Fun

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The major labels have finally figured out that while extremely uneven homemade tapes sound like crap as demos, they can come off as pure eccentric brilliance when released commercially. So goes the story of Daniel Johnston: two-track loser in Slackertown U.S.A. (Austin, Texas) since 1980, when he began releasing a continuous stream of songs on cassette via his own Stress Records and small indies like Shimmy Disc. All the while he cultivated a small but important following that included a Cobain and a Vedder, plus friends like Mo Tucker and Jad Fair. Now, just in time for his first major-label release, Johnston is a certified underground legend. Admittedly, Fun is not a very major-sounding major-label record. It runs low on overdubs and slick production, with accompaniment that at times consists of only one instrument--a cello, a tinny guitar, a cheap keyboard plunked at random--or nothing at all. On children's songs like "Happy Time," Johnston sounds like Ween doing Jonathan Richman as he recalls "the Kool-Aid flowing like wine" in a voice so whiny, thin, and seemingly unaffected it ends up sounding distractingly affected. The naive pose he assumes on record gives him license to write awful rhymes like "I love that girl so much / I can't get enough of her touch"; we are to understand that it's not so much bad writing as it is an ironic parody of bad writing. But while Johnston's idiosyncrasies are times grating, he means no harm. In fact, his songs are nearly always memorable--and at times unforgettable. So all is forgiven. And if it turns out Johnston is truly the spaced-out geek he plays on Fun, he may well have earned his rep as a creative genius. --Roni Sarig

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GREAT for kids and parents, too!
cute for kids
Everybody listens when they come to my house
A gem!
One of the most under rated cd's on the market

Nicky's Jazz for Kids
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Dominick
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000DI4TB
Release Date: 2003-10-21

Tracks:

Key-Mo Ky-Mo (The Magic Song) - The King Cole Trio
Everybody Eats When They Come to My House - Cab Calloway
A Tisket, A Tasket - Ella Fitzgerald
Three Blind Mice - The King Cole Trio
The Music Goes 'Round and Around - Louis Prima
The Jungle King (You Ain't Done a Doggone Thing) - Cab Calloway
Ten Feet Off The Ground - Louis Armstrong
All That Meat And No Potatoes - Fats Waller
Jeepers Creepers - Count Basie & Tony Bennett
The Umbrella Man - Dizzy Gillespie
Chew-Chew-Chew (Chew Your Bubblegum) - Ella Fitzgerald
Your Feet's Too Big - Fats Waller
A Doodlin' Song - Peggy Lee

Album Description

Nicky's Jazz For Kids has received The American Library Association's Notable Children's Recording Award, The Parents' Choice Silver Honor Award, The iParenting Media Award, and was chosen as a Parenting Magazine "Parenting Pick."

This jazz for kids CD--the very first and best collection of its kind--provides children with a fun and engaging introduction to jazz with rhyming, fun-filled, sing-a-long songs that they (and you) will never tire of. All tracks were chosen especially for kids by their buddy Nicky The Jazz Cat and were re-mastered from their one-of-a-kind originals. Sung by the world's most celebrated jazz legends, Louis Armstrong, Count Basie, Tony Bennett, Cab Calloway, Nat King Cole, Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzy Gillespie, Peggy Lee, Louis Prima and Fats Waller, Nicky's swinging and spirited picks are sure to inspire endless singing, dancing and interactive musical play with the whole family.

The most car-friendly CD ever!

Customer Reviews:

GREAT for kids and parents, too!.......2007-04-13

I rarely write reviews, but just had to write about this amazing CD. It's not your typical kiddie-fare. My three kids (ages 4, 6, and 8) listen to this one over and over again, and my husband and I are hooked, too. We are not into jazz at all, but the songs here are so catchy and fun. It's cool enough that you could even play it at an adult function, and everyone would like it. In fact, I'm buying it for my mom, who is 64, because I know that she'll be singing it around the house in no time at all -- just like we do!

cute for kids.......2006-08-13

I bought "Nicky's Jazz Lullabies" before my baby was born and loved it, so I decided to purchase this CD. My baby is a little young for it yet, but it fun to listen to while we play. The songs are cute and catchy, and I'm sure she'll love it eventually. I'm a jazz lover and hope to introduce her to some of the greats. Plus, in my opinion, this beats those cheesy kids songs any day.

Everybody listens when they come to my house.......2006-07-25

This is a delightful program of songs that will please everyone with a garden of word-tune delights. My family and I loved it. We've played it over and over again for our friends. I bought it for several other children I know. They loved it. One 4-year-old is determined to learn every song. And that means learning lots of words, rhymes, syncopation, from great artists of American jazz culture. A verbal infusion for the young that is great fun.

A gem!.......2006-01-23

I rarely write reviews, but I need to comment on how fantastic this compilation is. I have a four-year-old and an eighteen-month-old, and this CD is in heavy rotation at our house. My husband and I love the music at least as much as they do -- it's stylish and sets a great mood as we're making dinner and doing dishes. The kids love it too, needless to say. My four-year-old's favorites are Three Blind Mice (she loves when the farmer's wife squeaks that she'll give back the tails) and the final track by Peggy Lee (where she says the word *poop*, as in "party poop" -- endless laughter ensues). Ella Fitzgerald's A-Tisket, A-Tasket and Chew, Chew Your Bubblegum are priceless. All in all, I highly recommend this CD -- everyone will be happy to hear it again and again.

One of the most under rated cd's on the market.......2005-05-03

This cd has won awards and delighted anyone who has listened. Why it isn't a requirement for kids learning about music, especially in the US where Jazz became Jazz, is beyond me. Perfectly charming songs from the best of the best who made Jazz, lots of passionate Jazz.

