Translated From Love gives nods to five decades of rock, pop and country with `60s girl group drum sounds one minute and strings-drenched C&W angst the next. Its 12 tracks are comprised of originals, intriguing and unexpected covers (including a vintage Vox organ-fueled take on Iggy Pop's "Success" and Adam Green's retro-cool "Teddy Boys") plus collaborations with Prophet, acclaimed singer-songwriter Jules Shear and Kelly's husband, ace country songwriter Bruce Robison.
>. She is like a wine that gets better with time.
If you are new to Kelly Willis, keep in mind she is not your typical easy listening Nashville country music performer and this album is not your typical top 40 fair. It may take some time to appreciate her style, but keep at it, as it is worth the time.
Her best tracks are worth four stars and the first part of track number five "Losing You" is reason enough to buy the album, but since a few fall short, I give the album an overall rating of three stars, maybe four. Enjoy.
Great country album.......2007-07-16
Kelly Willis is a great singer from the Austin area. This album is very good and easily expands her range into all aspects of the country genre.
Great stuff and Oh that Voice.......2007-07-11
Once again Kelly draws you in with her stunning vocals. She has mastered the ability to surround herself with extreme talent as well in writers and musicians. This CD is better than Easy but not quite as good as What I Deserve. My personal favorite is Don't Know Why and there are several very good tunes her. Maybe one or two duds but her duds are still better than the garbage Nashville puts out. She is a class act.
Alternative(?) Country.......2007-07-10
Kelly Willis will never see much air play, as long as she continues to be herself. Her Austin based sound gets categorized as alt.country, which actually means her style is more country than CMT allows. I have loved her music and have missed her these last few years.
This album explores an expanded vision of her style - straying from the barriers of "alt.country' without ever leaving herself or her roots behind.
If you don't know Kelly Willis and hope you might be getting more of Nashville samo samo, stay away. If country swing is your thing, you probably already know her. For you, this is a must have.
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- Great music and a piece of blues history
- Fantastic.
- Blues greats, best of blues artists
- Outstanding
- Great!
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10 Days Out (Blues from the Backroads)/ (CD/DVD)
Kenny Wayne Shepherd
Manufacturer: Reprise / Wea
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ASIN: B000IFQLSW
Release Date: 2007-01-23 |
Tracks:
- Prison Blues
- Potato Patch
- Honky Tonk
- The Thrill Is Gone
- Tina Marie
- Born in Louisiana
- Chapel Hill Boogie
- Tears Come Rollin' Down
- Knoxville Rag
- Big Daddy Boogie
- U-Haul
- Red Rooster
- Sittin On Top Of The World
- Spoonful
- Grindin' Man
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This "back-to-the-roots" road-trip documentary CD/DVD from blues-rocking guitarist Kenny Wayne Shepherd can be viewed in two ways--it's either the culmination of a long-held desire to promote and play with some unheralded blues veterans before they pass away (as six had already done since the recording was made, 2½ years before its early 2007 release) or a way to regain the blues audience Shepherd all but alienated on his artistically and commercially disappointing 2004 hard-rock release, The Place You're In. Ultimately, it succeeds on both accounts. Regardless of the project's inspiration, the results by and large justify whatever the means might have been to get this show on the road--literally and figuratively. Shepherd hit the highway for a week and a half along with producer Jerry Harrison (ex-Talking Heads), a portable studio, and backup musicians including the rhythm section from Stevie Ray Vaughan's Double Trouble. He searched out blues artists both obscure (the late guitarist Etta Baker, who plays in her kitchen, is a highlight) and better known (Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown and B.B. King) for a series of acoustic and electric jams, all of which feature Shepherd--who, to his credit, generally keeps his hot-dogging tendencies in check. A closing concert featuring members of Howlin' Wolf and Muddy Waters' bands never quite generates the heat it should, but country bluesmen Cootie Stark, Neil Pattman, and harmonica ace Jerry "Boogie" McCain provide plenty of sparks. Shepherd seems sincere enough, but the real stars are the ageing musicians who have maintained their chops and intensity through a lifetime of performing music that clearly comes from the soul. --Hal Horowitz
Album Description
Kenny Wayne Shepherd's reverence for his musical roots are center-stage on Ten Days Out...Blues From The Backroads, a CD+DVD package that features the guitarslinger and Double Trouble rhythm section of bassist Tommy Shannon and drummer Chris Layton performing with some of the greatest blues players of our time as well as lesser-known but historically significant bluesmen. Traveling to their hometowns to record everywhere from juke joints to front porches, from New Orleans to Kansas, Shepherd celebrates and becomes part of blues history with Ten Days Out...Blues From The Backroads.
Customer Reviews:
Great music and a piece of blues history.......2007-07-19
This is a wonderful bit of blues history. I take my hat off to KWS for taking a back seat to these blues legends. The music is fantastic and the DVD/CD catalogs an art form that is loosing its greatest performers every day. If you are a blues fan or want to know a bit of its history you need to get this release. It is one of the best.
Fantastic........2007-07-18
Maybe it's the rythm section as well, but Kenny adds another layer to these old blues guys. I would like to see a lot more of these types of CDs before we lose some of this great music. Since the recording and the release, 5 of the players had died. What a shame for the loss, but thanks Kenny and company for exposing them to a greater audience. They all deserved it.
Blues greats, best of blues artists.......2007-07-07
Wonderful DVD/CD chronicling major historic blues artists - one of a kind album - a 'must have' for the blues enthusiast. Highly recommend!
Outstanding.......2007-07-04
I bought this CD/DVD AFTER seeing KWS in concert at Viejas here
in San Diego. What a treat to see and hear Pinetop Perkins and
Hubert Sumlin among others! My estimation of KWS as a performer
and good guy increased by a quantum leap after seeing the show.
