In All Languages

In All Languages

ASIN: B0000047DC

Editorial Reviews
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Originally issued as a two-LP attempt to give the skinny on Ornette Coleman's very different electric and acoustic musical languages, this set catches the "classic" acoustic quartet and the electric Prime Time band as alter egos of one another. Coleman's compression of harmony and melody in the acoustic quartet was always groundbreaking and remains no less so in this slightly varnished recording of the group (with Don Cherry, Charlie Haden, and Billy Higgins). Without the raw production qualities of the Atlantic-era quartet LPs, the quartet sounds strangely clean but still paints Coleman as a top-drawer harmonic (er, harmolodic) theorist. The bouncing gait of the tunes and their irrepressible fun is about all that remains constant once guitarist Bern Nix, Jamaaldeen Tacuma, and the other Prime Timers plug in, playing many of the same songs the quartet play on the CD's first half. Coleman's electric funk band managed to sound wiry and fuzzy in equal (large) portions, and here they paddle in lakes of rhythms that will energize James Brown fans and West African percussion aficionados. Its odd studio polish aside, this is a stunner. --Andrew Bartlett

Tracks:

Avalanche Master Song
Like Rats
Streetcleaner
Slateman
Slavestate
Mothra
Spite
Pure
Xynobis
Crush My Soul
Anything Is Mine
Circle Of Shit
Frail
I, Me, Mine
The Internal

Tracks:

Love Is A Dog From Hell
Crush My Soul (Ultramixedit)
Flowers
Tiny Tears (BBC Session)
Pulp (BBC Session)
Newspite
Empyreal 2
Blind
Slavestate (Radioslave)
Gift From Heaven Breakfast
Xynobis (Clubdubedit)
Witchhunt (Tyrant Rmx)
Us & Them (Defensive Mix)

Album Description

28 track 2 CD retrospective set that includes the 'Flesh of God' disc - bringing together the best of Godflesh, and the 'Beyond the Flesh' disc that collects exclusive new remixes, b-sides and other rarities, including Peel Session tracks! Complete with e

Customer Reviews:

You'll want to use overnight shipping on this one.......2007-01-21

Like the author of the first review for In All Languages, Godflesh's career retrospective, I am amazed by how overlooked this album is (at least on Amazon). Being a recent convert to the band (I bought this album as an introduction about 18 months prior to this writing), I am by no means an expert on the group, but thanks largely to this double disc collection, Godflesh have quickly become one of my favorite bands. I decided to give them a try after reading how many of my favorite drone metal bands--especially Isis--cited them as a reference. Now I can say I believe the hype, and then some, and I really have In All Languages to thank for getting me into the rich musical experience that is Godflesh.

Justin K. Broadrick, how do I worship thee? Let me count the ways.

A band like Godflesh is unique because their material is highly influential on the extreme/drone/post-rock scenes that are exploding today, but they weren't considered very successful in their own heyday. Yes, they were 'ahead of their time', but the songs collected on In Languages are all still potent enough to enjoy today. Without Godflesh, Isis and their growing number of drone metal followers may very well not exist.

Professional music journalists have a tendency of misfiring when they label Godfleh's sound or musicial genre. This is probably because during the years of their existence, the band walked the line in many different sounds and scenes. First things first, they are NOT grindcore, but because Justin played guitar for the first half of the first Napalm Death album, they are habiutally mislabeled as such. Godflesh, over time, have synthesized a unique recipe of heavy metal, grunge, drone, trance, ambient, noise rock, drill n bass, and other genres to make it hard for anybody to put their finger on. Although they are hardly the definitive band in the industrial genre (which is a good thing), I tend to think of them as the cream of the experimental industrial crop. Is Nine Inch Nails too moody or poppy? Rammstein too drab or Kraut for you? Does Ministry feel too repetitive or...stupid? Try Godflesh and be amazed!

