| 1. Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams |
| 2. So In Love |
| 3. You Stepped Out Of The Dream |
| 4. Soon |
| 5. Monica |
| 6. A Fellow Needs Girl |
| 7. I Could Write A Book |
| 8. My Romance |
| 9. Love Letters |
Editorial Reviews
Japanese Version featuring Four Bonus Tracks.
My Romance,Chris Anderson,Vee-Jay,Jazz
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The Black Parade
My Chemical Romance Manufacturer: Reprise ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000I5Y8ZU Release Date: 2006-10-31 |
Tracks:
- The End.
- Dead!
- This Is How I Disappear
- The Sharpest Lives
- Welcome To The Black Parade
- I Don't Love You
- House Of Wolves
- Cancer
- Mama
- Sleep
- Teenagers
- Disenchanted
- Famous Last Words
Amazon.com
My Chemical Romance frontman Gerard Way has alternately described his band's third album as "completely over the top" and "borderline psychotic." But even those words can't adequately prepare fans of the group's 2004 platinum major-label debut, Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge, for the onslaught of twisted song suites, glam-rock cannon fire and drama-club theatrics that make up The Black Parade. Tracks like "Mama" and "The End" make "Bohemian Rhapsody" sound like "Blitzkrieg Bop." It's no coincidence that the disc feels as dizzyingly monumental as Green Day's American Idiot--after all, the two albums share the same label, producer, studio, janitorial team, and sense of apocalyptic dread. Similarly, The Black Parade will cast its creators in a completely new light. Despite its overly histrionic tendencies and a totally oddball cameo from Liza Minelli, it offers a clear signal that My Chemical Romance is ready to be taken seriously. --Aidin VaziriAlbum Description
The Black Parade, My Chemical Romance's follow-up to its 2004 platinum major-label debut Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge, "is way more dramatic, way more theatrical, completely over the top, borderline psychotic," says Gerard Way. "It's the most pure, intense thing we've ever been involved in." Producer by Rob Cavallo (Green Day), the album is a celebration of lvoe and death and darkness. Join The Black Parade.Album Description
The Black Parade, My Chemical Romance's follow-up to its 2004 platinum major-label debut Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge, "is way more dramatic, way more theatrical, completely over the top, borderline psychotic," says Gerard Way. "It's the most pure, intense thing we've ever been involved in." Producer by Rob Cavallo (Green Day), the album is a celebration of lvoe and death and darkness. Join The Black Parade.Customer Reviews:
what can be said.......2007-07-18
Top Ten pick ups of 2007.......2007-07-18
the best alternative cd i've heard in a loooooong time..........2007-07-16
By all means, welcome to The Black Parade!!!!.......2007-07-09
What a superb Junior effort by this group of alt-rockers (if that's the genre you choose to place them in). This album has a little something for everyone. I enjoy this albgum so much, I would love to write a review for each song on the album. However, that would prolong you from doing what you should be doing, which is listening to the album. Stop reading and start listening.
One listen and you'll hear influences ranging from Green Day to Pink Floyd to Queen. All superbly brought together with the brilliant musicianship of My Chemical Romance. If you're even remotely interested in My Chemical Romance, buy this album. And, even if you're not interested, buy it anyway. WOW!!!
One of the best albums that I've heard in a long, long time.......2007-07-06
I had heard of them, but I thought that they were some sort of punk rock band. I love alternative music, and hard rock. I grew up on it, however, I could never get into punk rock.
I mentioned the song to someone at work, and they said that they had the CD, and said that it was great, and that I should try it.
So I did.
I was totally blown away by this album! There's not a song on it that I would skip through. From the opening lines of 'The End.,' to the almost inspirational chorus of 'Famous Last Words,' My Chemical Romance brings an album with a wide range of styles that all seem to meld into on fantastic album. 'The Black Parade' is one of the all-time greats, and 'Disenchanted' near the very end of the album really stand out as songs that could stand the test of time.
This is an album that I could anticipate picking up ten years from now, and still like it as much then, as I do today. And THAT sort of album does not come along very often.
So I say, that if you like music, any kind of rock music, pick up this album.
