Irony

1. 1st Construction (In Metal), for 6 percussionists
Composed by John Cage
with Percussion Group The Hague

2. Omar for vibraphone
Composed by Franco Donatoni
with Percussion Group The Hague

3. Under the Umbrella for 25 cowbells & gong
Composed by Jo Kondo
with Percussion Group The Hague

4. Star, for 4 percusssionists
Composed by Ron Ford
with Percussion Group The Hague

5. Drumming, for 2 female voices, piccolo, 4 pairs of bongos, 3 marimbas & 3 glockenspeils
Composed by Steve Reich
with Percussion Group The Hague

6. Clash Music
Composed by Nicolaus A. Huber
with Percussion Group The Hague

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Average customer rating: Versus Irony one of very few cd's i've bought in a long time Something Different... If only this captured the energy of the show ... Crazy Fast Punk Accordian

Multi Kontra Culti vs. Irony Gogol Bordello Manufacturer: Rubric Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Punk | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Alternative Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music Rock | Alternative Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Voi-La Intruder East Infection Gogol Bordello vs. Tamir Muskat Balkan Beat Box When The Trickster Starts a-Pokin' ASIN: B00006GA43 Release Date: 2002-09-17

Tracks:

1. When The Trickster Starts A-Poking (Bordello Kind of Guy)
2. Occurrence on the Border (Hopping on a Pogo-Gypsy Stick)
3. Haltura
4. Let's Get Radical
5. Smarkatch
6. Future Kings
7. Punk Rock Parranda
8. Through the Roof 'n' Underground
9. Baro Foro
10. Hats Off To Kolpakoff
11. Huliganjetta

Album Description

The sound of New York's Gogol Bordello is a combination of reckless fervor, foot-stomping rhythms, outlandish lyrics and a circus of surreal stimuli that leaves progressive minded music fans spinning in the their wake. Drawing upon Gypsy, Slavic and punk-rock traditions, Gogol Bordello is the genesis of a new aesthetic that bridges the gap between Eastern European and Gypsy influence with Western culture. This new direction in music is singer/lyricist/visionary Eugene Hutz's passion, who uses the term "Ukrainian Gypsy Punk Cabaret" to describe their singular sound. "The title of the new album sums of the spirit of the band and the people around it. Gogol Bordello is about creating new musical possibilities. We all come from a very distinct tradition of music that is largely driven by Eastern European sounds, visions and colors as well as punk rock and street culture. We're a multicultural unit with an underdog energy and a sense of humor, although a pretty twisted one," says Hutz.

Customer Reviews:

Versus Irony.......2006-06-15

Balkan punk band Gogol Bordello made it big in the last year with their latest album, a movie cameo and lots of good press.

But like many bands who find success, Gogol Bordello actually have had a number of solid gypsy-punk albums before this. And "Multi Kontra Culti vs. Irony" is right up there among their best -- sprightly, energetic and raw. It's completely insane and quite entertaining.

It starts off with a stop-start accordion melody that bobs in and out, until it's joined by a grinding guitar and frontman Eugene Hutz. "I walked into the bar/a man came up to me and said/you know the older you will get/the more PERVERTED you will get!" he sings in his heavy accent. Sounds like he's relishing every moment of this.

It sets the tone for the entire album -- gypsy music with a punk flair (or vice versa). "Ocurrence on the Border [Hopping on a Pogo-Gypsy Stick]" is a whirlwind of fast electric guitar and accordion, while "Let's Get Radical" is a grimy, slow-burning rock song, light on the gypsy and heavy on the punk.

But quite a few songs are heavy on the traditional elements: "Through the Roof 'n' Underground" is a slower number with a catchy tune, and "Hats Off to Kolpakoff" sounds like a rogue fiddler playing a little ditty on the streets. And the exhilarating "Baro Faro" is probably the best on this album: a nine minute stretch of wild fiddling and clashing rock rhythms.

You definitely have to admit that Gogol Bordello doesn't sound like any other rock band. They don't even sound like other Eastern-European-influenced bands like Balkan Beat Box or Beirut. They sound, in short, like your basic Balkan folk band that was forcibly conquered by a hyperactive clown punk.

So don't be surprised by what you hear -- a colourful clash of rock and folk, with electric guitar and smashing percussion duking it out with fiddles and accordion. It's that way from beginning to end (except for a few interludes of folkier music). The actual melodies are often traditional-sounding, but played with jagged punk fervour and twisted edges.

Eugene Hutz has a way of letting rip at machine-gun speed, or drawling the songs out at length. It's a bit hard to tell what he's singing though; his accent is as thick as a marble floor. But if you can decipher the lyrics, you'll find that they are A) funny, B) weird, C) profane and D) insane. Don't bother finding out the words -- just listen to that raw, howling voice.

If you can remember the difficult title ("Multi Kontra Culti vs. Irony"), then check out one of Gogol Bordello's most cohesive, solid albums. Worth checking out for anyone who loves colourful, flavourful punk.

one of very few cd's i've bought in a long time.......2005-03-29

After hearing them live in one of the clubs in Boston I loved this band especially for their energy. After the show I decided to buy the cd. The cd is far from displaying the energy I saw on stage, however i'd say it's one of my favorite cd's. The lyrics don't make much sense and the guy's accent is really heavy, however the music overall is great.

