Super Eurobeat V.90 [Import]

Super Eurobeat V.90 [Import]

Track Listings

1. Music For The People

2. Wild Reputation

3. Supersonic Fire

4. Revolution

5. Nothing Changed

6. Night & Day

7. Midnight Boys

8. Fire

9. Boom Boom Japan

10. Tokyo Tokyo

11. Spark In The Dark

12. Push It Go Go

13. Love Gun

14. Halleluya Tokyo

15. Take Me Back To Tokyo

16. Saturday Night

17. We Are The Champions

18. Go Go

19. People Of The Night

20. Go! Go! Farrari

See all 94 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
The Latest Volume of the Popular Japanese Dance Compilation Always Has the Cream of the Crop.

Tracks:

Things I Cannot Change
Pizziricco
Here Comes My Baby
Think of Me (When You're Lonely)
Dance The Night Away
All You Ever Do Is Bring Me Down
Here Comes The Rain
I Should Have Been True
There Goes My Heart
What A Crying Shame
This Broken Heart
From Hell To Paradise

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It's not encouraging that only one of the four new songs on this 1999 greatest-hits package, arriving after a layoff of more than a year, was cowritten by Raul Malo. But we come not to bury the Mavericks' future, but to praise their past. They're the strongest argument that the change in Nashville in the '90s hasn't all been for the worst. Whether the songs lean toward country or early-'60s pop-rock, they invariably have a good feel, good melody, good hooks. They ring simple and from the heart, without guile or pretense. The musicians are invariably smart, stylish, and sympathetic. Their chops are undeniable, but the ensemble playing makes it all work, and the soloists never upstage the songs or Malo's unforgettable voice. Finally, for all the talk about the Mavericks' Latino-country fusion, it's really more pan-Caribbean than strictly Latino. This is the most festive-sounding country music ever. --John Morthland

Customer Reviews:

All In One.......2006-01-29

If you are unfamiliar with the music of The Mavericks, this is the ideal cd to check out. The Mavericks have released numerous cds but this particular arrangement gives you a feel of their variety. Eight of the songs on this cd are compiled from other cds. The four additional ones fit right in. Terrific remake of the Tremoloes "Here Comes My Baby". My favorite Mavericks song, "Pizziricco", is available only on this cd.

Great band..great alternative country.......2004-01-03

Love the Mavericks...this is a great CD. Though I must admit that I don't like all the songs by them, but their 'mixed-genre' and their alternative styles of country music are as attractive as it gets, not to mention ..HIS voice! My personal favourite is "Things I Cannot Change", which is not included in all their other greatest hits CDs, such as the '20th Century Masters' version...which is disappointing. This album also includes other catchy hits such as "Here Comes the Rain" and "I Should Have Been True". I may have not learned to adore most of their songs yet, but those 'few' favourites that I like, have already earned them as one of my top 5 favourite country artists/groups. And those 'few' songs are not only good, they are just plainly some of the best!

Let The Good Times Roll.......2001-12-24

While I'm writting this, I'm listening to Things I Cannot Change.I just can't stop listening to it. It gets you, like all (I mean all) Mavericks songs. Ironically, it wasn't written by Raul Malo (actually, only one out of the 4 new songs in this compilation was). But it could've been. It has his signature, and only the Mavericks could have done it. What about the other songs? Yes, cause, after all it's a compilation! That reminds me a review I read long ago about Great Days, John Prine's Rhyno compilation. At one point, the reviwer said that the customer would regret buying it, cause it'd make him wanting to buy all the albuns. The same thing would apply to Mavericks if it wasn't for those new songs. Don't try to label the Mavericks. They make great songs, for all occasions I must say, and you have that sort of feeling of being brought back to the 50's in a time capsule. Those good days. Unfortunatelly, these are strange days, where Garth Brooks (just to mention the most pathetic) sells millions of something I can only describe as....well, never mind. You can fill in the blanck. Cheers, and let the good times roll. Mavericks still doing SWELL.

Buck Owens meets Jimmy Buffett.......2001-06-22

After hearing "Dance the Night Away" at a baseball game, I set out on my quest to find this band. I snapped up this CD as soon as I found out it was the Mavericks and was amazed at the depth and breadth of the music on the CD. Mostly upbeat with a 60's retro-country style but somehow feeling new with strong latin beats and horns. Bottom line is an amazing mix of songs that are hard to categorize but easy to enjoy. This has quickly become one of my all-time favorite CD's, often listened to from grilling in the back yard to keeping me company on road trips. You won't be disappointed!

