Wouldn't It Be Nice

1. Make Up Your Mind

2. Costin' to Stay in Austin

3. John Boat Blues

4. Must Have Been Meant to Be

5. Chicken Pluckin'

6. My Favorite Song

7. Hold'em Up

8. Your Heart Turned Left (And I Was on the Right)

9. Everything But the Words

10. Your Love

11. Devil's Destiny

12. Wouldn't It Be Nice

13. Medley: This Train/When the Saints Go Marching In

14. Sligar Schottische [Instrumental]

15. Medley: I Saw the Light/Heaven in My Heart and Jesus in My Soul

Wouldn't It Be Nice,Jason Allen,D.. Records,Country,Pop

Average customer rating: Outstanding Texas music.... New talent with a great voice and a big heart . . . Nice genre blend

Wouldn't It Be Nice Jason Allen Manufacturer: D.. Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Country General | Country | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Country General | Country | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music Similar Items: Something I Dreamed Shutupanddance Lost Hotel Rollercoaster Like It Used to Be ASIN: B00020HAZQ Release Date: 2004-05-11

Tracks:

1. Make Up Your Mind
2. Costin' to Stay in Austin
3. John Boat Blues
4. Must Have Been Meant to Be
5. Chicken Pluckin'
6. My Favorite Song
7. Hold'em Up
8. Your Heart Turned Left (And I Was on the Right)
9. Everything But the Words
10. Your Love
11. Devil's Destiny
12. Wouldn't It Be Nice
13. Medley: This Train/When the Saints Go Marching In
14. Sligar Schottische [Instrumental]
15. Medley: I Saw the Light/Heaven in My Heart and Jesus in My Soul

Customer Reviews:

Outstanding Texas music...........2006-10-24

Whether your in the mood for a nice slow love song (Must Have been Meant to Be) or a fantastic pick me up (Chicken Pluckin'), this cd has it all from a fantastically gifted Texas artist....Have been to only 2 of Jason's concerts but both were outstanding; great music from a great artist. I personally recommend this cd to any country music fan.....God bless, Marty

New talent with a great voice and a big heart . . ........2005-06-19

Jason Allen is a Texas singer-songwriter with a great voice and a big heart - if this collection of songs is any indication, and I suspect it is. Like any Nashville hopeful, he includes some pop-country songs, mostly of the lovin' variety (love won, love lost) and a nostalgic remembrance of small-town boyhood ("Wouldn't It Be Nice") - they're smoothly, confidently done and belong on the charts.

But the really good stuff on the album are his tributes to a several musical traditions, from Cajun ("Make Up Your Mind") and Delta blues ("John Boat Blues") to honky-tonk ("Hold 'em Up") and a two-step dance tune that makes you want to jump up and grab a partner ("Costin' to Stay in Austin").

There's also a great Buck Owens style song ("Your Heart Turned Left") and a rip-roarin' guitar picking number ("Chicken Pluckin'") featuring virtuosos Randy Cornor and Redd Volkeart. Allen even finds room for some south-of-the-border drama with his "Devil's Destiny," about a murderous bull. At the last, he goes all the way back to his roots, singing and playing old-time gospel song duets with Wesley Sligar (who I gather from the notes is his dad-in-law).

A definite go. If you like country and enjoy new talent, you can't go wrong with this up-and-comer.

Nice genre blend.......2004-05-20

Jason combines great vocals and guitar riffs across a rich diversity of sounds from Gospel, Blues, Country Ballard's, to classic Texas two-step. Jason retains his authentic Country/Western style on-display from this first album and doesn't sellout to the pop influence found on today's "Country" radio stations. A must-have for your Texas album collection.

