| 1. Build Me Up |
| 2. It Hit Me Like a Hammer |
| 3. Attitude |
| 4. He Don't Know |
| 5. Couple Days Off |
| 6. That's Not Me |
| 7. We Should Be Making Love |
| 8. Best of Me |
| 9. Do You Love Me, or What? |
| 10. Don't Look Back |
| 11. Time Ain't Money |
Hard at Play,Huey Lewis and the News,Capitol,Album Rock,Bar Band,Pop/Rock,Popular Music,Rock
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Barbara Cook Sings Mostly Sondheim (Live at Carnegie Hall 2001)
Manufacturer: Drg ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000059LFF Release Date: 2001-05-08 |
Tracks:
- Everybody Says Don't
- I Wonder What Became of Me?
- The Eagle and Me
- I Had Myself a True Love
- Into the Woods / Giants in the Sky (Malcolm Gets)
- Another Hundred People / So Many People (Malcolm Gets)
- Let's Face the Music and Dance / The Song Is You (duet with Malcolm Gets)
- Happiness
- Loving You
- You Could Drive a Person Crazy
- Not A Day Goes By / Losing My Mind
Tracks:
- Buds Won't Bud
- I Got Lost in His Arms
- West Side Story Segment: Something's Coming / Tonight (Malcolm Gets)
- Move On (duet with Malcolm Gets)
- Medley: Hard Hearted Hannah / Waiting for the Robert E. Lee / San Francisco
- Ice Cream
- Send in the Clowns
- The Trolley Song
- Not While I'm Around (duet with Malcolm Gets)
- Anyone Can Whistle
Amazon.com's Best of 2001
Barbara Cook is one of today's most accomplished song stylists, and if you don't believe us, just listen to this live album. It's a master class in the art of singing. It documents an evening at Carnegie Hall during which Cook proved that she can dissect and extract the substance out of the simplest of lyrics. One of the best surprises is "You Could Drive a Person Crazy" (from Company), which is taken at an amiable trot and allows the singer to display its humor. Cook is not a swinging singer and uptempo is not her pace; give her a ballad, though, and she'll wring the last drop of emotion out of it. Her version of "Losing My Mind" (here paired with "Not a Day Goes By") is simply astonishing. The singer also performs songs that Sondheim has said he wished he had written, an awful lot of them by Harold Arlen. No complaints here. Guest Malcolm Gets solos on a few songs and duets with Cook on others, including "Let's Face the Music and Dance." This is classic material done masterfully by a classic singer. --Elisabeth VincentelliCustomer Reviews:
Wow!.......2004-02-20
Everyone Should Whistle.......2003-10-11
An amazing intro to the body of work of a true master.......2003-06-16
Beautiful, moving concert.......2003-04-13
I do have to say that by 2001, when this concert was recorded, Cook seemed to have a lost a little bit of power and intensity in her singing. This is only natural for someone of her age. Her voice is still lovely, but you can sense her keeping it in reserve a bit. She's as expressive as ever, but compare the rendition of "I got lost in his arms" on this album to the one on her previous album recorded in 1999, "The Champion Season", and there's less urgency and vocal depth in her singing here. That said, the high B at the end of "Ice Cream" is sensational.
So, despite that caveat, this is, again, a wonderful album, a must for Cook fans, especially for the gorgeous renditions of songs I'd never thought I'd get to hear her perform: "Not a Day Goes By", "Happiness/Loving You", "San Francisco", etc. Buy it!
... and I love Barbara Cook.......2003-02-11
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Hard at Play
Huey Lewis and the News Manufacturer: Capitol ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00000DRAO Release Date: 1991-05-07 |
Tracks:
- Build Me Up
- It Hit Me Like A Hammer
- Attitude
- He Don't Know
- Couple Days Off
- That's Not Me
- We Should Be Making Love
- Best Of Me
- Do You Love Me, Or What?
- Don't Look Back
- Time Ain't Money
Customer Reviews:
Couple Days Off Part II.......2006-10-13
Bullocks to "SPORTS".......2004-07-01
ROCK ON, HUEY BUDDY!!
