views the album is voicing, realize that it is still, entertainment. You don't necessarily need to agree with the musicians, or even understand what they are talking about, to enjoy it or appreciate it (in an artistic stance). While I really enjoyed this album, you may hate the entire thing.. no one can tell you whether it's 'good' or 'bad'.. what's great for one person, may not be for the other.. even if they have a similar taste in music. Listen to the clips provided for you, and use your own judgement.

Didn't care for it too much.......2007-04-01

I found myself trying really hard to get into this one when ultimately the strain proved too great. It has a couple of good tracks but what happened to the style of music heard in Mer De Noms? That's where the fan base is at, and until APC delivers, then their future might be a little turbulent.

Average customer rating: fun but flawed Simply Perfect Great Album! Wonderful, if only for the instrumentals Wonderful Soundtrack

The Lion King: Special Edition Manufacturer: Disney ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Contemporary | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Disney Records | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Pop | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Classic Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Soundtracks | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Classical | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Tarzan: An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack Beauty And The Beast: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack The Little Mermaid: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Aladdin: Special Edition Soundtrack Mulan: An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack ASIN: B0000CABJ2 Release Date: 2003-09-30

Tracks:

1. Circle Of Life - Carmen Twillie
2. I Just Can't Wait To Be King - Rowan Atkinson
3. Be Prepared - Cheech Marin
4. Hakuna Matata - Ernie Sabella
5. Can You Feel The Love Tonight - Ernie Sabella
6. The Morning Report - Jef Bennett
7. This Land - Hans Zimmer
8. To Die For - Hans Zimmer
9. Under The Stars (Instrumental) - Hans Zimmer
10. King Of Pride Rock - Hans Zimmer
11. Circle Of Life - Elton John
12. I Just Can't Wait To Be King - Elton John
13. Can You Feel The Love Tonight - Elton John
14. Can You Feel The Love Tonight (Remix) - Elton John

Amazon.com

Elton John doesn't seem like a natural choice to write for a Disney musical, but he rose to the task on The Lion King, transcending his usual penchant for the softest of soft rock. Sir Elton's collaboration with Tim Rice (former writing partner of Andrew Lloyd Webber) helps connect the soundtrack to the theatrical lineage of all Disney musicals--so much so that, like Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King was eventually adapted for Broadway. Undistinguished songs like "Can You Feel the Love Tonight?" are far outnumbered by stirring, stately tunes that lent the film so much of its sense of pageant and play. --John Sanchez

Customer Reviews:

fun but flawed.......2007-05-07

in 1994, the lion king came out and broke records. the film itself took in an astounding 312 million dollars in the us. that makes it the highest grossing hand-drawn animated feature EVER (an accomplishment that will never be toppled since niether disney nor dreamworks is producing hand drawn features any more). that year at the oscars it also won two awards for the musical score and best original song (three of its songs were nominated0. so how does the music really stand up compared to other disney features.

first off there's hans zimmer's score. his score is both powerful and moving. it brilliantly incorperates elements of local african music (provided and arranged by lebo m) these elements give it a great feeling of belonging not only to the film but to it's setting. without these tribal elements the score would have been far less compeling. one small problem is when the score abandons these elementsl; they're not carried through in all of the music. but its not enough to be a real distraction. the power of the score allows the listener to feel the wildabeast charging or smell the rain falling during the monsoon or experience the brilliance of the circle of life.

SCORE 5 out of 5


the songs had music by elton john and lyrics by tim rice. the following is a song-by-song breakdown.

