Power Out [CD-single] [Import]

Product Description
After the Top 30 success of their debut single Laika, Arcade Fire return with Neighborhood # 3 (Power Out), taken from the stunning album Funeral. The title track is backed with 'Power Out' (August Session). Rough Trade. 2005.

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Power Out [CD-single] [Import]

Average customer rating: Mixed bag for the Fountains fan not as good as Welcome Interstate Managers... For a bunch of leftovers, these are really good! out of state plates A Must for FOW Fans

Out-of-State Plates Fountains of Wayne Manufacturer: Virgin Records Us ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Power Pop | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Utopia Parkway Welcome Interstate Managers Fountains of Wayne Traffic and Weather You Could Have It So Much Better ASIN: B0009OL808 Release Date: 2005-06-28

Tracks:

1. Number 45 Sunblock
2. Maureen
3. California Sex Lawyer
4. Janice's Party
5. Karpet King
6. Baby I've Changed
7. I Know You Well
8. You're Just Never Satisfied
9. I'll Do The Driving
10. Nightlight
11. I Want You Around
12. Trains And Boats And Planes
13. Places
14. Can't Get it Out Of My Head (Live)

Tracks:

1. City Folk Morning
2. The Girl I Can't Forget
3. ...Baby One More Time
4. Elevator Up
5. Comedienne
6. Kid Gloves
7. Today's Teardrops
8. She's Got A Problem (Live)
9. These Days
10. I Want An Alien For Christmas
11. The Man In The Santa Suit
12. Chanukah Under The Stars
13. Killermont Street
14. Half A Woman
15. Small Favors
16. Imperia

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Out-of-State Plates is the byproduct of nearly a decade of Fountains of Wayne's stellar power-pop pursuits. The 28 performances (two other tracks are brief, snarky radio excerpts) culled together on this double-disc anthology may represent demos and previously unreleased leftovers from the band's three albums, but their consistent quality belies any notion of the extraneous. Also spotlighted are two new performances: the rollicking rush "Maureen" and the infectious, pop-souful "The Girl I Can't Forget." An eclectic slate of covers ranges from wistful takes on Jackson Browne's "These Days" and ELO's "Can't Get It Out of My Head" to a spry, countrified version of Gene Pitney's "Today's Teardrops" and their delicious, barely tongue-in-cheek cult-fave version of Britney Spears's "...Baby One More Time." Another delight is "California Sex Lawyer," while the mirthful "I Want an Alien for Christmas" and "The Man in the Santa Suit" offer up some welcome holiday cheer. The package also includes a track-by-track commentary by band mainstays Chris Collingwood and Adam Schlesinger. --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

Mixed bag for the Fountains fan.......2007-04-02

If you're a fan, you'll probably like this disk set. Like most "previously unreleased" compilations it has some gems, some dogs and some oddities. If you are looking for your first disk from these guys, try Welcome Intersate Managers or Utopia Parkway.

not as good as Welcome Interstate Managers..........2007-01-10

Did not find much interesting or, frankly, good on this albumn - unlike other Fountains of Wayne efforts in the past. Kind of a let down...

For a bunch of leftovers, these are really good!.......2006-12-03

After three studio albums, FoW decided to put out this double CD collection of B-sides, live tracks, and demo's. This delightful collection of "leftovers" continues the band's talent for writing catchy, melodic power-pop. Truth be told, they could've marketed the entire collection as another studio album if they wanted to. But I think they wanted to put out this collection just to appease us fans until their next album comes out (sometime next year), which I'm very glad they did! In the meantime, I'll just have to settle to listening these songs over and over again! :)

Stand out tracks:

Maureen
California Sex Lawyer
Janice's Party
I Know You Well
I'll Do The Driving
The Girl I Can't Forget
Kid Gloves
I Want An Alien For Christmas
The Man In The Santa Suit
Imperia

If you're into power pop, you should check out this other band by the name of Material Issue (R.I.P., Jim Ellison - God rest his soul...).

out of state plates.......2006-11-05

The remakes they do from other artists are great. They take a fluff song from Brittiny Spears and turn it into a work of art and take a great classic from ELO and do an excellent remake. A lot of their other tunes are very good. Theres a few lame tunes but on a two CD set you have to expect it. Great Christmas song included.

A Must for FOW Fans.......2006-07-26

These two discs are as good as any FOW have done -- even if they are demos, B sides, novelty cuts and experiments. "The Night I Can't Remember and the Girl I Can't Forget" is a perfect demonstration of their perfect pop sensibilities. Clever lyrics and better hooks.

That's followed by their version of "Baby One More Time" that is completely different from Brittney's but just as good. The notes from Adam and Chris are very funny yet...
also informative!

Average customer rating: Instruments of the Orchestra - Great Reference Material! Beginner or Expert Very Informative and Enjoyable Frank's view Excellent Intro for Those Not Familiar with the Orchestra

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Tracks:

1. Overture To 'Tannhauser'
2. Domna, Pos Vos Ay Chausida
3. We Don't Merely Use Instruments, We Play On Them. And They Play On Us.
4. Hungarian Dance No.7
5. The Violin Is One Of The Most Tender And Beautiful Instruments Ever Invented.
6. Violin Concerto In D Major (Adagio)
7. But For A Long Time It Was Seen As The Instrument Of The Devil.
8. The Soldier's Tale: Triumphal March Of The Devil
9. The Manipulative Seductiveness Of The Gypsy Violin.
10. Csardas Music
11. The Violin And The Initiation Of Nature
12. The Four Seasons (Spring, Mvt 1)
13. Birds Are Again Evoked In The Second Concerto, Especially Music's Natural Favourite.
14. The Four Seasons (Summer, Mvt 1)
15. Like The Devil, The Violin Is A Master Of Disguise.
16. Old Viennese Dance No.3 'Schon Rosmarin'
17. The Menacing Sensuality Of Ravel's Tzigane: A Very Different Side Of The Violin:
18. Tzigane
19. Do We Now Have The True Measure Of This Instrument? Not Just Yet.
20. Caprice No.24
21. The Many Effects Of The String Tremolando: Brandenburg Concerto No.4 (Last Mvt)/From Joy To Fright/Quartettsatz In C Minor/The String Tremolo Practically Spells The World Agitato.
22. Variations On A Theme Of Frank Bridge (No.7)
23. Prokofiev's Tremolo In Romeo And Juliet Should Not Be Heard Just Before Bedtime.
24. Romeo And Juliet: Act IV
25. Vivaldi Use It To Illustrate The Shivering Of Travellers Crossing The Ice.
26. The Four Seasons (Winter, Mvt 1)
27. The Violin Muted
28. Clair De Lune
29. The Gentleness Of Muted Strings Persists Even When A Whole Orchestra Plays.
30. Piano Concerto No.21 In C Major, K.467 (Slow Mvt)
31. The Pizzicato Violin
32. Pizzicato Polka
33. In Prokofiev's Second Violin Concerto, The Accompaniment Is Pizzicato.
34. Violin Concerto No.2 In G Minor (Slow Mvt)
35. Varieties Of Pizzicato: Colas Breugnon (The People's Feast)/Now A Drier, Leaner, Hungrier Pizzicato. There's Not A Lot Of Comfort Here./Capriol Suite (Tordion)/The Use Of Pizzicato As 'Percussion'/Romeo And Juliet (Act I)/Mahler Used Pizzicato...
36. The Planets (Mars - The Bringer Of War)
37. The Technique Of Double-Stopping Enables The Violin To Play Duets With Itself./Sonata No.3 In C Major For Unaccompanied Violin (Fugue)/Now A Later Example Of The Same Technique
38. Hungarian Dance No.4
39. Double-Stopping Is A Standard Feature Of A Lot Of Folk Music.
40. The Four Seasons (Autumn, Mvt 1)
41. Now The Same Technique, But The Sound Might Have Come From Another World.
42. Bolero
43. Double-Stopping Can Only Approximate The Sound Of A Real Violin Duet.
44. Cadenza To The Violin Concerto By Brahms
45. Now Compare That With A Real Violin Duet.
46. Forty-Four Duos (No. 1: Teasing Song)
47. Another Duo By Bartok, Demonstrating The Violin's Rich Lower Register
48. Forty-Four Duos (No.2: Maypole Dance)
49. And Now What May Be The Most Beautiful Accompanied Violin Duet In History
50. Concerto In D Minor For Two Violins (Largo)
51. The Soul Of The Violin Is In Song; But What About This Weird Passage?
52. Violin Concerto No.1 In D Major (Mvt 2)
53. The Use Of Harmonies In The Orchestra Can Be Both Magical And Unsettling.
54. Symphony No.1 'Titan' (Mvt 1, Opening)
55. Tchaikovsky's Use Of Harmonics In The Sleeping Beauty Is Both Strange And Darling.
56. The Sleeping Beauty (Act II, No.15: Entr'Acte)
57. Ravel's Harmonics In Mother Goose Effect A Magical Transformation.
58. Ma Mere L'Oye - Mother Goose (Beauty And The Beast)
59. Stravinsky's Harmonics In The Firebird Transport Us Almost Into Another World./The Firebird (Introduction)
60. The Natural Upper Notes Of The Violins Have A Unique Emotional 'Grab'.
61. Also Sprach Zarathustra (Of The Afterworldsmen)
62. Still In Their Upper Register, The Violins Unleash The Energy Of A Young Colt.
63. Variations On A Theme Of Frank Bridge (No. 4)
64. Elsewhere, Britten Uses The Same High Register To Create A Very Different Mood.
65. Four Sea Interludes (Dawn) From 'Peter Grimes'
66. To End This Outing With The Violins, A Charming Little Elfin Dance
67. Elfenreigen

