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Product Description
Audio CD book on a full color picture CD. Contains a biography, complete with commentary & interview excerpts. Comes in a full color slipcase with an eight page photo booklet & one-sided, 10 inch x 10 inch full color poster. 2002.

Maximum Stone Age,Queens of the Stone Age,Import,Rock/Pop

Average customer rating: Kraftwerk still has what it takes. A great starter kit for those new to Kraftwerk! Kraftwerk are still the masters of this genre It's More Fun To Compute Fun! Fun! Fun!

Minimum-Maximum Kraftwerk Manufacturer: Astralwerks ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Krautrock | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Live Albums | Rock | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Minimum-Maximum The Man-Machine Computer World Tour de France Soundtracks Autobahn ASIN: B0009H9NE8 Release Date: 2005-06-07

Tracks:

1. The Man-Machine
2. Planet Of Visions
3. Tour De France Etape 1
4. Chrono
5. Tour De France Etape 2
6. Vitamin
7. Tour De France
8. Autobahn
9. The Model
10. Neon Lights

Tracks:

1. Radioactivity
2. Trans Europe Express
3. Metal On Metal
4. Numbers
5. Computer World
6. Home Computer
7. Pocket Calculator
8. Dentaku
9. The Robots
10. Elektro Kardiogramm
11. Aero Dynamik
12. Music Non Stop

Amazon.com

The Godfathers of Glitch and the Kings of Kling-Klang come out of seclusion with a double live CD culled from various concerts on their 2004 tour. Minimum-Maximum is essentially a greatest-hits album with an audience applauding and occasionally shouting. Without them, of course, you'd never know the album was live, since Kraftwerk is the band that put the programming in pop music. Not much has changed with them since the 1980s. They're still wired to the same sonic circuitry as on Electric Café in 1986, sculpting glistening electro-soundscapes that pulse but never quite groove. And they still sing in that flat, German-accented English and French with Speak and Spell electro-voices. But rather than sound dated, this has a timeless charm, especially since Kraftwerk are among the few Kraut rock groups with a sense of humor. With only two studio albums in the last 20 years, you have to give them credit for not caving in to current electronica and techno trends--Kraftwerk remain resolutely electronic. Even their samples sound synthesized. But also give them credit for some of the most relentlessly glistening electronic music ever crafted, and a sound that remains surprisingly pure. All the hits are here, from "Autobahn" to "Tour de France," but nicely buffed to a high chrome finish. --John Diliberto

Customer Reviews:

Kraftwerk still has what it takes........2007-06-07

Punchy live recordings of Kraftwerk's best known songs.

The CDs are programed wisely and the songs flow from one to the other quite nicely. This makes the CDs easy to listen to.

Some fans have doubts if Kraftwerk are still the leaders in electronic music, this set will ease those fears. They still have what it takes to create compelling music.

They have given us vital sounding new arrangements of aging material on this set. In doing this, Kraftwerk is giving long time fans value. And showing newer fans how a legendary band is able to adapt without losing their vision. And finaly they are showing everyone how a teacher learns from the student. To be a good teacher, one must be able to adapt and progress with the changing times. This is what Kraftwerk has done on this release.

A great starter kit for those new to Kraftwerk!.......2007-04-18

A pivotal, amazing, extraordinary, pioneering electronic group such as Kraftwerk does not have a "greatest hits" collection. However, this really is not that saddening since it forces the interested buyer into purchasing their brilliant classic albums (Trans-Europe Express, Autobahn, etc.) like they should. However, for the timid person this CD is out there. The live versions of the song are studio-quality and since Kraftwerk plays everything post-Autobahn live then this functions as a "best-of". For longtime fans, this is great because it includes newer tracks from the Tour de France Soundtracks and great renditions of their older tunes.

Kraftwerk are still the masters of this genre.......2007-02-26

I have a voracious appetite for electronic music old and new, and I have to say this album proves to me that, at the end of the day, Kraftwerk are still the masters of the genre. I don't normally like live recordings all that much, particularly among electronic music, but this one was incredibly well done. The sound quality and mixing are top notch, and listening to it I really almost feel like I am part of those audiences in Moscow, Riga, and Warsaw. The majority of the recordings are from shows in Eastern Europe, which is just a perfect fit. The real standout with this album for me is that my favorite songs on it are some of the titles that I didn't give a great deal of attention to on the old studio albums. It balances the familiar sound of old with some superb new elaborations. If you're a Kraftwerk fan then you owe it to yourself to add this to your collection. You won't be disappointed.

It's More Fun To Compute.......2006-11-20

Though studio technology has caught up with the creativity of Kraftwerk, the double-live CD from the 2004 tour aptly shows the group can still pack a punch before an audience.

The first set is interesting for the updated versions of the classics The Man-Machine, Tour De France and Autobahn. But it is when Neon Lights ends that CD and the second disk kicks off with Radioactivity that the band's legendary influence in dance-music is captured.

