| 1. Icarus |
| 2. Miracle Man |
| 3. Cassandra |
| 4. Million Years |
| 5. Water for Guns |
| 6. Way of the World |
| 7. Hold Me Forever |
| 8. Tradition |
| 9. All Over Again |
| 10. Life Without Parole |
| 11. How |
| 12. Carry on Boy |
| 13. Good Riddance |
| 14. Rings of Saturn |
| 15. Never Before |
Editorial Reviews
Japanese edition of the Dutch prog-rock veteran's 2001 studio album includes one exclusive bonus track, 'Never Before'.
Night Vision,Kayak,Japanese Import,Pop,Prog-Rock/Art Rock,Rock,Rock/Pop
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Leontyne Price Sings Barber
Manufacturer: RCA ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000003FNF Release Date: 1994-05-10 |
Tracks:
- Hermit Songs, Op.29: At Saint Patrick's Purgatory
- Hermit Songs, Op.29: Church Bell At Night
- Hermit Songs, Op.29: Saint Ita's Vision
- Hermit Songs, Op.29: The Heavenly Banquet
- Hermit Songs, Op.29: The Crucifixion
- Hermit Songs, Op.29: Sea-Snatch
- Hermit Songs, Op.29: Promiscuity
- Hermit Songs, Op.29: The Monk And His Cat
- Hermit Songs, Op.29: The Praises Of God
- Hermit Songs, Op.29: The Desire For Hermitage
- Sleep Now, Op. 10, No. 2
- The Daises, Op. 2, No. 1
- Nocturne, Op. 13, No. 4
- Nuvoletta, Op. 25
- Knoxville: Summer Of 1915
- Antony And Cleopatra: Give Me Some Music
- Antony And Cleopatra: Give Me My Robe
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Early in her career, Leontyne Price formed an artistic liaison with Samuel Barber that resulted in his composing the female lead in Antony and Cleopatra for her. The disastrous premiere of that opera prevented Price from making a complete recording--a tragic loss in my opinion. She did record excerpts, however, and we at least have this disc to document these and the many other Barber works that she performed with incomparable artistry. Opera singing being what it is, Price didn't often have the chance to sing in English, so these performances are not only historically important, they are uniquely communicative as well. --David HurwitzCustomer Reviews:
a voice teacher and early music fan.......2007-02-28
Only a few of Barber's song texts come from American sources; more often he chose the work of Irish or English writers. He was drawn to 'Knoxville: Summer of 1915', a reflection of the American poet James Agee, because for him it vividly evoked his own childhood. With hints of blues and gently shifting rhythms, "Knoxville" is a mature expression of Barber's artistry as a musical poet and a master of orchestral color.
"The Hermit Songs" were first performed by Leontyne Price, soprano, with the composer at the piano at the Library of Congress, Washington,D.C..pn October 30, 1953. They are a setting of anonymous Irish texts of the eighth to thirteenth centuries written by monks and scholars. They are small poems,thoughts or observations, some very short, and speak in straightforward, droll, and often surprisingly modern terms of the simple life these men led, close to nature, to animals and to God.
I think a brief quote from one of my favorite of these Hermit songs sums up the kind of prose contained in most all of them: from 'The Monk and his Cat' :Pangur, white Pangur, How happy we are Alone together, Scholar and cat. Each has his own work to do daily; for you it is hunting, for me study......'
The music on this disc is well executed, and if you are a Barber advocate, it's a great collection of his song material. I happen to like MOST of his music, but it's for me a 'mood ' thing. He was born very close to where I live, so I guess I feel a kinship of sorts. I do think that he is one of the 'greats' in contemporary music!
An American Voice of the Century.......2005-10-09
The "Knoxville" is beautifully judged - soft and swinging to start, then opening up into the drama and poetry of the middle and late sections. The Eleanor Steber original commission will always set the standard, but Price expands it that much farther, with longer phrases, and an ineffable langour that both she and Steber identified as the "Southern" stamp on this music. It's universal, as far as I am concerned, but it exalts and breaks the heart at the same time. Agee and Barber drink from the same fountain here.
I have never heard the entire "Anthony & Cleopatra", again written for Price, so I can't judge the work as a whole, just these two numbers. I have a special affection for the first scene, however - "Give Me Some Music" shows Price, in her absolute vocal prime, complete mistress of color and mood, and the motive, "My man of men" reappears in her final, regal, death scene. When she sings "O happy horse/ who bears the weight of Antony!" - I swear, my hair curls, no matter how many times I hear it.
