Listen to the Band [Import]

Product Description:
Mid-priced 22 track comp of the former Monkees member's bestsolo recordings, including 'I Fall To Pieces', 'Some Of Shelly's Blues' and 'Different Drum', which later became a hit for Linda Ronstadt. 1997 Camden release.

Listen to the Band,Michael Nesmith,Bmg/Camden,Country/Bluegrass,Popular Music,Rock/Pop Collections

Average customer rating: Mixed feelings Your love for this superb collection will be here to stay... He's done it again Absolutely 'S WONDERFUL! A beautiful 2 disc CD-another hit for Michael

The Michael Feinstein Anthology Manufacturer: Elektra / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Gershwin | Gershwin, George | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Porter | Porter, Cole | ( P ) | 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 Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Musical Theater | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music General | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Nostalgia | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Similar Items: Romance on Film/Romance on Broadway Nice Work If You Can Get It: Songs by the Gershwins Hopeless Romantics Isn't It Romantic Michael & George (Feinstein Sings Gershwin) ASIN: B000065DVH Release Date: 2002-05-21

Tracks:

1. Nice Work If You Can Get It
2. Isn't It Romantic
3. Swinging On A Star
4. Ask Me Again
5. Rhode Island Is Famous For You
6. 'S Wonderful
7. Wonder Why
8. Too Marvelous For Words
9. Where Do You Start
10. Theme From The Bad And The Beautiful
11. Easy To Love
12. Alexander's Ragtime Band
13. Who Are You Now?
14. You're An Education
15. You Are There
16. Sophisticated Swing
17. Love Can Change The Stars
18. Come Out, Come Out Wherever You Are
19. Half Of April (Most Of May)
20. Marianne
21. They Can't Take That Away From Me
22. I Love A Piano

Tracks:

1. That's Entertainment
2. My Favorite Year
3. Ten Feet Off The Ground (With Rosemary Clooney)
4. I Never Felt Better
5. Someone To Watch Over Me
6. Kiss Her Now
7. The Ugly Bug Ball
8. For You, For Me, Forever More
9. The Mole People
10. And So To Bed
11. You're All The World To Me
12. Old Friend
13. Isn't It A Pity (with Rosemary Clooney)
14. Pattisserie
15. Open Your Eyes
16. For Love Alone
17. I Won't Send Roses/Time Heals Everything
18. Get Out And Get Under The Moon (with Page Cavanaugh)
19. My Romance
20. Love Is Here To Stay
21. Violin (with Liza Minnelli)

Amazon.com

The line between evangelist and entertainer has always been somewhat indistinct. But as showcased on this 43-track, double-disc collection culled from his '87-'96 recordings for Elektra/Nonesuch/Atlantic, Michael Feinstein's dedication to spreading the gospel of the American song often blurs it beyond recognition. While the singer's pedigree for the task is impeccable (a long-term stint as Ira Gershwin's assistant and early career sponsorship by Liza Minnelli), his interpretations often succeed by playing off a tense axis of fervent emotionalism and a joyous sense of irreverence.

If his readings of romantic standards can sometimes tend toward the precious, they're often balanced here by sheer dramatic power and telling insights ("Isn't It Romantic" fairly bristles with ironic chauvinism) and a few loopy curves ("The Mole People," the Sherman Brothers' "The Ugly Bug Ball," and the previously unreleased "Rhode Island Is Famous for You"). Feinstein's dedicated song archaeology is also showcased on several gems: "Violin," a duet with Liza Minnelli; "My Favorite Year," a rejected ballad for the film of that name; the sublime "lost" Gershwin classic "Ask Me Again."

Sprinkled with live performances (the forum where Feinstein's talents seem most energized) and studio outtakes and featuring a lengthy print interview with the singer, the set chronicles both the pioneering efforts of one of pop music's most successful revivalists and, crucially, the cream of his beloved American songwriters, from stalwarts Gershwin, Berlin, and Porter to later legends like Herman, Styne, Lane, Martin, and Mercer. --Jerry McCulley

Album Description

The definitive collection of performances by the Grammy nominated singer features 43 tracks from 14 albums released by Elektra, Elektra Nonesuch, and Atlantic labels from 1987-1996. Plus 8 previously unreleased live tracks only available here 'Rhode Island is Famous For You', 'S Wonderful', 'Alexander's Ragtime Band', 'I Love A Piano', 'Patisserie', 'Get Out And Get Under The Moon' (with Page Cavanaugh), 'Love Is Here To Stay' & 'Violin' (with Liza Minnelli). 2 Digipacks housed in a slipcase with a booklet. Rhino Records. 2002.

Customer Reviews:

Mixed feelings.......2005-10-05

This album has some GREAT songs on it; sophisticated swing being one of my favorites. However many of the other songs are too operatic and lame. I give three stars but this album is definatly worth it just for some of the better songs.

