Ga [Import]

Ga [Import]

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1. Reminisce [Hide'n'seek Mix]

2. Ryu

3. Yellow Bamboo 4898

4. Never Too Soon - Anita Jarrett, Ryu

5. Song from the Far East

6. Lost to See

7. Ill-Beatnik

8. Iléktrik

9. Beataholic Reformatory

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RYU is the new project from acclaimed Japanese producer/turntablist DJ Krush which features fellow Japanese breakbeat meisters DJ Hide and DJ Sak, aided and abetted by a wide range of guests. Krush is regarded by many as the godfather of trip hop and brings his characteristic crossover from hip hop to techno to rock and beyond. 2000 release. Standard jewel case.

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Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga (Limited Edition Bonus Disc)
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Ga ga over Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga

Showing a different side

3 and 1/2

No Rock and Roll sensibility

Root for the 'underdogs' of indie-rock ladies & gents - they're brilliant!

Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga (Limited Edition Bonus Disc)
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The Reminder

ASIN: B000RGSOQO
Release Date: 2007-07-10

Tracks:

Don't Make Me A Target
Ghost Of You Lingers, The
You Got Yr. Cherry Bomb
Don't You Evah
Rhythm And Soul
Eddie's Ragga
Underdog, The
My Little Japanese Cigarette Case
Finer Feelings
Black Like Me

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Something happened to Spoon between records five and six--they got big. It's not as if these unprepossessing Texans were unpopular before, but after Gimme Fiction, their music was everywhere. There was Britt Daniel, who has since moved to Oregon, singing karaoke on cult favorite Veronica Mars, there was his soundtrack for deadpan Will Ferrell vehicle Stranger Than Fiction, and then there were the countless times their tunes, especially 2002's "The Way We Get By," appeared in other movies and TV shows. The irony is that they hadn't signed to a major label (they tried that in the 1990s; it didn't take). Nor had they given their sound a major overhaul. Maybe it was a change of publicist, or maybe the times had simply caught up with these "faux punks/gentlemen dudes." In any case, Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga is the mark of men confident enough to give their album one of the world's goofiest titles (at least it's an improvement over Queen's "Radio Ga Ga"). If Gimme Fiction was a transitional work, record number six moves even further away from the angularity of Wire and other early influences. "The Ghost of You Lingers," for instance, is downright dreamy, while "You Got Yr. Cherry Bomb" is brass-bedecked power-pop (with chimes!). Open-minded listeners will surely find this Beatlesque song cycle irresistible. Fans of the Spoon's darker, more dramatic material might want to check their expectations at the door. They'll be glad they did. --Kathleen C. Fennessy

Album Description

This record starts with "Don't Make Me A Target", a song that builds on Spoon's familiar minimal rhythmic piano/guitar vamp popularized on earlier hits like "Small Stakes" or "The Way We Get By". The album quickly moves into uncharted territory with the atmospheric "The Ghost Of You Lingers" and moves through several different stylistic changes from the explosive "You Got Yr. Cherry Bomb" to the wall-of-sound horns of radio single "The Underdog". Their most heartfelt batch of songs since 2001's "Girls Can Tell".

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Ga ga over Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga.......2007-07-19

Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga might not be Spoon's best album, but it certainly is their most challenging. Gone are the easy guitar riffs and hooks from Kill the Moonlight and Gimme Fiction. Instead what you find on this album is a wide variety of layered sounds (horns, chimes, etc.) that signals the band is maturing and definitely moving in a new direction. It takes a few listens to get into the groove of their new sound, but once you do the album gets better with each listen. The album flows well and except for "The Ghost of You Lingers" (which seems better suited for the bonus b-sides disc) all the songs are good, just don't be expecting to have your camera turned on. Recommended.

Showing a different side.......2007-07-18

I am liking this cd for the mere fact that it sounds like what I "expected." Nothing mind-blowing, like Gimmie Fiction or Series of Sneaks, but nonetheless, a solid Spoon-like sound. Safe songs that are radio-friendly (The Underdog, Don't make me a target), the few songs that are without a doubt Spoon showing us a different side of them (Eddie's Ragga, My Little Japanese Cigarette Case,etc.), and of course my least favorites, The Ghosts Of You Lingers and of course Yr Cherry Bomb, which to me sounds like it should be on a "Supremes" album.

**In my opinion, buy this album if you truly like Spoon's music, (not the OC soundtracks) and you will not be disappointed.

3 and 1/2.......2007-07-17

I have to say this is maybe my least favorite Spoon album so far. Weird as it is, that's not really a bad thing. I feel Spoon is typically so good that anything lesser by comparison, is most likely still pretty good...Does that read as stupid as I think?

Anyway, I won't go over the songs individualy, since several people already have. However, I will list it with the other Spoon albums in order from favorite to least favorite to give an idea of how I categorized it.

1. Girls Can Tell - the first Spoon album for me, and still the strongest all the way through.

2. A Series of Sneaks - This album, to me, is almost as good as GCT, but it doesn't flow quite as well.

3. Gimme Fiction - I think this album would be my favorite if it stayed as strong as it started. The last few songs feel repetitive, and not in the good Spoon way.

4. Kill The Moonlight - Great songs, but it feels more like a singles collection than a proper album. Very brief too.

5. Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga - This one has a bit of the issue that Gimme Fiction has. Fairly strong start with a weak finish. Except the last song picks it back up. With more time, I may feel differently.

6. Telephono - I like it alot, but they hadn't quite gotten their own style yet. Good songs, though.

If I was to throw any EP's in there, I would probably put Soft Effects between 5 & 6 and I would place Love Ways between 1 & 2.

No Rock and Roll sensibility.......2007-07-17

I agree with Black Griffin. And I know that Pitchfork gave this album an 8.5 out of 10. And I know that they called this album a "grower". And I know that that implies that those of us who "don't get it" will be called shortsighted and unfeeling ignoramuses. But there's not much to this album. Nothing has the Rock and Roll energy on this record that is found on "Gimmie Fiction", "Kill the Moonlight", or "Series of Sneaks". But maybe that's what they were going for... Maybe their idea of becoming more experimental this year means lilting around on half hearted riffs and singing words that are entirely replacable over and over again. If that's the case, then yes, this album is experimental, but I hope that for their next release they get back their Rock and Roll sensibility and put out something Good.

