Confidential

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What separates White from the crowded pack of smooth-jazz guitarists is his exquisite sense of melody. That skill is on full display on Confidential, easily the most well-rounded album of White's career. Among the highpoints here is the return of vocalist Christopher Cross, who shines on a cover of Brenda Russell's light bossa nova tune, "She's in Love." Other guests include pianist Brian Culbertson, who offers a Bob James-like solo on the title track, trumpeter Chris Botti ("Stormfront"), and saxophonist Mindi Abair, who graces "Are You Mine." But it's White's lines that soar throughout, like melodies in search of words. --Mark Ruffin

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Road Kill Stew and Other News (with Special Guest Bob Schieffer) Honky Tonk Confidential Manufacturer: Too Many Dogs ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Alt-Country & Americana | Country | Styles | Music Similar Items: Hammer of the Honky-Tonk Gods Legendary Songs of Don McLean Waking Up Laughing Balls Last of the Breed ASIN: B000NVJSHM Release Date: 2007-02-25

Tracks:

1. Hard Choices
2. Hangover Boogie
3. Road Kill Stew
4. Little Lulu and Sister Hot Stuff
5. The Ghost in My Guitar
6. TV Anchorman
7. Lorraine, Lorraine
8. Statue of a Fool
9. Black Roses
10. I Wish You Were From Texas
11. Guitar Boogie
12. Long Shot Love
13. A Girl Named Dick
14. addENDum: WHTC Radio-- Momma's Cow

Product Description

Road Kill Stew and Other News is a collaboration between the WAMMIE-award (Washington, DC's Grammies)winning Honky Tonk Confidential and CBS News chief Washington correspondent and Face the Nation anchor Bob Schieffer. Bob wrote the lyrics to four of the songs, including the hilarious "TV Anchorman," which he performs as a talking blues tune. HTC also wrote the music to Bob's "Hard Choices," a song of loss and longing from a woman's point of view; the rollicking rock tune "Little Lulu and Sister Hot Stuff," and "Long Shot Love," which is about a love that's lasted many years, despite the odds. The other songs on the CD are HTC s usual eclectic blend of hard core country, western swing, hillbilly boogie, and rockabilly. Diana Quinn sings the title cut, Road Kill Stew, a delicious, recipe with a swampy taste. Mike Woods sings the obscure Hangover Boogie, as well as the country classic Statue of a Fool. Mike also tears it up on the instrumental, Guitar Boogie. Diana and Lisa Ann Wright wrote A Girl Named Dick, which is a parody of Johnny Cash s A Boy Named Sue. Bob wraps it up with a cameo performance on a not-so-hidden track, a vintage recording that we unearthed from the vaults of WHTC, Momma s Cow.

Average customer rating: ROMANCE Peter White Confidential confidential, but not silent Great work from Peter White beautiful !

Confidential Peter White Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Jazz Fusion | Jazz | Styles | Music Smooth Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Similar Items: Glow Playin' Favorites Caravan of Dreams Perfect Moment Pure ASIN: B0001IN10M Release Date: 2004-03-23

Tracks:

1. Coast Road Drive
2. Talkin' Bout Love
3. How Does It Feel
4. She's In Love
5. Are You Mine
6. Lost Without Your Love
7. Confidential
8. Swept Away
9. Jump On It
10. Stormfront
11. Endless Journey

Amazon.com

What separates White from the crowded pack of smooth-jazz guitarists is his exquisite sense of melody. That skill is on full display on Confidential, easily the most well-rounded album of White's career. Among the highpoints here is the return of vocalist Christopher Cross, who shines on a cover of Brenda Russell's light bossa nova tune, "She's in Love." Other guests include pianist Brian Culbertson, who offers a Bob James-like solo on the title track, trumpeter Chris Botti ("Stormfront"), and saxophonist Mindi Abair, who graces "Are You Mine." But it's White's lines that soar throughout, like melodies in search of words. --Mark Ruffin

Customer Reviews:

ROMANCE.......2007-01-19

Start a fire, sit on the couch with the one you love.PETER WHITE does a great gob with this one,even the wife liked it.

Peter White Confidential.......2007-01-09

A Very Good CD! Just Sit Back And Let It Take You On A Relaxing Journey! An Outstanding Musician In The Smooth Jazz Category. You'll Get Your Moneys Worth.

confidential, but not silent.......2006-07-11

Peter White continues to produce very high quality smooth jazz. Almost every song transports and keeps you in a good place for the day.

Great work from Peter White.......2006-01-18

I hadn't kept up with Peter White's releases for a while so added "Confidential" to my Christmas wish list. This is an excellent disc, in my opinion his best yet. I haven't been able to displace it from my car stereo after 3 weeks.

This work is a bit more uptempo than his others, many tracks have a pronounced bass drive and subtle programmed textures that add depth and complexity to the music. There's not a clunker on the disc, I highly recommend it. For my money Peter White is one of the best of the smooth jazz lot.

beautiful ! .......2005-10-03

Nice and soft smooth jazz , you ' ll never get tired of listening to this CD.

