Brooks & Dunn, Vol. 2 [Karaoke]

Brooks & Dunn, Vol. 2 [Karaoke]

ASIN: B000AMFESQ

Track Listings

1. Only in America [E/F]

2. That's What It's All About [A]

3. How Long Gone [F]

4. Ain't Nothing 'Bout You [C]

5. Long Goodbye [AB]

6. Red Dirt Road [F]

7. I Can't Get Over You [C/D]

8. Husbands and Wives [F]

9. You Can't Take the Honky Tonk Out of the Girl [F]

10. That's What She Gets for Loving Me [A]

11. It's Getting Better All the Time [E]

12. My Heart Is Lost to You

13. Goin' Under Gettin' Over You [G]

14. You'll Always Be Loved by Me [D]

15. Every River [F]

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The Hits
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The Hits
Garth Brooks
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No Fences

ASIN: B000008O4G
Release Date: 1994-12-13

Tracks:

Ain't Goin' Down (Til the Sun Comes Up)
Friends in Low Places
Callin' Baton Rouge
River
Much Too Young (To Feel This Damn Old)
Thunder Rolls
American Honky-Tonk Bar Association
If Tomorrow Never Comes
Unanswered Prayers
Standing Outside the Fire
Rodeo
What She's Doing Now
We Shall Be Free
Papa Loved Mama
Shameless
Two of a Kind, Workin' on a Full House
That Summer
Dance

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In 1991 Garth Brooks did what no other country artist before had: he broke the million-seller mark with No Fences and solidified a string of No. 1 hits that also conquered the pop market. Fourteen of his No. 1s are here, including the rowdy working-class anthem "Friends in Low Places" and the signature power ballad "The Dance." All of Brooks's albums have their share of filler, but not this one. Even the toughest cynic will admire Brooks's charisma and deadly mastery of pop and country hooks. --Roy Kasten

Customer Reviews:

TOP NOTCH!.......2007-06-08

For those of us who listen to Country Music , with the exception of maybe one or two more songs , this Collection is FANTASTIC!

The Master Of Self-Promotion.......2007-01-03

Love him or hate him, you have to admit that Garth Brooks knew how to sell himself to the masses. His career started out promising enough with his self-titled debut which included two of my personal favorites, "The Dance" and "Much Too Young (To Feel This Damn Old)." He followed that with the harbinger of things to follow, "No Fences," which included the tune that really put him on the map, the wonderful "Thunder Rolls," and the bar-friendly "Friends In Low Places." From there, Brooks' tunes took less of a personal and genuine turn and evolved into a hybrid of "what sells the most" and "what sounds most genuine to those outside of Country music."

Starting with the album, "Ropin' The Wind," Brooks began to crank out commercially successful, yet lyrically insignificant songs like "American Honky-Tonk Bar Association" and "Rodeo." He managed to fire off a couple of solid, meaningful songs like "Standing Outside The Fire" and "River," but most of his songs were fluff like "Ain't Goin' Down (Till The Sun Comes Up."

All of the aforementioned songs are available on "The Hits." It, much like every album after his first two, was also created to generate high, fast, and record-setting sales marks by having it put out in limited release. However, it's a very significant album in Country music history since it catalogs the first half of a career full of great promise (songs like "The Dance") and a huge ego (the forced-upon social tune, "We Shall Be Free"). It also signalled a turning point in Brooks' career with the release of even heavier commercial works such as "Fresh Horses" and "Sevens" after "The Hits" hit the store shelves.

Brooks' ego finally caught up with him with the abysmal "Chris Gaines" era. He suffered a huge commercial blow due to this experiment and he has never regained his status as a commercial star. However, this knock to the ego did result in the decent "Scarecrow" album, yet nothing has added up to the success of his pre-"The Hits" albums.

Brooks forever changed the face of Country music. He helped expose the world outside of Country music to great neo-traditional artists such as Alan Jackson and Vince Gill. He also helped pave the way for fluff acts like Tim McGraw and Kenny Chesney, who've managed to master Brooks' old formula of self-promotion.

From a blah cover like "Shameless" to a wonderful cover of "Callin' Baton Rouge," and every original hit and miss in between, "The Hits" is a crucial album to Country music history since it is a gathering of the best and worst of a true Country "performer" who single-handedly saved and destroyed real Country music.

I Love This CD.......2006-06-09

I absolutely loved this CD from Garth Brooks. Almost every song of his that I like is on this CD, and I can honestly listen to the whole CD and like all of the songs on it. This CD is a perfect mix of his classic songs, and I would definitly recommend this CD to anyone who is a Garth Brooks fan.

a must-own.......2006-06-03

Anyone who likes Garth Brooks will love this album. It contains many of his best songs, including "The Dance," "The River," "Unanswered Prayers," "Callin' Baton Rogue," "Standing Outside the Fire," and "Friends in Low Places." It is a perfect showcase for his music, and I thoroughly enjoy listening to it whenever I do. Even if you are not a fan, you will still enjoy it due to the perfection of song selection. If you can find it anywhere, get it. You will not regret it.

The King Of Music!.......2006-01-14

Garth Brooks is the greatest recording artist in music history. While some claim he never recaptured the magic of his first five albums, I disagree, "Sevens" was one of the best country albums of all time (released in 1997), and "Fresh Horses" was also pretty neat. (Tracks from these albums aren't included here).

If you can pick up a copy of "The Hit's" and haven't got his first five albums, then it may be well worth it, however copies are now selling for up to $100 to collectors, so it might be better off just buying his first five CD's, which are Garth Brooks (1989), No Fences (1990), Ropin' The Wind (1991), The Chase (1992) and In Pieces (1993), all of which are classic albums.

After you get them (or this hit's collection) and find yourself wanting more Garth, get Fresh Horses (1995) and Sevens (1997), Garth also has two Christmas albums, "Beyond The Season" and "The Magic Of Christmas", that are also worth getting.

My favorite Garth songs, at least from this hit's collection, are "Friends In Low Places", "Standing Outside The Fire", "American Honky Tonk Bar Association" and "The River".

Garth brought a new edge to country throughout the '90s, with a great live show and pop-rock influences, but he never forgot his home.

Another stand out cut is the gospel-folk tinged "We Shall Be Free", which is an even better statement that John Lennon's "Imagine".

This is the greatest of greatest hit's albums!