Tracks:

1. Introduction To The Viola
2. Viola Concerto (Mvt 1)
3. Khatchaturian Gets A Very Different Sound From It: Fuller, Fruitier, More Exotic.
4. Gayane Suite No.1 (Armen's Solo)
5. Very Nearly The Whole Of The Violin's Upper Register Is Also Available To The Viola.
6. Passacaglia, Op.33b From 'Peter Grimes'
7. The Viola Can Bring A Special, Rich Twanginess To Pizzicato That The Violins Lack./Don Quixote/Berlioz Drew Sounds From It That Retain Their Metallic Strangeness Even Today.
8. Harold In Italy (Mvt 4)
9. The Muted Viola: Intimate, Gentle, Poignant In Dvork
10. Cypresses (No.9)
11. The Massed Violas Of The Modern Symphony Orchestra In Mahler
12. Symphony No.4 (Mvt 3)
13. The 'Period' Viola In Bach
14. Brandenburg Concerto No.6 (Last Mvt)
15. The Cello: A Voice Of Unique Nobility
16. Suite No.1 For Unaccompanied Cello (Prelude)
17. Brahms And The 'Soul' Of The Cello
18. Piano Concerto No.2 In B Flat Major (Mvt 3)
19. Most Orchestral Composers Tend To Emphasize The Cello's Lower Register.
20. Cantata 'Herz Und Mund Und Tat Und Leben', BWV 147 (Soprana Aria: Bereite Dir, Jesu)
21. In The Time Of Beethoven The Cello Remained As Fundamental As Ever.
22. Symphony No.3 'Eroica' (Finale)
23. But The Cello Is Not Condemned To Spend Its Life In The Basement.
24. Elfentanz, Op.39
25. Not Only In Recital Showpieces Like That Is The Cello Is Used In Its Highest Register.
26. The Protecting Veil (Opening)
27. A Cello With An Identity-Crisis: The Pizzicato Flamencan
28. Flamenco
29. Double-Stopping In The Lower Reaches Of The Cello's Range
30. Solo Suiet For Cello And Piano (Sardana)
31. It's In The Middle Register That The Cello Really Comes Into Its Own.
32. Oriental Dance, Op.2 No.2
33. It Was To The Cellos That Beethoven Gave Two Of His Most Famous Themes./Symphony No.5 (Mvt 2)/Still More Famous Than That Theme Is This One From The Ninth Symphony.
34. Symphony No.9 (Finale)
35. Introduction To The Double-Bass
36. The Carnival Of The Animals (The Elephant)
37. But The Double-Bass Can Be Intensely Expressive And Graceful.
38. Elegy No.1 In D Major
39. The Range Of The Double-Bass Is The Greatest Of All The String Instruments/Allegro Di Concerto, 'Alla Mendelssohn'/And It's Also Capable Of Very Considerable Virtuosity.
40. Capriccio Di Bravura
41. Double-Bass Solos In Orchestral Scores Are Rare But Often Memorable./Symphony No.1 'Titan' (Mvt 3)/In His Third Symphony Mahler Makes A Very Different Use Of The Instrument./Symphony No.3 (Mvt 1)
42. The Double-Bass Muted In Prokofiev/Lieutenant Kije Suite (Kije's Wedding)/In Another Work Prokofiev Uses The Double-Bass To Enhance The Winds./Romeo And Juliet (Act III)/And He Combines The Bass Clarinet With A Shivering Tremolo From The Double-Basses....
43. Symphony No.5 (Mvt 3)/So Much For The Strings/On Now To The Winds

Tracks:

1. The Antiquity And Magic Of The Flute
2. Prelude A L'Apres-Midi D'Un Faune
3. The Versatility And Agility Of The Flute
4. Orchestral Suite No.2 In B Minor (Badinerie)
5. The Flute In Fifteenth-Century Spain
6. Sa'Dawi
7. Other Flutes: The Bass And Alto
8. Chamber Music No.II
9. The Piccolo - Aptly Named
10. La Naissance D'Osiris (Mvt 6)
11. From A Piccolo Of The Eighteenth Century To One Of Its Descendants In The Twentieth
12. Suite No.1 For Small Orchestra (Valse)
13. A Variety Of Techniques
14. Chamber Music No.II
15. Flutter-Tonguing. But Tchaikovsky Got There Eighty Years Before.
16. The Nutcracker (Act II, No.2: Scene)
17. From The Transverse To The Vertical: The Baroque Recorder
18. Recorded Suite In A Minor (Menuet II)
19. An Unfamiliar, Early Vision Of The Instrument
20. Naelden, Naelden
21. The Bachian Oboe
22. Cantata 'Ein Feste Burg Ist Unser Gott', BWV 80 (No.7: Duetto)
23. Introduction To The Cor Anglais Or 'English Born'
24. Symphony No.9 'From The New World' (Mvt 2)
25. The Loneliness Of The Cor Anglais
26. The Swan Of Tuonela
27. The Cor Anglais Joins The French Horn In Haydn.
28. Symphony No.22 'The Philosopher' (Opening)
29. Introduction To The Oboe D'Amore, Beloved Of Bach - But Also Of Ravel
30. Bolero
31. The Clarinet Family: Boxing The Compass, From The Depths Of The Bass Clarinet.../The Egyptian (Violence)/...To The Raucous And Squealy.../Taras Bulba (The Death Of Ostap)/...To The Shrill And Complaining...
32. Petrushka (No.8: Peasant With Bear)/...To The High Sprits Of A Playful Puppy./Symphonie Fantastique (Last Mvt)/And To The Downright Jazzy/Romeo And Juliet (Act II)
33. As The High Clarinets Tend To Be Loud, So The Bass Tends To Be Soft:
34. Gayane Suite No. 1 (Mvt 5)
35. The Bass Clarinet Is Used By Most Composers Mainly As A Colouring Agent.../Petrushka (No.4: The Blackamoor)/...But It Does Occasionally Get A Whole Tune To Itself./Iberia (Almeria).
36. The Range Of The Normal Clarinet Parts Goes Quite High...
37. The Snow Maiden (Scene 5: Melodrama)
38. ...And Quite Low.
39. Peter And The Wolf (The Cat)
40. The Clarinet As Concerto Soloist
41. Clarinet Concerto In A Major (Rondo)
42. But That's Not The Instrument Mozart Wrote It For; This Is:
43. Clarinet Concerto In A Major (Rondo)
44. Introduction To The Saxophone
45. Hary Janos Suite (Mvt 4)
46. The Soprano Saxophone Has Quite A Different Feel To It.
47. L'Arlesienne Suite No.1 (Minuet)
48. The Little Sopranino Sax Goes Even Higher.
49. Bolero
50. The Most Famous Use Of The Saxophone Is In An Orchestration By Ravel.
51. Pictures At An Exhibition (The Old Castle)
52. The Saxophone Can Be Quite Contagiously Good-Humoured.
53. Sax-O-Phun
54. The Puffa-Puffa Image Of The Bassoon
55. Peter And The Wolf (Grandfather)
56. The Bachian Bassoon, In Accompanimental Mode
57. Cantata 'Weichet Nur, Betrubte Schatten' ('Wedding Cantata'), BWV 202 (Aria No.1)
58. Bizet Leaves The Puffa-Puffa Image Out, Allowing The Bassoon To Sing./Carmen Suite No.1 (Les Dragons D'Alcala)
59. And Ravel, Also In Spanish Mode, Does Likewise.
60. Bolero
61. The Bassoon As A Voice Of High Seriousness, Indeed Desolate Loneliness
62. Symphony No.3 (Opening)
63. The Eerie Bassoon In Its Highest Register
64. The Rite Of Spring (Opening)
65. Stravinsky Now Draws On Its Lowest Register, Lonely And Melancholy.
66. The Firebird Suite (1919, Berceuse)
67. The Bassoon As Concerto Soloist, Avoiding All Exaggeration
68. Bassoon Concerto In G Minor (Finale)
69. The Deep-Voiced Contra-Bassoon, As A Fairy-Tale Beast
70. Ma Mere L'Oye - Mother Goose (Beauty And The Beast)
71. The French Horn Under Its Woodwind Hat
72. Wind Quintet, Op.43 (Last Mvt)
73. Now A More Prominent Role, In A Woodwind Quintet From An Earlier Era
74. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Op.100 No.5 (Mvt 2)
75. The Horn In Harmonious Blend With Strings In Another Quintet
76. Horn Quintet, K.407 (Finale)