Great Music......Great Songs.......2001-06-13

If you like the Mavericks, or just love music with a beat, you will love this album! It's one of those rare albums were I like or love EVERY song. I usually have to burn my own CDs because most commercial CDs only have 1 to 3 songs I like.....but this Marvericks album is the exception.

20 Explosive Dynamic Super Smash Hit Explosions

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A Dy-No-Mite tribute to K-tel Records...
The Sinatras are the best!
it's okay
Definitely a fun CD
That 70's album

20 Explosive Dynamic Super Smash Hit Explosions
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Pravda Records
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20 More Explosive Fantastic Rockin' Mega Smash Hit Explosions!
Lull

ASIN: B000000B5C
Release Date: 1994-02-25

Tracks:

Hooked On A Feeling - The Slugs
I Wanna Be With You - Th Sneetchers
Jackie Blue - Smashing Pumpkins
Crocodile Rock - The Farmers
Little Willy - Material Issue
That's The Way (I Like It) - Trenchmouth
Brandy (You're A Fine Girl) - The Reivers
The Night Chicago Died - No Empathy
Shannon - The Sinatras
Theme From Shaft - Cheer-Accident
Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes) - The Service
Black Betty - Young Fresh Fellows
Hocus Pocus - Spies Who Surf
Convoy - New Duncan Imperials
Everything I Own - 13 Nightmares
Dancing In The Moonlight - M.O.T.O.
Mississippi Queen - God's Acres
I Feel Love - Poster Children
Jimmy Loves Mary-Anne - Boom Hank
Just Dropped In - Mojo Nixon & The Second Edition

Album Description

Over the summer of 1990, Pravda gave 20 of their favorite bands a chance to record.

Customer Reviews:

A Dy-No-Mite tribute to K-tel Records..........2004-06-04

Ahhh, the 70's...pet rocks, moon boots, Farrah slacks, and K-tel Records. Remember the television ads? "Not available in any stores!" K-tel Records would basically take the popular one hit wonder tracks, and re-package them into easily digestible compilations. "It's a nugget cuz you dug it!" And people dug it...I mean, how could you go wrong? The idea was sound...take a smattering of hook-laden recent hit and semi-hit songs licensed from the original labels, lay 'em down on a shiny vinyl platter creating an instant greatest hits album, buy some cheap air time on local television stations, sell direct to the customer cutting out the brick and mortar middlemen, and rake in the do-re-mi.

Pravda Records Inc. revives the heyday of K-tel Records in '20 Explosive Dynamic Super Hit Explosions!' by presenting 20 choice ditties performed by various artists, some popular, some not so much, but all pretty darn good...the tracks are as follows;

Track 1 Hooked on a Feeling, performed by The Slugs (originally by Blue Swede) complete with the immensely inane "ooga chaka, ooga chaka' hook.

Track 2 I Wanna Be With You, performed by The Sneetches with Shoes (originally by The Rasberries) sounding almost Beatlesque, if the Beatles were really incredibly lame...let's face it; there are some songs that defy any amount of 'coolin' up'.

Track 3 Jackie Blue, performed by the Smashing Pumpkins (originally by the Ozark Mountain Daredevils) sounding very electrified and slightly down-trodden, as was the Pumpkins signature style.

Track 4 Crocodile Rock, performed by The Farmers (originally by Elton John) The Farmers took this 70's staples and put an early sixties spin, sounding similar to the straight forward rock and roll of the time, i.e. the Big Bopper, Buddy Holly, the Everly Brothers.

Track 5 Little Willy, performed by Material Issue (originally by Sweet) Material Issue actually stayed pretty close to the original stylings (including the cowbell) of the song, adding an extra layer of smoothness...

Track 6 That's the Way (I Like It), performed by Trenchmouth (originally by KC and the Sunshine Band) certainly adds a level of hardness to the song, but maintains the singability.

Track 7 Brandy (You're A Fine Girl), performed by The Reivers (originally by Looking Glass) The Reivers take this perennial 70's classic and add a twinge of lounge while staying fairly faithful to the original.

