Black Market Music

Black Market Music

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com
The London-based trio Placebo carries on the modern-rock banner with this third collection of glam-influenced guitar pop. Black Market Music may not contain anything as immediately catchy as Without You I'm Nothing's "Pure Morning," but the dark hooks of "Taste in Men," "Special K," and "Slave to the Wage," with its Pavement sample, sink in deep after just a few listens. "Spite and Malice," featuring a guest turn from One Inch Punch rapper Justin Warfield, is a surprisingly successful marriage of Britpop and hip-hop, while the moody drone of "Passive Aggressive" showcases the band's more reflective side. And while songs about tumors and hemoglobin threaten to close the album on a lyrically bleak note, two bonus cuts change the mood: a reprise of Without You I'm Nothing's title track with Brian Molko's hero David Bowie joining in on vocals, and a cover of Depeche Mode's "I Feel You." Black Market Music isn't exactly the feel-good album of 2001, but it gives hope to those who still have faith in the future of Britpop. --Bill Forman

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Black Market Music

Blueprints for the Black Market
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 1st time is the bomb
  • Best band ever.
  • Wow....what an album!!
  • amazing anberlin... what a treat
  • Amazing Band, Amazing Album
Blueprints for the Black Market
Anberlin
Manufacturer: Tooth & Nail Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000093FIP
Release Date: 2003-05-06

Tracks:

  1. Readyfuels
  2. Foreign Language
  3. Change The World (Lost Ones)
  4. Cold War Transmissions
  5. Glass To The Arson
  6. The Undeveloped Story
  7. Autobahn
  8. We Dreamt In Heist
  9. Love Song
  10. Cadence
  11. Naive Orleans

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars 1st time is the bomb.......2007-06-06

I have Anberlin's two other cds, kind of found out about them when their 3rd cd was being released. I know kinda backwards but lets forward to know i finally bought. The first cd by them "Blueprints" and yeah i can see why they are in this business, first off i love the way they title some of their songs like "Foreight Languauge" and "Naive New Orleans". The latter being one of my fav songs on the entire cd. I dont think there was a song that i didnt enjoy after the first listen.

But the obvious choice for song i press play on over again is "Cadence". Love everything about the song, vocals, background and the overall feel of the song in all aspects. Anberlin is seriously talented and whatever your preference is on music. You can find something from this super talented group on the way up to enjoy over and over again.

PS-also check out "Never Take Friendship Personal" and "Cities" by Anberlin as well. Fantastic 2nd and 3rd releases as well.

5 out of 5 stars Best band ever........2007-04-01

This CD is absolutely amazing. In fact, it is by far the best collection of music I have ever heard. Cold War Transmissions all the way through the end of the CD is one of the few segments of my music library I can listen to over and over without ever getting tired of the songs.

The only songs that I think less than perfectly of are Foreign Language and Glass to the Arson. Other than that this is simply an amazing disc and one that any music lover should own.

"We Dreamt In Heist" did get stuck in my head for the longest time, so watch out for that. ;)

5 out of 5 stars Wow....what an album!!.......2007-01-27

I don't know about anyone else, but I find Naive Orleans is the best song on there, just such a cool riff. And I personally prefer their sophomore album "Never Take Friendship Personal", but this is an album NOT TO OVERLOOK!!! Such an amazing album with every single song reminding me of something and they are each unique in their own way. And such an amazing voice to compliment such great music. I highly recommend even if you're iffy about Christian music....(personally i don't understand why it's such a big deal...people not liking Christian Rock/HipHop/or whatever). It's not like you'd be such a loser if you listen to it or automatically turn in to a robotic christian...RELAX and enjoy the wonderful sounds of pure awesome Rock!!

