Heathen [Import]

Product Description
Japanese edition of his 2002 album includes one exclusive bonus track, 'Wood Jackson'. 13 tracks in all including the lead off single, 'Slow Burn'.

Heathen,David Bowie,Sony,Rock

Average customer rating: Defintion of average The MacDonalds of Rock Music Unfortunately underrated Two stars is generous! Weak

Heathen Chemistry Oasis Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | British Alternative | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Britpop | British Alternative | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Standing on the Shoulder of Giants The Masterplan Be Here Now Don't Believe The Truth Definitely Maybe ASIN: B000068QY7 Release Date: 2002-07-02

Tracks:

1. The Hindu Times
2. Force Of Nature
3. Hung In A Bad Place
4. Stop Crying Your Heart Out
5. Songbird
6. Little By Little
7. A Quick Peep
8. (Probably) All In The Mind
9. She Is Love
10. Born On A Different Cloud
11. Better Man

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At their career zenith, Oasis were lauded as the best band in the world. They were actually never the greatest rock & roll band at any time, but for a few years they were the biggest. While they offered the '90s two of its most defining albums, and a resurgence of '60s-influenced Manchester rock, Oasis tumbled off the top of the mountain in the last half of the decade. Heathen Chemistry is their first step back up the ascent, albeit a small step. The album opens with "The Hindu Times," which will certainly be listed among Oasis's best anthems, and it closes with "Better Man," a distorted-guitar-driven thrill that revs up to 60 mph in second gear. But between the strongest songs on the disc, Noel "Walrus" and Liam "Eggman" Gallagher exploit the Beatles references almost to the breaking point. It's no secret that the Gallaghers worship the Beatles (who doesn't?), but here they've gone beyond obvious influences and stepped right into infringement territory. On "Born on a Different Cloud," Noel's guitar weeps a little too gently, and Liam's signature rasp now sounds like a deliberate imitation of Lennon with a cold. Further, Liam shares the mic with Noel, who sings lead on several tracks, the best being "Force of Nature." Unlike on Beatles albums, however, the switch back and forth is jarring (Liam might be the biggest troublemaker, but he is also the better singer). Nonetheless, if a band is going to unapologetically rip off what was unquestionably the best band in the world, no one does it better than Oasis. --Beth Massa

Customer Reviews:

Defintion of average.......2007-04-02

Some good tracks including Gem Archers magnificant if unoriginal Hung In A Bad Place but some very tedious ones, born on a different cloud makes me want to shoot myself in the face it's that boring and repetitive.

Overall pretty good and I do feel the need to play it through over but hold no hesitation in skipping one or two tracks.

The MacDonalds of Rock Music.......2007-03-09

Oasis sound more and more like a Beatles tribute band who never heard anything past 1967. For people who like their music unchallanging, easy to digest, and predictable. "Stop Crying Your Heart Out" is a Big Mac.

Unfortunately underrated.......2006-04-19

For the most part, this is a rock-n-roll album with big guitars. In spots, it's a bit overproduced. Like all its predecessors, this Oasis album has that air of familiarity and gives you that, "I've heard this before" feeling. I think it's quite fresh, though. Oasis is a paradox: they beg, steal and borrow from the Who, the Beatles, the Stones, the Stone Roses, Slade, T. Rex, Bowie, etc, but still come out sounding like Oasis. With the exception of one or two songs that are blatant rip-offs, the worst that can be said for its originality is that it's "derivative" in places.

This is also the first Oasis album with songs written by the non-Gallagher members of the band, and the first album to feature more than one song by Liam (three, in fact).

"The Hindu Times" (Noel) - Neo-psychedelic. Big guitars with raga-sounding lead guitar licks and Liam's braying vocals. In the rhythm guitar you'll hear a smidgeon of "Jumpin' Jack Flash." This is a song (apparently) about nothing ("I get so I high I just can't feel it."). It's one of the better songs on the album and a good one to crank with the windows down.

