Wanted
Wanted
ASIN: B00005LK70
Track Listings
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1. Wanted
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2. Jesus Is Real
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3. I Can Take My Midnights To The Lord
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4. Time And Time Again
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5. Love Lifted Me Away
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6. For Now And All Time
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7. I'll Lead The Way From Here
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8. You Are My Children
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9. One Way
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10. Startin' All Over Again
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11. Until I Circle Home
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12. He's Ever Over Me
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13. Harbor Of Your Arms
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Editorial Reviews
WXBK
I'll Lead The Way From Here is a great song!
Product Description
Wanted is a collection of country gospel songs from Wendy's first three albums, along with three new songs recorded for this project. Many of these songs have been top ten hits on the Christian country charts, and there will be more to come from this project. The songs range from moving ballads to uptempo rockers, and the lyrics have real substance. Check out the sound samples to get a feel for Wanted. You'll be impressed; this is exciting country gospel music from a gifted artist on the rise.
Wanted
Wanted,Wendy Manley
Average customer rating:
- Wanted: The Outlaws
- One of the Classics!
- Texas music
- Original Was Better
- Awesome!
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Wanted! The Outlaws
Waylon Jennings , Willie Nelson , Jessi Coulter , and Tompall Glaser
Manufacturer: RCA
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
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ASIN: B000002WWJ
Release Date: 1996-04-30 |
Tracks:
- My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys - Waylon Jennings
- Honky Tonk Heroes (Like Me) - Waylon Jennings
- I'm Looking For Blue Eyes - Jessi Colter
- You Mean To Say - Jessi Colter
- Suspicious Minds - Waylon Jennings & Jessi Colter
- A Good Hearted Woman - Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson
- Heaven And Hell - Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson
- Me And Paul - Willie Nelson
- Yesterday's Wine - Willie Nelson
- T For Texas - Tompal Glaser & Band
- Put Another Log On The Fire - Tompal Glaser & Band
- Slow Movin' Outlaws - Waylon Jennings
- (I'm A) Ramblin' Man - Waylon Jennings
- If She's Where You Like Livin' (You Won't...) - Jessi Colter
- It's Not Easy - Jessi Colter
- Why You Been Gone So Long - Jessi Colter
- Under Your Spell Again - Waylon Jennings & Jessi Colter
- I Ain't The One - Waylon Jennings & Jessi Colter
- You Left A Long, Long Time Ago - Willie Nelson
- Healing Hands Of Time - Willie Nelson
- Nowhere Road - Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson
Amazon.com
Less successful when it's sentimental (Waylon Jennings' "My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys") than when it's wry (Willie Nelson's myth-puncturing "Me and Paul"), this cash-in compilation of previously released cuts was just in time to grab the first platinum record ever awarded a country album. It's not bad, but both Jennings' contemporaneous Dreaming My Dreams and Nelson's Red Headed Stranger are more nuanced tastes of the good-bad-but-not-evil-ol'-boy lifestyle. (Not to mention much of Tompall Glaser's own Outlaw compilation.) This 1996 CD reissue adds nine more tracks from the era as well as a new Jennings-and-Nelson version of Steve Earle's "Nowhere Road." --Rickey Wright
Customer Reviews:
Wanted: The Outlaws.......2007-05-28
I think this reissue of the 70's classic is a perfect example of less being more. I am not certain if any of the new additions make this CD better than the first version. In fact, to be honest, I think the first version is a 5 star classic, while this reissue overall deserves a solid 4 stars. My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys is the best of the bunch here, while the cover of Suspicious Minds is outstanding. I always loved the two songs from Colter, and I think the addition of more from her lessens the overall impact of You Mean to Say and Looking for Blue Eyes. A great CD. The sound here is fantastic.
One of the Classics!.......2007-03-09
I have wore mine out. I need to buy a new copy.
Texas music.......2007-03-08
A real gem and the heart of the outlaw country music movement. The recent re-release with the songs added that didn't make the first album is a nice addition to any collection. Makes you wonder why they didn't include them the first time around. Who knows. If you thought it was great on vinyl you'll love it on cd, just a Fantastic album!
Original Was Better.......2007-02-28
In agreement with most of the reviews here, if you love the 70's country music so-called outlaw movement, you will love the music here, I have the original on a still working 8 track, I was very excited to get an
expandanded edition of this on disk, but to be honest, the longer edition looses something for me, I do "like" Jessi Colter, but as we all know, she does not carry this album, extra tracks included 3 Jessi solos in a row, then 2 Jessi duets with Waylon, that part of the Cd was a bit much for me, but besides that one pont, this is still a great set of tunes and an essential part of country music history to own.
Awesome!.......2007-02-24
I grew up listening to this album on 8-track with my dad. I love every song. Brings back the best memories.
Average customer rating:
- Duff Redone
- I'm Coming Clean
- I love every one!
- Not really the "Most Wanted" songs
- She's going down "Hil"
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Most Wanted
Hilary Duff
Manufacturer: Hollywood Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
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ASIN: B0009W5J3C
Release Date: 2005-09-19 |
Tracks:
- Wake Up
- The Getaway
- Beat Of My Heart
- Come Clean (Remix 2005)
- Mr. James Dean
- So Yesterday
- Metamorphosis
- Rock This World (Remix 2005)
- Break My Heart
- Fly
- Girl Can Rock (Remix 2005)
- Our Lips Are Sealed
- Why Not (Remix 2005)
Amazon.com
Hilary Duff stares off the cover of Most Wanted with the look of a doe-eyed, feathered-haired criminal. Or maybe she's just exhausted, which would explain why she revisits so much already-released material. Three of the teen queen's biggest, brightest hits ("Come Clean," "Rock This World," and "Why Not") get the remix treatment. Impossible though it seems, each remix is still zippier than the original. Perennial fave "So Yesterday" is squished between the hard-rockin', deeply satisfying "Mr. James Dean" from 2004's Hilary Duff and the too-girlie-for-its-own-good "Metamorphosis" from the same-named 2003 disc. There are three originals including opener "Wake Up", a slightly self-pitying look inside the celebrity glass bubble, but to a great beat, the danceable "Beat of my Heart," and emo-esque "Break My Heart." The burning question of whether it's worth it to buy this record based on the inarguably good remixes and three original tracks will be dictated by how severe her fan base's withdrawal symptoms are. If magazine covers bear any relation to the old practice of plastering a town with "wanted" posters, odds are Duff's zillions of fans will not only find this disc but help her deliver on its smart title's promise. --Tammy La Gorce
Customer Reviews:
Duff Redone.......2007-07-02
This is just a repackaging of the stuff from Hilary's first 2 albums. Only 2 new songs, WAke Up and Beat of My Heart. Wake Up is pretty good; Beat of My Heart is rather childish. If you have Hil's first 2, no real need to get this.