From Radioactivity to the flow from final three cuts - Elektro-Kardiogramm, Aero Dynamik and Music Non Stop - Kraftwerk is in an absolute groove which could easily play for another hour. Also, the lyrics of Compuer World are as timely (urgent?) now than when they first appeared in the classic studio album by the same name in 1981.

The first official live release after the band first performed about 35 years ago, Kraftwerk shows that the electronic revolution they set forth in the music industry is as much about technique and style as it is about the components and gadgets.

Fun! Fun! Fun!.......2006-07-29

This live set is very impressive. The sound is excellent. When I put it on, it just makes me feel relaxed and really good. It's a thrill to hear such enthusiastic crowds cheering on this strange, bubbling, mechanical music. Some people claim Kraftwerk is old hat, but I say it's too unique to sound dated. I've never been one to care much about how current or fashionable music is anyway. In these live settings, Kraftwerk augments these songs and makes them sound fresh.

Average customer rating: Biography/Interview CD

Maximum Fallout Boy Fall out Boy Manufacturer: United States Of Dist./Ka ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Punk | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Spoken Word | Poetry, Spoken Word & Interviews | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Similar Items: Fall Out Boy's Evening Out with Your Girl Infinity on High From Under the Cork Tree [Limited "Black Clouds and Underdogs" Edition] Infinity on High - Deluxe Limited Edition Project Rocket/Fall Out Boy ASIN: B000EQHV6G Release Date: 2006-07-18

Product Description

Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

Biography/Interview CD.......2007-04-05

This is a biography/interview CD for the band. It does not contain any music.

Average customer rating: Hontoni sugei !

Bu Ikikaesu Maximum the Hormone Manufacturer: Vap ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Japan | Far East & Asia | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Koi No Mega Lover Houchou Hasami Cutter Knife Dosu Kiri ASIN: B000MTFEVO Release Date: 2007-03-26

Tracks:

1. Japanese Title
2. Japanese Title
3. Japanese Title
4. Japanese Title
5. Japanese Title
6. Japanese Title
7. Japanese Title
8. Japanese Title
9. Japanese Title
10. Japanese Title
11. Japanese Title
12. Japanese Title
13. Japanese Title

Customer Reviews:

Hontoni sugei !.......2007-07-19

This album is just awesome. Featuring last opening (what's up, people!!) and ending (Zetsubo Billy) from Death Note, powerful songs like "Koi no mega raba" and funny stuff like "Chu Chu Lovely Mun.." track 11, it's just one of the best j-rock album I've ever heard ^_^'

Average customer rating:

A Whole New World Katie Price Manufacturer: Maximum ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Britain | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music Britpop | British Alternative | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Teen Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Euro Dance | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Similar Items: A Whole New World Jordan: A Whole New World Long Road Back Angel ASIN: B000JU8FXK Release Date: 2006-12-04

Tracks:

1. Whole New World
2. Best Things in Life Are Free
3. Endless Love
4. Islands in the Stream
5. Tonight I Celebrate My Love for You
6. Cherish
7. Two of Us
8. I Come Down
9. Don't Go Breaking My Heart
10. To Die For
11. I've Had the Time of My Life
12. Lullaby

Album Details

An Album of Love Duets with a 16 Page Booklet Full of Brand New Shots.

Average customer rating: Make me wanna holla! Amazing CD Good Laid Back Disc Love is At It's Best WONDERFUL CD

Maximum Slow Jams Various Artists Manufacturer: Elektra / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Contemporary Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | Compilations | R&B | Styles | Music Soul | Compilations | R&B | Styles | Music General | Funk | R&B | Styles | Music Quiet Storm | R&B | Styles | Music New Jack | R&B | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Dance General | Dance & DJ | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Dance General | Dance & DJ | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | R&B General | R&B | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | R&B General | R&B | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Funk | R&B | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Funk | R&B | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Soul General | Soul | R&B | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Soul General | Soul | R&B | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Dance & DJ | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | 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 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Greatest Slow Jams Favorite Love Songs from the Slow Jams Collection Pure Slow Jams Slow Jams: The Timeless Collection, Vol. 1 Body & Soul: Love Serenade ASIN: B000002HQK Release Date: 1997-08-26

Tracks:

1. Make It Last Forever - Keith Sweat
2. Giving Him Something He Can Feel - En Vogue
3. Ribbon In The Sky - Intro
4. As We Lay - Shirley Murdock
5. Baby Hold On To Me - Gerald Levert
6. Love Under New Management - Miki Howard
7. How Can I Ease The Pain - Lisa Fischer
8. If You Don't Know Me By Now - Simply Red
9. I Like - Kut Klose
10. Freak Me - Silk
11. Something In My Heart - Michel'le
12. Through The Fire - Chaka Khan

Customer Reviews:

Make me wanna holla!.......2002-11-07

This has got to be one of the best CD's I've ever heard. This is that CD that you put on when you're alone and just want to be soothed to think about things, whatever's going on in your life. This is also good if you have that special someone with you and you just want to cuddle up and relax with them.

Amazing CD.......2001-08-29

I LOVE this CD!! There is not one song on it that I don't like. I really like the Shirley Murdock - As We Lay song. Trust me, you can't go wrong when buying this CD. It is truly amazing!!!!

