Doyle Lawson has long been an influential bandleader in the mainstream bluegrass scene. Yet many would argue that his vintage years were the late '70s and early '80s, when he first left the Country Gentlemen and formed his own band, Quicksilver. The 22 shining tracks on this digitally remastered reissue of Quicksilver's first two secular albums--Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver (1980) and Quicksilver Rides Again (1982)--make a compelling case for the argument that Quicksilver's earliest was their best. Back then--when Lawson's bandmates included future stars Lou Reid (bass, vocals), Terry Baucom (banjo, vocals), and Jimmy Haley (guitar, vocals)--Quicksilver hewed resolutely to the strict rhythmic and harmonic templates of traditional bluegrass. The band's true innovation came with its imaginative harmonies and its thrilling bluegrass reinventions of material from far outside the realm. Quicksilver's versions of the New Christy Minstrels' folk-gospel "Mighty Mississippi," Don Williams's mainstream country hit "Till the Rivers All Run Dry," and even the Vietnam-era rock oldie "Yellow River" are transcendent musical moments that ace the test of time with flying colors. --Bob Allen
Original Band,Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver,Sugarhill [Country],Bluegrass,Contemporary Bluegrass,Country,Country Gospel,Pop,Traditional Bluegrass
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The Civil War - Traditional American Songs And Instrumental Music Featured In The Film By Ken Burns: Original Soundtrack Recording
Manufacturer: Nonesuch ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000005J0O Release Date: 1990-12-29 |
Tracks:
- Drums Of War - Old Bethpage Brass Band
- Quote - Oliver Wendall Holmes
- Ashokan Farewell - NA
- The Battle Cry Of Freedom - NA
- We Are Climbing Jacob's Ladder - NA
- Dixie/Bonnie Blue Flag - The New American Brass Band
- Cheer Boys Cheer - The New American Brass Band
- Angel Band - Russ Barenburg
- Johnny Has Gone For A Soldier - Jacqueline Schwab
- Lorena - Jay Ungar
- Parade - The New American Brass Band
- Hail Columbia - The New American Brass Band
- Dixie - Bobby Horton
- Kingdom Coming - Jay Ungar
- Battle Hymn Of The Republic - Matt Glaser
- All Quiet On The Potomic - Jacqueline Schwab
- Flag Of Columbia - Jacqueline Schwab
- Weeping Sad And Lonely - Jacqueline Schwab
- Yankee Doodle - The Old Bethpage Brass Band
- Palmyra Schottische - The New American Brass Band
- When Johnny Comes Marching Home - The Old Bethpage Brass Band
- Shenandoah - John Colby
- When Johnny Comes Marching Home - M. Manson
- Marching Through Georgia - J. Ungar
- Marching Through Georgia(Lament) - Jacqueline Schwab
- Battle Cry Of Freedom - Jacqueline Schwab
- Battle Hymn Of The Republic
- Ashokan Farewell/Sullivan Ballou Letter - Paul Roebling
Customer Reviews:
Civil War.......2007-07-16
Great Job.......2007-05-13
I love it......
The Service with Amazon is excellent too.
Thanks for being there.
Very relaxing.......2007-03-31
A great peice of Civil War history........2007-02-14
Music Befitting This Most Tragic of Wars.......2007-02-12
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Urban Cowboy: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Manufacturer: Elektra / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000002H4B Release Date: 1995-03-14 |
Tracks:
- Hello Texas - Jimmt Buffett
- All Nighy Long - Joe Walsh
- Times Like These - Dan Fogelberg
- Nine Tonight - Bob Seger And The Siver Bullet Band
- Stand By Me - Mickey Gilley
- Cherokee Fiddle - Johnny Lee
- Could I Have This Dance - Anne Murray
- Lyin' Eyes - The Eagles
- Lookin' For Love - Johnny Lee
- Don't It Make Ya Wanna Dance - Bonnie Raitt
- The Devil Went Down To Georgia - The Charlie Daniels Band
- Here Comes The Hurt Again - Mickey Gilley
- Orange Blossom Special/ Hoedown - Gilley's 'Urban Cowboy' Band
- Love The World Away - Kenny Rogers
- Falling In Love For The Night - The Charlie Daniels Band
- Darlin' - Bonnie Raitt
- Look What You've Done To Me - Boz Scaggs
- Hearta Against The Wind - Linda Ronstadt
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The aim was to do for country what Saturday Night Fever did for disco. The result was that bars from Kona to Kalamazoo suddenly had mechanical bulls, and slickers walking around in cowboy hats. You might also pinpoint this as the moment in time when "country" music suddenly went cosmopolitan, paving the way for Garth Brooks. Johnny Lee's "Lookin' for Love" was one of the decade's biggest singles, and this album briefly made a star of Mickey Gilley (whose Texas club provided a home for that alpha bull). Fans of Bob Seger, Jimmy Buffet, the Eagles, Dan Fogelberg, and Bonnie Raitt may want this collection for the tunes they lack elsewhere. And it sure recalls an era. But please don't call it "country." --Bill HoldshipCustomer Reviews:
Where were the good songs?.......2007-05-21
you made my day........2007-05-14
Great Service.......2007-03-16
younger days!! Some really good memories! Thanks!
