Unexpected [Explicit Lyrics]

Track Listings

1. Street Certified

2. We Ready

3. Come See

4. Get Crunk

5. 2 Step

6. What U Came Here Fo'

7. When We Ride

8. Luv This...

9. That Shake

10. It's You

11. I Know...

12. S.E.T. Thang

13. Carpet Pro intro

14. Carpet Pro

15. Help Me

16. I'm Sorry

17. Fuk Wit Me intro

18. Fuk Wit Me

19. Freestyle intro

20. Freestyle

Editorial Reviews
About the Artist
To give you an idea of what The S.E.T. is working with, they have served as the opening act for hip hop heavyweights such as, Scarface, Lil Wayne, Trina and more. This is just the beginning. The saga begins.....stay tuned!

Product Description
The S.E.T. (Toochie Loc & J-Blu) are two of the hottest mc's in the game right now and one of the best groups ever. These guys have been grinding it out in the trenches of the underground, but have now stepped up to take a swing at the masses. Their debut release, "Unexpected " is a classic hip hop album guaranteed to keep clubs and the streets jumping!

Unexpected,The S.E.T. (Southeast Texanz),S.E.T. Records,Rap & Hip-Hop

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The Andrew Lloyd Weber Collection
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The Best You'll See from Sarah
The Angel of Music

The Andrew Lloyd Webber Collection

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ASIN: B00000I0XW
Release Date: 1999-06-01

Tracks:

The Phantom Of The Opera: The Phantom Of The Opera
Song & Dance: Unexpected Song
Aspects Of Love: Chanson D'enfance
The Phantom Of The Opera: All I Ask Of You
Evita: Don't Cry For Me Argentina
Evita: Another Suitcase In Another Hall
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Friends For Life
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Cats: Gus: The Theatre Cat
Aspects Of Love: Anything But Lonely
Cats: Macavity: The Mystery Cat
Tell Me On A Sunday/Song & Dance: Tell Me On A Sunday
The Phantom Of The Opera: Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again
Requiem: Pie Jesu
The Phantom Of The Opera: The Music Of The Night

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Sarah Brightman's career was launched by her success in Andrew Lloyd Webber's Phantom of the Opera, so it's no surprise to hear the soprano paying homage to the composer on this disc. Really a Brightman best-of, the album includes the Phantom theme (a duet with Michael Crawford), the light-opera fare of "Chanson D'enfance" from Aspects of Love, "Don't Cry for Me, Argentina" from Evita, and numerous other Lloyd Webber classics. Throughout, Brightman's diminutive voice lends a fragility to these musical theater tunes that you'll either love or despise. On Evita's "Another Suitcase, Another Hall" and Cats' "Memory," she literally chirps through the vocal lines. No matter. The growing legion of Brightman fans wouldn't have it any other way. --Jason Verlinde

Album Details

Another Compilation of Stage Favourites - Some Tracks Are Hard to Find Elsewhere.

Customer Reviews:

The Andrew Lloyd Weber Collection.......2007-05-12

Sarah Brightman sings in good form classic songs and does a great job!!

Andrew Lloyd Webber .......2007-02-12

Excellent Broadway music--a true master. Sing along or just listen. First heard her on PBS.

The Andrew Lloyd Webber Collection.......2007-01-05

Sarah Brightman has always been a favorite of mine, and this CD is outstanding. The duet with Jose Carreras (Friends for Life) is especially good--worth buying the CD for that song alone.

The Best You'll See from Sarah.......2006-09-09

This CD is - wow! I have so much to say about it and so little time! This album features three pieces from "The Phantom of the Opera" - Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again, The Music of the Night, and The Phantom of the Opera theme. They're all beautiful. The second piece on the album is "Unexpected Song". It has beautiful octaves and orchastrations. Chanson d'Efance is an amazing French piece with vibrato - and then some. I forgot to mention that there is another piece from The Phantom of the Opera - All I Ask of You - except that the song is not sung by the original cast from the musical. The next few pieces are fairly decent, until you get to Memory from Cats. WOW - is it spectacular! Then we get to two other pieces from Cats - Gus: The Theater Cat and Macavity: The Mystery Cat. Gus is a song that just tells about a cat and his history. A man speaks the lines that Gus would say in the actual musical - and it makes the song interesting. Macavity is AWESOME! I know that I said that I didn't prefer this song for Brightman on her album "Surrender". I finally listened to it more carefully, and found that it's really interesting to listen to! My favorite song on the whole entire album - however - has to be "Tell Me on a Sunday". Beautiful lyrics, orchestrations, and overall spectacular voice talent ties the whole song together. Pie Jesu is a fairly nice piece from both Brightman and Paul Miles-Kingston - the 16 year old boy soprano. His voice is pure and straight with minimal vibrato. However, Brightman's voice shows a little bit TOO much vibrato! Overally, it's a good piece from Andrew Lloyd Webber's Requium. THIS CD IS AMAZING! If you love Sarah from the Phantom of the Opera, then this collection of Lloyd Webber's work is just for you.

I also recommend Charlotte Church - (in her earlier career) - including Voice of an Angel and her self-titled album. I also recommend Love Changes Everything - The Andrew Lloyd Webber Collection Vol.2 - just another grouping of Webber's classics. I also recommend Andrea Boucelli - he's awesome!

The Angel of Music.......2006-03-13

This is the third copy of this I've purchased. I wear them out listening to them. Awesome, Awesome music. Sarah's range and depth is so powerful!

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Unexpected indeed.
Not so unexpected
I like this album
As expected
HOT!!!!! Track by Track Review

Unexpected
Lumidee
Manufacturer: Tvt
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ASIN: B000MV8ZRC
Release Date: 2007-04-17

Tracks:

Intro
So Cool...Hollywood
In It For The Money featuring Snoop Dogg
Cute Boy
She's Like The Wind featuring Tony Sunshine
Feel Like Makin Love featuring Shaggy
Stuck On You
Caught Up
Crazy featuring Pitbull
Could Be Anything
You Got Me featuring N.O.R.E.
The Whistle Song
I'm Up featuring Jim Jones
He Told Me
Did You Imagine
Passin Thru
She's Like The Wind featuring Tony Sunshine Spanglish version

Album Description

Lumidee, the Puerto Rican beauty from NYC's Spanish Harlem, first shot to fame in 2003 with the infectious Top 5 Billboard hit, "Never Leave You (Uh Oh)", off her debut album, "Almost Famous." Now, she's back, with a bold new sound & fresh lyrics on her sophomore set, UNEXPECTED, due out April 17 on TVT.

"Unexpected"'s heavy hitting first single, "She's Like The Wind," features Tony Sunshine and hears Lumidee rapping in her distinctive Caribbean lilt. A fresh remake of Patrick Swayze's hit from "Dirty Dancing", "She's Like The Wind," is already a massive radio hit from coast to coast. With her second album release, Lumidee is already proving to her fans that she is here to stay! "Unexpected" features Lumidee hooking up with the likes of Snoop Dogg ("In It For The Money"), Pitbull ("Crazy"), Jim Jones ("I'm Up"), Shaggy (on a remake of Roberta Flack's classic r&b hit "Feel Like Making Love"), even N.O.R.E. and super producer Scott Storch (Beyonce, 50 Cent) reportedly checked into the studio to work on a track apiece.

Customer Reviews:

Unexpected indeed........2007-07-09

I didn't expect to hear from this one again after her short lived career and hit single ruled the airwaves and clubs for a good minute years back. But I must say I am glad she came back. This is a good mature and newer Lumidee...

Not so unexpected.......2007-06-11

Lumidee came out back in 2003 with a song called "Never Leave You". Although she really couldn't sing, the song became a hit anyway, possibly due to the fact that all songs featuring that beat were getting enormous airplay (Sean Paul's "Get Busy"; Wayne Wonder's "No Letting Go"). After her follow-up single "Crashin' a Party" went absolutely nowhere, she disappeared. But now she re-emerges with Unexpected.

Lumidee's singing is a tad better, but she still isn't quite there. But much of the time she RAPS on here, and she's not that great at THAT either. Actually, she doesn't sound terrible, but, well, she doesn't sound any different from any other female MC. This is especially shown on the disposable "So Cool...Hollywood".

The only song that really stands out to me is "Stuck On You" (except for in the chorus where she says: "It's true/I can't get past it too"; did we not get As in English class?). Most of the rest of the songs are forgettable, like "Passin' Thru", "He Told Me" and "Caught Up"; and "Cute Boy" is a song I wish I COULD forget. Guest rappers also fail to add life to the songs, like N.O.R.E. ("You Got Me"), Snoop Dogg ("In It For the Money"), and Jim Jones ("I'm Up"). There are also some badly done clubbish makeovers to classic songs, like Roberta Flack's "Feel Like Makin' Love" and Patrick Swayze's "She's Like the Wind" (featuring Shaggy and Tony Sunshine, respectively).

