| 1. Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight |
| 2. Your Smiling Face |
| 3. Long Ago and Far Away |
| 4. Mexico |
| 5. Secret O' Life |
| 6. Shed a Little Light |
| 7. Fire & Rain |
| 8. Everybody Has the Blues |
| 9. Sweet Baby James |
| 10. Only a Dream in Rio |
| 11. Rainy Day Man |
| 12. Country Road |
| 13. Shower the People |
| 14. You've Got a Friend |
Fire & Rain,Common Ground,North Star,Jazz,Pop
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Neon Bible
Arcade Fire Manufacturer: Merge Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000MGUZM0 Release Date: 2007-03-06 |
Tracks:
- Black Mirror
- Keep The Car Running
- Neon Bible
- Intervention
- Black Wave/Bad Vibrations
- Ocean Of Noise
- Well & The Lighthouse, The
- Antichrist Television Blues
- Windowsill
- No Cars Go
- My Body Is A Cage
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For their second full-length, the Montreal-based seven-or-eight-piece Arcade Fire show themselves capable of Big Rock, as original, and as potentially marquee-topping as TV on the Radio and Sigur Ros. Regardless, the intentional murkiness of these pleasantly anthemic New Wave dirges makes it sound as if the music has already reverberated through a crowded cement stadium. Named after cult author John Kennedy Toole's first novel, Neon Bible is smart and subtle enough to present itself as a personal discovery for every listener, every word to be pored over by fans (as with those of Tori Amos, Pavement, and Radiohead). Surely, lines like "The sound is not asleep/ It's moving under my feet" have already been scribbled onto the margins of countless textbooks. Such words are delivered with less intensity this time, but no less import. For vocal influences, lead singer Win Butler seems to have traded his '80s Bowie in for an '80s Springsteen, at least on the songs "Antichrist Television Blues" and "Windowsill" (though "Intervention" sounds an awful lot like '80s era Go-Betweens). The kitchen sink arrangements include the use of an Eastern European orchestra, pipe organ, hurdy gurdy, and a military choir. --Mike McGonigalAlbum Description
The second album from Montreal's Arcade Fire exceeds all expectations. With string and orchestral arrangements by two of the band members, "Neon Bible" is full of both half-assed punk rock mistakes and meticulously orchestrated woodwinds. Processed strings and mandolin. Quiet rumbles and loud rumbles. But mostly just eleven songs that the band thinks are really good.Customer Reviews:
Flat, mediocre indie rock.......2007-07-15
As even some of the positive reviews of this album have noted, the production is both bombastic and low-fi, and not in a good way. It has a loud, flat sound that gets repetitive and tiring to listen to after awhile. The extra instruments that the band plays on this album sound very clunky and overbearing, particularly the organ that makes a sudden appearance on "Intervention."
Some albums with bad productions are more than redeemed by the actual songs, but the vocals and lyrics here are equally clumsy and repetitive. Win Butler still sings like a limper version of Conor Oberst from Bright Eyes, but this time he's also attempting a Springsteen impersonation on several tracks. While it isn't quite as grating as the Killers' attempt to sound like Springsteen, it still comes across as incredibly affected. The lyrics look like an attempt to make a grand statement about religion, war, and modern life in general, but they read like teenage angst poetry.
The closing track, "My Body is a Cage," is the only one that really stands out of the din after several listens. It has a grand, epic, proggy sound and almost lives up to the hype that this band gets, but if you hear it and like it I'd recommend passing on this album and getting something A Tab in the Ocean by Nektar, whom the Arcade Fire bear a strong resemblance to here.