Root for the 'underdogs' of indie-rock ladies & gents - they're brilliant!.......2007-07-17

I'll start this review by first saying that I've never even bought nor heard a full Spoon album prior to purchasing the exceptional GA GA GA GA GA. What turned me on to the band was a promotional download I received for the single from Spoon's GIMME FICTION, "I Turn My Camera On". I missed out on actually buying GIMME FICTION (which I still want to pick it up), but I didn't want to miss the opportunity to buy the much anticipated follow-up album. It is brief, but despite its brevity, it is consistent from top to bottom, beginning to finish. Can you say f@#&!*) brilliant?

My favorite numbers here are "Don't Make Me A Target" which serves as an exceptional opener. "The Ghost Of You Lingers" is incredibly outside of the box, but the piano-centric production and the indie-quality of the track are unmistakibly brilliant. What is most potent for me concerning "Don't Make Me A Target" is the fact that it may be the most credible tone-poem I've heard for a while; the reverb with Britt Daniel's vocals represents the sound of a ghost. "Don't You Evah" and "Rhythm and Soul" are great as well but nothing steals the thunder of the absolutely marvelous Jon Brion (the man's a genius) helmed "Underdog" which gives Spoon's infectious "I Turn My Camera On" a serious run for its money, and that is saying a lot. Though I've lauded specific tracks, I think the album as a whole is a masterpiece, specifically for all us guys who have a soft-spot in our musical hearts for indie-rock music. One of 2007's best is presented via GA GA GA GA GA ladies and gents! 4 stars.

Verdi - Aida / Caballé · Domingo · Cossotto · Ghiaurov · Cappuccilli · Roni · NPO · Muti

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Marvelous Aida!
Is there any Aida without pluses and minuses?
The most intimate of stories amidst spectacle sing with musical splendor!
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JUSTIFIES ITS FAME! Powerful, beautiful and exciting!

Verdi - Aida / Caballé · Domingo · Cossotto · Ghiaurov · Cappuccilli · Roni · NPO · Muti
Giuseppe Verdi , Riccardo Muti , Montserrat Caballe , Placido Domingo , New Philharmonia Orchestra , Choir of the Royal Opera House Covent Ga , Fiorenza Cossotto , Nicolai Ghiaurov , Piero Cappuccilli , and Luigi Roni
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Release Date: 2001-09-11

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Act 1, Scene 1: Si, Corre Voce Che L'Etiope Ardisca
Act 1, Scene 1: Se Quel Guerrier Io Fossi!
Act 1, Scene 1: Celeste Aida
Act 1, Scene 1: Quale Insolita Gioia Nel Tuo Sguardo!
Act 1, Scene 1: Vieni, O Diletta, Appressati
Act 1, Scene 1: Alta Cagion V'aduna
Act 1, Scene 1: Su! De Nilo Al Sacro Lido
Act 1, Scene 1: Ritorna Vincitor!
Act 1, Scene 1: I Sacri Nomi Di Padre, D'amante
Act 1, Scene 2: Possente, Possente Ftha
Act 1, Scene 2: Danza Sacra Delle Sacerdotesse
Act 1, Scene 2: Mortal, Diletto Ai Numi
Act 1, Scene 2: Nume, Custode E Vindice

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Act 2, Scene 1: Danza Degli Schiavi Mori
Act 2, Scene 1: Vieni, Sul Crin Ti Piovano
Act 2, Scene 1: Fu La Sorte Dell'armi A' Tuoi Funesta
Act 2, Scene 1: Ebben, Qual Nuovo Fremito T'Assal, Gentile Aida?
Act 2, Scene 1: Pieta Ti Prenda Del Mio Dolor
Act 2, Scene 1: Su! Del Nilo Al Sacro Lido
Act 2, Scene 2: Gloria All'Egitto, Ad Iside
Act 2, Scene 2: Marcia Trionfale
Act 2, Scene 2: Ballabile
Act 2, Scene 2: Vieni, O Guerriero Vindice
Act 2, Scene 2: Salvator Della Patria
Act 2, Scene 2: Che Veggo! Egli? Mio Padre!
Act 2, Scene 2: Ma Tu, Re, Tu Signore Possente
Act 2, Scene 2: Il Dolor Che In Quel Volto Favella
Act 2, Scene 2: O Re, Pei Sacri Numi
Act 2, Scene 2: Gloria All'Egitto, Ad Iside

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Act 3: O Tu Che Sei D'Osiride
Act 3: Vieni D'Iside Al Tempio
Act 3: Qui Radames Verra!
Act 3: O Patria Mia
Act 3: Ciel! Mio Padre!
Act 3: In Armi Ora Si Desta Il Popol Nostro
Act 3: Padre, A Costoro Schiava Non Sono
Act 3: Pur Ti Riveggo, Mia Dolce Aida
Act 3: Nel Fiero Anelito Di Nuova Guerra
Act 3: Fuggiam Gli Ardori Inospiti... La, Tra Foreste Vergini
Act 3: Aida!... Tu Non M'Ami
Act 3: Ma, Dimmi: Per Quale Via
Act 3: Traditor!... La Mia Rival!
Act 4, Scene 1: L'Aborrita Rivale A Me Sfuggia
Act 4, Scene 1: Gia I Sacerdoti Adunansi
Act 4, Scene 1: No, Vive Aida!... Vive!
Act 4, Scene 1: Ohime! Morir Mi Sento!
Act 4, Scene 1: Spirto Del Nume, Sovra Noi Discendi!
Act 4, Scene 1: Radames, Radames, Radames
Act 4, Scene 1: A Lui Vivo, La Tomba!
Act 4, Scene 2: La Fatal Pietra Sovra Me Si Chiuse
Act 4, Scene 2: Presago Il Core Della Tua Condanna
Act 4, Scene 2: Vedi? Di Morte L'Angelo
Act 4, Scene 2: O Terra, Addio

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Behind the pyramids and the elephants, the long lines of prisoners of war and of slaves carrying booty, the choral shouts of "Glory to Egypt," and the splendid brass sounding the Triumphal March, Aida is the story of a love triangle: Aida, an Ethiopian princess who has become a slave in Egypt; Amneris, an Egyptian princess; and Radamès, the Egyptian general they both love (Aida secretly). There are ironies and conflicts: How can she love a man who is the enemy of her country, but who says he has fought and conquered for the sake of her love? It is suitable only for the biggest opera houses and therefore demands voices capable of great power as well as emotional expressiveness. Montserrat Caballé, Plácido Domingo, and Fiorenza Cossotto provide such voices, and Ricardo Muti conducts with a sense of drama and dynastic glory. --Joe McLellan

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Marvelous Aida!.......2007-02-27