One thing this collection accomplishes admirably is demonstrating the spectrum of Godflesh's musical evolution over the years. Disc one is the real retrospective, culling all of their 'hits' (note: US listeners will probably not recognize any of these as hit singles, since the band is more or less a cult classic outside of the UK). Starting with early, highly influential material such as "Like Rats" and the immortal "Streetcleaner" and ending with songs that would predict the work of Broadrick's next band, Jesu, disc one is a timeline of Godflesh's material, and it just gets better as it goes on. Winding through song highlights like "Xynobis", the danceable groove of "Crush My Soul" and the eerie, brooding "Mothra", this collection has the most essential tracks of the band's career. The last five tracks on disc one feel sort-of like a Godflesh 'hangover' to me (if you'll allow such an inane analogy), because they take the oppressive nature of Justin's excellent guitarwork and infuse it with sadness, yearning and loneliness. In short, the material goes from being just sonically heavy to genuine emotionally weighty songs, a sign of things to come for Godflesh's final album (Hymns) and Justin's aforementioned post-Godflesh group, Jesu.

Disc one would be worth the price of admission alone, there's really not a dull track to be found. "Avalanche Master Song" and "Spite" are a little too repetitive to be catchy, but literally every other song has a riff, drum break, or other refrain that is bound to get itself lodged inside your head for months afterwards. It's the rare band retrospective that is both consistent enough to listen to from start to finish, but with enough changes to make it exciting, and give each track something special to take notice of.

The second disc of the collection is slightly different. The obligatory collection of b-sides and remix tracks that are usually thrown in in this type of 'best of' package, there isn't much to write home about here. It gives something for die-hard Godflesh fans to get excited about, but me being a new fan, not much on the second half could sustain my attention. However, some tracks are either memorable or surprising enough to mention here. For instance, the included extrapolated versions of "Crush My Soul", "Slavestate" and "Xynobis" are, in my mind, of equal interest as their original, more succint mixes. Mellow, electronica-influenced tracks like "Flowers" and "Empyreal 2" show off the band's more ambient side, and help to 'flesh out' the spectrum of the group's songwriting capabilities (no pun intended). Generally speaking, the songs here are too long, repetitive, or just plain dull to keep my attention for long. Overall, disc two seems very padded to me, and I very seldom can stomach all 13 tracks at a time, but it does have some interesting odds and ends thrown in, especially for established fans of the band's work.

In terms of aesthetic and sound, I would say Godflesh's closest musical 'relatives' are bands like Can, Isis, Nine Inch Nails, KMFDM, early Soundgarden, late 80's Cure, and Earth (I said they were diverse). Fans of the band may be interested in Justin' innumberable side-projects, including Jesu, Final, Techno Animal, and Napalm Death, if you're in search of heaviness of a different color.

When considering what both discs have to offer, in spite of the somewhat malignant nature of disc two, this collection is really a top notch look at an amazing band. If you haven't heard the band before, this is absolutely a great place to start (it worked on me!). Godflesh are one of those bands that, after listening to this album just once, I immediately wished I'd discovered years beforehand. If you're into heavy metal, drone, and/or electronica, chances are, you'll feel the same way. I can't recommend this collection highly enough, get it now so you can be proud of yourself sooner!

Godflesh Rules.......2005-04-01

Out of most of the bands on the Earache label, Godflesh is one of the best, tied with Napalm Death and Carcass. This is much different than expected. I thought this was just going to be death-metal-meets-grindcore. Nope, it's way different from that. It's good industrial metal, and I love industrial metal. This stuff is amazing. If Fear Factory were to have at least one influence, it would be Godflesh. The best tracks on this classic are "Xynobis", "Crush My Soul", "The Internal", "Circle Of S**t", "Mothra" and "Like Rats". One problem is that they didn't put "Christbait Rising" on there. If you like really dark metal mixed with industrial, you will not go wrong with Godflesh's CD.

