Past-Present & Forever

About the Artist
In this recording you’ll hear Tommy Kula-Jerry Rajewski & Wayne Sienkowski, the current Ampol-Aires along with former members Roman Travers and Dick Zimber. Plus some of Chicago’s Favorite polka personalities like Lucy Bartoszewski-Johnny Hyzny-Wally Skibinksi and others including Freddy K from New Jersey.

The whole project was produced by K & C Events of Chicago, owned by Keith & Camille Stras. Keith, a 26 year veteran of Chicagoland Polka Radio & Television as well as a 1999 Inductee into the IPA Polka Music Hall of Fame®. "This group has been together for over 50 years now, this is a very special tribute" says Stras. Gary Rhamy of Peppermint Records of Youngstown, Ohio did the recording.

Product Description:
Chicago's Favorite Polka Band The Ampol-Aires are performing LIVE on This CD that celebrates the bands 50th Anniversary. Artists include former and current members.

Past-Present & Forever,Ampol-Aires Orchestra,K & C Events

Average customer rating: Simply Awesome! amazing collection A must Have Doesn't have his best songs... Past, Present, and Future

Past, Present & Future [w/ Bonus DVD] Rob Zombie Manufacturer: Geffen Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Alt Industrial | Industrial | Goth & Industrial | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Alternative Metal | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Pop | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Alternative Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Educated Horses The Sinister Urge Lest We Forget: The Best of Marilyn Manson Hellbilly Deluxe Astro Creep: 2000 -- Songs of Love, Destruction, and Other Synthetic Delusions of the Electric Head ASIN: B0000AVBDS Release Date: 2003-09-23

Tracks:

1. Thunder Kiss '65
2. Black Sunshine
3. Feed the Gods
4. More Human Than Human
5. Super Charger Heaven
6. I'm Your Boogieman
7. Hands of Death (Burn Baby Burn)
8. The Great American Nightmare (with Howard Stern)
9. Dragula
10. Living Dead Girl
11. Superbeast
12. Feel So Numb
13. Never Gonna Stop (The Red Red Kroovy)
14. Demon Speeding
15. Brickhouse 2003 (with Trina)
16. Pussy Liquor
17. Blitzkrieg Bop
18. Two-Lane Blacktop
19. Girl on Fire

Tracks:

1. Thunder Kiss '65
2. More Human Than Human
3. Dragula
4. Living Dead Girl
5. Superbeast
6. Never Gonna Stop (The Red Red Kroovy)
7. Feel So Numb
8. Demonoid Phenomenon
9. Return of the Phantom Stranger
10. Spookshow Baby

Customer Reviews:

Simply Awesome!.......2007-05-21

This is a great album for a great price with the bonus DVD as a kicker. Couldn't be happier!

amazing collection.......2007-02-20

Just a awesome collection of music from one of the coolest most original acts to ever come along. Get this one its well worth ever cent.

A must Have.......2007-02-10

If you love Rob Zombie,this is a must have for your collection

Doesn't have his best songs..........2007-01-26

This CD has some of his greatest songs, but there are so many others that kill the songs on this CD.

Past, Present, and Future.......2007-01-19

Morbid,irreverant, funny. That's the style of Rob Zombie---and a great style it is. Past, Present, and Future gives an incredible scope to the music of the early White Zombie and the late, later, and latest (work) of Mr. Zombie, the man of dark seasons and gothic wit.

Average customer rating:

Past Present Future Baby Anne Manufacturer: Moist Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Similar Items: Disco Rodeo Assault & Battery We Are the Night Mixed Live Club Ra, Las Vegas (Includes Bonus DVD in 5.1 Surround Sound) Fabriclive.32 ASIN: B000R3PDJI Release Date: 2007-07-10

Tracks:

1. BQ2 - Baby Anne
2. Drum Trip - Kaotic Chemistry
3. Heat Seekaz - Maestro Fresh Wes
4. The Ride Inside - Layizon
5. Get Busy - DJ Rose
6. Halfway To There - System22
7. Let It Ride - Direct
8. I Wanna Rock - Baby Anne
9. Too Far - Chakra Blue
10. Al-Naafiysh (The Soul) - Hashim
11. Pictures - Sneaky Sound System
12. Besame - Barcelona Boys
13. Disappear - Josh Money
14. Falling - Honeyroot

Average customer rating: Love The Oldes Michael Jackson Lovers Not bad but.... Definitely Makes History HIStory Is Great

HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I Michael Jackson Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Funk | R&B | Styles | Music New Jack | R&B | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Invincible Blood On The Dance Floor: HIStory In The Mix Bad Dangerous Dangerous ASIN: B0000029LG Release Date: 1995-06-20

Tracks:

1. Billie Jean
2. The Way You Make Me Feel
3. Black Or White
4. Rock With You
5. She's Out Of My Life
6. Bad
7. I Just Can't Stop Loving You
8. Man In The Mirror
9. Thriller
10. Beat It
11. The Girl Is Mine
12. Remember The Time
13. Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough
14. Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'
15. Heal The World

