U.F.O. [Import] [Original recording remastered]

Product Description
At twenty, Ron signed with A&M Records and recorded his first album, Silent Song Through The Land, produced by Chad Stewart. Leon Russell’s performance on the record was an outstanding contribution and one of the songs, 'It Ain’t Easy' was later picked up by Three Dog Night and became the title cut of their album. His writing also came to the attention of David Bowie, who recorded Ron’s material on his Ziggy Stardust album. John Kay (of Steppenwolf), Dave Edmunds, Maria Muldaur, Helen Reddy, Chris Smithers, Long John Baldry, Joe Cocker and Merry Clayton are only a few of the long list of artists who recorded Ron’s songs during his L.A. days. His next album for A&M, produced by Ron and Grammy-award winner Tommy Vicarri, was called U.F.O. It engaged the impressive talents of world-class musicians such as Billy Preston, Andy Newmark, Wilton Felder, David Spinoza, Clarence McDonald and the Rolling Stones’ 'Brown Sugar' girl, Claudia Lennear. This limited edition Japanese pressing has been remastered and features the 9 original tracks packaged in a paper sleeve. Universal. 2005.

U.F.O.,Ron Davies,Universal/a&M,Rock,Rock/Pop

Average customer rating: Quantity Over Quality Mediocre One Hundred Greatest TV Themes Pretty close to original recordings Really Good Collection

One Hundred Greatest TV Themes Manufacturer: Silva America ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Schifrin | Schifrin, Lalo | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Sousa | Sousa, John Philip | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Mancini | Mancini, Henry | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Marches | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General Contemporary | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Television Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Star Trek | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Marches | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: All-Time Top 100 TV Themes TV Land Presents: Favorite TV Theme Songs TV Guide: 50 All-Time Favorite TV Themes NBC: A Soundtrack of Must See TV Six Million Dollar TV Themes ASIN: B00005Y49F Release Date: 2002-08-27

Tracks:

1. The A-Team - Nic Raine
2. The Addams Family - Nic Raine
3. The Adventures Of Robinson Crusoe - Nic Raine
4. Airwolf - Derek Wadsworth
5. The Avengers - Mike Townend
6. Barnaby Jones - Jerry Goldsmith
7. Batman - Nic Raine
8. Battlestar Galactica - Nic Raine
9. Baywatch - Derek Wadsworth
10. Beverly Hills 90210 - Derek Wadsworth
11. Bewitched - Nic Raine
12. Between The Lines - Mark Ayres
13. The Bill - Nic Raine
14. Bonanza - The Philharmonia Orchestra
15. Brideshead Revisited - Derek Wadsworth
16. Buck Rogers In The 25th Century - Nic Raine
17. Burke's Law - Derek Wadsworth
18. Cagney And Lacey - Derek Wadsworth
19. Captain Scarlet And The Mysterons - Mark Ayres
20. Casualty - Mark Ayres
21. Cheers - Mark Ayres
22. Dallas - Nic Raine
23. Dangerman (Secret Agent) - Mike Townend
24. Doctor Who - Mark Ayres
25. Doctor Kildare - Jerry Goldsmith

Tracks:

1. Doogie Howser, M.D. - Derek Wadsworth
2. Dynasty - Nic Raine
3. The Equalizer - Derek Wadsworth
4. Falcon Crest - Derek Wadsworth
5. Fireball XL-5 - Derek Wadsworth
6. The Fugitive - Nic Raine
7. Hawaii 5-0 - Mike Townend
8. Hercules: The Legendary Journeys - Nic Raine
9. The High Chaparral - Nic Raine
10. Highway To Heaven - Derek Wadsworth
11. Hill Street Blues - Derek Wadsworth
12. The Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy - Mark Ayres
13. The Incredible Hulk - Derek Wadsworth
14. Jason King - Mike Townend
15. Jesus Of Nazareth - Paul Bateman
16. Joe 90 - Derek Wadsworth
17. Johnny Staccato - Derek Wadsworth
18. Knight Rider - Derek Wadsworth
19. Kojak - Mike Townend
20. L.A. Law - Derek Wadsworth
21. Land Of The Giants - Nic Raine
22. Little House On The Prairie - Derek Wadsworth
23. Lonesome Dove - Nic Raine
24. Lost In Space - Nic Raine
25. Lou Grant - Derek Wadsworth

Tracks:

1. Magnum, P.I. - Derek Wadsworth
2. A Man Called Ironside - Mike Townend
3. The Man From U.N.C.L.E. - Derek Wadsworth
4. M*A*S*H - Nic Raine
5. Miami Vice - Mark Ayres
6. Mike Hammer - Derek Wadsworth
7. Mission Impossible - Mike Townend
8. Monty Python's Flying Circus - Nic Raine
9. The Munsters - Derek Wadsworth
10. Murder She Wrote - Derek Wadsworth
11. Newhart - Derek Wadsworth
12. North And South - Derek Wadsworth
13. Northern Exposure - Derek Wadsworth
14. NYPD Blue - Mark Ayres
15. The Outer Limits - Nic Raine
16. Perry Mason - Mike Townend
17. The Persuaders - Mark Ayres
18. Peter Gunn - Mike Townend
19. Police Squad - Nic Raine
20. The Prisoner - Mike Townend
21. Quantum Leap - Derek Wadsworth
22. Randall And Hopkirk (Deceased) - Mike Townend
23. Red Dwarf - Mark Lambert
24. The Rockford Files - Mike Post
25. Roseanne - Dan Foliart

Tracks:

1. The Saint - Mike Townend
2. Seaquest DSV - Nic Raine
3. Space 1999 - Derek Wadsworth
4. Star Trek - Mike Townend
5. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Derek Wadsworth
6. Star Trek: Voyager - Nic Raine
7. St. Elsewhere - Derek Wadsworth
8. The Streets Of San Francisco - Nic Raine
9. Stingray - Barry Gray
10. Taxi - Derek Wadsworth
11. Thunderbirds - Derek Wadsworth
12. Thirty Something - Derek Wadsworth
13. The Time Tunnel - Nic Raine
14. Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy - The Philharmonia Orchestra
15. The Twighlight Zone - Nic Raine
16. Twin Peaks - Derek Wadsworth
17. U.F.O. - Derek Wadsworth
18. The Virginian - Nic Raine
19. Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea - Nic Raine
20. Wagon Train - Paul Bateman
21. The Waltons - Jerry Goldsmith
22. The Wild Wild West - Derek Wadsworth
23. Young Riders - John Debney
24. Xena: The Warrior Princess - Paul Bateman
25. The X-Files - Mark Ayres

Customer Reviews:

Quantity Over Quality.......2007-01-15

As a musician myself, I know too well that one of the most important ingredients in ANY performance (live or recorded) is passion. The recordings here generally lack the same passion and sheer drama of the originals. Much of the instrumentation has been reduced to a cheezy, thin, plastic synthesized replica. The performances are simply a watered-down lackluster version of the classic originals. If it were not for the sheer volume of tracks compiled here, I would have rated the comp only "one star".

Mediocre.......2006-05-17

The sound quality for this collection isn't much better than the samples offered by Amazon.

One Hundred Greatest TV Themes.......2005-08-06

I have watched almost all the shows that are on these 4 cd's. Many were made before I started watching TV. Most I've seen once or twice before.

Pretty close to original recordings.......2005-07-24

Definitely not as good as the originals. You'll probably notice the slight differences since it's stuff you saw and listened to every week or everyday in reruns growing up, but it's still an amazing collection.

Really Good Collection.......2004-07-11

I bought this in part because it had soundtracks to tv shows that are unavailable. My husband and I watch aome British programming. Many of the theme songs are for what seems like obscure British shows. That said; it has been enjoyable to hear music that I would normally never hear. Some music does sound tinny; some are very very rich, and some music is derived from actual preformances from the original artists. I think this is worth buying because is has a wonderful blend of music. The pieces are full soundtracks so they includes the parts of the theme song which are often edited out. I think the orchestra's who preformed the music did a great job. I have MonsterMania which redoes the soundtracks to the Godzilla movies. The interpretation is less heavy and stark than the preformance we associate with the original soundtrack; but I regard it as a new way to appreciate the music and all the componets which make the song unique.

Average customer rating: This group brought me back to rap! Back in the day. Incomplete... U.T.F.O GOING WAY BACK GOING WAY BACK

The Best of U.T.F.O. U.T.F.O. Manufacturer: Select / Ada ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Old School | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Whodini - Greatest Hits Jam on This!: The Best of Newcleus The World's Greatest Entertainer UTFO The Very Best of MC Lyte ASIN: B00000015J Release Date: 1996-12-10

Tracks:

1. Soul Train's Don Cornelius' Intro
2. Ya Cold Wanna Be Wit Me
3. Hip-Hop Props: (Vinnie Of Naughty By Nature)
4. Split Personality
5. Leader Of The Pack
6. Hip-Hop Props: (DJ Red Alert)
7. Bite It
8. The Ride
9. Hip-Hop Props: (MC Lyte)
10. Roxanne, Roxanne
11. Pick Up The Pace
12. Hip-Hop Props: (Tuffy Of Video Music Box)
13. Wanna Rock
14. Hip-Hop Props: (Big Daddy Kane)
15. Bits & Pieces
16. Masterbaby
17. Hip-Hop Props: (Run Of Run-DMC)
18. Fairytale Lover
19. Hip-Hop Props: (Prince Paul Of The Gravediggaz)
20. Lollipop

Customer Reviews:

This group brought me back to rap! Back in the day........2004-10-09

My album is titled U.T.F.O. HITS,same sequence. U.T.F.O saved me with hip-hop in the early 80's. See,I was into rap but was drifting away because rappers like Melle Mel and Run-DMC wasn't movin' me anymore then Brooklyn's U.T.F.O. came out with "Roxanne,Roxanne". The wordplay was confusing in the beginning,I wouldn't give 'em a chance,then a high school classmate told me to try again,so I bought the "Hangin' Out"/"Roxanne,Roxanne" 12" single and throughout the years,I wore out that 12".

