Streets of Bakersfield [Import]

Streets of Bakersfield [Import]

ASIN: B000025ANC

Track Listings

1. Under Your Spell Again

2. Above And Beyond

3. Excuse Me (I Think I've Got A Heartache)

4. Foolin' Around

5. Under The Influence Of Love

6. Kickin' Our Hearts Around

7. You're For Me

8. Act Naturally

9. Love's Gonna Live Here

10. My Heart Skips A Beat

11. Together Again

12. I Don't Care (Just As Long As You Love Me)

13. Cryin' Time

14. I've Got A Tiger By The Tail

15. Before You Go

16. Only You (Can Break My Heart)

17. Gonna Have Love

18. Buckaroo

19. Waitin' In Your Welfare Line

20. Dust On Mother's Bible

See all 40 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
40 of the greatest honky tonk hits by this highly influential country music legend. Includes 'Act Naturally', 'Together Again', 'Think Of Me', 'Love's Gonna Live Here' and 'I've Got A Tiger By The Tail'. Double slimline jewel case. 1999 release. The full title is 'Streets Of Bakersfield/ 40 Greatest Hits'.

Tracks:

Jenny Don't Be Hasty
Last Request
Rewind
Million Faces
These Streets
New Shoes
White Lies
Loving You
Autumn
Alloway Grove

From Amazon.co.uk

19-year old Scottish singer/songwriter Paolo Nutini sounds older than his years on his debut album, These Streets. It's not just his careworn, smooth-as-sandpaper voice, either (although, admittedly, it does help). It's more to do with the maturity of the lyrics, and the casual soulfulness of his delivery. "Last Request" is more the work of a vintage Motown singer than a teenager from Paisley, and it's to Nutini's credit that he carries it off with aplomb. And rather like the soul singers of previous generations, he manages to sing without a hint of hypocrisy about his own sexual exploits ("Jenny Don't Be Hasty") while also questioning his girlfriend's fidelity ("Alloway Grove"). It's the fact that he's so frank, and even a little bit naive, that he manages to get away with it. And though the stripped-down tunes on These Streets don't always immediately grab the listener (the title track, in particular), the songs where Nutini is accompanied by a full band often manage to evoke sunny-day American soul ("New Shoes", for example). This is a strong debut, and considering Paolo Nutini's tender years, bigger things can be expected of him in the future. --Ted Kord

Album Description

Debut album from Paolo Nutini.

Customer Reviews:

listening to live earth now!!.......2007-07-09

when i heard new shoes on tv, i knew i had to have this album. awesome!! and i'm listening to his performance on the Live Earth stage right now on my computer!

GREAT!.......2007-06-27

I saw this guy on the Today show, then the Tonight show. Love his music - and I really hope he finds success. I like his style, like his writing, like his singing.

Nutini rocks!!!.......2007-06-13

Think soul...think hot guitar riffs...think about amazing lyrics about relationships and life into just one album...there is only one person I can think of who can accomplish this and that is Paolo Nutini. I heard of Nutini a year before the album was released in the U.S. and I was amazed by what I heard. Songs like "Rewind" and "Allowgrove" are amazing. But it is the songs like "Jenny Don't Be Hasty", "New Shoes", and "Loving You" that make this album as hot as it is. Just one listen to it and its first track and you will be hooked. Nutini is the real "it" and his career will surely launch with his raw and true style; something that is very unique among todays industry. My personal favorites are "Jenny Don't Be Hasty" "Rewind" "New Shoes" and "Loving Me." Buy the album and you will see exactly what I mean.

Peppy Feel Good Fun.......2007-06-12

In an era where many artists feel the need to be political outspoken - Paolo Nutini puts the fun back into music. From the peppy riffs and beats to the feel good lyrics, you just can't help but love the bubble gum happy music of These Streets!

Fantastic all the way through.......2007-06-06

To the reviewer who only liked "New Shoes": I'm not surprised. It's not a knock on the reviewer or the song, it's catchy. But I think it was a poor choice to release as a single if the goal was to introduce people to his style. "New Shoes" has a completely different feel than the rest of the album.

That being said, what an amazing voice and fantastic debut album! Personal fav's are "Million Faces" and "Last Request". I'm guessing the only reason one of these two wasn't released as the single was because they aren't incredibly upbeat.

Streets Of Fire: A Rock & Roll Fable (1984 Film)

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Great Old Fashioned Fun
Brings back great memories...
Underestimated brilliance
Terrific Album
good sound for a good movie

Streets Of Fire: A Rock & Roll Fable (1984 Film)
Ry Cooder , Jim Steinman , and Dan Hartman
Manufacturer: Mca
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Release Date: 1990-10-25

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Nowhere Fast
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One Bad Stud
Tonight Is What It Means To Be Young
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Album Details

The Film Soundtrack that Acted as the Vehicle to Promote the Late Dan Hartman's Last Hit Single 'i Can Dream About You' as Well as the Fixx's 'deeper and Deeper', plus Tracks from Marilyn Martin, Greg Phillinganes, Maria Mckee, Ry Cooder, the Blasters and More.

