Like a Grown as Man

Track Listings

1. Life and Death

2. One a Day

3. Reality Break

4. Deadgame Badboys - Lil Rascal,

5. Let Her Ride

6. Show-N-Luv - Lil Rascal, , Slaughter

7. Mi Way (Interlude)

8. Liquor Sto

9. 95 Cowboy

10. Gettin Paid

11. Smokin Out

12. You Gone Ride - Criminal Element, Lil Rascal, Trigga

13. Set Fo Life

14. G-N-Me

15. Respect da Dead - Lil Rascal, ,

16. Thank God - Lil Rascal, Cleveland Rasberry

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One stop on the road to immortality
Must Stop Ordering When Drinking - Or Maybe I Got Foxed

Beggar's Opera / Polly
Gay , and Austin
Manufacturer: Symposium
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

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General | Classical | Styles | Music
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John Gay - The Beggar's Opera / Jonathan Miller · John Eliot Gardiner · Roger Daltrey · English Baroque Soloists

ASIN: B0000799KV
Release Date: 2003-03-25

Customer Reviews:

One stop on the road to immortality.......2006-11-19

This is a more than competent CD transfer of acoustic recordings of Sir Nigel Playfair's legendary 1920s revivals of The Beggar's Opera and its sequel Polly. Quite sufficiemt to show why the Beggar;s Opera production, meant to fill a few weeks' gap at the Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith, ran for three years. And while Gay's sequel was like most sequels, not up to the original, this recording is the only source for the second-best ballad opera.

Must Stop Ordering When Drinking - Or Maybe I Got Foxed.......2006-09-02

Right. Can't remember what state of sobriety I was in when I ordered this cd and I may have missed some key clues about its nature. But I was so excited to find anything claiming to relate to Gay's "Polly" (which otherwise seems to have completely disappeared after it was censored in the 18th century - even internet wise) that I bought this cd. Turns out it is a cd version of some music originally recorded in the early 1920's. It is moderately interesting even for someone who is not primarily interested in antigue recordings (aka "scratchy records") because the style may be closer to that of the original performance. (There is no reason to think that common tastes were better in the 18th century than in 1920.) It is certainly different than contemporaneous performances of BO.

Don't mean to be sexist - which I am - but the duets, choreses and male performances seem to be less antigue than the soprano pieces. The broads are simply squeaky. Something to do with frequency loss in early recordings, I expect. On the other hand, the bass songs are equally abrasive and archaic.

Even the notes about "Polly" in this cd are disappointing. No mention of the history of "Polly", no mention of the source for the music. Try googling for a link for Gay and Polly. If you find one, be sure to post - I would love to know.

Unless you are an academic involved with some of the most obscure corners of the history of recorded music, I would forget this one. Instead, root for someone to find and record Gay's Polly. And buy a more modern interpretation of the Beggar's Opera. I have certainly heard antique recordings restored more vibrantly than this cd - but I would think that depends to a large extent on the quality of what you have to start with.

The only reason I gave it 2 stars (for some reason, Amazon refuses to record my change from 1 to 2 stars; but that is computers for you) instead of 1 was because of I love the melodies of the songs so much. But I will also admit that it is possible that Gay have been lucky that Polly was suppressed - the melodies and lyrics are not nearly as good as BO. On the other hand, this cd is so antique that is an unfair basis for judgment, But what the H!

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Broadway

Manufacturer: Intersound Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music

General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music

General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music

Broadway & Vocalists | Indie Music | Stores | Music
ASIN: B00005YOX8
Release Date: 1996-03-04

Average customer rating:

Where can i find this cd again???

Like a Grown as Man
Lil Rascal
Manufacturer: Deadgame
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Gangsta & Hardcore | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music

General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music
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Clubs, Thugs, Sex And Drugs
The Ghettos Tryin to Kill Me!

ASIN: B000006MPS
Release Date: 1995-07-31

Tracks:

Life and Death
One a Day
Reality Break
Deadgame Badboys - Lil Rascal,
Let Her Ride
Show-N-Luv - Lil Rascal, , Slaughter
Mi Way (Interlude)
Liquor Sto
95 Cowboy
Gettin Paid
Smokin Out
You Gone Ride - Criminal Element, Lil Rascal, Trigga
Set Fo Life
G-N-Me
Respect da Dead - Lil Rascal, ,
Thank God - Lil Rascal, Cleveland Rasberry

Customer Reviews:

Where can i find this cd again???.......2004-05-17

1st off i wanna say iz dat this cd iz 2 tight.All da songz are tight,the beats are tight,the lyrics are tight.This dude has his own style which iz goin off.Basically all i'm tryin 2 tell u iz dat this cd iz str8 GANGSTA!!!! Believe Me I aint gotta lie 2 nobody.So if u see it pick it up.If u like dat OG.