Big Man [Explicit Lyrics]

Big Man [Explicit Lyrics]

Track Listings
1. Intro - Cream,
2. Big Man - Cream
3. Paper Chase - Cream, ,
4. What You Want - Cream, , , ,
5. Get Your Heels On - Cream,
6. Never Met a 'G' - Cream
7. Light Green - Cream, , , Tan
8. You Can Get It - Cream
9. Down and Out - Cream
10. Hatin' on Me - Cream, ,
11. Ride With Me - Cream,
12. Penitentiary - Cream
13. Let's Go - Cream, ,

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Way Out West: The Essential Western Film Music Collection, Vol. 2
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Not My Style
  • Rockin' Western Collection
  • Hard to Find Great Western Themes
  • Western Music
  • A great follow-up
Way Out West: The Essential Western Film Music Collection, Vol. 2

Manufacturer: Silva America
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000060PBU
Release Date: 2002-03-26

Tracks:

  1. The Hallejuah Trail-Overture
  2. The Alamo-The Green Leaves Of Summer
  3. The Alamo-Davy Crocket
  4. The Big Country-The Welcoming/Finale
  5. The Big Valley-Main Theme
  6. Blazing Saddles-Blazing Saddles
  7. Bonaza-Main Theme
  8. Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid-raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head
  9. The Comancheros-McBain/Main Title
  10. Duel In The Sun-Main Title/The Legend/Orizaba
  11. A Fistfull Of Dynamite-Duck You Sucker
  12. For A Few Dollars More-Main Theme
  13. Friendly Persuasion-Thee I Love
  14. Giant-Main Theme
  15. The Good, The Bad And The Ugly-Main Theme
  16. The Good, The Bad And The Ugly-The Ecstasy Of Gold
  17. Gunfight At The O.K. Corral-Suite
  18. Hang 'Em High-Main Theme
  19. The Hanging Tree-Main Title

Tracks:

  1. High Caparral-Main Theme
  2. How The West Was Won-Prelude/The Land
  3. High Noon-Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darlin'
  4. The Jayhawkers-The Lynching/Two Brothers/The Hayhawkers
  5. The Lone Ranger-William Tell Overture: Finale
  6. Nevada Smith-Main Title
  7. Old Gringo-Main Themes
  8. Once Upon A Time In The West-Man With The Harmonica
  9. One Eyed Jacks-Main Title
  10. The Proud Rebel-Main Titles
  11. The Quick And The Dead-End Titles
  12. Quigley Down Under-End Titles
  13. Rio Bravo-Rio Bravo/De Guella
  14. The Scalphunters-Main Title
  15. Shane-Main Theme: The Call Of The Farwaway Hills
  16. The Shootist-Main Title
  17. The Unforgiven-The Need For Love
  18. Viva Zapata-Gathering Forces
  19. The Virginian-Main Theme

Customer Reviews:

2 out of 5 stars Not My Style.......2007-05-11

This CD has a lot of good songs on it, but it just too bland for our taste. We prefer Western music to sound as though genuine cowboys are singing it - not a fancy chorus!

5 out of 5 stars Rockin' Western Collection.......2006-08-28

For anyone who likes movie/tv music from westerns should purchase this CD. What a wonderful collection of both film and tv with great renditions of each piece. I'm about to purchase Vol. 1 to complete my collection.

5 out of 5 stars Hard to Find Great Western Themes .......2006-03-16

This CD has a number of great western themes that are not in some of the standard lists. For example it includes "The Hallejuah Trail", "Blazing Saddles", and "Giant". This CD also has what I consider the true theme of "The Comancheros". I have been disappointed with some other CDs I have purchased listing "The Comancheros" which had a song rather than this theme. Many of the tracks on this two disk CD go beyond the main theme music and are actually suites. The "Big Country" and "How the West Was Won" are just a couple of examples. It may be a little more expense than some CDs, but not bad for a two disk set. I am really happy with my purchase.

4 out of 5 stars Western Music.......2005-07-29

I enjoy this CD. It has many familiar melodies. Good background for reading, nice to listen while driving. It is also the only CD I've ever found that has the great theme from the movie "Giant."

5 out of 5 stars A great follow-up.......2003-08-29

This is the second collection by SilvaScreen, who are also responsible for "The Wild West: The Essential Western Film Music Collection" (see my review). And it's just as good as the first. There are themes in here that everyone will recognize ("Bonanza," "A Fistful of Dollars"), themes that may not be so familiar ("Duel in the Sun," "The Hanging Tree," the lively "Blazing Saddles"), and even themes you may not associate with Westerns at all ("The Friendly Persuasion"). And no duplication either: when this disc includes a piece from one of the same sources covered in its predecessor, it's a different piece. One great treat: the full lyrics to "Gunfight at OK Corral," which I've never heard outside the soundtrack of the movie itself. The arrangement from "Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid" includes not only the familiar song "Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head" but an overview of the music--seguing almost seamlessly into Bernstein's magnificent "The Comancheros," a rare find indeed. An expensive item, but if you love Western film music, well worth it.
Greatest Hits: Broadway
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Great to Hear All those great Voices from the Past
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Greatest Hits: Broadway

Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000029PM
Release Date: 1996-10-29

Tracks:

  1. Oklahoma!: Oh, What A Beautiful Mornin' - John Raitt/Franz Allers
  2. On The Town: New York, New York - Michael Kermoyan/Adolph Green/John Reardon/Cris Alexander & Chorus/Leonard Bernstein
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  4. Fiddler On The Roof: If I Were A Rich Man - Topol/Gareth Davies
  5. West Side Story: Tonight - Larry Kert/Carol Lawrence/Max Goberman
  6. The Sound Of Music: The Sound Of Music - Mary Martin/Frederick Dvonch
  7. My Fair Lady: On The Street Where You Live - Jerry Lanning/Theodore Saidenberg
  8. Annie: Tomorrow - Andrea McArdle/Peter Howard
  9. The Music Man: Seventy-Six Trombones - The Boston Pops Orchestra/John Williams
  10. Anything Goes: You're The Top - Eileen Rodgers/Hal Linden/Julian Stein
  11. Bye Bye Birdie: Put On A Happy Face - Dick Van Dyke/Elliot Lawrence
  12. Mame: Open A New Window - Angela Lansbury & Cast/Don Pippin
  13. Strike Up The Band: Strike Up The Band - The Chestnut Brass Co.
  14. Sweet Charity: Hey, Big Spender - Helen Gallagher/Thelma Oliver/Fan-Dango Girls/Fred Werner
  15. Bells Are Ringing: Just In Time - Judy Holliday/Sydney Chaplin/Milton Rosenstock
  16. Gypst: Together, Wherever We Go - Ethel Merman/Jack Klugman/Sandra Church/Milton Rosenstock
  17. Cabaret: Cabaret - Jill Haworth/Harold Hastings
  18. Phantom Of The Opera: The Music Of The Night - The Boston Pops Orchestra/John Williams
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  21. A Little Night Music: Send In The Clowns - Glynis Johns/Harold Hastings

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Great to Hear All those great Voices from the Past.......2007-07-05

I just wanted to confirm what the first reviewer had to say about this CD. To hear Ethyl Merman, Mary Martin, Andrea McCardle etc. singing their trademark songs brought a lot of memories from the mid-centry musical theater back again. The last song by Glynis Johns is especially poignant.
You certainly can't beat the price!

5 out of 5 stars A Good One!.......2006-11-10

This is a very good CD, mostly because it's the original artists. I've had some that were re-recorded by no name artists that were ghastly. This one is a really good one--including the sound quality. If I had one wish, I would wish it were longer!
Be a Man
Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • OH YEAH RANDY'S SLIM JIM
  • Pure Genius
  • Amazing!
  • hahahah are you kidding me?
  • This guy is a white wrestler in his 50's This is not a bad album. If you say so, GIT OUTTA HERE! Oooh Yeah!!
Be a Man
Randy Macho Man Savage
Manufacturer: Big 3 Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000CF348
Release Date: 2003-10-07

Tracks:

  1. Intro
  2. I'm Back
  3. Ru Ready
  4. Hit The Floor
  5. Let's Get It On
  6. Remember Me
  7. Tear It Up
  8. Macho Thang
  9. Be A Man
  10. Get Back
  11. Feel The Madness
  12. What's That All About
  13. Gonna Be Trouble
  14. Perfect Friend

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars OH YEAH RANDY'S SLIM JIM.......2007-07-24

LOOK OUT!.!.! Are those flying elbow drops or mad phat beats. The lyrics on this track hit u like a double axe handle on the back of the head from the top rope. I sat intently listening to the album as I ate my Slim Jims fondling my man tackle to BoneSaw's lyrical opus. The album's dope content made me saturate my pants almost as much as the VHS of Randy Savage's bulging muscular guns glistening in sweat under the lights of the ring. Oh Yeah! Listening to this album opens the secret door to the magical land of The Macho States of Savage and deep into the mind of this complex and shining soul. After the third track I realized who killed Biggie and 2pac it was the the new king of the rap game and he is ever so chiseled. I would love to plunder his "savage" lands. While he is only wearing his signature cowboy hat and glasses. As you read my chub is pulsating with anticipation of Slim Jims in my sphincter. "Be A Man" is what elevated rap to the nonsense smack a ho style it is today. The beats flow through your senses creating a cornucopia of musical eroticism. Not since The Beatles has an album taking the music industry by storm. The lyrics are as amazing as the fact that Randy Savage's machismo can be contained by only one pair pants. It's amazing is zipper doesn't burst spewing Randy's ever-so-talented seed over the earth like the plague. His timing and flow grab you by loins and sucks you in. Forget titles forget money forget tv shows after wrestling Macho proves why he is The Macho King.... Fort's mom snaps into a Slim Jim.... HI OH

5 out of 5 stars Pure Genius.......2007-06-25

This is the sort of album that is so awful that it becomes awesome. Worth it for the comedy value alone.

5 out of 5 stars Amazing!.......2007-05-24

This cd really disses Hulk Hogan, and makes him look like a fool. Gotta give props to Mach, he really came through on this album...LOL

5 out of 5 stars hahahah are you kidding me?.......2007-03-13

hahahhaha. The Hogan diss track alone is worth 10 stars. Don't take the dude's lyrics and skills seriously. what where you expecting? imagine his voice ...now rapping.... exactly. this is entertainment. treat and review as it.