"Force of Nature" (Noel) - This song floated around for a year or two before HC as Noel solo song (he's the singer.) Noel's vocals are great; he really screams it out. There's a healthy dose of anger and cynicism in this one, rare for Oasis. The best line: "I betcha knew right away/It's all over town that the sun's going down/on the days of your easy life." The ghost of Marc Bolan has certainly possessed this tune.

"Hung in a Bad Place" (Gem Archer) - Though not written by a Gallagher, "Hung" sounds like it would have fit right in on Definitely Maybe. It's another big guitar song with Liam's nasally snarl. The more I hear it the more I dig it! Lyrically, it's in the vein of "Free" by Jagger/Richards: "I can go where I wanna/be where I wanna be now . . ." This has the makings of a great live tune.

"Stop Crying Your Heart Out" (Noel) - When I hear this song all I can think of is "Dear Friend" off of Wings' Wild Life. After the slowly plodding piano intro, it turns into a power ballad. The lyrics are weak and cliche. Sample: "`Cuz all of the stars are fading away/just try not to worry/you'll see them someday . . ." This is one of the more disappointing songs on the album and, unfortunately, it ended up being a single.

"Songbird" (Liam) - Liam, with typical braggadocio, declared this one, "Better than anything on Revolver." The only Beatles song this tune might be better than is "Mister Moonlight" or "Revolution # 9," and even that would be a stretch. The guitar and rhythm sound like they're taken directly from "Lyin' Eyes" by the Eagles. It's a throw away and shouldn't be on the album.

"Little by Little" (Noel) - Noel sings this one and does a great job on vocals. The verses sound like many a Pink Floyd tune. The chorus makes this a good pop-rock tune. It has a nice guitar solo. It's basically about a relationship and inner searching ("Why am I really here?") There's nothing new in it, musically or lyrically, but it's a pretty good track, nonetheless.

"A Quick Peep" (Andy Bell) - Instrumental. I can't decide whether this is Pink Floyd doing The Pogues or The Pogues doing Pink Floyd. Either way, it should have been saved for an EP or a B-side.

"(Probably) All in the Mind" (Noel) - Perhaps a bit of a twist on the whole neo-psychedelic thing. Instead of dealing with personal exploration, it's about wanting to run away with someone else to another "life" that may only exist in his imagination. Not bad.

"She is Love" (Noel) - Has a folk-rock-pseudo-soul feel. Definitely pot-laced. I think the Black Crowes rubbed off on Noel when they toured together last year. It's Oasis doing a stripped-down version of "Soul Singing" on Lions. Very catchy.

"Born on a Different Cloud" (Liam) - A blatant Lennon rip off, this song is drenched in "I'm Losing You"from Double Fantasy. I swear Noel dug up George Harrison up and got him to replay the guitar solo from "How Do You Sleep?" The lyrics are even more of an obvious theft, ala "living on borrowed time" and "It's no surprise to me/that you're classless, clever and free." Yoko should sue have sued Liam for this one. There's a kind of clever . . . er . . . interesting line: "Talking to myself again/this time I think I'm getting through." If you like covers of John Lennon's solo work, you'll love this one.

"Better Man" (Liam) - The younger Gallagher takes his turn with a slightly Crowes-esque blues based rocker. Don't get me wrong, it's not a rip off. Very good song, certainly Liam's best. Positive lyrics from Liam who, by all accounts, is a drunken lout. Very, very subtly, it ends like "Nineteen Hundred Eighty Five" by Paul McCartney/Wings, which probably is no accident. This track is something like 38 minutes long. I thought something was wrong with my CD or the player because there was almost a ? hour of silence. Fast forward to minute 33 and there's a nice little surprise.

Heathen Chemistry falls squarely in the middle of the pack of Oasis albums. It's better than some but worse than others. It is a nice transition album between Standing on the Shoulders of Giants and Don't Believe the Truth. 3.5 stars would be a more than fair rating for it, but I'm rounding up rather than down, and giving it 4 stars.

