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Approved

Track Listings

1. Rivers of Babylon(intro)

2. My Salvation

3. Danse Danse (Wet Me Down)

4. Show Me

5. Daisu

6. Itsy Bitsy Feat. Billy D Kid

7. Jumpy Feelings

8. Play That Soca Music White Boy feat. White Boy Hatcher

9. Maria

10. Fool in Love

11. Tell Me feat. Yanina

12. Some Lovin

13. When somebody loves you back

14. Follow the Leader, Leader, Leader

15. Drop a Goal in D'Antzhole

16. Beryl's Theme

17. Tell Me(Remix)

Editorial Reviews
About the Artist
Tobago-born, Lewis established his roots in Trinidad, the stage for the “Mother of Carnivals”. Lewis launched his professional career in 1989 as a member of various bands before going solo. Over the years, he has reveled audiences in Amsterdam, Belgium, England, France, Germany, Toronto, New York, Boston, Los Angeles, and Miami. Since then, Nigel has opened for superstars Beenie Man, Shaggy, Lauren Hill and Wyclef Jean.

Product Description
This album from Nigell and Marvinn is a mix of Calypso/Soca, R&B and Dancehall Reggae.

Approved,Marvinn & Matrixx Nigell

Smart Moves 1: Tots thru Pre-K
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Smart Moves 1: Tots thru Pre-K
Abridge Club
Manufacturer: Russ InVision
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Smart Moves: Why Learning Is Not All in Your Head

ASIN: B0001F0VGM
Release Date: 2004-02-01

Tracks:

In My Body
Build a Bridge (for Tots)
Take That Rope (Action)
Can You Find the Color?
From Here to There
Roll That Ball to Me (for Tots)
Go Round the Village (for Tots)
Were Moving Around
Work Your Body
I Can Stand By Myself
I Can Sit By Myself
Can You Sit Down on Your Bum Bum?
Stack Them Up!
The More We Press Together
My Face, My Face
I Can Rest
In My Body - Spanish
Build a Bridge (for Tots) - Spanish
Take That Rope (Action) - Spanish
Can You Find the Color? - Spanish
Roll That Ball To Me (for Tots) - Spanish
The More We Press Together - Spanish
I Can Rest - Spanish
--- The End ---

Album Description

Wow! Both individual and groups of young children can't stop moving to these fine & gross motor songs. They can be used with props such as cones, balls, and ropes, or simply to promote imaginative play. Children are kept moving while they play circle games, ride the rope, build a bridge, find the colors, discover body parts, stack, and more. The activities focus on listening skills, physical coordination, motor skills, team work, body identification, building self-esteem, and following instructions.

This collection includes 16 English songs, with 7 Spanish versions, from the award winning producers of the popular "Smart Songs" music series.Lending his talent to this project is actor, singer, Tim Russ (Tuvok) of the Star Trek: Voyager television series.

Tracks:

Wishing Well
Tug Of War
Took Too Long
All I Can Do
Sara Smile
Romeo & Juliet
Broken Arms
River
Lie To Me
Erased
Northeast Texas Women
In The Gaze Of The Spotlight's Eye

Album Description

MONTE MONTGOMERY'S LATEST ALBUM TITLED NEW & APPROVED WAS RECORDED LIVE AT THE RENOWNED CACTUS CAFÉ IN AUSTIN, TEXAS FEATURING MONTE AND DRUMMER PHIL BASS AS A DUO IN A SPECIAL "ACOUSTIC" SETTING.

NEW & APPORVED INCLUDES UNIQUE RENDITIIONS OF SOME OLD FAVORITES ALONG WITH SONGS NEVER BEFORE RELEASED BY MONTE SUCH AS "LIE TO ME", "IN THE GAZE OF THE SPOTLIGHT'S EYE" AND "NORTHEAST TEXAS WOMEN". ALSO INCLUDED ARE EXCEPTIONAL PERFORMANCES OF "SARA SMILE" AND "ROMEO & JULIET".

NEW & APPROVED IS MONTE'S FIRST RELEASE IN OVER A YEAR AND HIS FIRST ON HIS OWN RECORD LABEL "HARMONIC RECORDS". ENTERPRISES - HARMONIC RECORDS P.O. BOX 790494 - SAN ANTONIO, TX 78279 MONTERAY@SATX.RR.COM

Customer Reviews:

Not so great!!.......2007-03-24

listen people i appreciate texas country and good guitarists as much as anyone. don't get me wrong, monte has talent with the guitar, but he's not at the point where he can cover stevie ray and make him proud. he should stick to his own stuff. his chords are not perfect, sometimes he seems out of tune, and to be perfectly honest i don't know how anyone can say he has a good voice, good guitar player, good live show, but maybe he should step back and let someone else to the heavy singing, he's just not cut out for it.