Disappointing follow-up.......2007-07-09
Sophomore Slump.......2007-07-06
The more I listen to this album, the more I realize how good the Arcade Fire's first album was. I love Funeral, but it was the death of this band. And yes, that makes me want to cry. "I don't wanna listen to Arcade Fire no more."
average.......2007-07-05
Damn this is good! .......2007-07-05
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Earth Wind & Fire: Greatest Hits
Wind & Fire Earth Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00000FC5H Release Date: 1998-11-17 |
Tracks:
- Shining Star
- That's The Way Of The World
- September
- Can't Hide Love
- Got To Get You Into My Life
- Sing A Song
- Gratitude
- Serpentine Fire
- Fantasy
- Kalimba Story
- Mighty Mighty
- Reasons
- Saturday Nite
- Let's Groove
- Boogie Wonderland - (with The Emotions)
- After The Love Is Gone
- Getaway
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It's the most complete single-disc collection of EWF chart rockers, and Greatest Hits' splendid remastering makes one of the major exponents of '70s funk positivity sound sparkling. From the driving "Shining Star" to the syncopated mastery of "September" and "Boogie Wonderland" to the slow-jam heaven of "After the Love Is Gone," this is a reminder of what made the group so special. --Rickey WrightCustomer Reviews:
Great CD.......2007-05-25
(4.5 stars) Probably their best comp, but STILL missing key songs.......2007-03-29
Yes, this is a great intro, but don't stop here. Why? All in All, Spirit, Gratitude, That's the Way of the World and Open Our Eyes are all good picks, that's why. But this is the compilation the band deserved.
That Boogie Woogie Beat!.......2007-03-14
Don't put this on in the car and get behind a school bus! Torture!
Greatest Hits.......2007-01-04
Old School.......2007-01-04
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Funeral
Arcade Fire Manufacturer: Merge Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0002IVN9W Release Date: 2004-09-14 |
Tracks:
- Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels)
- Neighborhood #2 (Laika)
- Une Annee Sans Lumiere
- Neighborhood #3 (Power Out)
- Neighborhood #4 (7 Kettles)
- Crown Of Love
- Wake Up
- Haiti
- Rebellion (Lies)
- The Backseat
Album Description
Montreal's Arcade Fire brings a theatricality, an intensity, an insanity, and a penchant for amazing hooks to their debut full-length. You've never heard such energy, beauty, and emotion from such a young band. Fans of Neutral Milk Hotel, Broken Social Scene, and Roxy Music's first two albums will have a new favorite band.Customer Reviews:
God Bless Arcade Fire.......2007-07-04
Therefore I write this simply to announce that Arcade Fire is the best band in the world right now and that's really all that needs to be said.
So *this* is what everyone's raving about?! .......2007-06-19
The weakest link here is the singer. His voice sounds unattractive and annoyingly choked, like some spastic, sweaty adolescent who just got caught touching himself in the bathroom. He leaves me cold; I don't get any genuine feeling from him, just unintelligible energy. This unintelligibility, along with his irksome, affected warbly-ness, prevents him from conveying emotions with any real sincerity or depth.
The music fares better, but proves monotonous by the end. There are some genuinely nice moments, like the melodically pretty, low-key "Une Annee Sans Lumiere" (probably the best song), and the attractive, new wavey harmonic strumming in "Neighborhood #3 (Power Out)." "Haiti" is also a nice song, if a bit too repetitive. "Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels)" sounded strangely familiar to me, and on the 2nd listen I realized that the chord progression totally cops the Pixies.
Many of the arrangements are quite nice, featuring strings, accordion, organ, and various forms of melodic percussion. At times it hints at the exotic or the baroque. But too often the band buries its best traits by devolving into pumping bombast. Rather than find a well-crafted resolution to a particular section or verse, they instead crank up the volume and start bashing away at some cliche arena-ready riff that could've been churned out by anyone with hands and a guitar.
So, while I've really tried to like his album, while I've tried hard to focus on the numerous good traits, the abundant negative aspects prove difficult to overlook (especially that singer's awful voice!). I can understand why this might appeal to a lot of people, but I fail to understand the "saviors of rock" tag the critics have bestowed on them.
