Double Vision

Double Vision

Track Listings

1. Maddie Goes West

2. The Racer

3. Ravensbourn

4. Under This Blue Sky

5. Sing a Song of Sixpence

6. Down The River

7. A Christmas Carol

8. The Picnic

9. The Passing of A Queen

10. Heartsong

11. Daisy Chain

12. Fast Approaching

13. Isabella's Wedding

14. Tailor Bird

Editorial Reviews
About the Artist
Gordon Giltrap is acclaimed as one of the most influential and revered guitarists to come out of the UK in the last thirty odd years. He acquired his first real guitar at the age of twelve and like so many young aspiring guitarists was influenced by the musicians of the day. In this instance Hank Marvin, Pete Townsend, Julian Bream, The Beatles and Bert Jansch amongst others. As he was self taught Gordon developed a distinctive style of his own which became a recognisable style all of it’s own. Starting his professional career in 1968 Gordon began to work at the celebrated Les Cousins club in London along with contemporaries like Al Stewart, John Martyn and John Renbourn to name a few. Gordon signed a recording deal in the late sixties and recorded two albums before playing on the 1970 album by folk-rock band Accolade. Gordon’s third album was his first for a major label (MCA) and was entitled A Testament Of Time. Shortly after the release of this album Gordon started to pursue an instrumental style, which reached, it’s height on albums like Visionary, Perilous Journey and Fear Of The Dark. Gordon’s career has taken him through many styles including folk, rock and classical. In addition to working solidly with his own Gordon Giltrap band in the late seventies and early eighties Gordon also worked extensively as a solo artist and even worked with Cliff Richard in the nineties on Cliff’s musical adaptation of Wuthering Heights Heathcliff even writing two pieces of music for the show. Gordon has recorded many albums over the years including a tribute to one of his own influences Bert Jansch and continues to perform and record and is still held in high esteem by his contemporaries such as Queen’s Brian May, Ritchie Blackmore and Bert Jansch.

Product Description
This album features not only Gordon Giltrap but also respected classical guitarist Raymond Burley and the two different styles from these guitarists blend together very well. The two musicians have worked sporadically since 1998 and have recorded and played concerts together The material covered on this album reads like a virtual Gordon Giltrap retrospective covering as they do some thirty five years of Gordon's musical out put with key tracks such as Heartsong The Raven from Peacock Party and Isabella's Wedding which was a track that appeared on Cliff Richard's successful adaptation of Wuthering Heights, Heathcliff. There is also a new piece of music included entitled Maddie Goes West. For lovers of guitar music everywhere this album will be a treat and for long time fans of Gordon Giltrap this album will prove to be another addition to an already large collection.

Tracks:

Hot Blooded
Blue Morning, Blue Day
You're All I Am
Back Where You Belong
Love Has Taken Its Toll
Double Vision
Tramontane (Instrumental)
I Have Waited So Long
Lonely Children
Spellbinder
Hot Blooded (Live) (Bonus Track)
Love Maker (Live) (Bonus Track)

Album Description

Expanded & remastered reissue of their 1978 release. Features two live bonus tracks, 'Hot Blooded' & 'Love Maker'. Includes new liner notes written by Jerry McCulley. 2002.

Customer Reviews:

A bit middle of the road.......2007-03-14

As with a lot of Foreigners works, they tend to overlook their strong-points and focus too much on "intellignet pop". This is definitely one of those albums.

it begins with a blistering rocker "Hot Blooded" which is one of their most popular tracks to this day. Although it's very Lennonesque, the spacey "I have waited to long", sung by Mick Jones, is another highlight, a really beautiful song. The closing track, "Spellbinder" is a bit of a token-rocker but at least it rocks. The instrumental "Tramontane" is interesting.

Between that, there are a lot of maudlin love-ballads about being such a lovely-romantic man whose mistreated by a nasty girl. It's an overdone theme in rock. I mean "Love has taken it's toll" and "Blue Morning" have some grit but"back where you belong" is realy maudlin and melancholy. The ballad "You're all I am" is pretty typical and overly-sugary.

