| 1. Speaking Of Happiness |
| 2. Bluesette |
| 3. I'm Gonna Miss You |
| 4. You Brought A New Kind Of Love |
| 5. Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars/Astrud |
| 6. I'll Close My Eyes |
| 7. It's Nice Weather For Ducks |
| 8. I Whistle A Happy Tune/Whistling Away The Dark |
| 9. Moondance |
| 10. Runaway/Love Is Blind |
| 11. Have You Got Any Castles, Baby? |
| 12. The Shadow Of Your Smile/The Shining Sea |
| 13. Shaking The Blues Away |
| 14. Anticipation |
Editorial Reviews
Barbara & Scott Siegel - Backstage/Siegel Entertainment Syndicate
Fresh and exciting, this is jazz that neither loses the melodic line nor the meaning of the lyrics.
Stu Hamstra, Cabaret Hotline Online
Her clear, soothing vocals and clever stylings make for an hour or so of pure joy.
A New Take
younger and healthier and looked forward to listening to Sting (before he
was Sting) and I was out dancing. It was good music to dance to.
I remember buying "Outlandos D'amour" in the fall of 1978, right before starting college. I was just beginning to get into punk/new wave and "Roxanne" was such a giddy single that I had to have the album. I was enthused but also surprised. While the band played with punky brashness, there was stuff here that was way too sophisticated for punk. The tricky drumming of Stewart Copeland was a dead giveaway...The Police were more than those peroxided heads on the album cover.
When "Regatta DeBlanc" arrived, the aggressive "Message In A Bottle" served notice. Sting was a charismatic singer that could rock with the best of them, and Andy Summers' playing was really beginning to show that he was limitlessly inventive. The spacey reggae of "Walking On The Moon" pushed their experimentation to a new peak. While "Message" should have been the breakthrough single The Police deserved after "Roxanne," radio resistance to this new kind of new wave music forced the band to wait until the third album.
"De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da" changed that. Irresistibly catchy, it spotlighted Sting's ability to write crafty pop songs. Then the enigmatic and literate "Don't Stand So Close To Me" went top ten, forcing even the staunchest critics to accept "Zenyatta Mondatta" and The Police. After all, not every rock band could quote Nabokov and top the charts with it. By now, the band had also become MTV darlings and Sting a heart-throb, an image he had no problem riding to success but still took issue with on the creative level. He wanted to make sure that The Police were regarded more as musical artists than video vixens with goofy song clips.
Success emboldened Sting and The Police experimented heavily on "Ghost In The Machine." Gone were the pretty boy cover pictures and pseudo-Eurospeak titles. The stuttering time-signature of the title track and the Pink Floyd meets the Beach Boys of "Invisible Sun" were unlike anything The Police had recorded before. Still, it was the classic pop sounding "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" that was, well, magic. The mix of progressive and pop set the stage for The Police's finest hour.
If "Every Little Thing..." sounded like classic pop, "Every Breath You Take" sounded timeless. As everyone knows, the deceptively paranoid single cross-circuited and insta-catchy melody with lyrics that sounded like a pledge of devotion only to be undermined by the totally obsessive nature of the protagonist. The nature of the album "Synchronicity" was to allow each member to add his part as he saw fit (even though Sting was obviously the de facto leader by now). it led to the stripped down sound of "King Of Pain" and "Wrapped Around Your Finger."
But that was as far as the band could travel together. Sting's ambitions (or ego, depending on your point of view) had moved past Copeland and Stewart's. The worldwide success of "Synchronicity" and the tour put the band on a hiatus that they never really called off. That leaves the sole new items here the pointless electronic remake of "Don't Stand So Close To Me" (from the "The Singles" collection) and a remix of "Message In A Bottle" that is all but indistinguishable from the original. "Every Breath You Take: The Classics" does allow for both versions of "Don't Stand So Close To Me," which makes that earlier collection obsolete.
However, the recently reissued Police library has at least two classic albums in it (in my opinion, "Synchronicity" and "Zenyatta Mondatta"), that rate picking up a few of the individual albums for their key tracks. (For instance, it is again my opinion, but both of the "new" tracks here could have easily been dumped for the likes of "So Lonely," "Driven To Tears" or "Synchronicity II.") Still, as a collection of memorable radio and groundbreaking music, the evolution of The Police from punky white reggae to musical sophisticates makes this CD a must have if you don't want to go beyond the hits.
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.
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.
Fischer-Dieskau roughens up his voice for the role, and therein lies a problem. The voice spreads and his diction suffers because of it; that and his unidiomatic pronounciation, with far too many rolled "r"s. He does the drama well, but what works well in lieder works here less well on the large scale. Odd, given his success as on opera singer (check out his Iago), that here he frequently comes off blustery.
Dame Gwyneth Jones belies her reputation and gives a contolled, dramatic performance, using her "edge" to advantage in "Hear Ye, Israel". Gedda's diction is amazing, with exactly the right color for this literature, and projecting a little more blood than an English tenor.
Dame Janet Baker is my star in this performance. Dramatic, heart-rending when need be, and in wonderful voice. She'll chill your blood when she tells the people of Baal to "slaughter him, do what he hath done!".
And as for the people of Baal, the Philharmonia Chorus is wonderful. Incisive and dramatic, with beautiful tone. I could do without the trick of the boy choir for "Lift Thine Eyes", and I miss the small ensembles, but all in all a fine performance, and good recording, circa 1968.
First choice in English, Daniels/Terfel: better Elijah in Terfel, better recording, more authentic orchestra, small vocal ensembles (as per the score) but inferior women (including Fleming: beautiful tone, but where's her head?). In German, it's Sawallisch/Adam all the way.
But if you're singing Elijah, and have a score, this is a good choice.
This recording is in every way wonderful. Starting with Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau. He IS Elijah to me. His singing is perfection. He has amazing phrasing and his diction makes it possible to understand the lovely, inspired libretto to this heavenly music. There are so many pieces that are ephemeral, but a couple of my favorites are: #14, Lord God of Abraham and #37, For the Mountains shall Depart. Dieskau does a great job of what I think of as compassionate, heartfelt singing. His interpretation sounds like the voice of God himself. It has a quality of kindness and yet he sounds just as convincing reprimanding the people of Baal. He is the true highlight of this recording.
That said, the rest of the cast is wonderful as well. Gwyneth Jones has a lovely, silvery voice that has a clarion bell-like tone that rings over the large orchestra with ease. She has occasional "misfire" but is a consistent performer. Dame Janet Baker and Nicolai Gedda both perform at a consistently lovely level. The orchestra and chorus are both wonderful. #15, Cast thy Burden upon the Lord, #32 He that Shall Endure to the End, and #38 Then Did Elijah are all highlights.
All said, for me the main reason to get this recording is Dieskau's Elijah- after all, he's the main character. But don't forget the lovely music. This story is exciting and passionate and sacred all at the same time. For me, it's the best oratorio that has a moving story and great music too.
There's nothing really bad about the music, but most of it is Miten by himself (the ones with Deva are far better, to my ear), and I honestly can't find anything to recommend it.
I only gave it two stars for the few songs that are predominantly Deva's voice.
As much as I am dissing this CD I wouldn't hesitate to recommend "Love is Space." So, if you're expecting something along those lines, don't get this as it's totally different.
We've already decided that this will be the music we will choose for our wedding as we shared our first dance to the magnificent sentiments expressed in song by Miten and Deva Premal.
You won't be disappointed!!!!
IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A SOFT/ACTIVE RELAXING MUSIC, SO THAT YOU CAN FEEL ONE WITH THE EARTH, AND YOU GET FLASH BACK OF OTHER PRIMITIVES TIMES, THIS IS FOR YOU. THAT'S MY EXPERIENCE.
