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Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeexcellent!!!
A valid and pleasant album.

A Mighty Love
Phil Perry
Manufacturer: Shanachie
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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The Classic Love Songs

ASIN: B000P289EC
Release Date: 2007-06-26

Tracks:

Just To See Her
If You Don't Know Me By Now
Ride Like the Wind
Everything Must Change
Mighty Love
Deja Vu
The World Is a Ghetto
Honor
Unbreak My Heart
Wildflower

Customer Reviews:

Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeexcellent!!!.......2007-07-02

Quite honestly, I had always preferred to hear Phil do a guest spot every now and then on an established jazz artist's project, i.e. Geroge Duke, David Benoit, Dave Grusin, Lee Ritenour to name a few. He generally gave an effective reading of the song in question but had this tendency to go over the top sometimes.

Not the case here, folks.

This is by far one of Phil's very best projects successfully blending R&B with top-notch jazz musicians. The musicians are quite simply impeccable which complement Phil's controlled, soulful, and soothing vocals. His renditions of "Might Love", "Ride Like the Wind", "The World Is A Ghetto", "Everything Must Change" are all alone worth the price of admission!!! You should also check out his "Classic Love Songs" and the project immediately before this. His treatments of such standards here are equally impressive.

Phil definitely breathes new light into standards elevating them from mere elevator music to a listening experience that is most worthy of sophisticated music collections. It also appears that Phil has finally found his niche. Instead of trying to snatch a sale with futile (and unnecessary) attempts at reaching a hip-hop audience, he has aligned himself with some of the finest jazz musicians around to create an excellent set which would nicely translate into a wonderful live show!

I HIGHLY recommend!

A valid and pleasant album........2007-06-28

The power and beauty of Phil Perry's voice shine on this selection of classics especially on the Spinners' "Mighty Love" and a breathtaking take of "If You Don't Know Me By Now"..
On ballads like Tony Braxton's "Unbreak MY Heart" and Smokey Robinson's "Just To See Her", Phil Perry combines the delicate yet passionate vocal with SOUL.
A worthy successor to his first album of covers in the series The Classic Love Songs.
It's a valid and pleasant album that will appeal to both Soul and R&B fans.
Only a dash too predictable.

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True Worship DVD!
hillsong rocks
God Bless Hillsing
The BEST CD Hillsong has EVER done!!!! It's GREAT!
Mighty to Save

Mighty to Save
Hillsong
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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United We Stand
Mighty to Save
Hillsong Ultimate Worship
See the Morning
God He Reigns: Live Worship from Hillsong Church

ASIN: B000H7JD40
Release Date: 2006-09-05

Tracks:

Take It All
The Freedom We Know
For Who You Are
You Alone Are God
At the Cross
From the Inside Out
Found
More To See
Adonai
I Believe
Oceans Will Part
None But Jesus
Medley: Higher/I Believe In You
Mighty To Save

Customer Reviews:

True Worship DVD!.......2007-07-02

I have concluded that the reason Hillsong cd/dvd's are consistently good is that much prayer goes into them. They also do what the bible says, "And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me." john 12:32.

hillsong rocks.......2007-04-07

This is the first time I heard one of hillsong's cd's. I am a member of a Christian organization at my college and they have played one or more of hillsong and I love it. I especially love "Take It All," "Freedom We Know," "Mighty to Save," and "Oceans will Part." I love all the songs. I am actually planning on going to see Hillsong United in concert, and I am really excited.

God Bless Hillsing.......2007-04-03

This is really a good album, and I just love it! Very consistent with Hillsong style, a must have for hillsong's fan.

The BEST CD Hillsong has EVER done!!!! It's GREAT!.......2007-01-24

This is the ver best cd of Hillsong's so far! The songs are ALL great! I listen to it at least once every day! The is the #1 CD I remcommend to ANYONE no matter who you are!

Mighty to Save.......2007-01-05

This CD was not typical of Hillsong's past recordings.I definitely did not enjoy their music on this CD.

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Better than it has a right to be...
Pure Genius!
Hilarious
One of the best soundtracks!
It's a Mighty Wind a blowin'!

A Mighty Wind: The Album
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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A Mighty Wind
This Is Spinal Tap
Break Like The Wind
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This Is Spinal Tap (Special Edition)

ASIN: B00008QS9V
Release Date: 2003-04-08

Tracks:

Old Joe's Place - The Folksmen
Just That Kinda Day - The New Main Street Singers
When You're Next To Me - Mitch & Mickey
Never Did No Wanderin' - The Folksmen
Fare Away - The New Main Street Singers
One More Time - Mitch & Mickey
Loco Man - The Folksmen
The Good Book Song - The New Main Street Singers
Skeletons Of Quinto - The Folksmen
Never Did No Wanderin' - The New Main Street Singers
The Ballad Of Bobby And June - Mitch & Mickey
Blood On The Coal - The Folksmen
Main Street Rag - The New Main Street Singers
Start Me Up - The Folksmen
Potato's In The Paddy Wagon - The New Main Street Singers
A Kiss At The End Of The Rainbow - Mitch & Mickey
A Mighty Wind - The Folksmen,Mitch & Mickey,The New Main Street Singers
When You're Next To Me - Mitch & Mickey (Video)

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As he did with Spinal Tap, Christopher Guest has the uncanny ability to perfectly mock and pay tribute to a music sub-culture. This time around, he spoofs the folk revival scene of the 1960s that spawned the Kingston Trio, Limeliters, and Peter, Paul & Mary with a movie about the reunion concert of fictitious groups Mitch & Mickey, the Folksmen, and the New Main Street Singers. Mitch & Mickey's romance-themed duets sound more earnest than campy, though it's hard not to laugh at the autoharp solo on "A Kiss at the End of the Rainbow." The real highlights belong to tracks by the hilarious Folksmen, whose repertoire somehow included a goofy song about the Spanish Civil War ("Skeletons of Quinto"), a harmonizing take on the Stones' "Start Me Up," and a tune seemingly about a train wreck in a coal mine ("Blood on the Coal"). Simply hilarious. --Jason Verlinde

Customer Reviews:

Better than it has a right to be..........2007-07-04

The first time I heard this recording was in my brother's car. The songs without a reference (the movie) were fun to listen to, a bit silly (Eat at Oe's) but beautifully written and produced. Only then did he tell me this was from the Parody genius's of Christopher Guest, Eugene Levy, Michael McKeon, and Harry Shearer. We watched the movie that night and it was a fun and surpising experience. The music just seems to stick with you though and I went out the next day to get the album.
I have never heard anything that is so addicting. The hooks of each song will spin in your head until you go nuts.
The biggest surprise are the beautiful ballads from Mitch and Mickey, so well done and Eugene Levy and Katherine simply ooze talent.
I can't recommend this recording highly enough. One warning, not all will appreciate it. Your family may disown you as you jam these folksongs on the stereo.
"Not Potatoes in the Paddy Wagon Again!"

Pure Genius!.......2007-06-08

Having absolutely adored the movie - the chance to listen to the music on CD is another must for all "Mighty Wind" fans. There are some extra songs not included in the movie - my personal favourite that had me in hysterics was the Rolling Stones - 'Start Me Up'- you just won't believe what the Folksmen have done to the Stones! Yes the music is a send up of the folk era - but as stand alone songs they really do make the grade. A must for any collection.

