Surprise

Surprise

Surprise

ASIN: B00081QDWK

Track Listings
 
1. Give 'Em Rhythm
2. Unguarded Moments
3. Victims of Goodbye
4. Isn't It Always Love
5. Love Over Old Times
6. I Just Don't Have the Heart
7. One Foot on the Street
8. On the Other Side of Midnight
9. Surprise
10. It's Still There

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Surprise
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    		Surprise
    Paul Simon
    Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B000F0UV1S
    Release Date: 2006-05-09

    Tracks:

    1. How Can You Live In the Northeast
    2. Everything About It Is A Love Song
    3. Outrageous
    4. Sure Don't Feel Like Love
    5. Wartime Prayers
    6. Beautiful
    7. I Don't Believe
    8. Another Galaxy
    9. Once Upon A Time There Was An Ocean
    10. That's Me
    11. Father And Daughter

    Amazon.com

    Since severing his epochal partnership with Art Garfunkel, Paul Simon's solo career been characterized by restless reinvention. But while it's easy to see such disparate, cross-cultural collaborations as Graceland and Rhythm of the Saints as Simon's quest for new creative partnerships, beneath them lies a more crucial willingness to continually challenge the very assumptions and craft of his own songwriting. Six years after his sublime, underappreciated You're the One Simon has pushed that sensibility into a rewarding, if equally unlikely, partnership with Brian Eno. Yet the former Roxy Music texturalist cum contemporary producer/sound conjurer supreme (aided by such stellar sidemen as Bill Frisell, Herbie Hancock and Steve Gadd) offers barely half the "surprises" here.

    The playful "Sure Don't Feel Like Love" argues Simon can still beckon his more traditional pop muse at will. Yet some of his best work here turns as much on hypnotic, if no less politically pointed, quasi-spoken word pieces (like "Wartime Prayers" and the gripping, post 9/11 rumination "How Can You Live in the Northeast?") as traditional songcraft. Eno is credited with providing "Sonic Landscape" to Simon's production, but also co-wrote three tracks, infusing "Another Galaxy" with contrasting doses of bracing energy and ethereal elegance, while seasoning the more traditional folk musings of "Once Upon a Time There Was An Ocean" with infectious electro-funk rhythms. "Outrageous," their best full collaboration, suggests that while Eno and Simon may approach world music - and indeed most pop forms - from polar extremes, the common ground they find is truly elevated. In an era when many of his peers are content to craft mere artistic comebacks, Simon's re-emergence here is a bold, compelling step forward. --Jerry McCulley

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    Album Description

    Among the most popular artists and greatest songwriters of our time, Paul Simon returns with his first album in six years—and the album titled Surprise is exactly that. First, three songs were co-written with electronic music guru Brian Eno; second, the other songs are straightforward, wonderfully American pop. Surprise is a pleasant surprise for Simon fans.
    Beethoven's Wig: Sing Along Symphonies
    Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
    • Tchaikovsky is my favorite composer, declares my [...].
    • Truly fun AND educational
    • My kids' hands-down favorite classical CD
    • Grandson loves!
    • Classsic fun
    		 Beethoven's Wig: Sing Along Symphonies
    Beethoven's Wig
    Manufacturer: Rounder / Umgd
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    ASIN: B000060OLA
    Release Date: 2002-03-05

    Tracks:

    1. Beethoven's Wig (5th Symphony, Beethoven)
    2. Franz Liszt the Famous Pianist (Hungarian Rhapsody #2, Liszt)
    3. Please Don't Play Your Violin at Night (Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, Mozart)
    4. Can You Can Can? (Can Can, Offenbach)
    5. Just For Elise (Fur Elise, Beethoven)
    6. Haydn's Great Surprise (Surprise Symphony, Haydn)
    7. Kings and Queens of England (Trumpet Tune, Purcell)
    8. Drip, Drip, Drip (Pizzicato from Sylvia, Delibes)
    9. Harmony (The Merry Peasant, Schumann)
    10. Hey Guitar Teacher (Bouree, Bach)
    11. Tchaikovsky's Cannonball (1812 Overture, Tchaikovsky)

    Product Description

    GENERAL FEATURES: Beethoven's Wig Sing Along Symphonies are zany stick-in-your-head lyrics set to the greatest hits of classical music. Filled with fact and fancy about the world's most notable composers and their masterpieces, each Sing Along Symphony opens the door to "serious music" in a way that's fun. As a bonus, the orchestral performance of each classical piece is included without lyrics. Educational entertainment for all ages.

    Amazon.com

    Inspired and wildly imaginative, Beethoven's Wig is one of the best introductions to classical music you could give to your children. Featuring snippets of 11 classical music staples--Beethoven, Bach, Mozart, Haydn, et al.--the disc and its creators, Richard Perlmutter and friends, pour on the silly lyrics the first time around to familiarize young ears to the old masters. Then in the last half of the record, the orchestra plays the same "serious" music pieces instrumentally. You might cheerfully recall Alan Sherman's popular spoofs of old classical works in Wig and you'll again chuckle at pieces like "Drip, Drip, Drip," which adapts Delibes's "Pizzicato from Sylvia." You'll also marvel at the expertise throughout the CD, with all the pieces well played yet thoroughly fun. Beethoven's Wig is an orchestral treasure with a sense of humor as old or as new as its listeners (and the fun questions that run throughout the CD's liner notes are almost as entertaining as the zany musical interludes). Highly recommended. --Martin Keller

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Tchaikovsky is my favorite composer, declares my [...]........2007-06-15

    We originally received Beethoven's wig from a friend. My two year old and eight year old loved it so much that I had to buy #2 from www.amazon.com and got the third one used on www.ebay.com. Now I have them all on a playlist on my Ipod, and we play them non-stop in the car, and at home. (putting all three on my Ipod makes it more bearable since it is not always the same songs). Too bad www.Itunes.com hasn't caught on yet.

    The best part was when my daughter told her Music Camp teacher, " Tchaikovsky is my favorite composer!" I thought she was going to faint.

