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| 1. Songbird - Eva Cassidy | |||
| 2. Narrow Daylight - Diana Krall | |||
| 3. Who Painted the Moon Black? - Hayley Westenra | |||
| 4. First Cut Is the Deepest - Sheryl Crow | |||
| 5. Angel - Sarah McLachlan | |||
| 6. I Try - Macy Gray | |||
| 7. Walk on By - Gabrielle | |||
| 8. Love and Affection - Joan Armatrading | |||
| 9. Luka - Suzanne Vega | |||
| 10. Pretty Good Year - Tori Amos | |||
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| Disc: 2 | |||
| 1. Closest Thing to Crazy - Katie Melua | |||
| 2. Night Ride Home - Joni Mitchell | |||
| 3. (There Is) No Greater Love - Amy Winehouse | |||
| 4. Don't Bring Me Down - Sia | |||
| 5. Evangeline - Cocteau Twins | |||
| 6. Ballad of Lucy Jordan - Marianne Faithfull | |||
| 7. First Time Ever I Saw Your Face - Alison Moyet | |||
| 8. Night They Drove Old Dixie Down - Joan Baez | |||
| 9. Bend - Shelby Lynne | |||
| 10. Place Called Home - Kim Richey | |||
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Product Description
40-track 2 CD celebration of some of the biggest female singer/songwriters from various genres and generations led off by Eva Cassidy's 'Songbird'. Other artists include Diana Krall, Sheryl Crow, Macy Gray, Sissel, Joan Armatrading, Suzanne Vega, Tori Amos, Aimee Mann, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Katie Melua, Joni Mitchell, Marianne Faithful, Alison Moyet, Joan Baez, Shelby Lynne, Shawn Colvin, Mary Black, Nanci Griffith, Rikki Lee Jones, Lisa Gerrard, Roisin O'Reilly, Natalie Merchant and more. Universal. 2005.
Before dying of cancer in 1996 at the age of 33, she left behind a plethora of recordings, enabling her family and friends to release "new material" every so often. Relegated to obscurity outside of the Washington DC area that she jammed in, she was "discovered" five years later by an English radio station DJ who was mesmerized by her very beautiful take on Judy Garland's classic "Somewhere Over the Rainbow." Whereas most artists try to belt out the song in varied octaves (thanks to American Idol), Eva's version is quiet and melancholy, and stands the test of time.
Though Cassidy has numeorus CD's of material, Songbird will always be my favorite for its timeless collection of such varied material. Stand out tracks include "I Know You by Heart," "Songbird," the exquisite "Over the Rainbow," a gorgeous and lush rendition of Sting's "Fields of Gold" (which is much better than his), and my personal favorite, "Autumn Leaves" an old standard that somehow seems fresh.
Cassidy had a way of evoking so much emotion in her simple songs and soulful arrangements and would have been a joy to see live. Sadly we all miss out.
Tiesto is only starting his protege mixing. I cannot wait for more tracks from him. 'Tiesto IN Concert' is mind boggling, a life altering trance experience.
Anyone hestitating to buy this for perhaps a different dj like Armin B or Van Helden or the like, well they are good, but def. add this to your collection.
SO BRILLIANT!
thanks
For Willie fans, just be patient and it will happen for you. Obviously this type of patience is not something you're accustomed to with Willie. But Remember 7 times through. Let Willie be free. Let Ryan Rock. And Let it Ride.
Rock n Roll
This album is great. For those that heard this and know anything about skills in mixing and in making a good mix knows that this should be on your hall of fame.
I don't like my music with vocals when I listen to trance.
I like my trance with great beats (Tranceport, Voyage Into Trance)
So I consider trance with vocals "gay music" cause mostly those female vocals be killing the originality of trance.
But this is just great, even though a lot of female vocals are here, I still love this. He also does a good job on switching from trance-only to trance-vocals.
All these songs easily can get a 5 out of 5 or up(except for the one of Calling Your Name).
YOU REALLY WILL BE LEFT IN SEARCH OF SUNRISE after this album ends. I like listening to this album when the sun rises and/or sets.
With a great blend of vocals and trance maybe people that listen to (pop, dance, and R&B) will want to listen to some actual trance.
Verdict: 7.5 out of 5.0 Its sooo good you need to get its A LOT better than the other 3 ISOS he has made. He really changed the way of my thoughts about "gay music". Well this is simply a must get!! What The Hell(WTH) you doing reading this review! Go buy it in stores! NOW!
P.S. This is still consider "gay music" to me but I really love it.
The genious in tiesto's music lies in the way it is layered and in the progression. If one is to listen carefully, it is noticable how the music follows a consistent up down up down approach. This kind of stucture is unique in that it takes the listener through musical highs and lows in such a way that it is completely hypnotic.
There have been many times where i would be dead focused on his music forgetting about the outside world. Yes its that good. Tiestos work is actually so good, that people are able to listen to his cds over and over and never get bored of them since the more you listen to them, the more you hear things you did not hear the previous time. I have already listened to all of the ISOS and magik series over 10 times each and its still not played out.
So far only Armin Van Buuren has been able to come close to the perfection that tiesto has achieved. If only tiesto's newer work posessed such beauty.
My personal favorite tracks are:
Honey
I believe
Some weakness is the middle of the work. The song selection is flat, I felt the album was taking a direction (expecting it to go right but hung left instead). Nonetheless, the songs do "fit" into the "mix." But I was disappointed with the Oakenfold selection. A good artist to be sure, but I feel this track of Oakenfold is often overplayed, almost as if obligatory. My criticism here is song selection. The final part of the album transitions into a nice crescendo. I feel the "Way Out West" track was greatly misplaced in the context with the rest of the final tracks--definitely breaks into the work.
By large, the album is well crafted. I would not say the BEST - 5 STARS because there are obvious areas I think that could be improved upon. Not a flawless album, but it is surely an enjoyable one to have.
In Search of Sunrise: Panama is weak for several reasons. First off, it is a single CD, hence shorter than the most recent ISOS compilations. Second, the album starts out very slow and stays there up until the very end which is not the case with the other ISOS, which had and have shown Tiësto's full spectrum.
In all honesty if I would only purchase this album if I was collecting the full series (which I have done already) else I would skip and go for the other four.
This mix is justice.
While In Search Of Sunrise 2 was a great addition to the In Search Of Sunrise series, ultimately, it couldn't compare with the original.
Panama can.
Tiësto has defined trance once again. He is the man.
Noa Assembly may be the most epic opening of all the ISOS series. It lets you know Tiësto is not playing any games on this volume. Through the first half of this mix, emotions run deeper than on any ISOS album. Even the first volume cannot compare with the emotional efficacy of the first half of this album. From the first track, you're off to another world. Tiësto takes his time building with this mix, and that's what makes it so effective. It's unbelievable. It's perfection. He spends the first three tracks on a slow and steady climb. The tracks are absolutely consistent. The Grand Chillas Mix of Hear You Now by DJ Hooligan lays the smack down. I love Tiësto for introducing me to songs like this. This song evokes feelings I can't describe. I recall feelings of unrequited love while listening to it. I don't even know what to say. And the mix into Starecase's Faith (Loafer Mix)... MAN!!!!! I shook my head in disbelief the first time I heard it.
The song picks up and... it's ineffable. Nobody can do what Tiësto does... "Waiting for the sun... I need to know if you are there to... carry me home." Hands down to Loafer and Starecase for this song. The bass line, the ambience, the vocals, the phasing, the effects: it's all too good to be true. The mixing style is so amazing that I cannot even elaborate. You simply must hear it. It's perfect. Tiësto's song selection is what makes him such an amazing DJ. I've listened to most of his mixes and I'm not sure if he'll ever top what he does on the first half of this album. This isn't high energy trance... it's SPIRITUAL trance. The mix into Summer's Calling continues Tiësto's demonstration of a DJ at the top of his form. It all sounds as if it was meant to be. And with headphones on, it's bliss. I can usually organize my thoughts well in reviews but this album sets me off. It's so hard to describe how brilliant this mix is. And I'm saying this at track 4.