Are you kidding me???.......2004-08-17

No one has bothered to review this yet??? This is HUGE. If you are reading this, you have an interest in heavy music...look no further. A bit on the industrial side, this two piece sounds like the plates of the earth in shift. One disc of "best of" material, the other rare. Track one of the rarities, "Love is a Dog from Hell" is worth the price alone...crushing riffs, pounding bass in sync with a drum machine...primal. There are moments of beauty to be found on here as well...the hypnotic "Flowers" being one of them.
The "StreetCleaner" album is considered a classic, and rightly so...one listen to "Like Rats", and you'll hear why...
After the earache years (which this collection encompasses), Godflesh went on to record their last album for Koch entitled "Hymns" as a three piece, featuring Ted Parsons (Swans, Prong) on drums...they broke up shortly thereafter. This is unfortunate, for they were onto something good...

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Funk meets free jazz
Ornette Coleman: In All Languages
Beatiful music, harmolodic joy
I beg to differ...
ornette drowns in mediocrity

In All Languages
Ornette Coleman
Manufacturer: Polygram Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000047DC
Release Date: 1997-07-01

Tracks:

Peace Warriors
Feet Music
Africa Is The Mirror Of All Colors
Word For Bird
Space Church (Continuous Services)
Latin Genetics
In All Languages
Sound Manual
Mothers Of The Veil
Cloning
Music News
Mothers Of The Veil
The Art Of Love Is Happiness
Latin Genetics
Today, Yesterday And Tomorrow
Listen Up
Feet Music
Space Church (Continuous Services)
Cloning
In All Languages
Biosphere
Story Tellers
Peace Warriors

Amazon.com

Originally issued as a two-LP attempt to give the skinny on Ornette Coleman's very different electric and acoustic musical languages, this set catches the "classic" acoustic quartet and the electric Prime Time band as alter egos of one another. Coleman's compression of harmony and melody in the acoustic quartet was always groundbreaking and remains no less so in this slightly varnished recording of the group (with Don Cherry, Charlie Haden, and Billy Higgins). Without the raw production qualities of the Atlantic-era quartet LPs, the quartet sounds strangely clean but still paints Coleman as a top-drawer harmonic (er, harmolodic) theorist. The bouncing gait of the tunes and their irrepressible fun is about all that remains constant once guitarist Bern Nix, Jamaaldeen Tacuma, and the other Prime Timers plug in, playing many of the same songs the quartet play on the CD's first half. Coleman's electric funk band managed to sound wiry and fuzzy in equal (large) portions, and here they paddle in lakes of rhythms that will energize James Brown fans and West African percussion aficionados. Its odd studio polish aside, this is a stunner. --Andrew Bartlett

Customer Reviews:

Funk meets free jazz.......2000-05-04

It's great to hear Ornette's classic quartet (Haden, Cherry, Higgins) get together again. The other disk features some of the same compositions played by Ornette's funk group "Prime Time." This is great music--the 4 stars indicates only that it cannot match the achievement of the original Atlantic recordings of 1959-1960.

Ornette Coleman: In All Languages.......2000-03-30

Since my introduction to Ornette Coleman's art, I haven't been able to get enough recordings of his various groups and projects. This album brought so many things together for me and offered a new understanding of Harmelodic music. Hearing the two varied perspectives of the same concepts between Prime Time of 1987 and the original quartet of 1957 was astonishing. Hearing the varience from his original quartet to his experimentation with the two bass players and extravegent rhythm section including one my favorite bass players of all time: Jamaaladeen Tacuma was almost more than I could handle. If you're a true lover of harmelodic music or free jazz or the avant-garde, you've got to have this album. If you have this album or are getting it and like the stylings of Jamaaladeen Tacuma as much as I do, check out his other albums (Dreamscape is one of my favorites).

Beatiful music, harmolodic joy.......2000-02-08

I keep coming back to this recording, finding more magic in. Great playing from both bands. I learn more each time I hear it.

