Finding The Way

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This collaboration with dobrologist extraordinaire Jerry Douglas, the Lonesome River Band's sixth release, breaks no new ground yet continues a successful formula for a younger generation of bluegrassers. Masterful nods to the tradition of Flatt and Scruggs-- "Cardboard Mansion," with Don Rigsby's wailing vocal lead--accompany elegant, almost contemporary-folk-influenced arrangements. If there's anything amiss, it's in the occasionally homiletic tone--the Bowman/Douglas original "Let It Go," smacks of soft, new-age spiritualism--and in other strained attempts at lyrical grit--the far- too-literal murder ballad "Perfume, Powder, and Lead." But with a trio of some of the best singers in bluegrass, lyrical power may matter less, and there's plenty of instrumental zip and singalong melodies to carry the whole. --Roy Francis Kasten

Finding The Way,The Lonesome River Band,Sugarhill [Country],Bluegrass,Contemporary Bluegrass,Country,Pop,Progressive Bluegrass,Singer/Songwriter,Traditional Bluegrass

Average customer rating: Wonderful Soundtrack DOLLY WILL NEVER GO AWAY The excitement is there, but..... Goodbye, Dolly! Toxically Corny!!!!

Hello, Dolly! (1964 Original Broadway Cast) (Deluxe Edition) Jerry Herman , and Carol Channing Manufacturer: RCA Victor Broadway ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Musical Theater | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music $9.99 and Under | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Soundtracks | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Classical | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music $9.99 and Under | Prices | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Classical Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Opera & Vocal | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Musicals | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Mame (1966 Original Broadway Cast) My Fair Lady (1956 Original Broadway Cast) Fiddler on the Roof (1964 Original Broadway Cast) Gypsy - A Musical Fable (1959 Original Broadway Cast) Camelot (1960 Original Broadway Cast) ASIN: B000099SZ0 Release Date: 2003-06-03

Tracks:

1. Prologue
2. I Put My Hand In
3. It Takes a Woman
4. Put on Your Sunday Clothes
5. Ribbons Down My Back
6. Motherhood
7. Dancing
8. Before the Parade Passes By
9. Elegance
10. Hello, Dolly!
11. It Only Takes a Moment
12. So Long Dearie
13. Finale
14. I Put My Hand In [*] - Mary Martin
15. Before the Parade Passes By [*] - Pearl Bailey
16. Hello, Dolly! [*] - Pearl Bailey
17. So Long Dearie [*] - Mary Martin
18. Love, Look in My Window [*] - Ethel Merman
19. World, Take Me Back [*] - Ethel Merman
20. On Recording Hello, Dolly! [*] - Carol Channing
21. When Did You Sense That Hello, Dolly! Would Be a Hit? [*] - Carol Channing
22. On the Title Number [*] - Carol Channing
23. "Dolly Changed Me..."; the Book [*] - Carol Channing
24. Plot [*] - Carol Channing
25. Optimism, And Finding One's Character [*] - Carol Channing
26. Prime of Life [*] - Carol Channing

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Sitting in the balcony at the final preview of this 1964 Jerry Herman show, still very much in school and long before my career as a critic began, I knew somehow that I was witnessing theatrical history. Even as that callow youth, I was certain that Carol Channing had been born to play the role of Dolly Gallagher Levi, the meddling turn-of-the century New York widow who had been adapted from Thornton Wilder's straight play The Matchmaker. Channing has proved me right by playing the role ever since, of course, miraculously only improving with age. Beyond Dolly herself, however, the musical emitted a synergistic exuberance (at least five years before we used the word "synergy"). The supporting cast, including David Burns, Eileen Brennan, and Charles Nelson Reilly, were terrific. Herman's tunes and lyrics were sublimely crafted both to create their characters and stand alone. (The title song took on a life of its own.) The show's designers, librettist Michael Stewart and director Gower Champion, combined to transport the audience to 60 years earlier in little old New York. This wasn't all just my opinion: Hello, Dolly! won a record 10 Tonys. The original cast recording can still take you to that other time and place, even if you didn't see the original show. But, at the risk of offending my inner adolescent, the 1994 revival, naturally starring Channing, was even better--both on stage and on disc. --Robert Windeler

Customer Reviews:

Wonderful Soundtrack.......2007-06-27

This is the original recording, with all of the best names included. Wonderful, wonderful music.

