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| 1. Time Travel |
| 2. Flowers |
| 3. Pin Cushion |
| 4. That Girl (Acoustic Version) |
| 5. Time Travel (Radio Edit) |
Editorial Reviews
About the Artist
Indie heavy rock group with a sound that has been described as 'a cross between REM and Faith No More'. Melodic grooves, thundering guitars and songs about love and hate
Product Description
Five track EP from heavy rock band Grief Society. A heavy/indie sound like a cross between the Foo Fighters, the Goo Goo Dolls and the Red Hot Chilli Peppers.
Andrews uses many bizarre non-musical instruments and female vocals to great effect, and creates an ambient, sad world that works regardless of your having seen the film.
His song "Mad World" is one of the saddest and most beautiful songs I've ever heard.
The disk isn't very long--just a little over thirty-seven minutes as I recall. But definitely recommended.
It was worth the wait.
The concept is great. The packaging is great. The recording is great. Disc five is really cool for an ALW aficionado. There are a few real gems on it; my favorites are Petula Clark's "I Could Have Given You More" and "Benedicite."
I've always thought "Gus the Theatre Cat" made a great medley on the piano with "Unexpected Song" and "I DOn't Know How to Love Him," but wished there was an alternate lyric to match the other two songs. Now that I know there *is*, and it's a good lyric, it's a dream come true.
The melody of "Benedicite" is one of my favorites from _Sunset_ (the book mis-identifies it as "SUrrender"; it's actually "The Lady's Paying" and "Eternal Youth is Worth a Little Suffering"). The lyrics are the canticle from Daniel 3, which comes up every odd Sunday in the Divine Office, so it's nice to have cool music to sing it with.
I haven't bought _By Jeeves_ or _THe Beautiful Game_ yet, to it was great to sample them.
There are other parts of the CD taht aren't found in my collection. I like CD 4 "The Hits."
But the selections on CDs 1-3 don't make sense.
First, any self-respecting ALW fan has the Original London Cast of _Phantom_, so six tracks are totally useless. Why not draw from the Canadian cast with Colm Wilkinson? Or pull out some obscure recordings never published.
Why two different tracks with Michael Ball singing "Love Changes Everything", yet they're hardly any different?
On Disc 5 is "It's Only Your Lover Returning," sung by Julie Covington. It's an early draft of the song (Lloyd Webber and Rice went through several suggested titles) and quite nice. The very thing one expects on a Boxed Set.
So why have the Julie Covington "Don't Cry for Me" on disc 1?? The only difference is a few words, but it's otherwise identical. Why not Elaine Paige or Patti Lupone or Madonna?
The _Evita_ section is otherwise the best, choosing a sample from each major recording, though I'd have chosen slightly differently (as above).
There is a great selection of "Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer" from the Sydmonton festival, using the original music that was changed when _Cats_ went to Broadway_. It would have been nice if they'd included more recordings from Sydmonton, like the original lyric of "All I Ask of You" shown on the second DVD to the _Phantom_ movie.
With so many great actress-singers who've played Norma Desmond, why does the collection beat us over the head with Glenn Close?
Paul Miles Kingston must be set for life in royalties, for the number of albums the original recording of "Pie Jesu" has appeared on. "Amigos Para Siempre" is nice, but it reminds me of Shari Lewis's "The Song that Doesn't End," especially when it's been used on so many compilations.
In short, this is a great collection for the obscure material, if you can get it cheap. But for a boxed set, it's a poor sampling, drawn mostly from the most familiar recordings.
Over the years many compilations of his work have emerged. In the late 80-is and early 90-is it was the "Encore" series and lately the one-disc collection called "Gold". The one in question here can be considered one of the best currently on the market. First, it includes a 3-disc selections from all of his shows, minus the latest one, i.e., "The Woman in White", which, considering the triviality of the score, is no great lost. The fourth disc covers some of his most known songs sung by the famous artists. Then, there is the fifth disc with previously unreleased material, most of which are the songs ALW wrote with Tim Rice for various artists during the 70-is. The disks are all neatly packed in a hardcover book that features 67 pages of pictures and text with information about each of ALW's shows. One of the other assets here is the perfect sound quality, since all of the tracks have been digitally remastered.
Here are my basic impressions and comments regarding the material on the discs:
* Disc #1 has the selections from "Jesus Christ Superstar", "Evita", "Cats" and "Song & Dance". The Superstar material mostly comes from the Concept Recording. Although the songs sound beautiful as always, their orchestration is a bit dated now. Only Steve Balsamo's "Gethsemane" from the 1996 revival cast has a modern rock sound. "Evita" comes with the material from all of the major recordings: London, Broadway and the movie productions, as well as the Concept album. No objections here; since this is one of ALW's most satisfying works, every song is just perfect, although Patti LuPone, the Broadway and overall the best Evita, is left with only a couple of lines. With the selections from "Cats", however, I have some doubts. A plus to the choice of the "Jellicle ball" impressive orchestral sequence from the 1998 movie version and "Mister Mistoffelees" from the 1981 London cast. One of the best known ALW's songs, "Memory", also comes from that album. It's a pretty version and Elaine Paige's rendition cannot be matched, but why include this when the definite version, featuring an 80-piece orchestra and Elaine Paige with much better interpretation, can be found in the same movie version. Thusly, one has to buy Elaine Paige's latest 2-disc compilation "Centre Stage: The very best of Elaine Paige" to get that one. And "Gus the theatre cat" is more a recital than a song, so there was not much point in including that. Marti Webb brings her vocal charm to the "Song & Dance" sequence, Sarah Brightman sings "Unexpected song" with her famous soprano, but as much as I like her version, Bernadette Peters, who was in this show on Broadway is strangely left out here.
* Disc # 2 starts with "Starlight Express". This was never one of my favorite ALW's shows; the plot is even lighter than in "Cats" and the 1984 original cast recording is terribly dated. Yet, here we have one terrific duet, "I am starlight" from the original together with three songs from the later revivals and it seems that fresh orchestrations were just the thing Starlight needed. My favorite remains a touchy ballad, "Next time you fall in love". "Requiem" is the most solemn of all ALW's compositions, written in 1985 to commemorate the death of his father. Placido Domingo's tenor rides together with the chorus all the way through the strong "Hosanna", only to be joined by Sarah Brightman in the final moments of this song. She then gives an echoing deliverance of "Pie Jesu". What can be said of ALW's next show, "The Phantom of the Opera"? A phenomenon in its own right, it's easy to see from the six numbers included here why this is one of the best and most beloved musicals of all time. The cast, the music, the story - everything is perfect. Although "Aspects of love" was never a popular hit, it does have some of the most beautiful love melodies ALW has ever written. "Love changes everything" sung by Michael Ball is probably one of the best tunes ever about love. The rest of the selected material here has a dreamy love flavor and the melodies find their way into your brain in the best Lloyd Webber way.
* ALW's first musical, "Joseph and the amazing Technicolor dreamcoat" was more successful in its revival form than the original from the 70-is. The three songs included here are sung by the show stars, Jason Donovan and Donny Osmond. Maria Friedman was not a lucky choice to play the narrator, as the track from the 1998 movie version shows. "By Jeeves" was ALW's only big flop when it came to the stage in the 70-is. The 1995 revival sounds much better though, full of funny numbers in the best manner of the musical comedy. "Travel hopefully" remains one of the show's highlights on this compilation. "Sunset Boulevard" comes next. "Sunset" remains for me one of Webber's best scores; lush and beautiful. I listen to the original cast recording with Patti LuPone all the time. However, here most of the songs are performed by Glenn Close. A big mistake. If you've ever listened the American premiere recording with her, you'll know what I am talking about. She may have a strong stage presence, but her vocal abilities are too limited, and her aggressive approach to the role lacks any subtlety. Therefore, the two big numbers from this show, "With one look" and "As if we never said goodbye" are ruined by the fact she can't sing. The same goes for the American Joe Gillis, who was played by Alan Campbell. Luckily, Patti LuPone and Kevin Anderson, the original Norma and Joe from the London production, make their brief entrance here with the "Perfect year"; enough to show how better they are. The funny thing is, on the jacket and inside of it, Glenn Close and Alan Campbell are credited as performers in this song as well. If this was a mistake on ALW's part, it was a good one. The next ALW's show, "Whistle down the wind" was never a critic's dear and yet the audiences rushed in to see it in London. The score brings back ALW to his rock and roll roots of the seventies and the story is quite interesting. But the selections here are not the happiest, since the cast recording boasts with much better songs. And finally, "The Beautiful Game". Again, we have one of those ALW's shows that is worth in its individual parts rather than as a whole. "Our kind of love" and "Let us love in peace" are two catchy ballads. The latter is a nice amalgam version not available elsewhere. The two other tracks here I could live without.