Customer Reviews:

Great Old Fashioned Fun.......2007-06-27

Michael Pare & Willem Dafoe really bring back the old days with their hero versus villain story. Each time that I watch this movie, I am captured by the music as time passes quickly as I am on the edge of my seat awaiting the next move.

Brings back great memories..........2007-06-08

I loved this movie back when it came out and I still do. Great music for those of us growing up in the 80's. Would recommend this to anyone wanting to reminisce. Diane Lane, Michael Pare, and Willem Dafoe are great. Hope you enjoy as much as I did.

Underestimated brilliance.......2007-05-27

This CD is fantastic. The feel of the songs match the mood of the film. I invite you all to listen to it and tell me you don't get a feel good wave running through you. Quite simply ... exceptional

Terrific Album.......2007-05-16

A very enjoyable album. The music is powerful, exciting and fun. It was a favorite when I watched the film and it has remained one for me.

good sound for a good movie.......2007-05-13

Not enough appreciated by the public, still one hot action movie of the '80s.

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wow
fantastic.....
Rocky Roads
Not DMB's best album, but still good
I still love this album

Before These Crowded Streets
Dave Matthews Band
Manufacturer: RCA
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Release Date: 1998-04-28

Tracks:

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Stay (Wasting Time)
Halloween
The Stone
Crush
The Dreaming Tree
Pig
Spoon

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The Dave Matthews Band is moving its music forward incrementally. While Before These Crowded Streets offers more of the folky melodies and vaguely international rhythms that made this Charlottesville, Virginia, group a major record and concert draw, it also finds them adding subtle new colorings to the mix. Alanis Morissette guests on two cuts, "Spoon" and the disc's first single, "Don't Drink the Water"; banjo Bela Fleck steps in, too. Most intriguing, however, is the modernist string arrangement from the Kronos Quartet on the driving "Halloween." Matthewsat least partly fulfills his obvious hopes to lead something other than a jam band here; at the same time, Streets should keep his fans satisfied. --Rickey Wright

Customer Reviews:

wow.......2007-06-09

this album is amazing. i have been a fan of dave matthews band for a long time, and i never got this cd. i was hooked on under the table and dreaming, but when i got this, it became my all-time favorite cd. this cd is very different from any other of theirs. it is much more dark, and seems to have more worldly influences, which is shown a lot in "the last stop". also, the band goes into a long jam session on almost every song, which is really fun to listen to. what has always amazed me about dmb, and especially shines in before these crowded streets, is that every member of the band is just as important as the other. i personally think that everyone else in the band are better musicians that dave himself. he is, although, an amazing songwriter. here's a review of each song:

1. Pantala Naga Pampa- this song isn't much of a song, but it's good for what it is. you can find it played at the end of the D&T version of "jimi thing".
2. Rapunzel- this song shows how tight the band is together. it's played in 5:4 time, which is really tough. the whole song is tasty, and the bridge is a 6:8 turnaround with a great violin part. great song.
3. The Last Stop- this song makes a very large use of a middle-eastern scale. that's what makes it sound really egyptian, and although i really appreciate the influence, it's probably my least favorite on the cd. it is still a good song.
4. Don't Drink The Water- i really like this song. i like the live version better, because i think it has more energy, but this version is very good as well. i love the passion that the lyrics show and how the music describes it.
5. Stay- great single, although it's almost 6 min long. it's very catchy and has a black female vocal group singing in it. i love the two jams that the band goes into. dave is very good at describing feelings in terms of music, this one being love.
6. Halloween- This song is very funny. It sounds like dave is singing like he's frankenstein's monster or something. Sometimes it gets on my nerves, but it's musically a great song. really funny to listen to.
7. The Stone- halloween fades into just violins and stuff and flows into the beginning of the stone. that makes for a great intro. then the guitar comes in, and it's a very good guitar riff. this is the most dark of all songs on the album. it also has the best of all guitar riffs on the cd in my opinion, the verse, chorus, and transition back to the verse. it has a very long, awesome jam at the end and fades. amazing song.
8. Crush- I think this is my favorite of all dmb songs. again, dave describes love in the form of music very well. this is just a feel good song. the jam at the end blows my mind. tim reynolds, leroi moore, and boyd tinsley are all soloing at once. even dave has a few funky chords in the jam himself, the closest thing to soloing i think i've ever heard from him. also one of the best live songs by dmb.
9. The Dreaming Tree- I love this song. It has a great story and just a great feel to it. A great bass line (not as great as in crush) carries the song through the verse.
10.Pig- this song has a great message to not waste days away, and that we take tomorrow for granted too much. musically, it's not as good as some dmb songs, but it's still good.
11. Spoon- This song is very jazzy, and has a guest female vocalist. i'm not sure, but i think she is the girl that plays with damien rice. it's a great finale to the whole album, a great way to end it all off.

