To the Bone

1. I'm Gonna Be a Wheel Someday

2. Do the Zydeco

3. Where the Hot Sun Shines

4. Love Is a Fool's Game

5. Bull by the Horns

6. Woman in Motion

7. Goin' Down to New Orleans

8. Too Little, Too Late

9. Gumbo Yayafoo 'Fo 'Ya

10. Gonna Find Yourself Alone

11. Paddy on the Bayou

To the Bone,The Sundogs,Rounder Select,Americana,Cajun,Pop,Rock,Roots Rock

Average customer rating: Good companion for Battlestar Fans Captures the feel of the show Awesome Soundtrack BSG Agree with everyone else

Battlestar Galactica: Season One Daniel McGrew , Ken Stacey , Lillis Ó Laoire , Melanie Henley Heyn , Michael Now , and Raya Yarbrough Manufacturer: La-La Land Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Television Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Similar Items: Battlestar Galactica: Season 2 Battlestar Galactica Battlestar Galactica: Season 2.5 (Episodes 10-20) Battlestar Galactica - Season One Battlestar Galactica - Season 2.0 (Episodes 1-10) ASIN: B0009Q0F5U Release Date: 2005-06-21

Tracks:

1. Prologue
2. Main Title (US Version)
3. Helo Chase
4. The Olympic Carrier
5. Helo Rescued
6. A Good Lighter
7. The Thousandth Landing
8. Two Funerals
9. Starbuck Takes On All Eight
10. Forgiven
11. The Card Game
12. Starbuck On The Red Moon
13. Helo In the Warehouse
14. Baltar Speaks With Adama
15. Two Boomers
16. Battlestar Operatica
17. The Dinner Party
18. Battlestar Muzaktica
19. Baltar Panics
20. Boomer Flees
21. Flesh And Bone
22. Battle On The Asteroid
23. Wander My Friends
24. Passacaglia
25. Kobol's Last Gleaming
26. Destiny
27. The Shape Of Things To Come
28. Bloodshed
29. Re-Cap
30. Main Title (UK Version)

Album Description

Presenting the original soundtrack from the first season of Sci Fi Channel's critically acclaimed, top-rated television series starring Edward James Olmos, Mary McDonnell, James Callis, Tricia Helfer and Katee Sackhoff. Composer Bear McCreary's dynamic score ingeniously melds orchestra, vocals and synth into an emotional experience that ranges from full-throttle action to soul-stirring drama. Packed with more than 78 minutes of music, this is a comprehensive collection of the very best musical moments from this amazing sci-fi drama's first season. Features both U.S. and U.K. main title themes and includes exclusive liner notes.

Customer Reviews:

Good companion for Battlestar Fans.......2007-05-07

If you're a Battlestar Galatica Fan, this audio is an excellent companion to your collection. Passacaglia, Forgiven, and The Shape of Things to Come are emotional and addictive orchestral soundtracks. Not every song from the first season is included in this CD. The opening credit songs for the UK and the US versions and the battle songs (The Thousandth Landing, Battle on the Asteroid) are included. Battlestar Muzaktica is quite odd and doesn't fit with the collection of songs.

Captures the feel of the show.......2007-04-11

Has a great selection of songs from the 1st season. I like show/movie CDs that you can picture the scenes and emotion of the actors when you hear the song. The Celtic underlays are great, and the Taiko drumming style is very well used for building intensity in the music. If you really like the series, you should probably really enjoy the music as well!

Awesome Soundtrack.......2007-04-11

If you like the music in a scene that just blends in and makes the scene even more emotional or suspenseful, that is what the scores from season one do on this cd. I initially bought it to for the prologue (cylon music) and the two main titles (U.S. and U.K.) but after listening to the entire cd, I have become completely addicted to it. The titles of the scores usually give you a hint of the scene and the liner notes also tell you the episode that they are from but the soundtrack has definitely made rewatching season one an even more intriguing experience. The scores with words, are written by Bear and are in various languages, but the words, especially the opera piece, are actually so dead one with the scene and in this specific scene hilarious. I love this soundtrack. If you are someone who is addicted to really grasping everything that happens in this show and watch and analyze it beyond face value, this is an added bonus to have in your collection. I highly recommend it!!!

BSG.......2007-04-10

Man I love the Classic and the Present BSG's So Inaturally find the SoundTrack/Score A joy and very relaxing. They tend to sound very similar but they are very diffrent.

Agree with everyone else.......2007-03-28

There have been lots of raving reviews of this album, as well as the equally sensational season 2 soundtrack. I just wanted to add my opinion on one track, "Destiny". An earlier review describes an Arabic string instrument being used, but it is actually a biwa, a traditional Japanese instrument that has such a distinct sound that it's hard to imagine it being used for anything other than traditional gagaku music. I don't know if anyone but McCreary has ever tried to use this instrument for something else, but it hardly matters. The fact that McCreary managed to use it so effectively in a piece that is so different from gagaku music is a perfect testament to his unique genius. I'm really looking forward to following McCreary's career.

