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Contact!

ASIN: B000005H9H

Editorial Reviews
Jazz Times
The group sounds tight and daring with the emphasis on the jazz component. As long as Barretto is slapping the skins the Latin tinge is there, but this is not about shaking your booty. However, Barretto's own compositions, the funky "Liberated Spirit" and "La Bendicion" are deeply rooted in the music of the barrio.

Tracks:

The Sound Is Fading
The Code Of Handsome Lake
Making A Noise
Unbound
Sacrifice
Rattlebone
Peyote Healing
In The Blood
Stomp Dance (Unity)
The Lights
Take Your Partner By The Hand (Red Alert Mix)

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As on 1994's Music for the Native Americans, Contact from the Underworld of Redboy finds former Band leader Robbie Robertson incorporating Native American musical textures into ultramodern soundscapes. Once again, Robertson fares best when he turns the microphone over to his guests. Verdell Primeaux and Johnny Mike's "Peyote Healing" is almost otherworldly in its beauty, and political prisoner Leonard Peltier's guest rap on "Sacrifice" lends the record some legitimate political weight. In comparison, Robertson's mannered, overly processed vocals make songs like "In the Blood" sound like Don Henley attempting a Native American version of Paul Simon's album Graceland; one hopes that this wasn't exactly what he was trying for. --Dan Epstein

Customer Reviews:

Peyote+Huge Ego=Contact from the Underworld of Redboy.......2007-02-19

I finally realized what's been missing in Robbie Robertson's solo work. Soul. Soul in the music and especially in the vocals. Robbie, you should run to Levon Helm and beg his forgiveness. Reunite what's left of the Band and erase the memories of the audio nightmare that has been your solo work!

Lakol wicohan kin ahokipapi kte!.......2007-02-14

This is purely an emotional response, but given the fact that Indian people are relegated to stereotypic and one-dimensional presentations, it's almost cathartic to hear new, fully fleshed art. We are a living, breathing, enduring and -- believe it or not, we don't all live in tipis -- modern culture, it is validating to see it reflected back to us not only in the faces and sounds of our ancestors but also in the faces and sounds of ourselves as we are now.

Overprocessed sweetgrass.......2005-12-03

I can't see how you can go from the Band to Robbie's solo stuff without a number of reservations. I'm sure Levon's face would be screwed up at the awful use of programmed drum beats. Yeah, very indian, Robbie. Whenever he sings I can understand why his mike was off for The Last Waltz. It sets a tone for the music which is absolutely lacking in bite. So very removed from the rich interplay of the Band. When other vocals are weaved in for ethnic effect it sounded banal to me. His 'indian' concept albums suffer from a badly warmed-up feel. If you take the guitar break in Rattlebone it dies on its feet when the beat comes in. And then when the chorus comes, I guess, the intensity is meant to increase. I found it an embarrasment. This could have a warning to listeners on the perils of mixing indigenous sounds into a "relevant sounding production'. This is very controlled music. At times, not much more than the distasteful 'new age' prettification of Sacred Spirit. Where is the fun, Robbie?! This is so guilty of taking itself too seriously. And what happened to his skill with lyrics. "Wait a minute, where am I? On this elevator to nowhere. Going up. Going down." Writing lyrics for Richard Manuel, for Rick Danko, and Levon Helm is like writing for great actors. Robbie has a limited ability to convey drama and he has given himself lyrics to which he is well suited.

Robbie has a mean knack for working a progression in his song-writing and you can still hear that. But closing the earlier chapter of his musical life will always haunt him. The irony of setting out to move with the times is he has condemened his sound to a particular pocket of over-production. There is nothing on this or Music for Native American Indians which comes faintly close to the pleasure, the sadness, the intensity of Don't Do It on The Last Waltz. Well, any track from that concert.

Solid........2004-12-23

With some native american heritage myself, I've sampled a few artists (Nakai, etc). But I put this album and Robertson's "Music for Native Americans" together at the top of my "native american" list. It's traditionally influenced without being trite, modern without being too edgy. Thumbs up.

Emotional Absinthe.......2004-06-15

Better than therapy, lovelier than a summer rain, smoother than smoke, heart pounding like Bison, sentimental like a first kiss, tougher than leather, rapturous like love. Robbie Robertson delivers once again. This album does the very difficult: it communicates an authentic sense of culture and history without beating you upside the head, while also being totally OPEN and embracing to outside influence. This music communicates its history to you in simultaneously subtle and overt ways (just like most Indigenous people do in person), and speaks to your head and heart at the same time.

And for good measure, it also gets you off your ass and gets you dancing. Now what could be better than that?

For God's sake Robbie, you've made us wait long enough! Give us another album already!

Paramount 90th Anniversary Collection: Scores
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Great Movies have Great Soundtracks!

Only Disc 1 Is Worth Anything

More of a propaganda CD

Great selection of Film Hits!

