A Better Tomorrow [EP]

A Better Tomorrow [EP]

Track Listings

1. Better Tomorrow, Pt. 2

2. Truth

3. 4:17

4. Sleep

5. Better Tomorrow

6. Better Tomorrow [Instrumental]

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Hip-Hop. The Title Track features the Wackiness of Kool Keith (Dr Octagon, Black Elvis) as his Sinister 6000 Alter Ego & the Other Tracks Are What Point the Listener to Nakamura's Better Tomorrow Vision: A World in which Hip-Hop is Free to Expand on the Myriad Sonic Possibilities He Touches On. This Reissue is Complemented with Brand New Mastering & the Addition of Six Never-Before-Released Kool Keith. Automator Tracks from the Original Dr Octagon Sessions. --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

A Better Tomorrow,The Automator,Ubiquity,Alternative Dance,Hip-Hop,Jazz,Pop,Trip-Hop,Underground Rap

A Much Better Tomorrow
Average customer rating:

Much better? Yes. The best it could be? No.

No,it's not better than DR. OCTAGON. But it's a good CD!

gets old fast

a much better re-release

Ahead of it's time... obviously

A Much Better Tomorrow
The Automator
Manufacturer: Tommy Boy
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00004VVHL
Release Date: 2000-08-08

Tracks:

Better Tomorrow
King of NY
I Want da Mic
Sleep - Dan the Automator
Wiling - Dan the Automator,
Cartoon Capers
4:17 - Dan the Automator
Buck Buck
Truth - Dan the Automator
It's Over Now
Better Tomorrow, Pt. 2

Album Details

Hip-Hop. The Title Track features the Wackiness of Kool Keith (Dr Octagon, Black Elvis) as his Sinister 6000 Alter Ego & the Other Tracks Are What Point the Listener to Nakamura's Better Tomorrow Vision: A World in which Hip-Hop is Free to Expand on the Myriad Sonic Possibilities He Touches On. This Reissue is Complemented with Brand New Mastering & the Addition of Six Never-Before-Released Kool Keith. Automator Tracks from the Original Dr Octagon Sessions.

Customer Reviews:

Much better? Yes. The best it could be? No........2006-04-13

Billed as "somewhat new and improved", A Much Better Tomorrow is an update of Dan the Automator's 1996 EP of the same name (minus the 'Much'). As Dan himself states on the back of the CD, this update contains "several vintage tracks" that further capture the feel of Automator's work in the Dr. Octagon era.

The leadoff track, "A Better Tomorrow", pairs a straight up, no frills drum beat with Kool Keith's spaced out stream of consciousness flow. The beat itself is somber yet infectious and makes for an instant classic. The tempo changes on "King of NY" as the beat gets a bit funky while a suave Keith asserts "I'm the king of New York / runnin Alphabet City". Legendary DJ Q-Bert drops by to provide scratches for "I Want Da Mic", a slightly sinister sounding Keith collab that would sound perfectly at home on the Dr. Octagon LP. On "Sleep", Dan goes the solo route and crafts a melancholy instrumental. The tone here is somewhat like Portishead's "Dummy" and it really works on a raw, emotional level. On "Wilin", Neph the Madman drops a standard rap about hard life in NYC. Unfortunately, his lazy flow comes off as kind of boring forcing one to wonder whether the haunting keys of Dan's beat would have been better off by themselves. Keith returns on "Cartoon Capers", a silly track that covers strange topics like Wolverine smoking weed and Tweedy Bird getting jumped. Thankfully another well-crafted instrumental follows in "4:17", a smooth track slightly on the jazz tip. "Buck Buck" changes the mood again with its upbeat, New York gangsta track. Rapper Poet drops a rhyme full of the references to 9 millis and streetsweepers that punctuated the mid-90s East Coast rap scene. It's a good song, though, and ultimately showcases the Automator's versatility. Dan goes instrumental once again on "The Truth", a song that's both quirky and haunting. Drums, flutes and a sad vocal sample make for a track that's as enjoyable as it is sorrowful. Keith makes a suprisingly composed final appearance on the downtempo "It's Over Now", a nice departure from his usual skittered flow. "A Better Tomorrow Pt. 2" rounds out the album as a slightly reworked and longer version of the title track. With some of Keith's vocals removed and a heavier emphasis on the beat itself, this superior version ends the album nicely.