I love Aida. I own so many recordings that I've lost count as to how many I have in my library. In many ways, I think this is one of Verdi's most beautiful and sophisticated scores. Several conductors have handled (and butchered) the score, yet this recording shows how Verdi should really be sung and conducted. Riccardo Muti is perhaps the best Verdi conductor, even better than Toscanini (but not Serafin). His Verdi collection from EMI shows his talent from making the myriad of colors from Verdi's score emerge in such a way that would captivate the listener. His chosen tempi and dynamics are also very theatrical. The magic he performs with the orchestra brings out the several transparencies in Aida, and for this reason I would choose his conducting over that of Karajan's or Solti's. Granted, Montserrat Caballe is not a very visually appealing Aida, but her voice is magnificent--seamless from top to bottom, producing creamy tone wherever necessary. She isn't a true Aida. For that, you must go to Renata Tebaldi. However, Caballe manipulates her voice so that you would think that she was made for Aida. Placido Domingo sings with golden tone and committment throughout this performance. I think that this is a reference performance for Radames after Bergonzi's magnificent performance with Karajan. I'm sorry, but I never enjoyed Corelli's performance under Mehta. I thought he was past his prime there, and his lack of legato makes the private introspective moments sound overtly loud. His high notes are thrilling though. Piero Cappuccilli, one of the greatest Verdi baritones of the last century, sang an authoritative and brooding Amonasro. As wonderful as Gobbi's performance with Callas is, I think Cappuccilli's voice suited Amonasro better. Ghiaurov is a very looming Ramfis.

However, the main reason for me to purchase this set is for the high-octane performance of Amneris given by Fiorenza Cossotto. This brilliant mezzo soprano, whose career is suprisingly still ongoing, has a voice that was tailored to the temperaments of the Verdi mezzo roles. I think that while Giulietta Simionato may have had a warmer timbre, Cossotto inhabited the psychologies of her characters better. I have never heard a more demented Azucena from any other singer, and my recordings of her Eboli show a singer whose grace and elan are unequalled, even by the great Simionato. Her Adalgisa shows a secure instrument that is fluent in coloratura and brilliant in the top registers. Her Santuzza literally puts several sopranos into shame. Her Leonore from Donizetti's La Favorita is a reference performance, equipped with all the coloratura and very large, brilliant high notes. Her Dalila is simply seductive and powerful. Her Principessa di Boullion is menacing, and her Carmen is rightfully seductive. Her recorded Preziosilla on Levine's Forza is perhaps the most accurate and fun interpretation of the gypsy part I've ever heard. Her Lady Macbeth is fierce, and her Rosina is no pushover. Her Amneris, a role which she essayed frequently in many of the world's great theaters, is perhaps the definitive interpretation of the role. Neither Simionato or Barbieri could touch Fiorenza in the thrilling chest notes and the regal interpretation she gave the role. For her, and of course for the cast and Muti, should you buy this set. While some may find Tebaldi's Aida definitive, no one, in my opinion, can skirt around Cossotto's magnificent Amneris. Buy this Aida. It is an essential for any collection.

Is there any Aida without pluses and minuses?.......2006-06-01

It's peculiar that no single performance of Aida on records has ever attained consensus as 'the one', the closest candidate being the RCA-Decca performance with Leontyne Price and Jon Vickers. After decades of listening to most of the major contenders, here's how I would size them up.

Best conducting: Karajan on both his readings, the first for Decca in the early Sixties, the second for EMI in 1980. He has the glorious Vienna Phil. on both--for richness, depth, drama, and splendor nothing equals them. Karrajan himself provides a continuous outpouring of insights into Verdi's deceptively simple score.

Best Aida: For many, Leontyne Price will always be defined by this role, her signature for two decades and perfectly suited to her voice, with its dusky low range and incredible floated high notes. She sounds much fresher in her first RCA recording with Solti than in the remake with Leinsdorf. For other listeners there is no replacement for Callas and her intense involvement with the role, while Tebadi stands out for sheer lusciousness of voice.

Best Rhadames: Bjorling really didn't have the heft to sing this role onstage, but pairing Milanov in a classic RCA mono recording he sounds, as always, ravishing in style and tone. Vickers attacks the role with incredible intensity but is singularly un-Italian despite his glorious, heroic volume of sound. Among stylish tenors with smaller voices, Bergonzi under Karajan, paired with Tebaldi, wins high critical praise. Domingo, for all his virtues, always seems to come in second best.

Let's say we stop there; it's easy to see why the Price-Vickers-Solti set has such a strong following, and also the Tebaldi-Bergonzi-Karajan set. But complaints have always arisen about both, that Vickers has no Italian style and Solti conducts with brazen vulgarity. In the other set, the grouse is that Tebaldi wasn't in best voice and sounds too imperious, while Bergonzi, for all his polish, isn't a viscerally exciting Rhadames.

This carping opened the way for the 70's EMI set with Caballe and Domingo in their vocal prime. Muti conducts skilfully, moving the drama along quickly and with a refreshing lack of overdone sentimentality. Caballe isn't a spinto-dramatic soprano as called for, but she sings for the microphone with wonderful nuance and pathos (I find her less droopy than she often was). Domingo exhibits perfect tone and style, but his reading is a bit callow compared ot what he would achieve later in his career. In other words, there's no true greatness in any part but the whole hangs together nicely. It must be noted, though, that the bland Capuccilli as Amonasro ruins the drama of the Nile scene.

My review, such as it is, stops here, since other reviewers listed below have detailed the specifics of this recording. But I'd like to offer some notes about all the Aidas I've encountered over the years.

--Aida was Birgit Nilsson's best Italian role, and in her EMI recording she softens her steely tone and makes quite a nice success for herself. She is partnered with Corelli, whose vulgar bawling makes him unlistenable to my ears, but if you admire him, this performance led by a young Zubin Mehta ranks with the Caballe-Domingo one.

--Callas must be listened to on her own, or with Gobbi when he enters as her father in Act 3. Their Nile scene is incomparable, not to be missed. Too bad it's ruined by the entrance of the horribly stentorian, unstylish Richard Tucker, a huge blemish on this recording.

--Abbado should have come through with Aida from La Scala when he was musical director there, but his reading for DG is cautious and bland (the same goes for a live performance on Opera d'Oro with Arroyo and Domingo--they aren't great, either, though very good).

--Aidas who can't really manage the part include Katia Ricciarelli for Abbado and Freni for Karajan in his EMI remake (she's wildly overparted but moving and artistic nonetheless). Aprile Millo for Levine from the Met (Sony) can sing the notes but has nothing interesting to tell us. Heresy to say, but I feel the same way about the revered Zinka Milanov with Bjorling on RCA.

