Vox Humana [Import]

1. Travuska - Värttinä

2. Addio Monti - Trinovox

3. Theme from "The English Patient" - Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Márta Sebestyén

4. Inperayntz/Verges Ses Par - Sarband & OJA

5. Kiitus Olgu Igavest

6. Fly, Fly My Sadness - Mikhail Alperin, The Bulgarian Voices, Huun-Huur-Tu

7. Canción Sephardi - Radio Tarifa

8. Orovela

9. Sandran Laulu - Anna-Kaisa Liedes

10. Prayer - Mikhail Alperin

Vox Humana,Various Artists,Nascente,Int'l & World Music,Pop,Worldbeat

Average customer rating: Excellent Album One of Kenny's best albums Cool, a little cheesy, but unique Love Will Follow - but the rest stayed behind one of the greatest pop/rock album of the 80's

Vox Humana Kenny Loggins Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music Soft Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: High Adventure Keep the Fire Back to Avalon Leap of Faith Celebrate Me Home ASIN: B0000025YD Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

1. Vox Humana
2. No Lookin' Back
3. Let There Be love
4. I'll Be There
5. I'm Going Do It Right
6. Forever
7. At Last
8. Loraine
9. Love Will Follow

Customer Reviews:

Excellent Album.......2007-06-21

In my opinion, this is Kenny's best album because it contains the best song "Forever" which leaves goosebumps as it demonstrates his powerful vocal chords. Very talented artist. I ONLY knew him from "Footloose", "Meet Me HalfWay", and "Danger Zone" and this led me to his other works. He also sang great in "We Are the World".

One of Kenny's best albums.......2007-04-12

I can remember my mother buying this album in 1985 & playing it alot. At the time, I thought it was ok but nothing special (never cool to like your parents music) :) But as I got a lil older and began to build my own music collection, I really started to appreciate Kenny Loggins as more than just the guy who does endless but great movie soundtracks. I decided to see what else he had done & started buying his albums one by one. I quickly realized that his body of work was very impressive and contain plenty of hidden gems that could've been hit singles. This album is no exception. The first few songs aren't too exciting but once "I'll be There" kicks in, this album really takes off. This album may be very slick 80's production at times (hey, it was 1985!) but it also has many solid songs with upbeat tempos and very lush melodies. Some of my fav's are:

1."I'll be there" - A very energetic & upbeat fast tempo song which should've been a radio single.

2. "At last" - Another tremendous song with an upbeat mid tempo. Great guitar work, synth & background vocals by Greg Phillinganes.

3. "Lorraine" - Great mid-tempo number with lush guitar and great vocals by Kenny.

And last but not least,

4."Love Will Follow" - A very sensual & sexy tune with great percussion and rhythm.

All in all, this is one of Kenny's best albums and contains several hidden gems. A Must own for any Loggins fan.

Cool, a little cheesy, but unique.......2007-03-30

I always return to this record. This is possibly a function of nostalgia, but keep in mind that there is some really beautiful synth work as well as the best session workers around. Commercial- yes. Fluffy- yes. But somehow scattered on the disc are little beautiful points of bright magic. Very very 80s and very lite rock. Love it.

Love Will Follow - but the rest stayed behind.......2006-03-30

Agree with previous posts that this album is a commercial overkill. Generally bland except for Love Will Follow which I consider one of the best contemporary jazz songs of all time - considering that it has been remade several times by different jazz artists already. Dave Sanborn contributes with an awesome sax riff while Nathan East thumps his bass straight into your heart! I'm buying this CD here just for this song!

one of the greatest pop/rock album of the 80's.......2005-09-22

Unlike other listeners, I think this album is the best work that kenny have ever done,I like so much 8 over the 9 songs.
My top 5 are "no lookin back;let there be love;i'll be there;love will follow, At last".......anyway;according to me ;all tracks are killer songs....only the self tittle :vox humana it's not good enough....
I THINK THIS ALBUM IT's Really one of the brightest of the 80's ,with others like "Michael jackson's Thriller,or Prince's : 1999....

