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Average customer rating: review of the compilation the greatest box set ever.. viaje la centro de la VELVET The Whole Is Not the Sum of its Parts Despite a few flaws, an essential purchase

Peel Slowly and See The Velvet Underground Manufacturer: Polydor / Umgd ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Proto Punk | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Experimental Rock | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Folk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Box Sets | Stores | Music Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Box Sets | Stores | Music General | Pop | Box Sets | Stores | Music General | Rock | Box Sets | Stores | Music Classic Rock | Box Sets | Stores | Music Similar Items: 1969: Velvet Underground Live, Vol. 2 1969: Velvet Underground Live, Vol. 1 Velvet Underground & Nico VU Loaded (2-CD Fully Loaded Edition) ASIN: B000002GM5 Release Date: 1995-09-26

Tracks:

1. Venus In Furs (Demo)
2. Prominent Men (Demo)
3. Heroin (Demo)
4. I'M Waiting For The Man (Demo)
5. Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams (Demo)
6. All Tomorrows Parties (Demo)

Tracks:

1. All Tomorrow's Parties (Single Version)
2. Sunday Morning
3. I'm Waiting For The Man
4. Femme Fatale
5. Venus In Furs
6. Run Run Run
7. All Tomorrow's Parties
8. Heroin
9. There She Goes Again
10. I'll Be Your Mirror
11. The Black Angel's Death Song
12. European Son
13. Melody Laughter (Live)
14. It Was A Pleasure Then
15. Chelsea Girls

Tracks:

1. There Is No Reason (Demo)
2. Sheltered Life (Demo)
3. It's All Right (The Way That You Live) (Demo)
4. I'm Not Too Sorry (Now That You're Gone) (Demo)
5. Here She Comes Now (Demo)
6. Guess I'm Falling In Love (Live)
7. Booker T. (Live)
8. White Light/White Heat
9. The Gift
10. Lady Godiva's Operation
11. Here She Comes Now
12. I Heard Her Call My Name
13. Sister Ray
14. Stephanies Says
15. Temption Inside Your Heart
16. Hey Mr. Rain (Version One)

Tracks:

1. What Goes On (Live)
2. Candy Says (Closet Mix)
3. What Goes On (Closet Mix)
4. Some Kinda Love (Closet Mix)
5. Pale Blue Eyes (Closet Mix)
6. Jesus (Closet Mix)
7. Beginning To See The Light (Closet Mix)
8. I'm Set Free (Closet Mix)
9. That's The Story Of My Life (Closet Mix)
10. The Murder Mystery (Closet Mix)
11. After Hours (Closet Mix)
12. Foggy Notion
13. I Can't Stand It
14. I'm Sticking With You
15. One Of These Days
16. Lisa Says
17. It Just Too Much (Live)
18. Countess From Hong Kong (Demo)

Tracks:

1. Who Loves The Sun
2. Sweet Jane (Full Length Version)
3. Rock And Roll
4. Cool It Down
5. New Age (Full Length Version)
6. Head Held High
7. Lonesome Cowboy Bill
8. I Found A Reason
9. Train Round The Bend
10. Oh! Sweet Nuthin
11. Satellite Of Love
12. Walk And Talk
13. Oh Gin
14. Sad Song
15. Ocean
16. Ride Into The Sun
17. Some Kinda Love (Live)
18. I'll Be Your Mirror (Live)
19. I Love You

Amazon.com essential recording

This comprehensive five-disc retrospective of the Velvet Underground chronicles the band from its earliest demo tapes, recorded in 1965, to Lou Reed's final work with band, in 1970. At their notorious peak, Reed, John Cale, Sterling Morrison, and Mo Tucker epitomized the sound of intellectual art punks being spontaneously creative in Andy Warhol's Manhattan. Rock & roll has never been the same since Reed's gutter-rock observations and Cale's cool, droning electric viola blanketing the band's mysterious three-chord innovations. It's all here: loads of feedback, classic songwriting, and Reed's transformation from Dylan imitator to sonic-rock auteur. With previously unreleased gems, live performances, and other oddities, this is everything you wanted to know about the Velvets but were afraid to ask. --Mitch Myers

Customer Reviews:

review of the compilation.......2007-05-12

I regret that i got carried away by the recommendations given on my previous purchases as well as the other reviews on this compilation
"Peel slowly and see" is definitely one of the worst in my collection.

It sounded more like a jam session by a not so talented garage band! Do i say more.
Can i have my money back or atleast exchange the same for some better music?

the greatest box set ever.........2007-01-07

i've owned this set about three times for one reason or another. i always come back to it, though because it holds up well. it actually holds up better than most of the music that came out of that hippie era because the experimentation was way ahead of its time. i also like the way the avant garde blends with pop melody, to make it more accessible in some way..this music really is not as hard, as say Ornette Coleman is to fully digest. you just have to have an ear for it..beleive me, the rewards come in great dividends for sticking with this music.

viaje la centro de la VELVET.......2006-09-25

completa y recomendable edicion, reune en 5 maravillosos discos el legado de esta particular banda, con sus joyas, su basura, sus momentos increibles y su desechable monotonia...el primer cd reune demos que no dejan de ser una curiosidad ,aunque realmente son ensayos y divagues inconclusos...su valor historico es notable. los demas cd nos llevan de la mano a las cañerias del new york que nunca conoceremos...en fin , un producto altamente recomendable.BUY IT!

