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Coal Chamber's third outing since 1997 finds the Los Angeles-based quartet taking its dark, intelligent nu-metallic approach farther. More ominous, aggressive, and postindustrial than true metal, the band's portentous, aggro style is also at times sensual, as vocalist Dez Fafara delivers provocative, pointed lyrics in a passionate, wide-ranging sing-to-a-growl voice. From "Friend?" to "Drove," with its spooky soundtrack-like vocals and simple, haunting, edgy music, Coal Chamber pulls no punches. As Farfara taunts in "Drove," "Yes, I despise you mostly / you're small you see, a wannabe." From the barely controlled chaos of "Something Told Me" and the dynamic title track to the insinuating, irresistible chorus of "One Step" and "Rowboat," a song originally done by the band Flood, the disc is generally strong. Ultimately, however, this album's 41 minutes of murky musings is not revolutionary enough to earn major merit. --Katherine Turman

Product Description
Limited edition of the goth inspired alternative metal act's 2002 album is packaged in an exclusive black jewel case & includes three bonus tracks, 'Anxiety', 'Save Yourself' & 'One Step' (Scott Humphrey mix).

Dark Days,Coal Chamber,Universal/Roadrunner,Heavy Metal,Rock

Average customer rating: Typical Mancini It's Hard to Believe He's Gone Nostalgic On connaît tous sa musique, beaucoup moins son nom... Henry Mancini's Greatest Hits

Greatest Hits Henry Mancini Manufacturer: RCA ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Rota, Nino | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Mancini | Mancini, Henry | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Lounge | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Orchestral Pop | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Television Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Classical Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Opera & Vocal | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Movie Scores | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Percy Faith's Greatest Hits Midnight, Moonlight & Magic: The Very Best of Henry Mancini Mantovani's Golden Hits Theme from "A Summer Place" Ultimate Mancini ASIN: B00004Y9YB Release Date: 2000-09-26

Tracks:

1. Peter Gunn
2. A Profound Gass
3. Snowfall
4. Mr. Lucky
5. The Great Impostor: Theme
6. Moon River
7. Breakfast at Tiffany's
8. Experiment In Terror
9. Hatari: Theme
10. Baby Elephant Walk
11. Just For Tonight (Vocal)
12. Days Of Wine And Roses (Vocal)
13. Charade (Vocal)
14. The Pink Panther Theme
15. Dear Heart (Vocal)
16. How Soon (Vocal)
17. A Shot In The Dark
18. The Sweetheart Tree (Vocal)
19. Two For The Road (Vocal)
20. Love Theme From 'Romeo An Juliet'
21. Whistling Away The Dark
22. What's Happening!!

Customer Reviews:

Typical Mancini.......2007-03-25

First, I really like Mancini's music generally and I am really concerned that he may be one of the greats of American music who will soon be forgotten if he hasn't been already. (US music schools tend to be a little snobby and don't give a number of truly great American composers their due.) However, the mix of this particular CD is simply too average. Many good songs are not on it and some weak ones are. I would not recommend this CD except to ManciniPhiles like me.

It's Hard to Believe He's Gone.......2006-05-23

Henry Mancini gave us so much of our consciousness of the 1960s and 1970s, and yet was "out" almost as soon as he was "in."

His work became synonymous with much-despised "elevator music" in the later 1960s. This stereotype (or monotype, for his earliest works) can mislead.

For example, "Lujon" [not in this collection] was used in a movie just last year to exemplify mystery and an exotic atmosphere.

Mancini dies way too young. While some would argue that he'd become a self-parody, his innate gifts compromised by relentless commercialization, you cannot take away his lasting gift to our culture. He was an original, and he captured an essence of our collective experience.

He's here in this collection, waiting round the bend, my Huckleberry friend.

Nostalgic.......2006-02-20

A great trip down memory lane. The selections sound just like I remember them from the movies and the radio. Enjoy

On connaît tous sa musique, beaucoup moins son nom..........2005-09-20

En ces temps où le terme de BO est galvaudé (pénible Yann Tiersen, satanés Choristes !), cette compilation est l'occasion de rendre hommage à l'un des grands génies du genre, largement méconnu, et victime d'un des plus incroyables quiproquos de la Musique.
En effet, c'est lui qui a composé l'éternel thème de la Panthère Rose, et son mythique refrain de saxophone, définitivement associés au dessin animé du même nom, et qui invariablement provoquent sourires (voire moqueries) chez les non-initiés... Rappelons qu'au départ La Panthère Rose est un film réalisé par le génial Blake Edwards en 1964, avec l'inénarrable Peters Sellers dans le rôle principal, et que cette fameuse Panthère Rose désigne non pas un sympathique félin, mais un diamant d'une valeur inestimable, et dont le vol est à l'origine du scénario.
Mais sa contribution à l'histoire de la musique ne s'arrête pas là. En effet, on lui doit également le monumental Moon River, titre dont l'insurpassable limpidité mélodique est capable de me porter au bord des larmes en quelques mesures, repris entre autres par Sinatra et Morrissey et susurré par la délicieuse Audrey Hepburn dans Breakfast At Tiffany's. Et c'est toujours lui qui est à l'origine du thème explosif de Peter Gunn, avec sa ligne de basse à réveiller les morts et ses arrangements de cuivres qui traumatiseront toute une génération de compositeurs, Quincy Jones en tête...
En tout cas, cette compilation est une excellente introduction à l'univers de Henry Mancini, qui en mêlant arrangements jazzy, vocaux surannés et mélodies inoubliables, a tout simplement inventé la Lounge music, avant que ce mot ne désigne un vaste fourre-tout pour bobos peu curieux...

