All Over the Place

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In 1984, the Bangles were just another club band from Los Angeles's Paisley Underground scene. Though their peers would disband after mere college radio success, the Bangles would parlay the Underground into superstardom. The curiosity factor then afforded to an all-girl band and their later recording of Prince's "Manic Monday" were certainly instrumental to their rise, but All Over the Place proves that the Bangles were nobody's contrivance. "Hero Takes a Fall," "James," and "Tell Me" showcase Vicki Peterson and Susanna Hoffs's knack for hooks; and covers of the Merry-Go-Round's "Live" and Katrina and the Waves' "Going Down to Liverpool" give props to their heroes. All Over the Place never approached the sales figures of the band's subsequent albums, but the Bangles would never make a finer record. --Bill Crandall

All Over the Place,The Bangles,Sony,College Rock,Jangle Pop,New Wave,Paisley Underground,Pop,Pop/Rock,Popular Music,Rock,Rock/Pop

All Over the Place

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Just the best!!

Love Nest/All over the Place
The Hi-Lo's
Manufacturer: Collectables
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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This Time It's Love

ASIN: B00005KHFL
Release Date: 2001-07-10

Tracks:

Dancing On The Ceiling
Yesterdays
Impossible
But Beautiful
In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning
The Love Nest
This Heart Of Mine
Music For Lovers
My Romance
The Lamp Is Low
Wait Till You See Her
Fairyland
Bali Ha'i
How Are Things In Glocca Morra?
My Little Grass Shack In Kealakekua, Hawaii
Sand In My Shoes
Autumn In New York
April In Fairbanks
Italian Street Song
Massachusetts
Isle Of Capri
A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square
Dixie
Island In The West Indies

Album Description

The '50s Jazz vocal ensemble The Hi-Lo's embraced elements of folk and barbershop singing in their repertoire. As winners of both the Downbeat and Playboy Magazine Readers' Poll, the group enjoyed wide success on both the concert stage and on records. This release features both original LP's Love Nest / All Over The Place together on1CD at a fantastic price! 24 tracks.

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Just the best!!.......2004-02-13

These two recordings are some of the best things the storied group recorded for Columbia. Gene Puerling was at his near best on Love Nest, perhaps spurred on by Clare Fischer's three wonderful vocal arrangements for the group--Yesterdays, This Heart of Mine, Fairyland. The vocal arrangements here are full of lush dense chords, contrary motion, wide intervals,and impecable intonation. This, combined with just great singing---especially the upper register combination of tenors Bob Morse and Clark Burroughs--helped make the group one of a kind. Frank Comstock's orchestral backings compliment things as only he could (with a healthy influence of Robert Farnon).

Tracks:

Gloria In Excelsis Deo - Vivaldi
Ave Verum Corpus - Mozart
And Then Shall Your Light Break - Mendelssohn
If Ye Love Me - Tallis
Hallelujah - Beethoven
Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring - J.S. Bach
The Heavens Are Telling - Haydn
Panis Angelicus - Franck
Magnificat - J.S. Bach
Ave Verum Corpus - Byrd
How Lovely Is Thy Dwelling Place - Brahms
Miserere Mie, Deus - Allegri
Hallelujah, Amen - Handel
How Lovely Are The Messengers - Mendelssohn
For Unto Us A Child Is Born - Handel
Lacrimosa - Mozart
Laudate Dominum - Mozart
Hallelujah Chorus - Handel

Tracks:

Zadok The Priest - Handel
Sanctus - Gounod
He, Watching Over Israel - Mendelssohn
O, Sacred Head, Sore Wounded - J.S. Bach
Thine Be The Glory - Handel
Ave Maria - Rachmaninov
Gloria - Haydn
God So Loved The World - Stainder
Rejoice In The Lord Always - Purcell
I Was Glad - Parry
O Taste And See - Vaughan Williams
O Clap Your Hands - Vaughan Williams
Song For Athene - Tavener
The Old Hundredth - Vaughan Williams
Thou Knowest, Lord - Purcell
Ode To Joy - Beethoven
A Gaelic Blessing - Rutter

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can't wait for the dvd!!! greatest underrated rock band
Hurts me to say this but.....this is not good
King's X Sounds Great Live!
Could have been better
FINALLY a live album from King's X

