U.S.A.

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This is the only recording of three of the eight works heard here. Arditti uncovers a powerful early work by Alvin Lucier, who is known primarily for his electronic music. Lucier's Fragments (Rome, 1961) has each player performing at his own speed, and the quartet improvising on a single pitch! The other two premiere recordings are Jay Yim's Autumn Rhythm, named after a Jackson Pollock painting, and La Monte Young caught in his Webern stage (1956). John Cage's Four, written for the Arditti Quartet, gets a 20-minute reading. The remaining quartets by Nancarrow, Ives, Feldman, and Carter are wonderful American standards. --Robert Reigle

U.S.A.,Arditti String Quartet,Disques Montaigne,Classical,Modern Composition

Average customer rating: Peaceful Piano

Alone: Ballads for Solo Piano Manufacturer: Decca U.S. ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Germany | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Similar Items: Modern Jazz Performances Of Songs From My Fair Lady After Hours Plays My Fair Lady and a Dozen Great Standards Essential Collection Andre Previn Plays Harold Arlen ASIN: B000PIU1KQ Release Date: 2007-06-26

Tracks:

1. Angel Eyes
2. Second Time Around
3. André's Blues
4. Darkest Before the Dawn
5. What Is This Thing Called Love
6. Night And Day
7. Bewitched, Bothered And Bewildered
8. I Can't Get Started
9. My Ship
10. Skylark
11. I Didn't Know What Time It Was/ A Ship Without A Sail
12. It Might As Well Be Spring
13. You're Gonna Hear From Me

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From the start of his intermittent side career as a jazz pianist, esteemed conductor and composer Andre Previn has shown more feeling for the form than most classical artists who cross over. Going beyond a recreational involvement in improvised music, he has deepened his playing since skimming stylistic surfaces on his bestselling My Fair Lady album of nearly 50 years ago. Now 78, he gives us what may be his most satisfying jazz recording in Alone: Ballads for Solo Piano. The solo format allows him to reflect his debt to piano masters including Art Tatum, Erroll Garner, and Bud Powell in ways his work with trios and combos hasn't, while showing off his super-refined lyrical touch with its sophisticated sense of color. With its scampering stride touches, "What is This Thing Called Love" is the most upbeat of ballads, while "I Can't Get Started" is given a more gentle awakening. With the exception of "Darkest Before the Dawn," an obscure tune Previn wrote with Johnny Mercer for the British musical The Good Companions, the album touches familiar bases: Rodgers & Hammerstein, Rogers & Hart, Cole Porter, Kurt Weill, Hoagy Carmichael. But invested with personal meaning, this is no typical standards survey. It lives up to the challenge of making your hear these songs in a new light. --Lloyd Sachs

Customer Reviews:

Peaceful Piano.......2007-07-19

This is a very relaxing and enjoyable CD. It feels like he is playing in my living room. I love the song selections and improvisation. Great for jazz lovers and piano lovers.

Average customer rating: Good Second Single Fun new single

Sunday Girl Erasure Manufacturer: Mute U.S. ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: I Could Fall in Love with You Light at the End of the World On the Road to Nashville Absolute Garbage Pet Shop Boys: Cubism in Concert ASIN: B000R7I2J2 Release Date: 2007-07-17

Tracks:

1. Sunday Girl- Radio Mix
2. Take Me On A Highway
3. Sunday Girl- Extended 12" Mix
4. Sunday Girl- Riffs & Rays Club Edit
5. Sunday Girl- Riffs & Rays Dub Edit

Album Description

North American only EP features tracks from the UK two-part single, Sunday Girl-Radio Mix, Take Me On A Highway, Sunday Girl-Extended 12-inch Mix and Sunday Girl-Riffs & Rays Club Edit. Mute. 2007.

Customer Reviews:

Good Second Single.......2007-07-20

3 1/2 Stars, really. A solid effort. Very Abba-esque. I loved it at first when the album came out, but it hasn't held up as well as I thought it would--just like "I Could Fall in Love With You." There are stronger songs on the album. Still, a catchy chorus (with thanks to Abba) and some disco effects make it a fun dance tune, and the remixes are nice. Good singing by Andy as always.

Fun new single.......2007-07-19

Move over Pet Shop Boys, Erasure prove that fun is what it's about! Sounding a tad bit like Abba, Sunday Girl is nostalgic in it's danceable approach to keeping dance music alive. Check it out!

Average customer rating: Les Miserables An average review for the average listener BEST BROADWAY MUSICAL EVER An AMAZING Broadway hit -- Would make Hugo proud, I believe A Musical So Good It Deserves More Than 5 Stars...

