Nectar

1. Dumai, Zalto

2. Vdol Po Rechenke

3. Na Gore, Na Gorinke

4. Malo Selo

5. Shato Si, Goro, Povyakhnala?

6. Melai Doina

7. Lulay, Lulay

8. Tsintsharo

9. Ah Razpasledni Raz Devchonechka

10. Stoinole, Stokole

11. Hopp Ide Tiszatan

12. Vchera Se Zheni Mlad Stoyan/Godini, Godini

13. Shto Mi E Milo

14. Tuchkala Li Si, Momina Male

15. Szerelem, Szerelem

16. Devoiko, Mari, Khubava

17. Ogreyala Mesechina

18. Miskolc Felol Hidegen Fuj a Szel

Nectar,Kitka,Diaphonica,Int'l & World Music,Pop

Average customer rating: Those were the days, huh? Not thiet best studio album Listen up Smegma Dogmatagram Fishmarket Stew Phish Rules!!!!!

A Picture of Nectar Phish Manufacturer: Elektra / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Neo-Psychedelia | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Jazz Fusion | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Rock Jam Bands | Jam Bands | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Rift Lawn Boy Billy Breathes Junta Hoist ASIN: B000002HA9 Release Date: 1992-02-18

Tracks:

1. Llama
2. Eliza
3. Cavern
4. Poor Heart
5. Stash
6. Manteca
7. Guelah Papyrus
8. Magilla
9. The Landlady
10. Glide
11. Tweezer
12. The Mango Song
13. Chalk Dust Torture
14. Faht
15. Catapult
16. Tweezer Reprise

Amazon.com essential recording

This 1992 effort, Phish's third overall and first for Elektra, represents the peak of their early-period studio records. The full scope of the quartet's artistic vision comes through clearly across a selection of their most enduring songs. They reveal a voracious and sweeping appetite for a large assortment of styles: psychedelic roots rock; heavy, fusion-leaning progressive rock; bluegrass; straight jazz; and even salsa all creep in. The constant and frantic battle between wild imagination, oddball humor, and keen musical chops is mighty compelling, and even their most grandiose, over-the-top, jet-fueled jams are delivered with a disarming wink. --Marc Greilsamer

Customer Reviews:

Those were the days, huh? .......2007-04-18

One of Phish's most critically acclaimed albums may not have been their greatest, but proceeded to incorporate more elements into one wildly fun whole, definitely some sort of early year triumph in regards to that incredible high-wire act between pop and progressive tendencies they struggled with forever. Here, the 16 tracks blaze along into a convincing whole with ease. Whatever any melodic excess their instrumental, scale-bustin' ways starts to grate on traditionalists, a huge display of seamless synergistic prowess in multiple genres offsets the intellectual jamming , which I usually love more then anything else to begin with due to the musically enlightened pedigree this supreme unit doth brought to the rock set. A far cry from their stellar, massively extended live adaptations any fan has come to let overshadow their original studio incarnations, enjoy this sweet album of nectar on it's own merit to find one of the more intelligently hip rock experiences of the early 90's which for the most part holds up quite fine indeed.

Not thiet best studio album.......2006-05-06

A BUNCH OF SILLY INCONSEQUENTIAL STUFF.
ALL THE BEST SONGS ARE DONE MUCH BETTER ON THE LIVE ALBUMS.

This is Phish's second official, major release studio album (it is thier third, if you count Junta, which was originally only sold at concerts on a cassette tape). It is 60 minutes long, and the sound quality is very good but not excellent.

There are 16 tracks on this disc. But, only 5 of them have any meat to them. The rest is just silly filler in between the real songs.

Phish plays these 5 songs in concert all of the time. They are on many of the Phish live albums. Sometimes, Phish stretches out the songs, and other times they don't. But, all of the live versions I have heard are better than these studio versions.

The album starts out really strong with Llama. Other good tracks are Tweezer and Chalk Dust Torture. Cavern is a good song, but this one is especially so much better done live.

The other tracks are a mixutre of styles. There is a Calypso track, a Latin-rock track and some soft jazz. There is nothing wrong with experimenting with different styles. Many groups have done it successfully all on one album, like Derek Trucks on Make A Joyful Noise, or Frank Zappa on Chunga's Revenge. But, Phish's attempts at all of these styles is rather weak and not very interesting. It reminds me of Pat Boone trying to do rock and roll.