5 out of 5 stars amazing anberlin... what a treat.......2006-06-29

this cd was truly amazing and these guys will be around for a long time to come. what a treat this cd was.. buy it now and enjoy a whole new experience... watch out for the future, anberlin has a role and it will be big

5 out of 5 stars Amazing Band, Amazing Album.......2006-02-22

This band/album is simply amazing. I can't remember the last time I enjoyed a CD this much! It is truly one of those bands that you can't stop listening to. The music is beautifully written and the vocal/guitar work is legendary. I'd recommend this album to anyone. You won't regret this purchase, I promise!
Super Black Market Clash
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • "No Elvis, Beatles or the Rolling Stones!"
  • Eclectic
  • Bankrobber and Armagideon Time would have made it 5
  • Aggravating!
  • Super Black Market Ripoff
Super Black Market Clash
The Clash
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00004C4L1
Release Date: 2000-01-25

Tracks:

  1. 1977
  2. Listen
  3. Jail Guitar Doors
  4. City Of The Dead
  5. The Prisoner
  6. Pressure Drop
  7. 1-2 Crush On You
  8. Groovy Times
  9. Gates Of The West
  10. Capital Radio Two
  11. Time Is Tight
  12. Justice Tonight/Kick It Over
  13. Robber Dub
  14. The Cool Out
  15. Stop The World
  16. The Magnificent Dance
  17. Radio Clash
  18. First Night Back In London
  19. Long Time Jerk
  20. Cool Confusion
  21. Mustapha Dance

Album Description

Digitally remastered from the original production master tapes, this a reissue of the 1993 retrospective for 'the only band that matters', England's best punk/ new wave group, The Clash. Contains tracks from their 1980 mini-album 'Black Market Clash', plus some other non-album A-sides & B-sides, as well as some rare tracks every true fan needs. 21 tracks in all. 1999 release.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars "No Elvis, Beatles or the Rolling Stones!".......2006-03-21

Clash Instrumentals...WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR??

But, this also has some of Strummer & Company's greatest early-years vocal tracks - "Jail Guitar Doors" (amazing), "Gates Of The West," "Capital Radio Two" (better than the original by far), and "Groovy Times" to name a few. 1977 has to be my favorite song here, simply because it's my personal Clash anthem: the ending of the song has Strummer belting out, "1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 198-FAW!" I don't know exactly what he was talking about, or why he chose to end on 1984....but Joe Strummer counting out from the year of punk rock's birth to the year of my birth? That's awesome enough that I don't need to ask why.

Another standout track is the 8 minute+ "Justice Tonight/Kick It Over." This is an extended studio version of a dub song the Clash played live throughout almost their whole career, "Armaggideon Time," which can finally be found on CD (on the "Live: From Here To Eternity" disc). What an amazingly great song. The groove lulls you in so completely that the false stop halfway through the song is guaranteed to get you every time, even if you've heard it a thousand times like I have by now.

"Mustapha Dance," a dance remix of "Rock The Casbah" that is almost lyricless, as well as "The Cool Out," a completely lyric-free remix of the Sandinista track "The Call Up," really came as a revelation to me. You think of the Clash as being all about the lyrics, so it's weird to discover that they put out dance remixes for borgeouis (sp?) American white kids to dance to, but they did do it--twice. It makes more sense now that I've read the Strummer biography, "Joe Strummer and the Legend of The Clash," by Kris Needs. Kris Needs is a pretty cool guy who, it turns out, provided the howls and various other strange vocal parts ot certain Clash songs. Anyway, the dance remixes make sense for this reason: Strummer was the one behind the lyrics; and while Mick and the others were on board with his politics in the early days of the band, towards the end they just wanted to be rock stars. At the same time, Mick had been to New York City a few times and was becoming a huge fan of the emerging style called hip-hop. So it was natural for Mick to want to make beat-heavy (that is, rap-influenced) and feel-good (i.e., danceable) versions of Clash songs. And that's basically the reason that Joe fired him - he stopped caring about the politics.

I've probably given the wrong impression. You don't have to care about the band's history to enjoy this disc. If you want to own one of the best rarities albums ever released in the history of music, with a good mix of biting social commentary and feel-good party music, then get Super Black Market Clash ASAP.