Your love for this superb collection will be here to stay..........2002-07-18

The magnificently talented Michael Feinstein has made one wonderful album after another for nearly two decades. Now that Elektra and Rhino have put together this anthology, I am blown away by the versatility and diversity in Feinstein's recorded output. Such amazing rare gems, combined with the most beloved favorites in the history of American Popular Song. Assembled with wit, intelligence, and obvious affection on the part of the record company, this set is a keeper. You'll love it!

He's done it again.......2002-07-15

Is there anything this man can't sing? This collection is so varied as to be the definitive collection of songs for any occassion.

This is perfect background music for a dinner party for a whole group but especially for two. Light, romantic and just gorgeous. You just can't go wrong when Michael Feinstein is your musical choice.

Way to go Michael, you've done it again!

Absolutely 'S WONDERFUL!.......2002-06-10

There are very few contemporary performers who can hold their own with the truly great interpreters of American popular song. Michael Feinstein is truly the ONLY performer of the "younger" generation who really understands what these songs are all about. His incredible knowledge of this music, and his enthusiasm and passion for it have fueled his career. Rhino Records has done a truly outstanding job of putting together an anthology that exemplifies why Mr. Feinstein has become so beloved by audiences around the world. The packaging is excellent, and filled with interesting photos and background information about many of the selections.

This collection not only contains all the favorites one would expect, but a neat group of surprises too. I especially love the duets with people like Liza Minnelli and Rosemary Clooney, and the various collaborative efforts with songwriters like Jule Styne and Burton Lane accompanying Michael at the piano.

This collection is a classic to be treasured. Bravo Michael!
Bravo Rhino!

A beautiful 2 disc CD-another hit for Michael.......2002-06-09

I have every CD Michael has ever made and this is by far one of the best ones because of Michael's range in singing and his wonderful singing voice. I love his duets with Rosemary Clooney and Liza Minelli. He is a wonderful performer on this double CD and am looking foward to the next CD.

Average customer rating:

Ultimate Irving Berlin, Vol. 1 Irving Berlin Manufacturer: Pearl ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music 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 | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Broadway & Vocalists | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Ultimate Irving Berlin, Vol. 2 Rodgers & Hart, Vol. 1 Ultimate Cole Porter, Vol. 2 Ultimate Cole Porter, Vol. 1 The Ultimate George Gershwin, Vol. 1 ASIN: B00005RKQR Release Date: 2002-02-26

Tracks:

1. The Jolly Bachelors: That Beautiful Rag
2. Ziegfeld Follies Of 1911: Woodman, Spare That Tree
3. Everybody's Doing It: Everybody's Doing It Now
4. Hullo Ragtime: Hitchy Koo
5. Hullo Ragtime: Snooky Ookums
6. Hullo Ragtime: Alexander's Ragtime Band
7. Watch Your Step: I've Gotta Go Back To Texas
8. Watch Your Step: Settle Down In A One-Horse Town
9. Watch Your Step: The Syncopated Walk
10. Watch Your Step: My Bird Of Paradise
11. Watch Your Step: Show Us How To Do The Fox Trot
12. Watch Your Step: The Simple Melody
13. Watch Your Step: The Always Follow Me Around
14. Watch Your Step: Discoveries
15. Watch Your Step: The Minstrel Parade
16. Stop! Look! Listen! (Follow The Crowd): Beautiful Honolulu
17. Stop! Look! Listen! (Follow The Crowd): England Every Time For Me
18. Stop! Look! Listen! (Follow The Crowd): Teach Me To Love
19. Stop! Look! Listen! (Follow The Crowd): I Love To Dance
20. Stop! Look! Listen! (Follow The Crowd): The Girl On The Magazine
21. Stop! Look! Listen! (Follow The Crowd): I Love A Piano
22. Stop! Look! Listen! (Follow The Crowd): Until I Fell In Love With You
23. Stop! Look! Listen! (Follow The Crowd): Father Wanted Me To Learn A Trade
24. Stop! Look! Listen! (Follow The Crowd): Take Off A Little Bit

Average customer rating: Hail To the Thief! Hail to the Chief Another Great Altissimo! Release Hail to the Chief

Hail to the Chief Manufacturer: Altissimo Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ballets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Waltzes | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Brahms | Brahms, Johannes | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Paine | Paine, John Knowles | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Rodgers, Richard | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Smith, John Stafford | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Sousa | Sousa, John Philip | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Strauss Jr., Johann | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Tchaikovsky | Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Film Scores | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Marches | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Ballets & Dances | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Marches | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Similar Items: Three Hit Albums from the U.S. Military Bands Hollywoodland (Widescreen Edition) ASIN: B0006SSP6C Release Date: 2005-01-11

Tracks:

1. President Garfield's Inaugural March
2. The Star Spangled Banner (Historic Arrangement)
3. Inaugural Address Excerpt Franklin D. Roosevelt
4. March "Franklin D. Roosevelt"
5. Auld Lang Syne
6. Thomas Jefferson March
7. The Blue Danube Waltz
8. The President's March (Hail Columbia)
9. Inaugural Address Excerpt Harry Truman
10. The Sleeping Beauty Waltz
11. Easter Monday on the White House Lawn
12. Hungarian Dance #3
13. The Pride of the Wolverines
14. The Maple Leaf Rag (Historic 1906 Recording)
15. Inaugural Address Excerpt Dwight Eisenhower
16. Listen to the Mockingbird
17. The Marseillaise
18. Solemn March
19. Presidential Polonaise
20. The March from the Nutcracker Suite
21. Inaugural Address Excerpt John F. Kennedy
22. Guadalcanal March from Victory at Sea
23. Hail to the Spirit of Liberty
24. Eternal Father (The Navy Hymn)
25. A Message from President Ronald Reagan
26. Hail to the Chief

Customer Reviews:

Hail To the Thief!.......2005-08-06

Despite the fact that most of our presidents are not worth remembering in music; this is none the less an interesting CD. Altissimo! has done its usualy bit of culling through the Marine Band library to dig out enough appropriate pieces to put together on one CD. No original recordings here! We should be glad that its a full length selection of over 60 mins for a change, instead of the old 45 min. cheats in the past! Still, the different sound qualities of the various tracks is distracting at times.

Most labels when they combine different recordings together usually list the recording date and who conducted the band at that time. Altissimo! has not graduated to that level of professionalism in their products yet. Hence we just get The US Marine Band, not when it was recorded and who might be directing it!

Fortunately, the quality of the Marine Band is so good that it does not matter what Altissimo! does in putting together a CD. That said, the music provides an interesting chronology of ceremonial music played at the White House over the years. The linear notes are an improvment over the past, when little or nothing was provided. All and all, not bad from what we have come to expect from Altissimo!

Hail to the Chief.......2005-02-02

Hail to the Chief is the latest of about twenty-seven CDs offered by "Altissimo!", which offer recordings of the USA's fine military service musical organizations. Until Altissimo!, these recording were very rare and just about impossible to find. Thanks to Altissimo! every one can appreciate and enjoy the fine music of these top-notch musical organizations.
The program in Hail to the Chief is a tribute to our presidents. It is a varied program that shows the depth of the music played by one of America's oldest, established in 1798, and finest musical organizations, the United States Marine Band. This CD contains twenty-one marches and other classical numbers from Sousa to Strauss to Tchaikovsky. Some of the music in the CD is rare and for this reason alone of interest to music history buffs. One of these selections is a recording of the "Star-Spangled Banner" using the earliest published arrangement (1814) of the anthem. Another is the "Solemn March" played at Lincoln's funeral. Also included a rarely recorded Sousa piece, "Easter Monday on the White House Lawn." There is also an historic 1906 recording of Scott Joplin's "Maple Leaf Rag."
The recording also contains excerpts from speeches made by five of our presidents four of which were from inaugural addresses. The program notes explain the musical selections and how each was of interest to the various presidents.
The only negative, and it is not with the CD itself, is that the program notes do not include recording dates, where recorded and who the conductor of the band was. I highly recommend this CD to all interested in the America's patriotic music as well as the serious collector of military music and those interested in the musical roots of our country.
George Barkman

Another Great Altissimo! Release.......2005-01-13

Listening to the latest CD from Altissimo! brought pleasure to my ears. Whether you like listening to ballads, waltzes, Hungarian Dances, or marches you will find something on this CD that you will love to listen to. This wonderful compilation presents the listener with music favored by 23 of our United States Presidents, and includes bonus tracks of excerpts from four inaugural speeches.

Hail to the Chief.......2005-01-11

Hail to the Chief is unique, educational and without question, absolutely wonderful!

I was initially puzzled by the selections but as I began to listen and read the short narrative that is offered I started to realize I was being taken on a very different trip through American history. Consequently, the impact of the program had a totally unexpected and fascinating effect.

I was not just mesmerized by the sounds I heard, the arrangements which were presented or the memorable utterances of some of our Chief Executives. I was completely entranced by the realization that these men and others who had held the office of President of the United States, had listened and reacted to the same music the CD offers. It gave me an insight into their humanity that text books cannot provide.

As an example, I hadn't known the original sheet music for the "Star Spangled Banner" was arranged differently from the way we listen to it today --- who know how many Americans heard it played that way?

I had never actually thought about the fact that Washington might have actually heard "Hail Columbia" played, just as I was hearing it.

I was a bit startled that Chester Arthur commanded Sousa to compose what became the "Presidential Polonaise" and tried to imagine how much pressure he, (Sousa), must have felt in doing the President's bidding. (By the way, after listening to that unquestionably superb composition of the "March King", I must admit despite its delightful sound, I'm very pleased that we no longer use that as the official march of the President and we have returned to "Hail to the Chief".)

