Old Songs

Old Songs

Old Songs

ASIN: B000003HKF

Editorial Reviews
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Like his younger contemporary James Carter (and Joe Lovano, for that matter), tenor saxophonist Bennie Wallace seems able to reference a panoply of jazz legends in his playing. He's got the octave leaps that Eric Dolphy made his own, and a swing-era sense of full-bodied tone and breathy playing, to boot. His renditions of standards on Old Songs, then, sound alternately like Ben Webster, Sonny Rollins, and some genetic hybrid of about six other saxophonists. He leaps all over "I Hear a Rhapsody," with a lean trio of himself, bassist Bill Huntington, and drummer Alvin Queen. When pianist Lou Levy drops in, as on "My One and Only Love," "Skylark," and "What's New," things are far more intimate and gorgeous, showing Wallace's command of the ballad, sultry moods, and his horn's full range. This is a fantastic, underrecognized album. --Andrew Bartlett

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The Civil War - Traditional American Songs And Instrumental Music Featured In The Film By Ken Burns: Original Soundtrack Recording
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Great Job
  • Very relaxing
  • A great peice of Civil War history.
  • Music Befitting This Most Tragic of Wars
  • Capitivating sounds for Confederate or Union Ancestors
 The Civil War - Traditional American Songs And Instrumental Music Featured In The Film By Ken Burns: Original Soundtrack Recording

Manufacturer: Nonesuch
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000005J0O
Release Date: 1990-12-29

Tracks:

  1. Drums Of War - Old Bethpage Brass Band
  2. Quote - Oliver Wendall Holmes
  3. Ashokan Farewell - NA
  4. The Battle Cry Of Freedom - NA
  5. We Are Climbing Jacob's Ladder - NA
  6. Dixie/Bonnie Blue Flag - The New American Brass Band
  7. Cheer Boys Cheer - The New American Brass Band
  8. Angel Band - Russ Barenburg
  9. Johnny Has Gone For A Soldier - Jacqueline Schwab
  10. Lorena - Jay Ungar
  11. Parade - The New American Brass Band
  12. Hail Columbia - The New American Brass Band
  13. Dixie - Bobby Horton
  14. Kingdom Coming - Jay Ungar
  15. Battle Hymn Of The Republic - Matt Glaser
  16. All Quiet On The Potomic - Jacqueline Schwab
  17. Flag Of Columbia - Jacqueline Schwab
  18. Weeping Sad And Lonely - Jacqueline Schwab
  19. Yankee Doodle - The Old Bethpage Brass Band
  20. Palmyra Schottische - The New American Brass Band
  21. When Johnny Comes Marching Home - The Old Bethpage Brass Band
  22. Shenandoah - John Colby
  23. When Johnny Comes Marching Home - M. Manson
  24. Marching Through Georgia - J. Ungar
  25. Marching Through Georgia(Lament) - Jacqueline Schwab
  26. Battle Cry Of Freedom - Jacqueline Schwab
  27. Battle Hymn Of The Republic
  28. Ashokan Farewell/Sullivan Ballou Letter - Paul Roebling

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Great Job.......2007-05-13

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5 out of 5 stars Very relaxing.......2007-03-31

This CD is nearly as relaxing as a Deepak Chopra CD. I am a voice in the chorus in that I originally bought it for use in a U.S. History class, but the Cd is great in its own right. Especially with tracks like Ashokan Farewell, and Battle Hymn of the Republic, this CD really is an amazing peace of work (although Ashokan Farewell isn't actually from the Civil War).

4 out of 5 stars A great peice of Civil War history........2007-02-14

This CD is a good buy for any Civil War buff. Even though it was intended for use as a soundtrack I would recomend it. It has many of the time honored songs that we associate with the period and the sound quality is great. I bought this CD with the intention of useing it in a high-school U.S History class, but it as has good non-educational merit.

5 out of 5 stars Music Befitting This Most Tragic of Wars.......2007-02-12

Why does it seem that some music becomes intrinsically connected to an event? Perhaps I should have said why is there such an affinity between certain soundtracks and the subject material? One thinks of films as wide-ranging as Twelve Monkeys (Astor Piazzolla), Lonesome Dove (Basil Poledouris) or Schindler's List (John Williams) and the music seems as integral to the film as the dialogue. That's the way it is in this case. That soulful, rising and falling sound of the violin, the rustic tunes with rural roots - all accentuate those terrible times with beauty and pathos. To put it bluntly, I find it difficult to believe that there will ever be a greater match between the visual and audible than is the case here. My Grade - A

5 out of 5 stars Capitivating sounds for Confederate or Union Ancestors.......2007-01-10

If You Love America and would like to hear music that will haunt Your Soul forever then I recommend this CD. This music helps You form a better understanding of who we were in America over 100 years ago. I recommend this CD for all ages.
Love Songs: A Compilation...Old and New
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Beautiful
  • Phil Collins..The best..
  • LOVE SONGS COMPILATION PHIL COLLINS
  • Pure talent
  • Love listening to the love songs!
 Love Songs: A Compilation...Old and New
Phil Collins
Manufacturer: Atlantic / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000255LNE
Release Date: 2004-09-28

Tracks:

  1. Tearing And Breaking
  2. Do You Remember?
  3. One More Night
  4. Against All Odds
  5. Can't Turn Back The Years
  6. Groovy Kind Of Love
  7. Everyday
  8. Don't Let Him Steal Your Heart Away
  9. Please Come Out Tonight
  10. This Must Be Love
  11. It's In Your Eyes
  12. Can't Stop Loving You

Tracks:

  1. Testify
  2. True Colours
  3. You'll Be In My Heart
  4. If Leaving Me Is Easy
  5. I've Been Trying
  6. I've Forgotten Everything
  7. Somewhere
  8. Least You Can Do
  9. Two Hearts
  10. Separate Lives (Live)
  11. My Girl (Live)
  12. Always (Live)
  13. The Way You Look Tonight (Live)

Album Description

Spanning 1981-2003, this unique collection highlights timeless ballads, love songs, and laid-back tracks from Collins' award-winning solo catalog. Includes the #1 pop smashes "Groovy Kind Of Love," "One More Night," and the Oscar.-nominated "Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now)," presented here in a rare live version!