3 out of 5 stars This guy is a white wrestler in his 50's This is not a bad album. If you say so, GIT OUTTA HERE! Oooh Yeah!!.......2007-03-05

Sorry, but say what you want, but you are just not objective if you think this album is terrible. Macho Man is an old white guy, and a great entertainer/personality-- SNAP INTO IT! He is in his fifties, for Chrissakes! How many white guys cut a debut rap album in their fifties? How people in general at that age? All the great rappers honed their skills on the streets over years. This guy honed his personlaity over time, obviously, but none of the big stars cut an album with no rap experience. I am sure somebody wrote or co-wrote all the lyrics and the production is obviously weak. If somebody wrote him better lyrics, it could be much better--His delivery is not awful. Not really all that different than DMX or House of Pain sometimes. Remember he is an old white guy---he played minor league baseball in the Cardinals system. He was teammates with Keith Hernandez in 1971, Heranadez retired years ago--all he's done is a few eps of Seinfeld and some announcing. Dig it!
Stars & Stripes: America's Greatest Hits
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • worth money
  • Great Patriotic Music
  • A good choice of tunes with good quality
  • Brilliant!!!
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Stars & Stripes: America's Greatest Hits

Manufacturer: Compendia
ProductGroup: Music
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ASIN: B000000BMS
Release Date: 1997-02-25

Tracks:

  1. The Star Spangled Banner
  2. George M. Cohan Medley: Yankee Doodle Dandy/Harrigan/Mary's A Grand Old Name/You're A Grand Old Flag
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  11. Manhattan Beach
  12. Deep In The Heart Of Texas
  13. The Yellow Rose Of Texas
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  2. Overture To 'Strike Up The Band'
  3. America The Beautiful
  4. 76 Trombones
  5. Victory At Sea Suite
  6. America From 'West Side Story'
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Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars worth money.......2007-05-24

this cd set is definately worth the money spent. i haven't heard some of the music before but was willing to give it a try.

5 out of 5 stars Great Patriotic Music.......2007-02-21

Beautiful music perfect for feeling patriotic. Received CD promptly and in great condition.

4 out of 5 stars A good choice of tunes with good quality.......2005-06-30

If you like military tunes and marches, this 2-CD is a good choice. The orchestration is good, it is well played and the quality of recording is good. If you like this kind of music, it is a good choice to buy.

5 out of 5 stars Brilliant!!!.......2003-08-11

I have the CD at home and the songs sound fabulous. I've heard the Houston Symphony's version of the Star Spangled Banner many times on TV as this anthem has been used at sign-off (when this was happening). It's as powerful a version you'll hear. Probably the finest patriotic music CD you can find out there.

5 out of 5 stars Best Patriotic Music I've Found.......2001-09-20

Loved the CD! I am buying it to use with a Musical Freestyle Ride for a Quadrille. A horse oriented endeaver. The music will be perfect to bring positive patriotism to fairs and fund raisers for NYC.
The Man from Planet Jazz
Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • Tight
  • MIserable title, magnificent disc
  • Strange title but great tracks of
The Man from Planet Jazz
Buddy Rich
Manufacturer: Fivefour
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000NVLEWO
Release Date: 2007-04-30

Tracks:

  1. Intro/Beulah Witch
  2. Grand Concourse
  3. Blues a la 88
  4. Saturday Night
  5. Slow Funk
  6. Good News

Album Description

First time on CD for this long-out-of-print title, a scintillating, characteristically fiery set from the Buddy Rich Big Band, recorded at Ronnie Scott's Soho club in 1980. Buddy Rich was to drums, what Hendrix was to electric guitar and Charlie Parker to saxophone. He remains the greatest of the great. The popularity of Buddy Rich spans the globe. Over the decades, his works have been issued everywhere and he toured vigorously in support of those releases. Buddy Rich completists alone will want this startling album. Fivefour. 2007.

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars Tight.......2007-06-29

This is typical, amazing Buddy. I'm not convinced about his Funk/Rock playing but he is still brilliant.
The best part of this CD for me, is the "machine-like" tightness of the band playing "shot" note figures in the swing tunes. Unbelievable!!!

4 out of 5 stars MIserable title, magnificent disc.......2007-06-02

As R. Viehdorfer points out, this is not new. The release I refer to is titled Live at Ronnie Scott's and contains exactly the same charts in exactly the same order, with the same cover photo. The title trickery aside, it is a terrific album, full of the usual power and energy we expect from Rich's bands. This version of Good News also features solo and counterpoints between Rich and bass man Wayne Pedziwiatr, about 2 minutes of give and take leading up to a powerful wrap (including annoying Star Wars-like sound effects, the signs of the times, I guess). I imagine the new title release will be as popular as the last.