It would probably be better to rename it and put a different picture on the cover that would be less insulting to the people it's making a mockery of and more suitable to the disco minded crowd it's apparently trying to foster.
The drum is the heartbeat of Mother Earth. Her heart is not heard with this rendition.
Joe Gideon (Roy Scheider) is a celebrated stage and film director famous for creating dance numbers with a super sexy style--and truly chaotic professional and personal life. Even as he edits a film he has recently directed, he begins rehearsals for a new Broadway show. Even as he duels with his acidic show-biz ex-wife over the needs of their daughter, he cheats on his girl friend with any lovely chorus girl who wants to fall across his bed. He goes from crisis to crisis in a round of late nights fueled by nicotine, caffine, alcohol, and drugs--and he loves every ego-gratifying moment of it. What he does not love is the heart attack he has in the middle of it all.
What divides viewers is not so much the plot as the overall style of the film. Like Joe Gideon, Bob Fosse (1927-1987) was most famous for his musicals, which were often akin to beautiful but distinctly dark hallucinations of super-stylized motion showing lots of skin. With ALL THAT JAZZ, Fosse takes his unique, highly surrealistic musical style and combines it with the similarly surrealistic approach of such master directors as Fellini. The result is a film that shifts between past, present, and future with glittering musical numbers that leap from the mind of Gideon himself to make wry comment on his egocentric madness--and in which beautiful show girls become the personification of death.
As Joe Gideon, Roy Scheider (perhaps best known for his tough-cop role in THE FRENCH CONNECTION) truly gives the performance of his career; he is amazing in the role of the driven, egocentric director/choreographer who will stop at nothing to pursue his desires, professional or otherwise. The film also gives us two performers who rarely appear on screen: Leland Palmer as Gideon's ex-wife Audrey Paris (a role based on Gwen Verdon) and Ann Rhineking as Gideon's long-suffering dancer-girlfried Kate Jagger (a role, ironically, based on herself.) Both prove extremely memorable--as does Ben Vereen, a performer I do not usually like, appearing here in as the emcee of Gideon's final and most memorable hallucination.
The cinematography by Giuseppe Rotunno is sharp, clean, disquieting, and manages to convey the New York of the late 1970s in remarkable detail; the editing by Alan Heim (who also worked on such memorable films as NETWORK and STAR 80) is also memorable. Indeed, be it lighting, costumes, casting, or overall art design it is virtually impossible to fault the film at any level. Even so--ALL THAT JAZZ remains as likely to divide viewers today as it did in 1979. Movie musicals have changed a great deal over the past decade or so, but ALL THAT JAZZ remains a unique offering. You either get it or you don't; you either like it or you hate it.
There are at least two DVDs on the market. One is a no-frills edition with a good transfer; the other offers several bells and whistles that fans of the film will enjoy. Recommended in either version.
GFT, Amazon Reviewer
In addition, while most of the music is very well performed, some of the vocalists either go a bit overboard or, at the very opposite end, seem to lack expression. For example, this Nanki-Poo (in The Mikado) seems to be overly occupied with vibrato. Katisha's voice is annoying, and The Mikado's low voice often seems to lack feeling and humor. The other idiosyncracies, like the very frightening evil laughing during "A More Humane Mikado" and hissing during "Three Little Maids" really bug me.
Then again, I'm new to Gilbert and Sullivan, and was introduced to the music through the Topsy Turvy soundtrack, which has a noticeably less operatic style, and hardly includes "stage noise"... so perhaps all this is the norm. Do listen to the tracks for yourself, though, before you purchase the CD. Personally, I find that the Topsy Turvy soundtrack, while considerably less ecompassing, is much lighthearted and easier listening.
I remember buying "Outlandos D'amour" in the fall of 1978, right before starting college. I was just beginning to get into punk/new wave and "Roxanne" was such a giddy single that I had to have the album. I was enthused but also surprised. While the band played with punky brashness, there was stuff here that was way too sophisticated for punk. The tricky drumming of Stewart Copeland was a dead giveaway...The Police were more than those peroxided heads on the album cover.
When "Regatta DeBlanc" arrived, the aggressive "Message In A Bottle" served notice. Sting was a charismatic singer that could rock with the best of them, and Andy Summers' playing was really beginning to show that he was limitlessly inventive. The spacey reggae of "Walking On The Moon" pushed their experimentation to a new peak. While "Message" should have been the breakthrough single The Police deserved after "Roxanne," radio resistance to this new kind of new wave music forced the band to wait until the third album.
"De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da" changed that. Irresistibly catchy, it spotlighted Sting's ability to write crafty pop songs. Then the enigmatic and literate "Don't Stand So Close To Me" went top ten, forcing even the staunchest critics to accept "Zenyatta Mondatta" and The Police. After all, not every rock band could quote Nabokov and top the charts with it. By now, the band had also become MTV darlings and Sting a heart-throb, an image he had no problem riding to success but still took issue with on the creative level. He wanted to make sure that The Police were regarded more as musical artists than video vixens with goofy song clips.
Success emboldened Sting and The Police experimented heavily on "Ghost In The Machine." Gone were the pretty boy cover pictures and pseudo-Eurospeak titles. The stuttering time-signature of the title track and the Pink Floyd meets the Beach Boys of "Invisible Sun" were unlike anything The Police had recorded before. Still, it was the classic pop sounding "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" that was, well, magic. The mix of progressive and pop set the stage for The Police's finest hour.
If "Every Little Thing..." sounded like classic pop, "Every Breath You Take" sounded timeless. As everyone knows, the deceptively paranoid single cross-circuited and insta-catchy melody with lyrics that sounded like a pledge of devotion only to be undermined by the totally obsessive nature of the protagonist. The nature of the album "Synchronicity" was to allow each member to add his part as he saw fit (even though Sting was obviously the de facto leader by now). it led to the stripped down sound of "King Of Pain" and "Wrapped Around Your Finger."
But that was as far as the band could travel together. Sting's ambitions (or ego, depending on your point of view) had moved past Copeland and Stewart's. The worldwide success of "Synchronicity" and the tour put the band on a hiatus that they never really called off. That leaves the sole new items here the pointless electronic remake of "Don't Stand So Close To Me" (from the "The Singles" collection) and a remix of "Message In A Bottle" that is all but indistinguishable from the original. "Every Breath You Take: The Classics" does allow for both versions of "Don't Stand So Close To Me," which makes that earlier collection obsolete.
However, the recently reissued Police library has at least two classic albums in it (in my opinion, "Synchronicity" and "Zenyatta Mondatta"), that rate picking up a few of the individual albums for their key tracks. (For instance, it is again my opinion, but both of the "new" tracks here could have easily been dumped for the likes of "So Lonely," "Driven To Tears" or "Synchronicity II.") Still, as a collection of memorable radio and groundbreaking music, the evolution of The Police from punky white reggae to musical sophisticates makes this CD a must have if you don't want to go beyond the hits.
The first two songs are from "Outlandos d'Amour." "Roxanne" seems to be a fan favorite; perhaps because "Roxanne" was the song that seems to have launched the Police's musical success. The third and fourth songs are from "Regatta de Blanc." There is a strong reggae sound to "Walking on the Moon." Reggae was a strong influence in the Police's early music, though the influence was much less perceptible by the time the Police released "Synchronicity."
The album "Zenyatta Mondatta" provides the songs "Don't Stand So Close to Me" and "De do do do, De da da da." I enjoy both songs, but the eerie and creepy subject of the former song is but one of the numerous social challenges that the Police covered in their music.
"Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic," "Invisible Sun," and "Spirits in the Material World," were all from the album "Ghosts in the Machine." The first song was the most successful, reaching #1 on the Mainstream Rock chart and #3 on the pop singles chart, but I prefer the eerie and slightly progressive song "Invisible Sun" and the reggae influence pop song "Spirits in the Material World." I think the latter two songs are more interesting and challenging than the mellower and more pop oriented first song.