THE CIRCLE OF LIFE - this is a great opening number with powerful vocals provided by carmen twillie and impressive african-inspired vocals in the beggining by lebo m. with the actual film, this is not only a moving but inspiring piece of cinema. even without, this is a great song that still gives me goose-bumps. this definately warranted its oscar nomination
5 out of 5

I JUST CAN'T WAIT TO BE KING - this is a really fun song by simba and nala along with zazu. its infectious beat and lyrics definately leave u humming. this may not be the most memorable song, but it definately captures the youth and innocence of simba at this point
5 out of 5

BE PREPARED - this is scar's big number so to speak. it features the hyenas in a very dark yet memorable song. the rhaspy vocals and wonderful musical arrangements make this a great piece that is both eery and impressive.
5 out of 5

HAKUNA MATATA - this is the second oscar nominated song, and although its fun buddy type number, it does get old and doesnt really age as well as the rest. this is honostly one of the weakest songs, believe it or not, its good but just cant really hold up to the other stronger pieces.
4 out of 5

CAN YOU FEEL THE LOVE TONIGHT - here it is, 1994's oscar winner for best original song. honostly i feel that the circle of life deserved that award, but here's the song that got it. the film's version is very romantic, especially for featuring a couple of lions, timon and pumba's parts are funny, but it is simba and nala's portion that takes it home. btw elton john's version at the end is a definate winner.
5 out of 5

SONGS OVERALL - 5 out of 5

so if the score gets 5 and the songs get 5, why does the album only get 4? the answer's pretty simple. for the first time since 1989 with the little mermaid, two composers helped on this film. one provided the film's score and one provided the music for the songs. because two composers worked on this, it feels a little incohesive at times. this isn't really noticible within the film but on the soundtrack it definately stands out. elton john and hans zimmer both did a great job and the only really saving factor are the african rhythms that they both used. although this is a great soundtrack, that lack of unity does bring it down.

despite that minor flaw, this is a must-own for any disney fan or music fan in general. this is a great soundtrack that ranks right up there with beauty and the beast and must never be forgotten.

Simply Perfect.......2007-04-09

This is hands down one of the best Disney soundtracks ever! Elton John came up with some killer tunes here! The opening song always give me goosebumps!

Great Album!.......2007-03-31

This album is great, but I can't seem to find the part where simba and scar fight at the end. i was thinking it would be on "King of Pride Rock" but its not... so i'm a little disapointed in that. (thats one of my favorite scenes for some reason) other than that, i love the songs.

Wonderful, if only for the instrumentals.......2007-02-14

The songs with lyrics are cute and memorable, but the strength of this album is in the last four songs. Listen to "This Land" and it instantly transports you back to the scene with Simba and Mufasa laying under the stars, and then to the scene where Simba sees Mufasa in the clouds. Listen to "...To Die For" and you feel an intense claustrophobia as you relive Mufasa's last moments and Simba's discovery of his father. Listen to Under The Stars and you can practically hear Simba screaming, "You said you'd always be there for me!" And when King Of Pride Rock comes along, you can feel your heart swell as you see Simba take his place on Pride Rock. The instrumentals are incredible works of art that never fail to draw intense emotion.

Wonderful Soundtrack.......2006-11-16

I'm writing this review not of the release of this Special Edition, but of the music contained within. Disney's release and re-release of products is nothing new. It's one of the reasons that Disney is so strong in the market today. With that said, I have to admit that this is one of the best Disney soundtracks that has ever been cut to a disc. I never owned the original release of this music, so I'm glad that Disney did decide to re-release the original work with a few extras as part of the "The Lion King: Special Edition" release. Everything on here is wonderful, and the score itself was key to the development of the story. Selections such as "King Of Pride Rock" and "To Die For" encompass the emotional ups and downs of this film. Elton John's music is also wonderful on this disc. His most notable offerings are "Can You Feel The Love Tonight" and "Circle of Life." His only downfall is "I Just Can't Wait To Be King," which should have been left to the youngster who performed Simba's singing voice. It comes acrossed as forced by Elton John as he performs it.

The "extras" for this Special Edition include a mild and unnecessary remix of "Can You Feel The Love Tonight" and "The Morning Report," which is included on the Special Edition DVD release. Neither add to the collection, but it is nice to have "The Morning Report" on the disc.

Overall, this is one of Disney's strongest soundtracks. In my personal list, I rank it in second place behind Phil Collins' wonderfully tribal "Tarzan" soundtrack. If you don't already have the "Lion King" soundtrack, I highly suggest that you purchase this special edition copy if you are a true fan of the film or of Disney soundtracks in general.

