The Seance

1. Seance

2. Oleo

3. Easy Street

4. Suddenly I Thought of You

5. For Heaven's Sake

6. My Romance

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Average customer rating: The definition of Musical Genius Epistolary reflections on Costellian themes... Beauty? Truth? You Can't Handle Either!! Deep and moving music from Elvis Costello. Give it a Try

The Juliet Letters Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Chamber Pop | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music Baroque Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Similar Items: For the Stars North Brutal Youth All This Useless Beauty When I Was Cruel ASIN: B000002MI4 Release Date: 1993-01-19

Tracks:

1. Deliver Us
2. For Other Eyes
3. Swine
4. Expert Rites
5. Dead Letter
6. I Almost Had A Weakness
7. Why?
8. Who Do You Think You Are?
9. Taking My Life In Your Hands
10. This Offer Is Unrepeatable
11. Dear Sweet Filthy World
12. The Letter Home
13. Jacksons, Monk And Rowe
14. This Sad Burlesque
15. Romeo's Seance
16. I Thought I'd Write To Juliet
17. Last Post
18. The First To Leave
19. Damnation's Cellar
20. The Birds Will Still Be Singing

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Good on Elvis for risking the ridicule of a blinkered pop world with this unprecedented (for him, certainly, and most anyone short of Kurt Weill) and quite lovely album of bitchy, wise, and funny art songs accompanied by strings. His freshest, most evolved work in years. --Jeff Bateman

Customer Reviews:

The definition of Musical Genius.......2007-05-22

If/when this ever is reprinted you MUST purchase it. It is beautiful in ways that I can't describe. For a writer/musician who is known for writing some amazing pieces, this is his pinnacle.

You will sob. You will laugh. You will rage. You will be haunted.

From a purely musical perspective, when you listen to this CD you are in the presence of great genius.

Listen to it alone, at least at first. Listen in the dark and let the imagery flow over you like fog.

Epistolary reflections on Costellian themes..........2006-01-16

Elvis Costello (Declan MacManus) has done his fair share of collaborations in the past decade. From the Grammy-award winning project with Burt Bacharach in 1998 to 2001's subdued "For the Stars" with Anne-Sophie von Otter Costello has branched out from his rock roots in diverse directions. "The Juliet Letters" from 1993 was the first in a long line of such collaborations. Costello and the Brodsky Quartet were brought together by mutual appreciation (Costello went to Brodsky Quartet concerts while the Brodsky Quartet attended Costello concerts). And Costello's now ex-wife Cait O'Riordan provided the epistolary theme for the project. She spotted a newspaper article about a professor that responded to letters addressed to "Juliet Capulet". Costello then presented the article to the quartet for inspiration. The group of five ended up writing all of the music and words (though much of the music is credited to "MacManus"). The results fall somewhere between classical song cycles and Beatle-inspired "string rock" (a la "Yesterday" and "Eleanor Rigby"). Feelings of melancholy and anger pervade most of the songs. The strings punctuate these feelings perfectly. Fans of Costello's rock music probably won't find much to appreciate here. But the album contains many of the same classic Costello themes and vocal styles utilized in his rock.

Like a Richardson novel, letters provide the basis for the project. Failed and frustrated relationships abound. "Thank you for the flowers / I threw them on the fire / And I burned the photographs that you had enclosed / GOD they were ugly children" Costello sings venemously on the driving "I Almost Had a Weakness". After all, nothing seeps loneliness more than an unanswered love letter. But more than love gets the treatment here. Other songs include a suicide note ("Dear Sweet Filthy World"), a letter from a soldier to a stranger ("I Thought I'd Write to Juliet"), a bizarre experiment in selective exhumation ("Damnation's Cellar"), a reflection on separation ("Why?"), and a letter full of hope in the face of despair ("The Birds Will Still Be Singing"). Many songs explore the sad one-sided nature of letter writing. And no song responds to any other song. This fills the songs that deal with ineffable questions with an almost desparing isolation. But not everything is doom and gloom. "This Offer is Unrepeatable" picks up the mood with a humorously exaggerated letter from a scam artist (and it more than a little resembles the Tom Waits' classic "Step Right Up"). The final song injects some hope into the stark themes in the manner of "Old Man River": "Banish all dismay / Extinguish every sorrow / If I'm lost or I'm forgiven / The birds will still be singing". So in the end, things aren't as bad as they seem. The world goes on regardless of our ephemeral concerns. And as long as the world goes on hope exists.