DOLLY WILL NEVER GO AWAY.......2007-05-17

Great re-mastering of original BWay cast album with wonderful other Dollys, particularly Pearl Baily who makesHello, Dolly! (1964 Original Broadway Cast) (Deluxe Edition) the title tune her own. It is still a great score and a delight to own.

The excitement is there, but............2007-01-24

Hello Dolly is one of my favorite shows. When you listen to the cast album, you really do--as others have said--feel the excitement of being there on opening night when Broadway history was being made. The wonderful RCA cast album has been a best seller for 43 years. But while I do feel it is necessary for any musical fan to have this cast recording in their collection, this is not personally my "Dolly" album of choice. I have three of the 5 major DOLLY recordings in my collection; this Original Cast, the Barbra Streisand movie soundtrack, and the Mary Martin London cast on LP (the others I do not have are the Pearl Bailey cast album and the Carol Channing revival). My preferred recording is a tie between the movie soundtrack and the Mary Martin album, with this one trailing (not far) behind. As far as the supporting cast are concerned, the original cast wins hand down. But HELLO DOLLY is really about the star, and in my opinion, Carol Channing can't sing...err, croak...her way out of a cardboard box. I realize that that is Channing's trademark, but it just doesn't work for me. As I said, this album is required equipment in any serious musical lover's collection, but I think that I too will "stick with Streisand." And for God's sake, I wish RCA would get off their rump and get the Mary Martin cast album out on CD, and reissue the Pearl Bailey cast album too while they're at it!

Goodbye, Dolly!.......2005-10-30

This Deluxe Edition of the orginal "Hello, Dolly!" has three distinct problems.

For starters, this is not the classic musical that afficianados would have you believe, nor is it Jerry Herman at his best (that honor goes to "Mame"). Rather, this is a fair to middling score with three socko numbers (title tune not included), three rather fine songs (title song included) and the rest either average or inadequate. "Put On Your Sunday Clothes" and "Before the Parade Passes By" are two of the most galvanizing songs ever written for the Broadway stage and no singer can detract from their euphoric energy (though Carol Channing tries -- more on that later). "So Long, Dearie", though slower in tempo than Barbra Streisand's definitve rendition, is a showstopping character song that's both clever and compelling. These three numbers are what gives "Dolly" it's class and they are three of the best things Herman ever wrote. Then we have "Dancing", "Elegance" and (gulp!) the by now overly familiar title song, each an accomplished tune that propels the plot with, well, elegance. The song "Hello, Dolly!" may now annoy as a Broadway warhorse, but it was as fresh as daffodils when it first premiered. The rest of the score, sadly, isn't up to these standards. "It Takes a Woman" and "It Only Takes a Moment" are indistinguished at best, and "Ribbons Down My Back" is downright annoying. Worse still, "I Put My Hand In" is a lackluster opener that pales in comparison to "Just Leave Everything to Me", its replacement in the movie and a bonifide Jerry Herman rouser. And "Motherhood" sounds like exactly what it was, a stage wait for the scenery to move in. Totally expendable.