Track 8 The Night Chicago Died performed by No Empathy (originally by Paper Lace ) I will say that while these guys really beat the hell out of this song, it still managed to maintain it's shape of just an incredibly cheesy song. Good effort, and a lot of fun, though...

Track 9 Shannon, performed by The Sinatras (originally by Henry Gross) Oh man, this is one of the soppiest, sappiest songs to come out of that era, and these guys work it pretty close to the original.

Track 10 Theme From Shaft, performed by Cheer-Accident (originally by Isaac Hayes) This is probably the most unique interpretation of this song I've ever heard...imagine Nine Inch Nails doing the song...it's sort of like that, but more experimental...

Track 11 Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes), performed by The Service (originally by Edison Lighthouse ) Another perennial 70's favorite...interesting take on the song, forgoing the smoothness of the original for a more bouncy, choppy feel, losing the distinctiveness in the process.

Track 12 Black Betty, performed by Young Fresh Fellows (originally by Ram Jam) This one just didn't work for me, as it seemed like a lot of the intensity was drained out comparing this version to the original.

Track 13 Hocus Pocus, performed by Spies Who Surf (originally by Focus) Pretty good remake, and they even managed to add a bit of twangy Hawaiian guitar into the mix.

Track 14 Convoy, performed by The New Duncan Imperials (originally by C.W. McCall) Okay, it seems pretty redundant to redo a novelty song, but they did, and here it is...

Track 15 Everything I Own, performed by 13 Nightmares (originally by Bread) I like this version...they took the original and just ripped the guts out, turning it into something pretty scary...despite the fact it's supposed to be a love song...

Track 16 Dancing In The Moonlight, performed by M.O.T.O (Master Of The Obvious) (originally by King Harvest) kind of a loungey version, keeping the original bouncy tempo of the original version.

Track 17 Mississippi Queen, performed by God's Acre (originally by Mountain) While I still favor the original version, this one rocked almost as hard...not quite as heavy, but certainly edged...

Track 18 I Feel Love, performed by Poster Children (originally by Donna Summer) There's certainly an interesting mix of styles on this album, including this pop disco song. Enjoy the punky disco stylings...

Track 19 Jimmy Loves Mary-Anne, performed by Boom Hank (originally by Looking Glass) I never really cared for Boom Hank too much, and I cared for the song even less...

Track 20 Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In), performed by Mojo Nixon & The Second Edition (originally by Kenny Rodgers and the First Edition) Nobody does cow-punk better than Mojo Nixon, and he proves that here...

If you enjoy this album, then you'll be happy to hear there are two more in this series, '20 More Explosive Fantastic Rockin' Mega Smash Hit Explosions!' and 'Star Power', both by Pravda Records.

Cookieman108

The Sinatras are the best!.......2004-04-16

The Sinatras' version of "Shannon" is the best!

it's okay.......2001-05-17

People who trash the Pumpkins for playing a song straight (in their first year of being a band) in 1988 should realize how foolish this actually is. Have they heard any recent Pumpkins covers? Of course not. They're too busy wallowing in their own delusions of self-proclaimed musical taste to realize that genius is under their nose, and they pass it off as worthless. Seriously, what band with no sense of humor would call themself The Smashing Pumpkins and still hope to retain some self-respect?

This cd is pretty good, despite some low points, there are some pretty good songs as well. For a good early 90s rock compilation, check out the Singles soundtrack, or the Alternative Rock Cafe, or No Alternative, or maybe the Hype! soundtrack.

Definitely a fun CD.......2001-04-26

Not withstanding the obviously biased opinions of the smashing Pumpkins fans who either praised this Cd because their beloved Pumpkins are on it or trashed it because their beloved Pumpkins are the only band they like on the whole CD, this Cd is a lot of fun. I love the hard rock treatment of "That's the way I like it." The completely over-exaggerated version of "The NIght Chicago died" is worth the price of the Cd alone. In short. If you remember all the corny hits of the 70s and have an open mind to different styles of music this CD is definitely worth picking up. Incidentally, since i'm sure some Pumpkins fan is waiting to trash my review, I don't really care much for the Pumpkins, but their verson of Jackie blue is very cool.

That 70's album.......2000-06-21

I love every song on here EXCEPT the Smashing Pumpkins song - mostly cause they play it straight. Leave it to the Pumpkins to have NO sense of humor... This album is hilarious and fun from start to finish. My cassette of it has resided in my car continuously since 1991! PERFECT road trip music!

