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gigantic jimi fan
Best Hendrix Album - Crash Landing
Still good inspite of over production.
Excellent transitional Hendrix...
Get Experienced with this power

Crash Landing
Jimi Hendrix
Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Axis: Bold As Love

ASIN: B000008GHS
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

Message to Love
Over the Rainbow
Crash Landing
Come Down Hard on Me
Peace in Mississippi
With the Power
Stone Free Again
Captain Coconut

Customer Reviews:

gigantic jimi fan.......2007-07-03

Unfortunately the enjoyment of listening to more jimi tracks is ruined by the unsympathetic backing musicians, I was so disappointed when I bought this album, it just hung on the shelf gathering dust, pretty much any other jimi hendrix album will be more satisfying... especially the albums released whilst he was alive, and his live offerings.

Best Hendrix Album - Crash Landing.......2007-04-11

I have listened to many Hendrix albums and some songs suit the mood and I flick through different tracks. I'm not going into anything technical here. But in terms of pure listening pleasure this album never fails to get me inpsired. Every track is a blast and its my favourite Hendrix album. In particlular the lead break on stone free I haven't heard on other albums, dolly dagger and message of love are real stand outs - In fact I'm gonna listen to it again now! Honestly, I can't undertsand the poor reviews.

Still good inspite of over production........2006-01-23

This posthumous 1975 album was over produced but it isn't ruined entirely. It's STILL Jimi playing the solos on here and they are unbelievably good ones.(some of his best solos infact) Remember, the process of overdubbing was practiced by Hendrix himself on all of his albums in the studio. Yeah, they've used Jeff Mirinov to beef up the rhythm guitar but the end product is one helluva funky album. "Come on down hard on me baby" sounds fantastic and Jimis solo will have you turning on the air conditioning. One of the best blues solos i've ever heard anyone do.
When this album was first released in the UK in May 1975 it stayed in the charts for weeks.
I would rate it the same as Jimi's "Cry of Love" album and is similar to it with regard to the use of backup singers.
Many will be offended by the singers but remember Jimi was going in this direction. He'd always been strongly influenced by vocal bands like Curtis Mayfields "Impressions"..just listen how he'd used Buddy Miles on backup on "Band of Gypsy's".
This is NOT the J.H. Experience. (that had passed a long time since) Don't expect it to sound similar. But as i recall not everything Jimi did with the 'Experience' was perfect and listenable. Like it or not THIS was Jimis new direction if he'd lived on long enough.
Some purists may say cynically at this point that maybe it was better that he died.(?)

Excellent transitional Hendrix..........2006-01-19

I've been a fan of this album since I first purchased it in 1976. I'm not that surprised by the bad reviews, as it's rare to find /fans/ as open minded to change as the master Jimi was...

I also have copies of some of the original recording sessions...to say that this album was compromised in any way by allowing musicians to re-record certain parts is stupid. This IS NOT a Jimi Hendrix Experience album in any manner, so if you are looking for the raw styles of his first album turn around...if you want a glimpse into the direction Mr. Hendrix was heading as he entered the 70's, check it out. It's full of funk and jazz influences...clean guitar rather than the feedback normally associated with Hendrix style.

This album is a MUST HAVE for any true Hendrix fan...providing they have the understanding that true artists rarely stand still in their style, and JIMI was a true artist in every aspect of the word...

Get Experienced with this power.......2005-08-11

After years of not understanding what the big Hendrix deal was I finally Got Experienced with this "every song's a winner" album. Rock, soul, psychedelic, love, funk, dizz bustin' - it's all hear! Who cares whose playin' drums - if it click it click. Even a jellyfish would agree to that! Henderix and Alan Douglas opens your heart, mind and soul to a new way of experiencing life and your own body. No over-noddling or never ending doldrum grooves here. Concise with a spirited message. With memorable licks and fills that are timely placed for your listening enjoyment. All new Henderix missiling into a new direction. An emotional roller coaster that will tickle your fancy. Free yourself !