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Romance of the Violin
Claude Debussy , Fryderyk Chopin , Camille Saint-Saens , Franz Schubert , Vincenzo Bellini , Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , Christoph Willibald Gluck , Alexander Borodin , Antonin Dvorak , Claudio Monteverdi , Jules Massenet , Robert Schumann , Michael Stern , Craig Ogden , Gregory Knowles , John Constable , Jacob Heringman , and Stephen Orton Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0000DG06L Release Date: 2003-10-28 |
Tracks:
- O mio babbino caro (from 'Gianni Schicchi')
- The Girl With Flaxen Hair (from Preludes, Book I; La fille aux cheveux delin: Prelude for Piano L 117/8)
- Nocturne in C sharp minor (Op Post)
- The Swan (from Carnival of the Animals)
- Serenade (from 'Schwanengesang' song cycle for voice and piano, D 957
- Casta Diva (from 'Norma')
- Andante from Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major K. 467
- Nocturne from Quartet for Strings No. 2 in D Major: 3rd movement
- Dance of the Blessed Spirits (from 'Orfeo ed Euridice')
- Songs My Mother Taught Me, song for voice and piano B104/4 Op 55/4
- Pur ti Miro (from 'L'incoronazione di Poppea')
- Elegie (Elegie 'O doux printemps d'autrefois' for voice and piano)
- Traumerei ('Kinderszenen' for piano, Op 15, No. 7 'Dreaming')
Amazon.com
Every track on this CD contains a beautiful melody, many of them easily recognizable, all of them exuding tranquility. "O mio babbino caro" from Puccini's Gianni Schicchi opens the disc, with Bell delicately accompanied by a harp and spinning the long melody with great sensitivity. Bellini's "Casta diva" from Norma lives up to its reputation as the epitome of bel canto in Bell's hands; his violin sings. The middle movement of Mozart's 21st Piano Concerto takes well to the violin, and Debussy's "The Girl with the Flaxen Hair" is played with great warmth and sensuality. It would be easy to turn a recital like this into treacle, but Bell is wise enough to realize that the music is already sweet enough and he plays with great reserve and a minimum of sentimental slides. The light accompaniments always support, with woodwinds prominent but used with grace. This CD, in short, is a beauty: a fine gift, a lovely mood setter. --Robert LevineCustomer Reviews:
Romance of the Violin.......2007-07-16
End of the Day.......2007-06-08
He is inspiring, and she is right. This album is beautiful.
Wonderful!.......2007-05-30
Over and over and over...........2007-05-17
Non-standard CD format.......2007-04-22
A friend's PC was able to read the CD and make a copy in standard format that can be read on any player, including my Mac. The story had a happy ending, but I can not comprehend why the publisher chose the oddball CD specification.
The music is excellent and worth the trouble of making a copy, but the publisher really shouldn't make you go to that effort just to listen to a CD that you paid for.
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Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge
My Chemical Romance Manufacturer: Reprise / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00025ETIW Release Date: 2004-06-08 |
Tracks:
- Helena
- Give 'Em Hell, Kid
- To The End
- You Know What They Do To Guys Like Us In Prison
- I'm Not Okay (I Promise)
- The Ghost Of You
- The Jetset Life Is Gonna Kill You
- Interlude
- Thank You For The Venom
- Hang 'Em High
- It's Not A Fashion Statement, It's A Deathwish
- Cemetery Drive
- I Never Told You What I Do For A Living
Customer Reviews:
better than I thought.......2007-07-07
After listening to the Three Cheers singles, I decided that MCR are amazing from going from Three Cheers to The Black Parade. I thought the singles were mediocre at best, and definitely emo. But then I listened to the rest of the album and I was plesantly surprised. Though the entire album is pop-rock, and yes, still a bit emo, it really isn't a bad thing. In the context of the album, the singles seem less emo and more mainstream, straight-up rock. As a guitar player, I can respect Ray's playing a lot. In a mainstream music industry where guitar solos are as rare as fat girls (more of both of these things would make me endlessly happy), hearing a good solo now and again is really refreshing and uplifting.
The highlights for me are "I'm Not Okay (I Promise)" which at first really just made me cringe at the melodrama. But that comes with the territory with this band. Also the other two singles ("Helena" and "Ghost of You"), plus my favorite, "Cemetary Drive." The rest of the songs are entertaining, and there isn't one that I don't like. While some are forgettable and they all seem to run together after only a few listens, if you give the CD a chance you'll begin to distinguish between songs.
Though it's not nearly as good as The Black Parade, Three Cheers is a good solid CD. Don't expect miracles, but it's better than what most rock-snobs give it credit for. And that's coming from a fellow rock-snob.
CLASSIC ALL THE WAY.......2007-06-20
Not love at first hear, takes a few listens to fully appreciate.......2007-06-08
If only for "Bury Me in Black"-get this one-some good acoustics too.......2007-05-24
I love it.......2007-05-07
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I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love
My Chemical Romance Manufacturer: Eyeball Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00006EXL5 Release Date: 2002-07-23 |
Tracks:
- Honey, This Mirror Isn't Big Enough For the Two Of Us
- Vampires Will Never Hurt You
- Drowning Lessons
- Our Lady of Sorrows
- Headfirst for Halos
- Skylines and Turnstiles
- Early Sunsets Over Monroeville
- This Is the Best Day Ever
- Cubicles
- Demolition Lovers
- Vampires Will Never Hurt You (Bonus Video)
- Honey This Mirror Isn't Big Enough for the Two Of Us (Bonus Video)
Customer Reviews:
Better then the other two, even if those are really good..........2007-06-19
Absolutely the best one of them all.......2007-05-24
My Chemical romance.......2007-05-08
My Chemical Romance.......2007-05-04
~~REASONS TO BUY THIS ALBUM~~
*Headfirst for Halos-Don't get fooled by the upbeat tempo, listen carefully to the words. Really great song, though.
