Nick Of Time [Enhanced] [Gold CD]

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Nick of Time is the watershed moment in Bonnie Raitt's recording career, the sound of a survivor finding new focus and purpose in her art after nearly 20 years of generally superb, commercially underachieving recordings. An exquisite interpretive singer and formidable guitarist who'd long ago honed her bluesy chops, Raitt raised the stakes by mixing the usual gourmet spread of smart cover choices with her own candid songs--and she knocked one over the fence with the opening track, the album's title song and a moving confession of a boomer's anxieties about age, death, and the impermanence of love. "Nick of Time" catapulted a feisty rock tomboy into a new station that made her as admired by female fans as the stage door johnnies who'd long loved her rock technique, and she covered the bet with other outside songs from John Hiatt ("Thing Called Love"), Bonnie Hayes ("Love Letter," "Have a Heart"), and Jerry L. Williams ("Real Man") that resonated with her persona as a tough, smart, but ultimately tender woman. --Sam Sutherland

Tracks:

Nick Of Time
Thing Called Love
Love Letter
Cry On My Shoulder
Real Man
Nobody's Girl
Have A Heart
Too Soon To Tell
I Will Not Be Denied
I Ain't Gonna Let You Break My Heart Again
The Road's My Middle Name

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Nick of Time is the watershed moment in Bonnie Raitt's recording career, the sound of a survivor finding new focus and purpose in her art after nearly 20 years of generally superb, commercially underachieving recordings. An exquisite interpretive singer and formidable guitarist who'd long ago honed her bluesy chops, Raitt raised the stakes by mixing the usual gourmet spread of smart cover choices with her own candid songs--and she knocked one over the fence with the opening track, the album's title song and a moving confession of a boomer's anxieties about age, death, and the impermanence of love. "Nick of Time" catapulted a feisty rock tomboy into a new station that made her as admired by female fans as the stage door johnnies who'd long loved her rock technique, and she covered the bet with other outside songs from John Hiatt ("Thing Called Love"), Bonnie Hayes ("Love Letter," "Have a Heart"), and Jerry L. Williams ("Real Man") that resonated with her persona as a tough, smart, but ultimately tender woman. --Sam Sutherland

Customer Reviews:

album and songbook:a great combonation.......2007-07-17

if you are a guitar player,you will want both the nick of time album and songbook. that way,you can play along with the songs thing called love, loveletter,nick of time,have a heart,nobody's girl,i will not be denied,real man,and the road is my middle name.the album and songbook go great together,so get both,strap on your guitar and have some fun. ed wilson

A FEW GREAT TRACKS AND A FEW 'NOT SO GREAT' TRACKS.......2007-02-20

I've always liked BR - her voice especially and, as a rule, the sort of music she performs. The only other album I have (so far) is her first one on a major label - 'Bonnie Raitt' (a very different 'kettle of fish' from 'Nick of Time'). 'Nick of Time' is mainly a mixture of edgy rock songs and slow to medium tempo pop ballads. The production (Don Was) is quite 'lush' at times but it is never over-done.

Some comments about my favourite tracks (songwriters in brackets) :

'THING CALLED LOVE' (John Haitt) - Great swinging version of this classic song, great lyrics, searing electric slide.

'LOVE LETTER' (Bonnie Hayes) - medium tempo, funky rocker.

'REAL MAN' (Jerry L. Williams) - up-tempo, pulsating rock song with solid percussion and some great harp (harmonica) playing.

'NOBODY'S GIRL' (Larry John McNally) - slow tempo, semi-acoustic ballad with pedal steel accompaniment; has a hint of early 'Little Feat' about it.

'I WILL NOT BE DENIED' (Jerry L. Williams) - yet more funky 'swamp-rock' from the pen of the late Jerry Lynn Williams.

'THE ROAD'S MY MIDDLE NAME' (Bonnie Raitt) - mid-tempo blues; I think, the sort of music BR does best.

The remaining tracks are slow to mid-tempo ballads which are pleasant enough but which sound, by comparison, pretty 'lifeless'; they have little to recommend them other than BR's fine vocals and, in some cases, polished instrumental accompaniment.

