Harvest [Import]

Track Listings

1. Out On The Weekend

2. Harvest

3. A Man Needs A Maid

4. Heart Of Gold

5. Are You Ready For The Country?

6. Old Man

7. There's A World

8. Alabama

9. Needle And The Damage Done

10. Words

Tracks:

Out On The Weekend
Harvest
A Man Needs A Maid
Heart Of Gold
Are You Ready For The Country?
Old Man
There's A World
Alabama
Needle And The Damage Done
Words (Between The Lines Of Age)

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Proclaiming his intentions with "Are You Ready for the Country?" Young detoured briefly to the Nashville mainstream. On this No. 1 1972 album, even the singer's acquired-taste voice comes across smooth and beautiful--the smash "Heart of Gold," with steel guitars and Linda Ronstadt's backup vocals, is by far Young's most commercial-sounding song. His usual dissonant touches, like the otherworldly guitar in "Out on the Weekend," are less spooky in this new context. The last two tracks, the deceptively gentle "The Needle and the Damage Done" and the hypnotic rocker "Words (Between the Lines of Age)," predict "Tonight's the Night," Young's haunted 1975 classic. --Steve Knopper

Customer Reviews:

Folk-esque classic.......2007-07-15

Neil Young's unique folk-esque music with his own distinct voice, has been enjoyed by many.
This 1972 album is probabely his best.
Starting with the laidback Out On The Weekend and going on to the title track labum, and the melancholy wailing of A Man Needs A Maid.
Then possibly his best known song of loneliness and heartache- Heart of Gold.
Then there is the contemplative song of youth and age - Old Man.
Neil Diamond was another classic of the forever memorable 70's and anybody who loves folk will want this in their collection.

Great Music but..........2007-05-16

This CD will not work in a Mac Drive. It works in every other CD player. Both parties claim ignorance. Customer service at its best.

A "must have" for any respectable collection.......2007-04-12

This album was released when I was 10 years old. I remember listening to it when my older brother first purchased it. I almost forgot it even existed until I recalled it after listening to CSN&Y Deja VU. All 10 tracks are incredible. It's truly a great recording. My 14 year old daughter even recognized some of the tracks on this album which was released 35 years ago. It's nice to jam to music that has words you can understand and have meaning. When my brother learned that I had purchased the CD he imediately took credit for "teaching me well" on quality classic music.

NEIL YOUNG'S TIMELESS AUTUMN CLASSIC !.......2007-04-11

Originally released in 1972, Neil Young's Harvest includes his only number one hit single, Heart of Gold, together with nine other songs, including some that are the best of his forty year career. This is the album that Neil himself said was his best. It is a varied album, that explores many levels of the human experience, including loneliness, isolation, grief, madness, love, and acceptance. Contradictions are everywhere in these songs, including the first, Out on the Weekend. Young sings of the lonely boy who can't relate to joy, but also about the "woman so fine" who loves him. This song, like most on this album, includes acoustic guitar, harmonica, and pedal steel guitar. In the next song, Harvest, Young sings, "Will I see you give more than I can take?, Will I only harvest some?", as if he will not allow himself to completely let go and fall in love. Continuing this theme of isolation, A Man Needs A Maid starts with "My life is changing in so many ways, I don't know who to trust anymore". With it's haunting melody, the London Symphony Orchestra accompaniment, and Young's fragile voice, the song allows you to empathize with it's character's uncertainty. Next is Heart of Gold, where the loner sings of looking for true love, but feels he is running out of time. With James Taylor and Linda Ronstadt providing the backing vocals, Ben Keith playing beautiful pedal steel guitar phrases, and Young on acoustic guitar and harmonica, singing of traveling and being a miner for a heart of gold, the song works perfectly to conjure up the image of a decent man searching the world over for a decent woman to love. Old Man is a song Neil wrote about the 70-year-old cattleman ranch hand who lived at his ranch. It is another song in which Young portrays a loner, and is probably Neil's most popular song ever. There's A World is a symphony (with the LSO) where hope and acceptance are the prevalent themes. With lyrics like "All God's children", "Never worry", and "Could be good things in the air for you", it's an uplifting song. In Alabama, Young calls the state out on Jim Crow laws and racist attitudes. Recorded in a barn at his ranch with electric guitars, a pedal steel guitar, piano, and drums, Young brought in Stephen Stills and David Crosby to sing the backing vocals. The rock song sounds great and also makes it's point clear. Needle and the Damage Done was recorded live at a California University with just Neil and an acoustic guitar. Written about band member Danny Whitten (who later died from a drug overdose), the song is both poignant and haunting. Words (Between the Lines of Age) closes the album (and also gets points for the great title). This was also recorded in Young's barn with electric guitars, a pedal steel guitar, piano, and drums. It features Dylan influenced lyrics, and a long guitar solo (Neil plays great guitar solos). Harvest is an album that's best listened to in the Fall of the year. With it's folk-country sounds, reflective themes, and even it's autumnal album cover and title, it blends well with the mood of the season. Harvest is a timeless autumn classic that you will enjoy year after year.

RE-MASTER THIS CD!!!.......2007-04-11

The sound quality on this CD is poor by early 90's standards. How did 'Reactor' and 'Hawks and Doves' rate re-mastering priority over this? RE-MASTER THIS CD....PLEASE!

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A return to his folk roots
Basking in the Twilight
HARVEST MOON, YOU'RE NO HARVEST !
Neil's best mellow effort
On the short list

Harvest Moon
Neil Young
Manufacturer: Reprise / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000002MG4
Release Date: 1992-10-27

Tracks:

Unknown Legend
From Hank To Hendrix
You And Me
Harvest Moon
War Of Man
One Of These Days
Such A Woman
Old King
Dreamin' Man
Natural Beauty

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When Neil Young seems about to zig, he zags. Two years after 1990's loud Ragged Glory, he retreats to an old world of steel guitars, gentle folk melodies, and pristine country choruses. (That's Linda Ronstadt, who helped make 1972's Harvest a hit album, singing backup on the follow-up.) Young name-drops Hank Williams, Jimi Hendrix, and his old dog, King, in rich reminiscences about the musical ride he and his fans have shared since the late '60s. The album, as Young sings in "One of These Days," is "a long letter to all the good friends I've known." --Steve Knopper

Customer Reviews:

A return to his folk roots.......2007-04-10

After more than a decade of venturing in various musical directions, Young returned to his folk roots with Harvest Moon. It was a welcome return and this has to be one of his all time best albums. It was his biggest commercial success since 1980's Live Rust and lead to a renaissance of his career. Several songs from the album received airplay including "War of Man", "Unknown Legend", and the title track, "Harvest Moon". If you like Youngs accoustic based music, you will love this album.