Highly recommended.

Average customer rating: all time classic I don't know, mate... A piece of history Great Album, Great CD, Great Amazon! Great old country music

Will the Circle Be Unbroken (30th Anniversary Edition) The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Manufacturer: Capitol ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music General | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music 1970s | By Decade | Pop | Styles | Music Country Rock | Rock | Styles | Music 1970-1979 | Decades | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Similar Items: Will the Circle Be Unbroken, Vol. 2 Will the Circle Be Unbroken, Vol. 3 Uncle Charlie & His Dog Teddy The Three Pickers Dirt, Silver & Gold ASIN: B000063686 Release Date: 2002-03-26

Tracks:

1. Grand Ole Opry Song
2. Keep On The Sunny Side
3. Nashville Blues
4. You Are My Flower
5. The Precious Jewel
6. Dark As A Dungeon
7. Tennessee Stud
8. Black Mountain Rag
9. Wreck On The Highway
10. The End Of The World
11. I Saw The Light
12. Sunny Side Of The Mountain
13. Nine Pound Hammer
14. Losin' You (Might Be The Best Thing Yet)
15. Honky Tonkin'
16. You Don't Know My Mind
17. My Walkin' Shoes

Tracks:

1. Lonesome Fiddle Blues
2. Cannonball Rag
3. Avalanche
4. Flint Hill Special
5. Togary Mountain
6. Earl's Breakdown
7. Orange Blossom Special
8. Wabash Cannonball
9. Lost Highway
10. Doc Watson & Merle Travis: First Meeting (Dialogue)
11. Way Downtown
12. Down Yonder
13. Pins And Needles (In My Heart)
14. Honky Tonk Blues
15. Sailin' On To Hawaii
16. I'm Thinking Tonight Of My Blue Eyes
17. I Am A Pilgrim
18. Wildwood Flower
19. Soldier's Joy
20. Will The Circle Be Unbroken
21. Both Sides Now
22. Foggy Mountain Breakdown
23. Warming Up for "The Opry" (talk)
24. Sunny Side (talk)
25. Remember Me

Amazon.com

In an age when the old-timey soundtrack to O Brother, Where Art Thou? sells 5 million copies, it's hard to imagine how revolutionary Will the Circle Be Unbroken seemed upon its release 30 years ago. The triple album (now rereleased as a two-CD set) paired many of Nashville's venerable country and bluegrass performers (Roy Acuff, Mother Maybelle Carter, Earl Scruggs, Doc Watson, Merle Travis, Jimmy Martin, Vassar Clements) with the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, or as Acuff called them, "a bunch of long-haired West Coast boys." The idea seemed nearly as foreign as Martians setting down in Tennessee, but the Dirt Band were Colorado hippies steeped in the genre, so there was no disputing the authenticity of the music, or its earthy appeal. Aside from the sheer joy of the performances (listen to Jimmy Martin's "whoop" on "Sunny Side of the Mountain"), there's great fun in hearing Roy Acuff give the boys a lesson in doing a song right the first time (and using the word hell before launching into a religious number). And Mother Maybelle wafts through like a benevolent ghost, or at least a patron saint. One caveat: The boast of four previously unreleased tracks is balderdash, since three are really between-track conversations and rehearsals, and only "Foggy Mountain Breakdown" qualifies as a real song. But that's nitpicking. Buy it. Love it. Wallow in it. O brother, that's country music! --Alanna Nash

Customer Reviews:

all time classic.......2007-06-11

was the first record on blugrass I heard, is still an all time classic

I don't know, mate..........2007-05-29

Everyone seems to love this record, and I can see why. It's relaxed, old-tyme bluegrass from some of the masters, both (then) young and old. I don't want to come down too critically on this album, as it is quite solid, but - to my ears - that's the problem. It's solid without being inspirational.

Be honest- if you weren't familiar with the cast, it would just be another bluegrass album, no? It's just a hodgepodge of famous names, and very rarely do these all-star casts ever prove inspirational. Everyone seems to be enjoying everyone else's company, perhaps sipping a drink or two, and singing a few tunes here and there. Even Doc Watson sounds a little flat, save for "Black Mountain Rag." That should tell you something.