Older recordings, main themes only

Paramount 90th Anniversary Collection: Scores
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Simply the Best Movie Themes

Hollywood's Greatest Hits, Vol. 1

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ASIN: B000068TN9
Release Date: 2002-07-02

Tracks:

Saving Private Ryan 'Hymn To The Fallen' - John Williams
Double Indemnity 'Prelude' - Miklos Rozsa
The Lost Weekend 'Finale' - Miklos Rozsa
The Heiress 'Departure/Morris Suggests Love/The Proposal/Finale' - Aaron Copland
Sunset Boulevard 'Prelude' - Franz Waxman
The Ten Commandments 'Prelude' - Elmer Bernstein
Breakfast At Tiffany's 'Moon River' - Henry Mancini
Hatari! 'Baby Elephant Walk' - Henry Mancini
Rosemary's Baby 'Main Title (Vocal)' - Christopher Komeda
Romeo & Juliet 'Love Theme From Romeo & Juliet' - Nino Rota
Once Upon A Time In The West 'Once Upon A Time In The West' - Ennio Morricone
Love Story 'Theme From Love Story' - Francis Lai
The Godfather 'Main Title (The Godfather Waltz)' - Nino Rota
The Godfather 'Love Theme From The Godfather' - Nino Rota
Chinatown 'Love Theme From Chinatown (Main Title) - Jerry Goldsmith
The Godfather - Part II 'End Title' - Nino Rota
Star Trek: The Motion Picture 'End Title' - Jerry Goldsmith
Raiders Of The Lost Ark 'Raiders Of The Lost Ark' - John Williams
Terms Of Endearment 'Theme From Terms Of Endearment' - Michael Gore
Flashdance 'Love Theme From Flashdance' - Giorgio Moroder
Beverly Hills Cop 'Axel F' - Harold Faltermeyer

Tracks:

Witness 'Building The Barn' - Maurice Jarre
Children Of A Lesser God 'Main Title' - Michael Convertino
The Untouchables 'The Strength Of The Righteous (Main Title)' - Ennio Morricone
Fatal Attraction 'Fatal Attraction' - Maurice Jarre
The Addams Family 'Main Title' - Marc Shaiman
Dead Again 'Winter 1948' - Patrick Doyle
Indecent Proposal 'Flashback & Photos' - John Barry
The Firm 'How Could You Lose Me?-End Title' - Dave Grusin
Clear And Present Danger 'Main Title/A Clear And Present Danger' - James Horner
Braveheart 'For The Love Of A Princess' - James Horner
Primal Fear 'Courtroom Montage' - James Newton Howard
Mission: Impossible 'Zoom B' - Danny Elfman
Star Trek: First Contact 'End Credits' - Jerry Goldsmith
Titanic 'Hard To Starboard' - James Horner
The Rugrats Movie 'Baby Shower Happenings' - Mark Mothersbaugh
The Talented Mr. Ripley 'Italia' - Gabriel Yared
Rules Of Engagement 'Semper Fidelis (Always Faithful)' - Mark Isham
Mission: Impossible 2 'The Bait' - Hans Zimmer
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider 'Main Titles' - Graeme Revell
Vanilla Sky 'To The Roof' - Nancy Wilson
The Sum Of All Fears 'The Mission' - Jerry Goldsmith
Forest Gump 'I'm Forrest...Forrest Gump' - Alan Silvestri

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Granddaddy of the Hollywood studios, Paramount Pictures is rightfully proud of its century of contributions to both American cinema and the art of film scoring. But the first disc of this 43-track double-CD anthology merely hints at the studio's musical peaks, blithely skipping through its first seven decades in just 17 tracks. Indeed, the package as a whole seems more interested in marketing its post-'70s catalog of hits and blockbusters than it does in paying real homage to history and roots. Even rarities like Double Indemnity and The Lost Weekend are served up via modern budget-line rerecordings, as is Ennio Morricone's epochal Once upon a Time in the West). Contemporary recordings of Aaron Copland's rare score to The Heiress and Franz Waxman's great Sunset Blvd. fare better, but soundtrack fans may miss the originals. The studio's rich pop-crossover successes in the '60s are documented via Breakfast at Tiffany's "Moon River" and excerpts from Romeo and Juliet and Love Story, while successful franchises like Star Trek and Raiders also get their due. Too often the '90s-focused second disc only underscores some uncomfortable trends in contemporary scoring--orchestral nervous tics punctuated by booming crescendos, treacly piano Muzak--and makes one wonder if the music of The Rugrats Movie and Lara Croft: Tomb Raider are really film music milestones. --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

Great Movies have Great Soundtracks!.......2007-05-10

If you love movies and movie music, you can't go wrong with this two cd Paramount Anniversary set.

Only Disc 1 Is Worth Anything.......2006-07-19

Normally I have a lot to say in my reviews, but not this time. The main problem with this collection is that all the most memorable film scores are just on one disc, with the second used mostly to play out stuff from the last ten years that, really, musically isn't very memorable and only includes three pieces anyone will recognize just because, like the movies they come from, they're based on old TV shows - The Addams Family, Star Trek, and Mission: Impossible.

And that brings up another problem. With all due respect to the late Jerry Goldsmith, who has provided some truly great classic movie scores, was it REALLY necessary to include TWO versions of the SAME Star Trek march in this collection? This seems evocative of the milk-it-for-all-its-worth attitude Paramount has had lately toward its now-tarnished crown-jewel franchise. Where's James Horner's theme music from Star Trek II and III? If they're gonna put Star Trek on here twice, they should have provided a little diversity. It wouldn't have taken much, I'm sure.

I'm sure that Paramount's had other films with far more memorable music (even Harold Faltermeyer's Top Gun Anthem could have helped on Disc 2). This just seems like a lazy attempt at something that really could have been great.

