Wanderin' Around

Wanderin' Around

ASIN: B00000ES4Z

Track Listings

1. Ramblin' Man

2. My Son Calls Another Man Daddy

3. I Can't Escape from You

4. Nobody's Lonesome for Me

5. I Can't Help It

6. There'll Be No Teardrops Tonight

7. (I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle

8. I Just Don't Like This Kind of Livin'

9. Take These Chains from My Heart

10. Why Don't You Love Me

11. My Heart Would Know

12. You're Gonna Change (Or I'm Gonna Leave)

Wanderin' Around,Sr. Hank Williams,Polygram Records,Country,Country & Western,Honky Tonk,Traditional Country

American IV: The Man Comes Around
Average customer rating:

My favorite Johnny Cash cd

Johnny Cash is classic.

Best of the American Series

this CD turned me into a Johny cash fan...

American IV : The Man Comes Around

American IV: The Man Comes Around
Johnny Cash
Manufacturer: Lost Highway
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00006L7XQ
Release Date: 2002-11-05

Tracks:

The Man Comes Around
Hurt
Give My Love To Rose
Bridge Over Troubled Water
I Hung My Head
First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
Personal Jesus
In My Life
Sam Hall
Danny Boy
Desperado
I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
Tear Stained Letter
Streets of Laredo
We'll Meet Again

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On first thought, the idea of the Man in Black recording such covers as "Bridge over Troubled Water," "Danny Boy," and "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" might seem odd, even for an artist who's been able to put his personal stamp on just about everything. But American IV: The Man Comes Around, which also draws on Cash's original songs as well as those by Nine Inch Nails ("Hurt"), Sting ("I Hung My Head"), and Depeche Mode ("Personal Jesus"), may be one of the most autobiographical albums of the 70-year-old singer-songwriter's career. Nearly every tune seems chosen to afford the ailing giant of popular music a chance to reflect on his life, and look ahead to what's around the corner. From the opening track--Cash's own "The Man Comes Around," filled with frightening images of Armageddon--the album, produced by Rick Rubin, advances a quiet power and pathos, built around spare arrangements and unflinching honesty in performance and subject. In 15 songs, Cash moves through dark, haunted meditations on death and destruction, poignant farewells, testaments to everlasting love, and hopeful salutes to redemption. He sounds as if he means every word, his baritone-bass, frequently frayed and ravaged, taking on a weary beauty. By the time he gets to the Beatles' "In My Life," you'll very nearly cry. Go ahead. He sounds as if he's about to, too. Unforgettable. --Alanna Nash

Album Description

UK special edition reissue of The Man In Black's brilliant 2002 album includes two bonus tracks, 'Big Iron' (previously vinyl only) & 'Hurt' (video). American Recordings. 2003.

Album Details

"the Man Comes Around" is the Fourth in the Legendary Singer's American Recordings Series and Boasts Some of his Most Interesting Work to Date, Including his First (And Some Say his Best) Compositions in Many Years. Other Material Includes Cover Versions of Depeche Mode's "Personal Jesus", Simon and Garfunkel's "Bridge Over Troubled Water", the Eagles' "Desperado" and a Rumbling Version of "Danny Boy". This Special Edition Includes an Added Audio Track of "Big Iron" and the Enhanced Video of his Cover of Nine Inch Nails' "Hurt".

Customer Reviews:

My favorite Johnny Cash cd .......2007-07-04

I honestly can't say I like country music. I just don't care for most of the genre. The only artist from this genre that I do listen to is Johnny Cash. Of all of the American recordings Johnny has worked on with record producer Rick Rubin, American IV: The Man Comes Around" is easily my personal favorite. As much as I like Johnny's last album American V, I just didn't think the material held up as well as the fourth volume.

What I love about American IV: The Man Comes Around is the sparse, haunting melodies that lingers through out the album. Secondly I love Johnny's deep baritone vocals on this cd especially on his covers of "Hurt" and "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry". One of my personal favorite tracks is Johnny's cover of the Nine Inch Nails' track "Hurt". The emotions he puts into the song really moved me. I also loved the Sting song "I Hung My Head". Johnny does a great job at storytelling through this song. His voice is so warm and deep on this track. Johnny's duet with Nick Cave on the Hank Williams' classic "I'm so Lonesome I Could Cry" is absolutely stunning. Both men really compliment each other with their own deep vocals.

While I do like Johnny's other American recordings, they weren't as perfect to me as American IV: The Man Comes Around is. I can listen to this cd without skipping a single track.

Johnny Cash is classic. .......2007-06-26

I popped this CD in on the way to Vegas from Los Angeles in the middle of the night. Johnny's haunting voice came booming through the speakers like a soundtrack to the desert. Full of stories and vivid descriptions this CD cant be described as anything less than epic. Moving along like a Steam Train up hill the music gains momentum and impresses more with each bar sung. If youre looking for a little dark night, outlaw country Johnny Cash's American IV: The Man Comes Around is just what you need.

Best of the American Series.......2007-06-26

I've got the last two American series recordings that Johnny Cash did and this one is way better than his last. I love them both, but if you have neither, get this one first. His cover of "Hurt" is outstanding. You can see the video on YouTube of both his cover and the original by Nine Inch Nails. It's amazing just how much better he does this song, its as if it was written just for him.

Note: I am not generally a Country Western fan, and yet this series hits a strong note in me.

this CD turned me into a Johny cash fan..........2007-06-08

Ive never really was into country music, but last week Ive bought 2 Cash CD's . One of them, the American V , is an instant pleasure, no need to adjust. Its WARM, acoustic, filling, emotional, calm. Great CD!

American IV : The Man Comes Around.......2007-05-12

I have always liked Johnny Cash but had none of his CDs. This CD shows the difference between a performer and an artist. This CD is true art. The whole Cd has a very deep message, if you listen and then think of what Johnny is saying. The 1st song "The Man Comes Around" is maybe the BEST SONG I HAVE EVER HEARD, but certainly one of the best.

