Parallel [Explicit Lyrics]

Track Listings

1. How's the Family (Intro) - Chico & Coolwadda

2. Parrallel - Chico & Coolwadda

3. E'rthang

4. Fall Down - Chico & Coolwadda, Truth Hurts

5. Wild N d' West II - Chico & Coolwadda, Defari, Neb Luv

6. PSSSH - Cy Bravo, Chico & Coolwadda,

7. Treal Sh*T

8. Life Is Hard - Chico & Coolwadda

9. Land of the Sunshine

10. Wherever We Go

11. Out Here

12. Way

13. Calling

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She did it again !
A Place To Go
Pure gold
Stark Beauty
kd lang at her best

Hymns of the 49th Parallel
k.d. lang
Manufacturer: Nonesuch
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ASIN: B000267J10
Release Date: 2004-07-27

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After the Gold Rush (Young)
Simple (lang/Piltch)
Helpless (Young)
A Case of You (Mitchell)
The Valley (Siberry)
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Jericho (Mitchell)
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Love Is Everything (Siberry)

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Was it homesickness that compelled longtime Los Angeles resident k.d. lang to fashion her one-woman campaign for north-of-the-border nationalism, or just plain good sense? All Canadian content has long been a mainstay of the Canadian Broadcasting System, but few have selected their material with such a fine hand and a high aesthetic. The expatriate singer has taken great pains to create a sophisticated homage to her Canadian roots, elegantly reinterpreting 11 songs penned by some of her more illustrious countrymen (and women) such as Jane Siberry, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, and Leonard Cohen. The idiosyncratic chanteuse turns Cohen's "Bird on a Wire" into an aching monochromatic lament, exploring new tributaries of pain that didn't exist in the original, while recasting Neil Young's "Helpless" into a haunting anthem of memory and comfort, all the while sounding anything but helpless. A gorgeous love letter to her brethren, complete with an intelligent and understated orchestration. --Jaan Uhelszki

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Hymns of the 49th Parallel fulfills k.d. lang's longstanding desire to create a Canadian songbook. On the album, her first for Nonesuch Records, she pays homage to fellow Canadian artists including Joni Mitchell, Leonard Cohen, Neil Young, Jane Siberry, Ron Sexsmith, and Bruce Cockburn.

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She did it again !.......2007-06-19

I love this ! Absolutely wonderful.

A Place To Go.......2007-03-27

K.D. Lang's "Hymns of the 49th Parallel" is a good disc that celebrates her fellow Canadian artists. Often softened by strings, as on Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah," Lang's voice is an amazingly expressive instrument. Ron Sexsmith's "Fallen" is a lovely melody that Lang polishes as she jumps into the upper register, "Love is always on the go." From Joni Mitchell's "Don Juan's Restless Daughter" set, Lang covers "Jericho" and shines Mitchell's idiosyncratic melody with its jazz inflections and unmasks the beauty in the piece, "I'll try to keep myself open up to you; It gets easier & easier to do, just like Jericho, let these walls come tumbling down now." Neil Young's "Helpless" is my favorite track on the set. It is such classic pop material that Lang nails with her vocal commitment, "There is a town in north Ontario, with dream comfort memory to spare, And in my mind I still need a place to go." It's exquisite. This 2004 set peaked @ #55 on the Billboard charts and at #2 on the Canadian charts. It is well worth dusting off this classic covers set that has timelessness as it spans songs from 1969 to 2001. Enjoy!

Pure gold.......2007-03-08

This set of covers sung by kd is truly intoxicating!

Having been a longtime kd fan, I was surprised that I never heard of the CD until a friend played it for me. This is mood music for romance and/or reflection.

The piano production is particularly outstanding, but kd's vocals are simply, well, unparalleled.

Stark Beauty .......2007-02-20

An amazing set of songs sung by an amazing singer. The beauty of lang's voice is a tonic to the senses. She makes all these songs her own. The best being "Love Is Everything" - - one of the saddest songs I have ever heard. kd has never sounded better. This is her at her best.

kd lang at her best.......2007-02-11

I have always loved kd lang, but I like this cd the best. Her singing is smooth as always, and the song choice is great. The 49th parallel (in case you didn't know) is the Canadian/US border, and the title refers to her homage to some of the greatest Canadian singer songwriters; Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, Leonard Cohen, Jane Siberry. An interesting side note: When Johnny Carson died, lang made a special appearance on the Tonight Show at Jay Leno's request. Apparently she was Carson's favorite. If you caught the performance, it was beautiful and very moving. The song she sang was from this cd. If you want a cd to lift your spirits give this one a try. You won't be disappointed.

