Body Music

Track Listings
1. Bass Song (14:27)    
2. Over and Under (1:31)    
3. Work for 4 (20:00)    
4. Space Between (3:50)    
5. Body Music (19:12)    
6. Departure (4:04)    

Editorial Reviews
Mark Sullivan, Option
The title refers to the players' need to use their whole bodies in performance, walking around the instrument, stroking and striking the strings. Tuned in just intonation and relying harmonically on the diatonic scale, the long strings create a wash of drones and overtones. The commanding appearance and live acoustics are undoubtedly muted in a recording, reducing the effect to something akin to someone playing the internal wiring of a piano with a bow. Even when the strings are being plucked or struck rather than stroked as on the short piece "Space Between" the instrument is too resonant to sound sharply percussive. But there's more to the music than atmospherics, as Fullman has demonstrated in her exploration of melodic development and extended harmony.

"Blue" Gene Tyranny, All Music Guide
Five more astonishing compositions on long string sculpture-instruments, including the marvelously flowing "Work for 4," performed on a 145-foot-long string installation, already a modern classic. "Space Between" surprisingly produces some sounds normally associated with electronic music, and "Body Music" suggests a kind of celestial Delta-blues with its bar chording technique. A CD that will appeal to many listeners.

Body Music

Body Music, Music, Ellen Fullman, Metis Policano, Jane Botkin, Daniele Massie, Scott Lehman
Mind, Body & Soul
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • I liked every song!
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ASIN: B0002U6GFQ
Release Date: 2004-09-28

Tracks:

  1. Right To Be Wrong
  2. Jet Lag
  3. You Had Me
  4. Spoiled
  5. Don't Cha Wanna Ride
  6. Less Is More
  7. Security
  8. Young At Heart
  9. Snakes And Ladders
  10. Understand
  11. Don't Know How
  12. Torn & Tattered
  13. Killing Time
  14. Sleep Like A Child

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These days, it seems anyone can make an R&B album. However, recording a soul album takes that special intangible element. The 17-year-old Devon, England, native first proved that she has it with The Soul Sessions, a collection of rare soul grooves. She does it here again with Mind, Body & Soul, her first album of original material. For those who thought that Stone could only interpret vintage ballads, witness the midtempo attitude of "Jet Lag." Backed by a thumping backbeat, Stone tells of a love of so all-encompassing that it is physically draining. On lead single, "You Had Me," Stone takes the persona of a woman done wrong with biting edge and a funky wah-wah guitar introduces her "get lost" sentiment over an infectious hook. Mind, Body & Soul also features a host of moving ballads that are reminiscent of the more downtempo fare characteristic of The Soul Sessions. The choir-backed "Security" is an organ-touched tale of love and support in the wake of tragedy. "Spoiled," a song Stone wrote with the legendary Lamont and Beau Dozier of Dozier-Holland-Dozier, is a romantically lush offering in which Stone's alto caresses the piano-driven arrangement. Other Mind, Body & Soul highlights include the hypnotic "Snakes & Ladders" and the roots reggae vibe of "Less Is More." While The Soul Sessions introduced Stone to the world, this album will make her placement in the soul canon undeniable. --Rashaun Hall

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Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars I liked every song!.......2007-07-10

This is Joss Stone's second album and I'm happy to say every song is good. I can't believe how talented she is. Her soulful vocals are the highlight of this album. I first heard Joss Stone on the radio with "Spoiled" and loved it. I was addicted to that song and it still remains to be my favorite song from the album. The first five or six songs are the best on the album but all of them are good. They're well written, well produced and well sung. If you have been curious about Joss Stone then I highly reccomend this album. I now am a Joss Stone fan. This is one of the best neo-soul albums since Heather Headley!

5 out of 5 stars AMAAAZING!!.......2007-06-09

I loooooooooove this album. It's definitley the best of her three. The only songs I don't care for are "Understand" and "Sleep Like a Child". The rest are amazinggggg. Esp You Had Me, Right To Be Wrong, Jet Lag, Killing Time, Snakes and Ladders, Security, and Dontcha Wanna Ride.

When I heard Killing Time, I thought for sure it was a remake because it sounded like such a classic song. THen I looked it up and saw that Joss wrote it, AMAZING!

5 out of 5 stars Premium quality white chocolate.......2007-06-01

I have a thing for white soul singers. No offence intended to black soul singers, who are of course brilliant. It's just that I feel a very interesting and unique vibe when that rare white singer excels at this genre. It is a hybridization of spiritualities. And Joss Stone possesses amazing soul, incredible talent and rich personality. All this at the tender age of 17 when she recorded this album (she's now 19). It's mind-boggling to imagine how much better she can still become.

'Mind, Body and Soul' is a bit of a paradox. It is raw, yet perfect: its youthful rawness itself is very charming. What I ask of listeners is to give it time. The songs are generally very simple, a throwback to the days when music (and life) was simpler and more sincere. Because some of these songs lack a catchy hook and seem so simple, you might not like them at first listen. But have a bit of that patience that music fans used to have, and you might find that the simplicity is accompanied by great sincerity and feeling. It is such a refreshing change in the 21st century to hear music that is simply good and heartfelt, with no stunts.

The songs that most people will like quickly are 'Right to be Wrong' (fabulous musicianship and lyrics), 'Spoiled' (richly sentimental and lush), and 'Jet Lag' (fun). But after about 5-7 patient listens, you might find that every song has the capacity to charm you and connect you with this young genius. The songs that grew most on me were 'Security' (beautifully sincere, stirring, pretty in its idealism) , 'Young at Heart' (youthful idealism and defiance), 'Snakes and Ladders' (energetically soulful), 'Understand' (very relaxed and really fun), 'Don't Know How' (classic-sounding) and 'Sleep like a Child' (tender night song).

