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NICE BUT NOT GREAT
Give it three listens

Pale Blue Lights
The Dreamside
Manufacturer: Dancing Ferret
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Spin Moon Magic
Faery Child
Open Your Eyes
Dreamcypher
Eternitas

ASIN: B000I5XEBO
Release Date: 2007-07-16

Tracks:

Divina
Luis
Slow
Carpe Diem
Women's Chant
Goddesses
The Dreamside
Travel
Ritornerai
The Divine
Dance Goddesses Dance
Nuda Veritas

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NICE BUT NOT GREAT.......2007-06-15

I am a Dreamside fan and loved Spin Moon Magic. Pale Blue Lights is good but I don't think it compares to Spin Moon Magic. It is a very nice, melodic cd, one that I can listen to from start to finish repeatedly. There is nothing offensive about the cd but there are no standout songs on it like "Forsaken" on SMM.

I would call this cd "mood" music. The music is relaxing, gentle, unobtrusive. I can burn incense, read, and have this cd playing in the background and enjoy quiet down-time. In fact I really enjoy having it playing in the background.

Kemi is an incredibly gorgeous frontwoman with a great voice. I can tell she is stretching and playing with her vocals a lot on Pale Blue Lights. She's having fun, and I enjoy listening to her.

The Dreamside is a band whose recordings I purchase without listening to in advance...I think they're THAT good. I would have loved to give Pale Blue Lights a 4 or 5 star rating, but I don't feel there are any great stand-out singles on it.

If you are a Dreamside fan or want good mood music, this is a perfect cd for you. I recommend it highly for that reason alone.

Give it three listens.......2007-05-12

Kemi Vita is much more passionate on this outing; all the growling guitars on Spin Moon Magic got a little monotonous. At times, she's all over the place, like Siouxsie Banshee. Elsewhere, she sounds very Bjork-like. Unfortunately, she still doesn't carry any memorable tunes (with one huge exception).

If you're nutty enough to buy an album for one track (like me), then number 7 will redeem you. "The Dreamside" is a beautiful song.

"Travel" has Kemi doing a duet at a welcome change of tempo. If the vocals get a little murky, the bell-like guitar notes create a lovely, undulating melody. "Women's Chant" is suitably ominous---like a medieval twist on Switchblade Symphony.

I can't call this the best darkwave out there. But for you fellow writers and comic book artists, it's good background for those darkly creative times. Good enough to take a chance on their next album.

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Sung Like This, They Should Stay Remembered

Songs We Forgot to Remember

Manufacturer: Delos Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Songs My Father Taught Me
More Songs My Father Taught Me
Favorite English Songs

ASIN: B000000705
Release Date: 1996-02-23

Tracks:

I Hear You Calling Me
If I Could Tell You
Trees
Until
Passing By
Green-Eyed Dragon
Lost Chord
My Lovely Celia
Serenade (Rimpianto)
Calm as the Night
Do Not Go, My Love
Bird Songs at Eventide
Love's Philosophy
Love, Could I Only Tell Thee
Annabelle Lee
Little Boy Blue
World Is Waiting for the Sunrise
I Love, And the World Is Mine
Kashmiri Song
Evening Song
Cloths of Heaven
Perfect Day
I Love Life
Homing
When I Have Sung My Songs

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Sung Like This, They Should Stay Remembered.......2005-09-30

Commenting last June on CDs featuring the tenor, Kenny Baker, I wrote that his might be the most beautiful recorded tenor voice of the 20th century. My comparison included a lot of fine tenors, but I hadn't heard John Aler. Recently, I have been listening to him as Jupiter in Handel's SEMELE, then as Nadir in Bizet's PEARL FISHERS, and more recently as the soloist for this album. Kenny Baker's voice is pure, limpid, naturally musical throughout his range. The lower part of Aler's range has less music, but the upper part is richer than Baker's, and the whole is tremendously exciting. Nowhere is his voice lovelier than in the first song on this CD, "I Hear You Calling Me." Composed circa 1903, overflowing with love and longing, it became the immensely popular signature-piece in the 1920s and '30s of the Irish tenor, John McCormack. (Who, with less primitive technology, might well have provided the most beautiful recorded tenor voice of the century.)