Average customer rating: DOWN TO THE BONE SUPERCHARGED A truly great fusion of Jazz and Funk. This CD is "Jazzy"... Turbo Edition Smoothjazz.com Review

Supercharged Down to the Bone Manufacturer: Narada ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Acid Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Similar Items: Born 2 Groove En Route Good to Go-Go Stay with Me Ladies' Choice ASIN: B000N0LJ66 Release Date: 2007-06-19

Tracks:

1. Supercharged
2. Funkin' Around
3. Parkside Shuffle
4. Cosmic Fuzz
5. Smile To Shine
6. Electric Vibes
7. Greedy Fingers
8. Shake It Up
9. Space Dust
10. Hip City
11. Make It Funky

Customer Reviews:

DOWN TO THE BONE SUPERCHARGED.......2007-07-03

I WAS WONDERING IF THIS CD WAS GOING TO BE AS GOOD AS ALL OF DTTB'S OTHERS.IT IS GREAT!! I LOVE IT !! IF YOU LIKE JAMES BROWN & ROY AYERS, YOU GET AN EXTRA TREAT!!THE CD IS WONDERFUL!! THE MORE I PLAY IT, THE MORE I LIKE IT!! I HAVE SEEN THEM IN PERSON TWICE & KEEP WANTING TO GO BACK!! THEY DON'T BEGIN TO GET THE RECOGNITION THAT THEY DESERVE!!I LOVE THEIR MUSIC!!!DTTB is great in person!! I saw & heard them w/ a full band & they kept you rockin!! If you have a chance to see them live & don't, you are really missing the best!! Corrina Grayson is Great on Supercharged!!

A truly great fusion of Jazz and Funk........2007-07-01

This is the new fantastic, great new album from the British contemporary Jazz Funk outfit.
"Supercharged" is the funkiest set to date.
Every track is a winner.
The title song is a full on Funk instrumental on which the horn section excel, as is the slower "Funkin' Around".
"Parkside Shuffle" is a mellower summer like groover (hints of Ramsey Lewis).
Hil St Soul adds her soulful voice to the Incognito like "Smile To Shine" wicked b-line!
Roy Ayers adds scat and vibes to the Jazz Funk stunner "Electric Vibes".
"Space Dust", "Make It Funky" and "Hip City" are fine instrumentals that fuse Jazz and Funk.
The horn and rhythm sections are cooking. Essential.
Prepare to have a great time !!!

This CD is "Jazzy"..........2007-06-27

...I didn't want to say it "Rocks". But it does.

Down to the Bone puts out EXCEPTIONAL CD's. This one is no different.

The song "Supercharged" has got some nice high energy output.

The cool sounding "Smile to Shine" with sharp vocals from Hil St Soul is very infectious!

"FUNKIN' Around" (Bolded to avoid a mis-reading mistake) has got some stong horn melody and definitely a "toe tapper".

"Shake it Up" featuring Corrina Greyson is somewhat of a dissapointment however. It sounded like more of a Pop song to me.

The subdued "Hip City" climaxes to a stong guitar crescendo and finishes off very cleanly.

"Space Dust" is typical funky Down to the Bone, and is reminiscent of many of their famous cuts.

"Make it Funky" has an element of hip-hop, and is a refreshing change of pace from some of the other songs on the CD.

If you like Down to the Bone, you will like the other tunes, but my fingers are getting tired from typing!

I higly recommend the entire album! (OK - just this last note: You GOTTA listen to Cosmic Fuzz! It's is so cool, it's COLD!)

(Oh yeah, one last comment: I own all the other DTTB CD's, and saw them live 3 times. If you like their CD's, don't disappoint yourselves. Keep the dream, and DON'T see them live. They're not as clean and sharp when they're on tour. They don't travel with a full band compliment, and the lead sax guy, "Shilts", likes to be "buzzed" and drink beer as he plays, I saw him have at least 4 Corona Extras. :-(

Turbo Edition.......2007-06-22

I am pleased with this release. As the CD title suggests they took their sound and supercharged it. The arragnements are a little stronger, the electric guitar a little louder and the funk is still alive and well. This is great music to put on when you are hanging out with friends.

Smoothjazz.com Review.......2007-06-20

With reckless, raw energy and rhythm hurling towards you at the speed of a slide trombone in the Tower of Power horn section, SUPERCHARGED is Smooth Jazz with a nitrous injection. This is DTTB's 7th release to date and by far the most irresistible. That's a big claim given the fact that this is the group that gave us "Long Way From Brooklyn" and "Electra Glide," two format staples. SUPERCHARGED burns rubber off the starting line with the title track and let me tell you, it never stops for gas. The guys added three additional horns to the already sizzling non-stop, sax-o-matic playing by Paul "Shilts" Wiemar. Founding member Stuart Wade produced and arranged the stellar SUPERCHARGED. He's managed to capture the very essence of funk and soul. Think Sly & the Family Stone, Average White Band, Booker T. & The MGs and the aforementioned T.O.P. Special guests include Hil St. Soul on the feel-good groove "Smile to Shine," Royer Ayres on the slick joint "Electric Vibes," and Corrina Greyson on the contagious "Shake It Up." Eleven tracks that say summer... even in the middle of winter. This is unabashed, pure, unadulterated, thick and gooey F.U.N.K. There are a lot of choices out there with regard to music these days. Down To The Bone's SUPERCHARGED just made the whole decision process much easier for you... CD it or download it, but load it and load it soon, `cuz summer's here and you're about to get funked. ~SANDY SHORE

Average customer rating: Etta is the Queen of the Blues Etta at Her Best So Sad ETTA IS OUT DOING THE BEST BLUES CLASSICS Darvin Deva Queen

Blues to the Bone Etta James Manufacturer: RCA Victor ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Classic Female Vocal Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | Blues | Styles | Music Electric Blues Guitar | Blues | Styles | Music Modern Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music Similar Items: At Last! Her Best : The Chess 50th Anniversary Collection Love Songs All the Way N'Awlinz: Dis Dat or d'Udda ASIN: B00022LJ8S Release Date: 2004-06-08

