Not a Moment Too Soon

Not a Moment Too Soon

ASIN: B000000D8B

Track Listings

1. It Doesn't Get Any Countrier Than This

2. Give It to Me Strait

3. Wouldn't Want It Any Other Way

4. Down on the Farm

5. Not a Moment Too Soon

6. Indian Outlaw

7. Refried Dreams

8. Don't Take the Girl

9. 40 Days and 40 Nights

10. Ain't That Just Like a Dream

Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
It's best to think of McGraw as the Paul Revere of modern country music: dumb, derivative and too much fun to be easily dismissed. Just as the Raiders made up for their lack of sophistication with an overabundance of enthusiasm, McGraw's attractive tenor and unerring commercial instincts transform tearjerkers like "Don't Take the Girl" and "Wouldn't Want It Any Other Way" and novelty numbers like "Indian Outlaw" and "It Doesn't Get Any Countrier Than This" into hard-to-resist, low-brow entertainment. --Geoffrey Himes

Tracks:

It Doesn't Get Any Countrier Than This
Give It To Me Strait
Wouldn't Want It Any Other Way
Down On The Farm
Not A Moment Too Soon
Indian Outlaw
Refried Dreams
Don't Take The Girl
40 Days And 40 Nights
Ain't That Just Like A Dream

Amazon.com

It's best to think of McGraw as the Paul Revere of modern country music: dumb, derivative and too much fun to be easily dismissed. Just as the Raiders made up for their lack of sophistication with an overabundance of enthusiasm, McGraw's attractive tenor and unerring commercial instincts transform tearjerkers like "Don't Take the Girl" and "Wouldn't Want It Any Other Way" and novelty numbers like "Indian Outlaw" and "It Doesn't Get Any Countrier Than This" into hard-to-resist, low-brow entertainment. --Geoffrey Himes

Customer Reviews:

Breakthrough album still fairly traditional.......2005-02-16

After an unsuccessful debut of solidly traditional country music, Tim added a contemporary edge to his music for his second album (this one) although the overall sound is still fairly traditional. Tim's music became much more contemporary with subsequent albums, leaving the traditional stuff to Alan Jackson and others. But all that came later - this should please all but the die-hard traditionalists.

The song that gave Tim his breakthrough, Indian outlaw, is sometimes dismissed as a novelty song but it's great fun, if somewhat controversial (some say it's an insult to Native Americans).

The album opens with It don't get any countrier than this (actually about a woman), followed by Give it to me Strait, about drowning one's sorrows while playing a jukebox full of George Strait records - it mentions several song titles including Unwound, Fireman, Baby's getting good at goodbye and Fool hearted memory. These two songs should dispel any doubts about Tim's credentials as a country singer.

The rest of the album is in similar style. I particularly like Down on the farm (about having a good party), the title track (a superb ballad), Don't take the girl (a classic country ballad) and Refried dreams.

If you don't like traditional country music, you should give this a miss even if you like Tim's later music. Conversely, if you enjoy traditional country, don't ignore this just because Tim is the singer. It's a great album.

Love it.......2004-05-08

There's such a genuineness to his songs when they sound "country" as his early stuff tended to be, and there are some great tunes on here. The ode to George Strait is amusing and Not a Moment Too Soon is too lovely for words. Great, great album. Must-buy if you're a Tim McGraw fan based on Everywhere, A Place in the Sun, Set This Circus Down, etc. The time traveling is worth it!

Dont stop now.......2002-12-10

This was the first album i owned of Tims and now thanks to all the great music on this album I am a die hard fan of Tim McGraw

Oh my gosh!!!!What an awful thing to say!!!.......2001-11-20

Ok well, in defense of Tim McGraw, country and myself.......I am not a sheep and I certainly liked this CD.Not his best but definitly one of his better.Whiny?I think not.I'm sorry to tell you this Scott but not everyone likes the cry in your beer stuff from 40 years ago.I'm not down on it but cmon.......you gotta be kidding...Tim McGraw is EXTREMELY talented.

