Secret [Import]

Secret [Import]

Secret [Import]

ASIN: B0009I4752

Track Listings
 
1. I Burn For You
2. Don't Speak
3. Insatiable
4. Cherry Tree
5. Secret
6. Wind
7. Moondance
8. Thousand Years
9. Until You Sleep
10. Only Water
11. All The Virtues

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
This English debut album features some of Jopek's well known songs along with some cover versions. 11 total tracks including 'I Burn For You', 'Cherry Tree', 'Moondance', 'All The Virtues', 'The Wind', 'Don't Speak' and more. Universal. 2005.

Secret,Anna Maria Jopek,Universal,Jazz,Pop
Themeology: The Best of John Barry
Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • A lot of 70's Music
  • Bond and beyond on an excellent career retrospective.
Themeology: The Best of John Barry

Manufacturer: Sbme Import
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000025OLO
Release Date: 2004-02-23

Tracks:

  1. Persuaders Theme
  2. Midnight Cowboy
  3. Ipcress File
  4. Knack
  5. Wednesday's Child [From the Quiller Memorandum]
  6. Space March (Capsule in Space)
  7. Girl With the Sun in Her Hair
  8. Vendetta
  9. Danny Scipio Theme
  10. James Bond Theme
  11. Goldfinger - John Barry, Shirley Bassey
  12. Diamonds Are Forever - John Barry, Shirley Bassey
  13. From Russia With Love - John Barry, Matt Monro
  14. You Only Live Twice [Instrumental]
  15. Thunderball [Instrumental]
  16. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
  17. 007
  18. Walk, Don't Run
  19. Beat for Beatniks
  20. Hit and Miss
  21. Born Free - John Barry, Matt Monro
  22. Main Title (I Had a Farm in Africa) [From Out of Africa]
  23. John Dunbar Theme [From Dances with Wolves]

Album Description

23 track retrospective of the acclaimed soundtrack composer's best for the cinema. Includes 'Midnight Cowboy', 'The James Bond Theme', 'Dances With Wolves', 'Out Of Africa', 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service', 'Born Free' (sung by Matt Monro) and Shirley Bassey's vocal performancesof 'Goldfinger' & 'Dimaonds Are Forever'. 1997 Columbia release.

Album Description

23 track retrospective of the acclaimed soundtrack composer's best for the cinema. Includes 'Midnight Cowboy', 'The James Bond Theme', 'Dances With Wolves', 'Out Of Africa', 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service', 'Born Free' (sung by Matt Monro) and Shirley Bassey's vocal performancesof 'Goldfinger' & 'Dimaonds Are Forever'. 1997 Columbia release.

Album Details

Best of Package Includes: Goldfinger, from Russia with Love, Midnight Cowboy, Born Free, Diamonds Are Forever and More.

Customer Reviews:

2 out of 5 stars A lot of 70's Music.......2005-09-20

If you really like 70's themes, you should like this CD. It was a little too dated for me.

5 out of 5 stars Bond and beyond on an excellent career retrospective........1998-08-25

Imitation is often considered the greatest form of flattery. John Barry's oeuvre has been sampled by dozens of contemporary musical artists, and he is often credited as being the godfather of "trip hop" (check recent albums by Portishead and Mono to hear the Barry influence). The Academy-award winning composer has been producing music for over forty years, but this collection focuses on the artist's most commercially successful period, the 1960's. The instantly recognizable and inimitable Barry style is well documented throughout 23 varied compositions. Selections range from classic to obscure, and include all the title tracks from the early James Bond soundtracks. Barry's film and television music is the defining sound of that era - lush orchestrations, cool jazzy riffs, pure excitement. "Themeology" is an excellent starting point for the novice collector and equally attractive for the long-time admirer.
Ultimate Secret Garden
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • good compilation for introduction
  • get allured on some of the best emotion triggering songs
  • Wonderful compendium of Secret Garden's music, but not the best...
  • Ultimate Secret Garden - Is not trying to be anything else
  • Simply Beautiful
Ultimate Secret Garden
Secret Garden
Manufacturer: Umvd Import
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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  3. Songs from a Secret Garden
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  5. Dreamcatcher