I'm Coming Clean.......2007-04-22
I like Hilary Duff's music, so sue me. My music tastes have always been much more id driven than my movie taste and I think that Duff represents that perfectly. Her movies are basically the cinematic incarnations of her songs (light, frothy, girly) and in my mind are almost universally bad. The only two that I will openly admit to liking are "Cheaper By The Dozen" and "Agent Cody Banks" and neither of those were vehicles built around her. Both of her art forms have the distinct taste of being cooked up in laboratory, but while the movies remind me of Spam the music goes down easy like a delicious Chicken McNugget.
"Wake Up", "Come Clean", and "So Yesterday" are three of my favorite pop songs of the past five years. "Wake Up", which I'm sure was supposed to be a melancholy take on celebrity lifestyle but ends up sounding like a disingenuous princess whining is a near perfect bubblegum song. It slaps around pretty much everything the blond bimbos of the 90's put out and I could listen to that song all day. And I certainly do not trust anybody who tells me that they are not charmed by the melody of "So Yesterday." Yes all these songs were written by people other than Duff and are extremely guilty pleasures. But do you want my honest take on this album or do you want me to lie. This is a greatest hits album so I have to deduct some points just to be fair. It is a great collection of songs to be sure, but it represents many years and many albums. I'm sure that I am saving myself a whole lot of pain and suffering by skipping over the filler on the previous albums and just sticking to the good stuff (go on and laugh). Also, I have no intentions of defending her weak points as an artist. She is what she is, which is a spoiled, rich Momma's girl who has probably never made one career decision in her entire life. She has never taken on a project, in music or film, that is the least bit challenging or edgy. Instead she has stuck with her Disney Channel created image and tried to ride that as far as it would take her. Or put another way, there is a difference between saying a girl can rock and a girl actually rocking. Personally, I blame her emotionally weak mother whose name shows up on way too many gossip pages, but what do I know?
I am assuming that most of you are snickering at me right now, very secure in your knowledge that you are far too sophisticated to listen to anything as silly as this. But I strongly urge you to get over your pretensions. And no, I have no interest in hearing from the music snobs either since every one of you I have ever met has had the most corporate movie taste imaginable. Word on the street says that on her new album Duff writes her own lyrics, but I have yet to hear it. "Most Wanted" sounds like it was written for 10 year old girls, and it probably was, and still it got plenty of spins on my CD player. ***1/2
I love every one!.......2007-04-08
I love every album,hilary Duff rules.All her albums are soooooo good!I love them.I have a lot of Hilary duff stuff.Only a few examples:one album,hil duff tee,hilary duff backpack,and MUCH more.It would take years to name!But I think anyone who love hilary Duff,you should buy this product.And,maybe even all her albums!I got it as an Easter present,you could end up with one too! (love this product)
Not really the "Most Wanted" songs.......2007-02-25
I own this cd and like it. But I have all of her other cds so really this cd had nothing new except the 3 new songs. Break My Heart and Beat of my Heart are sort of the same. I think she should have done a different title, there too much alike. This is a good cd for first time Hilary listeners, because it has all of her best. But it seems like the "best" of Hilary wasn't what I thought were the best songs of her. But I would recemend this cd to those who don't know Hilary's music yet, and want to hear what she's like.
She's going down "Hil".......2007-02-14
I don't own this album and personally would never want to. I do have Metamorphosis, but I bought that when I was 15 years old. I listened to a few songs on here because of an article I read stating the worst albums in each genre. This was one of them. Being a former Hilary Duff fan, I decided to check it out.
If you like a girl who's trying to be in the rock genre, but doing very poorly at it, this album is for you.
Average customer rating:
- Great easy listenening
- Help trying to figure out the title of a song
- omitted song
- Where's Van Morrison?!