4 out of 5 stars Strange title but great tracks of .......2007-05-16

"First time on CD for this long-out-of-print title"... well, not exactly, as I have a copy of the U.S. release, arguably the original domestic CD release, in my hand as I write this. Recorded live in March 1980 at Ronnie Scott's and released in the U.S. by DRG Records years ago, this has indeed been long out-of-print and hard to find, so it's good to see this available once again. The biggest disappointment on the date is Saturday Night by Bob Mintzer, but he redeems himself with four (!) other arrangements, including an early version of Slow Funk and Good News, later released on the forgotten and gone-without-a-trace MCA album simply named Buddy Rich Band - produced, if memory serves, by Joel Dorn. Added bonus, for those of you who know who Ronnie Scott was, is his spoken introduction at the top, just like Rich In London. One last note: Grand Concourse, a Rich staple written by Bob Kaye, is sharp as a tack and arguably the best track on the date, taken at a (very) slightly slower tempo, with Buddy and Wayne Pedziwiatr on fender bass soloing briefly before leading the band out. Anyway, sound quality is good, Buddy sounds great, the band cooks, what else is there to say? If you don't have this get it before it too disappears.
Big: The Musical (1996 Original Broadway Cast)
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • didn't work for rehearsals
  • Big for folks doing the Musical
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Big: The Musical (1996 Original Broadway Cast)
Richard Maltby Jr.
Manufacturer: Decca U.S.
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000005AY0
Release Date: 2001-09-25

Tracks:

  1. Overture/Can't Wait
  2. Talk To Her/Carnival/Zoltar Speaks
  3. This Isn't Me
  4. I Want To Go Home
  5. The Time Of Your Life/Fun
  6. Josh's Welcome/Here We Go Again
  7. Do You Want To Play Games?/Stars, Stars, Stars
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  11. The Nightmare
  12. Dancing All The Time/I Want To Know
  13. Coffee, Black
  14. The Real Thing
  15. One Special Man
  16. When You're Big/Skateboard Ballet
  17. I Want To Go Home/Stars, Stars, Stars (Reprise)/Finale

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars didn't work for rehearsals.......2007-03-22

I used this CD to help me rehearse for the BIG production I was in, but it didn't match the libretto at all. I think there was one song on there that I could use.

3 out of 5 stars Big for folks doing the Musical.......2006-03-20

If you're getting this CD to help prepare for your school or community group doing the musical, there are a lot of changes from the CD to the book. Aside from finding the book in a new key and some chunks added/deleted, Here We Go Again and When You're Big aren't included anymore.

Overall, the music's a little trite, but there are some nice moments -- mostly the stuff sung by the female leads.

5 out of 5 stars It's Awesome, It's Amazing, It's BIG!!!!.......2006-01-22

My high school did "Big" my sophomore year, and oh my god, it was such a fun musical to do. I kind of forgot about it until my senior year, when I suddenly craved some of that music again. So I purchased this CD and I've been loving it since. They got rid of a couple of the songs and replaced them with others as the show progressed on Broadway, so I was suprised to hear new material (to me anyways), and for the most part, I actually enjoyed these original songs over their replacements that my production contained. This cast is phenomenal and the guy who plays Josh Baskin sounds so much like Tom Hanks at points, its crazy. It's a simple, yet a bit fantastic musical about growing up, and it's funny and romantic, and a lot of fun. I love all the songs, and it's a shame it didn't do too well on B-way. At least this recording will keep the music alive.

"This Isn't Me" is one of my favorite tracks, as it's a lot of fun and has a great beat, but suprisingly it was replaced with "Good Morning to Mom", which was only so-so. "I Want To Go Home" is a great ballad that Josh sings, and its simple, a bit funny, and the ending is the best, as its cute and sad. Another song they got rid of, "Here We Go Again", is a song Susan sings, and again, I like it alot. It has a quirky melody that I like. "Stars, Stars, Stars" is another great song, and is quite cute. One of the more popular songs. "Cross The Line" is the finale to Act I and is also very excellent and up beat, and makes you want to dance. "Stop, Time" is my favorite song on the album by far. Sung by Josh's mom, it is one of the more poignant moments of the show. Heartfelt, sad, and truly beautiful, it defiantely makes you appreciate your mom. Barbara Walsh sounds superb on this: she has a great voice. I love this one. "Dancing all the Time" is another good Susan song, and it leads into "I Want To Know" by Young Josh, which is another good ballad. "Coffee, Black" is another showstopper, fun ensemble song, and again, very comedic. "One Special Man" is Susan's ballad to Josh, and it is very beatiful. My only regret is that its only 2:21 so its a short one, and I just want her to start belting at the end, but no, its a quiet ending. Still, I love this one too. The finale is great too, and features an amazing duet between Josh and Susan. I love the harmonies they do.

All in all, this is a great album. Sample the songs and give it a try. This is a must have!!

4 out of 5 stars a lost gem.......2004-10-14

i saw this musical at the local high school in 2001 and was plesently suprised i of course saw the movie and the only thing i knew about this musical was it didnt stay long on broadway, so when i saw it was i shocked this is a delight cross the line still resenates in my head 5 years later.