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The penultimate collection ...
Muisic of the Spheres
The Ulllllltimate Sci-Fi Music Collection
SciFi Album gift
Away From to be a Collectible Peace

The Science Fiction Album
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Silva America
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000066HE5
Release Date: 2005-02-08

Tracks:

2001: A Space Odyssey
Aliens
Sound Effect - The Nostromo
Alien
A.I.
Armageddon
Sound Effect - Apollo 13 Lift-off
Apollo 13
Back To The Future
Battle Beyond The Stars
Battlestar Galactica
The Black Hole
Contact
Capricorn One
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
The Day The Earth Stood Still
Dune

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Galaxy Quest
Sound Effect - Dogfight in Space
Enemy Mine
Ghostbusters
Gremlins
Heavy Metal
Independence Day
E.T.
Judge Dredd
The Last Starfighter
Lifeforce
Sound Effect - Crash Landing
Lost In Space
Mars Attacks
The Matrix
Predator
The Right Stuff

Tracks:

Moonraker
Robocop
Silent Running
Sound Effect - Alien Organism
Species
Stargate
Starship Troopers
Starman
Star Trek - TV Theme
Star Trek: The Motion Picture End Title
Klingon Attack
Sound Effect - Warp Drive
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Star Trek: Generations
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

Tracks:

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
Sound Effect - Transporter Crew
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Main Theme
Star Trek First Contact
Star Wars
The Empire Strikes Back
The Empire Strikes Back
Return of the Jedi
Sound Effect - Battle Stations
Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace - The Flag Parade
Anakin's Theme
The Adventures of Jar Jar
Duel of the Fates
The Time Machine
Things to Come
The Thing From Another World
War of the Worlds
When Worlds Collide
Total Recall
You Only Live Twice
Superman

Customer Reviews:

The penultimate collection ..........2006-12-07

Generally I agree with Strategos in his ecstatic Spotlight Review above. It is a joy to here some of the most memorable themes and cues from some of the most memorable science fiction and fantasy movies (re)recorded in great sound and in lavish (re)orchestrations, played by renowned classical orchestras, namely the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra and the Philharmonia Orchestra, no less.

I have always had a weak spot for (good, or maybe even intelligent) science fiction/fantasy and film music, especially its way of evoking mystery, grandure and wide open spaces. Call it a weakness if you want. But it was maybe really kick started off, for as far as I can remember, with Star Trek. But especially Star Trek II, III and IV - essentially a trilogy - because of their very romantic but very warm, human core, set on the broadest canvasses of unlimited and mysterious outer space. But then there was the music for adding that essential extra dimension of emotion and atmosphere. I am happy that much of the music on this album is from the Star Trek series and films, often equaling or sometimes even outclassing the original recordings.

This kind of music (for the movies) should be seen as an art on its own rights with its own merits and qualities. As such, the musical sequences on these CD's are a beautifully played cross section of some of the most evoking orchestral music for science fiction/fantasy film ever created. And I very much like the nicely blended, wide and deep orchestral soundpicture with enough reverberation to evoke a sense of wide open spaces.
I am quite thrilled by tracks like the evocative music from Dune, truly transporting one to the vastly sands of Arrakis (the music is wonderful, but to my great regret I think the movie itself is a flawed masterpiece at best, alas.). And then there is the very different, goofy music for Ghostbusters (memories of childhood), the spoofy but electrifying music from Mars Attacks (lovingly parodist music, this, with not a little touch of irony) and the happily adventurous, forward driving Theme from Galaxy Quest ('Never give up, never surrender!'), now also used for the internet-based fan-series Star Trek: The Hidden Frontier. On the other side of the spectrum we have the atmospheric music for Enemy Mine (an underestimated 'little' movie), the Theme from The Right Stuff (actually science FACT, not fiction, this film, just like Apollo 13, of course), the eerily attractive music for Species, the original End Title for Alien (not used in the theatrical version of the movie, where it was replaced by music from howard Hanson's Second Symphony), the exquisitely exotic music for Stargate, the sweet and warmly sympathetic, beautifully re-orchestrated, theme for Starman, the title cue for Star Trek: TOS (much more melodiously played than the original! If only a series nowadays could continue to be as thought provoking and as original as Star Trek was during its launch, fourty years ago ...) and a truly overpowering End Titles Suite from Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country. I especially like the thrillingly grandiloquent rendition here of the music for Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. And how nice it is to hear the (thematic) similarities between James Horner's music for The Wrath of Khan, his great break-through as a film music composer, and his (two years) earlier music for Battle Beyond the Stars (which did indeed help him earn the job for writing the music for Star Trek II) ...