Good Laid Back Disc.......2000-08-15

these songs are Good.Something in My Heart&Make it Last are the cuts.real Laid-Back cuts.some Good solid cuts here.worth checking into.

Love is At It's Best.......2000-01-24

Someone finally made it possible to get alot of great songs and put it on a c.d.! I love maximum slow jams not only because it is a great gift to give to someone you love, but also the fact that all the songs take you back to a specail person in your life ( if their not still there). I loved all the songs especially Keith Sweat Make It Last Forever and Chaka Chan's Through The Fire ! This blazing hot c.d. needs to be in everyone's c.d. collection ! You won't be maxed out!

WONDERFUL CD.......1999-09-21

I AM SO GLAD SOMEONE HAS PUT ALL THE GOOD LOVE MAKING SONGS ON ONE CD. THANKS

Average customer rating: Let It Be (1970) / Rarities (1978) DID I SAY........BUTCHER COVER?

Let It Be (1970) / Rarities (1978) Manufacturer: CD Maximum ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Beatles for Sale (1964) / Rubber Soul (1965) Please Please Me (1963) / With The Beatles (1963) Yellow Submarine / Get Back Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967) / A Collection of Beatles Oldies (1966) A Hard Day's Night / A Hard Day's Night (US) + 7 Bonus Tracks ASIN: B000IBKERU

Product Description

29trx total "LET IT BE" -12trx & RARITIES - 17 trx. Rare official release made exclusively for Russia,in English. "LET IT BE" : 1. Two Of Us. 2. Dig A Pony. 3. Across The Universe. 4. I Me Mine. 5. Dig It. 6. Let It Be. 7. Maggie Mae. 8. I've Got A Feeling. 9. One After 909. 10. The Long And Winding Road. 11. For You Blue. 12. Get Back. RARITIES: 1. Across The Universe. 2. Yes It Is. 3. This Boy. 4. The Inner Light. 5. I'll Get You. 6. Thank You Girl. 7. Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand. 8. You Know My Name (Look Up The Number). 9. Sie Liebt Dich. 10. Rain. 11. She's Woman. 12. Matchbox. 13. I Call your Name. 14. Bad Boy. 15. Slow Down. 16. I'm Down. 17. Long Tall Sally. 9.

Customer Reviews:

Let It Be (1970) / Rarities (1978).......2007-06-13

Exceptional CD, material, sound and stereo separation.

DID I SAY........BUTCHER COVER?.......2007-01-04

Anyone who reads my reviews knows that I am short and to the point. Not only is the music great (and you get 2 LP's on one cd, kids) but this one contains the an inner sleeve with the famous BUTCHER COVER ! Now how much would you pay? See what all the fuss was about. Ah... those Russians, how smart are they?

Average customer rating: Relatively Decent It's okay... Good step workout Maximum Workout Volume 1

Maximum Workout Volume 1 mixed by Dave Matthias Various Artists Manufacturer: UBL Recordings ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Euro Dance | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music IDM | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Euro Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Maximum Workout Reloaded Crunch: Music to Sweat To Best of Club Classics, Vol. 1 Body Moves: Non-Stop Disco Workout World of Aerobic ASIN: B0000XPYQM Release Date: 2004-01-06

Tracks:

1. I Begin To Wonder (Dead Or Alive Remix) - Danni Minogue
2. Somnambulist (Simply Being Loved) - BT
3. Loneliness - Tomcraft
4. After All feat. Ja(of Lunik) - Delerium
5. Im In Heaven (Three Drives Vocal Remix) - Jason Nevins presents U.K.N.Y feat. Holly James
6. Love Bites (Valentine Club Mix) - QED
7. The Boys Of Summer (Green Court Remix) - DJ Sammy
8. Reason (Lange Mix) - Ian Van Dahl
9. Synaethesia (Fly Away) (Darude vs. JS16 Remix) - The Thrillseekers feat. Sheryl Deane
10. The Silence (Original Mix) - Mike Koglin
11. Blood in Pumpin (Future Breeze Remix) - Voodoo & Serano
12. Youre Free - Yomanda
13. 9pm (Till I Come) - ATB

Tracks:

1. Holiday (French Techno Mix) - MadHouse
2. All I Want (Voodoo & Serano Mix) - Gardeweg
3. Destroy She Said (De Donatis Remix) - Circ
4. Funk-A-Tron (Drop That Funk Mix) - Robbie Rivera
5. The Launch (Rollercoasters Pumped Up Mix) - DJ Jean
6. Dive In The Pool (Rich Bs Hard Mix) - Barry Harris feat. Pepper Mashay
7. Zombie Nation (Dave Clarke Remix) - Kernkraft 400
8. Popcorn (EPO Melo Mix) - EPO vs. Projekt House Punk!
9. What Is Love? (Jens Os Hard Remix) - Haddaway
10. Stars (Original Mix) - Paul Masterson
11. Children 2004 (Original Mix Extended) - Groov(a)holics
12. How U Like Bass? (Warp Brothers Clean Club Mix) - Norman Bass
13. Blast The Speakers (Advanced 12 Mix) - Warp Brothers

