Emergent

Product Description
In 1999, former Cynic bassist Sean Malone startled the metal and progressive rock world with the self-titled debut release from his Gordian Knot project. Featuring a lineup of renowned musicians it blurred the distinction between rock and metal - Gordian Knot is a defining statement for the genre. Featuring Malone joined by members of King Crimson, Dream Theater and Watchtower. Three years in the making, Gordian Knot's follow-up release, Emergent, pushes the envelope even further. Sean Malone is once again surrounded by a stellar cast including Jason Gobel, Bill Bruford, Steve Hackett, Jim Matheos and more. Sensory/Laser's Edge. 2003.

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Emergent

Average customer rating: Moving Modern Update to Classic American Songs Beautiful Album One hundered sixty years melted away. Missing one song Wonderful eclectic collection

Beautiful Dreamer - The Songs of Stephen Foster Stephen Foster , and Various Artists Manufacturer: Emergent ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Folk | Styles | Music Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Folk | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music General | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Unbroken Circle - The Musical Heritage Of The Carter Family Swanee: The Music of Stephen Foster Stephen Foster Songs: Parlor & Minstrel Songs, Dance Tunes & Instrumentals Songs by Stephen Foster, Vol. 1-2 The Duhks ASIN: B0002M64Z6 Release Date: 2004-08-24

Tracks:

1. Beautiful Dreamer-Raul Malo
2. Slumber My Darling-Yo Yo Ma, Edgar Meyer and Mark O'Connor featuring Alison Krauss
3. Don't Bet Money on the Shanghai-BR5-49
4. Nelly Was A Lady-Alvin Youngblood Hart
5. No One To Love-Judith Edelman
6. Camptown Races-The Duhks
7. My Old Kentucky Home-John Prine
8. Autumn Waltz-Henry Kaiser
9. In The Eye Abides The Heart-Beth Nielsen Chapman
10. Old Folks at Home (Swanee River)-David Ball
11. Oh! Susanna-Michelle Shocked & Pete Anderson
12. Willie We Have Missed You-Grey DeLisle
13. Hard Times Come Again No More-Mavis Staples
14. Gentle Annie-Ollabelle
15. Jeanie With the Light Brown Hair-Roger McGuinn
16. Ah, May The Red Rose Live Always!-Suzy Bogguss
17. Holiday Scottisch-Will Barrow
18. Comrades Fill No Glass For Me-Ron Sexsmith

Amazon.com

Stephen Collins Foster is sometimes called America's first great songwriter, but you could make the case that he was also the country's first real pop star. Writing songs such as "Camptown Races" and "Oh! Susanna," Foster, a college dropout, was self-destructive, couldn't keep a marriage together, and ended tragically. Living on the Bowery, he gashed his throat in a fatal fall in 1864 at age 37, dying with only 38 cents in his pocket. The idea of a Foster tribute record may seem staid and archaic, particularly as his lesser known tunes are parlor and stylized minstrel songs. But minstrelsy was a lot like rock & roll, and the Pittsburgh native left behind an impressive body of work that draws upon the diverse branches of music brought to America by settlers and slaves from Europe and Africa. Beautiful Dreamer, on which 22 artists celebrate 18 of his compositions, surprises with its breadth of subject matter, tempo, and interpretation, including the use of the glass armonica and santour. Most of all, the album is uncommonly soulful--Mavis Staples's dignified but heartbreaking performance of "Hard Times Come Again No More," David Ball's elegiac "Old Folks at Home (Swanee River)," and the feathery rendition of "Slumber, My Darling" by Alison Krauss, Yo-Yo Ma, Edgar Meyer, and Mark O'Connor resonate in both the heart and the head. If Foster, the pop star, were alive today, he'd likely sit at the piano in shades and gelled-up hair. But he'd be playing these same songs, timeless and achingly poignant. --Alanna Nash

Album Description

Although America's first great songwriter, Stephen Collins Foster, died 140 years ago, his legacy lives on in the hundreds of songs he left behind. Beautiful Dreamer: The Songs of Stephen Foster was recorded to celebrate his enormous gift to American culture. Foster's compositions (including "Oh! Susanna," "My Old Kentucky Home," "Camptown Races," "Jeanie With The Light Brown Hair" and "Hard Times Come Again No More") are woven into the fabric of our national identity, yet most music fans today know little about him. Foster has been unjustifiably overlooked in recent decades. No collection of his music recorded by contemporary artists has existed until now. Although tribute albums have become much too common, this project's historical significance distingusihes it from a crowded field.