*Honey, This Mirror Isn't Big Enough for the Two of Us-This song is great, it has a music video if you didn't know already.
*Demolition Lovers-Starts at slow, but has a fast, loud ending. Who couldn't love this song?! I don't know who...
*Early Sunsets Over Monroeville: A slower song. It has this sort of eerie quality to it I think.
Oh yeah, that's just SOME of the songs on this album. So, anyways this is a great album.
My Chemical Romance.......2007-04-24
~Demolition Lovers: this is the song that I first really loved from My Chemical Romance, more than The Black Parade or Three Cheers stuff.
~Vampires Will Never Hurt You: This is another awesome song, I can listen to it non-stop!!
~Drowning Lessons: I really like this song, too... but what is up with the end, how it stops and then starts again??!!! whatever, it's still good.
Anyways, those are my favorite songs off this CD. So many people only know The Black Parade stuff, but really I think this is so much better.
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Life on the Murder Scene
My Chemical Romance Manufacturer: Reprise / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000BCE94K Release Date: 2006-03-21 |
Tracks:
- Thank You For the Venom
- Cemetery Drive
- Give 'Em Hell, Kid
- Headfirst For Halos
- Helena
- You Know What They Do To Guys Like Us in Prison
- Ghost of You
- I'm Not Okay (I Promise)
- I Never Told What I Do For A Living (Demo)
- Bury Me In Black (Demo)
- Desert Song (Demo)
Tracks:
- I'm Not Okay (I Promise) (DVD)
- Cemetery Drive (DVD)
- Our Lady of Sorrows (DVD)
- Honey, This Mirror Isn't Big Enough for the Two of Us (DVD)
- You Know What They Do To Guys Like Us in Prison (DVD)
- Headfirst for Halos (DVD)
- Ghost of You (DVD)
- Thank You For the Venom (DVD)
- Give 'Em Hell, Kid (DVD)
- Vampires Will Never Hurt You (DVD)
- Helena (DVD)
Amazon.com
For My Chemical Romance's ever-expanding list of fanatics, this double-disc set is better than an XBox 360, MySpace.com, and free internet combined. In terms of content, it handily laps the New Jersey screamo band's only major label release, 2004's Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge. My Chemical Romance spreads its blood-soaked anguish and angst over a live album and DVD package that's spilling over with four-hours worth of rarities, demos, and live appearances. All told, it's the perfect excuse to revisit the band's perfect union of frightening metal riffs and knockout pop melodies. --Aidin VaziriAlbum Description
Now the CD+2DVD package Life on the Murder Scene fans the flames of fanatiscism with live performances, demos and rarities, including over 4 hours of footage of live performances, MTV2 $2 Bill, MTV Discover and Download, plus Sessions @ AOL, and Live @ Launch. The love affair with My Chemical Romance has just begun.Customer Reviews:
My Chemical Romance - Life on the Murder Scene CD.......2007-05-25
If you want to see the real MCR get this!!!.......2007-05-24
Life on the muder scene is truly worth every penny........2007-05-11
Amazing, a must buy for people who aren't chavs.......2007-01-29
An Excellent Experience.......2006-11-13
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The Most Relaxing Classical Album In the World Ever, Volume II
Gabriel Faure , Frederic Chopin , Antonio Vivaldi , Gustav Mahler , Claude Debussy , Sir Neville Marriner , Maris Jansons , Lorin Maazel , Sir Adrian Boult , Miklos Rozsa , Riccardo Muti , Stephen Cleobury , Sir John Barbirolli , New Philharmonia Orchestra , Philharmonia Orchestra & Chorus , Academy of St. Martin in the Fields , and Berlin Philharmonic Manufacturer: EMI Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00002439O Release Date: 2003-03-11 |
Tracks:
- Sheep May Safely Graze - Sir Neville Marriner
- Serenade In G 'Eine Kleine Nachtmusik' - Sir Neville Marriner
- Violin Concerto No.1 In G Minor, Op.26 - II. Adagio - Yedudi Menuhin
- Nocturne No.2 In E Flat Op.9 No.2 - John Ogdon
- Miserere Mei, Deus - Stephen Cleobury
- Schindler's List - Tasmin Little
- Traumerei - Dame Moura Lympany
- Dance Of The Sylphs - Sir Neville Marriner
- Water Music - Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
- Symphony No.9: II. Largo - Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
- Jean De Florette - Toots Thielemans
- Concerto For Lute And Two Violins - II. Largo - Anthony Bailes
- Cello Concerto In E Minor Op.85 - III. Adagio - Jacqueline De Pre
- Waltz No.15 In A Flat - Dame Moura Lympany
- Romance - Piers Lane
- Pavane - Maurice Handford
- Woodbrook - Micheal O Suilleabhain
- Time To Say Goodbye - Orchestra
Tracks:
- The Four Seasons - Concerto No.1 In E 'Spring' - Yehundi Menuhin
- Dance Of The Blessed Spirits - New Philharmonia Orchestra
