Find Out

Find Out

ASIN: B00000264D

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Recorded in 1985 and featuring Sidemen Such As: Rayford Griffin (Drums, Percussion, Vocals), Robert Brookins (Keyboards, Vocals), Sunnie Paxson (Keyboards), Eddie Martinez (Guitar), Ray Gomez (Guitar) and Paulinho Da Costa (Percussion). Includes the Songs: 'Find Out' 'What If I Should Fall in Love' and a Cover of Bruce Springteen's 'Born in the U.s.a.'. --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

Tracks:

HUGH ROSS - Bellingham, WA
JIGS & REELS - Enumclaw, WA
THOSE MARCHING O'NEILLS - Enumclaw, WA
CABAR FEIDH - Enumclaw, WA
DANNY BOY - St. Paul, MN
WICKED TINKERS - COMPULSIVE! Banter
BELLY DANCE & HORNPIPES/MAZURKA - Woodland, CA
JUST SOME JIGS - Woodland, CA
HARRY'S HORNPIPES- Antioch, CA
ATHOLL HIGHLANDERS - St. Paul, MN
SLIP JIG SET - Fresno, CA
SEAL SET - Enumclaw, WA
PIPERS LUNG Rant
HORNPIPE/JIG SET - Enumclaw, WA
AMAZING GRACE, SCOTLAND THE BRAVE, & BLACK BEAR HORNPIPE - Fresno, CA
RED HOT METAL Blether
HAMMERED - St. Paul , MN
JAM WITH MEN OF WORTH - Enumclaw, WA
SORTING HAT Patter
THE PUMPKIN'S FANCY - Fresno, CA
WALLOP THE CAT - Antioch, CA
BOG - Woodland, CA

Album Description

"BANGER* FOR BREAKFAST", is Wicked Tinker's fourth attempt at music recording. It's live and raw - like you'll usually find us at the Scottish Highland Games. "Banger" originally started out with 60 hours of music recorded live across the country. We whittled it down to a couple hours of our greatest hits. This first of two CDs, is a bunch of favorites snatched from our three previous releases, with ten new tunes thrown in to boot. All this in one tribal-thumping CD. You'll find your body moving against your consent.

*Bang•er: (bang´er) n. Chiefly Brit. 1. making bang. 2. A short little greasy British sausage. 3. A noisy old car.

Customer Reviews:

No Rest For the Wicked!!!!!!!.......2007-04-10

This disk give the listener a great idea of what it's like to be at a Wicked Tinkers performance.

Considering the quality of the concert performances that the Tinkers do in their live shows and considering that this CD is a compilation of several live shows, you get more than your money's worth with this disk.

A great representation of the Wicked Tinker's music!

May the music gods continue to smile upon the Wicked Tinkers!

My kids are hooked on this band!.......2006-09-06

My family saw this band play live at the Pleasanton Highland Games, where they were incredibly energetic and fun to watch. Something like a bagpipe jazz combo. This CD does a good job of capturing some of that energy (though you should try to catch them in the flesh if they ever play in your neighborhood!). My kids are simply hooked on this music. They can't stop twirling and stomping to it, and my older one has declared that she wants to learn the bagpipes! Beware - this music needs to be played LOUD. You may scare the neighbors. Just fab.

live and raw.......2006-03-19

This is another great live CD, recorded in many sessions and locations, and brought together in a "best-of" format. Track 3 has an excellent drum feature, and track 5 (Danny Boy) is well done, as is the Amazing Grace Plus in track 15. One item to note is the brief explanation of the roots of the bagpipes in track 6, which leads into an unusual Middle Eastern special song in track 7. This CD, like their Whisky Supper album, contains several moments of conversations with the crowd and among the bandmates of Wicked Tinkers. This lends it a cozier listen than just a "dry" album, or a concert arena sound. With the combination of tracks available on other CDs, plus new ones makes this a great starter CD, especially for fans of Celtic music, bagpipes in particular. The addition of their "trademark" didgeridoo (explained in and featured on track 22) makes this a must-have, unusual collection of traditional songs with new takes, and uniquely varied material. You can't miss with this one!

