Country Stars & Stripes

1. I'm a One Woman Man

2. Accidentally on Purpose

3. 'Cause I Love You

4. Window Up Above

5. Heartbreak Hotel

6. Maybe Little Baby

7. You're in My Heart

8. Wasted Words

9. One Is a Lonely Number

10. Rain Keeps A-Fallin'

11. Who Shot Sam

12. Sweet Dreams

Country Stars & Stripes,George Jones,Direct Source Label,Country,Country & Western,Country-Pop,Honky Tonk,Nashville Sound/Countrypolitan,Pop,Traditional Country

Average customer rating: Music we all need to hear once in a while. A very good CD Revision of history Lovely CD--shameful misspelling on the song titles The Ultimate Patriotic Album

God Bless America: Ult Patriotic Album Manufacturer: Decca ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Classical | Styles | Music London Philharmonic Orchestra | ( L ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Compilations | Classical | Styles | Music The Decca Records Store | Specialty Stores | Music Similar Items: God Bless America Music of the U.S. Armed Forces America's Favorite Patriotic Songs Stars & Stripes Forever, Vol. 2 The Military Band: Salute to the Services ASIN: B000068C7V Release Date: 2002-06-11

Tracks:

1. Yankee Doodle
2. Star Bangled Banner (vocal)
3. God Bless America
4. Battle Hymn Of The Republic
5. Shenandoah
6. Amazing Grace
7. America The Beautiful
8. Simple Gifts
9. America (My Country 'Tis Of Thee)
10. Over There
11. You're A Grand Old Flag
12. Thru The Years 1776-1969
13. Semper Fidelis
14. Washington Post
15. American Patrol
16. Star Bangled Banner (instrumental)
17. The Caissons Go Rolling Along
18. Anchors Aweigh
19. Semper Paratus
20. The Air Force Song
21. The Marines' Hymn
22. The Stars And Stripes Forever

Customer Reviews:

Music we all need to hear once in a while........2007-01-04

This album is well put together and I enjoy the old standards. Music is an integral part of our heritage. Often when I listen to this album, I think about what our country has been through and how very, very important it is to appreciate what we have. I spent 3 years living in France in the 60's and I cannot tell you how much all Americans looked forward to going "Home!"

Enjoy!!

A very good CD.......2005-06-16

If you like a mix of songs and marches very well played, this CD is for you. The voices of the singers are good, the music support the lyrics and it is easy to listen or to sing along. Also, nearby half of the tunes are played by the Band of the Grenadier Guards and for me, this Band is the best band to play Sousa marches and military marches. The precision of the execution is perfect, the sound is lovely and the technical quality of the recording is perfect. When I listen Anchors Aweigh, I always hear the sound of the waves and it is one of the only bands that gives me this feeling. If you have just one CD of military music to buy, you may buy this one; it is a best buy.

Revision of history.......2005-03-27

As usual, "Dixie," "The Bonnie Blue Flag," and other songs of a Southern genre are conspicuously absent. Why not throw in a couple of rap tunes to make this album truly "American?"

Lovely CD--shameful misspelling on the song titles.......2002-11-22

I do not own this CD--though it appears it would be a wonderful album to listen to. I was compelled to write my review because of the misspelling of our national anthem, The Star-Spangled Banner (as opposed to "The Star Bangled Banner" as it appears not once but twice on the song list). I do hope this error is corrected.

The Ultimate Patriotic Album.......2002-07-20

For all those patriots out there who want to listen to classical patriotic music, then get this album. This has a lot of tracks from yankee doodle march to the Washington post march. Even Amazing grace is here. The orchestras and the chorus here, gave there best performance ever.

Enjoy

Average customer rating: Raw laid back I'm happy he released it A Low-Fi Masterpiece Years in the making...

Killers and Stars Patterson Hood Manufacturer: New West Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Alt-Country & Americana | Country | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Gangstabilly Pizza Deliverance A Blessing And A Curse Southern Rock Opera (Dig) Drive By Truckers - Dirty South - Live at the 40 Watt ASIN: B00020HAO2 Release Date: 2004-05-04

Tracks:

1. Uncle Disney
2. Rising Son
3. The Assassin
4. Pay No Attention To Alice (TOM T. HALL SONG)
5. Belinda Carlisle Diet
6. Fire
7. Hobo
8. Miss Me Gone
9. Phil's Transplant
10. Frances Farmer
11. Old Timer's Disease
12. Cat Power

Album Description

"I recorded killers and stars, by myself in the dining room of the house where i was living, in early March, 2001. I had just gotten divorced, was fighting with the band (Drive-By Truckers) and a good number of my friends. I was feeling pretty freaked out and isolated and this album was my therapy. Most of the songs were new. I recorded the album in two consecutive nights, then ran down some rough mixes myself (with no outboard sweetening at all) about a week later. I hastily pressed up a few hundred copies, made a cover for them, and sold them at my solo shows as a '1st draft/work in progress.'