- Double Violin Concerto In D Minor - II. Largo Ma Non Tanto - Yehudi Menuhin
- Prelude No.7 In A Op.28 No.7 - Tzimon Barto
- Cantique De Jean Racine - MONKS AND CHOIRBOYS OF DOWNSIDE ABBEY
- The Lark Ascending - Hugh Bean
- 'Pathetique Sonata Op.13 - II. Adagio Cantabile - Leonard Pennario
- Pie Jesu - Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
- Salut D'Amour - Richard Hickox
- La Fille Aux Cheveux De Lin (The Girl With Flaxen Hair) - Dame Moura Lympany
- The Coventry Carol - Medeval Babes
- Pavane For A Dead Princess - New Philharmonia Orchestra
- Liebestraum No.3 In A Flat - John Ogdon
- Panis Angelicus - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
- Piano Concerto No.2 In F Op.102 - II. Andante - Dmitri Alexeev
- Agnus Dei - Peter Barley
- Symphony No.5 In C Sharp Minor - IV. Adagietto - New Philharmonia Orchestra
- My Heart Will Go On - Orchestra
Customer Reviews:
The Most Relaxing Classical Album In the World Eveer, Volume II.......2006-08-28
Great music listein to while you read in bed.......2005-08-21
A must buy for the non-snobbish classical music fan........2004-10-22
A bliss of spirit........2004-09-18
Joy, Tears, Love.
Good LUCK!
Boring.......2004-05-11
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The Black Parade
My Chemical Romance Manufacturer: Reprise / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000I2J5UG Release Date: 2006-10-24 |
Tracks:
- The End.
- Dead!
- This Is How I Disappear
- The Sharpest Lives
- Welcome To The Black Parade
- I Don't Love You
- House Of Wolves
- Cancer
- Mama
- Sleep
- Teenagers
- Disenchanted
- Famous Last Words
Amazon.com
My Chemical Romance frontman Gerard Way has alternately described his band's third album as "completely over the top" and "borderline psychotic." But even those words can't adequately prepare fans of the group's 2004 platinum major-label debut, Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge, for the onslaught of twisted song suites, glam-rock cannon fire and drama-club theatrics that make up The Black Parade. Tracks like "Mama" and "The End" make "Bohemian Rhapsody" sound like "Blitzkrieg Bop." It's no coincidence that the disc feels as dizzyingly monumental as Green Day's American Idiot--after all, the two albums share the same label, producer, studio, janitorial team, and sense of apocalyptic dread. Similarly, The Black Parade will cast its creators in a completely new light. Despite its overly histrionic tendencies and a totally oddball cameo from Liza Minelli, it offers a clear signal that My Chemical Romance is ready to be taken seriously. --Aidin VaziriAlbum Description
The Black Parade, My Chemical Romance's follow-up to its 2004 platinum major-label debut Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge, "is way more dramatic, way more theatrical, completely over the top, borderline psychotic," says Gerard Way. "It's the most pure, intense thing we've ever been involved in." Producer by Rob Cavallo (Green Day), the album is a celebration of lvoe and death and darkness. Join The Black Parade. The Limited Edition special packaging features an 11-11/16" x 5-13/16", long skinny box with hinged lid, wrapped in black velveteen material, with a debossed design on the top. The 64-page bound paperback book inside the box is modeled after a Victorian-style photo album, and contains Gerard's drawings, making-of-the-album notes, and more.Customer Reviews:
AWESOMENESS.......2007-07-18
Another whiny album .......2007-06-13
Should get 6 stars and have come out before the album.......2007-05-24
Worth 200 million stars.......2007-04-07
The End- A great opening that shows you just what to expect in the other tracks
Dead!- One of my favorite MCR songs ever. It has a great beat that never gets old
This is how I Disappear- Amazing song, It sounds really cool towards the end
The Sharpest Lives- I love this song! Great lyrics and also a good beat
Welcome to the Black Parade- This is the definition of a rock opera. It has all sorts of different parts to it that makes it so epic.
I Don't Love You- Such a sad song, watch the music video and see how emotional Gerard Way (the lead singer) is. so sad! (I love Gerard!!)
House of Wolves- Another of my favorite songs, it is so energetic and lively!!!
Cancer- Also sad, not one of my personal favorites but it is a really beautiful song
Mama- A different song, but still awesome. It sounds so cool...enough said
Sleep- Very, very sad. Especially when you hear a man at the end say "I can't even wake up." *tear*
Teenagers- The chorus of this song is so addictive. It's a song that make you want to get up and jump around...
Disenchanted- Yet another sad song with a little bit of a faster pace. I can't describe this song really, just listen to it...it's good.