Urban Cowboy Music Lover.......2007-03-10
Very Very Good.......2007-02-12
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Everything Is Illuminated
Manufacturer: Tvt ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000AYEIMW Release Date: 2005-09-06 |
Tracks:
- Paul Cantelon--Odessa Medley
- Leningrad--Zvezda Rok-N-Rolla
- Csokolom--Amari Szi Amari
- Leningrad--Dikiy Muzhchina
- Paul Cantelon--Prologue/Babushka
- Paul Cantelon--Little Jonathan/The Wall
- Gogol Bordello--Bublitschki
- The Con Artists feat. Peter Miser Ya-takoy
- Leningrad--Malen'kiy Mal'chik
- Tin Hat Trio--Fear of the South
- Paul Cantelon--River Of Collections
- Paul Cantelon--Tank Graveyard/Valse de Suzana/Dee-yed
- Paul Cantelon--Sunflowers
- Paul Cantelon--War Is Love/eta-Ya
- Paul Cantelon--Trachimbrod/Ressurection/Requiem
- Paul Cantelon--Inside-Out
- Gogol Bordello Start Wearing Purple
Album Description
"Everything Is Illuminated" is the directorial debut of actor Liev Schrieber and an adaptation of Jonathan Safran Foer's best-selling novel. A blend of high comedy and great tragedy, the film tells the story of a young American man, played by Elijah Wood (The Lord of The Rings trilogy), who journeys to the Ukraine to find the woman whom he believes saved his grandfather from the Nazis all those years ago.The soundtrack features two new songs from high energy New York City based gypsy punks Gogol Bordello, including one track not on their current cd. (Note: Gogol Bordello's lead singer plays a role in "Everything Is Illuminated"). Also included are gypsy folk songs from Russia and the Ukraine by Leningrad, Arkadie Severmie, Csokolom and Tin Hat Trio. And finally, Paul Cantelon's ethnic score ties together this nicely cohesive soundtrack.
Customer Reviews:
A wacky classic.......2007-07-18
Marvelous.......2007-06-13
1. Odessa Medley: 9/10 - Enjoyable, with fun instruments. It builds up into an intricate array of instruments and melodies, and really picks up at the end, tempting you to let it sweep you along into the movie's crazy world. A great overture to the movie.
2. Leningrad, Zvezda Rok-N-Rolla: 8/10 - Oh, the drama! Leningrad is a Russian band. All of their songs on this album are crazy and fun and fit the craziness of the movie to a T. The horns are wonderful.
3. Csokolom, Amari Szi Amari: 10/10 - Superbly catchy, with that quirky, old feel dominant in the film, this song is a laidback sort of fun. It's the only song on the album not in Ukrainian, Russian, or English: it's Hungarian. This doesn't matter, however, because it fits so perfectly with the feel of the movie.
4. Leningrad, Dikiy Muzhchina: 10/10 - I LOVE this song. It's one my favorites here. The title means "Wild Man" in Russian, and it is definitely a very wild and (dare I say it again?) fun song. The lyrics really are just plain fun to sing along to, even if you don't speak Russian. You can practically feel the energy. In fact, I just now started to sing to it again...