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Best Stooges Album
Hot animalistic rock and roll at its best...
The loudest record ever made, and one of the best.
The animal is loosed and stalking you thru the FUN HOUSE
Manic masterpiece

Fun House
The Stooges
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ASIN: B0009SOFFY
Release Date: 2005-08-16

Tracks:

Down On The Street
Loose
T.V. Eye
Dirt
1970
Fun House
L.A. Blue

Tracks:

T.V. Eye (Takes 7 & 8)
Loose (Demo)
Loose (Take 2)
Loose (Take 22)
Lost In The Future (Take 1)
Down On The Street (Take 1)
Down On The Street (Take 8)
Dirt (Take 4)
Slide (Slidin' The Blues) (Take 1)
1970 (Take 3)
Fun House (Take 2)
Fun House (Take 3)
Down On The Street
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Album Description

Long before the raw power of punk icon Iggy Pop became legend, his first incarnation as Iggy Stooge of proto-punk trailblazers The Stooges roared into being. The essence of punk years before the genre existed, The Stooges' furious music was a howling, visceral, fuzztone-drenched, and unprecedented vortex of sound, as evidenced on their revolutionary self-titled, John Cale-produced 1969 debut album. Their bracing follow-up, Fun House portrayed their evolution into a fiercer, stronger band with Iggy's primal vocals and mad brilliance more potent than ever. Each immortal album is now remastered and twice as amazing with a second disc of rarities and previously unreleased tracks.

Customer Reviews:

Best Stooges Album.......2007-07-25

I recieved this, along with "The Stooges," for my birthday very recently. I had had Raw Power for a while, and had enjoyed that. The first album I also like and recommend it. But this is certianly the best. Very rarely do I really like an album on the first listen, and I knew immediatly that this one was going to be amazing as soon as I heard the opening guitar part to "Down on the Street." Every track is great. My two favorites are the opening track and "TV Eye" and I love the saxophone (being a sax player myself) on side two. And it all ends chaoticly with "LA Blues" which appealed to the side of me that likes experimental, psychedelic, fusion noise like Pink Floyd, King Crimson, and the Beatles "Revolution 9." If you liked the debut album, you MUST own this.

Hot animalistic rock and roll at its best..........2007-05-28

This has to be one of the hardest hitting albums ever released. The fact that it came out in 1970 is amazing, only confirming that the Stooges were ahead of their time. (This album pre-dated the punk movement of '77 by seven years.) Also confirming that "Fun House" was a work of genius is the fact that Elektra records dumped the Stooges from their roster after they released this album, which proves the theory that genius is rarely understood, accepted, or recognized in it's time and is only appreciated in hindsight. This album wipes the floor with what is considered "heavy" today, you put it up next to a band like Nickelback or another band in that genre and it makes the other band look emotionless and weak by comparison. The first three songs on this disc don't let up a bit, "Down On The Street", "Loose", and "T.V. Eye" are all relentless grooves that capture the Stooges throbbing rhythm section, buzzsaw guitar, and Iggy's over the top vocals and gutteral screams and yelps. (I once read Iggy's explanation of what the "T.V." stands for in "T.V. Eye", and it doesn't stand for television, and thats all I can say on Amazon.) "Dirt" stands as one of the Stooges best slow songs, and doesn't lag for a seven minute dirge. The onslaught continues with "1970" which was later to be covered by many punk bands years later, most notably The Damned, who released it as "I Feel Alright" on their debut album. "Fun House" has one of my favorite Iggy vocals and a struttin' vamp of an arrangement by the band, including a honking sax. I can remember blasting it in college and having people walk by my door and asking, "What the hell's that noise?". "L.A. Blues" is like a free jazz blow out where the band implodes on itself. Unbelievable. This album sounds as fresh today as it probably did back then, and will remain timeless. It is amazing to me that the Stooges combined a punk attitude and aggressive music this way in the late sixties and early seventies, when hippies ruled the music scene. I spoke to a guy once who saw the Stooges live during this period and said it was the most inspiring thing he ever saw. If you are a rock fan and haven't heard this one, don't hesitate, just buy it. This disc never gets old and should be an essential for everyone's CD collection.

The loudest record ever made, and one of the best........2007-03-11

This second, astonishing album by Detroit's The Stooges is one of the great, unadulterated, balls-out moments in rock music. This is the first--and last-- time that rock, punk, metal and psychedelia would all organically coexist on one record, and the album remains a touchstone for punk, metal and radio-rock bands. ALthough many have tried, the intricate and living fusion of hormonal scream, deep groove and self-sconsciousness has never been re-attained. In this, their supreme moment, the Stooges wander through the drugged and adrenal detritus of the '60s with both distortion AND wah-wah pedals way up, and the result is simply intoxicating.

What appears to be on first listen simple three-chords-and-a-scream protopunk turns into something much more interesting. Don Galucci's production makes "Fun House", unlike their eponymous effort, really open up and breathe. Galucci creates a dark hint of space behind the lumbering swagger of "Down on the Street," and on the buzz-saw "T.V. Eye," the scream-and-howl sequence at the song's climax echoes eerily as the rhythm section shakes the listener buy the throat. Guitarist Ron Ashton uses wah-wah, fuzz, distortion, echoes, layered lines and everything from scratching to full-on howling feedback to give the songs layers and suprising intricacy. The rhythm section is as heavy as it is wiggly-- Dave Alexander throbs when necessary and noodles when possible.

Riding this monster wave are Iggy's vocals. From quiet moaning of "Hurt" to the twisted screaming at the end of "T.V. Eye," Pop is almost as mesmerising on record as, fights and broken glass antics and huge see-your-soul eyes, playing live. The music avoids the macho and sexist cliches of what would become metal and punk by not identifying Pop's Id with any political or social agenda. Pop, unlike the metalheads he so inspired, is not afraid of mocking himself, leading to an odd and yet captivating emotioanl vulernability. Mix this with the lumbering swagger of f*ck-me tunes like the animal-out-of-the-cage "Loose" and you get a kind of stoner sonnet cycle. You get the feeling listening to this disc that Iggy is coming to you straight and effortlessly from the unconscious-- from the straightforward tunes like "Loose" to the paranoia and simple weirdness of "She's got a T.V. eye on me..."