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"Millions of young guys once had a love and it was a gas"
Blondie's Finest!!
Parellel Lines
The Peak of a Mercurial Band
!and this is why i love this album

Parallel Lines
Blondie
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Until 1978, Blondie was perceived mostly as a '60s-referencing, British-Invasion-meets-girl-groups band. With veteran producer Mike Chapman at the helm for their third album, though, everything changed for this group bred from the New York punk scene. Honing in on Blondie's strongest points--Deborah Harry's come-hither vocals and Clem Burke's powerhouse drumming--Chapman helped recast the band to the power pop side of new wave, and with impressive results. Driven by the punk-meets-disco chart-topping hit, "Heart of Glass," and the herky-jerky "One Way or Another," as well as a muscular cover of the Nerves' "Hanging on the Telephone," Parallel Lines established Blondie as major stars. --Billy Altman

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"Millions of young guys once had a love and it was a gas".......2007-01-31

Back when Blondie was being hailed as the biggest new-wave band in pop music by fans and critics alike, there were also just as many critics that quickly dismissed Blondie as "bubblegum pop," and one group that would never have staying power. But I think it's been observed enough how the group has had the last laugh. Parallel Lines helped establish Blondie as a serious music group and turned their cult following into commercial success. This album is also the first where Debbie Harry's voice gets sharpened with the sensibility of a sweet, vulnerable girl one minute to sultry and rapturous behind disco grooves the next. The album made punk, pop, and disco shake hands, which was a method unheard of in 1978. Songs like "Hanging on the Telephone," "Picture This," "Pretty Baby," and "Sunday Girl," have become irresitable pop gems, while "I Know But I Don't Know," and "Fade Away & Radiate," featuring a terrific guitar lick by Robert Fripp, are punk-driven classics. Last but not least are the two hits that are forever getting played on the classic rock stations of today in "One Way or Another," and "Heart of Glass." And how has Debbie Harry played out as lead singer after all these years? As Rolling Stone stated when this album was ranked #140 on their list of the 500 greatest albums of all time, "Madonna was surely watching."

Blondie's Finest!!.......2007-01-27

This is the first Blondie album I ever bought apart from the greatest hits CDs, and it was worth every penny!!! It is my favorite Blondie album, and there is not one song on this album that is not fun to listen to and sing along to! Every song sounds like a radio hit! My favorite is, of course, "Heart of Glass." It has such a smooth and polished sound to it that you can't help but sing along! "Hanging on the Telephone" is another standout among standouts. "11:59" is upbeat and pure pop. "Sunday Girl" sounds like it could have been a girl group song. Debbie's attitude really shines through on "Just Go Away." The interesting lyrics and drum beats (especially in the beginning) make "Fade Away and Radiate" an unforgettable song. Some music goes out of style as the years go on, but "Parallel Lines" is definintely an exception. Any fan of Blondie or just pop music in general is almost sure to find this album a real gem and a standout in their album collection!

Parellel Lines.......2006-12-21

It's already been said by others. A great band, a great sound, a great album - The price is right, get your copy and relive the sound of Blondie!

The Peak of a Mercurial Band.......2006-07-05

I first heard Blondie's "Parallel Lines" LP while browsing at the Tower Records store in Westwood, near UCLA in 1978. By the time I heard the opening chords of the second song, I had a copy of the LP in line for the cash register.

Years have passed since, and a lot of Blondie's original fans were turned off or confused by some of their subsequent efforts. For those of you that used to really love Blondie, take another listen to Parallel Lines, and you'll immediately recall why. You probably haven't heard "Will Anything Happen," "11:59," "Pretty Baby," "Sunday Girl," or "Fade Away and Radiate" for a while, but they've held up pretty well. Add the classics "One Way or Another," "Hanging on the Telephone," and "Heart of Glass," and another listen to Parallel Lines is like running into an old friend.

This disk includes bonus tracks that reveal the band's live power, especially the fine power drumming of Clem Burke and Debbie Harry's rock diva vocal abilities, especially on a relatively raw version of "Bang a Gong."

