Sermon [Import]

Sermon [Import]

ASIN: B0009OAU6Q

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Product Description
2005 Japanese re-issue of his 1958 album that has been long out-of-print in the US. 24 Digitally Remastered. Limited pressing. Blue Note. Standard jewel case.

Sermon,Jimmy Smith,Jazz

The Sermon On Exposition Blvd. [Deluxe Limited Edition --- includes 5.1 SACD version and 40 minute DVD of making the record]
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One of the greatest albums of all time

interesting idea falls short

Spectacular

spellbinding

Donkey Ride

The Sermon On Exposition Blvd. [Deluxe Limited Edition --- includes 5.1 SACD version and 40 minute DVD of making the record]
Rickie Lee Jones
Manufacturer: New West Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000L211NW
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Tracks:

Nobody Knows My Name
Gethsemane
Falling Up
Lamp Of My Body
It Hurts
Where I Like It Best
Tried To Be A Man
Circle In The Sand
Donkey Ride
7th Day
Elvis Cadillac
Road To Emmaus
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Threat Of The Bomb
Tried To Be A Man
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I Have Another Day
Caught Me In It's Ray
Haven't Had Anything To Eat Today
I Was There
CreditsBonus MP3s for download to MP3 player

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Fans of Rickie Lee Jones and Jesus Christ can decide whether this devotional music is rapturously spiritual or deliriously strange. It sounds like nothing Jones has previously released, or anything characterizable as contemporary Christian. Instead, her voice soars and wobbles through repetitive, stream-of-consciousness incantations over rhythmic throbs and pulses. On "Where I Like It Best," Jones testifies to the power of private prayer (while seeming to cast churchgoers as hypocrites). The feral distortions of "Tried to Be a Man" recall some of the textures (if not the themes) of her former boyfriend Tom Waits, while the acoustic setting of "Donkey Ride" features guitar tunings that might make Sonic Youth wince and "Elvis Cadillac" conjures a singular vision of heaven. At close to eight and a half minutes, the closing "I Was There" seems to follow Van Morrison into the mystic. Some of this music is oddly affecting; much of it is merely odd. --Don McLeese

Album Description

THE SERMON ON EXPOSITION BOULEVARD, the new album by Rickie Lee Jones and her first for New West Records, is a beauty--soul-satisfying and sonically unique. RICKIE LEE sounds completely tapped in, alive and vital, heading down some mighty interesting roads and discovering new magical essences. Lots of creative sparks here--plenty of them. She sounds like she's going through a transformation throughout the album in a way that's reminiscent of Van Morrison's performances on his classic album Astral Weeks.

This is the Special Edition of Rickie Lee Jones' new CD, Sermon On Exposition Boulevard. It contains an SACD version of the CD, with both a High Resolution Stereo and 5.1 Surround Mix. It includes a bonus DVD with 40 minutes of behind the scenes footage. Also included in this Special Edition are High Resolution MP3s of the entire CD to download to your favorite MP3 player, as well as an expanded booklet with extra photos, artwork and liner notes.

Customer Reviews:

One of the greatest albums of all time.......2007-07-06

This is one of the greatest albums of all time. With the wide range of feel, there should be a starting point for everyone. Then listen to the whole thing. Amazing!

interesting idea falls short.......2007-06-27

I felt the "Sermon" was a great idea.. the Gospel according to Rickie Lee. The lyrics are compelling and filled with that wonderful poignant, poetic Rickie Lee touch, but the music seemed like an afterthought. It just didn't interest me very much, and did not stay with me. the DVD was so boring, I couldn't get through the whole thing.
Maybe that was her idea, to just set a story to music, but I much prefer her other albums with songs that are memorable and singable.

Spectacular.......2007-06-24

I have been listening to this album since January and I must say I am as entranced by it now as I was on the first listen. This album is raw, passionate, thought-provoking and inspiring- like great music should be.
I am not religious or spiritual but this album speaks to me like no other release this year.
Rickie Lee Jones fans should love it and I only hope that people not previously exposed to this extraordinary musician will take a chance on this CD. You will not be disappointed.

spellbinding.......2007-05-23

If the number of plays on my iPod is a sign, this is my favorite RLJ CD in many years. I've bought and liked everything she's put out, but this one...well, it's not the type of CD you can immediately and easily figure out. It's musically and lyrically different than anything she's done in the past. But it's the type of CD that compels you to play it often to investigate the mystery. It draws you in. I keep going back to it. It reminds me of David Bowie's Low or Neil Young or Lou Reed, a complex work done out of the comfort zone, not done with great commercial expectations that turns out to be a mighty work of art. I really can't explain much about it lyrically and don't know exactly what she's aiming for, but I am thrilled and moved trying to figure it out. Also, the computer sound files are of great quality that puts iTunes to shame.

Donkey Ride.......2007-05-19

When this CD was released, I ran out & bought it as soon as it hit the store shelves in our town. I read a glowing review that told me Rickie Lee was exploring spiritual themes on a very different disc. I opted for the DVD 2-disc version. First, I watched the DVD. I think this DVD would be good for musicians looking to see how a seasoned veteran works in the studio. We see Rickie in very informal attire looking like a working musician. It's not particularly entertaining, however. Perhaps watching her in concert performing this set would have had more polish. It is neat to see Rickie in her home office where she obviously works, but the song takes are not entrancing. The material on the disc has grown on me. I think I would describe the material more as "religious" rather than "spiritual." There isn't a lot here about values or lessons. This is more like a Jesus biography. On one of the more accessible tracks, "Elvis Cadillac," Rickie Lee free associates with her strumming putting a smile on your face, "Standing in the doorway, I'm happy living here. Everyone tries so hard to sing a song no one can hear." "Circle in the Sand" is probably the best song that stands alone on its own with its driving beat and Rickie's expressive vocals, "When an angel picked me up, she called my name; There is charity, but says power, money & fame." Much of the rest of the disc is enjoyable, but rather formless. "It Hurts" & "Donkey Ride" do hurt to listen to. While I enjoy Rickie Lee's thematic exploration, the music just doesn't work very well. Rickie Lee is a terrific singer. I'm glad to have this chapter of her work, but it won't be the one that goes into the changer frequently. The DVD may never be seen again. Taxi.

