Shelter

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Smooth jazz saxophone player covers 'Roxanne' and 'Hey Jude'on this album originally released in 1997. --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

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Average customer rating: An Old GEM Sing it one more time...I didn't hear ya! Arguably Leon Russell's Best studio album. A pure primal bluesy rock n' roll voice and the funkiest of rock n' roll piano players. Top class remix with bonus tracks

Leon Russell and the Shelter People Leon Russell Manufacturer: The Right Stuff ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Leon Russell Carney Will O' the Wisp Retrospective Asylum Choir II ASIN: B000002TYO Release Date: 1995-07-03

Tracks:

1. Stranger In A Strange Land
2. Of Thee I Sing
3. It's A Hard Rain Gonna Fall
4. Crystal Closet Queen
5. Home Sweet Oklahoma
6. Alcatraz
7. The Ballad Of Mad Dogs And Englishmen
8. It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry
9. She Smiles Like A River
10. Sweet Emily
11. Beware Of Darkness
12. It's All Over Now, Baby Blue
13. Love Minus Zero/No Limit
14. She Belongs To Me

Customer Reviews:

An Old GEM.......2007-03-09

Buy this and Asylum Choir II and you will have a taste of Make Love Not War Boogie from the mid 60s to the early 70s. Two of my favorite albums back then. They haven't lost a thing over 40+ years.

Sing it one more time...I didn't hear ya!.......2007-01-05

This follow up to Leon's self-titled debut album finds the Master of Space and Time in a more focused songwriting mood than before, and a slightly more polished overall sound. I wouldn't say it's better than his first one, since that had too many great songs to be truly topped, but Shelter People is certainly an album that grows on you. It is more consistently interesting than its predecessor. The songs are longer and more thoughtful. Leon Russell was an amazing album with a lot of awesome songs, but there's no doubt Russell was using the shotgun approach when it came to song styles. Just about everything plus the kitchen sink made it on the album. This is not the case on Shelter People. It starts with what is probably my all-time favorite ballad, "Stranger in a Strange Land." This unlikely album opener is the best song on the album, mostly due to Leon's outstanding vocal work. I have often wondered how a voice as unique and awesome as his could really exist, but every time I listen to his albums there it is again. "Of Thee I Sing" is another great song, much more upbeat (might have been a better opener than the ballad but whatever). The compelling piano work and backup singers give it loads of energy. The album moves along very solidly with one rockin tune after another until after "The Ballad of Mad Dogs and Englishmen." Things get a little less solid after this lovely tribute to the infamous Joe Cocker Rock and Roll road show of the same name. The songs are still good, but it just seems to lose some of its focus with a lot of experimental sounding cover songs from Dylan and Harrison. Regardless of its faults, Shelter People is, along with Leon Russell, one of the two "must have" Leon Russell studio albums.

Arguably Leon Russell's Best studio album. .......2006-05-09

During the time period of this album (1970 - 1972) Leon Russell was the top rock concert act in the world. Back in the day when most rock groups had four or five members, Leon Russell hit the road with no less than ten top of the line performers, including Derek and the Dominos bassist Carl Radle, and Rev. Patrick Henderson and Black Grass.

On Leon Russell and The Shelter, you get a studio recording that captures much of Leon's concert feel - but where you can understand the words, and the instruments are balanced well. I don't remember if the the personnel are the same, but the feel is right there! Starting with "Of Thee I Sing," and through to the end of the album you'll be looking for a flat peice of ground so you can dance. The piano work is awesome, combining Leon's Black Gospel style (he also played on some of Andrae Crouch's albums) with a bit of blues, honky and country.

If you're a musician, you'll want this album for the "utility licks" and turn arounds and the gold nuggets of playing that Leon throws out there. This album is the one I learned to play pianq from, by listening to it over and over and picking it out bit by bit.

All in all, it's a great selection of a genre of music that is timeless and will make you feel good - and you definitely won't get an inferiority complex as you sing along with Leon! It's about the feeling rather than having a velvety smooth David Gates (Leon also played with him, in the sixties, prior to Bread) voice. Get it!

A pure primal bluesy rock n' roll voice and the funkiest of rock n' roll piano players........2006-03-20

He has the insight, the purity of rhythm, the soul, the inspiration, the voice, and the musical sensibility to place him up there with the greats: Carl Perkins, Elvis, Jerry Lee Lewis, Hank Williams. Check him out on George Harrison's "The Concert for Bangla Desh" (where he steals the show).

Top class remix with bonus tracks.......2006-02-28

I had a tape of the original recording in the 70's that is now long past its use by date. This remix is excellent, each instrument is bright and clear with no loss at the bass end (and no tape hiss). The liner notes list the performers on each track and the recording details. Not important for everyone but necessary for those who are interested in the music makers. This CD is a must for Leon Russell fans and comes with three bonus tracks each performed in Leon Russell's unmistakable style.