* Disc # 4 has the songs from all the above shows performed by different artists. The assembled tracks have their pros and cons. For example, we have some previously unreleased stuff, like Dame Kiri Te Kanawa's operettic rendition of "The heart is slow to learn", or a stunning and epic "A kiss is a terrible thing to waste" from "Whistle down the wind", performed by The Metal Philharmonic Orchestra. Then again, what was the point in including almost identical tracks as the ones on the previous disks? So we have Michael Ball again singing "Love changes everything" with only a bit different orchestration; Sarah Brightman comes out again with the same Phantom duets, but only with the different male singers. It would be much more appropriate to include tracks from the Toronto Cast of the Phantom, with Colm Wilkinson. Other pop deliverances (Tina Arena's "Whistle down the wind", Barbra Streisand's "As if we never said goodbye", Boyzone's "No matter what" and many more) were wisely chosen. Patti LuPone is again nowhere to be found and Petula Clark's "With one look" sounds too worn-out.
* The last disc is probably the one that will be of most interest to Lloyd Webber aficionados. It consists of entirely previously unreleased material ALW for the most part wrote for various artists during his early years, with Tim Rice. Some of these tunes, not successful as a singles, were later used in his shows. Thus "Down thru' summer" became "Buenos Aires"in Evita, "Try it and see", an unsuccessful attempt for the Eurovision was used for "King Herod's song" in "Superstar" and so on. Some of these songs are nicely made pop songs: "Make believe love", ALW's first recorded composition, for which he provided the lyrics; "Goodbye Seattle", sung by Paul Raven, who later became Gary Glitter; "Come back Richard, your country needs you", from a never made musical, sung here by Tim Rice, or Latin flavored "Magdalena", with Tony Christie singing. My all time favorite here is a song called "It's easy for you", sung by none other than Elvis Presley himself. Lloyd Webber and Rice sent him a demo recording that he accepted and recorded this live version a couple of weeks before he died. It's amazing to hear how his voice remained in the perfect shape. Also, there is a track of Andrew Lloyd Webber singing "Policle dogs and Jellicle cats" while plying the piano. His voice doesn't sound bad at all.
Taken as a whole, this compilation makes a perfect birthday or Christmas present to any fan of Andrew Lloyd Webber shows, or just anybody interested in some of the best tunes from the modern era of the musical theatre; despite the flaws I mentioned above. To the former, it may just be the final addition for the Andrew Lloyd Webber collection.
Opera") and the longest-running show of all time ("Cats"), the man whose homes are filled with three Grammys, five Oliviers, a Golden Globe, and Oscar and too many other honors and hosannas to mention, the man knighted in 1992 certainly doesn't need an introduction. Now Decca Broadway pays tribute to Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber with "Now and Forever," a spectacular 5-CD set compiled and produced by Sir Andy himself. It's cheaper than a
ticket to "The Producers" ... and more much exciting. This treasure trove contains highlights from all of Webber's shows, and a bonus disc of tunes sung by Betty Buckley, Barbara
Streisand, Jose Carreras, Boy George, Charlotte Church, Madonna, Tom Jones, Petula Clark, even Elvis! A must for lovers of theatre---and good music.
The cuts from the musicals are great but are likely owned by ALW fans as they are on the original cast albums. And I'm glad that there were tunes included from the composers most recent efforts which have yet to make it beyond London (Whistle Down the Wind, Beautiful Game).
My only complaint is the inclusion of way too many tracks by Sarah Brightman. She must've received a great divorce settlement that included having tunes on any ALW collection until the end of time!! Her interpretations of some of the tunes were limp and uninspired. I would've much rather heard casts from around the world rather than yet another song by this disdainful soprano! How about Colm Wilkinson's version of "Music of the Night" from the original Canadian cast of "Phantom"? Or Michael Crawford's version of "Unexpected Song"? What? No Betty Buckley from "Sunset Blvd."? And of course there are songs you KNOW are going to be on the collection before you even listen to it as they have been on EVERY ALW collection for the past decade or so.
A great collection but too much Sarah Brightman!
Very few people have the length or variety of a career that Elaine Stritch has had. I am sure that she has enough stories to do ten more shows.
If you love Broadway then you must buy this CD.
I am so glad, she's still here!
Certainly worth the money!
His career hit a watershed moment with "Blue River", and as the "Lost Tapes" confirmed, he was very much the musical counterpoint to Thomas Pynchon's "Gravity's Rainbow." The BIG buisness of recording eventually ignored him, so he took himself back to the woodshed of his origins and began a long, fruitful and philosophically intense sojourn in Norway. All of the CDs from this epoch in his life are worth seeking out, in particular his collaborations with Jonas Fjeld, and later with Rick Danko.
But even with all of these extraordinary achievements, I have to admit I was completely blown away by the power of this CD. As the official reviewer states, this somewhat harkens back to a time when radio was less market researched and would give you a shot at stringing together something bold, creative, innovative. Andersen was all that in spades all along. It has reached its zenith here.
The opening disc, supported by a superb cadre of musicians and singers, including his daughter, has all the trademarks of Eric Andersen at the top of his game. The second disc is a meditation on what went wrong with the world when America slew its leader. As McLeese notes, this is the kind of epic that perhaps only Robbie Robertson or Dylan could pull off with the same cogency, drama, power. It's not like you suddenly become brain dead at 60, but when you consider how safe most people try to play their lives by that point, to summon the courage and integrity to push songwriting and philosophical beliefs at this point in his life is positively Heideggerian in its daunting bravery. Plus it's sheer genius. Andersen went right to the cliff and lept off. His flight into the heavens is a thing of wonder, and he has a lot of very important observations to make that we ought to listen to, if we're not going to kill ourselves off for sure. Essentially, his is a soul that wants to come home. He has sought that home in lovers, family, music, Norway, North America. He looks for it still and will not release his soul or his heart or his mind until he finds it. Quite a statement from an artist who has always made quite a statement. Get this. You owe it to yourself.
Near where the indie'd rock does flow
And mark in every album worthwhile
Marks of love, marks of "whoa"
Wandering through the misbegotten aisles of a cherished music store, in the "used" section where diamonds await to be found like buried treasure in the muck, I found such treasure just about a week ago.
Having seen the name, it caught my eye. I know this guy- he's friends with The Mountain Goats, otherwise known as John Darnielle. Some type of relationship there, probably from "We Shall All Be Healed," The Mountain Goats most recent that I reviewed last year. That's about all I knew- well, I did sneak a listen to one of Vanderslice's albums on the internet a long while ago and left him all but forgotten (one of those times where it sounds alright, but it just isn't the right time or mood).
So, at $6.99, I made an extraneous impulse purchase and am now able to pat myself on the back once again for my incredible taste in music, even concerning music that I have completely no idea what it really sounds like. Now, it's your turn to pat yourself on the back for reading this because you can go buy it and impress all your friends and they'll tell all their friends, and so on, and then this three year old album will become some type of runaway hit just because I came across it in a record store in Ohio.
Back to the top, once again, and you'll notice I fudged one of William Blake's little written things to describe my experience in finding this album. Vanderslice does the same on a song called "if I live or if I die," although he doesn't even bother to change the words from Blake's "Little Fly, Your Summer's Play," he just rips it straight off and adds music. AND IT ROCKS! Not rocks like hard rock or anything because that definitely doesn't rock, but rocks like sweet minor chord piano with unpronounceable percussiony blippy blurps and bleeps sprinkled throughout.