Top of her game.......2006-09-22

I was into Bonnie long before this album was released.This album garnered her a pile of Grammy awards and rightfully so.I consider this to be one of the top 20 albums in Rock history.If you only own one Bonnie Raitt CD this is the one!

Bonnie Raitt at her finest........2006-08-28

Usually when I buy a CD there are a few songs I tend to skip...not on this one! I listen to them all.

music is life.......2006-02-12

This album was my introduction to Bonnie. It's good. I have another which was not optimal for me. Bonnie is good with the blues. For beginner's I would recommend this ALB as you can lay back and just enjoy.

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Beautiful music
Best find
Endearing from Beginning to End
An Album For Flavor
Nicolette's 2nd LP Very Different from First,, Still Good

In the Nick of Time
Nicolette Larson
Manufacturer: Wounded Bird Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0007D5J6U
Release Date: 2005-02-15

Tracks:

Dancin' Jones
Just in the Nick of Time
Let Me Go, Love - Nicolette Larson
Rio de Janeiro Blue
Breaking Too Many Hearts
Back in My Arms
Fallen
Daddy
Isn't It Always Love
Trouble - Nicolette Larson

Product Description

1979 classic Re-issued on cd

Customer Reviews:

Beautiful music.......2007-05-29

For more years than I can remember, I've been listening to a cassette tape version of this recording, which I taped from an 8-track tape, complete with channel-switching gaps in songs and so much hiss it sounds like it was recorded by a waterfall. I am overjoyed to find this album now available on CD. It's one of my all-time favorites! Between this and her first recording, you've got a LOT of good, timeless music!

Best find.......2006-03-21

I had been looking and requesting this from the various music shops, but was unable to locate this or even get this ordered, I loved it as an album and love it as my newly found CD.

Endearing from Beginning to End.......2005-06-23

This album means enough to fans that some reviewers seem to have written Masters theses about it.

Obviously, her self titled debut is what made most of us fans, but the variety and delivery on In the Nick of Time really showed how Nicolette had staying power.

Dancin' Jones puts a smile on my face every time I hear it, setting a mood that makes it hard to leave before the entire album has played. The highlight for me though, is Rio De Janeiro Blue, which was also recorded by Randy Crawford, among others.

The album photography shows a more sophisticated side of Nicolette than what we saw on her first and later albums. I mention this only because it reflects the subtle change in style on the CD, and really shows what a lovely lady she was.

I have no affiliation with the military and have no children but I can't help but admire how she did the USO tours back then and released the childrens' album.

I hope buyers will enjoy In the Nick of Time at least half as much as I do. I consider it my favorite of her albums, with the debut coming in a close second.

An Album For Flavor.......2005-04-09

I'm so happy that they decided to re-release the long out-of-print works of Nicolette. I bought the CD version of this for over 50 dollars on e-bay and at that time, it was a steal.

Despite what some other reviewers said about Nicolette's style changing with this album, I don't see it. Nicolette started out as one of the "troubadours" of the 70's, mixing folk-rock with practically every style there was. She didn't define her style until she went full-blown country with her final 2 albums of the 80's. During the time periods before that, she played with all kinds of musical tastes, as evident on this release.

This album has its high points in the bugle-boy-esque "Daddy", the hit duet "Let Me Go Love" and the fan favorite and often overlooked "Fallen".

Nicolette's 2nd LP Very Different from First,, Still Good.......2005-03-09

Right on the heels of her phenomenal first LP ["Nicolette"], and on the heels of the final single from that album ["Give a Little"], Warners released in the fall of 1979 "In the Nick of Time," Nicolette Larson's second LP in less than two years.

Although it would be hard to repeat the success of the first LP, "In the Nick of Time" is a totally different LP in style, content and vocals, and at first disappoints because its pure-pop sounds were so far astray of the wonderful mix of musical genres that made "Nicolette" a classic of sorts.