Henry Mancini's Greatest Hits.......2005-07-13

This CD is all one needs to understand why this dude is the master when it comes to composing. Having been introduced to this great human being at an early age, my fascination for his work is still a vital part of my being. This CD is just what I have always wanted. It has all the classics, along with some older gems I never knew existed. I love it so much, that I am going to send my mama back home one. She was, is and always will be perhaps his GREATEST FAN ever. If you just can't live without Mancini's music, then this CD is for you. Enjoy, enjoy,
enjoy!!

Average customer rating: not enough Galway Too Good to Last

Henry Mancini -The Ultimate Collection James Galway Manufacturer: Bmg Int'l ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Beethoven | Beethoven, Ludwig van | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Rota, Nino | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Mancini | Mancini, Henry | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Sonatinas | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Lounge | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Orchestral Pop | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Solo Instrumental | New Age | Styles | Music Easy Listening & Lounge | Box Sets | Stores | Music Soundtracks | Imports | Stores | Music Pop | Imports | Stores | Music Movie Scores | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: James Galway & Henry Mancini In The Pink Ultimate Mancini The Wind Beneath My Wings Greatest Hits The Very Best of James Galway ASIN: B0000071UZ Release Date: 1995-12-06

Tracks:

1. Pink Panther Theme - Plas Johnson, Henry Mancini & His Orchestra
2. Moon River
3. Days of Wine and Roses
4. Baby Elephant Walk
5. Theme from Hatari
6. Charade - Henry Mancini, Henry Mancini
7. Thorn Birds Theme - National Philharmonic Orchestra
8. Blue Satin
9. Two for the Road
10. Mr Lucky
11. Theme from the Molly Maguires - National Philharmonic Orchestra
12. Moment to Moment
13. As Time Goes By - Henry Mancini, Henry Mancini
14. Shot in the Dark
15. Misty
16. Theme from Love Story
17. Pennywhistle Jig - National Philharmonic Orchestra
18. Everything I Do (I Do It for You) - Henry Mancini, Henry Mancini
19. Moonlight Sonata
20. Tender Is the Night - Henry Mancini, Henry Mancini
21. Theme from "Mommie Dearest" - Henry Mancini, Henry Mancini
22. Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head
23. Crazy World
24. Mona Lisa

Tracks:

1. Peter Gunn
2. Unchained Melody - Henry Mancini, Henry Mancini
3. Summer Knows
4. Experiment in Terror
5. Windmills of Your Mind
6. Till There Was You
7. Speedy Gonzales - Henry Mancini,
8. Sweetheart Tree
9. Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet
10. Dream a Little Dream of Me
11. Lonesome
12. Pie in the Face Polka - National Philharmonic Orchestra
13. Love Is a Many Splendored Thing
14. By the Time I Get to Phoenix
15. Dear Heart
16. Charade [Opening Titles]
17. Shadow of Your Smile
18. One for My Baby (And One More for the Road) - Henry Mancini, Henry Mancini
19. Breakfast at Tiffany's
20. That Old Black Magic
21. Evergreen
22. Midnight Cowboy

Album Description

1995 compilation on RCA Victor featuring 46 of the composer's finest & most memorable recordings from 1956-1991on two digitally remastered, full color picture CDs. Contains 'The Pink Panther Theme', 'Moon River', 'A Shot In The Dark', Wine And Roses', 'Baby Elephant Walk', 'Peter Gunn', 'Everything I Do (I Do It For You)', 'Mona Lisa', 'Unchained Melody', 'Midnight Cowboy' and much more. Well over two hours of easy listening ecstasy! Double slimline jewel case. The full title is 'In The Pink: The Ultimate Collection'.

Album Details

Digitally Remastered Double Anthology of the Pop and Soundtrack Composer from the 50's and 60's. Perhaps his Best Counterpart of Today Would Be John Williams. A Film Maker Could Always Rely on Mancini to Deliver a Composition that Hit the Mark for a Film and Conveyed Exactly What was Required and More. He also Filled the Role of an American Mantovani, Recording 'muzak' Versions of Popular Hits. He was Handsome, Personable, but Most of All, Well Respected for his Craft.

Customer Reviews:

not enough Galway.......2003-10-02

There are only four songs with James Galway. The way this recording is presented is misleading and buyers should be aware that this is NOT a joint effort between these two great artists.. I was totally disappointed. I think Henry Mancini is wonderful but was expecting to hear a collaboration. So if you're looking for flute music this isn't it. However it's a great collecton of Henry Mancini's work.