The second problem here is that this may be the worst sung original cast recording in Broadway history. Charles Neslon Reilly's wobbly tenor struggles to maintain pitch, Eileen Brennan's stilted soprano sounds more like light operetta than musical comedy, and David Burns makes his movie counterpart, Walter Matthau, sound like Mario Lanza in comparision. Then there is Dolly, the incomprehensibly overrated Carol Channing. From her first froggy notes in "I Put My Hand In" you know it's going to be rough sledding and, sure enough, she croaks and screeches her way through one song after another, rendering most of what she sings unlistenable. Channing's voice is thin, harsh and completely unequalized throughout its range and she effectively saps all of the charm out of "...Sunday Clothes" and "Parade". By the time the recording has ended, you want to banish this CD to a deserted island. But wait, there's more! An almost unrecognizable Mary Martin starts the "extras" on this disc with a shock. Some of her last recordings, these "Dolly" numbers unfortunately display how Martin's once lovely instrument had deepened and thickened over the years. A full throttle but somewhat tremulous Ethel Merman fairs little better on some poorly recorded songs added to the show when she took over. These two giants actually make the songs Pearl Bailey does on this disc seem all the more astonishing. While arguably not as talented as Martin or Merman (although, in reconsidering this recording and her career, I think I'm entirely wrong in that observation), Bailey hits a home run on each of her renditions and her recording of the title song is absolutely definitive. Someone should quickly get the cast recording of her "Dolly" back in circulation. "She" and "we" deserve it.

The final problen here is a lengthy recent interview with Ms. Channing that has to be heard to be believed. Does she actually think we're buying the idea that she was doing high kicks in the studio while recording her songs? Please! She barely catches her breath between phrases. And her comparing her premonition that the show would be a hit to a passage in the bible is as laughable as it is sacriligious. Yes, she may have done the show over 5000 times, but she lucked into a classic without earning her own classic status. No wonder all she could do was repeat herself for the rest of her career. Stick with Streisand.

And I guess from the reviews of THIS review, disliking Channing is sacriligous. I better watch my back.

Toxically Corny!!!!.......2005-01-22

A lot of my friends wonder why I violently detest Broadway Musicals so much. Well, this particular recording is at least one reason why. Exposed to this piece of Toxic Schlock at a very young age (about 4 I reckon), and ever since, for me it has epitomized EVERYTHING I detest about musicals, the thin corny plots, even cornier songs, people breaking out into song at the most ridiculous times and so much glitz that my system nearly went into toxic shock. The worst part of it all, CAROL CHANNING!!!! This woman CANNOT SING TO SAVE HER LIFE, PERIOD!!!

I've even asked people who DO like B'way what is the deal with her? I hear it's that she has charisma. OK, since when does charisma equal talent (I honestly believe they are NOT the same thing).

And I have even tried to listen to other musicals over the years, and I just CANNOT get the appeal of it on ANY level! I guess this is well-done as these things go (there is work involved), but I just CANNOT understand what the fuss is all about.

Signed,

One perplexed Owl.

Average customer rating: American Eclectic at its Best Rinde Eckert - At Home in any Latitude Excellent Cross-Over Performance Sui Generis Really Cool!

Finding My Way Home Rinde Eckert Manufacturer: Disk Union Japan ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Folk | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Do the Day Over Story In, Story Out ASIN: B000001C3A Release Date: 1992-06-06

Tracks:

1. I'll Never Go A Roving
2. Sitting On Top Of The World
3. One Of Those Mysteries
4. Ellen Waltzing
5. Rivers End
6. Trophy On The Run
7. Amazing Grace
8. Facing East
9. Gospel Plough
10. John Knows
11. Heaven In His Eyes

Album Details

Featuring: Bill Frisell.

Customer Reviews:

American Eclectic at its Best.......2005-05-05

I saw Rinde years ago in New York, where he performed most of the music from this CD. I'm still trying to figure out what category his music falls into -- more accurately, it falls all over the place -- but it remains one of my favorite CD's.

Ranging from simple ballads to vocal poems to long jams featuring guitar genius Bill Frisell; Rinde's voice, spoken and sung, is able to match the extreme range of musical styles and influences -- classical, folk, straight country, early American, jazz, modernist -- it's always different and surprising, even after years of listening, but the constant theme of the lyrics is one of everday characters trying to find solace and understanding in a world which often defies both.

This is meaty, thoughtful music and words; dig into it!

Rinde Eckert - At Home in any Latitude.......2001-03-18

If you've never heard him, you're in for a real treat. If you've never seen him in action, try to catch his one man opera - RAVENSHEAD.

Introduced to Rinde Eckert through his performance work, I became captivated by the power and flexibility of his voice, which can soar and swoop, caress and scorn, and leave you wondering where it will take you next.

