The New Frontier

1. You Baby You

2. Home on the Range

3. Tell Me More

4. No Chance to Dance

5. Who's Gonna Love You

6. Last Frontier

7. Fastest Healin' Broken Heart

8. Love Walks

9. You Are What You Do

10. I Wonder Where the Love Goes

Tracks:

Appalachian Spring: Very Slowly
Appalachian Spring: Allegro
Appalachian Spring: Moderato
Appalachian Spring: Fast
Appalachian Spring: Subito Allegro
Appalachian Spring: As At First (Slowly)
Appalachian Spring: Doppio movimento
Appalachian Spring: Moderato - Coda
Rodeo: Buckaroo Holiday - Allegro con spirito
Rodeo: Corral Nocturne - Moderato
Rodeo: aturday Night Waltz - Introduction - Slow Waltz
Rodeo: Hoe-Down - Allegro
Billy The Kid: Introduction. The Open Prairie
Billy The Kid: Street In A Frontier Town
Billy The Kid: Mexican Dance And Finale
Billy The Kid: Prairie Night (Card Game At Night)
Billy The Kid: Gun Battle
Billy The Kid: Celbration (After Billy's Capture)
Billy The Kid: Billy's Death
Billy The Kid: The Open Prairie Again
Fanfare for the Common Man: Molto deliberato

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Happy is the composer who has an advocate as passionate and talented as Leonard Bernstein. These Copland performances have been the preferred versions since they were first issued--better even than the composer's own, later recordings. Originally they were spread over two discs, but thanks to the extended playing time of the compact disc, you can now get all three great Copland ballets together, along with the ever popular Fanfare for the Common Man. Bernstein brings to this music the right sharpness of rhythm but also a typically open-hearted warmth. He coaxes a virtuoso response from the New York Philharmonic, which knows this music as well (or better) than anyone. Self- recommending. --David Hurwitz

Customer Reviews:

What more could one ask for?.......2007-06-27

Aaron Copland's masterful works are here interpreted by Bernstein. Nothing says the American sound like Copland, and there is no better interpreter than Bernstein. This recording is one of the best in my collection. I would recommend this to anyone (even non-classical music fans).

Definitive Is Right.......2007-02-27

I have the SACD version of these recordings (except for the "Fanfare" which, in this case, is the version taken from Bernstein's recording of Copland's Third Symphony) and I must agree with others here that the performances are definitive. The "Rodeo" has more energy than any other recording I know of, in fact it can almost go over the top! "Billy the Kid" is quiet and tender, dramatic and bold and "Appalachian Spring" is dead-on. The last section of this ballet is one of my very favorite pieces of music and Bernstein's tempo and phrasing here could well be called perfect.

Definitive Recordings of Copland's Popular Ballet Scores From Bernstein, NYPO.......2007-02-11

Without question, this splendid CD is my favorite recording of some of Aaron Copland's most popular orchestral ballet scores. In Leonard Bernstein he had both a good friend and a devout ally, who successfully championed Copland's music, helping to ensure his reputation as one of the greatest - if not the greatest - 20th Century American composer. Sony has done a superb job in digitally remastering this recording, offering some of the best sound I've heard from a vintage Leonard Bernstein/New York Philharmonic recording. But more importantly than the recording's superb sonic quality is the quality of these performances of Copland's scores. Bernstein leads in New York Philharmonic in these virtuoso performances, replete with lush, vibrant playing from the winds, horns and strings. His warm, truly heart-felt interpretation of "Applachian Spring" is truly mesmerizing, and the best I have heard from a recording. And yet, I am am just as impressed with his conducting of both "Rodeo" and "Billy the Kid"; the latter replete with superb solos from the orchestra's timpanist. An elegant performance of "Fanfare for the Common Man" closes out this CD recording. Fans of Aaron Copland, Leonard Bernstein, and the New York Philharmonic Orchestra shouldn't hesitate in acquiring this superb CD.

