Invisible Man [Import]

1. Invisible Man

2. Heart Like Mine

3. That Should Be Me & You

4. Hoedown In Hell

5. Calle Me

6. Everybody Knows It But You

7. Straighen Up

8. God Must've Got Drunk

9. Times Like These

10. Tell Me

11. Hit The Road

Invisible Man,Dallas Wayne,Country Roads,Country,Dance,Pop

Average customer rating: The Invisible Man - Darrell Scott His head's in a song and a song's in his head Splits you in half and sews you back up. A Different Path For Scott Full-band blend of country, folk, rock, and jazz flavors

The Invisible Man Darrell Scott Manufacturer: Full Light Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Similar Items: This Weary Way Live In NC Theatre of the Unheard Family Tree Real Time ASIN: B000FMGTZ8 Release Date: 2006-06-27

Tracks:

1. Hank Williams' Ghost
2. There's A Stone Around My Belly
3. Shattered Cross
4. I'm Nobody
5. And The River Is Me
6. Let's Call It A Life
7. The Dreamer
8. Do It Or Die Trying
9. The Invisible Man
10. Goodle, USA
11. Looking Glass
12. In My Final Hour

Amazon.com

The compelling and compulsively listenable Darrell Scott is that most unusual of Nashville creators--a songwriter who crafts commercial tunes for such mainstream acts as the Dixie Chicks ("Long Time Gone"), Patty Loveless ("You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive"), and Travis Tritt ("It's a Great Day to Be Alive") and a highly respected Americana recording artist on his own. Equal parts poet, philosopher, and confessor of dark truths, Scott blends wisdom, humor, and social satire, and marries them to jaunty or jaundiced melodies dressed with augmented acoustic instrumentation (mandolin, fiddle, guitar, electric guitar, upright bass) that often evokes an earlier age. The Invisible Man, his sixth record, is perhaps his most intense, emotional, and spiritually searching, but also his most satisfying. His one cover, Stuart Adamson's "Shattered Cross," proves unforgettable in its edgy warnings against a woman who will "empty your pockets and rip out your heart / and leave you the ruins of a life torn apart." But Scott's own restless soul-searching, particularly on "And the River Is Me" and "Hank Williams' Ghost," has a way of connecting to your own. The effect is something akin to meeting a stranger who not only knows your shadow self, but somehow already occupies a place in your heart. Don't be surprised if this witty yet harrowing backwoods muse brings you to your knees. --Alanna Nash

Customer Reviews:

The Invisible Man - Darrell Scott.......2007-01-11

After hearing Mr. Scott perform with Jeffrey Foucault and Chris Smither in the summer of 2006, I dove into his music library ear first. Finding great songs like "Heartbreak Town". On Mr. Scott's latest release Invisible Man, great songwriting continues. "Hank Williams Ghost", "There's A Stone Around My Belly" and "Looking Glass" show why he is so good. "Shatterd Cross" written by the late Stuart Adamson (Big Country) is hauntingly beautiful, reminding me of Mr. Warren Haynes and Gov't Mule with a country flavor.

His head's in a song and a song's in his head.......2006-11-24

Playing Time - 50:17

Who They Are: A bit of a rogue and maverick, Darrell Scott's a Grammy nominee and ASCAP's 2002 Songwriter of the Year.

What They Do: He's assembled an impressive team of players to present his originals on his sixth album

Little Known Facts: Born on a tobacco farm in the coal-mining center of London, Kentucky, Scott moved as a young child to East Gary, Indiana, a steel-mill town on Lake Michigan near Chicago. His father is a musician, and he grew up around music and creativity. By 16, he was playing roadhouses in Southern California. After some dues-paying years in Toronto and Boston, where he attended Tufts University, studying poetry and literature, Scott finally made the move south to Nashville. Darrell is currently an active member of Steve Earle's Bluegrass Dukes.

The Songs: "And The River is Me" presents some of Scott's self-assessment: "They had this test back in high school / Said I had a career in forestry / Had aptitude for isolation / Yeah, I could live without T.V. / But me, I took the low road / My soul flies up into the night / I don't live in a tower on some fire road / But the human view is out of sight." As central as Scott's own songs are to the project, the spirit of the CD is also captured in the only cover "Shattered Cross," from his friend Stuart Adamson. The powerful song was recorded within a month of Stuart dying.