Les Miserables (1987 Original Broadway Cast) Alain Boublil , Claude-Michel Schonberg , Frances Rufelle , and Colm Wilkinson Manufacturer: Decca U.S. ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Contemporary Musicals | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music The Decca Records Store | Specialty Stores | Music Similar Items: The Phantom of the Opera (Original 1986 London Cast) Miss Saigon (Original 1989 London Cast) Les Miserables - The Dream Cast in Concert Wicked (2003 Original Broadway Cast) Cats (1982 Original Broadway Cast) ASIN: B000000OQI Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

1. Overture/Work Song
2. Valjean Arrested/Valjean Forgiven
3. What Have I Done?
4. At the End of the Day
5. I Dreamed a Dream
6. Lovely Ladies
7. Who Am I?
8. Come to Me (Fantine's Death)
9. Confrontation
10. Castle on a Cloud
11. Master of the House
12. The Thenardier Waltz of Treachery
13. Look Down
14. Stars
15. Red and Black
16. Do You Hear the People Sing

Tracks:

1. In My Life
2. A Heart Full of Love
3. Plumet Attack
4. One Day More
5. Upon These Stones (Building the Barricade)
6. On My Own
7. Upon These Stones (At the Barricade)
8. Javert at the Barricade/Little People
9. The First Attack
10. A Little Fall of Rain
11. Drink with Me
12. Bring Him Home - Valjean
13. Dog Eats Dog
14. Javert's Suicide
15. Turning
16. Empty Chairs at Empty Tables - Marius
17. Wedding Chorale/Beggars at the Feast
18. Finale

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After Les Misérables became a huge hit in London, it moved to Broadway, bringing along two stars from the London production, Colm Wilkinson as the heroic Valjean and Frances Ruffelle as the despondent Eponine. Filling out this 1987 cast are Randy Graff (Fantine), Terrence Mann (Javert), David Bryant (Marius), Judy Kuhn (Cosette), Michael Maguire (Enjolras), and Leo Burmester and Jennifer Butt (the Thénardiers). Whether you prefer the London cast or this one just might depend on which one you heard first, though minor revisions to the show since its London debut make the Broadway version more familiar to current audiences. In fact, the 10th anniversary concert might have the best overall cast of the lot, while the three-disc symphonic recording is a must for completists.

Regardless of cast, Les Misérables has become a sensation. Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg's score is filled with beautiful ballads ("Bring Him Home," "I Dreamed a Dream") and rousing anthems ("One Day More," "Do You Hear the People Sing?"), and Victor Hugo's classic novel of a student uprising in early-19th-century France provides a compelling story line that continues to thrill audiences all over the world. --David Horiuchi

Customer Reviews:

Les Miserables.......2007-07-17

I saw a wonderful production of 'Les Mis' in London in 2007, and thoroughly enjoyed it. I was so pleased to find the original Broadway CD on Amazon. I relive the show every time I play it.

An average review for the average listener.......2007-05-08

Looking for a Les Mis album but don't want to get caught up in a debate over so and so being better on London or Broadway or some other show?

I read the book, saw the play, bought this album. Those are my qualifications. As such..

I loved this CD. The sound quality was great, every song was worthwhile, and there was no major problem that would prevent anyone from enjoying their listening experience (despite what you might read on some of these other hyperventilating reviews).

In short: Like the book? Haven't seen the play? Or maybe you have. Either way - Get this CD. You won't regret it.

BEST BROADWAY MUSICAL EVER.......2007-03-25

I HAVE SEEN LES MIZ 6 TIMES, INCLUDING ONCE IN LONDON, AND AS RECENT AS LAST MONTH ON BROADWAY. NOTHING COMPARES TO THIS ORIGINAL CAST ALBUM. THE VOICES ARE RICH AND THE LYRICS CLEAR. THE INSTUMENTALS ARE DYNAMIC AND IT IS EASY TO FOLLOW THE WHOLE STORY LINE AND PICTURE EACH SCENE AS YOU LISTEN.

An AMAZING Broadway hit -- Would make Hugo proud, I believe.......2007-01-08

I began with the abridged version, then listened to the rest on free listings. This musical gives you the story in not only detail but atmoshpere. The songs are heartbreaking, uplifting, terrifying, inspiring, everything the novel was and more. Having read Hugo's long masterpiece is not a pre-requisite to enjoying this fine piece of music, though it does give the listener a feeling of having shared an inside joke.