Once you get over the fact that Nicolette's 2nd LP is not anything like her first LP, though, you can appreciate "In the Nick of Time" for what it does have to offer, which is a consistent and masterful pop sound from start to finish. The ballad "Let Me Go, Love" finally returned Nicolette to the top 40, but it wasn't for long [the single peaked at about number 35 and stayed on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles for about 10 weeks or so back in 1979]; unfortunately, "Let Me Go, Love" wasn't the magic bullet that "Nicolette's" monster single "Lotta Love" was, and sales of the initially promising and fast-rising second LP "In the Nick of Time," stalled: whereas her debut LP "Nicolette" went gold, selling over a half-million copies, staying on the album charts for over 6 months [a real wonder for a new artist back then, especially a female artist] and producing four Hot 100 singles, the followup LP "In the Nick of Time" barely made a dent on any of the charts and only yielded one rather forgettable single release.

Still, commercial success or not, "Nick of Time" contains some of Nicolette's most memorable tunes: the bouncing, dance-floor-accessible "Dancin' Jones" [and there really should have been a remix of this song]; the bubble-gummish "Breaking Too Many Hearts"; the smooth sounds of ballads "Let Me Go, Love" and "Fallen"; and the quirky but ultimately fun closing ballad, "Trouble." Nicolette's covers of "Daddy," "Rio de Janeiro Blue" and the Motown classic "Back in My Arms" are all noteworthy, too, and much like her gal-pal and sometimes-mentor, Linda Ronstadt, Nicolette demonstrated once more in LP#2 that she was very skillful at making any song her own.

It's still unclear to me why "Nick of Time" deviated so much from "Nicolette" in song selection, why the second LP didn't contain any country or rock selections, which were a big part of the charm of the first LP, but maybe what critics praised about the first LP [its eclectic stylings and weaving in and out of many musical genres] is what made buyers beware in future Nicolette LPs, and maybe Warners second-guessed and betted on a public that would be more responsive to a pure pop LP, something with as few twists and surprises as possible.

Whatever the case may be, "In the Nick of Time" is a solid LP, very different from freshman "Nicolette," but after a few listens, different in a good way. The only weak cut on the second LP [and the first LP had no weak tracks] is the pseudo-rocker title tune, but even that song kind of grows on you after a while. All in all, "In the Nick of Time" delivered a fine, albeit sometimes very slick, pop package, and was far from the throw-away efforts of most artists' sophomore efforts. It had a very brief time in the sun, for sure, but "In the Nick of Time," whether you were a Nicolette fan or not, stayed in your head and on your turntable long after it exited the Billboard charts. It's a fun album, filled with some great pop songs.

Stand Ye Steady: Songs of Courage & Inspiration

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USMA Glee Club scores a real hit
Reverent, Full of Love
Good CD
A real disappointment...

Stand Ye Steady: Songs of Courage & Inspiration

Manufacturer: Curtain Call Prod
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000ATQYVU
Release Date: 2005-09-06

Tracks:

Men Of Freedom
The Longest Day
Into The Fire
Rise Up, O Men Of God
On Great Lone Hills
Lest We Forget
Mansions Of The Lord (Interlude)
Mansions Of The Lord
Jerusalem
Via Dolorosa
Non Nobis
The Star-Spangled Banner
Take Me Home (With I Am A Soldier)
America (My Country 'Tis Of Thee)
Men Of Freedom
This Christmastide

Customer Reviews:

bowersreview.......2007-01-04

Exceptional CD. Inspirational and motivational. Highy recommend this for anyone seeking great quality music.

USMA Glee Club scores a real hit.......2006-11-14

This album is awe-inspiring. I bought the album after hearing an out take from "Men of Freedom", the tune is from an old Welsh battle song. You will recognize the tune if you saw Zulu Dawn with Michael Caine. Many of the other songs are equally powerful and mesmerizing. The only songs I didn't like were when the Glee club used guest soloists. They were less impressive and, in my opinion, took away from the strength of the group.

I liked the multiple verses sung from America, I wished they would have given the Star Spangled Banner the same treatment. The Mansions of the Lord is powerful and supremely reverent, as is Rise Up. I would dearly like to hear more from this talented group of soldiers.

