Untitled [Import]

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Japanese pressing of the rapper's 2004 release, scheduled to include a bonus DVD (NTSC/Region 2) & one exclusive bonus track. Details TBA. Interscope.

Untitled,50 Cent,Rap

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Untitled (Bonus Dvd) (Dlx)
Korn
Manufacturer: Virgin Records
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Untitled

ASIN: B000RPCJZW
Release Date: 2007-07-31

Tracks:

Intro
Starting Over
Bitch We Got a Problem
Evolution
Hold On
Kiss
Do What They Say
Ever Be
Love and Luxury
Innocent Bystander
Killing
Hushabye
I Will Protect You
Sing Sorrow *Bonus audio track

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Deluxe package comes with fold out poster, postcards, bonus DVD, and t-shirt that you get by redeeming online. Bonus DVD contains exclusive behind-the-scenes footage and hundreds of Korn photos.

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Untitled
Korn
Manufacturer: Virgin Records Us
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ASIN: B000RPCJYI
Release Date: 2007-07-31

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Intro
Starting Over
Bitch We Got a Problem
Evolution
Hold On
Kiss
Do What They Say
Ever Be
Love and Luxury
Innocent Bystander
Killing
Hushabye
I Will Protect You

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Great Byrds Period
Roger McGuinn's SMILE...
My Favorite Byrds albulm
oodles of kudos
Not a fan of this one

The Byrds Untitled
The Byrds
Manufacturer: Sony
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Ballad of Easy Rider
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Younger Than Yesterday
Fifth Dimension

ASIN: B00004OCEN
Release Date: 2000-02-22

Tracks:

Lover Of The Bayou
Positively 4th Street
Nashville West
So You Want To Be A Rock 'N Roll Star
Mr. Tambourine Man
Mr. Spaceman
Eight Miles High
Chestnut Mare
Truck Stop Girl
All The Things
Yesterday's Train
Hungry Planet
Just A Season
Take A Whiff On Me
You All Look Alike
Well Come Back Home

Tracks:

All The Things - (alternate take)
Yesterday's Train - (alternate take)
Lover Of The Bayou - (alternate take)
Kathleen's Song - (alternate take)
White's Lightning Pt. 2
Willin'
You Ain't Goin' Nowhere - (live)
Old Blue - (live)It's Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding) - (live)
It's Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding) - (live)
Ballad Of Easy Rider - (live)
My Back Pages - (live)
Take A Whiff On Me - (live)
Jesus Is Just Alright - (live)
Wheels On Fire - (live)

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Arguably the last truly great album from the Byrds, this was a double vinyl set when it appeared in 1970. The 16-minute "Eight Miles High" took up an entire side--allowing for plenty of the free-flowing guitar, bass, and drum solos that were in vogue at the time. The live portion of the program opens with a gritty "Lover of the Bayou" and an inspired take on Bob Dylan's "Positively 4th Street." The studio set centers around the group's biggest latter-day hit, "Chestnut Mare," as well as Roger McGuinn's haunting "Just a Season." Here, Untitled is supplemented by Unissued, a whole bonus disc of rare and unreleased material. There are storming concert versions of Dylan's "You Ain't Going Nowhere," "My Back Pages," and "This Wheel's on Fire." Studio highlights include "Lover of the Bayou" and an undubbed "Kathleen's Song." Complete with detailed sleeve notes, recording details, and bonus tracks, Untitled/Unissued perfectly illustrates how archive recordings should be packaged. --Patrick Humphries

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Great Byrds Period.......2007-02-19

This was the period when I saw the Byrds most often. The concert material sounds great, and I do wish Clarence White got the props he still deserves. The studio material was the great bonus here. Who would have thought that so much great material was left unreleased for so long. Simply the Byrds at a great period in their history.

Roger McGuinn's SMILE..........2006-03-19

Along with Bob Dylan and Brian Wilson,Roger McGuinn comprises the third in the trinity/pantheon of American pop music masters. Like Brian Wilson's current peerless,touring band THE WONDERMINTS,The McGuinn/Clarence White formation of The Byrds was this superb American band's best touring troop.UNTITLED...originally to be named PHOENIX by Byrdmaster McGuinn...was an excellent album when released in 1970. Songs such as CHESTNUT MARE and JUST A SEASON became classics in their own right along with Tambourine Man;So You Want to Be A Rock'N'Roll Star; and Eight Miles High(reprised here "live" with a blazing 16 minute Coltrane-strain virtuoso performance of the latter).The rest of Untitled was complemented by socko concert versions of LOVER of the BAYOU and Dylan's acid rebuke of pseudo-hippies-NOW-boomer yuppies,POSITIVELY 4TH STREET.