The Sermon On Exposition Blvd. [Fold-out Digipak with 14 page booklet]

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jangly unpleasant
On this one she soars
The Reverend Rickie
Only buy it for the packaging.....
Grunge meets Gospel Beat Poetry-- For Jones SuperFans Only

The Sermon On Exposition Blvd. [Fold-out Digipak with 14 page booklet]
Rickie Lee Jones
Manufacturer: New West Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000L211NM
Release Date: 2007-02-06

Tracks:

Nobody Knows My Name
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Falling Up
Lamp Of The Body
It Hurts
Where I Like It Best
Tried To Be A Man
Circle In The Sand
Donkey Ride
7th Day
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Road To Emmaus
I Was There

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Album Description

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jangly unpleasant.......2007-07-03

I love rickie's music, especially "evening" and "traffic", even "ghostyhead" is more palatable than this mess. Maybe it's the obnoxious music that is obscuring the usual beauty of her voice and poetry... I don't know. It is harder to find the moments of beauty and cohesion in this album than to sit through drunken kareoke. Even amazon's attempt at offering soundbytes with selling points is rough. I guess I'll just do as another reviewer is, stash this unpleasantness and await her next recording.

On this one she soars.......2007-05-19

I always considered Rickie to be a rawer Joni Mitchell. As Courtney Love is a rawer Madonna. But too often she seemed unfocused and distracted.

On this one Rickie shines! This is the high mark of her career so far. Through all the drug hazed days and aimless wandering she's seen the light.

If you never listen to another Rickie album, at least give this one a try.

Falling Up is the song I can't get out of my head.
It Hurts and Elvis Cadillac are other catchy pop tunes.
Nobody Knows My Name and Gethseme are haunting tunes.

The Reverend Rickie.......2007-05-11

Two and one-half stars. I've been a fan of RLJ from her first single, but her albums have always fallen into one of two categories for me: the ones I play all the way through ("Rickie Lee Jones", "Traffic From Paradise", "It's Like This"), and the ones I take a song or two from for the Rickie Lee playlist on my iPod ("The Magazine", "Flying Cowboys"). "The Sermon" falls into the latter category. "Chuck E" aside, hooky pop ditties have never been RLJ's strong suit -- even considering that, "The Sermon" is a tough listen, and is only intermittently worth the effort. After several listens, I am still looking for the songs. I know you're not Avril Levigne, Rickie, but give me something to hang onto here! Her talk-sung sermonette on prayer, "Where I Like It Best", brings tears every time I hear it, on sheer force of emotional authenticity: she exhorts the listener to "take back" prayer from organized religion, to look up and shout "I'm down here, too! I'm down here, too!", and it's goose bump material. "Elvis Cadillac" is a funky hipster vision of the afterlife, and you can't help but smile. But those two songs and the occasional inspired line ("Riding into town on your donkey/But you're going out on a cross") notwithstanding, much of "The Sermon" is jangly accompaniment to a poetry reading.

Only buy it for the packaging............2007-05-09

Talk about one-hit wonders. This disc was so discordant that I could only stand about one-half of one song before I shut it off and hid it away, just in case one of my kids tried to play it someday. Even the lyrics were self-indulgent. When will indies understand that there must be SOMETHING for another HUMAN BEING to connect with, whether it be the music or the words. Don't make us work so hard to like you, Rikkie.

Grunge meets Gospel Beat Poetry-- For Jones SuperFans Only.......2007-05-05

I can respect the artistic integrity of something and still not care to listen to it...Such is the case with this release. It sounds as if Rickie Lee Jones is channeling Allen Ginsburg (if he had stumbled into an evangelical meeting), backed by some teenagers having their third garage band rehearsal. The sound is raw, the melodies often sparse, and in short, nothing like you would find on something like "Traffic from Paradise". If free form grunge or religious theme experiments are your bag, knock yourself out, but for me, I'll put "Stewarts Coat" back on my stereo, wish I'd been more careful before I spent money on this, and wait for her next release.

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Smith with something to say!
TwoThirds Excellant
Preach On
Superb Combo Music
Smith Re-Defines Cool on the Hammond B-3 Warhorse

The Sermon!
Jimmy Smith
Manufacturer: Blue Note Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00004X0QK
Release Date: 2000-09-12

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Jimmy Smith put the Hammond B-3 organ on the jazz map for good in the 1950s. The Sermon, dating from 1958, is among his best recordings, featuring the exceptional lineup of trumpeter Lee Morgan, altoist Lou Donaldson, tenorman Tina Brooks, guitarist Kenny Burrell, drummer Art Blakey, and others. Smith's smooth, vibratoless sound perfectly suits the nimble and prodding leads of the player as he touches on R&B, soul, blues and, of course, gospel. This brings us to "The Sermon," which is reason enough to seek this gem out. Smith's group takes the title tune out for a 20-minute, fully improvised, slow-blues stroll, during which each player shares the spotlight. The soul-stirring feeling set in motion by Smith rubs off on the other musicians to make this tune and album a defining moment in organ jazz, and even in soul music. The Sermon stands as a sparkling gem in the Rudy Van Gelder reissue series. --Tad Hendrickson

Album Description

The 20-minute title tune is a priceless meditation on the blues. Sidemen include Lee Morgan Lou Donaldson, Tina Brooks, Kenny Burrell and Art Blakey. This CD features the album in its original form.

LEE MORGAN, trumpet; LOU DONALDSON, GEORGE COLEMAN, alto saxophones; TINA BROOKS, tenor saxophone; KENNY BURRELL, EDDIE McFADDEN, guitars; JIMMY SMITH, organ; ART BLAKEY, DONALD BAILEY, drums.