More of a propaganda CD.......2002-10-30

There are some really great songs on this 2 CD set. However, those really great songs seem to be lightly interspersed amongst a large number of forgettable songs whose main purpose seems to be to remind you of those movies you enjoy(ed) so much.

It seems a little odd to me that out of 90 years of film making the most memorable scores have been largely released within the last few years. I was pleased to find themes from the Godfather, Indiana Jones and Witness. I was perplexed with the inclusion of songs from Rugrats, both Mission Impossible movies (one would have been more than enough) and Tomb Raider (memorable???).

This is my own personal bias, but I do prefer movie soundtracks that evoke a feeling of excitement. With this collection I just couldn't get excited. I kept finding myself being let down by songs that didn't in some way complement the preceeding song.

There are certainly some great tracks here, but overall I was disappointed. My advise would be to look elsewhere.

Great selection of Film Hits!.......2002-09-25

This one was a pleasant surprise! I thought- how could any CD that had "Baby Elephant Walk" be all that good? This one is. Lots of great scores- classics and a few hidden treasures. After hearing the beautiful title score for "Children of a Lesser God", I had to buy the entire soundtrack - very soothing. There are a few that may seem too overplayed ("Love Story", "Raiders of the Lost Ark",), but most are a welcome addition to any compilation. Try NOT loving "Building the Barn" from "Witness" or the "Hymn to the Fallen" from "Saving Private Ryan". Hours of great listening.

Older recordings, main themes only.......2002-08-27

This is a great album concept, but I really wish Paramount had re-recorded these scores as they deserve to be heard. The tracks range from 1944 to the present, and the older recordings sound just like the cleaned-up older recordings that they are.

I would also personally have enjoyed more "secondary" music themes (otherwise it becomes like reading book summaries that always only quote the opening paragraph), and I could easily have done without the "pop" tunes (like Baby Elephant Walk and the Rugrats theme). In fact, it would have been very nice to listen to an album comprised of tracks chosen for their strong musical value rather than apparently for their box office and/or hit song popularity. But, to be fair, that may be precisely what draws some people to this CD set.

Film score music constitutes the single most significant body of classical music of our time. I hope some of these tracks will entice listeners to buy entire soundtracks and listen to some of these works as a whole.

Star Trek First Contact: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack [Enhanced CD]
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Goldsmith's 2nd Greatest Trek Score

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ASIN: B000001P1Y
Release Date: 1996-12-17

Tracks:

Main Title/Locutus
Red Alert
Temporal Wake
Welcome Aboard
Fully Functional
Retreat
Evacuate
39.1 Degrees Celsius
The Dish
First Contact
End Credits
Magic Carpet Ride - Steppenwolf
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Customer Reviews:

Most Excellent - Recommended.......2007-01-04

If you even have an inkling of affinity for Star Trek, I believe you'll like this soundtrack. I especially love the main title; it is very moving and powerful. I like that in movies, composers are able to develop musical themes far better than in a short TV episode. The Borg theme is absolutely perfect. The main title recurrs throughout the film. You notice it most when Picard shows Lily that she is in space, and then also when Cochrane greets the Vulcans. As others have mentioned, the Klingon theme is also brought back during battle, which I think is really great. All in all, I'd say this is a good buy.

Goldsmith, The King Of Star Trek!.......2005-11-18

I have listened to several of the Star Trek Scores. My favorites are "First Contact" and "Insurrection." First Contact blends Insurrection style writing, with a little "Terminator." It is a classical, techno, cinema lovers dream score. The themes for the Vulcan first contact, Picard, and Lily are simply beautiful. While, the themes for the Borg queen and the drones are eerie, clangy, and downright perfect.

A really great CD. Joel did a good job too. Maybe now that Jerry's gone, he'll give us some more?

Goldsmith's 2nd Greatest Trek Score.......2005-09-07

This score is right behind TMP (which wasn't a bad movie, really). One of the pluses is that the famous theme is only used twice on the album. In its place is a more traditional orchestral theme that has an epic quality to it, yet never feels pretentious.

I would have to say my favorite track is the first, Main Title/Locutus, not just because of the First Contact theme, but because we get to hear Joel Goldsmith's Locutus which is perfect for the opening pullback and subsequent handhelds. You can see the pullback in your head (If you've seen it before) when listening to it. (Yes, this may be overhyping.)

And you can't go wrong when Steepenwolf is there!

Overall, Jerry Goldsmith's 2nd best Trek Score (and thanks, in nosmall part to Joel.) Listen to it.

Top Star Trek score, A Great Goldsmith Score.......2005-03-11

Of Jerry Goldsmith's 5 Star Trek scores, First Contact is perhaps my favorite. Despite the fact that it is not very long, Goldsmith manages to convey the danger, heroism and wonder of space travel. The old Klingon theme is resurrected as a fanfare for Warf, the theme for the Borg is scary and genuinly frightening. Yet, it's Goldsmith's theme that is used for the First Contact that is the best. It is soft theme, with a quiet majesty. The score portion of the album is culminated by great rendition of Goldsmith's classic Star Trek theme.

Best Star Trek Score.......2004-03-27

It's no secret that Jerry Goldsmith was the best at scoring Star Trek. His opening music for Star Trek: The Motion Picture was so good Gene Roddenberry demanded it be used for the Next Generation title sequence. But what the Trek movies really lacked was a definitive theme outside of the famous bookending cue. Every entry seemed to come up with new music to fit new stories (and, most of the time, new composers to do it). First Contact has the best music of all. The opening music is so good you'll be getting goosebumps. Not only is it the best Trek score it's also one of Jerry Goldsmith's best.