Tracks:

1. Got My Mojo Working
2. Dont Start Me To Talking
3. Hush Hush
4. Lil Red Rooster
5. Thats Alright
6. Crawlin Kingsnake
7. Dust My Broom
8. The Sky Is Crying
9. Smokestack Lightnin
10. You Shook Me
11. Driving Wheel
12. Honey, Dont Tear My Clothes

Amazon.com

Californian Etta James decided against accepting filmmaker Martin Scorcese's personal invitation to sing at The Blues gala in New York in early 2003. The well-celebrated soul and blues queen makes amends here with what is one of the most blues-centered recordings in her expansive discography, bringing her big, no-nonsense voice and her feisty, proud woman's point of view to bear on classics, many identified with Chicago. The likes of Howlin' Wolf's "Smokestack Lightnin'," Jimmy Reed's "Hush Hush," and Muddy Waters's "Got My Mojo Working" may be hackneyed choices, but she seizes each of a dozen as her own, and clearly, as she says herself, these are the blues songs that touch her the deepest. No argument here. --Frank-John Hadley

Customer Reviews:

Etta is the Queen of the Blues.......2007-07-16

This is a spectacular effort from one of the true legends of the blues. EVERY cut is a killer track, the selection is incredible. Just buy it!

Etta at Her Best.......2007-07-07

With the renewed interest in blues by a new generation, Etta James in recent years has published many of the old favorites on fresh CDs. This recording is an excellent example of the old-time blues that should please all fans, young and old. I am a blues fan and an Etta James junkie. I have always claimed that she is the best that ever was. Since I bagan going blind, my appreciation of her magnificent voice is only heightened. Any of her recordings--old or new, studio or live performances, are essential for a true appreciation of the genre. However, this CD, in addition to being educational, great example of the genre, funky song choicees and of excellent quality, is simply fun.

So Sad.......2007-06-25

I can't even believe that this was actually Etta James. She must have been having a very bad day when she cut this one. Her voice is empty, weak, emotionless and she sounds exactly the same in every single track. The best part of it are her sons who play back-up. I know what she is capable of so I am just chalking it up to illness or something. I don't even want to listen to it again.

ETTA IS OUT DOING THE BEST BLUES CLASSICS.......2007-02-28

YOU HAVE HEARD ALL THESE SONG'S BEFORE BUT NOT LIKE MISS ETTA JAMES CAN DO THEM. I LOVE ALL THE 50'S AND 60'S ETTA LOVE CLASSICS BUT THE BLUES IS HER CALLING. SHE IS THE BEST LIVE PERFORMER I KNOW, HER LEGS MAY BE A LITTLE SHAKEY BUT YOU WILL NEVER HEAR HER SING ANY SONG THE SAME WAY TWICE SOMETIMES SHE'LL SLOW SONG DOWN AND MAKE YOU CRY. AND SOMETIMES SHE WILL GET FUNKY ON A LOVE SONG AND MAKE IT RAUNCHY SO THAT YOU ARE LAUGHING AND SMILING INSTEAD OF CRYING. I SWEAR SHE CAN READ THE CROWD SO WELL SHE KNOWS WHAT THE AUDIENCE HAS IN THERE HEART'S AND SHE WILL GIVE YOU WHAT YOU NEED. IT'S A PRIVATE SHOW FOR EACH AND EVERY PERSON IN THE ROOM. BUY THIS ALBUM AND PLAY IT WHEN YOU ARE IN ANY KIND OF MOOD OVER AND OVER AGAIN.

Darvin Deva Queen.......2007-02-07

It is only a few artists that can evolve from one genre to another and capture and create in each one. This album proves that with time Etta ages like fine wine. She is light and sassy in the beginning but smooth and brilliant as time goes by.

Average customer rating: The Best Of Down To The Bone Cruisin music at it's finest The Best of Down to the Bone original down to the bone group A must have for jazz lovers.

The Best of Down to the Bone Down to the Bone Manufacturer: Narada ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Acid Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Smooth Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Soul-Jazz & Boogaloo | Jazz | Styles | Music $9.99 and Under | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Jazz | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music $9.99 and Under | Prices | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Shine Supercharged From Manhattan to Staten En Route White Sand ASIN: B000MG2LQ8 Release Date: 2007-02-06

Tracks:

1. Staten Island Groove
2. Cellar Funk
3. The Zodiac
4. Black Choice
5. Gotta Get Back To You
6. Brooklyn Heights
7. Electra Glide
8. I'll Always Hold You Close
9. Carlito's Way
10. Pure Funk
11. Long Way From Brooklyn

Customer Reviews:

The Best Of Down To The Bone.......2007-07-11

I Am Not A Overly Big Fan Of This Group, So Buying Their CD's Was Not Really On My Must Buy List! However, Some Of Their Music Is Very Good And Enjoyable To Listen To. The Release Of Their Best Of CD, Was A Timely Thing For Me And Just The Right Amount Of Down To The Bone For My Tastes. A Very Enjoyable CD!

Cruisin music at it's finest.......2007-05-19

I immediately ordered this CD for my brother as a Father's Day gift. I didn't expect anything less from this group...they are true artist at their craft.

The Best of Down to the Bone.......2007-04-10

While on vacation I stumbled across a concert given by Down to the Bone at Lake Tahoe. Absolutely awesome performance and this CD has captured the best of it and their other CD's as well.

original down to the bone group.......2007-04-01

Without any prejudice whatsoever, the original group who made the CD "From Manhattan to Staten" was a far better group in terms of a better rendition, because they were more natural with the African illulations and the drum beats along with organs, trumpets, saxaphones,tom tom,vocals, etc. My humble suggestion is that the original group should be regrouped taking a lead from the the first three(3) CD'S which were made, including "FROM MANHATTAN TO STATEN".If this is done I can assure you by GOD'S will that the CD'S will be a sellout.

