Revolution

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This "racine" or Haitian roots band's fourth LP "Revolution," kicks off with "Sevelen/Sukiyaki (No More Excuses for the War)"--a searing and wildly imaginative reconception of the classic Japanese ditty--and runs on high octane through all 13 tracks. Recorded in Fugee Wyclef Jean's New Jersey studio and mixed in Brooklyn, it is Boukman's finest yet: equal parts temple devotion, dance floor frenzy, and frontline resolve. The music roils with Haiti's centuries- old turmoil balanced by a staunch faith that better must come. This is the best yet from a world music favorite known for blending excitement (hypnotic chanting, pounding drums, "Lolo" Beabrun's impassioned wails) with Western pop forms (blistering guitar raves and jangly keyboard riffs). --Elena Oumano

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Average customer rating: Funk-rock-jazz classic! prince fan Greatest Album! Prince Reigns! Start to finish one of the best albums of all time!

Music from the Motion Picture "Purple Rain" Prince & the Revolution Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Neo-Psychedelia | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | Funk | R&B | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music 1980s | By Decade | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music $7.99 and Under | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Pop | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Classic Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Alternative Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music R&B | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Soundtracks | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music $7.99 and Under | Prices | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: 1999 Purple Rain (Two-Disc Special Edition) Sign 'O' the Times Dirty Mind Controversy ASIN: B000002L68 Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

1. Let's Go Crazy
2. Take Me With U
3. The Beautiful Ones
4. Computer Blue
5. Darling Nikki
6. When Doves Cry
7. I Would Die 4 U
8. Baby I'm A Star
9. Purple Rain

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Maybe this music by Prince & the Revolution will never quite sound as, well, revolutionary as it did in 1984 (and nothing else has ever sounded like the extraordinary cooing and fluttering of "When Doves Cry"), but it's a pop landmark in Prince's Artist-ic career. The hit movie was really just a big-screen showcase for Prince to perform these songs (some of them in tear-the-roof-off "live" versions set in a Minneapolis club). I don't know why that warped sermonette introduces "Let's Go Crazy" (one thing you've got to love about Prince: he's always been weird), but somehow I'm glad it's there. Other highlights include the sexual scorcher "Darling Nikki" (with its crazy backwards coda) and that anthemic title tune. Don't you miss Wendy and Lisa, too? --Jim Emerson

Customer Reviews:

Funk-rock-jazz classic! .......2007-06-27

This was, of course, Prince's breakthrough album, packed with huge hits: two #1's ("When Doves Cry", a bassless dance track; sterling funk-rocker "Let's Go Crazy"), one #2 (the slow, moving title track), and another Top 10 hit to boot ("I Would Die 4 U", Messianic but catchy), as well as the infamous "Darling Nikki" (which transcends "sexually suggestive") that spurred friggin' Tipper Gore to start the PRMC (an insult to everyone who believes in freedom of speech).Needless to say, it was huge -while I wasn't around during the decade, I think it was an '80s pop culture touchstone and certainly the album that made Prince a household name. It's also quite creative - check the bizarre ending to "Darling Nikki", which sounds like they chopped up and rearranged tapes or the one-ma nfunk-rock jam "Computer Blue". Add that to Prince's guitar, bass and keyboard playing everywhere (only Eddie Hazel is a better funk-rock guitarist) - particularly his guitar soloing on "When Does Cry"; "Computer Blue" and the title song. He's possibly the most talented multi-instrumentalists of our time, though Eric Dolphy and Brian Jones are stiff competitors. Topping it off is "The Beautiful Ones", a personal favorite of mine - it's one of the most intense, cathartic songs I've ever heard. So much for my perception of the '80s being totally soulless. Anyway, my only complaint - and a small one at that - is "Take Me With U" - not a bad song, but disarmingly sunny. Doesn't at all fit in with the rest of the album. Still, if this isn't his best album, it's second to Dirty Mind. (Oh, almost forgot the party song "Baby I'm a Star" - yet another standout song, the most traditional funk song here).

prince fan.......2007-05-24

i love purple rain that and still is the best movie and soundtrack. i love darling nikki and beautiful ones. i love this movie. the other two movies was ok. prince is still sexy with the hip huggers and heels. no other man can wear that and be sexy. he is still handsome after all these years. i have been listening to prince since the 70's when he first came out. to all the fans purple rain was the movie of the decade. i love under the cherry moon also.

Greatest Album!.......2007-04-12

I love Prince and the movie Purple Rain, so naturally I would get it. The cd is worth every penny, I love every song on the ablum. It's truly one of those albums where you can listen to the entire thing without having to skip over songs you don't like which is rare. I recommend this cd to all Prince fans and Purple Rain lovers.

Prince Reigns!.......2007-03-30

What a great soundtrack...brings me back to the age of 14, but who cares! The songs that were not overplayed on the radio are even better than the ones that were, but "When Doves Cry" will always be a fave no matter what - add it to your collection!

Start to finish one of the best albums of all time!.......2007-03-10

What can I say that the other 166 reviewers already haven't?

One thing, the greatest travesty in all of music... The title track "PURPLE RAIN" only hit #2 on the charts.

My wife of the past 10 wonderful years was my high school sweetheart at the time. She had a boyfriend and was seeing me on the side and couldn't quite break it off with him. Well we went to the Prince concert at the now "gone" Market Square Arena in Indianapolis (most famous as the site of Elvis Presley's last concert). The greatest moment was when Prince was singing "Do you want him, or do you want me, cause baby I want you" it was like he was just singing to us. I looked into her eyes and knew I would never love another like her and never have.

Buy the album, buy the Dvd, also (much harder) find the live concert VHS that has an almost 20 minute version of Purple Rain at the end of it.

Wasn't the purple "rain" at the Superbowl awesome?

Average customer rating: Stick with the Whammy pedal Tom....... Not the same old Tom Back to the Future Great protest music Pretty Good

One Man Revolution The Nightwatchman Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Year Zero Axis of Justice: Concert Series Volume 1 (Bonus DVD) Carry On Favourite Worst Nightmare Libertad ASIN: B000NVJRBO Release Date: 2007-04-24

Tracks:

1. California's Dark
2. One Man Revolution
3. Let Freedom Ring
4. The Road I Must Travel
5. The Garden of Gethsemane
6. House Gone Up In Flames
7. Flesh Shapes The Day
8. Battle Hymns
9. Maximum Firepower
10. Union Song
11. No One Left
12. The Dark Clouds Above
13. Until The End

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For more than a decade, Tom Morello used earsplitting riffs to make his point, first with Rage Against the Machine, then with Audioslave. But on his solo debut as the Nightwatchman, the man named one of Rolling Stone's 100 greatest guitarists of all time tries a different approach. Taking cues from six-string radicals such as Woody Guthrie and Johnny Cash, Morello reinvents himself as a singer-songwriter armed only with an acoustic guitar, gravelly baritone, and renewed political fervor. The lyrics are unavoidably blunt, whether tackling the plight of third world workers or being a member of two of the biggest rock bands of the past two decades: "On the streets of Havana I got hugged and kissed/ At the Playboy Mansion I wasn't on the list," he sings on the title track. The real discovery is that he's capable of making the same old racket at just a fraction of the volume. --Aidin Vaziri

Album Description

Tom Morello appears as The Nightwatchman on his stark new acoustic album One Man Revolution. These 13 songs create a dark, urgent portrait of a world in turmoil. Morello, the Grammy Award-winning guitarist of Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave, pinpoints the sociopolitical struggles of the American leftist underground in this series of self-penned originals. Brendan O'Brien (Peal Jam, Bruce Springsteen, Incubus, Rage Against the Machine) produces `One Man Revolution,' which is Tom's first time singing on record.