Live All Over the Place
King's X
Manufacturer: Metal Blade
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00067HPCS
Release Date: 2004-11-02

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Believe
Little Bit Of Soul
Complain
Over My Head
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Black Like Sunday
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Goldilox
Everybody Knows A Little Bit
A Box
Talk To You
Visions
Cigarettes
Summerland
We Were Born To Be Loved
Moan Jam
Over My Head

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Hard Rock

Customer Reviews:

can't wait for the dvd!!! greatest underrated rock band.......2007-03-09

this is 'the' greatest underrated hard / classic / progressive rock band of the last 20 years. if you listen you wont be dissapointed. hope to see them live at least on dvd, because chances of them coming to south america are close to zero. long live king's X!!

Hurts me to say this but.....this is not good.......2006-09-28

I am a huge KX fan for over 15 years - I have all the early albums and a few of the post Sam Taylor albums (i.e. Dogman, Ear Candy, Bulbous Head etc.). I paid about $23.00 for this Live Album at Borders (or B&N:don't remember) and I was really displeased with it. I am very surprised they even let this get out to the public. I know they are pretty quality driven guys and this surprises me. For what it is worth; I also haven't really ever thought they surpassed the high level of quality they achieved in the first 6 albums (first 6 albums being: OOTSP, GGTN, FHL, KX,KX, Dogman & Ear Candy). I do believe Sam Taylor and the engineering and production team involved in the first 4 records were superior to anything yet to date as well (the fellas would hate me for saying that). Brendan O'brien did capture some magic and passion on Dogman but even that is missing the Ty Tabor signature sound, since he ditched his old Fender Strat Elite and Lab Series amp setup for the most part on that album and most of the rest since. To sum it up: All albums after Earcandy (1996) have songs that normally would have not made the cut on major label releases, in my honest opinion. This is where I have been turned off lately (post 1996 albums such as Tape Head, Bulbous Head, and even the new one bore me both in song quality and tonal creativity as Ty once had) CAVEAT: Ty's website has some cool stuff on it - try buying stuff off there.

King's X Sounds Great Live!.......2006-01-11

This is one of my favorite live albums, and has to be considered one of the best live rock albums of the 2000's. King's X is arguably the best working rock band of the last fifteen years, and terribly underappreciated. The 3-piece band is great in this CD's shows and lays down deep, growling grooves throughout the album. All of their best songs are here from Over My Head to an acoustic rendition of Goldilox. If you haven't been able to see King's X on tour, then this 2-CD set can definitely help you live the experience. The Live All Over the Place set would be a great gift to give to any King's X fan or fan of melodic rock in general! Make sure you pick up a copy today, and you'll need all of their studio work too!

Could have been better.......2005-10-19

Poor sound and production bring this down. Super fan pedrozo loves this, but come on, it is flawed. Just buy the studio versions and skip this superfan dud.

FINALLY a live album from King's X.......2005-08-12

All I can say is it was WELL worth the wait. I love the way it was put together, some acoustic and some live sets. Great selection of songs (though I did miss hearing "Black Flag" or "Lost in Germany").
Other than that almost all of my favorites are there, as well as 2 different versions of "Over My Head" and of course "Goldilox". Starting the disc off with "Groove Machine" is pure genious, just like the last time I saw them actually.
I could go on and on. If you like King's X or even if you've never heard of them and like "Beatlesque" style rock, do yourself a favour and buy this NOW. You won't regret it. I've seen them live many times and this CD is what it's like to be there.
We DO LOVE you GUYS King's X. And we ALWAYS will.

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5+ Stars
All Over The Place [1984]
Decent Debut but Overated
The Forgotten Bangles Effort - also the Best Effort!
Rainy Day Music Indeed!

All Over the Place
The Bangles
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Different Light
Everything
Susanna Hoffs
Doll Revolution
When You're a Boy

ASIN: B0000025YO
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

Hero Takes A Fall
Live
James
All About You
Dover Beach
Tell Me
Restless
Going Down To Liverpool
He's Got A Secret
Silent Treatment
More Than Meets The Eye

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In 1984, the Bangles were just another club band from Los Angeles's Paisley Underground scene. Though their peers would disband after mere college radio success, the Bangles would parlay the Underground into superstardom. The curiosity factor then afforded to an all-girl band and their later recording of Prince's "Manic Monday" were certainly instrumental to their rise, but All Over the Place proves that the Bangles were nobody's contrivance. "Hero Takes a Fall," "James," and "Tell Me" showcase Vicki Peterson and Susanna Hoffs's knack for hooks; and covers of the Merry-Go-Round's "Live" and Katrina and the Waves' "Going Down to Liverpool" give props to their heroes. All Over the Place never approached the sales figures of the band's subsequent albums, but the Bangles would never make a finer record. --Bill Crandall

Customer Reviews:

5+ Stars.......2007-06-13

A pure rock and roll album - straight forward guitars, bass, and drums - it's a shame that they degenerated into a typical pop act following this album.

