Yodelling Ranger [Import]
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Yodelling Ranger [Import]
ASIN: B000006HRM
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1. Jimmie the Kid
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2. Roll Along, Kentucky Moon
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3. Looking for a New Mama
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4. Round up Time Out West
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5. Sleep, Baby, Sleep
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6. Yodeling My Way Back Home
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7. Gambling Bar Room Blues
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8. In the Hills of Tennessee
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9. Old Pal of My Heart
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10. My Lovin' Gal, Lucille (Blue Yodel No. 2)
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11. Standin' on the Corner (Blue Yodel No. 9)
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12. She Was Happy Till She Met You
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13. Peach Pickin' Time in Georgia
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14. I'm Lonesome Too
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15. Jimmie Rodgers' Last Blue Yodel (Women Make a Fool Out of Me)
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16. Yodeling Ranger
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17. Mississippi Moon
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18. Prairie Lullaby
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19. Down the Old Road to Home
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20. Years Ago
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Yodelling Ranger,Jimmie Rodgers,Cream Records France,Country,Pop,Songwriter,Traditional Country,Yodeling
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- Einstein
- The baby danced.
- A Lot of Fun for Playtime
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ASIN: B0006SSRP6
Release Date: 2004-12-21 |
Tracks:
- Carmen Suite Medley
- Snow Maiden, Dance Of The Birds
- William Tell Overture, 'Lone Ranger'
- Flight Of The Bumblebee
- Humpty Dumpty/Child's Verse Medley
- The Bartered Bride, Furiant
- Minute Waltz
- Gaite Parisienne, Vivo
- Hey Diddle Diddle
- Wellington's Victory, Op.91, 'England'
- Wellington's Victory, Op.91, 'Victory Finale'
- Swan Lake, Waltz
- Old MacDonald Had A Farm
- Happy Farmer
- Farmer In The Dell
- Jack & Jill
- Symphony No.4
- Dance Of The Hours
- The Bartered Bride, Skokna
- Voices Of Spring, Waltz
Product Description
The Playtime Music Box music CD is a 20-track, 31-minute concert featuring a collection of up-beat classical melodies and traditional song favorites to inspire your little one to dance, clap and play! Each delightful piece was specially selected and produced to bring musical fun to any activity - playtime, travel time, tummy time and more. Playtime Music Box includes classical pieces such as Rossini's William Tell Overture and Schumann's Happy Farmer, as well as Old MacDonald Had a Farm.Musical Selections:1. Carmen Suite, Medley, G. Bizet2. Snow Maiden, Danse des Oiseaux, N. Rimsky-Korsakov3. William Tell Overture, G. Rossini4. Flight of the Bumblebee, N. Rimsky-Korsakov5. Humpty Dumpty, W. Weisbach (traditional verse)6. The Bartered Bride Suite, Furiant, B. Smetana7. Minute Waltz, F. Chopin8. Gaite Parisienne, Vivo, J. Offenbach9. Hey Diddle Diddle, W. Weisbach (traditional verse)10. Wellington's Victory, Op 91, England, L. Beethoven11. Wellington's Victory, Op 91, Victory Finale, L. Beethoven12. Swan Lake, Waltz, P. Tchaikovsky13. Old MacDonald Had a Farm, traditional14. Happy Farmer, R. Schumann15. Farmer in the Dell, traditional16. Jack & Jill, W. Weisbach (traditional verse)17. Symphony No. 4, Italian, F. Mendelssohn18. Dance of the Hours, A. Ponchielli19. The Bartered Bride Suite, Skocna, B. Smetana20. Voices of Spring, Waltz, J. Strauss IIAge: birth +
Customer Reviews:
Woo Hoo!.......2007-05-07
This is by far the best CD in the Baby Einstein collection--it will put your toddler in hyperactive playful mode and exhaust you as you try to keep up. But for today's overweight, tv- and game- addicted children, this is great!
Einstein.......2007-04-09
Anything that has an Einstein in the title my twins love. I used to play this for them at night while they slept.
The baby danced........2007-03-09
I gave Baby Einstein: Playtime Music Box to a little boy on his first birthday. He loves it and dances and dances to the music.
A Lot of Fun for Playtime.......2006-01-04
This CD is a lot of fun. The music is bubbly and upbeat and makes you want to get up and dance or just jump around. It's a great way to spend some play time with your kids. And the classical music exposure is a bonus.
Synthesized dreck.......2005-08-13
Why did the producers use synthesizers for this music? It's awful. It's possible to hook kids on classical music using the actual instruments written for it - that's how I got hooked. That's what Mel Blanc and Disney did in their cartoons, Bugs Bunny and Fantasia. I do NOT recommend this CD to anyone. It was a shower gift. If you are not familiar with classical music, then I recommend "Baby Needs Beethoven", which is a collection of music using real instruments (albeit shortened - no full length symphonies here).
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- Night Ranger does it again
- Even Harder Than 80s' Works
- ITS A SHAME "YOU CAN'T STILL ROCK IN AMERICA"
- Hole in the Sun
- Night Ranger sounding more heavier !