Customer Reviews:

Stick with the Whammy pedal Tom..............2007-06-28

While the concept behind The Nightwatchman certainly has merit, the execution of this album is not up to the same standard. As a fan of Rage Against the Machine, I was interested to see how this would compare. The guitar playing is mediocre, and the vocals are ridiculous. Tom's singing sounds affected and forced. While Zach de la Rocha spit his venom on the Rage albums, Tom is clearly making a profound effort to whisper his. His voice actually doesn't sound that bad when he's singing naturally, it's the amateurish attempt to channel 'Nebraska'-era Springsteen that's laughable. Overall, this was a real disappointment. This pales in comparison with 'Nebraska', 'Ghost of Tom Joad', or any protest music by Neil Young.

Not the same old Tom.......2007-06-24

And thats not really a bad thing. One thing is for sure, If you are looking for an extension of Rage or the far inferior Audioslave, you have come to the wrong place. This is far more Dylan and Woody Guthrie than it is pounding rock beats.
Personally I think this is the music that our generation has been waiting for. Falling firmly into that tricky Genre of "protest music", this actually comes off as Genuine. Much of the protest music for our generation, such as Green Day, feels like an old artist trying to stay cool and relevant. Morello's new album feels the opposite. In fact, he has almost guaranteed himself no airplay and low album sales. This is very unsubtle, we need to change the world music. But its greatest strenght is that he has rediscovered the idea that made Dylan and Guthrie so good. Dont spend all of your time pointing fingers at who has done bad by you. Instead, he tells the people to stand up and fight for the wrongs of the world. Open your eyes, get up and change the world. Good job Tom.

Back to the Future.......2007-06-11

For those of us who went to high school with Tom Morello and Adam Jones of Tool, this album was the event we were all waiting for, because this is about the class and caliber of music they were playing in the early 80's: cringe-inducing protest rock- back then it was angry songs about freeing El Salvador.

The moment that Tom started singing "One Man Revolution" at the Sundown Stage at the Wakarusa Music Festival [following North Mississippi All-Stars, a far better act] I had a good cathartic laugh because now I knew that people would experience the Tom Morello that I know:

A relatively talentless guitarist who hid two-note riffs behind Zach de la Rocha and layers of fx,

A lyricist whose politics seem to be an expression of opportunism more than conviction,

and a man who has no sense of subtlety.

So thanks to you, Tom Morello.

Now everyone knows you like I do.

Great protest music.......2007-06-04

I saw The Nightwatchman perform at The Hotel Cafe back in April and he (and his songs) kicked some serious arse! It's nice to here some relevant protest music in this time of uncertainty. I cannot recommend this CD enough. Its a bit ironic that Tom Morello would become the Woody Guthrie of a younger generation...

Pretty Good.......2007-05-30

Overall it's a solid album. Some parts are a little cheesy but most of it's pretty good. I actually think the weakest song on the whole album is the title track "One Man Revolution". I think this is an artist that is really going to grow; I look forward to his next album.

Weather or not you liked Rage Against the Machine is really no indication of weather you'll like this album. Both were political, but that's really the only common thread. The album reminds me a lot more of Bob Dylan then Rage Against the Machine.

Average customer rating: If you want to dance.. Another Great Album by theStart! Please enter a title for your review Floored An amazing addition to thestart's discography

Ciao, Baby theSTART Manufacturer: Metropolis Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Post Grunge | American Alternative | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Shakedown! Slow Motion Addict Blood, Brains, & Rock'n Roll Limited Get the Gore City ASIN: B000PSJCW4 Release Date: 2007-06-05

Tracks:

1. Wartime (It's Time 2 Go Now)
2. Runaway
3. Just A Fantasy
4. Blood On My Hands
5. Millionaire
6. Dance Revolution
7. Master Plan
8. Fix
9. Surrender
10. Ciao Baby

Album Description

Formed in 1998, The Start was credited as one of the first bands of the new wave revival, this punk/synth rock band gained notoriety with their albums "Shakedown!" and "Initiation". Now poised to release their latest album, The Start have refined and nurtured their sound into a dancier version of their former selves. However, the punk and new wave elements are still visible through the pop sensibilities they've incorporated. They've toured with the likes of AFI, Weezer, Incubus, Sparta, Strung Out, Vaux, The Used, Coheed And Cambria, Alkaline Trio, Rancid, Taproot, The Living End, The Offspring, The (International) Noise Conspiracy, Auf Der Maur, Garbage, Head Automatica, Goldfinger, and many more.

Customer Reviews:

If you want to dance.........2007-07-12

then get this album!! i am sooo happy with this new album by The Start. I have been a long time fan of them, Ciao Baby delivers a new wave dance your heart out from begining to end!!! The Starts vision for this album is everything that they said it would be. The music is done wonderfully and Aimee Echos vocals are amazing!!

Another Great Album by theStart!.......2007-07-05

this album is indeed a little different than what we are used to from the start, but if you have ever been to see them live you can really feel how this fits their personalities. I wrote a long review before but it somehow got deleted... :( oh well...

best trax on the cd are
3. Just a fantasy: grinding crunchy synth and one of the best hooks on the album
5. Millionare: Love the production values... great rhythmic dance between the vocals and music... and I love the lyrics!
7. Master Plan: Lyrics that have a message that is a little deeper than some of the messages seem to be... kinda hits home at parts.
8. Fix: love the flow from verse to bridge to hook and back to verse... and alot like #3 it's got a great hook :)

all in all a great cd... best one since shakedown :)

Please enter a title for your review.......2007-06-13

biggest disappointment of 2007. it's as bad as nina gordon and veruca salt's albums of last year. hopesfall's new album is pretty disappointing but Ciao Baby takes the cake. i'd almost guess these songs were rerecored early demo tracks from before the first album rather than new songwriting. they don't have the energy of Shakedown or the atmosphere of Initiation. i'm almost certain that these songs are not new. old demos rerecorded because they're too lazy or drugged up to write a new album, need to pay the bills, and know most of their fans won't notice the difference anyway. that's my call. buy an Alice In Videoland album instead.

Floored.......2007-06-09

I am thoroughly impressed by this album. I have known about and loved theSTART since 2000, and I have watched their sound evolve throughout the past few years. I have loved a lot of it, and some of it not so much. However, this album is amazing, better than Shakedown!, I dare say. My only complaint is that it is short. But, the lyrics and music are strong. Runaway is brilliant.

An amazing addition to thestart's discography.......2007-06-08

First, theStart is an amazing band. I own every album of theirs and love each one. Needless to say, I certainly had high expectations for this album.

I was not disappointed. My favorite song so far is Millionaire. The sound of this album is not as guitar heavy as Shakedown and Initiation. It experiments with different sounds and is more closely aligned with their self-proclaimed "dance music from the future" description. All in all, absolutely amazing.