Hilarious.......2007-01-10

The music is top-notch, but the lyrics are absolutely hilarious. The more I listen to them, the more I understand just how funny they are. I didn't get all of it when I watched the movie, but it's becoming funnier every time.

The music is definitely fun to listen to by itself.

One of the best soundtracks!.......2007-01-09

In true "mocumentary" fashion, Christopher Guest & Co. have delivered a hilarious compilation of PBS-style music. All the songs featured in the movie are there, which was a delight to hear, plus a version of the Rolling Stones' "Start Me Up" by the Folksmen that is sure to crack up anyone who listens to it. I would highly recommend this album to any fans of folk music, the Christopher Guest movies, or just silly songs in general.

It's a Mighty Wind a blowin'!.......2006-07-05

This is a wonderful album, that evokes memories of the 60's folk boom, yet contains original songs. I was amazed at the fantastic harmonies and musical arrangements.
Anyone who loves the movie "A Mighty Wind" and who loves folk music will fall in love with this album. I know I did!

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Where do you go...when there ain't no justice?
Laudible Effort Salutes Bygone Oratorio
Great Reissue, Bravo Michelle !
Truly Original talent...God This Woman is Talented!
Hey Chel you know it's kind of funny...

Short Sharp Shocked
Michelle Shocked
Manufacturer: Mighty Sound
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000CBLA8
Release Date: 2003-09-23

Tracks:

When I Grow Up
Hello Hopeville
Memories Of East Texas
Gladewater
Graffiti Limbo
If Love Was A Train
Anchorage
The L&N
V.F.D.
Black Widow
Fogtown

Tracks:

When I Grow Up
Memories Of East Texas
Yamboree Queen
Strawberry Jam
Graffiti Limbo
If Love Was A Train
Anchorage
The L+N
V.F.D.
Black Widow
Leaving Louisiana In The Broad Daylight
Disoriented
Silence (Lovely Rita)
Ballad Of Penny Evans
Remodeling The Pentagon
Fred's Winter Song
Prince Of Darkness
One Piece At A Time
Silence (5 AM In Amsterdam)
Campus Crusade
Goodnight Irene

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The '80s folk revival yielded a diversely talented generation, some reared on the aesthetic and ideology of punk, some on their '60s singer-songwriter predecessors. They were looking for the directness of expression and connection with audience that stripped acoustic music promised. Michelle Shocked built an audience through her strident activist messages and raw, almost naked songs; she had the sincerity that the audience craved. Despite the militant cover--in which a cop is seen choking a protesting Shocked--the record is memorable for its reveries of childhood, its simple sense of hope, and Shocked's minimalist guitar and hoarse, youthful voice. --Roy Francis Kasten

Customer Reviews:

Where do you go...when there ain't no justice?.......2007-04-09

Michelle Shocked has a tremendous talent. Thankfully, it is hard to categorize in a word or two. Her ability to stretch the boundaries between musical genres (folk, swing, rock, bluegrass) did not sit well with her one-time record company. After a handful of recordings, Shocked's label dropped her due to 'artistic incongruity' or some such nonsense. She hit them back with a lawsuit citing conditions of involuntary servitude. This disrupted her recordings being released for awhile. In the end we all lost, in a way, because such an episode disturbs the natural flow of a career, and interrupts the artistic process. Recordings become harder to find, the relationship between artist and audience is thwarted. Such is life, sometimes.

Short, Sharp, Shocked (1986) was the first of a trilogy of albums recorded for Mercury/Polygram. If Shocked were ever to fit into the quasi-structural mold of singer-songwriter, it would have been with this release. Her folk-pop roots shine in autobiographical songs like "Memories of East Texas" and "Anchorge," and in her effective interpretation of Jean Ritchie's classic "The L&N Don't Stop Herre Anymore."

Shocked is a gifted songwriter. She can write overtly political material that will not hit you over the head with overbearing self-righteousness. She never loses sight of her senses of humor and irony. Note the gracefulness of her lyrics in "When I Grow Up," "Grafitti Limbo," or "Gladewater."

That Shocked never broke out into the national consciousness like Suzanne Vega or even Fiona Apple is perplexing. Such a dilemma poses the question: "Where do you go...when there ain't no justice?"

Laudible Effort Salutes Bygone Oratorio.......2005-06-01

Definitely liked this CD from the first listen.

You can't find another artist with more integrity than Michelle.

Knowledge and familiarity with American Roots styles is never more evident.

Everyone should give this CD a try!

Great Reissue, Bravo Michelle !.......2004-12-17

In this reissue, she added a whole CD worth of bonus material. Great material too, and all for a reasonable price. I think I listen to Disc #2 as much or more than Disc #1. It came in a cool box with new liner notes. All handwritten it appears. I wonder if she did the writing herself?

I had the original back in 1989. It was a favorite back then. It's just one of those albums you can play over and over. Somehow, I sold it with my whole CD collection about 10 or 12 years ago.

Then, one day I was downloading some stuff on Kazaa and I ran across a couple of songs from the reissue and checked out Michelle's web site, because I hadn't followed her too closely in recent years.

Now, this is where the record companies got it wrong. They think everybody's just ripping the everything off. Well, not everyone. I bought this, BECAUSE I heard it on the internet! I feel it's worth every cent it cost. I happen to think that artists are entitled to the profit from their hard work. And the hard work is apparent here.

What makes this even better is the fact that Michelle fought for the rights to own her material and won. So I hope she'll stand to make what's due to her, instead of some record executives in LA. If you're thinking about getting this, don't hesitate. Because, you never know, it may go out of print again. Another two thumbs up. Happy listening!

Truly Original talent...God This Woman is Talented!.......2004-11-06

I ordered this on a whim based on other reviews. What a great purchase, and what an addition to my music library. I sat on my porch here and savored each song...having lived in Texas, having been to the Paradiso in Amsterdam, having lived in Atlanta and been to the old (sigh) Metroplex (God I'm old)...having...well, you get the idea...in other words, this CD touched me, which doesn't happen often. Thank you Michelle for such a wonderful production. Keep up the good work, I'm planning on buying more an more of your music...you are truly talented. HIGHLY recommended!

Hey Chel you know it's kind of funny..........2003-10-31

But you still sound freakin awesome after all these years. This new edition is the best. That voice still breaks my heart and the extra cd makes this worth every dollar. Chel, keep writing and singing.