Too Good to Last.......2000-03-03

I heard this on PBS. Galway and Mancini may be two of the most talented musicians of our century. Galway for his complete mastery of the flute and Mancini for his ability to arrange , produce and in this instance direct the orchestra while Galway performs. They do several duets of a comical nature as well. This is important because it is one of Mancini's last efforts prior to his unfortunate passing.

Average customer rating: Fits into CC's golden line up Drop-tune, off-beat, REPEAT. Mine is the empty jar I bid you farewell best of the 3

Dark Days Coal Chamber Manufacturer: Roadrunner Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Goth | Goth & Industrial | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Post Grunge | American Alternative | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Alternative Metal | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Chamber Music Coal Chamber Giving the Devil His Due The Fury of Our Maker's Hand Coal Chamber ASIN: B00005A46R Release Date: 2002-05-07

Tracks:

1. Fiend
2. Glow
3. Watershed
4. Something Told Me
5. Dark Days
6. Alienate Me
7. One Step
8. Friend
9. Rowboat
10. Drove
11. Empty Jar
12. Beckoned

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Coal Chamber's third outing since 1997 finds the Los Angeles-based quartet taking its dark, intelligent nu-metallic approach farther. More ominous, aggressive, and postindustrial than true metal, the band's portentous, aggro style is also at times sensual, as vocalist Dez Fafara delivers provocative, pointed lyrics in a passionate, wide-ranging sing-to-a-growl voice. From "Friend?" to "Drove," with its spooky soundtrack-like vocals and simple, haunting, edgy music, Coal Chamber pulls no punches. As Farfara taunts in "Drove," "Yes, I despise you mostly / you're small you see, a wannabe." From the barely controlled chaos of "Something Told Me" and the dynamic title track to the insinuating, irresistible chorus of "One Step" and "Rowboat," a song originally done by the band Flood, the disc is generally strong. Ultimately, however, this album's 41 minutes of murky musings is not revolutionary enough to earn major merit. --Katherine Turman

Album Description

Limited edition of the goth inspired alternative metal act's 2002 album is packaged in an exclusive black jewel case & includes three bonus tracks, 'Anxiety', 'Save Yourself' & 'One Step' (Scott Humphrey mix).

Album Details

Third Album from Nu-metalers that have Taken their Sound to the Next Level, More Passionate and Aggressive. Features Three Bonus Tracks: 'anxiety', 'save Yourself' and 'one STEP' (Scott Humphries Mix).

Customer Reviews:

Fits into CC's golden line up.......2007-02-16

Deff one of CC's greatest cd's along with their previous two. This is most certainly their most Metal and heaviest album. The most focused guitar attack by them too. Some repetativeness but overall every song has its good qualties and it has some of CC's best work. Somethign Told Me and Dark Days deff two of their strongest songs ever. This album would be the last quality work set forth by them in my opinion. I find myself listening to CC all the time on their first three outputs.

Drop-tune, off-beat, REPEAT........2006-09-21

Over the course of three albums, Coal Chamber has had surprisingly little to say. They still use the same set of rhythms on almost every song, the same two or three notes, the same banal rap-scream shtick accompanied by the requisite cringeworthy lyrics about big trucks and burning things. Or something.

The truth is this is the exact same record they debuted with but on a bigger recording budget. Why they would want to repeat that sonic abortion we may never know. Most everything here is either a rip on one of their superior forebears or a rip on themselves. The former is more common than the latter as Coal Chamber rarely produces any original ideas of their own.

Mercifully this was to be their last record. "Rowboat" is actually an acceptable track (mostly for its comedic effect,) but outside of that Dark Days is an absurd waste of time. The grooves are recycled and mundane. The riffs are all identical. The lyrics vary from awful to 'banging my head against the wall in an attempt to disable auditory function.' In summation, just avoid it. You'll be saving yourself one heck of a drop-tuning-induced headache.

Mine is the empty jar.......2006-02-14

With all that's been said about Coal Chamber, be it all the elongated absences between records, the constant fueding between band members, or the mere fact that they were lumped in with the nu metal genre, the one thing that I don't think can easily be disputed is that this is probably their best and most focused CD.

I loved their self titled debut but wasn't fond of the different direction they took on Chamber Music. With the release of Dark Days, however, we find the band getting back to their roots and playing the music that fits them best. Dez's voice is much more angry, at times his screams are so intense that it's not surprising at all that he moved on to a heavier band, and the music is even better than on the previous CDs. The lyrics aren't masterful, in fact they tend to be repetative and unimaginative, but still, they get the point across. There is the occassional exception though, Friend?, a declaration of a friendship gone awry, is something every person has wanted to say to someone at one time or another. Rowboat is the other true exception. Everything about that song is covered in intensity.

The CD keeps its pace steady throughout the entire record, there's no real light moments to be found and Dez does no accountable singing, so basically what you have is a straight up heavy CD. Three songs on this disc really stand out as some of Coal Chamber's best material, those being Friend?, Rowboat, and Empty Jar. Rowboat, I'm convinced, is Coal Chamber's shining moment as a band. I seriously doubt any song of their's is as 'out there' as this, and the chorus is as memorable as you can get. Empty Jar uses Dez's different vocal techniques to perfection, be it spoken word, distorted, or screaming, it's all here.