!and this is why i love this album.......2006-06-28

It did truly change my life. I was 14 years old. I was smart, not abused or geeky but i needed a true outlet... I had loved spinning girl group 45's and Beatles records handed down to me. Parallel Lines introduced me to sarcasm. And it stuck. Also it's just a perfect record. Mike Chapman helped shape my adolescence, but this is his (almost) crowning moment. Try not to scream: "I fell in love with you". Everyone should have Parallel Lines.

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REQUIRED LISTENING!
Who could ever tire of Loreena's angelic voice?
Fusion music of nuance and mystery!
Georgous and eerily haunting!
Loreena the Celtic songstress weaves dream-music

Parallel Dreams
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REQUIRED LISTENING!.......2007-06-16

Loreena McKennitt.....even thinking or saying her name is "romantic", (sounding perhaps like someone from a great gothic novel from the past, perhaps a name long ago associated on the stage or something, Arthurian, perhaps.)

And, in truth, romantic, mystical, Celtic, etc, certainly DO apply here in her case. If you are familiar with her already, then you know what I refer to. If you ARE NOT familiar with her, by all means, stop "starving" yourself for great etherial Celtic strains to pass over your ears.

I discovered McKennitt several years ago, and have all her albums. ALL of them are truly excellent, very great musical "journeys" for your mind and soul. This album is, as most of them, a wonderful, growing thing...that becomes more deeply connected with you with each listening. She is SO VERY DIFFERENT, her output is simply magical, and there is no way your mind heart and soul will not be "glad" or "thankful" that you purchased this album.

Every piece on this album is great, impossible, really, to single any of them out. This disc, as all her albums, is, again, a homogenous piece, all songs feeling like they are related to each other.

This would be a good album for one to start with if you are unfamiliar with her, it is particularly satisfying on the ear, and will give you a good intro to Loreena McKennitt and her music.

Pick up a copy and take it home and relax, perhaps with the lights lowered, and let this music sooth and calm you, and believe it or not, heal you from the day's hectic bruisings. ~operabruin

Who could ever tire of Loreena's angelic voice?.......2007-05-13

This is but another Loreena McKennitt piece of music where you have to ask yourself, "How is her voice so beautiful?" However, I still think Book of Secrets is by far her best piece of work. This cd is very good and, as always, the songs are made more beautiful by her exequisite voice; I just didn't think the songs themself were as pretty as those in Book of Secrets.

Fusion music of nuance and mystery!.......2006-10-01

It is with this album that McKennitt's awesome talent as a composer/arranger truly finds that distinctive voice--somewhere in between Celtic, jazz, folk and world music--that is so prominent and beloved in her later work. Most of the music and some of the lyrics as well on "Parallel Dreams" are written by McKennitt in their entirety rather than being arrangements of traditional tunes or poems. There's still a sense of quiet restraint about many of the songs on this album, but this time it's underlain by a pregnant intensity of synth chords and percussion, released into the music just enough to give it an air of mysterious purpose without overwhelming McKennitt's ethereal vocals and nuanced harpistry. Guest musicians include Rick Lazar on udu drum and congas, Ratesh Dasj on tablas, guitarist Brian Hughes, violinist Oliver Schroer, cellist, bass and tamboura player George Koller, mandolin-player David Woodhead, piper Patrick Hutchinson, percussionist Al Cross, and Shelly Berger on pzud. Loreena McKennitt's previous album is "To Drive the Cold Winter Away," and the next one in the sequence, continuing her intriguing development as a composer, is "The Visit." I love everything she's ever done-- she's as true a talent and as creative a genius as you could ever wish for in a musician. But what impresses me most about her is how stirringly and satisfyingly her work has evolved over the years. She just keeps getting better and better! Try also the Celtic / folk / world music stylings of singer and multi-instrumentalist Kate Price and the work of dreamy vocalist / pianist Lydia McCauley.

Georgous and eerily haunting!.......2005-12-19

Loreena McKnnitt's voice is superb and so poetic on this CD. As all the other CD's of Loreena McKennitt's, the music and her voice is inspiring and beautiful. For anyone who loves the haunting melodies of Celtic music, Loreena McKennitt CD's are a must.

Loreena the Celtic songstress weaves dream-music.......2005-10-03

Lorenna McKennitt is the Celtic Queen of the 21st Century. She links us to the romantic, sad, and tragic Celtic tradition with a contemporary flair. She rearranges traditional Irish folk songs and also writes contemporary works that hark back to that age.