Two stars is generous!.......2006-03-11

Perhaps its the fact that "Owen Morris" is not producing their albums anymore, or the fact that they need a producer, because Oasis produced this album themselves, and while thats all well and good. Noel Gallaghar (singer/songwriter/lead guitarist)said in a interview around the time of this release that the band should take responsibilty for their own records, its actually very dissapointing even compared to "Standing on the Shoulder of Giants" and "Be Here Now" both which got more flak than they deserved because they were by no means bad albums at all, they were just unfoccussed.

Heathen Chemistry is pretty watered down and weak, it does not stand up well as a entire listen and too much of the tracks sound more filler than anyhting else.
"The Hindu Times" "Stop Crying Your Heart Out" "Little By Little" would make you think that Oasis are back with a vengeance, to re claim their status, but they just don't cut it with their best songs, and in their own way lack alot of life.

Whats worse is that "Don't Beleive the Truth" is even worse, much worse, and unfortunatly saw Oasis previewing their entire album, miming to the album on TV, just before its release.

If Oasis want to pull out a stunner they need to get out the electric guitars, crank up the amps and get Owen Morris who produced their first three albums to make them sound "live" and "loud again." Oasis are a live band, thats the sound thats missing from this album.

Weak.......2006-01-30

Really 2.5 stars. People who have read my other reviews know I am a big Oasis fan. No other rock band of the past 15 years has put out such a huge volume of high quality music. Oasis' first two albums are straight up classics. I also think "Be Here Now" is one of the most underrated albums of the 90's and will be recognized as a classic in time. Oasis' newest, "Don't Believe the Truth," is great as well-- as good as anything they've ever done. I am sure they have a lot more in them as well.

That said, "Heathen Chemistry" is a really weak performance. It's slightly better than "Standing on the Shoulders of Giants," but that's not saying much. In all, there are really only three decent songs here-- "The Hindu Times," "Hung In a Bad Place," and "Better Man."

The production sucks too. The production on "Be Here Now" was big and loud, but so were the songs. The songs on "Heathen Chemistry" just can't stand up to all of this clutter. Noel was smart to hand over the production reigns to someone else for "Don't Believe the Truth."

Like "Standing on the Shoulders of Giants," "Heathen Chemistry" is an album that only hardcore fans will want. Still, the fact that Oasis put out two crappy albums doesn't mean they're not a great band. Out of their 7 major releases, 5 have been great. Look at how many awful albums the Stones and Bob Dylan have put out

Average customer rating: It has my song of this particular moment on it Twinkle Twinkle... Good for Latter Day Bowie Bowie Is Sooo Cool, Like A Slooow Burn.... A complete return to form...

Heathen Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Alternative General | Alternative Rock | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Alternative General | Alternative Rock | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Alternative Rock | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Classic Rock | 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: Reality Outside Earthling Lodger Scary Monsters ASIN: B000065V1V Release Date: 2002-06-11

Tracks:

1. Sunday
2. Cactus
3. Slip Away
4. Slow Burn
5. Afraid
6. I've Been Waiting For You
7. I Would Be Your Slave
8. I Took A Trip On A Gemini Spaceship
9. 5:15 The Angels Have Gone
10. Everyone Says 'Hi'
11. A Better Future
12. Heathen (The Rays)

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Heathen is, in essence, the first "traditional" Bowie album worthy of kudos in years, as it successfully reunites Bowie with producer Tony Visconti, the man at the controls during Bowie's Berlin period. Heathen finds rock's greatest chameleon once again remolding his past, advancing to new vistas by moving up that metaphorical hill backward. Even more gratifying is the universally high quality of the songwriting craftsmanship on offer, where even a ditty as frivolous as "Everyone Says 'Hi'" ("Don't stay in a sad place where they don't care how you are") hits the mark. For heavyweights who like their Bowie with furrowed-brow, the monastic aura of opener "Sunday" sounds like a post-rock Enigma covering Nico's interpretation of Tim Hardin's "Eulogy to Lenny Bruce," whilst the strident savagery evidenced on an apt cover of the Pixies' "Cactus" disposes with Frank Black's hound-dog yelp and reasserts the melody without undermining the original's obsessional score. Tin Machine ought to have sounded like this. Watch out, too, for the Robert Fripp-impersonating flamethrowing of Pete Townshend on "Slow Burn" and the guitar of the Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl lending a slacker swagger to a cover of Neil Young's "I've Been Waiting for You" (again, much better than Tin Machine's live version). Heathen proves that Bowie's still got it. All of it. And in abundance. Awaken all ye nonbelievers. --Kevin Maidment