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Great Music, Annoying Lyrics
Mighty INDEED!
One of their better efforts
Love that Govt Mule Sound
High Standards

High & Mighty
Gov't Mule
Manufacturer: ATO Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000GPIPW4
Release Date: 2006-08-22

Tracks:

Mr. High & Mighty
Brand New Angel
So Weak, So Strong
Streamline Woman
Child Of The Earth
Like Flies
Unring The Bell
Nothing Again
Million Miles From Yesterday
Brighter Days
Endless Parade
3-String George

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It's invigorating to hear such a wide disparity between the music of Gov't Mule and the trusty blues/Southern rock of guitarist Warren Haynes's other full-time project, the Allman Brothers Band. Rooted firmly in the '70s riff-based power assault of bands such as Free, Mountain, and Humble Pie, with Haynes's gruff yet soulful vocals front and center, the Mule plow through 72 minutes of meat-and-potatoes, tougher-than-leather rock with the determination of their ornery moniker. The opening thump of "Mr. High & Mighty" will quickly separate the men from the boys as the band charges into one of their most potent and pointed tracks, helped enormously by Danny Louris's sinister organ fills. The disc continues with muscular material such as "Like Flies," "Streamline Woman," and the cowbell-driven "Brand-New Angel," that keep the thudding-guitar-and-drums attack at a high boil. Haynes borrows a page from Allmans co-lead guitarist Derek Trucks in the slide-powered worldbeat intro to "Brighter Days," but then it's back to business as the song transforms into a Jeff Beck Group-styled pile-driving scorcher. Things simmer down slightly for the sinuous reggae of "Unring the Bell," a few brawny ballads like "Child of the Earth," and the closing funk of the album's only instrumental, "3-String George," on which the Mule tap into an entirely credible Booker T. & the MG's vibe. The average tune is over five minutes, with the lovely yet cautionary "Endless Parade" clocking in at nearly twice that, but don't look for winding jams here. Rather, Gov't Mule have crafted their most dense and representative album yet, filled with steely licks and explosive melodies you'll be playing air guitar to after the first listen. --Hal Horowitz

Customer Reviews:

Great Music, Annoying Lyrics.......2007-06-08

Gov't Mule's latest project has a lot of exciting things going on. Warren Haynes' guitar work is really fun, lots of great music with powerful drums, wailing Hammond B3's and husky vocals. We hear lots of catchy guitar riffs and fantastic solo work, especially on tracks like "Brighter Days," "Like Flies" and "Mr. High and Mighty." The biggest problem that I have with the lyrics are that Warren Haynes' lyrics are far from amicable. Most of the songs are very accusatory, preachy and jaded, most notably tracks like "Unring the Bell," "Nothing Again" and "Endless Parade." They are the kind of lyrics that really just rub me the wrong way. "Unring the Bell" and "Endless Parade" both drag on past the 8 minute mark without needing to. We get the point after about 4 minutes, but the Mule has to be so stubborn to get the point across even more and then when they run out of things to say, they resort to unnecessary extended jams that do not develop at all. While the keyboard and guitar interplay at the end of "Endless Parade" is interesting, nothing really develops. They just keep going on one chord at a static intensity level and eventually fizzle out at the end of the track. While there are a few standout tracks on this album, it's really not worth it to grab the whole album. Snatch the good ones from from a track-by-track download service and forget the rest. If you want to take my advice grab these:

Mr High and Mighty
Brand New Angel
Streamline Woman
Like Flies
Brighter Days
(Three String George) maybe if you want to hear a good instrumental jam DOES develop

If only the other tracks could be good as this. I heard Mr High and Mighty on their website and let's just say that my expectations were pretty high from that track. Unfortunately this album didn't really meet them. This album is really a 3.5 star rating out of 5.

Mighty INDEED!.......2007-05-19

Since completing the "Deep End" trilogy in 2003, Gov't Mule's shown a move away from the liberally-sprinkled cover tunes that have graced past albums. It's the second album, following 2004's "Deja Voodoo," to feature the post-Alan Woody permanent lineup of Warren Haynes, Matt Abts and new members Danny Louis (keyboards) and Andy Hess (bass). Warren's single greatest strength, ironically, is also the trait that could work most against him (but never does)...he's a virtual encyclopedia of late-sixties and seventies album-oriented rock. Looking back at the Mule albums' cover tunes lays the influences bare: Free, Steppenwolf, Black Sabbath, Humble Pie, Traffic, Jimi Hendrix, Neil Young, Zappa, Deep Purple, ZZ Top...add the list of "fellow travelers" the band has associated with in revolving-door guest appearances and you have a wealth of talent and level of diversity not even attempted by most modern bands. And unlike some bands who have worn their influences on their sleeves, Gov't Mule is always about the music, never about posing and celebrity. "Mr. High & Mighty" is 72 minutes of tight, taut, muscular music. From the riff-driven title track (a mix of Humble Pie / Faces with a few Led Zeppelin time signatures thrown in for fun) to the groove-based, Band Of Gypsys-shaded "Brand New Angel" that rips apart at the seams at the 3-minute mark with a serpentine, fuzzed-out guitar solo, followed by a fuzz-wah spraying over the last two minutes of the track, to the slow, plaintive "Child Of The Earth (Grand Funk Railroad's Mark Farner would probably give his right arm to pull off a track this good), to the "Ron Wood sits in with Led Zep" epic "Brighter Days" to the nine-minute, Albert King-styled "Endless Parade" to the Little Feat-styled "3 String George," there's so much to like on "High And Mighty" that picking a favorite is flat-out impossible.

One of their better efforts.......2007-05-12

I'm definitely a Govt Mule fan and have bought most of their CD's. This one is very good. My favorites are the 6th & 7th tracks.

Love that Govt Mule Sound.......2007-01-10

This is the Best overall CD That the Mule has done so-far. The addition of a Keyboard has enhanced their total sound.

High Standards.......2007-01-05

Nicely done album. Interesting interview with Warren Haynes describes technical aspects in Guitar Player magazine.

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I wish I could give it 10 stars!
Best Anime CD in awhile
Greatest CD ever!
A Must Have For Bleach Fans

Bleach the Best

Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000J4OYVI
Release Date: 2006-12-25

Customer Reviews:

I wish I could give it 10 stars!.......2007-04-30

I bought Bleach the Best for the CD alone. The CD is wonderful!!!! My children and I love the songs and have a great time. In the car or doing dishes at home, this CD has music that gets you pumped to watch the series! The CD songs are the openings and closings for the show and it is great to hear them in their true form. The CD set I purchased from Amazon came with the DVD for Region 2 or for Japanese DVD players, pin-ups of the captians and Renji along with a booklet with the lyrics of the songs in Japanese. As far as I am concerned, it is worth every penny!

Best Anime CD in awhile.......2007-04-19

I love this CD! I watched the first 118 episodes of the show and grew to LOVE the theme songs. I wanted them so bad but Amazon has too high a price for this cd, so I bought it used from one of the sellers. I got the cd in perfect condition for half the listed price for a new one, and just wanted to comment on one of the previous feedbacks about the DVD issues.

First off, this listing is for the CD ONLY, at least for the used copies. There is another listing with the CD/DVD combo here on Amazon. So if you want the DVD as well, make sure to look at both listings carefully or you will pay the same price and only get half of the packege, unless you buy used.

But I do say that the price is worth it to fans of the show who are farther along then the english dubbed episodes, because many of the theme songs are from later episodes. Hope this helps anyone interested in the CD.

Greatest CD ever!.......2007-04-05

I love this CD so much. It's all I listen to right now. I play it in the car on the way to work and then put it into my computer and listen to it alla day at work. The artwork on the cover is very cool too. Well worth the price!

A Must Have For Bleach Fans.......2006-12-20

I managed to pick this up in Japan the day after it was released. What a great find! The CD contains MOST of the openers & closers to the Bleach Episodes that have been aired in Japan (they're well past Episode 100 there). The DVD (Region 2 DVD) has the accompanying "clean" opening and closing anime set to the music. Also included is a set of pin-ups and a book with Lyrics, Credits, and messages from Noriyuki Abe and Tite Kubo (all written in Japanese). A brief warning about Region 2 DVDs... they won't play in a regular DVD Player purchased in North America. You can play them on a computer's DVD-ROM reader, but be careful! You can only change the Region of a DVD-ROM reader 4 or 5 times before the setting becomes permanent.