The next three songs all come from "Synchronicity." I was surprised that "Synchronicity I," which charted well, is not represented on this collection, particularly given the space remaining on the CD. However, the creepy "Every Breath You Take" and the poetic song "King of Pain" both charted well and are good representatives of this influential and popular album. The song "Wrapped around Your Finger" is another good song, but I prefer the other two songs to this one.
There are two additional tracks. The first is a 1986 recording of the song "Don't Stand so Close to Me." I prefer the original to this over-produced and more electronic version. There is also a different mix of "Message in a Bottle." I am prejudiced by my tastes, but I also think the original of this song was better.
The Police burned brightly in the five albums they recorded from 1978 to 1983. Even now songs such as "King of Pain" and "Every Breath You Take" sound fresh. Sting's experiences and knowledge attained as a secondary school English teacher frequently enhanced the power of the lyrics. The skill and creativity of the three members of the group also led to conflicts that led to the group's permanent dissolution after the release of "Synchronicity." Perhaps there is a bittersweet pleasure is listening to this music time and again, but at least a legacy of their creativity and musical influence remains. The Police is yet another group whose music is better represented by their albums rather than any selection of songs from the albums. However, if you are interested only in the more popular songs of this multiple Grammy Award group, this CD is currently one of your best choices. Enjoy!
If A&M came out with a 2CD Police ROCK compilation, they should definitely include the following:
(Notice that I purposefully omit Every Breath You Take! Ugh!)
1. It's Alright For You (contains the best Police guitar "hook"!)
2. Message in a Bottle
3. Visions Of The Night (Hard Rockin' Police!)
4. Roxanne
5. Peanuts (..sang his song for much too long..brain is gone...)
6. Too Much Information
7. Next To You (Sting's first great song!)
8. A Sermon (written by Stewart, sung by Sting, very perceptive!)
9. Reggatta De Blanc (great instrumental!)
10.Synchronicity I
11.Truth Hits Everybody
12.When The World Is Running Down (James Brown and T.A.M.I. show)
13.Omegaman
14.Masoko Tanga (Whatever Sting is saying, I like this song!)
15.Invisible Sun
16.Flexible Strategies (another great instrumental!)
17.De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da
18.Deathwish
19.Rehumanize Yourself
20.On Any Other Day (Stewart Copeland sings!)
21.Demolition Man
22.Synchronicity II
23.Don't Stand So Close To Me
Look at all those great Police songs that you'll be missing!
Until A&M comes out with a better Police compilation, get Message In A Box!
Problem is, that volatile mix produced musical and personal tensions that came to a boil after the "Synchronicity" album (which quickly went multi-platinum). The band members took a break to work on other musical projects, but relations did not improve and when they regrouped in the studio all they could manage was a drippy remake of the song "Don't Stand So Close to Me" that showed where the singer's new pretensions would be moving him.
This hits package was the vehicle for releasing that swan song, and everything about it (from the album name to the packaging to the song selection) shows that they were aiming for pop fans picked up by the last album. Their attempt succeeded; the compilation shot to Platinum and eventually achieved Multi-Platinum RIAA certification. A subsequent release under a new subtitle, "The Classics," added the original DSSCTM and a new mix of "Message in a Bottle," but there are so many copies of the older compilation floating a around that it still serves as an effective and cheap way to sample the band.
Out of the hit singles EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE is their biggest and most well-known hit and Sting even redone the other shade to this masterpiece hit by huge Sting hit IF YOU LOVE SOMEONE SET THEM FREE. My #1 favorite is EVERY LITTLE THING SHE DOES IS MAGIC. It is the most melodic and dynamic and memorable piece of work that set the band and the rest apart. WRAPPED AROUND YOUR FINGER is really psychedelic yet catchy power ballad. MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE also is the trademark POLICE sound distinguishing the solo singer Sting. I love Sting work but Police works must be enjoyed seperately with those of Sting. I have never given up the hope for their comeback and has been waiting this to happen for twenty years.
I do wish there were more songs on this CD--like "Driven To Tears" "Syncronicity, Part 2" and the original "Don't Stand So Close To Me", but still, I think this album is endlessly listenable, and I highly recommend it.
the trio recorded five terrific albums that yielded many great singles, most of which are included here. There is one inexplicable omission that is glaring enough to lose a star from me-the awful 1986 remake of "Don't Stand So Close to Me" is included instead of the original. Why didn't they put the original in with the remake as a bonus track? Why bother with the remake at all, really, but apparently someone thought it was important. Some record company people were probably hoping for one more hit single. A very disappointing choice on an otherwise excellent disc.
David Nevue's melodies and playing exude a simplicity, passion and grace that are remarkable. I best enjoyed the title track, `The Vigil,' and `It is Well With My Soul,' but I can (and do) get into every song. It's a rarity when every track on a CD is enjoyable, but I can listen to this CD over and over and never get tired of any song. I own several of his CDs, and while I greatly enjoy them all, this one reflects a growth and power that deserves all the praise it has received.
category of "neo-classical" or "new age" music. His work is easily on a level
comparable to that of David Lanz, Stanton Lanier, and George Winston. One
aspect of Nevue's compositions that make them stand out against many new age
pianists is that his pieces tend to have very strong, memorable melodies. In
other words, a criticism often heard (and occasionally fairly earned) of new
age music is that it is 'elevator music' or 'sounds all alike.' David Nevue's
work does NOT sound all alike, and it is definitely not elevator music. His
pieces convey an emotional intensity that is unusual to find in this genre.
This particular album, "Overcome," is even more emotionally intense than his
previous work. According to the liner notes and his web site, Nevue composed
these pieces in the aftermath of his father's death, and an atmosphere of regret
and abiding love permeates the pieces. The standout, in my opinion, is the title
track. Intense, sad, perhaps even slightly ominous, arpeggios in the treble are
counteracted by unrelenting bass hand runs. The piece progresses to a clash of
chords, and then the main theme emerges again, quietly and this time peacefully. It
is my favorite of all of David Nevue's pieces. Other favorite tracks of mine on
this album include The Vigil, Variations, Winter Walk, and Walking in Shadow-- but
every piece on the album is strong, and it encourages repeated listening.
Lastly, for any pianist out there who may be interested, Nevue makes available for
purchase the sheet music for many of these pieces on his web site. I know that I enjoy
greatly the opportunity to learn to play music that I enjoy listening to. I can't (yet)
play "Overcome" as smoothly and with as much emotion as Nevue does, but it has been a
rewarding effort.
The title track is a very dark, powerful piece, full of deep emotion - one of Nevue's best, I think. "Winter Walk" is another favorite. The crystalline opening notes in the upper register are chilly and clear. The rest of the piece is more introspective with the leisurely pace of a long walk to think things through and to just let yourself feel. The feeling is very sad, but not without hope. "Treasure Falls" is another beauty, although it is much lighter in feel. Alternately introspective and almost dancelike, it reflects a contrast of emotions. "Broken" is again very solemn and deeply emotional, as are "A Moment Lost" and "When the Hard Rains Come." "Words Left Unsaid" is another favorite. Nevue calls it "a lament," and the sense of regret is palpable. "Walking In Shadow" is based on a verse from the 23rd Psalm, and is very dark, indeed, but a feeling of hope breaks through in passages, again contrasting some very different emotions. "The Old Country Church" was composed for Nevue's father, who loved good-time gospel music. It isn't exactly joyful, but as the song develops, it is going in that direction. Nevue's arrangements include a lovely version of "As the Deer" as well as his personal interpretations of "It Is Well With My Soul," "Take My Life and Let It Be," "There Is a Redeemer," and "Psalm 5."