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Wouldn't It Be Nice: A Jazz Portrait Of Brian Wilson Various Artists Manufacturer: Trauma (Red) ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B0002IQJY6 Release Date: 2004-08-10

Tracks:

1. Surfer Girl
2. Wouldn't It Be Nice - Jeffrey Osborne
3. 'Til I Die - Elements
4. Warmth of the Sun - Shelby Flint, Tim Weston
5. I Just Wasn't Made for These Times - Larry Carlton
6. In My Room - Marilyn Scott
7. Caroline No - Dori Caymmi
8. Our Sweet Love/Friends - Eliane Elias
9. Don't Worry Baby - Gabriela Anders, Steve Khan
10. God Only Knows - The Yellowjackets
11. Don't Talk - John Abercrombie, Vince Mendoza
12. Can't Wait Too Long
13. I Went to Sleep
14. Cabin Essence
15. Surf's Up
16. 'Til I Die

Average customer rating: Great sounding accompaniment piece to Pet Sounds

The String Quartet Tribute to the Beach Boys' Pet Sounds Manufacturer: Vitamin Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Rock | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Tributes | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Pickin' on the Beach Boys: A Bluegrass Tribute A Tribute to Brian Wilson On The Beach Good Vibrations: 40th Anniversary Edition EP What I Really Want for Christmas ASIN: B0007GP6R4 Release Date: 2005-02-15

Tracks:

1. Wouldn't It Be Nice
2. You Still Believe In Me
3. That's Not Me
4. Don't Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder)
5. I'm Waiting For The Day
6. Let's Go Away For Awhile
7. Sloop John B
8. God Only Knows
9. I Know There's An Answer
10. Here Today
11. I Just Wasn't Made For These Times
12. Pet Sounds
13. Caroline No
14. Hang On To Your Ego

Product Description

1. Wouldn't It Be Nice
2. You Still Believe In Me
3. That's Not Me
4. Don't Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder)
5. I'm Waiting For The Day
6. Let's Go Away For Awhile
7. Sloop John B
8. God Only Knows
9. I Know There's An Answer
10. Here Today
11. I Just Wasn't Made For These Times
12. Pet Sounds
13. Caroline No
14. Hang On To Your Ego

Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

Great sounding accompaniment piece to Pet Sounds.......2005-07-17

This album is great to listen to if you, like me, have listened to Pet Sounds millions of times and want a new variation on it. The Angry String Quartet does a great job recreating this amazing work of art, and brings to light the orchestral genius of Brian Wilson's musical and vocal arrangements. The Quartet extend most of the songs, and it is a bit awkward getting used to at first ( having listened to the original songs so many times), but in the end, it is a pleasant change.


"The String Quartet Tribute to the Beach Boys' Pet Sounds" is an interesting, and ultimately, satisfying listen. I'd recommend this to anyone who wants to hear Pet Sounds in a different light or would like to understand why so many people have found Brian Wilson's music to be utter genius...and just about anyone else.

Average customer rating: Like a exceptional bottle of wine... my most treasured of recordings. Yes, it WOULD be nice (if this album weren't so wimpy) No, please... An enjoyable listen

Wouldn't It Be Nice: A Jazz Portrait Of Brian Wilson Various Artists Manufacturer: Blue Note Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Brazil | South & Central America | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music Bossa Nova | Latin Music | Styles | Music Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Brazilian Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Jazz Fusion | Jazz | Styles | Music Latin Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Modern Postbebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Jazz | Styles | Music Fusion & World Fusion | Compilations | Jazz | Styles | Music Smooth Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Blue Note Records | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music General | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Making God Smile: An Artists' Tribute to the Songs of Beach Boy Brian Wilson Musicares: A Tribute to Brian Wilson ASIN: B000005H0L Release Date: 1997-08-12

Tracks:

1. Surfer Girl (Prelude) - Don Grusin
2. Surfer Girl (Track) - Clark Burroughs Group
3. Can't Wait Too Long - Jeffrey Osborne
4. Wouldn't It Be Nice - Elements
5. 'Til I Die - Tim Weston And Shelby Flint
6. The Warmth Of The Sun - Larry Carlton
7. I Just Wasn't Made For These Times - Marilyn Scott
8. In My Room - Clark Burroughs Group
9. I Went To Sleep - I Want To Sleep
10. Caroline No - Dori Caymmi
11. Our Sweet Love/Friends - Elaine Elias
12. Cabinessence - Clark Burroughs Group
13. Don't Worry Baby ('No Te Preocupes Nena') - Steve Khan with Gabriela Anders
14. God Only Knows - Yellowjackets
15. Surf's Up - Clark Burroughs Group
16. Don't Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder) - Vince Mendoza (featuring John Abercrombie)
17. 'Til I Die - Clark Burroughs Group