The songs are heavy and groovy, sometimes tightly structured ("Down on the Street"), here and there touching ("Hurt"), and sometimes, as Henry Rollins once said, housewreckers that just beg you to pick things up and destroy them ("L.A. Blues"). This is deeply sexy, groovy and massively, MONSTROUSLY loud stuff, like its cover a maelstrom of sound, since unsurpassed. Like "Exile on Main Street" and "Zen Arcade", this record works as both beer drinking and dope-smoking music, equal parts adrenalin and groove. The Stooges, like Curt Cobain, felt hugely "stupid/and contagious", and mananged to infect all of subsequent musical history. This is THE loudest record yet made, heavy, groovy, nasty and totally sexy.

The Stooges grab your neck. They pound your head into the wall. You begin to bleed. And then you find yourself begging for more. What else is there to say? Get it and turn it up, way up.

The animal is loosed and stalking you thru the FUN HOUSE .......2007-02-16

With the follow up to their eponymous debut, THE STOOGES make that "quantum leap" one often reads about, and in this case, FUN HOUSE is, in a word, stunning! Never pleasantly or hilariously "dumb" like the debut, FUN HOUSE is an amazing and perplexing advancement from that debut record which of and by itself would have sealed THE STOOGES' reputation. This band was even better than anyone could have ever guessed (though their record sales quickly relegated their two Elektra releases, the debut and FUN HOUSE, to the bargain bin). FUN HOUSE is jaw-droppingly unforgiving, a punch in the gut, a splash of acid in the face, hard power and hot metal, a lurching monster, referred to as "proto-punk" because of its influence on every Punk and Grunge band since, but really, such bands are belittled and reduced to mere "poodles" by this far-end risk that in fact is the most unique record of its era and a hybrid of 50s rock, 60s psychedelia, and that which was as yet unnamed (Punk) and no band has yet matched the achievement. Few records have predicted the coming decades as FUN HOUSE did in 1970, though typically unrecognized in its time. As Iggy Pop (a.k.a. Iggy Stooge) himself said, and to paraphrase, THE STOOGES could "eat all those poodles for breakfast." With a scorched earth policy that leaves no listener unscathed, this record is probably one of the most challenging records in the Rock n' Roll catalog, and not for the faint of heart, such as those moments all over the record when one hears Iggy blatantly snorting. If you ever listened to CAPTAIN BEEFHEART's TROUT MASK REPLICA you might get a shred of an idea of the accessibility of some of this record, particularly "L.A. Blues" which is a non-song cacophony of horror with the carnivorous animal Iggy loosed, roaring, and stalking the complacent world. But for the student and lover of Rock n' Roll, this record is a must. I think the primary reason Rock critics and diehard fans continue to cite THE STOOGES, especially FUN HOUSE, is because of the foresight of this material. The experimental aspect of the record is indicative of its era (it is completely un-commercial, but many bands included such material on their records in those days, though, frankly, lame by comparison) yet, like all three of THE STOOGES albums, FUN HOUSE never sounds dated. Tracks like the sustained tension of "Down On The Street", the superbly nasty and compelling "Loose," the luscious blues of "Dirt," the burping, mesmerizing "T.V. Eye," and the sucker-punch "1970," in which Iggy shrieks "...I feel alright" ending with a major snort (the sequel to "1969" when Iggy had "nuthin' ta do") are supremely realized and uncompromising, and if it weren't for their shocking effect, I'd be wearing a s**t eatin' grin. One of Rock's great romps, FUN HOUSE is not for the uninitiated, the timid, or uninspired. That being said, FUN HOUSE is one of the greatest records of Rock, a whole hell of a lot of fun, possibly my all time favorite, and one of the very few records of Rock that upon listening to for the first time I said to myself, "WOW!" In another word, a masterpiece.

Manic masterpiece.......2006-10-24

This is it, look no further: Fun House is The Stooges' manic, excessive, drug, alcohol and sex-fuelled homage to everything and anything that yer bona fide very naughty boy could ever do to have fun fun fun. Nihilistic madness, the lot of it, but not yer sophisticated New Yorker dressed in black sort of nihilism. More of yer trailer trash rebel who doesn't want to miss a minute of it.

Picture this album as the unfolding story of a weekend's rampage, beginning with the opportunistism of "Down on the Street" and ending up with the come-down of "L.A. Blues". The musical mayhem in between describes pretty candidly what he gets up to. Probably a cracking party, but one that few of us could survive intact. Some pleasures are better experienced vicariously, methinks.

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Love this cd!
Great
Wonderfully entertaining
Fun... and won't dull your brain.
Fun Music Grownups can enjoy with their kids!

Bottle Of Sunshine
Milkshake
Manufacturer: Milkshake Music
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ASIN: B00065AX6A
Release Date: 2004-10-05

Tracks:

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Bluebird
School
Woo-Woo
Milkshake!
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ABC Of Me
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Book Of Dreams
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Milkshake, the duo of Lisa Mathews and Mikel Gehl (alums of the pop/rock act Love Riot), pours heart and soul into Bottle of Sunshine, and kids ages one to six will slurp it up the same way they did Happy Songs, Milkshake's harmony-thick debut. Mathews's pleasant voice (reminiscent of Cowboy Junkies's Margo Timmons' in its sleepy, drifty, peacefulness), and a light acoustic touch earns this act a spot in the cool kids' musicians category. Parents will love Sunshine for its pared-down folk/rock sound, and kids will appreciate a lack of shyness when it comes to getting silly. For parents, some children's records make the drone of a blender seem a preferable listening experience. In the span of two super-smooth discs, Milkshake manages to reverse all that. --Tammy La Gorce

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Well, true to the phrase "Good things take time," two years after the release of our 2002 debut CD Happy Songs, we present Bottle Of Sunshine. The disc offers fifteen brand new Milkshake originals the whole family can groove to. You'll also find lots of variety here, although most of the songs still live in the rock genre. We recorded "ABC Of Me" live in the studio with a jazz combo. It's a new take on the Alphabet Song, and each letter stands for some quality or thing that reminds us of how great we are, and how wonderful childhood is. "Boom Boom" turned into a country rock song as we added fiddle and banjo and a "yee-haa". There's a doo-wop tinged song about having fun in the water called "Woo-Woo." There are some totally acoustic songs ("Bluebird" and "Milkshake!") and some very electrified, all-out rock songs ("School" and "Space Song"). But every song is memorable. And each one was great fun to record.

