Beyond [Import]

Product Description
Featuring Joey Baron, Elliott Sharp & Roberto Zorzi. Recorded and mixed by Elliott Sharp at zOaR Studio, NYC, October, 2000. A very intense and unpredictable album featuring acoustic inventions and electric moments. 2001.

Beyond,Baron/Sharp/Zorzi,Rock/Pop

Average customer rating: Excellent Job Worth twice the price for CD2 alone!! WOW!!! Amazing album. Beyond Expectations! The best of the best............

Anjunabeats, Vol. 5 Above & Beyond Manufacturer: Ultra Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music Similar Items: A State of Trance 2007 Anjunabeats, Vol. 4 Passport to the United States of America A State of Mind Anjunabeats Worldwide, Vol. 1 ASIN: B000PSJCL0 Release Date: 2007-06-05

Tracks:

1. Zeppelin - Michael Cassette
2. Battery Life - Chunk & Twist
3. Essense - Jaytech
4. Remember September - Boom Jink
5. Together - Joonas Hahmo
6. Needs To Feel - Super8 & Tab
7. Spacelift - Jaytech
8. My Name Is Jacques - Junk Science
9. Formalistick - Stephen J. Kroos
10. Buzz - Above & Beyond
11. Tomahawk - Oliver Smith
12. Amnesia - Nitrous Oxide
13. Good For Me - Above & Beyond

Tracks:

1. Shapes - Maor Levi
2. Megashira - Marc Marberg
3. One Night In Tokyo - Purple Mood
4. Razorfish - Above & Beyond
5. Make Me Believe - Daniel Kandi
6. Home - Above & Beyond
7. Nimbus - Oliver Smith
8. Oceanic - Above & Beyond
9. Worldwide - Mark Pledger vs. Super8 & Tab
10. Cold Front - Remo-con
11. Never Gone - Adam Nickey
12. One Wish - Evbointh
13. Suru - Super8 & Tab

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The boys at Anjunabeats--who in their collective DJ persona go by Above & Beyond--have probably done more than any other outfit to reinvigorate the genre of trance in the last five years. This is largely thanks to their mix compilations, which have featured talents like Gabriel & Dresden, Kyau & Albert, and Smith & Pledger. So it's a bit difficult to explain how these tastemakers could see fit to include a track peppered with a geek-speak warning that laptop overheating results in decreased battery life (Chunk & Twist's "Battery Life"). But such oddness is soon forgotten with the entrance of "Essence," a predictably excellent effort from Jaytech with plenty of swing. Disc 1 also features Joonas Hahmo's "Together," an effervescent fusion of house and trance elements that works like a charm. Disc 2 leaves the gate with Maor Levi's "Shapes"--whose splice-and-dice vocals nod to James Holden's seminal remix of "Nothing"--followed by Marc Marberg and Kyau & Albert's "Megashira," a must-spin track that is electro on the outside and trance on the inside (and features an absolutely stellar breakdown). Volume 5 is the most electro-influenced installment of Anjunabeats yet, but Above & Beyond are careful to use the harder-edged stuff as a springboard to give their trademark euphoric material even greater effect. --Brent Kallmer

Customer Reviews:

Excellent Job.......2007-07-20

This is the first Anjunabeats album I have owned and within a few minutes of popping it in, I knew I had something special here. As far as trance goes, this album is everything you wanted to hear, perfect sounds and instrumentation. Just when things start cooling down a bit, they punch you square in the chest starting the next track. I saw Above and Beyond live at Electric Daisy Carnival 2007 and was able to glowstring through the entire set, eyes and mind wide open.

My only gripe is that it's two discs. I can't pick one.

Tracks worth mentioning? One Wish, Home, One Night In Tokyo, Needs To Feel, Formalistick... There are a lot of great tracks here. Have fun with this one!

Worth twice the price for CD2 alone!!.......2007-07-19

As is the case with many double CD sets, one CD eclipses the other. In this case CD2 was far superior to CD1. It's not that CD1 was bad, but CD2 was soooo good. Having said that, I did enjoy a few tracks on CD1; namely, "Together" (by Joonas Hahmo), "Tomahawk" (by Oliver Smith), "Amnesia" (by Nitrous Oxide), and the excellent closer "Good For Me" (by Above & Beyond).

CD2 is a classic! If you love melodic trance you will be treated to pure sonic bliss. There are absolutely no fillers here, though track 10 ("Cold Front" by Remo Con), a "techno progressive" number, was a bit jarring at first until the melody kicked in. I don't believe I would be guilty of hyperbole if I were to say that this is the best trance CD I've listened to this year (and I've listened to many). It comes close to beating my all-time favorite trance CD, CD2 of Thrillseekers' amazing 2 disc set "Nightmusic: Vol. 1." (If you love melodic and high energy trance, you simply must own that set...check out also the latest release by AVB, "A State of Trance 2007").

The standouts include: "One night in Toyko" (by Purple Mood), "Make Me Believe" (by Daniel Kandi), "Home" (by Above & Beyond), "Oceanic" (by Above & Beyond), "Never Gone" (by Adam Nickey), "One Wish" (by Evbointh), and the stunning closer "Suru" (by Super8 & Tab). This is not to belittle the others, for they will prove to be ear candy for you as well. And I was impressed that Above & Beyond was able to take a rather old song ("Razorfish" by Tranquility Base) and give it new life in a refreshing remix.

There was only one drawback on the whole CD. When I heard the last note of "Suru" fading out, I was left longing for more. Oh well, thankfully one can always resort to the priceless Repeat button!!

WOW!!! Amazing album........2007-07-18

I recently bought some music to run to and this is one of my favorites. Keeps me moving and I love to hear it over and over again. Great work from Above & Beyond...you guys have me hooked.

Beyond Expectations!.......2007-07-18

This summer I got Anjuanbeats vol 4 and that was perfectly wonderful. Then I got Anjuanbeats Worldwide Vol 1 and it blew my mind away. Anjunabeats Vol 5 is better than all of them.

My suggestion is to put both CD 1 and 2 into a playlist and then just listen to the playlist on your iPod because I guarantee you that it will be difficult to stop listening to any one of the CDs. That is the only bad part. I dont want to stop listening to CD1 and then I feel the same about CD 2. Just listen to both of them as one long continuous playlist.

Good tracks: Basically all of them. I am particularily touched by "Good For Me" which makes me remember the love I have for a special woman in my life. I just took the lyrics for that song and sent them to her and she was really touched that it was the way I felt for her.

Basically, if you already have Anjunabeats and you don`t have this one yet, you`re REALLY missing out and you need to get this now. I got "A State to Trance 2007" and I like that one too but I have barely listened to it since I am so into Anjuanbeats, Vol 5 right now. If I don't listen to this, I listen to Worldwide Vol 1. I look with eager anticipation for Anjuanbeats Vol 6. Please A & B, release this very soon!!!!!!