This is a great collection of hits here,span by 4 albums (the 5th album BAG IT AND BONE IT songs are not listed here). 20 selections separated by quotes by famous rappers/DJ's in U.T.F.O.'s favor and great mama's boy tunes. "Ya Cold Wanna Be With Me",the 12" version of "Spilt Personality","Leader Of The Pack",Bite It","The Ride",the infamous scratching record ever "Pick Up The Pace" is here (listen to the end and you'll know what I mean),of course "Roxanne 2x","Fairytale Lover" and "Wanna Rock" are all the worthy. MIXMASTER ICE's solo rap My Cut's Correct" could have replaced "Bits And Pieces" and "Battle Of The Sexes" would have been more sexual than "Masterbaby","We Work Hard" or "Kangol And Doc" would have been the good last song of the disc instead of a tired unreleased "Lollipop" duet with THE REAL ROXANNE (that duet should have been happened).

Overall,it's great to hear these tunes all on one disc. Missing a chosen few,it's still good to hear the old school. Again.

Incomplete..........2004-07-20

Although this album contains classic joints, what happened to their first release, "Beats and Rhymes"? There will never be a rap group to construct a phenomenom such as U.T.F.O. did. Roxanne Roxanne spawn over 15 different "answer records"! Unbelievable. Well, That's how hip-hop was back in the day. In it's purest form. Not for the money. For the skills.

U.T.F.O.......2001-09-25

Any old school fan of hip-hop will appreciate the collection of classics on this album. The memories those songs bought back are unreal.

GOING WAY BACK.......1999-12-26

WE GOING WAY BACK.BACK IN TO TIME.WHERE MCS NEED SKILLS TO BE CALLED THE BEST,OR TO BE LIKED.THE YOUNGER LISTENERS WOULD NOT UNDERSTAND U.T.F.O. UNLESS THEY HAVE A OLDER BROTHER WHO WAS DOWN BACK IN THE DAY.FROM ROXANNE,ROXANNE TO THE LEADER OF THE PACK,THIS ALBUM IS TRUELY WHAT IS CALLED CLASSIC.SO,MAYBE YOU MIGHT HAVE TO BE PUSHING 30 TO GET DOWN AND ENJOY THIS ALBUM.OLD SCHOOL STILL LIVES.

GOING WAY BACK.......1999-12-26

WE GOING WAY BACK.BACK IN TO TIME.WHERE MCS NEED SKILLS TO BE CALLED THE BEST,OR TO BE LIKED.THE YOUNGER LISTENERS WOULD NOT UNDERSTAND U.T.F.O. UNLESS THEY HAVE A OLDER BROTHER WHO WAS DOWN BACK IN THE DAY.FROM ROXANNE,ROXANNE TO THE LEADER OF THE PACK,THIS ALBUM IS TRUELY WHAT IS CALLED CLASSIC.SO,MAYBE YOU MIGHT HAVE TO BE PUSHING 30 TO GET DOWN AND ENJOY THIS ALBUM.OLD SCHOOL STILL LIVES.

Average customer rating: Takes me back UTFO - The True Meaning of Hip Hop Good example of Golden age rap Timeless A must have for all rap fans

UTFO U.T.F.O. Manufacturer: Select / Ada ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Old School | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Skeezer Pleezer Skeezer Pleezer/Lethal Mantronix: The Album Lyrical King Back in Black ASIN: B00000JG2F Release Date: 1999-07-27

Customer Reviews:

Takes me back.......2007-01-22

I don't know if this album is as good as I think it is but in elementary school this was great. On a side note, I was upset to hear that Cool C is sitting on death row.

UTFO - The True Meaning of Hip Hop.......2003-02-24

This album is one of my all-time favorites. If you are a fan of old school hip hop, I recommend you to purchase this album. This album also tells you what hip hop is really all about. Hip hop of today is all about the money which hip hop in the history was all about having fun. The hip hop artists of yesterday have put more meaning to their songs which hip hop artists of today just put out anything to make money. This album contains rhymes laced with simple beats which less sampling was involved.