A Musical So Good It Deserves More Than 5 Stars..........2006-12-31

Okay, so I'm not a "kid" persay, but seeing how I first saw Les Miz when I was 14, am 15 now, and so I figured it would do.
This musical was probably the best thing that I have ever seen. This CD puts together all the wonders and beauty of the musical through the amazingly brilliant (and talented) cast. I have encountered many people who have started out with saying that Broadway is for the weak, but I can safely say that I have shown them the light by playing them this CD. I fall asleep to it, and wake up to it nearly everyday, I listen to it on my iPod while reading the book by Victor Hugo and watch the movies, and while my family think it's a little obsessive of me, I can't help but get it out of my head. Frances Ruffelle (Eponine)'s voice seems to spark something in all those who listen. The best tracks by far have to be:

On My Own
In My Life
A Heart Full of Love
Drink With Me
Lovely Ladies
I Dreamed A Dream
At The End Of The Day
Empty Chairs at Empty Tables

And that's only the first songs I have on first of many iTunes playlists. Among the other CDs of Les Miz that appear, I must recemmend as well the Complete Symphonic Recording. Although it is more expensive, it has all the songs that appear in the musical. This CD has the main bulk, but does not have those little songs that bring each character into more detail. Also, if you feel daring, I recemmend the French Albums. It gives the story more of a feeling of home, since it is France (The Country that speaks French) that the tragically beautiful tale takes place. All in all, this was my first CD of it I got, and I have to say that the music and cast leave a lasting impression. Buy it, and see for yourself.

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Silent Shout The Knife Manufacturer: Mute U.S. ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ambient | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Dance Pop | Compilations | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music IDM | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Sweden | Scandinavia | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Electronic Pop | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Deep Cuts Volta The Reminder Icky Thump From Here We Go Sublime ASIN: B000N3SSVM Release Date: 2007-07-17

Tracks:

1. Silent Shout
2. Neverland
3. The Captain
4. We Share Our Mothers' Health
5. Na Na Na
6. Marble House
7. Like A Pen
8. From Off To On
9. Forest Families
10. One Hit
11. Still Light

Tracks:

1. Pass This On
2. The Captain
3. We Share Our Mothers' Health
4. You Make Me Like Charity
5. Marble House
6. Forest Families
7. Kino
8. Heartbeats
9. Silent Shout
10. From Off To On

Tracks:

1. Pass This On
2. The Captain
3. We Share Our Mothers' Health
4. You Make Me Like Charity
5. Marble House
6. Forest Families
7. Kino
8. Heartbeats
9. Silent Shout
10. From Off To On

Tracks:

1. N.Y. Hotel
2. Heartbeats
3. You Take My Breath Away (I)
4. Pass This On
5. Handy Man
6. You Take My Breath Away (II)
7. Silent Shout
8. Marble House (I)
9. We Share Our Mothers' Health
10. Like A Pen
11. Marble House (II)
12. When I Found The Knife (Short Film)

Album Description

Silent Shout Deluxe Special Package 2CD+DVD. This 3-disc Deluxe Edition includes the SILENT SHOUT album, a DVD containing 'Silent Shout - An Audiovisual Experience' live concert, plus every video they've ever made, and a bonus audio disc of the content. SILENT SHOUT was awarded Pitchfork's #1 Album of 2006, and ended 2006 a critical favorite!

Average customer rating: Not as good as I had hoped Could give it 10 stars Could have been sooo much better! Awesome Gorgeous ethereal, period-evoking music

Gladiator: Music from the Motion Picture Lisa Gerrard , and Hans Zimmer Manufacturer: Decca U.S. ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | British Alternative | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music The Decca Records Store | Specialty Stores | Music Similar Items: Gladiator: More Music From the Motion Picture Braveheart: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack The Last Samurai The Last Of The Mohicans: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Kingdom of Heaven ASIN: B00004STPT Release Date: 2000-04-25

Tracks:

1. Progeny
2. The Wheat
3. The Battle
4. Earth
5. Sorrow
6. To Zucchabar
7. Patricide
8. The Emperor Is Dead
9. The Might Of Rome
10. Strength And Honor
11. Reunion
12. Slaves To Rome
13. Barbarian Horde
14. Am I Not Merciful?
15. Elysium
16. Honor Him
17. Now We Are Free

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Most modern Hollywood films have musical "temp tracks" laid in as they're edited, usually classical standards or music from other soundtracks that helps shape the dramatic and emotional intentions of works in progress. Sometimes these temp tracks become the score (as in "2001"), but more often they serve as a template for the film's eventual scorer. That said, we'll boldly climb out on a limb and opine that director Ridley Scott was listening to a whole lot of Holst's The Planets as he was cobbling together his modern gladiator epic. Credit Hans Zimmer for taking "Mars, the Bringer of War" and hammering its familiar harmonic and rhythmic Sturm und Drang into something serviceably fresh; cohort Lisa Gerrard generally handles the more ethereal, atmospheric passages. As epic in scope as its thematic inspiration (and with enough occasional nods to "authenticity" to make it work), this is nonetheless a work of often surprising nuances, and one that recasts the traditional heroic orchestral score in deliciously dark and ominous tones. Warning: repeated listening may inspire the invasion of neighboring countries. --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

Not as good as I had hoped.......2007-06-11

Although the music is good, there is a lot that is not what I hade expected. I was watching the movie when I purchased the CD and I wanted to have the same music on the CD that I was listening to at the time. Not all of the songs that you'd like are on it. Thats my complaint.