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Brilliant Recordings
A- for effort
What can you say?

Psalms of David Complete
Choir of St Paul's Cathedral , and Scott
Manufacturer: Hyperion UK
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Praise to the Lord - Hymns From St. Paul's Cathedral

ASIN: B00006GO6J
Release Date: 2002-10-08

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This complete 12-disc survey of The Psalms of David from St. Paul's Cathedral is both a remarkable historical record of Anglican chant at its finest and an astonishing musical experience. Contained here are all 150 psalms in their traditional English garb from the 1549 Book of Common Prayer, with revised or entirely new musical settings as published in The New St. Paul's Cathedral Psalter, edited by the choir's musical director John Scott, itself a revision of the 1875 Cathedral Psalter. As such, these recordings represent the very backbone of the Anglican liturgy, but even a casual listener will be in no doubt that they also offer music that is both contemplative and richly varied when removed from its liturgical context.

The art of "pointing"--or setting--psalm texts has been essayed by many English composers, from William Croft through the Wesleys and William Boyce in earlier times to the great flowering in the late 19th century under Stainer and Barnby, with further contributions from Parry, Stanford, Elgar, Howells, and a host of choirmasters and organists, including Sir David Willcocks and John Scott himself. All are represented here. Recorded throughout in the vast acoustic of their cathedral, the St. Paul's choristers enunciate the words precisely, backed by inventive though unobtrusive organ accompaniment. Taken individually, it's possible to isolate moments when the choir seem to drag their feet or fail to give due weight to the words (Psalm 125, "They that put their trust in the Lord," seems far too subdued, for example), and the massive Psalm 119 is awkwardly split across discs 10 and 11, but overall this set is nothing less than a document of invaluable cultural and musical significance. --Mark Walker

Customer Reviews:

Brilliant Recordings.......2007-06-11

In our view the changes in pointing, and excellent selection of chants, give deeper meanings to the Psalms than those achieved in the "standard?" Parish Psalter.

We found great Spirituality and a wonderful sense of Worship whilst listening to this set. This is often sacrificed for brilliance of musical performance in other recordings.

Unfortunately the "St.Paul's Psalter" is not available (June 2007) but we are told that a new print run may happen within 12 months. This would be a most valuable companion to the recordings when and if it becomes available.

A- for effort.......2006-02-23

This grand undertaking deserves high praise, and I'm struck, listening to chant after chant, how much Anglican chant as it used to be until the changes of the 70s was one of the great Victorian contributions to English life and art. For anyone who wants to hear almost the entire repertoire of Anglican chant deployed in singing the whole book of Psalms, this is an unrivalled source. It is wonderful, too, to hear the Coverdale translation: you realize what the churches have lost by abandoning the proper & regular singing of the Psalms. So one is immensely grateful to Hyperion for putting out this recording. It's not perfect, though.

The rhythmic pacing, though a little slow for my taste, is steady and sensitive, the diction clear, and the organ accompaniment superb (Providing an expressive accompaniment to a choir singing in 4-part free rhythm, and improvising descants to the melody at the same time, isn't easy). And of course there's the cavernous acoustic of St. Paul's, very impressive in the more thunderous psalms. Unfortunately, though, the "forward" style favored for the St. Paul's boys produces a sound that's unpleasantly chesty in the lower registers and reedy in the higher ones. The poorly integrated choral sound caused by this kind of voice-production can be downright unpleasant for anyone used to, or trained in, the classic English choral style. In fact, one has to wonder why this choir was chosen for such a huge project: even allowing for the near-universal decline in standards of vocal training for boys in England, better sounds than this can still be heard.

What can you say?.......2003-01-03

I almost hate to criticize this terrific thing. After all, where else can you get all 150 Psalms in a single collection sung by one of the world's great choirs?

How much do I like it? I bought it *twice*. I originally bought all the CDs separately, before they came out with a single boxed set. They were stolen from my car (and, God willing, maybe they converted some poor thief to Anglican Cathedral Music and got him into church). After they were stolen, I immediately bought them again.

One of the great pleasures of life is listening to the Morning and Evening Psalms while driving to and from work, and making listening a regular feature of Morning and Evening Prayer.

