Pain

Pain

Track Listings
1. intro
2. mission
3. DEDICATION
4. LORD HELP ME!
5. R U FEELIN ME?
6. broken chains
7. DEATHROW
8. bind'em
9. pain
10. GODSENT
11. trials
12. R U READY 2 DIE? (prelude)
13. R U READY 2 DIE?
14. livin a lie
15. will I live 2 see tomorrow (outro)

Editorial Reviews
About the Artist
k-lee is a rapper like any other rapper he raps about what he lives and knows and the struggles of life that he faces everyday.growin up rough as a kid k-lee speaks in his songs about the way he used to live his life before he came to know JESUS CHRIST and how GOD can take a troubled child and turn him into a child of GOD.....

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k-lee has his own style ...its gospel rap like youve never heard.

Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Awesome
  • Great voice...but
  • Aussome Keith!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • Love this guy!
  • This Pretty Boy Country Rock moves this Cowboy
 Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing
Keith Urban
Manufacturer: Liberty
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000ICM5QW
Release Date: 2006-11-07

Tracks:

  1. Once In A Lifetime
  2. Shine
  3. I Told You So
  4. I Can't Stop Loving You
  5. Won't Let You Down
  6. Faster Car
  7. Stupid Boy
  8. Used To The Pain
  9. Raise The Barn (featuring Ronnie Dunn)
  10. God Made Woman
  11. Tu Compania
  12. Everybody
  13. Got It Right This Time

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It's tempting to read these songs--many about hope in the face of potential heartbreak--as an adjunct to Keith Urban's own tabloid-fodder life, which lately reads "ex-junkie country star marries Nicole Kidman, enters rehab." But his three previous albums have similar dark undertones. That would also be an underestimation of Urban's creative powers, which are broad enough to balance assembly-line Nashville pop with emotionally fine-tuned artistry. Breezy rockers like "Faster Car," sweet hooky ballads like "Shine," and readymade big-chorus hits like "Once in a Lifetime" rub elbows with more complex numbers like "I Can't Stop Loving You"--an essay about sad courage that starts with an acoustic guitar and adds instrumental textures as it unfolds--and "Stupid Boy," a tale of loss and self-discovery. It's no coincidence that both those songs climax with Urban's own crying guitar solos. As a player, his bold, midrange-heavy tone complements his most nuanced vocal performances. Another highlight is "Raise the Barn," which Urban co-wrote and sings with Ronnie Dunn. The cheerful tune, inspired by the survivors of Hurricane Katrina, is a tribute to the durability of the human spirit--a subject Urban seems to know more than a little about. --Ted Drozdowski

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Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Awesome.......2007-06-28

I have to say, for not being a huge fan of most of what i have heard on the radio, this album has definately changed my mind about this guy. It is Great!

3 out of 5 stars Great voice...but.......2007-06-27

I love Keith Urban, but this is the first album I've purchased of his. I love "Stupid Boy" along with a number of others, however some of the songs just didn't really do much for me. I was just a tad disappointed. It was a good album but not a great one.

5 out of 5 stars Aussome Keith!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.......2007-06-19

Love, Pain and the Whole Crazy thing is a great album. There are love songs filled with the emotions that I can relate too. There are sad songs and there are silly songs. Its is a true compilation of the emotions that we all feel every day put to great tunes. I personally feel that Keith's poetry is beautiful. He is the whole package. The passion that he feels for life and his music come thru loud and clear. Love his look, love his voice, love his talent. Can't go wrong with this album whether you are a country music lover or rocker.......its all here. Rock on Keith and keep sharing your love, pain and crazy things :)

5 out of 5 stars Love this guy!.......2007-06-08

He can do no wrong! I love most all of the songs on this CD. Can't stop listening to them!

5 out of 5 stars This Pretty Boy Country Rock moves this Cowboy.......2007-06-01

Now I'm a hardscrabble, no holds barred, put up or shut up kind of dude. So, I didn't think these poignant ballads and mid-tempo rockers would agree with my aggressive and in-your-face attitude. Boy was I wrong!

By the end of this CD, I was just twirling round the room thinking about how my life would have been different, if I hadn't been too proud to take that drama class I wanted to. So yes, there is some regret. I think I could have been a powerful performer along the lines of Rob Lowe in St. Elmo's Fire or Freddy Prinze Jr. in the ABC smash hit sitcom, "Freddie."

Not sure why a film star of Prinze's magnitude would take a sitcom role, but what do I know. I'm just a rough cat from the badlands of Brentwood.

Anyway, I want to thank Mr. Urban for giving me the courage to see that my life has been a waste. It's time for me to take that drama class. Look out Mr. Lowe!
Epiphany
Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
  • MANY REALLY GOOD songs on this CD
  • Pretty Good
  • Not impressed; More substance and hits would've been nice...
  • I'll take a drink over this album anyday!
  • Not Impressed
 Epiphany
T-Pain
Manufacturer: Jive
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ASIN: B000P0JQ9Q
Release Date: 2007-06-05

Tracks:

  1. Tallahassee Love
  2. Church featuring Teddy Verseti
  3. Tipsy
  4. Show U How featuring Teddy Pain & Teddy Penderazdoun
  5. I Got It
  6. Suicide
  7. Bartender featuring Akon
  8. Backseat Action featuring Shawnna
  9. Put It Down featuring Ray, Teddy Penderazdoun & Teddy Verseti
  10. Time Machine
  11. Yo Stomach featuring Tay Dizm
  12. Buy U A Drank (Shawty Snappin')Featuring Yung Joc
  13. 69 featuring J Lyriq
  14. Reggae Night
  15. Shottas featuring Kardinal Offishall & Cham
  16. Right Hand
  17. Sounds Bad