Product Description

Disc 1:
1. Danni Minogue – I Begin To Wonder (Dead Or Alive Remix)
2. BT – Somnambulist (Simply Being Loved)
3. Tomcraft – Loneliness
4. Delerium – After All feat. Ja?l (of Lunik)
5. Jason Nevins presents U.K.N.Y feat. Holly James – I'm In Heaven (Three Drives Vocal Remix)
6. QED – Love Bites (Valentine Club Mix)
7. DJ Sammy – The Boys Of Summer (Green Court Remix)
8. Ian Van Dahl – Reason (Lange Mix)
9. The Thrillseekers feat. Sheryl Deane – Synaethesia (Fly Away) (Darude vs. JS16 Remix)
10. Mike Koglin – The Silence (Original Mix)
11. Voodoo & Serano – Blood in Pumpin' (Future Breeze Remix)
12. Yomanda - You're Free
13. ATB – 9pm ('Till I Come)

Disc 2
1. Mad'House – Holiday (French Techno Mix)
2. Gardeweg – All I Want (Voodoo & Serano Mix)
3. Circ – Destroy She Said (De Donatis Remix)
4. Robbie Rivera – Funk-A-Tron (Drop That Funk Mix)
5. DJ Jean – The Launch (Rollercoaster's Pumped Up Mix)
6. Barry Harris feat. Pepper Mashay – Dive In The Pool (Rich B's Hard Mix)
7. Kernkraft 400 – Zombie Nation (Dave Clarke Remix)
8. EPO vs. Projekt House Punk! – Popcorn (EPO Melo Mix)
9. Haddaway – What Is Love? (Jens O's Hard Remix)
10. Paul Masterson – Stars (Original Mix)
11. Groov(a)holics – Children 2004 (Original Mix Extended)
12. Norman Bass – How U Like Bass? (Warp Brothers Clean Club Mix)
13. Warp Brothers – Blast The Speakers (Advanced 12" Mix)

Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

Relatively Decent.......2006-03-22

A serviceable mix suitable for several types of aerobics-based classes, e.g hi-lo, kickbox, step. It has some good grooves and the transitions are smooth and relatively easy to cue with. The actual music's a bit dated.

It's okay..........2005-01-03

If this 2-CD set didn't have Blood is Pumpin' Future Breeze Mix on here, I would have given it less stars, maybe 3. It's such a great song, and I finally found it unmixed A lot of the songs on these discs were too cheesy or bad for me. Disc 2 has some really great songs, like remixes of Funk-A-Tron, The Launch, and Dive in the Pool, but so much was cut out of them! A pretty good song selection for the most part, but I would prefer the good songs in their entirety. I've begun to like this much better since I first bought it, over two years ago now.

Good step workout .......2004-12-19

This is a good continuous 130-140 bpm cd. Some songs are a little redundant, but the hard beat keeps the energy up. This is not the best workout CD I've ever heard, but it's worth the price. This CD can also be found at workthis.com where you can find lots of other workout CD's that you can't find on Amazon.

Maximum Workout Volume 1.......2004-07-27

This is a good choice for a cardio workout. My class enjoyed it and so did I. I am glad I purchased this and it was at an awesome price.... I will pass on the good word to other aeriobic instructors at my gym

Average customer rating: THE WHO "THIRTY YEARS OF MAXIUM R&B" (SOME BITTER DISAPPOINMENTS) REALLY A WHO BIOGRAPHY...NOT JUST A GREATEST HITS COMPILATION possumsmcbikeritems A Good Compilation Album actually pretty good The definitive Who collection

Thirty Years of Maximum R&B The Who Manufacturer: Mca ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music British Invasion | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Supergroups | Classic Rock | Styles | Music General | Classic Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Box Sets | Stores | Music General | Rock | Box Sets | Stores | Music Hard Rock & Heavy Metal | Rock | Box Sets | Stores | Music Classic Rock | Box Sets | Stores | Music Similar Items: Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970 My Generation (Dlx) (Dig) Who's Next (Deluxe Edition) Odds & Sods It's Hard ASIN: B000002ORU Release Date: 1994-07-05

Tracks:

1. Pete Dialogue (Live)
2. I'm The Face - The Who (As The High Numbers)
3. Here 'Tis - The Who (As The High Numbers)
4. Zoot Suit - The Who (As The High Numbers)
5. Leaving Here - The Who (As The High Numbers)
6. I Can't Explain
7. Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere
8. Daddy Rolling Stone
9. My Generation
10. The Kids Are Alright
11. The Ox
12. A Legal Matter
13. Pete Dialogue
14. Substitute (Live)
15. I'm A Boy
16. Disguises
17. Happy Jack Jingle
18. Happy Jack
19. Boris The Spider
20. So Sad About Us
21. A Quick One, While He's Away
22. Pictures Of Lily
23. Early Morning Cold Taxi
24. Coke 2
25. (This Could Be) The Last Time
26. I Can't Reach You
27. Girl's Eyes
28. Bag O'Nails
29. Call Me Lightning