Tracks:

1. Scream
2. They Don't Care About Us
3. Stranger In Moscow
4. This Time Around
5. Earth Song
6. D.S.
7. Money
8. Come Together
9. You Are Not Alone
10. Childhood (Theme From 'Free Willy 2')
11. Tabloid Junkie
12. 2 Bad
13. History
14. Little Susie
15. Smile

Amazon.com

HIStory's 2 CDs (one hits, the other new) were Jackson's attempt to connect his glorious past to a dodgy present and--given it's commercial and artistic performance--cast a shadow on his future. Conceived as his formal coronation as the "King of Pop," HIStory's second disc instead presents Jackson as an epauletted, single-gloved Richard III. By turns paranoid, angry, bitter, sentimental, and, in one instance, possibly anti-Semitic, HIStory was less a collection of songs than a case history. A few tracks--mostly those produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis--are sleek, modern pop/soul, but too much of HIStory has the overblown vacuousness of a musician who knows his time is past, but is unsure as to how to react to the situation. --Steven Mirkin

Customer Reviews:

Love The Oldes.......2007-06-29

MJ the old school is stall the best. Disc 2 is on the scale of 1 so i could not give it a five star rateing. Swordsman II Sony PSOne Console

Michael Jackson Lovers.......2007-06-27

If you're into M.K's latest and greates tunes, you will love this CD!! I listen to it a lot more then most of my cd that are collecting dust.

Not bad but...........2007-02-20

How many times people have to pay for Michael Jackson greatest hits album? Come on this should have been a single disc album. I already bought all of his old albums! Anyway I review the new songs there.
I liked They Don't Care About Us, Stranger In Moscow, Earth Song, You Are Not Alone, Come Together, and Little Susie. They are all excellent tracks and I enjoyed them greatly. Scream, This Time Around, History, 2 Bad, and Smile are all average songs acceptable as filler
D.S., Money, Childhood , and Tabloid Junkie are very much junk.
Please Michael we all know you need privacy and tabloids are not treating you right and you had a "bad" childhood. I am sick and tired of hearing these type of songs over and over which are similar to old ones. So please stop nagging and make unique music

Definitely Makes History.......2007-01-16

The title of the album is very appropriate. With the first CD giving us a blast from the past of amazing songs, and the second disk pulling us into the future. Many people have complained about the second disk, but I find that the songs on it are quite brilliant. The first song, Scream, is one of the most original songs of the nineties. It has a sound you won't find anywhere else, and the brother/sister duo mix their vocals extremely well. The second track, They Dont Really Care About Us, is so passionate and stimulating. You almost can't help turning up the volume. Stranger in Moscow is one of the most beautiful songs MJ's written, and its production is top notch. Earth Song is THE most beautiful song he's done, and it has a feel that gives you goosebumps. Overall, the album is one of the best I've heard. Some people critisize it for being too angry, but the anger gives the songs a passion and a depth that other artists lack. Its definitely worth the money for this deep and interesting work of art.

HIStory Is Great.......2006-12-27

The media has attacked this album since day one! Why? Well, the reason is that this album is viciously attacking the media! After they tried to destroy Mr. Jackson with the FAL$E 1993 Allegations. This is Michael's most heart-felt album & definitely one of my favorites. The album still sold 18 Million Copies (36 Million Disks) worldwide.

This album mixes anger for injustice, racial equality, saving the planet and love. It is a truly wonderful album & Mike expands his musical abilities by producing the whole album and playing most of the instruments on the album.

Favorite Track - "Scream" feat. Janet Jackson

Least Favorite Track - "Little Susie"

Average customer rating: SIMPLY TOTO!! Past to Present 1977-1990 by Toto Great New Songs! - Toto. Studioperfection to the smallest fingertip.

Past to Present 1977-1990 Toto Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music Soft Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Pop Rock | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Pop Rock | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Soft Rock | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Soft Rock | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Oldies | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Classic Rock | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Rock | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Super Hits The Very Best of Asia: Heat of the Moment (1982-1990) Foreigner - Complete Greatest Hits Toto IV The Best of Kansas ASIN: B0000026VZ Release Date: 1990-08-13

Tracks:

1. Love Has The Power
2. Africa
3. Hold The Line
4. Out Of Love
5. Georgy Porgy
6. I'll Be Over You
7. Can't You Hear What I'm Saying
8. Rosanna
9. I Won't Hold You Back
10. Stop Loving You
11. 99
12. Pamela
13. Animal

Customer Reviews:

SIMPLY TOTO!!.......2007-05-05

All of the songs are incredible!! from the very famous AFRICA, the great ballads I'LL BE OVER YOU, ROSSANA, the pure pop of 99, GEORGY PORKY, pure rock of HOLD THE LINE, PAMELA, and the newest songs included here LOVE HAS THE POWER, CAN YOU HEAR THAT I'M SAYING, this is the classic TOTO whom I knew when I was a child; brillant album, brillant songs, excellent sound!!