When Solar Stone's Solar Coaster comes in, it's obvious that the game is over. This is an absolute classic!!! I bow to Solar Stone. They are known for amazing songs, but this song brings me to tears. The synthesized guitar riff kills me. And "you're so cool..." my eyes swell up just thinking about it. I don't care what anybody says. For any of those who can relate to trance, for those who have lost something they can't get back, for those who were fans of Tiësto prior to hearing this mix, when this song comes on, if goosebumps and tears don't hit you, you missed something. This is the beauty and glory of trance! This song completely sweeps me away. Songs like these make life worth living. That's the bottom line.
We're only through a third of the mix.
The Steve Gibbs Mix of Meia Lua is the signal that a new phase of the mix is beginning. The energy level is rising. The trance effects here are excellent. The synth sounds from the previous songs, some trippy vocals, and some other melodies that I don't have the capacity to describe make this awesome song take the mix forward with grace. And then the Gabriel & Dresden Mix of In My Memory creeps in. Anyone truly familiar with Tiësto knows that In My Memory is one of the best original compositions he will ever make. Gabriel & Dresden respect Tiësto's classic by producing an astounding remix. It's so frustrating to describe great songs like these. The lyrics, the effects of the remix, the tribal sound, and the build... it's nuts. During the break, an unbelievably intoxicating melody surfaces that takes you right into the breakdown. It's euphoric. THIS IS TRANCE!!! SERIOUSLY!!! BUY THIS FREAKING CD!!! AHHHHH!!!!! It's madness!!! Seven Tracks have gone by and I don't have one complaint.
But, if there is one song that comes close to making me complain, it has to be the next track: Your Body Is A Temple. Mix wise, the song is necessary. I've noticed that Tiësto uses at least one track on every mix that is relatively out of place in comparison to the rest of the mix. This is that track. But in all honesty, the track is awesome. There are stereo pans and field rotate effects that make the song a delight, especially with headphones on. It takes the energy of the mix even higher with trance elements that are harder and darker than those of any of the previous songs. And it mixes perfectly into World Clique's Don't Do It. Don't Do It makes you want to do it! This song has serious house elements. The robotic sound effects rule. The break with the tribal pipe sounds trips me out. The song's break is ambient joy, and the build is all business. The vocal that repeats over the breakdown is hypnotic. There are actually two builds, and the second one is more serious than the first. After the second build Tiësto sweeps you right into the Shelly Mix of Stringz Ultd. The melodies here are ridiculously consistent with the mix. It all makes sense. This mix is so consistent! The build on this song is deafening. The breakdown is fantastic. Energy wise, it is one of the highest points of the mix. And as a result, Tiësto takes the next logical step: slow it down.
Southern Sun is one of the greatest trance songs ever made. Without being over the top and without being filled with sirens and excessively dense builds, this song sends you into a state of bliss. "I still feel you beneath my skin... I am tempted to throw my senses in... `cause its easier to fly than to face another night in southern sun." The melodies, the chorus of voices in the background, the bass line... all of it make this song is among the greatest. "Pieces of the wind..." THIS IS EPIC TRANCE! Tiësto lifts Paul Oakenfold's song into the heavens with his remix. This is one of the best driving songs around. This song is a classic. At this point, Tiësto is challenging the original In Search Of Sunrise's seat at the throne.
But it's hard to outdo a song like Southern Sun. Tiësto takes the mix into deep trance with Accessive Rhythm's Activate. This isn't a strong point in the mix... but it's a track that necessarily separates one great track from another. The Gabriel & Dresden remix of Way Out West's Mindcircus is a definite highlight. Of The album's second half, this is the strongest reminder that you are listening to an In Search Of Sunrise mix. It expresses how great Gabriel & Dresden are. I mean, Tiësto features them twice on one mix. They are some of the best remix producers around. The driving beat here is mind numbing. The effects on the vocals are euphoric. This is the perfect cross between trance and house. "Almost ready to drift now... and I feel myself slipping inside you." Tiësto knows what the crowd wants. Love and Lust are what define the In Search Of Sunrise series. I have the utmost respect for Gabriel & Dresden for this song. I cannot imagine the damage a song like this would do to a dance floor. I can only hope that one day I will find out.
Nalin & Kane... anybody remember beachball? That is an all-time trance classic, so I expect great things from them. Open Your Eyes is no slouch. At this point I am reminded again that Tiësto knows better than anyone how to use individual songs to suit his purpose for a mix. Tracks 10 through 15 follow a sort of up and down pattern with each track, and I sense that was his idea. Anyway, the keyboard melodies on this song are good. They are too repetitive to make the song great, but the hyper trance melodies that accompany them at 3 minutes into the song (and earlier in the song, only briefly) make the song suit the mix well. It doesn't really matter, because this song exists only to prepare the listener for the last hurrah: Jericho's Personal Reflexion.
Just like In Search Of Sunrise 2, Tiësto's last desire is to send you away in a trance, and the final track fulfills this goal remarkably well. It takes you higher and higher, to a point so high with such screaming symphonic melodies that you want to jump out of your body and soar into space. The final track is extremely dramatic. It ends the mix with magnificent power. Tiësto sends you away baffled.
This is essential trance. You must buy this album. It's much better than the second In Search Of Sunrise. Unfortunately, I have to admit that ultimately, it does not surpass the original In Search Of Sunrise.
But at times, it makes you wonder...
After several years of listening to this CD, it still sounds as fresh as it did the day I first purchased it. Tracks like TastExperience, Summerbreeze, Eugina, and Delirio just fit so well into what I believe is his best effort in the ISOS series.
The album art is awesome. The movie poster concept is clever. Tiësto has a great marketing team.
As for the mix, I've found that it helps to divide DJ Tiësto's compilations into movements, because I'm sure he does. Some songs aren't meant to take you over the top. Some are. Some songs work together to build tension for a powerful, explosive song approaching. Some songs are powerful and explosive. Tiësto knows how to use different types of trance songs to create a mix that is HIS. He is a master at this.
The first movement is fantastic. It begins ethereal and dreamy, and through the first three tracks there is a brooding feeling.
Tastexperience by Tantrix is an excellent introduction to the mix. It represents the style and mood of the In Search Of Sunrise (ISOS) series. It has the island feel Tiësto is revered for. As it fades out and LN Movement's Golden Desert (Part 2) is revealed explosively, feelings of nostalgia for the first ISOS are evoked. At this point I am impressed. This is what I expect after the first ISOS. This is a summer mix. Once Kamaya Painter's Summerbreeze comes on, it's obvious that the first two tracks are only a build. Summerbreeze is beautiful. I have to give it up for Kamaya Painters on this track, which means I am actually praising Tiësto and Benno De Goeij, who together ARE Kamaya Painters. The melodies here are precisely what make great trance. The build, the clashes, the keys... this is the trance that I love. So far, the mixing is flawless. At the end of the first movement, the mix seems to transform from trance to house. Vocals are introduced. Rui Da Silva's Touch Me is a good track with a melody that allows it to mix well with this compilation, but it's not a great song. The vocals and lyrics are mediocre. I expect only the best from the ISOS series. This is good, but not Tiësto good. I did, however, smile when thinking about the song placement in comparison to the first ISOS; this song is similar to Billie Ray Martin's Honey, which is track three on that mix. Anyway, Touch Me made me skeptical. The mix seems to be going somewhere, then Tiësto takes a detour with Touch Me. Why? I don't know
As touch me ends the mixing gets heavy and dramatic I realize I'm being swept into the second movement. The Michael Woods mix of Eugina by Salt Tank scraps the previous song and takes the mix right back to where it belongs. This is amazing trance song! Echoing snares, soaring vocals, the ebb and flow of dense subterranean techno melodies... YES! I'd like to shake Michael Woods' hand. The mix into Cass & Slide's Perception is heavy like the last mix, and I dig the style. Tiësto cautiously mixed the songs through the first movement, but in the second movement he takes over and charges ahead boldly. Perception comes in, hits a break, and the game continues. You have to love the robotic sounds on this track. The bass line on this track is deep, even for trance. The song tricks you... you think it's going one way, then another break comes and in the vocals drop. Wow. Here is another beautiful vocal trance song. "Search and you will find the answer... if you look deep inside of your mind... you can see forever... rise up together." Now that is dance floor ecstasy. Perception ends almost abruptly and in drops Mekka's Diamondback. The vocal trance delight continues. This song is insane. Take a drive on a country road and listen to this song as loud as you can for an amazing experience. Lucid's mix of BT's Dreaming comes on next and the texture of the mix is changed again. The sound effects here are awesome. The ticking clock, the panning, the creaking doors, the chimes: I love this song. Tiësto knows how to compile great vocal trance songs like no other. With this song the second movement is ending...