Average customer rating:

GLAD ALL OVER/ RETURN Manufacturer: VOX HUMANA RECORDS ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B000IGEE6W

Product Description

28 TRACKS

Average customer rating: You Don't Have to Be a Christian to Love this Album!

Vox Humana Daniel Amos Manufacturer: Refuge ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Christian Contemporary Music | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Similar Items: Songs of the Heart ASIN: B000H0SOQU

Product Description

Songs are: 1. Travelog 2. (It's The Eighties So Where's Our) Rocket Packs 3. Home Premanent 4. It's Sick 5. William Blake 6. Dance Stop 7. Live and Let Live 8. When Worlds Collide 9. As The World Turns 10. She's All Heart 11. The Incredible Shrinking Man 12. Sanctuary

Customer Reviews:

You Don't Have to Be a Christian to Love this Album!.......2007-02-20

Believe it or not, I am a Jew who is love with this album! Even though it is technically "Christian rock" I love the total 80's sound and the array of songs that range from the humorous to the very thought provoking. While listening to this album (which I have done a least 100 times) I have applauded Terry Taylor for making something that expresses his faith in such a beautiful and haunting way without tramping over other's beliefs. That is what I feel makes this album so special. (And, also, there is a song about William Blake who is my favorite poet and is why I originally listened to it in the first place.) So if you love 80's music this is a great addition to your collection. And if by chance I ever do decide to become a Christian I will owe it to Terry Taylor. Good job Terry from a Jew who admires your album!

Average customer rating: Then a voice said, "You do something about it!" Incredible "New Wave" Christian Music - Truly Original, Ahead of its Time!

The Alarma Chronicles Manufacturer: M8 ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items: Songs of the Heart ASIN: B0009WPT3W

Product Description

This is a 3 CD Book set containing 4 early recordings from Daniel Amos: 1) Alarma! 2) Doppelganger 3) Vox Humana 4) Fearful Symmetry -- These 4 recordings make up "The Alarma Chronicles" Vol. 1-4

Customer Reviews:

Then a voice said, "You do something about it!".......2006-03-20

This is a just a brief correction to the long review given on the Alarma book set.

The previous reviewer seemed to have mixed things up a bit about the nature of these recordings. The album mentioned in the previos review [where there was any dispute to ownership] was not the Alarma Chronicles, but rather the album Horrendous Disc, which was finally released just a couple months prior to !Alarma! (the first of the 4 albums in the Alarma Chronicles). This is a well documented case of everything going wrong that could, but it had zero effect on these albums. In fact, I think things would be radically different today if that album [Horrendous Disc] had been pressed when it was supposed to. Robert Tilton might have in fact become President!

Also, the Alarma Chronicles book set is not re-recorded from scratch. It may have been remastered, perhaps, but they are not re-recordings of the originals. Remastering may add intros or outros originally removed from the originals.

Although I agree with the previous reviewer about the 3 versus 4 albums (scratched my head on that one too), I think it was intended to make the album one cohesive unit, which in fact it really was. In reality, you can listen to all 4 of the original albums/CD's in one sitting as one big album. You must keep in mind there was a limit to how much you could fit onto an album in the early 80's, where this [same] limit was not there on CD. The initial re-release of the individual albums of the Alarma Chronicles on CD (long prior to this book set) took advantage of this space by adding a few live and previously unrecorded tracks. Be thankful they were not previously unrecorded covers of these songs by Larry Norman. Ooh! - That boy's a radish.

I must confess it has been a while since I listened to this box set. I played it once when I first received it years ago and decided to leave it in as pritene condition as possible. In all it is a very nice set and a "must-have" for any collector of Daniel Amos/Terry Scott Taylor music. The book alone is worth the asking price. If you ever find a copy -- buy it, bid on it, steal it if you have to (OK, may not steal) -- just get it.