Song Titles & Artist by Track:
1. Asterisk by Orange Range
2. Life Is Like A Boat by Rie fu
3. Thank You by HOME MADE KAZOKU
4. D-tecnoLife by UVERworld
5. "Comet" by Younha
6. happypeople by Skoop On Somebody
7. "Flower of one wheel" by HIGH and MIGHTY COLOR
8. LIFE by YUI
9. "My Pace" by SunSet Swish
10. TONIGHT, TONIGHT, TONIGHT by BEAT CRUSADERS
11. HANABI ("Fireworks") by IKIMONO GAKARI
12. MOVIN!! by TAKACHA

A Mighty Heart (Music From The Motion Picture)

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A Mighty Heart (Music From The Motion Picture)
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Bulletproof
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000ROALVC
Release Date: 2007-07-17

Tracks:

Asha Bhosle "Zara Sa Jhoom Loon Main"
DJ Kunal "Gur Nal Ishq Mita"
Jaspinder Narula "Otashi Anata"
DJ Kunal "Lus Lus Karde Ang"
Asha Bhosle "Thodassa Pagla"
Bikram Singh "Kushian De Dhol"
Lata Mangeshkar "Yara Seeli Seeli"
Nouvelle Vague "Manner Of Speaking"
"The Port Of Entry" *score by Molly Nyman & Harry Escott
"Afternoon Scurrying" *score by Molly Nyman & Harry Escott
"Two Swords" *score by Molly Nyman & Harry Escott
"Short Hair" *score by Molly Nyman & Harry Escott
"IP Sourcing" *score by Molly Nyman & Harry Escott
"Going Nowhere" *score by Molly Nyman & Harry Escott
"Where Are You" *score by Molly Nyman & Harry Escott
"They're Everywhere" *score by Molly Nyman & Harry Escott

Album Description

A MIGHTY HEART: MUSIC FROM THE MOTION PICTURE includes tracks by Platinum-selling world music artists such as ASHA BHOSLE plus, her sister, one of the foremost Indian vocalists of all time, LATA MANGESHKAR, French superstars NOUVELLE VAGUE, Scotland's hottest DJ, DJ KUNAL and more. These vibrant world melodies accompany the event that shocked the world and changed Mariane Pearl's life forever- the tragic death of her husband, South Asian Bureau chief for the Wall Street Journal, Daniel Pearl, who was researching a story on shoe bomber Richard Reid and never returned.

Starring Academy Award Winner Angelina Jolie (Girl, Interrupted) and Dan Futterman, Oscar-nominated for his screenplay, Capote, A MIGHTY HEART, is directed by Michael Winterbottom (The Road to Guantanamo, Tristram Shandy) and produced by Brad Pitt and Dede Gardner for Plan B Entertainment (Year of the Dog, The Departed). A MIGHTY HEART: MUSIC FROM THE MOTION PICTURE is the most gripping soundtrack of the year with tracks by world music's top artists.

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The original was awesome...
Breathtaking
"Hey farmer...you been livin' here all your life? Not yet!"
Michelle has Come Along Way

Arkansas Traveler
Michelle Shocked
Manufacturer: Mighty Sound
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0002VGRE0
Release Date: 2004-09-14

Tracks:

33 RPM Soul
Come A Long Way
Secret To A Long Life
Contest Coming
Over The Waterfall
Shaking Hands
Jump Jim Crow
Hold Me Back
Strawberry Jam
Prodigal Daughter
Blackberry Blossom
Weaving Way
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Worth The Weight (Live)
Come A Long Way (Acoustic)
Blackberry Blossom (Live)
Weaving Way (Alternate Version)
Down In The Arkansas (Live)
Introducing Dollar Bill (Live)
C-H-I-C-K-E-N

Album Description

Released in 1992, the original Arkansas Traveler is a travelogue of the old-time string band and fiddle tunes Michelle grew up playing in East Texas. Out of print since 1998, it features collaborations with a jawdropping list of Americana heroes and pioneers. This reissue has been digitally remastered and includes 7 bonus tracks of previously unreleased material.

Customer Reviews:

The original was awesome..........2007-05-01

I had the original CD from the early 90's. This is still one of my favorite all time works of music. One song threads right to the next seamlessly. Great music to drive to as well. "Come A Long Way" always inspires me. I feel like I'm on the back of the bike riding with her around LA.

Breathtaking.......2005-09-01

'Captain Swing' showed a more confident, more experimental Michelle Shocked than might have been expected from the breezy official debut, 'Short Sharp Shocked'. However, that confidence all too often expressed itself as swagger. With 'Arkansas Traveler' it has matured to an easy assurance. In this fabulous collection of songs, Shocked seems to have a hundred years of American music at her fingertips, and to be able to combine any ingredients from that century to creat something that is both fresh and familiar. Not since The Band's 'Music From Big Pink' has such a stylistic gumbo been created with such zest and integrity. In her sleeve notes, the artist credits 'Minstrel Music' with being the inspiration - and in so doing does herself a disservice. The album is richer and more layered than the simple term implies, and carries influences from a far wider range of Americana.

"Hey farmer...you been livin' here all your life? Not yet!".......2004-10-07

Back in the early '90's I became a fan of folk-rocker, Michelle Shocked after picking up a copy of the popular "Short, Sharp, Shocked". I loved that album as well as it's horn drenched successor "Captain Swing". But nothing prepared me for the release of her wonderful CD, "Arkanas Traveler". "Arkansas Traveler" is Michelle's homage to the 19th century musical form known as "Minstrel Music". Not many artists would have the guts to take on this music due to the racist manner (blackface makeup, derogatory humor) in which many of these songs were originaly presented over a century ago. But Michelle with both dignity and a really good sense of humor, tackled these classic songs of the American south, producing one of the best albums of her career. She gets plenty of help by being joined by a plethora of roots-music artists including the late Pops Staples, Taj Mahal, Gatemouth Brown, Doc Watson, Allison Krauss, Norman Blake, Hothouse Flowers, Uncle Tupelo ETC. With a group of journeymen such as these how could you go wrong? I love these tuneful classic songs, which can so easily get stuck in your brain. This happens everytime I hear her renditions of "Secret to a Long Life" or "Over the Waterfall". Sometimes I'll find myself singing these tunes for half the day, after hearing them. Other favorites include "Jump Jim Crow" (with it's Zippity Do-Dah ending), "Prodigal Daughter" & "Weaving Way". Finally there is the hilarious, spoken word routines of the song "Arkansas Traveler" ("Hey farmer... where does this road go to? Been livin' here all my life, it ain't gone no where yet!") I played these corny routines for my young nephews and it totally cracked them up into fits of laughter! For the longest time this CD was (criminally) out of print. It has now been re-released with crystal clear remastering and six bonus cuts featuring alternative takes and live renditions. I love this CD and highly recommend it!!