    5 out of 5 stars Truly fun AND educational.......2007-06-01

    We play this probably once a day in our home and my kids (one is almost 5, and 2 yr old twins) all enjoy it! Definitely appealing to kids, but also not offensive to the adult ear. I even find myself humming the words when I hear these classical pieces at other times of the day. I recommend for any household with small kids - it introduces classical music in a very fun, upbeat way.

    5 out of 5 stars My kids' hands-down favorite classical CD.......2007-05-18

    My kids take piano lessons, and I was hoping that listening to classical music would help them enjoy their lessons a bit more, since many of their lesson pieces are variations of classical melodies, and, for whatever reason, they don't naturally enjoy classical music.

    I had heard rave reviews about the Classical Kids series of CDs (where a story is set to a composer's music), and, while my children enjoyed them, they didn't really want to hear the stories repeatedly, so the melodies didn't stick.

    We got this CD from the library, and the minute they heard the first line of this CD, they were in hysterics. They just LOVED the silly lyrics, and they've listened to the CD repeatedly. They begged me to buy our own copy and to get the 2nd and 3rd CDs in this series. They ask questions about the music and the lyrics, trying to figure out what play on words and reality the creator of the CD was thinking about. They remember the music and who composed it. And they are much more interested in playing the pieces they know on the piano!

    So, for our purposes, this CD has been perfect.

    And yes, I put my money where my mouth is and purchased all three CDs in this set :) This one is still our favorite.

    5 out of 5 stars Grandson loves!.......2007-05-12

    Because I don't live close to my almost 4 year old grandson, I had this shipped to him. My son (his father) says that he asks to hear this all the time. They have to take it in the car wherever they go and listen. Even though the words are silly, I am pleased to know that as he grows older, he will recognize classical music (of course he may always sing the silly words!).

    5 out of 5 stars Classsic fun.......2007-04-04

    Little ones love the music and adults appreciate the clever words. Great introduction to music appreciation.
    Classical Music for Children: A Toddler's Introduction to Classical Music
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • Awesome CD
    • He started dancing as soon as we put it on!
    • Better than baby einstein
    • great music at a great price
    • A Wonderful CD for all ages
    		 Classical Music for Children: A Toddler's Introduction to Classical Music

    Manufacturer: Ent. Media Partners
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    ASIN: B000002XE8
    Release Date: 1997-10-24

    Tracks:

    1. Clair de Lune
    2. Eine kleine Nachtmusik: Romance: Andante
    3. Moonlight Sonata: Adagio sestonuto
    4. Minute Waltz
    5. On The Beautiful Blue Danube
    6. The Nutcracker Suite: Russian Dance
    7. El Amor Brujo: Danca del Terror
    8. Grand Valse Brillante, Waltz No. 1 op. 18
    9. Scenes Of Childhood Op. 15: Knight Of The Rocking Horse; Important Event
    10. Goldberg Variations: Aria
    11. The Nutcracker Suite: Chinese Dance
    12. Symphony No. 7: Allegro molto
    13. Symphony No. 94: Menuetto: Allegro molto
    14. The Nutcracker Suite: March
    15. Sonata In C Minor, Op.13 'Pathetique': Adagio cantabile

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Awesome CD.......2007-05-11

    Have enjoyed this CD immensely with our four-year old. Great price for the quality. Thank you.

    5 out of 5 stars He started dancing as soon as we put it on!.......2007-01-09

    My 12 month old loves this CD and happily bops away to the music (in the car he sometimes even starts singing!). We like it too and not being very well versed in Classical music, it is a nice mix for us.

    5 out of 5 stars Better than baby einstein.......2006-02-26

    This is a great CD, with great music, at a great price. Everyone seems to love Baby Einstein, but I don't like the plinking music on those CD's, I like real orchestral pieces to stimulate my child. This is exactly what parents need, at a good price!

    5 out of 5 stars great music at a great price.......2006-02-02

    I got this cd to use as background when putting my 18 month old to sleep and for car rides. So far it has not made it out of the car. The cd is wonderful. The first song is the Luftansa airline comercial song (that is what my husband calls it) and is beautiful. I didn't think my husband would enjoy the cd at all but he doesn't mind one bit listening to it, he actually will put it on himself when we get in the car. My daughter loves it and will often start nodding her head back and forth to songs. I actually listen to it even when my daughter is not in the car. The music is soft and relaxing but not boring. It is also one of the only cd's that my in laws don't mind listening to when they are in the car with us.

    I only paid like $4 here on amazon for it and I gladdly would of paid more for such a great cd. Its a great cd for such a great price!

    5 out of 5 stars A Wonderful CD for all ages.......2002-11-03

    My whole family has enjoyed this CD. It is very upbeat and easy to listen to. I think there is something for everyone on this one.
    No Big Surprise: Anthology
    Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
    • Great Choice Picks! - The True Side Of Steve
    • A Dying Cubs Fan
    • What Happened to the Dance and the Coat?
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    • steve goodman anthology
    		 No Big Surprise: Anthology
    Steve Goodman
    Manufacturer: Red Pajamas
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    ASIN: B000000DM7
    Release Date: 1994-09-15

    Tracks:

    1. Between The Lines
    2. Take Me Out To The Ballgame
    3. Go Cubs Go
    4. City Of New Orleans
    5. Would You Like to Learn To Dance?
    6. Souvenirs
    7. Red Ball Jets
    8. The One That Got Away
    9. Talk Backwards
    10. If She Were You
    11. Danger
    12. You Better Get It While You Can (The Ballad Of...)
    13. Yellow Coat
    14. Banana Republics
    15. California Promises
    16. Bobby Don't Stop
    17. My Old Man
    18. This Hotel Room
    19. Where's The Party
    20. I Just Keep Falling In Love
    21. Watchin' Joey Glow
    22. The Dutchman
    23. In Real Life

    Tracks:

    1. Chicken Cordon Bleus
    2. The I Don't Know Where I'm Goin', But I'm Goin'...
    3. Is It True What They Say About Dixie?
    4. Turnpike Tom
    5. Elvis Imitators
    6. Lincoln Park Pirates
    7. Wonderful World Of Sex
    8. Vegematic
    9. A Dying Cub Fan's Last Request
    10. Men Who Love Women Who Love Men
    11. The Auctioneer
    12. The Broken String Song
    13. Just Lucky I Guess
    14. I'll Fly Away
    15. It's A Sin To Tell A Lie
    16. Medley: Born To Be Wild/Teen Angel/Tell...
    17. You Never Even Call Me By My Name
    18. Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes
    19. As Time Goes By

    Amazon.com

    Still best remembered for his evocative "City Of New Orleans," which brought Arlo Guthrie his long single hit, the late Steve Goodman was a gifted songwriter, affecting singer, and spirited acoustic guitarist who forged a link between the urban troubadors of the '60s and the "sensitive" singer-songwriters of the '70s. The elfin Chicagoan could tug heart strings as well as the latter camp (try his version of "The Dutchman," or fine originals like "Banana Republics" and "Yellow Coat"), but Goodman was never content to brood over mere heartbreak. His recordings and solo live performances were ripe with humor, from lively updates of old rags and Tin Pan Alley tunes ("It's A Sin To Tell A Lie") to topical parodies ("Lincoln Park Pirates," "Chicken Cordon Bleus," and the ultimate country song, "You Never Even Call Me By My Name," written with John Prine), and this generous two CD anthology captures it all, culling studio and stage tracks from throughout his career. --Sam Sutherland

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Great Choice Picks! - The True Side Of Steve.......2007-03-01

    I appreciate this set more as a BIG fan and have ALL of Steve's albums and cd's and a few tapes etc... BUT this has just what a fan with all the albums needs. More unreleased Steve Goodman!!!
    I for one am glad they left off tracks already on other releases and chose to place alternate versions here where I can experience their other side.

    There really needs to be a huge box set of unreleased everything.
    Man that would be nice

    thanks Steve for the songs
    thanks to his family for releasing these rarities


    Support Steve Goodman and Family
    BUY ALL of the albums - they're great!

    5 out of 5 stars A Dying Cubs Fan.......2007-02-04

    Got this CD because it had two songs specifically written for all of us Cub fans. Haven't been to Wrigley Field since I was in high school but have remained a die-hard Cub fan and like Ernie always says, "Let's Play Two"! Never heard of Steve Goodman until someone sent me an email version of his song, "A Dying Cubs Fan Last Request".............wish I'd heard of him earlier as he was one of those early story tellers and ballad singer/songwriter (like Harry Chapin and Jim Croce)........songs were fun and he entertained his fans. I'm going to have to get some of his other CDs, just to hear more of his stories!

    3 out of 5 stars What Happened to the Dance and the Coat? .......2007-01-21

    I had the great fortune of seeing this artist in a small college concert in Nebraska in the early 70's and it was one of the best shows I've ever seen. I loved this guy's music and humor and was heartsick when I heard he passed at such a young age. He had a special way of singing touching ballads without being too sappy, sentimental or over the top with emotion. And yet, they would just rip your heart out.

    This 2-CD set is good and I do appreciate 2 songs about the Cubs and the very funny live medley! Also, both CD's are nice and long (CD1 is 75 and CD2 is 73 minutes). But there are a few things that really bother me about this anthology.

    First, while Goodman had a great live act, I agree with a previous reviewer that many of the live versions here seem rushed through and there is too much crowd noise. I'd have deleted some of the live songs and added a few more studio versions to start off CD2. I wish they would have included studio recordings of "Donald and Lydia", "Mind Your Own Business" and "You Never Even Called Me By My Name." Both the studio and live versions of this last song should be on this 2-CD set.

    The biggest disappointment for me though is this: The MAIN reason I bought this CD was to get one of my favorite songs of all time, "Would You Like to Learn To Dance." I asked my best man to play this song at my wedding! I had the 1972 LP with this song on it and couldn't wait to hear the clean CD version. So I was more than irritated to find that the version of this song on this anthology was NOT the same version that is on the 1972 album.

    I have the same complaint about "Yellow Coat" - another incredibly poignant ballad and probably my second favorite Goodman song. This song was also on the 1972 LP. The studio versions of both these songs on this anthology are not, in my opinion, nearly as good as they are on the 1972 album. So I had to go out and buy the CD of Goodman's 1972 album anyway.

    In the end I give this great artist 10 stars and wish to God he was still with us. I always wanted him to record a song with John Mellencamp or maybe John Lennon! But this compilation gets only 3 stars for messin' with Dance and Coat.

    1 out of 5 stars Grossly inadequate tribute to an exemplary musician.......2006-05-02

    I really, really wanted to like this compilation. Steve Goodman's music has affected me for three decades: his lyrics, his humor, his consummate musicianship...why one star? Briefly, the first disc (studio recordings) doesn't have some of his best stuff, and the second disc (the "live" stuff) is indifferently recorded and (even worse) sometimes indifferently performed.

    I'm not prejudiced against live recordings: many are excellent, such as "The Weavers at Carnegie Hall" or "Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison". This live disc sounds like it was recorded in a small bar with a small circle of yahoos whose whoops and hollers get really annoying after a while. Now if you were one of those yahoos present, you'd like this CD as a souvenir; for the rest of us, it's fairly tedious. It also shows Goodman singing some of his stuff in a fairly bored I-gotta-finish-this fashion or in a cynical style ("As Time Goes By" is almost unlistenable). Several of of his more popular songs are on the live disc: "Chicken Cordon Bleus", "Turnpike Tom", "You Never Even Called Me by My Name" (another indifferent performance), "Men who Love Women Who Love Men"--they just aren't up to the standards of his studio recordings. I can't believe his estate approved this release.