British children's author/illustrator Alexis Deacon created the cover art for Bottle of Sunshine, along with illustrations for the 16-page booklet accompanying the CD. Please look for his wonderful children's books "Slow Loris" and "Beegu," both published by Kane Publishers, NY.

Bottle of Sunshine also contains a bonus: three Milkshake music videos of songs from Happy Songs. Two of these, "Fingers & Toes" and "Tall", are fully animated. The third, "Happy Song", is a live action video with some animation sprinkled here and there.

Customer Reviews:

Love this cd!.......2007-07-18

I bought this cd after seeing a Milkshake video on PBS. We have had it over a year and still listen to it every week. It is so full of energy and fun. It makes you want to get up and dance. Adults can even tolerate listening to it in the car. I recently purchased Milkshake's cd "Play!" also, but it is not as enjoyable.

Great.......2007-01-10

I love this CD-my son can listen to it over and over and over again. One of their best!

Wonderfully entertaining .......2007-01-06

From preschoolers to first graders, "Bottle Of Sunshine" will prove a 'kid friendly' favorite with its toe-tapping tunes, hand-clapping rhythms, and sing-along lyrics flawlessly delivered by Milkshake (singer Lisa Mathews and guitarist Mikel Ghel) with their usual flair and easy expertise. The fifteen superbly presented and impressively recorded pieces comprising this outstanding and highly recommended CD album for children include: Bluebird; School; Woo-Woo; Milkshake!; Boom, Boom; ABC of Me; Space Song; Book of Dreams; Jump; Smile; Ms. R&R; Rainy Day; One Wish; Sleepytown; and the title piece, Bottle of Sunshine. This is a wonderfully entertaining and sure to be kid-pleasing addition to any family, preschool, daycare center, elementary school, or community library CD music collection for children. Also highly recommended is Milkshake's other kid's CD, "Play!" which features songs about kids having fun playing baseball, bowling, pretending, playing music, having parades, planting a garden, and more!

Fun... and won't dull your brain........2006-11-05

I purchased this CD for my 18 month old daughter after hearing the ABC song at library storytime. She has some definite favorites and asks for them as soon as we get in the car. The songs are cheerful, clever and fun to dance/sing along with. We recently ordered another copy as a gift for a 5 year old. She LOVES it too!
Highly recommend!

Fun Music Grownups can enjoy with their kids!.......2005-11-16

Not only do my kids love the music, but I do too!! We've seen them live and they're awesome. Lisa has so much energy and dances around in her "tutu" and those "crazy tights" and Mikel is so awesome with the kids. They are talented musicians who make kids music fun for everyone. Watch them on Noggin - Jack's Music Show. The videos are lively and fun! I hope they'll make a DVD of the videos, including the one's on their web site.

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Tony Chestnut
Not so great
Great CD for Ex Ed
"Miss Terri"
Move and Groove with the Kids

Tony Chestnut & Fun Time Action Songs

Manufacturer: The Learning Station
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Release Date: 1998-11-01

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3 years & up. Don, Laurie and Jan are known for their ability to capture attention by creating a fun, learning environment where children are invited to participate, sing, dance and experience music's magic in education.

Customer Reviews:

Tony Chestnut.......2007-01-19

Wonderful product for big kids(adults) and little kids! So glad I purchased it! Fun for all!

Not so great.......2006-11-02

I thought the Tony Chestnut song would be a little more upbeat. The whole CD is much like folk music. I am not a lover of it.

Great CD for Ex Ed.......2002-02-21

This CD is the best. I use it DAILY in our morning "Circle Time" with my Ex Ed classroom. The children (of all abilities and levels) LOVE it and really get into the movements and words of the songs. Tony Chestnut & 5 Little Monkeys are their favorites.

"Miss Terri".......2002-01-25

What a wonderful surprise this CD is! I am a Preschool teacher and had previously found the 'basic' words to the title song on-line. It was sung to a slightly different tune than presented on the cd, but none the less, is a MAJOR hit with my students! It's a play on words from the classic head-shoulders-knees & toes. That particular song is a bit to advanced for the special needs children but there are MANY others that are appropriate! The kids LOVE the Swimming Song & The Mirror song, the latter being a cool down, more quiet song, with FUN movement!! I would definetly say "Add it to your collection"! I also purchased Learning Station's newest CD, Physical Ed. It too is equally good, but it is physical be prepared!! It is also geared more to the older 3's and even 4 year old students.

Move and Groove with the Kids.......2000-12-29

I had to buy the CD version since my cassette wore out. Every song is great and kids of all ages enjoy singing as well as movin' and groovin' to the beat. The title song TONY CHESTNUT is the favorite among the younger set. It's a wonderful play on words for the body parts; toe-knee-chest-nut (head) etc. I have successfully taught this song to children as young as 3 to the ripe age of 8. Parents enjoyed learning the words and motions from their children. The rest of the songs are wonderful too. I had the luck of seeing the Learning Station in person a few years back for a Musical Workshop and it was well worth the time put it in. I recommend the rest of their CDs as well.

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Fun Family Music
Truly a Family Party
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Trout Fishing in America
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Release Date: 1998-04-21

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Fun Family Music.......2007-04-11

This is a fun musical experience for kids of all ages. My son (age 9) has memorized almost all of the songs and loves the humor in the music. we have given this CD as a gift numerous times and every one seems to love it.