All Over The Place [1984].......2005-08-13

The Bangles are the greatest of all girl-bands.This is thier best LP.If your like me, you have this on vinyl and cd! This has the hits "Hero Takes A Fall"and "Going Down to Liverpool".Lesser Known songs include "James","Live","All About You","Silent Treatment" and many more. In 1984 I think that this album desereved to be huge.These Gurls should be also known for how great this album is too.'60's pop sounds in the '80's is how i describe this.Please buy this album if you are a Bangles fan or want to collect albums from 1984.
My Track Run-Down
1.Hero Takes A Fall 5/5
2.Live 4/5 [Great Harmony]
3.James 5/5
4.All About You 5/5
5.Dover Beach 5/5
6.Tell Me 4/5
7.Restless 4/5
8.Going Down To Liverpool 5/5
9.He's Got A Secret 4/5
10.Silent Treatment 5/5 [My Favorite]
11.More Then Meets The Eye 4/5
No songs get below a 4/5 from me.This album is the best!

Decent Debut but Overated.......2005-02-23

All of the reviews for this album seem to say the exactly the same thing: That "All Over the Place" is the Bangles best album, presumably before they "sold out". Well, that's just plain wrong. The Bangles, not unlike their namesakes, The Beatles, evolved. They got better with each successive album. "Different Light" was a vast improvement on this, their debut, and "Everything" topped them both. This evolution continues to this day. "Doll Revolution" is better than all three of the 80's albums combined.

The Bangles are one of my all-time favorite groups. I loved seeing Susanna Hoffs on the Tonight Show with Joan Rivers. Joan asked Susanna what her musical influences were. Susanna had the all-time greatest answer! She said: "The Three B's. Beatles, Byrds, and Buffalo Springfield!" GREAT ANSWER! Joan seemed completely baffled! I think Joan had heard of the Beatles but you could tell she had no idea who the other two groups were!

Funny.

The Forgotten Bangles Effort - also the Best Effort!.......2004-06-11

Before their breakup in the late 80s, the Bangles released 3 albums. "All Over the Place" was the debut album of "The Bangles". This represents the pre-"Manic Monday" work by the Bangles. "All Over the Place" didn't have any Top 40 hits. In fact, this album is overshadowed by the hugely commercial "Different Light" and "Everything" albums, however this album should not be overlooked. This album represents as solid a debut album as anything and greatly benefits from the lack of commercialism on it. These tracks have some very nice lyrics and are complimented with superb instrumentation.

The Bangles aren't a band that just sings. The four female members each play an integral part to the music of the album. All four members do vocals and three members (Debbi Peterson, Vicki Peterson, Susanna Hoffs) actually do lead vocals (Michael Steele does background vocals). The members also play their own instruments: Hoffs and Vicki Peterson play guitars, Michael Steele plays Bass, and Debbi Peterson is the drummer. All songs except the Katrina and the Waves "Going Down to Liverpool" were written by the members of the band. While there is a perception that Susanna Hoffs is the lead vocalist, this really isn't the case on "All Over the Place". Vicki and Debbi do an outstanding job at lead vocals as well. Susanna is the lead vocalist on 4 tracks ("Hero Takes A Fall", "James", "Dover Beach", "He's Got a Secret"), Vicki is the lead vocalist on "All About You", "Restless", "Silent Treatment", Susanna and Vicki share leads on ("Tell Me") while Debbi and Vicki share lead vocals on "More Than Meets the Eye". The real surprise is that Debbi Peterson is the lead vocalist on the two strongest tracks on the album - "Live" and "Going Down to Liverpool". I think Debbi's contributions are as solid as any of the other members of the band.