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Beautiful.......2007-05-30

Love classical music. Never heard of Phil Collins till I heard him on a Youtube video. What a talent! Highly recommend this album.

5 out of 5 stars Phil Collins..The best.........2007-03-10

This is a wonderful assortment of love songs. If you a Phil Collins fan, this album will bring you endless enjoyment.

1 out of 5 stars LOVE SONGS COMPILATION PHIL COLLINS.......2007-01-11

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5 out of 5 stars Pure talent.......2006-05-12

One thing is for sure. Phil Collins is the most talented musician of our time.

5 out of 5 stars Love listening to the love songs!.......2006-01-11

This is probably my favorite Phil Collins album. Most of the songs here are easy-going and calm to listen to. Perfect for listening to on a long trip. Listening to it on a short trip wouldn't hurt either. Or just letting the music put you to sleep at night is good to do, too.
Art of Segovia
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • A Man and His Art - Magnificently Captured
  • What can you say - it's Segovia!
  • EVERYBODY KNOWS
  • Immortal guitar
  • WOW
 Art of Segovia
Andres Segovia
Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00006B66L
Release Date: 2002-10-08

Tracks:

  1. Andante
  2. Andantino
  3. Lento
  4. Romance De Los Pinos
  5. Madronos
  6. Serenata Burlesca
  7. Variations On A Theme From Mozart's 'The Magic Flute'
  8. Mesto E Calmo
  9. Theme, Variations & Finale
  10. Cancion Mexicana No.X
  11. Sevillana, Op.29
  12. Sarabanda
  13. Capriccio Diabolico, Op.85
  14. Tonadilla For Guitar On The Name Of Andres Segovia
  15. No.1 In E Minor
  16. No.3 In A Minor
  17. Guitarreo
  18. Segovia, Op.29

Tracks:

  1. If My Complaints
  2. Now, O Now I Need Must Part
  3. Sarabande
  4. 1. Prelude (Transposed In D Major)
  5. 4. Tempo Di Bourree
  6. Courante
  7. 3. Gavotte En Rondeau
  8. Aria E Corrente
  9. Moderato
  10. Menuet In G Major
  11. Andantino Variato
  12. No.7 In A Major
  13. 2. Canzonetta
  14. 2. Quasi Lento (Preludio)
  15. 1. Andantino Poco Allegretto (Allegretto)
  16. 2. Il Vecchio Castello
  17. Allegretto
  18. Tres Calme Et Doucement Expressif
  19. No.4 In E Flat Minor
  20. 5. Asturias. Leyenda - Preludio
  21. 7. Zambra Granadina
  22. Estudio Sin Luz
  23. Allegro Con Brio

Amazon.com

DG has put together a fascinating compilation of Segovia's art that reminds us what a protean figure he was. Segovia single-handedly put the instrument on the map by making classical guitar concerts popular events, broadening the instrument's repertory through commissions and transcriptions, and convincing even doubters that it could be a vehicle for serious music. He's heard here in brief pieces recorded between 1952 and 1969. Even in those made when he was well into his 70s, his fingers remain nimble and interpretations lively. Listening straight through, one hears many all-time Segovia favorites as Turina's Sevillana and Albeniz's Asturias and Zambra Granadina and renews appreciation for path-breaking composers like Castelnuovo-Tedesco. He wrote extensively for Segovia and his Capriccio diabolico and Tonadilla are pieces of real substance. Disc two is largely made up transcriptions and it's amazing how well so many of them work on the guitar, at least under Segovia's magic fingers. Thus the transformations of Bach's violin music and even a Chopin Prelude sound idiomatic, and the gorgeous melodies of the Canzonetta from Mendelssohn's Op. 12 String Quartet are irresistible here. An entrancing set. --Dan Davis

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars A Man and His Art - Magnificently Captured.......2007-04-06

This 2-CD set produced by Deutche Grammmophon and first released in 2002 is one set of the hundreds that could have been or the dozens that actually have been made and sold successfully all over the world. The exceptional feature of this particular collection is not, of course, the performer. Quite to the contrary, the miraculous consistency of stylings and performance are amongst the most remarkable aspects of the man who was, arguably, the 20th Centry's virtuoso supreme of the classical guitar, Andres Segovia (1893-1987.) Rather, it is the collection itself - the pieces chosen to be produced on this one set - this, to steal a German word, gestalt. While his style did not remain constant throughout his long life and career, by the time he had developed his most masterful skills that included doing his own arrangements - the era represented on this particular set (1951-1960) - his playing had become completely his own - unchallenged and unmatched by even other clearly great guitarists with whom he shared this era.

There are a total of 31 pieces played on these CDs and while a playlist would be an unnecessary use of space here, a list of the composers represented is not. More than the specific pieces Segovia gives us here, the range of composers chosen by the compilers and editors - with each piece rearranged by Segovia himself, tells us a great deal about his interests, talents and musical range. These composers include:
Isaac Albeniz, Johann Sebastian Bach, Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Frederic Chopin, Claude Debussy, John Dowland, Manuel de Falla, Cesar Franke, Girolamo Frescobaldi, Edvard Grieg, George Frederic Handel, Felix Mendelsohn, Frederico Moreno Torroba, Modest Mussorgsky, Nicolo Paganini, Felipe Pedrell, Manuel Ponce, Jean-Philippe Rameau, Joaquin Rodrigo, Albert Roussel, Domenico Scarlatti, Alexander Scriabin, Segovia's own composition of Estudio sin luz, Fernando Sor, Francisco Tarrega, Joaquin Turina and Heitor Villa-Lobos. A truly magnificent and broad ranging collection held together by Segovia's unique personal style, approach and sound.