Could give it 10 stars.......2007-05-16

To me, the best of the best. A great score. I continue to listen to it over and over, never tiring of it.

Could have been sooo much better!.......2007-05-11

I was disappointed with this soundtrack collection in that it could have been so much better. For a CD that you are going to sell, the producers should have hit the main themes and stuck to the powerful imagery of this magnificent film.

Awesome.......2007-03-19

I am a proud owner of this album,which now joins my cherished CD collection.It is an album put together perfectly by two very good artists.The music is superbly performed,which makes most of the tracks very intense,due to the scenes in the film.A very good choice if you like powerful orchestral music with a touching vocalist(Lisa Gerrard).

Gorgeous ethereal, period-evoking music.......2007-02-08

The score for "Gladiator", all recognition for the film aside, is beautiful and stands on its own as a work of beauty and scope. The score won a Golden Globe for Best Score, recognition that was deserved. The score is very period-evoking, reflecting many similarities to Gustav Holst's "The Planets", a classical work. Hans Zimmer borrowed heavily from the feel of "Mars", the second movement in "The Planets". The feel is absolutely perfect for the battle scenes in "Gladiator", but the highlight is in the ethereal, gorgeous music with Lisa Gerrard's voice. The end of the soundtrack stands out especially, ending with the semi-modern "Now We Are Free". "Gladiator" is an investment that should be on the top of the list of film music lovers and "Gladiator" fans alike.

Average customer rating: The premier rock album of the 1980s 80's gold What was overrated is now underrated... "Born in the USA" Past due for remastering

Born in the U.S.A. Bruce Springsteen Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music General | Classic Rock | Styles | Music $8.99 and Under | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Pop | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Classic Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Alternative Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music $8.99 and Under | Prices | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Born to Run Darkness on the Edge of Town The River Tunnel of Love Bruce Springsteen - Greatest Hits ASIN: B0000025UW Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

1. Born In The U.S.A.
2. Cover Me
3. Darlington County
4. Working On The Highway
5. Downbound Train
6. I'm On Fire
7. No Surrender
8. Bobby Jean
9. I'm Goin' Down
10. Glory Days
11. Dancing In The Dark
12. My Hometown

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Born in the U.S.A. is an album painted in big, broad strokes. But it was still too subtle for some--namely politicians who tried to tap the title track as a jingoistic anthem when it is in fact a bitter diatribe by a Vietnam War vet whose country forgot him. The rest of the album is a glorious grab bag of radio-ready populist anthems--his best display of pure pop songwriting ever--including "No Surrender," "Dancing in the Dark," "Bobby Jean," and "Glory Days" alongside more circumspect numbers such as "My Hometown" and "I'm On Fire." It's not true that there's no arguing with success, but in this case Springsteen's widespread acclaim was warranted. With Born in the U.S.A., all those predictions from a decade earlier--that Springsteen was the future of rock--had come true. --Daniel Durchholz

Customer Reviews:

The premier rock album of the 1980s.......2007-07-07

Bruce Springsteen's seventh LP, 1984's "Born in the USA" is one that marks a change in the rock legend. On this album, he makes the change from a working class underdog to a bona fide American rock star. Bruce has represented many different things throughout his long and winding career, and "Born in the USA" is among the most interesting for sure. Here, he tends to move away from the tales of the depressed New Jersey working class and instead appears to comment more on America as a whole. He deals with the war, growing up, and relationships in a more broad and accessible manner. However, the songwriting on "Born in the USA" is arguably the finest of his incredible career. "Born in the USA" is chock full of pure rock anthems, the kind with the slamming drums and squealing guitar that made them so memorable. The band is at their finest here, with the sax of Clarence Clemmons and contributions of Max Weinberg and Gary Tallent. "Born in the USA" also has its share of slower, subtle tracks that are equally as effective. From a lyrical standpoint, from a musical standpoint, "Born in the USA" is the perfect rock album and arguably the finest of Bruce Springsteen's discography.

The album begins with the classic title track, an anthem of epic proportions. Musically, it's quite simple and repetitive, yet effective. Bruce narrates from the view of a Vietnam vet, who despite his troubles with family, war, and country, still proudly proclaims to be "Born in the USA." This song is really moving from a lyrical perspective. "Cover Me" is an excellent upbeat rock n' roll song, very memorable and catchy. "Darlington County" is a happy, summertime song, evoking an earlier Sprinsteen. "Working on the Highway" is easily one of my favorites, a fast, simple number with great guitar and organ instrumentation. I also absolutely love "Downbound Train," a depressed yet hopeful and inspiring song recounting a relationship gone sour. The short "I'm on Fire" is subtly ingenious, beautiful and touching. "No Surrender" and the very sad "Bobby Jean" bring a classic rock spirit, while remaining with the album's theme. "I'm Going Down" may be my favorite Springsteen song at least musically, it's so underrated. It almost has a country vibe to it, it showcases one of Bruce's finest performances and the songwriting is just great. The album closes with three of his best known songs. "Glory Days" is the anthemic look at the past through the eyes of one man. The amazing "Dancing in the Dark" is one of the best arrangements Bruce has put together, providing an inspired performance through his verses and a unique musical approach. Lastly, the slow "My Hometown" is a moving conversation from a father to a young boy.