5. Prologue/Babushka: 9.5/10 - This is where a darker mood begins to edge in. It sinks into a waltz that is more bittersweet than tragic, and then slows down to make way for a sweeping, haunting tune. Lovely.
6. Little Jonathan/The Wall: 9/10 - Playful, but once more in a bittersweet sort of way. After awhile it switches gears, swooshing up with energy, befores changing back to that haunting feeling of "Babushka" that I like to think of as simply The Past.
7. Gogol Bordello, Bublitschki: 8/10 - Time for some fun again. This instrumental piece by an immensely talented band (actually, Eugene Hutz, who plays Alex, is the lead singer of Gogol Bordello) mixes an irresistible beat with a traditional Slavic sound.
8. The Con Artists, Peter Miser, Ya-takoy: 9/10 - This definitely brings one back to the silliness of Alex in the beginning of the film. With snippets of his unbelievably hilarious dialogue and an urban beat going in the background, you'll be sucked right in.
9. Leningrad, Malen'kiy Mal'chik: 9/10 - Great fun! Leningrad never fails to entertain with this lazy collection of horns and vocals.
10. Tin Hat Trio, Fear of the South: 8/10 - Here's a piece to relax to. It's lighthearted and fresh.
11.Paul Cantelon, River of Collections: 9/10 - With breathy strings, "River of Collections" urges you quietly but with instistence along the river of The Past.
12. Paul Cantelon, Tank Graveyard/Valse de Suzana/Dee-yed: 9.5/10 - Here is the tragedy I've been referring to. It's sad. Almost unbearably so. It sweeps you up in the conflict of the characters, teasing you with peaks at the truth before fading back into the darkness.
13. Paul Cantelon, Sunflowers: 10/10 - Ukrainian, I believe. Haunting, with strong vocals that cast a spell.
14. Paul Cantelon, War Is Love/eta-Ya: 9.5/10 - It begins with lazy simplicity, but toward the end bursts into a powerful and urgent message.
15. Paul Cantelon, Trachimbrod/Ressurection/Requiem: 10/10 - Simply beautiful. About halfway through, the urgency of the previous tracks finally builds up for the climax, whooshing over you bitterly, sadly, and with almost a sense of determination. Again, it's tragic. You don't hear the lightheartedness of previous tracks, but the slight nudging of a past that doesn't want to haunt: it just wants to resolve itself. To exist.
16. Paul Cantelon, Inside-Out: 10/10 - And it does resolve itself. Here is another bittersweet piece. But this time, it carries a touch of enlightenment (illumination?) with it.
17. Gogol Bordello, Start Wearing Purple: 10/10 - This was the absolutely most perfect song the movie could have ended with. It switches the film seamlessly back into that feel of silly hilarity, single-handedly managing to leave the audience uplifted - a sore necessity for such a partly bleak film!
Overall, one of my favorite soundtracks out there. Whether you've seen the (remarkable) movie or not, get this! It is gorgeous, beautiful, fantastic, powerful, uplifting, and itching to tell you something you've known all your life but just can't quite grasp. In short, a brilliant piece of work.
music.......2007-06-02
Interesting.......2007-03-18
funny, amusing and often very moving. It's got a shocking thread to it,
but not without humor. I also liked the surprise ending. The music was great!
Should have won an Academy Award!!!.......2007-03-15
Anita in Albuquerque Nm ....also a collector
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Chocolat: Music from the Miramax Motion Picture (2001 Film)
Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000056O00 Release Date: 2001-01-09 |
Tracks:
- Minor Swing
- Main Titles
- The Story of Grandmere
- Vianne Sets Up Shop
- Three Woman
- Vianne Confronts the Comte
- Other Possibilities
- Guillaume's Confession
- Passage of Time
- Boycott Immorality
- Party Preparations
- Chocolate Sauce
- Fire
- Vianne Gazes at the River
- Mayan Bowl Breaks
- Taste of Chocolate
- Ashes to the Wind/Roux Returns
- Caravan
Amazon.com's Best of 2001
Director Lasse Hallstrom's recipe for Chocolat is bittersweet, a tale of human hope and frailty imbued with no small amount of symbolism. It's a story that requires a deft, sensitive musical touch, and Hallstrom has wisely turned again to English composer Rachel Portman for the honors. As she did on The Legend of Bagger Vance and her previous, Academy Award-nominated collaboration with Hallstrom, The Cider House Rules, Portman walks the fine line between preciousness and delicacy with grace and dignity. The gypsy flavor of Django Reinhardt's and Stephane Grappelli's "Minor Swing" sets the story's place and time, while Portman's gentle pastoral melodies outline its emotional core, with a few gratifying excursions into more Euro-ethnic music to keep it well-seasoned. The result is another quiet, powerful Portman masterpiece. --Jerry McCulleyCustomer Reviews:
Fabulous! Thank you Rachel Portman........2007-06-09
As much of a treat as a mug of hot chocolate with a dash of chilli pepper!.......2007-05-18
Chocolat,Rachel Portman.......2007-05-16
connesurer of sophisticated pop classic this CD is heavenly and divine.