This CD contains a lot of very beautiful and moving music. Two violins, a viola, a violincello, and voice provide all of the instrumentation. Costello branched out into something very different here. And not all of his fans appreciated it. Regardless, in retrospect "The Juliet Letters" pointed to the future. This year Costello will tour orchestra halls. Not only that, he also wrote a full orchestral score ("Il Sogno"). Strings appear more frequently in his recent music. And year by year he seems to embrace "classical" music more intensely. Still, he hasn't abandoned rock and pop (as "When I Was Cruel" and "The Delivery Man" testify). Though this early collaboration remains somewhat underappreciated, it nonetheless fully showcases Elvis Costello's diverse, adaptable, and broad musical scope. Costello will doubtless appear somewhere on the list of accomplished twentieth and twenty-first century musicians.

Beauty? Truth? You Can't Handle Either!!.......2006-01-06

The reason the Costello/Brodsky collaboration "Juliet Letters" is such a difficult listen is also why its the MOST SINGULARLY BRILLIANT ALBUM IN THE ENTIRE ELVIS COSTELLO DISCOGRAPHY! And this declaration is coming from a man who could write a thesis on "Armed Forces" and "Imperial Bedroom" in his sleep! The idea of setting "letters" to music has certainly been done before, but Costello sticks his neck out, both as a composer and singer in ways he'd never done before. Accompanying yourself with just a string quartet (no snarling guitars or euphonious keyboard filigrees,) is the surest way to test your mettle as a vocalist. And sure, sometimes Costello's voice isn't exactly the strongest, but like say, Billie Holliday it always seems to occur precisely when the lyric calls for it: check out "Who Do You Think You Are?" or "The Birds Will Still Be Singing" and you'll hear exactly what I mean. Even his ode to a chain letter, "This Offer Is Unrepeatable" serves up a cheeky bit of satire worthy of "Three Penny Opera." Of course, you can only experience this album sporadically - could anyone watch "Death Of A Saleman" or "Long Day's Journey Into Night" repeatedly without losing one's mind? Emotionally-wrought exercises like "Letters" take a lot out of you, even when you're merely the observer (or listener,) rather than the participant. But that's what makes the journey, however bittersweet, one worth taking.

Deep and moving music from Elvis Costello........2005-06-18

The Juliet Letters is a moving colaboration from Elvis Costello and the Brodsky String Quartet. His deep vocals are complemented by the string quartet. This album is
neither fish nor fowl (classical or pop) it's just a musical
exercise. The strings are some of my favorite compositions,
(viola, cello and violin). Elvis Costello not only got the Brodsky Quartet a bigger audience but he inspired them to
write their own music (a third of the songs are composed by the Quartet).

While it might not be everyones cup of tea, the music is brilliant and Elvis reaches octave levels I thought I would never imagine he could ever attain. Maybe sometime in the near future he'll work with them again. I applaud him for taking such a bold step in making a non-commercial album.

Highly recommended.

Give it a Try.......2004-03-03

I've been listening to a lot of Philip Glass and Steve Reich lately,and its caused me to go back to this album to give it another go.Previously I thought that it was an interesting experiment which hadn't worked out very well.Now I think that it is a good album for rockers and classical music lovers to use to stretch their ears a little.So called crossover albums are usually horrifying-does anyone else remember that album that Procol Harum did with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra? Elvis flatly denounces the concept in the liner notes.And not everything on this album works.It isn't the brilliant work that some of the other reviewers seem to think that it is.But it is a worthwhile experiment and a work that should be given a fair chance.Rockers and classical music lovers tend to be snobbish and dismissive of one another.This is a good work for them to live with for a while.When Elvis and the Brodsky's click-on "Jackson Monk and Rowe" or "Romeos Seance"-the results are as beautiful and valid as anything either of them have ever done.
Three stars because some of this simply doesn't work. But this is a work anyone who likes Elvis or the Brodsky's should have in their collection.