The best of the best...................2007-07-13

Some others have written some great reviews of this ultra gorgeously mixed collection of the finest Progressive and Euphoric Trance available, so I will be brief. I have been an Above & Beyond fan since I first heard their single Air for Life a few years ago, and have since acquired all of the Anjunabeats volumes and the Anjunabeats Worldwide mix as well. I have to say they are all excellent and truly special mixes compared to everything else out there from a consistency and quality perspective. Buy this amazing, wonderful, inspiring mix and you will not regret it! Absolutely incredible.

Average customer rating: The return of Dinosaur Jr. Beyond Expectations Beyond belief Lou Barlow Back for Beyond Sounds Like What 'Green Mind'

Beyond Dinosaur Jr. Manufacturer: Fat Possum [Old] ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Punk | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Dinosaur Jr.: Live in the Middle East Sky Blue Sky Icky Thump We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank Favourite Worst Nightmare ASIN: B000OCZ9R8 Release Date: 2007-05-01

Tracks:

1. Almost Ready
2. Crumble
3. Pick Me Up
4. Back To Your Heart
5. This Is All I Came To Do
6. Been There All The Time
7. It's Me
8. We're Not Alone
9. I Got Lost
10. Lightning Bulb
11. What If I Knew

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Since bassist Lou Barlow left Dinosaur Jr. in 1989, the band--whose last record was 1997's expansive Hand It Over--has largely become an alter-ego moniker for guitarist/vocalist J Mascis. But now the original trio (including drummer Emmett "Murph" Murphy) has reunited for the first time since Barlow's split, and the 11-song outcome makes one ask: Why did they wait so long? Mascis's thunderous "Almost Ready," featuring both his combustible guitar and weary vocals, is the perfect blast-off, allowing Murphy's backbeat to set a turbulent pace early, and while songs like "Been There All the Time" and the Neil Young accolade "This Is All I Came to Do" have Mascis as primed as ever, Barlow (whose '90s-era Sebadoh set the bar for lo-fi bands) reappears with two of the record's strongest tracks: the poppy "Lightning Bulb" and "Back to Your Heart," which recalls late-in-the-game Hüsker Dü. These 50 minutes of music are as cohesive as they are conquering, and whether the same can be said of the once-prickly relationship between Mascis and Barlow will ultimately decide if this is a one-off reunion or if the real Dinosaur Jr. is back for awhile. --Scott Holter

Customer Reviews:

The return of Dinosaur Jr........2007-07-20

I bought a copy of Dinosaur Jr.'s Beyond album a few weeks ago with me being a hardcore fan for over 10 years and all the rave reviews I had heard about it it would have been sacrilege if I didn't buy it. What I had heard was that it was a return to form since Bug, the band's last album with the original line up in 1988. I'll have to say I've listened to this album alot and I'm even listning to it now as I'm writing and it took me about 10 listens to full apreciate this album. I bought this at the record store, put the cd in my car and drove home with it hearing most of the album on the drive home. It started off decent enough with the first two songs and then just got dull. I mean I thought this was pretty sub par for a Dinosaur Jr. album. When I was in high school I worshipped J Mascis and I still do but when I heard this I couldn't believe how stale it sounded. I even liked his first solo album post DinoJr, More Light, better then this. But me being the hardcore dinohead I am I kept listning to it and it wasn't until a few days ago on a very long drive I was listning to it I real.ly began to enjoy it. The opening song, Almost Ready, Starts off with a bang and is a great way to open the album. Sounds like a classic sino song to me. Crumble follows it and is also very excellent. Two favorites right there. Third song being Pick me Up which needed to grow on me but man I love it now especialy the solos on it and man does J solo on this album. Back To Your Heart is song number Four and the First of Two songs Lou Barlow wrote for Beyond. Me being the Lou Barlow hater I am I really don't care for this song. It's too mellow or something. Probably would have worked for a Sebadoh album but shouldn't be a Dinosaur Jr. song. Number Five is This Is All I Came to Do and the album gets back on track again. Another great writing from J. Been There All The Time is a nice catchy song that I like quite a bit. Next is It's Me which is probably the hardest song on here. Sounds very reminicent of Yeah We Know from Bug. We're not Alone might be my favorite from here but can't say for sure. Still listning to it and enjoying it. Now for a very embarrasing moment. Song Nine is I Got Lost and it is the absolute worst song on here. It's extreemly bland and boring and the shocking thing is it's a J song! I mean I can see Lou Barlow writing junk like this but not the masterful songsmoth of Mr. Mascis. Oh well every songwriter has a bad apple. Song number 10 is Lightning Bulb, the Second of the two Lou Barlow songs and believe it or not I actualy like it. It's a very good song and thik it fits with the album very well. One out of Two and bad for someone who's songwriting style I really can't stand. Then The finale of the album is What If I Knew. Which has a very similar guitar patern to Lightning Bulb as if it's just picking up from where it left off. So there's my review for Dinosaur Jr's 2007 reunion album Beyond. How would I rate it. I would say ****. The only album that this might surpass and it's a very heavy might is Without A Sound which was an album I also loved. Well there's my two cents anyway. Beyond is a very good album. I recomend you pick it up or download it from itunes or some software sharing program if you want.



Stephen

Beyond Expectations.......2007-07-04

Mr Mascis, Barlow and Murph (original band lineup) are back to deliver this new incredible D Jr. album. Is a nice mixture of raging rock, ballads and country rock the only way this guys can do. I recommend the crushing opener "Almost Ready" and also for the first time on a D Jr. album is included a Barlow's song, the beautiful "Back to Your Heart". Definitely recommended for the non- or die hard D Jr. fan.

Beyond belief.......2007-07-04

What can I say>?
Green Mind changed my life forever. It was *the* album to live by when I was in college, some 15+ years ago. It defined a thoughtful, angsty existence for a thinking, feeling American adolescent. And the drums, bass, vocals, guitar... they were all amazing. Honed to fuzzy sonic perfection. Mascis ranks near to Neal Young for literally being able to speak volumes with his guitar work. He just goes and goes and goes. The newer albums never lived up to the perfection of the classics, from the original "Dinosaur" to "Bug" and "You're Living All Over Me." But they all had 3 or 4 great songs that made them worth the while.
When I heard a new album was coming out, I was very skeptical to say the least.
Now I am in disbelief.
This new album, "Beyond," is amazing. Some of the best alt-rock songs recorded to date. And Barlow, who could be annoying and self-indulgent in the past, has actually performed some real winners.
This album is a gift to the music loving public.
I can't say enough good things about it.