Average customer rating: A good value The Sound Track Since Bernard Hermann Good mix of film music A mixed collection of movie music Uplifts your soul, takes your mind into the heavens

Varese Sarabande 25th Anniversary Celebration Manufacturer: Varese Sarabande ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Elfman, Danny | ( E ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Herrmann | Herrmann, Bernard | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Holdridge, Lee | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Korngold, Erich Wolfgang | ( K ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Kamen | Kamen, Michael | ( K ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Schifrin | Schifrin, Lalo | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Waxman | Waxman, Franz | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Mancini | Mancini, Henry | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Korngold, Erich Wolfgang | Composers | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Star Wars | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Bargain Box Sets | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music Similar Items: Paramount 90th Anniversary Collection: Scores In Session: Film Music Celebration The Essential Elmer Bernstein Film Music Collection Jerry Goldsmith: 40 Years of Film Music Music In Film (National Public Radio Milestones Of The Millennium) ASIN: B00008WI90 Release Date: 2003-04-22

Tracks:

1. The Man from Snowy River (Bruce Rowland)
2. The Winds of War (Bob Cobert)
3. Blue Velvet (Angelo Badalamenti)
4. Witness (Maurice Jarre)
5. Raising Arizona (Carter Burwell)
6. Pee Wees Big Adventure (Danny Elfman)
7. Halloween (John Carpenter)
8. A Nightmare On Elm Street (Charles Bernstein)
9. The Fly (Howard Shore)
10. RoboCop (Basil Poledouris)
11. The Empire Strikes Back (John Williams)
12. The Right Stuff (Bill Conti)
13. The Final Conflict (Jerry Goldsmith)
14. The Abyss (Alan Silvestri)
15. Brainstorm (James Horner)
16. Peggy Sue Got Married (John Barry)
17. My Left Foot (Elmer Bernstein)
18. The Dead (Alex North)
19. Stanley & Iris (John Williams)
20. The Milagro Beanfield War (Dave Grusin)
21. Driving Miss Daisy (Hans Zimmer)

Tracks:

1. Steel Magnolias (Georges Delerue)
2. Unforgiven (Lennie Niehaus and Clint Eastwood)
3. Raggedy Man (Jerry Goldsmith)
4. The Grifters (Elmer Bernstein)
5. Green Card (Hans Zimmer)
6. City Slickers (Marc Shaiman)
7. Father Of The Bride (Alan Silvestri)
8. While You Were Sleeping (Randy Edelman)
9. Babe (Nigel Westlake)
10. The Adventures Of The Great Mouse Detective (Henry Mancini)
11. The Adventures of Robin Hood (Erich Wolfgang Korngold)
12. The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (Laurence Rosenthal)
13. The Secret Garden (Zbigniew Preisner)
14. A Little Princess (Patrick Doyle)
15. Rudy (Jerry Goldsmith)
16. Iron Will (Joel McNeely)
17. Memphis Belle (George Fenton)
18. Eye Of The Needle (Mikl)
19. Total Recall (Jerry Goldsmith)
20. Back To The Future Part III (Alan Silvestri)

Tracks:

1. To Die For (Danny Elfman)
2. The Player (Thomas Newman)
3. Black Robe (Georges Delerue)
4. Medicine Man (Jerry Goldsmith)
5. 2001 (Alex North)
6. Star Wars: Shadows Of The Empire (Joel McNeely)
7. The Crow (Graeme Revell)
8. Blade (Mark Isham)
9. The Omen (Jerry Goldsmith)
10. Vertigo (Bernard Herrmann)
11. Scream (Marco Beltrami)
12. The Sixth Sense (James Newton Howard)
13. Xena: Warrior Princess (Joseph LoDuca)
14. Air Force One (Jerry Goldsmith)
15. Starship Troopers (Basil Poledouris)
16. The Matrix (Don Davis)
17. The Iron Giant (Michael Kamen)
18. Youve Got Mail (George Fenton)
19. A Little Romance (Georges Delerue)
20. Pleasantville (Randy Newman)

Tracks:

1. Sunset Boulevard (Franz Waxman)
2. L.A. Confidential (Jerry Goldsmith)
3. Rounders (Christopher Young)
4. The Score (Howard Shore)
5. The Replacements (John Debney)
6. Gone In 60 Seconds (Trevor Rabin)
7. The Bourne Identity (John Powell)
8. Rush Hour 2 (Lalo Schifrin)
9. XXX (Randy Edelman)
10. Die Hard (Michael Kamen)
11. The Last of the Mohicans (Trevor Jones)
12. Moby Dick (Christopher Gordon)
13. The Mists Of Avalon (Lee Holdridge)
14. Cleopatra (Alex North)
15. Life As A House (Mark Isham)
16. Emma (Rachel Portman)
17. In The Bedroom (Thomas Newman)
18. Cast Away (Alan Silvestri)
19. One True Thing (Cliff Eidelman)
20. Unfaithful (Jan A.P. Kaczmarek)
21. Far From Heaven (Elmer Bernstein)
22. Ice Age (David Newman)
23. Shrek (Harry Gregson-Williams and John Powell)

Customer Reviews:

A good value.......2007-05-17

I wasn't expecting to have 4 discs for this price, and the music is a quality selection of film music, giving a good scope of the genre, and a very listenable transfer.