ASIN: B000244EEM
Release Date: 2004-08-16

Tracks:

  1. Song from a Secret Garden
  2. Nocturne
  3. Serenade to Spring
  4. Swan
  5. Passacaglia
  6. You Raise Me Up
  7. Prayer
  8. Hymn to Hope
  9. Ceclebration
  10. Chaconne
  11. Sigma
  12. Promise
  13. In Our Tears
  14. Heartstrings
  15. Duo
  16. Rap
  17. Moving
  18. Adagio
  19. Hymn to Hope
  20. Song from a Secret Garden
  21. Steps
  22. Poeme
  23. Pastorale
  24. Elan
  25. Sona
  26. Windancer
  27. Song from a Secret Garden
  28. Ode to Simplicity
  29. Dreamcatcher
  30. Dawn of a New Century

Album Description

Import double disc Gold series from Universal Music presents vast riches from the Universal vaults. The Gold Disc is remastered and housed in a standard jewel case with a slipcase. Includes complete career overview, extensive selections drawn from the most important years with key hits, extensive liner notes, credits, and period photos. 30 tracks in all including 'Songs For A Secret Garden', 'Nocturne', 'You Raise Me Up' & Heartstrings'. 2005.

Album Details

Celtic-influenced, Norway-based New Age Duo Secret Garden Comprised by Violinist Fionnuala Sherry and Keyboardist Rolf Lovland, 2004 Compilation. Includes Two Exclusive Tracks for Asian Territories Only: 'hymn to Hope', and 'song from a Secret Garden'.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars good compilation for introduction.......2007-03-21

This certainly isn't the "Ultimate" (neither best nor complete compilation of) Secret Garden, but it contains melodies that defined the Secret Garden. This is a good introduction to Secret Garden. Unlike the DreamCatcher, this album actually contains three unique tracks that you won't be able to find elsewhere - Swan (track #4), Hymn To Hope (track #19), Song From A Secret Garden (track #20). All three of those tracks are sung by a Korean soprano, and her voice is simply amazing. The applauses on the 2nd CD are annoying though.

5 out of 5 stars get allured on some of the best emotion triggering songs.......2007-01-14

I was around 12 yo when I first heard about Secret Garden on the 1995 Eurovision song contest when they won the first place with the Nocturne. I was allured by the magnificent sounds I have never heard that far in the pop/tecnho/trance of the 90s. Secret Garden is the reason I since then dream to learn how to play the violin, and although I never succeeded in that goal, I hope that one day me or my kids will make that dream come true. Nocturne was a special, different song but managed to win in a stereotypical music contest and expanded the limits to the present days. Secret Garden's music is surely not only celtic, nor new age or classic, its a mixture of all, combined in the most pleasant way. It manages to fill my soul with emotions each and every time I listen to a song and brings a smile to my face each time I spot a secret garden's song in a movie or a tv series on the "wordless" romantic/emotional scenes where emotion is suposed to flow on the air. I recomend this cd as a good start of secret garden's music.

4 out of 5 stars Wonderful compendium of Secret Garden's music, but not the best..........2005-11-11

This is a haunting and ethereal disk with many of the songs that have made Secret Garden so loved - by the people who love Secret Garden, that is. There is of course always those folk who don't see the simple beauty of the music, like the previous reviewer who felt compelled to classify it in some way. Secret Garden defies classification.

That being said, I believe I would have to recommend the CD "Dreamcatcher" instead of this one if you're seeking a compendium or "Greatest Hits" type recording. Both CDs have most of the same titles, with a couple extra on this one. The only advantage to "Ultimate Secret Garden" is the beautiful mezzo voice of the featured Asian Artist. I don't have the CD case in front of me so don't know her name, but her voice is amazing.