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Hole in the Sun
Night Ranger
Manufacturer: Frontiers Italy
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ASIN: B000NVJRAK
Release Date: 2007-04-30 |
Tracks:
- Tell Your Vision
- Drama Queen
- You're Gonna Hear from Me
- Whatever Happened
- There Is Life
- Rockstar
- Hole in the Sun
- Fool in Me
- White Knuckle Ride
- Revelation 4AM
- Wrap It Up
- Being
Customer Reviews:
Night Ranger does it again.......2007-07-07
Who would have thought Night Ranger could still put out great music. I have listened to it several times now. I can not find a track i do not like. After all these years NR still puts out a great sound.
Even Harder Than 80s' Works.......2007-06-24
Night Ranger never ceases to surprise me!
To really enjoy the newest Night Ranger work in 2007 you have to forget their 80s works particularly first three masterpiece works, Dawn Patrol, Midnight Madness and Seven Wishes. It's crunching straight heavy metal reminding me of earlier Led Zeppelin works.
Their band developent can be categorized as follows.
Stage 1: Pop Metal Days 1982-89
Alan Fitzerland's pompous keyboard was the key creating synth-featured pop and melodious hard rock. Well seizing the trend during 80s. After their sixth and their first compilation in 1989 they called it quit.
Stage 2: Damn Yankees Days 1989-92
After the initial band dissolvement, the band leader Jack Blades organizes a new band DAMN YANKEES which failed to capture the glory of former band but two albums put out are no doubt the masterpiece. Wilder aspect of Jack Blades music was stressed out.
Stage 3: First Reunion 1997-99
The band suddenly came to life again in 1997 by their Neverland release in 1997. Next year Seven followed well blending the element of both Danm Yankees and classic Night Ranger sound.
Stage 4: Solo Days 1999-2007
Kelly Keagy, Jack Blades, Brad Gillis and Jeff Watson made great solo effort during the second break.
Stage 5: New Era 2007-
The band is alive again and the sound is tighter and heavier than the predesessors.
TELL YOUR VISION opens the album with heavy guitar riff. It is staright rock anthem comparable to Led Zeppelin's COMMUNICATION BREAKDOWN.
DRAMA QUEEN could have been in cancelled DAMN YANKEES third album. I love this uptempo classic-Night Ranger and Damn Yankees blend.
THERE IS LIFE is surprise. It is classic Night Ranger ballad reminding me of both SISTER CHRISTIAN and RESTLESS KIND. But in this heavy crunching album sounding really fresh. ROCK STAR is another blaster! It could have been given place for the soundtrack of the same title. BEING is another ballad but is it necessary? I really hoped they ended this album bombastically.
Verdict: Night Ranger's great comeback with heavier development.
Rating: 91 out of 100
Reccomended for: Night Ranger, Damn Yankees fans and heavy metal fans in general.
ITS A SHAME "YOU CAN'T STILL ROCK IN AMERICA".......2007-06-19
I say this because to get this cd in america by an american band it is an import and that is a shame. what happen to mtv vh-1(where the music comes first). That doesnt happen anymore. This is the best Night Ranger CD since Man In Motion which I think was their best from cover to cover. we wont hear this on the radio and only Night Ranger fans will order this cd and pay the $25.00 plus it cost but let me say that it is worth every penny. Every song ROCKS take my advise and order it, PLAY IT LOUD and tell me what you think.
Hole in the Sun.......2007-05-27
Night Ranger new Record Rocks,wow nearly 10 years since the last one.The early songs are the best,You're Gonna Hear From Me,White Knuckle Ride,Tell Your Vision,Wrap It Up,Hole In The Sun,There Is Life and Drama Queen being the best.
It's not as good as the awesome Man In Motion or Midnight Madness,7 Wishes CDS but those were recorded in the 80s when they loved melodies and had amazing guitar solo pieces by the 2 guitarist,this has some riffs but in a 2000 way,if you like bands like Hinder and Nickelback you should get into this for sure.
Night Ranger sounding more heavier !.......2007-05-12
For those that think this album sounds like the typical Night Ranger tune from the 80s might vbe surprised listening to this album. They sound more heavier unlike the catchy melody with twin guitar harmony. Yet they have grown in musicianship and offers different style to this album. Just be prepared because it's louder, heavier, and stronger!!!
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- Good Rock, Great Ballads
- Great Cd Classic Sound
- Night Ranger: Good Time Music, Man!
- Rocks like soggy toast
- When You Close Your Eyes...
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ASIN: B000002PIU
Release Date: 1989-05-26 |
Tracks:
- (You Can Still) Rock In America
- Sing Me Away
- Goodbye
- When You Close Your Eyes
- Sister Christian
- Don't Tell Me You Love Me
- Sentimental Street
- The Secret Of My Success
- Restless Kind
- Four In The Morning
- Eddie's Comin' Out Tonight
- Rumours In The Air
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Night Ranger's career was certainly buttressed by MTV, which made the San Francisco Bay Area group a video staple in the early '80s. "Don't Tell Me You Love Me" stands as a fine piece of '80s hair metal, with bassist Jack Blades chunk-a-chunking his pickups to create that rock-locomotive sound. The band slows things down with "Sister Christian," a not-so-powerful power ballad that gave Night Ranger another significant single. Packaging a select portion of their catalog under the Greatest Hits banner is a bit of a stretch, though. Blades didn't even stick around for long, breaking away to join former Styx guitarist Tommy Shaw and Ted Nugent in Damn Yankees. For true devotees of '80s metal, Night Ranger's Greatest Hits is a must-have; for everyone else, enjoyment will last as long as a Night Ranger video. --Steve Gdula
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Good Rock, Great Ballads.......2006-09-30
Night Ranger had some likable rock songs, but they especially had some great ballads. This CD has both. Some of their best-known (and highly recommended) rock songs are "You Can Still Rock In America" "Don't Tell Me You Love Me" & "Secret Of My Success." On the lighter side, one has to appreciate "Sing Me Away" "Goodbye" and their biggest hit "Sister Christian."