Past to Present 1977-1990 by Toto.......2006-11-10

Love every minute of this cd. It's music from my teenage years. Favorite song is Africa. Would say anyone would enjoy this music.

Great New Songs!.......2006-06-25

I have all the TOTO albums so I bought this for the 4 new tracks. As a compilation I think it's fine, though the choice of tracks is not perfect and does not do justice to TOTO's ouvre fully. As for Byron, lets just say that despite what you think of his looks or clowning on stage, the guy has a good voice. Love Has The Power reminds me of Africa. Jungle drums and golden guitar melody. Can You Hear What I'm Saying also carries the spirit of Africa in it's lilting rythms and lush guitar licks. I for one think that TOTO excel at funk and have no problems at all when they decide to veer off into this territory. The musical direction suited their vocalist perfectly. Of course, not many TOTO fans would put up with a purely soul direction so he had to leave. As an aside, what group on earth could play so diversely? Play Hydra next to the new tracks here and you'll be questioning if it's the same band after you pick your jaw up off the floor!

-.......2006-04-16

Calling this `generic corporate rock' is hilarious, if insulting to toto who put a lot of thought and effort into their music. The only thing that's a bit generic about this is 1990's digital standard dogging down their tape masters.
I'll be over you is an example of a toto song with good vocal, lyric, music and barrels of emotion. I think this is a truly beautiful track and once you develop enough to listen to these songs for what they are (love songs in the truest sense - could be about your dead mum!) you will see that toto are a great band on the whole. This cd is 1990 so obviously it suffers a bit from the digital of then. Ironically the songs like Rosanna that loads who buy this seem to love are the kind that suffer most compared to the vinyl releases which is only a credit to what decent tracks they are. Ones like I'll be over you translate perfectly to cd and remain as beautiful on this cd as they are on the 45 12' single.
I mean really though, generic? Of all things you could call toto how could you call them generic. Do you listen to the musicianship. The human energy put into the keyboarding, the drumming by the least generic and possibly best drummer to ever walk the face of earth. Solo's by lukather? I think you should listen again.

My thoughts on this disc are that its not perfect no, it is `artistic' as an album is and not designed/may not satisfy `best of' customers/ fast forward happy listeners (that's maybe why it's not called best of- or greatest hits.
While understandably 'past to present' means greatest hits to a lot of you, to other's it means a `vision' of what's gone on. A reflection on toto `from back then till now'
Get the essential toto if you are hoping to find a personal fav track you aren't sure is here, or if you are one of those hungry people, you like big big cd's that contain lots of avenues. This is album art. I think it is a great start and a great cd I highly recommend to anybody.

Toto. Studioperfection to the smallest fingertip........2006-02-14

Toto is a "perfect" band, in that sence that soundwise it`s overall perfection. The reason for not 5 stars, is that on some tracks the perfection is to much. You can`t eat sweet cackes every day, sometimes you have to eat some dark rye bread if you want to feel good all over. But anyway. Here we go. Track 1 Love has the power, start`s with a weird choir song, which sound`s not to good. But when the instruments and the vocal kicks in gear, it sounds great all trough, with enough space between the different instruments to make
it a good listen. Track 2 Africa with it`s ethnical drum beat in the beginning, and the cool "low key" vocal set`s the standard for this 80 ths hit song from Toto. Overcool studioperction this one. Track 3 Hold the Line has it all, from the beginning with the hammering on the keyboard to the last drumbeat, it lift`s you up. One of the few tracks with "fuzz" on the guitar`s which makes a glimmer touch with a small breezee of "light heavy metal" for a change. Track 4 Out of Love, sorry to say is a let down. A big one too. When this Cd came out in 1990, this track was unrelased. This ballad is a stream of cliches. Anyway with Track 5 Georgy Porgy we are back in business again with this funky song, with fresh rythmic drum beat for a change. Track 6 I`ll be over you is a nice ballad for but has much of the same problems that Track 4 has, some boring perfection elements that drag`s it down, but other wise fine.
Track 6. Can you hear what i`m saying is also a previously unreleased track, but this one shine`s for a change. It` has a certain "jazzy funk rock rythm "beat which lift`s it up. Track 8 Rosanna is a classic. Classic Toto at his best. It`s a well composed gem, which shines on every beat. Track 9 I wont hold you back is anyway a stream of cliches, when it comes to ballad sing/song writing. It`s slow ok,but this is to much "sugar cake" to spark a shimmer. Track 10 Stop Loving You, has a great instrumental synth beginning, but then it`s suddenly change`s into an ok funky beat song, with some great instrumental elements included. Track 11 99, is an early ok funky song, which sparks here and there, but it`s easily forgotten. Track 12 Pamela is a likeable song which hold`s the standard, execpt for the overkilled synth sound from the 80 ths which pop`s up here and there. Track 13 Animal is total out of t line. This sound`s like poor man`s "disco funk". The theme goes around and around, and doesn`t kick off. But anyway. Toto shines most of the time and is a great introduction to the band for beginners. Toto is anyway studioperfection to the smallest fingertip, either you like it or not.

