FIVE

FIVE

FIVE

ASIN: B00075U0AS

Track Listings
 
1. Never Look Back
2. Love Me Like A River
3. Anfield Road
4. Verrazano Bridge
5. Until The End Of Time, L.A. Mix

Editorial Reviews
LEE PROSSER, JAZZREVIEW.COM
"Anders makes this a standout collection of world music with jazz motifs that linger in the jazz listener's mind..."

Product Description
Soulful Swedish singer/songwriter Anders Holst blends smoky jazz with the adult contemporary melodicism of Sting, Seal, and Leonard Cohen. Introspective, spiritual, and romantic, FIVE deftly weaves pop, jazz, and classical into a smooth style all its own.
-James Christopher Monger, All Music Guide

FIVE

FIVE,Anders Holst,UOM, Unheard of Music, LLC,Soulful Swedish singer/songwriter Anders Holst blends smoky jazz with the adult contemporary melodicism of Sting, Seal, and Leonard Cohen. Introspective, spiritual, and romantic, FIVE deftly weaves pop, jazz, and classical into a smooth style all its own
Five Score and Seven Years Ago
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    Five Score and Seven Years Ago
    Relient K
    Manufacturer: Capitol
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B000MX7SR8
    Release Date: 2007-03-06

    Tracks:

    1. Plead The Fifth
    2. Come Right Out And Say It
    3. I Need You
    4. The Best Thing
    5. Forgiven
    6. Must Have Done Something Right
    7. Give
    8. Devastation And Reform
    9. I'm Taking You With Me
    10. Faking My Own Suicide
    11. Crayons Can Melt On Us For All I Care
    12. Bite My Tongue
    13. Up And Up
    14. Deathbed

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    Relient K's fifth CD is a diverse modern rock album that's so varied at times it sounds like a mix tape. "Take the Fifth" pulses with lush, Beach Boys-y harmonies, "Forgiven" is a piano-driven tune that sounds like early U2, and the dueling guitar feedback that opens "I Need You" displays deeper punk rock heaviosity. "Faking My Own Suicide"--a great tune powered by Death Cabby vocals, ironic yet playful lyrics, and a killer classic rock organ--seems destined for a movie soundtrack. The true standout is of course "Deathbed," an intense eleven minute ode to regret co-starring Jon Foreman of Switchfoot. Relient K have not only weathered lineup changes (the bassist and guitarist are new here) and mainstream success without "selling out" and foregoing their introspective messages of faith and hope. But they've made the best album in their career in the process. --Mike McGonigal

    Album Description

    Relient K's fifth album in seven years and the follow-up to 2004's mmhmm. Special Deluxe Package w/bonus DVD of Five Score and Seven Years Ago also available.
    Two Lights
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      Two Lights
      Five for Fighting
      Manufacturer: Sony
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

      GeneralGeneral | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music
      Singer-SongwritersSinger-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music
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      ASIN: B000G6BLFG
      Release Date: 2006-08-01

      Tracks:

      1. Freedom Never Cries
      2. World
      3. California Justice
      4. The Riddle
      5. Two Lights
      6. 65 Mustang
      7. I Just Love You
      8. Policeman's Xmas Party
      9. Road To Heaven
      10. Johnny America

      Amazon.com

      On his third disc, the one-man musical marvel known as Five for Fighting proves yet again that all that's standing between him and peace of mind--not the fleeting kind, but full-on, to-the-bone, heart-and soul-cleansing peace of mind--is a song. Two Lights picks up where America Town left off, diving smack-dab into the national consciousness and hitting, predictably, a sorrowful spot. First track "Freedom Never Cries" is a self-skewering lament that calls out to complacent countrymen by way of confession and an artful, piano-enhanced weighing of consequence. It's followed by "World," which reminds unpreachily, and not unpleasantly, that "history starts now." Where Two Lights better resembles 2004's hugely successful The Battle for Everything is in its more inward-looking tracks, the tender first single "The Riddle" among them. There, and on the near criminally pretty "I Just Love You," the mush-hearted may find themselves fighting the urge to hug the closest stranger. But despite his now-dependable dips into mopiness, John Ondrasik--Five for Fighting to you and the rest of the world--doesn't deny himself the opportunity to rock when he wants to. If anything makes this guy happy, it's the state of California: on "California Justice," he kicks off his shoes and works on his tan like a latter-day Beach Boy from the dark side, and "'65 Mustang" rambles down the coast with the kind of carefree vibe that, outside of a song, only a convertible can deliver. --Tammy La Gorce