This CD offers a full eclectic course of Eckert's remarkable range and always surprising vocal arrangements, from the traditional lush and mournful folk rhythms of "I'll Never Go a Roving" to the droll hip hop rap "Crossing the Country", and the more avant-garde "Heaven in His Eyes".

In "One Those Mysteries", Rinde offers pure country, plaintiff and direct, and does it exceptionally well. "Sitting On Top of the World" is a good sample of the vocal and stylistic range Eckert employs in his performance work. "John Knows", sung in his perfect lyrical falsetto strikes one as simultaneously slightly humorous and sacred. But that's true Eckert - crafty, whimsical and heart wrenching all at once. Get to know him. You'll be hooked.

Excellent Cross-Over Performance.......2000-12-10

Eckert is an absolutely amazing performer. His music combines contemporary pop music arrangements with an operatic vocal style. Of his CDs this is probably his best.

Sui Generis.......2000-07-18

Rinde Eckert is a complete performer, acting, singing, moving, who makes records. This is an exceptional one, impossible to describe in terms of comparison. There are elements of rock,jazz, country and contemporary composition in the music, and Eckert himself is absolutely riveting. He sings with a big, open-throated voice, great articulation and intonation and phrasing, a highly trained singer completely at home in multiple idioms. His a cappella "Amazing Grace" is compellingly strange, his falsetto unreal, and he is always powerfully expressive. A great and unique record.

Really Cool!.......1998-07-20

Rinde Eckert is a musical genius. I've never heard anyone play an iron pipe before. Beautiful voice, interesting music, challenging listening.

Average customer rating: Well done! from Solo Piano Publications

Finding My Way Vicki Logan Manufacturer: Orchard ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | New Age | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | New Age | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Ride Chasing Dreams ASIN: B00008CM5Y Release Date: 2003-02-04

Tracks:

1. Dreams of the Past
2. Pegasus
3. Finding My Way
4. All the Way to Heaven
5. Only Time
6. Before the Gates of Heaven
7. My Mother's Memories
8. Grandma's Music Box
9. Enchanted Winds
10. An Angel's Lullaby

Album Description

Instrumental music ranging in styles from pop to rock, classical and folk. Inspirational background music to get one through the day. Something you will listen to over and over again!

Customer Reviews:

Well done!.......2006-01-04

Outstanding music and talent!

from Solo Piano Publications.......2003-05-06

"Finding My Way" is a humble but very impressive collection of mostly original pieces by composer/keyboardist Vicki Logan. Most of the pieces are simple, but the heartfelt emotions and sincerity make this a very satisfying and enjoyable musical experience. Drawn to music from an early age, the opportunity for music lessons didn't present itself, so Logan is primarily self-taught, making her compositions even more impressive.

The album opens with "Dreams of the Past," a gentle piece with a simple melody that Logan embellishes with a variety of synth instruments and voices, bringing out the melancholy but hopeful mood of the piece - an excellent beginning! "Pegasus" is much more buoyant with an infectious rhythm and the feeling of "flying" down the beach on wonderful horse. On this track and several others, Logan is joined with other musicians rather than synth orchestration, and the fun of collaborating with other players is apparent. The title track is a lovely piece about part of life's journey - searching and learning from mistakes and looking for new things along the way. Logan is joined by Randy Gildersleeve on acoustic guitar, Andy LaCasse on bass guitar, and Peter O'Gorman on percussion - another very successful and moving piece. The two cover pieces on the album are "All the Way to Heaven" by Melissa Ethridge and "Only Time" by Enya. For me, these are the weakest tracks. They're nicely done, but Logan's original pieces come across much stronger. "Enchanted Winds" is a romantic piece with a beautiful flute part by Linda Wadsworth and some nice guitar work by Randy Gildersleeve. Dreamy and flowing, this is my favorite track.

Vicki Logan is a relatively new artist to keep your eyes and ears on. She says she is not trying to compete with major artists or to break new musical ground, but she may end up doing both in the course of "finding her way." Good stuff!

Average customer rating: Lonesome River Band is #1 It's one of the best bluegrass CD's I've heard lately A bluegrass delight to the ears!