With this album they seemed to reach for a more Beatlesque sound rather than a hard-rock - prog fusion. It doesn't have the grit of their better albums. Still, there are a few good tracks, I'd rate it at about 4 / 10, maybe slightly more.

Foreigner Avoids The Sophmore Jinx.......2006-11-26

With DOUBLE VISION, Foreigner avoids the sophmore jinx, by adding the influences of such pro-law-enforcement guitar bands as Ted Nugent and the Outlaws, resulting in a heavier album than the debut. A couple of the ballads drag a bit, but the album as a whole is totally consistent, to the point where, in my view, discussion of specific highlights is not protected by the Constitution. Of the two bonus cuts, the live version of "Hot Blooded" is totally smokin', but the version of the soul standard "Love Maker" adds nothing. Any band whose two leading lights (Lou Gramm and Mick Jones) advocate sanctions against Indonesia in retaliation for that country's trumped-up 2005 drug-smuggling conviction of a young Australian tourist, as well as increased funding for law enforcement, deserves nothing but the best that their reissue label (in this case Rhino) can give them.

Lame.......2006-07-26

This should ONLY be used as a reminder of how bad the 70's worst excesses were. Avoid. BTW, 'Hot Blooded' blows chunks.

Great sophomore effort by Foreigner.......2006-06-20

This second album by Foreigner is probably their best effort and a bit better than the self titled debut. I remember playing this on my high powered car cassette deck back in the very early 80's. It sounded so awesome in my Ford Grand Torino, cruising the streets of Wichita when I was in high school. This is their only release that doesn't seem to have any filler on it whatsoever. The ones I like the most are the songs like "Back Where You Belong", "I Have Waited So Long", "You're All I Am", "Love Has Taken It's Toll", and "Lonely Children". I can't believe that DOUBLE VISION only has four reviews here on Amazon when other great albums have close to a hundred or more. "Come up with some reviews Foreigner fans"!!! If you've been thinking of buying some discs by this supergroup, Double Vision is the perfect cd to start out with. Enjoy!!!

Great sophomore album.......2005-09-03

This was Foreigner's second album and there was no let down from the first. This is another collection of well-written rock songs. Melodies you can sing along to, guitar riffs you can play air guitar with and Lou Gramm's amazing voice. "Hot Blooded" and "Double Vision" were the big hits but there honestly isn't a bad song on the CD. Even the instrumental, "Tramontane" is an excellent song, eery and haunting. They also did a nice job with their ballads, slowed them down, but still made them a rock n' roll song. A great CD.

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Double your pleasure
It was my begining to Jazz
cheese
Wine drinking Cigar Smoking Mood Music
The single greatest CD ever made

Double Vision
Bob James , and David Sanborn
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Double your pleasure.......2005-08-23

Back in the heyday of smooth jazz, this particular album brought it ALL together - pianist Bob James of "Taxi" fame and saxophonist David Sanborn, fresh off his "Change of Heart" triumph. Add singer Al Jarreau on the all-time classic, "Since I Fell For You," and this was all you heard in the mid-1980s. Think "Moonlighting" and David's appearances on Letterman's Late Night.
"Maputo" is still a staple in Sanborn's arsenal today when he performs in concert. It still draws a strong audience reaction.
"Double Vision" belongs in the Smooth Jazz Hall of Fame.

