In Pain [Live]

Product Description:
Three songs 'Stopping Off Place', 'Alone & Forsaken' and 'You Gotta Move' sung by Townes that have never been released before. All the songs were recorded at the Bahnfof Lagendreer Club, Bochum, Germany (11/94) except 'Loretta' at the Starclub, Dreden Germany (11/96), 'Snowin' On Ratone' at the Muffathalle Club, Munchen, Germany (11/95), 'You Gotta Move' at the Szene Wien Club, Vienna, Austria. Normal Records. 2002.

In Pain,Townes Van Zandt,Normal Germany,Alternative Country,Americana,Contemporary Folk,Country-Rock,Folk,Folk & Traditional,Pop,Singer/Songwriter

Average customer rating: NYHC Classic!!! Hardcore at its best D.K. Malone, you are Definitely WRONG! Roger Miret is kind of short in real life! Innovative, But Not Classic

Cause for Alarm/Victim in Pain Agnostic Front Manufacturer: Relativity ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Hardcore | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Punk | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | American Alternative | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Riot, Riot, Upstart Gorilla Biscuits Bad Brains Group Sex Break Down the Walls ASIN: B000003C4O Release Date: 1991-07-01

Tracks:

1. Cause For Alarm: The Eliminator
2. Cause For Alarm: Existence Of Hate
3. Cause For Alarm: Time Will Come
4. Cause For Alarm: Growing Concern
5. Cause For Alarm: Your Mistake
6. Cause For Alarm: Out For Bood
7. Cause For Alarm: Toxic Shock
8. Cause For Alarm: Bomber Zee
9. Cause For Alarm: Public Assistance
10. Cause For Alarm: Shoot His Load
11. Victim In Pain: Victim In Pain
12. Victim In Pain: Remind Them
13. Victim In Pain: Blind Justice
14. Victim In Pain: Last Warning
15. Victim In Pain: United & Strong
16. Victim In Pain: Power
17. Victim In Pain: Hiding Inside
18. Victim In Pain: Fascist Attitudes
19. Victim In Pain: Society Sucker
20. Victim In Pain: Your Mistake
21. Victim In Pain: With Time

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There was never anything fancy about these New York hardcore pioneers, just the aural equivalent of a swift kick to the nether regions followed by a brass-knuckled rap on the noggin. Then again, that's probably what made Roger Miret & Co. so popular with the testosterone-fueled adolescents that related to the band's might-makes-right approach. The band drew some criticism for its avowedly right-wing political stance--"Shoot His Load" praised subway gunman Bernhard Goetz, while "Public Assistance" knocked those who accepted it--but repeated exposure reveals them to be total misanthropes, rather than antagonists of any specific group. If a feel-good album is what you're looking for, steer clear. But those hankering for a shot of no-frills punk-metal with a side of malice will certainly feel sated. --David Sprague

Customer Reviews:

NYHC Classic!!!.......2006-10-07

Plain and simple. Anyone to diss is just a plain softee suburb average Joe that knows nothin bout real hardcore!!! oi oi oi This is straight up from the streets for the streets and obviously anyone who hates this just isn't hardcore. They need to go listen to their Lincoln Park or whatever joke they call hardcore.

Hardcore at its best.......2005-09-08

These guys are the fathers of hardcore. You can't go wrong buying every other bands influence.

D.K. Malone, you are Definitely WRONG!.......2005-06-06

I had to stand up to D.K. Malone's "one eyed" review of this 2 classic hardcore albums. For starters, this CD includes AGNOSTIC FRONT's 1st full album release, "Victim In Pain" and their second, more metal oriented "Cause For Alarm". Production wise, there IS an abysmal difference between both albums. "Victim" is a decidedly low-budget affair, but what it lacks in the production department more than makes up in the attitude and aggression zone. Granted, Vinnie Stigma is NOT hardcore's answer to Eddie Van Halen...but in that sense, NO hardcore guitarist ever was! Gregg Ginn
(EDIT: As much as I like BLACK FLAG, Ginn's playong was sloppy as best. Whether this was intentional or not we'll never know, bu the fact is that he WAS sloppy! Even Johnny Ramone played with much more technique than Gregg Ginn! Nuff said.),
Dr. Know, Lyle Preslar, Greg Hetson, Doyle, East Bay Ray...et al...none of these guitarists were paricularly outstanding, but they SERVED a purpose and that purpose was to make over the top guitar mayhem for their respective punk bands. So, to review a "PUNK" albums on the merits of a guitar players' particular sound is TOTALLY out of the question, because Stigma's guitar playing on "VICTIM IN PAIN" will not distract you from the sheer pleasure of listening to a seminal punk album. "VICTIM IN PAIN" is raw, fast (sometimes, EXTREMELY fast!!!) and real. "United & Strong", "Power", "Your Mistake" and the thrashing title track make the 2nd half of this CD a MUST HAVE for any HARDCORE PUNK fan. Now, in 1986 AGNOSTIC FRONT released "Cause For Alarm". Cries of "sell out" and "metal posers" where heard abundantly when the album was released (through COMBAT records, a decidedly METAL label, which made matters only worse!). Truth is, CFA is a GREAT album with slight "metal" overtones (but hardcore bands always waltzed the line between punk and metal because of their common musical aggression). The production improved dramatically over the 1st album: crunchy-thrash-metal like guitars, double bass drums and controversial lyrics (some penned by CARNIVORE main man Pete Steele). "Eliminator", "Time Will Come" and the controversial "Public Assistance" are stand out tracks. The sound on this record helped defined the "CROSSOVER" sub-genre: the fusion of punk and metal played at thrash metal/hardcore punk speeds.
If there is anything to complain about is the CD itself. The packaging is BEYOND terrible and does NOT do justice to these two seminal hardcore releases. Like CIRCLE JERKS' "Group Sex" (which is about 15 minutes long and got a full CD release), "Victim In Pain" should have been released separately (and with ORIGINAL cover!). Same goes for CAUSE FOR ALARM. Whoever though of releasing this CD the way it is should be SHOT in the head. Unfortunately, it's the only way you can get your hands on these 2 punk masterpieces!