- The Royal Tenenbaums Soundtrack
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The Royal Tenenbaums (Collector's Edition)
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Hollywood Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
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ASIN: B000068TNT
Release Date: 2002-07-02 |
Tracks:
- 111 Archer Avenue - Mark Mothersbaugh
- These Days - Nico
- String Quartet In F Major - Ysaye Quartet
- Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard - Paul Simon
- Sonata For Cello And Piano In F Minor - The Mutato Muzika Orchestra
- Wigwam - Bob Dylan
- Look At That Old Grizzly Bear - Mark Mothersbaugh
- Look At Me - John Lennon
- Lullaby - Emitt Rhodes
- Mothersbaugh Canon - Mark Mothersbaugh
- Police & Thieves - The Clash
- Scrapping And Yelling - Mark Mothersbaugh
- Judy Is A Punk - Ramones
- Pagoda's Theme - Mark Mothersbaugh
- Needle In The Hay - Elliott Smith
- Fly - Nick Drake
- I Always Wanted To Be A Tenenbaum - Mark Mothersbaugh
- Christmas Time Is Here - Vince Guaraldi Trio
- Stephanie Says - The Velvet Underground
- Rachel Evans Tenenbaum (1965-2000) - Mark Mothersbaugh
- Sparkplug Minuet - Mark Mothersbaugh
- The Fairest Of The Seasons - Nico
- Hey Jude - The Mutato Muzika Orchestra
Amazon.com
The magical triad behind Rushmore's spunky, starry-eyed soundtrack--music supervisor Randall Poster, composer Mark Mothersbaugh, and director Wes Anderson--leaps forward a decade from that beloved soundtrack's '60s gems, in the process adopting a more pensive feel for The Royal Tenenbaums' musical backdrop. It may lack the euphoric sing-along feel of, say, Creation's "Makin' Time," but the rock and folk tracks here perfectly match the film's crumbling characters and their dilapidated relationships. The Ramones' "Judy Is a Punk" is a burst of nostalgic rebellion but surely causes a sad twinge in light of Joey Ramone's untimely death in 2001; gloom-folker Nick Drake's "Fly" and Elliott Smith's excellently depressing "Needle in the Hay"--which is used to chilling effect during a wrist-slashing scene--further deepen the dark thread running through Tenenbaums. But those who prefer the sunny disposition of Rushmore will be thrilled by the calming concoctions of Mothersbaugh, who heralds the coming of a new scene with graceful woodwind/string parts ("Scrapping and Yelling") and playful sitar pieces ("Pagoda's Theme"). Throw in the Clash's squalling "Police & Thieves" and the Velvet Underground's petal-soft "Stephanie Says" and you've got another winning soundtrack from the film biz's most in-tune music lovers. Tenenbaum or not, you can go home again. --Kristy Martin
Customer Reviews:
Great easy listenening .......2007-02-02
I like this soundtrack because its very laid back. Enjoyable songs that help you relax.
Help trying to figure out the title of a song.......2006-04-17
Hey, maybe you guys can help me, does anyone know the title of the song playing on a radio while owen wilson is getting high (or preparing to do so) with his friends and his dad and brother step in and tell him they want to help him. I really love that song and i have no idea what the title is
omitted song.......2006-02-01
For anyone interested, one song which was omitted from the soundtract which has not been mentioned is:
Emitt Rhodes - Lullabye
A beautiful track played in the scence where Royal is lying in his bed sucking down a shake and reading a book when Chas say "lights out old man" and switchs off the light. One of my fav songs in the movie along side the rolling stones - she smiled sweetly. sadly both songs were omitted but still a beautiful soundtrack.
Where's Van Morrison?!.......2005-03-16
This is a near-perfect collection of 60's and 70's pop and folk. The sad but hopeful vibe of the songs fits the movie's tone perfectly and you can't really agrue with songs like "Stephanie Says." it's also nice to hear the two Nico cuts since Nico's solo work really doesn't get the acclaim it deserves these days. My problem with this album is that it favors symphonic songs from the film instead of pop songs also used in it such as "Ruby Tuesday" and Van Morrison's "Everyone." I'm really bummed about the exclusion of "Everyone" because i thought it closed the movie so well. They should have released the score and the soundtrack separately so all these great songs could be included.
The Royal Tenenbaums Soundtrack.......2005-03-14
The Collector's Edition Soundtrack leaves out two great Rolling Stones' tunes She Smiled Sweetly & Ruby Tuesday. Also left to the winds is John Lennon's Look at Me, the Clash's Rock the Kazbah. The First Edition leaves a few tunes off too but it is a far better Soundtrack. Puckstar
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- Wanted.....Mason Proffit recognized
- Great Music
- timeless recording
- country rock
- Long overdue, yet poorly reproduced
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Wanted! Mason Proffitt
Mason Proffit
Manufacturer: Wounded Bird Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
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ASIN: B000EMGJPY
Release Date: 2006-04-11 |
Tracks:
- Voice Of Change
- A Rectangle Picture
- You Finally Found You Love
- Sweet Lady Love
- Stewball
- Two Hangmen
- Buffalo
- Walk On Down The Road
- It's All Right
- Till The Sun's Gone
- Johnny's Tune
Customer Reviews:
Wanted.....Mason Proffit recognized.......2007-05-08
It's very interesting how the music industry markets its product and how this very valuable gem slipped thru the cracks. In all my years of listening to good and obscured music, this one gets to the point and it flows through any era gradually, especially now. Like most who have heard these songs 'Two Hangmen' gives a kick and yelp to those who haven't had enough from The Byrds or even sitting and getting blazed with 'You Finally Found Your Love', so beautiful and yet brings tears to my eyes like losing a love one. All the songs here express the agony of establishment and maybe that could perhaps be the reason it didn't get much airplay. I like it, I own it and well worth the money for purchase. Let your mind expand and feel free with 'Wanted', you'll appreciate it.
Great Music.......2006-10-31
Can be found as second half of "Come and Gone" if you want to pay the premium for the firts two albums on CD. Good music, meaningful again 40 years later (sadly) at any rate.
timeless recording.......2006-09-06
I first heard Mason Proffit in 1971 (Two Hangmen). I wore the record out over the years and after 30 plus years I still listen the them, (now on CD. Two Hangmen is timeless and still makes ya think.
country rock.......2006-07-18
Awesome incredable and on and on again but buy the double cd Come and Gone!!!!!! Best of the Best. It tells you something that you don't know or ever would have thought.
Long overdue, yet poorly reproduced.......2006-06-21
Mason Proffit deserves much more than a poorly engineered re-issue of a wonderfully diverse and groundbreaking long player. From a listener's point of view, it sounds as if Wounded Records simply took the tape used for pressing the record and transferred it to disc. As I said, not what the Talbot brothers deserve. After 4 hours of work, I was able to get the sound to a listenable level through Sony Sound Forge technology. Unfortunately, this should have been done by Wounded Records. At least now I can enjoy the richness of the music and message of Mason Proffit that Wounded Bird should have provided in the first place.
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- A great, if imperfect, blast from the past
- You'll never catch him!
- One of Six Seminal Hip Hop Records Panned By Rolling Stone
- Gangsta then.Even more Now!!!!!!!!!!