What makes this offering Roger McGuinn's SMILE is the entirely UNISSUED second CD which is comprise of alternate"live"takes on latter-day Byrd classics(Ballad of Easy Rider; You ain't goin' Nowhere;This Wheels on Fire)making it a stellar musical leaf of MY BACK PAGES. Roger McGuinn continues touring and producing Rickenbacker-riffed LEGACY music, but this package of reincarnated Byrds is best of their studio/concert flights and unique summary of what was Sometimes(next to Wilson's Beach Boys)America's best pop music band(8 Miles High Stars).

My Favorite Byrds albulm.......2005-12-01

First of all, I have all of the Byrds albulms and this is my favorite. The live albulm is decent but nothing too spectacular apart from "Lover of the Bayou" and "Positively 4th Street". The studio part is the real deal. Here we have my favorite Byrd's lineup with Clarence White on guitar and some lovely original Roger McGuinn compositions that were missing on the previous 2 albulms. This reissue is now doubled in length with extensive alternate takes and extra live tracks as if the original LP wasn't enough. Most casual listeners know the Byrds from the mid 60s lineup with David Crosby but to me this is the Byrd's albulm to get. If you are not familiar with this lineup (and you wouldn't be if you listen to contemporary FM radio), prepare yourself for a more mellow sounding Byrds with Country influences blended with McGuinn's twelve string guitar and harmonies a little more ragged then what you hear on "Turn, Turn, Turn". To me this takes "Sweetheart of the Rodeo" Byrds and combines it with "Notorious Byrd Brothers" Byrds but gives you the best of both. If you like this albulm check out "Ballad of the Easy Rider" as well. Essential.

oodles of kudos.......2005-11-20

As I have already written a full review of the first disc in this two CD set (the first disc encompassing the original double vinyl album released as 'Untitled' in 1970), this review will primarily be devoted to the 14 track second disc, titled 'Unissued', consisting entirely of previously unreleased studio and live tracks. It should be stated however, since I have lived a period of time with both recordings, that the remastered version of 'Untitled' stands in bold contrast to the original CD version. There are moments where the superior fidelity of the remastering becomes clear, such as in the opening bars of 'Nashville West', which on the original CD sounded as though a mixing problem had completely skewed and lost most everything save the bass and drums. A similar observation can be made in comparing Clarence White's innovative guitar lines on 'Mr. Tambourine Man', which sounded muddled on the original CD, but sound fully integrated into the mix on the remaster.

As if these improvements were not reason enough to invest in the remastered version, a full complement of studio and live recordings have been added to the package on a bonus disc. This second disc reverses the sequence of 'Untitled', first offering alternate and unreleased studio tracks, and then a series of live recordings drawn from the same concerts that provided the live tracks for 'Untitled'. While 'Untitled' failed to reveal the source of these live recordings, thanks to the extensive liner notes offered in 'Unissued' we now know they were made in early 1970 at the Felt Forum in New York, and at the Fillmore East.

The second disc opens with four alternate versions of three songs found on 'Untitled', and they are worthy of inclusion. 'All the Things' and 'Yesterday's Train' are also found on 'Untitled', but I actually find the alternate takes to be superior, sounding more genuine and accessible. 'Lover of the Bayou' appears on 'Untitled' as a live track, so the studio version, with it's echo-chambered vocal and harmonica is a completely different experience. The final alternate is a version of 'Kathleen's Song', a worthy ballad that made its first debut on 'Byrdmaniax', released as the follow-up to 'Untitled' in 1971. Two previously unreleased recordings follow, an energized instrumental titled 'White's Lightning Pt. 2', and a faithful and sincere version of George Lowell's 'Willin', which along with the two opening live tracks form the sequence most devoted to The Byrds version of country music.

