The Tape [Explicit Lyrics]

The Tape [Explicit Lyrics]

Track Listings
1. News Story
2. Billy
3. This Is What You Came For
4. Get 'Em
5. Apollo
6. Hang 'Em High
7. Lord's Party
8. You Know My Style
9. Whisper
10. Joke's on You Jack
11. Pay Attention
12. Don't Sweat Me
13. Step Off
14. Shout Outs

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The Story
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • A brilliant & fresh approach
  • I <3 Brandi Carlile
  • Addictive
  • wish could give her 10 stars
  • This story isn't that great
 The Story
Brandi Carlile
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000NDIAWY
Release Date: 2007-04-03

Tracks:

  1. Late Morning Lullaby
  2. The Story
  3. Turpentine
  4. My Song
  5. Wasted
  6. Have You Ever
  7. Josephine
  8. Losing Heart
  9. Cannonball
  10. Until I Die
  11. Downpour
  12. Shadow on the Wall
  13. Again Today

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The Brandi Carlile story so far is fairly short: fresh-faced singer-song writer from rural Ravensdale, Washington, quietly releases a 2005 debut that has critics and fans reaching for their thesauruses searching for appropriate adjectives to describe her voice. Patsy Cline, Jeff Buckley, kd lang, Beth Orton, Linda Ronstadt, and Aimee Mann get name-checked as Carlile and her guitar-and-bass-playing Hanseroth twins-led band criss-cross the country for two years, first as openers, then as headliners. Cue the overproduced, disappointing follow-up album? Not so fast. On The Story, Carlile teams up with veteran roots producer T Bone Burnett, who brings in vintage equipment and strips down her sound. Instead of using overdubs, the new songs--most of which were already road-tested--are recorded live, giving the ballads and midtempo rockers a tough, uncompromising edge and a fuller, more aggressive attack. Echoes of country and folk color the bucolic "Have You Ever" and the unadorned acoustic "Cannonball," but it's the sweeping drama of the more epic-sounding "Until I Die," "Late Morning Lullaby," and the U2-styled "My Song" that leave the greatest lasting impressions. Carlile and Burnett make a perfect team: he allows her malleable voice room to soar in the mix while she brings sharp original songs that exude confidence, pride, and emotion. It's a combustive combination and one that results in a sophomore release every bit as good, and in many respects better, than her first. Stay tuned as the story continues. --Hal Horowitz

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Brandi Carlile has a rare voice, consistently spilling over with honesty, purity, and passion. Her dynamic and tonal range is truly exceptional and on par with the likes of k.d. lang, Bonnie Raitt, and Patsy Cline--at times soft, swooping, and clear as a bell ("Turpentine," "Josephine," "Cannonball"), and then ferocious to the point of breaking ("The Story," "My Song"). A voice like Carlile's when paired with the right material is a winning combination, and The Story's country-meets-Radiohead ballads and rockers do not disappoint. While the songs on are not as consistently stellar as those on her self-titled debut album, they are more often than not solid, and show off her talents and confidence as both an artist and performer, which have fully bloomed since her debut. This, coupled with T Bone Burnett's light, live production style, creates an album that is ultimately more rewarding than her first. The high points on The Story have raised the bar considerably for Carlile, and they are frequent. Her choice to record the album in a live setting inside the studio lends it a raw intimacy and authenticity noticeably absent from most studio recordings, and leaves us with not only an album, but a work of art. Carlile is a career artist still defining her sound, but her maturity as a vocalist cannot be questioned--this is an immensely talented singer laying herself bare before us, and one of the strongest releases of 2007. --Alan Wiley

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars A brilliant & fresh approach.......2007-07-20

Really enjoyed this release. She can burn like Melissa at times, fall back on senstive sounds like Kathleen Edwards when she wants. There are influences from 60s rock (Elton, Beatles, Mott), yet her distinct warble blossoms as a wildwood flower. I'm gonna find her debut CD.

If you gravitate toward other female singer-songwriter greats in league with Sarah Harmer, Alice Peacock or Jessica Sykes, this should work for you.

Indigo Girls guest on "Cannonball"

5 out of 5 stars I <3 Brandi Carlile.......2007-07-15

This CD....*sigh*....is wonderful! This one and the one before it are both amazing. She is soulful and raw. She exposes her inner workings through her beautiful melodies.

5 out of 5 stars Addictive.......2007-07-13

Brandi Carlile has a unique sound and I must admit that I wasn't sure I liked her at first. But a friend encouraged me to listen to "The Story" more closely. After hearing it a few times, I fell in love. Later, I heard "Turpentine" on Grey's Anatomy... wow! I bought the cd and am totally addicted. It stays in my car because I listen to it regularly. One of my all-time favorite songs is "Wasted".

5 out of 5 stars wish could give her 10 stars.......2007-07-12

amazing young womsn love her music glad not one album wonder can not wait for her next dozen

3 out of 5 stars This story isn't that great.......2007-07-12

The first three tunes are great - the rest of the album turns into Indigo Girls type rock - what happened to the Brandi Carlile from her first album? I guess these were the tunes thrown out and T-Bone Burnette was called to save the day - which he didn't do. Typical sophomore slump album.
Just Roll Tape: April 26th, 1968
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Stephen as he was meant to be...
  • Heads-up on the sound quality....
  • Charming and unpretentious
  • Good Album -- Worth Buying
  • Excellent Archival Release
 Just Roll Tape: April 26th, 1968
Stephen Stills
Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000R7I3KA
Release Date: 2007-07-10

Tracks:

  1. All I Know is What You Tell Me
  2. So Begins the Task
  3. Change Partners
  4. Know You Got To Run
  5. The Doctor Will See You Now
  6. Black Queen
  7. Bumblebee (Do You Need A Place to Hide?)
  8. Judy
  9. Dreaming of Snakes
  10. Suite: Judy Blue Eyes
  11. Helplessly Hoping
  12. Wooden Ships
  13. Treetop Flyer

Album Description

Stephen Stills found himself in a New York recording studio, laid down a few hundred dollars, told the engineer to roll tape, and this collection of songs is what came about. Finally remastered and released to the public, this album shows the beginnings of Crosby, Still, and Nash.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Stephen as he was meant to be..........2007-07-20

As a long time fan of CSN and CSNY, etc, I agree with a previous reviewer that this man was meant to play the acoustic guitar. His acoustic music has long been my favorite at his, and CSN and CSNY shows. He is at his best here. Listening to these great songs, like Suite Judy Blue Eyes, Helplessly Hoping, and So Now Begins the Task, with his wonderfull soulfull voice and his just incredible guitar playing is such a treat. Like Joni, with her "Blue" album, these songs are among Stephen's finest, and this style I believe suits his talent the best. Although I'm sure artists need to branch out and always do the new and different, Stephen early acoustic songs are his classic best, and this cd is a chance to listen to them with Stephen's young voice!