It was my begining to Jazz .......2004-11-02

This CD actually won the very first Soul Train award for best Jazz album and they actually performed It's You on stage with George Benson,George Duke, Paul Jackson Jr. Pinlino Decosta and I was hooked on the album ever since it is and will always be in my top five in my 350 collection of jazz cd's Sandborn has a style like know other when you here im blow you know it is him I have everything he has ever made in cassette and CD(I am kinda old) but I will tell anyone this is the first CD you should get and it will lead to much more

cheese.......2004-05-03

this recording is dripping with all kinds of cheese.
gut wrenchingly smooth saxophone, bossa nova beats, sickly vocals.
i am a fan of some of the musicians on this album, (sanborn played with miles at one time, and gadd has played on some great stuff we all know - steeley dan, chick corea etc) but together they produce some absolute schmaltz.
great as a 'California beach' set soft porn soundtrack, but lacking any edge or memorable hooks to hum along to.
what, you dont mind not having memorable hooks as long as there is dynamic musicianship and music for music's sake?
not the album for you either.
granted, maybe my criticism is due to the fact the album is 14 years old, but it still sounds very dated.

Wine drinking Cigar Smoking Mood Music.......2003-10-29

I can't say enough about this CD - as soon as the first strains of Maputo ooze out, I am transported to another world, as I sit outside watching the stars with my guy, a nice glass of wine and a good cigar. When I hear this CD - all I can think of is - Life is Good! Seriously, this CD is a must-have for the contemporary jazz enthusiast. Do yourself a favor and add it to you collection if you haven't already.

The single greatest CD ever made.......2003-10-15

I was just listening to this CD on the way to work for the umpteenth million time and thought I would take a look and see the other reviews for this CD. Granted this CD has been around since '86, this has been one of my most coveted and cherished of all my personal possessions here on planet Earth. To see that there are so few reviews for this CD strikes me odd. Though I'm glad to see that it scores out as a "5". I still don't think "5" does it any justice--it should something like "infinity". Does the lack of reviews mean that there are so many ill-informed people or just that everyone already knows what a terrific CD this is. Whatever the case may be let me just tell you that I would give my right AND left arm to just hear the songs that only made it to the studio floor. If these 7 were the only ones that made it to the CD, what other treasures might exist. Again, this is my most coveted of all jazz CD's. The musicianship is unbelievable, unreal and out of this world. If you haven't heard this CD before then perhaps you haven't really lived!

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A worthy follow-up..

Double Vision
Foreigner
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Release Date: 1990-10-25

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Love Has Taken Its Toll
Double Vision
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I Have Waited So Long
Lonely Children
Spellbinder

Customer Reviews:

A worthy follow-up.........2004-01-30

As a kid growing up in the seventies, I consider myself blessed to have encountered the rock bands who today mean even more than they did then. My older brother, as older brothers do, brought me into contact with my first listening experience in Foreigner.
'Double Vision', I recall from the 8-track, was my initiation into the incredible world of AOR music. While 'Hot-Blooded' remains one of their biggest hits, I found myself attached to the more emotional side of the album, beginning with the straight-ahead melody of 'Blue Morning, Blue Day. Lou Gramm is beginning to explore his range on this album and his dynamic and gritty voice fits these songs perfectly. I also found myself lost in 'Back Where You Belong', a perfect composition of the band's harmonies and musical talents. And then there's the amazing keyboard/guitar instrumental(Foreigner?) composed by Al Greenwood, Mick Jones, and Ian McDonald, 'Tramontane'. Each time I hear it, I am instantly transported back to a time in my youth when adult responsibities were nothing but a dream. (I think this piece was even used by my local TV station as an opening segment for the Star Trek series.) This album has many highlights but 'Lonely Children' remains one of favorites, creating a vision of the despair on urban streets. (Does anyone remember the movie "The Warriors"?)
So where has this music disappeared to? Well, besides all of the nonsense and noise we have to put up with now on the radio, you can still hear Foreigner's influence in many of the newcoming AOR bands. And I believe Foreigner continues to tour yet today, which I truly respect..You won't find a better sophomore release.

la Double Vie de veronique- The Double Life of Veronika

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Achingly beautiful

la Double Vie de veronique- The Double Life of Veronika

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ASIN: B00004UJFK
Release Date: 2004-01-01

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A beautifully made yet abstruse film, The Double Life of Veronique is the story of two young women who are in some mysterious and irresolvable way the same woman leading two different yet interconnected lives. Directed by the great Krzysztof Kieslowski, known for his Blue, White & Red films. The score by Zbigniew Preisner compliments the oblique images. 1991.