To my ear the real treats are yet to come in the form of the live tracks, which open with a version of the finest number from 1968's 'Sweetheart of the Rodeo' disc, 'You Ain't Goin' Nowhere', followed by 'Old Blue' from 1969's 'Dr. Byrds & Mr. Hyde', and completing the country segment of the show. The final segment, consisting of more pop and rock oriented fare, leads off with a cover of Bob Dylan's 'It's Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding') from 1965's 'Bringing It All Back Home', although a Roger McGuinn studio version also appears on the 1969 soundtrack of the 'Ballad of Easy Rider' flick. 'Ballad of Easy Rider' follows, also from the flick, and from The Byrds 1969 disc entitled 'Easy Rider'. The opening bars to this memorable song are deservedly well-received by the audience.

The remaining tracks are collected from diverse sources. 'My Back Pages' is of course a throwback to the original Byrds last studio album, 'Younger Than Yesterday', from 1967. Many believe this to be one of their finest recordings, and the live version here certainly does it justice. A live version of 'Take a Whiff' is next, the original appearing on 'Untitled'. McGuinn himself once stated that there were a few too many whiffs in the song for himself, so offering two versions of the same track in this package probably overdoes it. The last two recordings are gems, however. 'Jesus Is Just Alright' appeared first on 1969's 'Easy Rider', and although the song was immortalized by The Doobie Brothers, The Byrds take on it is thoroughly enjoyable as well. The closing track, 'This Wheel's On Fire', was offered by The Byrds as a studio track on 'Dr. Byrds...', and this fleet version provides a crescendo, and lends an exclamation point to the live set. As if all of this were not enough, there is a 'hidden track' offered on disc two, a brief and vibrant a capella version of 'Amazing Grace'.

This double-disc set serves as the textbook on how to expand and repackage decades old material. 'Untitled' was a fine double disc in its first manifestation, but the inclusion of additional live and studio tracks, as well as detailed liner notes, really gives the work a sense of completeness, even if more material may lie in the vault. The only noticable way this could have been expanded further would have been through inclusion of printed lyrics, but given the number of tracks offered here, that may have proved too cumbersome. Columbia is to be commended for it's efforts, and rewarded by fans of The Byrds through their purchase of this outstanding production.

Not a fan of this one.......2005-06-29

After the great "Sweetheart of the Rodeo", The Byrds tumbled downhill with a series of mediocre albums. While this isn't the worst I'm sure, it's such a far cry from classic Byrds. It is, quite frankly, overblown and boring. The group was always adventurous and experimental, but seriously - did we need a sixteen minute version of "Eight Miles High". They just aimed for too much on this one. The only good song contained here is "Chestnut Mare", and even that is below par when compared to "5D" or "My Back Pages". It is hard to critique this without those comparisions, but even when those are ignored, it's simply a below-par rock album. Still, I'd rather listen to this than The Eagles anyday. The latter-day Byrds isn't really worth your money.

Codex Faenza: Instrumental Music of the Early 15th Century

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An academic exercise well worth studying
Amazing stuff!
Essential to any early music collection
the Unicorn ensamble playing is an insperasion 4 the soul.
another glorious entry

Codex Faenza: Instrumental Music of the Early 15th Century

Manufacturer: Naxos
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ASIN: B000009OM1
Release Date: 1998-07-28

Tracks:

Biance Flour (Codex Faenza)
Untitled (Codex Faenza)
Non Avra Ma Pieta Questa Mia Donna
Non Ara May Pieta Questa Mia Dona (Codex Faenza)
Hont, Paour, Doubtance
Hont Paur (Codex Faenza)
Le Ior (Codex Faenza)
Bel Fiore Danca (Codex Faenza)
Aquil' Altera, Ferma/Creatura Gentil/Uccel' Di Dio
Aquila Altera (Codex Faenza)
Untitled (Codex Faenza)
Aspire Refus (Codex Faenza)
Elas Mon Cuer (Codex Faenza)
J'Ay Grant Desespoir De Ma Vie
Jay Grant Espoir (Codex Faenza)
Kyrie: Cunctipotens Genitor Deus
Ave Maris Stella

Customer Reviews:

An academic exercise well worth studying.......2006-03-12

Upon first listen, you might think that "Codex Faenza: Instrumental Music of the Early 15th Century" is wrongly named. These works were composed by 14th Century composers, such as Machaut and Landini, and several songs appear as vocal arrangements without instrumentation.

