Ridin' High

1. Cariño Mio

2. Asi Paso

3. Contigo

4. Quireme

5. Vuelve a Mi

6. Ya No Llores

7. Amor, Amor, Amor

8. Angelitos del Cielo

9. ¿Qué Pasó?

10. No Se (Que Voy a Hacer)

Ridin' High,Tiger Diaz,Sony International,Latin,Mexican,Mexico

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Average customer rating: (3.5 Stars) This Dynamic Duo Still Manages To Deliver! Blame it on Puffy and Bad Boy South I ALSO BLAME PUFFY BAD not in a good way! It's not "Living Legends", but "Ridin' High" is still worth checking out

Ridin High 8ball & MJG Manufacturer: Bad Boy ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Gangsta & Hardcore | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Southern Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music $9.99 and Under | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music $9.99 and Under | Prices | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Rich Boy Buck The World Get Money, Stay True Underground Kingz Street Love ASIN: B000GDI21A Release Date: 2007-03-13

Tracks:

1. Intro
2. Relax and Take Notes feat Notorious BIG andProject Pat
3. Ridin High
4. Turn up da Bump
5. Cruisin feat. 36 mafia and slim of 112
6. What you Gonna do feat. Pimp c
7. 30 rocks feat Diddy
8. Blowjob int
9. Hickory Dickory Dock
10. Runnin out of Bud feat. Killer mike
11. Clap on feat yung joc
12. Alcohol Pussy and Weed
13. Pimpin int
14. Pimpin don't fail me now feat. Juvenile and jazze pha
15. Worldwide
16. Take it off feat. Poo bear
17. Memphis
18. Get low
19. Stand up

Album Description

Hard-hitting hip-hop with a respectful nod to R&B and the blues, the set opens with a dramatic intro that seems to forewarn listeners of what is to come.

Customer Reviews:

(3.5 Stars) This Dynamic Duo Still Manages To Deliver!.......2007-06-26

With over 13 years of being in the rap game, 8Ball and MJG have seen the ups and downs of the industry through first-hand experience. They also know that the landscape of Hip-Hop has changed about a dozen times since their 1993 debut album Comin' Out Hard. With modest success from being on various independent labels (most notable being Suave House), the crew was signed to Bad Boy by Diddy and released their major label debut Living Legends in 2004. Still getting much of the same buzz as they did when they were on top of the underground scene, they did sell in excess of 750,000 copies (more than Diddy was able to do with Press Play in 2006). So with the release of Ridin High, the duo are hoping to at least match that success, but actually take a step backwards in the end. The album starts off pretty good with songs like the radio-friendly "Cruzin" featuring Project Pat and Slim of 112, the grimy anthem "Relax And Take Notes" featuring Notorious B.I.G. (per Diddy's request I'm sure), and the energetic, bass-heavy "Turn Up The Bump." Pimp C rolls through to rep for Houston on "Watchu Gonna Do," Killer Mike resurfaces for the entertaining track "Running Out Of Bud," Yung Joc makes a so-so appearance for the thumping "Clap On," and Jazza Pha and Juvenile bring all of their talents on board for "Pimpin Don't Fail Me Now" (a play on the chorus to Missy Elliott's "Pussycat"). Unfortunately there are huge missteps with a couple of tracks on this album. Diddy obnoxious presence in the background of the over-produced title track and his vocals on "30 Rocks" bring down the album tremendously. "Hickory Dickory Dock" (yes, you read that right) is just bad all around, and "Alcohol, Pu$$y, and Weed" is another bad attempt at making a Pop-sounding Dirty South track. "Get Low" is poorly produced and lyrically dormant, while "Take It Off" featuring Poo Bear is a futile attempt at recreating the feel of their former hit "Space Age Pimpin." This will probably spell the end of their mainstream run, but 8Ball & MJG obviously have the potential to be chart-topping superstars. But when you have a label that doesn't have much experience with producing and promoting albums from the Dirty South, it usually spells disaster for all.

Blame it on Puffy and Bad Boy South.......2007-06-02

I agree with the reviewer who wrote that Puffy and Bad Boy are to blame for this album. Man, long gone are the days when Eightball and MJG had their own style, both lyrically and musically. Ever since they signed with Bad Boy all that changed. Diddy pushed them into a much more comercial direction, so that the album sound pretty much like most other albums coming out of the Dirty South. And it wasn't like that back then! Listen to their first 5 albums, and you could see that Ball and G were doing their own thing! And they even sold much more back then (let's face it, Diddy does nothing to promote this album, and that's why it hasn't sold well). They weren't able to do that on this album (at least on most songs). It's like they took a few steps BACK. "Livin' Legends" was much better. For example, the first single "Relax and take notes" is a deccent track, and that's it - how it was chosen to be a single is beyond my understanding.
Anyway, the album itself is nice, but overall most of it doesn't stand up. There are about 5 great songs, and the rest range between avarege and weak (Especially that "Hickery Dickery Dock". What the hell was the label thinking?? You KNOW that Ball and G would've never make a song like that!). The whole album sound too much like a Lil' Jon/TI/Young Jeezy album. Too much sreaming, too much of that crunk sound, too much screaming by MJG (remember how smooth he used to be? Not those game are gone_... The good songs are those who sound different. But the album overall isn't as melodic and soulful like their previous albums. Lyrically the album is also the weakest they've ever done. It's not as personal and deep like their previous albums, and it's obvious it's all Bad Boy's directions... Anyway, the bottom line is that it's an OK album, nothing special, but Ball and G are still living legends, and with their talent they are able to save the album and make it an enjoyable listen.