Something Different..........2004-04-21

Being a fan of mostly punk rock music... I decided to give this a try. This record is highly entertaining, very fun and very original. I didnt even know that "gypsy-punk" existed untill I heard this. The musicianship is quite good as well. Chanty, boot stompin' songs with accordians and fiddles. I like it. I reccomend this if you like the more folky brands of punk rock (ie Swingin' Utters, Tossers, etc.) So, if you're willing to give something different a try, go ahead and pick this up.

If only this captured the energy of the show ..........2004-03-29

Saw these guys play live last night. Never heard of them before then. I bought the CD from one of the band members after the show and jumped around in the car all the way back home. Biggest disappointment: the CD doesn't quiet capture the wild energy of the live show, where people couldn't help but to jump around like crazy and drum away on nearby tables. It's still a cool CD though, I definitely don't regret buying it.

Crazy Fast Punk Accordian.......2003-06-11

Wow. this is different. Punk ukranian avant garde stuff.
I really like the different instruments and the energy of this group. They are touring this summer in Europe, hopefully next year I can catch em in the US.

Average customer rating: the peak of Dillingers carrer (so far)... PAPER...SCISSORS...ROCK...We will rock you!!! Four tracks of unleashed fury with Mike Patton leading the way! It doesn't get any more brutal and nuts than this. And you thought System Of A Down was cutting edge

Irony Is a Dead Scene Dillinger Escape Plan Manufacturer: Epitaph / Ada ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Punk | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music 4-for-3 Alternative Rock | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Rock | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Calculating Infinity Under the Running Board Miss Machine General Patton Vs the X-Ecutioners Peeping Tom ASIN: B00006BXJY Release Date: 2002-08-27

Tracks:

1. Hollywood Squares
2. Pig Latin
3. When Good Dogs Do Bad Things
4. Come To Daddy

Album Description

The latest in total-explode intensity from New Jersey's blazing Dillinger Escape Plan. Four brand new tracks (2002) of metallic, new-school hardcore spew rocked with rage, intelligence, & guest vocals from Mike Patton of Mr. Bungle, Fantomas, & Faith Now More. Epitaph.

Customer Reviews:

the peak of Dillingers carrer (so far)..........2007-03-02

Mike Patton + DEP = pure insanity.

There should have been a full length album instead of an EP at this point of Dillingers career. Dillinger Escape Plan is one of the few bands that totally match Mike Patton's eccentric style and bizzare insanity, (besides Mr. Bungle).. but nonetheless, this fleeting moment of brilliance is an amazing piece of pure insanity. Mike Patton solves the only problem that I have had with past DEP releases, and that is the repetitive and often annoying vocals. Mike Patton's voice does many things on this, but one thing he doesn't do is get repetitive. The music itself is even a different kind of machine than that of 'Calculating Infinity'. You can hear bits of electronica scattered here and there and that is no doubt Mike Patton in the workings.

Overall this is an unhinged bit of brutality for any fan of heavy music, and an inspiration for the future success of 'Miss Machine'.. Do not pass this up.

PAPER...SCISSORS...ROCK...We will rock you!!!.......2007-02-08

YES!!! This is the type of music that may cause a person to thrash around uncontrollably as though in a fit of rage yet being quite jovial while displaying such odd behavior.

I am one of those Mike Patton fans - Faith No More is still one of my favorite bands and 'Angel Dust' is still one of my favorite albums after all these years. The mixture of Dillinger Escape Plan's mental offbeat version of metal and Patton's insane vocal experimentations is brilliantly executed. If you were a FNM and Bungle fan this should in no way disappoint.

All four songs on this EP are great but 'When Good Dogs Do Bad Things' for me is the gem of the album - combined with the chaotic sounds of DEP Patton moves from yelling "I'm the best you'll ever have" (which lyrically and vocally reminds me of the FNM song "The Gentle Art Of Making Enemies") into deep chanting, high-pitched screaming and yelling, softer enchanting harmonious whispers, deeper fluctuating Patton speaking/rapping, and the signature offbeat rap-singing Patton technique ("Mouth To Mouth"). DEP's performance is on par with Patton's vocals and the fusion of such talent results in this being probably the best EP you will ever hear. If they had made an LP it may have rivaled 'Angel Dust' as one of the most unique and experimental albums of all time.

RECOMMENDATION: Besides the obvious of purchasing more music by Patton and DEP -if you were blown away by the short brilliance of this EP then check out Saosin's EP 'Translating The Name'. Anthony Green is another very talented vocalist (not like Patton however - Green has his own unique high-pitched sound) who delivers an amazing performance alongside fast guitar shredding and pounding double bass drums - 15 minutes of bliss.

Four tracks of unleashed fury with Mike Patton leading the way!.......2007-01-08

Mike Patton's definitive voice and shall we even say, eccentric artistic vision has allowed him to install recipes into various projects, some well received by fans, some not. Whether you are a fan of Faith No More or Peeping Tom, anything in between can still be a treat. When Patton teamed up with Dillinger Escape plan for this four-track showing, he and the band unleashed a powerful set of songs that feature the angry, heavy and extremely fast rock that still to me, stands out from other bands of the genre.