Loved It.......2007-06-19
Necessary, uplifting, emotional, bombastic eulogy rock - I guess we'll just have to adjuuuuuuuust.......2007-05-23
How good is this album? When you're listening you wish it would never end, except that you NEED it to end so you can get off the roller coaster ride it takes you on, and get back to the real world.
Chamber music? Sing-along? A eulogy? Oooh-oooh-oooh's? Pounding drums?
Growling guitars & bass juxtaposed with violins and french horns that drift from beautiful harmony to uncomfortable discord and back again?
A night at the symphony? Rock anthems? An album about death that's not actually sad? Massive tempo changes? SCREAMED, not sung, lyrics, here and there? Lyrics that surprise you when you figure out the point? A lead singer who sounds like he might be on the verge of tears one minute and might end up smashing his mic stand through a bass drum the next???
Yes, all of the above.
Think, "what if the Beatles had put out Abbey Road as their first album?" (what if you set the bar so high you can't ever get there again?)
Does it rock? Yes, quite a bit.
Does it make you think? Yes, quite a bit.
Does it rip your heart out and stomp all over it, and then put it back while it's still beating? Yes, it does that too...all while you're stomping your foot or pounding the steering wheel. You get the feeling that with every listen, you'll pick up something new. This album is so sonically deep and sumptuous that it would be hard to not hear something new on each listen, unless of course you're just singing along with it, which you might very well be.
(and to think that everyone says that they're even better live)
The hallmark of a great album is that it gets better upon each listen. Give it FIVE spins. If you don't like it, just get rid of it because you'll never like it. If you like it, you'll probably love it.
If you can listen to Regine's impassioned and imperfect wails above the violins and horns during "In the Backseat," and not FEEL anything, forget it. Otherwise, enjoy.
Worth the Wait..........2007-05-16
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Stand in the Fire
Warren Zevon Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000MGV9W0 Release Date: 2007-03-27 |
Tracks:
- Stand In The Fire
- Jeannie Needs A Shooter
- Excitable Boy
- Mohammed's Radio
- Werewolves Of London
- Lawyers, Guns And Money
- The Sin
- Poor Poor Pitiful Me
- I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
- Bo Diddley's A Gunslinger/Bo Diddley
- Johnny Strikes Up The Band
- Play It All Night Long
- Frank And Jesse James
- Hasten Down The Wind
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Why Warren Zevon's Stand in the Fire has languished in the CD-reissue era is a mystery. It's an unbridled live rock album, recorded in 1981 when live albums were de rigueur. Zevon, for all the well-orchestrated rock (and great backing vocals on "Mohammed's Radio"), was a small-venue guy and an unlikely rocker. He tears it up on "Stand in the Fire" and adds guitar grit and vocal menace to "Werewolves of London," making the "little old lady got mutilated late last night" line sparkle and name checks James Taylor and Zevon's early champion Jackson Browne. Then there are the added tracks, all four previously unreleased. "Frank and Jesse James" rolls as a piano and vocals vehicle, brilliant in its simple dressing. And the closer, "Hasten Down the Wind," is touching, especially with the ever-aware Zevon introduction: "Speaking as one who has abused privilege a long time," he says, "I tell you, it's great to be alive." --Andrew BartlettAlbum Description
The 1981 live album masterpiece STAND IN THE FIRE--until now woefully out of print--prompted allmusic.com to write, "No one argues that Warren Zevon is a gifted singer and songwriter, but STAND IN THE FIRE proves that, when he wants to, he can also rock with the best of `em." Recorded at L.A.'s Roxy theatre in 1981, the disc features the two unforgettable original songs Zevon debuted on that year's tour, "The Sin" and "Stand In The Fire." Also includes searing versions of "Lawyers, Guns And Money," "Werewolves Of London," "Poor, Poor Pitiful Me," "I'll Sleep When I'm Dead," "Mohammed's Radio," and "Jeannie Needs A Shooter," a co-write with Bruce Springsteen, among other stellar performances. Boasts liner notes by David Fricke and four previously unreleased cuts including "Johnny Strikes Up The Band," "Frank And Jesse James," and "Hasten Down The Wind."Album Details