In short, gotta have it.
An Essential Barber Disc.......2002-03-13
The recording of Knoxville: Summer of 1915 is arguable the best of those available. Ms. Price sings with great sensitivity and Thomas Schippers and the New Philharmonia provide excellent support. Ms. Price said that Knoxville reminded her of her own childhood, and her commitment to the music comes through. I have the recording of Knoxville sung by Eleanor Steber, who commissioned this work, but I have always regarded the Price recording as the one to have.
The two excerpts from Antony and Cleopatra are of great interest since Ms. Price sang the role of Cleopatra at the premiere in 1966. Her performance here, also conducted by Schippers, is wonderful. The transfer to CD of these recordings is excellent. Perhaps the only down side is that the Hermit Songs were performed before an audience so there is applause between each song. After a while, this becomes monotonous. This disc is a must for anyone interested in Barber's music, and in particular for Knoxville.
Price sings songs and arias written for her!!!.......2001-12-05
Fab voice, OK music.......2001-08-07
Knoxville 1915 is a much better piece than Hermit songs and has more lyrical moments, but it still sounds so modern. If it has just been an orchestral piece it might've been fabulous but that is unfortunately not the case. It's almost as if Barber wrote a piece for orchestra and wrote a seperate piece for voice and just joined them, whether they made sense together or not. Unlike Hermit Songs, Price's performance more than makes up for the lack of brilliance in the music. Her diction is amazingly clear, even Callas would be jealous and her voice soars, where the music allows her to at least.
The selections from A+C are worty enough, another unreal performance by Price, one wonders if there was a better interpretor of American Music ever, maybe Steber. These works are more traditional sounding and thus go over better, but they seem a bit bland, without Price infusing them with energy this listener would have lost interest
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The Complete Caruso
Manufacturer: RCA ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0001TSWQO Release Date: 2004-11-09 |
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Abide With Me
Manufacturer: Decca ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000024236 Release Date: 1996-06-10 |
Tracks:
- Praise, My Soul, The King of Heaven - Choir of King's College, Stephen Cleobury
- Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation - Choir of King's College, Stephen Cleobury
- All Glory, Laud and Honour - Choir of King's College, Stephen Cleobury
- When I Survey the Wondrous Cross - Choir of King's College, Stephen Cleobury
- Day of Resurrection - Choir of King's College, Stephen Cleobury
- O God, Our Help in Ages Past - Choir of King's College, Stephen Cleobury
- Dear Lord and Father of Mankind - Choir of King's College, Stephen Cleobury
- Praise to the Holiest in the Height - Choir of King's College, Stephen Cleobury
- Praise to the Lord - Choir of King's College, Stephen Cleobury
- Church's One Foundation - Choir of King's College, Stephen Cleobury
- Crown Him With Many Crowns - Choir of King's College, Stephen Cleobury
- Love Divine, All Loves Excelling - Choir of King's College, Stephen Cleobury
- Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty - Choir of King's College, Stephen Cleobury
- Now Thank We All Our God - Choir of King's College, Stephen Cleobury
- Abide with Me - Choir of King's College, Stephen Cleobury
- O Praise Ye the Lord - Choir of King's College, Stephen Cleobury
- Drop, Drop, Slow Tears - Choir of King's College, Sir David Willcocks
- Glory Be to Jesus - Choir of King's College, Sir David Willcocks
- There Is a Green Hill Far Away - Choir of King's College, Sir David Willcocks
- According to Thy Gracious Word - Choir of King's College, Sir David Willcocks
- Holy Father, Cheer Our Way - Choir of King's College, Sir David Willcocks
- Glory to Thee, My God, This Night - Choir of King's College, Sir David Willcocks
- Day Thou Gavest, Lord, Is Ended - Choir of King's College, Sir David Willcocks
- Hark! A Thrilling Voice Is Sounding - Choir of King's College, Sir David Willcocks
- On Jordan's Bank the Baptist's Cry - Choir of King's College, Sir David Willcocks
Tracks:
- Onward, Christian Soldiers - Huddersfield Choral Society, Wyn Morris
- Lord's My Shepherd - Huddersfield Choral Society, Wyn Morris
- Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah - Huddersfield Choral Society, Wyn Morris
- All People That on Earth Do Dwell - U.S.A.F. Protestant Chapel Choir, West Ruislap, England,
- O Come, O Come, Emmanuel - U.S.A.F. Protestant Chapel Choir, West Ruislap, England,
- Forty Days and Forty Nights - U.S.A.F. Protestant Chapel Choir, West Ruislap, England,