I beg to differ..........1999-12-17

I need to chime in here to counteract the review below. This album (along with Ornette's gritty collaboration with Pat Metheny on 1986's Song X which I'm sure sent many a Metheny fan to change the record during dinner parties across the world...those not hip enough to know anything about Orntte anyway)was a personal starting point in developing a deeper understanding of the avant garde movement. I had heard Free Jazz, but wasn't prepared to digest all it had to say at the time. In In all Languages (and Don Cherry's wonderful Art Deco)I found a basis for appreciation of what Ornette, Cherry, Haden and Higgins represented to the history of the music.

The Prime Time Cuts of roughly the same song list gave me further insight into a musician not willing to stand pat at a time when young Jazz revisionists were taking the movement backwards (no disrespect to the great work of the Marsalis brothers intended). 1989's Virgin Beauty doesn't quite live up to the Prime Time magic here.

So, while arguably not the greatest of Ornette's efforts...probably not as good even as Tone Dialing (for Prime Time fans) or either of the recent Sound Museums (for acoutic Ornette fans), and certainly not the statement that Something Else! or the Shape of Jazz to Come were in "the begining," In All Languages is a VERY worthwhile ride!

Long live Ornette and all hail the continuing growth of appreciation for Eric Dolphy. Peace

ornette drowns in mediocrity.......1998-08-31

i bought this cd 10 years ago, and i'm afraid to say apart from very random listening it has gathered dust! i love coleman up to around tales of capt black, this cd seems to be just posturing - empty at that. much as it grieves me to critise a great icon of modern jazz i'd advise you to avoid this one - sorry ornette!

Beniamino Gigli: A Life in Words and Music

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Beniamino Gigli: A Life in Words and Music

Manufacturer: Naxos
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

French | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Requiems | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B0001N9ZES
Release Date: 2004-05-18

Tracks:

'I Was Born With A Voice And Very Little Else...'
Family Background
Gigli's Stage Debut And Poverty-Stricken Start
Puccini: 'O Soave Fanciulla' From La Boheme - Maria Zamboni
Service In The Household Of Countess Spannocchi
Donizetti: 'Spirto Gentil' From La Favoria
Colonel Delfino, And Giovanno Zerri's Legal Agreement
Cannio: O Surdato 'Nnammurato
A Hospital Visit And Scholarship
Mascabni: 'Ah! Ritrovarla Nella Sua Capanna' From Lodoletta
Gigli Graduates And Makes His Debut; He Goes For The High B Flat
Puccini: 'E Lucevan Le Stelle' From Tosca
Marriage, Rome And A Tuor To Spain
Mascagni: 'Apri La Tua Finestra! From Iris
A Letter From Fred Gaisberg Of HMV
Mascagni: 'Mamma, Quel Vino E Generoso' From Cavalleria Rusticana
Gigli Conquers South America, And Recieves An Offer From The Met
Metropolitan Opera Debut In Mefistofele
BoitoL 'Giunto Sul Passo Estremo' From Mefistofele

Tracks:

The Critics' Verdict, And More Performances
Donizetti: 'Tombe Degl'avi Miei' From Lacuia Di Lammermoor
Gigli's Fate Becomes Entwined With Caruso's
Giordano: 'Un Di All'azzurri Spazio' From Andrea Chenier
Who Will Be Caruso's Sucessor
Verdi: 'De'miei Bollenti Spiriti' From La Travita
Life Forms A Regular Pattern, And Gigli Learns To Sing In Foreign Languages
Lalo: 'Vainement, Ma Bien Aimee' From Le Roi d'Ys
Manon At The Met
Massenet: 'O Dolce Incanto' From Manon
Catalani's Loreley
Catalani: 'Nel Verde Maggio' From Loreley
Summer In Italy, Then Back To New York And Some Physical Training
Gounod: 'Ah! Ne Furis Pas Encore!' From Romeo Et Juliette
Honorary Captain Of The NYPD
Meyerbeer: 'O Paradiso' From L'Africaine
Flourishing Finances And Professional Rivalries
Crushin Remarks; The Attraction Of Radio
Sullivan: The Lost Chord
A New Decade, And The Honour Of Playing Nemorino At The Met
Donizetti: 'Quanto E Bella' From L'elisir D'amore

