Blue Horizon

Blue Horizon

Blue Horizon

ASIN: B00005ULR2

Track Listings
 
1. Blue Horizon
2. When The Well Runs Dry
3. As THe Years Go Passing By
4. Heaven Tonight
5. It Leads Too You
6. Closest Friend
7. All The Other Fools
8. Lady Luck
9. Turquoise
10. Do Me Right
11. You Turn Me On I'm A Radio

Editorial Reviews
About the Artist
Allyson Paige started her first rock band in high school and had her first paying gig at The Inn of The Beginning in Cotati, California when she was 17. “I had to wait out in the car until it was time for the band to go on, because they wouldn't let me sit in the bar.” They played all the old school blues and rock from Jimmy Reed and Chuck Berry to Jimmie Hendrix and Janis Joplin. Because of her striking stage presence and prodigious vocal talent, she was frequently asked to sing with other local bands. Early in her career, she also studied classical voice, which augmented her natural ability and added a new dimension to an already well-developed vocal style.

Allyson Paige has been performing and recording music for over 10 years. She is known throughout the San Francisco Bay Area for her powerful voice and exceptional ability to bring out the excitement and raw emotional power of any song that she sings. The inherent beauty and soulfullness of her voice lends itself to all styles of music from edgy, American roots/rock, down home blues, country, gospel and inspirational to the sultry and melodious jazz standards of yesteryear. Allyson has performed at numerous San Francisco clubs including Slims, Bimbos 365, The Great American Music Hall, Lou's Pier 47, and The Mystic Theatre in Petaluma. She is also in great demand at many private parties and corporate functions. In addition to working with such luminary songwriters as Alex Call (Huey Lewis, Pat Benatar) and Andre Pessis (Bonnie Raitt, Mr.Big), she has also performed over the years with blues artists like Angela Strehli, Tommy Castro, Sista Monica, Roy Rogers, Norton Buffalo, as well as many other notable Bay Area bands and musicians. She also performed as an opener with the Chris Cobb Band for Etta James at the annual blues festival at Harvey's Resort at Lake Tahoe. Allyson has spent the past few years as the featured lead vocalist for The Chris Cobb Band of San Francisco, as well lending her talent to several other notable Bay Area projects. During this time, she was often urged by her musical peers and mentors to pursue a solo career through which she would have the freedom to express her vast array of amazing vocal talents. The CD, Blue Horizon, is her first solo effort and showcases not only her singing virtuosity and versatility, but also her talent as a songwriter. In this project, Allyson punches out each of her individual songs with a distinctive flavor. Some of the Bay Area's best offered to lend their talents to this unique project including Jon Evans (Tori Amos), Larry Cragg (Neil Young) Max Butler (Red Meat, Chuck Prophet) and Geoff Pearlman, Michael Bluestein and Kevin T. White (Shelby Lynn). Allyson's first appearance as a solo performer with her band in September, 2001 was met with a packed house and standing ovations.

Product Description
The record is a mixture of rock, country,blues and pure pop pleasure. It fits nicely into the roots rock/americana genre. All of the tunes are well written and smartly produced and show off the large and lusty vocals of the artist. All of the bases are covered in this "radio ready" offering.

Blue Horizon,Allyson Paige,Allyson Paige,A mixture of rock, blues, country, and pure pop pleasure. Al of the bases are covered in this "radio ready" offering which nicely showcases the large and lusty vocals of the artist.
Mud Slide Slim And The Blue Horizon
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Mud Slide Metamorpho and the Seer Horizon...
  • Southern Memories
  • Exceptional Album!
  • JAMES TAYLOR THE MAN!
  • mudslide slim and the blue horizon
 Mud Slide Slim And The Blue Horizon
James Taylor
Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
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ASIN: B000002KDM
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

  1. Love Has Brought Me Around
  2. You've Got A Friend
  3. Places In My Past
  4. Riding On A Railroad
  5. Soldiers
  6. Mud Slide Slim
  7. Hey Mister, That's Me Up On The Jukebox
  8. You Can Close Your Eyes
  9. Machine Gun Kelly
  10. Long Ago And Far Away
  11. Let Me Ride
  12. Highway Song
  13. Isn't It Nice To Be Home Again

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Mud Slide Metamorpho and the Seer Horizon..........2007-02-01