Tracks:

1. The Trumpet As Virtuoso Soloist
2. Brandenburg Concerto No.2 (Last Mvt)
3. The Special Brillance Of Paired Trumpets
4. Concerto In C For Two Trumpets, RV537 (Mvt 1)
5. The Ceremonial Trumpet
6. Fanfare For The Common Man
7. Trumpets And Drums - An Incomparable Alliance
8. Messiah (The Trumpet Shall Sound)
9. The Versatility Of The Trumpet, From The Most Public To The Most Lonely
10. Piano Concerto In F (Slow Mvt)
11. The Trumpet As The Voice Of The City/An American In Paris/The Trumpet As Recruitment Officer/The Soldier's Tale (The March)/The Trumpet As Swaggerer
12. Carmen Suite No.2 (Habanera)
13. The Trumpet As The Voice Of Strength And Courage
14. Carmet Suite No.2 (Toreador's Song)
15. The Trumpet Muted/Petrushka (No.4: The Blackamoor)/Lieutenant Kije Suite (Opening)/The Trumpet As The Voice Of Weariness
16. Billy The Kid
17. The Trumpet As Character Actor
18. Pictures At An Exhibition (No.6)
19. The Trumpet As The Voice Of God
20. Mass In B Minor ('Et Exspecto')
21. The Birth Of The Trombone
22. Aenmerckt Nu Hier
23. The Birth Of The Brass As A Family
24. Canzon 12 In Double Echo
25. The Trombone In The Eighteenth Century
26. Trombone Concerto In B Flat Major (Finale)
27. The Tone Of The Tenor Trombone/Romance For Trombone And Organ/The Memorable Voice Of The Bass Trombone/Requiem (Mvt 2)/But The Bass Trombone Is More Than An Instrumental Bullfrog.
28. Hosannah
29. The Trombones Become Part Of The Orchestra.
30. Symphony No.5 (Finale)
31. The Wagnerian Trombone:/Overture To 'Tannhauser'
32. The Trombone As Caricaturist
33. Pulcinella (No.19: Vivo)
34. The Trombone As Raspberry/Concerto For Orchestra (Intermezzo)
35. The Horn And The Hunt
36. Horn Concerto No.4 In E Flat, K.495 (Finale)
37. The Challenging Horn Of The Baroque
38. Abaris Ou Les Boreades (Menuet)
39. The Scarcity Of First-Rate Players In Handel's Time
40. Walter Music (Minuet 1)
41. The Horn As Magician/The Firebird Suite (1919, Finale)
42. Horns And The Sound Of Nobility
43. Overture To 'Tannhauser' (Opening)
44. The Special Sound Of The Horn In Its Higher Register
45. Mass In B Minor ('Quoniam Tu Solus Sanctus')
46. The Trumpet-Like Sound Of Massed Horns
47. Symphony No.3 (Mvt 1, Opening)
48. The Tuba - Unfairly Maligned?
49. Symphony No.6 (Mvt 3)
50. The Tuba Perfectly Cast By Ravel
51. Pictures At An Exhibition (Bydlo)

Tracks:

1. Introduction. And We Begin With A Bang.
2. Fanfare For The Common Man/The Bass Drum On The Battlefields/Wellington's Victory, Op.91 (Opening)
3. At The Opposite Extreme Is The Triangle.
4. Piano Concerto No.1 In E Flat (Scherzo)
5. Categories Of Percussion: Tuned And Untuned. The Side Drum
6. Overture To 'La Gazza Ladra' - The Thieving Magpie (Opening)
7. The Side Drum In An Effective But Unexpected Role/Clarinet Concerto (Mvt 1)
8. The Tambourine. One Of The Oldest Instruments In The World
9. Den Hoboecken Dans
10. Even Older Is The Originally Oriental Gong.
11. Ma Mere L'Oye - Mother Goose (Laideronette)
12. No Single Instrument Can Match The Gong In Evoking The Breaking Of Waves./Passacaglia, Op.33b From 'Peter Grimes'/But Gongs Don't Have To Be Struck To Be Effective.
13. Gymnopedie No.2
14. The Cymbals Are Generally Discovered Early In Life./The Sanguine Fan/And They Do More Than Clash Together Loudly. They Can Be Clashed Together Softly./Studio Example: But They Needn't Be Clashed Together At All/Studio Example: They Can Be Lightly...
15. Other Untuned Percussion Instruments Include The Whip.: Piano Concerto In G Major (Opening)/And Here Are No Fewer Than Twenty, Cracked By Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker (Act I, Scene 5)
16. More Versatile Than The Whip Are The Wood Blocks.../Studio Example/...Which Crop Up All Over The Place In Twentieth-Century American Music.
17. Rodeo (Hoe-Down)
18. Related To The Wood Blocks, By Sound, Are The Castanets./Jota Aragonesa/But The Castanets Were Also Used By Monteverdi Back In The Seventeenth Century.
19. Scherzi Musicali (Damigella Tutta Belle)
20. A Still Earlier Example From Fifteenth-Century Spain
21. Yo M'Enamori D'Un Aire
22. The Birth Of The Bongo
23. Symphonic Dances From 'West Side Story'
24. From The Streets Of New York To The Blacksmith's Shop/Il Trovatore ('Anvil Chorus')
25. Desert-Island Decibels: Grand Canyon Suite (On The Trail)/Arcana
26. From One Vegetable To Another: The Humble Squash, Or Marrow/Huapango
27. Onwards To The Tuned Percussion. First, The Timpani
28. Also Sprach Zarathustra (Introduction)
29. But The Drum Roll Can Be More Effectively Frightening Than The Big Bang.: Symphony No.2 'Resurrection' (Mvt 3)
30. Not One Drum Roll, But Many/Grand Canyon Suite (Sunrise)/Symphonie Fantastique (Last Mvt)
31. Taking Advantage Of Tunability
32. Music For Strings, Percussion And Celeste (Mvt 2)
33. The Russian Composer Rodion Shchedrin Takes A Downward Turn./Carmen Suite (Changing Of The Guard)/Tuned, Yes; But For The Truly Melodic We Must Look Elsewhere.
34. Introducing The Glockenspiel/Carmen Suite (Carmen's Entrance And Habanera)
35. Saint-Saens And The Xylophone
36. The Carnival Of The Animals (Fossils)
37. Ravel And The Xylophone
38. Ma Mere L'Oye - Mother Goose (Laideronette)
39. Introducing The Marimba/Carmen Suite (First Intermezzo)
40. Introducing The Vibraphone
41. The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre (Narange Dolce)
42. The Vibraphone Goes Russian.../Carmen Suite (Carmen's Entrance And Habanera)/...And Is Joined By The Marimba./Carmen Suite (Carmen's Entrance And Habanera)
43. Introducing The Hungarian Cimbalom
44. Folk Dances
45. The Cimbalom And The Symphony Orchestra
46. Hary Janos Suite (Mvt 3)
47. Introducing The Tubular Bells
48. Hary Janos Suite (Viennese Musical Clock)
49. A More 'Up-Front' Approach From Rodion Shchedrin
50. Carmen Suite (Introduction)
51. But The Bells Can Also Make The Sinister Even More Sinister./Symphony No.7 'Sinfonia Antartica' (Mvt 1)
52. Introducing The Celeste
53. The Nutcracker (Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy)
54. Magic, In The Use Of Collective Percussion
55. Miroirs (La Vallee Des Cloches)
56. Plucked Instruments: The 'Undercover Percussion'/Carmen Suite (Scene)
57. A Prime Case In Point Is The Harp, Irresistible To The Romantics./The Nutcracker (Act II, No.1: Scene)/The Non-Solo Harp As An Integral Part Of The Orchestra/Hungarian Rhapsody No.1
58. The Traditionally Subservient Role Of The Harpsichord In The Baroque Orchestra
59. Brandenburg Concerto No.2 (Slow Mvt)
60. The Piano: King Of The Tuned Percussion/Symphony No.3 'Organ' (Mvt 3)/And A Quarter Of A Century After That:
61. Petrushka (Russian Dance)
62. The Anti-Romantic Piano As An Integral Part Of The Orchestra
63. Music For Strings, Percussion And Celeste (Last Mvt)

Tracks:

1. Keyboard Instruments In The Orchestra - The Most Powerful Of Them All:
2. Symphony No.3 'Organ' (Finale)
3. But Things In Handel's Day Were Very Different.
4. Organ Concerto In B Flat, Op.4 No.3 (Last Mvt)
5. The Organ Is Difficult To Classify.
6. An Unexpected, Organ-related Guest
7. Concerto Pour Zampogna (Last Mvt)
8. Peasant-Fancying... And A Touch Of The Roaming Cowboy
9. Les Miserables (Drink With Me)
10. Outside Artefacts And The Power Of Association
11. Mahler's Sleighbells
12. Symphony No.4 (Opening)
13. A Roll-Call Of Some Unusual Guests/The Typewriter/Parade
14. Chains, And More/Integrales/An American In Paris/Sandpaper Ballet
15. Purpose-Built Oddities: Wind Machines/Symphony No.7 'Sinfonia Antartica' (Opening)
16. Don Quixote (Variation VIII)
17. National Calling Cards: The Guitar For Spain/Concierto De Aranjuez (Finale)
18. And The Guitar's Poor American Relative, The Banjo/Washington Breakdown
19. And Poorer Still, The Mouth Organ/The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre (Packing Up)
20. The Balalaika For Russia/Romeo And Juliet (Act II: No.14)
21. The Maracas For Mexico/The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre (El Desayuno)
22. The Bongos And Congas And A Whole Wealth Of Other Drums For Africa And Central America/Studio Example
23. The Sitar Of India/Evening Raga: Bhapoli
24. The Accordion For France (Especially Paris)/Paris Canaille
25. The Zither For Vienna/The Third Man (Theme)
26. The Cimbalom For Hungary/Folk Dances
27. The Guitar As An Integral Part Of The Orchestra/Rondena
28. There Are Whole Orchestras Of Balalaikas./Sveit Mesiats
29. The Effect Of The Wordless Human Voice, Used Purely As An Instrument/Symphony No.7 'Sinfonia Antartica' (Mvt 1)
30. Nocturnes
31. Instruments And the Imitation Of Nature. The Clarinet As Cuckoo
32. The Carnival Of The Animals (The Cuckoo)
33. The Flute As An All-purpose Aviary
34. The Carnival Of The Animals (The Aviary)
35. The Oboe As Duck
36. Peter And The Wolf (The Duck)
37. The Recording Of Reality. Does It Work As Well?
38. The Pines Of Rome (The Pines Of The Janiculum)
39. The Recording Of Reality Electronically Reborn In New Guises
40. Cantus Articus - Concerto For Birds And Orchesra (Mvt 2)
41. Beethoven Turns Avian: Cuckoo, Nightingale, And Quail
42. Symphony No.6 'Pastoral' (Andante Molto Mosso)
43. Some Improbable Casting: The Violin As Braying Donkey
44. The Carnival Of The Animals (Persons With Long Ears)
45. A Truly Orchestral Hee-haw To Be Reckoned With
46. Overture To 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'
47. A Thunderstorm In A Million
48. Symphony No.6 'Pastoral (Allegro-Allegretto)
49. the Instrumental Depiction Of A Silent World
50. The Carnival Of The Animals (The Aquarium)
51. Saint-Saens' Menagerie Takes A Curtain Call.
52. The Carnival Of The Animals (Finale)

Tracks:

1. The Grouping Of Instrumental Families. An Additive Approach. First, Two Violins
2. Forty-Four Duos (No.4)
3. A Great Contrast, Of Both Pitch And Character: Violin And Viola
4. Duo For Violin And Viola In B Flat Major, K.424 (Finale, Vars 1 & 2)/Studio Example
5. Arrival Of The Standard String Trio: Violin, Viola, And Cello
6. String Trio In B Flat (Menuetto)
7. The String Quartet: Two Violins, Viola, And Cello
8. String Quartet In F, Op.18 No.1 (Mvt 3)
9. The String Quintet - When The Extra Instrument Is A Second Viola
10. String Quartet No.5 In D, K.593 (Adagio)
11. The String Quintet - When The Extra Instrument Is A Second Cello
12. String Quintet In C (Mvt 3)
13. The String Sextet: Two Violins, Two Violas, And Two Cellos
14. String Sextet In B Flat (Mvt 2)
15. The String Octet: The Standard String Quaret Times Two
16. Octet In E Flat, Op.20 (Mvt 1)
17. Double The String Octet: A Fully Fledged String Orchestra
18. String Symphony No.2 (Finale)
19. The Massed Strings Of A Symphony Orchestra
20. Fantasia On A Theme Of Thomas Tallis
21. Contrasts Of Pitch And Instrumental 'Colour' In The Woodwind Section
22. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Op.100 No.5 (Theme)
23. In The First Variation It's The Horn That Gets The Lion's Share.
24. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 1
25. In Variation Two The Torch Is Handed To The Bassoon.
26. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 2
27. In Variation Three The Oboe Leads.
28. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 3
29. Variation Four: Conversation Before Returning To A Solo-dominated Texture
30. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 4
31. And Variation Five is Dominated By The Clarinet.
32. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 5
33. The Next To Be Featured Is The Virtuoso Flute.
34. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 6
35. Individual Farewells And A Closing Chorus
36. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 7
37. A Mixed Group: Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn, String Quartet, And Double-Bass
38. Octet In F (Mvt 3)
39. The Early Classical Symphony Orchestra Of Haydn And Mozart
40. Symphony No.29 In A, K.201 (Finale)
41. Strings, Wind, But No Brass. What Haydn And Mozart Never Knew
42. Canzon 28
43. Beethoven's Fifth: Two Horns, Two Trumpets, And Three Trombones Join The Team.
44. Symphony No.5 (Finale)
45. From Beethoven To The Massive Orchestras Of Berlioz, Wagner, And Mahler
46. Beethoven Changed The Face Of The Symphony And The Orchestra Forever
47. Symphoy No.6 'Tragic' (Mvt 1)
48. The Cult Of Orchestral Elephantiasis Reaches Its Peak.
49. Symphony No.1 'Gothic' (VI: Te Ergo Quaesumus)
50. When Large Doesn't Necessarily Mean Loud: Debussy
51. Images (Gigues)
52. A Crisis Of Confidence; The Orchestra's Survival Hangs In The Balance, But It Still Develops. The Ondes Martenot:
53. Turangalila Symphony (Chant D'amour 1)
54. The Advent Of The 'Early Music' Movement Brings A New Vitality And Freshness.
55. Balle De Xerxes (Gavotte En Rondeau)
56. Computer And Synthesiser: Friends Or Foes?
57. Concerto In D Minor For Two Violins (Largo)
58. A Speculative Look Ahead/Mass In B Minor ('Dona Nobis Pacem')

Customer Reviews:

Instruments of the Orchestra - Great Reference Material!.......2007-04-04

This set lends itself to greatly enhancing one's knowledge of the orchestra, instruments in it, and their usage. I am a huge music buff, and I still picked up a great deal I previously did not know. I highly recommend this for all who wish to understand the origin of music, as well as the processes that are employed to create music!

Beginner or Expert.......2007-03-12

This CD is excellent for the beginner or expert! To be able to haear the instrumets separately and then together really provides a good education. and/or refresher. The book thaty comes with the CD is alomost worth the price by itself!

Very Informative and Enjoyable.......2006-11-20

Whether you're a music novice or pro, "The instruments of the Orchestra" is a very worthwhile purchase. The 7 CDs, with a total of 8 hours, are expertly narrated by Jeremy Siepmann. He's a great speaker, very much like the late Leonard Bernstein was. Mr. Siepmann takes you on an unforgetable musical journey covering the origins and use of the various orchestral instruments throughout musical history. The balance between his narration and a wealth of musical examples, which range from snippets to entire movements, is superb. The comprehensive enclosed booklet is excellent and faithfully follows the 7 CDs in content. Even with my 40+ years of music training I still learned new things from this wonderful collection. Considering the excellence of the content, and a cost that translates to about $5 per disc, this collection is a great value. Grab it, you won't regret that you did. Five solid stars!

Frank's view.......2006-08-19

This boxed set of CD's with booklet achieved all I had hoped that it would. There are good samples of individual instruments and well done commentary on each. The only drawback was that some of the samples were too brief and could have been longer, hoiwever I guess this fits in with time constraints of the medium. It has given me a lot of clues as to future purchases of CD's for listening to individual instruments. Altogeth a satisfactory purchase and a welcome addition to my collection.

Excellent Intro for Those Not Familiar with the Orchestra.......2003-11-08

I've listened to classical music for years and am interested in composition. I bought this CD set to learn how an orchestra and its instruments work. I thought the CDs would be a nice but boring lecture. They aren't! Not only are they FUN but they are informative as well. I learned a huge amount from each CD and couldn't wait to listen to the next one.

The narrator and writer is a great speaker and holds your attention well. He is definitely knowledgeable. He provides musical examples for each point he makes, so you get to "hear" what he just talked about. I'd say the CDs are about 65% music and 35% narration. You'll learn about the range of instruments, some history, different ways to play them, how they sound, and how they are used in the orchestra. This CD set was a great learning experience and is sold at such a low price!

I recommend this CD for those who want to learn about classical music and those who know about it but are interested in learning more about the inner workings of an orchestra. You'll learn much useful information. For instance, the Rite of Spring (with that eerie start) is written for bassoon! I never knew a bassoon could sound like that but now I do.