Bottom line is, this cd is great. it's a lot different from other dmb albums, but if you're more of the listener that just cranks it up and listens to it instead of playing it in the background, this is probably the one cd by dmb that is most enjoyable when you have it really loud. you have to listen to this whole cd at one time to get the full effect. if you enjoy this, i recommend sunrise over sea by the john butler trio.

fantastic............2007-03-27

It took me (almost) ten years to hear this great album! I can't believe I waited so long. The Dave Matthews Band has been a fixture at The Gorge at George concerts, in Washington, for several years now, and Dave, himself, was often seen down at Pike Place Market in my hometown of Seattle, Washington, playing acoustic sets for the public.....that was a few years ago. BEFORE THESE CROWDED STREETS features some of the finest and most eclectic cross-section of music genres I have heard on one album. It's hard to believe that this music was all done by one band. We hear ska, power metal, jazz, world and pop all stirred and then blended into a great musical smoothie.

Some of my favorite cuts include "Last Stop," which eerily illustrates what was to become of the relationship between the United States and the Middle East, only three years later, when 9/11 took place (chillingly prophetic), "Stay," which is an upbeat, fun, and calypso-inspired romp in the grass and makes you feel like the sun is shining even if you're listening to it in the pouring rain, "Crush," a beautiful jazzy love song, and "The Dreaming Tree," which is poetic, ponderous and devestating. There really isn't a "bad" song on here. Dave Matthews is a fantastic story teller and he wrote most of the songs himself. This album is an example of rock/crossover music at its best.....

Rocky Roads.......2007-03-27

Dave made a name for himself crooning about things like love, lust, longing, and belonging with an opulent and mossy voice. His first two albums swam with sultry and complex arrangements, production values so riotous and rambunctious that they were almost too much to handle.

"Streets" marked a shift in his band's sexily sour and dreamily dour demeanor. There is still the classic romantic chaos ("Rapunzel" and "Stay") and the seeping wonderment of his melancholy moods ("Crush," "The Dreaming Tree," and "Spoon"), and as before it's done with meticulous attention to every chord and spark, every pluck and quaver.

Here, however, Dave has chosen also to get really, really angry. He saturates those moments with just as much technical skill as ever, but gone is the lyricism, replaced by Dave ripping resentful and revenge-hungry tirades out of his throat as if they have been sawed into shape with a cheese grater. I'm not saying he shouldn't be angry (his vendettas are against the rape and loss of cultures/land and also sometimes against things more difficult to pinpoint); I'm just saying he's more skilled at singing about love and bittersweet loss than he is at growling about drinking water and "Halloween."

Not DMB's best album, but still good.......2007-03-15

There are some great songs on this album and some that are kind of strange. But, all in all, it's still Dave Matthews! It's still worth buying and listening to.

I still love this album.......2007-02-11

Ok first of all, I got into dMb in high school and have since then expanded my cd collection greatly, but I still keep coming back to this album and still enjoy listening to it to this day. This album is the quintessential dmb studio album in my opinion. It has the "listen to it all the way through" quality of 'under the table and dreaming' and the song writing quality of 'crash'. Personally, I enjoy bands like radiohead, smashing pumpkins, modest mouse, fugazi, the flaming lips, and the pixies...bands in my opinion who really put out albums that keep the listener entertained from beginning to end, and really give you alot to listen to. The thing about 'before these crowded streets' is that there is alot to listen to without bring things like keyboards and electronic effects into the mix. These guys are great musicians, and despite their frat boy following and mainstream success, this band still deserves your attention. This was the last studio album recorded with Steve Lillywhite as producer and although their recent albums have been some what disappointing, this album still has alot to offer (as does the band **here's hoping that their next album will be a return to something close to this album**). Albums like 'under the table and dreaming' and 'crash' are good too, but in my opinion this album is superior. This album is similar to 'under the table' but the songs have more diversity, and unlike 'crash' which in my opnion is just a collection of good songs, 'before these crowded streets' flows and actually takes you somewhere. If you enjoy this album, check out their live in Chicago cd.