Banger for Breakfast.......2006-03-18

I don't think there's another band like the Wicked Tinkers in existence. Super-high-energy, with a huge bagpipe/drums/sometimes didgeridoo sound, they reinfuse life into a subgenre of traditional folk music that sometimes lacks energy and innovation. It's impossible to sit still while listening to this. I saw a clip of the band at a Scottish Faire in Northern California on TV and was immediately hooked (well done of one of the band members to have a T-shirt on with the band's name, otherwise I would never have known who they were).

I've loved all of the Tinkers' albums and this one is no exception.

Awesome music!.......2006-03-01

I read an online review about this cd,and took a chance.Gosh I was in heaven today listening to this awesome group.
Much better than other groups who play this kind of music!

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Clear by M. Sadler is CLEARLY AWESOME!
Very good solo release from Saga's lead singer
Saga's Michael Sadler makes a nice one.
don't worry
Great job Sadler

Clear
Michael Sadler
Manufacturer: ProgRock Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0002W1122
Release Date: 2004-09-07

Tracks:

Who's sorry now
Who's foolin who
Too much time on my hands
I'm not the enemy
Can't let go
Lonely
One minute
In the name of love
Why we lie
One heart
Surrender your heart
Clear

Album Description

"Clear" represents years of work and change for Michael Sadler. After decades with the multi-platinum award winning band Saga and countless worldwide tours, Michael needed an opportunity to express himself outside the confines of Saga. As a vocalist and multi-instrumentalist, Michael was in a very good position to be able to realize his dream and complete a deeply personal album that covers a lot of intense territory. This CD will appeal to any Saga fan for sure, and fans of well crafted tunes in general.

Customer Reviews:

Clear by M. Sadler is CLEARLY AWESOME!.......2006-08-27

This is a MOST impressive solo production by Michael Sadler. What an awesome gift for writing lyrics... and the music is as fantastic as any SAGA CD yet produced! Amazing CD that I highly recommend to ANY SAGA or Michael Sadler vocals fan!!

Very good solo release from Saga's lead singer.......2006-06-03

This album is very well produced. Michael Sadler's voice is in top shape and the songs are well produced and catchy. A very good album.

Saga's Michael Sadler makes a nice one........2006-02-07

A pleasant,very well executed cd from one of my favorite and unique voices in rock music.If you like Toto and later Ambrosia with a sprinkle of Saga,this will do you very well.

don't worry.......2005-03-30

I was hooked the first time I ever saw "Careful Where You Step" on MTV a long, long time ago. I've followed Saga ever since, sometimes overwhelmed, sometimes not so much. I was very interested when I first became aware of "Clear", but I have to admit, I was a little apprehensive when I saw the photos of Michael with some lines in his face and gray in the stubble on his chin. But then I listened to the CD. Don't worry. The mightiest tenor in all of rock hasn't lost a thing over the years. This album is somewhat like Saga from the later years... plus. Vocals, harmony, melody, writing, instrumentals, extremely high production values - it's all there, and the added kick of having Michael bare his soul about things obviously dear to him. Yes, there is definitely a style, a sound, to his comositions, but if you've ever liked anything he's done, this CD is well worth the purchase.

Great job Sadler.......2005-02-10

If you like Saga, you are going to love this. The power & drive of Saga is all there. One of the best rock cds I've heard in a while. YYAAA!!!

TRW

All These Things That I've Done / Why Don't You Find Out For Yourself

Average customer rating:

All These Things Are Great
When the race is done, is there room for one more son
Not really sure why I bought this...
Great Cover Tune, Cool Video!

All These Things That I've Done / Why Don't You Find Out For Yourself
The Killers
Manufacturer: Umvd Import
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Smile Like You Mean It / Get Trashed (2 track UK CDsingle)
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Hot Fuss
Hot Fuss

ASIN: B0002LQ2OA
Release Date: 2004-11-23

Tracks:

All These Things That I've Done (Album Version)
All These Things That I've Done (Radio Edit)
Why Don't You Find Out For Yourself (Bbc Session)
All These Things That I've Done (Video)

Album Description

Details TBA. Lizard King. 2004.

Album Details

Live Favorite and Frequent Set Closer, this is the Third Single to Be Taken from the Killers Debut Album "Hot Fuss". Includes Exclusive Live B-side.