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Seance The Church Manufacturer: Arista ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Neo-Psychedelia | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Finland | Scandinavia | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music All Bargain Titles | Alternative General | Alternative Rock | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music Similar Items: Of Skins and Heart Heyday The Blurred Crusade Sing-Songs/Remote Luxury/Persia The Blurred Crusade ASIN: B000008EAZ Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

1. Fly
2. One Day
3. Electric
4. It's No Reason
5. Travel by Thought
6. Disappear
7. Electric Lash
8. Now I Wonder Why
9. Dropping Names
10. It Doesn't Change

Average customer rating: Right up there Demonstrates The Church's diversity At Their Best Reissue sounds great Good Again

Seance (Bonus CD) Church Manufacturer: EMI Int'l ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Alternative Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Of Skins and Heart Sing-Songs/Remote Luxury/Persia Blurred Crusade (Bonus CD) Heyday The Blurred Crusade ASIN: B000069AUD Release Date: 2002-07-01

Tracks:

1. Fly
2. One Day
3. Electric
4. Its No Reason
5. Travel By Thought
6. Disappear
7. Electric Lash
8. Now I Wonder Why
9. Dropping Names
10. It Doesnt Change
11. Someone Special (Bonus Track)
12. Autumn Soon (Bonus Track)
13. Its No Reason (Video) (Bonus Track)
14. Electric Lash (Video) (Bonus Track)
15. Fly (Video) (Bonus Track)

Album Description

2002 Aussie remastered reissue of 1983 album includes a five track bonus disc featuring B-sides & videos. Bonus tracks, 'Someone Special', 'Autumn Soon', '& the videos for 'It's No Reason', 'Electric Lash' & 'Fly'. Includes original artwork from the vinyl release & revamped booklet with never before seen archive material.

Album Details

Featuring Original Art from the Vinyl Release Including Never Before Seen Archival Material. Disc One Includes the Original Album, Remastered While the Second Disc Includes Film Clips, B-sides and More!

Customer Reviews:

Right up there.......2005-12-25

IT's nice to see that others' experience with The Church does not begin and end with "Starfish". "Seance" is a lovely album. It represents (as another reviewer quite properly pointed out) the myriad styles of Church music from "Of Skins and Heart" to "Heyday" and has few, if any, weak points.

Demonstrates The Church's diversity .......2005-07-22

Of all The Church's albums, "Seance" is probably the most representational, in that the various styles of the band are present. For instance, "One Day" and "Dropping Names" contain one guitar (I think Koppes) repeating a phrase, and the other (I think Willson-Piper) creating the framework of the melody. Some of The Church's best songs (i.e. "Reptile" from the later album "Starfish") fit this pattern. "It's No Reason," "Disappear?" and "Now I Wonder Why" represent The Church in their dreamy melodic mode. "Fly," "Electric," "Travel by Thought," and "It Doesn't Change" show off the band's more psychedelic, experimental side. "Electric Lash," could have been a top forty hit, if only The Church had received their fair share of radio play.

All the songs include Kilbey's enigmatic lyrics, heavy in metaphor and allusion (i.e., from "Fly" -- "Baby smiled like a tiny child/ She talks her head off, and the land lies wild/ tossed and turned on a teardrop sea/ and all those dark clowns (clouds?) that are following me." From "Its No Reason" -- "Crocodile skin water, city shadows wait/ Put your head in your hands, the ending is so great"). I'm not sure what it all means, but it's certainly unique and thought provoking.

"Seance" is definitely one of the better Church albums. In my opinion, the transition from "Fly" to "One Day" is one of the band's best moments. I also think, however, that some songs go on a bit too long and become somewhat tedious. In the coming albums, The Church would occasionally have this problem, but this does not detract from the music of what I think is one of the most underrated rock bands of all time.