Call it crazy, mathcore, or just plain intense music, the album starts off with the speeding monster called "Hollywood Squares". Mike's poetic, dark type vocal efforts that his fans are familiar with are greatly heard with pleasure on the masterful song "Pig Latin". Track 3 is called "When Good dogs do bad things" and is a rollicking, rocking tempo of a song that has all the guitar crunch and smashing drums one could ask for. The four track album rounds out with "Come To Daddy" and features some great lead guitar work at the beginning that quickly leads into an intense, off the wall banter of Patton singing "I---want your--soul". This song is one of my favorites as it evokes a lot of mood through the guitar parts as well as some eerie synth. The final twenty seconds of the song has a final crash of drums before spookily fading out with some mysterious tones.

It's almost sad to think that by the time we got this album, the band was already heading off into the sunset with Greg Puciato. I have nothing against him, or the singer they had before this "Patton project" (Dimitri Minakakis) but I kind of wonder what might have been if the collaboration between DEP and Mike Patton had surged forward for continual studio efforts.

It doesn't get any more brutal and nuts than this........2006-06-29

As a fan of both Mike Patton and Dillinger, I can honestly say they fit each other perfectly. I have never heard such a magnificent hardcore masterpiece as this. In-freaking-credible. This album is so brutal and intense it kicks you out of your chair and beats you to a living pulp.
I cannot rave any higher about this CD. It rules. If you don't have it, you should. If you do, you know.

And you thought System Of A Down was cutting edge.......2006-04-17

Uff. This EP comes out of nowhere, tears the roofs off of your house and blows the walls down. The musical equivalent of a tornado and that is no exageration.
If listening to this doesn?t destroy the room your in, I will personally come and mess it up for ya.

Imitated by System Of A Down and Dog Fashion Disco, amongst
others, its little surprise assaults like this
Irony Is A Dead Scene or Sepultura?s Procura O Cara
or his all-out screaming heart attack on Mit Gas that show Mike Patton is just that extra notch up in relentless energy, reach and creativity.

BRUTAL

Average customer rating: Oh Lordy! Heartfelt sincerity! So great. So They Say rising stars.

Antidote for Irony So They Say Manufacturer: Fearless Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Emo | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Post Hardcore | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Don't Get Lost in a Movement So They Say Don't You Fake It This Is Where You Belong Albatross ASIN: B000E6GC6G Release Date: 2006-03-07

Tracks:

1. In Loving Memory Of...
2. Antidote For Irony
3. Anxiety Is Setting In
4. Good-Bye
5. In Essence, We Are Falling
6. You Asked "Where Are We Now?"
7. Over Exposed Photo
8. Burden, The
9. Act Like You're Listening, Til It's Your Turn To Talk
10. Talking In Circles
11. Beautiful Plan, A

Album Description

So They Say debuted with an EP on Fearless in June 2005 and put their career in motion. Last summer they performed at the Midwest Warped Tour shows, then toured with the likes of Amber Pacific, The Junior Varsity, Receiving End Of Sirens, Lorene Drive, and A Change Of Pace. In November, they recorded this, their debut full-length. For fans of Armor For Sleep, Thrice, and The Starting Line.

Customer Reviews:

Oh Lordy!.......2006-05-02

People who cream their pants over very average music, :cough: A.Martin :cough:, make it hard for bands who really deserve the credit to get any. Not to say I don't like So they say's full length, no, I actually do. But come on, 5 star reviews should be reserved for that top 1 or 2% who think outside the box and truly deliver a stellar record. Go listen to "don't get lost in a movement" by thefullydown, and then tell me So They Say is of the same 5 star class. Hardly...

Heartfelt sincerity! So great........2006-04-12

When their self titled was released in June 2005 on Fearless Records, I'll be the first to admit I didn't give it a chance. Alas, the disc got buried deeper and deeper my box of promotional CD's and eventually I forgot about them.

Flash forward 6 months to early 2006, when my bud Adam at Fearless Records mentions the new album was going to be produced by Matt Squire (who produced one of my favorite albums of 2005, The Receiving End Of Sirens' "Between The Heart And The Synapse"). My ears are perking up more and more; and when I finally received my copy of "Antidote For Irony" in the mail, I resented myself for ignoring this band in the first place.

With the impending loss of a loved one very close to the members of So They Say, "Antidote For Irony" was written to expose their inner-display. These days, words like "heartfelt" and "sincere" are tossed around like dust in the wind, but in this case it means so much more. Lyrics on this record like "I'll know all I need to know to bury you" ("In Essence, We Are Falling") or "I don't think you're ready to go" ("The Burden") only encapsulate some of the feelings the band feels to put on stage here.

And how's the music? Sure, it's nothing truly unheard of before: poppy, hooky choruses and blasting guitars powerfully soar, sounding sensational thanks to another splendid production effort by Squire. But something about this disc is beyond infectious: maybe it's the sheer honesty, but despite the bitter taste the lyrics leave in your mouth, this album won't do anything but make you feel good. How's that for ironic?

If you're into aggressive, catchy, and super-infectious pop-punk with a slew of energy, So They Say's debut LP just might do it for you. As a newfound fan of the band, I can say that maybe it's the fact I wasn't expecting much that made this such an exciting, wonderful experience.

So They Say rising stars........2006-03-13

I orginally bought their first CD due to the fact that they had a solid fanbase and i've heard good things of them. I love their EP and this debut album is no different. They are just a great band, i mean they can sing yet they still have some heavy parts. I'd suggest picking up the EP first and then picking this album up. They are diffently a band to keep an eye on.