Truly a Family Party.......2007-01-19

Good CD to listen to with the kids. Great change of pace for when the kids start to wear out one of their other favorite CDs. A few of the songs are geared more for the adults than the kids but a good mix of songs for everyone.

New Mom...New Trout Fan.......2005-09-08

OK,I admit it...I ordered this CD because of one song, My Hair Had A Party Last Night (The phrase has become a regular morning greeting in our house.) The great surprise about this CD...every song is a winner. No telling kids what to do or think, just great songs about cool stuff that sounds like fun! We love it!

Buy it!!!.......2004-05-30

Love, love, love!!! I have given this CD numerous times as a gift. Just a great collection of songs! I DARE you to NOT try to count along with 18 Wheels on a Big Rig!

For "adult" Trout, check out "Reel Life"...I listen to it all the time, even after owning it for about 7 years now. Enjoy!

kids music for adults.......2004-05-10

For everyone who has ever said "not AGAIN" when loading traditional "kids" music in the car, this is the album for your family. We got ours on cassette and wore it out; we're still not tired of it. Who can resist a group that counts to 18 in roman numerals and gets it right? The songs are singable, danceable, and great fun. It's got just the right mix of fast and slow, silly and serious, and none of the annoying frenetic goofiness often heard in kids albums.

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Yay!
I am blown away.
Menomena's First Album
Glad I found this band
"Try and stop us now!"

I Am the Fun Blame Monster!
Menomena
Manufacturer: Film Guerrero
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0002VKZTS
Release Date: 2004-09-07

Tracks:

Cough Coughing
The Late Great Libido
E. Is Stable
Twenty Cell Revolt
Strongest Man in the World
Oahu
Trigga Hiccups
Rose
The Monkey's Back

Customer Reviews:

Yay!.......2007-05-06

A true test to how good an album is: how many times can u listen to it in a row and still discover something new with each listen. By the 5th spin i'm hooked. Truly a bunch of guys to celebrate. Off-key, puzzling, beautiful tapestry of funk, rock and piano. When the piano kicks in on 'cough coughing' i had butterflies in my chest. I can't wait to hear their other albums.

I am blown away........2007-04-12

Wow. This band is truly refreshing. They are a rainbow paisley oasis in a desert of brown Dockers. I hope they stick around for a long time.

Menomena's First Album.......2005-10-12

First of all, "I Am the Fun Blame Monster" is an awesome album title because it is an anagram of "Menomena's First Album"...who does that?! Regardless of their inventive album title, Menomena's sound is also wildly creative. The thought and experimentation that went into this album is incredible and I hope everyone gets to experience the wonder of the monster...plus, the album presentation is something to be proud of and, best of all, fun to play with. I bought the album for my boyfriend and was very tempted to keep it for myself ;)

Glad I found this band.......2005-03-13

I'm almost ashamed to say that I've just recently started listening to this band, even though they hail from my city, good old gritty Portland, OR. Though I really can't comment on the mathematics and computer programming of this music (though somehow that impresses me in a geeky kind of way), I can tell you in my humble opinion, that this album is mature and sophisticated, yet not at all inaccessible. I'm thoroughly impressed with their crashing orchestral sound... and equally blown away by the fact that they totally rock!!

As it's been said before, there is this sort of low-fi Radiohead quality to their stuff, but I hestitate labeling or associating Menomena too closely with them. After listening to this album with complete abandon, I feel like I've been through an Experience. I'm spent, but thoroughly invigorated and hopeful.

"Try and stop us now!".......2005-01-11

This little Fun-Blame Monster sure came outta nowhere, didn't it? I mean, we have pitchfork throwing up a "featured review" one moment, followed by a chorus of indie kids and online mags screaming "hell ya!" and then it's forgotten in time for the year-end best-of lists... It came and went so fast that I'd mostly forgotten about it until I randomly came upon a used copy at the local record shop. The crude dragon drawing on the front insisted that I give it a sample listen, and, rolling my eyes, I grudgingly obliged. Now about this local record store, I have to give them credit that they even have listening stations for the used c.d.s. Still, they make it pretty clear that they don't want you there too long by making it very uncomfortable- you stand in a little booth with nothing to lean on or sit on. I wasn't planning on being there too long- only 30 secs a song, 9 songs, a quick little five minutes, right? I pressed play...and stood there for the whole 45 minute runtime. Man, it blew me away.

The first thing that sucks you in is the drumming. It pummels you with complex, danceable, near-hip-hop beats- not unlike those from the Flaming Lips Soft Bulletin. And then, the melodies come in, weave a tapestry in your head, and keep you eagerly anticipating each new moment. Piano, Saxophone, Keyboards and bass flow together in most unexpected and blissful ways. I can't remember when I last heard such bewilderingly ornate melodies- those perfect tunes that never repeat a single time more than they have to, and that reward every time you listen but are never to obtuse to leave your head.

Each song exemplifies an unique approach, but it's a wonderfully sequenced album with many of the pieces flowing into each other. Really, the only weak link are the lyrics, which are pleasant but certainly not standout. But this is POP music of the highest order. The whole stands together as an ode to the clarity that comes out of loneliness- those 4 am moments when you stare out your window, perfectly content to be perfectly alone.

Yup, it was "left-field" alright, so left-field it seems it's already been forgotten. That's a real shame- this is, without a doubt, one of the most brilliant pop records in recent years. Grab it while you can.

