My Pain [Explicit Lyrics]

Track Listings

1. If You Really Want It

2. 21 Answers

3. Got to Get Away

4. Momma Don't Cry

5. Before and After Funds

6. Don't Be Afraid

7. I'm Like

8. 25 to Life

9. Only the Strong Will Survive

10. Pain

My Pain,Sha Asia,Bradley House Record,Pop,Rap,Rap & Hip-Hop

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First rays of a new rising sun

Pain in My Heart
Otis Redding
Manufacturer: Elektra / Wea
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ASIN: B000002IH3
Release Date: 1991-11-05

Tracks:

Pain In My Heart
The Dog
Stand By Me
Hey Hey Baby
You Send Me
I Need Your Lovin'
These Arms Of Mine
Louie Louie
Something Is Worrying Me
Security
That's What My Heart Needs
Lucille

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Like most R&B albums of the early 1960s, Otis Redding's 1964 debut was a haphazard mixture of the artist's contemporary hits ("These Arms of Mine," "Pain in My Heart"), B-sides ("Something Is Worrying Me," "Hey Hey Baby"), and covers of popular hits of the day ("You Send Me," "Stand by Me"). Stylistically, Redding was still trying to find his feet; though he obviously had the voice and ability to pull off tender ballads like the title track, he hadn't yet given up on trying to scream like Little Richard ("Lucille"). Uneven as they may be, the tracks on Pain in My Heart get over on the sheer soulfulness of Redding's singing. Worth the price of admission alone is the underrated "Security," which was the first in a string of great uptempo Redding originals. --Dan Epstein

Customer Reviews:

First rays of a new rising sun.......2000-05-05

As with many early Stax full-lengths, this album was built around the success of a couple hits. In this case, it was a pair of soulful ballads. What had originally been a recording session for Johnny Jenkins & The Pinetoppers (for whom Otis was the vocalist) in 1962 resulted in Otis introducing "These Arms of Mine." It was released at the end of the year and went on to become a Top 20 R&B hit, followed by "Pain In My Heart" in 1963. Another session in January 1964 produced the rest of the tracks, most of them covers. There are songs by two of Otis' heroes, Sam Cooke's "You Send Me" and Little Richard's "Lucille," as well as renditions of "Stand By Me," "I Need Your Lovin'," "Louie Louie," and Rufus Thomas' "The Dog." While some of it is unremarkable filler material, Redding's "Something Is Worrying Me" and the excellent "Security" make this disc worth a listen. The backing band is Stax's legendary rhythm section, Booker T. & the MG's, with horns provided by the Mar-Keys. Jenkins plays guitar on "These Arms of Mine" and its B-side "Hey Hey Baby." At the time, Otis hadn't completely found his groove yet, so the album is fairly inconsistent. However, it's interesting to hear the seeds of what he would become, and his wonderful singing on the slow numbers was already in fine form. It stands as a promising debut record that's enjoyable but not essential. The strongest tracks off this CD can also be found on Rhino's 2-Disc Otis Redding anthology, "Dreams To Remember" (which also features "Shout Bamalama," the Pinetoppers song that brought them to Memphis in the first place).

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The best of the 4 I recently bought
a little jewel of Renaissance music

At the Sign of the Crumhorn

Manufacturer: Naxos
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ASIN: B00004GLLP
Release Date: 2000-04-11

Tracks:

Come Out All
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Den III. Ende VI. Ronde + Quatre Branles
In Sorrow Must I Die
I Carry In My Heart
Be Sure To Drink In Moderation
A Venus Creature
How Sorrowful Is My Heart
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A Girl Came Walking By I
A Girl Came Walking By II
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Customer Reviews:

The best of the 4 I recently bought.......2005-04-27

For some reason I recently decided to buy a variety of Early Music CDs from Amazon. I purchased four, including this one, enough to spend $25 for free shipping. Of the four (the others being 'Praetorius: Dances from Terpsichore', 'Music of the Troubadours', and 'Music of the Crusades'), this is my favorite.

I particularly like the song whose title is translated on this page as 'Be sure to drink in moderation' - I don't know enough contemporary Dutch to know if learning to sing this as recorded on this CD would be comprehensible to native speakers of Dutch today, but I certainly hope so, because it would make a terrific ice breaker at parties in Holland.

As for the music, it's hard to imagine that a gaggle of trained geese would sound as good as these Crumhorns. This album really rocks.

a little jewel of Renaissance music.......2004-01-17

If you are looking for an album with all types of renaissance-music from the Low Countries this is the album. Different composers from that time-area and different types of music are recorded. Some songs are very modest, others makes it difficult not to hum with. This cd is a jewel worth listening. Renaissancofiles: this album should be in your collection.

Spain in My Heart: Songs of the Spanish Civil War

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La música bien, la letra no tanto
Keeps Alive the Spirit of Justice and Freedom

Spain in My Heart: Songs of the Spanish Civil War
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Appleseed Records
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ASIN: B0000C0FBP
Release Date: 2003-09-23

Tracks:

Jarama Valley - Pete Seeger & Arlo Guthrie
Garcia e Galan - Uxia
The Abraham Lincoln Brigade - John McCutcheon
Asturias - Guardabarranco
El Quinto Regimiento - Lila Downs
The Bantry Girls' Lament - Aoife Clancy
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Llego Con Tres Heridas - Eliseo Parra
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Si Me Quieres Escribir - Quetzal
Tu Que Brillas - Michele Greene
Los Marineros - Uxia
Peat Bog Soldiers - Laurie Lewis
Viva La Quince Brigada - Quetzal
Taste Of Ashes - Laurie Lewis

Album Description

The idealistic appeal of "fighting the good fight" against the fascist troops of General Francisco Franco as he warred against Spain's democratically elected government drew more than 45,000 volunteer soldiers from over 50 countries during the Spanish Civil War (1936-39). This influx created a canon of war-related songs sung by the freedom fighters and revived during the American folk boom of the Fifties.