4 out of 5 stars Eclectic.......2006-02-17

Super Black Market Clash is exactly what a B-sides album should be: a handful of gems ("1977," "Groovy Times," "Pressure Drop"), some experimentation ("Justice Tonight/Kick it Over," "Radio Clash"), but ultimately uneven. I have been put on the record as saying that a B-sides album isn't worth anything if it isn't uneven (well, on the record because I just wrote it now). If the band doesn't have some failures then they're really not trying, are they? They're just spending time lounging in the safe zone. There's nothing terribly wrong with the safe zone, it's nice, I'd visit, but I sure wouldn't want to live there. The two biggest critical darlings had some massive failures. Radiohead's first album was absolutely grating (and not in an avante garde sort of way) and in my personal opinion the Beatles were mediocre until Help!. That being said, some of the songs off the second half of the album fall a bit flat. Even so, they're all interesting to listen to and don't permanently scar the album. Most of them show The Clash trading in their gut level impact for some more experimental music.

Super Black Market Clash is just the fix for those of you who have already bought the first three CDs (which I recommend doing immediately if you haven't already). It's a great career spanning picture of the most eclectic punk band.

4 out of 5 stars Bankrobber and Armagideon Time would have made it 5.......2005-12-05

..I happen to be a true fan of The Clash and i really enjoy Black Market Clash, however i'm quite disappointed at the omission of Bankrobber and Armagideon Time. I've acquired these tracks on a copy of "story of the clash vol. 1" so i'm still able to enjoy them, but Black Market Clash suffers without them.
However...
The City of the Dead, The Prisoner, Pressure Drop, Groovy Times, Gates of the West, Capital Radio Two, and Stop The World are some of the best Clash tracks I've heard and make this album very enjoyable.
As for the dubs... i can't stand Justice Tonight/Kick it Over, or Robber Dub. The Magnificent Dance is okay but the song really needs lyrics to be good, same with The Cool Out. The Mustafa Dance is an enjoyable dub of Rock The Casbah though

3 out of 5 stars Aggravating!.......2005-07-25

I loved the original Black Market , especially for Bank robber Armiggdeon time and was gravely disappointed to not find them here. The replacement dubs here are awkward, cutting some vocals off in mid-word. I was wondering if these are original outakes or something thrown together more recently. Does anybody know? I guess the problem here is that when your so familiar with the orginal, any differences are disturbing to the flow and expectation you have for the song.

1 out of 5 stars Super Black Market Ripoff.......2005-07-17

Nothing signifies the greed involved in the Clash reissues more than this CD. I had the original 10" vinyl edition of "Black Market Clash," and it was a gem, full of non-album singles and B-sides from the early and middle portions of the Clash's career. Unfortunately, Sony has taken most of the best songs from the original "Black Market Clash" and has made them available only on various greatest hits CDs or the "Clash on Broadway" box set. The new "Super Black Market Clash" retains only a few of the original tracks and replaces the missing songs with less interesting tracks from the "Sandinista" and "Combat Rock" eras.

The net effect is that to obtain all of the songs on the original record, one must buy multiple CDs, resulting in the repurchase of songs already appearing on the proper Clash albums. The music originally obtainable on a single vinyl LP is now disaggregated and unreasonably expensive to bring back together. Unfortunately, the mishandling of this reissue has made this once great record a shadow of its former self.
Black Market
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Masterpiece
  • Extraordinarily Good!
  • The best band Weather Report had--with or without Jaco
  • Short but quite sweet
  • 70s Jazz Fusion With Sporadic Funky Moments
Black Market
Weather Report
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000066T3M
Release Date: 2002-06-04

Tracks:

  1. Black Market
  2. Cannon Ball
  3. Gibraltar
  4. Elegant Pepole
  5. Three Clowns
  6. Barbary Coast
  7. Herandnu

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Masterpiece.......2007-07-18

There are few albums that hold up to repeat listenings, year after year. The seventies were an amazing time for jazz/fusion: Return to Forever, Mahavishnu Orchestra. I thought I'd heard it all until this album came out. The musical invention soars on this record combining funk, world, jazz, fusion. Jaco, Zawinul, Alphonso and Shorter are amazing, but give credit to Chester Thompson, Michael Walden and Acuna. They help take this musical excursion to another rhythmic level. As an aside, I remember the prof of my college classical music appreciation class inviting his students to bring in a representative sample of what we were listening to at the time. He played Black Market for the class and thought so highly of it that he recommended it! Great music is great music!