The Musicians: Recorded live in Scott's home studio, he has a familiar core of distinguished and experienced players like bassist Danny Thompson (Richard Thompson, Rod Stewart) and drummer Kenny Malone (JJ Cale, Johnny Cash). The album also features Richard Bennett (guitar), Dan Dugmore (pedal steel, guitar), as well as many others to a lesser degree (John Cowan, Sam Bush, Gabe Dixon, Andrea Zonn, Tim O'Brien, Minton Sparks). The Invisible Man was mixed by award-winning engineer Gary Paczosa.

Of Special Note: In his own "Looking Glass," we gain some more insight into Scott's head. He sings "Me and this song we got a lot in common / Neither knows quite how they end / Just follow along like a leaf on the river / Believe we always can begin again."

If I Could Change One Thing: If I were producing his music, I'd like to hear a little more fiddle, pedal steel, resophonic guitar, and even more vocal harmonies in his music.

His Bumpersticker Might Say: Darrell Scott's got his head in a song and a song in his head

The Bottomline Is: Darrell's stirring songs "come riding in on the wind" and they are "rainbows in the sky"

Reviewed By: Joe Ross (staff writer, Bluegrass Now)

Splits you in half and sews you back up........2006-08-08

Darrell Scott does writes great music. I don't think you can truly classify it. This maybe one of the best cd's ever recorded period. "Looking Glass" is probably one of the most beautiful songs I have ever heard. You need to buy this cd, pour a glass of wine, sit down and just try to absorb the cd as a whole. I feel this cd goes beyond music. It is truly a masterpiece painted with words. I can't thank you enough for what this cd has meant to me and my family.

A Different Path For Scott.......2006-07-14

This one is very different from his earlier work. It's somewhat topical - which is a departure for Scott, and listening to it it's like discovering some lost classic... 'Goodle USA' is like a melding of John Hartfords 'Goodle Days' and Lennon's 'Imagine' while 'Looking Glass' is a like a dead-on channeling of some unwritten classic Joni Mitchell song.

Full-band blend of country, folk, rock, and jazz flavors.......2006-07-05

Scott is a busy, busy man: an in-demand Nashville string player, vocalist and songwriter whose own "Live in NC" CD accompanied his father's "This Weary Way" just last year, and whose melodies appear on John Cowan's latest release. Scott's music echoes the broad experience he's gained playing with country traditionalists Suzy Boguss and Randy Travis, outlaws Steve Earle and Jim Lauderdale, and progressive bluegrassers Sam Bush and Tim O'Brien. His latest retains the electric approach of 2003's "Theatre of the Unheard," sometimes rocking harder than his writing actually requires. The jazz underpinnings of his songs, so prevalent on his trio-based live CD, are occasionally lost amid this full-band context and attendant studio touches.

Still, this is an intriguing blend of Scott's soulful vocals with country, folk, rock and Celtic flavors. The introspective "And the River is Me" pares back the electricity and stretches out to over six minutes, and the pairing of "There's a Stone Around My Belly" and "Shattered Cross" is emphatic in its picking and singing. Scott's lyrics interweave many biographical details, but his poetry often provides obtuse imagery rather than story or character study; more Dylan than Simon in many cases. The verbal impressionism is matched by the complexity of the arrangements, which may challenging for listeners who enjoy more straightforward exposition. [©2006 redtunictroll at hotmail dot com]

Average customer rating: Beautifully hypnotic "the dude's way sensative..." "Wisdom From Another World..." I think he is finally starting to hate himself less Precise Dissection Of The Human Condition.

The Invisible Man Mark Eitzel Manufacturer: Matador Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: West Caught In A Trap And I Can't Back Out 'Cause I Love You Too Much, Baby 60 Watt Silver Lining Music for Courage and Confidence San Francisco ASIN: B00005B9SN Release Date: 2001-05-22

Tracks:

1. The Boy With The Hammer
2. Can You See?
3. Christian Science Reading Room
4. Sleep
5. To The Sea
6. Shine
7. Steve I Always Knew
8. Bitterness
9. Anything
10. Without You
11. The Global Sweep Of Human History
12. Seeing Eye Dog
13. Proclaim Your Joy