God Given Talent.......2006-03-02

Monte Montgomery is in my mind the most talented singer, songwriter, guitarist that I personaly have ever heard. He is the real deal. He gets tons of attention for his guitar playing, but folks, what U need to grasp is his SONGWRITING. It is amazing.

This is a great primer Monte album. It is stripped down, and although it is not representive of his rocking live shows, it does give a needed focus to his vocals and stand alone talent as a guitarist. Of course Phil Bass, long time drummer sets in on this as well, and Monte and Phil are a magical pair.

A Must See Entertainer!!!.......2005-12-09

We first caught Monte on Austin's Music Network. Since then, we've caught his shows when he's home in Austin and always brings friends to check him out. This CD gives you a sample of some of his amazing guitar work--but seeing him live is AWESOME--he REALLLLLY rocks and is a great live performer! You can check out his tour dates at: [...]

THE Best Monte Album.......2004-05-02

This is a great cd! Monte really knows how to put on a live show & the studio albums just can't capture that energy. Monte, on guitar & vocals, & Phil, on drums, are really ON! "Sara Smile", the Hall & Oates cover, is my favorite song on the album, but "Lie to Me" & "Took Too Long" aren't too far behind. This is one of my 2 favorite cd's that I own tied with "On & On" by Jack Johnson.

A great live performance.......2004-01-31

This very well-recorded cd is done in the spirit of the MTV unplugged series-- just Monte plus percussion. He manages to show off the fact that he can make a two-piece sound like a four piece. Very pure recording, the guitar sounds great, one of the best live albums I've ever heard, up there with the Pretenders' Isle of View, Clapton Unplugged.

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Carrack Gets Into the 80s Pop Groove With Groove Approved

Groove Approved
Paul Carrack
Manufacturer: Capitol
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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One Good Reason
Blue Views
Satisfy My Soul
It Ain't Over

ASIN: B000008E1T
Release Date: 1989-10-04

Tracks:

Only My Heart Can Tell
I Live by the Groove
I Live on a Battlefield
Love Can Break Your Heart
I'm on Your Tail
After the Love Is Gone
Loveless
Tip of My Tongue
Dedicated
Bad News (At the Best of Times)

Customer Reviews:

Carrack Gets Into the 80s Pop Groove With Groove Approved.......2005-08-12

Perhaps more so than on any other Paul carrack solo project, Groove Approved represents the influence of the more commercial pop success of his work with Mike and The Mechanics in the mid to late 1980s. Released after the first two successful Mechanics albums (the self-titled 1985 album and Living Years), Groove Approved completely sheds Carrack Pub Rock sound and ventures on for a more period '80s pop feel far beyond what his previous solo project, One Good Reason, did.

That being said, while the album has a somewhat dated sound when listened to now, there is some great song writing on this record. "Dedicated" is one of Carrack's best ballads, "After The Love Is Gone" is another great track, and the catchy pop single "I Live By The Groove" is hard to shake from memory. Also of note, fellow Mechanics vocalist Paul Young appears on back-up vocals on "Tip of My Tongue!"

While Groove Approved is not Paul Carrack's best solo album, it is a great period piece of '80s pop music and holds it's own with a few really good tracks. If you enjoyed the first couple of Mike and The Mechanics albums or his One Good Reason solo album, this disc will not disappoint you. If you find yourself more interested in Carrack's more recent soulful-pop solo albums, this album may not be as palatable.

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Colorado's finest

Bright Channel
Bright Channel
Manufacturer: Flight Approved Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000CAJEN2
Release Date: 2005-07-19

Tracks:

Final Stretch
Vehicle
Motion Building
Ricochet
New Observation
Witness
Boiler
Reckoning
Ice Field
Light Workers
Night Eyes

Customer Reviews:

Colorado's finest.......2006-01-15

I'm going to try and give as much information about this release as I possibly can, becuase Amazon doesnt seem to be on the ball. Bright Channel is a three-piece band out of Denver. This 2004 self titled release is thier only record to date.