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T-Pain opens the liner notes to his hotly anticipated second disc with a couple of helpful definitions: An epiphany is "the manifestation of a supernatural being" (definition No. 1) or "a sudden moment of insight or revelation" (No. 2), the opening page puts forth. Because most of the R&B record-buying world knows that T-Pain is not a supernatural being, but a stylish and inventive singer from Tallahassee, it would seem the second definition inspired the title--T-Pain probably felt flashes of inspiration when laying out the lyrics. A single spin ought to convince listeners a little of both factored in, though: Songs like "Bartender" and "Buy U a Drank" send out a southern hip-hop vibe silky enough to be considered a revelation (thanks partially to Akon, who pitches in on "Bartender"). And because the entire album leans hard on the vocoder, tracks such as opener "Tallahassee Love," a nod to Tupac's "California Love," sound otherworldly, a la definition one. Throughout, T-Pain hands out hooks like there's been a two-for-one sale. Maybe they came to him in a series of epiphanies. Or maybe a benevolent R&B being--some supernatural force who knows how to make a hit record--whispered them in his ear. --Tammy La Gorce

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars MANY REALLY GOOD songs on this CD .......2007-07-23

It's not perfect, although VERY few albums are. For a mainstream album to have a song as serious as Suicide that directly discusses HIV/AIDS it's amazing! Backseat Action and Put It Down are two sexy songs and whether he meant it to be or not Yo Stomach is hilarious. I suggested everyone I talk to go buy the CD for those songs not for the radio songs (Bartender and Buy You A drink - which are good dance songs). Also, I think I liked all of the songs on the album but Buy You A Drink and that is because it has been PLAYED to H3LL and back on the radio.

ALSO Church comes HARD (the second song on the CD)!

If a person gave this CD a rating lower than 3 they are not really into Hip-Hop/R&B so I would not suggest anyone who is into Hip-Hop/R&B take their advise!!!

4 out of 5 stars Pretty Good.......2007-07-03

I noticed a lot of people did not like this album. I thought it was pretty damn good. The reason why I didn't give it five stars is because there are two stupid skit and two song I don't like. That leave me with 13 songs that I really liked. It has both a comical side and a serious side. I suggest you buy this album yourself and see what you think. It makes for good driving music too with a lot of bass. Check it out.

2 out of 5 stars Not impressed; More substance and hits would've been nice..........2007-07-01

So I joined the bandwagon and bought EPIPHANY. Why you ask? Well my friends, "Buy U A Drank (Shawty Snappin')" was bumping and it was one of the most undeniably catchy (as well as stupid) songs of 2007. I couldn't resist. I'm not a big fan of "clubby" R&B albums, but sometimes i give into guilty pleasures. In some respects with EPIPHANY (which I have to agree with one of the reviewers that this is no "epiphany" by any means), I wish I'd let the album itself pass by and just downloaded "Buy U A Drank". But I had to indulge and I can't help to say that ultimately EPIPHANY is a disappointment. Then, you also have to think mentally, that with such club-savvy artist as T-Pain, Akon, and sometimes R. Kelly (though excluding nis great new album DOUBLE UP), that the club-centric albums only tend to have one hit. Sure, EPIPHANY is good for a couple of worthy numbers (first single and "Church" to name a few), but overall, it is nothing but a mess. Sure, I'm happy T-Pain surprised everybody to take the #1 spot on the Billboard charts, hold back both Rihanna and expected chart-topper Paul McCartney, but still you wonder if people were expecting a real "epiphany" for the money. Oh well.

The album begins with the introductory track, "Tallahassee Love" in which T-Pain not only defines "epiphany" but also gives love back to his hometown, Tallahassee. It is completely unnecessary, as with most intro tracks, but it is actually better than some of the full length tracks on EPIPHANY. "Church" has the most undeniably catchy groove of EPIPHANY with an incredibly soulful guitar riff, tropical sounding drum-programming, and random interspersed "rah!" during the verse. Vocally, T-Pain sounds top notch, even if he is halfway between singing and rapping. T-Pain sounds among the hardest ever when he sings: "***damn, you think you cool, you think I'm not, you think you're tough, ***damn, you think you're hard, you think I'm soft, you think you're rough... I'm gonna have to take you're a** to church..." Sure the song's ridiculous, but it is worthy of spins in the CD player. "Tipsy" features overall repetitive, but sound production work, with an undeniably catchy sounding synth-line. Sure the track lacks substance, but it is the same man who took "I'm N Luv Wit A Stripper" to #6 on the pop charts. "Show U How" is plain annoying and odd, though the hook is well performed. "Suicide" is perhaps T-Pain's first attempt at being serious (it is a song about AIDS), but he falls short, particularly when he uses clumsy lines as "cause I f***** her/ and didn't have a rubber on me." Sure, it is a worthy enough track, but again, it comes over cornier than it ultimately should.

Second single "Bartender" tries to bank on the success of the great "Buy You a Drank", but it also falls short. It isn't bad, but the repetitive piano loop doesn't quite sell as well as the great "Buy You A Drank". Sure, T-Pain jacks his discoverer Akon, but it still doesn't make "Bartender" as top-notch as the inescapable first single. "Backseat Action" features mammoth drums supporting T-Pains heavily produced vocals (that stupid vocal effect again) and proves to be one of this albums few stronger tracks. "Put It Down" is solid as well, making it look like EPIPHANY might have a stab at redeeming itself after a number of misses via "Show U How" or even the utter unconvincing nature of "Suicide". "Put It Down" actually has some very nice moments, even moreso than "Backseat Action". "Time Machine" is a miss, while "Yo Stomach" is OK. "Buy You a Drink" almost comes too late, and is followed by misses that continue all the way to the end of the album ("69", "Shottas", "Right Hand", and finally "Sounds Bad").

It's unfortunate for T-Pain because had he bottled the best of EPIPHANY and perhaps written songs with more substance not so focused on sex or the strip-club, he may have truly had his FIRST epiphany. Sure at times, EPIPHANY is on the edge of at least being average, but with so many misses and with numerous unconvincing moments and a title such as EPIPHANY, a listener can't help but rip on T-Pain. More substance in the future please - you are a talented rapper and vocalist. 2 stars.

3 out of 5 stars I'll take a drink over this album anyday!.......2007-06-28

I only bought this album for the hit single Buy you a drink. And its funny because thats the only jammin' song on there ! Thank God I bought it bootleg for 3 bucks because its not worth the retail price!( Yeah Yeah I know alot of people may look down on others that buy or sell bootleg copies of cd's but hey if the artist only drops one hot single and nothing else what can you expect! Im sure as hell not gonna chance all my money for a cd that dont jam!)

