Featuring "Jaunty"

Featuring "Jaunty"

Featuring "Jaunty"

ASIN: B00005AKVA

Track Listings
 
1. Mornin' Ma
2. Jaunty
3. Movin' Ball
4. The Nashville Variations
5. Twistin' in the Living Room
6. Psychedelic Whiplash7. Route 40
7. Go Down, Moses
8. Topaz
9. Finger Boogie
10. You're In Control
11. Crustacean Vacation
12. Saddle Up (Weisstronauts' theme)
13. Thus Spake Zarathustra (main theme from the film 2001: A Space Odyssey)

Featuring "Jaunty",The Weisstronauts,"Jaunty",SREC
The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring - The Complete Recordings
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
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 The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring - The Complete Recordings
Howard Shore
Manufacturer: Reprise / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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  5. The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (Theatrical and Extended Limited Edition)

ASIN: B000BNI90O
Release Date: 2005-12-13

Tracks:

  1. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/Prologue: One Ring ...
  2. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/The Shire
  3. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/Bag End (Featuring ...)
  4. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/Very Old Friends
  5. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/Flaming Red Hair
  6. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/Farewell Dear Bilbo
  7. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/Keep It Secret, Keep ...
  8. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/A Conspiracy Unmasked
  9. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/Three Is Company
  10. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/The Passing of the Elves
  11. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/Saruman the White
  12. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/A Shortcut to Mushrooms
  13. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/Strider
  14. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/The Nazgul ...

Tracks:

  1. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/Weathertop
  2. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/The Caverns of Isengard
  3. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/Give Up the Halfling
  4. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/Orthanc
  5. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/Rivendell
  6. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/The Sword That Was ...
  7. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/The Council of ...
  8. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/The Great Eye
  9. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/Gilraen's Memorial
  10. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/The Pass of Caradhras
  11. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/The Doors of Durin
  12. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/Moria
  13. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/Gollum
  14. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/Balin's Tomb

Tracks:

  1. Khazad-Dum
  2. Caras Galadhon (featuring Lament for Gandalf, performed by Elizabeth Fraser)
  3. The Mirror of Galadriel
  4. The Fighting Uruk-hai
  5. Parth Galen
  6. The Departure of Boromir
  7. The Road Goes Ever On (part 1)
  8. May It Be (composed and performed by Enya)
  9. The Road Goes Ever On (part 2. featuring In Dreams, perfomed by Edward Ross)
  10. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/Khazad-D
  11. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/Caras Galadhon ...
  12. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/The Mirror of Galadriel
  13. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/The Fighting Uruk-Hai
  14. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/Parth Galen
  15. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/The Departure of Boromir
  16. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/The Road Goes Ever ...
  17. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/May It Be
  18. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/The Road Goes Ever ...

Amazon.com

As fans of Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings trilogy know, each film exists in two versions: the theatrical one and the extended one that appeared on DVD. This luxurious box set--which also comes with a detailed essay on the movie's musical themes--features the full extended score, so many cues not on the CDs of the individual movies are included. Granted, the majority of listeners will be perfectly happy with the shorter versions of the scores--it's a safe bet that most people can live without hearing, say, Ian McKellen's 35-second-long ditty "The Road Goes Ever On" at the beginning of "Bag End," or Viggo Mortensen's performance of his own composition, "The Song of Lúthien," within the track "The Nazgûl." But if you're a completist and/or a devotee of Howard Shore's pounding tympani and overwhelming choral compositions (featured particularly prominently on disc 3, a large chunk of which is devoted to a battle scene), then this set is a dream come true. Audiophiles should note that the fourth disc, a DVD, offers the score in Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound. Fire up those speakers so the whole shire can hear. --Elisabeth Vincentelli

Album Description

An epic film score receives epic treatment with The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring/Complete Recordings. Released for the first time on CD, the complete score for the first film in the Lord of the Rings trilogy contains more than 180 minutes of music on three CDs plus a DVD-Audio disc of the entire score in Surround Sound. Breathtaking and majestic, the 2001 Oscar and Grammy winning score compsted by Howard Shore also includes Enya's Oscar nominated "May It Be." For fans of any of The Lord of the Rings films, the Fellowship of the Ring/Complete Recordings is an essential experience.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Beautiful.......2007-06-15

I picked up this set because I am both a LOTR fan, movies and books and I need music to help me work. There are some tracks that I skipped over, like the short little ditties in the bar, but many of the songs, such as the Elvish chants are easy to get lost in - its just too bad they don't last longer. The packaging really is well done, though the DVD disc was loose when I received it in the mail, but unharmed. I will have to wait until the price on the second set comes down a little more, but I can't wait for ROTK.