I ALSO BLAME PUFFY.......2007-05-01

I ALSO BLAME PUFFY. HE TALKING AON ALL TRACKS. BUT BESIDES HIM, THE ALBUM IS PRETTY SOLID. I SAY HE COULDNT HAD MORE PRODUCERS LIKE JAZZY PHA, PHARELL, OR SOME EVEN FROM THE SOUTH, BUT YOU KNOW PUFFY WANTS IT ALL INHOUSE. BUT OTHER THAN THAT, I LIKE RELAX & TAKE NOTES, MEPHIS, RUN TO THE CORNER STORE, 30 ROCKS IS MY JAM MINUS PUFFY'S CORNY AZZ

BAD not in a good way!.......2007-04-10

NOT THE SAME GROUP WITH bad boy production. Don't waste your TIME.

It's not "Living Legends", but "Ridin' High" is still worth checking out.......2007-04-03

I have no problem admitting that I was a late bloomer to 8Ball & MJG. I knew about their earlier CDs like "On The Outside Looking In", "Comin' Out Hard", and "On Top Of The World", but I never decided to purchase any of them. What finally made me come around was a cut that 8Ball had on his solo CD "Lost" with Master P, Silkk The Shocker, Mystikal, and Psycho Drama entitled "Pure Uncut". I purchased "Lost" and I enjoyed cuts such as "Coffee Shoppe" w/Redman, "Backyard Mississippi" w/Goodie Mob, "Put Tha House On It" and "Ball & Bun" w/ Bun B of UGK. A year later, 8Ball & MJG dropped "In Our Lifetime" and that ended up being the 1st CD that I purchased from them. My favorite tracks ended up being "We Started This", "Paid Dues" w/Cee-Lo, "Throw Your Hands Up" w/Outkast and "Don't Flex". In the year 2000, 8Ball & MJG came back with "Space Age 4 Eva" which featured the infamous "Pimp Hard" and "Buck Bounce" which featured DJ Quik. Once this CD was released and ran its course I didn't hear too much from them as a group but they were always known to get down on a collaboration. Later I heard that they had signed with Bad Boy, of all places and that they would be releasing a CD soon. The CD got pushed back numerous times but finally in May of 2004, "Living Legends" was released. Since I wasn't familiar with their first 3 CDs, "Living Legends" instantly became my favorite CD from them with tracks like "You Don't Want Drama", "Don't Make", "Forever" w/Lloyd, "Look At The Grillz" w/TI & Twista, "Straight Cadillac Pimpin'" and "Memphis City Blues". "Living Legends" remained in the CD player for a long time.

Now at the top of 2007, 8Ball & MJG are back with their 2nd release on Bad Boy entitled "Ridin' High". Things get off to an excellent start with their 1st single "Relax & Take Notes" which features the late, great Notorious BIG, with a sample from "Dead Wrong" and Project Pat, who dropped his "Crook By Da Book: The Fed Story" in the last quarter of 2006. This is clearly the best track on "Ridin' High" in my opinion. The title track caught me by surprise and the song actually took awhile to grow on me. The reason why I like the track is because it doesn't sound like something that 8Ball & MJG would normally do and sometimes you have to dare to be different. Now it may have been an idea from Puffy to get them some commercial exposure but the track is still a good song in my opinion and definitely a track for the clubs. Another one of my favorite tracks is produced by Timbaland's right hand man, Danja, in "Turn Up The Bump". Their is nothing complex about the track it's just classic Ball & G with MJG proclaiming that he is a pimp for life and that he doesn't have any love for certain types of the opposite sex. I was a little skeptical about "Cruzin'" at first too. You figure if you have 8Ball & MJG and Three 6 Mafia on the same track that you're going to get the same magic that was created on "Stay Fly" which also featured Young Buck. However, Slim from 112 joins the track and it ends up being a track for the ladies. After a couple of listens the track should grow on you. However, I can think of the Mobb Deep and 112 track "Anything" that I never ended up liking at all...lol Pimp C joins 8Ball & MJG on "Whatchu Gonna Do". 8Ball & MJG were featured on Pimp C's "Bobby & Whitney" from his "Pimpalation" CD so I was sure that Pimp C would show up somewhere on "Ridin' High". The track is one of the better songs on "Ridin' High" with Pimp C doing the hook and the last verse of the track. "30 Rocks" would actually be a decent track if they would have left Puffy off of it especially with the tight track and the Ball & G lyrics on it. However, this isn't the first or last song that Puffy has been on that will be messed up by him. Even Young Joc gives a decent performance on "Clap On". I have nothing to compare the track to since I wasn't ever going to listen to Young Joc's CD, but "Clap On" ends up being a decent combination between the artists. "Pimpin' Don't Fail Me Now" is a laid, back smooth track that most people will have mixed feelings on. Jazze Pha produces the track and does the hook and Juvenile shows up to do a guest verse as well. DJ Toomp provides some energy with the track "Worldwide" and Bangladesh, who produced alot more songs on "Living Legends" shows up to produce "Get Low". The track would be better if it didn't sound like "Don't Make" Part 2, but you will still like the track, in my opinion. Al Capone shows up to pay tribute to "Memphis" once again and Killer Mike shows up on the obvious track about their favorite drug of choice on "Runnin' Out Of Bud".