The one complaint I have is the last CD. This deals with the orchestra. I wanted more of a tour of how the orchestra has been used through history up to the present. Instead, it was a tour of how different groups of instruments sound. I thought it could have been better. The other 6 CDs are excellent.

Average customer rating: Somewhat unique sound for right now Tired of endlessly waiting for a new Kansas release??!? Interesting combination Technically Sound sweeeeeeet!

Angular Perceptions Thought Chamber Manufacturer: Inside Out U.S. ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Origins of Ruin Fear of a Blank Planet Sola Scriptura Paradise Lost Snakes & Arrows ASIN: B000NDDUUG Release Date: 2007-04-03

Tracks:

1. Premonition 2:17
2. Sacred Treasure 7:00
3. A Legend's Avalon 5:46
4. Balance Of One 6:16
5. Mr. Qwinkle's Therapy 5:31
6. Transmigration Of Souls 6:40
7. God Of Oblique 5:08
8. Silent Shore 3:39
9. Accidently On Purpose 4:51
10. A Mind Beyond 7:38

Album Description

Michael Harris and manager John Purdom had the collective vision of a progressive rock band some years ago. Through an ad on the internet, Michael teamed up with Ted Leonard, the great vocalist of the US band Enchant. After Michael and Ted spent quite some time crafting and demoing the material, they then united with the rhythm section of Haji's Kitchen and Outworld keyboardist Bobby Williamson to form Thought Chamber and record their debut album Angular Perceptions, an album full of catchy melodies and outstanding musicianship.

Customer Reviews:

Somewhat unique sound for right now.......2007-07-23

I bought this solely off the clips here on Amazon not knowing anything about the background of the band. It hasn't left my playlist since I got it. While I'm a fan overall of progressive music, I tend to gravitate more to great songwriting and execution (Porcupine Tree) over great 'shredding' (Dream Theater). Their sound and style feels somewhat timeless with an underlying homage to bands like Kansas, Yes, and Genesis while still maintaining a more modern heaviness that appeals to fans today. As far as first efforts go, you won't find many this good (which hopefully bodes well for their future).

As good as the album is, I give it 4 stars instead of 5 only because I sense they have an even better album ahead of them if they put in the work. I only hope they keep all their "side projects" where they belong (on the side) and keep focus on a potentially great band.

Tired of endlessly waiting for a new Kansas release??!?.......2007-07-11

This is great stuff from a band that features the outstanding vocal talents of Enchant's Ted Leonard. I'm really impressed with their Kansas approach to the music. I especially like tracks 7 and 8. So, if you tired of all the compilations that Kansas has to offer and you can't wait for the new Proto Kaw, check this one out. You will be happy that you did. This has to be one of the top releases of 2007! Thanks Mr. Zucker.

Interesting combination.......2007-06-30

Ted Leonard is singing for this super group.The musicians are great and it is very progressive.The only reason I gave it a 4 star rating is because sometimes trying to prove one is a great musician can be done other ways instead of going at a supersonic speed.There are some jazz elements very present and I don't particulalary like that combo.However,if done right,the results are good.

This proves that there is still inventivenes.I feel that Enchant should have been going towards this field.There are elements of fusion,metal,prog and power metal all together.

Technically Sound.......2007-06-18

There's no doubt this group is technically phenominal. The guitar playing is amazing (absolutely amazing!) and the vocals are soaring. Unfortunately, the songs are not quite up to par with the musicianship: tons of technical wizardy overpowers emotion and message. Great promise, not yet achieved.

sweeeeeeet!.......2007-06-06

just picked this up, and i love it!its bands like this that help ease the pain of dream theater's latest suck-fest. brilliant songwriting, and no noodling. rob is a great drummer,he sounds different on this from his Crimeny/ Haji's Kitchen days. you will not be dissapointed ;)

Average customer rating: this album does "make me weak at the knees".... ecclectic addition to my collection Steve Albini Produced...What Are You Waiting For? sluggish "Power" shines and dims

The Power Out Electrelane Manufacturer: Too Pure ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Ambient Pop | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Experimental Rock | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Britain | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Experimental Music | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Similar Items: No Shouts No Calls Singles, B-Sides & Live Rock It to the Moon Sound of Silver Rock It to the Moon ASIN: B0000B0WVQ Release Date: 2004-02-03

Tracks:

1. Gone Under Sea
2. On Parade
3. Valleys, The
4. Birds
5. Take That Bit Between Your Teeth
6. Oh Somba!
7. Enter Laughing
8. This Deed
9. Love Builds Up
10. Only One Thing Is Needed
11. You Make Me Weak At The Knees

Album Description

These four girls from Brighton, England recorded a monster rock album that pummels and soothes all at once. Previous releases include a full-length, "Rock It To The Moon", and three singles on their own label, Let's Rock Records. They also released singles on Skint sub-label, Indenial, and on the hip UK indie, Fierce Panda. This is their second album and first full-length for Too Pure.

Customer Reviews:

this album does "make me weak at the knees"...........2007-06-30

i feel that i should be slightly apologetic, for reviewing this so late after the release. i actually was exposed to electrelane at a live show with le tigre in 2005. i was hooked, HOOKED after seeing these incredibly talented women perform. it took ages to find "the power out" in hard copy at the local record store, but since i've obtained it, i've relished every nostalgic moment of seeing them live and have consistently put this as my top played songs.

i don't feel that i could more adequately describe their tracks as the very able reviewers below me, but i can say that this is the most hidden jewel of all experimental-indie bands out there. almost every song evokes a very strong emotional response from within, and i have to say, if you're a person who loves being solitary and lean more towards the creative, i'd recommend this album whole-heartedly. it's an anthem album for the melancholy, but secure in their aloneness.

ecclectic addition to my collection.......2007-01-27

I heard "the Valley" and loved it. The rest of the CD is nothing like the valley- but I still enjoy the songs. Reminds me a little of elastica. I put this on my harddrive and mixed it in with some other punky stuff- nice to have female voices in there too.

Steve Albini Produced...What Are You Waiting For?.......2005-03-09

Having just been exposed to Joy Division this summer, it's hard for this reviewer to ignore the similar kind of vibes I get from this, the second LP from Brighton's Electrelane. Steve Albini [The Pixies, Nirvana] seems to restrain his usually dirty production for the whole of this album with the exception of "Take The Bit Between Your Teeth" in lieu of doing his best Martin Hannett impression and even then doesn't do over the top. The all girl group is for all intents and purposes frozen on record in this sparse and doomy yet morbidly moving piece of desolation in a fairly timeless fashion for future generations to discover. The overall sound is much like Patti Smith fronting Ian Curtis' ill-fated band specifically on the "Free Money" influenced "Birds" [Horses, "Birds" ... Hmmm] except for the crisp quality of sound which time and technology have afforded us. Most of the time I'm forced to imagine a stilted Verity Susman, lead singer, screaming out into the night from some isolated, dark alley in the lower/middle class section of a decaying, country nonspecific metropolis, one of the last romantics suffering for the sins of a generation whose idea of love comes from and dies in J. Lo movies and McDonald's commercials. Music this soulful has no right to be made in the 21st century.

sluggish.......2004-09-03

what?
where is this studio located? The studio they recorded the album in...
In an apartment house with very thin walls? angry old people living next door? It seems like it. Otherwise i could not understand these girls. It seems like they cannot afford to play like they would like to play. That they have to be restrained, do their thing quietly, cautiously not to aggravate their nighbours. Or maybe there is a little baby next door, trying to go to sleep and girls of course are well-natured and do not want to disturb.
Or maybe they just had really bad hang-overs from the party last night while recording it.

TAKE THAT BIT BETWEEN YOUR TEETH and THIS DEED would surely rock a lot if they just turned the guitars louder a bit! BIRDS would rip your heart out, if they just managed to put a bit more soul in it! The instrumental YOU MAKE ME WEAK AT THE KNEES would make JIM O'ROURKE jealous, if they just managed to make it sound a bit more sincere. would would would.

I like indie-rock. And i want to be hip and listen to new cool things (like all of us, right). And i wanted to give this album five stars, but just couldn't. Sorry. It has content, but it is brought to us just too poorly. No wonder people like their live performances. Because concerts are usually held in a place, they don't have angry music-haters-neighbours next door. Right? For one track these girls even call the old tired neighbours in and recorded a song together with them (THE VALLEYS).
THE POWER went OUT and never came back?

"Power" shines and dims.......2004-06-30

Soft acoustic indie rock is the content of Electrelane's "The Power Out." The UK quartet has a nice grip on catchy melodies and some interesting instrumentation, but it's held back by a lack of internal cohesion. Oh yes, and the lyrics are just terrible.

The steady "Gone Under Sea" starts the album on a slightly dull note, before expanding out into the poppy "On Parade," the charming drum-led "Birds," the bass-laden country-rocker "Take The Bit Between Your Teeth," bass-keyboard "This Deed," and the gentle ballad "Oh Sombra." It finishes up on a quirky note with the drums'n'keyboard "You Make Me Weak At The Knees."

