Lately

About the Artist
Steve Glotzer has been performing for over twenty five years, sharing the stage with a wide range of artists such as Delbert McClinton, Blues Traveler, Dr. John, Larry Coryell, David Grisman, Son Seals, David Wilcox, Sonia Dada, Roger McGuinn, John Cowen, Richard Elliott,and more...

Steve's first solo release "Life Imitates Art", referred to as "surreal bebop, breezy sambas, conga driven wanderlust and sophisticated urban blues" by Postman Roger Gillies, KGNU Radio, won 2001 Jazz Album of the Year, and Jazz Song of the Year for "Los Cabos Serenade" from Just Plain Folks.com, and also received international radio play..."it is stunning!!" Srgiu Rusu, Romania "charming and refined" Alexei Krupsky, Visionary Voyager, Minsk,Belarus "thanks for sharing your music" Juergen Kramer, Radio ZuSa Germany

You can also hear Steve's distinctive guitar stylings featured in movies (MGM movie A Guy Thing) and on TV (NBC's ED, The District, and Passions, Fox's King of the Hill, Martha Stewart Living, The Weather Channel. etc...)

Product Description:
On Lately, Steve Glotzer's follow up to his debut release Life Imitates Art, Steve continues his exploration of fo'bop, a folk/jazz melange featuring breezy sambas, jazz influenced sophisticated urban blues, and conga driven wanderlust. Add to the mix a number of tracks highlighting Steve's warm and heartfelt vocals, and as always, his melodic, relaxed and engaging approach to the guitar, the common thread that ties it all together

Lately,Steve Glotzer,Six String Records,Fo'bop: a folk/jazz melange featuring soaring guitar excursions, sophisticated samba rhythms with engaging melodies and jazzy interludes...Wes Montgomery meets Bruce Cockburn

Average customer rating: not PC but funny I'm a nasty pope, I'M A NASTY POPE!!!! Filthy, sacrilegious, and brilliant! There will never be another like him Have You Seen Me Lately?

Have You Seen Me Lately? Sam Kinison Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Country Comedy | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Shock Comedy | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Contemporary Comedy | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Spoken Word | Poetry, Spoken Word & Interviews | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Similar Items: Live From Hell Leader of the Banned Sam Kinison - Breaking the Rules Louder Than Hell Sam Kinison Boxed Set ASIN: B000002LEW Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

1. Rock Against Drugs?
2. Rubber Love
3. The Story Of Jim (Bakker)
4. Robo-Pope
5. Mother Mary's Mystery Date
6. Jesus The Miracle Caterer
7. Heart-Stoppers
8. Buddies
9. Lesbians Are Our Friends
10. Pocket Toys
11. Sexual Diaries
12. The Butt And The Bible
13. Parties With The Dead
14. Wild Thing

Customer Reviews:

not PC but funny.......2006-11-20

Sam Kinison was one of a kind. A very funny comedian, good mimic with a unique style of his own. I find much of his stuff very amusing. He is good at pointing out hypocracy in our society and also sharing his pain about his life's dissapointments.

However,the material is not PC at all. There are jokes about aids, drunk driving etc... One has to not mind that kind of thing or over look it to appreciate the good stuff.

I'm a nasty pope, I'M A NASTY POPE!!!!.......2005-11-17

I just got this CD a couple of day's ago, and since I am young (I am 21), there are some things that are VERY OFFENSIVE, but since I love this stuff, I love IT! Though this CD is old (it came out in 1986 during the AIDS crisis which I remember very well), Sam talks about marriage (There were times where I wanted to get out of the car and run: I HATE YOU, I JUST WANT TO LIVE) , his take on religion (Jesus was never married, a woman does not let you take off for three days and you come back and say "Oh I was dead" yeah if you have ever been married, that always work's, if Jesus was married, his cross would be in the yard and he would tell his disciples 'Look guys you better stay here' he goes in there and his wife is like: "Where you BEEN? Where are those 12 F**KING LOSER'S WHO WON'T GET A JOB?), his take on women (I'm going to use women like Shake n' Bake bags), drugs, drinking and driving are VERY CONTROVERSAL, but this CD does have his controversal AIDS material but if you are easily offensive, this is NOT THE CD FOR YOU, religious? Not for you. Sam was a God in comedy and he will be missed a lot...