Reverent, Full of Love.......2006-09-26

When I saw and heard this music broadcast Veteran's Day on TBN and my friends serving in our Armed Forces in Iraq saw it broadcast on Armed Forces Network, I was so happy to find the stereo CD and companion Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound DVD on Amazon. I cannot stop listening to it! The 60 minute musical program, reminiscent of the great concept albums of years ago, is one of the most reverent, intelligent and passionate portrayals of America's character ever produced. It contains many styles of choral music - all superbly performed by the world famous Cadet Glee Club of West Point arrayed in breathtaking formation on the altar of the massive 100 year old Cadet Chapel. There are richly textured vocal a capella songs such as "Rise Up O Men of God", "Manisons of the Lord", one of the most popular new hymns written, and "America (My Country `Tis of Thee)". Your buttons will burst with pride when you hear the brand new song "Men of Freedom" introduced by a single Cadet then followed by a cascade of additional voices building to a unified and thunderous declaration of defiant freedom in a style reminiscent of the great Welsh Male Choirs. Four songs highlight the power and majesty of the largest church organ in the world. You'll have to fight the urge to stand at attention when you hear and feel its power kick in on "Lest We Forget", "On Great Lone Hills", "Jerusalem" and "This Christmastide". The musical variety is further enhanced by the addition of brass and percussion for the rousing marches, "The Longest Day" and "Non Nobis". When was the last time you heard these two songs - one by world famous singer, songwriter and teen idol, Paul Anka and the other a medieval celebration of thanksgiving sung in Latin! The rich background vocals of the Cadet Glee Club musically frame two songs that underpin the message of this album - Bravery and Sacrifice. "Into the Fire" by NYPD's Daniel Rodriguez made me want to immediately rise up and rush to anyone's aid and when he holds that note at the end - wow! Tony Award Winner Lea Salonga's performance of the classic Christian hit, "Via Dolorosa", (one of the top 50 Christian songs of all time), is "The Passion of the Christ" embodied in a 5 minute song. You will alternate between tears and goose bumps. Her performance of the Spanish stanza will overwhelm you. Finally, Irish song writing master, Phil Coulter's wistful "Take Me Home" is accompanied by beautiful piano and guitar and introduced by a new poem entitled "I Am A Soldier" that is sobering reminder of the oath our soldiers swear to and the actions they are bound to take. God bless them!

A great bonus of the CD and DVD is that they both include a stylish lyric booklet as well as commentary by the producer on why he chose each song.

On the back cover of the CD and DVD cases is the statement that this production was created to honor the men and women of our Armed Forces, past and present, and the great values of America that they defend. This it surely does!! Also, it states that the producer is contributing a portion of his wholesale proceeds from its sale to organizations assisting our wounded soldiers. Bravo, Mr. Coppi.

Good CD.......2006-07-19

Wonderful songs and wonderful renditions of the songs. I must say, though, that the numbers would have been better if they were performed with more "ooomph" (for instance, "The Star Spangled Banner" could have been sung with more power and the arrangement could have used more creativity). The wisest decision on this CD was the inclusion of the numbers from Ms. Lea Salonga (whose hauntingly beautiful voice is able to effectively draw listeners in) and Daniel Rodriguez, one of America's newest tenors. Overall a good CD.

A real disappointment..........2006-06-10

I was so excited to stumble upon this album when a local music store was going out of business and selling CD's at great discounts. I love Glee Club music, I love patriotic music, and I love cathedral/chapel accoustics. Unfortunately, this album did not live up to its billing.

My primary complaints with this recording are twofold: the overuse of unison singing and the unnecessary inclusion of guest soloists. The beauty of glee club music is the rich chords, which are thankfully heard in many songs. To my dismay, though, there are many songs that mostly or entirely omit the beautiful harmonies that make glee clubs great.

As for the guest soloists, I don't understand why a singing group which obviously has many wonderful voices would bring in outsiders for an album like this. Actually, I do know why they would do it, and it's obviously a marketing thing that has financial implications. As reasonable as this may seem, it just cheapens the experience for me. Another great feature of glee clubs (and college choirs more generally) is the lack of polished, perfect, professional singers. There is something raw, authentic, and refreshing about a bunch of college kids singing together. Why bring in random people with no particular connection to the group?