The bottom line is that fans of the Automator, Kool Keith and especially the Dr. Octagon album will love A Much Better Tomorrow. Personally, though, I feel caught between two extremes. With a mere six tracks, and only three that are not a version of the title track, the A Better Tomorrow EP isn't a cohesive listening experience. With 11 tracks the A Much Better Tomorrow LP is certainly more of a complete album, but the guest vocals seem to water it down. To me, Dan is at his best when his finely crafted sounscapes speak for themselves.

Ideally I'd prefer an instrumental version of the A Much Better Tomorrow LP. But until Dan decides to grant my wish and make A Perfect Tomorrow, the Much Better LP will do just fine.

KM

No,it's not better than DR. OCTAGON. But it's a good CD!.......2004-12-04

You've got 3 MC's on this album and the best one is KOOL KEITH. The best songs on here are by KOOL KEITH. The other rappers ruined the disc from getting 5 stars. Even DAN THE AUTOMATOR's instrumental tracks had flavor!

DAN THE AUTOMATOR is the closest thing to CED-GEE you're gonna get. CED-GEE is the producer/MC extraordinaire of ULTRAMAGNETIC MC's (in case you didn't know) KEITH's first outfit. DAN and KEITH blend like cheeseburgers and French fries. The flows are incredible. All the tracks with KEITH on them never miss a beat. "A Better Tomorrow" (Parts 1 and 2),"King Of N.Y.","I Want Da Mic",my favorite "Cartoon Capers" and the sad "It's Over Now" (Keith talks about his group's departure).

'A MUCH BETTER TOMORROW' is choice if you like DAN's funky beats and KEITH's loopful rhymes. They are there. But it does not have the sickness and humor of DR. OCTAGON tho'.

gets old fast.......2004-08-06

Some nice ideas but the album gets boring really fast. Just too much repetition.

Kool Keith's stuff is good. It can't hold this album up though. Listen to it once, it a good album. Hear it again and it falls apart.

a much better re-release.......2004-07-14

years ago, "a better tomorrow" EP was released by the automator. it kinda sucked, so years later, he released "a MUCH better tomorrow" with more tracks, and making itself into a full LP. tony hawk underground players would be familiar with the first track, "a better tomorrow part 1". although it's the automator's solo project, his good friend kool keith is a frequent guest on the mic, as well as a few others including poet and neph. the instrumentals are good, but sometimes get old, but once you hear some of the kool keith tracks, and neph's track "wiling" you really discover that this album is a great underground classic. automator once again mixes at his best, being experimental and still including great beats, and kool keith still comes up with weird unique lyrics that make him addictive. it looks like a much better future for the automator and company.

Ahead of it's time... obviously.......2003-11-21

I first heard Handsome boy modeling school back in 2000, and being a singer/songwriter fan I wan't much akeen to hip-hop. When I heard that record I was thrown for a loop, the matter of what The Automator creates(no offence to Prince Paul, love him too), the artisty behind every move astonished me. He took hip-hop and created his own surreal sub genre. (trip-hop...blah, blah, blah) After that I searched down every project that I could find that The Automator was a part of. Dr. Octagon, Deltron 3030, loved them, discovered Kool Keith, and Del the funky Homosapian, in return. Then came a Much Better Tomorrow, having been to late for the origianl EP, I was thrilled. The perfect sullen and sultry sampeling on Wiling, the meloncoly of The Truth. Mr. Kool Keith carries his weight as the narator of this journey especial on King of NY, and the fun Cartoon Capers.
The Automator is a brillant, original, and talented producer with an ear to die for.
If you love his production check out the above mentioned albums +

Wanna buy a Monkey = a mix tape session that gives you an idea on what kind of music our man enjoys

Lovage: music to make love to your old lady by = One of my favorite albums ever. An entire consept album that almost takes the definiton of "trip hop" and bathes in it.