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DMB fans will love
Love the live songs.
Misrepresented
Definately A Great Gift for Any DMB Fan
Live dics makes this album

The Best of What's Around, Vol. 1
Dave Matthews Band
Manufacturer: RCA
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000IHY9J8
Release Date: 2006-11-07

Tracks:

The Best Of What's Around
What Would You Say
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Customer Reviews:

DMB fans will love.......2007-05-28

This is a great set of DMB music for avid fans, or the ocassional listener.
It includes hits like the sexy Say Goodbye, to more "top 40's" radio-played hits like where are you going.
I love Dave, and his sexy voice, the instrumentals....so if you're new to Dave it's a good place to start. It's a mix of live and studio performances, so if you don't listen to any other cd's you'll miss out on some other good live tracks, but live or in the studio- he's still a magician!

Love the live songs........2007-04-06

Only really listen to the live disk. Everything else is repetitive. Maybe another live album would have made more sense.

Misrepresented.......2007-02-21

First of all I would like to make it clear that I am an avid DMB listener and fan. Secondly I should let you know also that I do not own a studio album from the band. Every album I have is live. The title of this compilation is a misrepresentation of it's objective. This album is not a "best of" album, but more of a "greatest hits" album. It compiles the majority of the band's most successful radio hits even though the majority of the songs that did not make the radio consistantly are much better. Personally, I think that "I Did It" is one of the worst songs that Dave ever did along with "Where are you Going." I would say that if a real dave fan were to put this together replacing some of the songs currently present, I would say that The Best of Whats Around, Rhyme and Reason, Lie in Our Graves, Proudest Monkey, Say Goodbye, Rapunzel, The Dreaming Tree, Last Stop, The Stone, If I had It all and Bartender would and should be on this album as a BEST OF album. But reality is is that this is a Greatest Hits album. Maybe a best of tour album will be released, but between Central Park, Fenway, Listner Supported and Red Rocks (the old one) you already have that. Do yourself a favor and avoid this album.

Definately A Great Gift for Any DMB Fan.......2007-02-05

Definately a great gift idea for any dave matthews band, to complete a collection or just start one.

Live dics makes this album.......2007-01-17

This album is great for Dave Fanatics and Casual listeners. The best of album is the typical best of disc that casual listeners will listen to for hours. The fanatics didnt purchase the album for the best of but rather the live disc that contains tracks from around the world and truly is a great production of their talents. I ordered online so i have the second live disc and its fantastic and includes tracks that casual listeners probably have never heard of before. I suggest this ablum if you are a casual listener b/c you will truly understand why the fanatics line up hours in advance for concert tickets every single year.

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THE ATTACK IS GONE
All grown up
Disappointment
Stretching out
CHANGE MY WHOLE PERSPECTIVE ON BLUES AND ROCK

Turn Around
Jonny Lang
Manufacturer: A&M
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000H7JDVS
Release Date: 2006-09-19

Tracks:

Intro
Bump In The Road
One Person At A Time
The Other Side Of The Fence
Turn Around
My Love Remains
Thankful
Only A Man
Don't Stop (For Anything)
Anything's Possible
Last Goodbye
On My Feet Again
That Great Day
It's Not Over
Outro

Amazon.com

The churchy organ that opens and closes Jonny Lang's fifth album reveals its direction. After 2003's Long Time Coming plunged the once-up-and-coming blues guitarist into more soulful and commercial waters, Turn Around completes the transition. Lang is lyrically direct in his spiritual awakening, and the uplifting if sometimes pedantic lyrics make it clear that any vestiges of the teenaged guitar slinger that knocked out an impressive version of the lascivious "Good Morning Little Schoolgirl" on his debut are far in the past. A few short leads aside, Lang shifts into full Stevie Wonder/Prince mode, but unfortunately without the quality material that made those artists' work transcend genre. With vocals that shift from guttural howls to sweet and screaming falsetto on tunes like "Don't Stop (For Anything)" and a penchant for oversinging, he's not aiming for subtlety. But there are some winning melodies here: songs such as "Anything's Possible" and "One Person at a Time" boast catchy choruses in a funkified, gospel-tinged, adult-alternative vein bound to appeal to audiences that lean towards obvious religious references in their music. This is a well crafted, undeniably heartfelt set from Lang, who makes it abundantly clear he feels his destiny is to make the world a better place through Jesus. It's a valid enough objective that doesn't quite connect with Lang's rather heavy-handed lyrics, affected singing, and derivative tunes. --Hal Horowitz

Album Description

The Grammy-nominated, former prodigy instrumentalist, who topped the Billboard New Artist chart with his first album at age 15, stands now as a mature creative force, made more sensitive yet also toughened by life's adventures. He's learned what it means to rise above hard times and to find meaning where chaos seemed to rule.

These insights, and the emotions they unleash, makes Turn Around the pivotal album of Jonny Lang's career to date - a passage that links the triumphs of his past to the promise of his future.

A soul-stirring organ, played by Grammy-winning producer Shannon Sanders, forecasts the surge of music that follows on Turn Around: the stomping funk of "Bump in the Road," the startling climax that closes "The Other Side of the Fence," the electrifying vocal exchanges with Michael McDonald on "Thankful," and on the opposite extreme, the work-gang chant that drives "Turn Around" and the profound intimacy of "Only a Man" ...

Turn Around is all of this and more, a tumble of musical colors that dazzle and soothe. And in the end, they achieve coherence through the meaning that Lang conveys so urgently.

"With this album I want to focus, more than ever before, on my purpose in life," he explains. "I've been so incredibly blessed. My wife and I just had our fifth anniversary. I get to do what I love for a living. But it wasn't so long ago that I was spiraling downward in a lot of ways, until God touched my life and set me on the right track. I feel a huge debt to give glory back to Him for everything He has done for me. It's the least he can do."

That said, Turn Around is not slotted only to listeners who have - or have not - undergone this kind of transformation. It inspires, excites, and gets people on their feet - but it doesn't preach. "I understand that not everybody believes as I do," Lang says, "which is fine. I just want to sing about what's going on in my life and let people make up their own minds about that."