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Great CD!! Parents & kids can enjoy!!!
Not just for kids
We LOVE Justin Roberts
Great CD you and your family will enjoy
first songs my kids clapped for

Great Big Sun

Manufacturer: Big Kids Productions
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Way Out
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ASIN: B0000541BO
Release Date: 2000-11-07

Tracks:

Great Big Sun
If You Got 1
Everything Else Starts With e
Little Raindrop
Apple Tree
Smart Parts
Do You Wanna Go
3 Lil' Pigs
A,B,C,D,E
Bouncin' Baby
Old Pajamas
Kitty Kat, Kitty Kat
Goodnight

Album Description

A children's album, influenced by James Taylor, Bob Dorough (Schoolhouse Rock) and Randy Newman, Great Big Sun is full of songs that are by turn humorous, educational and poignant yet never lose the wide-eyed naiveté of childhood.·

“Great Big Sun is directly responsible for some of the fondest memories I will have of our twin daughters infancy. In fact, I'm so fond of [Great Big Sun] that I've played it for my own enjoyment when the girls were nowhere near.” - Lou Diamond Phillips, Film Actor

Customer Reviews:

Great CD!! Parents & kids can enjoy!!!.......2007-01-10

My son heard one of Justin's songs on a kids network. I searched for the CD and I'm so glad I tracked it down. ALL of the songs on this CD are catchy and singable - without driving parents crazy if they have to listen to it over and over.

Not just for kids.......2006-06-06

This quirky and smart CD is one that my kids love and is never tiresome to me. I often listen to this CD even when my kids are not around. It is just that good. His puts on a great live show.

We LOVE Justin Roberts.......2005-08-06

My daughter, age 2.5 sings every song on this CD. Little Raindrop being our favorite...along with Everything else starts with E. .... no wait we love the WHOLE thing!! You will too!

Great CD you and your family will enjoy.......2005-07-13

I have been working backwards through the JR catalog and this second title I own by this artist. Great Big Sun is catchy, humorous, intelligent, soulful (yes I said soulful describing a children's album) and positive. The title track (Great Big Sun) sets a high bar and the tone followed by refreshingly creative new spins on counting ('If you got 1'), the alphabet ('Everything else starts with e' and 'a,b,c,d,e'), and childhood ('Apple tree'). The themes are relevant to life, no matter what age. The only negatives compared to 'Way Out' are the run time is a little short at 31:56 and 'Do You Wanna Go' does not fit in with the other songs in speed or tempo. However, this is music you and your family will enjoy..."Aint gonna let no wolf run my life"...

first songs my kids clapped for.......2005-01-11

My boys get so excited when we play this CD. Fortunately, it is very easy for adults to listen to as well. There are a couple tracks on this CD - everytime we here them my 18 month old applauds.

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Ditto
Not only one of X's greatest albums, one of the greatest albums ever!
X's Best!
walking the line
sizzlin sounds of summer

More Fun in the New World
X
Manufacturer: Elektra / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Under the Big Black Sun
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Los Angeles
See How We Are
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ASIN: B000065DU2
Release Date: 2002-05-21

Tracks:

The New World
We're Having Much More Fun
True Love
Poor Girl
Make The Music Go Bang
Breathless
I Must Not Think Bad Thoughts
Devil Doll
Painting The Town Blue
Hot House
Drunk In My Past
I See Red
True Love Pt. #2
Poor Girl (Demo/Remix) (Bonus Track)
True Love Pt. #2 (Demo/Remix) (Bonus Track)
Devil Doll (Demo/Remix) (Bonus Track)
I Must Not Think Bad Thoughts (Demo/Remix) (Bonus Track)

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Although Exene Cervenka and John Doe should be remembered as the most influential punk songwriting team after the Clash's Joe Strummer and Mick Jones, they remain a cult favorite. Oh well, that hardly diminishes the lasting impact of More Fun in the New World. Released as a follow-up to 1982's earth-shattering Under the Big Black Sun, this CD catches the grimy Los Angeles quartet at the height of its power, lashing out at Reagan's increasingly synthetic and sodden America and turning a blind eye to the emerging new wave scene that would soon overrun their city. Songs like "True Love" and "Hot House" are essentially timeless, reaching back to the very heart of rock & roll's primal roots with appropriately ravenous production by former Doors keyboardist Ray Manzarek, while looking forward with their widescreen melodies. If it wasn't for X we would have never had the Go-Go's, the Pixies, Sonic Youth, No Doubt, or the White Stripes. And that would be a sad world, indeed. --Aidin Vaziri

Album Description

Expanded and remastered reissue of 1983 album with 4 previously unissued bonus recordings 'Poor Girl' (demo/remix), 'True Love Pt. 2' (demo/remix), 'Devil Doll' (demo/remix) & 'I Must Think Bad Thoughts' (demo/remix).

Customer Reviews:

Ditto.......2007-01-27

The facts we hate: everybody's got something to hide except ___ and his ______.

Not a huge fan of this band like some of the others here, but "More Fun in the New World" is one of the great punk albums of the eighties, chock full of songs that hold up to scrutiny. It's worth getting for the track "I Must Not Think Bad Thoughts" alone, which best showcases Exene Cervenka and John Doe's vocal interplay. In case you don't have Windows Media or RealPlayer, here's a sample of the lyrics, just imagine them singing:

'Walking down the road, everybody yelling "Hurry up!" "Hurry up!" But I'm waiting for you, I must go slow. I must not think bad thoughts. When is this world coming to? Both sides are right but both sides murder. I give up; why can't they? I must not think bad thoughts. The civil wars and the uncivilized wars. Conflagrations leap out of every poor furnace. The food cooks poorly and everyone goes hungry. From then on it's dog eat dog, dog eat body, and body eat dog. I can't go down there. I can't understand it."

And so on and so forth...

Not only one of X's greatest albums, one of the greatest albums ever!.......2005-12-29

I know that a lot of X fans are upset that this truly legendary band never got the commercial success that they truly deserved. However, that never really bothered me. Because after all of these flash in the pan and flavor of the week groups are dead and gone, their music will be as well. However, X's music will live forever. Which is what is so remarkable about this band. Some twenty years later, their music is so contemporary, it does not sound dated at all (well maybe one their albums does). I guess the two biggest hits off this great album are "Poor Girl" and "Breathless." However, every cut is great, from the start to finish, each track is blistering and fresh. Los Angeles legends, just like their first and best producer.