And with the Venus Mix of Baracoa's Delirio the third movement blooms. This song... man... this song gives me goosebumps. The build is like no other. This is deep trance. This is a classic. Songs like this are what give the ISOS series it's enigmatic quality. You might as well just burn the house down for this one. The vocals are intoxicating. Delirio takes me away. At this point I'm sold on the mix. The next track is a remix of Fortress's An Angel Saved My Life. The sounds here remind me of Paul Oakenfold's Tranceport. The trance here is hard, heavy, and dense. It's good, but it's one of my least favorite tracks on the album. It gets serious quick, but there is no distinct build. It does however, mix superbly with the Marc O' Tool Remix of Ballroom's 4 AM, which I think is the reason why Tiësto used it. Ballroom is a cool song, but it doesn't have the power of the previous songs on the mix. It does have a unique style that makes this ISOS mix even more eclectic. As Coast 2 Coast's Home comes on, I understand the purpose of the previous two tracks. Tiësto was building. This is why I like to group his mixes into movements. Home is another great track because of its uplifting melody and its quick build to an all-business breakdown.
The business continues right into Slacker's Kingdom Come Mix of Breeder's Tyrantanic without a breath of air to relax. Then... BOOM! The beat drops and there is silence. The fourth and final movement is crowded, dense, heavy, busy, and every other adjective you can think of that is opposite of free and airy. Tiësto ends his mix with pure progressive trance. The builds aren't epic and sudden. They're constant and relentless. The beat just keeps going. The breaks don't even feel like breaks. The vocals are gone. This all describes Max Graham's Airtight, and the title fits perfectly. Tiësto suffocates you in the last movement. I just know that I can't stop bobbing my head. The song takes you higher and higher and higher and higher... then proceeds to the most elaborate breakdown of the entire mix. It doesn't send you away in the ecstatic build-explode-jump off way that trance typically does. It doesn't make you feel like you just got off like never before. It doesn't take you away with heavenly vocals and melodies.
It leaves you in a trance.
DJ Tiësto has done it again. He has left me In Search Of Sunrise.
Please note that this album is different from Tiesto's live sets and his other "hands in the air trance" compilations. ISOS 2 is a lot more mellow(though does get harder towards the end), and is much better suited as background music for your pre and after-party sessions.
Overall, a really awesome compilation.
songs
tomorrow great
a man that i loved nice song
i don't break easily a favorite
love breakdown another favorite
you don't bring me flowers great
honey can i put on your clothes ? good
one more night good
stay away great
deep in the night good
songbird another favorite
don't listen to the other people comparing this album with the superman album. this album you must have in your barbra streisand cd collection.
The title song is absolutely gorgeous, if somewhat short. Her cover of "Tomorrow" is unforgettable. And of course there's the Streisand megahit "You Don't Bring Me Flowers". Every song on this album is beautiful and worth a listen, even the eclectic "Honey Can I Put On Your Clothes".
Stop comparing this particular album to Superman. Instead, appreciate it for what it is and was meant to be. Just because they were released back to back, that does not mean that this album had an obligation to be Superman Part II. They are both excellent and Songbird is one of my favorites. And with 60 Streisand studio recordings released, that's saying something.
TOMORROW
Not bad.
A MAN I LOVED
Not bad.
I DON'T BREAK EASILY
Not bad.
LOVE BREAKDOWN
Not bad.
YOU DON'T BRING ME FLOWERS
This here is the solo version of this hit single. After Barbra Streisand recorded her version, Neil Diamond recorded his version. After that, the two teamed up to recorde this song again, but as a duet with each other. Both their duet version and Barbra's version are great. I don't know how Neil Diamond's version turned out, so I can't make a decision on that one.
HONEY CAN I PUT YOUR CLOTHES ON
Not bad.
ONE MORE NIGHT
Great. Nope, not the song Phil Collins had recorded in 1981. Different song with same title.
STAY AWAY
Not bad.
DEEP IN THE NIGHT
Great
SONGBIRD
The album's mediocre title track. Not bad.
I was not all that impressed when this album was released. Like I said, there are three songs on this album that were worth hearing, but the rest of the album is just mediocre. But, if you would like to buy SONGBIRD, then go on ahead because you all do have the right to make your own opinions.
The disc opens with a surprisingly effective rendition of the ANNIE theme "Tomorrow," which substitutes the attempted-showstopper bombast of the original with an irresistibly jazzy arrangement and restrained vocals. The thrilling pop/torch song "A Man I Loved" and the lovely MOR ballad "I Don't Break Easily" feature two of Streisand's most spine-tingling vocals. Both sound like hits that could have been, and either one would have been an ideal follow-up single to Streisand's previous smash "My Heart Belongs to Me." The disco-ish "Love Breakdown" is undeniable highlight that combines seventies' soul with a bit of Motown, and Streisand's charismatic performance makes one wish she would record up-tempo material more often. Also making an impression are the sensual cuts "Deep In the Night" and "Honey Can I Put On Your Clothes," the latter of which is so sexy that you won't realize how silly the whole song is until it's long over.
Impressively, there's even more to like on the record. The mid-tempo number "Stay Away" and the emotive ballad "One More Night" are both anchored by solid hooks, while Barbra received her eighth Grammy nomination as "Best Pop Female Vocal Performance" for her solo rendition of "You Don't Bring Me Flowers." Interestingly, not long after the album was released, a DJ from Louisville, Kentucky created a mock-duet by splicing Barbra's rendition of the song with Neil Diamond's solo recording, which caused a sensation when it was played on the radio. Columbia caught wind of the situation, and sent Streisand and Diamond into the studio to quickly record the definitive duet version of "You Don't Bring Me Flowers, which hit #1 on the Hot 100 later in the year.
Best of all, however, is the closing title song, a restrained ballad that is given an incredibly moving sub-text from Barbra's vulnerable and understated performance. Probably the best track on the album, it was the only single released and it cracked the Top 25 on the pop chart and hit #1 on the adult contemporary chart. Overall, SONGBIRD is a very solid pop album, and it remains a mystery why it has been panned so often over the years. True, it is often on the slight side and does not offer any thing truly new or even remotely revolutionary, but it's almost a complete certainty that this was not Streisand or Klein's intention. The album succeeds where a pop album should - it is always pleasant and tuneful, and it completely puts most pop albums of today to absolute shame. One of Streisand's most underrated efforts.
NOTE: Also in 1978, Barbra scored another hit with the awkwardly-titled "Love Theme from `The Eyes Of Laura Mars' (Prisoner)," which peaked at #21 on the Hot 200. The song was written and recorded for the somewhat ill-fated Jon Peters' thriller THE EYES OF LAURA MARS, starring Faye Dunaway and Tommy Lee Jones, and it is the only time Barbra recorded a theme song for a movie that she did not appear in. "Prisoner" is booming rock-ballad that features an commanding performance from Streisand, however the over-the-top single sounds much more dated now than her other late-seventies hits.
Added to that, she absorbed many different influences; on some songs she comes close to Ukulele Ike's delivery (albeit sounding less frenetic), whilst others contain echoes of Sophie Tucker and even Ted Lewis, to say nothing of Annette Hanshaw. All of those facets combined to produce a highly idiosyncratic style, yet the novelty elements were harnessed to a clear rendition of the lyrics. Underpinning her delivery was the quality of her voice, which rings clear and true despite the age of these recordings. Accompaniments varied from the most basic - guitar or ukulele, usually played (very competently) by herself and sometimes augmented by a piano - to a small jazz band, the line-up of which could include some of New York's finest.
Despite my enthusiasm for this set, I'd be failing if I did not warn that her performance of some of the songs does not fall entirely easy on the ear, because she employs the falsetto voice. Yet the vocal pyrotechnics don't come across as ostentatious (as they sometimes do in others' renditions) but rather as the exuberance of a singer revelling in her ability.
Inevitably, surface noise is audible on the acoustic Pathé and Perfect recordings (and some rumble on one or two), but that did not mar my enjoyment, and there is none on the Columbia tracks. The compilation contains close on half of Lee Morse's recorded output during the period in question and, in keeping with Jasmine's usual approach, includes an informative and well-illustrated liner note. That shows her to have been as vivacious in appearance as she was in voice. It deserves a place in any serious collection of the music of this period.