Finding The Way The Lonesome River Band Manufacturer: Sugarhill [Country] ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music Traditional | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music General | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music General | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music Bluegrass | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Talkin' to Myself Old Country Town One Step Forward Carrying the Tradition Head on into Heartache ASIN: B000009Q33 Release Date: 1998-08-18

Tracks:

1. Am I A Fool
2. Love's Come Over Me
3. Let It Go
4. Cardboard Mansion
5. Perfume, Powder And Lead
6. Baby Come Home
7. Another By My Side
8. Don't Worry 'Bout Daddy
9. Finding Your Way
10. Up On The Shelf
11. Better Days To Come
12. Sweet Sally Brown
13. Devil Chased Me Around The Stump

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This collaboration with dobrologist extraordinaire Jerry Douglas, the Lonesome River Band's sixth release, breaks no new ground yet continues a successful formula for a younger generation of bluegrassers. Masterful nods to the tradition of Flatt and Scruggs-- "Cardboard Mansion," with Don Rigsby's wailing vocal lead--accompany elegant, almost contemporary-folk-influenced arrangements. If there's anything amiss, it's in the occasionally homiletic tone--the Bowman/Douglas original "Let It Go," smacks of soft, new-age spiritualism--and in other strained attempts at lyrical grit--the far- too-literal murder ballad "Perfume, Powder, and Lead." But with a trio of some of the best singers in bluegrass, lyrical power may matter less, and there's plenty of instrumental zip and singalong melodies to carry the whole. --Roy Francis Kasten

Customer Reviews:

Lonesome River Band is #1.......2000-10-02

I bought this CD after I heard their "Talking to Myself" CD. This CD is perfect. This contemporary young band has wonderful harmonies, great vocals, outstanding musical abilities and their choice of music is perfectly well-rounded; blending new sounds with traditional sounds. Ronnie Bowman continues in his stellar fashion with vocals; Don Rigsby's mandolin playing flawless and Kenny Smith has to be one of the best I've ever heard on guitar. This band is going places, believe me. Some of the outstanding cuts on this CD are Am I a Fool, Let it Go, Up on the Shelf and the title song Finding your Way will bring tears to your eyes. Good job guys, I hope you guys continue to make 10 star CD's for us to enjoy!!!!!!!

It's one of the best bluegrass CD's I've heard lately.......1999-07-01

The Lonesome River Band is one of the bst bluegrass bands out there if not the best. The first cd of them I bought was ONE STEP FOWARD and I loved it. But FINDING THE WAY is even better.

A bluegrass delight to the ears!.......1999-02-09

The kind of music I wish I could play. Superb banjo, guitar and dobro along with great fiddle licks and super mandolin playing makes you want to play this one over and over. I heard these guys a long time ago. With the masterful picking of Jerry Douglas, this CD ranks in my book as a must have if you are a serious bluegrass fan. I just can't get enough of it so far!

Average customer rating: Great Music with Pasion Finally Great Girl! We wish you well!

Finding My Way Raquel Aurilia Manufacturer: Shea Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B0002TFZCC Release Date: 2004-08-10

Tracks:

1. Feels Like
2. For What Its Worth
3. Where Was I
4. The Need
5. Dreamweaver
6. Ready For Love
7. Tears
8. One Step Closer
9. Poison (Veneno)
10. She Falls

Album Description

Pop songs with a rock edge, this now 10 song album includes two popular remakes, "For What It's Worth, and "Dreamweaver" which are stronger than ever. Her first single, "FEELS LIKE" driven by VINCE DICOLA'S piano feel, reached #6 on the FMQB charts in Jan. 2005. Her next upcoming single "The Need" with it's powerful lyrics and amazing message is sure to touch your soul! Produced and Mixed by 2 X Grammy Winner TONY PAPA, known by his work with Platinum Artist "WEIRD AL YANKOVIC," Papa has crafted a punchy sound around Raquel's crystal clear voice. With the contributing talents of Guitar hero BRUCE WATSON, drummer MATT LAUG, and the amazing vocal talents of BILLY TRUDEL, known for his work with ELTON JOHN, this CD really smokes!!!!

