Better Late

1. Waltz In a Soft Texas Rain

2. That Ole Gravel Road (Was Easy Street)

3. Farmer's Daughter

4. The Speed of Life

5. How Amazing Grace Can Be

6. Lovin' You's Like Coming Home

7. Cold and Clear

8. Island

9. If You Want a Fool Around

10. Legacy of Love

Better Late,Calvin Gilmore,Candock

Average customer rating: Fantastic - Buy It!!! Dirty on Purpose: Sleep Late for a Better Tomorrow (North Street Records, 2005)

Sleep Late for a Better Tomorrow Dirty on Purpose Manufacturer: North Street Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Experimental Rock | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | 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: Hallelujah Sirens Carnavas Pikul Return to Cookie Mountain (with Bonus Tracks) The Crane Wife ASIN: B000ACZXCI Release Date: 2005-09-06

Tracks:

1. All New Friends
2. Mind Blindness
3. Cheat Death
4. Girls & Sunshine
5. Spider Eyes

Customer Reviews:

Fantastic - Buy It!!!.......2006-03-20

I had the privilege to see this band live, and was absolutely blown away. I bought this EP and have been in love ever since. I've turned many of my friends onto DOP. Check out their website they have a new single out Light Pollution. I really encourage you to take a chance and give these guys a listen. The other reviewer does a great job of describing the sound of this group. It sits squarely in a pop sensibility, but the musicianship is extraordinary. Check out the guitar work on many of the songs fantastic. If you get to opportunity to see them live, DO IT!!!

Dirty on Purpose: Sleep Late for a Better Tomorrow (North Street Records, 2005).......2006-01-07

Dirty on Purpose hail from New York and play an infectious form of dream pop that makes you want to just move. That being said, it is also intelligent with layered guitars and key sounds creating a floating underbelly. Another nice touch with this band is that there are three rather great vocalists who either support one another in songs or they take turns fronting a song. Erika Forster has pop vocals to die for. Joseph Jurewicz has soft, gentle vocals. Doug Marvin has a great eighties pop feel to his vox and really brings another male vocal quality to the disc. Sleep Late for a Better Tomorrow is a brief 5 songs, but it is quality throughout.

The disc starts with "All New Friends" and has bright guitars and a driving, mid-tempo beat. Erika takes the helm as vocalist and creates a perfect pop opening for this brief (unfortunately) disc. The guitars work of Joseph and Doug play wonderfully off of each other with fantastic bass work gluing the whole track together. There are Slowdive style shoegaze elements floating amongst the dream-pop that just soar and move amongst the drums and bass. "Mind Blindness" follows with a metrical guitar sound shimmering and jangling, then the band comes in and Doug lends his soft vocals to the atmosphere. The bass line is very catchy and really carries the song in the beginning while the guitars tease us with their metrical and jangly sounds. Erika and Joe add their vocals as support during the chorus as the verses twist in and out with a slightly melancholy feel. Keys glimmer in the background as walls of sound built all around the listener. This blends into the middle track, "Cheat Death."

"Cheat Death" is a quiet, almost ballad type song. This song is a good six minutes and there is a tad of storytelling feel to it, with the vocals almost talking to you and the acoustic guitar floating on an ocean of keys and guitar sounds. This song has a sorrowful feel to it and makes for a perfect break from their infectious pop groves. "Girl and Sunshine" moves the listener to a more solid pop feel, but there is still a bit of melancholy sense in the air. Erika's and male vocals play off one another and the guitars jingle and jangle between the phrases. This song leads into one of my fave on the EP and that is "Spider Eyes." This has a tribal beat at the bass takes center stage at the beginning. After a few bars, the guitars kick and the high hat really starts to jam. This builds to a huge staccato wall of sound forms in-between verses amongst spaced out sounds and listless bass work. This staccato style vibe ends the disc with a jolt of high energy and, unfortunately, the disc is over. They give the listener just enough to want so much more!

Dirty on Purpose's brand of dream pop is perfect, dreamy, and intelligent. The energy on this disc is perfection. All I can say is, I hope this band survives and lives to write, record and play more!

Average customer rating: Happy The Man - The Album That Never Was Better Late is about right A studio version would have got 5 stars For the HTM listener to cool!