Speaking of that, there is an obligatory end-of-album Spanglish-version-of-the-first-single on here. I can't really call this sophomore album from Lumidee unexpected because that would suggest that I was anticipating it to be good. Yeah, it's better than Almost Famous, but that really ain't saying much.

Anthony Rupert

I like this album.......2007-05-29

I found this album while searching related artists, and I really like this album. It has catchy beats, songs I want to keep playing on repeat, and the Spanglish version of "She's like the Wind" is better than the English, I beleive. I don't know why people are speaking so mean about her and her talents. Everyone has a right to their own opinion, but if you don't like it, you don't have to say it's the worst thing ever. Just simply say you don't like it. But I definitely like Lumidee.

As expected.......2007-05-06

This former one-hit wonder from Connecticut can now amend and extend her resume by one more hit with the first single from her second album. The single "She's Like the Wind" was originally performed by Patrick Swayze, and was also covered by David "The Hoff" Hasselhoff, but this version coverts a part of the song to rap and features vocals by Tony Sunshine.

Another song that I found interesting was the duet with Shaggy, covering the Roberta Flack hit "Feel Like Making Love", but with a reggae spin. Lumidee's vocals match well with Shaggy on this one, which I actually prefer to the first single. A good dance track is "Crazy" featuring Pitbull, and you might also like "The Whistle Song" featuring Wyclef Jean. Other fairly good tracks are "Cute Boy" and "Did You Imagine".

This album is okay, largely due to the guest artistes, but not exactly outstanding, which is precisely what we expected. Rated: 3.5 stars

Amanda Richards, May 5, 2007

HOT!!!!! Track by Track Review.......2007-04-23

Here is my track by track review:

1. Intro
Can't really rate the intro LoL

2. So Cool...Hollywood 10/10
Wow. This song is so good the beginning has such a strong impact. Very strong and very good flow. Her voice is really good on it and I just love it.

3. In It For The Money (F/ Snoop Dogg) 10/10
Hot flo. Perfect match. The beat is just sick one of them summer ridahs. Amazing.

4. Cute Boy 10/10
So smooth. Aww i wanna be under a palm tree. Smooth reggae track. Lyrics are nice. Just one of those songs you have to enjoy.

5. She's Like The Wind (F/ Tony Sunshine) 10/10
Lumidee has some really good flow on this song. The remake is the best one yet. This song is classic. Tony's voice is perfect and this is the first single from the album.

6. Feel Like Making Love (F/ Shaggy) 10/10
Another enjoyable reggae track. But this one has something special about it. I believe its the tone Lumidee has in her voice. It perfect and Shaggy just adds to the reggae effect. AMAZING.

7. Stuck On You 9/10
Lumidee takes it down a notch with this slow R&B joint. Very good track smooth and good meaning.

8. Caught Up 8/10
Fairly different. Beat is good but there is something missing. Still hot.

9. Crazy (F/ Pitbull) 10/10
Damn just get up and dance. With this fast dancehall riddim this joint will get you on your feet in no time. Then Pitbull comes in with his funny rhymes. Very hot.

10. Could Be Anything 9/10
I love her flow on this track. Lumidee gives us some of her rap on it but you get the same sense you get from her song thats on this c.d. "Caught Up".

11. You Got Me (F/ N.O.R.E.) 10/10
One of my favorites on this track. It has "ABC, 123" flow. Love it. This whole song is amazing down till the last second. N.O.R.E. actually does really good on this one.

12. The Whistle Song (8/10)
Ya ok. Um the title kinda of gives us the effect of a really good track but its ok. Wyclef helps on this one. Its good but it just doesnt catch to me. If you like Wyclefs stuff you will definitly like this.

13. I'm Up (F/ Jim Jones) 10/10
Love the little kid-chipmunk voice. Love this gangsta joint. Jim Jones adds his "BALLIN" flow to this one and it works out. HOT

14. He Told Me 10/10
Yeah some more reggae. Lumidee is rapping on this one alot. Its so good, her flow is good and the chorus is perfect.

15. Did You Imagine 10/10
Now this is the song of the album. Reggaeton with a touch of smooth reggae. Perfect mix. Lumidee does such a good job singing this track. Anyone will like this track with its latin tinged guitar strings.

16. Passin' Thru 10/10
Love the feeling this song gives you. Lumidee sends a message across about people she has lost and how she is coaping with it. Just an uplifting song with a sweet beat.

Bonus: She's Like The Wind (F/ Tony Sunshine) (Spanglish Version) 10/10
Just like the original its so hot but with the spanish it gives it another awsome effect.

Over all Rating: 96/100
Defintily recommended. Go out and buy it its worth it.

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GOOD SMOOTH BLUES GUITAR/BASS/DRUMS/BAND
Mahogany Rush's Finest!
BEST OF BOTH WORLDS
FULL FORCE TRIP OF ROCK
Guitar To The Max!

Tales of the Unexpected
Frank Marino , and Mahogany Rush
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Release Date: 1990-05-29

Tracks:

Sister Change
All Along The Watchtoewer
Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
Tales Of The Unexpected
Down, Down, Down
Door Of Illusion
Woman
Bottom Of The Barrel

Customer Reviews:

GOOD SMOOTH BLUES GUITAR/BASS/DRUMS/BAND.......2007-03-11

FRANK AND THE BAND ARE ALWAYS COMPLIMENTING EACH OTHERS MUSICAL TALENTS.

Mahogany Rush's Finest!.......2006-08-04

"Tales of the Unexpected," one part studio, one part live, is my favorite Mahogany Rush album. The studio section includes two originals & two covers. The originals "Sister Change" & "Tales of the Unexpected" has Marino stretching out his farthest. Both songs almost bordering on heavy fusion. Marino just cuts out solid magnificent mountains of jazzy guitar runs at the speed of light, he is at once heavy, ethereal, concise & commanding, & his rhythm section cuts it through out following Frank like a car chase down a winding mountain road. "Norwegian Wood" & "All Along the Watchtower" add even more of an ethereal twist than was on the originals. Honestly, Marino made these songs his own with his unique approch, making these songs float on a bed of sweetly scented dream like airwaves carressing my ears & entering my brain like billowing tufts of opium smoke. I was addicted to their dreamy embrace.

The live section features heavy, heavy, gut wrenching blues/metal originals with "Down, Down, Down" & "Door of Illusion" hitting that blues, funk, metal path that was only trodden down by fellow contemporaries Robin Trower & Pat Travers this convincingly in the 70's... hell, at anytime. The live work here on par with Mahogany Rush's excellent "Live" album, leaving one battered & bruised & begging for more!

"Tales of the Unexpected" is Marino's crowning achievement, never to be topped in my opinion. Frank put out numerous albums afterward, but each album just seemed to lose focus to the point Frank was parodying himself. Funny enough, is was not until 2000 with the excellent "Eye of the Strom" that Marino captured past glories.

Marino has always been an artist that was hit & miss, his failures just that, but his success's, oh so sweet! Frank & his band Mahogany Rush can now be looked at as a band that was definitely born of Hendrix, but also pushed the grand man's ideas, & eventually came on to their own being, one of low valleys, but also soaring peaks that beg to be climbed.