5 out of 5 stars Awesome.......2007-06-12

This is by far the editon to get if you loved the lord of the rings soundtrack. It has every song on it from the extended edition. and the DVD-A version is very nice.

5 out of 5 stars Excellent Music tracks from Movie.......2007-05-03

Brings the movie back as you listen to the full version of the track.

3 out of 5 stars Complete?.......2007-04-07

This CD collection is wonderful; it has much of the material from the movie that was only included in the extended edition DVD, but it is far from complete. While it does have the complete version of "The Passing of the Elves" and two versions of "The Road Goes Ever On", many of the songs are highly incomplete and inferior to the originals. "Aniron," the theme for Aragorn and Arwen performed by Enya, is incomplete and the lyrics are hard to match to what is being sung. The sound quality for this song is even worse on the accompanying DVD, which is supposed to have all of the music in "superior sound". The song "Prophecy" is reduced to two barely-audible lines and "May It Be" is shortened and different than the original. $60 for this when there are more complete songs on the original soundtrack is ridiculous.

3 out of 5 stars Great Collection, Poor Packaging.......2007-04-03

I realy can't add to what others have said about this set, the music is simply the best LOTR soundtrack collection out there! It is all here, and the contents of this set will make any LOTR fan happy and the music DVD is a great one disc addition if you want to hear the entire score in one sitting (to which I have done a number of times already).
My only complaint is the somewhat flimsy cardboard box that houses the contents of this musical treasure. Mine came damaged, and considering the price, I expected better packaging. This is a minor quabble on my part and NO, I havent returned it due to the fact that the music itself Is what I truly treasure, It just would have been nicer to have recieved it undamaged.

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*for the record I had rated this Item 5 stars not the 3 stars that is showing at the top of my review*
Grinderman
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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  • A Welcome Departure
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 Grinderman
Grinderman (featuring Nick Cave)
Manufacturer: ANTI-
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000MX7YUE
Release Date: 2007-04-10

Tracks:

  1. Get It On
  2. No Pussy Blues
  3. Electric Alice
  4. Grinderman
  5. Depth Charge Ethel
  6. Go Tell The Women
  7. (I Don't Need You To) Set Me Free
  8. Honey Bee (Lets Fly To Mars)
  9. Man In The Moon
  10. When My Love Comes Down
  11. Love Bomb

From Amazon.co.uk

Grinderman is the sound of indie rock legends growing old disgracefully, and that is by no means a criticism. From the opening rant of "Get It On," this is an album with all the menace of an angry drunk, dripping with anger and testosterone (as the surfeit of facial hair in the band's interior photo will attest). It could even be the sound of Nick Cave's midlife crisis, but it doesn't matter, because Grinderman rocks. It's the sound of four musicians having a grand time, turning the volume up to 11 and really cutting loose. For that reason, it's the more upbeat tracks here that are probably the best: "Honey Bee (Let's Fly to Mars)" with its driving electric organ, the primal urgency of "Depth Charge Ethel," and the strutting album closer "Love Bomb." After all the po-faced seriousness he's displayed in recent years, it's good to know that Cave has rediscovered his sense of humour: "I cleaned the sheets on my bed, I combed the hairs across my head, I sucked in my gut and still she said, 'I don't want to,'" he sings on "No Pussy Blues," with his tongue firmly in cheek (amongst other places). Simply put, Grinderman is a hoot. --Ted Kord