The icing on the cake comes with the hidden track at the end. Joss unleashes her angsty side with an intensity and depth of feeling that are astounding for a fun-loving 17-year old.

Not since Vonda Shepard have I liked a white soul singer this much. Joss Stone is phenomenal for a 17-year old and is that rare kind of singer who can really move people deeply even though her vocal technique is still quite far from perfect. She makes up for it by singing straight from her amazing soul.

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5 out of 5 stars More of a good thing.......2007-05-31

Joss Stone continues with the formula that served her well in her first album, reaching back for some old school soul and putting her distinctive touch on it. There is a reason that some of the great artists and producers from the 60's and 70's have worked with her, they see that she has the gift to sing SOUL!!

Right to Be Wrong, Spoiled, Jet Lag, and Snakes and Ladders are just some of the highlights of this great album. The mix of songs shows her skill with dance tunes as well as slow jams.

There is absolutely no sophomore jinx here. If you really like soul, just listen to a couple of track samples and you will be hooked!

5 out of 5 stars Stone's Continuation Toward Greatness.......2007-04-20

On "Mind, Body, and Soul," Joss Stone had to follow up her phenomenal first release, "The Soul Sessions," where she took old but mostly unknown R&B songs and reworked them with a magic touch and a magic voice. So the challenge was clear: was she going to be able to do a CD of newer material and capture listeners as she has with the previous release?

I think the answer is a resounding yes. This CD demonstrates that "The Soul Sessions" weren't a fluke and that Joss Stone sounds just as good singing today's soul as she does singing yesterday's soul. She has a voice that shames vocalists with twenty or thirty more years of living than she has, and she seems to do it effortlessly.

"Right To Be Wrong," "Jet Lag," "Don't Cha Wanna Ride," and the other songs on "Mind, Body, and Soul" just prove that Joss Stone has a wonderful career ahead of her.
Sound Body, Sound Mind: Music for Healing
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Bedtime music guaranteed to put you to sleep
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ASIN: B0008FPJ1C
Release Date: 2005-05-24

Tracks:

  1. Opening Meditation from Dr. Weil
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  4. Part 2-The Deep
  5. Part 3-Integration

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Best selling author and integrative-medicine pioneer Andrew Weil, M.D., is one of the world's leading and most respected authorities on healthy and conscious living based on a progressive approach to health care encompassing body, mind, and spirit. Beginning with a meditation from Dr. Weil, this disc presents an hour of symphonic sounds guided by the principles of "psychoacoustics," a scientific field exploring the effects of sound on consciousness.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Bedtime music guaranteed to put you to sleep.......2007-07-03

Other people may share the difficulty of falling asleep in a different bed when one is visiting friends, traveling, etc. Some friends let me use this CD when I was having trouble sleeping at their place. It does work best with headphones because I have experienced a tingling, the only way to describe that the music was really designed to affect the brainwaves. This really does make you calm and relaxed. You will also never get bored of the tune. I love the idea that there is only two tracks to prevent interruption. Sweet dreams!

5 out of 5 stars Great for afternoon pickmeup.......2007-03-19

My problem with naps (which I think everyone could do with more of) is that I wake up feeling like I've been hit by a car. Taking an hour to use this CD, even if I fall asleep in the middle, does not produce that effect. I highly recommend this if you are dealing with any health conditions exacerbated by stress and/or lack of sleep.

5 out of 5 stars excellent recording........2007-01-09

I've purchased three now I keep giving them away as gifts. I use the part two in my massage work. It's an hour long and really facilitate deep relaxation. I love this item.

5 out of 5 stars Worth getting.......2007-01-04

If you are new to sound healing, this CD is worth a try. One CD provides the background and the other the 'healing' pieces.

I have provided this CD as a gift to several of my friends and use it to provide relaxation and general well-being.

5 out of 5 stars Emotional Healing - Review from April, 2000.......2006-04-12

With pillows surrounding my body and my headphones on, I relaxed as my body drifted into an incredibly deep sleep. Never have I woken and felt quite so healed or refreshed. It was as if my spirit was vibrating at a new level within my body. It is hard to explain unless you have experienced this place of peace. I am an avid promoter of massage and natural healing. This to me is similar to a massage - but is a massage for the soul. As a child my mother often played classical music for me and swears by its calming effect. At college I often attended many concerts and always enjoyed the classical music the most. I recommend the CD version since Dr. Weil speaks for a few minutes and you may not want to listen to this each time. It is easier to forward to the music. Sometimes I do listen to his voice since it is so calming and you cannot learn everything just listening once. I highly recommend this CD if you need physical or emotional healing. He is onto something and I know you will benefit from this relaxing retreat.

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Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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Release Date: 1990-10-25

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Given their origins, both geographically (San Francisco) and stylistically (founder Joe McDonald and lead guitarist Barry Melton first hooked up in a jug band), it wasn't surprising that the ragtag Fish sounded like an acid-soaked, plugged-in folk band when they debuted in '67. Simultaneously the most political and funniest of all the Northern California bands, the Fish's yippie-hippie philosophy was reflected in songs like "Superbird" (about Lyndon Johnson), "Flying High" (about getting you-know-what), and the bluesy free love saga, "Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine." That they could periodically wax serious as well (the wide-angled instrumental "Section Forty Three" and the moody "Bass Strings") only added more bite to their satiric pungency. --Billy Altman

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Whoah there........2006-11-08

This is hands down, the best album of all time!!!! Sounds best on vinyl.