    I was fortunate to see Goodman twice in the seventies. At one huge outdoor Country Music festival that had big names like Willie Nelson, he got up on stage in front of 20,000 people with just his guitar--that takes guts--and wowed 'em. Then he sang a song about a Vietnam War widow ("The Ballad of Penny Evans")--sang it a capella, no less--and brought those 20,000 people to a standing ovation. Steve Goodman live was an incredible experience--an experience which this disc (sadly) does not capture at all.

    The one saving grace of this compilation is the notes in the booklet, which has a bunch of his old pals reminiscing about him. Interesting stuff, but doesn't make up for the fact that if you want a good introduction to his music you really ought to look elsewhere. Try the original Buddah recording, "Steve Goodman" and then maybe move on to "Words we Can Dance To" and "Jessie's Jig and other Favorites". His pals got together some years back and made "A Tribute to Steve Goodman", which is excellent.

    Pet Peeves department: How could any decent compilation leave out the aforementioned "Ballad of Penny Evans"? Not to mention his fine cover of Big Bill Broonzy's "The Glory of Love". And how about the one he wrote with Jimmy Buffett, "Door Number Three"?

    I've enjoyed the notes on this album far more than the album itself. If it's the only introduction to Steve Goodman available to you, enjoy it with the understanding that there's a lot more to Steve and his music than this sloppy compilation delivers.

    5 out of 5 stars steve goodman anthology.......2006-03-30

    way cool, especially the live disc, reminded me of seeing his concerts many years back. Steve is gone, but his music will allways live on!
    Haydn: The London Symphonies, Vol. 2
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      		Haydn: The London Symphonies, Vol. 2

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      ASIN: B0000041AR
      Release Date: 1994-10-11

      Tracks:

      1. Symphony In D: Adagio - Allegro assai - Joseph Haydn
      2. Symphony In D: Largo cantabile - Joseph Haydn
      3. Symphony In D: Menuetto. Allegro - Joseph Haydn
      4. Symphony In D: Finale. Presto ma non troppo - Joseph Haydn
      5. Symphony In E Flat: Adagio -- Vivace assai - Joseph Haydn
      6. Symphony In E Flat: Adagio - Joseph Haydn
      7. Symphony In E Flat: Menuetto. Allegretto - Joseph Haydn
      8. Symphony In E Flat: Finale. Vivace - Joseph Haydn
      9. Symphony In G: Adagio - Joseph Haydn
      10. Symphony In G: Andante - Joseph Haydn
      11. Symphony In G: Menuetto - Joseph Haydn
      12. Symphony In G: Finale - Joseph Haydn

      Tracks:

      1. Symphony In G: 1. Adagio - J. Haydn
      2. Symphony In G: 2. Andante - J. Haydn
      3. Symphony In G: 3. Menuetto - J. Haydn
      4. Symphony In G: 4. Finale - J. Haydn
      5. Symphony In C: 1. Adagio - Vivace - J. Haydn
      6. Symphony In C: 2. Adagio ma non troppo - J. Haydn
      7. Symphony In C: 3. Menuetto. Allegretto - J. Haydn
      8. Symphony In C: 4. Finale. Presto assai - J. Haydn
      9. Symphony In D: 1. Adagio - J. Haydn
      10. Symphony In D: 2. Andante - J. Haydn
      11. Symphony In D: 3. Menuetto - J. Haydn
      12. Symphony In D: 4. Finale - J. Haydn

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      Classical Masterpieces of the Millennium [20 CD Set]
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        ASIN: B00000K1C9
        Release Date: 1999-08-24

        Tracks:

        1. Brandenbutg Concerto No.3 In G First Movement
        2. Overture No.3 In D Second Movement
        3. Violin Concerto In E First Movement
        4. Prelude In C minor
        5. Jesu Bleibet Meine Freude (Chorus From Cantata No.147)
        6. Overture No.2 In B minor Minuet And Badinerie
        7. Oboe Concerto In D minor Second Movement
        8. Brandenburg Concerto No.4 In G Third Movement
        9. Musical Offering - Fuga canonica
        10. Easter Oratorio - Overture
        11. Minuet In D minor
        12. Kommst Du Nun, Jesu, Vom Himmel herunter(From Choral Prelude BWV 650
        13. Brandenburg Concerto No.1 In F Second Movement
        14. Art Of The Fugue - Contrapunctus 9
        15. Concerto For Flute, Violin, Harpsichord And Strings. Triple Concerto - Third Movement
        16. Overture No.4 In D - Réjouissance
        17. Concerto No. 1 in E: Spring
        18. Concerto No. 1 in E: Spring
        19. Concerto No. 1 in E: Spring
        20. Concerto No. 2 in G minor: Summer
        21. Concerto No. 2 in G minor: Summer
        22. Concerto No. 2 in G minor: Summer
        23. Concerto No. 3 in F: Autumn
        24. Concerto No. 3 in F: Autumn
        25. Concerto No. 3 in F: Autumn
        26. Concerto No. 4 in F minor: Winter
        27. Concerto No. 4 in F minor: Winter
        28. Concerto No. 4 in F minor: Winter
        29. Concerto for Flute, Strings & Basso Continuo in G minor, Op. 10, no.2
        30. Concerto for Flute, Strings & Basso Continuo in G minor, Op. 10, no.2
        31. Concerto for Flute, Strings & Basso Continuo in G minor, Op. 10, no.2
        32. Concerto for Flute, Strings & Basso Continuo in G minor, Op. 10, no.2
        33. Concerto for Flute, Strings & Basso Continuo in G minor, Op. 10, no.2
        34. Concerto for Flute, Strings & Basso Continuo in G minor, Op. 10, no.2
        35. Concerto Grosso in A minor, Op. 3, no. 8
        36. Concerto Grosso in A minor, Op. 3, no. 8
        37. Concerto Grosso in A minor, Op. 3, no. 8
        38. Water Music - Alla Hornpipe
        39. Xerxes - Ombra Mai Fu (Largo)
        40. Messiah - And The Glory Of The Lord
        41. Concerto Grosso In A Minor, Op. 6, No. 4 - Larghetto Affettuoso
        42. Organ Concerto In F, Op. 4, No. 4 Allegro
        43. Water Music - Air
        44. Messiah - For Unto Us A Child Is Born
        45. Concerto Grosso In B flat, Op. 3, No. 2 - Largo
        46. Salomon - Sinfonia, Act 3
        47. The Choice Of Hercules - While For Thy Arms
        48. Water Music - Allegro (Suite No. 1)
        49. Suite No. 5 In E - Air With Variations
        50. Jephtha - How Dark, O Lord
        51. Organ Concerto In F, Op. 4, No. 5 Alla Siciliana - Presto
        52. Mi Palpita Il Cor (Solo Cantata) S'un Di M'adora
        53. Water Music - Andante Allegro Da Capo
        54. Concerto for Trumpet & Orchestra in E-flat: First Movement
        55. Symphony No. 94 in G: Surprise Symphony-second movement
        56. Concerto for Violin No. 2 in D: Third Movement
        57. Flute Trio No. 31 in G: Second Movement
        58. Symphony No. 31 in D: Hornsignal-First Movement
        59. String Quartet No. 17 in F, Op. 3, no. 5: Serenade Quartet-Second Movement
        60. Sinfonia Concertante in B-flat for Violin, Cello, Oboe, Bassoon and Orchestra-Third Movement
        61. Concerto for 2 Horns & Orchestra in E-flat: Second Movement
        62. Symphony No. 88 in G: Fourth Movement
        63. String Quartet No. 77 in C: Kaiser Quartet-Poco adagio cantabile
        64. Notturno No. 1 in C: Second Movement
        65. Symphony No. 98 in B: Londoner No. 4-Fourth Movement
        66. Eine Kleine Nachtmusik - first movement
        67. Piano Concerto in A - second movement
        68. Flute Concerto in D - Rondeau
        69. Serenade - Minuet
        70. Violin Concerto - first movement
        71. Symphony No. 40 in G minor - first movement
        72. Clarinet Concerto - second movement
        73. Turkish March
        74. Divertimento - Minuet
        75. Horn Concerto No. 3 in E-flat - first movement
        76. Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67-First Movement
        77. Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27, no. 2: Moonlight Sonata-First Movement
        78. Overture
        79. O welche Lust (Prisoners' Chorus)
        80. Ha, welch ein Augenblick (Pizarros's Aria)
        81. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37: Second Movement
        82. Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D, Op. 61: Third Movement
        83. Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13: Pathétique-Second Movement
        84. Sympony No. 6 in F, Op. 68: Pastorale-First Movement
        85. Fantasy for Piano, Chorus and Orchestra in C minor, Op. 80: Choral Fantasy - Finale
        86. German Dance No. 1 In C
        87. Impromptu Op. 90, No. 3 In G-Flat
        88. Heidenroslein
        89. Ave Maria
        90. Der Lindenbaum
        91. Quintet In A 'Trout Quintet' - Andante
        92. Mass No. 6 In E-Flat - Kyrie
        93. Die Schone Mullerin Des Mullers Blumen
        94. German Dance No. 2 In G
        95. Piano Sonata In B-Flat
        96. Nachtgesang Im Walde
        97. Winterreise - No. 15: Die Krahe
        98. German Mass - Zum Sanctus (Heilit, Heilig Ist Der Herr)
        99. Symphony No. 8 In B Minor 'Unfinished' - Second Movement
        100. Waltz No. 1 in E-flat, Op. 18 Grande Valse brillante
        101. Nocturne in E-flat, Op. 9, no. 2
        102. Etude in G-flat, Op. 10, no. 5
        103. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21-Second Movement
        104. Mazurka in D minor, Op. 33, no. 2
        105. Prelude in D-flat, Op. 28, no. 15 Raindrop
        106. Etude in C, Op. 10, no. 1
        107. Nocturne in D-flat, Op. 27, no. 2
        108. Impromptu No. 4 in C-sharp minor, Op. 66 Fantasy Impromptu
        109. Scherzo in B minor, Op. 20
        110. Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 35-Third Movement
        111. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11 - Third Movement
        112. Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor - first movement 113.String Seranade - Waltz
        113. Violin Concerto - second movement
        114. The Sleeping Beauty - Waltz
        115. Capriccio Italien, Op. 45
        116. Swan Lake - Waltz
        117. Eugene Onegin - Polonaise
        118. The Nutcracker - Waltz of the Flowers
        119. Orchestral Suite No. 4 - Mozartiana - Third Movement