Then the band hit the road and spent the next 14 months touring. killers and stars sort of got left behind. I really all but forgot about it. We were all busy writing and recording for our next album, touring, and just day-to-day living.

A couple of years went by and copies of the album kept getting passed around. Occasionally i would press up a few for some solo shows here or there and occasionally I would give some thought to actually finishing it. Recently I dug a copy out and gave it a serious listen. In some respects it was like listening to someone else. Most of the demons that inspired these songs have long since been laid to rest (or at least replaced by others), but the album kinda holds up for what it is."

Customer Reviews:

Raw.......2006-12-30

I am a huge fan of this album. It is very raw and a very honest feel to it. Both the music and lyrics are very engaging and grow on me with each listen.

laid back.......2006-03-24

this is the first album that i bought by patterson hood. i am a very big fan of the acoustic guitar and this is a perfect example of how its supposed to be done. i also think that he has a great voice.

I'm happy he released it.......2005-04-19

First of all, I admit that I don't own a single Drive By Truckers CD--something I plan on taking care of. I bought this CD on a whim after listening to clips of "Uncle Disney" and "Rising Son" and being very impressed. When I was able to listen to the complete CD, I immediatly fell in love.

This CD could have easily been cleaned up but, thankfully, it remains beautifully lo-fi and raw. From creaking chairs to string noise to the occasional off-key lyric, KILLERS AND STARS is a brutally honest recording even if you choose to ignore the intelligent songwriting. Hood's voice embodies each song like a backporch storyteller revealing more character with each note.

This is a real folk album done right. I wouldn't change a thing.

A Low-Fi Masterpiece.......2005-04-12

Every once in awhile a singer or a band releases a diamond in the rough. That's the case with Patterson Hood's Killers & Stars. You might know Hood as the venerable leader of the very cool Drive By Truckers, one of the best bands out there today.

Hood recorded Killers in 2001 at his dining room table during a low point in his life personally and professionally. The band was in limbo and he was in the process of a divorce. The result is a CD that's low fi and dark, but brilliant nonetheless.

With the songs consisting just of Hood's voice and acoustic guitar, there's a certain rawness here. And that's a good thing, because Killer's songs are just that - raw. Hardship, uncertainty, frustration, melancholy and resignation are all in evidence.

The songs are all great, but I especially like Pay No Attention to Alice, a cover of a song written by country great Tom T. Hall about a friend of his whose wife was an alcoholic. And Frances Farmer is another great song. Farmer, of course, is the tragic actress that went off the deep end in the '40s. Back then they called it manic-depressive psychosis. Today the neat term for it is bipolar. Maybe Hood understood how Farmer must have felt when she was carted away to a nut house against her will and given shock treatment. Anyhow, that's a glammed up Farmer you see on the cover.

Enough about that. Buy this CD right now.

Years in the making..........2005-03-12

It took Patterson years to finally record and release this album...and while most musicians would succumb to the urge to "over-polish" older material, Patterson did not. The songs are raw and masterfully played as if all of those memories were fresh in his mind. Patterson is truly one of the greats, not only of his genre, but in all music.

Average customer rating: Eeww! this land is your land America's Favorite Patriotic Songs Great Place to Start a Patriotic Music Collection

America's Favorite Patriotic Songs Various Artists Manufacturer: Brentwood ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Styles | Music | Alternative Rock | Blues | Broadway & Vocalists | Children's Music | Christian & Gospel | Classic Rock | Classical | Country | Dance & DJ | Folk | Hard Rock & Metal | International | Jazz | Latin Music | Miscellaneous | New Age | Opera & Vocal | Pop | R&B | Rap & Hip-Hop | Rock | Soundtracks Similar Items: United We Stand: Songs for America American Pride: Sixteen Stirring Patriotic Themes God Bless America Patriotic Country Music of the U.S. Armed Forces ASIN: B0000649N4 Release Date: 2002-04-23

Tracks:

1. America, The Beautiful - Katherine Lee Bates
2. God Bless America - Irving Berlin
3. This Land Is Your Land - Woody Guthrie
4. The Star Spangled Banner - Francis Scott Key
5. Armed Forces Medley - The Caissons Go Rolling Along, Anchors Aweigh, Semper Paratus, The Wild Blue Yonder, From The Halls Of Montezuma - Don Marsh
6. My Country 'Tis Of Thee - Don Marsh
7. God Bless The USA - Lee Greenwood
8. The Battle Hymn Of The Republic - Julia Ward Howe
9. If My People - Joel Lindsey
10. God Save America - Dean Diehl
11. The Stars And Stripes Forever Medley - John Phillip Sousa

Customer Reviews:

Eeww!.......2006-06-19

This is like the music to one of those theme park Celebrate America type shows. The musical arrangements have that hokey, somewhat dated, overly sweet and enthusiatic feel I hate. I thought I was getting the standard versions of these songs but what I got was the cruise ship extravaganza, yuck!

this land is your land.......2006-04-17

to think that "this land is your land" is a patriotic song is laughable at best, however is a common misconception of the song. you'd think that the creators of this cd would research the songs they put on the cd a little more, and find that "this land is your land" is actually a protest song (original lyrics contained lyrics such as "on that sign there it said private property/but on the other side it didn't say nothing/that side was made for you and me", an obvious attack on capitalism".

America's Favorite Patriotic Songs.......2005-09-30

The title says it all.
Good old fashioned "goose bump" music.

Great Place to Start a Patriotic Music Collection.......2002-09-12

This choral collection features a majority of the best known and loved patriotic songs from our country's history. I'll admit I was a little leery of the choral part when I first picked it up, but I've found that, for the most part, it works really well.

It especially stands out on the acappella version of "My Country 'Tis of Thee." It's absolutely stunning. Other fun songs are "This Land is Your Land," which I really wasn't familiar with before I bought this, and a personal recent favorite song "God Bless the USA." I love having the "Armed Forces Medley" on here so I can learn these songs. And the instrumental arrangement on "Stars and Stripes Forever Medley" at the end has me taping my toes every time I hear it.

There are a couple missteps, however. I've heard better versions of "The Star Spangled Banner." I think one reason I'm disappointed with it is that they only include one verse. I love the other verses of our national anthem, and wished they'd included at least one more since they included multiple verses of all the other songs. Also, "If My People" and "God Save America," while find songs, just don't seem to fit here.

Overall, you can't go wrong with this collection. I'm just starting to look for patriotic music, and this has been a wonderful first CD.

Average customer rating: Not a complete loss, but a loss just the same Classic Neil I don't understand... True fans won't be disappointed! Worth it just for Like A Hurricane, but not that alone

American Stars 'N Bars Neil Young Manufacturer: Reprise / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Folk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Rock | Styles | Music Country Rock | Rock | Styles | Music Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music General | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Hawks & Doves On the Beach Zuma Re-ac-tor Tonight's the Night ASIN: B00009P1NY Release Date: 2003-08-19

Tracks:

1. The Old Country Waltz
2. Saddle Up Palomino
3. Hey Babe
4. Hold Back The Tears
5. Bite The Bullet
6. Star Of Bethlehem
7. Will To Love
8. Like A Hurricane
9. Homegrown

Album Description

2003 remastered reissue of 1977 album. This roots 'n' rock album features guests, Emmylou Harris & Linda Ronstadt, & the fan favorite 'Like A Hurricane'. The album initially peaked at #21 & achieved gold status. Nine tracks. Reprise.

Customer Reviews:

Not a complete loss, but a loss just the same.......2007-02-22

A few interesting songs: Like a Hurricane blows everything else on this album off the map and is easily one of Neil's best guitar showpieces. Love that solo... Bite the Bullet and Homegrown are also good, I suppose. But you get the feeling Neil was on cruise control here. I guess he spent most of his artistic chips on the Ditch Trilogy (and After the Gold Rush, for that matter), and really wouldn't win them back until 1979's Rust Never Sleeps. He was in the midst of his country period here, and I'm no country fan, so perhaps that's why I can't get into the record's constant country gimmicks (pedal steel, fiddle, 2/4 bassline, etc.), and Neil had temporarily forgotten how to write a decent lyric (Hurricane excepted). The one big experiment(Will to Love) just so happens to be awful. The rest is insubstantial at best (Saddle up the Palomino; The Old Country Waltz; Star of Bethlehem) and borderline torturous at worst (Hey Babe; Hold Back the Tears). It's not as bad as Comes a Time or most of the '80's albums, but it's bad just the same.

Classic Neil.......2007-01-23

Even better than I remembered it. If you're a Neil fan, this has to be in your collection.

