| 1. Never Can Say Goodbye - Gloria Gaynor |
| 2. Car Wash - Rose Royce |
| 3. Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood - Leroy Gomez |
| 4. Sexual Feeling - LaToya Jackson |
| 5. Silly Love Songs - Denny Laine |
| 6. Slow Dancin' Don't Turn Me On - Addrisi Brothers |
| 7. Moonlight Feels Right - Starbuck |
| 8. More, More, More - Andrea True |
| 9. You Make Me Believe in Magic - Bay City Rollers |
| 10. Imaginary Lover - Atlanta Rhythm Section |
Rock Vibrations,Various Artists,Direct Source Label,Disco,Pop,Pop/Rock,Rock,Rock/Pop Collections,Urban
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Beach Boys - 20 Good Vibrations, The Greatest Hits (Volume 1)
The Beach Boys Manufacturer: Capitol ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00001IVJY Release Date: 1999-09-21 |
Tracks:
- Surfin' Safari
- 409
- Surfin' U.S.A.
- Shut Down
- Surfer Girl
- Little Deuce Coupe
- Catch A Wave
- Be True To Your School
- Fun, Fun, Fun
- I Get Around
- Dance, Dance, Dance
- Do You Wanna Dance?
- Help Me, Rhonda
- California Girls
- Barbara Ann
- Sloop John B.
- Wouldn't It Be Nice
- God Only Knows
- Good Vibrations
- Kokomo
Amazon.com essential recording
The three-volume Good Vibrations series is designed with the hits-hungry fan in mind. Eschewing a strict chronological approach, the best-of sets are arranged according to charting position. Thus the initial collection is laden with the group's trademark tunes, ranging from the California boys' first top 10 charter, 1962's "Surfin' Safari," to their last, 1988's "Kokomo," a stray, post-Brian Wilson success. "Kokomo" is by far the newest selection included here; nothing else dates past 1966's No. 1 smash, "Good Vibrations." With the likes of "Fun, Fun, Fun," "I Get Around," "California Girls," and the incandescent "God Only Knows" rounding out the set, Greatest Hits Volume 1 is the ideal first pick for anyone looking for the Beach Boys at their commercial peak. --Steven StolderAmazon.com
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Sounds of Summer |
Pet Sounds |
The Greatest Hits Vol. 2: 20 More Good Vibrations |
Good Vibrations: Thirty Years of The Beach Boys |
Endless Harmony |
Endless Harmony DVD |
Customer Reviews:
Best Beach Boys.......2007-06-04
Makes You Feel as if You Live by the Ocean.......2007-04-02
A must-have for BB fans!.......2007-03-08
The California Girl.......2007-02-23
It's givin me good vibrations..........2006-12-29
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Beach Boys - The Greatest Hits Vol. 2: 20 More Good Vibrations
The Beach Boys Manufacturer: Capitol ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00001IVJW Release Date: 1999-09-21 |
Tracks:
- In My Room
- The Warmth Of The Sun
- Don't Worry, Baby
- All Summer Long
- Wendy
- Little Honda
- When I Grow Up (To Be A Man)
- Please Let Me Wonder
- You're So Good To Me
- The Little Girl I Once Knew
- Caroline No
- Heroes And Villians
- Wild Honey
- Darlin'
- Friends
- Do It Again
- Bluebirds Over The Mountain
- I Can Hear Music
- Break Away
- Cottonfields
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Only one title on the second volume of the three-volume Good Vibrations best-of series cracked the U.S. top 10, 1964's "When I Grow Up to Be a Man." (Five of the selections here made the U.K. charts--"Do It Again," "I Can Hear Music," "Break Away," "Darlin'," and "Cottonfields.") In contrast to its loaded-with-hits predecessor, Greatest Hits Volume 1: 20 Good Vibrations, Volume 2 serves up songs that stand as second-tier Beach Boys--but only in commercial terms. The likes of "In My Room," "Don't Worry, Baby," "Caroline, No," and "Heroes and Villains" stand well above Volume One's "409," "Little Deuce Coupe," and "Sloop John B" in their contribution to the group's incredible legacy. Those hungry for hits will want to stick with the earlier volume, but burgeoning Beach Boys boosters will find this 20-song set every bit the match--and arguably the subjugator--of its all-hits forerunner. --Steven StolderAmazon.com
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Sounds of Summer |
Pet Sounds |
20 Good Vibrations, The Greatest Hits |
Live in London |
Endless Harmony |
Hawthorne, CA |
Customer Reviews:
Makes You Feel as if It Can Be Summer All Year Long.......2007-04-02
Great Collection...But You Have To Buy The Other 2 Volumes!.......2004-05-19
The liner notes are enjoyable along with the colorful pictures, song credits and chart positions. As stated in my title, you can't just buy this without getting the other two volumes. Plus, this three volume set may save you from buying their more expensive box set which contains over 100 songs. With this three volume, three CD set, you get 60 songs you will want. Highly recommended.