Incredible "New Wave" Christian Music - Truly Original, Ahead of its Time!.......2005-07-28

I can't believe that no one has yet reviewed this "collection" of the four Alarma Chronicles albums, which just goes to show how incredibly underrated these albums are / were - they just didn't sell very well. I own the individual albums, some in multiple formats, but NOT this particular set, so a bit of the review is guesswork.

First, the bad things about this set:

*I find it very sad that when the four albums were collected into a "boxed set," they only put them onto three CD's!! Wouldn't it have been nice to have them on four CD's, so it was almost like owning the originals? Also, since each of the four albums was a "concept" album, with the four together having an overriding theme, the concept of the individual albums certainly gets lost when you start moving the songs around to make them fit onto three CD's. When the collection costs $100, wouldn't you think the buyer deserves four CD's instead of just three?!? How much extra would this have cost them?

*These are NOT the original songs from the four albums. From what I understand, there was apparently some kind of legal dispute between Daniel Amos and Larry Norman (who basically owns / owned the rights to the original recordings), and Daniel Amos wanted to turn the original albums (which were offered only on vinyl and tape) into CD's. Daniel Amos has claimed that Larry and his company wouldn't allow them to do this, and kept the original masters of the recordings under lock and key. So, DA decided they would re-record the four albums for CD, which were released several years before the boxed set, but quickly went back out of print, which has sadly been the case for MOST of their music. They really did a pretty good job on the re-recordings sticking to the original performances, but I have heard both, and can hear a bit of a difference - I doubt that either one is better or worse, but for those purists who want to own the originals, they ARE different. The most glaring difference is that Terry Taylor (or the whole band) decided somewhere along the way that the song "It's Slick" (about media advertising) ought to be retitled "It's Sick," along with changing the lyrics to reflect this also (I liked the original title better, as the satire came through much more clearly).

*It's so darned expensive. Yes, I know I referred to that fact earlier, but with a retail price of $100, it deserves repeating with its own individual asterisk.

*It was a very limited set. I believe there were only 1,000 of the set made - I'm not sure whether they were numbered, autographed, etc., but they were kind of advertised as being a limited edition printing, probably in part so that people would buy them up quicker, looking at them as a collector's item or knowing that the time to buy them would be quite limited before they were back out of print. I have seen quite a few of them for sale secondhand, so I'm guessing that maybe "scalpers" bought a good share of them, and then tried to sell them - what's sad is that market demand has not raised the price, though that's good news for the consumer.



The Good News:

*The best news is the music. Written descriptions just can't to true justice to it. At first the music may seem a bit "weird," but it will grow on you very quickly upon repeated listenings. The set contains The Alarma Chronicles Volume I / Alarma! (1981), The Alarma Chronicles Volume II / Doppelganger (1983), The Alarma Chronicles Volume III / Vox Humana (1984), and The Alarma Chronicles Volume IV / Fearful Symmetry (1986). Most of the music is new wave, often with an ethereal quality mixed in - sometimes punk / grunge / rock, sometimes beautiful ballads, always original. I think this band was WAY ahead of its time with much of this music. Fearful Symmetry is less new wave, more alternative. I'm assuming that most people reading this review are already somewhat familiar with Daniel Amos, and can testify to the quality of their music, and can testify to the originality and quality, and this one certainly does NOT disappoint.

*Lots of music. I don't know whether this set included the bonus tracks included on the '91-'92 CD releases, but on those, Alarma had 16 songs + 3 bonus tracks, Doppelganger had 16 + 2, Vox Humana had 12, and Fearful Symmetry had 10.

*Critical appeal. You might look at the website and say, "Well of course they only included the positive reviews on their own website," but I have a hard time believing that DA ever HAD a negative review from anyone other than a one-time, casual listener, unless it was from someone who just didn't like one of the musical genres they explored at some point (country, new wave, punk, grunge, rock, easy listening). Among critics who have followed Daniel Amos, they are consistently reviewed as one of THEE best bands around, always with intelligent lyrics and musically great too.