The Whole Is Not the Sum of its Parts.......2006-06-21

I hate to give anything by the Velvets less than 5 stars but "Peel Slowly and See" has enough unessential material that it weighs down the classic albums. The first disc of demos can really be only listened to once. Repeated takes of semi-acoustic versions of songs on the first album that don't go anywhere plus a couple of unreleased songs like "Prominent Men", from when Lou Reed was still worshipping at the temple of Bob Dylan. Of course, hearing "The Velvet Underground and Nico" and "White Light, White Heat" are a necessary experience in anyone's life. The first album (found on the 2nd disc with out-takes) was totally unique when it came out. Yeah there were maverick groups out there that experimented with noise (Red Crayola, AMM) but the Velvets were the ones that got it right, making any efforts of the flower children wilt in comparison. "White Light/White Heat" (on disc 3) is a step further. It did not sell well at the time which was a reflection not on the album but how ahead of its time it was. It would take a decade for rock to catch up with it though some groups such as the Stooges were quick learners. "Sister Ray", in itself inspired bands and is a piece of punk perfection, an extended song that seems maniacally focused the whole time so that you can't take your attention from it. The clip of "Melody Laughter" on the 2nd album is a section of a noise jam, from a very listenable concert from 1966 that should be released officially. "Guess I'm Falling in Love" and "Booker T" on disc 3 are two songs from a 1967 concert that no one has heard and is rumored to be in the possession of John Cale and deserves an official release on its own. The out-takes on disc 2 and 3 are of minimal interest. The Nico songs are good but she would get even better when she left the band and released the scarily teutonic "The Marble Index" (produced by John Cale). Disc 4 contains "The Velvet Underground" a lesser (but still important album) after John Cale had exited the band. Recent groups from Galaxie 500 to Yo La Tengo could be said to be influenced by this album though it is nowhere near the masterpiece of the first two albums. "Loaded" (on the 5th disc) is of minimal interest. I'd recommend that you purchase the first two albums, perhaps the third and skip the box set.

Despite a few flaws, an essential purchase.......2006-01-24

The Velvet Underground is probably one of the most written about bands of all-time. Their influence and genius is well-known so I won't bore the reader with tired truisms about the band. Instead, this review will be very meat-and-potatoes, focusing on the content, and pros and cons of this box set.

"Peel Slowly and See" (1995) is a five disc box set and includes all four Lou Reed era albums that were commercially released while the Velvet Underground was an active band; "The Velvet Underground and Nico," (1967) "White Light/White Heat" (1968) "The Velvet Underground" (1969) and "Loaded" (1970). While the first disc is a collection of demos, disc 2-5 each contain a complete album, with a lot of bonus material. The bonus material includes live cuts, demos, and finished studio tracks that were recorded between the third album "The Velvet Underground" and the fourth and final Lou Reed era album "Loaded," (this material can be found on the "lost" Velvet Underground album "VU" (1985) and its follow-up "Another VU" (1986).

If you are a fan of the Velvet Underground "Peel Slowly and See" is highly recommended. While it would be cheaper to just pick up the four studio albums individually, it is better to spend a little more money on this set and get a ton on bonus songs ($60.00 as opposed to $40.00). The demos are great, as you get an inside look at history being created and it's cool to hear songs as works-in-progress. The live songs sound great and should no doubt please fans of the band. The bonus material, selections from "VU" and "Another VU" stand as some of the band's best recordings and are generally just as good as what's on the first four albums.

While the value of the material on this set is indisputable, the way the box-set is compiled is flawed. Except for "Loaded," each disc does not start with the studio album, which is a bit annoying, but not really a big deal as the tracks of the albums are in order and you can just start the CD where the album begins. The biggest flaw, however, is that this set only contains selections from "VU" and "Another VU." It would have been far more desirable if both albums were included in their entity, so the consumer would have the complete works of the Reed-era available in one place.

It also would have been great if the Velvet Underground's fifth, post-Reed-Morrison-Tucker; now out-of-print album "Squeeze" (1973) had been included. While "Squeeze" has a reputation of being utterly awful, it is still part of the band's history and should be available. I have recently acquired a bootleg CD of "Squeeze" and it's nowhere near as bad as people say it is. While it is nowhere near as brilliant as the band's other work, (it's basically a Doug Yule solo album, Deep Purple's Ian Paice plays drums) it's still pretty cool in its own right and should be available for fans to hear.

One criticism of this set that I don't agree with is that it contains a "closet mix" of the band's third self-titled album, which sounds a bit stuffy compared to the original release. This isn't really a problem though, as the non-"closet mix" is still in-print and readily available. Both versions are worth owning.

Despite a few flaws in the way this set in set-up, it's still most definitely worth owning, as it contains all four albums and a vast array of bonus material.

Here is what I recommend you do:

Buy "Peel Slowly and See," along with "VU," "Another VU" and the non-"closet-mix" of "The Velvet Underground" in order to get a complete collection.

Average customer rating: A wonderful encore to the movie soundtrack! The Pianist Original Recordings Impressive CD by the Pianist The original recordings by THE PIANIST W. Szpilman

Pianist: Original Recordings of Wladyslaw Szpilman Wladyslaw Szpilman Manufacturer: Bci / Eclipse Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music 4-for-3 Classical | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Soundtracks | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Pianist: Music from the Motion Picture The Pianist: The Extraordinary True Story of One Man's Survival in Warsaw, 1939-1945 Original Recordings The Pianist Schindler's List: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack ASIN: B00007KFRG Release Date: 2002-12-17

Tracks:

1. Frederik Chopin (1810-1849): Nocturne, No.20 Op.Posthumous in C sharp minor Recorded 1980
2. Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943)Year Composed: 1916, Daisies Op. 38 Nr.3 Recorded 1954
3. Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943), Prelude in G-sharp minor op. 32, Recorded 1954
4. Robert Schumann (1810-1856) Fantasie C-dur op 17 (Sonata for Beethoven) Part 3 (slowly plangent) Recorded 1960
5. Wladyslaw Szpilman Concertino for Piano and Orchestra (1940) Recorded 1969
6. Claude Debussy (1888-1905) The Girl with the Flaxen Hair Recorded 1948
7. Claude Debussy (1888-1905) Images No 3 - Reflections in the Water Recorded 1948
8. Isaac Albiniz, (1860-1909) Cordoba (Cantos de Espaqa No.4, Op. 232) Recorded 1948
9. Alfred Gruenfeld, (1852-1924) Paraphrase on theme from Johann Strauss (1825 - 1899) Die Fledermaus Recorded 1948
10. Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Chaconne from Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004 - Arr. Busoni (1866 - 1924) Recorded 1972
11. Fritz Kreisler (1875-1962) Arr. Rachmaninow (1873-1943) Liebesleid Recorded 1948
12. Frederik Chopin (1810-1849) Mazurka in A-Flat op. 17 nr. 3 Recorded 1980
13. Frederik Chopin (1810-1849): Nocturne, No 20 op. Posthumous in C sharp minor Recorded 1948

Customer Reviews:

A wonderful encore to the movie soundtrack!.......2003-07-20

After I listened to the CD 'Music from the motion picture The Pianist', which had one piece played by Wladyslaw Szpilman, it was only natural to want to hear more recordings of this great musician and person. This CD has 13 music pieces by Szpilman, and they are wonderful. The movie used mainly Chopin's music, but Szpilman's repertoire- which he preserved through mental piano practice during the war- is quite varied. The CD has him playing Rachmaninov, Schumann, Debussy, Albeniz, Gruenfeld, J.S.Bach, Kreisler, and of course Chopin (Nocturne in C sharp minor appears twice- recorded in 1980 and 1948 respectively).