That's where the "Codex Faenza" comes in. This tome was an early 15th century book of instrumental arrangements of 14th century music. The Unicorn Ensemble performs several works from the Codex Faenza, sometimes preceding the instrumental version with the original vocal arrangement for comparison. The last two tracks, the anonymous compositions "Kyrie" and "Ave maris stella," feature alternating sections of plainchant and organ music.

In many cases, the busy melodies gain something in the translation. The top lines have an improvisatory quality that can seem odd when sung, but sound more natural when played instrumentally. The Unicorn Ensemble has mastered late medieval/early Renaissance instrumentation, and their performances effectively evoke the spirit of past times.

I was somewhat critical of The Unicorn Ensemble's version of Dufay's "Chansons" for making Guillaume Dufay's music sound more conservative than it really was. Here, the group does the opposite: they update the sound of Ars Nova composers and demonstrate how their achievements foreshadowed the continued musical advances of the early Renaissance. It's an academic exercise in many ways, but one well worth studying.

Amazing stuff!.......2005-06-04

Wow, what a stunning CD. Firstly I am just floored by the audiophile quality of the recorded sound - much, much better than a lot of CDs for three times the price. This is a characteristic of all of the Ensemble Unicorn recordings but this one is particularly good. As for the performances, they brim with life and color as interpretations of music of this period rarely do. They really bring this music to life, transporting the listener back centuries. The music represented here also has a good deal of depth to recommend it too.

This is just the sort of CD that reinforces the view that Naxos is above all a serious record label of high quality. This would be worth buying even if it cost three times the price.

Essential to any early music collection.......2003-09-04

When I purchased this album, I was expecting it to be more akin to the other music performed by the Ensemble Unicorn. I was expecting quick and lively, music akin to the Spanish Troubadour tunes and Las Cantigas de Santa Maria. I was wrong, and I was disappointed at first. I quickly changed my mind after giving the entire album a listen, and was enchanted.

If you like the quick, lively medieval tunes, then this album may not be your cup of tea. However, I don't think any early music collection is complete without this, and I found that even slower medieval tunes have their virtues, particularly when performed by the always impressive Ensemble Unicorn. Another great album, same incredibly low price as always from the Naxos label, and the same top-notch skill I've come to expect from the Ensemble Unicorn.

the Unicorn ensamble playing is an insperasion 4 the soul........2001-09-24

refreshing gifted players.
a delight 4 the ears of any early music lover.
i would have paid mutch more to buy it.
buy it.
take a trip to nature and inhale this beutifull music.
love u unicorn, glad i got ur cd.
peace and love from exotic israel.

another glorious entry.......2000-12-13

Unicorn is simply amazing. They turn out CD after CD, all at budget prices, all far surpassing most other early music efforts. Codex Faenza's pieces are mostly two-part, with a florid upper melody supported by a slower-moving tenor. This allows full display of Unicorn's virtuosity -- unlike their Dufay release, which cramped their style with its elaborate polyphony. The opening improvisations are magical, the subtle treatments of text and context fascinating -- and track 10 is the craziest vielle piece I've ever heard

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A Great Outro
The Final Farewell
Obscure b-sides!

Untitled
The Smashing Pumpkins
Manufacturer: EMI Int'l
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ASIN: B00005RG0M
Release Date: 2001-11-12

Tracks:

Untitled
Try (Alternate Version)
Age Of Innocence (Early Version)

Album Description

Import exclusive single for the late lamented modern rock icons. Tracks, 'Untitled' & two previously unreleased non-LP tracks, alternate versions of 'Try' & 'Age Of Innocence'.

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A Great Outro.......2002-10-03

The song Untitled was a great moment for The Smashing Pumpkins to go out on. The riffs and whole song struture in general is very similar to the glory days of Siamese Dream and Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness. It's a shame to see the Pumpkins disband after a killer single like this which proves they are still able to rock after the disappoints of Adore and Machina: The Machines Of God.
The other two tracks on this single shows just how diverse the pumpkins were as a band and these versions definatly stand above the originals. Whilst they do still lack some of that trademark Pumpkins sound
Overall, A Good-bye but I would suggest picking up Rotten Apples: The Best Of The Smashing Pumpkins first if you haven't all ready got it. This single is really just for collecters.

The Final Farewell.......2002-08-06

I love this song. I've heard it on the greatest hits album its a defite must have. It's the bands final farewell to all the fans out there. The Alt version of try try try is very good also. I have yet to listen to the early version of age of innocence but if its as good as the final version then this definately worth the buy.