Amazon.com

As former singer of American Music Club, Mark Eitzel wrote some of the biggest critical hits of the late 20th century. Yet adulatory reviews don't necessarily lead to sales, so this soulful, inspirational artist remains a cult figure. The Invisible Man is his first new recording in some three years. It's said the delay is due to the death by overdose of his muse and closest friend, Kathleen Burns. Yet this is no fraught collection of primal screams and gothic thunder. Instead we have a wildly varied selection of mood pieces. "Christian Science Reading Room" has a quiet acoustic guitar occasionally attacked by military drum rolls, then engulfed by a strange keyboard recalling the Residents' Not Available. "Sleep" is a beautifully judged electronic lullaby (Eitzel actually spent the last two years producing the album on a Mac in his living room, and his diligence shows through), while the warm and countrified "Proclaim Your Joy"--reminiscent of a speeded-up take on Eileen Rose's "Would You Marry Me?"--has Eitzel sounding genuinely (and surprisingly) uplifted. Like Eitzel's other work, this album's often wordy and morose--imagine Leonard Cohen badly beaten and left to think and die in solitary confinement. But on display here is a truly human spirit that music lovers will appreciate. Everyone should have one Eitzel album. This one will do. --Dominic Wills

Customer Reviews:

Beautifully hypnotic.......2003-08-05

The Invisible Man is undoubtedly one of Mark Eitzel's finest albums, with or without American Music Club. Very few artists can mine the inner soul quite as well as Eitzel with such staggeringly consistent results. I don't want to go on about how some music is more real than other music - however, when you listen to this record you don't feel shortchanged for quality and artistic integrity. 'Can You See', 'Shine', 'To the Sea' and 'Sleep' are all utterly spellbinding, ingeniously arranged and lyrically fascinating. Take the time to discover The Invisible Man, it'll be an *illuminating* experience.

"the dude's way sensative...".......2002-08-06

Mark Eitzel is the greatest living songwriter, without question. In my mind, this album is a return to his glory, something that hadn't been seen since 60 Watt Silver Lining and before American Music Club split. Definatively different than anything he'd ever done before, either solo or with American Music Club. There is a little dance feel to it, with drum machines and synths adding some textures. But Mark's gorgeous, fragile guitar playing is not lost at all with this. The electronics merely add to the songs. "Sleep" is my favorite solo Mark Eitzel song. Maybe it's the line about the pedal steel guitar, I don't know. But just an absolutely beautiful song. "Anything" is a haunting little song, perhaps about his ex-girlfriend Kathleen Burns, who died of an overdose in 1998. Although they hadn't been together for a number of years before her death, you can tell that he knows he might never love anyone as much as he loved her. "I'd do anything to be where you are;" perhaps calling to Kathleen in heaven. "Without You" feels like it belonged on an American Music Club album, maybe "Mercury." I could honestly go one forever about this records. It's beautiful, amazing. It makes me cry. I listen to it in the car and imagine Mark standing before me, onstage, holding his acoustic guitar. A very honest man. This record is almost like he opened up his soul and let anyone see what was inside. It really, really is a horrible shame that Mark Eitzel and the American Music Club were never really recognized for their amazing talents.

"Wisdom From Another World...".......2002-02-07

Coming on the back of some unbelievably memorable live UK shows in late 2000 this album fulfilled all the expectation and represented a blistering return to form.
The sound could be defined as lo-fi home electronica,in keeping with 'Lovers Leap USA' and the '99 demo's,and would hopefully appeal to those who found 'Caught In A Trap...' too bleak.
'The Boy With The Hammer' sets the tone with its slow-building intensity only punctuated late on by Eitzel's knowing self-parody when he croons,"So... boo, hoo, hoo,I'm really gonna miss you...".
The next is best..."Can you see,can you see,can you see what the world is?/The way it pulls you on and tricks you it's always some new spring morning...?".A song as good as anything in the AMC and Eitzel back-catalogue.Acoustic and emotional beauty is the best way to describe it...but if I could describe it properly,you wouldn't be reading the rest of my hopeless attempt to do justice to the man and would instead,simply be buying this and the entire AMC/Eitzel collection.Which I sincerely hope you are...
'To The Sea' is a tribute to Jeff Buckley but in a slightly more personal way than I suspect other attempts might be...As the live introductions confirm(with the then hindsight of listening to the song on CD)the song is Eitzel confessing his attraction to Jeff but only to us in song...because the last time he saw Jeff in New York prior to his tragic drowning Eitzel had almost waved him away rather than face up to his feelings.That Eitzel can then tie all this in with Jeff's inability to come to terms with his father and just us,how we generally act and feel is genius..."I was just busy running/Running from your beauty/Some run from the devil/Some from their own history/Some run from their hopes/And some run to the sea/Stupid don't you agree?".Well,yes.And human.All too human...
The whole of this album maintains the feel,the feeling and I cannot really recommend it enough.It doesn't contain a bad track(although 'Christian Science Reading Room' has to be described as a dirge compared to the humour-central live performances - a minor quibble!)and has a warmth missing from the previous album...
The final track quite properly exhorts each individual throughout their life to proclaim their joy and this is special because after all that has gone before it is an acknowledgement that however life is,however bad it seems at any given time,it is ...still something to believe in.Believe in Eitzel's hard-won wisdom here,enjoy this magnificent album and proclaim your joy but seek also truth,or a truth,and bear in mind the question Eitzel forces you to face :"...But if the truth won't make you happy,what will you do...?" .The implication here is that you will,maybe against the odds,dig in and try to find that elusive beauty or feeling...An inspiration.