To be fair, "Rise Up, O Men of God" and "Mansions of the Lord" are fantastic. I'll continue to play this album to listen to those songs. However, much of the remainder is somewhat forgettable.

Sounds of the Seventies: 1978 (Time-Life Music)

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Sounds GREAT...

Sounds of the Seventies: 1978 (Time-Life Music)
Warren Zevon , Foreigner , Queen , Alicia Bridges , Exile , Nick Glider , Patti Smith Group , The Bee Gees , Chic , and Kansas
Manufacturer: Time-Life Music
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Product Description

Features 20 hits from 1978. Song listing: Werewolves Of London - Warren Zevon Baby Hold on - Eddie Money Because The Night - Patti Smith Group Two out of Three Ain't Bad - Meat Loaf Hot Chil In THe City - Nick Glider Lay Down Sally - Eric Clapton Hot Blooded - Foreigner Life's Been Good - Joe Walsh Peg - Steely Dan Use To Be My Girl - The O'Jays We Are The Champions - Queen Night Fever - The Bee Gees i Love The Nightlife (Disco ' Round) - Alicia Bridges Kiss you All Over -Exile Short People - Randy Newman Dust in The Wind - Kansas Le Freak - Chich Double Vision - Foreigner You're In My Heart (The Final Acclaim) - Rod Stewart Ooh Baby Baby - Linda Ronstadt

Customer Reviews:

Sounds GREAT..........2006-11-16

I am going to review many Time-Life items that I have purchased over the years - Sounds of the 70's, Sounds of the 70's (Take Two), Legends of Rock & Roll, numerous 60's CDs & 50's CDs. The recordings are excellent and I know all the tunes - most have at least 18 songs. I would recommend any of Time-Life's compilations to anyone, who is looking for a great CD with alot of songs, we all know. The only complaint I have is that the CDs should have been maximized on the 50's & 60's selections. All in all, a very good purchase...

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Listen to Nick Drake's music...
A must have for Nick Drake fans...
all gold
This is an amazing collection of nick drake obscurities
Haunting, melancholy & curious

Time of No Reply
Nick Drake
Manufacturer: Hannibal
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Time Of No Reply
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Joey
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Customer Reviews:

Listen to Nick Drake's music..........2006-11-05

to steal A Music Fan's last line. Nick's stuff, without all the extra stuff. Descriptions fail me right now. If you've made it down to my review, you know everyone says GET/BUY/OBTAIN somehow....and, they are right-all of it-and wow! FLY!!! The BL version-yes of course, but Fly on this CD compilation-a rare rare find...

A must have for Nick Drake fans..........2005-11-29

This a great collection to have for Nick Drake completists. I will have to say that I agree with the other reviewer who said that this is not a great starting point for those unfamiliar with his work, but for fans of his other work this is essential. Previously unissued studio outtakes like "Joey" and "Clothes of Sand" are unearthed treasures. "Clothes of Sand" is also one of my favorite of Nick Drake's songs; it's haunting lyrics make it sound like an outtake from the "Pink Moon" sessions, although it wasn't. "Joey" contains a slight guitar mistake towards the end (which is why it wasn't released), but overall it too is a great song with a haunting melody. Also noteworthy are the home recordings Nick recorded in 1969 at his parent's home in Tanworth in Arden. "Fly", "Been Smoking Too Long", and "Strange Meeting II" are included from Nick's home tapes. Although they are obviously not of the sound quality of studio recordings, the performances are great. The lyrics to "Been Smoking Too Long" were written by a friend of Nick's, and even though he didn't write them himself it's interesting to hear him sing about drug use. Enough is known about Nick Drake to confirm that he experimented with drugs, but no one really knows how much of a factor drugs were in his increasing depression and withdrawal from others in the last few years of his life. "Strange Meeting II" is not available on other CD's and is a really good song. Another rarity is the lilting "Mayfair" (a studio track), which Nick apparently wrote for his mother Molly. This lighthearted song is really an oddity, as is Nick mumbling a joke about the instrumental break and giggling during the song. The last four songs Nick recorded are the last four songs on this disc, and offer a glimpse into his fragile mental state. Nick openly sings about his depression in "Black Eyed Dog", one of his most haunting songs. His voice doesn't sound as strong on these songs, and I read that in the studio he was unable to play guitar and sing at the same time as he always had in the past and had to record the guitar and vocals separately. Nonetheless, each song is really strong and its a shame that he died before recording the rest of what would have been his fourth album. Overall, this is a really good collection and if you are a fan of Nick Drake it is one you should own.