--A Rhadames who can't really sing the part is Carreras under Karajan, but he gives his all trying. Pavarotti sang the role both on stage and on disc (with an unknown and forgettable Aida), but his lyric tenor isn't right. Having said that, I was surprised at how enjoyable his Decca performance is. Domingo has sung the role for Muti, Leinsdorf, Abbado, and Levine. All are very good; probably the best is with Leinsdorf, a shame since the conducting is prosaic and the bloom was off Price's voice by then.

--Uninspired condcuting honors go to Leinsdorf, but I get little out of Levine's hectic, impesonal work on Sony, and the sainted Tulio Serafin on the Callas set is authentic but rather workaday. When it comes down to it, Solti for all his vulgarisms threw himself into his preformance, while Karajan is the greatest maestro to take on the opera, pace the fans of Toscanini, whose fiery reading isn't to my taste, even if it didn't have a second-rate cast and boxy, wooden sonics.

The most intimate of stories amidst spectacle sing with musical splendor!.......2005-11-11

What a cast? The only soprano if memory serves me that equals Caballe's beautify and dramatic offering is Zinka Milanov on the RCA/BMG label. As good as Barbieri is on that recoding Cossotto is the Amneris....she owned this role along with Azucena and la favorita...Domingo is dramatic and beautful in tone as always. Cappuccilli is also a worthy part of this great quartet. There are other great Aida's but this is special along with the Milnov, Barbieri recording! Both belong on your CD shelf along with Leontyne Price in one of her great Aida recordings

HYPERBOLICAL AND GRANDIOSE.......2003-09-16

That was how Shaw characterised Verdi, bracketing him with Victor Hugo. Shaw also sensed a falling-off in spontaneity in Aida, its place being taken by increasing sophistication. I doubt if he would have had such reservations if he had heard this tremendous performance, one of the most thrilling you will ever hear. To get it going, Domingo's Celeste Aida is, well, celestial, and he is in superb voice throughout. Caballe sings like an angel from paradise. I remember her interviewed on TV by Bernard Levin years ago, and she almost winced as she said 'For Verdi you need so much VOICE'. There is no doubt about it, Verdi's demands on the human voice are inhuman, and I was lost in admiration at the entire cast and their majestic response to the whole wonderful but monstrous challenge set to them. At least one thing is simple in Aida and that is the plot-line, which makes a nice change compared with, say, Trovatore, and the characters, strongly drawn though they are both by Ghislanzoni and the composer, are not complex like Rigoletto or Iago.

I suspect that singers who can surmount the musical challenge as triumphantly as these do just find that they are acting superbly as well. The conducting helps just a little of course. Verdi's orchestral conception has now advanced beyond the 'big guitar' stage and the sumptuous sound Muti obtains and the strong forward thrust of his tempi creats an enthralling sense of grandeur. I had to listen to this Aida without interruption, just carried along by the sheer power of it. Loss of spontaneity? -- not a bit of it. The Requiem was still to come, and nobody has ever found any loss of spontaneity in that. For all the heartbreaking tenderness and pathos the final impression left is of an overpowering drama.

JUSTIFIES ITS FAME! Powerful, beautiful and exciting!.......2003-02-27

Having listened to most of the famous Aida recordings, I've concluded that this comes closest to the ideal Aida performance in studio. All the singers on this set were at their best in their early '70s when this set was recorded. Their rich, powerful, secure voices and temperament are perfect for the roles.

Although I prefer Caballe in bel canto, as Aida she is superb, full of lyricism. Moreover, Caballe gives here one of her most dramatic studio performances. She doesn't have young Tebaldi's heavenly spinto sound but Montserrat's golden tone is almost equally affective. Notice Caballe's amazing vocal technique; the endless breath, the even registers and the seamless phrasing.

Domingo sings one of his most famous roles. He and Caballe have similar creamy voices and this makes the Aida-Radames duets very successful. He repeated the role in studio many times later but his partnership with Caballe produced the best results. Cossotto, Cappuccilli and Ghiaurov are flawless and remain my favourite Amneris, Amonastro and Ramfis. Muti conducts with grandness and lyricism and creates a masterful AIDA.

Even though this is THE BEST ALL-AROUND AIDA, other sopranos have also given great performances. Arroyo, Milanov, Price and Tebaldi are all superb (each in their own way). More recently, Millo has also successfully performed the title role.

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Release Date: 2004-06-08

Tracks:

My Soul Loves Jesus (Intro)
No Way (The G.A. Chant)
Taste 'N' See
Superstar
Answer
One Nation
I Can Make It
You Can Change
Look Back
Mighty Long Way
Can't Live
My Joy
Struggle
It's Time Now
Everything Part I, Part II
Give Thanks (Outro)

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Anointed Album!.......2007-04-12

Great album. When I need to remind myself that I could only be where I am today because of Jesus, I love to listen to one of my favourite songs - "No Way" from this album . Good job Tye.

REAL LIFE!.......2007-03-13

I remember seeing Tye and G.A. on Dr. Bobby Jone's gospel retreat and also hearing the first cut "No Way" being played during the gospel hour on Sunday mornings. Tye and G.A. are picking up where Kirk Franklin and the Family had left off. Every cut is sung with urgent realness and the band Soundcheck is just brilliant when it comes to the musicianship. The cut You Can Change is such a lush song that speaks to the listener about turning their life around and Ms. Kim Burrell who accompanies Tye and G.A., does a fine job with her riffs, ad libs and licks."No Way" is such a fun and infectious song that anybody can sing along to and gets you dancing. John P. Kee joins the group for a semi traditional cut "My Joy" and it is all good. As always, Pastor Kees gives you nothing but his gut bucket delivery and the modulation from G.A. is fantastic. The praise and worship song, "Everything" is probably one of the most poignant cuts on the album. Simple but to the point of naming what God is to us at various times when we need Him to be. Master, Savior, Ruler........Jesus, enough said. This is an awesome debut album by a genius young brother and I look forward to seeing Tye flourish as he builds his anthology.

Great.......2007-01-03

Tye Tribbett & Greater Annointing are truly annointed. This CD is one that you can continue to play over an over to be inspired and encouraged to keep going. It shares the Good News in a way that can reach both young and old, those in and those still outside of the Church. I actually orded this for my Mother at her request after she saw Tye minister on a television show, and I was blessed by the CD also.

