Skirt [Import]

Track Listings
1. Drunk On Hallelujahs    
2. Rise And Shine    
3. She Was The Dynamite    
4. Ship    
5. Too Much Girl    
6. Fix    
7. This Is Hell    
8. Damage    
9. Skinning    
10. Crack My Heart    

Editorial Reviews
Album Description
Long awaited third album for UK/US singer/songwriter duo, their first since 1997's 'No Skin'. Guests include, Billy Bragg, BJ Cole & Ian McLagan. Highlights include, 'Ship' (co-written with Syd Straw & covered by Emmylou Harris) & 'Drunk On Hallelujahs'. 2002.

Skirt, Music, The Dear Janes, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Folk, Pop, Rock, Rock/Pop
Nuevo
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • screeching mariachi's
  • Good music, disappointing liner notes
  • Amazing!!!!!!
  • f-u-n .
  • Mexican music performed by Kronos Quartet ??
 Nuevo
Cafe Tacuba , and Luanne Warner
Manufacturer: Nonesuch
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Chamber MusicChamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
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ASIN: B000063NCZ
Release Date: 2002-04-09

Tracks:

  1. El Sinaloense
  2. Se Me Hizo Facil
  3. Mini Skirt
  4. El Llorar
  5. Perfidia
  6. Sensemaya
  7. K'in Sventa Ch'ul Me'tik Kwadulupe ("Festival for the Holy Mother of Guadalupe")
  8. Tabu
  9. Cuatro Milpas ("Four Cornfields")
  10. Chavosuite
  11. Plasmaht
  12. Nacho Verduzco
  13. 12/12
  14. El Sinaloense (Dance Mix)

Amazon.com

To say that the Kronos Quartet's Nuevo is their most adventurous outing to date is hardly an understatement. This diverse collection of Mexican compositions and traditional tunes brims with an unpredictable energy and a dazzling array of Latin American guest performers, and, yes, Kronos keeps up throughout. A cocktail pop tune from Esquivel gets covered, there's a chamber arrangement of Revueltas's sprawling orchestral work Sensemaya, and Nortec Collective member Plankton Man remixes Kronos's interpretation of "El Sinaloense" into a sizzling dance music track, which closes the disc. The playing is spirited, to say the least (just check out "El Llorar," with guest vocalists Alejandro Flores and Efren Vargas). But this is foremost a party record. A bevy of reverb effects and instrumentation (including a squeaky musical leaf solo on "Perfidia") ensures that things stay unpredictable. Production work by Rock en Espanol producer Gustavo Santaolalla infuses this disc with an edgy modernism. The bulk of these compositions have been arranged by composer Osvaldo Golijov, who seemingly brings a manic energy and a playfulness to everything he touches. Chamber music purists may scoff, but the rest of us will be busy dancing and thrilling to this exciting, genre-blurring Kronos project. --Jason Verlinde

Album Description

With 'Nuevo' - a project based entirely around Mexican composers, musical traditions and influences - the Kronos Quartet have delivered one of the most striking group odysseys to date. Produced by Gustavo Santaolalla, both an authority on Latin American art music as well as the most in-demand producers of rock en espanol, the album also features a host of guest artists from both the concert hall as well as the streets of Mexico. Housed in a slipcase. 2002.

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars screeching mariachi's.......2007-01-09

I bought it for the one-armed grass-leaf player. It's worth it just for that, but the first track is enough to put you off the rest of the album. It gets better once the rhytms overtake the sound.

3 out of 5 stars Good music, disappointing liner notes.......2005-12-07

At about 66 minutes, this recording is a better value than some of their CDs. But one almost constant complaint that I have with Kronos Quartet releases is their poor or non-existent liner notes. This release is especially guilty. There is a big, thick booklet of worthless photography--mediocre pictures reproduced poorly on cheap paper. Were they trying to throw some some photgraphers a bone? There is nothing about the composers (except their birth dates) or their music, or the musician's perspective, etc. And, since some of the composers are deceased, an opportunity was lost to discuss their music and their lives.

Very, very poor production decisions.

