1987 singles comp on True North spanning 1970-1987. Housedin a double jewel case, it contains a total of 33 cuts,including 11 bonus tracks: 'Musical Friends', 'Free To Be','I'm Gonna Fly Someday', 'Vagabondage', 'Wanna Go Walking','Tropic Moon', 'Candy Man's Gone', 'Making Contact', 'SeeHow I Miss You', 'Up On This Hillside' and 'Feet Fall On TheRoad'. Others include the hits 'If I Had A Rocket Launcher','Call It Democracy' and 'Waiting For A Miracle'.
Waiting for a Miracle,Bruce Cockburn,Isba,Pop,Rock/Pop
Waiting for a Miracle [Import]
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Waiting for a Miracle (Singles 1970-1987)
Bruce Cockburn Manufacturer: True North Canada ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000026I4W Release Date: 1995-10-26 |
Tracks:
- Going To The Country
- Musical Friend
- One Day I Walk
- It's Going Down Slow
- Up On The Hillside
- Feet Fall On The Road
- Mam Just Wants To Barrelhouse All Night Long
- All The Diamonds
- Burn
- Tokyo
- Fascist Architect
- The Trouble With Normal
- Rumours Of Glory
- The Coldest Night Of The Year
- Wanna Go Walking
- You Pay Your Money And You Take Your Chance
- Tropic Moon
- Candy Man's Gone
- Lover's Ina Dangerous Time
- If I Had A Rocket Launcher
- Making Contact
- Peggy's Kitchen Wall
- People See Through You
- Call It Democracy
- See How I Miss You
- Stolen Land
- Waiting For A Miracle
- Silver Wheels
- I'm Gonna Fly Someday
- Vagabondage
- Free To Be
- Free To Be
- Laughter
Album Description
Reissue of the highly acclaimed Canadian singer/songwriter's 1987 'best of' featuring 33 of his finest up tothat point, including 'If I Had A Rocket Launcher', 'Call ItDemocracy', 'Waiting For A Miracle' & 11 bonus tracks,'Musical Friends', 'Free To Be', 'I'm Gonna Fly Someday','Vagabondage', 'Wanna Go Walking', 'Tropic Moon', 'CandyMan's Gone', 'Making Contact', 'See How I Miss You', 'Up OnThis Hillside' & 'Feet Fall On The Road'. Double jewel case.1998 True North Records release.Customer Reviews:
His 19th Album.......2004-12-17
Now if you ask me, and a lot of devotees of compilation music anthology type deals do on a semi-regular basis, then this here monster collection of Bruce Cockburn works is the best to date... the best compilation, that is.
Before you commence to thinking that the profit hungry marketers have done it to us again and just thrown in a bunch of cuts we already purchased plus a couple of new tracks to make us pay for the entire package of songs and, thus, milk us for sales of songs we already purchased... I got news for you. There are indeed two songs that were new to this here CD when it come out, "Waiting for a Miracle" and "Stolen Land." However, there are a few more songs that are slightly different than other versions and worth taking a listen to. For example, the version of "Mama Just Wants to Barrelhouse All Night Long" on this CD is taken from the film 'Rumours of Glory' and ain't like any you ever heard before. From that same film they took the song "Rumours of Glory" and present it here on this CD. "Fascist Architecture" and "The Trouble with Normal" are versions that were, at the time, previously unreleased and somewhat different than other versions.
There are eleven tracks more on the Canadian version, ain't none of them rare or unknown for the Bruce Cockburn aficionado, but if you're going to spend the money and you want better value for dollar... then I'd pony up and fork over enough for the Canadian version. On the other hand, if you're Canadian, since the loonie don't really buy much seeing as how it is so weak, you might have to fork over even more if you want this (or any other ) CD. We folk in Chesterfield County call the Canadian loonie the "Northern Peso."
This here CD is a good way to jump in and get to know the music real quick if you never heard Bruce before. If you got six or seven albums already and are looking to buy more... I wouldn't start here unless you take careful stock of the songs on offer and make sure the majority of them are new to you. Otherwise, buy a different album that will expose you to a total collection of cuts you ain't never heard before. For all you folk out there who absolutely must have everything Bruce Cockburn has ever released, then make an effort to get this one. I write that because the cuts taken from the film soundtrack are nice deviations from what we all grew to love on the original albums and you will sleep better knowing you have another hole in your collection plugged up.