Famous Last Words- WOW!!!!!!!!! Most definately the BEST SONG EVER!!!! My favorite song by MCR!! In the lyrics, music, and video they are really giving it there all.
Hidden Track: Blood- A hilarious song that has sort of the music style like Mama in a way.
My Chemical Romance is an amazing band. At first I hated them, thinking that they were just some Green Day wannabe's because they dressed like them and now had the same producer. But I never listened to them and I was so0o0o0o0o0o0o0o wrong. They are totally different in a good way, and I love both Green Day and My Chemical Romance. They have incredibly enchanting lyrics and riffs that just blow me away. They are not emo, or goth. They consider themselves punk rock or simply just rock for the most part. Don't judge them before you listen to them with an open mind. Just listen and you'll see....
The Black Parade.......2007-03-14
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At The Movies
Manufacturer: Denon Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0001HAGPG Release Date: 2004-03-23 |
Tracks:
- Love Theme - Romeo and Juliet
- Lara's Theme / Somewhere My Love - Dr. Zhivago
- My Heart Will Go On - Titanic
- The Second Waltz - Eyes Wide Shut
- Heigh-Ho - Snow White
- Moonriver - Breakfast at Tiffany's
- Sirtaki / Zorba's Dance - Zorba the Greek
- Main Title - The Godfather
- Bolero - "10"
- John Dunbar's Theme - Dances with Wolves
- The Windmills of Your Mind - The Thomas Crown Affair
- Edelweiss - The Sound of Music
- True Love - High Society
- Stranger in Paradise - Kismet
- Romance - The Gadfly
- Main Title - Once Upon a Time in the West
Customer Reviews:
At The Movies by Andre Rieu.......2007-05-20
very beautiful.......2007-01-09
Refreshing Music.......2006-11-03
from texas--AND FROM A MUSIC LOVER.......2006-08-30
Andre Rieu - Music for the masses.......2006-08-10
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Somewhere over the Rainbow: The Golden Age of Hollywood Musicals
Various Artists Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000066RO5 Release Date: 2002-06-04 |
Tracks:
- Singin In The Rain - Gene Kelly
- Theres No Business Like Show Business - Betty Hutton, Howard Keel, Keenan Wynn & Louis Calhern
- 'S Wonderful - Gene Kelly & Georges Guetary
- Thats Entertainment! - Fred Astaire, Jack Buchanan, Nanette Fabray & Oscar Levant
- Stranger In Paradise - Ann Blyth & Vic Damone
- Easter Parade - Judy Garland & Fred Astaire
- Lullaby Of Broadway - Winifred Shaw, Dick Powell & Chorus
- Get Happy - Judy Garland
- Night And Day - Fred Astaire
- True Love - Bing Crosby & Grace Kelly
- Honeysuckle Rose - Lena Horne w/ Benny Carter & His Orchestra
- They Cant Take That Away From Me - Fred Astaire
- Milkman, Keep Those Bottles Quiet - Nancy Walker & The M-G-M Studio Chorus w/ Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra
- Baby, Its Cold Outside - Esther Williams & Ricardo Montalban
- For Me And My Gal - Gene Kelly & Judy Garland
- Puttin On The Ritz - Clark Gable & Co.
- Hallelujah! - Tony Martin, Vic Damone, Kay Armen, Ann Miller, Debbie Reynolds, Clark Burroughs & Co.
- Bless Yore Beautiful Hide - Howard Keel
- Taking A Chance On Love - Ethel Waters & Eddie "Rochester" Anderson
- As Time Goes By - Dooley Wilson w/ Elliot Carpenter (Bonus Track)
- Laras Theme (Main Title) - The M-G-M Studio Orchestra (Bonus Track)
Tracks:
- Over The Rainbow - Judy Garland
- Its A Most Unusual Day - Jane Powell
- Wunderbar - Kathryn Grayson & Howard Keel
- Cant Help Lovin Dat Man - Ava Gardner
- Going Hollywood - Bing Crosby
- The Trolley Song - Judy Garland, The M-G-M Studio Chorus
- Gigi - Louis Jourdan
- I Got Rhythm - Judy Garland, Mickey Rooney & Co.
- Aba Daba Honeymoon - Debbie Reynolds, Carleton Carpenter & M-G-M Studio Chorus
- The Lady Is A Tramp - Lena Horne
- The Best Things In Life Are Free - June Allyson & Peter Lawford
- Cheek To Cheek - Fred Astaire
- A Kiss To Build A Dream On - Louis Armstrong
- Put 'Em In A Box - Doris Day & The Page Cavanaugh Trio
- If Swing Goes, I Go Too - Fred Astaire
- Almost Like Being In Love - Gene Kelly
- Lets Face The Music And Dance - Fred Astaire
- Be A Clown - Gene Kelly & Judy Garland
- Embraceable You - Connie Francis
- On The Atchison, Topeka And The Santa Fe - Judy Garland & Co.