I don't understand..........2006-10-05

I don't really know what the criticisms of American Stars n Bars were when it came out because I wasn't born. I have really only discovered early Neil Young in the last couple years. But I have no criticism on it. This album is no more a patchwork of styles than "Harvest," argued by some to be his greatest album. If you enjoy alt-country, rock, or serious singer-songwriter stuff you will appreciate this album.

True fans won't be disappointed!.......2006-07-21

I found this album in the cut-out section of a record shop when I was like 20 years old. I never heard of it but it was Neil so I gave it a try. Don't be fooled by the price!!!! If you're a fan you'll listen to this often & it won't ever collect dust in your CD shelf!!!

Worth it just for Like A Hurricane, but not that alone.......2006-06-07

Neil's 1977 album doesn't seem to get much praise. I'm here to tell you that is is far better then most are telling you.

Highlights:

Like A Hurricane (best guitar solo ever)
The Old Country Waltz (great lyrics, great song)


First off I'm a huge Neil Young fan, own 13 of his albums including Harvest (my favourite album of all time), After the Gold Rush, as well as harder albums like Tonights The Night and Ragged Glory. Where does American Stars 'N Bars fit in? Well, I'd put it ahead of Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere. Yes thats right. And while I haven't listented to Tonights The Night much, I'm almost ready to put it ahead of that album as well.

So what does that mean to a prospective buyer? Get this album. Its worth it for Like A Hurricane alone, and if you've never heard this song (hard to believe), run out and buy this album. The guitar solo is so amazing. Definately Neil's best rock song, maybe even overall. No less impressive is The Old Country Waltz, the album opener. There is something about this song I really love. Next up are Saddle up the Palamino, Hey Babe and Hold Back The Tears. The latter two are quite good, with Saddle up the Palamino a little less impressive. Bite the Bullet is interesting, one of the albums rockers. Star of Bethelem is a great, slow song. Will to Love is extremely long for what it is, just Neil playing the same rhythm over and over again with quiet lyrics. I'll have to listen to this one some more to figure out what I really think, but initial impressions are good. Its definately unique. Like a Hurricane comes up next, no need to mention anything I haven't already said. Closing out the album is Homegrown. Honestly, who cares what follows Like A Hurricane, but this is the albums third rock song. As far as I can gather, its a song about growing your own pot. Yep, sounds like Neil.

So yes Like A Hurricane defines this album, and is responsible for alot of my enjoyment, but there are other songs, songs that you've never heard that make this album well worth the price.

Hope my little review makes at least one person buy this album that wasn't going to initially.

Keep on Rockin' in the Free World!

Average customer rating: Outstanding Performance and Collection of Songs Great Patriotic CD

American Anthems Gramercy Brass , and Lambert Manufacturer: Koch Int'l Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Marches | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Similar Items: Stars & Stripes: America's Greatest Hits God Bless America: Ult Patriotic Album One Nation Under God Stars and Stripes Forever Music of the U.S. Armed Forces ASIN: B000063COR Release Date: 2002-08-27

Tracks:

1. The US Field Artillery March
2. America, The Beautiful
3. Anchors Aweigh
4. Amazing Grace
5. The Marines' Hymn - From The Halls Of Montezuma
6. God Bless America
7. Stars And Stripes Forever
8. The National Hymn - God Of Our Fathers
9. The Thunderer
10. The Liberty Bell
11. Marching Through Georgia
12. Americans We
13. Eternal Father, Strong To Save
14. The Star Spangled Banner
15. America
16. American Medley
17. Battle Cry Of Freedom

Customer Reviews:

Outstanding Performance and Collection of Songs.......2006-03-29

I am impressed with the quality of the Gramercy Brass Ensemble's performance of these traditional American Patriot pieces.

Beautiful sound, outstanding musicianship, classic yet spirited arrangements, and wide variety from national anthems to branch-specific armed forces hymns.

I would recommend this recording to anyone looking to hear American Patriotic music at its best. A very nice CD.

Great Patriotic CD.......2004-02-21

This is a great CD if you ever need or want to have patriotic music. American music played by an American brass band. This group sounds terrific. For those of you unfamiliar with brass band, it is comprised of 25 brass players and 2 or 3 percussionists. You get a rich, full sonority and these guys play GREAT! This CD is HIGHLY recommended to all bras players who want to hear tone quality, timbre, intonation, and more. Band directors would be wise to use this as a model for their students for everything from pitch to phrasing. Everybody else would be wise to pick it up if you like Americana. I know people who use this for their commute because it is upbeat and uplifting. Excellent CD!!!! You may also want to check out their second CD entitled "Christmas Time Is Here". Also highly recommended.