As an artist, David Nevue keeps reaching new heights by setting his life experience and faith to music. His music is not complicated or flashy, but comes from deep within, letting us know him and his heart in a way that words would never do. "Overcome" is amazing in its candor and openness. Very highly recommended!
Fresh and exciting, this is jazz that neither loses the melodic line nor the meaning of the lyrics.
Stu Hamstra, Cabaret Hotline Online
Her clear, soothing vocals and clever stylings make for an hour or so of pure joy.
A New Take
A New Take,Sue Matsuki,Yakamoto Productions Inc.,WINNER OF THE 2002 MAC AWARD FOR BEST FEMALE JAZZ VOCALIST AND "A NEW TAKE" NOMINATED FOR BEST FEMALE RECORDING OF THE YEAR. If you are a jazz fan and appreciate an artist who takes risks with stunning success, you will enjoy this album.
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Tracks:
- Roxanne
- Can't Stand Losing You
- Message In A Bottle
- Walking On The Moon
- Don't Stand So Close To Me
- De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da
- Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic
- Invisible Sun
- Spirits In The Material World
- Every Breath You Take
- King Of Pain
- Wrapped Around Your Finger
- Don't Stand So Close To Me '86
- Message In A Bottle
Customer Reviews:
Why do labels do this with greatest hits CDs?..........2007-07-15
Reuniting And It Feels (and sounds) So Good.......2007-05-19
Every Breath You Take - The Police.......2007-05-09
Nostalgia.......2007-05-07
younger and healthier and looked forward to listening to Sting (before he
was Sting) and I was out dancing. It was good music to dance to.
My LP records and they're all scratched.......2007-02-12
I remember buying "Outlandos D'amour" in the fall of 1978, right before starting college. I was just beginning to get into punk/new wave and "Roxanne" was such a giddy single that I had to have the album. I was enthused but also surprised. While the band played with punky brashness, there was stuff here that was way too sophisticated for punk. The tricky drumming of Stewart Copeland was a dead giveaway...The Police were more than those peroxided heads on the album cover.
When "Regatta DeBlanc" arrived, the aggressive "Message In A Bottle" served notice. Sting was a charismatic singer that could rock with the best of them, and Andy Summers' playing was really beginning to show that he was limitlessly inventive. The spacey reggae of "Walking On The Moon" pushed their experimentation to a new peak. While "Message" should have been the breakthrough single The Police deserved after "Roxanne," radio resistance to this new kind of new wave music forced the band to wait until the third album.
"De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da" changed that. Irresistibly catchy, it spotlighted Sting's ability to write crafty pop songs. Then the enigmatic and literate "Don't Stand So Close To Me" went top ten, forcing even the staunchest critics to accept "Zenyatta Mondatta" and The Police. After all, not every rock band could quote Nabokov and top the charts with it. By now, the band had also become MTV darlings and Sting a heart-throb, an image he had no problem riding to success but still took issue with on the creative level. He wanted to make sure that The Police were regarded more as musical artists than video vixens with goofy song clips.
Success emboldened Sting and The Police experimented heavily on "Ghost In The Machine." Gone were the pretty boy cover pictures and pseudo-Eurospeak titles. The stuttering time-signature of the title track and the Pink Floyd meets the Beach Boys of "Invisible Sun" were unlike anything The Police had recorded before. Still, it was the classic pop sounding "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" that was, well, magic. The mix of progressive and pop set the stage for The Police's finest hour.
If "Every Little Thing..." sounded like classic pop, "Every Breath You Take" sounded timeless. As everyone knows, the deceptively paranoid single cross-circuited and insta-catchy melody with lyrics that sounded like a pledge of devotion only to be undermined by the totally obsessive nature of the protagonist. The nature of the album "Synchronicity" was to allow each member to add his part as he saw fit (even though Sting was obviously the de facto leader by now). it led to the stripped down sound of "King Of Pain" and "Wrapped Around Your Finger."
But that was as far as the band could travel together. Sting's ambitions (or ego, depending on your point of view) had moved past Copeland and Stewart's. The worldwide success of "Synchronicity" and the tour put the band on a hiatus that they never really called off. That leaves the sole new items here the pointless electronic remake of "Don't Stand So Close To Me" (from the "The Singles" collection) and a remix of "Message In A Bottle" that is all but indistinguishable from the original. "Every Breath You Take: The Classics" does allow for both versions of "Don't Stand So Close To Me," which makes that earlier collection obsolete.
However, the recently reissued Police library has at least two classic albums in it (in my opinion, "Synchronicity" and "Zenyatta Mondatta"), that rate picking up a few of the individual albums for their key tracks. (For instance, it is again my opinion, but both of the "new" tracks here could have easily been dumped for the likes of "So Lonely," "Driven To Tears" or "Synchronicity II.") Still, as a collection of memorable radio and groundbreaking music, the evolution of The Police from punky white reggae to musical sophisticates makes this CD a must have if you don't want to go beyond the hits.
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Journey into Deep Relaxation
CHT Doreen Blumenfeld Manufacturer: HeartHill ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Self-Help
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ASIN: B00006JLR9 Release Date: 2002-07-01 |
Tracks:
- Introducton
- 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:
Excellent.......2007-07-09
Try high quality speakers.......2007-07-08
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.
didn't like so don't listen to it.......2006-11-09
It just plain works!!.......2006-10-07
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.
Sweet sleep!.......2006-08-25
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Mendelssohn: Elijah
Manufacturer: EMI Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General
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ASIN: B0002XV31A Release Date: 2005-02-15 |
Tracks:
- Introduction: As God The Lord Of Israel Liveth
- Overture
- No.1 Help, Lord! Wilt Thou Quite Destroy Us?
- No.2: Lord! Bow Thine Ear To Our Prayer!
- No.3: Ye People, Rend Your Hearts
- No.4: If With All Your Hearts
- No.5: Yet Doth The Lord See It Not
- No.6: Elijah! Get Thee Hence
- No.7: For He Shall Give His Angels Charge Over Thee
- Recitative: Now Cherith's Brook Is Dried Up
- No.8: What Have I Do To Do With Thee?
- No.9: Blessed Are The Men Who Fear Him
- No.10: As God The Lord Of Sabaoth Liveth
- No.11: Baal, We Cry To Thee: Hear And Answer Us!
- No.12: Call Him Louder, For He Is A God!
- No.13: Call Him Louder! He Heareth Not!
- No.14: Lord God Of Abraham, Isaac And Israel!
- No.15: Cast Thy Burden Upon The Lord
- No.16: O Thou, Who Makest Thine Angels Spirits
- No.17: Is Not His Word Like A Fire?
- No.18: Woe Unto Them Who Forsake Him!
- No.19: O Man Of God, Help Thy People!
- No.20: Thanks Be To God!
Tracks:
- No.21: Hear Ye, Israel; Hear What The Lord Speaketh
- No.22: Be Not Afraid, Saith God The Lord
- No.23: The Lord Hath Exalted Thee
- No.24: Woe To Him, He Shall Perish
- No.25: Man Of God, Now Let My Words Be Precious
- No.26: It Is Enough; O Lord Now Take My Life
- No.27: See, Now He Sleepeth
- No.28: Lift Thine Eyes To The Mountains
- No.29: He, Watching Over Israel, Slumbers Not
- No.30: Arise, Elijah, For Thou Hast A Long Journey
- No.31: O Rest In The Lord
- No.32: He That Shall Endure To The End, Shall Be Saved
- No.33: Night Falleth Round Me, O Lord!
- No.34: Behold! God The Lord Passed By!