5 out of 5 stars A Masterpiece.......2006-03-29

Wow! What to say about this highly entertaining and great piece of music. So, the Commie Pinko band can really rock! Everyone (conservative that is) back in the sixties thought of these guys as communists and agitators. Funny thing is they only had a few political songs. The rest make some of the greatest psychedelic music to come out of San Francisco.

I remember seeing this album in the record stores and always wanted to get it but just never did. I ended up getting Feel Like I'm Fixin' To Die instead. Now that album is fantastic... but we are talking about this one.

Some 30 odd years later, I finally get a copy of the CD. Wow! The tunes are mostly blues based and Barry and David have incredible guitar chops. I particularly like their minor key runs and the fuzz guitar. This group of guys had some real chemistry and I don't know about the third album, but this one and the Fixin' album are just incredible. Favorites are Death Sound, Flying High, just to name a few. Death Sound is how psychedelic blues should be played! When I think back on it, I can hear a lot of Barry Melton and David Cohen influence in my guitar playing.

Highly recommended.

5 out of 5 stars Waiting for the remaster.......2006-03-11

This album is an all time classic, as it is, but would be amazing if it were remastered. Come on Joe, get with it.
As a side note, I melted a hole in my first copy while trying to read the song titles on the album by the light of a lit stick of incense as the record was spinning around on the turntable.
Ahhhh, those were the days...........

5 out of 5 stars Psychedelia's greatest moment was a miraculous fluke.......2004-11-16

Have you ever wondered why ELECTRIC MUSIC is a masterpiece and why all of their subsequent records are absolute crap? Yes, they obviously dried up too soon. But there's a big reason why they dried up too soon. Turns out The Boys lost their religion. Consider the following dialog:

From CJ FISH ON SATURDAY NIGHT [1968] by Richard Goldstein: "I asked him why his music had changed. He straightened up slowly and took off his hat. 'See, we're not what we thought we were.'/'How so?'/'Well, 2 years ago, we believed in music like a god. If you're gonna get into a heavy acid trip, you're gonna get religious. If you stop taking acid, you stop being religious.'/'Our audience knew we got stoned and we knew they got stoned and it all worked in a big circle', Barry added./'Yeah, but music's nothing to believe in. I mean, it's just sound.'/'Do you feel like quitting now?'/'No, I still dig playing. If it got really bad, I couldn't even get up on the stage. But today, the only emotion I associate with music is pleasure. There used to be all kinds of...well...connotations.'"

A lot of people use music to drown out the silence of God. I wish they'd realize that the silence of God is merely the space between the notes. As you can hear in this record's last track: GRACE. My favorite moment in GRACE is Joe's descending delivery of the phrase "every day colored gold". No--wait. I take that back. My favorite moment comes after that. When either Melton or Cohen (I can't remember which) plucks those 4 perfect eerie notes that accompany the phrase "gold our love".

Melton & Cohen are also responsible for my fave passage on the entire record. The guitar section in THE MASKED MARAUDER. Specifically, the churning first part of it. It's a lysergic shade of melancholia.

Profound sadness is also present in the final section of SECTION 43. You hear a hard-to-identify instrumental timbre that sounds like a faint radio signal from outer space. The signal strengthens and it turns out to be Joe's harmonica.

1 out of 5 stars One Thing To His Credit.......2004-07-02

I say this as honest as I can this is one of the most annoying albums ever released. There's no real originality to it at all just alot of blues music. If you heard one blues artist you've heard them all. The only thing different is they have an annoying organ, or keyboard, but remind me never to buy the brand. It just cuts me to the core, and makes me feel so melancholy. To me this is just another San Francisco band that decided to record music played while stoned out of thier minds. If this is for the mind and body sorry my body's supposed to be a temple. Of course strike 2 is the blasted harmonica playing. Having an annoying organ is bad enough, but now you throw a harmonica into the mix you've gone too far. "Section 43" while annoying is rather creative in a macbre sense. I've pictured the little guitar interlude where I get the sensation of walking into a lovely garden, and following where my heart leads the sun is out, and I keep walking along, and spot a lovely girl, and pursue her, and I go further and further without a fear in the world as the sun's shining, but then I'm deep in the woods, and the dark clouds roll in; I rather not tread there again. Anyway I'll stick with the "Feel Like I'm Fixing To Die Rag". I love kazoos. Country Joe knew what he was talking about when writing that song after all he did do time in the navy. That would be one thing to his credit. Otherwise I'm left with the decision to see which was worse; this album, or his forgettable 1971 movie "Gasssss".
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Release Date: 2005-11-08

Tracks:

  1. Money Changes Everything (ft. Adam Lazzara)
  2. All Through The Night (ft. Shaggy)
  3. Time After Time (ft. Sarah McLachlan)
  4. She Bop
  5. Above The Clouds (ft. Jeff Beck)
  6. I'll Be Your River (ft. Vivian Green)
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  8. Shine
  9. True Colors
  10. Water's Edge (ft. Sarah McLachlan)
  11. Fearless
  12. Girls Just Want To Have Fun (ft. Puffi AmiYumi)