1 out of 5 stars Ungodly awful.......2004-06-19

BEWARE. This musical is perhaps one of the five worst pieces of music I have ever experienced. I began to wonder if the composer was attempting to make the world's worst musical. Listen for yourself and enjoy the disjunct vocal lines, the desperate attempt at "fun music", and - worst of all - how the highlight of the entire show both dramatically and musically is the insipidly awful "Heart and Soul". Stick to the movie because this baby is horrendous.
Cinderella Man
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • The Soundtrack to Cinderella Man is great
  • Another good score from Thomas Newman.
  • Very nice
  • Why...
  • A fairly conventional score for Thomas Newman, but enjoyable nonetheless
Cinderella Man
Thomas Newman
Manufacturer: Decca
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ASIN: B0008ENHX0
Release Date: 2005-05-24

Tracks:

  1. The Inside Out
  2. Shim-Me-Sha-Wobble
  3. Mae
  4. Change Of Fortune
  5. Weehawken Ferry
  6. Cold Meat Party
  7. All Prayed Out
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  11. Shoe Polish
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  13. The Hope Of The Irish
  14. Hooverville Funeral
  15. Fight Day
  16. Good As Murder
  17. We've Got To Put That Sun Back In The Sky
  18. No Contest
  19. Pugilism
  20. Bulldog Of Bergen
  21. Big Right
  22. 9, 4, 2 Even
  23. Cinderella Man
  24. Turtle
  25. Cheer Up! Smile! Nertz! - Eddie Cantor

Amazon.com

For this movie about 1930s boxer Jim Braddock (Russell Crowe), director Ron Howard interrupted his longtime collaboration with composer James Horner and teamed up with Thomas Newman. It's a wise decision: Newman has a lighter touch and his somber palette emphasizes the fact that Cinderella Man is more thoughtful drama than mere brawling flick (even a track titled "Pugilism" eschews obvious punchiness in favor of ominous, rolling tribal-like percussion. Elsewhere, "Weehawken Ferry" illustrates Newman's ability to write swelling, majestic music that's not bombastic. Typical of the subdued approach is Paul Giamatti's version of "Londonderry Air," which he delicately whistles. The score is interspersed with a few lovely Depression-era tunes such as Chicago tenor saxist Bud Freeman's "Tillie¹s Downtown Now," Roane's Pennsylvanians' "We've Got to Put that Sun Back in the Sky," and especially Eddie Cantor's wonderfully biting "Cheer Up, Smile, Nertz" ("Our judges are queer/Our banks disappear/And all the while they tell us to smiiiiile"). --Elisabeth Vincentelli

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars The Soundtrack to Cinderella Man is great.......2007-01-11

Cinderella Man is one of my favorite movies of all time. And the soundtrack does not disappoint. They have all of the powerful songs heard on the DVD. It even has the songs that you could barely hear in the movie because they were simply background music to the scenes. For instance, when Mike Wilson and Jim Braddock sit down together after work and have a drink and discuss the troubled times their nation was facing during the depression, you can faintly hear a song called, "We've Got to Put that Sun Back in the Sky" by Roane's Pennsylvanians. That song is on here in its entirety.

The other example is found in the scene where Joe Gould is seen driving off after just speaking with Jim about his hopes of getting him another fight after Jim had defeated Corn Griffin. Joe is trying to leave before Mae can see him because he knows she would not approve of his talking with Jim and the potential of another fight for her husband. Anyway, just as he gets in the car, and as he drives off, you can here Bud Freeman's "Tillie's Downtown Now" being played--another great song from that era.

Every sound of Cinderella Man is found on this soundtrack. The lone downside to this CD is that the songs are not found in the order they appear in the movie. The first four songs are in order and the last five or so are in order, and the rest is thrown in the middle. They are all there, but as is typical for most soundtracks, they don't all coincide with the order presented in the picture.

This soundtrack is a terrific purchase for any fan of this movie. You will not be disappointed.

5 out of 5 stars Another good score from Thomas Newman........2006-11-07

Thomas Newman is becoming quite the composer. He has such a unique style, but is able to use it to compliment the movies he scores without the music sounding out of place or out of period. The tracks "Turtle" and "Pugilism" are fun to listen to. The first track is short and yet somehow moving. There are enough songs from the period to lend the right flavor to the soundtrack (including a track of Paul Giamatti whistling "Londonderry Air"). This one's definitely worth having if you're a fan of Thomas Newman.

5 out of 5 stars Very nice.......2006-08-03

I suppose this would have been better, like another reviewer said, if some of the tracks had been more than minute-long cuts of the music from Cinderella Man. Still, it's a fantastic soundtrack!--I don't know what "conventional" meant when someone called it that, but if you like sad and somber music, you'll certainly like this. Try it. It's almost better than the movie itself, and the movie was great. After this, I have to hear Thomas Newman's other work.

3 out of 5 stars Why..........2006-07-11

I dearly loved the movie, "Cinderella Man," and the music in it. However, why on earth, on the CD, did they play only a minute, or less, of some of the best music? Like, "Hope of the Irish," I liked that so much, but 52 seconds dosn't do it. In the film it was at least 3 minutes or more. I have decided not to buy the soundtrack simply because of this.

3 out of 5 stars A fairly conventional score for Thomas Newman, but enjoyable nonetheless.......2006-03-25

Cinderella Man is, in a way, a return to conventional scoring for Thomas Newman. For a long while we've heard world instruments and percussion banging it out before stopping to allow beautiful themes to grasp our souls, but in Cinderella Man the effort is more restrained. It is largely a score for piano and strings, and fans of Thomas Newman will have heard the sound before. But, all the same, it is an enjoyable score for Newman fans of both kinds, and while it does take a while to get into a full expression of the story, it is definitely worth the wait.