Obscure b-sides!.......2002-06-09

While I am not a fan of the Pumpkins "Untitled", there previous single "Try,try,try" is exceptionally redone here. The original was great, and this is almost as good. It sounds acoustic, kinda, with sounds incorporated into the recording. This one also has different lyrics. The building rock closer from Machina, "The Age of Innosence" is done well with interesting ambient souns, making it sound as if it was recorded live without studio help. I guess most Pumpkins fans would rather die than not support their leader, Corgan, as would I. If nothing else, buy this for the novelty and cool pictures of the band in the studio.

An Anthology of Noise & Electronic Music, Vol. 3: 1952-2004

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Legal Stuff Apart

An Anthology of Noise & Electronic Music, Vol. 3: 1952-2004

Manufacturer: Sub Rosa
ProductGroup: Music
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Columbia-Princeton Electronic Music Center 1961-1973

ASIN: B0002Y4PPU
Release Date: 2004-11-02

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De Natura Sonorum: Matis Induites - Bernard Parmegiani
Short Presentation of the 1948 Sackbut: The Sackbut Blues/A ... - Hugh Le Caine
Stereo Music for Serge Modular Prototype - Keith Fullerton Whitman
Last Largo - Ilhan Mimaroglu
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Ovipool
Stone: Reciprocal
Flume
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Birds and Warhorse
Requiem: Dies Irae - Michel Chion

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Sttimen ni4 & #1 - Erkki Kurenniemi
Time...Dot
Early Work 6
Klangstudies II - Herbert Eimert
Eve
Teilmenge - Asmus Tietchens
Feuerland - Michael Rother
Contacte - To Rococo Rot
Till Zakynthos (Op. 205) - Rune Lindblad
Eternal Love #3

Customer Reviews:

Legal Stuff Apart.......2007-04-21

To understand this review, take a look at the reviews of the other volumes in this series...
Some of the music on this series is so weird and beautiful that the composers should be grateful that it is released here. They should think of this series as a sampler which might atract us, the general public, into further investigation of their work, which we most probably would have never had the chance to hear it or become aware of its existence or of the composers/artists. Don't be so greedy... for I believe you have been done a favor. The same goes for the other volumes of this series. TWO THUMBS UP!

Scottish Fantasies for Violin and Orchestra with Rachel Pine (2 CDs)

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Scottish fantasies at their best
really, really good

Scottish Fantasies for Violin and Orchestra with Rachel Pine (2 CDs)
Max Bruch , Sir Alexander Mackenzie , and Sir John Blackwood McEwen
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ASIN: B0009VI5GG
Release Date: 2005-06-28

Tracks:

Max Bruch: Scottish Fantasy, Op. 46
Pablo de Sarasate: Airs ecossais, Op. 34

Tracks:

Sir Alexander Mackenzie: Pibroch Suite, Op. 42
Sir John Blackwood McEwen: Scottish Rhapsody ("Prince Charlie")
Rachel Barton Pine.Alasdair Fraser: Medley of Scots Tunes
Video Documentary: "The Making of Scottish Fantasies"

Album Description

Rachel Barton Pine's brand new disc of Celtic flavored works is the first to present Bruch's beloved Scottish Fantasy in an insightful and virtuosic interpretation that highlights its Scottish roots. The album also features Sarasate's Airs Ecossais* and two pieces by Scottish composers: Mackenzie's Pibroch Suite and McEwen's Scottish Rhapsody "Prince Charlie."* Ms. Pine's own Medley of Scots Tunes,* arranged and performed with famed Scottish fiddler Alasdair Fraser is also included.

As a bonus, the package includes a video documentary on the making of Scottish Fantasies.

