1996

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Despite the budget-bin marketing of 1996--there are no photos or illustrations on the package--it includes nine new Haggard compositions and contributions from such admirers as Dwight Yoakam, Buck Owens, Iris DeMent, Johnny Paycheck, and John Anderson. 1996 may not match Haggard's great late-'60s work, but it's better than 95 percent of the country releases of the '90s. When two Haggard tribute albums appeared in 1994, the subject himself was most impressed by DeMent's version of "Big City." Haggard not only hired her as an opening act, but recorded her brilliant song about her father's death, "No Time to Cry," for 1996. Also impressive are the graceful, swinging, blue-collar laments "Truck Driver's Blues" and "Too Many Highways." --Geoffrey Himes

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Rent (1996 Original Broadway Cast)
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Rent - a Celebration of Financial, Hygenic and Moral Degeneracy Masquerading as Moving Drama
  • I'm Hooked!
  • It gets even better
  • LOVE LOVE LOVE... ALL TIME FAVORITE
  • Amazing
Rent (1996 Original Broadway Cast)
Jonathan Larson , Jeff Potter , Anthony Jackson , Daniel A. Weiss , Ira Siegel , Kenny Brescia , Steve Skinner , Adam Pascal , Aiko Nakasone , Anthony Rapp , Byron Utley , Daphne Rubin-Vega , Fredi Walker , Gilles Chiasson , Gwen Stewart , Idina Menzel , Jesse L. Martin , Kristen Lee Kelly , Rodney Hicks , Stevie Wonder , Taye Diggs , Timothy Britten Parker , and Wilson Jermaine Heredia
Manufacturer: Dreamworks
ProductGroup: Music
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ASIN: B000005ALT
Release Date: 1996-08-27

Tracks:

  1. Tune Up #1
  2. Voice Mail #1
  3. Tune Up #2
  4. Rent
  5. You Okay Honey?
  6. Tune Up #3
  7. One Song Glory
  8. Light My Candle
  9. Voice Mail #2
  10. Today 4 U
  11. You'll See
  12. Tango: Maureen
  13. Life Support
  14. Out Tonight
  15. Another Day
  16. Will I?
  17. On The Street
  18. Santa Fe
  19. I'll Cover You
  20. We're Okay
  21. Christmas Bells
  22. Over The Moon
  23. La Vie Boheme
  24. I Should Tell You
  25. La Vie Boheme B

Tracks:

  1. Seasons Of Love
  2. Happy New Year
  3. Voice Mail #3
  4. Happy New Year B
  5. Take Me Or Leave Me
  6. Seasons Of Love B
  7. Without You
  8. Voice Mail #4
  9. Contact
  10. I'll Cover You-Reprise
  11. Halloween
  12. Goodbye Love
  13. What You Own
  14. Voice Mail #5
  15. Finale
  16. Your Eyes
  17. Finale B
  18. Seasons Of Love

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Into Broadway's creative vacuum of revivals, movie adaptations, and Hollywood star vehicles comes Rent, the story of squatters, junkies, performance artists, struggling musicians, drag queens, aspiring filmmakers, and HIV-positives (and you thought Miss Saigon's helicopter landing was cool). Undoubtedly among the defining pop cultural events of 1996, Rent has already won four Tony awards and a Pulitzer Prize for Drama. More importantly, it threatens to bring substance back to the Great White Way.

Transposing Puccini's 100-year-old opera La Bohème into modern day Bohemia (19th-century Paris's Left Bank becomes late-20th-century New York's East Village where the scourge of tuberculosis becomes the plague of AIDS) Rent celebrates life among the young, sick, and unconventional. While Broadway shows are hardly the place for authentic portrayals of the latest marginalized hipsters, composer Jonathan Larson (who died at age 36, days before his musical opened) managed to sculpt vivid characters and scenes that bring Avenue A as close as it will ever come to 42nd Street. And by telling a socially relevant story of living without the guarantee of a future (renting, that is), Larson does his own little bit to define an X'ed generation. At worst, Rent is the Hair of the '90s.

For the majority of us who won't be seeing Rent anytime soon, the Original Cast Recording is more than just an after-show souvenir. Well-packaged with a complete libretto, the two-CD set is a worthwhile album separate of live performance. Full of songs that are funny and catchy, inspiring and touching, smart and hip and not overly sentimental, Rent mixes showtune pop with elements of rock, R&B, dance, gospel, and tango to make one of the best albums of the year--certainly the best rock opera in decades. La vie bohème, indeed. --Roni Sarig

Customer Reviews:

1 out of 5 stars Rent - a Celebration of Financial, Hygenic and Moral Degeneracy Masquerading as Moving Drama.......2007-05-28

When I first received my copy of Rent's soundtrack, one of my friends had the good manners to warn me that I would "hate the message." I am not surprised at this assessment, but what is more unfortunate is that the production as a whole does not make up for that objectionable message enough to make this a worthwhile purchase for anyone uninterested in a mindless affirmation of the self-destructive "bohemian" lifestyle. The lyrics alternate between vapid pseudo-philosophical platitudes ("Measure in love, seasons of love") and ugly overtones of Marxist class envy ("Yuppie scum"). The voices of the singers are disputable in quality - the most impressive being Idina Menzel's boisterous, full-bodied rock vocals and Jesse L. Martin's poignant soul-inspired voice and the worst being Daphne Rubin Vega's rasping excuse for a voice, whose every note invokes simultaneous feelings of pity and revulsion. As for the music, while certain tunes hold a certain decadent charm, the overall style soon becomes repetitive and tiresome, with guitars assailing the ears almost as frequently as paeans to drug use, socialism and "loooooove". How this mediocre blasphemy against Puccini could possibly have won a Tony is beyond my understanding, and how anyone could bring themselves to spend more than a dime upon such a second-rate soundtrack should be equally beyond your belief. Avoid this record.