all gold.......2004-07-07

Everything on this album is incredible, with the exception of Made to Love Magic, which I think has too cheesy of a chorus. Only other complaint is that for a lot of the songs, the acoustic guitar is given a weird chorus effect which I didn't really like, but that's not really a big problem.

The last four songs on the album are probably my favorite of Nick Drake's entire career. It's a shame he didn't get around to finishing an entire 4th album.

This is an amazing collection of nick drake obscurities.......2004-05-27

This has got to be my #1 in my cd collection. This is a beautiful collection of some of Nick's greatest works. Pick this cd up now because it is amazing and you will connect very deeply with it. Astonishing.

Haunting, melancholy & curious.......2004-02-02

I rate this CD the same as another "introductory" Drake disc. "Way To Blue: An Introduction..." I'd buy whichever is cheapest.

My favorite song on this CD is "Black-Eyed Dog," which is also on the "Practical Magic" movie soundtrack.

It personifies depression as a black dog that just shows up at your door one day. It is magnificent in it's simplicity and candor. Another stunning song that uses this metaphor is "Churchill's Black Dog" by the Aussie band, Things Of Stone & Wood, on their CD, "So Far: 1992 - 2002."

Tracks:

Shine On You Crazy Diamond
Money
Us & Them
Hey You
Another Brick In The Wall
Wish You Were Here
Time
The Great Gig In The Sky
In The Flesh

Customer Reviews:

Down right Awesome.......2007-07-16

I don't know about the previous review, but this is just great. A nice treat when looking for a new way to appreciate the music of Roger Waters and Pink Floyd

It could have been so much more..........2006-07-25

Like their earlier 1989 Pink Floyd recording, this recording of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra playing Pink Floyd could have been so much better than it was. Essentially, it is a recording of a Pink Floyd tribute band backed by an orchestra. The use of electric guitar, electric bass, full trap set, vocalists and synthesizers detracts from the performance and leaves the listener longing for an actual symphonic version of these works. It would have been entirely different if it had been members of Pink Floyd contributing, however it was not. Therefore, it left something to be desired.

For a fully symphonic Pink Floyd experience, try "Us and Them" by the London Philharmonic.

don't bother too spent 0 on any think.......2006-03-03

we'll there isn't any comment on this''accept i hoped i rather not be heard...save your though..buy american most wanted.

Could have been much better.......2005-04-10

The record begins with what looks like a very promising rendering of "Shine on..." until the vocals enter in the sixth minute, making you scramble for the "off" button - not to let your neigbours know you're listening to this unbelievably corny crap. And this is only the beginning.

"Money", "Time" and especially "In the Flesh" are pathetic, "Us and them" and "WYWH" sound like an interminable folk music evening on German TV, and "Another Brick..." is just plain bad.

On the other hand, "Hey you" would have been quite good minus the vocals. As for "The great gig in the sky", it is the only track I would call listenable throughout, the usual horrible vocals being replaced by a woman who can actually sing.

The problem with this album is not the inevitable alteration of the spirit of Pink floyd, but the absolutely APPALLING vocal performance and some painfully kitchy instrumentation at times. Well, most of the time, actually.

If you're a diehard PF fan - like myself - and think you can take anything with its name on it, well, think again. If you don't even like Pink floyd, you'll never be able to listen to this.

Hardly symphonic........2005-03-29

This CD suffers from the number one ailment of most symphonic tribute albums; it is only symphonic in the loosest, most liberal sense of the definition. I think a lot of listeners would agree that symphonic tribute albums should not be performed by "orchestras" which include electric guitars, bass guitars, synthesizers, or drum kits. Listening to a symphony's re-creation of a rock song should enhance the experience and expand the breadth of its reaches, not merely change some of the instruments.