Dark Days isn't without its misses though. Watershed is a catchy song but falls flat when it should gain momentum. One Step is another very catchy song, but in the end it's far too repetative for its own good. Then you have the wreck of a song Drove. I've tried to like it but the lyrics are extremely corny, the vocal delivery is lame, and the music just isn't up to par. Aside from the afformentioned Drove, even the low points are fun to listen to, so that says something to this album's quality.

My favorite songs are Something Told Me, Dark Days, Friend?, Rowboat, and Empty Jar. Sadly this was (I think) Coal Chamber's last actual CD full of new material. People can say what they want but I really liked this band and it's a shame they couldn't work their own pety differences out. Dez's new band Devildriver is good but I still yearn to hear new Coal Chamber, and judging from Dark Days, the future would've been quite kind to them.

I bid you farewell.......2006-01-30

Coal Chamber was one of the first bands that turned me away from the mainstream top 40 stuff and into the great world of heavy riffs and satanic screams...ha, yeah, somthing like that. Anyways, this album was there bid farewell as a group, their last studio effort and for what it's worth it was a very good last ha'rah. They have ditched the melodic nu-metal sound that made 'Chamber Music' stand out from their debut album and went back to their roots and their original sound. Starting things off with "FIEND" Dez brings his signature growl to this brutal musical offering. It's a great slice of Coal Chamber. 'GLOW' off the Scorpion King soundtrack is pretty awsome song and is the first song off the album to be used on a soundtrack. 'SOMETHING TOLD ME' is the second and was used on the Resident Evil soundtrack. It's pretty good but nothing extraudanary and after a while can be quite repetative. The whole 'Somthing told me to hate you' is kinda lame. 'WATERSHED' is one of my favorite tracks here with crashing riffs and blood curtling lyrics. "DARK DAYS" is great. I love the whole part where he's singing about the noose and he's like growling while their going crazy on the riff...it's awsome. "ALIENATE ME" and "ONE STEP" are simular, not bad, but of the two I prefer "ONE STEP". They have a catchy radio friendly vibe to them but they are still brutal Coal Chamber. "FRIEND" is freaking brutal! It's awsome and fans of Coal Chambers debut will love this addition! I love the concept of "ROWBOAT" but I feel that Dez's vocal style is not complimentory of the song. It needs a more melodic singer just because of the percusion and the lyrics themselves...good try though. The end though, where he's like "get out of my rowboat" and he gets real course and high pitched almost and he's like "get out of my" right before the crashing guitars are pretty (sic). "DROVE" is decent and "EMPTY JAR" is pretty killer. I love "BECKONED" and think that it is a great way to end a steller album. 4 stars only because they lost their footing a few times and maybe should have tried combining the brutality of their debut with the melodicy of "Chamber Music" insted of going right back to the old and forgoing a new side. All in all it's a great album for any fan to own.

best of the 3.......2005-08-11

i loved this cd from the moment i got it i have the other coal chamber cds too but they can match up to this one
1)fiend-4/5
2)glow-4/5
3)watershed-3/5 its a little repetative
4)something told me-10/5 (best song on the cd)
5)dark days-5/5 love this song too
6)alienate me-4/5
7)one step-5/5
8)friend-5/5
9)rowboat-2/5 (only bad song on the cd)
10)drove-4/5
11)empty jar-3/5
12)beckoned-5/5
great cd pick it up if u dont have it

54/60

Average customer rating: Mr Lucky Wife is happy now. Moonlight homage! "Fresh, Interesting and Successful Music!" Dave Grusin Plays Mancini . . . Two For The Road

Two for the Road: The Music of Henry Mancini Manufacturer: Grp Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Smooth Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Mancini | Mancini, Henry | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music GRP | Verve Music Group | Specialty Stores | Music Similar Items: Homage to Duke The Gershwin Connection Now Playing: Movie Themes - Solo Piano The Very Best of Dave Grusin Mountain Dance ASIN: B0000001W5 Release Date: 1997-05-13

Tracks:

1. Peter Gunn
2. Dreamsville
3. Mr. Lucky
4. Moment To Moment
5. Baby Elephant Walk
6. Two For The Road
7. Days Of Wine And Roses
8. Hatari
9. Whistling Away The Dark
10. Soldier In The Rain

Customer Reviews:

Mr Lucky.......2007-05-13

Dave Grusins arrangements of Gershwin and his work with Lee Ritenour and Brasil artists is astounding. He makes everything so listenable! So here we have him arranging the great original works of Hank Mancini. The magic of both these great musicians is overwhelming. Henry wrote some great classics. Dave Grusin gives them a freshness that you will want to listen to over and over again.

Wife is happy now........2007-01-09

Wife had heard this CD on FM radio and secretly wrote it's name on slip of paper. I found it and got it for her for Christmas. "When mama is happy, everbody is happy."

Moonlight homage!.......2006-06-08

Dave Grusin made a very heartfelt homage in Henry Mancini `s memory with this striving album that deserves all your special attention.