Tracks:

Debuts In Paris And London, And London's Critical Reception
Flotow: 'M'Appari' (Ach! So Fromm) From Marta (Martha)
Crisis: The Death Of Gigli's Mother, And Tension At The Met
Departure From The Met
America's Loss Is Europe's Gain
Speech: Gigli In An Interview At The Savoy Hotel, London
Cherished London Reviews
Leoncavallo: 'No. Pagliaccio Non Son!' From Pagliacci
Recording Reflects The Drama
Leoncavallo: 'Suvvia, Cosi Terrible' From Pagliacci
Touring, Gigli's Working Relationships, And A New Turn Of Events
De Curtis: Non Ti Scordar Di Me
Film Popularity, Hitler And Goebbels, And The Caracalla Tradition
Puccini: 'Che Gelida Manina' From La Boheme
Voice Expert John Steane's Recommendation
Puccini: 'O Soave Fanciulla' From La Boheme
A New Recording Of Tosca
Puccini: 'Recondita Armonia' From Tosca
Patience And Hard Work Produce A Perfect Set Of Master Recordings
Puccini: 'E Lucevan Le Stelle' From Tosca
Verdi: 'Ingemisco' From The Requiem
Verdi: 'Ingemisco' From The Requiem
The Recording Of Madama Butterfly
Puccini: Closing Moments Of Act I, Madama Butterfly

Tracks:

War Keeps Gigli In Italy
Introductory Speech To Cavalleria Rusticana By Mascagni
Translation Of The Speech
Mascani: 'Mamma, Quel Vino E Generoso' From Cavalleria Rusticana
More Role Debuts, Gigli's Wartime Films, And Andrea Chenier
Giordano: 'Un Di All'azzurro Spazio' From Andrea Chenier
John Steane's Verdict
Giordano: 'Come Un Bel Di Di Maggio' From Andrea Chenier
Rome Opera House Ralies Wartime Spirits
Verdi: 'Teco Is Sto - Gran Dio' From Un Ballo In Maschera
Verdi: 'Non Sai Tu Che Se L'anima Mia' From Un Ballo In Maschera
Verdi: 'Oh, Qual Soave Brivido' From Un Ballo In Maschera
Gigli's Political Affliations
Verdi: 'Celeste Aida' From Aida
Postwar Italy: An HMV Manager's Report
Verdi: 'Pur Ti Riveggo, Mia Dolce Aida' From Aida
Covent Garden With Rina, Then A Tour Of Britain And Ireland
Speech Given By Gigli After A Concert At The Royal Albert Hall
The Final Phase - And No Thoughts Of Retirement
Di Veroli: Ritorna Amore
A Last Visit To The USA
Cottrau: Santa Lucia
Gigli's Death, His Obituaries, And His Place In The Tenor Lineage
Meyerbeer: 'O Paradiso' From L'Africaine

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In All Languages

ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005K22H
Release Date: 2007-05-08

Album Description

2007 reissue of this two CD compilation from the UK's innovative Hard Rock Industrial outfit led by former Napalm Death guitarist Justin Broadrick. Originally released in 2001, this double dose of Godflesh features over two and one-half hours of material from all era's of the band's career. Disc One contains the best tracks pulled from the band's albums while Disc Two includes rare tracks, remixes plus three mixes by Broadrick exclusively for this compilation, previously unavailable elsewhere. This astounding set is fully endorsed by the band and the booklet features an in-depth interview with Justin Broadrick. Prepare to be pummeled! Relapse.