SPAIN IN MY HEART presents new recordings of vintage and recent songs inspired by the conflict and performed by an international roster of musicians. The United States is represented by folk's activist icon, Pete Seeger, Arlo Guthrie, master instrumentalist/vocalist John McCutcheon, bluegrass singer/fiddler Laurie Lewis, East L.A.'s Quetzal, multicultural singer/songwriter/actress Michele Greene, and Joel and Jamaica Rafael of the Joel Rafael Band. From Mexico and Nicaragua come vocalist Lila Downs and Duo Guardabarranco, respectively. The Irish volunteers are solo artist Aoife Clancy, formerly of Cherish the Ladies, and Shay Black of The Black Family. Spain itself is represented by two of its leading contemporary singers, Eliseo Parra and Uxía.

The songs here, acoustic-based and many in Spanish, form a surprisingly delicate mosaic. Rather than emulating the strident chaos of battle, the CD conveys more subtle aspects of the conflict - yearning for simpler times ("Asturias," "En La Plaza De Mi Pueblo"); longing for distant loved ones ("The Bantry Girls' Lament"); the equal significance of life, love and death ("Llegó Con Tres Heridas"). The war and the bravery of the anti-fascist forces are addressed in such songs as "Jarama Valley," "El Quinto Regimiento," "Taste of Ashes," and "The Abraham Lincoln Brigade."

No matter in what language the songs are performed, the bravery, pain and loss felt by soldiers and civilians alike are rendered with a conviction and feeling that transcends words and forges an aching link with the listener.

Customer Reviews:

La música bien, la letra no tanto.......2005-05-03

Como hijo de exiliado español agradezco con el corazón que la música de la Guerra Civil Española siga viva dentro del canto del siglo XXI. Musicalmente me parece un trabajo muy completo, con conocimiento y aventura musicales, sin embargo, en lo que se refiere a las letras (lyrics) encuentro el punto débil del CD. Por lo que he podido investigar los textos utilizados son los llegados a los Estados Unidos, pero no los que se cantaban en España y, en ocasiones, la continuidad de las letras es inconexa.

Pongo un ejemplo: Joel & Jamaica Rafael cantan: 'Los cuatro generales, mamita mía, que se han alzado' y en seguida: 'Madrid que bien resistes, mamita mía, los bombardeos'. Esto, en el idioma español no tiene sentido. La letra original dice: 'Los cuatro generales, mamita mía, que se han alzado, para las navidades serán colgados' y la segunda parte: 'Madrid que bien resistes, mamita, los bombardeos, de las bombas se ríen, mamita mía, los madrileños' y de esta forma adquieren sentido pues a los cuatro generales alzados les espera la horca, mientras los madrileños resisten los bombardeos de las tropas franquistas.

Uxía, siendo española, llama 'Marineros' a la canción cuyo título original es 'Que será' y que viene de la canción infantil 'Arrión' y que ironiza sobre el hundimiento del crucero 'Baleares' por la Flota Republicana en la batalla del Cabo de Palos y Uxía no utiliza la letra que dice: 'Y han de ver, y lo van a ver como al 'Baleares', al 'Cervera' y 'Canarias' bajo los mares' lo que le daría el contexto del momento en que la canción surgió.

En fin hay muchas otras observaciones del mismo tipo.

En resumen, me parece que no se hizo una investigación profunda para encontrar las letras completas y correctas de todas estas canciones tan entrañables para todos los que descendemos de la República Española y eso demerita el trabajo del disco en su conjunto. Pareciera que es un disco para venta interna dentro de los Estados Unidos y a mi me hubiera gustado más que fuera para venta universal.

Recomiendo el CD de Oscar Chávez 'España 1936-1939-1975' editado durante 1999 en México por Discos Pentagrama, donde el trabajo curatorial de las letras y la música es sobresaliente.

Rodrigo de Oyarzabal, Ciudad de México.

Keeps Alive the Spirit of Justice and Freedom.......2004-08-06

As the son of a British International Brigade veteran and a Spanish Republican refugee,I grew up with the pain of betrayal, defeat, and exile. Songs helped to sustain us during the long dark years of Franco's dictatorship. This record captures the emotion, joy, and beauty of many of those songs, as well as some new ones, and keeps alive the spirit which took thousands of volunteers from around the world to fight for justice and freedom in Spain.

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Great vocal virtuosity
Confuzzled
An American Composer of Art Song
more German than Rorem
delightful art songs

Ned Rorem: Selected Songs
Ned Rorem , and Carole Farley
Manufacturer: Naxos American
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Release Date: 2001-11-20

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See How They Love Me
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Ask Me No More
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Sally's Smile
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As Adam Early In The Morning
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Great vocal virtuosity.......2005-04-07

This is a great recording, by two great artists. Carole Farley is the ideal singer for Ned Rorem's songs. She spell out every
word and every nuance, giving each song and every poem their full character. The songs are a revelation. I recommend this recording without hesitation.
Christoph (Berlin, Germany)

Confuzzled.......2004-01-03

While these song are GREAT...I cannot get over Carole Farley; her voice is so affected (kind of like a sprechstimme; overly dramatic...). I love the fact that Rorem himself is playing the piano, and as a singer, the catalogue of songs is good to have...but cant say I could ever manage getting over Farley's affectation. There are far superior recordings out there.