Lead singer Jack Blades does especially well to not be too whiny or too screechy on the ballads, which can be a downfall to a number of other hard rock ballads from this this time period. This is the best of what the band has to offer and these are some good offerings.
Great Cd Classic Sound.......2006-09-14
This is a CD that should belong on any music lovers list. Night Ranger is one of he best bands of all-time. With songs like "Sister Christian", "Goodbye", and "When You Close Your Eyes" as well as many other classics. This is a great CD it has been remastered very well so the sound quality is great. I highly suggest that you buy this CD today.
Night Ranger: Good Time Music, Man!.......2006-07-14
Night Ranger is one of those good time bands that are best represented by a Greatest Hits collection. The songs here are all great with the exception (for me) the awful David Foster produced "The Secret Of My Success."
Sing Along, Now!
1. (You Can Still) Rock In America
2. Sing Me Away
3. Goodbye
4. When You Close Your Eyes
5. Sister Christian
6. Don't Tell Me You Love Me
7. Sentimental Street
8. The Secret Of My Success (UGH!)
9. Restless Kind
10. Four In The Morning
11. Eddie's Coming Out Tonight
12. Rumours In The Air
Good Stuff! It's not meant to be earth shattering or life altering. It's meant to be fun!
As a end note....Both Night Ranger's 1997 "Neverland" and 1998 "Seven" are worth a listen.
Rocks like soggy toast.......2006-01-08
These guys have to be the blueprint for all the hilarious cheesy songs the Southpark guys use on their TV show and in "Team America". You can't find much rock n' roll music that is weaker than Nightranger. And to think this is the greatest hits! Horrible, horrible music. Back in the 80's when everyone was listening to this instead of the Replacements it was laughable. 20 years later it's even more laughable and shocking. The ONLY way anyone could enjoy this would be listening in a nostalgiac sense. If you were 12 in 1985.
When You Close Your Eyes..........2005-08-14
Well, I suppose I might be biased, since my father actually *wrote* 'When You Close Your Eyes'. yes, that's right. Look at who the lyrics are by, it's says Jeff Smith, and I, am his daughter, Kendall Smith.
Anyhoo, aside from my little brag-fest (MY DAD WROTE IT!) this is a great album. All of the songs are catchy and fun, it's not the best 80's rock, but still really cool and AWESOME! I give it 4/5, plus one star because I love my Daddy. ^_^
Average customer rating:
- Still on my play list after all these years.
- Awesome debut from the pop-metal quintet
- promising
- You say Ranger, I say Danger
- Wrong track list!!!
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ASIN: B000002PB2
Release Date: 1990-10-25 |
Tracks:
- Don't Tell Me You Love Me
- Sing Me Away
- At Night She Sleeps
- Call My Name
- Eddie's Comin' Out Tonight
- Can't Find Me a Thrill
- Young Girl in Love
- Play Rough
- Penny
- Night Ranger
Customer Reviews:
Still on my play list after all these years........2006-08-08
This is the album that started off Night Ranger's very long and rocky career, I love all of their CD's but this first one will always hold a special place in my heart.
IT ROCKS!!!
Awesome debut from the pop-metal quintet.......2005-12-22
Dawn Patrol (1982.) Night Ranger's first album.
INTRODUCTION:
In the eighties, there were a number of hard rock groups dominating the music scene. These metal bands fell into two categories - the aggressive, straight-up angry thrash metal scene, and the lighter, more pop-oriented "hair" metal. Both camps had their share of excellent bands. In the former camp, one of the most popular groups was Night Ranger. The group descended from Stereo, a threesome consisting of bassist Jack Blades, drummer Kelly Keagy, and guitarist Brad Gillis. The band eventually grew to include second guitarist Jeff Watson and keyboardist Alan "Fitz" Fitzgerald. The name changed to Ranger, and due to copyright infringement by that name, it changed again to Night Ranger. How does the band's debut album, Dawn Patrol, measure up? Read on and see!
OVERVIEW:
Night Ranger released their first album, Dawn Patrol, in 1982. The band consisted of guitarists Brad Gillis and Jeff Watson, Keyboardist Alan "Fitz" Fitzgerald, drummer Kelly Keagy, and bassist Jack Blades. The album's tracklist consists of Don't Tell Me You Love Me, Sing Me Away, At Night She Sleeps, Call My Name, Eddie's Comin' Out Tonight, Can't Find Me A Thrill, Young Girl In Love, Play Rough, Penny, and (the song) Night Ranger.
REVIEW:
Among the metal bands of the eighties that fell more into the pop-metal side of things, Night Ranger definitely was one of the best. And they had an excellent sound from day one. Truly, they were an all-star cast of musicians who had limitless potential. It's a shame that they tend to get overlooked in favor of other pop metal bands who come off as very cheesy. But it's the music itself that counts, and Night Ranger serves up ten tracks of pure pop-metal goodness on their debut. Read on, and see what tracks the debut offers, and how they fare!