Average customer rating: Past Present and Future Past, Present, and Future in the past. Great second half "Roads to Moscow" is a masterpiece, but Bruce K. got it wrong! An Overlooked Musical Gem

Past, Present And Future Al Stewart Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Soft Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Folk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Oldies | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Folk Rock | Rock | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Folk Rock | Rock | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music Rhino Records | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Classic Rock | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Rock | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Time Passages Year of the Cat Modern Times A Beach Full of Shells Greatest Hits by Alstewart ASIN: B0000032V0 Release Date: 1992-08-18

Tracks:

1. Old Admirals
2. Warren Harding
3. Soho (Needless To Say)
4. The Last Day Of June 1934
5. Post World War Two Blues
6. Roads To Moscow
7. Terminal Eyes
8. Nostradamus

Customer Reviews:

Past Present and Future.......2007-05-16

Two really strong songs, Roads to Moscow and nostrodomous. Vintage Al Stewart

Past, Present, and Future in the past........2007-05-14

This was a great album when it came out and it still makes good listening today. I admit to being a bit biased on this because I listened to this one a lot in the seventies. This is the album that set the mold for many future Al Stewart albums with a collection of often historical story songs. It stands up pretty well.

Great second half.......2006-12-19

WHEN THIS WAS AN LP, NO ONE PLAYED THE FIRST SIDE.

Released in 1974, this is Al Stewart's fifth album, depending on how you are counting. It is 42 minutes long and the transition to CD is very good.

This album had two killer tracks, the 8 minute Roads To Moscow and the 9 minute Nostradamus. In between those 2 songs was the very good 3 minute Terminal Eyes, which reminds of the Beatles Come Together or I Am the Walrus, but not quite as wierd.

The first side of the album consisted of some boring, tedious songs. It seems like Al Stewart is at his worst when he sings about the Navy (just like Lord Granville on the Year of the Cat).

This was one of those LP's where you played only one side. You listened to the other once, and would never play it again. There were many like that in rock history, like Iron Butterfly's In-A-Godda-Da-Vida or Rare Earth's Get Ready.

"Roads to Moscow" is a masterpiece, but Bruce K. got it wrong!.......2006-09-12

It will be impossible for me to take any review Bruce Kendall writes seriously ever again after reading his review of Al Stewart's masterpiece, "Roads to Moscow" from his first purely historical album, "Past, Present and Future." In his review, Mr. Kendall tells us that the song is about a "soldier in Nepolean's army" who is "captured by Russian soldiers and sent to a prison camp in Siberia"...unbelievable. Did you even bother to listen to the record, Bruce? Clearly not. The album, with the exception of the last track, "Nostradamus" explores each decade of the twentieth century (up to it's writing in the early 1970's) from Al's unique historical perspective. "Roads to Moscow," in Al's own words, the heaviest researched song he has written with historical record taken from at least 50 books, takes place more than two hundred years after the Nepoleonic Wars! Were there Tiger tanks in Nepolean's day, Bruce? Probably not. The song documents not a soldier in Nepolean's army, but a Russian soldier who has fought on the Russian front in WWII for four years and finally experiences the dream of marching into Berlin as Hitler's army is at last defeated. Thinking he is going home now that the war is over, he is taken from his comrades and interrogated over his capture and release by the Nazi's years earlier. As he explains to the KGB that he got a "lucky break," he realized that they do not believe him as his train continues on and on, presumably to Siberia. I wonder if the Bolsheviks had Siberian prison camps in the first half of the 19th century...?
How can a guy get it so very wrong? One listen to this exceptional track clearly clues the listener into the time period and circumstance of the story. I cannot believe that you ever listened to this record Bruce, and if you did you should be ashamed of yourself for writing a review as wreckless as this. It is clear that you simply "made this up", perhaps after listening to the first 30 seconds of the song, or more likely, bought your information from some college term paper web site, the kind that cause their customers to flunk out of school. Sadly, people including myself have relied on your reviews to make buying decisions. This shows us that you are nothing but a fraud and should not be allowed to participate in this forum ever again.

An Overlooked Musical Gem.......2006-08-07

I first heard this album in 1974 and I've been a fan of Al Stewart's music ever since.

The best known tracks are "Roads To Moscow" and "Nostradamus" which both got some FM air play in the 70s and established Al Stewart's name among a small cult following before his 1976 album "Year Of The Cat" earned him a Top 10 spot.

Al Stewart is a great songwriter who always comes up with great lyrics. He also has a strong interest in historical subjects and that interest often finds its way into his songs.

"Nostradamus" is about the 16th French seer whose visions of the future have been the subject of countless books, articles and documentaries.