+ 1/2 stars...The Rest of the Capitol Hits (and Near Misses).......2004-03-14
Even at 20 tracks the album is still a bit skimpy (running time - 51:12), but it helps provide a solid overview of the Beach Boys first decade. Like Vol. 1, the 12-page foldout booklet is awkward, but the essay by Beach Boy author Brad Elliot offers some terrific insight, the photos are wonderful and the track-by-track studio info is informative. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
Great Material Unknown To Much Fans.......2004-01-30
The first 11 tracks are from when the band was still hot and tearing up the charts. Here is where you'll find the eloquent "In My Room", the gloomy but optimistic "The Warmth Of The Sun" (great Brian falsetto on this one), the "faster, faster" vocal riff on "Little Honda", and the heartshattering "Don't Worry Baby", to name a few. Other gems include the one "Pet Sounds" track, "Caroline, No", the heartwrenching "Please Let Me Wonder", and the upbeat grooves on "You're So Good To Me".
The rest of the disc is from when the band started to become passe. Here we get tracks that are relative unknowns, with the exception of the infamous "Heroes And Villains". There's there two top 20 hits from this period, the pretty "Darlin'" and the nostalgic "Do It Again". There's also the sweet "Friends", a rock reworking of the country standard "Bluebirds Over The Mountain", and Carl's heavenly high on "I Can Hear Music". Closing this album is "Breakaway", featuring ebullient harmonies, and another reworked country standard, a marvelous Al Jardine - produced "Cottonfields".
I heavily suggest you purchase this album. It not only is full of great music but exposes the casual listener to a whole new world of Beach Boys music that they never heard before.
Not Bad, But Greatest Hits Volume One is Better.......2004-01-16
The first greatest hits CD has their BEST songs, their all-time, absolute GREATEST HITS. This CD picks up where volume one leaves off and focuses on their lesser known, and less popular songs.
Some of the selections contained in this CD are "I Can Hear Music," "In My Room," "All Summer Long," and "You're So Good To Me."
These songs are a study of how the Beach Boys' material matured and evolved from car, girl, and surfing songs to more intricate songs. It was at this point in their history that Brian Wilson wanted to progress from their surfing and car material to other types of songs, but the other members of the band still wanted to play surfing and car songs.
This volume is an study in that evolution. It is certainly not a bad CD, but if you prefer the car and surfing material, stick with volume one.
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Good Vibrations: Thirty Years Of The Beach Boys
The Beach Boys Manufacturer: Capitol ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000002UR4 Release Date: 1993-06-29 |
Tracks:
- Surfin' U.S.A. (Demo Version) (Previously Unreleased)
- Little Surfer Girl (Previously Unreleased)
- Surfin' (Rehearsal) (Previously Unreleased)
- Surfin'
- Their Hearts Were Full Of Spring (Demo) (Previously Unreleased)
- Surfin' Safari
- 409
- Punchline (Instrumental) (Previously Unreleased)
- Surfin' U.S.A.