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40-track 2 CD celebration of some of the biggest female singer/songwriters from various genres and generations led off by Eva Cassidy's 'Songbird'. Other artists include Diana Krall, Sheryl Crow, Macy Gray, Sissel, Joan Armatrading, Suzanne Vega, Tori Amos, Aimee Mann, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Katie Melua, Joni Mitchell, Marianne Faithful, Alison Moyet, Joan Baez, Shelby Lynne, Shawn Colvin, Mary Black, Nanci Griffith, Rikki Lee Jones, Lisa Gerrard, Roisin O'Reilly, Natalie Merchant and more. Universal. 2005.
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- Time Is A Healer
- I Know You By Heart
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Songbird cherry-picks tracks from the three locally released albums of Eva Cassidy, whose hauntingly beautiful vocals went virtually unheard outside her native Washington, D.C., during her short 33 years with us. Lost to melanoma in 1996, Cassidy sang with an unaffected purity and an astonishing ability to make both classic and contemporary songs sound like they were written just for her. Sting's "Fields of Gold" finally lives up to its title through the alchemy of Cassidy's transcendent rendition, while other tracks on this anthology showcase her ease in the realms of pop (Christine McVie's "Songbird"), soul ("People Get Ready"), gospel ("Wade on the Water"), and traditional standards ("Autumn Leaves" and "Over the Rainbow"). Framed by understated jazz and pop arrangements, Cassidy's clear, soulful voice and exquisite phrasing make her that rarest of vocalists whose interpretations are a complement to any song. A fine introduction to a true talent. --Billy GrenierAlbum Description
Songbird is a posthumous anthology culled from the album Live At Blues Alley and her other solo release, Eva By Heart, along with one track from her 1992 duet album with Chuck Brown titled The Other Side. Blix label.Customer Reviews:
HAUNTINGLY BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!!!!.......2007-07-16
A pure delight.......2007-07-10
Before dying of cancer in 1996 at the age of 33, she left behind a plethora of recordings, enabling her family and friends to release "new material" every so often. Relegated to obscurity outside of the Washington DC area that she jammed in, she was "discovered" five years later by an English radio station DJ who was mesmerized by her very beautiful take on Judy Garland's classic "Somewhere Over the Rainbow." Whereas most artists try to belt out the song in varied octaves (thanks to American Idol), Eva's version is quiet and melancholy, and stands the test of time.
Though Cassidy has numeorus CD's of material, Songbird will always be my favorite for its timeless collection of such varied material. Stand out tracks include "I Know You by Heart," "Songbird," the exquisite "Over the Rainbow," a gorgeous and lush rendition of Sting's "Fields of Gold" (which is much better than his), and my personal favorite, "Autumn Leaves" an old standard that somehow seems fresh.
Cassidy had a way of evoking so much emotion in her simple songs and soulful arrangements and would have been a joy to see live. Sadly we all miss out.
BEAUTIFUL voice!!.......2007-07-06
Soulful.......2007-07-01
Eva Cassidy music CD.......2007-06-08
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In Search of Sunrise, Vol. 5 Los Angeles
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ASIN: B000EGDBUQ Release Date: 2006-04-25 |
Tracks:
- Conil - Malibu Beach
- Mark Norman Pres. Celine - Colour My Eyes
- Late Night Alumni - Empty Streets
- Electro Prompt - Beside Me (Gothek DC Remix)
- Fonzarelli - Moonlight Party
- Leama & Moor - Everything Matters (Matthew Dekay Remix)
- Matthew Dekay Vs. Proluctors - Let The Game Begin
- Karen Overton - Your Loving Arms (Club Mix)
- Parker & Hanson - Let Me Be (Extended Mix)
- Kalafut & Fugle - Novocaine (Mark Otten Remix)
- Jes - People Will Go (Steve Forte Rio Remix)
- Basic Perspective - Small Step On the Other Side
- Tom Cloud - Told You So
- A.M. - Arise (Hammer & Fubayashi Remix)
- Cass - Little Bird
Tracks:
- Pink Elephant - LAX
- Alex Stealthy - Something Is Wrong
- Shah & Laruso Pres. Global Experience - Zanzibar
- Progression - Technophobia
- A Boy Called Joni - Green Astronauts
- Petter - These Days (Luke Chable's Those Days Mix)
- Estuera - Tales From the South (Jonas Steur's Revision Flow)
- ?zg?r Can - Irony
- Jonas Steur - Second Turn
- Smith & Pledger Pres Aspekt - Hi Jack
- Jaytech - Genesis (Jimbo's Afterburner Mix)
- Super8 & DJ Tab - Helsinki Scorchin'
- Way Out West - Don't Forget Me (Guy Ehmetores Remix)
Product Description
1. Global Experience - San Salvador
2. Way Out West - Don't Forget Me (Steve Forte Rio Mix)
3. Progression - Technofobia
4. Midway - Cobra
5. Estuera - Tales From The South 2006
6. A Boy Called Joni - Green Astronauts
7. 16BIT Lolita's & Johan Cyber - Like A Memory
8. Petter - These Days
9. Incolumis - One With Sanctuary9
10. Alex Stealthy - Deplorings
11. AM - Arise
12. Tom Cloud - Told You So
13. Base Perspective - Small Step On The Other Side
14. Parker & Hanson - Let Me Be
15. Leama & Moor - Everything Matters
16. Electroprompt - Beside Me
17. Ozgur Can - Irony
Format: CD
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Trance is about as Dutch as windmills, and more than any other DJ, Tiësto is its ambassador. His highly successful In Search of Sunrise series can claim much of the credit for this, and this fifth installment, Los Angeles, delivers in spades. As ever, the man finds his inspiration in the female voice; from Late Night Alumni's "Empty Streets," which pits a bassline that bounces like Silly Putty against Becky Jean Williams's dreamy vocals, to Karen Overton's dancefloor-destroying cover of Billie Ray Martin's "Your Loving Arms," Tiësto again proves himself a master at driving sets to soaring highs with well-placed siren songs. The second disc finds the Dutchman in more progressive territory, luring in the unsuspecting with Pink Elephant's effervescent "LAX" only to drop the hammer with Alex Stealthy's "Something Is Wrong," a track with a disorienting beat that seems to tumble over itself and a haunting melody that sounds as though it were trapped under ice. Tiësto also shows he hasn't lost his affinity for engaging the listener in a test of wills, as in A Boy Called Joni's vertiginous "Green Astronauts." Like all good mixes, the fifth in the ISoS series is after all a study in contrasts. Ironic, perhaps, that with the title Los Angeles the album makes a compelling case that the trance crown won't be leaving Holland anytime soon. --Brent KallmerCustomer Reviews:
another 5 star performance by tiesto.......2007-07-19
what an awesome arsenal for our ears.......2007-07-07
Tiesto is only starting his protege mixing. I cannot wait for more tracks from him. 'Tiesto IN Concert' is mind boggling, a life altering trance experience.
Anyone hestitating to buy this for perhaps a different dj like Armin B or Van Helden or the like, well they are good, but def. add this to your collection.
SO BRILLIANT!
thanks
TIESTO GIVES US ONE MORE REASON TO HATE HIM!.......2007-06-13
Great CD.......2007-05-03
keeps me home.......2007-05-02
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Songbird
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ASIN: B000IFRQH2 Release Date: 2006-10-31 |
Tracks:
- Rainy Day Blues
- Songbird
- Blue Hotel
- Back To Earth
- Stella Blue
- Hallelujah
- $1000 Wedding
- We Don't Run
- Yours Love
- Sad Songs And Waltzes
- Amazing Grace
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For better and for worse, this trans-generational pairing of Willie Nelson and producer Ryan Adams takes the veteran into musical territory where he wouldn't have likely ventured on his own. There's long been an organic unity to Nelson's signature sound--the way his conversational phrasing plays against the staccato runs of his gypsy guitar, with the backing of a band that's been with him so long he calls them Family. On Songbird, Adams substitutes the more aggressively electric backing of his own band, the Cardinals, and plainly had a large say in selecting and arranging the material. Two highlights that most bear his imprint are "Blue Hotel," which Adams wrote for the project and with which Nelson plainly connects, and the bluesy, ominous arrangement by Adams of the closing "Amazing Grace," which sounds closer to "House of the Rising Sun." At the other extreme, Nelson's lumbering take on the Grateful Dead's "Stella Blue," which culminates in an electric squall, sounds like the kind of music Willie would rather not listen to, let alone make. And the hard-edged riffing on "$1000 Wedding" practically bludgeons the Gram Parsons song to death. While the three Nelson originals (two old, one new) all work fine, the rest is hit (Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah") and miss (the title cut, by Fleetwood Mac's Christine McVie). It has been said that Nelson can sing just about anything--which doesn't necessarily mean that he should. --Don McLeeseCustomer Reviews:
Kick it off if you're ready........2007-07-03
Songbird.......2007-05-13
Not at all a good choice.......2007-04-11
Songbird!.......2007-03-25
Rock n Willie.......2007-02-25
For Willie fans, just be patient and it will happen for you. Obviously this type of patience is not something you're accustomed to with Willie. But Remember 7 times through. Let Willie be free. Let Ryan Rock. And Let it Ride.