I found some of the Aler collection quite familiar, others new and highly attractive (where have they been all my life?), and others that are lifted above the ordinary more by the singer's voice and art than by intrinsic merit. The songs are predominantly art or concert songs, composed mostly in the late 19th or early 20th century. Elegant, highly romantic, often ambitious, sometimes sentimental, popular in their time with lovers of semi-classical music, and often performed in concerts by leading singers of the day. Their lyrics include the poetry of Joyce Kilmer, Robert Herrick, Rabindranath Tagore, Shelley, Poe, Yeats, Eugene Field, and Sydney Lanier.

Did Aler get the idea for this CD from the fine baritone Thomas Hampson's CD, "An Old Song Resung"? Hampson's CD (unfortunately out of print), came out in 1990; Aler's, in 1995. The songs in both collections might well have been sung to similar audiences at similar concerts by similar singers. Still, the two CDs have only two works in common: - "Do Not Go, My Love," composed by Richard Hageman in 1917, and "When I Have Sung My Songs," by Ernest Charles in 1934. Both songs are superb, and both singers do them beautifully. I would give Aler a slight edge on the first; Hampson, on the second.

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The Scene of Pale Blue
Outer Limits
Manufacturer: Musea Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00004VL17
Release Date: 2001-01-01

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Wonderful album...

Hologram EP
Pale Beneath the Blue
Manufacturer: Reach for the Sky Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0002TVWE2
Release Date: 2004-07-20

Tracks:

Little Secrets
Untitled
Inside
One I Open
I Believed
In 2 U

Album Description

Scintillating songs, reminiscent of a beautiful, clear blue day.

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Wonderful album..........2005-06-03

Pale Beneath the Blue is reminicent of Julianna Hatfield, Madonna's "Ray of Light" album, a spot of Natalie Imbruglia, or perhaps even a hint of The Cranberries, without attempting to be a "cover" band or glomming on to another band's style.

If I had any criticism, it would be that "Hologram" is a bit light with only six tracks, because once you're hooked on PBTB's songcraft, you naturally want more.

I found "Untitled" to be particularly evocative. All of the tracks are memorable, catchy, nicely done, and well worth your time.

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A Song for You and Me

Manufacturer: Asv Living Era
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000069HGP
Release Date: 2002-08-13

Tracks:

Old Father Thames Keeps Rolling Along
O My Warriors
Song for You and Me
Till the Sands of the Desert Grow Cold
Yeomen of England
Why Do the Nations So Furiously Rage Together
Jhelum Boat Song
Kingfisher Blue
Kashmiri Love Song
Bachelor Gay
Sons of the Sea
Shipmates O' Mine
Watchman, What of the Night
I Travel the Road, Who Cares?
Kerry Dance - Peter Dawson, Gerald Moore
Father O'Flynn
I Lost My Heart to a Melody
Just a Corner of Heaven to Me
I Got Plenty O' Nuttin'
On the Road to Mandalay - Peter Dawson,
When the Sergeant-Major's on Parade - George Baker, Webster Booth, Peter Dawson, Stuart Robertson,
Parted - Herbert Dawson, Peter Dawson
Phil the Fluter's Ball

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New Invisible Junk -PEWWWWW!!!
Stunning piece of artistry.
Greatness!
NIJ-Pale Blue Day
A Great Debut

Pale Blue Day

Manufacturer: Midwest Artists Dist.
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00004SYLJ
Release Date: 2000-04-09

Tracks:

NEW ORLEANS
EDGE OF SEPTEMBER
SHE GOES ON
MS. UNIVERSE
SPARROW
COME
FIGURE STUDY (LESSON ONE)
GOLDWISH
TIDEPOOL
SOMETHING OF A CAT & MOUSE
THE LOOK INSIDE
THE CONVERSATION

Album Description

Drawing from old/new british underground rock/pop influences, New Invisible Joy creates a long-awaited fresh voice in the psychadelic/alt-pop genre with the release of their first albulm "Pale Blue Day." New Invisible joy conjures a unique mix of subtlety and power, creating an album that sounds like sex feels.