4 out of 5 stars Heads-up on the sound quality...........2007-07-16

Lots of good comments already written...
But heads up again on the tape hiss - it's thick - & heads up on the guitar distortion. Fine on the finger-picked songs like "Helplessly Hoping" - but noticably distorted on the strummed or flat-picked songs.

Obviously not recorded for official release - or meant for the mainstream music market - but still great that it's seeing the light of day!

Just be aware that it's not at all clean.

4 out of 5 stars Charming and unpretentious.......2007-07-16

especially for Stills. Most of the material has appeared elsewhere, but there is an unpretentious charm to these quick takes by Stills. The unfamiliar pieces will have bits and pieces reshaped in later tunes, but it is an honest effort by Stills to preserve some moments of genuine inspiration before he awoke from their spell.
What amazes me as well is that listening to Stills sing on these and miss on more than once is that it is likely only Crosby who can hit a melody and keep it in tune on the first go and every go thereafter. Stills frequently misses by a country mile. Tha rawness of these efforts though compensates for the errors. That he can run through BLACK QUEEN so selflessly and with such a simplified honesty somehow makes it a different, if not stronger song than the version on his first solo record. The two songs for Judy Collins are touching. For all the bravado he too often succumbs to, Stills at this point must still have been smarting from the break-up. At this point in his career he was without a girlfriend, without a contract and without his compadre Young. This is a Stills with his tail between his legs. I believe this also represents the first recording of TREETOP FLYER, one of the truly great Stills workouts and great Stills lyrics that in 2006 would be seamlessly paired with Young's classic OVER AND OUT, GOOD BUDDY during the Freedom of Speech tour of last summer.
In most cases with demos, notably Elvis Costello, it's enough already - you get the sense it was a bloody miracle that a song happened. In the case of Stills, the raw material is compelling in its own right and knowing what you do of his golden period from CSN through the first Manassas record, you have to admire the level of inspiration and craftsmanship on display.
And then there is the guitar playing - Stills is actually more impressive when he is not showing off, and thus this record is a keeper for any Stills fan. The only negative elements of this release are that some of the songs are second tier, and the sound quality is very hissy. Very. Given that these takes exist at all, it is a small price to pay to catch a glimpse of someone on the cusp of incredible inspiration.

5 out of 5 stars Good Album -- Worth Buying.......2007-07-13

I was lucky enough to be at the Stephen Stills concert in Santa Cruz on July 10 when the album came out. They had stacks of CDs on hand for the guests to purchase. I grabbed it and listened to it on the way home from the show.

Just beautiful. It's not as much of a discovery as Massey Hall (5+++ stars -- there should be a separate category for legendary material -- Abbey Road, Steel Wheels, Massey Hall), but "Just Roll Tape" is still worth buying. I just love the solo performances of Stills and Young. A man, a guitar and a mike. With the right artist behind the mike, nothing more is required to send chills down your spine.

Stephen might disagree, but this man was born to be an acoustic player. The moment he picks up an electric, forget it. This album is all acoustic and completely unmolested. Perfect natural sound. Very well worth your greenbacks, folks.

5 out of 5 stars Excellent Archival Release.......2007-07-11

First, a little context: in April '68, the 23-year-old Stephen Stills is nearing the end of his Buffalo Springfield days - in less than two weeks (May 5th), that fabled group will play its final concert, w/the band's patched-together final LP, Last Time Around, being released that August. While Crosby, Stills & Nash is (obviously) on the horizon, at this juncture it's by no means definitive - Nash is still w/the Hollies, after all; and Crosby and Stills, while pals, have yet to commit to a partnership together. In other words, for Stills - everything's in flux.

So what's a young singer-songwriter-guitarist to do? Apparently, after a session guesting on Judy Collins' "Who Knows Where the Time Goes" album, it's slipping the engineer a couple hundred bucks so that he can lay down demos of a handful of new songs ... and what songs! "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes," "Helplessly Hoping" and the Crosby, Stills and Kantner-penned "Wooden Ships" turn up the following spring on Crosby, Stills & Nash's debut; "Black Queen" graces Stills' first solo LP; "Change Partners" and "Know You Got to Run" highlight his second solo album; and "So Begins the Task," which he played live with CSNY in '69 and '70, appears on the classic two-LP Manassass set. "Treetop Flyer" (which was recorded elsewhere) shows up on Stills' overlooked 1991 acoustic set, "Stills Alone."

I add the context just so I could say this: "Just Roll Tape" is a tremendous set that shows Stills at the peak of his song-writing prowess. While it may not be the perfect pick for casual fans or neophytes, for those of us who are the opposite, it's a godsend. It's unbelievable that some of these (like "Change Partners") were held back for years and others ("All I Know Is What You Tell Me," "The Doctor Will See You Now," "Judy" and "Dreaming of Snakes") were left behind.