The Sound Track Since Bernard Hermann.......2006-07-25

This collection is bound to capture your heart and evoke a tin ear on successive tracks. I found much to like and some duds - easy to skip over.
Very good value.

Good mix of film music.......2006-07-02

Good mix of films!
I'm a big fan of this soundtrack music and will be looking for more CD's like this.

A mixed collection of movie music.......2006-02-23

For the price, this CD is a great bargain. The musical selections, as you might expect, are mixed in quality ranging from extraordinary to so so, the balance being worthwhile and interesting. Sonically the CD is excellent.

Uplifts your soul, takes your mind into the heavens.......2006-01-06

I have been listening to great scores for many years and this collection is truly inspirational in so far as the choice of different scores takes you on a journey of listening pleasure matched by only a few collections.The price is incredibly reasonable for hours of listening pleasure. Don't pass this one up

Average customer rating: Awesome Set! Elmer Bernstein Film Music Collection Overall a strong Goldsmith sampler Jerry Goldsmith - 40 years of pleasure Almost the perfect compilation

Jerry Goldsmith: 40 Years of Film Music Jerry Goldsmith Manufacturer: Silva America ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Star Trek | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Essential Elmer Bernstein Film Music Collection The Music of John Williams: 40 Years of Film Music Epics: The History of the World According to Hollywood John Barry: The Collection Paramount 90th Anniversary Collection: Scores ASIN: B0009KIYDG Release Date: 2005-08-09

Tracks:

1. Blue Max, The
2. Blue Max, The
3. Blue Max, The
4. Blue Max, The
5. Blue Max, The
6. The Man From U.N.C.L.E.: Doctor Kildare / Room 222 / Waltons, The / Barnaby Jones / Television Themes Medley
7. In Harm's Way
8. The Sandpebbles: Chinatown / Patch Of Blue, A / Poltergeist / Papillon / Wind And The Lion, The / Motion Pictures Medley
9. Generals, The
10. Tora! Tora! Tora!
11. Wild Rovers, The
12. Pursuit
13. Wind And The Lion, The

Tracks:

1. QB VII
2. QB VII
3. QB VII
4. QB VII
5. QB VII
6. Waltons, The
7. Papillon
8. Police Story
9. Omen, The
10. Capricorn One
11. Swarm, The
12. Boys From Brazil, The
13. , The (First) Great Train Robbery
14. Alien
15. Star Trek The Motion Picture

Tracks:

1. Masada
2. Poltergeist
3. First Blood - Rambo II
4. Twilight Zone: The Movie
5. Under Fire
6. Under Fire
7. Under Fire
8. Under Fire
9. Gremlins
10. Baby - Secret Of The Lost Legend
11. Legend
12. Lionheart
13. Rambo III
14. Total Recall

Tracks:

1. Star Trek Voyager
2. Basic Instinct
3. Russia House, The
4. Gremlins II
5. Medicine Man
6. Shadow, The
7. Forever Young
8. First Knight
9. Powder
10. Airforce One
11. L.A. Confidential
12. Mummy, The
13. Haunting, The

Album Description

Jerry Goldsmith's death in 2004 marked the end of one of the greatest careers in film composing. This lavish 57 track 4 CD set traces the path of his astonishing achievements and includes recordings conducted by Goldsmith himself. Featuring The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, The Philharmonia Orchestra, The National Philharmonic Orchestra, and The Daniel Caine Orchestra. Includes over 280 minutes of music.

Customer Reviews:

Awesome Set!.......2007-07-01

I am a huge fan of Jerry Goldsmith. They did a great job preserving his vision. I can listen to this collection for hours. Great music!

Elmer Bernstein Film Music Collection.......2006-11-03

This is compilation of hit film music from one of the greatest composers in motion pictures. What is surprising though is the music not included like the Ghost And The Darkness, the 13th Warrior, Rudy and others. To be sure, 4 discs are not enough for a composure of this stature. THe recording, however, is an "engineering masterpiece" which makes the music even more enjoyable than when you first heard it at the movies. When are we ging to get the music that was omittd from this compilaton?

Overall a strong Goldsmith sampler.......2006-04-11

Okay, this is a CD review, so the focus is on music, but I've got to say this first: this has got to be a contender for the ugliest cover art ever. I mean, come on...instead of a tribute to the composer, the cover looks like someone spilled a glass of merlot over a NASA photo.

Fortunately, even an ugly cover will not ruin good music. And the good news is that I'd say about 75 percent of the music is good....and on a 4 cd set, that's a lot. Like other Silva compilations, the strength of this compilation is the variety. There are selections from the big releases (Star Trek, Omen, Rambo), but there is also a healthy dose of tracks from the smaller releases(Under Fire, Lionheart, The Swarm).