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New Invisible Junk -PEWWWWW!!!.......2006-08-16

Man, what a sad attempt to rip off the Verve! If I were assoc. with the Verve, I would sue. Not because the sound, words and melodies are the same, but rather because if you are looking for the Verve sound, and New Invisible Junk does appear to try to cultivate the neo-psychedelic Verve image, and you stumble on New Invisible Junk, you will not only be sadly underjoyed but you will have to endure endless octipilian vocal screaches, that in no way come close to Ashcroft's bittersweet sonic aptitude.
My advice to Schitsler; reign it in man. Find some direction and your own style and quit your futile attempts to replicate a master's style.
The drugs aren't working anymore!

Stunning piece of artistry........2006-05-18

Dreamily ethereal to powerful with soaring studio effects the music seems to surround you from every direction. The subsequent releases are also good but they do not reach the caliber of this debut. There is not a single weak song here.

Greatness!.......2002-12-23

I Love this cd. Its really great. I tell all my friends about it all the time. Everyone Needs to go out n buy every NiJ cd thats out!!

NIJ-Pale Blue Day.......2002-12-04

Brit-sounding pop? No way...! The music tries to rip off the Verve, but doesn't come close. The vocals are over the place. Let's see how many vocal ranges I can do....please. Give it up. This cd [stinks] and I own it, and have seen them live. Don't buy this cd.

A Great Debut.......2001-07-01

When I first heard "She Goes On" on a local radio station, I called them immediately to find out what it was. The song blew me away. It sounded like "Bends"-era Radiohead with Tim Finn on lead vocals. It was a huge surprise to me to find out it was a local (Pittsburgh) band, New Invisible Joy. Needless to say, I went out and bought it a day or two later, and was not disappointed, even though the rest of the album is mostly heavier stuff than the tune I heard. It's moody and melodic, like the Verve in their harder moments. The opening track, "New Orleans," is a killer, and the aforementioned "She Goes On" is simply staggering. If there were any justice, it would be a monster hit, maybe not here, but definitely in the UK. The Brits would love it. To me, these two tracks alone are worth the price of the album. But the nice thing is, the rest is good too.

Playing and production are very good throughout, but the highlight of this band has to be singer John Schisler. The guy is amazing -- one of the best rock voices I've ever heard (and I've been listening to this stuff for 25 years). And what's stunning is the fact that this CD, good as it is, doesn't exhibit Schisler's talent as well as the band's live show does. He does some vocal things in concert that will simply drop your jaw.

But this is not to say that the rest of the band are in any way slouches. NIJ isn't just a great voice with an okay backup band. Brian Colletti (drums) and Evan Handyside (bass) are as good a rhythm section as is anyone out there, and guitarist Mike Gaydos is an inventive, inspired, and very powerful player. NIJ is a great band all the way around.

Great heavy Brit-sounding pop from Pittsburgh! Who'd have thought it? And for heaven's sake, if you get the chance to see them live, don't pass it up.

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Pale Shade of Blue

Manufacturer: First Floor Story Music
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000CAF256
Release Date: 2003-02-04

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Chicago Opera's Very Own Edith Mason

Opera in Chicago, Vol. 1

Manufacturer: Symposium
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Tracks:

Oh, For The Wings Of A Dove - Edith Mason
Martha: The Last Rose Of Summer - Edith Mason
Faust: Air Des Bijoux - Edith Mason
Madama Butterfly: Ancora Un Passo - Edith Mason
Madama Butterfly: Un Bel Di Vedremo - Edith Mason
Far Off I Hear A Lover's Flute - Edith Mason
O Dry Those Tears - Edith Mason
From The Land Of The Sky-Blue Water - Edith Mason
Kashmiri Song - Edith Mason
Dreamin' Time - Edith Mason
Ser - Edith Mason
Good-bye - Edith Mason
L'ombre Des Arbres - Mary Garden
Traviata: Ah! Fors'e Lui - Mary Garden
Le Jongleur De Notre-Dame: Liberte! - Mary Garden
Herodiade: Il Est Doux - Mary Garden
Louise: Depuis Le Jour - Mary Garden
Thais: L'amour Est Une Vertu Rare - Mary Garden
Resurrection: Dieu De Grace - Mary Garden
Louise: Depuis Le Jour - Mary Garden
Over The Steppe - Mary Garden
Carmen: En Vain Pour Eviter - Mary Garden
John Anderson, My Jo - Mary Garden