Let's hope this is the first of many releases from Stills' vault.
Kirtan: The Art and Practice of Ecstatic Chant
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • "A Joyful Noise"
  • Not As Ecstatic As I Like To Be
  • Devotional music at its sweetest
  • Kirtan: The Art and Practice of Ecstatic Chant by jai Uttal
  • How can I express my joy?
 Kirtan: The Art and Practice of Ecstatic Chant

Manufacturer: Sounds True
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ASIN: 1591791065
Release Date: 2004-03-16

Tracks:

  1. Ganesha Sharanam
  2. Invocation/ Introduction
  3. Radha Govinda
  4. Sita Ram
  5. Nataraj

Tracks:

  1. Durga Pahimam
  2. Hara Harah Mahadev/ Om Namah Shivaya
  3. Jaya Radha
  4. Radha Rani
  5. Shri Krishna Govinda
  6. Kali Bolo

Book Description

"Kirtan is the calling, the crying, the reaching across infinite space—and digging into the heart's deepest well—to touch and be touched by the Divine Presence," teaches world music pioneer Jai Uttal. On Kirtan! The Art and Practice of Ecstatic Chant, Jai guides listeners through the practice of Kirtan—singing the many names of God and Goddess—an essential part of Bhakti yoga, or the yoga of devotion. This sacred music form is for all people; there are no experts, nor beginners, and the practice itself is the teacher, guiding us to ourselves. Listeners join Jai Uttal to explore: the power of ancient Sanskrit syllables in chant to invoke the Divine, how to open the voice and learn to love the sound that comes from our bodies, more than two hours of music recorded by Jai Uttal to commune with the Divine through sacred chant, and the path of Bhakti and Kirtan, the journey of surrender, and much more.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars "A Joyful Noise".......2007-05-16

When I heard an interview on NPR with this artist,Jai Uttal,and music from his CD I couldn't get it out of my mind. It is "a joyful noise" that lifts the spirit and energizes. His very personal explanation of Kirtan on Track 2 gives one an understanding of the spiritual basis of the music and even if it is not a path that you might follow you can't help but be swept up in the chanting. I play it in the car on days when I feel stressed and it removes all that chatter in my head and helps me arrive at my destination uplifted and in the present. His interpretation of the ancient chants using non traditional instruments and renditions is appealing and engaging. P.S.It is a 2 disc set so you can have one at home and one in the car!

3 out of 5 stars Not As Ecstatic As I Like To Be.......2007-04-22

Although a double CD set, both disks pose a problem to this reviewer's taste. Each contains a rather lengthy exposition by the artist on the nature of Bhakti (Devotional) Yoga sandwiched in the program. Jai Uttal has a very pleasant speaking voice & the material was helpful, even inspiring--but do you really want to hear it all over again everytime you play either discs? I know I don't. The musical material is engaging, but not particularly special. It is authentic mantra, but without the technical brilliance of many such CDs (see links below). I don't regret buying it--again, BUT it won't become a treasured favorite. I don't think it would turn-on people who weren't mantra fanatics like me or a real fan of the artist--or a devotee of Kirtan.

PS. The cover artwork is great!

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5 out of 5 stars Devotional music at its sweetest.......2007-03-15

This 2-CD set is one of the best introductions to contemporary kirtan I've come across (and I own many kirtan CDs). Aside from the wonderful spoken section, where Jai Uttal chats informally about what kirtan is, the selection of songs is truly heartwarming. I love both CDs, but find I listen over and over again particularly to the second one for its variety of moods and styles. Jai's voice really cuts deep and brings out the intensity and authenticity of his own devotion to the path of music and the heart.

In addition, the musicianship of everyone featured on this set is superb and adds so much to the listening experience. It is hard not to sing along and feel the blessings flow, even if you are not a singer...and that is exactly the point.

5 out of 5 stars Kirtan: The Art and Practice of Ecstatic Chant by jai Uttal.......2007-03-09

Wonderful kirtan, by a great artist.

5 out of 5 stars How can I express my joy?.......2007-03-06

I was a big fan of Krishna Das and I still am. A couple of weeks ago, for the first time in my life, I heard Jai Uttal's 'Radha Rani ki Jai, Maha Rani ki Jai' - Track # 4 on Disc 2. Like all good music does to my soul, I was so enchanted that I played the same track again and again till I lost count. I wasted no time in getting both the discs and my favorites are as follows:
Disc 1: Track # 3 'Radha Govinda'
Disc 2: Track # 1 'Durga Pahimam', Track # 3 'Jaya Radha', Track # 4 'Radha Rani'
Originally coming from India and being a big proponent of 'Bhakthi Yoga' (Path of devotion and Divine love for God), I can say from the depths of my heart that Jai Uttal sings with such soulful melody and love, it takes my breath away every single time I listen to the tracks mentioned above. It surprises me so much that while I cannot listen to certain types of music even once leave alone repeating my listening experience, the kind of music that Jai Uttal, Krishna Das and others produce, I can listen for a lifetime and experience that joy again and again.
Celtic Meditation Music
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Great music to de-stress
  • Transportive and restorative
  • Absolutely Beautiful
  • Gentle, contemplative Celtic instrumentals
 Celtic Meditation Music

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ASIN: 1591791529
Release Date: 2004-05-11

Tracks:

  1. Blind Mary
  2. Aran Boat Song
  3. Far Beyond Yon Mountain/Bridget Cruise
  4. Were You At The Rock (An Raibh Tu Ag An Gcarraig)
  5. Bruach Na Carraige Bana/At The Edge Of The White Rock
  6. Dark Island
  7. An Bhoutais
  8. Gentle Maiden
  9. Dawning Of The Day
  10. Easter Snow
  11. Limerick's Lamentation (Marbha Na Luimneach)

Album Description

New World. 2004.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Great music to de-stress.......2007-05-09

My husband and I listen to this cd almost every night before going to sleep. The music is calming and reverent. Great way to end a busy day.

5 out of 5 stars Transportive and restorative.......2007-01-25

This is one of the most beautiful, restorative collections of Celtic music I have ever heard. Haunting, sublime harp, cello, guitar, flute, and soundscapes create an atomosphere of serenity for meditation, prayer, or simply unwinding the mind and emotions. The poetry which originated each selection is included and provides a meditation in itself. Highly recommended.

5 out of 5 stars Absolutely Beautiful.......2007-01-05

The music included on the "Celtic Meditation Music" CD is so soothing & hauntingly beautiful to me that I've barely listened to anything else for the last week - it's that good!

The liner notes are great as well. They share information about the various rituals, prayers, and poems that are behind each of the songs - it's really quite interesting!

Overall, I would highly recommend this CD to anyone who enjoys the sounds of celtic music, as well as those who are looking for music to relax to - it's absolutely beautiful!