Then Vanderslice rips off some of his brother Jesse's stuff that he sends him from his little hideaway in the Antarctic where he works for the National Science Foundation and begins going all "Polar Madness" because he experiences spontaneous trance states and alternations in consciousness induced by his exposure to the Antarctic's isolation (and I tell my students not to write run on sentences...).
If those letters are to be believed, then this is a charmingly and geniously crafted album loosely based around these letters his brother sends home expressing his loneliness and isolation and the things he writes about (including William Blake and the Internet). If not, then he sure did go take a lot of time to fake a lot of letters, and therefore he should spend less time writing fake letters to himself and making more sweet indie rock for us to idolize.
John Vanderslice;s music is allways interesting and fascinating, drawing you in, and even if you might feel repulsed by it at first, there is somethign which draws you in and won't let go, his music is basically some of the best music to come out the rather dull current Indie scene. I highly suggest this record and all of his others to anyone who likes strange indie music, or even music in general, please buy, you will be amazed.
I often wondered how different the 1st & Original Production of 'Oz Wizard' was different to the book, and thanks to Mark Evan Schwartz's book "Oz: Before the Rainbow" I found out for myself (WORTH A READ!!). Later I got this CD to go along with the book's stage telling (more or less) and I listened in interest to the songs which, I read, were entirely different to the future Musicals of Oz. The songs are good, but not all of them are actually completely restored to perfection, so the singing may/will sound somewhat muffled. Also, due to the time it was made (for some reason), the songs don't actually fit into the story (even the stage's rewritten story) and sound distant/unrelated. But there are songs that sound similar to the original story ("Rejoice! The Wizard is No Longer King"). CD 2's Track 3 has music played during Silent Oz Film "His Majesty, Scarecrow" on the MGM 3-Disk DVD.
The best thing about this CD Collection is the two booklets packaged along with the disks: the first (entitled "The Records") has writing on "What the Wizard Was" with a synopsis of the stage production story and "About the Recordings", a listing of all the songs on CD 1 (which are helpful for "Selection" Tracks not specifically named on the back) and notes on the songs like their origins and background. Booklet 2 (entitled "The Lyrics") has the words to the songs (in case you can't make out the words/want to sing-along). BOTH CDs include b&w photos of the actors, performance (few of which can be seen in "Oz: Before the Rainbow" book) and even reprints of a few illustrations made for the stage. The pictures are the best part of this purchase.
The Entirely Different Songs may not fit with the story, original or rewritten, but there's nothing really wrong with the music when one enjoys to what they're listening to.
I know that there is also another 'Oz on Stage' CD Collection called "Before the Rainbow" . . . hmmm, I wonder if I should get that too?
however, it is quite a shame that that CRAPPY movie with judy garland pushed this lovely musical into obscurity. i would have liked to see it in my day, but it was already lost in darkness, but thanks to the highly DIGNIFIED people in the world, this cd is available!! BUY IT!!!! I *ORDER* YOU!!! YOU CANNOT BE DIGNIFIED WITHOUT THIS REPLACING YOUR "RAP" GARBAGE WITH THIS JEWEL!!!!
Indie heavy rock group with a sound that has been described as 'a cross between REM and Faith No More'. Melodic grooves, thundering guitars and songs about love and hate
Product Description
Five track EP from heavy rock band Grief Society. A heavy/indie sound like a cross between the Foo Fighters, the Goo Goo Dolls and the Red Hot Chilli Peppers.
‘Time Travel’ explores the complexities of friendship and relationships - from sexual attraction and the intoxication of new love to infidelity and betrayal. On first hearing you will be drawn in by the stomping rock beat, catchy melodies and impressive guitar work. Delve deeper and you will realise the material is not based on sugar-coated romantic ideals The lyrics draw upon first-hand experience and observations of relationships in the real world and are unfraid to confront the less attractive aspects of affairs of the heart. Obsession, emotional blackmail, stalking and loneliness are features throughout ...
The five song EP contains the title song in both full and radio edit versions, indie rocker ‘Flowers’, the uptempo melodic rocker ‘Pin Cushion’ and an acoustic version of ‘That Girl’ written by bassist Angus Nurse and American lyriist Thomas De Mann.
Time Travel,Grief Society,Gentlemen In Exile,Pop,Rock,Rock/Pop
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Donnie Darko (Score)
Michael Andrews Manufacturer: Everloving ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD  Movie Soundtracks
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ASIN: B00006471F Release Date: 2002-04-02 |
Tracks:
- Carpathian Ridge
- The Tangent Universe
- The Artifact & Living
- Middlesex Times
- Manipulated Living
- Philosophy of Time Travel
- Liquid Spear Waltz
- Gretchen Ross
- Burn it to the Ground
- Slipping Away
- Rosie Darko
- Cellar Door
- Ensurance Trap
- Waltz in the 4th Dimension
- Time Travel
- Did you Know Him?
- Mad World
- Mad World (remix version)
Album Description
The original score, to 2001 indie film, written & performed by Michael Andrews includes 'Mad World' featuring Gary Jules. Enjoy Records. Digipak.Customer Reviews:
Donnie Darko.......2007-07-03
just wanted "mad world".......2007-01-09
Gary Jules' remake of Mad World is superb!.......2007-01-06
Liked only one cut.......2007-01-04
Atmospheric and all-around cool........2006-06-05
Andrews uses many bizarre non-musical instruments and female vocals to great effect, and creates an ambient, sad world that works regardless of your having seen the film.
His song "Mad World" is one of the saddest and most beautiful songs I've ever heard.
The disk isn't very long--just a little over thirty-seven minutes as I recall. But definitely recommended.