- Shut Down
- Surfer Girl
- Little Deuce Coupe
- In My Room
- Catch A Wave
- The Surfer Moon
- Be True To Your School
- Spirit Of America
- Little Saint Nick (45 RPM)
- Things We Did Last Summer (Previously Unreleased)
- Fun, Fun, Fun
- Don't Worry Baby
- Why Do Fools Fall In Love
- The Warmth Of The Sun
- I Get Around
- All Summer Long
- Little Honda
- Wendy
- Don't Back Down
- Do You Wanna Dance
- When I Grow Up (To Be A Man)
- Dance, Dance, Dance
- Please Let Me Wonder
- She Knows Me Too Well
- Radio Station Jingles (Previously Unreleased)
- Concert Promo/Hushabye (Live) (Previously Unreleased)
Tracks:
- California Girls
- Help Me Rhonda
- Then I Kissed Her
- And Your Dream Comes True
- The Little Girl I Once Knew (45 Version)
- Barbara Ann (45 Version)
- Ruby Baby (Party LP Outtake) (Previously Unreleased)
- Koma (Radio Promo Spot) (Previously Unreleased)
- Sloop John B
- Wouldn't It Be Nice
- You Still Believe In Me
- God Only Knows
- Hang On To Your Ego (Alternate Version) (Previously Unreleased)
- I Just Wasn't Made For These Times
- Pet Sounds
- Caroline, No
- Good Vibrations (45 Version)
- Our Prayer (Previously Unreleased)
- Heroes And Villains (Alternate Version)
- Heroes And Villains (Sections) (Previously Unreleased)
- Wonderful (Previously Unreleased)
- Cabinessence
- Wind Chimes (Previously Unreleased)
- Heroes And Villains (Intro) (Previously Unreleased)
- Do You Like Worms (Previously Unreleased)
- Vegetables (Previously Unreleased)
- I Love To Say Da Da (Previously Unreleased)
- Surf's Up (Previously Unreleased)
- With Me Tonight
Tracks:
- Heroes And Villains (45 Version)
- Darlin'
- Wild Honey
- Let The Wind Blow
- Can't Wait Too Long
- Cool Cool Water
- Meant For You
- Friends
- Little Bird
- Busy Doin' Nothin'
- Do It Again
- I Can Hear Music
- I Went To Sleep
- Time To Get Alone
- Breakaway
- Cotton Fields (The Cotton Song) (45 Version)
- San Miguel
- Games Two Can Play (Previously Unreleased)
- I Just Got My Pay (Previously Unreleased)
- This Whole World
- Add Some Music
- Forever
- Our Sweet Love
- H.E.L.P. Is On The Way (Previously Unreleased)
- 4th Of July (Previously Unreleased)
- Long Promised Road
- Disney Girls
- Surf's Up
- 'Til I Die
Tracks:
- Sail On Sailor
- California
- Trader
- Funky Pretty
- Fairy Tale Music
- You Need A Mess Of Help To Stand Alone
- Marcella
- All This Is That
- Rock And Roll Music
- It's OK
- Had To Phone Ya
- That Same Song
- It's Over Now (Previously Unreleased)
- Still I Dream Of It (Previously Unreleased)
- Let Us Go On This Way
- The Night Was So Young
- I'll Bet He's Nice
- Airplane
- Come Go With Me
- Our Team (Previously Unreleased)
- Baby Blue
- Good Timin'
- Goin' On
- Getcha Back
- Kokomo
Tracks:
- In My Room (Demo)
- Radio Spot #1
- I Get Around (Track Only)
- Radio Spot #2
- Dance, Dance, Dance (Tracking Session)
- Hang On To Your Ego (Sessions)
- God Only Knows (Tracking Session)
- Good Vibrations (Sessions)
- Heroes And Villains (Track Only)
- Cabinessence (Track Only)
- Surf's Up (Track Only)
- Radio Spot #3
- All Summer Long (Vocals)
- Wendy (Vocals)
- Hushabye (Vocals)
- When I Grow Up To Be A Man (Vocals)
- Wouldn't It Be Nice (Vocals)
- California Girls (Vocals)
- Radio Spot #4
- Concert Intro/Surfin' U.S.A.-Live 1964
- Surfer Girl-Live 1964
- Be True To Your School-Live 1964
- Good Vibrations-Live 1966
- Surfer Girl-Live In Hawaii Rehearsals-1967
Amazon.com essential recording
From "Surfin'" to "Kokomo," the first four discs of this box chart the Beach Boys' inimitable 30-year course. Here are all the hits and key album tracks, and an assortment of unreleased material that illuminates Brian Wilson and company's immense contribution to the development of pop music. (Especially fascinating are the assembled fragments from Wilson's abandoned 1966 masterwork, Smile.) A fifth disc features demos, radio spots, live tracks, and studio goodies for the hardcore fan. The set confirms Brian's hardworking genius, but also gives each member his due, especially the late Carl Wilson. Rock & roll music grew up with the Beach Boys, and this box is rock's best family album. --Ben EdmondsAmazon.com
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20 Good Vibrations, The Greatest Hits |
More Good Vibrations, Greatest Hits: Vol.2 |
Endless Harmony |
Sunflower/Surf's Up |
Customer Reviews:
30 yrs of B.B. review.......2007-03-25
Great Music, Worth Buying For the Smile Material Alone.......2007-03-05
That said I reccomend getting all of their cd's if you really like the Beach Boys because there are TONS of non-hits that are INCREDIBLE!!! Go get "Today!" and listen to the whole album and you will see what I mean.