4 out of 5 stars Gentle, contemplative Celtic instrumentals.......2006-10-01

Based on ancient Celtic prayers, the compositions featured on this album were conceived under the premise "If prayers were music, what would they sound like?" The gentle, familiar tunes, rendered on Minogue's sparkling Irish harp and accompanied by other acoustic and electronic instruments, are drawn from the traditional Celtic repertoire and the liner notes pair each song with the text of a prayer, either pagan/nature-based or Christian. This pairing of unrelated prayers with existing melodies is an interesting approach, especially considering that the tracks here are all instrumental, with none of the prayer words actually being spoken or sung. Minogue's earlier albums feature a lot of vocals, both hers and others', sometimes even done hymn-style in rich choral harmonies. So I'm not sure why the texts of the prayers couldn't have been incorporated somehow into this music. But nonetheless, "Celtic Meditation Music" is, like all of Aine Minogue's work that I'm familiar with, deftly orchestrated, supremely relaxing, and full of quiet beauty. This is good music for massage, resting, deep breathing, or just unwinding at the end of a long day. Then guest instrumentalists are cellist Eugene Friesen, whistle player Joanie Madden, clarinetist Tom Hill, string orchestrator Brad Hatfield, concertina player Brid Meany, guitarist Sheldon Mirowitz and electronic soundscape artist Randy Roos. For more Celtic-inspired instrumentals conducive to meditation, try Minogue's other works, and also the following: "Celtic Inspirations" by guitarist William Patterson, the Narada compilation albums "Celtic Treasure: The Legacy of Turlough O'Carolan" and "Celtic Treasure II: The Living Legacy of Turlough O'Carolan," and anything by Kim Robertson and Lisa Lynne, but particularly their early work.
Reich: Different Trains, Electric Counterpoint / Kronos Quartet, Pat Metheny
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • highly worthwhile
  • Excellent First Reich Disc
  • Spectacular Aural Imagery!!
  • not his best but worth a listen
  • The Fastest Train
 Reich: Different Trains, Electric Counterpoint / Kronos Quartet, Pat Metheny

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ASIN: B000005IYU
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

  1. Different Trains: America - Before the War
  2. Different Trains: Europe - During The War
  3. Different Trains: After the War
  4. Electric Counterpoint: Fast
  5. Electric Counterpoint: Electric Counterpoint: Slow
  6. Electric Counterpoint: Fast

Amazon.com essential recording

Different Trains (1988) will probably go down in history as Reich's masterpiece. And deservedly so. Reich's phase-shifting minimalism is made dazzlingly entertaining in Different Trains, which is scored for string quartet and digitally sampled voices that repeat bits of speech concerning trains and Reich's experience with them growing up. The sinister part here is than some trains carried Jews to death camps. That's here as well. The Kronos Quartet has also never sounded better. Electric Counterpoint (1987) has one guitar--Pat Metheny in this case-- playing to 10 pre-recorded motifs, also on guitar. You absolutely need this. --Paul Cook

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars highly worthwhile.......2006-12-15

Different trains a very powerful piece, full of irony and juxtopostion that are used to the greatest effect. Its one of Reich's best, but it's actually not very minimalist for him, which may be why I like it. Of course, Kronos does an excellent job. Electric Counterpoint is pleasant for about a movement or so, but in the end it comes across as thin and dull compared to Different Trains.

5 out of 5 stars Excellent First Reich Disc.......2005-12-04

Both pieces on this disc are delightful and brilliant - very emotional and accessible I find. Neither has the vast (Well-tempered klavier of percussive phase-shifting!) scale of _18 Musicians_ or _Drumming_, but that's almost certainly an advantage for most people (and has been for me). Just two quick comments about the pieces:
1. Holocaust themes in art are often ponderous... "Different Trains" ingeniously avoids all sorts of traps of that sort by starting us off, as it were, in the New World with technology and optimism. The darkness enters later and is all the more powerful for it. Now I think about it, this piece makes the disc a great gift for a precocious kid... if they like Pink Floyd or other broadly conceptual rock stuff they'll dig this.
2. The second "slow" movement of "Electric Counterpoint" is flat out gorgeous.

5 out of 5 stars Spectacular Aural Imagery!!.......2005-05-12

I was very fortunate to hear the Kronos Quartet perform this up in Orono, Maine (at the University of Maine) the year this CD was released. Not being familiar with either Reich, the piece, or the KQ at the time, I was completely blown out of the water by the uniqueness of the idea, the emotion of the narrative, and the jarring comparison between Reich's life and the lives of so many others. Several jazz perfomers have tried similar "voice-matching" techiniques--Victor Wooten and Jason Moran, most recently--but hearing a child's message on an answering machine replayed on the bass guitar does not match the emotional impact of the narrative Reich provides. It is such an abstract notion with such concrete results. Kronos is impeccable in their performance, as usual, and they provide the flair and brass needed to pull off such a feat. I played this CD (along with Gorecki's Symphony #3) every year in my Holocaust class for juniors and seniors in high school. They are as blown away by the whole concept as I originally was. It is a technically impressive and emotionally draining experience.

Electric Counterpoint is, quite sadly, the overlooked portion of this CD for me. I am a huge Pat Metheny fan, but I look to his other CDs for his best work. I know it is my loss. . . .

Bottom Line: Whether or not you like Steve Reich and/or the Kronos Quartet, you need to give this CD a listen--it is a challenge and a delight.

4 out of 5 stars not his best but worth a listen.......2004-02-28

Steve Reich can be undigestable at times and not the easiest of composers to listen to, it's as if your listening to a record with the needle sticking to the groove with very little developement...so it's safe to say that you certainly have to be in a certain mood to appreciate this kind of music but it does have it's rewards. The c.d is divided up into two sections, "Different Trains" with the Kronos Quartet as good as usual. The momentum of the music depicts the progression of trains through out America and Europe and what they represent, human voices reciting historical dates.
The second work on the disc "Electric Counterpoint" almost seems as though it doesn't belong on the same disc but it's in my opinion the diamond in the rough. I have been a Pat Metheny fan long before Steve Reich and it's the main driving point in owning the disc, brilliant guitar playing.