Well people, you'll be pleased to know that after my last review I have managed to stay out of trouble. Mostly, I have been giving Seer lessons to a gifted friend of mine known as T. He has turned out to be a good apprentice - but I must be careful. I have caught him trying on my Seers hat when I wasn't looking and, not only that, has started giving lectures in the mid-west using my name. My guides advised me not to sue. Guido suggested reasoning with him (HAH! like reasoning worked with him!). Marshy thought it wise for her to lull him with her collagen lips. And Chance? He wanted to use strong-arm tactics which goes against my beloved nature. So- again- I will have to figure this out for myself.
No nevermind all that. Your gifted Metamorpho made his way down to the dungeon (with de-humidifier) to check the archives for a worthy selection. I came up with a wonderful album to review. I am sure you will all agree.
Ahhhh..... we have James Taylor here (Yes! With lots of hair!), which goes to show you that there was a time when he wasn't the "constant" icon that we all know and love today. However, this album is testimony to his wonderful talent and ability which has been there from the start. And the songs? Lovely, lilting, uplifting, pensive, hopeful vignettes that convey a peace and serenity rarely found so early in one's career.
What matters so most here is the ensemble playing. So comfortable-so warm. James' acoustic guitar along with walking bass, electric guitar fills, tasty piano bits and understated but effective drums. We even have a banjo chiming in and horns on some selections. This "just right" combination really is a pleasure to hear now and a much needed mellow escape from current a go-go, hammering dischordant chordal offerings that frenzy all our fine nervous systems. No- in this proffering you have to imagine yourself on a sunny day by a lake. Hummingbirds flying around and the sky so blue and filled with cotton candy clouds. This album is easy-going. A fine example of soft acoustic composition. It has a little bit of country soul sprinkled with homegrown natural personality. Nothing pretentious here people. Meet you down at the swimming brook.
There really are no big statements here- which - in a way makes it more refreshing. From the start- James gives us an uplift with "Love Has Brought Me Around". Then, the deserved Carole King classic "You've Got a Friend". And you know, as well as I, that the friend here is not a human as we know it. We get some melancholy ("Places In My Past", "Hey Mister, That's Me Up On the Jukebox", "Long Ago and Far Away"), some breaking free groove ("Let Me Ride"), survival and moving on ("Highway Song"). Did I mention the saga of "Machine Gun Kelly"? A home grown boy gone astray. How could James forget that legend? This album also has lovely acoustic only tunes "You Can Close Your Eyes" and "Isn't It Nice to be Home Again". With these, James proves what a vital force he is by himself.
In closing, let me say that I am struck by how good and reinvigorating most of these tunes are. There are bleak moments yes- but there is always the sunshine and hope to move you past the negative. This album is a warm sweater on a cold winter's day and a glass of ice tea during a heatwave. Investigate what a true artist can do.
Now I must go. The guides have sounded the alarm that T is now taking his lectures into the Bible Belt and I have to stop him before the picketts and the protestors begin to swarm. Must protect my reputation you know!
Must go. More archival finds will be on their way soon!
Thru the eye of a needle-your own.........Metamorpho

5 out of 5 stars Southern Memories.......2006-12-30

When I hear James Taylor I am transported to America's South. A wistful and tender feeling comes over me as I listen to the understated power of this man's voice and lyrics. Besides his album "Sweet Baby James"--"Mud Slide Slim", "One Man Dog", even "Walking Man" all capture and evoke the same gentle beauty and ,for me, cherished Southern memories.

5 out of 5 stars Exceptional Album!.......2006-05-01

With its stripped down austerity, this is one of the most masterful albums of the seventies. James was at his songwriting and arranging peak so early in his career, it is remarkable. "Love Has Brought Me Around" starts it off with a fine and gentle restraint. "You've Got A Friend" was anthemic.
"Riding On The Railroad" still haunts these many years later. "MudSlide Slim and the Blue Horizon" and "You Can Close Your Eyes" are amazing in their playfulness and hopefulness. This was James Taylor at the pinnacle of his creative muse...

5 out of 5 stars JAMES TAYLOR THE MAN!.......2006-03-10

Mud Slide Slim is the best album of james Taylor. 2nd is Sweet baby james. My favorite tracts in this album are PLACES IN MY PAST,RIDING ON A RAILROAD, YOU'VE GOT A FRIEND,& LONG AGO & FAR AWAY among others. All the songs in this album are beautiful. I never tire of listening to it. Its always in my car stereo & a perfect companion wherever I go. To me, JT's peak as singer/songwriter is evident in this 1971 album. That's only my opinion. Of course I have all of JT's album in my collection. But MUD stands out. I respectfully recommend this album to you,the reviewer, wherever you are in the world. Thank you.

2 out of 5 stars mudslide slim and the blue horizon.......2006-02-25

I purchased this CD for a friend that does not have or know how to use a computer. After receiving this CD I did listen to it and did not care for it but it does not matter if I liked it or not since it was for somone else.
Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Great alternate to John Mayall for '60's British Blues...
  • Great discovery
 Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac
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ASIN: B00030607O
Release Date: 2004-10-12

Tracks:

  1. My Heart Beats Like A Hammer
  2. Merry Go Round
  3. Long Grey Mare
  4. Shake Your Moneymaker
  5. Looking For Somebody
  6. No Place To Go
  7. My Baby's Good To Me
  8. I Loved Another Woman
  9. Cold Black Night
  10. World Keeps On Turning, The
  11. Got To Move
  12. My Heart Beat Like A Hammer (Take 1)
  13. Merry Go Round (Take 1)
  14. I Loved Another Woman (Takes 1,2,3 & 4)
  15. I Loved Another Woman (Takes 5 & 6)
  16. Cold Black Night (Takes 1,2,3,4,5 & 6)
  17. You're So Evil
  18. I'm Coming Home To Stay

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Great alternate to John Mayall for '60's British Blues..........2007-05-05

Peter Green was the best replacement John Mayall could have found for Eric Clapton, and Green continues his emotional guitar playing style with his own group consisting of additional ex-Mayall sidemen Mick Fleetwood and John McVie.

If you are expecting something similar to the classic Fleetwood Mac of the '70's with Lindsey Buckingham, Stevie Nicks and Christine McVie, then beware--this is totally different music, straight blues. Those three had not appeared in the lineup back when this album came out. The only other member besides the core three from Mayall's band is slide guitar expert Jeremy Spencer.

While Peter Green's vocals are competent in a blues context, I have never been too fond of Spencer's vocals, which appear on the slide guitar-heavy songs. Spencer is an unabashed Elmore James disciple and even does a fair job of mimicking some of the legendary bluesman's vocal nuances and his slide playing is good, but his voice sounds amateurish and boyish. Maybe he improved later on, but here I think Green should have assumed all the vocals.