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A Sonic Boot Stomping Yr Face Forever--You'll Like It
Disc Two is worth the price alone...
Has a few choice tidbits
Not bad at all
Godflesh Retrospective

In All Languages
Godflesh
Manufacturer: Earache Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005MLOE
Release Date: 2001-08-21

Tracks:

Avalanche Master Song
Like Rats
Streetcleaner
Slateman
Slavestate
Mothra
Spite
Pure
Xynobis
Crush My Soul
Anything Is Mine
Circle Of Shit
Frail
I, Me, Mine
The Internal

Tracks:

Love Is A Dog From Hell
Crush My Soul (Ultramixedit)
Flowers
Tiny Tears (BBC Session)
Pulp (BBC Session)
Newspite
Empyreal 2
Blind
Slavestate (Radioslave)
Gift From Heaven Breakfast
Xynobis (Clubdubedit)
Witchhunt (Tyrant Rmx)
Us & Them (Defensive Mix)

Customer Reviews:

A Sonic Boot Stomping Yr Face Forever--You'll Like It.......2004-03-03

If you're anything like me, the nu metal craze that's been goosesteppin' its way across the nations is a nightmare from which you are trying to awake, and the mo' money mo' problems jiggy-rap world, cleanly throwing its cash in your dirty face, puts you dreamlessly to sleep.

Need a wake up fix of ultra-heavy guitar music and skull-crushing beats? -- look no further than Godflesh, one of the original bands that brought the two together, minus the bullsh*t commercial factor. You should have no trouble waking up completely from your record industry nod in the presence of their music.

In All Languages, a double CD retrospective anthology covering selections culled from Godflesh's discography since their breached birth in 1988 -- except their swan song album Hymns (which was released just after this anthology) -- testify to the potent virulance of their musical vision and the years of sonic mastery accomplished. More modern music than we might realize has been directly or indirectly infected with their overpowering strain. . .you're probably already sick with a debilitating imitation of it, and just don't know it; no names.

Marrying the influences of Throbbing Gristle's ambient noise, the sludging heaviness of Cop-era Swans, Killing Joke's rhythmic complexity, and the buzzsaw blues of Black Sabbath -- Godflesh's dark and ferocious body of work became the benchmark and blueprint for the grindcore movement -- that's right, the heaviest of the heavy. Toss into this noisy hydra lyrics that passionately take up Nietzschean values decrying a betrayal of personal independence for the thumb-sucking "herd mentality" and you've got Godflesh's basic thrust.

I guess hailing from Birmingham, England, where Black Sabbath were born and bred, gave them a predisposition toward music that lusts for the ever-harder, ever-louder. Vocalist/guitar strangler/beat manipulator Justin Broadrick and bassist G.C. Green, like their hometown forefathers, show a similar capacity to take stripped down guitar riffs and pack them dense with so much life, you can almost hear blood running through them. And Green, not to be minimized, has one of the most distinct bass sounds in rock -- imagine a humming tanker truck scraping the wall of an underground tunnel and you can begin to approximate the impact of it. Add the powerfully cold and precise big beats of Broadrick's drum machine, or the "inner city" breakbeats he samples, and the sound will crumble you like a detonated building. They even throw a live drummer into the usual undertow during the Songs Of Love And Hate-era tracks, as well as the not included Hymns material, to beat down your already pummelled perceptions to powder, as a jackhammer bonus.

What are you waiting for, a painless invitation?

Disc Two is worth the price alone..........2002-06-07

I have been a GF fan since a buddy of mine gave me his Streetcleaner CD back in 92. If you favor Streetcleaner, Pure and Selfless, then go out and get this CD. The remixes alone are worth the price of this 2 Disc set. If you prefer the 7 minute durge Goflesh over Techno Animal-esq Flesh, you'll dig it.