Album Description

The story of Grinderman begins within the working processes of another band: Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds. At the start of 2004, when Nick Cave took a small team of Bad Seeds members -- violinist Warren Ellis, bassist Martyn Casey and drummer Jim Sclavunos -- off to the tiny Misère studio in Paris for a songwriting session, they effectively established a new band. The small combo configuration of Nick, Warren, Marty and Jim had its public debut in a showcase performance to promote the Bad Seeds Nocturama album; the foursome continued working in this streamlined format, getting together frequently for Nick Cave "solo" tours. Born of babbling lyrics hatched from Bosch eggshells in the Hyde-bound apocalyptic margins of the Cave brain, the Grinderman sound is an instinctual yawlp that also resurrects the demons of each musician's past: the trashcan proselytising of Birthday Party -era Nick; Sclavunos' late 70s New York no-wave noise wisdom; Martyn Casey's ominous Triffids bass reverb; plus Ellis' avant-garde soundtrack work and his teenage love of Black Sabbath. Destination: Out! Grinderman sound different from everyone, including themselves. As Memphis Slim put it back in 1941, "While everything is quiet and easy/ Mr. Grinder can have his way." It's a new day. God help you all.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars ........2007-07-01

Dry, cathartic screech merged with apocalyptic (I think) lyrics bleated from the "Bone Machine"-lite corner of Smack Street and Speedball Boulevard.

4 out of 5 stars A Welcome Departure.......2007-06-21

As much as I like the Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, their sound was getting to be a bit repetitous at times (to me, at least). It was about time for a new direction and Grinderman delivers. A few of the songs don't wear well (eg. no pussy blues), but several are sure to become classics in the Nick Cave musical archive. I would have given this release 5 stars, but I think that there is room for improvement. By the way...great guitar work from the man himself.

4 out of 5 stars An Entertaining Departure.......2007-06-14

Knowing well the music of Nick Cave, when I saw the lewdly postured monkey on the cover of Grinderman, I knew I was in for an entertaining departure from his recent musical path. I had heard all the hype that preceded its release, but when I first heard it, it sounded very different from what I was led to expect.

I agree with the reviewer who said that one must listen many times to any album by Nick Cave before making a decision on its quality. His talent is so deep, and his writing often so complex, that his work rarely reveals itself fully on first listen. Much of the music press ballyhooed Grinderman as a return to the days of the Birthday Party. The song No Pussy Blues was widely touted as one of Cave's greatest. I think the press was wrong on both counts.

First of all, while Grinderman is raw and primal, it is hardly a return to the unstructured sound of the Birthday Party. Grinderman may be rough, but it is definitely not the sound of a bunch of musicians trying to establish their niche. Its the sound of a bunch of seasoned musicians having a blast! As for No Pussy Blues, I think it is one of the weaker songs on the CD even though the title may have been a draw for some. Cave seemed to be really stretching to make the lyrics fit, but in the end it sounds so desperate and unromantic that there's no wonder that he's got the "no pussy blues".

There are some great songs here as well. I like Electric Alice; Depth Charge Ethel with its sound sometimes evocative of Deep Purple's Machine Head days; (I Don't Need You To) Set Me Free; When My Love Comes Down; and what I think is the album's best song, the hard-driving Love Bomb.

Because Cave has made so many albums superior to this, I can't possibly tag Grinderman with five stars. But it still is worth owning if you are a fan of Nick Cave on any level or you just like your music raw and rowdy. I'll certainly be playing it whenever the mood so demands.

5 out of 5 stars energetic.......2007-05-29

An energetic return to Nick Cave's early styles, akin the old Birthday Party work.

5 out of 5 stars Nick is back!.......2007-05-20

As a long time Nick Cave admirer, this album was refreshing. A definite purchase for any fan of his work.
Greatest Hits
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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 Greatest Hits
Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly
Manufacturer: The Right Stuff
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0002JP2WU
Release Date: 2004-08-10

Tracks:

  1. Workin' Together
  2. Golden Time Of Day
  3. Feel That You're Feelin'
  4. Southern Girl
  5. Running Away
  6. Joy & Pain
  7. Before I Let Go
  8. Love Is The Key
  9. Never Let You Down
  10. We Are One
  11. I Wanna Thank You
  12. Back In Stride
  13. Too Many Games
  14. I Wanna Be With You
  15. Happy Feelin's (Live)
  16. Can't Get Over You
  17. Silky Soul
  18. The Morning After

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Best Ever!!!!.......2007-04-05

This is the finest collection of Maze featuring Frankie Beverly that I have ever heard!!! It is the best selection of hits especially if you are a true fan or even if you are not. Any and everyone would love it. I am definitely enjoying it. I am from the south so of course "Southern Girl" is my favorite song.