Beautiful Dreamer: The Songs Of Stephen Foster is a collection of Foster's most beloved compositions - and lesser-known exquisite parlor songs of his day - sung by some of today's most respected musical artists. The album includes songs by: Raul Malo, Alison Krauss with Yo Yo Ma, Edgar Meyer and Mark O'Connor, BR549, Alvin Youngblood Hart, Judith Edelman, The Duhks, John Prine, Henry Kaiser, Beth Nielsen Chapman, David Ball, Michelle Shocked & Pete Anderson, Grey De Lisle, Mavis Staples, Ollabelle, Roger McGuinn, Suzy Bogguss, Will Barrow and Ron Sexsmith.

All of the proceeds from Beautiful Dreamer: The Songs of Stephen Foster will benefit American Roots Publishing, a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving American regional culture through literature and art. Goals are accomplished by supporting artists who honor regional culture through their work and by linking them with communities in focused educational programs.

Customer Reviews:

Moving Modern Update to Classic American Songs.......2007-05-11

This collection is a thrilling and moving presentation of the core of American music, uniquely updated with new rhythms and insturments. The "Hard Times Come Again No More", by Mavis Staples, alone is worth the price. The rest of the songs are free.

Beautiful Album.......2007-04-05

This is a beautiful piece of work, obviously a labor of love for all involved. You can hear for yourself that Stephen Foster practically invented the modern song. How incredibly far ahead of his time he was. What other 19th century songwriter has received this kind of reverent modern tribute in the past 50 years??

My favorite track is No One to Love, which will break your heart.

One hundered sixty years melted away........2007-03-20

The songs of Stephen Foster are as pertinent today as they were when he originally wrote them. "Beautiful Dreamer" and "I Dream of Jeannie with the light brown hair" float you away on a cloud of delight. In most instances, the powerful melodies and charming lyrics are not dated at all. The perfomers are some of the best around from our national treasure and keeper of the folk art, Roger McGuinn to the lesser known Raul Malo everyone brings to the CD the best of their wonderful abilities. The Duhks version of "Camptown Races is great and belies its Civil War era origins and Michelle Shocked and Pete Anderson's "Oh, Suzanna" makes you think it was just written. Buy this one for your collection or just to listen. J.Micheal Lelis

Missing one song.......2007-01-17

This is a very easy album to hear. I do wish "Old Black Joe" had been included. It is such a mournful song.

I read somewhere the short lifetime of Steven Foster's earned him about $15,000.00 for his song writing!

Wonderful eclectic collection.......2007-01-11

I am thoroughly enjoying this CD. Some of the songs are Stephen Foster classics, but others I had never heard before. The artists are quite diverse--again, some are well known (e.g. Allison Kraus) but most are new to me. Many of the arrangements are interesting and original. I especially recommend Mavis Stapleton's rendition of "Hard Times" which is very moving. I bought the CD because I heard this track on the radio.

Average customer rating: Blessed Better than Klonopin Good voice, but the venerable texts deserve better pronunciation Spiritual oxygen. Breathtaking renditions of sacred music

Hymns Beth Nielsen Chapman Manufacturer: Emergent ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music All Works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Schubert | Schubert, Franz | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Outlaw & Progressive Country | Country | Styles | Music Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Christian Contemporary Music | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Motets | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Country Folk | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Look Beth Nielsen Chapman - Greatest Hits Deeper Still Sand and Water Beth Nielsen Chapman ASIN: B00064VQVW Release Date: 2004-11-02

Tracks:

1. Ave Verum Corpus
2. Veni Veni Emmanuel
3. Tantum Ergo
4. O Salutaris Hostia
5. Adoramus Te
6. O Sanctissima
7. Panis Angelicus
8. Salve Regina
9. Hymn To Mary
10. Oh God Of Loveliness
11. Dona Nobis Pacem
12. Ave Maria

Customer Reviews:

Blessed.......2007-06-15

Only the "Holy Spirit" could inspire such a work, listening to these Hymns evokes "HIM" I would pray that many would be compatible with the fine heavenly harmonice on this C D.
Rocky Carr here

Better than Klonopin.......2007-01-16

I read a transcript of an NPR review that said Beth Nielsen Chapman meditated each day at the studio while she was recording this album. It shows. It calms and centers me within 30 seconds. Highly recommended

Good voice, but the venerable texts deserve better pronunciation.......2006-11-12

Beth Chapman has a beautiful voice which is well suited to the hymns she chose for this record, but her pronunciation of Latin is only beginner's-level, and it shows that this isn't her usual genre of music. Several of the hymns contain pronunciation mistakes which will be off-putting to people who know these songs well; they all bear the sound of Latin as sung with a very American accent.