Average customer rating: Ahh.. The gift Doesn't sound like the debut because it's a different band, A letdown Not to be passed by...

Shelter Lone Justice Manufacturer: Geffen Gold Line Sp. ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Rockabilly | Oldies & Retro | Rock | Styles | Music Roots Rock | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music 4-for-3 Alternative Rock | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Rock | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Lone Justice Maria McKee You Gotta Sin to Get Saved Peddlin' Dreams Ultimate Collection ASIN: B000000OYF Release Date: 1996-03-19

Tracks:

1. I Found Love
2. Shelter
3. Reflected (On My Side)
4. Beacon
5. Wheels
6. Belfry
7. Dreams Come True (Stand Up And Take It)
8. The Gift
9. Inspiration
10. Dixie Storms

Amazon.com

Singer Maria McKee, a small woman with a gigantic voice, has always had trouble finding the appropriate backup band and production style--on Lone Justice's second and final album, E Street Band guitarist Little Steven tries to turn her into the female Bruce Springsteen. He's partially successful: on the opening song, "I Found Love," McKee belts like a countrified Aretha Franklin, and each of her five successive "yeahs" sounds more explosive than the next. But while McKee's voice is timeless, the tinkly keyboards and thudding electronic drums make Shelter an '80s period piece. (Guitarist Shane Fontayne, who joined Lone Justice for this album, later performed in Springsteen's post-E Street backup band.) --Steve Knopper

Customer Reviews:

Ahh.........2007-02-19

Sing to me. I can't get Belfry out of my head. You Lone JustiCe rider. A woman against the world is what this sounds like. Holy Shiite Batman..I think I want to own the world and take up much of the darkness with my love. I wonder if Sarolta has this. It might be good..(Wink..)I love this. The tiny woman with the big guitars and voice and drums and heart. Kind of like a Tom Petty "Southern Plantation" kind of album. Don't come around here no more..Love to those freakin rockers and Maria who saved my lifE tonight if I have a crises! Love..Ahh..Is it a strong enough expression? I wanted to buy a poetry book. But I just wanted inspiration. And here it is.."Inspiration"'s the song that put Maria on aN undeniable sacred place in the hearts of the loving life changers of ths worlD!

The gift.......2004-11-29

Back in the late eighties, early nineties, I was going through a transition in my taste in music. I was discovering new music that my peers in high school would never listen to. It was definitely an alternative to the metal and r&b/hip hop music that they listened to. One of the greatest discoveries was Lone Justice's "Shelter". I bought the cassette version not long after I heard the country-ish title track on a local radio station. What really stood out for me was the keyboards in this particular song. I still love listening to "Shelter" to this very day. I really didn't care for the opening track "I Found Love". It was one of the weaker tracks on the album I thought. It lacked the lush melodies of "Shelter" and "The Gift" (another great song). Maria McKee's vocals are a bit high pitched but compare her to Britney Spears, Maria sounds like Maria Callas. Maria McKee definitely had a distinct voice all her own that you rarely hear nowadays in music. The album itself doesn't really have one particular sound. At times it sounds rather country-ish with a little folk thrown in for good measure, and other times it is more rock. Some of the songs worked for me, and some like "Beacon" and "I Found Love" didn't work for me. Nevertheless, Lone Justice did have a sound of their own.

Doesn't sound like the debut because it's a different band,.......2004-06-22

And that isn't necessarily a bad thing. Someone decided to ditch the original members of Lone Justice after their killer 1985 debut and start all over with Maria McKee alone. Like I said, having Maria around is never a bad thing, but I wonder why they decided to issue this album as Lone Justice? This is really the first Maria McKee solo album and in that vein it's just fine. Gone are the inspired country-punks of 1985, and believe me, they'll be missed, but this album stand up pretty well all on it's own. High points are I Found Love, the title track, Reflected (On My Side), Wheels and Dixie Storms, but there isn't a bad apple in this bunch.

A letdown.......2003-12-16

The first Lone Justice album was a masterpiece. It was consistent and cohesive. But for a few songs, this one is, in contrast, an incoherent letdown. I'll never forget seeing this band perform in person or on SNL during the "Shelter" tour. They were distilled energy, absolutely brilliant, and Maria McKee prowling the stage or bouncing in place was ready to devour the world and the audience. "I Found Love", the first track on this CD, was the highlight of their shows. Despite the overproduction here, it remains a great song, and Lone Justice was one of the musical high points of the 80's. Maybe that doesn't say much, but I'd put the early Lone Justice in the same class as the early Pretenders or Pixies, without the commercial success of the former or the fan base of the latter. I thought one reviewer's comparison with Patti Smith's band was apt - Maria McKee shook up rock in the mid-80's for me about as much as Patti Smith did in the mid-70's.

