Music of Guadalcanal

1. Danses de Femmes, Rope: Aate

2. Danses de Femmes, Rope: Rondokama

3. Danses de Femmes, Rope: Ulumoa

4. Danses de Femmes, Loloele: Pana Tha Na Panani?

5. Danses de Femmes, Loloele: Nava Di Taramai?

6. Chants d'Hommes, Silaru: Uva

7. Chants d'Hommes, Silaru: Tarangau

8. Danses d'Hommes, Sikiole: Bovi

9. Danses d'Hommes, Sikiole: Loloele

10. Orgue Éolien, Ghau Kilori

11. Ensemble de Flûtes de Pan, Hau Kesa: Llove

12. Ensemble de Flûtes de Pan, Hau Kesa: Savuto

13. Ensemble de Flûtes de Pan, Hau Kesa: Kira

14. Ensemble de Flûtes de Pan, Hau Kesa: Hau Ni Boro

15. Ensemble de Flûtes de Pan, Hau Kesa: Hilahilakiki

16. Ensemble de Flûtes de Pan, Hau Kesa: Tasi

17. Ensemble de Flûtes de Pan, Hau Kesa: Makahabubha

18. Ensemble de Flûtes de Pan, Hau Kesa: Dzava

19. Berceuse, Porungari

20. Flûte Tranersiére, Tubiu

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Music of Guadalcanal,Various Artists,Ocora,Ethnic,Field Recordings,Guadalcanal,Indigenous,Int'l & World Music,Pacific Islands,Pop,Traditional

Average customer rating: worth money Great Patriotic Music A good choice of tunes with good quality Brilliant!!! Best Patriotic Music I've Found

Stars & Stripes: America's Greatest Hits Manufacturer: Compendia ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ballets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Bernstein | Bernstein, Leonard | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Copland | Copland, Aaron | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Gershwin | Gershwin, George | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Morton Gould | Gould, Morton | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Ives, Charles | ( I ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Schuman | Schuman, William | ( S ) | 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 Suites | 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 General | Ives, Charles | Composers | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Variations | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Contemporary | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Organ | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Houston Symphony Orchestra | ( H ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Marches | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Gospel | Compilations | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Classical | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Jazz | 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: American Anthems American Jubilee Marches: The Greatest Hits God Bless America: Ult Patriotic Album The Military Band: Salute to the Services ASIN: B000000BMS Release Date: 1997-02-25

Tracks:

1. The Star Spangled Banner
2. George M. Cohan Medley: Yankee Doodle Dandy/Harrigan/Mary's A Grand Old Name/You're A Grand Old Flag
3. American Salute
4. The Washington Post
5. El Capitan
6. Armed Forces Medley: The Army Goes Rolling Along/Anchors Aweigh/Semper paratus/The U.S. Air Force...
7. God Bless America
8. Colonel Bogey
9. National Emblem March
10. Americans We
11. Manhattan Beach
12. Deep In The Heart Of Texas
13. The Yellow Rose Of Texas
14. Hoe-Down From 'Rodeo'
15. Shaker Melody from Appalachian Spring

Tracks:

1. Fanfare For The Common Man
2. Overture To 'Strike Up The Band'
3. America The Beautiful
4. 76 Trombones
5. Victory At Sea Suite
6. America From 'West Side Story'
7. Liberty Bell
8. Variations On 'America'
9. The Stars And Stripes Forever

Customer Reviews:

worth money.......2007-05-24

this cd set is definately worth the money spent. i haven't heard some of the music before but was willing to give it a try.

Great Patriotic Music.......2007-02-21

Beautiful music perfect for feeling patriotic. Received CD promptly and in great condition.

A good choice of tunes with good quality.......2005-06-30

If you like military tunes and marches, this 2-CD is a good choice. The orchestration is good, it is well played and the quality of recording is good. If you like this kind of music, it is a good choice to buy.

Brilliant!!!.......2003-08-11

I have the CD at home and the songs sound fabulous. I've heard the Houston Symphony's version of the Star Spangled Banner many times on TV as this anthem has been used at sign-off (when this was happening). It's as powerful a version you'll hear. Probably the finest patriotic music CD you can find out there.