        120. Swan Lake - Dance of the Swans
        121. Symphony No. 6 in B minor - Pathétique - Third Movement
        122. Hungarian Dance No.5
        123. Lullaby
        124. Symphony No.1 in C minor, Op. 68 - Third Movement
        125. Intermezzo in E-flat, Op.117, no. 1
        126. Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D, Op. 77 - Third Movement
        127. Waltz, Op. 39, no. 15
        128. Concert for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in B-flat, Op. 83 - Second Movement
        129. String Quintet in G, Op. 111 - Second Movement
        130. Symphony No.4 in E minor, Op. 98 - Third Movement
        131. Intermezzo in A minor, Op. 76, no. 7
        132. Hungarian Dance No.1 in G minor
        133. German Requiem Selig sind die Toten (Final Chorus)
        134. Die Fledermaus - Overture
        135. Kaiser Waltz, Op.437
        136. Thunder And Lightning Polka, Op. 324
        137. Roses From The South Waltz, Op. 388
        138. AnnenPolka, Op. 117
        139. Vienna Blood Waltz, Op. 354
        140. Eljen A Magyar Polka, Op. 332
        141. Wine, Women and Song Waltz, Op. 333
        142. On The Beautiful Blue Danube Waltz, Op. 134
        143. Die Meistersinger Von Nurnberg - Overture
        144. Tannhauser - Die Pilger sind's (Pilgims' Chorus)
        145. Tannhauser - O du mein holder Abendstern (Wolfram's Aria)
        146. Lohengrin - Act 3 Prelude and Bridal Chorus
        147. The Flying Dutchman - Jo-ho-he Traft ihr das Schiff (Senta's Ballad)
        148. The Flying Dutchman - Steuermann, lass die Wacht (Sailors' Chorus)
        149. Die Walkure - Wintersturme wichen dem Wonnemond (Siegmund's Aria)
        150. Die Walkure - Ride of the Valkyries
        151. Siegfried Hoho! Hoho! Hohei! Schmiede mein Hammer (Siegfried's Forging Song)
        152. Tristan und Isolde - Liebestod
        153. Thus sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30 (excerpt)
        154. Don Juan, Op. 20
        155. Eine Alpensinfonie, Op. 64, I.Nacht
        156. Don Quixote, Op.35, first movement: Introduction
        157. Salome, Op. 54, Dance Of The Seven Veils
        158. Der Rosenkavalier, Op. 59, Finale: Hab' mir's gelobt ihn lieb zu haben
        159. Piano Concerto 2 In C minor, Op. 18 - First Movement
        160. Vocalise, Op.34, No. 14
        161. Prelude In G Sharp minor, Op. 32, No. 12
        162. Piano Concerto No. 4 In G minor, Op. 40 - Third Movement
        163. Symphony No. 2 In E minor, Op. 27 - Third Movement
        164. Piano Concerto No. 1 In F sharp minor, Op. 1 - Second Movement
        165. Rhapsody, Op. 43 On A Theme By Paganini
        166. Hungarian Rhapsody No.2
        167. Liebestraum No.3 in A-flat
        168. Piano Concerto No.1 in E-flat - third movement
        169. Angelus
        170. Mephisto Waltz No.1 (Dance in a Village Tavern)
        171. Prelude and Fugue on B-A-C-H
        172. Dante Symphony - Finale. - Purgatorio - Magnificat
        173. Les Préludes
        174. Boléro
        175. Daphnis et Chloé first movement: Nocturne
        176. Rhapsodie Espagnole
        177. Shéhérazade - first movement: Asie
        178. Ma Mère l'Oye - fourth movement: La Belle et la Bête
        179. Introduction and Allegro for Harp, Flute, Clarinet, and String Quartet
        180. La Valse
        181. Slavic Dance No. 1 in C, Op. 46, no.1
        182. Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 'From the New World' - second movement
        183. Humoresque, Op. 101
        184. Slavic Dance No. 8 in G minor, Op. 46, no. 8
        185. Serenade for String Orchestra, Op. 22 - second movement
        186. Romance for Violin and Orchestra In F minor, Op. 11
        187. Symphony No. 7 in D minor - third movement
        188. Melodie (Songs My Mother Taught Me)
        189. Carneval Overture, Op. 92
        190. Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in B minor, Op. 104 - third movement
        191. Symphony No.4 In A, Op. 90. Italian - First Movement
        192. Frühlingslied In A, Op. 62, No. 6
        193. Wedding March (From A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op.61)
        194. Duetto In F, Op.30, No.6 (From Songs Without Words)
        195. String Symphony No.9 In C. Schweitzer Symphony - Third Movement
        196. Concerto For Violin, Piano And String Orchestra No. 1 In D minor - Second Movement
        197. Symphony No.3 In A minor, Op.56 Scottish - Third Movement"
        198. Notturno (From A Midsumment Night's Dream, Op. 61)
        199. Rondo Capriccioso, Op.14
        200. String Symphony No. 12 In G minor - First Movement
        201. Venetian Gondola Song In F Sharp minor, Op.30, No.6
        202. Scherzo (From A Midsumment Night's Dream, Op. 61)
        203. Violin Concerto In E minor, Op.64 - Third Movement
        204. Peer Gynt - Suite No. 1, Op. 46 - Morgenstimmung
        205. Holberg Suite, Op. 40 - I. Prelude. Allegro vivace
        206. Holberg Suite, Op. 40 - IV. Air. Andante religioso
        207. Arietta, Op. 12, no. 1
        208. Homage March from Sigurd Jorsalfar, Op. 56
        209. Peer Gynt - Suite No. 2, Op. 55 - Solveig's Song
        210. Wedding Day at Troldhauen, Op. 65, no. 6
        211. The Last Spring, Op. 34, no. 2
        212. Peer Gynt - Suite No. 1, Op 46 - Anitra's Dance
        213. Nordic Melody Op. 63
        214. Notturno, Op. 54, no. 4
        215. Elegie, Op. 47, no. 5
        216. Peer Gynt - Suite No. 2, Op. 55 - Arabic Dance
        217. Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16 - Allegro
        218. Symphony No. 3 in E flat, Op. 97 - Rhenish - first movement
        219. Traumerai (from Kinderszenen, Op. 15)
        220. Mondnacht (from Eichendorff-Liederkreis, Op. 39)
        221. Aufschwung (from Fantasietucke, Op. 12)
        222. Triolett, Op. 114, no. 2
        223. Tanzlied (No. 1 from Duets, Op. 78)
        224. Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120 - second movement
        225. Frühlingsgruss
        226. Abschied (from Waldszenen Op. 82)
        227. Dichterliebe, Op. 48 - Im wunderschonen Monat Mai
        228. Manfred Overture, Op. 115
        229. Romance in F sharp, Op. 28, no. 2
        230. Die Rose stand im Tau
        231. Liebesgarten (from Four Duets, Op. 34)
        232. Warum? (from Fantasiestucke, Op. 12)
        233. Kennst du das Land, Op.79, no. 29 (from Lieder der Mignon, Op. 98a)
        234. Von fremden Landern und Menschen (from Kinderszenen, Op. 15)