A must have for jazz lovers........2007-03-14

I have been following the group for some time and when I found this compilation immediately went to buy it. All the great piesces are there (for a 1 CD compilation that is) and the icing on the cake is the last track , ¨Long way from Brooklin¨. I hope that you will ejoy it as I do every time I listen to it.

Average customer rating: An instant classic... As good as the best. Our Greatest Band: An essential compilation Renewed my appreciation of these blokes Rocks Me To The Bone

To the Bone The Kinks Manufacturer: Capitol ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music British Invasion | Classic Rock | Styles | Music General | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Phobia UK Jive Think Visual Face to Face Preservation: Act 1 ASIN: B000002U40 Release Date: 1996-10-15

Tracks:

1. All Day And All Of The Night
2. Apeman
3. Tired Of Waiting
4. See My Friends
5. Death Of A Clown
6. Muswell Hillbillies
7. Better Things
8. Don't Forget To Dance
9. Sunny Afternoon
10. Dedicated Follower Of Fashion
11. Do It Again (Acoustic)
12. Do It Again

Tracks:

1. Celluloid Hereos
2. Picture Book
3. Village Green Preservation Society
4. Do You Remember Walter
5. Set Me Free
6. Lola
7. Come Dancing
8. I'm Not Like Everyone Else
9. Till The End Of The Day
10. Give The People What They Want
11. State Of Confusion
12. Dead End Street
13. A Gallon Of Gas
14. Days
15. You Really Got Me
16. Animal
17. To The Bone

Amazon.com

This two-disc set is a live retrospective featuring 26 mostly (though not entirely) acoustic renditions of Kinks classics and obscurities, and possesses a poignancy and generosity of spirit that raises it several notches above standard Unplugged-style fare. The band's gracefully low-key reinterpretations of relative obscurities like "Picture Book," "Days," "Do You Remember Walter," and "Death of A Clown" are enough to blow a decade and a half's worth of arena-rock dust off the band's reputation. The group's updating of their early punk anthem "I'm Not Like Everybody Else" carries new levels of resonance that the band could scarcely have dreamed of in 1964. The two new studio recordings are a bit slight, but they sport an unfussed sweetness that's hard to argue with. --Scott Schinder

Customer Reviews:

An instant classic..........2007-06-29

I thought I was getting a "greatest hits" package, I found it to be so much more, live interpetations of classic Kinks. I especially loved the acoustic cuts, very intimate, like you're sitting around with friends (who just happen be the Kinks). The album closes with two studio tracks worthy of being in the company of all the live classics that precede them. This is the CD that converted my 14 year old daughter into a true Kinks fan.

As good as the best. .......2006-08-04

That in all the annals of the development of this "rock" music we love
and that we saw evolve during the second half of the 20th century,
never elsewhere has rock been played with greater subtlety of wit,
sensitivity of emotion, empathy of heart, cleverness of craft,
and virtuosity of touch than that has been played by the Kinks.
Here is another example of ensemble playing.
Every note is "on" and every note is played with great sensitivity.
The band is a well-oiled machine
in the way that only a few rock bands were ever able to achieve
through that blessed combination of virtuousity and longevity.
But since the beginning
the Kinks were famous for their "hooks" propelled by tight,
powerful rhythm guitar licks.
In the passing years the band accrued melodic inventiveness and excellence,
and retained unfailing wit.
The remarkable thing about this album is that it is recorded live.
The live versions are rich, resonant, and recorded with perfection.
In all instances they are on a par with the studio versions,
and even if they can't replace the original versions as your favorites
they are all the more remarkable dead-on note-for-note or better
because the Kinks were able to generate all this perfection and emotion in real time.
The album is a living testament to one of the greatest rock bands ever to mount a stage.

Our Greatest Band: An essential compilation.......2005-04-27

In 8th grade we used to sing LOLA on the bus to basketball games. Yeah, I know so what. The Kinks though, Ray and Dave are the Gods of Alternative rock, the forefathers to all routes of rock and roll outside the mainstream.

I'm not like anyone else...sums up the whole band, the whole Kinks experience.

This is their best collection I own and I believe I own them all.
To the bone is as great a song as they have ever done and must be owned by music lovers. It rocks out like no other.

Hope Dave comes back. This band is the greatest of all time.

Renewed my appreciation of these blokes.......2004-12-06

Growing up I treasured my worn copy of Low Budget. I never explored much else beyond an other greatest hits CD and what made it to the radio. I always liked them and decided to pick up this CD used a year ago. I was instantly hooked. These guy's are great!
There's a class to this CD you don't get often on a Rock-n-Roll CD. They are having a blast rocking the small crowd with mostly acoustic versions of their pop/rock gems. Apeman, A Gallon of Gas and I'm Not Like Everyone Else stand out for me.
If you enjoy straight up fun rock-n-roll without all the hype, I think you'll like this one.