But on the 'down side', if one is looking for - for example - the gorgeously expansively played End Titles from Cocoon, it is not included here: one has to acquire the album that 'kicked it all off', so to say, namely 'Space and Beyond', also on Silva Screen. I was very pleased also with the inclusion on that album of some of the music from the series Star Trek: The Next Generation, namely where one of the characters, Tasha Yar, in one of the episodes (Skin of Evil) is saying goodbye to her crewmmates: sweetly sentimental and simple music which I have always wanted to own on CD. I guess that a few cues from the other two sequals ('Alien Invasion: Space and Beyond II' and 'Space3: Beyond the Final Frontier') didn't make it onto this 4 CD collection-album as well, but I guess that it would be the 'better part of the bargain' to opt to buy this 'The Science Fiction Album' instead of buying all three albums separately. Well, of course it is for yourself to ultimately decide what you really want ;-)

If I were to nitpick (which is not easy with such a marvellous project as this one), then I would say that while all music is performed with magnificent grandure and with style, some of it is not performed as crisply and as technically 'on the spot' as some of the original recordings: ensemble is a little slack and the playing somewhat stilted sometimes, losing some of the edge and the originality of the writing. ET and Star Wars spring to mind, but then the soundtracks for Star Wars are traditionally recorded with the magnificent London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by maestro John Williams himself, and these superior recordings (especially the ones for Episode I, II and III) can't really be bettered, IMHO. Likewise for the music from Star Trek: The Motion Picture, I believe that in the end one really has to resort to the ultimate reference, namely the original recording (which is true in many other instances of 'original recordings'), and then the 20th anniversay colector's edition of this soundtrack on Columbia/Legacy (truly unmissable, this veritable classic of sci-fi/film music soundtracks!).

But all in all this 4CD-collection amounts to probably being the penultimate high quality sci-fi music album collection (I certainly know of no other project that comes as close quality as well as quantity wise), with some of the most memorable musical moments from classic to modern sci-fi/fantasy film captured in lavish orchestrations.
Collection-wise: five *stars*. Playing: generally four *stars*, sometimes more. The recording quality: five *stars*. The music (qualified on its own merits as film music) and its (re)orchestrations: generally five *stars*. In the end this is all highly recommended, and certainly not to be missed by science fiction and fantasy film music fans. Klaatu barada nikto.

Muisic of the Spheres.......2006-11-06

You wonderful four disk collection of SF music. It startsa up the the grand master of SF music, 2001: A space Odyssey all the way to Superman. This is all American SF music and several themes I would have liked to have included are not there. All in all though, a collection you will enjoy.

The Ulllllltimate Sci-Fi Music Collection.......2005-10-23

If one person gives great gifts, it's the illustrious Codemaster Talon. I've received a fair number of gifts in my lifetime, but so far, my older sister's take the cake. Take this one for instance. I'm real big on orchestral music, to the point where I listen to them more than any other kind of music. I've got orchestral versions of video game themes, orchestral soundtracks to truck-loads of anime shows (Big O, Escaflowne, and Giant Robo are incredible), and could probably spend the rest of my life just trying to study the nuances of all the classical music I've got. Being such a huge fan of orchestral music, I also have come to believe that orchestra music produced for movies and television is the new classical music (or as someone once said, Mozart would be making music for movies if he were alive today). Being a huge sci-fi fan, that kind of music has always been particularly near and dear to my heart. But were I to buy each and every soundtrack for every sci-fi I liked it would cost quite a bundle, and would include a lot of sub-par music along with the grandiose and fantastic main and memorable themes. That's where this beauty comes in.

The moment I ripped off the shrink-wrap and popped it into my cd player was a moment of great trepidation. Believe me when I tell that I've seen my fair share of sub-par orchestral recording in my lifetime. Very often they are in those big super-packs of music, and suffer from poor direction, improper mastering, and sometime even pathetic orchestration (or worse yet have something sounding like a cheap synthesizer and a kazoo in place of a full orchestra). I needn't have worried though. This sucker is fantastic.

Many people who are not audiophiles will probably miss the point of this cd collection. It is not the original versions of the pieces. It is re-orchestrations, mostly by the phenomenal Prague Symphony Orchestra. Many of these themes didn't sound all that hot in there original versions because they were low budget films or were not recorded in high-fidelity. Here they are given the full treatment, mastered with the most loving care imaginable. Often the version found in these cds is SUPERIOR to the original.

Remember the theme from 2001: A Space Odyssey? Of course you do. But how many times have you heard a cheap imitation of the original version from the movie, starting too low in volume and ending too high (and missing the essential pipe-organ that gives it that extra oomph)? Well, this first track in the entire collection is not only everything it should be instrumental and timing-wise, but it also has been oh-so-carefully adjusted during the mastering process so that at no time is the music either too low or too high in volume (surely a benchmark for every other recording ever to be made of the piece).