BEST OF BOTH WORLDS.......2006-04-19

I OWN THIS LP ON VINYL AND NOW CD-THIS IS PURELY A DOUBLE BLESSING- ONE SIDE IS LIVE MATERIAL AND THE OTHER STUDIO MATERIAL .YOU CAN TELL THAT FRANK MARINO AND MAHOGANY RUSH ARE EQUALLY TALENTED IN BOTH ARENA'S ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER IS NOTE FOR NOTE THE SAME SONG HENDRIX WROTE WITH FEW DISCREPENCIES BETWEEN THEM-HONESTLY I THINK HIS VERSION OF NORWEGIAN WOOD IS BETTER THAN THE BEATLES COVER.THEN YOU HEAR SISTER CHANGE AND REALIZE HE HAS HIS OWN TALENTED SONG WRITING ABILITIES AND THE TITLE CUT ONLY SHOWCASES HIS IN STUDIO ABILITY WITH THE INSTRUMENT OF WONDER THE 69 GIBSON SG- THEN YOU FLIP THE LP OVER-DON'T TRY THAT WITH THE CD- LIVE ROCK AND ROLL TO THE CORE-DOOR OF ILLUSION-BOTTOM OF THE BARREL - WOMAN -ALL ORIGINAL TUNES THAT KEEP ON ROCKING EVEN WHEN YOU STOP LISTENING -GO FIGURE-THE LYRICS TO WOMAN ARE GOING THROUGH MY HEAD NOW- BUT I LOVE HER JUST THE SAME- YOU ACTUALLY NEED THIS ALBUM IF YOU DON'T HAVE IT YET -I CAN ONLY THINK OF MAYBE 1 OR 2 OTHER ALBUMS THAT IS ONE HALF LIVE AND ONE HALF STUDIO BUT ONE TOTAL EXPERIENCE - ONE OF THE SHOWS I SAW IN ATLANTA WAS AFTER THIS ALBUM AND I REMENBER SEEING A GUY WITH A T-SHIRT THAT HAD THIS ARTWORK ON IT AND STILL WONDER TODAY WHY DID I NOT BUY ONE THEN --------IN THE UNIVERSE OF GUTIAR PLAYERS THEY ALL BOW DOWN TO THE KING-

FULL FORCE TRIP OF ROCK .......2004-12-15

IN EUROPE THEY DIDN``T UNDERSTAND THAT HE IS NOT HENDRIX!! THE TITLE TRACK IS DAMN GOOD! FRANK WILL RISE LATE HE WILL MAY BE THE BEST PLAYER IN THE WORLD!! ATOMIC TOM GOLOGNE WESTERN GERMANY

Guitar To The Max!.......2001-08-27

I was one of the lucky ones to see Frank do his thing live, shortly after this title was released. All I can say is get this, and get it quick. All Along The Watchtower is alone worth the cost. If you haven't heard Frank's version, you haven't heard the song. There's great guitar work throughout, and this will definitely challenge anyone who might try to learn his riffs. Do yourself a favor and buy this one!

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Where Are You My Brothers
songs of courage, loneliness, patriotism
The most beautiful male voice there is

Where Are You, My Brothers?

Manufacturer: Delos Records
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ASIN: B0000C3I8K
Release Date: 2003-09-09

Tracks:

Somewhere Far Away (Gde-To Daleko (Pesnya O Dalekoy Rodine))
Dark Is the Night (Tiomnaia Noch)
Unexpected Waltz (Slutchaynyy Val's)
Where Are You, My Brothers? (Gde Zhe Vy Teper', Druz'ya-Odnopolchane)
On a Nameless Hill (Na Bezymiannoy Vysote)
Roads (Dorogi)
Soldiers Are Coming (Vot Soldaty Idut)
Cranes (Zhuravli)
In the Trenches (V Zemlianke)
Sacred Stone (Zavetnyy Kamen)
Katyusha (Katyusha)
Cossacks in Berlin (Kazaki V Berline)
My Moscow (Moia Moskva)
Road to the Front (Dorozhka Frontovaia (Pesenka Frontovogo Shofiora))
Hills of Manchuria [Na Sopkakh Mandzhurii]
Lonely Accordion (Odinokaia Garmon)
Last Battle (Posledniy Boi)

Customer Reviews:

Where Are You My Brothers.......2005-08-04

Dmitri Hvorostovsky's voice is at its amazing, beautiful, passionate best. He seamlessly moves from silken pianissimo to forte, conveying all the tragedy and futility of life lost through war, the false hope and despair of soldiers who have trudged too far and seen too much death, destruction and experienced too much pain, fear and hunger.

songs of courage, loneliness, patriotism.......2004-08-02

Of my nearly 20 Dmitri Hvorostovsky albums, this one is in the Top 3, which has Dmitri singing in quite a different style than what he is most famous for, as one of the great operatic singers of our era, and this CD is far from the "opera singer does crossover CD" type of recording, which can sometimes be quite awful, but sings softly and with intense passion and sincerity, his dark honey toned baritone perfect for these melodious, gorgeous songs.
Though the focus of the songs is WWII, some were written as early as 1905 ("The Hills of Manchuria"), to the wonderful "Cranes" from 1969, and "Somewhere Far Away" was the title for a TV series ("17 Moments of Spring"), about a Russian spy in Nazi Germany, that was shown in 1973.

Some songs are more sublime than others, like "Unexpected Waltz" and "On a Nameless Hill", but there isn't a single composition that isn't filled with beauty and performed to perfection. Hvorostovsky has a voice that is a gift of God, with the technique of a master, and the soul of a true artist.
He is backed brilliantly by Constantine Orbelian and the Moscow Chamber Orchestra, the folk group Style of Five, and the rousing sound of the Spiritual Revival Choir of Russia.
The booklet insert is excellent, with liner notes, bios, lyrics in English and transliterated Russian; the sound is good and total playing time is 57'28.

The most beautiful male voice there is.......2003-12-26

The sound of very beginning phrase of it's first song "Somewhere Far Away" grabbed me. This title song for TV series was sung in his natural voice rather than operatic singing. I found it absolutely beautiful. Have you ever heard Dmitri's speaking voice? Renee Fleming quoted "Dmitri has the most beautiful male voice I've ever heard". Well I must say many of us have to agree with her. This album is a good collection of war time songs that indicate harsh reality of soldier's life and emotional state. He expressed them very eloquently. Text has translations but you can feel the depth without it. These songs are melodious and tuneful, I liked his flexible singing of forte to exquisite pianissimo. This is not just sell out for Russians but to everyone. As a Japanese, we grew up in Russian folk songs were heard everywhere. It's nice he introduced us to further extension of Russian materials. Evidently his colaboration with his father and Orbelian worked well. I also appreciate the lightness of "Katyusha" is a nice bonus. I thoroughly enjoyed this and I recomend it to everyone. I hope I get to hear these in his recital someday.

Tracks:

Lady D'Arbanville
Lenehan Oblivion
Marble Halls
Prelude In E Minor
In Haven
Chant Hindou
Trees
L'Heure Exquise
Kashmiri Love Song
Koyal
Sicilenne
Hushabye Mountain
Music When Soft Voices Die
Serenade
The Lea Ring
African Crib Carol
In Trutina
A Gift Of A Thistle
To A Wild Rose
Unexpected Song

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This is music to dream by. Designed to bring out the singing quality of the cello, the program comprises folk music of many lands, art songs, arias from opera and operetta, and instrumental pieces. All of the 20 numbers except Fauré's "Sicilienne," which the composer himself transcribed for cello, are arrangements. All are slow, lyrical, similar in mood and very repetitious, both motivically and strophically. The dynamics, except for an occasional mild build-up, are subdued; every piece ends in a fade-out. Contrast is limited to instrumental colors, including electronics, and idiomatic rhythms. Julian Lloyd Webber is a fine cellist; his style and temperament seem eminently well suited to this music. His tone is beguilingly sweet and flawlessly pure, but, staying mostly in the middle range of the cello, it lacks nuance and inflection. The intensity of his vibrato varies only in one piece, where he puts swells on all the long notes: Schubert's famous "Serenade," whose simple melody hardly calls for it. He is mightily abetted by some splendid partners, most notably harpist Catrin Finch and pianist John Lenehan, both of whom made several of the arrangements. The record's title comes from the closing number, part of a piece written for the cellist by his brother, Andrew Lloyd Webber, performed here as a song. --Edith Eisler

Album Description

With an overall calming and relaxing theme, and the repertoire ranging from the core classical to interpretations of contemporary writers, Unexpected Songs, his 40th album, will appeal to a wide audience. The title track is composed by his brother, Andrew, and part of the musical Song And Dance and features a special vocal guest appearance by multi-platinum recording artist Michael Ball. Another highlight is the cello arrangement of 'Koyal (Songbird)', originally by producer / songwriter / DJ and orchestral composer Nitin Sawhney, who established himself as one of the UK's leading scorers for film and television. Catrin Finch, the 'Queen of Harps' joins him on several tracks, providing an enchanting accompaniment.

Album Details

Widely Regarded as One of the Most Creative Musicians of his Generation, Julian Lloyd Webber Has Collaborated with an Extraordinary Array of Musicians from Yehudi Menuhin, Lorin Maazel and Neville Marriner to Stephane Grappelli, Elton John and Cleo Laine. On this Release from EMI Classics He Presents an Album of `unexpected Songs', a Collection of Favorites Ranging from Core Classical Works by Chopin, Elgar, Faure to More Contemporary Pieces Such as Cat Stevens' "lady D'arbanville". He is Joined on this Recording by the Harpist Catrin Finch and Pianist John Lenehan. The Title Track is Composed by his Brother, Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber, and is from the Musical `song and Dance' the Dance Numbers from which Originated from an Album He Had Written for Julian. The Song features a Guest Appearance from Britain's Leading Musical Theatre Star, and Multi-platinum Recording Artist, Michael Ball.