Customer Reviews:

It has my song of this particular moment on it.......2007-05-13

I bought Heathen for the song the "Everyone says"Hi"". This song is low-key, slightly melancholy and intimate. In this song, in David Bowie's vocals and lyrics, I hear qualities of world-weariness, irony and perhaps a wish for the old times. I don't know what the song is really about but its tone and manner makes me feel nostalgic and reminds me of my student days and old girlfriends.

Twinkle Twinkle..........2007-04-17

Heathen saw Bowie enter the new millennium with a new-found confidence and focus. He (generally speaking) does away with the tacky production and lame guitar sounds of 'Hours...' and focuses on a more brooding, sophisticated sound, full of subtle electronics and warm guitar textures.

'Sunday' and 'Slip Away' are particular highlights, showcasing this tasteful use of dark electronic sound scapes in two amazing tracks that prove highlights of his post-70s career.

Unlike most, I find 'Everyone Say's Hi' to be a cloying, insipid, stain on the album, which significantly brings down it's second half. Well, that sounds very harsh...the song is tolerable, but it really does distract from the mood set by the rest of album.

The cover versions are all well done, but none are revelations. But it's the fact that Bowie seems comfortable, less self-conscious, and consequently much more settled, that gives this album staying power. Things are more concise, and the album is more cohesive than some of his 90s material. Apart from 'Everyone Say's Hi' the mood is sombre but still urgent.

An impressive achievement and a perfect place to start if you love his 70s output but have never delved into his more recent outings.

Good for Latter Day Bowie.......2007-04-15

Someone actually wrote a review and said this is as good as "Heroes", which is ridiculous. Not that this is a bad album, it's not. But "Heroes" happens to be one of my favorite Bowie albums, and this frankly doesn't compare. In fact, I don't know how anyone can rate anything past Scary Monsters with 5 stars. That being said, I like this album. I believe this may be some of his best work since 1980. People soon forget how influential, experimental, and possibly ground-breaking Bowie's 70's work was, that they await another album of that calibur. It is very rare that any artist has a stretch of "important" music as long as Bowie's was. Accept it, he probably will not make another album as good as Scary Monsters or prior.
So, if you are a Bowie fan, you will like this album. I personally wish this album was more ambient or post-rock sounding. This album is much better than 'hours...'

Bowie Is Sooo Cool, Like A Slooow Burn...........2007-01-28

This CD is a must have. Must have if your into Bowie, it's no let down at all. As a matter a fact its a great joy to know that he is around, not playing some pop rap reliving of the 80's days, he's always doing his thing as he see's best fit. I'm very happy with this purchase. When I go on stage doing my Bowie tribute it may have Slow Burn as one of the songs, I love Bowie!

A complete return to form..........2006-11-21

Who would of expected this? After the trite and banal 1999 effort "hours...", I don't think anybody expected it - but we should know not to count Bowie out...

"Heathen" is the not only the most critically aclaimed album since 1980s "Scary Monsters", but is my personal favourite Bowie album that started my Bowie fascination. The opening track "Sunday" is possibly the best album opener, of any album, ever, and tracks like "Slip Away", "Slow Burn" and "Afraid" is classic Bowie at his best.

The album is 100% recommended to not only Bowie fans, but fans of classic rock in general.