"Roads To Moscow" is about a nameless Russian soldier in WWII who is captured by the Germans, escapes, makes his way back to Russian lines and is treated as a spy and/or a traitor because he was captured and survived. The Soviet political commissars send him to a prison camp in Siberia. It's a great song; read your own interpretations into the story.

Bottom line: this album is a musical gem which never achieved the recognition it deserved. It deserves your attention; buy it.

Average customer rating:

Resurrections: Past, Present and Future Pettidee Manufacturer: Beatmart Recordings and Soldier Sound ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Christian Rap | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Gospel | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Gangsta & Hardcore | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Southern Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Rap & Hip-Hop General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Rap & Hip-Hop General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music Similar Items: After the Music Stops Thug Love Redemption Our World: Fallen 13 Letters ASIN: B000OHZKF4 Release Date: 2007-05-08

Tracks:

1. I'm a Vet
2. The Bands Up
3. Dope Boy
4. I Can't - Leon Timbo
5. Throw Ya Hands Up
6. Static
7. Uh! Oh!
8. No Wed, No Bed
9. We Ain't Scared
10. Blood Shed
11. My Life
12. Medley: From the Heart/Soul Food
13. All Alone
14. Choppin' Blades
15. Untitled Track

Average customer rating: Garbage innovation. Extreme Trash not much to say here Past meh!, Present meh!, The Future Doesn't Look Bright

Trinity (Past, Present and Future) Slum Village Manufacturer: Priority Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Detroit Deli (A Taste of Detroit) Slum Village Dirty District: Mix Tape Session Fan-Tas-Tic, Vol. 1 Fantastic, Vol. 2 ASIN: B00006BXO7 Release Date: 2002-08-13

Tracks:

1. Intro 1
2. Intro 2
3. Insane
4. What Is This
5. Tainted
6. La La
7. All-Ta-Ment
8. Disco
9. Trinity (Interlude)
10. One
11. Hoes
12. Star (Interlude)
13. Star
14. Slumber
15. Let's
16. S.O.U.L.
17. 80's Skit
18. Unisex
19. Love U Hate
20. Get Live
21. Harmony
22. Who Are We (Interlude)
23. Fall In Love (Bonus Track)
24. Silent
25. Silent
26. Silent
27. Bonus Track #1

Amazon.com

Slum Village's sophomore album has as many bright moments as it does miscues. Designed to illustrate the group's rise from the Detroit underground, the album's spotty production takes too long to get you throbbing while the villagers manifest. Emcees T3 and Baatin's stepped-up flow is noteworthy, and newcomer Elzhi adds a rougher, battle-ready element to the mix, but at times his gangsta clichés don't mesh with his cohorts' green-tea-and-a-backrub Casanova personas. Though the overall production is uneven, young-Turk beatmakers Karieem Riggins and Waajeed O'Bryant shine on tracks like "La La" and "Tainted," which build on the momentum created by the group's debut, Fantastic, Vol. 2. Unfortunately, Trinity all but excludes founding member-producer Jay Dee, and in the end, Jay Dee's three contributions eclipse all others. We're left wondering what Trinity would have sounded like if all three original members were still in cahoots. As it stands, Trinity's overall vibe comes off like an often misguided attempt to inherit the kingdom A Tribe Called Quest helped build and De La sold. --Arno Kazarian

Customer Reviews:

Garbage.......2005-11-30

Tainted the only song I listen to, and the only song I will listen 2, 27 tracks of bullsh..! dont get this

innovation........2005-03-18

slum is doing something most people are affraid to do: innovating. each track on this cd is a concept track, and if you put this album on in your headphones, it plays out seamlessly all the way to the end. the sound is an amazing testiment to the d. the beats are sick, as usual, and each track has its own feel. if youre a fan of real hip hop, dont listen to the reviews that say "tainted" is the only good track. this isnt a cd for the casual listener who is expecting to hear rap music when they put this hip hop masterpiece in their stereo. listen to elzhis verse in "disco" and tell me another mc that can spit such fire while naming his entire last album. t3 and baatin use their voices like sounds and ride the flow more uniquely than any mc out there. the album is truely refreshing. everyone who is sleeping on detroit needs to check the technique you heard about, cause sv will turn you out.

while im at it, check out everything else you can get your hands on by anyone associated with this group.

dweles "subject" lp is up there with any other classic, elite soul album, and if you can find his "rize" demo, that is definitely worth the purchase.

elzhi has a mixtape out called "witness my growth" that should tide you over until he drops his solo project, if that day ever comes. the mixtape has some of the best lyrical content ive heard.

watch out for nick speed too. i gotta shout out nix productions. this dude is coming up fast, and before you know it, youll be seeing his production credits in jewel cases all across the spectrum. hes got a marvin gaye sample called "well alright" that is just waiting to blow.

and of course, cop anything slum v. "dirty district" is a nice compilation of raw material featuring a bunch of underground mcs. and of course "fantastic vol 2" and "detroit deli", and their j-88 joint too.