5 out of 5 stars The Fastest Train.......2004-02-18

This album is great, yep. It's neat. What are you expecting when you say things like, "for me this album just doesn't cut it." That says nothing about Reich's work. It only says that you could not connect with what he is doing. It's a shame too, because Reich does some very nice work on this album - The Fastest train, on the fastest train. It's so very entertaining - he does such a good job of putting all of that material together. Stow you tastes and opinions away then listen again - maybe you'll actually hear Steve Reich's music.
Beauty and the Beast - Special Edition Soundtrack
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • a true masterpiece in every sense of the word
  • Great Disney CD: For Children of all ages
  • got this as a present for someone else
  • The Story Captured Through Song.
  • My children listen to this CD over and over
 Beauty and the Beast - Special Edition Soundtrack

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ASIN: B00005TQ5A
Release Date: 2001-12-18

Tracks:

  1. Prologue - Paige O'Hara
  2. Belle - Paige O'Hara
  3. Belle (Reprise) - Richard White
  4. Gaston - Richard White
  5. Gaston (Reprise) - Richard White
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  9. The Mob Song - Richard White
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Amazon.com essential recording

After the success of their score for The Little Mermaid, the songwriting team of Howard Ashman and Alan Menken returned to Disney for their second fairy-tale adaptation. Sadly, it was the duo's last completed score before Ashman's untimely death at age 41. This soundtrack contains more-conventional show music than The Little Mermaid, owing in large part to Broadway stalwart Angela Lansbury and to Jerry Orbach's Yves Montand impersonation. Most of the songs here were included in the subsequent Broadway adaptation and its cast album, but this disc is superior in its studio polish and cast, which is better suited to the score. --John Sanchez

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars a true masterpiece in every sense of the word.......2007-05-10

when alan menken and howard ashman put together their second disney feature i dont think that anyone could have known what a masterpiece beauty and the beast would become. the film itself was praised for its maturity and remains the only animated film in history to every be nominated for a best motion picture academy award (it deserved it instead of silence of the lambs) musically the film was magnificient as well. it was adapted into a full length broadway musical three years later. but this original piece will forever remain the benchmark for all other animated works and their music.

alan menken's hauntingly beautiful score is a true masterpiece. the musical scores for the west wing and the beast lets belle go are moving and powerful. the emotional level that every piece reaches is amazing and menken absolutely deserved this oscar for best score. this is not only his best score, but quite possibly one of the greatest musical scores in history.

SCORE 5 out of 5

the songs are all quite powerfull and fun with a definate broadway, its no wonder that it was so seamlessly turned into a broadway musical.

BELLE - this is the strongest opening to ever appear in a disney film. the broadway feel makes it a great way to kick off the film it is both fun and quirky but definately contains a more serous undertone. this was originally suppossed to be shortened down, but luckilly it was left intact. paige o'hara as belle is nothing short of amazing.
5 out of 5

BELLE (REPRISE) - this is short but is very strong due again to o'hara's vocals. her vocals paired with ashman's stirring lyrics of longing make this short but definately a winner.
5 out of 5

GASTON - this is a fun song that is both witty and darkly clever. ashman's lyrics and richard white's performance as gaston carry this song. it may be the weakest of the piece, but it's still fun and catchy and shouldn't be missed
3 out of 5

GASTON (REPRISE) - this is really just an extention of the song listed above, but this one is much more twistidly clever and is actually stronger that the first song.
3 out of 5

BE OUR GUEST - this is one of the most famous songs from the soundtrack and its obveous why after just one listen. jerry orbach and angela landsburry both give great performances that along with menken's french-influenced score and ashman's fun clever lyrics make this song sound fun and fresh. its a great song that really does epitimize the fun of the piece and of ashman's lyrics.
5 out of 5

SOMETHING THERE - this is a short little song but it is the first hint at belle and the beast as lovers. o'hara and robby benson both give great but short performances. orbach, lansbury and david ogden stiers also give fun performances as the objects. this is beautiful and romanticly sweet little song.
5 out of 5

HUMAN AGAIN - this wasn't included in the original theatrical film (why i dont know) this is a great song that is fun and brilliant. ashman yet again outdoes himself with great lyrics and again the household objects give dynamic performances. im so glad that this is back for the special edition since its a real gem that shouldn't be missed.
5 out of 5

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - this is the most famous song from the movie and it won the oscar for best original song. just one listen shows why. lansbury gives a beautifully moving performance as mrs potts singing this. this is of course the song that shows the beast and belle as lovers and it does so perfectly. this song never dumbs things down it goes for the full romantic punch. well done
5 out of 5

THE MOB SONG - this is possibly the cleverest piece. the use of shakespearean lyrics make this a twisted and dark piece that effectively shows human nature that still rings true today. this is an overlooked but strong song that again is lifted by white's performance as the now sinister gaston.
5 out of 5

the best part of all these songs is how none of them dumb down the romance or more "adult" themes for the kiddies. this film allows itself to be fully romantic and that's why it has been so praised and lived on in such a flattering light. the near-perfect music not only aided this, but were a crucial part of this maturity.

SONGS OVERALL 5 out of 5

as i said earlier, this is one the greatest film scores of all times. it may not be as recognizable or memorable as say star wars or gone with the wind, but the emotional punch that it makes elevates it far past these other two scores. menken truly outdid himself and ashman's lyrics work perfectly. the performances from all the performers are dynamic, fun, powerful, and intense. everythign works perfectly here and truly makes for an experience that is truly magical.

4 out of 5 stars Great Disney CD: For Children of all ages.......2007-02-19

I really enjoyed this CD. IT is the soundtrack for Beauty and the Beast.
I especially enjoyed " BE our Guest". This is an all around excellent Disney CD with lots of vocals,and intrigue. The singers are very talented, and well re-hearsed. I love this CD. It's worth the money. Go and buy it!!!

4 out of 5 stars got this as a present for someone else.......2007-01-04

This was a present to a friend. She liked it. I love soundtracks and Disney music, so it's pretty good.

5 out of 5 stars The Story Captured Through Song........2006-09-29

Disney's revival as a major animation studio began in 1989 with the release of THE LITTLE MERMAID and reached its pinnacle with BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (the only animated film ever nominated for a Best Picture Oscar). As much as the film is a visual delight, its also a musical feast for the ears. People had said for over a decade that the musical movie was dead, but BEAUTY AND THE BEAST proved otherwise and paved the way for later big-screen adaptations of famous stage musicals. Some of my favorite songs on the album include:
"Be Our Guest"--this song revived the huge dance numbers that were once commonplace in movie musicals.

"Something There"--BEAUTY AND THE BEAST is a love story and though that love is often brought to mind by the title song, it is this number that truly captures the essence of what happens between Belle and Beast.