The piano is used a lot in the score, making appearances across most of the tracks, including the gentle "The Inside Out" or in "Mae", appear with the delicate strings that we have come to expect from Newman. "Pugilism" makes use of pizzicato movements, whereas the two Irish influenced tracks, "Hope of the Irish" and "Turtle", bring back some more unconventional instruments as one would expect. But largely, the score meanders in the background, establishing a delicate tone and texture, but never really taking a forefront. Of course, I must make mention of the wonderful "Weehawken Ferry", which presents a crisp walking movement of strings, similar to what was heard in Shawshank Redemption. However, it is not until the final few tracks that the music finally free's itself from it's subdued nature and reaches out. "Big Right" explodes with blaring french horns and sharp strings, until it finally fades off and allows the highlight track, "Cinderella Man", to come in. This track is Newman at his best, with his typical soaring string arrangement of the main theme introduced in "The Inside Out", before finally reverting back to quiet woodwinds and piano near the end.

Cinderella Man is by no means an innovative or groundbreaking score - it's a fairly conventional drama score. The same adjectives could be applied to the movie as well. Is it worth the pick-up? Definitely, if you are looking for more Newman goodness. However, if you're looking to get into the world of Newman with a more colorful score - try "Angels in America" or "Road to Perdition".

- prasanth1111@gmail.com
The Rich Man's Eight Track Tape
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • original and influential
  • Burn it up
  • A great cd. You should own this.
  • Just want to clear up a couple things
  • Buy two just to make Albini mad...
The Rich Man's Eight Track Tape
Big Black
Manufacturer: Touch & Go Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000019IY
Release Date: 1992-11-27

Tracks:

  1. Jordan Minnesota
  2. Passing Complexion
  3. Big Money
  4. Kerosene
  5. Bad House
  6. Fists Of Love
  7. Stinking Drunk
  8. Bazooka Joe
  9. Cables (Live)
  10. Heartbeat
  11. Things To Do Today
  12. I Can't Believe
  13. My Disco
  14. Grinder
  15. Ready Men
  16. Pete, King Of The Detectives

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars original and influential.......2007-05-30

I picked this sick puppy up and loved it immediately. When I have been slacks on doing the dishes or cleaning the house, I throw this on and BLAM - before I know it I'm chillin' in a fresh and clean crib. It gets me hyped and ready to rage any time of day. Give it a spin and I'm sure you'll agree: I don't give my props out like condoms on AIDS Awareness Day.

5 out of 5 stars Burn it up.......2007-01-12

I decided to buy this when I found "Kerosene" on the track listing. I heard this one song fifteen years ago. If it was as good as I remembered, the rest of the album wouldn't matter. So it turns up, I play it, and the same shiver goes up my spine. True beauty. But just the one song, the rest is nothing much.

5 out of 5 stars A great cd. You should own this........2006-12-26

Rich Man's Eight Track is a CD featuring almost an hour of Big Black music and if you want to hear something unique and powerful, pick it up right now.

Big Black are categorized as either Punk or Alternative music, but I don't think either of those lables are very appropriate. I just look at them as a progression of Rock music. Sadly, nobody has tried to progress past The Big Black sound.

Owning this album is a great thing. Buy it right now. The songs on this album are amazing. Out of the 16 tracks featured on this album, 10 of them are some of the greatest songs I have ever heard. Especially Big Money, Bad Houses and Cables. Just an amazing and very unique sound.

So if you need a BANG!, pick this up.

5 out of 5 stars Just want to clear up a couple things.......2006-09-07

Not sure where other reviewers got their weird info, but:
- this is not a live album (though there is 1 live track)
- Atomizer (first 9 songs) was an LP not an EP
- the other tracks are from singles, not EPs

Also, just a curious note: The original Atomizer LP contained one track that is NOT included on this CD release: "Strange Things". Not a big loss though.

5 out of 5 stars Buy two just to make Albini mad..........2006-07-05

Big Black founder/recording studio owner/all-around curmudgeon Steve Albini has hated the CD format since the beginning. He considers it inferior in sound quality and overpriced to boot. Thus, "The Rich Man's Eight-Track Tape," originally released in the late 80's, is both a compromise to the market and a deliberate provocation. Albini's own words on the subject:

"This compact disc, compiled to exploit those of you gullible enough to own the bastardly first generation digital home music system, contains all analog masters. Compact discs are quite durable, this being their only advantage over real music media. You should take every opportunity to scratch them, fingerprint them and eat egg and bacon sandwiches off them. Don't worry about their longevity, as Philips will pronounce them obsolete when the next phase of the market-squeezing technology bonanza begins."

Of course, it's now been a couple of generations, in tech terms, since the CD was introduced, and the format is still with us, though many (like the business executives who make money off them) believe they're in sharp decline. Rival formats (SACD, DVDA, etc.) have tried to muscle in, and then there's the swift encroachment of the lowly mp3. Since none of Albini's bands are available for legal download, it's pretty easy to imagine his opinion of the format. Big Black were and are a brilliant band, and anyone who thinks they know something about "extreme" rock music has to have their music. My advice: buy two copies of each of their releases on CD, and convert them to mp3's. That'll be sure to annoy the hell out of him, and an annoyed Albini is a creative Albini. Then again, take a listen to the CD versions of the music and the LP versions. Guess which one will sound better? This is, of course, on purpose. Even though today's CD's are much better to the original model, Big Black's releases have never been remastered and if Albini has anything to say about it, they never will be.