The singers on this recording could have benefited from some pronunciation coaching: classical singers need to learn to pronounce Latin well, but Chapman didn't seem to realize they needed it too.

Spiritual oxygen........2006-10-17

Mother Teresa of Calcutta said, "Make something beautiful for God." Beth Chapman must have been listening when she produced this collection of hymns. Because of B.N.C.'s experience of personal heart-ache that preceded this recording, there's a touching dose of holy sobriety in her delivery. After listening to some snippets on-line, I first bought this for my Mom who is in her 70s. Since I finally bought another copy for myself a few weeks ago, it has dominated my car CD player. My 28 year old son, who doesn't know this pre-Vatican II repertoire, absolutely loves it. This is timeless, edifying stuff -- no artificial ingredients. Thank you, Beth. I'm so glad I found your Hymns project.

Breathtaking renditions of sacred music.......2006-07-05

Chapman takes some of the Christendom's most beautiful music and lends a simple reverence to it that works wonderfully well. She's also written a very sweet new hymn to Mary. I buy virtually no music - my collection is already sufficient. But I only had to hear a bit of one song - Panis Angelicus - to get me onto iTunes for this album.

Every single song is perfectly lovely: quiet and rousing, simple and complex, altogether reverent.

Average customer rating: Progressive Instrumental Masterpiece Awesome Good Instrumental that is highly recommended IS EVERYONE HERE DEAF?????????? I couldn't ask for anything more

Emergent Gordian Knot Manufacturer: Sensory Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Progressive | Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Gordian Knot A Sceptic's Universe Focus Second Life Syndrome Fear of a Blank Planet ASIN: B00007KSAB Release Date: 2003-01-14

Tracks:

1. Arsis
2. Muttersprache
3. A Shaman's Whisper
4. Fischer's Gambit
5. Grace (Live)
6. Some Brighter Thing
7. The Brooke The Ocean
8. Singing Deep Mountain

Album Description

In 1999, former Cynic bassist Sean Malone startled the metal and progressive rock world with the self-titled debut release from his Gordian Knot project. Featuring a lineup of renowned musicians it blurred the distinction between rock and metal - Gordian Knot is a defining statement for the genre. Featuring Malone joined by members of King Crimson, Dream Theater and Watchtower. Three years in the making, Gordian Knot's follow-up release, Emergent, pushes the envelope even further. Sean Malone is once again surrounded by a stellar cast including Jason Gobel, Bill Bruford, Steve Hackett, Jim Matheos and more. Sensory/Laser's Edge. 2003.

Customer Reviews:

Progressive Instrumental Masterpiece.......2007-03-05

Gordian Knot is a sort of prog supergroup, the brainchild of bassist Sean Malone, but including such progressive luminaries as Bill Bruford, Jim Matheos and fomer members of Cynic and Aghora. Epic, surreal, textural, innovative, and completely uncommercial in it's approach-any fan of exploratory boundary-pushing music should own this album.

Emergent is an instrumental album full of music that comes across as new-age one minute, jazz fusion the next, followed by heavy post-metal crescendos and meditative guitar flourishes. Very unusual, avant-garde and almost resembling a cinematic landscape at times, this is not a "shred" or show-off instrumental album, but a cohesive statement where all of it's parts are incorporated into a seamless sonic whole. Sure, there are some amazing guitar (and bass) solos, but they are folded almost casusally into the music. Fantastic and inspirational music. Highly recommended!

Awesome.......2006-08-22

A fresh breath of air in the stagnant instrumental rock scenario. Brilliant work, Sean Malone is a blessing for the genre.

Good Instrumental that is highly recommended.......2005-12-30

The title says it all. I put this CD aside for the longest time, but after some replays, it really surprised me. Of course anything with Bruford is worth listening too, for the most part.

IS EVERYONE HERE DEAF??????????.......2005-05-06

I'll make this short and sweet. Awesome musianship and arrangement, horrible production. It may well have been a 4 or 5 star effort if the mix didnt sound like absolute crap!!!!!