I also have the vinyl version of this album. My mother have bought this album for my birthday when I first turned into a teenager. I still enjoy this album until this day. My favorite tracks of this album are: "Leader of the Pack," "Beats & Rhymes," the big hit UTFO is very famous for which is "Roxanne Roxanne," "Bite It," "The Real Roxanne" which features Roxanne, which she disses UTFO, and "Callin Her A Crab (Roxanne Part 2)" which is a song answers to "The Real Roxanne" which UTFO disses back on Roxanne. This album is an archive for your collection for the true hip hop fans! Go ahead and cop this album.

Good example of Golden age rap.......2002-09-18

UTFO hit high schoolers and young adults full force with "Roxanne Roxanne" in 1984, with it's simple beats and amusing story. If you were in junior high, high school or a freshman or sophomore in college in 1984 who was into Black music, you'll remember this. Classic, innocent pre-gangster rap filled with sprase beats, amusing rhymes, and excellent delivery. Kangol Kid, Dr. Ice, the Educated Rapper, and Mixmaster Ice made an excellent debut (remember how the teenybopper girls swooned over "Fairytale Lover?"). Sadly, UTFO and rap music itself would take the low road lyrically as time went on.

Timeless.......2002-06-27

I remember listening to this album when I was 10, and I am still mesmerized by it 15 yrs later. One of those albums that stays with you. So many song styles to match any mood.

A must have for all rap fans.......2002-02-09

I got this on vinyl for my 6th grade graduation and am glad it's finally out in the digital format. Roxanne, Roxanne started a craze in 1985 that would lead to several disses and reply tracks - Real Roxanne, Roxanne Shante, Sparky D, etc...

If you're a fan of hip hop, you really should own this album. This is classic old school. Highlights include: Leader of the Pack, Beats and Rhymes, Hanging Out and the afore mentioned Roxanne, Roxanne. The only way you will be disappointed in this album is if you hate old school.

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Nam Myo Ho Ren Ge Kyo Acid Mothers Temple & the Melting Paraiso U.F.O. Manufacturer: Ace Fu Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Experimental Rock | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Japan | Far East & Asia | International | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Psychedelic Rock | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Crystal Rainbow Pyramid Under the Stars Rainbow Hosanna Mantra O Si Amos a Sighire a Essere Duas Umbras Myth of the Love Electrique ASIN: B000QUTRYY Release Date: 2007-06-19

Tracks:

1. Nam Myo Ho Ren Ge Kyo, Pts. 1-9

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Crystal Rainbow Pyramid Under the Stars Acid Mothers Temple & the Melting Paraiso U.F.O. Manufacturer: Important Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Experimental Rock | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Japan | Far East & Asia | International | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Psychedelic Rock | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Nam Myo Ho Ren Ge Kyo Myth of the Love Electrique Rainbow Hosanna Mantra Have You Seen the Other Side of the Sky ASIN: B000OYC3B6 Release Date: 2007-05-29

Tracks:

1. Pussy Head Man From Outer Space
2. Crystal Rainbow Pyramid
3. Electric Psilocybin Flashback

Album Description

"God bless you AMT." -- Pitchfork

Brand new full-length album from Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso UFO features the recent addition of female vocalist Kitagawa Hao. Recorded over a period of four months at The Acid Mothers Temple, this is a very clean-sounding and polished AMT. Frontman Kawabata Makoto admitted, only half joking, that this has the "cleanest sound in AMT history!" More controlled than many of their speaker-destroying, fuzz-blasted speed-guru jams, Crystal Rainbow Pyramid is focused on mystic ambient passages leading into Makoto's head-heavy echo-riffs. Crystal Rainbow Pyramid is clearly one of the new classic AMT recordings. Prepare to have your mind blown slowly with evolving heavyweight jams and climactic peaks of exquisite ecstasy. Artwork by Seldon Hunt.

Average customer rating: Operatic icon. Performer against which others are measured. La Divina set the stage The queen of opera Essential! The entire La Divina series is AMAZING!

La Divina 2 Manufacturer: EMI Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Bellini, Vincenzo | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Donizetti | Donizetti, Gaetano | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Gluck | Gluck, Christoph W. | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Puccini | Puccini, Giacomo | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Saint-Saëns, Camille | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Thomas | Thomas, Ambroise | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Verdi | Verdi, Giuseppe | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Romances | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Bellini, Vincenzo | A to B | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Charpentier, Gustave | C to G | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Donizetti, Gaetano | C to G | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Gluck, Christoph W. | C to G | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Cilea, Francesco | C to G | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Puccini, Giacomo | M to P | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Saint-Saens, Camille | Q to T | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Thomas, Ambroise | Q to T | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Vocal Works by Verdi | Verdi, Giuseppe | U to Z | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music French | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Callas, Maria | Divas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Maria Callas - La Divina Maria Callas: La Divina 3 Maria Callas: The Legend The Very Best Of Maria Callas Maria Callas: The Platinum Collection ASIN: B000002RTT Release Date: 1994-07-19