It's incredible that so many huge hits and incredible singles could have been on one album. Looking back twenty years later, at least five or six of these songs still receive constant radio rotation and are remembered as classic rock singles. But "Born in the USA" is more than just a rock n' roll monster, it's an inspired take on American life and the way people live. This album is simply a must have for anyone.

80's gold.......2007-04-10

Born in the U.S.A. is one of Bruce Springsteen's best albums, and trust me, I'm not a guy who normally obsesses over what radio stations play all the time. I really gave other Springsteen albums a chance, and I simply believe this is still his best album.

I have a lot of good memories connected to Born in the U.S.A. I remember when this album came out, and I was barely starting kindergarten. Back then it almost seemed natural that this commercial album would be the next direction Bruce would take his music, and a HUGE feeling came over many of us before this album was released that his incredibly popularity was just around the corner. It's a feeling I've had for years, and one I've never forgotten. This album just feels like it was meant to exist.

I love every song, especially "cover me" and "dancing in the dark". Meanwhile, the songs that didn't get as much attention on the radio end up sounding just as good and melodic to me anyway.

I believe Bruce Springsteen has lots of good songs on other albums released both before and after Born in the U.S.A., but I will always remember when Born in the U.S.A. came on the scene, and it seemed to stun the music world for a while. Great times.

What was overrated is now underrated..........2007-01-28

Alright, I've finally got to throw my 2 cents in on this album...

This album gets a bad rap nowadays for being too... radio-friendly.. which is not necessarily a bad thing. Every song on this album seems like it was tailor-made to be a single (with the exception of "Downbound Train"). However, it doesn't lose that greasy, gasoline-tinged effect that Springsteen's music is known for.

If you're older than 18, you've more than likely heard at least a couple of these songs before. And trust me, if you liked those, you'll like the rest of the album.

The album starts with a bang, and cthen proceeds to explore the grit, dirt, and agony that is working class life. Some songs have to do with love, some with labor, and some with just getting out and escaping.

The only problem I have with this album has is that it has a minor dip towards the end. "No Surrender" and "Bobby Jean", although good songs by themselves, interrupt the flow of the album as they are more generic than the other songs and causes the album's support to collapse momentarily. This, however, is redeemed with the 1-2-3-4 punch that is "I'm Goin Down" -> "My Hometown."

Very good album overall. The only two Springsteen albums I like better are "Nebraska" and "Born to Run" (and I've heard them all)

"Born in the USA".......2006-12-16

It's by far the greatest Springsteen album yet. It has the studio versions of the best dozen songs. The only songs I'm surprised it doesn't have are "Badlands" and "Born to Run." Overall, it has good quality music from Bruce's original versions of all the songs.

Past due for remastering.......2006-11-08

This album needs to be remastered. I'd also like to add that if & when they ever get around to it they need to put as a bonus track "Pink Cadillac" since it was the b-side to "Dancing In the Dark" and gained it's own claim to fame on Radio & in Clubs. You can't find the song anywhere, not on the Greatest hits or the Essential Collection...what a shame.

Average customer rating: Young Jeezy presents U.S.D.A.: Hot Winter USDA: Hot Summer!!! Almost got it YESS SIR! As a true jeezy fan I give this garbage 2 stars

Young Jeezy Presents U.S.D.A.: Cold Summer U.S.D.A. , and Young Jeezy Manufacturer: Def Jam ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Gangsta & Hardcore | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Southern Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Similar Items: T.I. vs T.I.P. Double Up Epiphany From Nothin' to Somethin' Trill Entertainment Presents: Trill Fam ASIN: B000OQDV0Q Release Date: 2007-05-22

Tracks:

1. Focus
2. White Girl
3. Get It Up
4. Check
5. Corporate Thuggin'
6. Throw This Money
7. Pam
8. Quckie
9. Live My Life
10. Ride Tonight
11. What It Is
12. I Keep Tellin' Myself
13. Respect Da Shield
14. Go Getta