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      House Party
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        House Party
        Dan Zanes
        Manufacturer: Festival Five Rec.
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        GeneralGeneral | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music
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        ASIN: B0000CC85J
        Release Date: 2003-10-07

        Tracks:

        1. House Party Time
        2. Wabash Cannonball - with Bob Weir
        3. Queremos Bailar
        4. Hop Up Ladies
        5. Washington At Valley Forge
        6. Jamaica Farewell - with Angelique Kidjo
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        17. Old Joe Clark
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        Amazon.com

        For parents, listening to Dan Zanes provides not only instant Raffi relief, but also the warm sense of belonging to the right crowd. On each disc he trots out a posse of cool friends like Sheryl Crow, Suzanne Vega, and Lou Reed and he delivers his openhearted lyrics with the rare roots-rocker's gift for stirring grace into grit. It would seem that the release of his fourth record, House Party would be ripe for a backlash--how long can the hokey conceit of a bunch of aging groovsters banging out kids' tunes in a Brooklyn basement hang onto its charm? Looks like we'll have to wait and see, because House Party rages on with the same winning, welcome-to-our-homespun-revolution vibe as its predecessors. Deborah Harry takes a twirl on "Waltzing Matilda," Bob Weir fires up the "Wabash Cannonball," and Angelique Kidjo bids "Jamaica Farewell," but the Zanes originals are this record's proving grounds, and they pin the tail on the donkey with bulls-eye precision. Contributions from returning regulars Barbara Brousal and Rankin' Don--the best couple of favors a party could hope for--send Zanes' campaign to become the guy who turned lampshade-wearing into a kindergarten fashion craze soaring. --Tammy La Gorce
        The Battle For Everything
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          The Battle For Everything
          Five for Fighting
          Manufacturer: Sony
          ProductGroup: Music
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          ASIN: B00012FNDG
          Release Date: 2004-02-03

          Tracks:

          1. NYC Weather Report
          2. The Devil in the Wishing Well
          3. If God Made You
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          5. Angels & Girlfriends
          6. Dying
          7. Infidel
          8. Disneyland
          9. Maybe I
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          Math wiz and multi-instrumentalist John Ondrasik's third album under his rather misleading Five For Fighting rubric shows that he's lost little of the cranky ire that he unleashed on American Town, but this time his targets are a little closer to home. He skews faithless friends and bad habits on the tetchy opening track "NYC Weather report," oddly borrowing from both Guns N' Rose's "Paradise City," and Barbara Streisand's "People" to hammer his ornery point home, before training his sights on the human life span, fleeting relationships, and even Disneyland. But it isn't until "Girlfriends and Angels," that he shows his real brilliance, imagination and grit; Ondrasik finds the exact place where the Beach Boys intersects with the Velvet Underground and plants himself in that spot, spewing out his own hard won romantic philosophies, proving once again that the hunter does indeed get captured by the game. More ribald, sonically inventive, and lyrically edgy, The Battle For Everything, shows that Ondrasik's combative days may be behind him. --Jaan Uhelszki
          Mozart for Mothers-To-Be: Tender Lullabies for Mother and Child
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            Release Date: 1996-04-09

            Tracks:

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            Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Complete Works (170 CD Box Set)
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              Catch That Train!
              Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
              • Kids music has changed for the best!
              • Music kids and parents can enjoy
              • Fantastic Mix for Kids & GrownUps
              • Quickly became a favorite!
              • Catch That Train!
              Catch That Train!
              Dan Zanes & Friends
              Manufacturer: Festival Five Rec.
              ProductGroup: Music
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              ASIN: B000EXZ2JW
              Release Date: 2006-05-16

              Tracks:

              1. Catch That Train!
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              With each new Dan Zanes and Friends release, many fans worry that his homespun magic will eventually hit the right note with the masses. Zanes' music, as offbeat as it is organic, is so special to forward-thinking young families that plenty have batted around half-baked plans to attach a password to it. Anybody else can sell out, the thinking goes, but please, please not him. Catch That Train, then, is bound to meet with a lot of hand-wringing. For one thing, it's the first Zanes and Friends release since the crazy-haired, asparagus-stalk thin artist started appearing in videos on the Playhouse Disney channel. For another, Starbucks has stepped in to lend a promotional hand. Those are ominous indicators indeed, but if the largely on-track Catch That Train proves anything, it's that Zanes isn't lock-stepping it with the boardroom goons just yet. Once again, the high-profile collaborators (The Blind Boys of Alabama, Nick Cave, Natalie Merchant) could cause a childless hipster to heed the all-aboard call, but also as on previous discs, it's the usual suspects who supply some of the strongest tracks: Barbara Brousal on "Mariposa Ole," Father Goose on "Choo Choo Ch'Boogie," and the Rubi Theater Company on "Walkin' the Dog." True, "Let's Shake" seems suspiciously TV-ready; skip it and pretend it never happened. Then keep your fingers crossed that, once this train leaves the station, Zanes--plainspoken hero to so many--won't trade it in for a stretch limo. --Tammy La Gorce

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              5 out of 5 stars Kids music has changed for the best!.......2007-06-12

              Dan Zanes has set a milestone for kids music, no more does parents have to be forced to listen to Barney or the Wiggles, (ugh!). With Dan Zanes, parents and kids can both enjoy the great sound and lyrics of classic fables set to a variety of musical beats. This is Dan's latest album, which we really enjoy on car trips or just to crank up while at home. You'll find yourself singing the music on here long after the kids have gone to bed.

              5 out of 5 stars Music kids and parents can enjoy.......2007-06-01

              Dan Zanes' music is fun and genuine and does not come across as so many recent bands that seem to be trying to cash in on Playhouse Disney and Noggin. He works with lots of guest musicians and the diversity is refreshing.

              5 out of 5 stars Fantastic Mix for Kids & GrownUps.......2007-05-26

              I was so impressed with this CD from beginning to end because it really exposes kids to different music styles. I now catch myself listening to some of the songs even when the kids aren't around. I think that this is the right kind of compilation for just lounging with your little ones - except of course that many of the songs do make you want to get up and boogie.

              5 out of 5 stars Quickly became a favorite!.......2007-05-26

              I purchased this CD for my children - ages 2 and 4 - and they immediately fell in love with it. We play it in the morning to get our day started; we play it during the day to laugh and dance together; and they ask to have it on every night to go sleep with. I enjoy the songs, too, which is HUGE! A few weeks after this purchase we attended a Dan Zanes and Friends concert and my kids were thrilled to see their favorite singer in person. I highly recommend this cd.

              5 out of 5 stars Catch That Train!.......2007-04-10

              We love this CD so much, we had to buy another one for our other car! This is one of our daughter's favorite CDs (the other being another Dan Zanes CD!). We often find ourselves, as parents, listening to this CD even when our daughter is not in the car! The music is fun, uplifting, and brings a smile to our faces. It is also fun when your favorite song is also your two year olds favorite song too!
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              • Does what it set out to do, very well
              • TRULY The most relaxing and beautiful music ever written.
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              ASIN: B00000I93Z
              Release Date: 1999-03-30

              Tracks:

              1. Air 'On the G String' - Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields
              2. Morning - Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields
              3. Canon In D - Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields
              4. Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring - Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields
              5. Gymnopedie No.1 - City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
              6. II. Andante - Stephen Hough
              7. Viens, Mallika - Mady Mesple
              8. In Paradisum - Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
              9. Clair De Lune - Dame Moura Lympany
              10. II. Andate - Yehudi Menuhin
              11. The Swan - Osian Ellis
              12. II. Lento E Largo - Tranquillissimo - Zofia Kilanowicz
              13. II. Andantino - James Galway
              14. II. Largo - Yehudi Menuhin
              15. Nimrod - London Symphony Orchestra
              16. Blow the Wind - Pie Jesu - Jocelyn Pook
              17. Variation 18 - Cecile Ousset
              18. Pavane Op.50 - Gareth Morris

              Tracks:

              1. Zion Hort Die Wachter Singen - South German Madrigal Choir
              2. Adagio In G Minor - Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields
              3. Minuet - Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields
              4. II. Largo - Andrei Gavrilov
              5. Meditation - Hans Kalafusz
              6. I. Adagio Sostenuto - Dame Moura Lympany
              7. Belle Nuit, O Nuit D'amour (Barcarolle) - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
              8. II. Andante - Nigel North
              9. II. Adagio - Jack Brymer
              10. Intermezzo - Philharmonia Orchestra
              11. I. Moderato - London Chamber Orchestra
              12. O Mio Babbino Caro - Montserrat Caballe
              13. Fantasia On 'Greensleeves' - Sinfonia Of London
              14. II. Adagio Sostenuto (Opening) - Cecile Ousset
              15. Nocturne - Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields
              16. II. Adagio (Opening) - Julian Bream
              17. Adagio For Strings Op.11a - The Philadelphia Orchestra
              18. Entr'acte To Act III - Orchestre National De France

              Amazon.com

              You want relaxing classical music that'll soothe your soul but won't lull you into sleep? Here's a double CD for you. The Most Relaxing Classical Album in the World ... Ever! does its best to cover both well-worn classical favorites (Bach's "Air on the G String," Pachelbel's "Cannon," Debussy's "Clair de Lune") and some eclectic left-field choices (an excerpt from Górecki's Symphony No. 3, Jocelyn Pook's "Blow the Wind," and Samuel Barber's Adagio for Strings. The performances of most of these excerpts are top-notch--artists include Sir Neville Marriner, James Galway, Jacqueline du Pré and the Philadelphia Orchestra--and there's enough variety here for everyone. --Edward Garabedian

              Customer Reviews:

              4 out of 5 stars Lives Up To The Title, Fine Variety Of Genre's........2007-02-04

              This CD is a great way to enjoy a large variety of Classical Composers & many of their best known pieces. Vivaldi's "Four Seasons," is an all time favorite. There are vocals, Piano pieces, & some fine Violins. I found the latter the most enjoyable. Here you can find Rodrigo & Pachelbell. Samuel Barber's haunting Adagio will make your skin tingle. This may not be to everyones taste, but if you wish to relax? Give this a couple of listens.

              5 out of 5 stars Good for relaxing pregnant women.......2007-01-17

              I stumbled onto this album whilst searching bit torrent websites for classical music. I don't normally listen to classical music but thought it might be relaxing for my pregnant wife. After hearing the quality of the performances, the arrangement, and the recording I decided to buy the album from amazon. All the songs you would expect from a "best album in the world" are there and they are not boring to listen to like a lot of other classical albums. I now play this album in the car constantly and the wife requested it be played at the hospital during the birth.

              3 out of 5 stars Too much opera.......2007-01-10

              If it wasn't for the opera this would be a great CD.

              5 out of 5 stars Does what it set out to do, very well.......2006-11-15

              So i'm a classical music veteran, someone who prefers to collect a complete work, rather than classical compilations. I probably would not have listened to this album at all if my dad didnt buy it for me as a gift. By now, i own the complete works that over half of the excepts on this disc come from. I am a purist if ever there was one.

              That said, i totally adore this set because i have learned to take it on its own terms. These discs weren't meant for expert classical listeners, so a review from that sort of mindset is useless. This set was meant for pure, easy listening, and for a basic starters kit for classical newbies. Most of all, it was just meant to do what the title says, to relax the average human being. classical expert or not.

              Yes, some of these pieces have been altered or shortened, like Mozart's Flute and Harp Concerto Andantino, but they have been edited for a good enough reason: the full versions would have been too long to flow with the rest of the album. And also, the full versions contain so much development that they don't become easy listening anymore. The shortened versions work in the context of the album. Most essentially, the shortened versions on the discs still convey the main flavor the composers were going for. The melodies and themes remain unchanged.

              To sum up, it is true that when i want to actually listen deeply to classical music, this album would never be a choice. I would want to hear the complete works like the composers intended. But at certain times when i simply don't mind about that stuff, when i just need to loosen up and free my mind of stress with some nice melodies, this set does the job well enough.