If I had to find any motive of complaint around this invaluable CD is the few number of songs. Perhaps Moon river, Charade, and Sunflower could be arranged and included because these three themes were emblematic and definitive in the winning career of Mancini

The only hope I have is that Cruisin makes a second album. But this is fantastic entry to enjoy.

"Fresh, Interesting and Successful Music!".......2006-05-21

I remember collecting Mancini on vinyl when I was a kid. The phrase above was on one of the album covers.

I see Henry Mancini, in hindsight, as a classic example of how talent is consumer voraciously by the entertainment business. He enjoyed his success, to be sure, but it sucked everything out of him, too.

This album is distinguished by its final track though. First, I did not know that lyrics existed for "Soldier in the Rain," and wonder who wrote them. Second, to me, Grusin's choice of this track as the last depicted was no accident. Mancini was a devoted father and husband, and he wanted the best for his children, very much including his son. "That your someday child, never knows the rain."

Grusin's tribute to this great musician and composer is well-fitted and much welcomed.

Dave Grusin Plays Mancini . . . Two For The Road.......2006-01-17

Dave Grusin's greatest influence and inspiration in his musical career was Henry "Hank" Mancini, and he dedicated this album in memory of the legendary composer. When he was younger and trying to decide what road to take, he thought of the music of Henry Mancini and some other composers such as André Previn and Elmer Bernstein.

According to Dave Grusin, Hank Mancini was "as generous with advice and enthusiasm as anyone he had known in this arena, the whimsical good humor you hear in his music was there in real life as well."

Dave Grusin is joined by some of the finest studio musicians in creating one of the best Henry Mancini tributes: John Pattitucci (bass), Harvey Mason (drums), Russell Malone (guitar), Paulinho Da Costa (percussion), Tollak Ollestad (harmonica), Gary Grant (trumpet), Andrew Martin (trombone), Jerry Hey and the Hot Band, Dan Higgins, Tom Scott and Eric Marienthal (sax). Diana Krall did the vocals on "Dreamsville" and "Soldier In The Rain."

This is Henry Mancini music in smooth jazz, so typical of Dave Grusin's innovative and jazz-oriented arrangements and it presented not only his skills but also his dedication to piano playing.

It's an awesome CD to listen to and enjoy the music of Henry Mancini and the artistry of Dave Grusin. You'll be delighted with all the selections especially his terrific interpretations of "Moment To Moment," "Two For The Road," "Baby Elephant Walk" and "Days of Wine and Roses."

Very highly recommended.

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

Average customer rating: Still a Favorite This CD wore on me You don't know what you're missin'... A DONT BUY ALBUM Let him sell 50,000,000...

Dark Days, Bright Nights Bubba Sparxxx Manufacturer: Interscope Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Southern Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Deliverance The Charm Watermelon, Chicken & Gritz Wooden Leather From Tha Roota to Tha Toota ASIN: B00005O566 Release Date: 2001-10-09

Tracks:

1. Take Off
2. Ugly
3. Any Porch
4. Bubba Talk
5. Lovely
6. Betty Betty
7. All The Same
8. Get Right
9. Open Wide
10. Infected
11. Twerk A Little
12. Take'm To The Water
13. Well Water
14. The 1st Whutchacallit
15. Bubba Sparxxx
16. Regardless
17. If It's Bumpin
18. Dark Days, Bright Nights

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Since the cover artwork for Dark Days, Bright Nights is filled to overload with white trash iconography, one gets an immediate sense of straight-outta-nowhere Bubba Sparxxx's persona. He may be a fat, country redneck with something to prove, but does the man have skills? Er, not really. He's not especially charismatic; his rhyme flow is average at best and sorely lacking in lyrical content. What does Sparxxx have going for him? Well, to paraphrase Tha Liks, "It's the beats baby, it's the beats." Production wizard Timbaland, the ever-innovative Organized Noize, and some talented newcomers have laid out a series of tracks dope enough for a full-length instrumental album. Such a fertile landscape deserves to be inhabited by an MC of higher caliber. --Rebecca Levine

Customer Reviews:

Still a Favorite.......2005-12-10

Over four years later this CD still sounds great to me. Bubba has plenty of talent and Timbaland makes it work well for him. I keep this CD handy and bump it loud & often in my car. It will hold me over alright until his new album comes out.

This CD wore on me.......2004-01-28

After a fairly hot single and big Timbaland hype, I bought this disc and was happy with it for a couple of weeks. Then it got old, stale and boring. I can hardly listen to it any more, where other cd's just seem to get better with age.

If you're looking for GREAT Southern Hip Hop, grab some old-school Outkast (Southernplayalistic or ATLiens), the first Nappy Roots album (I haven't heard enough of the second album to have an opinion), or even get some southern flavor from Devin the Dude ("the Dude" is better than "Trying to Live") or Scarface. This CD was mediocre at best, but still better than a lot of the other crap that's out there, hence the 3 stars.