Roger Miret is kind of short in real life!.......2005-06-04

"Cause for Alarm/Victim in Pain" is really good. Tracks 1 through 10 come from 1986's "Cause for Alarm". It's sort of Agnostic Front's effort to "crossover", or in other words, to combine metal and punk together. It has awesome metal drumming and hardcore lyrics with a punk/metal guitar sound. The drumming is really noteworthy. Just blast the record on your stereo.

Roger Miret's voice on "Cause for Alarm" sounds...different. The worst part is when he says "It's your mistake" on "Your Mistake". But you know what, I actually like his singing on the record, even if occasionally he sounds gayer than Liberace. The only draw back from the record is that Stigma and Miret like hired other musicians to write and record much of the music. In fact, the guy from Type O Negative co-wrote some tracks.

"Victim in Pain" was AF's only second hardcore punk record (United Blood EP was the first). It was released in 1984. This is New York Hardcore. The songs are short, fast, and rough. It's mercyfully free of tough guy B.S. that plagues NYHC (Biohazard comes to mind). Stigma actually plays his guitar on this record and Miret sounds his best. I respectively disagree with the one reviewer who basically said that this sounds like generic hardcore. Maybe it sounds bland to some because the style has been copied so much ever since 1984. But I think it sounds f@@@ing amazing. The ONLY drawback is that "Victim in Pain" is only like 20 minutes long. It would have been nice if they rerecored stuff from "United Blood".

BEST OF "CAUSE FOR ALARM":
Bomber Zee, Public Assistance, Your Mistake and The Eliminator

BEST OF "VICTIM IN PAIN"
Victim in Pain, Blind Justice, Last Warning, and Society Sucker

Innovative, But Not Classic.......2005-06-04

Now, don't get me wrong, these are decent albums, it's just that they aren't classics, as some say. In fact, my 4 star rating should really be 3.5 stars (I give "VIP" 4 stars and "CFA" 3 stars), but i'm adding half a star for kickstarting the NYHC movement, which is the most brutal of all the hardcore punk movements.

Cause for Alarm is an ok album, but it's not great. It's pretty much your standard metalcore stuff, but the music just isn't as powerful as it could be. There are a couple of good songs here and there, but for the most part, just isn't that great. It does however, include "Eliminator", my favorite AF song ever.

Victim in Pain is better, but still not classic. The songs have more of a punk edge than "Cause for Alarm", and it is enjoyable, just not for that long. This is one of those albums where you'll hear it, obsess about for a while, and then realize it's just ok, not great.

I would not reccomend this to all punk fans. Fans of exclusively '77 punk or pop- punk will not like this. However, if you are interested in learning about the roots of New York Hardcore (NYHC), or are a fan of AF, Black Flag, or any other hardcore punk band, then you will enjoy this.

Average customer rating: An unexpected treasure The Healer's Way Simply soothing and healing Absolutely outstanding...peaceful, serene, calming, healing. David A. Young, The New Times, Seattle, April, 1999

The Healer's Way: soothing music for those in pain, Vol. I ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Celtic | New Age | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Healers Way: Calming Music For Anxiety Vol. II The Tranquil Harp: Improvisations for Relaxation, Meditation, Integration The Ladder of the Soul - Improvisations for Relaxation, Meditation, & Integration Healing from the harp The Healing Harp ASIN: B00000I49U Release Date: 1997-01-15

Tracks:

1. Victimae Paschali
2. Foggy Dew
3. Kyrie
4. Muse for My Brother
5. Sospitati Debit Ergos
6. Loch Na Garr
7. Salva Nos Stella Maris
8. Dum estas inchoatur
9. A Chant Setting
10. Jubilemus Exultemus
11. Oruco an ceo

Album Description

Medieval chants, ancient melodies and Celtic music create a serene and therapeutic audio-sensual experience. Non-metered, natural tones of the harp ebb and flow to bring about peace within. This music has helped those suffering from illness, injury, and life's transitions such as birthing and dying.