So what's the criticism? The sound is a bit muddy, so the words can be rather difficult to understand without reading along (which is a real problem when driving), and personally, I prefer the Psalter from the 1979 BCP instead of the old one, from the Great Bible. But that's unreasonable. They ARE a British choir after all. Those are the only criticisms.

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Third Rock From The Sun - Joe Diffie
I Feel Lucky - Mary Chapin Carpenter
Blame It On Your Heart - Patty Loveless
I Want You Bad (And That Ain't Good) - Collin Raye
Old Enough To Know Better - Wade Hayes
Just Enough Rope - Rick Trevino
Jukebox Junkie - Ken Mellons
Honky Tonk Attitude - Joe Diffie
Wild Man - Ricky Van Shelton
Down At The Twist And Shout - Mary Chapin Carpenter

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Best Country Dance Album Ever!.......2000-03-21

This has a great collection of hot and very danceable tunes. It s the best country dance collection we've ever owned!

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Super Bachatazos '98
Various Artists
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ASIN: B000007OCH
Release Date: 1998-05-26

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Gotas De Pena - Alex Bueno
Temporal De Amor - Junior Y Jorge
Mal Querida - Frank Reyes
Veneno - Luis Vargas
La Loca - Monchy, Monchy
Tu, El Y Yo - Yoskar El Pravu
Si No La Tengo - Daniel Moncion
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Te Hare Feliz - Daniel Moncion
Hoja En Blanco - Monchy/Alexandra
La Hice Mujer - Mickey El Mayimbito
Persona Ideal - Yoskar El Pravu
Que Pobre Soy - Junior Y Jorge
Dejenme Querer - Leandro La Figura

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Super Colossal Smash Hits of the 90's: The Best of the Mavericks

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Great introduction to the Florida pop-country group
Pricey, but worth it!

Super Colossal Smash Hits of the 90's: The Best of the Mavericks
The Mavericks
Manufacturer: Polygram Int'l
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What a Crying Shame

ASIN: B000031XAE
Release Date: 1999-11-29

Tracks:

Things I Cannot Change
World Without Love
Are You Lonesome Tonight
Think Of Me (When You're Lonely)
Here Comes My Baby
Pizziricco
I've Got This Feeling
Dance The Night Away
All You Ever Do Is Bring Me Down
Here Comes The Rain
I Should Have Been True
There Goes My Heart
What A Crying Shame
This Broken Heart
From Hell To Paradise

Album Description

European edition of the acclaimed country-rock group's 1999 hits compilation with three bonus tracks NOT on the U.S. release, 'I've Got This Feeling' and covers of the classic pophits 'World Without Love' & 'Are You Lonesome Tonight'. 15 tracks total. 1999 release.

Album Details

This 15 Track Collection features their Most Popular Songs and Six New Tracks Including the Double A-Side Single 'Here Comes My Baby'& 'Things I Cannot Change'. Has Three Tracks Not on the Us Version: World Without Love / Think of Me / I've Got this Feeling.

Customer Reviews:

Great introduction to the Florida pop-country group.......2005-06-27

The last eight tracks (beginning with Dance the night away, which gave them a UK top five pop hit) summarize, in reverse order, the career of the Mavericks during the nineties. It includes three tracks from What a crying shame (the title track, There goes my heart, I should have been true), which remains the most popular of their albums in America. My favorite album, Music for all occasions, is represented by two tracks (Here comes the rain, All you ever do is bring me down). Two tracks from their commercial debut, From hell to paradise (the title track, This broken heart) complete a look at their music from 1991 to 1998.

This European compilation is based on an American compilation (Super colossal hits of the nineties) but has three extra tracks, (World without love, Are you lonesome tonight, I've got this feeling). World without love (a cover of the Peter and Gordon sixties hit) is the rarest of these, this version never having appeared anywhere prior to its inclusion here. Are you lonesome tonight (a cover of the Elvis classic) had appeared on a various artists album (I can't remember if it was an Elvis tribute or a soundtrack) while I've got this feeling is taken from Trampoline, an album that was very popular in Britain.

The remaining four songs, all newly recorded, include two original songs (Things I cannot change, Pizzirico), a Cat Stevens cover (Here comes my baby, which provided the Tremeloes with a UK top five hit in the sixties) and a Buck Owens cover (Think of me). Thus, the Mavericks maintain their maverick tradition of recording a variety of material from different sources - you just never know what they will do next. Actually, they have been somewhat less productive (at least as far as recorded music is concerned) in the new millennium.