The 1981 Live Album Masterpiece "Stand in the Fire", Until Now Woefully Out of Print, Prompted Allmusic.com To Write, "no One Argues that Warren Zevon is a Gifted Singer and Songwriter, but "Stand in the Fire" Proves That, When He Wants To, He Can also Rock with the Best of `em." Recorded at L.a.'s Roxy Theatre in 1981, the Disc features the Two Unforgettable Original Songs Zevon Debuted on that Year's Tour, "the Sin" and "stand in the Fire." Also Includes Searing Versions of "lawyers, Guns and Money," "werewolves of London," "poor, Poor Pitiful Me," "i'll Sleep When I'm Dead," "mohammed's Radio," and "jeannie Needs a Shooter," a Co-write with Bruce Springsteen, Among Other Stellar Performances. Boasts Liner Notes by David Fricke and Four Previously Unreleased Cuts Including "johnny Strikes Up the Band," "frank and Jesse James," and "hasten Down the Wind."Customer Reviews:
About time........2007-07-15
Live and Raw Zevon.......2007-06-29
I saw Warren twice in acoustic shows, but never got the chance to see him with a full band. This is a great live recording; raw, electric and alive with a unique vitality. Warren takes the energy of the audience and channels it into a vivid preformance. He was one of the most honest rock n roll artists ever. This disc is a must have. Incredible versions of "Lawyers, Guns and Money", "Excitable Boy" among others. Nothing weak on this album. Your collection is not complete until you add this disc.
An interesting piece of Warren Zevon's musical development.......2007-06-29
Live rock and roll albums don't get any better than Stand in the Fire.......2007-06-13
One of the best live albums you'll hear.......2007-06-08
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Harry Potter & the Goblet of Fire
Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000BGH22W Release Date: 2005-11-15 |
Tracks:
- Story Continues
- Frank Dies
- Quidditch World Cup
- Dark Mark
- Foreign Visitors Arrive
- Goblet of Fire
- Rita Skeeter
- Sirius Fire
- Harry Sees Dragons
- Golden Egg
- Neville's Waltz
- Harry in Winter
- Potter Waltz
- Underwater Secrets
- Black Lake
- Hogwarts' March
- Maze
- Voldemort
- Death of Cedric
- Another Year Ends
- Hogwarts Hymn
- Do the Hippogriff
- This Is The Night
- Magic Works
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Big news on the Harry Potter musical front: After scoring the first three installments in the series, John Williams has been replaced by Patrick Doyle. Still, Williams never feels far away. His main theme pops up here and there, and a track like "Voldemort," which eloquently illustrates the soul of a blacker-than-black wizard with thunderous cymbal crashes, shrieking horns, tumultuous strings, and a stately finish, firmly belongs in the Williams mode. Overall, Doyle acquits himself well. He can do light when needed ("The Quidditch World Cup," which starts out like some kind of jig), but mostly he's required to be ominous ("The Quidditch World Cup," which ends in martial war chants). Among the highlights are the aforementioned "Voldemort," but also the frantic, overpowering "The Dark Mark." Note that the CD concludes on a jarringly different note with three songs by the Weird Sisters, the group that performs at Hogwarts' Yule Ball. Led by Pulp frontman Jarvis Cocker, the ad hoc band also includes members of Radiohead and Cocker's side project Relaxed Muscle. "Do the Hippogriff" is a fast-paced rocker that somehow comes across like a grungy hybrid of Billy Idol's "White Wedding" and "Dancing with Myself." The other two songs--"This Is the Night" and "Magic Works"--are less obvious, and much better. Still, the contrast between these tracks and the instrumental score that precedes them may not be to everybody's taste. --Elisabeth VincentelliAlbum Description
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, the fourth film (and soundtrack album) in the massively successful Harry Potter franchise-nearly $1 billion in U.S. box office alone-features a score by Academy Award-nominated composer Patrick Doyle and three songs written by modern rocker Jarvis Cocker, and performed by Cocker, Jonny Greenwood, Phil Selway, Steve Claydon and Jason Buckle-with all these musicians also appearing in the movie.Customer Reviews:
Harry Potter moves on.. and so does the music.......2007-05-23
I own all four albums, and as avid a fan as I am of John Williams, I would have to say "The Goblet of Fire" rates up there with "The Philosopher's Stone" (which really did set the standard for the rest of the following albums). In fact, I would have to say that "The Goblet of Fire" is my favourite. The music is quite simply beautiful and atmospheric. Standouts are "Harry In Winter" (this particular track I can't help but have on repeat mode in the car), "Death of Cedric" and "Foreign Visitors Arrive". "The Quidditch Cup" makes me want to catch the next plane to Ireland! And call me old-fashioned, but "Neville's Waltz" and "Potter Waltz" are pleasant and lovely to the ear.