Gorillaz = I'm sure you heard Clint Eastwood on the radio a couple of years ago. This was a genius collaberation in my opinion. I had been a fan of Blur since 98 + Damion is cute, Cibo Matto since 97, Del of course and throw in the style and vision of Dan... you get the most inovative pop group ever!!

Ben Lee= A singer song writer who became famouse around 15. He's like 24 now and his last album Running with sizzors, was produced by The Automator.

This guy is the luckest guy in the world. I sing, and songwrite, amaturishly, and I always said that if I could have anyone to produce my album that it would be Dan the Automator.

Tracks:

A Day In Hollywood A Night In Ukraine: Just Go To The Movies - Priscilla Lopez/David Garrison/Frank Lazarus/Stephen James/Peggy Hewett/Kate Draper
Babes In Arms: I Wish I Were In Love Again - Christopher Fitzgerald Jessica Stone
Pal Joey: Bewitched, Bothered And Bewildered - Patti LuPone
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes: Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend - KT Sullivan
Nunsense: I Just Want To Be A Star - Christine Anderson
Louisiana Purchase: Wild About You - Debbie Gravitte & New York Voices
Oil City Symphony: Beaver Ball At The Bug Club - Mike Craver/Mark Hardwick/Debra Monk/Mary Murfitt
Falsettoland: The Baseball Game - Michael Rupert/Chip Zien/Faith Prince/Janet Metz/Heather MacRae/Stephen Bogardus
Very Good Eddie: Isn't It Great To Be Married? - Virginia Seidel/Spring Fairbank/Charles Repole/Nicholas Wyman
The Fantasticks: A Perfect Time To Be In Love - Harvey Schmidt
Call Me Madam: You're Just In Love - Tyne Daly/Lewis Cleale
Taking My Turn: Fine For The Shape I'm In - Margaret Whiting/Marnie Nixon/Cissy Houston
A Party With Betty Comden & Adolph Green: The French Lesson - Betty Comdon/Adolph Green
The Madwoman Of Central Park: Better - Phyllis Newman
Greenwillow: Never Will I Marry - Anthony Perkins
Song Of Singapore: I Can't Remember - Loretta Swit & Company
Tintypes: Elite Syncopation/I'm Goin' To Live Anyhow, 'Til I Die - Lynne Thigpen
I Love My Wife: Someone Wonderful I Missed - Joanna Gleason/Ilene Graff
The Good Companions: The Pleasure Of Your Company - Malcolm Rennie/Christopher Gable
Forbidden Broadway 20th Anniversary: Liza One-Note - Christine Pedi
Meet Me In St. Louis: The Trolley Song - Donna Kane & Ensemble

Tracks:

4 Guys Named Jose...And Una Mujer Named Maria!: Feel It - Philip Anthony/Henry Gainza/Allen Hidalgo/Ricardo Puente
Fame - The Musical: There She Goes!/Fame - Natasha Rennalls & Ensemble
Do Re Mi: What's New At The Zoo? - Heather Headley/The Animal Girls
High Society: Once Upon A Time/True Love - Melissa Errico/Daniel McDonald
Tenderloin: Artificial Flowers - Patrick Wilson
State Fair: Driving At Night/Our State Fair - Company
Kiss Me, Kate: Were Thine That Special Face - Brian Stokes Mitchell
Black And Blue: Black And Blue - Linda Hopkins/Ruth Brown/Carrie Smith
The Green Bird: O Foolish Heart - Company
Out Of This World: From This Moment On - Marin Mazzie/Gregg Edelman
The Boys From Syracuse: This Can't Be Love - Davis Gaines/Sarah Berry
Snoopy!!!: Poor Sweet Baby - Pamela Myers
SeesawNobody Does It Like Me - Michele Lee
March Of The Falsettos: I Never Wanted To Love You - Michael Rupert/Stephen Bogardus/Alison Fraser/Chip Zien/James Kushner
Lunch: Perfectly Alone - Carol Burnett
3hree: Foolish Dreamin'/Something Beautiful/Real Enough To Change My Mind - Jessica Molaskey/Will Gartshore/Rachel Ulanet
Lucky In The Rain: Love Me As If There Were No Tomorrow - Barbara Cook
Godspell: All Good Gifts - Sal Sabella & Company
The Act: Walking Papers - Liza Minnelli & Company

