Mosquito

Disc: 1
1. Mosquito
Disc: 2
1. See Through

Mosquito/See Through,The Necks,ReR/Fish of Milk,Contemporary Instrumental,Rock/Pop

Average customer rating: The roughest, hardest, rarest and best of Ike and Tina! The Best of the Forgotten Classics

Funkier Than a Mosquito's Tweeter Ike & Tina Turner Manufacturer: EMI Int'l ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | Funk | R&B | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music R&B | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: A Black Man's Soul Every Hit Single: 1960-1974 What You Hear Is What You Get Workin' Together Ike & Tina Turner - Live In '71 ASIN: B00005V31S Release Date: 2002-07-01

Tracks:

1. Funkier Than A Mosquito's Tweeter
2. What You Don't See (Is Better Yet)
3. I Wanna Jump
4. I'm Just Not Ready For Love - The Ikettes
5. Young And Dumb
6. The Game Of Love
7. Whole Lotta Love - Tina Turner
8. I Love Baby
9. Up On The Roof
10. Too Much Woman (For A Hen Pecked Man)
11. Baby (What You Want Me To Do)
12. (Long As I Can) Get You When I Want You
13. Bolic
14. Tell The Truth
15. The Chopper
16. I Wanna Take You Higher
17. Doin' It
18. Can't You Hear Me Calling
19. I Like It
20. Popcorn
21. Help Him

Album Description

Full title, 'Funkier Than A Mosquito's Tweeter'. Import compilation of 70's era recordings featuring 21 tracks. Highlights include the brilliant 'Doin' It', the title track made famous by Nina Simone & the Ikettes 45 & 'I'm Just Not Ready For Love'. Guests include Leon Ware.

Customer Reviews:

The roughest, hardest, rarest and best of Ike and Tina!.......2004-01-28

This stuff is the perfect compliment to any best of Ike and Tina album. There are no other albums, apart from the album 'Working Together' that are currently available, that give you such a good impression of Ike and Tina.

What we have on here is the wild and funky hard soul stuff, albeit with a touch of psychedelic funk-rock. For me this is what I had hoped that they had recorded. Most tracks I'd heard by them sounded a bit dull, or uninspired compared to Bold Soul Sister and a handful of the tracks on the best ofs.

These tracks sound pretty rough, even for the time, and would dfinitely benefit from remastering, to bring out the brightness of the drums and tighten the bass. But then again that garage band sound is part of the charm. I mean, Tinas voice is at least as rough as the recordings!

Best track on here is, for me, The Game Of Love. I wish that heavy soul sound had been pursued a bit more. Theres shades of Ann Peebles or Ann Sexton on it.

Quite a bit of over eager 'fozzie bear' style guitar (Wacka Wacka!) but Ike's playing is great, punctuated with some firey R and B/Blues style licks.

All in all, my favourite recordings by the band and in some ways the most cohesive re-release yet by Ike and Tina.

Dont be put off by the fact that Tina's 80's to recent output is so sterile, or the fact that Tina is so famous. This is the absolute antithesis of that sound. If you want hard soul, raw funk and rocking tunes then this is where to start!

The Best of the Forgotten Classics.......2002-10-23

This compilation has been a long time coming. Many of these Ike and Tina Turner songs have never seen the light of day on CD. It's about time. Gems like "The Chopper", "Up on the Roof" and "Doin It" should not be relegated to sitting in the bins of used LP stores. These songs deserve to be heard. Ike and Tina Turner have created a number of classic records and these songs sit comfortably among their best.

The disc opens with the ever funky "Funkier Than a Mosquitas Tweeter" which was penned by Tina's sister Alline. Was she talking about Ike? :) Tina's wildly uplifting reading of the track blows Nina Simone's bastardized rendition out of the water. The disc continues on with funk and soul drenched songs such as "What You Don't See" and "Baby, What You Want Me To Do" which would make Sly Stone proud. Soul, always a component of every Turner record turns up more predominately on cuts such as "Game of Love", "Up On the Roof (from the 'Let Me Touch Your Mind' LP) and "Whole Lotta Love" which was an R&B hit for Tina alone in 1975. And though many think Ike to be the sole svengali and mastermind behind the revue, Tina also made her writing attempts. You would be remiss to neglect to mention "Nutbush City Limits" (not on the disc), but she had other fine moments. "The Chopper" sits right alongside 'Nutbush' and other Tina tunes such as 'Sexy Ida' and 'Help Him'. The showstopper of this disc, however, is the addition of a sexy, soulful song from the Turner's 1969 LP 'Come Together' entitled, "Doin' It". Tina's raunchiness is restrained, but her sexual energy explodes over the track as Ike and company pander to her every desire to "change the groove". This is Aaliyah's "Rock the Boat" 32 years earlier.