Average customer rating: My Favorite Prince Record Prince's European adventure I can't stop listening to this one Artistic Parade Prince's Parade Is a Good One

Parade: Music from the Motion Picture "Under the Cherry Moon" Prince & the Revolution Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Neo-Psychedelia | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | Funk | R&B | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Psychedelic Rock | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music 1980s | By Decade | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Similar Items: Around the World in a Day Lovesexy Sign 'O' the Times 1999 Controversy ASIN: B000002L9B Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

1. Christopher Tracy's Parade
2. New Position
3. I Wonder U
4. Under The Cherry Moon
5. Girls & Boys
6. Life Can Be So Nice
7. Venus De Milo
8. Mountians
9. Do U Lie?
10. Kiss
11. Anotherloverholenyohead
12. Sometimes It Snows In April

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Calling this one of Prince's most interesting albums doesn't do justice to how kicky and playable it is. The soundtrack from his failed romantic comedy Under the Cherry Moon, the disc often sounds like a preview of the supremely surefooted quirkiness of its follow-up, the classic Sign o' the Times. Marrying lean funk grooves to over-the-top orchestrations and trying his hand at Parisian balladry and a hushed, Pet Sounds-style instrumental, he triumphs as few other record makers did in 1986. --Rickey Wright

Customer Reviews:

My Favorite Prince Record.......2007-03-05

After listening to this CD recently, I've come to the conclusion that this is my favorite Prince record. This record is mature, yet funky, with great lyrics and interesting 'sounds'. I love how the drums stand out on 'New Position' and the funky synth on 'Girls and Boys'. Prince explores jazz with 'Do U Lie' and 'Sometimes It Snows In April' is simply outstanding. Buy this record!!!

Prince's European adventure.......2006-04-19

After the revolutionary "Purple Rain" and the experimental "Around the World in a Day", Prince continues his creative peak with "Parade". Instead of Beatles-esque psychadelia, here we find Prince combining his usual sleek electro-funk with European sounds (clearly inspired by the Paris setting of the "Under the Cherry Moon" film that this album is actually the soundtrack to). The film was hopelessly silly, but this album is anything but. It's everything the best Prince music is: beautfiul, bizarre, sexy, intuitive and groundbreaking.

Damn, do I miss the Revolution.

I can't stop listening to this one.......2006-01-19

20 years ago i was 11 and playing with transformers while this album would play non stop. To this day it still gets haevy rotation minus the toys. I Love it.....

Artistic Parade.......2005-12-19

This is one of Prince's best concept records, not as popular with the masses as his other great records probably because he continued going in a totatlly different direction as he started to do with 'Around the world in a day.' Parade put the nail in the coffin for all those waiting for Purple Rain II. However, a true artist doesn't follow the public's opinion, pop singers do that.

Parade is his most diverse sounding CD, yet is the most cohesive of his eighties releases. The songs flow from one to the other smoothly(tracks 1-4), which is the best use of segues between songs that I have ever heard on record, even the abrupt changes don't disrupt the flow. The CD covers so many different moods and styles but all songs fit into place, including the hit 'Kiss', that Tom Jones later completely destroys. To say Prince was experimenting with different styles is an understatement. He takes the overall influence of French themes, related to the movie of course, and incorporates them into his style. The French flavor is there as a supplement, not as the overall influence which makes this recording even more unique and one of his finest. Lisa and Wendy stand out on this record as well with some great background instrumentation and voice. The record is perfect and the sound is crisp and clear... not for the casual pop music listener.

And concerning the movie; it is a very funny take on early movies from the 40s & 50s. Prince & Jerome display a cool chemistry as best friends. However, if you do not know the style or are familiar with Black & white comedies from the early years of film, then you didn't get the point of the film, especially in the mid-80s; hence all the negative comments.

Prince's Parade Is a Good One.......2005-12-02

After the critisized "Around The World In A Day" Prince did not change his mind and released another album with psychedelic influences. "Parade" that also was the soundtrack to his movie "Under the Cherry Moon". What differs this album from the previous one is perhaps that mzny more of the songs are slow paced here and less illusional, there are also less guitars used on this album and more songs that sound like traditional soul-funk, but very melancholy. The "Revolution" band does a great job here as the backround choir and it feels like they are more influentual on this album then before.

First song "Christopher Tracy's Parade" feel like it should have been on the last album, it picks up where "Around the World" left off. Great instruments used here. It's kind of like Prince's answer to Beatles "Sgt Pepper". "New Position" is considerably funkier, it's also about sex which is unique on this album where Prince deals with far more "important" issues then his sexual fantasies. The way he says "Honey" in the beginning on the song is awesome. The next song "I Wonder You" is short, he actually doesn't appear here, but his band sings the few lyrics. "Under the Cherry Moon" is a slow paced piano ballad. It was also the name of his movie. "Girls & Boys" feautures horns which makes up the song. There is some talking in French on this song. Sheila E Appears on the next song "Life Can Be So Nice" It's a funky uptempo song for a change.

"Venus de Milo" is instrumental, the title derives from Ancient Greek sculpture of the same name that is available on Louvren in Paris. "Mountains" is also funky uptempo that Prince is so good at. "It's only mountains and the sea, There's nothing greater, u and me". "Do U Lie" is a slow paced jazzy song again. Then comes "Kiss", the big hit from this album! I agree with those that said that it doesn't fit here compared to the rest of the songs. However it was just Kiss that was this album's biggest hit single. "Anotherloverholenyohead" is a midtempo melancholy song, takes the price for oddest name. "Sometimes it Snows In April" is a piano ballad, that closes this album well. Almost 7 minutes.

Overall, A melancholy album that is also atleast half-psychedelic. Apart from his previous album, many songs are slow paced here, it's also considerably funkier then "Around the World". It doesn't have as many highlights but it's a very solid album, very well suited for the movie it became soundtrack for.

Average customer rating: Not what I expected WINDHAM HILL IS THE BEST ! ! ! music and soul 30 yeas of Windham Hill A Thorough History of New Age's Premier Label

A Quiet Revolution: 30 Years of Windham Hill Various Artists Manufacturer: RCA Victor ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | New Age | Styles | Music Meditation | New Age | Styles | Music General | Compilations | New Age | Styles | Music Box Sets at 30% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Sundown: A Windham Hill Piano Collection Essential Winter's Solstice Touch-Windham Hill 25 Years of Guitar A Windham Hill Christmas: The Night Before Christmas Windham Hill Holiday Guitar Collection ASIN: B000BKDOCU Release Date: 2005-11-08

Tracks:

1. The Bricklayer's Beautiful Daughter- Will Ackerman
2. Wedding Rain- Liz Story
3. Dolphins- Darol Anger, Mike Marshall
4. Aerial Boundaries-
5. Cloudy This Morning- George Winston
6. The 19A- Billy Oskay, Micheal O'Domhnaill
7. Western- Alex de Grassi
8. O, Shenandoah- Philip Aaberg
9. Flowers Of Edinburgh- Pete Huttlinger
10. Another Country- Shadowfax
11. The Road Back Home- Doyle Dykes
12. After The Harvest- Angels Of Venice
13. Inverness- Alex de Grassi
14. Callisto's Sky- Tracy Silverman, Thea Suits Silverman
15. Moon- George Winston
16. Night In That Land- Nightnoise
17. Three Observations Of One Ocean- Will Ackerman

Tracks:

1. Requiem; Sanctus- Tim Story
2. True Story- Barbara Higbie
3. Gwenlaise- Scott Cossu
4. The Light & The Longing- Lisa Lynne
5. Reflection- George Winston,
6. When I Was 4- Michael Hedges
7. Open Doors- Jim Brickman
8. Peace Of Mind- Schrz & Scott
9. Engravings- Ira Stein, Russel Walder
10. Visiting- Will Ackerman
11. Hugh- Nightnoise
12. Love Song To A Ballerina- George Winston
13. Calling You- Jean Jeanrenaud & Paul McCandless
14. All I Ever Wanted- Jim Brickman
15. Andante From Sonata #2 In A Minor For Unaccompanied Violin- Chris Botti
16. Peace Piece- Liz Story