~Nicky

Average customer rating: Still One of the Best Voices, but... Tracy Keeps on Truckin' At Long Last!! Underrated Singer Belts Out a Winner A Promise Fulfilled

Ebony & Irony Tracy Nelson Manufacturer: Madacy 2 Label Group ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Contemporary Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | Blues | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music Similar Items: Live from Cell Block D I Feel So Good In the Here and Now Move On Homemade Songs/Come See About Me ASIN: B00005BC8V Release Date: 2001-04-24

Tracks:

1. You Will Find Me There
2. Strongest Weakness
3. Got A New Truck
4. If You Knew How Much
5. Last Chance
6. How Much Truth
7. Still Not Out Of The Woods
8. I Must Be Crazy
9. Even Now
10. Quicksand
11. Strongest Weakness (Alt. Take)
12. Silent Trail

Amazon.com

Tracy Nelson is the voice of experience, and quite a voice it is: her rich, throaty delivery rings the rafters without apparent effort, whether she's belting the gospel-flavored "You Will Find Me There" or growling the bitterly resigned Mose Allison tune "How Much Truth." Nelson's good in a way that's never ostentatious; she's capable of letting these songs speak for themselves, interpreting them in often surprising ways. This unassuming quality only contributes to Ebony & Irony's overall excellence, as Nelson plunges through the country-ish "Got a New Truck" (with a smashing piano part courtesy of Marcia Ball) and a stunning rendition of David Egan's "Even Now," before taking a sharp left turn into the rollicking "Quicksand." Nelson's detailed liner notes describe this, her 20th album, as the record she's been trying to make for the last 30 years. Though it's in the nature of the artist to never be satisfied, one could argue that she's succeeded with this release. Heartfelt, sincere, technically excellent, and brimming with honesty, Ebony & Irony is Nelson's finest effort yet. --Genevieve Williams

Customer Reviews:

Still One of the Best Voices, but..........2006-06-07

The good news is that Tracy Nelson still has the range and power in her voice and delivery. The bad news is that once again, the songs and arrangements of this collection simply don't match the unmistakable, incomparable magic that for me was last found in
"Temptation Took Control Of Me And I Fell."

Not since her golden days with Mother Earth, her solo "Country" album, and a few tracks soon thereafter has Ms. Nelson managed to come up with a set of tracks that, in their melodies, lyrics and especially arrangements, can hark back to the Tracy of that era.
In those earlier works, she could break my heart with a mournful wail or set it thumping out of control with a kickass gospel romp.

I listened to this new CD many, many times trying to find the qualities described in the earlier reviews, but alas, it didn't click for me. For those who don't apply the same standard of measurement to Ms. Nelson's work as I do, this is certainly a reasonably good CD and a fair representation of her performance skills.

If you're an old-timer like me and looking for the Tracy of "Down So Low" or "Mother Earth" or "Need Your Love So Bad," I don't think you'll find it here. But keep hoping. Tracy, I know it's out there somewhere, and I know you'll find it again.

Tracy Keeps on Truckin'.......2003-05-31

Tracy Nelson's voice is a force of nature, and with this 2001 CD, she keeps on delivering the goods. From "Strongest Weakness," a powerful ode to someone who's simply too good to resist, to "Got a New Truck," a playful, rolling anthem that was actually used as the theme to a popular automotive radio call-in show, Tracy stabs each song through the heart and soul with her patented delivery. For fans of real singers (though the curious are welcome to investigate). The real stuff.

At Long Last!!.......2001-05-31

I've written numerous reviews of Tracy Nelson CDs for Amazon.com and elsewhere. A true believer, I have long felt the need to get the word out about this great but sorely underappreciated singer. There are few artists out there who rival her in terms of soulfulness or power. She is also something of a perfectionist and has, resultantly, often downplayed the quality of her previous releases. One critic once noted that she almost never actively promoted her own recordings on stage, and that seems to have been true for the most part. At most I think I've heard her introduce a song in concert with a passing remark like, "This one's from the new record." And I'd think, "OK, Tracy, tell the folks what the NAME of the record is! They don't ALL scour the stores like I do for anything with your name on it." When I heard that she was extremely happy with this CD, naturally I got excited. As you can see by her own comments below, she is eager to get the word out on this one (and for people to get the title right too--it's shown up in more than one listing as "Ebony & Ivory"). How "ironic" to have potential sales of this wonderful record possibly scuttled by a typo.

I received my autographed copy of E&I a week ago and have been playing it virtually non-stop since. As a fan, I love almost all of her recorded works, but I can readily understand why this recording is special to the artist herself. Tracy has never sounded better. She sounds truly energized and committed. From the first track ("You Will Find Me There") on, I could hear playful twists in the phrasing that I've never heard her do before. And some of the tracks, e.g. Mose Allison's jazz standard "How Much Truth," provide whole new ground for this brilliant vocalist to explore. She pulls it all off with aplomb. Some performers make a big deal about "reinventing" themselves by changing their image every now and then. Tracy Nelson reinvents herself with each new song. And ultimately, with her, it's all about the singing.