The versions of most of the songs are pretty similar, except that a number of the ones on disk 2 of this set are from live performances; the renditions are weaker, intonation is a bit off in places, and the applause is distracting. The pivotal, breathtaking "Dawn of a New Century" in particular is far stronger on the Dreamcatcher recording and is a piece not to be missed!

5 out of 5 stars Ultimate Secret Garden - Is not trying to be anything else.......2005-09-21

Secret Garden is one of those phenomenons that you either seem to love or hate - they definitely do not fit into any strictly defined category - and I'm sure do not plan to change to fit any-ones preconceived notions!

I love Classical music, and Rock, and many other genere's ...
and can just enjoy this music when I'm in the mood to listen to its soothing melodies and occaisional lyrics.

If you're in the mood for something else - go listen to it - but don't bash the beauty of something you aren't able to comprehend. There are way too many music 'Nazi's' who seem to believe that everything must fit in some tiny preconceived little box in order for their tiny little minds to enjoy it.

This is music which soars and floats and takes your mind completely away from the days troubles or the endless sea of cars plaguing your daily commute.

All the more power to this dynamic duo for their beautiful efforts.

5 out of 5 stars Simply Beautiful.......2005-09-16

I just recently got into secret garden and I really love their music. And since I can't afford to buy all their albums, I bought this one. After reading the precious reviews, I'll say that different people have different tastes. And I really love Secret Garden's music. But i do agree that you can't classify music as 'faux classical' when its not classical.

I don't like dance music but I'm not a granny. And I am sick of pop these days.
Secret Smile
Average customer rating: Not rated
    Secret Smile
    Semisonic
    Manufacturer: Mca Import
    ProductGroup: Music
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    ASIN: B00000JOHJ
    Release Date: 2000-04-18

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    Features a Cover of the Prince Song 'erotic City'.
    Dirty Little Secret
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • look...
    • If You Love The All American Rejects You Will Love This CD :o)
    • WOAH!
    • Dear M. Saylor,
    Dirty Little Secret
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    ASIN: B000AXWV2M
    Release Date: 2005-09-19

    Tracks:

    1. Dirty Little Secret
    2. Swing, Swing
    3. Bite Back
    4. Dirty Little Secret [Multimedia Track]

    Album Description

    Dirty Little Secret is the first single lifted from The All American Reject's second album Move Along. Move Along was released earlier this year and is the follow up to the band's eponymous debut album which achieved silver sales status! This enhanced Australian pressing features the title track backed with an acoustic version of 'Swing Swing', 'Bite Back' and the video. Universal. 2005.

    Customer Reviews:

    4 out of 5 stars look..........2006-07-17

    I have an unhealthy obsession with the all american rejects, but it does not stop me from being honest. Dirty Little secret is an overrated song, which is good but, lets face it, cheesy and slightly annoying. Like most of the nearly-good singles around, this track has been played TOO MANY TIMES!
    Swing, Swing will never lose its amazingness soo buy the cd ... you will not be dissappointed if you keep this review in mind.

    5 out of 5 stars If You Love The All American Rejects You Will Love This CD :o).......2006-05-17

    Love the CD - Bite Back gets *5 stars* and the music video is Awesome to have...
    The acoustic version of Swing, Swing sounds a bit whiney and if Tyson were on American Idol I'm alomost cetain Simon would give him a verbal lashing (lol)...

    ~ All Things Considered, It's A Must Have For An AAR Fan :o)

    5 out of 5 stars WOAH!.......2006-03-17

    Bite Back is a song sooo great that I still can't understand why it wasn't included in the Move Along album!

    The track is worth the price of the cd, but the Dirty Little Secret video is definitely a plus!

    This single is a must buy!