Some of the tracks sound a bit too similar to Goldsmith's score for Executive Decision (which he also did that year) but when that wonderful First Contact theme kicks in, man does this CD soar!

This edition of the score is one of those enhanced CD thingys. On it you'll find interviews with Goldsmith, Jonathan Frakes and Rick Berman. You have to point and click around the Enterprise to find them. The software's a bit dated and I couldn't get the clips to work. But I probably wasn't working it right. Nonetheless, this is great CD to get.

Shadow Behind the Iron Sun
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music i hear with my body

Beyond Belief

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ASIN: B000031W9F
Release Date: 2000-03-07

Tracks:

First Contract
Shadow Behind The Iron Sun
Attack Of The Glow Worm
Land Of Vendon
Icefall
Thunder Caves
The Council
Warrior's Chant
Battle Cry
Wind Horse
Crossing The Bridge
Last Contract
Battle Cry - (Bonus Mix)

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If you think the percussionist's role is merely to supply rhythmic backbone, you haven't encountered the phenomenon named Evelyn Glennie. The category-defying Scottish musician has spent her career pursuing the unique route of percussion virtuoso, turning music into an intensely hyperactive verb. Glennie's sound world encompasses a global, pan-cultural panoply of music makers in addition to the standard drum kit: watergongs, bamboo sticks, ceramic bells, car exhaust pipes, finger cymbals, thundersheet--to name a few from the arsenal she uses here (Glennie reportedly owns over 1,000 percussive instruments). Even in her interpretations of works by other composers--such as James MacMillan's Veni, Veni, Emmanuel or the Grammy-nominated Concerto for Percussion by Joseph Schwantner--Glennie scoops out plentiful opportunities for improvisation; but the concept of Shadow Behind the Iron Sun was to allow Glennie to lock herself up in her studio and improvise the entire album. With the help of her collaborator, pop mixmaster Michael Brauer, the result is a fantastically textured, mesmerizing adventure for the ears and the imagination. Despite a vague ambition to explore "as many moods as possible" (Michael Crichton's Eaters of the Dead was apparently the source for some of the picturesque titles here, such as "Attack of the Glow Worm" and "Wind Horse"), the variety and juxtaposition of colors evoke a cinematically gripping, almost synesthetic sense of atmosphere--yet another evolution of "program music" into the 21st century? Much of the fun is in experiencing sounds whose origin remains mysterious, as Glennie performs her one-woman-as-orchestra wonders. --Thomas May

Customer Reviews:

music i hear with my body .......2005-03-09

I love this album!!! Evelyn Glennie is the most profound percussionist I have ever heard. Her music penetrates my body: sometimes I feel it in my heart, sometimes in my solar plexis. I feel it in my soul. This album can be enjoyed over and over and over. Thank You Evelyn Glennie! Big Gratitude!

Beyond Belief.......2004-06-16

I went to a solo concert of hers because I had heard what I thought must be hype of her wonder. I was totally and utterly destroyed by her performance. She has complete technical perfection, tremendous athletic ability (yes percussion demands of the body), personal charm, and dramatic zest. Many of the albums I listened to after disappointed me because she clearly held herself within the strict measure of the others she performed with. I suspect her deafness makes her fearful of any rubatto in an orchestral setting. This album is the only one that begins to give a sense of her god-like gifts.

You don't listen to it, you experience it.......2001-03-01

This CD is a true experience, similar to Charles Ives' "New England Holidays". The range of instruments Glennie uses and creates brings to mind Mickey Hart's statement about drummers being desperate and doing anything to produce sounds. Her music gets into your mind and body. It's appealing enough that my son, a rap fan, sat fascinated while "Land of Venden" was playing. His comment, "This is almost scary!", leads to my opinion that her talent is almost scary. Do yourself a favor and buy this one, it provides great mental and emotional rejuvenation.

Something a little different.......2000-09-23

Even if percussion sans so-called melodic instruments isn't what you think of when selecting a cd you've got to listen to this. Ms Glennie creates quite a melodic and dramatic tapestry and draws the listener right into the middle of it. Yes, it does take a few listenings to penetrate to the gist of it but that only enhances the genuine beauty contained here. Perhaps that is a given in any deeply creative work.

A near-perfect album.......2000-04-08

Even my dog liked it -- mesmerized by the music, staring at the stereo like the mutt in the RCA logo.

Solo percussion is, admittedly, an acquired taste. The song samples here give you a reasonable flavor of the album. If you don't like them, don't buy it.

