Stop and Listen [Original recording remastered]

Track Listings

1. Stop & Listen

2. Fantasize

3. Lick It

4. Seeing Others

5. Casanova

6. Here We Go

7. Future's Ours

8. On Wax

9. Females

10. Outro

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Tracks:

Stop And Listen Blues
Lonely One In This Town
The World Is Going Wrong
She Ain't No Good
Sitting On Top Of The World
Too Long
That's It
Bootlegger's Blues
Somebody's Got To Help You
Jail Bird Love Song
Shooting High Dice
Tell Me To Do Right
Sales Tax
Livin' In A Strain (Unissued)
Sweet Maggie
She's Crazy About Her Lovin'
Please Baby
I've Got Blood In My Eyes
Kidn Treatment
He Calls That Religion

Customer Reviews:

Now don't you hear me talking, pretty mama?.......2005-12-05

The Mississippi Sheiks are the missing link, so to speak, between what we now know as Delta Blues and traditional rural black stringband music. Their songs have been recorded by everyone from the Camp Creek Boys to Bob Wills to the Grateful Dead (Stop and Listen Blues is the predecessor to Smokestack Lightnin').

Although our romantic notions of early Delta blues want to make Robert Johnson the hero of this time period in American music, Johnson was actually quite unpopular in his time. The Sheiks were the reigning heroes and should be remembered as such.

Fiddle players should listen carefully to this record, as Lonnie Chatmon uses several odd cross-tunings that aren't common in any fiddle repertoire. Guitar players should simply sit in awe at Bo Chatmon's (aka Bo Carter's) guitar playing on the selected tracks where he sits in, and marvel at the sparse delicacy of Walter Vinson's guitar playing.

The Mississippi Sheiks were truly their own chapter in American music history, there was no other band quite like them nor will there ever be. Pick up this record, you'll be so glad you did.

Muddy walked all day just to hear them.......2003-06-17

Read the liner notes. When he was a teenager Muddy Waters walked all day long to hear the Mississippi Sheiks! Much of Bob Wills's music starts with the Mississippi Sheiks. Their version of Sitting on Top of the World was performed by Wills note for note, word for word, in all of his recordings of the tune from the 1930s to the 1960s recording where he has Vicki Carr singing in the backgrounds to Sheiks music!
I have hipped friends who are serious violinists to the Sheiks and they have come back with words of praise for the fiddling here. As a sometimes blues singer myself, I wish I could do the tunes with half the power and joy you find here.
Curiously, the sheiks were just as, or often more popular with white audiences as they were with Blacks. In fact, they recorded several tunes under other names in the traditional string band style that were released as white hilly billy records and not race records!
They've been neglected because they do not meet the fantasy that blues players, particularly from Mississippi, are guitar playing, slide playing, Delta people. But when Muddy Waters was coming up on Stovals Planation, these guys were so good he walked all day to hear them.
Too much of this history makes one forget that this is just great music to listen to, to make you mellow, smiling, and knowledgeable about life.

Country Blues for the whole family!.......2002-02-19

I agree with the previous Music Fan who reviewed this disc - this truly is remarkable stuff!
Perhaps what is most striking is that it preserves the sound of African-American fiddling,a tradition already fading away when these 78s were first waxed and today is all but deceased,-the playing of the Blues on the fiddle is particularly poignant (listen to how cleverly the fiddle counterpoints the sung verses on "Stop and Listen" for a start!),-this music is both a priceless preservation of a lost tradition and first-rate Delta blues performances (even if the Sheiks spent much of their time in and around Jackson,Miss.).
This cd will appeal to ALL blues lovers AND to Bluegrass and Western Swing fiddle fans as well - the Bluesy fiddling here will fascinate fans of Bluegrass fiddle great Alison Krauss and pioneering Western Swing fiddler Bob Wills.
The digital restoration follows in Yazoo's exemplary excellent standards and the liner notes are very informative and a provocative read.
In short,the whole family of fiddle tastes should snap this one up!

Old Country Blues Way Ahead of Its Time.......1998-07-12

From the first song on this CD "Stop and Listen" my mouth dropped open in awe. The record could have come out yesterday and it would be good, but knowing that this came out 25 years before rock and roll was even invented is just incredible.