Very Inspirational.......2006-11-04

The passion and the soul and energy within each song is beautiful. Tye's energy is felt through each song and his message can be applied to every young person today. I love this CD and when I'm feeling down his "GA Chant" gets me literally jumping!!!

Really Good.......2006-08-28

I had bought this cd because I heard the cd's last two tracks on the tv. This cd is actually really good. I thought it was going to be okay, but a lot of the songs were testimonies, songs of encouragement and exaltation to the Lord and that's why I think it is actually great. That was the reason I had listened to it for two weeks straight.

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"We are not so many worlds apart"
Sweet Rock & Roll
Sweet comes roaring back with a classic after a decade in the doldrums
Not Girlfriend but far from Mars
Let it not escape you

Kimi Ga Suki * Raifu
Matthew Sweet
Manufacturer: Racm Records
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0002MPQQE
Release Date: 2004-10-05

Tracks:

Dead Smile
Morning Song
The Ocean In-Between
I Love You
I Don't Want To Know
Warning
Spiral
Love Is Gone
Hear This
Wait
Tonight We Ride
Through Your Eyes
Silent Track 1

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"We are not so many worlds apart".......2006-09-04

Since "Blue Sky on Mars," I lost track of what Matthew Sweet was putting out. I still love "100% Fun." It is one of my favorite albums but, since "Blue Sky" wasn't quite as good, I lost interest. Well, running across reviews for "Kimi Ga Suki * Raifu," my interest in Sweet piqued once again. Boy, I'm glad I didn't miss this album! It is incredible! The liner notes explain that Sweet wrote all the tracks over a one-week period and recorded them without any demos. Well, I guess that was a recipe for success. The proof is in the pudding! The album is a gift to his Japanese fans (Sweet calls it a "love letter to Japan") and was originally not released in the United States. It is worth owning as an import for the higher price but, I'm glad it is available here.

"Dead Smile"(3:01): Cute little opening rocker, but better tracks are to come including 3 slam-dunks in a row!
"Morning Song" (2:37): Man, this is way too short! One of my favorite tracks on this album. Pleasant, kickback feel.
"The Ocean In-Between" (2:49): Wow, what a beautiful rocker! Definitely a tribute to his Japanese fans. The chorus is wonderful with the sweetest lyrics!
"I Love You" (4:39): Awesome rocker! Grabs you right away! The chorus is amazing! You WILL be addicted to this track!
"I Don't Want to Know" (2:29): OK, we got the 3 slam dunks out of the way (there are 3 more to come). This is a nice, pleasant, soft, yet upbeat, track.
"Warning" (2:53): I actually did not like this song at first. I thought its opening was weak, but it gets better with each listen.

"Spiral" (1:51): Now we're talking! But why do such awesome tracks have to be so short!? I want MORE of this! Dark, furtive-sounding, undertones with excellent background guitar!
"Love is Gone" (3:28): Slow and quiet number.
"Hear This" (3:22): Slam dunk time again! The awesome verses kick! In fact, the chorus is almost a let-down. It is a little country-sounding but not enough to detract.
"Wait" (2:39): OK, not a slam dunk, but still another pleasant track with soft vocals.
"Tonight We Ride" (2:45): Now, this IS a slam dunk! Flat out rocks from beginning to end! Great guitar, awesome chorus! Best track here!
"Through Your Eyes" (5:10): I can see why this is the final track as it has that feel to it. It is a nice, catchy song. At the 3:56 mark, it bursts into a guitar/drum instrumental and then peters out to end the domestic record.
"Silent Track 1" (1:50): I actually ordered the unenhanced domestic version, but received the enhanced one anyway. If you are wondering if the extra track is worth possibly paying additional money for the enhanced version, it is silence at first and then Sweet sings "Sayoonara --I will see you some time soon." I would say it is only for completests.

Sweet Rock & Roll.......2006-01-29

This is Matthew Sweet's best album.
Just straight-forward rock/pop.
Raw, but melodic tunes with heft and heart.
He cranked this thing out in just a couple weeks,
so he didn't have time to second-guess himself and slave over the production.
So what you're left with is an honest and heartfelt album that's not fussed-over.

Sweet comes roaring back with a classic after a decade in the doldrums.......2005-08-21

In reading Mr Lavezzoli's excellent review, where he says almost everything, I find he has said almost everything I wanted to say.

I found this album and I was put off by the jacket. Sweet has a huge loyal fan bass in Japan which has followed him from "Girlfriend", a Zeitgeist album, one of, if not the best album of the last twenty years, past 'Altered Beast", "100% Fun" and through the sinking ship of the subsequent albums. He as here as he has always a lyric yet mordant writing gift, a great harmonies, jangly Byrds style guitars. There was a dispute of some sort following his early stuff and his band parted ways. He wonderful backup band for Girlfriend, deserved a lot more credit Richard Lloyd, Ric Menck, Greg Leisz, but most specifically Lloyd whose masterful acidic guitar licks played off against Sweets softer lyric tendency. What he has lacked in recent years is Lloyd.

Sweet is a writer/singer capable of both power and sensitivity. Great harmonies, missing from so much new Rock.

New songs (for a live album). His Janapese fan base worships his every note. A famous Japanese artist did the cover as a tribute (famous to the Japanese): the cat is symbolic of Sweet, the Girl Japan! It certainly appeals more to them and Sweet than to me, I guess, but ignore the outside and get inside. This is the power, energy and spontanaeity of "Girlfriend", altho search as I may, there is not a standout cut like "Divine Intervention". Which is why I give it a 4 star rating rather than 5 under my tough grading system.

This album is obscure, you will have to seek it out, I found only one copy in the largest store in town. Your search will be rewarded.

Let's hope Sweets future efforts include Mr Lloyd and the rest of the crew follow this live format rather than the recent syrupy, overproduced, under-guitared albums.

Not Girlfriend but far from Mars.......2005-08-02

Matthew Sweet made his indelible mark on the music world with albums that resonate with Pop, Rock, and a sense of fun. Girlfriend and the aptly titled 100% Fun are two such examples of the musical legacy he has left in his wake. Recent releases have not lived up to such lofty standards but have been decent nonetheless.

Kimi Ga Suki, a fan "Thank You" cd for the devoted SweetHeads in Japan, is a semi-return to form. Fun, energetic, spontaneous...none of the baggage that or writing-by-numbers performances that drag down some other releases. You are not going to find songs that will define the decade for you as some of his earlier work has for me (can't hear Divine Intervention without opening a time-capsule of memories from a distant era gone by) but you will find an enjoyable listen from start to finish. Buy this album. Enjoy this album for what it is...a thank you note from a pretty cool guy.