While the City Sleeps, We Rule the Streets

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Awesome Album, Start to Finish
Beam me up Cobra Starship
G A B E gonna get you high!
Cobra starship rocks!
Cool sound

While the City Sleeps, We Rule the Streets
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The band burst onto the scene with the uber-catchy dance-pop-rock of "Snakes On A Plane (Bring It)" from the movie's soundtrack. This is their debut full-length. Produced by S*A*M, a.k.a. Sam Hollander (Method Man, The Sounds, Gym Class Heroes) and Sluggo, the alter ego of renowned session bassist Dave Katz (Roger Daltrey). Features special guests, such as members of Fall Out Boy, The Academy Is..., Gym Class Heroes, The Sounds, and 80's dance/pop group The Cover Girls.

Customer Reviews:

Awesome Album, Start to Finish.......2007-06-27

Highly Reccomended. It's got a blend of the 80s with a more contemporary feel and keeps yer head boppin along with the beat.

Beam me up Cobra Starship.......2007-06-05

Saw this band on this years Honda Civic Tour. I originally went to see Fall Out Boy (of course!) and was totally taken over by Cobra Starship!
I find their music original and fun.
Favorite tracks are "Send My Love to the Dance Floor..." and "Keep it Simple".
I would definitely recommend this album to anyone who is looking for something different.

G A B E gonna get you high!.......2007-05-21

Cobra Startship's debut album will put you in such a great musical mood, you wont be able to help dancing with yourself!

Gabe Saporta knows just want it takes to get the listener to really feel his songs and get you moving!

My favorite tracks are Send my Love... The balland of Big Poppa... The Kids are all F'd up.

If you are feeling Gabe's sound, be sure to check out some of his former band, Midtown's releases: Forget What you Know OR Living Well is the Best Revenge.

Holla!

Cobra starship rocks!.......2007-04-09

Dudes this album is sick all the way through!!! If you dig gabes voice and songs, you must check out all of his "midtown" albums!!! they are different, but evenly good!!!!

Cool sound.......2007-03-09

Cobra starship has a nice up beat kind of dance beat to it. I really like the whole C.D. it is a nice addition to my collection

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A Real Musical Treat
Funny, fresh, different
Excellent CD transcends genre boundaries
Ain't that the truth
OK AMERICANS, TIME TO WAKE UP

A Grand Don't Come for Free
The Streets
Manufacturer: Vice/Atlantic
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With beats that mix hip-hop, R&B, and UK garage, A Grand Don't Come For Free, like its impressive predecessor Original Pirate Material (2002), transforms the everyday and the mundane into the terms of an epic. British rapper Mike Skinner captures the simple details of a simple existence that inhabits the lower levels of the middle class. But whereas Original Pirate Material was more about everyday life on the streets, this follow-up is more about everyday life in the flat--mom's kitchen, my mate's living room, my girl's couch. The Streets has fallen in love, and his raps narrate the adventures and misadventures of this romance. In all, it is a concept album that places greater emphasis on storytelling rather than on the music, which is often spare with little or no enhancements. With some songs expressing the beauty of love and others expressing the pleasures of drugs, the Streets is still holding it down for the UK. --Charles Mudede

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Mike Skinner, the musical mastermind behind The Streets, once again melds hip-hop, dub, ska, UK garage beats, and his unique rhyme style to deliver a sound like nothing else. Instead of the snapshot imagery of the last album, "Original Pirate Material", "A Grand..." is one continuous narrative, following Skinner through a day of victories, defeats, and battles.

Customer Reviews:

A Real Musical Treat.......2007-06-27

This work is original and very good. I recommend it to anyone interested in unique talents like Streets. I have noticed a trend with English groups that represent a poetic sense coupled with a feel for Anglo hiphop.
Dry your eyes mate!

Funny, fresh, different.......2007-04-05

I like The Hardest Way album even better but A Grand is very good, too. Some songs made me laugh out loud and still I can't help but grin when I hear them. I appreciate it when an artist has a unique way of looking at everyday experiences and Mike certainly does that.

Excellent CD transcends genre boundaries .......2007-01-24

The Streets, effectively rapper Mike Skinner's vehicle, come into their own on "A Grand Don't Come for Free". While Skinner's debut, "Original Pirate Material", got by on unique beats and Skinner's unusual delivery, "A Grand Don't Come For Free" works just as well on a song-by-song basis, but is also a surprisingly cohesive and moving concept album about relationships and friendship. The album tells the story of the beginning and end of a relationship, matched thematically by the loss and search for a thousand pounds. Sound dull?

Quite simply, it isn't. Skinner's take on the mundane is both familiar and insightful. Highlights abound, from the humorous and catchy "Could Well Be In" to the heartbreaking (and only single) "Dry Your Eyes". Trying to characterize Skinner in a particular genre (hip-hop, garage, etc.) is useless - no CD in 2004 was as funny, melodic, or moving as "A Grand Don't Come for Free". No music lover should miss it.