At Their Best.......2004-08-25

I know, I know, everyone loves Starfish, presumably because of "Under the Milky Way." And those that want to go back farther always mention Heyday and The Blurred Crusade. But, for my money, this is the greatest Church album ever, and I include it on my personal list of the seven greatest rock albums, period. "Disappear?" is my favorite Church song ("Wake to find you gone, a note pinned to my sleeve/and it wasn't just the things you took, it was the things you had to leave"), "Electric" is the essence of their famous discordant, moody sound, "It's No Reason" is as simple and beautiful as anything they've done, and "Electric Lash" and "One Day" are just a blast; you turn 'em on and immediately just start feeling good. Nobody since Dylan has gotten as much out of a bad singing voice as Kilbey, and this is the record where he stopped being self-conscious about it. And the ethereal guitar sound is already fully developed here. If you don't have this album, you don't really know the Church. It is a must buy.

All that having been said, if you DO already have the original release (and judging from sales figures, most of you don't), I can't really recommend buying this in addition just to get the added material. The bonus songs, it turns out, were left off the original record for the simple reason that they aren't very good. But, if you're a serious fan, it's probably worth the money.

Reissue sounds great.......2003-08-21

A ploy to get you to buy what you bought before, this remastered edition of Seance isn't a bad thing; it's a common trend among the major labels. If you bought it once, why not buy it again now that we've spiffed it up a bit. Regardless of that fact, Seance is a bit more consistent than their second album but also sounds a bit more dated as well. Perhaps its the cheesy sythesizers. I don't listen to this as much as, say, Heyday but it's still worth picking if you haven't purchased it on CD before.

Why the videos weren't put on a DVD (with a separate layer for the b-sides), is beyond me. Oh, wait a minute, they'll probably bring that out next week.

Good Again.......2002-09-13

EMI recently re-released four Church cd's. Each one of them with b-sides and videos on the second cd. Unless you have a very well trained ear for such things you can't notice a difference in the "digitally remastered" recording as compared to the original cd. However, if you don't have this on cd now would be a good time to buy it. Even if you have it on cd already it is worth the purchase because the b-sides and videos cd is very cool. You need a plug-in for your computer in order to get the videos to work. Once they work though it is very cool to watch them again since they don't play them on T.V. anymore. The videos are not full-screen, but they are big enough on your monitor to enjoy them. Quality of the video is very good. A must purchase for The Church fan.

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Fornever Laid to Rest Seance Manufacturer: Black Mark ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music ASIN: B0000246IM Release Date: 2006-03-22

Tracks:

1. Who Will Not Be Dead
2. Reincarnage
3. Blessing of Death
4. Sin
5. Haunted
6. Fornever Laid to Rest
7. Necronomicon
8. Wind of Gehenna
9. Inferna Cabala - Seance,

Average customer rating: DEATH METAL CLASSIC

Saltrubbed Eyes Seance Manufacturer: Black Mark Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Metal | Hard Rock & Metal | Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B000001H1C Release Date: 1994-05-09

Tracks:

1. Soulerosion
2. 13th Moon
3. Saltrubbed Eyes
4. Controlled Bleeding
5. Angelmeat (Pt. 2)
6. Til Death Do Us Join
7. Sanctum
8. Skinless
9. Hidden Under Scars

Customer Reviews:

DEATH METAL CLASSIC.......2005-09-17

Excellent Death Metal cd, too bad it went out of print. If you get a chance to buy this I suggest you do because it absolutely rocks. Excellent use of vocals, interesting overall with a totally over-distorted sound. If you like death metal or extreme music, then you gotta hear this, it is really something worth every cent. The vocal effects on the track Saltrubbed Eyes are enough reason to buy this cd. But don't get me wrong, this is from start to finish one of the best death metal releases ever. Along with VADER - The Ultimate Incantation, HYPOCRISY - Osculum Obscenum, and MALEVOLENT CREATION - Retribution. If you have heard those 3 releases then you'll know what I'm talking about. I'm talking about death metal that is in a class of its own above all the other bullsh*t.