Customer Reviews:

Scottish fantasies at their best .......2006-11-15

This double CD is a real treasure, and a showcase of both the musicianship and scholarship. Rachel Barton Pine has researched both the composers and the history of the performances of the works she has recorded. She has produced the most attractive booklet which goes with the CDs, in which she teaches the subject in an effective, friendly and captivating way. Particularly interesting is her documentation of Sarasate's familiarity with Scottish fiddling. Rachel Barton Pine has also a very attractive and informative web site on which one can find information about this project. Just "Google" her and her site comes right up. I think that her web site is great. One can find the schedule of her concerts and all sorts of interesting educational things. I only wish that all great performers would do the same.
Rachel Barton Pine is a virtuoso, but her musicianship shines and it makes her virtuosity just a tool. She is so much more than the flying fingers. In a winning combination with Maestro Alexander Platt, an immensely talented conductor, they have produced a classic which will be listened to for years to come. There may never be a comparable Scottish Fantasy and Pibroch Suite performance. Mr. Platt leaves no note unexpressed. As opposed to the lesser conductors, who sometimes overpower the soloist, or who seek their own limelight at the expense of the soloist, Mr. Platt achieves a perfect union of the soloist and the orchestra, just as it should be. The Scottish Chamber Orchestra is also at its best.
These records' main value is in the interpretation, which is insightful and elegant. There are no over-interpretations, however, in which the soloist or orchestra would push their own detailed view of this music. Instead, certain dreaminess is allowed, and the listeners can build their own Scottish Fantasies and become active participants in this music.
Sarasate's Airs écossaise is a totally charming piece. The Medley of Scots Tunes, by Rachel Barton Pine and Alasdair Fraser, a master Scottish fiddler, is an event. I admit to listening to it consecutively eight times, and would have listened to it more times, but was afraid of a total addiction.
The great art of fiddling, the artists' dreams about their countries of origin, pictures of beautiful Scotland, and the musical finesse and musicianship are all the impressions you will come out with after listening to these great recordings.
This review is dedicated to Dr. Andrew B. Dempster for his birthday. Andrew has shown me his native country, Scotland, and guided me through its history. I came back with wonderful memories, and a book of music sheets on Scottish fiddling, my most precious music sheets ever.

really, really good.......2005-06-30

A very pleasant, often lively, evocative and enjoyable set of CDs. The video documentary included in the second CD tells about how Barton Pine studied Celtic/Scottish music before making her recording, and the extra work shows in her ability to render the Bruch as a far lovelier recording than any other violinst has. She finds the tensions, the delicacies and the warmth of this piece. Add to that, the Sarasate is also beautifully done -- sorry it was so short a piece. On the second CD, the Mackenzie and the McEwen, not heard that often, are also really well done. This isn't fiddling -- you get true classical versions of the folk tunes hidden in these selections. Because of that, Barton Pine brings out nuances that were never before explored, and she does it by showing you just how good, how rich, this music can be. The final piece, Barton Pine's arrangement of scottish tunes, is also enjoyable --a fun way to end an album that is both relaxing and delightful. Highly recommended.

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numetal...
"My heart it seems to disappear!"
at times dizzyingly intense, but madly uneven
Five Point O
thrilling

Untitled
Five Pointe O
Manufacturer: Roadrunner Records
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005YVON
Release Date: 2002-03-19

Tracks:

Double X Minus
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Art Of Cope
Purity O1
Freedom?
Sympathetic Climate Control
Untitled
Syndrome Down
Breathe Machine
The Infinity
Aspire, Inspire

Customer Reviews:

numetal..........2007-06-22

...is dead but this cd is the only one I can remember that stood out from that dying phase. The intensity and arrangement ideas keep this album flowing. You've got everything here. My personal favorite are the high pitched screams that sound so well executed, who also, easily bleed into clean vocals. I was a bit put off by the song titles because they don't fit but why does that matter. Its too bad that they broke up because this band definitely had something going and things could have probably been better once they've realized that numetal was dead. Still, pick this one up if you get a chance. You can get it for cheap now but it'll definitely deliver!

"My heart it seems to disappear!".......2006-07-03

What irritates me is the fact that they split when they had an amazing thing going for them with there debut album. Heartfelt lyrics coupled with blistering riffs and a unique body of work, Five Pointe O delivers heavily on all fronts. What's impressive about 'Untitled' is the diversity within each track, most notably on 'Purity O1' where lead singer Daniel Struble switches back and forth from Otep like spoken word to Otep like blood screams. Songs like 'Double X Minus' and 'King of the Hill' open the album on a brutal note and songs like 'The Infinity' and 'Syndrome Down' make sure it ends that way too. Notable is "Sympathetic Climate Control' which serves as a nice change of pace, offering a more subtle (while still harsh) musical arrangment. Five Pointe O falls short a little when venturing away from the rock and leaning towards the rap, as they do on 'Breathe Machine' BUT...if you get past the obnoxious rapping in the first verse the song actually redeems itself with a brutal chorus and decent remainder of song. The final track, the instrumental 'Aspire, Inspire' is a brilliant way to end the album, delivering a melodic yet devestating musical experience. 'The Infinity' is probably the most well known of the tracks beings that it was featured on the Resident Evil soundtrack, but it's the title track 'Untitled' that steals the show as the most brutal offering here, delivering blood curtling screams and demonic riffs that cut through your skin and boil your blood. Intence and in your face, it's a shame a brilliant promising band such as Five Pointe O is no more!