Of course, Maria McKee turned out not to be a rocker at heart, and Lone Justice was soon gone. You can hear them fading on this CD. At the time, I didn't enjoy this recording much, with its departure from the band's original fiery sound, though "Shelter" and "Dixie Storms" seemed like good enough ballads. With the passage of time, listening to it today, it seems more consistently interesting, with moments of true pleasure in many songs, though none beyond the first are much more or much less than mediocre lyrically or musically. Bottom line - this doesn't begin to measure up to the first Lone Justice album, but then Lone Justice fans like me might think that Maria McKee's later, quieter work doesn't measure up to this CD. It's a middle ground or a transition point.

The reviewers below mention many good points about listening to "Shelter" in the 21st century. The production makes it sound dated, unlike their debut album. The quality of the songs is inconsistent. This was a stunning band live, but this recording didn't come close to capturing their sound. Still, underneath, there is Maria McKee's voice and passion. She is in fine voice here, and even if this was a poor Lone Justice album, hearing her remains worthwhile. If you're a fan of her later work, this may be a good addition to your collection. If you know the band only from the first Lone Justice album, this may be a disappointment. Then again, for $7 you really can't lose.

Not to be passed by..........2003-03-24

Let's get it out of the way - this is not Maria McKee's best record. However, it is far from being a bad record. Some of her most accessible songs and uplifting work is here.

I think Maria must've had her eyes on the pop prize, and in 1986, that meant dressing up your sound in whacking drum machines and icy synthesizers. Yet, if you're willing to cut through that mess, there's some very rewarding stuff here. Her producers replaced the country-rock of the first Lone Justice record entirely. The rock that results, however, results in letting her voice and lyrical ambitions reach to heights not possible in the old milieu.

Cases in point: "The Gift" and "Inspiration" revel in their reaches for a higher plane. On "Inspiration" especially, Maria's voice is the vehicle that's going to take you there. Her career is full of vocal high points, but this one stands out. She stretches her voice to reach over the rock wall and succeeds mightily. It's like Tina Turner battling Phil Spector's "Wall of Sound" on "River Deep Mountain High-" the artistic tension between the clash of styles results in amazing work.

Maria's songwriting stays on point, as well. "Shelter" should have been the hit that made her rich, but...the same thing that's wrong with radio today was the same thing that was wrong back then. "I Found Love" is a stomper, and "Dixie Storms" closes the record sweetly.

The "Maria McKee" record is probably the best distillation of her sound, but you won't go wrong with this one. Get it now before it goes out of print.

Average customer rating: Beyond words ... Magnificent voices, songs and arrangements Not their best album Excellent !! sacred

Sacred Irish Anonymous , Joe / Sprague, Billy / Carroll, Bruce Beck , Nicholas Brodszky , Gregorian Chant , Henri F. Hemy , Chuck / Shamblin, Allen Jones , Charlie Landsborough , John Newton , Stuart Townsend , Traditional , Irish Traditional , Shaker Traditional , Stevie Wonder , Arnie Roth , Orchestr Ceská Filharmonie , Anthony Kearns , Finbar Wright , and Irish Tenors Manufacturer: Razor & Tie ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Sacred & Religious | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music | Requiems Vocal & Song | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music | Requiems General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Irish Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Britain | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music Ireland | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | Celtic | International | Styles | Music General | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Christian Contemporary Music | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Chants | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Hymns | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Classic | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: We Three Kings Heritage The Irish Tenors - In Concert With the Chicagoland Pops Orchestra The Very Best of The Irish Tenors Ronan ASIN: B000A2GP2K Release Date: 2005-09-13

Tracks:

1. Deus Meus
2. Be Thou My Vision
3. Morning Has Broken
4. My Love
5. If I Can Help Somebody
6. My Forever Friend
7. Shelter Me
8. Amazing Grace
9. To Do Your Will
10. Hail Glorious St. Patrick
11. How Deep The Father's Love
12. Lord Of The Dance
13. There's No Cross
14. I'll Walk With God
15. Salve Regina

From the Label

Sacred marks John McDermott's first recording with the Irish Tenors since rejoining fellow original member Anthony Kearns and Finbar Wright (who actually replaced McDermott in 2000). The Irish Tenors live up to their reputation as "gifted interpreters" with this collection, covering a wide range of spiritual material. Sacred was produced by the Irish Tenors' long-time musical director, Arnie Roth, who has also worked with Charlotte Church, Diana Ross, and Art Garfunkel. The album was produced in Prague at the Rudlofinum and ICN Studios.

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Customer Reviews:

Beyond words ..........2007-03-22

Having only recently discovered The Irish Tenors, nothing here was a repeat to me. And, even if it was, I can't imagine being disappointed.

If you are open to the idea that music can be a vehicle for a moment of sublime and sacred ecstacy, that may help convey what I find difficult to put into words.

While I live continuously and constantly in Our Father's presence, a music album such as this can certainly heighten the moment with Him.

Magnificent voices, songs and arrangements.......2006-06-17

This is an extraordinary collection. The songs are irresistible, the voices incredibly powerful and filled with appropriate emotion, and the orchestra is very simply great. You'll want to buy this album for others. Simply beautiful. A pure joy.