- No.35: Above Him Stood The Seraphim
- No.36: Go, Return Upon Thy Way
- No.37: For The Mountains Shall Depart
- No.38: Then Did Elijah The Prophet Break Forth
- No.39: Then Shall The Righteous Shine Forth
- No.40: Behold, God Hath Sent Elijah
- No.41: But The Lord, From The North Hath Raised One
- No.41a: O Come Everyone That Thirsteth
- No.42: And Then Shall Your Light Break Forth
Customer Reviews:
Wonderful, but not my first choice.......2007-04-07
Fischer-Dieskau roughens up his voice for the role, and therein lies a problem. The voice spreads and his diction suffers because of it; that and his unidiomatic pronounciation, with far too many rolled "r"s. He does the drama well, but what works well in lieder works here less well on the large scale. Odd, given his success as on opera singer (check out his Iago), that here he frequently comes off blustery.
Dame Gwyneth Jones belies her reputation and gives a contolled, dramatic performance, using her "edge" to advantage in "Hear Ye, Israel". Gedda's diction is amazing, with exactly the right color for this literature, and projecting a little more blood than an English tenor.
Dame Janet Baker is my star in this performance. Dramatic, heart-rending when need be, and in wonderful voice. She'll chill your blood when she tells the people of Baal to "slaughter him, do what he hath done!".
And as for the people of Baal, the Philharmonia Chorus is wonderful. Incisive and dramatic, with beautiful tone. I could do without the trick of the boy choir for "Lift Thine Eyes", and I miss the small ensembles, but all in all a fine performance, and good recording, circa 1968.
First choice in English, Daniels/Terfel: better Elijah in Terfel, better recording, more authentic orchestra, small vocal ensembles (as per the score) but inferior women (including Fleming: beautiful tone, but where's her head?). In German, it's Sawallisch/Adam all the way.
But if you're singing Elijah, and have a score, this is a good choice.
THE BEST recording of the BEST oratorio ever..........2006-08-15
This recording is in every way wonderful. Starting with Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau. He IS Elijah to me. His singing is perfection. He has amazing phrasing and his diction makes it possible to understand the lovely, inspired libretto to this heavenly music. There are so many pieces that are ephemeral, but a couple of my favorites are: #14, Lord God of Abraham and #37, For the Mountains shall Depart. Dieskau does a great job of what I think of as compassionate, heartfelt singing. His interpretation sounds like the voice of God himself. It has a quality of kindness and yet he sounds just as convincing reprimanding the people of Baal. He is the true highlight of this recording.
That said, the rest of the cast is wonderful as well. Gwyneth Jones has a lovely, silvery voice that has a clarion bell-like tone that rings over the large orchestra with ease. She has occasional "misfire" but is a consistent performer. Dame Janet Baker and Nicolai Gedda both perform at a consistently lovely level. The orchestra and chorus are both wonderful. #15, Cast thy Burden upon the Lord, #32 He that Shall Endure to the End, and #38 Then Did Elijah are all highlights.
All said, for me the main reason to get this recording is Dieskau's Elijah- after all, he's the main character. But don't forget the lovely music. This story is exciting and passionate and sacred all at the same time. For me, it's the best oratorio that has a moving story and great music too.
Too bad there are so few recordings of Elijah.......2006-07-03
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Songs for the Inner Lover
Miten & Premal Manufacturer: White Swan Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General
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ASIN: B0000AINHV Release Date: 2003-07-01 |
Tracks:
- So Much Magnificence
- Vertical Reality
- Second Chance
- Sat Patim
- Heart Beat
- Till I Was Loved By You
- Connection
- Ishq' Allah
- Into the Wind
Album Description
On his first release in six years, Miten delivers a heartfelt musical testament to the redeeming power of self-acceptance. Graced by Deva Premal's vocal harmonies, Miten's songs take flight, seamlessly blending male/female energy to reveal the healing balance that comes through true connection with the self. Miten created Songs for the Inner Lover as a soundtrack for the love and life experiences we all share. Insightful lyrics and refreshingly simple, melodic arrangements examine the many faces of love: from its manifestation on the physical plane and the master-disciple relationship to longing for meaningful companionship and the inner dialogues we conduct with ourselves.Through their long and storied musical and life partnership together, Miten and bestselling mantra singer Deva Premal have created a true heart connection with each other and thousands of adoring fans worldwide. On Songs for the Inner Lover, Miten draws from that nourishing experience to offer a truthful and universal sentiment sure to provide healing comfort to all who are touched by love--or long to be.
Album Description
2003 release for the newage/world artists features 9 tracks. White Swan.Customer Reviews:
Another opinion.......2006-06-14
There's nothing really bad about the music, but most of it is Miten by himself (the ones with Deva are far better, to my ear), and I honestly can't find anything to recommend it.
I only gave it two stars for the few songs that are predominantly Deva's voice.
As much as I am dissing this CD I wouldn't hesitate to recommend "Love is Space." So, if you're expecting something along those lines, don't get this as it's totally different.
The most beautiful CD to celebrate committed partnerships!.......2006-05-20
We've already decided that this will be the music we will choose for our wedding as we shared our first dance to the magnificent sentiments expressed in song by Miten and Deva Premal.
You won't be disappointed!!!!
Mits and Premsi are the bomb!.......2005-04-06
Enraptured!.......2004-11-12
Wear your Mitens!.......2003-11-11
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Sacred Spirit Drums
David and Steve Gordon Manufacturer: Sequoia Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General
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ASIN: B000008QVX Release Date: 1998-10-06 |
Tracks:
- Sunrise Ritual
- Calling The Sacred Beat
- Shaman's Dance
- Path With A Heart
- Within The Cloud Lodge
- Spirit Vision
- Mother Earth, Father Sky
- Gift Of The Eagle
- Flowering Tree
- Rainbow Hoop
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Native-American Flute and Incan Pan Pipe melodies soar over Tribal Drums from around the world, Guitars, Keyboards and Nature Sounds (with wolf, eagle, coyote and humpback whale). Following up their best seller, Sacred Earth Drums, the Gordons take you deeper into their healing Shamanic journey to the heart of rhythm. Feel the compelling beat of Mother Earth - move your body and join the dance for the reverence of life!Customer Reviews:
Soothing.......2007-07-12
Very good new age-native fusion.......2005-06-10
EARTH CENTERED MUSIC.......2005-04-28
IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A SOFT/ACTIVE RELAXING MUSIC, SO THAT YOU CAN FEEL ONE WITH THE EARTH, AND YOU GET FLASH BACK OF OTHER PRIMITIVES TIMES, THIS IS FOR YOU. THAT'S MY EXPERIENCE.
Indian Welk.......2004-10-18
It would probably be better to rename it and put a different picture on the cover that would be less insulting to the people it's making a mockery of and more suitable to the disco minded crowd it's apparently trying to foster.
Sacred Spirit Drums.......2004-04-28
The drum is the heartbeat of Mother Earth. Her heart is not heard with this rendition.