American Music at its Highest .......2007-02-04

If I was forced to recommend one CD of American music, I would feel very safe in backing this one. These interpretations have yet to be surpassed, and not even Copland himself could muster the same type of perfection that Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic did in this recording. Bernstein's way with Rodeo is unbelievable, and this alone is worth the price of the disc. The music on this recording has a lot to do with why, as Americans, we can all be proud of our place in the history of western music.

With 39 reviews under me, I will dispense with the adjectives to try and describe each interpretation of each piece on this disc, and simply say that these performances have been recommended by almost everyone (professional critics included of course) since they appeared; get it and find out why.

The best of Copland.......2007-01-09

For the Aaron Copland fan, this CD has the essentials: the most popular and easy listening of the Copland body of creations. Enjoy!

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One of the 80s era-defining peerless albums
Completes the Rock Trilogy
Ants Invasion
Adam Rules!!!!!
BOLAN OF THE 80'S

Kings of the Wild Frontier
Adam & The Ants
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Antics in the Forbidden Zone

ASIN: B0000025L7
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

Dog Eat Dog
'Antmusic'
Los Rancheros
Feed Me To The Lions
Press Darlings
Ants Invasion
Killer In The Home
Kings Of The Wild Frontier
The Magnificent Five
Don't Be Square (Be There)
Jolly Roger
Physical (You're So)
The Human Beings

Album Description

Reissue of their hit second album in a digipak. Originally released in 1980 on Columbia, 'Kings Of The Wild Frontier' features 12 tracks, including the hits 'Antmusic' & 'Dog Eat Dog'. Also features new sleeve notes. NOTE: the tracklisting on this release is that of the original U.K. edition, which differs from the U.S. version by two or threecuts. 1998 Columbia release.

Album Details

Limited Digipack Remaster with New Liner Notes.

Customer Reviews:

One of the 80s era-defining peerless albums.......2006-10-28

It's really hard to articulate the sheer sense of excitement felt upon the original LP release of this album - surely one of the best, era-defining, utterly peerless albums of the 80s - I can still recall unwrapping the shrinkwrap back in the 1980 and putting it on my turntable - ANTMUSIC, DOG EAT DOG, PRESS DARLINGS, on & on - the hits don't stop - a visionary, clever, hilarious, dead-cool amalgam of Bolan/Bowie glam posturing ignited with post-punk style and a dose of fable-like mythology - the look, the sound, the entire package came together for the first (and last time) here. Over 25 years later, KINGS still sounds more fresh, immediate, and just plain FUN that anything on the radio in 2006. Sad, but true. Now where oh where is the DVD anthology with all of the Ants' videos?!

Completes the Rock Trilogy.......2006-04-10

1 Sgt Peppers
2 Dark side of the moon
3 Kings of the Wild Frontier
That is all have to say

Ants Invasion.......2005-12-30

This album, which held the #1 spot on the UK chart for most of 1981 (though only reaching #44 on the US chart), is simply Adam & the Ants' greatest achievement. It starts of with the fantastic, upbeat & ecstatic 'Dogeatdog', a UK #4/US #15 smash. The song takes a while to get used to, but when you finally get it, it will blow you away.
'Antmusic', a UK #2/US #14 single, was Adam & the Ants big breakthrough, & the only single that was able to reach a respectable chart position during the post-murder Lennon craze of christmas 1980. Being kept of the top spot by the songs of the tragically murdered prophet of his generation, 'Antmusic' nonetheless, broke Adam & the Ants internationally, & desrvedly so, for it is among his best & catchiest songs. New listeners, start with that song, for it will get you in the first listen.

After these two songs, the record suddenly gets very dark. Actually the album is a pretty dark affair, with 'Los Rancheros' & especially 'Feed Me To The Lions' bringing visions of a Bowiesque post-apocalyptic landscape to mind. 'Press Darlings' is another catchy classic followed by 'Ants Invasion' & 'Killer In The Home', that follow up the apocalyptic tension. 'Kings Of The Wild Frontier' itself, a UK #2 hit following the #9 placing of the non-album 'Young Parisians', is the strangest song on the strangest record. Indeed. There is nothing else to say about that song (later `Ant Rap' would follow up on this tradition of taking Adam & the Ants' weirdest songs into the UK top 3).