Or what about the theme from the (at-the-time) uber-creepy The Black Hole? The orchestration of this piece of music goes from tiumphant to terrifying and back again, with a splendor and cleanness that I CERTAINLY don't remember being in the original recording.

Then there's the new version of the theme from Independence Day, complete with a violin solo, a far more electrifying ending climax, and a chorus so thunderous that you feel like applauding at the end. Simply indescribable. Kind of like the MIND-BLOWING rendition of the theme from The Last Star Fighter. This has been one of my favorite themes for a long time now, but I've never heard it played like this. I think the original version of the theme is something like 1 minute long, but this new version doesn't just fade out (HAHAHAHA!!!!) THIS version is THREE minutes long, goes through the main theme THREE times, with the final strains being so triumphant and joyous I could not help but feel an electrifying charge the first dozen or so times (come to think of it, I still feel that way). This is superior to the original in EVERY way. AWESOME.

And let's not forget the incredible new rendition of Stargate with it's heavy use of clarinets (for Egyptian effect!) and a triumphant new ending (completely lacking the chanting from the original version. This version is so different that for the first minute it is very hard to tell that it is in fact Stargate. But then the main theme kicks in, and then you get this incredible flute solo for my favorite part of theme (the whole thing is played slower, but arguably more powerfully than the original). My goodness. At first I found the thing so different I didn't like it. But then I listened to it again. And again. And again.

I could go on and on, talking about the fantastic new rendition of Moon Raker, the ear-popping Battlestar Galactica, the classic Star Trek (First Contact has a minute or two of the theme from Star Trek:The Motion Picture before going into the main theme), or the sweet renditions of music from the Star Wars movies (or the music from E.T.).

I have to mention though that this collection was not picked based merely on what people want, or on what is popular. No, the people who made it obviously thought a GOOD music collection was better than a popular one. That's why you get a heartbreakingly beautiful theme from A.I. instead of the main theme. It's why you get music from movies that you probably never gave a second thought to the music (because the movie was lousy). It's why you get Armageddon, Judge Dredd, and Robocop (who would have guessed their music was so COOL when there was all that crazy action and bad-acting going on on-screen).

I said it before and I'll say it again. This cd-set was mastered with tender-loving-care, and it shows BIG-TIME. High-fidelity the likes of which I have not seen since the days when cds were brand-new in the world. Dolby Surround. Perfectly balanced. BEAUTIUFL orchestrations. About the only thing that makes me scratch my head is the weird sound-effect tracks (Oooookay.....). Other than that, it's PERFECT. Obviously they could not include every sci-fi theme ever (no one can), but this collection is REALLY GOOD. A lot of great themes that got away (forgotten gems :), new versions of old favorites, and under-appreciated classics aplenty, but ALWAYS the full and complete versions with nothing cut-out (the theme from Dune is quite extended).

If you love movie music (and sci-fi movie music in particular) you MUST buy this awesome collection). It is not the original recordings. Almost always the new ones are better (if they aren't better they're just equal). This is what you have been waiting for. I for one am going to be buying quite a few cds from this company in the future. Give your ears the treat they deserve. Buy it NOW.

SciFi Album gift.......2005-07-20

I bought the Science Fiction Album as a gift for my son who is twenty-one years old. He is a musician, and also a huge fan of many SciFi shows and movies. I thought this would be the perfect thing for him and I was right. He loves it!

Away From to be a Collectible Peace.......2004-12-16

If you like Sci-Fi movies and want a compilation of their important scores, this is the CD-set to buy. But let me warn you about that very few songs in the cds are from the original soundtracks. Most of them is re-recorded by The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra. But the sound quality of cds are very good, because they have HDCD and Dolby Surround labels. This set is away from to be a collectible peace, but it is a good general compilation of favorite Sci-Fi movie scores.