- One For My Baby (And One More For The Road) - Fred Astaire
Amazon.com
The "Golden Age" referred to here spans The Jazz Singer and the advent of the talkies to the death throes of the old studio system in the 1960s. So vast was the era's musical landscape that even this 42-track, double-disc anthology can't encompass all its peaks. Not surprisingly, the bulk of this collection originated with the Tiffany's of the screen musical, M-G-M, a body of work whose riches here encompass both pop-cultural bedrock ("Over the Rainbow," "Singin' in the Rain," "There's No Business Like Show Business," etc.) and some less familiar, if equally delightful star turns: Clark Gable gamely "Puttin' On the Ritz"; the sassy, 1948 original of "The Lady Is a Tramp" by Lena Horne; and a loopy duet of "Baby, It's Cold Outside" by Esther Williams and Ricardo Montalban. Fred Astaire's elegant, epochal reign at RKO and M-G-M is represented by "Night and Day," "Let's Face the Music and Dance," and three others, while Metro mainstays Gene Kelly and Judy Garland share equal time and billing. It's not perfect--Cagney's "Yankee Doodle Boy" and/or some Sinatra seem more logical choices than the odd "bonus" duet of Casablanca's "As Time Goes By" and "Lara's Theme" from Dr. Zhivago that close out disc one--but it's a stunning, surprisingly comprehensive primer on the Hollywood film musical nonetheless. --Jerry McCulleyCustomer Reviews:
They were right--there is NO business like the show business they did way back when !!!.......2006-11-18
Can happen in a show
You can make 'em laugh
You can make 'em cry
Anything
Anything can go....
The clown with his pants falling down
Or the dance that's a dream of romance
Or the scene where the villain is mean
That's entertainment!
The lights on the lady in tights
Or the bride with the guy on the side
Or the ball where she gives him her all
That's entertainment!
The plot and the hot simply teeming with $ex
A gay divorcee who is after her ex
It could be Oedipus Rex
Where a chap kills his father
And causes a lot of bother
The clerk who is thrown out of work
By the boss who is thrown for a loss
By the skirt who is doing him dirt
The world is a stage,
The stage is a world of entertainment!
This two CD set amply proves that the musical melodies and lyrics from the golden age of the Hollywood musical remain unsurpassed to this day. This generous two CD set offers 42 incredible songs from Hollywood classic musicals. Most of these fine numbers are indeed from MGM, as Amazon correctly notes; but there are some RKO numbers and even a little from Warner Brothers. Thank goodness, though, that most of these songs came from MGM movies; MGM was the only studio that could boast that it truly had "more stars than there are in the heavens."
I love so many songs on these two CDs. Of course, there's the unforgettable classic "Over The Rainbow" sung by Judy Garland; she also performs "Easter Parade" and "Get Happy" on this two CD set and she carries most of the tune for "I Got Rhythm" even though Mickey Rooney helps her a little. I love "Baby, It's Cold Outside" for its' romantic overtones; and Lena Horne's "The Lady Is A Tramp" is flawless! We also get a rare chance to hear Clark Gable sing in "Puttin' On The Ritz;" and Bing Crosby's "Going Hollywood" may be brief but it's a fun song anyway.
There are two "bonus" tracks on the first CD: "As Time Goes By" from Casablanca and "Lara's Theme" from Doctor Zhivago. "As Time Goes By" is a good choice; it is another unsurpassed classic song that brings back memories and touches even the hardest of hearts. "Lara's Theme," however, is from the mid 1960s and I don't consider this period to be part of the "golden age" of Hollywood musicals.
The liner notes are excellent and they offer wonderful photos of the stars as well. The cover art is well done and the reverse cover art tells which movie each song is from and who is performing each song. Moreover, the quality of the sound is excellent especially when you consider that these numbers were recorded quite a few decades ago.
In short, this superlative two CD highlights the glory of the Hollywood musical when a certain type of sophistication dominated professional movie production. I highly recommend this CD for fans of Hollywood musicals, classic pop vocals and fans of the artists and actors who perform on this two CD set.
One of the best cds I ever bought. .......2006-06-07
Never Sounded Better.......2006-03-16
Somewhere Over The Rainbow.......2006-02-24
"Hollywood Musicals of the Golden Age are still among us".......2005-07-13
The lineup is fantastic and gives the listener a variety of what musicals were all about in the "Golden Age of the Hollywood Musicals"
June Allyson, Kay Armen, Louis Armstrong, Fred Astaire, Ann Blyth, Jack Buchanan, Louis Calhern, Bing Crosby, Vic Damone, Doris Day, Nanette Fabray, Connie Francis, Ava Gardner, Judy Garland, Kathyrn Grayson, Georges Guetary, Lena Horne, Betty Hutton, Louis Jourdan, Howard Keel, Gene Kelly, Grace Kelly, Peter Lawford, Oscar Levant, Ann Miller, Ricardo Montalban, Page Cavanaugh Trio, Debbie Reynolds, Winifred Shaw, Nancy Walker, Ethel Waters, Esther Williams, Dooley Williams and Keenan Wynn.