Michelle has Come Along Way.......2004-09-24

In this repackage Michelle has included about seven bonus tracks notably Come Along Way. When I first heard this song live in hollywood Sept 2004 I thought it was a touching new song relevant to the hustle and bustle in my beloved adopted city Los Angeles. I joined her on her walk to recover her bike from the Repo Man and met the immigrant lady waiting for the bus, the boys gaily standing in windows naked, the bridge we seldom cross in La. You know which one. before she sees the repo man. Afterwords I felt as if I WALKED 500 Miles! I was surprised how good this 1990 release sounds today as if it was recorded and recovered intact from a time capsule. Michelle has one of the strongest clearest ballsiest voices in show business that you may have never heard. If you need to get up to speed with with a talent that rivals KD Lang, Carole King, Paula Cole, Etta James, James Brown, Aretha Franklin, Joe Cocker, Bryan Adams, George Thorogood, Laura Nyro or Susan Cowsill to name a few. Stick out your thumb and Pickup the Arkansas Traveler, remember in her eyes we still have a long way to go and she will return the favor!

Bob Saldana
Songwriter\Producer La to Nashville

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This band was WAY better when they were young and hungry
What happened?
Brilliant !
Bringing Ska into the 1990s
A happy island in a sea of grunge

Let's Face It
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
Manufacturer: Island / Mercury
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000001ERG
Release Date: 1997-03-11

Tracks:

Noise Brigade
The Rascal King
Royal Oil
The Impression That I Get
Let's Face It
That Bug Bit Me
Another Drinkin' Song
Numbered Days
Break So Easily
Nevermind Me
Desensitized
1-2-8

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Virtually an institution after a decade on the scene, Boston's finest ska band continues to deliver an extreme adrenaline rush on its fifth album, which was produced by Paul Kolderie and Sean Slade. The metal edge in the Bosstone's particular brand of skacore comes further to the forefront this time, while songs such as "Noise Brigade" and "Royal Oil" rank among the catchiest they've recorded. And Nate Albert continues to carve out a new role for the guitar in ska-influenced music. Jim Derogatis

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This band was WAY better when they were young and hungry.......2006-09-11

I think it is very sad what happened to the Mighty Mighty Bosstones. They started off with the best intentions and sadly something fell apart in the machine. Their late fan-base of young kids and main-streamers is quite likely clueless (no pun intended) to the gem this band once was in their youth. For a few short moments, the Mighty Mighty Bosstones were a band synonomous with good times.

In the early to mid-90's those Taang! recordings and even the first major label full length disk were one of the most FUN little secrets in music. It was just... fun stuff. I repeat the word FUN because no other word seems to fit better. The Bosstones in the early days were wild. College radio loved them, great clubs like Trenton City Gardens and the Trocadero in Philly booked them practically monthly to sell out shows with lines around the block. They brought some great opening acts with them as well and EVERYBODY had an "I met Dicky Barrett" story. There was stage diving and crowd surfing and fresh set lists for multiple night gigs. You always left a mid 90's Bosstones show drenched in sweat and reeling from the adrenaline rush.

Then something serious rotted out in the foundation. I don't feel I am qualified to fairly explain why, but after the "Don't Know How to Party tour", this band took a monster nosedive. I recall MAJOR disappointment was the vibe on that yellow album, "Question the Answers?" or something. Musically this album is uneven, but a little better than the last. It is mainly recognized for it's "commercial" break-thru and the "hit" singles. The Bosstones hit it big with this album. "The Impression That I Get" becomes THE song... piling a layer of dirt on ALL the fine memories and material of the past. The live shows MUTATED for the worse too. The band seemed ROBOTIC. They played the SAME stuff over and over for years.

To quote (of all people) Apollo Creed , the Bosstones lost that "Eye of the Tiger" or something... This album is like that 5th Rocky movie in a way. It's all grown up, more worldly and wise. It tries to write mature songs with better chops and carry forward, but it can't compare with the fire of the early days of hard earned glory. Back when they were hungry this band was great.

If you want to climb up the Art Museum stairs, rock out to their Taang! records; they are classics. It is a shame this band did not age well.

What happened?.......2006-04-14

What the ... happened to these cats? They use to be so awesome. Remember their actually brilliant jamz like Toxic Toast and just about that whole Question The Answers album days. That's the MMB I once remembered. The packed ampetheater days at the warped tour with other awesome bands like Rancid, Sick Of It All,...etc. Those times rocked. I seen these guys 2 years ago and they didn't even have that energy that they once did. It was a pretty boring show unlike the first time I saw them. I think Dickey and the boys need to hang it up.

Brilliant !.......2006-04-13

Not just one of the greatest albums by the Bosstones, but one of the best albums I have (and I have many). Great fast-paced musicianship mixed with very intelligent lyrics. Moreover, many songs have a great moral, not mindless drivel. "Break So Easy" and "Numbered Days" immediatley jump to mind as just a few of the great songs on this CD. I can't imagine anybody not liking this album, or really not liking any of their albums. Great band!

Bringing Ska into the 1990s.......2005-12-19

It was during the 1997 Baseball Playoffs when I discovered the Mighty Mighty Bosstones. Fox Sports was promoting their coverage of the Baseball Playoffs and using the song "The Impression That I Get". The combination of lead vocalist Dicky Barnett with some intense guitars and horns seemed like the perfect song for promoting the playoffs. Little did I know, that the song "The Impression That I Get" had nothing to do with Baseball. This song was found on the album released by the Mighty Mighty Bosstones called "Let's Face It". From a commercial sales standpoint, the Mighty Mighty Bosstones may be considered for all practical purposes a "One Hit Wonder" with "The Impression That I Get" - however there definitely is a lot more to offer on "Let's Face It" than just the one song.

The Mighty Mighty Bosstones can be classified as Ska music. Ska was one offshoot of the Mod Revival that occurred in the 1980s. Ska is a mix of New-Wave and Punk that has a strong Brass influence. It is clear that "Let's Face It" has a strong Ska influence. Even the members of the Mighty Mighty Bosstones appear in on the album cover dressed in "Mod-like" suits over a White Background - something that is a common among Mod bands. By the time the music landscape hit the mid 1990s, it was Alternative Rock and more acoustic styled guitar-laden sounds that were dominating the music landscape. In a way, this also made the Mighty Mighty Bosstones a most unlikely hit in the 1990s. There won't be any slow or acoustic numbers here - all of the songs have a high tempo to them. One other point is that Mod Revival/Ska songs are often short in length. "Let's Face It" follows this model as well - this album contains 12 tracks and only one of those tracks is over 3:21 in length (that is "Another Drinkin Song"). Some may argue whether this album is a true representation of Ska, but I give the Bosstones a lot of credit for bringing Ska to the forefront in the 1997 music scene.

As mentioned, the one hit off of this album was "The Impression That I Get". As mentioned above, while this might have been a catchy song when it came to Baseball, it had nothing to do with Baseball. The general consensus is that this song really has to do with AIDS. The most obvious lines of this song are - "I'm not a coward, I've just never been tested; I'd like to think if I was I would pass" (referring to an AIDS test). Even the song's opening lines provide some references - "Have you ever been close to tragedy? Or been close to those who have?" (referring to either having to deal with AIDS or being around people who have had AIDS). What this song demonstrated to me is that not only is Dicky Barrett a good vocalist, but he is also one heck of a songwriter. Barrett isn't afraid to tackle serious subjects. In addition, this song is the perfect cross section of New-Wave/Punk meeting the Brass section.

The first five tracks on this collection are going to have the strongest horns influence. While the Brass Section will highlight many of the songs, there are songs that will a stronger Punk/New-Wave influence and the horns will play a secondary role. Songs such as "That Bug Bit Me", "Desensitized", and "1-2-8" are prime examples of this.