absolute must have. Perfect for ADULT ROMANCE evenings that include
potential making out and drinking alittle fine wine after dinner.
Chocolat, The Soundtrack.......2007-05-12
Case cracked.......2007-04-11
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Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000850IS6 Release Date: 2005-05-03 |
Tracks:
- Star Wars and The Revenge Of The Sith
- Anakin's Dream
- Battle Of The Heroes
- Anakin's Betrayal
- General Grievous
- Palpatine's Teachings
- Grievous and the Droids
- Padme's Ruminations
- Anakin vs. Obi-Wan
- Anakin's Dark Deeds
- Enter Lord Vader
- The Immolation Scene
- Grievous Speaks to Lord Sidious
- The Birth Of The Twins and Padme's Destiny
- A New Hope and End Credits
Amazon.com
John Williams' lovely and moving score for the sixth Star Wars film brings thirty years of collaborating on George Lucas' beyond-popular intergalactic franchise to a close. (Is this really the end of Star Wars? Can't Lucas and Williams work together on a prequel to these prequels? Let us hope so, and that Jar Jar Binks is nowhere near it.) As this music accompanies the most exciting Star Wars film in many a moon, the soundtrack itself is more fun, more evil, more nasty and bumpy. Many of the heroic, anthemic themes woven throughout Episode Three: Revenge of the Sith will necessarily be familiar to any fan of the series, from the "Imperial March" to the main theme. It's remarkable how stirring the latter can be, no matter how many times you've heard it, and even for those who do not have all their money invested in S.W. memorabilia. There is a lot of new music here, and the lush, extensive range of both Williams and the London Symphony Orchestra is on display, most notably in the menacing, percolating "General Grievous" and the rousing "New Hope" end theme. --Mike McGonigal
The Force Is Also with:
Star Wars Trilogy soundtrack box set |
Star Wars Episode II sountrack |
Star Wars Episode II, Attack of the Clones |
Star Wars Episode I, The Phantom Menace |
Star Wars Trilogy on DVD |
Star Wars, Episode III - Revenge of the Sith |
Customer Reviews:
Star Wars: A Musical Journey (2005) (V).......2007-06-21
The bonus dvd with this soundtrack was the reason I purchased. I enjoy film soundtracks, and science fiction, but this dvd was a real highlight for me. I got the soundtrack cd out of the local library. The cd was missing from the case, but I found this wonderful dvd instead that I went out to purchase later.
With optional segments of dialog from Ian McDiarmid, this film is a stunning visual and musical overview of the full epic story of episodes I-VI of Star Wars. For those of us who felt that eps. IV-VI fell short of our expectations, this film presents them well as parts of the whole story. The Musical Journey also stands as a summary of the entire SW opus for someone who is not familiar with the Star Wars characters and plot. Highly recommended.
Options: no subtitles or other options.
Not one of his bests, but very close.......2007-05-21
My favorite tracks are "Battle of the Heroes," "Anakin's Betrayal," Palpatine's teachings, "Anakin vs. Obi-Wan," and the "Immolation Scene."
The others are very good as well, but these are especially nice. "Battle of the Heroes" is Dual of the Fates for Revenge of the Sith. "Anakin's Betrayal" is a very sad track that is, in my opinion, one of William's most powerful pieces. "Palpatine's Teachings" is really, really neat. It's very dark and moody, a perfect piece for the evil emperor. The only weird thing is the end. "Anakin vs. Obi-Wan" is the action piece that plays during the battles of Anakin and Obi-Wan, and Yoda and the Emperor. Finally, "The Immolation Scene" is another sad piece, even more so than "Anakin's Betrayal."