Tracks:

The Imperial March: The Empire Strikes Back
Main Theme: Jurassic Park
Main Title: Shakespeare In Love
Themes: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Main Title: The Last Of The Mohicans
Theme: The Godfather
Unchained Melody: Ghost
Theme: Goldfinger
We're Losing Him: Somewhere In Time
Space Camp
Opening And Closing Titles: Henry V
Theme: The Thorn Birds
Suite: Moonwalker
The Time Of Your Life: A Bugs Life

Tracks:

Batman Theme: Batman
Bicycle Chase: E.T. The Extra Terrestrial
Suite: Independance Day
Love Theme: Romeo & Juliet
Theme: Back To The Future
End Credits: Contact
Theme: Breakfast At Tiffany's
Main Theme: Star Trek
May It Be And Themes: Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Ring
Love Theme: Cousins
Sean's Theme: Minority Report
I Will Wait From You: The Umbrellas Of Cherbourg
Theme: Rocky
The Sand Volcano: The Mummy
The Raider's March: Raiders Of The Lost Ark

Tracks:

Theme: Mission Impossible
Casablanca Suite
Book Of Days: Far And Away
Love Theme: Superman
Tara's Theme: Gone With The Wind
Don't Mess With: Z
Main Title: The Mask Of Zorro
Finale: Victor / Victoria
Carol Ann's Theme: Poltergeist
Love Theme: Star Wars: Episode ll: Attack Of The Clones
Main Theme: Willow
Main Title: Star Trek ll: The Wrath Of Kahn
MAin Theme: On Golden Pond
Theme: A Summer Place
Theme: Chariots Of Fire

Tracks:

Iceberg!
Back To Titanic
Main Themes: Hook
Theme: Pink Panther
Lara's: Doctor Zhivago
Theme: Love Story
Right Stuff
Theme: Jaws
When You Believe: The Prince Of Egypt
Smile: Modern Times
The Apollo 13 Mission
Re-Entry And Splashdown: Apollo 13
Main Title: Beetlejuice
War: Pearl Harbor
Cavatina: The Deer Hunter
Throne Room And End Title: Star Wars: Episode lV: A New Hope

Customer Reviews:

Relive you movie experiences.......2006-01-24

This collection of movie themes, will allow you to relive the chilling experiences from practically all (4 CDs)of the great movies. Great movies would not be great without great music. The Cincinnati Pop with Eric Kunzel are unbeatable recordings. Every minute is more beautiful and inspiring to the next. If you love Pops music, this is the begin all, end all.

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you need to hear this if you like today's electronica
Ye gads! my mind is melting......
Took a few listens
Way up on my list of favorite albums.
Got unwanted guests, put this CD on.

Silver Apples/Contact
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Release Date: 1997-10-21

Tracks:

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Loverfingers
Program
Velvet Cave
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Dust
Dancing Gods
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Ruby
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You're Not Foolin' Me
I Have Known Love
A Pox On You
Confusion
Fantasies

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Oft-sampled electronic pop pioneers the Silver Apples released two exceptionally influential, off-kilter records in 1968 and '69, then apparently vanished. The group was formed in New York City in the psychedelic heyday of 1967 by drummer Danny Taylor and protosynth player Simeon, who quaintly named his hand-built instrument the Simeon. Taylor was a powerhouse of polyphony and his looping, loping playing is the engine that drives the Apples' experimental music, characterized by snippets of found sound, weird and warbly high-pitched singing, stray banjos, and--most importantly--the battering, buzzing, bleeping beauty of the Simeon synth. The two albums are a bizarre, sincere mixture of avant-garde sensibilities, pop melodies, folk-psyche song structures, overwrought poetry, and hefty percussion. It is difficult-to-describe, signature music that ranks high alongside the most forward-thinking avant-prog. The group got back together in the mid-'90s, spurred on by the enthusiasm that many acts showed for their music (the group has been name-checked and more by Spacemen 3, Low, and Stereolab). But as is often the case, the reunion records just don't quite cut it--this one CD has everything you need. Lazy electronic musicians are encouraged to sample the heck out of this band; you won't be the first. --Mike McGonigal

Customer Reviews:

you need to hear this if you like today's electronica.......2007-05-15

People complain about the lyrics-It's poetry! This music is BENT. Only listen to it if you are avant garde and there won't be any problems. This is more pure than "The Garden" because it was all recorded at one time. "The Garden" was reworked in the 90's on every other track. Not that I don't like "Garden". I'm listening to this album right now and all I can say is that they are contenders for the elusive trophy of art rock champions. Look deeper into this band and you will see how amazing they were for a brief, bright flash in time.

Ye gads! my mind is melting.............2007-04-13

How fun is this...
I was 14 in '69 when I bought That Shiny "Silver Apples" L.P. in a cut-out bin at Federal's Dept. Store.
Along with:
Calliope "Steamed",
Ultimate Spinache "Behold & See" and
Linn County "Proud Flesh Soothseer"
I don't think my musical tastes ever recovered from the impact.
This was, and still is, an excursion into bold and imaginative relms of musical possibilities, that unfortunately dried up on a commercial level with few exceptions for decades. AOR musical directors dictated by corporate bottom line and not "Art" quashed the avant gard and sent it underground .
Where this marvelous CD remains available only as an import, European tastes and demand,dictate this.
Thankfully someone (MCA Universal) had the forsight to combine these two L.P.s into a single release.
Electronic sound, as yet unheard of, combined with creative pecussions and unique vocal stylization ( can anyone say Syd Barrett, Marc Bolin?).
Then by Their 2nd release "Contact" adding Banjos to the mix!?!?
And the amazing thing is...it works!!! Brilliant!
Granted not top 40 material or something you'd put on at a party,
but nontheless, an Important intregal step in musical evolution, that ushered in accessable electronica.
Treat yourself to some of the oddest and most intriguing music of the late 60's with this package.
Oh, and here's a tip:
Don't just spin it once and judge, as with most ecclectic tastes, a cursery skim will not do.
It's an acquired taste, that has sat maturing for nearly 40 years.
Enjoy the trip.....