Let it not escape you.......2005-07-11

So, I'm ripping my CDs recently and rediscover my Matthew Sweet collection from the early nineties. I thought to myself, "what's he up to now?" So, I discover this "Japan-only" gem a few years late and was STUNNED! This takes you right back to 1991-1995 era Matthew Sweet. I seriously redeveloped my appreciation for Matthew Sweet's acute talents with this one!

Tom Joyner Presents: The United We Funk All-Stars Live

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funky live tunes

Tom Joyner Presents: The United We Funk All-Stars Live
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Jake
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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United We Funk

ASIN: B000051Y1A
Release Date: 2000-11-14

Tracks:

Tom Joyner Intro
Party Time
Ffun
Take Your Time (Do It Right)
Freak Show On The Dance Floor
Burn Rubber On Me (Why You Wanna Hurt Me)
You Dropped A Bomb On Me
Love's Train
Just Be Good To Me
Let It Whip
Shake And Dance With Me

Tracks:

Party Train
Heartbeat
Anticipation
Shake It Easy
Move Your Boogie Body
Computer Love
Outstanding
Oops Upside Your Head

Customer Reviews:

funky live tunes.......2005-10-21

Nice cd full of live performances by Charlie Wilson of the Gap band, The Barkays, SOS Band. Live performances that won't be found elsewhere to my knowledge. Recordings are clear, played it at a party, people loved it.

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Not their best but good.
THE CHILD DEVIANT
....TURN THIS ONE UP TO ELEVEN
Nowhere near as good as Fire!
Danger! Low Voltage!

Señor Smoke
Electric Six
Manufacturer: Metropolis Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Show Your Bones
Danger! High Voltage
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Broken Boy Soldiers

ASIN: B000E11590
Release Date: 2006-02-07

Tracks:

Rock And Roll Evacuation
Devil Nights
Bite Me
Jimmy Carter
(Pleasing Interlude I)
Dance Epidemic
Future Boys
Dance-A-Thon 2005
Be My Dark Angel
Vibrator
Boy Or Girl?
(Pleasing Interlude II)
Radio Ga Ga
Taxi To Nowhere
The Future Is In The Future

Amazon.com

There are times when descriptive adjectives such as "dumb" are not meant in the least bit as negatives. In pop music, these tend to be some of the best times you can have, of course: big, dumb, fun times. Throwing garage rock, metal, and new wave riffs together with disco beats and ironic lyrics, the Detroit-based Electric 6 made a pretty big splash with incredibly stupid and fun songs such as "Gay Bar" and "Danger! High Voltage." Nothing on here quite hits with the force of those hits, and the cover of Queen's "Radio Ga Ga" is so obvious it misses the mark entirely. But by no means have this act gotten serious or boring: like Urge Overkill before them, E6 know incredibly well how to have rock & roll fun with tongue planted firmly in cheek. If you do as well, you could do far worse than Señor Smoke. --Mike McGonigal

Album Description

Detroit's Electric Six quickly made a name for themselves in the UK and US with hit singles "Gay Bar" and "Danger! High Voltage". "Senor Smoke" was released in the UK in early 2005 to much acclaim. Metropolis, interested in broadening the scope of music they released, signed the band and is proud to now bring them back to their native soil. "Senor Smoke" blends a mixture of disco, garage, punk, and indie rock with clever (but sincere) tongue in cheek one liners. Electric Six will change the way you perceive rock in 2006.

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Not their best but good........2007-07-21

I like Senor Smoke, though it isn't my favorite of Electric Six's recordings. However, it still has that funk/rock thing going and the twisted lyrics that drew me to the band from the beginning, so I'm glad I added it to the collection.

THE CHILD DEVIANT.......2006-12-04

This is my first Electric Six album, and I must say....I Love the hell out of it!!!! How to describe the style of music...err, ...umm....I guess it's kinda disco-metal, or something wiered like that. It's truly a hilarious album that makes you giggle your a** off, and yet, it's not cheesey or un-talented. The music is actually verry good. All in all....Wow! What a fun record!

....TURN THIS ONE UP TO ELEVEN.......2006-09-09

I bought Fire about a year ago and played the s!*t out it!. Amazing feaux-dace/rock/a little metal. Q: What was it? A: Awesome.

I saw them live in Chicago. They played a small venue and melted my face off. Very Fun!

Bought Senor Smoke, got it home any ran through it a couple of times. My initial review would be not as consistent as Fire, but the highs are higher. That highest point would be "Be My Dark Angel". While a little clumsy ("I was walkin' down the street, you were walking down the street, so I had to cross the street to get to your side of the street") has a great "build-up" intro and crushing guitar chord that would make Aldo Nova or Bon Jovi say "Why didn't I think of that?". It crescendos nicely into a bouncy, bititng chorus.

The album also opens with the anthemic Rock and Roll Evacuation that has a fist pumping chorus. Dance Epidemic rocks with a more.....well...dance/disco sound.

Bite Me and Vibrator are twisted, funny, uncomfortable and rockin' all at the same time somehow.

I'm a little dismayed by the more socially reflective tracks, Jimmy Carter, Future Boys, Taxi to Nowhere. They sound outdated, but have some melodic hooks as a saving grace. I do occasionally find myself skipping them to get to the meaty stuff on the CD.

This collection of songs come off a little disjointed on the same album, but that actually detracts very little from the fact that this album has some amazing, silly, wild stuff on it. It's a very fun album.

My advice would be to buy Fire and then Senor Smoke. Put them on the good stereo in the den and tell the wife and kids to "go outside, daddy's gonna' rock now." I pre-ordered Switzerland, their forthcoming album and have high hopes and new speakers. Can't wait.

Best small venue show I ever saw, too. Check and see if there coming to your town and get a ticket to see Dick Valentine and the wild ride that is E6.

Nowhere near as good as Fire!.......2006-06-06

Senor Smoke lacks the consistency of their debut Fire. Every track on Fire was classic but this album has hits and misses. The highlights are Dance Epidemic, Rock And Roll Evacuation and Be My Dark Angel, in that order. I don't know why Radio Ga Ga was released. This is one of the weakest tracks on the album. No question Dance Epidemic should have been the first single. It has the fun, edgy, decadent disco-rock energy that characterised Fire. What's with the Pleasing Interludes? Pointless and not even funny "she don't like it too hot, she don't like it too cold, rooooom temparature....roooom temperature...". They've truly lost their way. Taxi to nowhere is utter bollocks. Rock and Roll Evacuation is a very catchy song about "evil boys eating evil hamburgers...", it tries to pack the word evil (pronounced "ee-ville" as opposed to the Aussie pronunciation "e-vl") as many times as possible. Be My Dark Angel has a wierd riff that sticks in your head and lead singer Dick Valentine does what he does best- singing in his sexy, over-the-top, decadent, immoral way. That's it folks. Check my review for Fire and why it's a much superior album.