5 out of 5 stars Great discovery.......2005-11-10

Well, after you get to a certain age, you are more likely to buy old favorites than to find something new. I've always been a blues fan, but generally the blues I like are Delta blues by singers who are, or sound like, actual old Delta guys. I mean, I appreciate Eric Clapton and others for rediscovering and republicizing these great old songs. But I just don't connect with the British blues singers. And: I regard a number of Fleetwood Mac's songs as rock anthems, songs everybody should own. I was poking around on iTunes deciding which old Fleetwood Mac anthems I loved enough to buy for my iPod, and hadn't heard too many times already, and, of course, the way iTunes' search works, I could hardly miss Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac. It's seldom that iTunes out-obscures Amazon, but here's one. Amazon (at least, as I write this) has no samples of this CD; go to iTunes and listen to some samples. You might actually like it well enough to buy the whole CD. Otherwise, I bet you'll find several cuts you can't do without: particularly, Moneymaker and Cold Black Night. And be sure to check out Tallahassee Lassie. Really outdoes Freddy Cannon.
San Francisco and Other Jeanette MacDonald Favorites
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Jeanette MacDonald Favorites
  • A MUST for any Jeanette fan!
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  • An excellent demonstration of Jeanette MacDonald's artistry
 San Francisco and Other Jeanette MacDonald Favorites

Manufacturer: RCA
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ASIN: B000003F6P
Release Date: 1991-11-09

Tracks:

  1. Ciribiribin
  2. The Firefly: Giannina mia
  3. The Firefly: The Donkey Serenade
  4. Naughty Marietta: Ah! Sweet Mystery Of Life
  5. Naughty Marietta: Italian Street Song
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  7. New Moon: One Kiss
  8. Smilin' Through: Land Of Hope And Glory
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  11. The Holy City
  12. Love Parade: March Of The Grenadiers
  13. Monte Carlo: Beyond The Blue Horizon
  14. The Fortune Teller: Romany Life
  15. The Vagabond King: Only A Rose
  16. Les filles de Cadiz
  17. Ave Maria
  18. Songs My Mother Taught Me
  19. Romeo et Juliette: Je veux vivre dans ce reve
  20. Faust: Il etait un roi de Thule
  21. Faust: Air des bijoux
  22. Louise: Depuis le jour

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Jeanette MacDonald Favorites.......2007-05-13

This CD is an incredible testimony and celebration of an American Master Singer.
A must have for all. An introduction to quality and good taste for a new generation of music lovers.

5 out of 5 stars A MUST for any Jeanette fan!.......2006-04-25

This CD is a gem! The songs included on it are beautiful and show off MacDonald's incredible voice. The best part of this CD, however, is the sound quality. Unlike many of her other recordings, and those featuring her with frequent costar Nelson Eddy, the sound on this CD is pristine, and you can barely tell the recordings are 50+ years old!

4 out of 5 stars Jeanette MacDonald Was Unique.......2001-03-12

It really doesn't matter whether or not she could sing; Jeanette MacDonald was unique. On these old recordings, her voice sounds thin and watery, and contemporary tastes do not respond so readily to the sentimentality and predictability of her movies. But she was a gracious lady and glittering presence on the silver screen. These film songs do suggest the excitement she generated when her movies first appeared. And how many truly major singers she inspired! Joan Sutherland recalled meeting MacDonald a few years before her death. Said Sutherland: "I still had stars in my eyes."

5 out of 5 stars An excellent demonstration of Jeanette MacDonald's artistry.......1998-12-18

The highlights of this Jeanette MacDonald CD include her excellent singing of Delibes' "Les Filles de Cadiz," the Bach-Gounod "Ave Maria," and the "Jewel Song" from "Faust." A much-underrated artist, MacDonald proves here that she can handle a wide range of music, from concert songs and opera arias to familiar tunes from her operetta films. Particularly fine are her renditions of "Only a Rose," and Herbert's "Romany Life" (in spite of an amateurish male chorus). Highly recommended not only as a tribute to filmdom's first lady of song, but also to listeners who enjoy both opera and musical comedy.
The Complete Blue Horizon Sessions
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • This is a Solid 5 Star Package
  • como puede entrar tanto BLUES en una caja???????
  • Fantastic 6 disc collection
  • Early Mac sessions, not a substitute for the early albums.
  • THE MAGIC BENEATH THE SURFACE
 The Complete Blue Horizon Sessions
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ASIN: B000021XPU
Release Date: 1999-11-23

Tracks:

  1. My Heart Beat Like A Hammer (Take 2-Master Version With Studio Talk)
  2. Merry Go Round (Take 2-Master Version With Studio Talk/Remix)
  3. Long Grey Mare
  4. Hellhound On My Trail (Take 1-Complete Master Version/Remix)
  5. Shake Your Moneymaker (Master Version With Studio Talk)
  6. Looking For Somebody
  7. No Place To Go
  8. My Baby's Good To Me
  9. I Loved Another Woman
  10. Cold Black Night
  11. The Wolrd Keep On Turning
  12. Got To Move
  13. My Heart Beat Like A Hammer (Take 1-Previously Unissued)
  14. Merry Go Round (Take 1-Previously Unissued/Incomplete)
  15. I Loved Another Woman (Take 1-Previously Unissued/Incomplete, Take 2-Previously Unissued...
  16. I Loved Another Woman (Take 5-Complete Master Version/Remix, Take 6-Previously Unissued/Incomplete)
  17. Cold Black Night (Take 1-Previously Unissued/False Start, Take 2-Previously Unissued/False Start...
  18. You're So Evil (Previously Unissued)
  19. I'm Coming Home To Stay (Previously Unissued)

Tracks:

  1. Stop Messin' Round (Take 4-Master Album Version With Studio Talk/Rexmix)
  2. I've Lost My Baby
  3. Rollin' Man
  4. Dust My Broom
  5. Love That Burns
  6. Doctor Brown
  7. Need Your Love Tonight
  8. If You Be My Baby
  9. Evenin' Boogie
  10. Lazy Poker Blues
  11. Coming Home
  12. Trying So Hard To Forget
  13. Stop Messin' Round (Take 1-Previously Unissued/False Start...
  14. Stop Messin' Round (Take 5-Master Single Version/Remix)
  15. I Held My Baby Last Night (Previously Unissued)
  16. Mystery Boogie (Previously Unissued)

Tracks:

  1. Need Your Love So Bad (Version #2 (Remake), Take 2-Complete Version/Remix)
  2. Rambling Pony (Complete Master Version/Remix)
  3. I Believe My Time Ain't Long (Master Version With Studio Talk/Remix)
  4. The Sun Is Shining
  5. Albatross
  6. Black Magic Woman
  7. Jigsaw Puzzle Blues
  8. Like Crying (Previously Unissued)
  9. Need Your Love So Bad (Version #1: Take 1-Previously Unissued/False Start...
  10. Need Your Love So Bad (Version #2: Take 1-Previously Unissued, Take 2-Previously Unissued)
  11. Need Your Love So Bad (Take 3-Previously Unissued)
  12. Need Your Love So Bad (USA Version: Previously Unissued)

Tracks:

  1. Watch Out
  2. Ooh Baby
  3. South Indiana-Take 1
  4. South Indiana-Take 2
  5. Last Night
  6. Red Hot Jam (Take 1-Previously Unissued With Studio Talk)
  7. Red Hot Jam
  8. I'm Worried
  9. I Held My Baby Last Night
  10. Madison Blues
  11. I Can't Hold Out
  12. Bobby's Rock (Previously Unissued)
  13. I Need Your Love (Take 2-Master Version With Previously Unissued Studio Talk)
  14. Horton's Boogie Woogie (Take 1-Previously Unissued)
  15. I Got The Blues (Master Version With Previously Unissued False Start)

Tracks:

  1. World's In A Tangle
  2. Talk WIth You
  3. Like It This Way
  4. Someday Soon Baby
  5. Hungry Country Girl
  6. Black Jack Blues
  7. Everyday I Have The Blues
  8. Rockin' Boogie
  9. My Baby's Gone
  10. Sugar Mama (Take 1-Previously Unissued/Incomplete)
  11. Sugar Mama
  12. Homework
  13. Honey Boy Blues (Previously Unissued/Incomplete)
  14. I Need Your Love (Take 1-Previously Unissued/Incomplete)
  15. Horton's Boogie Woogie (Take 2-Previously Unissued)
  16. Have A Good Time (Previously Unissued)
  17. That's Wrong (Previously Unissued)
  18. Rock Me Baby (Previously Unissued)

Tracks:

  1. Drifting
  2. Leaving Town Blues (Take 5-Master Version/Remix With Previously Unissued False Start)
  3. Watch Out (Take 2-Complete Master Version/Remix)
  4. A Fool No More (Take 1-Previously Unissued/False Start, Take 2-Previously Unissued/False Start...
  5. Mean Old Fireman (Take 1-Previously Unissued/False Start/Take 2- Master Version/Alternative Original
  6. Can't Afford To Do It
  7. Fleetwood Mac (Mono)
  8. Worried Dream (Take 1-Master Version/Remix With Previously Unissued Incomplete Take)
  9. Love That Woman (Alternative Original Mix)
  10. Allow Me One More Show (Alternative Original Mix)
  11. First Train Home (Mono)
  12. Rambling Pony No.2 (Alternative Original Mix)
  13. Watch Out (Take 1-Previously Unissued/Incomplete)
  14. Something Inside Of Me
  15. Something Inside Of Me (Take 2-Previously Unissued)
  16. Something Inside Of Me (Take 3-Previously Unissued)
  17. One Sunny Day (Master Version/Remix)
  18. Without You
  19. Coming Your Way (Take 6-Previously Unissued)

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars This is a Solid 5 Star Package.......2006-12-06

When I bought this, I was a little concerned about the low price; six discs for $35? Something's wrong. Well my friends, I'm glad to report that this is one killer deal for $35! These are spectacular blues performances recorded live in the studio. They were recorded excellently and remastered superbly, and any blues enthusiast or audiophile will not be disappointed. If you happen to fall into both categories, this will become a treasured part of your collection.

Fleetwood Mac had many incarnations, the most famous being the one with Buckingham and Nicks, but this is my favorite Mac by far. Peter Green was a blues junkie, and his writing and guitar playing earned him the respect of even the old masters of the genre, and two of the included discs are performed with just those men. What a dream team: the old guard playing with Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac! Music for the ages.

5 out of 5 stars como puede entrar tanto BLUES en una caja???????.......2006-09-28

VIRTUOSISMO, DEJADEZ, FIEREZA, INSPIRACION... ESTA COLECCION DE DISCOS NO PUEDE PASAR DESAPERCIBIDA POR NADIE...LA GUITARRA DE GREEN ENVUELVE LA PENUNBRA DEL BLUES PARA DEPOSITARLA BRILLANTE EN CUALQUIER ACORDE...MONUMENTAL COLECCION DE TEMAS, POR MOMENTOS EXCESIVA, EXAGERADA, GENIAL, ESTIMULANTE, HIRIENTE, AGRESIVA..SI CLAPTON ERA DIOS, PETER GREEN ERA EL DIABLO!!!!!!!!!!