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Ghost of Time
Nick Vigarino & Kathi Mcdonald
Manufacturer: Merrimack
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Binding: Audio CD

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Release Date: 2000-07-18

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Ghost of Time - Nick Vigarino
Earl's Gumbo - Nick Vigarino
God Bless the Child - Kathi McDonald
Letting a Good Man Go - Kathi McDonald, Nick Vigarino
Yardbird - Kathi McDonald, Nick Vigarino
Folk Funk - Nick Vigarino
I'd Rather Be - Kathi McDonald, Nick Vigarino
Poor People - Kathi McDonald, Nick Vigarino
Did She Say Anything - Kathi McDonald, Nick Vigarino
Louisiana Breakdown - Nick Vigarino
Temptation Road - Nick Vigarino
Love Letter - Kathi McDonald
Blacktop Road - Nick Vigarino
Baby You Know I Love You - Kathi McDonald
Ghost of Time (Reprise) - Nick Vigarino

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Wicked Awesome Nick!
16 All-Time Highes
CLEVER POPROCK

16 All Time Lowes
Nick Lowe
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At My Age

ASIN: B000003BSX
Release Date: 1995-12-15

Tracks:

Born Fighter
Marie Provost
American Squirm
Skin Deep
When I Write The Book
Little Hitler
Cruel To Be Kind
Switchboard Susan
(I Love The Sound Of) Breaking Glass
Big Kick Plain Scrap
Cracking Up
Without Love
Nutted By Reality
So It Goes
They Called It Rock
Basing Street

Album Description

The irresistible upward curve of the Lowevian oeuvre represented on one smashing mid-price compilation.

Customer Reviews:

Wicked Awesome Nick!.......2004-03-14

Great tunes mostly from his Rockpile years. 'Basher' has more for your money but doesn't include 4 excellent tracks found here: Skin Deep, Nutted By Reality, They Called It Rock, and Basing Street (not found on any of his LPs). As a sidenote, indie rocker and Nick-fan Scott McCaughey (Minus Five) released a fine version of Basing Street in 1995.

p.s. And I love the demented photo of Nick on the cover (and I also love the sound of breaking glass).

16 All-Time Highes.......2004-03-14

16 All Time Lowes was released in 1984, just before Nick Lowe decided to return to American roots music with his fifth solo album, Nick Lowe & His Cowboy Outfit, and it appropriately functions as a greatest-hits collection of his new wave years. Most of the 16 tracks are culled from Jesus of Cool and Labour of Lust, with Rockpile's "When I Write the Book" and the non-LP "Basing Street" added for good measure. It's a very entertaining collection, boasting such Nick classics as "Born Fighter," "Marie Provost," "Cruel to Be Kind," "Cracking Up," "So It Goes," and "They Called It Rock." - Stephen Thomas Erlewine, AMG

CLEVER POPROCK.......2000-07-06

I wonder why such a talented singer & songwriter should be so obscure? To me, he's as good as Elvis Costello. Every single one of these tracks is great. To single out just 4 of them: (I Love The Sound Of ) Breaking Glass with its killer hook (very evocative of David Bowie's Breaking Glass on his "Low" album), the chilling tale of Mary Provost (an actress who lost it when the talkies came in and who was eaten by her doggie in a "cheap hotel up on Hollywood West" - wonder if it was a chihuahua?), the hilarious So It Goes with its quirky beat and the singalong Nutted By Reality. I recommend this album to those who love intelligent rock-pop with clever lyrics and catchy melodies. Very much like early Elvis Costello.