Lou Barlow Back for Beyond.......2007-06-29

To me, this is the best album Dinosaur Jr. has put out since 'Green Mind' in 1991. I probably am one of the few who didn't care for 'Where You Been'.
Of course those two albums didn't have the original Dinosaur lineup. By 1989 bassist Lou Barlow was kicked out of the band and that same year formed Sebadoh and later on Folk Implosion.
Only a couple of years ago Merge Records re-released the original Dinosaur classics (the first 3) and soon re-issued 'Green Mind' w/ three bonus tracks and 1993's 'Where You Been' (I only liked the opening song: "Out There").
Soon a whole new fanbase of Dinosaur Jr. sprouted and I do believe it helped ignite this reunion of the three original members: J, Lou & drummer Murph.
Yes! Lou Barlow is back and he writes/sings two of the eleven songs on 'Beyond' - "Back to Your Heart" and "Lightning Bulb" -which should bring a smile to any Dino-fan, that's followed the band since 1988's 'Bug'.
I haven't been a fan for that long, but I have been a devoted fan for about 12 years now, even when two of the worst Dinosaur Jr. albums were released 'Without A Sound' and 'Hand It Over'-

At the start of 'Beyond' from the opening chords of "Almost Ready" you just know Dinosaur Jr. are back with that fully charged noisy jangly bliss, they are known for!
Then on to two other near perfect Dino tracks, the swooning "Crumble" and the soaring "Pick Me Up".
As always exceptionally awesome guitar playing from J. Mascis. Yeah he's still got it! A highly under-rated guitarist that the mainstream should be taking notes from.
One of my favorite tracks is the In-your-face onslaught of "Been There All the Time" an instant classic for sure and just as good as most of the songs on my favorite Dinosaur Jr. album - 'Bug'.
I also really like J 's softest track on 'Beyond' the song "I Got Lost"-

Lets hope the original Dinosaur Jr. lineup is here to stay because this is the band's best in over 15 years.

Sounds Like What 'Green Mind'.......2007-06-26

would have been had Lou not left the band after 'Bug'. Not much else to say...brilliant!

Average customer rating: great cd Yes, it's a little different. But give it a try. One of my best if not the best Christian CD i've owned Excellent! This album is "Beyond Measure"

Beyond Measure Jeremy Camp Manufacturer: Bec Recordings / Emd ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Christian Alternative | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Christian Contemporary Music | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Praise & Worship | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Similar Items: See the Morning Go Coming Up to Breathe Christmas Offerings Restored ASIN: B000IHY9RU Release Date: 2006-10-31

Tracks:

1. Tonight
2. What It Means
3. Beyond Measure
4. Let It Fade
5. Feels Like
6. When You Are Near
7. No Matter What
8. Take A Little Time
9. Everything
10. I Am Nothing
11. Give You Glory
12. Give Me Jesus

Customer Reviews:

great cd.......2007-07-09

I have really enjoyed this cd. It is a real inspiration. I would recommend it to anyone that enjoys contemporary christian music

Yes, it's a little different. But give it a try........2007-06-07

I love Jeremy Camp. He is one of the best things to happen to music (especially Christian Music) in a long time. The CD is not his usual and there are a few things I would say about it coming from a musicians point of view.

1. Sometimes the lyrics are a bit redundant. He rhymes words like seen, needs, memoRIES, vacanCY.... it goes on and on like that the whole song. As a songwriter he should know that sort of makes the song sound like a nursery rhyme. Maybe that's the effect of having two kids.

2. This is petty but he frequently uses the word CRAVE randomly. Maybe it's just me but I do not think this is a good word for describing how you need Jesus!

Overall, it is a newer, lighter, cleaner Jeremy Camp and I appreciately his work. It is not the usually LOUD rocker we are used to (with the exception of track 11), but if you buy for no other reason, buy it for "Give Me Jesus". It's simple, but powerful stuff.

One of my best if not the best Christian CD i've owned .......2007-05-07

This project is nearly perfect. It has so much I cannot even describe it. Great vocals, great music, and great lyrics. That says it all!!!

Excellent!.......2007-05-07

A highly recommended CD! Jeremy Camp combines great lyrics and upbeat music to make this one of his best albums.

This album is "Beyond Measure".......2007-05-03

I am also a big Jeremy Camp fan. Initially, this album did not strike me as being as strong as his previous album. But let me tell you. The Holy Spirit is working (at least on me) through this album. It has grown on me is a very big way. The released tracks are not even my favorites, that speaks to the strength of the album. That said, I also have the "Special Edition" with the bonus tracks. The bonus track song "We Remember" is by far my favorite. Its not a pounding, intense songs like we all know an love. But the lyrics and music just .... not sure what so say but Awesome!. Tonight is great, What is Means is awesome, Give you Glory is great.

Camp fan's out there. Do not hesitate for a second to purchase this album. You will not be disappointed. Do not be lulled into the initial softness of the album.

Average customer rating: Beautiful Album! Enjoy this album T.A.N.D A good sign from a great band Great Album, Great New Sound for Tiger Army I think its great

Music from Regions Beyond Tiger Army Manufacturer: Hellcat Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Punk Revival | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Punk-Pop | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Psychobilly | American Alternative | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Life Is a Grave & I Dig It! A Poet's Life Tiger Army III: Ghost Tigers Rise Tiger Army New Maps of Hell ASIN: B000PSJBJ8 Release Date: 2007-06-05

Album Description

Tiger Army's music channels the frustration, loneliness, despair, and triumph of a lost generation, buzzing with power and dark romance. In the three years since their last release, the band transformed into an international phenomenon, touring worldwide with AFI, Social Distortion, Rancid, and Morrissey. Now comes this release. The band may have roots in Southern California's fervent psychobilly scene, but they're no longer psychobilly, just as The Clash can't be contained by the label "punk". With a newfound sense of pop melody, Tiger Army have realized a set of anthems for the dispossessed, songs destined to be sung along to in stadiums across the world. Produced by Jerry Finn (AFI, Morrissey, Rancid).

Customer Reviews:

Beautiful Album!.......2007-06-27

Don't believe the hype! Just buy the album and make up your own mind! I think it's a beautiful album, and yes, a slight departure from their previous, more psychobilly, albums. But Tiger Army have never really been ULTRA-Psychobilly, they've always had more melodic undertones as well as country influences on a lot of their songs and all of that mixed with some psychobilly gives you the greatness that is Tiger Army.
Musicians are artists just like any other type of artist, such as a painter, or sculptor... no one likes to repeat the same piece twice.
And for all of you that keep comparing them to AFI here's a little info... Nick 13 and Davey were best friends growing up... so OF COURSE they may sound slightly similar at times because they have the same interests and grew up liking the same stuff, PLUS they sing backup on each others albums! I'm a huge fan of both and I personally think they sound nothing alike, I don't know why people love to make that comparison.
OVERALL, the album is a great addition to Tiger Army's discography so just buy it already!!