The Bosstones aren't afraid to tackle other subjects on this album. "Nevermind Me" is probably the album's second strongest strong - this isn't just a track about Drug use, but a song dealing with someone who is close to a drug addict ("He didn't hit me for a home; Or hit me up 'cause he was cold; He was addicted to drugs"). The song "Royal Oil" might on the surface seem like a commentary on Middle Eastern Oil, but it too is a song about Drug use ("Whether you smoke or poke the poison; You lose the chance to be tomorrow"). The title track, "Let's Face It" is a commentary against racism ("Be racist, be bigots, be sure; We won't stand for your hate?; "How far have we come?"). The song "Another Drinkin Song" is sung from someone trying to justify their actions for being an alcoholic ("What you call the disease, I call the remedy; What you're callin' the cause, I call the cure"). The song "Desensitized" deals with how we have become immune to those newsworthy items that at one time we would once abhor.

While this is a very good album, the one thing that might be a negative is that a lot of the songs do sound very much alike. Many of the songs are catchy and were able to capture my interest - however many of the songs failed to hold my interest for extended periods of time. I'm also not a fan of very short songs. While I do give the Bosstones credit for packing a lot of good music in a short period of time, perhaps if they used their Ska roots as base and explored some other musical directions, it could have extended the songs and at the same time created some more of the musicianship originality this album needs.

The liner notes contain of the lyrics to all of the songs. It is worth noting that there are some explicit words used in the lyrics. The Mighty Mighty Bosstones are an eight piece band, and I think it would have been good to give musician credits to each of the members of the band. While this isn't the strongest album, I still think this was a bright spot on what I would consider a weak year in the music industry (1997). There is definitely more to check out than just the one hit on this album, so I would definitely say it is worth checking out.

A happy island in a sea of grunge.......2005-10-20

I own very little ska, and this is the only Mighty Mighty Bosstones album I've ever bought, but I frequently find myself in the mood to hear this.
This is feel-good, be-happy, get-up-and-dance music. The lyrics are socially relevant and clever, the guitar and drums are good, and the horns are terrific. I challenge anyone to listen to "Noise Brigade," "The Rascal King," or "The Impression That I Get" and not jump out of their seat and dance.
My daughter's only three months old, but this is already her favorite CD--she gets happy and laughs whenever it comes on.

Dowland - The Collected Works / The Consort of Musicke, Rooley

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a beautiful journey into melancholy

Dowland - The Collected Works / The Consort of Musicke, Rooley
John Dowland , Anthony Rooley , Emma Kirkby , Christopher Wilson , The Consort of Musicke , Colin Tilney , Anthony Bailes , Jakob Lindberg , Nigel North , Glenda Simpson , Peter Holman , and John Donne
Manufacturer: Decca
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000004CYV
Release Date: 2007-03-13

Tracks:

First Booke Of Songes: I. Unquiet Thoughts
First Booke Of Songes: II. Who Ever Thinks Or Hopes Of Love
First Booke Of Songes: III. My Thoughts Are Wing'd With Hopes
First Booke Of Songes: IV. If My Complaints Could Passions Move
First Booke Of Songes: V. Can She Excuse My Wrongs
First Booke Of Songes: VI. Now, O Now, I Needs Must Part
First Booke Of Songes: VII. Dear, If You Change
First Booke Of Songes: VIII. Burst Fourth My Tears
First Booke Of Songes: IX. Go Crystal Tears
First Booke Of Songes: X. Think'st Thou Then By Thy Feigning
First Booke Of Songes: XI. Come Away, Come Sweet Love
First Booke Of Songes: XII. Rest Awhile, You Cruel Cares
First Booke Of Songes: XIII. Sleep, Wayward Thoughts
First Booke Of Songes: XIV. All Ye, Whom Love Or Fortune Hath Betray'd
First Booke Of Songes: XV. Wilt Thou Unkind Thus Reave Me
First Booke Of Songes: XVI. Would My Conceit
First Booke Of Songes: XVII. Come Again: Sweet Love Doth Now Invite
First Booke Of Songes: XVIII. His Golden Locks
First Booke Of Songes: XIX. Awake, Sweet Love
First Booke Of Songes: XX. Come, Heavy Sleep
First Booke Of Songes: XXI. Away With These Self-Loving Lads

Tracks:

Second Booke Of Songs: I. I Saw My Lady Weep
Second Booke Of Songs: II. Flow My Tears
Second Booke Of Songs: III. Sorrow, Stay
Second Booke Of Songs: IV. Die Not Before Thy Day
Second Booke Of Songs: V. Mourn, Mourn, Day Is With Darkness Fled
Second Booke Of Songs: VI. Time's Eldest Son
Second Booke Of Songs: VII. Then Sit Thee Down
Second Booke Of Songs: VIII. When Others Sing Venite
Second Booke Of Songs: IX. Praise Blindness Eyes
Second Booke Of Songs: X. O Sweet Woods
Second Booke Of Songs: XI. If Floods Of Tears
Second Booke Of Songs: XII. Fine Knacks For Ladies
Second Booke Of Songs: XIII. Now Cease My Wand'ring Eyes
Second Booke Of Songs: XIV. Come Ye Heavy States Of Night
Second Booke Of Songs: XV. White As Lilies Was Her Face
Second Booke Of Songs: XVI. Woeful Heart
Second Booke Of Songs: XVII. A Shepherd In A Shade
Second Booke Of Songs: XVIII. Faction That Ever Dwells
Second Booke Of Songs: XIX. Shall I Sue
Second Booke Of Songs: XX. Toss Not My Soul
Second Booke Of Songs: XXI. Clear Or Cloudy
Second Booke Of Songs: XXII. Humour Say What Mak'st Thou Here

Tracks:

Third Booke Of Songs 1603: I. Farewell, Too Fair
Third Booke Of Songs 1603: II. Time Stands Still
Third Booke Of Songs 1603: III. Behold A Wonder Here
Third Booke Of Songs 1603: IV. Daphne Was Not So Chaste
Third Booke Of Songs 1603: V. Me, Me, And None But Me
Third Booke Of Songs 1603: VI. When Phoebus First Did Daphne Love
Third Booke Of Songs 1603: VII. Say, Love, If Ever Thou Didst Find
Third Booke Of Songs 1603: VIII. Flow Not So Fast, Ye Fountains
Third Booke Of Songs 1603: IX. What If I Never Speed?
Third Booke Of Songs 1603: X. Love Stood Amazed
Third Booke Of Songs 1603: XI. Lend Your Ears To My Sorrow
Third Booke Of Songs 1603: XII. By A Fountain Where I Lay
Third Booke Of Songs 1603: XIII. O What Hath Overwrought
Third Booke Of Songs 1603: XIV. Farewell, Unkind
Third Booke Of Songs 1603: XV. Weep You No More, Sad Fountains
Third Booke Of Songs 1603: XVI. Fie On This Feigning!
Third Booke Of Songs 1603: XVII. I Must Complain
Third Booke Of Songs 1603: XVIII. It Was A Time When Silly Bees
Third Booke Of Songs 1603: XIX. The Lowest Trees Have Tops
Third Booke Of Songs 1603: XX. What Poor Astronomers Are They
Third Booke Of Songs 1603: XXI. Come When I Call