Listen to Walter Vinson's mournful singing "Cant ya, a-hear me talking pretty mama" and you just know this is where it all began. I'm picturing them sitting at the local gas station under the hot sun in some Mississippi desert with nobody listening to these beautiful yet bizarre blues songs except some toads. I can't believe these guys aren't as famous as Robert Johnson because they are right there in that class. Their biggest claim to fame is that they originated "Sitting on Top of the World" which has been recorded by the Dead and many other blues musicians, but it doesn't even begin to represent their amazing work. Great violin and guitar, low key and fairly simple but it has everything it needs to get the point across. Some neat melodies like in "Too Long", some great lyrics like in "He Calls That Religion", cool stories like in "Blood in My Eyes for You". This is the real deal.

Tracks:

The Jolly Bachelors: That Beautiful Rag
Ziegfeld Follies Of 1911: Woodman, Spare That Tree
Everybody's Doing It: Everybody's Doing It Now
Hullo Ragtime: Hitchy Koo
Hullo Ragtime: Snooky Ookums
Hullo Ragtime: Alexander's Ragtime Band
Watch Your Step: I've Gotta Go Back To Texas
Watch Your Step: Settle Down In A One-Horse Town
Watch Your Step: The Syncopated Walk
Watch Your Step: My Bird Of Paradise
Watch Your Step: Show Us How To Do The Fox Trot
Watch Your Step: The Simple Melody
Watch Your Step: The Always Follow Me Around
Watch Your Step: Discoveries
Watch Your Step: The Minstrel Parade
Stop! Look! Listen! (Follow The Crowd): Beautiful Honolulu
Stop! Look! Listen! (Follow The Crowd): England Every Time For Me
Stop! Look! Listen! (Follow The Crowd): Teach Me To Love
Stop! Look! Listen! (Follow The Crowd): I Love To Dance
Stop! Look! Listen! (Follow The Crowd): The Girl On The Magazine
Stop! Look! Listen! (Follow The Crowd): I Love A Piano
Stop! Look! Listen! (Follow The Crowd): Until I Fell In Love With You
Stop! Look! Listen! (Follow The Crowd): Father Wanted Me To Learn A Trade
Stop! Look! Listen! (Follow The Crowd): Take Off A Little Bit

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Stop Look & Listen: The Less Familiar Dorsey
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Beautiful Victor Herbert.......1999-05-19

This recording (Arabesque Z6561) is one of three CD recordings of Victor Herbert's music by Don Hunsberger and the Eastman School of music produced in the early 1980's. (The others are Arabesque Z6529 and Z6547) All are superbly recorded using the original orchestra arrangements from a composer who was gifted in the art of orchestration. We get a sampling of marches, selections from operettas, humor songs, and a selection from his opera Natoma. Teresa Ringholt sings with the orchestra on a few songs and her sweet soprano voice is perfect for the part. We need more of Victor Herbert's beautiful music to be discovered and performed in the way Herbert intended it to be performed. The authenic Victor Herbert may be the next discovery in the same way the authenic Scott Joplin has been discovered by the public.

Beautiful Victor Herbert.......1999-05-19

This (Arabesque Z6561) is one of three CD recordings of Victor Herbert's music by Don Hunsberger and the Eastman School of music produced in the early 1980's. (The others are Arabesque Z6529 and Z6547) All are superbly recorded using the original orchestra arrangements from a composer who was gifted in the art of orchestration. We get a sampling of marches, selections from operettas, humor songs, and a selection from his opera Natoma. Teresa Ringholt sings with the orchestra on a few songs and her sweet soprano voice is perfect for the part. We need more of Victor Herbert's beautiful music to be discoivered and performed in the way Herbert intended it to be performed. The authenic Victor Herbert may be the next discovery in the same way the authenic Scott Joplin has been discovered by the public.

Beautiful Victor Herbert.......1999-05-19

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Great collection, wrong play list

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Great collection, wrong play list.......2006-10-05

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No Mockingbird
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Sweet Loving Soul.......2006-08-07

I wish I could find more sounds like Suzy's "In The Pines". This song is eerily moving. I just saw Suzy on stage this weekend and had a chance to briefly seak with her after the concert. She is multi talented singer and musician and I recommend you give this album a shot.