Tracks:

1. Alceste: Divinites du Styx Acte 1
2. Carmen: Les tringles des sistres tintaient Acte ll
3. Ernani: Surta e la notte......Ernani! Ernani, involami Atto l
4. Manon Lescaut: In quelle trine morbide Atto ll
5. Aida: Ritorna vincitor Atto l
6. Orphee et Eurydice: J'ai perdu mon Eurydice Acte lV
7. I vespri siciliana: Bolero: Merce, dilette amiche Atto V
8. Louise: Depuis le jour Acte lll
9. La Boheme: Donde lieta usci Atto lll
10. Mignon: Ah, pour ce soir...Je suis Titania Acte ll
11. La Traviata: Teneste la promessa...Addio, del passato Atto lll
12. Don Carlo: O don fatale Atto lll
13. Samson et Dalila: Printemps qui commence Acte l
14. La Sonnambula: Compagne, teneri amici...Come per me sereno Atto l
15. Adriana Lecouvreur: Ecco: respiro appena...Io son 'lumile ancella Atto l
16. Lucia di Lammermoor: Spargi d'amaro pianto Atto lll

Customer Reviews:

Operatic icon. Performer against which others are measured........2007-05-26

Maria Callas may be the only female operatic 'superstar' working in my lifetime. In the 1950s and early 1960's, she had all the star power and paparrazi draw of Jackie and Marilyn, far outstripping the fame to the world at large of her primary rival, Renita Tibaldi. I am not an expert, or even an experienced amateur at evaluating operatic sopranos; however I've listened to several of the modern crop, and while the newbies probably do a better job of keeping on key, none of them can match the drama emoted by Ms. Callas on any given aria. All three releases are especially good buys, as they all run to over 72 minutes; however the recording quality does show its early (pre-multitrack, pre-digital) recording technology. Each is as good as the next regarding content, but 2 and 3 are a bit better in sound quality.

La Divina set the stage.......2007-01-05

Maria Callas, as I understand it (I'm not a music expert), helped create a new interest in the bel canto tradition of Donizetti and Bellini at mid-twentieth century. This album represents those composers, plus many others as well.

Callas' range in choice of operatic material is great indeed. Selections on this CD run from Gluck to Donizetti to Bizet and Puccini. Her voice, uneven on occasion, does not define her importance. As noted, she helped spark a renewed interest in bel canto works. The irony is that she did not have great coloratura skills. In the selection from Lucia di Lammermoor, a trill is scarcely heard. Think a few years later, to Joan Sutherland, later still to Beverly Sills, and more recently to sopranos such as Angela Gheorghiu. They all have much better technique, trill well, and exhibit much more agile coloratura singing. But Callas was an important predecessor.

More important than technique is the passion that many heard in her voice and her presence on stage. This is a good introduction to the range of Callas' repertoire and a reminder of this fiery singer from decades ago.

The queen of opera.......2004-05-16

Absolutely beautiful! Divine is the only word to do her justice! Viva La Divina, BRAVISSIMA!

Essential!.......2004-04-04

All three La Divina Albums are essential indeed! I bought them all and enjoy them! A very beautiful, dramatic voice!

The entire La Divina series is AMAZING!.......2004-02-26

I bought all three La Divina Releases and they're all splendid. Brilliant, for Callas and beyond!

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O.S.F. Presents U.S. Dance Explosion Various Artists Manufacturer: Hot Productions ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Freestyle | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Dance Pop | Compilations | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Freestyle | Compilations | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music Freestyle | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B000001RP1 Release Date: 1997-09-23

Tracks:

1. Kisses In The Rain - Menage
2. Feels Like The First Time - 1A.M.
3. In Love With A Memory - Menage
4. Nasty Girls (The Sequel) - DJ Boo/Nikki
5. I Will Survive (Street Mix) - Menage
6. Strip (Magic Marc's Go-Go Mix) - The Boo Crew
7. Cant' Let Go (S.M.T.'s New School Mix) - Camrie
8. Old School Groove - The Riceman
9. Feels Like The First Time (Extended Mix) - 1A.M.
10. Strip (Magic Marc's Stripped Down Mix) - The Boo Crew
11. I Will Survive (Break 4 Radio Mix) - Menage
12. Can't Let Go (Old School Extended Mix) - Camrie
13. S.M.T.'s Non-Stop Mix - S.M.T./Steven Michael Turner

Average customer rating: Eloquent, soaring: medieval meets mantra magnified Acid Mothers Temple - 'Mantra Of Love' (Alien8) AMT