In "Samain Night" and "Moon Cradle" she displays her considerable musical talent with her hauntingly beautiful voice and superb pacing of lyrics. Like the great Jazz vocalist, Ella Fitzgerald, or the super-star Joni Mitchell, Loreeena's control and pacing is fantastic causing the listener to hold their breath with each pause.

In "Huron Beltane Fire Dance" we are treated to a contemporary tune with Irish undertones.

In "Annachie Gordon" this traditional work is not rushed but is fully developed over 8 minutes, as Lorrena weaves a tale of love for a handsome young poor man, Annachie, by Jeannie. Jeannie's father insists she must marry a rich man rather than the pretty poverty stuck Annachie. Jeannie argues with her parents but they insist she marry. After the marriage she refuses to sleep with the Gentelman she marries and she warns her family that she will die if she can not love Annachie. As her brides maids undress her for the bridal chamber, she falls dead from a broken heart. When the maids tell Annachie he rushes to her body, kisses her cold lips, and then also dies of love. Wow! These folks knew how to love didn't they? At least Romeo and Juliett had poisons and swords. McKennitt's treatment of this song is very straight and traditional without irony but rather as a soft tale of love's power.

"Standing Stones" is actually a ghost story as young lovers part in the night and as the male lover returns home a dark figure jumps him and stabs him in the heart. As the female lover reachers her home, she sees an apparition of him holding his wet chest and pointing to the stars above as he vanishes in the mist.

"Dickens' Dublin (The Palace)" is an odd but interesting piece. While Loreena sings a sad tale of a poor young homeless woman, an Irish waif recites the Christman story with emphasis on the stable shelter where Mary and St. Joseph seek refuge so that she might bear the Christ child.

"Breaking the Silence" evokes the theme of freedom for oppressed people and is devoted to Amnesty International.

"Ancient Pines" is from the film "Goddess Remembered", and evokes the theme of the earth's final release from the torments of the human race upon its resources and beauty.

The CD is very even in tone and mood, allowing you to dream and drift as she goes from song to song. Her incredible Celtic voice pierces your heart but her delivery could sooth a restless sea.

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Parallel Dreams
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A Revelation!
GREAT CONCERT BY GREAT MUSICIANS!

Parallel Realities Live

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A Revelation!.......2007-02-16

I never really appreciated jazz music until I got the laserdisc of this performance back in the 90s. Just amazing musicianship! This is what it's all about folks. Maybe you are like me: have a casual interest in a couple of jazz musicians but not crazy about "jazz". I can't recommend this highly enough. There's just something magical that happens when you put 4 musical giants like these together in the same room. Play this a few times and it might make a believer out of you, too. At least it will open your ears to a vast amount of music awaiting you.

GREAT CONCERT BY GREAT MUSICIANS!.......2006-03-13

I`ve had this concert for years, recorded on a mini disc! But, finaly I bought it!!! This is remastered issue of album and it sounds really great! I think this is a must for every PMG/HANCOCK/DeJOHNETTE/HOLLAND fan!

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Fusion music of nuance and mystery!
Parallel Dreams
Thanks Loreena...
Enchanting
stands on its own...

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Parallel Dreams captures harpist/vocalist Loreena McKennitt at her absolute finest. Fully immersed in the Celtic style, this London, Ontario, performer's voice is lush and layered in warm harmonies, soaring overtop equally beautiful instrumentation. Flowing between traditional ("Annachie Gordon") and original ("Dickens' Dublin") fare, McKennitt slows down time and relaxes furrowed brows on this disc by staying true to her red-headed roots. Subsequent discs tend to experiment more with tangos and uptempo melodies; Parallel Dreams, however, is one long, luscious lullaby. --Denise Sheppard

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Fusion music of nuance and mystery!.......2006-10-01

Parallel Dreams.......2004-02-12

This is a truly wondrous album. Loreena McKennitt first swept me away when I heard "The Mummer's Dance" in 1997. Her voice is angelic and amazing, and she is an fabulous musician as well. This album, "Parallel Dreams," seems to be a forgotten treasure. I personally had a very hard time finding it, unlike some others ("The Book of Secrets and "The Mask and Mirror"). It needs more appreciation! Listen to this CD- I guarantee you'll be swept of your feet.

Thanks Loreena..........2003-08-25

While I write these lines I'm listening this album, and sincerely, I believe that it's the better Loreena's album, because mixes the misticism celt with the pop ballad like no other. "Breaking the Silence", a song for Amnesty International, is the best example, a beautiful and frightening song that combines the magic and the enchantment of Loreena with a powerful and moving letter. Really a great song, marvelous. Listen to "Huron Fire Dance" is to be transported to ancient Ireland and the celtic rites. Separate mention deserves to "Standing Stone", "Ancient Pines" and "Dicken's Dublin", my other favorites. All this album is my favorite.