If you want FANTASTIC bluegrass, save your money. Buy a Kentucky Colonels or a Muleskinner record. Heck, buy an original album by any of these artists that have fire, inspiration, and are truly sensational.

A piece of history.......2007-05-16

I first purchased this album on in 1974 or there about. I recently re-purchased it on CD. It is as good today as it was then, maybe better. The music is breathtaking in it's straight forward simplicity and unadorned honesty. This is one if those albums that just happened at the right place and time. Sadly, so many of the folks on the album are no longer with us. This should be required listening for all the "young country" stars of today. Country music was never better than this.

Great Album, Great CD, Great Amazon!.......2007-02-21

Had been searching for this since hearing the LP in my youth. Just as good as I remembered. Love the additional tracks and great instrumentals. Great service from Amazon all the way to NZ.

Great old country music.......2007-02-11

I own the original LP and could no longer play it because I have gone to only CD's. I had been looking for the CD and was very happy to finally find it. This is a great classic BlueGrass album. I just love this music. If you love Bluegrass you need this album, it's a must have.

Average customer rating:

Full Circle Drowning Pool Manufacturer: Eleven Seven Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Alternative Metal | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Famous Kill the Headlights Untitled Libertad Minutes to Midnight ASIN: B000RGSOH8 Release Date: 2007-08-07

Tracks:

1. Full Circle
2. Enemy
3. Shame
4. Reborn
5. Reasons I'm Alive
6. Soldiers
7. Paralyzed
8. Upside Down
9. 37 Stitches
10. No More
11. Love X2
12. Duet
13. Rebell Yell

Average customer rating: El Bluegrass y sus seguidores en el mundo Vol. 2 SUPERIOR to Vol. 1 In the sky, Lord, in the sky Genuine heart-felt mountain music played by the best My favorite Circle album

Will the Circle Be Unbroken, Vol. 2 The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Manufacturer: Mca Nashville ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music Outlaw & Progressive Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music General | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Country Rock | Rock | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Country General | Country | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Country General | Country | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music $7.99 and Under | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Pop | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Country | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music $7.99 and Under | Prices | Blowout Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Country | 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: Will the Circle Be Unbroken (30th Anniversary Edition) Will the Circle Be Unbroken, Vol. 3 Twenty Years of Dirt: The Best of The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Uncle Charlie & His Dog Teddy Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Farther Along ASIN: B000002P8G Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

1. Life's Railway To Heaven
2. Grandpa Was A Carpenter
3. When I Get My Rewards
4. Don't You Hear Jerusalem Moan
5. Little Mountain Church House
6. And So It Goes
7. When It's Gone
8. Mary Danced With Soldiers
9. Riding Alone
10. I'm Sittin' On Top Of The World
11. Lovin' On The Side
12. Lost River
13. Bayou Jubilee
14. Blues Berry Hill
15. Turn Of The Century
16. One Step Over The Line
17. You Ain't Going Nowhere
18. The Valley Road
19. Will The Circle Be Unbroken
20. Amazing Grace

Amazon.com

"We've lost the living room," Emmylou Harris says before her ethereal version of "Mary Danced with Soldiers," "but today I think we got it back." Full of back-home warmth, inspired pairings--Roseanne Cash and John Hiatt, Levon Helm and the host Nitty Gritty Dirt Band--and a song selection that walks the line between traditionals and excellent contemporary material, somehow this follow up to the barrier-breaking first volume is never nostalgic nor aimless. In fact, it's nearly as good--even John Denver sounds inspired. Jimmy Martin sings "Sitting on Top of the World" as if his life depended on it, and Ricky Skaggs and Levon Helm both turn in vocal performances that stand comfortably beside any of their careers. --Roy Francis Kasten

Customer Reviews:

El Bluegrass y sus seguidores en el mundo.......2006-02-27

Me siento muy afortunado al poder expresar mi opinión sobre este gran album de "The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band".
Soy chileno, (CHILE - SUDAMERICA) Y vivo en una cultura distinta y muy distante de estas raices, lo cual siempre me ha significado una gran dificultad para seguirla, pese a todo, he buscado la forma de estar siempre y desde muy temprana edad en contacto con ella.
Mi afición por la música, por el estilo rock.folk, y en especial por la guitarra, me ha llevado desde muy niño a acercarme a este estilo musical, tan rico en el uso de las cuerdas en toda su gama y de una composición tan simple que permite el virtuosismo de todos y cada uno de los instrumentos que la componen.
Considero que este CD muestra la evolución del "Bluegrass" en el tiempo y a través de las generaciones que lo interpretan, fundiendo en este album la raíz folklórica de este estilo, con el avance tecnológico de nuestros tiempos, sin perder el espíritu que lo identifica.

Vol. 2 SUPERIOR to Vol. 1.......2005-10-25

As a fan of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band for more than 30 years, it is easy for me to pick "Will the Circle Be Unbroken Vol. 2" as the band's best effort, by far. In 1989 the album won the Grammy Award for "Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal" plus two other Grammys for individual cuts, and won the Country Music Association's "Album of the Year." Pretty much enough said. Highlights include Paulette Carlson's vocal on "Lovin On the Side," John Denver's vocal on "And So It Goes," the incomparable John Prine on "Grandpa Was a Carpenter," and fine work by NGDB members throughout. (If you want to hear the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band in microcosm, listen to their version of Buddy Holly's "Rave On" on the "Uncle Charlie and his Dog Teddy" LP.)

In the sky, Lord, in the sky.......2004-09-16

Some 17 years after their groundbreaking album Will the Circle Be Unbroken, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band decided to record a "sequel". While the original album featured the Dirt Band performing with veterans of the Nashville scene, they are more inclusive this time, teaming with old timers, contemporaries of theirs and even younger people who they may have influenced. While the results are not as good as the original Circle album, (and how could they be?), this is still a solid, enjoyable album. While it is hard to pick a favorite here, I am partial to the Jimmy Martin sung "I'm Sitting on Top of the World". There is a lot to enjoy here. Recommended to fans of "roots" music.

Genuine heart-felt mountain music played by the best.......2004-07-12

I bought this CD back in 1990 and it is one my favorites. The audio is supreme. The music sounds like a bunch of friends having a good time. Cash, Prine, Helm, Hiatt and Cash are the standouts. Even John Denver has a great song. I am not a "country fan." My tastes are Gov't Mule / Phish / Allman Bros.

My favorite Circle album.......2004-06-28

There are three Circle collections. General opinion is that the first album is the best, the third album is a close second and that this is the weakest of the three. I love all three but this one particularly appeals to me. It has many traditional musicians and singers but also a few less obvious singers like John Denver, Levon Helm (of the Band), John Prine, Roger McGuinn (of the Byrds), Paulette Carlson (of Highway 101) and Bruce Hornsby. Perhaps it is the presence of such guests that some dislike but you can't please everybody.

Whatever you may think of the normal music that some of the guests have recorded, they all justify their place on this excellent album of traditional music, sometimes singing songs they've previously recorded, but adapted to a traditional setting. For some of them, it may have been their chance to record some traditional country without upsetting their fans or their record label. Both would understand that this was (for them) a one-off. They certainly made the most of their opportunity.

So we get Bruce Hornsby singing and playing piano on Valley road, but in a traditional country/bluegrass style. Roger McGuinn and Chris Hillman, both ex-members of the Byrds, sing and play guitar on You ain't going nowhere, a Bob Dylan song that was recorded by the Byrds in the sixties. Michael Martin Murphey sings and plays guitar on Lost river, one of his own songs. John Hiatt sings a duet with Roseanne Cash on One step over the line. John Prine sings and plays guitar on his song Grandpa was a carpenter.

Some of the songs are oldies like Life's railway to heaven (featuring Johnny Cash), I'm sitting on top of the world (featuring Jimmy Martin), the title track (featuring everybody but particularly Johnny Cash, Roy Acuff and Ricky Skaggs) and Amazing grace, an instrumental solo by Randy Scruggs. Other songs appear to be originals including And so it goes (featuring John Denver), Mary danced with soldiers (featuring Emmylou) and Lovin' on the side (featuring Paulette Carlson).