I prefer Phish's later studio albums. I think they just got better as their sound matured. But, I also like the earlier work on Junta and Lawn Boy.

I think that this CD suffers somewhat from the "American Beauty" effect. As with every jam band, Phish's first 2 studio albums, Junta and Lawn Boy were more along the lines of their live shows. Eventually, every Jam band wants to make an American Beauty, the Grateful Dead's first traditional studio album that emphasizes the songs and not the music. I think with most bands it is forced, while for the Dead it was a natural progression. String Cheese Incident just went throught this with the horrible One Step Closer.

Listen up.......2006-03-14

I have been a huge Phish fan for years now, and in my time listening to them I have always heard about people loving this ablum. This album includes big hits like tweezer, chalk dust torture, etc- and the fact is that it was an average album for phish. In mine and a lot of other peoples opinions- live phish is the way to go; but if your talking studio.. this album was average. I think the highlight songs were: tweezer, llama, chalkdust, guelah papyrus, and stash. I recommend most phish albums in front of this one.

Smegma Dogmatagram Fishmarket Stew.......2005-12-02

This is Phish at their best. This is the album that made me a fan. And when I saw them live for the first time, they came out and opened with an instrumental, The Landlady, off Picture O' Nectar, and it was great. They came out and just played, no cutesy-ness, no geeky, absurd, pseudo-momentous lyrics. I always wondered why they couldn't do that more often. When they appeared on the David Letterman show or Saturday Night Live, why not just come out and do a tight instrumental? I think I know why. Because they have to be cool and pick songs that show off that they don't care what the larger public thinks, "we're just playing what we like for ourselves, man." But they should show a little more respect for their fans, some of who, like myself, have attempted to turn other people on to the scene only to be embarrassed by their lame recitals when on the national stage.

Anyway, that first paragraph sounds awfully resentful, I'm off to a bitter start but I'm really trying to say that this is a great album. Of all their studio albums, Picture of Nectar has the highest ratio of cool songs to filler. Songs such as Llama, Cavern, Stash, Landlady, Guelah Papyrus, Chalk Dust Torture, and maybe Tweezer all rank as some of the best studio Phish. As a band, they don't quite live up to the hype and expectations of the hard-core fans. But as musicians, when they had time to write and create together, when they were focused on jamming and musicality over the bombastic flamboyance of their live shows, they were often great. One can make a case for Lawn Boy, which comes in a close second for me, but overall I would say this is the one album to own if you want to appreciate Phish for their songwriting and musicianship.

Phish Rules!!!!!.......2005-11-29

Phish is known primarily as a live band, but this CD shows that they know how to make awesome studio albums to. The album opens with an awesome song: llamas. The song opens with some awesome drumming and then Trey comes in on guitar and Page on the keyboards. Cavern is another great tune. The song Guelah Papyrus has awesome jazzy keyboard jams. Chalk Dust Torture showcases awesome hard rock, with Trey Anastasio's guitar and Mike Gordon's bass taking center stage. Overall the album has influences of everything imaginable. Jazz, funk, latin, and rock are the most prevalent, but the song Poor Heart is really a country song. The lyrics on Picture of Nectar are whimsical, the instrumentals are brilliant, the jams are exciting, the compositions superb. What more could you want? I would reccomend this CD to anyone who likes good music!

Average customer rating: Storm is the greatest ever For young and old alike! Talent, intelligence AND passion Storm "rawks" Storm's Album Is A Must For Anyone's CD collection!

Calm Years Inc. Storm Manufacturer: Gender Nectar Rec. ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Wonderfool Storm Ruleta Unraveling Stage ASIN: B00005TSOI Release Date: 2001-11-13

Tracks:

1. I Am What I Am (Thank God!)
2. Not Alright
3. My Brilliant Blonde
4. Penetration
5. Jeremiah
6. Beautiful
7. Here We Are
8. Great Day
9. Girls
10. Ima Yora
11. Dying Town
12. Ruin Everything

Customer Reviews:

Storm is the greatest ever.......2006-08-09

This album is great. Favorites here are Thank God and Beautiful. Yeah, it's expensive, but you may not be able to find this again after she becomes even bigger. Get it now.