Average customer rating: If you like ...And Justice For All 4.5 great stuff Stronger than all

Victims of Deception Heathen Manufacturer: Metal Mind Poland ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Thrash & Speed Metal | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Hard Rock & Metal | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Breaking the Silence Endless War Think This Shattered Existence Swallowed in Black ASIN: B000K2Q660 Release Date: 2006-11-13

Tracks:

1. Hypnotized
2. Opiate of the Masses
3. Heathen's Song
4. Kill the King
5. Fear of the Unknown
6. Prisoners of Fate
7. Morbid Curiosity
8. Guitarmony
9. Mercy Is No Virtue
10. Timeless Cell of Prophecy
11. Hellbound [*]

Customer Reviews:

If you like ...And Justice For All.......2007-05-26

This is better than ...And Justice For All and it's like that album on steroids with a REAL SINGER!! Great purchase!

4.5 great stuff.......2007-05-09

Classic... Hypnotized and Morbid Curiosity crush! Killer cd from the old days of thrash metal. A big improvement over their "Breaking the Silence" cd. Must have

Stronger than all.......2007-02-12

Heathen is one of the best thrash bands to have come out of the Bay area scene. These guys are so underated that its criminal. Exceptional talent through all of the songs, ripping solos and devistating riffs. The singer has one of the best, clean voices (not growling) in the genra. And if you like the high pitched screem thing then that tops it off. These guys be puttin shti like Metallica to shame. A true thrash fan needs this, and if the price has kept you from getting it, every penny would be worth it since this is priceless.

Average customer rating: This Heathen could be a cult item! Slightly better than the single-disc release better with every listen A more subdued bowie The Limited Edition is the one to get

Heathen [Limited Edition w/Bonus Disc] David Bowie Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Hours Reality Black Tie White Noise Reality Low ASIN: B000066SX2 Release Date: 2002-11-12

Tracks:

1. Sunday
2. Cactus
3. Slip Away
4. Slow Burn
5. Afraid
6. I've Been Waiting For You
7. I Would Be Your Slave
8. I Took A Trip On A Gemini Spaceship
9. 5:15 The Angels Have Gone
10. Everyone Says 'Hi'
11. A Better Future
12. Heathen (The Rays)

Tracks:

1. A Better Future (Air Remix)
2. Sunday (Moby Remix)
3. Panic in Detroit (Alternative Take)
4. Conversation Piece (Previously Unreleased)

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Heathen is, in essence, the first "traditional" Bowie album worthy of kudos in years, as it successfully reunites Bowie with producer Tony Visconti, the man at the controls during Bowie's Berlin period. Heathen finds rock's greatest chameleon once again remolding his past, advancing to new vistas by moving up that metaphorical hill backward. Even more gratifying is the universally high quality of the songwriting craftsmanship on offer, where even a ditty as frivolous as "Everyone Says 'Hi'" ("Don't stay in a sad place where they don't care how you are") hits the mark. For heavyweights who like their Bowie with furrowed-brow, the monastic aura of opener "Sunday" sounds like a post-rock Enigma covering Nico's interpretation of Tim Hardin's "Eulogy to Lenny Bruce," whilst the strident savagery evidenced on an apt cover of the Pixies' "Cactus" disposes with Frank Black's hound-dog yelp and reasserts the melody without undermining the original's obsessional score. Tin Machine ought to have sounded like this. Watch out, too, for the Robert Fripp-impersonating flamethrowing of Pete Townshend on "Slow Burn" and the guitar of the Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl lending a slacker swagger to a cover of Neil Young's "I've Been Waiting for You" (again, much better than Tin Machine's live version). Heathen proves that Bowie's still got it. All of it. And in abundance. Awaken all ye nonbelievers. --Kevin Maidment

Customer Reviews:

This Heathen could be a cult item!.......2005-09-19

I bought this disc after loving, loving Bowie's latest disc "Reality" . Somehow, I managed to get the two CD version of it. Good luck, as it happened too when I bought "Love and Theft" by Bob Dylan.

The first time I played this record, I was not impressed, I was even dissapointed. I could not get a hold on any song.

Then I played it again. And again. And again. I even played it four times in a single day. I believe it is a hit or miss. "Reality" is my favorite Bowie disc, but this one has something special, you do not even realize, you just have to play it.