3rd: Better Late... Happy the Man Manufacturer: Cuneiform ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Live Albums | Rock | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Progressive | Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Happy The Man Beginnings The Muse Awakens Death's Crown Crafty Hands ASIN: B000008T0S Release Date: 1995-03-29

Tracks:

1. Eye Of The Storm
2. The Falcon
3. At The Edge Of This Thought
4. While Chrome Yellow Shine
5. Who's In Charge Here?
6. Shadow Shaping
7. Run Into The Ground
8. Footwork
9. Labyrinth
10. Such A Warm Breeze

Customer Reviews:

Happy The Man - The Album That Never Was.......2007-05-04

The album that never was...... Happy The Man recorded demos for their 3rd album in 1979, but the band would be dropped by Arista and break up prior to the album ever coming to fruition. It was finally released as "Better Late" on a small label in 1983. In 1990 Cuneiform records finally re-released "Better Late" so it is available once again. It is not as good as the other to "official" studio releases and has a bit of an unfinished feel to it, but there is some very nice stuff to be found here and the album is certainly worth picking up for fans of the band. The sound quality is decent, but not up to the sonic quality of the first two albums. Material wise it is really a shame that the band never finished this stuff up to put out on a proper album. Most if it is quite good, and there are makings of what could have been classics here. There are more vocal tracks that usual on this one including "The Falcon", "Who's in Charge Here", and the album finale "Such A Warm Breeze". The band misses drummer Ron Riddle who does not appear here, but Watkins, Kennell, Wyatt, and Whitaker are in fine form as usual. Instrumental highlights include "While Chrome Yellow Shine", "Shadow Shaping", and "Run Into The Ground". If you are looking to explore Happy The Man I would pick up their first two, and most recent releases first, but if you have those and like them you will probably find a lot to like on this one as well.

Better Late is about right.......2006-06-22

This third album from Happy the Man was recorded in 1979, but Arista Records dropped them by this point, so it was left to gather dust until 1983, when a small, Virginia-based label called Azimuth released this album, with the appropriate title, 3rd: Better Late... And better late than never I have to say. After this album was recorded, the band broke up, with Kit Watkins first joining Camel for the album I Can See Your House From Here (1979), which is usually not regarded as one of their better albums, before pursuing a solo career. HTM certainly had trouble keeping drummers, Ron Riddle was gone, in place of a French drummer, Coco Roussel, of Heldon. It's not really a surprise that HTM broke up when they did, since 1979 pretty much spelled doom for the prog rock scene, after many of the major prog acts the previous year already released what many regarded as their worst albums (like Yes' Tormato, Gentle Giant's Giant For a Day or ELP's Love Beach), not to mention the punk and disco scene already taking the toll on prog if it weren't also for inferior albums by these groups.

Luckily for Happy the Man, they recorded yet another excellent album. Admittedly a little less quirky than previous, but fans will certainly not be disappointed, but I seriously doubt this will bring any new surprises to those familiar with their music. "The Falcon" and "Shadow Shaping" are the album's two vocal cuts, vocals courtesy of Stanley Whitaker. Kit Watkins still had the sense to use the same string synths, electric piano, and Minimoog as before, although his Moog playing was more downplayed here. "While Crome Yellow Shine" (which Kit Watkins also recorded for a solo album of his in 1981) is certainly one of the album's high points, especially the nice solos and the changes this piece goes through. "Run into the Ground" has a stronger fusion feel, especially from Kit Watkins' Moog solos.

Glad to see this album got released, even if people had to wait four years after it was recorded. Obviously you should start with their first two albums first, but this is certainly worth having for the fan.

A studio version would have got 5 stars.......2003-03-08

Better Late has some of HTM's finest material. The 4 track recording doesn't do justice to the material, but I'm glad it exists. Songs like "Footwork", "Shadow Shaping" and "While Chrome Yellow Shine" are excellent example of what this band had to offer. Kit had remastered the original mix tape and this release is much better than the original vinyl release was.

Happy The Man reformed in 2000 with the Crafty Hands lineup (minus Kit Watkins) and new product is expected shortly.