Basking in the Twilight .......2007-04-10

Neil Young's manager once predicted that he would never be hotter than he was immediately following the release of " Harvest". Neil answered by telling him he would always burn, but never rust..... burning keeps you bright.

" Harvest Moon" reminds long time Young fans what they love about him in the first place; the gorgeous song writing. Of course the rowdy guitar sometimes takes center stage, as well as deference to the acoustic model, but this CD gives equal time to the vocal instrument paired with rolling melodies.

The first two, " Legend..." and " Hank to Hendrix" have a similar tune, but the portraits are different. Young's writing creates a vivid picture of the everyday heroine in " Legend";he then proceeds to plead with the lady he's loved through many genres in " H to H".

" War of Man" means more today than upon its release. We are in a literal war with the planet, one that escalates every day. Assaulting humanity, torturing the environment. Oh yeah, we are " Living With War."

" Harvest Moon" is a beautiful love song; don't listen to the naysayers who tag it as middle aged drivel. In fact, most of these songs seem more genuine than other works, and with Neil Young that's saying a lot. Young always bears it all, but the songs featured here demonstrate an ability to continue to grow while reflecting on where you've been. That is the ultimate we can ask from a singer/songwriter.

Neil Young observes and creates. With " Harvest Moon" he also mellows, painting a picture of fall in its finest form.

HARVEST MOON, YOU'RE NO HARVEST !.......2007-04-03

In 1992 Harvest Moon was hyped as the long awaited sequel to Neil Young's classic album, Harvest, but other than the name, and the musicians, they don't have much in common. Where Harvest found the maverick loner faced with tragedy, madness, loneliness, and fighting back, Harvest Moon finds Young basking in retirement-like complacency. In Harvest, he crossed the ocean, searching for a heart of gold. Harvest Moon finds him in his mini-van, dreaming. In Harvest, he sang of the tragedy of losing a friend and band member to drug addiction and overdose. In Harvest Moon, he sings of losing his hound dog. In Harvest, he personally takes on the state of Alabama for Jim Crow. On Harvest Moon, he tells us about how the ravages of war affect birds and animals, but doesn't directly take a stance against any particular war. Harvest Moon is very pretty to listen to. The production is glossy and there are female backing vocals on all the songs. It just doesn't have the emotional substance that it's predecessor had. The two title songs tell the tale. In Harvest, Young sings "let me fill your cup with the promise of a man". In Harvest Moon, he sings "I want to see you dance again"(Let's skip bingo tonight and doe-cee-doe!). Harvest Moon does include some really good songs, one great song (Natural Beauty), and is a very good Neil Young album, but it will never be a great classic that people will always remember him for.

Neil's best mellow effort.......2007-02-22

Harvest Moon is everything Harvest is cracked up to be, but isn't. Don't get me wrong, I'm a fan of Harvest, but I'm also probably the only one of Neil's fans who feels this explicit sequel is better. I normally would complain about the record's country elements, but they actually make the better songs as good as they are. What are those songs, you ask? My personal favorites are Unknown Legend; From Hank to Hendrix; the swaying, mellow title track; War of Man; and the ten-minute finale, Natural Beauty. Looks like a five-star album, right? Too bad that's not quite true - get rid of the banjo-laden Old King; acoustic ballad You and Me and One of These Days, and that would be true. As it stands, this is a must. Be sure to get its two predecessors as well: Freedom and Ragged Glory are also near-classics.

On the short list.......2006-11-02

I bought this CD when it first came out (was it really almost 15 years ago???), and to this day it is still one of my favorite CDs. So nice when you're in the mood for something mellow.

All I Can Do/New Harvest...First Gathering

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2 classic Dolly albums
Dolly: All i can do / new harvest first gathering
Timeless
Excited About This Release!
Two More Rare Dolly LP's Come To CD Life!

All I Can Do/New Harvest...First Gathering
Dolly Parton
Manufacturer: Bmg Germany
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000MTOQB8
Release Date: 2007-03-19

Tracks:

All I Can Do
Fire That Keeps You Warm
When the Sun Goes Down Tomorrow
I'm a Drifter
Falling Out of Love with Me
Shattered Image
Boulder to Birmingham
Preacher Tom
Life's Like Poetry
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Applejack
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Holdin' on to You
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Where Beauty Lives in Memory
(Your Love Has Lifted Me) Higher and Higher
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There

Album Description

2007 UK pressing of this two-fer from the talented and beautiful Country legend featuring a double dose of her classic albums on one CD. The albums featured in this series were all originally released during the most creative and successful period of her career in the late '70s and early '80s. All I Can Do was released in 1976 followed one year later by New Harvest...First Gathering. 20 tracks total. Sony/BMG.

Customer Reviews:

2 classic Dolly albums.......2007-05-16

It's a shame that it took an import to get these 2 classic Dolly albums on CD. But they did a great job with this issue. The liner notes are not skimpy, and even include full pages of the front and back covers of both albums. "All I Can Do" had 2 hit singles, the title cut and "Hey, Lucky Lady." "New Harvest..." had the hit "Light of a Clear Blue Morning." The rest of the albums is not filler, rather more great and heartfelt music from Dolly. The track "Shattered Image" is awesome, as is her version of Emmylou Harris' "Boulder to Birmingham." It's high time these 2 great albums found their way onto CD. The packaging is far better than previous import "2-fers," and the songs speak for themselves. I plan on getting the other recent 2-fers ("Great Balls of Fire/Dolly Dolly Dolly" and "Burlap & Satin/Real Love") because of the quality of this release. Every Dolly fan should have these in their collection, you will not be disappointed!

Dolly: All i can do / new harvest first gathering.......2007-05-15

2 of my many fav Dolly albums on the same CD - awesome! It's a must have for any collector of Dolly's music...

Timeless.......2007-05-13

Anyone with a passion for old music will appreciate this cd. This is Dolly as she was leaving Porter Wagner to venture out on her own. This cd shows that she got off to a great start.