Tracks:

1. Angela Smiled- W.G. Snuffy Walden
2. Silky Flanks- Nightnoise
3. Escape of the Circus Ponies-
4. Because It's There- Michael Hedges
5. Tideline- Barbara Higbie, Darol Anger
6. Welcoming- Michael Manring
7. Billy in the Lowlland- George Winston
8. Clockwork- Alex de Grassi
9. Fionnghuala (Mouth Music)- Nightnoise
10. The Townshend Shuffle- Will Ackerman
11. The Orangutan Gang (Strikes Back)- Shadowfax
12. Rickover's Dream- Michael Hedges
13. Out Of The Frame- Philip Aaberg
14. Europa- Tuck & Patti
15. Tamarack Pines- George Winston
16. On The Threshold Of Liberty- Mark Isham

Tracks:

1. (You'll Be) Satisfied- Johnny Ray Allen
2. Time After Time- Tuck & Patti
3. Valentine- Martina McBride, Jim Brickman
4. Real Life- Ray Obiedo
5. Who Holds Your Hand- Patty Larkin
6. Houses in the Fields- John Gorka
7. Follow Me- Jane Siberry
8. Po Mahina- Keola Beamer
9. On The Dark Side Of Town- Janis Ian
10. Vaquinha Mansa- Cesaria Evora
11. Turning To Peace- Paul Schwartz
12. Pavane- Steve Erquiaga
13. Hush Li'l Baby- Jim Brickman
14. That Kind of Man- The Nylons
15. Hannibal's Revenge- Andy Narell
16. Desert Crossing- David Arkenstone
17. Fever Trees- Bobby McFerrin
18. Takes My Breath Away- Tuck & Patti

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In the 48-page booklet that accompanies the handsome, hardbound packaging of A Quiet Revolution, long-time producer Dawn Atkinson succinctly defines Windham Hill's core sound as "acoustically rooted music that is a blend of folk, classical and jazz influences." Guitarist Will Ackerman, who launched the label in 1976 with a tiny pressing of solo works, boils its essence down to a single word, adding "it's a word seldom associated with the music industry: innocence." Windham Hill rocked the music trade in the late 1970s by turning down the volume and cultivating intelligent, heart-probing, all-instrumental music that--largely through word of mouth--won over legions of fans attracted to the label's earthy vibe, elevated craftsmanship, and overriding sense of purity. Much of what gave Windham Hill its soul-stirring allure is nicely displayed in this four-disc anthology--a 67-track compilation that includes four previously unreleased live tracks (including "Because It's There" by guitarist Michael Hedges and "Clockwork" by Alex de Grassi).

The music on A Quiet Revolution is sorted by general style, not chronologically. Discs 1 and 2, Elements and Peace, focus more on the label's pastoral textures, and disc 3 (Artistry) explores more ambitious or ensemble pieces. Disc 4 (Excursions) might be viewed by some long-time fans as "Wayward Hill," with its assortment of latter-day vocal stylings and traces of smooth jazz. Beyond that and a few other head-scratching choices, there's much to like here, with stellar tracks from Liz Story (whose brilliant Solid Colors may be the label's finest release) to works from Ackerman, George Winston, Nightnoise, and lesser-known artists, such as guitarist W.G. Snuffy Walden and his small gem "Angela Smiled." Enlightening liner notes are by Echoes radio host John Diliberto and former Billboard writer (and past Windham Hill staffer) Sam Sutherland. For newcomers curious to know what the blissful fuss was all about a few decades ago, A Quiet Revolution provides an inviting overview. --Terry Wood

Customer Reviews:

Not what I expected.......2007-05-07

Only about half of the music is "Quiet." I expected something a little more melodious and restful. It's good music though, and well-executed.

WINDHAM HILL IS THE BEST ! ! ! .......2007-05-07

I've been a WINDHAM HILL fan since their early works and this box set is the best. Great artists and music compilation and inside staff information from the early years.
I HIGHLY RECOMMEND this one for truly Early Windham Hill followers.

music and soul.......2006-11-10

A beautiful collection , even if there aren't the songs that have made the history of Windham Hill

30 yeas of Windham Hill.......2006-11-07

Having discoverd Windham Hill in 1983 when I met my husband. I have been a died in the wool fan since then. This was an amazing and wonderful trip for the memory of my husgand's and my 23 hears together. Even had our falling love song on it. Arrived very soon after order and in perfect condition. What more can a customer ask for?

A Thorough History of New Age's Premier Label.......2006-09-02

Sixty-seven tracks spread across four discs and nearly five hours of music provide a thorough look into the vision of Windham Hill's founder William Ackerman. Windham Hill, which began in 1976 with the release of Ackerman's SEARCH OF THE TURTLE'S NAVEL, became the leading proponent of new age music.

The first CD (entitled "Elements") begins with Ackerman's enchanting "The Bricklayer's Beautiful Daughter," one of his most gorgeous melodies. The earliest track is from Disc 3 (entitled "Artistry"): the energetic "The Townsend Shuffle," from Ackerman's second album released in 1977. The most recent track is "Calling You" from Joan Jeanrenaud & Paul McCandless' 2005 release CINEMA.

All of Windham Hill's major artists are here: Ackerman (4 tracks), Alex de Grassi (3), Jim Brickman (4), Liz Story (3), Michael Hedges (4), Nightnoise (4), and George Winston (5). There are also four previously unreleased tracks (all live recordings): David Arkenstone's "Dessert Crossing," Jim Brickman's "Open Doors," Barbara Higbie's "True Story," and Alex de Grassi's "Inverness."

The first three discs present a clear picture of the "Windham Hill sound." However, For listeners who have been drawn to the Windham Hill label for its instrumental new age ambience, Disc 4 will be an eye opener with all but five of the tracks featuring vocals. The music on this disc ranges from the blues of the Subdudes' "(You'll Be) Satisfied" and Tuck & Patti's jazzy take on Cyndi Lauper's "Time after Time" to the Latin rhythms of Ceseria Evora's "Vaquinha Mansa" and the country balladry of guest vocalist Martina McBride on Jim Brickman's "Valentine."

Overall, this is a welcome and satisfying addition to any music library for collectors who enjoy relaxing music. And the 48-page booklet includes an extensive history of the label, an informative timeline, as well as photos and complete information for all tracks. [Running Time - Disc-1 74:25, Disc-2 69:24, Disc-3 78:45, Disc-4 74:40] VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

Average customer rating: And now that I'm an icon let's make some art Around the World in a Day... Uncompromised This album is so beautiful. Welcome to Paisley Parc, The World of Prince!

Around the World in a Day Prince & the Revolution Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Neo-Psychedelia | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | Funk | R&B | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Psychedelic Rock | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Parade: Music from the Motion Picture "Under the Cherry Moon" Sign 'O' the Times 1999 Lovesexy Controversy ASIN: B000002L7R Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

1. Around The World In A Day
2. Paisley Park
3. Condition Of The Heart
4. Raspberry Beret
5. Tamborine
6. America
7. Pop Life
8. The Ladder
9. Temptation

Customer Reviews:

And now that I'm an icon let's make some art.......2007-03-16

For all of the earthshattering impact that Purple Rain had on the popular music universe, Around the World in a Day seems to be the Prince album that means the most to me these days. "Condition of the Heart" is really the core of the album for me. We have the Indian influenced title track and then the Beatles-inspired "Paisley Park" and "Condition of the Heart" just changes everything up totally. I've had some deep conversations with a good musical friend about this track and what it means and how the operatic quality of it totally meshes with the lyrical content. It's saddening and deep and meaningful and helps hyperintellectual cats like myself find connection with the sadness and blues and Spirits that we wrestle with when we meditate on the frustrations of love.