This CD contains 11 tracks but the 11 tracks total only about 31+ minutes of music. Eight of the 11 songs are under three minutes while "Dover Beach" is the longest track at 3:48. This is kind of a double-edged sword on the collection. The quartet does a great job at making the most of the short song - you won't feel there is any wasted time. But you also get the feeling that some of the songs could have been longer. Many of the songs have an "underground" feel to it - they are catchy songs and songs that you hear in a coffee house. Although they have an 80s feel, they clearly lack the "pop" element and commercialism of songs you would hear on "80s Hit" radio. Most of the songs are up-tempo and have a fast beat - only the finale "More than Meets the Eye" (which is the weakest track) would really qualify as a slow song.

The Bangles strength is some of the great harmonies and background vocals produced by the quartet. This will also be the strength of this collection. "Live" is the best example of this. While Debbi does a great job at cranking out the lead vocals, the harmonic background vocals are solid as any. "Going Down to Liverpool", "Silent Treatment", "All About You", "Hero Takes a Fall", and "Dover Beach" are other highlights at some of the great background vocals. For the fans of Susanna Hoffs, you'll hear some of the trademark vocals you when she sings lines such as "look out - hear it comes again" on "Hero Takes a Fall". When I hear her sing that, I can almost envision the famous eye motion she did in the video for a later song they did - "Walk Like An Egyptian". Speaking of "Walk Like an Egyptian", the song "Silent Treatment" has some chords in it that remind me of the song (but I wouldn't say it sounds a lot like it).

The liner notes are disappointing with one exception. The good thing about the liner notes is that it tells who is the lead singer on each of the tracks. The bad news is that the lyrics aren't included (at least in the version I have). The songwriting credits are on the actual disc itself. A photo collage is included of the members of the band. This CD also shows the members of the band on the cover sitting in a living room type warehouse room. The CD also lists Miles Copeland (who worked and produced the Police) as part of the management team for the band.

One interesting personal note. I met the Bangles in Las Vegas and actually had a chance to talk with them. I mentioned how much I liked "All Over the Place" and all of the members were greatly appreciative for pointing out what is probably their least known album and noted to me how proud they were of this piece of work. They should be proud of it - this is a winner.

Rainy Day Music Indeed!.......2003-08-08

The reason why this album is so clever is that though recorded in the 80's it sounds nothing like the 1980's. If you remember that back then the airwaves abounded with Culture CLub, Duran Duran, Human League, Eurythmics, the Police you can see why the Bangles had nothing to do with the 80's. Except that they were women in a rock band. Since the Bangles, how many female rock bands (not pop vocal groups like the Spice Girls) have hit the Top Ten? How many have had the same success as the Bangles?This album has everything that was great about 60's music - though now written from a woman's point of view. Their harmonies (such as Live and Dover Beach) were immaculate, their lyrics sharp and witty (unfortunately their later original songs all lacked the punch and attitude of the songs here), their playing not great but adequate. They were a garage band after all, not supposed to be virtouso material. They harken back to the mid 60's in America and Britain when young people - however untalented - believed they could pick up a guitar and play and hundreds of garage bands were formed. Totally unpretentious, bursting with energy. In a world of MTV, million dollar videos and the great corporate machines that handle talent today, it's refreshing to hear the Bangles and think of a time when songs were this hip and this good. "Silent Treatment," "James", "Hero Takes a Fall" all written by Vicki Peterson and Sue Hoffs are some of the best tracks. It's a shame that their later "hits" were all covers because Peterson especially can write really good, well-crafted songs. The Bangles were aware that the power chord, the three guitar and drums combo, were the basic backbone of rock and because of this, like the Ramones, they could continue playing their music for decades since they weren't bound to a particular trend or sound. This is a must-have album!

Offenbach: La Belle Helene; Orpheus in the Underworld; La Vie Parisienne (Highlights)

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Champagne Music!