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All That Jazz (1979 Film)
Ralph Burns Manufacturer: Polygram Int'l ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General
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ASIN: B000008115 Release Date: 2000-04-25 |
Tracks:
- Main Title (Instrumental) - Ralph Burns
- On Broadway - George Benson
- Michelle (Instrumental) - Ralph Burns
- Take Off With Us - Sandahl Bergman & Chorus
- Vivaldi Concert In G (Instrumental) - Ralph Burns
- Ponte Vecchio (Instrumental) - Ralph Burns
- Everything Old Is New Again - Peter Allen
- South Mt Sinai Parade (Instrumental) - Ralph Burns
- After You've Gone - Leland Palmer
- There'll Be Some Changes Made - Ann Reinking
- Who's Sorry Now - Chorus
- Some Of These Days - Erzsebet Foldi
- Going Home Now (Instrumental) - Ralph Burns
- Bye Bye Love - Ben Vereen & Roy Scheider
Album Description
1995 reissue of the soundtrack to director Bob Fosse's acclaimed 1979 musical co-starring Roy Scheider and Jessica Lange. Ralph Burns arranged & conducted all 14 tracks, whichinclude performances by George Benson, Sandahl Bergman and Ben Vereen with Scheider. A Spectrum/ Karussell release.Album Details
Accompanying Music to the Critically Acclaimed, Oscar Winning (For Best Art Direction, Best Score and Best Costume Design) 1979 Musical which features Musical Performances by Roy Scheider and Ben Vereen and also Stars Jessica Lange and Johnathan Lithgow. Includes the George Benson Standard "On Broadway", plus a Piece of Vivaldi's "Concert in G" and More.Customer Reviews:
Life and Death On The Great White Way.......2007-06-24
Joe Gideon (Roy Scheider) is a celebrated stage and film director famous for creating dance numbers with a super sexy style--and truly chaotic professional and personal life. Even as he edits a film he has recently directed, he begins rehearsals for a new Broadway show. Even as he duels with his acidic show-biz ex-wife over the needs of their daughter, he cheats on his girl friend with any lovely chorus girl who wants to fall across his bed. He goes from crisis to crisis in a round of late nights fueled by nicotine, caffine, alcohol, and drugs--and he loves every ego-gratifying moment of it. What he does not love is the heart attack he has in the middle of it all.
What divides viewers is not so much the plot as the overall style of the film. Like Joe Gideon, Bob Fosse (1927-1987) was most famous for his musicals, which were often akin to beautiful but distinctly dark hallucinations of super-stylized motion showing lots of skin. With ALL THAT JAZZ, Fosse takes his unique, highly surrealistic musical style and combines it with the similarly surrealistic approach of such master directors as Fellini. The result is a film that shifts between past, present, and future with glittering musical numbers that leap from the mind of Gideon himself to make wry comment on his egocentric madness--and in which beautiful show girls become the personification of death.
As Joe Gideon, Roy Scheider (perhaps best known for his tough-cop role in THE FRENCH CONNECTION) truly gives the performance of his career; he is amazing in the role of the driven, egocentric director/choreographer who will stop at nothing to pursue his desires, professional or otherwise. The film also gives us two performers who rarely appear on screen: Leland Palmer as Gideon's ex-wife Audrey Paris (a role based on Gwen Verdon) and Ann Rhineking as Gideon's long-suffering dancer-girlfried Kate Jagger (a role, ironically, based on herself.) Both prove extremely memorable--as does Ben Vereen, a performer I do not usually like, appearing here in as the emcee of Gideon's final and most memorable hallucination.
The cinematography by Giuseppe Rotunno is sharp, clean, disquieting, and manages to convey the New York of the late 1970s in remarkable detail; the editing by Alan Heim (who also worked on such memorable films as NETWORK and STAR 80) is also memorable. Indeed, be it lighting, costumes, casting, or overall art design it is virtually impossible to fault the film at any level. Even so--ALL THAT JAZZ remains as likely to divide viewers today as it did in 1979. Movie musicals have changed a great deal over the past decade or so, but ALL THAT JAZZ remains a unique offering. You either get it or you don't; you either like it or you hate it.
There are at least two DVDs on the market. One is a no-frills edition with a good transfer; the other offers several bells and whistles that fans of the film will enjoy. Recommended in either version.
GFT, Amazon Reviewer
Fantastic!.......2007-06-18
Well executed, entertaining, musical.......2007-03-25
Eclectic Mix.......2007-02-24
"Bye, bye love"...........2007-02-09
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The Ultimate Gilbert & Sullivan Collection
Arthur Sullivan , Isidore Godfrey , Royston Nash , New Symphony Orchestra of London , Royal Philharmonic Orchestra , Colin Wright , Donald Adams , George Cook , Gillian Knight , Jean Hindmarsh , Jeffrey Skitch , John Ayldon , John Reed , Joyce Wright , Kenneth Sandford , Lyndsie Holland , Owen Brannigan , Pauline Wales , Peggy Ann Jones , Thomas Round , Valerie Masterson , and D'Oyly Carte Opera Company Manufacturer: Decca ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Sullivan
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ASIN: B000007OU0 Release Date: 1998-06-09 |
Tracks:
- H.M.S. Pinafore: We Shall Sail The Ocean Blue
- H.M.S. Pinafore: I'm Called Little Buttercup
- H.M.S. Pinafore: My Galant Crew, Good Morning
- H.M.S. Pinafore: I'm The Monarch Of The Sea
- H.M.S. Pinafore: When I Was A Lad
- H.M.S. Pinafore: Nevermind The Why And Wherefore
- H.M.S. Pinafore: Kind Captain, I've Important Information
- H.M.S. Pinafore: Carefully On Tip - Toe Stealing
- H.M.S. Pinafore: For He Is An Englishman
- The Pirates Of Penzance: I Am The Very Model Of A Modern Major - General
- The Pirates Of Penzance: When A Felon's Not Engaged In His Employment
- The Pirates Of Penzance: With Cat Like Tread
- The Sorcerer: My Name Is John Wellinton Wells
- The Gondoliers: Take A Pair Of Sparkling Eyes
- Patience: If You're Anxious To Shine
- The Mikado: If You Want To Know Who We Are
- The Mikado: A Wand'ring Minstrel I
- The Mikado: Behold The Lord High Executioner
- The Mikado: As Someday It May Happen
- The Mikado: Three Little Maids From School Are We
- The Mikado: The Sun Whose Rays Are All Ablaze
- The Mikado: Here's A How - De - Do!
- The Mikado: From Ev'ry Kind Of Man Obedience I Expect
- The Mikado: A More Humane Mikado Never Did In Japan Exist
- The Mikado: The Criminal Cried As He Dropp'd Him Down
- The Mikado: The Flowers That Bloom In The Spring, Tra La
- The Mikado: On A Tree By A River A Little Tom Tit
- The Mikado: There Is Beauty In The Bellow Of The Blast
- The Mikado: For He's Gone And Married Yum-Yum
Customer Reviews:
Well worth the price.......2006-04-13
Not Exactly "The Ultimate" Collection..........2004-12-23
In addition, while most of the music is very well performed, some of the vocalists either go a bit overboard or, at the very opposite end, seem to lack expression. For example, this Nanki-Poo (in The Mikado) seems to be overly occupied with vibrato. Katisha's voice is annoying, and The Mikado's low voice often seems to lack feeling and humor. The other idiosyncracies, like the very frightening evil laughing during "A More Humane Mikado" and hissing during "Three Little Maids" really bug me.
Then again, I'm new to Gilbert and Sullivan, and was introduced to the music through the Topsy Turvy soundtrack, which has a noticeably less operatic style, and hardly includes "stage noise"... so perhaps all this is the norm. Do listen to the tracks for yourself, though, before you purchase the CD. Personally, I find that the Topsy Turvy soundtrack, while considerably less ecompassing, is much lighthearted and easier listening.
Where's the chicks?!?!.......2003-05-15
Not quite the ultimate...........2002-03-25
Great Music - Questionable Selection.......2002-02-05
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Every Breath You Take: The Classics
The Police Manufacturer: Interscope Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General
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ASIN: B000088NSZ Release Date: 2003-03-04 |
Tracks:
- Roxanne
- Can't Stand Losing You
- Message In A Bottle
- Walking On The Moon
- Don't Stand So Close To Me
- De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da
- Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic
- Invisible Sun
- Spirits In The Material World
- Every Breath You Take
- King Of Pain
- Wrapped Around Your Finger
- Don't Stand So Close To Me '86
- Message In A Bottle
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Love 'em or hate 'em, there was no denying that Sting and the boys released some great singles. The title track practically distills the essence of perfect pop, while "Roxanne," "Don't Stand So Close to Me," "De do do do, de da da da," and "Every Little Thing She Does is Magic" helped define a generation. --Chris NicksonAlbum Description
This Super Audio Compact Disc (SACD) recording offers high-resolution sound and is playable on both standard CD players and SACD-compatible devices.Customer Reviews:
Stop, it's the Police!.......2007-07-20
My LP records and they're all scratched.......2007-02-12
I remember buying "Outlandos D'amour" in the fall of 1978, right before starting college. I was just beginning to get into punk/new wave and "Roxanne" was such a giddy single that I had to have the album. I was enthused but also surprised. While the band played with punky brashness, there was stuff here that was way too sophisticated for punk. The tricky drumming of Stewart Copeland was a dead giveaway...The Police were more than those peroxided heads on the album cover.