at times dizzyingly intense, but madly uneven.......2005-09-09

Five pointe o when thye came out with their lone cd back in 2002 it gave one last glimmering light for nu-metal which by the then was almost dead. The albums manages to blend many combinations of nu-metal, hardcore punk, and synthcore. ITs showcased into at times catastrophic heights on cuts like the "infinity" and "double X minus". but what fails them to keep the torch going is the lack focus. the arrnagments are madly uneven as is the spazy Zach Dela Rocha-eque front man, spitting out political and mythical-eque lyrics. The keyboards do a nice job to the chaotic mess adding atmospherics and histronics. but the songs never get heavy or intense enough. Thr riffage isnt pactiaulrly memorable although sometimes it works righton tracks like "art of cope" and "syndrome down" and on the aforementioned "infinity". IT was an interesting arch at the time of its release but looking at it now far more talented bands have come in there wake. It was an earnest atemtp at the time but it looks dated and tiny to look at it today

Five Point O.......2005-03-06

To bad they broke up but this cd sounds like he put his heart and soul into it. Its AWSOME. must buy..

thrilling.......2004-02-13

The depth and range of the melody in these songs took me completely by surprise. Five Pointe O seamlessly blends several different styles of heavy metal together to make one thrilling melody driven album. Sometimes the singing is reminiscent of Mike Patton, and the screaming, or growling sounds like many of the death metal vocalists. All in all, this album is refreshing on many different levels. Those who want their metal straightforward and simplistic, this one is not for you. Five Pointe O is definitely one of the best of the so-called nu-metal bands. Looking forward to hearing what's next.

Bolivian Baroque [includes DVD] [Hybrid SACD]

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Bolivian Baroque CD
Historicismo y musicalidad

Bolivian Baroque [includes DVD] [Hybrid SACD]

Manufacturer: Channel Classics Nl
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00079RNEU
Release Date: 2005-04-12

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Bolivian Baroque CD.......2007-02-15

If you like baroque music, it's a delight to hear this unexpected music from South America.
Good quality sound
The DVD is interesting in filling in details of the history, the area and how the CD was produced.

Historicismo y musicalidad.......2006-07-21

Dentro de la aún acotada discografía que existe sobre música colonial, los trabajos sobre este repertorio que provienen del norte de Europa son los mejor interpretados, más creativos y de mejor calidad. Este disco no es una excepción. A diferencia de la mayoría de los trabajos realizados desde Latinoamérica que tienden a reunir música de toda América del Sur o, en todo caso, por países (hay que tener en cuenta que la actual división política nada tiene que ver con la administración colonial), el criterio bajo el cual se seleccionó el repertorio responde a una motivación real: música que se encontró y pudo ser interpretada en las Misiones Chiquitanas y Moxos en Bolivia.
Es el resultado de un riguroso trabajo cooperativo entre un musicólogo, Piotr Nawrot, y un conjunto de gran trayectoria profesional, Florilegium Musicum, al cual se añadieron cuatro cantantes provenientes de Bolivia con la intención de aportar cierto "nativismo" a la interpretación. De todos modos, éste rasgo (el nativismo) no llega a vislumbrarse en la interpretación ya que la misma no logra alejarse mucho de una visión europeísta del repertorio.
Las obras presentadas en el disco representan una verdadera novedad, ya que en su mayoría fueron grabadas por primera vez en este proyecto.
Una de las cosas más interesantes es el "plus" o premio final que es el reslutado de una improvisación realizada en los ensayos con sikus, guitarra y bajo.
Se agradece especialmente la incorporación de un DVD en el que se exponen detalles del montaje discográfico y de la investigación que se llevó a cabo para su realización.