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A Pilgrimes Solace: I. Disdain Me Still
A Pilgrimes Solace: II. Sweet Stay Awhile
A Pilgrimes Solace: III. To Ask For All Thy Love
A Pilgrimes Solace: IV. Love, Those Beams That Breed
A Pilgrimes Solace: V. Shall I Strive Wih Words To Move?
A Pilgrimes Solace: VI. Were Every Thought An Eye
A Pilgrimes Solace: VII. Stay, Time, Awhile Thy Flying
A Pilgrimes Solace: VIII. Tell Me, True Love
A Pilgrimes Solace: IX. Go Nightly Cares
A Pilgrimes Solace: X. From Silent Night
A Pilgrimes Solace: XI. Lasso vita mia
A Pilgrimes Solace: XII. In This Trembling Shadow Cast
A Pilgrimes Solace: XIII. If That A Sinner's Sights
A Pilgrimes Solace: XIV. Thou Mighty God
A Pilgrimes Solace: XV. When David's Life
A Pilgrimes Solace: XVI. When The Poor Cripple

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A Pilgrimes Solace: XVII. Where Sin Sore Wounding
A Pilgrimes Solace: XVIII. My Heart And Tongue Were Twins
A Pilgrimes Solace: XIX. Up Merry Mates
A Pilgrimes Solace: XX. Welcome Black Night
A Pilgrimes Solace: XXI. Cease, Cease These False Sports
Keyboard Transcriptions Of Dowland's Music By Other Musicians: Lachrimae Pavane
Keyboard Transcriptions Of Dowland's Music By Other Musicians: Can Shee
Keyboard Transcriptions Of Dowland's Music By Other Musicians: Paduana
Keyboard Transcriptions Of Dowland's Music By Other Musicians: The Frogge
Keyboard Transcriptions Of Dowland's Music By Other Musicians: Frog's Galliard
Keyboard Transcriptions Of Dowland's Music By Other Musicians: Pavana And Galiarda
Keyboard Transcriptions Of Dowland's Music By Other Musicians: Paduana Lachrymae
Keyboard Transcriptions Of Dowland's Music By Other Musicians: Can She Excuse
Keyboard Transcriptions Of Dowland's Music By Other Musicians: Pavion Solus cum sola
Keyboard Transcriptions Of Dowland's Music By Other Musicians: Dowland's Almayne
Keyboard Transcriptions Of Dowland's Music By Other Musicians: Piper's Paven And Galliard
Keyboard Transcriptions Of Dowland's Music By Other Musicians: Pavan Lachrymae

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Mr. Henry Noell Lamentations: I. The Lamentation Of A Sinner
Mr. Henry Noell Lamentations: II. Domine ne in furore
Mr. Henry Noell Lamentations: III. Miserere mei Deus
Mr. Henry Noell Lamentations: IV. The Humble Suit Of A Sinner
Mr. Henry Noell Lamentations: V. The Humble Complaint Of A Sinner
Mr. Henry Noell Lamentations: VI. De profundis
Mr. Henry Noell Lamentations: VII. Domine exaudi
Lachrimae: Lachrimae Antiquae
Lachrimae: Lachrimae Antiquae Novae
Lachrimae: Lachrimae Gementes
Lachrimae: Lachrimae Tristes
Lachrimae: Lachrimae Coactae
Lachrimae: Lachrimae Amantis
Lachrimae: Lachrimae Verae
Lachrimae: Mr. John Langton's Pavan
Lachrimae: Mr. Nicholas Gryffith His Galiard
Lachrimae: Sir John Souch His Galiard
Lachrimae: Semper Dowland Semper Dolens
Lachrimae: Mr. Giles Hobies Galiard
Lachrimae: The King Of Denmark's Galiard
Lachrimae: Sir Henry Umpton's Funerall
Lachrimae: Mr. Henry Noell His Galiard
Lachrimae: The Earl Of Essex Galiard
Lachrimae: Mr. Bucton His Galiard
Lachrimae: Mr. George Whitehead His Almand
Lachrimae: Captain Digorie Piper His Galiard
Lachrimae: Mr. Thomas Collier His Galiard
Lachrimae: Mrs. Nichols Almand

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Sacred Songs: Sorrow, Come!
Sacred Songs: I Shame At Mine Unworthiness
Sacred Songs: An Heart That's Broken And Contrite
Psalms: Psalm 100: All People That On Earth Do Dwell
Psalms: Psalm 38: Put Me Not To Rebuke O Lord
Psalms: Psalm 130: Lord To Thee I Make My Moan
Psalms: Psalm 104: My Soul Praise The Lord
Psalms: Psalm 100: All People That On Earth Do Dwell
Psalms: Psalm 134: Behold And Have Regard
A Prayer For The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty
Instrumental Music: Solus cum sola pavan
Instrumental Music: Lachrimae
Instrumental Music: Galliard
Instrumental Music: Pipers Pavan
Instrumental Music: Lachrimae
Instrumental Music: Lady Rich Galliard
Instrumental Music: Earl Of Essex Galliard
Instrumental Music: If My Complaints
Instrumental Music: Lachrimae Doolande
Instrumental Music: Lord Willoughbie's Welcome Home
Instrumental Music: My Lord Chamberlaine His Galliard
Instrumental Music: Comagain
Instrumental Music: Pavan Lachrymae
Instrumental Music: Sorrow Stay

Tracks:

Lute Music: Preludium
Lute Music: Lachrimae
Lute Music: Can She Excuse
Lute Music: Dr. Case's Pavan
Lute Music: Melancholy Galliard
Lute Music: Sir John Smith, His Almain
Lute Music: Fantasia
Lute Music: A Dream
Lute Music: Almain
Lute Music: The Queen's Galliard
Lute Music: Coranto
Lute Music: Resolution
Lute Music: Mrs. Vaux Galliard
Lute Music: Almain
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Lute Music: Fantasia
Lute Music: Loth To Depart
Lute Music: The Most Sacred Queen Elizabeth, Her Galliard
Lute Music: The Earl Of Essex, His Galliard
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Lute Music: John Dowland's Galliard
Lute Music: Aloe
Lute Music: The Lady Clifton's Spirit
Lute Music: What If A Day
Lute Music: Mr. Giles Hobie's Galliard
Lute Music: Come Away (Song arrangement)
Lute Music: Galliard
Lute Music: Fancy (Fantasia)

Tracks:

Lute Music: Lachrimae (Basic Version)
Lute Music: Galliard To Lachrimae
Lute Music: [Jig]
Lute Music: Galliard On 'Wasingham'
Lute Music: Complaint (Ballad Setting)
Lute Music: Mignarda (Galliard)
Lute Music: Semper Dowland Semper Dolens (Pavan)
Lute Music: The Frog Galliard
Lute Music: A Fancy (Fantasia)
Lute Music: Fancy (Fantasia)
Lute Music: Piper's Pavan
Lute Music: Captain Digorie Piper's Galliard
Lute Music: Lady Laiton's Almain
Lute Music: Dowland's Galliard
Lute Music: Dowland's First Galliard
Lute Music: Tarleton's Jig
Lute Music: Walsingham (ballad Setting)
Lute Music: Lord Willoughbie's Welcome Home (Ballad Setting)
Lute Music: Sir Henry Guilforde, His Almain
Lute Music: Pavan (Related To 'Lachrimae')
Lute Music: Mr. Langton's Galliard
Lute Music: Mrs. Clifton's Almain
Lute Music: Galliard
Lute Music: Lady Hunsdon's Puffe (Almain)
Lute Music: Galliard
Lute Music: Go From My Window (Ballad Setting)
Lute Music: Fancy (Fantasia)