Excited About This Release! .......2007-04-06

"All I Can Do" is one of my favorite Dolly albums and this 2-album set is just loaded with gems. I was delighted to see that for her 2002 record, she re-recorded the song "Shattered Image," one of my favorites by Miss Dolly. Also on this double album CD is Dolly's first album - "New Harvest...First Gathering"- that she produced after she left Porter Wagoner. This album contains another gem on it - "Applejack" that has become another Dolly classic and is performed at almost all of her live shows, even to this day. One of my favorite songs in all of her catalog. I was very excited to finally have both albums available in a digital format, instead of on LP, so I could listen to it at my computer and in the car. A fabulous 2-album disc! Go get it!

Two More Rare Dolly LP's Come To CD Life!.......2007-04-05

In my opinion "All I can Do" and "New Harvest...First Gathering" are 2 of the best Dolly Parton albums ever and for the first time they get renewed life in CD format. Older fans will relish in hearing these beautiful albums again in much better sound quality and newer Dolly fans will discover a Dolly just before she became a superstar. The sound is excellent with beautiful artwork and packaging. The LP's have been redone fully with album covers fully displayed in CD form. The folks in the UK should be applauded for the work they have done here. Get your copies of these CD's now as they have not been issued in the U.S. and they will become collector's items very quickly the same way as Dolly's CD issue of "Here You Come Again" did in 1998. Dolly has never sounded so good!

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This is honest music...
Toris Harvest Home review
Wonderful, Soothing, Uplifting
Great CD - well worth the listen
music for all ages.

Harvest Home
Jay Ungar , and Molly Mason
Manufacturer: Angel Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000K4G8
Release Date: 1999-09-14

Tracks:

Bound For Another Harvest Home
The Farmer's Set
Prairie Spring
Haymaker's Hoedown
Sostice Hymn
Thanksgiving Waltz
La Chanson De Mardi Gras
Bonaparte's Retreat/Hoedown
Ashokan Farewell
The Harvest Home Suite: Overture (Fertility Theme, Harvest Home)
The Harvest Home Suite: Autumn (Thanksgiving Hymn)
The Harvest Home Suite: Winter (The Solstice, Mardi Gras)
The Harvest Home Suite: Spring (Prarie Song)
The Harvest Home Suite: Summer (Wind That Shakes The Barley, The Barn Dance)

Customer Reviews:

This is honest music..........2006-03-16

Every time I listen to Jay Ungar's Harvest Home, which is often, I am reminded of a simpler time. His music resonates within my innermost being. This is honest music. It helps me appreciate the joyful, robust time of basic timeless values. If hard, loud, electric sounds is what your heart beats for then you probably will want to take a pass on this. But if you enjoy the clean beautiful sounds of an acoustic guitar and the mellow music that only can be produced by a country fiddle then take my advice and get this CD, in fact it would be a safe assumption that if Jay Ungar and Molly Mason (Jay's lovely wife) are involved in the music in any way... buy it

Harvest Home includes:
Bound For Another Harvest Home
The Farmer's Set
Prairie Spring
Haymaker's Hoedown
Solstice Hymn
Thanksgiving Waltz
La Chanson De Mardi Gras
Bonaparte's Retreat/Hoedown
Ashokan Farewell
The Harvest Home Suite: Overture (Fertility Theme, Harvest Home
The Harvest Home Suite: Autumn (Thanksgiving Hymn)
The Harvest Home Suite: Winter (The Solstice, Mardi Gras)
The Harvest Home Suite: Spring (Prairie Song)
The Harvest Home Suite: Summer (Wind That Shakes The Barley, The Barn Dance)

Toris Harvest Home review.......2005-09-12

I have enjoyed the cd. My lest favorite is the fist song because the singing takes away from the instrumental.

Wonderful, Soothing, Uplifting.......2002-08-12

Every cut on this CD is perfect, from start to finish!!
I can listen to it over and over, and never tire of it. The cuts range from soothing to uplifting. It has a pure, genuine quality that Unger and Mason translate wonderfully to the listening audience!!

Great CD - well worth the listen.......2002-01-13

I first bought this CD based upon two songs from it I heard on a celtic music show. The Mardi Gras and Aaron Copeland . I was a little skeptical buying a cd titled 'harvest home' - since I do not particularly care for songs about the seasons. However this is quite an impressive CD. The first tracks are individual songs about the harvest. However the most impressive thing about this CD is how it builds to the last 4 tracks on the seasons weaving together the mixture of songs that were in the first part of the CD. I have also bought lover's waltz and while I liked a couple of individual songs on it - This album in total is much better.

It is amazing how the first songs can be played or interwoven into other tunes in an impressive fashion. Every song on this CD can stand on it's own merit - what makes this a 5 star CD is how they all play together. This is one of those CD that sounds better each time you play it.

music for all ages........2001-02-25

I got the CD for xmas this year at my request and love almost every song on it. Even my 9 year old grandson loves it and insisted I dub him a tape to take home with him. Keep them coming Ungar and Mason. Great listening.

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Excited for the Red Mist
Psychpathic's Savior
Wow
Southern' Fried EVIL
Best Psy release in years.

The Harvest
Boondox
Manufacturer: Psychopathic
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ASIN: B000FZESIK
Release Date: 2006-07-11

Tracks:

Intro
Seven
Out Here
It Aint a Thang
Digging
Lady in a Jaguar (w/ ICP)
Pray With Snakes
Rolling
The Harvest (w/ AMB)
Sippin' On Down
Lake of Fire
Red Mist
She's in the River

Album Description

Every obstacle, every struggle, and all the negativity you may experience in the big city holds true even in the backwaters, away from the neon lights. Each has its mirrored examples of hate, anger, and pain. But these things are merely seeds to be collected, planted, and then harvested. At the end, you reap what you sow.

Boondox brings to the rap scene a rural underground sound that is more intense, more gritty, more real than the urban beats you hear on the radio. This bold new artist, backed by the proven talents of Psychopathic Records, will cause the rain to fall, invigorationg the seeds of hardship. The Harvest calls for a new era that will return life back to the rap scene.

Boondox brings the southern USA style of rap to Psychopathic Records, creating a brand new fusion to the industry.

The Harvest incorporates the production talents of the legendary Mike E Clark of Funhouse Studios.

