Mother Earth [Box set] [Import]

Product Description
Japanese limited edition reissue of the Dutch goth-metal act's 2001 album. Details TBA. Avalon. 2004.

Mother Earth,Within Temptation,Avalon,Heavy Metal,World Music

Average customer rating: A Personal Favorite---BUT... Okay. "Mother Earth" Remarkable Discovery what is this junk?

Mother Earth Within Temptation Manufacturer: Sony / Bmg Import ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Goth | Goth & Industrial | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Netherlands | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive Metal | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Hard Rock & Metal | Imports | Stores | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Silent Force The Heart of Everything The Silent Force Enter Heart of Everything ASIN: B000092RAC Release Date: 2003-04-14

Tracks:

1. Mother Earth
2. Ice Queen
3. Our Farewell
4. Caged
5. Promise
6. Never-Ending Story
7. Deceiver of Fools
8. Intro
9. Dark Wings
10. In Perfect Harmony
11. Restless [#]
12. Bittersweet [#]
13. Enter [Live][#]
14. Dance [Live][#]

Album Description

2003 reissue of 2001 album includes four bonus tracks, 'Restless', 'The Dance' (Live at Utrecht 1998), 'Enter' (live at Utrecht 1998) & 'Bittersweet'. A landmark release that set new standards for creativity, musicianship, & taste. BMG.

Album Details

Asian Version featuring Four Bonus Tracks: "Restless", "Bittersweet", "Enter (Live at Utrecht 1998)", and "The Dance (Live at Utrecht 1998)".

Customer Reviews:

A Personal Favorite---BUT..........2007-05-05

...THIS SEMI IS COPY PROTECTED. To get around the copy protection don't install the utility program. It won't play in Media Player, but you can use other programs to do everything. This is very similar to Nightwish's Century Child. The band weaves numerous classical chord structures throughout the disc. The band is very talented and they really do push the limits here. The selections range from Ice Queen to In Perfect Harmony which almost sounds like Kenny Loggins' Return To Pooh Corner. Personally, I don't care for the last 2 bonus cuts, but otherwise this is a very compelling release.

Okay........2007-03-02

Not WT's best by any means, but at least this album has personality unlike "The Silent Force". Theres a few good songs such as "Our Farewell", "Ice Queen", "Mother Earth" and "Caged". But the rest of the CD does not follow. "Perfect Harmony" sounds like a pre-school, sing-along song, and "Never-Ending Story" sounds like a folk song gone horribly wrong. All in all, the album isn't terrible...but it isnt the best.

"Mother Earth".......2007-01-31

This is an excellent album. If you are a fan of "metal only" this is probably not for you. It is fully orchistrated and highly theatrical. The musical quality is fabulous. This is a theme album that will strongly appeal to affectations other than Christian. It's hard to put this group into a catagory. Theatrical Goth Metal is the closest I can come to a description. I personally love this CD and feel it is a very strong addition to my collection of Heavy Metal that I've been buying since 1964.

Remarkable Discovery.......2007-01-04

My wife has been after me to buy this for what must be two years now, since she heard the title track on the Matt Drudge Show. I bought it as a slightly late birthday present, and she has listened to it at least three times. Wonderful stuff.

what is this junk?.......2006-11-10

I'll give you the bottom line up front. Sharon den Adel, the lead vocalist, while very talented is not not suited for this type of work. She is blatantly flat or sharp at varying aspects of Within Temptation's songs including "Mother Earth." They do not even have very catchy riffs. Don't buy their album. If you like metal buy metal. If you like emo...kill yourself. If you want to be rocked, either make your own music or find something that does not suck on the surface as well as below it.