I vividly recall watching the casket of President Kennedy being carried over the steps of the Capitol and listening to "The Navy Hymn" and the music recaptured that moment as if it was yesterday.

It wasn't solely the music I savored but it was also the historical images they engendered. Indeed, music affects all "ages"!

The CD is a professional product that will hopefully be enjoyed by thousands for many years to come.

Average customer rating: Beautiful Victor Herbert Beautiful Victor Herbert Beautiful Victor Herbert

Victor Herbert: The American Girl Manufacturer: Arabesque Recordings ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Herbert | Herbert, Victor | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Marches | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music English | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Marches | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: When I Grow Too Old to Dream Victor Herbert: Columbus Suite/ Irish Rhapsody/ Auditorium Festival March Herbert: L'encore Victor Herbert: Souvenir Victor Herbert: Beloved Songs and Classic Miniatures ASIN: B000000T6L Release Date: 1992-10-26

Tracks:

1. The American Girl Two-Step
2. The Princess Pat (Sels)
3. The Dream Girl (Sels)
4. Natoma (Sels)
5. A Kiss In The Dark from Orange Blossoms
6. A Love Sonnet
7. Inauguration March

Customer Reviews:

Beautiful Victor Herbert.......1999-05-19

This recording (Arabesque Z6561) is one of three CD recordings of Victor Herbert's music by Don Hunsberger and the Eastman School of music produced in the early 1980's. (The others are Arabesque Z6529 and Z6547) All are superbly recorded using the original orchestra arrangements from a composer who was gifted in the art of orchestration. We get a sampling of marches, selections from operettas, humor songs, and a selection from his opera Natoma. Teresa Ringholt sings with the orchestra on a few songs and her sweet soprano voice is perfect for the part. We need more of Victor Herbert's beautiful music to be discovered and performed in the way Herbert intended it to be performed. The authenic Victor Herbert may be the next discovery in the same way the authenic Scott Joplin has been discovered by the public.

Beautiful Victor Herbert.......1999-05-19

This (Arabesque Z6561) is one of three CD recordings of Victor Herbert's music by Don Hunsberger and the Eastman School of music produced in the early 1980's. (The others are Arabesque Z6529 and Z6547) All are superbly recorded using the original orchestra arrangements from a composer who was gifted in the art of orchestration. We get a sampling of marches, selections from operettas, humor songs, and a selection from his opera Natoma. Teresa Ringholt sings with the orchestra on a few songs and her sweet soprano voice is perfect for the part. We need more of Victor Herbert's beautiful music to be discoivered and performed in the way Herbert intended it to be performed. The authenic Victor Herbert may be the next discovery in the same way the authenic Scott Joplin has been discovered by the public.

Beautiful Victor Herbert.......1999-05-19

This (Arabesque Z6561) is one of three CD recordings of Victor Herbert's music by Don Hunsberger and the Eastman School of music produced in the early 1980's. (The others are Arabesque Z6529 and Z6547) All are superbly recorded using the original orchestra arrangements from a composer who was gifted in the art of orchestration. We get a sampling of marches, selections from operettas, humor songs, and a selection from his opera Natoma. Teresa Ringholt sings with the orchestra on a few songs and her sweet soprano voice is perfect for the part. We need more of Victor Herbert's beautiful music to be discoivered and performed in the way Herbert intended it to be performed. The authenic Victor Herbert may be the next discovery in the same way the authenic Scott Joplin has been discovered by the public.

Average customer rating: Great for home and classroom

Keep On Smiling: Songs By Irving Berlin, 1915 - 1918 Benjamin Sears , and Bradford Connor Manufacturer: Original Cast Record ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Musical Theater | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music General | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Tin Pan Alley | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | 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 Traditional & Vocal Pop | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music Easy Listening | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B000004CRG Release Date: 1996-09-17

Tracks:

1. The Circus Is Coming to Town
2. Araby
3. I've Got a Sweet Tooth Bothering Me
4. Until I Fell in Love With You
5. Cohen Owes Me Ninety Seven Dollars
6. When I Leave The World Behind
7. Down Where The Jack O'Lanterns Grow
8. Polly Pretty Polly (Polly With A Past)
9. The Eyes Of Youth See The Truth
10. The Sterling Silver Moon
11. While The Band Played An American Rag
12. The Voice Of Belgium
13. The Devil Has Bought Up All The Coal
14. They Were All Out Of Step But Jim
15. Smile And Show Your Dimple
16. Dream On Little Soldier Boy
17. When I Get Back To The U.S.A.
18. I'm Gonna Pin My Medal On The Girl I Left Behind
19. Yip-Yip-Yaphank Medley: Oh, How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning/Kitchen Police (Poor Little Me)...
20. We're On Our Way To France

Customer Reviews:

Great for home and classroom.......1999-03-21

No other composer so closely kept his fingers on the pulse of American thinking and gave the country so much of what it thought it wanted. "Yiddle on Your Fiddle" tells us more of the second-generation immigrants' desire to become Americanized than all the history and sociology books can ever do. So it is a double pleasure to announce the appearance of "Come on and Hear!: Early Songs by Irving Berlin, 1909-1915" and "Keep on Smiling: Songs by Irving Berlin, 1915-1918," two fantastic CDs or tapes on Oaktown label and released through a friendly little Connecticut company calling itself Original Cast Records. Between the two sets, you have 41 tracks of the Berlin output from "Everybody's Doing It Now" to "We're on Our Way to France." The soloist is Benjamin Sears, who with pianist Bradford Conner has something of a reputation around the Boston area. Now some of this material is duplicated by the more widely known Joan Morrison on two RCA Victor releases, possibly out of print by now; and like those discs could use another voice now and then. (Conner does join in where a duet is called for, but my point remains.) Sears is a capable if not an outstanding baritone, who does justice to these historic expressions of Americana. So not only do I recommend both of these sets for their enjoyment value, but I wish to continue to point out to Social Studies teachers how valuable sets like this would be to classes who have no concept of how people really felt (as opposed to what they merely said and did) "way back when." And I might even stick out my neck so far as to offer to come to any school (in reasonable distance of where I live) to give a sample lesson on how these sets can be used.

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Come on and Hear Manufacturer: Original Cast Record ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Musical Theater | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music General | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Tin Pan Alley | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | 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 Traditional & Vocal Pop | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B00004RD4V Release Date: 2000-01-01

Tracks:

1. Everybody's Doing It Now
2. That's How I Love You
3. When The Midnight Choo-Choo Leaves For Alabam'
4. Move Over
5. Simple Melody
6. At The Devil's Ball (First Version)
7. At The Devil's Ball (Final Version)
8. The Girl On The Magazine Cover
9. Alexander's Ragtime Band
10. When It Rains, Sweetheart, When It Rains
11. Settle Down In A One Horse Town
12. Ragtime Violin/That Mysterious Rag/The International Rag
13. If All The Girls I Knew Were Like You
14. Stop! Look! Listen!
15. I Want To Go Back To Michigan (Down On The Farm)
16. That Mesmerizing Mendelssohn Tune
17. Ragtime Soldier Man
18. The Apple Tree And The Bumble Bee
19. Spring And Fall
20. I Love A Piano
21. They've Got Me Doing It Now

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Stopped at a Green Light Manufacturer: Steve Tannen ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Say I Am You ASIN: B000CA728G Release Date: 2003-09-09

Average customer rating: Gets five stars despite... Yes, the Title Says it All: Listen to the Band. How much Monkees do you want? Monkees Get Their Due Full of fun and the usual Monkee mayhem...

Listen to the Band The Monkees Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Bubblegum | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Compilations | Pop | Styles | Music | Dance Pop | Easy Listening | General | Oldies | Traditional Vocalists General | Rock | Styles | Music Psychedelic Rock | Classic Rock | Styles | Music General | Classic Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Box Sets | Stores | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Box Sets | Stores | Music General | Rock | Box Sets | Stores | Music Rhino Records | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Pool It! More of the Monkees Justus Missing Links, Vol. 3 Live 1967 ASIN: B0000032HE Release Date: 1991-09-24

Tracks:

1. (Theme From) The Monkees
2. Last Train To Clarksville
3. Take A Giant Step
4. Saturday's Child
5. I Wanna Be Free
6. Papa Gene's Blues
7. Sweet Young Thing
8. Gonna Buy Me A Dog
9. All The King's Horses
10. I'm A Believer
11. (I'm Not Your) Stepping Stone
12. She
13. Mary, Mary
14. Your Auntie Grizelda
15. Look Out (Here Comes Tomorrow)
16. Sometime In The Morning
17. I Don't Think You Know Me
18. I'll Spend My Life With You
19. I'll Be Back Up On My Feet

Tracks:

1. A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You
2. The Girl I Knew Somewhere
3. She Hangs Out
4. All Of Your Toys
5. Love To Love
6. You Told Me
7. Forget That Girl
8. You Just May Be The One
9. Shades Of Gray
10. For Pete's Sake
11. No Time
12. Randy Scouse Git
13. Pleasant Valley Sunday
14. Words
15. Daydream Believer
16. Goin' Down
17. Salesman
18. The Door Into Summer
19. Love Is Only Sleeping
20. Cuddly Toy
21. What Am I Doing Hangin' 'Round?
22. Daily Nightly
23. Star Collector
24. (I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone (Live Version)

Tracks:

1. Valleri
2. Tapioca Tundra
3. P.O. Box 9847
4. Auntie's Municipal Court
5. Zor And Zam
6. Nine Times Blue
7. Tear The Top Right Of My Head
8. Carlisle Wheeling
9. D.W. Washburn
10. It's Nice To Be With You
11. St. Matthew
12. Porpoise Song
13. As We Go Along
14. Circle Sky (Live Version)
15. Can You Dig It
16. Long Title: Do I Have To Do This All Over Again
17. Tear Drop City
18. A Man Without A Dream
19. Through The Looking Glass
20. I Won't Be The Same Without Her
21. You And I
22. While I Cry