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Andrew Lloyd Webber: Now & Forever
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ASIN: B00005R5UJ Release Date: 2001-11-20 |
Tracks:
- Jesus Christ Superstar: Overture - Andrew Lloyd Webber
- Jesus Christ Superstar: Everything's Alright - Yvonne Elliman/Murray Head/Ian Gilllan
- Jesus Christ Superstar: I Don't Know How To Love Him - Yvonne Elliman
- Jesus Christ Superstar: Gethsemane (I Only Want To Say) - Steve Balsamo
- Jesus Christ Superstar: Superstar - Murray Head
- Evita: Oh What A Circus/Sing You Fools - Antonio Banderas
- Evita: I'd Be Surprisingly Good For You - Elaine Paige/Joss Ackland
- Evita: Another Suitcase In Another Hall - Barbara Dickson
- Evita: Don't Cry For Me Argentina - Julie Covington
- Evita: High Flying, Adored - Mandy Patinkin/Patti LuPone
- Cats: The Jellicle Ball - Andrew Lloyd Weber
- Cats: Memory - Elaine Paige
- Cats: Gus: The Theatre Cat - Susan Jane Tanner/John Mills
- Cats: Mr Mistoffelees - Paul Nicholas
- Song And Dance: Take That Look Off Your Face - Marti Webb
- Song And Dance: Tell Me On A Sunday - Marti Webb
- Song And Dance: Unexpected Song - Sarah Brightman
- Song And Dance: Nothing Like You've Ever Known - Sarah Brightman
- Song And Dance: Introduction - Andrew Lloyd Webber
- Song And Dance: Variations 1 -4 - Andrew Lloyd Webber
Tracks:
- Starlight Express: Starlight Express - El Debarge
- Starlight Express: Crazy - Greg Ellis/Reva Rice/Caron Cardelle/Samantha Lane/Voyd
- Starlight Express: Next Time You Fall In Love - Reva Rice/Greg Ellis
- Starlight Express: I Am The Starlight - Lon Satton/Ray Shell
- Starlight Express: Light At The End Of The Tunnel - The Company
- Requiem: Hosanna - Placido Domingo
- Requiem: Pie jesu - Sarah Brightman/Paul Miles-Kingston
- The Phantom Of The Opera: The Phantom Of The Opera - Michael Crawford/Sarah Brightman
- The Phantom Of The Opera: The Music Of The Night - Michael Crawford
- The Phantom Of The Opera: All I Ask Of You - Sarah Brightman/Steve Barton
- The Phantom Of The Opera: Entr'acte - Andrew Lloyd Webber
- The Phantom Of The Opera: Masquerade - The Company
- The Phantom Of The Opera: Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again - Sarah Brightman
- Aspects Of Love: Aspects Of Aspects - Orchester Der Vereinigten Buehnen Wien
- Aspects Of Love: Love Changes Everything - Michael Ball
- Aspects Of Love: Seeing Is Believing - Michael Ball/Ann Crumb
- Aspects Of Love: The First Man You Remember - Kevin Colson/Diana Morrison
- Aspects Of Love: Anything But Lonely - Sarah Brightman
- Aspects Of Love: Chanson D'Enfance - Sarah Brightman
Tracks:
- Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat: Any Dream Will Do - Jason Donovan
- Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat: Joseph's Coat - Maria Friedman/Richard Attenborough/Donny Osmond
- Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat: Close Every Door - Donny Osmond
- By Jeeves: Travel Hopefully - John Scherer/Martin Jarvis/Don Stephenson
- By Jeeves: When Love Arrives - Steven Pacey/Diana Morrison
- By Jeeves: Half A Moment - Sarah Brightman
- Sunset Boulevard: With One Look - Glenn Close
- Sunset Boulevard: New Ways To Dream - Glenn Close/Alan Campbell
- Sunset Boulevard: The Perfect Year - Glenn Close/Alan Campbell
- Sunset Boulevard: Sunser Boulevard - Alan Campbell
- Sunset Boulevard: As If We Never Said Goodbye - Glenn Close
- Whistle Down The Wind: Whistle Down The Wind - James Graeme/Lottie Mayor
- Whistle Down The Wind: Cold - Everly Brothers
- Whistle Down The Wind: No Matter What - Children/Adult Chorus
- Whistle Down The Wind: The Nature Of The Beast - Marcus Lovett/Lottie Mayor
- The Beautiful Game: Overture - Andrew Lloyd Webber
- The Beautiful Game: The Beautiful Game - The Company
- The Beautiful Game: Our Kind Of Love - Hannah Waddingham
- The Beautiful Game: Dont Like You - Josie Walker/David Shannon
- The Beautiful Game: Let Us Love In Peace - Josie Walker/Omagh Youth Community Choir
Tracks:
- Oh What A Circus - David Essex
- Memory - Betty Buckley
- The Phantom Of The Opera - Sarah Brightman/Steve Harley
- All I Ask Of You - Sarah Brightman/Cliff Richard
- Love Changes Everything - Michael Ball
- Any Dream Will Do - Donny Osmond
- Amigos Para Siempre (Friends For Life) - Sarah Brightman/Jose Carreras
- As If We Never Said Goodbye - Barbra Streisand
- The Perfect Year - Dina Carroll
- With One Look - Petula Clark
- You Must Love Me - Madonna
- The Heart Is Slow To Learn - Kiri Te Kanawa
- A Kiss Is A Terrible Thing To Waste - The Metal Philharmonic Orchestra
- Whistle Down The Wind - Tina Arena
- No Matter What - Boyzone
- The Vaults Of Heaven - Tom Jones
- Try Not To Be Afraid - Boy George
- Pie Jesu - Charlotte Church
Tracks:
- Make Believe Love - Wes Sands
- Down Thru' Summer - Ross Hannaman
- I'll Give All My Love To Southend - Ross Hannaman
- Believe Me I Will - Sacha Distel
- Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (1969 Radio Luxembourg Commercial) - Joseph Consortium/Pete Murray
- Try It And See - Rita Pavone
- Come Back Richard Your Country Needs You - Time Rice And The Webber Group
- Goodbye Seattle - Paul Raven
- John 19:41 - The Andrew Lloyd Webber Orchestra
- What A Line To Go Out On - Yvonne Elliman
- Disillusion Me - Gary Band
- The Ballad Of Robert And Peter - Tim Rice
- Christmas Dream - Maynard Williams
- It's Only Your Lover Returning/All Through My Crazy And Wild Days/Don't Cry For Me Argentina - Julie Covington
- It's Easy For You (1977 Jungle Room Session Version) - Elvis Presley
- Magdalena - Tony Christie
- Buenos Aires - The Roja Rockers
- Pollicle Dogs And Jellicle Cats - Andrew Lloyd Webber
- Mungojerrie And Rumpleteazer (Live At The Sydmonton Festival 1980) - Gemma Craven
- I Could Have Given You More - Petula Clark
- I've Been In Love Too Long - Marti Webb
- Benedicite - The Stephen Hill Singers
Album Description
Disc 1: Selections from Jesus Christ Superstar, Evita, Cats, and Song and DanceDisc 2: Selections from Starlight Express, Requiem, Phantom of the Opera, and Aspects of Love
Disc 3: Selections from Joseph nad the Amaziong Technicolor Dreamcoat, By Jeeves, Sunset Boulevard, Whistle Down the Wind, and The Beautiful Game
CD 4: 1. "Oh What a Circus" --David Essex 2. "Memory" - Betty Buckleey 3. "The Phantom of the Opera" -Sarah Brightman, Steve Harley 4. "All I Ask of You" --Sarah Brightman, Cliff Richard 5. "Love Changes Everything"--Michael Ball 6. "Any Dream Will Do"--Donny Osmond 7. "Amigos Para Siempre (Friends for Life)"--Sarah Brightman, Jose Caerras 8. "As if We Never Said Goodbye"--Barbra Streisand 9. "The Perfect Year"--Dina Carroll 10. "With One Look" --Petula Clark 11. "You Must Love Me" 12. "The Heart Is Slow To Learn" --Kiri Te Kanawa 13. "Whistle Down the Wind"--Tina Arena 14. "A Kiss Is a Terrible Thing To Waste"--The Metal Philharmonic 15. "No Matter What"--Boyzone 16. "The Vaults of Heaven"--Tom Jones and Sounds of Blackness 17. "Try Not To Be Afraid"--Boy George 18. "Pie Jesu"--Charlotte Church
Disc 5: (All tracks available for the first time) 1. "Make Believe Love"--Wes Sands 2. "Down Thru' Summer"--Ross Hannaman 3. "I'll Give All My Love to Southend"--Ross Hannaman 4. "Believe Me I Will"--Sacha Distel 5. "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat: 1969 Luxembourg Radio Commercial--The Jospeh Consortium, Pete Murray 6. "Try It and See"--Rita Pavone 7. "Come Back Richard Your Country Needs You"--Tim Rice and the Webber Group 8. "Goodbye Seattle"-- Paul Raven 9. "John 19:41"--The Andrew Lloyd Webber Orchestra 10. "What a Line To Go Out On"--Yvonne Elliman 11. "Disillusion Me" --Gary Bond 12. "The Ballad of Robert and Peter"--Tim Rice 13. "Christmas Dream" --Maynard Williams 14. "It's Only Your Lover Returning/All through My Wild and Crazy Days/Don't Cry for Me Argentina--Julie Covington 15. "It's Easy for You" (1977 Jungle Room Session version)--Elvis Presley 16. "Magdalena"--Tony Christie 17. "Buenos Aires"--The Rioja Rockers 18. "Pollicle Dogs and Jellicle Cats"--Andrew Lloyd Webber original demo 19. "Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer" (Live at Sydmonton Festival 1980)-Gemma Craven 20. "I Could Have Given You More"--Petula Clark 21. "I've Been in Love Too Long"--Marti Webb 22. "Benedicte"-- Stephen Hill Singers
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I waited for this for five years.......2006-06-30
It was worth the wait.
The concept is great. The packaging is great. The recording is great. Disc five is really cool for an ALW aficionado. There are a few real gems on it; my favorites are Petula Clark's "I Could Have Given You More" and "Benedicite."
I've always thought "Gus the Theatre Cat" made a great medley on the piano with "Unexpected Song" and "I DOn't Know How to Love Him," but wished there was an alternate lyric to match the other two songs. Now that I know there *is*, and it's a good lyric, it's a dream come true.