Customer Reviews:

Ultra soothing unexpected tender gems of musical beauty.......2007-05-21

The songs in this album are terrific. Nothing can be written to describe how great they are, so I suggest you listen to the samples.

I bought this album for my father's birthday and he tells me that he has to listen to it every single night to go to sleep.

What initially drew me to this album was a remake of "A Gift of Thistle" from the Braveheart soundtrack by James Horner. If you know that piece, listen to Webber's clip and you'll see how this arrangement flows so nicely and succeeds in accentuating the strengths of the piece. I usually don't like remakes of originals but this one is an exception.

All songs are acoustic except the title track "Unexpected Song".

Total of 20 tracks, well worth it.

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I waited for this for five years
Excellent collection but BIG PUBLISHING MISTAKE!
ONE OF LLOYD WEBBER'S BEST COMPILATIONS, DESPITE A FEW FLAWS
SUCH MAGICAL MUSIC OF THE NIGHT!
A Must Have for Sir Andrew fans

Andrew Lloyd Webber: Now & Forever
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ASIN: B00005R5UJ
Release Date: 2001-11-20

Tracks:

Jesus Christ Superstar: Overture - Andrew Lloyd Webber
Jesus Christ Superstar: Everything's Alright - Yvonne Elliman/Murray Head/Ian Gilllan
Jesus Christ Superstar: I Don't Know How To Love Him - Yvonne Elliman
Jesus Christ Superstar: Gethsemane (I Only Want To Say) - Steve Balsamo
Jesus Christ Superstar: Superstar - Murray Head
Evita: Oh What A Circus/Sing You Fools - Antonio Banderas
Evita: I'd Be Surprisingly Good For You - Elaine Paige/Joss Ackland
Evita: Another Suitcase In Another Hall - Barbara Dickson
Evita: Don't Cry For Me Argentina - Julie Covington
Evita: High Flying, Adored - Mandy Patinkin/Patti LuPone
Cats: The Jellicle Ball - Andrew Lloyd Weber
Cats: Memory - Elaine Paige
Cats: Gus: The Theatre Cat - Susan Jane Tanner/John Mills
Cats: Mr Mistoffelees - Paul Nicholas
Song And Dance: Take That Look Off Your Face - Marti Webb
Song And Dance: Tell Me On A Sunday - Marti Webb
Song And Dance: Unexpected Song - Sarah Brightman
Song And Dance: Nothing Like You've Ever Known - Sarah Brightman
Song And Dance: Introduction - Andrew Lloyd Webber
Song And Dance: Variations 1 -4 - Andrew Lloyd Webber

Tracks:

Starlight Express: Starlight Express - El Debarge
Starlight Express: Crazy - Greg Ellis/Reva Rice/Caron Cardelle/Samantha Lane/Voyd
Starlight Express: Next Time You Fall In Love - Reva Rice/Greg Ellis
Starlight Express: I Am The Starlight - Lon Satton/Ray Shell
Starlight Express: Light At The End Of The Tunnel - The Company
Requiem: Hosanna - Placido Domingo
Requiem: Pie jesu - Sarah Brightman/Paul Miles-Kingston
The Phantom Of The Opera: The Phantom Of The Opera - Michael Crawford/Sarah Brightman
The Phantom Of The Opera: The Music Of The Night - Michael Crawford
The Phantom Of The Opera: All I Ask Of You - Sarah Brightman/Steve Barton
The Phantom Of The Opera: Entr'acte - Andrew Lloyd Webber
The Phantom Of The Opera: Masquerade - The Company
The Phantom Of The Opera: Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again - Sarah Brightman
Aspects Of Love: Aspects Of Aspects - Orchester Der Vereinigten Buehnen Wien
Aspects Of Love: Love Changes Everything - Michael Ball
Aspects Of Love: Seeing Is Believing - Michael Ball/Ann Crumb
Aspects Of Love: The First Man You Remember - Kevin Colson/Diana Morrison
Aspects Of Love: Anything But Lonely - Sarah Brightman
Aspects Of Love: Chanson D'Enfance - Sarah Brightman

Tracks:

Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat: Any Dream Will Do - Jason Donovan
Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat: Joseph's Coat - Maria Friedman/Richard Attenborough/Donny Osmond
Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat: Close Every Door - Donny Osmond
By Jeeves: Travel Hopefully - John Scherer/Martin Jarvis/Don Stephenson
By Jeeves: When Love Arrives - Steven Pacey/Diana Morrison
By Jeeves: Half A Moment - Sarah Brightman
Sunset Boulevard: With One Look - Glenn Close
Sunset Boulevard: New Ways To Dream - Glenn Close/Alan Campbell
Sunset Boulevard: The Perfect Year - Glenn Close/Alan Campbell
Sunset Boulevard: Sunser Boulevard - Alan Campbell
Sunset Boulevard: As If We Never Said Goodbye - Glenn Close
Whistle Down The Wind: Whistle Down The Wind - James Graeme/Lottie Mayor
Whistle Down The Wind: Cold - Everly Brothers
Whistle Down The Wind: No Matter What - Children/Adult Chorus
Whistle Down The Wind: The Nature Of The Beast - Marcus Lovett/Lottie Mayor
The Beautiful Game: Overture - Andrew Lloyd Webber
The Beautiful Game: The Beautiful Game - The Company
The Beautiful Game: Our Kind Of Love - Hannah Waddingham
The Beautiful Game: Dont Like You - Josie Walker/David Shannon
The Beautiful Game: Let Us Love In Peace - Josie Walker/Omagh Youth Community Choir

Tracks:

Oh What A Circus - David Essex
Memory - Betty Buckley
The Phantom Of The Opera - Sarah Brightman/Steve Harley
All I Ask Of You - Sarah Brightman/Cliff Richard
Love Changes Everything - Michael Ball
Any Dream Will Do - Donny Osmond
Amigos Para Siempre (Friends For Life) - Sarah Brightman/Jose Carreras
As If We Never Said Goodbye - Barbra Streisand
The Perfect Year - Dina Carroll
With One Look - Petula Clark
You Must Love Me - Madonna
The Heart Is Slow To Learn - Kiri Te Kanawa
A Kiss Is A Terrible Thing To Waste - The Metal Philharmonic Orchestra
Whistle Down The Wind - Tina Arena
No Matter What - Boyzone
The Vaults Of Heaven - Tom Jones
Try Not To Be Afraid - Boy George
Pie Jesu - Charlotte Church

Tracks:

Make Believe Love - Wes Sands
Down Thru' Summer - Ross Hannaman
I'll Give All My Love To Southend - Ross Hannaman
Believe Me I Will - Sacha Distel
Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (1969 Radio Luxembourg Commercial) - Joseph Consortium/Pete Murray
Try It And See - Rita Pavone
Come Back Richard Your Country Needs You - Time Rice And The Webber Group
Goodbye Seattle - Paul Raven
John 19:41 - The Andrew Lloyd Webber Orchestra
What A Line To Go Out On - Yvonne Elliman
Disillusion Me - Gary Band
The Ballad Of Robert And Peter - Tim Rice
Christmas Dream - Maynard Williams
It's Only Your Lover Returning/All Through My Crazy And Wild Days/Don't Cry For Me Argentina - Julie Covington
It's Easy For You (1977 Jungle Room Session Version) - Elvis Presley
Magdalena - Tony Christie
Buenos Aires - The Roja Rockers
Pollicle Dogs And Jellicle Cats - Andrew Lloyd Webber
Mungojerrie And Rumpleteazer (Live At The Sydmonton Festival 1980) - Gemma Craven
I Could Have Given You More - Petula Clark
I've Been In Love Too Long - Marti Webb
Benedicite - The Stephen Hill Singers

Album Description

Disc 1: Selections from Jesus Christ Superstar, Evita, Cats, and Song and Dance

Disc 2: Selections from Starlight Express, Requiem, Phantom of the Opera, and Aspects of Love

Disc 3: Selections from Joseph nad the Amaziong Technicolor Dreamcoat, By Jeeves, Sunset Boulevard, Whistle Down the Wind, and The Beautiful Game