- low price gangsta masterpiece 4,5 stars
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AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted
Ice Cube
Manufacturer: Priority Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
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ASIN: B00008BL44
Release Date: 2003-02-25 |
Tracks:
- Better Off Dead
- The Nigga Ya Love To Hate
- Amerikka's Most Wanted
- What They Hittin' Foe?
- You Can't Fade Me
- Once Upon A Time In The Projects
- Turn Off The Radio
- Endangered Species (Tales From The Darkside)
- A Gangsta's Fariytale
- I'm Only Out For One Thang
- Get Off My D*** And Tell Yo B**** To Come Here
- The Drive By
- Rollin' Wit The Lench Mob
- Who's The Mack?
- It's A Man's World
- The Bomb
- Endangered Species (Tales From The Darkside) [Remix]
- Jackin' For Beats
- Get Off My D*** And Tell Yo B**** To Come Here [Remix]
- The Product
- Dead Homiez
- JD's Gaffilin' (Part 2)
- I Gotta Say What Up!!!
Customer Reviews:
A great, if imperfect, blast from the past.......2007-05-12
'AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted' by Ice Cube is one of the most highly regarded hip-hop albums of all time. Unlike some of the overrated hip-hop albums I've heard that are supposed to be legendary, 'AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted's' praise is (mostly) warranted, though it should be known that there are a few weak spots on Ice Cube's solo debut.
Ice Cube's delivery is ace and his flow is spot-on, and on here he goes from serious ('AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted', 'Endangered Species') to silly ('A Gangsta's Fairytale' and 'I'm Only Out For One Thang'). Due to the Bomb Squad's "bomb" production (ha ha, a pun), this album - relased way back in 1990 - sounds better production-wise than some albums I've heard just eight years ago. Most the album is good, humorous, gangsta (and, sometimes, even sexist and racist, though I feel that it is not to be taken seriously here and if you don't look for it you wont be offended). Ice Cube is an excellent lyricist and story-teller, but there were a few tracks I wasn't really feeling. 'Get Off My... And Tell Yo... To Come Here' is a waste, and 'It's A Man's World' is boring and repetitive. The vast majority of this album is good stuff though, so cop this one if you haven't already. It's been out for over 17 years, after all, so what are you waiting for?
You'll never catch him!.......2007-02-23
Ice Cube leaving NWA was the best move because mentally he was light years ahead of them. This album is more gangsta than conscious but it still has its gems like THE N***A YA LOVE TO HATE, AMERIKKKA'S MOST WANTED, YOU CANT FADE ME, ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE PROJECTS, TURN OF THE RADIO(this song inspired Dead Prez's mixtape), A GANGSTA'S FAIRYTALE, ROLLIN WITH THE LENCH MOB, WHO'S THE MACK, JACKIN FOR BEATS, THE PRODUCT and DEAD HOMIEZ. Filler: Im Only Out For One Thang(featuring Flava Flav or Slava Slave)is the only track that is weak. Bottom Line: Amerikkka's Most Wanted is a magnificent debut by one of the most important emcee of our time. Its a must have for any rap fan who remembers what Ice Cube was.
One of Six Seminal Hip Hop Records Panned By Rolling Stone.......2006-08-22
As a big fan of the book, "Ego Trip's Book of Rap Lists", there was a section where certain seminal hip hop records were bashed by Rolling Stones. Ice Cube's monumental gangsta rap debut was one of them. Critics said, "the relentless profanity grows wearisome, bombsquads production loses steam, and Cube's attitude towards women are simply despicable". However, "Amerikkka's Most Wanted" (A suberbly provacative title) is criticized for all the wrong reasons. Most critics based assumptions on shock value and profanity but Cube's message was loud and clear. He was going to shut down racist white Amerikkka with one of the most visceral and revolutionary records that I have ever heard.
Straight out the box, Ice Cube is not out to make friends with, "The N***** Ya Love To Hate". Reality is a hard thing to digest and he let people know by dropping jewels like, "When I'm shootin let's see who drop/ The police, the media, and suckers that went pop/ And mother******* that say they too black/ Put 'em overseas they be beggin to come back/ They say we promote gangs and drugs/ You wanna sweep a n***** like me up under the rug/ Kickin s*** called street knowledge/ Why more n****** in the pen than in college. It was like Huey Newton speaking from a gangsta figures perspective and collaborating with Public Enemy... he became the black CNN. Songs such as "Turn Off The Radio" could never happen on a major label again. He was saying, "Program directors and dj's ignore me/ because I simply said F*** top forty/ Top thirty, top twenty, and top ten/ Until you put more hip hop in/". Most happy songs didn't make much sense on radio (still don't) and Cube knew hip hop was a weapon that people could see in the broad.
"Amerikkka's Most Wanted" also cemented Ice Cube as one of the genres greatest storytellers. The way he freaked nursery rhymes, for the kids, on "A Gangsta's Fairtale" was unbelievable. It was informing kids to watch out for scandolous women and stds. "Once Upon A Time In The Projects" was so vivid, it brought you straight to Compton, as if Ice Cube was saying his rhymes right beside you with an angry expression on his face. "Endangered Species" is one of the most politically intense charged rap songs ever on wax. "Every cop killer goes ignored/ They'll just send another n***** to the morgue/ A point scored; they could give a f*** about us/ They rather catch us with guns, and white powder/ - If I was old, they'd probably be a friend of me/ Since I'm young, they consider me the enemy/ You should listen to me cause there's more to see/ Call my neighborhood a ghetto cause it houses minorities/".
Overall, it's easy to see why hip hop purists say hip hop today just isn't good as that old school s***. Hell, even Rolling Stones, who dismissed this record, realized the records greatness and later gave this debut a 5 out of 5 stars rating. What's more amazing is the aforementioned songs aren't even my top two favorites. The title track and "Who's The Mack" knocked me off the edge of my seat. You can find gangsta rap anywhere today but this had such a powerful message with such proper beats, that unlike its modern day contemporaries, stands the test of time. Like rapreviews.com said, "One of the most important records ever made...if someone says to you rap is simple, throw this on and dare them to write something better - - none of them ever will".