Tracks:

1. Rotosound Strings
2. I Can See For Miles
3. Mary Anne With The Shaky Hand
4. Armenia City In The Sky
5. Tattoo
6. Our Love Was
7. Rael 1
8. Rael 2
9. Track Records/Premier Drums
10. Sunrise
11. Russell Harty Dialogue
12. Jaguar
13. Melancholia
14. Fortune Teller
15. Magic Bus
16. Little Billy
17. Dogs
18. Overture
19. Acid Queen
20. Abbie Hoffman Incident (Live)
21. Underture (Live)
22. Pinball Wizard
23. I'm Free
24. See Me Feel Me (Live)
25. Heaven & Hell
26. Pete Dialogue (Live)
27. Young Man Blues
28. Summertime Blues

Tracks:

1. Shakin' All Over
2. Baba O'Riley
3. Bargain (Live)
4. Pure & Easy
5. Song Is Over
6. Studio Dialogue
7. Behind Blue Eyes
8. Won't Get Fooled Again
9. The Seeker (Edited Version)
10. Bony Moronie (Live)
11. Let's See Action
12. Join Together
13. Relay
14. The Real Me
15. 5.15 (Single Version)
16. Bell Boy
17. Love Reign O'er Me

Tracks:

1. Long Live Rock
2. Life With The Moons
3. Naked Eye (Live)
4. University Challenge
5. Slip Kid
6. Poetry Cornered
7. Dreaming From The Waist (Live)
8. Blue Red & Grey
9. Life With The Moons 2
10. Squeeze Box
11. My Wife (Live)
12. Who Are You (Single Version)
13. Music Must Change
14. Sister Disco
15. Guitar & Pen
16. You Better You Bet
17. Eminence Front
18. Twist And Shout (Live)
19. I'm A Man (Live)
20. Pete Dialogue (Live)
21. Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting)

Amazon.com

This exemplary four-disc box takes the high road, attempting nothing less than an honest reconstruction of the Who's stormy, adventurous, uneven pilgrimage. While offering an evenhanded cross-section of single hits and classic album tracks, 30 Years garnishes the expected high points with B-sides, alternate and live versions of familiar tracks, and the quartet's earliest singles as the High Numbers. Reinforcing the package's documentary agenda are interview and stage-patter sound bites. What emerges is a fascinating chronicle of how the Shepherd's Bush mods journeyed from the giddy, explosive concision of their January 1965 debut single, "I Can't Explain," to the discursive, knotty sweep of creative architect Pete Townshend's "rock operas," Tommy, Quadrophenia, and the uncompleted, unreleased Lifehouse. The Who's swift evolution into rock visionaries is traced chronologically, meaning the band's original immersion in "maximum R&B," which forged their earliest club dates, doesn't surface on record until midway through the sequence, on key tracks from their thundering Live at Leeds album. Fans may quibble over the relative weight given specific albums, but the shape of the Who's career and their passionate identification with their audience are rendered faithfully. So, too, is Townshend's skill at mingling issues of faith and identity with generational manifestoes and sly broadsides. And there's ample evidence of the quartet's outsize musical power; the sheer volume and violence that earned them notoriety early on is matched by a lyricism that deepens by mid career. Given the candor of the presentation, it's not surprising that 30 Years reaches its zenith midway through the set or that the last song (a reunion of the surviving trio covering Elton John) can't help seeming anticlimactic. --Sam Sutherland

Customer Reviews:

THE WHO "THIRTY YEARS OF MAXIUM R&B" (SOME BITTER DISAPPOINMENTS) REALLY A WHO BIOGRAPHY...NOT JUST A GREATEST HITS COMPILATION.......2007-02-04

Some reviewers look at this Who box set as a bitter disappoinment. I agree if you think this box set is mainly a greatest hits compilation. All "Thirty Years of Maximum R&B" is, is a biography of the Whos ledgendary career. Yes, their are five edited songs and some annoying Keith Moon stints and alternate takes of songs, some previously unreleased tracks, along with some Pete Townshend interviews. Yes, I agree with the bitterly disappointed Who Fans about these annoyances on this Who box set. I look at this set as a Who biography that you should listen to all four cds straight through to appreciate this cd box set as just a time travel through The Whos early years as the High Numbers to their mega magnum opuses like "Tommy","Who's Next" and "Quadrophenia" to "Who Are You" and to their lowlights "Saturday Nights Allright For Fighting" with Sir Elton John. I realize there are some bitter disappoinments on "Thirty Years of Maximum R&B" even the sound does'nt sound remastered. I believe MCA did a fine remastering job with this box set as most of the older 1960s Who tunes were recorded in mono. The thick booklet accompanying this Who box set is very informative and engaging literature to any Who fan or rock fan in general. You could go out and spend a ton of money on The Who Japanese import box set, I believe includes 16 or 19 Who studio Albums. I was going to save my money and do that, but I decided to buy most of The Who remastered Cds with the awesome literature booklets accompanying each cd. "Thirty Years of Maximum R&B" is not worth the list price by no means. I only own it because I found it for a great price on Amazon. If you could find "Thirty Years of Maximum R&B" for a cheap price it would be a nice addition to your Who cd collection. "Thirty Years of Maximum R&B" is a nice well thought out Who Biography with some bitter disappoinments but worth owning for the right price..........

possumsmcbikeritems.......2007-01-10

There are other single 'Who' Cd's I'd buy before this one collection.
It is good but mainly because it has some rare and unobtainable music etc on it, good but not great.