Customer Reviews:

Smith with something to say!.......2007-05-05

On the back cover of this Rudy Van Gelder edition of "The Sermon" is a picture of Smith hammering it out on the organ with energetic emotion written on his face. The epical title track makes it clear Jimmy Smith had a lot to say on this date, a sermon that lasts just over 20 minutes time. This is a bluesy blowing session for the history books on par with another Blue Note release from Smith, 1960's "Back at the Chicken Shack". The legendary Art Blakey keeps his reputably upbeat shuffle beats throughout the tracks he appears on, and Lee Morgan equally gives his all on trumpet.

Lou Donaldson and Jimmy Smith formed a solid fit whenever they performed together, because musically they could feel the other's direction and style in a way that is rare musically. The remastering this album received, as is the case with all the albums reissued by Blue Note in the Rudy Van Gelder series, has been remastered at a 24-bit resolution by Van Gelder himself. The sound quality and clarity is perfect on these tracks, and the music is topnotch, to boot! Buy "The Sermon" today.

Personnel:

Lee Morgan (trumpet)
Lou Donaldson, George Coleman (alto saxophone)
Tina Brooks (tenor saxophone)
Kenny Burrell, Eddie McFadden (guitars)
Jimmy Smith (organ)
Art Blakey, Donald Bailey (drums)

Producer: Alfred Lion
Label: Blue Note
Dates: August 25, 1957 & February 25, 1958
Remaster: 2000; 24-bit

TwoThirds Excellant.......2007-02-06

In my opinion Jimmy Smith is among a handfull of the greatest jazz artists in history. The Sermon presented two gutbucket oldies, my favorites, but one fast-paced arrangement they call fusion and it turns me right off. Two thirds of the album are excellant.

Preach On.......2005-12-02

The Sermon by Jimmy Smith is majestic with breathtaking harmony. The originally recording was recorded on vinyl in 1957. The album displays the days past when artist weren't afraid to just play and do what felt good without time constraints. It takes you on a musical wave from the fast moving beats in THE SERMON to THE JOS which melodic to THE FLAMINGO which slow loving tempos.

Superb Combo Music.......2005-08-21

I had read a previous review of Jimmy Smith in Esquire and had to get this disc. It is great for sitting around with some friends, drinks, and grooving to the band. The band is very tight, and the disc is over way too soon. I have to get more!

Smith Re-Defines Cool on the Hammond B-3 Warhorse.......2005-04-11

The soul of the Hammond B-3 organ (warhorse) will forever be in debt to the hands, feet, and brilliance of Jimmy Smith (December 8, 1925 - February 8, 2005).

How smooth is "The Sermon" (recorded in 1958)? You only need two things in order to know the answer to this question. First, I'm going to tell you that Jimmy Smith had a direct influence on the creation of Soul Jazz with the fusion of Gospel, Blues, and R&B riffs when many of his contemporaries were playing be-bop towards the end of the fifties. Second, listen to all twenty minutes and ten seconds of the title number on this album to realize why the Hammond B-3 Organ has quintessentially become synonymous with vintage Jazz, and Rock and Roll since the early 1960's.

Many critics agree that Smith had the fastest hands in Jazz; and to understand the talent needed to master the B-3 you should know that Smith is soloing with his right hand, playing chords with his left, pumping bass lines with his left foot, and controlling the volume with his right. The versatility of the B-3 literally meant that it could be played as a one piece band. And when it comes to the Miles Davis of trumpet, the John Coltrane of Saxophone, and Thelonious Monk of piano; Jimmy Smith was the virtuoso on Organ in Jazz.

The first keys played by Smith on "The Sermon" are those soul gripping, hip grinding notes that erase all care except for the music that becomes one with your senses. From here on till the end between Smith and Art Blakey on drums, there is never a moment to take a breath. The beat goes for blocks and blocks like a sunny, downtown Chicago afternoon that sees no end. Eventually after Smith redefines cool on the predecessor to the synthesizer, four more members of this incredible track offer their own layers on top of Blakey and Smith's train starting with Kenny Burrell on electric guitar. Tina Brooks plays next on Tenor sax, then Lou Donaldson on Alto, and finally the great Lee Morgan on trumpet.

The last two tracks on this album like the first are all improvisational and as smooth as the first. The second track "J.O.S." (11:54) picks up with a quick tempo that holds all the way through. George Coleman on alto sax takes the reigns from Smith, and then hands them off to Lee Morgan on trumpet, who is on fire on this track! At one point Smith starts back up to take over, but Morgan keeps soloing past the signal buzz to stop, and the merits of true improv. take a few rolls without boundaries. The last track "Flamingo" (8:00), drops down a couple beats below "The Sermon" and grooves into the recesses of the night. Lee Morgan again does a phenomenal job on this track as his horn sings beautifully and dances in step with Smith, and Art Blakey. It's a good way to end the session.

Organ music, is so damn funky and cool, that you just have to experience it for yourself to get into the groove. "The Sermon" is a good place to start off. Other Smith goodies to begin with in my opinion are "House Party", and "Back at the Chicken Shack". If you like the organ sound and are want to taste something more contemporary. Medeski, Martin, and Wood have brought back the sound on the Hammond A-3, and it cooks like yo' mamma's chicken! Later.

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Solid 5th solo from E-Dub
Good Hip Hop
soo spicy!
Take It For What It Is!
Must buy!