He may be one the best guitarists I've ever seen live, and he
respectfully kept that fiece talent in check when the others were
stepping out. He seems a real gentleman as well as lover of the
music and the people.
The package is excellent, a real gem. The interviews and background
materials are touching, especially of the folks that have since passed.
BUY THIS CD. THESE GUYS ARE THE REAL DEAL. YOU WON'T BE SORRY!
Great!.......2007-07-04
This is actually my second purchase of this item. When I purchased one for myself and realized how good it was, I purchsed one as a gift for a friend. Highly recommend for anyone who loves the blues.
Average customer rating:
- (Actually, 3 and 1/2, or 3 and 3/4 stars)
- Not quite five stars...but...
- I know why this took 15 years to release.
- Big on highs and understandable lows
- Classic Dead with Pigpen.
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Three from the Vault
Grateful Dead
Manufacturer: Rhino Records
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ASIN: B000Q677CM
Release Date: 2007-06-26 |
Tracks:
- Two Ditties [Disc 1]
- The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down [Disc 1]
- Spring Song [Disc 1]
- Truckin' [Disc 1]
- Loser [Disc 1]
- Cumberland Blues [Disc 1]
- Hurts Me Too [Disc 1]
- Bertha [Disc 1]
- Playing In The Band [Disc 1]
- Deal [Disc 1]
- Dark Hollow [Disc 1]
- Smokestack Lightnin' [Disc 1]
- China Cat Sunflower [Disc 1]
- I Know You Rider [Disc 1]
Tracks:
- Greatest Story Ever Told [Disc 2]
- Johnny B. Goode [Disc 2]
- Bird Song [Disc 2]
- Easy Wind [Disc 2]
- Deal [Disc 2]
- That's It For The Other One [Disc 2]
- I. Cryptical Envelopment [Disc 2]
- II. Drums [Disc 2]
- III. The Other One [Disc 2]
- Wharf Rat [Disc 2]
- Good Lovin' [Disc 2]
- Casey Jones [Disc 2]
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Readied in the early '90s (but not released until the summer of 2007) this multi-tracked document of a strong twenty-song, two-hour set by the Dead from February 1971 in Port Chester, NY brims with subtle pleasures and myriad rave-ups. The sound is immaculate throughout, thanks to the group's adoption of radical technology for the time. The band was at a creative peak at the start of '71; both Workingman's Dead and American Beauty had been released the previous year. There are a few points where the group seems a tad lead-footed, but this is understandable as second drummer Mickey Hart had left the previous day for a several year hiatus after it was discovered that his father had ripped off the group while acting as their manager. Overall, the band 's clearly moving towards a more mean and stripped-down sound. And the rocking numbers like "Bertha"--debuted at this gig, along with a handful of other numbers--do benefit from this. To top it all off, the songs sung by Ron "Pigpen" McKernan here are among the strongest the blues interpretations ever recorded. There are a lot of Dead shows out there, and some have historic value, while others just sound great in terms of the performance and fidelity. This show has the full trifecta; it's not to be missed by even the casual 'head. --Mike McGonigal
Album Description
This 2-disc set features an epic pop-cultural event by capturing a 1971 Grateful Dead live concert.
Customer Reviews:
(Actually, 3 and 1/2, or 3 and 3/4 stars).......2007-07-25
After many years of delay, "Three From The Vault" was finally released. Nice digipak design, nice booklet, nice front cover with emblematic "steal your face" logo. As always, outstanding sound quality (sometimes I wonder: did The Dead have the best sound engineers of those times???).
Now, regarding what brings us here, the music, this is an obviously transitional Dead. This recording is, most of all, of historical interest, due to the fact that it was the very first concert after the departure of Mickey Hart and that many songs were premiered that night. Of course, these historical facts affect the group sound. First of all, Bill Kreutzmann had no trouble AT ALL with supporting the band alone. In fact, he started playing better than ever. Regarding the new songs, well, they are played generally in a rush, the lyrics are not always remembered (although it also happens with songs which were not new) and the band interaction does not flow freely as always. They generally sound instable, a little bit akward, but that is absolutely normal, of course. Anyone who has ever written a song knows it takes time to find the suitable vibe for each tune.
When playing the "old ones" ("That's It For The Other One", "Smokestack Lightnin'", "China Cut Sunflower"), the Dead do it with the usual absolute authority.
So, even though it does not seem to be a mind-blowing recording (an many other Dead releases), it is still extremely interesting to hear the band in the process of changing, learning and taking new risks. Far from anchoring in audience favorites, chances are taken and the future is set off. But, as we know, the Dead were always looking for something new, and once these songs were properly learnt, they were already writing new ones with new challenges. Just an test to perceive of the ever-evolving nature of the band: compare the version of "Playing In The Band" of this release with the one in "The Grateful Dead Movie Soundtrack".
Once again, a delightful and interesting record.
Not quite five stars...but..........2007-07-22
Well this isn't a super performance from the Dead, but it has it's moments. It's incredible quality sound, and Bob Weir's playing in high in the mix, which I appreciate in the 71-74 years.Deadheads will enjoy his lead work while Jerry plays rhythm.
Smokestack Lightnin and Easy Wind are great, and this from a guy who usually skips those long Pig raps.
I've always enjoyed 1971 "bar band" dead with its one drummer, and country and blues sound, as well as some of it's best material fresh, and it's young Jerry Garcia voice. If you liked "Ladies and Gentlemen", you're sure to like this one. The performances aren't as legendary, not quite as many awesome tunes, but it sounds better and it's a rockin good time.