This compilation (whether in its European or American form) provides a great introduction to the music of the Mavericks. I generally prefer listening to their original albums, but several tracks here are not available elsewhere so even die-hard Mavericks fans need this.

Pricey, but worth it!.......2001-09-25

This is the "International" version of the 1999 hits collection that has the domestic "Super Colossal Hits..." name. True fans ought to seriously consider acquiring this even though you probably already own a good share of the music herein. Why? Well, let's review what you get with this disc.

9 of these 15 tracks are from their first four MCA discs(tracks 7 through 15). There is one song from their MCA self-titled debut, the Patsy-Cline influenced "This Broken Heart"; the rest are from the "From Hell to Paradise"/"Music for All Occasions"/"Trampoline" discs. This is a fairly good collection of four key songs from the "...Hell to Paradise" disc, but there's only two songs each from the stellar "...All Occasions" and nearly essential "Trampoline" discs. For the true fan, no abridged view of these vital discs could be satisfying enough, and for the non-fan, this is too little to get a good feel for what a great band this is. Anyway, the real reason for fans to buy this is for the six songs not on any of those prior CD's.

Four of those six songs are on the domestic "Super Colossal Hits.." disc: The dynamic "Things I Cannot Change" original, and peppy covers of the early Cat Stevens' tune "Here Comes My Baby" and Buck Owens' "Think of Me", and a latin-tinged trifle of a tune called "Pizziricco" that is easily the weakest of these four 'new' songs. The two songs not on the domestic hit collection are 1) a fabulously swinging, horn-section-dominated version of Elvis's "Are You Lonesome Tonight?" that could previously only be obtained on the "Babe II: Pig in the City" soundtrack, and 2) the exclusive gem that makes this disc worth tracking down to the dedicated: an excellent, understated reading of "World Without Love" that can be found nowhere else. This tune was written by Paul MCartney circa 1965 and given to his then-girlfriend's brother, Peter Asher, to record. Peter and Gordon had a minor hit with it---but in the hands of the Mavericks, it is slowed down a bit and filled with Raul Malo's achingly beautiful tenor. There is no harmony vocal line (as one had come to expect in the song based on the Peter and Gordon version), but this supremely gorgeous reading of the song makes the steep price of this disc much easier to digest.

Look at it this way: you'd have to buy the domestic hits version and the Babe II soundtrack to get the other 'exclusive' songs on here besides "World Without Love", and by then you'd have spend about 2/3rds of the cost of this disc anyway.

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Get Your Hands Off My Woman
Kalamazoo
Adelaide
Rent a Cop
Them That Got [Live]

Album Description

Japan exclusive limited edition EP, from the acclaimed singer/songwriter, features five tracks, 'Get Your Hands Off My Woman' (Darkness cover), 'Kalamazoo', 'Adelaide', 'Rent A Cop', & 'Them That Got' (Live).

Customer Reviews:

This ones good.......2005-03-05

The final EP in a three EP series, this ones the best. From
the opening hillarious rocker, " get your hands off my woman",
a cover of the darkness, although a bit odd to cover something
so recent, ben folds pulls it off like a pro. The other cover,
"them they got", preformed live, from ray charles is great too.
Short, but ben folds admits to not knowing the rest.
The remaning three songs are excellent done
in ben folds style and sarcasim. " kalamazoo"
great, " adelaine" is really catchy, " rent a cop" is funny.
Can be a little pricey, anywhere from $25 to $35, because
this is so rare if you can find it, but totally
worth it! The other EP "sunny 16", not worth your time.
But, " speed graphic" is. For a more in-depth review
on this EP and the other two, go to
www.attackedbyplastic.com to read notes
from ben folds himself.

Pretty Darn Awsome........2004-09-03

This little EP, while not Folds' best, is pretty sweet. The first track has one of the best solos he's ever recorded, besides being about the funniest thing I've heard all day. The 2nd track is made interesting for it's weird discoish string thing. The third track is probably the least good, it's a little boaring and reptitive. As is the next track, but it makes up for it in humor and style. The last song is a cover of a Ray Charles song, short but well done. A nice tribute. All and all a good album.