Largely self-taught, Andres Segovia did things with a guitar that others only imagined. He didn't just play Bach, for example - music written for an entirely different type of instrument (keyboards.) He went a step further, and recorder Bach's keyboard lessons written for his students (the Two and Three Part Inventions) and made them sound as if they had been written for the guitar! His artistry is evident to even the casual listener and in this collection, any devote of classical guitar and/or of Segovia as an individual artist, will not be disappointed.
Perfect listening for anytime. Hypnotic and, simply, unsurpassed. A necessary addition to any serious classical guitar collection.

5 out of 5 stars What can you say - it's Segovia!.......2007-02-10

I saw Segovia perform live in my youth. What a treat! Anyone who loves Classical Guitar should love this collection.

5 out of 5 stars EVERYBODY KNOWS.......2007-01-13

EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT ANDRES SEGOVIA WAS/IS THE WORLD'S GREATEST CLASSICAL GUITAR PLAYER. THIS CD IS A COMPILATION OF HIS RECORDINGS FROM THE THE EARLY 50'S TO THE LATE 60'S. HIS GUITAR MASTERY IS UNQUESTIONED AND HE IS AN INSPIRATION. I WISH I COULD PLAY GUITAR LIKE ANDRES SEGOVIA (BUT I CAN'T AND I NEVER WILL!).

5 out of 5 stars Immortal guitar.......2006-08-02

Two CD's with Segovia's immortal music - an incredible treat at a great price!

5 out of 5 stars WOW.......2006-02-23

Even though there is hiss from the original analog recordings this one is a must. Segovia! What more can you say. Anyone who likes classical guitar will love this.
Itzhak Perlman's Greatest Hits
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Selection of Songs?
  • If you are a violin lover, buy it
  • This is "THE" Greatest Hits alum by Perlman
  • This is a relaxing, however, somewhat disjointed collection.
 Itzhak Perlman's Greatest Hits

Manufacturer: EMI Classics
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000002RZO
Release Date: 1998-02-17

Tracks:

  1. Salut D'amour, Op.12
  2. Songs Without Words, Op.19: Sweet Remembrance
  3. Humoresque
  4. Berceuse, Op.16
  5. Flight Of The Bumble-Bee
  6. The Girl With The Flaxen Hair
  7. The Swan
  8. Cavatina, Op.85, No.3
  9. The Old Folks At Home
  10. Liebesfreud
  11. Moto perpetuo, Op.11
  12. Vocalise, Op.34, No.14
  13. String Quartet Op.11, No.1: Andante cantabile
  14. Songs My Mother Taught Me, Op.55, No.4
  15. Guitarre, Op.45, No.2
  16. Romance In A Major, Op.94, No.2
  17. Nocturne In E Flat, Op.55, No.2
  18. Zapateado, Op.23

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Selection of Songs?.......2006-07-02

Perlman is a man of extraordinary clarity and tonality also one of my favorite violinists. After I finish practicing a piece I usually find a recording to listen to different interpretations. Most of them are by Perlman and Heifetz. Unfortunately this album has some obscure songs and the songs itself do not do justice to Perlman what some other songs may have done. Still it is important to broaden the scope, so I would recommend this to all music connoisseurs :). btw i'm only 16 so...don't take this review too literal huh?

5 out of 5 stars If you are a violin lover, buy it.......2003-01-19

It's beautiful. Simply put.

5 out of 5 stars This is "THE" Greatest Hits alum by Perlman.......2000-12-03

Perlam is already a great player like the whole world knows. But the music selection couldn't better! I espacily like the piano accomplimant. Perlman pays the pieces with true style. The working realtionship between Perlman and the Pianist is truly incredible. Before geting any of Perlman's other greatest hits albums, get this one!

3 out of 5 stars This is a relaxing, however, somewhat disjointed collection........1998-11-12

This collection of familiar tunes will provide a relaxing hour with one of the world's premier violinists. However, the combination of "The Old Folks at Home" and "Motto perpetuo" is somewhat difficult to assimilate. At any rate, Perlman is a listener's joy!
Songs of Russia Old & New/Songs of a Russian Gypsy
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Introduction to Russian 101
  • A Great Double Album From Theodore Bikel
 Songs of Russia Old & New/Songs of a Russian Gypsy
Theodore Bikel
Manufacturer: Collector's Choice
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000BR6DDU
Release Date: 2006-02-21

Tracks:

  1. Pomnyu Ya (I Remember)
  2. Yamshchik Gani-Ka K Yaru (Coachman, Away to the Fair)
  3. Noch Tikha (Quiet Night)
  4. Polso Bylo Lyublyatse (I Never Meant to Love)
  5. Gari Gari Maya Zvyezada (Twinkle, Twinkle, My Star)
  6. Chupchik (Curly Forelock)
  7. Vyecherny Zvon (Evening Bells)
  8. At Volgi da Dona (From the Volga to the Don)
  9. Talyanochka (The Concertina)
  10. Padmaskovniye Vyechera (Moscow Evenings)
  11. Padrushka Milaya (My Old Pal)
  12. Katiusha
  13. Pravazhanye (Parting)
  14. Tyomnaya Noch (Dark Night)
  15. Beryuzoviye Kalyechke
  16. Yekhali Tsigane
  17. Dve Gitari
  18. Kagda Ya Pyann
  19. Svyetit Myesats
  20. Kak Stranno
  21. Nichevo, Nichevo, Nichevo [From Frein]
  22. Chto Mnye Gorye
  23. Dyen I Noch
  24. Metyelitsa
  25. Snilsya Mnye Sad
  26. Karobushka
  27. Karabli
  28. Sudarinya