For all the conviction that Lang brings to Turn Around, the album began almost as an afterthought. Lang was in the studio one day with his producer, Ron Fair, who is also president of A&M/Interscope Records. There wasn't anything pressing on the agenda; they were doing routine work on the final stages of Lang's previous record, Long Time Coming. Then, out of the blue, Fair said something completely unexpected.

"He looks at me and goes, `Dude, you need to make a gospel record,'" Lang says, laughing at the recollection. "Now, I hadn't really mentioned much to Ron about that side of my life, but for some reason he knew where I was at. So I thought about it for just a second and said, `Yes, I do.'"

There is plenty of gospel in Turn Around, especially in the choir that riffs through "Thankful" and "It's Not Over." But rustic country ("On That Great Day," with guests Buddy Miller and Sam Bush), Motown funk ("One Person at a Time"), jazzy folk ("My Love Remains"), and other influences flavor this music too. In this varied setting, "gospel" has more to do with the spirit that animates these tracks than any category it might inhabit.

Customer Reviews:

THE ATTACK IS GONE.......2007-07-01

This work lacks that extra "something" that made Jonny's earlier work really jump. His voice is right up front, the singing is great. The songs are good, very good. But the attack is gone. Jonny needs to get that producer back he used to have, David Z. Chances are David is either (a) in rehab; (b) passed on; or (c) parted ways with Jonny for other reasons. Well, Jonny, either get him back or get someone else who can push your work that extra step further. Otherwise I will only be hearing you on the radio.

All grown up.......2007-06-27

I remember seeing Jonny Lang as a skinny kid in the blues brothers movie and thinking well he has some talent and some potential. I hadn't heard anything about him on the wire for a few years and thought he had disappeared. I actually found the cd by accident. It's refreshing, classic blues sung without pandering or compromising. Kudos. He sings from his soul and connects with the audience, the skinny little kid is all grown up and getting better with age.

Disappointment.......2007-06-25

Apparently, Jonny's religious/spiritual pusuits are in conflict with The Blues, and what is left of a stellar and influential young blues talent, is merely another couple non-descript albums in a morass of pop/schlock works by faceless artists. Obviously he wants to carry a different message at this point in his life. I miss Jonny, but I've moved on to other blues artists. I'll never forget his live peformance at Sturgis Bikeweek in 2002. It was smokin'!

Stretching out.......2007-06-17

Jonny has matured, his voice is an instrument along with his guitar work. I saw Jonny do this CD live, and ones who say he isnt the guitar kid anymore is right, he is a matured guitar man, who has more matured chops on guitar that builds the song to a screaming peak, then hits you with a voice that is truly blessed by God. I have seen many artists live including Stevie Ray Vaughn, and Jimi Hendrix and not only does Jonny do good in the studio, he can move you live, he is one amazing artist who can deliver the goods live as well as the studio. If you ever get a chance to see a live show by Jonny and his great band, do so, you then can see, that Jonny Lang is not a one shot wonderkid, he is one of the most amazing artist around today. When an artist is better live than on CD, then you know Jonny Lang will only get better, cause he is just starting. Way to go Jonny, keep moving on and growing.

CHANGE MY WHOLE PERSPECTIVE ON BLUES AND ROCK.......2007-06-17

Wow what can I say, i'm not used 2 listening to Rock, or blues, but this is def different. I usually listen to gospel and r&b and jazz. This s a album that is really good, I mean i can actually listen to this album I just dont' know about "Only A Man" but other than that all the tracks, and I love "Thankful" and "Anythngs Possible"

people need to understand that people change, which mean, Johnny has found his spirtual side, and found Jesus, and yes this album is not all the way christian just only 2 tracks

So I say people get used to fact people are going to change and GET OVA IT, IT IS A NICE ALBUM,

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It's official...
nice jazzy rock with brit pop
...
I sense a new wave of british bands in the horizon...
Not tired of them hanging around.

Tired of Hanging Around
The Zutons
Manufacturer: Red Int / Red Ink
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000EUMO00
Release Date: 2006-05-16

Tracks:

Tired of Hanging Around
It's the Little Things We Do
Valerie
Someone Watching Over Me
Secrets
How Does It Feel?
Why Don't You Give Me Your Love?
Oh Stacey (Look What You've Done!)
You've Got a Friend in Me
Hello Conscience
I Know I'll Never Leave

From Amazon.co.uk

The surprise success story of the "Scousadelic" Liverpool scene, on Tired of Hangin' Around the Zutons trump their debut with an assured, confident collection of songs that accentuate their skill for vintage R&B, white-man soul, and some of the best rowdy sax since the Specials strode the earth. Perhaps in retrospect it's easy to see why this band have struck the public nerve in the way the Coral and the Bandits never quite could. No spooked, surrealist pirate swashbucklers here--the Zutons' songs are grounded in the here and now, numbers like "It's the Little Things We Do", the sound of frontman Dave McCabe weaving an unsteady path from barstool to barstool with dwindling pay-cheque clutched in fist, or "Valerie"--a message to an ex-lover reminiscent of the tattered majesty of the Faces in their garrulous heyday. Much improved is Abi Harding's saxophone work, now capable of sensitive, jazzy undertones ("You've Got a Friend in Me") or sudden bursts of nutty, bandy-legged strut, and McCabe's soulful vocal is neatly bolstered by full-band backing vocals that add an enjoyably cabaret sense of drama to even the twitchiest blast of skiffle-punk. The sound of a band coming on in leaps and bounds. --Louis Pattison

Album Details

The Sophomore Album from the Popular Mercury Prize Nominated Band was Produced by Stephen Street (The Smiths, Kaiser Chiefs). Having Grown to Become One of the UK'S Most Popular Live Acts, this Album's Release was a Highly Anticipated Affair. Includes the First Single "Why Won't You Give Me Your Love".