Took a few listens .......2006-11-16

i didn't like this the first time I heard it. After a few listens It began to grow on me. This was a revolutinary band.
I also strongly recomend that you check out the album that Simeon did with the band, The Alchemist, entitled "Simeon and the Alchemist".

Way up on my list of favorite albums........2006-11-04

It's easy to miss the unique, and intellegent nature behind this music the first couple times you listen to these albums. As soon as you listen to it several times, and become more attentive to all the noises, improvisation, and beats you begin to really appreciate what these guys created.

Contact is by far my favorite album by Silver Apples, it's also the cd that has an edgier sound to it.
With songs like the beautiful "I Have Known Love", the tastefully different "Confusion", and "Ruby" which both have a Banjo part that is light and complimentary to their signature sound. Then there's my favorite song "Fantasies". I am a complete sucker for great drumming, which is one of the reasons I love this entire cd so much, but the drumming in the song "Fantasies" makes for a very powerful, intense, and infectious song. Plus with Simeon guiding Danny, and the random lyrics it somehow tops everything off and makes this song pop out to me the most.

The Self titled part of this album is also so wonderful. Still holds great drumming, but the songs have a lighter vibe to them. Both cds in this album balance each other out very nicely, without one having more of a "Silver Apples" sound than the other.
"Dancing Gods" is another song that has that intense drumming. Although the drumming has a more tribal style to it, which sounds amazing, Cause Danny is great at pulling off so many different drumming styles.
The ocsillation part in "Lovefingers" are very fun, with great drumming styles lightly playing in the background with the bass ocsillators.

Overall I would recommend this album to any open minded music fan/musician/ect. Any creative drummers need to own this album. Silver Apples has such an amazing sound and style that, today, sounds ahead of time.

Got unwanted guests, put this CD on........2006-08-30

If you're throwing a party and you have alot of people at your house & want to dispose of them by the end of the night or if you have unwanted guests at your house that you want to get rid of, do yourself a favor & buy this disc. Lou Reed's 1973 album "Berlin" may clear out 60% of the people, but Silver Apples/Contact will clear out the entire house, even your dorkiest friends will be hitting the exits! Trust me! It works. No joke! I don't listen to this CD for pleasure (well, sometimes I do), I play this when I have to get rid of people or to get people out of an establishment (especially a watering hole by the time 'last call' rolls around).

My personal top 5 albums to put on to get rid of 'unwanted guest' or to clear out the house of unwanted party idiots:

1. "Berlin" (1973) by Lou Reed
2. "Silver Apples/Contact" (1968, 1969)
3. "Unfinished Music #2: Life With The Lions" (1969) by John Lennon & Yoko Ono
4. "Electronic Sound" (1968) by George Harrison
5. "The First Annual Report Of Throbbing Gristle" (1975)

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Saw this on TV a few years ago
Diverse and original: A sure bet
how can I get a video of this incredible show.
Best Show EVER
Excelent musical and music!

Contact: Music from the Broadway Show
Susan Stroman , Leonard Bernstein , Robert Palmer , and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Manufacturer: RCA Victor Broadway
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ASIN: B000059RWN
Release Date: 2001-03-06

Tracks:

Swinging: My Heart Stood Still - Stephane Grappelli
Did You Move?: Anitra's Dance - New York Philharmonic
Did You Move?: Waltz Eugene - New York Philharmonic
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Susan Stroman's Contact stirred up a hornets' nest of controversy by winning the 2000 Tony Award for Best Musical. The fact that the music for the dance play was entirely prerecorded, and mostly from classic sources didn't sit well with either traditionalists or union musicians. So what exactly do you get on the CD, Contact: Music from the Broadway Show? The first segment of the three-section show takes place in the French countryside and is represented by a Stephane Grappelli recording of "My Heart Stood Still." The second part is a romantic fantasy accompanied by Leonard Bernstein recordings of Grieg, Tchaikovsky, and Bizet. The most famous segment portrays modern New Yorkers and the music they swing dance to: classic pop (Dion, the Beach Boys), neo-swing bands (Squirrel Nut Zippers, Royal Crown Revue), and of course the show's defining number, Robert Palmer's "Simply Irresistible."

It's extremely odd to listen to a CD representing four Tony-winning achievements and not be able to enjoy three of them: Stroman's choreography, and Karen Ziemba and Boyd Gaines's dancing/acting (not to mention Deborah Yates's striking Girl in the Yellow Dress). Fortunately for Gaines, he actually appears on this CD, as his new, suave rendition of "You're Nobody Till Somebody Loves You" replaces the show's usual Dean Martin recording. Comparable to the CD of music used in Peter Shaffer's Amadeus, Contact: Music from the Broadway Show is without question a useful souvenir of an innovative, invigorating theater experience (only a few numbers are missing from the 56-minute CD), but as a listening experience, it's a real mixed bag. --David Horiuchi

Customer Reviews:

Saw this on TV a few years ago.......2007-07-06

I found that the dances were mesmerizing and the music invigorating. While I enjoy listening to the sound track, I keep hoping for a copy of the TV show video. I welcome any suggestions on how to acquire the video.
Thanks.
KHill

Diverse and original: A sure bet.......2006-07-09

If you thought you had listened to everything about Broadway tunes, wait and listen to this one: it will leave you breathless! It's such a unique, original and wonderful musical difficult to match with any other one. Variation is the word here: the music goes from classical themes (the "Did you move?" themes)to modern tunes in a most attractive manner. This is one of those CD's that you may play over and over again, and never get tired of it. I would highly recommend it to all music lovers, since the musical range is so wide that it will thrill all audiences.

how can I get a video of this incredible show........2006-01-09

Never have I seen a show as wonderful as this. I'd do almost anything for a video of it? Any possiblility?

