Nature Calls

BOSTON HERALD, Kevin R. Convey
The best rock 'n' roll band you've probably never heard!

Product Description
The latest CD from Cape Cod favorites the Incredible Casuals, represents a couple of milestones for the band: it's their first national release in ten years (since 1995's acclaimed "It Is Balloon"), and it commemorates their 25th summer together.

It's also the closest they've ever come to doing a full-on studio album, and sonically, the strong, articulate, punchy sound of "Nature Calls" clearly puts the Casuals in another ballpark.

Don't expect polish, though -this one rocks harder than ever, finally delivering on the promise the band has shown in decades of touring and rave reviews from Rolling Stone, People, the Village Voice, and many others.

Sweetening the pot is the return of erstwhile guitarist singer Johnny Spampinato, who spent most of the last ten years with the legendary NRBQ. This summer he's back full-time, pulverizing youngsters and oldsters alike with wild guitar and ripping vox.

Rounding out the picture are singer/guitarist Aaron Spade, who contributes some of the album's best songwriting (not to mention barking), and founding member Rikki Bates, widely acknowledged as one of the planet's most savage and original drummers.

At a time when some folks don't seem to care about music anymore, this could be just the ticket.

Nature Calls

Nature Calls,Incredible Casuals,Iddy Biddy,Alternative,New Wave,Pop,Rock,Rock/Pop

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Nature Calls

Average customer rating: Indeed one of the best Marvelous!! Great variety, outstanding collection ace

Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls - Music From The Motion Picture Various Artists Manufacturer: Mca Import ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music 1990s | By Decade | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Soundtracks | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Ace Ventura: Pet Detective - Motion Picture Soundtrack Tommy Boy (The Movie): Music From The Paramount Motion Picture Freddy's Dead Batman & Robin: Music From And Inspired By The 'Batman & Robin' Motion Picture Ghostbusters II ASIN: B000002OYR Release Date: 1995-11-07

Tracks:

1. Spirits In The Material World - Pato Banton/Sting
2. Secret Agent Man - Blues Traveler
3. Don't Change - Goo Goo Dolls
4. Burnin' Rubber - Mr. Mirainga
5. Boll Weevil - Presidents Of The United States Of America
6. Blur The Technicolor - White Zombie
7. Watusi Rodeo - Reverend Horton Heat
8. Here Comes the Night - Native
9. Jungle Groove - Montell Jordan
10. Ife - Angelique Kidjo
11. My Pet - Matthew Sweet
12. It's Alright - Blessed Union of Saints
13. Ace in Africa - Robert Folk

Customer Reviews:

Indeed one of the best .......2004-09-18

All you have to do is read the title. Really. This cd is freaking awesome!

Marvelous!!.......2004-07-23

This cd is great. I watched the movie today {but it wasn't the first time} and listened to this cd today. I think a nice song on it would be "Don't Change" by The Goo Goo Dolls. After listening to "Here Comes The Night" and "Jungle Groove"and watching the movie, it made me feel like taking a holiday to Africa just to see what it's reaaally like. {It's probably not too different from what it looks like}. Another good song is "Boll Weevil". I very much recommend it because it is INSPIRING AND WONDERFUL. At first, "Burnin' Rubber" sounded kinda weird, but it turned out being OK. The best part started on that song with a hard guitar after, "I'm burnin' rubber all over the whole woooorrrlllddd!!!!" I thought "Blur The Technicolor" was going to sound like another one of White Zombie's songs called "Ratfinks, Suicide Tanks and Cannibal Girls" which is featured on the Beavis and Butthead Do America soundtrack, but it was different.{Don't listen to anyone who disses any of these songs}. Order this soundtrack today, and if you don't have the movie, get that too. It's neat.

Great variety, outstanding collection.......2004-05-24

Disregard your opinion of both this movie and Jim Carrey when considering buying this album: the songs on here represent a wide range of sounds that create a great vibe. If you're familiar with the movie, this CD will cause some flashbacks to the movie, since a lot of this music was used in the movie in a big way. However, people who hated the movie (or Jim Carrey himself) won't find Carrey present on any of the tracks.