The highlight of the CD is Szpilman's own composition- Concertino for Piano and Orchestra which he mentions in his book, and which he wrote in 1940- just when the difficult times began.

Szpilman's piano style is different from that of Janusz Olejniczac, whose performances are on the other CD. They both are wonderful in their own way, but it was exciting for me to listen to the real life Pianist. I will look for more works by Wladyslaw Szpilman, including his songs.

The Pianist Original Recordings.......2003-03-26

THe Pianist won 3 Oscars on Sunday
This classical recording inspired Roman Polanski to direct this great movie about a pianist, Szpilman who survived the war.
Everyone should have this cd in their collection.

Impressive CD by the Pianist.......2003-01-06

Could not wait to get my hands on this one. Sorry, but did have to buy it elsewhere. Could not wait. After seing the movie I wanted to know more about this man and what he played. It includes his version of Chopin's Nocturne as performed on the end credits. Great !
Only sorry that I did not get such a good deal as from Amazon. This is a keeper !

The original recordings by THE PIANIST W. Szpilman.......2003-01-06

I saw Polanski's "THE PIANIST" last weekend and was very impressed and wanted to learn more about the real hero of the movie. I searched online for his recordings. After two days I received two CD's from Amazon.com related to Wladyslaw Szpilman: One with his beautiful songs by Wendy Lands and another one with his Original recordings. He plays wonderful Chopin ( i.e. the Nocturne from the final scene of the movie ), Rachmaninoff, Bach and his own music - Concertino for Piano and Orchestra composed in the Warsaw Ghetto in a time of deepest repressions by the Germans. He was a great pianist but I was surprised how optimistic is his music and indeed how American it is. After I learned his story through the movie, now I also got in touch with this man personally, trough his artistry. Great feeling!!

Average customer rating: Warning: this CD is addictive Clever, but.... Bhosle, Pavrotti, Sinatra Cheap music I Think They Should Have Selected a More Contemporary Singer

You've Stolen My Heart: Songs from R.D. Burman's Bollywood Kronos Quartet , and Asha Bhosle Manufacturer: Nonesuch Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music India | India & Pakistan | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Minimal Techno | Techno | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Similar Items: Mugam Sayagi: Music of Franghiz Ali-Zadeh Best of Asha Bhosle: The Golden Voice of Bollywood Rise Dimanche a Bamako Kiran Ahluwalia ASIN: B0009X1PAM Release Date: 2005-08-23

Tracks:

1. Dum Maro Dum - Take Another Toke
2. Rishte Bante Hain - Relationships Grow Slowly
3. Mehbooba Mehbooba - Beloved, O Beloved
4. Ekta Deshlai Kathi Jwalao - Light a Match
5. Nodir Pare Utthchhe Dhnoa - Smoke Rises across the River
6. Koi Aaya Aane Bhi De - If People Come
7. Mera Kuchh Saaman - Some of My Things
8. Saajan Kahan Jaoongi Main - Beloved, Where Would I Go?
9. Piya Tu Ab To Aaja - Lover, Come to Me Now
10. Dhanno Ki Aankhon - In Dhanno's Eyes
11. Chura Liya Hai Tum Ne - You've Stolen My Heart
12. Saiyan Re Saiyan - My Lover Came Silently

Amazon.com

The Kronos Quartet have been luminaries of modern Western classical music for more than thirty years. So despite their previous forays into world music, a headlong dive into the alternative universe of Bollywood (Bombay-plus-Hollywood) soundtracks may seem somewhat incongruous. But Kronos leader David Harrington is a longtime fan of composer R.D. Burman¹s florid pop extravaganzas, which propelled an already saturated palette into day-glo and beyond. To get the project off the ground, he had to convince one of India¹s prolific and versatile "playback" singers to come on board. The legendary Asha Bhosle is a renowned Burman interpreter so securing her services was a major coup. To replicate the reverb-laden "wall of sound" typical of Burman arrangements, Kronos and Ashaji, accompanied by Indian percussionist Zakir Hussain and Chinese pipa virtuoso Wu Man, overdubbed themselves into a teeming multitude. However, there is nothing soulless or "canned" about the results; indeed, composer and singer emerge refreshed and more vivid than ever before, shaking their stuff amid swirling Technicolor veils of tongue-in-cheek mystery and sensuality. --Christina Roden

Album Description

Sumptuous and surreal, the Kronos Quartet and Asha Bhosle's You've Stolen My Heart is not unlike the colorful, melodramatic Indian film musicals to which it pays tribute. Eight of its twelve tracks feature superstar Bollywood film playback singer Asha Bhosle, widely considered the world's most recorded vocalist. The songs were chosen from the repertoire of her husband, the late composer R.D. Burman, who revolutionized the sound of the movies produced at Mumbai's (formerly Bombay) fabled studios, a.k.a. Bollywood.

Customer Reviews:

Warning: this CD is addictive.......2007-01-12

Now in her early 60s, Asha Bhosle's voice has matured since the heyday of her Bollywood career in the 60s-70s and in these reworkings of some of her greatest hits (written by her late husband R.K.Burman) it's positively honey-like. The collaboration with Kronos Quartet is inspired: substitute electronically enhanced violins for Duane Eddy guitars and you have an inkling of the ideas flying around the disc. The liner notes are informative and there's plenty of information for the Bollywood novice. However, whether you understand Hindi or not, this is a collection of songs - humorous, romantic, tacky, and at times so hilariously naff in the way of Indian homages to western pop it's actually cool! I would be amazed if you don't want to keep going back to it, once heard.

Clever, but...........2006-04-07

Chronos has always emphasized being clever over being musical- although they are splendid musicians- and this album is perhaps the ultimate exegesis of that. The actual music is perhaps exotic, to western ears, but it is also uninteresting. Indian film music combines the sound of the East with the banality of pop, and the result isn't anything that bears more than one listening; personally, I was continually reminded of the incidental Indian-themed music that kept popping up in the Beatles' movie "Help", although that soundtrack was a bit more clever. Another volume for the library of the die-hard Chronos fan, perhaps, but not necessarily anyone alse.