Customer Reviews:

Achingly beautiful.......2006-06-15

First, I am a bit surprised no one has reviews this magnificant album yet.

The music that flows from this album is of the Gods. You don't have to see the film. Just play this and you will melt. The Concerto in track 5 still brings tears to my eyes even after many listens. It is also a key point in the film.

Zbigniew Preisner is a romantic at heart and no doubt one of the giants of film composition in our time. You don't want to miss his compositions to the Three Colors trilogy as well.

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Excellent album
Double Decker Foreigner With A Side Of Rock!!!
utterly fantastic !!!!
Feel My Eyes, You've got Double Vision
More great classic Foreigner

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ASIN: B000002J61
Release Date: 1995-09-19

Tracks:

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Double Vision
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I Have Waited So Long
Lonely Children
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Customer Reviews:

Excellent album.......2004-05-02

Double Vision (1978.) Foreigner's second album.

Foreigner's debut album proved a solid point - Rock and roll was far from dead. Disco wasn't gonna rule the pop charts for much longer; rock was making a comeback. Put simply, Mick Jones and Lou Gramm never fail to please. In 1978, a plethora of rock albums were released. Boston's Don't Look Back. Rainbow's Long Live Rock And Roll. Black Sabbath's Never Say Die!. And, of course, Foreigner's Double Vision, which would go on to become the best-selling album of the year. Was this album an overrated one that actually wasn't too good, or was it a masterpiece of an album that people must hear to appreciate? Read on for my review.

Hot Blooded, One of Foreigner's biggest hits, kicks off the album. This is classic arena rock at its finest. And it's no surprise the song became so popular. Blue Morning, Blue Day is another one of the band's masterpieces. Think the piano has no place in rock and roll? Then you've never heard this song. You're All I Am is a slow track, and this one also uses the piano. It's an excellent love song. Back Where You Belong is an excellent ballad in which both Jones and Gramm do vocals. Love Has Taken Its Toll is a rocker with a very distinctive seventies sound to it. You guessed it, it's about love. This underrated mastepiece must be heard to be appreciated. Double Vision, the title track, show's great strength with its inventive lyrics. Who can forget classic lines like "My mind is racing but my body's in the lead?" Tramontane gives us Foreigner doing an instrumental? Yep. And they do an excellent job of it too. I Have Waited So Long is a slow and melodic track with Jones doing the vocals. When he does the vocals, the results are surprisingly good. Lonely Children is another excellent rocker with that seventies sound to it. It's keyboard heavy, but that manages to be a good thing, believe it or not. Spellbinder is a hard track to rate because it has such a unique sound to it. It's all good, though. All in all, this album is excellent.

The classic four Foreigner albums have been reissued with bonus tracks, but unlike the ones on the band's self-titled debut and the one on the Head Games album, these ones are nothing special. The live version of Double Vision was previously released on Records (the band's first hits compilation) as a bonus track, and it's inferior to its studio counterpart. The second bonus track doesn't even belong here because it was recorded nearly fifteen years after the rest of the album! Oh, and it's also previously released.

Double Vision is an EXCELLENT rock album, and it sure as hell doesn't suffer from the dreaded sophomore jinx. Give it a listen, and you'll see why Mick Jones and Lou Gramm are musical geniuses - and why it was 1978's best selling rock album. This is essential to any classic rock CD collection!