"The Mob Song"--out of all the songs on the album, this is the one with the most masculine appeal. It's a song about burning down castles and killing an unfamiliar creature that poses no threat. There's nothing like a dash of good old violence to get the blood flowing.

This is a great soundtrack for any Disney fan, any patron of musicals, and people who love the film.

5 out of 5 stars My children listen to this CD over and over.......2006-08-25

My kids (5 year old boy and 2 year old girl) LOVE this soundtrack. They make me play it repeatedly in the car, EVERYTIME we go anywhere. It is word-for-word an exact replication of the movie. I highly recommend it for any Beauty and the Beast fan.
Tick, Tick... Boom! (2001 Original Off-Broadway Cast)
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • A Vocally Dazzling Esparza Rides High on an Exuberant Pre-"Rent" Larson Score
  • Great tunes - great lyrics - great harmonies
  • Love the Music
  • Larson Lives
  • Fantastic Music, but i wouldnt want to see it live
 Tick, Tick... Boom! (2001 Original Off-Broadway Cast)
Jonathan Larson , Amy Spanger , and Raul Esparza
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ASIN: B00005NQK5
Release Date: 2001-09-11

Tracks:

  1. 30/90
  2. Green Green Dress
  3. Johnny Can't Decide
  4. Sunday
  5. No More
  6. Therapy
  7. Real Life
  8. Sugar
  9. See Her Smile
  10. Come To Your Senses
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  12. Louder Than Words
  13. Boho Days
  14. 30/90 Playout

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Rent is usually treated as Jonathan Larson's one and only show, but the truth is that he had a career--albeit a hitless one--before that blockbuster. There was a musical titled JP Morgan Saves the Nation with lyrics by Jeffrey M. Jones and music by Larson. And there was Tick, Tick... Boom!, an autobiographical piece that Larson workshopped for a while before setting it aside and finishing Rent.

In 2001, Tick, Tick is getting a full off-Broadway production, and it's a rather endearing one. Lyrics have never been Larson's strong point, but he was a hell of a melodic composer--and the score here is even poppier than that of Rent (think Top 40 rather than Sondheim). It's hard to pick favorite songs: "Green Green Dress" is built on a rollicking piano boogie, for instance, and "Real Life" and "See Her Smile" are the kind of elegiac ballad that Larson would later perfect with "Seasons of Love." Luckily, this show has a lot more to offer than mere youthful musings. --Elisabeth Vincentelli

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars A Vocally Dazzling Esparza Rides High on an Exuberant Pre-"Rent" Larson Score.......2007-06-16

Perhaps it's a coincidence that the immensely talented Raúl Esparza plays a character dreading his 30th birthday in this 2001 recording of the hit off-Broadway show by the late Jonathan Larson, while five years later, he would play the elliptical Bobby dreading his 35th birthday in the enthralling 2006 Broadway revival of Stephen Sondheim and George Furth's Company. In both performances, Esparza shows a true affinity for capturing the angst of men undergoing transitional points in their lives which render them emotionally paralyzed. At first glance, Sondheim and Larson would not seem like kindred spirits, but both share a gift for sophisticated lyrics in an unmistakable musical style defined by their oeuvres. Larson even pays tribute to Sondheim in the story's climax and with the sardonic, work-is-hell "Sunday", a take-off of the song with the same name in Sunday in the Park with George.

However, it is the familiar Larson sound of Rent that is heard most in this score - driving, rock-out rhythms with unavoidable pop hooks and yearning, piano-driven ballads. Even the opener, "30/90", is a virtual sound-alike of the bigger show's title tune. If the songs are not quite as polished or even memorable as those in Rent, they feel more personal because the autobiographical story is far more intimate in scale. Set in 1990 in the same SoHo neighborhood as Rent, it's a simple three-character piece about Jon, an aspiring composer who considers giving up his dreams on the verge of his 30th birthday. With charismatic fire, Esparza is equally adept using his beautifully expressive voice in a rock milieu as in a Sondheim character study. He brings energetic brio to finger-snapping rockers like the Twinkie-induced "Sugar" and especially shines on the ballads, "See Her Smile" and the revelatory "Why".

With a slightly pinched voice that reminds me a bit of the Bangles' Susanna Hoffs, Amy Spanger as girlfriend Susan duets nicely with Esparza on the touching "Johnny Can't Decide", the rocking "Green Green Dress", and the comical self-help wordplay of "Therapy". Her shining solo moment comes with the knockout ballad, "Come to Your Senses". As Jon's embattled pal Michael, Jerry Dixon provides powerful vocals, bringing particular warmth to "Real Life" and grit to the fed-up rave "No More". The trio closes the show powerfully with the anthem-like "Louder Than Words". The overall score is a bit derivative and a tad too earnest, but the youthful zest of the cast and Larson's pop craftsmanship more than compensate. Two bonus tracks are offered at the end - an instrumental replay of the opener, "30/90 Playout" and a rare recording of Larson singing "Boho Days" a capella with propulsive hand claps.

5 out of 5 stars Great tunes - great lyrics - great harmonies.......2006-11-04

If you are a fan of the late great Mr. Larson you will love this music. Okay, I have seen the play a couple of times so I know what happens between the songs but this, his autobiography, really moved me. Even my kids like the Green Dress Song.

I hope you like it... The theme is "Actions Speak Louder Than Words" rings true today as the day he wrote it.

John we miss you.

5 out of 5 stars Love the Music.......2006-08-22

I saw this play a few weeks ago, and really enjoyed the music, so I got the CD. The voices, and lyrics are amazing! However, as I often find with CDs of musicals, there wasn't always the right feeling in the voice, particularly in "Therapy" where couple ought to be angry at each other, and it seems more cute on the CD.