Customer Reviews:

Great compilation.......2002-05-10

I don't actually own this particular compilation, however, since I own nearly every recording represented on these discs...I think I'm qualified to comment. This is a wonderful representation of the high quality of work that DRG Records does.
The previous review is way off the mark. This is definitely not a waste of time or money. This is 25 years of preserving Broadway shows, Off-Broadway shows, studio recordings (mostly from the city center concerts), etc. So what if they "aren't as good as the original", DRG is preserving many recordings and artists that other mainstream labels don't or won't. You have wonderful recordings from Brian Stokes Mitchell, Nathan Lane, Debbie Gravitte, Tyne Daly, Anthony Perkins, Joanna Gleason, Marin Mazzie, Carol Burnett, Heather Headley, Patti LuPone, Barbara Cook, etc., and many of these are from Original Cast Recordings just as they appeared on Broadway. This is an excellent sampler of the work going on at DRG. No...I'm not an employee...just an avid listener and collector of theatre recordings.

A disappointment.......2001-12-15

There's a reason you've probably never heard of most of the songs and shows on this album, not to mention most of the artists. This is a second-rate collection of second-rate numbers performed by mostly second-rate artists. In the case of the shows that were revivals, the performances on the original cast recordings were better. Don't waste your money.

Average customer rating:

Fantastic - Buy It!!!
Dirty on Purpose: Sleep Late for a Better Tomorrow (North Street Records, 2005)

Sleep Late for a Better Tomorrow
Dirty on Purpose
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Customer Reviews:

Fantastic - Buy It!!!.......2006-03-20

I had the privilege to see this band live, and was absolutely blown away. I bought this EP and have been in love ever since. I've turned many of my friends onto DOP. Check out their website they have a new single out Light Pollution. I really encourage you to take a chance and give these guys a listen. The other reviewer does a great job of describing the sound of this group. It sits squarely in a pop sensibility, but the musicianship is extraordinary. Check out the guitar work on many of the songs fantastic. If you get to opportunity to see them live, DO IT!!!

Dirty on Purpose: Sleep Late for a Better Tomorrow (North Street Records, 2005).......2006-01-07

Dirty on Purpose hail from New York and play an infectious form of dream pop that makes you want to just move. That being said, it is also intelligent with layered guitars and key sounds creating a floating underbelly. Another nice touch with this band is that there are three rather great vocalists who either support one another in songs or they take turns fronting a song. Erika Forster has pop vocals to die for. Joseph Jurewicz has soft, gentle vocals. Doug Marvin has a great eighties pop feel to his vox and really brings another male vocal quality to the disc. Sleep Late for a Better Tomorrow is a brief 5 songs, but it is quality throughout.

The disc starts with "All New Friends" and has bright guitars and a driving, mid-tempo beat. Erika takes the helm as vocalist and creates a perfect pop opening for this brief (unfortunately) disc. The guitars work of Joseph and Doug play wonderfully off of each other with fantastic bass work gluing the whole track together. There are Slowdive style shoegaze elements floating amongst the dream-pop that just soar and move amongst the drums and bass. "Mind Blindness" follows with a metrical guitar sound shimmering and jangling, then the band comes in and Doug lends his soft vocals to the atmosphere. The bass line is very catchy and really carries the song in the beginning while the guitars tease us with their metrical and jangly sounds. Erika and Joe add their vocals as support during the chorus as the verses twist in and out with a slightly melancholy feel. Keys glimmer in the background as walls of sound built all around the listener. This blends into the middle track, "Cheat Death."