Not their best album.......2006-02-27

For the most part this is an enjoyable collections of sacred music. However the inclussion of "Lord of the Dance" and other modern tunes are dreary no matter who sings them.

Excellent !!.......2005-10-26

I recently went to a concert to hear The Irish Tenors. They did several songs from this CD and it was great. If you like John McDermott as much I do then you must have this CD. This is a triple good CD with 3 top tenors.

sacred.......2005-10-23

I enjoyed most of the music. My main complaint is the repeated songs from John McDermott's Faithfullness CD. For us fans of John the repeats seem a bit too much. I think there are six reteats.

Average customer rating: Eternal heartfelt gratitude for this amazing offering Rasa Shelter Edgy, hypnotic improvisations Masterful.Beautiful.and truly Amazing.

Shelter Rasa Manufacturer: New Earth Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | New Age | Styles | Music Meditation | New Age | Styles | Music Similar Items: Temple of Love Dakshina An Ancient Muse Saffron Blue Feast of Silence ASIN: B0000C2389 Release Date: 2003-09-02

Tracks:

1. Guaranga Karuna
2. Ar Koto Kal
3. Narada Muni
4. Jaya Radha
5. Panduranga
6. Arunodaya
7. Dainyatmika
8. Vaishnava Vijnapti

Amazon.com

Rarely have prayers to Krishna sounded so serene and so sensual at the same time. This is the fourth album from Rasa, the duo of singer Kim Waters and multi-instrumentalist Hans Christian. Overall, there's little to differentiate this disc from the other three. Waters sings Indian chants and prayers in a voice that is soothing and serene, like velvet smoke curling around these adapted melodies. Using sophisticated programming, cello, electric bass, Indian sarangi, and Swedish nyckelharpa, Christian embeds her voice in translucent layers. Each time he touches an instrument, adding it to his textured arrangements, it's like unlocking the key to a serpentine journey. He also brings the rhythms slightly to the fore, reinforcing the tablas of Girish Gambhira with subtle electronica grooves. But there's no thud-thud, four-on-the-floor sell-out to a dance music subset. Waters's voice is so serene and the grooves so relentlessly languid that Shelter becomes like a long bath. Soothing, even enlightening, but the skin gets wrinkled if you stay with it too long. --John Diliberto

Customer Reviews:

Eternal heartfelt gratitude for this amazing offering.......2004-03-28

Once upon a time in the 80's, a series of chants came forward out of Arizona. These were called, "Healing Sounds of the Ancients" and they reflected the successful attempt of devotional musicians to touch into the love of Source via a Master and translate this energy into music. I have not heard (or felt) the effects of such an accomplishment since...until Rasa's Shelter. This album invites the listener to put everything aside and lift off into the energy of absolute love. The album can be examined for its technical merit (which is superb); it can be compared to earlier albums (also excellent) or other artists. For me, it stands alone as a consummate "heart-opener." I just ordered 15 copies for participants at a workshop I'm giving next week......

Rasa Shelter.......2004-01-05

It's Like a beautiful love story
a Devotional love Between Krishna and Radha
Passionate yet subte This Cd Is worth Buying
For.

Edgy, hypnotic improvisations.......2004-01-02

This, Rasa's third studio recording, finds them with a new label, more contemporary beats, and a wider range of approaches to their distinctive fusion music. Hans Christian and Girish Gambhira weave exotic instrumental tapestries on cello, sarangi, nyckelharpa, sitara, bass, usu, frame drums, shakers, synthesizers, tablas and mridangam as Kim Waters' light, mellow voice floats above them, singing devotional songs derived from the Indian tradition of Vaishnava. For only three musicians, even with overdubbing on multiple tracks, this incarnation of Rasa has a rich intensity of sound. Some of the tracks on "Shelter" are truly striking, such as the deep and moving "Gauranga Karuna", the ever-developing "Jaya Radha", and "Narada Muni, with its explorations of harmonic complexity and cool duets for strings (I'm betting it's the Indian sarangi and Scandinavian nyckelharpa playing, but they blend so well it's hard to tell!). "Arunodaya" is another interesting one--a bouncy, cheerful piece that seems to reinvent "Jiv Jago", a track from two albums ago, albeit in another key. The other selections, however, seem to revert back to Rasa's debut album in a different way--despite the addition of more contemporary backup techniques, the compositions lack that satisfying sense of harmonic and textural progression developed in the group's second recording, "Union". To be fair, this may be by design, since the music is designed to be a meditational aid, but when listening to songs that are so lushly and interestingly textured, I suppose I find more inspiration in being musically moved than musically lulled. If you like the work of Rasa, you may also enjoy another world fusion group with similar qualities: Vas, with singer/hammered-dulcimer player Azam Ali and percussionist Greg Ellis.