5 out of 5 stars Extraordinarily Good!.......2006-04-01

Explorers Shorter and Zawinul, like explorers Lewis and Clark, finally reach "the coast" with this release. Black Market is the culmination of the Weather Report mission part II. Mission Part I was the band's inception through Sweetnighter. Mission Part II started with Mysterious Traveler and finished here with Black Market. Every one of the first six releases was breath-takingly different yet one could still tell it was Weather Report.

In my opinion, this is the last truly great Weather Report release that explores sound, rhythm and musical settings. The air of mystery is in-tact and the music is both wonderful and remarkably accessible to just about anyone with ears and a sense of rhythm.

This is also Weather Report's strongest lineup in my opinion, with Acuna and Thompson taking care of the percussion section and Alphonso Johnson, who may just be the funkiest bass player alive, continuing to add to the mix on bass.

I love the early Weather Report, I've owned every release. I'm not a real fan of the subsequent releases starting with Heavy Weather. They are ok, but everything that came after this release was akin to simply running in place it would seem.

Black Market is masterpiece #4 in a string of releases that were all fantastic - Sweetnighter, Mysterious Traveler, Tale Spinnin', and Black Market. The first two release are also very good but the band hit full-stride with Sweetnighter.

If you love Heavy Weather, you will love Black Market and should also consider Tale Spinnin' which is close in sound and concept. Work backward from there (Mysterious Traveler, Sweetnighter, I Sing the Body Electric and self titled Weather Report) and discover what the original Weather Report was really all about.

5 out of 5 stars The best band Weather Report had--with or without Jaco.......2006-03-05

Much has been made of Jaco Pastorius's impact when he joined Weather Report in 1976, in time for two tunes on this album. Some cite his inclusion into the band as the addition of a third creative voice that had been missing since Miroslav Vitous was a member. Some say that when Pastorius joined, Weather Report took a wrong turn in its musical direction, and that it's his fault. I really don't think either is the case; Jaco was indeed a third voice, at times redefining the bass's role to be a melodic instrument rather than accompaniment, but Alphonso Johnson, the bassist present for most of this album, is by no means a weak link or a missing voice that should have spoken. As for Jaco steering Weather Report down the wrong road, this is simply not true. For those who find later Weather Report ("Heavy Weather" and especially the albums after it) to be inferior, this is more aptly attributed to the fact that co-leaders Wayne Shorter and especially Joe Zawinul were having an increasingly difficult time coming up with creative new material. Jaco did not kill Weather Report; he merely joined at its peak and was with the band as it began to taper off in creativity. He did have the good fortune (or maybe it's our fortune) to be present on "Heavy Weather" and "Night Passage," two fantastic albums.

But for my money, the best unit Weather Report ever had was the one present on most of this album: Wayne Shorter on saxophone, Joe Zawinul on keyboards and synthesizers (and synthesizers, and synthesizers, and more synthesizers), Alphonso Johnson on bass, Chester Thompson on drums, and Alejandro Neciosup Acuna on percussion. Of all the drummers to play with Weather Report, Chester Thompson was the only one to really light a fire under the rest of the band and push it forward. This is his only studio album with the band and I believe the musicianship is at its highest due to his presence. He and bassist Johnson were apparently good friends and their rapport really propels the band to new rhythmic heights. Then Acuna is great here on auxiliary percussion (Shorter in particular seemed to like him a lot, based on what I've read) though he was never able to push and energize the band in the drum chair that he would occupy for the next album, at least not to the level Thompson does on tracks like "Elegant People." Incidentally, there is some phenomenal live material by this edition of the band on "Live and Unreleased" which begs the question why it wasn't released before, a la "8:30" by a later unit.

To complement the fantastic band assembled here, this album features some of the catchiest and memorable material, if not always the most creative, that the band ever recorded. As mentioned, "Elegant People" cooks and yet is beautiful and funky all wrapped into one package, and it gives Shorter some good solo space. The title track is funky (listen to how well Johnson grooves and even if you've heard Jaco, you won't miss him) and worldly. "Three Clowns" is one of the only ballads the band did that manages to not remind the listener of Kenny G (though it was never Weather Report's fault that some of the ballads did...it's Kenny G's fault for taking this beautiful music and watering it down to fit his utter lack of creativity). Then "Barbary Coast," one of two tracks on which Pastorius plays, features the funkiest bass playing on the planet, while breaking free of any kind of repetition or stagnancy associated with funk bass playing. Taken as a whole, the material on this album tells a story through its world themes and styles, and sound effect transitions. In a musical climate 30 years later which values one-hit wonders surrounded by 19 other fluff songs, this consistent quality and unity of material is extremely refreshing.