You don't know what you're missin'..........2003-10-08

For everyone that doesn't have this album, I truly feel for you. It's a virtual lesson on what music should be- original, fresh and entertaining. It's a graphic look into the life of an artist, raw and gritty with slice of country soul. Every song is tantalizing, like a hot, buttered biscuit of musical style and rhyme. Shame on the naysayers that pawn Bubba Sparxxx off as a piece of 'White Trash' with an album. One man's trash is another man's treasure...

A DONT BUY ALBUM.......2003-01-20

Bubba is ok and tight beats but his voice kills the whole cd. lots of other rappers rep the south but he sound like a western farm boy to much.Ugly is the best song so get the ugly single but dont waste your money on like only 3 songs that are good. I respect any white rap.....its not what you look like its just if you got skill. But eminem is the best white rapper and 1 of the best out of everybody.but bubba needs more skill. and how did he get signed??do not buy!!

Let him sell 50,000,000..........2003-01-13

Let's be honest, southern farmboy hip-hop isn't immediately the most appetising prospect. The idea of such a determinedly urban music adopting country manners reeks of novelty; how can the sounds of the porch compete with those of the projects? A dumb joke perpetuated by desperate men in search of a gimmick, surely?

Well, not quite. The entrepreneur launching Bubba Sparxxx is none other than Timbaland, the world's most creative producer. Sparxxx is the first signing to Timbaland's own label, Beat Club, and the grateful recipient of rhythms that rank alongside Tim's best this year (Missy's 'Get Ur Freak On', Aaliyah's 'We Need A Resolution', Jay-Z's 'Hola Hovito'). So far, so fine.

Oh, and there's the rapper himself. Bubba Sparxxx is, in fact, a 24-year-old former school gridiron star called Warren Anderson Mathis. Mathis - based in Athens, Georgia - is emphatically not Beat Club's token white boy for the Eminem market. Sure, he exaggerates the good ol' southern boy persona at times, but there's no doubting his skills as a rapper.

'Dark Days, Bright Nights', then, is a late challenger for rap debut of the year. You've doubtless heard the invigoratingly silly, Missy-sampling single 'Ugly' by now. What's most impressive is the way Sparxxx and his producers maintain that imaginative party atmosphere throughout. Obviously, Tim's contributions (nearly half of the album) are the most striking, as he threads acoustic guitars through his trademark eastern-tinged beats on 'Open Wide' and the horse-sampling 'Bubba Talk', or unleashes the kind of twanging funk on 'Lovely' that made Missy's 'Dog N' Heat' so thrilling.

Nevertheless, Atlantan Shannon Houchins' work stands its ground well, and there's an outstanding dirty south groove on 'All The Same' courtesy of Outkast's production team, Organized Noise. Eminem comparisons are rarely apposite save, perhaps, Bubba's idea of distributing sheets of acid with the album on 'Infected'. But he's a smart, funny character in his own right, and Beat Club couldn't have hoped for a more auspicious launch.

Average customer rating: There's more... THIS IS MUSIC THAT MOVES YOU Excellent please listen to this album

Dark Days Exit Felix Laband Manufacturer: Compost ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Similar Items: French Cuisine The Campfire Headphase Takk... Pocket Symphony ASIN: B0009NDKGO Release Date: 2005-08-09

Tracks:

1. Whistling In Tongues
2. Miss Teardrop
3. Dirty Nightgown
4. Falling Off A Horse
5. Sleeping Household
6. Crooked Breath
7. Red Handed
8. Black Shoes
9. Radio Right Now
10. Minka

Album Description

The music of South Africa's premier electronic musician, is fluid and deceptively simple, freakish, quirky but user-friendly, funkyand daydreamy. Polyphonic funk like the sound-adventures of Warp´s "Boards Of Canada", "Autechre" or "Aphex Twin" and measuresat the same time the dope downtempo flavour of their label-mates "Nightmares On Wax".

Customer Reviews:

There's more..........2006-04-16

I have to agree with the other reviews, and i've had this album quite a while, i picked it up while in South Africa and it is great to hear some more progressive sounds coming out of the country. While drawing the obvious comparisons to Aphex Twin, Boards of Canada and the Warp sound, it has to be said that Felix adds a unique twist with the influence of his native South Africa seeping through the melodies. This album can really be called beautiful and original. If you like this you really have to get hold of his previous album "4/4 Down The Stairs", a darker journey i find, but as intriguing, with the cracking tune "Donkey Rattle" to open.

THIS IS MUSIC THAT MOVES YOU.......2006-01-25

Once I heard this I knew it was going to be in my cd player for days. I am an electronic music aficiando - take my word you must get this album - it plays like a dream! Probably my favorite album! This album is experimental but does not take you outside of the beat - it is griping and soothing at the same time- a masterpiece!

Excellent.......2006-01-11

I think that one of the best aspects of quality electronic music such as this is the sounds the artist has chosen to use. This album is full of interesting beats made from a wide range of crunches, thuds and other, more nondescript noises.
It is also full of beautiful melodies and soundscapes, jumping from smooth acoustic guitars and light melodies to much darker sounding electronic beats and deep, dark bass sounds.
Felix is South African and you can really hear this in his music.
Great Album.

please listen to this album.......2005-11-28

you definatly hear the south african influence here. if you are into the dreamscape music, with the likes of boards of canada, labradford, sigur ros, etc, this is a must buy, or worth the listening. it goes everywhere to up-tempo fun, to track #6, which is a perfect example of what the whole album is like. there is not a single track i skip, the whole being an experience that everyone should enjoy.