In all, this disc has been over 26 years in the making. It's a pleasure to know that these classics are now available to hear without the cracks, pops and hisses of vinyl. The original 'Bold Soul Sister' and her erstwhile husband were indeed as funky as the title of this album suggests.

Average customer rating: Theatrical, over the top, awesome Priceless. HOLD ON TO YOUR SANITY Invite that freak over and get nasty This one is a real screamer !!

Cow Fingers & Mosquito Pie Screamin' Jay Hawkins Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Blues | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Blues General | Blues | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Blues General | Blues | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 R&B | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Rock | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Best of the Bizarre Sessions: 1990-1994 I Put a Spell on You Voodoo Jive: The Best of Screamin' Jay Hawkins Howlin' Wolf/Moanin' in the Moonlight Born Under a Bad Sign ASIN: B0000027SG Release Date: 1991-07-30

Tracks:

1. Little Demon
2. You Ain't Foolin' Me
3. I Put A Spell On You
4. You Made Me Love You (I Didn't Want To Do It)
5. Yellow Coat
6. Hong Kong
7. There's Something Wrong With You
8. I Love Paris
9. Orange Colored Sky
10. Alligator Wine
11. Darling, Please Forgive Me
12. Take Me Back To My Boots And Saddle
13. Temptation
14. Frenzy
15. Person To Person
16. Little Demon
17. I Put A Spell On You
18. There's Something Wrong With You
19. Alligator Wine

Amazon.com

Screamin' Jay Hawkins is best known for leaping out of a coffin to begin his '50s stage show and for "I Put a Spell on You," an R&B plaint transformed into an excessive masterwork by (it's said) a case of wine that appeared at the session. This definitive collection of Hawkins's work for the OKeh label includes the unedited version of "Spell" along with other one-of-a-kind effusions such as "Little Demon," "Yellow Coat," and his attacks on the likes of "You Made Me Love You," "Temptation," and "Take Me Back to My Boots and Saddle." Truly an artist who stands for something. --Rickey Wright

Customer Reviews:

Theatrical, over the top, awesome.......2007-04-04

This disc is a great investment if you love blues. Screamin' Jay is an excellent singer, and the songs on the CD are a lot of fun to listen to. It will definitely lift you up if you're in a foul mood because the songs are so funny and theatrical. I highly recommend you purchase this CD.

Priceless........2006-12-05

I echo the sentiments of other reviewers - if you're gonna buy a Screamin Jay CD, this is the one to get. For my money, the best part of this CD is the alternate take of "Alligator Wine" at the very end of the CD - if you listen very closely at the end of the track, while Jay is going absolutely bonkers even by his standards and appears to sound injured, there is a voice that breaks in on the studio monitor and says something like "Are you ok?". THAT, ladies and gentlemen, is art in its highest sense.

HOLD ON TO YOUR SANITY.......2006-07-16

.........'CAUSE HERE COMES SCREAMIN' JAY HAWKINS, TRULY A MAN AMONG MAN. YOU COULD SAY THAT SCREAMIN JAY WAS THE TYPE OF GUY WHO WOULD WALK INTO A ROOM AND BE THE CENTER OF ATTENTION! HE PUT ON ONE OF THE BEST LIVE SHOWS EVER, A MANIACAL MUSICAL MENAGERIE OF MADNESS. HE USED TO OPEN UP HIS SHOW COMING OUT OF A COFFIN! THIS IS A GUY WHO IS RUMORED TO HAVE FATHERED 78 CHILDREN! IF YOU WANT TO HEAR SOMETHING DIFFERENT, BY NO MEANS SUBTLE OR MELLOW, THEN YOU HAVE GOT TO LISTEN TO THIS CD! SCREAMIN JAY HAWKINS IS MY HERO!!!! WHAT A GUY!