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Cyndi Lauper may have been mocked as a ditz when she emerged in 1983, but her songs have proven to be a lot more enduring than those by more critically respected artists of the 1980s. "Time After Time," for instance, has been covered by everybody from Miles Davis to Faith Hill to Uncle Kracker. That stylistic range can also be found on The Body Acoustic, on which Lauper--her voice now endearingly raspy--revisits her best-known songs with the help of an impressive gallery of guest stars. Sarah McLachlan comes in for "Time After Time," while the likes of Adam Lazzara (from emo band Taking Back Sunday), Shaggy, and Ani DiFranco also pay their respects. Okay, so we knew Lauper was a good songwriter, but what's been emerging lately is her talent as an interpreter. Here she does to her own material what she did to standards on 2003's At Last. Among the standouts are the stark "She Bop" and the catch-in-the-throat "True Colors" (both sans guests), and the superbly emotional "I'll Be Your River" (with Vivian Green). But lest you think Lauper had gone all serious on us, the album concludes with the bouncy "Girls Just Want to Have Fun"; Japanese duo Puffy Ami Yumi (a direct visual descendent of Lauper's early days) sings the chorus while Lauper herself lets loose on a new ska arrangement. --Elisabeth Vincentelli

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Emotional Ride.......2007-07-23

Cyndi Lauper pens most of her own tunes and she takes some of her best and rearranges them in somewhat pared down versions. Her 'less is more' approach works, mostly because it brings Lauper's great voice out to the forefront where it shines incredibly. A slower tempo on "Money Changes Everything" with Adam Lazzara, gives an entirely new feeling to the song. Its slightly more serious and less pop. Her 'duet' with Sarah McLachlan on "Time After Time" is emotionally satisfying with perfect pacing. "Sisters Of Avalon" is an emotional 'anthem-like' ride that almost seems like a fight for feminism. Lauper's timeless "True Colors" brings a lump to your throat with her earnest angst and honesty. And just when you're all emotionally spent, "Girls Just Want To Have Fun" springs upon you like a fuel injected slumber party. Its all good and the DUALDISC sound is fantastic and crisply clear. The videos are not spectacular, but they also don't detract from the songs - they only add to them.

5 out of 5 stars CYNSDI LAUPER "THE BODY ELECTRIC".......2007-07-02

THIS CAME AS A SURPRISE - IT IS GREAT BY ITSELF, BUT IT IS A 'DUALDISC' WHICH MEANS THE REVERSE SIDE IS LIKE A DVD!

4 out of 5 stars Cyndi Lauper At Her Best Vocally .......2007-04-29

This is Cyndi's 9th studio recording. The songs on this album are all updated classics from Cyndi's own repertoire, including: "Girls Just Want To Have Fun", "Time After Time" and "Money Changes Everything". The only songs on here that are new include: "Above The Clouds" which has a "Sisters Of Avalon" feel and "I'll Be Your River" which is totally acoustic. The album also contains many artists that sing with Cyndi like Adam Lazzara, Shaggy, Sarah Maclachlan, Jeff Beck, Vivian Green, Ani DiFanco and even Puffy Ami Yumi. The Dualdisc edition which I have, has on the other side of the cd, four new music videos made especially for this album, kinda sorta a behind the scenes of the making of the album. Also by the title of this album you know that it has a acoustic sound to it, which usually contains acoustic guitar, banjo, violin, bouzouki, mandolin, piano, cello, and of course voice. Overall I gave this album a 4 out of 5, because it's not Cyndi's most original of her career and is a little boring. What really saves this album from being a total bore is Cyndi who is at her vocal best, their at their most powerful and most strongest. The highlights are this album are "Money Changes Everything", "All Through The Night" and "Sisters Of Avalon".

4 out of 5 stars Some Very Beautiful Covers of Old Favorites!.......2007-04-23

I have been a fan of Cyndi's ever since I was a kid by overhearing a song or two on the radio by her. Her voice, her entire style was unique and powerful. When I heard she was seen as the poor man's Madonna as a I got older I found it an outrage. When it comes to popularity I guess Madonna did win, but to me Cyndi always was the better out of the two. I think Cyndi stands out more and also just says a lot more in her music than Madonna ever did. I think they're both great, but Cyndi wins and always has if I have to compare.

Anyway, I saw this in the library one day and decided before thinking of buying this I better listen to see how it would sound. I mean I wondered how all these guests singers would really click with Cyndi's songs. I am happy to say I am overall pleased with this album. Money Changes Everything really sounds beautiful, and I must say She Bop sounds excellent on this album- who knew how nice it would sound suddenly slowed down? All Through the Night with Shaggy (the same guy who made the hit Angel so long ago) actually works rather well and True Colors sounds even more beautiful than it originally did.

This whole album is beautiful, but there are a few parts on the album that fade with the bigger part of it. Time After Time unfortunately I think is better on the original- Sarah Mclachlan just doesn't work well with Cyndi as much as I thought she would. Girls Just Wanna Have Fun is kind of silly on this album- it does not match up with the original at all. I'll Be Your River and Fearless kind of drag as well. So there are some minor flaws yet I do really enjoy this album especially when it comes to her covering her very early hits. Above the Clouds I had never had the chance to really hear before either and it sounds just gorgeous I love it.

So I say if you're a fan of Cyndi then definitely try it out. The only thing I don't like about this album is that it doesn't have Sally's Pigeons. I would have really liked to hear her cover that song now but I guess there is always one song you love but doesn't make it on these sorts of albums. Nonetheless I highly recommend- Cyndi still sounds great.