Customer Reviews:

Like a exceptional bottle of wine... my most treasured of recordings........2006-11-19

Well, what can I say regarding some of the negative reviews here? Different strokes for different folks I suppose. To my ears, this recording is one of the finest works of art I have ever heard! First of all, we are dealing with Brian Wilson's songs here, and that needs no comment, for he has already earned his place as one of the 20th century's greatest composers. But it's the very diverse, artistic and passionate interpretation of this material that puts this work into a category all of its own. I've owned this album since the fall of 1998 and have revisited it many, many times since. The songs have not lost their appeal. Conversely, like fine wine, they have a way of getting better with age which is a quality all great music is imbued with.

Start to finish, this is an album I can play anytime, anywhere and just 'feel good'. Every track is interesting and unique, and most are just outright gorgeous. I do have my favorites... the first (instrumental) rendition of 'Til I Die' is just awesome. Interestingly, it features members of the original Pat Metheny Group, now named 'The Elements', and it works exceedingly well. It's very 'otherworldly'. Steve Kahn serves up a great latin-tinged rendition of 'Don't Worry Baby'. Very different from the original, this is a soundscape of great guitar work against a cushion of sensual female vocals. Wonderful stuff! 'In my Room' is a beautiful song expressed here in a very different way with a very unique piano/vocal interpretation by Marilyn Scott. The creative string arrangement and bass solo fit it wonderfully. I just love it. Tim Weston/Shelby Flint's rendition of 'Warmth of the Sun' is exquisite. It's absolutely beautiful. I loved all the concise Clark Burroughs Group acapella vingettes. These gorgeous vocal harmony sets are a nice change of pace between the more complex inprovisational numbers. Dori Caymmi does a haunting version of 'Caroline No' that is so different in feel from the original, yet it works so well, it like a fresh piece of music altogether. In fact, so many of these tracks are like that.... totally fresh interpretations that create a fresh piece of music out of familiar classics.

Although it's hard to pick out one track here that stands out from the rest, (they are all THAT good), I have to say that Vince Mendoza/John Abercrombie's rendition of 'Don't Talk' is a piece that goes to a place very rarely achieved by any musician. It transports one to that place where time stands still, and all you can do is 'listen' in awe. The melancholy arrangement of the strings, allowing Abercrombie to 'speak' with the notes of his guitar (and the space between the notes) is spellbinding and just fills me with goosebumps. I actually have been moved to tears upon hearing this piece... many times. This is music at it's very highest level.

So there you have it. The album ends appropriately with an acapella version of 'Til I Die'... Wilson's self prophecy of how he spent much of the next three decades:"I'm a cork on the ocean..." This album is much like all of Brian's music. Either you get it or you don't. It's VERY different from the original versions of the songs, but that is what makes this so special a recording. Here, these artists have all absorbed the soul of Wilson and expressed it in their unique ways and the result is nothing less than beautiful and very moving. It is without a doubt the most powerful tribute I've heard made of any artist. And no one deserves it more than this much loved composer.

Yes, it WOULD be nice (if this album weren't so wimpy).......2006-09-18

I like jazz, and I like Brian Wilson, but the combination of the two just doesn't work... at least, not here it doesn't. This is indeed "smooth jazz," not actual jazz. It's soft, mushy elevator music. Kenny G would not be out of place on this record, which gives you some idea of how it sounds. The most interesting tracks here are the a cappella numbers by the Clark Burroughs Group, but frustratingly, they don't even sing the whole songs! Maybe they should have blended these snippets into a medley instead of scattering them throughout the album. Still, they're easily the best things here and the only things Wilson's fans will probably be interested in.