- O Sacred Head, Now Wounded - U.S.A.F. Protestant Chapel Choir, West Ruislap, England,
- Christ the Lord Is Risen Today - U.S.A.F. Protestant Chapel Choir, West Ruislap, England,
- Head That Once Was Crown'd With Thorns - U.S.A.F. Protestant Chapel Choir, West Ruislap, England,
- Rock of Ages - Choir of King's College, Maurice Vinden
- Eternal Father, Strong to Save - Choir of King's College, Maurice Vinden
- All Things Bright and Beautiful - Choir of Paisley Abbey, George McPhee
- Be Thou My Vision - Choir of Paisley Abbey, George McPhee
- Be Still, My Soul - Choir of Paisley Abbey, George McPhee
- King of Love My Shepherd Is - Choir of Paisley Abbey, George McPhee
- Let Us With a Gladsome Mind - Choir of Paisley Abbey, George McPhee
- For All the Saints - Choir of Paisley Abbey, George McPhee
- O Worship the King - Choir of Paisley Abbey, George McPhee
- Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus - Choir of King's College, George Guest
- Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence - Choir of King's College, George Guest
- Spirit of Mercy, Truth, And Love - Choir of King's College, George Guest
- Lead Us, Heavenly Father, Lead Us - Choir of King's College, George Guest
- Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise - Choir of King's College, George Guest
- Jesu, Lover of My Soul - Choir of King's College, George Guest
- Jerusalem - Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Choir of King's College, ,
Album Details
Compiled Here Are Fifty of the Most Beloved Hymns Performed by Three of England's Most Distinguished Choirs. Every Selection Here is Sung in an Appropriately Dignified Manner and If You're Up for Over Two Hours of Consistently Well-rendered Quintessentially English Treatments of These Vernacular Favorites it Simply Doesn't Get Any Better Than This.Customer Reviews:
Inspirational!.......2004-10-08
hymns we sang in church.......2003-02-16
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Greatest Hits/One Night Only: Deluxe Sound & Vision
Elton John Manufacturer: Universal ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B0009QZ4JW Release Date: 2006-07-18 |
Tracks:
- Your Song
- Tiny Dancer
- Honky Cat
- Rocker Man ( I Think It's Going To Be A Long Long Time)
- Crocodile Rock
- Daniel
- Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting
- Oodbye Yelow Brick Road
- Candle In The Wind
- Bennie & The Jets
- Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me
- Bitch Is Back
- Philadelphia Freedom
- Someone Saved My Life Tonight
- Island Girl
- Don't Go Breaking My Heart (With Kiki Dee)
- Sorry Seems To E The Hardest Word
- Blue Eyes
- I'm Still Standing
- I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues
- Sad Songs (Say So Much)
- Nikita
- Sacrifice
- One
- Kiss The Bride
- Can You Feel The Love Tonight
- Circle Of Life
- Believe
- Made In England
- Something About The Way You Look Tonight
- Written In The Stars (With Leann Rimes)
- I Want Love
- This Train Don't Stop There Anymore
- Song For Guy
- Funeral For A Friend (Love Lies Bleeding) (Dvd)
- Candle In The Wind (Dvd)
- Bennie & The Jets (Dvd)
- Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (Ft Billy Joel) (Dvd)
- Someone Saved My Life Tonight (Dvd)
- Little Jeannie (Dvd)
- Philadelphia Freedom (Dvd)
- Tiny Dancer (Dvd)
- Can You Feel The Love Tonight (Dvd)
- Daniel (Dvd)
- Rocket Man (Dvd)
- Club At The End Of The Street (Dvd)
- Blue Eyes (Dvd)
- I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues (Ft Mary J Blige) (Dvd)
- One (Dvd)
- I Don't Wanna Go Out Like That (Dvd)
- Sorry Seem To Be The Hardest Word (Dvd)
- Sacrifice (Dvd)
- Come Together (Dvd)
- Your Song (Ft Ronan Keating) (Dvd)
- Sad Song (Say So Much) (Ft Bryan Adams) (Dvd)
- I'm Still Standing (Dvd)
- Crocodile Rock (Dvd)
- Saturday Night's Alright Or Fighting (Ft Anastacia) (Dvd)
- Bitch Is Back (Dvd)
- Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me (Dvd)
- Don't Go Breaking My Heart (Ft Kiki Dee) (Dvd)
- I Want Love (Video Ft Robert Downey Jnr)
- This Train Don't Stop There Anymore (Video Ft Justin Timberlake)
- Original Sin (Video Ft Mandy Moore & Elizabeth Taylor)
- Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word (Video Ft Blue)
- Original Sin (Dan-O-Rama Video Mix)
Album Description
Deluxe three disc set (two CDs and one NTSC/Region 0 DVD), part of Universal's outstanding Sound & Vision series, with each disc packaged in it's own individual cardboard sleeve and all three tucked inside a cardboard slipcase.Album Details
Two CDs featuring 34 Classic Hits plus a Dvd (Pal Format) with Over Two and a Half Hours of Live Performance at Madison Square Garden Including Guest Appearances by Bryan Adams, Mary J. Blige, Billy Joel and Ronan Keating - in5. 1 Surround Sound plus Five Bonus Videos.