When "Regatta DeBlanc" arrived, the aggressive "Message In A Bottle" served notice. Sting was a charismatic singer that could rock with the best of them, and Andy Summers' playing was really beginning to show that he was limitlessly inventive. The spacey reggae of "Walking On The Moon" pushed their experimentation to a new peak. While "Message" should have been the breakthrough single The Police deserved after "Roxanne," radio resistance to this new kind of new wave music forced the band to wait until the third album.
"De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da" changed that. Irresistibly catchy, it spotlighted Sting's ability to write crafty pop songs. Then the enigmatic and literate "Don't Stand So Close To Me" went top ten, forcing even the staunchest critics to accept "Zenyatta Mondatta" and The Police. After all, not every rock band could quote Nabokov and top the charts with it. By now, the band had also become MTV darlings and Sting a heart-throb, an image he had no problem riding to success but still took issue with on the creative level. He wanted to make sure that The Police were regarded more as musical artists than video vixens with goofy song clips.
Success emboldened Sting and The Police experimented heavily on "Ghost In The Machine." Gone were the pretty boy cover pictures and pseudo-Eurospeak titles. The stuttering time-signature of the title track and the Pink Floyd meets the Beach Boys of "Invisible Sun" were unlike anything The Police had recorded before. Still, it was the classic pop sounding "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" that was, well, magic. The mix of progressive and pop set the stage for The Police's finest hour.
If "Every Little Thing..." sounded like classic pop, "Every Breath You Take" sounded timeless. As everyone knows, the deceptively paranoid single cross-circuited and insta-catchy melody with lyrics that sounded like a pledge of devotion only to be undermined by the totally obsessive nature of the protagonist. The nature of the album "Synchronicity" was to allow each member to add his part as he saw fit (even though Sting was obviously the de facto leader by now). it led to the stripped down sound of "King Of Pain" and "Wrapped Around Your Finger."
But that was as far as the band could travel together. Sting's ambitions (or ego, depending on your point of view) had moved past Copeland and Stewart's. The worldwide success of "Synchronicity" and the tour put the band on a hiatus that they never really called off. That leaves the sole new items here the pointless electronic remake of "Don't Stand So Close To Me" (from the "The Singles" collection) and a remix of "Message In A Bottle" that is all but indistinguishable from the original. "Every Breath You Take: The Classics" does allow for both versions of "Don't Stand So Close To Me," which makes that earlier collection obsolete.
However, the recently reissued Police library has at least two classic albums in it (in my opinion, "Synchronicity" and "Zenyatta Mondatta"), that rate picking up a few of the individual albums for their key tracks. (For instance, it is again my opinion, but both of the "new" tracks here could have easily been dumped for the likes of "So Lonely," "Driven To Tears" or "Synchronicity II.") Still, as a collection of memorable radio and groundbreaking music, the evolution of The Police from punky white reggae to musical sophisticates makes this CD a must have if you don't want to go beyond the hits.
The CD layer is good........2006-07-16
A Very Good Selection of the Police's Pop.......2005-09-23
The first two songs are from "Outlandos d'Amour." "Roxanne" seems to be a fan favorite; perhaps because "Roxanne" was the song that seems to have launched the Police's musical success. The third and fourth songs are from "Regatta de Blanc." There is a strong reggae sound to "Walking on the Moon." Reggae was a strong influence in the Police's early music, though the influence was much less perceptible by the time the Police released "Synchronicity."
The album "Zenyatta Mondatta" provides the songs "Don't Stand So Close to Me" and "De do do do, De da da da." I enjoy both songs, but the eerie and creepy subject of the former song is but one of the numerous social challenges that the Police covered in their music.
"Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic," "Invisible Sun," and "Spirits in the Material World," were all from the album "Ghosts in the Machine." The first song was the most successful, reaching #1 on the Mainstream Rock chart and #3 on the pop singles chart, but I prefer the eerie and slightly progressive song "Invisible Sun" and the reggae influence pop song "Spirits in the Material World." I think the latter two songs are more interesting and challenging than the mellower and more pop oriented first song.
The next three songs all come from "Synchronicity." I was surprised that "Synchronicity I," which charted well, is not represented on this collection, particularly given the space remaining on the CD. However, the creepy "Every Breath You Take" and the poetic song "King of Pain" both charted well and are good representatives of this influential and popular album. The song "Wrapped around Your Finger" is another good song, but I prefer the other two songs to this one.
There are two additional tracks. The first is a 1986 recording of the song "Don't Stand so Close to Me." I prefer the original to this over-produced and more electronic version. There is also a different mix of "Message in a Bottle." I am prejudiced by my tastes, but I also think the original of this song was better.
The Police burned brightly in the five albums they recorded from 1978 to 1983. Even now songs such as "King of Pain" and "Every Breath You Take" sound fresh. Sting's experiences and knowledge attained as a secondary school English teacher frequently enhanced the power of the lyrics. The skill and creativity of the three members of the group also led to conflicts that led to the group's permanent dissolution after the release of "Synchronicity." Perhaps there is a bittersweet pleasure is listening to this music time and again, but at least a legacy of their creativity and musical influence remains. The Police is yet another group whose music is better represented by their albums rather than any selection of songs from the albums. However, if you are interested only in the more popular songs of this multiple Grammy Award group, this CD is currently one of your best choices. Enjoy!
If you're a Police "rock" fan, get Message In A Box instead!.......2005-07-28
If A&M came out with a 2CD Police ROCK compilation, they should definitely include the following:
(Notice that I purposefully omit Every Breath You Take! Ugh!)
1. It's Alright For You (contains the best Police guitar "hook"!)
2. Message in a Bottle
3. Visions Of The Night (Hard Rockin' Police!)
4. Roxanne
5. Peanuts (..sang his song for much too long..brain is gone...)
6. Too Much Information
7. Next To You (Sting's first great song!)
8. A Sermon (written by Stewart, sung by Sting, very perceptive!)
9. Reggatta De Blanc (great instrumental!)
10.Synchronicity I
11.Truth Hits Everybody
12.When The World Is Running Down (James Brown and T.A.M.I. show)
13.Omegaman
14.Masoko Tanga (Whatever Sting is saying, I like this song!)
15.Invisible Sun
16.Flexible Strategies (another great instrumental!)
17.De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da
18.Deathwish
19.Rehumanize Yourself
20.On Any Other Day (Stewart Copeland sings!)
21.Demolition Man
22.Synchronicity II
23.Don't Stand So Close To Me
Look at all those great Police songs that you'll be missing!
Until A&M comes out with a better Police compilation, get Message In A Box!
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Every Breath You Take: The Singles
The Police Manufacturer: A&M ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD New Wave
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ASIN: B000008JI6 Release Date: 1990-10-25 |
Tracks:
- Roxanne
- Can't Stand Losing You
- Message in a Bottle
- Walking on the Moon
- Don't Stand So Close to Me '86
- De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da
- Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic
- Invisible Sun
- Spirits in the Material World
- Every Breath You Take
- King of Pain
- Wrapped Around Your Finger
Customer Reviews:
Vehicle for "Don't Stand So Close to Me '86".......2007-07-08
Problem is, that volatile mix produced musical and personal tensions that came to a boil after the "Synchronicity" album (which quickly went multi-platinum). The band members took a break to work on other musical projects, but relations did not improve and when they regrouped in the studio all they could manage was a drippy remake of the song "Don't Stand So Close to Me" that showed where the singer's new pretensions would be moving him.