Invite that freak over and get nasty.......2005-10-17

Where did Lux Interior's singing style come from? Screamin' Jay Hawkins. Where did shock rock theatrics come from? Screamin' Jay Hawkins. Where did the stripped down let-it-rip Dionysian production values of Jim Dickinson come from? Screamin Jay Hawkins.

Yet, who was an inconsistent recording artist? Same answer. I prefer "Cow Fingers and Mosquito Pie" over "VooDoo Jive" The best of..." but either album will do if you only own one Sreamin Jay record. Yes, the classic "I put a spell on you" is here, and for a hilarious contrast play it back to back with Brian Ferry's version. But this album also offers "Frenzy" "Little Demon" and "Alligator Wine." Invite over that crazy tang, light the votive candles, get out the MD 20/20, and put this record on for some freaky circus action.

This one is a real screamer !!.......2004-09-22

Screaming Jay Hawkins is an artist with a soul and passion for rock& roll, soul, blues, and jazzy rythm, you name it. As an introduction to Screaming Jay Hawkins, this album has it all. Little Demon is a grand opener which just put you into it, and never slips it grip, trough the album. It also put the unedited version of I put a spell on you in. You begin beliving in woodoo after listnening through this CD. The voice with all its growling and mumbling,is as scary and joyfull as ever. Forget the rather tame version from Creedence Clearwater Revival and other artists( to be fair John Fogerty sings quite well on it, but the woodoo hoodoo voice missing, and Jay Hawkins groaning is not included on that version). Little Demon and I put a spell on you are repeated with to nearly similiar versions, but its one of my to favourites tracks on the album. To understand classical rock & roll, when it was raw,unpredictable, and full of pasion and soul, few do it better than Screamin`Jay Hawkins. This one is a real screamer !!

Average customer rating: Out of Control. Isis just rule Evil translated through music Well....

Mosquito Control Isis Manufacturer: Escape Artist ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Hardcore | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Alternative Metal | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Death Metal | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Metal | Hard Rock & Metal | Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: SGNL>05 The Red Sea Celestial Oceanic Panopticon ASIN: B00005UF57 Release Date: 2001-03-27

Tracks:

1. Poison Eggs
2. Life Under the Swatter
3. Hive Destruction
4. Relocation Swarm

Customer Reviews:

Out of Control........2004-10-14

This is a great, super-raw, super-heavy EP (I think their first release besides the demo?). It is so much more chaotic then what Isis would eventually evolve into. If you have, say Oceanic and want to hear what a heavier, deadlier Isis would sound like, this is it.

The first song, "Poison Eggs" is one of the best Isis songs there is. It starts off with a very minimal melodic melody, slowly adds percussion and a strange radar-like noise for a while, slowly progresses, until the ultra-heavy guitar riffing chaos appears, and the enraged mosquito-king vocals erupt, shaking the hive to bits. These vocals are really rough, just like the music, but this song is great. It becomes even more frantic towards the end, and finally stops abruptly with a unique distorted radio frequency noise for a few seconds.

"Life Under the Swatter" has extremely fast riffing, as the mosquitoes dodge the furious exterminators and swarm around him and eat him alive. But if you look deeper you can still hear the subtle melodies and percussion that would later develop more into Isis' sound.

"Hive Destruction" starts off with a terrifying, yet softer melody and then guitars suddenly rip through it for an even more frightening sound. "Relocation Swarm" starts with a suspenseful percussion and then contains strange, close-by sounding vocals and samples that are adrenaline-pumping torture to the ears. This song really drags on after a while and after 7 minutes (it's almost 12 minutes long) it is just samples of screaming and droning guitar noises, this is why I gave it 4 stars.

If you're new to Isis, this is probably a BAD introduction to them. You might like their heavier side compared to their newer full-lengths, but in that case, you'll only really like this and the Red Sea, both 20-something minute EPs. Like I said already, if you already have their newer albums, this is great also but obviously very different. Isis have only begun to showcase their true aesthetic innovation.

PANOPTICON. October 19th 2004. It's right around the corner now and I have a feeling this will be their best album yet.