Customer Reviews:

An unexpected treasure.......2007-02-12

My daughter has severe epilepsy (seizure disorder). I received this as a gift and put it on to play. In all her nine years, my daughter has requested to listen to only three CDs...and this is the third. It hasn't stopped her seizures but it seems to make her feel better. It is calming and it helps her sleep. It makes us all feel relaxed and able to attend to our daily activities in peace. We play it in the background all the time. Highly recommended for all!

The Healer's Way.......2003-05-14

Highly recommend this Cd. Harp music is so soothing and really interfers with stress you are experiencing...I started buying more cds of harp music. Supposedly even our four legged companions benefit from the harp's soothing sounds.
Bobby

Simply soothing and healing.......2001-12-23

Stella Benson is the best. While recovering from surgery, I played this and found my pain greatly reduced. I teach a workshop on journaling with imaging for survivors of abuse. I usually play this when the class start their writing. I don't know for sure WHY this works, I just know it does. So many of the participants have asked for information on ordering this cd. It not only seems to heal the body, but the spirit, too. Amazingly, I have seen my bp drop while listening to this music!

There just isn't enough I can say about how wonderful the cd is.
Thank you Stella from producing it for us.

Absolutely outstanding...peaceful, serene, calming, healing........2000-09-18

FINALLY!!! Just what I have been looking for - a MUST have for beautiful, soothing, perfect!! I am buying the second album and hoping it will live up to this one.

David A. Young, The New Times, Seattle, April, 1999.......1999-04-18

"The freeform, non-metered playing (there is no overdubbing or accompaniment) comes as close to a harp equivalent to the likes of, say, a George Winston as I've found. ...At least as important as her musical artistry is the obvious purity of Benson's intent. The love in her heart flows through her sensitive fingers, as the strings of the harp are struck, they are imbued with her intention; as they vibrate, they refine and amplify it. ...Not all of us can afford to have a harpist come to our bedside... but now we can have this gorgeous CD in our musical 'medicine chest' for when we need it".

Average customer rating: This guy has all the chops

When the Pain Dies Down: Live in Paris Chris Stills Manufacturer: V2 Ada ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Soft Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Rock | Styles | Music 4-for-3 Alternative Rock | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Rock | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Chris Stills 100 Year Thing Live at the Fillmore East Chris Stills Chris Stills ASIN: B000FUF87A Release Date: 2006-10-09

Tracks:

1. When The Pain Dies Down
2. Landslide
3. Demon
4. Story Of A Dying Man
5. Flying High
6. La Fin Du Monde
7. Fanny

Album Description

With "When The Pain Dies Down - Live In Paris", Chris Stills' ambition was to make the connection between two countries close to his heart. Two countries mutually opposed yet suprisingly close at times. France and the US have found their perfect moderator. When your parent's names are Stephen Stills (of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young fame) and best-selling French chanteuse Veronique Sanson, you are left with no choice; either you follow in your footsteps, or you go in the complete opposite direction. Luckily, Chris Stills discovered his true means of expression and has unleashed them in song. "When The Pain Dies Down - Live In Paris" features Stills' immaculate sense of melody and earth shattering beautiful voice. Six songs were recorded live at Studio Du Palais in Paris by Mitch Oliver and features a studio version of the cleverly titled "Fanny" which is a French translation of The Band classic hit "The Weight". The EP features three tracks sung completely in French. Already featured on the cover of Rolling Stone, Chris Still is ready for the world.

Customer Reviews:

This guy has all the chops.......2006-09-07

Chris Stills has the perfect storm in his gene pool. Of course, you know that his father is Stephen Stills, and at the oddest times you can here Dad's inflections and musicianship coming through in the son. What you may not appreciate is that Chris's mother is one of the most formidable French singer-songwriters ever, and her star rose so significantly in the 70's in France and Quebec province that she was, in fact, far more popular than Stephen. That's not to diminish either of them via the cult of personality. The point is Veronique Sanson was an incredibly important force in world music before rock and pop ever got to looking beyond its anglo-american borders. Veronique wrote songs of passion and power and had an even more commanding stage presence than Bonnie Raitt, Joni Mitchell, or Emmylou Harris. That's saying something. She was an incredible pianist. Her CD LIVE AT THE OLYMPIA, is still available on Amazon.ca, and if you like Chris Stills, go listen to Mom. That's where it is really coming from.
As for this terrific EP, this is such a great record that I really wish Chris had turned out a complete live set. It's just brilliant start to finish. Chris has all of his parents' musical chops and their vocal power, especially his father's when dad was in his prime. Bi-lingual, he turns in one of the very best renditions of a Band tune you'll ever hear. You'll figure it out. In so doing, he is perhaps closer to the roots of what the Band stood for than even the Band's renditions of this timeless song.
So, for $9, pick this up. The return on the investment will delight you. A superb, superb CD. Would that Lennon's kids had this kind of talent.