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Quite good, but not a stellar "Trek"
Love The Soundtrack
Best ST recording in the Alpha Quadrant
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Middle-Trek

The Star Trek Album
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Silva America
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ASIN: B0000DJYNZ
Release Date: 2003-11-11

Tracks:

Theme (TV Series)
End Titles (The Motion Picture)
Klingon Attack (The Motion Picture)
Warp Drive (Sound Effect)
Overture (The Wrath Of Khan)
Bird Of Prey Decloaks (The Search For Spock)
End Titles (The Voyage Home)
Away Team (Sound Effect)
End Titles (First Contact)
Tasha's Farewell (The Next Generation)
Theme (Deep Space Nine)
He's Toast (Deep Space Nine)
End Titles (The Final Frontier)

Tracks:

End Titles (The Undiscovered Country)
Theme (Voyager)
Battle Stations (Sound Effect)
Overture (Generations)
One Last Visit (Deep Space Nine)
End Titles (Insurrection)
Dogfight In Space (Sound Effect)
The Menagerie (The TV Series)
Opening (Star Fleet Academy)
Crash Landing (Sound Effect)
Suite (Nemesis)

Customer Reviews:

Quite good, but not a stellar "Trek".......2007-05-18

Silva Screen Records has made a name for itself releasing reproductions of modern orchestral soundtracks, with most of its products centering around a particular genre or composer. Star Trek has a history of quality music, so its no suprise Silva has taken a crack at music in the final frontier. This is a fine release, with some strong points and some weak ones as well.

IN GENERAL: For the purist looking for a "best of" compilation taken from the original soundtracks take note: this isn't that product. Rather, these are reproductions by Nic Raine conducting the City of Prague Philharmonic. That said, this is a quality group, and the general sound is professional and comes off quite well (for the most part..I'll mention a few exceptions). It is superior to the other releases I have heard from the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra.

SELECTION: The biggest advantage here is variety of sources. The Trek feature films are all represented here, as well as the various series (except for the last one, "Enterprise"). The thouroughness seems to match or excel the oher Star Trek Compilation CDs that have been released. There are a few other offbeat additions..notably a four minute suite from the videogame Star Fleet Academy. Personally, I found this bland track to be four minutes of wasted disk space. The original series has many memorable moments (listen to the Amok Time/The Doomsday Machine soundtrack) which would be be more exciting and also a better fit on this album.

Jerry Goldsmith's standard Star Trek March is heard far too often on these 2 CDs. The march itself is terrific, but it has been used so much it has become the franchise's major theme and the album's producers rely on it by representing many movies by their "End Titles". Unfortunately, Goldsmith's end titles consistently use a three-section approach: two sections of the "standard" Star Trek March sandwich a middle section of music that is unique for that particular film. This is OK if you are listening to a single movie's soundtrack, but for a compilation album, the fourth or fifth time you hear the march, it is too much. It would have been a better idea to cut a few "End Title" performances in favor of other selections from the films' soundtracks.

PERFORMANCE QUALITY: For the most part it is very good and captures the spirit of the original soundtracks. Selections from Horner's scores for the second and third films stand out as particularly well done. The last movie, "Nemesis" also has a terrifically arranged suite, and most of the movie soundtrack reproductions are very good quality. The only exception is from "Klingon Attack" in which the awesome bass of the "blaster-beam" from the original cannot be matched by the comparatively hollow synthesized atempt here.

PERSONAL GRIPE: the inclusion of sound effects. Every so often a special effect like "Warp Drive" or "Dogfight in Space" pops up between tracks. This by itself would be extremely cheesy. Add to this that these are not the actual sound effects from the TV shows or movies and the cheesiness levels reach a level I think only a Wisconsin resident could appreciate. Sci Fi music (and Star Trek in particular) seems to inspire some labels to add special effects inclusions like this. Who knows why.

Love The Soundtrack.......2007-04-03

I bought this soundtrack and I love it.A great edition to the star trek fans.

Best ST recording in the Alpha Quadrant.......2007-01-10

Great collection of Star Trek series and Movie themes; only a Klingon
Opera is missing.

I must disagree.......2005-07-17

I own all the original recordings, and I still enjoy this re-recording. It is good. It is better than the Cincinatti Pops "Symphonic Star Trek", it is better than the Richard Hayman "Star Trek" compilation from 89, its better than the Sci Fi compilation on the Edel label from 93 and for the most part is better than Varese's Ultimate Star Trek from 1998.