Isis just rule.......2003-08-18

Mosquito Control is probably the hardest, heaviest, and most sonic metal music you're likely to hear. The songs all mold into whats seems to be as one song and this is brialliantly and relentlessly done. The Bass is laid extremely deep and heavy, as are the guitars and a sort of awemonous and psychedelic undistorted guitar build starts its all in the opening of this CD. Isis are a slow moving train of headbanging mania on only the most cerebral level. Isis share the cerebral-ability with Neurosis(a similar and magnifacint band) and Tool: That weather the lyrics are heard or not the music is more then to be heard... it is to be experienced... as a background.. as a foreground and as a medium to open your mind.

Buy everything by Isis if ya like this.. especially 'Oceanic'. Not a song by them lacks in any way. In 'Oceanic' you see what Isis have become... as good as this 1998 EP is, through the last years Isis truely have evolved into something undefinable and beautiful and still super heavy!! Check out 'Oceanic' then 'Celestial' by Isis after you get this and rock on Isis...

Evil translated through music.......2003-05-05

Listening to this CD is like being trapped in a cave of fire and absolute darkness, where unspeakable terrors lie, and having the realization that there is no hope, and that the darkness will pass through you and leave nothing in its trail. In "Life Under the Swatter", when the tempo changes and the bass and vocals kick in, I am absolutely terrified. This CD is up there with "Celestial" and "Oceanic"(although they are more epic and groundbreaking, and should be listened to first), and, as an ISIS fan, I really don't know any better music than this. This is only one small part in what may be one of the greatest musical legacies of all time.

Well...........2002-12-08

This is the heaviest recording you will ever hear in your entire life. Whether you like that sort of thing, well, that's up to you ;)

Though this is actually remixed from the original release of this CD, I can guarantee that you will NEVER hear guitars heavier than on this record. EVER.

If you have any of Isis' later stuff, this is quite a bit different; though people liken this to Neurosis, the vocals are more in the realm of grindcore (and much different than on Celestial or Oceanic), and the guitars are 10x heavier.

Did I mention this is the heaviest CD you'll ever hear?

I give it 4 out of 5 because, well, it's pretty one-dimensional and the songwriting isn't the greatest. Poison Eggs and Hive Destruction are pretty memorable, but the rest of the CD drones almost too much even for my tastes.

Average customer rating: GREAT performer and music Fun for everyone! GREAT MUSIC, FUN FOR ALL AGES! FUN FOR ALL AGES!

Rock 'n' Roll Rodeo Roger Day Manufacturer: Roger Day ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Children's Music | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Ready to Fly What Kind Of Cat Are You?! Buzz Buzz Potty Power - For Boys & Girls Lady and the Tramp (50th Anniversary Edition) (Platinum Edition) ASIN: B00005NVCM Release Date: 2001-08-02

Tracks:

1. Reach Up
2. Mosquito Burrito
3. Rockin' ABCs
4. Here Comes Mr. Snake
5. Tookalamoga
6. My First Loose Tooth
7. My Invisible Dinosaur
8. I Got Hands
9. Can You Point Your Finger?
10. Jump Up & Turn Around
11. Marvin the Marvelous Moose
12. The Bear Who Sings Boogala, Boogala, Bah

Album Description

12 action-packed, chart-topping, turtle-wrangling kid's tunes by award-winning singer/songwriter Roger Day

Customer Reviews:

GREAT performer and music.......2007-04-29

My girls saw him at a festival (4 year olds) and LOVED him. We purchased the DVD and CDs. We also met him personally and he is terrific. He should be on Noggin and other children channels!

ALSO, I like the music too!

Fun for everyone!.......2003-05-13

Before Roger Day's children's music career really took off, he wrote contemporary songs and toured the college circuit. It was here I first heard him and fell in love with his music. This CD is full of fun catchy tunes that children and adults will enjoy. I've been to many of his children's concerts and its amazing how the kdis know all the words to his songs; how they stand up and dance and sing along! For the moms and dads who like Roger's lucid voice and easy going song writing style, check out his earlier contemporary cd's from his website.

GREAT MUSIC, FUN FOR ALL AGES!.......2002-02-03

Our 3-year old twins love Roger Day's music, and so do mom and dad! We listen to both this CD and "Ready to Fly" all the time in the car. The lyrics are so creative and the songs so interactive that it makes driving any long or short distance a breeze! "Mosquito Burrito" is a particular favorite on this CD. You won't go wrong with this if you're looking for great family entertainment! Also makes great kids' birthday party presents!