Product Description

1. Pomnyu Ya (I Remember)
2. Yamshchik Gani-Ka K Yaru (Coachman, Away to the Fair)
3. Noch Tikha (Quiet Night)
4. Polso Bylo Lyublyatse (I Never Meant to Love)
5. Gari Gari Maya Zvyezada (Twinkle, Twinkle, My Star)
6. Chupchik (Curly Forelock)
7. Vyecherny Zvon (Evening Bells)
8. At Volgi da Dona (From the Volga to the Don)
9. Talyanochka (The Concertina)
10. Padmaskovniye Vyechera (Moscow Evenings)
11. Padrushka Milaya (My Old Pal)
12. Katiusha
13. Pravazhanye (Parting)
14. Tyomnaya Noch (Dark Night)
15. Beryuzoviye Kalyechke
16. Yekhali Tsigane
17. Dve Gitari
18. Kagda Ya Pyann
19. Svyetit Myesats
20. Kak Stranno
21. Nichevo, Nichevo, Nichevo {From Fr?ulein} (Daniele Amfitheatrof)
22. Chto Mnye Gorye
23. Dyen I Noch
24. Metyelitsa
25. Snilsya Mnye Sad
26. Karobushka
27. Karabli
28. Sudarinya

Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Introduction to Russian 101.......2007-02-09

Growing up post-WWII, and in college and the military during the Cold War, I wanted to understand my "enemy", a the military demands. This album was part of my learning, and is just good music. Many pop and rockers will not be interested: their loss. Bikel took folk singing a step further, and even not understanding all the words (I took Russian in college), it has a good intro to the Russian "soul", from Ivan the Terrible to Putin.

5 out of 5 stars A Great Double Album From Theodore Bikel.......2006-04-15

I have owned the LP of "Songs of a Russian Gypsy" since the early 60's, and it has always been a favorite. This record was a "breakthrough hit" for Elektra records in the early days (See "Follow The Music" by Jac Holzman and Gavan Daws).
"Songs of a Russian Gypsy" was re-issued as a CD by Bainbridge Records, in the 90's, but in limited numbers. When the supply dried up, only an uncertain "used" market remained, with prices quite variable. (see my review of the used CD).
This re-issue also includes another Bikel favorite, "Songs of Russia Old and New". Hopefully, more early Electra Albums will surface through the efforts of Collectors Choice Music!
Ultimate Copland Album
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Best of the the popular Copland...
  • A Great American Album
  • Must have this one...
 Ultimate Copland Album

Manufacturer: Decca
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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  1. Copland: Music for Films
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ASIN: B00002S5EW
Release Date: 1999-11-09

Tracks:

  1. Fanfare For The Common Man
  2. From Four Dance Episodes From 'Rodeo': Saturday Night Waltz
  3. From Four Dance Episodes From 'Rodeo': Hoe-Down
  4. From Old American Songs: Simple Gifts
  5. Appalachian Spring: Variations On A Shaker Hymn
  6. From Music For Movies: Grovers Corners (From Our Town)
  7. From Billy The Kid: Introduction - The Open Prairie
  8. From Billy The Kid: Street In A Frontier Town
  9. From Billy The Kid: Mexican Dance
  10. From Billy The Kid: Gun Battle
  11. From Billy The Kid: Celebration (After Billy's Capture)
  12. From Billy The Kid: The Open Prairie Again
  13. From Billy The Kid: El Salon Mexico
  14. Appalachian Spring: Very Slowly
  15. Appalachian Spring: Allegro
  16. Appalachian Spring: Moderato: The Bride And Her Intended
  17. Appalachian Spring: Fast: The Revivalist And His Flock
  18. Appalachian Spring: Allegro: Solo Dance Of The Bride
  19. Appalachian Spring: Meno Mosso
  20. Appalachian Spring: Doppio Movimento: Variations On A Shaker Hymn
  21. Appalachian Spring: Moderato: Coda

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Best of the the popular Copland..........2004-12-26

Here's a great introduction to the popular music of Aaron Copland. When "Fanfare for the Common Man" begins, sparks of recognition will fly for most listeners. This song has been everywhere: presidential inaugurations, the olympics, commercials, movies, etc. Some flatten it as hopelessly clichéd, while others find it moving and inspiring. Copland also reprised it in the finale of his Third Symphony. Arguably Copland's most famous piece, "Appalachian Spring" closes the CD. In between, more great Copland: excerpts from 'Rodeo' (apparently the beef lobby has appropriated "Hoe-Down" as one of their themes); a great vocal rendition of "Simple Gifts" and a large chunk of another of Copland's best known works: "Billy the Kid". The only confusing piece is the "Variations on a Shaker Hymn" from Appalachian Spring when the entire Appalachian Spring is already included. Seems slightly redundant.

Though most of the pieces on this CD were written in the 1930s and 1940s, they tend to evoke the old west. With titles such as "Rodeo" and "Billy the Kid" this shouldn't surprise too many people.

Copland went on to compose more dissonant and twelve tone compositions later on in his career. These obviously weren't as popular with the public in general as the pieces on this CD. Nonetheless, if this disc whets the appetite, a foray into Copland's less popular works will yield much. It will help to expose the totality of Copland's output. This disc only represents a small portion of his work. Regardless, this disc is a great starting point for getting to know one of the United States' best known composers of the twentieth century.

4 out of 5 stars A Great American Album.......2004-02-13

This is a great album representing true patriotic American music. Songs like "Hoe-Down" are lively and energetic and give rememberance to what one can imagine as the true American spirit.

5 out of 5 stars Must have this one..........2002-09-17

I like all types of music, I wanted this album because I liked the song "RODEO" that is used on the beef commercials. This CD has made me into a Copland fan. It has many great songs. If you want a CD that says "I am an American." This is it. I am sending copies to a friend in Bombay and Tel Aviv. This is who I am put to music.
Roast Beef of Old England (Traditional Sailor Songs)
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Set Sail With These Great Songs
  • Jack Aubrey would have loved it...
  • Good traditional stuff
  • Continuing Enjoyment
  • Great CD!
 Roast Beef of Old England (Traditional Sailor Songs)
Jerry Bryant , and Starboard Mess
Manufacturer: Essay
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00004UDET
Release Date: 2000-08-15

Tracks:

  1. Spanish Ladies
  2. A Jolly Sailor's True Description Of A Man-Of-War
  3. Adieu, Sweet Lovely Nancy
  4. St. Patrick's Day
  5. Warlike Seamen
  6. The First Of June
  7. Drops Of Brandy
  8. Roast Beef Of Old England
  9. Heart Of Oak
  10. Nancy Dawson
  11. Ben Backstay
  12. Sailors' Hornpipe/Rickett's Hornpipe
  13. Bay Of Biscay-o
  14. The Battle Of The Nile
  15. Nelson's Victory/Hull's Victory
  16. The Banks Of The Nile/Sailor's Cravat
  17. A New Sea Song (Sweethearts And Wives)
  18. Pleasant And Delightful
  19. Captain Barton's Distress On The Lichfield
  20. Chevy Chase
  21. The Shannon And The Chesapeake
  22. Distressed Men-Of-War
  23. Sailor's Jacket
  24. Don't Forget Your Old Shipmate

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If Roast Beef of Old England isn't enough to spawn a dose of contact scurvy, many other of these two dozen salty tunes will set the boat a-rocking. Treasures such as "A Jolly Sailor's True Description of a Man-of-War" and "Drops of Brandy" detail life among British seamen of the early 1800s without dredging up too much of the usual pirates, shipwrecks, or mutiny. It's an historical document of the regular life at sea, inspired by the British Navy novels of Patrick O'Brian, with intentions to anchor the writing in the ordinary sounds and stories of those fictionalized seafaring times. Glad fiddle, fife, and Jerry Bryant's humble six-man choral crew Starboard Mess spill the beans in suitable fashion without a sailor's colorful vocabulary. They supply the "yo ho ho" and annotations, you bring the rum and black powder. --Ian Christe

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Set Sail With These Great Songs.......2007-01-28

Jerry Bryant and his Starboard Mess offer up to the listener some wonderful performances of traditional British sailor tunes. They are all performed acapella, and despite other reviewers saying that these songs lack spirit, I find that there's plenty in store. Pennywhistle and fiddle songs are also thrown in and do nothing but add to the enjoyment of this album. Read your favorite Jack Aubrey novel or other seafaring tales such as "Treasure Island" while listening to this album to truly enhance your literary experience. My personal favorites include "Spanish Ladies" and "Bay of Biscay-o."

You should see the looks I get from the little wannabe thugs in their tricked out Hondas listening to hip-hop when I pull up next to them in my conservative white Toyota Camry and I'm belting out lines like "We'll rant and we'll roar like true British sailors...." Jay-Z can't even hold a candle to these wonderful old tunes.

Highly recommended.

5 out of 5 stars Jack Aubrey would have loved it..........2007-01-09

This is the real thing! It takes some time to get into these songs...but then I started to join in. For someone reading O'Brian its a MUST.

4 out of 5 stars Good traditional stuff.......2007-01-05

Just what I was looking for, some traditional British songs from the age of sail. I recomend this for anyone with an interest in British maritime and naval history.

5 out of 5 stars Continuing Enjoyment.......2006-05-05

I've owned this CD for a few years now, and it hasn't become stale yet.

Being a 'younger' person with generally 'younger' preferences in music, and yet still a person thoroughly devoted to Patrick O'Brian and all his works, on first listening I was doubtful.

Another two or three spins around the CD player, though, and I was hooked. Crisp, clear and obviously as historically accurate as they can be, these songs give delight even now.

Best use? Volume dialled up to eleven for the morning drive to work, bellowing along at the top of my voice - and often the bottom of my range! Heart of Oak, Roast Beef of Old England, The Shannon and the Chesapeake - uproarious. Sailor's Jacket is the foot-tappingest instrumental; it still sets my toes a-jumping. And the sweeter songs? Give them plenty of wellie .. Adieu Sweet Lovely Nancy is fabulous.

Other big numbers: A Jolly Sailor's True Description of a Man-of-War, A New Sea Song (Sweethearts & Wives) - which has some fabulously 'historically accurate' narrative within (POB readers will know whereof I speak! ;-} - and Distressed Men-of-War - another song referred to within the POB Canon.

Heartily recommended.

5 out of 5 stars Great CD!.......2005-10-28

I am very impressed with the quality of this CD. The sound is clear and the tones perfect. It was a surprise just how familiar all the song is! They are very vivid and worldly. I bought this CD with out knowing what was on it; I was truly surprised and happy with it. My 6th graders will enjoy learning to this CD, and as well as singing the songs to complement our reading of Treasure Island.
Lisa
Early Childhood Classics - Old Favorites With A New Twist
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Early Childhood Classics - Old Favorites With A New Twist
  • One of the best young children's CDs!
  • Great Kid Tunes
  • Great music, great twist
  • A favorite at library storytime
 Early Childhood Classics - Old Favorites With A New Twist
Hap Palmer
Manufacturer: Hap-Pal Music/Newsound
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ASIN: B00004RDLD
Release Date: 2000-02-01

Tracks:

  1. Itsy Bitsy Spider
  2. Pat-A-Cake
  3. I'm a Little Teapot
  4. Old Mac Donald
  5. Touch Your Toes To Your Nose
  6. Circle Songs: The Mulberry Bush, Ring Around the Rosy, Hokey Pokey
  7. Open Shut Them
  8. One, Two, Buckle My Shoe
  9. Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes
  10. Bingo
  11. The Elephant
  12. I'm Glad I'm Me
  13. Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
  14. The Wheels on the Bus
  15. Good-bye Song

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Hap Palmer may be best known for his vocal contributions to the hugely popular Baby Songs video series, but parents of 2- to 5-year-olds, particularly those with a sturdier than average educational bent, will find a lot to love on Early Childhood Classics: Old Favorites with a New Twist. This release rids itself of tiresome attempts to turn performances of simple songs like "The Itsy Bitsy Spider" into minor personal masterpieces and instead injects its de rigueur dose of creativity directly into familiar lyrics. For instance, while there's the usual cow and pig on Old MacDonald's farm, we're also introduced to Henrietta's House, where there's a cat, Zebediah's zoo with its tiger, and the puppy in Pamelina's pet shop. Similarly, instead of the usual "Pat-a-Cake" cliffhanger, where the cake's put in the oven and that's all she wrote, we get to hear the ding-ding-ding when it's done and layer on the frosting. The sequence of songs is repeated instrumentally after Palmer's interpretations to allow for sing-alongs and the dreaming up of more new lyrics--a useful device for caregivers who think like teachers (those who don't, though, can make use of clever movement and activity suggestions in the liner notes). Each song's wordplay and simple rhymes are catchy enough to fall into the can't-fail category when it comes to enhancing vocabulary, phonics, and vocabulary skills, and the surprise lyrics lend themselves nicely to attentive listening. Early Childhood Classics delivers old-fashioned fun in a satisfyingly unsplashy way. --Tammy La Gorce

