Bliss [CD-single] [Import]

Bliss [CD-single] [Import]

Track Listings

1. Bliss (Radio Edit)

2. Bliss (Original Extended)

3. Bliss (Felix Da Housecats Vocal Remix)

4. Bliss (Felix Da Housecats Dub)

5. Atari Driver 3 Trailer

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Followup to the huge dance hit 'Pray'. Features four versions of the title track, 'Bliss' (Radio Edit, Original Extended, Felix Da Housecat's Vocal Remix, Felix Da Housecat's Dub), & an exclusive trailer for the new Atari Driver 3. Illustrious. 2003.

Bliss,Syntax,Illustrious,5"CD Singles

Instrumental Paradise Volume 8
Average customer rating:

Another Best of Mehdi

Delightful, Relaxing, Wonderful !

Nice, but not the best I've ever heard.

Musical Nirvana - Where sound quality, artistry and composition come together.

Gorgeous sound !

Instrumental Paradise Volume 8
Mehdi
Manufacturer: SoothingMusic.Com
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000PGQEIG
Release Date: 2007-04-30

Tracks:

Steps To Paradise
Eternal Bliss
Guiding Light
Heavens Rain
Utopian Dance
Sacred Gathering
Blossoming Flowers
Connecting Prayer
Trees In The Breeze
Prayers Answered

Product Description

Have you ever heard music so beautiful that it captivated you, lifted you up and opened your heart and mind? As comfortable as a relaxing day on the beach or as fresh as a warm spring breeze, these rich multicultural soundscapes are the soundtrack to your dreams. It's the feeling of bliss that you wish would never end. This is the music of Mehdi. We call it, "Music that sounds the way life should feel".>>> Contemporary Instrumental: Piano, Acoustic Guitar, Violin, Cello, Flute, Live Orchestral Strings, Electric Guitar, Persian Oud, Sitar, Santoor, Hammered Dulcimer with Rhythmic Hand Percussion, Drum Kit all Placed in Lush Orchestral Arrangements.

Customer Reviews:

Another Best of Mehdi .......2007-07-06

"Every album should be called Best of Mehdi," another reviewer once said.
Amen. It's everything everyone says it is. And it was absolutely worth the wait.
Yes, good cover choice; love the white horse.

Where's our DVD, Concertmaster?

Delightful, Relaxing, Wonderful !.......2007-06-29

I also purchased this CD based on the reviews and I'm truly glad that I did. This is Mehdi at his best. I've only listened to it a a few times since I received it, but I know I'll be playing it often. It's especially nice in the car, because it brings the surrounding natural scenery to life. Recommended !

Nice, but not the best I've ever heard........2007-06-29

I bought this based on other review I read on Amazon cold-turkey. It's nice, but not up to the calibur of other albums I have in the same genra.

I wouldn't not recommend it, but I wouldn' rave over it either.

Musical Nirvana - Where sound quality, artistry and composition come together........2007-06-25

Power up the stereo. Turn the lights down low. Don the headphones and energize the CD player. Relax. It's time to enter a world of virtuoso musicianship, of soundscapes that take you to another world. Close your eyes and listen. You're no longer alone but surrounded by beauty and floating into Paradise. You move seamlessly between this world and the next, the music weaving a tapestry that transcends the distance and the times.

Mehdi's Instrumental Paradise is a special recording in that it captures the soul and essence of one of the great musical visionaries in our time.

Mehdi has been playing the piano since he could reach the keys and has composed music for many feature films prior to embarking on his Instrumental musical journey in the mid-90's. Mehdi's music (a mixture of Middle Eastern, Celtic, Greek, Southern European and Spanish or at times Moorish set to neo classical and more modern influences) defies the current practice of cataloging each artist into a standard category. Above all else, this is music for the adventurer in each of us.

Mehdi is the feature artist showcasing his wide-ranging Piano and mesmerizing original compositions. But this is by no means a one-person show. Flutist Dan Jenks, Violinist Tony Ragetti, Percussionist Yoshi Masayuki,Cellist Jesse Von Unwerth,Persian Oudist John Bilezikjian,Guitarist Michael Barbieri,Sitarist Daniel J Gupta are just a few of the virtuoso musicians on this master piece.
They add their tremendous musical talents to a recording that truly is more than the sum of its individual parts. Each of these musicians are talented masters in their own right and have recorded with Mehdi as well as other respected and diverse musicians ranging from Loreena Mckinnett to Yanni.