I couldn't ask for anything more.......2005-03-12

The first review I read of this album was in a guitar player's magazine-I think it was "Guitar World", or something like that, but I knew it had to be good, since the reviewer gave it a high mark. I picked it up not long after and it quickly became one of my most listened-to discs. This album manages to fuse together so many different sounds and elements that you begin to wonder how they fit them all onto one disc. From the screaming dissonance that opens "Muttersprache" to the slow burn of "Fischer's Gambit" to the sensory-stretching noise of "grace" to the beautiful melodies of "Singing Deep Mountain" this takes the listener on a highly rewarding musical journey. Some of the pieces border on the metallic, with crunchy riffs and dizzying solos, but it seems like every track has some sort of break or change of pace in it to keep from becoming to monotonous. There are plenty of jazz elements interwoven into the framework of guitar-rock, and the drums are crisp and and have a "nearness" to them.
"Muttersprache" opens with a burst of heavy-metal riffing that is quickly peppered with jazzy undercurrents and alternatly accelerates through peaks and valleys of emotional impact. "Fischer's Gambit" conjures images of being in a smoke-filled jazz lounge as the musicians do their thing, creating a sultry, immersive atmosphere. "Grace" starts off sparsley, but slowly adds new layers of sound that build up into a wash of harmonious noise that approaches hypnotic qualities. However, my favorite track on this disc is "Singing Deep Mountain", an appropriately-named piece that combines soaring guitars and perfectly-placed pianos to create a stirring track that takes about two-thirds of its running time to build up to an astonishingly piercing guitar solo that leads into the track's outro, mellow passage that quickly decelerates the piece from the shrieking notes just moments before and leaves the listener gasping for air and wanting for more. This is a truly progressive album that combines the talents of several highly skilled players and melds it into an organic medley of disparate sounds that compliment each other perfectly. This record is truly unique - I can think of nothing to compare it to. If your musical tastes run off the beaten path, then this record will not disappoint you.

Average customer rating: GREAT GUITAR, TERRIBLE SINGING. Rich Opens A New Door Familiar and Brilliant Great Album Wonderfully different than the Crowes...

Paper Rich Robinson Manufacturer: Emergent ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Rock Jam Bands | Jam Bands | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: This Magnificent Distance New Earth Mud (with Bonus DVD) The Lost Crowes (The Black Crows: The Tall Sessions) It's About Time Weary and Wired ASIN: B0002MPQTG Release Date: 2004-08-24

Tracks:

1. Yesterday I Saw You
2. Enemy
3. Leave It Alone
4. Know Me
5. Forgiven Song
6. Veil
7. When You Will
8. Places
9. Begin
10. Falling Away
11. Baby
12. Oh No
13. Answers
14. It's Over

Customer Reviews:

GREAT GUITAR, TERRIBLE SINGING........2006-09-02

Rich Robinson may be a great guitar player (though i always thought Marc Ford better) but as a lead singer he sinks! His vocals are flat and so irritatinly weak that what could of been a great rock album grates on your nerves by mid way through. Great riffs, a little too much overkill (three minutes per track would of been preferable) abound, but by the end you get the feeling that with brother Chris on vocals this would had made a great Black Crowes album. Shame!

Rich Opens A New Door.......2005-09-30

If you like the Black Crowes, you don't know what you're missing until you hear Rich's solo album 'Paper'. Complete with amazing guitar licks and a mellow sound, Rich brings a hint of delicate genius to the music scene that I haven't seen since Nick Drake. Rich mixes it up a bit, using mostly electric guitar on the first half and acoustic on the second half. His song writing is excellent and is poignantly accented by each and every note on the album.
Three tracks I really suggest a good listening to are: #2- Enemy, #3 Leave it Alone and #5- Forgiven Song.

Familiar and Brilliant.......2005-07-31

So you were disappointed by Chris Robinson's solo albums? They seemed interesting, but not ... complete? Like Chris needed a band that understood him? Well friends I have the antidote and the cure and the acorn did not fall far from the tree...

From the first stuttering riffs of 'Yesterday I Saw You' on Rich Robinson's PAPER it's as clear who is the soul of the Black Crowes. As clear as the difference in the Mick Jagger and Keith Richards solo records.

What can you expect? Well the first three cuts are walls of swirling guitars; 'Yesterday I Saw You','Eneny' and 'Leave It Alone' picking up where the Crowes LIONS left off. 'Know Me' and it's slide and lower production value harken back earlier days sounding like a lost late era Zeppelin track. 'Forgiven Song' and it's slow funeral speed, pedal steel and fiddles play like Jerry Jeff Walker's Lost Gonzo Band doing the Stones 'Moonlight Mile.' 'Veil' is a cousin to the Crowes 'Evil Eye,' and 'When You Will' to 'Non Fiction.'