Extreme Trash.......2004-08-08

You have no idea how pissed I am about this cd being as wack as it is. The rhyming is elementary, the lyrics are simple-minded, and judging from "Tainted", I thought I was going to get some unique, bob-ya-head music but this whole cd is a disgrace.

not much to say here.......2004-06-27

I bought this thinking these guys were innovative yet nothing on this cd stands out to me. tainted feat dwele is the best song on the cd , maybe that's why it was the first single. one thing I dislike about this is the skits, interludes , and for crying out loud 2 intros!!! why do you need two intros? there are about 4 good tracks out of 22 the rest are a bit bland if your looking for something new or different don't look here , I'm sure they'll do better next time or atleast I hope they will. not the second coming of tribe sorry.

Past meh!, Present meh!, The Future Doesn't Look Bright.......2004-05-18

Slum Village ~ Trinity (Past, Present, Future)

Detroit underground group Slum Village was producer Jay Dee's side project to his production and other efforts. On their second CD, Dilla has now left the group and it was just MC's Baatin & T3. One might think a group founded by a beatmaker who has worked with the likes of Common, ATCQ, and The Pharcyde would be as entertaining and ill on the mic as those kats. Sadly they aren't. Baatin & T3 both have skills ranging from bellow to average at times. Their topics are generally skirt chasing and other BS that wouldn't be so bad if the lyrics were strong. Without Jay Dee's production and no notable guest appearances I was even more sceptical of this release than I was their first. Luckily they did do one key thing to improve the group, they brought in the young hungry rapper, Elzhi. He has that distinct Detroit delivery at times and strong battle rap lyrics that the group desperately needed. So my emcee fears are actually put down a little, but still what about the beats? The production for the most part is handled by a group of relatively unknown producers (Curtis Cross, Karriem Riggins, Waajeed O'Bryant, and T3 himself) but Jay Dilla hasn't totally left them high and dry (he does 3 tracks) and DJ Hi-Tek and Scott Storch lend their hands (1 song each). All in all the production is polished, smooth and soulful but it feels underdeveloped. Although the guests aren't as star studded as Fantastic, DJ Dez's cuts are complimentary to the production where featured and Dwele's vocals are a nice touch as well. The album also has the makings of an interesting concept labelling the songs: past, present and future. Although it's an interesting idea it isn't fully realized because there doesn't seem to be a pattern in the labeling. Now I'll discuss the meat and potatoes or lack there of...

Insane ~ After two intros "Insane" gets things started with Baatin & Elzhi sharing the mic. I was expecting a really energized track with the title being insane and it being the opening track. Unfortunately the beat done by Waajeed O'Bryant is a fairly repetitive muted horn sounding synth that doesn't veer too much from the same path. It does build a head nodding vibe but not much else. Baatin kinda puts me to sleep on this track with his slow flow and whiny delivery. Elzhi comes and steals the show with his second rapid verse.

Tainted ft/ Dwele ~ All three MC's drop verses on this one. To me Elzhi doesn't actually steal the show totally here. Him & T3 drop relationship type verses, which are both decent. T3 talks about how he is better than most dudes in the love department who's love isn't real. Elzhi in a real short spit talks about his views on relationships. Baatin is the glue in this joint. His middle verse between them converses about the fake love in the industry. Dwele's sultry voice lays down the chorus which is really captivating combined with the beat. For the beat itself Karriem Riggins really comes through. He uses hollow sounding percussion, flowing soft organ, and deep loving bass. The vocals and production work together to create a kool, smooth and classic feel.

Disco ~ `Disco" was a good choice for a single, but the remix with Timbaland doesn't really work. This LP version is produced by T3 and has a mindless appeal to it. Utilizing funky keys and bass but it ultimately comes off kinda weak. It's a club oriented track that doesn't just want you dancing in the club but in the barber shops too. It's fun, but really a cheap thrill. Unfortunately it lacks any substance and falls flat.

One ~ A lot of songs other than the singles "Tainted" and "Disco" have a heavy filler vibe to them. They often sound appealing, they just don't have that extra element that separates average from good. "One" is a song that doesn't seem to be geared as a single but it doesn't seem to be filler either. It is purposefully crafted as solid piece of work. Jay Dee shows up for the production on this joint. The problem is it really stands out and makes the other music look pedestrian. He lends almost a dark effect, with paranoid jazz keys, booming strings like a cello, choppy drums and rolling bass. There is also some good wordplay on behalf of SV using the theme of "one" consistently throughout the song.

Trinity (Interlude) ~ Right in here you get the bulk of quality on the album ending here. This cut has the three kats basically telling everyone where they have come from to the place they are at. Curtis Cross does his thing on the boards to make a hard bass driven beat with nice synthesizers and nice turntable work from DJ Dez (nothing outstanding mind you).