`The Magnificent Five', `Don't Be Square (Be There)' & `Jolly Roger' (the name signifies the direction Adam & the Ants would take on their next record) are somewhat average Adam & the Ants songs (though such a thing doesn't exist). `Jolly Roger' jumps from brooding to a parody of singalong every 15 seconds or so. They are all great songs, & carry the hilarious/apocalyptic mood up to `Physical (You're So)', a #19 hit in the US, but never released as a single in the Ant homeland of the UK. Truly one of his best songs, it is also one of his darkest, carried by a paranoid guitar feedback. It leads into `The Human Beings', another misty dark song, which scares you into laugter... or?... well, it sounded good. A strange chorus carries the tune & ends this most fascinating & brilliant album.

Adam Rules!!!!!.......2005-07-28

This album, like all the rest of his albums, ROCKS!!!! He will always be my favorite artist. If only Adam can see this, I'd wanna thank him for being one of the best entertainers of all time! Long live the kings of the wild frontier!!!

BOLAN OF THE 80'S.......2004-12-31

Along with Human Leagues "Dare" and Soft Cells "Non stop", Kings has to be the best album of the 80's, it is Adams masterpiece and sadley never matched. One of Adam's main influences was Marc Bolan which is very apparent in his work, I remember seeing him on Top of the pops in 1980 performing Dog eat dog, it wasn't some pop star miming to their latest record, this was a performance full of energy and originality, which paved the way for the New Romantic movement of the early 80's for stars like Human League, Culure Club and Duran Duran. I remember having the leather trousers, frilly shirt and a white stripe (and nearly getting beat up for it), it was a great time in British pop music, a great time for British youth venturing out to the clubs and bars, the guys dressed as Adam, Simon Le Bonn or as a Numaniod (Gary Numan) and the girls like the Human League girls and possibly the last time British youth had individuality. Personally however, Adam's follow up "Prince Charming" never did it for me, the two singles were great but he had really sold himself out to capture the under tens market which lasted a few months, however Kings of the Wild Frontier remains a great snap shot of a great period in British pop fashion and movement.

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The best two albums since The Hungry I, At Large, and Here We Go Again..
Utterly magnificent and wonderful....
An artifact from a more civil era
Worth the price.

New Frontier/Time to Think
The Kingston Trio
Manufacturer: Collector's Choice
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00003W0XI
Release Date: 2000-04-11

Tracks:

Greenback Dollar
Some Fool Made A Soldier Of Me
To Be Redeemed
Honey, Are You Mad At Your Man?
Adios Farewell
Poor Ellen Smith
My Lord What A Mornin'
Long Black Veil
Genny Glenn
The First Time
Dogie's Lament
The New Frontier
The Patriot Game
Coal Tattoo
Hobo's Lullaby
Seasons In The Sun
These Seven Men
Ally Ally Oxen Free
Deportee (Los Gatos)
No One To Talk My Troubles To
If You Don't Look Around
Turn Around
Song For A Friend
Last Night I Had The Strangest Dream
Greenback Dollar

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1. Greenback Dollar
2. Some Fool Made A Soldier Of Me
3. To Be Redeemed
4. Honey, Are You Mad At Your Man?
5. Adios Farewell
6. Poor Ellen Smith
7. My Lord What A Mornin'
8. Long Black Veil
9. Genny Glenn
10. First Time, The
11. Dogie's Lament
12. New Frontier, The
13. Patriot Game, The
14. Coal Tattoo
15. Hobo's Lullabye
16. Seasons In The Sun
17. These Seven Men
18. Ally Ally Oxen Free
19. Deportee (Los Gatos)
20. No One To Talk My Troubles To
21. If You Don't Look Around
22. Turn Around
23. Song For A Friend
24. Last Night I Had The Strangest Dream
25. Greenback Dollar - (mono, single version, bonus track)

Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

The best two albums since The Hungry I, At Large, and Here We Go Again.........2007-06-02

If you own those three albums above and these two albums..."The New Frontier" and "Time to Think"...then you own the very best of the Kingston Trio...."The New Frontier" came out when JFK got elected and "Time to Think" within a month or so after JFK was gunned down.....It is like a musical history lesson for the early 60's. "Time to Think" is the most mature and truly emotion laden albums the Kingston Trio ever did...regardless of the groups composition. I consider it one of the top five folk albums EVER made and certainly the Kingston Trio's ultimate achievement and finest contribution to truly American folk music. I got this album as a Christmas present in 1963 when I was 15 years old...a sophomore in high school in L.A. Just about every single song on both these albums is great on the first listen...the quality of the recordings especially on "Time to Think" is about as good as it gets even by today's standards so these translate to CD very well.

With all the mediocre music being popped out today....to find TWO albums like this for one low price is certainly the bargain of the year! These two albums MUST be part of your collection for folk music in gereral and certainly for the Kingston Trio. "Time to Think" was member John Stewart's finest moment ever in his long singing career since he is prominent on many songs on this album...

In my humble opinion, the Trio gave it all up for the remainder of their careers on this one album and to some extent "The New Frontier" which is crafted with exteme skill also...

Again ..the quality of the recording on "Time to Think" is superb....these two albums will stand the test of time for decades to come. Spend the money and buy this double album....

Utterly magnificent and wonderful...........2006-09-26

Out of all the twofers reissued by the great folks at Collector's Choice Music, this is the best one. The Kingston Trio were arguably the best folk group ever, and these songs are so wonderful, vivid, sincere, and real you can't help but love them. The Trio proved that your music could be intelligent, tuneful, fun, and serious at the same time, and still be popular. All of these songs are worth listening to over and over and over again. Even the censored, "single" version of Greenback Dollar is kind of fun (the original is here too). Some of my personal favorites are Some Fool Made a Soldier of Me, The Patriot Game, and Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream. They're all anti-war songs, but they're not specific about what war, which is what makes them so effective. To Be Redeemed and My Lord What a Mornin' are amazing spirituals. Hobo's Lullaby is incredibly haunting. This is really a trememdous album. It's really incredible that this is later Trio, that they managed to top themselves with 2 magnificent albums. Thank you, gentlemen....

An artifact from a more civil era.......2002-01-05

How wonderful that original Kingston Trio albums, in their entirety, are being issued affordably as two-for-one packages with original cover artwork. These albums are from the John Stewart period (1962-67) of the Trio, and his songwriting skills were quite an asset. "Song for a Friend" was inspired by the then recent assassination of President John F. Kennedy. "The First Time" later became a top hit for Roberta Flack. "Greenback Dollar" was controversial among radio DJs, who bleeped the word 'damn' from the lyrics during airplay. These albums were released near the end of a much more civil period in our history than the time which soon followed. The gentle sounds and thoughtful lyrics are to be treasured.

Worth the price........2000-04-16

This twofer is one of the best deals you can get by the Kingston Trio. The album New Frontier is considered one of their best anyway and is worth the price of this selection. Add another album and you have a steal. I'm just glad to see that something besides greatest hits collections are being released by the Kingston Trio. They should be heard not just for the hits. These guys can play guitar and banjo pretty fine also. Plus their harmonies are not too shabby. Overall, this is a good buy.