For young and old alike!.......2003-03-19

Father of a teenage daughter, I look for edgy intelligent music from women in rock. This CD is very edgy and intelligent. My daughter is ordering copies for friends. She can't have mine, it stays in the car CD player. Punky, but not punk. It has overtones of acid rock, but isn't easy to categorize. I appreciate the variety in sound from song to song, (versus, say Bikini Kill -- very punk and edgy, but thuddingly mono-tonish) and the searing band work (versus ani di franco -- very intelligent, but hardly scream out the car window band work). Storm gots it all. Only complaint is the motif of angst is pretty constant.

Talent, intelligence AND passion.......2003-03-18

I saw Storm, Inc. in a little ski town in Colorado back about six or seven years ago. Those who failed to attend missed out on the best live show ever seen in the area.
Storm not only has a voice that rivals any singer in the past century, they lyrics on her original CD, Storm & Her Dirty Mouth, show she's intelligent, socially astute and fearless in singing about how things really are in the world. Unafraid to confront social mores and sociological concepts, her lyrics are poetry - fraught with personal emotion and drawn on personal experience. She was unafraid to draw on her own psyche - in all of it's bright and shadowed places.
I have been looking for her second CD since 2000 and am thrilled to have finally found it! Both are an absolute, unequivocable MUST. Storm is a true and original musician.

Storm "rawks".......2003-01-09

If you love rock n roll (or as Storm likes to call it "RAWK") don't EVER miss an opportunity to see Storm. I caught Storm Inc., the band on this LP while visiting SF, purely by the luck of having to find an all ages club for my 17yr old guitar playing son and I. Storm is a 6 ft tall goddess (and a very cool and classy person to boot) with twice the personality, vocal chops, range in styles and energy of any of the Jenny or Johnny come lately's on MTV2 today. The band was incredible live and are really good on this CD. Why she isn't a big star boggles the mind.

Storm's Album Is A Must For Anyone's CD collection!.......2002-11-02

I first heard Storm when she played with Art Alexakis (from Everclear) in San Francisco. I never heard of her before. She rocked the house, knows how to keep her audience's attention. This album has a little something for everyone. Songs are from different genres of music, from blues to rock. Everyone can relate to her music. She's one of the few artists that really "feels" her music. She makes you feel her music as well. I've introduced many people to this CD, I'm proud to introduce people to a rarity like Storm.

Average customer rating: Honeyed harmonies voices of angels It truly takes my breath away... Wow ! Great music for any music lover

Nectar Kitka Manufacturer: Diaphonica ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Folk | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music Similar Items: Wintersongs Vine Voices on the Eastern Wind Complete Box Set, Vol. 1-2/Ritual Voices of Life ASIN: B00000J89G Release Date: 1999-07-27

Tracks:

1. Dumai, Zalto
2. Vdol Po Rechenke
3. Na Gore, Na Gorinke
4. Malo Selo
5. Shato Si, Goro, Povyakhnala?
6. Melai Doina
7. Lulay, Lulay
8. Tsintsharo
9. Ah Razpasledni Raz Devchonechka
10. Stoinole, Stokole
11. Hopp Ide Tiszatan
12. Vchera Se Zheni Mlad Stoyan/Godini, Godini
13. Shto Mi E Milo
14. Tuchkala Li Si, Momina Male
15. Szerelem, Szerelem
16. Devoiko, Mari, Khubava
17. Ogreyala Mesechina
18. Miskolc Felol Hidegen Fuj a Szel

Customer Reviews:

Honeyed harmonies.......2003-08-02

This CD displays the lushness of feminine Slavic harmony. It is soothing, hypnotic and sometimes challenging with its occasional whoops and hollers. the liner notes give a nice summary of the songs; would be nice to read the actual lyrics, though.

It's refreshing to know that singers in America can produce these sounds. Keep it up, Kitka!

voices of angels.......2002-06-06

If I could make a wish and have any person or group of persons materialize at my bedside and sing me to sleep, it would be Kitka. Their music is so beautiful that there are no words. It is only to be experienced. So get it for yourself. Let this astounding music wash over you.

It truly takes my breath away..........2002-01-30

...every time I listen to it, and I try not to say cheezy-sounding things like that too often. I don't know how to put my love for these songs into words. It's like... oh, how do I describe this? Pure, beautiful, skin-tingling passion. My words are inadequate, but it's as close as I can get to what I'd like to say.