Rock n Roll
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In Search of Sunrise, Vol. 4: Latin America
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ASIN: B0007TFI56 Release Date: 2005-06-21 |
Tracks:
- Solarstone and JES - Like A Waterfall
- ToneDepth & SoulTan - Moments
- Ahmet Ertenu - Why
- JASEfos feat Claire Van Der Boom - Do What U Want (Max Graham
- Wighnomy Bros - Wurz + Blosse
- Coca & Villa - La Noche
- Tilt - Twelve (Dousk Mix)
- Luminary - My World (Andy Moor Mix)
- Steve May - Blend Forty 3 (Luke Chable & Steve May Remix)
- Gabriel & Dresden - Arcadia
- Split Second - Midnight Express
- BT - The Force Of Gravity (Tio Remix)
- Allure - The Loves We Lost
- Blank & Jones feat Bobo - Perfect Silence (E-Craigs 212 Remix)
Tracks:
- Estuera vs Re:Locate - Palma Solane
- Leon Bolier presents Inner Stories - Beyond
- POS - Gravity
- LNQ - People I Used To Know
- Mads Arp featuring Julie Harrington - Slow It Down (Mathilda Mix)
- Dominic Plaza - Sounds Rushing
- Matthew Dekay vs Proluctors - BAD
- Electric Pulse - White Noise
- Grayarea featuring Erik Shepard - Gravity
- Tio featuring Matt Hales from Aqualung - UR (Junkie XL Air
- Odyssee - Evolution
- Progression - Sands Of Time
- LSG - Netherworld (Oliver Prime Remix)
- Sensorica vs Jin Key - Only One (Rave Mix)
Product Description
1. B.T. - Force Of Gravity (Ti?sto Remix)
2. L.S.G. - Netherworld
3. Odyssee - Evolution
4. Phynn - Solitude
5. Progression - Sands Of Time
6. Global Experience - Tennessee
7. Way Out West - Killa
8. Blank & Jones - Perfect Silence
9. Tone Depth & Soul Tan - Moments
10. Ti?sto featuring Matt Hales from Aqualung - UR (Junkie XL
11. Airguitar Remix)
12. Grey Area - Gravity
13. Leon Bollier - Beyond
14. Allure - Pearls
15. LNQ - People I Used To Know
16. *Final Tracklisting TBC
Format: CD
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Though he's as close to being the quintessential trance DJ as anyone, Tiësto has in the past used his mix records to drop new, sometimes challenging material (e.g., 2003's Nyana). But that's never been what the Sunrise records are about. Like 2004's Olympics-anthem release Parade of the Athletes, the vibe is all-inclusive, overtly positive, and infused with a strong orchestral bent that broadens its appeal. The first disc works up a lather after a lukewarm start, ending strongly with tracks from Gabriel & Dresden and BT ("Force of Gravity," spiffed up with a Tiësto remix). The second disc isn't so shy, though the Ibiza sheen gets a little glossy. If there's one thing this DJ can do, it's convincingly integrate a distinctive vocal ("Silence," anyone?), and his collaboration with Aqualung's Matt Hales on "UR" is no exception. One gets the sense that Sunrise 4 could have been just one disc and still delivered the essential punch--but even though it's a bit bloated, this collection unquestionably has the epic heft for which Tiësto is known and revered. --Matthew CookeCustomer Reviews:
Best (so far).......2007-07-16
IF YOU LIKE TO LANGUISH IN PAIN, BUY THIS!!!!.......2007-06-13
More house than trance.......2007-06-06
Once again, great CD. .......2007-05-07
5 Stars for reeeaaalll!.......2007-03-07
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In Search of Sunrise
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ASIN: B00005NHKL Release Date: 2001-08-02 |
Tracks:
- Reachers of Civilisation - York
- Anomaly: Calling Your Name [Ferry Corsten Remix]
- Honey [Chicane Club Mix] - Billie Ray Martin
- Time Gate [Update] - Marc Vision
- Mercury and Solace [BT 12" Mastermix] - BT
- Dark Blue - Cabala
- I Trance You [Pappa and Gilbey Mix]
- Going Up
- Sun Is Shining [Mash Up Matt Remix] - Technique
- Walhalla - Gouryella
- Far From Over - Kamaya Painters
- I Believe [DJ Tandu Remix] - Lange
- Remember (To the Millennium) [Lange Mix]
- Sparkles [Magikal Remake] - Tiesto, Montana & Storm
Product Description
1. Reachers Of Civilisation, The - (with York)
2. Anomaly: Calling Your Name - (Ferry Corsten remix, with Libra Presents Taylor)
3. Honey - (Chicane Club mix, with Billie Ray Martin)
4. Time Gate - (Update, with Marc Vision)
5. Mercury And Solace - (BT 12" Master mix, with BT)
6. Dark Blue - (with Cabala)
7. I Trance You - (Pappa & Gilbey mix, with Gypsy)
8. Going Up - (with Yahel & DJ Miss T)
9. Sun Is Shining - (Mash Up Matt remix, with Technique)
10. Walhalla - (with Gouryella)
11. Far From Over - (with Kamaya Painters)
12. I Believe - (DJ Tandu remix, with Lange)
13. Remember (To The Millenium) - (Lange remix, with The Morrighan)
14. Sparkles - (Magikal Remake)
Format: CD
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I'm Still Searching..........2007-06-11
ISOS - So good.......2007-03-19
Oldies but Gooooodies!!.......2006-07-06
The best ISOS album!.......2006-03-02
This album is great. For those that heard this and know anything about skills in mixing and in making a good mix knows that this should be on your hall of fame.
I don't like my music with vocals when I listen to trance.
I like my trance with great beats (Tranceport, Voyage Into Trance)
So I consider trance with vocals "gay music" cause mostly those female vocals be killing the originality of trance.
But this is just great, even though a lot of female vocals are here, I still love this. He also does a good job on switching from trance-only to trance-vocals.
All these songs easily can get a 5 out of 5 or up(except for the one of Calling Your Name).
YOU REALLY WILL BE LEFT IN SEARCH OF SUNRISE after this album ends. I like listening to this album when the sun rises and/or sets.
With a great blend of vocals and trance maybe people that listen to (pop, dance, and R&B) will want to listen to some actual trance.
Verdict: 7.5 out of 5.0 Its sooo good you need to get its A LOT better than the other 3 ISOS he has made. He really changed the way of my thoughts about "gay music". Well this is simply a must get!! What The Hell(WTH) you doing reading this review! Go buy it in stores! NOW!
P.S. This is still consider "gay music" to me but I really love it.
Classic Masterpiece.......2006-01-22
The genious in tiesto's music lies in the way it is layered and in the progression. If one is to listen carefully, it is noticable how the music follows a consistent up down up down approach. This kind of stucture is unique in that it takes the listener through musical highs and lows in such a way that it is completely hypnotic.
There have been many times where i would be dead focused on his music forgetting about the outside world. Yes its that good. Tiestos work is actually so good, that people are able to listen to his cds over and over and never get bored of them since the more you listen to them, the more you hear things you did not hear the previous time. I have already listened to all of the ISOS and magik series over 10 times each and its still not played out.
So far only Armin Van Buuren has been able to come close to the perfection that tiesto has achieved. If only tiesto's newer work posessed such beauty.