Enjoy this album T.A.N.D.......2007-06-26

I've been a fan of Tiger Army for a long time, and I've loved every single song on their previous albums. I'm not dissapointed by Music from Regions beyond, so what if they sound different? it is still Tiger Army, Nick 13 is an exelent musician, and this album did not dissapoint me.
For those of you who say that Tiger Army sold out, heres what Nick 13 said at the Vegas Show on June 23, 2007, "We have not sold out, if I wanted to make millions, I'll be a F**kin stock broker, we love doing this, and we do it for you"

A good sign from a great band.......2007-06-23

I had only heard Afterworld before I picked up this CD and honestly after listening to it, I both understand yet disagree with all the criticism this album is receiving. True, the styles of music covered in this album run the gamut. Most say this is steering too far from the original Tiger Army formula. I personally see this as Tiger Army showing their versatility which I think is a good sign of things to come from them.

Nick 13 proves he has a great voice that can do much more than has been seen previously and I really enjoy his voice on such tracks as "Pain" "Where the Moss Slowly Grows" and the Killers-esque "As the Cold Rain Falls" (or if you want it, Cures-esque). This may not be their best album, but it's of the same calibur as anything else Tiger Army has done which is great and the variety of songs on this album bode well for future releases, good work guys.

Great Album, Great New Sound for Tiger Army.......2007-06-20

As much have said, this album has drifted from Tiger Army's psychobilly roots. But that does not mean its a bad thing. The album is still great, very listenable (I like most of the tracks), and displays the maturity of the band. I especially love Lunatone, As the Cold Rain Falls, Afterworld, and Where the Moss Slowly Grows. I was a little disappointed that the traditional "rockabilly-esque" track was not there, but I still enjoy the album as much as I do the three predecessors.

I think its great.......2007-06-20

This is one of the most original albums I've heard in a long time.Its not any one style, its a mix and thats whats great, they aren't trying to fit in with any style and by doing so have become much more universal and enjoyable,people calling it emo need to understand most music is emotional and Tiger Army always have been emotional,emo no,but emotional yes. Psycho, Rockabilly,emo, none of that stuff really matters to me as long as the music is real and from the heart and I think Nick 13 has done that with this album, I love all their albums, among many other styles of music,but for me this album is their best and I highly reccommend it to anyone sick of one sided music ,just enjoy it for what it is,and don't expect it to make you wanna buy a leather jacket and a switch blade and go rumble down town. Trying to be exclusively psycho or anything else for that matter is just as lame as being emo. Its just good music that doesn't sound like the garbage on Mtv or the radio,and thats always welcomed by me.

Average customer rating: Heaviest Pantera to date. Undeniable CLASSIC! Final glory before the decline An Average Album, not very "Pantera" like The aggression continues with Far Beyond Driven...

Far Beyond Driven Pantera Manufacturer: Atlantic / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Alternative Metal | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Thrash & Speed Metal | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Pop | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Alternative Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Rebels | Warner Brothers Records | Stores | Music Similar Items: Vulgar Display of Power Cowboys From Hell Reinventing the Steel The Great Southern Trendkill Official Live: 101 Proof ASIN: B000002JR8 Release Date: 1994-03-22

Tracks:

1. Strength Beyond Strength
2. Becoming
3. 5 Minutes Alone
4. I'm Broken
5. Good Friends And A Bottle Of Pills
6. Hard Lines, Sunken Cheeks
7. Slaughtered
8. 25 Years
9. Shedding Skin
10. Use My Third Arm
11. Throes Of Rejection
12. Planet Caravan

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For Pantera, rage flows like water from a faucet. Far Beyond Driven vents the band's animosity in a maelstrom of hateful harangues fueled by thunderous drumbeats, piercing guitar noise, and raw-throated vocals. --Jon Wiederhorn

Customer Reviews:

Heaviest Pantera to date........2007-04-07

Although I do not have The Great Southern Trendkill, I own every other Pantera release and can say without a doubt that this is their heaviest, hardest, most extreme album to date. It is pure metal mayhem, sheer madness. The only slow songs that we see on here are Good Friends and a Bottle Of Pills and the Black Sabbath cover- Planet Caravan. Good Friends is the only mediocre track and in my opinion is pretty unnecessary, yet pretty humorous. It's really hard to pick and choose favorites. I'd have to say that I'm Broken, Slaughtered, and Use My Third Arm are the best tracks. Slaughtered is incredibly heavy and catchy as hell, but it's Use My Third Arm that is really insane and sounds like it could be death metal at some times. I'm Broken has a nice, dirty, southern style riff that will no doubt be stuck in your head. Of course, the fan favorite-5 Minutes Alone is one of the other great tracks on which Phil's vocals are the real standout.

The whole band sounds excellent on here. Phil stays mainly to a low, heavy growl, but at a few points demonstrates his unique singing voice. He does some death metal screams which are also awesome. Dimebag is of course in grade-A form here and has some very complex riffs and trademark solos. Vinnie is in top notch form on the drums and his double bass is heard throughout and he even brings the ole' cowbell out for some parts. Rex "Rocker" Brown also does a superb job, and although Good Friends and a Bottle of Pills is the worst song, it does have a real cool bass line throughout and he puts down some sweet riffs during Dimebag's solos. Also, the cover that you see on the cd is not the original. They had a different one, but it was to explicit for the record company's likings so they changed it to this.

This is a must have, classic 90s album. This is their heaviest album and is also complex. It will definitely keep you occupied listening for all the time changes and different riffs. So if you want something heavy and different and you love thrash metal, go for Far Beyond Driven.

Undeniable CLASSIC!.......2007-01-25

I'm listening to it right now... Jan. 24/07... when did this come out? '94?! This is still some truly inspirational sh!#! Alot of people say that Pantera was their "gateway" band to more extreme music, but I'll be damned if this itself isn't some extreme music. Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't this debut at #1 on Billboard?! Could that even happen today? I think not. This was more than just a step up from "Vulgar...", this was a milestone in their career. "The Great Southern Trendkill" would follow, and while it would push the limits of what their own fans deemed "acceptable", it was just that little bit outside their own boundaries which made it less accessible. Regardless of what they'd done or where they'd go, "Far Beyond Driven" is simply one the best HEAVY records of the 90's, if not all time in the heavily loaded metal canon. It's thrash, it's death, it's their influences in hardcore, in the old-school, it's so southern it hurts. Most notable is the fact that there isn't ONE BAND out there today that sounds like Pantera, and those that try (hello, Lamb Of God), receive either critical acclaim or pure hatred from the underground. In the 90's, and even today, it's hard to find someone who doesn't enjoy or at the very least respect Pantera. This is their "big break". This is the album I always turn to when I need to feel "metal". And really, how often do "big break" and "metal" coincide? That says alot about "Far Beyond Driven". Big in every way and SO metal. And one point I absolutely need to add... until just a year or so ago, I never gave the lyrics a thought, but Phil wrote some really great lyrics. Not "brutal" or "Grim" lyrics, generally real HONEST lyrics. That's that hardcore influence shining through. Where do you think all the mallcore kiddies and emo-core kids get this from? 'Cept Phil's honesty has nothing to do with heartache/heart break... Pantera was HARDCORE and his lyrics speak volumes about (at least his) passion, frustration, confusion. That was/is a breath of fresh air in metal.