The melody of "Benedicite" is one of my favorites from _Sunset_ (the book mis-identifies it as "SUrrender"; it's actually "The Lady's Paying" and "Eternal Youth is Worth a Little Suffering"). The lyrics are the canticle from Daniel 3, which comes up every odd Sunday in the Divine Office, so it's nice to have cool music to sing it with.
I haven't bought _By Jeeves_ or _THe Beautiful Game_ yet, to it was great to sample them.
There are other parts of the CD taht aren't found in my collection. I like CD 4 "The Hits."
But the selections on CDs 1-3 don't make sense.
First, any self-respecting ALW fan has the Original London Cast of _Phantom_, so six tracks are totally useless. Why not draw from the Canadian cast with Colm Wilkinson? Or pull out some obscure recordings never published.
Why two different tracks with Michael Ball singing "Love Changes Everything", yet they're hardly any different?
On Disc 5 is "It's Only Your Lover Returning," sung by Julie Covington. It's an early draft of the song (Lloyd Webber and Rice went through several suggested titles) and quite nice. The very thing one expects on a Boxed Set.
So why have the Julie Covington "Don't Cry for Me" on disc 1?? The only difference is a few words, but it's otherwise identical. Why not Elaine Paige or Patti Lupone or Madonna?
The _Evita_ section is otherwise the best, choosing a sample from each major recording, though I'd have chosen slightly differently (as above).
There is a great selection of "Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer" from the Sydmonton festival, using the original music that was changed when _Cats_ went to Broadway_. It would have been nice if they'd included more recordings from Sydmonton, like the original lyric of "All I Ask of You" shown on the second DVD to the _Phantom_ movie.
With so many great actress-singers who've played Norma Desmond, why does the collection beat us over the head with Glenn Close?
Paul Miles Kingston must be set for life in royalties, for the number of albums the original recording of "Pie Jesu" has appeared on. "Amigos Para Siempre" is nice, but it reminds me of Shari Lewis's "The Song that Doesn't End," especially when it's been used on so many compilations.
In short, this is a great collection for the obscure material, if you can get it cheap. But for a boxed set, it's a poor sampling, drawn mostly from the most familiar recordings.
Excellent collection but BIG PUBLISHING MISTAKE! .......2006-01-10
ONE OF LLOYD WEBBER'S BEST COMPILATIONS, DESPITE A FEW FLAWS.......2005-03-21
Over the years many compilations of his work have emerged. In the late 80-is and early 90-is it was the "Encore" series and lately the one-disc collection called "Gold". The one in question here can be considered one of the best currently on the market. First, it includes a 3-disc selections from all of his shows, minus the latest one, i.e., "The Woman in White", which, considering the triviality of the score, is no great lost. The fourth disc covers some of his most known songs sung by the famous artists. Then, there is the fifth disc with previously unreleased material, most of which are the songs ALW wrote with Tim Rice for various artists during the 70-is. The disks are all neatly packed in a hardcover book that features 67 pages of pictures and text with information about each of ALW's shows. One of the other assets here is the perfect sound quality, since all of the tracks have been digitally remastered.
Here are my basic impressions and comments regarding the material on the discs:
* Disc #1 has the selections from "Jesus Christ Superstar", "Evita", "Cats" and "Song & Dance". The Superstar material mostly comes from the Concept Recording. Although the songs sound beautiful as always, their orchestration is a bit dated now. Only Steve Balsamo's "Gethsemane" from the 1996 revival cast has a modern rock sound. "Evita" comes with the material from all of the major recordings: London, Broadway and the movie productions, as well as the Concept album. No objections here; since this is one of ALW's most satisfying works, every song is just perfect, although Patti LuPone, the Broadway and overall the best Evita, is left with only a couple of lines. With the selections from "Cats", however, I have some doubts. A plus to the choice of the "Jellicle ball" impressive orchestral sequence from the 1998 movie version and "Mister Mistoffelees" from the 1981 London cast. One of the best known ALW's songs, "Memory", also comes from that album. It's a pretty version and Elaine Paige's rendition cannot be matched, but why include this when the definite version, featuring an 80-piece orchestra and Elaine Paige with much better interpretation, can be found in the same movie version. Thusly, one has to buy Elaine Paige's latest 2-disc compilation "Centre Stage: The very best of Elaine Paige" to get that one. And "Gus the theatre cat" is more a recital than a song, so there was not much point in including that. Marti Webb brings her vocal charm to the "Song & Dance" sequence, Sarah Brightman sings "Unexpected song" with her famous soprano, but as much as I like her version, Bernadette Peters, who was in this show on Broadway is strangely left out here.
* Disc # 2 starts with "Starlight Express". This was never one of my favorite ALW's shows; the plot is even lighter than in "Cats" and the 1984 original cast recording is terribly dated. Yet, here we have one terrific duet, "I am starlight" from the original together with three songs from the later revivals and it seems that fresh orchestrations were just the thing Starlight needed. My favorite remains a touchy ballad, "Next time you fall in love". "Requiem" is the most solemn of all ALW's compositions, written in 1985 to commemorate the death of his father. Placido Domingo's tenor rides together with the chorus all the way through the strong "Hosanna", only to be joined by Sarah Brightman in the final moments of this song. She then gives an echoing deliverance of "Pie Jesu". What can be said of ALW's next show, "The Phantom of the Opera"? A phenomenon in its own right, it's easy to see from the six numbers included here why this is one of the best and most beloved musicals of all time. The cast, the music, the story - everything is perfect. Although "Aspects of love" was never a popular hit, it does have some of the most beautiful love melodies ALW has ever written. "Love changes everything" sung by Michael Ball is probably one of the best tunes ever about love. The rest of the selected material here has a dreamy love flavor and the melodies find their way into your brain in the best Lloyd Webber way.
* ALW's first musical, "Joseph and the amazing Technicolor dreamcoat" was more successful in its revival form than the original from the 70-is. The three songs included here are sung by the show stars, Jason Donovan and Donny Osmond. Maria Friedman was not a lucky choice to play the narrator, as the track from the 1998 movie version shows. "By Jeeves" was ALW's only big flop when it came to the stage in the 70-is. The 1995 revival sounds much better though, full of funny numbers in the best manner of the musical comedy. "Travel hopefully" remains one of the show's highlights on this compilation. "Sunset Boulevard" comes next. "Sunset" remains for me one of Webber's best scores; lush and beautiful. I listen to the original cast recording with Patti LuPone all the time. However, here most of the songs are performed by Glenn Close. A big mistake. If you've ever listened the American premiere recording with her, you'll know what I am talking about. She may have a strong stage presence, but her vocal abilities are too limited, and her aggressive approach to the role lacks any subtlety. Therefore, the two big numbers from this show, "With one look" and "As if we never said goodbye" are ruined by the fact she can't sing. The same goes for the American Joe Gillis, who was played by Alan Campbell. Luckily, Patti LuPone and Kevin Anderson, the original Norma and Joe from the London production, make their brief entrance here with the "Perfect year"; enough to show how better they are. The funny thing is, on the jacket and inside of it, Glenn Close and Alan Campbell are credited as performers in this song as well. If this was a mistake on ALW's part, it was a good one. The next ALW's show, "Whistle down the wind" was never a critic's dear and yet the audiences rushed in to see it in London. The score brings back ALW to his rock and roll roots of the seventies and the story is quite interesting. But the selections here are not the happiest, since the cast recording boasts with much better songs. And finally, "The Beautiful Game". Again, we have one of those ALW's shows that is worth in its individual parts rather than as a whole. "Our kind of love" and "Let us love in peace" are two catchy ballads. The latter is a nice amalgam version not available elsewhere. The two other tracks here I could live without.