Good Vibrations: Thirty Years Of The Beach Boys. MORE THAN JUST A GREATEST HITS, THIS BOX IS ALSO A BEACH BOYS HISTORY LESSON .......2007-02-16
Brian also produced 10 Beach Boys albums by the tender age of 23. The Beatles had George Martin producing all their Magnum Opuses. The Beatles were great, there is no argument from me there, but by (Pet Sounds) 1966 Sir George Martin and The Beatles soon realized that a man named Brian Wilson was just as talented musically, or far surpassed any of The Beatles in musical talent individually. If the missing songs are bothering you, buy all the "Capital Re-issue Twofers" with there expansive linear notes, extra and alternate tracks. Remember the limited sound quality of "Good Vibrations: Thirty Years Of The Beach Boys" is due to Brian Wilson being deaf in one ear, as he could only hear in mono, not in stereo like the average person can. Anything that was recorded in mono and was put in stereo during the 1960s, was called Duo-Phonic, and beleive me as I tell you the original Mono recordings sound vastly superior to any Duo Phonic stereo remastering. Duo Phonic was just fake stereo and did not help the original vastly superior sounding mono recording. "Good Vibrations: Thirty Years Of The Beach Boys" may seem overkill for casual Beach Boys fans, but as I listened to each cd from 1-5 the music plays the Beach Boys history right in front of your ears.
Bottom line: "Good Vibrations: Thirty Years Of The Beach Boys" is essential to any Beach Boys fan to learn their history and to realize they were more than beach and sun music. Ps. This box set is some really good listening, if you give it a chance..............
Great Complimation.......2007-01-04
Stereo is not dead.......2006-09-19
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Good Vibrations: 40th Anniversary Edition EP
The Beach Boys Manufacturer: Capitol ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000FOQ0PA Release Date: 2006-06-27 |
Tracks:
- Good Vibrations (original 45 RPM single version)
- Good Vibrations (various sessions)
- Good Vibrations (alternate take, unreleased in the U.S.)
- Good Vibrations (instrumental)
- Good Vibrations (live concert rehearsal, 8/25/67)
- Let's Go Away For Awhile (original B-Side)
Album Description
2006 is the 40th Anniversary of Good Vibrations--released October 10, 1966. This Beach Boys masterpiece was named the #1 Greatest Single of All Time by Mojo magazine and #6 Greatest Song of All Time by Rolling Stone magazine. DigiPak features original artwork and cover sleeve artwork from around the world."Nothing but perfection here. The Beach Boys' first million-selling #1 hit...was a major technical breakthrough...the record that showed that anything was possible in the studio." --David Leaf (author of the critically-acclaimed biography The Beach Boys and The California Myth)
Customer Reviews:
Good Vibrations.......2007-02-18
PSYCHEDELIC GOLD, THIS EP ROCKS!! THE BEATLES WERE HUMBLED WITH VIBRATIONS IN 1966..... .......2007-01-13
I Picked Up Good Vibrations..........2007-01-10
disappointment.......2007-01-03
Can't be beat!.......2006-11-10
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Symphonic Rock
Manufacturer: Angel Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0002T7ZM0 Release Date: 2004-09-07 |
Tracks:
- Come Away With Me (originally by Norah Jones)
- Yellow (originally by Coldplay)
- Here With Me (originally by Dido)
- Millennium (originally by Robbie Williams)
- Hero (originally by Enrique Iglesius)
- What Can I Do (originally by The Corrs)
- Flying Without Wings (originally by Westlife)
- Everybody Hurts (originally by REM)
- Every Breath You Take (originally by The Police)
- Let It Be (originally by The Beatles)
- A Whiter Shade Of Pale (originally by Procol Harum)
- Nights In White Satin (originally by The Moody Blues)
- Candle In The Wind (originally by Elton John)