5 out of 5 stars I'm Hooked!.......2007-05-01

I am a Renthead/Junkie for many years now. The cast recording has been with me for years due to a recommendation from a college friend. I have been playing this CD and know the words by heart.

I was the first in line when the movie came out and had a heartfelt emotional experience. And now it has finally happened...

I just saw the show for the first time on April 28th, 2007 and may I say GO SEE IT! The songs have not lost any relevance in the last 11 years. The cast of the tour is great and I hope one day to see the original cast perform.

Thank you Jonathan Larson! God speed and I love you :-)

5 out of 5 stars It gets even better.......2007-04-27

Although the movie soundtrack is fantastic, I found this soundtrack is even better. Having originated from the play, it may provide another perspective that enhances your "Rent" experience overall.

Jonathon Larson rocks!

5 out of 5 stars LOVE LOVE LOVE... ALL TIME FAVORITE.......2007-01-17

I saw the musical twice, once in L.A. and other in Chicago and it was GREAT!!! I'm a huge fan and pretty much know all the words. I never get sick of listening to this cd and others find it catchy too. I'm hoping my husband will let me watch it one more time in NY. :)

5 out of 5 stars Amazing.......2007-01-12

This two disk CD hardly ever leaves my CD player. I actually went out and bought a bigger CD player just so that I could leave it in.

I have always thought that the comparations between "Rent" and "Hair" are totally unfair. In "Rent" we have a full cast with real and meaningful people without the false truths and lies that were around in the late 1960. Jonathan Larson is the Balzac of Generation X.
1996-2006 The Singles
Average customer rating: 0 out of 5 stars
  • An Above Average CD...
  • Worth every penney!
  • A NOT SO GOOD HITS PACKAGE
  • Happy with purchase
  • One of my favrite cds of the year
1996-2006 The Singles
Staind
Manufacturer: Atlantic / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000I5X824
Release Date: 2006-11-14

Tracks:

  1. Come Again (remix)
  2. Mudshovel
  3. It's Been Awhile
  4. Epiphany
  5. For You
  6. Outside (Family Values live version)
  7. So Far Away
  8. Price To Pay
  9. Zoe Jane
  10. Right Here
  11. Falling
  12. Everything Changes (live acoustic)
  13. Sober (live acoustic)
  14. Nutshell (live acoustic)
  15. Comfortably Numb (live acoustic)

Album Description

All of Staind's hits in one package!

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars An Above Average CD..........2007-04-15

This CD is something you don't find often. It's something that you can listen through in whole, again and again. I prefer the live/acoustic songs. I am an alternative/hard/metal fan, and this album covers them all. I ecspecially love the live/acoustic cover of Alice In Chain's Nutshell.All in all, this is a great CD. Go out and buy it now.

5 out of 5 stars Worth every penney!.......2007-03-09


I have never really been a big fan of Staind, however I have loved certain songs of theirs here and there, but I am an overall Alternative rock fan. So I came across this album and it had all the greats that I really liked plus a few I like from others in acoustic versions so I got it. Wow, this is one compilation that will be tough for Staind to ever overcome! I would say the absolute best album they have ever compiled! This rarely comes out of my CD player!

Jeremy
Jacksonville, FL

2 out of 5 stars A NOT SO GOOD HITS PACKAGE.......2007-02-26

A LOT of the songs by this band that I absolutely love are NOT on this disc. Songs like "Black" (the Pearl Jam cover), "How About You", "Afraid To Be Alone" and maybe others I'm not thinking of at the moment are missing and songs like "Price To Play" (I don't even know why they chose that for a single, much less the first one!) and "Comfortably Numb" (I've never even heard OF that song!) are INcluded! also, it appears there's a overdose of "new" songs on this disc. Why that when there's so many great hits that are missing?

5 out of 5 stars Happy with purchase.......2007-02-12

Why bother with making your own compilation CD, this Staind CD has it all on one disc and it was on my doorstep 2 days after I ordered. Worth every penny.

5 out of 5 stars One of my favrite cds of the year.......2007-01-11

I thought this cd was a very good one. If you're a fan of Staind then this is a must have.
Design of a Decade 1986/1996
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Great compliation of Janet Jackson's hits
  • THE TALENTED JACKSON
  • design of a wonderful career
  • Janet is a legend!
  • Missing a couple of good ones, but still an affordable and mostly well-chosen overview
Design of a Decade 1986/1996
Janet Jackson
Manufacturer: A&M
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000002G43
Release Date: 1995-10-10

Tracks:

  1. Runaway
  2. What Have You Done For Me Lately
  3. Nasty
  4. When I Think Of You
  5. Escapade
  6. Miss You Much
  7. Love Will Never Do (Without You)
  8. Alright
  9. Control
  10. The Pleasure Principal
  11. Black Cat
  12. Rhythm Nation
  13. That's The Way Love Goes
  14. Come Back To Me
  15. Let's Wait Awhile
  16. Twenty Foreplay

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This decade-spanning compilation charts the singer-dancer-actress's transformation from rebellious teenager to sexy diva, along the way check-listing major hits like "Nasty," "Miss You Much," "What Have You Done for Me Lately?" and "Rhythm Nation." Two new tracks bookend the set, but even the older material--most of it helmed by writer-producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis--holds up remarkably well. --Courtney Kemp

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Great compliation of Janet Jackson's hits.......2007-05-15

Great CD, as contains all of Janet's best known hits.