On Disc One 21 Classic Songs from great musicals with songs in alphabetical order:
AS TIME GOES BY - Dooley Wilson with Elliot Carpenter, pianist (1942)
BABY, IT'S COLD OUTSIDE - Esther Williams & Ricardo Montalban (1949)
BLESS, YORE BEAUTIFUL HIDE - Howard Keel (1954)
EASTER PARADE - Fred Astaire & Judy Garland (1948)
FOR ME AND MY GAL - Gene Kelly & Judy Garland (1942)
GET HAPPY - Judy Garland (1950)
HALLELUJAH! - Tony Martin, Vic Damone, Kay Armen, Ann Miller, Debbie Reynolds, Clark Burroughs (for Russ Tamblyn) (1955)
HONEYSUCKLE ROSE - Lena Horne with Benny Carter & His Orchestra (1943)
LARA'S THEME (MAIN TITLE) - M-G-M Studio Orchestra (1965)
LULLABY OF BROADWAY - Winifred Shaw & Dick Powell (1935)
MILKMAN, KEEP THOSE BOTTLES QUIET - Nancy Walker with Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra (1944)
NIGHT AND DAY - Fred Astaire (1934)
PUTTIN' ON THE RITZ - Clark Gable & Company (1939)
'S WONDERFUL - Gene Kelly & Georges Guetary (1951)
SINGIN' IN THE RAIN - Gene Kelly (1951)
STRANGER IN PARADISE - Ann Blyth & Vic Damone (1955)
TAKING A CHANCE ON LOVE - Ethel Waters & Eddie "Rochester" Anderson (1943)
THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT - Fred Astaire, Jack Buchanan, Nanette Fabray & Oscar Levant (1953)
THERE'S NO BUSINESS LIKE SHOW BUSINESS - Betty Hutton, Howard Keel, Keenan Wynn & Louis Calhern (1950)
THEY CAN'T TAKE THAT AWAY FROM ME - Fred Astaire (1949)
TRUE LOVE - Bing Crosby & Grace Kelly (1956)
On Disc Two more memorable performances from the Golden Age of Hollywood Musicals:
A KISS TO BUILD A DREAM ON - Louis Armstrong (1951)
ABA DABA HONEYMOON - Debbie Reynolds & Carleton Carpenter (1950)
ALMOST LIKE BEING IN LOVE - Gene Kelly (1954)
BE A CLOWN - Judy Garland & Gene Kelly (1948)
BEST THINGS IN LIFE ARE FREE - June Allyson & Peter Lawford (1947)
CAN'T HELP LOVIN' DAT MAN - Ava Gardner (beautiful woman, who my youngest grandaughter is named after...Avalon) (1951)
CHEEK TO CHEEK - Fred Astaire (1935)
EMBRACEABLE YOU - Connie Francis (1965)
GIGI - Louis Jourdan (1958)
GOING HOLLYWOOD - Bing Crosby (1933)
I GOT RHYTHM - Judy Garland & Mickey Rooney (1943)
IF SWING GOES, I GO TOO - Fred Astaire (1946)
IT'S A MOST UNUSUAL DAY - Jane Powell (1948)
LADY IS A TRAMP - Lena Horne (1948)
LET'S FACE THE MUSIC AND DANCE - Fred Astaire (1936)
ON THE ATCHISON, TOPEKA AND THE SANTA FE - Judy Garland & Company (1946)
ONE FOR MY BABY (AND ONE MORE FOR THE ROAD) - Fred Astaire (1943)
OVER THE RAINBOW - Judy Garland (became her theme song for the rest of her life) (1939)
PUT 'EM IN A BOX - Doris Day & the Page Cavanaugh Trio (1948)
THE TROLLEY SONG - Judy Garland & MGM Studio Chorus (1944)
WUNDERBAR - Kathryn Grayson & Howard Keel (two of MGM's favorite singing duos) (1953)
It was once said by the songwriters of that era - "There are two artists you want perform your songs on the big screen, they are Fred Astaire and Judy Garland they sing it just the way we wrote it, for which you will have a guaranteed hit on your hands"...well, this collections certainly has some merit to that statement...because with Judy Garland and Fred Astaire performing seven songs each, there must be something to it.
This collection of musicals still has the magic that we remember from those bygone years...but as long as we have the labels and networks who play and show these wonderful films of yesteryear, they will never be forgotten...hats off to Rhino Records, George Feltenstein (producer) and Doug Schwartz (engineer) and Turner Classic Movies for sharing those 42 selections from 42 films...celebrating decades of the tunes and artists that gave it their all...from what it commonly called "The Hollywood Dream Factory"...The Golden Age of Hollywood Musicals is still among us...gotta love it!