1 out of 5 stars Not Impressed.......2007-06-23

This is another album where only the singles are a hit. Save your dough.
Sex Love & Pain
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • SOLID
  • R & B is back
  • Lovin This CD
  • Left alot to be desired
  • BANGING
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Tank
Manufacturer: Blackground Records
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ASIN: B000P6R822
Release Date: 2007-05-15

Tracks:

  1. Coldest
  2. I'm Coming Home
  3. My Body
  4. Please Don't Go
  5. I Hate You
  6. Heartbreaker
  7. Who Dat
  8. When
  9. Wedding Song
  10. My Heart
  11. I Love You
  12. I Love Them Girls

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Tank, on Sex, Love & Pain, is like Luther Vandross only slightly lewder: He'll be the first to admit, as he does on the three-part opening track "Coldest," that he's "somewhat of a hustler out here on the street... occasional strip clubs and shots of Hennessy." That doesn't stop him from laying his heart on the line, though. Repeatedly. Midtempo grooves like "I'm Coming Home," a hopeful reunion song, and "Heartbreaker," a limber-voiced lament that outlines a crumbled relationship, show Tank's tender side and take the romantically inclined places more real-seeming than Luther's songs. Throughout the long lineup of love-gone-wrong tracks, the brawny guy with the tattooed back doesn't forget his playful side, either. Before Timbaland sidles up and gets closing track "I Love Them Girls" all trademark-sizzly, Tank does some titillating of his own via the sexed-up steamer "My Body." --Tammy La Gorce

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars SOLID.......2007-07-25

Okay - for any of you that don't know... Tank is the most underrated male R&B singer in the game. Granted - he's making his dough... he's working with the Underdogs, and penned most of Jamie Foxx's album - Unpredictable and wrote Ruben Studdard's "Change Me"... the man is a musical genius. He's the kind of guy you want to have in the studio doing the vocal arrangements; they're so layered and rich. The brotha is doing it major on his junior release.

I don't know many brothas that can sing with as much emotion and range as Tank. Hands down, other than Joe and Eric Benet, Tank is what the game needs more of. Like I've heard one person say already - this my generation is into the catchy young hip-hop layered beat with these simple hooks. I'm cool with it, but people don't sing anymore. I mean - there is no distinction between most young artist, and few of them have longevity in the game. Tank shows versatility, range, and style by jumping the cd off like I haven't heard since 112 at their prime. I mean, the opening track shows you some crazy vocals. No offense to the otha brothas - but I have yet to pop in a Chris Brown, Lloyd, Marques Houston, Omarion, or WHOEVER's CD and been wowed by the vocals talent and depth. I've heard many people do their songs better than it was recorded... and Tank doesn't even give you a chance - many people try and fail horribly.. LOL!

My personal favorites are: "Coldest","My Body" "Please Don't Go", "Heartbreaker", and "When"

There is one part that upsets me about this - I was mad that Blackground didn't take the time to separate the Intro - which is BEASTLY. I mean Tank opens up w/fire reminiscent of when people did interludes. He also reaches some ungodly note when he segways into "Heartbreaker" (which also should've had a interlude to it). The unfortunate thing about it was Joe had a banging CD and Musiq did as well... not to mention Trey Songz and Mario are also highly anticipated projects. So this year for male R&B singer - he has competition. I think that if Tank worked with some other producers and really diversified his CD and made it one of those albums that you can't skip a song, he would be in there! He gets 3 stars alone off of his talent! And another star because of some beast "interludes" and infectuous melodies of some of his songs. It's a solid CD - I haven't taken it out of the disc changer since I got it... It's worth tha money!

4 out of 5 stars R & B is back.......2007-07-19

Wonderful cd. Listened to it 3 times in a row. Im glad he's back. Songs are very well written, kind of reminds me of Jaheim "Ghetto Love" CD.

5 out of 5 stars Lovin This CD.......2007-07-13

This cd stays in constant rotation in my player at work and home. I love the whole cd, especially "My Body" and "Who Dat". Tank out did himself on this one.

3 out of 5 stars Left alot to be desired.......2007-07-04

Anticipated this album so much, but it turned out to be a let down. Most of the songs sounded the same, you would think he would write himself a lot of #1 hits as he has done for others but it just wasn't the case here. I really gave it a 3 because I still think he is so sexy.

5 out of 5 stars BANGING.......2007-07-03

THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST AND BANGING CD I HAVE PURCHASED. I AM LOOKING FOR TO THE NEW CD FROM TANK, TYRESE AND GUIWINE. SORRY IF I SPELLED SOMETHING WRONG. I LISTEN TO THIS EACH AND EVERYDAY. GOOD JOB TANK
Theta Meditation System: Let Go of Stress, Renew Your Spirit, Gain Insight, and Intuition
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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  • Very good
  • Takes the edge off...
  • GREAT PRODUCT
  • wonderful!
 Theta Meditation System: Let Go of Stress, Renew Your Spirit, Gain Insight, and Intuition

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Release Date: 1999-05-18

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It is widely accepted that meditation can result in reduced stress, greater health and a sense of calmness and balance. Studies show that in states of meditation we produce a greater quantity of slow frequency THETA brainwaves. Pulses of sound embedded in this musical soundtrack activate your own THETA brainwaves and lead you easily into restful and rejuvenating meditation.

Based on over 15 years of pioneering clinical research Easy to use with headphones or ordinary speakers Contains no spoken words or subliminal messages

Booklet clearly explains easy-to-use meditation exercises that a beginner can do anytime Experienced meditators can use this soundtrack to deepen and enhance their meditative practice Theta Meditation - Renewal EEG studies of meditators in this mid-theta state show increased abilities to handle stress, heightened intuition, and an enhanced sense of emotional balance.

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5 out of 5 stars A valuable resource for creativity.......2007-07-11

I have found Jeffery Thompson's Theta CDs a useful aid to creativity over the past 4-5yrs promoting calming and focus. I play it through Windows media player with SoundSpectum's G-Force frequency responsive image software to reinforce the effect and involve the visual brain.