I think he is finally starting to hate himself less.......2001-12-22

Mark Eitzel is apparently a brilliant man. I say this because in lyric after lyric he is able to get right to the heart of the matter via a new route that reveals ordinarily hidden or unexpressed features of the human emotional landscape.

This album breaks new ground musically for Eitzel. On his independently released "Lovers' Leap USA" we first heard Eitzel fooling around with ProTools in his apartment, but here we have much more fully realized arrangements. "Steve I Always Knew" appears on both albums and the difference between the two versions says it all. The Lovers' Leap version is stripped down and the Invisible Man version is lush. The Invisible Man reveals more and more with each listening and benefits from being played on a nice system with maximum dynamic range. This album was slaved over and it shows.

The one thing that surprised me was Eitzel's voice. He does not push it to its upper limits anywhere on this CD. His phrasing is as complicated and appealing as ever, but he stays near the middle and lower end of his vocal range. There is also more than the usual dose of humor on this album. "Christian Science Reading Room", in which both he and his cat get religion, is hilarious. "Proclaim Your Joy" is practically a Christmas song albeit a cryptic and goofy one.

I quite like the electronic touches here. Before I bought it I was under the impression that it was more electronic than it actually is. Generally speaking Eitzel seems to have recorded the basic tracks with available musicians and then tweaked and twiddled for uncountable hours to flesh out the bones. The Luddites among his fans may prefer more organic albums like 60 Watt Silver Lining, but I really admire Eitzel for trying something new and showing tasteful restraint musically while wearing, as usual, his heart on his sleeve.

Precise Dissection Of The Human Condition........2001-10-24

Why this genius of a man remains the secret pleasure of relatively few is one of life's abiding mysteries, as for the better part of a decade, alone or with his band American Music Club, he's been surgically dissecting the human condition with precision, nonpareil. Two years in the making and coloured with the pleasures of sampling, The Invisible Man is a journey into optimism and a fragile contentment by way of grief, regret, and stark introspection. A real human warmth shines through on Can You See? and Christian Science Reading Room is bitingly funny, but like some whispered privacy, eavesdropped on a late night corner, Steve I Always Knew stuns with its candour. Without You, and Anything, cut with a deep familiarity, confirming that no-one frames misery like Eitzel, but despite and because of everything the single and closer, Proclaim Your Joy, crammed with silly word games, completes the picture as a triumph over adversity. A masterpiece.

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Cash From Chaos: A Tribute to the Legendary Man in Black: Johnny Cash Various Artists , and Cash From Chaos Manufacturer: Invisible Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Alt Industrial | Industrial | Goth & Industrial | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Industrial Dance | Industrial | Goth & Industrial | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Rock | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Industrial | Goth & Industrial | Alternative Rock | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Pop General | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Alternative Rock | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Dance & DJ | 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: Dressed in Black - A Tribute to Johnny Cash Johnny's Blues: A Tribute to Johnny Cash Train of Love: A Tribute to Johnny Cash Dear Johnny...A Tribute to Cash Cash on Delivery: Tribute to Johnny Cash ASIN: B00005NT0D Release Date: 2001-08-21

Tracks:

1. Orange Blossom Special - Nine Inch Elvis
2. Let The Train Blow The Whistle - Crosseyed
3. Wanted Man - Section One
4. Ring Of Fire - Bagman
5. Understand Your Man - The Boxcar Tramps
6. Don't Make Me Go - Chris Connelly
7. Ghost Rider In The Sky - Not Breathing
8. I Walk The Line - Jeffrey Venturo
9. Folsom Prison Blues - Kill Switch...Klick
10. Cry, Cry, Cry - The Staggers
11. One Piece At A Time - Tub Ring
12. Jackson - Chris Livesay
13. Thanks Alot - The Western Trio
14. Luther Played The Boogie - Hypnopaedia
15. Man In Black - Weird Feeling Number Three
16. Give My Love To Rose - Texylvania
17. Delia's Gone - Jared Louche
18. Rock Island Line - Remora

Album Description

A great, diverse list of bands from jungle to gothic punk pay tribute to the legenday country man. Includes tracks by Chris Connelly, Tub ring, Kill Switch Klick, Boxcar Tramps, Jared Louche, Not Breathing, Texylvania, Remora, and more.