I understand why one of the previous reviewers and some other fans might be a little put off by the eclecticism displayed on this album. Nelson has never ever been a one-genre artist however. It is true that her last label seemed to want her to focus mainly on blues-based material, and it's understandable why. She sings the blues with astonishing power and conviction--but it is not all that she's about. As with Bonnie Raitt, Maria Muldaur and the recently re-surfaced Judy Henske, Nelson is beyond any one musical genre. Her eclecticism is a deeply rooted and genuine one, however. It's clear that she's not just out to put on a variety show.

Every track on this CD presents us with a different side of this great singer. She teams up once again with old buddy and former label mate, Marcia Ball for the rollicking "Got A New Truck" and graciously acknowledges a new generation of emerging talent by recording the songs of young artists like Bekka Bramlett (Bonnie and Delaney's daughter) and her Tennessee neighbor Alice Newman, whom she's known since she (Alice) was a child. The latter song, the beautiful "Last Chance" is given an Irish folkie treatment and is just haunting.

It's important to stress that the end result is not a mere grab bag of styles: it is a reflection of a complex artist who has come into her own and who will hopefully finally get the audience she deserves.

Underrated Singer Belts Out a Winner.......2001-05-30

I am one of the few privileged individual who has enjoyed the talents and grace of Tracy Nelson's vocals and song selection for over 30 years. Move over Janis Joplin and Sarah Vaughn. You have met your match and she be Tracy Nelson!

This latest album, Ebony and Irony, exceeded my expectations, which were already quite high. Nelson has a song as rich as a dark brewed cup of coffee and as smooth as silk.

Her choice of songs on this latest album are steller and ecclectic. From blues to show tunes to Irish ballads, Nelson wraps her voice effortlessly around the heartbreak and joy of each lyric and lifts it to new heights as no other vocalist can.

If you are already familiar with the history of Tracy Nelson's solo career, this album will not disappoint. If you have not given her a listen, do not hesitate to take this one home. You will become an instant fan.

NOTE: Thank goodness someone had the good sense to re-release Tracy Nelson's wonderful self titled CD last year with "Slow Fall" and "After the Fire is Gone" as well as numerous other gems. If only this artist would get the kudos and noteriety she so richly deserves. Perhaps this latest release will do just that.

--Carol Sveilich San Diego

A Promise Fulfilled.......2001-05-15

I have been following Tracy Nelson and her career with interest for over 20 years. She has consistantly produced album after album of high quality material, although for some odd reason the woman is not a superstar.

I say this because her voice compares favorably with just about any other pop, blues, country or R & B artist you can name, yet she has never been a household word (yes, she has recorded in all these genres, and more). She has promised since this album was canned two years ago that it would be the crowning achievement in her 30+ year career. She does not disappoint.

Any fan of any singer will make the same claim about their favorite artist, which is understandable. But if you take any one of Ms. Nelson's vocals and compare them to anybody else out there, I guarantee you will see what I mean. No one can match her for power, emotion or sheer artistry. The problem is that she has never been true to any one style (the true mark of a genius) and so is frquently ignored by those who don't know how to label her music. Her records all leave you with the feeling that she sings and records purely for the joy of singing; for this she is both refreshing and exciting. As others have remarked, in a world where fashion statements are commonly mistaken for musical artistry, she hold her head high above those whose sole consideration is their own desire to be rich and famous. As for the contents of this album, one listen to "EVEN NOW" "STRONGEST WEAKNESS" or any of the other tracks will tell you all you need to know. I own all of Ms. Nelson's other 20 releases, and this CD has quickly risen to the top of my favorite list.

If you have no other Tracy Nelson, get this album. If you think that taste, artistry or originality is dead you owe it to yourself to check it out. She will become one of your favorite singers, or I'll eat my hat.

Average customer rating:

Irony Lives Paul Krassner Manufacturer: Artemis Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Spoken Word | Poetry, Spoken Word & Interviews | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Comedy & Spoken Word | Miscellaneous | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Zen Bastard Rides Again We Have Ways of Making You Laugh Brain Damage Control Campaign in the Ass One Hand Jerking: Reports from an Investigative Satirist ASIN: B0000695V7 Release Date: 2002-08-13

Tracks:

1. Terrorist Attacks
2. Rebirth of Irony
3. Concepts of God
4. In the Guise of Security
5. Enron Blues
6. The New Normality
7. Life in the Conspiracy Zone
8. The Devil in Me
9. Kesey's Last Prank
10. My Cannabis Cup Runneth Over

Average customer rating: DO NOT BUY THIS ALBUM NOT Bill Hicks the comedian... don't be confused! "Extrodinary" Absolutely Wonderfull!!! "Kick Me, I'm a Tree"

The Perfect Gig Bill Hicks Manufacturer: Admit One Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music General | Alternative Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Folk | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Salvation (Oxford, November 11, 1992) Bill Hicks - Sane Man Flying Saucer Tour 1 Love Laughter & Truth Dangerous ASIN: B000067V1A Release Date: 2002-04-01

Tracks:

1. The SOB in the Carvel Truck
2. Deer Hunter's Blues
3. Polar Bears on the Moon
4. By Half
5. The Evidence
6. Wet July
7. When Change is No Longer Possible
8. Were They Happy?
9. Noir Bubble
10. Water Lights
11. Bridges
12. Play "Rocky Top"
13. E-X-posure
14. The Perfect Gig
15. La Senorita de la Launderia
16. Uncle Charlie's Revenge
17. Last Call

Album Description

This is a live album of 17 original songs performed and written by Bill Hicks--the fiddler and co-founder of the Red Clay Ramblers, NOT the deceased comedian of the same name. The songs range from witty to wry--reflecting life on the road and life in general. Bill plays guitar only (as it's live and he's not fast enough any more to grab the fiddle when the breaks come around).