The sound quality of this recording is beyond reproach. The dynamics and spatial imaging of the recording deserve special mention. This truly is a recording without fault: Over 59 minutes of timeless excellence in sound.

Mehdi's spirituality seems to be as little understood as his music. He is a musical and spiritual adventurer. Each recording contains compositions that deal with a wide range of influences ranging from Christianity to Mysticism to Islam and other faiths. One should be careful in not labeling his beliefs as well as his music. Just listen, learn and enjoy.

If you enjoy artists such as Secret Garden, Loreena Mckinnett,Enya, David Lanz, Phil Coulter, Yanni, classical, Celtic and other world music, or if you are intrigued by a musical adventure, Mehdi's extraordinary Instrumentals should be on your short list of future musical purchases.

Gorgeous sound !.......2007-06-25

A DJ here in Austin insists on calling Mehdi, "The Jewel of public television." While many of his fans are probably jealous that there's actually a station here that gives him airtime (KGSR, 107.1 -- a near identical twin of KBCO Boulder, 97.3), I've patiently combed public TV listings for months, and never seen his name once. Woe is me!

Ever since some cognoscenti used a snippet of his "Wedding Song" as background on an episode of "Northern Exposure," I've been hooked on Mehdi's compelling blend of inspiring melodies and middle eastern rhythms. The California Native and his bandmates are wizards with their instruments. Volume 8 Instrumental Paradise is a must for any fan of Mehdi's music; and I can think of no better way for someone unfamiliar with his sound to become acquainted.

Average customer rating:

WAY OFF THE MARK
LUXURIANT: yielding abundantly, characterized by abundant growth
Very displeasing!
Bravo Amel Larrieux
missing something

Lovely Standards
Amel Larrieux
Manufacturer: Bliss Life
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000O75EZA
Release Date: 2007-05-22

Tracks:

Younger Than Springtime
Something Wonderful
If I Were A Bell
You're My Thrill
If I Loved You
I Like the Sunrise
Shadow of Your Smile
Try Your Wings
Lucky to be Me
Wild is the Wind

Customer Reviews:

WAY OFF THE MARK.......2007-07-15

Not sure what she was thinking but singing jazz should not be in this ladies songbook. Terrible readings of some great standards....Amel needs to listen and study the greats before she ever tries her hand at jazz again.

A souful singer she maybe but certainly is not a jazz singer.

LUXURIANT: yielding abundantly, characterized by abundant growth .......2007-07-07

One word that can describe this compilation, is 'substantial'. Such substance and richness is not often tasted, in an industry where the finest taste - is often spoiled.

I am apalled to see that some cannot comprehend Amel's artistry. Amel is not one of these 'accessible' artists that you have come to expect. Often we are so used to second-rate garbage, that we truly do not know how to ascertain quality.

I am so glad to see that once again this magnificent vocalist BLAZES trails rather than follows them. I could have sworn that I heard the echoes of the Beatnick era of the 60s - whistling through my speakers. A blahzay, and plaintive Amel Larrieux - chanelling John Coltrane with her slender (slight) vocals. Black turtleneck sweaters and bongos, berets and dark glasses. Billowing cigarette smoke swirling around "You're my Thrill". Such ecstacy, and the pleasure was surely mine.

Where would Nina Simone be without a her spirited antagonists, clawing at each eclectic release. Where would the inimitable Shirley Horn be without the stumbling blocks and pitfalls of industry distaste (slow and boring?); or even the great Gloria Lynne (who never recieved her due).

Let us look at this program. Each piece - intentionally uncommon. Each treatment - intentionally unique. Amel does not know how to follow the crowd. Amel is in another realm altogether. Amel is the living embodiment of soul and jazz; the diaspora of world music; the collective understanding of love and loss, pain and pleasure. She represents all that is good that there is. Amel is the Lynn Collins of this era. You will know and remember this album in 10 years. It's too fresh right now.

Albums are not meant to reflect the past - they are meant to illustrate a higher level of futuristic consciousness and creative ability within the artist. Amel is just not meant for 'everybody'. If you cant LOVE her all the way - don't love her AT ALL my brothers and sisters. I'm hurt to see that people can turn-coat like this and sell Amel out!. But just as they say with the stock-market; BUY when the market is down. This album is a CLASSIC, too bad that some people can't see it yet.

Bengali
djbengali@aol.com

Very displeasing!.......2007-06-25

I have enjoyed all of Amel Larriuex's albums until this one. I don't even know how to describe it, it's just blah...that pretty much sums it up. It's terrible. If you are used to her other great albums don't buy this one.