This hits package was the vehicle for releasing that swan song, and everything about it (from the album name to the packaging to the song selection) shows that they were aiming for pop fans picked up by the last album. Their attempt succeeded; the compilation shot to Platinum and eventually achieved Multi-Platinum RIAA certification. A subsequent release under a new subtitle, "The Classics," added the original DSSCTM and a new mix of "Message in a Bottle," but there are so many copies of the older compilation floating a around that it still serves as an effective and cheap way to sample the band.
Great songs - bad production.......2006-05-04
I Thought They Would Come Back...........2005-04-30
Out of the hit singles EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE is their biggest and most well-known hit and Sting even redone the other shade to this masterpiece hit by huge Sting hit IF YOU LOVE SOMEONE SET THEM FREE. My #1 favorite is EVERY LITTLE THING SHE DOES IS MAGIC. It is the most melodic and dynamic and memorable piece of work that set the band and the rest apart. WRAPPED AROUND YOUR FINGER is really psychedelic yet catchy power ballad. MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE also is the trademark POLICE sound distinguishing the solo singer Sting. I love Sting work but Police works must be enjoyed seperately with those of Sting. I have never given up the hope for their comeback and has been waiting this to happen for twenty years.
You'll Be Arrested By This Album!.......2005-03-12
I do wish there were more songs on this CD--like "Driven To Tears" "Syncronicity, Part 2" and the original "Don't Stand So Close To Me", but still, I think this album is endlessly listenable, and I highly recommend it.
Excellent--with one glaring exception.......2005-01-16
the trio recorded five terrific albums that yielded many great singles, most of which are included here. There is one inexplicable omission that is glaring enough to lose a star from me-the awful 1986 remake of "Don't Stand So Close to Me" is included instead of the original. Why didn't they put the original in with the remake as a bonus track? Why bother with the remake at all, really, but apparently someone thought it was important. Some record company people were probably hoping for one more hit single. A very disappointing choice on an otherwise excellent disc.
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Overcome
David Nevue Manufacturer: Midnight Rain Productions ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General
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ASIN: B0007KX2IU Release Date: 2005-01-01 |
Tracks:
- Overcome
- Winter Walk
- Take My Life and Let it Be
- Variations
- Treasure Falls
- Broken
- As the Deer
- The Vigil
- A Moment Lost
- When the Hard Rains Come
- Psalm 5
- Words Left Unsaid
- Walking in Shadow
- There is a Redeemer
- The Old Country Church
- It is Well With My Soul
Album Description
"The title track, OVERCOME, is a musical expression of unspeakable emotion. TAKE MY LIFE AND LET IT BE is an arrangement of the traditional hymn by Henri Malan. VARIATIONS is simply a "mood piece." TREASURE FALLS, Colorado, is where I was the moment my father passed away. BROKEN is a condition we sometimes must reach before we truly turn our circumstances over to God. AS THE DEER is an arrangement of the popular worship chorus taken from Psalm 42. THE VIGIL is an updated version of the composition of the same name from my fourth CD, "The Vigil." A MOMENT LOST is a song about regret, for things that should have been said or done but were not due to a lack of courage or conviction. WHEN THE HARD RAINS COME is about taking shelter under God's grace and mercy while waiting out the storm (see Psalm 91). PSALM 5 is an interpretation of the popular worship chorus of the same name by Bill Sprouse, Jr. WORDS LEFT UNSAID is a lament. WALKING IN SHADOW is based on Psalm 23! :4, "Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me." THERE IS A REDEEMER is an arrangement of the praise song made by popular by Keith Green. THE OLD COUNTRY CHURCH was composed for my father, who loved good-time gospel music. IT IS WELL WITH MY SOUL is an arrangement of the popular hymn by Philip P. Bliss. A fitting end to a difficult journey.My prayer is that this album will be an encouragement to those of you who feel overwhelmed by your present situation. May the music carry you from a place of pain to a place of peace."
Customer Reviews:
A worthy award-winner.......2007-05-17
David Nevue's melodies and playing exude a simplicity, passion and grace that are remarkable. I best enjoyed the title track, `The Vigil,' and `It is Well With My Soul,' but I can (and do) get into every song. It's a rarity when every track on a CD is enjoyable, but I can listen to this CD over and over and never get tired of any song. I own several of his CDs, and while I greatly enjoy them all, this one reflects a growth and power that deserves all the praise it has received.
Stellar album from one of the best solo pianists composing today.......2007-02-15
category of "neo-classical" or "new age" music. His work is easily on a level
comparable to that of David Lanz, Stanton Lanier, and George Winston. One
aspect of Nevue's compositions that make them stand out against many new age
pianists is that his pieces tend to have very strong, memorable melodies. In
other words, a criticism often heard (and occasionally fairly earned) of new
age music is that it is 'elevator music' or 'sounds all alike.' David Nevue's
work does NOT sound all alike, and it is definitely not elevator music. His
pieces convey an emotional intensity that is unusual to find in this genre.
This particular album, "Overcome," is even more emotionally intense than his
previous work. According to the liner notes and his web site, Nevue composed
these pieces in the aftermath of his father's death, and an atmosphere of regret
and abiding love permeates the pieces. The standout, in my opinion, is the title
track. Intense, sad, perhaps even slightly ominous, arpeggios in the treble are
counteracted by unrelenting bass hand runs. The piece progresses to a clash of
chords, and then the main theme emerges again, quietly and this time peacefully. It
is my favorite of all of David Nevue's pieces. Other favorite tracks of mine on
this album include The Vigil, Variations, Winter Walk, and Walking in Shadow-- but
every piece on the album is strong, and it encourages repeated listening.
Lastly, for any pianist out there who may be interested, Nevue makes available for
purchase the sheet music for many of these pieces on his web site. I know that I enjoy
greatly the opportunity to learn to play music that I enjoy listening to. I can't (yet)
play "Overcome" as smoothly and with as much emotion as Nevue does, but it has been a
rewarding effort.
Great CD! I found a new favorite!.......2007-01-10
from Solo Piano Publications.......2005-05-03
The title track is a very dark, powerful piece, full of deep emotion - one of Nevue's best, I think. "Winter Walk" is another favorite. The crystalline opening notes in the upper register are chilly and clear. The rest of the piece is more introspective with the leisurely pace of a long walk to think things through and to just let yourself feel. The feeling is very sad, but not without hope. "Treasure Falls" is another beauty, although it is much lighter in feel. Alternately introspective and almost dancelike, it reflects a contrast of emotions. "Broken" is again very solemn and deeply emotional, as are "A Moment Lost" and "When the Hard Rains Come." "Words Left Unsaid" is another favorite. Nevue calls it "a lament," and the sense of regret is palpable. "Walking In Shadow" is based on a verse from the 23rd Psalm, and is very dark, indeed, but a feeling of hope breaks through in passages, again contrasting some very different emotions. "The Old Country Church" was composed for Nevue's father, who loved good-time gospel music. It isn't exactly joyful, but as the song develops, it is going in that direction. Nevue's arrangements include a lovely version of "As the Deer" as well as his personal interpretations of "It Is Well With My Soul," "Take My Life and Let It Be," "There Is a Redeemer," and "Psalm 5."
As an artist, David Nevue keeps reaching new heights by setting his life experience and faith to music. His music is not complicated or flashy, but comes from deep within, letting us know him and his heart in a way that words would never do. "Overcome" is amazing in its candor and openness. Very highly recommended!
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