My personal favorite tracks are:
Honey
I believe
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In Search of Sunrise 3: Panama
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ASIN: B00006BXJM Release Date: 2002-07-23 |
Tracks:
- Into The Fire - Noa Assembly
- Hear You Now (Grand Chillas Mix) - DJ Hooligan
- Faith (Loafer Mix) - Starecase
- Summer Calling (Josh Gabriel Mix) - Andain
- Solarcoaster - Solar Stone
- Meia Lua (Steve Gibbs Mix) - Tremor
- In My Memory (Gabriel & Dresden Elephant Memory Vocal) - DJ Tiesto
- Your Body Is A Temple - Argonaut
- Don't Do It - World Clique
- Stringz Ultd. (Shelly Mix) - Chiller Twist
- Southern Sun (DJ Tiesto Mix) - Paul Oakenfold
- Activate - Accessive Rhythm
- Mindcircus (Gabriel & Dresden Remix) - Way Out West
- Open Your Eyes - Nalin B. Kane
- Personal Reflexion - Jericho
Product Description
1. Into The Fire - (with Noa Assembly)
2. Hear You Now - (Grand Chillas mix, with DJ Hooligan)
3. Faith - (Loafer mix, with Starecase)
4. Summer Calling - (Josh Gabriel mix, with Andain)
5. Solarcoaster - (with Solar Stone)
6. Meia Lua - (Steve Gibbs mix, with Tremor)
7. In My Memory - (Gabriel & Dresden Elephant Memory Vocal, with DJ Tiesto)
8. Your Body Is A Temple - (with Argonaut)
9. Don't Do It - (with World Clique)
10. Stringz Ultd. - (Shelley mix, with Chiller Twist)
11. Southern Sun - (DJ Tiesto mix, with Paul Oakenfold)
12. Activate - (with Accessive Rhythm)
13. Mindcircus - (Gabriel & Dresden remix, with Way Out West)
14. Open Your Eyes - (with Nalin & Kane)
15. Personal Reflexion - (with Jericho)
Format: CD
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AS USUAL TIESTO PUTS OUT TRASH!!!!!.......2007-06-13
His best I've heard........2007-05-07
well crafted.......2007-01-19
Some weakness is the middle of the work. The song selection is flat, I felt the album was taking a direction (expecting it to go right but hung left instead). Nonetheless, the songs do "fit" into the "mix." But I was disappointed with the Oakenfold selection. A good artist to be sure, but I feel this track of Oakenfold is often overplayed, almost as if obligatory. My criticism here is song selection. The final part of the album transitions into a nice crescendo. I feel the "Way Out West" track was greatly misplaced in the context with the rest of the final tracks--definitely breaks into the work.
By large, the album is well crafted. I would not say the BEST - 5 STARS because there are obvious areas I think that could be improved upon. Not a flawless album, but it is surely an enjoyable one to have.
Average.......2006-11-25
In Search of Sunrise: Panama is weak for several reasons. First off, it is a single CD, hence shorter than the most recent ISOS compilations. Second, the album starts out very slow and stays there up until the very end which is not the case with the other ISOS, which had and have shown Tiësto's full spectrum.
In all honesty if I would only purchase this album if I was collecting the full series (which I have done already) else I would skip and go for the other four.
The Razor's Edge Of Trance.......2006-06-18
This mix is justice.
While In Search Of Sunrise 2 was a great addition to the In Search Of Sunrise series, ultimately, it couldn't compare with the original.
Panama can.
Tiësto has defined trance once again. He is the man.
Noa Assembly may be the most epic opening of all the ISOS series. It lets you know Tiësto is not playing any games on this volume. Through the first half of this mix, emotions run deeper than on any ISOS album. Even the first volume cannot compare with the emotional efficacy of the first half of this album. From the first track, you're off to another world. Tiësto takes his time building with this mix, and that's what makes it so effective. It's unbelievable. It's perfection. He spends the first three tracks on a slow and steady climb. The tracks are absolutely consistent. The Grand Chillas Mix of Hear You Now by DJ Hooligan lays the smack down. I love Tiësto for introducing me to songs like this. This song evokes feelings I can't describe. I recall feelings of unrequited love while listening to it. I don't even know what to say. And the mix into Starecase's Faith (Loafer Mix)... MAN!!!!! I shook my head in disbelief the first time I heard it.
The song picks up and... it's ineffable. Nobody can do what Tiësto does... "Waiting for the sun... I need to know if you are there to... carry me home." Hands down to Loafer and Starecase for this song. The bass line, the ambience, the vocals, the phasing, the effects: it's all too good to be true. The mixing style is so amazing that I cannot even elaborate. You simply must hear it. It's perfect. Tiësto's song selection is what makes him such an amazing DJ. I've listened to most of his mixes and I'm not sure if he'll ever top what he does on the first half of this album. This isn't high energy trance... it's SPIRITUAL trance. The mix into Summer's Calling continues Tiësto's demonstration of a DJ at the top of his form. It all sounds as if it was meant to be. And with headphones on, it's bliss. I can usually organize my thoughts well in reviews but this album sets me off. It's so hard to describe how brilliant this mix is. And I'm saying this at track 4.
When Solar Stone's Solar Coaster comes in, it's obvious that the game is over. This is an absolute classic!!! I bow to Solar Stone. They are known for amazing songs, but this song brings me to tears. The synthesized guitar riff kills me. And "you're so cool..." my eyes swell up just thinking about it. I don't care what anybody says. For any of those who can relate to trance, for those who have lost something they can't get back, for those who were fans of Tiësto prior to hearing this mix, when this song comes on, if goosebumps and tears don't hit you, you missed something. This is the beauty and glory of trance! This song completely sweeps me away. Songs like these make life worth living. That's the bottom line.
We're only through a third of the mix.
The Steve Gibbs Mix of Meia Lua is the signal that a new phase of the mix is beginning. The energy level is rising. The trance effects here are excellent. The synth sounds from the previous songs, some trippy vocals, and some other melodies that I don't have the capacity to describe make this awesome song take the mix forward with grace. And then the Gabriel & Dresden Mix of In My Memory creeps in. Anyone truly familiar with Tiësto knows that In My Memory is one of the best original compositions he will ever make. Gabriel & Dresden respect Tiësto's classic by producing an astounding remix. It's so frustrating to describe great songs like these. The lyrics, the effects of the remix, the tribal sound, and the build... it's nuts. During the break, an unbelievably intoxicating melody surfaces that takes you right into the breakdown. It's euphoric. THIS IS TRANCE!!! SERIOUSLY!!! BUY THIS FREAKING CD!!! AHHHHH!!!!! It's madness!!! Seven Tracks have gone by and I don't have one complaint.
But, if there is one song that comes close to making me complain, it has to be the next track: Your Body Is A Temple. Mix wise, the song is necessary. I've noticed that Tiësto uses at least one track on every mix that is relatively out of place in comparison to the rest of the mix. This is that track. But in all honesty, the track is awesome. There are stereo pans and field rotate effects that make the song a delight, especially with headphones on. It takes the energy of the mix even higher with trance elements that are harder and darker than those of any of the previous songs. And it mixes perfectly into World Clique's Don't Do It. Don't Do It makes you want to do it! This song has serious house elements. The robotic sound effects rule. The break with the tribal pipe sounds trips me out. The song's break is ambient joy, and the build is all business. The vocal that repeats over the breakdown is hypnotic. There are actually two builds, and the second one is more serious than the first. After the second build Tiësto sweeps you right into the Shelly Mix of Stringz Ultd. The melodies here are ridiculously consistent with the mix. It all makes sense. This mix is so consistent! The build on this song is deafening. The breakdown is fantastic. Energy wise, it is one of the highest points of the mix. And as a result, Tiësto takes the next logical step: slow it down.
Southern Sun is one of the greatest trance songs ever made. Without being over the top and without being filled with sirens and excessively dense builds, this song sends you into a state of bliss. "I still feel you beneath my skin... I am tempted to throw my senses in... `cause its easier to fly than to face another night in southern sun." The melodies, the chorus of voices in the background, the bass line... all of it make this song is among the greatest. "Pieces of the wind..." THIS IS EPIC TRANCE! Tiësto lifts Paul Oakenfold's song into the heavens with his remix. This is one of the best driving songs around. This song is a classic. At this point, Tiësto is challenging the original In Search Of Sunrise's seat at the throne.