5 out of 5 stars best cd ever.......2007-01-23

I love this cd its my favorite cd from maze it has all the best songs like we are one,i cant get over you and golden time of day

5 out of 5 stars James rates Maze's Greatest Hits.......2007-01-21

This CD is a winner! Anyone who likes Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly will love this CD.

5 out of 5 stars Frankie Beverly and Maze.......2007-01-12

I love the CD and I am a die hard Frankie Beverly fan and I just like the oldie goldie music. I can't relate to the new music. The CD is crisp clear and I am a very satisfied customer. I am so satisfied until I ordered some more oldie goldie music.

5 out of 5 stars Maze - Greatest Hits.......2006-08-04

I took my wife to Franke Beverly and Maze in concert recently. She enjoyed herself so much that I brought her this CD. I am a long time fan of the group. Neither of us were disappointed with the CD.
The Very Best of Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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 The Very Best of Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan
Rufus & Chaka Khan
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ASIN: B000002P4I
Release Date: 1996-11-19

Tracks:

  1. Do You Love What You Feel
  2. Tell Me Something Good
  3. Dance Wit Me
  4. Hollywood
  5. Stay
  6. Once You Get Started
  7. You Got The Love
  8. At Midnight (My Love Will Lift You Up)
  9. Please Pardon Me (You Remind Me Of A Friend)
  10. Sweet Thing

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Pretty Darn Good.......2007-05-24

I enjoyed just about every song on this CD. I would recommend adding this to anybody's collection.

5 out of 5 stars The Very Best of Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan.......2007-05-09

Arrived in timely manner, plays well, sounds great!
Very happy with purchase!

5 out of 5 stars Review.......2007-01-20

This is an outstanding CD. It captures the best of Chaka Khan and is a must have album.

4 out of 5 stars Chaka Khan, Chaka Khan, I've Veal For You, I Think Olive You.......2006-10-15

The Very Best Of Rufus, Featuring Chaka Khan, is like the little girl with the little curl right in the middle of her forehead - when it's good, it's very, very good, but when it's bad, it's horrid. Don't let that stop you, though, with Chaka Khan; the highs are so high they redeem the lows.

At 5' 1" tall, Chaka Khan is the mouse that roared; from Aretha Franklin to Gladys Knight to Stephanie Mills it would be hard to find another female R&B, soul singer who can match her for sheer power. No matter how much smoke there may be in the air, Khan's voice pierces like a laser. There is something fun, even endearing, about watching someone so small, with hair exploding around her head like a mushroom cloud, delivering such a mighty payload.

Backed by the raw groove of Rufus, that roundhouse delivery really shines on tracks like Tell Me Something Good and You Got The Love. These two tracks alone are worth the price of the CD. Sweet Thing, a little more mellow, is almost as good as they are, while At Midnight has infectious, almost delirious drive. After that, things get shakier.

Khan's primary problem is that, while she's a fabulous belter, she's not really a singer as such. (To see what I mean, check out Echoes Of An Era, where she fronts an all-star jazz line-up and attempts standards - with unsatisfactory results.)

Because she brought no particular vision or point of view to the table, Khan was forced to ride the waves of musical fashion, and had the extreme bad fortune of hitting her peak just as disco was defoliating the landscape. Consequently, much of her output was little more than pointless screeching superimposed onto relentless dance beats. (Stop the madness!)

This CD captures Khan during that brief time in her career when everything lined up correctly. It was short.... but it was sweet.

5 out of 5 stars Rufus & Chaka, Simple the best!!!!.......2005-09-15

I recently brought this album because I'm a big Chaka Khan fan, I think she's one of the best soul singers EVER!!! I also brought this album because I heard some of the songs on the radio and other artist covered or sampled their songs. When I heard the whole album, I was so glad I brought it. I think every song is amazing, the group is great and Chaka is just Chaka, what more can you say, INCREDIBLE!! I wish there were more tracks on it and one of my favorite Rufus & Chaka Khan songs called "Everlasting Love". After listening to this album and knowing a little history about the group, I think that Rufus was one of the funkiest and soulful groups of all time. I hope one day they get their proper due and respect, which they so deserve, and will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. For those who like Chaka Khan as a solo artist need to purchased cd this and see how it all began.
Patty Smyth - Greatest Hits - Featuring Scandal
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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 Patty Smyth - Greatest Hits - Featuring Scandal
Patty Smyth
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000AG5C
Release Date: 1998-09-08