And the rest of the album is pretty good too. "Tambourine" is an oft-overlooked track, but it hangs will with future spare funk jams like "Housequake". "Pop Life" and "Raspberry Beret" are the two killer singles. "America" is really filler to me and stuff like "Partyup" on "Dirty Mind" puts it to shame.

This album is not as airtight as "Purple Rain" from a pop perspective. But Prince showed a lot of audacity going for a sound like this after The Industry expected him to just keep cranking out singles like Michael Jackson went "Bad" after "Thriller".

And to think in one of my previous musical philosophical incarnations I though Prince was profane and I couldn't dig it...

Ashamed to think about that looking back....

5 stars

--SD

Around the World in a Day..........2007-02-15

Bought this remastered ($7US). This album for me yielded two tunes:

1. Raspberry Beret (good song...weak video)
2. Pop Life (an interesting song, if I do say so...)

Still, this is Prince. No one could really match the body of work that the man had put out up until this disc. Three stars!!

Uncompromised.......2006-04-04

It's amazing that a musician as sonically adventurous as Prince would become one of the biggest pop stars in the world, but in the 1980's that's just what happened. And yet at the height of his popularity, Prince never seemed to try to cater to the masses. "Around the World in a Day", which followed the runaway success of "Purple Rain", is evidence of Prince's uncompromised vision. Easily the most experimental album of his career, Prince combines Beatles-like psychadelia (the title track), classical music ("Condition of the Heart"), political protest ("America"), standard Prince libido ("Tamborine") and good old-fashioned pop ("Raspberry Baret"). "ATWIAD" is second only to "Sign 'o the Times" as my personal favorite Prince album.

This album is so beautiful........2006-01-19

I love Prince music. Some looked at this album as a step down from Purple Rain but that is complete b.s. It is more of a creative artistic move from Prince and The Revolution. My personal favorite track is The Ladder. The back up vocals are superb from Wendy, Lisa, Susannah, and Taja Sevelle. I love it.

Welcome to Paisley Parc, The World of Prince!.......2005-11-29

After the albums 1999 and Purple Rain, Prince was already multi-selling superstar and he could basically do what he wanted, he went one step further again and released a album that is pop-psychedelic with songs simular to Beatles "Sgt. Pepper" but with more pop. This album wasn't the biggest hit and critics often critisize it for it differences from previous albums. However, they're all wrong. This album is fantastic, both musically since it feautures loads of fascinating instruments and lyrically it explores new levels of Prince's brillianct song writing. The colourful cover of this album is a good way of descibing it's versatility. "Around the World In One Day" is too unique too not be enjoyed.

It starts with the title track, it got both African percussion, flutes and a whole lot off odd instruments. It stands for a good intro to what is coming. "Paisley Parc" his second song was also his new label. Musically it gives a good preview on the psychedelia. The song is about an utopia, (an alternate world) where everything is good and people get along. "Condition of the Heart" is a ballad, it starts with piano 2:30 minute before he starts singing. This melancholy song is exceptionally long, no hit single but good ballad. "Raspberry Baret" was the big hit from this album! And listening to it you can understand why, it's cathcy as hell. "Raspberry beret, The kind U find in a second hand store
Raspberry beret, And if it was warm she wouldn't wear much more"

"Tambourine" is really odd, but coming from Prince and this album in particular I'm not surprised. "Close my eyes what's it like,What's it like inside your tamborine?" and "All alone by myself Me and I play my tamborine". "America" is funky as hell (Especially it's riff), the song itself critisise political America and it's fight to destroy communism in the 80's instead of taking care of it's own citizen. We can draw paralles today to the Iraq War that's been a political priority. "Pop Life" is my favorite pick of this album, it's a very cathcy song and it's about how celebrity status can change people's life for the worse. So true.

"The Ladder" is simply amazing, it a slow paced song that feautures saxophone, it's starts spoken where Prince desribes a king from the land of sinapeny that didn't deserve to be. He doesn't do anything right and does not know where he comes from. Neither the love from Electra is adeqaute for him, all he wants is "The Ladder". The song is about finding yourself I think, and finding the right path in life. Something that is very difficult, for everyone. If you wanted something very heavy, the you got it with "Temptation". It feautures horns and heavy guitar riffs. The song is about what the title suggest.

Overall, A diffrent but fantastic album, Prince had the guts to record a very unique album, both musically and lyrically. The album is not as much about tabu's and sex as other album, this one's more political and personal. Before you listen to critics, listen to the album yourself and you should enjoy this other side of Prince.

Average customer rating: Truly a color revolution really impressive Infectious.. Great electronica for eclectic tastes Great all round music

The Million Colour Revolution The Pinker Tones Manufacturer: Nacional Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music House | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Spain | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Méjico Máxico Chicano Zen Reina Tijuana Sessions, Vol. 3 Mission Pink ASIN: B000E115DQ Release Date: 2006-02-07

Tracks:

1. Ses y Ses
2. Welcome to TMCR
3. Karma Hunters
4. Beyond Nostalgia
5. Heros
6. Sonido Total
7. Piccolissima Descarga
8. In Pea We Nuts
9. Pink Freud
10. Many Years Ago
11. Love Tape
12. Mojo Moog
13. Pinkerland Becaina
14. Gone, Go On
15. Maybe Next Saturday
16. TMCR Grand Finale

Amazon.com

Having scored massive USA college and independent station airplay and a video in rotation on MTV Europe and Japan, and having been dubbed a Myspace.com "Artist Of The Week," the Pinker Tones, a Barcelona-based electronica duo, are gaining adherents the world over. On their second album, the cheeky, musically larcenous duo incorporate everything from hot-wired, Super Fly-esque 1970s soul and muscle-headed but endearingly fluffy hip-hop to organ-glazed, beat-trussed bossa nova, with lyrics in English, French, German, and Spanish. "Piccolisima Descarga," 33 seconds of Kraftwerk-like mecho-madness (a relapse occurs during "Maybe Next Saturday"), feeds into "In Pea We Nuts," a wah-wah-frosted instrumental Barry White would have loved. "Pink Freud" reveals what the Beatles might have sounded like if they were still living in Hamburg during The White Album. "Love Tape," with its Ian Anderson-like lead flute, is both intricate and studiedly silly, while "Pinkerland Becaina" is a faux-tropical hallucination. Mister Furia (Salvador Rey) and Professor Manso (Alex Llovet) obviously have a fondness for hand percussion and retro, comparatively cumbersome sonic technologies like the Moog synthesizer and Theremin. But the way they employ them is as new as yesterday seemed while it was happening yet as old as tomorrow will feel the day after. Seductively disorienting, the tunes caress the ear and galvanize the hips like kaleidoscopic sequences of multi-culti déjà vu. --Christina Roden

Album Description

This dynamic duo from Barcelona have enjoyed success around the world with their intoxicating mix of electro, pop, dance, Latin, and lounge. Their stateside debut contains infectious beats laced with lyrics in English, Spanish, French, and Italian. "One of the most talked about bands of the year" - Loaded, UK. "A cult sensation taking the world by storm" - FHM, South Africa. Their sensational music video, "Sonido Total", is stirring up interest around the globe.