But it's hard to outdo a song like Southern Sun. Tiësto takes the mix into deep trance with Accessive Rhythm's Activate. This isn't a strong point in the mix... but it's a track that necessarily separates one great track from another. The Gabriel & Dresden remix of Way Out West's Mindcircus is a definite highlight. Of The album's second half, this is the strongest reminder that you are listening to an In Search Of Sunrise mix. It expresses how great Gabriel & Dresden are. I mean, Tiësto features them twice on one mix. They are some of the best remix producers around. The driving beat here is mind numbing. The effects on the vocals are euphoric. This is the perfect cross between trance and house. "Almost ready to drift now... and I feel myself slipping inside you." Tiësto knows what the crowd wants. Love and Lust are what define the In Search Of Sunrise series. I have the utmost respect for Gabriel & Dresden for this song. I cannot imagine the damage a song like this would do to a dance floor. I can only hope that one day I will find out.
Nalin & Kane... anybody remember beachball? That is an all-time trance classic, so I expect great things from them. Open Your Eyes is no slouch. At this point I am reminded again that Tiësto knows better than anyone how to use individual songs to suit his purpose for a mix. Tracks 10 through 15 follow a sort of up and down pattern with each track, and I sense that was his idea. Anyway, the keyboard melodies on this song are good. They are too repetitive to make the song great, but the hyper trance melodies that accompany them at 3 minutes into the song (and earlier in the song, only briefly) make the song suit the mix well. It doesn't really matter, because this song exists only to prepare the listener for the last hurrah: Jericho's Personal Reflexion.
Just like In Search Of Sunrise 2, Tiësto's last desire is to send you away in a trance, and the final track fulfills this goal remarkably well. It takes you higher and higher, to a point so high with such screaming symphonic melodies that you want to jump out of your body and soar into space. The final track is extremely dramatic. It ends the mix with magnificent power. Tiësto sends you away baffled.
This is essential trance. You must buy this album. It's much better than the second In Search Of Sunrise. Unfortunately, I have to admit that ultimately, it does not surpass the original In Search Of Sunrise.
But at times, it makes you wonder...
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In Search of Sunrise, Vol. 2
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ASIN: B00005NHKO Release Date: 2001-08-02 |
Tracks:
- Tantrix - DJ Tio, Tastexperience
- Golden Desert, Pt. 2 - DJ Tio,
- Summerbreeze - DJ Tio, Kamaya Painters
- Touch Me - DJ Tio, Rui Da Silva
- Eugina (Michael Woods Remix) - DJ Tio, Salt Tank
- Perception [New Vocal Mix] - Cass & Slide, DJ Tio
- Diamondback - DJ Tio,
- Dreaming [Lucid's 12" Club Mix] - BT, DJ Tio
- Drio [Venus Mix]
- Angel Saved My Life [Mark Shimmon and 3rd Degree Bern's Mix] - DJ Tio, Fortress
- 4am [Marc O'Tool Remix]
- Home - Coast 2 Coast, DJ Tio, Discovery
- Tyrantanic [Slacker's Kingdom Come Mix] - Breeder, DJ Tio
- Airtight - DJ Tio, Max Graham
Product Description
1. Tantrix - (with Tastexperience)
2. Golden Desert Part 2 - (with LN Movement)
3. Summerbreeze - (with Kamaya Painters)
4. Touch Me - (with Rui Da Silva)
5. Eugina - (Michael Woods remix, with Salt Tank)
6. Perception - (New Vocal mix, with Cass & Slide)
7. Diamondback - (with Mekka)
8. Dreaming - (Lucid's 12" Club mix, with BT)
9. Delirio - (Venus mix, with Baracoa)
10. Angel Saved My Life, An - (Mark Shimmon & 3rd Degree Berns mix, with Fortress)
11. 4AM - (Mark O'Toole remix, with Ballroom)
12. Home - (with Coast 2 Coast/Discovery)
13. Tyrantanic - (Slacker's Kingdom Come mix, with Breeder)
14. Airtight - (with Max Graham)
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The Best ISOS.......2007-04-25
After several years of listening to this CD, it still sounds as fresh as it did the day I first purchased it. Tracks like TastExperience, Summerbreeze, Eugina, and Delirio just fit so well into what I believe is his best effort in the ISOS series.
More Great Coding Music.......2007-01-07
The Successor To The Greatest Trance Mix Of All Time.......2006-06-16
The album art is awesome. The movie poster concept is clever. Tiësto has a great marketing team.
As for the mix, I've found that it helps to divide DJ Tiësto's compilations into movements, because I'm sure he does. Some songs aren't meant to take you over the top. Some are. Some songs work together to build tension for a powerful, explosive song approaching. Some songs are powerful and explosive. Tiësto knows how to use different types of trance songs to create a mix that is HIS. He is a master at this.
The first movement is fantastic. It begins ethereal and dreamy, and through the first three tracks there is a brooding feeling.
Tastexperience by Tantrix is an excellent introduction to the mix. It represents the style and mood of the In Search Of Sunrise (ISOS) series. It has the island feel Tiësto is revered for. As it fades out and LN Movement's Golden Desert (Part 2) is revealed explosively, feelings of nostalgia for the first ISOS are evoked. At this point I am impressed. This is what I expect after the first ISOS. This is a summer mix. Once Kamaya Painter's Summerbreeze comes on, it's obvious that the first two tracks are only a build. Summerbreeze is beautiful. I have to give it up for Kamaya Painters on this track, which means I am actually praising Tiësto and Benno De Goeij, who together ARE Kamaya Painters. The melodies here are precisely what make great trance. The build, the clashes, the keys... this is the trance that I love. So far, the mixing is flawless. At the end of the first movement, the mix seems to transform from trance to house. Vocals are introduced. Rui Da Silva's Touch Me is a good track with a melody that allows it to mix well with this compilation, but it's not a great song. The vocals and lyrics are mediocre. I expect only the best from the ISOS series. This is good, but not Tiësto good. I did, however, smile when thinking about the song placement in comparison to the first ISOS; this song is similar to Billie Ray Martin's Honey, which is track three on that mix. Anyway, Touch Me made me skeptical. The mix seems to be going somewhere, then Tiësto takes a detour with Touch Me. Why? I don't know
As touch me ends the mixing gets heavy and dramatic I realize I'm being swept into the second movement. The Michael Woods mix of Eugina by Salt Tank scraps the previous song and takes the mix right back to where it belongs. This is amazing trance song! Echoing snares, soaring vocals, the ebb and flow of dense subterranean techno melodies... YES! I'd like to shake Michael Woods' hand. The mix into Cass & Slide's Perception is heavy like the last mix, and I dig the style. Tiësto cautiously mixed the songs through the first movement, but in the second movement he takes over and charges ahead boldly. Perception comes in, hits a break, and the game continues. You have to love the robotic sounds on this track. The bass line on this track is deep, even for trance. The song tricks you... you think it's going one way, then another break comes and in the vocals drop. Wow. Here is another beautiful vocal trance song. "Search and you will find the answer... if you look deep inside of your mind... you can see forever... rise up together." Now that is dance floor ecstasy. Perception ends almost abruptly and in drops Mekka's Diamondback. The vocal trance delight continues. This song is insane. Take a drive on a country road and listen to this song as loud as you can for an amazing experience. Lucid's mix of BT's Dreaming comes on next and the texture of the mix is changed again. The sound effects here are awesome. The ticking clock, the panning, the creaking doors, the chimes: I love this song. Tiësto knows how to compile great vocal trance songs like no other. With this song the second movement is ending...
And with the Venus Mix of Baracoa's Delirio the third movement blooms. This song... man... this song gives me goosebumps. The build is like no other. This is deep trance. This is a classic. Songs like this are what give the ISOS series it's enigmatic quality. You might as well just burn the house down for this one. The vocals are intoxicating. Delirio takes me away. At this point I'm sold on the mix. The next track is a remix of Fortress's An Angel Saved My Life. The sounds here remind me of Paul Oakenfold's Tranceport. The trance here is hard, heavy, and dense. It's good, but it's one of my least favorite tracks on the album. It gets serious quick, but there is no distinct build. It does however, mix superbly with the Marc O' Tool Remix of Ballroom's 4 AM, which I think is the reason why Tiësto used it. Ballroom is a cool song, but it doesn't have the power of the previous songs on the mix. It does have a unique style that makes this ISOS mix even more eclectic. As Coast 2 Coast's Home comes on, I understand the purpose of the previous two tracks. Tiësto was building. This is why I like to group his mixes into movements. Home is another great track because of its uplifting melody and its quick build to an all-business breakdown.