The problems with "Ridin' High" are easy to notice. It seems that on some tracks that 8Ball & MJG take the easy way out and they make tracks that add no value to the CD whatsoever. "Hickory Dickory Dock" is just awful. They should have just stuck with the track "Outfit" that Lil Jon produced that was supposed to come after the Interlude on Track 8. The same can be said for "Alcohol P**** and W***". Anytime I see Mario Winans name on a rap track, I should already have known how that would sound. Mario, please stick to r&b and making another CD. I don't need to see your name on production credits for a Ball & G CD. "Take It Off" doesn't make U want to listen to it more than twice either.

Overall, I am still an 8Ball & MJG fan. I just feel personally that if they leave their career in the hands of Puff Daddy, they won't be able to carry the powerful 8Ball & MJG name the way that it should be carried. After "Living Legends" I atleast expected their next CD to be just as good or even better, but with "Ridin' High" those expectations aren't reached. If you are an 8Ball & MJG fan you'll still find some songs that are worth listening to, you may just not be satisfied with the overall product. I still rate this CD between 3 and 3 and a half stars.

James' Top 5

1) Relax & Take Notes w/The Notorious BIG & Project Pat
2) Turn Up The Bump
3) Whatchu Gonna Do w/Pimp C
4) Get Low
5) Ridin' High

Honorable Mention:

Worldwide
Memphis w/Al Kapone
Cruzin' w/Three 6 Mafia & Slim of 112
Clap On w/Young Joc

Average customer rating: Something different, but still good stuff

One by One/Ridin' High The Impressions Manufacturer: Kent Records UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music Doo Wop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music General | R&B | Indie Music | Stores | Music Soul | R&B | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Impressions/Never Ending This Is My Country/The Young Mods' Forgotten Story Black Moses ASIN: B000007OAB Release Date: 1998-06-23

Tracks:

1. Twilight Time - One By One
2. I Wanna Be Around - One By One
3. Nature Boy - One By One O
4. Just One Kiss From You - One By One
5. I Want To Be With You - One By One
6. Answer Me, My Love - One By One
7. It's Not Unusual - One By One O
8. Without A Song - One By One
9. Falling In Love With You - One By One
10. My Prayer - One By One
11. Mona Lisa - One By One
12. Lonely Man - One By One
13. Ridin' High - Ridin' High
14. No One Else - Ridin' High
15. Gotta Get Away - Ridin' High
16. I Need To Belong To Someone - Ridin' High
17. Right On Time - Ridin' High R
18. I Need You - Ridin' High
19. Too Slow - Ridin' High
20. Man's Temptation - Ridin' High R
21. That's What Mama Say - Ridin' High
22. Let It Be Me - Ridin' High
23. I'm A Telling You - Ridin' High

Customer Reviews:

Something different, but still good stuff.......2004-10-03

In One by One, our heroes tackle standards from various crooners. This sounds a bit odd for the Soul trio, but it's an interesting experiment. Curtis' take on "I Wanna Be With You" is breathtakingly beautiful and their version of "Answer Me Oh My Love" is not bad at all. In "Ridin' High," they're back to their familiar format. Some good stuff there too, but my favorite is the amazingly sweet "I Need You," one of those "greatest songs you've never heard." Give it a try. Impressions fans will dig.

Average customer rating: Moxy Wears Their Infuences on this Album Awesome Hard Rock!!! GET BUZZED WITH MOXY....70'S HARD ROCK LEGENDS moxy -hard rock fans opinion Moxy's Best

Ridin' High Moxy Manufacturer: Unidisc Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Moxy II Moxy Violation Coliseum Rock Under the Lights ASIN: B00000IXXY Release Date: 1995-12-08

Tracks:

1. Nothin Comes Easy
2. Rock Baby
3. Sweet Reputation Symphony
4. I'll Set You On Fire
5. Ridin High
6. Young Legs
7. Another Time Another Place
8. Are You Ready
9. Reprise Nothin Comes Easy

Album Description

1995 reissue on Pacemaker of the hard rockin' Canadian quintet's third album. Originally released in 1977 on Mercury, it features nine tracks, including 'Nothin' Comes Easy', 'Sweet Reputation (Symphony For Margaret)', 'Young Legs' and 'Ridin' High'.

Customer Reviews:

Moxy Wears Their Infuences on this Album.......2006-08-11

4 Star = Classic

I first heard of Moxy in the mid 70's, & for a couple of years held off of buying anything, not because I didn't like them (I really didn't have an opinion), but I was to busy buying other artists I was much more familiar with. Then one day I picked up "Under the Lights." I was anxious to hear it because I'd thought so long to buy a Moxy album. Boy did I buy the wrong Moxy album!!! I think I spun it once or twice, & then wrote them off.