5 out of 5 stars THE TALENTED JACKSON.......2007-02-10

Janet once again shows that she is the talented one in her family by blasting out some amazing dance tunes along with a few slower ballads.

5 out of 5 stars design of a wonderful career.......2007-02-02

This was the first janet album I ever bought and from then on I became a fan for life. This album is full of her hits from control and RN in addition to a hit from the janet. album and 2 new tracks. I love to play this album when I don't feel like switching to different janet CD's for hearing different songs. I don't think anyone's r&b/pop collection is complete without this compilation of some of the greatest pop music of our time.

4 out of 5 stars Janet is a legend!.......2007-01-27

This CD is abslutely incredible. The one and only reason that I took one star off is because of the weird concept. It inclues all her hits from A&M records, as well as two new songs and "That's the Way Love Goes". I understand the reasoning, butit is still a bit akward.

Regardless, that doesn't take away from the fantastic music. It starts off with "Runaway" which is a classic Janet 'holiday' song in the vein of 'Escapade". The camera'click sound on each beat is very catchy and unique.

The next few tracks are from Janet's 1986 breakthrough "Control": "What Have you Done for me Lately", "Nasty" and "When I Think Of You". All classic singles that have the most seductive dance beats and attitude that makes Janet who she is.

It continues with four tracks from "Rhythm Nation 1814": "Escapade", "Miss You Much", "Love Will Never Do...", and "Alright" They all have futuristic, yet 80's pop beat to them which is the tone for the RN1814 album. Of course, they'll all extremely catchy. "Alight" appears in it's radio remix form, which is a nice little treat.

The album continues with two more "Control" tracks: The amazing "Control", and "The Pleasure Principle". Jimmy, Terry and Janet did great job on these. They are R&B classics that sound even better today. Next are "Black Cat" and "Rhythm Nation. The former is also in radio remix form which is a nice luxury. "Rhythm Nation" is basically the same as it's album verison, with the excusion of Janet's 'pledge speech' at the beginning.

The last four songs are slow jams, each from a different album. "That's the Way Lvoe Goes" from 'janet.' is J's biggest hit, and with good reason. The beat is so sexy, as are Janet's vocals. The groove is absolutely blissful. Next is "Come Back to Me" (RN1814), a fantastic soothing R&B ballad that sounds ahead of it's time. "Let's Wait A while" is Janet's first hit ballad (from "Control"), and it's a very sweet song about waiting to have sex. Last but not least is anoher new track "Twenty Foreplay" which starts off as a sweet slow ballad, and then changes it's tone to a straight-up funky, love-making jam.

All-in-all,this CD demonstrates what an amazing talent Janet Jackson is, and what pleasure it is to have her as part of he music industry.

4 out of 5 stars Missing a couple of good ones, but still an affordable and mostly well-chosen overview.......2006-11-26

All of the albums whose material are collected on this set should really be listened to in their entirety, but this is still worth obtaining for the two new songs that were on it, the whimsical "Runaway" and the dreamy sex ballad "Twenty Foreplay". Both of these were great songs that sounded more like vintage hits instead of tacked-on filler.
Poison's Greatest Hits 1986-1996
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • POISON OWNS!!!
  • Fun
  • Talkin' Dirty
  • Pop rock, girly rock, GARBAGE rock
  • Still Nothin' But a GoodTime
Poison's Greatest Hits 1986-1996
Poison
Manufacturer: Capitol
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000002UH2
Release Date: 1996-11-26

Tracks:

  1. Nothin' But A Good Time
  2. Talk Dirty To Me
  3. Unskinny Bop
  4. Every Rose Has It's Thorn
  5. Fallen Angel
  6. I Won't Forget You
  7. Stand
  8. Ride The Wind
  9. Look What The Cat Dragged In
  10. I Want Action
  11. Life Goes On
  12. (Flesh & Blood) Sacrafice
  13. Cry Tough
  14. Your Mama Don't Dance
  15. So Tell Me Why
  16. Something To Believe In
  17. Sexual Thing
  18. Lay Your Body Down

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Pop pundits might contend that a Poison greatest-hits collection should be an EP. Yet despite jeers from critics, these glam-metal pretty boys produced big hits, filled arenas, and fueled MTV in the late '80s. And the opening track on this 18-cut compilation sets the record straight: "Nothing but a Good Time," indeed. From down 'n' dirty rockers such as "Talk Dirty to Me," "Look What the Cat Dragged In," and "I Want Action," to mega-ballads "Something to Believe In" and "Every Rose Has Its Thorn," this is a treat for those who like big hair and bigger hooks. Included are two previously unreleased songs, "Sexual Thing" and "Lay Your Body Down," the latter a lush, likable five-minute power ballad. One complaint: the song-by-song notes by singer Bret Michaels somewhat lack the pizzazz one anticipates from a band with such a colorful comportment. --Katherine Turman

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars POISON OWNS!!!.......2007-07-16

Quite possibly, the greatest 80's hair metal band, Poison's Greatest Hits is packed with explosive tracks picked from their first four albums and some late releases. As my very first POISON CD, I came to love the band and their songs that are driven by ultimate killer choruses. Every song is perfectly written and impressively performed, from cool glam rock to highly anticipated power ballads, and included in the booklet were passionate liner notes about the history of their songs written by Bret Michaels himself! Hearing this CD will leave you wanting for more! Definitely, a MUST-HAVE for Rock n Roll addicts!