Offenbach: La Belle Helene; Orpheus in the Underworld; La Vie Parisienne (Highlights)

Manufacturer: Class. for Pleas. Us
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00009KHY3
Release Date: 2003-09-02

Tracks:

Overture
The Happy Bride Never Stumbles
You've Gone Too Far!
May I Make Myself Known?
My Death Appears Divinely Smiling
When Diana Leaves The Mountains
To Arms!
When Jupy Feels The Inclination
Here Comes Orpheus
When I Was King Of The Boeotians
I Thought That I Felt On My Shoulder
What Heavenly Joy Is Mine
Minuet And Galop
Overture
How Sad We've Made The Marchioness
Well Isn't That Just Life All Over?
I'm The Guide For Every Tourist
I Am A Native Of Brazil
In This Enchanting Queen Of Cities
I Am A Dab At Carving Pork
We Have Seen Sights Since Eleven... I'm A Colonel's Widow
Dinner Is Served

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Oh, Little Cloud
When She Goes Out... Her Petticoats Go Frou, Frou, Frou
Does He Know He's Splitting Down The Back
Nobody Would Call Me A Rover
I'll Have So Much To Say
It's Most Important You Should Show
Here You See The Place
My Friends, I'm Most Delighted To See You
In Songs And Shouts... Paris Blooms Like A Flower
Introduction
To Bow To Jupiter We Gather At The Shrine
We've Had A Night Out
On Mount Ida Three Great Ladies (The Judgement Of Paris)
March And Entry Of The Kings
Entr'acte
We All Begin By Truly Trying
It Is Her That Has Sent This Sweet Love Dream
Come Here, You Kings Of Greece
When All Of Greece Has Been Ravaged
Do You See?

Customer Reviews:

Champagne Music!.......2006-07-09

Thank goodness that these well filled CDs of selections from three of Offenbach's most entertaining and tuneful operettas are available. Exactly the thing to provide some hearty nourishment for Winter nights. Ideal also for a Summer barbecue. In both cases, a glass of champagne, or at least some other bubbly beverage, would be good to have at hand - everything here no doubt will call for a toast or several.

It is so nice to be able to hear in these translations the witty words, sung with welcome clarity and meaning by these admirable artists. As I recall, there were no microphones in sight, and perhaps not even used, when this production of Orpheus In The Underworld was brought to Australia, with a few cast changes but the same sparkle as shown here. Crisp diction and lively, often lovely, singing - a great recipe for enjoyable listening indeed.

The recording sounds a bit shrill here and there, but what a churlish quibble; to Hades with such curmudgeonly qualifications! This is music to raise the spirits, and not just those from Hades.

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English is an asset and a drawback
You Will Love Opera After Hearing Carmen In English
A wholly credible "Carmen" -- finally!
I love Carmen!

Carmen (Sung in English)
Bizet , Bardon , Gavin , Plazas , Magee , and Parry
Manufacturer: Chandos
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ASIN: B00007JGRN
Release Date: 2003-03-11

Tracks:

Prelude
In The Plaza
Just Look At That Delicious Morsel
Here Come Our New Soldier Boys
Jose! There Was A Girl Here Looking For You Just Now
Off With You Old Soldier Boys
Corporal! Sir!
We Have Heard The Bell Summon Us To Meet Here
Ah, Just Look!
But Why Hasn't She Come, Our Carmencita?
Love's A Bird Wild As Any Rebel
Carmen! We Will Follow You High And Low!
The Cheek Of It!
Give Me News Of My Mother!
Your Dear Mother And I Were Leaving Church This Morning
I See My Mother's Face!
Wait A Moment - I'm Going To Read The Letter
Come And Help
So, Corporal: Tell Me What Happened
Well, Carmencita: What Do You Have To Say For Yourself?
Where Are You Taking Me?
There's An Old Bar In The City
Careful - It's Lieutenant!
Entr'acte
From Far Away Mysterious Sounds
Bravo, Bravo! More! Keep Dancing!
Hurrah! Hurrah! The Torero!
Who's That? It's Escamillo, The Bullfighter From Granada
Hurrah! Hurrah! The Torero!
You're Most Kind
We'll Come With You, Senor Torero
Toreador, Be Ready!
At Last! We Got Rid Of Them As Quickly As We Could
There's A Little Job That We're Starting!
Being In Love Is Not A Reason

Tracks:

To Bid You Welcome To Our Bar
La La La La La La La La...
Back To Camp!... Go At Once!
That Flow'r You Threw To Me I Treasured
No, It's Not Love At All!
Hello! Carmen!
Lieutenant Fair, It's True
The Sky Above The Open Road
Entr'acte
Keep Going, Dear Old Friend, Kep Going!
Right! Let's Stop For A While
Shuffle! Cut Them!
In Vain You Would Avoid The Bitter Things They're Saying
You're Back!
As For That Man, It Should Be Easy!
Is This The Place?
I Say That There's Nothing To Fear
It's Him! I'm Sure It's Him Over There!
Escamillo Is My Name, And I Come From Granada
She Had A Lover Here
Hola! Hola! Jose!
You Should Take Care, Carmen
Alas! Jose, Your Mother Is Ill
Entr'acte
A Few Cuartos! A Few Cuartos!
Here They Come! Here They Come!
If You Love Me, Carmen
It's You! It's Me!
Viva! Viva! What A Corrida!