5 out of 5 stars Fantastic 6 disc collection .......2006-08-14

A first few years of fantastic British blues combo Fleetwood Mac on Blue Horrizon label: All songs from that period are here on 6 discs in big long yellow box - all discs are in their slipcases : First two albums (on separate discs with rare and unissued versions and studio chats), first oficial compilation of singles, two CD's with sessions in Chess studios and rare tracks and alternative versions on last disc.
Peter Green is fantastic here, sound is pretty fine on this remasters - I was confused only with track order on each discs: order is same on CD's and on general booklet inside box, but not the same on each CD booklets because label try to keep original artwork of CD's.

3 out of 5 stars Early Mac sessions, not a substitute for the early albums........2005-05-05

Personally I fall into the catagory of the completeist that would really enjoy a set like this, although I would not recommend it for those not familiar with early Mac. All the takes of the same song gets a bit overwhelming and the Eddie Boyd tracks have been left off to the "Pious Bird" disc which was a bit of a disappointment. Also, while I respect the fact that they bring you the original album artwork, I find it a little confusing since it really does not reflect the material on the discs themselves. If you want to familiarize yourself with early Mac, get the first one and maybe "Pious Bird of Good Omen," "English Rose" (if you can find it)or "Then Play On." If you enjoy those, then maybe this boxset is for you. It is really hard to argue with the value factor here, though. Six discs for under $40 is a good deal anyway you slice it.

4 out of 5 stars THE MAGIC BENEATH THE SURFACE.......2005-05-02

When John Lennon recorded "Yer Blues" for the WHITE ALBUM, few remember now that he meant it as a satire. Both McCartney and Harrison asked him not to do it; but Lennon was pointedly aiming his acid tongue at the British blues revival epitomized by bands such as Fleetwood Mac. Such was the love for American blues that young Stones like Bill Wyman and Keith Richards tell stories of leaving their hotel rooms during their first American tour not to meet up with girls in the bars but to scoop up arm loads of R&B records from obscure little music shops to take home to listen and study.

This Fleetwood Mac was certainly a band of true believers. They wanted to play blues and be blues down to the last detail. Such was their love for the blues they deliberately imitated the primitive recording sound on their records to duplicate the feel of those old Howlin' Wolf and Muddy Waters discs. While young English blues lovers treasured this approach in the late 1960's, this comes across as nothing more than an annoying affectation to us today. As Eric Clapton's recent forays into the raw blues of Robert Johnson proves, you don't have to employ crude recording techniques to present authentic blues. But given their own premise, Fleetwood Mac did it well. Their first three albums worked the blues mines of Chicago blues for young English ears. Over the years, these three albums have been packaged and repackaged with particular interest for American buyers for the original version of "Black Magic Woman". Truth be told, no matter how these albums were presented, they never sold well in America.

Far more interesting are the two discs recorded live at the Chess studios with many of the heroes Fleetwood Mac had celebrated over the years-particularly Otis Spann and Buddy Guy. While I personally value these two discs above all the others in this box set, it is only fair to say that when sold as an album these sessions comprised the lowest selling Fleetwood Mac album of all time.

The sixth disc is THE ORIGINAL FLEETWOOD MAC album many other reviewers feel is the bright spot of the set. It is really a collection of leftovers from the first three albums that didn't fit just thrown together. In spite of the fact this was never intended as a working whole, THE ORIGINAL FLEETWOOD MAC has a playful and almost joyful air that the first three studio albums do not. While I personally prefer the live sessions recorded at Chess, it is easy to see why many love THE ORIGINAL FLEETWOOD MAC above the over discs in this set.

As far as British blues goes, Ten Years After had it all over Fleetwood Mac. If you want a particularly powerful Peter Green and Jeremy Spencer record, there is no excuse not to have THEN PLAY ON. THEN PLAY ON is the last Fleetwood Mac record in this band's incarnation. It is a work of genius and the sound of two men before they went completely insane.

If your record collection is fairly small (less than 500 albums), I would advise you to seek out more the more classic rock albums everyone should have to enjoy. If, however, your record library is fairly expansive (1000-2000) and you have an interest in small sub-currents in rock history, then this chapter in British rock history may well be for you. Was Fleetwood Mac at this time important? Yes, but it was well below the surface as far as us Yanks were concerned.

If you are ready, by all means get this box set. Just be forewarned that not all your friends will be ready to enjoy the beauty that is there.
Beyond the Blue Horizon
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • The Real George Benson!
 Beyond the Blue Horizon
George Benson
Manufacturer: Mosaic Contemporary
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000OONPJU
Release Date: 2007-05-22

Tracks:

  1. So What
  2. Gentle Rain [From the Gentle Rain]
  3. All Clear
  4. Ode to a Kudu
  5. Somewhere in the East
  6. All Clear [Alternate Take][*]
  7. Ode to a Kudu [Alternate Take][*]
  8. Somewhere in the East [Alternate Take][*]

Product Description

Superb 24-bit remastered reissue of the classic CTI LP featuring Ron Carter and Jack DeJohnette.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars The Real George Benson!.......2007-06-14

I've been a George Benson fan for almost three decades now (though not so much in recent years) but for most of that time I was also a pretty ignorant one in that I used to believe his career began with 1976's Breezin'. I know better now of course. Fine an album as that one was (and still is) though, a few albums preceded it that were far superior, especially in terms of his jazz guitar playing. I'm thinking about White Rabbit, (also released in 1971), 1973's Body Talk and 1974's Bad Benson, and even after all this time, these are still some of my favourites.