Customer Reviews:

It's official..........2007-06-04

The Zutons are absolutely my new and all-time favorite band. I have yet to hear one of their songs that I didn't love. This album has more of a mainstream sound to it, but for some reason didn't even take off as well as their first. It's the perfect blend of upbeat (Valerie, Hello Conscience) and moody (I Know I'll Never Leave, How Does It Feel), with some of the most quirky and endearing lyrics I've ever heard (Someone Watching Over Me, Why Won't You Give Me Your Love). Anyone who was blown away by their first album and expects no less from their second will not be disappointed. It grows on me more with each play. Absolutely brilliant.

nice jazzy rock with brit pop.......2006-12-23

Pop/Rock

The Zutons are back with their sophomore album. If you like the first album then most likely this album is just a reminder of the first one. The sound is the same, maybe a little more rock. Yes, it is still quirky, bluesy, jazzy, and poppy. "Why Won't You Give Me Your Love" is poppy rock and the lyrical melodies are film noir-ish. The song "Valerie" is a nice ballad, while "You've Got A Friend in Me" is soft and soulful with male and female dual vocals. Be kind and lend them your ears.

CLEAN
Recommend: 9, 3, 7, 1, 10, 5

..........2006-11-28

The Zutons made a real big impression the first time around. They toured with Muse (?) in the USA and were on a TV commercial with that song "Pressure Point." They sort of fit in that goofy pirate Liverpool sound. The second album sounds far more interesting. I feel like the real band is coming out. Songs like "It's The Little Thing We Do" and "Valerie" sound more representative of this great band. "Someone Watching Over Me" is great ballad. You don't hear these songs anymore. I prefer soul singers to English ballads anyway. This is music built around a vocal styling. But the music is again totally interwoven in the Zuton fabric. I think record has a wider appeal than their first outing. I look forward to the new live shows. "Why Don't You Give Me Your Love" is a cool song. This band is young. Expect many good things from them down the road. They have played with the biggest bands in the world. It's time for people to take notice of The Zutons.

I sense a new wave of british bands in the horizon..........2006-11-10

and The Zutons are going to be at the head of the pack. You can't keep good music hidden away from the masses for long. They are an extremely versatile and ecletic band with a number of stylistic approach to music making and performances. These guys (and abi too) are definitely going to make a big splash in America real soon, i foresee that happening sometime in 07.

Not tired of them hanging around........2006-10-29

Zutons are a UK quintet from Liverpool, with a rough psychedelic rock/R&B/ska/folk sound, akin to fellow Brits, The Coral, with a small dash of The Smiths. `Tired of hanging around' is their sophomore disc, and it's already topped the UK albums chart.

In Smiths-like mode, lyric wise is the rather dark but upbeat `Oh Stacey (look what you've done)' with an accompanying morbid but hilarious video.

`Secrets' is a swinging ska tinged song (great horns) and an insistent chorus. Retro rocker `It's the little things we do' has a great guitar riff.

Title track `Tired of hanging around' features great story telling, set to a Paul Weller sound, with great harmonies, something to be found throughout the album. Other great upbeat songs are the jangly, sunny `Valerie', and the clap along `Hello conscience'.

Slowing things down are `Someone's watching over me'which starts off like a lullaby before building up to a nice guitar ballad with dreamy harmonies. `You've got a friend' is a catchy skiffle, and `I know I'll never leave' is an airy ballad with a raw vocal delivery and soothing harmonies.

I think they'll be hanging around for a long time to come...

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Emotional therapy!
Great music!
Cieli di Toscana
LOVE IT!!!!

Cieli di Toscana
Paolo Gianolio , Margherita Graczyk , Gary Miller , John Reid , Luis Jardim , Francesco Sartori , Mauro Malavasi , and Massimo Guantini
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ASIN: B00005OWJV
Release Date: 2001-10-16

Tracks:

Melodramma
Mille Lune Mille Onde
E Ara 'A Settembre (Someone Like You)
Chiara
Mascagni
Resta Qui
Il Mistero Dell 'Amore
Se La Gente Usasse Il Cuore
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L 'Ultimo Re

Amazon.com

Not content with the simplistic "crossover" formula, superstar tenor Andrea Bocelli has been pursuing alternative paths since he emerged as a vocal phenomenon in the mid-1990s: operatic classics and contemporary popular song. The singer's last few albums have showcased his love for the former (including homages to his beloved Verdi: the Requiem and Verdi aria collection). But Cieli di Toscana ("Tuscan Skies") marks a triumphant return to the pop idiom last explored on Sogno, offering a highly varied series of the kind of beautifully crafted contemporary melodies that initially won Bocelli acclaim.

The familiar cast of songwriter-collaborators (including Francesco Sartori, responsible for the smash success "Time to Say Goodbye") mixes with new blood; Bocelli himself unveils his songwriting talents on "Il Diavolo e l'Angelo." It's a highly produced affair, but behind all the gloss, Bocelli sings with a newfound, relaxed, even mellow quality. There are intimately touching moments--"L'Incontro," a tribute to his first son featuring Bocelli's own poetry as read by U2's Bono--as well as soaring flights of lyricism (the duet "L'Abitudine" with Italian singer Helena). And on "Mascagni," with its quotes from that composer's operas, Bocelli makes another nod to his classical affinities. But whatever the style, Bocelli is a singer who knows how to go straight to his listeners' hearts. --Sarah Chin

Album Description

Exclusive UK version of Bocelli's third pop release includes the exclusive bonus track 'Tornera La Neve' and CD-ROM. The album also features 'L'Incontro' a duet with Gerard Depardieu. David Foster co-composes some of the tracks on this album as well. 2001.

Customer Reviews:

See Other Andrea Bocelli Review.......2007-07-06

Just what it says. See my other Andrea Bocelli reviews to get the idea I really like this guy.

Emotional therapy!.......2007-05-14

"He is all heart; there's no pretense. You can feel it." No kidding. These were my mom's last comments about Bocelli two months before she left earthly existence.

This album helped me process a lot of emotional residue affiliated with the strain of difficult dynamics between my mom and myself.

Don't get me wrong. The music isn't sad; it's pure heart and emotion, so it may evoke emotions. The last cut, "L'Ultimo Re" is gorgeous with the way his voice soars!