Customer Reviews:
MUST HAVE for Elton fans!.......2007-06-06
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Singers of Imperial Russia, Vol. 4
Manufacturer: Pearl ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000000WMO Release Date: 1993-11-15 |
Tracks:
- Queen of Spades/Act 3. What Is Our Life? - Aleksandr Mikhajlovich Davydov
- Juive/Act 4. Rachel, Quand du Seigneur - Aleksandr Mikhajlovich Davydov
- Segreto - Aleksandr Mikhajlovich Davydov
- Donkey and the Nightingale - Fable - Aleksandr Mikhajlovich Davydov
- Africana/Act 4. O Paradis - Aleksandr Mikhajlovich Davydov
- Night ("Why Do I Love Thee, Night?"), Op. 6 No. 9 - Aleksandr Mikhajlovich Davydov
- A: Celeste A (Act 1) - Aleksandr Mikhajlovich Davydov
- Peurs de Perles/Act 1. Je Crois Entendre Encore - Aleksandr Mikhajlovich Davydov
- Cavalleria Rusticana/O Lola, Tu Ch'hai di Latti (Siciliana) - Aleksandr Mikhajlovich Davydov
- Leave Me! (Gypsy Song) - Aleksandr Mikhajlovich Davydov
- Dubrovsky: O Give Me Oblivion - Aleksandr Mikhajlovich Davydov
- Queen of Spades/Act 1. Forgive Me, Bright Celestial Vision - Aleksandr Mikhajlovich Davydov
- Carmen/Act 4. C'est Toi? C'est Moi! - Aleksandr Mikhajlovich Davydov, Evgenija Ivanovna Zbrueva
- In the Wild North - Aleksandr Mikhajlovich Davydov, Vladimir Kastorsky, Maria Michailova
- She Was Yours - Aleksandr Vladimirovich Bogdanovich
- Far off, Far Off - Aleksandr Vladimirovich Bogdanovich
- Demon: On Desire's Soft Fleeting Wing - Aleksandr Vladimirovich Bogdanovich
- Rusalka: Unwillingly to These Sad Shores, Prince's Cavatina (Act 1) - Aleksandr Vladimirovich Bogdanovich
- Eugene Onegin: Whither, Whither (Act 2) - Aleksandr Vladimirovich Bogdanovich
- Ruslan and Ljudmila/Act 1. There Is a Distant Country - Aleksandr Vladimirovich Bogdanovich
- Princesse Lointaine: Love Is a Delightful Dream - Aleksandr Vladimirovich Bogdanovich
- Little Slippers/Does the Maiden Hear? - Aleksandr Vladimirovich Bogdanovich
- What Happiness! - Aleksandr Vladimirovich Bogdanovich
Tracks:
- Faust: Ah! Je Ris de Me Voir Si Belle en Ce Miroir (Jewel Song) - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
- Traviata: Ah, Fors' Lui.../Follie, Follie...Sempre Libera (Pt. 2) - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
- Peurs de Perles: Comme Autrefois - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
- Dobrynja Nikitich: Zabava's Aria - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
- Romet Juliette: Je Veux Vivre Dans Ce R - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
- Perle du Brl: Charmant Oiseau - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
- Harold: Hush Thee, Dear One, Slumber Well (Adele's Cradle Song) - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
- Ruslan and Ljudmila: Ah, Thou My Fate - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
- Snade ("Sing, Smile, Slumber") - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
- Sadko: Sleep Went Along the River (Cradle Song) - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
- Life for the Tsar: It Is Not for That That I Grieve - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
- Peurs de Perles: Brahma, Grand Dieu - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
- Bolero ("O My Dear, Charming One") - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
- Snow Maiden/With Friends to Gather Berries - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
- Huguenots: O Beau Pays de la Touraine - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
- Mireille/O Lre Hirondell
- Fra Diavolo/Quel Bonheur! - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
- Golden Cockerel/Hail to Thee, Sun! - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