Copland: Appalachian Spring/Rodeo/Billy The Kid/Fanfare For The Common Man

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Copland: Appalachian Spring/Rodeo/Billy The Kid/Fanfare For The Common Man

Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Release Date: 1992-10-27

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Terrific vocal talents for Copland's music
finally sandburg's lincoln portrait
Wow! Pretty Good Deal

A Copland Celebration Vol. 2

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The Copland Collection: Orchestral Works, 1948-1971
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ASIN: B000050HWT
Release Date: 2000-11-07

Tracks:

Vitebsk, Study On A Jewish Theme
Sextet For Clarinet, Piano And String Quartet: I. Allegro vivace
Sextet For Clarinet, Piano And String Quartet: II. Lento
Sextet For Clarinet, Piano And String Quartet: III. Finale
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Piano Quartet: II. Allegro giusto
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Duo For Flute And Piano: I. Flowing
Duo For Flute And Piano: II. Poetic, Somewhat Mournful
Duo For Flute And Piano: III. Lively, With Bounce

Tracks:

Lincoln Portrait - CARL SANDBURG
Twelve Poems Of Emily Dickinson: I. Nature, The Greatest Mother
Twelve Poems Of Emily Dickinson: II. There Came A Wind Like A Bugle
Twelve Poems Of Emily Dickinson: III. Why Do They Shut Me Out Of Heaven?
Twelve Poems Of Emily Dickinson: The World Feels Dusty
Twelve Poems Of Emily Dickinson: V. Heart, We Will Forget Him
Twelve Poems Of Emily Dickinson: VI. Dear March, Come In!
Twelve Poems Of Emily Dickinson: VII. Sleep Is Supposed To Be
Twelve Poems Of Emily Dickinson: VIII. When They Come Back
Twelve Poems Of Emily Dickinson: IX. I Felt A Funeral In My Brain
Twelve Poems Of Emily Dickinson: X. I've Heard An Organ Talk Sometimes
Twelve Poems Of Emily Dickinson: XI. Going To Heaven!
Twelve Poems Of Emily Dickinson: XII. The Chariot
Old American Songs (Set 1): The Boatmen's Dance (Minstrel Song, 1843)
Old American Songs (Set 1): The Dodger (Campaign Song)
Old American Songs (Set 1): Long Time Ago
Old American Songs (Set 1): Simple Gifts (Shaker Song)
Old American Songs (Set 1): I Bought Me A Cat
Old American Songs (Set 2): The Little Horses (Lullaby)
Old American Songs (Set 2): Zion's Walls (Revivalist Song)
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Billy The Kid: II. Street In A Frontier Town - Oscar Levant
Billy The Kid: V. Celebration Dance (After Billy's Capture) - Oscar Levant

Customer Reviews:

Terrific vocal talents for Copland's music.......2002-08-08

This second Copland collection focuses on unique talents of veteran performers.

William Warfield lends his voice and his interpretations of Copland's Old American Songs, and he sings them as they were meant to be, not as classical diletantes felt they should be. You have authenticity here.

Martha Lipton likewise contributes an older world charm and charisma to Copland's settings for Emily Dickenson's words.

Carl Sandberg's resonant reading of his own words is worth the full price of this set.

And then the inimitable Oscar Levant's piano treatment of the orchestral pieces...Levant had a wry touch to his interpretations that gave him a voice all his own.

There's much more here, quite a bit that's less than familiar and therefore increases one's familiarity with Copland.

finally sandburg's lincoln portrait.......2001-08-17

For all those like myself who have waited a decade for "A Lincoln Portrait" with Carl Sandburg's narration on CD, here it is finally! Sandburg's heartfelt reading of Lincoln's words is easily the most inspired and inspiring of the legions of others whose voices have been recorded. The orchestration by Kostelanetz also vastly surpasses others. Compare Henry Fonda's reading for example to see a poorly mixed tape where the narrator's voice is overwhelmed by the orchestra.

Wow! Pretty Good Deal.......2001-03-13

I was surprised to find two CDs of such quality being sold for the price of one. It also contained many hard to find Copland works.

Vitebsk is exciting. Strings do much of the work here. The music is very unique to any other Copland works. Definitely here a sample of this.

The Sextet is very interesting. The combination of strings and piano is a prefect balance along with the clarinet doing much of the harmony. It is the same song though as Copland's 2nd symphony, the 'short' one.