Although I really like this CD, there are some things that are missing (as usual). First, the whole sequence where the droids are looking for Obi-Wan after he was shot. You see Obi-Wan in his ship with Senator Organa on the Hologram (or whatever it is), and Obi-Wan says that his clones turned on him. That was some pretty awesome music that OF COURSE was left out of the CD. Then there was Dual of the Fates in the movie, but completely absent from the CD. And probably the most annoying was that whole piece of music before Obi-Wan and Anakin fight. It was so touching and sad and I CAN'T BELIEVE THEY LEFT IT OUT! Absolutely amazing. Also, did anyone notice that some little bits were cut out? For example, in Anakin vs. Obi Wan, they cut out about a second or two of choir. What?! What the heck is with that? It's when Anakin is running on the long thing and jumps on the droid on the lava. Also, there was some pretty cool drumming when you see Yoda and the Emperor fighting, and you can see the whole stadium (the big room). There's also drumming in "Enter Lord Vader" that is muted in the soundtrack.
Oh well...if I'm going to collect movie scores, I'm going to have to get used to the fact that in almost all cases there's not going to be every bit of music. I've experienced this in both Pirates of the Caribbean, Jurassic Park I (there was very little left out on this score), and almost everything else. At the moment, I'm just waiting for the 22nd, for the Pirates of the Caribbean 3 soundtrack. It's gonna be amazing.
See Yu
John Williams' finest work.......2007-04-20
Having said that, I will say that few soundtracks have ever so perfectly captured the underlying emotional currents of their respective movie; in the case of ROTS, the contemporaneous tragedies of Anakin's fall to the Dark Side, the extermination of the Jedi, and the rise of the oppressive Empire. The listener is confronted with the depth and totality of the evil that has beset the entire galaxy to a degree that the film could not reach in only 2 hours.
Bravo, Dan Mohr, and BRAVO John Williams!
A Great Conclusion to the Prequel Trilogy.......2007-04-07
Williams is slumming it.......2007-04-01
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Band of Brothers
Michael Kamen Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00005NNM5 Release Date: 2001-08-28 |
Tracks:
- Main Titles
- Band Of Brothers Suite One
- Band Of Brothers Suite Two
- The Mission Begins
- Swamp
- Spier's Speech
- Fire On Lake
- Paraplui
- Boy Eats Chocolate
- Bull's Theme
- Winters On Subway
- Headscarf
- Buck In Hospital
- Plaisir d'amour
- Preparing For Patrol
- String Quartet in C-sharp minor, Op. 131
- Discovery Of The Camp
- Nixon's Walk
- Austria
- Band Of Brothers Requiem
Amazon.com
When Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks collaborated on the Academy Award®-winning Saving Private Ryan, an abiding passion to further honor the young fighting soldiers of World War II was born in both men, resulting in Band of Brothers, an ambitious 10-part miniseries based on historian Stephen Ambrose's account of a 101st Airborne regiment as it fought its way across Europe. In scoring the sweeping project, Michael Kamen has eschewed much of the martial music familiar from past war epics in favor of the quiet, largely introspective sound that's informed modern battle films from Platoon through Private Ryan and The Thin Red Line. And if his reverential, often somber tones capture the dignity of the soldiers and the gravity of the events, they sometimes do so at the expense of other human dimensions--and the lively pop music of the '40s. Still, Kamen's work strikes an impressive balance, fusing the pastoral with subtle modern rhythm touches and utilizing spare piano solos, a darkly ironic use of Beethoven's String Quartet in C-sharp Minor, and a memorable, elegiac main theme. --Jerry McCulleyCustomer Reviews:
Wrong artist!!!.......2007-05-23
Great.......2007-03-22
Band of Brothers.......2007-03-10
Soothing sounds.......2007-01-24
a gracious respect to those who served in the last Great War.......2007-01-14
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God Bless America: Ult Patriotic Album
Manufacturer: Decca ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000068C7V Release Date: 2002-06-11 |
Tracks:
- Yankee Doodle
- Star Bangled Banner (vocal)
- God Bless America
- Battle Hymn Of The Republic
- Shenandoah
- Amazing Grace
- America The Beautiful
- Simple Gifts
- America (My Country 'Tis Of Thee)
- Over There
- You're A Grand Old Flag
- Thru The Years 1776-1969
- Semper Fidelis
- Washington Post
- American Patrol
- Star Bangled Banner (instrumental)
- The Caissons Go Rolling Along
- Anchors Aweigh
- Semper Paratus
- The Air Force Song
- The Marines' Hymn
- The Stars And Stripes Forever
Customer Reviews:
Music we all need to hear once in a while........2007-01-04
Enjoy!!