CD 4: 1. "Oh What a Circus" --David Essex 2. "Memory" - Betty Buckleey 3. "The Phantom of the Opera" -Sarah Brightman, Steve Harley 4. "All I Ask of You" --Sarah Brightman, Cliff Richard 5. "Love Changes Everything"--Michael Ball 6. "Any Dream Will Do"--Donny Osmond 7. "Amigos Para Siempre (Friends for Life)"--Sarah Brightman, Jose Caerras 8. "As if We Never Said Goodbye"--Barbra Streisand 9. "The Perfect Year"--Dina Carroll 10. "With One Look" --Petula Clark 11. "You Must Love Me" 12. "The Heart Is Slow To Learn" --Kiri Te Kanawa 13. "Whistle Down the Wind"--Tina Arena 14. "A Kiss Is a Terrible Thing To Waste"--The Metal Philharmonic 15. "No Matter What"--Boyzone 16. "The Vaults of Heaven"--Tom Jones and Sounds of Blackness 17. "Try Not To Be Afraid"--Boy George 18. "Pie Jesu"--Charlotte Church

Disc 5: (All tracks available for the first time) 1. "Make Believe Love"--Wes Sands 2. "Down Thru' Summer"--Ross Hannaman 3. "I'll Give All My Love to Southend"--Ross Hannaman 4. "Believe Me I Will"--Sacha Distel 5. "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat: 1969 Luxembourg Radio Commercial--The Jospeh Consortium, Pete Murray 6. "Try It and See"--Rita Pavone 7. "Come Back Richard Your Country Needs You"--Tim Rice and the Webber Group 8. "Goodbye Seattle"-- Paul Raven 9. "John 19:41"--The Andrew Lloyd Webber Orchestra 10. "What a Line To Go Out On"--Yvonne Elliman 11. "Disillusion Me" --Gary Bond 12. "The Ballad of Robert and Peter"--Tim Rice 13. "Christmas Dream" --Maynard Williams 14. "It's Only Your Lover Returning/All through My Wild and Crazy Days/Don't Cry for Me Argentina--Julie Covington 15. "It's Easy for You" (1977 Jungle Room Session version)--Elvis Presley 16. "Magdalena"--Tony Christie 17. "Buenos Aires"--The Rioja Rockers 18. "Pollicle Dogs and Jellicle Cats"--Andrew Lloyd Webber original demo 19. "Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer" (Live at Sydmonton Festival 1980)-Gemma Craven 20. "I Could Have Given You More"--Petula Clark 21. "I've Been in Love Too Long"--Marti Webb 22. "Benedicte"-- Stephen Hill Singers

Customer Reviews:

I waited for this for five years.......2006-06-30

Between Amazone, Ebay and Napster, I don't usually buy CDs anymore, and I usually wait till I can buy them cheaper "new and used". When this set came out, I was excited, mainly by Disc 5, but wasn't going to spend $70 on it. I waited till it was cheap enough, and got it for Father's day this year.
It was worth the wait.

The concept is great. The packaging is great. The recording is great. Disc five is really cool for an ALW aficionado. There are a few real gems on it; my favorites are Petula Clark's "I Could Have Given You More" and "Benedicite."
I've always thought "Gus the Theatre Cat" made a great medley on the piano with "Unexpected Song" and "I DOn't Know How to Love Him," but wished there was an alternate lyric to match the other two songs. Now that I know there *is*, and it's a good lyric, it's a dream come true.
The melody of "Benedicite" is one of my favorites from _Sunset_ (the book mis-identifies it as "SUrrender"; it's actually "The Lady's Paying" and "Eternal Youth is Worth a Little Suffering"). The lyrics are the canticle from Daniel 3, which comes up every odd Sunday in the Divine Office, so it's nice to have cool music to sing it with.

I haven't bought _By Jeeves_ or _THe Beautiful Game_ yet, to it was great to sample them.

There are other parts of the CD taht aren't found in my collection. I like CD 4 "The Hits."

But the selections on CDs 1-3 don't make sense.

First, any self-respecting ALW fan has the Original London Cast of _Phantom_, so six tracks are totally useless. Why not draw from the Canadian cast with Colm Wilkinson? Or pull out some obscure recordings never published.

Why two different tracks with Michael Ball singing "Love Changes Everything", yet they're hardly any different?

On Disc 5 is "It's Only Your Lover Returning," sung by Julie Covington. It's an early draft of the song (Lloyd Webber and Rice went through several suggested titles) and quite nice. The very thing one expects on a Boxed Set.
So why have the Julie Covington "Don't Cry for Me" on disc 1?? The only difference is a few words, but it's otherwise identical. Why not Elaine Paige or Patti Lupone or Madonna?

The _Evita_ section is otherwise the best, choosing a sample from each major recording, though I'd have chosen slightly differently (as above).

There is a great selection of "Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer" from the Sydmonton festival, using the original music that was changed when _Cats_ went to Broadway_. It would have been nice if they'd included more recordings from Sydmonton, like the original lyric of "All I Ask of You" shown on the second DVD to the _Phantom_ movie.

With so many great actress-singers who've played Norma Desmond, why does the collection beat us over the head with Glenn Close?

Paul Miles Kingston must be set for life in royalties, for the number of albums the original recording of "Pie Jesu" has appeared on. "Amigos Para Siempre" is nice, but it reminds me of Shari Lewis's "The Song that Doesn't End," especially when it's been used on so many compilations.

In short, this is a great collection for the obscure material, if you can get it cheap. But for a boxed set, it's a poor sampling, drawn mostly from the most familiar recordings.

Excellent collection but BIG PUBLISHING MISTAKE! .......2006-01-10

Please beware they made a mistake on this. It's actually the shortened Ray Shell version of STARLIGHT EXPRESS from the original 1984 London cast - NOT the El Debarge single from 1987 like it says on the box. I don't know how they let that goof pass. Sorry to Ray Shell. Having said that, this is an outstanding compilation of Lloyd Webber's greatest hits.

ONE OF LLOYD WEBBER'S BEST COMPILATIONS, DESPITE A FEW FLAWS.......2005-03-21

Regardless of the fact that some of his latest efforts (most notably, The Woman in White) are disappointing, there can be little doubt that Andrew Lloyd Webber is one of the greatest composers ever to work in the musical theatre. Ever since his "Jesus Christ Superstar" hit the stage in the early 70-is, it was clear that the conception and perception of musicals are never going to be the same again. Many of his songs became standards not only in the theatre history, but also as tops on the charts. Even though he's British, his influence on the shape of the modern musical theatre expanded over the West End boundaries long ago and has thus made an enormous impact on Broadway. Two of his shows ("Cats" and "The phantom of the opera") hold the record as two the longest running shows in the history of Broadway. He has also been the only composer to have three of his shows running at Broadway concurrently. Some of his awards include three Grammies, a Golden Globe, an Oscar and a bunch of Tony awards. But perhaps most of all, Lloyd Webber is responsible for bringing the musicals and the theatre appealing to the wide audiences, who in different circumstances would not consider seeing a musical. The secret of his success is probably the mixture of beautiful and catchy melodies, interesting subject matter (though some, like Starlight Express, are too thin) and grandiose staging.

Over the years many compilations of his work have emerged. In the late 80-is and early 90-is it was the "Encore" series and lately the one-disc collection called "Gold". The one in question here can be considered one of the best currently on the market. First, it includes a 3-disc selections from all of his shows, minus the latest one, i.e., "The Woman in White", which, considering the triviality of the score, is no great lost. The fourth disc covers some of his most known songs sung by the famous artists. Then, there is the fifth disc with previously unreleased material, most of which are the songs ALW wrote with Tim Rice for various artists during the 70-is. The disks are all neatly packed in a hardcover book that features 67 pages of pictures and text with information about each of ALW's shows. One of the other assets here is the perfect sound quality, since all of the tracks have been digitally remastered.

Here are my basic impressions and comments regarding the material on the discs:

* Disc #1 has the selections from "Jesus Christ Superstar", "Evita", "Cats" and "Song & Dance". The Superstar material mostly comes from the Concept Recording. Although the songs sound beautiful as always, their orchestration is a bit dated now. Only Steve Balsamo's "Gethsemane" from the 1996 revival cast has a modern rock sound. "Evita" comes with the material from all of the major recordings: London, Broadway and the movie productions, as well as the Concept album. No objections here; since this is one of ALW's most satisfying works, every song is just perfect, although Patti LuPone, the Broadway and overall the best Evita, is left with only a couple of lines. With the selections from "Cats", however, I have some doubts. A plus to the choice of the "Jellicle ball" impressive orchestral sequence from the 1998 movie version and "Mister Mistoffelees" from the 1981 London cast. One of the best known ALW's songs, "Memory", also comes from that album. It's a pretty version and Elaine Paige's rendition cannot be matched, but why include this when the definite version, featuring an 80-piece orchestra and Elaine Paige with much better interpretation, can be found in the same movie version. Thusly, one has to buy Elaine Paige's latest 2-disc compilation "Centre Stage: The very best of Elaine Paige" to get that one. And "Gus the theatre cat" is more a recital than a song, so there was not much point in including that. Marti Webb brings her vocal charm to the "Song & Dance" sequence, Sarah Brightman sings "Unexpected song" with her famous soprano, but as much as I like her version, Bernadette Peters, who was in this show on Broadway is strangely left out here.