This collection has music you will not find anywhere else. The Tasha's Farewell track is beautiful and the only other place its avialable is the Edel "Best of Science Fiction" compilation from 1993, and while that was recorded by the same orchestra, it was with a different conductor, and comparing the two, you can tell that Nic Raine was more successful with Prague than William Motzing was. That said Edel release is also more than $30 here on amazon. Also this release is in HDCD Dolby which is a plus. There's also two cues from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine; one of them is on The Best of Star Trek: 30th Anniversary Special, the other is not on any other album. In addition, there is music from Ron Jones "Starfleet Academy" video game which is pretty cool to listen to, and not availble anywhere else that I know of. Finally, Jerry Goldsmith's main theme can get boring after a while, I mean, its repetitive that it is in all the end credit suites, it would have been nice for Insurrection to have maybe an action cue instead of the end credits suite...And Nic Raine, did just that, only for Star Trek: Nemesis. Instead of the tradition end credit suite, Mr. Raine arranged a professional suite with the main Nemesis theme, some action cues, as well as the Goldsmith Star Trek march, and it is a wonderful 8 minutes. If you already have the 3 space and beyond albums, the Star Trek Nemesis track as well as Birds of Prey Decloaking from Star Trek III are the only new tracks on this CD.

This is a must-buy for fans of star trek in general, and hardcore star trek fans should buy this album for the aforementioned cues that aren't available anywhere else.

Middle-Trek.......2005-01-13

I rate this album as fair-to-middlin' for Trek score tributes.
After Star Trek: The Motion Picture's ground breaking and intensely serious dramatic score, the other Trek filmscores slide downhill somewhat and like the films themselves became less spectacular. Goldsmith himself never even re-captured the grandness of the first film's music and it shows in this album. The playing by the orchestra is fairly competent but it suffers a bit by being a smaller ensemble and these scores need at least 90 or 100 pieces to do them justice. Also the "Blaster Beam" instrument is so integral to a couple of the scores as to be alarming by it's absence. Only Craig Huxley and Micheal Stearns still use one as they built each-other's instrument in the late seventies.

What would have rescued this album from the admittedly 'high end' of mediocrity would have been if the producers could have recorded some of the missing cues from ST-1 and ST-2 and maybe a couple of the others.

This would have made it much more valuable to soundtrack collectors and Star Trek music buffs.

What we are left with is a nicely produced somewhat 'ho-hum' in an endless series of Trek music covers...

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Sound Track Out Of Time!

Green Berets

Manufacturer: Film Score Monthly
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0006SSPZ8
Release Date: 2005-01-04

Tracks:

Main Title (Ballad of the Green Berets)
Petersen Caught/Sergeant Petersen
South Vietnam
Danang
Departure
Dodge City
Hamchunk Appears
Requisition
Casualties
All the Way
Bedfellows
Killing Zone/The Spy
Brutality/The Children
Amulet/Confidence
Devastation
After the Raid/Alarm
River Seine
Java de Saigon
Starlight, Starbright/Ready to Fire
Crash Landing
Hamchunk's Dog/Hamchunk's Tragedy
Temporary Victory/Aftermath
Provo's Death
Street Cafe
Paratroopers/Frustration
Chateau Costeau
Seduction/Abduction
Bridge/Escape
Operation Skyhawk
Forgiveness/Petersen's End
End/Ballad of the Green Berets

Customer Reviews:

Sound Track Out Of Time!.......2006-10-10

Aside from the opening and closing tracks (which are choral tracks of Barry Sadler's famous tune - The Ballad Of The Green Beret) - if you close your eyes - you almost feel you are in an asian flavored version of Ben Hur when listening to this sound track. No surprise given the composer - Miklós Rózsa.
All politics aside, I cannot help but be moved by the opening chorus of The Ballad Of The Green Beret - it is immensely stirring. The movie itself is like a John Wayne WW2 movie taking place in Vietnam.

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Excellent Cd
Wunderbar!
die hosen crash thru ur speakers here ....

Crash-Landing
Die Toten Hosen
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ASIN: B000059WJN
Release Date: 2001-05-15

Tracks:

The Producer
The Product
The Fly
Man
Pushed Again
Big Bad Wolf
Bonnie & Clyde
Hopeless Happy Song
I Am The Walrus
I Fought The Law
No Escape
Soul Therapy
Viva La Revolution
Disneyland (Stays The Same)
Revenge
Beautiful Day

Album Description

One of Germany's biggest and best punk/metal bands. Included on the album are exceptional covers of The Beatles' 'I Am The Walrus' and country music legend Sonny Curtis' tune, 'I fought The Law'. For fans of NOFX, Rancid and Unwritten Law. 16 tracks. 2001 release.

Album Details

The German rockers' 1999 Lp.