Two examples come to mind. Capricorn One and The Great Train Robbery are two movies that are not exactly household names today, but are dominated by two of Goldmith's finest main themes. The City of Prague Philharmonic come through with terrific renditions. And there are plenty of other strong performances...a few being concert versions conducted by Goldsmith himself. Suprisingly, "The Wind and the Lion" works, which is no small accomplishment given the ferentic original performance of "Raisuli Attacks".

It's not a complete success. A few of the performances fall flat, particularly some of the more inventive scores. Total Recall is just bad, mangling the performance with poor percussion and synthesizer choices to boot. Also a letdown is the Klingon Attack from the first Star Trek movie. The Prague Philhamonic attempt doesn't sound bad--it's just that once you've heard the original soundtrack's "blaster beam" with enough bass to rattle your teeth...well let's just say Silva's version is a little tinny in comparison.

But I shouldn't dwell on the negative. Overall, this is a strong sampler of Goldsmith's variety. There are plenty of quality performances here, and despite a few omissions (noticeably Planet of the Apes)this is a very good release from Silva.

Jerry Goldsmith - 40 years of pleasure.......2006-02-22

It was wonderful to hear Mr. Goldsmith's music that went all the way back to The Man from UNCLE, The Waltons, Dr Kildare, etc. And then to hear his music up to the present. The man was a genius!

Almost the perfect compilation.......2005-12-31

Age has its value.... This sweeping collection of compositions brings back so many great memories. This collection shows how significant Goldsmith was for both the movie screen and the small screen. With such a grand collection, every reader can be assured that at least one movie or TV program they like or remember had Goldsmith's contribution. It was an amazing life and the collection well worth having.

However, as sweepig as it is, there are a few holes in the selection. "First Contact", one of the sweetest and richest compositions from the Star Trek is absent. "The Ghost and the Darkness" is missing and the "Medicine Man" music should include the theme song. By dwelling on several selections from the Blue Max, these were squeezed out. Three full and important movie themes got the axe.

However, all but "The Ghost and the Darkness" are readily available and not overly expensive as is the "Ghost" CD. This is a must have for the TV and movie music fan.

Before there was Hans Solo there was Napolean Solo, before ER there was Dr. Kildare. Jerry Goldsmith IS Sci-Fi. "Resistance is futile.. you MUST assimilate this CD collection."

Average customer rating: Album of the Year straight up rbg conscious music Still Revolutionary... {4 Stars} Good debut!!! Decent start

Dead Prez Presents M-1: Confidential M-1 Manufacturer: Koch Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Gangsta & Hardcore | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Turn off the Radio: The Mixtape, Vol. 2: Get Free or Die Tryin' RBG: Revolutionary But Gangsta Pick a Bigger Weapon Can't Sell Dope Forever Rebirth of a Nation ASIN: B000E5KW9K Release Date: 2006-03-21

Tracks:

1. One Side (The Anthem)
2. Early
3. Land, Bread & Housing
4. For You
5. Confidential
6. Love You Can't Borrow
7. 5 Elements
8. Gunslinger
9. Comrade's Call
10. Don't Put Down Your Flag
11. The Beat
12. Been Through
13. 'Til We Get There
14. Too Smart

Customer Reviews:

Album of the Year.......2007-02-17

Hands down the best album of the year, period.

The beats are ridiculous, the message is on point, and M-1 has distinguished himself as an amazing solo artist. YOU MUST GET THIS ALBUM!!!

straight up rbg conscious music.......2007-02-12

just like other Dead Prez releases, this is straight fire with amazing lyrically-driven subversive tracks with a message, my favorite being "Comrade's Call."

Still Revolutionary... {4 Stars}.......2006-09-14

M1 is a good rapper. His work with Sticman on the RBG (an album I rated way too low when it first dropped) and Let's Get Free LPs, as well as a strong catalog of mixtapes, is pretty much untouchable. But expecting another Dead Prez album would be a mistake. This albums takes on a whole 'nother vibe. You always know what to expect from the Dead Prez camp whenever they drop new material -- strong messages of upliftment and self sufficience over soulful, intense, almost tribal production, but this time the vibe is a lot more mellow. Joints like "Til We Get There", "Been Through", "Confidential", "5 Elements", and "Early" are definitely standouts that follow the DP formula. The message of upliftment is definitely consistent on every track and fans will get exactly what they've come to expect from the DP rider.

The other side of the Dualdisc includes a music video for "Til We Get There", the album in dolby, and clips that focus on a day in the life of M1 and showcasing his message.

As far as flaws, though the message is great in every song, the problem with this album is the spotty production and too many tracks have terrible hooks. There are a few joints like "Land, Bread, & Housing", "Don't Put Down Your Flag", "Gunslinger", and "For You" that could be labeled as skip material while "Comrade's Call" and "The Beat" are pretty forgettable. The rest of the album is strong and flows well from track to track.