Total Time: 2-CD-Set ~ Rhino Records 78323 ~ (6/02/2002)
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Ellis Island
The Irish Tenors , Brendan Graham , Chauncey Olcott , Irish Traditional , Johnny Cash , John Francis Patterson , Dermot MacMurrough , C. Kirkham , Eric Bogle , Burton Lane , Thomas Osbourne Davis , Irving Berlin , and Frank McNamara Manufacturer: Music Matters ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000059TBG Release Date: 2001-03-06 |
Tracks:
- Isle of Hope, Isle of Tears
- My Wild Irish Rose
- Love Thee Dearest
- Forty Shades of Green
- Courtin' in the Kitchen
- The Stone Outside Dan Murphy's Door
- I'll Tell My Ma
- Macushla
- Slievenamon
- The Green Fields of France
- Trasna Na Dtonnta (Over The Waves)
- Oro Se Do Bheatha Bhaile (Long Life to You on Your Homecoming)
- An Poc Ar Buile (The Mad Goat)
- The Rose of Tralee
- The Old Bog Road
- How Are Things In Glocca Morra
- The Croppy Boy
- A Nation Once Again
- Let There Be Peace
- Danny Boy
- God Bless America
Product Description
1. Isle Of Hope, Isle Of Tears
2. My Wild Irish Rose
3. Love Thee Dearest
4. Forty Shades Of Green
5. The Courtin Medley
A. Courtin, In The Kitchen
B. The Stone Outside Dan Murphy s Door
C. I ll Tell My Ma
6. Macushla
7. Slievenamon
8. The Green Fields Of France
9. The Irish Medley
A. Transna Na Dtonnta (Over The Waves)
B. Oro Se Do Bheatha Bhaile (Long Life To You On Your Homecoming)
C. An Poc Ar Buile (The Mad Goat)
10. The Rose Of Tralee
11. The Old Bog Road
12. How Are Things In Glocca Morra
13. The Croppy Boy
14. A Nation Once Again
15. Let There Be Peace
16. Danny Boy
17. God Bless America
Format: CD
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The Irish Tenors' fourth album sees the trio of Anthony Kearns, Ronan Tynan, and Finbar Wright paying a sentimental musical tribute to Ellis Island, the hallowed landmark that met the majority of immigrants entering the United States at the beginning of the 20th century. Needless to say, the Tenors' repertoire this time around is full of reflective ballads of love, loss, and homesickness, including the original "Isle of Hope, Isle of Tears" that opens this disc. Throughout this studio recording, the Irish Tenors are in fine form and backed by a soft-hued orchestra that never interferes with their soaring vocals. Traditional tunes include "My Wild Irish Rose," "How Are Things in Glocca Mora," and, of course, "Danny Boy" (the last sung by all three tenors, with refreshingly simple solo piano accompaniment). Thankfully, the threesome didn't forget that the immigrants had fun, too, as evidenced by some lighthearted fare; "The Courtin' Medley" features the Tenors at their most upbeat and comical. Ellis Island is a moving aural portrait of the struggles and triumphs of the Irish émigrés and a must-have for fans of the threesome. Newcomers may enjoy the Tenors' debut disc even more, as the earlier live album is a slightly more upbeat and spirited affair. --Jason VerlindeCustomer Reviews:
Three Cheers for the Irish!!!.......2007-05-30
Mora to end all, and Anthony Kearns sings murderously difficult versions
of Macushla and The Croppy Boy like an angel. And their Courtin' and Irish
Medleys, and their "Nation Once Again" trios are simply glorious glees.
With the benefit of a grand theme, this is perhaps the best, and best balanced, of all their programs.
Ellis Island song brings tears to my eyes.......2006-03-17
How Are Things In Glocca Morra?.......2004-04-16
This CD has a bit more of an Irish American theme as "Isle Of Hope, Isle Of Tears" and "God Bless America" illustrate. Interspersed among these tunes are traditional Irish tunes such as "Macushla" and "Croppy Boy", along with newer songs, such as "The Green Fields Of France" and "How are Things In Glocca Morra?"
The singing is excellent, the words understandable. I appreciate the inclusion the lyrics of the songs contained on the insert of the cover. These are songs you will want to learn, whose stories you will want to research. I have. Listen again and again!
How Are Things In Glocca Morra?.......2004-04-16
This CD has a bit more of an Irish American theme as "Isle Of Hope, Isle Of Tears" and "God Bless America" illustrate. Interspersed among these tunes are traditional Irish tunes such as "Macushla" and "Croppy Boy", along with newer songs, such as "The Green Fields Of France" and "How are Things In Glocca Morra?"
The singing is excellent, the words understandable. I appreciate the inclusion the lyrics of the songs contained on the insert of the cover. These are songs you will want to learn, whose stories you will want to research. I have. Listen again and again!
The Best Historical CD Ever!.......2003-11-21
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