              Last but not least: being a purist and a classical buff, i am very particular about performance quality. I was very glad to find that EMI did not get lazy about this. All the artists are world-class, and all the performances are at least exceptional. Some performances are even quite excellent, like the Clair De Lune, which is one of the best i've heard. (Credit to Dame Lympany, the pianist.)

              So once again, recommended for its stated purpose, to relax. I am a purist, a classical buff, and i still enjoy this disc. That says something.

              5 out of 5 stars TRULY The most relaxing and beautiful music ever written........2006-11-10

              This album along with Volume 2 are now the two most valued albums in my music collection. I have all of the songs contained on these two albums but they are scattered through at least a dozen different albums and several are not performed by artists such as those that recorded this album and Volume 2.
              SIMPLY BEAUTIFUL !!!!!!!!!!
              America Town
              Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
              • Five For Fighting Reign Victorious!
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              America Town
              Five for Fighting
              Manufacturer: Sony
              ProductGroup: Music
              Binding: Audio CD

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              ASIN: B00004YC29
              Release Date: 2000-09-26

              Tracks:

              1. Easy Tonight
              2. Bloody Mary (A Note On Apathy)
              3. Superman
              4. America Town
              5. Something About You
              6. Jainy
              7. Michael Jordan
              8. Out Of Love
              9. The Last Great American
              10. Love Song
              11. Boat Parade
              12. Alright

              Amazon.com

              Five for Fighting is actually just one guy with a rather substantial chip on his shoulder who's taken his name from the amount of time a hockey player spends in the penalty box for fighting. Los Angeles native and erstwhile prodigy John Ondrasik really knows his way around a melody, bolstering it with a dramatic sense of timing and rhythm like a more modern and hipper Elton John. And that defiant chip does makes for powerful poetry, although oftentimes he sacrifices logic and clarity for the sake of iambic pentameter. While "Superman" is a catchy affair about the restrictions of being superhuman and the desire to belong ("I'm only a man in a silly red sheet looking for special things inside me"), it's doubtful that anyone who ever read a DC comic would believe that Superman would ever be "digging for kryptonite on this one-way street," since a loose fragment from Superman's home planet might turn him into a blubbering infant or a giant ant. At best, Five for Fighting follows in the narrative-based path paved by Counting Crows. --Jaan Uhelszki

              Customer Reviews:

              4 out of 5 stars Five For Fighting Reign Victorious!.......2007-06-20

              Five For Fighting signed with Columbia Records and released "America Town" on September 26, 2000. "America Town" went virtually unnoticed for more than a year after its release until the melodically soaring "Superman (It's Not Easy)" was adopted as the anthem for the heroes who emerged in the wake of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. Ondrasik's high pitched, emotive voice atop songs portraying genuine heartfelt messages make for a formidable opponent in any battle. The only flaw contained in this album shows up in the form of a song entitled "Michael Jordan." Below, please find the rating for each song individually:

              Easy Tonight - 10/10

              Bloody Mary (A Note On Apathy) - 10/10

              Superman (It's Not Easy) - 10/10

              America Town - 9/10

              Something About You - 9/10

              Jainy - 10/10

              Michael Jordan - 3/10

              Out Of Love - 7/10

              The Last Great American - 8/10

              Love Song - 7/10

              Boat Parade - 7/10

              Alright - 8/10

              Do You Mind? {Hidden Track} - 4/10

              5 out of 5 stars America Town FFF at its best.......2007-05-16

              I have all of the FFF Cd's, and am a huge fan, but I must say that America Town is my favorite. I think if you have not bought any of FFF Cd's before and are wondering which to buy you will not go wrong with this.

              4 out of 5 stars America Town Five for Fighting.......2007-03-18

              Good. Different from the first cd. Songs are good. Superman is also on the cd. Worth the money.

              5 out of 5 stars Sensational.......2007-03-12

              Five for Fighting with their opera trained lead singer has a gift for bringing it on. Even the most mundane of songs are intriguing due to the vocals.

              4 out of 5 stars Great CD.......2006-02-17

              Definatly worth it! All of the songs are great, but several in particular are very catchy. My favorite is Michael Jordan. If you like the sounds of groups like the Dave Matthews Band, Coldplay, Moby, etc. you'll love this CD.
              Modern Minds and Pastimes
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                Modern Minds and Pastimes
                The Click Five
                Manufacturer: Lava
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