Around 1980 I was over at a friends house & spied Moxy ""Ridin' High." I was curious to hear how this album stacked up as compared to "Under the Lights." My friend put it on his turntable & I was very pleasantly surprised on how good "Ridin' High" was. I made a mental note to pick up this album, but soon it was in the back of my mind, & it was 25 years later that I finally got around to buying it!

When "Ridin' High" arrived in the mail I eagerly played it. The first thing that struck was how many of these songs I was familiar with. I really didn't think that these songs would have ingrained their selves in my mind after so many years, but they surely did! Second thing I noticed is how much Moxy sounded like different bands, but not quite the same. The biggest example of this was "Rock Baby" who's guitar riff intro sounded almost exactly like Ted Nugent "Stormtroopers," then it veered off in a different direction, but Ted's aura hung on thickly. The third thing I noticed is that even if many of these songs did not sound original, they were fueled with high energy, addicting riffs, good melodies & vocals. I especially liked "Long Legs" an early funk/metal song that sounded like a combination of Tommy Bolin's "Teaser" & any numerous Pat Travers funk/metal monsters. "Long Legs" is one smokin' track! "Nothing Comes Easy" is also very memorable, a true road warrior song with great hooks. This song also reminds me of someone else's work, Foghat's, "Fool for the City." Some of the vocal melody line is almost identical; example; "Nothing comes easy" = "Going to the city," from "Fool for the City." Yes, Moxy does sound like a multitude of bands, but they seemed always to manage to pull it off on "Ridin' High" with out direct plagiarism.

"Ridin' High" is a very enjoyable album. One that sinks its hooks into your brain, even though you feel like you might have been here before, they feel like an old friend your getting re-acquainted with after a long absence. "Ridin' High" has spurred me on to considering picking up their first two albums, which I understand are also very good. I just don't know if I got another 25 years to wait!

Awesome Hard Rock!!!.......2005-06-21

I'm so happy that there are a few other people alive who know about MOXY and love their 'Ridin' High' album. I first heard this album in the summer of 1977, cruising around with my friend looking for girls!! We played this constantly in his cassette deck. At the time my favorite bands were Kiss and Deep Purple, but Moxy had that extra hard edge that was pure ear candy to me. When my friend moved away that fall, I traded my Deep Purple/Burn album for 'Ridin' High'...best trade ever!!!

I know these songs, every one of them, so well that it's hard to pick a favorite - every track rocks and I love them all! I guess if I had to pick my favorite it would be the "slow" song, Another Time Another Place, which still has great lyrics/vocals, guitar and drums. The addition of a piano on this song adds a great touch. I always wanted to slow dance to this with my favorite sweetheart. A very close number two would be 'Are You Ready' - just don't get your DJ confused with the song of the same title by AC/DC! There is no filler, and this album is just pure great 70's hard rock!!

GET BUZZED WITH MOXY....70'S HARD ROCK LEGENDS.......2005-05-17

MOXY was one of those great bands that never got the recognition they deserved. Soundwise, MOXY was similar to Speranza-era RIOT but with heavier production values. "Ridin' High" from 1977 was MOXY's third album, following MOXY and MOXY II. Of the three, "Ridin' High" is the heaviest with tracks like 'Sweet Reputation','Ridin'High',and 'Rock Baby' edging into the realm of great early metal. Lead vocalist Buzz Shearman was a great frontman who unfortunately died far too young. His vocals on the first three MOXY albums are legendary. The guitar work on "Ridin' High" is excellent and sure to get you rocking out with your trusty air-guitar. MOXY is an essential band for fans of RIOT, LEGS DIAMOND, PAT TRAVERS, TEAZE, and even fans of bands like THIN LIZZY and UFO. In my opinion MOXY was the best band from Canada in the 70's, tied with MAX WEBSTER and followed by RUSH. Shell out a few bucks, buy "Ridin' High"(or one of the first two MOXY albums), get a little weed or coke, get comfortable, crank it up, and rock baby....with one of the best bands of the 70's, MOXY!!!!! Long live Buzz Shearman!!!!! GB.I.P.(Get Buzzed In Peace) you legend!!! Thanks for the classic tunes!!!

moxy -hard rock fans opinion.......2003-11-03

These guys are great! I've been around and seen over 76 concerts and listened to alot of want-a-be's and these guys are
really a great band. Why they didn't get the air play and recognition is beyond me. My friend introduced me to this band and I loved this album. Another time,another place and ridin high were my favorites. Buy it and enjoy a really good band.

Moxy's Best.......2003-04-14

RIDING HIGH is Moxy's best album ever. It features great hard rockers, hot guitar work, and a totally unique lead singer in Buzz Shearman. It's a shame these guys aren't better known. This is the first album you should get by this group.