Electrelane has a pretty good thing going in "The Power Out," even if it never quite takes off -- they do a good job, but it lacks cohesion and enthusiasm. What they lack in fire, they at least make up in versatility -- they mix in some French, German and Spanish songs, taken from the writings of Nietzsche and a sonnet by Juan Boscon.

Probably the best thing about "The Power Out" is the keyboards. Verity Susman manages the sound of an organ in "Love Builds Up," before switching to a sweeping piano solo at the end of the album. Emma Gaze's drums get to both serve as the backdrop and the front instrumentation, while Rachel Dalley and Mia Clarke do some solid background work on, respectively, the bass and guitar.

Susman's vocals are a bit slurred and bland, and often they get buried under the music so you can't tell what she's saying. Of course, given some of the lyrics, that might be a good thing -- typical pop sensibilities, except the writing is blander. "I want to see you/More than anything/Babe I miss you/All day and everyday " is one typical example. Not to mention the vaguely icky "I bet I'd like your underwear" chorus.

Despite the weird, ultra-simplistic lyrics and a few musical duds, "The Power Out" is a pleasany sample of British indie-rock, with plenty of variety and a few artier flourishes. An interesting if flawed listen.

Average customer rating: A "Must Have" for anyone into Progressive Metal Some excellent, memorable ideas for metal amongst less inspiring fare Evergrey's best... The Best Of Evergrey? Progessive Metal at its best!

In Search of Truth Evergrey Manufacturer: Inside Out U.S. ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive Metal | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Metal | Hard Rock & Metal | Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Recreation Day Solitude Dominance Tragedy The Dark Discovery The Inner Circle Monday Morning Apocalypse ASIN: B00005O6MV Release Date: 2001-09-18

Tracks:

1. The Masterplan
2. Rulers Of The Mind
3. Watching The Skies
4. State Of Paralysis
5. The Encounter
6. Mark Of The Triangle
7. Dark Waters
8. Different Worlds
9. Misled

Customer Reviews:

A "Must Have" for anyone into Progressive Metal.......2007-04-29

This CD hasn't left my player in weeks!! I love it, actually I like all of Evergreys music, I recently just discovered them, I heard a few tracks from a few CD's and this one is the best out of them all, although their all great this is my favorite! If you love Dream Theater, Symphony X, Queensryche etc you have to pick this up!

Some excellent, memorable ideas for metal amongst less inspiring fare.......2007-04-21

3 1/2

Well put together progressive metal release gets by on impressive arrangements and instrumentation but not without detractions. Bogged down in the 80's-licious, over-gruffed machismo of the singer, some of the ambitious yet still repetitive writing veers more towards pretentious when coupled with this broadway-like quality the album provides. Sometimes the awkwardly languished theatrics teeter out in an unarticulated haze of overreaching, but more often Evergrey dazzles by helping to take the genre into uncharted terrain, equally comfortable at mixing Therion, Dream Theater, and Andrew Lloyd Weber type dynamics in one song. At best, a fantastic, urgent, and dynamic melodic pulse, complimented by the skilled keyboarding throughout, makes beautiful, romantic, mature heavy rock feel as though at times it should appeal to your parents instead. If one is in the young, pseudo-self-consciously-hip phase of musical development perhaps these stabs at an operatic metal will not sit well, but anyone smart enough to process the few noticeable songs for what they try to be on their own will be privy to a few fantastic highlights in the rarely covered, classier side of this genre.

Evergrey's best..........2007-01-19

There are plenty of people who will disagree with me on this, but I have all of Evergrey's albums, and this one is the best, with Recreation Day a close 2nd.

As others have written, this is about a man trying to readjust to life after an alien abduction. The lyrics are effective, and the music is dynamic and powerful. Evergrey, like a lot of prog-metal bands, utilizes a cheesy synth from time to time, but it really works on this album, with the sci-fi spacey theme. They are also further back in the mix than on other efforts, and the result is terrific atmosphere over a powerful, though musically limited band. Eglund's vocals are perfect (and not upper-register whining) here.

Evergrey's not really a 5-star band, but this is a 5-star album. Recreation Day is pretty darn good too. Other efforts are solid but not exceptional. Get this one.

The Best Of Evergrey?.......2006-09-08

I have Recreation Day and Monday Morning Apocalypse in addition to In Search Of Truth, and I love each of them. Monday Morning Apocalypse did not get as many good reviews as the other 2 titles, but I like it just as much. Evergrey can be a bit creepy on this album, but they pull it off nicely. All 5 members of this band contribute something special, and the result is a heavy duty consistent sound that includes depth and resonates well with even the most jaded Metal lover. If you only have money for one Evergrey album, make it this one. If you have more money, get all 3 that I mentioned. They are all superb.

Progessive Metal at its best!.......2005-08-30

A band from Sweden that masters progressive metal, they are simply the gods of prog. Not there best record but definetly one prog fans should listen too.

9 Tracks each with a different sound a uniqueness of catchy solos, riffs and structure.

Average customer rating: Great, but no prize Xena;Warrior Princess volume six Great Collection Exceptional A MIX OF THE BEST, THE WORST AND THE MISSING

Xena: Warrior Princess, Volume Six : Original Television Soundtrack Manufacturer: Varese Sarabande ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Television Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Similar Items: Xena: Warrior Princess, Volume Four - Original Soundtrack Xena: Warrior Princess - Original Television Soundtrack Xena: Warrior Princess - Lyre, Lyre, Hearts on Fire: Original Television Soundtrack Xena: Warrior Princess - Original Television Soundtrack, Volume Two Xena: Warrior Princess - The Bitter Suite: A Musical Odyssey - Original Television Soundtrack ASIN: B00005LMK2 Release Date: 2001-07-10

Tracks:

1. With the Angels
2. Battling Archangles
3. Go to Them
4. Body Snatch
5. Resistence
6. Gab's Trial
7. They're Coming
8. Back from the Dead
9. She'll Be Here
10. Callisto in Hell
11. Way of Pain
12. Kee Coming
13. End of Coming
14. Ring
15. Valhalla
16. On a Cow
17. Up the Rhein
18. Rhein Maidens
19. Out of Options
20. Kiss
21. Return of the Rheingold
22. Pas de Deux Femmes
23. You Will Dance

Tracks:

1. Sounds of War
2. To the Rising Sun
3. Sounds of Life and Death
4. Snow Falling on Cedars
5. Burning Higuchi
6. Die Demon
7. Reality of Dreams
8. Xena Vs. Yodishi
9. Return to Chin
10. Power of the Book
11. Secret of the Powder
12. Haulin' to the North
13. Mausoleum
14. It's Over
15. Love Is a Weapon
16. United in Love
17. Joxer the Mighty
18. Play's the Thing
19. Woman's a Natural Thing/Miss Known World
20. Day in the Life
21. Catching Fish
22. Up in the Trees
23. Things in Common
24. Down the Valley
25. Neighbor Lady
26. Smelling Mortality
27. Chasin' Chickens
28. Quill Is Mightier
29. Here Girl
30. Xena Main Title

Customer Reviews:

Great, but no prize.......2002-03-31

The selections from the Ring trilogy, Friends in need and Fallen Angel were excellent, however, some of the special request such as joxer the mighty, seemed a little bit rushed. Wasn't that song on Volume 2 already? Where was M'Lila's song from Destiny, or the music played During the first Kiss in "The Quest"
The cd has its good points, personally "It's Over" from "THAB" with its haunting melodies portraying the consequences of war.

Xena;Warrior Princess volume six.......2002-01-09

I am so happy that the last and final cd has come out, now my collection is complete. I am very sad for the show ending, but I am glad to still collect things.

Great Collection.......2001-12-25

Well, I have them all by now, but this last one is a great collection, with the added bonus of the music from A Friend In Need.
Just another fine addition to my Xena collection!

Exceptional.......2001-11-30

I am a fanatic and devoted Xenite.I have a huge problem:i can't stop listening to that cd,since the first time i listened to it,which means 1 month!That cd is really exceptional and i think that every true and genuine Xenite should buy it!It's really good!I was moved when i heard the Fallen Angel part.I was passioned when i heard the Ring Trilogy!I was astonishing when i heard the bonus cues that were included,especially the cue from The Quill Is Mightier(fishin part),oh,i was completely satisfied!
Though,there is a complain:i can't understand,why after 6 cd's,the producers don't do a cd including cues like:M'laila's song,the cues from the Bacchaen festival,music from Deja Vou All Over Again,where in the end,Gabrielle says to Xena those wonderful words,or even the scene of the kiss in The Quest!That,i can't understand it!
Last, i believe that whoever likes LoDuca's music style,should buy this cd.
Pay attention to the 22 cue:Pas De Deux Femmes.It is one of a something and whoever remembers what's the scene of this song,will agree with me!Mmmm!