The album overall has an African feel, but it's very mainstream and most people will be able to get into the groove: none of the songs are too difficult for someone not familiar with tribal music to digest.

The soundtrack begins with a compelling remake of "Spirits in the Material World" by Pato Banton, with Sting, the original singer, joining in. A very quality remake, and it's very nice to see the original singer come onboard. Track 2, Blues Traveler's remake of "Secret Agent Man," is similarly a pretty good remake of the original, keeping the original feeling intact. It's much cleaner sounding because of modern recording technology, but it's still fun to listen to, like the original. It seems a little less dramatic than the original, though, and more tongue-in-cheek.

The Goo Goo Dolls "Don't Change" is personally my least favorite song on the album, as it sounds a lot like most of the Goo Goo Dolls's material. However, it's a good transition inbetween Secret Agent Man and Mr. Mirainga's "Burnin' Rubber." Burnin' Rubber is a fun little indie rock number. Nothing earth-shattering, just a fun little number.

Boll Weevil, by Presidents of the United States of America, is exactly what they do best: make a funny, seemingly-throwaway song into a really good jam. A really funky bass starts the song, which sticks with the song to the end. It's the exact same recording that's on PotUSA's self-titled debut album.

After PotUSA's silly tune, White Zombie comes in with tribal drums and hard, hard guitar. This keeps the energy of the album going.

The Reverend Horton Heat play their patented song on an african-tinged lyrical tune - it sounds a lot like the Reverend's other albums.

The remake of Here Comes the Night keeps the funk alive, with a little scatting in the middle thrown in for good measure. Again, this remake is done well, keeping the original flavor well intact, but refreshing it with a little modern-day sound.

Montell Jordan brings party music to the album with Jungle Groove, complete with synthesizers and deep background vocals. It's always a good party with Jordan, and he doesn't disappoint. Ife is an upbeat song that is very recognizable from the movie: it's played when Ace is hurting in the tent with the woman. Upbeat and positive, a great song that will cheer you up from a bad attitude.

My Pet, by Matthew Sweet, and It's Alright, by Blessid Union of Souls, are both moderate pop rock songs that move along. My Pet sounds a bit like the Foo Fighter's "Big Me" at the beginning... it could just be the singer's vocals somewhat similar to Dave Grohl's, however. It doesn't rock nearly as hard as most Foo.

Ace in Africa closes the album, as it does the movie when it plays over the end credits. It's an instrumental that reminds you this album is supposed to be about africa.

Every song on this album is a very good representation of the individual artist's tendencies: each artist is very much in their own element on every song, none of them trying to do something that seems awkward. Because of this, every song feels very good, and the album's variety is a huge strength: it feels like a mix CD that a friend would make.

ace.......2002-12-14

IT IS ONE OF THE BEST I HAVE HEARD AND I HAVE HEARD ALOT

Average customer rating: A Different Cast cast if you like oasis amazing "CAST" Our only hope of reaching Beatles excellence.

Mother Nature Calls Cast Manufacturer: Polydor ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Britpop | British Alternative | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: All Change Magic Hour The La's Expecting to Fly BBC in Session ASIN: B000024DEH Release Date: 1997-04-14

Tracks:

1. Free Me
2. On The Run
3. Live The Dream
4. Soul Tied
5. She Sun Shines
6. I'm So Lonely
7. The Mad Hatter
8. Mirror Me
9. Guiding Star
10. Never Gonna Tell You What To Do (Revolution)
11. Dance Of The Stars

Customer Reviews:

A Different Cast.......2006-04-03

Cast's 1st effot, "All Change" has a number of singles on it, including "Alright" which was a radio darling, and even got play in the United States, which says something. Mother Nature Calls, though not offering a charting single, is a great listen, and a necessary purchase if you like britpop or rock/pop. The reviewer who related this album to Oasis' "Heathen Chemistry" is right on track. Great mix of ringing electric guitars and smooth acoustic melodies.