Customer Reviews:

All These Things Are Great.......2005-08-25

Well I would like to start off by complimenting the work art and the iregular cd case. Since you'd think it was a promo-cd not a single but its great! The songs are great. The normal album version and the radio edit which I am not very fond of since it doesn't show the true talent of THE KILLERS and "Why Don't You Find Out For Yourself" which people say is a cover and I don't know who was the original singer but I think THE KILLERS do a great job "remaking or re-singing" this song! and a bonus- it has the video which is great too!

When the race is done, is there room for one more son.......2005-06-27

All these things that I've done is so beautiful, you'll be moved and influenced even if you didn't like either Mr. Brightside or Somebody told me. This is the second song that Brendan Flowers (Lead Vocalist) used the gospel choir in, and it gives it a surreal almost surround sound in the background as he sings. Very unique and quite moving to listen too, its as though the song is being sung reverently by Brendan.

In short love the killers, although I would say it's better if you just buy the entire CD Hot Fuss. At least for those of us that can't afford to buy singles all the time. Trust me, you won't be dissapointed or let down.

Not really sure why I bought this..........2005-05-04

Probably because I've become a Killers/Interpol/Bravery fanatic. The title track is an okay song, but not really up there with their other recent singles from "Hot Fuss". "Why Don't You Find Out For Yourself" is a nice track that sounds like a studio recording, not a BBC session live track. Again, nice stuff, but does any of this really add to the overall Killers experience? I say no. Stick with the new single of "Smile Like You Mean it" and the remixes of "Somebody Told Me" and you'll be a happier Killer, IMO.

Great Cover Tune, Cool Video!.......2005-02-06

I am now officially hooked on The Killers! This song is the best track from their album & I hope it will eventually be released here in the US. I bought it for the bonus track, "Why Don't You Find Out For Yourself," hoping it was a cover of a Morrissey song from 1994 & sure enough, it was! Brandon Flowers does an impressive job of recapturing Morrissey's angst while maintaining The Killers style throughout this live radio recording. Excellent!

The Radio Edit is just that- it cuts off the vocal/piano intro at the beginning & fades out early at the end- no other changes or remixing.

The video also makes this single worth owning. Brandon & the guys are walking down a city street, singing the song as they are barraged by fans & friends- kissing, hugging & following the band on their journey to a concert hall. They are even joined by a gospel choir for the "I got soul but I'm not a soldier" bridge. Nothing groundbreaking here, but fun to watch, regardless.

If you're a Killers fan, this cd single is a definite must-have for your collection & worth every penny for the Morrissey cover alone!

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Endangered Species
Endangered Species
Manufacturer: cydonia
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000CA8EO2
Release Date: 2005-06-28

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What Dreams May Come

Manufacturer: Albany Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Water & Light
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Voices and Light

ASIN: B00064AEB0
Release Date: 2004-10-26

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A Cut Above the Norm

Find Out!
Stanley Clarke
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Time Exposure
Hideaway

ASIN: B00000264D
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

Find Out
What If I Should Fall In Love
Born In The U.S.A.
The Sky's The Limit
Don't Turn The Lights Out
Campo Americano
Stereotpica
Psychedelic
My Life

Album Details

Recorded in 1985 and featuring Sidemen Such As: Rayford Griffin (Drums, Percussion, Vocals), Robert Brookins (Keyboards, Vocals), Sunnie Paxson (Keyboards), Eddie Martinez (Guitar), Ray Gomez (Guitar) and Paulinho Da Costa (Percussion). Includes the Songs: 'Find Out' 'What If I Should Fall in Love' and a Cover of Bruce Springteen's 'Born in the U.s.a.'.

Customer Reviews:

A Cut Above the Norm.......2003-10-01

No "Find Out!" is no "Time Exposure" for sure-the album is filled with far poppier songs and is obviously intended as a commercial product but as before the quality OF the songs are
quite good.The Stanely Clarke Band has the feel of mid 80's
electro funk/hip-hop beats with Clarke's expert bass thrown in
for good measure.Of note is the arena rock/rap of "Born In The
U.S.A" in which Clarke comes off as LL Cool J featuring Stanley
Clarke parodying Springsteen and IT WORKS!And the catchy tital
track,"The Skies The Limit" and "Don't Turn The Lights Off"
feature Clarke singing (for once" in a highly unoffensive style.
The four instrumentals arn't consistant bar the frenetic
"Psychedelic" but that doesn't matter-if you can get this then
it's worth your search-happy hunting!