Average customer rating: Great, but no prize Xena;Warrior Princess volume six Great Collection Exceptional A MIX OF THE BEST, THE WORST AND THE MISSING

Xena: Warrior Princess, Volume Six : Original Television Soundtrack Manufacturer: Varese Sarabande ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Film Scores | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Television Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Similar Items: Xena: Warrior Princess, Volume Four - Original Soundtrack Xena: Warrior Princess - Original Television Soundtrack Xena: Warrior Princess - Lyre, Lyre, Hearts on Fire: Original Television Soundtrack Xena: Warrior Princess - The Bitter Suite: A Musical Odyssey - Original Television Soundtrack Xena: Warrior Princess - Original Television Soundtrack, Volume Two ASIN: B00005LMK2 Release Date: 2001-07-10

Tracks:

1. With the Angels
2. Battling Archangles
3. Go to Them
4. Body Snatch
5. Resistence
6. Gab's Trial
7. They're Coming
8. Back from the Dead
9. She'll Be Here
10. Callisto in Hell
11. Way of Pain
12. Kee Coming
13. End of Coming
14. Ring
15. Valhalla
16. On a Cow
17. Up the Rhein
18. Rhein Maidens
19. Out of Options
20. Kiss
21. Return of the Rheingold
22. Pas de Deux Femmes
23. You Will Dance

Tracks:

1. Sounds of War
2. To the Rising Sun
3. Sounds of Life and Death
4. Snow Falling on Cedars
5. Burning Higuchi
6. Die Demon
7. Reality of Dreams
8. Xena Vs. Yodishi
9. Return to Chin
10. Power of the Book
11. Secret of the Powder
12. Haulin' to the North
13. Mausoleum
14. It's Over
15. Love Is a Weapon
16. United in Love
17. Joxer the Mighty
18. Play's the Thing
19. Woman's a Natural Thing/Miss Known World
20. Day in the Life
21. Catching Fish
22. Up in the Trees
23. Things in Common
24. Down the Valley
25. Neighbor Lady
26. Smelling Mortality
27. Chasin' Chickens
28. Quill Is Mightier
29. Here Girl
30. Xena Main Title

Customer Reviews:

Great, but no prize.......2002-03-31

The selections from the Ring trilogy, Friends in need and Fallen Angel were excellent, however, some of the special request such as joxer the mighty, seemed a little bit rushed. Wasn't that song on Volume 2 already? Where was M'Lila's song from Destiny, or the music played During the first Kiss in "The Quest"
The cd has its good points, personally "It's Over" from "THAB" with its haunting melodies portraying the consequences of war.

Xena;Warrior Princess volume six.......2002-01-09

I am so happy that the last and final cd has come out, now my collection is complete. I am very sad for the show ending, but I am glad to still collect things.

Great Collection.......2001-12-25

Well, I have them all by now, but this last one is a great collection, with the added bonus of the music from A Friend In Need.
Just another fine addition to my Xena collection!

Exceptional.......2001-11-30

I am a fanatic and devoted Xenite.I have a huge problem:i can't stop listening to that cd,since the first time i listened to it,which means 1 month!That cd is really exceptional and i think that every true and genuine Xenite should buy it!It's really good!I was moved when i heard the Fallen Angel part.I was passioned when i heard the Ring Trilogy!I was astonishing when i heard the bonus cues that were included,especially the cue from The Quill Is Mightier(fishin part),oh,i was completely satisfied!
Though,there is a complain:i can't understand,why after 6 cd's,the producers don't do a cd including cues like:M'laila's song,the cues from the Bacchaen festival,music from Deja Vou All Over Again,where in the end,Gabrielle says to Xena those wonderful words,or even the scene of the kiss in The Quest!That,i can't understand it!
Last, i believe that whoever likes LoDuca's music style,should buy this cd.
Pay attention to the 22 cue:Pas De Deux Femmes.It is one of a something and whoever remembers what's the scene of this song,will agree with me!Mmmm!

A MIX OF THE BEST, THE WORST AND THE MISSING.......2001-11-29

To all truly Xena fans this CD is a must-have but have some lacks... Fun (comedy episodes music) scores destroy the the great combination of FALLEN ANGEL, THE RHEINGOLD TRILOGY AND I FRIEND IN NEED. In the first selections LoDuca creates spectacular high level music good enough to be played in a Symphony orchestra concert. The others selections have easy-to-fill-space western cowboy music instead of put M'Lilas song of DESTINY, Amazon's climbing trees of ADVENTURES IN THE SIN TRADE and NAJARA vs XENA music that would be gladly accepted by us. I doubt the company will launch a next CD but if they'll do this track and another valuable more must be there and the adittion of some famous characters quotes like "I have many skills" from Xena.