4 out of 5 stars Fun.......2007-04-19

Poison is a great band, even though most critics will disagree. There songs are fun and rocking. This is a great collection of there best songs and its great start for new Poison fans. Id even recommend it to anyone who likes good rock. They are better the Motley Crue.

5 out of 5 stars Talkin' Dirty.......2007-02-01

This was the first CD i picked up from them and got hooked from the start. There are many other songs that aren't on here that are a 'must have', but this CD should be in every Poison Fans Collection!!

1 out of 5 stars Pop rock, girly rock, GARBAGE rock.......2006-12-18

I never liked poison. The production of the actual albums are very good, but then they should be......so are Britney Spears!..and why? Well, after the new wave of British Heavy metal led to talented bands like Van Halen to get on the scene and make metal enorously popular in the US, record producers wanted to cash in on the act. So, just as Disney do today, groups were manufactured into iconic figures......in the case of poison, ....lets sell sex and string a few guitars in...oh yea, and hairspray.......and call it music! Its because of bands like poison that metal in the 80s was doomed. I hate grunge, but thank god it came before metal died forever. Poison existed because girls wanted to have sex with them....and, unlike motley crue, had no point to make musically
AVOID......unless you like manufactured tripe!!!

4 out of 5 stars Still Nothin' But a GoodTime.......2006-09-27

This is a reminder of the good time we had in the 80's. Music was meant to be fun and enjoyable and Poison topped the list. "Nothin' But A Good Time" is the best choice for an opening track, because it defines not only what Poison was about, but it also was the case for this genre of music. Some other fun songs were "Talk Dirty To Me" and "Unskinny Bop." The cover of "Your Mama Don't Dance" was always a nice touch for this group.

On the other side of the coin, Poison showed their softer side with "Every Rose Has It's Thorn" and the surprisingly deep "Something To Believe In."

In addition to being a good representation of who this group is, the liner notes are excellent, as well. Overall, this is one for the collection. The 80's probably would not have been the same without this group and the songs that we all should come to know and love.
Chicago - The Musical (1996 Broadway Revival Cast)
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Fun, Fun, Fun
  • CHICAGO ROCKS BROADWAY
  • A near-perfect recording
  • Don't be so harsh on Ann
  • Good, But Not Great.
Chicago - The Musical (1996 Broadway Revival Cast)
John Kander , Fred Ebb , Ann Reinking , and Bebe Neuwirth
Manufacturer: RCA Victor Broadway
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ASIN: B000003G7W
Release Date: 1997-01-28

Tracks:

  1. Overture
  2. All That Jazz
  3. Funny Honey
  4. Cell Block Tango
  5. When You're Good To Mama
  6. All I Care About
  7. A Little Bit Of Good
  8. We Both Reached For The Gun
  9. Roxie
  10. I Can't Do It Alone
  11. I Can't Do It Alone (Reprise)
  12. My Own Best Friend
  13. Entr' Acte
  14. I Know A Girl
  15. Me And My Baby
  16. Mister Cellophane
  17. When Velma Takes The Stand
  18. Razzle Dazzle
  19. Class
  20. Nowadays
  21. Hot Honey Rag
  22. Finale

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"Chicago's plot was cynical and satirical in 1975, but today feels like a documentary." So says Walter Bobbie, the director responsible for this revival of the Kander, Ebb, and Fosse "musical vaudeville," which began as a minimalist concert staging for New York City Center's Encore! series before moving on to Broadway, critical acclaim, and Tony Awards. Actually, it'd be hard to go wrong with any production, no matter how it's staged, because the Roaring '20s jazz-based music here is simply great. Some people actually prefer the original's Gwen Verdon and Chita Rivera as Roxie and Velma to Ann Reinking and Bebe Neuwirth, but no matter. Joel Grey is perfect as Amos Hart, James Naughton matches Jerry Orbach's original Billy Flynn, and again, the music here is wonderful. A near-flawless classic. --Bill Holdship

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Fun, Fun, Fun.......2007-07-07

Makes the enjoyment of the show continue after you leave the theater. Definitely see the show before you by the soundtrack.

5 out of 5 stars CHICAGO ROCKS BROADWAY.......2007-05-17

Chicago - The Musical (1996 Broadway Revival Cast)

One of the top 10 best Broadway cast albums ever! A revival which surpasses the original. A must own for anyone who likes Broadway shows. Bebe Neuworth, Ann Reinking & James Naughton are stellar. Plenty of razzle dazzle and fun.

4 out of 5 stars A near-perfect recording.......2006-02-25

Chicago is a classic, and that classic status remains in the revival recording. Bebe Neurwith is truly a delight as Velma Kelly, and shines in the star number of "All That Jazz", but it's the men who steal the show. James Naughten and Joel Grey are perfect as Billy Flynn and Amos Hart. Every single one their numbers is absolutely perfect are true classics. There are, however, two downsides. First is that the film soundtrack exceeds vocally with Catherine Zeta-Jones as a belting Velma. Second, and ultimately, Anne Reinking's rendition of "Roxie" is downright awful. I love her versions of "Funney Honey" and "Me and My Baby", but "Roxie" is disgusting. In all, however, a wonderful, fun, and classic recording.