Rocks Me To The Bone.......2004-08-06

"To The Bone's" sales and critical reception continue the jadedness this band has so undeservedly suffered over the years. Even the Amazon staff reviewer tosses off the two new tracks -- "Animal" and "To The Bone" -- as "slight." "Animal" does leave something to be desired, but the title track boasts all the sonic robustness and anthemic luster of The Kinks best-known rock tunes. Eloquently arranged and powerful, the song is a radio-ready rock classic. Others contend that many of the live renditions featured here have been heard before, but the crispness and surprising complexity of "Apeman," "Death of a Clown" and the blistering "Dead End Street" lend something new to the oeuvre, even if the songs have been around for a while. But for fans who absolutely MUST have something less familiar, the impassioned reinterpretation of "I'm Not Like Everybody Else," an old Kinks B-side that defines the band's unique contribution to rock history, is as immediately engaging as the new and aforementioned title track. These two CDs are an exhilirating odyssey for Kinks fans of all stripes -- from the ones who were there to those who are yet to come on board.

Average customer rating: Down To The Bone One of the best listening experiences ever Can someone explain NOT THAT INSPIRED Don't miss these 2

From Manhattan to Staten Down to the Bone Manufacturer: Nu Groove ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Acid Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Urban Grooves: Album II Spread the Word: Album III Spread Love Like Wildfire Crazy Vibes and Things The Best of Down to the Bone ASIN: B000001YJZ Release Date: 1997-10-28

Tracks:

1. Staten Island Groove
2. Brooklyn Heights
3. Savour The Flavour
4. Muesli Brown
5. Yo Mama's So Phat
6. Touch Of Voodoo
7. 17 Mile Drive
8. Carlito's Way
9. 3 Days In Manhattan
10. On The Corner Of Darcy Street

Amazon.com

Bridging the channel between smooth jazz and hip-bop/acid jazz are Down to the Bone, a band that mixes live horns with grooves and beats and comes up with something classy smooth. Down to the Bone are more about the dance floor than the listening room, but they do spice the mix with some up-front horn charts and often use interesting instrumentation (is that an oboe?) to keep things moving. --S. Duda

Album Description

1996 album by this moody, acid jazz/ trip hop act. Features10 enticing instrumentals, including 'Staten Island Groove'and 'Brooklyn Heights'. An Internal Bass Records release.

Customer Reviews:

Down To The Bone.......2007-06-13

I've been searching for this CD for a long time. Think I got the
Best price!!

One of the best listening experiences ever.......2007-04-12

Rarely do I listen to an album that I love beginning to end, but this one succeeds easily. I never get tired of hearing it, and like another reviewer commented, it just makes me happy all the way through -- it's a great pick-me-up after a long, hard day. I can't help but MOVE to the complex layers of rhythm and music, all interwoven with amazing balance, and even though I've listened countless times now, it seems I'm always picking up some new element in the sound. Some groups play music, others MAKE music. DTTB is definitely in that latter category.

Can someone explain.......2005-10-25

why this album cost nearly $60? I was looking to buy it, but not for that kinda price. My "lone star" rating does not reflect my review but it's cost.

NOT THAT INSPIRED.......2004-08-31

When I heard "brooklyn heights" I hoped that this band had other songs in the same vein, but they do not.
The rest of the cd sounds like uninspired acid-jazz, with not enough musical chances taken.

"Brooklyn Heights" is such a great track, that it makes the rest of the cd seem inferior!

It seems like these dudes have the right idea of musicality, but they don't seem to take it as far as they should.
It sounds like they don't want to scare off their "smooth jazz" audience, so they keep the songs flat, and boring.

Had potential, but falls flat.

Reeno
WWW.SPAZZOID.COM

Don't miss these 2.......2004-04-21

Am I the only one whose favorites are "Muesli Brown" and "Savour the Flavour"? I could listen to the 2 tracks all day long. Great Disc...highly recommended.

Average customer rating: Rockin' Blues Solid Thorogood Classic Thorogood Classic George, as always.

Bad to the Bone George Thorogood & the Destroyers Manufacturer: Capitol ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Blues Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Slide Guitar | Blues | Styles | Music Similar Items: Move It on Over George Thorogood & the Destroyers Born to Be Bad Maverick Greatest Hits: 30 Years of Rock ASIN: B000002U90 Release Date: 2007-06-25

Tracks:

1. Back To Wentzville
2. Blue Highway
3. Nobody But Me
4. It's A Sin
5. New Boogie Chillun
6. Bad To The Bone
7. Miss Luann
8. As The Years Go Passing By
9. No Particular Place To Go
10. Wanted Man

Amazon.com

The Destroyers have been called a glorified bar band, yet they deserve credit for introducing '80s mainstreamers to early rockers such as Chuck Berry and Bo Diddley. They also reintroduced classic blues forms to rock radio, only in a little more electrified form. Hell, they even electrified Hank Williams's "Move It On Over." The aforementioned artists are all represented on this compilation, which in many ways also displays how much Thorogood's songs owe to the originals. The Thorogood-penned title cut, for instance, owes an unmistakable debt to Bo Diddley (who appeared in the video). And when Thorogood sandwiches John Lee Hooker's "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer" between his own "I Drink Alone" and "If You Don't Stop Drinkin'," it tough to miss the connection. If you buy only one Thorogood album, this should be it. --Bill Holdship

Customer Reviews:

Rockin' Blues.......2006-06-24

There are few that can out rock this album. It is basic and pure the way the rockin' blues was meant to be. This is music that speaks to a soul that is crying out for tenderness while standing steadfast and defiant. George reaches back some 30 years to bring rocks beginnings to modern day style. It is still bad to the bone.

Solid Thorogood.......2003-06-01

Bad to the Bone put George on the map of songwriters and will probably be his signature song!

This is a showcase release that is a change of pace and an enjoyable listen!