4 out of 5 stars Larson Lives.......2006-05-06

I love Tick, Tick... Boom! The show is quite refreshing. The show works so well with three actors. I LOVE "30/90" and "Louder Than Words." Both speak really strongly to the audience because they both are really relatable to anyone's life. Admittedly the middle of the show drags a little, and Spangler's voice can be chipmunkish at times. However those are minor detractions when it comes to this show. It is especially moving if you know Jonathan's story. It is no Rent, but the short piece is really moving

4 out of 5 stars Fantastic Music, but i wouldnt want to see it live.......2006-04-30

I was soo soo very pleased with the music from "Tick...Tick..BOOM!". Rock Operas are my favorite type of musical theatre, and i must say this is one of the best. The storyline, however, although dealing with bohemian problems like AIDS, rehersals, love, didnt meet the power of the music. It was taken from Johnathans original one-man show and made into a three-man show. This was the only way possible to make this conversion, but still it was a dull storyline only going over the time period of one day in the day in the life of Johnathan Larson. Yes, it was an important day, his thirtieth birthday and his friend annoucing that he is HIV positive, but none of this happens until the end. The show lacks obsession, and in order to make a good musical storyline there has to be an obsession. Luckily, the weak storyline is backed with fantastic music, perhaps even better than Rent. 30/90 is my all time favorite song EVER i have listened to it over and over and still am not sick of it. other favorite tracks include:
30/90
Green Green Dress
No More
Sugar
Come To Your Senses (originally from Superbia)
Louder Than Words
and i also enjoy the rest of the songs as well.
Everything!
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Original Dark Pop
  • EVERYTHING!!
  • If you're looking at this, you're probably already a fan
  • No this is not a BLACK METAL album!!
  • THESE SONGS WERE AHEAD OF THEIR TIME
 Everything!
Tones on Tail
Manufacturer: Beggars UK - Ada
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ASIN: B0000060J9
Release Date: 1998-04-07

Tracks:

  1. Lions
  2. War
  3. Happiness
  4. The Never Never (Is Forever)
  5. Performance
  6. Slender Fungus
  7. Movement Of Fear
  8. Real Life
  9. Rain

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  1. Go! (Club Mix)
  2. Christian Says
  3. Twist
  4. Burning Skies
  5. O.K. This Is The Pops
  6. You, The Night And The Music
  7. When You're Smiling
  8. There's Only One
  9. Now We Lustre
  10. A Bigger Splash
  11. Copper
  12. Means Of Escape
  13. Instrumental
  14. Performance (7in Version)
  15. Shakes
  16. Heartbreak Hotel (Live)

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Original Dark Pop.......2006-07-05

Tones On Tail was a real cool discovery for me. It is dark, clever pop with just the right dose of quirkiness tossed in for good measure. I liked this music a lot in the early 80's and I still enjoy it today.

5 out of 5 stars EVERYTHING!!.......2006-02-01

sIMILAR TO bAUHAUS, TONES oN tAIL IN JUST 3 SHORT YEARS, THEY RECORDED AN ESSENCIAL COLLECTION OF dARK MUSIC AND DELICIOUSLY TWISTED,INCORPORATED EXPERIMENTAL ELECTRONICA, DANCE, DUB, ABSTRACK MINIMALISM AND ELEMENTS OF FREE-JAZZ, ART-ROCK WHIT PECULIAR, YET, INSATIABLE GROOVES.
2 CD FANTASTIC -REMASTERED!!! DANIEL ASH-GLENN CAMPLING-KEVIN HASHINS ______ ARE TONES ON TAIL_____

5 out of 5 stars If you're looking at this, you're probably already a fan.......2005-12-28

There's a certain charm in collecting. You chase down all the vinyl, pick up the individual reissued CD's, and carefully organize all your treasures in chronological order on your glass fronted cabinet so that other collectors and admire your ebay and rummage sale skillz in putting together the complete record of your favorite bands.

Or maybe you're just a damn slacker like myself and you want everything together in one place. Yes, its everything. Its not cool but its efficient and if you don't feel like tracking down all the individual Tones On Tail releases, say halleluja and slap down your hard earned cash knowning that you might suck as a fan but you can listen to slender fungus any damn time you please.

5 out of 5 stars No this is not a BLACK METAL album!!.......2005-10-21

WHAT THE HELL?? this is some very unsettleing stuff!!

This is of course so ahead of every band like this..even years before NIN's DEBUT

THIS IS DARK!!!!!! DARK!!!!!

I could describe this as being sorta like EARLY MINSITRY, SKINNY PUPPY..maybe even a little like KMFDM!

I cant wait until I get this disc!!

ALL HAIL THE 80'S!!!!!!!!! AND DARK SYNTH POP!!!!!!

5 out of 5 stars THESE SONGS WERE AHEAD OF THEIR TIME.......2005-09-02

My words could never do this album justice. This is an amazing piece of work! With many things this brilliant, there are some people that will need to listen to it 2 times before they "get it" - but you'll "get it". This album kicks *&^! I echo so many of the positive remarks already made here. I really don't understand the "save your money" comment, however. My advise to that reviewer would be to listen to it again.
Glass Harmonica
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Great music with a great performance.
  • Thomas Bloch's Interpretation is Second-to-None
  • unbelievable
  • Thomas Bloch is a great 20th century composer
  • interesting, generally excellent
 Glass Harmonica
David August von Apell , and Johann Abraham Peter Schulz
Manufacturer: Naxos
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ASIN: B00005QISL
Release Date: 2001-11-20

Tracks:

  1. Schulz: Largo
  2. Holt Sombach: Adagio
  3. Reichardt: Rondeau
  4. Naumann: Sonata No. 3: Recit
  5. Naumann: Sonata No. 3: Andantino amoroso
  6. Mozart: Adagio K.B. 356
  7. Mozart: Adagio
  8. Mozart: Rondo
  9. Beethoven: Melodram
  10. Rollig: Kleine Tonstucke: Grave
  11. Rollig: Kleine Tonstucke: Commodetto
  12. Apell: Trionfo della musica, cantata
  13. Holt Sombach: 1ere Suite: Fantaisie
  14. Holt Sombach: 1ere Suite: Allemande
  15. Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor: Mad Scene
  16. Holt Sombach: 1ere suite: 2eme Menuet
  17. Bloch: Sancta Maria

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Great music with a great performance........2006-08-15

I found the glass harmonica music most relaxing with an etherial quality. The performance is outstanding.