Wow, what an album!.......2003-03-09
Good Is Good.......2002-10-24
A Solid Effort For A Band Ahead Of Its Time..........2002-02-22
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Broadway: America's Music 1935-2005
Manufacturer: Decca Broadway ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000B8I93Q Release Date: 2005-10-18 |
Tracks:
- Oh What a Beautiful Mornin'
- Summertime
- I Could Write a Book
- It Never Entered My Mind
- I Can Cook Too
- Make It Another Old Fashioned, Please
- If I Loved You
- My Heart Belongs to Daddy
- Thou Swell
- I Left My Heart at the Stage Door Canteen
- There's No Business Like Show Business
- South American Way
Tracks:
- Shall We Dance
- Ohio
- Luck Be a Lady
- Mack the Knife
- There's a Small Hotel
- Once in Love with Amy
- Yodel Blues
- Lazy Afternoon
- There Must Be Somethin' Better Than Love
- You're Just in Love
- Now Is the Time
Tracks:
- Impossible Dream
- Love Makes the World Go 'Round
- Try to Remember
- Put on a Happy Face
- I Say Hello
- Happiness
- She Loves Me
- What Kind of Fool Am I?
- Shy
- Consider Yourself
- Poor Little Person
Tracks:
- Magic to Do
- They're Playing My Song
- I Don't Know How to Love Him
- I Won't Send Roses
- Good Morning Starshine
- Don't Cry for Me, Argentina
- Hard Candy Christmas
- Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend
- Won't You Charleston with Me?
- Applause
Tracks:
- Phantom of the Opera
- Memory
- On My Own
- Muddy Water
- How Could I Ever Know
- American Dream
- I Know Him So Well
- Dr. Jazz
- Me and My Girl
- Suddenly Seymour
Tracks:
- Mamma Mia!
- Popular
- Seasons of Love
- Oh, the Thinks You Can Think
- Whatever Lola Wants
- Crazy
- How Deep Is Your Love
- Stars
- People Like Us
- I Go to Rio
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The Art of the Song
Manufacturer: Polygram Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00000JNMR Release Date: 1999-07-27 |
Tracks:
- Lonely Town
- Why Did I Choose You
- Moment Musical Opus 16 No.3 In B Minor
- In Love In Vain
- Ruth's Waltz
- Scenes From A Silver Screen
- I'm Gonna Laugh you Right Out Of My Life
- You My Love
- Prelude En La Mineur
- The Folks Who Live On The Hill
- Easy On The Heart
- Theme For Charlie
- Wayfaring Stranger
Amazon.com
Bassist Charlie Haden was an integral part of Ornette Coleman's pioneering avant-garde groups in the '50s and '60s and led his own equally forward-thinking Liberation Music Orchestra. His ensemble Quartet West, with tenor saxophonist Ernie Watts, drummer Larance Marable, and pianist Alan Broadbent, revealed a sentimental side of his musical personality that surprised many. This recording, with string arrangements by Broadbent, sounds like a soundtrack to a Raymond Chandler film as Haden's sturdy bass tones make him a worthy supporting actor. But although Shirley Horn's ethereal voice sparkles on "Lonely Town," "In Love in Vain," and "I'm Gonna Laugh You Right Out of My Life," and crooner Bill Henderson's towering pipes are radiant on "Why Did I Choose You," "Ruth's Waltz," "You My Love," and "Easy on the Heart," all of the material is in pretty much the same ballad tempo, which, compounded by the time length of the CD, robs it of the romantic resonance it could truly shine on the listener. --Eugene Holley Jr.Customer Reviews:
Age breeds a shining moment.......2003-11-20
Nice but dismissable........2001-08-09
In any case, it's always a welcome experience to hear Shirley Horn; the revival of a touching ballad like "In Love in Vain" merits our appreciation; and though I was never a big fan of Bill Henderson (an acquired taste), he deserves to be recorded based on the evidence of this recording.
In sum, this album is more than anything else a "sampler" and should have been priced accordingly.