As for the rock songs at the end, I usually bypass them. Some complain about the jarring disconnect between the orchestral aspect of the soundtrack and the loud rock of the end - well, at least they're at the end and not in the middle! And let's face it. How many people would have grumbled that those songs that featured at the Winter Ball were left out?
I've always loved the work of Patrick Doyle (e.g. "Sense and Sensibility" and "Much Ado About Nothing"), and this soundtrack is no exception. He didn't 'fill' John Williams' shoes on this score. He pretty much created a new pair. Harry's story and personality have shifted on. It would be remiss of us to think the music wouldn't evolve as well.
So has this soundtrack lost that feeling of magic? I would have to say a resounding 'no'. It's certainly a lot more listener-friendly than "Chamber of Secrets"!
The Magic is Gone.......2007-05-10
Atmospheric...But That's About All.......2007-03-31
Musically Spellbinding.......2007-01-09
Wonderful as always.......2007-01-04
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Yell Fire!
Michael Franti and Spearhead Manufacturer: Anti ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000FMGTX0 Release Date: 2006-07-25 |
Tracks:
- Time To Go Home
- Yell Fire
- I Know Im Not Alone
- East To The West
- Sweet Little Lies
- Hello Bonjour
- One Step Closer To You
- Hey Now Now
- Everybody Ona Move
- See You In The Light
- Light Up Ya Lighter
- What I've Seen
- Tolerance
- Is Love Enough?
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One thing you know you'll get from Franti and Spearhead is a certain kind of crystal clarity--on the production, musicianship, and, of course, in the righteous political message. Released two years after Franti traveled by himself to war-ravaged Baghdad, Gaza Strip, and the West Bank, each of these songs deals with the human cost of war poignantly and pointedly. The lyrics may seem simplistic when removed from the songs--"Those who start wars never fight them/And those who fight wars never like them" and "The F15 is a homicide bomber"--but very few artists have the honesty and balls that Franti does. Bless him for that. Spearhead might lose credibility with some by tying Peter Tosh's chant to "legalize it" to their call for revolution, but those folks are not in the target demographic, anyway. Those who are will thoroughly dig this. From the jam band accents of "Time to Go Home" to the reggae of "Light Up Ya Lighter" to the U2-ish ballad "I Know I'm Not Alone," it's easily Franti's best album yet. --Mike McGonigalDescription
In 2004, Franti and his team traveled to the core of the red-zoned, war torn neighborhoods of Baghdad, the West Bank, and the Gaza Strip with his guitar, video cameras, and the intent to experience first hand the human cost of war. Out of this journey, he created a compelling documentary ("I Know I'm Not Alone") and a searing, reflective album of original songs. "Yell Fire!" is his most compelling, engaged collection of songs, fired by a fury at the injustice of war, and a rediscovery of the love and community that supports those doing the fighting. It embraces reggae, blues, folk, hip-hop, and the anthemic politics of rock artists like U2 and Springsteen. With massive grooves and soaring choruses, Franti and Spearhead have produced an album to inspire and ignite.