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ASIN: B000002VRL
Release Date: 1997-09-16

Tracks:

My Maria
Honky Tonk Truth
You're Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone
Boot Scootin' Boogie
He's Got You
Hard Workin' Man
That Ain't No Way To Go
Rock My World (Little Country Girl)
Neon Moon
Lost And Found
She's Not The Cheatin' Kind
Brand New Man
Days Of Thunder
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She Used To Be Mine
Mama Don't Get Dressed Up For Nothing
My Next Broken Heart
Whiskey Under The Bridge
Little Miss Honky Tonk

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Is there a more dependable hit-making duo in music than Brooks & Dunn? Not likely. Since their debut album in 1991, Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn--two middling solo artists who turned out to be dynamite once paired together by a savvy record executive--have charted consistently with songs of various tempos and temperaments. There's smooth pop (a cover of the '70s rock hit "My Maria"), hard-charging honky-tonk ("Hard Workin' Man"), thoughtful ballads ("She Used to Be Mine"), and the line-dancing craze's very own Rosetta stone ("Boot Scootin' Boogie"). The Greatest Hits Collection gathers 16 of the duo's best-known songs, plus three new tracks, "Honky Tonk Truth," "He's Got You," and "Days of Thunder." --Daniel Durchholz

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Satisfaction.......2007-06-08

I just want to say that I am very satisfied with my product. I got it in a very timely manner and the merchandise was exceptional. I play it over and over. thanks so much, Amazon!

Brooks & Dunn Greatest Hits.......2007-05-13

the Title says it all
BROOKS & DUNN

marvelous album.......2006-11-04

This album features many of Brooks and Dunn's biggest hits from their early years, and there were some impressive selections. I think the main highlight is Ronnie Dunn hitting the ultra-high notes on "My Maria," and his tenor is well featured on other songs like "Boot Scootin' Boogie," "Neon Moon," and "She Used to be Mine." Kix Brooks also gets his chops in on songs like "Rock My World (Little Country Girl)" and "You're Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone." This was remarkable in every sense of the word. Any Brooks & Dunn fan will love this album. I guarantee it. It ranks as one of my all-time favorite albums, and quite possibly my favorite from this duo. Get it!!!

Sinple and straight forward well done country music.......2006-03-30

Brooks & Dunn are more or less straight forward country, and most of the time it works quite well. This hit collection does not dissapoint if you look for well cooked bits of "yiaahaaaa jambalaya country music". Track 1 My Maria has the right ingredients on the "menu", well composed soundpicture that`s not overkilled, either by too much or too soon. Just earpleasin` simpel country music.Track 2 Honky tonk truth is an ok fastback, hardtop, sprinter from the country department. Easy done`, and easily forgotten. Track 3 Your`e gonna miss me when your`e gone, is more interesting, with it`s walkalong speed. Relaxable and a cool listen this one. with a certain early "Eagles" touch , which lift`s this one above average.Track 4 Boot scootin Boogie is boogie ok, but it doesn`t kick ass as good boogie should. Track 5 He`s got you. A stream of cliches. A boore and below average. To pompouse in a way. Track 6 Hard workin man, is an upspeeded rocker, which this time kick`s some ass and probably some dust out from your ears. Great piano plunkin` here and there too.Track 7 That Ain't No Way To Go, is down in the "country cellar" once again. Theres not to much shimmer to lift it up below average. Track 8 Rock my world (little country girl) is a weird hybrid inbetween rock/blues/and country. Sounds ok, but nothing special. Track 9 Neon moon, is more in the "slow movin department" of the country music. It`s lighthearted, but very cliche ridden alltrough. Track 10 Lost and found, is nothing very special but some guitar "riffs and raffs" here and there makes it to a good listen. Track 11 She`s not the cheatin kind. Good singing on this one, but it stamps`around with the same theme over and over again. Track 12 Brand new man is a let down, and have much of the same problems as the previous one. Track 13 That Ain't No Way To Go . Well im totally agreed. Nothing special, and no thunder at all. Track 14. We`ll burn the bridge is an ok honky tonk rocker, but nothin special to write home about, but the fiiddle solo is ok for a change. Track 15 She used to be mine is a slow country ballad. Glimmers warm and bright most of the time.
Track 16 Mama Don't Get Dressed Up For Nothing is a messy bore, and that`s it folks. Track 17 My next broken heart is in the "bakersfield tradition" but sound`s like poor man`s "Dwight Yoakam" and that`s not a quality mark, but glimmers here and there, but that`s not enough. Track 18 Whiskey under the bridge, is more in the same tradition but it`s more uptempo beat, which works ok all trough. Drinkin``
good song. Track 19 Little missy honky tonk closed the show, and is one of the best tracks, which has classical honky tonk ingredients, and a pumping thumping piano playin here and there which lifts it solid above average. Anyways this is simple and straight well done country music.

insanely good.......2004-12-05

This is truly one of the best, most universally liked greatest hits compilations ever. People who don't like country like this album and (here's where it differentiates itself from, for instance, Kenny Chesney's greatest hits) people who DO like REAL country like this album, as well. Brooks & Dunn have their own sound, and they work within it wonderfully. Ronnie Dunn is a fine vocalist... one of the best. I decline comment on Kix's singing. Kix and Ronnie divide up singing duties pretty evenly on their regular albums, but on this greatest hits collection only a few Kix cuts appear, while the bulk of the album is dominated by Ronnie. You may draw your own conclusions. Again, Ronnie is a fine singer, and the album as a whole is infinitely enjoyable.

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Their outstanding music is back!
Hillbilly Deluxe Brook & Dunn
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Brooks & Dunn
Manufacturer: Arista Nashville/RLG
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ASIN: B000A7IHKS
Release Date: 2005-08-30

Tracks:

Play Something Country
She's About As Lonely As I'm Going To Let Her
My Heart's Not A Hotel
Whiskey Do My Talkin'
Hillbilly Deluxe
One More Roll Of The Dice
Just Another Neon Night
Believe
Building Bridges
Her West Was Wilder
I May Never Get Over You
She Likes Get Out Of Town
Again

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"Boot Scootin' Boogie" zoomed Brooks & Dunn to the top of the country line-dance craze in 1992, and one could hardly blame them for riding the crest, even if it left them in a rut of shallow, preening dance ditties. They began showing greater depth in the late '90s, with albums like If You See Her and Steers and Stripes. While Hillbilly Deluxe is musically consistent, Tony Brown's production sharp and focused throughout, the themes here revert to the same old same old: empty, shallow stompers with lyrics that occasionally sound dated. "Play Something Country," another Ronnie Dunn collaboration with Terry McBride, duly name-drops current Nashville stars as well as P. Diddy and Patsy Cline. Things don't improve with the blustery "She Likes to Get Out of Town"; "Just Another Neon Night," with its painfully clichéd line "turn off that rap, boys, play me some Haggard"; or "Building Bridges," a "vocal event" with superfluous input from Vince Gill and Sheryl Crow. Only the moving story-song "Believe," brimming with heart and honesty, reminds of their potential when they think beyond the boot. --Rich Kienzle