Chilltown, New York
Erick Sermon
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I'm Not Him
MC One Bar (Skit)
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Future Thug - 11/29, Redman, Erick Sermon
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Can You Hear Me Now
Bandlink

Customer Reviews:

Solid 5th solo from E-Dub.......2005-11-06

19 months since his last album, the Green Eyed Bandit is back with another solid solo album. Not his best solo, but not his worst, Chilltown is right in the middle. Only 12 songs, 1 is a classic, 5 are ok, and the other 6 are good, no bad ones. Guests rap on 4 songs so you get to hear what the Fiunklord has to say, and he addresses some issues on hip-hop's bad state at the moment. For the production, he went back to his old formula (that made us all love him in the first place) and did every song on here and he did a great job (as usual) with the beats. A great album for his fans to have or people who want to hear from a real pioneer of hip-hop who has been around for over 16 years.

#2 - 7
#3 - 8
#5 - 7.5 (f/ Redman & tre)
#6 - 8.5 (f/ Talib Kweli & Whip Montez -- tight beat)
#7 - 7.5 (f/ Sy Scott & Khari)
#9 - 9 (nice beat)
#10 - 7.5
#12 - 8.5 (f/ Sy Scott & Sean Paul -- nice beat)
#13 - 7.5
#14 - 8 (f/ Dahlia Anderson)
#15 - 8
#17 - 10 (CLASSIC -- great view of how hip-hop is now -- great beat too)

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Good Hip Hop.......2005-07-31

Erick Sermon comes back with an album that i listen to all the time. It is a funny album that attacks the state of rap today and most of the attacks are very true in todays rap music. These are also some of the best beats sermon has done in awhile. My favorits include Street Hop, Relentless, Chillin', God Sent, and Can You Hear Me Now. Go pick up this underrated album now.

soo spicy!.......2005-03-01

Now,the young crew out there have to learn to recognize great music! This CD is so pure undiluted rap music! Played this over and over when I bought it.
This cd has one of the funniest skits I have ever heard!!! I would not spoil it for you,go get it and you'd agree!

Take It For What It Is!.......2005-01-18

I have always been a fan of Epmd, and somewhat of a bigger fan of Erick Sermon. However Erick is no Nas, or Kweli, this man isn't exactly a lyrical genius. The appeal of E-Dub is the Beats!!! No matter what this man does his tracks are Bangin and they always have been, His beats are always Tight! I think to many people expect him to rhyme better but he is just givin you sumpin to ride his beats. He is not a lyricist by trade and once you accept that and just let the hot beats under your skin your lovin all his tracks. Now I'm not sayin his lyrics aint tight hes doin better then 70% of the game out there right now when it comes to writin im just sayin you buy an Erick Sermon Album for the beats like you'd buy a Talib Kweli Album for the lyrics. Simple As That! Redman, Kweli, and newcomer Sy Scott all have guest appearences on Chilltown and they all shine and hold there own over the masterfully crafted beats! This is another great album from The Man They Call "E". This album is not as good as his 2001 release "Music" However it is far superior to "React". Any fans of Epmd or Erick Sermon Pick Up "Chilltown New York".

Must buy!.......2005-01-08

This album is like none other. I am very picky when it comes to the package of lyrics, beats, colaborations, and meaning, and this album covers it all. All it took was one listen to this cd and I was hooked. I think that everyone should evperience this album and buy one for their friends!

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Gloomy Germans Give Great Goth Music

Lichtgestalt
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Album Details

One of the Worlds Most Highly Respected Goth Acts Lacrimosa, Finally Unveil their Studio Album. Essential Listening for Anyone Interested in Dark Atmospheric Music.

Customer Reviews:

Gloomy Germans Give Great Goth Music.......2005-10-10

Vocals are not the strongest point with this group (arrangements are) but they do a very impressive job with the voices they do have, whether the vocal is half-muttered male voice or a muffled female choir.

Goth bands tend to be spoiled by overbearing vocals from at least one operatic screamer, or sometimes a technically blinding but boring guitarist, or by starring The Incredible Hulk on drums. Lacrimosa are very different. For one thing, the melodies are real, and very varied (check out My Last Goodbye on this album). For another, a lot of orchestral instruments are used with sensitivity and taste. For a third, even when rawking out, there is something endearingly gentle about this group. Plus, they are Germans, and the Goth bloodline goes a long way back with them (several songs on all their albums are in English). I love their guitarist, too.

I recommend this album highly, but you can't go wrong with Fassade, Elodia or Echos, either. My son, who is heavily into Metal, thinks this stuff is too soft. Until his tastes mature, these beautiful records remain safely in my clutches.

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Killa Debut From E-Dubbsta
It's just aiight, nothing like the classic EPMD joints............
Hot debut! Heavy on the beats!
Solid 1st solo from E-Dub
Heeeeeeey, eeeerick seeeermon, heeeeey

No Pressure
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Customer Reviews:

Killa Debut From E-Dubbsta.......2007-04-02

Erick Sermon brings heat on his first solo after EPMD split. 1993's No Pressure has a lot going for it. He may have competition in the MC department, but the production is what we like most about his albums. The beats are simply immaculate. I love the East-West collabo with Kam and Ice Cube, on "The Ill S---;" the title is self explanatory with each givin' A-1 performances rippin the mic to shreds, and the beat suits each one's styles well. All 3 have aawesome chemistry together. I love the Zapp and Roger samples on tracks like "Stay Real" where u can hear Roger's talk box sampled in the hook. Redman and Keith Murray make appearances, and that just adds to the entertainment. All in all, simply, this album slaps all the way thru!

It's just aiight, nothing like the classic EPMD joints...................2006-12-30

Erick succeeds in proving that he could sustain a career past his EPMD days, but that's about it. His glory days will always be when he paired with the "Microphone Doctor" Parrish Smith.

Top Joints:
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Hot debut! Heavy on the beats! .......2006-06-19

I still remember Erick Sermon's first album, especially the blistering basslines in Stay Real. Sermon lashes at fake rappers who don't back up what they say. This song just jumps at you at first listen, as it has this funky, ballistic sound. Erick must have had the keyboards really revved up on this song--it's still one of my favorite solo songs from him! And once again, like in EPMD, Zapp and Roger Troutman are heavy sampled on this song. Also, another number, Hittin' Switches, has this truck-speakers blasting kind of music and beats as it leaps and bounces up and down in the chorus. He even lashes at his ex-EPMD member Parrish Smith, without saying his name on the song. The rest of the album is strong, as he has Redman and a group he found, Shadez of Lingo featured on some songs. Sermon proves that he could do it on his own outside of EPMD. His later albums got better.