Mantra of Love Acid Mothers Temple & the Melting Paraiso U.F.O. Manufacturer: Alien8 Recording ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Psychedelic Rock | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Experimental Rock | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Electric Heavyland Does the Cosmic Shepard Dream of Electric Tapirs? IAO Chant from the Cosmic Inferno Magical Power From Mars Have You Seen the Other Side of the Sky ASIN: B0001XAOS4 Release Date: 2004-05-11

Tracks:

1. La Le Lo
2. L'Ambition Das Le Miroir

Customer Reviews:

Eloquent, soaring: medieval meets mantra magnified.......2006-03-29

This takes some getting used to. I like psychedelic and spacy extended excursions, but also lots of folk, especially Irish and European, as well as the better class of electric folk rock. So, this album seemed perfect. Since it was the first AMT album I had bought, I knew that it was and was not like most of their other records. Like: the emphasis on length and breadth. Unlike: the more restrained, less freak-out nature at its core. The Occitan influences work eloquently here, and the East-West match-up inherently adds depth to the wide-ranging sonic palette. This album combines respect for this delicate and subtle music with a willingness to adapt it across time and space into a very different ambiance. I wish more bands could learn from the past while trying also to further such musical heritages into terms for our 21st century & diverse audiences.

By the way, if you like this, seek out the very rare (now) La Novia, an earlier effort in the same vein. Mantra of Love only suffers by comparison to its even better predecessor. If MoL had been the only such Occitan exploration, it'd have gained another star. On its own terms, I do recommend this album without reservation.

However, once you hear this, you will want more of the same; if you cannot find La Novia, the slightly more available Live in Japan album features a beautifully aeronautic version of one of La Novia's key tracks, which arguably soars even higher in concert. In sum, all three of these AMT + MP recordings merit a place in your collection, and nicely balance AMT's more groovy and unkempt manifestations.

P.S. I think Soundtrack of Our Lives "borrowed" this album's cover concept of blending the band member's faces onto old pictures of indigenous folk musicians on that Swedish band's "Origins, Vol. 1."!

Acid Mothers Temple - 'Mantra Of Love' (Alien8).......2005-02-23

'Mantra Of Love' is apparently the last Acid Mothers disc to feature synth/vocalist Cotton Casino.Just two cuts here."La Le Lo" runs for 30 minutes and brings us even more of that lengthy droning noisy space rock,that many of us have come to love."L'Ambition dans le Miroir"(15:02)is more or less another piece of chaotic sonic mayhem,where I seem to hear Tibetan bells,groovin' snyth work and mind-scrambling guitar licks being put to full use.Sounds really good while wearing headphones.

AMT.......2004-09-19

Acid Mothers Temple, the world-class modern psychedelic rock band of Japan, released what might be their most beautifully mellifluous album yet this summer. As a highly prolific musical collective, having produced over forty releases since their inception in 1995, this is no small feat. Two of their more notable recent albums, Electric Heavyland and Univers Zen ou de Zéro à Zéro, were much more ... well, heavy on the hyperkinetic freakouts and cosmic delirium. Mantra of Love seems to be a watershed, veering into more spacious and resplendent regions of sound. Wailing tsunamis and thunder-shattered percussion have been traded out for more pleasant and easily discernible gales.

"La Le Lo," the first of two lengthy tracks on the disc, is said to be a traditional Occitan hymn drawing from the indigenous language of southern France in the 11th to 15th centuries, marking their second flirtation with ancient folk styles since La Nòvia. The bouzouki and electric sitar that snake around Cotton's voice recall Popol Vuh (particularly the Heart of Glass soundtrack) and other kraut rock while the synthesizer sends spiraling waves into space, like a message from the desert to the stars. (Interestingly enough, AMT founder/figurehead Mokoto Kawabata claims that he hears music broadcast from outer space directly into his head.) The song ebbs and swells a number of times, oscillating between bucolic and cosmic, before launching into an extended lysergic jam.

The second and final track, "L'Ambition Dans le Miroir," is even more hushed, leading in with shimmering wind chimes and the ubiquitous sound of astral synth. Guitars are strummed in a somber tone while Cotton Casino sings her swan song -- this is, sadly, rumored to be her final performance with the AMT collective. The song dwindles into a restrained drone of keyboards, feedback, and ambient texture until all has been stripped away and only the chimes remain, swaying gently in the breeze... -- B.W.