- Tsar's Bride/Act 4. Mad Scene. Look There, Above Your Head - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
- Barbiere Di Siviglia: Una Voce Poco Fa - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
- Serenata ("Vola, O Serenata") - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
- I Vespri Siciliani: MercDilette Amiche - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
- How Fair This Spot, Op. 21 No. 7 (Rachmaninov); the Rose and the ... - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
Tracks:
- Life for the Tsar/Act 3. Quartet. The Rose That Blooms - Andrej Labinsky, Maria Michailova, Galina Ivanovna Nikitina, Lev Sibirjakov
- Night (Folksong) - Lev Sibirjakov
- Boris Godunov/Act 1. In the Town of Kazan - Lev Sibirjakov
- Life for the Tsar: What About a Wedding? (Act 1) - Lev Sibirjakov
- Oh, If Mother Volga - Lev Sibirjakov
- Why Was I Born? (Convict's Song) - Lev Sibirjakov
- Askold's Tomb: In Olden Days Our Forefathers Lived - Lev Sibirjakov
- Sonnambula/Act 1. VI Ravviso, O Luoghi Ameni - Lev Sibirjakov
- Midnight Review - Lev Sibirjakov
- Demon/Prologue. Accurs World - Lev Sibirjakov
- Seafarers - Lev Sibirjakov, Eugene Witting
- Elegy ("When, My Soul") - Aleksandr Dormidontovich Aleksandrovich, Lev Sibirjakov
- lian Harps - Nikolaj Artem'evich Shevelev
- Merchant Kalashnikov/The Merchant's Aria - Nikolaj Artem'evich Shevelev
- Halka: Aria of Janusz - Nikolaj Artem'evich Shevelev
- Enchantress/Act 2. Aria. Ah, The Image of That Enchantress! - Nikolaj Artem'evich Shevelev
- Tear Trembles, Op. 6 No. 4 - Nikolaj Artem'evich Shevelev
- Queen of Spades: I Love You, Dear (Eletsky's Aria, Act 2) - Nikolaj Artem'evich Shevelev
- Louder Than the Song of the Lark, Op. 43 No. 1 - Nikolaj Artem'evich Shevelev
- Demon/Act 2. O'er the Airy Ocean - Nikolaj Artem'evich Shevelev
- Askold's Tomb: In Olden Days Our Forefathers Lived - Nikolaj Artem'evich Shevelev
- Song of Triumphant Love/Arioso. O Pure Creature - Nikolaj Artem'evich Shevelev
- Eugene Onegin: Should I Decide on Domesticity (Act 1) - Nikolaj Artem'evich Shevelev
- Demon/Act 2. Do Not Weep, Child - Nikolaj Artem'evich Shevelev
- Festival During the Plague/Hymn. When Powerful Winter, Like a Vigilant
- Captive in the Caucasus/Aria - Nikolaj Artem'evich Shevelev
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Night Vision
Bruce Cockburn Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000002856 Release Date: 1993-02-16 |
Tracks:
- Foxglove
- You Don't Have To Play The Horses
- The Blues Got The World...
- Mama Just Wants To Barrelhouse All Night Long
- Islands In A Black Sky
- Clocks Don't Bring Tomorrow-Knives Don't Bring Good News
- When The Sun Goes Nova
- Deja Vu
- Lightstorm
- God Bless The Children
Customer Reviews:
Down Home Blues With A Canadian Flavor.......2006-02-25
In 'Night Vision' Bruce's unexpected twist this time is a unique and clever excursion into the blues genre. This -10 track- collection is absolutely delightful. Perfectly capturing the blues experience with such tunes as: 'You Don't Have To Play The Horses', 'The Blues Got The World'... and 'When The Sun Goes Nova', you will find yourself returning to this CD over and over again. Especially on cold and rainy days.
Highly Recommended!!
Introspective masterpiece.......2000-12-08
After that I close my eyes and let "Deja Vu" and "Lightstorm" wash over me. Finally the hopeful and beautiful "God Bless The Children" leaves me feeling good again. Repeat if necessary. :-)
Superb Acoustic Outing.......2000-06-30
"Foxglove" starts the set as a short Django Rheinhart style upbeat instrumental ditty, with articulate and skillful guitar picking. If you play guitar yourself, prepare to be impressed.