But with 'Places' Rich explores an evil feedback drenched overdriven riff unlike anything ever heard on his other band's records. Not Black Sabbath heavy, not CCR swampy, it's just a plodding and insistant groove that just drags you under with it. The mood is lightened by 'Begin' and it's pre-'Joker' Steve Miller sound with nice keyboards by Crowes mainstay Eddie Hawrsch. 'Falling Away' is a great slow acoustic ballad over which Rich lays some of his signature blues bending. The keyboard driven 'Baby' and 'Oh No' allow Rich some open tuning slide time. 'Answers' with a string quartet in the background and 'It's Over' are rhythym driven tracks,'Answers' being a bouncing rhythym and 'It's Over' following a turnaround waltz.

Great Album.......2005-03-30

I picked up this album today and i cannot get enough of it. Rich does not have the strong vocal presence as his brother Chris but the guitar work is incredible. This album is worth the money and is one i will forever.

Wonderfully different than the Crowes..........2005-03-22

I'm a huge fan of the Black Crowes. This is most certainly not the Crowes, and that's not at all a bad thing. Chris and Rich are complimentary (musically) and added to what we knew as the Black Crowes. Their hiatus may have been the best thing for the band. It certainly gave each of them the freedom to grow in the ways they felt constrained by their former band and this album really shows that growth on Rich's part, no, he does not have nearly the vocal presence as his brother, but give the man credit for exploring what he is capable of! He's done a wonderful job with this album, and I'd definately reccomend it to guitar lovers and anyone seeking contemporary music WORTH listening to... just don't expect the Crowes, or you'll be disappointed, it's a whole new show.

Average customer rating: going downhill Five more stars.... Cooder Craw Has Come Full Circle Cooder Graw's "Wake Up"

Wake Up Cooder Graw Manufacturer: Emergent ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music Honky-Tonk | Country | Styles | Music Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music Similar Items: Segundo Cooder Graw Nothing Left to Hide Wicked Twisted Road Shifting Gears ASIN: B00061QJ8U Release Date: 2004-10-19

Tracks:

1. Clarksdale
2. Lifetime Stand
3. Wake Up
4. That Girl Crystal
5. He Ain't Ever Gonna Leave Her
6. Ugly Angel
7. Next To The Truth (Chiclets)
8. Afraid Of The Dark
9. Tomorrow's Milk
10. How Can I Sleep
11. (Welcome To The) End Of The Road
12. Dirty And Sober
13. I Got Kids
14. Many Moons
15. Hidden Track: Come Pick Me Up

Customer Reviews:

going downhill.......2005-06-12

this is not a bad cd to buy. its still miles ahead of nashville country, and lifetime stand is an outstanding song. The biggest problem with this cd has to do with steel guitarist jimmy not being a part of cooder g on this cd. the result of this is that this cd has much more of a rock sound, this album lacks the country sound that previous albums had, on many tracks. the lyrics are still pretty tight. buy this cd but make sure you get shifting gears, live at billy bobs or golden light or the self title before you get this one, they are all superior 5-star efforts. sadly another texas country band is turning towards rock. for artists still playing texas country check out jason allen, cody widner, or front porch texas.

Five more stars...........2005-02-12

Good reliable stuff from a band that hits it out of the park every time. For my money, the raw energy of Segundo (live at the Golden Light in Amarillo) makes it a better pick for someone who's thinking of getting their first Cooder Graw disk but if you like your alt-country like I do, any of them will do. Just another five star effort from Cooder Graw....

Cooder Craw Has Come Full Circle.......2004-12-24

I've heard several of Cooder's previous CD's and they are all excellent...but this one tops them all. Country music? Well, it's much more than that! There's some of the best songwriting that this reviewer's heard in many a year. Sure, there's a few good ol' boy, get-down stompers, but take a listen to a tune like "Dirty and Sober" (for example). That's real gut wrenching, soul searching music!
In short...get this CD and find out that "Country Music" is more than what's being played on the radio these days. This is the REAL thing!

Cooder Graw's "Wake Up" .......2004-11-02

Cooder Graw has been making music together for about 7 years, and I dare say that "Wake Up" has to be their finest collaboration yet. From the expertly executed drum licks to the oh-so sweet guitar riffs, this band has got their finger on the pulse when it comes to the smooth blend of country and rock. The lead singer, Matt Martindale, croons some of the most thoughtful, intricately woven lyrics written from his own pen. To put it simply, pick up a copy of Cooder Graw's "Wake Up" today and you'll never nod off to country music again...