4 out of 5 stars Don't be so harsh on Ann.......2006-01-06

I understand that many of you who have bought this CD will be Broadway lovers (and I am one myself)and you will be used to the lead roles having amazing powerful voices. But just as important as good singing is good acting. I think that Ann interpreted Roxie as a wannabe who had the enthusiasm but lacked the talent, which makes her raspy tones and sing-speak completely plausible. It also supports the theme that you can use other things than talent to get yourself to the top This may not be the way you like Roxie played, but you shouldn't shun Ann's interpretation. It's a good thing if there is more than one way of having a character played, I think so anyway.
Personally I love the Miramax film, but I enjoy comparing these 2 and seeing the differences.

2 out of 5 stars Good, But Not Great. .......2005-08-27

The revival edition of CHICAGO could be a whole lot better (like the original or the movie soundtrack.) But it is good none the less.
Bebe Nuewirth is fun to listen to on the recording, but Ann Reinking is HORRIBLE! She can't sing and she can't act as well as Ms. Nuewirth.
I recomend this recording to all Chicago and Kander and Ebb fans.
William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet: Music From The Motion Picture (1996 Version) [Enhanced CD]
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • great movie, great soundtrack
  • quintessential movie soundtrack for the 90's
  • My 4th copy.
  • Unique Mix
  • Great CD! Lots of varitey
William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet: Music From The Motion Picture (1996 Version) [Enhanced CD]
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Manufacturer: Capitol
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ASIN: B000002U4X
Release Date: 1996-10-29

Tracks:

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  7. Lovefool - The Cardigans
  8. Young Hearts Run Free - Kym Mazelle
  9. Everybody's Free (To Feel Good) - Quindon Tarver
  10. To You I Bestow - Mundy
  11. Talk Show Host - Radiohead
  12. Little Star - Stina Nordenstam
  13. You And Me Song - The Wannadies

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Like the movie itself, the Romeo + Juliet soundtrack is filled with emotional twists; from the hardness of Garbage's "#1 Crush" and the Butthole Surfers' "Whatever" to Stina Nordenstam's endearing, whispery "Little Star" the journey is all over the map. Within the CD-enhanced grooves, however, moments of absolute brilliance flow; Des'ree's "Kissing You (Love Theme from Romeo + Juliet)" is perhaps her strongest work to date, while Radiohead's "Talk Show Host" is a track that the group treasures and performs live often. Those two tracks alone make this soundtrack worth the purchase price. --Denise Sheppard

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars great movie, great soundtrack.......2007-06-15

I wish they would have included everything from the movie, but this is pretty good.

5 out of 5 stars quintessential movie soundtrack for the 90's.......2007-05-25

If I were asked to choose just ONE movie soundtrack that embraced mainstream teen pop culture of the 1990's, this would be it. If anything, I think it is even better now than it was then. The tracks fit together beautifully.

5 out of 5 stars My 4th copy........2007-05-12

Since this CD was released, I have loved and lost this CD for appx. 3 times. Every time I would lend it out I would never get it back. It's probably one of the best soundtracks ever. Now that I have it, again, it's not leaving my hands.

5 out of 5 stars Unique Mix.......2007-03-19

This is a perfect soundtrack for those who have edgy and eclectic tastes. Garbage, Radiohead, Desr'ee...I love it. One of the songs took me off guard a little (Little Star), but I don't feel that it took anything major away from the listening experience. Enjoy!

5 out of 5 stars Great CD! Lots of varitey.......2006-12-24

This is a great cd with awsome music and very diffent kinds of music on it. I love it. It's the only way I've found to get Radioheads "Talkshow Host". Either way, worth the mula!
2001: A Space Odyssey - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1996 Reissue)
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • great music, great reissue
  • fantastic
  • whoa.
  • Great Music for Halloween, very creepy
  • Bleakest of Futures...
2001: A Space Odyssey - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1996 Reissue)

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ASIN: B0000033WB
Release Date: 1996-10-29

Tracks:

  1. Overture: Atmospheres - The Sudwesfunk Orchestra, Ernest Bour
  2. Main Title: Also Sprach Zarathustra (Thus Spake Zarathustra) - The Vienna Philharmonic, Herbert Von Karajan
  3. Requiem For Soprano, Mezzo Soprano, Two Mixed Choirs & Orchestra - The Bavarian Radio Orchetra, Francis Travis
  4. The Blue Danube (Excerpt) - The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Herbert Von Karajan
  5. Lux Aeterna - The Stuttgart Schola Cantorum, Clytus Gottwold
  6. Gayane Ballet Suite (Adagio) - The Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra, Gennadi Rezhdestvensky
  7. Jupiter And Beyond - The Bavarian Radio Orchestra, Francis Travis, The Sudwesfunk Orchestra, Ernest Bour, Internationale.
  8. Also Sprach Zarathustra (Theme from 2001: A Space Odyssey) - Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
  9. The Blue Danube (Reprise) - The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Herbert Von Karajan
  10. Also Sprach Zarathustra (Theme from 2001: A Space Odyssey) - Sudwesfunk Orchestra
  11. Lux Aeterna - The Stuttgart Schola Cantorum, Clytus Gottwold
  12. Adventures (Unaltered) - Internationale Musikinstitut, Gyorgy Ligeti
  13. HAL 9000 - Dialog Montage