    5 out of 5 stars Dear M. Saylor,.......2006-02-24

    Why do you post this exact same message under all of the All American Rejects products? I don't think that you are actually reviewing the product as much as criticizing the fact that it is listed under "Punk Rock". Please, leave the reviewing to people who have actually listened to the music. (And I know, the All American Rejects are nothing like the Sex Pistols.)
    This is a really great CD. The All American Rejects just keep getting better!!
    Dirty Little Secret
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      Dirty Little Secret
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      Manufacturer: Umvd Import
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      ASIN: B000FQWGCO
      Release Date: 2006-06-27

      Tracks:

      1. Dirty Little Secret
      2. Swing, Swing

      Album Description

      Enhanced CD single lifted from their sophomore album Move Along. Features the Original Version and Enhanced Video for 'Dirty Little Secret' plus 'Move Along' Polydor. 2006.

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      This is the Re-release of the First Single from their Stunning Album 'move Along' and the Set-up Promises to Give the Band the Recognition They Deserve.
      Secret Dreams & Forbidden Fire
      Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
      • Late but perfect
      • Simply perfect
      Secret Dreams & Forbidden Fire
      Bonnie Tyler
      Manufacturer: Sbme Import
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

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      ASIN: B00004OCQ9
      Release Date: 2003-12-23

      Tracks:

      1. Ravishing
      2. If You Were a Woman (And I Was a Man)
      3. Loving You Is a Dirty Job But Somebody's Gotta Do It
      4. No Way to Treat a Lady
      5. Band of Gold
      6. Rebel Without a Clue
      7. Lovers Again
      8. Before This Night Is Through
      9. Holding Out for a Hero

      Album Description

      Part of the Sony Memory Music Collection. 2003 reissue of 1986 album that's unavailable domestically, features 9 tracks.

      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars Late but perfect.......2007-03-09

      I had to wait very long to receive the cd, but in the end all is fine. Thanks

      5 out of 5 stars Simply perfect.......2006-07-22

      This is one of the best albums I've ever bought. I orignally bought the album in 1988, and it didn't left my cars casetteplayer for months. It was also one of the fist albums I had to have on cd. And now its on my MP3, and still one of my top 10.
      Just listen to "Loving you's a dirty job", "Holding out for a hero", "Ravishing" and Freda Pynes "Band of gold", and you'll be hooked, for sure.
      Please Bonnie, team up with Jim Steinman again, and do the magic ones again.
      Lipstick Traces: A Secret History Of
      Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
      • Too Bad You Can't Just Buy Disc One.
      • well...here it is.
      Lipstick Traces: A Secret History Of
      Manic Street Preachers
      Manufacturer: Sbme Import
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      ASIN: B00009ZY0C
      Release Date: 2003-09-23

      Tracks:

      1. Prologue to History
      2. 4 Ever Delayed
      3. Sorrow 16
      4. Judge Yr'self
      5. Socialist Serenade
      6. Donkeys
      7. Comfort Comes
      8. Mr Carbohydrate
      9. Dead Trees and Traffic Islands
      10. Horses Under Starlight
      11. Sepia
      12. Sculpture of Man
      13. Spectators of Suicide
      14. Democracy Coma
      15. Strip It Down [Live]
      16. Bored Out of My Mind
      17. Just a Kid
      18. Close My Eyes
      19. Valley Boy
      20. We Her Majesty's Prisoners

      Tracks:

      1. We Are All Bourgeois Now
      2. Rock & Roll Music
      3. It's So Easy [Live]
      4. Take the Skinheads Bowling
      5. Been a Son
      6. Out of Time
      7. Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head
      8. Bright Eyes [Live]
      9. Train in Vain [Live]
      10. Wrote for Luck
      11. What's My Name [Live]
      12. Velocity Girl
      13. Can't Take My Eyes Off You
      14. Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel?
      15. Last Christmas [Live]

      Album Description

      Subtitled - A Secret History Of. The Manics follow 2002's greatest hits album 'Forever Delayed' with a B-sides collection. Features 20 B-sides & 15 cover versions, the previously unreleased track '4 Ever Delayed' and live tracks. Epic. 2003.