Classic Thorogood.......2002-03-11

BAD TO THE BONE is classic George Thorogood and his band the Destroyers. On this album we have 10 slabs of great blues-rock music that all music fans will enjoy. George helped to bring alot of the classic blues masters into the mainstream back in the 80's and early 90's when he was in his prime. On this album we have his classic title track that is enough of a reason to buy this album, but I think that the other songs are great also. BACK TO WENTZVILLE, NOBODY BUT ME, MISS LUANN, NO PARTICULAR PLACE TO GO are just furious rockin tunes that will get you moveing in no time. BLUE HIGHWAY, IT'S A SIN, AS THE YEARS GO PASSING BY are slower blues tempo songs that are pulled off very well here. George is still rockin 20 years after this release and hopefully we will still be getting some great music from him in the years to come

Classic George, as always........1998-09-13

This album features George's "big hit," Bad to the Bone, reason alone for getting it. Compared to his other albums, this has more slow numbers than usual. But songs like the opening track, Back To Wentzville, are so rockin' that they may inspire you to play the guitar, like it did for me. This really shows how George can pick up the pace or slow it down smoothly, like few can.

Average customer rating: Bone Days CD John Trudell Spiritual food for mind , heart and soul spiritual food for mind, heart and soul An Oasis of Sanity in an Insane World To the Bone

Bone Days John Trudell Manufacturer: Daemon Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Folk | Styles | Music Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Native American | North America | International | Styles | Music General | Poetry, Spoken Word & Interviews | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Spoken Word | Poetry, Spoken Word & Interviews | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Comedy & Spoken Word | Miscellaneous | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: AKA Grafitti Man Johnny Damas and Me Live at Fip Blue Indians Incident at Oglala - The Leonard Peltier Story ASIN: B000062Y72 Release Date: 2002-03-05

Tracks:

1. Crazy Horse
2. Other Close Times
3. Undercurrent
4. Carry The Stone
5. Ever Get The Blues
6. Lucky Motel
7. Bone Days
8. Take My Breath
9. Spectator
10. Sorry Love
11. Nothing In Her Eyes
12. Doesn't Hurt Anymore
13. Hanging From The Cross

Customer Reviews:

Bone Days CD John Trudell.......2007-02-22

This CD speaks to the heart. Fantastic, such talent. John Trudell is a true word weaver.

Spiritual food for mind , heart and soul.......2004-04-02

I discovered John Trudell with this album and I deeply fell in love with this man. When I heard these album's songs for the first time, I was definitely hooked and deeply moved. I can't help listening to this cd again and again...The music, beautiful blues, mixed with traditional Native American voice and music, and THIS VOICE, John Trudell's voice - deep, beautiful voice which send vibrations and thrills through all my being. Everyone who hear such a voice can't help being under a spell.
And then THE WORDS, such words as "My heart doesn't hurt anymore, but my soul does. Maybe that's what soules are for, to take the hurt the heart can't take." And then THE MAN behind this voice and behind these words...

I wanted to know more about this artist, and then I went back through his discography and discovered more about the man too. John Trudell speack about things which can't leave people cold.

As a woman, a mother and an human being this man touched me,deeply...mind, heart and soul. Please, listen to his voice, please listen to his "spoken words", his music. John Trudell is such an artist, such a man, such a treasure for the humanity. I wish everybody in the world could open his mind and his heart to this man's words.

PS: It's the same review bellow, but I re-wrote it because a lot of grammatical mistakes!! I am afraid everyone has noticed that English isn't my native language. But I was so eager to share my feelings about this album that I haven't noticed the wrong words I used and the mistakes I wrote. But I wasn't wrong about my feelings, and the "power"of John Trudell's voice and songs.

spiritual food for mind, heart and soul.......2004-03-22

I discovered John Trudell with this album and I deeply falled in love with this man. When I heard these album's songs for the first time, I was definitely hooked and deeply moved. I can't help lessen to this cd again and again...The music, beautiful blues, mixed with traditional Native American voice and music, and THIS VOICE, John Trudell's voice -sultry, deep, beautiful voice which send fibrations and thrills all over my being. Everyone who heard such a voice can't help being under a spell.

And then THE WORDS, such words as "My heart doesn't hurt anymore, but my soul does. Maybe that's what soules are for, to take the hurt the heart can't take." And then THE MAN behind this voice and behind this words...

I wanted to know more about this artist, and then I went back through his discography and discovered more about the man too. John Trudell speak about things which can't leave people cold.

As a woman, a mother and an human being this man touched me,deeply...mind, heart and soul. Please, lessen to his voice, please lessen to his "spoken words", his music. John Trudell is such an artist, such a man, such a treasure for the humanity. I wish everybody in the world could open his mind and his heart to this man's words!

An Oasis of Sanity in an Insane World.......2002-08-15

I recently purchased this CD 'Bone Days' and what can I say? A superlative compilation of music, lyrics, spoken words and song. Highly intelligent and deeply, deeply profound. A delight to the senses. An emotional rollercoaster. Happiness, inspiration, sadness, anger, despair. As I write this review I am actually listening to this very CD!

I would like to conclude this review by expressing my gratitude and appreciation to John T, Angelina Jolie and the complete 'cast and crew' who wrote, compiled and produced this exceptionally fine and highly enjoyable album. Five hundred years plus and society, 'at large' seemingly and tragically remains very blind and extremely deaf to the Wisdom and Knowledge being shared so generously, with us, by Native individuals such as John Trudell. Yes, indeed, John "live and learn are the Seasons...."