Bhosle, Pavrotti, Sinatra.......2006-02-12

Some vocalists are one-of-a-kind, brilliant and beautiful, setting the standard for their particular music. Asha Bhosle is one of them. I heard her with the Kronos in performance in San Francisco, and they took my breath away. This album isn't quite the same as being there but it's very, very close. Asha, Kronos - please do it again!

Cheap music.......2006-01-02

I dont know how the kronos quartet to come down so low. The music is cheap. I couldn't hear any of the tracks completely. They were so insipid.Complete waste of money. I have heard much better from Asha.

I Think They Should Have Selected a More Contemporary Singer.......2005-11-05

I love Asha Bhosle and one only has to listen to her Live at the Albert Hall album. Problem is, she has aged, and her voice shows it. Regrettably, her vocals on this album constantly remind me of this and I can't listen to the album with pleasure. I would say the same of such wonderful singers as June Carter and Amalia Mendoza. This was a wonderful opportunity to introduce much of the world to the zaniness of Bollywood movie music, with its fabulous arrangements and wacky use of all imaginable instruments from all over the world. Instead it makes me sad to hear Asha not at her peak.

Average customer rating: An American Picnic Worth It

CBS Masterworks Dinner Classics: American Picnic Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ballets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Waltzes | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Copland | Copland, Aaron | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Gershwin | Gershwin, George | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Grofé, Ferde | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Vieuxtemps | Vieuxtemps, Henri | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Preludes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Ballets & Dances | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Piano | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Violin | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Compilations | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music English | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Waltzes | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Waltzes | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Operas | Opera & Vocal | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Operas | Opera & Vocal | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Easy Listening | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Easy Listening | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Classical | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Soundtracks | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Classical Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Classical Instrumental Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Opera & Vocal | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Dinner Classics: The Sunday Brunch Album CBS Dinner Classics: Cocktail Party Dinner Classics: The French Album CBS Dinner Classics: Sunday Brunch, Vol. 2 CBS Dinner Classics: Romance ASIN: B0000027X9 Release Date: 1992-04-07

Tracks:

1. Summertime - Jean-Pierre Rampal
2. Simple Gifts - Aaron Copland
3. Saturday Night Waltz - Aaron Copland
4. Hoedown - Aaron Copland
5. Maple Leaf Rag - Jean-Pierre Rampal
6. On The Trail - Ferde Grofe
7. Very Slowly; Allegro - Aaron Copland
8. Bethena - A Concert Waltz - Jean-Pierre Rampal
9. Andante con moto e poco rubato - Jean-Pierre Rampal
10. Bess, You Is My Woman Now - Jean-Pierre Rampal
11. A Ragtime Two Step - Jean-Pierre Rampal
12. The Story Of Grover's Corners - Scott Joplin
13. Souvenir D'Amerique, 'Yankee Doodle,' Op. 17 - Henri Vieuxtemps
14. Andante - George Gershwin

Customer Reviews:

An American Picnic.......2002-08-11

I have three of the Dinner Classics. "Dinner For Two" "Romance"
and "A Cocktail Party" All are wonderful cd's and I would like to find more, other than what is listed here. "An American Picnic" is good but I like "Dinner For Two" the best.

Worth It.......1999-11-29

This album is one of the "must haves" in the great "Masterworks Dinner Classics" series. Beautiful!

Average customer rating: this CD defined the beginning of a legendary band! Best MxPx album to date. Somewhat disappointing...defintely not what I expected. A good album High School Albums...

Slowly Going the Way of the Buffalo MxPx Manufacturer: Fontana a&M ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Punk | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Punk-Pop | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Christian Rock | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music General | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Christian Alternative | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Christian Contemporary Music | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Life in General Teenage Politics Let It Happen Pokinatcha Before Everything & After ASIN: B000007QDM Release Date: 1998-06-16

Tracks:

1. Under Lock And Key
2. Tomorrow's Another Day
3. The Final Slowdance
4. I'm OK, You're OK
5. Cold And All Alone
6. Party, My House, Be There
7. The Downfall Of Western Civilization
8. Invitation To Understanding
9. Fist Vs. Tact
10. What's Mine Is Yours
11. Self Serving With A Purpose
12. For Always
13. Set The Record Straight
14. Get With It!
15. Inches From Life
16. The Theme Fiasco

Customer Reviews:

this CD defined the beginning of a legendary band!.......2007-02-10

as a huge mxpx fan and listening to these guys for the last 11 years, this CD gets straight to the point with great punk smashing music and clever lyrics that raises eyebrows.
my personal favorite band and one of the greatest of all time in punk music.

Best MxPx album to date........2006-11-29

I'm surprised to see that a lot of the reviews of this album claim that this was not when MxPx was at their peak. Slowly Going the Way of the Buffalo, the follow-up to their breakout alubm Life In General, is easily their best effort to date. I can't say much about guitar or bass (since I know nothing about them), but Yuri's drums on this album are intense! Mike's vocals and lyrics are slightly more polished than those of earlier albums and the band hadn't yet hit complete "pop punk" status. This album is some good fun rock. If you're a fan of MxPx and haven't heard Slowly Going the Way of the Buffalo yet, you HAVE to buy it now--this is MxPx at their peak, and it's awesome.

Somewhat disappointing...defintely not what I expected........2006-07-17

The first two songs I ever heard from MxPx were Grey Skies Turn Blue and Wrecking Hotel Rooms and I completely loved them. I was looking for more of the same when I bought this album and what I found was all fast, hard rock. I bought this album because it was so highly recommended both here and on various christian rock playlists. Now it's not like I don't like this style of music, it's just that virtually every song sounds the same because of the same overbearing drum rhythm. I'm hoping that it grows on me, but at the moment I'm kind of repulsed by it.

If anyone knows any songs or artists that are closer in style to the first two songs I mentioned, please email me at erpartlan@yahoo.com. Haha, don't worry, I'm not a kid, I just don't have an account. Also, can anyone tell me if the other songs in Panic sound anything like the songs in this one?

A good album.......2006-06-15

While not MxPx's best, this is still a great album. My favorite songs are The Final Slowdance, Inches From Life, and Tommorow's Another Day, plus a few others that I can't think of the names right now. This is a good album for any MxPx fan, but if you are new to MxPx you should start with Let It Happen, or Life In General.