Confidential is definitely an album worthy of your support. M1 shows that you can mellow out and still get the same message out. Though the album is uneven in spots, it's still worth hearing. I recommend adding this one to the collection.

Standout Tracks: 5 Elements, Been Through feat. Ghostface & Raye, Love You Can't Borrow feat. Q Tip & Cassandra Wilson (My Favorite), Early feat. Sticman, 'Til We Get There feat. Knaan & Stori James, Too Smart, One Side (The Anthem), and Confidential feat. Raye

Good debut!!!.......2006-07-27

When i first listened to this album i was not really feelin a lot of the beats or rhymes. On about the 3rd listen it all started to sink in and it turned out to be a very solid album.

M1 did a good job of setting himself apart from dead prez but at the same time keeping it str8 RBG....M1 is a soulful dude, you can tell by some of the production and melodies on the tracks. The lyrics have a strong message in them without sounding like a preacher. If u are a big dead prez fan do not listen to it expecting "Let's Get Free" or "RBG" because that was the mistake i made. This is a M1 solo so it's the same car just a different driver. Hotep!!!

Decent start.......2006-05-12

This is album is pretty good. I think I expected a little more from it though. It has some thought provoking songs as well as some decent beats. I think Stic and m1 need each other on the songs though. They compliment each other and when they try to make songs without each other, there is an element missing. But this effort is 100 percent better than the likes of nelly, ying yang twins and others of there calibur.

Average customer rating: The Best Wildweeds Compilation What a treasure!!!!! Another long overdue, overlooked gem

No Good To Cry: The Best of The Wildweeds Wildweeds Manufacturer: Confidential Recordings ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Oldies & Retro | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music Oldies & Retro | Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: After Hours Al Anderson Scraps NRBQ NRBQ - One in a Million ASIN: B00006F2PF Release Date: 2003-02-25

Tracks:

1. No Good To Cry
2. Never Mind
3. Someday Morning
4. Can't You See That I Lonely
5. It Was Fun While It Lasted
6. Sorrow's Anthem
7. I'm Dreaming
8. Happiness Is Just An Illusion
9. Fuzzy Wuzzy
10. I Can't Stand It
11. Where Is Our Love
12. Anytime At All
13. I Want You Here
14. And Then There Is Love
15. I Had A Girl
16. You Know Your Love
17. No Good To Cry (Stereo)
18. No Good To Cry (Instrumental)

Album Description

Before a teenaged Al Anderson began his 22-year run with the well-loved and prolific NRBQ, he had The Wildweeds. Big Al, as he is known, wrote most of this collection of scorching rock and soul-influenced songs. This definitive lineup of The Wildweeds never put out an LP. Thus these tracks - many never released - form a great "lost" album of the 1960s.

For Confidential Recordings' in-depth package, Big Al not only lent his full cooperation, but also provided access to his personal collection of photographs and memorabilia. In addition, Wildweeds historian Richard Brukner interviewed other original band members and scores of family, friends and fans. His resulting sixteen pages of liner notes tell the complete story of The Wildweeds.

That story is also told by the music. At the collection's core are the eight songs that comprise the entirety of The Weeds' four single records released on Chess' Cadet label. Six previously unreleased tracks round out the set, including a searing cover of The Soul Sisters classic "I Can't Stand It" and "Fuzzy Wuzzy," a red-hot, fuzzed-out original instrumental. This compilation also debuts "No Good To Cry" in stereo and instrumental versions re-mixed and re-mastered from the original multi-track tapes by original producer Thomas "Doc" Cavalier.

Customer Reviews:

The Best Wildweeds Compilation.......2005-11-25

To be fair, the Wildweeds were more than just Al Anderson. While "Big Al" appeared to be the driving force behind the Weeds, the other members were certainly his equal, especially Ray Zeiner and Bob Dudek.

This is the 3rd Weeds compilation I've owned and it is without a doubt, the best one. All of the Weeds' soulful singles and "B" sides are included along with other great tunes that only folks lucky enough to see them live in the late 60's got to hear. There is none of that country crap that they did during their decline, which is included on the other compilations; no need to skip ahead to the next song.

If you enjoy other white soul groups such as the Young Rascals, you will certainly enjoy the Wildweeds.

What a treasure!!!!!.......2005-06-30

What a talent... I knew this 35 years ago... hearing these audio clips was an experience! Just buy it!!!!

Another long overdue, overlooked gem.......2004-01-15

Everyone in the Hartford, CT. area circa the mid 60s knew and loved Al Anderson and the Wildweeds. This material represents Anderson's blues and R&B roots versus his later rockabilly and country inclinations with NRBQ and as a songwriter for hire.
The single No Good to Cry was the pinnacle of the band's short-lived career, but there are another half dozen original gems on this fine CD.

Average customer rating: One of the Great Soundtrack Albums ! Captures the essence When the Soundtrack is better than the movie Delight I love this CD!