The album features guests from the Psychopathic Records family, including Insane Clown Posse, Twiztid Blaze, and AMB.

Customer Reviews:

Excited for the Red Mist.......2007-05-20

While Psychopathic has been falterering in recent years, wich ICP's ever growing rock ensemble sound, Twiztid's either hit or miss albums we had Blaze to deliver one great and one mediocre album and ABK to latch onto, AMB weren't doing anything, after losing ABK, things seemed bleek, but then comes Boondox. Very fresh sound, Seven starts things off nicely, but Out Here is definetly the first highlight, Lady In The Jaguar w/ICP is a classic and hilarious 70's funk sound, They Pray With Snakes, probably the most musical song on the album does wonders, as does the hidden track Diggin' Myself Out. Rollin' Hard is the only real metal/rap fusion found here and its a very good song. While some claim the latest Psy releases have lost their wickedness, this album retains it fully with the sick beats, revitalized violent imagery of the classic Red Mist w/ Blaze & Twiztid, as well as the demented love songs It Ain't A Thang and even amazing ballads like Lake Of Fire (probably the second best song here) and Angel Like. My personal fav on the album was the hilarious redneck moonshine anthem Sippin', great unique southern sound and then sing along chorus is immensely enjoyable. While the guest spots from ICP (and others) have been missing a lot on others albums Boondox seems to bring the best out in them, even AMB's spot on the title track is better than anything found on their Blood In Blood Out album. So with that in mind, this is definetly the best Psy album since Hatchet Warrior or 1 Less G, aligning itself with Milenko, Mostasteless, and Ringmaster as the label's best work. Make way for the Skarcrow

Psychpathic's Savior.......2007-03-22

Let's face it...recently Psychopathic has been circling the drain...artists have been leaving left and right, fueds have emerged, and releases have been steadily getting more and more dissapointing. Drive By, SV, MOTFG, and the constant postponing of SWK. With the music changing to a more and more sythetic...well, CRAP, and with the only few who know how to release a good album only releasing so much (ie BLAZE, TWIZTID) to keep us satisfied,

BOONDOX brings a well needed revival in the label.
Simpley put, this album is the BEST album released from the record lable since Jeckle Bros. PERIOD!! Don't get me wrong, COLTUN GRUNDY, CHAINSMOKER, PHATSO, and CALM ep were AMAZING!! But Boondox just tops them all, giving that extra push to make an album where each song is just as memorable and deserving of praise as the last.

Some of the best moments on this album are the guest shots, LADY IN THE JAGUAR, RED MIST, and my personal favorite, THE HARVEST. I always thought BLAZE, as amazing a solo artist as he is, was a very good guest artist. Along with Twiztid, ICP, and AMB, Boondox seems to bring out the best in them, that good ol' feeling from back in the day when things were done right.

If you are a disgruntled PSY listener, PICK THIS ALBUM UP NOW!!!

Wow.......2007-01-19

In my opinion, Boondox is the future of Psychopathic Records. When its other artists (Insane Clown Posse, Twiztid, ect) album quality has faltered in recent years it's nice to see a solid album dropping with the hatchetman emblem attached. There is, honestly, not a single bad track on this disc.

I must admit though, I was apprehensive at first when I heard about Boondox. A southern rapper signing with Psychopathic?! Didn't this go against everything the clowns have been preaching over the past few years?! And he's a scarecrow! What the hell?! That's even worse! But I am so glad that I gave him the chance. I am without doubt that he is the future of Psychopathic Records and will one day rule in place of ICP and Twiztid.

BUY THIS ALBUM!

Southern' Fried EVIL.......2007-01-16

Okay, let me say this first: I have been a juggalo for about 5 years now, and I can safely say that after hearing Psychopathic had signed a "southern" rapper, my initial thoughts were than the Wicked Clownz had forsaken everything they once stood for, basically stood up and shouted: "WE. LIED." I myself am, indeed, a southerner, but no one feels ICP's anti-racist messages as strong as the sensible people in the south who are forced to hear such ignorance on a daily basis. I still yet was intrigued, however: AMB, the Hatchet's former new addition, are not original enough to captivate my interest. Hell, the ONLY thing original about AMB is that they don't wear face paint. And yet here is someone that is taking the Wickedness and putting a whole new spin on it. Hell, the entire CONCEPT is original: Taking southern music and mixing it with HORRORCORE RAP? It sounds almost too good to work.
It isn't.
Boondox is perhaps the freshest, and without a doubt most WICKED new artist on Psychopathic in years. Lately, alot of the Hatchet's stuff has been going in new directions (i.e., The Calm) or staying in the same direction but being far, far too soft (i.e., Blood In Blood Out). But Boondox makes me, as well as many of my juggalo homies, go back to a simpler time in our lives, a time when we'd get home from a crappy day at school, close our bedroom doors, and crank ICP or Twiztid as loud as we possibly could, venting off anger and frustration. Boondox is a return to classic Horrorcore Rap- raw, edgy, cold, vengeful, and sometime just downright evil. At the same time, it has an opposing meaning to it, something between the lines, something pure. And at the same time, the Skarcrow is experimenting with the style (as are his producers, particularly Mike E. Clark) and offering the music from a "country" perspective, making all us southern juggalos feel even more at home with the Family. I'll give you a breakdown of the album:

1) Intro (N/A)--Some clips from Children of The Corn and such. Just an intro.
2) Seven (5/5)--DAMN. This is probably the best "introduction" track on a Hatchet album EVER. Boondox is a really good rapper, but it's the killer chorus that makes this track awesome
3) Out Here (4/5)--Basically a song reppin' the south. Great track, and once again, great chorus
4) It Ain't A Thang (5/5)--Boondox's version of the classic Psycho Sex Song. As is expected, it's vulgar, but it also has a lot more meaning than other sex songs of the breed. VERY southern beat.
5)Diggin' Myself Out (5/5)--For some reason, this track isn't listed on the back of the jewel case. But whatever. This is a deep, wicked track that looks deeply into the subject of death and why we fear it. Some might call this kind of song "classic Psychopathic"
6)Lady In The Jaguar (5/5)-- Hysterical song featuring ICP and a wacky 70's Funk beat.
7)They Prey With Snakes (5/5)--The album's "single". AWESOME beat and a lyrical topic that I don't think has EVER been rapped about in, like, the history of rap.
8)Rollin' Hard (5/5)--DEAR GOD. This track is EVIL, EVIL, EVIL. It also has a HARD Heavy Metal beat. About Boondox doing alot of drugs ("rollin'") and then buying a prostitute and...well, if I go any further this may not get posted.
9)The Harvest (3/5)--Featuring AMB. Look, I don't hate AMB. I honestly don't. But this is pretty much the stinker of the album. It's really not bad, it just doesn't go anywhere. The chorus is kind of stupid too.
10)Sippin' (5/5)-- A drinking song. Probably has the most southern beat to it of the whole album. Freakin' great song all-round.
11)Lake of Fire (5/5)--This is, without a doubt, THE BEST TRACK ON THE ALBUM. Absolutely atonishing rock ballad (there's only one bit of rapping at all) and metaphorical lyricism. Awesome. Awesome. Awesome.
12)Red Mist (5/5)--KILLER collaboration track with Twiztid and Blaze. A music video was made for this song.
13) Angel Like (5/5)--A slow acoustic rock song about love, betrayal, and murder. Excellent conclusion to the album.