Average customer rating: Great vocal virtuosity Confuzzled An American Composer of Art Song more German than Rorem delightful art songs

Ned Rorem: Selected Songs Ned Rorem , and Carole Farley Manufacturer: Naxos American ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music CDs Under $7 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Classical | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Susan Graham - Songs of Ned Rorem Rorem: The End of Summer, Book of Hours, Bright Music Rorem: Three Symphonies Rorem: Flute Concerto; Violin Concerto The Complete Songs of Charles Ives, Vol. 1 ASIN: B00005QISU Release Date: 2001-11-20

Tracks:

1. The Waking
2. Root Cellar
3. My Papa's Waltz
4. I Strolled Across An Open Field
5. Memory
6. Orchids
7. The Serpent
8. Night Crow
9. Snake
10. Lilltel Elegy
11. The Nightingale
12. Nantucket
13. Lullaby Of The Woman Of The Mountain
14. Love In A Life
15. What If Some Little Pain...
16. Visits To St. Elizabeth's
17. Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening
18. Spring
19. See How They Love Me
20. Now Sleeps The Crimson Petal
21. I Am Rose
22. Ask Me No More
23. Far-Far-Away
24. Early In The Morning
25. Alleluia
26. Such Beauty As Hurts To Behold
27. Sally's Smile
28. Youth, Day, Old Age, And Night
29. O You Whom I Often And Silently Come
30. Full Of Life Now
31. As Adam Early In The Morning
32. Are You The New Person?

Customer Reviews:

Great vocal virtuosity.......2005-04-07

This is a great recording, by two great artists. Carole Farley is the ideal singer for Ned Rorem's songs. She spell out every
word and every nuance, giving each song and every poem their full character. The songs are a revelation. I recommend this recording without hesitation.
Christoph (Berlin, Germany)

Confuzzled.......2004-01-03

While these song are GREAT...I cannot get over Carole Farley; her voice is so affected (kind of like a sprechstimme; overly dramatic...). I love the fact that Rorem himself is playing the piano, and as a singer, the catalogue of songs is good to have...but cant say I could ever manage getting over Farley's affectation. There are far superior recordings out there.

An American Composer of Art Song.......2003-04-02

American popular song, whether standards, show tunes,jazz, blues, or rock, is one of our country's most visible artistic achievements. American classical (or Art) songs are much less known. Ned Rorem (b. 1923) is probably the greatest American composer in this unfamiliar medium. Rorem is sometimes dubbed the "American Schubert."

This disc features 32 of Ned Rorem's songs for voice and piano. Soprano Carole Farley is the accomplished singer, and Ned Rorem himself plays the piano. The disc is special because it features settings of the works of American poets. The CD begins with 9 settings of poems by the mid-twentieth century poet, Theodore Roethke, and concludes with settings of 5 poems by Walt Whitman. The disc also includes settings of poems by William Carlos Williams, Gertrude Stein, and Paul Goodman, among others. Thus the disc combines in a special way American creative effort in poetry and in music.

Rorem's songs are declamatory in style. Typically, the voice line delivers the text of the poetry in a sort of chant. The relationship between the voice line and the piano is far from Schubertian. Generally, the piano takes a separate line and accentuates the voice by means of large chords or by runs or by other comments and punctuation on the voice. The texts are well set and the music is effective. There are some unusual harmonies with jazz and blues influences. Rorem's piano accompanyment on this disc gives the recording a sense of authenticity -- we get a good idea of how the composer wants his songs to be conveyed.

The disc includes excellent program notes and texts of all the songs. Naxos has received deservedly high praise for its "American Classics" series which makes much music written by Americans available on CD at a low price. This disc includes some lovely, little-known songs. It is an excellent introduction to the American art song and to the music of Ned Rorem.

more German than Rorem.......2002-07-20

I've been a Rorem fan since hearing a highschool friend perform some of his work in her college recital. His startling, atonal songs were an instant revelation. For years there were few reliable CDs of his vocal work. A scandal considering his reputation rests more on his art songs and chamber music than on his orchestral pieces. This Naxos entry of a wide overview of his best songs is thus quite welcome, due largely to its availability, wide distribution and professional packaging (he's had some shoddy issues before with incorrect liner notes, etc.; the challenge of the low budget).

I can't call myself an unalloyed fan of soprano Carole Farley however. Her delivery here recalls the speak-singing style of German 12-tone composers (a specialty of hers), and can sound melodramatic, especially when she rushes the more delicate passages.

I prefer Rorem's softer, more melodious French side, the one that descends from Impressionism and is more warmly emotive. While Farley loses the shading of some of the more fragile songs, she is well-suited to the longer, more forceful pieces. I've heard many readings of "Early in the Morning" (one of Rorems most popular songs) by male and female vocalists, and its tale of wistful nostalgia is muted by Farley's direct approach. However, she nails "My Papa's Waltz," a fractured setting for a Roethke poem about a frightened child forced to dance with a drunken father. Here her acting skills come to the fore, and she perfectly captures the tipsy madness of the song. Rorem can be quite theatrical himself on occasion. She does almost as well with "See How they love me," a ballad with a regular pace that allows her assertive style to breathe.

At any rate it's great to hear these lovely songs in a recent (2000) recording, accompanied (rather emphatically, but perhaps he's matching his theatrical singer) by Rorem himself.