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Since bursting onto the roiling country music horizon with "Brand New Man," Ronnie Dunn and Kix Brooks have made breaking new ground, pushing the honky tonk envelope and having too much fun doing it their total mandate. And on August 30, 2005, the hardcore musicians return with Hillbilly Deluxe, an album that merges classic jukebox country with Brooks & Dunn's jacked-up take on modern sounds in honky'n'rocking music. Produced by the legendary Tony Brown (Steve Earle, George Strait, Lyle Lovett, and Patty Loveless, in addition to being a member of the multiple-Grammy-nominated Notorious Cherry Bombs with Rodney Crowell and Vince Gill), Hillbilly Deluxe is a slightly ragged, fairly organic take on just how power and accessibility can merge for an intoxicating take on what Saturday night is made of.

"You never wanna rest on what you've done," says Dunn. "Working with Tony, it's pure music--front and center every time. He was part of that country scene that was Emmylou and the Hot Band, which was always just one match away from blowing the music apart it was so good, so intense, but also so raw. If you're gonna play country, you wanna strip away a lot of the stuff, get down to the heart of the matter--and find songs that dig a little deeper into the way these folks live their lives. I mean, Hillbilly Deluxe is IT: it's about how it really is, not the way the media paints it--that notion of taking the life as far out as we know these good ole boys and girls do."

Certainly "Play Something Country," the raving new single which is B&D's fastest moving ever, is a siren's song of want, release and what matters to the core on a night on the town, while the down-low title track with its funky pocket, Rolling Stones background wailing and stop-start rhythms portrays the essence of modern day "big timing in a small town." Brooks celebrates female independence with the road-tripping go-git-it-girl romp "She Likes to Get Out of Town" and Dunn invokes a classic tears-for-a-quarter country of classic vintage with "She's About as Lonely as I'm Going to Let Her Get."

"With Red Dirt Road, I think we started heading back to what got us here... meaning our roots," confesses Brooks with a wry grin. "There are so many ways to make music, but sometimes just plugging straight into your inspirations is the very best way to go--so you'll hear 'em, ALL of 'EM: the Stones, Jones, Haggard, Tom Petty, a nod even to Rod Stewart's folkie stuff, the soul that made soul music, but came out of the churches. It may be the broadest record we've ever done--and it sure was fun."

Customer Reviews:

Hillbilly Deluxe.......2007-05-02

The cd is by Brooks and dunn,and they sing this song. I think they are realy good singers and they try hard. It is exiting because they have very good performances at all of thier shows. They have won a few gramys in thier past but thats what makes them great.But the weird thing is when they are singing in the back of a pickup truck why would you want to do that.But the best thing about the song is that people will enjoy this song.

I BELIEVE!!.......2007-03-28

Prior to this CD, I confess I was not Brooks & Dunn biggest fan. HILLBILLY DELUXE changed that; it truly showcases the amazing talent this Duo possesses. I can honestly say this may be the one CD I actually wear out!

Their outstanding music is back!.......2007-01-06

I have all B&D's CDs. The early ones I loved. The recent ones I don't even listen to as I don't like them. I had given up hope until I saw this one and read the reviews. I LOVE IT! Every tune is great except for the title song. They got just a little too rap/hip hop for me. That one I skip past as it really annoys me. The spiritual is uplifting, the foot stompers are marvelous. If you haven't bought any of theirs, buy this one. It's hard to stop playing it.

Hillbilly Deluxe Brook & Dunn.......2007-01-03

This is a great CD, every song, is very good, of course you have to enjoy this type of artist to think so. But I recommend this CD for those of you that enjoy the award winning artists.

Best so far...........2006-11-29

My opinion is that Hillbilly Deluxe is Brooks & Dunn's best recording so far. I bought it after hearing "Believe" but ended up loving every song on the the CD!!!

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Is Great!!!!!!!!!!!
Garth Brooks comes alive!
Garth Delivers !!
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Double Live
Garth Brooks
Manufacturer: Capitol
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ASIN: B00000DMJG
Release Date: 1998-11-17

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Shameless
Papa Loved Mama
Thunder Rolls [The Long Version]
We Shall Be Free
Unanswered Prayers
Standing Outside the Fire
Longneck Bottle - Garth Brooks, Steve Wariner
It's Your Song
Much Too Young (To Feel This Damn Old)
River
Tearin' It Up (And Burnin' It Down)

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Ain't Goin' Down ('Til the Sun Comes Up)
Rodeo
Beaches of Cheyenne
Two Pioladas
Wild as the Wind - Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood
To Make You Feel My Love
That Summer
American Honky-Tonk Bar Association
If Tomorrow Never Comes
Fever
Friends in Low Places [The Long Version]
Dance

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Garth Brooks's obvious inspirations for Double Live were all those 1970s double-album concert recordings from album-oriented-rock influences such as Bob Seger, Kiss, and Peter Frampton. The difference between those classic-rock sets and this one is that Live Bullet, Alive and Frampton Comes Alive all helped to rescue their respective artists from virtual obscurity. Coming as they did from still largely unknown commodities, they seemingly promised nothing yet delivered everything. Already a superstar, Brooks merely promises more of the same on Double Live. He delivers, too. "You guys already know what's coming, don't you?" he asks at one point. "And you know what? You're right." Loaded with 22 hits (and three new tunes) recorded in any number of unnamed cities (and studios, too) over the past seven years, Double Live finds Brooks exaggerating his most irritating tics--the Wynnona-ish growls, the ridiculously elastic twang--in the process ruining even his finest songs. Still, even those convinced that Brooks is the Garth Vader of country music will be brought to pause as tens of thousands of admiring fans sing earnestly along to "The Dance" or "Unanswered Prayers," and scream their way through the anthem "Friends in Low Places." (Please note: You may receive any one of the album's six different covers.) --David Cantwell

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Crass Product, Brooks becomes a sell out.......2007-04-22

After Garth Brooks recorded the six albums that made him a superstar, he began to show himself much more a businessman than a genuine country star concerned with the artistic integrity of the music itself, and this album was one of the first indicators of his corporate attitude. Around this same time, Brooks would make a deal with Wal-mart to package his first six albums into a box set, with each album given one bonus song, and which was only around 30 bucks. Naturally, this is dirt cheap, to pick up six albums for only thirty dollars.