Thanks Loreena for your music.

Enchanting.......2003-07-24

I am an avid Loreena Mckennitt fan, and although I realize that most people enjoy her later albums such as "The Mask and the Mirror" and "The Book of Secrets" the best, I would have to say that this album is my favorite!!! It is truly, truly beautiful. The songs "Standing Stones," "Annachnie Gordon," and "Dicken's Dublin" completely break my heart. this is truly a wonderful work. her voice is clear and there is a wide variety of songs in this album....some that really remind me of her earliest work "Elemental," but also songs that are more like something out of "The Mask and the Mirror."

all in all, this work is enchanting!!!

stands on its own..........2003-03-17

Every Loreena CD stands on its own.

Every single one is gorgeous and all have their own mood and development. This one is simple and pure. Words and voice seem more important while the instruments sort of hang out.

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Hear My Cry
Turn The Tides
Higher Ground
Clouded
Who Am I?
Horizon
State Of Mind
You Are My God
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3 Times Denied

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For fans of Linkin Park and Incubus. From an independently produced 3 song EP, the band's first single '3 Times Denied' garnered the #3 position behind P.O.D. and Lifehouse on Christian Rock stations. 10 tracks. 2002.

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Phenomenal.......2006-03-27

38th Parallel's "Turn the Tides" is, in all honesty, one of my favorite albums of all time. Though it is only ten concise songs, the members of 38th Parallel have proven that they are unbelievable lyricists and quite skillful musicians. I love the style in which the album is delivered, as well as how vocalists Mark Jennings and Nathan Rippke complement each other. Here is a breakdown of the tracks.

1. Hear My Cry = 8.3/10 - I was never really a fan of this one, I thought it was a rather unsatisfactory opener. There is some impressive harmonic singing in the chorus, and a powerful delivery in the verses. However, "Hear My Cry" never really did it for me.

2. Turn the Tides = 9.9/10 - Perhaps my third favorite song of all time. "Turn the Tides" is a fast-paced rap-induced track after which the album is named, and with good reason. The dual vocalists play off each other wonderfully during the verse, then proceed into a similar chorus, which impresses me more each time. The bridge introduces a beautiful but brief appearance of a violin. This song is by far my favorite on the CD, and amazes me each time I hear it.

3. Higher Ground = 8.9/10 - Great mix of acoustic and electric guitars in this song, which proves to be one of the softer songs of "Turn the Tides". Both vocalists harmonize in a comforting and uplifting chorus. A great song to listen to anytime.

4. Clouded = 9.7/10 - "Clouded" holds a place as my second favorite song on the album, as its gentle verse leads into a remarkable chorus, which is very relatable. I love the sound of the bridge as well. I can't help speaking softly with Nathan Rippke during the verse of "Clouded", which displays some of the brilliant lyrics featured in this CD.

5. Who Am I = 8.3/10 - I don't really enjoy this one too much. It's a hip-hop song that resonates throughout the whole track. It just doesn't do much for me, except for the lyrics.

6. Horizon = 8.8 - This was the single off "Turn the Tides", and with good reason. As the band declares, it captures what 38th Parallel is about, as it contains soft melodic singing, as well as a driving rap pre-chorus, and a harmonic and catchy chorus. Like "Higher Ground", it can be listened to in any mood.

7. State of Mind = 9.6/10 - This is one of my favorite tracks, as it opens with a very soothing guitar pattern and a verse of both vocalists playing off each other, as they do so well. This song's bridge is one of my favorite of all time, with the wonderful violin coinciding with guitars, also done by the band Skillet in their song "Collide".

8. You Are My God = 9.6/10 - This is a beautiful ballad of praise toward God. It is incredibly soothing, relaxing, and comforting to listen to, as the soft singing resonates over heavy guitars. The bridge introduces some aggression to chorus, as Nathan Rippke cries "Show me now" between each measure.

9. Wither = 9.4/10 - "Wither" provides listeners with perhaps the greatest display of the passionate, brilliant lyrics of 38th Parallel, as the bridge contains a mumbling rap about of friend of the band who has been taken by AIDS. This song is brilliantly done, and I love to listen to the powerful chorus.