Average customer rating: Lots of Great Ethel Vocals NOTHING CAN STOP THE GREAT MERMAN!!! A CD that misses on every level

Merman Sings Merman/Ethel's Ridin' High Ethel Merman Manufacturer: Decca ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Nostalgia | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music The Decca Records Store | Specialty Stores | Music 4-for-3 Broadway & Vocalists | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Jazz | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Merman in Vegas The Ethel Merman Collection Mermania!, Vol. 1 Mermania!, Vol. 2 The World Is Your Balloon ASIN: B0002F0MCO Release Date: 2004-07-27

Tracks:

1. You're the Top
2. I Got Rhythm
3. You're Just in Love
4. Alexander's Ragtime Band
5. I Got Lost in His Arms
6. Eadie Was a Lady
7. There's No Business Like Show Business
8. They Say It's Wonderful
9. It's d'-Lovely
10. I Get a Kick Out of You
11. Everything's Coming Up Roses
12. Blow, Gabriel, Blow
13. Gee, But It's Good to Be Here
14. Whispering
15. Some People/Intro: People
16. Sunrise, Sunset - Stanley Black, London Festival Orchestra, Ethel Merman
17. What Kind of Fool Am I?
18. Ridin' High
19. Someone to Warch Over Me
20. Impossible Dream
21. On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
22. Nothing Can Stop Me Now! [From the Roar of the Greasepaint- The ...]

Customer Reviews:

Lots of Great Ethel Vocals.......2004-09-20

What a treat to hear this CD, which is a combination of two studio albums the clarion-voiced Ms. M released in the early 1970's. The stereo sound is fantastic, and the orchestrations provide a high-energy, brassy background against which this Broadway legend's trademark vocals positively soar.

Standout selections are a wild and raucous "You're The Top", an incredible "It's Delovely" and the lesser known but comedic and dramatic story-song "Eadie Was A Lady".

While listening to this collection (and especially, less successful tracks such as "Whispering", "On A Clear Day") one can't help think that this album was recorded not a moment too soon. By the beginning of the 1970's, the almighty Merman's voice, known for both its power and control, was beginning to show the unavoidable signs of age and wear-and-tear. After all, this remarkable instrument, first called to duty in 1930, had been in constant demand for over forty years!

In these recordings, the dynamic power and range of this musical miracle of nature are undiminshed by time. However, the "Merm's" vocal control had lessened by this time, and her sometimes vibrato laden delivery, especially apparent on the down tempo numbers, is distracting and prevents this otherwise excellent performance from earning a full five star rating.

Caveats aside, this collection is a must-have addition for Merman fans everywhere. Those music fans who are new to Ethel's charms should also check out the original Broadway cast album from her greatest show "Gypsy". That album, recorded just a little over a decade before this collection, reveals Ethel at the peak of her powers.

NOTHING CAN STOP THE GREAT MERMAN!!!.......2004-08-29

Ethel Merman was a larger than life great singer/entertainer who was a classic live in concert and I was fortunate to be able to experience Merman's concerts a number of times in the 70's when these great albums were recorded!!! Merman is captured in peak form on these two great albums and never were any of her other recordings quite as thrilling as these are!! Great arrangements with full lively orchestrations that match her power also let her softer shadings come through such as a beautiful "I Got Lost In His Arms" and the gorgeous and touching "Sunrise,Sunset". "Everything's Comming Up Roses" and "Blow Gabriel, Blow" are like a wild ride on a roller coaster that you will want to get back on as soon as its over!!! These are thrilling and great performances and are two of my all time favorite vocal albums as Ethel belts them out here like nobody else can. "Nothing Can Stop Me Now" is another amazing performance that is nothing short of being a solid Ethel Merman masterpiece! Highly recommended!!!

A CD that misses on every level.......2004-08-02

One of the great theater thrills in my life was seeing Ethel Merman in "Gypsy," when she was at her peak. Sadly, Merman's voice was starting to shows its age when she recorded these two records in the early 1970s (packaged here in one CD). Merman Sings Merman contains her greatest hits. Ethel's Ridin' High has mostly songs that Merman is singing for the first time (the only reason to buy this CD). The musical arrangements are too busy, with a chorus spoiling many of the songs. The two albums were recorded in something called Phase 4 Stereo, perhaps that explains Merman's voice. She seems to have lost any ability to add shadings or nuaces and just belts (or more accurately yells many of the lyrics). I suspect the Phase 4 Stereo may be a large part of the problem, because Merman sounded like her former self in TV and concert appearances from the same period. The CD is probably worth the price for Merman's versions of "Sunrise, Sunset" and "Whispering," a song that shows Merman's sense of humor (she was a wonderful comic on stage).

Average customer rating: Nice Smooth Jazz club 1600 Rex Rideout Club 1600 Has Turned It Up! Excellent!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This is a winner.