Best Patriotic Music I've Found.......2001-09-20

Loved the CD! I am buying it to use with a Musical Freestyle Ride for a Quadrille. A horse oriented endeaver. The music will be perfect to bring positive patriotism to fairs and fund raisers for NYC.

Average customer rating: A Jamboree in the Big Man's Shadow Took A Gamble and Won Big With This CD don't be hatin on jamboree! Why DO the heathen rage? Watusi Rodeo!!!!

Walking in the Shadow of the Big Man/Jamboree Guadalcanal Diary Manufacturer: Collectables ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | American Alternative | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Jangle Pop | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music American Alternative | Alternative Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: 2X4 Flip-Flop Cypress/Afoot Big Plans for Everybody Stands for Decibels/Repercussion ASIN: B00008L3ZS Release Date: 2003-06-10

Tracks:

1. Trail Of Tears
2. Fire From Heaven
3. Sleepers Awake
4. Gilbert Takes The Wheel
5. Ghost On The Road
6. Watusi Rodeo
7. Why Do The Heathen Rage?
8. Pillow Talk
9. Walking In The Shadow Of The Big Man (Part 1)
10. Kumbayah
11. Pray For Rain
12. Fear Of God
13. Jamboree
14. Michael Rockefeller
15. Spirit Train
16. Lonely Street
17. Country Club Gun
18. T.R.O.U.B.L.E.
19. I See Moe
20. Please Stop Me
21. Dead Eyes
22. Cattle Prod

Album Description

Guadalcanal Diary was one of the most underrated bands to come out of the Athens, GA music scene of the 1980s. Their unique brew of lyrics focusing on left-of-center subject matter married to irresistible melodies with a bedrock foundation of thrashing drums and rhythmic bass lines, resulted in a sound that set them apart from their peers R.E.M., Pylon and the B-52's. The two albums on this Audio CD two-fer are the first two of the band's four total major label releases. The first, originally released in 1984, was produced by R.E.M. and Don Dixon. The second, released two years later, was produced by Rodney Mills (.38 Special, Atlanta Rhythm Section) and Steve Nye (XTC, Bryan Ferry, The Cure).

Album Description

Full title - Walking In The Shadow Of The Big Man/Jamboree. Thanks to R.E.M., there was no shortage of Southern guitar pop bands in the early '80s, but Guadalcanal Diary was different from the rest. While their songs and melodies were as melodic and approachable as R.E.M., the Byrds, or any of their imitators, singer/guitarist Murray Attaway's lyrics were bizarre treatises of his favorite obsessions - American history and mythology, religion, and the supernatural. This two on one CD features their first and second albums from 1984& 1986. Collectables. 2003.

Customer Reviews:

A Jamboree in the Big Man's Shadow.......2006-12-07

WOW, what a nice 2 cd set. I really think the way to listen to it is ALL the way thru. "Walking" is such a nice held back set of songs, and then "Jamboree" explodes with so much in the way of mixing and production. I have each one now on separate cd's, and the one with them both. This is all good, but I really love to play the entire double album. They seem to be well paired. While the music is obvious, the lyrics are impeccable!

Took A Gamble and Won Big With This CD.......2006-08-14

I enjoy taking a chance on albums by artists I don't know much about or remember little of. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, but it's worth taking a chance. This album is an absolute Winner through and through. I saw this band back in 1988 at a ballroom in Milwaukee that hosted bands that were on the verge of making it, the semi-famous - you get the idea, but that was 18 years ago and after burning many brain cells in those days, I just have a vague recollection of what they were like. I just remembered that they were a great live band. I've always been a fan of Power-Pop, jangly, Rickenbacker-ish sounding bands, and these guys were, from what I can tell from this two-fer, masters at this craft. I can't stand REM and there are the obvious comparisons, but these guys had their own style, and if you are going take a chance on an album, this has got to be one of them. I bought it 3 weeks ago and it hasn't left my CD player since. REM should be opening for this band.

don't be hatin on jamboree!.......2006-03-24

I have read many reviews of 'Jamboree' which are far too harsh. This album is one of the best alternative/college rock albums of the eighties despite a few production issues (hear how the guitar deafens you at the end of 'spirit train'). Songs like Michael Rockefeller, spirit train, dead eyes, pray for rain, fear of god capture a mystery and supernatural quality that few bands can achieve lyrically or musically. 'Big Man' is hit and miss with me- there are several throwaways; and it seems that the band had not quite hit its stride yet. However- Watusi Radio, Trail of Tears and a few others are worth a listen.