Note: Lead singer is John Power, not Tom.

cast if you like oasis.......2004-10-07

this album is a great peice of rock n roll and sounds verry much like their fellow brit rockers oasis do on the albums standing on the shoulders of giants and heathen chemistry though was released 7 years ago

vocalist tom powers is a dead ringer for later day liam gallagher

the first song youl swear is an oasis song the next adds variety and the third song

im so lonely is an istantly adictable peice of pop with mellow acoustics and a zeplinesque guitar solo

on the whole the first half of the album sounds amazeing though the second half does disapoint as the band move more toward pink floyd style grand opera but just dont have the style to pull it off

however the first 3 songs alone are worth the paying price absoloutley a must have if you like bands like oasis

if you liked oasis last 2 albums youl love this one it fits in nicely with those two

and amazeingly was released several years before them

amazeing

amazing.......1999-02-06

just buy the album.. Cast are huge! Bigger then Huge.. watch out for Cast this summer.. here come the British.. woo!

"CAST" Our only hope of reaching Beatles excellence........1998-12-18

This album proclaims yet more excellent put forth via John Powers and is another mile stone for his new British pop band "CAST". He has advanced yet another level in his amazing pop writing abilities. John, good work, and don't mind being in the mainstream of all our American garbashi at this time, keep your eyes on your music, continue to write the best material that you can, and the American media will have no choice, but to let this cat out of the bag....again. What I'm trying to say is that CAST is all we have left in this world that has any possible chance of reaching the level of excellence in pop music that their forfather the did "The BEATLES". No other group besides HERMANS HERMITS has even come close. Yes, even OASIS is far from the scope of BEATLES quality, they always blow it with thier ending - Laim Liam, and they only sing paralell harmonies. So please John, keep those hits rollin, don't look back, and remember that you are truely loved by Americans who know what true excellence is. Your very good friend, and one of your many number one fans. John Duggan Jamestown, RI The United States

Average customer rating: Casually, INCREDIBLE!

Nature Calls Incredible Casuals Manufacturer: Iddy Biddy ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music New Wave | New Wave & Post-Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Alternative Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music Rock | Alternative Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: It Is Balloon War of the Wakening Phantoms ASIN: B000AA4KI8 Release Date: 2005-08-08

Tracks:

1. Think Hard
2. Ill Do Anything
3. Its Better
4. Grunions
5. Fit To Be Tied
6. Worse Things
7. Love Affair
8. Walk On
9. Western Sliver
10. Thats How Strong My Love Is
11. Little Mixed Up
12. Summertime
13. Done Done Deal
14. Zippo (Spade)
15. On the Beach

Product Description

The latest CD from Cape Cod favorites the Incredible Casuals, represents a couple of milestones for the band: it's their first national release in ten years (since 1995's acclaimed "It Is Balloon"), and it commemorates their 25th summer together. It's also the closest they've ever come to doing a full-on studio album, and sonically, the strong, articulate, punchy sound of "Nature Calls" clearly puts the Casuals in another ballpark. Don't expect polish, though -this one rocks harder than ever, finally delivering on the promise the band has shown in decades of touring and rave reviews from Rolling Stone, People, the Village Voice, and many others. Sweetening the pot is the return of erstwhile guitarist singer Johnny Spampinato, who spent most of the last ten years with the legendary NRBQ. This summer he's back full-time, pulverizing youngsters and oldsters alike with wild guitar and ripping vox. Rounding out the picture are singer/guitarist Aaron Spade, who contributes some of the album's best songwriting (not to mention barking), and founding member Rikki Bates, widely acknowledged as one of the planet's most savage and original drummers. At a time when some folks don't seem to care about music anymore, this could be just the ticket.

Customer Reviews:

Casually, INCREDIBLE!.......2006-12-06

I didn't even intend to get this one (I mixed up my order and thought I was getting a new copy of "Your Sounds") and it has turned out to be one of my all-time favorite records! Buy liberally and share.