Filthy, sacrilegious, and brilliant!.......2005-09-13

This was Sam Kinison when he hit is peak. Robin Williams called him the "Eval Kenvial of comedy" and how right he was. Sam Kinison would push the envelope and then explode over it. With his take on failed relationships, Kinison would say out loud what we all want to say in those situations. He could also anticipate the shock of the audience. He knew that what he would say next would offend them but he also knew that they would laugh out loud despite the shock value.

Be warned though. His material on such issues as women, sex, drugs, homosexuality, AIDS, religion, Christianity and drunk driving will not go over well with everyone. (Having lost a cousin to AIDS and considering that I knew an entire family that was killed by a drunk driver, I certainly do not find myself laughing at those jokes.) Despite all of that, "Have You Seen Me Lately" shows Sam Kinison at his brilliant best. He was certainly offensive but few can deny his that he was a comic genius in his own right.

There will never be another like him.......2005-07-25

Being used to all the political correctness that has run amok since the 80's, it would probably be shocking for folks in their teens and even early-20's to digest Sam Kinison's comedy: With every performance, he strove to break barriers, cross lines, and just did not care who he offended in the process.

Barriers and lines didn't exist in Kinison's world and his comedy reflects that. He was refreshing for his time and much of what he said then still rings true today.

I loved his take on religion and his constantly pointing out the blatant hypocrisy of tele-evangelists (oh, how he would have a field day in 2005!), even though he was a former Pentecostal preacher.

Sam was in a class all by himself. Many people like to group Andrew Dice Clay in with him but Kinison once said to Howard Stern that the Diceman was basically working his older material. I agree with that assessment. Clay was more into beyond raunchy humor (focusing on sex, sex, and more sex). Even though Kinison did his fair share of raunchiness, he also joked about many other topics as well.

I was only 16 when Sam died but I really miss that scream and his no holds barred attitude. I do get sad whenever I hear Anthrax's "I'm the Man" and hear that scream at the beginning and end of the song but Sam lives on through his comedy and his fans' love and appreciation of him.

Have You Seen Me Lately?.......2005-07-07

A must own for the politically incorrect, Nothing is sacred in this
verbal assault on American culture, From Jerry Lewis to Jeasus. This CD is not for the easily offended, But for those brave enough to listen you will be rewarded with a true look into the twisted mind of a comic genius.

Average customer rating: She's got a lot to be vain about..... Good Music Have You Seen Me Lately Not good One of my favourites

Have You Seen Me Lately? Carly Simon Manufacturer: Arista ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Soft Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Coming Around Again Letters Never Sent Another Passenger My Romance Hotcakes ASIN: B000002VHQ Release Date: 1990-09-11

Tracks:

1. Better Not Tell Her
2. Didn't I?
3. Have You Seen Me Lately?
4. Life Is Eternal
5. Waiting At The Gate
6. Happy Birthday
7. Holding Me Tonight
8. It's Not Like Him
9. Don't Wrap It Up
10. Fisherman's Song
11. We Just Got Here

Customer Reviews:

She's got a lot to be vain about............2007-06-07

A sexy album cover may help a singer sell one album, but Carly has sold a LOT of albums..."Confessional" singers aren't to everybody's liking, but I think that this is one of her best. The voice is perfect, and, as for the jacket, may every girl look that good at 50. The music here is among her best, though, as I said, the "heart on sleeve" approach may a bit much for some. Thank goodness that "Better Not Tell Her" is not about me...my wife would never believe it was all innocent. Enjoy...this one is a winner.