The similar Susan Graham album is more to my taste, but this is a more than competent bargain set.

delightful art songs.......2002-01-02

rorem's songs are amazing, and naxos has done well
to group them by poet. the complete settings of roethke
are particularly compelling and edgey.

carole farley's voice is lovely, but her phrasing
and willingness to push her voice seems
a big departure from the styling of art songs i've
heard by poulenc and somers.

this takes some getting used to- at least 3 or 4 complete
listen-throughs in my case. her voice is almost jazzy,
kind of like early recordings by holly cole.

anyway, rorem accompanies her on piano so obviously
this reading fits with his intent; his playing is also delightful.

one small quibble- although there are 32 songs, the CD is
57 minutes- brief by naxos standards.

Average customer rating: First rays of a new rising sun

Pain in My Heart Otis Redding Manufacturer: Elektra / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music Southern Soul | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Soul General | Soul | R&B | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Soul General | Soul | R&B | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 R&B | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Soul Album The Otis Redding Dictionary Of Soul : Complete & Unbelievable The Great Otis Redding Sings Soul Ballads The Dock of the Bay King & Queen ASIN: B000002IH3 Release Date: 1991-11-05

Tracks:

1. Pain In My Heart
2. The Dog
3. Stand By Me
4. Hey Hey Baby
5. You Send Me
6. I Need Your Lovin'
7. These Arms Of Mine
8. Louie Louie
9. Something Is Worrying Me
10. Security
11. That's What My Heart Needs
12. Lucille

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Like most R&B albums of the early 1960s, Otis Redding's 1964 debut was a haphazard mixture of the artist's contemporary hits ("These Arms of Mine," "Pain in My Heart"), B-sides ("Something Is Worrying Me," "Hey Hey Baby"), and covers of popular hits of the day ("You Send Me," "Stand by Me"). Stylistically, Redding was still trying to find his feet; though he obviously had the voice and ability to pull off tender ballads like the title track, he hadn't yet given up on trying to scream like Little Richard ("Lucille"). Uneven as they may be, the tracks on Pain in My Heart get over on the sheer soulfulness of Redding's singing. Worth the price of admission alone is the underrated "Security," which was the first in a string of great uptempo Redding originals. --Dan Epstein

Customer Reviews:

First rays of a new rising sun.......2000-05-05

As with many early Stax full-lengths, this album was built around the success of a couple hits. In this case, it was a pair of soulful ballads. What had originally been a recording session for Johnny Jenkins & The Pinetoppers (for whom Otis was the vocalist) in 1962 resulted in Otis introducing "These Arms of Mine." It was released at the end of the year and went on to become a Top 20 R&B hit, followed by "Pain In My Heart" in 1963. Another session in January 1964 produced the rest of the tracks, most of them covers. There are songs by two of Otis' heroes, Sam Cooke's "You Send Me" and Little Richard's "Lucille," as well as renditions of "Stand By Me," "I Need Your Lovin'," "Louie Louie," and Rufus Thomas' "The Dog." While some of it is unremarkable filler material, Redding's "Something Is Worrying Me" and the excellent "Security" make this disc worth a listen. The backing band is Stax's legendary rhythm section, Booker T. & the MG's, with horns provided by the Mar-Keys. Jenkins plays guitar on "These Arms of Mine" and its B-side "Hey Hey Baby." At the time, Otis hadn't completely found his groove yet, so the album is fairly inconsistent. However, it's interesting to hear the seeds of what he would become, and his wonderful singing on the slow numbers was already in fine form. It stands as a promising debut record that's enjoyable but not essential. The strongest tracks off this CD can also be found on Rhino's 2-Disc Otis Redding anthology, "Dreams To Remember" (which also features "Shout Bamalama," the Pinetoppers song that brought them to Memphis in the first place).

Average customer rating: relaxing

Utopia Manufacturer: Theresa Griffith ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music Celtic New Age | New Age | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music Meditation | New Age | Styles | Music Healing | New Age | Styles | Music Relaxation | New Age | Styles | Music General | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | New Age | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Spirit Dance Pure Light Somebody Cares Healing the Whole Man Handbook: Effective Prayers for Body, Soul, and Spirit Dream Language: The Prophetic Power of Dreams ASIN: B000093I7W Release Date: 1999-03-01

Tracks:

1. Quietude
2. Wilderness
3. Solace
4. Refuge
5. Utopia
6. Jubilation
7. Repose
8. Illumination
9. Reflection
10. Altar
11. Oasis
12. Destiny

Album Description

Very soothing. Stays around 60 beats per minute. C flute and Kiowa Love Flute (Native American Indian). This is serious stress relief. Our best seller.

Harp, piano, guitar & string accomp. 60 minutes of pure peace.