Has a few choice tidbits.......2002-02-12

Not much to add as I agree with the other reviews. Its a decent cd if you are new to the band, although I would just tell you to buy Streetcleaner and start there. Disk 2 may be interesting for existing fans like myself that have pretty much everything, but there isn't much there that isn't fairly easy to find. Except for 2 remixes from Us and Them which are quite decent and apparently unreleased, and Love is a Dog... which is a track well worth having. The Crush My Soul remix is an edited version off the CMS E.P., so you should still buy that EP if you ever see it for that and the Xnynobis Dub remix. The two Peel sessions tracks, particularly Pulp, are a great addition, I'm glad to have heard them. Newspite is a great remix off of an Earache comp, well worth the listen.The other remixes are on alblums you would already have, nothing new there.
On disk 1, the "remastered" Pure tracks are actually not really improved and I think they may sound worse. Sounds like they were just spatialized to make them sound wider and consequently thinner. Couple of tracks e.g. Like Rats are a bit edited in the intros and outros, the fades are bit sharper. Not a major deal though.
The only reason to buy this alblum except for the above mentioned hard to find tracks is if you want to listen to a medley of 'Flesh and you don't want to carry all the CDs with you. You decide if the price is worth the convenience.

Not bad at all.......2001-10-12

This is my first foray into the industrial realm of music. The closest I have come is Fear Factory and Arcturus. Other than those two, everything I have is either death metal or black metal. So I didn't have any expectations listening to these two albums. The only thing I knew about Godflesh was that they were the innovators of the industrial genre and that their best albums were Streetcleaner and Pure.

At first, listening to these cd's was a chore. I kept waiting for everything to explode and then start jamming. It never happened. A lot of the songs are very repetitive in that the riff just repeats itself and the same lyrics are repeated. However, the highlights were the songs from Streetcleaner, Pure, and Us & Them, I thought.

Godflesh followers will probably like the second disc with remixes since they already have everything from the first one. But me being new to Godflesh, I found the first disc to be better. It took quite a while to sit through the entire second disc.

Will this retrospective convince me to buy Godflesh's back catalogue and the new Hymns in the future? Probably not. Will I search for other bands in this genre? No. Is this a worthy purchase for someone looking for something different and challenging? Yes. Are the two cd's good music? Definitely.

Godflesh Retrospective.......2001-09-14

Well, in the case of Godflesh, you can't really call this a "greatest hits". What hits? "In all Languages" is a great retrospective of Godflesh's music, though. This CD would be great for a Godflesh novice, who may have heard of the band, but not know much about them. I can't argue with the track choices (especially since my favorite song, "Flowers", is on disc 2).

Disc one is all previously released, but disc 2 has a couple of surprises for any hardcore fan who wants to buy this CD to complete their collection. Also, if you've been a Godflesh fan since the Streetcleaner days (as I have), it's great to put on disc one and listen to the subtle evolution that the band's sound has gone through. I have every Godflesh disc (except for that elusive "Crush My Soul"), and I still feel that this CD was a worthy purchase.

Wake the Dragon
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Great music!

Wake the Dragon
Môr Gwyddelig
Manufacturer: Grá is Stór
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0002PYNYC
Release Date: 2004-07-16

Tracks:

Wake the Dragon
Caidin Do'n Tin
Indigo Night
Ar Hyd y Nos
Buain a Rainich
Lullaby for Eileen
Ie Voz Prioz
Angharad's Song
In Fading Light
A Promise Unbroken
Priestess and Warrior

Product Description

About the Artist Môr Gwyddelig, pronounced "MOR wee-THEY-lig", is the Welsh-language name for the Irish Sea -- the body of water which stretches from the Hebrides to Tintagel, and from Wales to Ireland. The band Môr Gwyddelig consists of two members: Myra Hope Bobbitt, a Welsh-American who writes in English and Welsh and plays a nylon-strung Celtic folk harp; and Caera Aislingeach, a Scottish- and Irish-American who sings in all three Gaelic languages (Irish, Scottish, and Manx), and plays a clairseach, a brass-strung medieval-style Gaelic harp. Together they have recorded and played medieval European music, traditional Celtic music from almost all of the Celtic nations, and original music they have both written, in Welsh and Irish as well as in English. Product Description Môr Gwyddelig's long-awaited album, Wake the Dragon, is finally here! This album contains historical, traditional, and original music, in Welsh, Irish, Scottish Gaelic, and Middle French (circa 1555), as well as English. Original songs are in Welsh and English. Full lyrics, translations, and notes for each song are included in the packaging. All songs were recorded live and acoustic, with one or two voices accompanied by Celtic harps.