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Best music to emerge fromt he Iraq War.......2007-07-13
No one will replace Bob Marley, but Franti comes close.......2007-07-09
The voice, the intensity, the knowing you are listening to the real thing, and nothing phony, knowing that love and outrage can co-exist, which brings immediately to mind the last word of the album "Co-Existence".
Michael Franti has been just below the radar for some years now but i feel his "Yell Fire" album will make more and more aware the gift this man has.
i have never seen him perform, but i can imagine him at 6'6" and ean and with dred-locks makes for a fine stage persona as he moves to the beat.
One wanting fine writing and beat from a man with a message that needs be heard, this is THE ALBUM, it is a must.
For those of neo-conservative bent or merely think they be good citizens of good country that is bringing democracy to the world, don't buy this album, you would despise it as you are what he is OUTRAGED at.
As Franti sings "The revolution, it will come without warning", i simply think "yes".
i am glad we have at a superb talent such as Franti to stand up and sing out his heart, a great album is this "Yell Fire". Max90
The best hip-hop hippie protest and dance music out there!.......2007-06-11
After some of their sublime recent efforts, I was ready for a letdown, but this CD just keeps giving and giving. Yell Fire is an absolute rocker and shows Michael isn't ready to back down from laying the truth out there. Many other great social consciousness and peace music tracks on there ('It's time to come home,' 'East to the West', 'Hello Hello', ...). Also my 14 month old daughter loves to dance to tracks 8 and 9!
Michael's leading the love revolution. When I saw him in Tucson last year it was one of the greatest performances I've seen. The most amazing things was his total confidence in himself which seems to have led him into a position of being totally selfless in his sharing.
It's not often..........2007-05-30
Great! Great! Great!!!.......2007-05-19
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Feel the Fire
Maysa Manufacturer: Shanachie ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000OLHGKW Release Date: 2007-05-22 |
Tracks:
- I Can't Help It
- You Are My Starship
- Happy Feeling
- I Don't Want To Lose Your Love
- Feel the Fire
- Zoom
- Send For Me
- I'm In Love
- This Time I'll Be Sweeter
- Ain't No Sunshine
Customer Reviews:
Dissasitfied!!.......2007-07-20
Maysa Deserves Live Musicians.......2007-07-15
Disapointed, Maysa's KARAOKE CD.......2007-07-15
Her music on those Top 10 classic songs are only KARAOKE quality ( Record company wants Easy-money )
Not good back music-a bad arragement with cheap sound.
I don't think anybody would get impressed by her singing of "FEEL THE FIRE",After people listen Stephanie Mill's version & Teddy's or Peabo Bryson's version (original).
I want Maysa would go back what she used to do
I love Maysa's soothing, sultry voice!.......2007-07-06
On Fire!!.......2007-07-03
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Fire Up the Blades
Three Inches of Blood Manufacturer: Roadrunner Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000OYCO3I Release Date: 2007-06-26 |
Tracks:
- Through the Horned Gate
- Night Marauders
- The Goatriders Horde
- Trial of Champions
- God of the Cold White Silence
- Forest King
- Demon's Blade
- The Great Hall of Feasting
- Infinite Legions
- Assassins of the Light
- Black Spire
- The Hydra's Teeth
- Rejoice in the Fire of Man's Demise
Album Description
Vancouver's 3 Inches of Blood unleash Fire Up The Blades, the sophomore release from the dual vocalist group. Recording with several band members for the first time, Fire Up The Blades truly realizes the band's full potential with lightning fast guitar work, galloping drums and over the top vocals. Produced by Joey Jordison (of Slipknot) and mixed by Zeuss (Shadows Fall), Fire Up the Blades sees 3 Inches of Blood taking the sounds of their 80s metal influences to new extremes to create a signature sound all their own. Evidence of the band's influences can also be found in much of the subject matter of the music which features many lyrics and song titles rooted in the world of fantasy. 3 Inches of Blood have skillfully built upon the foundations laid with their debut album, Advance and Vanquish, to produce a groundbreaking effort. A fast and technical album, Fire Up The Blades redefines the boundaries of hard music with songs like "Night Marauders," "The Goatriders Horde," "Forest King" and more.Customer Reviews:
3 Inches is a little short of the real amount of blood this one holds!!.......2007-07-04
This album is unbelievable.......2007-06-30
Hands down... This is the best metal album of all time.