Duo for Flute and Piano is fun and happy. The 1st movement fluctuates quite a bit in the feeling but is a very nice combination. The second movement is slightly morbid but the feeling of happy hi ho is not lost. The 3rd movement is light and bouncy and can be described as typical Copland.

Lincoln Portrait is powerful. Though I don't see how it fits on this CD has a rarity or a chamber work. It is the besy Lincoln P. I've ever heard though.

Old American Songs and Poems of Emily Dickinson are not that good though. It's a vocalist and a piano accompanyingthe vocalist. The vocalists are not that good and I felt needed to feel the music a little more. Thomas Hampson and Dawn Upshaw made a CD with these songs which is much better (the only problem is that that CD only has 8 of the 12 Emily Dickinson Songs).

Billy the Kid was a nice way to finish off. It's just a few excerpts played on solo piano. It was interesting hearing the piece performed this way.

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Bernstein, Four Copland Ballets: SACD multichannel / stereo.......2003-09-06

Here we have the reissued classic Bernstein/New York Philharmonic recordings of four primary Copland ballets: Appalachian Spring, El Salon Mexico, Rodeo (dances sequence), and Billy the Kid. Even in comparison with the composer's own recorded performances, these readings stand out, a bit above. The sheer wide-open-prairie sound that SACD multichannel now allows ... now how did those old CBS stereo master tapes become multi? who knows?... in any case the surround sound now achieves new vividness, and a kind of "you are there" accuracy of tonal presence, whether the orchestra is temporarily engaging in play among one or more reduced, chamber-sized groups, or gathered up in typical Copland massed effects. All of these ballets are given completely superlative readings by Bernstein and company, here. But this new SACD mastering/pressing allows the greatness to come through more completely than ever before. As if Appalachian Spring, El Salon Mexico, and Rodeo were not enough: the recording of Billy the Kid tops it all. Even though this is the earliest recording, made in 1959, it was done in Boston's Symphony Hall. Although the differences in acoustic are subtle, if you listen closely among the changing tracks, you will hear the extra clarity and musical power of the Boston hall, long and deservedly renowned for its own special greatness of sound. In sum, you can buy this SACD for the sheer authenticity of the performances; or you can use it to test drive your multichannel system. In the latter case, you will be evaluating more than glitzy or floor-shaking sound effects, in favor of hearing just how much sheer music your rig can produce. The best of both worlds ... I am listening on five full-range speakers ... leaves a listener breathless with amazement. Billy the Kid is almost fifty years old, and sounds the best of the lot! Who can bear the agony of waiting to hear what contemporary BMG might be able to do with those equally famous Reiner/Chicago Symphony master tapes, also recorded in the pace-setting days of early stereo recording? Get this SACD disc, now. Forget movies for a while. Use your ears for fun, while you still have them. Highly recommended, for performance. Highly recommended for sound, especially in multichannel playback.

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Excellent Sounding Recordings
An interesting collection of obscure s/f-fantasy themes
Digital Sound with a so-so collection

Fantastic Journey

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A Busy Man From Star Trek V: THe Final Frontier
Escape From Venice From Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade
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Main Title From The Last Starfighter

Customer Reviews:

Excellent Sounding Recordings.......2001-10-16

This CD has been around for a while now but it is still truly a good compilation of Science Fiction film music given a new dimension by being recorded digitally. The BATMAN selections composed by Danny Elfman are very powerful combing rousing elements with moody enigmatic passages. Most of the other selections are short or confined to one piece. The selections from TWILIGHT ZONE: THE MOVIE, STAR TREK V: THE FINAL FRONTIER and POLTERGEIST all composed by Jerry Goldsmith are all performed with passion and demonstrate Goldsmith's great versatility. Bernard Herrmann's "Outer Space" from THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL is brief but in effect makes it all the more powerful by its great innovation and lasting impact. The WAR OF THE WORLDS "Prelude" by Leith Stevens was a great surprise.