Average customer rating: FUN It's Friendlier like Moonboat It's Friendlier like Moonboat I like to sing the songs, too

Mother Earth Tom Chapin Manufacturer: Gadfly ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | Children's Music | Styles | Music Educational | Children's Music | Styles | Music Folk Music | Children's Music | Styles | Music General | Children's Music | Indie Music | Stores | Music Children's Educational | Children's Music | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Family Tree Moonboat Billy the Squid This Pretty Planet Making Good Noise ASIN: B00005OKST Release Date: 2001-10-09

Tracks:

1. A Song Of One
2. Two Kinds Of Seagulls
3. The Wheel Of The Water
4. The Picnic Of The World
5. Sailing To The Sea
6. Good Garbage
7. Mother Earth's Routine
8. Cousins
9. On My Way To School
10. Stone Soup
11. A Capital Ship
12. All Through The Night
13. Thanksgiving Day

Customer Reviews:

FUN.......2004-04-30

It is really good it is one of my fav. band next to SLAYER and King Diamond

It's Friendlier like Moonboat.......2003-12-06

I Like This Album As Well as Moon Boat because they are both more nostalgic than Family Tree or Billy The Squid. I also Like Both Albums because they help me bring back memories of the time when on PBS They had the Blue P Head Logo with The Bell String Tune and the male announcer saying This Is PBS.

It's Friendlier like Moonboat.......2003-12-06

I Like This Album As Well as Moon Boat because they are both more nostalgic than Family Tree or Billy The Squid. I also Like Both Albums because they help me bring back memories of the time when on PBS They had the Blue P Head Logo with The Bell String Tune and the male announcer saying This Is PBS.

I like to sing the songs, too.......2003-01-19

The second Tom Chapin in my collection (1st=Around the World) I got this at the library and fell in love with the Wheel of the Water song, plus Picnic of the World. Almost all the songs are good! Tom Chapin is great b/c his songs aren't annoying like many kid songs, and they have layers of nuance that will make my 2-year-old enjoy them for many years to come. Definitely worth having.

Average customer rating: Still great after all these years Another Tracy Nelson Classic Still A Band--If You Please! Nelson in her glory days

Mother Earth Tracy Nelson , and Mother Earth Manufacturer: Wounded Bird Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Contemporary Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | Blues | Styles | Music Blues Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Bring Me Home Living with the Animals Make a Joyful Noise Live from Cell Block D Poor Man's Paradise ASIN: B00081919M Release Date: 2005-05-10

Tracks:

1. Same Old Thing
2. I'm That Way
3. Mother Earth (Provides for Me)
4. Tennessee Blues
5. I Want to Lay Down Beside You
6. Someday My Love May Grow
7. (Staying Home and Singing) Homemade Songs
8. Thinking of You
9. Memory of Your Smile
10. I Don't Do That Kind of Thing Anymore

Customer Reviews:

Still great after all these years.......2006-02-17

More than 30 years after I listened to this album in college I am still listening to it while doing my daily exercise. If, like me, you enjoy listening to the Dixie Chicks while ripping off a 10K on a Concept II Ergometer, you should definitely add this recording to your playlist.

Three of the songs on this album are included on her "greatest hits" CD but this CD also includes

-"I Want to Lay Down Beside You"
-"Someday My Love May Grow"
-"Memory of Your Smile"

- all really great songs which would each be worth the cost of this CD.

Another Tracy Nelson Classic.......2005-12-12

If you are as big a TN fan as I am, you'll be so happy to get a new copy of this on CD. I love this album. The songs have stayed with me since the first moment I heard them. This is another terrific example of how great songwriters pitch their songs to Tracy. (If you're looking for great songs- listen to any TN album.)

The cover picture is down-home & real- just like Tracy, and the songs are comfortable old friends the first time you hear them. If you don't know about Tracy, ask any great vocalist and I'm sure they can tell you about her as her fans are legion.

Get this CD...in fact, get all of her CDs. This is a good one to start with. Stop by her website, too, and tell her what you thought of it.

Still A Band--If You Please!.......2005-09-28

Tracy Nelson's transition from lead singer of Mother Earth to a solo artist was actually a gradual evolution. Unlike so many other women singers of the late 60s and early 70s (including Janis Joplin and Linda Ronstadt), she wasn't quick to leave her band behind once she had achieved a certain level of prominence herself.

It would be another couple of years after this 1972 release before she would actually release her post-ME solo debut, the eponymous TRACY NELSON on Atlantic. (I'm not counting the pre-Mother Earth DEEP ARE THE ROOTS here--nor the side project TRACY NELSON COUNTRY, recorded between Mother Earth's second and third albums--but inevitably their existence seem to have contributed to the confusion about the arc of Tracy's career.) But even after the Atlantic album came out, she was actually still touring with Mother Earth. So there's no clear timeline, and the process was pretty much a gradual one--as Tracy herself has indicated in interviews and on her website.