4/5

5 out of 5 stars A Great Body.......2007-02-25

I am a huge Cyndi Lauper fan so I was ready to love this cd no matter what lol.
Fistly I decided to watch the dvd section.
I cant believe how amazing Cyndi is to this day and how she and her music have lived and tested the test of time and WON.
Cyndi still has that zanyness and eccentricity about her and she shows that in her videos and still manages to comes across with style and grace.
The dvd section includes 4 videos and behind-the-scences which show Cyndi in great fashion. Love her and loved it.
Secondly the music, how do I explain what I heard?
I really didnt know what to expect.
There are names i knew (Sarah and Jeff) and names I didnt know (Adam, Ani and Vivian) and names I would never expect to see on a Cyndi album let alone a duet (Shaggy).
But u know what? it worked.
I found myself hooked and thats what it does to u - it captures u.
There are different versions of some of her classics and playfullness of others.
And the duets are just fantastic.
A great body of work.
Chakra Balancing: Body, Mind and Soul
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
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ASIN: B000667GNW
Release Date: 2004-11-23

Tracks:

  1. Exhale
  2. Desire
  3. Inner Land
  4. Jewel Nadi
  5. Mirror To The Soul
  6. Purification
  7. Eyes Of The Soul
  8. Sahaswara-Bliss
  9. Serenity
  10. Heaven And Earth

Tracks:

  1. Prelude
  2. 1st Chakra-Mulahara
  3. 2nd Chakra-Svadhisthana
  4. 3rd Chakra--Manipura
  5. 4th Chakra-Anahata
  6. 5th Chakra-Visshudda
  7. 6th Chakra-Ajna
  8. 7th Chakra-Sahaswara
  9. Lam, Va, Ram, Ham, Sham, Om

Album Description

"Chakra Balancing" provides the key to maintaining wellness and balance by providing effective tools for the removal of any blockages in our chakra system (or "wheels of light"--spinning vortexes of energy contained in each of us) to achieve radiance in body, mind, and soul. Contained in this luxury double disc edition from the world's most preeminent voice in mind, body, and soul modalities are a detailed manual and images that'll help take you on a powerful journey toward healing.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Fantastic!.......2007-07-18

I have one other Deepak meditation album which I gave four stars - this one, however, deserves the full 5!

Everything the other reviewers wrote, about feeling more focused, centered, balanced- is exactly how I felt after just one listening to the guided meditation. I tried it during the day and felt invigorated afterwards - and I tried it before bed and slept very restfully afterwards. I am relatively new to meditation and frankly not all that disciplined - I sometimes struggle to keep my mind from wandering - but I find this album really reins me in.

Highly recommended!

4 out of 5 stars Well worth checking out.......2007-06-29

I love Deepak Chopras voice for stuff like this whereas when I listen to audio books by him he tends to send me to sleep.

There are a billion meditation music cd's out there and better ones too. However, this is worth buying just for the guided chakra meditation. He walks you through the meditation explaining the name and purpose of each of the 7 major chakras without it ever feeling intruisive. There is plenty of time between his talking to allow yourself to concentrate on the chakra involved and go inside.

Of course you can do it on your own when you get used to what you are supposed to be doing but I still stick my Ipod on from time to time.

5 out of 5 stars Love it!.......2007-06-25

Going through a very stressful period and having trouble with falling asleep, I have been buying all sorts of "healing" etc CDs. Some I promptly sold...this one I love! The first CD, music only, I play when I paint--it is gorgeous music and not in the least annoying, as some other similar CDs are. The 2nd CD, the Chakra meditation one, does wonders putting me to sleep. I haven't made it past the 2nd chakra meditation, so I have no clue what the rest of the CD does or says, but it doesnt matter--it works!. This package will be a favorite for a real long time.

5 out of 5 stars highly effective treatment.......2007-05-12

During the prelude on the guided meditation a voice calls this a "Subtle, yet powerful treatment." When I bought a guided meditation CD, I was not expecting a treatment, but that's really what this CD is, because even when my mind wanders while I am listening to it on the bus to work I still feel lighter and more connected after it's over. Something about the music behind the meditation has a real physiological effect on me.

I haven't listened to the massage music half of the CD very much, but it is very relaxing and not annoying at all. That's about the best anyone can say about most massage music that I've heard. It would also be great to do some freestyle meditation to.

5 out of 5 stars excellent choice.......2006-09-02

I have been looking when in myself and epsecially at my chakras in that of doing a lot of self healing and this CD set is great.
CD1 has some beautiful soft music and it does relax one after a hard day at work.
CD2 the chakra meditation is just as good in that one starts to work with the chakra centers and one will notice the difference in ones self ater using doing the meditation a few times.

A good buy.
Celtic Meditation Music
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Great music to de-stress
  • Transportive and restorative
  • Absolutely Beautiful
  • Gentle, contemplative Celtic instrumentals
Celtic Meditation Music

Manufacturer: Sounds True
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: 1591791529
Release Date: 2004-05-11

Tracks:

  1. Blind Mary
  2. Aran Boat Song
  3. Far Beyond Yon Mountain/Bridget Cruise
  4. Were You At The Rock (An Raibh Tu Ag An Gcarraig)
  5. Bruach Na Carraige Bana/At The Edge Of The White Rock
  6. Dark Island
  7. An Bhoutais
  8. Gentle Maiden
  9. Dawning Of The Day
  10. Easter Snow
  11. Limerick's Lamentation (Marbha Na Luimneach)

Album Description

New World. 2004.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Great music to de-stress.......2007-05-09

My husband and I listen to this cd almost every night before going to sleep. The music is calming and reverent. Great way to end a busy day.

5 out of 5 stars Transportive and restorative.......2007-01-25

This is one of the most beautiful, restorative collections of Celtic music I have ever heard. Haunting, sublime harp, cello, guitar, flute, and soundscapes create an atomosphere of serenity for meditation, prayer, or simply unwinding the mind and emotions. The poetry which originated each selection is included and provides a meditation in itself. Highly recommended.

5 out of 5 stars Absolutely Beautiful.......2007-01-05

The music included on the "Celtic Meditation Music" CD is so soothing & hauntingly beautiful to me that I've barely listened to anything else for the last week - it's that good!