"Cheat Death" is a quiet, almost ballad type song. This song is a good six minutes and there is a tad of storytelling feel to it, with the vocals almost talking to you and the acoustic guitar floating on an ocean of keys and guitar sounds. This song has a sorrowful feel to it and makes for a perfect break from their infectious pop groves. "Girl and Sunshine" moves the listener to a more solid pop feel, but there is still a bit of melancholy sense in the air. Erika's and male vocals play off one another and the guitars jingle and jangle between the phrases. This song leads into one of my fave on the EP and that is "Spider Eyes." This has a tribal beat at the bass takes center stage at the beginning. After a few bars, the guitars kick and the high hat really starts to jam. This builds to a huge staccato wall of sound forms in-between verses amongst spaced out sounds and listless bass work. This staccato style vibe ends the disc with a jolt of high energy and, unfortunately, the disc is over. They give the listener just enough to want so much more!

Dirty on Purpose's brand of dream pop is perfect, dreamy, and intelligent. The energy on this disc is perfection. All I can say is, I hope this band survives and lives to write, record and play more!

The Columbia Albums of Irving Berlin, Vol. 1-2

Average customer rating:

The Columbia Albums of Irving Berlin, Vol. 1-2

Manufacturer: Collectables
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000AHEU8
Release Date: 2003-09-02

Tracks:

It's A Lovely Day Today/Blue Skies
Maybe Its Because I Love/I Got Lost
You'd Be Surprised/I'll See You In Cuba
Always/Remember
Shaking The Blues/Play A Simple/Alexander's
Here's No Business/Got The Sun/Girl I Marry
Say It Will Music/Cheek To Cheek
It's A Lovely Day Tomorrow/ Now It Can Be Told
This Year's Kisses/Be Careful! Its My Heart
Lady Of The Evening/ Better Luck Next Time
Steppin' Out With My Baby/ You're Just In Love
Let's Face The Music/Say It Isn't So
How Deep Is The Ocean/I Never Had A Chance
Change Partners/Mandy
You Can't Brush Me/Everybody Step/Waiting At The End
Soft Lights/They Say It's Wonderful
Puttin' On The Ritz/Marie
I've Got My Love To Keep Me/Top Hat
What'll I Do/All Alone
A Pretty Girl/Isn't This A Lovely Day
Lazy/I'm Getting Tired So I Can Sleep
I'm Playing With Fire/Let's Have Another Cup
Heat Wave/Let Yourself Go
The Piccoline/No Strings

Album Description

Full Title - The Columbia Albums Of Irving Berlin Vols. 1 & 2. Composer, conductor, arranger Frank DeVol scored more than fifty movies and is best known as the composer for the theme songs for the TV series 'My Three Sons', 'The Brady Bunch' and 'Family Affair'. In the 1940s DeVol was an arranger for Dinah Shore, Tony Bennett, Rudy Vallee, Vic Damone and Doris Day. Frank DeVol received multiple Emmy Awards and Academy Award nominations for his extensive body of work. Irving Berlin's medleys featured are 'Always/Remember', 'A Pretty Girl/Isn't It A Lovely Day' and 'Say It With Music/Cheek To Cheek'. 24 tracks. Collectables 2003.

Average customer rating:

A perfectly tuned platter
This album is a lot of fun.

It Won't Sound Any Better Tomorrow
Moped
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Keep In Touch

Customer Reviews:

A perfectly tuned platter.......1999-12-03

After Moped released "It Won't Sound Any Better Tomorrow", the final nail in the coffin of slacker girl-pop was driven. If you pair this with Small Factory's "For If You Cannot Fly", you basically have reached the nadir of the genre.