The real reason why he was doing this? Because he was chasing The Beatles' record of moving the most units and records of any band in the world to become the biggest selling musical artist ever. He had already shattered Billy Joel's status as most popular male vocalist ever according to record sales. Because each disc counted for one unit, this box set would help him greatly in that chase to topple The Beatles, though this would be done only by inflated sales totals. That is what a sellout Brooks became.

Despite the rather dubious intentions of Garth's first box set, nowhere else does Brooks so blatantly sound like he's selling product. From the unimaginative title (DOUBLE LIVE, which is exactly what it is), to the various hodge podge of different songs from different concerts (none of the performances are dated or noted what concert they are drawn from), to the uninspired set list, Brooks just sounds like he's not playing the music because he loves it or it documents a historic, well known performance, but because he knows anything he puts out will sell. DOUBLE LIVE sounds like patchwork, because it is not a real concert, but rather assembled from various dates and venues.

Most great live albums give us a rather idiosyncratic tour of the respective artist's catalogue. DOUBLE LIVE doesn't do that, or examine some of the lesser known songs of Brooks' catalogue. Rather, it plays exactly like a greatest hits album, only with live tracks, and sounds like Brooks was trying to sequence the record like a fantasy concert where you only hear the songs you want, or more likely when a causal fan is looking at it in Wal-Mart (because he won't sell it anywhere else), the fan realises it has all the songs he knows on the radio so he know it must be good.

Like most other greatest hits packages (which is really all this album is, albeit live), DOUBLE LIVE also includes three new cuts, to entice the Garth Brooks completest (sad that there is such a thing) out to buy this album.

Everything is professional and played to perfection - to the point where it is distracting. In the rush of great performances, occasionally things are out of tune, mistakes are made, etc, but a great concert can overcome these difficulties and still retain the emotional and powerful elements of the music. Not so here. Everything is so polished, and there are a few moments that one suspects studio overdubbing on the original live tapes. Actually, in several songs there is quite clearly studio work done.

In another effort to move more units in pursuit of overthrowing The Beatles (sorry Garth, they will always be much cooler than you), Garth Brooks also put the album out with six different covers, so the `collectors' will try to purchase all six editions.

Even during some of the songs, Brooks acknowledges it is just product. As noted in the Amazon editorial, Brooks says to the audience at one point that they know what's coming. During the live version of "The Thunder Rolls", he asks what a double live album would be without the missing verse of "Thunder Rolls", and then goes on to sing it.

For all that, DOUBLE LIVE is entertaining, and I can see why people enjoy it. But ultimately the songs on the live album don't really differ from the album version that much. That just makes the live album boring. The most entertaining thing Garth Brooks did during the late 1990s was record the, admittedly misguided and confusing, ... IN THE LIFE OF CHRIS GAINS. There he is entertaining his rock and roll fantasies, and while it's not the greatest music around, it is one of his most bizarrely fascinating records.

What is really offensive is Brooks' business tactics. Brooks' underhanded, sleight of hand pursuit of chasing The Beatles' record with inflated sales total, and feeling he is just trying to sell product, not make great music, makes DOUBLE LIVE give a very sour taste for knowing listener.

Bottom line: it's a decent sounding record (it should be, with all the studio overdubs), but give this one a miss. The Beatles got their status as best-selling artist of all time because they're fantastic musicians and rock and roll royalty. They did it by making great music, not by cheap marketing, making blatant product, or trying to artificially inflate their sales totals.

Is Great!!!!!!!!!!!.......2007-04-11

I like the live is great to hear Garth Brooks again I haven't heard he's voice an a long time!

Garth Brooks comes alive!.......2007-03-26

Garth Brooks comes alive and kicks rear with this possibly sold-out concert. Being a longtime Billy Joel fan,I'd say Brooks' best recording is Joel's SHAMELESS. In fact,that song is from one of Joel's Grammy-winning albums,1989's STORM FRONT. The other songs rock! Fans of Brooks are also fans of Tim McGraw,Alan Jackson,Toby Keith,Travis Tritt and Kenny Chesney.

Garth Delivers !!.......2007-03-05

Love him or Loathe him, you just cannot take away from the fact that this guy delivers and delivers big-time when playing 'live'. This album manages to capture the electricity, the chemistry and interation with the crowd, the real feeling of regret of not actually being there. A fantastic 'live' album covering all of the hits and more 'Thunder Rolls', 'Pina Colada', 'To Make You feel My Love'..they're all here...Even 10yrs on, the songs still connect and you get reminded all over again of just how good this guy is...Enjoy!!

garth brooks cd.......2007-01-17

love this cd! It is my favorite live music cd.
I bought it used, and it was worth it!

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Hope Floats.......
EVERYONE LISTEN!!!
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ASIN: B000006359
Release Date: 1998-05-19

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In Need - Sheryl Crow
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To Make You Feel My Love - Trisha Yearwood

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Though it follows a standard movie formula and predictable plot twists, the film Hope Floats is saved in part by the above-average performance of Sandra Bullock, portraying a separated woman who finds her way back to her hometown in Texas, daughter in tow. The soundtrack seems to follow in due course, a collection of country and rock (thanks to the Rolling Stones) acts adding shades of twang to songs that, for the most part, all sound fairly familiar. The duds of the bunch, Bryan Adams's "When You Love Someone" and Sheryl Crow's "In Need," are saved in large part by some surprise keepers, courtesy of Garth Brooks, the Mavericks, and Gillian Welch. The covers are interesting enough. Brooks's take on Dylan's "To Make You Feel My Love" is modest and pithy and a far cry from the overblown Trisha Yearwood performance of the same tune that codas the collection. --Jason Verlinde

Customer Reviews:

Hope Floats - Original Soundtrack.......2007-03-08

This was not the soundtrack that I wanted. I wanted the soundtrack with the Garth Brooks song on it and some of the other more recognizable songs from the movie - not instrumentals. I was really disappointed and will continue to try to find the soundtrack I want.

Not what I was expecting.......2007-03-08

I thought that this was the actually songs from the movie....not the score. Nice, but not sure who wants to listen to random movie scores.

Hope Floats..............2006-12-15

was a great movie. I bought this CD as a gift for a friend, she enjoys it.