Best Psy release in years. .......2006-09-13

Boondox's mix of southern rap with midwest wicked rap brings a new sound to psychopathic, and it couldn't have come at a better time. Over the last five years, just about every release to come from this company has had subpar production and feels like the artist didn't put their full effort into the project. Boondox, however, seemed to have really wanted to make a splash with his debut, and thanks to the returning Mike Clark, the music really comes alive. If you were a fan of psychopathic betwwen 1992 and 1999 you won't be dissapointed with it.

First Harvest: The Best of Alphaville 1984-1992

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Track list needs work
Harvest your favourites!
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Best selection of Alphaville songs
Great album.

First Harvest: The Best of Alphaville 1984-1992
Alphaville
Manufacturer: Wea International
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ASIN: B000005S6S
Release Date: 1992-03-23

Tracks:

Big In Japan
Sounds Like A Melody
Sensations
The Mysteries Of Love
Lassie Come Home
Jerusalem
Dance With Me
For A Million
A Victory Of Love
The Jet Set
Red Rose
Romeos
Summer Rain
Forever Young
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1992 release, on WEA International, featuring 15 of the '80s new wave/techno/pop outfit's very best, including the hit 'Big In Japan' (original & 'Culture Mix'), plus 'Forever Young', 'Sounds Like A Melody', 'Jerusalem', & 'Dance With Me', to name a few.

Album Details

1992 Best of Compilation from the German '80's Synth Group. Includes the Hit "Forever Young", "Big in Japan" and an Exclusive culture Remix of the Song big in Japan.

Customer Reviews:

Track list needs work.......2004-01-12

If you're looking to get started with Alphaville, you could do worse than to pick up this expensive import, but you could also also spend a bit less and arguably get more of their best work for your money.

The good: the inclusion of the achingly gorgeous "Lassie Come Home" and the giddy, goofy, dance-around-the-living-room classic "Sensations," two tracks from AV's second album _Afternoons in Utopia_ that didn't seem to get enough attention the first time around.

The bad: sadly, the third album just wasn't very good, and the four tracks chosen to represent it here don't seem likely to convince anyone otherwise.

I say, skip this one, pick up _Forever Young_ and _Afternoons in Utopia_ instead -- hey, they're both available used at bargain-basement prices -- and burn yourself a nice mix featuring the selections from those albums included here, plus "Fallen Angel," "Universal Daddy," "Summer in Berlin," and whatever else strikes your fancy.

Then, once you're suitably obsessed, pick up _Prostitute_ and _Salvation_ (albums #4 and #5), whose pleasures are myriad.

Harvest your favourites!.......2003-09-24

Alphaville is one of greatest syth-pop bands in the 80s! Absolutely, Alphaville seems to be as good as Depeche Mode and Duran Duran. This collection has an important place in Alphaville's career because after this their music changed darker and sophististic. You can find classic songs Forever Young, Jerusalem and Big in Japan for this album. Some important songs are unfortunately missing for exemple Fallen Angel. My favourite tracks are a beautiful and major Jerusalem, a terrific Dance With Me, a mournful and fine quitar tasted Romeos and awesome and evergreen Forever Young. There are some songs that Alphaville would have droppep out. Booring Summer Rain and too long For A Million are these songs. All in all, If you like syth-pop, this is a great buy for you.

los dorados tiempos del pop aleman.......2003-04-21

Hace muchos años compré por mera curiosidad este CD por una unica canción: dance with me. Pero mi sorpresa fue positiva pues esta compilacion me dio una idea clara de lo que es Alphaville, uno de los clásicos del pop alemán.
El CD me parece muy bueno, nada de aburrido, ritmos pop mezclados con mucho sintetizador de diversos tipos. Las mejores canciones: "Jerusalem" "dance with me" "the jet set" y por no mencionar las demas que tambien tienen una excelente combinacion ritmo-melodia.
Es una excelente recomendacion para quienes quieran oir y coleccionar "rarezas" del pop de los 80's, seguro no se aburrírán!

Best selection of Alphaville songs.......2000-06-11

This is definitely the best collection of their work on one CD, as other compilations that I have seen do not include one or two of their top efforts. The band has a typical 80's pop sound with a hint of rock in numerous places, lots of synth. Lyrics are strong and production excellent. The main tracks off the album have gripping melodies - "Big In Japan", "Sounds Like A Melody", "Dance With Me" and "Forever Young". The depth and reach of the sound is just fantastic, and you will definitely be exercising the louder levels of your audio system. The other songs definitely hold their own and grow on the listener as time goes by. This is a definite buy, go and get it.

Great album........1999-04-29

After first bringing this album back to the US back in 1992, I have had numerous requests for copies from friends. I have dutifully brought back copies on every trip to Germany or the Czech Republic. The selection of singles exceeds in quality those on any of the US-release Alphaville greatest hits albums. If you only buy one Alphaville album, this is the one to have!