A very good CD.......2005-06-16
Revision of history.......2005-03-27
Lovely CD--shameful misspelling on the song titles.......2002-11-22
The Ultimate Patriotic Album.......2002-07-20
Enjoy
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Salute to America
Manufacturer: Mca Special Products ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0000047JW Release Date: 1995-04-16 |
Tracks:
- Candide (Overture)
- New York, New York (America Medley)
- Lonely Town (America Medley)
- America (Ameriaca Medley)
- Battle Hymn of the Republic
- American Salute
- America the Beautiful
- This Land is Your Land
- 76 Trombones
- St. Louis Blues March
- Strike Up the Band
- When the Saints go Marchin' In
Customer Reviews:
Salute to America.......2006-07-27
A good choice but..........2005-06-29
Ho-Hum.......2005-06-08
"Boston Pops".. Alway's do the Job!.......2001-10-03
And they do! They salute America! This is a wonderful C.D
Battle Hymn of the Republic, is great..
New York, New York,will bring tears to your eyes!
12 renditions in all..
All these are performed wonderfully, and well worth the money!
I would recommend this to anyone who loves patriotic music, it will stir the heart and soul of Americans....
Full-Spirited.......2000-09-02
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The Producers (2001 Original Broadway Cast)
Mel Brooks , Matthew Broderick , Nathan Lane , Roger Bart , Gary Beach , Cady Huffman , Jesse Levy , and Grace Paradise, Jennifer Smith Tony Kadleck Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00005AY6I Release Date: 2001-04-17 |
Tracks:
- Overture
- Opening Night
- The King of Broadway
- We Can Do It
- Unhappy
- I Wanna Be a Producer
- In Old Bavaria
- Der Guten Tag Hop-Clop
- Keep It Gay
- When You Got It, Flaunt It
- Along Came Bialy
- That Face
- Have You Ever Heard the German Band?
- It's Bad Luck to Say Good Luck on Op'ning Night
- Springtime for hitler
- Where Did We Go Right?
- Betrayed
- 'Til Him
- Prisoners Of Love (Leo & Max)
- Goodbye!
Amazon.com's Best of 2001
The Producers was the vehicle that first proclaimed Mel Brooks's decidedly singular comic vision as a film director in 1968. At the time, the world may not have been entirely ready for the depth charges of hilarity he unleashed; but more than three decades later, it seemed almost foreordained that the film's retooling as a full-fledged musical--directed and choreographed by Susan Stroman--would become the smash hit of the 2000-2001 Broadway season (even before opening at the St. James Theatre in April). Brooks is, of course, no stranger to the Broadway musical genre or to songwriting, but skeptics might find themselves taken by surprise at just how outrageously well all the threads come together for the new show.The film's absurd core vignette--the infamous "Springtime for Hitler"--if anything gains a few notches in hilarity when framed by a character-rich musical that comes off as both parody and valentine in its mimicry of Broadway's "golden age." Brooks (with the help of idiomatically expert arrangements by Glen Kelly) has cooked up a variety of numbers constituting a virtual primer of old-fashioned American musical comedy styles (there's even a toying with Cabaret-style decadence), but they're always coated with an extra layer of zaniness. In fact, the whole show becomes a Chinese box of parodies within parodies. But what really gets the whole mix working is a surefire cast headed by Nathan Lane playing Max Bialystock and Matthew Broderick doing a delightfully nebbish turn with delusions of misplaced glory as his sidekick, Leo Bloom.