I know why this took 15 years to release........2007-07-22
There seems to be a little "mystery" about why this release took so long. Phil Lesh didn't like it and nixed it for release back in early 1993. Copies had already been made up and David Gans was even playing it on his show. Basically, what happened was, at the time, Phil didn't want to use any shows that had gone into already released albums and Dan Healy only wanted to use multi track tape so this show (from a run)which was recorded for Grateful Dead(aka Skull & Roses) but not used, was pulled out. This was the second night. The first night found the debut of 6 songs(Bertha, Greatest Story, Johnny B Goode, Wharf Rat, Loser and Playing In The Band) and was the last show for Mickey Hart(Ned Lagin also played Keyboards at that show). This was the first show with just Billy again since September 1967. This show also found 2 new songs(Bird Song and Deal) being pulled out as well as repeats of some of the new stuff from the night before. When it was brought out in Dupree's Diamond News that songs like Bird Song made it's first appearence here, Phil said "Yeah, but the problem was, it sounds like the first". Later in the year, the band asked Dick to start picking 2 track tapes for release and Healy was fired early the next year. As for the performance itself, I like it. The Truckin' blows away the so so version on Ladies And Gentleman. The Pig Pen songs are strong. Many(including Phil) have said that spring tour of 1971 might have been Pig's strongest period. Dark Hollow is always welcome and a nice That's It For The Other One. Yeah, I like it but then I liked it back in 1993 too!!!
Big on highs and understandable lows .......2007-07-13
Probably deserves 3 and a half stars but that isn't an option.
I won't try and turn anyone off this release because the "good" stuff is hot! I personally prefer full shows and am ready to accept that not everything works on every show but that doesn't justify an automatic 5 stars for every release based on the "good" stuff.
Is it one of the better GD live releases?? Not entirely - read on. The sound may be crisp and clear but some of the performances are a hard listen - PITB shocked me in this embryonic and sloppy version however, it's understandable that new songs have to be road-tested.
Yes, i know that they played a heap of new, still undeveloped songs that would turn into monsters in years to come - It's amazing that some of those very tracks like PITB, GSET and Deal ended up as grand as they did because listening to these versions you'd have thought they'd be dumped for eternity by the end of the month. Thanks to GD for NOT doing that.
There are heaps of positives to be drawn from this release - i don't beleive i've heard a better Smokestack, Hurts Me Too or Easy Wind. Cumberland Blues is always a "fun" track even if lines are forgotten. Did the band have an energy drink (or maybe something different??) before playing Bertha - sounds like it - gets you moving. Continuing on with that energy is China/Rider - a stand-out sounding more confident with age (and will get better after '71). Other One is my favourite GD song (along with UJB & EOTW) and hardly ever disappoints - this version is no exception. Wharf Rat rides on the crest of raw emotion, flows, and ultimately drags you in. Truckin' and Loser also deserve worthy mentions.
A single cd version for the average listener would be 5 stars and i've made a compilation of the highlights just right for the car (apologies for leaving out johnny b. goode which is one of the best i've heard but it didn't fit on the cd-r). This is it:
1. cumberland blues
2. hurts me too
3. bertha
4. smokestack lightnin'
5. china cat sunflower
6. i know you rider
7. easy wind
8. that's it for the other one
9. wharf rat
Was it worth the purchase - ohhhhhhhh yeahhhhhh!! They can keep releasing mixed-bags of goodies like this and i'll keep buying them and asking for more! Yummy!!
Classic Dead with Pigpen........2007-07-12
Killer show, this is the best Grateful Dead to come out of the vault in a while. Very sweet Smokestack Lighting. This is a must for all Deadheads.
Philip in SC, living free. 7/12/07
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- She's stoned said the Suede and the moon calf agreed!!
- Nice first effort
- Essential
- Music from Who Knows Where
- The Album That Changed Music Forever
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Music from Big Pink
The Band
Manufacturer: Capitol
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ASIN: B00004W50T
Release Date: 2000-08-29 |
Tracks:
- Tears Of Rage
- To Kingdom Come
- In A Station
- Caledonia Mission
- The Weight
- We Can Talk
- Long Black Veil
- Chest Fever
- Lonesome Suzie
- This Wheel's On Fire
- I Shall Be Released
- Yazoo Street Scandal (Outtake)
- Tears Of Rage (Alternate Take)
- Katie's Been Gone (Outtake)
- If I Lose (Outtake)
- Long Distance Operator (Outtake)
- Lonesome Suzie (Alternate Take)
- Orange Juice Blues (Blues For Breakfast) (Outtake - Demo)
- Key To The Highway (Outtake)
- Ferdinand The Imposter (Outtake - Demo)
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Music from Big Pink stands as one of those rare albums that turned the rock world on its axis. On this record, released in 1968 at the height of the psychedelic revolution, the five members of the Band (along with producer-sideman John Simon) eschewed spacey diversions, opting for an earthier route. Soon enough, wah-wah pedals and tape loops were making way for fiddles and mandolins. The group's most democratic effort (Robbie Robertson would soon emerge as the ensemble's mouthpiece), the debut's 11 songs come from Robertson, bassist Rick Danko, and pianist Richard Manuel, who contributes two songs and cowrote the doleful opener, "Tears of Rage," with Bob Dylan. Manuel's role would diminish from this point hence and the balance he brought to the quintet would be missed. Many would argue that Big Pink's sequel, The Band, represents their crowning achievement. The truth is, Big Pink is the purest distillation of the Band, and their preeminent recording. This remastered reissue is generously expanded to include nine bonus tracks, a bunch highlighted by a Robertson rarity ("Ferdinand the Imposter") and a cover of the Stanley Brothers's "If I Lose." --Steven Stolder
Customer Reviews:
She's stoned said the Suede and the moon calf agreed!!.......2007-04-08
Music from Big Pink was one of the first albums I bought as a teenager in the late 60s. It came at a time in my life when I was discovering the world around me, becoming conscious of social issues and discovering who I was.