*I don't know whether the set contains lyrics sheets, but if you go the band's website (sorry, I can't write the name here, as it will get censored, but the website address is just their 10-letter name followed by the usual ending for web addresses), all the lyrics (also credits and reviews) are available there, among tons of other information. It seems like I saw comments by Terry Scott Taylor (generally the lead singer and lyricist) about many of the songs and their meanings / message there also, which is valuable, as Taylor often has "coded" lyrics that I've never been able to figure out the true meaning of, though some are quite apparent. Just keep in mind that many of the songs are pure satire, which seems to offend some Christians, but often drives the point home much better than it could be done otherwise, pointing out the absurdity of what their taking satirical swipes at.

*The fact that the set is / was available at all is great. I'm guessing there are awesome liner notes, etc. in this boxed set. And with the rarity of the individual albums / CD's (the CD's usually going for $25 to $50 each on that famous online auction site (I'm sure that name would get censored too), it's nice to have all four albums available in one package, and when you look at the individual prices, the price on a boxed set is likely to be somewhat less than buying them piecemeal. I will probably end up buying this set at some point myself, as I only have two of the albums on CD at this point.

*With DA's previous history of reissues, there's every chance in the world that at least some of these four albums will be available again. After their original release on vinyl and tape, I believe they were all reissued as both CD and tape around 1992, maybe '91-'92. Then this CD set was released in 2000. So, who knows? Reissues are usually available first via the band's website. And with downloading / iPods / MP3's (I don't understand any of it yet) becoming more and more prevalent, I can foresee DA likely offering their music via their website in the near future. We can only hope!



Favorites:
It's very, very difficult to narrow down favorites on these four incredible albums, as almost all the music is amazing, but here goes:

Alarma! -
Central Theme
Alarma!
Faces to the Window
Through the Speakers

Doppelganger -
Hollow Man
Mall (All Over the World)
Real Girls
New Car
Youth With a Machine
I Didn't Build It For Me

Vox Humana -
It's Sick
William Blake
Dance Stop
The Incredible Shrinking Man
Sanctuary

Fearful Symmetry -
The whole thing is great, though Instruction Thru Film may be the weak moment musically (though it's still one of those you can't get out of your head) because of the narration about Tom, which may seem quite hokey / novelty song to some.



Incarnations of Terry Taylor / Daniel Amos:
Terry Taylor, lead singer of Daniel Amos, is incredibly prolific, recording solo and with a few bands. Besides being leader / lead singer of Daniel Amos, DA also performs under the band name Swirling Eddies (same line-up I'm quite certain), though the Eddies music tends to often be a bit goofier. And Taylor is a member of a "super group" called The Lost Dogs, with Mike Roe of the 77s, and Derri Daugherty (and maybe another member) of The Choir. I believe Taylor writes or co-writes pretty much everything from all these acts, and all are very critically acclaimed. I don't own anything from the Lost Dogs (that will soon change), but own most of the other.



Stylistically:
Daniel Amos's earlier albums (before the Alarma Chronicles) were country oriented, moving slowly toward rock / new wave as they went. The first 3/4 of Alarma Chronicles were strongly new wave, with the last being more experimental alternative. Their next album, Darn Floor, Big Bite (my personal favorite - WOW! See my review.), is also experimental. Then DA started moving more and more toward a rock / grunge sound with much of their work, though even on individual albums they may do plenty of genre jumping. By the mid-90's, they were leaning more toward an alternative sound, and their latest, Mr. Buechner's Dream, is more easy listening / folksy in nature. However, they REALLY CAN'T be pigeon-holed into easy categories much of the time - just lots of great, amazing music!