Overall a dark feeling rules over the whole disc. The opening track "Sunday", "Slip away" ( I adore this gloomy song! ), "The angels have gone" and "Heathen" which is the title song, and the one that closes the album.

Nevertheless, there are some beautiful soft songs like "Everyone says Hi", or "I would be your slave". The cover songs are great too, particularly "Gemini Spacecraft". It sounds so deep, with lots of instruments in the background. It is futuristic yet has disco feelings ( the violins ) which remind me of the future people portrayed in the 60's ( like the Jetsons )

There are three songs that go without interruption between them "The Angels have gone", "Everyone says Hi" and "A better future" And look at their titles: One of them is in past tense, the other is the present, and then the obvious future tense. I still think this was made on purpose.

The extra CD just adds fun to an awesome package. Indeed the Moby remake of Sunday adds little to the original song, but the other tracks are excellent. "Conversation Piece" is the best of these 4 extra songs, soft and beautiful. The remake of "Panic in Detroit", in my opinion, makes the original pale in comparison, being more fast paced, and I like the singing better.

The final word: if you like Bowie, buy it. And play it many times, play songs separately, shuffle them, just play it. If you hate it, you'll like it; if you like it you'll love it, and if you love it, you'll make a religion out of it! Well. maybe not so.... ;)

And GET THE TWO CD VERSION. The second disc barely runs 20 minutes, yet it is awesome!!

Slightly better than the single-disc release.......2005-05-19

I gave this edition one more star than the regular album because Conversation Piece is one of the best Bowie pieces I've ever heard. Too bad we didn't get to hear Toy in its entirety.

The Air remix is also quite pleasing. Air allows the notes to breathe (no pun intended). I actually favor it to the overcooked album version.

I can't figure out why Moby, supposedly such an electronica luminary, couldn't come up with anything better than this simplistic mix of Sunday. The album version is far more interesting.

The funked up version of Panic in Detroit is okay.

better with every listen.......2004-08-23

Being a fan since '72 in Cleveland, I've gone through all of DB's phases. (Sliding from Ziggy to Plastic SoulMan was tough at the beginning but turned into great stuff)
When I first heard this, sure, there were a few decent tracks but initially I thought it as BLAH as the previous ones.
Then 'Reality' hit and I knew his chops were coming back. Seeing the 'Reality' tour reinforced that. He played only a couple of unfamiliar songs , which when I did my research of the show, came from the Heathen CD.
I was mistaken on Heathen.
It really gets better with every listen. Between the covers and originals, a nice nice CD. Cactus originally by the Pixies, gets a very TRex-y feel to it (much better live though). Slip Away is great sing-a-long much in the manor of All The Young Dudes.
'Twinkle twinkle Uncle Floyd'. And for those of you who don't know who that is, he's a cult TV hero from WOR NY/NJ who had a goofy late hour weekend show during the late 70's through the 80's. The 'house' bands were the Ramones and Bon Jovi.
On a whole, this CD is very positive, for once. See 'A Better Future' & 'Everyone Says Hi'.
DB's vocals are strong for the most part (Christ he's pushing 60!) and on a few songs, it seems like Bowie/Visconti have summoned back to earth, the soul of Mick Ronson (God Bless Mick-you're missed)

A more subdued bowie.......2003-05-05

I just couldn't get into this one. For some reason I felt like this CD was just too subdued, even for Bowie. The album seems too depressing at times and not in a good way. (ala Station to Station)

The Limited Edition is the one to get.......2002-12-30

I actually liked several of Bowie's albums from the nineties better than this one. Heathen and Hours were both too... whiny. "Oh, woe me life is so sad". "Black Tie White Noise" and "Earthling" had a lot more life and melody.

There are some good songs on Heathen. The best of them is only on the bonus disk of the Limited Edition CD though!
For the life of me I can't figure out why they did not include "Conversation Piece" on the standard edition, it is one of my favorite Bowie songs, along with "I Have Not Been to Oxford Town" and "Teenage Wildlife".