The music touched my soul and gave life meaning and wonder at a time so much was uncertain. I still listen to the album on occasion and it remains astounding in it's simplicity, beauty and imagery. My favorite album of all time.
Nice first effort.......2007-04-07
Okay, so the self-titled second completely blows this away, but this is still one of The Band's better albums - I've only heard three, so I'm not much of a judge of it. Still, this is an enjoyably rootsy affair. Of course it's got The Weight, a landmark '60's tune with interesting, oft-analyzed lyrics, a well-known chorus, a cool descending bassline, AND great traded lead vocals between Levon Helm, Richard Manuel (whose voice gives me the chills) and Rick Danko. The perfect song. Same with Chest Fever, which is pretty funky - sorta reminds me of Up on Cripple Creek from the next record. And have you heard how many times that organ riff's been imitated? Seriously, it's almost become a cliche now.
Of course, The Band will always be linked to Dylan, and three of these songs were written or cowritten by him. I like - no, LOVE - Tears of Rage, prototypical enigmatic Dylan. Same with I Shall Be Released, which Dylan later recorded himself and admittedly did a better job on because he wisely got that stupid high-pitched synthesizer/organ/whatever-thing out of there. But I love Manuel's vocals on the song, so I can't complain too much. This Wheel's on Fire was Dylan's third contribution, and again it's funky, with a clavinet-sounding keyboard. Probably the weakest of his additions, but still, a good tune.
As I said, Manuel's vocals give me the chills, especially on Lonesome Suzie. Admittedly, the lyrics aren't among Robbie Robertson's best. But Manuel almost brings me to tears when he sings it. No joke. It's a hard song to listen to because of that, but I like it just the same.
Long Black Veil is the most fun you'll find here, an old folk song from BEYOND THE GRAAAAAAAVE with Ultimate Multi-Instrumentalist Garth Hudson adding what sounds like a tuba. A nice, uptempo, swinging song, one of the more underrated ones here.
So far it seems like it should be a five-star, but I can't get into some of this. Like To Kingdom Come, In a Station and Candelonia Mission. I just skip right over 'em. Really boring songs with weak lyrics. And while We Can Talk has fun traded vocals, I can't see much reason to listen to it outside of that. That's just me, though.
Though the next outing was an absolute five-star masterpiece that likely tops everything else The Band ever did (as I've said, I only know three of their albums: this, self-titled and Stage Fright, plus I've got that one-disc Best of the Band), this is an effecient warm-up to that album and recommended to fans of '60's rock, especially roots-rock. If you like this sound, I also recommend Creedence Clearwater Revival and the Stones' stuff from '68 to '72.
The bonus tracks are kind of wastes... I like Yazoo Street Scandal, it should've made the original album, and their version of Key to the Highway is good enough (partially because no-one can make that song bad, really), but most are poorly-written and recorded (Orange Juice Blues, Katie's Been Gone, Ferndidad the Imposter, etc).
Essential.......2007-04-01
One of the greats, absolute must have. Also needed to accompany this is Dylan's "Blonde on Blonde" and "The Basement Tapes". Beside these 3 albums the rest seems no more than background noise. Songwriting, singing, musicianship par excellence, how come it has gone so far down in the USA since this? Maybe because these musicians were from Canada in the first place?
PS some of the best tracks on this CD IMHO are those missing from original vinyl - "Yazoo Street Scandal", "Katie's Been Gone", "Long Distance Operator", "Orange Juice Blues" - so even if you have the original vinyl, lucky person, you need this CD too :)
Music from Who Knows Where.......2007-03-29
It was always a close call whether this or the Band's 2nd album was their classic. This reissue and expansion presses the question to the point of impossible resolution. Not only do the outtakes enrich the release, but the remastering clearly improves the sound quality, making it much more dimensional and uncannily clear.
Time has also made it easier to assess this breakout album. It is still unclassifiable in the rock pantheon in which it finds itself. These are guys who went everywhere, heard everything, and play an incredible assortment of instruments well. They came of age when rock combos filled the juke joints and honky tonks, so yeah, you will find their work in the rock bin. In another era it might have been in the country bin, or the folk bin. At times, it sounds like each -- when it doesn't sound like old time carnival music, soul music, church music, even classical music.
For the genesis of this music is deeper than any of these categories. It goes as far back as the first European settlers on the continent; for the ultimate take on this subject consult Greil Marcus' Mystery Train and his essay inside The Basement Tapes. Simply, the music here comes from the mine that the oldest bi-racial folk tales such as Stackalee come from, where also you will find major authors such as Faulkner and Twain poaching when they try to give you a take on early times in America. Some of the stories come out like legends or folk tales, coherently told -- like Long Black Veil. All of it is in clearcut root English, but the closer you listen to some of the songs the more mysterious they become -- what are they even talking about, and who? In our era or 100 years ago? 200? All times in between at once? It is music not from "big pink" but from who knows where, and the band members freely trade the lead singer role back and forth as a song progresses, which only deepens both the wonder and the mystery, as if each of them is tossing on a piece of the whole story only they know.
While all this may sound like an academic exercise, it isn't -- The Band's school was the American road and they kept their eyes and ears wide open, playing separately and as sidemen for years, until they came together and made this. Warning: yes, it may be a bit of an acquired taste. But its well worth the effort, and is not only one of the most important rock records ever cut, but on the short list of important American music from century 20.
The Album That Changed Music Forever.......2007-02-28
Eric Clapton in the liner notes of Blind Faith's deluxe edition sums it up when he described this album as having the most significant impact on him "whose versatility and harmonious unity seemed blissfully free of the corrosive intensity which had fueled Cream".
Furthermore, The Band's melodic interplay and the subtle textures created by their exotic instruments whose close association with Bob Dylan only deepened his(Clapton's) fascination. No need to add words BUT all the bonus tracks, Basement Tape versions are grand fully reproduced in these high caliber remasters artwork and all.