X's Best!.......2005-10-15

I've had "Los Angeles" and "Wild Gift" for quite some time now, for some strange reason I always thought I wouldn't like any other X album, I was wrong, "More Fun in the new world" along with "Under the big black sun" are by far my favorite X albums,
I remember hearing all of these songs when they came out, when I was a kid, because I dad is a huge X fan, but I never realized just how good they were. This is truly X's last great album.

I have to agree with the review that says this is one of the best album sides in rock history, the first 7 songs are amazing. my personal favorites are "We're having much more fun", and "Poor girl", those 2 songs make the album worth buying alone, they really show how much X had grown as songwriters, "The New World", "True Love", "Make the Music go Bang" and their cover of "Breathless" are also amazing songs, and "I must not think bad thoughts" is totally different from what X usually does but its a really cool song. The first 7 songs are so good, I can't see how this album didn't go multi-platinum.

The rest of the album is good, its just not as good as the first half, "Devil Doll", "Painting the town blue", and "I see red" are all great songs, if you like X you won't be disapointed, "Drunk in my past" is one of my favorites on the album, "Hot House" is an alright song, its worth listening to, its just not up to par with the rest of the album, and the only track I don't like is "True Love pt. 2", for some reason it just doesn't vibe with me, maybe its the Doobie brothers like intro, but I think the song just drags, luckily its the last song on the album.

John Doe, Exene, Billy Zoom and D.J. Bonebreak all shine on this album and I like this album (along with "Under the big black sun") probably more than "Los Angeles". I would highly recomend this or any of the first 4 X albums for that matter, to anybody who apreciates good rock music.

walking the line.......2005-09-30

X has a funny way of tip toeing the line between raw punk and gritty, classic rock. For one, John and Exene sing extremely well together. The fact that they sing harmonies in a punk band is unusual, but it works. Then there is the fact that they can just churn out the most adrenaline injected punk you will ever hear. These elements are really evident on this and albums after Los angeles and wild gift. X will live on the heart and minds of fans as one of the most dynamic and kick ass bands punk music has ever produced.

sizzlin sounds of summer.......2005-06-18

Is it punk? Is it rock? Is it country? Who freakin cares!! This band has never been duplicated.

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Best remix collection I've heard
Amazingly Brilliant!!!
Get lost in the Vortex
What an awesome find!
remixed to perfection

Vortex
Collide
Manufacturer: Noise Plus Music
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0001Z52XY
Release Date: 2004-04-20

Tracks:

Euphoria - Emirian Mix
Feed Me to the Lions
Slither Thing - Amish Rake Fight Mix
Razor Sharp - Dull Mix
Like You Want to Believe - Antistatic Mix
The Lunatics Have Taken Over the Asylum
Predator - Final Mix by Collide
Crushed - 5AM Heavenly Mix
Wing of Steel - Core Mix
Halo - Sensory Gate Aura Mix
Inside - Shoe Gazing Mix
Somewhere - Orchestral Mix
Frozen - Chill Mix

Tracks:

Haunted When the Minutes Drag
Tempted - Conjure One Mix
Crushed - Fragment Mix
Like You Want to Believe - Cylab Mix
Crushed - Out of Control Mix
Wings of Steel - The Sound Of Glass Mix
Inside - External Mix
Crushed - Now Forgotten Mix
Wings of Steel - hEADaCHE Mix
Like You Want to Believe - Bondango's Twisted Acid Mix
Crushed - Scored Mix
Wings of Steel - Astro Sensorium Mix
Euphoria - Tears Mix

Album Description

Remixers, DJs, and Bands from all over the world lend their passion and inspiration to further expand on the already diverse soumd of Collide. From chunky guitar versions, to slithering lounge stylings to delirium-esq versions that are sure to hit the dance floor. This CD also contains three new covers, including the very poinant "The Lunantics are taking over the Asylum" by Funboy 3.

Some very special guests including Charlie Clouser formally of NIN, Rhys Fulber of Conjure One/Delerium and Mike Fisher of Machines and Loving Grace/Amish Rake Fight, lend their talents to "VORTEX". COLLIDE performs an exotic hybrid of Darkwave, Cyber-Dance, and Electronic, with crossover appeal which will appeal to fans of Evanescence, Massive Attack, Curve, Dead Can Dance, Portishead, and Delirium.

Customer Reviews:

Best remix collection I've heard.......2007-05-18

Simply put, this collection of remixes, and a few artfully selected covers, is the highest quality collection of its kind I've heard.

Most remix collections seem to have a few good tracks among a bunch of tracks that aren't worth listening to more than once. This two-disc set is the exception to that rule; nearly every song included is tasty aural bliss.

I would have expected Collide's layered organic and electronic sound to be hard to do justice while taking in new directions for remixing, but each of these artists have succeeded, often spectacularly so. Only one track is difficult for me to enjoy: Somewhere/Orchestral Mix; I find it an interesting attempt but it's not for me. The rest range from very enjoyable to music I might never want to take out of my CD player.

Get this album for The Lunatics Have Taken Over the Asylum (see also the DVD Like the Hunted), and enjoy the rest of the sweet and sultry gems from Slither Thing/Amish Rake Fight Mix to the delightfully sad Crushed/Out of Control Mix, plus plenty more.

To Collide fans, even those skeptical of remixes, this is a must-own. To those not yet a fan of Collide, you might start with Some Kind of Strange or Chasing the Ghost and then pick this up - though I'm not sure it matters, and this would still make a great listen without any prior knowledge of Collide.

Amazingly Brilliant!!! .......2007-04-12

Collide must be one of the greatest bands ever to hit the gothic scene. The combination of Karin and Statik are explosive; indeed, Vortex is definitely their masterpiece of Remixes done right! As well as new songs that will demand your attention, highly note worthy!! Some of the best out there!