"Accidentally" heard.......2001-09-18
Great artist.......2001-01-08
Terrific Overview of the First Half of Cockburn's Career.......2000-12-15
I bought this on vinyl when it first came out just to get the two new songs. When I began converting to CDs a few years ago, I got this collection because it had eleven more tracks than the vinyl edition. If you're familiar with Cockburn only since 1984's Stealing Fire (which garnered some MTV play with "If I Had a Rocket Launcher"), this is a cost-effective way to catch up on the first half of this eclectic singer-songwriter's career. Cockburn is a masterful guitar player (both acoustic and electric) and a prolific songwriter (he wrote all of the songs here) utitilizing a variety of music styles often with overtly political lyrics--especially on his later work. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
truely a miracle.......2000-07-05
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Waiting for a Miracle
The Comsat Angels Manufacturer: Renascent UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000E41KPQ Release Date: 2006-04-17 |
Tracks:
- Missing in Action
- 'Baby'
- Independence Day
- Waiting for a Miracle
- Total War
- On the Beach
- Monkey Pilot
- Real Story
- Map of the World
- Postcard
- Home Is the Range [*]
- We Were [*]
- Ju Ju Money [*][Outtake]
- Work [#][*][Outtake]
- Independence Day [#][*][Demo Version]
- Real Story [#][*][Demo Version]
- Target Talk [#][*][Demo Version]
- Living In [#][*][Demo Version]
Album Description
Waiting For A Miracle is the Comsat Angels debut album, originally released on Polydor in September 1980, and contains the original recording of the classic 'Independence Day', as well as several songs that would be regarded as mini-masterpieces of the Post-Punk era, 'Real Story', 'Total War' and the title track. Renascent. 2006.Album Details
Their Debut Album, Originally Released on Polydor in September 1980, Includes the Original Recording of the Classic 'independence Day', as Well as Several Songs that Would Be Regarded as Mini-masterpieces of the Post-punk Era, 'real Story', 'total War' and the Title Track.Customer Reviews:
Not really a masterpiece, but it has its charm........2007-03-01
But now their first three albums have been reissued, after being out of print for two decades, and it's time to re-evaluate them. Waiting For A Miracle is first in the trilogy, and it's probably even more minimal than most of the other post-punk debuts. There is almost no guitar on the whole album. In fact, there are almost no riffs or hooks as such. Almost all of the songs are driven by repetitive, rudimentary rhythms and the occasional keyboard. "Independence Day" is the only song that has a clear guitar lead like a typical rock song.
At times, it really sounds like they've just taught themselves how to play. Many songs have a fragmented, jerky quality to them, with abrupt changes in the rhythm. "Monkey Pilot" especially sounds like it was pieced together from three different demos. The refrain that opens the song stops abruptly and goes into a long plodding section, which goes back to the refrain just as suddenly. "Real Story" is one of the few songs to have a recognizable guitar line, but that guitar line isn't really the sort of catchy hook that people put in pop songs. There's a very uncertain pause after every time it repeats, as if it doesn't really fit the rhythm, and the very notes sound like something one might write if one wants to write a guitar song but has never played the guitar.
But in some sense, this extreme minimalism suits the album. The lyrics often share this uncertain quality, and exhibit a kind of charming naivete. The title track is about how singer Stephen Fellows feels lonely at a dance, and wishes that a girl he likes would notice him. "Total War" laments his estrangement from his girlfriend, which occurs because she doesn't like his friends or his clothes. It's a banal reason, but hey, life is that way. These particular lyrics convey the mood by capturing small but realistic details. Fellows is much less successful when he tries to adopt a confident, world-weary air, like in "Map Of The World," where he tries to use a map as a metaphor for the insignificance of all human life. This very laboured observation comes across as shallow rather than experienced and wise.
The band's strength is not in the music and songwriting. But they're very good with simple chant-like lyrics. The music and lyrics of "Baby" are pretty forgettable, but there's one part after the second verse where Fellows softly chants "talk...talk...talk" and it has a powerful effect. "Waiting For A Miracle" does a similar thing in the ending, where Fellows repeats "waiting for a miracle, but nothing ever happens" in a rueful voice. It just so happens that this device evokes exactly the kind of bleak, repetitive setting that the lyrics refer to. Fellows doesn't make a show of emoting by screaming or sighing or what-not, and this understated singing style can make these simple chants compelling and meaningful.