High School Albums..........2006-06-08

This was one of those cds that you would memorize every word to and stand in front of your mirror playing air guitar in your underwear.

If you know what I am talking about, then this cd is for you.

Average customer rating: One of my most-played CDs One of the best sets of organ works Mystic! By All Means Get This CD To be fair...

In A Quiet Cathedral Manufacturer: Delos Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by J.S. Bach | Bach, Johann Sebastian | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Barber | Barber, Samuel | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Brahms | Brahms, Johannes | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Dupré, Marcel | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Mendelssohn | Mendelssohn, Felix | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Robert Schumann | Schumann, Robert | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Tartini | Tartini, Giuseppe | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Vaughan Williams, Ralph | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Rachmaninov | Rachmaninov, Sergei | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Canons | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Preludes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Sonatinas | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Vaughan Williams, Ralph | Composers | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Organ | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Cantatas | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Cantatas | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Folk Songs | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Masses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music Similar Items: Organ Favorites The Music of St. Paul's Cathedral A Vaughan Williams Hymnal Bach: Great Organ Works The Great Organ at Methuen - Bach: BWV 540, 542, 582, 643, & 737 ASIN: B0000006Z0 Release Date: 1994-08-02

Tracks:

1. Op. 122, No. 5: Chorale Prelude: Schumcke dich, o liebe Seele
2. Air
3. Prelude On The Welsh Hymn Tune 'Rosymedre'
4. Pastorale On 'Forest Green'
5. Prelude In E-Flat Major
6. BWV 731: Chorale Prelude: Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier
7. Adagio (For Glass Harmonica) K. 356
8. Sonata I in F Minor, Op. 65: Adagio
9. BWV 647: Choral Prelude: Wer nur den lieben Gott lasst walten
10. Cantata No. 147: Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
11. Aria
12. Lotus (Lotus Blossom)
13. Irish Air From 'County Derry' (Londonderry Air)
14. Jerusalem, My Happy Home
15. Suite in D: Air On The G String
16. Adagio In E Major
17. The Good Shepherd
18. Op. 18, No. 10: Magnificat I
19. Symphonie Gothique, Op. 70: Andante sostenuto

Tracks:

1. Fiori Musicali: Toccata per l'Elevazione
2. Chorale Prelude: Meine Seele erhebt den Herren
3. Prelude And Fugue In F Minor, Op. 7, No. 2
4. Canon In B Major, Op. 56, No. 6
5. Pieces de Fantaisie, Op. 53: Clair de lune
6. Vocalise
7. Pieces en style libre, Op. 31: Berceuse
8. Strings, Op. 11: Adagio
9. Meditation
10. Sonatina: Very Slowly
11. Trois Paraphrases Gregoriennes: Ave Maria, Ave Maris Stella
12. Chant de Paix (Song Of Peace)

Customer Reviews:

One of my most-played CDs.......2005-10-13

This is one of my most frequently played CDs. I find it perfect background music for meditation, prayer, reading and other tasks, as well as a good CD that doesn't disturb people at work.

This is not intended to be organised as a church service or a concert performance per se, but rather, as the co-producer Carol Rosenberger states, 'this album is meant to recreate an experience many of us have treasured: slipping inside the doors of a cathedral and finding oneself alone in a vast, quiet space with light streaming through stained glass windows. The organist begins to play gentle music, and one is lost in contemplation...'

As a churchy person, I've often had the experience of working or sitting in an empty church while the organists or their students practiced. This recording in many ways reminds me of that experience. Of course, our organ is a far cry from the pipe organ in Atlanta's Cathedral of St. Philip, with over 5000 pipes (and our church does not have a 5-second delay reverberation, either), 4 manuals and 96 ranks. This Aeolian-Skinner organ is a genuinely stunning instrument, but as with any instrument, it takes the right performer to bring out the fullness of the sound from it.

Todd Wilson is just such a performer. His playing is solid and well-suited for this task, with occasional flashes of brilliance. Mozart's 'Adagio', Bach's 'Jesu, Joy of Many's Desiring', and Barber's 'Adadio for Strings' (here arranged for the organ) are truly wonderful pieces. The programme here is a diverse collection of pieces from Baroque, Renaissance, and later pieces, including folk tunes and a few modern compositions. Todd Wilson is a church organist and music director at Church of the Covenant in Cleveland, Ohio (a city with not insignificant music resources and life), and is also head of the Organ Department at the Cleveland Institute of Music. He has had an international performance and recording career.

I applaud the decision to make this a double-disc set - the producer writes that there was just too much good music to limit the selection. Thus, there is a method to the organisation, given the availability of two discs. The first disc has more simple pieces, easily recognisable melodies and well-known hymn/sacred pieces. The second disc has a bit more complexity of music.

There is a booklet that is particularly designed for young people, so that they may become more familiar with the organ as an instrument, and this type of music.

This is a truly wonderful recording.

One of the best sets of organ works.......2005-02-20

This is a superb set of organ works. Strongly recommended.

Mystic!.......2003-12-28

The Æolian-Skinner organ in St.Philip's Cathedral, Atlanta is the finest example on Earth of eclectic organ...and the last- really-marvellous instrument erected by this firm. Flutes and Erzählers speak directly from Heaven...and the organ, despite electric, seems to have tracker action! Listen to Bach's BWV 731 and 648: they sound like played on a Silbermann instrument!
Todd Wilson is a delicate musician, a poet of the organ and a genius in the choice of the stops.
Buy also the other recordings of this Æolian-Skinner by Robert Delcamp (Naxos) and Alan Morrison (Gothic)...and don't forget that Michael Murray recorded in St.Philip's Cathedral for Telarc the finest rendition of Poulenc's "Concerto in sol minore per organo, archi e timpani" under the direction of the late Robert Shaw.

By All Means Get This CD.......2003-09-06

I found this wonderfully relaxing CD above and beyond my expectations. Do you enjoy organ music, then listen and explore the sacred music of J.S. Bach. This music will relax you: keep your muscles relaxed as you work on a time deadline for a large project, or doing some casual items around the house.

To be fair..........2003-04-04

The hiss that one reviewer refers to is undoubtedly the organ's wind supply. The wind can be heard on most organ recordings.

Average customer rating: These "remasters" are horrible - GREAT OLD-SCHOOL DEATH METAL!!! its fathersday, & i want my cake. Terrific set worth buying Two classic death metal albums. Buy these, not the old ones.