Average customer rating: not a country fan per se, but... love his whiney voice and lyrics Hard to Pigeonhole Mando Saenz has a unique flair of poetic storytelling

Watertown Mando Saenz Manufacturer: Emergent ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Presenting the Great Unknowns The Good Thief Another Way to Go Anonymous Southside Sessions ASIN: B0002VEQDO Release Date: 2005-01-25

Tracks:

1. Julia
2. Watertown
3. When I Come Around
4. April's End
5. Egg Song
6. Rusty Steeple
7. All I Own
8. Noble Kings
9. Engiine Roll
10. Yonder Voices
11. Reprise

Customer Reviews:

not a country fan per se, but..........2006-04-13

Sometimes one has just got to give things a chance.i had met him and wouldn't have thought him a songwriter really. Very self-effacing fellow really, but lots of fun. Then, during SXSW in austin, I heard him sing. The pure emotive quality of his voice caught me first. Then i heard the songs for what they were. Yes, he is quite a story teller- heck of a way with words actually.

After another trip to see him, I walked away hooked. i can't quite pull up what it is, but something about the words and he music just sticks with me. Maybe it's the poet in me that hears the one in him. I just know I can't seem to get certain phrases from this CD out of my head, so I play it over and over.
it will have to suffice too, 'cos I think the fellow can go somewhere with this. Take a listen, and be prepared to be swept up in it. It can haunt your dreams.

love his whiney voice and lyrics.......2005-09-27

this cd has been a pleasure to listen to. my husband called mando a "dylan wannabe" but i've really enjoyed it.

Hard to Pigeonhole.......2005-05-29

I was drawn tho this artist by the genre I perceived -- "alt country." I enjoy Lucinda Williams, Whiskeytown, the Gourds. Mando has all the deep emotions of a Lucinda Williams, but generally a much subtler way of expression. As such, the songs don't instantly bowl you over like Williams' "Metal Firecracker" but instead their understated warmth seeps in. I found myself humming these tunes the rest of the day after a few listens. There is a touch (just a touch!) of Lyle Lovett in his vocal style; he has a world-weary voice for such a young fellow. If I had to come up with some analogy to describe him for you, I'd say he is the male equivalent of Laura Cantrell - uncluttered musicality. It's not country, it's not folk, exactly; it's American Music.

Mando Saenz has a unique flair of poetic storytelling.......2005-05-25

Playing Time - 38:34 -- The key to a successful album of all-original singer/songwriter music is simply to have something worthwhile to say and to present it with fervent emotion and quality musicianship. Mando Saenz is building quite a following for his unique flair of poetic storytelling. Born in Mexico, this Army doctor's son moved a great deal as a child. The title cut, "Watertown," is a nostalgic story of going back to a place that the family lived with its seagulls and humid air. His dad's plan was to get to Texas when he figured out how, and they eventually did make it to Corpus Christi, TX. Despite earning an MBA at Texas Tech in Lubbock, Mando Saenz decided to follow his muse and to sing about such things as the "insolence of man" (Egg Song) and a heavy heart that "bleeds the soul" and "frees the mind" (Noble Kings). Fortunately, the CD's jacket includes lyrics so we can further ponder Mando's evocative messages and music that largely avoids typical antics and stereotypes.

Despite his eccentricity, Saenz's songs are very engaging and tastefully rendered. Guitars, bass, drums, fiddle, accordion, mandolin, steel, dobro and harmonica complement his emotional vocal delivery. Some songs are arranged with minimal instrumentation while others have a fuller sound provided by Tommy Detamore, Bobby Flores, Dan Dreeben, David Carroll, and Joel Guzman.

For the most part, Mando Saenz's songs are leisurely, soulful and spiritually-tinged. Upon first listen, my favorites were the more up-tempo tunes with more of a bluegrass beat like "Egg Song" and "Engine Roll." With subsequent listens, I found myself focusing even closer on the lyrics of Mando's slower songs like "Julia" and "Rusty Steeple." "Watertown" has a distinctive folksy feeling, and this helps it to build a good rapport with its audience. It's delightfully new Texas music that is exhilarating and authentic. I commend Mando Saenz for trading his MBA for a guitar, harmonica and music career. I wish him luck in a tough business, and I hope to see him on Austin City Limits soon. (Joe Ross, Roseburg OR.)