Gangsta then.Even more Now!!!!!!!!!!.......2006-07-28
Cube was kickin' that gangsta s**t then.Still today.But he bursted on the solo scene.He didn't need NWA they needed him.
This is the many examples of how a gangsta album should be done.
Drugs,hoes.gangs,crime,projects,ghetto,guns,jail,money,ruff,toughrugged and raw.His best argubably.The raps,rhymes,and subjects
still are goin' on and make sense today.
low price gangsta masterpiece 4,5 stars.......2006-07-06
I highly recommend this album to all of you real hip-hop heads out there, especially the ones who like the west-coast.
Here you can find Cube in the peak of condition, rapping on the incredible Bomb Squad beats.
If you consider that here you got 23 tracks and not only Amerikkka's Most Wanted but also the very rare Kill at Will EP, you'll surely understand that $13 is a very low price. Ice Cube is extremely powerful on the mic and high-level apparences by Public Enemy and Lench Mob will only make this sound better to you.
You heard? I bet now you know what to do! Peace y'all
Average customer rating:
- Great selection of solid tunes
- great musician
- Saddle Up
- A towering album
- Dead and Alive
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Wanted Dead or Alive
David Bromberg
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
General
| Contemporary Folk
| Folk
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ASIN: B000002529
Release Date: 1992-06-16 |
Tracks:
- The Holdup
- Someone Else's Blues
- Danger Man
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David Bromberg is due for rediscovery. As a '60s and '70s session man, he lent his blues skill to records by Dylan, Paxton and Jerry Jeff Walker. But none of that work suggested his talents as an arranger, his full command of diverse American genres, nor his husky, moving vocals. This '74 reissue is a fine place to start with Bromberg, and songs like "Send Me to the 'Lectric Chair" and his medly of "Statesboro Blues/Church Bells" serve notice of the talent of this overlooked, roots-music master. --Roy Francis Kasten
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Great selection of solid tunes.......2006-11-06
I bought the vinyl version in the 70's purely based on the cover art. I laughed out loud. I wasn't dissapointed and was happy to get the cd version to add to my collection. David is quite a showman and he gathers some great help on this collection. George Harrison, Jerry Garcis, Phil Lesh, etc.
All the songs are great but Someone Else's Blues, Danger Man and Kansas City are knockouts. All other versions of Kansas City seem terribly tame after you hear this one. Statesboro Blues and Send Me to the Electric Chair showcase his amazing vocals. Good timing, good drama, good storytelling, good music.
great musician.......2006-06-22
I just recently replaced my vinyl copy with this cd. I saw him a couple of times in the 70's.
I read an article about him in Rolling Stone. He really impressed me. He said that when he practiced he tried very hard to play what he heard in his head, and to not accept the limitations of his guitar. Also, a girlfriend at the time told me that she had seen him at the Philly Folk Festival and that he was great Funny, talented, played EVERY kind of music masterfully.
If you are the kind of person who reads liner notes (and I am), you could see that he played on and produced many albums by a HUGE groups of artists back in the day. At one time he was one of the most respected musicians in the business.
As the reviewer says, he's due for a comeback. OVERDUE. Anyway, this was always one of my favorite albums, especially the "New Lee Highway Blues".
Saddle Up.......2005-10-04
This is the kind of album for which you can easily round up a party posse or enjoy on your own. Intelligent and well-crafted, the music will work for the critical or casual listener.
Never one to take himself or his material too seriously, Bromberg focuses his considerable skills on the service of his songs and their character, and his enjoyment is unrestrained and infectious.
Today, Bromberg is the owner of a violin shop, and his live performances are sadly limited. But this album, while basically a studio recording, captures the breezy Bromberg style, relaxed and inviting. But don't get too comfortable, because when you're kicked back and least expect it, he really will take all your money.
A towering album.......2004-02-23
If a picture is worth a thousand words, what's the value of a
musician's art that paints picture after picture. Bromberg is
a master of his art, and this album catches some of the feeling
of his live shows. You owe it to yourself to get this CD. Among
everything else, it's just a lot of fun.
Gary
Dead and Alive.......2002-08-09
Someone should point out the obvious pun in the title of this album. The second half is from a live acoustic show, while the first half was recorded in the studio backed by most of the members of the Grateful Dead. These were two separate album sides back in the dark ages of the pre-CD era. Features some of his best tunes, including a remake of the catchy pseudo-mariachi number he co-wrote with George Harrison, "The Hold-Up", which originally appeared on Bromberg's self-titled debut.
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- I guess some things just can't compete with Blizzard Beasts
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Ugly Kid Joe
Manufacturer: Fontana Island
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ASIN: B000001DVV
Release Date: 1994-06-14 |
Tracks:
- Neighbor
- Goddamn Devil
- Come Tomorrow
- Panhandlin' Prince
- Busy Bee
- Don't Go
- So Damn Cool
- Same Side
- Cats In The Cradle
- I'll Keep Tryin'
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Actually these chaps were very wanted at the time.......2006-07-12
UKJ come into town on their one trick pony. The whole schtick of appealing to normal middle class kids desperate to think the world is against them.... Well the packaging sets that trick up nicely along with the title choice. Not to mention the song Neighbour as lead song.
But darn it all this pretty much works. Sure it's based on nothin' but air, a few squared off riffs and Whitfield Cranes engaging vocals but most of the time when you reach for the skip button something stops your hand. Tracks such as Come Tomorrow and Panhandlin' Prince work their witless charm though when the delve too deeply into whimsical territory things fall over (see Busy Bee).
Madman and Everything About You are regurgitated from the debut EP and everyone at the time became familiar with the bands take on Cats in the Cradle. This tune split many at the time - dunno 'bout you but I always felt the original spoke louder to parents, while UKJ's version with it's more youthful attack spoke more clearly to those not yet dads.