The liner notes are great as well. They share information about the various rituals, prayers, and poems that are behind each of the songs - it's really quite interesting!

Overall, I would highly recommend this CD to anyone who enjoys the sounds of celtic music, as well as those who are looking for music to relax to - it's absolutely beautiful!

4 out of 5 stars Gentle, contemplative Celtic instrumentals.......2006-10-01

Based on ancient Celtic prayers, the compositions featured on this album were conceived under the premise "If prayers were music, what would they sound like?" The gentle, familiar tunes, rendered on Minogue's sparkling Irish harp and accompanied by other acoustic and electronic instruments, are drawn from the traditional Celtic repertoire and the liner notes pair each song with the text of a prayer, either pagan/nature-based or Christian. This pairing of unrelated prayers with existing melodies is an interesting approach, especially considering that the tracks here are all instrumental, with none of the prayer words actually being spoken or sung. Minogue's earlier albums feature a lot of vocals, both hers and others', sometimes even done hymn-style in rich choral harmonies. So I'm not sure why the texts of the prayers couldn't have been incorporated somehow into this music. But nonetheless, "Celtic Meditation Music" is, like all of Aine Minogue's work that I'm familiar with, deftly orchestrated, supremely relaxing, and full of quiet beauty. This is good music for massage, resting, deep breathing, or just unwinding at the end of a long day. Then guest instrumentalists are cellist Eugene Friesen, whistle player Joanie Madden, clarinetist Tom Hill, string orchestrator Brad Hatfield, concertina player Brid Meany, guitarist Sheldon Mirowitz and electronic soundscape artist Randy Roos. For more Celtic-inspired instrumentals conducive to meditation, try Minogue's other works, and also the following: "Celtic Inspirations" by guitarist William Patterson, the Narada compilation albums "Celtic Treasure: The Legacy of Turlough O'Carolan" and "Celtic Treasure II: The Living Legacy of Turlough O'Carolan," and anything by Kim Robertson and Lisa Lynne, but particularly their early work.
Where'd You Hide the Body
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • James Mcmurtry
  • I love this guy
  • McMurtry is a great songwriter and a really good rocker.
  • This One's On My Eternal Playlist
  • They Don't Understand Me...In Levelland
Where'd You Hide the Body
James McMurtry
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000002AO5
Release Date: 1995-07-04

Tracks:

  1. Iolanthe
  2. Off and Running
  3. Fuller Brush Man
  4. Rachel's Song
  5. Down Across The Delaware
  6. Levelland
  7. One More Winter
  8. Late Norther
  9. Rayolight
  10. Melinda
  11. Lost In The Back Yard
  12. Where'd You Hide The Body
  13. Right Here Now

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars James Mcmurtry.......2007-05-16

Probably not your marquee musician, but never-the-less satisfing for people who enjoy this type of music...this is a very good cd with a down home sound and style.

5 out of 5 stars I love this guy.......2007-04-12

I have most of his albums...buy them just because they're by him. Whenever he shows up in the northwest, I'm there. Why he isn't more popular is a mystery, but I guess the same could be said for a lot of my favorite singer/songwriters...Shawn Colvin, Steve Earle (STEVE EARLE), Lucy Kaplansky, Eliza Gilkyson...but maybe that's not their intent. Thank God for that and them.

This is my favorite. I love the title song, and 'Right Here Now', my favorite of all his songs, just makes me smile.

4 out of 5 stars McMurtry is a great songwriter and a really good rocker........2007-03-10

McMurtry is a great songwriter and a really good rocker.

5 out of 5 stars This One's On My Eternal Playlist.......2006-03-10

I have all James McMurtry's albums, have seen him several times over various releases, and this is still the acme for me. This album continues to resonate after all these years. When my Ipod hits a song from this album in its shuffle I invariably turn the volume up. This is a beautiful album, but one that does not take a cheery view of life. These are not songs that will make you smile or brighten your day. McMurtry's world is populated with the desperate, the failed, and those just hanging on. The songs "Down Across the Delaware", "Levelland", "One More Winter", and "Where'd You Hide the Body" are so lovely and so bleak. And if you are ever driving across west Texas, this is part of the soundtrack you need to play (see also Terry Allen and Jimmie Dale Gilmore). Give a listen to a great singer-songwriter and his best album (so far).

5 out of 5 stars They Don't Understand Me...In Levelland.......2004-09-08

That about sums up McMurtry's angst and maybe why he writes such soulful lyrics. Levelland might be McMurtry's best song ever. The lyrics are outstanding. Other standout songs by McMurtry are 'No More Buffalo' and 'Peter Pan' on 'It Had To Happen'. This is a must have CD for someone getting into McMurtry and one of the best to start with for someone new to McMurtry. You might want to get this second after getting 'It Had To Happen'.
Body Language
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • WONDERFULL
  • More than backdrop music
  • smooooth jaaaaaazz (and a little bit of R&B, and funk, and soul...)
  • Boney Is The Bomb
  • His Masterpiece
Body Language
Boney James
Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000I3ZR
Release Date: 1999-02-23

Tracks:

  1. Are You Ready?
  2. Into The Blue
  3. Body Language
  4. I'll Always Love You
  5. Boneyizm
  6. Lovefest
  7. Bedtime Story
  8. I Get Lonely
  9. All Night Long

Amazon.com

As learned from the broad-based popularity of his previous albums, people turn to saxophonist Boney James to do one thing: create sultry audio backdrops well suited for mingling, small talk, and romantic notions. James, rotating between tenor, soprano, and alto saxophones, faithfully delivers more of those goods on this, his sixth album. The mood sustained throughout all nine tracks (42-plus minutes runtime) is urbane, low-key, and cue-ball smooth. Chelle Davis provides breathy background vocals on the slow-grooving opening track, "Are You Ready?" and R&B crooners Shai take a more foreground role on the sweetly disarming "I'll Always Love You." Perhaps the album's most attractive cut is the slow urban crawl of "Boneyizm," with subdued interplay between James's tenor sax and Rick Braun's flügelhorn. Nothing shrill, outrageous, new, or significant awaits here, simply an engaging and pleasant listen. --Terry Wood

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars WONDERFULL.......2007-05-20

No disrespect but boney aint never doing better than this . This is just Magnificent from start to finish.
BUY IT.