Customer Reviews:

DO NOT BUY THIS ALBUM.......2004-05-19

I bought this album because I was a dedicated Bill Hicks fan - THE COMEDIAN Bill Hicks. What I got just about killed me. This album is a combination between a squirrel being run over by a truck and a wounded pig who has just received a 10,000 volt electric shock. The only way I struggled note by whining note through this entire album was due to the fact that it cost me $12.99 plus postage and I was damned if I was going to waste the hard earned money I had saved in order to hear a Bill Hicks cd. So for the love of all things good, which this album is definitely not, DO NOT buy this album, instead buy Rant in E minor, Shock and Awe, Arizona Bay, Love, Laughter and Truth, Dangerous and Relentless and really appreciate the real Bill Hicks, not this pathetic excuse for music if it can indeed be called music.

NOT Bill Hicks the comedian... don't be confused!.......2002-12-12

Not sure why deals are offered with this CD and "Philosphy: The Best of Bill Hicks" as they are two completely seperate people!

DON'T buy this thinking it's from the late comedic genius, this is from a DIFFERENT Bill Hicks -- one who simply wrote music! This may be an excellent CD for all I know, but it ISN'T newly released lost material of Bill's and Kevin Booth's band!

Who knew there were two Bill Hicks? You have been warned!

"Extrodinary".......2002-09-26

"Extrodinary." --Stephanie P. Ledgin, Sing Out!, Fall 02, p.
151.

Absolutely Wonderfull!!!.......2002-06-29

A great listen....notice the lyrics...especially the lyrics on Last Call..."it's a circular track..."....absolutely brilliant songwriting. Check out Bill's c.d. with his wife Libby. It's an excellent find as well. And check it all out on their website at: http://members.tripod.com/~RedClayRamblers/bill/index.htm

"Kick Me, I'm a Tree".......2002-06-10

That's what Marhall Hay, the guy that brought Jack Kerouac to Chapel Hill, N.C. back in '66, said one night on his way back to his dorm after a few beers at "Harry's Bar and Grill". How did he meet Kerouac? Marshall was hitch hiking. Kerouac was, well, on the road.
They met, paths converged. Marshall told Kerouac about the literary scene at Chapel Hill - how his fans would lay their drugs, booze and bodies at his feet, and the self-ravaged poet could not resist the flattery. So Jack Kerouac passed through a few of our lives shortly before he left the earth. Live in a bar/coffee house in Chapel Hill, about 35 years later, Bill Hicks recalls and invokes this visit in "Wet July" (track 6), in the same way that he ruminates over less significant events - some real, some not - all authentic, in which (if you are good at reading between the lines) you can find little pearls of wisdom. Usually unspoken. Kind of like meditating on that old Zen Koan: "What is the sound of a solid iron flute, played upside down?" Answer: "Beanpaste that smells like beanpaste is no good."
This collection of songs (perhaps poems set to music is more correct) is not a pretty, slick piece of Nashville packaging. It is neither for the faint of heart, nor the weak of will. You have to work hard to pry out those oysters. But each is guaranteed to have a pearl. Not that I've been clever enough to find them all...
The upside to this is that you can listen to the songs over and over and over, as you slip into the warm nocturnal Southern breeze blowing through the Spanish Moss of Bill's brain. Or let your feet play in the sandy beaches at Okrakoke, where Bill and his musician-wife Libby spend a lot of time these days.
Bill holds steadfastly to many of the ideals we all held so true back when I knew him at Chapel Hill in the sixties, the essence of which, I believe, can be summarized thusly: the journey is what It is all about. The question is the answer. And there are moments of vision in the most unexpected situations, (like "The SOB in the Carvel Truck" that passes him on the right and makes him swerve into the twilight zone) that reveal a glimpse of the truth and beauty of our ephemeral lives, which is always right there under our noses, just out of reach, or maybe not.
There are a few tunes that are just pure fun like "Uncle Charlie's Revenge" and "Play 'Rocky Top'" and others, that you just have to listen to again and again before they make much sense. His "dissertation on bars" ends with "Last Call", which, in my humble opinion, buggers all description. Here is the third verse, without the snakelike guitar accompaniment:
"So anyhow one night a drifter came in
And swayed down the aisle in his long cowboy coat,
His spurs making tiny Oooommmm-ish like notes,
And the moon making sparkles on his buckles and irons,
And he sat down beside me and ordered a brew.
"How far is this engine takin' this rig?"
I asked him--a kind of a "howdy" I guess--
And he looked at me gently, like Clint Eastwood would,
And drew his revolver, gave the chambers a whack
And said with a smile, 'It's a circular track.'"

Though Bill is one of my favorite old time fiddlers, no, my favorite (but don't tell that to whomever I'm playing [banjo] with these days), he plays strictly guitar on this album. His rhythm guitar work is quite amazing. Not only does he find the soul of each poem/song, he can cook that stuff up like gumbo. I had to email him to ask him if it was only one guitar. It is.
As you approach this album keep in mind, this guy is a philosopher, a poet, and an artist. This is the real Bill Hicks. He has dared to bare his soul. And, I think, it is his honesty and integrity that does not want to make it too easy for the listener.