Customer Reviews:

Great music!.......2006-01-06

It's a shame that Amazon won't let you play samples of the songs, they're wonderful. I picked this CD up from a local bookstore last year and quickly fell in love with it. My favorite songs are probably A Promise Unbroken, Indigo Night, Caide Sin Don Te Sin, and Buain a Rainich. Priestess and Warrior also really stands out for its bardic roots. There isn't a single song on here that's bad. This CD has been in my player for so long that I don't even remember where the case is.

Many of the songs have English lyrics intermixed with traditional languages. Even as they switch back and forth the meaning is conveyed perfectly.

I highly recommend this CD to anyone who loves Celtic music. If (like me) you've assembled a bin full of Celtic music, this CD will quickly join the ranks of your favorites.

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World of Songs
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Manufacturer: Melon Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000CAKUHQ
Release Date: 2005-10-11

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Not my taste
I Like it
The sound of the Islands with a touch of Brazil, Brilliant
José Canales, gracias compa
Sophisticated Fusion

Uno
Ghandaia
Manufacturer: Xochipilli Entertainment
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000092P0U
Release Date: 2003-04-25

Tracks:

Lo Eterno
Odara
En El Alma
A Cor Do Som
In & Out of The Way
Marieta
Uno
Do Avesso
Contra Mare
Las Olas
Esa Rola
Dharma...
...Nos Eixos

Customer Reviews:

Not my taste.......2006-07-06

I bought this CD based on reviews of it on the Amazon site. It is OK. That's it. Not one that I think I would even consider playing again. In fact, I think I might give it to a CD resale store. Taste in music is a very individual thing; however, so this CD may appeal to others much more than it does to me.

I Like it.......2003-07-04

I like Uno because of the way different rhythms are mix into one beautiful album.

I like it because it makes me dance, dream and be happy.

These guys sing in three languages and they all sound great.

I like it, because some sounds send me back to my childhood, others make me wonder about other cultures and way of lives.

The message is one of unity, peace, equality & tolerance, just what we need now days.

Excellent

The sound of the Islands with a touch of Brazil, Brilliant.......2003-07-04

The mixed of the different sounds, Cuba, Jamaica, Brazil, and the afro music, make this CD unique
When you hear Marietta, that's my Cuba of yesteryears and you want to get up and dance.
Over all, a great CD, with at lot of Soul
Congratulations!!!!!!!

José Canales, gracias compa.......2003-06-12

¿Pues cómo crees que nos olvidaríamos del defectuoso? En cuanto se pueda, vamos por allá, pero necesitamos que pasen la voz, asi que ya sabes, pónle el disco a todos tus cuates. Gracias por tus palabras y nos dá muchísimo gusto que te haya gustado tanto el disco, y sí, ¡el guitarrista está cabrón!
Un abrazo
Ghandaia

Sophisticated Fusion.......2003-06-04

Rarely to albums match the maturity of Ghandaia's debut CD "UNO." Ghandaia accomplishes two remarkable feats in this release. First, they pay homage to some of the legendary songwriters and composers of Middle and South America, such as Gilberto Gil and Caetano Veloso, without merely covering their music. Instead the members of Ghandaia reinterpret fundamental themes of love, peace, and harmony to add new meaning and vibrancy to already powerful songs. Second, Ghandaia crosses musical, national, and intellectual boundaries with such fluidity that this album falls into a genre all itself. Although "UNO" is a combination of musical styles, including Reggae, Rock, Funk and Jazz, and the lead singers croon in three languages, Spanish, Portuguese, and English, there is one clear message transcending this album - unity.

"UNO" is a delightful work. The musicians are gifted, the band is harmonious, and the album is well polished. Anyone looking for something out of the ordinary, sophisticated and, most importantly, fun should listen to Ghandaia's "UNO"!

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