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-Don't Tell Me You Love Me: The track that starts off the band's first album is also the one that would become the biggest hit off of the album. Essentially, this is straight-up hard rock, but with the addition of keyboards in the background, it takes on a slight eighties pop flavor. The end result is one of the finest songs in the band's catalogue, and isn't hard at all to see why it became the big hit that it did. This one's got it all.
-Sing Me Away: Another fairly big hit for Night Ranger, and one of my all-time favorite songs the group ever recorded. Once again, the band takes a basic enough hard rock sound, but this time they combine it with some more melodic elements. The end result is a song that that combines the best elements of two musical extremes - hard and melodic alike. One of my favorite songs - ever.
-At Night She Sleeps: Pop rock and hard rock combine - excellently. Night Ranger is one of those bands that could, with total expertise, take elements of pop rock and hard rock alike, and fuse them together into a universally-appealing sound. Most rock bands that used keyboards in this era overused them to the point that they became cheesy, but Night Ranger manages to put them to excellent use, without overdoing them. This song demonstrates that point perfectly. A solid song through and through.
-Call My Name: This one is a power ballad of sorts - and a rather good one, too. It's not quite a ballad to the point that it comes off as boring if you're a fan of hard rock, but it's soft and melodic enough at times that if you're into power ballads, you'll enjoy it. Once again, the band has taken two musical extremes and combined them nicely.
-Eddie's Comin' Out Tonight: Another excellent rocker - did you expect otherwise. Essentially, on this one, the band serves up some straight-up hard rock. There are less poppy elements here than it some of the band's other song, which will be good news for some. Guitars are the main instrument here all the way through, and keyboard use is minimized, and where it is, it's relegated to the background. Definitely a solid rocker deserving of its status as one of the band's popular songs.
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-Can't Find Me A Thrill: Once again, the group serves up straight-up hard rock - an does a damn good job of it. With two virtuoso guitarists in the group, they really specialized at pulling off this guitar-heavy rockers - and this is a prime example. If you like eighties-style hard rock, this song is not to be missed.
-Young Girl In Love: Night Ranger could do power ballads better than pretty much every other band of their era, because even their ballads rocked. This here is another example of that phenomenon the band frequently demonstrated. The song is very similar in its overall execution to the band's later hit, When You Close Your Eyes. I only wish THIS song would have been a bigger hit, as it was certainly deserving of it!
-Play Rough: And here's another serving of that hard rock only Night Ranger could do, with that distinctive touch of an eighties sound. Once again keyboard usage is relegated to background music, and the dual guitars are the primary instrumentation present here. More of the solid hard rock you've come to know and love.
-Penny: More hard rock. And once again, the band throws in their distinctive eighties sound, while once again, keeping the keyboard usage to a minimum. The guitar twosome serves up the primary instrumentation, and does a good job of it. One of my personal favorite songs on the album.
-Night Ranger (the song): The band closes out their debut album with their eponymous track. The keyboard usage in this song is a bit more intensive than in some of the others on the album, but it doesn't at all detract from the overall experience of things. I think the band ended their debut on a high note. Give this one a listen, and you're likely to agree.
OVERALL:
In the end, Night Ranger's debut is about as good as pop-flavored hard rock gets. It's a shame some of the more cheesy acts of the day tend to hog all the credit, and give this subgenre of hard rock a bad name, because Night Ranger was truly one of the most talented acts of their day. Over the course of the eighties, the band scored a number of pop hits and shelled out plenty of underrated masterpieces - and perhaps none of their albums epitomize that point like the first one.
EDITION NOTES:
Night Ranger's albums are tough to come by in stores, with the exception of their compilations. The albums are NOT out of print, they are just tough to come by. If you want them, you may have to do some major searching, or better yet, just order them online. They're worth getting if you like pop-flavored metal.
promising.......2005-06-09
I dusted this effort off recently while transferring a wealth of vinyl to digital. Musically the album, like you would expect from such a talented band, is very good. With a couple guitarslingers like Jeff Watson and the underrated Brad Gillis you expect a lot. The songs are hit and miss though. At times the band shows uncanny pop sensibility with songs such as "Don't Tell You Love Me" and "Young Girl in Love" and at other times can't seem to find a good melody such as "Play Rough" "Eddie's comin' out Tonight". Knowing the two heavyweights playing guitar makes one expect more from the band, but alas, they could never deliver a solid front to back album. I find it interesting to look back at videos from this era a see that "Fitz" Gerald and the keyboardist from Prince's "1999" era band band both mined the surgeon-in-scrubs look. LOL. The album is worth picking up though, just to get the epic "Don't Tell Me..." a rocker for the ages. This alone gets it an extra star.
You say Ranger, I say Danger.......2005-03-08
I'll never forget the first time I heard Night Ranger's "Dawn Patrol." A couple of friends played "Don't Tell Me You Love Me" for me, and I was in air guitar heaven. That track blazes!! One of my friends said that it was incredible that two guitarists as good as Brad Gillis and Jeff Watson made it into the same band. How true. The best thing about this album is how it flows, maintaining a rocking yet melodic form throughout. I saw Night Ranger live in 1984 and again in 1999; they showcased their awesome talent as musicians on both occasions. They sounded great live. My favorite thing about this album is the unique guitar style of Brad Gillis. As soon as you hear his expressive solos, you know it is him, wailing away on his red guitar. I think this album shows the group at its rockin' best, before the pressure to conform to radio based hits took its toll. Check out "Can't Find Me a Thrill," "Eddie's Comin' Out Tonight," and "Night Ranger(the song)" for a chance to kick out the jams. Catch you on the Dawn Patrol, my rockin' brothers & sisters.