Customer Reviews:

Chicago Opera's Very Own Edith Mason.......2005-11-22

This CD represents one of only two CDs of Edith Mason, and may be out of print already. Mason was, with Rosa Ponselle, the finest American soprano of the twenties and thirties. Hers was a lighter more lyric voice than the tremendous dark voice of Ponselle. Here we can hear at least a few selections of a unique and wonderful soprano. Of especially note is her singing of Butterfly. Many people shake their heads in amazement when they hear her voice - she's that good. I am fortunate in having quite a few of Mason's original 78's and these dubbings are quite good. For a complete collection, including ridiculously rare unpublished takes, search for the Marston set. Anyone interested in American opera singers should hear Mason's art. Mason was terribly unrepresented on records, and was unlucky, too, in her choice of recording companies, Brunswick folding by the start of the depression. Sadly this bad luck carries over to this day.
The other selections of Mary Garden are not as interesting, though Garden is certainly a very well-schooled singer.

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The Scene Of Pale Blue

Manufacturer: Musea
ProductGroup: Music
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ASIN: B0000CEJGV
Release Date: 2003-09-03

Tracks:

Marionnette's Lament
Mixer
Platonic Syndrome
Anti Podean
The Scene Of Pale Blue
Pteridophyte

Album Description

Without any doubt "the" best Japanese Progressive rock band of the Eighties, OUTER LIMITS displays great virtuosity as well as exceptional melodic refinement. PREMIATA FORNERIA MARCONI, EMERSON, LAKE & PALMER, QUELLA VECCHIA LOCANDA, UK or KING CRIMSON ("Islands" era) influences can be heard but the group has created its own musical personality through these references. The musicians produce a masterwork full of nuances, elegance with a succession of splendid melodies. OUTER LIMITS has elaborated a extremely romantic Progressive rock music where Tomoki UENO's voice is not high-pitched as it is usual with Japanese bands and evokes that of Greg LAKE. "The Scene Of Pale Blue" (1987) is a collection of epic tracks, all of them superb and dominated sometimes by the emphatic keyboards, a lyrical violin and a rageous Robert FRIPP-kind of guitar. Not to be missed !

Edith Mason: Complete Recordings (1924-28)

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Mason Disappears Again

Edith Mason: Complete Recordings (1924-28)

Manufacturer: Romophone
ProductGroup: Music
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ASIN: B000001S3C
Release Date: 1995-11-22

Tracks:

Madama Butterfly: Ancora Un Passo
Faust: Ah! Je Ris De Me Voir Si Belle 'Air Des Bijoux'
Four American Indian Songs: From The Land Of The Sky-Blue Water
Dreamin' Time
Martha: The Last Rose Of Summer
Goodbye
Madama Butterfly: Ancora Un Passo
Madama Butterfly: Un Bel Di Vedremo
Faust: Ah! Je Ris De Me Voir Si Belle 'Air Des Bijoux'
Faust: Ah! Je Ris De Me Voir Si Belle 'Air Des Bijoux'
Martha: The Last Rose Of Summer
Goodbye
Ser - Edith Mason/Frank Black
Oh, Dry Those Tears
Four American Indian Songs: Far Off I Hear A Lover's Fl
Pale Hands I Loved 'Kashmiri Song'
Dreamin' Time
Oh, For The Wings Of A Dove
Ser - Edith Mason/Frank Black
Louise: Depuis Le Joir
Mighty Lak' A Rose
Four American Indian Songs: From The Land Of The Sky-blue Water
Carry Me Back To Old Virginny
My Old Kentucky Home

Customer Reviews:

Mason Disappears Again.......2005-11-22

Edith Mason's recordings have always had a curse. Originally she recorded for Brunswick, which soon after went broke. By the forties she was largely forgotten. This CD offers an enormous amount of material, some unpublished, and even if you have to pay a premium used it still represents the steal of this or any other century. Mason was so good she even disarmed the fussy opera critic Michael Scott. Don't let the duplications bother you - buy this and be glad you did. One of our country's greatest sopranos.

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