      Customer Reviews:

      3 out of 5 stars Too Bad You Can't Just Buy Disc One........2003-07-23

      Here's my take on it after a few listens:

      Disc 1: 3.5/5
      None of the songs are super great (except for Prologue to History maybe), but all in all, they make a very solid album together.
      Great Tracks: 1, 4-6, 10, 16-19
      Could Have Left Off: 12, 13, 20

      Disc 2: 1.5/5
      There are only 4-5 good songs on the covers CD. Most of the songs just aren't very good. But I'm sure the Manics play them better than the original bands did.
      Good Tracks: 1, 2, 7, 13
      Could Have Left Off: All the others. 6 isn't bad.

      Total: 5/10
      If you're like me, you'll find yourself listening to Disc 1 much more often than Disc 2. But for a B-Sides album, its really quite good.

      4 out of 5 stars well...here it is........2003-07-19

      We've been clamoring for a b-sides collection lo these many years, and...here we have it. And at thirty-five tracks, a pretty impressive one at that. I was set to give it a lower rating, because it is missing a truly breathtaking assortment of good tracks in favor of, in my opinion lesser material. Honestly, how could they POSSIBLY leave off the likes of 'Black Garden,' 'Too Cold Here,' 'Dead Passive,' 'Black Holes For The Young,' 'Buildings for Dead People,' and of course that all-time classic ode to teenage self-absorption, 'No One Knows What It's Like To Be Me.' Fair enough if ALL the tracks here were also great, but, no--there's also okay but not world-class material like 'Sorrow 16,' 'Democracy Coma,' 'We Her Majesty's Prisoners,' and an entire disc of covers, which, though perhaps conceptually pleasing, is unnecessary--at most a half dozen of these are worth having: 'We Are All Bourgeois Now' (even if it IS a hidden track on Know Your Enemy), Rock and Roll Music (a truly scorching cover), 'Take the Skinheads Bowling,' 'Been a Son,' 'Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel'...and that's all really. Also Alice Cooper's 'Under My Wheels,' which is inexplicably absent. Do we REALLY need the Manics' stylings on 'Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head,' 'Last Chrismas,' and 'Can't Take My Eyes Off You?' No, we do not. Gah.

      However, I would like to make an effort to emphasize the positive here: they DID, somewhat to my surprise, include 'Horses Under Starlight,' a totally uncharacteristic but quite lovely wordless little number. Huzzah! Also, 'Mr. Carbohydrate' remains hilarious, 'Dead Trees and Traffic Islands' is one of their best, and, out of all the Know Your Enemy b-sides, they had the presence of mind to choose 'Just a Kid,' by far the best (along with 'Didn't My Lord...,' also present). The new tracks (I'd never heard them before, at any rate) '4 Ever Delayed' and 'Judge Yr'self' aren't bad either.

      I can't lie; my ideal track listing for this collection would have been radically different than this. But there's enough quality music here that I can't complain TOO much. It's certainly enough to remind you why the Manics are good...mind you, as unlikely as the prospect seems, I'd still LOVE a companion volume featuring all the great stuff they left out; still, I suppose it's a testament to the band's consistency that they could throw out so much and still have such a consistent product. Hokay.
      Secret Name
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        Secret Name
        Low
        Manufacturer: Japanese Import
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

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        ASIN: B00005HYE3
        Release Date: 2002-01-08

        Tracks:

        1. I Remember
        2. Starfire
        3. Two-Step
        4. Weight of Water
        5. Missouri
        6. Don't Understand
        7. Soon
        8. Immune
        9. Lion/Lamb
        10. Days of...
        11. Will the Night
        12. Home
        13. Old Man Song [*]
        14. Last Breath [*]