Double Decker Foreigner With A Side Of Rock!!!.......2003-06-20

Here we have a second helping of flavorful Foreigner classic rock that in my opinion is just as amazing as their debut. With 1978's "Double Vision" Foreigner put together a strong sophmore masterpiece. This album is one of my favorites from the group. the album gets rockin' hard right away with their huge hit "Hot Blooded;" a rugged, edgy piece of perfection. The catchy groove of "Blue Morning, Blue Day" is very addictive. Though it paled in comparison to Foreigner's big hits, it is a song that should not be overlooked. Two of my favorite songs from this amazing album are my most favorite; the beautiful, soulful, harmonious ballad, "You're All I Am," and the danceable, groovy, rock punching "Back Where You Belong, which features a great vocal performance by Mick Jones. The title song, "Double Vision" is a complete classic; more of a pop-classic rock piece with melodic keyboards. I still remember the "Burger King" commercial where the food chain used "Double Vision" to help promote a special they were having. It was really neat. One of the more interesting songs on this album is "Tramotane," an instrumental with much keyboard emphasis. It kind of gives you a laid-back, spacey kind of feeling. Foreigner slows the pace down a bit on "I Have Waited So Long," a more melancholy, fee-flowing song, which features Mick again in the vocal spotlight. The rowdy rock of "Lonely Children" fits perfectly into this blend of songs, and features some great intense harmonies by the gang. The album is finished off with "Spellbinder," a song done in kind of a less-aggressive fashion, but with intensity just the same. For the second straight album, Lou, Mick, and the gang bring forth some superb musicianship! The vocals, guitars, keyboards, bass, and drums are just as flawless as here as on the debut! This is one of Foreigner's best! Buy it now!!!

utterly fantastic !!!!.......2003-03-03

As a very big foreinger fan , I would probbibly be SHOT
for saying this , but I would go out on a limb and say this is
a better cd than there debut.

Feel My Eyes, You've got Double Vision.......2003-02-15

Foreigner's second album Double Vision is another one of Foreigner's classic rock staple albums such as the title track, Hot Blooded and Blue Morning, Blue Day.

Hot Blooded
The album's first hit single and one of the classic rock radio staples is one of the best guitar driven tunes of all time.
5/5

Blue Morning, Blue Day
Another hit from this album despite the fact that it didn't get to be on Records or The Very Best and Beyond.
4/5

You'll All I Am
One of Foreigner's early ballads and it's in the same vein as That Was Yesterday or Say You Will, an underrated ballad.
5/5

Back Where You Belong
Mick Jones takes over the vocals on this song and it is perhaps the album's worst track on this album, AVOID THIS ONE PLEASE!
2/5

Love Has Taken Its Toll
Of all my favorite songs off this album, this is my very favorite one, Lou Gramm does a good job with the fact that it's about getting s##t on by women. 5/5

Double Vision
Another Foreigner masterpiece, and still to this day it gets radio airplay, especially on classic rock stations. 5/5

Tromantane
An instrumental tune by Foreigner, not bad but pretty forgettable. 3/5

I Have Waited So Long
Another song with Mick Jones on vocals but it's alot better than Back Where You Belong and it could've been easily penned by John Lennon. 4/5

Lonely Children
A rather forgettable song and the lyrics were a little cheesy, but it goes to show you that people deserved more than what they get. 3/5

Spellbinder

This song could've easily been penned by Procol Harum or King Crimson, but it's another good song. 4/5

More great classic Foreigner.......2002-10-12

This second album by Foreigner was another winner in the vein of the debut classic. Back during this time, the late 1970's, pop radio would actually allow rockers from bands like this to be huge chart hits...and this album had two of them. "Hot Blooded", the huge rocker to lead off the album, and the also-rocking title track, which began "side two" of the old cassette and LP versions of this classic album, were both top 5 hits that are also still classic rock staples. However, other tracks on this album also shine.