And then there's "Independence Day," which is a truly great post-punk song and by far the best track on the album. It's the only song with a real guitar hook. Though just as minimal as the rest of the music, the notes are punctuated by pauses so precisely that it sounds nervous and tight, rather than uncertain like the other songs. The build-up of drums, which start calmly and proceed to thunder by the very end, is also very strong. And Fellows contributes a fine lyric, with the memorable refrain, "I can't relax because I haven't done a thing, and I can't do a thing because I can't relax." To this day, this is the Comsat Angels' sole charting single, though they recorded a few more good ones later on.
The reissue adds eight bonus tracks. The four demos are bland except for the version of "Independence Day," which uses feedback to make the guitar line sound soft and sad rather than nervous. Of the B-sides, "Home Is The Range" exhibits all of the band's weaknesses: they try to write a fast and energetic song, but there's clearly no tune to it, and the drums just crash along monotonously. But "We Were" is a moody instrumental, with a more expansive, "cathedral-like" sound, and adds some variety to the album. And the last two out-takes, "Ju Ju Money" and "Work," are excellent, better than half the songs on the album itself. "Ju Ju Money" was later reworked for the band's third album, where it was given a much richer production with layered guitars. But this version may be even better, precisely because it's so sparse. The best part is after the vocals, when the bass line repeats over and over, and the guitar occasionally interjects with a single note. This extended outro creates a genuine sense of unease and mystery, which the band was trying to create with mixed success throughout the whole album. And "Work" has quite possibly the album's best lyric, written from the perspective of the real young man struggling to support himself, rather than the rock poet.
Waiting For A Miracle is not exactly a lost classic, but the band's youthful earnestness, and their inability to fake an experienced image, do grow on one. Their other albums don't have this quality. And the bonus tracks show that they had talent.
Definitive UK post punk.......2007-02-11
Some Of The Best Music From The Post-Punk Era.......2006-10-11
Probably My Favorite Band of All Time, Too.......2006-08-29
As I said, Miracle is very sparse and in this day and age may be a bit of an acquired taste. But, I always thought how incredible On The Beach would sound in the hands of a great soul singer with a full wall of sound production.
As Stephen Fellows would have said:
"See You in the Future"
Jay
My favorite album by my favorite band..........2006-05-17
Fans of early 80's British new-wave ie. Chameleons, Echo and the Bunnymen or The Sound would be doing themselves a tremendous dis-service not owning this albums. Renascent UK has done a wonderful job with the new liner notes.
"Sleep No More" may be a "better" album, but I find it a bit too self-consciously dour (but still absolutely brilliant...). All four Renascent UK reissues are requisite as far as I'm conserned, but this is the one I would have to choose if absolutely forced to.
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Waiting for a Miracle
Bruce Cockburn Manufacturer: EMI Distribution ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000008EEM Release Date: 2000-01-01 |
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Waiting for a Miracle (Singles
ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000065LKD Release Date: 2002-12-24 |
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Waiting for a Miracle
Bruce Cockburn Manufacturer: Gold Castle ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B00022TNQS |
Product Description
Tracks: Going To The Country/One Day I Walk/Mama Just Wants To Barrelhouse All Night Long/All The Diamonds in the World/Burn/Silver Wheels/Laughter/Wondering Where The Lions Are/Tokyo/Fascist Architecture/Trouble With Normal, The/Coldest Night Of The Year, The/You Pay Your Money And You Take Your Chance/Lovers In A Dangerous Time/If I Had A Rocket Launcher/Peggy's Kitchen Wall/Stolen Land/Waiting For A Miracle. German pressing.
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Waiting for the Miracle
Me and This Japanese Guy ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000FSMVQ8 Release Date: 2005-05-03 |
Tracks:
- Robert Plant Jesus Obsession
- I Don't Want to Fuck You
- Sex Is Overated (Since U Been Overatted)
- Hey Woman
- Jason from South Central
- Waiting for the Miracle
- Freedumb
- War Children
- Sleepwalking in Love
- Lime Song
- Santa Barbara
- Life of a Loser
- Sinomen Girl
- Watching the World Die
- Big Ol Legged Woman
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elvis costello: live at the el mocambo,1978 ryko / 1993 demon records edition audio cd; 14 tracks include mystery dance, waiting for the end.., welcome to the working week, less than zero, beat, lip service, chelsea, little triggers, radio radio, lipstick vogue, watching the detectives, miracle man, you belong to me, and pump it up; disc and inserts all original, mint and complete!