Average customer rating: Stars and Guitars - Willie Nelson & Friends I Love Willie! Willie's Perfect "Picnic"! Just like to say WOW... for Stars and Guitare Willie fan

Stars & Guitars Willie Nelson & Friends Manufacturer: Lost Highway ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music Outlaw & Progressive Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Country | Styles | Music Country | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Willie Nelson & Friends: Outlaws & Angels Willie Nelson and Friends: Live and Kickin' The Great Divide Half Nelson It Always Will Be ASIN: B00006L7XP Release Date: 2002-11-05

Tracks:

1. Whiskey River - featuring Sheryl Crow
2. Good Hearted Woman - featuring Toby Keith
3. Maria - featuring Rob Thomas
4. Mendocino County Line - featuring Lee Ann Womack
5. Always On My Mind - featuring Jon Bon Jovi & Richie Sambora
6. Night Life - featuring Ray Price
7. Dead Flowers - featuring Ryan Adams, Keith Richards & Hank Williams III
8. Lonestar - featuring Norah Jones
9. Stardust - featuring Aaron Neville
10. Don't Fade Away - featuring Brian McKnight
11. Angel Flying Too Close To The Ground - featuring Patty Griffin
12. For What It's Worth - featuring Sheryl Crow & Bill Evans
13. Mama's Don't Let Your Babies - featuring Matchbox 20
14. Blue Eyes Cryin' In the Rain - featuring Vince Gill
15. Till I Gain Control - featuring Emmylou Harris
16. The Harder They Come - featuring Ryan Adams
17. On The Road Again - Willie Nelson & Family
18. Move It On Over - Willie Nelson & Family

Amazon.com

An A-list of musically diverse acolytes surrounds the venerable country icon on this concert recording, which pays richer dividends than its studio-album predecessor, The Great Divide. Artists from Sheryl Crow to Norah Jones and Vince Gill to Keith Richards help celebrate one of the richest legacies in American music. Though some hit-and-miss is inevitable, the teaming with Richards, Ryan Adams, and Hank Williams III on "Dead Flowers" romps all over the Rolling Stones' original, while the duet with mentor Ray Price, who enjoyed an early hit with Nelson's "Night Life," shows a sense of history too often missing from such demographic-driven projects. Other highlights include the sweet-voiced balladry of Jones on "Lonestar" and a luminous rendition of "Blue Eyes Cryin' in the Rain" by Gill. As for the misfires: Adams and Nelson sound like they're in different keys on Jimmy Cliff's "The Harder They Come"; Toby Keith isn't even a poor man's Waylon Jennings on "Good Hearted Woman"; and the very idea of Matchbox Twenty singing "Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys" is ludicrous. Even when the material and guest vocalists don't mesh, Nelson's guitar punctuation remains an understated (and underrated) delight. --Don McLeese

Customer Reviews:

Stars and Guitars - Willie Nelson & Friends.......2006-11-10

While the overall quality and tracks are good, I think the over mixing of
background crowd applause becomes quite annoying after the first couple
of tracks. In other words the duration of background applause should have
been reduced in time by 60%.
So much for live recordings!

I Love Willie!.......2006-07-18

This is a great group of work with the exception of just a couple songs. But anyone who is truly a Willie fan will enjoy it for the spirit it represents!

For What it's Worth with Cheryl Crow is just wonderful! Willie and Cheryl together.....Can't get any better than that!

Willie's Perfect "Picnic"!.......2004-06-07

I love Willie and this has become one of my favorite live "Wille Albums"! All of the songs on this recording are wonderful and distinctly reveal Willie's ability as guitarist, songwriter, and performer. The many people who he invited to perform with him have been influenced by him and are proud to be a part of this album. There is no gimmick-madness trying to make some last minute money with an old country legend here!

Additionally, I have to say that those who did not like Aaron Neville's 'Stardust' need to listen to it again (and again!). It is the subtlety of Willie's vocals with Neville's unique singing ability that makes the song perhaps one of the best covers I have heard of 'Stardust'. Long live Willie! This is Willie revealing his genius. Buy this CD!

Just like to say WOW... for Stars and Guitare.......2003-10-11

3 months ago I became a member of Vince Gill Fan Club in USA.
A fan told me that he was sining "Blue eyes crying in the rain".. at the "Stars and Guitars" album from Willie Nelson.
I am a BIG fan of Willie too... so I bought the album at a vacation in London UK.
It a GREAT album and I love ALL the songe.... COOL.
Susanne from Denmark

Willie fan.......2003-08-01

This CD is wonderful. I would highly recommend it to everyone!

Average customer rating: Pops Goes the 4th! TOP NOTCH!