Why DO the heathen rage?.......2005-12-20

This stuff rocks like a big dog...Who knows what happened to this band, but in their prime, they were just an amazingly tight, thrashing little combo...Great wise-ass, but metaphysical lyrics...all set to a seamless combination of REMish jingle-jangle and muscular, souped-up Bo Diddleyesque rhythms...absolutely a band that understood the importance of rhythm...I saw them reduce a small nightclub in La. (The Bayou) one night to a sweaty, exhausted, but satisfied mass of weary, hipster flesh...

Watusi Rodeo, in particular, is good for what ails you and never fails to produce a smile.

Watusi Rodeo!!!!.......2005-07-26

Walking in the Shadow.... was a very underrated album, and GD a very underrated band.

Jangly Georgia Pop from the eighties! What more do you want!

Average customer rating: Flashy, Fun, and Flamboyant stunning musical review Nice and lively! Sounds even better than when I first heard it A staple

Screamers (Circus Marches) Manufacturer: Philips ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Marches | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General Contemporary | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Marches | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Similar Items: Fennell Conducts Sousa Under the Big Top: 100 Years of Circus Music Fennell Conducts Hands Across the Sea The Grand Old Circus Band Circus Music from the Big Top ASIN: B0000057L1 Release Date: 1991-02-08

Tracks:

1. In Storm And Sunshine
2. Whip And Spur
3. Invictus
4. The Big Cage
5. Bones Trombone
6. Them Basses
7. The Circus Bee
8. The Screamer
9. Thunder And Blazes
10. Robinson's Grand Entree
11. Circus Days
12. Bombasto
13. The Squealer
14. Rolling Thunder
15. Bennett's Triumphal
16. Bravura
17. Bugles And Drum
18. Illinois March
19. Children's March
20. The Interlochen Bowl
21. Onward-Upward
22. Boy Scouts Of America
23. Americans We
24. Officer Of The Day
25. March
26. Second Regiment, Connecticut National Guard March
27. The Mad Major
28. Guadalcanal March From

Customer Reviews:

Flashy, Fun, and Flamboyant.......2007-05-31

The Circus March is unfortunately a style of music that is often ignored, yet can be one of the most difficult things to play. Musicians almost have to have a feel for it to achieve the desired effect. Each march contained herein captures both excitement, showmanship, and even a certain degree of comedy that is associated with this style. Listening to these brings back a by-gone era of bearded ladies, roller coasters, and kettle corn. If you play this regularly, you may even begin to smell the peanuts roasting....

stunning musical review.......2005-09-27

This is music I have not heard, or played, for years. Most impressive musicianship. And the tempos are unbelievable! For this size group, it is amazing--and nothing less would be expected.

I am a retired music teacher, and this brought me back to the times when I played in large marching bands, or smaller groups for the local rodeo, as a college student. Great excitement in listening, and being swept away to a time when I had less to worry about.

The music itself has a great affect on me, besides the impressive way in which it is delivered. Great sound. Great precision. Great music that just isn't played or used much anymore. How fun to relive those moments--especially the ones featuring the trombone.

Nice and lively!.......2004-04-28

I was specifically looking for music of the circus and this recording just blew me away. It is clean and well done -- technically speaking. The Eastman Wind Ensemble is spectacular! If you are looking for something that sounds like a circus band, this is NOT it. This is a very professional, high quality recording of some of the best march music ever composed.

Sounds even better than when I first heard it.......2004-03-01

When I first heard the last eleven marches on this recording; I heard them on tape, and I really enjoyed them, this was back in 1988 when I was in the seventh grade. When I moved in the winter of 1988, I lost that tape. I was very sad when I did, and it was not until the summer of 2002 that I saw this recording at amazon; 14 years later still great, and sounds even better on CD than it did on tape. This time was even better, because it has even more marches, in the old tape, it had what on this recording are tracks 17-28. Tracks 1-16 are equally good, this recording is of a great sentimental value for me...I hope you enjoy as much as I have 14 years later....