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The themes may be familiar, but the spirit is fresh: Working with his United Streets D-Boys of America crew, Young Jeezy finds his flow on Cold Summer and has no compunction about settling into it, even when that means his compadres Slick Pulla and Blood Raw get bumped to the side of the beat. From the hot, hooky "White Chick" (street code for cocaine, despite all the shout-outs to Christina Aguilera) to the bangin' second single "Corporate Thuggin'," this is Jeezy's baby--introspective, Jeez-ified joints like "I Keep Tellin' Myself" and "Live My Life" lay street life out for close inspection, and "Check" and "Focus" chug along to characteristically unstoppable choruses. Slick Pulla and Blood Raw step up most notably on "Get It Up" (Pulla) and "Respect the Shield" (Raw), and they give off an energy Jeezy clearly coasts on; overall, though, the title gets it right. Jeezy's doing the presenting here--he's a cool, capable leader in a unit whose players don't yet equal him, but probably will in the space of a few mixtapes. --Tammy La Gorce

Customer Reviews:

Young Jeezy presents U.S.D.A.: Hot Winter.......2007-07-23

We all know who Jeezy is and what were going to get from him so let me enlighten you on the other two members: Slick Pulla and Blood Raw.
Slick Pulla: Prior to this I've heard him on some mixtapes. Even though his rhymes were mediocre he gave Jeezy a run for his money but on here his rhymes are subpar to say the least.
Blood Raw: The worst rap clone in rap history next to The Realest(2pac clone) and Drag-on(DMX's mini me)! He sounds like Snagglepuss and rhymes like Jeezy. Just pitiful. Since Jeezy wants to sign clones he might as well bury the hatchet with his equally wack archrival Gucci Womane and sign him. There are only two track that are worth mentioning Check is the best song on here and Ride Tonight is okay. The first single White Girl is so stupid one has to wonder how anybody can call it a banger plus the hook is just as silly as the song itself. Classic examples of beatwasting is exhibited on Corporate Thuggin, Get It Up and Focus as all three bust some suspect verses over those dope beats. The original version of Go Getta was nothing to brag about but its better than the lackluster remix with Jadakiss(who had the only decent verse on the track). I Keep Tellin Myself, Pam and Quickie should have been found their way into the studio trash can like this mixtape. Bottom Line: Cold Summer is one of the worst releases of 2007. Young Jeezy, Slick Pulla and Blood Raw busts below average rhymes over dope production(with a few exceptions on the production part) and its safe to say that Jeezy is only going to get worse. Just avoid what comes out of this camp like a rabid dog.

USDA: Hot Summer!!!.......2007-07-06

To eloborate on C. Allen's review... the tracks on this album are bangin'. Coming out of ATL, its refreshing to hear an album that doesnt have a dance to match every freakin song. Young Jeezy successfully kept the same winning formula from his debut album with USDA. He still keeps it as street on this album as he did with his underground mixtapes like "I Am The Street Dream" & "Snowman."

I heard he has a mixtape with Fabolous coming out called "When The North & South Collide Part 2"...should be a banger!!!

Almost got it.......2007-07-04

I gave this a 5 star rating based on the fact it is a mixtape and not an album. If it was an album I would have given it 4 stars but that's besides the point. The USDA did their thing on this album and I'm happy Jeezy introduced them to the public on a commercial standpoint. Like all of other Jeezy related material, there is some solid production. If your not familiar with Jeezy or what he's about then the content of this mixtape may be over your head. Besides that, Jeezy drops some very good verses. Slick and Bloodraw need a little more time to develop.

Some songs I preferred were:
12. I Keep Tellin' Myself, 09. Live My Life, 07. Pam, and 05. Corporate Thuggin'.

YESS SIR!.......2007-06-11

Y.G. iz my dogg on tha real, his beats and lyrics be madd ill-matic, when I heard tha first track I just knew It guna be off tha hook, if u ain't got it now...then wut tha hell r u doin!?!

As a true jeezy fan I give this garbage 2 stars.......2007-06-08

Are you guys serious?!?!?! How can you rate this piece of junk of a cd anything higher than a 2. I am not hating on them, just being honest. There isn't one song on this cd where I caould listen to the whole thing. Jeezy has fell off. If want to hear some real Jeezy music before he got saturated with mainstream, listen to Thug Motivation 101, Boyz N Da Hood album, and the DJ Drama Trap or Die Mixtape.

Average customer rating: Great response time Beyond doubt the best JC Superstar If exploring this opera rock- then this is the classical original Jesus Christ Superstar with Ian Gillan Excellent CD!