"You Don't Have to Play Horses" shifts moods quickly to the blues, and Bruce heavily using acoustic slide guitar and a jazzy backbeat. Bruce's vocals and lyrics are stark, cynical and biting here.
"Blues Got the World..." omits the last part of the line, which is "...by the balls." This is something you might expect on an Eels CD rather than from a Christian composer, but this all is done in a lighthearted, tonque in cheek way - it works. It reminds me of the Eels, how they treat the starkest subjects with an upbeat melody and beat. This is acoustic guitar and vocal only. Again, amazing and lightning fast guitar work, and the tune will etch permanently in your brain.
"Mama Just Wants to Barrelhouse" is a jazzy bluesy piece employing acoustic piano and guitar with "nightclub jazz" style bass and drums. It sets the perfect tone for the gritty, blues vocals from Bruce. It's amazing to hear this.
The first 'side' (of the record) finishes off with "Islands in a Black Sky," which is a solo guitar instrumental composition that Bruce has never been able to match since this disc. The closest thing to it was "Water Into Wine" from "In the Falling Dark" and that pales in comparison. This track alone makes this worth the purchase. As a earlier reviewer said, side one is phenomenal.
We part ways with side two, which I find even better than side one.
The piano-based "Clocks Don't Bring Tomorrow" brings the jazz flavor that I think makes this disc so special. My only regret is that he didn't explore these jazz leanings in subsequent albums. This is also Bruce's best vocal on the disc.
"When The Sun Goes Nova" is the only track that one might say is weak. It is short and fairly listenable, with solo acoustic guitar, but the cornball lyric seems out of place with the mood of all the other tracks.
However, all is forgiven when "Deja Vu/Lightstorm" begins. Another stellar piece, this showcases the talent of the studio team he gathered for this effort, and returns the listener to the stark yet inspired tone of the disc. We shift from a daydreamy jazzy and ethereal feel, and then builds to a stormy fusion climax. It is breathtaking to hear.
The disc ends with the upbeat and reassuring ballad "God Bless the Children", which stands as one of the best, if not the best song he has ever written. For some reason this song needed to be at the end lest the listener take all of this too seriously. The listener is left smiling and reaching for many more plays.
Buy this disc.
If you liked this disc and this era of Bruce, may I also humbly suggest purchase of Sunwheel Dance and Sun, Salt and Time. All are worthy additions.
Exellent.......2000-04-22
The best of Bruce's early 70s albums.......1999-10-07
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30 Tenors
Manufacturer: Opera D'oro ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B00006CTFI Release Date: 2002-08-06 |
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Night Vision
Little Charlie & the Nightcats Manufacturer: Alligator Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000000A0E Release Date: 1993-01-25 |
Tracks:
- My Next Ex-wife
- I'll Never Do That No More
- You Win
- Sure Seems Strange
- Can't Keep It Up
- Dog Eat Dog
- I Dare You, Baby
- Crying Won't Help You
- Grow Up, Baby
- California On My Mind
- Backfire
- Pressin' On
- Buzzsaw
Customer Reviews:
The Blues - A Labor Of Love?.......2001-04-13
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Night the Light Went on
Elo Manufacturer: Phantom Sound & Vision ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000A2PGQQ Release Date: 1998-07-28 |
Tracks:
- Daybreaker
- Showdown
- Daytripper
- 10538 Overture
- Mik's Solo/Orange Blossom Special
- In The Hall Of The Mountain King/Great Balls Of Fire
- Roll Over Beethoven
Album Description
Reissue of E.L.O.'s 1974 live album for the United Artistslabel, 'The Nights The Lights Went Out In Long Beach'.Features the famous line-up of Jeff Lynne, Bev Bevan & co.performing their greatest up to that point, including'Showdown' & '10538 Overture', plus covers of 'Roll OverBeethoven', 'Great Balls Of Fire' and 'Day Tripper'. Seventracks total, all remastered & featuring Super Bit Mapping.Four of the cuts are restored full length versions that wereedited on the original vinyl. The full title is 'The NightThe Light Went On (In Long Beach)'. 1998 Epic release.
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Sunlit
King Black Acid and the Womb Star Orchestra Manufacturer: Cavity Search ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000003D9O Release Date: 1996-08-20 |
Tracks:
- Some Things Must Be Believed To Be Seen
- Headfull
- Think Away
Customer Reviews:
King Black Acid - 'Sunlit' (Cavity Search).......2006-11-26
Buy this CD right now.......2002-04-25
Just buy it. It's that good.
A sonic masterpiece.......1999-09-14
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