America Manufacturer: Boston Pops Rec. ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Smith, John Stafford | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Sousa | Sousa, John Philip | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Tchaikovsky | Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Marches | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Overtures | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Contemporary | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Boston Pops | ( B ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Marches | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Orchestral Pop | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Contemporary Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Similar Items: Sleigh Ride Salute to America I Love a Parade John Williams Holiday Pops My Favorite Things: A Richard Rodgers Celebration ASIN: B0009ML1X4 Release Date: 2005-06-21

Tracks:

1. The Pledge Of Allegiance
2. Star Spangled Banner
3. Liberty Fanfare
4. America
5. This Is My Country
6. City Of New Orleans
7. Doodletown Fifers
8. God Bless America
9. Boogie-Woogie Bugle Boy
10. This Land Is Your Land
11. The Gettysburg Address
12. America, We're Proud To Serve
13. America The Beautiful
14. 1812 Overture
15. The Stars And Stripes Forever

Customer Reviews:

Pops Goes the 4th!.......2006-12-02

This is a great CD for any fan of the Boston Pops - especially those who have seen or been to their annual 4th of July performance - or for those who appreciate patriotic music. Many of the pieces they play at the Pops Goes the 4th concert are on the CD. My personal favorite is the 1812 Overture for its live cannons.

TOP NOTCH!.......2005-08-27

This is a top notch collection of music. These represent the american spirit. I highly recomend it to everyone.

Average customer rating: Always the Greatest!! Some Darn Good Music! Good Night Irene My toes are tapping! Levon Helm and RCO AllStars Live at the Palladium NYC, NEw Years Eve 1977- Bringin' in a great 78.

Live at the Palladium NYC, New Years Eve 1977 Levon Helm and the RCO All Stars Manufacturer: Levon Helm Studios ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Rock | Styles | Music Country Rock | Rock | Styles | Music Roots Rock | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Midnight Ramble Music Sessions, Vol. 1 Cryin' Heart Blues The Midnight Ramble Music Sessions, Vol. 2 Levon Helm Whispering Pines: Live at the Getaway ASIN: B000EWBKGM Release Date: 2006-04-18

Tracks:

1. Ain't That a Lotta Love
2. A Mood I Was In
3. Milk Cow Boogie
4. Ties That Bind
5. Goin Back to Memphis
6. Blues So Bad
7. Washer Woman
8. Born In Chicago
9. Rain Down Tears
10. Got My Mojo Working
11. Sing, Sing, Sing
12. Ophelia
13. Good Night Irene

Customer Reviews:

Always the Greatest!!.......2007-05-14

This is a Levon Helm entry that I missed somewhere along the way. Levon is, without a doubt, one of the great VOICES and DRUMMERS in the history of Rock 'n Roll. His style and presentation of almost thirty years ago is as good as ever and he has not lost his touch, even to this date!!
This CD is a bargain at twice the price! A MUST have for any collection.

Some Darn Good Music!.......2007-05-12

Let's face it, bands don't make music like this anymore. This is old time rock, blues, and R&B. I was pleasantly surprised by how good this is. The recording has top notch sound and performances. It's worth the price alone for Paul Buterfield's harp blowing. All star bands usually don't work out so well, but this one is definetly the exception.

Good Night Irene.......2006-08-09

Bought the CD for Levon's recording of "Irene Goodnight" Best rendition ever.

My toes are tapping! .......2006-05-22

I am listening to Levon Helm on MSNBC, Imus in the Morning.
This album just went into my shopping cart.
It is a must buy.
Can't wait until it arrives.
All my body cells keep saying, give me more of that music!
:-)

Levon Helm and RCO AllStars Live at the Palladium NYC, NEw Years Eve 1977- Bringin' in a great 78........2006-05-15

It was with much anticipation that I purchased this disc. I have always loved the Band, and I think Levon had one of the greatest voices in "Rock and Blues" music. He makes you believe it when he sings it! He is also one of the all time best drummers in the genre. Any band that includes Levon Helm, Paul Butterfield, "Duck" Dunn, Dr. John, Howard Johnson, etc. is bound to be good.

I think this disc does a much better job than the original studio release (Levon Helm and the RCO AllStars) of allowing the talent of this band to shine through. The addition of some traditional blues tunes (Born in Chicago, Got My Mojo WOrkin, Goddnight Irene) and "Ophelia" from Levon's days in the Band add to the flavor of the original studio recording. The tunes from the original disc sound better in live setting, particularly "Milk Cow Boogie," "Blues so Bad" and "Sing, Sing Sing." Levon Helm and the RCO Allstars are a monster band live, yet they are able to play together as a cohesive unit. It is obvious that this band was about playing music together, leaving their egos at the door.