E.A. Davis, author: Waiting for Wings: Accompanying a Parent to the Edge of Life

Great music!.......2006-12-18

I bought the album before listening to any of the songs, because i'm a Bocelli fan. I was not disappointed. Wonderful melodies, beautiful voice.My personal favourites are Melodramma, Chiara and Resta Qui, but this is a great cd overall.

Cieli di Toscana.......2006-08-25

There is no other voice quite like Andrea's voice. I keep listening to this CD over and over as some of the songs just touch my heart, both with his voice and the written arrangements. One of my very favorites from Andrea. He has the same qualities to his voice with popular songs as he does with opera. When following the English translations in the CD case, the message of each song becomes very clear through the inflections and tonal quality of his voice.

LOVE IT!!!!.......2006-08-25

What more can I say once agian a total great cd, that will sure to become my favorite and my kids love it too!!! Ages 5, 8, and 15. WOW>>>>> Pleases all ages,LOVE IT LOVE LOVE IT

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Two weeks...
Most tracks are ok, but the two by "Father Goose" are awful.
Let yourself go...
hard for Mom to tolerate
House Party and Family Dance

Family Dance
Dan Zanes & Friends
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Dan Zanes & Friends - All Around the Kitchen! Crazy Videos & Concert Songs!

ASIN: B00005TT6M
Release Date: 2002-07-30

Tracks:

Jump Up
Rock Island Line (with the Rocket Ship Revue)
Malti (With Barbara Brousal)
The Hokey Pokey (with Father Goose a.k.a. Rankin Don and the Dandelion Chorus)
Water For the Elephants (with Donald Saaf)
Linstead Market (with the Sandy Girls)
Fooba Wooba John (with Rosanne Cash)
Wonder Wheel (with the Rocket Ship Revue)
Yo-Yo Sweet Yo-Yo (with the Rubi Theatre Co.)
All Around the Kitchen (with Loudon Wainwright III)
In the Evening (with the Rocket Ship Revue and the Dandelion Chorus)
Flowers Of Edinburgh
Thrift Shop (with Sandra Bernhard)
Skip To My Lou (with Father Goose a.k.a Rankin Don)
The Good Night Waltz (with Donald Saaf and Lyris Hung)

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At a moment when mainstream music is clogged with a surfeit of stale, formulaic songs and huge egos, Dan Zanes has found the Drano. Family Dance, his second kids' record (after the fab Rocket Ship Beach), again comes through with big-name helpers--Sandra Bernhard, Rosanne Cash, and Loudon Wainwright III among them--but instead of assembling a mixed bag of self-important numbers, Zanes, who produced and plays on all but one of 15 tracks, maintains a cohesive vibe that's low-key and playful. Yet here's a disc that's all over the map, genre-wise. Gruffster Rankin' Don, a.k.a. Father Goose, rasta-raps his way through "The Hokey Pokey" and "Skip to My Lou," the Sandy Girls carry us off to a colorful Caribbean village for "Linstead Market," Cash folks up "Fooba Wooba John," and Leadbelly's "Rock Island Line" makes a stop in Memphis bluesland. Zanes's originals--"Jump Up," "Wonder Wheel," and "Thrift Shop," performed as a duet with Bernhard--manage to be wholesome, happy, and hip all at once, no mean feat. But it's the music making on Family Dance that impresses most of all. Fiddles, beatboxes, mandolins, tubas, banjos, and concertina elbow their way onto these tracks, and they're balanced by Zanes's arrangements and backup singer Barbara Brousal's graceful voice and guitar work. Kids 2 and up will be likewise captivated by the chunky board-book packaging, again with original artwork. --Tammy La Gorce

Album Description

this is the follow up to the acclaimed "rocket ship beach" cd. it's the hip handmade sound of dan zanes and his friends bringing acoustic and electric guitars, fiddles, drums, harmonicas, mandolins, accordions, banjos, tamborines, and voices together for a mixture of traditional and original songs that can be danced to or just listened to depending on the occation. this is 21st century folk music made with the whole family in mind. special guests include Rosanne Cash, Loudon Wainwright lll, The Sandy Girls, Barbara Brousal, Sandra Bernhard, Rankin' Don aka Father Goose, and the Rubi Theatre Company.

Customer Reviews:

Two weeks..........2007-06-12

It took us two weeks to find out what our daughter was happily going around the house singing (3 at the time). And finally Sesame Street came on, and she said her song was on. It was 'Mailti' by Dan Zanes, and once that was
on my daughter just danced and sang away.

Since then we have embraced Dan's music into our family music circle. The lyrics are clean and catchy, and the rythm is simple enough for even a child to keep up with.

Most tracks are ok, but the two by "Father Goose" are awful........2007-05-04

My son loves the music, but the singing by "Father Goose" is unbearably nasal and off-pitch on "Holey Pokey" and "Skip to My Lou".
Those two tracks make me cringe and I skip them every time my son plays the CD. However, several songs are wonderfully musical. For example, Linstead Market is just delightful.

Let yourself go..........2007-04-14

T. Bittner from Peroria should read her review again.
"My kids seem to like it (the ones I don't hit the skip button for) but I am not going to sacrifice myself when there are plenty of other recordings that they and I both like."
If you don't want to 'sacrifice' once in a while and let your kids grow and find what they like, leave the room. A little fun and free expression is what childhood is all about! Sometimes it is about what they like. This is how they find out who THEY are.
Overall, my son likes the music. It is especially fun to waltz with him in my arms to 'Streets of New York'. Thanks to Dan Zanes, my son can find out it is fun to mix the old with the new.

hard for Mom to tolerate.......2007-02-19

I love folk music, but this CD contains only 2 songs that I like and only 2 others that I can even tolerate. My kids seem to like it (the ones I don't hit the skip button for) but I am not going to sacrifice myself when there are plenty of other recordings that they and I both like.
Why don't I like it? Zanes has a croak similar to Bob Dylan's; with all due respect to Dylan's great songwriting, I don't enjoy his singing. Zane's friends vary in talent but none of them seem able to harmonize together. The songs in a minor key are particularly grating, such as "All Around the Kitchen" which many people seem to like, though I can't see why. The instrumentation is nothing special either. Don't buy this just because you like the song "Jump Up" from Sesame Street; you should listen before you buy to make sure the rest of it matches your taste.