Good Music.......2007-03-23

I really enjoyed this album. I was in High School when my Mom got it and I pretty much stole it from her. I think the stories presented in the lyrics are something that women can relate to very much and though it is sort of the "adult contemporary/soft rock" that many folks may feel is a bit sappy, I think this is good music.

Have You Seen Me Lately.......2007-01-14

This CD contains very romantic ballads. As usual, Carly has again put together a fantastic ensemble of music. A must to have.

Not good.......2007-01-12

I did not like the music. The mood is too low and since I listen to the CD Amazon will only refund half of the purchase price. I will not buy music from them again.

One of my favourites.......2006-05-22

By 1990 Carly Simon was a person with lots of exposure. 1987's "Coming Around Again" album was a big hit, and she won an Oscar in 1989 for the song "Let the River Run," a song used in the film "Working Girl" starring Melanie Griffith. In 1990 she released a collection of standards, titled "My Romance," and followed that album up with a new pop collection in the latter part of the year, titled "Have You Seen Me Lately." The album spawned a couple of hit singles, and featured some of Carly's strongest and most memorable material.

The first track and hit single was "Better Not Tell Her," a melancholy tune in which Simon is giving advice to a former lover to not share everything about her romance with him, presumably in hopes of saving his new relationship. It's a very catchy song and is currently one of my favourites. Following that is "Didn't I?," a piano-driven ballad in which Simon muses and asks questions about a failed relationship. The title track follows, being a little bit too easygoing for the subject matter. The song is basically about a woman living in a delusional state, and then asking the listener to not "wake me unless you love me." The singer is sort of commenting on her own ill emotional and social state in a moderately sarcastic way, but the music makes it sound like a day on the beach. It still manages to be an impressive song. (A bit of trivia--the music was featured in the 1990 Meryl Streep film "Postcards From the Edge.") Fourth on the album is a song that I never seem to tire of, the spiritual "Life is Eternal." Simon says the song's chorus is based on a Christian prayer she heard, while the verses seem to ponder what happens when we die. It's very touching, and instrumentally effective with the heavy drums towards the end as well as the layers of synthesized (?) strings. Rounding out side one is the powerful "Waiting at the Gate." Simon is singing to someone dear to her with a drug problem who is entering a rehab clinic, and does so in a mature and effective way. Too bad this song didn't get that much exposure compared to some of the others.

Side two starts off with "Happy Birthday," a somewhat cynical look at middle age and life afterwards. "Holding Me Tonight" is an easygoing serenade to a lover and was moderately successful on the Adult Contemporary charts, while "It's Not Like Him" is a bit too cliche for me. I also think it sounds a little too much like "Two Hot Girls" from the "Coming Around Again" album. "Don't Wrap It Up" is an uptempo number about an older woman being unafraid and hungry for love. Not one of my favourites, but I like how the narrator's age is not seen as a bad thing. It seems that most pop songs are sung from a younger perspective. "Fisherman's Song" features Judy Collins, and is a gentle, lullaby-ish waltz. The album ends on a strong note with "We Just Got Here," a song using summer's end as a metaphor for growing older. The song really does sound like summer is ending, and once again addresses one of the most prominent themes of the album--age and moving on. It's sad but hopeful at the same time, and doesn't sound like it would fit any other place but at the end of the album.

This album is a good example of one of the things that made Carly Simon so famous in the first place--solid songwriting. Not every song is a winner, but each does contain some kind of strength. This definitely ranks as one of my favourite Carly albums in her long discography.

Average customer rating: Just wish it all away Don't miss this! The ultimate in pop music.