Solid 1st solo from E-Dub.......2005-11-04

After EPMD broke up Erick went solo and did it right. Of his 4 solo albums I have ( I don't have "Double or Nothing") this is probably tied for my 2nd favorite (with "Chilltown NY"). With 14 songs, 5 are ok, 8 are good, and 1 is almost a classic, no classics or bad ones. Guests rap on 6 songs and he showcases his Def Squad crew, and guests also do 2 hooks. Production is off the wall for a '94 release, as Sermon does all the production (he co-produces one of them). His lyrics aren't the beat as we all know, but the beats wil make you bop your head all day long. A great album for his fans or fans of true old school hip-hop to have.

#2 - 9 (f/ Joe Synystr -- tight beat)
#3 - 9 (tight beat)
#4 - 8
#5 - 9.5 (f/ Keith Murray -- great beat)
#6 - 7.5 (nice beat)
#7 - 8 (dirty song -- f/ Debra Killings -- nice beat)
#8 - 8.5 (tight beat)
#10 - 8
#11 - 7.5 (f/ Derrick Culbreath)
#12 - 7.5 (f/ Shadz of Lingo -- nice beat)
#13 - 8.5 (f/ Ice Cube & Kam -- tight beat)
#14 - 8.5 (f/ Redman & Keith Murray)
#16 - 7 (f/ Soup)
#17 - 6.5 (another dirty song)

Erick Sermon -- b. 11/25/68 -- Brentwood, Long Island, NY
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Heeeeeeey, eeeerick seeeermon, heeeeey.......2005-06-16

After the break up it was clear that erick wasn't going out the game and showed he had what it takes with this release. He made his onw beats and done them well. He had a style that you could tell from anyone because of his voice and the way he flowed. He started up def squad also produced for redman, keith murray, jamal and others. Although he started the hit squad with parrish smith and redman, das efx and k-solo were on there, redman joined ericks def squad. Anyway, this album is tight and has some really nice tracks that bring back memories everytime you hear it becaue it's a classic. I like ericks flow, it's strange, I don't know if he's trying to be serious or not, but it sounds like just fun and not too hard but works excellent with his production. So, if you want a classic album that is from the the time when hip hop was alive and real get this, and also get the untcouchable 'double or nothing' too, one of my favourites. Peace!

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THIS IS MUSIC TOO YA EARS
Good Music
3rd solo from one of Hip-Hop's pioneers is worthy of 4.5 stars
REAL HIP-HOP
bangin my head to this is easy

Music
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No Pressure

ASIN: B00005OAKM
Release Date: 2001-10-30

Tracks:

Rapture
It's Nuttin'
Come Thru
Music
Skit I
Now What's Up
I'm That N***A
Genius E Dub
Skit II
Ain't No Future...2001
Do-Re-Mi
I'm Hot
Up Them Thangs
The Sermon
Skit III
Music (Remix)

Customer Reviews:

THIS IS MUSIC TOO YA EARS.......2006-07-15

THIS DISC IS FIRE I REMEMBER WHEN THIS CAME OUT BUT HAD A HARD TIME FINDING IT IN CERTAIN STORES BUT OTHER THAN THAT ITS A BANGER. EVERY SONG IS PRETTY TIGHT OR NEAR CLASSIC EVEN THE GUESTS SHINE NICELY.

FAVORITE TRACKS:
1)MUSIC F/MARVIN GAYE
2)MUSIC REMIX F/REDMAN & KEITH MURRAY
3)I'M HOT
4)THE SERMON

Good Music.......2006-04-03

Prolly my favorite Erick Sermon album...

All the tracks are good or better... The Sermon is a deeper track about Erick's attempted Suicide, and real recogniz real... Good stuff...

3rd solo from one of Hip-Hop's pioneers is worthy of 4.5 stars.......2005-11-04

6 years since his last solo, the Green Eyed Bandit is back with his best solo album of his first 5, getting 4.5 stars. Being in the rap game for almost 15 years when this was released, he reamained quiet for some time and then released the single "Music" f/ Marvin Gaye and put him back in people's talk as it's one of my all time favorites. With 12 songs, it has 1 classic, 1 near classic, 3 ok songs and the other 7 are tight, no bad ones on here. Guests rap on 5 songs (1 Erick isn't on) and do the hook on a few others. Production is great, nice and funky, mostly handled by the Fuinklord himself (Rockwilder does 1 song, Erick Sermon does the other 11). A must have hip-hop album in in truest form from one of raps greats.

#2 - 8.5 (f/ Daytona & Khari -- nice beat)
#3 - 8 (nice beat)
#4 - 11 (CLASSIC -- f/ Marvin Gaye -- great beat and lyrics about how music makes you feel)
#6 - 8 (f/ Redman, Keith Murray & Sy Scott)
#7 - 7
#8 - 8.5 (f/ Olivia -- nice upbeat track)
#10 - 9 (tight beat)
#11 - 9 (f/ some more pioneers of hip-hop -- Scarface & LL Cool J -- tight beat)
#12 - 7.5 (f/ Marvin Gaye)
#13 - 9.5 (great gangsta track -- f/ Caddilac Tah & Keith Murray -- tight beat)
#14 - 7.5
#16 - 9 (Redman, Keith Murray & Marvin Gaye -- no Erick Sermon -- nice beat)

Erick Sermon -- b. 11/25/68 -- Brentwood, Long Island, NY

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REAL HIP-HOP.......2004-03-02

this c.d is off the hook, this guy u can tell has been in the game a while, i mean this is true hip-hop awsome beats and nona a that "gangsta" junk throw around in mainstream rap, if u wanna buy a c.d that u'll love get this album, and even if you dont want it dont throw yo money away on nelly or eminem for the sake of hip-hop dont do it!

bangin my head to this is easy.......2002-11-28

man,this is the tightness!aint no future,doremi,its nuttin,all those tracks.erick sermon's music is something that needs to spin in your player.redman's on a bunch of tracks,and that right there makes those tracks awesome,cuz you know he's one of the tops.good beats and rhymes.if he keeps releasing cds like this w/bangin tracks and really good guest artist people like me 'll just keep playin it.