        Album Description

        Japanese edition of the slo-core's 5th studio album includes two bonus tracks, 'Old Man Song' & 'Last Breath'. There is also a 15th track that is listed as 'Untitled' at 35 seconds in length so we'll hold off on calling that a bonus track. 2001 release.
        The Secret Language of Birds
        Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
        • sound from the universe
        • El genio lírico de IAN ANDERSON regresa
        • What's up?
        The Secret Language of Birds
        Ian Anderson
        Manufacturer: Sbme Import
        ProductGroup: Music
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        ASIN: B00004R7TU
        Release Date: 2001-04-10

        Tracks:

        1. Secret Language of Birds
        2. Little Flower Girl
        3. Montserrat
        4. Postcard Day
        5. Water Carrier
        6. Set-Aside
        7. Better Moon
        8. Sanctuary
        9. Jasmine Corridor
        10. Habanero Reel
        11. Panama Freighter
        12. Secret Language of Birds, Pt. 2
        13. Boris Dancing
        14. Circular Breathing
        15. Stormont Shuffle

        Customer Reviews:

        5 out of 5 stars sound from the universe.......2003-02-06

        Intelligent, moving music that defies classification. Combines the best from so many different influences and is delivered with grace from one of the best and timeless performers to ever set foot on a stage.

        5 out of 5 stars El genio lírico de IAN ANDERSON regresa.......2001-06-28

        Durante los más de treinta años que lleva existiendo JETHRO TULL, sus fans hemos estado esperando un disco en solitario de su líder, IAN ANDERSON, en el que se reflejase la faceta más folk y acústica de su música, seguramente porque todos sabíamos que las composiciones de este genio para su grupo tenían forzosamente que abarcar una diversidad de estilos más amplia que la que en solitario hubiese podido llevar a cabo. Han tenido que pasar 32 años para que el señor ANDERSON nos complazca, con "The secret language of birds", que no merece otro calificativo que el de obra maestra. Este pedazo de músico ha compuesto un disco acústico en su práctica totalidad, de una musicalidad deliciosa y una variedad de matices realmente inigualable para un trabajo tan simple en su concepción, que no en su ejecución. El maestro IAN toca las guitarras acústicas, bouzoukis, mandolinas, bajos acústicos y, por supuesto, las flautas, además de encargarse de percusiones y piccolos. Todo un despliegue de virtuosismo que no sorprende a ninguno de sus fieles seguidores de siempre, pero que hará sonrojarse a más de un músico alternativo de hoy en día. A su lado se encuentra ANDREW GIDDINGS a los teclados, bajo eléctrico, acordeón y percusión. El elenco de maestros se completa con los baterías GERRY CONWAY, viejo conocido de los tiempos de "The broadsword and the beast", DARREN MOONEY y JAMES DUNCAN y, ¡cómo no!, con el siempre efectivo MARTIN BARRE a la guitarra eléctrica en dos temas del álbum.