To the Bone.......2002-04-06

Again John Trudell cuts to the bone with this new album. He has been my hero for decades and each time I hear his words they still have power to move me. I cry, I get angry and I am deeply moved by this man who has touched the gods and come back with a message for us. I think anyone can relate to the expressions he shares with us. Love, happiness, blues, anger and fleeting joy. As in the title track of Bone Days " The great search for truth, every meaning has a meaning, Dark and light have their reason, Live and learn are the seasons."
His songs of love are exquisite. Like "Takes my breath" leave me feeling. . .

Average customer rating: Get this album! One of the best albums ever made a funky good time! Imprescindible si de verdad te gusta la música Life On Planet Groove

The Urban Grooves: Album II Down to the Bone Manufacturer: Q. Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Acid Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Smooth Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Soul-Jazz & Boogaloo | Jazz | Styles | Music Similar Items: From Manhattan to Staten Spread the Word: Album III Crazy Vibes and Things Spread Love Like Wildfire Cellar Funk ASIN: B00000JCCX Release Date: 1999-06-29

Tracks:

1. Long Way From Brooklyn
2. The Zodiac
3. To The Bone
4. Joy Is A Good Groove
5. Urban Jazz
6. Fusion Food
7. Vinyl Junkie
8. Yo Man It's Herbie
9. Bump 'N' Hustle
10. Right On Baby - Yeah!
11. A Little Touch Of Soul

Customer Reviews:

Get this album!.......2007-07-17

Extraordinary! traditional jazz, meshing funk filled melodies. A delicious fattening dessert in the form of music. Worth listening to again and again. In my opinion, this may be the best jazz album since John Coltrane's- A Love Supreme. Highly recommended.

One of the best albums ever made.......2003-12-04

Even if you don't even like anything that has to do with Jazz this album will definetly appeal to you. I didn't listen to jazz at all, but mostly electronic and club music like Antiloop or Fatboy Slim. Guess what? Once I put this disc in my cd player it was stuck there for a whole week! I just couldn't stop listening. The songs are so different and they all have strong and good melodies. One of the best albums ever made in my opinion.

a funky good time!.......2003-06-26

everybody go out and buy this and have a funky good time!one of the best jazzfunk groups today!i'm sure the godfather james brown would groove to this!take it to the bridge!j.h.

Imprescindible si de verdad te gusta la música.......2003-01-27

Este cd de Down to the bone es un cóctel perfecto que te da muchos y variados sabores, desde el acid jazz hasta el sonido más funk, sin dejar de lado sonidos latinos y lounge, y por supuesto con ese toque groove que le da un carácter diferente.

Descubrí este disco en un club que destaca porque sus sonidos mayoritariamente son de acid jazz. Estaba escuchando el corte número 8 y me impresionó la calidad de los arreglos, y la mezcla perfecta de ritmo y musicalidad. Si tuviera que resumir este trabajo, diría que es como una orquesta llena de virtuosos, que se deja ver como acid jazz, pero que tiene pizcas muy notorias de funk, incluso house, que le dan muchísimo sabor.

Lógicamente, compré este cd para disfrute personal y debo decir que cuando lo escuché, a principios de 2002, me dí cuenta de que era una de las mejores adquisiciones del año. Lo llevo siempre en el coche y cada vez que alguien se sube y lo oye, me pregunta quiénes son. Enganchan desde el principio, tienen un ritmo agradable y nada estridente, y siendo temas instrumentales, se disfrutan mucho más porque te puedes recrear en la música, no en lo que te cuentan. Yo soy de los que opino que la letra no aporta nada a la música. La música es para oírla, no para que te haga pensar. La música te da sensaciones, no sentimientos.

Creo que si te gusta la música y escapas de lo vulgar, de lo masificado, este cd es una muy buena elección. Yo lo tengo en mi lista de imprescindibles.

Life On Planet Groove.......2003-01-05

I had initially began this review of Down To The Bone's sophmore disc " Urban Grooves II " with the title heading " Music for the Tragically Hip " but thought far better of it. While bearing in mind other Amazon.com reader's obvious enjoyment of this CD this listener had a rather difficult time digesting this disc in one sitting/listen. Well, beyond the obvious misguided attempt to present themselves in an overly urban/oh-so-cool manner this disc simply gets on my nerves perhaps more than any recent CD that I've purchased.

Don't misunderstand me....I too have been a long time fan of this style of jazz for many years. Musicians such as Donald Byrd, Herbie Mann or the early Crusaders practiced this style of jazz with mixed results but it was very enjoyable and ultimately rewarding in bringing in listener's to this genre. That being said I found the majority of what's to be heard on this disc patently phony in it's all too eager desire cast iself as 'urban chic' and in trying to maintain some type of street-creed amongst younger listener's. You can call it 'jazz lite' or anything else you please but simply by virtue of having saxophone, flute or any other wind instrument in your song's does not a jazz CD make. The tunes to be found here go on far too long i.e." The Zodiac " clocking in at a lengthy, mind-numbing 8 minutes. Which, in most cases would be fine if the song actually went somewhere but sadly it just constantly repeats itself on and on ad naseum until it mercifully dies off. And, after attempting to listen to the other tracks to be found, all of them rewarding the buyer with the same self-absorbed thumping groove and heavy
bass beat on song after song....after song I found myself throwing up my hands. Leaving this listener exhausted and looking for his stereo's on/off switch...plus the nearest bottle of Excedrin.