Tracks:

1. Listen To The Band
2. Someday Man
3. Good Clean Fun
4. Mommy And Daddy
5. Looking For The Good Times
6. Some Of Shelly's Blues
7. Steam Engine
8. Oh My My
9. I Love You Better
10. Do It In The Name Of Love
11. That Was Then, This Is Now
12. Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere
13. Heart And Soul
14. Gettin' In
15. Every Step Of The Way

Customer Reviews:

Gets five stars despite..........2006-09-01

The fact that I don't like the 4th cd AT ALL. CDs 1,2 and 3 are filled with great, quality tunes which I've been listening to for years. I got this set around 1991 and I still listen to it quite a bit.

Yes, the Title Says it All: Listen to the Band........2005-08-01

I bought this box set in the early 90's with the complete and unapologetic intention of getting back to my roots. As the youngest of four siblings, the others all being much older than myself, I was exposed to the Monkees, Beatles, etc., for as long as I can remember. We always want to embrace our best memories, especially as we grow older and experience more of what life has in store for us. The Monkees are truly an ear candy happy place for a lot of people, and yours truly is no exception. I'm also happy to see that a so-called caricature band is being embraced by a lot of very young people here! Congratulations for discovering some very good music, regardless of what you may have heard.

It doesn't matter that the band started out as somebody's idea for a TV show aimed at the youth of the 60's. They had great songwriters like Boyce and Hart, King and Goffin, David Gates, and so on writing some very well-crafted, catchy-to-this-day songs that are still not being forgotten. That alone is proof positive against the arguments of all those dismissive naysayers. Let that make you say "I'm a Believer!"

The hits are all here from the TV show theme to 1986's not-so-great "Heart and Soul." I would like mostly to direct your attention to the first two discs in this four-cd collection, because there's not one bad song on either of them. Even the album tracks from that era are great, including when the band finally took over and began to write and play their own music under the tutelage of former Turtles member Chip Douglas (No, he is not the middle boy on My Three Sons, and he's not the brainchild behind Manheim Steamroller--his name is Chip Davis. And, yes, I write this because I kept getting confused about the name myself!:-D). In fact, the band recorded two great albums with Douglas, containing some great self-penned hits like Micky Dolenz's "Randy Scouse Git"(a song about his future and ex-wife Samantha) and the great bluesy brass driven "Goin' Down" before their unfortunate decline with The Birds, the Bees, and the Monkees, an album I never cared too much about. The other two cds aren't as consistently good, but they contain some true gems like "D.W. Washburn," the beautiful and hard-to-find "Someday Man," and one of my favorite of all of Mike Nesmith's country rock ditties, "Good, Clean Fun."

You also get a booklet full of rare photos, track-by-track descriptions of what was going down around the time of the recordings, and full studio musician credits. This box set is a must to own for both newcomers and long-time fans alike. I recommend it highly to anyone interested in this band that some never expected to have any lasting effect, and encourage you to keep their name buzzing around for many more years to come!

How much Monkees do you want?.......2004-04-28

I was a little too young to have been capable of getting a lot of the humor on the original series, but I wasn't too young to enjoy the music. I was born to be a Monkee's fan, but it wasn't until they began re-running the original episodes locally as an afternoon feature that I really got into the music. Back then I'd sit in front of the tv with my brother's tape recorder so that I could get the best possible "take" off of the tv speaker. This was how I listened to my Monkees movies for a long time until I got "Greatest Hits" as a 13th birthday present. I bought the Listen To The Band box set as a thirtieth birthday gift to myself and it gave me almost as big a thrill as the original album did back in 1975. Despite the cash-grab job of repackaging that Rhino seems to always be doing with the catalog, I can't say I've yet grown tired of the band, although the added tracks and rarities seem to be getting thinner from a quality standpoint with each new release. The box set suffers from this to some point, but for those who grew up with the afternoon tv as their only possible Monkee's outlet, it's a great thing to have handy for those occasions when your nostalgic sense gets the better of you.

Monkees Get Their Due.......2003-04-10

The debate of whether the Monkees played their own instruments or wrote their own songs ..yada, yada, yada...will go on forever. However, whoever was behind the music of the original pre-fab four, there were some great catchy pop tunes that came out of all the negativity. LISTEN TO THE BAND is the ultimate Monkees collection and highlights some songs that are worthy of airplay because you never hear these songs on the radio. The CD box set has all the classics (I'M A BELIEVER, LAST TRAIN TO CLARKSVILLE, DAYDREAM BELIEVER etc. etc.) but there were songs that are noteworthy and stand on their own. The highlight of the collection has to be Micky Dolenz' performance of GOIN'DOWN. It's a catchy pop/rock/jazz tune that's exhilarating and original. Other great songs include LOOK OUT (HERE COMES TOMORROW) sung by Davey Jones, PAPA GENE BLUES sung by Micheal Nesmith and DAILY NIGHTLY,a great psychedelic tune and the great and haunting LOVE IS ONLY SLEEPING both sung by Mickey Dolenz. The box set comes with a companion booklet of a little history of the Monkees and production notes behind each song. Overall, a box set that should deserves a place in anyones collection.