This is a pretty bad album there just isn't enough here to justify 23 tacks. They could do some things to make a better release as a whole in my opinion. Firstly let Elzhi do most of the rapping, T3 is pretty average and undistinguishable, Baatin has ok flow and his own delivery. Baatin has left the group now so I don't think we'll be hearing much from him. They should add a full producer to the group, T3 does an alright job on his songs so he should possibly handle a couple of joints on the next one. The producers they used were alright but Karriem Riggins is really the only one that sticks out. I liked the rest of his work with SV & Common as well. Get better Dj's on your ish, Dez is ok but nothing to write home about in my humble opinion. Get more guests on your albums for variety. I think if they don't make serious moves they will fade away. 2 stars, buy it if you like it after a listen. Peace, love & soul...

Average customer rating: It's all about the tunes...death to standards! Chick's Still Innovative An instant classic Excellent trio playing inventive and engaging

Past, Present & Futures Chick Corea New Trio Manufacturer: Stretch Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Modern Postbebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Bebop & Post-Bop | Compilations | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music Modern Post Bop | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Change Three Quartets Akoustic Band Now He Sings Now He Sobs Solo Piano: Standards ASIN: B00005ATMU Release Date: 2001-04-10

Tracks:

1. Fingerprints
2. Jitterbug Waltz
3. Cloud Candy
4. Dignity
5. Rhumba Flamenco
6. Anna's Tango
7. The Chelsea Shuffle
8. Nostalgia
9. The Revolving Door
10. Past, Present & Futures
11. Life Line

Amazon.com

Chick Corea is a musician of extraordinary abilities and sometimes maddening shifts in artistic perspective. On Past, Present & Futures, he returns to the trio format that gained him some early renown in 1968 with Now He Sings, Now He Sobs. This time, instead of Roy Haynes and Miroslav Vitous, he's got drummer Jeff Ballard and bassist Avishai Cohen. Like most Corea sidemen, they are gifted players, though lacking the personality of someone such as Stanley Clarke or Barry Altschul. Past, Present & Futures only partially fulfills its title. Corea rows into the mainstream, drawing from Fats Waller's jazz standard "Jitterbug Waltz" to original compositions that owe more to Chick's post-bop roots than to his avant-garde or fusion strains. While much of the music is extremely competent and buoyantly played, only a few tracks lift off, such as "Dignity," with its off-center melancholy, and improvisations that take some pieces deeper. On "Chelsea Shuffle" a hard-bop homage to his old stomping grounds in Chelsea, Massachusetts, you can hear the Horace Silver soul-groove sound that was influencing Corea at the time. Every few years, people think Chick Corea has lost it, and every few years Chick does an album that shows that he may not be on the bleeding edge anymore, but he hasn't lost a thing. --John Diliberto

Customer Reviews:

It's all about the tunes...death to standards!.......2006-10-07

What I have always loved about Chick is his interest in formal structure. He rarely composes "heads" just so he can get on to the blowing, but through-composes most of his songs, which gives the music wonderful depth and breath. And of course, what seperates Chick from anyone is his rhythmic sense. This session crackles with energy and passion - it's not just another "white guy" jazz trio designed for sleep inducement and 'abstract' reinventions of standards. And thank god he echews playing "standards." Can anyone really stomach another record by anyone that covers jazz tunes written 50-60 years ago? My exhortation to new jazz artists - smash the busts of the hallowed giants and compose, compose, compose!!!

Chick's Still Innovative.......2005-09-26

Chick Corea established himself as a genius jazz musician a long time ago. He has recorded several albums that are regarded as especially innovative, such as Now He Sings Now He Sobs, Light as a Feather, Three Quartets, etc. I think whether or not this album belongs in that category is a debateable; it really depends on how influential it is on musicians, but I would not be surprised if it eventually becomes an album like that.

Chick Corea seems to have been going for this sound for a while, with albums like Akoustic Band, but I think he achieves it with better success here. Some of the compositions here are unlike any other jazz I have ever heard. Songs like "Fingerprints" and "Chelsea Shuffle" have a ton of rhythmic punches (in the case of the blues "Fingerprints," the punches are the main theme), and incredible group interplay is present here, with many cases of piano/bass doubling the same line in the composition (other tunes that do this include "Dignity," "Revolving Door," and "Cloud Candy"). The songs on this album seem to require a very precise group interplay, and the musicians pull it off beautifully.

The sound of this album is also quite different from most of his other ones; the atmosphere here is very light with lots of space and emphasis on higher notes. It reminds me of classical music, particularly impressionism, and it also reminds me of Bill Evans's approach, but the songs themselves are very unlike anything Evans would play. Chick also features interludes between solos on this album, such as "Cloud Candy," "Dignity," and "Rhumba Flamenco." It think ultimately it is his emphasis on group interplay and treating each instrument as having a part of the melody (rather than doing a standard jam-session type of arrangement) that makes this album really stand out and work well.