Average customer rating: Great documentation of a master musician's artistry Fantastic

reQuest Pat Flynn Manufacturer: Emergent ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Blues | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music General | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music Similar Items: Always Take Me Back Grass Roots: The Best of New Grass Revival ASIN: B0002JUXBA Release Date: 2004-08-10

Tracks:

1. Sundown
2. Shape I'm In
3. Lila
4. If I Had A Hammer
5. All On A Rising Day
6. In The Middle Of The Night
7. The Word
8. Big Mistake
9. Michael Row The Boat Ashore
10. Mother Lode

Customer Reviews:

Great documentation of a master musician's artistry.......2004-10-12

With expert musical intensity, Pat Flynn sings (in a cover of The Band's "Shape I'm In") that he's got nine lives although he's spent seven. We doubt that but totally agree that his first solo album release, "reQuest," is long overdue. Flynn's made a name for himself with many earlier adventurous pursuits, such as his sojourn with New Grass Revival in the 1980s. His latest inquiring act in search of musical challenge takes us into well-arranged country rock territory. His four originals (Sundown, Lila, In the Middle of the Night, All on a Rising Day) are all very radio-friendly tracks that will earn them plenty of airplay. "In the Middle of the Night" was a hit for New Grass Revival, and the latter song was co-written with Peter Rowan. Flynn sings with emotive voice, and he even entertains us with interesting renditions of folk faves "If I Had a Hammer" and "Michael Row the Boat Ashore." I fully support these great songs being resuscitated by the likes of Pat and friends. "Michael ..." is grounded with a mellow reggae beat.

Flynn provides some tasty acoustic guitar, mandolin and bouzouki on the project, although the real showcase of his exceptional talent doesn't really take the forefront until the last bluegrassy track, "Mother Lode." His instrumental collaborators include stellar musical luminaries Steve Bryant (bass), Rob Ickes (dobro), Bela Fleck (banjo), Stuart Duncan (fiddle, mandolin), Jim Hoke (accordion, harmonica), Kevin Lawson (keyboards), Russ Pahl (steel, electric guitar, banjo on one track), Dennis Wage (organ). The drumming and percussion are provided by Tom Harden or Kenny Malone. Six others, including John Cowan and Buddy Greene, sing vocal harmonies.

An experienced veteran and producer, Pat Flynn has an impressive resume. The influential music of New Grass Revival continues to be reissued today on remastered CDs. A five-time winner of Frets magazine's readers poll for "Best Acoustic Guitarist," Flynn is a member of their Gallery of the Greats. As a session guitarist, Pat's contributed to over 300 album projects, including 26 that have gone gold, platinum or won other big awards (like Randy Travis' "Rise and Shine," or Lee Anne Womack's "I Hope You Dance").

Released in May, 2004, "reQuest" is great documentation of a master musician's artistry. Let's hope we don't have to wait very long for a sequel. In the meantime, look for Pat on jamgrass, Americana and country stages with some of his first-rate picking pals. (Joe Ross, staff writer, Bluegrass Now)

Fantastic.......2004-10-05

This CD shows the real talent of Pat. I bought the CD directly from him at a show in OKC. Popped it in the player and kept it there for days!! If you appreciated his songs with the New Grass Revival you'll love what's here. The CD features two which were penned during the NGR days "Lila" and "In the Middle fo the Night". Buy it and love it!!

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How 'Bout That!: The Best Of Rick & Bubba 2004 Rick & Bubba Manufacturer: Emergent ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Similar Items: Rick and Bubba's Expert Guide to God, Country, Family, and Anything Else We Can Think Of: Including a "Best of Rick and Bubba" CD! She Commenced to Shaving Hey Buddy... Ya Broadcasting! (Best of 2000 Vol. 1) 2001: A Radio Oddity The Rick & Bubba Code: The Two Sexiest Fat Men Alive Unlock the Mysteries of the Universe ASIN: B00067HPJQ Release Date: 2004-11-02

Tracks:

1. Rick & Bubba As Old Broadcasters
2. Speedy Uses Bathroom In Pants - 1 & 2
3. Michael Jackson & Mike Tyson
4. Boston Celtics Ugly?
5. Priest Beats Up Robber
6. The Passion House?
7. Mosquitoes At Speedy's House
8. Don Juan's Big Toe
9. Speedy's Watch
10. Rick Hits Ryan's Mailbox
11. Dickey Nadmeyer - The Gas Company

Tracks:

1. Betty Passes Out At Disney World 1, 2 & 3
2. Speedy's GLM's
3. Drive-thru Password - Me, Myself & I
4. J.T.'s New Car Seats
5. Rick Seen On Cruise
6. Speedy's Old Room
7. Irish Pub - Helium Boy
8. Dodgeball - Naming Of The Team
9. Our New Mascot?