"Comparisons are odious", as a quote, is attributed in Bartlett's to Sir John Fortescue, who apparently said it first, back in the 15th century. The important thing is not who said it first, but what it means. In Bill's case it means it would be odious to compare his song/poems to anyone else's writing, Kerouac notwithstanding, because of the unique quality of his art.

Average customer rating: Remembering Past Enchantments And Past Ills Delightful scores from Ennio Morricone

An Ennio Morricone Anthology: All Music Composed & Conducted By Ennio Morricone - From The EMI General Music Vaults Manufacturer: Drg ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Soundtracks | Box Sets | Stores | Music General | Soundtracks | Indie Music | Stores | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Ennio Morricone - Film Music, Vol.1 Film Music, Vol. 2 Very Best of Ennio Morricone Ennio Morricone, Vol.3: Main Titles With Love: Music Composed & Conducted By ASIN: B000000PIZ Release Date: 1995-09-19

Tracks:

1. The Lady Caliph
2. Women at the River
3. Without Apparent Motive
4. Night Search
5. A Friend
6. The Ballad of Hank McCain
7. Rosemary
8. God With Us
9. What Am I Doing?
10. Like Maddalena
11. Moscow Farewell
12. Amusing Diversion
13. End Credits
14. A Neighborhood Song
15. The Wind, The Shout
16. My Name Is Nobody
17. March in F
18. The Unholy Three
19. Dedication
20. Belinda May
21. Lullaby in Blue
22. Companeros

Tracks:

1. Slalom
2. Sestriere
3. Viva la revolucion
4. Chi mai
5. A Far Away Italy
6. To Forget Palermo
7. Three Columns on Front Page
8. The Lamb is Going to Die?
9. Song of Nostalgia
10. This Kind of Love
11. To the People of Parma
12. A Little Bitter Irony
13. Place of Spain
14. Reason, Heart, Love
15. Veruschka
16. The Cousin
17. The Hellbenders
18. To Serenity
19. The Venetian Woman
20. Western?
21. Theme for a Woman Alone
22. Castles in Scotland
23. The Outsider

Customer Reviews:

Remembering Past Enchantments And Past Ills.......2004-06-07

Few composers outside of the classical canon have expressed the ineffable as beautifully as Ennio Morricone. The Italian Morricone, who has written scores of wildly varying quality for over 400 films, came to international prominence with and is still best - known in America for his "Spaghetti Western" scores of several classic Sergio Leone films of the Sixties, such as A Fistful of Dollars (1964), The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly (1966), and Once Upon A Time In The West (1969).

With the Leone scores, Morricone created musical pieces structured like complex mathematical equations, many of which were suffused with a driving, hypnotic, and archetypal power. In fact, the soundtrack for The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly was so dramatically dynamic that it thoroughly outstripped the finished film in terms of imaginative potential. Only with Once Upon A Time In The West did Leone create a film well crafted and realized enough to match Morricone's entrancing, playful, and occasionally perditious score. Similarly, Dario Argento's The Bird With The Crystal Plumage (1969) almost completely failed to utilize Morricone's contribution, the best portions of which were heard only dimly and sporadically in the finished film. Leone's late masterpiece, Once Upon A Time In America (1984), two - thirds a perfect film, also failed to fully rise to the occasion of Morricone's simultaneously poignant, wistful, and wonderfully exuberant score.

Today, Morricone's work is available on literally hundreds of soundtracks and soundtrack compilations dedicated to the composer, very few of which are entirely satisfying. An Ennio Morricone Anthology (1995), which contains 45 tracks from 39 films produced in Italy from 1965 onward, perpetuates this frustrating tradition.

Of the 45 tracks, about a third represent Morricone realizing or approaching the height of his talent, another third are fairly interesting but ultimately repetitious and self-cannibalizing, and the final third, which may have worked reasonably well within the context of the films they were written for, never rise above the status of shrill, discordant, and bellowing kitsch (several attempt a Henry Mancini - like levity and fall flat). In fact, there is a great deal of healthy, raw, and leveling vulgarity even in some of Morricone's most famous compositions, such as "Le Vent, Le Cri" from 1981's The Professional and "Chi Mai" from 1971's Maddalena, both of which are included.

Those seeking haunting compositions on the scale of "L'Estasi Dell 'Oro" or "Il Triello" from The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly or "Poverty" from Once Upon A Time In America will be disappointed to find very few pieces approaching their caliber here, especially if already familiar with such well - known pieces such as "Moscow Farewell" from the 1987 film of the same name or the otherworldly "Il Gatto A Nove Code" from The Cat O' Nine Tails (1971).

As compositions of vastly different quality are interspersed amongst one another in dizzying array, many may find An Ennio Morricone Anthology virtually impossible to listen to from beginning to end without skipping tracks repeatedly. As a genius whose greatest compositions address both the immanent and the transcendent, both perdition and salvation, both the archaic and the modern, Morricone and his admirers deserve a more carefully selected and thoughtfully produced anthology than this haphazard collection offers.