Not A Moment Too Soon.......2001-10-20

With his high lonesome yodel, and jacked-up honky tonk groove, singer Tim McGraw is the latest in a new generation of country heartthrobs to capture the imagination of today's young country fans. From the opening notes of "It Doesn't Get Any Countrier Than This"--with its skinny dipping, roll in the hay, crank my tractor sexual imagery--NOT A MOMENT TOO SOON showcases McGraw's drawlin' good time delivery on a section of party-hearty arrangements.

The key element in young McGraw's appealing country synthesis is the persistent undercurrent of chicken-fried rock'n'roll in the mix, as on the bluesy "40 Days And 40 Nights" and the pulsating "Ain't That Just Like A Dream," with its big, ringing arena gestures (descended from bands the likes of Lynyrd Skynyrd). Not that McGraw can't get next to a ballad, as he demonstrates on the steel-guitar inflected "Wouldn't Want It Any Other Way" and the nostalgic "Don't Take The Girl."

Tracks:

Der Rosenkavalier: Act I. Opening - Introduction
Der Rosenkavalier: Act I. Opening - How You Were! How You Are! (Octavian, Marschallin)
Der Rosenkavalier: Act I. Conclusion - Ah, There He Goes... (Marschallin, Octavian)
Der Rosenkavalier: Act I. Conclusion - Ah! You Are Back Again? (Marschallin, Octavian)
Der Rosenkavalier: Act I. Conclusion - For Time Is A Mysterious Thing (Marschallin, Octavian)
Der Rosenkavalier: Act I. Conclusion - My Dearest Love, Why Do You Torture Yourself... (Marschallin, Octavian)
Der Rosenkavalier: Act I. Conclusion - I'll Go Now, Go To Church, And Pray (Marschallin, Octavian)
Der Rosenkavalier: Act II Opening - Introduction: A Solemn Day, A Wondrous Day
Der Rosenkavalier: Act II Opening - In This Most Wonderful And Serious Moment (Sophie)
Der Rosenkavalier: Act II Opening - It Is An Honor, An Enchantment (Octavian, Sophie)
Der Rosenkavalier: Act II Conclusion - Here I Am
Der Rosenkavalier: Act II Conclusion - Here (Ochs)
Der Rosenkavalier: Act III (Conclusion) - Leupold, Let's Go (Ochs)
Der Rosenkavalier: Act III (Conclusion) - Oh God! The Story Was A Masquerade And No More (Sophie, Octavian, Marschellin)
Der Rosenkavalier: Act III (Conclusion) - Now Or Tomorrow; If Not Tomorrow, Very Soon (Marschallin, Sophie, Octavian)
Der Rosenkavalier: Act III (Conclusion) - Marie Theres', How Good You Are (Marschallin, Sophie, Octavian)
Der Rosenkavalier: Act III (Conclusion) - Bliss Is Too Deep To Understand (Marschallin, Sophie, Octavian)
Der Rosenkavalier: Act III (Conclusion) - Bliss Is Too Deep To Understand (Octavian, Sophie)

Amazon.com

Not exactly a highlights disc, this, but a judiciously pruned and fully coherent presentation of a masterpiece that's arguably too verbose for its own good. All the hits are intact: Baron Ochs's rantings, the slithering presentation of the Rose, the velveteen final trio, and, of course, those indestructible waltzes. A little less of the drawn-out opening scene plus the inclusion of the extraordinary Act 3 Prelude would have made this splendid disc utterly perfect. Perhaps one loses the guttural edge and local color of Hugo von Hofmannsthal's German when rendered in the King's English, but the wonderful cast projects every word without sacrificing Strauss's liquid legato. David Parry plays up the composer's frothy textures, keeping his strings away from the unlimited schlag bar. Chandos supplies an excellent synopsis together with full English texts. In sum, the ultimate Rosenkavalier starter's kit, after which you'll want to try the legendary Karajan recording or Erich Kleiber's incandescent account. --Jed Distler

Customer Reviews:

An English Silver Rose.......2000-06-10

This "highlights" recording, one of the most recent of the Chandos "Opera in English" series, is a superlative issue that must be heard by all lovers of Richard Strauss and fine singing. Indeed, the singing is truly exceptional; mention must be made immediately of the silken voiced Octavian of Diana Montague - from start to finish she maintains a scrupulous control of legato and beauty of tone (similar to, but in my view surpassing, Susan Graham). Rosemary Joshua's Sophie surpassess most other more famous singers of this taxing role; she is truly a match for the likes of Lucia Popp and Elisabeth Schumann. Listen to the ravishing floated pianissimos in the presentation of the silver rose scene, and the final trio and duet, and I am sure you will agree. Yvonne Kenny is a Marschallin sensitive to the nuances of both text and music; vocally she is not in the class of a Schwarzkopf, Janowitz or Fleming, but this is a moving portrayal. And Tomlinson, the great Wotan and Hans Sachs of our age, is an amusing, cavernous voiced, (slightly too) boorish Ochs. The success of this performance is also due to the excellent musical support given by the London Philharmonic and conductor David Parry. Those concerned by the fact that this recording is given in English translation need not be; the translation is singer friendly (though not all the words are audible), and the standard of performance is such as to almost make no difference. If only the work were given complete - but this is still a "must buy"!

The String Quartet Tribute to Tim McGraw

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The String Quartet Tribute to Tim McGraw
J. / Wiseman, Craig Leary , R. / James, T. Lerner , C. / Johnson, L. Martin , Aimee / Luther, Bill Mayo , Jim McMillen , W. / Barnhill, J. Perry , Stephony Smith , P. Vassar , Craig / Steele, J. / Anderson, A. Wiseman , Jim McMillen , and Da Capo Players
Manufacturer: Vitamin Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0002MPQD2
Release Date: 2004-08-24

Tracks:

Where The Green Grass Grows
Indian Outlaw
The Cowboy In Me
Don't Take The Girl
It's Your Love
I Like It, I Love It
My Next 30 Years
Not A Moment Too Soon
She's My Kind Of Rain
Please Remember Me
My Best Friend
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Tracks:

It Doesn't Get Any Countrier Than This
Give It to Me Strait
Wouldn't Want It Any Other Way
Down on the Farm
Not a Moment Too Soon
Indian Outlaw
Refried Dreams
Don't Take the Girl
40 Days and 40 Nights
Ain't That Just Like a Dream

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Customer Reviews:

Breakthrough album still fairly traditional.......2005-02-16

Love it.......2004-05-08

Dont stop now.......2002-12-10

This was the first album i owned of Tims and now thanks to all the great music on this album I am a die hard fan of Tim McGraw

Oh my gosh!!!!What an awful thing to say!!!.......2001-11-20

Not A Moment Too Soon.......2001-10-20

Tracks:

'O Wonder!'
'The Golden Calf'
'Just As The Light Breeze'
'My Lovely Young Lady, Will You Not Allow Me'
'What Unknown Emotion Fills Me?... Hail! Chaste And Pure Dwelling'
'I Should Darely Like To Know...There Once Was A King Of Thule'
'O Godfness! What A Lot Of Jevels!'
'Ah! I Laugh To See How Lovely I Look In This Mirror'
'Not A Moment Too Soon!'
'It Is Late Now...Farewell!'
'O Night Of Love, Radiant Sky!'
'Divine Purity!'
'He Loves Me! My Hart Is In A Turmoil!'
'Immortel Glory Of Our Ancestors'
'You Who Pretend To Sleep'
'Go Away! It Is Almost Daybreak'
'My Heart I Almost Overcome With Terror'
'Wait! Here Is The Street'
'Take Care, Or You Are Lost'
'Marguerite!...Saved!'

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