But this album was still very much a group effort. The change in billing (from "Mother Earth" to "Tracy Nelson/Mother Earth") was pretty much an acknowledgement of the fact that, after the first two albums on Mercury, Tracy had become the sole vocalist in the group, and therefore the focus of most of the attention. The band's third and fourth albums (SATISFIED and BRING ME HOME) could just have easily used this new billing. Like I said, this was a gradual process. But they were still a band at this point (and in fact, would go on to release one more album under the TN/ME rubric, namely POOR MAN'S PARADISE). The cover shot tells it all. Tracy is seated in the center, playing with her dog, while gathered around her, looking decidedly earnest, are her bandmates.

So while distributers Wounded Bird are to be commended for releasing this, and all the other Mother Earth titles originally appearing on Mercury and Warners, they did kind of blow it in their packaging. The dash between the "Tracy Nelson" and the "Mother Earth" seemed deliberate, as though to suggest that the group consisted of two equally important elements, the vocalist and the band. Wounded Bird, while keeping the original cover, has designed a package which clearly suggests that this is a Tracy Nelson solo ENTITLED "Mother Earth." That is an unfortunate error, one that Tracy herself would certainly have pointed out had she been involved at all in the packaging of the re-release.

Well, be that as it may...as with all the Mother Earth stuff now available, it is a joy to have this at last on CD. Never thought we'd see the day, actually. Warners had released their BEST OF... compilation in the mid-90s, and for the longest time, it looked like that would be that. Thank the good Lord for companies like Wounded Bird, Rhino and Collectors' Choice, which license and re-release classic albums in their entirety. They're on the side of the angels, so I hope they do well (minor errors in packaging notwithstanding).

But speaking of the billing change, it was actually kind of ironic that it should have occurred with this particular release. Nearly all of the previous Mother Earth albums contained at least one or more showstoppers by Tracy. TN/ME gave her star-billing, but her performances on this record were (although quite wonderful) among the most understated of her entire career. Of course, there are any number of gorgeous ballads, including her classic rendition of "Tennessee Blues" and John Hiatt's "Memories of You," which show off her stately vocals to great effect. But the uptempo numbers, such as "Same Old Thing" or "I Don't Do That Kind of Thing Anymore" do not end with one of Tracy's patented socko-boffo finishes. The band just kind of good naturedly choogles along to an eventual fade-out on these numbers. It's all very nice and appropriately bucolic--the group was firmly ensconced on their farm outside of Nashville by then--but overall this record lacks the punch of its predecessors (particularly the gospelly BRING ME HOME, which came out a year or so before).

But it's a perfect record for a lazy Saturday afternoon, when you're playing with your dog--and your bandmates are just sitting around groovin'.

Nelson in her glory days.......2005-06-26

One of the truly transcendent rock albums, Mother Earth's "Bring me Home" (1971) has had no CD reissue. Until that grave oversight is rectified, savour the reissue after 33 years of Tracy Nelson's followup Mother Earth album (1972).

If "Bring me Home" is the peerless spiritual journey, its successor is a mellower take on love and regret. As always in her glory days, Nelson had an unerring ear for the finest country and blues writers.

Here, with a similar band to that of 1971, she covers Bobby Charles (twice), Eric Kaz (twice) and the indestructible John Hiatt. Tim Drummond, bassist in 1971 but absent here, contributes the achingly beautiful tune "I Want to Lay Down Beside You". Nelson chips in with "I Don't Do That Kind of Thing Anymore", a passable number that pales beside the immortal "Soul of Sadness" that she wrote for the 1971 album.

It's a platitude that Nelson is the greatest unappreciated female voice of American rock. In her matchless timbre and phrasing she is light years ahead of a minor muse and major mischief like Janis Joplin. Add this one to the collection and keep praying for "Bring me Home" to return in triumph.