This one I missed though. Recorded in 1971, I recently learned that it's considered by many to be one of his best. The sticker label on the front of the CD proclaims it as "the legendary musician's most brilliant guitar recording. A breathtakingly burning finger-bursting jazz guitar classic!" and after just one listen I have to say I totally agree. There are no vocals at all on this one, not even Benson's trademark background scatting, which alone marks it out. The guitar playing is mesmerisingly interesting.

There were five tracks on the original album, produced by Creed Taylor and it features other legends like Ron Carter on bass and Jack DeJohnette on drums, with Clarence Palmer on organ, and Michael Cameron & Albert Nicholson on percussion. This (probably remastered) reissue has three extra tracks; alternate takes of "All Clear", "Ode To A Kudu" and "Somewhere In The East". These alternate takes are not quite as tight are the original versions and lean towards the smoother jazz Benson was to later become renowned for. No surprise there, I suppose.

I've always loved Benson's guitar improvisations but some of the stuff he does here - on the Bonfa/Duble tune "The Gentle Rain" and the exotic, worldly "Somewhere In The East" especially - is just crazy. The percussion on the tune is almost worth the price of the CD all on its own. "All Clear" has been one of my favourite tracks by Benson for the longest time ever since a friend put it in a compilation tape for me back in the old days. It's only recently I decided to find the album the song came from. I may have left it rather late but better late than never, no?

If you ever wanted to have an idea of how George Benson might have turned out if he hadn't tried to be a jazz guitarist AND a pop singer at the same time, this CD is definitely worth checking out. Personally, I love every minute of it.
(Not) Your Standard Spike Jones Collection
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Great set of wartime rarities
  • Cure for the Blues
  • Standard Transcription Collection
 (Not) Your Standard Spike Jones Collection
Spike Jones
Manufacturer: Collector's Choice
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00007JR3K
Release Date: 2003-04-08

Album Description

Holiday blues comin' on? Well, put a spike in `em! Here's the zaniest, wildest and just plain sickest Collectors' Choice Music exclusive yet—79 tracks from Spike Jones and his City Slickers! These represent Spike's complete Standard Transcription sides, but these tunes are anything but standard; Mr. Jones brought his full bag of tricks for these non-commercial recordings (made in Hollywood during the early `40s). Add to that the fact that most of these have never been on CD or even LP, and any lover of Spike's mayhem-filled mixture of laughs and hot licks is going to flip over this set! Notes and great pictures accompany this 3-CD walk on the wacky side from the greatest novelty band of all time.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Great set of wartime rarities.......2003-05-14

Spike Jones was the king of the novelty song performers, with hits like "Der Fuehrer's Face" and the parody version of "Sheik of Araby" becoming huge hits during World War II. This is a swell 3-CD set, gathering a full eighty-one of Jones' best tracks from his 1940s heyday, drawn from an extensive archive of radio broadcasts made for the Standard Transcription service. The tightness of his City Slickers band is amply demonstrated in these manic, kookily orchestrated performances. Toots, squonks, blatts and bleats whiz by at lightning speed, as one daffy song after another will delight devoted fans. Amazingly, Jones had the unusual, almost unique ability to perform a repertoire almost entirely made up of comedic material, and yet still be quite listenable and engaging. His jazz chops were hardly in question, and from time to time Jones would dash off a non-novelty ballad or two, just to give the rubes something to think about. Of course, just as often he would perform a song that *sounded* like a straight ballad, but would turn out to be another goof. (One great example of this is the sultry "Serenade To A Jerk," sung in slinky, burlesque tones by Myrtle Horwin.) This collection may seem a little overwhelming, but like his studio recordings, these radio performances have a certain brilliance and joie de vivre about them that will leave you enchanted. Definitely worth checking out!

5 out of 5 stars Cure for the Blues.......2003-04-25

Here's the zaniest, wildest and just plain sickest Collectors' Choice Music exclusive yet-79 tracks from Spike Jones and his City Slickers! These represent Spike's complete Standard Transcription sides, but these tunes are anything but standard; Mr. Jones brought his full bag of tricks for these non-commercial recordings (made in Hollywood during the early `40s). Add to that the fact that most of these have never been on CD or even LP, and any lover of Spike's mayhem-filled mixture of laughs and hot licks is going to flip over this set! Notes and great pictures accompany this 3-CD walk on the wacky side from the greatest novelty band of all time.

4 out of 5 stars Standard Transcription Collection.......2003-04-12

This collection has remastered material from the large stack of Standard Transcription discs from the early 1940's. There are many songs not recorded on RCA, many on the theme of wartime ("48 Reasons Why"), and the quality is excellent. The packaging is threadbare but this is an essential CD package for true music lovers.
Complete Blue Horizon Sessions
Average customer rating: Not rated
    		Complete Blue Horizon Sessions
    Chicken Shack
    Manufacturer: Blue Horizon
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    GeneralGeneral | Blues | Styles | Music
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    ASIN: B000M06K66
    Release Date: 2007-02-06

    Tracks:

    1. It's Okay With Me Baby
    2. When My Left Eye Jumps
    3. The Letter
    4. Lonesome Whistle Blues
    5. When The Train Comes Back
    6. San-Ho-Zay
    7. King Of The World
    8. See See Baby
    9. First Time I Met The Blues
    10. Webbed Feet
    11. You AIn't No Good
    12. What You Did Last Night
    13. Hey Baby
    14. Baby's Got Me Crying
    15. The Right Way Is My Way
    16. Get Like You Used To Be
    17. Pony And Trap
    18. Tell Me
    19. A Woman Is The Blues
    20. When The Train Comes Back

    Tracks:

    1. Worried ABout My Woman
    2. Six Nightss In Seven
    3. I Wanna See My Baby
    4. Remington Ride
    5. Fishing In Your River
    6. Mean Old World
    7. Sweet Sixteen
    8. I'd Rather Go Blind
    9. Night Life
    10. The Road Of Love
    11. Look Ma, I'm Cryin'
    12. Evelyn
    13. Reconsider Baby
    14. Weekend Love
    15. Midnight Hour
    16. Tears In The Wind
    17. Horse & Cart
    18. The Way It Is
    19. Still Worried About My Woman
    20. Anji

    Tracks:

    1. Smartest Girl In Town
    2. Hideway
    3. The Things You Put Me Through
    4. Diary Of Your Life
    5. Pocket
    6. Never Ever
    7. Sad Clown
    8. Maudie
    9. Telling Your Fortune
    10. Tired Eyes
    11. Some Other Time
    12. Going Round
    13. Andalucian Blues
    14. You Knew You Did You Did
    15. She Didn't Use Her Loaf/Maudie
    16. Maudie
    The Original Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac
    Average customer rating: Not rated
      		The Original Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac
      Fleetwood Mac
      Manufacturer: Blue Horizon
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

      GeneralGeneral | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music
      Blues RockBlues Rock | Rock | Styles | Music
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      ASIN: B00030608I
      Release Date: 2004-10-12

      Tracks:

      1. Drifting
      2. Leaving Town Blues
      3. Watch Out
      4. Fool No More, A
      5. Mean Old Fireman
      6. Can't Afford To Do It
      7. Fleetwood Mac
      8. Worried Dream
      9. Love That Woman
      10. Allow Me One More Show
      11. First Train Home
      12. Rambling Pony No.2
      13. Watch Out (Take 1)
      14. Something Inside of Me - (live)
      15. Something Inside of Me (Take 2)
      16. Something Inside of Me (Take 3)
      17. One Sunny Day
      18. Without You
      19. Coming Your Way (Take 6)

      Album Description

      Contains four previously unreleased bonus tracks.
      Beyond the Blue Horizon
      Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
      • Nobody Does It Better
      • Must-have for fans of 1920s music!
      • Great twenties/thirties music!
      		 Beyond the Blue Horizon
      George Olsen
      Manufacturer: Asv Living Era
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

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      ASIN: B0000676V9
      Release Date: 2002-07-23

      Tracks:

      1. Beyond The Blue Horizon
      2. Sunny
      3. Who?
      4. Always
      5. Horses
      6. The Girl Friend
      7. Lucky Day
      8. Do-Do-Do
      9. Someone To Watch Over Me
      10. Blue Skies
      11. Where's That Rainbow?
      12. At Sundown, When Love Is Calling Me Home
      13. Good News
      14. The Best Things In Life Are Free
      15. The Varsity Drag
      16. Because My Baby Don't Mean Maybe Now
      17. Just Like A Melody From Out Of The Sky
      18. Doin' The Raccoon
      19. A Precious Little Thing Called Love
      20. Makin' Whoopee!
      21. Lullaby Of The Leaves
      22. Listen To The German Band
      23. Lou'siana Lullaby
      24. The Last Round-Up

      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars Nobody Does It Better.......2007-01-03

      For music of the 20's nobody does it better than George Olsen and his Orchestra. "A Precious Little Thing Called Love" is done so well. In fact his wife sings the chorus, Ethel Shutta, and if I am not mistaken sang the song "Broadway Baby", in the original Sondheim show "Follies", when she was well into her 70's. Again, a thank you to Living Era Records in England for putting all the "older" music on CD.

      5 out of 5 stars Must-have for fans of 1920s music!.......2005-01-13

      George Olsen (originally from Oregon) went from being drum major of the University of Michigan marching band to leading successful pit orchestras for some of the most famous Broadway musical productions of the 1920s. He appeared in numerous Ziegfield follies, George White scandals, etc. His orchestra began recording for Victor records in 1924 and soon became a rival to the top-rated orchestras of Paul Whiteman and Fred Waring. Olsen's most successful recording was the 1925 smash hit, Who?, and was followed by many others including, Lucky Day, Do Do Do, Varsity Drag, and Doin' the Racoon. Olsen appeared in the Eddie Cantor talking picture, Whoopee, in 1930. He also was Jack Benny's first orchestra leader when Benny began his weekly show on radio in 1931.

      Olsen's recordings were generally up-tempo renditions of Broadway or other popular tunes. The arrangements were complex, musically "busy", and featured a rotation of lead instruments on repetitions of the main theme, driven by a relentless rhythm section of the "boom-chick" variety. The music reflects and embodies the carefree spirit and hyperactivity of the "jazz age". The vocals are remarkably good and surprisingly understated, for the period. The lead singer was usually Fran Frey who had an unpolished-but-effective-and-charming, relaxed, baritone delivery. (Frey was later musical director for the Ice Capades.) Other songs were tastefully and satisfactorily performed by a vocal trio. Several songs on this CD were sung by Olsen's wife, Ethel Shutta, who had an almost angelic, etherial, soprano voice.

      Although Olsen's popularity waned in the 1930s, he continued leading some form of orchestra until he retired in 1951. In his later years, he was a successful restaurateur in Paramus, NJ. His popular restaurant, Olsen's, featured his 1920s and 1930s recordings as background music. He remained active until his death in the early 1970s.

      The British label, ASV, has an extensive catalogue of reissued recordings from the 1910s into the 1950s. I have at least twenty ASV releases and all of them are of excellent quality. These Olsen recordings are a pleasure to hear. If you like 1920s music, you will find this CD to be indispensable!