Customer Reviews:

Excellent Cd.......2002-04-07

My german professor has introduced me to these guys. If you want a break from the typical mainstream pop music like N'Sync and Backstreet Boys, this is THE album to start with (along with Sehnsucht by Rammstein) My favorite tracks are Soul Therapy and Disneyland. I really wish these guys would release an album in this country because I beleive they will make it big.

Wunderbar!.......2001-07-14

Hey anyone who likes the current pop, you will love this perfect dancing, beat blasting music. You should listen to some of their music by downloading a mp3, or listening to the samples above.

I can reccomend another band if you like this one, E Type, they are also very goodl

die hosen crash thru ur speakers here ...........2001-06-02

i'm not a big fan of punk but i heard die toten hosen when i was living in germany last year thanks to my host brother. i've got a couple of their german cds which both are good. anywho on to the cd. i was excited to find out they released a cd here in the states considering we dontr get much from germany here. although its in english, it still kicks mucho. i'd definately reccommend this cd to any punk fan. every song is good. not all of my cds i can listen to the whole thing but this cd i can enjoy the whole thing without skipping a song. so...BUY IT NOW! we need to get a fan base here in the states and hopefully they'll tour here. that'd kick some. tell ur friends and ur friends' friends about them. spread the word and buy the cd!!! take care :)

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its not that the material is bad, it is simply repeated
"Silva takes film-score-buffs to the far reaches of space"

The Science Fiction Album, Vol. 1

Manufacturer: Silva America
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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The Science Fiction Album
Sci-Fi Channel - Sci-Fi's Greatest Hits, Vol. 1: Final Frontiers

ASIN: B0000658GL
Release Date: 2002-05-07

Tracks:

2001: A Space Odyssey: Also Spach Zarathustra
Star Wars: Main Title
The Empire Strikes Back: Han Solo And The Princess
The Empire Strikes Back: The Imperial March
Return Of The Jedi: Forest Battle
The Phantom Menace: The Flag Parade
The Phantom Menace: Anakin's Theme
The Phantom Menace: The Adventures Of Jar Jar
The Phantom Menace: Duel Of The Fates
Apollo 13 Lift Off
Apollo 13: Main Title
Capricorn One: Overture
The Right Stuff: Main Themes
Battlestar Galactica: Main Themes
The Nostromo
Alien: End Title
Independence Day: End Title Suite

Tracks:

Aliens: Prelude/Ripley's Rescue
Mars Attacks: Introduction & Main Title
The Thing From Another World: Main Theme
War Of The Worlds: Main Title/Martian Man Dies
When Worlds Collide: Main Title/The New World
Armageddon: Suite
Crash Landing
Lost In Space: End Title
Back To The Future: Main Title
The Black Hole: Overture
A.I.: Where Dreams Are Born
Lifeforce: Main Theme
Predator: Main Titles
Dogfight
Starship Troopers: Klendathu Drop
E.T.: The Flying Theme
Close Encounters Of The Third Kind: Suite

Customer Reviews:

its not that the material is bad, it is simply repeated.......2005-05-17

The entire first disc is available on other Silva America CDs, (at the time the star wars songs were the first release, but now they are on Music from the Star Wars saga), the rest on "Space and Beyond" "Space and Beyond 2: Alien Invasion", "The Cult Files" and "Battlestar Galactica A-Z of SciFi/Fantasy TV Themes". The re-recordings are cool but this is mainly a rehash of other cd's, as I said, the entire first cd is available on other Silva collections, and only 9 of the 15 tracks on cd 2 are not available on any other cd i own from Silva. (I don't have Cult Files re-opened or Space and beyond 3, who knows they might be on there)

Obviously, when this album was originally released, the main appeal was the newly recorded star wars tracks, this cd has become more or less obsolete, its still a nice collection, but if you own the other Silva cd's. you don't really need this.

"Silva takes film-score-buffs to the far reaches of space".......2002-05-17

Just in time for the latest George Lucas "Star Wars-Episode II:Attack Of The Clones"(5/16)(John Williams) ~ Silva America and James Fitzpatrick have gathered eight cues from previous Star Wars films to thrill us again. Get ready for another chapter in the ongoing saga of inner planetary tales, all collected for your listening pleasure in Silva's latest release ~ "The Science Fiction Album Volume 1" with 34 tracks on a futuristic 2-CD-Set(with a 3-D cover insert), much like the science fiction pulp covers from the '40s, inticing the reader to purchase, read and dive into another world of aliens and creatures from far reaches of space and planets.