Average customer rating:

Handel: The Masterworks (Box Set) Manufacturer: Brilliant Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Trios | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Handel | Handel, George Frideric | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Concerto Grossi | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Trio Sonatas | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Flute | Reeds & Winds | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Oboe | Reeds & Winds | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Recorder | Reeds & Winds | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Violin | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Cantatas | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Anthems | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Cantatas | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Hymns | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Passions | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Blowout Box Sets | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 20% Off | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music All Classical Music Blowout | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Handel, George Frideric | ( H ) | Composers, A-Z | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Opera & Vocal | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Brilliant Classics | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Vivaldi: The Masterworks (Box Set) Haydn: The Masterworks [Box Set] Mendelssohn: The Masterworks [Box Set] Dvorák: The Masterworks [Box Set] Schubert: The Masterworks [Box Set] ASIN: B00062FLI8 Release Date: 2004-11-30

Average customer rating: Most beautiful cd ever This CD is astoundingly Beautiful Not just for the little ones! This is one of the best albums of any kind..... Beautiful lullabys from around the world

Mother Earth Lullaby Various Artists Manufacturer: Ellipsis Arts ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Celtic Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Celtic | International | Styles | Music Jazz Fusion | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Children's Music | Styles | Music Compilations | Children's Music | Styles | Music Lullabies | Children's Music | Styles | Music General | Children's Music | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Guitar Lullaby Papa's Lullaby Planet Sleeps Lullaby: A Collection Mediterranean Lullaby ASIN: B00006J3VR Release Date: 2002-09-17

Tracks:

1. Flor E Estrela - Teresa Ines
2. Dormi, Dormi - Eugene Ruffolo
3. Close Your Eyes - Lisa Sokolov
4. Maya Luz - Bernardo Palombo
5. A Phluirin Mhilis - Susan McKeown
6. Suenos De Milonga - Christine Brebes
7. La Berceuse D'Angela - Olivier Marcaud
8. Cancion De Cuna - Alexandra Montano
9. Abbobbo - John La Barbera
10. Spyat Ustalie Egrushki - Joseph Deninzon
11. Canto Di Cibele - Alesandra Belloni
12. Sarawati's Dream - Steve Gorn
13. Mwanangu - Erica Azim
14. Todo Ya Esta En Calma - Cesar Berlanga
15. Nana - Alexandra Montano
16. Gonzalo Grau - Mi Tripon
17. Sleep My Wee Child - Jim Goodin

Amazon.com

Here's an album that will produce Zzzs over fidgety, fretful little foreheads faster than you can piece together the second verse of "Hush Little Baby," and it will satisfy grownups in search of meditation music that's not too drippy. Close your eyes for Cesar Berlanga's peaceful, reassuring "Todo Ya Esta en Calma" (from Spain) or Steve Gorn's instrumental "Saraswati's Dream" (India), with its whispery bamboo flute and Dobros, and it's déjà vu, not just tranquility, that washes over you. Isn't this the same gorgeous stuff that transported you far from your troubles last time you indulged in aromatherapy? As with other titles in the series, a booklet complete with lyric translations, thoughtful commentary on each track, and the artist's e-mail address slips into its own attractively designed cardboard sleeve. The record's intended bragging point, of course, is its reach. A dozen or so languages deliver a single message--that music has the power to put us in touch with our nurturing sides. --Tammy La Gorce

Customer Reviews:

Most beautiful cd ever.......2006-11-10

Love love love this cd and have given it to all my friends who have children!

This CD is astoundingly Beautiful.......2003-03-09

What a jewel in the crown of Children's music. You just have to hear the song "Dormi, Dormi" and you will be hooked. It is just exquisitely beautiful. I have several CDs in this series, but this one takes the prize. This one and Papa's Lullaby are my favorites. GET THEM!

Not just for the little ones!.......2003-02-26

Although the word Lullaby might be connected with putting the young ones to bed, this collection of soothing bed-time music will appeal to all who desire a warm earthy soundscape to relex to. Hats off once again to Jeff & Russell Charno at Ellipsis Arts.

This is one of the best albums of any kind............2003-01-27

One of the best albums I have bought in many, many months. Saw it at ..., with several others in the series, and it spoke to me. The guy behind the counter played it for me and I had goosebumps from the first note. What a wonderful listening CD. I did not know it was a kids album until I got it home and read the back of the cover. Delicious, soft, world music. Your baby will be unable to resist the gentle whisper of these gorgeous melodies. As an adult, even more appreciative. Hats off to the company who put these out. How about an adult series??!!