Some may complain that the production on this disk is a bit too perfect, and that may be so. However, it is a perfect foil for the off-kilter vocals and percussive hooks. It all sounds to good to be true, and yes - it won't sound any better tomorrow, because it probably can't. 20 years from now there will be a new slew of bands that look to this record as inspiration, because while the great angst bands of the day make their mark, great pop songs with fool proof hooks never go out of style. Plus, it's cool band name....

This album is a lot of fun........1999-03-25

Some of the melodies are little awkward, but there are several great tracks that make it worthwhile. A lot of energy and angst make this a good listen.

Average customer rating:

almost the perfect James Bond collection
Good Collection
Not excatly what I expected
The James Bond CD for the John Barry purist?
Very enjoyable with most of the BOND music you'd want.

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Release Date: 2002-10-22

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Dr. No: The James Bond Theme (Original Version)
Dr. No: Suite
From Russia With Love: From Russia With Love (Film Version)
From Russia With Love: The Zagreb Express
From Russia With Love: The Golden Horn
From Russia With Love: Girl Trouble
From Russia With Love: 007 Takes The Lektor
From Russia With Love: From Russia With Love (Symphonic Version)
Goldfinger: Into Miami/Alpine Drive
Goldfinger: Dawn Raid At Fort Knox
Goldfinger: Goldfinger
Thunderball: Thunderball
Thunderball: The Bomb/Cafe Martinique
Thunderball: Fight On The Disco Volante/Death Of Largo

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You Only Live Twice: Bond's Funeral/Mountains And Sunsets
You Only Live Twice: The Wedding/Capsule In Space
You Only Live Twice: You Only Live Twice
On Her Majesty's Secret Service: This Never Happened To The Other Fella'
On Her Majesty's Secret Service: We Have All The Time In The World
On Her Majesty's Secret Service: Bond Meets The Girls
On Her Majesty's Secret Service: The Ski Chase
Diamonds Are Forever: Mr. Wint And Mr. Kidd
Diamonds Are Forever: Circus, Circus
Diamonds Are Forever: Blofeld's Laser
Diamonds Are Forever: Diamonds Are Forever
Live And Let Die: Live And Let Die

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The Man With The Golden Gun: The Man With The Golden Gun
The Man With The Golden Gun: Kung Fu Fight/Let's Go Get 'Em
The Man With The Golden Gun: Chew Me In Grisly Land/Return To Scaramanga's Fun House
The Man With The Golden Gun: Slow Boat From China/Nick Nack
The Spy Who Loved Me: Nobody Does It Better
The Spy Who Loved Me: The Tanker
The Spy Who Loved Me: Ride To Atlantis
Moonraker: Arrival At Chateau Drax/Freefall
Moonraker: Miss Goodhead Meets Bond
Moonraker: Flight Into Space
Moonraker: Moonraker
For Your Eyes Only: For Your Eyes Only
Octopussy: Suite: Bond Meets Octopussy/The Palace Fight
Octopussy: All Time High

Tracks:

A View To A Kill: Wine With Stacy/Fanfare/Snow Job
The Living Daylights: Koskov Escapes/Hercules Take Off
The Living Daylights: Mujahadin/Afghanistan Plan
The Living Daylights: Air Bond/Necros Attack
The Living Daylights: End Title
Licence To Kill: Suite
Goldeneye: Goldeneye
Goldeneye: Tank Drive Around St. Petersburg
Tomorrow Never Dies: Tomorrow Never Dies
Tomorrow Never Dies: Surrender
The World Is Not Enough: Ice Bandits
The World Is Not Enough: Access Denied
The World Is Not Enough: The World Is Not Enough
The James Bond Theme (Symphonic Version)