5 out of 5 stars Very good.......2007-06-26

I am very pleased with this CD, the music is very calming and relaxing. I don't know if it actually gets me into a theta state as I have no way of measuring my brain waves with an EEG device but it does get me more relaxed and stress-free and thats what I care about. Highly recommend it.

4 out of 5 stars Takes the edge off..........2007-06-13

I find this CD really helps me rejuvenate and re-energize if I haven't had enough sleep or otherwise feel fatigued. It's particularly helpful on days following a night of insomnia, and leaves me feeling as if I'd caught up on the missed sleep. It also provides powerful assistance for creative visualization sessions.

5 out of 5 stars GREAT PRODUCT.......2007-03-19

I LOVED THE CD'S, HOWEVER I DIDN'T GET THE BOOK. ALL OF THIS GUYS MUSIC IS PHENOMINAL. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND.

5 out of 5 stars wonderful!.......2007-02-16

I have bought several guided imagery cd's for relaxation and have found the voices on them to be irritating or the content to be kinda stupid. So I bought some nature sounds like ocean waves etc and found them to be relaxing but not exactly trance inducing. This cd is amazing. At first it just sounds like a new age cd but when you use it to meditate it pulls you in to a state of very deep relaxation. My whole body felt tingly. I don't think I have ever felt so at peace. I plan on buying all his cd's and using them every day!!!
Cure for Pain
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Time to introduce you to....
  • Very Cool sound
  • If the blues and jazz procreated, you'd get Morphine.
  • brilliant.
  • Very good
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ASIN: B0000009OP
Release Date: 1993-09-14

Tracks:

  1. Dawna
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  3. I'm Free Now
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Cure for Pain is a most unlikely artistic breakthrough from a thoroughly unlikely band. Fronted by saxophone and two-string slide bass guitar, Morphine earned a modicum of critical praise for their prior recording, Good, but Cure for Pain has a harder edge and a distinctly bigger sound. "Buena" urges the listener, with singer and bassist Mark Sandman's best come-hither baritone voice, "closer to the front of the stage," and then "Candy" tells a love-lost story that could come right out of Tom Waits's book. But for all the strange possibilities inherent in a guitarless band that plays off their singer's wry lyrics, Morphine's sophomore effort shows their versatility, their ability to be a rock band in a very unrock, rolling-baritone-saxophone way. Alas, singer Mark Sandman perished in action on an Italian stage on July 3, 1999. --Andrew Bartlett

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Time to introduce you to...........2007-04-07

My heart is all over Cure for Pain. The album details heartache, deceit, letting oneself down, fear, worry, pain and other miserable topics with such beauty and levity that it makes your real pain feel okay. There is a kind of catharsis after listening to the album in it's entirety - which to me is the only way to listen to it. I agree with most the other reviewers that the standout tracks are "Buena," "In Spite of Me" and "Cure for Pain." I love "All Wrong" because it is just SO sexy - the lyric "She had black hair like ravens crawling over her shoulders / All the way down" gets me every time! But "Thursday," which simply tells the story of an adulterous affair gone awry always puts a smile on my face because it is so right on.

Oh yeah, and what other band can you think of that has a saxophone playing lead? WTF!?!?

5 out of 5 stars Very Cool sound.......2007-03-15

This is a very impressive album! The 5 string bass with the sax is really a cool mix. A definite must have for anyone.

4 out of 5 stars If the blues and jazz procreated, you'd get Morphine........2007-03-10

If you're not sure where to start with Morphine, start here. Amazing album from start to finish. Even the sax on the title track somehow escapes being cheesy, despite its 80s wailing. Mark Sandman's voice is sex wrapped in chocolate.

5 out of 5 stars brilliant........2006-10-04

This may be the best album ever made. I'd have to race it against Miles Davis 'kind of blue' to get a definitive winner. But who cares; it's up there in the rarefied air of utterly, stunning brilliant albums. Play after play, this album improves; and it's simply one of the best albums I've ever found for testing speakers. If a pair can accurately reproduce the breathy tone of Colley's sax on Dawna, *and* the growl and rumble of Sandman's bass, they can do almost anything.

This is an album everyone should own; people who don't get this record might as well give up, they don't get music.

4 out of 5 stars Very good.......2006-03-06

This item took some time before i got it. However... i live in north norway.
Rappa Ternt Sanga
Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • T-Pain- Rappa Ternt Sanga
  • Only Haters Dis This Album
  • T-Pain - Rappa Ternt Senga
  • This CD is tight
  • Hookt on fonix wurkz four me!!!
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Release Date: 2005-12-06

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  1. Rappa Ternt Sanga (Intro)
  2. I'm Sprung
  3. I'm N Luv (Wit a Stripper)
  4. Studio Luv
  5. U Got Me - Akon, T-Pain
  6. Let's Get It On
  7. Como Estas - T-Pain, Taino
  8. Have It (Interlude)
  9. Fly Away
  10. Going Thru a Lot - Akon, T-Pain
  11. Say It
  12. Dance Floor - Tay Dizm, T-Pain
  13. Ur Not the Same - Akon, T-Pain
  14. My Place
  15. Blow Ya Mind
  16. Ridge Road
  17. I'm Hi - Styles P, T-Pain
  18. I'm Sprung 2 - T-Pain, Trick Daddy, YoungBloodZ

Album Description

His matchless songwriting skills shine through out the album, showing a rare range and compassion found in younger artists. Mid-tempo tracks like the cathartic "Going Through A Lot" leads listeners deeper into his musical psyche while the autobiographical "Fly Away" shares accounts of the relationship he has with his father. "You Not the Same" finds T-Pain pleading for a love interest to revisit the personality that he grew to appreciate. He also reveals truthful, and almost embarrassing, feelings for exotic dancers on the bravely stated "I'm In Love With A Stripper."

While his moniker, short for "Tallahassee Pain," was created to represent the struggle of growing up in the oft overlooked Florida state capitol, the self-admitted fast driver also has fun with his music. His energetic stage show is unrivaled, featuring the Rappa Ternt Sanga demonstrating his other passion, dancing.

Raised to be unapologetic and independent T-Pain is poised to be a threat to status quo of R&B music. Expect the music book with the rough looking cover to be on the bestsellers list for years to come.