* Disc # 2 starts with "Starlight Express". This was never one of my favorite ALW's shows; the plot is even lighter than in "Cats" and the 1984 original cast recording is terribly dated. Yet, here we have one terrific duet, "I am starlight" from the original together with three songs from the later revivals and it seems that fresh orchestrations were just the thing Starlight needed. My favorite remains a touchy ballad, "Next time you fall in love". "Requiem" is the most solemn of all ALW's compositions, written in 1985 to commemorate the death of his father. Placido Domingo's tenor rides together with the chorus all the way through the strong "Hosanna", only to be joined by Sarah Brightman in the final moments of this song. She then gives an echoing deliverance of "Pie Jesu". What can be said of ALW's next show, "The Phantom of the Opera"? A phenomenon in its own right, it's easy to see from the six numbers included here why this is one of the best and most beloved musicals of all time. The cast, the music, the story - everything is perfect. Although "Aspects of love" was never a popular hit, it does have some of the most beautiful love melodies ALW has ever written. "Love changes everything" sung by Michael Ball is probably one of the best tunes ever about love. The rest of the selected material here has a dreamy love flavor and the melodies find their way into your brain in the best Lloyd Webber way.

* ALW's first musical, "Joseph and the amazing Technicolor dreamcoat" was more successful in its revival form than the original from the 70-is. The three songs included here are sung by the show stars, Jason Donovan and Donny Osmond. Maria Friedman was not a lucky choice to play the narrator, as the track from the 1998 movie version shows. "By Jeeves" was ALW's only big flop when it came to the stage in the 70-is. The 1995 revival sounds much better though, full of funny numbers in the best manner of the musical comedy. "Travel hopefully" remains one of the show's highlights on this compilation. "Sunset Boulevard" comes next. "Sunset" remains for me one of Webber's best scores; lush and beautiful. I listen to the original cast recording with Patti LuPone all the time. However, here most of the songs are performed by Glenn Close. A big mistake. If you've ever listened the American premiere recording with her, you'll know what I am talking about. She may have a strong stage presence, but her vocal abilities are too limited, and her aggressive approach to the role lacks any subtlety. Therefore, the two big numbers from this show, "With one look" and "As if we never said goodbye" are ruined by the fact she can't sing. The same goes for the American Joe Gillis, who was played by Alan Campbell. Luckily, Patti LuPone and Kevin Anderson, the original Norma and Joe from the London production, make their brief entrance here with the "Perfect year"; enough to show how better they are. The funny thing is, on the jacket and inside of it, Glenn Close and Alan Campbell are credited as performers in this song as well. If this was a mistake on ALW's part, it was a good one. The next ALW's show, "Whistle down the wind" was never a critic's dear and yet the audiences rushed in to see it in London. The score brings back ALW to his rock and roll roots of the seventies and the story is quite interesting. But the selections here are not the happiest, since the cast recording boasts with much better songs. And finally, "The Beautiful Game". Again, we have one of those ALW's shows that is worth in its individual parts rather than as a whole. "Our kind of love" and "Let us love in peace" are two catchy ballads. The latter is a nice amalgam version not available elsewhere. The two other tracks here I could live without.

* Disc # 4 has the songs from all the above shows performed by different artists. The assembled tracks have their pros and cons. For example, we have some previously unreleased stuff, like Dame Kiri Te Kanawa's operettic rendition of "The heart is slow to learn", or a stunning and epic "A kiss is a terrible thing to waste" from "Whistle down the wind", performed by The Metal Philharmonic Orchestra. Then again, what was the point in including almost identical tracks as the ones on the previous disks? So we have Michael Ball again singing "Love changes everything" with only a bit different orchestration; Sarah Brightman comes out again with the same Phantom duets, but only with the different male singers. It would be much more appropriate to include tracks from the Toronto Cast of the Phantom, with Colm Wilkinson. Other pop deliverances (Tina Arena's "Whistle down the wind", Barbra Streisand's "As if we never said goodbye", Boyzone's "No matter what" and many more) were wisely chosen. Patti LuPone is again nowhere to be found and Petula Clark's "With one look" sounds too worn-out.

* The last disc is probably the one that will be of most interest to Lloyd Webber aficionados. It consists of entirely previously unreleased material ALW for the most part wrote for various artists during his early years, with Tim Rice. Some of these tunes, not successful as a singles, were later used in his shows. Thus "Down thru' summer" became "Buenos Aires"in Evita, "Try it and see", an unsuccessful attempt for the Eurovision was used for "King Herod's song" in "Superstar" and so on. Some of these songs are nicely made pop songs: "Make believe love", ALW's first recorded composition, for which he provided the lyrics; "Goodbye Seattle", sung by Paul Raven, who later became Gary Glitter; "Come back Richard, your country needs you", from a never made musical, sung here by Tim Rice, or Latin flavored "Magdalena", with Tony Christie singing. My all time favorite here is a song called "It's easy for you", sung by none other than Elvis Presley himself. Lloyd Webber and Rice sent him a demo recording that he accepted and recorded this live version a couple of weeks before he died. It's amazing to hear how his voice remained in the perfect shape. Also, there is a track of Andrew Lloyd Webber singing "Policle dogs and Jellicle cats" while plying the piano. His voice doesn't sound bad at all.

Taken as a whole, this compilation makes a perfect birthday or Christmas present to any fan of Andrew Lloyd Webber shows, or just anybody interested in some of the best tunes from the modern era of the musical theatre; despite the flaws I mentioned above. To the former, it may just be the final addition for the Andrew Lloyd Webber collection.

SUCH MAGICAL MUSIC OF THE NIGHT!.......2003-01-19

"Evita." "Sunset Blvd." "Starlight Express." "Jesus Christ Superstar." "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat." "Requiem." "Aspects of Love." The man who is the most recognized composer in the history of the musical theatre, the man who has won more Tonys than any other composer, the man who boasts the best-selling show of all time ("The Phantom of the
Opera") and the longest-running show of all time ("Cats"), the man whose homes are filled with three Grammys, five Oliviers, a Golden Globe, and Oscar and too many other honors and hosannas to mention, the man knighted in 1992 certainly doesn't need an introduction. Now Decca Broadway pays tribute to Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber with "Now and Forever," a spectacular 5-CD set compiled and produced by Sir Andy himself. It's cheaper than a
ticket to "The Producers" ... and more much exciting. This treasure trove contains highlights from all of Webber's shows, and a bonus disc of tunes sung by Betty Buckley, Barbara
Streisand, Jose Carreras, Boy George, Charlotte Church, Madonna, Tom Jones, Petula Clark, even Elvis! A must for lovers of theatre---and good music.

A Must Have for Sir Andrew fans.......2002-05-21

This five-CD collection of Andrew Lloyd Webber's career is fantastic. It leaves virtually no stone unturned. I have no doubt that diehard Webber fans will love this, especially for the 5th disc entitled "From the Vaults." This disc alone is worth the price as it contains tunes never before heard by the typical fan. Who knew Elvis did a Lloyd Webber tune?!? I didn't! Also the tune "Benedictine" which the composer wrote for his most recent marriage is not only pretty, but it has the same medley as "The Lady's Paying" from "Sunset Blvd." which I found highly enjoyable. Another great track is the composer himself singing a cut song from "Cats" entitled "Pollicle Dogs and Jellicle Cats" which has the same tune as "Jellicle Songs for Jellicle Cats," but to hear Sir Andrew sing is a blast...he sounds a lot like Al "Year of the Cat" Stewart.
The cuts from the musicals are great but are likely owned by ALW fans as they are on the original cast albums. And I'm glad that there were tunes included from the composers most recent efforts which have yet to make it beyond London (Whistle Down the Wind, Beautiful Game).
My only complaint is the inclusion of way too many tracks by Sarah Brightman. She must've received a great divorce settlement that included having tunes on any ALW collection until the end of time!! Her interpretations of some of the tunes were limp and uninspired. I would've much rather heard casts from around the world rather than yet another song by this disdainful soprano! How about Colm Wilkinson's version of "Music of the Night" from the original Canadian cast of "Phantom"? Or Michael Crawford's version of "Unexpected Song"? What? No Betty Buckley from "Sunset Blvd."? And of course there are songs you KNOW are going to be on the collection before you even listen to it as they have been on EVERY ALW collection for the past decade or so.
A great collection but too much Sarah Brightman!