Average customer rating: Audio noir Shot in the Darkness

Dark of Days Bourbon Princess Manufacturer: Accurate Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Alt-Country & Americana | Country | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Black Feather Wings Twintime Twinemen What's Good for You Sandbox - Mark Sandman Original Music ASIN: B0007XT81W Release Date: 2005-04-12

Tracks:

1. Still Asleep
2. The Waiting Noon
3. Blue Kitchen
4. The Hat
5. Dark Of Days
6. Cliche
7. Supergirl's Complaint
8. In Between Songs
9. Master Manipulator
10. Minor Key
11. So Much Time

Album Description

Bourbon Princess is a band of four exceptional musicians making beautiful, dark-edged, highly original music featuring the lyrical songwriting of singer/bassist Monique Ortiz. With the release of Bourbon Princess' new Dark of Days and the band's upcoming tours, bigger audiences are bound to fall under the spell of this group's mesmerizing sound! The unique sound of Bourbon Princess is like new wave with a sophisticated, heady, soulful bite. Ortiz crafts the approach from the warm, flexible tones of her contralto voice and the deep sonorities of her versatile bass playing, along with the help of her talented co-conspirators: original Morphine drummer Jerome Deupree, Either/Orchestra saxophonist/leader Russ Gershon and guitarist/pianist Jim Moran. First full-length collaboration with Paul Q. Kolderie (producer/engineer for Radiohead, Hole, Morphine), who manned the console.

Customer Reviews:

Audio noir.......2005-05-16

Casting a sonic spell that's spooky, hypnotic, and often nightmarish, Bourbon Princess mixes droning bass, world-weary tenor saxophone, jazzy percussion, and washes of textural guitar into a startlingly original ensemble sound. Fronted by bassist and vocalist Monique Ortiz, and powered by Morphine's original drummer, Jerome Deupree -- whose tom-rich rhythms evoke vintage Velvet Underground -- the band specializes in mysterious, rumbling grooves. Saxist Russ Gershon wraps his lines around Ortiz's husky alto voice like an anguished lover, while guitarist Jim Moran artfully fills the cracks with subtle, liquid colors. Ortiz writes about the intoxicated, seamy side of life in such frank, unflinching detail that some listeners may miss the telepathic musical interplay that underpins her lyrics. Engineer Paul Q. Kolderie (Morphine, Hole, Radiohead, Warren Zevon) keeps the swirling sounds sharply focused. Fans of Tom Waits, Portishead, and Nick Cave will feel right at home.

Shot in the Darkness.......2005-04-25

I stumbled upon this band while ordering other cds and I am so glad I did! This LP gives me hope that there are still bands out there that actually write good songs and give a damn about creating a particular dynamic, rather than just following trends. Singer/bassist Monique Ortiz has such an expansive vocal range that one might think there was a man singing one song and a woman singing the next. The disc opens with a bluesy tune called "Still Asleep" with a raunchy vocal delivery that is eerily reminiscent of Jimi Hendrix, then blasts right into "Waiting Noon", a dark, but super-funky ramble that makes me think of Nick Cave (circa Birthday Party) or Siousxie & The Banshees (think "Peepshow"). As the cd progresses the songs only get more intense and cinematic. The title track is an epic that would be right at home in a soundtrack of a war film or documentary on the conflict between Israel and Palestine. "Cliche", a ballad that comes from a woman struggling to get by, gave me chills. Let me not get too hung-up on the mystique of the frontwoman, when there are a handful of guys backing her up that deliver some devine performances too: Jim Moran, who I have never heard of until finding Bourbon Princess, is a guitarist that cleary looks at the big picture. Not over or under playing, his fluid, yet deliberate sound (think Hendrix meets Fripp) seems to cradle Monique's basslines, and opens-up the entire sound, especially on "the Hat". Although I think this record could've done with less saxaphone, the talents of Russ Gershon cannot be denied. Especially on the Mardis-Gras-esque closing track, "so much time". Perhaps original Morphine drummer Jerome Deupree has found his calling. I loved what he did with Morphine, but feel like this is some of the best playing I've ever heard from him, and his tom-heavy style couldn't be more perfect with Monique's swooping, drony basslines, and cutting lyrics. We all have records produced or engineered by Paul Kolderie (Radiohead, Pixies, Morphine, Hole)and you better be damn sure to add this one to the collection!
I only hope I get to catch them on tour someday.
Fans of Nick cave, PJ Harvey, Morphine and Prentenders will LOVE this!