5 out of 5 stars Amazing!!!!!!.......2005-11-05

If you by chance still don't know what Kronos`s is about remember that there are two types of chamber music ensembles: Kronos and the rest. So if you have in your mind the traditional sound, aesthetic of a string quartet, go for the rest (Alban Berg, Ittaliano, Melos, Emerson...) and forget Kronos. For if I had only one chance to apply the title- word "avant-garde", I would do it concerning Kronos. They are irreverent. Forget traditional repertoire (and Bartok is traditional for them). As far as I know they play modern music (Glass, Reich, Scnittke) or new repertoire like World Music. They play with amazing virtuosism and richness of textures. If you try to explore Kronos world, open your mind to a new, non conventional type of sounds.
So what is "Nuevo"? A diverse, impressive, multilayered (that is, there are several strata, several kind od compositions) portrait of Mexican music. A comprehensive landscape of Mexican music. But ... not exactly mexican music is what you hear in most of the tracks, but the Kronos' POINT OF VIEW, that is, Mexico through Kronos' glasses. For I don`t find a truly traditional Mexican track (perhaps only "Son Huasteca" and that before 12/12 are those which most resemble to a truly traditional "Mexican" sound). Almost everything in this rich album is a new way of listening to mexican music.
Why? Arrangements are varied and colourfull. Every track shows novelty and spontaneity, even in well known pieces like "Perfidia" or "Sensemaya". All in this CD is "Nuevo (New)": music that you have not listened before, no matter your knowledge on Mexican music!!
The type of music is quite diverse: classical (Sensemaya), TV music (Chavosuite), bolero (Perfidia), local music (Sinaloense), processional music (12/12), even dance music!!
The sound is also quite strange sometimes: the editor distorts some tracks in order to show the quartet as if they were listened through an old radio player. This is quite amazing!!! or listen to 12/12: quartet strings combined with recording of a traditional "ritual" music and fireworks. Also there are includede street noises between the tracks, thus creating a kind of "leitmotive", like a "Concept Album".
Let me say this: I don't care of mexican music. I don't know too much of it. Nor it is something I love. What I like of this CD is not Mexican music legacy but WHAT KRONOS DOES WITH IT. I think they could do the same with every (rich) music culture in the world. The reason why Mexico is chosen perhaps is a personal experience of Kronos' members (as I have red in an interview).
Booklet contains track details, a lot of credits but not a single word of commentary about the music (a pity).
More than great Mexican music, this is a great Kronos show. If you like Kronos or want to investigate what Kronos truly is and /or If you like mexican music, buy it!
If you don't like mexican music, buy it too!! You will think, as I do, that this Kronos release is essential.

5 out of 5 stars f-u-n ........2004-05-27

this is a great album to listen to on a hot summer day at the beach,or any sunny activity in general.I must admit that I do enjoy the darker side of kronos' music more,but one truly can't help but grin when on the third or fourth track the music pauses for a sudden "yelp"!yes,it may sound a bit goofy and the more stern folks are certain to frown upon such playfulness in the "sophistocated"world of classical music,but this is a good thing.as another reviewer stated,the music really isn't very complex but that should be no obstacle for any kronos-loving individual.oh,yes-if you have children be prepared for them to go absolutly BONKERS when you play this!(finally veggietales can be given a rest!)

3 out of 5 stars Mexican music performed by Kronos Quartet ??.......2003-07-26

I had to listen to it !

Well, first I must say that it is very rewarding to find such a talented international ensemble to interpret our music. Some of the tracks are really outstanding. Particularly 12/12 and the Chavosuite.

But, in the other hand, the purposely out of tune interpretation of El Sinaloense is deceiving (do our Mariachis sound so terrible ?) and the solo wistle in "Perfida" really destroyed the sesibility and charm of this melody. I mean, why on earth did't they play it with a violin instead ?

For the rest, it is a very original album, and it shurely reflects the impression that causes our culture. The inclusion of live sounds in a marketplace and of the "carretonero" buying old shoes and clothes, makes a specially beautiful ambiance.

It is also an album with a very humorous approach. (Some of the tracks sound like if they had been arranged by P.D.Q. Bach !) Get it if you are looking for something original and different, but please buy something else if you really want to know what mexican music is.
Sol Hoopii in Hollywood
Average customer rating: Not rated
    		Sol Hoopii in Hollywood
    Sol Hoopii
    Manufacturer: Grass Skirt
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    GeneralGeneral | International | Styles | Music
    HawaiiHawaii | Pacific Islands | International | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Jazz | Styles | Music
    ASIN: B000PY42O6
    Release Date: 2007-07-17

    Tracks:

    1. Come On Nancy
    2. The Four Islands
    3. All Alone
    4. My Best Girl
    5. When My Sugar Walks Down the Street
    6. Oh Lady Be Good
    7. Hilo March
    8. Na Lei O Hawaii
    9. Moonlight and Roses
    10. Yearning
    11. Lady Of the Nile
    12. King's Serenade
    13. Charleston
    14. Yes Sir - That's My Baby
    15. Cecilia
    16. You Told Me To Go
    17. Na Lei O Hawaii (Alt Take)
    18. Cecilia (Alt Take)
    19. You Told Me To Go (Alt Take)
    20. Tie Me To Your Apron Strings Again - Coppock's Hawaiians
    21. The Prisoner's Song - Coppock's Hawaiians
    22. Whose Who Are You - Charles Frederick's Hawaiians
    23. Blinky Moon Bay - Charles Frederick's Hawaiians
    24. Hello Aloha How Are You? - Charles Frederick's Hawaiians
    25. Sleep - Charles Diamond
    26. Stars And Stripes - Charles Diamond
    Greatest Hits V.1
    Average customer rating: Not rated
      		Greatest Hits V.1
      Lorraine Experience Bowen
      Manufacturer: Sequin Skirt
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

      GeneralGeneral | Pop | Styles | Music
      ASIN: B0000258BD
      Release Date: 2006-01-02

      Tracks:

      1. Bicycle Adventure
      2. Julie Christie
      3. Pier Song
      4. Modern Way Of Living
      5. Spinach Song
      6. Interesting Mail
      7. Crumble Song
      8. Bet Down The Laundrette
      9. Railway Song
      10. Floating
      11. Cup Fo Tea In Bed
      12. Wow!
      13. Dreaming Of Summer
      14. Insect Song
      15. Sunday Afternoon
      16. Clean Sheets
      17. Going Home Late
      Hawaiian Hula Blues: Acoustic Steel Guitar Masterpieces 1927-1928
      Average customer rating: 0 out of 5 stars
      • I hope Grass Skirt Records follows with something just as good.
      • Classic Hawaiian steel guitar from the 1920s
      		 Hawaiian Hula Blues: Acoustic Steel Guitar Masterpieces 1927-1928
      Sam Ku West
      Manufacturer: Grass Skirt
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

      GeneralGeneral | International | Styles | Music
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      ASIN: B000ERU3VU
      Release Date: 2006-04-25

      Tracks:

      1. Hawaiian Hula Blues
      2. Strange Isles Medley
      3. Like-No-Like
      4. Farewell Blues
      5. St. Louis Blues
      6. Sweet Georgia Brown
      7. Old Black Joe
      8. The Memphis Blues
      9. Honolulu Blues
      10. Someday Sweetheart
      11. Sweet Hawaiian Dreams
      12. Aloha Oe
      13. Farewell Blues
      14. Happy Heinie March
      15. Waialae
      16. Hue Hue, Hue Hue
      17. Moani Ke Ala
      18. Minnehaha
      19. Lepe Ulaula
      20. Stack O' Lee Blues
      21. Drowsy Waters (Wailana)
      22. Sunkist Hawaii
      23. Wang Wang Blues
      24. The Rosary
      25. Palolo Hula
      26. Old Black Joe

      Album Description

      With a repertoire of jazz and blues instrumentals and Hawaiian hulas, Sam Ku was one of the early masters of the acoustic steel guitar. He is placed by Bob Brozman among the elite of National Tricone players and was remembered by Tau Moe as one of the two best players of the 1920s (Sol Hoopii being the other).

      Customer Reviews:

      4 out of 5 stars I hope Grass Skirt Records follows with something just as good........2006-07-26

      Grass Skirt Records' inaugural cd is a rousing success! Collecting all but one of Sam's sides that I know of (the other is on Hawaiian Steel Guitar Classics on the Arhoolie label), this disc is a dream come true for fans of acoustic Hawaiian steel guitar from the 1920s and '30s. Aside from the several tracks that have shown up on previous compilation cds, I'd never heard any of this stuff.

      This disc has hardly left my player since I received it a week-and-a-half ago. I've heard it 2 times per day, minimum, since it arrived. Sam's reputation (for youngins of my generation) as one of the best National Tricone players is cemented with the release of this disc. Sweet Georgia Brown is one of those tracks that make people think guys like Sam or Bob Brozman must use some sort of pick-ups/effects, given the sounds they coax out of these great instruments, and the way they seem to be able to control the speed at which slow rolls of sound leave the guitar. Nope, no pick-ups folks, just magic fingers.