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- more please
- The Sopranos - Peppers and Eggs: Music from the HBO Series cd
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- Awesome collection for a Sopranos follower
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The Sopranos - Peppers and Eggs: Music from the HBO Series
Original Television Soundtrack , and Various Artists - Soundtracks - Television
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ASIN: B00005AR37
Release Date: 2001-05-08 |
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- Every Breath You Take/Theme From Peter Gunn - Henry Mancini & The Police
- Battle Flag - Pigeonhed
- I've Got A Feeling - The Campbell Brothers With Katie Jackson
- The Captain - Kasey Chambers
- Shuck Dub - R.L. Burnside
- Affection - The Lost Boys
- My Lover's Prayer - Otis Redding
- Certamente - Madreblu
- Black Books - Nils Lofgren
- Frank Sinatra - Cake
- Baubles, Bangles and Beads - Frank Sinatra
- Thru And Thru - The Rolling Stones
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- Living On A Thin Line - The Kinks
- Girl - Vue
- Vivaldi: Sposa Son Disprezzata - Cecilia Bartoli
- I Who Have Nothing - Ben E. King
- Return To Me - Bob Dylan
- Make No Mistake - Keith Richards
- Piove - Jovanotti
- Space Invader - The Pretenders
- Tiny Tears - Tindersticks
- Gloria - Van Morrison
- Core N' Grata - Dominic Chianese
- Bonus Track - Dialogue From "The Sopranos"
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The Sopranos have become considerably more than just the average psychically tortured New Jersey mob family next door. HBO's innovative, if distinctly murderous soap opera has become a modern cultural icon, one whose innovative pop music score is almost an equal supporting cast member. The term dizzying has been overused in describing strong soundtrack collections, but it just might not do this second volume of Sopranos music justice. Show creator David Chase, director Martin Bruestle, and executive producer Brad Grey are credited with this rich, cross-genre, multigenerational collection, but they tellingly thank a few score others. The contributions from usual suspect vets like Frank Sinatra, Dylan, Elvis Costello, Otis Redding, Van Morrison, the Kinks, Keith Richards (and the Stones), the Pretenders, and Ben E. King contain more than their fair share of musical and contextual surprises. But the collection's true appeal lies in its artistically oblique corners, which somehow embrace alt-rock (R&B tinged and straight up, courtesy of Pigeonhed and Cake, respectively), nouveau Aussie country (Kasey Chambers), traditional gospel and swampy blues (the Campbell Brothers with Katie Jackson, R.L. Burnside), Vivaldi (Cecilia Di Bartoli), and contemporary Neopolitan pop (Madreblu, Lorenzo Jovanotti). Even budding star Uncle Junior chimes in, with Dominic "Goldenthroat" Chianese lending a spare, heartfelt rendition of the traditional "Core'ngrato"; hang onto your kneecaps, 'N Sync! --Jerry McCulley
Customer Reviews:
more please.......2007-07-17
Love the variety and the music. Good tavellin' tunes. Have the 1st one which is also good, but really like everything on this one.
The Sopranos - Peppers and Eggs: Music from the HBO Series cd.......2007-07-15
Bought as a gift for my dad, says he loves it!!! Great purchase deal on my part :-)
Want More.......2007-04-03
I have both CD soundtracks from the HBO series "The Sopranos". What makes them so enjoyable is that they are very eclectic. If you had asked me before this series if I would enjoy listening to Frank Sinatra, my answer would have been a definite no. How wrong I was.
What I want to know is if and when they are going to release additional CD soundtracks. Does anybody know? The show has continued to include great music in every epidsode each season. The 2 CDs that have been released are like a wicked tease. I want more from the seasons that have come since the release of this 2nd CD.
The show itself is kind of the same, if you think about it. Just 13 episodes per season (1-5), which was expanded to 20 for season 6. But, also just 6 seasons altogether. It just leaves you wanting more. By far, one of the greatest drama series of all-time.
Awesome collection for a Sopranos follower.......2006-10-31
If you've followed the series, and felt a compelling association with the characters and their charisma, you'll relive that joy and connection with the songs in this collection.
If you like the sopranos , you're gonna love this ... .......2006-08-05
From song number 1 that's from the first episode of the third season , all troughout the whole disc it's an excellent group of songs with that unique taste of music from the sopranos.
Disc number 1 is a little less rock and more various kinds of music and Disc number 2 is a bit more rock and the last track with the dialogues that's just like putting the cherry on the sundea , it's great , like it says in the title , if you're a soprano fan you'll enjoy this 2 discs set a whole lot ... Madonn' !!
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- this is the best Western series made in recent times
- Deadwood CD
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Deadwood: Music From HBO Original Series
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ASIN: B00076YPUI
Release Date: 2005-02-08 |
Tracks:
- No Law - Clell Watson
- Theme From Deadwood - David Schwartz
- In Life - Al Swearengen
- Hog Of The Forsaken - Michael Hurley
- Will The Circle Be Unbroken - June Carter Cash
- Go To Hell - Wild Bill Hickok
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The West of veteran TV writer/Deadwoodcreator David Milch is as grim as it is gritty, sprinkled with salty dialogue and punctuated by sudden brutality and raw sexuality. The original soundtrack cues by composer David Schwartz (represented here by his evocative show theme), Michael Brook and Reinhold Heil and Johnny Klimek play off that vision with often stark rootsiness. But it's the series' rich slate of songs -- choices whose inventiveness often rivals that of The Sopranos -- that consistently reinforce its all-too-human drama, if not the crusty veneer. This collection gathers the best songs from the series' first season, coloring the milieu with evocative hillbilly romps like Michael Hurley's "Hog of the Forsaken" and the a capella grace of Margaret's Native American "Creek Lullaby." But the collection's musical eclecticism stretches far beyond mere genre concerns, variously encompassing the nascent jazz of Jelly Roll Morton (a rollicking "Stars and Stripes Forever"), Delta blues of Bukka White and Mississippi John Hurt and even Gustavo Santaolalla's hypnotic Brazilian fretwork. But the collection's country and folk-tinged performances are its most resonant, whether invoking earthy traditions (the gospel fervor of the late June Carter Cash's "Will the Circle Be Unbroken," Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee's more heretical "God and Man") or more contemporary stylings like Lyle Lovett's "Old Friend" and the gentle "Twisted Little Man" by Michael J. Sheehy. --Jerry McCulley
Album Description
Music from the critically acclaimed HBO Series Deadwood featuring American roots music from an eclectic mix of artists ranging from Lyle Lovett to June Carter Cash with full dialog excerpts from some of your favorite moments. Deadwood: The Complete First Season available now on DVD.