Tracks:

  1. The Warrior
  2. Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough
  3. Wish I Were You
  4. Carnival Lights
  5. Love's Got A Line On You
  6. Goodbye To You
  7. I Should Be Laughing
  8. Downtown Train
  9. The River Cried
  10. Everyone Gets Older
  11. Say What You Will
  12. Beat Of A Heart
  13. Heartache Heard Round The World
  14. Isn't It Enough
  15. No Mistakes
  16. Hands Tied

Amazon.com

When Smyth had her first hit with the band Scandal in 1982 with the peppy kiss-off "Goodbye to You," MTV was still in its infancy and Alanis Morissette was not long out of diapers. Not exactly the stereotypical groundbreaker, the New York-born Smyth nonetheless helped make the pre-Madonna '80s safe for women in rock, paving the way for such hit makers as Morissette, Sheryl Crow, and the whole Lilith Fair flock. While this career-spanning retrospective is a hit-and-miss affair, it boasts plenty of enjoyable, chewy slabs of pop-flavored hard rock. Smyth's top 10 smashes--the anthemic "The Warrior" and the power-ballad duet with Don Henley, "Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough"--are the star attractions, but some of her lesser-known material proves just as impressive. The rousing "Heartache Heard Around the World" is a welcome blast from the (circa 1987) past, and "Wish I Were You," a tune also available on the Armageddon movie soundtrack, shows that Smyth isn't ready to be relegated to the oldies-rock circuit just yet. --Michael Evans

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Patty Smyth Greatest Hits review.......2007-02-12

I bought this CD for a particular song (Goodbye to You) but there are a number of songs on the CD I like as well (there are also some I don't really care for).

Overall, I liked this CD.

2 out of 5 stars Patty Smyth .......2006-11-06

I found the CD to be disappointing due to the fact that there was only one song I really liked on it. I was expecting more and did not get what I hoped for. I would not recommend the CD further....

5 out of 5 stars Wonderful tunes.......2006-07-26

Great tunes - refreshing and energizing. I think I'll look for some Joan Jett music now.

4 out of 5 stars Very Good.......2006-04-09

I have been a fan of Patty for many years, and I've always felt that she's a huge talent with mostly mediocre material. This CD is the perfect one to own for Patty fans, as it features all of her very best work plus that of Scandal.

3 out of 5 stars WHAT!!! No "Never Enough".......2005-11-14

Sorry, but to exclude "Never Enough" is criminal. One of her most powerful tunes and the record label blunders and skips it. Not sure, but my guess is that this release does not utilize the full 80 minute time limit either. Boneheads!

When will the music industry get a clue and actually include all of her hits (maybe an expanded edition is on the horizon?).

Still good to see a compilation of hers out there, especially when the Scandal EP and her 1st solo album "Never Enough" seem to be out of print.

Keep the faith Patty! Hope to see new music from you soon!
Blood & Chocolate
Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • This album is way better than the film...
  • Yet Another 80's Mostly Lame New Wave Cover Song Collection by Mostly Unknowns
 Blood & Chocolate

Manufacturer: Lakeshore Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000LC5AZC
Release Date: 2007-01-23

Tracks:

  1. Stripped _ Shiny Toy Guns
  2. A Forrest _ Lunar Click
  3. Blood (Chocolate version) _ Sparklemotion
  4. How Soon Is Now _ Bobby Gold
  5. New Skin _ New Skin
  6. Terrible Lie _ Mercury Falls (featuring Ai Kusuhara)
  7. Out Of City (Hot Bloody Chocolate Remix) _ Johnny Klimek and Reinhold Heil
  8. I Started Something I Couldn't Finish _ Bow Wow Wow
  9. The Killing Moon _ The Distants
  10. Haunted When The Minutes Drag (Alleged Remix) _ Collide
  11. Chocolate _ Work
  12. Venus In Furs _ Black Rainbow
  13. Halloween _ Tre Lux
  14. Flesh For Fantasy _ Fiction Company
  15. Love Will Tear Us Apart _ Philistine
  16. Kissing A Wolf (Zara's Remix) _ Johnny Klimek and Reinhold Heil

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars This album is way better than the film..........2007-02-03

Since the first review focused on what they didn't know about the bands, I'll point out some of the acts:

Tre Lux is Tina Root of Switchblade Symphony, one of the biggest Dark Wave bands of the 90's.