Lately Ivy Manufacturer: Unfiltered ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | American Alternative | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music 4-for-3 Alternative 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: In the Clear Apartment Life Long Distance Realistic Realistic ASIN: B0000AZKOM Release Date: 2003-08-26

Tracks:

1. Wish It All Away
2. Twisting
3. I Hate December
4. Can't Even Fake It
5. I Guess I'm Just A Little Too Sensitive

Album Description

New York's indie pop sensation, Ivy, debuts their amazing craftsmanship with this EP. Each song is a gem. Originally released, 1994. Re-issued by Unfiltered Records, 2003.

Customer Reviews:

Just wish it all away.......2005-04-09

This was Ivy, as they were over ten years ago. The enchanting indiepop band debuted in 1994 with "Lately," a five-song EP that is still fresh today. Not a lot about their sound has changed, except that "Lately" is a bit more rock-tinged than their later efforts.

It opens with the bouncy, catchy "Wish It all Away," with Dominique Durand singing about someone who is too sensitive to deal with the nastier things in life. "Breathe the scent of a world gone sour/Turn your head as the last spring flower dies now/Close your eyes now/And wish it all away," she croons over the guitar melody.

What follows is just as good: the rippling "Twisting," the quicksilver rhythms of "I Hate December," the solid guitar pop of "Can't Even Fake It," and finally wrapping up with the mildly distorted Edwyn Collins ballad, "I Guess I'm Just A Little Too Sensitive," a song that emphasizes piano and guitar, lyricism and melody above catchiness.

Ivy is one of those bands where, as a start, you can check out any of their albums -- it doesn't really matter. While they do have an evolving sound, that sound is quite similar from one album to the next. It's anyone's guess how they have managed not to stagnate.

Guitar pop is the best description of Ivy's sound, with a bit of keyboard thrown in. "Lately" shows the band's versatility as well, with catchy pop that you can dance to alongside the ethereal ballads. Dominique Durand's vocals are the crowning touch -- very pretty, strong and flexible, although admittedly they don't get too much of a workout here.

"Lately" was an auspicious debut EP for Ivy, and is a good starting point for fans and newcomers alike. Lovely.

Don't miss this! The ultimate in pop music........2004-04-04

If you are familiar with Ivy from their great Long Distance and Apartment Life CDs, you won't want to be without this, their first EP. Every song here is a gem of sweet music with a sarcastic, ironic lyrical twist that keeps it from getting saccharine. This rocks a bit more than Long Distance. The recording is very good. It is a skillful, assured half-album at a nice half-album price. The perfect debut of a wonderful band, a harbinger of much pleasurable music that was (and we hope still is) to come. These are some of my favorite Ivy tunes.

$6.98? What are you waiting for?

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Classics Explained: Rite of Spring Stravinsky , Rahbari , and Brt Po Brussels Manufacturer: Naxos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Instructional | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Similar Items: Classics Explained: Pastoral Symphony Classics Explained: Brandenburg Concertos 4 & 5 An Introduction to Ravel's "Boléro" and "Ma mère l'oye" An Introduction to Brahms' Piano Concerto No. 2 Symphony 9: Introduction to Dvorak ASIN: B00007FPFN Release Date: 2003-07-15

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Have I Told You Lately Tony Bennett Manufacturer: Sbme Special Mkts. ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Traditional Jazz General | Traditional Jazz & Ragtime | Jazz | Styles | Music Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classic Vocalists | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Classic | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music CDs Under $7 | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs Under $7 | Vocal Pop | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Vocal Pop | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs Under $7 | Classic Vocalists | Broadway & Vocalists | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Classic Vocalists | Broadway & Vocalists | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs Under $7 | Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Broadway & Vocalists | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Jazz | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B000EGDN72 Release Date: 2006-01-31

Tracks:

1. This Is All I Ask
2. These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You)
3. Have I Told You Lately?
4. All of Me
5. Tenderly
6. When Joanna Loved Me
7. I Got Lost in Her Arms
8. Time After Time
9. Always
10. Maybe This Time

Average customer rating: Off to a good start Superb first effort Five great songs