I've read that this album isn't considered as accessible as "Heavy Weather" but I wholeheartedly disagree. This music can be appreciated on many levels: it's danceable and funky, non-intrusive, and yet deep enough and done in enough colors to maintain interest. Plus the musicianship is phenomenal. Start here for a good introduction to Weather Report, especially if you are coming from a rock or pop music background.

4 out of 5 stars Short but quite sweet.......2005-09-29

Another jewel of the jazz world, the Latino group Weather Report was of course the first to master fusion jazz. This particular album, typically considered the best, probably lives up to its hype. Worth your money, 'specially track three, Gibraltar. Recommended to most.

4 stars for great beats but only seven tracks.

4 out of 5 stars 70s Jazz Fusion With Sporadic Funky Moments.......2005-06-09

I favor the upbeat tracks on this album as the two ballads aren't particularly good, pouring water on the fire, and should have been placed at the end. The title track, "Black Market", provides 6 minutes of great 70s funk with sound effects at the end, then "Cannonball" sinks the funk before surprising with a somewhat funky middle section before sinking again. "Gibraltar" begins like a Steve Miller harbor song and some quiet woodwind before launching into some more 70s funk. "Elegant People" introduces some "cocktail piano" for the martini crowd with some burnin' sax lines by Shorter. "Three Clowns" is an atmospheric ballad. "Barbary Coast" begins with more sound effects, this time a choochoo train bringing the arrival of Jaco Pastorius(YAAYYY!), then goes into a funky slow rhythm featuring Pastorius on bass. "Herandnu" has a repetitive keyboard pattern before a rhythmic keyboard/bass section saves the day.
Black Market Music
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • forerunners of change
  • Where do I start.
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  • Really 4.5
  • black market rock
Black Market Music
Placebo
Manufacturer: Virgin Records Us
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005BC2Z
Release Date: 2001-05-08

Tracks:

  1. Taste In Men
  2. Days Before You Came
  3. Special K
  4. Spite & Malice
  5. Passive Aggressive
  6. Black-Eyed
  7. Blue American
  8. Slave To The Wage
  9. Commercial For Levi
  10. Haemoglobin
  11. Narcoleptic
  12. Peeping Tom
  13. Without You I'm Nothing (Bonus Track)
  14. I Feel You (Bonus Track)

Amazon.com

The London-based trio Placebo carries on the modern-rock banner with this third collection of glam-influenced guitar pop. Black Market Music may not contain anything as immediately catchy as Without You I'm Nothing's "Pure Morning," but the dark hooks of "Taste in Men," "Special K," and "Slave to the Wage," with its Pavement sample, sink in deep after just a few listens. "Spite and Malice," featuring a guest turn from One Inch Punch rapper Justin Warfield, is a surprisingly successful marriage of Britpop and hip-hop, while the moody drone of "Passive Aggressive" showcases the band's more reflective side. And while songs about tumors and hemoglobin threaten to close the album on a lyrically bleak note, two bonus cuts change the mood: a reprise of Without You I'm Nothing's title track with Brian Molko's hero David Bowie joining in on vocals, and a cover of Depeche Mode's "I Feel You." Black Market Music isn't exactly the feel-good album of 2001, but it gives hope to those who still have faith in the future of Britpop. --Bill Forman

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars forerunners of change.......2007-01-01

neuron charging, feet stomping, pulse elevating surges of sound that explosively surpass the general world of music. These are pioneering musicians who tactfully cull the most amazing sounds, flesh them out with stimulating lyrics and deliver the aural delicacies with elegance and extreme energy. This is what rock should be like in this century: something ground breaking and enduring!