Full of fun and the usual Monkee mayhem..........2002-07-13

I bought this box set after watching the Monkees TV show on VH1 during a marathon. I fell in love with them and with their music. This box set is perfect for any fan because not only does it have the singles that made them famous, ("I'm A Believer", "Last Train To Clarksville") but it has rare b-sides that not many people know about. The songs are arranged so as to go from their early years to stuff from their 80s reunion. You can hear how their music changes as you go from CD to CD. Plus, to add more fun to the monkee mayhem, the booklet that comes with the CDs have insider information on what went on behind-the-scenes with the group. And let me not even mention all the pictures! All in all, this box set is more than worth it!

Average customer rating: Mixed results Like driving a Ferrari in a school zone. Stellar Soprano Applies Her Considerable Talent to a Lightning-Quick, All-American Repertoire May have a heart but what good is it if the artistic results are a void? Great new context for Voigt

All My Heart: Deborah Voigt Sings American Songs Manufacturer: Angel Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Beach | Beach, Amy Marcy Cheney | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Bernstein | Bernstein, Leonard | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Griffes | Griffes, Charles T. | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Ives, Charles | ( I ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Marches | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Ives, Charles | Composers | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Arias | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Obsessions (Wagner & Strauss: Arias and Scenes) Sacred Songs Cecilia Bartoli ~ Opera Proibita (Handel · Scarlatti · Caldara) / Les Musiciens du Louvre · Minkowski Plácido Domingo & Deborah Voigt - Wagner Love Duets ~ Tristan und Isolde, Siegfried My Name is Barbara ASIN: B000AQACM0 Release Date: 2005-09-13

Tracks:

1. The Side Show
2. Two Little Flowers
3. Down East
4. The Circus Band
5. Berceuse
6. At The River
7. The Children's Hour
8. Piccola Serenata
9. Greeting
10. So Pretty
11. In The Dark Pine-Wood
12. The Ivy-Wife
13. The Cloak, The Boat, And The Shoes
14. I Am In Need Of Music
15. To The Virgins To Make Much Of Time
16. This Heart That Flutters
17. Darkling, I Listen
18. Bright Cap And Streamers
19. The Half-Ring Moon
20. Pierrot
21. Cleopatra To The Asp
22. Evening Song
23. Ah, Love, But A Day
24. I Send My Heart Up To Thee
25. The Year's At The Spring

Amazon.com

This collection of American songs spanning 150 years shows Deborah Voigt, one of the world's leading sopranos, in a new light. She successfully achieves the transition from the larger-than-life operatic stage to the intimate world of song, especially in the more outgoing, dramatic pieces. Voigt enters into each composer's style with complete empathy. Charles Ives was an irrepressible maverick and a stylistic chameleon. Voigt captures the songs' hymn-like simplicity and irreverent rambunctiousness, though her voice is a bit too heavy for them. Leonard Bernstein's jazzy irony also needs more lightness, but the slow love songs are done beautifully. Voigt really comes into her own in Charles Griffes's lush impressionism, evoking the sultriness of Cleopatra and the rhythms of a Spanish dance, and Amy Beach's unabashed effusive romanticism. Composer Ben Moore is a child of our own time, born in 1960. He moves between many styles with natural ease. Set to great English and American poetry, some of his songs were written for Voigt, and she sings them to perfection. The splendid pianist Brian Zeger provides both leadership and support. --Edith Eisler

Customer Reviews:

Mixed results.......2006-02-22

This is an interesting collection of American songs, but I don't feel that Ms Voigt sold these selections to me. She still sounds like an opera singer trying to squeeze a very powerful and large voice into smaller setting for these songs, with mixed success. She is much, much better than many of her fellow sopranos that tried such repertoire, but I feel that she only gets it right in Amy Beach and Griffes songs. And even there, she does not have a sound that would make every song recital fan happy.
And what's with the title of this album? I think she is a classy artist and deserves better than such silly title, her label probably came up with that.
Nice try overall, but I hope Ms Voigt will do more Strauss and Wagner from now on, not more songs like these.

Like driving a Ferrari in a school zone........2006-02-02

Like a lot of big operatic voices, Voigt is hard to capture on CD; her recordings of Wagner and Strauss excerpts are good, but they can't convey the experience of hearing her live in an opera house. And singing with only piano accompaniment, as here, she simply can't use most of the power in her voice. As sensitive as her performances are I can't help feeling that she's having to hold back. For American song sung with more delicacy and grace I would suggest Barbara Bonney or Dawn Upshaw (I can't agree with previous reviewers' suggestion of Cheryl Studer's Barber, though Hampson is wonderful on that set).