Wrong track list!!!.......2004-02-23
An excellent album, to be sure but the track list on this page doesn't apply to Dawn Patrol!
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- Still great
- KC Kilroy
- This album rocks twenty five years later
- Wasn't that 80s decade grand?
- Great band, great album, great decade!
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ASIN: B000002PCO
Release Date: 1990-10-25 |
Tracks:
- (You Can Still) Rock In America
- Rumours In The Air
- Why Does Love Have To Change
- Sister Christian
- Touch Of Madness
- Passion Play
- When You Close Your Eyes
- Chippin' Away
- Let Him Run
Customer Reviews:
Still great.......2007-06-09
Needed to updat fom my 80's cassettes to C.D.'s. Amazon offered excellent prices and bulk specials. The C.D.'s arrived on time and in wonderful condition. I would use this site again and suggest it to my family and friends.
KC Kilroy.......2007-05-06
Everyone who listened to rock or watched MTV in the 80s knows the hit balad Sister Christian from this CD. But there is much more to this CD than that one song. There are no fillers here - every song on it is good. This is one of those few CDs that you can leave on and play all the way through without getting bored.
Night Ranger won me over from the start with the albumn Dawn Patrol. Their balads are catchy, their up-tempo rockers are solid. Versatility is a sign of good musicianship. Tight vocals and great guitar work made them a frontrunner band in the 80's, with a little help from MTV.
This is one of the three best Night Ranger CD's, and definately one to have in your collection.
This album rocks twenty five years later.......2007-02-05
Oh the eighties,and how we were lucky to have been a teenager.This album thanks to MTV pushed these talented muscians to the top.Classic fast paced album which seems to end quickly but never a dull track.You Can Still Rock In America,the lead track right through is non stop.These albums are hard to find in stores.Thank god for amazon!Jack Blades,Kelly Keagy and Brad Gillis gave it all.I was fortunate to have seen them perform live and WOW! Damn Yankees stuff is hard to find too. Crank this baby up and You Can Rock In America TOO
Wasn't that 80s decade grand?.......2006-12-20
You had to be there. I suppose the people who experienced the '50s have the same tough time explaining why they listened to the music they did... and why they dressed the way they did, but...
The cool thing about the 80s is we can remember it too! This CD is SO 80s. It is so fun. If these songs don't take you to somewhere really cool in your life, well you might not have 'been there'. The songs here are well crafted from front to back and bridge with fine guitar work and vocals. You can't go wrong with this CD. Touch of Madness is one that some may have forgotten--- if so, you must get this to remember!
Have fun!
Great band, great album, great decade!.......2006-11-09
Night Ranger were the perfact blend of music. Jack blades was the rockin' front man. Kelly keagy was the balladeer. Brad Gills was the excellent lead guitarist. Night Ranger were a mix of Bryan Adams AOR rock, and Hair Metal. From "YOU CAN STILL (Rock in America)"
to the ever popular "Sister Christian" to "When you close your eyes (best song), People call Huey Lewis and the News "THE 80's band"
as good as they were, Night Ranger has gotten them beat.
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- A Song Of Home
- A little too slick and a little too much Galway
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Song of Home
James Galway , Jay Ungar , and Molly Mason
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ASIN: B00006IGQ0
Release Date: 2002-09-24 |
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- My Cape Breton Home
- Foster's Ladies
- Presidential Hornpipes
- A Roving On A Winter's Night
- The West Texas Waltz
- Oh Shenandoah/Shenandoah Falls
- The Lovers' Waltz
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A Song Of Home.......2005-07-09
You can feel his pride in his heritage in the way he plays on this CD
A little too slick and a little too much Galway.......2004-01-16
Based on the reviews I read about this album, I had high expectations. I am sorry to say that the album leaves me a little cold. The performances are superb, but unspontaneous. Another difficulty is with the orchestrations. In most cases on this album I think the flute just doesn't work. A case in point is Lover's Waltz, which is near perfect in the original Ungar/Mason version. Galway's flute just doesn't exude the same warmth. Another disappointment is Heart of the Heartland, which could have been an interesting conversation between Galway's flute and Ostroushko's mandolin. Instead we get another showcase for Galway with Ostroushko relegated to backup musician--what a shame! The only track I think that works well on this album is The West Texas Waltz, where we get a taste of how a really collaborative album might have sounded. I guess this album makes good easy listening, but it is certainly not the engaging album I would have expected of these folks.
After a year or two of owning this album, I have to say that the performances are even more stale that when I first reviewed it. I wish they'd let me take a star back.
Good for folks who like "easy listening". I like musicians who aren't afraid to challenge each other and themselves. This album had that potential, but falls flat.........
Very Compelling Classy Classical Appalachian.......2003-02-08
I get home from a hard day at the office and put on my headphones and am transported to heaven. If I had only two hours left of life on earth, I would want to listen to this album for one of them and we won't discuss the other hour please! Galway, Ungar, and Mason are superb. My wife and I were already of fan of Galway. Garrison Keillor's recommendation of "Waltzing with You" by Ungar and Mason (Sony) turned me on to Jay and Molly. Then on to "The Lover's Waltz" and "Harvest Home". The subtle blending and play between Galway's Flute, Jay's Fiddle, and Molly's Guitar . . . . God, there is nothing like it. If you buy this CD and don't like, I'll buy it off you and give it to a friend! ... Thanks Sir James, Jay and Molly.