Delightful scores from Ennio Morricone.......1998-12-19

Few composers in film music today are as greatly admired as Ennio Morricone whose scores for a wide range of screen fares and many Oscar nominations and wins have attracted the attention of fans all over the world. This compilation is one of the best and contains very fine original musics and rare tracks of this Italian composer.

Average customer rating: Groovy baby WOW!!!!

Prozak for Lovers Prozak for Lovers Manufacturer: Artificial ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Classic Rock | Styles | Music ASIN: B000060OIF Release Date: 2002-03-05

Tracks:

1. Proud Mary
2. Pump It Up
3. Aqualung
4. Love Will Tear Us Apart
5. (Don't Fear) The Reaper
6. Message of Love
7. I Wanna Be Sedated
8. London Calling
9. Rebel Rebel
10. Folsom Prison Blues

Customer Reviews:

Groovy baby.......2003-08-01

This is one weird cd. Take old classic rock songs and run them through the lounge-maching / bossa nova. Somehow it works out very well. Very smooth, very soothing, very tongue in cheek - definitely not too corny or cheesey. Throw it on and watch people's odd expressions!

WOW!!!!.......2002-05-25

Breakthrough CD!!! A MUST HAVE FOR ANY TRUE MUSIC LOVER. THIS BEAUTIFUL FUSION OF OLD TUNES WITH A MODERN OLD TWIST WILL LEAVE YOU BREATHLESS AND WONDERING HOW YOU LIVED THIS LONG WITHOUT IT IN YOUR COLLECTION...
MY WIFE AND I PUT THIS ON AFTER A LONG DAY OF WORK AND LISTEN PEACEFULLY WHILE EATING OUR JELLO THROUGH A STRAW. IT'S LIKE PUDDING TO THE EARS! RELEASE YOUR MIND FROM THE BONDAGE OF BONDAGES THAT HOLD YOUR MIND IN BONDAGE. LOOSEN THOSE BUCKLES ON YOUR JACKET OR POLITELY ASK THE NURSE TO DO IT FOR YOU.
HEY, TAKE A LITTLE TIME FOR YOURSELF AND ANSWER THOSE VOICES IN YOUR HEAD THAT WANT YOU TO... WHAT WAS THAT? HEY, HOW DID YOU PEOPLE GET IN MY HEAD?
MUST FIND THE TIN FOIL HAT!!!

Average customer rating:

Lost Patterns Pleasurecraft Manufacturer: Pleasurecraft Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Alternative Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: This Is A Blackout ASIN: B0002JAW5W Release Date: 2004-07-06

Tracks:

1. Fixation
2. Simplicity
3. Closer
4. Save My Breath
5. All of a Sudden
6. Without a Sound
7. I Need You
8. Tiger Pearl
9. Matters Not Gray
10. Comfortable
11. To the Shore

Album Description

Pleasurecraft presents "Lost Patterns," the band's first since "Transmitter", the four-song EP, which laid the groundwork for their sound in 2002.

After developing their live show in their hometown (Seattle) and the Northwest, Pleasurecraft set their sites on creating a full-length CD of new material. Hunkering down in keyboardist/producer Kirk Bentley's Hair Salon home studio, they have emerged with a dazzling full-length. Without a trace of irony, Pleasurecraft brings you songs laden with snippets of the past. Right from the start, the album delivers dreamy pop bliss and dark, atmospheric undertones. Guitarists Bryan Manzo and Patrick Partington layer it on thick with guitar sounds of every make and model--adding an indie-rock feel to the din of computers. My Young and Kirk Bentley twist and tweak away at the sounds coming from their machines, and somehow still manage to sing melodies that nest in your brain at an almost alarming rate.

This is music made by machines, but with humans planted firmly in the driver's seat. Ignoring the mechanical and cold which surrounds so much of the genre, Pleasurecraft create melodies that swirl within a backbeat of dark and danceable pop.

Average customer rating:

Life Is But a Dream Manufacturer: Mondo Melodies/Wood Monkey Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B000BVNCOO Release Date: 2003-11-11

Tracks:

1. Identity Crisis
2. (Back When They Were) Playin' Our Song
3. Life Is But A Dream
4. Prime Time TV
5. Everybody's Got Something To Say
6. It Ain't Me
7. Right In Your Backyard
8. Turn This World Around
9. I Won't Give Up
10. Learnin' To Laugh It Off
11. Gravity
12. Watchin' The World Go By
13. Where Do All The Days Go

Product Description

13 tracks

Track Listings:

1. Isaac: Missa Carminum; Senfl: Missa per signum crucis
2. Kiri Te Kanawa - Danny Boy (Folk Songs & Ballads)
3. Kodály/Escher/Crumb: Cello Sonatas
4. L.A. Guitar Quaartet Recital
5. Les Grands Compositeurs Baroques [Box set]
6. Locatelli: Sonatas for flute & violins
7. Luigi Boccherini: 4 Sonaten Und 6 Fugen Für Violoncello, Volume 3
8. Mauricio Kagel: Exotica
9. Missa Corsica in Monticellu
10. Morike Chorliederbuch II

Track Listings

track listings

Track Listings

Sing Along

The Chopin Scherzos

To See You

Music: Dream Songs

Warmer Corners

Walk That Walk

Where I Wanna Be

Spirit of Love

We Have You Lord

The Salsa Machine

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Vehicles & Animals [Import]

Twin Best [Limited Edition] [Import]

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