Slowly We Rot/Cause of Death Obituary Manufacturer: Roadrunner Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Death Metal | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: The End Complete/World Demise Consuming Impulse/Testimony of the Ancients Effigy of the Forgotten/Pierced from Within Frozen in Time Back from the Dead ASIN: B0000C0FIF Release Date: 2003-09-09

Tracks:

1. Internal Bleeding
2. Godly Beings
3. 'Til Death
4. Slowly We Rot
5. Immortal Visions
6. Gates to Hell
7. Words of Evil
8. Suffocation
9. Intoxicated
10. Deadly Intentions
11. Bloodsoaked
12. Stinkupuss
13. Find the Arise [*][Demo Version]
14. Like the Dead [*][Demo Version]

Tracks:

1. Infected
2. Body Bag
3. Chopped in Half
4. Circle of the Tyrants
5. Dying
6. Find the Arise
7. Cause of Death
8. Memories Remain
9. Turned Inside Out
10. Infected [*][Demo Version]
11. Memories Remain [*][Demo Version]
12. Chopped in Half [*][Demo Version]

Album Description

UK twofer combines the death metal band's 1989 & 1990 albums. Features 26 tracks including 5 bonus tracks, 'Find The Arise' (Demo), 'Like The Dead' (Demo), 'Infected' (Demo), 'Memories Remain' (Demo) & 'Chopped In Half' (Demo). Roadrunner. 2003.

Customer Reviews:

These "remasters" are horrible - .......2007-01-06

Slowly We Rot and Cause of Death are two amazing death metal albums. Roadrunner has issues a lot of these 2 for 1 packages (suffocation, gorguts, etc...), and to be honest, its a rip off. The inserts have nothing new, and its just 1 piece of papaer with no additonal information; not even a band history has been added. It really just a waste. If you already own these two albums, there is no need to pick this up. Also, I notice no difference in the sound compared to the original CD's.

GREAT OLD-SCHOOL DEATH METAL!!!.......2006-05-06

Obituary was one of the main DM bands to come out of Florida in the late 80's- early 90's. They disbanded for a while, but recently got back together & released another album, "Frozen in Time," which I hear is actually pretty good. But I guarentee it DOES NOT beat either of these 2 masterpeices... I don't know which one of these I like better. I'd have to say at 1st I liked "Cause of Death" better, but I've been listening to "Slowly We Rot" again lately, & it's just as good. I recommend this "2 From the vault" double pack because you get BOTH of their original classics remastered and for the same price as you'd pay for just one of them by themselves. Great DM here, get on the ball & get it man!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

its fathersday, & i want my cake........2005-01-12

if a rotting corpes popped out of the ground & started talking to you, he would sound like john tardy.i heard that on the 1st album ("slowly..") they did'nt even bother to write lyrics for a lot of the songs.he would just scream,growl,grunt,& howl whatever sounded right.this may turn some people off but its so cool to me.this may have came out 4 or 5 years after "scream bloody gore" & "seven churches" but i still consider obituary 5 of the founding fathers of death metal.nothing realy stands out on either album from any other part of either album(did that make sence?).no one band member realy stands out either .they all compliment one another equally here for two well rounded & very entertaining cds.i would have to say, though that if somone asked me what death metal was i'd have to pop in "cause of death" track 7 ,the title track.

Terrific set worth buying.......2004-07-10

Obituary was one of the myriad of death metal bands to rise out of Florida in the late '80s, along with bands like Cannibal Corpse, Deicide, and Death. And they are probably the best of those bands. Sure, they're pretty much a more extreme version of Death's first album, but the music IS very good, and there are some doom-metal bits scattered over both these albums. While the albums here aren't as good as their next two albums (with Cause of Death being their career lowpoint), there are enough good songs on here to warrent picking this up. Everything sounds great with the remastering, and there's a few bonus tracks for each album.

On the downside, no lyrics are included (though the vocal are partially understandable). Plus, the cover artwork is horrible. What's with the cheesy, kinda CG looking hands and crypt, with the bands name looking very out of place? Would it have been so hard to simply have the band logo, and pictures of the albums included?

Despite the packaging, this set is still worth picking up for it's low price and great music.

Two classic death metal albums. Buy these, not the old ones........2004-06-29

If you are thinking of buying any Obituary, really you can't go wrong. Every album they made--
Slowly We Rot
Cause of Death
The End Complete
World Demise
Back from the Dead--
all kick much a$$. The first four CDs listed above you can get cheap and remastered with these 2-fer sets, which are a good deal. Their style is blood-gurgling/bass-drum battering death metal that never relents. These two albums just sound mean.

If you already have these CDs, then you may still want to upgrade for a few reasons. This set features 5 demos at the ends of the respective CDs and the other 2-fer has 5 live tracks from way back. The original album covers are included full-size inside the packaging, so don't worry about having to squint to see the Cause of Death painting. The remaster job makes it all a little crisper, but let's be honest, these albums are more-or-less intentionally lo-fi. There aren't any lyrics included, oddly enough. Obituary often wrote some of the best lyrics around, particularly as their career wore on and they became more socially-conscious.

If you are new to Obituary's style of DM, then I have to say they offer a new twist on the typical proceedings. The musicianship is commendable, but John Tardy's vocals are really what sets them apart from other great bands like Suffocation or Pestilence.

Should you buy this album. Yes. Cast a vote for Obituary and send Britney Spears to hell!

Average customer rating: Warning: This album will tear you in half Legendary! The Ultimate An overlooked classic Probably the penultimate Death Metal album

Slowly We Rot Obituary Manufacturer: Roadrunner Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music Death Metal | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Cause of Death The End Complete World Demise Effigy of the Forgotten Deicide ASIN: B000000H41 Release Date: 1998-01-27

Tracks:

1. Internal Bleeding
2. Godly Beings
3. 'Til Death
4. Slowly We Rot
5. Immortal Visions
6. Gates To Hell
7. Words Of Evil
8. Suffocation
9. Intoxicated
10. Deadly Intentions
11. Bloodsoaked
12. Stinkupuss
13. Find The Arise (Demo Version)
14. Like The Dead (Demo Version)

Customer Reviews:

Warning: This album will tear you in half.......2007-03-15

If you think Slipknot is heavy, this will crush your skull and **** you in your bleeding neckhole. Okay, that was a bit extreme, but so is this album. This is an excellent old-school death metal album, and while Obituary isn't my favorite death metal band, John Tardy has one of my favorite death metal growls. He's one of the first to use a variant of the guttural death growl, but he uses various pitches in his growls, so he doesn't sound like a dead horse(i'm looking at you, Mortician). His lyrics are the typical death metal subject matter, but it isn't generic. The guitarists are very good. The riffs are heavy and rather catchy, and the solos are quite complex and grind you up like a chainsaw. The bassists isn't that audiable, but this is death metal, so it isn't a big deal. The drummer is great. His style is quite interesting, as he doesn't use that many blasts, though out of all of their albums, this one has the most. While the rest of Obituary's albums are mid-paced, groovy death metal, this album is a bit different. The tempo switches between blazing fast and slowly crawling constantly, which keeps things fresh. It's a nice death metal album that is quite unique.