Masterful.Beautiful.and truly Amazing........2003-11-07

although this is their latest release, it is the first rasa album i've heard. and i adored every lovely second of it. since then i've purchased the 'live in concert' album and immediately fell in love with it as well. rasa has quickly become a personal favorite - i can't wait to see them live!!

Average customer rating: SESSION TUNES!!! Works as a conceptual piece...Not for everyone Rewind selekta !!!

Blunted in the Bomb Shelter Mix Madlib Manufacturer: Antidote ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Shades of Blue Beat Konducta, Vols. 1-2 Angles Without Edges Ruff Draft Special Herbs: The Box Set ASIN: B00006RYH6 Release Date: 2002-10-28

Tracks:

1. A Place In The Sun
2. Flat Foot Hustlin'
3. Jingle Lion
4. Walk Rastafaru Wat
5. Destruction Sound Battle
6. Public Jestering
7. A Better Version
8. Bad Da
9. Black Magic Woman
10. Throne Of Blood
11. Lottery Spin
12. Star Trek
13. Want Me Cook
14. Free Man
15. Man In The Street
16. Don't Deal With Folly
17. I Love Marijuana
18. Stop The Dubbing
19. Free From Chains
20. Sensimelia
21. Mission Impossible
22. Golden Chickens
23. Herth Vendor
24. Babylon Deh Pon Fire
25. Shaft
26. Sipreano
27. Girl Of My Dreams
28. Rhythm Pleasure
29. Cocaine
30. Love Life
31. (Only Rasta Know The) Voice Of Jah
32. Teacher, Teacher (Teach The Children)
33. Dj's Choice
34. King Tubby's Special
35. Reggae Makossa
36. A Rougher Version
37. Cool Down Version
38. Space Flight
39. On The Move
40. Guns Of Navarone
41. Popcorn
42. None Shall Escape The Judgment
43. Freedom Style
44. Starvation
45. African People

Customer Reviews:

SESSION TUNES!!!.......2005-05-26

Hence the title, getting blunted to this cd is truly an experience esp. if you dont have all the dopeass underground reggae/dub that madlib got his hands on..all tracks mix together seemlessly and you never have to skip a track. blaze the trees and bump this cd.

Works as a conceptual piece...Not for everyone.......2003-06-10

This one was highly anticipated. Almost lived up to expectations. Lots of wild sound effects distorts an otherwise amazing collage of singles. Eventually, when you can totally sink into the hodgepodge -- like when you're driving -- the assortment of bells and whistles coheres into something really unique and pretty special. Terrific headphone experience, but not the first choice for social listening.

Rewind selekta !!!.......2003-02-12

Exelent selection of some of the best reggae/dub classic. The record includ 45 songs mixed by the Mad Kid.
We allready knew is trumendous ears for rap, soul, jazz and and funk, well check out this album, this guy must have the most incredeble record collection ever.

Average customer rating: Awesome! Essential! Leon Russell Should Not Be Forgotten - What a Major Talent I love it Leon is the greatest New fan loves unique, free-spirited Leon Russell

Gimme Shelter!: The Best of Leon Russell Leon Russell Manufacturer: Capitol ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Leon Russell and the Shelter People Leon Live Hank Wilson's Back JJ. Cale featuring Leon Russell - In Session at the Paradise Studios, L.A. 1979 Leon Russell ASIN: B000002UFN Release Date: 1996-11-12

Tracks:

1. Hello, Little Friend
2. Sweet Home Chicago
3. Tryin' To Stay 'Live
4. Ballad For A Soldier
5. A Song For You
6. Dixie Lullaby
7. Hummingbird
8. Delta Lady
9. Pisces Apple Lady
10. Old Masters (Masters Of War)
11. Stranger In A Strange Land
12. Crystal Closet Queen
13. Home Sweet Oklahoma
14. She Smiles Like A River
15. Beware Of Darkness
16. Tight Rope
17. Me & Baby Jane
18. Manhattan Island Serenade
19. Magic Mirror
20. This Masquerade

Tracks:

1. Roll Away The Stone (Live Version)
2. Prince Of Peace (Live Version)
3. Sweet Emily (Live Version)
4. Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms (As Hank Wilson)
5. She Thinks I Still Care (As Hank Wilson)
6. In The Jailhouse Now (2nd Version) (As Hank Wilson)
7. If I Were A Carpenter...
8. Leaving Whipporwhill
9. Time For Love
10. Will O' The Wisp
11. Little Hideaway
12. Back To The Island
13. Bluebird
14. Lady Blue
15. She Belongs To Me
16. Wild Horses
17. Anything Can Happen
18. Faces Of The Children
19. Everybody's Talking 'Bout The Young'
20. It's Alright With Me

Customer Reviews:

Awesome! Essential!.......2001-10-10

For the curious or the already initiated, this set is a must. Like most greatest hits packages, there are omissions here and there ("Shootout on the Plantation" and the studio version of "Roll Away the Stone" should be included) but, with the exception of the two cuts from "Anything Can Happen," there is nothing here that isn't great (although some people might have wanted to ditch the bizarre "Masters of War". . .I happen to love it).