House Party and Family Dance.......2007-02-18

If you are looking for something different from the typical childrens music, this is it. My family has been addicted to Laurie Berkner since the summer and we needed something different. We are enjoying Dan Zanes so much. We find ourselves singing and dancing along in our kitchen and our van. This afternoon we were listening to Waltzing Matilda and my 4 year old daughter stopped playing and announced that her grandpa would love to dance to this song! We also love all the spanish that is mixed into the music. We like to try and guess what they are singing about. I am so glad we have added them to our collection.

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Not bad
The best from the three greatest...
Just Like the Real Thing!
Powerful and moving!
Great Compilation

The Best of the Three Tenors
Luciano Pavarotti , Placido Domingo , Jose Carerras , Zubin Mehta , and James Levine
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ASIN: B00004UB8A
Release Date: 2002-06-11

Tracks:

'O sole mio
Funiculi, funicula
Libiamo ne' lieti calici (Brindisi)
Sous le ciel de Paris
Torero quiero ser
Parlami d'amore, Mariu
Manha de Carnaval
Lolita
Dicitencello vuie
Core 'ngrato
Because
You'll Never Walk Alone
Singin' In The Rain
Maria
Tonight
'O paese d' 'o sole
Cielito lindo
Ochi tchorniye
Caminito
La Vie en Rose
Mattinata
Wien, Wien, nur du allein
Amapola
Lippen schweigen
Brazil
Sous les ponts de Paris
Torna a Surriento
Nessun dorma
La donna e mobile

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Back in 1990, three of the world's most celebrated tenors--namely, José Carreras, Plácido Domingo, and Luciano Pavarotti--combined forces to create the Three Tenors, now celebrated on a best-of CD. They gave their first concert in Rome. The event was recorded and went on to become one of the best-selling classical titles of all time.

This latest release brings together tracks from that night in Rome (including "Nessun dorma" and a competitive rendition of "O sole mio") with music performed in a 1994 concert in Los Angeles and at the 1998 event in Paris where the Three Tenors sang to an audience of thousands with the Eiffel Tower as their backdrop.

The 22 tracks making up The Best of the Three Tenors range from operatic standards, such as the joyful "Brindisi" from La Traviata, to popular songs like "Singin' in the Rain" and "You'll Never Walk Alone" (from Carousel). There are no solos on this disc; each piece is performed by all three singers. And with plenty of applause and cheering to be heard, not to mention the sense of fun in the singers' voices, the disc captures the atmosphere of these extraordinary musical events. --Rebecca Agnew

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Not bad.......2006-03-18

This is a good recording. If you don't like the 3 tenors, then look else where. It's that simple. These are recordings from concerts where they WERE supposed to show off. This ain't opera. If you want opera, go out and attend one.

The best from the three greatest..........2005-08-11

The first thing we must establish here is that this is not meant to be opera. This is three exceptionally talented tenors enjoying themselves and giving tremendous joy to those listening by singing mostly popular "evergreens" and also some operatic arias. The beauty in music lies in the diversity, in my opinion. One can better appreciate one type of music when one knows about the others. And why should we limit ourselves to listen to just one genre in music. It would be the same as having steak for dinner every day for the rest of your life, wouldn't it? So why should we limit three wonderful tenors to only sing operatic arias for the rest of their lives? If so we wouldn't have "Maria", "You'll never walk alone", "Singing in the rain" or any of the evergreens on this recording and that would be a shame.

There are no solos on the cd. I think I've read somewhere that they felt there had been enough "three tenors cd's" and if they were to release yet another one it would be one containing what the audience demands, the three of them joining forces and performing together in the songs.
The result, in my opinion is highly recommendable. The three voices blend perfectly together. I have to admit that I have a personal favourite among the tenors and that I would never buy an entire recording featuring only one of the two others, but I recognize their talents and -as stupid as it may sound- since they are performing together I can also appreciate the other two. (I like them too, but in smaller doses....)Some people have commented on their problems with mastering the english language. If anything, I think it just adds to their charm. By the way, who is perfect??

The songs on this cd is a mixture of beautiful songs, heartwrenching songs, toe-tapping songs and powerful songs. It's wonderful to just listen to the beauty in the three voices. It's fun hearing Pavarotti pushing his "high-note-button" in "O sole mio" and Carreras and Domingo copying his stunt. I have no idea what they're singing about in "Manha de Carnaval", but boy does it sound romantic...... And "Dicitencello vuie" brings tears to my eyes (even if I'm still left in the dark when it comes to understanding the meaning of the words...) In "Because" Carreras takes my breath away when singing "because God made thee mine, I'll cherish thee...through light and darkness, through all time to be, and pray his love may make our love divine...." (What woman wouldn't like to hear those words..??!?) Their rendition of "You'll never walk alone" should satisfy some of the soccer-fans since it's the anthem of a European football-club and "Nessun Dorma" will probably satisfy the rest of the soccer-fans, being the antheme of the 1998 world soccer championship. In short, there should be something for every taste on this cd.

It's a very "versatile" cd. You can play it almost everywhere. You can sing along to it in the car, you can dance around the house to it while doing your chores, you can put your feet up and unwind after a hectic week. Or you can write an Amazon review while listening to it.... (Feel free to add suggestions of your own here.....)

To make a long story short - a very enjoyable cd!

Just Like the Real Thing!.......2005-07-14

A few years ago I was lucky enough to actually see a Three Tenors concert. The experience was amazing. Later I bought this CD. I was so happy when I listened to it because the CD captures the mood of being present at the concert. I like the variety and every time I play it, I am taken back to my personal experience at the concert. Hearing the audiences on the CD really gets you excited about hearing this amazing trio.

Powerful and moving!.......2004-10-21

I got this CD as a gift and it changed my life! I was always a rocker and liked classical music, but never was much into this genre of music. This album changed all of that. Since getting the three tenors I've found a whole new world out there. Thank you guys!