Legendary!.......2006-05-20

Obituary maybe my second favorite extreme death metal band! Only the even more legendary Death would come ahead. Obituary had to be highly influnced by Slayer mainly due to the guitar solos. Vocalist John Tardy sounds a bit like Chuck Schuldner(RIP) of Death. After all the two bands originated around the same time at the same place! This is one of the most brutal bands to be signed on to the great Roaadrunner Records second most brutal on that label. The most brutal band on that label is probably Suffocation(another awesome band). This is Obituary's debut and their best album as well. I'm glad they reunited for a new album in 2005! The vocals are great! The guitars are killer! The drums sound excellent! The bass is audible! This album is a death metal classic all the way.
WARNING: If you think Limp Bizkit and Linkin Park are heavy than avoid this album at all costs! And if you're one of those people than you suck!

The Ultimate.......2006-03-03

After over 15 years since I last heard their music, I decided to pick up this CD. It is the ultimate in true death metal. I don't even listen to this type of music any more, but I listen to this CD. For anyone new to the genre; don't start here... you will be dissapointed in anything else you listen to in the genre from here on out.

An overlooked classic.......2005-11-28

Obituary were on of the pioneers of the Florida death metal wave. And even though they were one of the best bands to come out of that movement, Obituary never quite achieved the success of their peers (Cannibal Corpse, Morbid Angel, and Deicide), because they were always kind of overshadowed by Metallica and Slayer. Granted, Obituary's guitarists, James Murphy and Trevor Peres, do unleash a furious barrage of blistering riffs that is as fast and precise as Eighties' Metallica (and sometimes, as in "Godly Beings," even Slayer); but Obituary aren't just another thrash knock-off. "Slowly We Rot" is catchier and usually pounds harder than a typical Metallica or Slayer song. Plus, John Tardy's growls and belching noises are more reminiscent of Max Cavalera than James Hatfield or Tom Araya. And finally, Murphy and Peres do toss in some guitar solos, here ("Suffocation" and "Like The Dead" both have two wailing solos), but they are slower and a bit more technical than Metallica's and Slayer's solos. "Slowly We Rot" sounds great all the way through, but it's most awesome when it's super speedy (which is about 95% of the time). And even when it slows down, like for the beginning of track three, it usually speeds up a lot and the rest of the song flies by. The door opening song, "Internal Bleeding," has a creepy intro, but (about half a minute later) it rockets into a full-fledged, breakneck, bullying guitar assault. Next, tracks six and seven, "Gates To Hell" and "Words Of Evil," are explosive salvos of scorching guitars and thumping double bass drums, and "Intoxicated" is a pounding rhythm with insanely fast riffing, barked vocals, and one of the album's longest guitar solos. The rest of the world may have (more-or-less) forgotten about Obituary and "Slowly We Rot," but that doesn't mean you have to. If you like any one of the Floridian death metal bands or Eighties' thrash bands, or if you just enjoy metal that sounds great through and through, definitely pick this up.

Probably the penultimate Death Metal album.......2005-09-12

When this came out in 1989 Obituary had quite a few demos under their sleeves. They were releasing demos under the name Xecutioner as far back as 1986. There was also something else Obituary had going for them -no one else sounded like them. As far as early Death Metal goes, and I have tons of demo tapes from this period, this album exemplifies everything a good band should have.

Shortly before releasing the great "Slowly we Rot" Xecutioner changed their name to Obituary, I suppose because they didn't want to get confused with the Thrash band (a good one at that) from Boston with the same name.

The guitar duo of Peres and West go from the slugdy slow heavy as all hell riffs to the lighting fast (in comparison to the verses) wild solos. The drumming ala Don Tardy is also very simple and goes from a mid-tempo to a slow thrashing of the high-hats, to hitting the crash cymbals to the breaking point. All of this is connected by the vocalist John Tardy's undeciferable signing and gutteral noises that make the music all that much more threatening sounding. I really hate most of the cliche Death Metal "cookie monster" vocals (as best exampled by Cannibal Corpse) but Tardy I could always admire. He just did it so well. It was the sound of decay coming forth from his throat.

The lesson of Obituary is a very good one. They could play fast if they wanted to but...They proved that to play really heavy music it was better if you played really slowly in order to emphasize the heaviness of it. Just like Black Sabbath had done a generation earlier, Obituary made into a science. They took the wild solos from mid 80s Slayer, the ferocity of S.F.'s Possessed, and the lessons from Black Sabbath, as well as their own stylings to create a totally original sound.

I'd say Death Metal started (and maybe ended) with Obituary, but most people ceed the title of king of Death Metal to Death mainman Chuck Schuldiner. But if he wasn't around in '89, Obituary would've been the undisputed kings. Take it from me, when this came there was nothing like it. The remastering is pretty good too. A must own.

Average customer rating: Music to get you Dreaming

The Acrobat Manufacturer: Swim Slowly Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Alternative Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music Rock | Alternative Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Coles Corner Emotionalism Veneer Yellow House Takk... ASIN: B000A0QERS Release Date: 2005-07-26

Tracks:

1. Honey
2. Chasing Clouds
3. Cities
4. Teacup
5. Boy + Angel
6. House
7. Walk On
8. Clouds
9. Drinking
10. Dancing

Product Description

Doveman plays lamp rock and insomnia pop, drawing deeply from downtown jazz, new classical, slowcore, debonair ‘60s pop, and ambient music to create an unusual and delicate sound that The New York Press says "evokes that rare moment when nostalgia and sadness meets love." Time Out New York once remarked that Doveman singer Thomas Bartlett “often sounds as if he’s on the brink of passing out from heartache fumes,” but Doveman’s music isn’t about fainting but rather the rapturous swoon which precedes it. Doveman's debut record, The Acrobat, is reminiscent of downbeat masters of melancholy like Nick Drake, Before and After Science-era Eno, and the latter-day Talk Talk, and the music has the unmistakable ring of pre-dawn loneliness, as intimate as it is forlorn.