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Okay, not as great as the green eyed bandit usually puts out
4th solo is barely 4 stars, my least favorie of his solo's
Slendid
Haven't I heard this before?
not that bad

React
Erick Sermon
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Chilltown, New York
Music
He's Keith Murray
Double or Nothing
Def Squad Presents Erick Onasis

ASIN: B000071OX6
Release Date: 2002-11-19

Tracks:

Intro
Here I Iz
We Don't Care (Dirty Version) (featuring Free)
Party Right
React (Album Version) (Dirty Version) (featuring Redman)
Skit I (Dirty Version)
To Tha Girlz (Dirty Version)
Love Iz
Go Wit Me
Skit II
Hold Up Dub (Dirty Version) (featuring Keith Murray)
Tell Me (Dirty Version) (featuring MC Lyte & Rah Digga)
Skit III
S.O.D. (Dirty Version) (featuring Sy Scott, Icarus & Red Cafe)
Hip Hop Radio
Skit IV (Dirty Version)
Don't Give Up (Dirty Version) (featuring Lyric)

Customer Reviews:

Okay, not as great as the green eyed bandit usually puts out.......2006-04-03

Erick Sermon is probably my favorite Producer/Rapper combinated artist but this was really nuthin special...
I became a fan after hearing his "duet" with Marvin Gaye, music and then I bought the album and became a certified fan.

Ratings of the E-dub albums I own:
Music: 4.5/5
Double or nuthin: 4.5/5
Erick Onassis: 3.5/5
Chilltown New york: 4/5
React: 3.5/5

So as you can see, if you're planning to get an erick sermon album get those I rated higher before getting this...

Sure there is about 6 definite bangers and 4 more okay and only one bad one... a couple of tracks is trying to be commercial tracks...

4th solo is barely 4 stars, my least favorie of his solo's.......2005-11-04

Just 13 months since his best solo album "Music" was released, E-Bub is back with my least favorite of his albums, barely getting a 4 star rating. With 13 songs, 5 are ok, 1 I skip, and 7 are good, no classics on here. Guests are on 4 songs rapping and a few others doing the hooks. As always the green eyed Bandit's lyrics aren't the best, but the production on this isn't near his other albums, maybe because for some reason the Funklord only did 7 of the 13 when he usually does at leat 90% himself (which is probably why many didn't like this as much as his other albums). Just Blaze does 2 songs, Rick Rock, Kaos, Andre R., Megahertz all do 1 song. A good album for his fans but far from his best.

#2 - 8
#3 - 9 (f/ Free -- nice beat)
#4 - 8.5 (good beat)
#5 - 7.5 (f/ Redman)
#7 - 6.5
#8 - 8.5 (nice Al Green sample used)
#9 - 7.5
#11 - 8 (f/ Keith Murray -- nice beat)
#12 - 7 (f/ Rah Digga & MC Lyte)
#14 - 8 (f/ Icarus, Red Care, Sy Scott)
#15 - 7.5 (about hip-hop's state)
#16 - 5 (Khari freestyle - no E-Dub)
#17 - 9 (f/ Lyric -- tight beat)

Erick Sermon -- b. 11/25/68 -- Brentwood, Long Island, NY
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Slendid.......2003-05-06

"Double or Nothin" was on point. He hasn't done an albulm that good since. I will say that "React" is the best since. This album has quite a few hits, Its classic Erick Sermon. The Funklord in my opinion has returned. Out of the 12 music tracks on this album, 6 are true head bangers. Thats 50% of the album. In my opinion with todays albums not even having 3 good hits on them, I think that's excellent. If u lookin for that ghetto funk by Erick Sermon, this album is a must. Everybody mentions the commercial cut "REACT" with Redman, but that's not the best cut on there. Track 14 is the track that'll have your head bobbin off your neck. After that, track 12 with MC Lyte and Rah Digga is a head bobber in itself with vintage MC Lyte flowin like she always do and Rah Digga doin her thang on it. He didn't slip on Track 11 either with Keith Murray and Redman.

Haven't I heard this before?.......2003-04-10

I expected a lot better from E double. From one of the better hip-hop producers of all time, this album was wayyyyy below average.
Maybe its my fault...Whenever a new Eric B & Rakim, Nas, Roots or Redman album came out, I always graded those albums with a different scale that I judged the Afro-Man album. Feel me?
There is nothing on this album that you would remember ten minutes later. Nothing.
I'll take into consideration the fact that I'm changing as a hip hop fan (Hell, no album could ever touch Illmatic). But this album isn't even close to average!
Maybe I'm a little harsh, but that's my take on it. I'll never spend money on Erick Sermon again.

not that bad.......2003-01-26

This CD is not one of erick's best work, but its worth buying. It is an album with a lot of head bangers, but some of the songs are lacking that hard-core Erick Sermon flavor. also it sound like most of the songs were written in the summer of 2002, and the album was released in november, which might be the reason why this album is not the best work E has ever done, be cause he didnt spend a lot of time writting it.
but if you know what to buy for your hip hop collection this album should be on the top of your list. its worth the money

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A Strange Ride Through The Bleak

Satura
Lacrimosa
Manufacturer: Hall of Sermon
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Binding: Audio CD

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Inferno
Angst
Stille
Lichtgestalt
Einsamkeit

ASIN: B0000071H5
Release Date: 2006-03-28

Tracks:

Satura
Erinnerung
Crucifixio
Versuchung
Schweigen
Flamme in Wind

Customer Reviews:

A Strange Ride Through The Bleak.......2007-04-29

The album begins with the haunting keyboards of "Satura," and ends with the somewhat lighter keyboards of the amazing "Flamme im Wind." I consider this one of Lacrimosa's more challenging albums to listen to. What is great about this band is that they are deceptively simple, simultaneously playing background music and music you have to pay close attention to or you will miss something.