In summation a totally non essential release but definitely a good party album full of irreverent lyrics and simple cartoon style songs - some of which have some surprising heft such as Goddam Devil. Not to mention the closer, the track Mr Recordman which has a spark of maturity about it.
I Liked It.......2006-03-18
This album is highly entertaining. Good lyrics, good rhymes, funny, catchy tunes, it's got everything. Everytime I listen to it, the world feels like a better place. A real mood uplifter.
Average.......2005-03-14
This album I would say is average maybe a little above. I'd say it has two down falls lyrics and variety. All the songs kinda sound the same and are about the same thing. Basically the singer tries to hard to be "Metal". I'd say that if your looking for something very simular go for Skid Row or Motley Crue who do sound much like this band. The worst idea of all was however to cover the song "Cats In The Cradle". Heres why, the song is basically about a son and father who don't have enough time for each other. When the son is young he wants to spend time with his dad but he is too busy and when the dad gets older he wants to spend time with his son but he's too busy. Than to the to singing "And the cats in the cradle and the sliver spoon little jimmy... and the man on the moon" what is that supposed to mean. On the postive even though the songs sound a lot alike the instrumentals and singing got a different sound from typical metal. Plus with a name like that you'd think they would just be extremely terrible which they are not. In the end if you want a real metal cd stay away but if you like poppy music you may like this.
I guess some things just can't compete with Blizzard Beasts.......2005-02-03
Before you decide whether to call someone's opinion helpful, read their other reviews. This CD was not overlooked in its time and yes, millions of people did in fact buy it. It is incredibly funny and the band is moderately musically talented. The lyrics are inane but the riffs and solos are top-notch.
As far as posterity goes, people will probably not buy a million more copies of this CD in the future. However, they will remember a few songs on it with a nod and maybe a chuckle. That's more than we can say for anything Overkill or Hollowman has produced or ever will produce.
not for the serous-minded .......2004-11-01
this patrick dude is obviously jealous that his folk down under don't have any famous bands (except AC/DC and midnight oil, which are beyond anyone's notion of "bad"). i'm writing this review simply because i'm (...)that some (...)writing (...) about someone who's died very young in a tragic bike accident (whitfield's dead,...). this is one of the albums i grew up with so it sort of has a sentimental value for me. anyone who picks this up looking for superb musicianship, creative arrangements and deep, philosophical lyrics and sh*t is either misguided or just a(...). this is simply care-free, humorous biker/surfer/glam rock at its best. anyone who's heard "everything about you" knows what they're in store for. UKJ have later on actually taken a slightly more "serious" turn with "motel califiornia", but this is still a great album. fun to listen to. i listen to a lot of various (...), . but i like this just as same. a simplistic, fun and catchy album. perfect soundtrack for a ride by the beach on a hot summer's day (topped off with a cold beer, of course). they might not have a street named after them and they might not floor you with their mind-boggling musicianship and intricate lyrics and ideas, but in every person's life there are moments when you get sick of that cr*p (especially during the summer, when you feel just too good and light-hearted for anything else). well, "america's least wanted" just might be what you need right then.
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- Uneven
- Peter Tosh's Best Work
- Tosh's last great duet, "Nothing but Love."
- a very good well arranged Tosh album
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Wanted Dread & Alive
Peter Tosh
Manufacturer: Capitol
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ASIN: B000068G1A
Release Date: 2002-07-30 |
Tracks:
- Coming In Hot
- Nothing But Love
- Reggaemylitis
- Rok With Me
- Oh Bumbo Klaat
- Wanted Dread And Alive
- Rastafari Is
- Guide Me From My Friends
- Fools Die (For Want Of Wisdom)
- The Poor Man Feel It
- Cold Blood
- That's What They Will Do
- Rok With Me (Alternate Long Mix)
- Nothing But Love (Long Version)
Customer Reviews:
Uneven.......2006-09-24
I love Tosh and I was fortunate enough to see him perform live several times before he died. That said, this is a very uneven release. To be sure, there are top shelf songs here that belong in any Tosh collection, including the spiritual "Rastafari Is" (although I like the extended, heavy, live version included on Complete Captured Live better), "Wanted Dread & Alive," "Reggaemylitis," "Coming In Hot," and "Guide Me From My Friends." An especially welcome treat for me is the inclusion of "Oh, Bumbo Clot" on the remastered version of the CD - this is a scathing Tosh song that he would sometimes perform live but was never released on the US vinyl edition of Wanted Dread & Alive. The two love songs on the record, the duet "Nothing But Love" and the attempted single "Rock With Me," are extremely commercial, very disappointing and always elicit a "skip track" response from me. It is not that Peter Tosh cannot write or sing a good love song - check out the great pair he put on his first release, Legalize It - it's just that these songs are sub par and sound extremely out-dated. The production of the record is good, but many of the songs lack the punch that they would later achieve live in concert. Even Tosh's next, and admittedly poppier-sounding release, Mama Africa, is more consistent in its conception and delivery. If building a Tosh collection, I would highly recommend starting with Equals Rights. Equal Rights is Tosh's finest, most polished, most consistent, and ultimately most rewarding work, filled with well-crafted, excellently performed, highly political songs. Next, I would recommend Legalize It or Bush Doctor if looking for studio releases - both have great content, excellent musicians and strong performances (though the sound quality on Legalize It is still a bit historical - but that is part of the charm for me). Next, I would investigae live Tosh material, starting with the fantastic Live & Dangerous from Boston 1976 and then moving on to the Complete Captured Live from California in 1983. I would finally fill in any remaining holes in the collection with Mama Africa, Wanted, and Mystic Man (some of the Mystic Man tracks (e.g., the title cut, "Day The Dollar Die" & "Buk-In-Hamm Palace", like several of the Wanted tracks, are more essential than Mama Africa material, but again, it is an uneven release that perhaps tried too hard to find new commercial outlets). I'd turn to the No Nuclear War disc last.