10. Three Times Denied = 9.2/10 - A great closing to a sensational last four songs of "Turn the Tides". This proves to be the heaviest song on the CD, as the two vocalists combine to make it a heartfelt and emotional anthem, especially during the intense and driving chorus.

Christian answer to Linkin Park/Limp Bizkit.......2006-01-16

There's no denying that NuMetal as it's called (mix of rap/rock) has caught on over the past couple years and that it's very catchy if done right. Like many Christians I listen to many different genres of music. NuMetal is one genre that until I listened to Ames, Iowa's 38th Parallel I really didn't have a Christian option to listen to that was really good. Turn the Tides is flat out a great album from beginning to end. Every song is strong lyrically and musically. I love everything about this album but I there is a very sad ending to this review and the band itself. The band lost their record contract a couple years ago during a reorganization and never resigned. With no record deal the band has disbanded and sadly won't put out any additional albums. I've heard various reasons behind their breakup but the two main are the afore mentioned lack of record deal and the desire for some of the members to complete their education at Iowa State University. Hopefully they'll get back together sometime in the future and begin where they left off!

they're back!.......2005-11-15

i have the turn the tides cd and it's pretty good the songs are uplifting and straight forward it's production quality could be a lot better but hopefully the album that they're working on now will have better production, they just started touring again last fall and I'm not exactly sure when the CD release date is since they havn't put up the info but i'm guessing it'll be some time summer or fall 06 if you wan't to listen to a couple of songs they have a demo or two up at myspace.com/38thparallel

nice production team..........2005-07-13

congratulations are due to tony mcanany for creating one of the worst rock productions in a long time. i give this album a 2 simply because most of the songs themselves are decent, they just sound like total crap. 38th's live act is full of energy from the very beginning of every set, and the beginning of "hear my cry" is the wussiest excuse for rock production i've heard in a long time. album high point: songwriting. album low, low, low, low point: drums (come on!) 38th's new demo has some cool stuff on it though. oh, and it was recorded in one evening for a few hundred bucks and it sounds a million freaking times better than "turn the tides," which cost, i don't know, a few hundred thousand bucks. i think it's getting released on their website sometime soon.

Turn the Tides.......2005-07-04

Its a great cd to listen to. Id listen to it every day of the week non-stop if I could. My favorite song is "Horizons". Such great lyrics and it sonds awesome. Yeah Im kinda bummed that they split..But even if they dont get back together (which I hope) I still really enjoy listening to them. *God is Great*

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Out of this world!!!
Synthpop at its best!
Moody, mellow, but a must have
excellent
INSANE!!!! AMAZING ALBUM!

Parallel Universe
Leiahdorus
Manufacturer: A Different Drum
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000BGQS4K
Release Date: 2005-09-06

Tracks:

Prologue
Run
Freeways
Kiss On the Telephone
Flowers
When It's Dark I'm Five Again
Paper Girl
Transmission
New York Told Me So
S.O.S.
Parallel Universe
Epilogue

Product Description

"Parallel Universe" is the second album by the groundbreaking band Leiahdorus, presenting a perfect evolution from their debut album. With catchy songs and haunting vocal performances, this album shines brilliantly with creativity and top-notch productions skills. The music is always changing, taking the listener on twists and turns through the unexpected, touching on different emotions, and in the end it leaves you wanting more. Synthpop it redefined in Leiahdorus' "Parallel Universe".

Customer Reviews:

Out of this world!!!.......2006-08-17

Yes Ashes Ashes was superb but, this is how a band evolves!! The addition of Fox on guitar (especially live) is wonderful!! (yes I know Joey plays the guitar on one song). however, Guitar added to synthpop is a match made in heaven. I wouldn't even consider This music synthpop in the pure sense of the word. take one listen to the title track and tell me this shouldn't be played on indie rock stations across the US. I wish that once the new baby gets a little older and these guys can play out live more that they could add live drums to their act. I can see it happening!!

Synthpop at its best!.......2006-04-11

This is an excellent follow-up to Ashes, Ashes and, although it's hard to top songs like "Indigent," "Jupiter" and "Wake," this CD stands in the very rare space of an album where every single song is good! I dare you not to sing along with "Kiss on the Telephone," "Run," "When It's Dark I'm Five Again" and "Transmission." Jason, Darla and Fox have created a masterpiece that is a must have for every synthpop (and non-synthpop!) fan. This is a brilliant album and has become one of my favorites of all time!