Fans of Fassade or Echos or Lichtgestaldt may be disappointed by this because it is definitely less accessible. It is dark, brooding, and Tilo's voice moves through it like a cat's claws across bare skin. I have no idea what he is singing (it is all in German), but there is no mistaking the emotion behind it.

"Erinnerung" starts with some kind of chilling baby noises before a Eurythmics-like bassline settles in. The baby noises remind me of the song "Possessed" by Venom for some reason. This song, German for memory, is quite a bit more upbeat than anything on this album, but that is not saying a whole lot. It's not something I can see many people trying to dance to...

"Crucifixio" is a truly strange song, beginning with a church bell, or perhaps a death knell, and another haunting keyboard sound that moves slowly up and down your spine. It's hard to describe the emotion behind this, but it is heavy and difficult to listen to all the way through despite its beauty.

"Versuchung" is one of my favorite songs on the album, with a driving bassline at about the four minute mark (all these songs are rather long and complex). It begins slowly, however, building up to a point of climax and then...purposefully not delivering, at least not where you expect it to.

"Das Schwiegen" is a piano bit with Tilo's kermitty vocals sailing over.

"Flamme im Wind" is my favorite song on the album, and a fitting closer as it is the climax the album has alluded to but not delivered so far. Yet it still restrains itself, and still has that creepy vibe to it.

The album delivers depression and meaning without sounding melodramatic, shying away from the sound on Lacrimosa's earlier albums. I believe this is the album that set the precedent for Inferno, which is one of my favorites by them, but because the album is so slow and brooding it is difficult for me to listen to it all the way through. It is worth the price for just "Flamme im Wind," however.

If you are new to Lacrimosa, I recommend Inferno, Echos, Fassade, or Lichtgestaldt. This album, while good, is really for completist fans of Lacrimosa. It is when they were in a transitional period, moving a little further from their classical roots and more towards their faster-moving poppier sounds later on.

The John Adams Earbox: A 10-CD Retrospective

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Moved to tears
Nonesuch delivers.Again
harmonia in excelsis
Our greatest living composer
Wonderful CD

The John Adams Earbox: A 10-CD Retrospective

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Naive & Sentimental Music
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Century Rolls

ASIN: B00001SID1
Release Date: 1999-10-19

Tracks:

Lollapalooza
John's Book Of Alleged Dances: Judah To Ocean
John's Book Of Alleged Dances: Toot Nipple
John's Book Of Alleged Dances: Dogjam
John's Book Of Alleged Dances: Pavane: She's So Fine
John's Book Of Alleged Dances: Rag The Bone
John's Book Of Alleged Dances: Habanera
John's Book Of Alleged Dances: Stubble Crotchet
John's Book Of Alleged Dances: Hammer & Chisel
John's Book Of Alleged Dances: Alligator Escalator
John's Book Of Alleged Dances: Standchen: The Little Serenade
John's Book Of Alleged Dances: Judah To Ocean (Reprise)
Slonimsky's Earbox

Tracks:

Two Fanfares For Orchestra - Tromba Lontana
Two Fanfares For Orchestra - Short Ride In A Fast Machine
Common Tones In Simple Time
El Dorado - Part I. A Dream Of Gold
El Dorado - Part II. Soledades

Tracks:

Harmonielehre - Part I
Harmonielehre - Part II The Anfortas Wound
Harmonielehre - Part III Meister Eckhardt And Quackie
Violin Concerto - Part I
Violin Concerto - Part II Chaconne:
Violin Concerto - Part III Toccare

Tracks:

Chamber Sympony - Mongel Airs
Chamber Sympony - Aria With Walking Bass
Chamber Sympony
Hoodo Zephyr - Tundra
Hoodo Zephyr - Dissappointment Lake
Hoodo Zephyr - Hoodo Zephyr
Gnarly Buttons - The Perilous Shore
Gnarly Buttons - Hoe-Down (Mad Cow)
Gnarly Buttons - Put Your Loving Arms Around Me

Tracks:

Ensemble - I Was Looking At The Ceiling And Then I Saw The Sky
A Sermon On Romance
Consuelo's Dream
Mike's Song About Arresting A Particular Individual
Tiffany's Solo
Song About The On-Site Altercation
Song About The Bad Boys And The News
Your Honor My Client He's A Young Black Man
Leila's Song; Alone (Again Or At Last)
Three Weeks And Still I'm Outta My Mind
Crushed By The Rock I Been Standing On
Dewain's Song Of Liberation And Surprise
!Este Pais! / This Country
One Last Look At The Angel In Your Eyes
Finale

Tracks:

Lollapalooza
John's Book Of Alleged Dances - Judah To Ocean
John's Book Of Alleged Dances - Toot Nipple
John's Book Of Alleged Dances - Dogjam
John's Book Of Alleged Dances - Pavane: She's So Fine
John's Book Of Alleged Dances - Rag The Bone
John's Book Of Alleged Dances - Habenera
John's Book Of Alleged Dances - Stubble Crotchet
John's Book Of Alleged Dances - Hammer & Chisel
John's Book Of Alleged Dances - Alligator Escalator
John's Book Of Alleged Dances - Standchen: The Little Serenade
John's Book Of Alleged Dances - Judah To Ocean (Reprise)
Slonimsky's Earbox

Tracks:

Harmonium - Negative Love
Harmonium - Becuase I Could Not Stop For Death
Harmonium - Wild Nights
Shaker Loops - Shaking and Trambling
Shaker Loops - Hymning Slews
Shaker Loops - Loops and Verses
Shaker Loops - A Final Shaking

Tracks:

The Chairman Dances - Foxtrot For Orchestra
Grand Pianola Music - First Movement
Grand Pianola Music - Second Movement
Grand Pianola Music - Third Movement: On The Dominant Divide
Fearful Symmetries

Tracks:

Nixon In China - Opening
Nixon In China -
Nixon In China -
Nixon In China - Landing Of The Spirit Of '76
Nixon In China -
Nixon In China -
Nixon In China -
Nixon In China -
Nixon In China - Cheers
Nixon In China -
Nixon In China - Opening
Nixon In China -
Nixon In China -
Nixon In China -
Nixon In China -
Nixon In China -
Nixon In China -
Nixon In China -
Nixon In China -
Nixon In China -
Nixon In China -
Nixon In China -

Tracks:

The Wound-Dresser
Christian Zeal And Activity
Five Songs - Thoreau
Five Songs - Down East
Five Songs - Cradle Song
Five Songs - At The River
Five Songs - Serenity
Eros Piano

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Having earned his composing stripes after the 1960s, John Adams had the pioneering work of Steve Reich, Philip Glass, and Terry Riley close at hand as he ventured into his trade. And, while minimalism's historical continuum helps place Adams, he used Reich, Glass, and Riley (among others) only as a starting point. And here's proof: a 10-CD retrospective of nearly all Adams's recorded compositions on Nonesuch Records, the label that also issued Steve Reich 1965-1995 and Kronos Quartet: 25 Years. Adams's Harmonium, a choral work of startling energy and effervescence, appears here in a new recording, as do distillations of both The Death of Klinghoffer and Nixon in China, two path-clearing operas. Over the span of a career covered by Earbox, Adams has returned minimalism to traditional instrumental ensembles as well as to projects that at once advanced a political commentary and took that commentary back to orchestral audiences. And so, in far less time than his predecessors, Adams created works that now play like standard repertoire pieces: The Wound Dresser and Shaker Loops and the Violin Concerto--all of them are here. What these works demonstrate is a fierce creativity on the one hand and perhaps a hunger for commercial advances on the other. Adams may at times be a bustling free thinker, but he sounds ever conscious of what audiences are listening to. As for the works themselves, they remain every bit as daunting as when written.

Some may object to particular selections. I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky, for example, hardly ranks with Adams's best work. But this box isn't a mere best-of; it's an almost-all-of. At times terrifically American--especially in the news-aware operas and their narrative pragmatism--Adams well deserves a major box set, and its coverage is appropriate to his varied, stylistically diverse output. As with any large-scale retrospective, Earbox--which fairly bristles with Adams's new composition, Slonimsky's Earbox--has spots where fans might balk at the quality of the composer's writing. But it's got a fantastic accompanying booklet along with its many hours of inarguably modern and thoroughly listener-friendly music. --Andrew Bartlett

Customer Reviews:

Moved to tears.......2004-03-18

Never before in my life was i moved so intensely and directly by classical music. I put the first cd in my player and a few minutes later tears are flowing. I find myself dancing and moving to a rythm i already seem to know. Wow, i just have to share that.

Nonesuch delivers.Again.......2002-11-27

John adams is one of the most popular living composers of"modern" classical music[I believe the cutoff point, though arbitrary is usually WWII}.I came to him late, through my husband. Modersn classical music , I said? What the hell is that?My husband kept playing bits and pieces of adams for me, and more and more i found myself amazed. and swayed. His operas have been groundbreaking{Nixon in China} controversial{Death Of klinghoffer},his compostions sublimely beautiful{shaker Loops or harmonium].HIS STATURE IS WORTHY THEN OF SUCH A MONUMENTAL CAREER SPANNING BOX SET.This 10 disc set[great value, again from NONESUCH}encompasses Adams' entire career,and though there are some misses here{I was looking at the ceiling and then i saw the sky doesnt quite fit},it is still magnificent. the Highlights are ,{for me} the Wound Dresser, Chamber symphony,Violin Concerto, of course, Shaker Loops and Harmonuim are wonderful. The true jewels here are Nixon in China,the Chairman dances and the Death of Klinghoffer,which is simply a masterpiece. The set comes with a wonderful book, which contains essay's by Robert Hurwitz {An Uncommon Man}renaud Machart[John adams as seen from europe} and Essays before an earbox by Adams himself.A Chronology and dicography are included. A wonderful study of an American original,worth the investment, Highly highly recommended

harmonia in excelsis.......2001-11-12

I must agree with Mr. Bartlett, particularly with regard to "Ceiling." It may well be because his Violin Concerto and Harmonielehre are so powerful. 4.5 stars.
Interesting, and likely intentional, is that two names in the extensive liner book fail to mention two great and glaringly obvious precursors: Carl Orff and Raymond Scott. Without "Carmina Burana," there would be no "Harmonium." Orff has his mark all over Adams's gifted and epic compositions. Similarly, though there are glib references to "cartoon music," the polymath engineer/musician Scott is a seminal figure in American music, and casts a large shadow over the witty juxtapositions and sense of play one loves in Adams's work. In all, an excellent career overview.

Our greatest living composer.......2001-07-22

As a composer, I'm staggered that anyone could fail to be gripped by this music.

That anyone can use the words "spoiled, overrated" amazes me. I emphatically disagree with "A music fan"'s review.

I don't think it's "mind-numbing"; I think it's spiritual and exciting. To me it's the most substantial music being created in our times.

I'm really sorry that anyone could fail to enjoy it, and really recommend others to listen for themselves.

Wonderful CD.......2000-04-02

This compilation should turn even the most curmudgeonly listerner into a fan. Beautifully recorded, great notes -- and it's a heck of a bargain!

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