Disappointing by Quartet West standards.......2001-05-09
You can see the logic behind this subsequent album: instead of using dusty old recordings, why don't we use today's state-of-the-art production to capture the voices of several current artists? And why don't we let Alan orchestrate the whole album?
The trouble is that the orchestration, beautiful though it is throughout, constrains the band terribly. And the vocals swamp the album. (Actually the Jo Stafford track on 'Always Say Goodbye' is one of the weakest on the album.) They say that the saxophone is the instrument closest to the human voice, and it is Ernie Watts who suffers most on this album, The sax is simply crowded out by all the singing. It is only on the stand-out track, 'Prelude en la mineur', an instrumental re-working of a Ravel piece, that Watts finally gets a chance to let rip.
Shirley Horn's vocals are fine, particularly on 'Lonely Town'. But I simply cannot listen to any of the tracks containing Bill Henderson's voice, and sadly, there are four of them.
The most touching song is the last one, where Haden himself bravely takes the vocal lead. It's a song his mother used to sing on the radio, back in the early 1940s, when the entire Haden family would appear on KWTO Springfield. It is a farewell to the dead, and also a reassurance that one day they will meet again.
If you want a quick survey of this CD, check out tracks #1, #9 and #13. It's a long way from the days of Haden's playing with Ornette Coleman and the Liberation Orchestra, and it's very mellow.
If you breathe and have ears, buy this record!.......2001-04-15
A Night and a Lonely Town.......2000-05-24
Regardless of which side of the Atlantic you envision on your moody musical journey, this is definitely a lounging type of music, perfect for lazy Sunday afternoons, after-theatre drives around town on warm summer evenings, warm candle-lit baths, or romantic dinners for two. The beautifully romantic ballads range from the longing "Lonely Town" to the mostly-resolute "I'm Going to Laugh You Right Out of My Life" to the quietly complacent "The Folks Who Live on the Hill." Interspersed with these great standards, however, are wonderful instrumental pieces which frame the remaining vocals with stunningly dramatic moods.
The only flaw is the rather unappealing voice of Bill Henderson, who seems to be suffering from a weak set of lungs, if not from lack of enthusiasm. Henderson seems to strive for the vocal capabilities of Shirley Horn, who sings on 1, 4, 7 and 10, but is incapable of achieving those same dramatic pitches of his fellow artist. Nevertheless, he does an adequate job on "Ruth's Waltz" and "Easy on the Heart" even if "Why Did I Choose You" is downright painful to listen to. Haden, who sings on 13, seems similarly incapable of reaching Horn's heights, but "Wayfaring Stranger," the traditional song he chose to render, is capable of carrying itself with the slow somber tone it evokes in the listener.
Regardless of its faults, this remains a beautiful album. I definitely recommend it to anyone who loves the kind of sit-at-home music it captures so very well in its beautifully jazzy tunes that are, at the very least, easy on the ears.
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Angels and Daemons at Play
Motorpsycho Manufacturer: Stickman Holland ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000028ADJ Release Date: 2003-02-27 |
Tracks:
- Sideway Spiral, Pt. 1
- Walking on the Water
- Heartattack Mac
- Pills, Powders and Passion Plays
- In the Family
- Chien d'Espace
- Sideway Spiral, Pt. 2
- Like Always
- Stalemate
- Starmelt/Lovelight
- Timothy's Monster
Customer Reviews:
Moodswings.......2002-10-29
Angels And Daemons At Play serves well as an introductory album, and I really consider this to be one of their best. There isn't a weak song to be found. It starts off with "Sideway Spiral 1", a pretty and slightly weird acoustic opener, but don't let this fool you as "Walking On The Water" may sound like a quite ordinary pop/rock song (it grows with every listen, I have to add), it's followed by the amazing "Heartattack Mac": a 7-minute rock-monster. I always hated screaming vocals in songs, and this was actually the first time I didn't have a problem with it. Its actually one of my favorites: dark and moody, but with actually a great melody and a fine balance between loud and quiet.