        Album Description

        An extraordinary 20-CD collection of great works by Bach, Vivaldi, Handel, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Chopin, Tchaikovsky, Brahms, Ravel, Mendelssohn, Rachmaninoff, J. Strauss, R. Strauss, Schumann, Wagner, Dvorak, Grieg and Liszt. It also features worldrenowned artists such as Sir Neville Marriner, Martha Argerich, Ivo Pogorelich, Hermann Prey, Reiner Goldberg, Sylvia Sass, Jochen Kowalski, Peter Schreler and many more. This exquisite, copper metallic, deluxe boxed set is the perfect gift for the classical music neophyte.
        Delicious Surprise
        Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
        • Surprise by Jo Dee
        • Great Girl Power Album!
        • Jo Dee's most personal album!!
        • Two Good Songs
        • PULL THE CURTAIN ON THE HURTIN' ... L I F E
        		Delicious Surprise
        Jo Dee Messina
        Manufacturer: Curb Records
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

        GeneralGeneral | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music
        New TraditionalistNew Traditionalist | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music
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        ContemporaryContemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music
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        ASIN: B0007XT86W
        Release Date: 2005-04-26

        Tracks:

        1. Not Going Down
        2. Someone Else's Life
        3. Delicious Surprise (I Believe It)
        4. It Gets Better
        5. Who's Crying Now
        6. My Give A Damn's Busted
        7. It's Too Late To Worry
        8. Life Is Good
        9. Love Is Not Enough
        10. Where Were You
        11. I Wear My Life
        12. You Were Just Here

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        On her fourth studio album, Messina, country's queen of hope and empowerment, roars back after a four-year hiatus, during which she went public with a stint at rehab and broke off a nine-year relationship with her fiancé. Those events stand at the center of two of the best ballads on the album ("It Gets Better" and "Sometimes Love Is Just Not Enough"), and please not only because Messina wrote (or cowrote) them from real-life struggles, but because the songs soften the numbing bombast that producers Byron Gallimore and Mark Bright bring to the rest of her repertoire. The singer--big-voiced, expansive, and as comforting as an old friend--is always a welcome presence on the radio, as she is on the album's first single, the upbeat and attitudinal kiss-off "My Give a Damn's Busted." What she needs is more songs like this that break her out of her usual mold (in addition to the aforementioned tracks that showcase her quieter side) and allow her to deliver a surprise or two. The ones offered here aren't quite as "delicious" as the album title promises, but even the most casual listener senses that Messina has so much spunk and grit that she'll gather them yet, her myopic producers be damned. --Alanna Nash

        Customer Reviews:

        5 out of 5 stars Surprise by Jo Dee.......2006-03-17

        I found this CD to be one of her best. I am thoroughly enjoying it - never get sick of it. Well done Jo Dee.
        Pam

        5 out of 5 stars Great Girl Power Album!.......2006-03-09

        I bought this because I heard such good things about it from people I knew and now I know that they weren't wrong! This CD is outstanding. It is from start to finish the catchiest album I have heard in a long time. JoDee makes you feel what she is singing, not just hear it. That is the way a song is supposed to be! Great work!

        5 out of 5 stars Jo Dee's most personal album!!.......2006-01-29

        I BOUGHT THIS ALBUM THINKING IT WOULD BE LIKE HER OTHER LPS. BOY, WAS I WRONG! THIS CD IS VERY DIFFERENT FROM THE FIRST ALBUMS ,BUT THAT DOES NOT MAKE THIS A BAD ALBUM. MOST PEOPLE ARE REVEIWING THIS ALBUM BY COMPARING IT TO ALL HER OTHER THREE. BUT THATS NOT THE WAY TO LOOK AT IT. IT IS VERY GOOD. BELOW IS MY REVIEW OF THE ALBUM.

        1. NOT GOING DOWN 5/5
        2. SOMEONE ELSES LIFE 3/5
        3. DELICIOUS SURPRISE 4/5
        4. IT GETS BETTER 5/5
        5. WHOS CRYING NOW 5/5
        6. MY GIVE A DAMNS BUSTED 5/5
        7. TOO LATE TO WORRY 3/5
        8. LIFE IS GOOD 5/5
        9. LOVE IS NOT ENOUGH 5/5
        10. WHERE WERE YOU 5/5
        11. I WEAR MY LIFE 5/5
        12. YOU WERE JUST HERE 5/5

        ALL IN ALL THIS IS AN AWSOME ALBUM. BUT DON'T ASK ME, LISTEN TO IT.

        2 out of 5 stars Two Good Songs.......2006-01-24

        I have been listening to country music for probably 8 or 9 years, ever since I was really little and listening to Crystal Gayle. So i'm not just typing nonsense. This CD is not like any other Jo Dee Messina's songs and past albums, the songs have no tune or melody instead she just hollars, She is not a bad singer, and a REALLY good performer. Just these songs have no country swing. The only two good songs on the CD are
        Delicious Surprise
        and My Give a Damn's Busted
        Of corse this is0 only my opinion, and I don't think it was a good bye, and wish I knew how the music was before I bought it.

        5 out of 5 stars PULL THE CURTAIN ON THE HURTIN' ... L I F E .......2005-12-02

        I purchased JO DEE Messinas DELICIOUS SURPRISE at the perfect time in my life. (November, 2005) I've been on my own for 6 mos. now. This is an entirely new situation for me and I'm 47-years-young. (They tell me I look more like 31-35.) It seems every song on the album was written especially for me. Not only me, but for "all us gals" in this world who know who we are, where we are and where we've been. There's that essence of sisterhood. NOT GOING DOWN applies to me in my `living on my own' experience. This song struck me like wOw. I like playing it over and over again, while singing into an air microphone. (No need for the brush anymore :-)~) I relate to EVERY song on this album. But I'll mention one more. MY GIVE A DAMN'S BUSTED applied to a paticular situation I was in when it first came out. The very first time I heard it over the radio I was like "D*mn this is exactly me!!!" ... and those words continued to apply in the following several months. So I can say without a doubt JO DEE Messina has been there for me month after month after month even when I didn't know it... and I appreciate both her and her song writers immensely. Oh, almost forgot. Over-all "life IS good". Thanks Jo Dee
        Symphony (25) Favorites
        Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
        • A Grand symphonic adventure
        		 Symphony (25) Favorites

        Manufacturer: Vox (Classical)
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

        All Works by BeethovenAll Works by Beethoven | Beethoven, Ludwig van | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
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        ASIN: B0000058IU
        Release Date: 1997-07-01