Wow !.......2001-11-14

I, too, heard Kitka perform on Prairie Home Companion, while driving alone in my car. When they finished, I audibly (and loudly) exclaimed, "Wow!" ... this coming from a mid-40's male rock-n-roller! The minute I walked in my front door, I ordered this CD. Addictive melodies, tight, soaring harmonies ... what a beautiful, moving experience.

Great music for any music lover.......2000-07-13

After hearing Kitka on Garrison Keillor's A Prairie Home Companion a while back, I couldn't resist the urge to buy this CD. Kitka's music talents are truly amazing -- they are able to bring life to music that has been distant from our ears for many generations. After hearing Kitka sing their eastern European specialities, I can only wonder why we haven't enjoyed music from that tradition before now, as it is truly phenomenal. Kitka's performance, always flawless, opens this somewhat rare genre to the "Western" ear in an extremely pleasant and enjoyable way.

Average customer rating: A voice teacher early music fan

Buxtehude: Sacred Cantatas, Vol 2 /Purcell Quartet Manufacturer: Chandos Chaconne ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Cantatas | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Cantatas | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Buxtehude: Sacred Cantatas, Vol 1 /Kirkby * Leblanc * Harvey * Purcell Quartet Buxtehude: Sacred Cantatas Johann Pachelbel: Easter Cantatas Dietrich Buxtehude: 6 Cantatas Nikolaus Bruhns: Deutsche Kantaten ASIN: B000AA4JA2 Release Date: 2005-09-20

Tracks:

1. Das Neugebor'ne Kindelein
2. Quemadmodum Desiderat Cervus
3. Nichts Soll Uns Scheiden Von Liebe Gottes
4. Wie Sollte Wohl Heissen Das Zeitliche Leiden
5. Auch Ist Kein Erschaffnes Vermogen Zu Nennen
6. Denn Gott Hat Die Liebe So Hoch Ja Getrieben
7. Sonata
8. Dixit Dominus Domino Meo
9. Juravit Dominus
10. Dominus A Dextris Tuis Confregit In Die Irae Suae Reges
11. ... Conquassabit Capita In Terra Multorum
12. Gloria Patri Et Filio Et Spiritui Sancto
13. Sonata
14. An Filius Non Est Dei
15. Quin Immo Jesus Est Meus
16. Tu Nectar Es Verissimum
17. Longe Sapor Dulcissime
18. Amen
19. (Sonata)
20. Lobe Den Herrn, Meine Seele
21. Der Dir Alle Deine Sunde Vergibet
22. Der Deinen Mut Frohlich Macht
23. Alleluia
24. Jesu, Komm, Mein Trost Und Lachen
25. Sinfonia
26. Herr, Nun Lasst Du Deinen Diener Heiland Gesehen
27. ...Denn Meine Augen Haben Deinen Heiland Gesehen
28. ...Ein Licht Zu Erleuchten Die Heiden
29. Ciacona

Customer Reviews:

A voice teacher early music fan.......2005-12-21

Dietrich Buxtehude (1637-1707) was one of the three major North German composers of his era. He was also one of the most prolific composers of his time, his scope including liturgical music, cantatas and oratorical works for services and concerts, solos arias and cantatas, organ preludes, fugues, toccatas, chorale variations and fantasias , and chamber music including nineteen keyboard suites. Moreover, judging from features common in both, Buxtehude's cantata 'Jesu, meine Freude' may well have served as Bach's model for his five-part motet on the same chorale (BWV227). Though it is arguable that Buxtehude was Bach's greatest precursor, it would be foolish to think of his vast output merely as a preparation for Bach. Buxtehude's music deserves to stand at the summit of his age in its own right.
Although Buxtehude was primarily an organist, he was required as part of his church jobs to not only direct the choir occasonally but also to write some choral selections. Most of these comprised small-scale pieces such as those recorded here. It is quite possible that these pieces may have been performed during services by a chamber ensemble located in the organ loft. The prefered musical genre for private devotion at these small-scale gatherings was the strophic aria for solo voice and continuo. I found them to be very attractive and certainly well sung by the soloists, all of whom are excellent singers and obviously very skilled in the Early Music area. And, of course, the Purcell Quartet is unmatched in their ability to weave in and out of the vocal line in an exemplary fashion! I especially liked the first cantata:"Das neugebor'ne Kindelein" (Newborn today this little child) which features all 4 soloists:Kirby(sop)-Chance(countertenor)-Daniels(tenor) and Harvey(bass). And also the final cantata"Jesu dulcis memoria" (the thought of Jesus, sweet and kind) which features Chance and Harvey. It's all great music and played marvelously!!!!