A Good Compilation Album.......2006-12-29

This is one of the best greatest hits box sets to buy. Four discs with awesome bass lines, explosive guitar chords, crazy drum beats, and a great and very distictive voice to top it all off.

Disc 1 covers the early 60's. It has four songs from when they were The High Numbers (I'm The Face, Here 'Tis, Zoot Suit, and Leaving Here). Then it moves onto non-album tracks such as I Can't Explain, Anyway Anyhow Anywhere, and Daddy Rolling Stone. Then it moves to their first album, My Generation. Then it moves to the album A Quick One (Happy Jack). Then it moves to some of The Who Sell Out.

Disc 2 kind of picks up where disc 1 left off, at The Who Sell Out. It features tracks like I Can See For Miles and Armenia City In the Sky. Then it has a few non-album tracks, then goes to Tommy with Overture, Pinball Wizard and I'm Free. Then it has some more non-album tracks.

Disc 3 has their early 70's work (Who's Next and Quadrophenia). Then a few non-album tracks.

Disc 4 has hits from 1975-1991.

This box set also includes a number of Dialogues (Pete Dialogue, Studio Dialogue, etc.). And two Keith Moon skethes. It is a must have for fans and non-fans alike.

actually pretty good.......2006-12-17

this unfairly maligned boxset is a pretty good place to start if you are new to the who, it has all their major hits and many of the commonly overlooked ones, it also has many rare tracks for the diehard fan, i really enjoy the early high numbers songs, im the face is a really good song. also on this set is a studio version of heaven and hell, personally i prefer john entwistles solo version but this is intresting to have, i wish that instead of re-re-releasing young man blues, summertime blues and shakin all over from leeds they had found other live recordings, the other live songs are great,but in the years since the release of this set many have been released in other places, the only huge atrocity is the horrible version of The Real Me, it was audition for kenny jones and it makes me wonder how he passed, i reccomend this for the diehard fan or the new fan

The definitive Who collection.......2006-11-22

Possibly the most re-packaged band in the world, the Who has more greatest hits packages than they do studio albums. This is the best.

This four-CD set covers everything a Who neophyte could ever want.Every hit. Every great song. All meat. No filler. (OK, maybe you would also want the Live At Leeds - Collector's Edition to get a truer sense of the Who live but that's nitpicking.)

For the initiated, the first disc is essential. The two demos from when the brief period at the beginning when they were called the High Numbers is the sign of things to come. They reveal how great the band was right from the beginning.

Who acolytes who bleed the Union Jack will want this collection just for the soundbytes alone. Listen as Pete Townshend belts Abbie Hoffman with his guitar at Woodstock. Remember the great humor of the band, as refelcted in the sound of their banter before recording "Behind Blue Eyes".

The booklet reflects the completist nature of the set, with copious notes for every song, essays that capture the essence of the Who and a typically impenetrable writing contribution from the ubiquitous Townshend.

This disc accomplishes the impossible. It gets it all right. A must for every rock-and-roll collection.

Average customer rating: Shred Guitar Manifesto a top three neoclassical shred album MacAlpine's finest. Greatest Neo Classical Album Ever! Powerful guitar/shred album

Maximum Security Tony Macalpine Manufacturer: Fontana Island ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock Guitarists | Rock | Styles | Music Shred | Rock Guitarists | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Edge of Insanity Mind's Eye Time Odyssey Perpetual Burn Chromaticity ASIN: B000001FME Release Date: 1994-01-25

Tracks:

1. Autumn Lords
2. Hundreds Of Thousands
3. Tears Of Sahara
4. Key To The City
5. The Time And The Test
6. The King's Cup
7. Sacred Wonder
8. Etude #4 Opus #10
9. The Vision
10. Dreamstate
11. Porcelain Doll

Customer Reviews:

Shred Guitar Manifesto.......2007-03-15

For those who like me spent the eighties with an electric guitar in their hands this album is something that put a tear in their eyes. I searched for this one for years but for a reason or another I never could find it. This evening I saw a copy of this one in a record shop I rarely visit and I immediatly ran to pay it and to go at home as fast as I can, at the speed of light to listen to this one as soon as possible. Oh! What a marvel this record is! Shred guitar at its best, it is a reference recording. Macalpine never played so lucid, never composed so well again. The melodies are great and the solo are balanced and absolutly perfect. But this album is not only the greatest in his discography, it is one of the greatest shred guitar albums of all time because the compositions are great, because there is the enthusiasm of doing something that was really new at the time. There is a sense of true freshness allaround. Sure it is a flashy, show off music in a sense (think about the Chopin Opus version put here for good measure), but it is great music!! In those days playing great music and being able to REALLY play, to be virtuosos was the thing. Today music is only about nice bottoms. Gosh. Talking again about serious music and shred guitar, someone in the past used to say that Macalpine (and even Vinnie Moore) was a Malmsteen clone. Were they deaf? Macalpine is so different! I love Yngwie of course but Tony is another completly original artist, the only thing they had in common was playing great "guitar-song" even if Yngwie wrote a lot of stuff with lyrics, when Tony was recording only instrumental stuff. Anyway, if you are a guitar kid who grew up in the eighties you know what I'm talking about if you're reading this. You can't stay without this record in your collection. This one with Moore's Time Odissey, Shawn Lane's Powers of ten, Malmsteen's Rising force, Vai's Passion and Warfare, Satch's Surfing with the alien (all the Van Halen stuff of course and few more) define what shred guitar has been. It's a manifesto of an era. A beautiful period! I love this one. Really. I love it. It's amazing music.

a top three neoclassical shred album.......2007-02-24

When I first heard this album (borrowed from a friend), I was electrified. I'd never heard neoclassical guitar before--and I'd never heard such drumming (Deen Castronovo and Atma Anur). The songwriting is some of the best neoclassical instrumental guitar composition ever done. MacAlpine is a very, very good technician also; and with guests such as "Mr.Scary" himself, George Lynch (of Dokken), the playing here is superb. And then Castronovo's drumming in particular elevates it to another level--first time I heard it, I simply could not believe what I was hearing. How could someone drum with such speed and precision and compositional flair?! He matches the guitar intensity perfectly. Overall, if you're a fan of neoclassical shred and you don't own this album, you're probably living in a cave. BUY IT. TODAY.

MacAlpine's finest........2006-12-27

I love all of Tony MacAlpine's albums and this is my favorite by far, so that says something in itself. Tony has the ability to impress musicians with his technical and harmonic depth, while still writing beautiful melodies. He's the Allan Holdsworth of metal, I feel.

Greatest Neo Classical Album Ever!.......2006-11-04

This is my favorite album of neo classical music. Too bad neo classical died out but this cd definitely has more feelings in it than just shredding. These songs remind me of driving out late at night and relaxing. Every song is amazing on this album. A close second to this album is Vinnie Moore's "Time Odyssey." My favorite songs on this cd include "Sacred Wonder", "Dreamstate", and "Tears of Sahara." This cd is great from 1-11 though. A must have album even if you don't like shred. This album is much more melodic than most shred albums.

Powerful guitar/shred album.......2006-09-23

It always annoys me a bit when people accuse any 80's neoclassical-metal solo guitarist of being an Yngwie clone. First of all, all great musicians in this vein (Tony Macalpine, Vinnie Moore, Jason Becker, etc.) were playing guitar ever since they were young, the same as Yngwie. Similarly, they were playing neoclassical-styled music on guitar, the same as Yngwie. All Yngwie really does is plays dozens of different scales, modes, arpeggios and runs which could be found in any music textbook. Yngwie is a talented musician, but he isn't superlative in the genre, and I feel that there are others who do what he sought out to do, only better.

Tony Macalpine, especially with this early albums, is quite often accused of copying Yngwie. I would disagree with this greatly. The biggest difference between the two is that Tony (early on) was entirely instrumental. Yngwie has NEVER been entirely instrumental. In fact, even on his most instrumental album, (Rising Force) only three quarters of the songs were instrumentals. From there on, his instrumental pieces became even more scarce, not to mention less varied. Tony was somewhat of the opposite, starting out with an entirely instrumental repertoire, and adding in his own vocals later on. Of course, he also went on to experiment with Fusion and other styles of playing (something which Yngwie has yet to do). Tony's early, Neoclassical days were his greatest.

Now that I've cleared up why Tony isn't just "another Yngwie clone," I can move onto a more detailed description of the album. On Maximum Security, Tony demonstrates a focused, melodic, soulful style of playing which is actually quite unique in the shred genre. Tony gives the guitar room to breathe, endowing almost every song on the album with a beautiful, songlike melody that he can modify and solo over as he pleases. His harmonies (contributed by keyboards and bass which are played by Tony himself) add depth and texture to the songs, while his melody lines are quite superb.

Tony's style of playing is surprisingly tone-oriented, with excellent vibrato, bends and expertly used artificial harmonics, left and right. Every song has a distinct 80's sound to it, which is characterized by Tony's tone, drenched in reverb and distortion, but generally sounding smooth rather than harsh. His songs are all on the short side, the average length for the album being somewhere around 3 or 3 and a half minutes. His works are concise and to the point, with much less showing off than one would expect from a shred artist. His songs feel much more like compositions than showcases for his technical prowess, as Tony only really goes full shred sporadically throughout the album. Most of the time, he's fretting along at a medium tempo, sometimes even in a relaxed, luxuriant manner, like on album standouts Tears of Sahara and Porcelain Doll.