Lately Ivy Manufacturer: Seed ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | American Alternative | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Pop Rock | CD Singles | Pop | Styles | Music Indie & Lo Fi | Alternative Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music American Alternative | Alternative Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B000005WX9 Release Date: 1994-05-23

Tracks:

1. Wish It All Away
2. Twisting
3. I Hate December
4. Can't Even Fake It
5. I Guess I'm Just A Little Too Sensitive

Customer Reviews:

Off to a good start.......2003-10-20

I first saw Ivy when they were the opening act for Morphine at the Metro back in late 90's. From there i was on a mission to find everything they had put out at the time. I ran across this CD first. It was not until later i found out that this EP was their first album.
It was pretty good. Each song has a hook that draws you in to listen. The melodies are fun to listen to, and as a bass player, the bass lines are simple, yet solid. This album seems just as fresh now as it did back when it was first released. It is also interesting to notice that although they have gotten better over the years their keeping to their roots and style has not changed.
For a first effort this is pretty good and you get a cover tune as well. For the money this is a cd one should own.

Superb first effort.......2002-11-10

This was the first EP from Ivy. This band has showed amazing pop craftsmanship from the beginning. Each song here is a gem. Ivy puts out quality albums with little or no filler material. (Granted I haven't heard their latest album of covers, "Guest Room," so I'll reserve judgment on that.) I downloaded all of their material from Lately, and from the albums that followed (Realistic, Apartment Life, and Long Distance). All had great songwriting, arranging, and spirit. I had to buy them all. If you like melodic, well-produced pop, you can't go wrong with this or any other Ivy album. Long may they wave, if they can keep their standards this high.

Five great songs.......1999-04-17

This EP is far better than either of their two full length albums. "Realistic" is good, but these songs are better.

Average customer rating: This is great An insult to Janet-loving audiophiles. Open The Flood Gates! So Awesome! So Janet!

The String Quartet Tribute to Janet Jackson Manufacturer: Vitamin Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Rock | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Tributes | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: String Quartet Tribute to Madonna ASIN: B0001MMGMM Release Date: 2004-04-20

Tracks:

1. Control
2. What Have You Done for Me Lately
3. When I Think of You
4. Love Will Never Do (Without You)
5. Rhythm Nation
6. Let's Wait a While
7. Escapade
8. All for You
9. Miss You Much
10. Every Time
11. Pleasure Principle [*]
12. That's the Way Love Goes [*]

Product Description

1. Control
2. What Have You Done For Me Lately
3. When I Think Of You
4. Love Will Never Do Without You
5. Rhythm Nation
6. Let's Wait A While
7. Escapade
8. All For You
9. Miss You Much
10. Everytime

Plus Bonus Tracks:
11. Pleasure Principle
12. That's The Way Love Goes

Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

This is great.......2004-06-04

I just got this CD the other day and I am buying a couple for gifts.

I haven't stopped listening to it since I got it. The arrangements stay true to the original arrangements and the music is fresh and exciting to listen to.

I think this CD is great and will make great gifts for my friends who like Janet Jackson.

An insult to Janet-loving audiophiles........2004-06-02

Given the lofty title of this recording and the other reviews of it on Amazon.com, I had rather high hopes for this purchase. Now I'm just hoping there's a used CD store in town that will take this sophomoric rubbish.

As the credits on this CD indicate (warn?), this so-called "string quartet" is actually just TWO people: one playing a real violin and the other playing a SAMPLER with some string sounds, drums, and a few miscellaneous synthesizers in a half-assed attempt to make these songs sound vaguely like the real McCoys. Anyone who knows so little about chamber music as to mistake the strings and drums (other than the lead violin) for real instruments and not the sequenced electronic imitations that they are is probably not an appropriate audience for a seemingly high-brow musical concept that one would expect a "string quartet" to be in the first place. In other words, whether you have trouble comprehending the intellectual complexity of a Britney Spears song or you have an advanced degree in musicology, I can't imagine that you'd want to waste your time and money on such a CD.