The Carl Stalling Project, Volume 2: More Music From Warner Bros. Cartoons 1939-1957

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The Carl Stalling Project Vols 1 & 2
Better Stalling's CD
The Carl Stalling Project Volume 2
A nice follow up
Now, every time I watch cartoons, I listen to the music!

The Carl Stalling Project, Volume 2: More Music From Warner Bros. Cartoons 1939-1957

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Release Date: 1995-02-28

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The second volume of the master Warner Bros. cartoon composer's work downplays the head-spinning montage of the first in favor of just-as-head-spinning complete scores. They aren't from the studio's best-known cartoons but from some of Stalling's most impressive tempo-warping, all-systems-go pieces, augmented by a few mini-pieces that illustrate the way he could transform barely familiar show tunes and classical themes into wild, rubbery jokes. Even without images, Stalling could make an orchestra suggest a "Flea-Ridden Sheep Dog" in 24 seconds flat and run enough changes on Stephen Foster's "Camptown Races" to match every mood in a Foghorn Leghorn cartoon. The head-snapping reversals of his scores anticipate much later avant-garde music. --Douglas Wolk

Customer Reviews:

The Carl Stalling Project Vols 1 & 2.......2007-01-11

Are the names Mel Blanc, I. Freleng or Chuck Jones familiar to you? Then you will get a charge out of these albums as they remind you of Warner Brothers cartoons you saw. I even used these albums instead of "spooky music" for the trick-or-treaters at Halloween, and got appreciative comments from the parents who recognized the music. Definitely worth the price of admission.

Better Stalling's CD.......2006-05-09

As well as Stalling Project Part I, These recordings are more modern fidelity, less classic and more musical techniques. The improvisations appreciate me more than Part I. I like all tracks especially one from "Zoom and Bored" Salute Maestro!!!!
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The Carl Stalling Project Volume 2.......2005-09-12

More music from Warner Brother Cartoons 1936 to 1958.
Carl Stalling was one of the foremost composers of music for cartoons and wrote virtually all of the scores for Warner Brothers cartoons from 1936 to 1958. This is a compilation of some complete soundtracks and other snippets. In my opinion, this disk is not quite as well done as "The Carl Stalling Project Volume I."

A nice follow up.......2003-03-09

I really did like the slice-and-dice format of the first disc : I think it helped keep that cartoon zaniness without the visuals. I would recommend both volumes - I listen to them alot while I'm programming!

Now, every time I watch cartoons, I listen to the music!.......2001-08-07

Carl Stalling. We all know who he is, but we don't know that we know. Who is he? The guy who did cartoon background music for Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies for more than 20 years, that's who. Maybe you're thinking, "Oh, come on! Cartoon background music??! How good could something so trivial be?!" The answer to that question is.. VERY. Very entertaining. I just love Carl Stalling's great "scores". When you take away the context of it's being CARTOON music and just sit and listen to the damn thing, it's WONDERFUL music in and of itself! He goes from violins and a piano playing "agitato" simultaneously to a single oboe note and back again in five seconds. Not only that. He does that and, as random as it may sound, he mannages to segue it together beautifully. Now, every time I watch cartoons, the thing I pay most attention to is what aural miracles Mr. Stalling sneaked in. Maybe, after listening to this, you will too. If anything will change after you listen to this, it would be that you'll never think of cartoon music as trivial again........That's a GOOD thing.

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Great Progressive Trance CD
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Nightmusic, Vol. 1
State of Trance 2006
Miami '05
Tri-State

ASIN: B0009YVCP4
Release Date: 2005-10-25

Tracks:

Tektonik Shine (Original Mix)
Vorontsov Say Breathe (Original Mix)
Extrawelt Soopertrack
Ada Cool My Fire (Im Burning)
Royksopp Only This Moment (Chab Mix)
Max Graham Does She Know Yet?)
Chab feat. JD Davis Closer To Me (John Digweed & Nick Muir Remix)
Terry Grant I'll Kill You (Luke Chable Remix)
Kosmas Epsilon Bitter
Slam feat. Tyrone Palmer This World (Wighnomy Brothers & Robag Wruhme Rmx)
Gabriel & Dresden Arcardia (Original Mix)
Chab You & Me
Holden & Thompson Come To Me

Tracks:

Re:Locate Distant Heartache
E-Tronic Glasshouse (Original Mix)
AR52 Piiska (Arksuns Nightflight Mix)
A Force feat. Yahel Behind Silence
Orana Project Blue Storm (Original Mix)
The Thrillseekers pres. Hydra Affinity (Original)
F Concept Open Your Mind
Hemstock & Jennings Babylon (Original Mix)
System F Reaching Your Soul (Original Extended Mix)
Haak Bass Shuttle
Holderman Left Right Switch (12 Vocal Mix)
Syntone Cried Ou' (Silverblue Remix)
LSG Netherworld (Oliver Lieb Mix)

Product Description

CD1
1. Tektonik – Shine (Original Mix)
2. Vorontsov – Say Breathe (Original Mix)
3. Extrawelt – Soopertrack
4. Ada – Cool My Fire (I’m Burning)
5. Royksopp – Only This Moment (Chab Mix)
6. Max Graham – Does She Know Yet?)
7. Chab feat. JD Davis – Closer To Me (John Digweed & Nick Muir Remix)
8. Terry Grant – I'll Kill You (Luke Chable Remix)
9. Kosmas Epsilon – Bitter
10. Slam feat. Tyrone Palmer – This World (Wighnomy Brothers & Robag Wruhme Rmx)
11. Gabriel & Dresden – Arcardia (Original Mix)
12. Chab – You & Me
13. Holden & Thompson – Come To Me

CD2
1. Re:Locate – Distant Heartache
2. E-Tronic – Glasshouse (Original Mix)
3. AR52 – Piiska (Arksun’s Nightflight Mix)
4. A Force feat. Yahel – Behind Silence
5. Orana Project – Blue Storm (Original Mix)
6. The Thrillseekers pres. Hydra – Affinity (Original)
7. F Concept – Open Your Mind
8. Hemstock & Jennings – Babylon (Original Mix)
9. System F – Reaching Your Soul (Original Extended Mix)
10. Haak – Bass Shuttle
11. Holderman – Left Right Switch (12” Vocal Mix)
12. Syntone – Cried Ou' (Silverblue Remix)
13. LSG – Netherworld (Oliver Lieb Mix)

Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

Great Progressive Trance CD.......2007-01-10

This purchase was a gamble but it paid off. Art Of Trance releases an amazing proggy beats and beautiful vocal trance. Disc one has more of a progressive sound, while disc two has more melodic and vocal uplifting trance. This definately was not a disappointment. I highly recommend this album to any trance collector/lover.

definitely worth buying.......2006-02-19

Good 2 CD set. I'd have to say both CDs are good. There's some really good tunes here. I wouldn't say this is the pre-party, get really pumped, selection of songs here - but not exactly what this is going after. Just good music. The only track I didn't like was 13 on CD2 as it had this weird noise in the background that was coming through and didn't work at all. Other than that - this is a winner!

An absolute MUST BUY for either the trance or progressive house fan!.......2005-10-26

If you enjoy both progressive house and trance, this will be one of your best purchases of the year. If you only like one or the other, you still should not hesitate to purchase this, as disc 1 is my 2nd best progressive house mix of this year, and disc 2 is my pick for 5th best trance mix '05 (see my listmanias).

All of a sudden, the theme this year seems to be trance DJ's attempting to mix in some progressive house and new sounds into their CD releases. I am curious to know why this is suddenly occuring. Could it be that the labels do not feel they sell well enough when they stick to one genre? I find it hard to believe that so many trance DJ's suddenly stood up in the last few months and wanted to incorporate new progressive house into their mixes.

Tiesto's mix was my least favorite at these new attempts with In Search of Sunrise 4, as he attempted to throw different trance styles along with progressive house onto the same CD, in the same mix. He did this on both discs, and both discs suffered. He also did not use a very good selection of tracks from either genre. Last year, Tall Paul's Live in Bulgaria was a hard house and trance blend, all on the same disc, which actually worked. Armin Van Buuren's State of Trance 2005 was all trance on disc 1, and techno and trance on disc 2, with disc 2 coming up short, but you still had a superb trance mix on disc 1.

Ferry Corsten's Creamfield's incorporates electro house and trance on disc 1 (trance only on the last few tracks) and then all melodic trance on disc 2. That mix and Tales of the Unexpected are the two best examples of mixes incorporating both dance styles this year. Tales of the Unexpected features some dark, progressive house on disc 1, and progressive and melodic trance on disc 2. This mix is a clear winner in both genres. For those who prefer deeper progressive stuff over electro house, you will most likely prefer this to Ferry's.