Ridin High Club 1600 , and Rex Rideout Manufacturer: Encoded Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Club 1600 James Cafe On the One White Sand So Many Ways ASIN: B0000641C6 Release Date: 2002-04-23

Tracks:

1. To The Point
2. Before I Let Go
3. Tease
4. Follow My Heart
5. Ridin' High
6. Lover's Lane
7. Angel
8. Moment's Notice
9. Kendi's Song
10. Blow Like The Wind
11. Follow My Heart (Acoustic Mix)

Customer Reviews:

Nice Smooth Jazz.......2003-06-24

Very smooth and flowing CD. Some of the greatest jazz musicians of our era is laying down the smooth jazz on this CD. Rex Rideout has done an exceptional job on this one. I recommend this CD to all those who listen to smooth jazz.

club 1600 Rex Rideout.......2003-03-17

this cd is hot ,it's the best purchase that i've made all year. Rex Rideout is my keyboard/producer hero

Club 1600 Has Turned It Up!.......2003-01-17

I purchased the first Club 1600 CD after hearing that it was a good jazz artist collaboration disc. Relative to the hype the CD was at best average, and a disappointment. Well, they have certainly remedied this with "Ridin' High." Rex Rideout, the arranger of this effort, seems to have taken some "strong" pills since his last attempt and has created a seriously progressive follow-up CD. The title cut "Ridin' High" and the song "Tease" are worth the price of the CD if everything else on it stunk, which is not the case here. I am not sure which CD is indicative of what Club 1600 is about but I hope that they are able to build on "Ridin' High." It's pretty good.

Excellent!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.......2002-06-19

This CD is the ultimate Jazz CD out right now. I really enjoyed ever cut. I would recommend this for all Real Jazz Lovers. This CD is definitely worth the purchase.

This is a winner........2002-04-25

There has definitely been a creativity lapse in smooth jazz for the year 2002. This CD, which is essentially a compilation by different artists, breaks from that lapse. I'm on composition number 5, and I have already declared this a winner as each has been most mememorable and satisfying. It leans toward the R&B side of smooth jazz, but it is, if fact, smooth and the recording quality is excellent. I crown this the best smooth jazz purchase I have made this year.

Average customer rating: Not the Maynard we knew and loved. Read & Believe All the Reviews! I heard the man say it himself A Disturbing and Fascinating Album A Nice Novelty Album To Have, But.....

Ridin' High Maynard Ferguson Manufacturer: Wounded Bird Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Hard Bop | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Smooth Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Similar Items: New Sound of Maynard Ferguson Maynard Ferguson M.F. Horn, Vol. 1 The Birdland Dream Band New Vintage ASIN: B00065TZCS Release Date: 2004-11-02

Tracks:

1. Rise and Fall of Seven
2. Light Green
3. Kundalini Woman
4. Sunny
5. Meet a Cheetah
6. Molecules
7. Wack-Wack
8. Stan Speaks
9. Alfie

Customer Reviews:

Not the Maynard we knew and loved........2007-01-30

From 1956 to 1964 Maynard Ferguson was arguably at his musical peak -- and what a peak it was. Anyone hearing this album -- and none other -- would be left wondering what in the world the fuss about Maynard was really all about. In a word, this album SUCKS. That's BIG TIME sucks.

If I were the lead trumpet on this recording it would clearly mark the high point of my entire trumpet playing career. But for Maynard Ferguson? Get real. This is only 20% of the real 100% Maynard. (In fairness, 20% of Maynard IS 100% of most other players... on their best days.)

I got the opportunity to speak with Maynard for a few minutes in the late '60s and asked him about this album. Then, I felt like a complete fool for doing so. After all, why use the rare opportunity of speaking with THE MAN to discuss the ONE album where his playing clearly wasn't getting it? What an idiot I was! In any case, he didn't really directly answer my query... and I'm glad he didn't.

Something was clearly wrong here and I'm not going to try to guess what that something was. But as a huge fan of this man's body of work, if I could wave a magic wand, I would order all extant copies of this recording confiscated and erased, burned, crunched, or nuked -- for HIS sake and enduring memory. But, like some of the other reviewers, I WOULD keep the album jacket and maybe even frame it (although my favorite MF album jacket is "Maynard 1969").

I wasn't any too thrilled with Maynard doing disco stuff or hanging out with Ravi Shankar and his sitar, but "Ridin High" is a turkey in a class by itself.

Happily, MF went on to do some of his very best work after this. God rest his soul. We love you man.

JP

Read & Believe All the Reviews!.......2005-10-04

Even though there are some fine musicians on this album, something went horribly wrong. The charts are mediocre, the band sounds awful, Maynard is really struggling. You will only listen to it once. For Maynard COLLECTORS only. Even then, you might think twice about your purchase.

Nice picture of Maynard on the motorcycle, though. Ridin' high???

Maybe Playin' "high"!

I heard the man say it himself.......2005-07-18

In 1969 or so I was a 17 year old Maynard fan in a small Kentucky town. Listening to late night air waves, I picked up an honest to God live interview with Maynard. Rodchester NY..a guy named Harry Abraham asked Maynard about this "album". I still remember his words " I must have been high on something to have let that album be released like that". That says it all. Nice cover!

A Disturbing and Fascinating Album.......2005-02-06

Released in 1966 with little fanfare on a long forgotten label, "Ridin' High" is symbolic of the nadir that big band jazz reached in mid-60's America. This was Maynard's last album with the vestiges of the Birdland Dream Band before he followed the throngs of great American jazz artists exiled to the more receptive climes of Europe. The band features some excellent musicians (Lew Tabakin, Pepper Adams, Slide Hamption) and arrangers (Don Sebesky, Slide Hampton).