Customer Reviews:

Truly a color revolution.......2007-05-09

If you like funky dance music then, this is the CD for you. The Pinker Tones' Color Revolution is a wonderfully fun collection of music. It is an album you will certainly be humming long after you've played it or, jumping up to dance to.

really impressive.......2007-01-10

I am really enjoying this CD. I love the broad range of musical styles that the Pinker Tones employ on this record. "Karma Hunters" has been influenced by punk, while "Welcome to TMCR" has a 70s soul feel. Many of the songs are infused with electro-pop-hooks, and are incredibly catchy...I find myself trying to sing along, even though there is one song each in French, Spanish, and German. I'm looking forward to hearing more work from this band.

Infectious.........2006-08-17

..and fun and definitely worth a listen. The guys are having a blast and it really rubs off. There are songs that you'll be humming all day like Karma Hunters and L'Heros and you can't help but smile listening to Pink Freud. Can't wait for their next album.

Great electronica for eclectic tastes.......2006-06-21

I heard about the Pinker Tones on a podcast some time ago, and from that moment I knew I had to get this album. If you dig that kind of retro-loungey, kitschy electro-pop sound from bands like Ursula 1000, Pizzicato Five, Titan, Fantastic Plastic Machine, Kinky and the like, you have to get this CD too. TPT gives a try at everything they can get their hands on - from bossa nova to breaks to space age pop-infused disco beats sparkled with a big heap of orchestral and talk samples for good measure. Depending on how eclectic your taste is, you may either find this album as a weird mix of offbeat tracks, or a perfectly good mélange of songs sharing a common kitsch-pop feel, which I can live perfectly with.

Great all round music.......2006-04-11

I first found this group on my space and I admired one of the members photography and just for the heck of it clicked on some of their songs and they were really good. They are very open minded,unique individuals and you can hear that in their music.

Average customer rating: Nothing More Powerful Proto hip hop and jazz protest music with soul This Might Not Be the Album You Want Great CD. One of the great protest records, and avant-garde to boot!

The Revolution Will Not Be Televised Gil Scott-Heron Manufacturer: RCA ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Jazz Fusion | Jazz | Styles | Music Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Old School | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Poetry | Poetry, Spoken Word & Interviews | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Musicals | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Last Poets Winter in America Evolution (And Flashback): The Very Best of Gil Scott-Heron Pieces of a Man The First Minute of a New Day ASIN: B000002WAW Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

1. The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
2. Sex Education - Ghetto Style
3. The Get Out Of The Ghetto Blues
4. No Knock
5. Lady Day And John Coltrane
6. Pieces Of A Man
7. Home Is Where The Hatred Is
8. Brother
9. Save The Children
10. Whitey On The Moon
11. Did You Hear What They Said?
12. When You Are Who You Are
13. I Think I'll Call It Morning
14. A Sign Of The Ages
15. Or Down You Fall
16. The Needle's Eye
17. The Prisoner

Customer Reviews:

Nothing More Powerful.......2007-02-27

"The revolution will not be right back after a message
about a white tornado, white lightning, or white people."

More than 30 years after its release, this album remains a powerful message of the realities faced by real people in the real ghetto of real America. With jazz and R&B as the backdrop, Gil Scott-Heron - in 17 tracks - raps straight about the truth from the streets.

"You will not have to worry about a dove in your
bedroom, a tiger in your tank, or the giant in your toilet bowl."

From one of the greatest tracks ever recorded - The Revolution Will Not Be Televised - to the smooth Lady Day and John Coltrane and the pointed questions - Brother - this is music achieving its full potential through poetry.

"The revolution will not go better with Coke."

My second favorite track remains Whitey On The Moon, with its dripping sarcastic lyrics comparing the squalor at home with the "triumph" in outer space. The Prisoner - because its the final cut - may not receive the props it truly deserves.

"The revolution will not fight the germs that may cause bad breath."

Scott-Heron was forging a path for the best elements of punk rock and hip-hop. But it says something about those genres that few artists could truly look outward, see clearly & write with any meaning at all. And what does it say about leadership and priorities when Scott-Heron's lyrics remain the motif of the struggle?

"The revolution will put you in the driver's seat."

Proto hip hop and jazz protest music with soul.......2005-05-06

Soulful, melodic and biting social commentary circa 1974 is what you'll find on "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised." Gil Scott-Heron pulls no punches in his assessment of America. This is not some feel good R&B or cartoonish gansta rap. Social protest and commentary are the order on this album. Kind of like the Public Enemy of his day, Gil Scott-Heron stays grounded in the real and the here and now. Musically I'd say that this is insightful and swinging proto hip hop with definite jazz influences. Conga and flute driven funk. Lyrically some of this stuff is funny yet caustic social comment and satire, and some is a bit more seriously political, sad and heartfelt. The song "Lady Day and John Coltrane" celebrates two powerfully emotive and creative musicians. Gil was influenced by The Last Poets with whom he played on his first album (I think), arguably the first rap group, and in turn influenced modern artists such as the Roots. Protest music rarely gets as soulful, funky and emotional as this. I still get as much of a kick from Whitey On The Moon now as I did when I first heard it back in the seventies. The ghetto is crumbling and people don't have enough to eat, and we'll spend millions to put a man on the moon. Talk about getting your priorities straight. Scott-Heron was putting a magnifying glass on black american society and experiences that were largely ignored by white majority America. This is one of Gil Scott-Heron's best works and not for those easily offended. Sometimes the truth hurts. He's out to wake people up, not put them to sleep.

This Might Not Be the Album You Want.......2003-06-18

I purchased this album because I am a fan of the Last Poets. Upon listening to the samples provided by Amazon.com, I thought I was getting an album that would contain very similar content to the Last Poets: some great politically charged poetry, perhaps accompanied by some funky beats. However, when I listened to the whole CD, I was disappointed to find out that the vast majority of the tracks sound the most like "Get Out of the Ghetto Blues." If more of the tracks had the sound of the title track, this would be a five-star album, in my opinion. True, Scott-Heron has a lot of great social commentary throughout the album, but not in the form I had hoped for. I would take the Last Poets' album "This Is Madness" over this particular Scott-Heron album.

Great CD........2003-03-01

I love this CD. Gil Scott Heron is brilliant. I particularly like "Whitey on the Moon" and "The Revolution Will Not be Televised." The message is still socially relevant today.

One of the great protest records, and avant-garde to boot!.......2002-06-14

This is a unique and forward-thinking collection from the Godfather of Hip-Hop, Gil Scott-Heron. This record, produced by the jazz great Bob Thiele, is provocative, melodic, and urgent at the same time. Many of the tracks are nice, jazzy, hopeful jaunts ("When You Are Who You Are," "I Think I'll Call It Morning"). Many are ahead-of-their-time hip-hop joints (the title track, "Whitey on the Moon," "Brother"). Yet the most powerful tracks are the mournful ballads ("Did You Hear What They Said?," "Home Is Where The Hatred Is"). The entire album evokes all of the joys, pains and petitions of the black community. The work of Common, Mos Def, The Roots and Public Enemy, among others, contain clear echoes of Gil Scott-Heron's impressive work on this record.

Imagine "Nation of Millions," "Songs in the Key of Life" and "A Love Supreme" wrapped in one, and this record would fit the bill. Buy it.

Average customer rating: Tropicalia, again pretty swell The 60s Happened in Brazil Too! More fuzz!!! psychedelic brazillian style!