Beautiful lullabys from around the world.......2003-01-27

My kids and I love this CD!! The first song from Brazil is beautiful and a favorite of my sons. My daughter's favorites are the songs from Italy and Russia. Get all of the Ellipsis Arts Lullaby CD's - I guarantee you'll love them all!

Average customer rating: Superb collection Trouble with the CD? Not exactly Living with the Animals Essential Tracy Nelson I'm in love with Tracy

The Best of Tracy Nelson & Mother Earth Tracy Nelson Manufacturer: Reprise / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Contemporary Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | Blues | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music General | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music Similar Items: Live from Cell Block D Tracy Nelson Country Living with the Animals In the Here and Now Mother Earth ASIN: B000002N78 Release Date: 1996-09-10

Tracks:

1. Down So Low
2. Cry On
3. Goodnight Nelda Grebe, The Telephone Company Has Cut Us Off
4. Mother Earth
5. Won't Be Long
6. Need Your Love So Bad
7. The Soul of a Man
8. Satisfied
9. Ruler Of My Heart
10. Temptation Took Control Of Me And I Fell
11. Soul Of Sadness
12. Tonight, The Sky's About To Cry
13. I'll Be Long Gone
14. Seven Bridges Road
15. Tennessee Blues
16. Thinking Of You
17. I Don't Do That Kind Of Thing Anymore

Customer Reviews:

Superb collection.......2007-03-27

I don't know about the group Mother Earth and have never heard them. I heard Tracy Nelson sing the song "Mother Earth" on my local public radio, loved it and wanted to learn more about the song and the artist. So I took a chance and ordered this CD--WOW! There are few female vocalists I like who have the chops and soul and "guts" to put out an album where I like the whole thing instead of just a song or two. This has 17 tracks, quite amazing in itself, and almost all of them are deeply moving, original and very soulful renditions. Get this album if you like thoughtful, well crafted blues, you just can't go wrong with this collection and Tracy's voice. Classic, classic, classic.

Trouble with the CD?.......2006-08-11

Love the CD. Just want to know if anyone else has trouble playing it on his/her computer. I've begged and borrowed 3 different copies, and I've had trouble with all 3. Don't want to buy it if I can't play it on my computer. Comments/ideas?

Not exactly Living with the Animals.......2002-11-10

Here is a lovely taste of Mother Earth, deservedly focusing on their terrific lead singer Tracy Nelson. A morsel worth having if only for the few tracks taken from their seminal "Living with the Animals" album, which should have been re-released on CD long ago. This is the work that catapulted Mother Earth into the forefront of folk/rock stardom ...

Essential Tracy Nelson.......2002-08-03

Back in the day, the Mother Earth album 'Living With the Animals' rarely left record player for more than a day - but it was somewhat a difficult record to listen to, because I had to keep jumping up to skip tracks. The album was schizophrenic in the extreme with a split personality that was sometimes Tracy Nelson country-gospel-influenced blues and the rest of the time so rather uninspired pop-rock by the band's guitarist. I loved, loved, loved the former, and felt rather ambivalent about the latter. This album contains only the former.

There is so much good material here I don't know where to begin. The album contains almost all the Tracy-led cuts from 'Living With the Animals' and that is worth the price of admission. The two cuts with Mike Bloomfield (Butterfield Blues Band, Super Sessions) guesting contain some of his very best pure blues playing. There are constants in the quality of Tracy's voice, and in the country-gospel-blues blend that shapes the sound of all the material. Also, there is much pleasure to be found in hearing the improvement and changes that time brought to her vocal and keyboard performances, since the album is reasonably chronological. Finally, the notes, by Al Kooper, are detailed and informative.