5 out of 5 stars Where do I start........2006-09-12

Perhaps first off I should say that this is my favorate album of all time. For me Placebo was that band that turned me into someone else. Until them I was listening to lots of bad sludge rock and other horrible things, however when I bought this album after loving the song "special K" that I had heard on a sampler a friend had burned. Ironicly, the first time I listened to the cd I didn't think it was very good, but somehow it got better on every new spin until I was completely obsessed with Placebo to some fairly extreme ends. I can honestly say that they changed me, or in better words that they brought something out in me that had been there all along. Over the years i've buried many memories in their music, and its helped me out in many a personal struggle.
In my mind BMM is when Placebo hit their creative peak, Brian Molko was probably at the top of his madness, and at the same time they had matured enough as musicans to create a more complex album which reflected all the things affecting them. The result is a dark, dense, beautiful, haunting album tinted with bits of clautrophobic madness and large dashes of androgeny. The end result is a work that feels timeless.

"Nancy Boy" may be dead according to the band these days, but in the older albums such as this, he is granted a smudge of immortality.

5 out of 5 stars new muse.......2006-08-05

Awesome! So much energy! I just saw this band in concert and they played the majority of this new CD and it sounded great live! I highly recommend this and any Muse CD.

5 out of 5 stars Really 4.5.......2006-01-18

I was initially wary of this album because of the mixed reviews and my firm belief that no Placebo album could be better than Without You I Am Nothing. Well Black Market Music isn't better than Without You I Am Nothing, but it's certainly better than Placebo's much lauded debut (a debut of which I am fond but not sold by). The only questionable song on the album is "Haemoglobin," a piece of very listenable musical and lyrical crap. So, if you like Placebo, go for it. I am enjoying the album this very minute.

5 out of 5 stars black market rock.......2005-07-22

this was the first placebo cd i bought. i could not stop listening to this cd and played it constantly for at least a year. now i still listen to it sometimes - im surprised im not sick of it by now. seriously, ive gotten other placebo albums since this one (without you im nothing, sleeping with ghosts) and, while very good, they just don't compare. every song is a favourite, but id have to say 'taste in men', 'special k' and 'haemoglobin' stand out.
NB; this cd is a bit heavier then some of placebo's others. maybe thats why it may be a little disappointing to some...
Silver Bird
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Collard Power Baby
Silver Bird
Collard Greens & Gravy
Manufacturer: Black Market Music
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

GeneralGeneral | Blues | Styles | Music
ASIN: B0002FP3K0
Release Date: 2004-06-21

Tracks:

  1. Worried Now
  2. Love Me Right
  3. Go Back To Your Used To Be
  4. Silver Bird
  5. What You Do To Me
  6. Man Trouble Blues
  7. Standing On A Limb
  8. Driving All Night Long
  9. I Wanna Ramble
  10. Bluff City Blues
  11. Mistreated
  12. Gotta See Ya

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Collard Power Baby.......2005-04-24

Collard Greens and Gravy are a melbourne Blues trio who play swamp delta blues. For a three piece the band can really wail. Ian Collard is easily Melbournes best harp player and does an exceptional job on this cd. This is their 3rd release and still stands strong next to their other wonderful cds. THis album is all originals but has three covers on it, done very well might i add. One might say that it is quite difficult to write orginal blues songs these days, but ian collard does a great job. This cd won an aria and it was very well deserved becuase this is a great album. For those who like delta swampy kind of blues this cd is a must have. Australia has never produced better blues. BUY IT NOW!!!!!!!!!
Better Than a Killer
Average customer rating: Not rated
    Better Than a Killer
    Black Market Radio
    Manufacturer: Slugfest Records
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    GeneralGeneral | Rock | Styles | Music
    Pop RockPop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
    ASIN: B000SQLCI0
    Release Date: 2007-08-07

    Tracks:

    1. Wave
    2. Warned You
    3. Better Than A Killer
    4. Good Riddance
    5. Link
    6. Big Stones
    7. Fight Of Your Life
    8. Gone Ten
    9. Suicide Parlour
    10. Broken Ornament
    11. Ghost
    12. Better Than A Killer - (edit mix)

    Album Description

    This debut full-length features lead singer and guitarist Peter Cornell (brother of Chris Cornell of Soundgarden and Audioslave; former member of Inflatable Soule) and Keith Mannino (formerly of Shadowbox). Eleven original tracks and one radio edit that showcase the band's unique hard rock sound. It opens on a strong note with the blistering "Wave" and continues through the alt-anthems "Fight Of Your Life" and "Gone Ten" to the quieter rock-melody moments of "Ghost". The CD concludes with a bonus radio edit of the ROR radio track "Better Than A Killer".