However, the whole is less than the sum of the parts. Maynard was obviously dealing with some chops problems as his trademark high notes are either strained or non-existent and his midrange solos sometimes verge on the bizzare. I recall an interview where he mentioned having some dental problems after getting hit in the mouth by a drunk at a dance, and I suspect that is the issue here. I consulted Maynard's biography (MF Horn by William F. Lee) but the book is a puff piece that rarely addresses the low points in Maynard's life with much honesty and contains only passing reference to this album.

Many of the arrangements reflect a feeble attempt to create a more "contemporary" sound with rock-flavored head tunes that are surprisingly unsatisfying to 21st-century ears. A true fusion of jazz horns with rock sensibilities would have to wait for Chicago, BS&T and a new crop of arrangers that would gain attention only a few months later. Ironically, perhaps the most interesting arrangement is a pointillistic cover of "Alfie," but hearing Maynard struggle unsuccessfully to soar majestically is almost painful to hear. The sonic quality of the album is stunningly clear for a 39-year-old tape, but the discrete stereo separation and complete lack of reverb only enhance the warts in the playing.

For die-hard Maynard fans interested in a complete picture of the artist, this album should probably be heard. But for those seeking the fabled excitement of Maynard Ferguson and his piercing high notes, you would be better served by the first "Birdland Dream Band" album, "Verve Jazz Masters 52" (a collection from his 50's Mercury recordings), Columbia collections like "The Essense of Maynard Ferguson," or his commercial trumphs "Conquistador" and "New Vintage"

A Nice Novelty Album To Have, But............2005-01-18

This is a very poor album recording. It has poor sound quality. Probably because the origional LP is a MONO recording. The tracks are a little rough to listen to. Specifically the track called, "The Rise And Fall Of Seven". With this track, you can't really connect anything together. Not to mention Ferguson's Timothy Leary reference to the "Chicago Seven." The tempo shifts are a little awkard to listen to. It seems like the band just didn't mesh very well. "Sunny", "Satan Speaks", and "Alfie" are about the best tracks on the LP. "Meet A Cheetah" get honorable mention as well. I don't recommend this album to anyone just getting into Ferguson's material. Although it is a nice novelty piece to own in your collection. I would recommend something a little more tasty like "Verve Jazz Masters Vol#52." to get the real effect of Ferguson's playing.

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Heritage of the Blues: Ridin' High Live Joe Louis Walker Manufacturer: Hightone Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Contemporary Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | Blues | Styles | Music Electric Blues Guitar | Blues | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Blues | Styles | Music Modern Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Similar Items: JLW Blues Survivor The Road to Escondido ASIN: B0000C23IH Release Date: 2003-09-23

Tracks:

1. Ridin' High
2. Bit By Bit (Little By Little)
3. Alligator
4. 747
5. Thin Line
6. Don't Mess Up A Good Thing
7. Prove Your Love
8. Blue Guitar
9. I Didn't Know
10. Personal Baby
11. One Time Around

Album Description

From Hightone's 'Heritage of the Blues' series this live album compiles the best of Joe Louis Walker's live at Slim's tracks recorded on November 9th and 10th, 1990. The album includes three previously unreleased tracks, 'Alligator', 'Personal Baby' & 'Prove Your Love'. Remastered. 2003.

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Louise Massey and the Westerners, Ridin' High 1933-1941 ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000PI6D76

Product Description

The careers and the music of the Westerners have not been widely celebrated in recent decades, but in its 1930s-early 40s heyday the group was one of the most famous acts in country music. They were a family band, remaining so to the end, augmented through the years by only one regular non-family member (though their recording sessions would often feature additional players). Known first as simply the Massey Family, then as the Westerners, finally as Louise Massey & the Westerners, they were twice stars on the most widely popular country music broadcast of the era, WLSs National Barn Dance, their stints there book-ending important stays in New York City and Cincinnati, where they headlined the popular Plantation Party. The Masseys have received some belated attention in the past few years, including two CDs of material reissued on the Cattle/Bronco Buster labels out of Germany, a celebratory article by history article by historian Wayne W. Daniel in The Journal Of Country Music, and now this reissue, which captures the Masseys and company at their considerable best in their 1933-1941 heyday.

Average customer rating: The BEST Gershwin/Porter album Glowing Coles of Porter...

Fennell Conducts Porter & Gershwin Manufacturer: Philips ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Gershwin | Gershwin, George | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Porter | Porter, Cole | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Similar Items: Hi-Fi A La Espanola/Popovers Liszt: Piano Concertos Mercury Living Presence - You Are There - The True Story of a Legendary Label British and American Band Classics Hanson Conducts Hanson ASIN: B0000057LZ Release Date: 1993-02-16

Tracks:

1. Blow, Gabriel, Blow
2. So In Love
3. It's All Right With Me
4. Ridin' High
5. In the Still of the Night
6. Begin the Beguine
7. Night and Day
8. My Heart Belongs To Daddy
9. Anything Goes
10. I've Got You Under My Skin
11. It's De-lovely
12. You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To
13. I Got Rhythm
14. Love Is Sweeping The Country
15. Love Walked In
16. 'S Wonderful
17. Bidin' My Time
18. Oh, Lady, Be Good
19. Fascinating Rhythm
20. Liza
21. Embraceable You
22. The Man I Love
23. Someone To Watch Over Me
24. But Not For Me

Customer Reviews:

The BEST Gershwin/Porter album.......2004-02-11

Perhaps I'm romanticizing, but this was THE cd I listened to in high school. The arrangements are absolutely captivating; building new material over the original themes while referencing them so purely. I couldn't imagine a better use of your money than purchasing this album, it will bring you years of joy!