Final glory before the decline.......2006-12-10

Imagine: it's the mid-90s and Grunge is everywhere. Pearl Jam, Nirvana, and Smashing Pumpkins rule supreme; Speed Metal is pretty much dead. Pantera, however, refuses to fade away. Instead, they release FBD as a gigantic "f--- you" to the entire Grunge/Alternative music scene.

While not as good as "Vulgar Display of Power," Pantera staked out their claim as the last remaining Speed Metal band of any consequence. Things went downhill after FBD but, in 1994 at least, they were still at the height of their game. While some tracks are weak, FBD is good overall and worth buying for any Metal fan.

An Average Album, not very "Pantera" like.......2006-11-12

After having reached a huge amount of success with thier 2nd album, "Vulgar Display of Power" Pantera returned to give us "Far beyond Driven" Now, I am not saying that the band "sold out" but the album certainly looks like it written to appeal to an even larger fan base. The opening track "Strength beyond Strength" starts off furiously, and then the album starts to crumble from the opening of the second track "Becoming". "5 Minutes Alone", "I'm Broken", and "Good Friends, and a bottle of Pills" are what drags the album down. Simple song struture, lack of intelligent lyrics, and more a "poppy" metal feel, are not very Pantera like, and thats a helluva lot of filler to start out an album with. The album shifts gears with "Hard Lines, Sunken Cheeks" which is the best song on the album. "Slaughterd is my second favorite track, in which Phil almost have a "Death Metal" vocal style on it. Believe me, he can pull it off too, as I have seen concert footage of him doing a Song wiht Morbid Angel, and he pulls it with ease. "25 Years" is a pretty strong song, and "Shedding Skin" and "Using my Third Arm" are passible, but nothing special. "Theories of Rejection" and the cover of Sabbtahs "Planet Caravan" end the album on a high note. So lets see, 12 songs, Six of them really shine, Two of them are so-so, and the rest are just plain flat out suck. That might cut it on any other record, but for a Pantera album, in which all their other albums seem to have almost no filler, its just not worth of anything higher then Three Stars.

The aggression continues with Far Beyond Driven..........2006-10-27

Pantera's 7th album is perhaps the most aggressively personal offering of their entire career but unfortunately this has its upsides and downsides.

The album kicks off with Strength Beyond Strength, it immediately establishes the tone of the album offering nothing but a heavy groove and brutal drumming throughout. Unfortunately the groove does not sustain itself for very long and soon it begins to show that was a wonderful intro does not turn into a wonderful song. Dimebag's guitar-work and Vinnie Paul's drumming are its only saving grace. The lyrics are nonsensical and Anselmo seems to be trying far too hard to find any real rage in this subject.

Becoming is the album's second track and here things turn completely in the other direction. Anselmo draws from personal experiences and delivers a truly menacing diatribe on self-image/self-worth set to a fantastically catchy and creative groove. Next up is another brutal offering and another staple in Pantera's catalog: 5 Minutes Alone. Supposedly inspired by an encounter with a fan's enraged father, here Anselmo turns the tables and places himself in the role of said character. Once again painting a picture of finding one-self in a hostile environment it is easy to see why the song appeals to fans of the band. The riffs are absolutely brutal, with no apologies or breaks and Anselmo growl hits a high mark towards the end of the song as his bestial growling of the chorus echo and slowly fade away.

What follows is one of the more self-indulgent offerings in Pantera's catalog. Good Friends and a Bottle of Booze must have seemed like a good, short "song" to give listeners a break from the aggressive barrage that the album has been building up to this point. However, because of the lyrical content the song comes across as some sort of in-joke between Anselmo and whoever he is directing these words at, if anyone. Boasting is all to be found here and Vinnie Paul's catchy drumming is the track's only redeeming quality.

Hard Lines, Sunken Cheeks provides the appropriate cease-fire in Pantera's aural assault. A slow (for Pantera), grinding intro is followed by a fast tempo and Anselmo quickly spewing forth on his decadent life. The chorus periodically slows things down and returns to the grind that served as the intro. A very melodic solo is a note-worthy highlight of this track as well. Slaughtered's machine gun riffs follow with somewhat forgettable lyrics and vocals but a tremendous groove throughout.

25 Years continues to provide some insight into Phil Anselmo's past by revealing his feelings towards a certain paternal figure in a very graphic way. The song itself is hardly worth including as an album track though. Overly simplistic and reminiscent of Good Friends and A Bottle of Booze, it feels like a badly written diatribe with a theme far too common to be of any interest if Anselmo weren't such an enigmatic figure. As it is the aforementioned is the only reason why this track is even slightly note-worthy.

Shedding Skin follows 25 Years in seemingly giving a glimpse into Anselmo's relationships. This time the lyrics apparently deal with friendships or romantic relationships and trust therein. A fantastic chorus is one of the highlights and the groove, slow and steady, eventually builds into a solo that gives way to pounding finale.

Use My Third Arm and Throes of Rejection close the album's original content with disappointing lyrics but powerful, if somewhat forgettable, melodies. The former touches on the anarchist mindset while the latter deals with the insecurities of dating. Both topics get a far too familiar and simplistic treatment with the lyrics sometimes bordering on throwaway lines. Musically the highlight of the two is Throes of Rejection, which sets off with pounding drums and menacing riffs, as if announcing an incoming showdown. Sadly what is delivered thereafter remains very catchy musically but poorly conceived lyrically.

The closer on the album is a cover of Black Sabbath's Planet Caravan. As far as covers go it is a very faithfully adaptation of the original, perhaps a little too faithful for its own good. To their credit Pantera more than do justice to this classic but the song simply does not fit in with the rest of the mood the album has been building up to this point.

Far Beyond Driven shows its true colors from the very beginning by setting off on an aggressive binge that seldom lets up. At times Pantera seems to be trying far too hard to enhance the unfiltered rage that was captured in Vulgar Display of Power and this leads to some disappointing tracks. Nonetheless, amongst the failed attempts, lay some true gems from Pantera's catalogue that successfully manage to one-up vulgar Display of Power in its venomous bite.

Average customer rating: Beautiful. Fresh. Spiritual. Music as pure as you ever heard before. Bach Lives Sublime Awesome and original Bach would have loved this!