- Imagine (originally by John Lennon)
Tracks:
- Beautiful Day (originally by U2)
- Champagne Supernova (originally by Oasis)
- Handbags & Gladrags (originally by Stereophonics)
- Why Does It Always Rain On Me (originally by Travis)
- Livin' On A Prayer (originally by Bon Jovi)
- Layla (originally by Derek & The Dominos)
- Stairway To Heaven (originally by Led Zeppelin)
- Bat Out Of Hell (originally by Meat Loaf)
- Run To You (originally by Bryan Adams)
- China In Your Hand (originally by T'Pau)
- Torn (originally by Natalie Imbruglia)
- Bittersweet Symphony (originally by The Verve)
- Good Vibrations (originally by The Beach Boys)
- Bohemian Rhapsody (originally by Queen)
Customer Reviews:
Absolutely Pure & Beautiful.......2005-10-31
Symphonic Rock.......2005-07-25
pleasant easy listening.......2005-07-19
Excellent CD.......2005-03-20
luke.......2004-12-12
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Summer of Love, Vol. 1: Tune In (Good Time & Love Vibrations)
Various Artists Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0000032VU Release Date: 1992-09-01 |
Tracks:
- San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Flowers In Your Hair) - Scott McKenzie
- Reach Out Of The Darkness - Friend And Lover
- Get Together - The Youngbloods
- The Flower Children - Marcia Strassman
- Love Is All Around - The Troggs
- Groovin' - The Young Rascals
- The Rain, The Park & Other Things - The Cowsills
- Up-Up And Away - The 5th Dimension
- Windy - The Association
- Lazy Day - Spanky & Our Gang
- The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy) - Harpers Bizarre
- Groovy Summertime - The Love Generation
- Sunshine Girl - The Parade
- Neon Rainbow - The Box Tops
- King Midas In Reverse - The Hollies
- San Franciscan Nights - Eric Burdon & The Animals
Customer Reviews:
Great CD!.......2007-01-03
Psychedelia and the Summer of Love.......2006-11-04
nostalgic collection.......2004-10-26
For those who lived through that brief moment, this music will likely take you back. It is pleasant nostalgia, just before violence and drug commerce made all of that change into an ugly thing. The songs are light and hopeful. For those who are interested in that time, a listen to the music from then is revealing. However, these songs are, for the most part, pretty light weight. Some are quite forgetable, and a few have aged so poorly as to make one cringe to hear them now (Eric Burdon's "trans-love airways" for example).
So this is a collection for those who want a pleasant spin down memory lane or who just want to examine that moment in the past. Others may wonder why anyone would listen to this simple stuff. Musical style has grown and progressed way past these pleasant numbers now.
If you want it, you've got it!.......2004-05-06
EXCELLENT! FLOWER POWER AT ITS BEST........1999-06-20
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The Bliss Album...? (Vibrations of Love and Anger and the Ponderance of Life and Existence)
P. M. Dawn Manufacturer: V2 Ada ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000005CF1 Release Date: 1997-09-16 |
Tracks:
- Intro
- When Midnight Sighs
- Plastic
- The Ways Of The Wind
- To Love Me More
- Almost Nothing (For The Love Of Destiny)
- Norwegian Wood
- Beyond Infinite Affections
- Looking Through Patient Eyes
- Filthy Rich (I Don't Wanna Be)
- More Than Likely
- The Nocturnal Is In The House
- When It's Raining Cats And Dogs
- I'd Die Without You
Customer Reviews:
A Timeless Classic.......2007-06-26
13 Years Later and It's still amazing.......2006-08-23
almost perfect.......2006-04-15
12 Years & It's Still Fantastic.......2006-03-02
Don't be fooled, this is REAL HIP HOP.......2005-08-20
The album starts with, "When Mightnight Sighs". The first time I listened to this song I was in the car and I found myself singing along by the time the chorus came around.