Danger! Low Voltage!.......2006-03-13

When Danger! High Voltage began seeping into the public consciousness in early 2003, many wondered a) who the hell was behind this catchy and gimmicky tune and b) how much of their 15 minutes was left on the clock. Defying the well-trod path of one hit wonder luminaries such as Sir Mixalot, Afroman and Grandmaster Chicken & DJ Duck, Electric Six proceeded to preposterously deliver one of the albums of 2003 when Fire dropped mid-year. Deftly managing to sing even with his tongue planted firmly in his cheek, Dick Valentine and his roster of musicians not only delivered fun music in Gay Bar, Synthesizer and Dance Commander, they also left a legacy of excellent video clips in their wake. Continuing the tradition of deranged and hilarious promos, Senor Smoke's initial single Radio Ga Ga has already appalled Queen fans with its depiction of Dick Valentine waltzing over Freddy Mercury's grave. While Senor Smoke has much to live up to after its predecessor cleverly dodged the critical bullets, there's still some classic Electric Six moments here for those in on the joke. Absurdist lyrics are again in glut supply, with Rock And Roll Evacuation (`Mr President, I don't like you - you don't know how to rock!'), Boy Or Girl? (`Now you see the unavoidable is hard to avoid') and Jimmy Carter (`You're a celebrity that drives off a bridge in a car - your beautiful body filling up with water') offering some of the more head-spinning moments. Beat poetry, Backstreet Boys lyrics and startlingly political attacks may make for strange bedfellows, but Senor Smoke for the most part works well. While they have so far eluded the piss poor status of the laughable Sir Mixalot, it will be the third Electric Six album that will prove whether Dick Valentine and his cronies are the canny musicians they would appear to be. For now, it seems that their raging Fire has been reduced to Smoke.

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Pure beauty
WHAT A GIFT!
Incredible voice - Incredible CD
The Best
Charlotte is NO match...

Pure

Manufacturer: Decca
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Hayley Westenra
My Gift to You
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Hayley Westenra - Live From New Zealand

ASIN: B0000TCP9A
Release Date: 2003-11-10

Tracks:

Across the Universe of Time
Never Say Goodbye
Beat of Your Heart
Pokarekare Ana
Who Painted the Moon Black?
River of Dreams
Benedictus
Hine E Hine
Dark Waltz
Amazing Grace
My Heart and I
In Trutina
Heaven
Wuthering Heights
Pokarekare Ana [*] - Russell Watson, Hayley Westenra

Tracks:

Silent Night [*]
Away in a Manger [*]
Mary Did You Know? [*]
Mummers' Dance [*]

Album Description

A major artist in her native New Zealand, with a performance portfolio that includes the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Russell Watson. Hayley's voice so inspired New Zealand opera diva Dame Malvina Major she offered to tutor her. The first edition of this album was one of the fastest selling records in the classical genre of all time, surpassing even Charlotte Church! This limited edition includes one bonus track on disc one, 'Pokareare Ana' (duet with Russell Watson), & a bonus four track Christmas CD featuring, 'Away In A Manger', 'The Mummers' Dance', 'Mary Did You Know?', & 'Silent Night'. 19 tracks in all. Decca. 2003.

Album Details

Limited Edition Version of the Debut Album from New Zealand Singer Hayley Westenra Comes with a Bonus Disc featuring Four Christmas Songs, Including a Version of the Loreena Mckennitt Song "The Mummer's Dance". Also Includes "my Heart and I" which Does Not Appear on the USA Version.

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Pure beauty.......2005-09-06

Ever since Charlotte Church turned into a tabloids' darling and a wannabe pop star, there's been a gap opened for a young, sweet-faced soprano. The best bet on filling it seems to be Hayley Westenra, a young singer/dancer from New Zealand.

The result: "Pure," an album that is reminiscent of early Sarah Brightman, back when she did folk songs and showtunes. Westenra sticks close to her classical sound with songs like the delicate "In Trutina" and the traditional New Zealand song "Pokarekare Ana," which is rendered with the backing of a a rather muddled male chorus and some swelling strings.

However, Westenra doesn't neglect more modern songs, and she does well in classical pop as well as straightforward classical. The big difference seems to be a bit of synth and a delicate guitar melody, in songs like the charming "Beat of Your Heart" and dreamy "Why Painted the Moon Black?" It's a smooth, thoroughly sweet crossover effect.

Westenra also eschews the usual round of classical-pop songs, like "Nella Fantasia." I love that song, but it's been done so many times. Instead, she opts for Maori lullabies, Vivaldi ballads, the neglected "Mummer's Dance" and the orchestral cathedral grandeur of "Benedictus." She even covers Kate Bush's "Wuthering Heights," adding a modern feel to the finale.

That is not to say that every choice is an excellent one. "Wuthering Heights" has Westenra trying to sound more Bush-ian, while "Amazing Grace" is too simple vocally. Aside from those, her choices of song are excellent -- rich, uplifting and beautiful, and backed by a wide range of orchestral musicians, especially the strings.

There is also an accompanying EP, in which Westenra covers four Christmas ballads, and does them all justice. Her vocals are well suited to the dignified lyrics of songs like "The Mummer's Dance" and "Silent Night," although a bit less for the still-lovely "Mary Did You Know" and "Away in a Manger."

Her vocals themselves are not operatic, but they are strong, clear and sweet, without pretensions or dramatic flourishes. The effect is stunning, more given to magic and sweetness than to keeping to classical standards. Since this was recorded when Westenra was only sixteen, one wonders how good she'll be in ten years.

Despite comparisons to Charlotte Church, Hayley Westenra is more like Sarah Brightman -- a sweet-voiced singer, straddling the fence between classical and pop. An enchanting experience.

WHAT A GIFT!.......2004-12-20

I RECEIVED THESE 2 CDS AS A GIFT AND I LISTEN TO THEM FREQUENTLY. HER PERFORMANCE WITH RUSSELL WATSON (ON DVD)ON HIS TOUR IS WONDERFUL. I CAN'T WAIT FOR A NEW ALBUM. WOULD LIKE TO GET HER NEW SONG, BRIDAL BALLAD, FROM THE SOUNDTRACK OF THE MERCHANT OF VENICE

Incredible voice - Incredible CD.......2004-04-29

I recently saw Hayley on TV and had to immediately buy this CD. Her voice is so clear and pure, and her songs are filled with lyrical emotion.