Soul Jazz Records Presents Tropicália: A Brazilian Revolution in Sound Various Artists Manufacturer: Soul Jazz ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Brazil | South & Central America | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Bossa Nova | Latin Music | Styles | Music Latin Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Savane Return to Cookie Mountain (with Bonus Tracks) Ys Fox Confessor Brings the Flood The Crane Wife ASIN: B000BM7UBY Release Date: 2006-02-20

Tracks:

1. Bat Macumba - Gilberto Gil
2. Minha Menina - Os Mutantes
3. Tuareg - Gal Costa
4. Domingo No Parque - Gilberto Gil, Os Mutantes
5. Alfa - Caetano Veloso
6. Sebastina - Gal Costa
7. Prociss- Gilberto Gil
8. Irene - Caetano Veloso
9. Ave Genghis Khan - Os Mutantes
10. Take It Easy, My Brother Charles - Jorge Ben
11. Jimmy, Renda-Se
12. Ando Meio Desligado - Os Mutantes
13. Tropica - Caetano Veloso
14. Quero Sambal Meu Bem
15. Vou Recome - Gal Costa
16. Panis et Circenses - Os Mutantes
17. Gloria
18. Quem Tem Medo de Brincar de Amor - Os Mutantes
19. Lost in Paradise - Caetano Veloso
20. Bat Macumba - Os Mutantes

Amazon.com

This dizzyingly diverse melting pot of sounds is a perfect primer on tropicalia--and then some. Tropicalia arose in the late 1960s as a genre informed by rock, bossa nova, soul, and underground rhythms, all mashed together to create an electrifying new movement in Brazilian music. The artists assembled here--Os Mutantes, Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso, Tom Ze, Gal Costa—-are all an integral part of the tropicalia scene. Each, however, makes their own potent artistic statement. Enthusiastic vocals, inspired chants, inventive loops, and hushed arrangements collide throughout this expanse collection. You're never quite sure what you'll hear from track to track. Gal Costa's "Vou Recomecar" is a delight, playing like a foreign counterpart to Dusty Springfield's blue-eyed soul sparkle. The genius, however, is that every moment on Tropicalia sounds both classic and modern at the same time. Most everything here is as urgent and electric as anything you'll hear on contemporary radio. --Joey Guerra

Album Description

Tropicalia in the late 1960s revolutionized Brazilian music mixing Psychedelic Rock, avant-garde musique concrete (tape loops, sound experiments), Samba, Funk and Soul into a truly unique combination.This is the first album to bring together all the artists involved in Tropicalia, Os Mutantes, Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso, Tom Ze, Gal Costa and more. Os Mutantes, the sophisticated musical anarchists from Sao Paulo not only became the musical template for Beck, they were also discovered by Kurt Cobain on tour in Brazil who tried (and failed) to get them to support Nirvana. CD comes complete with the customary extensive 40 page booklet that is full of exclusive photos. Soul Jazz. 2006.

Album Details

As Championed by David Byrne, Beck, Kurt Cobain, Stereolab and Many More, Tropicalia Revolutionized Brazilian Music in the Late 1960s. This is the First Album to Bring Together all the Artists Involved in Tropicalia - Os Mutantes, Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso, Tom Ze, Gal Costa and More. This Soul Jazz Release Comes Complete with the Customary Extensive Sleeve-notes Contextualising Tropicalia, Exclusive Photos and Slipcase.

Customer Reviews:

Tropicalia, again.......2006-07-19

It's nice to see more of this revolutionary era in Brazilian music released. However, anyone checking who was performing a main role in the movement, by looking at the Sargeant Pepper's-inspired cover of Tropicalia, the 1968 album, will notice that:

a) Tom Ze was there.

b) Jorge Ben or Jor Benjor was not.

c) Nara Leao was there on the cover and in the poetic "Lindoneia" with Caetano. Maybe the Caetano song in English was included as a marker of his exile after the Military Redeemer coup cracked down on anyone offending "values."

I believe Jorge Ben was always his own man. Gil, after Tropicalia, and Caetano, also after Tropicalia, discovered how great Jorge Ben was. Now, a US group also likes him.

Maybe Jards Macalé should be included. The problem with compilations from Brazil is that it's such a huge country, with so many different rhythms; it's hard to pick and choose. Man is lazy. It's easier to go with the "pop." Oops, pop, goes the weasel.

pretty swell.......2006-06-27

if i were in charge of this project i'd change the following: more jorge ben, more gal costa, less mutantes, less tom ze (or better song choices), and maybe replace lost in paradise for a different caetano veloso song. notheless, this album is really excellent, and a great intro to tropicalia music.

The 60s Happened in Brazil Too!.......2006-06-26

One of the best reveiewed ablums of 2006 (according to Metacritic.com), I was not disappointed.

I am a fan of 60s music and vintage 60s sounds, and this album is a treasure chest of pyschedelia that I had never been exposed to before.

I don't hand out too many 5 stars (or 1 star for that matter), but this one is worthy if you love that sound....

More fuzz!!! psychedelic brazillian style!.......2006-05-24

Wow! this is a must have.
Some genius compiled this list of legends from Brasil and created a masterpiece! Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil, Os Mutantes, Gal Costa and Tom Ze and others!
Here are songs from the 60's-70's of Brasil that rocked the house and these songs still stand the test of time.
these songs have many different ranges in sounds but you wanna get up shake it up when you hear'em and maybe take a tab or two and just get down.
You have some great Bossa Nova overtones all over it but when you least expect it the Mutants will play something trippy, you'll never know who's gonna play what.
You get a good sample of all of the different stylings these artist are capable of.
this CD is a must! this CD is an incredible starter kit for anyone interested in the musical legends of Brasil.

Average customer rating: Deliriously Good Bright ambassadors of the future Challenging debut album. The true future of Prog Derivative but Tasty

The Dark Third Pure Reason Revolution Manufacturer: Red Int / Red Ink ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Neo-Psychedelia | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Milliontown Fear of a Blank Planet Cautionary Tales for the Brave Arriving Somewhere (2pc) Posthumous Silence ASIN: B000G2YD3C Release Date: 2006-07-25

Tracks:

1. Aeropause
2. Goshen's Remains
3. Apprentice Of The Universe
4. The Bright Ambassadors Of Morning
5. Nimos & Tambos
6. Voices In Winter / In The Realms Of The Divine
7. Bullitts Dominae
8. Arrival / The Intention Craft
9. He Tried To Show The Magic / Ambassadors Return

Customer Reviews:

Deliriously Good.......2007-07-08

In their Progression Magazine interview, Pure Reason Revolution say that they try for dark, heavy Pink Floydish washes of sound, combined with light, airy, soaring Beach Boys vocal harmonies.

This is precisely right.

But the band--though it has many influences--is not at all derivative.

The vocals in general and harmonies in particular are thrilling and never overdone.

The melodies are long, complex, and well-thought-out.

The bass is driven and sounds like Chris Squire.

The drumming is relentless and yet modulated and interesting.

All in all, best CD I have heard (prog or non-prog) in quite a while.

Bright ambassadors of the future.......2007-05-23

I sincerely hope this band is embraced by the prog and ambient rock communities. PRR embues everything I like about atmospheric rock. Some have called it a mellow affair and perhaps compared to death metal it is mellow, but the style here is very dramatic, reminiscent of early Pink Floyd. Like early Pink Floyd, the emphasis is on soundscaping, with lush, etherial, Beach Boy like harmonizing, repleat with keyboard flourishes, yet maintaining a connection to modern goth rock. Its like Polyphonic Spree meets Porcupine Tree meets Riverside.