The second song "So on & so on" was basically an all singing song, but I really enjoyed this one, because the vocals were delivered very quickly.
Next comes Plastic. This is straight up hip hop. Prince Be comes with the power of Chuck D ready to tell people how he feels about the negative attention the hip hop community has given them. (that's how I saw it)
The production/music on Ways of the Wind is very beautiful. Crazy ass bassline too. I must say the production/music on this album is on point. It's close, if not as good as the first album.
Next comes, "To Love Me More". I am not a a big fan of the slow singing songs, but when they are put around a bunch of upbeat songs with rapping, it has a good balance and you appreciate them a lot more. I think this song is fun and keeps things versitile.
One of my favorites "About Nothing for the Love of Destiny". This song is great. The music is top notch and the chorus is simply amazing. The sarcasm (i hope) in the chorus is great. "I like the way you change your looks, I like the way you change your style..I like the way you talk about nothing". I LOVE the little synth SOLO. I LOVE IT!! haha.
The cover of the Beatles "Norwegian Wood" was actually pulled off reallly well. The drums are straight up boom bap. Not a big fan of covers unless they cross music boundries, and this one definately does.
"Beyond Infinite Affections" is straight up hip hop once again. I don't know how P.M. Dawn could get any backlash from the hip hop community when they make songs like this. It's better than the majority of hip hop.
"Looking through Patient Eyes" sounds like Set Adrift Part 2. heh. Nice mellow song.
"Filthy Rich, I don't wanna be". I love the lyrics in the verses, not a big fan of the chorus though.
"More than Likely" is my least favorite song on the album. It's a duet with some guy and it really sounds like he needs to CLEAR his throat. It sounds very mucas filled, at one point you can hear it try to clear itself. Eek.
"The Nocturnal is in the house". Another banging hip hop track. nuff said. Coming battle style, whatever happened to that??
"When it's Raining Cats and Dogs" not a big fan of this one.
"I'd Die Without You". I used to hate this song when I was little when it used to come on the radio. I was still in elementry school at the time. I hated all the R & B songs cuz I had to sit through them to get to some hip hop songs, and this was one of them. I had no clue it was P.M. Dawn until I bought this album. I guess I like it now proably cuz I recognize it. heh.
All in all, it's nearly as good as the first album. I still like the first a smidget better, but not by much. This album KILLS 99 percent of all albums out there.
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OHM: The Early Gurus of Electronic Music
Various Artists Manufacturer: Ellipsis Arts ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00004T0FZ Release Date: 2000-04-25 |
Tracks:
- Valse Sentimentale - Clara Rockmore
- Oraison - Ens D'Ondes De Montreal
- Etude Aux Chemins De Fer - Pierre Schaeffer
- Williams Mix - John Cage
- Klangstudie II - Herbert Eimert/Robert Beyer
- Low Speed - Otto Luening
- Dripsody - Hugh Le Caine
- Forbidden Planet: Main Title - Louis Barron/Bebe Barron
- Elektronische Tanzste: Concertando Rubato - Oskar Sala
- Poem Electronique - Edgard Varese
- Sine Music (A Swarm Of Butterflies Encountered Over The Ocean) - Richard Maxfield
- Apocalypse-Part 2 - Tod Dockstader
- Kontakte - James Tenney/William Winant
- Wireless Fant - Vladimir Ussachevsky
- Philomel - Milton Babbitt
- Spacecraft - MEV
Tracks:
- Cindy Electronium - Raymond Scott
- Pendulum Music - Sonic Youth
- Bye Bye Butterfly - Pauline Oliveros
- Projection Esemplastic For White Noise - Joji Yuasa
- Silver Apples Of The Moon, Part 1 - Morton Subotnick
- Rainforest Version 1 - David Tudor
- Poppy Nogood - Terry Riley
- Boat-Woman-Song - Holger Czukay
- Music Promenade - Luc Ferrari
- Vibrations Composees: Rosace 3 - Francois Bayle
- Mutations - Jean-Claude Risset
- Hibiki-Hana-Ma - Iannis Xenakis
- Map Of 49's Dream The Two Systems Of Eleven Sets Of Galactic Intervals: Drift Study '31/69 c.... - La Monte Young
Tracks:
- He Destroyed Her Image - Charles Dodge
- Six Fants On A Poem By Thomas Campion: Her Song - Paul Lansky
- Appalachian Grove - Laurie Spiegel
- En Phase/Hors Phase - Bernard Parmegiani
- On The Other Ocean - David Behrman
- Stria - John Chowning
- Living Sound, Patent Pending Music For Sound-Joined Rooms Series - Maryanne Amacher