The record is on Flight Approved, a label originally started to release PTERANODON's stuff. It was mixed and recorded by Steve Albini. Bright Channel is Jeff Suthers on guitar and vocals, Shannon Stein on bass, and Brian Banks on drums. "Bright Channel" was named Radio 1190(the Colorado University student radio station)'s #1 record of 2004 (yes, it was ranked over The Arcade Fire's Funeral).

Having said all that, this is a great record. The band is primarily revered for its live performances, but the record flows seamlessly and the music doesnt have a dull minute. The sound is hard to discribe. It sounds like slower(mostly) distorted pop-punk with more unique lyrics. I guess it could be grouped into "Shoegazer".

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this is great

Block Tested/Hood Approved
Big Rich
Manufacturer: Koch Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000E5KW90
Release Date: 2006-10-03

Tracks:

Big Rich Is Here (Intro)
Block Tested Hood Approved
That's The Business
Go Crazy
Where I'm From
Lay It Down
It Is What It Is
Rich Man's World
To The Top
Got A Problem
How Come?
From Nothing To Something
Elbo Room
Oh
Scrape-N-Scoot
Meet The Dealers (Remix)
Final Words (Outro)
F.I.L.L.M.O.E.

Customer Reviews:

this is great.......2007-01-02

At first when I saw this guys music video whats the buisness, I thought he was the worst new rap artist to come out this year.But when I listened to it on amazon music my mind was changed when I heard his style of hardcore rap which is my favorite along with crunk and gangster.Go get a copy

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Crunk Tested and Approved
Treal
Manufacturer: Attitude Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000E3LHKU
Release Date: 2006-02-07

Tracks:

Intreal
On Swoll
Stop, Drop and Roll
Swang on Everybody
Don't Worry Bout Mine
Souljah Reeze
Sittin Hi
I Got to Know
Nasty Dance
Entering Orange County
Street Signz
Instant Split Action
Right Here, Right Now
Don't Ack Like Dat
You Green
Let 'Em Fly (Give Me Me)
Outreal
Crispy Clean

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Demon's finest work.
It's claimed to be Demon, but I'm not sure...
Weird but awesome

British Standard Approved
Demon
Manufacturer: Spaced Out Music
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Heart of Our Time
The Plague
Blowout
Hold on to the Dream

ASIN: B000071WGY
Release Date: 2005-06-20

Tracks:

First Class
Cold in the Air [#]
Touching the Ice
Second Stage
Proxima
Link, Pt. I/The Link, Pt. II [#]
New Ground
From the Outside
Wonderland
Hemispheres (British Standard Approved)
New Ground [Live][*]
Only Sane Man [Live][*]
Wonderland [2002][*][Version]

Album Description

2002 remastered reissue of the NWOBHM act's 1985 album. Includes three bonus tracks, 'New Ground' (Live), 'Only Sane Man' (Live), & 'Wonderland Acoustic' (2002). Spaced Out.

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Demon's finest work........2004-03-30

Demon, British Standard Approved (Clay, 1984)

The majority of Demon fans you're likely to meet (what few of us still remember who they were) are likely to start and end any conversation regarding the band with their first two discs, after which it's generally considered they went downhill (sold out to get a contract with America's Atlantic Records, I think the argument goes). I, on the other hand, think British Standard Approved, the band's fourth disc, was their crowning achievement. Years ahead of its time, mixing progressive rock, pop, and (yes) country with the band's signature biker metal, British Standard Approved took the already-stagnating New Wave of British Heavy Metal movement and gave it a new direction; pity no one followed.

From the very first notes of "Cold in the Air," you have to wonder whether this is the same band who recorded Night of the Demon and The Unexpected Guest. It is, in fact. BSA was the last album Demon recorded before the untimely death of their resident guitar god, Malcolm Spooner. But the ominous blowing-wind-and-eerie-noises and crunchy three-chord guitar work have given way to expressive keyboards, more delicate melodies, and what could well pass for a positive outlook if you squint the right way. Obviously, something happened to Demon vocalist Dave Hill between 1982's "Strange Institution" ("they gave you a mountain to climb, but left you no will to survive") and 1984's "From the Outside" ("it's up to you to see it through...") to give him a radically different view on life as we know it.