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ISSUE RESOLVED ON THE EUPHRATES
Enjoiyable, but lacking, too.

Handel: Belshazzar

Manufacturer: Archiv Produktion
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Minuets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B0001ZWGHY
Release Date: 2004-06-15

Tracks:

Overture
Vain, Fluctuating State Of Human Empire!
Thou, God Most High, And Thou Alone
The Fate Of Babylon, I Fear, Is Nigh
Lament Not Thus, Oh Queen, In Vain!
Behold, By Persia's Hero Made
Well May They Laugh/Oh Memory! Still Bitter To My Soul
Opprest With Never-Ceasing Grief
Dry Thoes Unavailing Tears
Be Comforted: Safe Though The Tyrant Seem/Methought, As On The Bank Of Deep Euphrates
Now, Tell Me, Gobrias
Behold The Monstrous Human Beast
Can You Then Think It Strange
Great God! Who, Yet But Darkly Known
My Friends, Be Confident
All Empires Upon God Depend
Oh Sacred Oracles Of Truth!
Rejoyce, My Countrymen
Sing, Oh Ye Heav'ns!

Tracks:

Let Festal Joy Triumphant Reign!
For You, My Friends
The Leafy Honours Of The Field
It Is The Custom, I May Say, The Law
Recall, Oh King! Thy Rash Command
They Tell You True
Oh Dearer Than My Life, Forebear!
By Slow Degrees The Wrath Of God
See, From His Post Euphrates Flies!
You See, My Friends, A Path
Amaz'd To Find The Foe So Near
To Arms, To Arms! No More Delay!
Ye Tutelar Gods Of Our Empire
Let The Deep Bowl Thy Praise Confess
Where Is The God Of Judah's Boasted Pow'r?
Call All My Wise Men

Tracks:

A Singony (Allegro Postillions)
Ye Sages! Welcome Always To Your King/Alas! Too Hard A Task The King Imposes
Oh Misery! - Oh Terror! - Hopeless Grief!
Oh King, Live For Ever!
No! To Thyself Thy Trifles Be
Yet, To Obey His Dread Command
Oh Sentence To Severe!
Oh God Of Truth! Oh Faithful Guide!
You, Gobrias, Lead Directly To The Palace
Oh Glorious Prince!
Alternate Hopes And Fears
Fain Would I Hope
Can The Black Aethiop Change His Skin?
My Hopes Revive
Bel Boweth Down!
I Thank, Thee, Sesach
A Martial Symphony
To Pow'e Immortal My First Thanks
Be It Thy Care, Good Gobrias
Great Victor, At Your Feet I Bow
Say, Venerable Prophet
Tell It Out Among The Heathen
Yes, I Will Build Thy City
I Will Magnify Thee

Customer Reviews:

ISSUE RESOLVED ON THE EUPHRATES.......2005-06-19

One question I might find among the more difficult in my life would be - which is my favourite Handel oratorio? I suspect that my answer would generally be 'the one I heard most recently', and that, as I write this, is Belshazzar. It is a magnificent thing, a heavenly thing. It has taken me longer than it should have to come to an appreciation of what makes Handel the phenomenon - as a genius, as an artist, as a craftsman - that he is, but I am comforted to reflect that no less a genius than Haydn, at the age of nearly 70 gaining a more thorough knowledge of Handel in performance, was driven to say that he felt a mere apprentice. In his sense of how to pace a dramatic narrative, in his instinct for how to use the human voice in song and above all in chorus, in the matchless flexibility and adroitness he displays at word-setting and in the audacity of his melodic and harmonic effects I can think of nobody who can approach Handel on his own terms.