The Essential Leontyne Price: Spirituals, Hymns & Sacred Songs

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The Price Club
A living legend
not your daddy's old timey spiritual
Immaculate Vocals of Leontyne Price
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The Essential Leontyne Price: Spirituals, Hymns & Sacred Songs

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ASIN: B000003FWE
Release Date: 1997-01-14

Tracks:

Ev'ry Time I Feel The Spirit - Various Artists
Let Us Break Bread Together On Our Knees - Various Artists
His Name So Sweet - Various Artists
'Roun' About The Mountain - Various Artists
Swing Low , Sweet Chariot - Various Artists
Sit Down, Servant - Various Artists
Were You There - Various Artists
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I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free - Various Artists
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Let Us Cheer The Weary Traveler - Various Artists
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Tracks:

Holy, Holy, Holy - Leontyne Price
Lead, Kindly Light - Leontyne Price
Blessed Assurance - Leontyne Price
Ave Maria - Leontyne Price
What A Friend We Have In Jesus - Leontyne Price
Amazing Grace - Leontyne Price
The Lord's Prayer - Leontyne Price
Pass Me Not, O Gentle Savior - Leontyne Price
The Church's One Foundation - Leontyne Price
Bless This House - Leontyne Price
I Need Thee Every Hour - Leontyne Price
Schlesische Volkslieder: Fairest Lord Jesus - Leontyne Price
I Wonder As I Wander - Leontyne Price
Ave Maria - Leontyne Price
Porgy And Bess: Summertime - Leontyne Price
America The Beautiful - Leontyne Price
Lift Ev'ry Voice And Sing - Leontyne Price
A Mighty Fortress Is Our God - Leontyne Price
Battle Hymn Of The Republic - Leontyne Price

Customer Reviews:

The Price Club.......2005-04-28

"I am here," said Leontyne Price when interviewed as she opened the new Metropolitan Opera with Samuel Barber's underrated ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA, "and you will know that I am the best and will hear me. The color of my skin or the kink of my hair or the spread of my mouth has nothing to do with what you are listening to." Back in the 1960s Price was one of the greatest divas in all of opera, and it wasn't just her voice but her magnificent stage presence, combined with her social activism. All of the above come into play in this collection of secular songs and ditties, some of them traditional plantation chanties and others, art songs and a scattering of pop music. And some of them, like Gershwin's "Summertime," cross the ever-permeable boundaries between Broadway and classical. These recordings were made at different times in Price's career, and her voice, while always angelic, has different shadings and reaches a different range of timbre in each separate recording date, but there is no question that, as time goes by, she is able to impart a richness of life experience noticeably absent from some of her earlier work.

"Ave Maria" sounds heavenly no matter which way you slice it, and as for "I Wonder As I Wander," it brings tears to your eyes. If you have a heart that's beating you will be moved by this rendition. "Ein feste Burg" is pretty strong, but Price seems more comfortable with the traditional spirituals, though perhaps it is the slightly off-kilter sounds of the Ambrosian Singers (what a name) who back her up on many of these tracks, that detract slightly from the experience. Compare "Lead Kindly Light" for a clear sense of what constitutes authority vs. what is a wee bit overproduced. If you had this compilation, and perhaps one of Leontyne Price's Christmas albums, you could attain nirvana any time you wanted to, just flip a switch and close your eyes, let her lift you up on wings of song.

A living legend.......2005-03-10

Leontyne Price (still alive) and already passing into immortality amongst vocal artists, both classical and popular. Leontyne Price stands at the pinnacle of her classical art, but those who only know her work in La Forza del destino or the Verdi Requiem are in for a heart rending treat with this album where Leontyne Price goes home to her roots in Mississippi and gives an unabashed account of the classic spirituals she sang as a young woman. Like John Mc Cormacks rendering of Irish songs there is a personal longing and devotion expressed here that reveals a side of the artist not known in the bulk of their "classical" repetoire. A sense of going home like Citizen Kane's rosebud, or as Dorothy Gale observes at the end of the Wizard of Oz "everything I could ever have wanted was right in my own backyard "

not your daddy's old timey spiritual.......2004-06-23

Agreed this is a good cd for a beautiful voice, but this is not, repeat not, for someone who wants to hear that old-timey religious fervor that you think of when you've been to a Black Baptist hand-clapping, standing, swaying, and singing service.

Immaculate Vocals of Leontyne Price.......2003-12-31

IMMACULATE, SUPERB vocal range and style! There's no other words that can complement Miss Leontyne Price's vocal arrangements. Miss Price's voice is strong, and shrills very nicely to the instruments played on many songs listed on this double CD which is a joy to treasure; every song listed are songs I was raised to hearing and singing. Miss Price is the reason why many of these songs remain in popularity and presently used. Miss Leontyne Price has been incredible in many of her past performances. This is my fourth CD of Miss Price and I am glad to own this particular CD forever and ever. Many thanks to the executors who found this remarkable album and upgraded it to a CD format! **Angi**

Great Gospel Stuff.......2001-04-12

This is a great CD. The only problem I have with it is that on some of the selections there is a boy's choir screaming in the background, and this takes away (a bit) from her performance. That said, her best selections are those that are either unaccompanied or those where her voice is not buried. Songs that strike me are - His Name So Sweet, He's Got The Whole World, Were You There, I Wonder as I Wander, Lift Every Voice and Sing, and my all time favourite Summertime. Enough said.

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this band sounds like bleath metal
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Harvest
Naglfar
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ASIN: B000N2G3WE
Release Date: 2007-03-20

Tracks:

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Breathe Through Me
Mirrors of My Soul
Odium Generis Humani
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this band sounds like bleath metal.......2007-05-16

Naglfar does a good job on their new album. they are a part of a growing number of black metal bands that are now relying on musicianship rather than speed, such as Borknagar and Bal Sagoth. Naglfar doesn't have a keyboard player, so you don't have to worry about it dominating most of the songs. their music sounds like a mixture of black and death metal, most commonly called bleath metal. the DVD included with this album is a nice touch, as most metal bands are including DVD footage with their albums. will Naglfar release a new album next year? hope so!

An impressive, cohesive, yet tired sound.......2007-04-19

I've always had a love/hate relationship with Naglfar, on the outside they seem like an awesome band. All the musicians are extremely tight, and they really do create an evil brooding atmosphere, to me, their brilliance has only been in short bursts that haven't been able to keep my attention on their albums very long. The first I owned, "Sheol" was the least afflicted by this, the next "Pariah" saw a steady decline towards re-hashing themselves (and other bands as well, namely Dissection).