Customer Reviews:

English is an asset and a drawback.......2004-07-20

The best thing about this recording of Carmen is the libretto. Conductor David Parry penned this facile and dramatic English translation. He avoids the pitfalls of literal translation to achieve an idiomatic flow that matches the rhythm of the original lyrics. I use this as a reference libretto for any of the French Carmens.

Unfortunately, the performance suffers from being sung in English. The singers declaim their parts with such proper British diction that Carmen comes across as a school marm. The spoken dialog is delivered beat for deliberate beat and is dripping with reverb. It makes the plaza, tavern and mountain pass all sound like a sewer pipe.

This is a good first Carmen for someone trying to understand the work. The libretto itself is a good investment for further listening. For an enjoyable performance with an emphasis on character and action, I recommend Regina Resnik on the London Double Decker set.

You Will Love Opera After Hearing Carmen In English.......2004-02-09

What a perfect introduction to opera. This newly released recording will surely get you hooked into opera. Carmen, a French opera by Georges Bizet, is the most recognizable and most popular in the opera world. It's famous melodies- the overture, the Habanera, The Toreador Song have all been featured in everything from cellular phone ring tones to Superbowl Commercial (last year's Superbowl with The "Opera In English" label has been making Italian operas into English for a number of years now. Also on the market are Verdi's La Traviata in English (with soprano Valerie Masterson as Violetta) Handel's Julius Caesar with Janet Baker and even Wagner's epic Ring Of The Nibeling sung in English. This is a terrific recording and I highly recommend it if you want to get into opera. Listen to this version first and then try the real, original French version Bizet had written. Patricia Bardon is sensational, sexy and dramatic as Carmen.

The real strength of this version is the dynamic drama. With the advantage of being sung in English, we get better insight on characters' emotions and motives, and we understand the drama a lot better. Carmen is all about great drama. Bizet drew the plot from the French writer Prosper Merimee's dark short story. Carmen is the ultimate femme fatale- a devil-may-care, sexy Gypsy living in Spain, seduces the conservatively raised soldier Don Jose, stealing him away from his fiancee, the passive Micaela, living a life of underground smuggling and rowdy taverns. "Habanera" and "The Gypsy Song and Dance" are very expressive of Carmen's extraordinarily liberal lifestyle. Don Jose, however, has fallen deeply in love- as he shows us in his song/aria "The Flower Song". But Carmen soon becomes tired of his constancy. Don Jose wants a committed, monogamous relationship with Carmen. But Carmen will not submit to love, since she is first and foremost a carnal creature. Eventually, she falls for the handsome Toreador Escamillo. Don Jose, consumed by jealousy, stabs Carmen at a bullfight after Carmen declares her love for Escamillo and rejects Don Jose's love. Don Jose's crazed, obscessive personality shines through in the English version as well. This tragedy has been done in English before so don't think this is the first time. Back in the 50's, there was a film, starring black actors "Carmen Jones" which was treated the same way as this opera- more like an English Broadway musical and with the dubbed singing voice of Marilyn Horne as Carmen. All in all, this recording is excellent.

A wholly credible "Carmen" -- finally!.......2003-09-17

This recording really sells "Carmen" as a drama. Although I have two other recordings of this opera and have seen it performed several times, it never quite worked for me dramatically. But thanks to the fine performances, conducting, and translation here, I've become a "Carmen" convert. Producing a good English-language performance of a foreign opera, especially a warhorse like "Carmen," is much more difficult than it might appear. You need performers who not only can sing the parts (of course) but also can sing *English* and make it halfway intelligible and make it sound like English and make it dramatically convincing to English-speakers. The singers on this recording do an excellent job all around. Don't be put off if you don't recognize their names -- they are up to the task musically and (especially) in their acting. Admittedly, as with *all* English-language recordings, some passages are very hard to understand without reading along, but most of the time the words are clear and effective. I would recommend this recording to any opera beginner or opera lover, even those who normally turn up their noses at performances in translation.