Is it the music or the musicians?.......2002-12-07
During the many times I have listened to this album, I have posed myself the same question: is it the music I like best or the musicians that perform it? The music is compellingly rich for sure, music that makes the home a resonant place to live in the same way that a dancing wood fire speaks to the eyes of the soul. But the music sings with a penetrating warmth because of the seasoned artistry of the musicians who perform it. I have to give the tilt to the musicians who will forever haunt me with the flickering flames of their performance.
A National Treasure.......2002-10-20
This meeting of musical minds was a stroke of creative matchmaking by RCA. James Galway, the renowned flutist blends but does not blur with two of American folk music's more deeply rooted musical thinkers -- Jay Ungar & Molly Mason. Right from the start, "My Cape Breton Home," the art and craftsmanship, the painstaking selection and arrangement is evident. And this CD continues to delight the mind with an hour of the most beautiful music. All tunes, whether old favorites, like Stephen Foster's "Gentle Annie," or new and original, like "West Texas Waltz" by Jay Ungar, come together as naturally as the confluence of many streams. It seems as if you know these songs so well, which in my case is surprising, but perhaps not so surprising from a CD with Jay Ungar on it, composer of the evocative song for all time, "Ashokan Farewell." This piece has become a de facto theme for millions of people who heard it played again and again in the Ken Burns documentary on The Civil War.
The instrumentation, as you might expect, is the main feature of the CD. Flute, fiddle, piano, mandolin, guitar. But at what seems to be exactly the right time, Molly Mason and Ruth Ungar (Jay's daughter) voices sing out in harmony. And there is a deep understanding of the music here too, and therefore, much beauty in the sound. The rendering of "Pretty Saro" could stand alone as a classic, but when you hear it in order and against the background meticulously prepared by these musicians, it has a presence that is truly haunting.
I think anyone with a taste for the roots of American folk music will enjoy this CD. It has deepened my appreciation of the folk music of America and even the rural environment where I live in America. The art and craft are impeccable. "A Song of Home" is from beginning to end, thoroughly enjoyable, much to think about, a heritage to keep.
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- My personal best
- Not the best, but not the worst Night Ranger release
- 4 3/4 stars--still awesome Night Ranger
- A very good underrated Night Ranger Album
- GET INTO THE BIG LIFE
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ASIN: B000002Q7Z
Release Date: 1995-01-01 |
Tracks:
- Big Life
- Color Of Your Smile
- Love Is Standing Near
- Rain Comes Crashing Down
- The Secret Of My Success (From The Motion Picture Soundtrack, 'The Secret Of My Success')
- Carry On
- Better Let It Go
- I Know Tonight
- Hearts Away
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My personal best.......2007-04-16
I would have given the CD a 5 star rating except for "Secret of my Success." The rest of the album is well done and I never get tired of listening to it.
Not the best, but not the worst Night Ranger release.......2004-11-15
This was actually a pretty good release. The intro to "Big Life" is a killer. The "Color Of Your Smile" reminds me of ELO's "Turn To Stone". Great guitar work from the dynamic duo, as usual.
4 3/4 stars--still awesome Night Ranger.......2003-02-19
It amazes me how much this album is maligned. By the time this came out, Night Ranger no longer was a pop music "flavor of the week". The empty-headed masses who probably claimed to be the biggest Night Ranger fans on the planet when "Sister Christian" was out found it easy to jump all over this album when it did not yield the top 40 hits of its predecesors. I will also acknowledge that it is not quite as good as their three previous albums and that the band themselves never play anything off this album live. Nonetheless, listen to this album for yourself if you are or were a Night Ranger fan beyond radio hits. If you do, I almost guarantee you will like this album.
Some people remember only "The Secret Of My Success" from this album due to the movie it came from. While I agree that it is not the best NR track ever, it is still a solid, catchy rocker. Better on this album are track like the opening rocking title track, the melodic, anthemic "Color Of Your Smile", and the classic (to me, anyway) "Rain Comes Crashing Down", which reminds me a lot of the awesome "Call My Name" from NR's debut "Dawn Patrol" album. Other rock highlights include "Better Let It Go" and the melodies within "I Know Tonight". Back at track 3, "Love Is Standing Near" is a great mid-tempo anthem, while the closing ballad "Hearts Away" (the only real ballad on the album) is also stellar.
This is still vintage Night Ranger here; trust me. If you are a fan of the band in particular and melodic rock in general, you owe it to yourself to try to find this album. Definitely a great listen--as most Night Ranger albums are.
A very good underrated Night Ranger Album.......2002-07-01
Night Ranger was under a lot of pressure from the record label at the time that they were making this album to come out with an album that would be more TOP 40 and this is what they came up with. The album I will say is alittle more radio friendly, however, it contains some really good guitar work as done by Jeff Watson and Brad Gillis. These two guys are wonderful guitar players. I consider these two guys as a great power duo along the lines of Glenn Tipton and K.K. Downing. This cd has it's great power ballads as well as it's rockin' side. This album is one of the greatest Night Ranger cd's ever. It's a shame that they don't bother to play any of it live. The last cd that Alan Fitzgerald to play on until they reunited in 1997 on the "Neverland" release.