Bach & Beyond - Gabriela Montero Manufacturer: EMI Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by J.S. Bach | Bach, Johann Sebastian | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Concerto Grossi | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Improvisation | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Inventions | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Toccatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Violin | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Cantatas | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Cantatas | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music More Titles at Least 20% Off | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music All Classical Music Blowout | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Bach, Johann Sebastian | ( B ) | Composers, A-Z | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Opera & Vocal | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Similar Items: Gabriela Montero plays Chopin, Falla, Ginestera, etc. [Includes Bonus CD] Gabriela Montero en Concert à Montréal Montero Plays Chopin Martha Argerich and Friends Live from the Lugano Festival 2005: Chamber Music From This Moment On ASIN: B000HC2PC2 Release Date: 2006-09-12

Tracks:

1. J. S. Bach: Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring from " Herz und Mund und Tar und Leben" BWV 147
2. J. S. Bach: Presto from Italian Concerto
3. Montero: Beyond Bach
4. J. S. Bach: Air in G - Orchestral Suite #3 BWV 1068
5. J. S. Bach: Aria from Goldberg Variations BWV 988
6. J. S. Bach: Adagio from Violin Concerto No. 2 in E BWV 1042
7. J. S. Bach: Prelude in C BWV 846 from Well Tempered Clavier Book 1
8. J. S. Bach: Sheep May Safely Graze from Hunt Cantata BWV 208
9. J. S. Bach: Two-Part Invention in D Minor BWV 775
10. J. S. Bach: Allegro from Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G BWV 1048
11. J. S. Bach: Adagio from Keyboard Concerto in D Minor BWV 974
12. J. S. Bach: Tocatta in D Minor BWV 565

Amazon.com

Taking as her base 12 works of Bach, Venezuelan pianist Gabriela Montero proceeds to play variations on each. The works are familiar and most Classical fans will recognize their melodies instantly. But Montero, who is closer to a jazz improvisationalist than a classical pianist merely embellishing, alters rhythm as well as melody, and the results are invariably both surprising and delightful. The Presto from the Italian Concerto is positively wacky, but "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" sticks to the piece's mood with truth and originality. Montero plays "beyond" Bach with good taste and respect, and always with intense musicality. The results may seem improvised, but I doubt they are---they seem to well worked through---but that is more of a plus than a minus. You'll revel in hearing old favorites "interpreted" and find some unexpected pleasures here. --Robert Levine

Customer Reviews:

Beautiful. Fresh. Spiritual. Music as pure as you ever heard before........2007-04-02

This is a true masterpiece. The artist takes themes from Bach and transforms them in trully original compositions, beeing hard to beleive they are improvisations. They are never boring, always beautiful. She takes one or several Bach themes, puts to work her classical backround, adds some jazz and south american rythms, and comes up with some of the most moving and inspirational music I ever heard. Bravo for Gabriela, this CD is a must for every music lover, classical or not.

Bach Lives.......2007-03-08

Bach was known to be at the very top echelon of improvisers; not only was he fond of playing around with his own tunes but he was also known to have borrowed a lick or two from his contemporaries. I have no doubt that he would have enjoyed, if not have been stunned by, the similar efforts of this pianist, Gabriela Montero. This pianist is a very nice techician with lovely lyrical gifts. Her reworkings of some of Bach's most famous tunes range from very close "inhabitings" of Bach's pieces (Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring), to some rather tangental takes on them (Air in G). However, it seems clear that she always undertakes the improvisations with great reverence and humility. Surely in this last trait, she is worthy to ride on Bach's legacy. I particularly enjoyed her infusions of Argentinian rhythms and sensibilities (tango, gaucho) to her reworkings. Repeated listening produces only slightly diminished results. In large part, I began to enjoy the pieces for themselves, not merely as dependants of their originals. I really only have two quibbles with the CD. First, her own piece called 'Beyond Bach' seems more like Bach than beyond him. The title does rattle me for it seems a bit presumptious and not in keeping either with the humility of her playing or her liner notes. Second, Montero's endings to her improvisations never seem to convince me. Her timid exits surely do not follow in the keystrokes of her mentor, the pianist Martha Argerich, one of the best in the business. All in all, minor quibles. In lieu of actually seeing and hearing this pianist at work, this is an enjoyable CD from a young pianist of whose rare gifts we should all take note.

Sublime.......2007-01-22

This is compositional improvisation at the highest possible level - stunning - with everything that music is or is supposed to have: the highs, the lows, the emotions, the amazingly transparent technical ability. Not only is she a brilliant performer of such composers as Chopin, Bach, Debussy, Granados and some of the modernists like Prokofiev, but she has entirely absorbed the musical idiom of each one and can call upon it at will in dazzling fashion. I listen to a lot of everything and I am completely blown over with her depth of expression and transcendent musical ability. I have been listening to this CD for the entire weekend and it is recorded well in every respect, from the capturing of the sound of the piano to the spontaneous performances themselves. The highest compliment I can pay her is this: her talent is such that she could make a skeptic believe in God; her many hours of practice aside, I truly believe that's the only place where her amazing musical and compositional gift could possibly come from; for she has said herself that it is not filtered through the mind. I hope to hear her live when I have the chance. What a musical discovery...a treasure.

Awesome and original.......2007-01-15

I simply give Gabriela`s ability to improvise an A+. While listening to her performance I traveled from the 17th. century to the 20th. back and forth; from Leipzing to central Venezuela with a stop somewhere in the jazz country. I hope this is the first one in a series and that we will soon be enjoying Gabriela improvising on Mozart's and Chopin's.

Bach would have loved this!.......2007-01-14

Gabriela Montero shows how brilliant an innovator she is, not only in the reworking of some of Bach's classical works but how she seamlessly weaves the connections between his time and ours. Some of the innovations are jazzy, some evoke Latin American rhythms, and some remind me of the beauty of birdsong.

Anyone who appreciates creativity, intelligence and classicism will love this CD.

Average customer rating: Funny, Funny, Funny My Favorite best funny man I have heard Hilarious! Laughed till I cried!

Beyond the Pale Jim Gaffigan Manufacturer: Comedy Central ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Country Comedy | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Similar Items: Doin' My Time Jim Gaffigan - Beyond the Pale Two Drink Mike Brian Regan Live These Are Jokes ASIN: B000DZIGAI Release Date: 2006-02-07

Tracks:

1. Opening
2. I Love Food
3. Packaging
4. The Grocery Store
5. Eat Like An American
6. Food Fast
7. Delivery
8. Spray Cheese
9. The Case Against Cinnabons
10. Dessert
11. Cake
12. Holidays
13. Presents
14. Eat Vegetarian
15. Steak And Salad
16. Eat Healthy
17. Hot Pockets
18. Weird
19. Catholic
20. Heaven
21. Jesus, Mary And Joseph

Album Description

Gaffigan is considered a true triple threat, having achieved major milestones in stand-up, acting, and writing. Under the white guy "everyman" exterior lurks one of the cleverest original comedians of today. An established star in stand-up comedy and a frequent guest on Letterman and Conan, Gaffigan is a noted actor as well, from comedic turns in "Super Troopers" "That 70's Show", and "Sex And The City" to dramatic roles in dozens of films and TV dramas. But here, his unique persona takes over - cantankerous but endearing, clean but cutting, with an irrepressible "inside voice" that keeps wickedly popping out - to the delight of the audience in Chicago's historic Vic Theater. Now you can share their guffaws.