Great Compilation.......2003-07-16

Definitely worth purchasing. It is not an opera CD - it is a concert CD with 3 superb tenor voices that blend together so nicely. A wonderfully entertaining music CD with lots of variety and an opportunity for opera to grow on non-opera lovers. What else can you expect from the BEST. A DVD version would be wonderful.

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One of the best ever!
Kristen Chenowith
Has its moments
Great CD!
This woman has what it takes, and then some...

Let Yourself Go
Kristin Chenoweth , Jule Styne , George Gershwin , Richard Rodgers , Jeanine Tesori , Kurt Weill , Jerome Kern , Vincent Youmans , Ricky Ian Gordon , Richard Dworsky , Lawrence Ellington Duke / Brown , Harry Warren , Bobby Troup , Jason Alexander , Irving Berlin , Rob Fisher , and The Coffee Club Orchestra
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ASIN: B000059T4T
Release Date: 2001-05-29

Tracks:

Let Yourself Go
If
How Long Has This Been Going On?
My Funny Valentine
Hanging Around with You (with Jason Alexander)
The Girl in 14G
I'll Tell the Man in the Street
I'm a Stranger Here Myself
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Kristin Chenoweth won a Tony for the supporting role of Sally Brown in the 1999 revival of You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, made a memorably vampy Lily in the 1999 television film of Annie, and had an NBC sitcom created for her, Kristin! Now she grabs the spotlight in Let Yourself Go, her first solo recording. She mixes torchy standards ("My Funny Valentine," "How Long Has This Been Going On?") with Faith Prince-style sauciness ("If"), gets to show off her operatic and scat chops in the miniplay "The Girl in 14G," and shares a light duet with Jason Alexander (reviving his musical theater career post-Seinfeld). Perhaps her "Stranger Here Myself" isn't the weightiest you've ever heard, but this is an enjoyable album with a good deal of old-fashioned class, expertly accompanied by Rob Fisher and the Coffee Club Orchestra. --David Horiuchi

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One of the best ever!.......2007-04-24

Do I mean the best album or the best singer? You are correct if you said both! I saw Kristin Chenoweth on a PBS show "Broadway's Best at the Pops," (though it was not the first time I had heard her) and decided to check out the offerings here. This is a collection of the kind of music and performances I love. She has a great range, a precise pitch, and a great style that is at the same time true to the music and to herself. In an era when singers try to outdo each other re-interpreting the composer's original work, not usually with great success, she is a blessing!

Kristen Chenowith.......2007-02-26

I bought this CD for the Girl in 14G. Yes, it's that good...

Has its moments.......2007-02-19

After watching Candide endlessly and going to see Ms. Chenoweth in The Apple Tree, I was hungry for something more portable to listen to. At times this fits the bill, but what surprised me the most is how thin her voice comes across on this recording. Perhaps it was the joy of seeing her live that has ruined this listener; perhaps I need to upgrade my aging music system. Then again, maybe the recording is just not as good as Ms. C singing Bernstein or as good as staring at Ms. C command a Broadway stage.

Great CD!.......2007-01-19

I truly enjoy listening to this CD. Kristin Chenoweth's vocal style and abilities are very well-matched to the songs selected for this album. If you enjoy classic, older-style Broadway/popular tunes, I would highly recommend this CD. Ms. Chenoweth has a bright, expressive voice and does a fantastic job with this material.

As with any full-length CD, there are a couple of songs I am not as crazy about, but that has to do with the songs themselves, not Ms. Chenoweth's vocal performance. Overall, I love this album and have listened to it several times now, since receiving it as a Christmas gift last month.

This woman has what it takes, and then some..........2007-01-12

Kristin Chenoweth brings new life to some timeless Broadways tunes while introducing a few wonderful new ones. This high pitched vocal goddess effortlessly provides for a nearly flawless and easy listening experience. I definitly recommend this CD for anyone who enjoys jazz vocals, showtunes, or just a new spin on some old classics.

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Just old fashioned fun campfire songs
The songs you want your kids to know
Peter Paul & Mary - a nostalgic experience
Great Music But....................Not My Camp Songs!
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Around the Campfire
Peter Paul & Mary
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Release Date: 1998-04-28

Tracks:

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Kisses Sweeter Than Wine
It's Raining
Somos El Barco
If I Had A Hammer
River Of Jordan
Light One Candle
Where Have All The Flowers Gone
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Michael Row The Boat Ashore
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Puff (The Magic Dragon)
500 Miles
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We Shall Overcome
All My Trials
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Day Is Done
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The indefatigable folk trio of Peter, Paul & Mary is a wonderful focal point for younger listeners, toward whom this two-CD set is clearly geared. With a decidedly left-leaning approach to its craft--at least as far as the lyrics are concerned--the group selects great examples from its lengthy recording career. "If I Had a Hammer" veers from solemn consideration to exultant declaratives, working excellently enough that adults will certainly dig the music. Ditto for "Down by the Riverside" and "Light One Candle," which booms with an added mixed chorus, giving the song the power of a protest anthem. Not to paint this as an altogether-too-serious effort, though--"This Land Is Your Land" and "Puff (The Magic Dragon)" sweep the ears of kids up in deceptively minimal movements by the trio. Put succinctly, these two CDs mix kid-oriented and adult-oriented music with just the right touch. --Andrew Bartlett

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Just old fashioned fun campfire songs.......2006-12-26

These are great sing-a-long songs for campfires or roadtrips
for any age. Some songs I've know forever and some I had never
heard of but enjoyed learning and now know by heart.
This is fun, fun stuff for all ages.

The songs you want your kids to know.......2006-12-14

I've seen far too many adults stick a DVD movie in the back seat of the van to keep the little ones entertained during a long trip. They'd be better served to load up PP&M's Around the Campfire. This music, delivered by people whose voices are associated with many of the songs, is quite likely to generate family sing-alongs in the old style. (Though I'll warn you that a three-year-old stuck on Puff the Magic Dragon ("Again!" she screeched) can be a special form of hell.)