Average customer rating: Not a band jam from the summer of 86 Successful follow up to their self-titled debut

Skeezer Pleezer U.T.F.O. Manufacturer: Select / Ada ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Old School | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Similar Items: UTFO Lethal Back in Black Chubb Rock Featuring Hitman Howie Tee Doin' It! ASIN: B00000JG2G Release Date: 1999-07-27

Tracks:

1. Just Watch
2. Where Did You Go?
3. We Work Hard
4. Kangol and Doc
5. House Will Rock
6. Split Personality
7. Pick Up the Pace
8. Bad Luck Barry

Customer Reviews:

Not a band jam from the summer of 86.......2002-09-18

I remember this from the summer of 1986. Pretty popular among the teeenagers at the time, but was overshadowed by Run DMC's "Raising Hell." This is almost as good as the first UTFO CD. Funny stories in "Split Personality" and "Bad Luck Barry". "Kangol and Doc" contains some really nice harmony as well as syncopated raps. The Educated Rapper is missing from this one, but his absence is not really felt. Overall, good old school rap that is sadly forgotten today.

Successful follow up to their self-titled debut.......2002-02-09

While not as good as their debut album or anywhere near as popular, this piece contains some very good raps. Check out Split Personality, Bad Luck Barry, and Just Watch. If you're looking at UTFO, get their debut album first and if you like that pick this one up. Good stuff.

Average customer rating: An Excellent, Inexpensive Short Compilation of UFO Mediocre retrospective - Get the Essential UFO instead

Best of U.F.O.: Ten Best Series UFO Manufacturer: EMI Special Products ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Arena Rock | Classic Rock | Styles | Music CDs Under $7 | Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Classic Rock | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Hard Rock & Metal | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 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 ASIN: B0000E6XHI Release Date: 2003-10-06

Tracks:

1. Lights Out (Live)
2. Only You Can Rock Me (Live)
3. Too Hot To Handle
4. Love To Love
5. Doctor Doctor
6. Rock Bottom
7. Lettin' Go
8. Cherry
9. Out In The Street
10. Mystery Train

Customer Reviews:

An Excellent, Inexpensive Short Compilation of UFO.......2007-01-30

First off, the February 18, 2006 review gives a lot of information about the original album locations of the songs and is recommended to read.

I have recently had or still have in a box, UFO's vinyl records from Force It to No Place To Run, and at one point owned or had recorded on tape, UFO Live (early 70's) and Phenomenon. I have played these albums and tapes quite a bit. However, like many people who own records, record player's are seldom used, it's become so much easier to play a CD, and they have to decide if they want the past classics on a CD. This is where compilations shine. For I certainly do not want to have several CD's of songs I've already know very well, nor do I want to spend the money on them, nor have them take up more space in my already crowded abode, bursting in the past with several hundred CD's. What I want is a single CD with some of the excellent tunes I know whenever I need a UFO fix. I also want some money to spend on other band compilations from the 70's: Blue Oyster Cult, Kansas, Styx, Journey, etc, etc. That is where this CD shines. It has 10 absolutely excellent selections and is a budget CD (note price at top of website). Personally, I wanted this when I moved overseas and was able to download my entire CD collection onto my laptop and could leave the CD's themselves behind. I rushed to purchase a bunch of CD's and several compilation discs will eventually add up in total cost. This CD was just what I needed.

For those wanting something more comprehensive, I suppose there's the Essential UFO I've read a lot about, but I haven't readily seen it available. There is also the Best of UFO: Gold. In some ways this is interesting as I had known of the many albums UFO put out in the 80's, but didn't hear, and frankly wasn't interested in, since Michael Schenker departed UFO. The Gold compilation has a smattering of songs from those albums, and so could be of some interest to buyers. However, this compilation covers from Phenomenon 1974 to No Place to Run 1980, which exactly covered my interest span in UFO. When only putting on 10 songs on a compilation, some goods ones will be left out, but that wasn't a concern for me as I already knew the songs. But the songs here are great and are orders of magnitude better to own this than nothing at all. The decision to include two live songs was excellent, as all those that know UFO, know how incredible Strangers In The Night is. Also, as many, I generally didn't like No Place To Run, it was where I lost interest in UFO, but I did like some of the songs, and with the exclusion of the synthesizer Alpha Centauri, I like the song selection here taken from that album.

As many may know, Michael Schenker rejoined UFO in the 90's and did tour. I saw them at an absolutely packed to the gills house at the Limelight in NYC, which really emphasized how many fans of UFO there still are. They did release an album around that time called Walk on Water, and another good compilation covering songs from that CD and past live tunes is called Then and Now. So to really follow UFO's later career you may have to get two compilation CD's.

Selecting between this compilation and Gold may be a difficult choice. Gold intriguingly has 80's UFO songs, but I find the 70's song selection on this CD better as it includes Strangers in the Night songs, and better tunes from No Place to Run. I suppose if you want to cover almost all bases, then 3 separate CD's would be a good choice: 1) Gold, 2) Strangers in the Night (this has been remastered and has 2 new songs and so would cover a lot of the songs from 70's UFO), and 3) either Then And Now or Walk On Water. For those that want just one CD, covering UFO from 1974 to 1980, and inexpensive, this would be the CD. But whatever you do, make a selection. Not having any UFO at all is not a reasonable option.