Customer Reviews:

Funny, Funny, Funny.......2007-07-19

Jim Gaffigan's brand of off-the-cuff comedy is fantastic. From Panda bears to chocolate cake, nothing escapes his sense of humor. Not very appropriate for children because of some of his subject matter, although it is not too offensive or overly crude. This is a great comedic gem that will have you rolling on the floor--"Did he just say on the floor...sounds dirty." Get it, and you'll understand

My Favorite .......2007-06-08

Jim puts on one entertaining show. A lot more funnier than the Blue Comedy guys.

best funny man I have heard.......2007-05-15

Jim Gaffigan rocks! He is the funniest (and in this CD) cleanest comedian I have heard. I must now get his older stuff and await the day he comes out with a new one... I would give my left arm to see his live show!

Hilarious!.......2007-05-12

Wonderful, clean humor. I saw him in person and had to get this CD. He really keeps you laughing.

Laughed till I cried!.......2007-05-12

Jim Gaffigan is hilarious. Beyond the Pale is good clean fun for all the family. My favorite cuts on the DVD were 'Cinnabons' and 'Hot Pockets'. If you're a fan of either food items you will be rolling on the floor. I would definitely recommend his DVD 'Beyond the Pale' to everyone. Great idea for a Christmas Stocking Stuffer.

Average customer rating: fantastic Soft Best CD of 2006!!!! HELP I CAN'T STOP PLAYING IT!! One of the best cds I own

Tri-State Above & Beyond Manufacturer: Ultra Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Similar Items: Nightmusic, Vol. 1 State of Trance 2006 Anjunabeats, Vol. 4 Ibiza '06 DJ in the Mix 3 ASIN: B000ERU5EK Release Date: 2006-04-18

Tracks:

1. Tri-State
2. Stealing Time
3. World On Fire
4. Air For Life (with Andy Moor)
5. Cant Sleep
6. Hope
7. Liquid Love
8. In The Past
9. Alone Tonight
10. Good For Me
11. For All I Care
12. Indonesia
13. Home

Customer Reviews:

fantastic.......2007-06-29

Simply the best trance album of 2006. Listening to the whole album, one can enjoy a definitive experience of "future sound of trance" . Hard to pick a favorite, but one thing is for sure : "Air for Life" will be a true trance classic.

Soft .......2007-06-02

I have heard these guys play before live there are off the chain . It was a little to soft for me But ok . I think they put way to many vocal songs on the cd but over all they did a good job . It was ok but not the best cd over all put in 2006 far from it .

Best CD of 2006!!!!.......2007-05-21

Brand new, thanks! This is the best CD I bought in over a year. A totally cool, chill-out CD. My girlfriend loves it too.

Gracias amigo

HELP I CAN'T STOP PLAYING IT!!.......2007-03-12

Oh my god, this cd is simply awesome. It is relaxing and upbeat at the same time. I can play it in the car on my way to work when I'm stuck in traffic, or at home at night when I dim the lights, it fits both environments. My best songs are mostly the vocal ones.

Stealing Time- I can relate to the songs lyrics
Can't Sleep- Very etheral vocals, heavenly!
Hope, and Liquid Love- nice instrumentals, flows well with Can't sleep
Alone Tonight- clever lyrics in this song

Overall the album is great and is one of the most unique CD's in my collection.

One of the best cds I own.......2007-03-10

Excellent cd as others have noted.
Most of the tracks are great.

Standouts are: Air for Life, and: Can't Sleep. They are simply superb. Great music with variations of driving beats and soft interludes. Female vocals that are almost hypnotic.

Track: Good for me, is great as well. Soft, with great vocals.

Most of the other tracks are very good, but as noted by one of the other reviewers, I did not like voice of the male singer(s) on what otherwise would have been very good, if not great, songs.

Average customer rating: "As The Moon Speaks" it tells you to purchase this gem from 1972 Fuggedaboudit! wow! Dittos To the CB Fans Comments,, I Concur !!!!!!! Greatest hard rock album of all time

Captain Beyond Captain Beyond Manufacturer: Fontana Island 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 CDs $7 - $10 | Rock General | Rock | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Rock General | Rock | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | 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 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 Similar Items: Sufficiently Breathless Cactology: The Cactus Collection Argus (Remastered & Revisited) Twelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus Wishbone Ash ASIN: B000003CMR Release Date: 1997-08-19

Tracks:

1. Dancing Madly Backwards (On A Sea Of Air)
2. Armworth
3. Myopic Void
4. Mesmerization Eclipse
5. Raging River Of Fear
6. Thousand Days Of Yesterdays (Intro)
7. Frozen Over
8. Thousand Days Of Yesterdays (Time Since Come &...)
9. I Can't Feel Nothin' (Part 1)
10. As The Moon Speaks (To The Waves Of The Sea)
11. Astral Lady
12. As The Moon Speaks (Return)
13. I Can't Feel Nothin' (Part 2)

Album Description

Japanese reissue of 1972 self-produced album for Capricorn. 13 tracks, including 'Dancing Madly Backwards (On A Sea Of Air)', 'Armworth' and 'Myopic Void'.

Customer Reviews:

"As The Moon Speaks" it tells you to purchase this gem from 1972.......2007-07-11

As the author of the Jefferson Airplane book "Take Me To A Circus Tent" and a former radio disc-jockey, I am often asked to write and or discuss various music supplies and recordings from the 60's and 70's.

It is appropriate that one of the many timeless tunes on the debut Captain Beyond record is called "I Can't Feel Nothin'." Simply put the first listen to the 1972 album will leave you wiped out. Thirteen tracks blending from one to another will rip your guts out with enough firepower to rock a city block.

To give you an indication what Capricorn Records thought of Captain Beyond, the label's forte was an outlet for southern rock artists. Once the executives heard the band not only had the pedigree with former Deep Purple front man Rod Evans, Bobby Caldwell on drums (Johnny Winter), and one time Iron Butterfly personal Lee Dorman (bass), and Larry Reinhardt (guitar) but an arsenal of material to take over a small country, the deal was done.

If you appreciate the mark Evans left on the first three studio albums for Deep Purple this venture will only escalate it. Easily one of the most underrated singers from the 60's and 70's. Maybe some had trepidation that he could pull off the vocals on the rock and roll battlefield but any doubt was erased the first time the Captain landed on the turntable.

Mesmerization Eclipse, Raging River Of Fear, Frozen Over, and Astral Lady are four of the tracks that reach for your lungs. The sheer power and aggression of the musicians is a tribute to the way they crafted the journey. At times you are on a heavy metal rocket and then you soar into the land of progressive rock. The genius here is not one track is over four minutes! How can such intense sounds resonate without reaching for the eight to ten minute period? By blending the tunes into each other think of the record not as thirteen separate short tracks but one thirty-five minute epic. From the sun to the stars and back, the Captain has taken your mind.