The String Quartet Tribute to Pink Floyd's the Dark Side of the Moon

Average customer rating:

On the Dark Side
Too close to rock, too far from classic

The String Quartet Tribute to Pink Floyd's the Dark Side of the Moon

Manufacturer: Vitamin Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00008V60O
Release Date: 2003-04-29

Tracks:

Speak to Me/Breathe
On the Run
Time
Great Gig in the Sky
Money
Us and Them
Any Colour You Like
Brain Damage/Eclipse

Product Description

1. Speak To Me/Breathe
2. On The Run
3. Time
4. The Great Gig In The Sky
5. Money
6. Us And Them
7. Any Colour You Like
8. Brain Damage
9. Eclipse

Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

On the Dark Side.......2007-02-12

I bought this "tribute" with great expectations, but ended up quite disappointed. The violin sounds after a while gets too domineering, monotonous and has the effect jarring my nerves. I've never been a great fan of "tributes", this production makes me even more skeptical.

Too close to rock, too far from classic.......2006-02-01

My most dear album is Dark side of the moon, I'm a hardcore fan of this album, I have purchase almost every tribute there is, I always put myself in the intentions of the players involved in every proyect and I enjoyed every tribute album I have found in a fais measure.
But with this album I did'nt feel confortably, perhaps my expectations were others than what you get in this package. This is a rock album played by a string quartet (ok that's on the sleve so nobody's fooling you) and when I say a Rock Album I mean it, they tried to emule every single sound in the album with their string instruments, so you get a string quartet emulation of the album including the noises, perhaps what I'm trying to say looks great to you but it didn't sound great for me, contrary to that it sound very bizarre in many cases or scary in others not that romantic o soft as the colors in the sleve may suggest.
I think a tribute album is a very hard project, you do it too faithful and you end with a cover album, you do it too different and you possibly lost the great of the album.
In this case I think the players made a String Quartet Cover Album. If you are thinking you're going to get a softer or more romantic versión of the album or you are more into the classic music, forget it, this album is definitively not for you
Try the Dark Side of the Moon a Capella and you will enjoy it more than this, or the dub side of the moon tribute by Easy star if you are more into reggae, or the Out of Phase tribute to Dark side of the moon if you are more into Electronic, or the moon revisited or... This one was the less enjoyable tribute to dark side of the moon I have heard.
Anyway Roger Waters enjoy it a lot, ask for snip or samples of the album and try it by yourself, but consider yourself aware...

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A Generous Helping of Chicago Blues

Got A New Plan
Nick Moss , and Flip Tops
Manufacturer: Blue Bella
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000063YAB
Release Date: 2002-01-03

Tracks:

When It Rains It Really Pours
Ain't Got That Time
Playing By The Rules
Arrowmaker Pass
Let's Try This Plan Again
My Daddy Was Right
Work Your Hips
For You
Boogie Man
Poison Ivy
Katie Ann
My Love Strikes Like Lightning
Two Fools With A Misunderstanding
(Kind Of) Ghetto

Album Description

Nick Moss has his priorities straight—on the bandstand and in the studio. Having toured extensively as a member of the Legendary Blues Band and with the late Chicago master Jimmy Rogers before setting out on his own, Nick soaked up the right influences during his formative years to keep the classic Windy City sound alive and kicking. His brand of blues is resolutely traditional in scope and permeated in rich, ears-open ensemble playing, yet his youth and enthusiasm keep things lively and contemporary. Nick keeps his guitar work precisely to the point and razor-sharp, his vocals are confident and convincing, and he's a prolific songwriter. His debut album First Offense was uncommonly solid, and the impressively varied Got A New Plan promises to further spread the word that Nick Moss is a young Chicago bluesman worth watching and hearing. —Bill Dahl

Customer Reviews:

A Generous Helping of Chicago Blues.......2006-10-14

Clocking in at almost 65 minutes and 14 songs this is a generous helping helping of some of the best modern Chicago Blues that is being made today. When I first got this album I liked it. Now that I have had it for a way I love it. Some of the highlights of the album include 'My Daddy was Right', 'Work Your Hips', 'Poison Ivy' and the closing instrumental '(Kind of) Ghetto'. The Flip Tops are a great band and Nick Moss is the real deal. Their most recent studio album Sallie Mae was nominated for blues album of the year and is one of my favorite albums period. If you like the blues and in particular Chicago style of the blues then check out Nick and the boys. Buy this album - You will not be disappointed.

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