Bravo Amel Larrieux.......2007-06-17

The Best album from the fine team of Amel and Laru Larrieux! Amel's vocals are quietly soothing, innocent & smooth as she floats with the lyrics!

missing something.......2007-06-15

Amel is a great vocalist and I have all of her albums going back to when she was with groove theory. Lovely standards is an attempt of amel to do a full jazz cd. The cd is ok at best. A lot of the tracks sound the same and I don't really care for the way she delivers the vocals on some songs. I gave the album three stars because amel has a beautiful voice, I just don't care for the way the lyrics are delivered. If it weren't for her melodic voice i would've rated the album lower. Younger than springtime is a good song that has some good vocals and actually the track sounds slightly different than the majority of the album. This album can be relaxing but is caught somewhere between candle lit dinner music and elevator music. My final thoughts are, if you missed this album it won't be a big loss.

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Expand your horizons.....buy this CD !!!
CD Bliss:Quiet Letters: U.S. Edition
Truly Blissful
Superb!
blissed out

Quiet Letters: U.S. Edition
Bliss
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ASIN: B0009YA45I
Release Date: 2005-08-02

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Wish U Were Here
Dunai
Song For Olabi
The Suns of Afterlife
Don't Look Back
Arapapa
Long Life To You My Friend
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Album Description

Bliss¹ North American debut is a chill out masterpiece, deeply rooted in a fine collage of western, African and classical musical influences, and representing the vast musical backgrounds of the band. Bliss has inspired comparisons to Sade, Norah Jones, Enya and Ennio Morricone. With its captivating vocals, gentle percussion and gracious orchestration, Quiet Letters is described by Buddha Bar¹s DJ Ravin as ³The Album of the Year², one of those albums that you have always been looking for without ever finding. Featuring guest vocals by Zero 7¹s Sophie Barker, Quiet Letters is an album that transports you far beyond the beaches of Ibiza, on a travel through African soul, Scandinavian jazz, and ethereal pop

Customer Reviews:

Expand your horizons.....buy this CD !!!.......2007-06-08

This is really some great CHILL music! I think we babyboomers could all enjoy some tunes that can relax the soul in this hectic, fast paced world in which we live. I often listen to the "Chill" station on my Sirius Radio and I picked up on this band immediately. This is the first CD of theirs that I have purchased and I am simply AMAZED at how good ALL the tracks are. A great group from Denmark and the female vocalist has a voice from heaven!!

CD Bliss:Quiet Letters: U.S. Edition.......2007-01-16

Great CD of relaxing music: you must have it (US edition better than european one!)

Truly Blissful.......2007-01-15

A great cd for relaxing, creating, dreaming, wishing, and just breathing.
Beautiful mix of sound and texture...truly blissful.

Superb!.......2007-01-15

A tightly woven string of music weaves the listener into the fabric of Bliss. Slightly reminiscent of B-Tribe in some instances; sometimes delving into a jazzier sound at others. This album is well-produced and listeners in my home always ask,"Who IS that and where can I find that CD?"

blissed out.......2006-12-02

Others have mentioned how relaxing this CD is but no one has mentoned how sensual and erotic it is. "Kissing" is a song you have to listen to while kissing to fully appreciate. I leave the rest to the listener's imagination but recommend keeping the CD in the bedroom. It's a masterpiece of mood and emotion.

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Innovative music
Slop from a slapper
HO HUM --- REALLY NOT INTERESTING AT ALL
Classical With a Twist
Highly Listenable

Vanessa-Mae The Violin Player

Manufacturer: Angel Records
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Release Date: 1998-10-30

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Toccata And Fugue In D Minor
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Classical Gas
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Red Hot

Customer Reviews:

Innovative music.......2007-06-03

I have been listening to such contemporary artists as Bond, Yanni, Taleinsin Orchestra,... so I am not a new comer to contemporary fusion classical music. If I had listened to this CD when it first came out almost 10 years ago, I would probably have given it a 5. I am only giving it a four now (maybe a 3.5?) because there are simply other better albums out there - most of the songs here are more classically influenced than its purported to be. Also, while Vanessa-Mae is an accomplished violinist, she is not the most spectacular violnist. At times, she lackes the energy to propell her music to the next level. However, all in all, an enjoyable album, although nothing ground-breaking.

Slop from a slapper.......2005-03-01

This terrible and dull album launched the career of Über-nothing violinist, Vanessa Mae.

It is hard to describe the depth of the level to which this album stoops to be "popular". Low brow? You bet! Exploitative? Oh yeah! Dumbed down Classical Music? Well, that's what we've got here!