The Clark Burroughs Group tracks make this album worth hearing once. The rest is bland and toothless. I'd love to hear some real jazz interpretations of Wilson's melodies, but this CD does not contain them. At best, it's pleasant background music, nothing special.

No, please..........2004-05-17

Wow, what is this bilge?

An enjoyable listen.......2002-01-17

This CD can best be described as a good smooth jazz tribute to Brian Wilson.

It should be noted that several of the tracks are lesser known Wilson songs that the casual fan may not recognize, but are songs that serious fans will appreciate.

The album falls short only in the somewhat bland version of title song, and in the Clarke Burroghs Groups brilliant, but incomplete (song snippet) versions of a Smile era songs.

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Hey Mr. Producer!: The Musical World of Cameron MacKintosh Martin Koch Manufacturer: Polygram ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Irish Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Orchestral Pop | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music Soul | Live Albums | R&B | Styles | Music General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music ASIN: B000023ZUQ Release Date: 1998-08-25

Tracks:

1. We Said We Wouldn't Look Back [Salad Days] - Martin Koch
2. Cats Overture [From Cats] - Martin Koch
3. Food Glorious Food [From Oliver!] - Workhouse Children
4. Wouldn't It Be Loverly [From My Fair Lady] - Gillian Lynne, Liz Robertson, Company
5. Quit Professor Higgins [From My Fair Lady] - Company
6. Rain in Spain [From My Fair Lady] - Jonathan Pryce, Liz Robertson,
7. Get Me to the Church on Time [From My Fair Lady] - Peter Bayliss, , Company
8. I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face [From My Fair Lady] - Jonathan Pryce, Liz Robertson
9. Introduction (Show Medeley) - Julie Andrews
10. One Two Three [The Fix] - John Barrowman
11. Little Shop of Horrors - Wendy Mae Brown, Dawn Hope, Femi Taylor
12. Somewhere That's Green [Little Shop of Horrors] - Ellen Greene
13. Suddenly Seymour [Little Shop of Horrors] - Ellen Greene, Teddy Kempner
14. Day by Day [Godspell] - Company
15. I Get a Kick Out of You [From Anything Goes] - Laurie Holloway, Marian Montgomery,
16. Variations [Song and Dance] - Julian Lloyd Webber, , Company
17. Unexpected Song [Song and Dance] - Bernadette Peters
18. Nicer in Nice [The Boyfriend] - Jasna Ivir, Company
19. I Love a Lassie [Lauder] - Scottish Power Pipe Band
20. Five Guys Named Moe/Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby? [Five Guys ...] - Trent Armand Kendall, , , ,
21. Pick a Pocket or Two - Russ Abbot, , ,
22. As Long as He Needs Me [From Oliver!] - Sonia Swaby
23. Introduction - Julie Andrews
24. I'm Martin Guerre - David Campbell
25. How Many Tears? [Martin Guerre] - Maria Friedman
26. Heat Is on in Saigon [From Miss Saigon] - David Campbell, , Lea Salonga, Company
27. Wedding [From Miss Saigon]
28. Last Night of the World [From Miss Saigon] - David Campbell, Lea Salonga
29. This Is the Hour [From Miss Saigon] - Company
30. American Dream [From Miss Saigon] - Jonathan Pryce, Company

Tracks:

1. Phantom of the Opera [From The Phantom of the Opera] - Lisa Vroman, Colm Wilkinson
2. Music of the Night [From Phantom of the Opera] - Colm Wilkinson
3. Broadway Baby [Follies] - Maria Friedman, Julia McKenzie
4. Oh, What a Beautiful Morning [From Oklahoma!] - Hugh Jackman
5. Carousel Waltz/Ballet [From Carousel] - Dana Stackpole, Company
6. Porch Scene [From Carousel] - Hal Fowler, Barbara King, Joanna Riding, Dana Stackpole
7. You'll Never Walk Alone [From Carousel] - Joanna Riding, Company
8. Introduction - Ned Sherrin
9. Side by Side [Company] - David Kernan, Millicent Martin, Julia McKenzie, Ned Sherrin, Stephen Sondheim
10. You Could Drive a Person Crazy [Company] - Maria Friedman, Ruthie Henshall, Millicent Martin, Lea Salonga
11. Send in the Clowns (A Little Night Music) - Judi Dench
12. Losing My Mind [Follies] - Michael Ball
13. Being Alive [Company] - Bernadette Peters
14. You've Gotta Have a Gimmick [From Gypsy] - Michael Ball, Judi Dench, Maria Friedman, Ruthie Henshall, David Kernan, , Dean Martin, Julia McKenzie, Bernadette Peters
15. Introduction - Stephen Sondheim
16. Duelling Pianos - Andrew Lloyd Webber, Stephen Sondheim,
17. Poisoning Pigeons in the Park [Tom Foolery] - Tom Lehrer
18. Jellicle Songs [From Cats] - Brian Blessed, , Paul Nicholas, Company
19. Memory [From Cats] - Elaine Paige
20. At the End of the Day [From Les Miserables] - Company
21. Stars [From Les Miserables] - Philip Quast
22. Do You Hear the People Sing? [From Les Miserables] - Hal Fowler, Company
23. On My Own [From Les Miserables] - Lea Salonga
24. Bring Him Home [From Les Miserables] - Colm Wilkinson
25. One Day More [From Les Miserables] - Michael Ball, Hal Fowler, Ruthie Henshall, Tammi Jacobs, Teddy Kempner, Philip Quast, Lea Salonga, Colm Wilkinson, Za
26. We Said We Wouldn't Look Back [From Les Miserables] - Cameron Mackintosh

Album Description

Subtitled the Musical Word of Cameron Mackintosh. Import only 56-track collection. A live recording at the Lyceum Theatre in London, in the presence of her majesty the Queen and HRH the Duke of Edinburgh. In aid of the Royal National Institute for the Blind and the combined theatrical charities. Universal.

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Wouldn't It Be Nice Beach Boys Manufacturer: Capitol ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Classic Rock | Styles | Music ASIN: B000KKI28M

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Impressions Of My Fair Lady Manufacturer: Boston Skyline ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ballets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Gershwin | Gershwin, George | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Rodgers, Richard | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Film Scores | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Ballets & Dances | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Musical Theater | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music ASIN: B000008NDZ Release Date: 1994-07-12

Tracks:

1. Overture
2. Why Can't The English?
3. Wouldn't It Be Loverley
4. The Rain In Spain
5. I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face
6. With A Little Bit Of Luck
7. Ascot Gavotte
8. Show Me
9. I Could Have Danced All Night
10. Get Me To The Church On Time
11. On The Street Where You Live
12. Exit Music
13. My Romance
14. Brazilian Sleighbells
15. Hernando's Hideaway
16. The Waltz In Swing Time
17. Crazy Rondo
18. Quiet Village
19. Slaughter On Tenth Avenue
20. Nice Work If You Can Get It

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Merengue Callejeros Dominican Sound Manufacturer: Lynn Hildago ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music London Philharmonic Orchestra | ( L ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music CDs Under $7 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs Under $7 | Latin General | Latin Music | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Latin General | Latin Music | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music ASIN: B000003LBW Release Date: 1997-10-07

Tracks:

1. Mania
2. Ritmo Loco
3. Pica, Pica
4. Candela Pura
5. Mujeron
6. Mujeres lo Bailan Bien
7. Pa' los Que Sufren
8. Ojitos Bellos
9. Tocamen la Sirena
10. Duena del Swing

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Best of Broadway Manufacturer: Intersound Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Bernstein | Bernstein, Leonard | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Rodgers, Richard | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Sondheim, Stephen | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Overtures | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Musical Theater | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B00000DUNW Release Date: 1996-03-04

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5. A Lifetime of Song (1951-1982)
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