Moody, mellow, but a must have.......2006-02-21

Kiss on the Telephone, S.O.S., and Parallel Universe are excellent slower synthpop songs. This CD is more moody and although I enjoy it, Ashes Ashes is definitely better. Nonetheless, it is a must have for those of us who love bands like Iris, De/Vision, Neuropa, etc.

excellent.......2006-01-07

Maybe not quite as good as their debut, but "When it's dark I'm five again," "Kiss on the telephone" and "transmission" are all excellent and very much in the same mold as the first album. I'm sure the rest will grow on me, as the songs on the debut did.

Yet another band doing Depeche Mode better than Depeche Mode can these days.

INSANE!!!! AMAZING ALBUM!.......2005-09-22

this cd holds place as the favorite cd i've bought in 2005, it takes this years #1 spot on my personal list. i am blown away every time i listen to the album. its so lyrically beautiful, musically killer, the perfect sound i've been longing to hear. dont hesitate to buy this cd, i guarantee you wont regret it.

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You will not be disappointed
New Genre
A very different and truely excellent sound for a pipe band!
An Surprising Departure for a Military Band!
Ashley's Thinning Napper

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Highland Cathedral
Amazing Grace
Real Live Roadrunning (with DVD)

ASIN: B000086BB9
Release Date: 2003-02-04

Tracks:

Going Home
The Bells Of Dunblane
The Gael
Top Deck In Perth
Lewis Jig/Munro's Jig/Rory Gallacher/Lee's Lullaby/Crossing The Minch
Raigmore
Celtic Cottage
Erin Shore
Hector The Hero
The Ceilidh
Ashley's Thinning Napper
She Moves Through The Fair
Piobaireachd
Amazing Grace
Auld Lang Syne

Customer Reviews:

You will not be disappointed.......2006-03-03

I have been a fan of the Scots Guards for as long as I can remember. The combination of pipes & drums with Mark Knofler is simply great and everything I thought is would be.

New Genre.......2005-04-19

After 35 years of listening to pipe records/cds--here at last is something new. Not just kitchen-piping. With this CD, at times you feel like you're hearing music that's "Pink Floyd meets Simon Frasier" at other times you're convinced you're in a bar listening to a spontaneous ceilidh. Well worth the money--even my father liked this cd.

A very different and truely excellent sound for a pipe band!.......2004-09-03

I was a little skeptical when I first saw this cd, but was thrilled after listening to it for the first time! The addition of the ceilidh band really brings out the music. In my mind the tracks to look for on this are Erin Shore and The Gael, however I have to say, everything on this recording is great!

An Surprising Departure for a Military Band!.......2004-02-02

If you're like me, you're used to seeing CDs from Scottish Regiments that are all pretty similar. They have the regimental badge and a picture of the band on the cover, maybe with a picture of the pipe major or drum major in feather bonnet. This CD is a major departure from that standard. The cover is the first clue, it has an image of parallel tracks with a shadow of a guitar on it! No more "pipes and drums and regimental band" stuff. The Royal Scots Dragoons truly show off their musicanship, and bring along a talented corps of outsiders to help them. The opening track of "Going Home" is accompanied by Mark Knofler of Dire Straits!

Ashley's Thinning Napper.......2003-02-04

I really like this cd it has some really fun tracks and some that my parents like too. My favourite is Ashley's thinning napper

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Love their parallel universe
The Church has gone progressive and psychedelic, I love it
Reward makes this a must buy
go directly to disc 2
Finally - something to replace Britanny Spears

Parallel Universe
Church
Manufacturer: Thirsty Ear
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Intro Mc
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Amazon.com

The Church have long forsaken the desire to make populist music and seem to exist to please themselves. Doubtless, the indulgent Parallel Universe won't win the band many new friends in the fair-weather world of mainstream rock & roll. No matter. Anyone open-minded enough to venture past the dauntingly awkward song titles will perceive this sprawling prog-inclined double-album as either a brave case of artistic leg-stretching or just Porcupine Tree with bells on. Essentially, Parallel Universe is a remix of the Church's latest studio offering, After Everything Now This. One disc is dedicated to reconstructing that album's material within some kind of gothic ambient framework (replete with fat synth bass, squealing, and metallic vocals), and a second disc offers similar reconstructions of songs originally considered surplus. Such projects often fail by straying too far from traditional song structures. Parallel Universe, however, maintains enough of After Everything's downer vibe and slovenly melody to prove the exception to the rule. --Kevin Maidment

Album Description

A double CD of material developed concurrently with 'After Everything Now This', the Church's critically acclaimed 2002 album. Disc one contains ten alternate arrangements of the original tracks. Disc two is a collection of tracks that were part of the sessions including one 11-minute 'no overdubs' atmospheric jam. Thirsty Ear.