Value of this album? Hard to say. I am sure that Vanessa's parents and agent are happy with this prosaic product.

Very dumbed down dumb music - for the legions of philistines and musically naive of the world.

In one word, a "dud".

HO HUM --- REALLY NOT INTERESTING AT ALL.......2003-07-11

As violin technique goes, there is not much here in evidence to get all fired up about. She is an adequete violinist who does just fine with the material she is given, but the only people who are going to think that she is a violinist for the ages are people who don't know anything about violin playing.

That being said, this album had the potential to be interesting, except that the arrangements of Mike Batt are about as flat as one can get. This album seems to be more about Mike Batt's ego than about Vanessa Mae, as Mike perform, conducts, composes & produces practically every piece. This would be fine if the end product was remotely interesting, but of it sounds like it should be background music. The Bach arrangement, with gratuitous techno-pop flourishes thrown in at every opportunity, just bogs down in an effort to be "innovative." Most of Batt's compositions leave no impression whatsoever.

Any lunatic who puts this crossover album in the classical category truly needs to go back to Music Appreciation 101, to be reminded of what classical music is. File this one in the Fluffy Boring Pop category and forget about it.

Classical With a Twist.......2003-07-01

The first notes of Vanessa Mae's The Violin Player sound like a dramatic beginning to a classical composition, but it's not. This album in fact is anything but traditional classical. It's unique, creative, energetic and alive and I give Vanessa props for being brave enough to come out with it. It's hard to be different. The fact that Vanessa did make the music and did it so well says that she's a true artist, something sadly lacking in a world where technical mastery is considered more important than artistic invention. This is a fantastic, fun album that you'll want to listen to again and again, the music hitting something within you and bringing all sorts of energy you didn't know you had bubbling to the surface. If you won't buy it for that reason, then buy it for it's historical significance. It's already plain to me, Vanessa Mae with this album changed the one sided face of classical music forever.

Highly Listenable.......2002-11-13

Let's get this straight upfront: Vanessa Mae is a good violin player, but I've heard plenty better in the classical world today. You buy this CD not for Mae's technique as a violinist (frankly, I'd give her just a 6 or 7 out of 10), but for her innovation - her ground-breaking album that blends the old-style classical music with pop/techno/jazz, and gives that genre of music (which had there for a while even before Mae) the kind of visibility that it did not use to have. This album is novel and upbeat, and is highly listenable both to people who like classical music and those who find it intimdating (or boring). Would especially recommend this to people in their 20s and 30s.

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Need to know another album
Favorite Album Ever
Their best?
If you are a fan of the band Cake, you'll love these guys.
This CD is so good

Irresistible Bliss
Soul Coughing
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Tracks:

Super Bon Bon
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For a group that exudes so much intelligence and sophistication, Soul Coughing make incredibly intuitive music. The New York foursome gets pinned for its downtown neo-beat poetry shtick, but even M. Doughty, the group's acid-tongued lyricist, will tell you it's really all about the vibe, not the verse: the true leaders are the guys bringing up the rear. Sebastian Steinberg's loping upright bass and Yuval Gabay's precision drums, which form a live hip-hop/jazz-rock base, make Soul Coughing's second album, Irresistible Bliss, even sharper and more rhythmically confident than their 1994 debut, Ruby Vroom. Inverting George Clinton's maxim, Soul Coughing's operating principle seems to be "Free your ass and your mind will follow." As on Ruby Vroom, Doughty's vocals (increasingly dynamic) and Mark De Gli Antoni's keyboard sampler (increasingly focused) form the icing on Irresistible Bliss's groove-filled cake. But like the bass and drums, the voice and sampler work on a subconscious level. Neither conveys concrete meaning so much as it regurgitates data. Like a television set that plays down the hall while you drift off to sleep, Soul Coughing transmit repeated and recontextualized cliches as if they were information-age mantras, and collide those with door squeaks, elephant sounds, and Raymond Scott cartoon music to form a blanket of pop-cultural white noise. If Irresistible Bliss is less referentially hip-hop and (therefore) more song-oriented than the previous album, it's just as enthusiastically geometric--not to mention funky. Or, to transpose Clinton again: Who says a rock band can't play funk?--Roni Sarig

Customer Reviews:

Need to know another album.......2006-03-08

I love soul coughing and have for a very long time now, well since 1995 and I thoroughly suggest anyone who truly loves music to own this cd, it's amazing. But I do have a question, does anyone know of a soundtrack (I believe) that has the song soft serve on it and on the actual cd there is an orange/yellow flower that consumes the top of it. Anyway, any help would be surely appreciated! Thanks!