For the HTM listener.......2002-09-04

Another blissful fruit to be savored by those who are already Happy the Man fans. As this is a demo tape for their third album (which never went to full production), there is some tape hiss and loss of dynamics. As far as rehearsal tapes go, though, the production is better than can be expectd.

Not as aggressive as Crafty Hands or as quirky as the first album, these works tend to be more contemplative and reflective. Some pieces are strikingly haunting ("While Chrome Yellow Shine", "At the Edge of this Thought"), while others are Canterbury-influenced , and others still are more fusion-related.

If you are not already familiar with their work, look first to the first two albums, the self-titled progressive woodland "Happy the Man" first album, and the more gripping, powerful "Crafty Hands" 2nd album. And as they are back together now, watch for their upcoming release, "The Muse Awakens".

to cool!.......2000-06-28

yes! I am Cheryl from Jo'Momma'sSteak&Seafood I'm so glad to know you are doing it! I was your waiter when you where practing. At club 66. I am a realist and i checked out your sample to cool. I hope life will bring you all you hope for! And much more.

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Better Late Than Never Scum of the Earth Manufacturer: Boot to Head ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music | Vinyl Records | American Punk | British Punk | Emo | Garage Punk | Hardcore | Post Hardcore | Proto Punk | Punk | Punk Revival | Punk-Pop | Riot Grrl | Ska Punk | Straight Edge ASIN: B000MRKBDC

Product Description

Track Listing: 1. Pathetic - 2. Satisfied - 3. Lock 'Em Up - 4. Filthy - 5. Perfect - 6. Shitedja - 7. Mediocrity - 8. Mars - 9. Search & Destroy - 10. Idol

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Better Late Than Never Kozme Manufacturer: East Side ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music ASIN: B000BITT9Y Release Date: 2006-02-21

Tracks:

1. Don't Claim The Fame
2. Fuck Your Situation
3. Down For Me
4. If You Should Lose Me
5. Perdoname
6. Trust No Bitch
7. Gangstas Like You
8. You Can't Hit What You Can't See
9. Let's Get It Right
10. Mamasita Chicanita
11. Two Lovers
12. Ho's Ain't Shit
13. Life Keeps Rollin' On
14. The STruggle
15. Didn't Wanna Have To Do It

Product Description

15. Don’t Claim The Fame feat. Big Snipes
16. F*ck Your Situation - feat. Knight Owl
17. Down For Me
18. If You Should Lose Me - feat. Knight Owl
19. Perdoname - feat. C-Blunt
20. Trust No B*tch - feat. C-Blunt & El Catrin
21. Gangstas Like You - feat. Mr. Shadow & C-Blunt
22. You Can’t Hit What You Can’t See - feat. C-Blunt
23. Let’s Get It Right
24. Mamasita Chicanita
25. Two Lovers
26. Ho’s Ain’t Sh*t - feat. C-Blunt & Benny Laws
27. Life Keeps Rollin On - feat. C-Blunt
28. The Struggle - feat. Mr. G, Rhythm, Caper & C-Blunt
29. Didn’t Wanna Have To Do It - feat. Knight Owl


Format: CD

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The Vinyl Years Robbin Thompson Manufacturer: Out There ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Two B's Please ASIN: B0008168EI Release Date: 2003-04-08

Tracks:

1. Highway 101
2. Boy from Boston
3. It's My Turn
4. Midnite Man
5. Lover Come Quickly
6. Dream on Melinda
7. Take Me Away
8. Like a River
9. Another Cup of Coffee and a Cigarette
10. Another Day/Another Dollar
11. Sweet Virginia Breeze
12. Magnolia
13. Dream River
14. Little Miss Understood
15. Daddy's Money
16. Spirit
17. Guilty
18. Movin' on Up

Product Description

THE VINYL YEARS includes songs from three of Thompson's previous lp's. ROBBIN THOMPSON, recorded in 1976, ROBBIN THOMPSON, STEVE BASSETT "TOGETHER", recorded in 1978, and BETTER LATE THAN NEVER, released in 1985. ALL OF THOMPSON'S 1ST LP IS INCLUDED ALONG WITH THE ORIGINAL "SWEET VIRGINIA BREEZE", WHICH IS CONSIDERED BY SOME TO BE THE "UNOFFICIAL STATE SONG OF VIRGINIA"

Average customer rating: A really great album, a fantastic example of the genre Their best. Really. i know that you know that i know that you don't know i Best Album: "The Question" vs. "Better Late Than Never" great cd!