Customer Reviews:

2 out of 5 stars T-Pain- Rappa Ternt Sanga.......2007-06-14

T-Pain is going to only last 3 maybe 4 albums at most. Because his style gets old very fast. The only R&B singer that was good at always using the voicebox was Roger, and now that he died the voice box should be in his coffin with him because he was the only one who could do it right. T-Pain does not have a good voice. If he did have a good voice on top of the voice box effect that would be cool because then there would be variety to his music. But he does not have a good voice, so he lacks in ALOT of places on this album. And on top of that he cant write a song for his life. And all he knows how to sing about is sex. The funny thing about that is i dont see him getting alot of action and thats all he sings about! I mean the "I'm Sprung" is alright, but after hearing him complain about how stupid in love he is, that to gets annoying. "Im N Luv Wit A Stripper" i a good track but that song to, is only good in small doses. And that is what breaks this album. Is that most of the songs are only good occasionaly. The only song that i can listen to whenever is the Styles P assisted "Im Hi" and that is because the music is so tripy and because Styles P is good on that track. Other than those very few select tracks this album is not very good at all. T-Pain cant sing, and i think that people will start to get sick of him after three maybe four albums at best. Avoid this album, dont let "Im Sprung" and "Im N Luv Wit A Stripper" fool you.

Grade:
D-

5 out of 5 stars Only Haters Dis This Album.......2007-06-09

First off, many people don't even give T-Pain a chance because he uses the Vocoder (voice synthesizer), but these same people are in love with the song "Computer Love" by Roger Troutman (who NEVER sang without the vocoder). T-Pain doesn't use it on all of his songs. Listen songs like "Fly Away" and "Dance Floor." Secondly, T-Pain is a VERY talented artist who play MULTIPLE instruments and makes all of his own music. How many artists today do that? Exactly. U may not like the content of some of his songs, but there's no need in denying the fact that he's talented. Musically, nobody in the industry can touch him right now. Except R. Kelly. I'm not an R. Kelly fan, but I don't deny his talent. No need for anybody to deny T-Pain's talent. He's a gifted artist.

3 out of 5 stars T-Pain - Rappa Ternt Senga .......2007-03-18

T-Pain (A.K.A. Faheem Najm) released his debut album with "Rappa Ternt Sanga" (2005). Florida's own T-Pain provides an eighteen track release with guest appearances from Mike Jones, Akon, Taino, Bonecrusher, Tay Dizm, Styles P, Youngbloodz & Trick Daddy. T-Pain talks about his change from being a Rapper to a singer on the "Rapper Ternt Singa" (Intro). The lead single "Im Sprung" follows, an upbeat laidback cut has has had a lot of success. This is a feel good joint, which vibes well. I'm N Luv (Wit A Stripper) follows, T-Pain and Rapper Mike Jones profess their love for some Strippers. A lot of radio stations censored this joint coming out with I'm N Luv (Wit a Dancer)", and a decent remix which is not featured on this release had guest appearances from Twista, Pimp C, Paul Wall, R. Kelly, MJG, & Too $hort. Next up is a smooth ballad about hooking up for some "Studio Love". Akon originally signed T-Pain to his label Konvict Music after T-Pain got some fame reworking his songs. Akon and T-Pain collaborate on "U Got Me" searching for a special girl on the dance floor. The reviewer who wrote "Dude sounds like he got his manhood chewed off by a gerbil" provided some humor. I don't think T-Pain sounds bad in comparison to a lot of whats getting play on the radio, I could not name ten rappers who can sing like a professional, so my expectations for this one were not that high. At the same time I agree with the reviewers who saw the highlight of this album being in the singles, which were somewhat creative and brought a fresh sound at the time (even if an altered sound). Variety is the spice of life. "Rappa Ternt Senga" may or may not satiate your palette. You may love it or you may hate it, recommend giving it a listen before you judge. T-Pain's next album is scheduled to drop this summer and is currently titled "Epiphany".

5 out of 5 stars This CD is tight.......2007-02-03

I don't know what's with these other reviews but if T-Pain type of music is not your type, don't buy it! If you like stripper and sprung, you'll like the CD. If you want an actual singer, go to the R&B section and look for singers. If you want some fun music to head to the club or just to feel good with a tight style, than this is the one. I love Dancefloor and I appreciate Tallahassee DJ's playing that last year over and over along with his other cuts. We all went nutty at the club when it was played and got on the dancefloor. I like ur not the same. That's tight and the bass line is tight throughout the whole CD. I shall be picking up T-Pain's next CD because all the cuts he's on are tight, bottomline.

1 out of 5 stars Hookt on fonix wurkz four me!!!.......2006-12-09

How is such a bad album averaging a 3.5 star average on Amazon.com? Sometimes I refuse to believe that people are as [...] as they seem. Lets start off with the obvious: T-PAIN CANT SING! Dude sounds like he got his manhood chewed off by a gerbil. His first single Im Sprung has a nice beat but T-Pain's voice is computerized through the whole song(if that's not cheating I dont know what is). Im n luv with a stripper is the lamest piece of s*** I've ever heard and the assbackward remix was uncalled for. Lets Get It On would probably turn most women lesbian and any hispanic who takes offence to the dreadful Como Estas, I feel you. Another Question: What was Styles P thinking when he showed up on the track Im High?. Bottom Line: This is the most pathetic attempt at R&B since Tyra skanks(remember Tyra Banks' Rock Ya Body?)Rock Ya Body knowing she cant sing(Like T-Pain). I remember T-Pain when he was a part of Nappy Headz and he sucked then as a "rappa" and He sucks now as a "sanga". To that weirdo(Ms Wheeler) who calls T-Panties the Roger Troutman(RIP) of hip hop you need to be locked up in mental asylum for the rest of your life! T-Pain will never touch Roger Troutman. Roger's songs will last forever while lighthearted fluff like Im Sprung will fade away like your sanity. PS: I apologize for the pain and suffering I might have caused someone for bringing up Tyra Banks' one hit blunder Rock Ya Body. We're still cool right?
Journey into Deep Relaxation
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Excellent
  • Try high quality speakers
  • didn't like so don't listen to it
  • It just plain works!!
  • Sweet sleep!
 Journey into Deep Relaxation
CHT Doreen Blumenfeld
Manufacturer: HeartHill
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00006JLR9
Release Date: 2002-07-01

Tracks:

  1. Introducton
  2. The Journey

Album Description

A restful guided imagery CD creating a path towards deep relaxation. Helps to reduce stress and anxiety, achieve restorative sleep, enhance the body's natural healing process and increase balance and focus in your life. Background music especially composed to deepen your state of relaxation.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Excellent.......2007-07-09

Excellent CD. Doreen has a very soothing voice spoken in a relaxed manner. The soft music in the background enhances the relaxed mood without becoming a focus in itself. The script she uses is concise enough to provide adequate guidance yet open-ended enough to make listining to it a very personal experience which can be listened to again and again as if it were the first time.