Take the more minor hit "Blue Morning, Blue Day". This song is more of an anthemic rocker than the two big hits, which are more straight ahead. Clearly the message about a good love gone bad is typical of this type of music, but it is well-stated and melodically sung here. "You're All I Am" is an example of a slow Foreigner track before the true power ballad days of the band that brought them a couple of huge hits. Strong bass, soulful singing, and tuneful but mellow guitars with just a hit of keyboards. "I Have Waited So Long" is also along this vein, although Lou Gramm doesn't sing lead on this one (I think Mick Jones does). This song is actually a bit Beattleseque, something the "corporate rock" haters who lump this type of artist into one disparaging category would never agree with or acknowledge.

"Tramontane" is the only existing Foreigner instrumental. It is moderate tempo, somewhat progressive, and keyboard heavy. Very good track. Even better is the rocker "Love Has Taken Its Toll", where Lou lamments about the difficulties of getting with a woman he finds attractive. (He even gets slapped across the face in this song.) "Lonely Children" is another amazing rocking anthem with tuneful, soulful vocals.

Album Description

Disc 1: Donizetti Arias from L'elisir d'amore, Maria Stuarda, Lucia di Lammermoor, La Fille du Regiment, Linda di Chamounix, La Favorita, and Don Paquale

Disc 2: Bellini/Donizetti/Verdi Includes arias from I Capuleti e i Montecchi, Norma, La Sonnambula (1976 Duet Recording), I Beatrice di Tenda, I Puritani, Don Sebastien, Il Duca d'Alba, I Lombardi, I due Foscari, Ernani, and Attila

Disc 3: Verdi 1 Includes arias from Macbeth, Luisa Miller, Rigoletto, Il Trovatore, La Traviata, and Les Vepres Siciliennes

Disc 4: Verdi 2 Includes arias from Un Ballo in Maschera, La Forza del Destino, Don Carlos, Aida, Otello, and Requiem

Disc 5: Puccini Includes arias from La Boheme, Madama Butterfly, and Turandot

Disc 6: Puccini and Verismo Includes arias from Cavalleria Rusticana, Manon Lescaut, Pagliacci, Andrea Chenier, and Tosca

Disc 7: Arias 1 Includes arias from La Griselda, Atalanta, Orfeo ed Euridice, Don Giovanni, Cosi fan Tutte, Guillaume Tell, and more. Includes Unreleased Material.

Disc 8: Arias 2 Includes arias from Martha, Mefistofele, La Giocanda, Adriana Lecouvreur, Rosenkavalier, Fedora, Werther, Faust, Carmen, and more

Disc 9: Italian Songs Includes: In questa tomba oscura, Me voglio fa'na casa, Non t'amo piu, Pace non trovo, and more

Disc 10: Neapolitan and Italian Popular Songs Includes: O sloe mio, Torna a Surriento, Core 'ngrato, Funiculi Funicula, Non ti scordar di me, Mamma and more

Bonus CD: The 1964 EP (previously unreleased) "Che Gelida Manina," "E lucevan le stelle," "Questo o quella," "La Donna e mobile," and "Parmi veder" with Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Edward Downes conducting

Customer Reviews:

Beyond all description..........2006-09-19

As a boy, I heard so many hyperbolic references to the legendary Enrico Caruso that I chose to purchase a remastered copy of his "Greatest Hits" when I first began to acquire recordings as a young man. Soon after, I discovered Pavarotti and my life was changed by his music. Caruso ended up in the Goodwill Store. I am convinced that in 500 years, should the earth cool again and the Muslim hoards abate, the civilized world will still tell tales of the greatest tenor. I have often found myself grumpy when searching for recordings of Pavarotti because of the inconsistent fidelity of the recordings. That search for the definitive Pavarotti recordings, regarding both content and fidelity, has ended with the release of this extraordinary collection. Worth it's weight in gold, the Puccinni Volume (#5) alone is enough to send someone like me into hyperspace. I am astounded by the beauty and power of these performances. I will always remember the day, not long ago, when a NPR commentator glibly mentioned between the weather and the night's playlist the terrible words, "Luciano Pavarotti has announced that he is retiring from Opera." I felt as if something indescribably beautiful was fading from the world. Of course, beauty in all of its earthly forms is fleeting at best, but these discs contain a reflection of it that will surely bolster any soul.