Better Late than Never The Slackers Manufacturer: Moon Ska/Caroline ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Third Wave Ska | Ska | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Ska General | Ska | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Ska | Alternative Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Redlight Wasted Days The Question Peculiar Live at Ernesto's ASIN: B000000FUD Release Date: 1996-01-01

Tracks:

1. Work Song
2. Run Away
3. Pedophilia
4. Sooner Or Later
5. Two Face
6. Cuban Cigar (Flip Record)
7. You Don't Know I
8. Tonight
9. Sarah
10. Treat Me Good
11. Prophet
12. Our Day Will Come
13. Contemplation

Customer Reviews:

A really great album, a fantastic example of the genre.......2006-04-14

This music is great. The attitude is great. The lyrics are great. Track this down and listen, if to nothing else, to the ending track, Contemplation -- a melancholy and soulful bluebeat organ and horn instrumental that will never leave you.

Their best. Really........2001-12-21

I kept hearing "this is the Slackers' best CD" but hadn't ever heard it. I had all of the other CDs and loved 'em, and couldn't believe that those albums don't live up to this, their debut. Then I got this album, and realized everyone was right. As great as their other albums are, the songwriting and arrangements here are incredible, and even make up for the less-than-stellar early-90s production. If you liked their other albums (or liked them in concert) you'll love this one. Pure genius. I can't ever see myself getting sick of this album.

i know that you know that i know that you don't know i.......2001-08-01

Ahh the Slackers. My favourite ska band. Purveyors of what saxophonist Dave Hillyard refers to as 'the Jamaican music known as the Ska, the Rocksteady, and the Reggae'. If I had to pick a favourite Slackers album, it would be this. Or the Question. Or Redlight. Hmm. Anyway, Better Late Than Never features an expanded line up, including King 'Skinnerbox/Stubborn All-Stars' Django, with Victor Rice in the producers chair. The result is a somewhat more laidback sound than the others (if that's possible), ie perfect summer music. If I had to name a stand out track, I'd have to say 'You don't Know I', or '....'. Just buy it. I'm not sure if I'm allowed to say this, but seeing how this item is currently unavailable, one place you can try is from Moon Ska Europe, still going strong.

Best Album: "The Question" vs. "Better Late Than Never".......2000-06-03

I just got this and i love it to death! The Slackers are an amazing band and along with The Question, this album proves that Ska is here to stay, and the traditional Jamaican sound is just as good now as it was Thirty Years Ago. I can't tell which one i like better though, The Question or Better Late Then Never. if you like ska, then get both of them. Redlight is also very good. hell, the Slackers are very good.

great cd!.......2000-05-14

The Slackers are one of my favorite ska bands, and out of all their albums (Redlight, The Question), i highly highly recommend Better Late Than Never. The vocals are amazing on this cd especially on "Our Day Will Come" featuring Doreen Shaffer. i hope this review helps...and i'd definetely recommend buying this cd.

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Better Late Than Never Mary McCaslin ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000MT1RFQ

Product Description

1 Acres of Houses 2 Lights of Spartanburg 3 Unchained Melody 4 Bei Mir Bist Du Schön 5 Oildale 6 Sabres and Guns 7 Standing in the Doorway 8 Losing End 9 Missing 10 Youve Forgotten 11 To Some Cool Blue-Iced Shore 12 California Joe

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Better Late Than Never Craig Goldy Manufacturer: Shrapnel ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Insufficient Therapy ASIN: B00000108F Release Date: 1995-11-07

Tracks:

1. Desperate Plea
2. (Nature's File Cabinet) Homicidal Brainiaxe
3. Until Death Do We Meet Again
4. Not Your First Time
5. Just Being Me
6. Empty Handed
7. 13th Floor
8. Fields of Fire
9. Demila's Demise

Average customer rating: ThA Great CD for lovers of Celtic music!