Shiny Toy Guns are huge right now, just played Leno a month ago.

Collide are one of the bigger bands of the goth/electro scene.

Bow Wow Wow...even the other reviewer knew who they are.

Sparklemotion had a hit on itunes from the Napoleon Dynamite Sountrack.

New Skin are a new English band produced by one of the guys who produced Depeche Mode and the Cure.

but whatever - the point is the album is really good - there's only one song I wasn't crazy about and for a soundtrack, that's saying a lot.

I can't say the same for the film...but oh well.

2 out of 5 stars Yet Another 80's Mostly Lame New Wave Cover Song Collection by Mostly Unknowns.......2007-01-28

I get the impression that cover song collections are quite the rage in Hollywood Movie circles when dealing with 'troubled' movie productions. It's cheap in that all the artists cannot command any upfront cash for their appearance. It smacks of indy-cred to get these artists, mostly electro-goth types, together. Too bad most of the cover versions are only mildly interesting. I also suspect that the soundtrack CD will be of more interest in a years time than the movie will...Why the producers of the film decided to so radically transform the book into a forced-copy of 'Underworld' escapes me, I guess filming for so cheap in Eastern Europe was the main reason. Too bad, I really enjoyed the book. Buy the book instead of buying this CD or watching the movie.

Except for Bow Wow Wow (glad to see they are struggling along still, but this IS DEFINITELY NOT their best work), almost all of these bands are probably unknown to 99.99% of the listening public. I have heard of Collide before this, kinda synthy darkwave band, very enjoyable, please go buy their other work ;) Almost of these songs lack the excitement and punch of the originals, why bother then making effort? I guess if I must, the first three songs are pleasant enough to listen to and I kind of like the Collide number as well...The rest can be safely deleted if you decide to convert these tracks to MP3s and just keep the aforementioned four tracks.
Presents the Carnival Featuring the Refugee Allstars
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Classic, Classic, Classic!!!
  • Good Album, Shows The Talent of Wyclef
  • Aiight
  • Wicked lots of fun
  • Very Eclectic Lp 2 Say da Least
 Presents the Carnival Featuring the Refugee Allstars
Wyclef Jean
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000002BV3
Release Date: 1997-06-24

Tracks:

  1. Intro/Court/Clef/Intro (Skit/Interlude)
  2. Apocalypse
  3. Guantanamera
  4. Pablo Diablo (Interlude)
  5. Bubblegoose
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  15. Mona Lisa
  16. Street Jeopardy
  17. Killer M.C. (Interlude)
  18. We Trying To Stay Alive
  19. Gunpowder
  20. Closing Arguments (Interlude/Skit)
  21. Enter The Carnival (Interlude)
  22. Jaspora
  23. Yele
  24. Carnival

Amazon.com

"Taste the culture, know who you are," exhorts a voice in the opening seconds of The Carnival. While Fugees mastermind Wyclef sets a high goal for his first solo album, essentially a follow-up to the Brooklyn hip-hoppers' multiplatinum The Score, he never succumbs to feel-goodism or preachiness while traveling the songlines. Including everything from over-the-top operatic scatting to Bee Gees samples and Celia Cruz as part of its rhythm nation, The Carnival proves that, "Killing Me Softly" or no, the rapper/producer is far from losing his knack for mad fun and games. And, indeed, if you're not careful, you may end up learning something: witness the ballad "Gone Till November," a drug runner's unflinching lament. --Rickey Wright

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Classic, Classic, Classic!!!.......2007-01-10

To many people, the Fugees were the quintessential rap trio comprised of Wyclef Jean, Lauryn Hill, and Pras. While the seperation of this supergroup revealed each member's exceptional artistry....who can forget the Miseducation of Lauren Hill....Wyclef out did himself on this album. As hip hop albums go, Carnival can be viewed as one of the Hip Hop Masterpieces of the decade!

Incidentally, I classify the "Miseducation..." as one of the R&B Mastepieces!

5 out of 5 stars Good Album, Shows The Talent of Wyclef.......2006-07-06

I thought this was a good solo album from Wyclef that presents some good songs to listen to. Definately get "We Trying To Stay Alive." It is a great song with a catchy beat from the original Staying Alive. Good Listen

3 out of 5 stars Aiight.......2006-07-02

This carnival gets a little borin' sometimes. If you ever been to a carnival, when you got off a wild ride, then next thing you know you waitin on a long a** line that just kills your fun until the next ride. That's what this album does. Clef hits you in the head wit a bangin track, then kills your mood with a completely unnecessary skit. And its after almost every song. And thats annoyin to me cause I hate skits alot. If you gon' rap n**** then rap. I had this album for like 7 years and I can't listen to it all the way through for that reason. Puttin the skits aside it is pretty solid. And next to the crap pollutin the airwaves these days, it stands a lot higher.

5 out of 5 stars Wicked lots of fun.......2006-04-05

I borrowed this c.d. from a friend of mine, and have never given it back. This c.d. sat in my 6 disk player (in the car) for a year. Not only are the songs so good that you have them stuck in your head all day but the court thing is funny too. I love how it almost takes you around the world in styles. Spanish, french, carribean. I don't know any other talented musician who can do that, except for Wyclef. This is another c.d. that you enjoy listing to the words as well as the great music. Wyclef is a very talented artist, and has the ability to make something beautiful and fun at the same time.

4 out of 5 stars Very Eclectic Lp 2 Say da Least.......2006-01-17

I love The Fugees & Wyclef and admire them as artists man but this lp is the gap between "The Score" and all their solos and "The Carnival" sets the bar pretty high for most Fugee solos. this lp may look uncohesive but it for the most is pretty good. what sparks my attention is the attention to detail and humor used to poke fun at the scene and even if you pick it up today you begin to remember wyclef is a emcee and artist second and he upholds hip hop's honesty and integrity very well. he never forgot wehre he came from man. overall i'm give this cd a 4.5 almost a classic but it was missing to me a vital part of non-skipable stuff and with all the interludes detract from being a classic hip hop record.
favorite tracks on the carnival:
Year of The Dragon
Street Jeporady
Anything Can Happen
We Trying to Say alive
Guantanamera
Bubblegoose
Donnie Darko (Score)
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Donnie Darko
  • just wanted "mad world"
  • Gary Jules' remake of Mad World is superb!
  • Liked only one cut
  • Atmospheric and all-around cool.
 Donnie Darko (Score)
Michael Andrews
Manufacturer: Everloving
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00006471F
Release Date: 2002-04-02

Tracks:

  1. Carpathian Ridge
  2. The Tangent Universe
  3. The Artifact & Living
  4. Middlesex Times
  5. Manipulated Living
  6. Philosophy of Time Travel
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  16. Did you Know Him?
  17. Mad World
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Album Description

The original score, to 2001 indie film, written & performed by Michael Andrews includes 'Mad World' featuring Gary Jules. Enjoy Records. Digipak.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Donnie Darko.......2007-07-03

I was drawn to buy this CD because of hearing Michael's arrangement and Gary Jules rendition of "Mad World" which was originally recorded by Tears for Fears way back when. I glad I did. The music was written as the underscore for a Science Fiction movie by the same name and now I really want to see this film. The music is other worldly, ethereal and strange in a good way!

2 out of 5 stars just wanted "mad world".......2007-01-09

loved the mad world track from the Gears of War video game. was hoping the rest of the album was as cool, but it is all instrumentals. a little disappointing, i must admit.

5 out of 5 stars Gary Jules' remake of Mad World is superb!.......2007-01-06

Gary Jules' remake of this great past favorite (Mad World) is superb! The accompanying tracks on this album are not my style, but I didn't buy this for the other tracks. For that I feel this score is quite impressive.

2 out of 5 stars Liked only one cut.......2007-01-04

I bought this CD for the song "Mad World". Unfortunately it was the only one I liked, but I've spent more money on dumber things.

4 out of 5 stars Atmospheric and all-around cool........2006-06-05

Michael Andrews is one of today's best composers. His score for the little-known sci-fi flick "Cypher" was brilliant, and although his music in Donnie Darko is never quite as good (after all, DD was one of his first real scoring jobs), it is a somber, weird, sometimes beautiful album.
Andrews uses many bizarre non-musical instruments and female vocals to great effect, and creates an ambient, sad world that works regardless of your having seen the film.
His song "Mad World" is one of the saddest and most beautiful songs I've ever heard.
The disk isn't very long--just a little over thirty-seven minutes as I recall. But definitely recommended.
Celtic Sanctuary
Average customer rating: Not rated
    		Celtic Sanctuary
    David Arkenstone featuring Kathleen Fisher
    Manufacturer: Green Hill Productions
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B000MGB07O
    Release Date: 2006-12-15

    Tracks:

    1. Celtic Sanctuary
    2. May It Be
    3. He Moved Through The Fair
    4. Sleepsong
    5. The Girl From Donegal
    6. Caribbean Blue
    7. Book Of Days
    8. The Mummer's Dance
    9. Robert And Mary (Theme From Rob Roy)
    10. Danny Boy
    11. The Fields Of Athenry
    12. Lift The Wings
    13. I Will Find You
    14. The Secret Wedding (Love Theme From Braveheart)

    Product Description

    Experience the mysterious beauty and breathtaking sounds of Celtic Sanctuary. A stirring tribute to the great women of Celtic music.
    The Best of One Way: Featuring Al Hudson & Alicia Myers
    Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    • A bit on the calm side,but nice!
    • The Best of One Way: Featuring Al Hudson & Alicia Myers
    • A Pleasant Surprise
    • The Best of One Way
    • Gimme that funk...
    		 The Best of One Way: Featuring Al Hudson & Alicia Myers
    One Way
    Manufacturer: Fontana Mca
    ProductGroup: Music
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    ASIN: B000002P0M
    Release Date: 1996-04-23

    Tracks:

    1. Cutie Pie
    2. Lady You Are
    3. You Can Do It
    4. I Want To Thank You
    5. Mr. Groove
    6. Something In The Past
    7. Pop It (Single Edit)
    8. Don't Think About It
    9. Appreciation
    10. Push (Single Edit)
    11. If You Play Your Cards Right
    12. Pull Fancy Dancer/Pull, Part 1
    13. You Better Quit
    14. You Get The Best From Me (Say, Say, Say)

    Customer Reviews:

    4 out of 5 stars A bit on the calm side,but nice!.......2007-05-12

    Push! was the reason for me to buy it,the rest was a bonus!

    5 out of 5 stars The Best of One Way: Featuring Al Hudson & Alicia Myers.......2007-04-02

    The best of the best

    5 out of 5 stars A Pleasant Surprise.......2006-11-14

    I enjoy this compilation of greatest hits from One Way very much! I added many of the jams to my "Divapod", including the Alicia Myers joints...which I would have been heated if they were not on there! The first time I listened to this, I was pleasantly surprised because songs I didn't even know One Way were responsible for, were on it. My favorite One Way joints are "Don't Think About It", "Cutey Pie" and "You Can Do It", (one of my mom's favorite songs as well)! Every joint I wanted to be on this cd was...it was like they called me and asked me what I wanted! The Northeast Coast was not exposed to many of the songs that people in their reviews are mentioning..so I can not express discontent like they are, I can only express pure satisfaction. This one is definitely worth the purchase and a must have for any serious music lover.

    5 out of 5 stars The Best of One Way.......2006-07-13

    Excellent Album, especially the solos of Alicia Myers who has a very powerfull voice. Definitely worth purchasing and is good listening pleasure. Brings back lots of good memories. An added bonus would have been the inclusion of the version of "Feelings" featuring Al Hudson & the Soul Partners.

    3 out of 5 stars Gimme that funk..........2006-05-24

    I wish I had the original master tapes and the rights to re-release these classic albums myself! MCA, Universal or whoever, let me at that funk because it's real sad when the Japanese get it before we do! Even Germany have the first One Way album before Detroit! Come on, I know the head companies aren't based in America anymore, and it's all about the Platinum and the Diamonds in this industy, but this is about the classics, respectfully. I have an excellent ear and can also remaster these albums to the T, and then some. The fans want it, and that includes Me. Please, just give me "Wild Night!" Been cheated for too long on these doggone imports (almost 40 to 50 bucks for the "Who's Foolin' Who?" album... the irony of the price and the title's killin' me right now!) This compilation wasn't a thought-out venture at all. Well, let's just see if we get an anthology for Al Hudson & company One Way or another...

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