5 out of 5 stars Thomas Bloch's Interpretation is Second-to-None.......2003-01-02

This is a great introduction to the exquisite Glass Harmonica. Naxos once again enlarges our listening pleasure by allowing such gifted musician/composers as Thomas Bloch a wider audience than other, more recondite labels have afforded him. This instrument, invented by Franklin, and taken seriously by such greats as Mozart and Beethoven, is only now coming into its own again. Bloch is an integral part of that rebirth. Delicate, eerie, rumored to drive the listener mad, or to attract ghosts, the sound of the Glass Harmonica hovers at the very edges of hearing: a clean, celestial tone. You will never forget it once you hear its distictive sound. Liner notes give the instrument's fascinating history. Bloch himself attempts (along with such great post-moderns such as John Cage) to create a future for the Glass Harmonica with his "Sancta Maria" and does an extraordinary job. The price, too, for this CD is extraordinary. What a bargain!

5 out of 5 stars unbelievable.......2002-12-11

the music of the glass harmonica is so unusal that it is a joy to listen to. it is a shame that it is not more main stream the tones are so unearthly that is is like a song from a fantasy you really start to believe that elves are playing the music it is something out of Tolkin

5 out of 5 stars Thomas Bloch is a great 20th century composer.......2002-10-09

All right. This is a great album. It explores the history of the glass harmonica since the classical period. But to add to the other reviewers, there is one cut - the last cut - done by Thomas Bloch in the last century - Sancta Maria - that makes the whole album worthwhile. It is an extraordinary track and I don't care if the soprano is female or male. It is great music and a great listening pleasure. You will want to play it over and over again. Make it you most favorite MP3.

4 out of 5 stars interesting, generally excellent.......2002-04-05

I would disagree with the reviewer below that this is anything more than a curiosity. Even the works on this disc by great composers such as Mozart and Beethoven are generally trivial. At the same time, this is fine playing of a highly unusual instrument by a polished virtuoso. Some of the pieces, however, I could do without. For instance, while Thomas Bloch's playing is excellent, his compositional skills are somewhat lacking. His own original work, complete with overdubbed whiny male soprano, is the disc's finale and sounds more like a corny film soundtrack than anything else. In addition, it must be noted that the performance here of Donizetti's "Mad Scene" from Lucia utilizes possibly the worst soprano ever recorded (short of Florence Foster Jenkins). I wouldn't wish her off-pitch shrieking on my worst enemies.
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 Dog Days/Red Tape
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  3. Keep on Smilin'/Dixie Rock
  4. Partly Plugged
  5. Eufaula

ASIN: B0009VAEMY
Release Date: 2005-08-01

Tracks:

  1. Crazy
  2. Boogie Smoogie
  3. Cuban Crisis
  4. It Just Ain't Your Moon
  5. Dog Days
  6. Bless My Soul
  7. Silent Treatment
  8. All Night Rain
  9. Medley: Jukin/San Antonio Rose
  10. Mixed Emotions
  11. Shanghied
  12. Police! Police!
  13. Beautiful Dreamers
  14. Oh What A Feeling
  15. Free Spirit
  16. Another Man's Woman

Album Description

The band's fourth & fifth albums, recorded in 1975 and 1976 respectively, and originally on the Polydor record label, Dog Days and Red Tape are now appearing for the first time as a 2 on 1 CD. Dog Days was the band's first true masterpiece - an album that still stands as one of their best. The band were beginning to display a growing array of musical styles and approaches very different to where the rest of Southern Rock was headed. With Red Tape - another early classic and a much in demand title from fans - featured a harder rock approach with predominantly shorter pop-length songs. Gott Records. 2005.

Album Details

Digitally Remastered Edition that Combines the Tracks of Two Original LPs on to a Single Compact Disc. Recorded in 1975 and 1976 Respectively for the Polydor Record Label, 'dog Days' and 'red Tape' Make their CD Debut on Gottdiscs. 'dog Days' was the Band's First True Masterpiece - an Album that Still Stands as One of their Best. The Band were Beginning to Display a Growing Array of Musical Styles and Approaches Very Different to Where the Rest of 'southern Rock' was Headed. With 'red Tape', Another Early Classic and a Much in Demand Title from Fans and Public Alike, Featured a Harder Rock Approach with Predominantly Shorter Pop-length Songs.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars The best Southern Rock band ever.......2007-03-05

These two albums from ARS prove that they were the best of the Southern Rock bands of the Seventies. It is a shame that they never got the recognition they so truly deserve.

5 out of 5 stars Serious guitar picken from one of Southern Rocks best.......2006-11-19

This two album CD features outstanding material from one of Southern Rocks best bands. Atlanta Rythm Section was a great band because of their line up of highly sought after and very accomplished studio musicians. Lead singer Ronnie Hammond delivers his signiture high quality vocals on these well written tunes and he has one of the best pure voices from the south. Lets face it though. Why do most peaople enjoy Southern Rock? Its the guitars baby and thats where these guys shine. The guitar duo of Barry Baily and J.R. Cobb are not easily beat by any band. Every song on these offerings is full of the serious "Southern Picken" guitar that made this Rock genre famous. These albums should be in the collection of any fan of Rock guitar.

5 out of 5 stars Red Tape Rocks.......2006-08-21

An excellant reissue! Tons of great songs. The Atlanta Rhythm Section was at their peak with Red Tape. You can't go wrong with this 2 album CD.

5 out of 5 stars atlanta rocks out.......2006-03-09

One of their best. Will not be disappointed for sure. Ronnie's voice is sultry and smooth. I like that they have combined two awesome cd's into one pleasing cd. This cd is a must for any fan. What i liked about it, was that all of the songs had a different feel to it. It had fast, get you moving songs but then it had sensual, soft melodies as well. I love it!

4 out of 5 stars outstanding twofer.......2005-10-26

If the ABB was the band of the new south and it's hopes and dreams and Skynyrd was Bubba's band, the Atlanta Rhythm Section was the thinking mans Southern band. Albums full of smart tunes, an eye for detail and killer musicianship, these guys have been the most underrated southern band since their first days.

These two albums were pivotal in the bands development. Dog Days reflected the south they lived, in the musical forms they loved and the bands joy at making music. Songs such as the title tune, Boogie Smoogie Cuban Crisis and Crazy are just blinders and All Night Rain has been one of my favorite rainy night romance songs for 30 years.

Red tape opens with Jukin' which interpolates Bob Wills San Antonio Rose into the solo. Mixed Emotions musically points toward the success of the next record's So Into You, Free Spirit examines relationships in context of social change and Another Man's Woman just ought to be illegal its so good.

These CD's have been unavailable for a long time so get them before they go away again.

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