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The exploits of Ian Fleming's British super-agent James Bond have long since become the longest running film series in history, spanning 40 years and counting. Not the least of the cycle's charm has been its music, a body of work that encompasses pop clichés (the twangy guitar of Monty Norman's original "James Bond Theme") and elegant underscores alike. While this collection spans music from Dr. No to The World Is Not Enough, decades of various legal entanglements prevented it from becoming the ultimate Bond music anthology. This is more a credible simulation, a newly recorded collection of cues and suites (including music previously unreleased on the original soundtracks) performed by Nic Raine and the City of Prague Symphony Orchestra. With John Barry's lush, ever-evocative scores both forming the core and setting the tone (but also featuring the work of George Martin, David Arnold, Michael Kamen, Bill Conti, and Eric Serra), it's the most comprehensive--if not exactly authentic--collection of Bond music yet attempted. --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

almost the perfect James Bond collection.......2005-07-20

this 4 CD box has most of the familiar James Bond compositions.

Still,some tunes are missing(from for instance Thunderball and For Your Eyes Only)and most of the time the attention is on the instrumental version of the title track which is a bit of a shame.And yet,there are too many great pieces on this collection to make it a failure.Alpine Drive,Dawn Raid at Fort Knox,On Her Majesty's Secret Service(every track),Miss Goodhead and so on.All great pieces that not only show the great talent of John Barry but also the great power of James Bond films.Cause when you hear the music,you see the scenes in front of you.

Very much a recommendation to all Bond and Barry fans although sometimes it focusses too much on title songs.The only solution is to buy all separate soundtracks.

Good Collection.......2005-02-24

Very nice packaging and good tracks from the Bond music library make this an anoutstanding item. "From Russia With Love" and "Diamonds Are Forever" contain beautiful and energetic renditions. The John Barry music is handled quite well. I didn't real care for the David Arnold selections. "The World Is Not Enough" was weak. Overall it is a good collection just the same.

Not excatly what I expected.......2003-04-10

I when I read some of the reviews of this I thought that this was a complete collection of all the originals of the Theme songs of every James Bond movie and remakes done by the Prague Philharmonic of some of the other songs in the various movies. After recieveing this ... I started to listen to it and found out that it was all done by the orchestra. The are very good, but to a point it is not the same thing as owning a disc will all the orignal songs on it. Overall, this good if all the you want is the orchestral versions of most of the songs in the movies or the suites out of some of the movies. To a point these don't compare to the orignals. Keep looking if you want a set with all the orignals songs in it.

The James Bond CD for the John Barry purist?.......2003-01-28

Let's cut to the chase. Nic Raine and the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra do John Barry's work justice. 90% of this collection is as close as you can get to the original James Bond soundtracks. The other 10% lends itself to some artistic license with respect to the arrangements. Most notable is the main theme to Goldfinger. Also Nic slips in a few previously unreleased tracks. You will find these on the On Her Majesty's Secret Service and Golden Eye tracks. This CD boxed set is definitely made for the Bond soundtrack fan. The die hard John Barry "purist"/ traditionalist may find some of these tracks questionable at first, but after a few times Nic Raine's artistic license gives a fresh perspective to the familiar Bond/ Barry themes. The only reservation I have with this CD set is with some of selections that are performed. For instance, from Goldfinger, "Dawn Raid At Fort Knox" was a poor selection considering the selection available on that particular soundtrack. The most famous 007 soundtrack of all I dare say. Overall Nic hits the mark, and this CD set is a tribute to Barry's (as well as, George Martin's, Marvin Hamlish's, and Bill Conti's and David Arnold's) work. It's all here in one collection. I am a die-hard Bond soundtrack fan, and to the casual soundtrack fan I say this CD is set all you need to experience the Bond music legacy. To those who are hard core 007 soundtrack fans ...this is a FANTASTIC "addition" to your collection. This has to be the BEST (and probably the only) 007 "soundtrack" compilation. Whereas all the others feature the "main themes" from the Bond films as originally recorded, this one truly gives you the Bond experience.