On this very unexpected Art of Trance release (which was actually out a few months ago in Europe) Disc 1 starts off with 3 nice progressive tracks, before getting into some female vocal tracks with tracks 4 & 5. Track 5 is an incredible Chab remix of the new Rokysopp tune, Only This Moment. I love this track, which is actually features male and female vocals. I haven't heard the original version, which is on Rokysopp's new album, but this dark progressive remix is stunning.

The entire disc is very strong, with some killer, and I mean KILLER tracks here, including Extraweit's stunning, dark instrumental Soopertrack, Max Graham's melodic Does She Know Yet, the hot vocal track I'll Kill You by Terry Grant, and the heavy percussion track This World by Slam featuring Tyrone Power. The only 2 tracks I don't like on this disc are the 2 by Chab! Funny, because one of the best on this disc is his Rokysopp remix!

Disc 2 starts off on your typical trance journey, with an incredible new track by Re:Locate. I don't think they have ever had a bad track yet. A solid blend of trance continues, and we hit a very popular track at nuimber 3, Piiska by AR52, it's a haunting new sound that's been getting tons of spins by DJ's lately. Orana Project's Blue Storm and F Concept's Open Your Mind are the standouts, with the latter being a storming vocal trancer with none other than Tiff Lacey on the mic. She has been a very busy girl lately, with new tracks for ATB and Lost Witness.

Things go techno at the end of disc 2, with the last 3 tracks, and the one I really don't like is Left Right Switch, which doesn't fit the theme of this CD mix at all, even though the last two tracks are very electro sounding (but good).

Overall, an excellent progressive blend with only 2 or 3 bad tracks throughout the 26 featured here. A very sound investment for trance and progressive house lovers, especially if you enjoy both.

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Katie
SWeet movie
My Little Box Rocks
suburbanwolf got it right!
"My Little Box" is not sung by Trent Reznor

Ghost Ship (Score)
John Frizzell
Manufacturer: Varese Sarabande
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00006WL42
Release Date: 2002-11-05

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If the idea behind director John Beck's nautical frightfest isn't exactly new--long-lost ship is mysteriously found floating at sea--the filmmaker invests it with a smart sense of style and tension that lifts it above its horror-exploitation roots. The brooding orchestral score from composer John Frizzell (13 Ghosts, Beautiful, Alien Resurrection) conjures up the appropriate atmosphere of foreboding and unease, while largely steering clear of the genre's inherent cheese quotient. Indeed, the composer invokes an often surprising sense of emotional strain and weariness, injecting some welcome human dimensions amid the expected shrieking strings and rumbling brass and percussion. While certain genre clichés are paid heed, Frizzell's efforts here often as not eschew orchestral thunder for more subtle, intimate music that lifts the film from mere floating haunted-house gambit into something more emotionally gripping. --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

Katie.......2007-04-11

I love the music from this movie. I really love this movie because of the little girl. Katie is very sweet. You would love to have a friend like her. Katie will be there for you. Katie will take care of you.

SWeet movie.......2006-04-09

also THE MUDVANYE SONG RULES!!!!!!!!!!!!!! "NOT FALLING" I'M PLAYING IT RIGHT NOW, I KNEW THIS BAND SOUNDED FAMILIAR. THEY ROCK BABY. :)

My Little Box Rocks.......2005-02-13

The great song from the "flashback scene" in the movie, is track 23, My Little Box. Simply a must-have song. Dark and dry, the lyrics accompany the hollow and spooky beat. "I live safe inside my cell, in the darkness that surrounds me, I see my own special hell. Compliment my suffering, feeling warm inside this pain, four walls comin' down on me, are coming down again."

suburbanwolf got it right!.......2004-12-30

the song for flashback(night of slaughter)scene is "superhoney" by edwin and the pressure. it can be purchased on amazon canada or go to the edwin and the pressure website and click on links for purchase. And there it is!

"My Little Box" is not sung by Trent Reznor.......2004-06-10

"My Little Box" is sung by Gabriel Mann, not Trent Reznor like someone suggested.

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The Sweetest Gift
A nice surprise
Unexpected Dreams is a Sweet Surprise!
Really quite good @}->---
Make it Stop!!!

Unexpected Dreams: Songs from the Stars
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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The Lady With The Torch

ASIN: B000EHQ8IC
Release Date: 2006-05-08

Tracks:

Summertime -- Scarlett Johansson
Sweetest Gift -- Ewan McGregor
In My Daughter's Eyes -- Taraji P. Henson
My Heart Is So Full of You -- Jennifer Garner
To Make You Feel My Love -- Jeremy Irons
Goodnight My Angel -- John Stamos
Little Child -- Lucy Lawless
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Greatest Discovery -- Eric McCormack
No One Is Alone -- Victor Garber
Night Shift -- Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Golden Slumbers -- Nia Vardalos
Lullaby in Ragtime -- John C. Reilly
Goodnight -- Teri Hatcher

Album Description

A sparkling array of top film and television stars come together to sing delightful new versions of favorite contemporary night, love, and dream-themed musical selections, all accompanied by members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra. Sweetly sung by celebrities including Scarlet Johansson, Ewan McGregor, John Stamos, Jennifer Garner, Victor Garber, and more, the album benefits "Music Matters," the L.A. Phil's renowned educational programs and initiatives.

Customer Reviews:

The Sweetest Gift.......2007-01-10

I got this one only for the Sade cover The Sweetest Gift which is very nice full orchestra and Ewan McGregor's voice brings an intersting flavour to it. The rest of the album I can't review cause have not listenned to it.

A nice surprise.......2006-08-24

I originally bought this cd because I'm a big fan of Ewan McGregor. Although I love the song he sings (Sade's "The Sweetest Gift") I was quite surprised when I heard all the other celebs singing their versions of their favourite lullabyes. I was particularly impressed with Scarlett Johansson's voice as she sang "Summertime". As a Beatles fan aswell I love the fact that two of their songs were included, those being "Golden Slumbers" and "Good Night". This is great CD to play if you want to relax and shut the world out for a little while. Highly recommended.

Unexpected Dreams is a Sweet Surprise!.......2006-08-11

I, too, loved this lullaby cd. This is different from the typical lullaby cds; it's a bit jazzy which is nice. I think adults, children, and babies will find this soothing to the ears! The songs are great for singing to your baby/child and for the whole family to help wind down in the evening. I highly recommend this cd. I especially love Scarlett Johansson's rendition of "Summertime", John Stamos' "Goodnight My Angel" (a Billy Joel song) and Ewan McGregor's "The Sweetest Gift" (a Sade song). Unexpected Dreams is an unexpected delight!

Really quite good @}->---.......2006-06-05

This is actually a really good cd. I got it for a friends child who turned 1 the other day and we listened to it together with the baby.
There are some beautiful songs here, and surprisingly, the stars singing them do a very good job. I love the array of celebrities on this. I especially love Summertime (Scarlette Johanson), Goodnight My Angel (the gorgeous John Stamos) - sung very well, Little Child (Lucy Lawless - who knew?) and My Heart Is So Full Of You (Jennifer Garner).
I just think that this is an excellent cd for your child or a gift for another child. You'll love it because the songs are great and we all know the celebs, but it's so soothing and sweet for a little baby.

Make it Stop!!!.......2006-05-30

The title offers the first sign that something is wrong; if it were an album of lullabies, why would dreams be unexpected? But, when you play the CD, the answer becomes obvious; this collection of songs is more likely to make you want to stick your head in an oven than to provoke sweet dreams. Never in my life have I ever heard such a treacly, sweet morass of monotonous goo. On a collection such as this, there are numerous things that could go wrong, and it appears as though almost everything does go to hell in a handbasket.
I know that most people would expect me to insult the singing of actors and actresses such as Jeremy Irons or Julia Louis-Dreyfus, but that would be unfair, and that is one of the few things that did not go wrong. Each of the vocalists on this collection can actually sing - some quite well - but that doesn't make it any less painful. In some ways, it's worse because they can sing, which destroys any semblance of unintentional humor that might have floated the project for a song or two. It is sad....no, it's worse than sad. It's downright painful to hear songs written by Bob Dylan, John/Taupin, and Lennon/McCartney reduced to such gutless, personality-free fodder. With so many choices available in this great big world of ours, why would you want to subject your child to something as milquetoast bland as this? Are kids just too sensitive and fairy-land sweet to hear the real thing, or are today's parents more inclined to lock their precious little bundles in a closet to keep them away from the big, bad world of real music? Hearing famous actors and actresses of the stage and screen sing these morose, mushy ditties for their kids makes me question their parenting skills. Somebody, call child services. F Tom Ryan

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