The album is mostly originals with one standard: "Jitterbug Waltz" by Fats Waller. However, Chick's treatment of this song is no different from the rest of the material on this album; group interplay and delicate touches. If I never heard the tune before, I'd think it was one of Chick's on this album. It is a very impressive arrangement of this song.

Standouts on this album include the incredibly catchy and punchy "Fingerprints," "Dignity" with its delicate approach and amazing use of space and repeating bass lines throughout the head and the solos (similar to something off Three Quartets, but not in atmosphere), the bluesy and swinging "Chelsea Shuffle," and the Latin and rhythmic "Rhumba Flamenco."

It is awesome to hear that Chick Corea is still trying out new ideas for jazz. Often, jazz artists innovate once and then spend the rest of their careers just exploring those innovations rather than moving on. I think Chick has the right idea in trying to push the music to places it hasn't been yet; it is albums like this that show me that jazz may not be dead yet. I recommend it to all Chick fans; you will not be disappointed.

An instant classic.......2005-02-10

Of the ten or so Chick Corea albums I know, this is my favorite. It's great to hear an established jazz great doing his best work now, rather than just repeating himself. Every one of Corea's compositions on this album is outstanding--tight and carefully composed, using artful Latin rhythms, passionate melodies, and startling dissonances. This album sounds less improvised and more planned than many of Corea's recordings, but that's all to the good when the composer is as powerful as Corea. As other reviewers have mentioned, Aviahai Cohen's bass work is astonishing, recalling the intimate connection that Scott LaFaro had with Bill Evans. If you like Chick Corea, you've got to hear this CD.

Excellent trio playing.......2002-07-19

Corea's recent acoustic ensemble playing is a welcome return for those of us who fondly remember his early recordings, and this disc is a very good portrayal of Corea at his acoustic and traditional best.

His sidemen on this recording- Cohen and Ballard- aren't as well known as Pattitucci and Weckl (from the "Akoustik" album) nor do they have chops quite as flashy, but I think this is the more musical, more lyrical album of the two. The "Akoustik" album was at its best when Corea was playing solo; here, the interplay between Corea and his sidemen is much more intimate, more communicative.

A fine recording of a fine performance.

inventive and engaging.......2002-06-08

This has quickly become one of my favorite jazz records. Latin-flavored rhythms are always shifting and changing, demanding your attention. The performances are superb. This is really a showcase for Avishai Cohen, even more so than his own solo albums.

The three form one cohesive unit, it seems as though they are reading each others' minds - the interplay and development of musical ideas happens among the three of them as though every note were written down ahead of time, but it always sounds spontaneous.

This album grabbed my attention from the very beginning and didn't let go until the bitter end. I enjoyed every minute of it.

Average customer rating: Past And Present ý76 - ý96 (28.10.1996 BMG)

Past and Present '76-'96 The Teens Manufacturer: Bmg/Hansa ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B00000B2DB Release Date: 1996-11-04

Tracks:

1. Gimmie Gimmie You Love '96
2. Here I Stand [New Version]
3. On the Radio
4. Walking on Sunshine
5. Tutti Frutti
6. Gimmie Gimmie Gimmie Gimmie Gimmie Your Love
7. We Are the Teens
8. We'll Have a Party Tonite 'Nite
9. It's Good to Have a Friend
10. 1-2-3-4 Red Light
11. Give Me More
12. Never Gonna Tell No Lie to You
13. Gypsy Caravan
14. New York
15. Eloise
16. Get Out of My Mind
17. Automatic World
18. Cover Girl
19. If You Walk Away

Customer Reviews:

Past And Present ý76 - ý96 (28.10.1996 BMG).......2004-02-22

Hard Rock played by teens for teens.

My favourite tracks are:
15New York 4:15
18Automatic World 3:13

Both songs are written by DIETER BOHLEN

Average customer rating:

Dancin' Masters: Past and Present The Bollock Brothers Manufacturer: Dressed to Kill ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Punk | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Novelty Music | Comedic Music | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Comedic Music | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Alternative Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B00005MKDG Release Date: 2001-08-14

Tracks:

1. Brigitte Bardot
2. Berlin Bunker
3. Don't Call Us - We Call You
4. Son Of A Bitch
5. Into The Night
6. Oscar Wilde
7. Joseph (Dream Interceptor)
8. Earth Healer

Album Description

UK digitally remastered reissue of the erratic punk parodist's 1994 album. Repackaged in a slipcase with an eight page booklet. Tracks include 'Brigitte Bardot', 'Berlin Bunker' & 'Don't Call Us - We Call You'. Eight tracks.

Music Album:

1. Racoon and a Possum
2. Raindance [Import]
3. Roadshow
4. Run to the Wind/Coyote [Import]
5. Shrimp Boats a Comin' There's Dancing To
6. Sing Down
7. Songbird [Original recording remastered]
8. Songbook [Enhanced] [Import]
9. Songs From My Heart
10. Songs of Mississippi John Hurt [Import]

Music Album