Belshazzar was not a great success at the box-office, although this may have had more to do with difficulties in the casting than because it was deemed insufficiently biblical for oratorio, which seems to have been the fate of Hercules. It seems to me to be perfectly well described as oratorio in other ways too, with (for one thing) the extensive use of the chorus that we find in, say, Samson but not in Hercules. The one passage that cries out for visual effects is of course the apparition of the moving finger itself. Even here the composer can go a long way with sheer power of suggestion, by the strange unaccompanied violin figure creeping upwards and the frightened brevity of the vocal numbers. Otherwise for me Belshazzar is as much an oratorio as Samson is. It has the same librettist too, the crusty and formidable Jennens, who had also collaborated with Handel on Saul and on Messiah itself. Jennens' full text is not provided, but I think if you read the synopsis first and then follow the work from the headlines to each number you will have no difficulty in catching the words, so clear is the enunciation by soloists and chorus alike. As usual, Handel was driven to make alterations to the score for practical reasons. He had been a little concerned about its length, roughly 2 hours and 50 minutes in this performance, but where he wishes to be expansive he gives us full measure - two arias in Act I scene 4 take well over 7 minutes each. The liner-essay (a good one, by Anthony Hicks) goes into the issue of the version of the score used here, and I personally have no problem with it.

I have no faults to find with the performance in any way. Pinnock is an established specialist, the instruments are period instruments and vocal cadenzas at the end of the arias are kept minimal. Anthony Rolfe Johnson, James Bowman and David Wilson-Johnson are tried and trusted Handel singers and at their best here, and Nicolas Robertson and Richard Wistreich in the smaller parts are every bit as good. The part of Cyrus is a soprano part, taken by Catherine Robbin, and when I thought I heard just one touch of strain in `Destructive War' in the final scene she makes up for it instantly in her superb duet with Arleen Auger in the following number. Auger as Nitocris the mother of Belshazzar has the biggest part, and she covers herself with glory all the way through.

The recording is perfect, and when I saw an aria entitled `Destructive War, thy limits know' near the end I felt a sharp sense of irony in the year 2005. Cyrus, Handel, Jennens, you should all have been living at this hour.

Enjoiyable, but lacking, too........2004-08-16

This 3CD set of George Frederic Handel's (1685-1759) "Belshazzar", from Archiv Production, a division of Universal Music, is proof again that transfer from vinyl to tape to disc brings with it improvements in listening that make the purchase a worthwhile addition to anyone's listening library. Written in 1744, "Belshazzar" is an oratorio in the operatic style that is wonderful oratorio, but lacking the true depth one expects to hear in an opera. London opera audiences of Handel's day agreed, as both "Belshazzar" and Handel's other offering of the period in the same style, "Hercules", were not terribly successful. Instead of the scheduled 24 performances only 16 were given and Handel never offered a full season of oratorio again. The Libretto by Charles Jennens (1700-1773) is, as the production notes say, meant "not only to show the fall of Babylon but to show it as a fulfillment of divine prediction and to confirm the biblical testimony by reference to classical history." There's only one problem, as good a quality as the CDs are, it is not possible to follow the full libretto and the accompanying booklet includes no text, which is a shame. I think the listening experience would have been increased immeasurably if one was able to follow the text of what is being sung. Nonetheless the dramatic narrative is fluid and even, and the English Concert and Choir provide nice balance to the less full vocal passages, as in Disc 3s "Oh Glorious prince", cut 10. There is enough of this throughout to keep one's interest, but disappointing if what one expects is another ""Messiah".

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CHI TOWN HEAT
Chi-town is the city!!!
This **** is good.

Against All Odds
Marz
Manufacturer: Billion Dollar Ballers Entertainment
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ASIN: B000BK9TLU
Release Date: 2005-10-04

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Red Carpet Pimpin
Get That Money
Gang Colors
Video Tape It
On A Hustle
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Party At
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Shake UR Body
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Against All Odds

Product Description

Marz's highly-anticipated release that's got the streets talking and the labels calling. Against All Odds is Marz's follow up to the street classic TGZ Nation the Mixtape, and features 17 brand-new tracks! Visit www.MARZ.ws for the latest!

Customer Reviews:

CHI TOWN HEAT.......2006-01-05

THIS N**** DOPE!

Marz has been around a few yrs back and returned with his 4th indie release Against All Odds.....