Peter Tosh's Best Work.......2005-09-17
"Wanted: Dread or Alive" is, by any standard, an absolute must for your Reggae music collection. Start with the best ever drum and bass combo, Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare, add the legendary guitar rhythms of Mikey Chung. Then, add the powerful voice and lyrical messages of Peter Tosh. You get a great traditional Reggae masterpiece.
Tosh's last great duet, "Nothing but Love.".......2005-09-08
I've left this album on repeat many a time. Every track is great. Tosh serves as a sentinel, warning us on two tracks to stay independant of friends who seem impartial but rat behind your back. The song that gave this album four stars is "Cold Blood." Tosh's vocals sound to countryish for reggae.
a very good well arranged Tosh album .......2005-06-02
this is the only Peter Tosh album I have heard, but i like it a lot and plan to get it sometime. The production is excellent, the tracks are outstanding, and it is funky and beautiful music. If you like good reggea music you should get this outstanding cd. It will become a very enjoyable staple of your collection. this cd is Just as good as any Bob Marley music you have heard before.
Flawless.......2005-02-25
"Wanted Dread & Alive," Peter Tosh's final album for the Rolling Stones' label, was released in 1981 in the aftermath of the death of Tosh's former bandmate, Bob Marley. With that event, mystique and intrigue surrounded Tosh's new album with its prevocative, enigmatic music. Equally enticing is the addition of several tracks not on the U.S. album, "Rok With Me," "Oh Bumbo Klaat," and "Guide Me From My Friends," as well as two previously unreleased alternate versions of "Rok With Me," and the duet with Gwen Guthrie "Nothing But Love".
The opening track, "Coming In Hot," is a purposely violent depiction of Tosh's personal bout with a heavy fever at the beginning of the year, although some thought this was a song in answer to Bob Marley's "Coming In From the Cold". The other track tied to Marley was the soothing, beautiful "Fools Die (For Want of Wisdom)," originally entitled "Wisdom," when it was made with Bunny Wailer and Bob Marley years before. The reason for the connection is that both Marley and Tosh had made covers of this old song, and the lyrics in Tosh's "Fools Die (For Want of Wisdom)," were seen as tied to Bob Marley's cover, "Stiff Necked Fools".
Here, Tosh does give slight exposure to a fun side with the danceable, fun song "Reggaemylitis," reffering to a disease only reggae can cure. Also here to show Tosh's fun side are the R&B-style songs "Nothing But Love," and "Rok With Me," the first being a smash-hit duet with Gwen Guthrie.
Of course, his classic millitancy, anger, and spirituallity do out-shine the other moods, with songs like the title track, "Wanted Dread and Alive," my personal favorite, the solemn, dark "Guide Me From My Friends," the addition to the previous song entitled "That's What They Will Do," and finally "Cold Blood," a song resembling Tosh's 1971 "Here Comes the Judge," although this recording was in reference his bogus 1978 ganja possession charge.
While each of the above songs do have strong elements of spirituality, this is the main theme for powerful, yet relaxing and meditative songs like "Rastafari Is," the aforementioned "Fools Die (For Want of Wisdom)," and the ambitious, truthful "Oh Bumbo Klaat," which was about Tosh's battle with demons that would plague him constantly. Usually seen as an obscenity, Tosh views the term "Bumbo Klaat," as a way to drive away evil spirits as he states in the song.
Finally, there are the two previously unreleased extended mixes of two tracks, both wonderful and original remixes.
This album contains some of Peter Tosh's finest work and is without a doubt, one of the most legendary works of art in his career. It is, indeed, a milestone for the ages.
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Wanted: Dead Or Alive
Kool G Rap & DJ Polo
Manufacturer: Traffic Entertainment/Cold Chillin'
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ASIN: B000QUUTM8
Release Date: 2007-06-19 |
Tracks:
- Streets Of New York
- Wanted Dead Or Alive
- Money In The Bank
- Bad To The Bone
- Talk Like Sex
- Play It Again, Polo
- Erase Racism
- Kool Is Back
- Play It Kool
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Product Description
Marley Marl remained on board, and Large Professor and Eric B. also hopped on to help produce Kool G Rap & DJ Polo's second album. With a wider range of sounds and the expansion of G Rap's lyrical range, "Wanted: Dead or Alive" is wholly deserving of classic status. The opening "Streets of New York" remains one of the most thrilling and unique rap singles released; the sparse rhythm, adorned with assured piano runs that complement the song to the point of almost making the song, falls somewhere between a gallop and a strut, and G Rap outlines more vivid scenes than one film could possibly contain. The track cemented their role as East Coast legends and showed Kool G Rap's talent as an adept storyteller like nothing before or since. Likewise, "Talk Like Sex" is the nastiest, raunchiest thing he ever recorded, with "I m pounding you down until your eyeballs pop out" acting as an exemplary claim, as well as one of the few that is printable, made in the song. The boasts, as ever, are in no short supply, but "Erase Racism" takes a break from the normal proceedings with guest spots from Big Daddy Kane and Biz Markie. It's both funny and sobering, with Biz's Three Dog Night chorus providing comic relief after each verse. This album is only part of a major swarm of brilliant rap records from 1990, but it will never be lost in it, and it's important because it's the release that influenced Rakim and Kane to step their game up to levels they didn't know they could go to. Cold Chillin' and Traffic proudly present "Wanted: Dead or Alive", available for the first time as a double disc set, including the original album, and a plethora of substantial bonus material, from artwork to audio. With all the songs being digitally re-mastered, this project has been thought out, done right and handled with care, and we hope you enjoy it.