Customer Reviews:

Great Music with Pasion.......2004-12-26

Raquel's music is full of feeling with great lyrics. She is an artist to watch for in the future, I'm sure her music will be around for years to come! A great CD to purchase; thoughtful,and reflective! S from Tulsa

Finally.......2004-08-28

Raquel has finally made her dream come true and the rest of us get to benefit from it. Her music has soul...her voice will touch your heart. This CD will make you want to get up and move. I'm happy to see years of hardwork pay off, she deserves it. Way to go Raquel. Enjoy your success. Allison

Great Girl! We wish you well!.......2004-08-10

This is a super record for Raquel! The music is beautiful. She exceeds in her talent and reaches out to those she loves close to her. WE have watched Raquel grow through out the years and very happy to see her leave her husbands limelight and create one of her own! Buy this CD!

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Finding My Way Ron Levy's Wild Kingdom Manufacturer: Levtron Productions ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Soul-Jazz & Boogaloo | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Rock Jam Bands | Jam Bands | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B00077F5JW Release Date: 2004-01-20

Tracks:

1. I Try & I Try
2. Best Cookies [in the Neighborhood]
3. Steady Like Freddy
4. The Wes Side
5. Exfiled
6. Cuch Cuch
7. Some Sorta Blue
8. Finding My Way
9. Spangled Star Boogalooo

Average customer rating: Rare Gem Great Music. Great Harmony. A tradition continues!

Finding Our Way The Mickeys Manufacturer: Riverbeat Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Alt-Country & Americana | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music Outlaw & Progressive Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Celtic | International | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B00009B8FS Release Date: 2003-05-21

Tracks:

1. All I Ever Wanted Was You
2. Still Haunts Me
3. Smoke & Mirrors
4. Dixie Wire
5. Before You're Home
6. My Way Again
7. My Train
8. Old Kentucky Wind
9. I Want to Talk to You
10. Dry Eyes
11. Rainman

Customer Reviews:

Rare Gem.......2003-10-14

I was raised on country music, but I can't stand to listen to country radio anymore. The slick, bland production values and Hallmark Card lyrics are tiresome and uninspiring. Fortunately, the Mickeys, with their debut album, establish themselves as the exact opposite of that trend.

Spare instrumentation backs clean, clear vocal harmonies of twin sisters Amy and Julie Mickey, creating an uncluttered, folk-driven soundscape. Strong images like title images in "My Train" and the first single, "Smoke and Mirrors," create a lush poetic tone that more than makes up for the small production budget. Many songs, like "Dixie Wire" and "Old Kentucky Wind," have a tone that would be easily favored by anyone who prefers quality over a mass market appeal. And the song "Before You're Home" brings back one of the most neglected American story-song forms in recent history, the Civil War ballad.

There's a strong bluegrass root in this album that makes it more amenable to country's traditions than better-known acts like Terri Clark and Martina McBride. There are also strong threads of Okie folk and Celtic music that I wish radio country used more. Yet despite this use of traditional elements, the sound of the album is sufficiently distinct to establish the voice of the artists clearly from the first notes.

The album isn't faultless. The song "Dry Eyes" has a very preachy tone that doesn't sit well with the emotional tenor of the rest of the album, and there's a hidden track of somebody yelling "Yeeeeehaaa" that serves nothing artistic. I'd also like to see a little more linking the tracks: songs that are thematically unrelated butt against one another, requiring the listener to forcibly shift mindsets.

But when you compare this album to most of what's being played on the radio, and what's getting the publicity budget to be heard by a mass audience, this album stands head and shoulders above its competition. With its appeal to country, folk, and crossover audiences, it's an eminently listenable album. I look forward to finding out what the Mickeys will produce in the future.

Great Music. Great Harmony........2003-07-05

This disc is a wonderful blend of country, folk, and bluegrass. It's one of those albums where the more you listen to it, the more you enjoy it. We find ourselves playing it over and over as we travel around. It reminds us of Alison Krauss' later solo efforts which combine strong vocals, expert instrumentation, and a nice, flowing musical experience.