Average customer rating: Nice country groove, esp. of the classic variety I like

Almost Yesterday Craig Dillingham Manufacturer: Emergent ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music ASIN: B0002JUXC4 Release Date: 2004-08-10

Tracks:

1. She'll Be Breaking Someone's Heart In San Antonio
2. Just One More
3. My Heart's In The Highway
4. Thirty Years And A Thousand Miles Away
5. Magic In The Band
6. Not Exactly What I Had In Mind
7. I Wonder Who's Missing You Now
8. Call Me Sometime When You've Been Drinking
9. Somewhere Between My Heart And My Heartstrings
10. Second Time Sun

Customer Reviews:

Nice country groove, esp. of the classic variety I like.......2005-05-25

Playing Time - 38:32 -- An older style of classic country grooves permeates this well-produced analog project that is a great introduction to Texan Craig Dillingham. He's a solid vocalist, a defining voice of his time who also has a nostalgic yearning for yesteryear. The twin fiddles of Joe Spivey and Hank Singer, as well as Steve Henson's pedal steel, establish a powerful musical mood for Craig's expressive messages. The rest of his elite country band include Joe Manuel (guitar, vocals), Glenn Worf (bass), and Chad Cromwell (drums).

As a child, Craig sang in a band with his two older sisters. As a teenager, he was mentored and supported by Ray Price, and one can hear the influence of The Cherokee Cowboy's pure, honky-tonk country in this music. After playing Texas clubs and the Louisiana Hayride, Craig found his way to Nashville where he's certainly demonstrated the talent to keep the stylistic music of Hank Williams and Ray Price alive. Dillingham also has an individualistic side that is influenced by western swing, pop and blues music. He sings from his heart, and the music is very moving and enjoyable.

With the exception of George Jones' 1956 hit "Just One More" and Jack Clement's "Not Exactly What I Had in Mind," Dillingham's songs are self-penned, some in collaboration with excellent songwriters like Sony Throckmorton or Hank Cochran. With varying tempos from waltzes to shuffles, he hits on common themes of rambling, heartache, drinking, and a longing for home. Listen to the song, "Magic in the Band," to discover their secrets to their succcess .... they clearly love what they do, and they always put their music first. They've got the country groove, especially of the variety that I like. (Joe Ross, Roseburg, OR.)

Average customer rating: excellent album What the hell is this? a fine album One of the best country voices in Texas Heard her at my workplace

Allie Danielle Allie Danielle Manufacturer: Emergent ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music Similar Items: Loving Every Minute of It Carly Goodwin Hey Do You Know Me Claudia Church I'm Not So Tough ASIN: B0002W4T3K Release Date: 2004-09-21

Tracks:

1. The Next Big Thing
2. I Gotta Know
3. Stay In This Moment
4. No
5. A Little At A Time
6. If I Want To
7. Passion
8. Inexpressible
9. Reach Me
10. How Your Love Gets To Me
11. The Best Of Me

Customer Reviews:

excellent album.......2007-06-14

Not a bad song on it. Allie Danielle has a voice to be proud of and she shows it off. Hope to hear more from her. Some of Texas country's best.

What the hell is this?.......2007-02-17

What the hell is Allie Daniel...a man or a woman? From the picture and the name it's hard to tell. The name sounds like a girl but the picture looks like a boy. Putting all that aside, this album sounds awful. What is happening to country music these days...a bunch of people who can't sing a damn thing selling albums to make a fast buck. Get a life and get a real job...don't go suckering hard working rednecks (like me) out of their money.

a fine album.......2006-02-23

Well now I have a look at the cover and think to myself : Gee ! What's that? She looks like a teenager from the French TV program "Star Academy". But let's not be biased : I played the CD and : heavy sound, great voice in the tradition of Martina Mc Bride, Chalee Tennisson, etc. A look at the musicians around : the matchless Shannon Forest on the drums, Lisa Cochran for the background vocals, Jonathan Yudkin on the banjo and the fiddle (in addition to orchestrating the music of the greatest singers). She sometimes sounds like Jessica Andrews : a troubling similarity. Beautiful melodies ("No"), very good riffs ("The Next Big Thing"), nice ballads ("A Little at a Time"). A lively album, very pleasant, full of rhythm : in a word, a real achievement. We'll be waiting for the next album now, hoping for a little more personality, just something to distinguish her by, to give her a genuine identity.
FACM ( French Association of Country Music - http://facm.free.fr )

One of the best country voices in Texas.......2005-03-23

Ms Danielle has one of the best voices in the Lone Star State. The ballad Inexpressible is one of the best I have heard. Her ballads and upbeat songs are good country music.

Heard her at my workplace.......2004-11-11

WOW !!!! is all I can say. If her album is as good as her performance here at work she will be a smash someday. Over the years our company brings in different talent once a month over our lunch hour. I don't know how they got her - she is the best we have ever had. If you love county don't miss this one.

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