Even if you didn't sing all the songs on this album when you went to summer camp -- I did, but my Camp Quidnunc days were only 100 miles from Greenwich Village where these songs first earned fame -- you are sure to know and enjoy at least 90% of them. They're a sort of aural comfort food, I find, even if there's no one under the age of 10 in the vicinity.

Peter Paul & Mary - a nostalgic experience.......2006-07-16

If you like(d) PP&M in the 60s, you'll love them now. A couple of songs I've never heard, but the majority is a collection of songs taken from their albums. A trip down memory lane, and just hearing songs like Blowin' In The Wind, This Land is Your Land, If I Had a Hammer and Down By The Riverside, to name a few on this 2 disc CD, brought me back to the days when we protested peacefully because it was our right; now I'm afraid to send in my dues to the ACLU because I might end up on a list somewhere. Pretty tragic.

Great Music But....................Not My Camp Songs!.......2006-07-09

First of all, let me start by stating that I LOVE Peter, Paul and Mary. I can still shed a tear when I listen to "Puff the Magic Dragon," probably one of my favorite songs. Their folk songs are unquestionably, classics. "Peter, Paul, and Mommy" is one of my very favorite albums. I played it for my students on my record player many years ago and then, when my daughter was in kindergarten, I lent it to her teacher; it was played every day during naptime.

I feel that I am somewhat of an authority when it comes to camp songs. Although I sing them badly, I have sung them for many, many decades. I attended Girl Scout camp during the sixties in both Alabama and New Mexico. I remember singing all the songs with my sister during the long ride home every year. I have also been to Church camp (didn't sing many campfire songs, much to my dismay) and I was a counselor at a camp in northeast Georgia for two summers during college in the seventies. In addition, I was a Girl Scout Leader for ten years during the next two decades. So, as you see, I am somewhat of an expert when it comes to singing around the campfire....anyone remember "Barges"?

So, it was with great anticipation that I ordered " Around the Campfire" (without looking at the sound track). I was planning on 'cranking up the radio' and singing along with the trio in my car! Unfortunately, the only songs on the first CD that we ever sang were: "If I Had A Hammer" and " Where Have All The Flowers Gone"--two of ten. I had better luck on the second CD; we sang: " Kumbaya", " Michael Row The Boat Ashore", "Puff (The Magic Dragon)", "500 Miles", and "Blowin in the Wind."

Only seven of the twenty songs were familiar to me from my camp days; if I had inspected this album before ordering, I would never have bought it. Even though I have 'buyer's remorse,' the singing is typical of Peter, Paul and Mary, just fabulous.

Good, not Great.......2005-08-23

This review is not original in context of some of the other reviews, but I thought it was important to emphasize that this recording contains much of their recent work, which is clearly not to the high standards of their ealier work. Reliant as they are on their voices, their aging has naturally effected the quality of their singing.

The musicianship is excellent as usual, but this is clearly not a 5-star album in light of their other recordings.

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Stilted
Walking the trail
Superb concert
Too Studied

Appalachian Journey
Edgar Meyer , Mark O'Connor , Stephen Foster , Traditional , James Taylor , Anonymous , and Yo-Yo Ma
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Release Date: 2000-03-21

Tracks:

1B
Misty Moonlight Waltz
Hard Times Come Again No More
Indecision
Limerock
Benjamin
Fisher's Hornpipe
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With the help of some friends (James Taylor and Alison Krauss lend some vocal support), the trio of Yo-Yo Ma, Edgar Meyer, and Mark O'Connor have created yet another fascinating hybrid of chamber music and bluegrass. This follow-up to 1996's Appalachia Waltz is filled with highly lyrical string passages, a homage or two to Copland, and plenty of tracks where Meyer's bass vamps with the best of them. This is reflective (and relaxing) music, lacking the intricate structure of classical music and the rough edges of folk. But, boy, is it catchy! Yo-Yo Ma fans may be disappointed to hear that--aside from the gorgeous "Duet for Cello and Bass"--the cellist takes more of a supportive role on this disc. Still, this is fun music, more intimate than Short Trip Home (Meyer's other crossover project for Sony), but still lively (just check out "1B" or "Caprice for Three"). --Jason Verlinde

Customer Reviews:

Best on the Planet!.......2006-03-24

These are flawless preformances of great music by some of the most talented artists on the planet. Slumber My Darling will leave you so relaxed you'll have to remember to breathe. The reels will bring you to your feet. This music reaches the soul as well as the ear.

Stilted.......2005-12-15

I suppose you will enjoy this if you really like Yo-Yo Ma at his most boring. This is glorified elevator music and about as interesting.

Walking the trail.......2005-08-07

I actually heard this cd while having a root canal done at the dentist's office. I find the music so wonderful and the vocal segments are great. It does make you feel like you are walking the Appalachian Trail...and makes a root canal painless!

Superb concert.......2005-08-02

I have bought two copies of this disc -- one for my car. The music is wonderful, and the performances are memorable. There's a DVD version, which is equally good. The performers obviously loved working together, and that's fully evident.

Too Studied.......2005-06-22

Two of my favorite CDs in the last couple of years were "Obrigado Brazil" and "In Full Swing" by Yo Yo Ma and Mark O'Connor respectively. I found both of those CDs to be fine examples of genre-busting joyful music making. So when I saw these guys paired here, I snapped it up. Unfortunately, I was disappointed.

The music throughout most of the CD sounds too labored, too studied. It is, frankly, not that inspiring. The playing throughout is, of course, of the highest calibre and the recorded sound excellent. But there is no hint of the exhuberance of Folk or Bluegrass which is the supposed inspiration for the disc. The guest spots by James Taylor and Alison Krauss are good but they sound like outtakes from their own CDs, these songs are out of context here. (But note how many other Amazon reviews reference their contributions as reasons for loving the CD. Perhaps so many five star ratings because these people need broader musical exposure?)

Too many critics over intellectualize. I base my ratings on one simple criterion: How much did the music move me? In this case, not much.

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