A staple.......2003-06-14

A great collection of marches not by Sousa conducting by none other than Fennell. You can't go wrong having this in your band CD collection.

Average customer rating: an excellent sampler of patriotic military music

Selections from Victory at Sea and Other Favorites Manufacturer: Telarc ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Goodwin, Ron | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Marches | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Piano | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Orchestral Pop | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Similar Items: Rodgers: More Victory at Sea Victory at Sea (Music from the Original Television Series) Bond and Beyond Hollywood's Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 Hollywood's Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 ASIN: B000003CV1 Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

1. The Song Of The High Seas
2. Guadalcanal March
3. Hardwork And Horseplay
4. Beneath The Southern Cross
5. Mare Norstrum
6. Love Theme From The Winds Of War/War And Remembrance
7. Casablanca Suite
8. Colonel Bogey March
9. Warsaw Concerto From Suicide Squadron
10. Suite From The Valiant Years
11. Main Theme From The Battle Of Britain
12. Over There
13. March From The Longest Day
14. MacArthur March/Patton Theme
15. Armed Forces Medley: The Air Force/The Marine Corps/The Coast Guard/The Army/The Navy

Customer Reviews:

an excellent sampler of patriotic military music.......2003-02-17

I love this CD because it combines into one disc many outstanding and well recorded (Telarc DDD) performances of a variety of patriotic military tunes. For someone who doesn't want to break down and buy the entire "Victory at Sea" set, along with soundtracks to "Patton," "Casablanca" and more, this is a fine choice. My only complaint would be that conductor Kunzel has a habit of adding his own flourishes to pieces. But the outstanding clarity of the Telarc sound and the grandness of the Cincinnati Pops counters this.

Average customer rating: Victory at Sea, Volume I, More Victory at Sea Amazon lists wrong conductor A few good pieces missing disappointment Remembering the Victory at Sea TV Series

Victory At Sea: Music From The Award Winning Television Series (1952 TV Series) Manufacturer: Q. Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Similar Items: Rodgers: More Victory at Sea Selections from Victory at Sea and Other Favorites Victory at Sea (Music from the Original Television Series) Victory at Sea - The Legendary World War II Documentary (History Channel) ASIN: B00004TSC1 Release Date: 2000-08-15

Tracks:

1. Victory At Sea
2. Song Of The High Seas
3. The Pacific Boils Over
4. Guadalcanal March
5. Theme Of The Fast Carriers
6. D-Day
7. rings Around Rabaul
8. Fire On The Waters
9. Hard Working And Horseplay
10. Beneath The Southern Cross
11. Allies On The March
12. Syphonic Scenerio

Customer Reviews:

Victory at Sea, Volume I, More Victory at Sea.......2006-03-05

I have purchased two copies of each CD from different sources and find the recordings are apparently faulty on the last two tracks of each. I thought my first incident was my fault, however, the second had the same flaw.

Amazon lists wrong conductor.......2004-03-21

Amazon lists Richard Rodgers as both the composer and conductor. Of course, Robert Russell Bennett is the conductor. Amazon's correction form doesn't allow for an accurate correction suggestion. I haven't played my old records for a while, but the CD sounds as I remember them. Too bad it doesn't contain the full contents of the three records.

A few good pieces missing.......2003-10-15

I have a 2-audiotape set with 3 additional pieces that are sadly missing here. Magnetic North so well portrays the cold and harsh war in the Aleutian Islands as it was presented in the TV series. It always raises goose bumps at its haunting conclusion with strings emulating the artic winds. Mediterranean Mosaic and Mare Nostrum are 2 others that I would have preferred over the Symphonic Suite, which I have never heard on 2 different audio tape versions or a 33 1/3 vinyl set.

disappointment.......2003-05-15

After reading the reviews and discovering that the CD is not the same as the original records that I still own, I do not plan on purchasing the CD until RCA releases what was/is a magnificent piece of work. Perhaps it is political corectness that is keeping them from releasing the "original" work "uncensored". Until such time as they give the present generation a look into one of the greatest recordings made, I will stay with my 33 1/3 rpm recordings, and transfer them to my computer myself...

