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The last essential HoJo
'Dream Into Action', it's not.
A satisfying piece of work
Some Strong Moments
Power and Permanance

Cross That Line
Howard Jones
Manufacturer: Elektra / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000002H63
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

The Prisoner
Everlasting Love
Powerhouse
Last Supper
Cross That Line
Out Of Thin Air
Guardians Of The Breath
Fresh Air Waltz
Wanders To You
Those Who Move Clouds

Customer Reviews:

The last essential HoJo.......2005-03-27

Howard had some good songs here, but the album still feels a bit monothematic at points. Not as much variety of sound as his previous albums. "Powerhouse" is the only real 'mover', whereas his previous albums had at least a few 'movers'. "Everlasting love", "The Prisoner", "Last supper" and "Cross that line" were all great songs making good use of synths and other instruments too, but the whole album is still a bit slow. Still worth acquiring.

'Dream Into Action', it's not........2005-02-08

If you liked that articular album, 'Cross The Line' is going to leave you quite flat. The Prisoner and Everlasting Love are certainly decent enough. But the rest of the album leaves me wondering what the hell happened. The fun-loving energy of 'Dream Into Action' just seems to be missing on this album, only to be replaced by WAY too many slow and boring songs that seem more appropriate on an elevator music station. Of course, some people might like this. But it is not my cup of tea.

A satisfying piece of work.......2004-11-13

Cross That Line--released in 1989--is Howard Jones' fourth full-length album. It is comprised of ten compositions. The material is in a pop musical direction. All in all, I think that the songwriting is worthy, the musicianship is tight, and the sound quality is crisp. Some of the songs contain brass instrumentation and female background vocals. Also, the album sports only minimal guitar playing. Jones does well with the singing. An instrumental is supplied, "Out of Thin Air," along with two epics--"Guardians of the Breath" and the airy "Those Who Move Clouds." The melancholic, atmospheric "Guardians of the Breath" exhibits attractive bass guitar playing and industrious vocals from Jones. My favorite tracks are "The Prisoner," "Last Supper," and "Out of Thin Air." "The Prisoner" is a lively tune that displays an engaging, smeary-sounding keyboard melody, nice singing from Jones, and smooth harmony vocals. "Last Supper" is a pleasing ballad with poignant vocals from Jones on the refrain. The pretty "Out of Thin Air" consists solely of piano work from Jones. Other enjoyable pieces are "Everlasting Love" and "Powerhouse." The spirited "Everlasting Love" has a charming intro and a catchy, unforgettable chorus, while "Powerhouse" is a fun, perky cut that features female backing vocals that are interesting and velvety. As for the CD booklet, it includes the song lyrics and four photos of Jones; also, one of these photos is on the back of the CD jewel case. The disc is just over 48 minutes. Cross That Line is a good piece of work.

Some Strong Moments.......2002-11-05

Much like HoJo's other works (with the exception of "Dream Into Action"), "Cross That Line" is an album with a handful of great songs, and others that fall flat. The album starts off incredibly strong with "The Prisoner" and "Everlasting Love". Two of HoJo's best songs, but radically different. "Last Supper" is a tragic song that keeps you on the edge of tears (well... if you've been in that kind of a situation I guess). And "Fresh Air Waltz" is a positive track which has an infectious melody. "Those Who Move Clouds" is a decent closer, but the rest of the album I tend to skip.

Power and Permanance.......2002-09-28

"The Prisoner" begins the album with a superhummable tune, strings, a heavily processed sound that sounds like axe god guitar, and the superstitious belief that photos trap the mortal soul.

"Everlasting Love" has piano sweetened grown up love that lasts.

"Powerhouse" has Howard going all house music on us! Electro chorus, sweeping synth and a bunch of sexy come ons "you must have been thru college...got a lovin' degree"... Great!!

"Last Supper" is the one ballad...the touching song that is a cornerstone on his albums. This is a sad song about the end of a relationship...a couple having their last meal together. So sad how can I go on listening to this album....hmmm what's next?

"Cross That Line" is funky! Sparkly! Sweetly sweaty and just fun!