An Absolute Must-Have for Any Pavarotti Fan.......2004-01-09

...and that certainly goes without saying. My one tiny little problem with it is that his recordings of "Santa Lucia" and "Caruso" are not on this incredible box-set. Even though I have those recordings on other CDs, I still think those are very important pieces to include on this set (assuming that this set of Pavi hits would be the only compilation that that any fan of this phenomenal tenor would have). He is probably my biggest idol, and he deserves to have been one of the biggest opera stars in history.

Wonderful!!!!.......2002-11-07

This Pavarotti set; The Pavarotti Edition; is a wonderful collection of Arias and songs that cover Luciano's great career. Pavarotti is THE Voice of the 20th Century and this set does him justice. It includes 10 CDs with over 750 minutes of music; Includes Music from All of His roles; has a beautiful 76 page full color booklet; Has a wonderful write up; and includes a bonus CD of Pavarotti's fist album, a 45, from 1964, which has never been released on CD before this set. Every Song is hear, This SET is a must have for every Pavarotti Fan.

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John Rutter: The Gift of Music

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This CD contains John's most essential choral music and is released just days before his 60th birthday. Rutter is best known as a composer of choral music and so this disc is a fitting way to celebrate. The disc surveys a variety of the composer's styles and accomplishments from his career including a few rarities as well as his best-loved pieces, both sacred and secular. The works are performed by the Cambridge Singers, a choir that Rutter had formed in 1981 and which has gone on to attain astounding results. 22 tracks. Universal. 2005.

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A Collection of Essential Choral Music.

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Miracle Live by 12 Girls Band VCD
Great Music
A sonic, cultural and visual extravaganza
miracle live VCD

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12 Girls Band: Live from Shanghai

ASIN: B00011TQW6
Release Date: 2004-12-28

Album Description

Asia exclusive release, 12 Girls Band play traditional instruments with a groove. Huge sensation in Japan. This double live VCD features a total of 20 tracks including the bonus music video 'Freedom'. Standard double jewel case. Universal. 2003.

Album Details

Two Video CD Collection featuring 19 Stellar Live Performances, and a Music Video.

Customer Reviews:

Miracle Live by 12 Girls Band VCD.......2006-02-01

Although called a CD by Amazon and sold as such, this will not play on any average American CD player, DVD player or Computer Disc Drive. We love the music of 12 Girls Band but had to return the item at a loss because we were unable to make it play on anything we have. Supposedly VCD is popular in Asia but has never made an inroad in America. Order only if you know it can be played on your equipment.

Great Music.......2006-01-12

I have the Hong Kong DVD version of this Miracle Live concert, and I must say the music is just beautiful and rich. I have not bought new CDs and/or DVDs of music for a long time, except for the 12 Girls Band. I hope they will continue to produce beautiful music for us. Strongly recommended.

A sonic, cultural and visual extravaganza.......2005-12-15

This review is for the DVD version but the material review is valid for the VCD as well.

Initially I saw "The 12 Girls Band" on an HDTV program in a Chinese Restaurant. It was not the same program that is in the "Miracle" DVD, the HDTV special was perhaps better still. The memory of that program kept coming back to me, and the more I thought about it, the more I needed to see "The Girls" again. It is indeed fortunate that Amazon and partners had access to this DVD which does not appear to be published in the USA (I am willing to bet that after the recent East Coast concert series that situation will be corrected shortly, they were all sold out).

The Girls play traditional Chinese and Jazz fusion melodies on a scale that evokes a Grand Philharmonic spectacle. I enjoyed the traditional material and the occasional venture into remake of the classics like in track 12, the New Classicism (Beethoven et al) more than the Western style "Take Five". Do not get me wrong, they are all spectacular both sonically and visually, the traditional material is just more "right".