Customer Reviews:

relaxing.......2006-01-25

The tape is very relaxing for me. It is great to use as background music while meditating or praying. I also love to go to sleep by this music. It is very calming

Average customer rating: La música bien, la letra no tanto Keeps Alive the Spirit of Justice and Freedom

Spain in My Heart: Songs of the Spanish Civil War Various Artists Manufacturer: Appleseed Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Folk | Styles | Music Revival | Folk | Styles | Music Spain | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music Latin Music | International | Styles | Music | Compilations | Afro Brazilian | Bolero | Brazilian Jazz | Cuban | Flamenco | Latin Jazz | Mambo | Mariachi | Merengue | Salsa | Samba | Tango | Tejano Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music Folk | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Children's Music | Styles | Music Folk Music | Children's Music | Styles | Music General | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music Similar Items: Songs of Spanish Civil War Rebel Voices: Songs of the Industrial Workers of the World Pasiones: Songs of the Spanish Civil War 1936-1939 Comrades: Tales of a Brigadista in the Spanish Civil War Heart of Spain: Robert Capa's Photographs of the Spanish Civil War ASIN: B0000C0FBP Release Date: 2003-09-23

Tracks:

1. Jarama Valley - Pete Seeger & Arlo Guthrie
2. Garcia e Galan - Uxia
3. The Abraham Lincoln Brigade - John McCutcheon
4. Asturias - Guardabarranco
5. El Quinto Regimiento - Lila Downs
6. The Bantry Girls' Lament - Aoife Clancy
7. Gracia E Galan - Uxia
8. Los Cuatro Generales - Joel & Jamaica Rafael
9. Llego Con Tres Heridas - Eliseo Parra
10. Noche Nochera - Guardabarranco
11. Viva La Quinte Brigada - Shay Black & Aoife Clancy
12. Si Me Quieres Escribir - Quetzal
13. Tu Que Brillas - Michele Greene
14. Los Marineros - Uxia
15. Peat Bog Soldiers - Laurie Lewis
16. Viva La Quince Brigada - Quetzal
17. Taste Of Ashes - Laurie Lewis

Album Description

The idealistic appeal of "fighting the good fight" against the fascist troops of General Francisco Franco as he warred against Spain's democratically elected government drew more than 45,000 volunteer soldiers from over 50 countries during the Spanish Civil War (1936-39). This influx created a canon of war-related songs sung by the freedom fighters and revived during the American folk boom of the Fifties.

SPAIN IN MY HEART presents new recordings of vintage and recent songs inspired by the conflict and performed by an international roster of musicians. The United States is represented by folk's activist icon, Pete Seeger, Arlo Guthrie, master instrumentalist/vocalist John McCutcheon, bluegrass singer/fiddler Laurie Lewis, East L.A.'s Quetzal, multicultural singer/songwriter/actress Michele Greene, and Joel and Jamaica Rafael of the Joel Rafael Band. From Mexico and Nicaragua come vocalist Lila Downs and Duo Guardabarranco, respectively. The Irish volunteers are solo artist Aoife Clancy, formerly of Cherish the Ladies, and Shay Black of The Black Family. Spain itself is represented by two of its leading contemporary singers, Eliseo Parra and Uxía.

The songs here, acoustic-based and many in Spanish, form a surprisingly delicate mosaic. Rather than emulating the strident chaos of battle, the CD conveys more subtle aspects of the conflict - yearning for simpler times ("Asturias," "En La Plaza De Mi Pueblo"); longing for distant loved ones ("The Bantry Girls' Lament"); the equal significance of life, love and death ("Llegó Con Tres Heridas"). The war and the bravery of the anti-fascist forces are addressed in such songs as "Jarama Valley," "El Quinto Regimiento," "Taste of Ashes," and "The Abraham Lincoln Brigade."

No matter in what language the songs are performed, the bravery, pain and loss felt by soldiers and civilians alike are rendered with a conviction and feeling that transcends words and forges an aching link with the listener.

Customer Reviews:

La música bien, la letra no tanto.......2005-05-03

Como hijo de exiliado español agradezco con el corazón que la música de la Guerra Civil Española siga viva dentro del canto del siglo XXI. Musicalmente me parece un trabajo muy completo, con conocimiento y aventura musicales, sin embargo, en lo que se refiere a las letras (lyrics) encuentro el punto débil del CD. Por lo que he podido investigar los textos utilizados son los llegados a los Estados Unidos, pero no los que se cantaban en España y, en ocasiones, la continuidad de las letras es inconexa.

Pongo un ejemplo: Joel & Jamaica Rafael cantan: 'Los cuatro generales, mamita mía, que se han alzado' y en seguida: 'Madrid que bien resistes, mamita mía, los bombardeos'. Esto, en el idioma español no tiene sentido. La letra original dice: 'Los cuatro generales, mamita mía, que se han alzado, para las navidades serán colgados' y la segunda parte: 'Madrid que bien resistes, mamita, los bombardeos, de las bombas se ríen, mamita mía, los madrileños' y de esta forma adquieren sentido pues a los cuatro generales alzados les espera la horca, mientras los madrileños resisten los bombardeos de las tropas franquistas.

Uxía, siendo española, llama 'Marineros' a la canción cuyo título original es 'Que será' y que viene de la canción infantil 'Arrión' y que ironiza sobre el hundimiento del crucero 'Baleares' por la Flota Republicana en la batalla del Cabo de Palos y Uxía no utiliza la letra que dice: 'Y han de ver, y lo van a ver como al 'Baleares', al 'Cervera' y 'Canarias' bajo los mares' lo que le daría el contexto del momento en que la canción surgió.