Listen to the samples on this site just so you can say "Yeah, I'm a smart consumer." If you like any combination of Collide, you're gonna end up buying Vortex, it is most certainly a treat for the ears and the imagination.

Get lost in the Vortex.......2006-10-10

I really liked this album, while some of the songs are remixed more than once they're still able to keep a semblance of uniqueness. Then there are the little gems added to the mix "The Lunatics Have Taken Over The Asylum" and "Feed Me to the Lions" are really fun songs that quickly moved their way into my top 10 lists.

These two disks hold a variety of moods from the frantic to the meditative, there is a remix for almost all occasions and then some. If you're just starting out with your Collide obsession this is a great album to showcase their diversity and complexity; and if you're deep into your Collide wall to wall shrine then this album is hard to beat and will surely earn a coveted spot on your shrine to Collide.

What an awesome find!.......2006-08-20

You will all think I'm crazy, but I was looking for new music one day at work, came across Collide because it was "similar" to other music I like, and bought it without even hearing it! I wasn't somewhere that I could listen to the samples, so I trusted other user reviews, and couldn't be more pleased. This CD has become a staple in my collection, and frankly, hasn't left my CD changer yet! My boyfriend even added it to his iPod. My personal favorite is "The Lunatics...", don't ask me why. I always play it on my way to the gym...and sometimes before work...perhaps it's something Freudian. :)

I absolutely adore Collide, and plan to try out their other CDs. It's amazing the feeling the music gives you. It's very ethereal, and makes you feel like you're somewhere else. Definitely a great buy, even if you're not into this type of music.

Others I would recommend in this genre are Claire Voyant (Time and the Maiden), Delerium (Karma), Hungry Lucy (To Kill a King), and Lamb (any of them, especially Lamb and Fear of Fours).

remixed to perfection.......2006-07-06

before picking up this two-disc package, i was not familiar with the works of Collide. i bought this item on a whim, and am very glad i did. the variety of style approach is refreshing, you really don't hear the same song twice, though there are a few mixes of a few songs. these are good cds to put in on a trip or chill at the house, and i've had the album for a few weeks now and am not tired of it. enjoy the haunting effects of a great band rearranged by great artistic minds.

Itzhak Perlman - Live in the Fiddler's House

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A great collection of klezmer favorites!
Best Klezmer album
This was a fun C.D.

Itzhak Perlman - Live in the Fiddler's House
Itzhak Perlman , Klezmatics , Andy Statman , Klezmer Conservatory Band , and Brave Old World
Manufacturer: Angel Records
ProductGroup: Music
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ASIN: B000002SMI
Release Date: 1996-11-12

Tracks:

Bukovina 212
Lekho Neraneno
Doina Naftule
A Hora mit Branfn
Healthy Baby Girl Hora
Golem Tants
Honga Encore
Nigh
Bulgars-The Kiss
Meron Nign-In the Sukke
Sholom Aleykhem
Khaiterma
Andy's Ride
A Heymisher Bulga-Wedding Dance
Kale Bazetsn (Seating the Bride)-Khusidl (Khasidic Dance)
Fun Tashlikh
A Yingele fun Poyln (A Young Man from Poland)-Di Mame iz Gegangen in Mark Arayan (Mother went to the
Processional/Klezmer Suite-Ale Brider (We Are All Brothers)

Customer Reviews:

A great collection of klezmer favorites!.......2006-09-30

Premiere violinist Itzhak Perlman is joined live in concert by four premiere klezmer groups: Brave Old World, The Klezmatics, Andy Statman, and the Klezmer Conservatory Band. Vibrant, poignant and distinctly old-world, klezmer is the musical style that developed among Eastern European Jews. Featuring the soulful fire of violin, clarinet, accordion, mandolin and vocal leads, accompanied by cimbalom (a hammered-dulcimer), piano, drums. There are a few soulful slow tunes mixed in amongst the fiery dances, but most of the selections on "Live in the Fiddler's House" are fun and up tempo, full of the instrumental virtuosity one would expect both of this genre, and of a concert violinist of Itzhak Perlman caliber. Klezmer is some of the world's best good-time music, right up there with Irish jigs, Cajun two-steps and country banjo pickin'. But it's not all sweetness and light; inherent in the mournful, minor mode of this traditional music is blend of opposites--both the sorrow of persecution and defiant sense of fun-in-the-moment inherent of a culture displaced, trying to maintain its identity in an ever-changing and often hostile world. And therein lies klezmer's appeal to the soul. For more great Jewish music, try any of the separate releases by Brave Old World, The Klezmatics, Andy Statman and his band, and the Klezmer Conservatory Band. You might also enjoy "The Hidden Gate: Jewish Music Around the World," the traditional Sephardic music of the group Voice of the Turtle, and the unplugged world fusion of Basya Schechter and Pharoah's Daughter in "Out of the Reeds."

Best Klezmer album.......2004-11-16

To me, this is the best klezmer album I've ever listened to (and I have quite a few). And it's a live album. Although it's a kind of live version of "In the Fiddler's House", the repertoire is not the same (they only share one or two songs). The bands accompanying Itzhak Perlman are at their best (they are the best klezmer performers!). I prefer, personally, Andy Statman's clarinet and mandolin (Andy's Ride and Meron Nign/In the Sukke are my favorites); then there are great moments with Brave Old World (Doina Naftule and A Hora mit Branfn are beautiful pieces) and the Klezmatics, of course. The 12 minute finale is an absolute well crafted medley, under Klezmer Conservatory Band's leader, Hankus Netsky. I did'n want it to end.
I don't like at all the women voices of Klezmer Conservatory Band, although the instrumental pieces (like Khosidl) are amazing.
There is not a second in this album which is not top klezmer.

This was a fun C.D........1999-01-16

For people who are into Klezmer music this is the finest C.D.! For Klezmer music lovers, this is a masterpiece.

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