The business continues right into Slacker's Kingdom Come Mix of Breeder's Tyrantanic without a breath of air to relax. Then... BOOM! The beat drops and there is silence. The fourth and final movement is crowded, dense, heavy, busy, and every other adjective you can think of that is opposite of free and airy. Tiësto ends his mix with pure progressive trance. The builds aren't epic and sudden. They're constant and relentless. The beat just keeps going. The breaks don't even feel like breaks. The vocals are gone. This all describes Max Graham's Airtight, and the title fits perfectly. Tiësto suffocates you in the last movement. I just know that I can't stop bobbing my head. The song takes you higher and higher and higher and higher... then proceeds to the most elaborate breakdown of the entire mix. It doesn't send you away in the ecstatic build-explode-jump off way that trance typically does. It doesn't make you feel like you just got off like never before. It doesn't take you away with heavenly vocals and melodies.
It leaves you in a trance.
DJ Tiësto has done it again. He has left me In Search Of Sunrise.
awesome trance cd..........2006-06-11
The best of In Search of a Sunrise series.......2006-05-01
Please note that this album is different from Tiesto's live sets and his other "hands in the air trance" compilations. ISOS 2 is a lot more mellow(though does get harder towards the end), and is much better suited as background music for your pre and after-party sessions.
Overall, a really awesome compilation.
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Songbird: Rare Tracks and Forgotten Gems
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ASIN: B000IZK4GC Release Date: 2007-09-18 |
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ASIN: B0000025D8 Release Date: 1990-10-25 |
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- A Man I Loved
- I Don't Break Easily
- Love Breakdown
- You Don't Bring Me Flowers
- Honey Can I Put On Your Clothes
- One More Night
- Stay Away
- Deep In The Night
- Songbird
Customer Reviews:
superb.......2006-06-15
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tomorrow great
a man that i loved nice song
i don't break easily a favorite
love breakdown another favorite
you don't bring me flowers great
honey can i put on your clothes ? good
one more night good
stay away great
deep in the night good
songbird another favorite
don't listen to the other people comparing this album with the superman album. this album you must have in your barbra streisand cd collection.
Songbird is a Streisand classic... Stop comparing it to Superman!.......2005-11-11
The title song is absolutely gorgeous, if somewhat short. Her cover of "Tomorrow" is unforgettable. And of course there's the Streisand megahit "You Don't Bring Me Flowers". Every song on this album is beautiful and worth a listen, even the eclectic "Honey Can I Put On Your Clothes".
Stop comparing this particular album to Superman. Instead, appreciate it for what it is and was meant to be. Just because they were released back to back, that does not mean that this album had an obligation to be Superman Part II. They are both excellent and Songbird is one of my favorites. And with 60 Streisand studio recordings released, that's saying something.
Even Streisand can have an off day..........2005-09-07
Barbra Streisand: Songbird (1978).......2005-08-18
TOMORROW
Not bad.
A MAN I LOVED
Not bad.
I DON'T BREAK EASILY
Not bad.
LOVE BREAKDOWN
Not bad.
YOU DON'T BRING ME FLOWERS
This here is the solo version of this hit single. After Barbra Streisand recorded her version, Neil Diamond recorded his version. After that, the two teamed up to recorde this song again, but as a duet with each other. Both their duet version and Barbra's version are great. I don't know how Neil Diamond's version turned out, so I can't make a decision on that one.
HONEY CAN I PUT YOUR CLOTHES ON
Not bad.
ONE MORE NIGHT
Great. Nope, not the song Phil Collins had recorded in 1981. Different song with same title.
STAY AWAY
Not bad.
DEEP IN THE NIGHT
Great
SONGBIRD
The album's mediocre title track. Not bad.
I was not all that impressed when this album was released. Like I said, there are three songs on this album that were worth hearing, but the rest of the album is just mediocre. But, if you would like to buy SONGBIRD, then go on ahead because you all do have the right to make your own opinions.
Underrated set from the singer I love.......2005-07-18
The disc opens with a surprisingly effective rendition of the ANNIE theme "Tomorrow," which substitutes the attempted-showstopper bombast of the original with an irresistibly jazzy arrangement and restrained vocals. The thrilling pop/torch song "A Man I Loved" and the lovely MOR ballad "I Don't Break Easily" feature two of Streisand's most spine-tingling vocals. Both sound like hits that could have been, and either one would have been an ideal follow-up single to Streisand's previous smash "My Heart Belongs to Me." The disco-ish "Love Breakdown" is undeniable highlight that combines seventies' soul with a bit of Motown, and Streisand's charismatic performance makes one wish she would record up-tempo material more often. Also making an impression are the sensual cuts "Deep In the Night" and "Honey Can I Put On Your Clothes," the latter of which is so sexy that you won't realize how silly the whole song is until it's long over.
Impressively, there's even more to like on the record. The mid-tempo number "Stay Away" and the emotive ballad "One More Night" are both anchored by solid hooks, while Barbra received her eighth Grammy nomination as "Best Pop Female Vocal Performance" for her solo rendition of "You Don't Bring Me Flowers." Interestingly, not long after the album was released, a DJ from Louisville, Kentucky created a mock-duet by splicing Barbra's rendition of the song with Neil Diamond's solo recording, which caused a sensation when it was played on the radio. Columbia caught wind of the situation, and sent Streisand and Diamond into the studio to quickly record the definitive duet version of "You Don't Bring Me Flowers, which hit #1 on the Hot 100 later in the year.
Best of all, however, is the closing title song, a restrained ballad that is given an incredibly moving sub-text from Barbra's vulnerable and understated performance. Probably the best track on the album, it was the only single released and it cracked the Top 25 on the pop chart and hit #1 on the adult contemporary chart. Overall, SONGBIRD is a very solid pop album, and it remains a mystery why it has been panned so often over the years. True, it is often on the slight side and does not offer any thing truly new or even remotely revolutionary, but it's almost a complete certainty that this was not Streisand or Klein's intention. The album succeeds where a pop album should - it is always pleasant and tuneful, and it completely puts most pop albums of today to absolute shame. One of Streisand's most underrated efforts.
NOTE: Also in 1978, Barbra scored another hit with the awkwardly-titled "Love Theme from `The Eyes Of Laura Mars' (Prisoner)," which peaked at #21 on the Hot 200. The song was written and recorded for the somewhat ill-fated Jon Peters' thriller THE EYES OF LAURA MARS, starring Faye Dunaway and Tommy Lee Jones, and it is the only time Barbra recorded a theme song for a movie that she did not appear in. "Prisoner" is booming rock-ballad that features an commanding performance from Streisand, however the over-the-top single sounds much more dated now than her other late-seventies hits.
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Echoes of a Songbird-50 Recordings from 1924-30
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ASIN: B000B6TRIE Release Date: 2005-10-11 |
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A Highly Idiosyncratic Style.......2007-07-15
Added to that, she absorbed many different influences; on some songs she comes close to Ukulele Ike's delivery (albeit sounding less frenetic), whilst others contain echoes of Sophie Tucker and even Ted Lewis, to say nothing of Annette Hanshaw. All of those facets combined to produce a highly idiosyncratic style, yet the novelty elements were harnessed to a clear rendition of the lyrics. Underpinning her delivery was the quality of her voice, which rings clear and true despite the age of these recordings. Accompaniments varied from the most basic - guitar or ukulele, usually played (very competently) by herself and sometimes augmented by a piano - to a small jazz band, the line-up of which could include some of New York's finest.
Despite my enthusiasm for this set, I'd be failing if I did not warn that her performance of some of the songs does not fall entirely easy on the ear, because she employs the falsetto voice. Yet the vocal pyrotechnics don't come across as ostentatious (as they sometimes do in others' renditions) but rather as the exuberance of a singer revelling in her ability.
Inevitably, surface noise is audible on the acoustic Pathé and Perfect recordings (and some rumble on one or two), but that did not mar my enjoyment, and there is none on the Columbia tracks. The compilation contains close on half of Lee Morse's recorded output during the period in question and, in keeping with Jasmine's usual approach, includes an informative and well-illustrated liner note. That shows her to have been as vivacious in appearance as she was in voice. It deserves a place in any serious collection of the music of this period.
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