An American Composer of Art Song.......2003-04-02

American popular song, whether standards, show tunes,jazz, blues, or rock, is one of our country's most visible artistic achievements. American classical (or Art) songs are much less known. Ned Rorem (b. 1923) is probably the greatest American composer in this unfamiliar medium. Rorem is sometimes dubbed the "American Schubert."

This disc features 32 of Ned Rorem's songs for voice and piano. Soprano Carole Farley is the accomplished singer, and Ned Rorem himself plays the piano. The disc is special because it features settings of the works of American poets. The CD begins with 9 settings of poems by the mid-twentieth century poet, Theodore Roethke, and concludes with settings of 5 poems by Walt Whitman. The disc also includes settings of poems by William Carlos Williams, Gertrude Stein, and Paul Goodman, among others. Thus the disc combines in a special way American creative effort in poetry and in music.

Rorem's songs are declamatory in style. Typically, the voice line delivers the text of the poetry in a sort of chant. The relationship between the voice line and the piano is far from Schubertian. Generally, the piano takes a separate line and accentuates the voice by means of large chords or by runs or by other comments and punctuation on the voice. The texts are well set and the music is effective. There are some unusual harmonies with jazz and blues influences. Rorem's piano accompanyment on this disc gives the recording a sense of authenticity -- we get a good idea of how the composer wants his songs to be conveyed.

The disc includes excellent program notes and texts of all the songs. Naxos has received deservedly high praise for its "American Classics" series which makes much music written by Americans available on CD at a low price. This disc includes some lovely, little-known songs. It is an excellent introduction to the American art song and to the music of Ned Rorem.

more German than Rorem.......2002-07-20

I've been a Rorem fan since hearing a highschool friend perform some of his work in her college recital. His startling, atonal songs were an instant revelation. For years there were few reliable CDs of his vocal work. A scandal considering his reputation rests more on his art songs and chamber music than on his orchestral pieces. This Naxos entry of a wide overview of his best songs is thus quite welcome, due largely to its availability, wide distribution and professional packaging (he's had some shoddy issues before with incorrect liner notes, etc.; the challenge of the low budget).

I can't call myself an unalloyed fan of soprano Carole Farley however. Her delivery here recalls the speak-singing style of German 12-tone composers (a specialty of hers), and can sound melodramatic, especially when she rushes the more delicate passages.

I prefer Rorem's softer, more melodious French side, the one that descends from Impressionism and is more warmly emotive. While Farley loses the shading of some of the more fragile songs, she is well-suited to the longer, more forceful pieces. I've heard many readings of "Early in the Morning" (one of Rorems most popular songs) by male and female vocalists, and its tale of wistful nostalgia is muted by Farley's direct approach. However, she nails "My Papa's Waltz," a fractured setting for a Roethke poem about a frightened child forced to dance with a drunken father. Here her acting skills come to the fore, and she perfectly captures the tipsy madness of the song. Rorem can be quite theatrical himself on occasion. She does almost as well with "See How they love me," a ballad with a regular pace that allows her assertive style to breathe.

At any rate it's great to hear these lovely songs in a recent (2000) recording, accompanied (rather emphatically, but perhaps he's matching his theatrical singer) by Rorem himself.

The similar Susan Graham album is more to my taste, but this is a more than competent bargain set.

delightful art songs.......2002-01-02

rorem's songs are amazing, and naxos has done well
to group them by poet. the complete settings of roethke
are particularly compelling and edgey.

carole farley's voice is lovely, but her phrasing
and willingness to push her voice seems
a big departure from the styling of art songs i've
heard by poulenc and somers.

this takes some getting used to- at least 3 or 4 complete
listen-throughs in my case. her voice is almost jazzy,
kind of like early recordings by holly cole.

anyway, rorem accompanies her on piano so obviously
this reading fits with his intent; his playing is also delightful.

one small quibble- although there are 32 songs, the CD is
57 minutes- brief by naxos standards.

My Pain & Sadness Is More Sad & Painful Than Yours
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The first from the best

The Birth of McLusky

McLusky, rougher than a sheeps nuts.
My Pain & Sadness Is More Sad & Painful Than Yours
Mclusky
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ASIN: B0000794B6
Release Date: 2003-02-03

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Joy
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Whitelieberalonwhiteliberalaction
Rice Is Nice
Flysmoke
Rock Vs. Single Parents
She Come In Oieces
(Sometimes) I Have To Concentrate
When They Come Tell Them No
You Are My Sun
Rods On Crutches
Problem Posing As Solutions
Mi-O-Mai
Medium Is The Message
World Cup Drumming

Album Details

Mclusky's First Album, Originally Released on the Fuzzbox Label and Now Reissued on Too Pure.

Customer Reviews:

The first from the best.......2004-11-23

Want the recipe for the best rock band on Earth right now? Take some of the exaggerated dangerousness of British invasion bands like the Rolling Stones and the Who, add the schizophrenic genre-mixing of the Pixies, throw in the punkish aggression of the Ramones and the Clash, and top it all off with an outrageous cockney accent, and you'll have a fair approximation of Mclusky's sound. Their debut album, my pain and sadness is more sad and painful than yours, isn't their best work, as it's just a bit *too* reminiscent of the Pixies (some of the lead guitar lines on this album will have you wondering why Joey Santiago isn't credited in the liner notes), and there are a few less-than-stellar tracks sprinkled throughout. Still, the worst Mclusky album is better than at least nine tenths of what's out there right now.