EVERYONE LISTEN!!!.......2006-05-14

For some confused reviewers out there, just to set the story straight-the song "Make You Feel My Love" was written by Bob Dylan, not Garth Brooks. I've got nothing against Garth, but give credit where credit is due!

A great album........2005-04-06

Just wanted to let anyone reading these reviews that the review by MusicFan posted September 2, 2003 about how misleading these reviews are, is completely wrong!! Musicfan is talking about a totally different CD. He/She wanted the album with "various artists" but bought the wrong one containing the "original movie soundtrack". This is a great album and worth every cent. Any of the reviews that refer to this album with 11 tracks is in the wrong place. The "various artists" album has 13 tracks. Just trying to clear up some confusion!

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Real Country
something missing
Brooks And Dunn - always Great!
impressive/holds its own
Great collection and service.

The Greatest Hits Collection, Vol. 2
Brooks & Dunn
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ASIN: B0002YJ2C6
Release Date: 2004-10-19

Tracks:

That's What It's All About
How Long Gone
Ain't Nothing 'Bout You
The Long Goodbye
My Heart Is Lost To You
I Can't Get Over You
Red Dirt Road
Husbands And Wives
That's What She Gets For Loving Me
You Can't Take The Honky Tonk Out Of The Girl
It's Getting Better All The Time
Only In America
A Man This Lonely
Independent Trucker
I'll Never Forgive My Heart
If You See Him/If You See Her
South Of Santa Fe

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Anyone who is still clueless about what a great singer Ronnie Dunn is need only grab this second greatest-hits package from Brooks & Dunn, a 17-song compilation that skims the commercial high points from the duo's 1998-2004 period. Dunn, the quintessential balladeer, soars on honky-tonk laments and reminiscences like "Red Dirt Road" and "How Long Gone," and on full-throated romantic plaints like "That's What She Gets for Loving Me" and "It's Getting Better All the Time." His sidekick, the underrated guitarist, utility singer, and all-around dynamo Kix Brooks, also gets his moment to shine on a marvelous '60s-style, 18-wheeler ditty called "Independent Trucker," one of three new cuts included here. --Bob Allen

Customer Reviews:

Real Country.......2007-04-12

It's amazing to think they have more than enough for another greatest hits compilation! Full of originals that will always be greatest hits.

something missing .......2007-02-16

Ok, you see two stars up there and you start thinking to yourself "what

could possibly be wrong with this album" Well, there is something wrong

with this album. If you do not believe me then look it up for yourself.

This does have great songs on here and all of their hits to mention that.

But I just noticed something, and I have had this album for a year or

two. There is three songs that is not on here that was hits on the radio.

They might not have been big hits, but they did get air play. (missing

you) from their "tight rope" album (you'll always be loved by me) from

their "tight rope" album and (I am that man) from the "boarderline" album.

Brooks And Dunn - always Great!.......2007-01-09

I love this cd and all the songs on it! There is a great variety of their style music for all to enjoy. I would be hardpressed to find a favorite! I have other cd's of theirs and they are all good - including the Christmas cd. If you are a fan of theirs you will really enjoy this cd!

impressive/holds its own.......2006-11-04

While this collection doesn't quite hold up to the duo's first greatest hits compilation, it is still good. Hits like "How Long Gone," "The Long Goodbye," and "South of Santa Fe" are good choices for this album, which pretty much holds its own. If you are a fan of Brooks & Dunn, odds are you will like this album. The duo is still good after all these years, and I hope whey will continue for many more.

Great collection and service........2005-09-06

I was very pleased with the cd and the prompt service I received.

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Makes me feel closer to everyone...
Nashville hacks singing for faux-patriotism
Great CD
To to a kids review
A Message For A Kid's Rewiew Comment

Patriotic Country
Various Artists
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God Bless America

ASIN: B00025L42G
Release Date: 2004-06-15

Tracks:

Lee Greenwood - God Bless The U.S.A.
Montgomery Gentry - My Town
Brooks And Dunn - Til My Dyin Day
Martina Mcbride - God Bless America (Previously Unreleased)
Aaron Tippin - Where The Stars And Stripes And The Eagle Fly
Lones tar- Im Already There
Randy Travis - America Will Always Stand
Phil Vassar - American Child
Kenny Chesney - Back Where I Come From
Alabama - Born Country
Neil McCoy - Im Your Biggest Fan (Previously Unreleased)
Hank Williams, Jr - America Will Survive
Blackhawk - Days Of America
The Charlie Daniels Band - This Aint No Rag, Its A Flag
The Warren Brothers - Hey Mr. President
David Ball - Riding With Private Malone
Dusty Drake - One Last Time
Kenny Rogers - Homeland

Album Description

A portion of the proceeds from each CD sold will be donated to the USO, our active-duty troops, and the families of fallen soldiers.

This collection includes a previously unreleased "God Bless America" by Martina McBride (performed only once at the Rose Bowl Parade Jan 2002).

Customer Reviews:

Makes me feel closer to everyone... .......2007-05-30

When my husband deploys, I feel alone, scared and yes worried.. As a military wife you usually aren't allowed to admit that.. :) This cd is amazing... I love it and it makes him being gone a lot easier.. I don't care what anyone says... We are in the right fight.. at the right time with the right President. I don't like him being gone.. But its worth it.. This CD makes me feel patriotic.. it tugs at my heartstrings.. makes me smile.. I can imagine driving with Private Andrew Malone.. I can feel proud to be an American... I can cry over "I'm already there.." All the songs make me smile... So yes.. worth every penny and more!!!
God Bless America!!!

Nashville hacks singing for faux-patriotism.......2005-12-23

Brooks & Dunn, Kenny Chesney, Lonestar, Martina McBride, Montgomery Gentry, Aaron Tippin, Lee Greenwood, Neal McCoy, Kenny Rogers, Randy Travis, Phil Vassar, The Warren Brothers, Dusty Drake, Hank Williams Jr., Alabama, The Charlie Daniels Band, David Ball, and Blackhawk.

What do these artists have in common? Cutting edge musical geniuses? Gifted songwriters able to speak to a wide range of audiences? Innovators in their genre?

Err, no.