Average customer rating: SIMPLEMENTE LOS MEJORES!!!!!!!!! Music's Nectar 2-8 rule Se los recomiendo Enanitos van al estudio con traccion acustica en la mente...

Nectar Los Enanitos Verdes Manufacturer: Polygram Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Argentina | South & Central America | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music Rock en Español | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Amores Lejanos Pescado Original Big Bang Planetario Solo Para Fanaticos ASIN: B00000J9G4 Release Date: 2007-03-02

Tracks:

1. Cordillera
2. Hombre Vegetal
3. Tequila
4. Luz De Dia
5. Futuro Mejor
6. Mal De Amores
7. Ay! Dolores
8. Rebeca
9. Piel
10. La Banda De La Esquina

Customer Reviews:

SIMPLEMENTE LOS MEJORES!!!!!!!!!.......2007-03-30

Wow!!!! este es un super disco si te gusta Los Enanos este disco les va a encantar tiene de todo desde los romanticos hasta los super rockeros. Acabo de atender uno de sus conciertos y me impactaron son de las pocas bandas que se oyen aun mejor en vivo, si llegan a su estado e pais se los recomiendo no se los pueden perder.
Spectacular!!! Highly recommended it's an awesome band and this is one of their great cd's.

Music's Nectar.......2005-01-03

Los Enanitos Verdes are one of the greatest Argentineans bands ever, I mean, I just can't help feeling alive when I hear one of Felipe Staiti's solos, he's the one of the greatest guitarrists I ever heard. Well, the CD is different this time, it's not all rock & roll now, there are ballads: Luz de Dia, Futuro Mejor, Rebeca, and Piel. The rest of the songs are rock with some interesting fusions: Cordillera is one of my favorites, specially during the solo where Staiti uses the tapping tecnique to make it sound kick-ass, Hombre Vegetal got a funky feeling and it sounds even better when the brass comes in, Tequila's got a jazz touch and Mal de Amores reminds me how much I want to visit Spain. Ay Dolores, like I've said before in other reviews sounds tight 'cause not everyday we get to hear Agentineans playing mexican music. La Banda de la Esquina is the only song in the cd with pure rock & roll and is also my personal favorite in the album. Anyways, it's a great CD but it lacks the heavy rock taste like in previous productions, Big Bang, Guerra Gaucha, Planetario, etc. but it doesn't change the fact that is a great album. Buy it today, good luck finding.

2-8 rule.......2004-06-11

This cd is great played #2 through #8. It is wonderful, and those 7 songs have the right flow from one song to the next. Enanitos have a great sound. This is their second best album just under the newest one.

Se los recomiendo.......2003-01-15

Como todo disco de los Enanitos Verdes se los recomiendo si les gusto desde lo mas viejo de este gran grupo hasta lo mas nuevo esto es algo para tener en su colecion....

Enanitos van al estudio con traccion acustica en la mente..........2002-05-09

Tengo 4 cd's de los Enanitos Verdes; Big Bang, Guerra Gaucha,Traccion Acustica y por supuesto Nectar. Guerra Gaucha es el mejor album de los cuatros. Ellos tomaron lo que hicieron en "Big Bang" y lo llevaron hasta el proximo nivel con arreglos bien originales. "Traccion Acustica" es un "unplugged/live" de exitos que preciden "Big Bang." Buena coleccion de canciones pero por supuesto con guitarras acusticas no puedes tocar canciones bien rockeras. En Traccion uno se puede dar cuenta de el talento que los Enanitos poseen como compositadores. POR FIN "NECTAR", es parecido a "Traccion Acustica", no es tan rockero/pesado como los otros discos, es mas pop-rock. Es como tomar canciones basadas en "Traccion Acustica" pero con las libertades de usar un estudio para anadir arreglos. Todas las canciones son geniales (las primeras cuatro son increibles), excepto por dos, track 5 y 9. NECTAR es un disco bien accesible gracias a sus melodias. Si necesitas anadir gasolina a tu coleccion de discos de rock, Nectar te puede llenar el tanque. ENJOY!