Remembering the Victory at Sea TV Series.......2003-01-09

The most memorable portion of the Victory at Sea music is the descriptive and haunting "Song of the High Seas" introduction. Rodgers was absolutely brillant in matching the music to the film footage of the series. His marches and many of the other themes can be easily hummed. I find myself doing it all the time. I believe the original music became available in 331/3 LPs. Three were issued. The first one was played by "Members of the NBC Symphony" conducted by Bennett. It was later reissued with the orchestra as the RCA Victor Symphony(assembled for special performances). There is a slight difference in the sound and tempo of "Song of the High Seas" between the two orchestras. Two more LPs followed, both performed by the RCA Symphony with sound effects(airplanes, artillery) added in the third LP. All of the music from the 3 LPs were then put together into the two CDS now available("blue" and "red" ones). The "green" one contains selections from both. I do not know if the entire score was ever performed in concert. I believe the "Symphonic Suite"(selection of the major themes) was arranged by Bennett and was done, so it could be performed at concerts. It is also included on the CDs. There was at one time a recording done by the Cincinnati Pops of Victory at Sea selections, but I have not listened to it. This is really fine music, Richard Rodgers, at his best and admirably performed by the RCA Victor Symphony.

Average customer rating: Best collection of marches! The Best Sousa Album Sousa Marches There are 2 sections in this CD A Bit TOO "Budget Buy" For Sousa

Sousa Marches Manufacturer: Decca ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Barber | Barber, Samuel | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Sousa | Sousa, John Philip | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Marches | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Folk | 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 Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Marches | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Operas | Opera & Vocal | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Operas | Opera & Vocal | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music The Decca Records Store | Specialty Stores | 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: Sousa's Greatest Hits Stars & Stripes Forever and the Greatest Marches Stirring Marches of the USA Services Fennell Conducts Sousa The Military Band: Salute to the Services ASIN: B000004293 Release Date: 1996-11-19

Tracks:

1. Stirring Marches Of The USA Services: Stars And Stripes Forever
2. Stirring Marches Of The USA Services: El Capitan
3. Stirring Marches Of The USA Services: The High School Cadets
4. Stirring Marches Of The USA Services: The Washington Post
5. Stirring Marches Of The USA Services: The Picador
6. Stirring Marches Of The USA Services: The Invincible Eagle
7. Stirring Marches Of The USA Services: Semper Fidelis
8. Stirring Marches Of The USA Services: Manhattan Beach
9. Stirring Marches Of The USA Services: The Liberty Bell
10. Stirring Marches Of The USA Services: The Thunderer
11. Stirring Marches Of The USA Services: King Cotton
12. Stirring Marches Of The USA Services: Hands Across The Sea
13. Stirring Marches Of The USA Services: US Navy Anchors Aweigh
14. Stirring Marches Of The USA Services: US Coastguard Semper Paratus
15. Stirring Marches Of The USA Services: US Cavalry She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
16. Stirring Marches Of The USA Services: West Point March
17. Stirring Marches Of The USA Services: The Ballad Of The Green Berets
18. Stirring Marches Of The USA Services: US Army The Caissons Go Rolling Along
19. Stirring Marches Of The USA Services: The Marine Corps Hymn
20. Stirring Marches Of The USA Services: US Air Force The Army Air Corps
21. Stirring Marches Of The USA Services: Commando March
22. Stirring Marches Of The USA Services: US Pacific Forces Guadalcanal March
23. Yankee Doodle: Thru' The Years 1776-1969

Customer Reviews:

Best collection of marches!.......2006-08-07

In spite of the mixed reviews below, after listening to the samples, I had to send for this CD. I am so glad I did - this is the best collection of marches I have ever owned. It's worth noting that the Band of the Grenadier Guards is a British military band whose history goes back 300 years!

The Best Sousa Album.......2005-09-06

This is the best album of marches I've heard. I agree with the reviewer who said they like these versions better. The orchestral versions are good, but I used to play in the band in high school (no, I don't have any "this one time, at band camp..." stories), so I like this type better.