"Eight Track" is basically the CD release of Big Black's debut full-length LP, the incredible "Atomizer," with the omission of the mediocre "Strange Things." Oddly taking advantage of the longer running times of CD's, this release also tacks on the just swell "Headache" EP, as well as the "Heartbeat" 7" single. Needless to say, it's a classic of aggressive, noisy post-punk, with a relentless, deliberately primitive drum machine (nicknamed "Roland") instead of a live skin basher. Despite the lean, muscular sound the band acheived, this is not the immature, knuckle-dragging sludge that so much heavy metal (at least of that era) cranked out. Wheareas metal was marketed to immature knuckle-draggers, Big Black wrote ABOUT them. That's a distinction lost on a lot of critics back in the day, but the steely intelligence of pummelling songs like "Fists Of Love" or "Passing Complexion" should be obvious now. Album opener "Jordan, Minnesota" is based on a real news story about an entire town of alleged pedophiles. This story was eventually proven to be a hoax, part of the wave of child-abuse hysteria that struck the country during the 80's, but the song still has the metaphorical impact of a brutal horror movie. Likewise, the pyromaniacal pain-freaks of one of Big Black's greatest songs, "Kerosene" don't need to correspond with any actual real-world events to be effective. Throughout the album, Abini's corrosive guitar and Dave Riley's lurching bass, not to mention the relentless pounding of the drum machine, create an uncompromising roar stripped of any melodic frills. There is, however, a sense of humor. It's sardonic and ironic, but it's there.

So if you don't mind having to crank the volume way up and fidgeting with the EQ just to get a passable sound, this is the place to start. The band's second (and final) album, the cheekily-titled "Songs About F***ing" is in my opinion even better, and is just as recommended. Still, let's permit Abini to have the last words:

"The future belongs to analog loyalists. F*** digital."
Ultimate Broadway II: The Very Best of Broadway Now
Average customer rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars
  • redux
  • Moderate Quality
  • POOR EXCUSE FOR SOME GOOD THEATER MUSIC
Ultimate Broadway II: The Very Best of Broadway Now
Various Artists
Manufacturer: RCA Victor Broadway
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ASIN: B000092Q7E
Release Date: 2003-05-20

Tracks:

  1. Overture (from Gypsy) - London Cast Recording
  2. Man of La Mancha (I, Don Quixote) - Brian Stokes Mitchell, Ernie Sabella
  3. Run, Freedom, Run! - Hunter Foster
  4. Your Daddy's Son - Ted Sperling, Ragtime Orchestra
  5. Music Of The Night (From The Phantom Of The Opera) - Colm Wilkinson
  6. All That Jazz (from "Chicago") - Bebe Neuwirth
  7. Gimme Gimme - Michael Rafter
  8. La boh; Act I; O soave fanciulla - Placido Domingo, Sherrill Milnes, Montserrat Caball
  9. Next Best Thing To Love - Randy Graff
  10. Cabaret - Natasha Richardson
  11. Springtime For Hitler (From "The Producers") - John Morris, Mel Brooks
  12. Losing My Mind - Barbara Cook
  13. Time Warp - Raparza
  14. Oklahoma!; Oklahoma - Finale: Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin' (Reprise) - Musical Cast Recording
  15. Breeze Off the River - Patrick Wilson
  16. Big Spender - Jane Lanier, Valarie Pettiford, Shannon Lewis, Kim Greene, Kim Morgan, Dana Moore, Rachelle Rak, Elizbeth Parkinson, Dede LaBarre, Mary Ann Lamb, Mary McLeod
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  18. Agony - Paul Gemignani
  19. Bring Him Home (from Les Miserables) - Colm Wilkinson, Colm
  20. Lullaby of Broadway (from "42nd Street") - John Lesko, Jerry Orbach

Customer Reviews:

2 out of 5 stars redux.......2007-07-06

Four of the songs on this CD (Oklahoma, Music of the Night, Cabaret, and All That Jazz) were on the earlier Ultimate Broadway. Of all the shows that have been on Broadway over the past 70+ years, including the ones that are currently running, there is no excuse for repeats!

3 out of 5 stars Moderate Quality.......2003-06-20

I believe that the show selection for this CD was excellent. However the song selection and song order were not. Why pick "Your Daddy's Son" from Ragtime when you can have the amazing and fantastic "Prologue" from the same show. Also I believe that a mistake was made by slecting "I Don Quixote" from Man of La Mancha instead of the much more listenable "Impossible Dream." Also the overture from Gypsy is not the proper song to start out a CD. Perhaps the "Overture" from The Phantom of the Opera.

This is however an excellent example of showtunes for inexperienced members of the theatrical world.