"Out of Thin Air" is a beautiful piano solo instrumental. Very impressionistic and evocative of new age beauties like the seasonal epics of George Winston. Just really pretty as it sets up the mood for the rest of the CD.

"Guardians of the Breath" has a great sound effect: ultra sonic recorded samples of body sounds like blood rushing, teeth tapping, breathing and hair stroking (which sounds like a forest being blown away). The song is about how man takes from the earth and wonders what happens when there is no earth left to take? Deeply issue oriented and heartfelt.

"Fresh Air Waltz" warms up with synthstrings and a 1-2-3-1-2-3 melody. "Fresh air is just what you need".

"Wanders to You" is so different from what Howard has done before. Longing for human contact, musing about vices, the fantasies the mind creates when it gets lonely. "There you are with your golden brown skin....the salt of a marguritta lingers on your lips". But fantasies become reality "there you are with your London gray skin...the cream from a guiness lingers on your lips..". Musicwise the song features a lot of acoustic sounds, brass, bass and drums with a bit of synth. Very good!!!

"Those Who Move Clouds" Howard has a habit of ending his albums on a downer. Ussually he wants you think about the subject matter. In this song Howard sings about the powerful people who run the world holding all our fates...the sound grows with Russian shortwave samples murmering. As the sounds builds to its crest it is drowned by a baby's laughter. OK I got the heartcreeps! I do love this because it is so thought provoking!

There you go,that's the whole CD! Give it a listen....might make you think!

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Cross That Line
Bybee D. James
Manufacturer: Bybee D. James
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000PCZ4WM

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Cross That Line
Bazza's Shelftalkers
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Folk | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000FSMGY0
Release Date: 2006-02-21

Tracks:

Without Knowing You
Cross That Line
Peachy
Dirt Nap
Colorado Frank
Double-O-Tourist
Candy's Hard
Dog Shit
Drive Away the Tears

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A must have ......

....ready to cross that line
Wil Gravatt
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00004SYV0
Release Date: 1998-05-05

Tracks:

ready to cross that line
back again
Fed x
eastern loving time
buffalo returns
lone trucker
copperhead road
bein used blues
if i had a boat
carnival girl

Album Description

REVIEW: 10-98 RICHMOND TIMES DISPATCH.Best described as country/rock with a hint of modern influences. The Wil Gravatt CD is filled with a range of differing styles. From the up-tempo title track to the countryfied/hillbilly "lonesome trucker", and the ballad "Eastern Loving Time"...there's a little something for all musical palates. Wil's strong voice leads the CD through a few covers as well. Steve Earle's Copperhead Road and Lyle Lovett's If I Had A Boat are vaguely familiar to the original versions as Wil brings his own interpretation to these songs. Don't miss this one!Steve Harman, Richmond Times Dispatch, Richmond, VA

Customer Reviews:

A must have .............2000-10-26

This is an excellent cd...containing a mix of country, rock and ballads. Wil Gravatt Band does a superb version of "Cooperhead Road" as well as "If I had a boat". In addition, this cd contains several excellent original songs - "Lonesome Trucker" rocks while "Back Again" will have you reaching for your Kleenex box.

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Slow Horses, top of european country

Cross That Line
Slow Horses
Manufacturer: Universal
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B00026YNYG
Release Date: 2004-01-01

Tracks:

It's Not Raining Every Day
Beautiful Life
I Can't Look at That
Love in Your Kiss
Better Days
Treasure
Gone Like the Roses
Abilene
I Wanna Know
Off-Road
Seven Little Prophets
Late Again
Stop Barking Up the Wrong Tree
One

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Slow Horses, top of european country.......2005-07-30

Wonderful album by one of the top bands in the old continent, and be sure you all around the world should discover the great talent they have. The album is great and has a lot of top hit songs, as "I Can't look at that", which has recently been 5 weeks in a row at the top of the Pan-European Country Music Radio Charts Top-100 www.europeancma.com/charts.htm
The album also starts with a great tune, called "It's Not Raining Every Day". I highly encourage you all to discover their music. You'll not be dissapointed!

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Cross That Line
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Grammavision
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B000MVIAMW

Product Description

12 songs all performed by their original artists

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Cross That Line

Manufacturer: BGB Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B0002XLWGQ

Product Description

10 tracks.

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