Customer Reviews:

Love their parallel universe.......2005-04-25

First disc is regular Church songs meant to be found on some dancefloor.

Second disc is the parallel universe of their music. Something totally different! They are stepping in an other world and it's a beautiful one. My favorite track is "Twin star". Deliciously noisy at start but reached a beautiful guitar-harp sound in the middle part with magical lyrics "she's got two tiny stars in her eyes ..." and it becomes more noisy again and ends softly with that harp-guitar sound. Second favorite is "1st woman on the moon" I enjoy every seconds of that 11 minutes song, love that over-emphasis on the bass and the lovely percussion. Very sensual.

Nice album.

The Church has gone progressive and psychedelic, I love it.......2003-12-11

I'll start by saying that Im a long time fan but I quit buying Church albums after Hologram of Baal, so I havnt heard "After Everything Now This"(yet). To me Hologram was pretty basic and just was'nt as trippy as Priest=Aura and Magician among the spirits, and it turned me off to there later stuff. So I run into this double cd and reluctantly buy it.

Being also a fan of progressive and psychedelic rock (Porcupine Tree, Massive Attack, Pink Floyd...), this double cd instantly became my favorite church album ever.

There are remixes on the first cd, but I would'nt have known it not hearing the original, it sounds really solid and polished on its own. Though its not there style, its basically the Church progressive, with electronica, keyboards, echos, horns, noises ect. Looking at the other reviews, some regular church fans did'nt like this new approach, but then again, non-church fans may absolutely love it but dislike there earlier albums. My favorites are track 2, 3, 8, 10, and 11.

I will agree with everyone else about the 2nd cd with the B sides. It has a few 7+ minute songs which are really amazing.

I don't think that any of the songs here are bad, but like I said earlier, I like trippy stuff and some of you church fans don't. Im glad they did this, it reestablished my respect for this band, and I hope they do it again.

5 stars everyone

Reward makes this a must buy.......2003-09-11

I like the remixes the more and more I hear them, and they always make me want to listen to AENT (the best Church CD to date) again, and again, and again for something else I missed the first few thousand listens. BUT, on CD2, as a previous reviewer mentioned quite accurately, is one of the best Church songs ever...the song called Reward. What a haunting song. An absolute Church classic. You will not get it out of your head. If that CD only had the song Reward on it alone it is worth the purchase price, but you'll get a lot more than that, so it's a steal. Twin Star is a great guitar closer, in the vein of You Took. Buy it, and enjoy your REWARD!

go directly to disc 2.......2002-12-19

For those of you who have yet to hear this, may I suggest the following: Get up at the crack of dawn, while the morning light is just barely beginning to illuminate the room. Curl up in your rocker with a cup of tea or whatever else may coax you into your day, put disc 2 on the box, medium volume. No other sounds in the house. Close your eyes and let the journey begin... 1st destination, The Moon. Dream away! Awaken to all those beautiful subtle layers of delicate sound that we've come to expect now from this constantly evolving group of musicians. Many rythyms and textures explored here, none seeming out of place as they work thier way through your psyche. Steve's magical voice and wonder-inducing lyrics. What's this? Focus turns to Peter, and the highlight of the album - aptly named Reward. This, folks, is worth the price alone! Travel on, more beauty and wonder, detouring for occasional doses of reality/unreality. There you go - haven't we visisted this person before? Resign yourself to joy and sadness, drift away into starry eyes...

Finally - something to replace Britanny Spears.......2002-12-13

I first heard this album last month playing over the loudspeakers in the elevator of my office building. Oddly enough, the first CD was played in it's entirety on the way up and the second played on the way down. (It is a slow elevator.) I questioned the security guards in the lobby to see who the band was, as I hadn't heard the music before. After being strip-searched and deprived of food for six hours, I was told that this magnificent work was by the group, The Church. I was released on the condition that I never wear pink womens underware again while at the office. After venturing home and puttin on some green panties, I drove to my local Sam Goody and instantly yelled at the clerk for not having this item in stock. I then ran all the way home (my car got stolen) and found the album here on Amazon[com].

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