        "The secret language of birds" es un disco estremecedor, intimista y, al mismo tiempo, lleno de fuerza, la que le da un legado tan impresionante como el que tiene el líder de JETHRO TULL desde los tiempos de "Aqualung" o "Thick as a brick", porque en este tercer trabajo en solitario de IAN ANDERSON se vuelve a respirar parte de ese ambiente bucólico, a medio camino entre lo campestre y lo underground, que pudimos paladear en las partes acústicas de ambas obras maestras. Pero no se paran ahí las reminiscencias. Álbumes como "Heavy horses", "Stand up", "Songs from the wood", "Minstrel in the gallery", "Stormwatch", "Too old to rock `n' roll: too young to die",... contenían temas acústicos que en muchos casos constituían puntos álgidos en la globalidad de dichos discos. Pues bien, ahí está el señor IAN ANDERSON, a las puertas del siglo XXI, demostrándonos que aún le sobran ideas para componer maravillas que se asemejen a tales canciones. Me explico: "The water carrier" suena en la misma línea que la fantástica "Fat man", de "Stand up"; "Set-aside" nos trae a la memoria las geniales "Slipstream" de "Aqualung", o "Dun ringill", de "Stormwatch"; "Sanctuary", con su bajo acústico y esos sonidos de violines se aproxima a "Minstrel in the gallery", para poco después acercarse más al estilo de "Songs from the wood" o de la bellísima "Moths", de "Heavy horses", en cuanto la guitarra acústica y la flauta dominan las partes instrumentales. Podría seguir, pero no quisiera que esta crítica sonase a comparación. "The secret language of birds" es un disco con entidad propia, que recoge lo mejor de la faceta acústica de JETHRO TULL a lo largo de su historia y la actualiza a los tiempos que corren hoy en día. Hay un detalle que define perfectamente esta cuestión: a pesar de las similitudes y parangones, ninguna de las canciones que aparecen en este álbum podrían encajar al cien por cien en los discos antiguos de JETHRO TULL, puesto que el sello distintivo del estilo actual del grupo está muy presente en todas ellas. Podemos encontrar sonidos claramente celtas ("The habanero reel", "Boris dancing", "The stormont shuffle"), otros de ambiente campestre pero mucho más actuales ("The secret language of birds" en sus dos partes, "Postcard day", "A better moon") y en general, extraordinarios temas dignos del genio creativo de IAN ANDERSON, en los que sigue presente una de las características que mejor definen su labor como arreglista y compositor: las constantes variaciones rítmicas e incluso melódicas. Los temas compuestos por ANDERSON a lo largo de su larga y fecunda carrera encierran diferentes melodías concatenadas. Sus arreglos siempre han sido de los más elaborados y complejos del mundo del rock, y a pesar de la aparente sencillez de los temas que aparecen en este disco, ahí están para recordarnos que lo que escuchamos es de una calidad musical sin igual. ¿Temas favoritos?, ¡Todos!. En cada escucha descubro nuevos matices y nuevas sensaciones que en anteriores ocasiones pasaron desapercibidas. Un indicio más de que estamos ante una obra maestra. Ahora surge la pregunta: ¿cuál es mejor, el "Dot com" de JETHRO TULL, o este "The secret language of birds" de IAN ANDERSON?. Difícil de responder. Yo, diplomáticamente, puedo decir que "Dot com" me parece un álbum más variado e innovador que este último trabajo de IAN en solitario, pero si nos atenemos a la parcela acústica y folk de la música del grupo, lo cierto es que "The secret language..." le da cien patadas a "Dot com". Los fans de JETHRO TULL estamos de enhorabuena, porque hemos podido disfrutar, en menos de un año, de dos magistrales álbumes, realmente apabullantes.

        5 out of 5 stars What's up?.......2001-01-15

        What I heard, I only know! It's a kind of music that I want to listen and to make all my life in the future. It's so mountainerous and natural, so professional and well-sounded, a quality-done one! I think it's expressive and massive in attacking peoples' feelings and mind. It minds so well! I can listen it all the day and do my life on it. Every song or instrumental is a piece of a puzzle - the I.A.'s puzzle. The sound is tremendous - it just rings! Words and music are combined in a new but old strange one cd! While not standing before the cd, it works in my mind as a brainstorm. And all this is made by a person, who I really think is a regular guy, in between the extremes!
        Super Secret Double Awesome Japanese Import B-Side
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          Super Secret Double Awesome Japanese Import B-Side

          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD

          Pop RockPop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
          ASIN: B000FT5W7W
          Release Date: 2003-12-02

          Jazz Music:

          1. Softly
          2. Solo: Improvisations for Expanded Piano
          3. Solo Voyage
          4. Songs Without Words
          5. Soul Shadows
          6. Sound
          7. Sound of 65/There's a Bond Between Us [Import]
          8. Southern Exposure
          9. Speakin' Out
          10. Standing Tall

          Jazz Music

          Jazz Music