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This commemorative reissue of music from 2001: A Space Odyssey combines the Also sprach Zarathustra theme, various Johann and Richard Strauss segments, and a ballet suite by Aram Khachaturian--all of which prove how much Stanley Kubrick's film attempts to avoid the soundtrack clichés of most science-fiction movies. Instead of the expected sci-fi effects, there is a more ironic application of music that would be otherwise incongruous to the celestial settings. Here, "The Blue Danube" complements scenes involving weightlessness and descending spacecraft, while Gyorgy Ligeti's creepy "monolith" music connotes Armageddon more than interplanetary exploration. The tracks play as they had appeared on the original soundtrack release back in the '60s, but there is also previously unreleased supplemental material and a dialogue montage entitled "HAL 9000." --Joseph Lanza

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars great music, great reissue.......2007-04-16

This is a great collection of music and I love the great mastering job that was done with this. The inclusion of the tracks from the original MGM soundtrack release are a great bonus. The liner notes include interpretations of the film and the music that are insightful.

I noticed that the music in the movie is mixed in surround sound, it would be great if they could release this on DVD-Audio or SACD surround. I'd buy it again!

5 out of 5 stars fantastic.......2007-03-11

I have the old lp release of this music, what an incredible array of classical music, topped off by my personal favorite piece of music in the world, the blue danube waltz. Let yourself be carried away in deep space by this incredible score.

5 out of 5 stars whoa........2006-09-04

"Atmospheres" was enough to make me buy this album. just try to imagine what eternity might sound like. okay, now you know exactly what Atmospheres is. wow. who else could having captured the feelings that are in this score? this is above talented. this is above genius. this is above avand garde. this is too good to be labeled as anything at all.

5 out of 5 stars Great Music for Halloween, very creepy.......2006-03-17

I bought this CD to use for a haunted house program, the music will creep you out.

5 out of 5 stars Bleakest of Futures..........2005-10-08

The atonal, unsettling atmosphere of much of the music of Ligeti is fitting to the bleak vision of a human future reigned by nothing but cold technology and of humans drained of emotions except for the deepest animalist fear originating from our inner reptilian brainparts which have not changed for over millions of years. The incongruity of Johann Strauss' lovely 'An der schönen blauen Donau' with the cold technicality of spacefaring as depicted here could not be more complete, but what a perfect find on Stanley Kubrick's part! It makes the uneasiness and confusion even greater. And then, to top it of, the complete and flabbergasting irony of using Richard Strauss' Fanfare for the 'rise of Man' in his 'Also Sprach Zarathustra': what a great destiny for 'Man' indeed, this bleakest of bleak visions of the future!
As a soundtrack for '2001: A Space Odyssey' this music together on one album is just great.
And besides, this soundtrack has indeed, like so many others I guess, made me aware of the genius of Ligeti, which otherwise might have gone unnoticed for me.
Songs for a New World (1996 Original New York Cast)
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Songs for A New World - A truely magnificant musical that soars!
  • JRB shines!
  • Fantastic debut for a talented composer
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  • Wonderful Work of Art
Songs for a New World (1996 Original New York Cast)
Jason Robert Brown , Andrea Burns , and Jessica Molaskey
Manufacturer: RCA Victor Broadway
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ASIN: B000003G5U
Release Date: 1997-03-11

Tracks:

  1. Opening: The New World - WPA Theatre
  2. On The Deck Of A Spanish Sailing Ship, 1492 - Ty Talor/WPA Theatre
  3. Just One Step - Jessica Molaskey/WPA Theatre
  4. I'm Not Afraid Of Anything - Andrea Burns
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  13. I'd Give It All For You - Brooks Ashmanskas/Andrea Burns
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  15. Flying Home - Ty Taylor/WPA Theatre
  16. Hear My Song - WPA Theatre

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Jason Robert Brown, one of musical theater's brightest young composers, made his first New York splash in 1995 with Songs for a New World at the WPA Theatre. It's a revue of 16 of his cabaret and theater songs, directed by Daisy Prince (Hal's daughter) and realized by a crack cast of Andrea Burns, Jessica Molaskey, Brooks Ashmanskas, and Ty Taylor (who sang the role on this recording only because cast member Billy Porter had a contractual conflict), with Brown himself leading a small combo from the piano. Soaring melodies and irresistible rhythms mark a wide range of songs that encompass jazz ("Just One Step"), gospel ("The River Won't Flow"), funk ("Steam Train"), and Kurt Weill ("Surabaya Santa," sort of Mrs. Claus's lament as it would be sung by Lotte Lenya). Most memorable are two songs of lost love: the Ashmanskas-Burns duet "I'd Give It All for You," which perfectly captures romantic yearning, and Molaskey's wry yet poignant "Stars and the Moon," which has become something of a jazzy standard, recorded by such luminaries as Audra McDonald and Betty Buckley. Brown went on to win the 1999 Best Score Tony for his powerful Parade, then reunited with Prince on The Last 5 Years. --David Horiuchi

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Songs for A New World - A truely magnificant musical that soars!.......2007-05-13

The show, Songs For A World has been the "under ground" hit for musical theater for years. More recently has the muscial come up to be more and more well known (when in 2003 lyrisit/composer Jason Robert Brown's newer show, The Last 5 Years grew widely accomplished).