Average customer rating: great collection

Vox Humana Various Artists Manufacturer: Nascente ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Rock | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B00000JB14 Release Date: 1999-04-27

Tracks:

1. Travuska - Vtin
2. Addio Monti - Trinovox
3. Theme from "The English Patient" - Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Ma Sebesty
4. Inperayntz/Verges Ses Par - Sarband
5. Kiitus Olgu Igavest [All Glory to God on High]
6. Fly, Fly My Sadness - Mikhail Alperin, The Bulgarian Voices, Huun-Huur-Tu
7. Canciephardi - Radio Tarifa
8. Orovela - Hamlet Gonashvili
9. Sandran Laulu - Anna-Kaisa Liedes
10. Prayer - Mikhail Alperin

Album Details

An Atmospheric Pan-european Celebration of Musical Artistry. Vox Humana Presents Fresh Perspectives on Ancient Vocal Traditions from Lilting New Folk Madrigals to Sensational Polyphonic Choirs.

Customer Reviews:

great collection.......2007-01-17

The sheer diversity of musical styles from across Western Europe, into the former Eastern Bloc and beyond are a delight to the ear. At first listening the album doesn't quite gel, but subsequent playings - and there have been many - reveal the care that Nascente (The label) has put into their choice.

Everyone will recognise the haunting introduction to the English Patient; a, sadly, abrreviated version appears here. But the real star of the show is Mikhail Alperin, a Czech throat singer whose skill and sensitivity cannot fail to stir souls. On track 6,"Fly, fly my sadness" he is joined by Hunn-Hurr-Lu and the famous Mysteres des Voices Bulgares, and he also contributes the final track entitled, simply, "Prayer".

Also worth special mention are LinnaMuusiKud, whose "Au kittus olgu igavest" is an almost celestial two part song for two alto voices. It also makes the hairs on the back of one's neck leap into a vertical position. Nice.

if you're interested in the human voice and singing from around the world, I recommend this strongly.

(reviews from Amazon UK, this is an import from there)

Average customer rating: unique and amazing Only for fans

Imaginarium / Neverhood Manufacturer: Dreamworks / Stunt Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000F6H4BW

Product Description

Songs are: ***Disk 1***: 1. Klaymen Shuffle 2. Olley Oxen Free 3. Everybody Way Oh! 4. Rock And Roll Dixie 5. Cough Drops 6. Skat Radio 7. Lowdee Huh 8. Klaymen's Theme 9. Operator Plays A Little Ping Pong 10. Jose Feliciano 11. Homina Homina 12. Potatoes, Tomatoes, Gravy, And Peas 13. Triangle Square 14. Dum Da Dum Doi Doi 15. Southern Front Porch Whistler 16. Confused And Upset 17. The Neverhood Theme 18. The Weasel Chase 19. Pulling Of The Pin 20. The Battle Of Robot Bil 21. Klogg's Castle 22. Time To Goof Off 23. Klaymen Takes The "A" Train 24. Low Down Doe 25. Gargling Drummer 26. Resolution #8 27. An Elf Sings His ABC's 28. Thumb Nail Sketch 29. I'm Thirsty, I Need WahWah 30. Sound Effects Record #32 31. The Laughing, Crying, Screaming Masses 32. Sound Effects Record #33 33. B3, B.C. 34. Coffee, And Other Just Desserts 35. Spring Has Sprung 36. Chiming In 37. Scary Robot Man 38. Playing Pool In Outer Space 39. Down In The Mines 40. Olley Oxen Free (Early Demo) 41. Rock And Roll Dixie (Early Demo) 42. Jose Feliciano (Early Demo) 43. Klaymen's Theme (Early Demo) ***Disk 2***: 1. Skullmonkeys (The Theme) 2. Incident At Skullmonkey Gate 3. She Reminded Me With Science 4. Monkey Shrines 5. Hard Boiler Eggs 6. Sno, Yell "Oh!" 7. Monkey Brand Hot Dogs 8. Elevated Structure of Terror 9. Death Garden Jive 10. Pineapple Mine Fields 11. Life Among The Weeds 12. The Secret Egg 13. Monk Rushmore (Presidential Funky Monkey) 14. Sour Head Hauksa Loukee 15. Beep Bop Bo Shards 16. Castle De Los Muertos (The Plate Ees Hot!) 17. The Incredible Divy Run 18. The Worm Graveyard 19. The Evil of Engine Number Nine 20. Eeeeeeeeeeeeee!!! 21. Sub Standard Pirate 22. Psychedelic Boogy Child 23. The Lil' Bonus Room 24. Musical Fruit 25. Musical Fruit (Edit) 26. BoomBots Bonus Song 27. Klogg is Dead! 28. Funkybots (The Boombot Theme) 29. Boombots Away! 30. Sister Soulboom 31. The Last Thing We Never Said