GET INTO THE BIG LIFE.......2001-10-17
I don't know why this album is not on the same level as Hysteria or New Jersey. Night Ranger never got the respect that they deserved. Every track on this album is definetly a smash hit, since the begining that every band wish to have written the song Big Life to open their concerts until the end that shows what a great ballad should be with Hearts Away.
The Secret of my Success has nothing to do on this album, it's clear that they included this song because the record company thought that it was a movie song and they had to or the guys in the band were drunk when they included it.
Although, this album it's not as very guitar driven as "Dawn Patrol" or "Midnight Madness" it shows you that Jack Blades is a master writing songs when he gets with a great team (He did it with Tommy Shaw too). It shows you too, that Rock'n'Roll as this one, it's fun and should be fun always.
Night Ranger will not be remembered for Big Life (maybe for Midnight Madness) but anyway yo have to have this album if you are waiting for a great melody on a hard rock song.
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- Pick up "Night Ranger's Greatest Hits" instead
- Great songs, great sound, great value!
- A very underated band!
- Killer Soundtrack!
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ASIN: B00004UAPX
Release Date: 2000-07-18 |
Tracks:
- Sister Christian
- Don't Tell Me You Love Me
- Sing Me Away
- Eddie's Comin' Out Tonight
- (You Can Still) Rock In America
- When You Close Your Eyes
- Sentimental Street
- Four In The Morning (I Can't Take Anymore)
- Goodbye
- Secret Of My Success
- I Did It For Love
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Pick up "Night Ranger's Greatest Hits" instead.......2006-09-14
This CD and the one entitled" Night Ranger's Greatest Hits are almost identical, but are different in this way:
"Best" contains "I Did It For Love". "Greatest" contains, instead, "Rumours In The Air" and "Restless Kind". The other 10 tracks on each CD are the same. So, which one to buy? My choice is the one with the extra track. Also, in my opinion, both tracks on "Greatest" are better than the one on "Best".
In addition, here's hoping that the band or record label decides to release a true "Greatest Hits" or "Best Of" album that will contain about 15 or 16 songs. Or maybe a multi-disc compilation that will include some rare tracks.
Night Ranger fans would surely delight to see something like that.
Great songs, great sound, great value!.......2006-08-22
It sure seems like people have an axe to grind with these 20th Century Masters "Best Of" collections. The common complaints are usually with the song selection and the album length. No matter what songs appear on a "best of" or "greatest hits" package, there's always going to be a track that gets left off that you think is one of the band's better tracks. As to the album length - while it's true they left room for another 30 minutes worth of material, this compilation is not supposed to be some all encompassing anthology. The 20th Century Masters series serves as an introduction to the artist and their most noteworthy material. Typically that means 10-12 tracks, which obviously won't fill the entire disc.
I think the record company nailed it perfectly with the Night Ranger 20th Century Masters album. They picked the best 2-3 songs off of each of the band's early albums, cleaned up the sound considerably, and presented them in a very affordable package. You get all of the band's radio hits, including the extremely huge power ballad "Sister Christian", digitally remastered, all for about half the cost of the average CD.
The Best of Night Ranger: the 20th Century Masters Millennium Collection is an ideal introduction to the AOR powerhouse that is Night Ranger. It provides a great overview of the band's style, as well as giving existing Night Ranger fans a chance to hear this classic material with greatly improved sound.
A very underated band!.......2005-12-05
Night Ranger was one of those bands from the '80s who should have been a LOT bigger than they were. Most fans were introduced to the group with the tune Don't Tell Me You Love Me. Of course the band become popular with the song Sister Christian. The problem with Sister was if that was the only tune most fans knew they probably thought Night Ranger was a "pop" band which was not the case. This band could rock with the best of them. Night Ranger was one of those few '80s bands who could please the hard rock fans as well as the pop fans. They are still touring today and if you get the chance check them out. But before you do pick this up so you can rock with the band all night. You can still rock in America indeed!!!
Killer Soundtrack!.......2004-05-08
Back in the day, I dismissed Nightranger in a few seconds as pop fluff. Then a friend (and awesome guitarist) turned me on to Nightranger's great musicianship.... Well, I was converted! With the plastic "arm" on the turntable pulled back, Nightranger records kept repeating.... and soon became embedded as part of the "inner soundtrack" to my "inner movie." The "inner movie" is something like this: Through a computer glitch, party guy Rufus Chang (Willie Ames) has to attend an uptight eastern prep school. His roommate is Edwin Billington III (Scott Baio), proper son of Senator Billington (Lorenzo Lamas). Rufus (Ames) quickly loosens things up! He and Edwin (Baio) sneak out the window and hit the D.C. nightlife, to the sound of Nightranger's "Eddie's Comin' out Tonight!" Rufus, *claiming* to actually be Edwin (stay with me here!), meets Claire (Phoebe Cates), daughter of the President. When she won't "go all the way" that night, Rufus does some heavy soul searching... to "Sister Christian!" (He's walking by the Lincoln monument, jacket over shoulder and head down)....