I thoroughly enjoy this compilation, listen to it all the time (again, 30 years later) and constantly astound friends who wonder how they could have overlooked such an impressive artist all this time

I'm in love with Tracy.......2001-12-30

I had tracy nelson and mother earth about 6 different times back in the 60's and 70's Great studio musicians mikal bloomfield and al kooper{super sessions}. Green album on mercury label. But when I heard her belt out the song "Mother Earth" I would get \goose bumps when she sang we got to GO backto mother earth. So when I saw this best of album had that cut I was happy,cant wait to get it, and my goose bumps ! Ive always said she blew janice joplin out of the water! come to think of it I had no problem replacing living with the animals holding on to that one album was hard thought I was the only tracy fan out there? peace out

Average customer rating: Amazing Funk Metal. One of the best rock cd Standout jam band of the mid 1990's Nothing Compares to IME!!!! I Mother Earth - 'Dig' (Capitol)

Dig I Mother Earth Manufacturer: Capitol ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Funk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Metal | Funk | R&B | Styles | Music Similar Items: Scenery and Fish Blue Green Orange Quicksilver Meat Dream Space in Your Face Galactic Cowboys ASIN: B000002V1H Release Date: 2007-01-08

Tracks:

1. Mothers
2. Levitate
3. Rain Will Fall
4. So Gently We Go
5. Not Quite Sonic
6. Production
7. Lost My America
8. No One
9. Undone
10. Basketball
11. And the Experience
12. Universe in You

Customer Reviews:

Amazing Funk Metal........2007-01-08

I cannot begin to tell you how much I am grateful for picking up this album. It was originally not my intent on the day I walked into my local used cd store to find "Dig". I was actually looking for "Quicksilver Meat Dream" after hearing a few tracks on internet radio. Since I couldn't find that one that I was looking for I said, what the heck, so I picked it up. I was really suprised how I had gone in for their new album and fell in love with their first. The whole atmosphere of this album is excellent. The funk blues grungy style adds to the greatness with those emotional guitar solos like in the track "Universe in You". It reminds me just a bit of Pink Floyd when I hear it. Probably my favorite tracks are "Undone", "Lost My America", "Levitate", and "Universe in You". Here's my track ratings...

1. Mothers - 9/10
2. Levitate - 10/10
3. Rain Will Fall - 10/10
4. So Gently We Go - 10/10
5. Not Quite Sonic - 10/10
6. Production - 9/10
7. Lost My America - 10/10
8. No One - 10/10
9. Undone 10/10
10. Basketball - 9.5/10
11. And the Experience - 9.5/10
12. Universe in You - 10/10

Overall: 98% A

It's probably one of my most recent discoveries that I was amazed by. It's an all around excellent album if you are into Funk Metal style with a bit of Pink Floyd mixed in. It was an excellent addition to my growing collection.

One of the best rock cd.......2006-04-29

I am way too late in writing a review for this cd, but if you can find this cd, order it. This cd was IME's best. The singing, musicianship and song compositions are awesome. I always hear new elements in the songs everytime I listen. The band rocks in a way Red Hot Chili Peppers mixed with Soundgarden would - but that is a bad analogy. They are just enough jam/progressive without being overkill.

* * * * * 5 Stars

Standout jam band of the mid 1990's.......2006-03-03

It's quite unfortunate that the following has happened:

(1) I Mother Earth disbanded.
(2) I Mother Earth disbanded after receiving virtually no radio play.
(3) I Mother Earth disbanded after filtering through 2 lead singers, including one of the finest voices rock music has ever heard.
(4) Amazon is not selling this album.

But this is your opportunity to get one of the most underrated cds in rock music for incredibly cheap. Take a chance, buy it from Amazon's Marketplace, and you will not be disappointed.

Edwin & Company (Edwin made this band...not the other way around) provided a grunge obsessed half decade with some of the finest blues/jam/alternative rock...whatever you want to call it, it was (nay, it IS) great music. The tunes are incredibly infectious and catchy. Combined with Edwin's unique voice, IME produces a sound that was literally unlike any other band of the bleak mid 1990's that were dominated by Nirvana & company. Each and every song on this album is memorable, beginning with the instrumental, The Mothers, followed by the more commercially popular Rain Will Fall and Not Quite Sonic, right down to the diamonds in the "rough," No One, Undone and Basketball. The closest comparison that I can think of to a similar band in a similar era would be Candlebox. Songs like Rain Will Fall parallel the style of Arrow off of Candlebox's self-titled first release. But maybe I think that merely because I purchased both albums at the same time. IME enjoyed a certain level of popularity in 1994-1995 opening up for Dream Theater on their world tour, ultimately inspiring a future Dream Theater song. So if you're also a fan of Dream Theater, IME will not disappoint.