The only problem with this set is that Leon has another, less inspired page to his resume that has gone digitally uncovered. This is not fault of Leon's though, Warner Brothers won't take the time or spend the dough to remaster and release "The Wedding Album," "Make Love to the Music," "Americana," "Life and Love," and "The Live Album: Leon Russell and the New Grass Revival." Gee, you'd think Rhino would have a field day putting these albums out as twofers and you'd think there are enough Leon Lifers out there that would snatch them up. While those late seventies and early eighties years weren't as prolific or as brilliant as the stuff here, it would still make a fascinating listen and is proably well worth putting out there for public consumption.

Legal and techical stuff aside, this set rocks and would be perfect to put on while conducting a long, cross country road trip. If you dig early seventies Rolling Stones, do yourself a favor and get into Leon Russell.

Leon Russell Should Not Be Forgotten - What a Major Talent.......2000-07-11

This is his finest recording of Prince of Peace. I had a band that toured college campuses from 1973-1975. It was pure raw energy. What times ! People were still actually thinking from the 60's. We always opened with CSN&Y's "Long Time Gone". Somewhere in the second set we always hit "Prince of Peace" and then worked up to "Stranger In A Strange Land" when the back-up singers were in that zone beyond time and space. I loved this guy. Where is that Spirit today ? Change the world or die. There should be a major world religion founded on the music of Leon Russell. When I die and go through the tunnel to the light I hope the sound track playing is something from this albumn. If God is into this guy, the entire universe will eventually turn out all right.

I love it Leon is the greatest.......1999-06-16

I have been trying to locate this cd in Nashville and the stores are so crazy they do not have it. Leon is the greatest

New fan loves unique, free-spirited Leon Russell.......1998-12-07

Until recently I did not know Leon Russel even existed. Now I know that this is not uncommon, since many people do not know about him. This is unfortunate, because Leon Russell has played a huge influential roll in the formation of popular music in the last thirty years.

This compilation of Leon's best works shows why Leon deserves more attention than he has recieved. Upbeat and fun, yet insighful tunes like "Hello Little Friend","Tight Rope" and "She Smiles Just Like a River" get you in a sing-a-long-without-caring-about-tone mood, while songs like "Magic Mirror" and "Humming Bird" make you appreciate the talented musician/composer/lyricist that is Leon Russel. Also has great renditions of Bob Dylan's "Old Masters (Masters of War)" and "She Belongs To Me", and George Harrison's "Beware of Darkness".

Included is an entertaining and informational 10-12 page booklet outlining Leon's career. On the whole, this compilation is very rich in musical and lyrical content. It definitely has me hooked, and probably will for a long time to come.

Average customer rating: Romance

Shelter Warren Hill Manufacturer: Discovery / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Jazz Fusion | Jazz | Styles | Music Smooth Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music Orchestral Pop | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Truth Love Songs Kiss under the Moon Devotion Popjazz ASIN: B000003MXA Release Date: 1997-03-11

Tracks:

1. Shelter From The Storm
2. Roxanne
3. U R The 1
4. If Your Man Doesn't Treat You Right
5. Subway Slam
6. Wanna Believe
7. From The Soul
8. You're My Only Love
9. Hey Jude
10. Marathon Man
11. If Your Man Doesn't Treat You Right (Instrumental)
12. Shelter From The Storm (Instrumental)

Album Description

Smooth jazz saxophone player covers 'Roxanne' and 'Hey Jude'on this album originally released in 1997.

Customer Reviews:

Romance.......2003-06-01

"Shelter" is one of our favorite CD's, is has all the elements of romance and love for both men and women. We choose the title song for our wedding. Thank you for the pleasure this CD has brought us.

Average customer rating: Essential Contemporary Folk Music I agree with Carlos The search stops here Best artist, maybe. Best songs, I'm not so sure. Shelter

Shelter: The Best Of Contemporary Singer-Songwriters Various Artists Manufacturer: Putumayo World Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Alt-Country & Americana | Country | Styles | Music Outlaw & Progressive Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music General | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Folk | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Rock | Styles | Music Country Folk | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Folk | Indie Music | Stores | Music Traditional Folk | Folk | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music International | Putumayo World Music Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Women's Work One World Best of Folk Music: Contemporary Folk Women of Spirit Women Of The World: International ASIN: B000003EJB Release Date: 1994-11-15

Tracks:

1. Playing With Matches - Carrie Newcomer
2. Kingshighway - Joe Henry
3. Too Long Running - Kristen Hall
4. No More Sad Songs - Pierce Pettis
5. Spin On A Red Brick Floor - Nanci Griffith
6. Fall Apart At The Seams - Darden Smith
7. Restless - Carol Laula
8. Ban Vinai - Rex Fowler
9. Goin' To The Country - Rory Block
10. The Lucky One - Freedy Johnston
11. Empty Page/Start Again - DANA ROBINSON
12. Shelter - Sarah McLachlan
13. Hold It Up To The Light - David Wilcox
14. I'm A Givin' Way - Laura Love