Stellar Soprano Applies Her Considerable Talent to a Lightning-Quick, All-American Repertoire.......2005-11-08

It's a shame that soprano Deborah Voigt hit her greatest notoriety last year for being fired by the Royal Opera House for being too fat for the title role of "Ariadne aux Naxos" by Richard Strauss. She subsequently lost eighty pounds but luckily none of her vocal prowess as can be heard to great effect on this intriguing collection of American songs, 25 in all and averaging a little over two minutes each. It would have seemed like a mismatch to apply her powerful voice - famous for her big Wagnerian roles - to sometimes delicate tunes. Voigt, however, confounds expectations with a surprisingly nuanced performance that showcases her interpretative skills on a diverse set of musical styles.

Similar to what countertenor David Daniels did with his 2003 disc with guitarist Craig Ogden, "A Quiet Thing", Voigt and pianist Brian Zeger have created a wide-ranging lyrical repertoire that encompasses significant vocal demands while remaining intimate in setting. In fact, both Daniels and Voigt cover Leonard Bernstein's anti-war lullaby, "So Pretty", with haunting aplomb. She also manages to dance effectively over the "Da-ga-da-ga-dums" of Bernstein's challenging "Piccola serenata". Voigt does wonders with the opening Charles Ives selections by not overplaying the innate sentiment of the tunes, in particular, soaring with the highly dramatic "The Children's Hour" by Longfellow and even covering the churchy warhorse, "At the River", with conviction.

There are eight highly individualistic songs by Ben Moore that stretch Voigt with bountiful results. The standouts of the Moore set are the English sea chantey-like "The Ivy-Wife" by Thomas Hardy, the lushly romantic "I Am in Need of Music" by Elizabeth Bishop; the sweeping "Darkling, I Listen" by John Keats; and the discordant waltz, "Bright Cap and Streamers", by James Joyce. For me, the highpoints of the recording are the last two sets by Charles Tomlinson Griffes and Amy Beach, both of whom tap impressively into Voigt's natural theatricality proven especially by her performances of Griffes's lush "Cleopatra to the Asp" and Bishop's rolling "I Send My Heart Up to Thee".

The one shortcoming of the recording overall is that the briefness of the songs does not really capitalize on Voigt's impressive dramatic capabilities in showcasing changes in characters she would have been allowed in her opera roles. For all the limitations it represents, this is a genuine recital album, and truly transcendent moments are fleeting at best especially given the variety of moods that need to be expressed in lightning-flash strokes. However, taken for the genre it represents, this is a stellar recording to appreciate a singer who is able to do more than Wagner and lose weight.

May have a heart but what good is it if the artistic results are a void?.......2005-10-31

The header says it all. Thumbs down all the way. Get instead the Samuel Barber double set with Cheryl Studer and Thomas Hampson if you wish to experience true heartrending Americana. As another reviewer put it, you get no gimmicks and no camp from these two distinguished artists.

Great new context for Voigt.......2005-09-30

It is great to hear Voigt in an American lieder recital. She is a top vocalist in her vocal prime. I think this is a lovely disc, and it really takes off especially with the songs of Ben Moore who has written many works just for Voigt. She tones down the volume of her sound and reins in the dramatic aspect of her soprano to give these songs a proper context and remains in service of them throughout the recital. Give this one a try! EMI - Release her Marshallin from Der Rosenkavalier, I think it would be wonderful. I know she just took on that role this summer.

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Listen to My Music, Vol. 2 Ted Heath Manufacturer: Hep Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Britain | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Contemporary Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Vintage Dance Bands | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music Swing Jazz | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B0000061D4 Release Date: 1998-04-07

Tracks:

1. Listen To My Music
2. Opus 1
3. Hey Ba Ba Rebop
4. Creole Love Call
5. C Jam Blues
6. Any Old Iron
7. Knees Up Mother Brown
8. Time On My Hands
9. Anything Goes
10. Exactly Like You
11. Wotcher
12. I've Found A New Baby
13. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
14. East Of The Sun
15. Lullabye Of Broadway
16. Somebody Loves Me
17. I Can't Give You Anything But Love
18. That Lovely Weekend
19. Love Will Find A Way
20. See Me Dance The Polka
21. Lonesome Road
22. Night And Day
23. Yesterdays
24. Yearning
25. Ad Lib Frolic
26. Listen To My Music

Music Album:

1. Live at Vanderbilt
2. Long Way Home/Borrowed and Blue [Import]
3. Longview
4. Looks at Life / Earthwords & Music [Import]
5. Lost Highway: a Tribute to Hank Williams [Import]
6. Louisiana Hayride [Live]
7. Mahatma Gandhi and Sitting Bull
8. Make It Home
9. Memories [Original recording remastered]
10. Mr. Mick [Import]

Music Album