5 out of 5 stars Try high quality speakers.......2007-07-08

I bought this cd along with several others. After awhile this has become my favorite. It's not the words or imagery, and this might sound wierd.
I tried it out recently on a higher quality system with expensive speakers. It may just be me, but it has the effect of percodan or loritab (pain medication).
Something about her voice, on the high end speakers multiplies the effect of relaxing me, even as I'm sitting up with eyes open. On my $100 stereo it's nothing special although still my favorite.

2 out of 5 stars didn't like so don't listen to it.......2006-11-09

should have been as good as the others i got.

5 out of 5 stars It just plain works!!.......2006-10-07

This CD is a strange mix of things -- from a guided imagery trip to a tale about a boy building a wall. Whatever. The bottom line is that it puts me to sleep almost every time. I can't remember the last time I heard the CD to the end. Maybe only twice out of 60 playings.

I can still have problems staying asleep (insomnia and mild sleep apnea) but that's another issue.

My wife has a bunch of Wendi Freisen CDs which absolutely do not work for me. Where Wendi's voice grates and annoys, Doreen's voice is, "like buttah".

Highly recommended.

5 out of 5 stars Sweet sleep!.......2006-08-25

I bought this for my husband to help with his relaxation and sleep. Not only does he love it, but I do to! I put it in my DVD player at night, set the tv for auto shut off and Doreen knocks me out! I've been sleeping so well myself since listening to her. She has a great voice for relaxation, and I've yet to hear the whole cd! I also gave this to my mom who has problems with sleeping and she dittos what I've said.
House of Pain
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • A Fine Malt Album To Drink On!! (Rating: 7 out of 10- -3.5 stars)
  • first everlast
  • good vintage tunes
  • JJJJJJJJJJump Around!!!!!
  • Welcome To The House Of Pain
 House of Pain
House of Pain
Manufacturer: Rhino / Ada
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000000HIY
Release Date: 1992-07-28

Tracks:

  1. Salutations
  2. Jump Around
  3. Put Your Head Out
  4. Top O' The Morning To Ya
  5. Commercial 1
  6. House And The Rising Son
  7. Shamrocks And Shenanigans
  8. House Of Pain Anthem
  9. Danny Boy, Danny Boy
  10. Guess Who's Back
  11. Commercial 2
  12. Put On Your Shit Kickers
  13. Come And Get Some Of This
  14. Life Goes On
  15. One For The Road
  16. Feel It
  17. All My Love
  18. Jump Around (Pete Rock Remix)
  19. Shamrocks And Shenanigans (Boom Shalock Lock Boom/Butch Vig Mix)

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars A Fine Malt Album To Drink On!! (Rating: 7 out of 10- -3.5 stars).......2007-01-18

Some people my call these Irish White Guys a one hit wonders, because of the song "Jump Around". Believe it or not, that was the very first rap song I heard (maybe it was LL's "Momma Said Knock You Out", anyway...), and I remember my mom constantly telling me to stop jumping on my bed, when ever that song was playing. For some reason I think that song came out a while before this album came out, I'm not exactly sure.

House Of Pain consists of Everlast (you might know him as "Whitey Ford"), Danny Boy O'Connor, and DJ Leathal, and they took this music real serious back in 1992. The album was produced by DJ Muggs (of Cypress Hill) and DJ Leathal. They had many good songs here to prove that their lead single was not the only good song on here. "Top Of The Morning To Ya" would be one of the standouts here on this album. "House And The Rising Son" is another good song that has a nice beat and featured Son Doobiest. A good favorite of mine would be "Shamrocks And Shenanigans (Boom Sha Lock Lock Boom)", becasue it has a catchy hook. I think that was their second single. If it wasn't, it should have been.

There are some wack moments on here though. First, thier rhymes are not on point most of the time. A lot of songs on here, Everlast makes refrences to puffing blunts. Also there a few bad songs on here towards the end, like "Put On Your Sh** Kickers", and "Feel It" is another forgettable one.

There are two remixes on here. "Jump Around" would be remixed by Pete Rock, but I like the origonal better if you ask me. "Shamrocks And Shenanigans" would be remixed by Butch Vig, and have a rock sound that I really wasn't feeling at all.

Overall, this is a dope CD. This group would make two more albums, "Same As It Ever Was" (1994) and "Truth Crushed To Earth Shall Rise Again" (1996), then split up. DJ Leathal would join the group Limp Bizkit. Everlast (who I just found out he had an album back in 1990) would do some experimental contry/rap music and make a few albums, and be dissed by Eminem later on. I really haven't heard much from Danny Boy. But this is the album that put these Irish guys on the map, and accepted by rap and hip hop listeners. I still drive around bumping "Jump Around" like it was the newest song that just came out. This proves that there were some white rappers who had respect for the craft for hip hop and rap music (unlike some of the ones floating around today), and I recommend that you give this a listen. This trio had fine malt lyrics on this CD, but there are some on this CD that might leave your mouth dry.

Lyrics: B-
Production: B+
Guest Appearances: B
Musical Vibes: B-
Overall: B

Favorite Tracks: Jump Around, Top Of The Morning To Ya, House And The Rising Son, Shamrocks and Shenanigans (Boom Sha Lock Lock Boom!), Guess Whos Back, Life Goes On

Honorable Mention Tracks: Danny Boy, All My Love

Peace Everyone!!!