Later that night, Rufus (Ames)and Claire (Cates) are in their respective beds, each remembering the moments from earlier that night in collage style... accompanied by, you guessed it - "When You Close Your Eyes!!".... Well, eventually Claire (Cates) finds out who Rufus *really* is, and decides she loves him anyway... as she's riding a horse on the beach, topless. The climax is the big dance, where Edwin (Baio) finally shows everyone what his big research project has been all year: Breakdancing! Needless to say, "(You Can Still) Rock in America" blasts, while the kids show their American leader parents that you *can indeed* still rock in this great country!!! Thank you Rufus!! And of course, Rufus (Ames) and Claire (Cates) finally "get together"... to the sweet sounds of "Sister Christian!" Classmate Chumpy (Buddy Hacket) climbs a rope to the window to see some "action." But alas, he slides down and gets a rope burn! Boiiing!
And credits roll "Thanks Nightranger!" alongside wacky Lorenzo Lamas outtakes... all to the sound of Nightranger's "Goodbye!"
Do it right, or don't do it at all.......2004-04-27
Collections like this really boil my nads. We all know by now that cd's can hold up to 80 minutes of music, so why do record companies keep putting out half-baked collections like this? To be honest, this collection contains pretty much of what the casual Night Ranger fan could ever hope for, but that's beside the point. The point is that WE DON'T WANT HALF A CD ANYMORE!! Fill it with other seldom heard or even better, previously unreleased stuff. All it can do in the end is help you. The casual fan could easily be converted to a fanatic if he/she were to develop a taste for the band at hand. From there it's only a short journey to "Hey, this is the last Night Ranger cd I need to complete my collection." Trust me. I've been there.
And another thing about Night Ranger while I've got your ear. I was never a huge fan of the band in their heyday, but they opened for Pat Benatar in Dayton, Ohio last year and my wife was dying to see her. I wasn't expecting much out of Night Ranger, but halfway through the set I suddenly realized how many of the songs I was singing along with, and how incredibly good they were. They played like men on a mission for the 70 minutes they were allowed, and at the end of the night I cheesed my wife off by telling her that Night Ranger blew Pat Benatar off the stage. (Sorry, babe. Sometimes the truth stings a little.) My point? In a nutshell, catch this band live and stay away from bad compilations. If you catch them live you'll be making your own compilation anyway.
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Release Date: 2007-05-08 |
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- Spice and Sugar
- Under the Radar
- Psychedelic Cowboy (song for Sir Doug)
- Lavena
- This Time
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- Turn This Train Around
- Pennies From Heaven
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Product Description
"Ranger Motel", the new release from the Red Dirt Rangers delivers the close-to-the-earth blend of acoustic and electric music that typifies Red Dirt. It should be noted that this was the final disc recorded at Tulsa's legendary Church Studio by Steve Ripley, leader of the multi-platinum selling group The Tractors. If "Ranger Motel" sounds at times like the Great Lost Sir Douglas Quintet album that's because it features keyboardist Augie Meyers, a key architect of Sir Doug's sound. "Ranger Motel" isn't just the best disc the Red Dirt Rangers have ever made, it's a living an vibrant snapshot of what Red Dirt music is all about - its past, its present, and its future.
Average customer rating:
- Best CD of 2007 so far...
- I'm Alive... NO KIDDING!
- Starts off Great right from the 1st track all the way to the end.
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I'm Alive
Kelly Keagy
Manufacturer: Frontiers Italy
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
General
| Alternative Rock
| Styles
| Music
General
| Rock
| Styles
| Music
General
| Hard Rock & Metal
| Styles
| Music
Pop Rock
| Pop
| Styles
| Music
Hard Rock & Metal
| Imports
| Stores
| Music
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ASIN: B000KJT4YY
Release Date: 2007-01-26 |
Tracks:
- I'm Alive
- Stolen
- Blink of an Eye
- When Nobody's Looking
- Back of Your Mind
- Life Worth Remembering
- Re-Imagine
- World Before and After
- Where Are We Now
- Where the Road Ends
- Everything I Need in a Woman
- Call in Another Day
- Half a World Away
Album Details
Ex-night Ranger Drummer's Second Solo Album was Written and Produced in Cooperation with Jim Peterik (Pride of Lions, Ex Survivor) and also features Contributions from his the Mob Bandmate Reb Beach (Winger, Whitesnake), Mike Aquino (Pride of Lions, Mecca), Brian Bart, Bruce Gaitsch and Tommy Denander on Guitar and Michael Lardie (Great White, Night Ranger) on Keyboards.
Customer Reviews:
Best CD of 2007 so far..........2007-04-20
Kelly Keagy has outdone himself with this CD.
There absolutely NO stinkers on this CD. A great, melodic listen all the way through. This CD has not left my CD player since I got it. The best album of the year so far.
Hopefully the next Night Ranger album will be as good. Kelly has set the bar pretty high with this one.
I'm Alive... NO KIDDING!.......2007-03-07
Thanks KK for such a work of art! (and labor of love) It surely gives us starving Night Ranger fans something to hold us over (and then some). The songs are great, the performances are fantastic and the guitars are cool! "Stolen" and "Life Worth Remembering" should be on radio (top 10) right now!!! "Losing You" shreds!!! And they get better with each listen. p.s. I hear autographed copies might be available...
Starts off Great right from the 1st track all the way to the end........2007-02-12
Another Great effort from Kelly Keagy. Just like his First CD this is full of very melodic Hard Rock very much like the styles of Bon Jovi, Survivor and of course Night Ranger. Any Night Ranger Fan or fan of Good Quality Hard Rock is sure to love this CD.
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