This is a great first release, which makes us look forward to the next. We wish there were more already available. Take a look at their site as well. ...

Buy this disc. You won't be disapointed.

A tradition continues!.......2003-06-10

I grew up listening to what was commonly called "chicken rock". It was an amalgam of rock 'n' roll, country, rockabilly, and folk, some of it with more pop influences. The Everly Brothers were probably the best exponent of that type of music, and with all that, they brought the "blood harmonies" of family church singing with it.

This new release, the debut recording of The Mickeys, is a refreshing return to that style of singing. Identical twins Julie and Amy Mickey, educated in the business side of the music industry as well as the production side, have put together one of the finest releases so far in 2003. Five of the eleven songs were either written or co-written by at least one of them, and they have adeptly chosen songs by other writers that show off their best asset...their voices. "Smoke And Mirrors" could easily be done by Martina McBride with much more substantial instrumentation, but the spare, acoustic arrangements of most of the album allows the lyrics not only to be understood, but absorbed. "Before You're Home", written by both Amy and Julie with Tom Rogers, reminds you of older Holly Dunn arrangements, and "My Train" could have easily ended up on an Alan Jackson album.

I've had a copy of this disc on my car stereo for the last week. I don't intend to stop listening to it for a good long while.

Buy this disc. I think you're going to like it...a lot!!!

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Finding the Way Micello Manufacturer: Micello ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music General | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | New Age | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B0000636UA Release Date: 2002-02-14

Tracks:

1. Our Beginning
2. You Whispered Again that You Care
3. Keep Searching
4. Autumn Crystal
5. Second Presence
6. Windmill
7. Letting You Go
8. New Page in My Diary
9. Behind the Reflection
10. Finding the Way
11. Summer Project

Album Description

This is the cellist, composer, Mitsu Saito's first original CD. Accompanied by a jazz pianist, Carolyn Day, he strives to create a unique blend of classical and jazz music. Soothing sound of the cello in this album will take you from light heart-soaring rhythms to deep lonely places that will move the heart and touch the mind. Sensual and emotinally moving!

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Turning Your Day Around...Creating a Change Within Jennifer R. Bloome MSO OTR HWC Manufacturer: The Passage from Surviving to Thriving...Finding Your Way ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | New Age | Styles | Music ASIN: B000FOT8FE Release Date: 2005-05-01

Tracks:

1. Letting Go, helps you to let go of whatever you are longing to get rid of.
2. Filling Up, helps you to refill from the inside out with the emotion you would like to have.

Product Description

Creating a Change within you! Sometimes all you need is a nudge to get your day going back in the direction you would like it to. Use these meditations at anytime during the day when you need a quick change. This CD is filled with 12, 5 1/2 minute meditations designed to give you a quick turn around, or refocus. The first 6 tracks are dedicated to Changing your View meditations, that bring you to beautiful places like the moon rising or an apple orchard in springtime. Give yourself a break from your day, feel refreshed and recharged. The Second half of the CD is dedicated to Changing your Mind with meditations that change your perspective or help to re-energize you. Use these meditations at anytime during the day when you need a quick change.

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Finding My Way Daniel Ho ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music Hawaii | Pacific Islands | International | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music General | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B00006RTYG Release Date: 2001-01-01

Tracks:

1. Forever Yours
2. When I Close My Eyes
3. Stronger & Stronger
4. Living in Paradise
5. You & Me
6. Nothing
7. I Do
8. No Resistance
9. Will You Be There
10. For Eternity
11. Saving Forever
12. Along for the Ride

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1. First Ladies of Country [Import]
2. For Old Times Sake
3. From Nashville...The Hit Sound
4. Have A Heart: The Love Songs Collection
5. Heartbreak Hill [Enhanced]
6. High Noon: 1942-1952
7. Higher: Complete 1940 Dallas Session
8. Higher Ground: Hip Hop Reformed & Reborn [Soundtrack]
9. Honky Tonk Attitude
10. Honky Tonk Christmas

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