Tracks:

1. Ready For The Storm - Dougie MacLean
2. Orbiting Jupiter - Cheryl Wheeler
3. Without A Prayer - Greg Greenway
4. Stand On Your Own - Lori Carson
5. Last At The Table - Ellis Paul
6. Island Of Time - Patt Larkin
7. Blues Palace - John Gorka
8. Travellin' Again - Dar Williams
9. Forever Lovin' You - Pat Alger
10. Another Round Of Blues - Shawn Colvin
11. Fisherman's Dream - John Martyn
12. Hole In The Bucket - Caatie Curtis
13. Too Much Time - Cosy Sheridan
14. It Don't Bring You - Mary Chapin Carpenter

Customer Reviews:

Essential Contemporary Folk Music.......2002-07-12

I dusted off this CD recently. WOW. I remember playing it to death when I first go it, then it got lost in some boxes during various apartment/house moves. This is a MUST HAVE for any fan of folk music, or someone who is just getting into folk music from the likes of Dar Williams, Nanci Griffith, Shawn Colvin, etc. It gives you a GREAT selection of artists who are not too well know in the "pop" music circle like : ELLIS PAUL, Patty Larkin, Cheryl Wheeler, Catie Curtis, Dana Robinson.
Again a must have !

I agree with Carlos.......2000-12-28

There are only a select few songs I enjoy. I thought may be he (Carlos) was just an extraneous factor...after buying the album, however, I definitely agree that it's not worth the investment. Putumayo is an excellent label, and has other selections that are awesome: Mediterranean Odyssey, Africa, and Romantica are among my favorites.

The search stops here.......2000-12-07

This is a brilliant CD. Reviews often tell you more about the reviewer than the work. If you are looking for folk music in the American tradition of Peter, Paul and Mary or Simon and Garfunkel, you have hit a gold mine. If you know or like the Indigo Girls, Dar Willaims, Tori Amos or Ani Difranco, you want this. It is a fantastic mix of songs that is mind-blowing in the consistent quality, given the fact that you probably know few of the artists. The Sarah McLachlan song is actually one of the weakest on the two CDs. After listening to this collection, I have followed up buying cds by several of the artists, and am looking for the work of others. Dar Williams is great, and listening to Travellin' Again should be enough to get you to invest in her music. You won't be disappointed. Ellis Paul is brilliant. Carrie Newcomer, Joe Henry, Rex Fowler (of Aztec Two-step, which I didn't know about until I followed up his solo work here), Dougie MacLean, Cheryl Wheeler, John Gorka, Pat Alger are all phenomenal. These are names and songs that are probably new to you, but I can't tell you how great their songs are. This is a great investment is music discovery. Laura Love is unbelievably talented, and Putumayo has a fantastic collection of her "Afro-Celt" stuff. I see Shawn Colvin's "Another round of Blues" as the real anchor, even though the name is Shelter. At least 16 of the 28 songs are really great, and each is by a different artist. I have never seen a mix to compare. I love used CD shops, and have searched for compilations in many cities and stores. This is hands down the best. Some great mixes exist of hit songs, which I like, but the mixes of obscure are also great places to find special songs. But most of those mixes offer some special songs, but a lot of filler. This has virtually no filler. Personal tastes will differ, but if you really like any of the people named earlier in this review, you want this album. If you don't, sell it at half.com and I'll buy it. I have a standing order for all they get in. There are many people that I want to give it to, but new costs are pricy, and cdr's don't help the artists. I give this only five stars because that is as high as ratings go. But if you are looking for new names and music to widen your music, I know of no better place to start.

Best artist, maybe. Best songs, I'm not so sure........2000-03-16

I bought this album and set out to actually listen to it all the way through. It was mildly interesting but, a couple of months later, I have lost interest. The only tunes I can remember are "Shelter" by Sarah McLachlan and "Spin On A Red Brick Floor" by Nanci Griffith. Considering the cost of this CD set, I don't think it's a good investment.

Shelter.......1999-12-11

Sometimes music wraps you up and cradles you like a baby in a blanket. That may be cheezy or cliche but that's how many of the songs of this album have made me feel. It made me appreciate folk in a way I hadn't before and would recommend it to anyone. Although a few tracks are not my particular favorites, it's worth it for every other song.

Average customer rating: 'Shelter Me'; a little slower, but still The Waifs.