      5 out of 5 stars Great twenties/thirties music!.......2004-10-25

      George Olsen had a HUGE hit with "Doin' the raccoon." It is an infectious little number celebrating the raccoon coat fad with the college crowd back in the twenties. There was more to this band than just a novelty number, however. They played fantastically, had a great lead singer, and knew how to mix the then-new jazz beat with some melodic dancing music. This is a fun band and the cd is well worth getting.
      Beyond The Blue Horizon / Hey You Cajun
      Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
      • Essential listening
      • Lou Does Country and Does It Well!
      • Lou Christie Strikes Again with Country Lightnin'!
      • it was not available to review
      		 Beyond The Blue Horizon / Hey You Cajun
      Lou Christie
      Manufacturer: Varese Sarabande
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

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      ASIN: B00000DI01
      Release Date: 1998-11-03

      Tracks:

      1. Saddle The Wind
      2. Wilma Lee And Stoney
      3. Blue Canadian Rocky Dream
      4. You Were The One
      5. Beyond The Horizon
      6. Good Mornin'/Zip-A-Dee Doo-Dah
      7. Hey You Cajun
      8. Mack The Knife
      9. Sunbeam
      10. Morning Rider
      11. Little Bit Of God
      12. Wheel Of Fortune
      13. There'll Never Be (A We Like You And Me)
      14. Two Little Clouds Passing By

      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars Essential listening.......2006-08-13

      I did not expect to enjoy this CD so much, namely because I am not much of a Country-Western fan, and the only track I knew here is "Beyond the Blue Horizon". That aside, I was thrilled when I played it for the first time. This album is one of the most pleasing ones I have heard, and one of Lou Christie's best. Opening with the beautiful, "Saddle the Wind", and closing with the equally stunning "Morning Rider", this album is both clevery-produced/arranged and movingly performed. Other highlights (besides the title track) include the amusing "Good Mornin/Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah", the exhuberant "Hey You Cajun", as well as some nice bonus tracks, which round out the end of the CD. Definately one of my favorite Lou CDs, and one that you are likely to go back to, again and again.

      5 out of 5 stars Lou Does Country and Does It Well!.......2005-02-02

      Originally issued in 1974 on the Three Brothers label as Lou Christie, this was Lou's detour into country music. Ironically, the single "Beyond The Blue Horizon" ended up becoming an adult contemporary hit (#12 Billboard) and missed the country charts completely. Over the years, it has been effectively re-used in the films RAIN MAN, DUTCH, and A HOME OF OUR OWN.

      Throughout the album, Lou proves himself to be extremely adept at country music. He combines the original "Good Mornin'" with the Disney classic "Zip A Dee Doo Dah" and gives it a lazy delivery similar to "Beyond The Blue Horizon." "You Were The One" conjures up memories of smooth 60s countrypolitan, while "Wilma Lee and Stoney" (a tribute to legendary country duo Wilma Lee and Stoney Cooper) offers up hard core twangy bluegrass and "Saddle The Wind" finds Lou in a gentle folk setting. Then there's "Hey You Cajun" which has an appropriately zydeco feel to it. It's a hodgepodge of western styles that surprisingly sound great alongside each other.

      Prior to this album, Lou wrote most of his material with Twyla Herbert. Here he tackles 8 tunes by the producer/arranger Tony Romeo, best known previously for composing bubblegum tunes like the Partridge Family's "I Think I Love You" and Lou's hit "I'm Gonna Make You Mine." Lou's weary, under-stated version of Romeo's "Morning Rider" (originally released by the Partridge Family on their Up To Date album) is my favorite track on this album, one of Lou's most heartfelt recordings ever.

      The last four tracks - all pretty ballads - are bonus tracks that don't really fit the tone of the original album. But don't let that keep you from purchasing what is otherwise a great cd that nicely showcases Lou Christie's diversity.

      5 out of 5 stars Lou Christie Strikes Again with Country Lightnin'!.......1999-04-14

      In 1973, classic rock 'n' roll performer Lou Christie took an odd turn into country music.

      Country was not an entirely illogical path for folkier artists such as Bob Dylan and the Byrds, but for a singer of such lusty teenage melodramas as "Lightnin' Strikes" and "Rhapsody in the Rain" it seemed completely crazy.

      As it turned out, though, Christie had a natural affinity for the form -- not that his album exactly fit in with the country market.

      "Lou Christie" is an odd and striking mix of sweet folksy numbers, bluegrass-tinged foot-stompers and pretty covers of classic pop songs (including "Mack the Knife" and "Wheel of Fortune").

      Several tracks, including "Saddle the Wind," "Wilma Lee and Stoney," and Christie's sweet revival of "Beyond the Blue Horizon" rate among his best work.

      This reissue of "Lou Christie" contains four previously unreleased bonus tracks, including the sweet "Two Little Clouds Passing By."

      Christie remains one of the most unusual, lovable and underappreciated singers to emerge from the '60s. And it's a blessing to have "Lou Christie" available again.

      5 out of 5 stars it was not available to review.......1999-02-04

      beyond blue horizon was not sampled. before purchasing it i would to make sure it's the right rendition.......no notes......no sample.....no sale.

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      1. Brenda Lee [Import]
      2. BUMPY ROAD
      3. Cash Monies & The Jetsetter
      4. Changes in the Heart
      5. Classic Country Love Songs
      6. Clayton Bellamy Band
      7. Come On Over + 2 [Extra tracks] [Import]
      8. Come On Over (Intl Version)
      9. Country Heartache
      10. Country Heartache [Box set]

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