      I guess, like me before I owned this, you may be wondering how does Sam compare/contrast to the Sol Hoopii Volumes 1 and 2 you own. So far I must say I think Sol was the better of the 2 overall. I think Sol had a more dynamic sense of touch. The way he entered, shaped and exited notes seems without peer. Someday Sweetheart here shows that. Also I think you'll notice Sam has the occasional moment of rhythmic clunkiness, particularly on the lowest notes/phrases he'd play, as on part of Memphis Blues. Sol didn't seem to ever have that, at least not on cd-released sides I've heard. To jump cds, you really should hear my favorite version of Memphis Blues. It's by the Mobile Strugglers on the great Violin, Sing the Blues For me disc.

      What I think Sam may have had over Sol is his ability to make the National seem to be a magical box of beautiful sounds. Sam can certainly make this instrument sing and shimmer! He's capable of great, slow, meditative beauty. I give this four stars only because I gave Sol Hoopii Volume 1 five stars, and I still think most anyone would consider Sol to be the all-around better guitarist.

      Then again, if you're in the mood for less (as in zero) kitsch than you'll get on Sol Hoopii Volume 2, or from King Bennie Nawahi, Sam right here is your man. Lots of beautiful stuff here. If you prefer Kalama's Quartet's regal quality over Sol Hoopii volume 2, King Bennie or the Cheapsuit Serenaders, this Sam Ku West disc is the one for you.

      A sizeable chunk of liner-notes which certainly told me more than I ever knew of Sam's life, as well as some fine pictures and a discography that only omits some repeated issues, makes this a 5-star, class-act tribute to a great musician. Thank You to the collectors and Grass Skirt for making this fantastic collection possible!

      5 out of 5 stars Classic Hawaiian steel guitar from the 1920s.......2006-05-08

      An awesome collection of rare recordings from Hawaiian steel guitarist Sam Ku West, with informative liner notes and great sound quality on the digital transfers. If you enjoy Sol Hoopii, Tau Moe, Gabby Pahinui and other wizards of the style, then this disc is for you... Get it while you can!
      Lady of the Serpent Skirt
      Average customer rating: Not rated
        		Lady of the Serpent Skirt

        Manufacturer: Cloud 9
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD
        ASIN: B0009HJFDW
        Frank Yankovic His Greatest Hits
        Average customer rating: Not rated
          		Frank Yankovic His Greatest Hits
          frank yankovic and his yanks
          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD
          ASIN: B000LYDZ84

          Product Description

          1.blue skirt waltz.2.heartaches.3,who stole the keeshka.4.just because.5.hoop-de-doo.6.let a smile be you umbrella.7.liechtensteiner polka.8.i'm looking over a four leaf clover.9.there is a tavern in the town.10.you are my onetru love.11.have i told you lately that i love you.12.linger awhile.13.beer barrel polka.15.missouri waltz 9 MORE TRACKS
          Crave
          Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
          • Girl Power Metal
          		 Crave
          Skirt
          Manufacturer: Navarre Corporation/
          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD

          GeneralGeneral | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music
          GeneralGeneral | Rock | Styles | Music
          ASIN: B000008PC9
          Release Date: 1995-05-16

          Tracks:

          1. Wish
          2. Crave
          3. Trailor
          4. To Remind Me
          5. Slow
          6. Sprite
          7. Fences
          8. Machine
          9. Medicine
          10. Push
          11. Deep
          12. Dead
          13. Simplify

          Customer Reviews:

          5 out of 5 stars Girl Power Metal.......2003-03-25

          This is a rock band. None of that whiney whimpering self-pitying,stuff they call rock. These girls (and guy) really know how to get a crowd moving, even if that crowd is just you in your living room. I have played this CD for most of my friends and they all agree: this band should be heard all over the country. Unfortunatly, I think this, their first CD, and Choking on Sugar are all we will hear from them....
          If you can find it, this CD will be one of your favorites.
          Bossy Nova
          Average customer rating: Not rated
            		Bossy Nova
            Lorraine Experience Bowen
            Manufacturer: Sequin Skirt
            ProductGroup: Music
            Binding: Audio CD

            GeneralGeneral | Pop | Styles | Music
            ASIN: B000056JQJ
            Release Date: 2006-01-02

            Tracks:

            1. Intro By Amy Lame
            2. French Song
            3. Burger
            4. Ski Song
            5. Shopping Tips
            6. Mothballs
            7. Crumble (Bombay Mix)
            8. Man With The Mobile Phone
            9. Announcer
            10. Swindon
            11. Drowning
            12. Pavarotti Can't Read Music
            13. Singing Lessons
            14. Fish Fingers
            15. Italian Boy Speaks Out!
            16. Bossy Nova
            17. Uncle Peter Demonstrates The Banjo
            18. Go-Girls
            19. Germs
            20. Would You Like To Be Buried Or Cremated?
            Skirt Jumpin'
            Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
            • speechless
            • TIGHT
            • GREAT
            • Off Tha Chain
            • A CD YOU CAN RELATE TO
            		 Skirt Jumpin'
            Jacroz
            Manufacturer: Nu-era Entertainment
            ProductGroup: Music
            Binding: Audio CD

            GeneralGeneral | R&B | Styles | Music
            GeneralGeneral | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music
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            ASIN: B00005MAO3
            Release Date: 2001-07-10

            Tracks:

            1. Skirt Jumpin'
            2. U Don't Wanna Battle
            3. 9 Til 5
            4. On Tha Cool [Sample]
            5. G-Love [Sample]

            Customer Reviews:

            5 out of 5 stars speechless.......2002-03-16

            I purchased this CD and I love it! This gentlemen is very intelligent. He produced, wrote, and mixed his own music! I am very surprised to hear something like this from my hometown. He is doing something positive with his life! I think you should purchased his product to support this young man! It's worth it!

            5 out of 5 stars TIGHT.......2001-10-31

            THIS IS TIGHT!!!! IF YOU HAVEN'T ORDERED THIS CD YET, YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE MISSING!!! (...)

            5 out of 5 stars GREAT.......2001-10-31

            I AM VERY SHOCK THAT THIS BROTHA FROM MY HOMETOWN SOUNDS LIKE THIS!! WHEN I FIRST HEARD SKIRT JUMPIN' ON THE RADIO I SWORE UP AND DOWN IT WAS SISQO. YOU'LL BE SURPRISED WHAT TALENT SHREVEPORT IS HIDING!

            5 out of 5 stars Off Tha Chain.......2001-10-31

            Jacroz's CD is off the chain. I couldn't believe he is with an independent label. Sounds like he's with someone major. I encourage everyone to support this young man because he is doing something positive with his life

            5 out of 5 stars A CD YOU CAN RELATE TO.......2001-10-31

            ALL THE THUGS HERE IN THE KC (KANSAS CITY KS, & MO) FEEL THIS CD, ESPECIALLY GHETTO LOVE. EVERYTIME I HEAR THAT SONG IT MAKES ME THINK ABOUT MY GIRL.
            Mini-Skirt
            Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
            • J-Pop via Scandinavia and London!!
            		 Mini-Skirt
            Hideki Kaji
            Manufacturer: Polys
            ProductGroup: Music
            Binding: Audio CD
            ASIN: B000006X7F
            Release Date: 1997-10-08

            Customer Reviews:

            4 out of 5 stars J-Pop via Scandinavia and London!!.......2001-03-10

            Hideki Kaji is like the Japanese Davy Jones. Full of beatles-esque, abba-esque, monkees-esque pop fun, with that J-pop sound. And how could anyone that has Sarah Cracknell guest star on his album be bad? She sings a duet with him called "Tokyo To London" which is a cute little love story about drinking coffee, holding hands and shopping. His records are released in Japan on the Trattoria Record Label, which is Cornelius' record label. however, I wouldn't compare him to Pizzicato 5, Cornelius or any of the other most well known J-Pop artists. He has more of a song writing skill, and more of a live sound. Very beach boys, very "boy with guitar, la la la, doo doo doo". Catchy, fun. I can't believe he's not more popular than Cornelius or Pizzicato 5, his sound is so much more accessible and fun.

            Music Album:

            1. Slightly Skewed
            2. Songs and Stories
            3. Songs at the Moon [Live]
            4. Songs of Earth & Sea
            5. Speak Your Peace [Import]
            6. Stolen Car [CD-single] [Import]
            7. Suite for Susan Moore & Damion: We Are One One All in One
            8. Takoma Eclectic Sampler
            9. The Big Tump
            10. The Brothers Flanagan

            Music Album

            Music Album