Favorite Album Ever.......2006-02-20

I've never written a review for anything (I'm pretty sure). It's just like: "Whatever" to me, but I read some guy's review of Keep it Like a Secret by Built To Spill (by the way: couldn't recommend that album any more highly. Buy it now.). I lost my train of thought, but

Here's what I'm getting at:

This album changed my life. Not even kidding.

Besides, maybe, Giant Steps, this is the most important piece of music of all time. Of all the time in my life, of course. I don't know about yours.

Do me a favor and pick it up now.

Seriously, I couldn't even quantify or qualify the effect this album has on me with words or numbers or any other means of expression beyond this: This album changed my life.

Seriously, you don't even get it.

God man, I've been listening to this album since I was in second grade. My all time favorite.

Buy Ruby Vroom, too. Stay away from El Oso. And Mike Doughty's solo stuff. I mean, get it if you want. I don't care.

Just go read some Soul Coughing lyrics. Just take like, 2 minutes out of your day. You're not even doing anything important right now. Are you? No.

http://scug.net/, man. Thats all. Just go there. Read some of the words. Look at the pictures.

Seriously, you don't even get it. I took the liner notes out of the case (which I lost) and taped them to my wall. I'm not even kidding.

sigh

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-wilson

Their best?.......2003-09-12

Maybe, maybe not. Soul Coughing wins the award for quitting while they were ahead. Although their decision to call it quits was unfortunate, they left behind three incredible albums, two of which are among the best albums of the 90s.

This album, their second, is possibly their best...though it's tough to say. The first album, Ruby Vroom, featured dark grooves and bombshells like Screewriter's Blues and Sugar Free Jazz. Irresistible Bliss features a broader range of styles and sounds; and, while not as groove-oriented, the songs seem to show the band coming into itself. Bassist Sebastian Steinberg and drummer Yuval Gabay are locked in here tightly enough to make most jazz band rhythm sections jealous. Mark DeGli Antoni's samples here are fabulous, often quite humorous (Disseminated, for example). While Ruby Vroom featured vocals consisting of repeated phrases, Irresistible Bliss features vocal work more in line with actual lyrics. For some people, this may not be a plus, as the approach of Ruby Vroom allowed for uniterrupted grooving. For me, the lyrics of Irresistible Bliss become just one more fabulous element to pay attention to.

I can't say enough about this album. It's great stuff. Buy it.

If you are a fan of the band Cake, you'll love these guys........2003-04-28

As of late I've been listening online to WOXY (from Oxford, Ohio, the best radio station in the nation) . I heard a couple tunes from Soul Coughing; "Super Bon Bon" (with which I was familiar) and, I believe, "Soft Serve", from Irresistable Bliss. I decided that I had to own it. The only regret that I have is that I had to go for 7 years without owning it. Now I'm hooked.
These guys are technically adept and simple at the same time. Almost every song on the album is catchy. And none could be considered boring. My favorite is the stripped-down "How Many Cans?", which is a true showcase for M. Doughty's amazing voice. Now I'm going to have to pick up the rest of the S.C. catalog.

This CD is so good.......2003-03-23

This CD is great listening, all the way up and down. Super Bon-Bon is the radio hit, but every track's bound to stick in your head after a listen or two. The lyrics are nuts, I don't know what he's getting at exactly but the music is just outrageously good. I'm not usually a huge fan of this genre, whatever genre that is, but this is a top-ten disc for me.

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A Stunning Sophomore Effort!!
Sophisticated Soul
Chil music to have
...
Beautiful Voice & Message

Bravebird
Amel Larrieux
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ASIN: B00015YW8U
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Amazon.com

A 9-year veteran of the indie R&B circuit, Amel Larrieux stretches her vocal wings on the stellar, yet painfully overlooked "Bravebird." Serving as her solo sophomore set, the New York-based singer/songwriter has crafted a disc that mixes midtempo melodies with beautiful and lush lyrics. Lead single "For Real," written by Larrieux and her husband Laru Larrieux, opens with a serene piano solo that is accented by the voice of a young baby cooing. Backed by an infectious, handclap-accented groove, Larrieux sings about "real love"--the kind of love that makes you a better person. Larrieux can also rock out and does just that on the funk-fueled "All I Got." The result is a bass-heavy affair that is accented by an electric guitar wah-wah and some impressive improvisation. However, it's on the heartbreaking "Beyond" that Larrieux truly shines. Backed by an acoustic guitar and quiet string section, Larrieux's lyrics of everlasting love make you want to believe in something more.