Sousa Marches.......2005-08-15

I like this CD better than any of the others I previewed, and when it came I wasn't disappointed. I purchased the CD to use with my dog, Nina. She loves it and it has helped her relax and gait more smoothly in preparation for exhibiting in dog shows. This CD was the only one that wasn't performed by a string orchestra. It's more like you would actually hear a marching band at a half-time football game.

There are 2 sections in this CD.......2005-06-30

There are two different sections in this CD. Section 1 includes marches 1 to 12 and it is not the best recording that I have ever hear for Sousa Marches. However, Section 2 includes marches 13 to 23 and I consider that this is one of the best recording I have ever heard for the marches of the USA Services. So, even if the two sections are very different, you may buy this CD if you have never listened the Sousa marches; it will give you the opportunity to hear them. After that, if you wish to buy a high quality CD of Sousa Marches, continue to shop on Amazon.

A Bit TOO "Budget Buy" For Sousa.......2004-05-16

I have become quite the Sousa fan in the past year. While my ear for classical music is that of a casual fanboy and not a seasoned classical music critic, I have become particular in my Sousa preferences, and this particular release left me cold. The pace of the marches on this CD are sluggish, and sounds tinny even to a listener with a tin ear.

John Philip Sousa marches are just too good and lively to settle for a budget release like this. A good release like those by "The President's Own" U.S. Marine Band series is a better place to start your Sousa collection!

Average customer rating: Return of A Classic: Guadalcanal Diary's Best Album Guadalcanal Diary 2X4 A classic re-work!!! Underappreciated Gem Their best in my humble opinion

2X4 Guadalcanal Diary Manufacturer: Rhino Handmade ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Jangle Pop | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Rhino Records | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Walking in the Shadow of the Big Man/Jamboree Flip-Flop Stoneage Romeos Cypress/Afoot Walking in the Shadow of the Big Man ASIN: B0002MHEEG Release Date: 2004-09-07

Tracks:

1. Litany (Life Goes On)
2. Under the Yoke
3. Get Over It
4. Little Birds
5. Things Fall Apart
6. Let the Big Wheel Roll
7. And Your Bird Can Sing
8. Where Angels Fear to Tread
9. Newborn
10. Winds of Change
11. Say Please
12. 3AM
13. Lips of Steel
14. Home [Joe Blaney Mix][#][*]
15. Shango [#][*]
16. It's Time [#][*]
17. Carrying the Torch [#][*][Demo Version]
18. Just an Excuse [#][*][Demo Version]
19. Lips of Steel [#][*][Demo Version]
20. Under the Yoke [Demo Version #1][#][*]
21. Winds of Change [#][*][Demo Version]
22. Get Over It [#][*][Demo Version]
23. 3AM [#][*][Demo Version]
24. Tutti-Frutti [#][*][Demo Version]

Customer Reviews:

Return of A Classic: Guadalcanal Diary's Best Album.......2007-06-26

This band never put out a bad album and I humbly submit 2x4 is their best. That being said, the release of 2x4 on CD corrects a great music injustice perpetrated by the EMI braintrust who likely thought it was either too regional or too alt to sell(further evidence record company executives have wooden ears separaed by a vacuum).

Where to start??? One must first address the great writing. Murray Attaway can write introspective and accessible songs. Quite spiritial with dark tones yet never out and out depressing, probably because the melodies lift and the guitars ring out. Then there's the wicked spot-on doses of humor that come in time to help shift the mood in a differnt direction, keeping the listener interested.

Music, more than many forms of art, is time period dependent in both the artist's and listener's life. That said, this stuff holds up pretty well because it is rich with multiple interpretations for the listener...And it's a real sonic treat with great guitar based melodies to give any Kinks fan a thrill. Pop music can get more complicated, but it can not get much better than this slice of musical nirvana.

I urge any fan of melodic pop with an edge (think Kinks) to purchase this. It's a pop classic that deserves it's due and we, the listeners, are the benefactors of this great sounding re-release. Justice is better late than never!