This concept of "right" is very interesting, all of the girls are stunningly beautiful, and they play the music with precision, maybe too much precision. There are hardly any un-necessary gestures or even smiles. When the enjoyment of doing something well comes across, it is in their eyes. Before the program is over, each of the girls will have her unique personality imprinted on your mind. Therefore, the "traditional" music seems to be more "right" with the "restrained" presentation style. On one track though, #19, "Happy Valley", two of the girls do what can best be described as an oriental drum percussion hip-hop number, by playing an overturned metal desk. Here they hand clap, play the bongos, dance, interact with the audience and look quite extroverted, something for everyone?

So the music is superb, the artistry is inescapable, and the presentation is? Pretty good actually, the stage is mostly flat with terraces for groups of performers, the uppermost and rearmost one reserved for the backing band. Yes, there are some electronic keyboards, guitars, and a very capable drummer backing the main band. The stage lighting is mostly monochromatic blue or red, with mostly sound synchronized motion. At times there are background visuals like butterflies or fish (the live fish I believe are projected on a muslin see thru screen stretched in front of the stage). Live fish being what they are did not swim synchronized with the music and so some of the harmony of sounds and visuals was lessened somewhat.

There are bound to be comparisons with "Bond live at Royal Albert Hall". Both are semi classical music, both are "girl" groups, but the presentation could not have been more different. One is classical Eastern, one classical Western. One is over-produced, while the other is under-produced (makes you feel like as if you are at the forefront of a cultural discovery though). In case you want to try an interesting experiment, consider that both Bond and 12 Girls cover the same song number "Victory" on their respective DVDs, Girls on track 11, while Bond does it on their track 12 and their Grand Finale. BOTH are fun, just different. Enjoy them both. I keep wondering what a mixture of "Renaissance", "Rick Wakeman", "Yes" and "Emerson Lake and Palmer" may have looked like when updated and performed by 12 Girls. This was pure unadulterated fun.

And finally, some technical notes. I have seen both the Japanese and the Hong Kong version of the "Miracle" DVD. The Hong Kong version is by far the better of the two. It has a 2 track digital stream, a 5.1 Dolby Digital track and a 5.1/6.1 DTS sound track. I have never heard DTS sound so pronouncedly better than Dolby Digital. The 2-track DVD audio only, on the Japanese DVD has a lot of audience noise and talking in the right channel. The Hong Kong (Universal) disk also contains the Bonus track "Freedom" music video. The music video is poor quality video transfer though. The wide screen main program video quality is better, but still not top notch. For now, I am willing to overlook this, as the subject matter is THAT good.

miracle live VCD.......2004-11-12

I have to admit i had never heard of this band until recently,and i was astonished, this band of instrumentalists are FANTASTIC to watch perform,and of course there can be no doubting their musical talents,i guess you could say there music is a kind of cross between that of bond and perhaps a hint there of kitaro style too,if you like either of these artists it a good probability you will enjoy listening to the 12 girls band too,they play acoustic chinese instruments,string,woodwind and even some percussion on one track,they are accompanied by a western style backing band

This is Acid Jazz: The Sound of London; Jazz Powers, Volume Two

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Best acid jazz album ever?

This is Acid Jazz: The Sound of London; Jazz Powers, Volume Two
Julian Locke Experience , Mike Smith , Chanan Hanspal & Kevin Pitts , Boogie Back Allstars , Mark Vandergucht & Kevin Pitts , Rowland Sutherland , Michael McEvoy , Nick Homes , Double Vision , and Richard H. Smith & Michael Smith
Manufacturer: Instinct Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Customer Reviews:

Best acid jazz album ever?.......2005-09-21

I have heard ALOT of acid/modern jazz music and I would say this album is easily the best I've ever come across in that genre. The amount of sheer talent on this CD is simply stunning. Every single track is THAT good! Have a listen and see for yourself. If anyone else has heard an acid jazz CD that compares to this, I'd sure like to know about it!