If you haven't got any of the Circle albums, this album is a great one to start with, especially if you're relatively new to traditional country music.

Average customer rating: Classic hardcore punk album California Punk Masterpeice Raw and Ill... Wild near-classic A punk classic of the first order

Group Sex The Circle Jerks Manufacturer: Frontier Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Hardcore | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Punk | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Alternative Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music Hardcore | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: MIA: The Complete Anthology Damaged The First Four Years Bad Brains Wild in the Streets ASIN: B000008EBJ Release Date: 2001-03-13

Tracks:

1. Deny Everything
2. I Just Want Some Skank
3. Beverly Hills
4. Operation
5. Back Against The Wall
6. Wasted
7. Behind The Door
8. World Up My Ass
9. Paid Vacation
10. Don't Care
11. Live Fast Die Young
12. What's Your Problem
13. Group Sex
14. Red Tape

Album Description

An undisputed classic. Fourteen songs in as many minutes with each one more brilliant than the last. Originally released in 1980.

Customer Reviews:

Classic hardcore punk album.......2007-07-23

Somewhere between the sarcasm and humor and anger comes some of the best 14 songs from the LA hardcore punk scene.

This CD is as essential to any punker as Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables by the Dead Kennedys or the First Four Years by Black Flag. Saying you like hardcore punk without owning this CD is like saying your straightedge without ever owning Minor Threat's Complete Discography it should be a friggin crime.

This CD and the songs reflect to me like many of the albums I mentioned above all the best things about the LA punk scene. The music was not just loud, was not just angry it also had this dark sense of sarcastic humor totally missing from so many other forms of modern popular music. And the Circle Jerks were one of those bands that did it really well.

California Punk Masterpeice.......2007-07-13

While Keith Morris's former bandmates Black Flag continued down the path they started and made increasingly complicated music much to the disdain of hardcore fans, the Circle Jerks made stupid short fast songs that were more than enough to satisfy hardcore fans everywhere. This album is just a masterpeice. My favorite songs are probably Beverly Hills, Wasted and Don't Care, but as short as the album is I just listen to the whole thing nonstop every time without putting emphasis on any particular songs. In my mind this album is just plain great from start to finish. If you dont have it and you like Keith's work with Black Flag, any other Circle Jerks albums or just great early california hardcore buy it without hesitation.

Raw and Ill..........2007-04-19

14 songs in about 15 minutes... incredible. They dudes helped pave the way for hardcore... The tracks are raw... no filler, to the point. One of the great albums ever recorded. Any real fan of punk should own this.

Wild near-classic.......2007-04-12

This teen punker contains a clutch of SoCal anthems that still resonate with the skate crowd - or anybody who likes good punk done well. While not altogether consistent from song to song, its appeal comes from acknowledged classics like "Wild in the Streets" - maybe their most recognizable tune. Any respectable mosh-pit would be sent into a frenzy with most of these tunes. Their spirit of teen angst is never too heavy, and their sense of humor buoys the sharp punk style.

A punk classic of the first order.......2007-04-01

This is undoubtedly one of the greatest albums ever made. Every song is outstanding. There is not a single filler track, nothing to skip. From start to finish it is pure joy and it's all over before you know it.

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1. Climate of Hunter [Import]
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7. Emergent
8. Ether Song
9. Eve of Destruction [Import]
10. Everything Changed

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Praise God: Greatest Choirs

Sex, Age & Death [Explicit Lyrics]

Novo Millennium [Import]

Richard Strauss: Ophelia-Lieder, Op. 67; Enoch Arden, Op. 38; Piano Sonata, Op. 5; 5 Piano Pieces, Op. 3

Kool Jamming [Import]

Plays with Feeling/The Way We Were

Rap Mania Live [Import]

Albéniz: Iberia; España; Recuerdos de viaje; Sonata No. 5

The Seance