Average customer rating: Pre Enigma Cretu: His solo album Beautiful.. 1980s pop but good if that's what you want! Great to some, bad to others. No need to get this CD fan or not.

Invisible Man Michael Cretu Manufacturer: EMI Int'l ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Dance & DJ | Imports | Stores | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Legionaere Die Chinesische Mauer A Posteriori The Energy of Sound The Nine Worlds ASIN: B000009H5R Release Date: 1994-05-11

Tracks:

1. Samurai
2. Carte Blanche
3. Silver Water
4. Your Favorite Toy
5. Intro
6. Mikado
7. Heavy Traffic
8. The Invisible Man

Album Description

1985 solo album by the Romanian producer best known as the group Enigma & previously known for his involvement with ArtOf Noise and Vangelis. His wife Sandra, occasionally the vocalist for Enigma, does not appear on any of these nine tracks. Cretu arranged the album & co-produced it with Armand Volker. Released on Virgin Records.

Customer Reviews:

Pre Enigma Cretu: His solo album.......2005-07-10

Michel Cretu best known for being the creator of Enigma, which is one of the best new age artists ever and I being a fan of Enigma as well, so I may be a tad biased. I listened to the songs 'Samurai', 'Mikado' and 'Coda' on the Enigma website on it's jukebox and I was rather taken by the quality of the songs that predate the birth of Enigma and was Cretu's second solo album from the 1980's. The songs need to be taken into context, they pre-date Enigma and were created in the 1980's and the songs were part of the 80's Euro-pop scene.

The album is a pleasure to listen to. I like Cretu's style of singing and his grace in his interviews. He has a dignity that many artists don't have. These stand alone songs are a trip down memory lane and a must for any euro pop fan.

Beautiful.........2004-05-14

Ok, this is not Enigma. Ok, it sounds a little dated.

But how dare you call this a crap only because of your absurd expectations to find Enigma in a 1985 Michael Cretu album release (which, by the way is 5 years before the groundbreaking release of MCMXC a.D)?

To make my point as clear as it gets, this has nothing to do with Cretu's later project, Enigma. Anyone who tries to compare this 85' release to the 'enigmatic' Cretu projects must have been seriously misguided. 'Invisible Man' has the ability to stand on its own. Blame it on its impeccable beauty.

Nine tracks are included here, three of which are parts of a flawless Cretu-sounding instrumental (which might be seen by some as an earlier Enigma influnce aka 85's Shadows in Silence), 2 are probably the most artistic Cretu moments ever (Carte Blanche & Your Favorite Toy), and one is an 80's killer hit (Samurai). The rest is just pleasurable to listen to:

1. SAMURAI: this majestic and powerful track starts with an incredibly atmospheric saxophone intro which could make Careless Whisper green with envy. Then it goes on with a nice power-pop drum percussion and rich synths which are pure ear-candy.And just when you think that you've heard it all, the ecstatic chorus blows your mind away. Cretu BIG time..

2. CARTE BLANCHE: Very tongue-to-the-cheek, with a repetative bassline and drumloops, a beautiful artsy number talking about the price we pay for being free.

3. SILVER WATER: nothing to get excited about. However, the faultless Cretu Production and the use of a strange language add some mystery and wonder to this atmospheric number.
This song is being given a better interpretation (as Mona Lisa) in Cretu's 1988 'Belle Epoque' album. (you can find it in amazon.com as Cretu & Thiers- Belle Epoque)

4. YOUR FAVORITE TOY: One of the best moments on this album. A memorable, lullaby-like tune accompanied by some emotional lyrics about childhood games and lost innocence stuff. Worked for me..

5.INTRO/6.MIKADO/7.CODA: This 3-part instumental is worth alone the price of this album. It might remind you of Enigma's 'Shadows in Silence' (from the genious 'Le Roi est Mort, Vive le Roi' album).

8. HEAVY TRAFFIC: Powerful drums, rich orchestration, passionate vocals and lyrics about the feeling we get when we're trapped in a traffic congestion. Not as great as the rest in this album, yet this is the favorite one of many listeners of this album.