Better Late than Ever Boston Blackthorne Manufacturer: Boston Blackthorne Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Folk | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music International Folk | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B00097FAVS Release Date: 2005-04-01

Tracks:

1. Lanagan's Ball
2. Gone to the Wars
3. The Minstrel Boy
4. Star of the County Down
5. I'll Wear your Ring
6. Chicago/Trippin' up the Stairs
7. Foggy Dew
8. Back When the Craic was Grand
9. Royalty and Rules
10. Queenstown
11. Time Lads

Product Description

Boston Blackthorne's new album, Better Late than Ever, is a lively compilation of traditional Celtic ballads, driving rebel tunes and thoughtful original music composed for the Irish genre. The disc features four-part harmonies and beautifully arranged instrumentation played by the group's 6 members on 6&12 string guitars, bouzouki, mandolin, fiddle, 4&5 string banjo, drums and bodhran. Purchase this CD to enjoy fresh versions of classic Irish tunes such as Lanagan's Ball, The Minstrel Boy and The Foggy Dew. Or explore the band's original tunes such as Back When the Craic was Grand and Gone to the Wars where the band takes on topics of war and peace, the love of music and the challenges and joys of the musical life. Be the first at your sessiun to discover these new classics and the timeless music of Boston Blackthorne.

Customer Reviews:

ThA Great CD for lovers of Celtic music!.......2005-04-30

~~ I bought this CD recently hopeing for some decent Irish tunes but what I got was an amazing CD. This band is one of the most talented bands playing Celtic music. I am very intrested in music and have very exceptional taste and this let me tell you was perfect. Every note in tune, songs that will captive you with delight, and songs that are just a total ball to listen to. This is one of those CDs where you can't stop singing the Irish songs. If you're into Celtic music or even if you're not I suggest you buy this truly exceptional CD. ~~

Average customer rating: Nice Compilation of Rare Material Brilliant To Say The Least

Better Late Than Never Mitch Perry Manufacturer: Fly Away Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music ASIN: B00000E62K Release Date: 1998-09-08

Tracks:

1. Witch Doctor - Mitch Perry, 7% Solution
2. Believing in a Lie - Mitch Perry, 7% Solution
3. Money - Mitch Perry, 7% Solution
4. 46 Reasons - Mitch Perry, 7% Solution
5. Change Your Mind - Mitch Perry, 7% Solution
6. Let It Ride - Mitch Perry, 7% Solution
7. Straight to My Heart - Mitch Perry
8. I Don't Want to Hear Your Heart Break - Mitch Perry
9. No Time for Cryin' - Mitch Perry
10. Leave It to the Law - Mitch Perry

Customer Reviews:

Nice Compilation of Rare Material.......2006-03-22

Better Late than Never is a nice collection of guitarist Mitch Perry's work with lesser-known bands 7% Solution and Badd Boyz, the latter featuring Paul Shortino of Rough Cutt fame on vocals. Mitch Perry is best known for his work with Keel, MSG, and the always metal Cher, but his work with the bands featured on Better Late than Never deserves some attention.

Even with better than average guitar work, the 7% Solution material is pretty standard hair metal fare with emphasis on testosterone rather than ballads. The Badd Boyz material is the real treat. The songs lean more towards the melodic hard rock style, which suits Paul Shortino's voice perfectly. Contrary to the previous reviewer's statement, Better Late than Never does not contain full albums by both bands. The disc's total running time is 43 minutes, so you're getting EP-length material at best from each band.

Better Late than Never is an essential release for Mitch Perry fans, and 80's rock/metal fans should find it a nice addition to their collections as well.

Brilliant To Say The Least.......2001-07-12

Mitch Perry is one of the most underated guitarists of our generation. He has done stellar work on many artists albums, such as KEEL,HEAVEN,MSG etc. Along with being a touring guitarist for such artists as CHER, MSG, and most recently for Johnny Winter or Edgar Winter, I forget which one. This is a great CD which I paid an arm and leg for last year on ebay... 2 fantastic groups 7%solution make up for the first part of the CD then Badd Boyz featuring legendary singer (Paul Shortino) on vocals. To bad neither of these groups took off. Very strong songs throughout. Also Mitch's latest solo cd is stunning to say the least. Mitch has done stellar work for many years, let's hope he finally get's the breakthrough he most definatley deserves. Again, this is 2 groups Mitch was in, and both full cd's on put on this release. ABSOLUTLEY KILLER RELEASE.

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