Time Travel.......2006-03-08

There are many musician who play various types of "old time music." Some sing and play off-key, and others right on the button, but Suzy has the ability to make you feel you are listening to a 78 from the early part of the last century.
I was at this concert, and it surprizes me that we applauded so politely. If this was a DVD you could see how much were enjoying the concert.
I recommend you buy this cd and go back in time to an era when the music was real and real sweet.

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Stop Look & Listen: 1936-1939
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A good collection
A Musician of Great Dignity and Style
Passed the "Opera in English" test with flying colors.

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A good collection.......2007-05-14

Unlike the huge names, collections by Allen are not many - plenty of his opera performances are recorded, but there are only a few collections. My voice teacher recommended I listen to him to understand better how to deliver power without weight, something we've been working on. Yes, it's all in English, but that's fine, and the quality of Allen's instrument comes through very well.

A Musician of Great Dignity and Style.......2005-07-27

Sir Thomas Allen is one of the enduring baritones who has been able to move throughout the operatic repertoire and the recital stage with intelligence, informed characterization, and immaculate musicianship. To have a recording of some of the roles he has inhabited at this point in his career is a gift (this CD was recorded in 2003). To have the added challenge of retaining the stature of the roles while sung in English translations at the request of Chandos is a credit to his abilities and communicative powers.

English is a difficult language to make musical, though saying that abruptly is countered by the fact that some of the most beautiful operas in history are by Benjamin Britten, a composer who truly understood his native tongue and kept it as fluid as the soaring melodies he wrote, as Thomas Allen proves here in 'Billy in the Darbies' from Britten's 'Billy Budd'. It is the other major arias from Korngold to Wagner to Tchaikovsky to Rossini, Bizet, Mozart, Gounod, Verdi, Thomas, Strauss, and Lehar that Allen proves that English translations do not detract at all from the performances!

For those purists who prefer opera sung in the original language (and for those who don't even need supertitles in the opera house!), then this recording may provide a temporary barrier to respecting Allen's singing. But once caught up in the ease with which he moves from style to style and comedy to drama, it is hard not to relinquish old preferences and not be wholly impressed with the beauty of the voice and the warmth and dignity of this fine musician. Highly recommended. Grady Harp, July 05

Passed the "Opera in English" test with flying colors........2005-07-04

For me, the test here was Figaro's Cavatina, from Rossini's Barber of Seville - sung in English, as is this entire compilation of 14 operatic favorites, sung by baritone Sir Thomas Allen. Could he pull it off? Could Chandos pull it off? The answer is an unequivocal, unqualified yes! The secret in singing classics in English, that were written and scored in another language, is in three things: pacing, vocal agility and appreciation for "fit", and what greater test for tongue and timing than Figaro? When you listen to this one song, you will understand why Chandos and its benefactor, Sir Peter Moores have such a passion for their Opera in English series. Sir Allen's voice is a matured unmistakably settled baritone voice that contains a lifetime's worth of understanding of the music and words he imparts through his magnificent delivery. For example, when he sings, Tchaikovsky's "You have my love and devotion" from The Queen of Spades, he delivers a smooth and deeply emotional rendition that lacks nothing in translation. Wagner's "Turning my gaze upon this proud assembly", from Tannhäuser is another example of how fine, full orchestration behind a seasoned voice that waxes eloquent with every phrase, can create a mood of relaxed familiarity with word and music, that may be lacking when sung in another tongue. Great Operatic Arias, serves up a smorgasbord of tunes that are familiar, made more so by the care and attention given to creating a place for the Opera in English series in every home library. The mood here is romantic, relaxed and with few exceptions consistent throughout. If you haven't heard Opera in English, this might be a good way to start, given the fact that the listener gets to sample how different composers might sound in other than German, Italian or French. You might be surprised to discover that when done with care, as is obviously the case here, the sound is about as good as it gets. As an added bonus, the booklet that comes with the CD is full of pictures, libretto in English, and biography that gives us a good insight into history of the singer and his identifying rolls.

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A wonderful debut by an impressive young guitar player.

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A wonderful debut by an impressive young guitar player........2004-08-13

A collection of folksy instrumental tunes, Michael Young's debut effort is fantastic. His talent allows him to sound as though he's playing more than one guitar at once. His songs range from moving, heart-wrenching ballands to upbeat, rock-ish tunes. The songs are melodic, hypnotizing, and often catchy. It's perfect background music AND foreground music. I can't stop listening to it. I'm very impressed (and you will be, too). Check it out.

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