L. A. Confidential (1997 Film) Various Artists Manufacturer: Restless Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music 1990s | By Decade | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Classic | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: L. A. Confidential: Original Motion Picture Score Midnight In The Garden Of Good And Evil: Music From And Inspired By The Motion Picture L.A. Confidential Capitol Collectors Series L.A. Confidential ASIN: B000003BLF Release Date: 1997-08-26

Tracks:

1. 'Badge Of Honor' - Jerry Goldsmith
2. Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive - Johnny Mercer
3. The Christmas Blues - Dean Martin
4. Look For The Silver Lining - Chet Baker
5. Makin' Whoopee - Gerry Mulligan Quartet
6. Hit The Road To Dreamland - Betty Hutton
7. Oh! Look At Me Now - Lee Wiley
8. The Lady Is A tramp - Gerry Mulligan Quartet
9. Wheel Of Fortune - Kay Starr
10. But Not For Me - Jackie Gleason
11. How Important Can It Be - Joni James
12. Looking At You - Lee Wiley
13. Powder Your Face With Sunshine - Dean Martin
14. L.A. Confidential - Jerry Goldsmith

Customer Reviews:

One of the Great Soundtrack Albums !.......2007-02-24

If you could buy only one CD this year, I have NO IDEA what it should be. Maybe you should get a second job, you deadbeat. But if you buy two CDs (without having to work in a salt mine, or sell Uncle Bob, piece by piece, for experiments), it should be two soundtracks: L.A. Confidential and Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil.

Dark, ethereal, and moody, these albums have presence, and hold together on their own as great albums, able to stand apart and peer out from beneath the long, great shadows cast by their respective impressive film counterparts.

** As with all soundtracks, make sure you see the songs listed on the back and not simply "original score." Don't go home with orchestral, background music when you want classic songs and vocals.

L.A. Confidential has the period songs by the period's artists, including Johnny Mercer's FANTASTIC "Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive." Jerry Goldsmith gets two pieces of his powerful score on the CD, the title track and the even better "Badge of Honor."

The period songs are great, the sweet voice of Kay Starr and Lee Wiley are terrific, and even the instrumentals are good here. Johnny Mercer, as mentioned before, is great here, but the stand-out on this album is Dean Martin's "Christmas Blues." In all his swagger-voiced, king-of-cool splendor, Dino brings us one of the greatest (and least heard) Christmas songs of all time.

Worth the price of admission itself.

My suggestion: get both CDs, dim the lights, pour yourself a beverage or four, and listen to these two albums back to back.

Repeat as necessary.
* * * * * * * * * *
RATING: A

Captures the essence.......2006-01-07

I enjoy compilation soundtracks, because if you don't like the song you're listening to, you may like the next. But that's not a problem with this collection anyway, as each vintage recording from the 50s perfectly underscores every scene in the film and the 50s period itself. I can easily recapture each scene in my mind as I'm listening to Gerry Mulligan, Kay Starr, Johnny Mercer, Chet Baker, Lee Willey, Joni James, Jackie Gleason, and Betty Hutton - all household names at the time and musical kingpins in this award-winning, romantic crime thriller. It was Jackie Gleason who was perhaps the first to introduce "mood" music - music for lovers - and it caught on big-time during most of the 50s. Picture long flowing hair on the women, cool martinis, a black and white legal system, racial tension between the haves and have-nots - and this soundtrack captures it almost perfectly. As a bonus, there are two tracks of the original motion picture score by Jerry Goldsmith, including the emotionally evocative closing credits with the understated trumpet lead. I've listened to this CD repeatedly over the years and it's a keeper in my permanent library.

When the Soundtrack is better than the movie.......2004-12-27

Excellent Soundtrack full of old classics, evokes the mood, the scene without even watching the film. AS good as the soundtrack to French Kiss and thats high praise.

Delight.......2003-03-10

What a delightful CD. It exposed me to a world of music I never knew existed being only 20 years of age. Now I am a growing fan of Jazz all thanks to this CD's wonderful mix of Jazz and 50's classics.

I love this CD!.......1999-03-02

Not as good as the movie, not as good as James Ellroys book, but the best sundtrack ever... It take's you all the way back to the fifti's and Los Angeles... you can heare the coruption...

Average customer rating:

Greasy Kid Stuff 2: More Songs From Inside The Radio Various Artists Manufacturer: Confidential (Bur400 ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Children's Music | Styles | Music Compilations | Children's Music | Styles | Music Sing-A-Longs | Children's Music | Styles | Music Similar Items: Greasy Kid Stuff: Songs From Inside The Radio The Bottle Let Me Down: Songs for Bumpy Wagon Rides Animal Crackers Mary Had a Little Amp For the Kids Too! ASIN: B00022XEHC Release Date: 2004-05-04

Tracks:

1. Magic 8 Ball - Cub
2. Lucky Ladybug - Guv'ner
3. The Mechanical Man - Bent Bolt
4. Gimme - Fatcat
5. Kenn Kweder - Two Little Bugs
6. Underdog - The Kabalas
7. Unpack Your Adjectives - The Mr. T Experience
8. Mommy - Supernova
9. Mouser Mecha-Catbot - Eban Schletter
10. Super Hero Me - Let's Audio
11. Horse In Striped Pajamas - R. Stevie Moore
12. Dictionary - Muckafurgason
13. What Is A Shooting Star? - They Might Be Giants
14. The Dinasaur Song - Drew Farmer
15. Figure 8 - Benna

Average customer rating: Almost perfect A good score, but missing a lot of the score. Am I developing a new respect for Goldsmith? Goldsmith back to his brilliant best One of Goldsmith's best scores in years

L. A. Confidential: Original Motion Picture Score Jerry Goldsmith Manufacturer: Varese Sarabande ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music 1990s | By Decade | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Similar Items: L. A. Confidential (1997 Film) The Sum of All Fears Total Recall: The Deluxe Edition (1990 Film) Sleeping With The Enemy: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack The Black Dahlia (Original Soundtrack) ASIN: B00000152Z Release Date: 1997-11-25

Tracks:

1. Bloody Christmas
2. The Cafe
3. Questions
4. Susan Lefferts
5. Out Of The Rain
6. Rollo Tomasi
7. The Photos
8. The Keys
9. Shootout
10. Good Lad
11. The Victor

Amazon.com

Though it won more critical praise than any film in 1997, L.A. Confidential, director Curtis Hanson's smart adaptation of James Ellroy's gritty crime novel, was ultimately iced at the Oscars by Titanic, that overwrought cross between Love Story and The Poseidon Adventure. Scored by Jerry Goldsmith in a style reminiscent of his great work on Chinatown, L.A. Confidential includes just two cuts by the composer on its soundtrack. The film's--and soundtrack's--canny use of period jazz and pop standards is hard to fault, though; Johnny Mercer's lively "Ac-cent-tchu-ate the Positive" is particularly sublime, and also featured are songs by Dean Martin, Chet Baker, Gerry Mulligan, Betty Hutton, Kay Starr, and others. --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

Almost perfect.......2006-03-11

The music is perfect, the only problem is really that the songs are too short. When you listen to it your left wanting to hear more, thats how good it is the music.

A good score, but missing a lot of the score........2004-07-24

L.A. Confidential is one of Jerry Goldsmith's best scores and he might have won the Oscar that year if James Horner hadn't for "Titanic." This CD contains only part of the film score and leaves out a lot of the good stuff. Varese Sarabande needs to release an extended version.

Am I developing a new respect for Goldsmith?.......2002-03-17

When I first read the words of Curtis Hanson inside the liner notes: "Jerry Goldsmith uses his musical gifts to help tell the story better than almost any other film composer", my jaw almost hit the floor. I would nominate someone like James Horner for a close second. I've made it clear before that I think Goldsmith is great at writing music for science fiction, but not necessarily for drama or action/adventure. I'm sorry but I have to disagree with Pete Murfet: The "Air Force One" score is good in many places, but it's not "brilliant".

The L.A. Confidential score truly is brilliant.

I can safely say that this is the kind of score that just about any serious drama that already includes songs by vocalists from the time period needs to glue everything together. The CD sure does pack a lot in only thirty minutes. Those lonely trumpuet solos are what do it for me the most, as are the eerie rumblings of the instruments heard when the police discover the aftermath of the Nite Owl massacre. The din of the timpani in a track like "Bloody Christmas" is what the hijacking shootout in "Air Force One" should have sounded like.

After all of my ranting and raving, the score does have its intended effect: punctuating the lives of the characters involved in the movie, making us as viewers feel what they feel. And that is the mark of a good film composer.

Goldsmith back to his brilliant best.......1998-11-23

After writing some mediocre scores for mediocre films such as Chain Reaction & Executive Decision, Goldsmith has recently got back to his absolute best with brilliant scores for films such as Air Force One, The Ghost & the Darkness, & The Edge. His work here, however, is arguably the pick of the crop. Goldsmith could hardly fail to be inspired by Curtis Hanson's masterful adaption of James Ellroy's novel, & he provides a dramatic, powerhouse score. This score is typically Goldsmithian, with harsh, attacking string rhythms, and some stormingly vicious percussive writing - most notably where the two are combined in the opening track 'Bloody Christmas'. He also makes extremely good use of percussive piano rhythms, particularly at the low end of the scale, which is very typical of this composer. The melodic base of the score is a quite wonderful theme, usually entrusted to the solo trumpet - which links the score not only to the masterful Chinatown, but also to some songs featuring the playing of Chet Baker & others. Indeed, the film features possibly the most assured use of music (including those songs) that I have ever seen - easily matching the brilliance of Scorsese. This pure score CD is a wonderful listen, unfailingly thrilling & dramatic. That Titanic won the oscar over this gem is undoubtedly a tragedy, but not surprising, given it's huge commercial success. Most of all, however, this CD makes you want to watch the film again. Which could never be bad.