Customer Reviews:

unique and amazing.......2006-12-20

I love this music! I heard it played between sets at a concert a while ago and just had to hunt it down, and I still listen to it after several years. The music is completely ridiculous. Literally, it's making fun of music. There's a lot of nonsense lyrics, mumbling, laughing, and completely unconventional instrumentation. Certainly, this isn't for everybody, but if you're like me, you'll love it!

Only for fans.......2006-07-15

I really love this CD, but some people(like my mom) think it's really dumb. Only buy this if you are a real fan. If you have no idea what The Neverhood, Skullmonkeys, or BoomBots are don't buy this! The music is really crazy and that's why I love it!

Average customer rating:

Vox Humana This Day An Age ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000LTH1GG

Product Description

Tracks include: Catalyst, Vox Humana, Nirvana, Rainbows Drawn Dark, The Epitome of..., Dissonance, Envy, Columbus (acoustic), Buffoon, Tap-In, Amy on Rum, and Specificity (acoustic).

Average customer rating:

Here's One Manufacturer: Vox Humana Ministries ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000CCY9PI

Product Description

Litany Of The Spirit, People Need The Lord, Taste And See, Canticle Of The Sun, Here's One, Giving Light, For You Alone, God Has Smiled On Me, Siyahamba (We Are Marching), Take O Take Me As I Am

Average customer rating:

Vox Humana Mel Watson Manufacturer: fruit music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Folk | Styles | Music ASIN: B000CA7QQY Release Date: 2004-10-26

Tracks:

1. Horn Addiction
2. Family
3. Illusion
4. Remedy
5. Magic - Slow Version
6. Where Will I Go
7. Space Machine
8. Organic
9. Narrow
10. Wired
11. Blind
12. Slow Flow
13. Think of Me

Average customer rating:

Pettersson: Vox Humana; Rosenberg: Dagdrivaren Manufacturer: Bis ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Cantatas | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Cantatas | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B00000166Q Release Date: 1995-04-16

Tracks:

1. 1. Dod Natt 2. Ballad 3. For En Kort Minut - Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
2. En Man Gar Forbi - Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
3. 1. Den Obotfardige 2. Svalten 3. Dikt Hamtad Fran En Tidningsnotis - Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
4. Dikt Till En Dod Van - Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
5. Ogonblicksbild Fran Ett Kafe - Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
6. 1. Lynch 2. Che - Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
7. 1. Epitafium Over En Invasionssoldat 2. Den Sista Dikten 3. Lysande Vision - Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
8. 1. Dansvisa 2. Dom Over En Forradare 3. Min Mor - Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
9. Den Stora Gladjen - Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
10. I. Han Driver Dagarna I Bet... - Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra
11. II. Lyran I Hans Minne... - Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra
12. III. Rysande Intrangde Jag I Antiken... - Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra
13. IV. Jag Har Dyrkat Dem Alla... - Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra
14. V. Sitt Hjarta Har Han Mattat... - Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra
15. VI. Han Star Med Sanningen I Sin Min... - Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra

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