Ain't that the truth.......2006-12-21

Some of my friends really like it, some really don't. Good stories in the songs. I like it.

OK AMERICANS, TIME TO WAKE UP.......2006-11-21

Reading Americans reviews of brittish albums really gets on my nerves. This is a great album and Americans need to understand one thing about Mike Skinner : HE'S NOT A RAPPER, so please stop saying he can't rap. Everybody on this side of the sea know that. And why do ye dismiss albums because ye find it hard to understand the accent? Thats just plain ignorance. Time for Americans to open their minds. I'm Irish and we have no trouble understanding any accent, whether it be brittish or american, but Americans seen to always have a hard time understanding people that are not american, I bet most americans wouldn't have a clue what I'm sayin if they heard me speak, I'm from Limerick in Ireland and any american that we meet we have to slow down our accent like we're talking to somebody that speaks a different language or a child.

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The Multi-Facets of the Diamond Band
WONDERFUL!
Fine music seriously marred by poor sonics
GREAT ALBUM, BUT YOU'RE BUYING THE WRONG VERSION!
The transition album

Takin' It to the Streets
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Customer Reviews:

The Multi-Facets of the Diamond Band.......2007-04-14

Even though the name "Doobie Brothers" could invoke drug usage by the over-critical, few can deny the magic of their music.

A staple of mid 70's FM radio airplay, the Doobie Brothers earned a well-respective niche in rock. In this debut presentation of the talents of Michael McDonald as spokesman-singer, you hear staple songs of the Doobie's career. But more important, you hear more obscure tracks that are super-beautiful and cross the division between rock and jazz-fusion.

If you don't have this album, then get it right now!

WONDERFUL!.......2007-04-03

I bought this album just for the hard-to-find song "For Someone Special", which is one of their best songs, although it didn't receive a lot of air play. I got to listen to it only a couple of times before my son borrowed it, who is a 2nd-generation Doobie Brothers fan. This album has a little more soul than some of their others, and great guitars, vocals and lyrics. This album takes you back and leaves you feeling happy. I totally recommend it!

Fine music seriously marred by poor sonics.......2006-11-05

Michael McDonald and Patrick Simmons have outstanding vocal talents and gave us compositions that, even after 30 years, still sound fresh. But you won't get to that conclusion by listening to this CD. While the vocal efforts here are strong, the rythms driving, and the tunes catchy, this CD sounds as if a sonic veil has been thrown over the music. Think of what you hear when listening to a recording that is being played back on speakers in another room, or the sound you would hear using the tiny speakers on, say, a 13" TV set, and you will get an idea of how badly this CD captures the band's perfomance. If you enjoy the Doobie Brothers, avoid this recording: it will only cause disappointment over a lost opportunity to appreciate some great tunes played by fine musicians.

GREAT ALBUM, BUT YOU'RE BUYING THE WRONG VERSION!.......2006-07-17

The Japanese imports of the Doobie catalog are remastered.

Warner Brothers here in the U.S. is still selling the old LP-EQ'd, terrible-sounding masters they released on CD in 1990.

If you love these albums, get a set of the Japanese editions. They cost more, but they're worth it.

The transition album.......2006-02-10

Tom Johnston was ill and had some drug issues and thus Michael McDonald took over as the "leader" of the Doobs in this 1976 jewel. The bulk of the group stayed the same except that Jeff Baxter bridged the guitar gap left by the departure of Johnston becoming a full timer. Patrick Simmons, Tiran Porter, John Hartman and Keith Knudsen made up the rest of the core. Backed by the Memphis Horns, Bobby La Kind (congas) and Maria Muldaur (cameo vocals in "Rio"). This album blends rock, jazz, soul and pop to perfection. Highlights include "Wheels of Fortune" and "It Keeps You Running". Tom Johnston's "Turn It Loose" was the only song he sang in and wrote. A great '70s listen.

Average customer rating:

Jammin
As VIBE Magazine said, "Not on THESE streets"
...dissapointed
Guys talking over a beat, great!
All right

The Hardest Way to Make an Easy Living
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Release Date: 2006-04-25

Tracks:

Pranging Out
War Of The Sexes
The Hardest Way To Make An Easy Living
All Goes Out The Window
Memento Mori
Can't Con An Honest John
When You Wasn't Famous
Never Went To Church
Hotel Expressionism
Two Nations
Fake Streets Hats