A MIX OF THE BEST, THE WORST AND THE MISSING.......2001-11-29

To all truly Xena fans this CD is a must-have but have some lacks... Fun (comedy episodes music) scores destroy the the great combination of FALLEN ANGEL, THE RHEINGOLD TRILOGY AND I FRIEND IN NEED. In the first selections LoDuca creates spectacular high level music good enough to be played in a Symphony orchestra concert. The others selections have easy-to-fill-space western cowboy music instead of put M'Lilas song of DESTINY, Amazon's climbing trees of ADVENTURES IN THE SIN TRADE and NAJARA vs XENA music that would be gladly accepted by us. I doubt the company will launch a next CD but if they'll do this track and another valuable more must be there and the adittion of some famous characters quotes like "I have many skills" from Xena.

Average customer rating: Excellent CD compilation featuring DIY punk rock and power pop bands Great primer on 70's power pop The Second Best Power Pop Collection Ever Hanging on the CD!!

D.I.Y.: Come Out And Play - American Power Pop (1975-78) Various Artists Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music New Wave | New Wave & Post-Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music 1970s | By Decade | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Power Pop | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music 1970-1979 | Decades | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Blues | Indie Music | Stores | Music Rhino Records | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: D.I.Y.: Shake It Up: American Power Pop II (1978-80) D.I.Y.: Teenage Kicks: UK Pop I (1976-79) D.I.Y.: Starry Eyes: UK Pop, Vol. 2 D.I.Y.: The Modern World: UK Punk II (1977-78) D.I.Y.: We're Desperate: The L.A. Scene (1976-79) ASIN: B0000032YM Release Date: 1993-02-16

Tracks:

1. Shake Some Action - Flamin' Groovies
2. Baby It's Cold Outside - Pezband
3. Hanging On The Telephone - The Nerves
4. Wayside - Artful Dodger
5. Hit The Floor - Earthquake
6. Can't Wait - Piper
7. When You Find Out - The Nerves
8. The Summer Sun - Chris Stamey
9. Blow Yourself Up - Tommy Hoehn
10. My Mind - The Scruffs
11. Why Can't It Be - The Names
12. Southern Girls - Cheap Trick
13. All Kinds Of Girls - The Real Kids
14. Come Out And Play - The Paley Brothers
15. Where Have You Been All My Life - Fotomaker
16. Stop! Wait A Minute - Pezband
17. Christi Girl - The Flash Cubes
18. Tired Of Waking Up Tired - The Diodes
19. I Am The Cosmos - Chris Bell

Customer Reviews:

Excellent CD compilation featuring DIY punk rock and power pop bands.......2005-05-25

A note of trivia, the artwork cover to this CD release features The Nerves, a band who existed from 1974-1977 and recorded the original version of Hanging On The Telephone later covered by Deborah Harry and Blondie. From left to right you can see Jack Lee, Paul Collins (The Beat) and Peter Case (The Plimsouls). This is one of the greatest CD compilations and is packed with more songs than most standard albums would contain. This is one of the few CDs where you can actually find full songs from The Nerves and this will have to suffice until Paul Collins can re-issue The Nerves to CD and vinyl in 2007. This disc features other legendary bands in addition to The Nerves, including Cheap Trick, Fotomaker, Chris Bell (of Big Star), The Scruffs, The Real Kids, Pezband, Chris Stamey, Artful Dodger and The Flashcubes.

Great primer on 70's power pop.......2003-09-19

Rhino records is a godsend to fans looking to learn more about a musical genre. Every genre they tackle is chronicled lovingly and contains a great mix of obscure gems and popular classics. The D.I.Y. series views late 70's punk-styled music in 9 volumes, separated by region and musical style. There are 4 "pop" collections, 2 each for the U.S. and the U.K. The U.S. collections are less stylistically varied but considerably more fun and tuneful, since British pop often goes over my head (see: XTC, for starters, who I am starting to love). This collection covers the "early" years of US power pop, 1975-1978, which means it misses the Raspberries and Big Star but still gets many of the major players. Very highly recommended, snag this while its around!

Best Tracks:
"Shake Some Action" - Stones meets Beatles anthem. One of the Groovies' best and that's saying something, this has a great chorus and some tidy guitar work.
"Wayside" - Big Star acoustics give way to something that's equal parts power pop, hard rock, and pure genius rock and roll.
"Hit The Floor" - More great guitar and a booming mix make this Earth Quake's best original. The most raw and rocking song here, it's a song just waiting to be discovered by bar bands everywhere.
"Can't Wait" - Why are the Piper CD's out of print? Billy Squier's best work was done with this unknown band, and this track is nearly perfect.
"Blow Yourself Up" - Off-kilter drum work and Tommy Hoehn's alternately strong/shaky voice showcase this shoulda-been-a-classic.
"Why Can't It Be" - The Names are one of the totally unknown bands on this compilation and this was a fine single. Wild drumming and very Eric-Carmen vocals, the liner notes slam the production, but it's great for a 70's indie.
"Come Out And Play" - Cheesy? Yes, but this song has such great hooks that it's a worthy power pop song by anyone's standards. Better than today's teen pop by far.

The Second Best Power Pop Collection Ever.......2000-08-01

Bless Rhino's heart for compiling this gem. Flamin' Groovies, Nerves, Artful Dodger...terrific! But the long lost nugget of this CD is Chris Stamey & the dbs' "Summer Sun". Released as an indie single, it was backed with what I deem the most influential indie pop song of the era, "I Thought You Wanted To Know". Reminiscent of Big Star, this little masterpiece is available only on Vol. II of the American Power Pop series, "Shake It Up", which has been sadly deleted from Rhino's catalog. The #1 best power pop collection of all time, "Vol. II" deserves to see the light of day again. I myself would give just about anything to find a copy...can anybody out there help me out?

Hanging on the CD!!.......1999-05-07

Bravo, Rhino!! That is a huge selection of a very funny times for power pop. It is plenty of jewels and gems (please Rhino, we want a Nerves discography re-edition!) like probably one of the best songs ever made: "I am the Cosmos" of the Big Star most unknown half Chris Bell, or the Flamin' Groovies masterpiece "shake some action" from their self named LP...best recomended!!

Average customer rating: Great Progressive Album The Flower Kings - Get A Bit Overblown On This One Sometimes very good, sometime amazing Why can't these guys just be instrumental...or at least write lyrics that don't suck?!? Pop Prog

Flower Power The Flower Kings Manufacturer: Inside Out U.S. ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music Progressive | Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Stardust We Are Retropolis Space Revolver Unfold the Future Rainmaker ASIN: B00003000F Release Date: 1999-11-16

Tracks:

1. Dawn
2. Simple Song
3. Business Vamp
4. All You Can Save
5. Attack Of The Monster Briefcase
6. Mr. Hope Goes To Wall Street
7. Did I Tell You
8. Garden Of Dreams
9. Don't Let The D'Evil In
10. Love Is The Word
11. There's No Such Night
12. The Mean Machine
13. Dungeon Of The Deep
14. Indian Summer
15. Sunny Lane
16. Gardens Revisited
17. Shadowland
18. The Final Deal
19. Captain Capstan
20. IKEA By Night
21. Astral Dog

Tracks:

1. Deaf, Numb & Blind
2. Stupid Girl
3. Corruption
4. Power Of Kindness
5. Psychedelic Postcard
6. Hudson River Siren's Call 1998
7. Magic Pie
8. Painter
9. Calling Home
10. Afterlife

Album Description

The fifth studio album from Sweden's leading '90s prog rock group, a must for fans of Genesis & Pink Floyd. The band's guitarist, Roine Stolt, is often compared to Jeff Beck, Steve Howe, Carlos Santana and Alan Holdsworth! 143 minutes of music on two discs. 31 tracks. Double slimline jewel case. 1999 release.

Customer Reviews:

Great Progressive Album.......2007-06-27

Flower Power is a great progressive rock double album. There is a wide variety of tunes with long jams and well written lyrics. It reminds my of the Lamb Lies Down on Broadway.

The Flower Kings - Get A Bit Overblown On This One.......2007-03-10

Wow, this band certainly is prolific. After releasing a full double album's worth of music in 1997 with "Stardust We Are" the band comes back with another 2 hour plus double album of new music again in 1999. "Flower Power" would showcase the best and worst of what The Flower Kings are all about. There is some absolutely marvelous material to be found here, but there is just so much of it that there is bound to be a certain amount of filler. The band throws everything plus the kitchen sink to the listener and hopes most of it sticks. The whole first disc (sans the last 8 minutes) is comprised of "Garden Of Dreams", an hour long whopper of an epic that harkens back to the days of "Tales From Topographic Oceans" era Yes and other long winded "masterworks". For me "Garden" is all a bit too much. There are bits and pieces that I really love, but it just goes on and on and on, almost it seems, for the sake of being long. There are Flower Kings fans out there that think this is the ultimate FK track, but for me it is just a bit too long winded. Tastes will certainly vary on this one. One thing that really stands out on "Garden" is Hasse Bruniusson's percussion work on the piece. Bruniusson is the former drummer for Samla Mammas Mana and has a very distinct style. Although he has played on previous Flower Kings albums, this is the first time where his presence is really noticed and he does add interesting and innovative percussive flourishes to the piece. The last 8 minutes of the first disc consists of the track "Astral Dog". It is not really apparent why this was tacked on to the end of the big epic, but it is actually a cool little instrumental ditty that sees Roine Stolt plying in a style similar to Joe Satriani or Steve Vai. It is very different from what FK fans may be used to with Stolt, but further showcases his amazing versatility. The second disc is very different from the first comprised of mostly shorter material (although two tracks break the 10 minute barrier), and for the most part a bit more commercial. I enjoy the poppier side of The Flower Kings and tracks like "Stupid Girl", "Psychedelic Postcard", and "Magic Pie" are all cool little tunes. The rest of the tracks are all solid with a mix of instrumental and vocal tracks. Overall this is not one of my favorite Flower Kings albums, but it is still certainly worth owning and I can see where this could be many fans most enjoyable disc, all depending on personal taste.