3 out of 5 stars first everlast.......2006-11-02

Although this is not the first work by "Whitey Ford", it is the first mainstream public exposure to his style in "Jump". If you listen to the album with an open mind, you will find it to be a fair example of somewhat jazz fueled beatnik music...mixed with hip hop krunky chunky beats and grooves. I would have given this cd more than 3 stars, but the under-production hinders it somewhat...lending a raw quality that I would trade for better sound...plus "EVERLASTS'" cds get better with each attempt. Check out "Whitey Ford Plays The Blues.

NOTE: I don't know why my screen name is "The Bookie"...what the hey!!

3 out of 5 stars good vintage tunes.......2006-02-25

some of the tracks on this album are iffy, but some are good if you wanna have a few brews and enjoy some rap with your irish heritage in mind. it also puts you in a mindset back in the day to the early 90's, which if you remember was a very fresh time to be chillin.

5 out of 5 stars JJJJJJJJJJump Around!!!!!.......2006-01-21

The trio, Everlast, Danny Boy and DJ Leathal, steered away from the norm to give us a damn near classic. Before Eminmem came out white boys were not regarded as serious, besides this group of Irish fellas. Catchy hooks, phrases and simple rhymes did it for the frontman and emcee Everlast. There is a lot of drinking, partying and good lyrics without the shoot 'em up, bang, bang. What kept this from being a classic is some of the samples and solid production to back the fine malt lyrics. Considering this is a 1992 release, it doesn't collect dust in my collection. We all know that the song Jump Around is a C-L-A-S-S-I-C!, Put Your Head Out featuring B-Real is a tight Irish Bangin' classic featuring mi homie B-Real, Shamrocks & Shenangans is a tight Boom Shalock Lock Boom joint, Jump Around (Pete Rock Remix) is a decent remix with a east coast feelin', now Everlast sure has changed from an Irish rapper to an um? white trash bum star? The only good solo by Everlast was "What Its Like", also unlike Eminem, Paul Wall, Bubbah Sparx & the Beastie Boys, House Of Pain are not like those other white rappers that are whack!

House Of Pain go Shamrocks & Shenangans on joints 1, *2, *3(featuring B-Real), 4, 6, *7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, *18 & 19.

4 out of 5 stars Welcome To The House Of Pain.......2005-03-16

The trio, Everlast, Danny Boy and DJ Leathal, steered away from the norm to give us a damn near classic. Before Eminmem came out white boys were not regarded as serious, besides this group of Irish fellas. Catchy hooks, phrases and simple rhymes did it for the frontman and emcee Everlast. There is a lot of drinking, partying and good lyrics without the shoot 'em up, bang, bang. What kept this from being a classic is some of the samples and solid production to back the fine malt lyrics. Considering this is a 1992 release, it doesn't collect dust in my collection. Top O' The Morning To Ya!
Epiphany
Average customer rating: Not rated
    		Epiphany
    T-Pain
    Manufacturer: Jive
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B000PY3XEG
    Release Date: 2007-06-05

    Tracks:

    1. Tallahassee Love
    2. Church featuring Teddy Verseti
    3. Tipsy
    4. Show U How featuring Teddy Pain & Teddy Penderazdoun
    5. I Got It
    6. Suicide
    7. Bartender featuring Akon
    8. Backseat Action featuring Shawnna
    9. Put It Down featuring Ray, Teddy Penderazdoun & Teddy Verseti
    10. Time Machine
    11. Yo Stomach featuring Tay Dizm
    12. Buy U A Drank (Shawty Snappin')Featuring Yung Joc
    13. 69 featuring J Lyriq
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    17. Sounds Bad
    Songs of Pain: Early Recordings Volume 1
    Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
    • Songs of Pain.....Songs from the Heart
    • Now, without any further ado, I'm gonna do a little softshoe and a little boogaloo.
    • Unbelievably great
    • Songs of pain
    • Why would anyone Remaster this stuff?
    		 Songs of Pain: Early Recordings Volume 1
    Daniel Johnston
    Manufacturer: Dualtone Music Group
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    ASIN: B00008W2PF
    Release Date: 2003-05-20

    Tracks:

    1. Grievances
    2. A Little Story
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    4. Never Relaxed
    5. Brainwash
    6. Pothead
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    8. Lazy
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    14. Since I Lost My Tooth
    15. Urge
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    17. Tuna Ketchup
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    1. Phantom Of My Own Opera
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    7. You Put My Love Out The Door
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    9. Never Get To Heaven
    10. Follow That Dream
    11. Pow
    12. For The Love Of Pete
    13. Blue Cloud
    14. Grievances Revisted
    15. True Grief
    16. My Baby Cares For The Dead
    17. Mabel's Grievances

    Amazon.com

    Back in the early 1980s, when the punk-rock DIY spirit was going strong, emerging artists found a cheap and efficient way of distributing their music--the homemade cassette. Sometimes very crude and low-fi, the tapes became a hallmark of instant "indie cred." The erratic, troubled, and startlingly talented Daniel Johnston was one of the first musicians to really make a name for himself in this medium, and his first two tapes, 1980's Songs of Pain and '81's More Songs of Pain make up this collection, re-mixed but retaining their rough edges. The anger and sadness of "An Idiot's End," the wry twist of "Joy Without Pleasure," and the resignation of "More Dead Than Alive" exemplify the genius of his carefully chosen words. His lyrics can sting as well as delight, and his piano playing resonates with emotional depth. Hearing these songs makes one long to hear Beck doing a rendition of "Urge" or Johnny Cash taking on "Wild West Virginia." --Lorry Fleming

    Customer Reviews:

    4 out of 5 stars Songs of Pain.....Songs from the Heart.......2007-03-30

    Daniel Johnston was born on Jan. 22 1961 in Sacramento Cal. Not only an artist of creative cartoonish creatures, but by the late 1970s he was writing and recording Beatles inspired tunes. He was also diagnosed with bi-polar disorder and stayed in a mental hospital later on in 1990 after his private plane was successfully crashlanded by his father.
    This, "Songs of Pain, & More Songs of Pain" (1980-1983);double album, is some of his best work. Extremely lo-fi, singing in a high pitched voice and sounding a lot like a little boy. Very simple yet heartful songwriting. You can really feel this connection of PAIN he felt and shared w/ all of us. He was quite a unselfish young man handing out home-made cassettes of his music, and asked for nothing in return, just for them to listen. Many people say Daniel Johnston began the Lo-Fi movement. Considered an "outsider musician" Many of his songs in many of his works are set to a Christian theme. You can really tell he has the Fear of God in his songs which range from - incoherent throwaway ditties to brilliant, hopeful melodies. At times his songs are also painfully spooky singing about the same lost love, and on "Yip Jump Music" - He sings about Rocket Ships, Casper the Friendly Ghost, King Kong & of course The Beatles. - That album is good too, but "Songs of Pain..." - I play MOST often of his.
    If you are interested in the sound of early lo-fi, or brillant songwriting craftmanship you can't go wrong w/ Daniel Johnston's earliest works. It does eventually grow on you, is catchy and gets stuck in your head. 4-stars

    4 out of 5 stars Now, without any further ado, I'm gonna do a little softshoe and a little boogaloo........2007-01-27

    Daniel Johnston is an American singer, songwriter and musician. Johnston suffers from bipolar disorder with psychotic features and religious preoccupation. He has been hospitalized intermittently throughout his adult life and his attempts at independent living have been largely unsuccessful. This two CD sets features two of his early albums, Songs of Pain (1980) and More Songs of Pain (1983). Both of these albums were recorded in his parents' basement, on a cheap home tape recorder. As you might suspect, the sound quality is pretty bad. The music features Daniel singing and accompanying himself on piano. Sometimes you can hear the TV playing in the background (usually turned to an Evangelical Christian program). A few times you can hear his mom yelling at him. As for the music itself, it's actually rather charming. Strange, but charming. Songs of Pain is a better album than More Songs of Pain, but they are both good. If you are interested in "outsider" music, you should give this a listen.

    5 out of 5 stars Unbelievably great .......2005-10-11

    Daniel Johnston is one of the world's undiscovered treasures. If things were perfect, his songs would be as widely covered, his life would be as intensely studied, and his work would be as revered and celebrated as the songs and albums of Bob Dylan.
    Seriously.
    Bob Dylan's voice isn't exactly conventionally good, but people have slobbered over him for decades. And Daniel Johnston's voice...well..you could say it's not conventionally "good" either, in the same way that Dylan's isn't, but like Dylan's, it gets better with every listen, and like Dylan's, it contains more real emotion, more real humanity, and earns more feelings of sympathy and love than any of the lame, slick, polished Michael Bolton-type voices that can hit every note exactly as their voice instructors taught them to.
    At times, I've sworn off all music but Daniel Johnston. Nothing has seemed good enough in comparison. His piano is inventive and rockin'. It's a heckuvalotta fun. His use of television as an instrument, his sampling of TV evangelists ("This is an ELECTRIFYING(!) time...for believers!") and of his mother yelling at him, his occasional spooky organ, his blithely unconventional rhyme schemes, his wide (yet obsessively focused) range of topics, his whining and cracked little voice, and above all his lyrics, his lyrics, his lyrics, make him, and these two CDs in particular, classics for all time and space, for all humanity everywhere.
    Daniel Johnston is a diagnosed manic-depressive with delusions of grandeur, and his highs and his lows show in these songs. He's also spent much of his life obsessed with a girl who could have cared less about him and who later married a prosperous undertaker and (I've heard) filed a restraining order against Daniel Johnston despite all the great songs he had written about her.
    In one song he tells the girl that he'd die without her love, and she says "Too bad about that."
    In another, the terrifying "My Baby Cares for the Dead," he sings about the girl marrying the undertaker and about the only way she'll ever care for him (Daniel Johnston) again.
    "I know someday my baby
    Will care for me.
    She'll bleed and dress me, Momma,
    Real fancy....
    And she'll lay me
    In a coffin,
    Put marbles in my eyes...
    Eyes!
    I know someday my baby
    Will care for me.
    I know someday my baby
    Will care for me.
    I know someday my baby
    Will care for me.
    My baby...cares...for...the...dead."
    These songs are absolutely genius. They're funny, dark, sad, twisted, happy, joyous, and wonderfully human. You will feel that Daniel Johnston is your friend, as if he's opened himself completely to you, and he has. The recordings are lo-fi, but at times that lo-fi quality even accents and helps the songs: high piano notes are transformed into a different instrument entirely just by the recorder being placed right next to the keys. The barely noticeable background hiss (and the genuiness of the songs themselves) gives the music an old-time folk feel. And Daniel's mother occasionally bursting in while he's playing...well, that's just hilarious.
    If you like music, you will probably like this album. This is music for people who love music, who love the way that music sometimes skips the brain completely and goes right to the heart, right to the soul. This is what music was supposed to be: unique, heartfelt, real, and exciting.
    Daniel's influence on modern music--on Nirvana, The Flaming Lips, Neutral Milk Hotel, A Hawk and a Hacksaw, Tom Waits, The Butthole Surfers, Beck, and others--is immeasurable, and he could have an immeasurable influence on you as well.
    If you let him.
    You should let him.

    3 out of 5 stars Songs of pain.......2005-05-11

    The guy's life story is definately interesting, and so is his music. Johnston has an ear for great melodies, and though his lyrics are somewhat simplistic, they are quite unique.

    In the end this won't be a record I'll put on very often. His high-pitched voice is too irritiating, the vast amount of songs spunds too much alike, and the overall sound quality is too poor.


    4 out of 5 stars Why would anyone Remaster this stuff?.......2004-12-12

    I own the originally released recordings, and I must be honest, I do not own the new "remastered" version... but for me, part of the charm of Daniel Johnston has been the crude lo-fi quality of his emotional song gems. I have found myself disliking his later recordings with professional musicians, because it tends to cast him as a "freak" heading a "real band."

    I would love to hear someone review the sonic quality of these particlar recordings.

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    8. Sabotage/Get It Together [EP]
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    10. Shinin' & Grindin' [Explicit Lyrics]

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