Quite frankly, I Mother Earth tops my list of the most underrated rock bands of all time. The brief time with Edwin will stand out as their most popular, most successful period, with Dig standing out as the better of the two releases with their former disgruntled singer (the other being Scenery and Fish...also a fine work). By no means is this album outdated or irrelevant today, in fact, Dig was very likely years ahead of its time. If released today, it may still be the uncovered gem that it was in 1993, or it may have commercial success. Either way, IME's Dig is a true must-have for fans of bluesy, catchy, rock music.

Nothing Compares to IME!!!!.......2005-08-14

I stumbled upon I mother earth cassette back in the old days when it first got released. I was at a tiny record store and every often I would check out new stuffs that were brought in by the owner of the store. He had no knowledge of music whatsoever. All he knows was to sell. Me on the other hand... saw this weird looking cover, a dog with an oxygen mask. I was like I Mother Earth??? What is this??? In those old days I remembered, you could test the cassette at the counter and listen to the 1st song briefly... So I brought it to the owner and test it out.. To my surprise this record was an entirely different feel, atmosphere all together... The 1st song was a melodic intro and then blast in with the 2nd song.. I heard this briefly at the store and was like wow!! Alright I want it.. I took a chance not knowing the entire album was good and was to my taste I was mainly influence by 80's hard rock / hair metal type of sound and band. When I got home and listen to the entire album.. it was not bad there was couple of songs which I didn't like because it was entirely different from the hard rock sound that I was used too.... But I gave it chance and grew to love every song on the album.....I can say I was open enough to accept a brand new band with a distinctive sound and feel.... I Mother Earth blended with tons of tribal drumming and sound.. Their song writing was totally different from the 80's hair metal band...I was always seeking new band with new sounds and new talent. And here I am with I Mother Earth.. The best song that really caught me was Levitate, Rain Will Fall, Not Quite Sonic and so forth... It was a blast listening over and over again. And it grew each time to listen to it.. Very melodic in a different way..I also remembered I had played drums a few years back and was really into hrad rock style.. Then when I learned and played I Mother Earth's song I was completely drumming in a different style.. I had to learn so many parts to their songs... It is not the typical hard rock feel anymore but tribal feel to it.... More toms playing instead of snare and kick drum... Also the song Rain will Fall had a double bass parts towards to end.. it was a blast learning and playing it....it had a totally different feel when the snare comes in.. I love it so much.. and now to this year 2005 I can look back and say that I had an awesome time being influenced by I Mother Earth... To those of you who are unsure of this band... What I had to say is just be open.. and listen to the music.. Let the music digest in you and feel it....It stand the test of time!!! Highly Recommended!!

I Mother Earth - 'Dig' (Capitol).......2004-12-04

Highly appreciated sounding debut CD from this Canadian-based four piece.I Mother Earth plays a genre of psychedelic-metal that will put some of us listeners into somewhat of a hypnotic trance.A couple of cuts I thought stood out were the space-funky "Rain Will Fall",the metallic "Levitate","The Mothers" and "So Gently We Weep"(this track sort of reminds me of the Doors "The End").Just might appeal to fans of Orange 9mm,early Korn,Sublime and Animal Bag.Worth checking out.

Average customer rating: Nicely Produced, but beware of the Region 2 DVD WITHIN TEMPTATION RULES Within Temptation ~ Mother Earth Symphonic Etheral Metal at it's BEST !!

Mother Earth Within Temptation Manufacturer: Sanctuary ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Goth | Goth & Industrial | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Netherlands | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Silent Force The Dance (Enhanced) Enter Heart of Everything The Heart of Everything ASIN: B0002QPTK8 Release Date: 2004-09-13

Tracks:

1. Mother Earth
2. Ice Queen
3. Our Farewell
4. Caged
5. Promise
6. Never-Ending Story
7. Deceiver of Fools
8. Intro
9. Dark Wings
10. In Perfect Harmony

Tracks:

1. World of Make Believe [*]

Album Description

Their 2004 album includes a bonus DVD (PAL/Region 0) disc with live tracks, videos and a 'Backstage Report.' Sanctuary.