En fin hay muchas otras observaciones del mismo tipo.

En resumen, me parece que no se hizo una investigación profunda para encontrar las letras completas y correctas de todas estas canciones tan entrañables para todos los que descendemos de la República Española y eso demerita el trabajo del disco en su conjunto. Pareciera que es un disco para venta interna dentro de los Estados Unidos y a mi me hubiera gustado más que fuera para venta universal.

Recomiendo el CD de Oscar Chávez 'España 1936-1939-1975' editado durante 1999 en México por Discos Pentagrama, donde el trabajo curatorial de las letras y la música es sobresaliente.

Rodrigo de Oyarzabal, Ciudad de México.

Keeps Alive the Spirit of Justice and Freedom.......2004-08-06

As the son of a British International Brigade veteran and a Spanish Republican refugee,I grew up with the pain of betrayal, defeat, and exile. Songs helped to sustain us during the long dark years of Franco's dictatorship. This record captures the emotion, joy, and beauty of many of those songs, as well as some new ones, and keeps alive the spirit which took thousands of volunteers from around the world to fight for justice and freedom in Spain.

Average customer rating: The best of the 4 I recently bought a little jewel of Renaissance music

At the Sign of the Crumhorn Manufacturer: Naxos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Vocal & Song | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music | Requiems General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Chansons | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music CDs Under $7 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Classical | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Praetorius: Dances from Terpsichore Codex Faenza: Instrumental Music of the Early 15th Century The A-La-Mi-Re Manuscripts - Flemish Polyphonic Treasures Oh Flanders Free: Music of the Flemish Renaissance Agricola: Fortuna desperata--Secular Music of the 15th Century ASIN: B00004GLLP Release Date: 2000-04-11

Tracks:

1. Come Out All
2. Needles, Needles
3. Den III. Ende VI. Ronde + Quatre Branles
4. In Sorrow Must I Die
5. I Carry In My Heart
6. Be Sure To Drink In Moderation
7. A Venus Creature
8. How Sorrowful Is My Heart
9. New Almanack
10. In The Middle Of May
11. A Guild Has It's Wench
12. My Heart Has Secretly Departed
13. My Beloved's Brown Eyes
14. Ye Noble Young Spirits
15. Ronde IV-I-VI
16. Fool's Entr'acte
17. Beautiful Venus
18. Hoboken Dance
19. I Went Out Last Night
20. Allemande IV-III-IV
21. Gaillarde I-II-III
22. You Are The Most Precious
23. Pain And Sorrow + I Mourn
24. O Time So Heartily Full Of Melodies
25. Now Take Note
26. Here We Come
27. A Girl Came Walking By I
28. A Girl Came Walking By II
29. Ronde III - IV

Customer Reviews:

The best of the 4 I recently bought.......2005-04-27

For some reason I recently decided to buy a variety of Early Music CDs from Amazon. I purchased four, including this one, enough to spend $25 for free shipping. Of the four (the others being 'Praetorius: Dances from Terpsichore', 'Music of the Troubadours', and 'Music of the Crusades'), this is my favorite.

I particularly like the song whose title is translated on this page as 'Be sure to drink in moderation' - I don't know enough contemporary Dutch to know if learning to sing this as recorded on this CD would be comprehensible to native speakers of Dutch today, but I certainly hope so, because it would make a terrific ice breaker at parties in Holland.

As for the music, it's hard to imagine that a gaggle of trained geese would sound as good as these Crumhorns. This album really rocks.

a little jewel of Renaissance music.......2004-01-17

If you are looking for an album with all types of renaissance-music from the Low Countries this is the album. Different composers from that time-area and different types of music are recorded. Some songs are very modest, others makes it difficult not to hum with. This cd is a jewel worth listening. Renaissancofiles: this album should be in your collection.

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Hawkins on Murder/Winter Kill/Babe Manufacturer: Film Score Monthly ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Film Scores | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music ASIN: B0006SSQ0C Release Date: 2005-01-04

Tracks:

1. Bodies/Main Title/No Tourist Attraction/A Stranger in the ...
2. No Worries/It Won't Happen/A Couple of Kicks/Sarabande
3. Strange Freedom/A Second Time
4. Julia's Confession/End Title
5. Number One
6. Main Title/The Cigar
7. Village/Number Three/Late Visit
8. Late Arrival/What's in a Name/I'm Worried/A New Killer
9. Shootout
10. Fatherless Child
11. Theme
12. Babe/High Off the Hog
13. Team/Where Is It
14. Sick Nun
15. You Bet Ya/It's Late/I Do
16. Round Trip/Morning Edition
17. On the Green/Can She?/Wpga/Outpatient
18. No Changes/Sudden Pain
19. Always a Winner
20. When You're Gone Away [*]
21. Missing Gun/Red Snow/Which One/Number Two [*]
22. More Clues [*]
23. Final Victim/Special Delivery [*]
24. Main Title [*]

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