Guadalcanal Diary 2X4.......2007-01-31

This is a must have for anyone interested in 80's era "college music" rock. I'm not sure why this band didn't gain broader acceptance, except that Athens, GA is only entitled to one megaband.

A classic re-work!!!.......2007-01-28

Guadalcanal diary's career was sadly too short, maybe because the Athens sound ( REM, B-52's )was wearing thin by the time this CD came out originally in 1991. This re-issue, with bonus tracks and outtakes, clearly shows the potential this band had. One of the best re-packaging in recent memory, you'll wish this band had released more material like this. There are more CD's by the band, but this is definitely the place to start.

Underappreciated Gem.......2006-09-12

I had all of GD's cassettes back in my college days and it's nice to see these albums re-issued so that I can add them to my current disc collection. There are lots of winks and nods to obvious influences but tons of originality. Really nice dynamics within the basic band structure and good singing. I always enjoyed the pure jangly guitar pop of the 80's and this CD is a really fine example. Fave tracks are "Litany(Life Goes On)","3AM", and "Little Birds".
I caught them at The Vogue at Broad Ripple in Indianapolis circa 1988. It was a really high energy, great sounding show. I remember Jeff playing in what appeared to be big silk pajamas.
It would be nice to catch them again someday. Until then, I'll dig on the re-releases.

Their best in my humble opinion.......2006-07-13

Murray Attaway is a great songwriter, and Jeff Walls
is a smoking guitar player, and they are both at
their very finest on this album. Buy it and make
your ears very happy !
BTW - Guadalcanal are more of an ATLANTA band
than an ATHENS band, as they are originally from Marietta Georgia
( a burb of ATL ). True, a couple of them have at times lived
near Athens, but they are basically from land of the BIG CHICKEN!

Average customer rating: Trust me; it is really a very good CD Great marches........ Poor rendidtion Stirring Marchesof the US Services Stirring Marches of the USA Services Uplifting and Great!

Stirring Marches of the USA Services Manufacturer: Decca ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Barber | Barber, Samuel | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Marches | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Folk | 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 Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Marches | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music The Decca Records Store | Specialty Stores | Music 4-for-3 Opera & Vocal | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Military Band: Salute to the Services Stars and Stripes Forever Stars & Stripes Forever and the Greatest Marches Sousa Marches Enduring Freedom: America's Greatest Hits ASIN: B0000041ZO Release Date: 1992-07-21

Tracks:

1. Anchors Aweigh: US Navy: Anchors Aweigh
2. Semper Paratus: US Coastguard: Semper Paratus
3. She Wore A Yellow Ribbon: US Calvary: She Wore A Yellow Ribbon
4. West Point March
5. The Ballad Of The Green Berets
6. The Caissons Go Rolling Along: US Army: The Caissons Go Rolling Along
7. The Marine Corps Hymn
8. The Army Air Corps (The Wild Blue Yonder): US Air Force: The Army Air Corps (The Wild Blue Yonder)
9. Commando March
10. Guadalcanal March: US Pacific Forces: Guadalcanal March (From 'Victory At Sea')
11. The Girl I Left Behind Me; Yankee Doodle; Dixi;- Battle Hymn Of The Republic; Over There; This Is The Army, Mister Jones

Customer Reviews:

Trust me; it is really a very good CD.......2005-06-16

In 1969, I have bought the Longplaying "March in review - Stirring U.S. service marches - Band of the Grenadier Guards". It is the original recording on London SP44131 and it was considered at that time as one of the best military music recordings ever done. This CD contains exactly the same tunes payed exactly in the same manner and it is always a powerful recording. Listen Anchors Aweigh and you will hear the sound of the waves. No other band can do that. Listen "Ballad of the green berets", "Semper Paratus", "She wore a yellow ribbon" or "Thru the years" and you will understand why I like it. Trust me; it is really a very good CD.

Great marches........ Poor rendidtion.......2004-09-08

These are stirring marches but these renditions are like the score from a BAD B war movie.

Stirring Marchesof the US Services.......2004-01-29

While I applaud the efforts of the Grenadier Guards to honor our services, I am afraid that their effort has failed miserably. This CD is awful!