Like Mclusky's subsequent albums, my pain and sadness is a musical roller coaster ride, highlighted by crazed rhythms, insanely catchy hooks, and surprisingly adroit musicianship. At some points, the guys will just beat you over the head with an incendiary burst of noise, such as the opener Joy and Rise is Nice. At other times, such as on When They Come Tell Them No and You Are My Sun, they'll betray their Pixies influence by injecting a sweet melody into the carnage, with an occasional "woo woo woo" that sounds like something out of the sixties. Whiteliberalonwhiteliberalaction starts out with a sound similarly reminiscent of Black Francis and co. before morphing into a weirdness that is pure Mclusky. With a head-snapping time signature, guitars scratching at the surface, and vocalist Andrew Falkous sounding like a Welsh version of David Yow, the Jesus Lizard-esque She Come In Pieces proves further that these guys know whom to emulate.

Given how good this album is, it's a shame that few people have even heard of it, not to mention the fact that it's highly difficult to find at a domestic price. Fortunately, the success of Mclusky's last two albums, the utter classics mclusky do dallas and the difference between me and you is that i'm not on fire, have given them plenty of notoriety in underground circles of late. If you haven't heard this band by now, you have no excuse. So track down one of their albums, and be prepared to have almost everything you've ever heard seem weak and dull in comparison.

The Birth of McLusky.......2004-02-16

Not as staggeringly brilliant as "Do Dallas", the debut album gives the listener the groundwork for the McLusky sound. The songs use lean, muscular barbwired guitar trio noise to support screamingly surreal lyrics equal bits bile and humor, delivered with a little concern for politeness. To the band's credit, this brashness allows for startingly bits of mutilated subtlety and acidic pop. I can't say that it took me over upon first listen -- Do Dallas was such an angular assualt -- but, given a few spins it reveals itself as a great release. The inclusion of more mid-tempo sections and non-intrusive bits of female backing vocals (along the lines of Brix Smith or Kim Deal), threw me off at first.

With every subsequent listen, different songs have leapt out at me. This week, it is "You are My Sun" and "Medium is The Message". At the beginning, it was "Concentrate" and "World Cup Drumming". Next week who knows?

Somewhere between Steve Albini, Black Francis, and Mark E Smith, McLusky squats in a burnt out tenement where few bands live anymore.If you think that beaten and bashed up noise rock reached its peak in the early to mid nineties, this might do the trick. Three and half stars.

McLusky, rougher than a sheeps nuts........2003-04-15

If you've heard anything about this band you'll have heard comparisions to the pixies, lizards, even the Cult. Maybe there's a slice of the pixies in some of the later track, but i don't feel that gives a fair enough impression of what these guys sound like. This album is imense, you can't call their sound punk, you can't call their garage rock, infact I think a whole new discription is waranted for these fekers. McLusky does Dallas is a much cleaner, polished album this is the base for that, raw and unintentionally scratchy but in a good way, a really good way. Buy it NOW.

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Amazing
Old school thrash/speed metal for new school tastes
Under the radar, above the cut
Some of the BEST medodic death around today!
Heard it before

My Passion Your Pain
Callenish Circle
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Forsaken
What Could Have Been
This Truculent Path
My Hate Unfolds
Misled
My Passion
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Customer Reviews:

Amazing.......2006-05-20

Callenish Circle has become one of my favorite melodic death metal bands ever. This album was the first I ever heard by them, and I just finished listening to it about 10 minutes ago.

On first listen, they reminded me a lot of Nightrage's sound, except with darker vocals & even keyboards. Even before I heard the first ballad on the album, I knew there was going to be one. This album isn't ultra-fast on every song, but nevertheless, it packs a huge punch.

I highly recommend this album to any fans of melodic death metal. Right now I'm listening to their newest release, Pitch.Black.Effect, and so far it's better than this album.

Old school thrash/speed metal for new school tastes.......2005-08-02

This album doesn't differ a whole lot from their previous "Flesh_Power_Dominion" album apart
from better production and a slightly more aggressive sound. There's a couple slight cosmetic
touches like an industrial/techno intro here and there and more death metal backup vocals than
previously but other than that this is largely an extension of the same speed/thrash metal they
popularized on their last record.

That's not to say you're fine just listening to their last album. Like their last record, this thing is full
of solid speed metal riffing almost from start to finish. The only time it slows down is for the
couple power ballad type songs that frankly I could do without. I'm sure they're meant to break up
the pace so this record doesn't get monotonous but they could accomplish the same thing with
mid-paced breakdowns like they do on "Dwelling In Disdain" and almost every other cut. It also
doesn't help that one of these ballad type songs clocks in at over seven minutes but I
digress...let's focus on the strengths.

Most of these songs follow a pretty similar pattern...ultra tight old school speed metal riffing
heavily influenced by early thrash punctuated by tasteful leads that are reminiscent of "And
Justice For All" period Metallica. If that sounds like they are a throwback to the glory days of
thrash/speed metal then you'd be right. There's no crazy time changes, over the top drumming or
metalcore mosh parts, just good clean metal sung by a guy that could fill in for Kreator any day.
That's not to say this album lacks any of the dynamism of their peers or eschews more modern
metal songwriting techniques like aggressive double bass drumming or more melodic
Gothenburg style riffs. Songs like "My Hate Unfolds" and "This Translucent Path" blend that
stepped up double bass aggression and melody with an old school German thrash sound to
powerful affect.

For fans of early thrash and speed metal like Kreator, Sodom and pre-Black album Metallica you
really can't go wrong with this release. It's a perfect blend of the straightforward fury of early
German thrash with the power, structure and solos of classic speed metal delivered in a more
scathing style than any of those pioneers could probably imagine.