On this album they have solidified this in my mind. Like I said, they are very good, but only good with the limited pallete they use to make their songs with. Not only do they have a very formulaic routine to song structure, but they reuse chord progressions that they not only have played on past albums, but on songs in the same album. To me as a musician, this signifies a lack of depth in songwriting. The feeling is there, but it won't work for repeated listens unless you are o.k. with hearing the same thing over and over again, there is no sense in making the same album over and over again. There should always be the spark of adventure to the songwriting, as if they are finding themselves through their instruments and learning new ways to get a similar point across. Naglfar, to me at this point, has not stepped up to that challenge and seems more content with playing it safe.

Don't get me wrong, I love black metal, but I'm afraid I've heard too many other bands that were much more creative in this field than this band, and I suspect that more often than not, their appeal goes to people who haven't delved deeply into what this sub-genre of metal has to offer. Band names I can think of off the top of my head that display creativity, brooding menace, and technical skills are: Absu, Emperor, The Ruins of Beverast (which was formed by a former member of Naglfar, and far superior in my eyes), Primordial, Mayhem,... the list could go on and on, because there really are that many more exciting bands in black metal than these guys. They settle for the same old chord progressions, the same old song structures and melodies that are sometimes quite indistinguishable from song to song, album to album. The most redeeming thing I can do with my Naglfar cd's is compile my favorites out of their 3 albums I own and burn a play list of it off of iTunes to make a sort of "best of.." I would probably be able to get 8 or 9 songs out of there that are distinct enough to stand on their own, thus making a album that would in effect be better than listening to them seperately.

I've waited for 4 years for Naglfar to grow up in the songwriting department and expand, but every time they release another cookie-cutter album I lose interest a little bit more. I'm wondering whether or not I'll end up buying their next cd or not, this release certainly doesn't improve the chances. Neither does their over welcome stay in mimicking the riffs of Dissection. . If you must buy a cd by these guys, I would reccommend "Sheol" above all others, if you buy anymore you may start to feel de ja vu in the "fresh ideas department".

"Into the darkness I wander".......2007-04-13

Over the last three albums Naglfar has attempted to bridge the gap between Melodic Death and Black Metal with varying success; and with a more explosive production they would have made it with their last release, "Pariah". Naglfar have crossed the abyss with "Harvest" and the sound is tighter than ever before. The sound of "Harvest" comes across as a hybrid of their last two albums, "Sheol" with its sinister and unrelenting audio assault and "Pariah" with its improved songwriting and brutal catchiness. "Harvest" is fantastic! Fans need not even sample tracks to know for certain, by my honor, that "Harvest" represents the pinnacle of their already impressive catalog. The 'clean' sound of "Pariah" actually diminished the power of the songs, as excellent as they were. With "Harvest" Naglfar have returned to the grand production sound of "Sheol" but with more complex arrangements and intelligent songcraft. The result is a perfect Naglfar album, Melodic Death/Black Metal of the highest order. Of special note is that they have recruited a full-time bass player, with a very credible and energetic performance from one Morgan Lie, and Kristoffer Olivius has been unleashed to concentrate on lead vocals only. His vocalizations here completely obliterate the otherwise fine work he did on "Pariah", and places him among the elite Black Metal vocalists working today. I am in awe at how much more focused and powerful he sounds here. Seriously. For fans, buying this CD is a no-brainer. For newcomers, this is the place to start. Running Time: (45:27)

1. INTO THE BLACK (4:33)
2. BREATHE THROUGH ME (3:17)
3. THE MIRRORS OF MY SOUL (4:58)
4. ODIUM GENERIS HUMANI (5:07)
5. THE DARKEST ROAD (4:11)
6. WAY OF THE ROPE (5:56)
7. PLUTONIUM REVERIES (5:00)
8. FEEDING MOLOCH (5:12)
9. HARVEST (7:10)

I believe this particular edition is the music CD only, without the bonus DVD. I have the two-disc package, the Import version, and there is a white Naglfar stamp on the cover of mine while this one has nothing other than the diabolical artwork. Fans should definitely seek out the Import version as it contains some fine live performances and a lengthy interview with Kristoffer Olivius where he recounts the band's history and present lineup, as well as the great video for "The Perpetual Horrors" from "Pariah". May this darkness embrace you.

Possibly best black metal album ever?.......2007-04-03

First of all, let me preface this review by saying that I am not a fan of "true" black metal, i.e. Darkthrone, Bathory, pre-"Heart of Winter" Immortal, basically all that stuff that sounds like it was recorded in a tin can and is played at a non-stop blitzkrieg pace. Not for me. Some black metal releases I enjoy are basically any Dimmu Borgir, the last 2 Old Man's Child albums, the latest Dark Funeral album, Dragonlord's latest, Immortal's final few releases, and the new Rotting Christ to name a few. I had heard of Naglfar before, but never checked them out. I decided to give this cd a listen after reading a few really good reviews, and I am literally speechless!!! This album is absolute black metal perfection!! It has CRISP, BEAUTIFUL production, and EVERY song is outstanding,("Way of the Rope" and "Harvest" being my 2 favorites). It has a just enough of a touch of melodic death metal, while still keeping that black metal feel to it. Probably the best black metal album I've ever heard. So if you like any of the albums I mentioned above, BUY THIS RIGHT NOW!!!

a continuation of greatness.......2007-03-23

Well... I was lucky to find this because it was awesome. It follows in the same vein as Pariah... with the piano intros to songs such as Sons of Moloch and Harvest... (they aren't the top song... that goes out to Mirrors of my Soul because it's so catchy). Kristoff continues to do a good vocal job, and the guitars are as loud as ever. The one good thing about Naglfar is that even though they tear up your ears, they always mangage some sort of melody to keep you hooked.