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On the Streets' third album, the conceit is that Mike Skinner's now a famous guy (and he indeed is in the UK--as he puts it, "I've sold 3 million and you've never heard of me"). So, instead of dissecting the stereotypes and prejudices of an average Joe, Skinner turns his keen eye for detail on himself, to his new life of easy drugs and easier girls, of trashing hotel rooms, and being bummed out when your record label does promotional stuff without telling you about it first. Sonically it's more polished and a tad faster, though the music's still stripped-down and tough, propelled by loud synth lines and minimal drums. Skinner's flow remains original and wonderfully sing-songy. And while it's cool to see him actually write about his current life instead of pretending he's still "street," the subject matter's a touch too similar to an anorexic debutante's diary entry to make for very compelling hip-hop. When he asks "How the hell am I supposed to be able to do a line in front of complete strangers/When I know they've all got camera[phone]s?," it's definitely tough to care too much, no matter how fun the music is. --Mike McGonigal

Album Description

The new Streets album The Hardest Way To Make An Easy Living, out April 25th, is a completely autobiographical record that covers everything that has happened to Mike over the past few years since he's become a well known figure in the UK. There's love, loss, scandal, violence, sex, drugs and a whole load of bad behavior and regret. This true story begins with the first single, "When You Wasn't Famous."

Customer Reviews:

Jammin.......2007-04-05

My first The Streets album. Funny, edgy, funky, poignant, cool, warm. Word art and music blended to taste. My taste.

As VIBE Magazine said, "Not on THESE streets".......2006-11-10

A few years ago, there was an explosion of sorts concerning British artists broadening rap, like Dizzee Rascal and the Streets. I really couldn't get into it though; the thing that bothered me about Mike Skinner (yes, people, the Streets refers to ONE person) is that his material didn't sound like rap to me; it sounded more like spoken word. But he does sound more like a rapper on his latest offering, The Hardest Way to Make an Easy Living.

But even though the production is on point, the songs as a whole aren't that accessible. And I'm not saying that because Mike's thick accent can make things incomprehensible to the average listener (although there's some truth to that; "War of the Sexes", anyone?); it's that most of the time I really don't understand what in the world he's talking about, which is especially the case with the album's opener, "Prangin Out".

The few times where I COULD figure out what was going on, I wasn't too impressed. "Fake Streets Hats" has Mike complaining about supposedly pirated Streets merchandise (I say "supposedly" because it turns out that Mike's label distributed the hats), and "When You Wasn't Famous" is a been-there-done-that comparison of his private and public life. Speaking of that song, when Mike and friends try to sing the chorus sometimes, it's pretty nerve-racking (see "Two Nations").

I really think Mike could have done a better job than this; it almost feels like he just wanted to put SOMEthing out because now that Lady Sovereign is getting some mainstream love, he's like, "Hey, remember ME?" Let's hope he perfects his craft; maybe then it won't be so hard to make an easy living.

Anthony Rupert

...dissapointed.......2006-10-21

The first two albums The Streets put out blew me away. Original Pirate Material was fresh and abstract while A Grand Don't Come For Free was full of heart-felt tracks that I couldn't help but love. It seems with this album, Mike Skinner got lazy. The music, while catchy, is hardly original and the lyrics... aren't even in the same league as the first two albums. When You Wasn't Famous, the first single is just alright. I actually prefer the Professor Green remix. This album is mostly filler, with a few good tracks like Never Went To Church. Overall, I do like this album, it just doesn't compare to the first two.

Guys talking over a beat, great!.......2006-08-13

This is a joke right?! I honestly thought this group was a hiphop parody group at first because I figured nobody could be that bad on purpose. These British rappers are hiliarous, they basically talk over a beat and it doesn't even rhyme half the time. I got given this cd for free and I still want some money back!

All right.......2006-06-11

It's the third chapter for Mike Skinner, the biggest pop star from the UK. Almost every album has been a number one if I remember right. The last album was a concept album. This album is more about the spoils of success. It's less unfocused than the previous two. "War of The Sexes" reminds me of some of the songs on the first album. Some immediate favorites are "When You Wasn't Famous" and "Hotel Expressionism." The first is about the pitfalls of become a well known act. The second is about? Not sure. Maybe about destroying hotels? "Never Went To Church" explores to two great European narcotics: alcohol and Christianity. It has a tune that is like "Let It Be" by the Beatles. We always need a record to put on and smoke weed to. Here it is! The summer looks good.

"Do I Make You Proud" / "Takin' It To The Streets"

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The best vocal performance ever?
Taylor Hicks,, do i make you proud.
Music by Taylor Hicks is pure joy~this was just a teaser~
Do I Make You Proud
Congratulations!

"Do I Make You Proud" / "Takin' It To The Streets"
Taylor Hicks
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Release Date: 2006-06-13

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Do I Make You Proud
Takin' It To The Streets

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The best vocal performance ever?.......2007-06-20

I have listened to over 10,000 songs in my lifetime and I will go ahead and say it. This is the best vocal performance in the history of recorded sound. I'm a little creeped out by the look he's giving me on the cover, but when I hear these songs, I climb to the tallest hill in Nebraska and sing songs from my favorite musicals like Chippy. I am numbed by the sheer perfection of this. Go Taylor, woo hoo!!