From his first big number (musically winking at Fiddler on the Roof), Lane hungrily lays claim to the role, undaunted by his formidable predecessor, Zero Mostel. Even on disc, you can visualize his over-the-top mugging as a dethroned "king of Broadway" who was "the first producer ever to do summer stock in the winter." Comedy, as they say, is all about timing, and that's exactly what Lane gets right. His interactions with Bloom, Franz Liebkind (Brad Oscar), and Roger de Bris (Gary Beach) are priceless, even when only in sound. As for the tunes, Brooks crafts a number of truly memorable ones--don't be surprised to find yourself horrified as you hum along with "Der Guten Tag Hop-Clop" and, of course, "Springtime for Hitler." --Thomas May
Customer Reviews:
Just what I wanted.......2006-11-06
I Want to be a producer.......2006-03-06
Spring Time for "The Producers".......2005-12-13
While "The Producers" Is not as musically complex or mature as other "Best Musical" scores of recent years (Spamalot, Avenue Q, Hairspray,) It is funnier than all of those put together. Nathan lane And Matthew Broderick Are perfectly cast in their roles and Caddy Hoffman is great, and when Ulla belt, she Belts!
the rest of the cast is amazing.
As for the song I can't think of one that I don't like, They are all great!
I would hope that the fact that the show makes light of Hitler doesn't turn you off, because you would be missing somthing great.
Mel Brooks = Brilliant.......2005-12-12
I was not disappointed. It was funny, racy, and downright fabulous. I bought the soundtrack at intermission and have been listening to it ever since. I highly recommend it to anyone who loves musicals. Lane and Broderick play off each other perfectly, Cady Huffman has one of the best belting voices I've heard in ages, and the songs are actually FUNNY.
Aside from raving about one of my favorite shows, I would like to address the comments made about the show downplaying Hitler and being racist towards Germans. In no way does this show downplay Hitler's terrible deeds. Bialystock and Bloom make several comments about how disgusted they are about the play- the fact that it is so insulting to our sensibilities is the reason why it was chosen in the first place. I am Jewish and have studied the Holocaust and WWII for years. I was not offended in the least, nor did I feel the Brooks was promoting or trivializing Hitler's war crimes. Brooks himself is Jewish for god's sake.
Second, I see nothing in the show that is racist towards Germans. Yes there is a Nazi in it who is German. How is that racist? The Nazis went all over the world after WWII- it is possible that several ended up in New York City. And no one will argue that some Nazi's were German. You might as well say that the show is discriminatory towards Swedes, or gay directors, or producers, or the countless number of things made fun of in the show.
it won 11 (if im correct) TONY awards for a reason!.......2005-12-08
So about the CD...awesome. I love these songs, and I am very much looking forward to seeing the movie version of the musical coming out in late December! GO SEE IT!
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Mirrormask
Iain Ballamy , Stuart Hall , Martin Sharp , Matthew Sharp , Burt Bacharach , Dave McKean , Martin France , John Parricelli , Neil Percy , Iain Bellamy , Ashley Slater , Arve Henriksen , Chris Batchelor , David Powell , Josefine Cronholm , and Neil Gaiman Manufacturer: La-La Land Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0007RTARU Release Date: 2005-09-20 |
Tracks:
- Sock Puppets / Flyover
- Circus Overture
- Spanish Web
- Gorillas!
- Running For The Bus
- Abandoned Hall
- Leaving The City
- Arresting Helena
- The White Queen Sleeps / The White Palace
- Rabbit Band
- The Library
- The Myth Of Creation
- Fish Street
- Looking Through The Window
- Giants Orbiting
- Outside Bagwell's
- Mrs. Bagwell's Rhumba
- Meeting The Sphinx
- Monkeybirds
- Dream Park / Meeting In A Dream
- Conjuring A Dome
- In The Dark Forest
- Betrayed!
- Close To You
- A New Life
- A Rather Tense Dinner Party
- Butterfingers
- Discoveries / Fight Or Flight? / Goodbye Evil Helena
- My Waltz For Newk
- If I Apologised
Customer Reviews:
Great movie, better soundtrack.......2007-05-19
great collection of unusual music.......2007-05-07
Supurb.......2007-03-08
Amazing!.......2007-02-24
excellent.......2007-01-17
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