5 out of 5 stars More than backdrop music.......2007-01-20

The Amazon reviewer stated that this CD was "sultry audio backdrops well suited for mingling, small talk, and romantic notions." While this is true to a point, "Body Language" is so much more. Try relaxing at home with it--no one else around--no distractions. Close your eyes and listen without any interference between your ears and Boney. The experience will be like draping a rich, deep blue velvet blanket all over you. Sultry? YES! Mingling and small talk? OK, but you're missing so much if that's the only time you listen to Body Language.

5 out of 5 stars smooooth jaaaaaazz (and a little bit of R&B, and funk, and soul...).......2006-11-11

I am still finding my way around the smooth jazz genre, and Boney James is definitely on a fast track to becoming one of my all time favorites. And every time I listen to another one of his albums I think, "now THIS has got to be my favorite one by him". But Body Language *is* my favorite one, hands down. He grooves, he cajoles, he flirts, he seduces, he pleads, he dances... all with his sax, and with crystal clear arrangements and songs that seem to get even better every time you listen to them. I luuuurve the man! Ten stars out of five!

5 out of 5 stars Boney Is The Bomb.......2006-08-21

This is one of his older CDs, but one of my favorites. The music is smooth and wonderful to listen to. Great CD after a long day or to play on a special night.

5 out of 5 stars His Masterpiece.......2006-08-19

This CD is a PURE delight from start to finish. Flawless sound mix and songwriting. His tone is wonderfully understated yet very passionate. Boney is the master of the "come on over baby" riff, he's smooth as silk with the sax. His best CD.
Tchaikovsky At Tea Time: A Refreshing Blend For Body And Spirit
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Tchaikovsky and Tchai
  • Teatime...or otherwise.
  • Tchaikovsky's Dreamier Music: A Soothing Album
  • Beautiful
  • Tchaikovsky's Most Enchanting Tunes
Tchaikovsky At Tea Time: A Refreshing Blend For Body And Spirit

Manufacturer: Philips
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000041FC
Release Date: 1996-06-11

Tracks:

  1. String Quartet No. 1 In D: Andante Cantabile
  2. Swan Lake: Odette And The Prince (Act II)
  3. Piano Concerto No. 1 In B-Flat Minor: Andantino
  4. Swan Lake: Pas de deux (Act III)
  5. The Sleeping Beauty: Panorama (Act II)
  6. Violin Concerto In D: Canzonetta (Andante)
  7. The Nutcracker Suit (Selections): Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy
  8. The Nutcracker Suit (Selections): Coffee Dance
  9. The Nutcracker Suit (Selections): Tea Dance
  10. The Nutcracker Suit (Selections): Dance Of The Reed-pipes
  11. Rococco Variations: Final variation
  12. Piano Trio In A Minor: Andante con moto
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  14. Piano Trio In A Minor: Variation IX. Andante flebile, ma non tanto
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  16. The Sleeping Beauty: Vision Of Aurora
  17. Serenade For Strings In C: Elegie: Larghtto elegiaco

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Tchaikovsky and Tchai.......2006-07-17

I wondered what do Tchaikovsky and Tea have in common, and then I remembered that in many countries across the world - the word for tea is "tchai". That aside, yes, this is a refreshing blend of music, perfect for tea time - relaxing and reviving at the same time, and quite a bit dreamy.

5 out of 5 stars Teatime...or otherwise........2005-11-02

I've owned this for years & play it often. It IS perfect for teatime, as it makes pleasant background music which you can talk over....but is also great w/volume up in car w/it's rambunctious side and incredible instrumentation. A really nice blend of Tchaikovsky's pieces.

5 out of 5 stars Tchaikovsky's Dreamier Music: A Soothing Album.......2005-07-31

"Set your Life to Classical Music" is a fine album series that feature beautiful classical music for background music of any occasion- weddings, barbecues, breakfast, beauty sleep, bathtime, reading a book, romantic dinner, massages you name it. And indeed many classical pieces are perfectly therapeutic sessions in themselves. This album features the more intimate-sounding, soulful, sweet and relaxing tunes of Tchaikovsky. He did compose heavier and more dramatically intense music- his later symphonies, his Overtures and operas. But here we hear no Russian fire or harshness. Instead we are treated to the charming Mozartian style works of the Roccoco Variations and the Piano Trios. The disc also features the Andantino from his Piano Concerto No. 1 - and that piece is almost a Chopin Nocturne, with beautiful soft rubato and dream-like qualities. Included here is also the Pas De Deux and Odette and Siegfried theme from his ballet Swan Lake, lilting and graceful as the dancers movements themselves. The dance divertissements from Nutcracker round out the ballet segments with charming allure. The melancholy String Quartet and Serenade For Strings is here as well and not to mention the beautiful, wistful excerpts from the ballet Sleeping Beauty, his greatest ballet. The Panorama and Vision of Aurora played with delicate strings and sublime technicality. This is indeed a "refreshing blend for body and spirit" and is in fact perfect to listen to while drinking tea cosnidering you drink tea. I have tried it and believe me the experience is very soothing and refreshing. Try putting this on in your miniature CD player with headphones, then go out into an outdoor, natural environment, a park or a backyard garden or patio, and drink tea or read a book and you will find this is a fine companion.