elvis costello Manufacturer: demon ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000MK6IYA |
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Waiting for a Miracle (Singles 1970-1987)
Bruce Cockburn Manufacturer: True North ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B00005Y8ML Release Date: 1995-12-01 |
Tracks:
- Going to the Country
- Musical Friends
- One Day I Walk
- It's Going Down Slow
- Up on This Hillside
- Feet Fall on the Road
- Mama Just Wants to Barrelhouse All Night Long
- All the Diamonds in the World
- Burn
- Silver Wheels
- I'm Gonna Fly Some Day
- Vagabondage
- Free to Be
- Laughter
- Wondering Where the Lions Are
- Tokyo
- Facist Architecture
- Trouble With Normal
Tracks:
- Rumours of Glory
- Coldest Night of the Year
- Wanna Go Walking
- You Pay Your Money and You Take Your Chance
- Tropic Moon
- Candy Man's Gone
- Lovers in a Dangerous Time
- If I Had a Rocket Launcher
- Making Contact
- Peggy's Kitchen Wall
- People See Through You
- Call It Democracy
- See How I Miss You
- Stolen Land
- Waiting for a Miracle
Customer Reviews:
His 19th Album.......2004-12-17
Now if you ask me, and a lot of devotees of compilation music anthology type deals do on a semi-regular basis, then this here monster collection of Bruce Cockburn works is the best to date... the best compilation, that is.
Before you commence to thinking that the profit hungry marketers have done it to us again and just thrown in a bunch of cuts we already purchased plus a couple of new tracks to make us pay for the entire package of songs and, thus, milk us for sales of songs we already purchased... I got news for you. There are indeed two songs that were new to this here CD when it come out, "Waiting for a Miracle" and "Stolen Land." However, there are a few more songs that are slightly different than other versions and worth taking a listen to. For example, the version of "Mama Just Wants to Barrelhouse All Night Long" on this CD is taken from the film 'Rumours of Glory' and ain't like any you ever heard before. From that same film they took the song "Rumours of Glory" and present it here on this CD. "Fascist Architecture" and "The Trouble with Normal" are versions that were, at the time, previously unreleased and somewhat different than other versions.
There are eleven tracks more on the Canadian version, ain't none of them rare or unknown for the Bruce Cockburn aficionado, but if you're going to spend the money and you want better value for dollar... then I'd pony up and fork over enough for the Canadian version. On the other hand, if you're Canadian, since the loonie don't really buy much seeing as how it is so weak, you might have to fork over even more if you want this (or any other ) CD. We folk in Chesterfield County call the Canadian loonie the "Northern Peso."
This here CD is a good way to jump in and get to know the music real quick if you never heard Bruce before. If you got six or seven albums already and are looking to buy more... I wouldn't start here unless you take careful stock of the songs on offer and make sure the majority of them are new to you. Otherwise, buy a different album that will expose you to a total collection of cuts you ain't never heard before. For all you folk out there who absolutely must have everything Bruce Cockburn has ever released, then make an effort to get this one. I write that because the cuts taken from the film soundtrack are nice deviations from what we all grew to love on the original albums and you will sleep better knowing you have another hole in your collection plugged up.
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Miracle in Bethlehem
Manufacturer: Somm Recordings ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B00005OAHN Release Date: 1998-03-31 |
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Waiting for a Miracle
Bruce Cockburn Manufacturer: Phantom Sound & Vision ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000007PC5 Release Date: 1996-11-21 |
Album Description
1987 singles comp on True North spanning 1970-1987. Housedin a double jewel case, it contains a total of 33 cuts,including 11 bonus tracks: 'Musical Friends', 'Free To Be','I'm Gonna Fly Someday', 'Vagabondage', 'Wanna Go Walking','Tropic Moon', 'Candy Man's Gone', 'Making Contact', 'SeeHow I Miss You', 'Up On This Hillside' and 'Feet Fall On TheRoad'. Others include the hits 'If I Had A Rocket Launcher','Call It Democracy' and 'Waiting For A Miracle'.Rap Music:
- Waltham (CD & Bonus DVD)
- Within Our House [Live] [Import]
- Yes I Am
- Yourself Or Someone Like You (+ Bonus Live CD) [Import]
- 2ge+her: Again
- 90125
- Ain't Gonna Lie
- Alive in an Ultra World
- Alone with the Blues
- Altitude
Recommended Music:
Monteverdi: Sacred Vocal Music
Napoleon Dynamite [Soundtrack]
Live Bands In The House - Volume 2 [Live]
Justino Diaz sings Mozart Arias
Live At The Jazz Bakery [Live]
Mourning Tide Ep [CD-single] [Import]