- Automatic Writing - Robert Ashley
- Canti Illuminati - Alvin Curran
- Music On A Long Thin Wire - Alvin Lucier
- Melange - Klaus Schulze
- Before And After Charm (La Notte) - Jon Hassell
- Unfamiliar Wind (Leeks Hills) - Brian Eno
Amazon.com
Opening with Clara Rockmore's reworking of Tchaikovsky with the theremin, and finishing with one of Brian Eno's ambient soundscapes, OHM artfully succeeds in its goal of giving a representative (as opposed to the impossible, comprehensive) overview of the first several decades of electronic music. Over 3 discs, 42 compositions, and 96 pages of notes and photos, OHM clearly illustrates the producers' and contributing writers' point that early electronic music is much of the foundation of contemporary music. Herein lies the connective tissue bridging musique concrète, 20th-century classical, electronic experimentation, and the theoretical avant-garde to psychedelia, ambient, dub, techno, electro, and synthpop and the globalization of sound. The groundbreaking uses of loops, sampling, drones, remixes, and cut-and-paste technology are put fully into context. The diversity of music included makes any sort of summation impossible, but that is also the point: electronic music is not really a genre, but an open field of endless possibility. From John Cage's famous "William's Mix" of tape snippets to Karkheinz Stockhausen's electronic orchestral compositions, from David Tudor and Holger Czukay's experiments in unrelated blendings of audio elements to David Behrman's supremely peaceful duet between computers and musicians, the aural renegades on OHM tread where none (save a few of their contemporaries) had gone before. The liner notes convey the incredible amount of hard work and experimentation it took to stitch together many of these pieces in the predigital era. Putting aside the inevitable quibbles about what's missing (much of it due to legal and/or logistical issues), a more complete collection of musical eggheads, eccentrics, and visionaries is hard to imagine. --Carl HanniCustomer Reviews:
excellent but uncomplete.......2006-11-12
(which was bigger than Koln's WDR studios) with Bruno Maderna, Luciano Berio and Luigi Nono.
This is a big mistake. Milans studios were the biggest of europe and produced many important electroacoustic pieces.
If the collection aim to describe faithfully electronic music history, it should include this artists too.
To call it music may be a bit limiting. .......2006-10-24
A more successful way to approach such a broad and varied collection of audio experimentation is to think of it as curated sound. This isn't something to wash the dishes to, or to seduce someone to (although if you did manage to seduce someone with the recordings on this anthology, HOLD ON TO THAT PERSON, because they've got to be a keeper). These are unique sound textures that deserve a close, probably solitary listen, and I think if you're in the right frame of mind, it can be a very rewarding listen.
My main complaint is sequencing: each dicrete piece follows it's own internal logic, so there are more than a couple rough gear changes. However, since each piece is so different, and the collection is so varied, I'm not sure that you could totally escape that.
A worthwhile collection.......2006-01-11
It is unfair to mark this collection down due to the production quality and 'musicality' of its contents, to do so would be to staggeringly miss the point of the development of electronic music through the 20th Century. What this collection shows is the ideas behind those at the cutting edge of the genre before many could even conceive of such output. That said it is hard going at points, as experimental music can be.
Highlights for me are no doubt Olivier Messiaen's 'Oraison' on CD 1, David Tudor's 'Rainforest Version 1' on CD 2 and on CD 3 David Behrman's 'On the Other Ocean' and Maryanne Amacher's 'Living sound Patent Pending'.
OhMyGodHowDreadful.......2005-08-15
Kid Stockhausen.......2003-01-17
Admittedly, some of the songs are much more interesting to think about than they are to listen to. Some of the early pieces that were made through thosuands of hours of pains-taking tape-splicing could be made today in an afternoon with a digital audio editor and a few effects plug-ins.
It is a beautiful package, containing a 90 page booklet of essays, quotations from the featured artists, and photographs. What all music should be: an education in daring.