Album Description
Marley Marl remained on board, and Large Professor and Eric B. also hopped on to help produce Kool G Rap & DJ Polo's second album. With a wider range of sounds and the expansion of G Rap's lyrical range, Wanted: Dead or Alive is wholly deserving of classic status. The opening 'Streets of New York' remains one of the most thrilling and unique rap singles released; the sparse rhythm, adorned with assured piano runs that complement the song to the point of almost making the song, falls somewhere between a gallop and a strut, and G Rap outlines more vivid scenes than one film could possibly contain. The track cemented their role as East Coast legends and showed Kool G Rap's talent as an adept storyteller like nothing before or since. This album is only part of a major swarm of brilliant rap records from 1990, but it will never be lost in it, and it's important because it's the release that influenced Rakim and Kane to step their game up to levels they didn't know they could go to. Available for the first time as a double disc set, including the original album, and a plethora of substantial bonus material, from artwork to audio. With all the songs being digitally re-mastered, this project has been thought out, done right and handled with care, and we hope you enjoy it.
Average customer rating:
- Great, diverse album
- Can't Smoke Without It
- another good one
- No Sophmore Slump
- A nice followup to Tiger My Friend
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The Only Thing I Ever Wanted
Psapp
Manufacturer: Domino
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ASIN: B000FFJ8EO
Release Date: 2006-06-06 |
Tracks:
- Hi
- King Of You
- This Way
- Needle And Thread
- New Rubbers
- Tricycle
- Hill Of Our Home
- The Words
- Make Up
- Eating Spiders
- Upstairs
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They may be signed to Domino--the same label that unleashed Franz Ferdinand and Arctic Monkeys on the world--but the last thing London duo Galia Durant and Carim Clasmann want to do is pick up a guitar. Their second album is most notable for its pots-n-pans percussion and thrift store brass, which, when paired with a series of lavish electro-folk melodies, make the band sound like the Postal Service's exotic foreign cousin or a more homespun Stereolab. "Cosy in the Rocket" will already be familiar to fans of "Grey's Anatomy": it's the hit televisions series' theme song. The rest of the disc will sound reassuringly unfamiliar to all. --Aidin Vaziri
Album Description
This London-based duo's formula of addictive melodies, electronic frolics, and found sounds have put them on the musical map. Silly noises married to sultry vocals and perspicacious lyrics produce recordings of shimmering originality and nascent charm. "The problem with a lot of electronic music is that it either takes itself too seriously or not seriously enough. Psapp offers the perfect solution: do both...knick-knacky sound effects, plucky violin, and whizzing bleeps over warm, elastic beats for a euphoric sound that's like a toy closet come to life" - SF Weekly.
Customer Reviews:
Great, diverse album.......2007-01-24
I, like, it would appear, most people, stumbled upon this band by accident. I went to see an acoustic guitarist in concert, and Psapp was opening. Since I arrived late (I'd never heard of the opener and didn't expect them to be too good,) I wandered into a wall of loud clunking sounds that made me want to dance more than anyththing Ive ever heard. So I bought the album and found not only these great, unique, and totally jamming dance numbers--played with squeaky toys and cans in concert--but some amazingly pretty and tuneful sons as well. I havent heard their first album, so I cant really speak to that, but this one, I assure you, is just great. Its always a good sign when so many people--just look through other reviews--like so many different tracks (My favorites are Tricycle, Needle and Thread, and hi). This should certainly not be tossed aside as simply a gimmick band. When the slight novelty factor of this band wears off, youre left with a really amazingly tuneful, well-written, and elegant album. A must-buy, in my opinion.
Can't Smoke Without It.......2006-12-11
Right now if I'm going to smoke out I have to have this album playing. It's like Seasame Street On Mushrooms. A must have in any collection.
another good one.......2006-10-15
The Only Thing I Ever Wanted is slightly less whimsical and innocent, both lyrically and musically, than Psapp's first record Tiger, My Friend. But it's still Psapp, which means it's pretty whimsical and innocent and has lots of keyboards and cats.
The exceedingly British female vox, eclectic percussion and random noisemakers (including what seems to be a rubber duckie on Tricycle) that are Psapp's staple are all still on display, never fear. But where the last album was highlighted by cheerful numbers like "About Fun," this one has a somewhat more somber, mature, and at times almost world-weary air to it. Make Up is a simple piano-and-vocal ballad that is as thought-provoking as anything the band has ever done, but it's not exactly a happy song. King of You is sultry and downright cynical. This Way is a real downer (and also my least favorite track on this record).
But it's not just the words (and certainly not The Words, a cut which jumps with joy, albeit with a knowing smile: "Oh, I can't abandon this foolish notion, it's too much fun") that determine the mood in this album. The mixes are emotionally chillier this time around. But that doesn't make them worse: the change is quite by design, and works splendidly.
All told, The Only Thing I Ever Wanted is just as good as its predecessor, though I am slightly more predisposed to Tiger My Friend. If you liked Tiger, get this. If you didn't hear of Tiger, you should also get this, immediately after getting Tiger. This is no sophomore slump. Psapp is still in the game, and the music world is better for it.
Album highlights: Hi, King of You, The Words, Needle and Thread, Eating Spiders, and Tricycle, particularly Tricycle, which I adore.
No Sophmore Slump.......2006-06-22
This album not only fulfills the quality of a Psapp album, it takes you on a journey to a wonderful place filled with luscious instruments and vivid songs, and of course, cats. Standout Tracks: "Hi", "King of You", "Eating Spiders".
This album is one of the best of the year!!
A nice followup to Tiger My Friend.......2006-06-17
I, like many others, was hypnotized by 'Cosy in the Rocket', a portion of which is used in the ABC drama 'Grey's Anatomy'. I purchased Psapp's first US release, Tiger My Friend, in May 2005 and have listened to it often. I'm not a heavy music consumer but I didn't hesitate to purchase these CDs (support independent labels!) I preordered this album mere days before it was due to be released; I received it only one day after the release. I am listening to it for the second time. I'm not sure if it will grow on me like Tiger did, yet - time will tell. I can say that listening to the last track, 'Upstairs', is best experienced in a quieter room with immersive headphones - the sound effects of creaking floors above are uncannily real. I guess this album doesn't seem quite as experimental and unique to me, but that's okay.
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