For some good-time music, buy this disc. Levon Helm Studios managed to pick an inaguaral "vault" release that packages a whole lot of soul into a small container. I can't wait to hear their next release!

Average customer rating: Absolutely Awful It's Better Than No Bare at All, I Guess Another Rerecording Bare and Friends

All American Boy: 21 Greatest Hits Bobby Bare Manufacturer: Country Stars ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music Nashville Sound | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music Outlaw & Progressive Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Country Folk | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music Country | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Bare Tracks: The Columbia Years The Best of Bobby Bare Bobby Bare Sings Lullabys, Legends and Lies Pure Country The Essential Bobby Bare ASIN: B00000G6QH Release Date: 1998-09-01

Tracks:

1. All American Boy
2. Shame On Me
3. Detroit City
4. 500 Miles Away From Home
5. Miller's Cave
6. Four Strong Winds
7. Streets Of Baltimore
8. Game Of Triangles
9. (Margie's At) The Lincoln
10. Come Sundown
11. Please Don't Tell Me How
12. Ride Me Down Easy
13. Marie Laveau
14. Drop Kick Me, Jesus
15. Numbers
16. Tequila Sheila
17. He Was A Friend Of Mine
18. When I'm Gone
19. To Whom It May Concern
20. I Don't Believe I'll Fall
21. Bye Bye Love

Album Details

Collection of the Greatest Hits from Another One of Country Music's Innovators. Includes "All American Boy", "Drop Kick Me, Jesus", "When I'm Gone" and Many More.

Customer Reviews:

Absolutely Awful.......2007-02-04

Did not sound at all like the original, I have old 45rpms of these and believe me, do not waste your money if you know anything at all about Bobby Bare's singing. This CD sounded like it was recorded from some practice session of a Bobby Bare wantabe.

It's Better Than No Bare at All, I Guess.......2004-10-23

I recall a pair of sisters, lovely girls without dates, playing "Shame on Me" over and over on the jukebox, but Mr. Bare has never emphasized his 1962 successes (including a much underrated "To Whom It May Concern"). He was playing a small country bar in Chicago just two years later when I saw him doing those songs, medley style, including "Dear Wastebasket" and "I Don't Believe I'll Fall in Love Today". Not long afterwards came "Detroit City" and he was in the big time. Pity that all of the songs here couldn't be the originals (like "To Whom it May Concern"). Go for the CD that has those originals if you want to be stirred by memories. This isn't it.

Another Rerecording.......2003-02-20

Bobby's voice as with all others has lost the range he used to demonstrate. This is not the worst case of a "re-do" I have had the displeasure of hearing, but it still is far short of the original offerings of Bobby during the 60's. As a courtesy to all involved, Be aware these are not all of his original recordings. Buyer Beware!!

Bare and Friends.......2000-04-08

Has anyone ever heard of this album? To my understanding, its available only on vinyl. The song in particular i'm looking for is "THE SINNER'S PRAYER". This was one of the best albums ever put out by this artist, and I can't find even the title anyplace. Its like it vanished from existence!

Average customer rating: not to great Not so bad, 100 tunes for 4$ You get what you pay for. Now I know why there were no song samples to listen to ...

100 Favorite Patriotic Songs Manufacturer: Bci / Eclipse Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ballets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Quartets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Copland | Copland, Aaron | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Dvorák, Antonín | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Elgar | Elgar, Sir Edward | ( E ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Foster, Stephen | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by MacDowell | MacDowell, Edward | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Smith, John Stafford | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Sousa | Sousa, John Philip | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Sullivan | Sullivan, Arthur | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Romantic | Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Marches | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Ballets & Dances | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Folk Songs | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Hymns | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Psalms | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Marches | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music 4-for-3 Classical | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: America's Favorite Patriotic Songs United We Stand: Songs for America American Pride: Sixteen Stirring Patriotic Themes America's Bugle Calls Patriotic Country ASIN: B0000A1HT8 Release Date: 2003-08-12

Tracks:

1. America the Beautiful
2. All Quiet on the Potomac Tonight
3. Ballad of the Green Berets
4. On Top of Old Smokey
5. Coyote Warrior
6. Semper Fidelis
7. Breeze from Alabama
8. Onward Christian Soldiers
9. Come Where My Love Lies Dreaming
10. Patriot
11. Sweet Betsy from Pike
12. Marines' Hymn
13. America Is
14. When Johnny Comes Marchin' Home
15. Happy the Soldier
16. American Trilogy
17. Home Sweet Home
18. Washington Post March
19. Enraptured I Gaze
20. Jeannie With the Light Brown Hair
21. Yellow Rose of Texas
22. Over There
23. Simple Gifts
24. Liberty Bell
25. Star Spangled Banner