Like fellow soulsters Anthony Hamilton and Goapele, Larrieux, who began her career as one-half of the R&B duo Groove Theory, sings with an ease that is rare in many of today's R&B artists. Her voice is natural and engaging, and that's what makes Bravebird truly soar. --Rashaun Hall

Album Description

This singer/songwriter's sophomore solo effort fuses R&B, soul, hip-hop, jazz, and folk, defying pigeonholing. Larrieux continues to captivate, soaring with confidence and courage, especially in her explorations of love.

Album Description

2004 sophomore album for the former vocalist of Groove Theory. Rolling Stones says Bravebird is '..one of the most off-the-hook new soul albums in years.' 12 tracks. Bliss Life Records.

Customer Reviews:

A Stunning Sophomore Effort!!.......2007-07-17

I came across Amel when she appeared as a free download on iTunes. Loving the song, i started listening to her other albums. Bravebird is my favorite from her 4 albums. This album must be looked at as a story. A beautiful story. Each song is beautiful in it's own respect. This album is painfully underappreciated. A true hidden gem in the world of Soul music. Some truly standout tracks are Brave Bird; the perfect chillout track, All I Got; an empowering song with a catchy chorus line, Beyond; one of the best songs Amel has ever recorded, and Sacred; an absolutly stunning stripped down track that shows Amel's true vocal range. Overall, a true classic in music and one of the most underrated albums released in the 21st century. Please spread the word about Amel's music!! And make sure to check out Amel's other albums!!

AMEL LARRIEUX ALBUMS

Infinite Possibilities

Morning

Lovely Standards

Sophisticated Soul.......2007-07-02

Why do her vocals remind me of Beyonce? Well except Larrieux's been more controlled, while Beyonce's took more time to tame. And if Beyonce ever got to the point of not singing odes to materialism and man-hating, and stop writing from an 18 yr. old jetsetter point of view, she might produce a work of sophistication as this. But enough of my criticisms to Lady B'(who I actually do like but I'm hoping she angles for a more mature direction). This album is lyrically deep and groovy at the same time. The first track is a smooth track and instantly catches your ears' attention. The second title track standouts with the house-beat and the sensitive lyrics. Larrieux's vocals are incredible throughout. And the fact that this was an independent release should put some mainstream record companies to shame for allowing artists to release some of the crap they do.

Highlight Tracks:
For Real
Bravebird
We Can Be New

Chil music to have.......2007-05-12

It's a nice cool album from a wonderful and talented singer! So many people don't realize that she is still doing her thing without groove theory. Definitely check her out!

..........2007-01-28

It seemed inevitable that someone as talented and creative as Amel would have to eventually go the indie route. And I am sure glad she did. Yes, her debut was nice, but going independent has allowed her to do anything she wants, whether it be lyrically or musically. Bravebird was the first release from Bliss Life Records, which is run by her and her husband, Laru Larrieux.

The opening track, "For Real," is beatiful and probably the best song on the album. (The high notes she hits at the end are just amazing. They sound so natural.) On the title track, Amel pays homage to the people who speak out; therefore not only helping themselves, but also the others who are not as bold to do the same. "All I Got" speaks about working with what you have and being comfortable with where you are. "Giving Something Up" is dedicated to the single mothers in the struggle. The socially conscious lyrics of "Sacred" are moving and Larrieux discreetly reveals the mess that goes on behind the scenes at the major record companies on "Say You Want It All."

The production is flawless. It has much more of a bounce than the jazzy, laid back groove of Infinite Possibilities. Her vocals are top notch and the lyrics are incredible. I highly recommend.

Beautiful Voice & Message.......2006-11-10

I loved Bravebird for the musicality and the beautiful lyrics. Of course everyone loves the single "For Real," but there are a number of other songs such as "Your Eyes," "Dear to Me," and "New" that have beautiful lyrics and melodies. I can listen to it over and over!