Then off to another favorite: "Pills, Powders And Passionplays": an amazing, eerie and haunting melody that'll stick in your head for quite a long time. A grower too, so it gets even better with repeated listenings. "In The Family" is quite instantly loveable, as well as "Un Chien D'Espace". That sounds weird, because it stretches up to 13 minutes; making it obviously the centerpiece of the album. Well... it's beautiful, what can I say? It has an awkward kind of atmosphere, which the singing saw only adds to. The song is full of tension because of long, quiet, melodic parts which are followed by louder eruptions. Great.
"Sideway Spiral 2" is a nice rocker, obviously inspired on 70's-rock, but not as great as "Like Always" is: a tune by guitarist Snah which is nothing less than brilliant: upbeat, a great melody... Hear it once and you'll be sold. "Stalemate" is nice and soft; with Bent's whispering singing it's another favorite on the album, as well as "Starmelt/Lovelight"; which always reminds me of the Pumpkins for some reason. The album closes with "Timothy's Monster"; a chaotic lump of noise with Bent screaming his lungs out, but boy... it has it's impact alright.
I have a LOT of CD's, and AADAP has been added to my collection only a few days ago, but it's already one of my favorite albums. The album has so many moods, but at the same time it's a completely logical and flowing album. That's what makes it so great. Get this album; it's worth every penny. If you like it, don't forget to check out Motorpsycho's other albums as well; they're all fantastic in their own way.
Motorpsychedelic pathcwork.......2001-02-27
Then there is Un Chien D'Espace. This monster of a song was originally written and performed as music for Dali/Bunuel's surrealistic masterpiece Un Chien Andalou. They showcase masterful psychedelia, but first and foremost a wonderful sense of melody and mood.
The CD's final five tracks start out with Sideway Spiral II - it returns with an edgy vengeance. The alternative britpoppy Like Always follows, before they calm down again with Stalemate. The second should-have-been hit single would be Starmelt/Lovelight, before it ends with the extremely heavy cacophony that makes up Timothy's Monster.
AADAP is a record with ups and downs, containing everything from quiet moments to chronic earache. Even though it is not Motorpsycho's best album, it is definately worth your while, money, and effort.
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Hard at Play
Huey Lewis and the News Manufacturer: Indent Series ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000005JMZ Release Date: 1996-07-23 |
Tracks:
- Build Me Up
- It Hit Me Like a Hammer
- Attitude
- He Don't Know
- Couple Days Off
- That's Not Me
- We Should Be Making Love
- Best of Me
- Do You Love Me, or What?
- Don't Look Back
- Time Ain't Money
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Glasseater / Streetlight Manifesto: Everything Is Beautiful When You Don't Look Down / Everything Goes Numb: Split Ep
Glasseater , and Streetlight Manifesto Manufacturer: Victory Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000QUC91M |
Product Description
Tracks: 1. Glasseater - Art of Coomunication; 2. Glasseater - AT Your Own Risk; 3. Streetlight Manifesto - Everything Went Numb; 4. Streetlight Manifesto - The Saddest Song. Limited Edition Split EP CD between Glasseater and Streetlight Manifesto.
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Last One to Drown...
.drop six. Manufacturer: .Drop Six. ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000CADZG4 Release Date: 2003-01-01 |
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Incubator
Deaf Children at Play Manufacturer: Nova Blue ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B0007O1VKW Release Date: 2004-11-02 |
Tracks:
- My Life
- Starving Artist
- Szopo
- 800 Miles
- Jesus Digs Me
- Empty Promises
- Fascinated
- Trippin
- Mother Earth
- Tiffanie Got Married
- Hey Red
Product Description
1. MY LIFE 2. STARVING ARTIST 3. EMPTY PROMISES 4. 800 MILES 5. JESUS DIGS ME 6. SZOPO 7. FASCINATED 8. TRIPPIN 9. MOTHER EARTH 10. TIFFANIE GOT MARRIED 11. UNTITLED 12. HEY RED
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Secrets in a Jar
Manufacturer: Blue Nite ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000CADZL4 Release Date: 2003-02-25 |
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