Best Show EVER.......2002-09-22

Contact is the best musical that I have ever seen. This is defiantly one of the reasons why I bought the CD. The reason why the musical is great is because everything ties in beautifully with the music. If you have seen the play, I defiantly recommend buying the CD, after seeing it how could you not? After I saw the play I loved it, but thought that 30 buck or whatever they were selling it for in the lobby after the show was way too much. So I waited and bought it at a media store. It was one of the best investments I've made concerning music. All my memories of the play flooded back. If however you have not seen the play, the music is still superb. My best friend has never seen the play but I let her listen to my CD and her favorite song ever is now Farandole (#4). So even w/o the background of the play, the music is still very powerful. The other uniquely great thing about this play is the fact that it has so many different styles and types of music. That alone makes it a great addition to anyone's collection. It will open you up to different styles of music which you might not have been able to appreciate before. It's a mind blowing play and a mind blowing CD with eclectic, imaginative, and powerful music.

Excelent musical and music!.......2002-04-07

I had the pleasure of seing this show on the stage, and then the next day I got the CD. However, I do have to say that you would enjoy this CD better if you saw the musical first. It would all then make sence. Otherwise, the music is great, and all of the songs are very enjoyable. I recomend this CD to anybody who is into the musical theatre.

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The more... the better
The techno's gone,lyrics better,sound more focused
The Benjamin Gate never fails to rock.
Lifts You Up!
Begian Gate at it's best!!!

Contact
The Benjamin Gate
Manufacturer: Forefront / Emd
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000068PZ7
Release Date: 2002-07-02

Tracks:

Lift Me Up
This Is Not
The Calling
Do What You Say
Overkill
Need
Light
Your Kisses Blind Me
Tonight
Gratitude
The Way You Are
Violently
Fall Away

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Featuring the same producer and the same sonic approach, with buzzsaw guitars supporting the dramatic and powerful vocals of Adrienne Liesching, the Benjamin Gate's sophomore effort sounds awfully similar to the band's Untitled debut. But why mess with a winner? The South African-based group scored two No. 1 hits and several Dove nominations for that record's cutting-edge Christian rock. We get more on Contact: energetic pop like "Lift Me Up" and "This Is Not" shares space with melodic midtempo gems like "The Calling" as well as the sort of chaotic rockers ("Fall Away" and "Violently") that one rarely associates with a Christian band. Unequaled in comparison and unparalleled in energy, the Benjamin Gate's second step is just as firm as the first. --Michael Lyttle

Customer Reviews:

The more... the better.......2005-12-10

The more you listen to this music, the more you will like it. As an American that has been to South Africa twice, I find their adventurous and stalwart character represented here yet again in their stand for their faith in Jesus Christ. One can only have admiration and appreciation for this project. May you be once again reminded of the greatness of God and his unlimited compassion in this cd as I have been.

The techno's gone,lyrics better,sound more focused.......2005-04-14

On this album, the production trims the focus away from dense production stacked with walls of guitar atmospherics and technoish keyboards drifting in and out of the mix and instead focuses on "cleaner" guitar lines. The lyrics (a bit of a downfall for the last one) are quite a bit better here, avoiding much of the repetitiveness that undercut many tracks on the last one. Perhaps it's all the influence of wunderkind producer Charlie Peacock, whose name turns up here as co-executive producer with David Bach and who's been responsible for producing much of the most memorable Christian pop and rock of the last 10 or so years.

HIGHLIGHTS:
The debut began with mediocre track "How Long?" On this one, the Gate comes out swinging with radio hit "Lift Me Up", a soaring sonic merry-go-round celebrating the promise of Jesus' eventual return to Earth. The 'whoa-oh-oh-oh' hook to "This is Not" is infectious. "Do What you say" issues a challenge to spend more time living a TRUE Christian life rather than merely "doing what we should". ("We're here to love and not be manipulated/And that should never be understated/Let's see what we've got here/Let's take it on...") A completely revamped cover of 80s Men at Work hit "Overkill" also sparkles. "Your Kisses Blind Me" uses a unique image to try and express the wonder of knowing God ("Beautiful you are to me/Moon above a raging sea..")

LOWS:
There's still a couple songs where the words aren't up to snuff but at least they're at the end. Chorus to "Violently" is "Fight/Got to fight/Got to fight to get thru/Got to reach/Got to reach/Till we find you". Same thing with "Fall Away" ("I fall away/away/away..")

BOTTOM LINE:
In every way a step up from the debut. One can only wonder where they might have gone had the band not broken up. This one has a pretty good consistency to it and I think will probably still be listenable as time goes on.

POSTSCRIPT:
Keep listening after "Fall Away" for a hidden version of "The Calling" that's a little more raw than track 3.

3 1/2 stars

The Benjamin Gate never fails to rock........2005-02-20

I heard the song "The Calling" on the radio before this CD came out, and I recognised Adrienne's voice straight away, me being a huge fan of The Benjamin Gate. Their music has a quite unique sound, one that is not too poppy, but catchy enough to sing along to.