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Under the radar, above the cut.......2005-07-09

Callenish Circle is one of those bands that most metal fans will say "Who??" about when asked about them. This is not because they lack talent or intensity. They just happen to be a band that has not gotten much, if any, publicity from the metal press. After all, who would think a bunch of Dutch guys can throw down some brutal melodic death?
I've been listening since "Graceful... yet forbidding". I happened upon Callenish Circle because I am half Dutch myself and was looking to find Dutch metal bands. And what a find I made....
Anyway on to this album. My Passion Your Pain intensifies Callenish Circle's sound tenfold. In this latest offering, they strip away the American Pantera-esque sound in favor of a purely aggresive Scandinavian tone remnicient of At the Gates. The black metal vocals are still key in driving the razor sharp ultra-melodic rythyms found in nearly every track. One listen to "My Hate Unfolds" will sum up what these guys are all about. It is refreshing to see a band that keeps it's head low and cranks out crushingly brutal and catchy melodic death while all the other players on the field are subcuming to what record companies are pushing for. (With the notable exception of Dark Tranquillity) Fans of the genre will love this album. A no-brainer.

Some of the BEST medodic death around today!.......2005-01-23

Since I bought My Passion Your Pain, Callenish Circle has quickly become one of my favorite bands. I just seem to be playing it more and more.

Everybody feels the need to say that this has been done before. It fits into an existing genre, so yes, obviously something similar has been done before. If it hadn't, it would have created it's own genre. Get over it.

Even those who have something against this album and band are admitting that this is quality work. Personally, I get something from this album that I don't get from Slaughter of the Soul. Not to knock Slaughter of the Soul at all, I love that album, but it's something different.

Many albums these days are ok. Some are good. A few are great. This one is a must own. Detractors will continue to call it unoriginal, but in the end, what matters most is HOW THE ALBUM SOUNDS. This album sounds amazing. End of story.

Heard it before.......2004-05-11

It is certainly no surprise that Callenish Circle has gathered a devoted fanbase following their signing and promotion by Metal Blade Records. The ever-increasing popularity of melodic death metal has allowed the genre to achieve a greater degree of success than I had originally envisioned and given many superb artists the opportunity to display their talents. Tragically, the increased popularity of the genre has also encouraged stagnation within the style in the form of unoriginality and incompetence. Callenish Circle is fortunate in that they execute the style far better than many other bands that play melodic death metal. However, Callenish Circle ultimately fails to attain a sense of individuality, deriving the entirety of their sound from the melodic death style heavily rooted in thrash metal and popularized by the release of At the Gates' "Slaughter of the Soul".

Certainly Callenish Circle will appeal to many people. "My Passion // Your Pain" is well-executed and maintains the solid level of musicianship that the band's previous albums displayed. Fans of At the Gates, the Haunted and similar bands should most definitely make an effort to add this album to their collection. Standout tracks include the Metal Blade single "Soul Messiah" as well as the first title track ("My Passion"), "This Truculent Path" and "What Could Have Been". The latter is about as close to a ballad as can be composed within the constraints of melodic death metal without sounding ultra-cheesy; the track is really quite well-done.

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Release Date: 1997-07-08

Tracks:

With Instead Of Against
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Don't Belong Here
Once Proud To Be
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and 80% of mine.......2001-07-01

This album caught me unawares ... walking into a friends house i was simply blown away by the sheer power of the music ... it is absolutely stunning and happens to be the album that got me hooked on punk ... dont belong here is a typically punk anthem type song with the usual freak theme while too late attracted me with its powerful introduction .... yes those swedes sure do know how to rock .. buy this right now !!

Very Solid Hardcore.......1999-08-22

This album doesn't let up from start to finish. These Swedes have got it right on!!! A great purchase. If you like old school hardcore with a new school kick, you won't be dissapointed.

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Another feast for Handelians
Excellent music

Handel: Saul
John Eliot Gardiner , Ruth Holton , Lynne Dawson , John Mark Ainsley , Donna Brown , Derek Lee Ragin , English Baroque Soloists , Philip Salmon , and Neil Mackie
Manufacturer: Polygram Records
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Customer Reviews:

Another feast for Handelians.......2003-12-25

Here's another astonishing piece for all Handelians. Many of Handel's great pieces have sadly been neglected - just like many of Richard Strauss' operas which have only recently received attention from people like Botstein, Korsten and Sinopoli (deceased). Thankfully, Gardiner and his team took the trouble to record this astonishing masterpiece. I simply love this piece - Saul!! The Monteverdi choir is the best in the world - listen to their stunning virtuosity here. Thank you, Gardiner!!

Excellent music.......2003-09-14

Saul is one of those lesser known works by Handel. I certainly prefer Solomon, the Messiah or Israel in Egypt. Nevertheless, there is plenty of glorious music in Saul. The Monteverdi sings with their customary virtuosity. Casting of solo parts is superb. A bit on the pricey side but this is an investment that will yield rich dividends over a long period of time. Instead of listening to the Messiah all the time, or Solomon or Jephtha, why not be more daring and explore this lesser known work by Handel?