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Soft Lights and Sweet Music Manufacturer: Dutton Vocalion UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Bernstein | Bernstein, Leonard | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Duke, Vernon | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Gershwin | Gershwin, George | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Weill | Weill, Kurt | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Contemporary Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music Jazz | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Moonlight Becomes You Orchestral Jazz Film & Television Music of Angela Morley ASIN: B00005UWOH Release Date: 2002-04-09

Tracks:

1. April in Paris
2. Soft Lights and Sweet Music
3. Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
4. Time on My Hands
5. Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
6. Ruby
7. Snowfall
8. Where or When
9. Emily
10. Embraceable You
11. I Didn't Know What Time It Was
12. Lonely Town
13. Bad and The Beautiful
14. My Ship
15. Nobody Else But Me
16. With a Song in My Heart

Average customer rating: A dark-synth-pop gem Skip it Sigh...I'm bored! Amazing! Good, but production values limit

128 1/2 Days Droom Manufacturer: A Different Drum ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B0000W65KM Release Date: 2003-10-28

Tracks:

1. Stay!
2. A Thousand Ghosts
3. Broken Kisses
4. Face To Face
5. Trust?
6. Paint the Sky
7. Wedding Day Dream
8. Frozen
9. Passion Junkie
10. Real
11. While We Can
12. Eyes Like Oceans
13. Sugar Crash

Album Description

Droom is an exciting synthpop / futurepop band from Canada with a dramatic, dark sound. Their romantic lyrical approach and lush instrumentation reminds listeners of classic Xymox, while their pounding beats and driving basslines add a modern edge similar to bands like VNV Nation or Covenant. "128 1/2 Days" is the band's debut album, and it definitely marks them as a band to watch.

Customer Reviews:

A dark-synth-pop gem.......2007-05-16

I purchased this album after sampling the two free songs downloaded from Amazon, "While We Can" & "Stay!". Needless to say, these two tracks were so wonderfully done and exhilarating that they actually gave me goosebumps. While these two club hits flowed with hard hitting, dance-able beats, the album actually encompasses a surprising assortment of introspective & melodic pieces.

"Sugar Crash" is slow, light and melodic, almost reminiscent of VNV's Airship, or Wolfsheim's Blind, though probably not as brilliantly done as either.

"Eyes like Oceans" is similarly pleasing. The beautiful melody is distant and somber, fittingly performed by the female vocalist. The entire arrangement reminds me of Anything Box's "All These Days Undone", but with a better vocal performance.

"A Thousand Ghosts" is another example of the slower/introspective pieces. The meandering melody is accompanied by a haunting piano score. The background effects on this piece appears to have been intentionally distorted. This may have been the cause for a previous reviewers' comment of "recorded through a telephone". I can see how this would bother some, though it didn't affect me.

Overall I was very pleased with the album. This is a "must have" if you're a fan of dark synth/EBM. It's definitely one of those albums that can stay in your playlist for months without tiring.

The only reason this album does not get the fifth star is really due to a personal preference. Most of the tracks are much too light on vocal. The human element takes a back seat to the elaborate synth tracks, as if the vocal is the background with the synth at the forefront. It's unfortunate, because Graham has a great voice and the songs could resonate that much more.

Skip it.......2006-01-01

I think that by the amount of praise that this album receives that there's a lot of people out there that haven't listened to a whole lot of synth rock. After reading about how amazing this album is, I decided to buy it. Maybe my expectations were too high, but this is nothing at all above average. All the bad cliches of synthrock are present, along with a lot of bad goth rock cliches thrown in. Jackson is not that great a vocalist, he has an ok voice, but a truly great singer can turn a boring song into a masterpiece, through vocal melodies or charismatic singing, both of which Jackson lacks. On top of that, the songs get incredibly tedious to listen to due to the fact that most range from 5 to 7 minutes in length, and have little or no variation within, so basically, they're boring and repetative. The distortion on the vocals is incoherent and cheesy. This sounds like a really bad version of Assemblage 23 and Bella Morte. I guess this is ok for someone who's just starting to immerse themselves in the synthrock genre, but for the veterans out there, you've heard anything this album has to offer 100 times before.
I saw someone refer to Graham Jackson as the Robert Smith of synthpop??? Please...

Sigh...I'm bored!.......2005-10-28

Droom has SUCH promise! I'm intoxicated by the first few tracks...but then...wait...has the track even changed to the next? I got bored the first time I listened to 128 1/2 Days, because it all sounds the same! And I've listened to it several more times, thinking maybe I'm just not used to the band yet to pick up the various colors of each song, but still the same reaction. Different lyrics...somewhat, but that is about it! I recommend skipping this album. Droom has a beautiful sound but there isn't enough variety between songs. I cannot say anything about the other albums...they could very well be better.

Amazing!.......2005-06-10

Droom is really one of the best bands outhere, and this album is really amazing! But his second album called "Ten Songs" is even better! Buy anything you find by Droom is what I recommend!

Good, but production values limit.......2004-06-22

I love synthpop and, don't get me wrong, this release certainly delivers. But it is two steps shy of "great" because the production values (mixing) are sub-par. Dunno who produced this puppy, but the mix is muddy. All the synthpop cliches that we love are here (yet a number of tracks borrow too much from VNV nation), and the voice of the singer is lovely, but the whole album sounds like it was recorded through a telephone at times. I see big things for the group in the future, and this album is promising, but as is, its amatuerish.

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