An excellent piece of black metal... already lookin years down the line to the next one

The Great War: Classical And Popular Selections From The Time Of World War I (National Public Radio Milestones Of The Millennium)

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Music and the Great War
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The Great War: Classical And Popular Selections From The Time Of World War I (National Public Radio Milestones Of The Millennium)

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ASIN: B00000HXKX
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Military March No. 1 In D Major, Op. 39: Pomp Ad Circumstance
Waltz Fom Der Rosenkavalier Suite
'Von der Schonheit' From Das Lied von der Erde
'De l'aube a midi sur la mer' From La Mer
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L'histoire du soldat Suite - IV. The Royal March
L'histoire du soldat Suite - V. The Little Concert
Le tombeau de Couperin - V. Menuet
Le tombeau de Couperin - VI. Toccata
Sinfonia From Pulcinella Suite
Walzer From Funf Klavierstucke, Op. 23
Interlude From Wozzeck, Act III
Prologue From Music Ffor The Theatre
'Shine On Harvest Moon'
'Alexander's Ragtime Band' - Irving Berlin
'Over There'
'How You Gonna Keep'em Down On The Farm (After They've Seen Paree)?'
'The Man I Love' From Stride Up The Band
'West End Blues'

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The first two-thirds of this disc is a fascinating cram course in concert music around the time of World War I. The programmer has put together some fascinating juxtapositions--for example, Strauss's Rosenkavalier leads almost seamlessly into Mahler's Das Lied von der Erde, and Schoenberg sounds out of context with everybody (including Berg). The selections are all short, and performance quality runs from great to mediocre, but this is still a thought-provoking educational experience, even though Bartók and Ives are conspicuously missing. The popular selections are less interesting, often campy, and although vintage recordings are used, they aren't always the right vintage. And someone missed a point by separating Copland's jazzy "Music for the Theatre" from Louis Armstrong, who could have followed immediately. --Leslie Gerber

Customer Reviews:

Music and the Great War.......2007-05-14

This is a fascinating compendium of popular and classical music from the World War One period. It evokes all the turmoil, anguish, and also humor, of the age, and is a vital CD to own if you have an interest in the Great War and the music it inspired or was inspired by.

How a Century Has Change Our Perception of War.......2005-10-29

War. Tough subject these days - tough subject since the beginning of time. Yet Americans tend to mend wounds and gradually allow the atrocities of yesteryear to fade into coated cases that signal more memories of 'how things used to be' rather than learning from the tragedies with which war has scarred the planet. National Public Radio issued this excellent memoir at the turn of the millennium and one wonders if it now has the same response that greeted it in 1999.

Linda Kobler reconstituted this mix of classical and popular music with a keen sense of history. The CD is twice divided (in both the classical and the popular music) into 'Before the War' 1901 - 1917, 'During the War' 1917 - 1922, and 'After the War' 1922 - 1928. In the first era are the works of Elgar ('Pomp and Circumstance'), Strauss (a waltz from 'Der Rosenkavalier'), Mahler (excerpt from 'Das Lied von der Erde'), and Debussy ('La Mer') joining the songs 'Shine On Harvest Moon' and 'Alexander's Ragtime Band'. The War period is represented by Prokofiev's 'Symphony No. 1', Stravinsky's 'L'histoire du soldat', and Ravel's 'Le tombeau de Couperin' in tandem with 'Over There'. After the war include Stravinsky ('Pulcinella Suite'), Schoenberg (Waltz from 'Five Piano Pieces'), Berg (excerpt from 'Wozzeck') and Copland ('Music from the Theatre') with popular songs 'How you gonna keep 'em down on the farm', 'The Man I Love', and 'West End Blues'.

The excerpts selected for this survey are exceptionally good: orchestras include NY Phil, LA Phil, Philadelphia Orchestra, London Symphony, and the Columbia Symphony under such batons a Ormandy, Bernstein, Salonen, Tilson Thomas, Schippers and Stravinsky; soloists include Glen Gould, Robert Casadesus, Lili Chookaskian, Louis Armstrong, et al. The sonics are very fine and the performances are each from significant full recordings remaining in the catalogue.

The booklet accompanying this concert of memories is written by Linda Kobler who uses each selection as a pivotal point in the atmosphere of the globe that accompanied the Great War: it is very well written and informative. This is one of those recorded collections that goes far beyond an accumulation of bits and pieces and instead gives food for thought about how our political and social actions intertwine with the arts in a prophetic way. Highly Recommended. Grady Harp, October 05

Excellent Recording!.......1999-03-13

(It was called The "Great" War, because nobody knew about WWII at the time and it was the biggest war anyone had ever seen.)

I think this CD may be a bit choppy to "easy" listeners, but for anyone who has a sincere interest in delving into the musical senses of earlier generations it's VERY good! I recommend the entire NPR Milestones of the Millennium series to such aficionados.

Good music, bad title.......1999-02-11

Since when is war great? Life in the trenches waiting for the germans to attack you worrying about whether mustard gas is gonna loft your way isn't exactly like sipping chablis.

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Well...
One Hit Wonder, plus some pretty good stuff!
The Super-Nautical Songs of the Seventies.
Hang on a minute...
I think there's more to this album than the one big hit

Dancing in the Moonlight
King Harvest
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ASIN: B00000085B
Release Date: 1993-11-12

Tracks:

Lady, Come On Home
Motor Job
Roosevelt And Ira Lee
Dancing In The Moonlight
She Keeps Me High
Think I Better Wait Till Tomorrow
The Smile On Her Face
You And I
Marty And The Captain
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Well..........2006-11-14

I bought it for the one song. Yeah you know the one "Dancing in the Moonlight". I found it later as a free, non pirated download on their myspace music profile. But as for delivery and such, I got it and in good condition too.

One Hit Wonder, plus some pretty good stuff!.......2006-02-07

I bought this for "Dancing The Moonlight", one of the best bits of pop music from the early 70's. The disc was well worth the price for just this song, but the rest is pretty good too. "Think I'd Better Wait..." is particularly good, as well as the intrumental "Motor Job". Don't stoop to the "Have a Nice Day" collection for "Dancing In The Moonlight", get the real album and broaden your musical basis.

The Super-Nautical Songs of the Seventies........2005-12-11

The hit mixes great with "Brandy, You're a Fine Girl." Other songs sound like Steppenwolf rip-offs (only they aren't quite up to par).

Hang on a minute..........2005-08-12

The reviewer who claims this is not a King Harvest song is incorrect. It was written by Sherman Kelly who played keyboards in the band. Just thought I'd set the record straight... it's such a great song he deserves the credit.

I think there's more to this album than the one big hit.......2004-08-06

I haven't heard this album, but if you listen to the sound samples you will hear funk, jazz, blues and who knows what else. I wasn't expecting this band to be this diverse, so I think this album might be worth picking up. The big hit is just another 70's song, though a very good one. Of course I have to give this album a rating, so 4 stars is what I will give it. Even though I haven't heard it, I think hearing funk, jazz and blues in the sound samples is enough to give it 4 stars because diversity is important to me.

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