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New Nectar Manufacturer: Songlines ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music ASIN: B00027Y4DU Release Date: 2004-08-10

Tracks:

1. Dreams He Is A Ball Of Fire... Or A Hummingbird - Kenneth Newby
2. Dreams He Is A Ball Of Fire... Or A Hummingbird - Kenneth Newby
3. Dreams He Is A Ball Of Fire... Or A Hummingbird - Kenneth Newby
4. Thinly, Roundly - Chris Miller
5. Lessons Of The Garden - Michael O'Neill
6. Lessons Of The Garden - Michael O'Neill
7. Lessons Of The Garden - Michael O'Neill
8. Intimate Distance - Mark Parlett
9. Whining Horses Eat More Hey Doncha No - Chris Miller
10. Born Again Needle Dancers - Paul Plimley

Album Description

New compositions for Javanese gamelan by Vancouver-based composers including pianist Paul Plimley and Trance Mission's Kenneth Newby. The approach is multi-cultural, incorporating Balinese and Vietnamese music plus minimalism, jazz and contemporary classical perspectives.

Average customer rating: Without History... A brilliant guitarist but . . . A long-time fan, and I love it A real departure for Brooks Sorry to say I agree.

Nectar Brooks Williams Manufacturer: Signature Sounds ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music Bluegrass | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Folk | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Skiffle-Bop Hundred Year Shadow Guitar Player Dead Sea Cafe 7 Sisters ASIN: B000087DT9 Release Date: 2003-02-11

Tracks:

1. Birth Of The True
2. Forget About Him
3. Singing In The Dark
4. Half The Grace
5. May You Never
6. Yellow Hummingbird
7. Unexpected Rose
8. Great Big Sea
9. Mother Earth
10. She Loves Me (When I Try)

Customer Reviews:

Without History..........2004-05-26

Unlike other reviewers here, I came to Nectar as my first Brooks Williams CD (following the use of a track at the end of a TV series was following). It stunned me. The warmth of the instrumentation & the voice. The playful, intricate lyrics and the outsanding guitar work. It's a sublime album that I can put on anytime and while away 40 minutes in the blink of an eye. I'm now on a mission to acquire some other Williams recordings. Hope I won't be shocked or disappointed. Buy this record!

A brilliant guitarist but . . ........2004-04-29

. . . as another reviewer mentioned above, this recording is a disappointment. I purchased this CD when I saw him live and was pretty excited to listen to his newest recording considering he's a very talented musician. Little Lion is a super instrumental album and I hope he does more like that!

A long-time fan, and I love it.......2003-12-20

I saw Brooks in concert not too long ago, for about the 5th time, and he mentioned that he's gotten hate-mail from people about this album. It's definitely a departure, but I love it. I've kept it in my car for weeks at a time, and I mean listening to it twice a day.

Brooks is paying tribute to his extremely rich set of influences on this album. He admires the music from when pop used to be a GOOD word, instead of evoking images of mostly naked teenagers dancing with large snakes.

Sonically, this album is fat and sassy. In contrast to the spare production of his other albums, which were largely Brooks's work, he's gotten a great producer to work with him on this one. The album is impeccably consistent from start to end, and I think Brooks was really happy with the process. He said "I was so tired of working so hard on recording the albums, I just wanted to hand over the reins and see what happened while I enjoyed playing music instead of nitpicking details." That's a semi-quote. In any case, the new producer really brought a lot to it -- I daresay he enjoyed having the free rein as much as Brooks enjoyed letting it go. The songs are pretty densely arranged as a result, with (gasp!) electric guitar and a very different set of hooks (guess who? Yes, Mr. Producer helped arrange and sits in on the electric guitar).

Brooks's voice is also recorded quite differently from past albums, which gives it a breathier sound, a bit closer to you but a bit standoffish as well. It works well, much better than my description, which is sort of like dancing about architecture, if you know what I mean. This is a tough review to write!

The songwriting is stock Williams, really solid lyrics and music. It's only different in that a) it's not the same songs and b) it's produced differently. If you know what I mean, you know that this is a strong compliment.

All in all, one of my favorite albums. Do yourself, get a copy, a pair of Sennheisers, and spend an evening with it. Write back if you're not convinced.

A real departure for Brooks.......2003-04-16

I'm surprised at some of the reactions to this album. There's so much to like about it. It has a bit more of a pop sound than his early stuff, but I love it. "Forget About Him" and "Half the Grace" would be top tens on the charts if the music industry sold music instead of images or clothing.