Actually what they all have in common is that they all appear on this package, created to commercially exploit the war on terrorism, one which contains songs like Where The Stars And Stripes And The Eagle Fly, This Ain't No Rag, It's A Flag, and Back Where I Come From. In other words, maudlin, xenophobic, cliche filled, black/white dichotomous sentiments, and the lack of any attempt at rational or questioning political analysis, all set to fiddles and pedal steel guitars, and to be marketed and sold at Wal-Mart. I should add that I am not against patriotism, when it is intelligent and well informed; this, however, is dumb, reactionary faux-patriotism. Nothing is more so than the song God Bless the USA. As an American who loves his country, I can say that this song, with its syrupy sound and its naive lyrics, does not speak for me.

I listened to a bit of this schlock on a plane ride a while back just to see how much of it I could take. The answer was - not very much. What little I could take made me want to drink, and heavily.

Some of these performers, specifically Brooks and Dunn, Randy Travis, Charlie Daniels, and perhaps Kenny Chesney and even (I hate to admit) Toby Keith are actually fairly talented; others, like former lounge singer Lee Greenwood, Alabama, Montgomery Gentry, etc, are 3rd rate musical hacks.

Ultimately, listening to this nonsense, I'm reminded that some of the greats of the genre, like Johnny Cash, Hank Williams, George Jones, and Willie Nelson were neither knee-jerk
reactionaries nor apologists for a ruling political party. Then again, Dusty Drake, Montgomery Gentry, and Blackhawk are no Johnny Cashes. Just Nashville hacks, soon to be forgotten.

Great CD.......2005-08-21

It is a great CD. If you like country music, this is a great buy. Not all the songs are about America, but make you feel good and proud of where you come from.

NOTE: Most of the bad reviews below have to more with politics than music. These folks probably have never listened to all the songs let alone actually buying the CD.

To to a kids review.......2005-07-31

"would like to say that this is a great cd and I love it when people write reviews like the one written on Dec. 21, 2004 titled (One of the worst cds ever). People like you make me sick, first you don't use your real name (like your a terrorist wearing a hood), next you play it off like a kid wrote that review, very cowardly. "

I'll tell you I'm a kid (age 16) and some don't want to use their real name because this is the internet, not real life. If you knew my name or the original reviewer's real name, would that make any difference? Anywa, you say since a reviewer doesn't use their real name, they are a terrorist? Very intelligent.

"If your home is destroyed by someone, you are not going to look for the people or person involved. No you are going to the proper authorities and they will handle it.

That is what happened here. We were attacked and the proper authorities are handling the situation."

We were not attacked by Iraq and the proper authorities are not handling the situation. We attacked Afghanistan, but Iraq has nothing to do with this.

"Look I am all for freedom for imagrant's but they took it to far with the attacks. Living in our country, working here, becoming friendly with the neighborhoods and gaining the trust of everyone around just to destroy part of the country you love (so you say) is just something that cannot be tolerated. At least we had the guts to tell them we were coming. You should be thankful that you have a country who is willing to protect you and your family. "

So you think it's immigrants fault that we were attacked? And you call yourself an American? You should be blind to race and country of origin, we are all Americans here. The country of Afghanistan attacked us and we went after them, that has nothing to do with immigrants.

"Right after 9/11 happened EVERYONE was togther as a whole to make sure the people behind this act of cowardly violence (kind of like the way you wrote your rewiew) and any kind of terroristic threats on U.S.A. would never happen again. But I guess for some of you people that was just like hopping on the band wagon for a short period of time."

It was not cowardly violence. In a war you strive to kill the most enemies you can. I would only Hope the US would strive to kill or detain as many terrorists as they can just as their target was civilians. Whatever you say, suicide bombings are not cowardly, they are actually pretty effective. Find me a US citizen willing to fly a plane into a building full of terrorists to kill our enemies.

"It's not a matter of what song's are good to listen to and what songs aren't. It's about a bunch of people who support the country (they love) so they can feel safe to go shopping, go to work or just go for a walk and not have to worry about some idiot flying a couple of planes into some building's or into the ground and never see their loved ones or the light of day ever again."

Ah, back to the actual review of the CD, which you have made a minor detail. I don't care about what these singers support, I care about their music. I care about what politicians support, and how singers sing. I happen to like many of the songs on the CD, but I didn't buy it because I own many of the songs already.

"How can you say you love something if you are going to let it get hurt and not try to justify the situation. I feel sorry for the people in your life."

Well more people are in car crashes every year than were in the WTC during 9/11, so you should be pushing for safety in cars. How can you say you love something if you are going to let it get hurt and not try to justify the situation? Of course you are a very effective tool of the terrorists, the typical American scared out of his pants when a building goes down, scared to shop, when you are in more danger driving your car. We have killed over 10 times the ammount of CIVILIANS in Iraq (nothing to do with 9/11) than the 9/11 attacks killed. Of course I'm sure they aren't people to you.

But back to the CD, I am really thinking about buying it mainly just for "Hey Mr. President" and I'm dissapointed they didn't put it on another CD, I love the song and the Warren Brothers.

Most of the songs are really great, although "God Bless The USA" was overplayed and I used to love it, but now I'm just tired of it. All of these songs are great, although some don't even seem to be patriotic. But that doesn't matter to me, because great music is great music, which is worth buying.

A Message For A Kid's Rewiew Comment.......2005-03-10

I would like to say that this is a great cd and I love it when people write reviews like the one written on Dec. 21, 2004 titled (One of the worst cds ever). People like you make me sick, first you don't use your real name (like your a terrorist wearing a hood), next you play it off like a kid wrote that review, very cowardly.

If your home is destroyed by someone, you are not going to look for the people or person involved. No you are going to the proper authorities and they will handle it.

That is what happened here. We were attacked and the proper authorities are handling the situation.

Look I am all for freedom for imagrant's but they took it to far with the attacks. Living in our country, working here, becoming friendly with the neighborhoods and gaining the trust of everyone around just to destroy part of the country you love (so you say) is just something that cannot be tolerated. At least we had the guts to tell them we were coming. You should be thankful that you have a country who is willing to protect you and your family.

Right after 9/11 happened EVERYONE was togther as a whole to make sure the people behind this act of cowardly violence (kind of like the way you wrote your rewiew) and any kind of terroristic threats on U.S.A. would never happen again. But I guess for some of you people that was just like hopping on the band wagon for a short period of time.

It's not a matter of what song's are good to listen to and what songs aren't. It's about a bunch of people who support the country (they love) so they can feel safe to go shopping, go to work or just go for a walk and not have to worry about some idiot flying a couple of planes into some building's or into the ground and never see their loved ones or the light of day ever again.

How can you say you love something if you are going to let it get hurt and not try to justify the situation. I feel sorry for the people in your life.