I, as a rule, would never cast aspertions of any other listerner's taste in music but I have to wonder how so many music lover's could find this style of rehashed, overly produced and, at times, even child-like melodies more than just slightly entertaining. Do Stuart Wade and Chris Morgans, the Brit duo who produce DTTB and are it's source of inspiration, truly have their fingers on the pulse of what young jazz listener's really enjoy or are they just market savvy enough to be able to promote their product to young suburban white consumer's who share in some misguided longings in their desire to be "hip" " cool" or even "urban." Make no mistake, like it or not, just like anything else in the vast world, this is simply a product and knowing how to market and thusly promote that product is sadly just as important as the contents to be found therein. And, again sadly, that also pertains to today's music business as well. And this duo has done an admirable job of fobbing off to any unsuspecting listener/consumer a product that is neither fresh or, for that matter, even truly current in today's music industry.

Ultimately, while " Urban Grooves II " may appear to perhaps be paying hommage to the jazz greats mentioned above I suspect that is simply not the case. Disguising yourself as some type of jazz afficionado is bad enough but when you attempt to market that enthusiasm to susceptible, at times even impressionable young music lover's, not only is that disengenuous but even reprehensible as well. (But apparently it is profitable seeing how well this duo's CD's are flying off the shelf.) Trying to associate yourself, simply by having photograph's of the Crusader's, Airto and other jazz giants in this field on the back cover of your disc, simply won't grant you entry into the field of jazz. That's like stating that Sade ( a fine singer in her own way ) is this generation's answer to Ella or Billie Holiday. It's going to take more than just recycled grooves and a few photo's of urban record stores plus the occassional jazz lick here and there to truly grant you that entrance. When 'Down To The Bone' has done some homework, payed some dues and learned some real chops perhaps I'll be back. 'Tragically hip' who's to say. But for now I think I'll pass.

Average customer rating: Another good addition to collection Amazing CD Perfect! great from start to finish Don't buy this here

See the Sun Black Lab Manufacturer: blacklabworld.com ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Alternative Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music Rock | Alternative Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Your Body Above Me Passion Leaves A Trace Soma Holiday Sleepwalker Nostalgia ASIN: B000BQPY04 Release Date: 2005-10-04

Tracks:

1. see the sun
2. remember
3. lonely boy
4. perfect girl
5. ecstasy
6. tell me why
7. without you
8. dream in color
9. learn to crawl
10. wide open
11. lifelike
12. circus lights

Product Description

The follow-up to Black Labs critically acclaimed Geffen debut Your Body Above Me (feat. "Wash it Away," Time Ago), See the Sun is a lush, epic union of heartbreak and rock & roll, diamond-cut lyrics set to hard candy melodies, raging guitars and gin-soaked stories of love, loss and redemption. Like U2 and Live and the Goo's getting drunk together. Like a five star hotel, you check in and youre sorry to check out. Their new album has a depth and emotional range that broadens with each listen. Grammy award-winning engineer Tom Lord-Alge (Live, Blink 182) mixed most of the album. What shines brightest is the band's pop sensibility the liquid swirl of "Remember," the epic sweep of "See the Sun," the raging loss of "Without You," and the open-armed surrender of "Lonely Boy." Black Lab has contributed to the soundtracks of Spider Man, Can't Hardly Wait, Varsity Blues, Permanent Midnight, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Party of Five, What I Like About You, MTV's The Real World, and most recently, Blade: Trinity.

Customer Reviews:

Another good addition to collection.......2007-02-11

If you like black lab then what can I say you'll enjoy it. I'm not one to analyze every aspect. If it makes feel like moving then that is all I care. I think I almost like it better than their first. You won't waste your money.

Amazing CD.......2007-01-05

I've had this cd for over 2 months now and I can't stop listening to it. If you loved Black Lab back in the 90s, you will love them even more. Songs like Lonely Boy and Remember will stay in your mind for days. This is a must buy!!

Perfect!.......2006-12-26

Ever since I heard 'Learn To Crawl' on the Spider-Man Motion Picture Soundtrack I had a thirst to hear more of Black Lab's music. I bought this CD, praying I would not be let down. I wasn't one tiny bit. I LOVE this CD! I wasn't too pleased with Your Body Above Me, which I found moderately okay. I found this much superior. The only song I didn't like was Ecstasy, it just didn't have a catchy beat or lyrics and wasn't very memorable. With awsome songs like 'Lifelike' 'Wide Open' 'Without You' and 'Tell Me Why,' this CD will keep you entertained for hours while you hum along to your favourite songs. The lyrics were insightful and catchy. The music fitted perfectly to each and every song, each song being unique in it's own special way. Buy this CD, it's not a waste of money. Black Lab is an awsome bands which deserves more recognition. After listening for this, I have a thirst for a new album by Black Lab!

great from start to finish.......2006-10-30

This is a great,great CD. It is not as impressive as 'Your Body Above Me', which is truly a masterpeice, but this is a great CD. Fantastic vocals and melodies, unforgettable. A great CD from a truly incredible band. Glad to see they are still around and putting out great music, anxious to hear their next effort.

Don't buy this here.......2006-03-13

This is a very good album by a very underrated post-grunge band. This album is very different from "Your Body Above Me", but it's still a very solid, well-crafted effort. One gripe about it iss how rare it is,m though. It took me forever to find it, and I didn't want to pay $20 for it here, so I searched the internet. There is a webiste called Alternativeaddiction.com (google it). They loved this album, and they sell it for a mere $8 for download. And you pay through PayPal, so its a safe, fast transaction. So do yourself a fovor: but his great album and, if you haven't already, get "Your Body Above Me" (it's better). And buy "See the Sun" on Alternative Addiction's website.

Enjoy!

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