MOst of the hooks on thiz thang are catchy, good s*** to relax/jam too this is a banger allrite.......

only traks that were weak on it are "red carpet pimpin" and "on a hustle" b-sides that, everything else flows nicely and sounds sharp....dont sleep

Chi-town is the city!!!.......2005-10-28

I first heard of Marz a few years back. I picked up his debut Lung Fu Mo She, and liked it a lot at the time. Now when listening to it the beats sound pretty generic, and as a whole the album sounds dated. I hadn't really payed attention to him until now when I found out he had three albums I missed. Left Gorilla Pimpin alone, not too big on rock/rap. Lung Fu Mo She is definately rock/rap, and Gorilla Pimpin sounds even more so. Took a listen to TGZ Nation the Mixtape, and Against All Odds and really liked them. You can tell this time around the focus is on hip-hop, not rock. TGZ Nation has good beats, but they're not Marz's beats. The beats on Against All Odds are decent, but not high quality, although a few stand out. Marz is really improving his rapping skills, and although I feel he may never break into the mainstream, he may become a good underground rapper. He stills needs to work on, and polish his flow, as well as expand his vocabulary. Against All Odds is a good cd, entertaining listen, and if you buy it from his website it will only cost you 10 bucks. Check it out, you shouldn't be dissappointed. Thanx 4 reppin Chi-town Marz.

This **** is good........2005-10-15

There isn't one track on this record I didn't love. Marz's lyrics are great and cover everything form the gangster, the inspiring and the funny. You can dance to this record, relax to it and well you know.
I definitely recommend it.

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Just be a poet about it
Disappointment
Intimate, Delicate, And Yet Powerful
What can I say except...
Stunningly Beautiful

When I Was Made
Edie Carey
Manufacturer: Edie Carey
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000AZKOC
Release Date: 2003-09-02

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With Our Hands
Open Wide
All The Way Down
If I Start To Cry
Chemistry
Compromise (Be A Poet About It)
Already Gone
I Need You
Under A Sky
Yes

Customer Reviews:

Just be a poet about it.......2007-02-05

I got to see Edie Carey at a "house concert," where fans of music provide their living room, kitchen, patio etc as a place for a traveling musician to play. The hosts provide snacks and a place to play, the guests pay a small fee to cover costs and the artist provides music. In Edie Carey's case, really good music.

This was the CD I purchased after the show, primarily for what I thought was the best song of the evening, "Compromise (Be A Poet About It)." It is a sad song with a sweetly hushed vocal, and I found it to be somewhat like Joni Mitchell or Shawn Colvin. I asked Edie to point me to the right CD, and this is what I brought home. "When I Was Made" walks between bluegrass/country and confessional folk. The first song, "With Our Hands," is a plucky country number enlivened by Jonathan Kingham's banjo. But she glides just as easily to Sheryl Crow pop like "All The Way Down" and the aforementioned "Compromise."

If you don't mind some genre-hopping, or any of the artists mentioned prior, you'll probably enjoy "When I Was Made." I will also cheerfully recommend Edie Carey's performance should she visit your town. You can find a schedule at the website that bears her name.

Disappointment.......2006-07-19

I bought the When I Was Made cd based on other Amazon purchases I had made. Well, I found Edie Carie's lyrics and delivery to be a sad disappointment.

Intimate, Delicate, And Yet Powerful.......2004-03-18

I stumbled across Edie Carey nearly two years ago and, in short order, owned all of her CD's to that point with CALL ME HOME topping the short list. As much as I appreciated Edie's offerings to date, somehow everything changed with WHEN I WAS MADE...somehow very much for the better. My favorites When I Start To Cry and Compromise seem to be intensely personal and I feel honored to be allowed to listen in. By themselves they would make this CD a keeper, but there is so much more. With Our Hands is a great song but then add Jonathan Kingham's dobro and banjo pickin' and what a treat this one becomes. Go ahead...try not to move or sing along with it. Additionally, Under A Sky, All The Way Down, and Chemistry (JK/banjo again) are just three more chapters in this amazing musical gift. And if this wasn't enough for you to purchase WHEN I WAS MADE, know this: After seeing Edie in concert this past Saturday, what resonates with her audience in addition to her awe-inspiring voice and songwriting is the fact that she intensely loves sharing her craft with us and is so very grateful that we stopped by to listen. No, maam...the gratitude is ours, Edie C.

What can I say except..........2004-01-31

...any Edie is great Edie! One cannot go wrong with this woman. This album is a twist on her usual sound but it is a natural progression and sounds awesome! I love to hear people grow and expand. The lyrics are fabulous. The title track "With Our Hands" is heart wrenching and uplifting at the same time. I don't know many artists who can create that combo. Keep up the good work Edie!