Shelter Me The Waifs Manufacturer: Compass Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music Australia & New Zealand | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music Folk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Waifs Sink Or Swim A Brief History... Up All Night Vagabond Lullabies ASIN: B0001MDQIU Release Date: 2004-04-06

Tracks:

1. Heart Lies
2. People Who Think They Can
3. Shelter Me
4. Lest We Forget
5. Smith St
6. Time To Part
7. Sound The Alarm
8. Stuck
9. The River
10. Spotlight
11. Attention
12. Bonus Track

Customer Reviews:

'Shelter Me'; a little slower, but still The Waifs. .......2004-10-22

For any seasoned fans of The Waifs (or anyone out there with a predilection for folksy girl duets sporting brilliant guitar skills and voices to boot), 'Shelter Me' will be no departure --and no disapointment -- from what you've heard before. The album weighs heavily on The Waifs accoustical appeal. The majority of the songs carry themselves without backbeat or excessive instrumentation -- mostly it's just the girls, their guitars, and the usual, typically wonderful songwriting that comes from Josh Cunningham, the third member of this stellar folk ensemble. The title track 'Shelter Me' is a gorgeous, magnificently charged piece that will leave you reeling, "Take me now where shelter be/ before there's nothing left of me." Vikki's final track 'Spotlight' is a pure gem, emotional and raw but utterly beautiful. 'Attention' finishes the album well with that familliar Waify energy and pulse, almost blue grass, almost country, but totally wonderful.

Average customer rating: Classic[al] Stones Best CD I own. Classical classics Excellent choice Forget the original Stones stuff--just enjoy for itself

Symphonic Music of the Rolling Stones Mick Jagger Manufacturer: RCA Victor ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music 1990s | By Decade | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Orchestral Pop | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Tributes | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Hadley, Jerry | ( H ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music 1990-1999 | Decades | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Classical Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Opera & Vocal | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Kashmir: The Symphonic Led Zeppelin Us and Them: Symphonic Pink Floyd Music of ABBA, Beatles & Queen Symphonic Rock Riders on the Storm: The Doors Concerto ASIN: B000003FOM Release Date: 1994-05-24

Tracks:

1. Street Fighting Man
2. Paint It Black
3. Under My Thumb
4. As Tears Go By
5. Sympathy For The Devil
6. Dandelion
7. Ruby Tuesday
8. Angie
9. She's A Rainbow
10. Gimmie Shelter: Gimme Shelter
11. Jumpin' Jack Flash

Customer Reviews:

Classic[al] Stones.......2007-07-10

As both a huge Rolling Stones fan and a lover of classical music, I have to say this is one of the most enjoyable and interesting discs I own. Here are 11 of the Stones' best songs, as you have never heard them before. This cd is certainly a tribute to the melodic and lyrical genius of Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and crew, but the impeccable London Symphony Orchestra and guest vocalists transform these catchy rock tunes into incredibly haunting and powerful musical sagas. The versions of "Ruby Tuesday" and "As Tears Go By" are really amazing and even tragic. "Sympathy for the Devil" has an operatic feel to it. The child-like innocence of "Dandelion" is really quite entertaining. Considering the Stones were really a blues band at heart, one wouldn't think initially that their repertoire would translate well into a symphonic format. But it does. There is only one way to enjoy this rare musical treat-buy this cd now!

Best CD I own........2003-11-04

I've had this CD for what seems like a lifetime now, and I still can't put it away. By far the most timeless CD I own.

Classical classics.......2002-11-12

The lively levi clad rebel music of the Stones is traded in for high brow tuxedo's and an orchestral sound with mixed results. Through the years I've played this disc for a different rendering of the familiar rock anthems. As stated by another reviewer you must not compare because one is rock and one is a classical treatment of a rock song. The problem is that it is hard to seperate comparisons. Beginning with "Street Fighting Man" the Stones anthem that was banned because of the resulting violence it incited, the disc is a subdued and barely recognized shell of the original Richards and Jagger penned number. The translations work at times like the interesting versions of "Paint It Black"and the hauntingly beautifully dark "Symphony For the Devil" that sounds like a theme from play. For the most part the pure musical numbers are better than the others where vocals exist becuse of the inevitable vioce comparisons. An exception might be Marianne Fathfull's rendering of "Ruby Tuesday." Mick Jagger is featured on one song, "Angie," for a slightly different vocal interpretation that is slower and more dramatic. The London Symphony Orchestra produces a lush backdrop for the familiar songs associated with guitar and rock and roll. Taken alone it is a nice sampling of the Stones music but it is very hard to not make comparisons. They are two different genres and should be treated as such. Nonetheless I prefer the original versions but find these songs to be more soothing and sophisticated. As alternatives to the originals it sounds good but not great.

Excellent choice.......2002-08-27

If you enjoy Classical versions of rock music, this is one that you must get. I love it. They have excellent version of the songs. This album is THE album that turned me on with Classical version of Rock music.

Forget the original Stones stuff--just enjoy for itself.......1999-07-23

Interesting form of Stones music--definitely not for the Stones purist, but not bad if just taken as music to enjoy by itself.

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4. Somewhere Else
5. Sound of Joy
6. Stand-Up Guys
7. Steamin'
8. Steamin' With The Miles Davis Quintet
9. Straight Ahead [Live]
10. Strange Celestial Road

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