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A soundtrack Masterpiece
This is how a movie score should be made.
Still fresh after 6 years
A Masterpiece!
Maybe the best electronic soundtrack yet created

Spy Game: Original Motion Picture Score
Harry Gregson-William
Manufacturer: Decca U.S.
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Director Tony Scott's buddy pic-cum-espionage thriller shrewdly unites Robert Redford and Brad Pitt, pretty-boy box-office icons from two different generations. But its tense musical score embodies a gratifying sense of cross-cultural experimentation that seems as doggedly genre-expanding as it does dramatically tough. Young composer Harry Gregson-Williams (Shrek, The Replacement Killers, Antz, The Rock) employs haunting Eastern instrumental modalities, symphonic flourishes, and spare choral touches here but crucially weds them to driving, polyrhythmic percussion and pulsing techno club grooves. Continuing a contemporary scoring trend that largely eschews thematic melodies in favor of evocative atmospherics, the composer's studio-savvy fusion has conjured up a soundscape of surprisingly emotional twists and turns, but one that also seems to grow more determinedly electro-modern with each successive cut. This is that rare score that proves that pop trend can indeed inform classical tradition--and much to the benefit of both. --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

A soundtrack Masterpiece.......2007-05-23

The movie is rgeat, the story line is mind-boggling, the action is fantastic and the score is fabulous. These are just a view small lines that come to mind when you've watched this movie "Spy Game".

A Movie soundtrack is not only adding sound to the picture, it is of utmost importance that it brings a total picture to the storyline. Composer and writer Harry Gregson Williams is known for his synthesizer orgestrated music. Normally a soundtrack to a movie would be only a hugh orchestra with string's, brass, percussion en more. But Mister Williams add's even more to that picture with his knowledge of Computer software and synthesizers.

This soundtrack is from start to finish a journey to relive the entire story of Spy game over and over again. Plus adding the two remixes as a bonus.

This is how a movie score should be made........2007-04-07

Spy Game is one of my favorite movies, and I've always been amazed by the music score. The music is incredibly well done and holds up on its own on CD. Whether or not you've seen the movie, this is good music. I'm glad I finally broke down and bought this CD!

Still fresh after 6 years.......2007-02-20

HGW is an exceptional electronic musician and a definite hero of mine, his classical training has easily transitioned to genre, and he has admitted that he is not even into computers. This may well have handicapped him until he could harness their undeniable power, and provide an additional platform for his talent. I was first introduced to him through the Metal Gear Solid series on the Playstation. I was very impressed with his musical abilities then because he can turn emotion from soft and dark to edgy and triumphant effortlessly. This soundtrack is his best work. He is not afraid to break the rules. Buy it!

A Masterpiece!.......2006-01-07

The following words describe this score perfectly: emotional, triumphant, energetic, melancholy.

This is one of Gregson-Williams' masterpieces that consists of an amazing blend of all types of emotion and excitement. Absolutely one of my favorites in the same class as "The Rock".

Maybe the best electronic soundtrack yet created.......2005-07-12

While the general job of anyone getting the "Music By" credit is to underscore the emotional context of the filmed image, electronic music is often overlooked as a tool by which this can be meaningfully achieved. Indeed, most electronically-rendered scores ARE easily forgettable, and in some cases flatly inappropriate for the action being described.

But Gregson-William here chooses precisely the right instruments and displays his absolute studio-side mastery. In part this is because the film itself, being so heavily involved with electronic surveillance, obviously calls for a more artificial musical score. But his real genius is in finding a way to give both cultural context and recognizable motifs. Whether the current action on the screen is set in Asia, Europe, America or the Middle East, the music feels like it belongs both in those locales AND in the same movie. The main theme for Redford's character doubles as the SPY GAME theme, and it's worked and reworked throughout to give a thoroughly satisfying evolution through the action.

If you've been disappointed by electronic soundtracks in the past--and who living through the 80s wasn't?--this score will show you just how expressive the genre can be, when handled by the right artist.

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This Bliss
Pantha du Prince
Manufacturer: Dial
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000M2DJZ4
Release Date: 2007-04-03

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Another Step Higher
Sacred Music at its Very Best
Heavenly Bliss

Anand - Bliss
Snatam Kaur
Manufacturer: Spirit Voyage Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
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ASIN: B000JWIR68

Product Description

"The Greatest Album Yet - Snatam is Fantastic!" Here it is at last - Snatam's hugely anticipated new CD Anand. It has certainly been worth the wait. Layers of keyboard, harmonium, tabla, violin, sarod, bass and the dancing flute of Manose create an incredible landscape behind Snatams ethereal vocals. This album carries a mesage of profound bliss and joy. If you like Snatam, then you will simply love Anand!

Customer Reviews:

Another Step Higher.......2007-03-07

I have a number of albums by Snatam Kaur and have been fortunate enough to see her at the Ashram here in Altamonte Springs, Florida during Winter Solstice. Each album gets better. This one is produced by Thomas Barquee. While you're at it, you should check out his album "The Sound of Om" because it's fantastic as well. Between Snatam's expanded experience as a musician and spiritual seeker, and Barquee's experience as a producer and musician, a fantastic combination emerges. Very beautiful, relaxing, contemplative, yet brimming with energy. This is not just an album to chill out to, but a great album to actively listen to or practice yoga to.