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21st Century Séance The Green Pajamas Manufacturer: Hidden Agenda ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Neo-Psychedelia | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Power Pop | Rock | Styles | Music Psychedelic Rock | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: This Is Where We Disappear Strung Behind the Sun The Night Races into Anna Indian Winter Seven Fathoms Down And Falling ASIN: B000BB03HS Release Date: 2005-10-18

Tracks:

1. Secret of Bethany's Mouth
2. Jenny V.
3. Salome
4. Claire
5. Like a Memory (Blue Eyes)
6. Black Guitar
7. This Haunted Hill
8. True Lover
9. Chip Chop
10. Gazelle
11. Alibi
12. All the Lost Kisses
13. Pale as the Dead
14. Mostly Alice (From the Seance Transcript)

Album Description

With numerous albums released over the years and a strong and dedicated fanbase worldwide, Seattle psychedelic pop outfit The Green Pajamas, led by main songwriter and singer Jeff Kelly, enjoys critical recognition from all corners of music journalism, from Entertainment Weekly to Ptolemaic Terrascope. To celebrate The Green Pajamas' 20th Anniversary in 2004, Hidden Agenda released Ten White Stones, a live-in-the-studio album. Since that release Kelly and crew have completed their new album, 21st Century Séance. This new 2005 studio effort from Seattle psych-pop veterans find our heroes re-exploring the psychedelic territories last surveyed on their 1997 classic Strung Behind the Sun. With 21st Century Seance perhaps the band will find the answer to the question posed by The New York Times: "When are the highly literate and melody-savvy Mr. Kelly and the retro psychedelic pop band he leads, The Green Pajamas, going to get, at the very least, a decent cult following?"

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Season of Séance, Science of Silence Unearthly Trance Manufacturer: Music Cartel ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Death Metal | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Trident Amplifier Worship ASIN: B0000A4G7U Release Date: 2003-07-29

Tracks:

1. Raised By The Wolves
2. Mass Of The Phoenix
3. When Anti-Humanity Flourishes
4. Wandering Winter Winds
5. Black Heart/Black Lung
6. The Aftermath Was Morbid

Average customer rating: Dazzling display

The Seance Hampton Hawes Trio Manufacturer: Ojc ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Hard Bop | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Similar Items: I'm All Smiles The Green Leaves of Summer The Sermon For Real! At the Piano ASIN: B000000YPD Release Date: 1991-07-01

Tracks:

1. The Seance
2. Oleo
3. Easy Street
4. Suddenly I Thought Of You
5. For Heaven's Sake
6. My Romance

Customer Reviews:

Dazzling display.......2002-07-19

This is jazz the way I envision it. With a live audience mumbling in the background and a super-swinging rhythm section of Red Mitchell and Donald Bailey and a technical master at the piano: Hampton. Recorded in LA in 1966, this is a beautiful trio album. Every tune is lively and full of brilliant dialogue between Hampton and his band.

Average customer rating: good ol' 90th DM

Fornever Laid to Rest Seance Manufacturer: Black Mark Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Metal | Hard Rock & Metal | Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B000001H0A Release Date: 1994-09-01

Tracks:

1. Who Will Not Be Dead
2. Reincarnage
3. Blessing of Death
4. Sin
5. Haunted
6. Fornever Laid to Rest
7. Necronomicon
8. Wind of Gehenna
9. Inferna Cabala - Seance,

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good ol' 90th DM.......2007-05-15

If you liked their style in the "Postmortem", a song in the tribute to Slayer album, this album is worthy of trying. Not complicated and speed maniac DM, just a classic yet talented piece of works. I like their bass guitar sound, seems to be amplified by some distortions but gives very clear and heavy impacts on their total sound configuration.

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Saltrubbed Eyes Seance Manufacturer: Black Mark ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music ASIN: B0000264IL Release Date: 2006-03-23

Tracks:

1. Soulerosion
2. 13th Moon
3. Saltrubbed Eyes
4. Controlled Bleeding
5. Angelmeat (Pt. 2)
6. Til Death Do Us Join
7. Sanctum
8. Skinless
9. Hidden Under Scars

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6. Urbanology
7. Very Saxy
8. Vincent
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