Enjoy!

Mediocre retrospective - Get the Essential UFO instead.......2006-02-18

The Best Of UFO - Ten Best Series (2003.) A UFO hits compilation covering the Michael Schenker era (1974-1978.)

INTRODUCTION:
One of the greatest rock bands of the seventies was Great Britain's hard rock group, UFO. The band had been together for several years before they were joined by former Scorpions guitarist Michael Schenker - who took them to new heights. The Schenker period was fairly short-lived, but during this era, the band's popularity was unmatched. This era is what people remember UFO for, and as such, most compilations cover this era. Read on for my review, and see how the Ten Best Series UFO compilation measures up!

OVERVIEW:
The Best Of UFO - Ten Best Series was released in 2003. and covers UFO's career from 1974-1980. Songs are pulled from the albums Phenomenon, Force It, Petting, Lights Out, Obsession, the live Strangers In The Night, and No Place To Run.

REVIEW:
I've never liked hits compilations, and in many ways this set sums up why. Don't get me wrong. I like this compilation all right, but it's vastly inferior to the Essential UFO compilation, a single-disc set that was released over a decade prior. Let's look at the set, and examine the problems from every angle.

-PHENOMENON: 1974-
SONGS: Doctor Doctor, Rock Bottom
COMMENTS: I've got good news, and I've got bad news. The good news? The two biggest hits from this album, both of which are essential UFO classics, made the cut. The bad news? They stopped there, and those two songs are the only things from the album on the compilation! There are so many other songs from this album I would have liked to have seen on here - Oh My, Crystal Light, and Space Child all come to mind. Oh, well. The big hits are here, and I guess that's what matters most.

-FORCE IT: 1975-
SONGS: Out In The Street
COMMENTS: No, that isn't a misprint. Let It Roll, one of the biggest UFO hits and one of their best songs, IS NOT ON THIS CD! Also missing in action is the classic hit Mother Mary. How they could only include a single song from this album is beyond me. And while we're at it, where are This Kids and Shoot Shoot? I don't think I need to say more.

-NO HEAVY PETTING: 1976-
SONGS: NO TRACKS FROM THIS RELEASE.
COMMENTS: The greatest insult this compilation throws in your face is right here. THERE ARE NO TRACKS FROM THIS, ONE OF THE BAND'S FINEST ALBUMS! No Natural Thing. No I'm A Loser. And since you don't get hits, the underrated masterpieces are obviously nowhere to be found either. Lack of songs from this album is reason enough NOT to buy the compilation.

-LIGHTS OUT: 1977-
SONGS: Love To Love, Too Hot To Handle
COMMENTS: This is the one album this compilation's representation just about got right on the spot. There aren't too many songs from the album, but there aren't too few either. Both of these songs were huge hits for the band, not to mention great songs. The title track isn't missing, it's just represented in the live Strangers Of The Night version, which is actually a better recording.

-OBSESSION: 1978-
SONGS: Cherry
COMMENTS: You've got to be kidding me. ONE song from Obsession, and they pick one of the weaker hits!? Why we got this instead of Hot And Ready I may never know.

-STRANGERS IN THE NIGHT: 1978-
SONGS: Lights Out, Only You Can Rock Me
COMMENTS: Solid live versions of classic UFO hits. This version of Lights Out surpasses its already-excellent studio counterpart. As for Only You Can Rock Me, I would have preferred the studio take from Obsession, but no complaints. This is a good version.

-NO PLACE TO RUN: 1980-
SONGS: Lettin' Go, Mystery Train
COMMENTS: Two great songs, BUT THEY DON'T BELONG HERE. This is clearly supposed to be a Michael Schenker-era compilation, so why are these two Paul Chapman-era cuts here? This space could have been more efficiently filled with two Schenker-era hits. I DO like these songs, but if you're gonna go beyond the Schenker years, don't stop here (like this compilation does!)

OTHER COMMENTS:
Sadly, the compilation is disappointing for reasons other than just the tracklist. Being a Ten Best Series, it doesn't even come close to filling the eighty minutes you can fit on a CD. And the songs aren't even arranged chronologically. The compilers of this set couldn't quite seem to decide what their overall goal was, and the set is ultimately hurt as a result.

OVERALL:
Overall, I have to say I am disappointed with this set. For casual or new fans it's a great CD, but I personally have to recommend getting the albums instead. And if you don't have the time and money to get them, get the Essential UFO instead. It's also single-disc in nature, but its tracklist is much more full and diverse than that of this set. Final verdict? For new and casual fans only. Essential UFO is better.

EDITION NOTES:
This compilation is the most readily-available Best Of UFO in the United States, which is unfortunate, since the Essential UFO is the better compilation. If you can find it, just get that compilation instead.

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