Songs For A New World first showed off-Broadway in 1995. Jason Robert Brown delivered what is now one of muscial theaters hidden treasurs.

Any true musical theater fan who is tired of the new lack luster shows or revival after revival clustering their shelfs will find this cd a new favorite.

Ironically, all these songs have been selected from differnt shows written by Jason Robert Brown, yet have a noticeable connection. Even Jason Robert Brown wrote, "No one tried to weave these songs together. Yet when the show was completed we couldn't help but notice how many of these characters and songs could be portrayed as the same individual."

For myself, each and every song can be a personel favorite. But of coarse certain numbers clearly rise above the rest.

The New World- Truely one of my favorite songs of all times, from the lyrics, the vocals and the message.

Just One Step - A hilarious and briliant song. You will be humming this hugely catching the first moment you hear it.

Stars and the Moon - A haunting and truely significant song. Any theater fan will appriciate this song for its soluful lyrics and heart warming message.

King of the World - Quite simply, one of the most brilliant vocal performances you will ever hear.

Each actor gives each and every song meaning and heart. And when all four are put together (The New World, The River Won't Flow, Hear My Song) produce awesome results.

This is a MUST HAVE for muscial theater fans who miss shows you can actually listen through entirely! I highly recommend this to be added to your collection!

5 out of 5 stars JRB shines!.......2007-01-04

Jason Robert Brown has really hit the mark with this show. Heartwarming, thought provoking and thoroughly enjoyable.

5 out of 5 stars Fantastic debut for a talented composer.......2006-11-03

Already a classic, will bookend a fantastic musical career

5 out of 5 stars for a while now...........2006-10-25

I've had this CD for a while now...even before it began to grow in popularity. I've always adored it, and the opening song is particularly incredible. This CD, in my opinion, is definitely one to add to your collection if you're an avid musical theatre fan. I own tons of recordings, and this one is a true gem.
standout pieces include:

King of the World
I'd Give it All for You
The River Won't Flow

But they are all awesome!!
And JRB pieces are actually incredibly difficult to play...so much of the piano part is exceedingly intricate. Listen to King of the World.

5 out of 5 stars Wonderful Work of Art.......2006-08-01

I absolutely fell in love with this cd when I first heard it. It is very uplifting and full of inspirational songs that will lift your spirits and just make you feel good! Having read some of the other reviews, I'm excited to check out JRB's other works.

Enjoy!
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1996 Broadway Revival Cast)
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Sweet melody
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  • Timeless and Classic
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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1996 Broadway Revival Cast)
Stephen Sondheim
Manufacturer: Angel Records
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ASIN: B000002SJO
Release Date: 1996-06-25

Tracks:

  1. Overture
  2. Comedy Tonight
  3. Love, I Hear
  4. Free
  5. The House Of Marcus Lycus
  6. Lovely
  7. Pretty Little Picture
  8. Everybody Ought To Have A Maid
  9. I'm Calm
  10. Impossible
  11. Bring Me My Bride
  12. That Dirty Old Man
  13. That'll Show Him
  14. Lovely (Reprise)
  15. Funeral Sequence
  16. Comedy Tonight (Finale)

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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, the first Broadway show for which Stephen Sondheim wrote both music and lyrics, has proven to be one of the master's most enduring creations, appearing in community theaters and, in 1996, in this full-scale Broadway revival. In the role of the scheming slave Pseudolous, Tony-winner Nathan Lane isn't the maelstorm that was Zero Mostel in the 1962 original Broadway cast, giving a subtler, neurotic performance. While one might miss the sheer force of Mostel's personality driving these madcap antics (based on the Roman comedies of Plautus), Lane's approach allows the show to become more of an ensemble vehicle. In a gender- and race-neutral move, Lane was subsequently replaced on Broadway by Whoopi Goldberg. --David Horiuchi

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Sweet melody.......2003-12-16

1) Show is hysterical. The music, the tempo, the acting, it all worked so well, and there was such cohesion it was superb
2) I played Hysterium in my high school play (Greenwich, CT: Brunswick - '01), and I had so much fun, and the CD helped immensley, as I heard several versions of the songs, and this one just rocked
3) N. Lane's voice is very strong, but can sound whiney at times. I don't know...I'm not getting money for this, so what do I know?!
4) Any chance I can get on stage?

5 out of 5 stars Woot! The best recording of Forum.......2003-10-05

My high school is doing Forum for there musical this year (I play Erronius by the way..), and this play is hysterical.Although, the movie conversion was totally crappy. The stage version is funnier. Nathan Lane was superb as Psudolus, and i reaaly didnt like him being replaced by Whoopi Goldberg...o well...

4 out of 5 stars Timeless and Classic.......2002-05-06

I personally am not a fan of classic musical theatre (although the time it was written may not be classic, but I do consider the music to be), but I love this album! The lyrics are witty and clever, and the wonderful music is all that I'd expect from Sondheim. This is a sure bet for anyone who's looking for a light-hearted musical where everything turns out okay in the end.

4 out of 5 stars Everybody ought to have this CD.......2001-08-21

If you want to laugh, listen to Everybody Ought to Have a Maid. If you've never seen this show, I feel sorry for you. It's hysterical from start to finish. A great show and a great CD. I only wish that the early 70s revival which starred Phil Silvers was out on CD.

4 out of 5 stars Music in Good 'Forum'.......2000-05-27

The number one reason to buy this remake is this: They took all of us musical theatre people's advice and speed it up! The tempo of this rendidtion is quick, smart, well timed musically and comically, and wonderfully orchestrated.