Sometimes very good, sometime amazing.......2007-02-06

Some extract of the Garden of Dreams suite are really impressive musically. some top quality vocals and harmonies with great musical complexity.
This is one of the best cut from the Flower Kings and it is an hour long.
So just for this one, the album worth its price.
The CD number two is good but not as great as the first one, in my opinion. I would say that it is 50% of very good stuff, and 50% to fill the CD. Overall, another great album from the band.

Why can't these guys just be instrumental...or at least write lyrics that don't suck?!?.......2006-10-14

Let's face it. Even the most pedestrian non-discerning listener could find something ridiculous while flipping through the lyric books of any Flower Kings album. On pretty much every disc that Roine and Co. have ever done (including Karmakanic's two, the new Kaipa albums, all three Tangent albums, the lyrics are downright stupid and childish, filled to the brim with rotten cliches, dime-store philosophy, nickel-store theology, not to mention a number of unreadably unusual lines. I hate to rant on this, but they are such well-developed musicians and arrangers that they should just shelf the damn concepts and melodrama and stick to making great music. 'Flower Power' is so hard to enjoy when it's plagued by crapola like 'So you think that I 'has been'/I'd rather say an Evergreen' or 'So wave your little wand now, The Brimstone Blanket.' They should have also done something a little better with the artwork and the title of the album. The subtitle 'A journey to the hidden corners of your mind' reeks of mindless pretension and makes the album seem like a complete joke before you've even heard it. I agree with another reviewer that the Flower Kings are very similar to writers like Robert Jordan and Terry Goodkind, whose ability to write well is diluted miserably by their adherence to the genre they're trapped in. This is seen with the Flower Kings in their apparant obsession with carrying other musical torches (be it Yes, Genesis, Zappa). The presentation is there, but the enjoyment takes an awful lot of perseverance on the listener's part.
Overall, like all of their other discs, the music is really well done and well-recorded. This album would just be a lot better without the vocals period.

Pop Prog.......2006-02-16

Lots of high end prog rock musicainship for sure but if "Flower Power" is a typical Flower Kings album ( this is the only one I've heard) then I have to say the guys lack good taste. Although the album contains many soulful and uplifting moments, the overall effect is undermined by insipid lyrics and musical cliches gleaned from the worst of 70's pop. I was hoping for a comparison with classic Yes but this is more like Styx or late Kansas.

The lead vocals sounds too run of the mill for my taste and would be better suited to an Andrew Lloyd Webber rock opera.

Average customer rating: Nah... Buy this CD and Dance to it! Souled out-Sold out My fave of all TOP recordings Too young to wish for the old days

Souled Out Tower of Power Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | Funk | R&B | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | R&B General | R&B | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | R&B General | R&B | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Funk | R&B | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Funk | R&B | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Soul General | Soul | R&B | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Soul General | Soul | R&B | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Jazz | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 R&B | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Rhythm & Business T.O.P. Monster on a Leash Urban Renewal East Bay Grease ASIN: B000002B6X Release Date: 1995-08-15

Tracks:

1. Souled Out
2. Taxed To The Max
3. Keep Comin' Back
4. Soothe You
5. Do You Wanna (Make Love To Me)
6. Lovin' You Forever
7. Gotta Make A Change
8. Diggin' On James Brown
9. Sexy Soul
10. Just Like You
11. Once You Get A Taste
12. Undercurrent

Customer Reviews:

Nah..........2004-07-24

I love TOP...but I don't love this CD. "Diggin' on James Brown" is an awesome song. But it's really the only good song on this CD. "Souled Out" is alright. But the rest of the songs aren't so good. I bought this CD and was disappointed.

Buy this CD and Dance to it!.......2000-07-23

Musical purity is just wonderful for those who are into that. There is only one question that really matters: does it make you want to tap your foot, to dance? Does this music make you FEEL something? YES!!

This is their best in a long time. It has a lot of the fun they deliver in a live concert. Glad to have you back guys! They are a great feel-good band with a lot of soul.

Souled out-Sold out.......2000-02-06

I would definately not rate this among one of T.O.P.'s towering accomplishments. The flavor of this CD seems to be slightly cheezy yet bland. Unfortunately it sounds like they have main streamed thier sound alot more, and have traded in some of thier funkier grooves for a more "commercial" and user friendly sound. Perhaps the most dissapointing aspect is the weakness of the Horn section. They have definately taken a blow from the personnel change in the trumpet section. The lines are not as tasty or arranged quite as well as they were under Greg Adams hands, and the lead trumpet sound is not as solid as it once was. In addition, I feel that the drummer was a poor choice for T.O.P. He playing is strait sounding and the electronic effects on his set gives the whole group a commercial 80's sound. Sorry, TOP I've been a fan for years, but this CD is a let down in the music selection and style. Hats off though to Rocco and "The Doc" for thier always stellar performances.

My fave of all TOP recordings.......1998-12-26

I am a long time (20 plus years) fan of Tower. I saw the original band (Lenny Williams, Brent Byers, Mic Gillette etc.) when I was in High School. I stopped listening after a few bad records like "Power" and the strange disco stuff. My copy of "Souled Out" would be worn out if were not digital! The new blood in the band keeps them fresh with ideas and a new interpretation of the Tower feel and trademark sound. I saw the band last year on the BB King tour and they were as tight as ever. My only question is: "Why is the lifespan of the Lead singers so short?"

Too young to wish for the old days.......1998-11-19

Hey, I've listened to all their CD's too and this one might just be the best. I'm looking from a different perspective, being a younger fan (18), and I think this CD's right up there with the old stuff. In fact, I like it a lot better than what some people are calling the "return to the TOP sound" recording, "Rhythm and Business."

Average customer rating: Gamma Ray delivers again

Somewhere Out in Space Gamma Ray Manufacturer: Noise ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Land of the Free Power Plant Heading for Tomorrow Insanity & Genius Sigh No More ASIN: B00008L3QF Release Date: 2003-03-18

Tracks:

1. Beyond the Black Hole
2. Men, Martians and Machines
3. No Stranger (Another Day in Life)
4. Somewhere Out in Space
5. Guardians of Mankind
6. Landing
7. Valley of the Kings
8. Pray
9. Winged Horse
10. Cosmic Chaos
11. Lost in the Future
12. Watcher in the Sky
13. Rising Star
14. Shine On
15. Return to Fantasy [*]
16. Miracle [*]
17. Victim of Changes [*]

Customer Reviews:

Gamma Ray delivers again.......2007-01-15

It can't have been easy for Gamma Ray to follow up their epic 1995 album Land of the Free, but with 1997's Somewhere Out in Space, the band delivered another dose of high quality power metal.

Somewhere Out in Space might not be as majestic as Land of the Free, but it's not that far behind it either. This is a very good power metal album, and definitely has that epic and melodic sound that Kai Hansen practically invented. The whole album is solid, but there are some standout tracks. The title track is a high-speed metal anthem worthy of Helloween, Valley of the Kings and Lost in the Future are epics song despite their relatively short length, Watcher in the Sky could have come from Judas Priest's Painkiller album, and Shine On is a majestic anthem. Future Freedom Call drummer Dan Zimmermann was on board for this album, and you can definitely hear elements of what would become the Freedom Call sound here.

Gamma Ray would continue their series of excellent albums with 1999's Power Plant.

I suppose it goes without saying that Gamma Ray would appeal to Helloween fans. Fans of the more recent power metal bands like Sonata Arctica, Freedom Call, Edguy and Hammerfall also owe it to themselves to check out Gamma Ray, and Somewhere Out in Space is a great album to start with.

The 2003 reissue of Somewhere Out in Space features digitally remastered sound, three bonus tracks (Miracle, a cover of Uriah Heep's Return to Fantasy, and the cover of Judas Priest's Victim of Changes, which originally appeared on the Valley of the Kings EP), and comes in a nice digipack. It's a great way to improve a classic album.

NOTE: If you can find one, there is a very cool (but very limited) box set that collects all six of the remastered Gamma Ray albums.

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