Jesus Christ Superstar (Original London Concept Recording) Andrew Lloyd Webber , and Tim Rice Manufacturer: Decca U.S. ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Contemporary Musicals | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music The Decca Records Store | Specialty Stores | Music Similar Items: Godspell (1971 Original Off-Off-Broadway Cast) Hair - The American Tribal Love Rock Musical (1968 Original Broadway Cast) Jesus Christ Superstar (Special Edition) Evita (1978 Original Broadway Cast) Jesus Christ Superstar: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Album ASIN: B000002P4H Release Date: 1996-09-24

Tracks:

1. Overture
2. Heaven On Their Minds
3. What's The Buzz/Strange Thing Mystifying
4. Everything's Alright
5. This Jesus Must Die
6. Hosanna
7. Simon Zealotes/Poor Jerusalem
8. Pilate's Dream
9. Temple, The
10. Everything's Alright [30 seconds long]
11. I Don't Know How To Love Him
12. Damned For All Time/Blood Money

Tracks:

1. Last Supper, The
2. Gethsemane(I Only Want To Say)
3. Arrest, The
4. Peter's Denial
5. Pilate And Christ
6. King Herod's Song(Try It And See)
7. Judas' Death
8. Trial Before Pilate(Including 39 Lashes)
9. Superstar
10. Crucifixion
11. John Nineteen Forty-One

Amazon.com essential recording

It may not have been the first rock opera (the Who's Tommy was released in 1969), but Jesus Christ Superstar was a legendary album long before it hit the stage, thanks to Tim Rice's compelling book and lyrics combined with Andrew Lloyd Webber's irresistible music. Telling the story of the last days of Christ from the point of view of Judas (Murray Head), the still-unmatched original cast also stars Deep Purple's Ian Gillan as Jesus and Yvonne Elliman as Mary Magdalene, the role she made into a career (with a cameo on the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack). Decades later, such songs as "Superstar," "I Don't Know How to Love Him," "Heaven on Their Minds," and "Everything's Alright" still retain their extraordinary power. --David Horiuchi

Customer Reviews:

Great response time.......2007-07-14

i really wanted this cd after seeing Jesus Christ Supers time was really quicktar live. The cd was new and the response

Beyond doubt the best JC Superstar.......2007-06-09

I have as many as four versions of Lloyd-Webber's and Tim Rice's legendary masterpiece and this is the best one by far. Ian Gillan's performance is absolutely fantastic. Besides the process of remastering has been quite successful considering the fine sound one can appreciate listening to this 2 cd set. A beautiful libretto with full lyrics is also included. If I had to choose one single cast I would definitely keep this one. Well worth the price.

If exploring this opera rock- then this is the classical.......2007-05-14

I just saw the performance being done here in caracas, full orchestrated and in spanish.. surprisingly good..

Though not as impressed as I was when I saw the movie in my 20's.. what always stayed in my mind was the inerpretation of the original LP.. the dispair and intensity of judas in "Dammned for all time" its just too much... Ian Gilla's interpretation on getsamni is unique.. yet I think this is the only song that is best sang in the movie.

original Jesus Christ Superstar with Ian Gillan.......2007-05-12

It had been years since I listened to this album and I was very pleased. It still holds up in every way. The music is rockin and the vocals from Ian are amazing. I wish they would have used him in the movie because Ted doesn't come close.

Excellent CD!.......2007-05-07

I only wish the folks that put out the CD of the '73 movie had been as diligent to put out such a superior product! There is not ONE THING wrong with this CD, but I still find myself listening to Ted Neeley's version, tho it is harder to sing along to and sounds like they're singing in a tin can!
Ian Gillan is/was an amazing talent! This CD is a must-have for all JCS fans!

Average customer rating: Vintage Vince and Andy - Welcome Back Erasure! STOP! Stand there where you are...and DON'T buy this version of the CD!!!

Light at the End of the World Erasure Manufacturer: Mute U.S. ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: I Could Fall in Love with You On the Road to Nashville Sunday Girl Abba-esque Union Street ASIN: B000OLHGD4 Release Date: 2007-05-22

Tracks:

1. Sunday Girl
2. I Could Fall In Love With You
3. Sucker For Love
4. Storm In A Teacup
5. Fly Away
6. Golden Heart
7. How My Eyes Adore You
8. Darlene
9. When A Lover Leaves You
10. Glass Angel

Album Description

Recorded in Autumn 2006 in a converted home studio in Maine, LIGHT AT THE END OF THE WORLD is ERASURE'S return to pop form after 2006's critically-acclaimed acoustic album, UNION STREET. Features the single, "I Could Fall In Love With You". Andy Bell declares: "This album is to show people that our pop isn't finished... it's saying we can still do it, we can still write great songs".

Customer Reviews:

Vintage Vince and Andy - Welcome Back Erasure!.......2007-05-31

I've been an Erasure fan since the beginning -- unlike many who got on board much later, I actually remember the rare Thomas the Train cover for "Oh L'Amour" -- and I have to say this is a terrific album! After the interesting but ultimately unsatisfying reinvention for "Union Street" and the equally interesting but not terribly original "Other People's Songs" -- and let's not even talk about "Loveboat", this is a much-needed return to their vintage synth-driven sound.