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Very Funny!

Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me

Manufacturer: Ghostlight
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ASIN: B000NJXGB8
Release Date: 2007-04-10

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Another Curtain Goes Up
All I Ask (Is you love me)
Three Gorgeous Kids
big Titties
The Salesman That Got Away
Sittin' On The Fence
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Ba Ba Ba Ba Broadway
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More, More, More
Would You Like To Star In Our Show?
I Came Just As Soon As I Heard
A Wicked Memorial
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A Big Black Lady Stops The Show
Finale
Lessons Learned
Glass Half Full
Frieda May's Lament

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Martin Short's 2006 Broadway show Fame Becomes Me is a love letter to old-school showbiz doubling as a send-up of self-serving celebrity memoirs. This "comedy musical" is obviously the work of someone who adores not only the golden age of Broadway but also that of a certain style of entertainment you may call vaudeville variety. The idea is that Short is looking back at his own life (with some liberties—if a celeb out there is not known for outrageous behavior, it's gotta be him) through songs and skits, and with the help of his own TV personae, such as Jiminy Glick and Ed Grimley. It helps that said songs were written by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman: The cocreators of Hairspray can zippily pastiche everything from The Wizard of Oz to Wicked. For this supposed ego trip, Short has also surrounded himself with a crackerjack cast that includes MAD TV's chameleonic Nicole Parker, versatile funsters Brooks Ashmanskas and Mary Birdsong, and Carpathia Jenkins, who blows the roof off the joint with the self-explanatory "A Big Black Lady Stops the Show"-—a number that mocks the Broadway habit of hiring African-American belters for to deliver one song. In an ironic twist, Jenkins herself is woefully underutilized in Fame Becomes Me but at least she gets one of the two bonus tracks, "Frieda May's Lament," to herself. --Elisabeth Vincentelli

Album Description

In the grand American traditions of musical theater, sketch comedy and shameless self-promotion comes Fame Becomes Me, Martin Short's uproarious new comedy musical that has critics in hysterics! In Fame Becomes Me, the "phenomenally gifted" Martin Short (New York Post) and his "superb" cast (USA Today) sing, dance and mercilessly mock others as they race through a whirlwind revue that's part variety show, part celebrity send-up and "the best time on Broadway!" (WNBC-TV). Featuring original music from the composer and lyricist of Hairspray and South Park, Fame Becomes Me is Broadway's most riotous party and you're invited!

Customer Reviews:

Very Funny!.......2007-06-12

I admit I didnt know much about this show, and was under the impression it was a one man show of sorts and just comedy, but its not at all. The songs are quite amusing and witty and the cast and Short are in top form. Capathia Jenkins is especially hilarious in her musical turns. Definitely a keeper for Broadway musical fans. If you enjoyed the score of Hairspray, you should enjoy this too. (same people). Why am I the only person reviewing this?

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Classic all the way
The 2000 year old man
Impovised comedy at it's best
Classic Comedy Gems (for the most part).
Peps you up inside, keeps you going till supper...

The Complete 2000 Year Old Man
Carl Reiner & Mel Brooks
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Customer Reviews:

Classic all the way.......2007-05-29

This is a classic collection of clever humor, full of nuggets my family has loved for years. Brooks works fast, and Reiner is a classic straight man. The best parts are where they're obviously cracking each other up. You can tell that the recording had a lot of editing, but it works. Considering some of the subject matter, they really did a great job of keeping it clean. Great stuff.

The 2000 year old man.......2005-10-06

I thought it was great. I had just seen the musical 'The Producers' while in London so decided to get the full set plus two others. Hilarious. I do get funny looks from car drivers when while waiting for the lights to change I am laughing my head off. This is my sense of humour. Thanks for your great service.

Impovised comedy at it's best.......2005-09-02

Before Mel Brooks (Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein) and Carl Reiner (The Man With Two Brains, Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid) had established themselves as successful comedy directors they were writers for The Sid Caesar show. "The 2000 Year Old Man" was created during breaks in writers meetings where the two would entertain the others by imrovising a questions and answers scenario. Brooks played a man who has been alive for the past 2000 years and Reiner his interviewer. We get to hear the real stories about Jesus Christ, Joan of Arc, Robin Hood as well as tips on how to live longer (who better to tell you than a 2000 year old man!) and snapshots of coffee house life, movie directors, artists and lots more. Brooks is truly gifted at thinking on his feet despite Reiner occasionally trying to trip him up when he contradicts himself or backs himself into a comedic corner. The playfulness between them as they try to make each other laugh is a joy to the ears and it's great to hear a comedy duo that has aged so very well alongside so many of their dated peers. This four CD box set contains almost all of the recorded material available of this outstanding example of comedy improvisation and an accompanying booklet provides ample background information and interviews.

Classic Comedy Gems (for the most part)........2005-02-18

THE COMPLETE 2000 YEAR OLD MAN is a collection of 4 different comedy albums featuring the improvised works of Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks. The albums included with the set are: "2000 Years With Carl Reiner & Mel Brooks", "2000 And One Years With Carl Reiner & Mel Brooks", "Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks At the Cannes Film Festival", and "Carl Reiner & Mel Brooks: 2000 And Thirteen".

"2000 Years With Carl Reiner & Mel Brooks" is one of the greatest comedy albums of all time. It was pure genius in its day and the comic spark heard on the album remains just as funny today as it probably did when it was firs released.

"2000 And One Years With Carl Reiner & Mel Brooks" is my favorite album out of the set. The 2000-Year-Old Man makes a return appearance on the album, but I find the "Two Hour Old Baby" sketch and "Psychiatric Society" to be more hilarious. "Watch the eyes."

"Carl Reiner & Mel Brooks At The Cannes Film Festival" is my least favorite album in the bunch. Maybe its because the album was taped in Europe, I don't know, but the sketches here are just not as funny as the ones on the other albums.

"Carl Reiner & Mel Brooks: 2000 And Thirteen" brings back the 2000-Year-Old Man after nearly a decade of absence. The entire sketch is one long interview between the Reporter (Reiner) and the 2000-Year-Old-Man. I kind of wish there were some other sketches here, but there's enough hilarity to keep one interested.

The set includes a booklet that explains how the 2000-Year-Old Man came to be and the transcript of and interview between Saul Kahan and Reiner and Brooks. What's so fascinating about this whole collection is that none of it was rehearsed (except for parts of 2000 & 13 because Brooks was so scared to do the character again). The 2000-Year-Old Man was born out of improv. Reiner and Brooks make a great comic duo and have gone on to become some of the most powerful people in show business. This set of albums is a wonderful tribute to the character that made their careers.