FUN FOR ALL AGES!.......2002-02-03

My 3-year old twins love Roger Day, and so do mom and dad! We listen to both this CD and "Ready to Fly" all the time in the car. The lyrics are so creative and the songs so interactive that it makes driving any long or short distance a breeze! "Mosquito Burrito" is a particular favorite on this CD. You won't go wrong with this if you're looking for great family entertainment!

Average customer rating:

China Exchange - Ying Zhang: The Woodman's Song / Ge Gan-Ru: Yi Feng, for solo cello / Kawai Shiu: Winter Tide / Hwang: Flight of Whispers / Yuanlin Chen: Flying Swan Manufacturer: Composers Recordings ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Electronic | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music | Computer General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music Avant Garde & Free Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Jazz Fusion | Jazz | Styles | Music Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music ASIN: B00000I0UE Release Date: 1999-02-09

Tracks:

1. The Woodman's Song
2. Yi Feng For Solo Cello
3. Winter Tide
4. Mosquito For Solo Piano
5. Flight Of Whispers
6. Chinese Music
7. Flying Swan
8. Edge
9. Absolute Solo!
10. Sad Melody At Yanshi City

Average customer rating: File Under Drones lovely droning darkambient

Mosquito Dream James Plotkin & Brent Gutzeit Manufacturer: Kranky ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Experimental Rock | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Ambient | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: A Peripheral Blur Tired Sounds of Stars of the Lid Avec Laudenum Continue Somnific Flux ASIN: B00000J62S Release Date: 1999-05-25

Tracks:

1. Mosquito Dream
2. Sand Scroll
3. Wires
4. Could Cover
5. Helo
6. Mosquito Veil

Amazon.com

Mosquito Dream is a challenging, brilliant update on guitar-based ambient sound. The disc concerns itself mostly with the ebb and flow of humming, nearly distorted waves of droning sound. It's far colder in tone than, say, the music of Rafael Toral, but it's neither too cerebral nor overbearingly bleak. The record was made, according to the label, in the following manner: "Plotkin recorded a guitar track; Gutzeit destroyed it and rebuilt it. Gutzeit used handmade instruments (an upright 18-string steel "bass" strung with piano wire and a 3-string instrument with 100-foot piano wires), a boom box, a stereo, and a 4-track tape deck to create 5 different tracks. Plotkin remixed those tracks and sent Gutzeit 40 minutes of music." It's a slowly evolving record; very little seems to happen on the first track--it just sounds like a succession of highly processed feedback hums. Halfway through track two, "Sand Scroll," things get really interesting and generally stay that way for the rest of the album. It's hard to say whether the record is constructed as such, or if it just takes about 10 minutes for one's ears to get used to its subterranean charms. --Mike McGonigal

Customer Reviews:

File Under Drones.......2007-05-23

This album should not be missed by all the fans
of ambient drone out there. While not a work of
'genius,' Mosquito Dreams IS an album one can
listen to again and again and again, imo.

I've listened to the work of James Plotkin (I'm
not familiar with Brent Gutzeit, but he seems to
be a major factor in this album)on and off for
many years, particularly the Collapse album (not
a fan of 'noise' in general). And while I like
Collapse, I find Mosquito Dreams is more 'mellow'
and accessible for me personally; its not really
a 'dark' piece, but offers a pleasing alien
soundscape nonetheless.

Its also well suited as a Kranky label release, and
fans of Stars of the Lid in particular will like
Mosquito, as it is a layered work of various processed
strings. Those who remeber A Small Good Thing
may also be reminded, at times, of their first album.

Mosquito is a very quiet, unassuming work that is
recommeded for those wanting consistency on an album.
I can't say that there are any tracks
that especially stand out, but there aren't any
I don't like either. If I don't seem overly
enthused, don't get me wrong - its a worthwhile
addition to the drone genre.

lovely droning darkambient.......1999-08-30

the first Plotkin i'd ever heard was on the amazing compilation _Ambient 4: Isolationism_ and i was blown away by its stark beauty. i feel the same about this release. this album immerses the listener in a frightening, beautiful, flowing alien universe. you'd never guess that the only instrument used in this recording is guitar--heavily manipulated, droning guitar.

if you like the general tone of _Isolationism_, you should check this and just about any other Plotkin release.