9. THE INVISIBLE MAN: You can't really call this a ballad, but it sounds like one. In my humble opinion, it is the third best moment in this album, right after Samurai and Mikado. The closing effect it creates is really great leaving you a bittersweet feeling at the end of the album.

All in all, do not miss on that. It's worth more than just giving it a try. Either if you like Enigma or not..

1980s pop but good if that's what you want!.......2003-12-11

If you listen to this CD now it will sound like music that came from an early 1980s movie. I'm giving this CD 5 stars because Michael Cretu (at the time) did what most people couldn't do, write, record, produce, and mix a good album entirely by himself. Not to mention he didn't need to wear bright pink and blue clothes and use a lot of hairspay to make a statement (quite the contrary actually). Michael went to a music school for the gifted before he was 10. Music has been his whole life and this is one step towards maturing to where he is today. Obviously he found his niche with Enigma and producing Sandra's solo work but this album is good for what it was at the time. If you want feel-good driving music this will suit you fine.

Overall, this is like Genesis meets Miami Vice. It makes you happy and you don't have horrible flashbacks of the artist's bad fashion. Cretu is proud of all of his work, including this. That's more than most early 80s artists can say as many of them laugh at their past. Not Michael.

I will say you can feel bits and pieces of Enigma barely creeping through, but this definitely isn't Ethno/Ambient/Dub if that's what you're expecting. The opening for "The Invisible Man" and "Coda" have future-Enigma written all over them!

Great to some, bad to others........2003-11-11

Many people buy this cd in hopes of hearing the future Enigma in this cd. When you see Michael Cretu's name, it would be hard not to.
But its exactly the opposite of Enigma. It is pure 80's pop/rock music. No chants, no flutes, none of that good stuff.
But that doesn't mean it is bad. In fact, its absolutely great. I had been hearing how good a song Samurai was. The first time listening to it, I was dissapointed. I could hardly tell it was Michael Cretu. Even though I had been warned not to get my hopes up for an early Enigma cd, I still did and I was dissapointed. But when I went back through and listened to it again, it is a wonderful cd. I could best compare his solo work to a European Phil Colins with a little more edge to the music though. Maybe I am wrong on that comparison, but I am fairly right in saying if you like 80's music, then this is a wonderful cd. Just don't expect Enigma and it will be fine.

No need to get this CD fan or not........2003-10-23

2nd worst CD I ever bought. As Enigma's fan waiting for Cretu next release, I bought this in the mean time to soften the wait. Men this is flat out weak and a waste of money, import cost more. Cretu's vocals are limited in his Enigma series. I thought a CD with more of his vocal would be great, but it is very uninspiring and lame. The instrumentals and sounds in the background are just bland. There was simply no chemistry between anything. I listened to it once and try to again without much success. I couldn't find a single track worth listening to. I thought I was a hard cord Cretu's fan, but this proves I will never be. Keep this in Europe and not over here in the State.

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Monster Music: Film Music Classics Manufacturer: Naxos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music 4-for-3 Classical | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Soundtracks | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Maltese Falcon and Other Film Scores King Kong: The Complete 1933 Film Score House of Frankenstein Objective Burma! Universal's Classic Scores of Mystery & Horror ASIN: B0000631B2 Release Date: 2005-02-22

Average customer rating: My Il Divino Superlative musical portrait Beautiful Absolute Train Wreck! decent

Leonardo - The Absolute Man Cast Recording Manufacturer: Magna Carta ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Age of Impact Raising the Mammoth Legacy Hundred Year Flood Impending Ascension ASIN: B000050IVD Release Date: 2001-07-24

Tracks:

1. Apparition
2. Aria For Italy
3. With Father
4. Reins Of Tuscan
5. Reproach
6. Mona Lisa
7. Il Divino
8. Inundation
9. Apprentice
10. First Commission
11. Mother Of God
12. This Time, This Way
13. Inventions
14. Shaping The Invisible
15. Introduction To Francois I
16. Heart Of France
17. Sacrament
18. End Of A World

Album Description

Leonardo - The Absolute Man is a reasoned, selective re-telling of the life of a great man, Leonardo da Vinci, the ultimate Renaissance man. It has been in the works for years, originating as the ultimate artistic dream of Magna Carta label head Peter Morticelli, who then placed the intellectual blueprints in the hands of Trent Gardner who commenced to create what is by far, the most complex, grand and magnificently sweeping collaboration the label has ever attempted.