Very enjoyable with most of the BOND music you'd want........2002-12-08

This is similar but more comprehensive than another BOND collection on one CD by the City of Prague Philharmonic. These are good renditions but clearly not the orginals. I must ask if the Prague Philharmonic does not own a harp? It is glaringly missing in the Goldfinger themes and i am sure on others. That harp is an exciting and beautiful touch to the wonderful GOLDFINGER theme and its absents is unfortuneatly very noticeable. Also some of the other themes can even sound muzaky if thats a word(elevator music)
It gets 3 solid stars good collection yet defineatly something is lacking.

Average customer rating:

Worse than background music for supermarkets...
The best in Bond.
Pretty Good Renditions
The Best

Plays 007 Classics
Las Vegas International Philharmonic , and Chris Walden
Manufacturer: Koch Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music

Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music

General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music

General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music

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Casino Royale

ASIN: B00008O314
Release Date: 2003-04-08

Tracks:

James Bond Theme
Goldfinger
Thunderball
You Only Live Twice
Diamonds Are Forever
Live And Let Die
Nobody Does It Better
For Your Eyes Only
All Time High
Never Say Never Again
License To Kill
Goldeneye
Tomorrow Never Dies
The World Is Not Enough
Die Another Day

Customer Reviews:

Worse than background music for supermarkets..........2005-08-17

Terrible, absolutely terrible. There are all kinds of samplers of the wonderful original James Bond soundtracks. I don't see any reason why anybody should go with this chintzy reenactments. It truely i s Las Vegas sound: glossy, smoothed, soaked with saxophone and drippy strings instead of all the legendary singers.

Bond always loved casinos - but he didn't deserve that!

The best in Bond........2004-06-13

This CD is awesome. Most of the titles from the past and present including Die Another Day! They are very well made, and very close to the songs. Completely worth getting for any James Bond Fan.

Pretty Good Renditions.......2004-04-14

If you like James Bond 007 music themes from the motion pictures you should find this to be a very satisfying album. "The James Bond Theme" and "Thunderball" sound first-rate. I found the cover art very interesting, as are the musical arrangements.

The Best.......2004-01-07

All the other Bond CDs are bad. This One is the best. I rate it 10 out of 10 stares.-------Sharif Michael Almaani

Average customer rating:

Today Will Be a Better Tomorrow

Manufacturer: Monkeykniferecords
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B000CENDWG

Product Description

1. Watch Out 2. A Hospital in Colton 3. Mercurachrome 4. Diana Knows 5. Save the World 6. My Best Year 7. Sex 8. The Ceiling 9. Bullet 10. Mistake 11. Straight Edge

Average customer rating:

Bright Ideas For A Better Tomorrow

Manufacturer: Quark Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B00023BXZQ

Product Description

Track list: 1. Vicka's House Of Plastic 2. Back To Waxahachie 3. Under The Harvest Moon 4. Dance Of The Geminids 5. Bright Ideas For A Better Tommorow 6. Jackalopes In The Yard 7. N.M. 203 3 a.m. 8. Flatland Serenade 9. Llano De San Agustin 10. Monica's Secret 11. Marfa Lights 12. Where Do We Go From Here? Clever titles on instrumentals are a double-edged sword. Sure, it's amusing to pick up a CD and read off names like "Vicka's House of Plastic," "Dance of the Geminids," and "Jackalopes in the Yard," but odds are, you're gonna have some preconceived notion of what those songs sound like before you even hear them. Cooper's keyboard instrumentals, true to form, don't really sound as far out as the titles would imply, but they're still a lot of fun. Mostly piano-based, Bright Ideas for a Better Tomorrow is a sprightly, mid-afternoon type of album, with its synthier numbers being nothing that would scare an old Windham Hill listener, but it's the more organic tunes that are the highlight. Cooper's piano originals pump along like a lost Peanuts special, just a touch more jolly and less jazzy than Vince Guaraldi's finest, but something to bring out the kid, or the bright ideas, in you.

Average customer rating:

Sleep Late For A Better Tomorrow
Dirty On Purpose
Manufacturer: independent
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B000LXET1M

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