Average customer rating:

Loco Mosquito ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD France | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Au Prix Ou Sont Les Courges ASIN: B00004XRVK Release Date: 2004-12-28

Tracks:

1. African Witch
2. Chicken Chat
3. Ay Que Dolor
4. Ball And Chain
5. Rosamaria
6. Gipsy
7. Come On
8. Ya Llego
9. Craw Daddy
10. Lazy Pal
11. Junky Beat
12. Ma Dear
13. Can't Let It Down

Average customer rating: Some Goth Goodness Remains . . . Not that bad..

The String Quartet Tribute to Queens of the Stone Age: Strings for the Deaf Manufacturer: Vitamin Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Tributes | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: The String Quartet Tribute to Queens of the Stone Age, Vol. 2 Desert Sessions Volume 7 & 8 ASIN: B00019JQDW Release Date: 2004-01-27

Tracks:

1. First It Giveth
2. Go With The Flow
3. Hangin' Tree
4. God Is On The Radio
5. Mosquito Song
6. Another Love Song
7. Song For The Deaf
8. The Sky Is Fallin'
9. Gonna Leave You
10. You Think I Ain't Worth A Dollar, But I Feel Like A Millionaire
11. No One Knows
12. A Song For The Dead

Product Description

1. First it giveth
2. Go with the flow
3. Hangin’ tree
4. God is on the radio
5. Mosquito song
6. Song for the Fallin’
7. Gonna leave you
9. You thing I Ain’t worth a dollar,but I feel like a millionaire
10. No one knows
11. A song for the dead


Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

Some Goth Goodness Remains . . ........2006-03-08

If you are a ardent fan of Queens of the Stone Age (as I am), you should give this a serious listen and suspend disbelief when you do. QOTSA's music lends itself well to strings arrangements because of the harmonizing that (I think) is one of the most interesting aspects of the band's music. It's heavy, gothic, and really subtly textured even with the driving guitar. I think that Homme's and Lanegan's vocals (sometimes) have a certain sweetness that contrasts with the music that strings evoke as an instrument - in a sense.
While some of the covers on this album are lackluster, most of them retain the same dark sound as the originals - particularly 'Mosquito Song' (which had strings in it to begin with) and 'The Sky is Falling'. The latter is, in my opinion, the best on the entire album. It's so incredibly lush and vacant at the same time. i'm not incredibly wild about the "atmospheric" guitar stylings on some of these tracks, and unlike other cover albums, some follow the original arrangements too closely. Still, I like albums that are edgy, and I think that some of this works. Buy it, if only to listen and love a couple of tracks and pass it along.

Not that bad.........2004-05-14

Being a fan that "needs it all" I just had to check it out. Its not going to make you stand up and scream AAAAAWW YEAH but its well done and the music lends itself to this interpitation. Check out the studio stuff first, but chances are that if you are looking here its because you want it all. Not terrible..but a good listen.

Average customer rating: OK A memorable soundtrack to a flawed film Getting Away From It All

The Mosquito Coast: Original Soundtrack Recording Manufacturer: Fantasy Spec. Prod. ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music 1980s | By Decade | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Witness: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack The Year Of Living Dangerously: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Passage To India Lawrence Of Arabia (Re-recording of 1962 Film) The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers - The Complete Recordings ASIN: B000000XEV Release Date: 1991-10-17

Tracks:

1. The Mosquito Coast
2. Goodbye America (And Have A Nice Day)
3. Gimme Soca - Byron Lee & The Dragonaires
4. Up The River
5. Jeronimo
6. Fat Boy
7. Destruction
8. The Storm
9. Allie's Theme

Customer Reviews:

OK.......2001-06-06

There's A Couple Good Parts On This CD.But Mainly It's Boring.The Music Seldom Changes,But If It Did,This Could Be A Five Star CD.