Peps you up inside, keeps you going till supper..........2004-07-15

Mel Brooks is one of those things that makes life worth living, and this is him at his best. And that Carl Reiner ain't half bad, neither. A bargain at any price.

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Glad I bought this great CD
Producers Soundtrack
The Producers Movie Soundtrack
New Addiction right here.
Funny Musical Soundtrack

The Producers (2005 Movie Soundtrack)
Various Artists , Matthew Broderick , Nathan Lane , and Mel Brooks
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Release Date: 2005-11-22

Tracks:

Overture
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We Can Do It
I Wanna Be A Producer
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Keep It Gay
When You Got It, Flaunt It
Along Came Bialy
That Face
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There's Nothing Like A Show on Broadway
The Hop-Clop Goes On
Goodbye!
The King of Broadway (Bonus Track)

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As Mel Brooks's The Producers returns to the big screen where it began, this soundtrack completes a trilogy of sorts that also includes the original 1968 movie soundtrack and the 2001 original cast recording. Broadway director Susan Stroman is still at the helm, and budgets being larger in Hollywood than on the Great White Way, Douglas Besterman polishes his own orchestrations to a luscious sheen. The Broadway principals also make the trip, including leads Nathan Lane as Max Bialystock and Matthew Broderick as Leo Bloom; both could probably play these parts in their sleep by now, but they still go at it with ferocious energy. Castwise, the two big changes are Uma Thurman as Swedish bombshell Ulla and Will Ferrell as Nazi writer Franz Liebkind. Thurman does well enough on "When You Got It, Flaunt It," but she flounders a bit on her contribution to "That Face," Brooks's excellent tribute to 1950s MGM musicals. Ferrell displays natural musical chops, as evidenced by his "Der Guten Tag Clog-Hop," which pops up again as the horrifyingly cheesy "The Hop-Clop Goes On." (All these years playing inept music teacher Marty Culp on Saturday Night Live must have helped.) Other changes from the show include the addition of a new song, "There's Nothing Like a Show on Broadway" (performed by Lane and Broderick); the Bialystock track "The King of Broadway," which appears at the very beginning of the show, was cut from the film but pops up as a bonus track. In the end, no matter which version you prefer, The Producers endures as a comic supernova. --Elisabeth Vincentelli

Customer Reviews:

Glad I bought this great CD.......2007-03-16

The music is addictive, all of it top notch. The whole cast is so incredibly talented!

Producers Soundtrack.......2007-03-08

If you loved the movie version of the Producers, you will love the soundtrack. The music of Mel Brooks as sung by Nathan Lane, Matthew Broderick, Will Ferrell, Uma Thurman is outstanding. This is a wonderful soundtrack, I can listen to it over and over again!

The Producers Movie Soundtrack.......2007-01-12

This was impossible to find the the UK (where I live) so I was delighted to find it at Amazon.com. It was a present for my teenage son. We had seen the movie and the theatre production in London and THOROUGHLY enjoyed it. It was the funniest show we have seen in years and I thought it would be great to have a permanent momento of our trip by buying the soundtrack.

It is hilarious, even if you haven't seen the movie or the musical BUY IT it is hilarious, non-stop comedy all the way through.

We give it 10/10. Enjoy

New Addiction right here........2006-06-07

Okay, so I got The Producers on DVD for my birthday and I was like...amazed. Then, I went out and bought the soundtrack so that I could listen to "Haben Sei Gehurt Das Deutsche Band?" over and over again. This whole CD is fantastic. The lyrics are hilarious, and some of them are actually sincere, like "Til Him" and "That Face". Matthew Broderick's voice is as great as ever and Nathan Lane's energy emenates from this disc. Highlights for this CD are "We Can Do It", "Der Guten Tag Hop-Clop", "Keep it Gay", "Along Came Bialy", "That Face", "Haben Sei Gehurt Das Deutsche Band?", all the "Hitler" songs, and...well...all of them, really. Just...buy it and listen to it...and be happy. The end.

Funny Musical Soundtrack.......2006-03-11

If you thought movie musicals had died, you were probably mostly right. However, every once in a while someone tries another one. Some succeed, most fail. However, the quality of the music from these movies is often quite different from the movie itself. Such is the case with this soundtrack. Mel Brooks, the man who brought you the classics "Young Frankenstein," "Blazing Saddles," and "High Anxiety," gives us the music from the movie "The Producers."

The music is classic Hollywood, with a style that dates back to the 50s and 60s. I was also fascinated that Hollywood actors could pull off these songs with such class and style. There are a few hiccups along the way, such as Uma Thurman's weak vocals on "That Face," but so much of this music is original and fresh with its classic inspiration.

Many of the songs deliberately provoke smiles. "Haben Sie Gehort Das Deutsche Band?" sung by Will Ferrell makes you smile, though much of it is in German. Ignore other comments about "Springtime for Hitler." The song is funny and John Barrowman, Uma Thurman and the ensemble pull off a song that owes much inspiration to movie musicals of the 30s. Yes, the war has been over for more than half a century, but if we can still poke fun at Custer, the Pilgrims and the Inquisition, why not poke more fun at Hitler? Admittedly, he is an easy target, but so was Custer. How about "Heil Myself," with the line "...there is no greater dictator in the land..."? This stuff is a riot. Note for Naziphobes: This music pokes fun at Nazis rather than elevating them, so watch this movie with tongue-in-cheek.

Musically there are some awesome moments. "You'll Find Your Happiness in Rio" is musically inspired, even if the lyrics are cheesy.

There are a few moments where Nathan Lane pulls off a song that should have been impossible. "Betrayed" is a riot, and yet Lane manages to sing so dramatically that you believe that he is actually hurt, until he sings lyrics that make you crack up.

Perhaps the best thing about this album is its bombast. The production is explosive and hyper-dramatic, with sound alternately quiet and blasting, the instruments jumping into your face. I am always enthused about a producer who likes to make you jump into the music, particularly if the music is worth jumping into.

I rarely purchase or listen to soundtracks because they are too filled the kind of music that is interesting if you have had three or four drinks, but otherwise it is barely elevator music. This CD has music that may be short of great, but it is enjoyable and frequently funny. If you liked the movie, I suspect you'll love the CD. If you like musicals, most especially funny musicals, then I suspect you will love this CD. Good luck!

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