What didn't change over the course of the band's career with Spooner, though, was their ability to write dead catchy music. Hill's lyrics are custom tailored for singing along, if a bit cheesy at times, and Spooner studied at the School of Inspiring Millions of Air Guitarists. What do you get when you cross biker metal with new-age happy pop-rock? British Standard Approved, Demon's most accessible album, and one that has been highly underrated over the years. The recent reissue of Demon's stuff is already heading out of print, so pick this one up fast and spend some time wondering why an album this great never got any radio airplay. *****

It's claimed to be Demon, but I'm not sure..........2003-03-21

I'm warning you!
If you think this album will sound even a tiny bit like "The unexpected guest" you're in for a very big and unpleasant surprise. I can't believe it's the same band. I don't like it all and I strongly suggest you pre-listen before buying it!

Weird but awesome.......2003-01-20

I think this album is exceptional cause it goes from the bombastic passages on some tracks well known from their album 'The Plague', cool weird atmospheric sounds of some tunes, to nice melodic and more commercial tracks. This an awesome eclectic (metal-prog?) album, showing some of the best Demon's, and a nice tribute/legacy from Mal Spooner. Its easy to identify a little british-industrial-foggy-Floyd style. Difficult to categorize, it's just good music. Never heard the new bonus track (the other two are live reprises).

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Worthy introduction to former greats of uk indie music scene

As Approved By the Committee
The Telescopes
Manufacturer: Committee to Keep
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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# Untitled Second
Taste
Baby's Angry
Cold Water Flat

ASIN: B000094Q2H
Release Date: 2003-06-17

Tracks:

I Fall, She Screams
There Is No Floor
Threadbare
Anticipating Nowhere
Please Before You Go
Silent Water
Suicide
Pure Sweetest Ocean
Everso
Never Learn Not to Love
Celeste
Flying
Sleepwalk
Celestial

Album Description

This is a compilation of the group's best work, now all out of print, and all of it previously unreleased in the USA. Bomp. 2003.

Customer Reviews:

Worthy introduction to former greats of uk indie music scene.......2003-10-25

Some ten years later than anticipated a fine compilation appears by these former regulars of the UK indie chart.

What you get here is 7 tracks from the 1st album and a 7 assorted singles. It makes for slightly uneasy listening: the tracks from Taste are mostly satisfyingly brutal chunks of raw noise. I particularly enjoyed the howling guitar sound of I Fall She Screams and the swirling noise of Anticipating Nowhere.

The remaining tracks come from the Creation singles and the change in direction is stark. On the sleeve notes of The House of Love's Creation compilation, label boss Alan McGee writes how everyone had been doing lots of LSD around the recording of their first album and I wonder if perhaps he had fed the Telescopes some kind of hallucinogen as the remaining tracks have a more psychedelic feel, complete with flower-power inspired lines like "Fill my soul with love" and various ohhs and ahhs. These songs range from the mediocre (Never Learn Not To Love) to the inspirational (Celeste).

Overall though it's a very worthwhile purchase, especially as Taste is once again unavailable. However, it could have been better. To Kill A Slow Girl Walking is excluded while the rather ordinary b-side Pure Sweetest Ocean, complete with very long sample of whale music is included. A further compilation including the early singles, plus Peel Sessions would be an ideal follow-up.

Approved by the Motors
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One of the top 50 Albums of the 70's

Thank Heavens for the Motors

Approved by the Motors
Motors
Manufacturer: Disky Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Airport: The Motors' Greatest Hits

ASIN: B00005NKH3
Release Date: 2005-07-19

Tracks:

Airport
Mamma Rock 'N' Roller
Forget About You
Do You Mind
You Beat The Hell Outta Me
Breathless
Soul Redeemer
Dreaming Your Life Away
Sensation
Today
Picturama
The Day I Found A Fiver

Album Description

UK reissue of the English pub rock act's 1978 album.

Customer Reviews:

One of the top 50 Albums of the 70's.......2004-12-12

Great pop/rock music -- with fantastic energy and songwriting. AIRPORT is unforgettable, but virtually the whole album is a tour de force. TODAY is a great closing ballad, one of the first of its type for loud bands.

Thank Heavens for the Motors.......2004-11-18

This is one of my all time favorite albums. I remember hearing it on the radio (all of it) and walking to Budget Tapes and Records (2 miles) the very next singing "You Beat the Hell Outta Me" all the way. The DJ who played it called "Airport" the song of the year. He may have been right but I was also partial to "Forget Abou You" and "Sensation". What agreat album. What are you waiting for?