    Album Description

    This debut full-length features lead singer and guitarist Peter Cornell (brother of Chris Cornell of Soundgarden and Audioslave; former member of Inflatable Soule) and Keith Mannino (formerly of Shadowbox). Eleven original tracks and one radio edit that showcase the band's unique hard rock sound. It opens on a strong note with the blistering "Wave" and continues through the alt-anthems "Fight Of Your Life" and "Gone Ten" to the quieter rock-melody moments of "Ghost". The CD concludes with a bonus radio edit of the ROR radio track "Better Than A Killer".
    Black Market
    Average customer rating: Not rated
      Black Market
      Weather Report
      Manufacturer: Msi Music
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

      GeneralGeneral | Jazz | Styles | Music
      Jazz FusionJazz Fusion | Jazz | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music
      ASIN: B00005HTE8
      Release Date: 2002-08-05

      Tracks:

      1. Black Market
      2. Cannon Ball
      3. Gibraltar
      4. Elegant People
      5. Three Clowns
      6. Barbary Coast
      7. Herandnu
      The Picnic Party
      Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
      • nostalgia
      The Picnic Party

      Manufacturer: Chandos
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

      Ketèlbey, Albert WilliamKetèlbey, Albert William | ( K ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Jazz | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
      NostalgiaNostalgia | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music
      Tin Pan AlleyTin Pan Alley | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music
      Orchestral PopOrchestral Pop | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music
      4-for-3 Classical4-for-3 Classical | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music
      4-for-3 Jazz4-for-3 Jazz | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music
      4-for-3 Pop4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music
      4-for-3 All Music4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music
      4-for-3 Opera & Vocal4-for-3 Opera & Vocal | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music
      ASIN: B00013BOE2
      Release Date: 2004-02-24

      Tracks:

      1. The Grasshopper's Dance
      2. There's A Ring Around The Moon - Mr Purkis
      3. Black Eyes - Mr Purkis
      4. Silver Birds - Mr Braddock
      5. Fiddlesticks Rag
      6. I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles - Miss Linda Murray
      7. He'd Have To Get Under-Get Out And Get Under
      8. Parade Of The Tin Soldiers
      9. Humpty Dumpty
      10. Cinderella's Wedding
      11. Rag Doll
      12. Teddy Bears' Picnic
      13. Happy Frog
      14. Pattering Feet
      15. Dainty Miss
      16. Whistle For Me
      17. In The Shadows
      18. Polly
      19. Down In Zanzibar
      20. The Ragtime Bass Player - Mr Rundell
      21. Two Little Sausages - Miss Linda Murray
      22. In A Persian Market

      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars nostalgia.......2007-01-15

      As a child I listened to "teddy bear's picnic" and I wanted to have a cd to hear it again. What a bonus to also get these other songs!! They are all playful music...happy tunes which lift your mood. Some remind me of music from old cartoons. I am very pleased with this cd.
      Thicket
      Average customer rating: Not rated
        Thicket
        Black Market Flowers
        Manufacturer: Atlantic / Wea
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

        GeneralGeneral | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music
        GeneralGeneral | Rock | Styles | Music
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        ASIN: B000008PM5
        Release Date: 1995-01-01

        Tracks:

        1. Intro
        2. Amber
        3. Rainvisor
        4. Plum
        5. Aunt Farmer
        6. One Bolt
        7. Thicket
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        Black Market Gardening
        Average customer rating: Not rated
          Black Market Gardening
          Fila Brazillia
          Manufacturer: 23 Records UK
          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD

          AmbientAmbient | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
          GeneralGeneral | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
          GeneralGeneral | Techno | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
          ElectronicaElectronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
          Trip-HopTrip-Hop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
          GeneralGeneral | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
          ASIN: B00005K3V9
          Release Date: 2002-05-28

          Tracks:

          1. Obrigado
          2. Snake Ranger
          3. Little Dipper
          4. Blubber Plinth
          5. Butter My Mask
          6. Wigs, Bifocals, and Nurishment
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          9. July 23

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