Over the years it is interesting how many fans of Captain Beyond do not own the two Warhorse albums (Self-titled and Red Sea both with amazing bonus tracks) featuring Rod Evan's Deep Purple friend Nick Simper and how many Warhorse fans have never owned a Captain Beyond recording. If you are into one of the bands you will find appreciation for the other.


Enjoy the music and be well,
Craig Fenton
Author of the Jefferson Airplane book "Take Me To A Circus Tent"

Fuggedaboudit!.......2007-07-06

It's this simple: Out of the tens of thousands of albums out there, Captain Beyond's self-titled first LP (and CD) makes the top-10 desert-island picks.

Nuff said!

Kenn

wow!.......2007-06-23

I'm only 25 years old. I wasn't around when this album came out. My parents don't know who they are either. Luckily, I've had an obsession with classic rock for over 20 years now, which means since Kindergarten! I found out about Captain Beyond thanks to the internet.

What's amazing is how a classic rock band that doesn't get any attention on the radio stations somehow managed to gather up many fans and reviews here on amazon. That's truly incredible.

Once you listen to the music on this album, you'll quickly understand why so many people make a big deal over them. The Who may be the loudest classic hard rock band, and Black Sabbath may slide in to second place. But Captain Beyond is clearly third.

There's only so much you can do to a hard rock formula before it all starts sounding the same, yet somehow these guys had a certain talent to make their music sound like NOTHING anybody else was doing at the time. It's so loud, and instantly enjoyable. This is what you call "in your face" rock and roll. It's gotta be some of the loudest classic rock ever put on record. Furthermore, the music is very heavy and catchy, with a strong focus being on the drumming. It's out of this world.

Captain Beyond really does deserve to be remembered.

Dittos To the CB Fans Comments,, I Concur !!!!!!!.......2007-06-03

To those of recent years that have commented APPROVINGLY of this first Captain Beyond album, You're right on !!!
I haven't commented till now, but I could have many years ago. I can't add anything to the heartfelt and well-put comments on this band's excellence. Obviously, some of us are of this 2nd half-century mark that have been around long enough to have heard, listened, and appreciated the likes of Deep Purple mark I and Iron Butterfly through to their Metamorphasis; enough to appreciate Rod Evans, Rhino, and the incomparable bassist Lee Dorman in a band together and with as good of results as they get here. I'm listening to it right now, 35 years later, and am still blown away. They just DO NOT make music like this anymore.

Greatest hard rock album of all time.......2007-04-10

If you love great riffs and excellent musicianship then buy this CD now.
It is over 30 years old but still sounds fresh. From Bobby Caldwell's opening drum beat to the very end this album is a classic. There are no comparisons to be made just buy it and crank it up loud. Soon you too will be "Dancing Madly Backwards"!

Average customer rating: pure harmony perfect late night cd. One of most my treasured records sensual I fu like this...

Beyond The Missouri Sky (Short Stories) Charlie Haden & Pat Metheny Manufacturer: Polygram Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Avant Garde & Free Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Jazz Fusion | Jazz | Styles | Music Modern Postbebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Smooth Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Jazz | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Nocturne One Quiet Night As Falls Wichita, So Falls Wichita Falls Watercolors Land of the Sun ASIN: B0000047EC Release Date: 1997-02-25

Tracks:

1. Waltz For Ruth
2. Our Spanish Love Song
3. Message To A Friend
4. Two For The Road
5. First Song
6. The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress
7. The Precious Jewel
8. He's Gone Away
9. The Moon Song
10. Tears Of Rain
11. Cinema Paradiso (Love Theme)
12. Cinema Paradiso (Main Theme)
13. Spiritual

Amazon.com essential recording

This subtle, sublime collaboration finds bassist Charlie Haden and guitarist Pat Metheny crafting bejeweled chamber duets that transcend genre. With their shared Missouri lineage as a thematic touchstone, Haden and Metheny forge a lyrical, mostly acoustic style at once intimate and expansive. Both pare their playing to a Zen-like economy, focusing on a purity of tone, clarity of harmony, and counterpoint to achieve a tender lyricism.

Metheny's acoustic steel-string and classical guitars predominate, but he also applies discreet overdubs (including some delicate synthesizer and keyboard textures) to sculpt orchestral detail. Haden, as always, is both a generous foil and a deft melodist on his own, moving easily into his instrument's upper register as he twines through Metheny's lines. The set's emotional coherence is particularly satisfying in light of the material, which spans Ennio Morricone ("Cinema Paradiso"), Henry Mancini ("Two for the Road"), Jim Webb ("The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress"), and Roy Acuff ("The Precious Jewel") as well as affecting originals by both leaders. And giving the project a sense of closure, while commenting obliquely on the generational dialogue it represents, is the luminous "Spiritual" (composed by Haden's son, Josh), an instrumental prayer that exemplifies the balance of concision and deep emotion at the heart of this exquisite triumph. --Sam Sutherland

Customer Reviews:

pure harmony.......2007-07-07

An intimate, sometimes haunting, always soothing compilation of melodious tracks by two masters. The focus is introspective yet sophisticated; it is a subtle, lyrical synthesis of dreamy acoustic guitar and bass.

Haden's bass lines twine and insinuate through the familiar Metheny guitar work; this is real mellow winding-down music, better than evening cocktails.

These tracks are only vaguely jazz-like; really, this music is genre transcending. Great stuff as background music to read or write by. If only more of reality was this smooth . . .

Highly recommended.

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perfect late night cd........2007-01-16

reading & music go together like wine & cheese at my house. since most of my reading is done later in the evening, i am always looking for great music on the quieter side (the stooges, husker du, etc... will not do at midnight). this is one of my favorite late night recordings. I can't recommend it highly enough. Metheny's guitar & Haden's bass work up perfection on these melodies. Each track is a gem. Can't wait to give it yet another listen.

One of most my treasured records.......2007-01-06

I often return to this recording. It's simply sublime. The interplay between the players is beyond words, and the last song "Spiritual" is just that. Gives me goose bumbs everytime I hear it. A great record for falling asleep to, or having a quiet evening with someone you love. I can't recommend it enough. I'm not a huge fan of Pat's 80's new agey sounding stuff, but "Beyond the Missouri Sky" is amazing. I've enjoyed several Charile Haden records as well. I can't believe that this record is buried as cd #38 on amazon when one types in Pat Metheny. To me it should be the first one up, even before his first three records.

sensual.......2006-12-21

I heard the last track on this album one day on the radio. It is a fabulously beautiful music. So I got the album. The rest of the album is very nice, but the last track turned out to remain my absolute favorite. Beautiful CD packaging too.

I fu like this..........2006-12-20

I am always looking for similar soundind CD's ,..try Jason Miles(with Bill Frissell),..very cool,..never seen it mentioned here

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