Album Description

Here is a joyful collection of all time favorite activity songs for young children. Hap Palmer's unique renditions preserve the charm and simplicity of traditional songs while adding new, original lyrics and melodies to extend and enrich the familiar classics.

The simplicity and repetition of these songs guarantee active participation by encouraging children to sing and move with the music. While having fun and participating actively, children develop motor and musical skills and learn about animals, counting, identification of body parts, and phonics. As children sing along, responding to the imagery and humor of the lyrics, reading readiness is also enhanced. Alliteration and rhyme develop a child's ear for the sounds of language - an important pre-reading skill.

These songs are developmentally appropriate for the very young child - infant to 5 years. However, the familiar melodies and contemporary arrangements also elicit surprisingly gusty participation from first and second grade students. A variety of musical styles adds new life to well known songs with swing, blue grass, country, classical, rock, pop, and blues arrangements.

Fifteen songs are presented with vocal interpretation. The sequence is then repeated instrumentally providing opportunities for singing along and creating new lyrics using children's ideas. The instrumental selections also familiarize children with the sounds of a variety of musical instruments including piano, bass, drums, guitar, violin, viola, cello, trumpet, trombone, tuba, French horn, saxophone, flute, English horn, accordion, and a variety of percussion instruments such as conga drums, bougaraboo drum, ouiro, shaker, wood block and tambourine.

The instrumental versions of each song can be used in the following ways:

1. After children have learned words with the vocal version, they can sing along hearing only the music.

2. Children can create their own lyrics and sing the song using their ideas.

3. The music can accompany sessions in movement exploration and creative movement.

Suggestions for activities and variations are not limited to those presented in this guide book. There are endless possibilities awaiting your creative impulse.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Early Childhood Classics - Old Favorites With A New Twist.......2007-05-26

We listen to this CD almost evry day while driving around in the car. My daughter loves singing the songs!!! They are all good. Well worth the money!!

5 out of 5 stars One of the best young children's CDs!.......2006-02-24

My almost 4 year old is a huge Hap Palmer fan, and it's catching on to me. Just listen to one of his CDs, and you'll understand. This one in particular is great. I love how he makes beloved children songs even better. I never thought I'd be just as happy to hear a children's CD as one of my own, but this is so catchy, and it is priceless hearing my young daughter singing along to the words! It's great for her memory skills, remembering and singing to all the songs, and it's great for her learning rhyme and rhythm. The lyrics he adds are sooo fun and cathy and sweet. I love this guy!

5 out of 5 stars Great Kid Tunes.......2006-02-18

I bought this for my daughter, who is two, and my older kids love it as much as she does. Easy to remember lyrics and catchy tunes make this a great cd to listen to.

5 out of 5 stars Great music, great twist.......2005-10-28

If standard kid's tunes play in your house or car all day long, you will love this refreshing cd and your kid's won't miss a beat. I don't understand the 2 star review. If you don't like something, that's fine. But the reviewer's logic is very skewed in that they said it didn't meet their expectations, even though 1) The cd was a gift, and 2) The title of the cd tells you that it's not an album of "to-the-letter" standards. So if you don't like the music or your child doesn't like it, fine. But don't rate it down because you had ridiculous expectations from something you didn't even want or buy. If you are open-minded and enjoy good, fun, music you will love this. There is varied musical accompaniment and Hap sings great and truly seems to feel the music (unlike most performers of children's standards). Of course, the ultimate critic is the child. My daughter LOVES this cd (she's 21 months old now and has been listening to it since 12 months). Again, if you want standard kid songs, you may be disappointed with this because the music and words are different (usually, each song starts in a traditional manner but then non-standard lyrics and music follow). But if you want a twist without leaving the traditional songs altogether, buy this. I don't think you will be disappointed.

5 out of 5 stars A favorite at library storytime.......2005-10-19

I'm a children's librarian in Illinois and this cd has become one I use at almost every storytime. I especially love "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" because it contains a verse inserted by Hap Palmer which allows me to introduce Shakespeare to the tiniest child. He uses a line from "A Midsummer Night's Dream" -- "silver bow new bent in heaven" to describe the moon. I have entire families singing along, learning a famous quotation painlessly! And it's a beautiful, calming song to use at the end of a storytime. Parents and kids love it!
American Dreamer: Songs of Stephen Foster; Thomas Hampson; Jay Unger; Molly Mason
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • It's Dreamy
  • My Favorite Composer of all time
  • An American classic from Hampson that brings smiles and tears
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  • It's simply lovely
 American Dreamer: Songs of Stephen Foster; Thomas Hampson; Jay Unger; Molly Mason
Thomas Hampson , Jay Ungar , Molly Mason , Garrison Keillor , David Alpher , Mark Rust , Michael Parloff , Peter Ecklund , John Kirk , Arnold Kinsella , and Stephen Foster
Manufacturer: Angel Records
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ASIN: B000002SK7
Release Date: 1992-10-20

Tracks:

  1. Opening Solo Violin
  2. Jeanie With The Light Brown Hair
  3. Hard Times Come Again No More
  4. The Voice Of Bygone Days
  5. Foster Favorites Medley (Ring, Ring The Banjo (1851) Oh! Susanna (1848) Camptown Races (1850)
  6. Open Thy Lattice, Love (1844)
  7. Beautiful Dreamer (1864)
  8. That's What's The Matter
  9. Old Home Medley (Old Folks at Home (1851) My Old Kentucky Home, Good Night (1853)
  10. Molly! Do You Love Me? (1850)
  11. Sweetly She Sleeps, My Alice Fair (1851)
  12. Comrades, Fill No Glass For Me (1855)
  13. Dancing On The River (Nelly Bly (1850) The Glendy Burk (1860) Angelina Baker (1850)
  14. My Wife Is A Most Knowing Woman (1863)
  15. Gentle Annie (1856)
  16. Linger In Blissful Repose (1858)
  17. Ah! May The Red Rose Live Alway (1850)

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars It's Dreamy.......2007-01-10

This is a very wonderful recording of Stephen Foster by a master singer.
Foster's songs are of a more innocent and naive time in the American psyche, a time that it would not hurt us to remember, given the wretched brutality of American culture today (something you'll appreciate after listening to this recording).

The songs are beautifully sung by Mr. Hamspon, and the musical accompaniment with piano, mandolin, tuba, banjo, etc. seems a perfect setting for this period music. I enjoyed the musical interludes of Foster songs (not sung by Mr. Hampson), such as "Oh, Suzanna", "My Old Kentucky Home", and "Camptown Races." They are foot-stompin' and finger-snappin' good in a non-syncopated way.

Mr. Hampson's voice is so beautiful, and he has done such a wonderful job with these song's you'll just have to hear it, and when you do, tell me that you're not dreaming.

I remember reading a quote by John Phillip Sousa that decried the use of syncopation in American popular music. I never understood it until listening to this recording. The richness and intensity of American popular music (as experienced in the work of Stephen Foster) has been lost.
Everything has to be so cool today, thanks to syncopation, and "cool" really means no emotion.

If emotion is what you want, emotion is what you'll get with Stephen Foster's songs. It was a time when the death of loved ones (especially those who died in their youth) was experienced more often (see "I Dream of Jeannie with the Light Brown Hair" and "Gentle Annie"). And we were not protected from the vicissitudes of fate by myriad government programs, modern medicine and universal prosperity (see "Hard Times").
Husbands and wives had their differences then, as today, (see the amusing song "My Wife is a Most Knowin' Woman") The passion of the Civil War (Foster was a Unionist),is reflected in a wonderful, fun song, "That's What's the Matter."

If you love good music, and you have heart which can be stirred, and you love your country, this is for you.

I love this recording. It has opened up the door to my "beautiful dreams," dreams of bygone days, lost love, and whatever else we pine for.

I wanted to buy several copies for my friends, but somehow I felt that the impact of this recording was so personal, that it could not be shared with others. Not that they couldn't enjoy it, but that I could not begin to share the intense emotion and reverie stirred in my heart by these beautiful songs.

5 out of 5 stars My Favorite Composer of all time.......2006-08-20

Growing up playing his stuff on piano, I love the instrumentality of this CD..the violins give off that wail that he speaks of..I am not sure what it is about Stephen Foster but these verses..grab me like no other..there is so much sensitivity to it..

I dream of Jeannie with the light brown hair
Born like a vapor on the summer air
I see her tripping where the bright streams play
Happy as the daisies that dance on her way
Many were the wild notes her merry voice would pour

but the violins in this CD make this CD the best out there..
FYI should you be into astrology Stephen Foster is definition of Cancer...Sun and Moon conjunct in Cancer with mars in Scorpio..i love his lyrics..almost to the point of obsession..

5 out of 5 stars An American classic from Hampson that brings smiles and tears.......2006-07-17

Stephen Foster was the greatest American composer of sentimental parlor ballads--he so perfectly imitated folk songs that his music wound up turning into them. In an age of home music-making and later of families sitting around the radio, Foster's songs were a staple, often performed by crossover artists from opera like Lawrence Tibbett. Those were plump, ripe styles of singing, highly flavored by church hymns.

In this 1992 collection of 17 Foster favorites, plus a few rareties, Hampson drops the platform manner and goes straight for heartfelt sincerity. His tone is plain yet sweet, his expression intimate. He is accompanied by instruments redolent of the Victorian drawing room (guitar, fiddle, upright piano), and the mood they create brings tears and smiles of remembrance. This music is embedded in America's genes, and it's wonderful to realize that every note is still alive and throbbing with feeling.

5 out of 5 stars OMG!!! More than 10000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 stars, one of the best album in the world!!!.......2005-11-25

Simply one word, WOW!!!
Thomas Hampson's voice is simply fantasic. His voice is very different from regular operatic baritone voice, very sweet, and rich. I really cant believe an operatic baritone can sing folk song like THIS good, in my opinion he sounds even better than his opera works in this album. His voice and the background music matches perfectly, the outcome would move u to tears, and u can feel the origin of MUSIC. This album really shows what the word MUSIC means, and the songs simply just ALL beautiful. I like his "beautiful dreamer", "my life is well knowing woman", and "jeanie with the light brown hair" the most. When I listen the songs I would just imagine that I am in the world of past USA, and I can feel the life of the ppl in the past USA~ just like watching an old classic movie, it would touch ur heart and fall in love with this album.

5 out of 5 stars It's simply lovely.......2004-12-14

I didn't know Stephen Foster (I thought): wrong: Oh Susanna, etc, I knew, but had no idea who the composer was.