And if you're thinking about buying it for a good laugh, unfortunately, while this trash is cheesy, it's not bad enough to stretch into campy. Think of it as William Hung after a year of voice lessons. Still awful, but no longer laughable.

Think of it as a tribute to Janet Jackson when you decide to pass on buying such a poorly conceived knock-off. Or let me know if you'd want to buy it from me for a big discount! Just remember that I won't accept a return...no matter how badly you want to give this "earlobe malfunction" back. You can't say I didn't warn you. CJF

Open The Flood Gates!.......2004-04-28

I am gushing!!!

This is the most fabulous CD that you can get! First off it's Damita Jo songs which everyone just loves.... But then they are performed with violins and orchestras... It's Grace meets Will with a passion for life!!!

If you have a special event or a romantic rendevous with someone this music will tantilize your senses and make everyone know that you have A1 class!!!

So Awesome! So Janet!.......2004-04-01

OMG!!!

The first String Quartet Tribute I got was Nickelback and I sooooo loved it!!!

I just got this CD today and it is unbelievable!!! Janet MUST have had something to do with making of it because it is SOOOOOO Janet!

My favs are Control, Love Will Never Do Without You, Rhythm Nation, Escapade, Everytime and Pleasure Principle.

The production is amazing! It has drums and bass with a string quartet and it grooves like the original renditions of all the songs.

Rhythm Nation reminded me of the superbowl performance cause it has marching drums in it just like her performance did......KickIt!!!

I'm buying two copies right now for my two best friends who are huge JJ fans like me... I know they'll love it too!!!

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Have I Told You Lately Rod Stewart Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music CD Singles | Pop | Styles | Music | Adult Contemporary | Oldies | Pop Rock | Singer-Songwriters | Teen Pop | Vocal Pop General | Rock | Styles | Music ASIN: B00000DECZ Release Date: 1993-04-22

Tracks:

1. Have I Told You Lately
2. Gasoline Alley

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Lately Divine Manufacturer: Import [Generic] ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music Teen Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B000046RSL Release Date: 2000-05-02

Tracks:

1. Lately(Radio Edit)
2. Lately(Main Edit)
3. Lately(Instrumental)
4. Lately(Master Mix)

Album Description

Extract from the female R&B vocal trio's 1998 debut album'Fairy Tales'. Contains three mixes of 'Lately' (Radio Edit, Main Edit & Instrumental), plus 'My Love' (Master Mix). Slimline jewel case. 1998 release.

Average customer rating: Climb Away Incredible Once in a long while A Quiet Masterpiece Amazing

Boots Noe Venable Manufacturer: Petridish Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Alternative Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: The World Is Bound By Secret Knots Down Easy No Curses Here Cherish: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Live at Massey Hall (CD/DVD) ASIN: B00005UX3L Release Date: 2002-01-26

Tracks:

1. Boots
2. Prettiness
3. Tinkerbell
4. Stolen Thing
5. My Insomnia
6. Climb
7. Happiness
8. Look, Luck
9. Julia
10. Wild Blue & Yonder
11. Don't Stop Crying
12. In Memoriam

Album Description

"Ravishingly melodic!" -- Ani Difranco

Boots is an urban odyssey, seen through the eyes of a girl. Unlike Noe's previous records, in which she usually seemed to be singing as characters she had invented-- (a servant to a sorcerer, a doomed Cessna pilot, a dying transvestite...), Boots is strongly rooted in Noe's own experience as a woman. "In so many of my favorite stories," says Noe,"these troubled men dream of finding a woman to save them. You read stories like that and you're troubled, and you start dreaming of the same thing. Then one day you wake up and say, `Wait, I am the woman in those stories. But I'm troubled! So now who's going to save me?' I think that's where Boots begins."