* Disc # 4 has the songs from all the above shows performed by different artists. The assembled tracks have their pros and cons. For example, we have some previously unreleased stuff, like Dame Kiri Te Kanawa's operettic rendition of "The heart is slow to learn", or a stunning and epic "A kiss is a terrible thing to waste" from "Whistle down the wind", performed by The Metal Philharmonic Orchestra. Then again, what was the point in including almost identical tracks as the ones on the previous disks? So we have Michael Ball again singing "Love changes everything" with only a bit different orchestration; Sarah Brightman comes out again with the same Phantom duets, but only with the different male singers. It would be much more appropriate to include tracks from the Toronto Cast of the Phantom, with Colm Wilkinson. Other pop deliverances (Tina Arena's "Whistle down the wind", Barbra Streisand's "As if we never said goodbye", Boyzone's "No matter what" and many more) were wisely chosen. Patti LuPone is again nowhere to be found and Petula Clark's "With one look" sounds too worn-out.
* The last disc is probably the one that will be of most interest to Lloyd Webber aficionados. It consists of entirely previously unreleased material ALW for the most part wrote for various artists during his early years, with Tim Rice. Some of these tunes, not successful as a singles, were later used in his shows. Thus "Down thru' summer" became "Buenos Aires"in Evita, "Try it and see", an unsuccessful attempt for the Eurovision was used for "King Herod's song" in "Superstar" and so on. Some of these songs are nicely made pop songs: "Make believe love", ALW's first recorded composition, for which he provided the lyrics; "Goodbye Seattle", sung by Paul Raven, who later became Gary Glitter; "Come back Richard, your country needs you", from a never made musical, sung here by Tim Rice, or Latin flavored "Magdalena", with Tony Christie singing. My all time favorite here is a song called "It's easy for you", sung by none other than Elvis Presley himself. Lloyd Webber and Rice sent him a demo recording that he accepted and recorded this live version a couple of weeks before he died. It's amazing to hear how his voice remained in the perfect shape. Also, there is a track of Andrew Lloyd Webber singing "Policle dogs and Jellicle cats" while plying the piano. His voice doesn't sound bad at all.
Taken as a whole, this compilation makes a perfect birthday or Christmas present to any fan of Andrew Lloyd Webber shows, or just anybody interested in some of the best tunes from the modern era of the musical theatre; despite the flaws I mentioned above. To the former, it may just be the final addition for the Andrew Lloyd Webber collection.
SUCH MAGICAL MUSIC OF THE NIGHT!.......2003-01-19
Opera") and the longest-running show of all time ("Cats"), the man whose homes are filled with three Grammys, five Oliviers, a Golden Globe, and Oscar and too many other honors and hosannas to mention, the man knighted in 1992 certainly doesn't need an introduction. Now Decca Broadway pays tribute to Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber with "Now and Forever," a spectacular 5-CD set compiled and produced by Sir Andy himself. It's cheaper than a
ticket to "The Producers" ... and more much exciting. This treasure trove contains highlights from all of Webber's shows, and a bonus disc of tunes sung by Betty Buckley, Barbara
Streisand, Jose Carreras, Boy George, Charlotte Church, Madonna, Tom Jones, Petula Clark, even Elvis! A must for lovers of theatre---and good music.
A Must Have for Sir Andrew fans.......2002-05-21
The cuts from the musicals are great but are likely owned by ALW fans as they are on the original cast albums. And I'm glad that there were tunes included from the composers most recent efforts which have yet to make it beyond London (Whistle Down the Wind, Beautiful Game).
My only complaint is the inclusion of way too many tracks by Sarah Brightman. She must've received a great divorce settlement that included having tunes on any ALW collection until the end of time!! Her interpretations of some of the tunes were limp and uninspired. I would've much rather heard casts from around the world rather than yet another song by this disdainful soprano! How about Colm Wilkinson's version of "Music of the Night" from the original Canadian cast of "Phantom"? Or Michael Crawford's version of "Unexpected Song"? What? No Betty Buckley from "Sunset Blvd."? And of course there are songs you KNOW are going to be on the collection before you even listen to it as they have been on EVERY ALW collection for the past decade or so.
A great collection but too much Sarah Brightman!
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Elaine Stritch - At Liberty (2002 Original Broadway Production)
Elaine Stritch , Irving Berlin , John/ Stritch, Elaine Lohr , Porter P. Grainger , Albert Hague , Stephen Sondheim , Carl Sigman , Richard Rodgers , Sir Noel Coward , George Gershwin , Jule Styne , John Campo , and Billy Miller Manufacturer: Drg ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Gershwin
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- There's No Business Like Show Business (Berlin)
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- Going to New York
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Elaine Stritch is a legend and she knows it. And so she came up with a whole one-woman show about the best topic she could think of: her life in the theater. And what a trip it's been. From Ethel Merman to Noel Coward, Stritch has worked with some of the greatest names to grace the American stage, and she has anecdotes about all of them (most are included on this recording). In this show, she hits all the marks with the acuity of a seasoned pro who's seen it all and whose love for the theater remains undiluted. Stritch is not a traditionally pretty singer (those gravelly pipes!), but she absolutely knows how to give life to a song, extracting the last drop of meaning, dropping pauses for effect with deadly accuracy. Sondheim's "Ladies Who Lunch" and "Broadway Baby" will be hers forever, and a case could be made for the hilarious "Zip" (from Pal Joey) and the obscure, spectacularly politically incorrect "Civilization" (from the revue Angel in the Wings) as well. Fittingly, this two-CD set includes "I'm Still Here," which may well be Stritch's motto. If you're looking for a concise yet bewitching history of the musical, this is it. --Elisabeth VincentelliCustomer Reviews:
A National Treasure.......2007-07-05
Very few people have the length or variety of a career that Elaine Stritch has had. I am sure that she has enough stories to do ten more shows.
If you love Broadway then you must buy this CD.
Stritch is superb.......2007-06-27
I am so glad, she's still here!
Entertaining but grating on the ears.......2007-05-11
Great Broadway Review.......2007-04-11
Elaine Stritch at Liberty.......2007-01-19
Certainly worth the money!
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ASIN: B000087DRW Release Date: 2003-02-25 |
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- Ain't No Tme To Bleed
- Before Everyting Changed
- Salt On Your Skin
- Song Of You And Me
- Shape Of A Broken Heart
- Great Pyramid
- Under The Shadows
- Rains Are Gonna Come
- Runaway
- Stupid Love
- Still Looking For You
- Feel Like Comin' Home
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- Blue Rockin' Chair
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Whoever coined the saying about old dogs and new tricks never anticipated this powerhouse two-disc song cycle. Fueled with an apocalyptic, post-9/11 urgency and driven by far more musical muscle than one expects from this veteran folk troubadour, the collection could stand as a companion piece to Bob Dylan's "Love and Theft". (Andersen acknowledges Dylan's inspiration by dedicating the album to him.) The opening "Ain't No Time to Bleed" sets the tone with a wailing duet vocal by Phoebe Snow and slashing guitar from Eric Bazilian, while "Song of You and Me," "Great Pyramid," and the relentless "Rains Are Gonna Come" sustain the hard-driving dynamic. For fans of Andersen's balladry, "Shape of a Broken Heart" and "Under the Shadows" (with vocals from daughter Sari) evoke the open-hearted spirit of his 1972 classic Blue River. Yet nothing in a career that stretches almost 40 years anticipates the 26-minute title track, an atmospheric, phantasmagoric meditation on the day President Kennedy was killed. Half-spoken, half-sung, it sounds like a cross between Lou Reed and Robbie Robertson while recalling an era when freeform FM radio rewarded such experimentation. With the project taking the sort of risks that one doesn't expect from an artist turning 60, this is easily the most ambitious music that Andersen has ever made, and some of the best as well. --Don McLeeseCustomer Reviews:
One of the Year's Best.......2003-09-16
Eric Andersen is incredible in so many ways. He is first and foremost an artist striving for quality. His lyrics are some of the most intricate and literate; so it's a shame that they are not printed here. [My apology in advance if I've incorrectly heard the lyrics I quoted.] Eric is also incredible because he is a survivor with a 40-year career in which he is still expanding horizons. Seek & you shall find!
continuing greatness.......2003-03-05
Career Defining at the Age of 60.......2003-02-27
His career hit a watershed moment with "Blue River", and as the "Lost Tapes" confirmed, he was very much the musical counterpoint to Thomas Pynchon's "Gravity's Rainbow." The BIG buisness of recording eventually ignored him, so he took himself back to the woodshed of his origins and began a long, fruitful and philosophically intense sojourn in Norway. All of the CDs from this epoch in his life are worth seeking out, in particular his collaborations with Jonas Fjeld, and later with Rick Danko.