2 out of 5 stars POOR EXCUSE FOR SOME GOOD THEATER MUSIC.......2003-05-20

The best of Broadway? Sure, if you consider the best of Broadway only those songs taken only from RCA Victor cast recordings. Expect the expected: Tracks from "Ragtime," "Chicago," "42nd Street" and "Man of La Mancha," sung by the likes of Audra
McDonald, Bebe Neuwirth, Jerry Orbach and Brian Stokes Mitchell. Including a live recording of Barbara Cook warbling "Losing My Mind" from her "Mostly Sondheim" CD isn't exactly kosher. But then again, neither is this gimmick-riddled release. Curtain up?
Half-way, maybe. Light the lights? Dim them, please.
Walking in the Shadow of the Big Man/Jamboree
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • A Jamboree in the Big Man's Shadow
  • Took A Gamble and Won Big With This CD
  • don't be hatin on jamboree!
  • Why DO the heathen rage?
  • Watusi Rodeo!!!!
Walking in the Shadow of the Big Man/Jamboree
Guadalcanal Diary
Manufacturer: Collectables
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00008L3ZS
Release Date: 2003-06-10

Tracks:

  1. Trail Of Tears
  2. Fire From Heaven
  3. Sleepers Awake
  4. Gilbert Takes The Wheel
  5. Ghost On The Road
  6. Watusi Rodeo
  7. Why Do The Heathen Rage?
  8. Pillow Talk
  9. Walking In The Shadow Of The Big Man (Part 1)
  10. Kumbayah
  11. Pray For Rain
  12. Fear Of God
  13. Jamboree
  14. Michael Rockefeller
  15. Spirit Train
  16. Lonely Street
  17. Country Club Gun
  18. T.R.O.U.B.L.E.
  19. I See Moe
  20. Please Stop Me
  21. Dead Eyes
  22. Cattle Prod

Album Description

Guadalcanal Diary was one of the most underrated bands to come out of the Athens, GA music scene of the 1980s. Their unique brew of lyrics focusing on left-of-center subject matter married to irresistible melodies with a bedrock foundation of thrashing drums and rhythmic bass lines, resulted in a sound that set them apart from their peers R.E.M., Pylon and the B-52's. The two albums on this Audio CD two-fer are the first two of the band's four total major label releases. The first, originally released in 1984, was produced by R.E.M. and Don Dixon. The second, released two years later, was produced by Rodney Mills (.38 Special, Atlanta Rhythm Section) and Steve Nye (XTC, Bryan Ferry, The Cure).

Album Description

Full title - Walking In The Shadow Of The Big Man/Jamboree. Thanks to R.E.M., there was no shortage of Southern guitar pop bands in the early '80s, but Guadalcanal Diary was different from the rest. While their songs and melodies were as melodic and approachable as R.E.M., the Byrds, or any of their imitators, singer/guitarist Murray Attaway's lyrics were bizarre treatises of his favorite obsessions - American history and mythology, religion, and the supernatural. This two on one CD features their first and second albums from 1984& 1986. Collectables. 2003.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars A Jamboree in the Big Man's Shadow.......2006-12-07

WOW, what a nice 2 cd set. I really think the way to listen to it is ALL the way thru. "Walking" is such a nice held back set of songs, and then "Jamboree" explodes with so much in the way of mixing and production. I have each one now on separate cd's, and the one with them both. This is all good, but I really love to play the entire double album. They seem to be well paired. While the music is obvious, the lyrics are impeccable!

5 out of 5 stars Took A Gamble and Won Big With This CD.......2006-08-14

I enjoy taking a chance on albums by artists I don't know much about or remember little of. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, but it's worth taking a chance. This album is an absolute Winner through and through. I saw this band back in 1988 at a ballroom in Milwaukee that hosted bands that were on the verge of making it, the semi-famous - you get the idea, but that was 18 years ago and after burning many brain cells in those days, I just have a vague recollection of what they were like. I just remembered that they were a great live band. I've always been a fan of Power-Pop, jangly, Rickenbacker-ish sounding bands, and these guys were, from what I can tell from this two-fer, masters at this craft. I can't stand REM and there are the obvious comparisons, but these guys had their own style, and if you are going take a chance on an album, this has got to be one of them. I bought it 3 weeks ago and it hasn't left my CD player since. REM should be opening for this band.

4 out of 5 stars don't be hatin on jamboree!.......2006-03-24

I have read many reviews of 'Jamboree' which are far too harsh. This album is one of the best alternative/college rock albums of the eighties despite a few production issues (hear how the guitar deafens you at the end of 'spirit train'). Songs like Michael Rockefeller, spirit train, dead eyes, pray for rain, fear of god capture a mystery and supernatural quality that few bands can achieve lyrically or musically. 'Big Man' is hit and miss with me- there are several throwaways; and it seems that the band had not quite hit its stride yet. However- Watusi Radio, Trail of Tears and a few others are worth a listen.

5 out of 5 stars Why DO the heathen rage?.......2005-12-20

This stuff rocks like a big dog...Who knows what happened to this band, but in their prime, they were just an amazingly tight, thrashing little combo...Great wise-ass, but metaphysical lyrics...all set to a seamless combination of REMish jingle-jangle and muscular, souped-up Bo Diddleyesque rhythms...absolutely a band that understood the importance of rhythm...I saw them reduce a small nightclub in La. (The Bayou) one night to a sweaty, exhausted, but satisfied mass of weary, hipster flesh...

Watusi Rodeo, in particular, is good for what ails you and never fails to produce a smile.

5 out of 5 stars Watusi Rodeo!!!!.......2005-07-26

Walking in the Shadow.... was a very underrated album, and GD a very underrated band.

Jangly Georgia Pop from the eighties! What more do you want!

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