An interesting collection of obscure s/f-fantasy themes.......2000-10-26

Maestro Kunzel has gathered together a mostly-entertaining mix of music from various s/f movies. As usual with these collections, the CD contains selections that are hard to come by (if not impossible) on a soundtrack or any other recorded source. Not all of the tracks work, however. Music from "Moonwalker" is annoying, and the theme from "War of the Worlds" is just plain weird. Not Kunzel's fault, I know, but those pieces tend to (for me) mar the overall likeability of the album. That said, there are definitely keepers: The theme from "The Black Hole," the soundtrack to which was unavailable on CD anywhere until just recently and which by itself is worth the cost; the sweet chorus of Carol Ann's Theme from "Poltergeist"; the themes from "The Day the Earth Stood Still," "The Beast Master" (I am Dar!) and "The Last Starfighter."

Unfortunately, these movie collections tend to waste too much disk space on sound effects. Often inserted as short introductions to a piece of music, most can be endured quickly and forgotten. But on this CD, a whole track's worth following "The Black Hole" is devoted to the inane cacophony of electronic gibberish, space that would have been much better served by playing, say, the Love Theme from "Superman."

Still, there are more things to like on this album than there are to dislike.

Digital Sound with a so-so collection.......2000-06-25

This is another of the Telarc label's collections put together under the conductor Erich Kunzel and performed by the Cincinnati pops orchestra. Like all Telarc discs, the sound is pure digital and hence can really pack a punch. Moreover, Kunzel often chooses some vey nice gems in his collections -- e.g. the neglected Last Starfighter piece here. However, the problem arises in the fact that many pieces of film score don't play well with a large orchestra -- they loose their focused intensity. The Batman here suffers from such a flaw and is weaker than the original score. The Pops orchestra is best with march-type themes, of which there are not enough on this album to make it outshine the original soundtracks from which it draws.

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Camino Latino (Latin Journey)

Manufacturer: Moston Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

General | International | Styles | Music

General | New Age | Styles | Music

General | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music

General | New Age | Indie Music | Stores | Music
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Classically Yours
Passport to Serenity
The Spanish Album
Miniatures for Guitar
Cafe Tropical

ASIN: B000065LAB
Release Date: 2005-08-23

Tracks:

Carretera Libertad (Freedom Highway)
Bajo el Sol (Under the Sun)
Las Alturas (High Places)
Torbellino (Whirlwind)
Ambos Mundos (Both Worlds)
Rumbo al Sur (Heading South)
Noche en Yucatan (Night in Yucatan)
Parranda
Frontera (Frontier)
Samba Para Dos (Samba for Two)
Zarzamora
Cafe Kastoria
Latin Lady
Mexico Mi Amor
Morenita

Product Description

Camino Latino treats us to an exciting blend of traditional and contemporary sounds labeled "Nuevo Latino". Enjoy, as one of the world's most imaginative artists leads us with beauty, grace and panache on a unique Latin Journey.

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Great album from Nikki and the boys
happy to see this on c.d.

The New Frontier
Highway 101
Manufacturer: EMI Special Products
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music

General | Country | Styles | Music

Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music

Country Rock | Rock | Styles | Music

Bing Bang Boom
Highway 101
Paint the Town
Big Sky
Reunited

ASIN: B000002SZQ
Release Date: 1995-10-01

Tracks:

You Baby You
Home on the Range
Tell Me More
No Chance to Dance
Who's Gonna Love You
Last Frontier
Fastest Healin' Broken Heart
Love Walks
You Are What You Do
I Wonder Where the Love Goes

Customer Reviews:

Great album from Nikki and the boys.......2005-01-14

This album, later re-issued in the UK with the title Country classics (not to be confused with a completely different USA compilation with the same title), was the second and last album that Highway 101 recorded with Nikki Nelson as lead singer. Nikki was a brilliant singer in her own way, with a vibrant personality. Nikki's voice is not as distinctive as Highway 101's original singer, Paulette Carlson, but it is a much smoother voice that will appeal to people who don't necessarily like Paulette's voice. Of the original musicians, Cactus Moser and Curtis Stone remained to provide not only the music but many of the songs here - they each co-wrote a few songs though never with each other.