Stirring Marches of the USA Services.......2003-06-26

I agree with who ever wrote the following review 100%. This this CD is awful.

"So much orchestral embellishment that one can't even pick out the tune you want to hear. What a mess they've made of simple powerful music."

Uplifting and Great!.......2001-12-02

I just recieved this cd in the mail and cannot stop listening to it. It is uplifting and makes you want to stand up and start marching. Truly patriotic and American, buy this one! Don't listen to the person who said that they made a mess of this cd. This is one of the great ones!

Average customer rating:

Walking in the Shadow of the Big Man Guadalcanal Diary Manufacturer: Rhino Handmade ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Jangle Pop | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Rhino Records | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: 2X4 Walking in the Shadow of the Big Man/Jamboree Flip-Flop ASIN: B0001MXNWE Release Date: 2004-06-02

Tracks:

1. Trail of Tears
2. Fire from Heaven
3. Sleepers Awake
4. Gilbert Takes the Wheel
5. Ghost on the Road
6. Watusi Rodeo
7. Why Do the Heathen Rage?
8. Pillow Talk
9. Walking in the Shadow of the Big Man, Pt. 1
10. Kumbayah
11. Johnny B. Goode
12. Michael Rockefeller
13. Liwa Wechi
14. John Wayne
15. Dead Eyes
16. Just an Excuse [#]

Average customer rating: Incredible Live Music from Athens to Atlanta! Let Georgia show off!

Got Live (If You Want It) Manufacturer: 404 Music Group ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Alternative Rock | Compilations | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Jangle Pop | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Post Grunge | American Alternative | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Rock | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Rock | Styles | Music General | Alternative Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B00000J7QL Release Date: 1999-05-25

Tracks:

1. Guadalcanal Diary-"Litany"
2. Kitty Snyder-"NY Years"
3. Dayroom-"Stranded"
4. Kevn Kinney-"Chico and Maria"
5. Shawn Mullins-"Shimmer"
6. Trinket-"Throwaway Culture"
7. Soul Miner's Daughter-"That Man They Call Diablo"
8. Deacon Brody-"No Vacancy"
9. 5/8-"Orlando"
10. Nathan Sheppard-"Dyin' Day"
11. Josh Joplin Band-"Emptyhead"
12. Memory Dean-"Ghost"
13. Guadalcanal Diary-"Ten Minutes"
14. Kevn Kinney-"Mystery Road"
15. R.E.M.-"Country Feedback"

Album Description

Just The Music Records is an independant not-for-profit record label formed for the express purpose of releasing Got Live(if you want it). The creator of Just The Music Records and Got Live(if you want it) is an avid music fan who hosts a free music site, JustTheMusic.Com, to spotlight new bands from around the globe and as a vehicle to expose the world the wonderful Athens/Atlanta, GA. music scene.

Got Live(if you want it) is a compilation two years in the works. A collection of the highlights from the Full Moon Studio sessions recorded with a live audience just outside Athens, Georgia. The net proceeds from the sale of Got Live(if you want it) will be donated to the AIDS Coalition of NE Georgia.

Customer Reviews:

Incredible Live Music from Athens to Atlanta!.......1999-09-21

This is a really cool CD containing artist's I am extremely familiar with - Shawn Mullins, Kevin Kinney, R.E.M., Guadalcanal Diary, but also has some up and coming artist's I have now become a fan of - Josh Joplin, Dayroom, Memory-Dean, Soul Miners Daughter, and Deacon Brody. It's a must to check out the Kevin Kinney track, "Chico and Maria" - his story telling is absolutely amazing and mesmorizing, and he is an incredible performer. Also, there is a hidden track by Josh Joplin and Shawn Mullins called "I've Changed" that is worth the price of the CD itself....well, maybe along with the R.E.M. song "Country Feedback", which is a live version of one of my favorite songs from the group. All and All, I love this album because of the diversity - it never grows stale in my CD player!

Let Georgia show off!.......1999-08-15

This Cd contains some great bands from Georgia including Shawn Mullins, REM, and Soul Miner's Daughter. All songs on this CD were recorded in Athens, GA and purchasing this CD will benefit a local charity. Buy some home-grown music!

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