This CD is a revelation. The melodies are so beautiful, as are the poems, and Thomas Hampson just brings them to life as wonderfully as ever. I especially love "Beautiful Dreamer" - it gives me butterflies - and "My wife is a most knowing woman" - the way he makes the voices and the indignation is just brilliant. If one needed reminding what a brilliant singer Mr Hampson is - this disk does it.
Fight Songs
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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 Fight Songs
Old 97's
Manufacturer: Elektra / Wea
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ASIN: B00000IL0L
Release Date: 1999-04-27

Tracks:

  1. Jagged
  2. Lonely Holiday
  3. Oppenheimer
  4. Indefinitely
  5. What We Talk About
  6. Crash On The Barrelhead
  7. Murder (Or A Heart Attack)
  8. Alone So Far
  9. Busted Afternoon
  10. Nineteen
  11. Let The Idiot Speak
  12. Valentine

Amazon.com's Best of 1999

By dropping their y'allternative pretensions, busting out their rock chops, and releasing the pop child within, the Old 97's come out of the country and into the limelight. Some fans may decry the lack of twang, but there is no denying that Fight Songs is a terrific album, from its rollicking guitars to Rhett Miller's aw-shucks lyrical look at love's travails. --Tod Nelson

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Barely into the second track of Fight Songs the Old 97's, who've made cantankerous sore-heartedness a virtue, sound harmonically mellow and sweet. "Lonely Holiday," on first pass, is edgeless, but then you get "19" and yet more polished eschewal of this old band's incisive penchant. Does it bring Fight Songs down? A bit, but clean production aside, the Old 97's show tremendous growth from the scrappy twang of Wreck Your Life and even Too Far to Care. These are pop tunes, no doubt, and the twang might be somewhat eclipsed in spots. Guitarist and singer Rhett Miller's hardly budged an inch on his confessional pissing and moaning, still keeping it clear that he's bent out of shape. And the band's decided to trim its instrumental colors in the production process, which leads to a vaguely compressed feel in the guitars and an even more up-front occasion for Miller to sound off. --Andrew Bartlett

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Heartbreak Seldom Sounds This Inviting .......2007-01-28

Old 97's have rock hearts and mixed emotions. Both are on prominent display in Fight Songs, an album that for me at least is a bit more consisistently satisfying than the later Satellite Rides. As a writer, Rhett Miller loves wordplay. Check out Indefinitely, a funny story of getting caught in the act, embarrassing even "though you're twenty-nine years old," and as for the romance, he's "in definitely," except when he's feeling "indefinitely" about it. Oppenheimer is a flat-out falling in love song, with some nifty background handclaps that recall street corner a capella or some of the better entertainment on the New York City subway system. Elsewhere, in Nineteen he captures precisely what it means to be a dewy but horny male of that age -- "nineteen is not the age of reason...all I ever wanted to do was lie around in bed with you." Most of these songs recount, as in Busted Afternoon, busted relationships, but ones remembered fondly and as part of living. Lonely Holiday, Murder (or a Heart Attack), Let the Idiot Speak, and Valentine are other top-notch cuts. In nearly all of them, hearts break, hearts mend, ready to get broken again. All of this plays out to music that is consistently polished, well-produced, and at times almost exultant in its blasting guitars and insistent drum lines. Maybe not brilliant, but Fight Songs is great music.

5 out of 5 stars Old 97s at their best.......2006-02-25

I have every Old 97s CD, but this has always been the stand out to me. By far their best and the CD that turned me in to a dedicated fan. I've probably given a half dozen copies of this CD to friends with my unqualified recommendation.

5 out of 5 stars The Band Who Could Do No Wrong.......2005-02-19

I first heard Old 97's on a local public radio station just after this album came out. They were playing "Oppenheimer". My first thought was that the singer sounded a bit like The Cure's Robert Smith. My second thought was that this was a great song; Catchy as could be, and just well written all the way around. I soon realized that this station played Old 97's quite frequently, and as I listened to all that I heard, I just fell in love. "Fight Songs" was the first Old 97's album I ever bought, and it is still my favorite. The album opens with "Jagged", a perfect example of edgy pop with just enough twang to it. "Lonely Holiday" is depressing in a wonderful way, leaving you feeling the pain of love. "Oppenheimer" and "Indefinitely" are happy-go-lucky, poppy sort of numbers that are absolutely perfect for driving in the car on a sunny day; "Nineteen" and "Murder (or a Heart Attack)" are radio-friendly numbers, but are well crafted, and don't let even the die-hard, cling-to-the-old-stuff Old 97's fan down. My least favorite song on this album for a long time was "What we talk about". I would always skip past it when I'd listen to this disc. Once I really gave it a good listen, it became one of my personal faves; Don't make the same mistake I did. The final track, "Valentine" is the icing on the cake. As if Rhett Miller's voice weren't enough to make this band shine, bassist Murray Hammond takes over vocals on this track (as well as on "Crash on the Barrelhead"), and literally draws that gut-wrenching, life-ending, heartbreaking feeling right out of you. I can't recommend this album OR this band highly enough. Why are you still sitting here reading? Go buy this CD!!

4 out of 5 stars you say "sellout"...i say "great record".......2004-12-26

With "Fight Songs," the Old 97's sound got a bit punchier and the harder rockin' direction was explored more with the followup "Satellite Rides," another great record. "Fight Songs" was the album that alienated a lot of the band's hardcore following, but it is a record that really grows on you. Besides the insanely catchy songs like the opening cut "Jagged" and the (almost) hit "Nineteen," there is plenty more that can be appreciated by anyone who enjoys great rock 'n' roll. "Murder or a Heart Attack" is probably one of the five best songs written by Rhett Miller, who, by the way, has written dozens of truly masterful songs, and "Oppenheimer" is a great, timeless tune. This album is a great "road trip" type album, but is really great for any time.

5 out of 5 stars People miss the point on this one..........2004-11-14

This was my second Old 97s disc, after "Too Far To Care," and it took me a bit longer to get into than their earlier material. However, it's become my most listened-to disc from what is probably my favorite band right now. This is guitar-pop in its classic sense- as in the Kinks, the Beatles and early REM, with catchy hooks and clever lyrics. It is also very much a logical extension from their earlier work. "Too Far to Care" is rougher and louder, closer to Rancid perhaps than Ray Davies, but they were obviously beginning to branch into less traditionally "country" sounding areas already. In my mind this is not too much of a departure for a band that has already broken down the barriers between country and pop.

I saw the band play live not so long ago, and the songs from this album stood up next to their earlier and later work very nicely. "Crash on the Barrelhead" was among my few favorite songs performed. See them live, and buy this disc. It's a great place to start with the band.

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