Stunningly Beautiful.......2003-12-27

This is Edie's most poignant and beautiful work to date. Evan Brubaker's production gives her a fresh, new sound. It's intimate, organic and simply beautiful. The banjos and dobros on some songs will make everyone think it's country, but it's better described as rootsy pop.

Tracks:

Catweazle
Happens to Us All
Hip Clown Rag [Demo Version]
Kaleidoscope
Finest Kiss
Everybird
Lazy Day
Spaniard
Does This Hurt?
Sunfly II: Walking with the Kings
Buffalo Bill
Lazarus
Let Me Be Your Faith
Best Lose the Fear
I Hang Suspended
I've Lost the Reason
Wish I Was Skinny
Cracked Lips/Homesick
Barney (...and Me)
It's Lulu

Tracks:

Wake Up Boo!: Music for Astronauts
Blues for George Michael
Find the Answer Within
Joel
Reaching Out from Here
From the Bench at Belvidere
Almost Nearly There
What's in the Box? (See Watcha Got)
Four Saints
C'mon Kids
Ride the Tiger
Tomorrow [#]
Blueroom in Archway
Free Huey
Kingsize

Album Description

Compiled in conjunction with the band, this sumptuous 2-CD package features key albums tracks, newly remastered singles, b-side rarities and unreleased gems spanning the 1990s. With deluxe packaging and artwork by the Boo's original designer, Stephen Wood, this is set to be the ultimate package, boasting all of their many Top 75 hits, from the Top 10 favorite 'Wake Up Boo' to the indie anthem 'Lazarus'. In addition to the best of their Creation recordings (1992-1998), the set includes six rare pre-Creation tracks for the Action and Rough Trade labels, including selections from their valuable debut album Ichabod And I. In short, this is a must of indie fans everywhere. Castle Music. 2005.

Album Details

This Anthology, Put Together with the Full Support of the Band, Brings Together their Singles, B-sides, Rarities and Other Previously Unreleased Gems Making it a Must for Indie Fans Everywhere.

Customer Reviews:

No "Foster's Van"?.......2006-06-02

What? One of their greatest swirly songs has not been included? Curses!

Still, a worthwhile compilation from a worthwhile band....

Greatness & Imperfection.......2005-08-04

You probably know what the band sounds like already. Support them with your cash; they deserve it. I'm focusing here a bit more on the arguments made for the band's legacy in the collection itself, verbally and musically. A Creation compilation following the wake of a great Swervedriver one, this is handsomely presented and thoughtfully sequenced.

The excellent liner notes perhaps make a stronger case for the Boo Radleys than I, a longtime fan, would justify. Brian Block gives an overview of the band's ascension via the grittier shoegazing/fuzzy guitar cohorts to more eclectic popsters, to briefly chart-topping fab four Scousers, to again grittier mixers of beats and harshness into their polychromatic textures. Extra points to Block for putting the band's scope next to not only XTC but The Loud Family, an overlooked array of genii from Northern California you all must hear. Keith Cameron sensitively charts the band's rise and decline, although, like Block, I think he gives the latter part of the band's output too much credit and diminishes the appeal of their grottier early shambling noise--"Everything's" a far better album than both reviewers in the notes rate, and I prefer it actually as a whole to "Giant Steps," although that album has the band's best songs.

The selections here take six songs from the very first stage of the band, which is my primary reason for purchasing the anthology, as well as some extended mixes, which frankly outwear their welcome, and a few often very short interludes tracked as separate songs. For those who have followed the band and have the albums and many of the e.p.'s, this is best bought for the impressive notes appended by Martin Carr's own reflections on each of the 35 tracks. I prefer the first to the second disc, as I favor the more guitar-oriented, less danceable side of the band. Disc two's first half sounds like McCartney, the latter part John Lennon, as they try to blend Beatleish reverie and angst, respectively, with a more hip--but more diffused and lumpishly cluttered--sound that in my opinion (the notes suggest this) shows the band floundering in the wake of Oasis/Blur's mid-90s Britpop. While more adventurous than Disc One, it hasn't worn as well, although hearing the title track of what I regard their failed last album here does make an eloquent case for the band's command of craft up to their end.

Still, 5 stars for presentation, three at most for Disc Two and four for Disc One, so I'll average it thus.

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