Tracks:

1. God Bless the USA
2. Yankee Doodle Dandy
3. Katy Cruel
4. I Vow to Thee My Country
5. King Cotton
6. Beautiful Dreamer
7. America
8. American Patrol
9. Mine Eyes Have Seen the Beauty
10. Mohican Dream
11. Red, White and Blue
12. Some Folks
13. Liberty Song
14. Pomp and Circumstance
15. Hail to the Chief
16. Bennington Rifles
17. Peace on the Battlefield
18. I've Been Working on the Railroad
19. Under the Double Eagle
20. Red River Valley
21. My Country 'Tis of Thee
22. Camptown Races
23. Wild Blue Yonder
24. Hands Across the Sea
25. Fanfare for the Common Man

Tracks:

1. Stars and Stripes Forever
2. Living in America
3. Home on the Range
4. Old Colony Times
5. Clementine
6. Invincible Eagle
7. Ring Ring de Banjo
8. Yankee Doodle
9. Largo from "The New World"
10. To a Wild Rose
11. Hail Columbia
12. Alexander's Ragtime Band
13. Gettysburg
14. Carry Me Back to Old Virginny
15. Capitan
16. Prairie Daughter
17. Little Brown Jug
18. Marching Through Georgia
19. Entertainer
20. Steamboat Around the Bend
21. Revolutionary Tea
22. Cassions Keep Rollin' Along
23. Johnny Has Gone for a Soldier
24. Amazing Grace
25. Grand Old Flag

Tracks:

1. God Bless America
2. National Emblem
3. Soldier, Soldier Won't You Marry Me
4. Anchors Away
5. Oh, Susannah
6. Tramp, Tramp, Tramp
7. Toast
8. Dixie
9. St. Louis Blues
10. Appalachian Spring
11. Bonnie Blue Flag
12. Old Hundreth
13. Swanee River
14. Battle Cry of Freedom
15. U. S Field Artillery
16. Sidewalks of New York
17. Chester
18. Auld Lang Syne
19. Kingdom Come
20. My Old Kentucky Home
21. Hail to the Spirit of Liberty
22. Battle Hymn of the Republic
23. Shenandoah
24. Abraham's Daughter
25. This Land Is Your Land

Customer Reviews:

not to great.......2007-04-04

We were disappointed with this CD, but for the price I guess we can't expect much. I didn't care for the new style presentation of the songs. I like a more traditional rendering.

Not so bad, 100 tunes for 4$.......2005-06-22

I red the comments of two other people who have bought this 4 CD BOX SET and it is not really so bad. I will even add that there are some excellent tunes. However, I must agree with the fact that few tunes seem to have been recorded 40 or 50 years ago, mainly when you hear the scratches of an old turntable but it is just 2 or 3 tunes. Furthermore, if you do not know American music, it is a good BOX SET to buy if you consider that you received 4 CD for 4$ including 100 tunes. On these 4 CD, I have heard some orchestration that I have never heard before and I consider that they are different but interesting. Any way, after hearing these 100 tunes, you will say to yourself that you like this tune, this other tune, this other tune and so on and you will be able to buy a more expensive CD with the tunes that you like. However, I have bought many CDs in the last few weeks and as you know, there are always some tunes that you like and some tunes that you do not like on every CD that you will buy. So, don't buy it at 25$ but at 4 or 5$ dollars, it is a very good choice for 100 tunes.

You get what you pay for........2004-07-04

You get what you pay for. The singers put their own spin on the singing of each song. If you didn't hear the words you would not recognize some of them. Even some of the music sounds like a bad recording of music played on a turntable. Definitely not worth the price.

Now I know why there were no song samples to listen to ..........2004-07-04

I wish this review had been here when I was thinking of purchasing it. I guess you get what you pay for. If you are thinking of buying this, you are better off recording your own CDs (or at least buying one that you can listen to a sampling of the songs). This album includes songs that were mere recordings of the songs playing on an old record player. It's almost so unbelievable that it is funny.

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2. Crazy Arms
3. Dear Lord, I've Changed (Since I've Been Unchained)
4. Dixie Chicks Karaoke Multiplex TTM-062
5. Don't You Think It's Time
6. Drew's Famous 30 Greatest Country Songs, Vol. 2
7. Fallen Angel
8. Friar Tut
9. Greatest Hits (Collectables)
10. Greg Johnson [Import]

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