It is an absolutely incredible CD that any music lover should have in their collection. My favorite song is Wuthering Heights.

The Best.......2004-04-27

Her album is the best, voice of an angel.......you can totally relakes to her music.

Charlotte is NO match..........2003-12-15

Hayley is just phenomenal. There is no doubt that she surpasses every other female artist in her genre. This CD is astonishing. My two favorite songs are "Heaven" and "Wuthering Heights". The first Hayley Westenra song I ever heard was "Heaven". It would not be the last. Her voice is like that of an angel. She has a smooth, serene sound, and she has an incredible range. If you want a more classical sound, you want her. It's not that gaudy stuff that people generally think of. This stuff has a beat... and it's not pumping with bass. If you're a fan of Sarah Brightman, Josh Groban, Charlotte Church, or Mario Frangoulis... try Hayley Westenra, you won't regret it. I just can't wait 'til she comes to the states... that'll be a good day. She has a few Italian songs, but she's not heavy on the foreign stuff like some of the other artists of Opera / Classical. She's got a wonderful voice for a little girl... I'm a huge fan, Hayley! You roped me in, in about 2 minutes time!

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Sá-Re-Gá Machán
Ananda Shankar
Manufacturer: Fallout
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ASIN: B000RHK11E
Release Date: 2007-07-09

Tracks:

Se-Gach
Romantic Rhino
Charging Tiger
Night in the Forest
Jungle King
Birds in the Sky
Monkey's Tea Party
Playful Squirrels
Dancing Peacocks
Jungle Symphony
Teddy Bear [*]
How Would You Like to Be [*]
Can't Help Falling in Love [*]
His Latest Flame [*]

Album Description

This genre-busting classic from 1981 seamlessly fuses the traditional music of Ananda Shankar's homeland, India, with the heavy psych-funk of the West, where he'd spent time. Featuring break-laden killers such as "Charging Tiger" and "Jungle King," mellower tracks including the beautiful "Dancing Peacocks" and the epic "Jungle Symphony," the original, India-only LP has long been one of the continent's most sought-after records, and is presented here complete with biographical liner notes and four ultra-rare bonus tracks from an EP issued to commemorate the death of Elvis Presley.

Album Details

This Genrebusting Classic Seamlessly Fuses the Traditional Music of Ananda Shankar's Beloved India with the Heavy Psych-funk of the West, Where He'd Spent Time. Featuring Breakladen Killers Like "Charging Tiger" and "Jungle King", Mellower Tracks Including the Beautiful "Dancing Peacocks" and the Epic "Jungle Symphony". The Original India-only LP Has Long Been One of the Continent's Most Sought-after Records and is Presented Here Complete with Biographical Liner Notes and Four Ultra-rare Bonus Tracks from an EP Issued to Commemorate the Death of Elvis Presley.

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A Superb Collection of Swedish Choral Music from the 20th Century
Challenging, haunting music by an expert choir

Sonority

Manufacturer: Bis
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ASIN: B0000016NY
Release Date: 1996-05-21

Tracks:

Laudamus Te - Kristina Larsson/Staffan Edenroth/Lars Johansson
Som Nar Handen - Kristina Larsson/Staffan Edenroth/Lars Johansson
O, Vos Omnes - Kristina Larsson/Staffan Edenroth/Lars Johansson
Bon - Johan Lilja
Vinamintra Elitavi - Johan Lilja
Ave Maris Stella - Johan Lilja
Veni Sancte Spiritus - Anna Bromaeus
Se Vi Ga Upp Till Jerusalem - St. Jacob's Chm Chor/Gary Graden
Psalm 148 - St. Jacob's Chm Chor/Gary Grade
Agnus Dei - St. Jacob's Chm Chor/Gary Grade
Muocdaeyiywcoum - St. Jacob's Chm Chor/Gary Grade

Customer Reviews:

A Superb Collection of Swedish Choral Music from the 20th Century.......2006-05-06

SONORITY is an apt title for this excellent recital of little known a capella choral music by Swedish composers as performed by the St. Jacob's Chamber Choir, conducted by Gary Graden. The quality of singing is top notch but the real reason to obtain this recording is for the introduction of such composers as Sven-David Sandstrom, Bo Hansson, Joakim Unander, Thomas Jennefelt, Bror Samuelson, Sven-Erik Back, Georg Riedel, Johan Hammerth, and the growingly popular Anders Hillborg.

This is choral writing at its finest with creative uses of the voice as instruments of color and flexibility. For those who enjoy fine choral singing captured in an excellent acoustical setting, this recording is highly recommended. For those whose interest in Nordic composition is increasing, this is a superb introduction to some very important artists! Grady Harp, May 06

Challenging, haunting music by an expert choir.......2002-12-24

This is some recording. For fans of choral singing it is almost a "must" - I say "almost" only because the repertoire is entirely of the late 20th-century, and may not appeal to those whose tastes lie primarily in older works.

That said, this little-known choir from Sweden has provided a stunning example of what a great group can do with great material. (Note: the program is entirely a capella.) I was immediately taken with Thomas Jennefelt's "Bon," a short, striking piece that begins with oscillating intervals (major seconds) that sound simple to perform but in reality are incredibly difficult to sing, and here they sound almost supernaturally precise. Jennefelt's equally intriguing "Vinamintra elitavi" turns out to be about intervals as well, but more extreme ones: huge leaps of ninths, tenths and elevenths, which this amazing group executes with complete confidence and utterly secure intonation. Whether in unison or in complex chords, these singers seem to be capable of just about anything.

I also loved Johan Hammerth's gorgeous "Agnus Dei," packed with beautiful "tone clusters" similar to Ligeti's techniques in "Lux Aeterna," and Sven-David Sandstrom's "Veni sancte spiritus," described in director Gary Graden's (excellent) program notes as the centerpiece of the recording. This and Sandstrom's other works show a highly original composer writing for chorus with a keen imagination. But as with all great discs, every piece on the program is strong and offers its own revelations.

A friend in Minneapolis - a professional singer who heard this group perform live - alerted me to this CD, and it is absolutely amazing, one of the best choral recordings I've ever heard. Kudos to the excellent musicians, to director Gary Graden, and to BIS, whose engineers have captured the group with an appealing and resonant glow.

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