Taylor Hicks,, do i make you proud........2007-04-07

My Son really loves this song,,, It's now on his MP4

Music by Taylor Hicks is pure joy~this was just a teaser~.......2007-03-20

His first full length album which was released in December and titled TAYLOR HICKS, is outstanding...we've given over 15 copies as gifts and the feedback has been wonderful...highly recommended for people of all ages.

Do I Make You Proud.......2007-01-19

Taylor Hicks made this song popular on American Idol when he became number l. It is a very good recording, and a collector's item as far as I am concerned.

Congratulations!.......2007-01-18

From the sound of this CD.... TAYLOR HICKS will definately capture the heart and soul of many people turned off by music today! Its great to hear real music again!

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Nutini - These Streets
Simply tremendous album
Wow!
There will be 5 stars down the road
This artist is going places

These Streets
Paolo Nutini
Manufacturer: Wea International
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000FVGMC4
Release Date: 2006-09-05

Tracks:

Jenny Don't Be Hasty
Last Request
Rewind
Million Faces
These Streets
New Shoes
White Lies
Loving You
Autumn
Alloway Grove

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Album Description

2006 debut album by this young Scottish singer/songwriter influenced by such diverse artists as John Martyn, Van Morrison, Ray Charles and The Drifters, who is playing sold-out headline shows across the UK based on positive word-of-mouth and press support. 10 tracks including 'Jenny Don't Be Hasty', 'Last Request' and 'New Shoes'. Atlantic.

Album Details

Paolo Nutini's Songs Suggest He Knows an Awful Lot About the Vicissitudes of Life and Love, and Demonstrate his Unique Gift for Expressing in Song the Attitudes and Experiences of Someone his Age. 'these Streets' Records his Experiences of Moving to London, a Song which Wistfully Name Checks the Places in which He Grew Up and is Sure to Strike a Chord with Anyone who Has Ever Lived in Bedsit-land. "Feeling Good, Feeling Down, Telling a Few White Lies. It's a Very Personal Record," Says Nutini, "But Hopefully Other People Can Relate to the Feelings." Many of the Songs on the Album, Including 'last Request' and 'rewind', were Inspired by a Turbulent Relationship with a Girlfriend, and 'jenny Don't Be Hasty' is a True Story About Encounters with an Older Woman.

Customer Reviews:

Nutini - These Streets.......2007-06-30

This young man has me enjoying music again. Just get it and take a listen, you will find something in it for yourself. I can hear so many wonderful influences, mixed with unique and sincere lyrics and music.

Thank you, Paolo...keep on going :)...Welcome to the USA.

Simply tremendous album.......2007-05-13

I found out about Paolo on the web by sheer accident on YouTube. What an amazing soulful and mature voice he has, even at 19 (now 20). Other than Amos Lee and Martin Sexton and Stereophonics, I've not come across an artist recently whose lyrics and command of his voice is so perfect. Paolo knows just what his scottish accent works best on.

I am distantly reminded of a young Rod Stewart, in the time of the Faces, way before he went mainstream pop and disco, and when he was a wee rocking lad.

Saw him live in Seattle, frankly, his live stuff is way better (as good as this album is!!!). See the live stuff he's done on YouTube (the stuff his crew has released, not the cell phone concert tapings of 15 year olds) and you have to agree that Paolo is the best thing to come out of Scotland in years.

Hint, the last track (Alloway Groove) is actually three songs, separated by about a minute or three of silence. At about 12:00 min into the song and after a few minutes of silence, suddenly you hear Paolo do an acoustic version of Last Request. Amazing.....

Wow!.......2007-04-30

Fell asleep watching Leno, woke right up when this guy came on. Missed the intro and could hardly wait to find out who this was. Am looking forward to hearing more new music from him.

There will be 5 stars down the road.......2007-03-26

The only reason I didn't give Paola Nutini five stars is that I wish there were just a few more up-tempo numbers. Don't get me wrong, all of the songs on this CD are very good, it's just that I like songs that make me want to move more than I like songs that move me. Nutini has a great voice and a nice way with a tune. How good will he be in five years?