        Tracks:

        1. No. 6, 'Pastorale' - Ludwig Van Beethoven
        2. No. 29 In A Major, 1st Mvt. - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
        3. No. 39 In F Major, Scherzando - Michael Haydn
        4. No. 40 In G Minor, Minuet - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
        5. No. 94 In G Major 'Suprise', Andante - Franz Joseph Haydn
        6. No. 41 In C Major, 'Jupiter', 1st Mvt. - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
        7. No. 34 In C Major, Finale - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
        8. No. 5 In B Flat Major, Andante - Franz Schubert
        9. No. 4 'Italian' 1st Mvt. - Felix Mendelssohn
        10. Symphonie Fantastique 'Scenes From A Ball' - Hector Berlioz
        11. No. 9, 'New World' Largo - Antonin Dvor
        12. No. 6, 'Pastorale', 4th Mvt., 'Thunderstorm' - Ludwig Van Beethoven
        13. No. 5 In C Minor, Andante - Ludwig Van Beethoven
        14. No. 8 'Unfinished' 1st Mvt. - Franz Schubert
        15. No. 2 In C Major, Scherzo - Robert Schumann
        16. No. 9, 'New World', 4th Mvt. - Antonin Dvor
        17. No. 5, 3rd Mvt., Waltz - Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
        18. 'Classical Symphony', Gavotte - Sergey Prokofiev
        19. No. 2 In E Minor 1st Mvt., Allegro - Sergei Rachmaninoff
        20. No. 3, 'Organ Symphony', Finale - Camille Saint-Sa
        21. No. 1 In C Minor, Finale - Johannes Brahms
        22. No. 5 In E Major, Finale - Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
        23. No. 9, 'Choral Symphony' 3rd Mvt., Adagio - Ludwig Van Beethoven
        24. No. 7, 1st Mvt. (Extract) - Ludwig Van Beethoven
        25. No. 5 In C Minor, Finale - Ludwig Van Beethoven

        Customer Reviews:

        5 out of 5 stars A Grand symphonic adventure.......2005-07-26

        This album provides a quick exposure to some of the best movements in the best symphonies. Many of the tracks will sound familiar. They are played well and have good sound quality.
        As a novice musician, i have great appreciation for it.
        Jane Austen Companion
        Average customer rating: Not rated
          		Jane Austen Companion

          Manufacturer: Nimbus Records
          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD

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          ASIN: B0000037IK
          Release Date: 1996-06-18

          Tracks:

          1. String Symphony No. 4: Andante
          2. Symphony In F Major: Andante
          3. Concerto In E Major For Trumpet, Oboe d'amore, Violin, Strings And Continuo: Affettuoso
          4. Overture No. 5 In E Major: Andante
          5. Violin Concerto In C Major: Adagio
          6. Symphony No. 6 In F Major: Larghetto
          7. Cello Concerto In C Major: Adagio
          8. Symphony No. 1 In B Flat Major: I Allegro
          9. Symphony No. 1 In B Flat Major: II Moderato e dolce
          10. Symphony No. 3 In C Major: Andante
          11. Symphony No. 94 in G Major: Menuet & Trio
          12. Symphony No. 5 In B Flat Major: Andante con moto
          13. Symphony No. 2 In A Major: Vivace
          14. Trumpet Concerto In E Flat Major: Andante
          15. Symphony No.1 in D Major: Andante

          Amazon.com

          If the people at Nimbus are smart, they'll do a whole collection of discs on this theme. The literary-musical connection is, when done tastefully, as it is here, irresistible. As the intelligent and interesting notes maintain, "London at the time of Jane Austen was one of the most exciting centers in all of Europe for music," and this was an era of great fertility of composers in general. Lucky Jane! Imagine publishing your second novel the same year that Beethoven's Seventh Symphony receives its premiere. Or offering your fourth novel to the public near the time of the first performance of Schubert's Fifth Symphony. The program highlights popular music from Austen's time by Mendelssohn, Haydn, Fasch, J.C. Bach, Boyce, Schubert and others. I find the exclusion of chamber music a little odd here, though, since chamber music was the rage among the sort of gentlemen and women of the country about whom Austen wrote so well. --Gwendolyn Freed
          Robert Bradley's Blackwater Surprise
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            		Robert Bradley's Blackwater Surprise
            Robert Bradley
            Manufacturer: © 1996 BMG Entertainment / RCA Records
            ProductGroup: Music
            Binding: Audio CD

            GeneralGeneral | R&B | Styles | Music
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            ASIN: B000002WZ1
            Release Date: 1996-09-17

            Tracks:

            1. Bellybone
            2. Comin' Down
            3. California
            4. Shake It Off
            5. Once Upon A Time
            6. Trouble Brother
            7. Way Back
            8. Governor
            9. Burn
            10. After Your Love
            11. For The Night

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            The former members of the Detroit alternative rock band Second Self were working on demos for a new record deal in 1992 when they stumbled across a blind street singer a few blocks from their studio. The young musicians were so struck by the older man's raspy, booming, soulful voice that they invited him into the studio to record a few tracks. The resultant quintet, Robert Bradley's Blackwater Surprise is named after the veteran busker and is dominated by his anachronistic, bluesy growl and his eccentric songwriting. Like the late street-singer-turned-major-label artist Ted Hawkins, Bradley is not a blues traditionalist. He loves the soul music of the '60s and '70s, but the experience of playing that material on an acoustic guitar on sidewalks created a hybrid sound that's neither old folk nor new pop. And when he started writing his own songs in this weird genre, he came up with arrestingly personal testimony, like his plea to the "Governor" to turn his electricity back on before the singer's woman walks out on him. Or his memories of his youth "Once Upon a Time" when Marvin Gaye sang and the world was full of dreams that slipped through our hands. Because Bradley's bandmates come out of a different tradition, they avoid the usual R&B clichés. They also provide surprisingly sympathetic, admirably restrained backing to his peculiar vision. --Geoffrey Himes

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