More upbeat and peppy than "Nightbird" (which I also loved), "Light at the End of the World" sounds like a cross between "Cowboy" and "Wild!" to me -- with a little bit of "Chorus" and "I Say I Say I Say" thrown in for good measure. "Sucker For Love" sounds like an updated version of "La Gloria", and it's even more fun. "Sunday Girl" is a perfect synthpop masterpiece. "I Could Fall In Love With You" puts me in mind of "Don't Say Your Love Is Killing Me", and so it goes on with all Vince's vintage bleeps, buzzes, and knob-twiddling. By the way, if you've got quick ears, you'll also here echoes of "Always", "Treasure", "Snappy", "Crown of Thorns", and even "March On Down The Line". Listen closely! :)

It sounds like he's dusted off some of the old analog keyboards and sequencers, to great effect. Andy's vocals are in tip-top shape, only stretched a little on the deepest notes (like the notes he used to lose himself in so beautifully on "You Surround Me"). A fantastic album, and it couldn't come at a better time.

Welcome back, Erasure!

STOP! Stand there where you are...and DON'T buy this version of the CD!!!.......2007-05-23

Immediately search for the album again and get the 'limited edition' version with the two bonus tracks. It's less money than this version--and the two bonus tracks are two of Erasure's best!!!

Average customer rating: Make room in your collection! A Smashing Hit! Best Compliment to My Music Collection! An Essential CD Single!

Time of Our Lives Paul Van Dyk Manufacturer: Mute U.S. ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Trance | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music House | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Germany | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music 4-for-3 Dance & DJ | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 International | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Other Side Reflections Nothing But You Out There and Back Reflections ASIN: B0000CD5G2 Release Date: 2003-09-23

Tracks:

1. Time Of Our Lives (Radio Edit)
2. Time Of Our Lives (PVD's Club Mix)
3. Connected (Motomix_05)
4. Connected (Marco V Mix)
5. Timoe Of Our Lives (PVD's Time To Chill Mix)
6. Time Of Our Lives (PVD's Berlin Electro Mix)

Album Description

'Time Of Our Lives' is the second single from Paul van Dyk's 2003 album Reflections. Includes 6 non album mixes, 4 for 'Time Of Our Lives' - The Radio Mix, PvD Club Mix, PvD Time to Chill Mix, PvD Berlin Electro Mix & 2 for 'Connected' - Motomix 05 & Marco V Mix. Mute. 2003.

Customer Reviews:

Make room in your collection!.......2004-07-23

Time of Our Lives (TOOL) is a fresh new track by PVD and Vega 4. It's not rock, it's not trance, it is totally something new and fresh. Even though rock fans would only enjoy one track from this CD (radio edit), it still a great buy. Then there is the traditional club mix from pvd where every electronic music fan would enjoy. One downside is the lyrics (Time for |this|, time for |that|, repeat, Time of our lives...).

The "b" side to this is a track done by pvd, "Connected". Featured on the motorola commercial, it was a hit! A very nice melody to it.

Buy it now, you won't regret it.

A Smashing Hit!.......2004-02-23

Another hit by PvD? How come I am not surprised? This song is absolutely fabulous and the vocals and beats are terrific. It's also quite similar to one of his previous works, "Nothing But You." If you like that song, chances are you'll enjoy this one. I am pretty sure that I heard this song somewhere else (besides from PvD), but who cares. If there is another song, PvD just made it 10x better.

Best Compliment to My Music Collection!.......2003-10-16

This single is absolutely awesome.
Played this song all the way to California and home. Definately worth the buy and I am happy to have another Paul Van Dyk single in my collection!

An Essential CD Single!.......2003-10-09

An Outstanding single! The 'PVD Club Mix' of "Time of Our Lives" rocks the house, and I feel is a better version of the original song... more Trance beats within this remix.

And, of course, the amazing remixes of "Connected" are solid material that even Paul van Dyk outdid himself on!

Essential! Just buy it!

Track Listings:

1. Vespro Per La Salute
2. Vinum Et Sanguinem
3. Waltzes, Galops, Polkas
4. Wolfgang Rihm: String Quartets - Im Innersten (Third String Quartet, in 6 Movements) / Eighth String Quartet (in One Movement) / Untitled (Fifth String Quartet, in One Movement) - Arditti String Quartet
5. Works for Lute & Guitar
6. Works of Toyohiko Satoh
7. 3 Cello Sonatas
8. 3 Romantic Waltzes
9. 6 Concertos for Organ & 6 Instruments
10. 6 Cti for Bassoon & Strings

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Classic Voices of the Century 2CD

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Emotions [Import]

Big Big Love

Classic Children's Songs

Christmas Music of the Baroque Bohemia

Christmas Time

Así Soy Yo

Blurred Crusade [Enhanced] [Import] [Original recording remastered]

Chris Isaak

Down Low Vision [Import]

These Things Too

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