This artist is going places.......2007-03-18

I am always on the lookout for up and coming new singer songwriters to add to my collection so when I heard New Shoes on a Paste Magazine CD I knew Paolo Nutini was the perfect addition. For me, I can tell how good a CD is by how long it stays in my car's CD player. I have a long commute and no CD changer so I listen to the same CD over and over until I get tired of it. A mediocre CD is lucky to last a week. These Streets lasted over 2 months and when it was replaced it was immediately put on my MP3 player for at-work listening. Every song is a gem with some that sparkle just a tad more. My favorites are These Streets, a song about moving to an unfamiliar place, and Autumn, a beautiful and moving tribute to his late grandfather. Of course New Shoes is one of the best with catchy lyrics that you can't help but sing along with at the top of your lungs...well I can't anyhow ;)
All in all this is a great addition to any CD collection.

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Album of the Year
Discovery of Willie is long past due
A great find
New York por Lou Reed...¿o por Willie Nile?
An Unknown Classic

Streets of New York
Willie Nile
Manufacturer: Reincarnate Music
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Release Date: 2006-02-21

Tracks:

Welcome To My Head
Asking Annie Out
Game Of Fools
Back Home
The Day I Saw Bo Diddley In Washington Square
Best Friends Money Can Buy
Faded Flower Of Broadway
When One Stands
Whole World With You
On Some Rainy Day
Cell Phones Ringing (In The Pockets Of The Dead)
Lonesome Dark-Eyed Beauty
Police On My Back
Streets Of New York

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Those mean streets sound awfully clean on the latest from veteran bard Willie Nile, who here exchanges his raucous rock from the early 1980s for a more tempered approach that prizes poetry over punch. Though the songwriting remains as heartfelt as ever, with plenty of literary flourish, antiseptic arrangements all but drain the propulsion from "Welcome to My Head" and "Best Friends Money Can Buy," while the slow build of "Faded Flower of Broadway" flirts with power-ballad mawkishness. The epic narrative of the autobiographical "Back Home" and the harmonic-laced "Lonesome Dark-Eyed Beauty" find Nile giving his best Bob Dylan impression (Dylan's son Jakob, of the Wallflowers, guests elsewhere on the album), though the title track edges closer to Billy Joel territory. Only the heart-pumping urgency of "Whole World with You" and the feverish cover of Eddy Grant's "Police on My Back" (in homage to the Clash) show Nile really letting it rip as he as in the past. --Don McLeese

Customer Reviews:

Album of the Year.......2007-05-30

Dylan meets Springsteen meets the Clash! An epic album by all accounts... from back to front, this newest Nile edition is stacked. I was hooked from the get-go and the album never let up! I highly recommend to any lover of rock n' roll.

Discovery of Willie is long past due.......2007-03-23

I can't believe it took me this long to discover Willie. I was only recently turned on to 3 of his older releases which compelled me to buy his latest. It is a quality work with excellent song writing to rival any of his past work. It's surprising that Willie Nile isn't better known and appreciated.

A great find.......2006-11-14

This is my first Willie Nile CD and I am glad I purchased it. I enjoy the different styles (a Dylanesque ballad, a reggae type beat and a Springsteen-like song) along the way and the lyrics are nicely written. Along with great sound, this CD is a gem and over 60 minutes of enjoyment.

New York por Lou Reed...¿o por Willie Nile?.......2006-10-25

Ya nada me asombra en el cínico negocio de la música, pero que un artista tan brillante como Nile siga sacando discos soberbios desde las sombras y la industria musical siga mirando para otro lado, me parece al menos, una gran injusticia; "Beautiful Wreck of the world", su anterior disco, es uno de los mejores de la historia del rock salido de "La Gran Manzana", y me atrevo a decir que "Streets of New York" se convertirá en un clásico de esa ciudad...aunque a su última obra se le ha prestado más atención, creo que Willie seguirá siendo un artista de culto para los que tenemos el privilegio de haberlo descubierto y disfrutar de su arte. Nadie mejor que Nile retrató a New York desde la música. Ni siquiera Lou Reed.

An Unknown Classic.......2006-08-30

Once again, I have to thank LeAnn Hansen of NPR for turning me onto this album. Willie was one of the proto-punk artists that New York seemed to churn out in the late 70's thru the early 80's. He disappeared and I forgot all about him. Then i heard his interview and acoustic performanace of "The Day I Saw Bo Diddley in Washington Square" and I immediately ordered this disc. For that one song alone, this disc is worth the money. I ahve spent years walking and sometimes working in the Village and he captures the messy artistry of that part of New york perfectly.

His voice can be an unearthly wail similar to young Bob Dylan or growly like Van Morrison. Not always pretty, but at all times it is honest. the songwriting is excellent. There are lines and passages that will ring in your head for days after.

Punk rockers can grow up without selling out, and this disc is proof of that. With this disc, he has joined my personal pantheon of great modern song writers like John Hiatt and Steve Earle. Like them, he is an honest writer. He does not descend to easy cliches.

This album rocks. By the time he ends with a snarling version of "Police on my Back", I dare you not to listen to this disc again.

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