Leonardo sounds like no other progressive rock construct you have ever heard. It is a mix of cinematic progressive rock, symphonic rock, progressive pop and progressive metal, graced and articulated by true classical music and the theatrical scope of state-of -the-art soundtrack or dramatic stage music.

Customer Reviews:

My Il Divino.......2005-12-16

This is the story that has not been told. It was sorely needed. This excellent musical event gives tangible woof and weft to the life that was Leonardo's. Visari didn't capture this.

Anyone who rates this piece poorly might want to recalibrate their listening habits. This is rare. In fact, I have purchased copies to send to other artists and musicians.

I guess I relate to this more because circumstantially, Leonardo and I have some things in common. Well done.

Superlative musical portrait.......2005-04-11

Along with J.S. Bach and Shakespeare, Leonardo da Vinci stands as one of my eternal heroes, with da Vinci perhaps the greatest of the three. Therefore, any musical endeavor that undertakes to capture his brilliance is one that I must find myself drawn to, with a critical but understanding eye, given the magnificence that the music would have to achieve in order to do the great Master justice.

From the first moments of Leonardo - The Absolute Man, I could tell that this was going to be an excellent attempt at accurately representing Il Divino in musical terms. Being one of those rare people who actually enjoyed both of Explorers Club's CDs, I could really get into the sound of this album. The instrumental writing and playing is exciting and brilliant. It does manage to reflect different facets of Leonardo himself, at times precise and complex, but deeply pensive and emotional at others.

As far as casting goes, I was fairly happy, I would say. The singing talent is, of course, virtually unmatched on any album; even Arjen Lucassen's projects don't manage to assemble a more talent-filled list. LaBrie especially shines for me, since I'm more familiar with him than any of the others, though I also like Mike Baker's singing on this album. At first, Lisa Bouchelle didn't seem quite right as Mona Lisa, but I grew accustomed to her, and having read an interview she gave on Highwire-Daze, I respect what she does for the character. And what can I say, if this were ever live, I wouldn't mind seeing her onstage ;-). I have no qualms with any of the other choices.

Ultimately, I would say that this is a very well-made album, and one that takes an interestingly personal, if slightly fanciful, look at da Vinci. Though there isn't enough time to paint him as the Homo universalis that he surely was, the 66 minutes we do get are as true to him in spirit as one could hope for. And while it would be presumptuous of me to say he'd have been proud, I think he would have appreciated it, and I can't imagine any other current band doing anything half as worthy to bear his name.

Beautiful.......2004-01-18

It's fantastic. Especially Dream Theater's James LaBrie's voice on "Shaping the Invisible". One of the best voices today! The duets "First Commission" and "This Time, This Way" are incredible. Gardner's songwriting talent is indubitable. Prog and Magna Carta at their best. Highly recommended.

Absolute Train Wreck!.......2003-12-23

Okay, perhaps it's not as horrible as Trent Gardner's other recent project, Explorers Club "Raising the Mammoth." But I really should have learned my lesson with this guy after the halfway-decent "Age of Impact" (the first Explorers Club album).

Gardner has no ear for melody! ZERO! Here we get more of his awkward writing with good singers struggling mightily to salvage it. And as another reviewer pointed out - the sound is awful!

With all of the top-notch progressive rock being put out today, there is no excuse for something this inferior. I have to believe that all of the 5-star reviews here are written by Gardner's friends and family. Trent, please, go back to law school or whatever it was that you were doing before you decided to become a musician!

decent.......2003-06-18

There are a few decent tracks on here but alot of wish wash as well. Most of the songs are unstructured and lyricaly challenged. A few of the duets are excellent but dont make up for the mediocrity leading up to them. I really wanted to love this cd but find myself cringing if I try to listen through the whole thing.

Average customer rating: Another Great Compilation! GREAT!!!! Keep on DANCING!!!

The Dance Classic Showcase: Volume 2 Manufacturer: Power Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items: The Dance Classic Showcase Vol.1 The Dance Classic Showcase Vol. 4 The Dance Classic Showcase Volume 3 France Joli - Greatest Hits Grand 12 Inches, Vol. 1 ASIN: B000678LAS

Product Description

2 CD compilation set mixed by J.J. Johnny Tripp containing 46 bonifide hits and obscure one hit wonders from such artists as Kool and the Gang, Salsoul Orchestra, Cissy Houston, Cory Daye, Lipps Inc, Kelly Marie, Patrick Hernandez, Teena Marie, Whispers, Tavares, Shannon, Eddie Kendricks, Alicia Bridges, Sylvester, Trammps, Love De Lux, Donna Summer, Jenny Burton, D Train, and many, many more.