Glowing Coles of Porter..........2004-01-15

I can only comment on the Porter half of this recording, as I own it on original vinyl. It's a mono copy, but you wouldn't know it. As usual, excellent engineering from Mercury, who set standards in the early 60's that still count (IMHO) as best practice.

Frederick Fennell is right at home in the warmth of these beautifully wrought Ray Wright orchestrations. As he should be; Wright's day job was orchestrating for Radio City Music Hall. The sound is lush, the dynamics amazing, the performance spot on. It gets four stars only because I can't justify five, not having heard the Gershwin half.

I suppose that if you can't find a nice copy to play on a good turntable with a warm amplifier, then this CD would do - but then, you miss the excitement of hearing sound you've been taught can only come from a CD, magically floating straight up from ancient vinyl.

Average customer rating: His Best Studio Album Essential Jerry Jeff, Part II Ridin' High still rules Ridin' High Another slice of Texas ....and of life

Ridin' High Jerry Jeff Walker Manufacturer: MCA Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music Outlaw & Progressive Country | Country | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Viva Terlingua Driftin' Way of Life Ultimate Collection Mr. Bojangles 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Jerry Jeff Walker ASIN: B000002NXB Release Date: 1990-08-13

Tracks:

1. Public Domain
2. Pick Up The Tempo
3. Like A Coat From The Cold
4. I Love You
5. Night Rider's Lament
6. Goodbye Easy Street
7. Pot Can't Call The Kettle Black
8. Mississippi You're On My Mind
9. Jaded Lover
10. Pissin' In The Wind

Customer Reviews:

His Best Studio Album.......2004-10-24

This record has a live feel to it, and it is full of great songs that don't seem to get old. According to legend, Jerry Jeff came down to Austin in the very early seventies to check out the scene at the Armadillo World Headquarters and fell in love with the Austin music scene and the Hill Country. He joined and became the the central figure in the now legendary music that came out of Austin in the early and mid seventies. He also put out a couple of fine records before joining the Austin scene:
"Drifting Way of Life" and "Bein' Free". Highly recommended if you like Jerry Jeff and don't already have them. BTW: Michael Murphey's "Geronimo's Cadillac" and "Cosmic Cowboy Souvenir" are finally available on CD as an Australian import here on Amazon.

Essential Jerry Jeff, Part II.......2002-07-17

First you need to get Viva Terlingua, and be able - drunk, sober, or anywhere in between - to drawl "You're from down South, and when you open your mouth, you always seem to put your foot there" (London Homesick Blues - Home with the Armadillo) and give the component words to the MOTHER acronymn in Up Against the Wall.

Once you have passed Jerry Jeff 101, you need to proceed to "Ridin High." I cannot to this day hear or speak the proverb "the Pot can't call the Kettle black" without fighting the sometimes almost insurmountable urge to sing it.

And, in a song that rivals the pH of that song about vain folk who fly off to Nova Scotia in their Lear Jet to see a total eclipse of the sun, fire an acerbic shot at a soon-to-be-former lover:
"Well, don't get up, I can find my own way to the door.
Well I can see you are an angel,
Whose wings just won't unfold
Tune up your harp
Polish your old halo
Yeah, the only kind of man that you ever wanted
Was the one that you knew you'd never hold very long
Sitting there cryin' like I'm the first one to go."

In the ballad Night Rider's Lament, JJ responds to folks who accuse: "you must have gone crazy out there:" "they ain't never seen the Northern Lights, They never seen the hawk on the wing" He ain't crazy! He's an endearing and enduring music icon!

And of course, there's the piece de resistance, the Quixotic anthem to futility and performing necessary biological functions in the face of meteorological hindrances whence, much to our chagrin, it blows on all our friends.

Ridin' High still rules.......2002-06-24

If you own only one Jerry Jeff album, this should be it. I have been listening to it for over 25 years and have never, ever gotten tired of it. The songs are like old friends and take me back to my college days. It is one of those rare albums where you like every single song and love most of them. "Jaded Lover" is my favorite Jerry Jeff song. Listen to "Pissin' in the Wind" and you will always feel better.

Ridin' High.......2001-06-14

I think it's one of Jerry Jeff's best. I especially like Night Rider's Lament. I would recommend this one to all Jerry Jeff fans.

Another slice of Texas ....and of life.......2000-08-19

Jerry Jeff Walker does not disappoint. This CD continues to showcase the musical and songwriting talents of one of the founders of the progressive country scene. There is a little bit of everything on this CD, but it all fits together in a tight, pleasurable package. Outstanding tracks are Gus Clark's "Like A Coat From the Cold" along with " I Love You" and the upbeat "Pot Can't Call the Kettle Black". This is a rockin' CD. One of JJW's best.

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8. Te Voy Hacer el Amor
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10. Testimonio V.1 [Import]

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