A memorable soundtrack to a flawed film.......2000-03-08

I finally have this great work on CD, after listening to it on scratched, overplayed vinyl for many years. Every listen confirms this is one of Jarre's greatest works. The interplay between the music of Jarre pere and fille is always interesting, and this work makes a great companion to Jean Michel Jarre's calypso-splashed "En attendant Cousteau". My favourite track is "Goodbye America (And Have a Nice Day)," which conveys the sense of emotional and geographical separation of the characters' leaving their materialistic North American lives behind for the wilds of Nicaragua. Exotic and brooding, this CD rewards the patient listener with every new listen.

Getting Away From It All.......1999-02-10

One of the best Harrison Ford soundtracks. It's long enough to enjoy and short enough to make you feel like you're on a mood trip for nearly 40 min.(maybe longer). Up the river and Allie's Theme are great. Most of the music makes you forget you're listening to a film score. I felt like I was listening to inspirational/mood music. The electronic sounds are great.

Average customer rating: Post-Jazz Ambience (4/5)

Mosquito/See Through The Necks Manufacturer: Fish of Milk ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Jazz | Imports | Stores | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B0006TMXJG Release Date: 2004-12-13

Tracks:

1. Mosquito

Tracks:

1. See Through

Album Description

2005 two CD release from this Australian experimental Jazz trio (piano, bass and drum). This time out, The Necks slightly alter their musical formula, presenting two entirely new 60+ minute tracks instead of the usual one disc release. Each CD contains one that begins with a simple, yet melodic, idea and then builds upon it for the next hour, creating a sonic landscape that enchants the listener as it unfolds, challenging the heart, mind and soul of Rock and Jazz music. Although the band have won numerous Jazz awards in their homeland, they are one of the few bands of that genre that have been wholeheartedly embraced by Rock audiences around the world. Many critics have even compared The Necks to original Krautrock bands like Can. Features 'Mosquito' and 'See Through'. Fish Of Milk.

Customer Reviews:

Post-Jazz Ambience (4/5).......2005-03-15

The Necks: inspiring or monotonous? This is the most commonly asked question with regard to their music. Unlike traditional jazz bands, this Australian trio opts for single songs that span the entire radius of their discs. The question, though, of whether they're inspirational or not is insignificant, because they've been regarded as the most sought-after jazz musicians in all of Australia. Between the three of them, which includes Chris Abrahams (keyboard/piano); Tony Buck (drums); and Lloyd Swanton (bass), they have contributed to over 150 albums. That's quite an impressive number considering how reasonably unknown they are; or perhaps that's only here in the United States.

Nonetheless, I have a feeling that the critical acclaim of their last few albums has slowly started to diminish this oversight. They're latest offering, which is a double-disc set called Mosquito / See Through, should fit in nicely with the rest of their catalog and continue to gather new supporters. They will simultaneously keep those existing fans happy since their basic concept has not been too heavily deviated upon. In the same fashion as the rest of their work, these two songs are slightly over an hour long in duration. And like a Robert Ryman painting, The Necks present them in very minimal fashion.

First in line, "Mosquito" is a hypnotic song that moves along at a leisurely pace until slight variations are allowed to flourish from within. Reflective piano is the highlight of this song, but there are gentle pulses of bass, a sometimes non-existent ride cymbal, and hanging wood chimes to accompany it. The inexorable subtlety of Abraham's piano is enough to lull you into a mindless state of sedation. Only during Talk Talk's best moments have I heard the piano sound so warm and charming.

"See Through" is the next long piece. Unlike its predecessor, it has oddly been broken up into several segments. During certain moments there is at least a one-minute gap of complete silence before we are reintroduced to the song again. That aside, it's unquestionably the more interesting of the two songs. Where "Mosquito" focuses on lighter situations, "See Through" is a much darker and complex affair. The sound of jazz is almost completely concealed, and in its place we are left with stimulating atmosphere. The piano is still the focus here, and the drums, once again, fill in the empty space.

Heaven only knows where this album will take you if you allow it to do so. My only suggestion is that it not be behind the wheel of a car, for fear that you'll fall asleep and hit a road sign. I imagine that if you ever have the chance to take a train ride where you can view the countryside, Mosquito / See Through would be the ideal soundtrack. It has a way of blending in with its surroundings while never becoming overwhelming. And though most people might label this music as pretentious and self-indulgent, I would argue that it's some of the most stirring minimal jazz I've heard.

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