I didn't really need to hear another version of "Mother Earth," but other than that there isn't a wasted moment on the album. Also, the production on this album just blows away any of his previous albums. Phil "The Funk Monster" Madeira and his B-3 organ are a perfect match for Brooks' style.

Sorry to say I agree........2003-04-06

I've enjoyed Brooks for many many years, with the highlights being North From Statesboro and Knife Edge, IMO. Actually, Little Lion is pretty amazing too -- glad he finally did an all-instrumental album. I have no idea what happened here, like another reviewer. His voice is very muted on all the songs, like he's whispering almost every song -- a singing style I've never heard him do recorded or live. And it just doesn't work. The songs themselves are good; he did a super live show recently that I enjoyed immensely. This recording, however, is a great disappointment. And trust me, it hurts to say bad things about someone whose music I've enjoyed so much over the years.

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Echoes In Blue Wayne Wallace Manufacturer: Walaco Records/Spirit Nectar Rec ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Latin Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Traditional Jazz General | Traditional Jazz & Ragtime | Jazz | Styles | Music International Jazz | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B00005NQ1W Release Date: 2001-07-17

Tracks:

1. Koriomale
2. Take The "A" Train
3. Silver's Serenade
4. Maiden Voyage
5. Azure Moon
6. Fan-tan
7. The Bird
8. Gingerbread Girl
9. Testimony
10. Santa Africana

Album Description

"Echoes In Blue" maintains continuity with the powerful musical devices of Wayne Wallace's critically acclaimed CD, "Three In One", yet it goes in new artistic directions, revealing more dimensions in Wayne's immense musical personality.

"Echoes In Blue" honors some masters in Wayne's musical pantheon with Latinized covers of jazz classics. The Cuban/Jazz/Funk of "Take The A- Train" is Wayne's interpretation of the influence of Billy Strayhorn and Duke Ellington on Afro-Caribbean music. The Cuban/Jazz of "Silver's Serenade" pays tribute to Horace Silver's pioneering contributions to the development of Latin Jazz. Wayne uses the Rumba form to highlight the simple timeless quality and harmonic potential of Herbie Hancock's "Maiden Voyage". The CuBop of "The Bird" combines the rhythmic and harmonic freedom of Charlie Parker's composing, with the legendary groundwork of Latin Jazz developed by Dizzy Gillespie and Chano Pozo.

The Wallace original "Azure Blue" is a reflection of Wayne's love of Brazilian culture, and his appreciation of the influences of Milton Nascimento and Antonio Carlos Jobim on jazz and popular music. "Fan-tan" is an original tribute to the harmonic genius of Wayne Shorter -- whom Wallace rightly regards as one of our greatest contemporary composers. "Gingerbread Girl", one of Wayne's best-known originals, uses Mozambique, Soca, and Funk to celebrate the variety of styles in the art of the dance in American and Caribbean cultures. "Testimony" explores the joint influence of sacred Gospel and secular Blues on the development of Jazz. Wayne's search for spiritual identity through music is majestically expressed in his arrangement of the traditional Afro-Cuban "Koriomale" - a chant for Elegua, the Yoruban deity of the crossroads. "Santa Africana (for Yemaya)" pays homage to the Yoruban Goddess of the seas, with a beautiful composition accompanying a vividly mystical poem by Irene ! Moosen, recited by the great Brenda Boykin.

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18 Tracks From UK

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Their Finest Moments Poison Girls Manufacturer: Nectar ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Hardcore | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Punk | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Alternative Rock | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B000024QJ8 Release Date: 2006-09-18

Tracks:

1. Old Tart
2. Persons Unknown
3. Cream Dream
4. Take the Toys
5. Real Woman
6. Dirty Work
7. Underbitch
8. Statement
9. Piano Lessons
10. Promenade Immortelle
11. Cinnamon Garden
12. Cry No More
13. State Control
14. Stonehenge
15. Where's the Pleasure
16. Alienation
17. Too Proud
18. Done It All Before

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1. Nino Ferrer [Import]
2. No Accomodation for Lagos/No Discrimination
3. Nostalgia Italiana: 1960 [Import]
4. Nostalgia Italiana: 1962 [Import]
5. O To Be In New York
6. Outro [Import]
7. Penguin Eggs
8. Perdono [CD-single] [Import]
9. Pipes of Scotland
10. Premices [Import]

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