Customer Reviews:

Another Great Compilation!.......2007-03-24

The CD arrived on time. Nice tracks. I'm looking forward to have the remaining volumes. A disco music lover should have this volume.

GREAT!!!!.......2005-09-24

I have been searching to get all my favorite classic dance hits on one cd. This is the best collection by far; a must have for all true classic dance hits fans.
Don't hesitate..get all 9 volumes.

Keep on DANCING!!!.......2005-09-01

This is one of the greatest disco collections I have ever heard featuring so many of my favorite classic dance hits mixed just the way they did back in the day. I recommend this collection to all the disco fans out there.

Average customer rating: Intersting and Big! A SPECTACULAR CD of SCORE

Memoirs Of An Invisible Man: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Shirley Walker Manufacturer: Varese Sarabande ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music 1990s | By Decade | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Similar Items: Serenada Schizophrana ASIN: B000003TEQ Release Date: 1992-03-03

Tracks:

1. Theme Medley
2. In A State Of Molecular Flux
3. Fear Creeps In
4. Love In The Rain
5. Nick Escapes The Apartment Siege
6. The Final Chase
7. Nick And Alice In Love
8. Jenkins Closes In
9. The Invisible Man Reveals Himself
10. You're Not Alone Anymore

Customer Reviews:

Intersting and Big!.......2003-01-20

Shirley Walker has really outdone herself this time. This origional score is very big and very modern. It has everything it needs but it would be nice if it had some more tracks. The best songs on the CD are #1,5, and 8. When you watch the film and the Warner Bros. logo pops up, you're hearing track #8. This souis definatly worth purchasing if you're a film score lover like me. I give this baby 2 thumbs up! Now if only they would put this film on DVD.

A SPECTACULAR CD of SCORE.......2002-10-04

This CD has som of the best origional film score every. The main title theme is the most astounding theme I have ever heard for a film. It makes you want to watch the film.

Average customer rating: Are You People On Drugs? Great song - but but it does sound a little like Kiss From A Rose AWESOME SONG Uh.. Right. best song ever!!!

Hero / Invisible Man Chad Kroeger , and Josey Scott Manufacturer: Sbme Import ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B000067UMK Release Date: 2002-06-25

Customer Reviews:

Are You People On Drugs?.......2006-08-16

I have just listened to both "Kiss From A Rose" & "Hero" and I must say.... I don't see why you think that they sound the same. They don't even start the same way. Take another listen to both songs, one after the other and you will see what I mean.

Great song - but but it does sound a little like Kiss From A Rose.......2006-01-22

It is a great song. Maybe its because I am old enough to remember when Kiss From a Rose came out, but half the time when I hear Hero starting out, I think I'm hearing Kiss From a Rose. So you can't say we are crazy if it actually takes us a minute to figure out which song we are hearing!

AWESOME SONG.......2003-06-19

This song might possibly be the best song on the market. I mean his voice is outstanding. The drums are incredible. It is definitely not like Kiss From a Rose. All you people who said that are dumb. DUMB! Well anyway. This song is wicked cool. You should listen to it. I love the part where he says "i am so high" That is awesome because i always say that. Wait. That's not a good thing is it? This song is not appropriate. I just realized that noone should listen to it. Ever. Is there anyway to change my rating? This song sucks!

Uh.. Right........2002-07-18

Oh yeah, this is a TOTAL copy of "Kissed by a Rose". It has a singer, and drums, and everything!! JUST like "Kissed by a Rose". Give us a break, buddy. If you don't know anything about music, spare us your non-credible comments.

Anyhow, great song, nice voice. I just wish there was an album instead of just a single avaliable.

best song ever!!!.......2002-06-08

This song is awesome!! he has a supperrrr great voice! i listen to the song hero like 24/7 and still dont get sick of it! I LOVE IT!! i so reccomend you buy it!!! See Spiderman!!

Average customer rating:

Hard Times Fresh Bush & Invisible Man Manufacturer: Capitol ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B00000DE0A Release Date: 1992-09-15

Tracks:

1. Hard Times

Music Album:

1. It's All in Your Head
2. Jimmie Davis - Greatest Hits: Finest Performances
3. King of Country Gospel
4. Kiss on the Breeze
5. Live at Jovita's: Don't Quit Your Night Job [Live]
6. Live Studio Sessions [Live]
7. Love Will Turn You Around
8. Lyin' & Cheatin'
9. Masters
10. Never Look Back

Music Album