Tracks:

Lute Music: Pavana Johan Douland
Lute Music: Mrs. Brigide Fleetwood's Pavan (Solus sine sola)
Lute Music: La mia Barbara
Lute Music: Sir Henry Umpton's Funeral (Pavan)
Lute Music: Lachrimae
Lute Music: Farewell Fancy (Chromatic Fantasia)
Lute Music: Farewell (On The 'In Nomine' Theme)
Lute Music: The King of Denmark's Galliard
Lute Music: Mrs. Vaux's Jig
Lute Music: Mrs. Nichol's Almain
Lute Music: Galliard
Lute Music: Lord Strang's March
Lute Music: Mrs. Winter's Jump
Lute Music: Can She Excuse (Galliard)
Lute Music: The Shoemaker's Wife, A Toy
Lute Music: Mrs. Norrish's Delight
Lute Music: Galliard
Lute Music: Mrs. White's Thing (Almain)
Lute Music: Mrs. White's Nothing
Lute Music: The Frog Galliard
Lute Music: Solus cum sola
Lute Music: The Lord Viscount Lisle, His Galliard
Lute Music: Orlando Sleepeth (Ballad Setting)
Lute Music: Robin (Ballad Setting)
Lute Music: Galliard (On A Galliard By Daniel Bacheler)
Lute Music: Forlorn Hope Fancy (Chromatic Fantasia)

Tracks:

Lute Music: The Lady Russell's Pavan
Lute Music: Fancy (Fantasia)
Lute Music: Sir John Langton's Pavan
Lute Music: Earl Of Derby, His Galliard
Lute Music: A Coy Toy
Lute Music: Fortune My Foe
Lute Music: [Almain]
Lute Music: Mr. Knight's Galliard
Lute Music: Sir John Souch His Galliard
Lute Music: Tarletone's Riserrectione
Lute Music: The Lady Rich, Her Galliard
Consort Music: Lachrimae Pavan
Consort Music: Can She Excuse Galliard
Consort Music: Captain Piper's Pavan And Galliard
Consort Music: The Frog Galliard
Consort Music: Round Battell Galliard
Consort Music: Fortune My Foe
Consort Music: Dowland's First Galliard
Consort Music: Katherine Darcie's Galliard
Consort Music: Tarleton's Jigge
Consort Music: Almain a 2
Consort Music: Mistress Nichols Almain a 2
Fullsack And Hildebrandt: Auserlesener Paduanen und Galliarden: Susanna Fair (Galliard)
Haussmann: Rest von polnischen und andern Tanzen: Mistress Nichols Alman a 5
Opusculum: Mr. John Langton Pavan And Galliard
Opusculum: La mia Barbara Pavan and Galliard
Opusculum: Lachrimae Antiquae Novae Pavan and Galliard

Tracks:

Consort Music: Mistress NIchols Almain
Consort Music: Volta a 4 ('Ioh. Douland')
Consort Music: Were Every Thought an Eye
Consort Music: Lady If You So Spite Me
Consort Music: Pavan a 4
A Musicall Banquet: I. My Heavy Sprite (Anthony Holborne)
A Musicall Banquet: II. Change Thy Mind Since She Doth Change (Richard Martin)
A Musicall Banquet: III. O Eyes, Leave Off Your Weeping (Robert Hales)
A Musicall Banquet: IV. Go, My Flock, Go Get You Hence (Anon.)
A Musicall Banquet: V. O Dear Life, When Shall It Be? (Anon.)
A Musicall Banquet: VI. To Plead My Faith (Daniel Bacheler)
A Musicall Banquet: VII. In A Grove Most Rich Of Shade (Guillaume Tessier)
A Musicall Banquet: VIII. Far From Triumphing Court
A Musicall Banquet: IX. Lady, If You So Spite Me
A Musicall Banquet: X. In Darkness Let Me Dwell
A Musicall Banquet: XI. Si le parler et le silence (Pierre Guedron)
A Musicall Banquet: XII. Ce penser qui sans fin tirannise ma vie (Pierre Guedron)
A Musicall Banquet: XIII. Vous que le Bonheur rappelle (Pierre Guedron)
A Musicall Banquet: XIV. Passava Amor su arco desarmado (Anon. Spanish)
A Musicall Banquet: XV. Sta notte mi sognava (Anon. Italian)
A Musicall Banquet: XVI. Vuestros ojos tienen d'Amor (Anon. Spanish)
A Musicall Banquet: XVII. Se di farmi morire (Domenico Maria Megli)
A Musicall Banquet: XVIII. Dovro dunque morire? (Giulio Caccini)
A Musicall Banquet: XIX. Amarilli mia bella (Giulio Caccini)
A Musicall Banquet: XX. O bella piu (Anon, Italian)

Customer Reviews:

A musical treasure-box.......2006-09-10

Both the music and this actual product are masterpieces. John Dowland's collected works here - covering 12 compact discs - exhibit the depth and power of this composer, a composer who many now regard as suffering from clinical depression. I doubt that the issue of the diagnosis of Dowland's depression can ever be settled, however, it is certainly obvious from his music, so completely on display here, that he was a man with very dark depths and corners in his mind. Dowland's various manifestations and "takes" on his own tune, "Flow my tears"/"Lachrimae" are here. This tune has haunted me ever since I first heard it when I was a child. It seems to sum up Dowland's feelings - at least Dowland seems to have thought so.

The First, Second, Third and Fourth Bookes of Songes, A Musicall Banquet, the keyboard transcriptions, all the lute music, consort music are here and virtually everything else written or supposedly written by John Dowland. Anthony Rooley and The Consort of Musicke perform this music with style and feeling throughout. This 12 CD set is something of a monument to the ensemble - I only wish they'd finished their collection of Monteverdi madrigals, which was equally good (La Venexiana are currently doing a magnificent job of recording all Monteverdi's books of madrigals for the GLOSSA label).

This is an expensive set, however, you will probably never need to buy another John Dowland CD again after buying and listening to this collection.

I bought this CD set on a mild Summer evening of 1998 and listened to it while sitting in my sun room - which a glorious orange sunset in progress, and a glass of wine. It brought back so many memories.

a beautiful journey into melancholy.......2001-06-15

I'm amazed at how many people tend to associate John Dowland's music with a tragic sense of drama. While no doubt this is art highly based on sadness, the "tragic" sense of it is more a legacy from the Romantic period. During the Renaissance, however, sadness was undestood as a very aesthetic way of approaching life. That is also the reason why Shakespeare's tragedies appear more sophisticated than his comedies.

Dowland, a contemporary of Shakespeare, discovered that meditating on a sad theme is, at the same time, a way of discovering a special beauty that we tend to avoid (maybe because of the "tragic" heritage of the Romantics). So, in the end, meditating on sadness is an uplifting experience! This box set is a journey into melancholy that includes songs, chamber music, pieces for lute, some rare sacred music and -as a highlight- Dowland's beautiful collection of seven pieces for viola which he called "Lachrimae" (Tears).

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