I love Carmen!.......2003-08-15

I do. I can think of no other opera with more melodic inventiveness, and few others with so sure a dramatic pulse. Carmen is popular and it thrills me to say that it is also a very good opera - not always true of popular things.

And what of this recording? Carmen sits well in English, so it is good to hear in translation, although some of the detais in the text jar. Escamillo refers to Jose as "my dear", which sounds rather peculiar, and the guide's line to Micaela: "it's not exactly inviting, is it?" sounds distinctly Middle England rather than Rural Spain. Some of the performers, not least Carmen herself, make the words work, although there are long tracts, especially with the chorus, where the language is distinctly indistinct.

The soloists are, by and large, strong. Patricia Bardon's deep, Handel-friendly voice adapts well to Carmen and she colours the music with phenomenal detail, sounding sexy and provocative from the start with an edge of pride and anger that emerges as the show goes on. She is out of her depth above the stave, though, and some extra top notes in the second act don't show her off to her best advantage. I have previously said that Julian Gavin is poorly served by recordings, though here he sounds much more even and gives a thrilling and musical performance (but his wooden spoken lines let him down). Mary Plazas is a lovely Micaela, rich-voiced and sincere (and word-perfect), but Garry Magee sounds miscast as Escamillo, lacking the ballast at the bottom of the voice to do justice to this tricky role.

The supporting cast is good (Mary Hegarty seems to do nothing but Frasquita these days!) but the really treasurable thing is the conducting. Stepping out of Italian Ottocento, David Parry turns his hand to this French Comedie with an appropriate lightness of touch. His pacing and handling of the set pieces is exemplary and the enrtractes go with a real swing.

Tracks:

Don Pasquale: Overture
Don Pasquale: Act I: No. 1: Introduction: 'Nine Already'
Don Pasquale: Act I: No. 1: Introduction: 'May I Join You'
Don Pasquale: Act I: No. 1: Introduction: 'Down From Among The Angelic Host'
Don Pasquale: Act I: No. 1: Introduction: 'She Is My Sister!'
Don Pasquale: Act I: No. 1: Introduction: 'Ah Quite Unexpectedly Passions Inflame Me'
Don Pasquale: Act I: No. 2: Recitative And Duet: 'I'm A New Man'
Don Pasquale: Act I: No. 2: Recitative And Duet: 'Getting Married?'
Don Pasquale: Act I: No. 2: Recitative And Duet: 'Never Again Shall I Find You'
Don Pasquale: Act I: No. 2: Recitative And Duet: 'There's One Thing I Must Say Briefly'
Don Pasquale: Act I: No. 2: Recitative And Duet: '...Is His Own Sister'
Don Pasquale: Act I: No. 2: Recitative And Duet: 'Ah! The Fates Have Conspired To Thwart Me'
Don Pasquale: Act I: No. 3: Cavatina: 'With Just One Glance She Pierced Him'
Don Pasquale: Act I: No. 3: Cavatina: 'I Have Too Seen How Magical'
Don Pasquale: Act I: No. 4: Recitative And Duet. Finale I: 'Still No Sign Of The Doctor!'
Don Pasquale: Act I: No. 4: Recitative And Duet. Finale I: 'I'll Find A Way, On One Condition'
Don Pasquale: Act I: No. 4: Recitative And Duet. Finale I: 'Am I To Be Haughty?'
Don Pasquale: Act I: No. 4: Recitative And Duet. Finale I: 'Onwards,Upwards'
Don Pasquale: Act II: No. 5: Prelude And Aria: 'Poor, Lost Ernesto'
Don Pasquale: Act II: No. 5: Prelude And Aria: 'I Shall Go No More Returning'
Don Pasquale: Act II: No. 5: Prelude And Aria: 'And If You Ever Encounter'

Tracks:

Don Pasquale: Act II: No. 6: Scene And Trio: 'After You Have Shown In Doctor Malatesta'
Don Pasquale: Act II: No. 6: Scene And Trio: 'Don't Be Frightened, Just Believe Me'
Don Pasquale: Act II: No. 7: Scene And Quartet. Finale II: 'There's No Need To Be Frightened'
Don Pasquale: Act II: No. 7: Scene And Quartet. Finale II: 'Heaven Preserve Me'
Don Pasquale: Act II: No. 7: Scene And Quartet. Finale II: 'Agreement Between The Etcetera'
Don Pasquale: Act II: No. 7: Scene And Quartet. Finale II: 'You Idiots, Let Me Through Here'
Don Pasquale: Act II: No. 7: Scene And Quartet. Finale II: 'So Let The Marriage Contracts Be Finalized At Once'
Don Pasquale: Act II: No. 7: Scene And Quartet. Finale II: 'A Man Of Such Decrepitude'
Don Pasquale: Act II: No. 7: Scene And Quartet. Finale II: 'I've Used Persuation First'
Don Pasquale: Act II: No. 7: Scene And Quartet. Finale II: 'I Wish To See The Servants'
Don Pasquale: Act II: No. 7: Scene And Quartet. Finale II: 'I've Been Cheated And Disparaged'
Don Pasquale: Act III: No. 8 Introductory Chorus: 'Bring The Diamonds Quickly'
Don Pasquale: Act III: No. 9 Recitative And Duet: 'Let's See Now To The Dress Shop'
Don Pasquale: Act III: No. 9 Recitative And Duet: 'Well Good Evening! You're In A Hurry'
Don Pasquale: Act III: No. 9 Recitative And Duet: 'It Is Over Don Pasquale'
Don Pasquale: Act III: No. 9 Recitative And Duet: 'My Husband My Sweetest'
Don Pasquale: Act III: No. 10 Recitative: 'Another Bill For Bonnets Or For Ribbons '
Don Pasquale: Act III: No. 10 Recitative: 'Everyone Endlessly Coming And Going!'
Don Pasquale: Act III: No. 11 Recitative And Duet: 'We Agree'd Then'
Don Pasquale: Act III: No. 11 Recitative And Duet: 'Don Pasquale'
Don Pasquale: Act III: No. 11 Recitative And Duet: 'No More Words Not Even Whispers'
Don Pasquale: Act III: No. 11 Recitative And Duet: 'What A Disaster My Little Schemer'
Don Pasquale: Act III: No. 12 Serenade And Nocturne: 'The Night Is Calm'
Don Pasquale: Act III: No. 12 Serenade And Nocturne: 'Come, Say The Words I Long For'
Don Pasquale: Act III: No. 13 : Scene And Rondo. Finale III: 'Here They Are! Ready To Pounce?
Don Pasquale: Act III: No. 13 : Scene And Rondo. Finale III: 'Here I Am'
Don Pasquale: Act III: No. 13 : Scene And Rondo. Finale III: 'Let's Forget Everything'

Customer Reviews:

It's in English . . . sort of.......2005-08-30

If you are looking for a minimally adequate "Don Pasquale," here it is. I take it on faith that the (adequate) singers are warbling in English--although long passages might just as well be in Serbo-Croatian or Old Icelandic.

"Don Pasquale" is, nevertheless, a true comic and melodic gem that rises above even the most ham-handed, mush-mouthed performance, hence the three stars.

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Pictures of the Gone World

Manufacturer: Synergy Ent
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Poetry, Spoken Word & Interviews | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music

Poetry | Poetry, Spoken Word & Interviews | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music

Spoken Word | Poetry, Spoken Word & Interviews | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music

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Release Date: 2005-02-08

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In Hintertime Praxiteles
In Paris In A Loud Dark Winter
Not Too Long
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'truth Is Not The Secret Of A Few
For All I Know Maybe She Was Happier
Fourtune
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It Was A Face Which Darkness Could Kill
So
Funny Fantasies Are Fewer Never So Real As Oldstyle romances
Three Maidens Went Over The Land
Terrible
London
With Bells For Hooves In Sounding Streets
That Fellow On The Boattrain Who Insisted
Heaven
Crazy
Dada Would Have Liked A Day Like This
Picasso's Acrobats Epitomize The World
The World Is A Beautiful Place
Reading Yeats I Do Not Think/Sweet And Various The Woodlark

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Sin Ganga

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Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000CAEKB8
Release Date: 2005-01-11

Great Arias & Ensembles from Your Favorite Operas

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Great Arias & Ensembles from Your Favorite Operas

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