For those who are new to Snatam, many of the lyrics come from Kundalini Yoga. If you can only get one of her albums, this would be it. The others I would recommend include "Celebrate Peace" and "Grace."

Sacred Music at its Very Best.......2007-02-22

Snatam is one of today's most popular New Age artists; in 2005 she was the only performer to place THREE albums in the New Age Retailer's Top 20. Snatam now adds to her series of superb recordings (like "Prem," "Shanti," and "Grace") another absolutely brilliant CD. There's a beautiful balance between slower, more contemplative music that pulls you effortlessly into meditation, and faster tempo pieces that make you want to dance. If you enjoy contemporary sacred music, be sure to check out this terrific artist.

Heavenly Bliss.......2006-11-02

This is a beautiful album that reaches into your heart and soul. Snatam Kaur is an angel with a heavenly voice. It is excellent!!!! I highly recommed it as well as her other CDS.

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Beautiful
A few bright spots, but also some disappointments
This CD Deserves SIX Stars!
every good adjective
Fabulous!

Peace Like a River
James Lucas , Janice Kapp Perry , John Rutter , Jean Sibelius , John Tavener , American Traditional , English Traditional , Spiritual Traditional , Mack Wilberg , Craig D. Jessop , Clay Christiansen , John Longhurst , Richard L. Elliott , Daron Bradford , and Meredith Campbell
Manufacturer: Mormon Tabernacle
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Consider the Lilies
Love Is Spoken Here
America's Choir
Mormon Tabernacle Choir: The Sound of Glory-Battle Hymn of the Republic
Choose Something Like a Star

ASIN: B00020H9W0
Release Date: 2004-06-22

Tracks:

Sweet Peace
Be Still, My Soul
Peace Like a River
All Things Bright and Beautiful
Lord Is My Shepherd
This Is My Father's World
Wayfarin' Stranger
Lord, Make Me an Instrument of Thy Peace
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
Deep River
Lamb
Child's Prayer
It Is Well With My Soul
Count Your Blessings Instead of Sheep
Gaelic Blessing
Thou Gracious God, Whose Mercy Lends
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Customer Reviews:

Beautiful.......2007-06-14

This CD is a must have for any Mormon Tabernacle Choir fans. The music is very reverent and gentle, and should also appeal to those not from the LDS church, seeing as how most of the music is common to the wider Christian community. This CD is a fantastic addition to any music collection.

A few bright spots, but also some disappointments.......2007-01-19

It Is Well With My Soul is one of my favorite-favorites and that is the main reason why I bought the CD; it turned out to be a huge let down on this album, they rearranged it so much that I almost didn't recognize it. Be Still My Soul is another reason why I bought it and it's good, but not great. Swing Low Sweet Chariot is where it starts to get good. The last two songs "Thou Gracious God, Whose Mercy Lends"
and "Come, Let Us Anew" are very good reasons to buy this CD, they each have truely powerful passages and make the CD worth having. The Mormon Tabernacle Choirs 2006 release entitled Then Sings My Soul is by far the best that I've heard from them.

This CD Deserves SIX Stars!.......2005-11-05

However, the rating scale has a limit of five. I own over 700 CDs of virtually every type of music. Peace Like A River belongs in a class by itself! I've never written a review before but, after listening to this STUNNING performance by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, I feel compelled to share my praise with that of the five other reviewers. If I were limited to one word, I would use the word "SUPERB" to describe this beautiful and moving CD. SIX stars for Peace Like a River! BRAVO!!!

every good adjective .......2005-08-06

This album is all beauty and solace. The singing is pristine, the arrangements lush and often stirring--never saccharine. As with the previous reviewer, my first listing of "Peace Like a River" brought me to tears (especially "Peace Like a River," the sopranos in "Swing Low," and the bagpipes in "Thou Gracious God"). Buy this one.

Fabulous!.......2005-05-29

The perfect recording to help you recover from a long, hard day. Showcasing the MTC's "new" sound in contemporary choral arrangements with its own orchestra and conductor, "Peace Like a River" brought tears to my eyes in selection after selection during my first listen -- and I'm not normally an emotional person! The title song together with "Deep River," "Swing Low" and "Be Still My Soul" are alone worth the cost of the recording. Get this one!

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