Boots is a living room effort, born of 6 months of sonic experimentation and obsessive tinkering. Arrangements are lush, featuring electric guitars, violin, keyboards, old synths, drums, and many sounds that producer Todd Sickafoose and Venable can't remember how they made.

Customer Reviews:

Climb Away.......2006-04-14

Yes, all these reviewers are correct. Noe Venable is a sunrise, a trail of rose petals, an aurora borealis, a garden. She has the beauty and simplicity of a child, but the wisdom of old age. Her songs are magic, loneliness, imagination, love, hope, and pain.

The exquisite combination of her stunning lyrics and haunting melodies make Ms. Venable one of the very greatest singer-songwriters I have ever heard. How many times can one fall in love?

Incredible.......2004-03-08

Wow, is this ever a cool CD. Noe Venable has quite a unique voice, though someone I played this for thought it was Mazzy Star. I don't really see that, but I suppose if you're going to be compared to someone Hope Sandoval is not bad!
She gets us right out of the gate with title track, "Boots" which is a stunning song. It's got a great low drum beat, that's barely there, but so powerful. The eerie backing vocals are chill inducing
"Prettiness" makes great use of the light picking on the guitar and her voice floating over the top is sublime. She'd probably hate that I say the song is pretty, but it is. I love it when artists take a sound and then put words to it that are disparate. This is a lovely flowing song but the lyrics start out:
She utilizes this method quite frequently, actually. The music is gorgeous, the lyrics almost harsh, a beautiful combination.
Well, I won't go over every song because they're all gems.
If intelligent atmospheric "pop" is your cup o' tea pick this one up.

Once in a long while.......2003-05-30

Once in a long while there is a singer, musician, poet, composer and actress that is able to pull it all together in a song. I saw Noe play live in a crowd of 50, and she gives it all away in her songs. Her intensity is bound to cross even through the most skeptical of us. And as if it was not enough, she is one of the best storytellers I have listened to in a long time. I am very happy I stumbled upon her music.
It is rare these days to meet musicians whose sole goal is to do music and to perform. And I can assure that Miss Venable's desire is so. Or else, why would she pour it out in a 50 people charity concert? We all left the place dizzy... The song boots will crack your heart open.

A Quiet Masterpiece.......2003-02-16

Every now and then, a CD comes around and leaves you breathless. "Boots" is one of those.

Noe Venable wants to take you on a journey, and once you start there's no turning back. The compositions are superb, and for old Noe fans, the remakes of a couple older tunes (like "Stolen Thing") will impress. The arrangements are simple on the surface, but the instrumentation has a rich, deep, feel that envelopes you (I highly recommend studio quality headphones for at least one listen). Alan Lin's violin work is moody and sly, and Todd Sickafoose has fun with just about any instrument he can get his hands on. In addition, some talented guests appear on "Boots" to fill in some extra notes.

Venable is a poetess, composer, singer, and actor -- and she makes it all come together in "Boots."

Oh, and lest we forget the singing. It's astonishing. A soaring and sure voice you won't soon forget. Even better is that, unlike so many of her peers, Noe Venable doesn't try to impress with vocal acrobatics or gimmicks. She just sings, and in a way that can send shivers up your spine, bring a tear to your eye, or a lump to your throat.

This is powerful stuff. Don't procrastinate: Buy it NOW.

Amazing.......2002-08-28

This powerhouse vocalist is astounding live. Though the recording can't quite match her live performance, her sirenlike voice is perfect for those quirky music moods when only something otherworldly will do.

Music Album:

1. Light Flight the Anthology [Import]
2. Live at Mother Blues: 1964 [Live]
3. Live at Oak Center [Live]
4. Live at Oxford Poly 78 [Live]
5. Live in Tasmania [Original recording remastered]
6. Living Stones
7. Lonnie Donegan [Import]
8. Mad Dog Days
9. Magic [CD-single] [Import]
10. Melodies/Improvisations

Music Album