Of course, those of you who are familiar with early Pink Floyd will recognize the Floydian references in at least two song titles, Bullets Dominae and Bright Ambassadors of Morning (from the song Echoes). This is not to say that these guys are merely aping Pink Floyd, because they're not at all. The use of male and female vocals gives it distinction from direct comparison. However, don't make the mistake of thinking its another goth band, which also feature male and female lead vocals. No one singer takes center stage here, both male and female are intertwined, and blend perfectly with each other; both are competant vocalists (no acclimation period required).

Also used throughout is mass choir vocal sections, whether its actually a mass choir or multi-tracking vocals, its a stunning effect. Couple this with a band that very adept at delicate, etherial sounscaping as well as dramatic, symphonic rock, and you have a spectacular prog album. Amazingly enough, as bombastic as the some musical passages are, it doesn't come across as over-the-top theatrical, like with some similar music (Nightwish comes to mind), rather it remains quite organic sounding.

This album is a throwback to a time when an album was an artistic statement, when album flow and feel was as important as the musical contents. Fans of Porcupine Tree or any other Steve Wilson project might find this their cup of tea. Any fan of early Pink Floyd should like this as well. This isn't a band in search of a 'sound', they come across as a band who are playing music they feel. The only question now is how on earth will they follow this stunning debut. Highly recommended.

Challenging debut album. .......2007-05-16

Influenced by bands like Pink Floyd (particularly their earliest works), Led Zeppelin, as well as The Beach Boys and The Cure for their vocal harmonies, and even modern day Tool and some grunge elements, The Dark Third is a challenging debut album by Pure Reason Revolution.

The fourth track, "The Ambassadors of Morning", is a solid representative of the full album. It clocks in at a little over 12 minutes; blending numerous musical statements, from the Celtic folk parts to semi-electronic and analog synth work, to ambient atmospherics, to both male and female harmonies often sung in counterpoint, to classic rock guitar nuances. The song starts off with subtle keyboards while you can hear lots of sample sounds happening in the background. Far back in the mix, female vocalists hum wordless melodies before a heavier synth layer is introduced. This is followed by a very folky segment mixed with ambience and could make for a great movie soundtrack. The ambience generated by the keyboards is a testimony to the band's love for Pink Floyd. However, as the four-part harmonies kick off, the song turns into post-pop tune with great melodic sensibility. The multi-vocals take a back seat when the first chorus hits the tune with a very repetitive lyrical approach sung by deep, clean male vocals. Eventually the melody reaches its end and another lengthy instrumental section follows with lots of wind effects and sparse synth notes flying around. A grungy Tool can be felt before male and female vocals begin to sing in counterpoint and lead into the second big chorus that is repeated over and over until the last second of the piece.

The other songs are also composed similarly, always injected with a multitude of similar sounds, but when put together, they form these easy-listening pieces which indicate a promising future for this band. The first song, "Aeropause", evokes Pink Floyd with its droning rhythm and slide guitar. Three members in the band play guitar, and that culminates in a wide-ranging sonic pulse, especially on "Apprentice of the Universe". Also, the "dreamy" feel of the whole album fits the concept. Obviously, the band is quite interested in the phenomen of dreams and their interpretation, and that feel is perfectly captured on the whole album. That said, the avid Floyd, Zeppelin or The Cure fans may question the songs' validity, and to an extent, they may have a point. It's great the band wants to mix all these genres, but doing it right is more important.

The production done by Paul Northfield (Gentle Riant, Rush) is amazing; he's rendered an incredible sonic intensity on this album.

The true future of Prog.......2007-05-09

Just take a look at the name-checks of the 7 reviewers who have already shared their thoughts (Porcupine Tree/Pink Floyd/RPWL/Pineapple Thief/Riverside/Opeth/Radiohead). That sure makes for mouth-watering listening. Even Beach Boys and Nirvana were thrown in. That's what this CD does to you. I have a few more name-checks that spring to mind in parts on the Album. They are Blow Up Hollywood (Especially the quieter piano parts on the CD Opener Aeropause), early 70s Moody Blues Multi Vocal harmonies at times, Melting Euphoria programming Special effects in places, and Platinum Fleetwood Mac Vocal harmonies in places too (Most notably Christine McVie). There is an Enya type feel on the epic second track, Goshen's Remains as well. However, there is one band I am suprised that has not been mentioned in similarity, and that is Mostly Autumn. I am a big fan of Mostly Autumn but these guys are so much better, especially in the male vocals department. That is the amazing thing about this album. You cant simply break them down as they are all over the place. Someone also mentioned they are like Porcupine Tree's in their lighter moments. I agree to a point, but for me, the Porcupine Tree album in question is "Stupid Dream" (Most notably the Climatic guitar pieces). Same goes with Riverside. The album flows beautifully from start to finish, and as has been mentionned, there is a hidden track at the end of the last track after 5 minutes of silence. I dont know why bands do this (Pineapple Thief has done it as well for instance). It should have been shown as Track 10. I wouldnt have known about it had I not read another reviewers comment. There are 2 versions of "The Dark Third" CD. On this CD, you will see the tracks above but on the imported version (Same artwork but different colour) tracks 5 and 8 have been replaced by the songs "The exact Colour" and The Twyncyn/Trembling Willows". I am fortunate to own the double version of The Dark Third and can point out some interesting points. The so called hidden track mentioned is titled "Asleep under Eiderdown" as it features on the Bonus CD. Also featured on the EP are I. Nimos and Tambos (again) II The Twyncyn/Trembling Willows III Asleep under Eiderdown (Hidden Track as mentioned) and IV In Aurelia. However, although it is not mentioned on the sleeve, there is a fifth track being Arrival/The intention Craft (again). The songs not featured here on the full length CD are not as memorable and at the same time not as derivative. Perhaps it has to do with the Production. On the intro of "The Twyncyn", the heavy drumming vibe was very Bonhamesque circa "Kashmir". I especially love the Angelic Choir like harmonies, and the use of the Spocks Beard/Gentle Giant (God! 2 more bands mentioned) type multi layered vocals. This band is Special. VERY SPECIAL. I have seen Porcupine Tree on their last 3 Album Tours, but missed the current tour, and what makes me really sad is that Pure REason Revolution are currently supporting them. This CD is constantly playing in my deck, and will do so for quite a while (At least till the next PRR CD comes out). Definitely my favourite album of the year so far. Nuff said.

Derivative but Tasty.......2006-11-04

When is Progressive Rock not Progressive? When it's Pure Reason Revolution. The band doesn't really break any new ground here, but they produce an able auditory experience all the same. The most prominent theme on the album is lifted straight out of the lyrics to Pink Floyd's "Echoes": "...a million bright ambassadors of morning...". There are many "echoes" of past prog bands contained within the album: Opeth, Pink Floyd, Porcupine Tree, Radiohead, Dream Theater, more. Perhaps the combining of these elements could be considered progressive? Perhaps.

Much has been made of PRR's vocals. There are subtle harmonies, and the layering of the male and female vox is striking at times, but the lyrical phrasing is redundant and boring. There's an almost chant-like feel to it, a very plainsong styled approach. The phrasing is so similar from tune to tune that a certain sameness sinks in, defeating the effect of the instrumental artistry. Singing across the instrumental phrase, not along with it, might help next time. And, please, vary phrasing song to song!

The problem for me was that the band had been hyped by the on-line progressive rock community, perhaps to an unrealistic degree... maybe there was no way they could have lived up to the created expectations.

Still, it's listenable, new, "progressive" rock, and if you enjoy the bands mentioned above, you may enjoy PRR.

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