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An AntiWar Masterpiece
Visceral power & beauty coupled with stunning performances!!
One of the best and most easily grasped of modern operas

Tippett: King Priam

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Tracks:

King Priam: Prelude
King Priam: Hecuba: What Is It, Nurse?
King Priam: Priam: Old Man Of Troy, You're Welcome
King Priam: Hecuba: Then Am I No Longer Mother To This Child
King Priam: Priam: A Father And A King
King Priam: Priam: The Queen Is Right
King Priam: First Interlude - Nurse, Old Man: Thus Shall A Story Begin
King Priam: 1st Huntsman: The Bull Is Away Over There
King Priam: Paris: They Have Taken My Bull
King Priam: Hector: Father, He's A Shepherd Boy
King Priam: Priam: So I'd Hoped It Might Be
King Priam: Second Interlude - Nurse, Young Guard, Old Man: Ah, But Life, Life Is A Bitter Charade
King Priam: Helen, Paris: Ah, Ah ...
King Priam: Hermes: Divine Go-between, That's Who I Am
King Priam: Paris: Lady Athene, If I Honor You ...
King Priam: Paris: Lady Hera, If I Honor You ...
King Priam: Paris: Aphrodite, If I Honor You ...
King Priam: Hector: So You've Given Up Fighting!
King Priam: Priam: So Trojans Honor Menelaus ...
King Priam: First Interlude - Old Man: Hermes, Hermes, With The Winged Feet Come Quick!
King Priam: Achilles: O Rich-soiled Land
King Priam: Achilles: Why Are You Weeping, Patroclus?
King Priam: Second Interlude - Old Man: O, O, What A Threat To Troy
King Priam: Hermes: A Hero In Achilles Armour ...
King Priam: Hector: All Trojans, All Fought Bravely

Tracks:

King Priam: Serving Woman: Lady Andromache, Should We Not Light The Fire?
King Priam: Hecuba: Daughter Andromache, You Must Go Out ...
King Priam: Andromache: Did You Hear?
King Priam: Helen: Let Her Rave
King Priam: Hecuba: O That My Ears Should Hear Impiety So Gross!
King Priam: Andromache: Now You Shall Go
King Priam: First Interlude - Serving Women: No ... No ... No ... We Have It From The Runner
King Priam: Priam: What Is Happening?
King Priam: Young Guard: A Crime
King Priam: Nurse: The Soul Will Answer From Where The Pain Is Quickest
King Priam: Second Interlude
King Priam: Achilles: Priam! Here! What Is This?
King Priam: Priam: I Clasp Your Knees, Achilles
King Priam: Achilles: Old Man, I Am Touched
King Priam: Third Interlude -
King Priam: Paris: Where Is My Father, Where Is Priam?
King Priam: Chorus: Ah, Ah! Ah, Ah!
King Priam: Chorus: Ah, Ha, Ha, Ha
King Priam: Chorus: Ah, Ah!

Customer Reviews:

An AntiWar Masterpiece.......2002-08-26

Tippett and Britten were composers who, though very different in temperment and style, had many interests in common. One of the overiding concerns with both composers was the moral response to war and it's horrors. For Britten, the War Requiem and Owen Wingrave are his very clear moral response to war. Tippet, in his fashion is much more psychological in this work, which must rank as one of Tippett's best and most powerful operatic statements.

King Priam is a dramatic tour de force. Based on the Illiad as seen through the eyes of the Trojans, the work is a meditation on the inevitability of fate in mass movements like war. Priam, though illdisposed to the war, is unable to stop or control it as it takes both of his sons, his kingdom and then finally his own life. He emerges as a figure of moral power and grandeur, but ultimately as impotent and tragic. This libretto is one of Tippett's best and most clear statements.

Musically, Priam is a powerhouse, inaugurating Tippett's second major style. Priam is constructed in a mosaic style. Small chamber groups of instruments with defined musical content are assigned to characters. As the work develops, these small groups combine and recombine in a shifting maze of patterns that seems to endlessly reinvent itself. The music starts out as largely tonal, but the tonality breaks down as Fate takes over and dooms the Trojans. The work is never serial, but it takes an almost Bergian view of tonality, sometimes more and sometimes less tonal as the dramatic situation warrants. The vocal lines are mostly declaimed, but with moments of lyricism that are unfogettable, such as Priam's first aria, A Father and a King, or the beautiful scene between Priam and Achilles in the third act. And Achilles war cry at the end of act two is bone chilling!

This is a great performance of this piece. Many of the singers originated the roles and sing them with power and authority. Phillip Langridge is terrific as Paris. Robert Tear is a marvelous Achilles. David Aetherton conducts this difficult score with precision and a fine ear for balances.

This is a profound opera by a major 20th century composer. If you like Britten, you should own this as well. It is increasingly looking like Tippett's masterpiece.

Visceral power & beauty coupled with stunning performances!!.......2001-06-13

I bought this on a whim, having heard only the slightest bit of Tippett's orchestral music and none of his operas. I expected the music to be "difficult," and the performances stilted, but I was oh so wrong! Yes, this is definitely late 20th century music -- often dissonant and atonal, but it is utterly beautiful, emotionally moving music. I'm a huge fan of Britten's operas, and judge all modern opera composers by his standards, and (pardon my gushing) Sir Michael is more than up to the challenge. First of all, he takes on the daunting task of adapting the Iliad into a opera libretto and manages to compress the drama beautifully into 3 acts that tell the story imaginatively, comprehensively and in a wholly theatrical manner. Second, he uses the music to heighten the sense of character by giving each persona a unique style of vocal line and orchestration (yes, this is what all composers do, or try to do, but Tippett succeeds in a way few others do). Several of the characters are accompanied by solo instruments (bravura parts of concerto-like difficulty performed brilliantly) -- Achilles by solo guitar, Helen by solo cello, King Priam by violin, etc. Three characters form a sort of Greek chorus who comment on the action and bring a sense of questioning morality to the whole.

All of the solo singers are astutely cast and sing with amazing power. Standouts (difficult to single out any of them, they're all so brilliant): Phillip Langridge is first-rate as Paris, Priam's second son -- he sings with enormous power and pathos at the same time. Felicity Palmer is velvety sex personified as Helen. Norman Bailey as Priam has a raw edginess to his sound, which lends such a sense of reality to a man pushed to the edge by fate and his warring sons. The London Philharmonia gives a virtuoso performance, led sensitively and intelligently by David Atherton. The digital sound is crystal clear and beautifully engineered: the sound couldn't be better live at the Met! Take a chance on this one, and enter into an operatic world you will never forget.