But even with all of these extraordinary achievements, I have to admit I was completely blown away by the power of this CD. As the official reviewer states, this somewhat harkens back to a time when radio was less market researched and would give you a shot at stringing together something bold, creative, innovative. Andersen was all that in spades all along. It has reached its zenith here.
The opening disc, supported by a superb cadre of musicians and singers, including his daughter, has all the trademarks of Eric Andersen at the top of his game. The second disc is a meditation on what went wrong with the world when America slew its leader. As McLeese notes, this is the kind of epic that perhaps only Robbie Robertson or Dylan could pull off with the same cogency, drama, power. It's not like you suddenly become brain dead at 60, but when you consider how safe most people try to play their lives by that point, to summon the courage and integrity to push songwriting and philosophical beliefs at this point in his life is positively Heideggerian in its daunting bravery. Plus it's sheer genius. Andersen went right to the cliff and lept off. His flight into the heavens is a thing of wonder, and he has a lot of very important observations to make that we ought to listen to, if we're not going to kill ourselves off for sure. Essentially, his is a soul that wants to come home. He has sought that home in lovers, family, music, Norway, North America. He looks for it still and will not release his soul or his heart or his mind until he finds it. Quite a statement from an artist who has always made quite a statement. Get this. You owe it to yourself.
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Song Cycles and Songs by Vaughan Williams, Warlock, Butterworth and Gurney
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ASIN: B00005Q2X9 Release Date: 2002-02-05 |
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- The House Of Life: I. Love-Sight
- The House Of Life: II. Silent Noon
- The House Of Life: III. Love's Minstrels
- The House Of Life: IV. Heart's Haven
- The House Of Life: V. Death In Love
- The House Of Life: VI. Love's Last Gift
- Songs Of Travel: I. The Vagabond
- Songs Of Travel: II. Let Beauty Awake
- Songs Of Travel: III. The Roadside Fire
- Songs Of Travel: IV. Youth And Love
- Songs Of Travel: V. In Dreams
- Songs Of Travel: VI. The Infinite Shining Heavens
- Songs Of Travel: VII. Whither Must I Wander
- Songs Of Travel: VIII. Bright Is The Ring Of Words
- Songs Of Travel: IX. I Have Trod The Upward And The Downward Slope
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- The Land Of Lost Content: I. The Lent Killy
- The Land Of Lost Content: II. Ladslove
- The Land Of Lost Content: III. Goal And Wicket
- The Land Of Lost Content: IV. The Vain Desire
- The Land Of Lost Content: V. The Encounter
- The Land Of Lost Content: VI. Epilogue
- Down By The Salley
- An Epitaph
- Desire In Spring
- Black Stitchel
- A Shropshire Lad: I. Loveliest Of Trees
- A Shropshire Lad: II. When I Was One-And-Twenty
- A Shropshire Lad: III. Look Not In My Eyes
- A Shropshire Lad: IV. Think No More, Lad
- A Shropshire Lad: V. The Lads In Their Hundreds
- A Shropshire Lad: VI. Is My Team Ploughing?
- A Prayer To St. Anthony
- The Sick Heart
- My Own Country
- Passing By
- Pretty Ring Time
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Vaughan Williams: Ten Blake Songs & Linten Lea
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ASIN: B000003XAG Release Date: 1993-09-18 |
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Time Travel Is Lonely
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ASIN: B00005K9UQ Release Date: 2001-06-19 |
Tracks:
- You Were My Fiji
- Keep The Dream Alive
- Little Boy Lost
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- Everything Changed
- My Old Flame
- Interlude 3
- Time Travel Is Lonely
- If I Live Or If I Die
- Emma Pearl
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- Do You Remember?
- Gainsville, Fla
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great stuff.......2005-05-10
William Blake writes my songs too.......2005-03-04
Near where the indie'd rock does flow
And mark in every album worthwhile
Marks of love, marks of "whoa"
Wandering through the misbegotten aisles of a cherished music store, in the "used" section where diamonds await to be found like buried treasure in the muck, I found such treasure just about a week ago.
Having seen the name, it caught my eye. I know this guy- he's friends with The Mountain Goats, otherwise known as John Darnielle. Some type of relationship there, probably from "We Shall All Be Healed," The Mountain Goats most recent that I reviewed last year. That's about all I knew- well, I did sneak a listen to one of Vanderslice's albums on the internet a long while ago and left him all but forgotten (one of those times where it sounds alright, but it just isn't the right time or mood).
So, at $6.99, I made an extraneous impulse purchase and am now able to pat myself on the back once again for my incredible taste in music, even concerning music that I have completely no idea what it really sounds like. Now, it's your turn to pat yourself on the back for reading this because you can go buy it and impress all your friends and they'll tell all their friends, and so on, and then this three year old album will become some type of runaway hit just because I came across it in a record store in Ohio.
Back to the top, once again, and you'll notice I fudged one of William Blake's little written things to describe my experience in finding this album. Vanderslice does the same on a song called "if I live or if I die," although he doesn't even bother to change the words from Blake's "Little Fly, Your Summer's Play," he just rips it straight off and adds music. AND IT ROCKS! Not rocks like hard rock or anything because that definitely doesn't rock, but rocks like sweet minor chord piano with unpronounceable percussiony blippy blurps and bleeps sprinkled throughout.
Then Vanderslice rips off some of his brother Jesse's stuff that he sends him from his little hideaway in the Antarctic where he works for the National Science Foundation and begins going all "Polar Madness" because he experiences spontaneous trance states and alternations in consciousness induced by his exposure to the Antarctic's isolation (and I tell my students not to write run on sentences...).
If those letters are to be believed, then this is a charmingly and geniously crafted album loosely based around these letters his brother sends home expressing his loneliness and isolation and the things he writes about (including William Blake and the Internet). If not, then he sure did go take a lot of time to fake a lot of letters, and therefore he should spend less time writing fake letters to himself and making more sweet indie rock for us to idolize.
Greatness.......2004-01-15
John Vanderslice;s music is allways interesting and fascinating, drawing you in, and even if you might feel repulsed by it at first, there is somethign which draws you in and won't let go, his music is basically some of the best music to come out the rather dull current Indie scene. I highly suggest this record and all of his others to anyone who likes strange indie music, or even music in general, please buy, you will be amazed.
A good album.......2002-01-18
John Vanderslice is by far one of the best musicians currently opperating in the indie rock world. He is a brilliant song writer (and from everything I have heard, an incredibly nice guy to boot!) While all three of his releases are awesome, Time Travel is Lonely, is by far, his best. The album reflects it's title, the sound is somewhat lonely, in many cases distant and longing. These feelings are reflected in both the lyrics and the music. Many tracks are layered with thick guitars, samples, and keyboards. While it does have its "rocking" moments, overall Time Travel is Lonely is a mellower album. I find it the perfect thing to listen to when I am studying...it has enough energy to keep me from falling asleep, but I never find myself so distracted by it that I can't concentrate.