Every song on the album is a winner, and there is hardly anything that could be considered filler, except for maybe the Chopin etude (track nine) which Tony threw in, maybe for a tad of variety, maybe for contrast, or maybe to remind us that he's an awesome classical pianist as well as a virtuoso guitarist--just in case we were doubting his musical talent. The etude is a very commonly played piece, but is also of considerable difficulty. It's short and exciting--most serious piano students will tackle it at some point in their career, but Tony's performance of it is quite polished. He's excellent for an amateur pianist.

The rest of the songs are all Tony's original compositions, though he does borrow a theme from Chopin on Porcelain Doll. Several of the songs also feature solos from fellow 80's shredders George Lynch and Jeff Watson, both of whom are very talented guitarists. This only adds more variety and energy to Tony's already magnificent album.

There's not much to complain about with this album. Tony manages to craft a neoclassical album that is original, concise and almost entirely devoid of excess. Unlike more egotistical, showy players of the time such as Vinnie Moore and Yngwie Malmsteen, Tony manages to keep the song lengths short, and the compositions focused, with a strong melody and logical structure instead of just seemingly random shredding.

This is a must-have album for any fan of virtuoso, neoclassical/metal lead guitar work. MacAlpine is an underrated guitar player, who also blesses the album with a great ear for melody/harmony and stellar keyboard skills.

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Maximum Workout Reloaded Various Artists Manufacturer: Ubl Recordings ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Compilations | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music | Ambient | Dance Pop | Disco | Drum & Bass | Electronica | Freestyle | Techno-House | Trance | Trip Hop General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Similar Items: Maximum Workout Volume 1 mixed by Dave Matthias Crunch: Music to Sweat To Maximum Workout, Vol. 2 Body Moves: Non-Stop Disco Workout Perfect Playlist Workout, Vol. 1 ASIN: B000CEV48G Release Date: 2006-01-10

Tracks:

1. So Much Love To Give (Club Mix) - Bastian Bates
2. The Weekend (Main Mix) - Michael Gray
3. Call On Me (Eric Prydz Vs. Retarded Funk Mix) - Eric Prydz
4. Put 'Em High (JJ's Club Mix) - Stonebridge
5. Flashdance...What A Feeling (Original Mix) - Digital Offspring
6. Stand Up (Hott 22 Remix) - Loleatta Holloway
7. Everywhere (Extended 12 Inch Mix) - Moustache
8. Strings Of Life (Full Length Vocal) - Soul Central
9. Get Up Stand Up (Phunk Investigation Club Vocal Mix) - Stellar Project
10. Let Me See U Groove (12 Inch Mix) - Dynas T.
11. Nasty Girl (Peter's Reconstruction) - Inaya Day
12. All This Time (Original Mix) - Jonathan Peters

Tracks:

1. If You Don't Want Me By Now (Original Mix) - Aubrey
2. Which Way You're Going (Wally Lopez Remix) - Robbie Rivera
3. Flashlight (DJ ohzee & The Butcha's Rum Dub) - Vinyl Life
4. If I Close My Eyes (Tony Moran & Warren Rigg Club Anthem) - Reina
5. Keep On Dancing (Bangin' Club Mix) - Perpetual Motion
6. Attention! (Steve Murano Remix) - Commander Tom
7. Beautiful Things (Photon Project Remix) - Andain
8. Surrender (Extended Mix) - Lasgo
9. Cold Blood (Club Mix) - Voodoo & Serano
10. Live For This (Original Mix) - Arne L II
11. On The Run (Ocean To Shore Club Mix) - Tillman Uhrmacher
12. Escape (Kay Cee's Remix) - Kaycee

Product Description

CD 01:

1. Bastian Bates - So Much Love To Give (Club Mix)
2. Michael Gray - The Weekend (Main Mix)
3. Eric Prydz - Call On Me
4. Stonebridge - Put Em High (JJ's Club Mix)
5. Digital Offspring - Flashdance What A Feeling
6. Loleatta Holloway - Stand Up (Hott 22 Remix)
7. Moustache - EveryWhere (Extended 12" Mix)
8. Soul Central - Strings Of Life (Full Length Vocal)
9. Stellar Project - Get Up Stand Up
10. Dynas T. - Let Me See U Groove (12" Mix)
11. Inaya Day - Nasty Girl (Peter Rauhofer Reconstruction)
12. Jonathan Peters - All This Time (Leaked Club Mix)

CD 02:

1. Aubrey - If You Don't Know Me By Now
2. Robbie Rivera - Which Way You're Going
3. Vinyl Life - Flashlight
4. Reina - If I Close My Eyes
5. Perpetual Motion - Keep On Dancing
6. COMMANDER TOM - ATTENTION!
7. Andain - Beautiful Things (Photon Project Remix)
8. Lasgo - Surrender (Extended Mix)
9. Voodoo & Serano - Cold Blood (Club Mix)
10. Gollum vs. Ame L II - Live For This
11. Tillman Uhrmacher - On The Run
12. Kaycee - Escape (Kay Cee's Remix)


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