Customer Reviews:
this is the best Western series made in recent times.......2007-05-16
Deadwood is unquestionably the best Western series produced for years. Authentically researched with an unbelievably real script which although vulgar in the extreme, brings life and reality to all the gripping episodes - that flow from one to the next.
The acting is superb, with major and minor characters - all outstanding. What a cast !
Anyone who loves the American Wild West should not miss Deadwood.
Deadwood CD .......2007-02-05
Well done, what I expected. The language is pretty adult so be very cautious with who you allow to listen to this CD.
Music From Season 1 - Go Back To "Deadwood".......2006-12-13
This review refers to "Deadwood Music From the HBO Original Series" - EXPLICIT CONTENT (CD/Lost Highway")
"Deadwood" fans...you will love and spend alot of time listening to this album that takes you right back in time to Deadwood,the rugged atmosphere and the tough bigger then life characters,the series is based on. Wild Bill Hickok, Calamity Jane, etc The selections are a great representation of the series and may have you wanting to watch it all over again(which by the way both season 1 and 2 look and sound marvelous on DVD).If you loved the series, it is like finding an "Old Friend"(Lyle Lovett)
This album is from Season 1 only. It has 23 tracks that not only have the great music by some great artists, but also includes some of the more memorable lines spoken by the actors(Ian McShane,Keith Carridine, etc). The tracks do not exactly follow the order of the episodes, but there is something from each one that depicts the storyline and the times.
The music mixes the sounds of the Old West,and some bluesy material, with the perfect scoring of this sometimes dark series.Opening with "No Law"(spoken), it then goes right into the Theme From Deadwood(at this point I already made plans to get my DVDs out for the night). Then you'll be treated to artists like June Carter Cash("Will the Circle Be Unbroken"),Lyle Lovett("Old Friend") and Jelly Roll Morton doing his rendition of "Stars and Stripes Forever". Also included are a great blues number(from the episode"Plague") "High Fever Blues" by Bukka White, a beautiful ballad, "Twisted Little Man" by Michael Sheehy, and some fabulous instrumentals ,vocal solos, and wonderful guitar work..See buying info for complete track listings.
As I stated at the beginning of this review. This CD is the explicit lyrics edition. And just as with the series, it's is no one you want to play around children or those who may cringe at four letter words(and some much longer). If you loved the series though, that was a big part of what made it seem so authentic. There is a "clean" edition if you prefer,the ASIN of that edition is B00076YPV2. Basically the short spoken tracks are cut out from the album of the "clean" edition. The ASIn for this one(explicit) is B00076YPUI. So in case Amazon decides to lump the reviews together, you may want to check that number in the product info to make sure you are ordering the one you want.
This CD has a running time of a little more then 45 minutes. The sound quality is excellent.Even the old recordings sound great. A booklet with the tracks, artists and the episode it came from is included.
"There's blood on the floor..."(Bullock)
"Yeah - uh - I'm gonna get to that"(Al 'pardon my French' Swearengen)
Saddle Up and Enjoy the ride, with music from "Deadwood".....Laurie
Music in a Western Mood.......2006-08-16
Other reviewers have described this CD of music from Deadwood's first season in excellent detail, so it's enough for me to say that this collection is beautiful and evocative, plaintive, tense and saucy by turns.
Deadwood score hits dead on!.......2006-07-06
"No law at all..In deadwood.is that true?"
The opening quip from the movie only comes in at four seconds but right away sets the tone for the soundtrack which, like the HBO western series it is set to, is rich, diverse, and raw. The opening theme song comes in at track 2 and is a blevy of mourning violin and hard strummed acoustical guitar licks. Atmospheric as much as it is direct, it and the other songs on here are executed not to perfection, but to the point.
Often times we find soundtracks to be a law unto them. Sometimes a great series will have only a mediocre if not forgettable score, where other long lost series in the heap of cancelled shows have amazing technical and instrumental prowess as well as specific tracks from certain bands that fit the series mood or era. With Deadwood, we are blessed with both. The combination of western, bluegrass, and various instruments help set the tone for a show that is based on the town of Deadwood in the late 1800's. Track 3 is a special treat as its sang by one of the main actors. It's credited as "Al Swearingen" who is a character on the series played by Ian McShane. McShane isn't out of the Grand ol oprey but he doesn't have to be, as his simple vocal presence adds to the simplistic life this song lays out that is backed greatly by a beautiful harmonica.
We continue this old western/country sound on several tracks including track 4 (Hog of the forsaken) and track 7 (old friend). Old friend is a track sang by none other than Lyle Lovett and has some great melodic guitar work on it. Just when you are thinking this 23-track set is going to be full of western jangles and rhymes of outlaw days, you hear in certain tracks actual quips (as described in first paragraph) from the series. Certain memorable quotes nonetheless like Al Swearingen on track 3 saying "in life, you have to do a lot of things you don't want to F$$$ want to do, and in life, you have to do a lot of things you don't (explicative) want to do. If you get aggravated, then the enemy has you by the short hair".