DAMN!!!.......2007-06-28
On the way to the top........2007-06-26
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Streets Of Fire: A Rock & Roll Fable (1984 Film)
Ry Cooder , Jim Steinman , and Dan Hartman Manufacturer: Mca ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000002O1Q Release Date: 1990-10-25 |
Tracks:
- Nowhere Fast
- Sorcerer
- Deeper And Deeper
- Countdown To Love
- One Bad Stud
- Tonight Is What It Means To Be Young
- Never Be You
- I Can Dream About You
- Hold That Snake
- Blue Shadows
Album Details
The Film Soundtrack that Acted as the Vehicle to Promote the Late Dan Hartman's Last Hit Single 'i Can Dream About You' as Well as the Fixx's 'deeper and Deeper', plus Tracks from Marilyn Martin, Greg Phillinganes, Maria Mckee, Ry Cooder, the Blasters and More.Customer Reviews:
Great Old Fashioned Fun.......2007-06-27
Brings back great memories..........2007-06-08
Underestimated brilliance.......2007-05-27
Terrific Album.......2007-05-16
good sound for a good movie.......2007-05-13
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Why Should the Fire Die?
Nickel Creek Manufacturer: Sugarhill ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0009ML2BU Release Date: 2005-08-09 |
Tracks:
- When in Rome
- Somebody More Like You
- Jealous of the Moon
- Scotch & Chocolate
- Can't Complain
- Tomorrow is a Long Time
- Eveline
- Stumptown
- Anthony
- Best of Luck
- Doubting Thomas
- First and Last Waltz
- Helena
- Why Should the Fire Die?
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Why Should the Fire Die? is Nickel Creek's first album without Alison Krauss in the producer's chair, and on it, the trio's genre-expanding acoustic music has shifted even farther away from its bluegrass origins. The opening "When in Rome" perfectly encapsulates the aggressive approach the band favors, and features poetic lyrics far more obtuse than those of most groups with similar roots. The disc's first half stays rooted in a fairly conventional folk mode, with a lovely cover of Bob Dylan's "Tomorrow Is a Long Time" (one of the few solo vocal turns from fiddler Sara Watkins) and "Jealous of the Moon" (cowritten with the Jayhawks' Gary Louris) obvious highlights. But the album gradually grows darker. The songs take unexpected twists that are challenging and unconventional, while still emphasizing those angelic vocal harmonies that float and sting. Chris Thile's peppy instrumental "Stumptown" leads into the menacing "Best of Luck," with its edgy minor-key chorus echoed by Watkins's deceptively sweet voice spitting out lyrics of an obsessive high-school love affair gone wrong. And the drums of "Helena," one of the group's most radical compositions, bring out Nickel Creek's inner Coldplay. Not a complete break with their bluegrass beginnings, Why Should the Fire Die? is certainly the trio's boldest and most creative album, albeit one that might not appeal to their earliest fans. --Hal HorowitzCustomer Reviews:
Darker, but Excellent.......2007-05-27
beautiful.......2007-03-14
VERY Disappointed.......2007-03-12
Nickel Creek is Awesome........2007-02-16
Not Their Best, But Close.......2007-01-15
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