Album Details

Following the Commercial Breakthrough from Goth/Nu Rock Artists Such as Evanescence and Nightwish, the Gates Are Now Open for Within Temptation to Break Into the Mainstream. Bonus Dvd (Pal)

Customer Reviews:

Nicely Produced, but beware of the Region 2 DVD.......2007-07-14

Great production and much nicer cover art than strandard edition IMO. As an import disc, the DVD is coded for Region 2, so it won't work in most USA DVD players. I was able to download a trial version of the DVD X Player from DVD X Studios (a region-free player for PCs) and was able to view the DVD just fine.

WITHIN TEMPTATION RULES.......2006-02-12

You will love anything this group does; Sharon has the voice of an Angel, and the music can send you through a whirlwind of emotions in a matter of seconds. There is a song for everyone on every album! You will never be dissapointed with anything Within Temptation does I gaurantee it!

Within Temptation ~ Mother Earth.......2005-05-11

I'm a big fan of melodic/symphonic metal but one thing I hate about the genre is how everyone starts sounding uncannily alike after awhile. The striking cover art is what initially drew me to Within Temptation but what I discovered was far more than just visual splendor. I was treated with a refreshing yet similar take that's unique yet familiar, if that makes any sense. They stand out somehow and aren't just another Nightwish clone, and yet they both coincide as equals when it comes to brilliance. Hailing from the Netherlands their music can best be described as Gothic folk rock. I know a lot of bands are labeled as such these days but few actually live up to the diverse title given them. Within Temptation's "Mother Earth" however does. The creative lyrics each tell an interesting story and are told, interweaved, with irresistibly hooking melodies. Sharon den Adel also has one of the most captivating voices I've ever heard. In a way she reminds me of Christina Scabbia from Lacuna Coil, but only because they both manage the ethereal with a flare of attitude so well. I become mesmerized every time I hear her sing and very few vocalists can give me chills like she can; especially on "Our Farewell" which is one of the saddest, heart-renchingly beautiful rock ballads in the history of music (IMO, anyway). It's about losing a loved one, wondering how you'll be able to move on without them, and then realizing they'll always be with you and that this isn't the end... Other favorites are "Ice Queen", "Caged", "Dark Wings", "Restless", and "Deceiver Of Fools", which reminds me of something you'd hear on a Lord of the Rings soundtrack... That is until the crushing guitars come in...

'Mother Earth' is my first but certainly not my last album from Within Temptation, and while their sound here is mostly Gothic folk rock, as I said before, the live tracks "Enter" and "The Dance" indicate a darker, rougher, less folksy sound on other endeavors.

There's a bonus DVD featured here too of the songs "Never-Ending Story", "Caged" and "Mother Earth" in concert, as well as the video for "Mother Earth" and a backstage glimpse into their 2003 European tour which is surely a pleasure to watch for fans both old and new of this incredibly gifted band. I must warn those who are buying this as an import, though, because the disc isn't formatted to work on all DVD players.

Symphonic Etheral Metal at it's BEST !!.......2004-12-15

If W/T doesn't have a concert in the USA soon , I'm gonna splurge for plane tickets !! It's not just the haunting vocals (and eyecandy) of Sharon den Adel, the metal with symphony is awesome too !
They are a perfect addition to my Beseech,Doro,Nightwish,Lacuna Coil,Darkwell collection .

Visit their fine website @ http://www.within-temptation.nl

VVega

Average customer rating:

Mother Earth's Lullaby Manufacturer: Elfin Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items: Daydreams Fragrances of a Dream The Standing Stones of Callanish ASIN: B0001LJ9IW

Average customer rating: ...And I Fell

Bring Me Home Mother Earth Manufacturer: Wounded Bird Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Contemporary Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | Blues | Styles | Music Blues Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Mother Earth Make a Joyful Noise Living with the Animals Satisfied Poor Man's Paradise ASIN: B0009NSDNO Release Date: 2005-06-21

Tracks:

1. Temptation Took Control of Me and I Fell
2. There Is No End
3. Soul of Sadness
4. I'll Be Long Gone
5. Bring Me Home
6. Tonight, The Sky's About to Cry
7. Seven Bridges Road
8. and Behold
9. Deliver Me

Customer Reviews:

...And I Fell.......2005-08-13

I bought the LP back in the day and based on Tracy Nelson's killer performance of "Temptation Took Control Of Me And I Fell", this recording warrants its reissue and purchase. The 30-second clip gave me goosebumps!

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