Track 6 is another poignant verse from Wild Bill Hickock in the movie. These tracks may be viewed as irrelevant to some but their messages and meaning, which are to evoke the hardships and trials and tribulations of the old west, add to the heart of this soundtrack just as much as the songs do. Track 8 is a lovely little vocal only tune called "Creek Lullaby" sang by the character Margaret. Short is length but great in diversity for the album, its one of the gems to behold. Again, simplistic but not sappy. This song is one of the many reasons that make this soundtrack a great one, because despite the varying tunes and quips that differ in instruments, vocals, and harmony, they still tie together and meld, like the characters and stories in the series, to make something great.
Track 10 is "Iguazu" and is a Spanish guitar solo that will knock your boots clean off. A fast paced "instrumental" of sorts that has a lot of crescendo and mood swing to it, giving away an image of a scene from the show of impending danger, then doom, and ending with triumph. Track 13 is "God and Man" and has guy talking in the beginning like a preacher, while a harmonica plinks along in the background. This tune starts out sounding like some 1950's delta blues track but quickly buckles down into a swooning and uplifting tune that takes on a serious note despite staying happy. Track 14 is "Fallen from Grace" and is by Mark Lee Scott. Clearly one of the best Americana/acoustic tracks on the whole set list. This song sounds a lot like something Bruce Springsteen or perhaps John Mellencamp would do. Beautiful acoustic guitar work and great gravelly voiced vocals!
Track 19 is not any less powerful as it's a slower tune as well, but a bit more modern sounding. Snapping fingers are louder than a light sounding guitar solo in the background as the vocals soothingly tell a story over the rolling melody of the guitars. Track 21 is the song "Arriving in Deadwood" and is a powerful acoustic solo that starts out dark and is soon accompanied by mourning violins. I find this kind of music inviting and welcome in an age when so many soundtracks are built around top 40 radio or extravagant musical scores by orchestral professionals directed by the likes of Horner, Goldenthal, or Howard. The music again, is like the show, as it is raw but not rotten. It's a hidden beauty that brings you back, even if you are not from "back then", to a vision of a time when hardships were truly hardships, and one took happiness in the simple things in life. Talks about true journeys and real love outweigh your mind for a moment of the comfort you find in taking things for granted, whether that be air conditioning or a cell phone at your grasp for earliest convenience.
23 tracks in all, a combination of western and folk, blues and country. Couple that with some of the lines from the famous characters of the series and you have a multitude of attitude with little left on the table. Soundtracks can live and die like their shows, but with the deadwood soundtrack what I was most impressed with was the diversity and more than normal track listing. If your a fan of the show, you'll probably love this score, and if you aren't but enjoy country or blues tunes that take you back to another time (Move over Tim McGraw, the real outlaws are in town and they just shot your Ford pickup) then I suggest giving this one a try.
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- Hope Floats - Original Soundtrack
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- Hope Floats.......
- EVERYONE LISTEN!!!
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Release Date: 1998-05-19 |
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- In Need - Sheryl Crow
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Though it follows a standard movie formula and predictable plot twists, the film Hope Floats is saved in part by the above-average performance of Sandra Bullock, portraying a separated woman who finds her way back to her hometown in Texas, daughter in tow. The soundtrack seems to follow in due course, a collection of country and rock (thanks to the Rolling Stones) acts adding shades of twang to songs that, for the most part, all sound fairly familiar. The duds of the bunch, Bryan Adams's "When You Love Someone" and Sheryl Crow's "In Need," are saved in large part by some surprise keepers, courtesy of Garth Brooks, the Mavericks, and Gillian Welch. The covers are interesting enough. Brooks's take on Dylan's "To Make You Feel My Love" is modest and pithy and a far cry from the overblown Trisha Yearwood performance of the same tune that codas the collection. --Jason Verlinde
Customer Reviews:
Hope Floats - Original Soundtrack.......2007-03-08
This was not the soundtrack that I wanted. I wanted the soundtrack with the Garth Brooks song on it and some of the other more recognizable songs from the movie - not instrumentals. I was really disappointed and will continue to try to find the soundtrack I want.
Not what I was expecting.......2007-03-08
I thought that this was the actually songs from the movie....not the score. Nice, but not sure who wants to listen to random movie scores.
Hope Floats..............2006-12-15
was a great movie. I bought this CD as a gift for a friend, she enjoys it.
EVERYONE LISTEN!!!.......2006-05-14
For some confused reviewers out there, just to set the story straight-the song "Make You Feel My Love" was written by Bob Dylan, not Garth Brooks. I've got nothing against Garth, but give credit where credit is due!
A great album........2005-04-06
Just wanted to let anyone reading these reviews that the review by MusicFan posted September 2, 2003 about how misleading these reviews are, is completely wrong!! Musicfan is talking about a totally different CD. He/She wanted the album with "various artists" but bought the wrong one containing the "original movie soundtrack". This is a great album and worth every cent. Any of the reviews that refer to this album with 11 tracks is in the wrong place. The "various artists" album has 13 tracks. Just trying to clear up some confusion!
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- cdb-live from Iraq
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cdb-live from Iraq.......2007-07-23
Having grown up in New Jersey, during the heyday of southern rock, Charlie Daniels was a mainstay of my collection. This collection is a good compilation of some of their greatest hits. More importantly this cd shows the patriotism and support that this band has shown throughout the years. To hear the troops whooping and hollering during the performance makes owning this CD totally worthwhile. It brings back lots of great memories.
Great Album From the Frontline.......2007-07-17
This is a great CD that includes most of the CDB's greatest hits. Also, there is just something special about an artist willing to record a live album on the frontlines of conflict. I'm not sure that any artist has done this before.