This collection features the best of the best composers and film scores ~ David Arnold(INDEPENDENCE DAY)~ John Barry(THE BLACK HOLE)~ Bruce Broughton(LOST IN SPACE)~ Bill Conti(THE RIGHT STUFF MAIN THEMES)~ Danny Elfman(MARS ATTACKS)~ Jerry Goldsmith(CAPRICORN ONE/ALIEN)~ James Horner(APOLLO 13 MAIN TITLE)~ Glen Larson & Stu Phillips(BATTLESTAR GALACTICA MAIN THEMES)~ Henry Mancini(LIFEFORCE)~ Basil Poledouris(STARSHIP TROOPERS)~ Trevor Rabin(ARMAGEDDON)~ Alan Silvestri(BACK TO THE FUTURE/PEDATOR)~ Leith Stevens(WAR OF THE WORLDS/WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE)~ Dimitri Tiomkin(THE THING FROM ANOTHER WORLD)~ John Williams(STAR WARS MAIN TITLE/HAN SOLO AND THE PRINCESS/THE IMPERIAL MARCH/FOREST BATTLE/THE FLAG PARADE/ANAKIN'S THEME/ADVENTURES OF JAR JAR/DUEL OF THE FATES/ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE/E.T.-THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL/CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND).

No doubt the above composers excel in the world of film music, notice how many John Williams scores appear in this collection. Williams is without a doubt one of the major players in this genre, but there are many other composers who can stand up to his high marks when it comes to bringing the full force of a story through music. One such composer is Henry Mancini, if you ever had any doubts about this mans ability to score any film, whether it be drama, comedy, action or sci-fi...this question is answered here with "LIFEFORCE", gives the audience a cinematic education tightly coiled around directors Tobe Hooper's story of outer space vampires. Within each cue of the film, Mancini's score takes over and we are pleasantly surprised with the results.

If you're a "film-score-buff", like I am...then this collection from the '50s', '60s, '70s, '80s and '90s is an absolute must. As an added bonus we feature the world renowned ~ The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra with conductors Paul Bateman, Nicholas Dodd and Nic Raine, plus, yes plus the Crouch End Festival Chorus and one of my favorite sopranos Charlotte Kinder. When it comes to releasing compilations of this magnitude, most labels tend to become much safer in their choices, afraid to make a mistake. Silva America takes the risk and it always pays off, this is one of those times ~ looking forward to "The Science Fiction Album Volume 2", gotta love it!

Total: Disc One 62:45 on 17 Tracks & Disc Two 66:10 on 17 Tracks ~ Silva America
SSD-1139 ~ (2002)

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Crash Landing in Teen Heaven
Sincola
Manufacturer: Caroline
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000000I2T
Release Date: 1996-05-14

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Rundown
Not 100% Pure
Happy M. F.
One Hit Wonder
Nerd God
Legendary Nowhere
Letterbomb
Star '79
In The Bone Garden
Start/Stop
Canal
Red Danube

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Release Date: 2006-01-31

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Billy Bragg + GBV = One Man's Brilliant Demo!

Bargain Town
Chris Morrison
Manufacturer: Crash Landing
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B0001RVB1O

Product Description

30 tracks.

Customer Reviews:

Billy Bragg + GBV = One Man's Brilliant Demo!.......2005-01-26

Let me begin by stating you can purchase this directly from the artist at www.csmorrison.com for much less then these used prices! Then let me tell you it's great!

If only I were this creative!

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Wonderful song by Jenny

Crash Landing
Route One (Ft Jenny Frost)
Manufacturer: Aatw
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000BBYS7O
Release Date: 2005-10-11

Tracks:

Radio Edit
Extended Mix
Atfc Remix
K-Klub Vocal Mix
Friday Night Posse Remix
Flip & Fill Remix

Album Description

This single features the Extended mix version backed with ATFC mix, Radio Edit, K-Klub vocal mix, Friday Night Posse mix and Flip & Fill mix. All Around The World. 2005.

Album Details

The First Solo Single from the Atomic Kitten features a Variety of Remixes from Turntable Aces Atfc, K-klass, Friday Night Posse and Flip and Fill.

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Wonderful song by Jenny.......2006-09-02

Besides the video being magnificant, the song itself, Crash Landing, is really a HOT landing in terms of rythm and style. I would have liked to acquire a dozen copies of the CD for myself (just because), but this CD now appears to be somewhat rare, just like my high measurement of desire towards this song.

Jenny is a true kitten from the Atomic Kitten band and precious as well as coming from the British female band, Precious.

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