One of Goldsmith's best scores in years.......1998-10-08

During the 1990's Jerry Goldsmith's music has gone from interesting and experimental to downright ordinary (exceptions:Rudy,First Night). LA Confidential returns Goldsmith to an earlier style of writing. Harkening back to his Chinatown score, Goldsmith writes a score dripping with noir (low key jazz, and moody strings)that will convince you that you are listening to a master at work. The major detour from Chinatown is Goldsmith's use of heavy percussion (tympany) and jarring strings. This most noticably comes out in "Bloody Christmas" the opening track. Highly recommended for a 30 minute listening experience.

~D

Todd Smith

Average customer rating: Punk Rock Kids and Parents Get greasy but stay clean Should Be a Double CD!!!! GREASY & GREAT

Greasy Kid Stuff: Songs From Inside The Radio Various Artists Manufacturer: Confidential Recordings ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Children's Music | Styles | Music Compilations | Children's Music | Styles | Music General | Alternative Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Children's Music | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Greasy Kid Stuff 2: More Songs From Inside The Radio The Bottle Let Me Down: Songs for Bumpy Wagon Rides For The Kids Animal Crackers Mary Had a Little Amp ASIN: B000066BTM Release Date: 2002-05-07

Tracks:

1. Greasy Kid Stuff - The Dandy Lions
2. Ants In My Pants - The Phantom Surfers
3. Chicken: Impossible - The Nutley Brass
4. You Can Make A Difference If You Try, Try, Try - The Happiest Guys in the World
5. That's Where the Plaque Is - Michael Shelley
6. There's a New Sound (The Sound of Worms) - Tony Burrello
7. Aba-Daba-Do Dance - T. Lance & the Coctails
8. Hockey Monkey - James Kochalka Superstar with the Zambonis
9. One of these Things - The Fastbacks
10. Up and Down - The Mr. T Experience
11. Snik Snak Skaduliak - The Go-Nuts
12. Monkey's Brain - HoppinHaole Brothers
13. Them Bones - The Waco Brothers
14. Kid's Pirate Ship - S. F. Seals
15. My Little Corner of the World - Yo La Tengo

Album Description

Hi-Fi for small fry! The best of Greasy Kid Stuff, the WFMU hit Saturday morning radio show. Broadcast weekly throughout the New York City area, this playfully ironic take on kids' music is now available for the first time ever on one CD. Many of its songs are previously unreleased.

From 1995 to the present, Greasy Kid Stuff has served as a cultural touchstone for hip parents and their equally discerning children. Through weekly Internet broadcasts and archived shows, the program's popularity has spread not only throughout the New York metropolitan area, but nationally and internationally as well.

These tracks, culled from the upper ranks of the annual "Best of Greasy Kid Stuff" countdowns, mark the first commercial release of a Greasy Kid Stuff compilation. Parents and children alike can and will groove, jive and bop to the infectious and funky music on this album!

Customer Reviews:

Punk Rock Kids and Parents.......2003-09-17

Awesome, un-sappy kids' album. Perfect gift for parents who are cool and kids who are imaginative. The Sound of Worms is a 4-8 year old crowd pleaser!

Get greasy but stay clean.......2002-06-14

From the opening Greasy Kid Stuff theme song to the closing Yo La Tengo version of My Little Corner of the World, Songs From Inside The Radio opens up a whole world of really good, fun music to enjoy with your kids. It is rockingly reminiscent of the great kids' music era ushered in by Peter Seger and Woody Guthrie. Hockey Monkey motivated my 8 yr. old son to pick up a guitar to learn to play and sing along. Ants in My Pants is hysterically funny to my 5 yr old. Chicken Impossible really gets the whole family listening. Them Bones is, of course, classic in the kids' music genre. That's Where the Plaque Is, has always been a tooth-brushing family favorite. This CD is a wonderful, fun way to bring really great music into your child's world and keep the doors open for communication, You Can Make a Difference if You Try, Try, Try.

Should Be a Double CD!!!!.......2002-06-01

I haven't heard the CD yet, but I know the songs well from years of listening to Hova and Belinda's show. This is a fun CD that isn't just for kids. It's also for those who are kids at heart.
Tony Burillo's "There's A New Sound(The Sound of Worms") is a strange, catchy and slightly haunting tune. The Happiest Guys in the World's, "You Can Make a Difference If You Try, Try Try" is an upbeat anthem, and a pretty good blueprint for life. James Kochalka's "Monkey vs. Robot" is hilarious and Michael Shelly's ode to toothbrushing,"Thats Where the Plaque Is" will make every kid want to brush and floss each day. And to top it all off, Barbara Manning and the SF Seals "Kids Pirate Ship" is just plain fun.

My only quarrel with this is CD that it isn't twice as long. I can think of another 50 songs that deserve to be included. I hope there is a "Songs From Inside the Radio II" in the future.

GREASY & GREAT.......2002-05-27

My kids love this radio program, and this CD too! We would never buy (or even know where to look for) whole albums by these artists, so it is great to see them together in one place, great for long car trips!

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