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Letters from Sinners & Strangers
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Manufacturer: Signature Sounds
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ASIN: B000R348AI
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It's hard to tell where the traditional ends and the original begins in the music of Eilen Jewell, a sweet-voiced young singer who steeps her material in the hard times of old, reviving the stories and musical styles of the Depression. On her own "Rich Man's World," she casts herself as a "lonely rambler girl" while conjuring comparisons with Gillian Welch. Another original, "In the End," sounds uncannily like Lucinda Williams, while a revival of Eric Andersen's train-hopping "Dusty Boxcar Wall" and the double-entendre blues of the traditional "If You Catch Me Stealing" reinforce the sense of Jewell as a musical throwback to a time before she was born. Yet there are timeless pleasures here as well: a bittersweet reading of Charlie Rich's "Thanks a Lot," an understated, harmony-laden rendition of Bob Dylan's "Walking Down the Line," the sultry cantina twang of her original "Too Hot to Sleep." When the musical arrangements aren't generic Hot Club and the songs seem more like role-playing, Jewell sounds like a singer with enough promise to develop her own identity. --Don McLeese
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Newhouse News Review .......2007-07-24
Eilen Jewell's first name rhymes with "feelin'," and there's little doubt that she'll leave listeners hooked on that feeling from listening to her smooth heartache songs, most sung in a drawl that's occasionally reminiscent of Lucinda Williams and Gillian Welch.
"Letters from Sinners and Strangers" is primarily comprised of originals, along with a few notable exceptions including a standout, harmony-filled version of Bob Dylan's "Walkin' Down the Line" and a tasty take of Eric Anderson's "Dusty Boxcar Wall."
Yet Jewell sounds most at ease working against some jazz-textured fiddle and guitar work in the red hot "Heartache Boulevard;" going retro-country on the upbeat "Rich Man's World;" singing wondrously in the Williams' flavored "In The End;" or getting into a blues mood on "Where They Never Say Your Name."
She's got a great band working with her throughout the album, especially guitarist Jerry Miller and violinist Daniel Kellar. This one is first-rate from start to finish from an artist whose star is on the rise.
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- Chris Thile and HOW TO LOSE A CROWD
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How to Grow a Woman from the Ground
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What goes around, comes around. As the resident rock star in Nickel Creek (contrasting with the trio's more reserved Watkins siblings), mandolinist Chris Thile has sent his music soaring in surprising directions from its bluegrass base. Though this solo release finds him dipping into the songbooks of the White Stripes ("Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground") and the Strokes ("Heart in a Cage"), much of the music sticks closer to tradition than Thile has in recent years. Among the highlights are an uptempo romp through Gillian Welch's "Wayside (Back in Time)," a pretty fair yodel on Jimmie Rodgers's "Brakeman's Blues," the close harmonies of the bluesy "If the Sea Was Whiskey," and Thile's original "You're an Angel and I'm Gonna Cry," classic country weeper. Five of the fourteen cuts are instrumental, with the opening "Watch 'at Breakdown" combining bluegrass instrumentation and jazzy sophistication, and "The Beekeeper" giving Thile's fingers a chance to fly. --Don McLeese
Customer Reviews:
Chris Thile and HOW TO LOSE A CROWD.......2007-06-12
Chris Thile and HOW TO LOSE A CROWD!!! Oh my....somehow, one of the best mandolin players to walk this earth puts everyone to sleep again and again. I've seen him 3 times with this band. The crowd starts gathering their chairs and leaving. People are yelling to speed it up and heignores. Why is always the closing band...I have no idea.
I'm bored thinking about it.....
An average album ruined by the F word.......2007-05-29
I agree with Solocoyote's review 100%. Why Chris decided it was necessary to put the F word into this album is beyond me. Did he want to appear tough or to be taken more seriously? It's truly a shame. I loved the last Nickel Creek album (one of the few country-ish groups I enjoy as I mostly listen to alternative music) and thought I would enjoy this CD, too. Some of the songs are really good, especially "You're an Angel, And I'm Gonna Cry." Also, the instrumental tracks are really fun because it allows everybody to go crazy with their instruments. A lot of the songs, though, are boring and uninspired and left me wanting more. "Heart In A Cage" ruins the album for me, though, with unneccessary language. Unfortunately, I'll probably never buy another Thile or Nickel Creek CD because of this. Hopefully, using this word was worth it for him.
WTF?.......2007-05-14
I don't know what to say. I was enjoying this album immensely. Just as much as my NickelCreek albums. Until Chris decided he needed to use the "f" word.
Call me old fashioned but I am incredibly dissapointed that Chris Thile decided to go that far. The music is great but I will not be buying the next Chris Thile album. There is plenty of music out there that does not require me to be guarded about who I play it around.
Do You Like Good Music?.......2007-04-26
Are you kidding me? If you like good music, do yourself a favor and buy this album...and every other anything that Chris Thile has had anything to do with musically. Yes, that's a lot of music. DO IT ANYWAY! If you have an open mind, and tend to know good music when you hear it, get his Deceiver album. It will make you feel like you've discovered another wonder of the world...or the cure to a disease. Turns out it's just music, but it feels like something else...something more.
This isn't good music. This is the best music. Seriously. It will make your heart full, be prepared. Know ahead of time the possible symptoms so you don't mistake them for a medical condition. You will perceive a swelling in your chest, kind of an ache...but the best possible kind. Your body may move uncontrollably. Do not be afraid, these are common side-affects and should be embraced.
To know this music is to love it. If you know it and don't love it, I have nothing to say to you. Go away!
Great Bluegrass.......2007-03-08
I had never heard of Chris Thile until I saw his band doing their rendition of Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground on CMT. Some of the songs are not traditional bluegrass, but they are good jams none-the-less.
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