One of the best and most easily grasped of modern operas.......1999-02-27

Contemporary opera was never the same after King Priam, a suitable irony given that the Opera is perhaps the most easily grasped by the listening public of the 5 Tippett Operas. Even so, the "crisis of King Prian" stylistically and emotionally is the germ-seed for the eccentrism yet to come in "The Knot Garden", "The Ice Break", and "New Year". Tippett's theme is the futility of choice and the nature of the impact of choice on humanity in the micro-sphere of the individual and the macro-sphere of the community and history. Tippett's unusual yet perfectly conceived recasting of the Iliad from the Trojan persepctive does more than summarize plot, but pauses to comment on the universal human potential implicit therein. A must-buy for Tippett fans and for anyone who likes opera, Greek Mythology, classical music, or a good story.

Tracks:

In the Vanguard Vault, Part 1
Introduction
Allegro
Tema con variazione
Menuetto con Panna e Zucchero
Introduction
Aria
Recitative
Ground
Recitative
Aria
Introduction
Allegro
Adagio
Allegro
Introduction
Sehr unruhig mit schmalz
Andante senza moto
Presto nicht schleppend
Introduction
Chorus: "Tarragon of virtue is full"
Recitative: "And there were in the same country"
Duet: "Bide thy thyme" (soprano and alto, with slide whistle, windbreaker and tromboon)
Fugue for Orchestra
Recitative: "Then asked he"
Chorale: "By the leeks of Babylon There we sat down, yea, we wept"
Recitative: "Then she gave in"
Aria: "Open sesame seeds" (Bass with kazoos, windbreaker, and slide windbreaker)
Recitative: "So Saying"
Duet: "Summer is a cumin seed" (soprano and alto, with slide whistles and
Chorus with Soloists: "To curry flavor, favor curry"

Tracks:

'Unbegun' Symphony, By Professor Schickele - Introduction
'Unbegun' Symphony, By Professor Schickele - III. Minuet
'Unbegun' Symphony, By Professor Schickele - IV. Andante - Allegro
Pervertimento For Bagpipes, Bicycle And Ballons (S. 66) - Introduction
Pervertimento For Bagpipes, Bicycle And Ballons (S. 66) - Allegro Moulto
Pervertimento For Bagpipes, Bicycle And Ballons (S. 66) - Romanze II (Adagio Sereno)
Pervertimento For Bagpipes, Bicycle And Ballons (S. 66) - Minaret And Trio
Pervertimento For Bagpipes, Bicycle And Ballons (S. 66) - Romanze I (Chi Largo)
Pervertimento For Bagpipes, Bicycle And Ballons (S. 66) - Presto Changio
Radio Log, Bright And Early Show: Signature Theme- Intro
Radio Log, Bright And Early Show: Echo Sonata For Two Unfriendly Groups Of Instruments - Tag
Radio Log, Bright And Early Show: Station Break
Radio Log, Bright And Early Show: Commercial: 'Do You Suffer?'
Radio Log, Bright And Early Show: Intro
Radio Log, Bright And Early Show: New Horizons In Music Appreciation: Beethoven's Fifth Symphony
Radio Log, Bright And Early Show: Time - Weather - News
Radio Log, Bright And Early Show: Intro
Radio Log, Bright And Early Show: Traumarei For Unaccompained Piano
Radio Log, Bright And Early Show: Station Break - Tag - Signature Theme
Radio Log, Dull And Late Show: Signature Theme - Intro - Schleptet In E Flat Major
Radio Log, Dull And Late Show: Schleptet In E Flat Major: Larghissimo - Allegro Boffo
Radio Log, Dull And Late Show: Schleptet In E Flat Major: Menuetto Con Brio Ma Senza Trio
Radio Log, Dull And Late Show: Schleptet In E Flat Major: Adagio Saccharino
Radio Log, Dull And Late Show: Schleptet In E Flat Major: Yehudi Menuetto
Radio Log, Dull And Late Show: Schleptet In E Flat Major: Presto Hey Nonny Nonnio
Radio Log, Dull And Late Show: Tag - Station Break
Radio Log, Dull And Late Show: What' My Melodic Line?
Radio Log, Dull And Late Show: Time - News - Intro
Radio Log, Dull And Late Show: Fugue In C Mnor (From The Toot Suite For Calliope Four Hands)
Radio Log, Dull And Late Show: Tag - Station Break
Radio Log, Dull And Late Show: What's Happening In Home Economics (Beethoven's Revenge)
Radio Log, Dull And Late Show: Commercial: 'If You Have Never'
Radio Log, Dull And Late Show: Sign-Off - Signature Theme

Tracks:

Program Of Broadcast: The Stoned Guest, Part 1: Introduction
Program Of Broadcast: The Stoned Guest, Part 1: Overture
Program Of Broadcast: The Stoned Guest, Part 1: Aria: 'Let's Face It-I'm Lost'
Program Of Broadcast: The Stoned Guest, Part 1: Recitative: 'Boy!'
Program Of Broadcast: The Stoned Guest, Part 1: Aria: 'Now Is The Season'
Program Of Broadcast: The Stoned Guest, Part 1: Recitative: 'Gesundheit!'
Program Of Broadcast: The Stoned Guest, Part 1: Duet: 'Woe'
Program Of Broadcast: The Stoned Guest, Part 1: Recitative: 'Hark!'
Program Of Broadcast: The Stoned Guest, Part 1: Aria: 'Look At Me'
Program Of Broadcast: The Stoned Guest, Part 1: Recitative: 'That's The End'
Program Of Broadcast: The Stoned Guest, Part 1: Trio: 'I'm Sure I'd Be'
Program Of Broadcast: The Stoned Guest, Part 1: Intermission Feature: Opera Whiz
Program Of Broadcast: The Stoned Guest, Part 2: Plot Synopsis
Program Of Broadcast: The Stoned Guest, Part 2: Recitative: 'I Hate To Interrupt'
Program Of Broadcast: The Stoned Guest, Part 2: Quartet: 'Don Octave'
Program Of Broadcast: The Stoned Guest, Part 2: Finale: 'O Saviour'
Program Of Broadcast: Announcement
Program Of Broadcast: Two Madrigals From The Triumphs Of Thusnelda: 'The Queen To Me A Royal Pain Doth Give'
Program Of Broadcast: Two Madrigals From The Triumphs Of Thusnelda: 'My Bonnie Lass She Smelleth'
Program Of Broadcast: Final Announcement

Tracks:

Introduction
Overture
Aria: 'I Am A Quaint Old Innkeeper'
Aria: 'Like A Lonely Pilgrim'
Aria: 'My Name Is Hansel Hunter'
Aria: 'I'm The Village Idiot'
Aria: 'Et Expecto'
Aria: 'There's Something About A Monk'
Duet: 'Do You Love Me?'
Interlude: Medical Examination
Aria: 'I Hope You'll Take This Friendly Advice'
Aria: 'Teddy Nice Is My Name'
Duet: 'Jump Not To Conclusions'
Finale: 'Just Tell Me What You Name Is'
The O.K. Chorale From The Toot Suite For Calliope Four Hands (S. 212) - P. Schickele (P.D.Q. Bach), David Oei
Introduction 'Erotica' Variations (S.36Ee) For Banned Instruments And Piano
Theme: Windbreaker
Variation I: Balloons
Variation II: Slide Whistle
Variation III: Slide Windbreaker
Variation IV: Lasso D'amore
Variation V: Foghorn, Bell, Kazoo, Gargle
Introduction: The Art Of The Ground Round (S. 1.19 Per Lb) For Three Baritones And Discontinuo
Loving Is As Easy
Please, Kind Sir
Jane, My Jane
Golly Golly Oh
Nelly Is A Nice Girl
Encore (Nelly Is A Nice Girl)
In The Vanguard Vault, Part 2
The 'Sanka' Cantata
In The Vanguard Vault, Part 3

Customer Reviews:

Hours of Strange and Wonderful Enjoyment.......2006-07-19

This is a fine collection of the work of the "oddest of Bach's 20-odd children." The intros and commentary by Professor Peter Schickele (University of Southern North Dakota at Hoople) are as sidesplitting as the "music" itself. One learns, for example, that PDQ Bach is the only composer to have written for double reeds -- without the use of oboes or bassoons. . . . Just four of the high(low)lights on this 4-disc set include: "Concerto for Horn and Hardart," "Iphigenia in Brooklyn," "Unbegun Symphony," and "Pervertimento for Bagpipes, Bicycle, and Balloons." The PDQ Bach corpus is (fortunately) not exhausted with this box set, so there will likely be others, but this one is terrific and will provide hours of strange and wonderful enjoyment.

PDQ Bach lifts the standard of musical humor.......2005-09-16

Excellent 4 CD album from PDQ Bach. Although most music is meant to be humoresque, it is also brilliantly composed/'borrowed' from other composer. Nice item for music lovers that do have sense of, almost British, humor.

Essential for any classical fan with a sense of humor.......2005-08-09

This recording is a treasure trove of PDQ Bach music. It is good for many, many laughs, and even my husband who is not well-versed in classical enjoys it to bits. A must-own for anyone who loves the wit of Peter Schickele!

calamity in high C.......2003-04-10

if you cant sing and laugh at the same time just wait til he tries to do a Rap song. look for my favorite song of his "o little town of hackensack" for christmas time

Totally corny and totally classic!.......2002-11-29

What can I say? These attempts to poke fun at classical music and aficionados of the genre are silly, puerile, well-informed, beloved by said aficionados, and utterly hilarious. With a style of humor that is something like a cross between Garrison Keillor, Victor Borge and Monty Python, "Professor" Peter Schickele has been perpetrating the P.D.Q. Bach phenomenon since 1959. "Researching" and sometimes even dressing up as the alleged "last and least" of Johann Sebastian Bach's many children, Schickele has composed, conducted and performed send-ups of various composers and musical styles. This four CD set compiles some the best (or should I say "worst"?) of his efforts. Included are "The O.K. Chorale", "The Unbegun Symphony", "My Bonnie Lass, She Smelleth", "The Seasonings", "Schleptet in E flat minor", "Echo Sonata for Two Unfriendly Groups of Instruments", "Concerto for Horn and Hardart", and my two personal favorites: "Beethoven's Fifth Symphony" (with commentary by sports analysts discussing the "competition" between the conductor and the orchestra) and the hilarious cantata "Iphigenia in Brooklyn". I can remember my father rolling on the floor in hysterics upon first hearing "Iphigenia", and anyone who is familiar with the Baroque oratorio style of such ubiquitous works as Handel's "Messiah" or J.S. Bach's cantatas will undoubtedly howl too at all the "in jokes". If you're serious about Baroque or classical music, do yourself a favor--let your hair down, get un-serious, and listen to these CDs every once in a while. And may every genre of music be fortunate enough to have a "P.D.Q. Bach" invented for it!

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