Star singles from this track include: You Were my Fiji, Time Travel is Lonely, My Old Flame, and Everything Changed.
best record of 2001.......2001-10-26
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The Wizard of Oz - Vintage Recordings from the 1903 Broadway Musical
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ASIN: B00009MPYQ |
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- Wizard of OzSelection (Arthur Pryor's Band)
- The Bullfrog and the Coon (Ada Jones)
- Pocahontas (Edward M. Favor)
- Daisy Donohue (Harry Tally)
- Down on the Brandywine (Collins & Harlan)
- Come Take a Skate with Me Sung (Collins & Harlan)
- I Love You All the Time (Harry Macdonough)
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- When You Love, Love, Love (Thomas E. Whitbred)
- When We Get Whats a-Comin to Us
- Mister Dooley Sung (Edward M. Favor)
- Julie Dooley (J. W. Myers)
- Meet Me Down at the Corner (Jones & Spencer)
- Budweisers a Friend of Mine (Billy Murray)
- Theres a Lot of Things You Never Learn at School (Bob Roberts)
- Under a Panama (Billy Murray)
- Good Bye Fedora (Collins & Harlan)
- Sitting Bull (Collins & Harlan)
- I Love Only One Girl in this Wide Wide World (Harry Macdonough)
- Sammy (Harry Macdonough)
- The Tale of a Stroll (Morgan & Stanley)
- Cant You See Im Lonely? (Ada Jones)
- Are You Sincere? (Byron G. Harlan)
- Hurrah for Baffins Bay (Collins & Harlan)
- Football (Dan W. Quinn)
- Id Like to Go Halves in That (Burt Shepard)
- Rejoice!The Wizard is No Longer King
- The Traveler and the Pie
- Must You? (Dan W. Quinn)
- Thats Where She Sits All Day (Dan W. Quinn)
- The Sweetest Girl in Dixie (Henry Burr)
- Scarecrow Laugh (Fred Stone)
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- Sammy Mira (Music Box Disc)
- Must You? (Mira Music Box Disc)
- Opening Prayer
- Phantom Patrol
- Just a Simple Girl from the Prairie
- Poppy Song
- Love is Love
- When We Get What's A-Comin' to Us
- The Traveler and the Pie
- When You Love, Love, Love
- Rejoice! The Wizard is No Longer King
- Phantom Patrol (Aeolian Piano Roll)
- My Little Maid of Oz Aeolian Piano Roll
- The Tik-Tok Man of OzSelection (Rythmodik Piano Roll)
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- Ask the Flowers to Tell You (Macdonough & Dunlap)
- My Beautiful Dream Girl (John Barnes Wells)
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- Travel Travel Little Star (Montgomery & Stone)
- A Scotch Moriah (Montgomery & Stone)
- Hurrah for Baffins Bay (Dan W. Quinn)
- Daisy Donohue (Trombone Solo by Arthur Pryor)
- Mr. DooleyMedley (Xylophone Solo J. Frank Hopkins)
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- Ill Take You Back to Italy (Ada Jones & Billy Murray)
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The Wizard of Oz a musical with book and lyrics by L. Frank Baum and music by Paul Tietjens premiered on June 16, 1902, at the Grand Opera House in Chicago. It was an instant hit and made stars of David Montgomery (the Tin Woodman) and Fred Stone (the Scarecrow). On January 21, 1903 the show opened at the Majestic Theatre in New York. It ran for nine months and set out on the road with a second company right on its heels. The show toured, came back to New York, toured, and returned to New York again many times until finally disbanding around 1911. Stock and amateur companies continued to present it into the 1930s when it was overshadowed by the classic MGM film starring Judy Garland.The show was legendary for its success and its impact on American culture. It was the Cats or Les Mis of the early 1900s--but the show has been swallowed by history. What made audiences of the early 1900s devour the show and return for more again and again? In this unprecedented 2-CD set—featuring over 145 minutes of vintage recordings and 64 pages of lyrics, photos, notes and synopsis—you can discover how The Wizard of Oz entertained the American public for the first two decades of the 20th century. And like the audiences of nearly a hundred years ago, you can hum along to "Budweiser," "Sammy," and "Hurrah for Baffin's Bay"—everyone's favorite songs from The Wizard of Oz! Also included in this comprehensive collection are recordings from later Oz musicals, The Woggle-Bug and The Tik-Tok Man of Oz written by Oz creator L. Frank Baum, as well as vintage non-Oz recordings by original "Wizard of Oz stars" Montgomery & Stone and Bessie Wynn
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A Collection of the Original Oz Stage Productions.......2006-12-07
I often wondered how different the 1st & Original Production of 'Oz Wizard' was different to the book, and thanks to Mark Evan Schwartz's book "Oz: Before the Rainbow" I found out for myself (WORTH A READ!!). Later I got this CD to go along with the book's stage telling (more or less) and I listened in interest to the songs which, I read, were entirely different to the future Musicals of Oz. The songs are good, but not all of them are actually completely restored to perfection, so the singing may/will sound somewhat muffled. Also, due to the time it was made (for some reason), the songs don't actually fit into the story (even the stage's rewritten story) and sound distant/unrelated. But there are songs that sound similar to the original story ("Rejoice! The Wizard is No Longer King"). CD 2's Track 3 has music played during Silent Oz Film "His Majesty, Scarecrow" on the MGM 3-Disk DVD.
The best thing about this CD Collection is the two booklets packaged along with the disks: the first (entitled "The Records") has writing on "What the Wizard Was" with a synopsis of the stage production story and "About the Recordings", a listing of all the songs on CD 1 (which are helpful for "Selection" Tracks not specifically named on the back) and notes on the songs like their origins and background. Booklet 2 (entitled "The Lyrics") has the words to the songs (in case you can't make out the words/want to sing-along). BOTH CDs include b&w photos of the actors, performance (few of which can be seen in "Oz: Before the Rainbow" book) and even reprints of a few illustrations made for the stage. The pictures are the best part of this purchase.
The Entirely Different Songs may not fit with the story, original or rewritten, but there's nothing really wrong with the music when one enjoys to what they're listening to.
I know that there is also another 'Oz on Stage' CD Collection called "Before the Rainbow" . . . hmmm, I wonder if I should get that too?
Ain't it a Shame!.......2006-05-20
however, it is quite a shame that that CRAPPY movie with judy garland pushed this lovely musical into obscurity. i would have liked to see it in my day, but it was already lost in darkness, but thanks to the highly DIGNIFIED people in the world, this cd is available!! BUY IT!!!! I *ORDER* YOU!!! YOU CANNOT BE DIGNIFIED WITHOUT THIS REPLACING YOUR "RAP" GARBAGE WITH THIS JEWEL!!!!
Why the 1903 "Wizard" was forgotten.......2004-03-20
A long overdue revisit to a classic American musical.......2003-09-30
Long-Forgotten Broadway Hit Gets First Rate Revival.......2003-09-17
Unfortunately, time and Judy Garland have pushed the once popular Broadway Smash into history. It has been all but forgotten...until now.
As the show moved from theater to theater and casts changed, so did the songs. Many of these were recorded on the primative equipment of the day: Wax cylinders, 78-RPM records, piano rolls, and music Boxes, and surprisingly many of these still exist. Now, thanks to those hard-working gents at HUNGRY TIGER PRESS, you can own these historic recordings on this awesome 2-CD set. THE WIZARD OF OZ: Vintage Recordings From The 1903 Broadway Musical contains over 145 minutes of terrific early 20th century music. You won't find "Over the Rainbow" or "Ding! Dong! The Witch Is Dead!" here. Instead, this WIZARD OF OZ contains tracks like "Budweiser's a Friend of Mine", "Sammy", "Hurrah for Baffin's Bay", and "Rejoice! The Wizard is No Longer King", each one a portal over the rainbow to the Broadway stage of a century ago.
Obviously the play was quite different in plot from the movie--Dorothy travelled to Oz with her cow Imogene instead of Toto, for starters--, but the songs represent the style of popular music of 100 years ago and are collected here in a beautiful compilation. The set contains two booklets of liner notes which contain credits, lyrics, a written history of the production, and are extensively illustrated with photos and illustrations. Although the sound quality of the source material is not always up to today's standards, the songs are presented in the best versions possible, and the music is highly enjoyable. With 60 tracks and the wealth of information contained here, both written and photographic, this 2-CD set is good value for the money. A must-have for all collectors of WIZARD OF OZ memorabilia, an insightful look at popular music and Broadway history from a century ago, a glimpse into ethnic and racial stereotypes that were accepted at the time, and a curiosity for fans of the 1939 film, this set is big on appeal. Kudos to the Hungry Tiger Press for rescuing this treasure trove of musical history from obscurity!
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