Customer Reviews:

Music to get you Dreaming.......2007-04-16

Doveman creates achingly gorgeous songs from sentimental journeys not of this world.
From Honey, the first track to Dancing, the last track, being mesmerized by the breathy vocals to falling into a state of euphoria, seems common place and welcomed. Spiritual.....

I really enjoy the quiet music that resembles N. Drake or Mark Hollis. This is different from other artists akin to this indie sound.
The Acrobat makes my top 100 list for all time, and that could be achieved by the artwork and ghostly invasion alone .

Average customer rating: Spectacular performance, OK music Don Gillis Gets (Mostly) Serious

Symphonies 5 & 6 Manufacturer: Albany Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Classical | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Don Gillis: Symphony No. 4, The Pioneers; Concerto No. 2 for Piano and Orchestra Gillis: Music Inspired by the American Southwest Don Gillis: Symphony No. 7 Don Gillis: Symphonies 1, 2 & 5 1/2 Star-Spangled Symphony ASIN: B0009OPMV4 Release Date: 2005-06-01

Tracks:

1. Paul Bunyan: An Overture to a Legend
2. Symphony No. 6
3. Symphony No. 5

Product Description

Get ready for the “serious side” of our favorite American “light” composer. First: have you noticed how certain works, musical or visual, have an uncanny knack for perfectly evoking the period when they were created? That’s one of the distinguishing features of the wonderful music on this new disc. The Symphony No.6 sounds exactly like the late 1940’s, much the same way that classic post-war movies conjure that period. In fact, the Symphony No.6 might be the most cinematic of all of Gillis’ works in that form, with a wonderful sense of tension in the first movement that would be right at home on the soundtrack of The Big Sleep or This Gun for Hire. The second movement is full of excitement, like a modern analog to the scherzo of the Mendelssohn Scotch Symphony. The bluesiness of the third movement recalls Gershwin at his most relaxed, and the boisterous final movement with its cushy harmonies proves that Gillis had a lot in common with the great Broadway and Hollywood arrangers. The Symphony No.5 is probably the most “serious” of his symphonic output, reflecting the mood of the immediate postwar era. This contains one of his most beautiful slow movements (and if you’re an ongoing fan of this series, you know how effective his quiet moments are); the keening sense of nostalgia often bears a striking resemblance to Bernard Herrmann (think in terms of his scores for The Devil and Daniel Webster or The Ghost and Mrs. Muir). The strictly “fun” piece of the collection is the Paul Bunyan Overture, full of rollicking spirits but, again, with a more contemplative sound. All of this is performed with the greatest enthusiasm and color by the Sinfonia Varsovia and Ian Hobson. An absolute must!

Customer Reviews:

Spectacular performance, OK music.......2006-07-01

This CD is frustrating. It's nice to have world premiere recordings, in astonishingly good sound of two major Gillis symphonies. Unfortunately, none of the pieces really catch fire, and the Paul Bunyan work in particular keeps interrupting itself, unable to find a consistent mood. Probably the best movement is the slow section of the 5th symphony. The ending is one of the most eloquent we have by Gillis. Elsewhere, the 6th Symphony features dull ideas that soon wear out their welcome, and each movement is far too long for its rather meager content. Certainly the 5th Symphony is a whole lot better, especially the last two movements. Gillis' shallow gestures and trite material grows "old" rather quickly, and as a whole these pieces did not sustain my interest. 5 stars for performance and recording, 1 star for the actual music. A disappointment!

Don Gillis Gets (Mostly) Serious .......2005-07-16

As I titled my earlier Amazon review ( at http://snipurl.com/gabm ) of the previous release of Don Gillis's 'Star-Spangled Symphony' and the 'Dance Symphony', he wrote 'Absolutely Top-Drawer Light American Symphonic Music.' His brand of brash pop-music-inflected orchestral music on that release was a spot-on representation of what it was like to live in America in the mid-twentieth century. And that is just as true with the current release - two symphonies written in the 1940s, plus his later 'Paul Bunyan Overture.' Except that in the symphonies he is going for a more serious statement.

Symphony No. 5 'In Memoriam' (1945) honors those who died in World War II and its tone is appropriately somber and at times monumental. But the materials are the same as in his lighter works -- walking tenths, rich brass chords, plangent wind melodies (in particular, the lovely, sad English horn melody of the middle movement) all in typical 1940s big-band influenced orchestration. This is evocative music but it is also immediately accessible and singularly American in its straightforwardness. The finale is a lilting 6/8 tarantella/jig sometimes sounding Italian, sometimes Irish --- a fitting evocation of the American melting-pot -- and always lively, celebratory in honor of those who served and survived. And it also suggests the burgeoning optimism of the immediate 'let's-make-up-for-lost-time' postwar era, but with reminiscences of the horrible sacrifices just past.

Symphony No. 6 'Mid-Century U.S.A.' (1948, and coming right after his hilarious and very popular 'Symphony No. 5 1/2') is more of the same but is in general much livelier and lighter. At times I think I hear Indian melodies (rather like those in MacDowell's 'Indian Suite') as well as typical pop-music harmonies, Coplandesque wistfulness, American dance rhythms and, again, that open-faced optimism so frequent in Gillis's music. It is amazing to me, as it was in the earlier release, that this music can be played so idiomatically by a Polish orchestra, Sinfonia Varsovia, conducted by a Briton, pianist/conductor Ian Hobson. This is their third Gillis release and one might think that's why they get it so right, but in fact from the very first release they have played as if they were an American orchestra, high praise in my book.

The opening number is the 'Paul Bunyan' overture' (1964) and it is a genuinely folksy, funny, bigger-the-life 7-minute boogie-based romp. The first time I put it in my player it was so enjoyable I immediately played it three times. Gillis had the gift of writing instantly memorable melodies, and this overture has several of them.

This is another treasurable release in what appears to be an ongoing series of recordings of major Gillis orchestral works. Bravo to Hobson, Sinfonia Varsovia and Albany Records for that.

TT=66 mins.

Scott Morrison

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