As with so many Highway 101 albums, whoever is lead singer, this a generally upbeat album. Although some of the songs were originally written a few years before this album was recorded in 1993, I have not heard any of the songs elsewhere so these may be the original recordings - this includes Home on the range, a very different song from the classic western song of the same title.

Actually, Home on the range is one of my favorite tracks here along with You baby you, No chance to dance, Fastest healing broken heart and the slightly silly but amusing and very clever You are what you do.

This album didn't get much attention from American country radio stations so the group was left to ponder its future. Nikki left to pursue a solo career - unsuccessful, as it turned out - while Cactus and Curtis managed to persuade Paulette to rejoin them for a couple of years before she left again. They then found another singer, Chrislynn Lee, who can be heard on their Big sky album.

This may not be the most essential Highway 101 album, but it is far better than you might think based on its commercial failure, with many great country songs, not just those I've mentioned.

happy to see this on c.d........1998-11-02

I had this on tape but damaged the tape some time ago. I have searched the world over----well the lower 48 at least and could not find a replacement. Tryed amazon.com and could not believe that I found it so quickly-----and on c.d. no less. Nikki Nelson(the female artist) on this tape/c.d. has a beautiful voice and I counted on this tape to be my "going home tape" as I am an over the road trucker. On my home bound run---as I was approaching home----I would put this tape in and crank it up-----It always got me home. Can't tell you how happy I am to find it again.

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It Grows On You
Not as good as most other Arkenstone efforts
Frontier
Frontier
PICTURES IN MUSIC

Frontier

Manufacturer: Neo Pacific
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | New Age | Styles | Music

Meditation | New Age | Styles | Music

Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music

General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music

General | New Age | Indie Music | Stores | Music
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Spirit of Ireland
Atlantis: A Symphonic Journey
Caribbean Dreams
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Sketches From an American Journey

ASIN: B000056OF6
Release Date: 2001-02-20

Tracks:

Main Theme
Rogers' Rangers
Indian Attack
Tippecanoe
My People
Indian Agents
Robert's Theme
Long Knife
Native Sons
Kaskaskia
Death in the Snow
Frontier Dreams
Heartbeat
Crossing the River
Unrest
Attack on the Abenakis
Ambush
Techumseh/Epilog

Customer Reviews:

It Grows On You.......2003-08-05

At first, I was a bit disappointed in this Arkenstone offering, but after listening to it again and again, I've come to enjoy it a great deal.

Not as good as most other Arkenstone efforts.......2001-09-13

This CD is good and is a reasonable addition to your music library if you are a fan of David Arkenstone's works. However, the effort is not as engaging or lively as most of his other efforts - - regardless of how big a fan you are. If you don't expect too much, you won't be too disappointed. If you've never experienced any of David's music before, start with one of his many other CD's instead.

Frontier.......2001-06-29

I was disappointed in this album at first, but after listening to it numerous times, I find that it has subtlies that I never appreciated. If you happened to buy it, play it several times, it'll grow on you.

Frontier.......2001-02-28

Being that I'm an Arkenstone fan,I waited with much anticipation for this album.It however didn't satisfy at all.Although the same style of music as Spirit Wind and could belong on that album, it just never grabbed my attention (Spirit Wind in my opinion, his best album). If you are an Arkenstone fan this one belongs in your collection, but it is best described as good background music. I would recommend three or four other albums of his before this one.

PICTURES IN MUSIC.......2001-02-22

DAVID HAS DONE IT AGAIN. AS WITH IN THE WAKE ON THE WIND HE HAS TAKEN A STORY AND MADE IT VISABLE THROUGH HIS MUSIC. HIS ANCIENT VOICES, SPIRIT WIND, AND SPIRIT OF THE CANYON ARE OTHER PROOFS OF HIS FANTASTIC MUSICIAL INSIGHT AND TALENT. THIS IS ANOTHER CD TO TRULY ENJOY.

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