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Manufacturer: Uni/Mercury ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
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A Timeless Classic.......2007-06-26
13 Years Later and It's still amazing.......2006-08-23
almost perfect.......2006-04-15
12 Years & It's Still Fantastic.......2006-03-02
Don't be fooled, this is REAL HIP HOP.......2005-08-20
The album starts with, "When Mightnight Sighs". The first time I listened to this song I was in the car and I found myself singing along by the time the chorus came around.
The second song "So on & so on" was basically an all singing song, but I really enjoyed this one, because the vocals were delivered very quickly.
Next comes Plastic. This is straight up hip hop. Prince Be comes with the power of Chuck D ready to tell people how he feels about the negative attention the hip hop community has given them. (that's how I saw it)
The production/music on Ways of the Wind is very beautiful. Crazy ass bassline too. I must say the production/music on this album is on point. It's close, if not as good as the first album.
Next comes, "To Love Me More". I am not a a big fan of the slow singing songs, but when they are put around a bunch of upbeat songs with rapping, it has a good balance and you appreciate them a lot more. I think this song is fun and keeps things versitile.
One of my favorites "About Nothing for the Love of Destiny". This song is great. The music is top notch and the chorus is simply amazing. The sarcasm (i hope) in the chorus is great. "I like the way you change your looks, I like the way you change your style..I like the way you talk about nothing". I LOVE the little synth SOLO. I LOVE IT!! haha.
The cover of the Beatles "Norwegian Wood" was actually pulled off reallly well. The drums are straight up boom bap. Not a big fan of covers unless they cross music boundries, and this one definately does.
"Beyond Infinite Affections" is straight up hip hop once again. I don't know how P.M. Dawn could get any backlash from the hip hop community when they make songs like this. It's better than the majority of hip hop.
"Looking through Patient Eyes" sounds like Set Adrift Part 2. heh. Nice mellow song.
"Filthy Rich, I don't wanna be". I love the lyrics in the verses, not a big fan of the chorus though.
"More than Likely" is my least favorite song on the album. It's a duet with some guy and it really sounds like he needs to CLEAR his throat. It sounds very mucas filled, at one point you can hear it try to clear itself. Eek.
"The Nocturnal is in the house". Another banging hip hop track. nuff said. Coming battle style, whatever happened to that??
"When it's Raining Cats and Dogs" not a big fan of this one.
"I'd Die Without You". I used to hate this song when I was little when it used to come on the radio. I was still in elementry school at the time. I hated all the R & B songs cuz I had to sit through them to get to some hip hop songs, and this was one of them. I had no clue it was P.M. Dawn until I bought this album. I guess I like it now proably cuz I recognize it. heh.
All in all, it's nearly as good as the first album. I still like the first a smidget better, but not by much. This album KILLS 99 percent of all albums out there.
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1966: Time-Life Music Classic Rock
The Beach Boys , The Temptations , The Young Rascals , The Standells , Donovan , The Bobby Fuller Four , The Shadows of Knight , The Supremes , The Monkees , and Paul Revere and the Raiders Manufacturer: Time-Life Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
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Song listing: 1. Good Vibrations - The Beach Boys 2. (I Know) I'm Losing You - The Temptations 3. Good Lovin' - The Young Rascals 4. Dirty Water - The Standells 5. Sunshine Superman - Donovan 6. Tell It Like It Is - Aaron Neville 7. Summer in the City - The Lovin' Spoonful 8. Standing in the Shadows of Love - The Four Tops 9. I Fought the Law - The Bobby Fuller Four 10. Beauty is Only Skin Deep - The Temptations 11. When a Man Loves a Woman - Percy Sledge 12. Reach Out I'll Be There - The Four Tops 13. Gloria - The Shadows of Knight 14. Barbara Ann - The Beach Boys 15. Shapes of Things - The Yardbirds 16. Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind? - The Lovin' Spoonful 17. Monday, Monday - The Mamas and the Papas 18. You Keep Me Hangin' On - The Supremes 19. Wild Thing - The Troggs 20. I'm a Believer - The Monkees 21. Kicks - Paul Revere and the Raiders 22. Psychotic Reaction - The Count FiveRock Music:
