Fire It Up [EP]

Track Listings

1. I Am the Bullgod

2. My Oedipus Complex [Remix]

3. Country Boy Can Survive

4. Balls in Your Mouth

5. Cramper

6. Rollin' on the Island

Fire It Up,Kid Rock,Continuum Records,Hardcore Rap,Hip-Hop,Rap & Hip-Hop,Rap-Rock,Rock,Underground Rap

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Wonderful, but not my first choice
THE BEST recording of the BEST oratorio ever...
Too bad there are so few recordings of Elijah

Mendelssohn: Elijah

Manufacturer: EMI Classics
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Binding: Audio CD

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Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem [A German Requiem]

ASIN: B0002XV31A
Release Date: 2005-02-15

Tracks:

Introduction: As God The Lord Of Israel Liveth
Overture
No.1 Help, Lord! Wilt Thou Quite Destroy Us?
No.2: Lord! Bow Thine Ear To Our Prayer!
No.3: Ye People, Rend Your Hearts
No.4: If With All Your Hearts
No.5: Yet Doth The Lord See It Not
No.6: Elijah! Get Thee Hence
No.7: For He Shall Give His Angels Charge Over Thee
Recitative: Now Cherith's Brook Is Dried Up
No.8: What Have I Do To Do With Thee?
No.9: Blessed Are The Men Who Fear Him
No.10: As God The Lord Of Sabaoth Liveth
No.11: Baal, We Cry To Thee: Hear And Answer Us!
No.12: Call Him Louder, For He Is A God!
No.13: Call Him Louder! He Heareth Not!
No.14: Lord God Of Abraham, Isaac And Israel!
No.15: Cast Thy Burden Upon The Lord
No.16: O Thou, Who Makest Thine Angels Spirits
No.17: Is Not His Word Like A Fire?
No.18: Woe Unto Them Who Forsake Him!
No.19: O Man Of God, Help Thy People!
No.20: Thanks Be To God!

Tracks:

No.21: Hear Ye, Israel; Hear What The Lord Speaketh
No.22: Be Not Afraid, Saith God The Lord
No.23: The Lord Hath Exalted Thee
No.24: Woe To Him, He Shall Perish
No.25: Man Of God, Now Let My Words Be Precious
No.26: It Is Enough; O Lord Now Take My Life
No.27: See, Now He Sleepeth
No.28: Lift Thine Eyes To The Mountains
No.29: He, Watching Over Israel, Slumbers Not
No.30: Arise, Elijah, For Thou Hast A Long Journey
No.31: O Rest In The Lord
No.32: He That Shall Endure To The End, Shall Be Saved
No.33: Night Falleth Round Me, O Lord!
No.34: Behold! God The Lord Passed By!
No.35: Above Him Stood The Seraphim
No.36: Go, Return Upon Thy Way
No.37: For The Mountains Shall Depart
No.38: Then Did Elijah The Prophet Break Forth
No.39: Then Shall The Righteous Shine Forth
No.40: Behold, God Hath Sent Elijah
No.41: But The Lord, From The North Hath Raised One
No.41a: O Come Everyone That Thirsteth
No.42: And Then Shall Your Light Break Forth

Customer Reviews:

Wonderful, but not my first choice.......2007-04-07

I believe this was the first recording of Elijah in English that used an "international" conductor and some international singers. Fruhbeck gives a good, dramatic sweep to the piece, with some wonderful dramatic moments. This is an old fashioned performance, with only a solo quartet, and if there is a semi-chorus, I can't tell the difference. This means that the soprano is the Widow, and an Angel, the mezzo the Angel and Queen Jezabel, etc. You really should have a libretto, but you don't get one at this price.
Fischer-Dieskau roughens up his voice for the role, and therein lies a problem. The voice spreads and his diction suffers because of it; that and his unidiomatic pronounciation, with far too many rolled "r"s. He does the drama well, but what works well in lieder works here less well on the large scale. Odd, given his success as on opera singer (check out his Iago), that here he frequently comes off blustery.
Dame Gwyneth Jones belies her reputation and gives a contolled, dramatic performance, using her "edge" to advantage in "Hear Ye, Israel". Gedda's diction is amazing, with exactly the right color for this literature, and projecting a little more blood than an English tenor.
Dame Janet Baker is my star in this performance. Dramatic, heart-rending when need be, and in wonderful voice. She'll chill your blood when she tells the people of Baal to "slaughter him, do what he hath done!".
And as for the people of Baal, the Philharmonia Chorus is wonderful. Incisive and dramatic, with beautiful tone. I could do without the trick of the boy choir for "Lift Thine Eyes", and I miss the small ensembles, but all in all a fine performance, and good recording, circa 1968.
First choice in English, Daniels/Terfel: better Elijah in Terfel, better recording, more authentic orchestra, small vocal ensembles (as per the score) but inferior women (including Fleming: beautiful tone, but where's her head?). In German, it's Sawallisch/Adam all the way.
But if you're singing Elijah, and have a score, this is a good choice.

THE BEST recording of the BEST oratorio ever..........2006-08-15

Okay, I'm gonna admit I'm biased- I first sung in the chorus of Elijah when I was 14 and it made a BIG impression on me!
This recording is in every way wonderful. Starting with Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau. He IS Elijah to me. His singing is perfection. He has amazing phrasing and his diction makes it possible to understand the lovely, inspired libretto to this heavenly music. There are so many pieces that are ephemeral, but a couple of my favorites are: #14, Lord God of Abraham and #37, For the Mountains shall Depart. Dieskau does a great job of what I think of as compassionate, heartfelt singing. His interpretation sounds like the voice of God himself. It has a quality of kindness and yet he sounds just as convincing reprimanding the people of Baal. He is the true highlight of this recording.

That said, the rest of the cast is wonderful as well. Gwyneth Jones has a lovely, silvery voice that has a clarion bell-like tone that rings over the large orchestra with ease. She has occasional "misfire" but is a consistent performer. Dame Janet Baker and Nicolai Gedda both perform at a consistently lovely level. The orchestra and chorus are both wonderful. #15, Cast thy Burden upon the Lord, #32 He that Shall Endure to the End, and #38 Then Did Elijah are all highlights.

All said, for me the main reason to get this recording is Dieskau's Elijah- after all, he's the main character. But don't forget the lovely music. This story is exciting and passionate and sacred all at the same time. For me, it's the best oratorio that has a moving story and great music too.

Too bad there are so few recordings of Elijah.......2006-07-03

This is a good recording of an oratorio that deserves more attention. The chorus and soloists are very good--I just wish Fischer-Diskau wouldn't slide around so much in singing the title part!

Average customer rating:

garbage
Where's Bill Perry?
BILL IS GREAT
a great musician and a great guy
All Time TOP 10

Fire It Up
Bill Perry
Manufacturer: Blind Pig
ProductGroup: Music
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ASIN: B00005B9T7
Release Date: 2001-05-22

Tracks:

Itchin' For It
Clean Thing
Fire It Up
Pressure
I Can't See The Light Of Day
Born In New York
Thinkin' Of You
G & L Jump
I Ain't Lyin'
Heaven In A Pontiac
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Customer Reviews:

garbage.......2004-04-11

i can't believe this was even recorded all i can say is garbage i gave it one star because you can't go any lower stay away from this one.

Where's Bill Perry?.......2002-02-09

I recognize the guitar work, but everything else reeks of a heavy-handed producer more concerned with seeing his own name in lights (and no doubt the financial returns) than the integrity of the artist. I much preferred Bill's own song-writing on his last cd. I can appreciate the desire for a more commercial approach, but not at the risk of losing the raw energy and quirky talents of the man himself.Purchase "Greycourt Lightning" or "Live At Manny's Carwash" if you want the real deal.

BILL IS GREAT.......2001-12-17

I saw bill perry play where I live , OH MY GOD this man can really give it to you with his guitar this is another man who rocks my world,I just love him I even got a signed poster from him along with a CD signed that he donated to huggs n hope for sick children, This man is a great one , another great one is Howard Luedtke That man is also a total rock on god check them out

a great musician and a great guy.......2001-12-06

I've met this guy and hung out with the band for a night.
Part of the reason i rated this albulm so high is because of who
the man is and after actually talking to him i see where some of the music comes from.
bill is a god on guitar and is really underrated in the guitar realm, but most blues men dont recieve the attention they should.
anyway this is a good album, but seeing him live will blow your mind! he does hendrix almost as good as hendrix and definitely better than anyone who has ever covered hendrix tunes!
he's a great musician with alot of real life experience in his music, he's a deep human being and a great musician.
all of his cds are great! buy them all!

All Time TOP 10.......2001-09-22

Stumbled across this CD after listening to a cut on a local station. Fabulous guitar work. I've put this one in my TOP 10 list and will be listening to it for many years to come.

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Rock AND Roll!
The Stone Coyotes Continue to Amaze

Fire It Up
The Stone Coyotes
Manufacturer: Red Cat Records
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ASIN: B0008EJZ1I
Release Date: 2005-03-18

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All Dressed Up
Rock On
The Valley of Regret
Fire It Up
Rectified
Stars in Her Eyes
The Ghost of Vicksburg
The Girls of America
No Turning Back
Dance Band
So Long, I'm Gone, Goodbye
Wake Up, What's the Matter? (acoustic)

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This is the sixth studio album by The Stone Coyotes, a family trio who play bare-bones, literate American rock.

Customer Reviews:

Rock AND Roll!.......2006-10-29

Barbara Keith had an eponymous vinyl LP in 1972 that I tracked down and purchased on CD (well worth the effort) learning in that search about her subsequent band, 'The Stone Coyotes'. All (so far) seven Coyotes' albums are terrific, with, in my opinion, "fire it up" and "Situation Out of Control" being the stand-outs. "Barbara Keith" was folk with considered lyrics. Barbara Keith brings every bit of that intelligent poetic sensibility to hard-core rock and roll with 'The Stone Coyotes'.

The Stone Coyotes Continue to Amaze.......2005-04-20

I do not look forward to new albums put out by artist that I admire. Throughout my life I have been disappointed. Surprise! Surprise ! The Stone Coyotes dashed that theory and simply amazed me with their gut wrenching rock and roll and outstanding lyrics.From "All Dressed Up" to "Wakeup" the songs are all great. "Rectified" with its tale of murder sent chills down my back with its driving beat and tale of revenge. "Stars in Her Eyes" is one of the best songs of childhood dreams I've ever heard. Barbara Keith's phrasing is outstanding. The Ghost of Vicksburg settles the middle section of tracks with a great sentimental ballad of the Civil War. Next crank up the volume on The Girls of America. Major Powers chords about Girls who wantto rock. My daughter is now an avid Coyote Fan. This album is great.

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You fools!
Missing Theme Song - but otherwise not bad
Fine score, but a consumer warning for the CD
Thomas Newman is a Genius!
Almost perfect for the film, loses points as a cd

Jarhead

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ASIN: B000BVRM1S
Release Date: 2005-12-06

Tracks:

Welcome To The Suck
Raining Oil
Battery Run
Mirage Bedouin
Don't Worry Be Happy - Bobby McFerrin
No Standard Solution
8 Men 5 Camels
Full Chemical Gear
Unsick Most Ricky-Tick
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O.P.P. - Naughty By Nature
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Fight The Power - Public Enemy
Soldier's Things - Tom Waits

Amazon.com

For his third collaboration with director Sam Mendes (after American Beauty and The Shawshank Redemption), composer Thomas Newman has come up with one of his finest scores. The music mixes modern atmospheric quasi-rock touches with Middle Eastern influences (with particularly great success on the tracks "Welcome to the Suck" and "Zoomies."). The latter manifest themselves in both the beats and the instrumentation--the credits include soloists on exotic instruments such as the bowed cumbus (a type of banjo-like lute) and the processed xaphoons (a sax made of bamboo). All the more jarring, then, when the CD's handful of songs pop up. (It's quite a jolt to hear Bobby McFerrin's "Don't Worry Be Happy" after four eerie instrumental tracks.) The other song picks are obvious but well chosen: T-Rex's "Bang a Gong (Get It On)," "Naughty by Nature's "O.P.P.," Public Enemy's "Fight the Power," and Tom Waits's "Soldier's Things." Still, it's Newman's work that propels this CD, not the pick-up songs. Surprisingly, Wagner's "Ride of the Valkyries," which figures in one of the movie's most memorable scenes (when soldiers watch Apocalypse Now), isn't included here. --Elisabeth Vincentelli

Customer Reviews:

You fools!.......2006-10-27

I am reading all the negative reviews of this soundtrack, and most of them mention the absence of Kanye West's "Jesus Walks." One reviewer gives the album one star because he was "misled" into buying the album.

Um, hello? This is an instrumental score for the film! NOT a Various Artists soundtrack! This is, you may have noticed, an album that falls under the name of Thomas Newman! If anyone bought this expecting other music, then it's entirely their own fault. It even says on the front: "MUSIC BY THOMAS NEWMAN."

That said, I'd also like to correct Amazon on something - they said this is Newman's third outing with Mendes, the other two being "Shawshank Redemption" and "American Beauty."

Shawshank was directed by Frank Darabont, NOT Sam Mendes.

Mendes' other pairing with Newman was actually on 2002's "Road to Perdition," which is another great soundtrack I'd heartily recommend purchasing.

Missing Theme Song - but otherwise not bad.......2006-03-01

If you've watched the previews for this film, you're likely expecting a song called Jesus Walks by Kanye West to be on the soundtrack but it's not there - very annoying. But otherwise it's a pretty good CD of music to listen to while you work out or drive fast.

Fine score, but a consumer warning for the CD.......2006-01-20

Thomas Newman's original music for JARHEAD is not only typically daring with many unconventional sounds (utilizing samples, electronic treatments and exotic percussion), but one of his most stirring, rock-influenced efforts as well (as with the opening track, "Welcome to the Suck"). At first I thought there were no melodies as memorable as "Dead Already" from AMERICAN BEAUTY or "Road to Chicago" from ROAD TO PERDITION, but the 3/4-time march used in both "Raining Oil" and "Desert Storm" has grown on me. Of course the CD is recommendable for Newman's score alone. But...

...while one doesn't buy a CD of this nature primarily for the extra songs, one does expect the extras to be competently presented when they appear. So I was taken aback to hear Public Enemy's "Fight the Power" at a faster tempo and higher pitch than usual, as though mastered from a sped-up tape. I can't think of any intentional reason for this, so I'm assuming it was a mistake, but either way I found it not only annoying in itself but because of "Fight the Power"'s thematic significance, with its reference to the Bobby McFerrin tune heard earlier in the movie. ("'Don't Worry Be Happy' was a number one jam/Damn if I say it you can slap me right here".)

So then, while I like the Thomas Newman score a lot, I'm docking the CD a star for the sped-up "Fight the Power". Caveat emptor.

Thomas Newman is a Genius!.......2006-01-07

Thomas Newman is brilliant as always and delivers beautifully. Having read the book prior to the motion picture, Thomas Newman truly brings Swofford's tale to life. If you enjoyed The Horse Whisperer or the Shawshank Redemption score, then you'll thoroughly enjoy Jarhead.

Almost perfect for the film, loses points as a cd.......2005-12-23

Make no mistake - Jarhead proves Thomas Newman's abillity to write music for film. He is not making the music in order to show off his amazing talents, he is making the music so it is perfect for the film. Whereas some composers might score depressing scenes with grand sweeping movements trying to make themselves look like complex composers, Newman knows what will enhance the scene and what won't, and what can convey the message required.

Ultimately, this describes Jarhead perfectly. I have seen the movie and music is seamless and perfect for it. For the most part, there is a sonic texture created, with guitars and drums to represent the bravado of the characters. If you are a fan of Newman's stirring orchestral works this is definitely not something you would like. Newer fans of "American Beauty" and the like will find things to enjoy here, but not in as vibrant or pleasing a way as in that album. The score on it's own is just not as exciting or involving as it could be. It is interesting in it's own right, but not very pleasing to hear. However, there are many good tracks interspersed throughout the score to take you to the good spot.

Overall, Jarhead warrants a 4.5/5 for the film, but on a cd, it's score drops to 3/5. It is pleasant at times, and mostly an interesting CD, but there are too many Newman masterpieces to consider this one high on your buying list. Then agan, if you are a Newman fan, this CD should satisfy you're urge to see what the guy is up to. Final score? Three out of five.

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one of their best cds
Best Kotton Mouth CD yet
Fire It Up
give kmk some credit
Fire it up....just not to this

Fire It Up
Kottonmouth Kings
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ASIN: B0001XAQFU
Release Date: 2004-04-20

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Undaground Movement
Fire It Up
Legalize Freedom
In Da House
Bring It On
Outcast
Angry Youth
The Deal
Who's The Criminal
Eye Of The Storm
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1. UndaGround Movement
2. Fire It Up
3. Legalize Freedom
4. In Da House
5. Outcast
6. Angry Youth
7. Bring It On
8. Eye of The Storm
9. Bad Habits
10. Johnny's got a problem
11. The Deal
12. Whose The Criminal
13. Life Styles
14. Live Today
15. Get Up
16. Skunk One
17. Leave Us Alone
18. UR Done
19. Down for Da Krown
20. Lets Fuck
21. Rip The Night Away

Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

one of their best cds.......2006-05-08

The Kottonmouth Kings blaze again on thier highly anticpated album, "Fir It Up." With a style all their own, KMK a sure to be around for many years to come. This album is sure to please both new and old KMK fans. An instant classic! As they have just begun work on thier follow-up to "Fire It Up," there is word that we could see some guest apperances from members of the Psychopathic camp. Is it possible that we will finaly here a collabortation from ICP and KMK? We can only hope so. There was also word that KMK are working on a song with The Game of G-Unit! buy this if you are a fan of underground rap. its great.

Best Kotton Mouth CD yet.......2006-02-10

This is my favorite Kotton Mouth Kings CD yet! I absolutely love it. If I had to chose a favorite it'd be number 14 - its like a love ballad to sex! Fabulous cd! KMK is great!

Fire It Up.......2006-01-04

Underground Movement: A short intro with D-Loc jus saying this is a new chapter and KMK is a lifestyle movement, etc. etc.

Fire It Up: Good opener everyone come pretty good, the beat is decent. 4/5

Legalize Freedom: Just a little track with chanting and Daddy X talking bout legalize freedom. 1/5

In Da House: The beat is cool and chilled out, D-Loc and Richter are rapping bout girls, weed and partying, decent song 4/5

Bring It On: Great song, beat is cool, Daddy X is cool on this, this is a song against the haters. 5/5

Outcast: Well this track mixes punk with rap, its starts off punk which i wasnt feeling, then goes good with the rap beat and rapping then goes back to punk which i dont like. 2/5

Angry Youth: The beat took me some time getting used to, but the lyrics and chanting helps it alot. 4/5

The Deal: This song is bout Richter and D-loc goin to a drug deal and eventually busted, beat is cool and verse are ok. 4/5

Who's The Criminal: Another Punk Rap song and this one am feeling, its about why cops would put a gun to ya face just cause you are smoking a joint and its the cops who are the criminals. 5/5

Eye Of The Storm: Another short track with Daddy X talking just random things. 1/5

Bad Habits: Awesome song , nice acoustic beat and really mellow, this is a cool laid back song. 5/5

Johnny's Gotta Problem: I find this a pretty cool song, D-Loc and Daddy X think Richter got a problem, all deliver the goods on here. 4/5

Life Styles: A song about the way they live, the chorus is pretty crap but the rapping and beat make up for that. 4/5

Lets F**k: This song is pretty crap, the beat is naff, the chorus is horrible, the only think i like about it is Daddy X verse. 2/5

Down 4 The Krown: A decent beat with some decent lyrics, but a song i seem to skip, not a bad song it just doesnt grab me. 4/5

Leave Us Alone: Punk Rap, for me the same with the Outcast song i find the middle part decent with the rapping but i wasnt feeling the opening and ending of punk. 3/5

Ur Done: Straight up Punk Song and am feeling this one, its only short at 1.34 but it definatly gets you pumped up. 5/5

Skunk One: This song is pretty cool, the chorus is pretty cool, nothing great, every one delivers the good on here. 4/5

Live To Day: A nice positive song about living ya life everyday to the fullest, good song. 4/5

Rip The Night Away: Another cool positive song, nice song something to lay back and chill to, great ending to a dissapointing album. 4/5

Like i said a dissapointing album by the KMK, it doesnt hold a candle to High Society, but it does have some nice highlights.

give kmk some credit.......2005-09-25

this may not be their best album to date, but it is not that bad of a record. yeah, they got some more punk on here, but it's not that bad. they've got some decent songs on here. i've been a fan since royal highness just like a lot of other people, and wasn't totally impressed with fire it up. but it's a great album to listen to when you're on the road. if every kmk album were to sound exactly like the first one, then you would get tired of them. there's nothing wrong with artists doing something a little different from the last album. i wasn't that big of a fan of rollin stoned either.
the best songs are: fire it up, bring it on, the deal, and ur done

Fire it up....just not to this.......2005-05-20

I've liked KMK since high society, however long ago that was. I never listened to stoners reeking havok that much but i did like pimp twist. I've liked everything from royal highness until rollin stoned. I remember driving back from sacramento headed back home near l.a. i picked up the cd to listen to on the way back. after i got home i was pissed, i threw the cd out the window cuz it sucked so bad. there's nothing special on the cd. they're not that good at mixing hiphop with a majority of rock. they suck at it. i've liked all the other cd's they've put out. they just messed up on this album. hopefully their next one will be better.

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rock rock till you drop
Not really as described

Fire It Up
X-Sinner
Manufacturer: Retroactive Records
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Fire It Up
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Product Description

Their second album Peace Treaty was originally released in 1991 on Pakaderm Records. The cost and hassles involved in getting it re-issued finally resulted in the band deciding instead to re-record it, and re-release it on Retroactive Records May, 2006. The band had never been fully pleased with the album as it was originally released, so took advantage of this opportunity to add heavier guitars, more solos, and make other changes they had wanted to for years. The ballad 'Hold On' was removed, and newly written song 'Fire It Up' replaced it. The AC/DC vibe of this new song so typified their style of commercial heavy metal that they decided to name the album after it. This new song should give old fans a taste of what is to come, as plans are in the works to release a whole album of new songs in the Fall of 2006 tentatively titled Back In Red. Fans of AC/DC and Def Leppard (especially their Pyromania era), Idle Cure, and Zion will love it. Songs include: 'Fire It Up,' 'I Take Power,' 'Gotta Let Go,' 'Rollin' Thunder,' 'Getch Ya,' 'Don't Go,' 'Peer Pressure,' 'We Need Love,' 'All I Need,' and 'You Got Me.'

Customer Reviews:

rock rock till you drop.......2006-08-29

Interesting thing about music. 1,000 people and the same amount of differing opinions. I think remixing or remastering or whatever, helped this album a lot. The Elefante produced version was pretty thin sounding, losing some of the crunch, especially in the lower registers. No knock on the Pakaderm bros. but I love the remastering. The sound overall is very and I mean very, def leppardish, circa Pyromania. The new song is decent, leans a little more AC/DC and has the swagger this kind of rock should come with. And after this many years it was a blast to hear this again and remember when good 80's rock had that swagger. I would have given it 4 stars but I wanted to balance the 3 star review. A good hard driving straight ahead old school metal album. Buy it.

Not really as described.......2006-07-26

First of all, I am an X-sinner fan and have been for years, but this release was not what I expected. It was described as a re-recording of the original Peace Treaty album, because they were not satisfied with that release. I was expecting something like Whitecross did with their 1987 re-recording. Same songs, but they obviously started from scratch. This sounded much more like the original recordings with some guitar tracks overdubbed on them. While it improves the weakest two songs from Peace Treaty (Getch Ya, and Peer Pressure); the overdubs are overdone on Gotta Let Go. Take this disc for what it is: a Remix. If your old Cassette of Peace treaty is worn out like mine was, this is a suitable replacement that won't cost you $25-$30 like on Ebay. But, they obviously owe a lot more to Pakaderm Records and the Elefante brothers than they give them credit for, since the tracks they were dissatisfied with sound basically the same now. Anyway, Peace Treaty was a good, but not great disc, and this one is roughly the same. But I was happy to hear the annoying "Hey Kid, Get ovaa Heeaa" was removed from the intro to Peer Pressure." Given all that, however, I would still recommend it.

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Fire In The Dumpster

Manufacturer: Whoop It Up!
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Country | Styles | Music

General | Folk | Styles | Music

Country Folk | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music
ASIN: B0009PPMFO
Release Date: 1995-11-01

Tracks:

Indian Ate A Woodchuck/Chuck-a-luck
Dixie Hoedown
Muddy Creek/Dead Slave
Sequatchie Valley
Green Valley Waltz
Coon Dog/Wes Muir's Tune
Highlander's Farewell/Haning's Farewell
Rose Of Alabama
Sam Hill/Turkey Foot
Coon On A Rail/Devil On The Stump
Meg Grey/Cattle In The Cane
Flower From The Fields Of Alabama
Back To Chattanooga/Cincinnati Rag
Roaring River
Elzic's Farewell/Monroe's Farewell To Long Hollow/Jeff Davis
Wild Bill Jones
Hollow Poplar/Pamela's Hornpipe
Hi De Ho, Baby Mine
Fire In The Dumpster

Product Description

The debut effort from this Alabama string band unfolds like a long, pleasantly exhausting evening at a contradance: The tunes are presented mostly in medleys (so as to avoid boredom on both the dancers' and the band's part) and are generally upbeat without being frenetic. The group's instrumentation is a little unusual: Strict traditionalists may not approve of the harmonica or, heaven knows, the banjo ukulele in place of the traditional open-back five-string banjo played clawhammer style. But the twin fiddles of Ed Baggott and Jim Cauthen (mainly playing in unison but occasionally separating into lovely harmony lines) carry the tunes with a sound that is as deeply traditional as any in American music, and if you can listen to these performances without dancing around the room you may need your pulse checked. Highlights include the incongruously beautiful "Muddy Creek/Dead Slave" medley and a very nice rendition of the classic "Rose of Alabama," sung and played on the autoharp by Bill Martin. A must for old-timey music fans.

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25 All Time Christmas Favorites

Manufacturer: Madacy Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Noels | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music

General Christmas | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music

Opera & Vocal | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music

General Christmas | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music

Under $7 | Today's Deals | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music
ASIN: B0000B3FE5
Release Date: 2003-08-19

Tracks:

White Christmas [Vocal Version]
Christmas Song [Vocal Version]
Silent Night [Vocal Version]
Coventry Carol [Instrumental]
O Holy Night (Organ & Chimes)
Angels We Have Heard on High (Organ & Chimes)
Adeste Fideles (Organ & Chimes)
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (Organ & Chimes)
It Came Upon a Midnight Clear (Organ & Chimes)
O Tannenbaum (Organ & Chimes)
First No(Organ & Chimes)
Good King Wenceslas [Organ & Chimes]
O Little Town of Bethlehem (Organ & Chimes)
Christians Awake (Organ & Chimes)
Once in Royal David's City (Organ & Chimes)
Away in a Manger (Organ & Chimes)
While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks by Night (Organ & Chimes)
O Come All Ye Faithful (Organ & Chimes)
Patapan [Carol]
Go Tell It on the Mountain [Carol]
How a Rose [Carol]
Ding Dong! Merrily on High [Carol]
Up on the Housetop [Classical]
What Child Is This? [Classical]
Gloria in Excelsis Deo [Vocal Version]

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

Tippett: King Priam

Manufacturer: Chandos
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

English | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000000AXV
Release Date: 1995-11-14

Tracks:

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

Tracks:

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

Customer Reviews:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Tracks:

Turn It Up [Remix]/Fire It Up [Clean Version]
Rhymes Galore [LP Version-Clean]

Album Details

Four Mixes of Title Track.

Customer Reviews:

Turn it Up cause it's cool........1999-04-21

Already one year old and still one of the greatest track here in Seychelles.You simply need to dance upon hearing this song.I love it,I love ,it and I love it.

Busta Rhymes rules 4ever!.......1999-03-13

I think the knight rider tune makes it sound rad

Busta Rhymes rules 4ever!.......1999-03-13

I think the knight rider tune makes it sound rad

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