Average customer rating:

Calls of the LBJs (Little Brown Jobs): Including Larks, Pipits, Cisticolas and Warblers Len Gillard Collection of South African Bird Calls ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000P14E2Y

Product Description

Recordings from the Len Gillard Collection of South African Bird Calls.

Average customer rating: A Different Cast cast if you like oasis amazing "CAST" Our only hope of reaching Beatles excellence.

Mother Nature Calls Cast Manufacturer: Musicrama/Koch ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items: All Change Magic Hour The La's Expecting to Fly BBC in Session ASIN: B000003PTH Release Date: 1997-06-30

Customer Reviews:

A Different Cast.......2006-04-03

Cast's 1st effot, "All Change" has a number of singles on it, including "Alright" which was a radio darling, and even got play in the United States, which says something. Mother Nature Calls, though not offering a charting single, is a great listen, and a necessary purchase if you like britpop or rock/pop. The reviewer who related this album to Oasis' "Heathen Chemistry" is right on track. Great mix of ringing electric guitars and smooth acoustic melodies.

Note: Lead singer is John Power, not Tom.

cast if you like oasis.......2004-10-07

this album is a great peice of rock n roll and sounds verry much like their fellow brit rockers oasis do on the albums standing on the shoulders of giants and heathen chemistry though was released 7 years ago

vocalist tom powers is a dead ringer for later day liam gallagher

the first song youl swear is an oasis song the next adds variety and the third song

im so lonely is an istantly adictable peice of pop with mellow acoustics and a zeplinesque guitar solo

on the whole the first half of the album sounds amazeing though the second half does disapoint as the band move more toward pink floyd style grand opera but just dont have the style to pull it off

however the first 3 songs alone are worth the paying price absoloutley a must have if you like bands like oasis

if you liked oasis last 2 albums youl love this one it fits in nicely with those two

and amazeingly was released several years before them

amazeing

amazing.......1999-02-06

just buy the album.. Cast are huge! Bigger then Huge.. watch out for Cast this summer.. here come the British.. woo!

"CAST" Our only hope of reaching Beatles excellence........1998-12-18

This album proclaims yet more excellent put forth via John Powers and is another mile stone for his new British pop band "CAST". He has advanced yet another level in his amazing pop writing abilities. John, good work, and don't mind being in the mainstream of all our American garbashi at this time, keep your eyes on your music, continue to write the best material that you can, and the American media will have no choice, but to let this cat out of the bag....again. What I'm trying to say is that CAST is all we have left in this world that has any possible chance of reaching the level of excellence in pop music that their forfather the did "The BEATLES". No other group besides HERMANS HERMITS has even come close. Yes, even OASIS is far from the scope of BEATLES quality, they always blow it with thier ending - Laim Liam, and they only sing paralell harmonies. So please John, keep those hits rollin, don't look back, and remember that you are truely loved by Americans who know what true excellence is. Your very good friend, and one of your many number one fans. John Duggan Jamestown, RI The United States

Average customer rating:

Mother Nature Calls Cast ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music ASIN: B0000562CP

Average customer rating: the sound quality is strange

Wagner: Lohengrin [Highlights] Manufacturer: Gala ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Wagner | Wagner, Richard | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music 4-for-3 Classical | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B000006O24 Release Date: 2000-06-06

Tracks:

1. Act One Scene I: Lonely, In Troubled Days - Trude Eipperle/Male Chor/King/Carl Kronenberg
2. Act One Scene I: I Will Wait For The Knight - Trude Eipperle/Male Chor/King/Carl Kronenberg
3. Act Two Scene II: I Thank You, My Dear Swan! - Peter Anders/Chor/King/Trude Eipperle
4. Act Two Scene II: When I Win This Fight For You - Peter Anders/Trude Eipperle
5. Act Two Scene III: Ye Heavens, So Oft Filled - Trude Eipperle/Helena Braun/Carl Kronenberg
6. Act Two Scene III: Elsa!...Who Calls? - Helena Braun/Trude Eipperle
7. Act Two Scene III: Ortrud, Where Are You? - Trude Eipperle/Helena Brauan/Carl Kronenberg
8. Act Three Scene I: Prld - Chor Und Orch Des Kolner Rundfunks/Richard Krauss
9. Act Three Scene I: Faithfully Guided, Draw Near - Bridal Chor
10. Act Three Scene II: The Sweet Song Fades, We Are Alone - Peter Anders/Trude Eipperle
11. Act Three Scene II: How Noble Is The Nature Of Our Love! - Peter Anders/Trude Eipperle
12. Act Three Scene II: You Have Already To Thank Me For The Highest Confidece - Peter Anders/Trude Eipperle
13. Act Three Scene II: Ah No! Yes, Ther-The Swan! - Peter Anders/Trude Eipperle
14. Act Three Scene II: In A Far-Off Land, Inaccessible To Your Steps - Peter Anders/King/Chor

Customer Reviews:

the sound quality is strange .......2006-01-31

the sound quality of this recording is strange. Perhaps it is mono. This feature does not pay the right hommage to Richard. The music is enjoyable though.

Average customer rating: W.C. Spencer Does It Again!!!

Over Time W.C. Spencer Manufacturer: Catscan Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Blues | Styles | Music Electric Blues Guitar | Blues | Styles | Music Modern Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Blues | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B00000AEEA Release Date: 1998-09-30

Tracks:

1. Born Under A Bad Sign
2. Some of the Things Ive Been Meaning To Do
3. Atlanta Blues with Amazing Grace
4. Goodboy Blues
5. Talk to Me
6. My Old Home
7. Got My Mojo Working
8. Flying Crow Blues
9. The Jump
10. Sugar Momma
11. The Country Minstrel
12. Im Your Monkey
13. Killer Filler
14. Groundhog Stew

Album Description

After nearly a century, blues music, as an art form, continues to thrive and evolve. The musicians who live and play the blues have changed and have grown along with the music. W.C. Spencer is one of these people. The bluescat has amazed audiences in the U.S. and abroad with his own brand of rhythm & blues and this second album for Catscan picks up where the first album Bluescat leaves off. Spencer has accomplished what has been called impossible for singing and playing all of these instruments at one time. Take equal parts of bassist, guitarist, harmonicist, drummer, vocalist, inventor, writer and arranger; add a lot of hard work and you get...Over Time. A collection of blues from old to new, this album traces the journey from acoustic to electric blues and beyond with style and poise. From W.C. Handy's Atlanta Blues (1915) to Arthur Pettis' Goodboy Blues (1930) to Bell & Jones's Born Under A Bad Sign (1967) to W.C.'s own Some of the Things I've Been Meaning To Do, Talk To Me, The Country Minstrel and I'm Your Monkey (1998); Spencer charts old and new territory alike with his live ensemble renditions of uptown, country, jazzy and original blues. In a genre inhabited by so many fine players, check out a real originator and intrepreter.

Like the man said, go ahead and drown yourself - in the blues.

Customer Reviews:

W.C. Spencer Does It Again!!!.......2002-12-22

W.C. Spencer is a one-man Blues band who has been entertaining audiences on the East Coast for several years now. His first CD, "Bluescat", was a great premiere effort that showed the talent of Mr. Spencer and should dispel the myth that One-man Blues bands are a thing of the past.

On this recording He again treats us to a nice selection of Blues standards as well as a few gems that he wrote himself. With very few exceptions, Spencers plays the drums, bass, guitar, harmonica and sings, (all at once), and does it with the authority of a fully-manned Blues band. The results are genuinely fun to listen to and I'm hoping that we will hear more from this gifted artist in the future.

i definitely recommend you give this recording a listen.

Average customer rating:

Into the Season... Feeling the Dawn... Manufacturer: Nature Calls Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B0002I5P3W

Product Description

Track Listing: 1. The Spring of Everything 2. The Wheel 3. The Feeling 4. Morning 5. Listen in Time 6. Rainbow in the Sky 7. See My Soul 8. Look in my Eyes 9. Walk by Water 10. The Moon 11. Burgundy

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