5 out of 5 stars Beautiful.......2003-08-25

One of the best aspects of Tchiakovsky's music is the ocnsistency: he just DIDN'T compose any bad pieces. And with such consistency, you can compile a CD such as this.
THis CD gives you a proper taste of Tchaikovsky's style, and is a very nice sampler of some of his most famous works. This CD lacks some of his more energetically volatile works, but it thus lives up to its title. It is extremely relaxing, and soothes you as you listen to it. The works are melodic, and the orchestras and soloists are superb, especially in the Serenade and the Rococco Variations. I highly recommend this CD for anyone, even if you aren't a huge classical music fan.

5 out of 5 stars Tchaikovsky's Most Enchanting Tunes.......2000-08-19

Like the title suggest, a good companion for tea time. Or any time. The music of Peter Ilych Tchaikovsky is beautiful, lyrical and full of a grace and charm that parallels to Mozart's. A great collection of music by the legendary Russian composer. He had a gift for making music in a style that did not sway away from Russian folk music but that added a Classical perfection, or better yet a Romantic mastership. Who can forget the Sleeping Beauty suite. Here is the Panorama scene.. gorgeous music. I recommend the entire ballet score. The Nutcraker and Swan Lake are also here. The Piano concerto no. 1 in B, Andante Cantibile and so much more. I garauntee any listener satisfaction.
The Body, the Blood, the Machine
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Awesome Album
  • The Thermals' best - smart, angry, listenable
  • hard rock - finally
  • tripe and blather
  • One of my favorite albums of 2006!
The Body, the Blood, the Machine
The Thermals
Manufacturer: Sub Pop
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000G1TOTG
Release Date: 2006-08-22

Tracks:

  1. Here's Your Future
  2. I Might Need For You To Kill
  3. An Ear For Baby
  4. A Pillar Of Salt
  5. Returning To The Fold
  6. Test Pattern
  7. St. Rosa & The Swallows
  8. Back To The Sea
  9. Power Doesn't Run On Nothing
  10. I Hold The Sound

Album Description

With a wider, brighter, and wilder sound than anything they've done in the past, this record adds walls of guitars, organs, and even a few "ballads" (a.k.a. slightly pretty songs) to the mix, while still retaining the gritty post-pop-punk sound for which they're globally famous. Recorded in the band's hometown of Portland, OR by Fugazi's Brendan Canty.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Awesome Album.......2007-07-19

This was a great album. I'd heard a couple tracks from the Sub Pop website, and hearing the rest of them was no disappointment.

5 out of 5 stars The Thermals' best - smart, angry, listenable.......2007-06-18

As someone else noted, it's not a particularly subtle album, but the music is both driving and driven. I'm not generally a fan of political music, but this album rocks so hard and is so charged with energy it's practically a transcendent experience.

5 out of 5 stars hard rock - finally.......2007-06-14

This album rocks. Forget what that one-star reviewer said. The next time these guys come to The Bottom of the Hill in SF I won't miss it this time. There are only one or two just okay songs on this album. The rest rock. Play it loud.

1 out of 5 stars tripe and blather.......2007-05-05

For you young hipsters out there keen to tune in to the happening scene, you need to ask yourself whether you want to be an idiot while doing it. If you do intend to reduce your thinking to what is obvious, boring, or plain moronic, THIS IS THE ALBUM FOR YOU!!!

On the other hand, if you want to understand how the world works, turn away from the colossally stupid whenever you can - and a good start is not buying this piece of crap album.

5 out of 5 stars One of my favorite albums of 2006!.......2007-04-05

This is an ALBUM. The Thermals have not just put together random songs connected by nothing without any meaning. A breath of fresh air, this album is a perfect example of a lost art where the sum of the parts is not greater than the whole. Sarcastic, biting and revealing, The Body, the Blood, the Machine is a commentary on the relationship of our society and religion. The Thermals pull this off without being too irreverent and with just enough smarts combined with a more palatable sound than their previous albums. Every song on this album is lyrically and musically superb. I recommend listening to this album from first to last track, completely. This is an ALBUM.

Track Listings:

  1. Brahms: Symphonie No.4/Haydn Variationen/Nanie
  2. Brahms: Symphony No.4/Tragic Overture
  3. Brian Asawa - The Dark Is My Delight And Other 16th Century Lute Songs / Tayler
  4. Dallapiccola: Ulisse
  5. Dream Dance
  6. Dvorák: Piano Music
  7. Entertainer: Music of Scott Joplin
  8. Ernesto Halffter: Symphonic Works
  9. Fantasie Op 17 / Bunte Blatter Op 99
  10. Fascinatin' Rhythm

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The Best of Vanity Fare [Import]

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Barbara Morrison Live at the 9:20 Special [Live]

The Best of Victor Young & The Brunswick Studio Orchestra 1932-1934

Skyron Orchestra [Import]

22 Greats

All Around the Town [Import]

Bach: Suites Nos. 1 & 2/Handel: Concerto Grosso, Op.6, No.7

As Good as It Gets: Folk

Ain't Misbehavin'

Bad Moon Rising

39 Grados [Import]

15 Auntenticos Exitos - Fiesta de Cumbias

Power

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