This CD in particular is not my favourite CD of theirs, but it is definitely deserving of five stars. They did an amazing cover of "Overkill" by Men At Work, along with giving some of their old demos facelifts and including those on here. It's great to hear how Adrienne's voice has matured on this album, and the musicianship is impeccable. The only reason I don't really like this CD as well as "Untitled" is it seems to be a bit too polished, with too much ForeFront and not enough Benjamin Gate going on. Their older sound seems more raw and more untamed, along with their songs seeming more varied on their older CDs.

This CD is very much worth buying, but don't buy it and not any of their older CDs. If you're gonna buy this one, you should also pick up "Untitled" if you can.

Lifts You Up!.......2004-12-28

The Benjamin Gate's second album is much better and happier than their first one "Untitled". It starts with a great pop rock track which is happy "Lift Me Up". It makes me wanna jump around when I listen to this song. "This Is Not" is a great rhythm rock track. Adrienne Lisching one of the best female vocalists in the world...this proves it. "The Calling" is a peaceful song that tells about hearing the voice of God. "Do What You Say", "Light", "Gratitude", "Violently", especially "Violenty" are fast rock tracks and I love 'em!!! "Overkill" is a great cover, the original band who made it was "Men at Work". I haven't heard the original one but maybe I will sometimes listen to it...at least this version is a great ballad. "Need" is also one of my favourite tracks...it's a great ballad...not so peaceful but almost a ballad. "Your Kisses Blind Me" is maybe the sweetest song in this album...and one of the sweetest songs in the music world. "Tonight" tells about the candles...you must light them...and praise God!!! "The Way You Are" is a peaceful song but very hopeful one. "Fall Away" is quite a heavy song...like a heavy ballad...with great lyrics. This is my favourite gospel rock-pop album...and there's no real other competitors.
Stars: Lift Me Up, Tonight, Gratitude, Need, Do What You Say

Begian Gate at it's best!!!.......2004-07-12

I herd thier first song "How Long" of thier first CD. But didn't get around to getting it. I like it sound like style of Garbage. Then I was told how good this CD was. I listen to it. Thought good. Then Bought it. I loved it it rocks.Everything I like in Rock music. The Style reminds me more of U2 and the Cranbriess. With sound of it's own. It's got some great rock singles of "Lift me up" and "The Calling". But the rest of the albums just as good. The Lyrics are so from the hart and is so well done. It's a total masterpice. I love altrenative rock and I love it done like this. This easyly one of the best Christian alternative rock CD's of the year. Between them and tree 63 past realsies. Sth Africia looks to be the place for great Alternative rock groups. It's one CDs I just love listen to. Well done I not prasie but I like in Christian music lyrics writtern. Bengian Gate at it's best. Grab it now!!!
-DF

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BUY IT NOW If you are......
GREAT FOLLOW UP

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ASIN: B000MXOUXI
Release Date: 2007-04-09

Tracks:

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Animal
Call Someone
Follow Me
Lot of Silence Here
Spirals
Talking to Sirens
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Album Description

Eagerly anticipated 2007 sophomore album produced by Danton Supple (Coldplay). Contact is the follow-up to their gold selling debut album The Invitation. On the album Thirteen Senses display the vigor of a band on a mission, a passion that was also evident in the live shows from late last year. Alongside the single 'All The Love In Your Hands', tracks such as 'Call Someone', 'Follow Me' and the epic 'Animal' are evidence of a new found drive in the band. Mercury.

Customer Reviews:

BUY IT NOW If you are.............2007-05-25

BUY IT NOW. If you just heard about this band and you are a fan of Britpop such as Coldplay,Keane,Travis,Embrace or Snow Patrol. This is not just a band who follow the footstep of above list, they have very much of their own fanstastic talent (much more than some bands i've mentioned). After you've purchased and loved it then please go forward to their 1st album 'the invitation'.

GREAT FOLLOW UP.......2007-05-10

This is a great follow up to The Invitation. I can listen to the entire CD without wanting to skip to the next song. They are all very appealing. High notes are "Animal", "Spirals" and the hidden song behind "Ones & Zeros". I hope Thirteen Senses can keep this going where it seems Travis has finally dropped the ball.

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A damn shame.
Great New Sound

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Release Date: 2003-12-02

Tracks:

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Working Girl
Important Things
Sunday Morning
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Album Description

Contact is the band's self-titled debut album. It is a fusion of black and white, east coast and west, rock and r'n'b, written by Bob Khaleel and Brendan Lynch and produced by Peter Bunetta. It features guest appearances by the legendary Smokey Robinson and rapper Everlast.

Customer Reviews:

A damn shame........2007-06-29

Such talent. A testimonial to how difficult it is for intelligent musicians to make it big out of L.A. So many good, airplay-worthy songs on this album. Get it before you can't find it anymore.

Great New Sound.......2004-10-04

Although they have plenty of guest talent--for example Everlast and Smokey Robinson, of all people--Contact's members have plenty of street cred themselves, which I won't repeat here. Suffice it to say that they bring together their varied influences, plus those of their guests, to create a very fresh sound: some hip-hop, some pop, some rock, some soul. Poetic lyrics and great musicality. I can't even think of another band they sound like, except maybe take Everlast's most upbeat song and make it faster. And cheerier. And add Justin Timberlake and the Red Hot Chili Peppers. So kind of like Maroon 5, only with soul and hip-hop. I'm not sure what Contact's next project is, or if they'll release another album, so buy this one and enjoy.

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