Saks and his team have turned in a fun album of a show that sometimes needs to be seen (Coutesans, Marcus Lycus) to be appreciated. Great attention was paid to sound effects which helps the listening audience understand the action that more than likely was happening on the stage at a particular momnet. And that, my friends, is the mark of a good musical theatre recording.

Much has been said about the individual performances, all of which are clear, well sung, and spoken. However, to say they are good performers is to take away from the real genius here. To make this musical work (and I've done it a couple of times) one has to find a complete cast of talented character actors. Romeo, Maria, Hamlet, and Barbara please sit down and make way for the circus fare. Saks has found his faux with the likes of Lane, Sabella, and Linn-Baker.

At times the orchestrations drag on and the quality of the actual recording could be better if you have an audiophile ear. But for the most part this is a must have for the musical theatre person.
William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet: Music From The Motion Picture, Volume 2 (1996 Version)
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet: Music From The Motion Picture, Volume 2 (1996 Version)
Various Artists , and Craig Armstrong
Manufacturer: Capitol
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ASIN: B000002UKM
Release Date: 1997-04-08

Tracks:

  1. Prologue
  2. O Verona
  3. The Montague Boys
  4. Gas Station Scene
  5. O Verona (Reprise)
  6. Intro To Romeo
  7. Queen Mab Interlude
  8. Young Hearts Run Free (Ballroom Version) - Kym Mazelle, Harold Perrineau, Paul Sorvino
  9. Kissing You (Love Theme From Romeo & Juliet) Instrs
  10. Balcony Scene
  11. When Dove's Cry - Quindon Tarver
  12. A Challenge
  13. Tybalt Arrives
  14. Fight Scene
  15. Mercutio's Death
  16. Drive Of Death
  17. Slow Movement
  18. Morning Breaks
  19. Juliet's Requiem
  20. Mantua
  21. Escape From Mantua
  22. Death Scene
  23. Liebestod
  24. Epilogue

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Japanese Version featuring Limited Edition Packaging for a Limited Time.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Simply Incredible.......2006-09-11

I will try to be quick with this review.

By looking at these CDs you most probably have watched the movie and liked the music in it, which in my humble opinion was incredible.

So which one to buy then?

The answer is the following one:

If you are looking for more mainstream music, R&B, rock etc. than you should go for the first CD.
If on the other hand, you are looking for an orchestrated music etc., than go for the second CD.

To conclude: If you have watched the movie, the R&B/rock music is mostly found in the first CD (Volume 1) while the slow ballads and orchestras are mostly found in the second CD (Volume 2).

I hope that I could help you ^_^

4 out of 5 stars Possible geniuses?.......2006-06-26

Scores, which can be compared to being the middle child of the movie making machine due to the fact that they are sandwiched in between the movie itself and the soundtrack with the commercially viable (i.e. money making songs), are an underappreciated art form which thankfully Baz Luhrmann and Nellee Hooper helped to show that this need no longer need be the case which has resulted in at least the release of two outstanding scores from contemporary movies: The Matrix Reloaded and Fight Club.
While Star Wars wills always be the score that all others will be measured up to, the genius of Baz and Nellee will help to change the face of this.
Helped by the fact that even if one did not see this version of the film, since most know the story, one can follow all the twists and turns in the plot solely by listening to this CD.
How they have changed the face of scores forever is by incorporating different musical generals (hip hop #3, pop #10, rock #13, and techno #21) which given the scene we heard them in in the film, not only are appropriate, but adds another dimension to the film which draws you in even more.
What is even more remarkable is that this was produced in 1996, prior to the rap/rock mixture and before it looked like techno was poised to become the next big thing.
Genius is not only doing something very well, genius is also doing something that has very rarely been done before; and Luhrman and Hooper showed with volume 2 that the term genius could be applied to them.

4 out of 5 stars Pitch Perfect Score.......2006-02-25

The score to Romeo + Juliet is perfection to say the least, for it captures the pure essence that is the film, that is the story, that is the feel you get while watching the film unfold before you. With the addition of the beautiful instrumental version of Des'rees haunting "Kissing You" and the Ballroom, or Techo version of "Young Hearts run Free" as well as Quindon Tarver's (boy can this kid belt it out) cover of Prince's "When Dove's Cry" you will see that this is more than just a theatrical score. My only beef here is that these three tracks were not better placed on Vol. 1 and the Vol. 2 stuck with the score and the score alone. It would have added to a more fluent ride, and it would have been nice to have all the sung tracks together so you only had to rely on one CD for that. That's it, that's my only complaint. Some have complained becasuse of the inserts of spoken word over some of the score but I welcome it for it adds to the feel you get when watching the brilliant adaptation!

5 out of 5 stars The NV Review.......2006-02-24

This soundtrack is a wonderful way of celebrating the movie "Romeo and Juliet." The soundtrack was wonderful and I highly suggest if you like classical and vocal music, that you should buy this CD. I didn't like the movie pieces in the soundtrack. When you listen to the songs there are a few interuptions of the actors and actresses speaking during the song. All in all I really enjoy it!

4 out of 5 stars i love this movie.......2006-02-15

i love the kissing you instrumental piece.. on the part where they are on the elevator and the balcony scene. the music fits the scenes PERFECTLY. beautiful performances by leo and claire too. it all falls perfectly together.

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