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Dupré: Works for Organ, Vol. 9 Manufacturer: Naxos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Quartets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Dupré, Marcel | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Character Pieces | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Cello | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music CDs Under $7 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Classical | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Dupré: Works for Organ, Vol. 7 Dupré: Works for Organ, Vol. 13 Dupré: Works for Organ, Vol. 3 Marcel Dupré: Works for Organ, Vol. 5 Dupré: Organ Works Vol.10 ASIN: B000038I7V Release Date: 2000-02-22

Tracks:

1. Son in a, Op.60: Allegro Marcato - Clyde Beavers/Bruce Neswick
2. Son in a, Op.60: Allegro Moderato - Clyde Beavers/Bruce Neswick
3. Son in a, Op.60: Allegro Ma Non Troppo - Clyde Beavers/Bruce Neswick
4. Trio, Op.55: I. (Withoug Movt Indication) - Timothy Durbin/Clyde Beavers/Bruce Neswick
5. Trio, Op.55: II. Lento - Timothy Durbin/Clyde Beavers/Bruce Neswick
6. Trio, Op.55: III. (Energico-Largo-Presto) - Timothy Durbin/Clyde Beavers/Bruce Neswick
7. Qt, Op.52: Prld - Timothy Durbin/Jennifer Rende/Clyde Beavers/Bruce Neswick
8. Qt, Op.52: Scherzando - Timothy Durbin/Jennifer Rende/Clyde Beavers/Bruce Neswick
9. Qt, Op.52: Larghetto - Timothy Durbin/Jennifer Rende/Clyde Beavers/Bruce Neswick
10. Qt, Op.52: Rondo - Timothy Durbin/Jennifer Rende/Clyde Beavers/Bruce Neswick
11. Chorales, Op.28, Nos.31-33, 48-54 & 57: 31. Lord God Now Open Wide Thy Heaven
12. Chorales, Op.28, Nos.31-33, 48-54 & 57: 32. Lord Jesus Christ, Turn To Us
13. Chorales, Op.28, Nos.31-33, 48-54 & 57: 33. My Soul Longeth To Depart In Peace
14. Chorales, Op.28, Nos.31-33, 48-54 & 57: 48. Descend, O Jesus, From Heaven To Earth
15. Chorales, Op.28, Nos.31-33, 48-54 & 57: 49. Kyrie, God The Everlasting Father
16. Chorales, Op.28, Nos.31-33, 48-54 & 57: 50. Kyrie, Christ The Comforter Of The World
17. Chorales, Op.28, Nos.31-33, 48-54 & 57: 51. Kyrie, God The Holy Ghost
18. Chorales, Op.28, Nos.31-33, 48-54 & 57: 52. Beloved Jesus, Here We Stand
19. Chorales, Op.28, Nos.31-33, 48-54 & 57: 53. Praise The Lord Almighty
20. Chorales, Op.28, Nos.31-33, 48-54 & 57: 54. Praise God, All Ye Christians
21. Chorales, Op.28, Nos.31-33, 48-54 & 57: 57. Now Thank We All Our God
22. Regina Coeli, Op.64
23. Chorales, Op.38, Nos.58-60, 63, 64 & 68-79: 58. Rejoice Now, Beloved Christians
24. Chorales, Op.38, Nos.58-60, 63, 64 & 68-79: 59. Come Now, Saviour Of The Heathen
25. Chorales, Op.38, Nos.58-60, 63, 64 & 68-79: 60. O Gracious God
26. Chorales, Op.38, Nos.58-60, 63, 64 & 68-79: 63. The Child Was Born In Bethlehem
27. Chorales, Op.38, Nos.58-60, 63, 64 & 68-79: 64. Deck Thyself, O Beloved Soul
28. Chorales, Op.38, Nos.58-60, 63, 64 & 68-79: 68. Out Of High Heaven Have I Come
29. Chorales, Op.38, Nos.58-60, 63, 64 & 68-79: 69. From Heaven Come Angels
30. Chorales, Op.38, Nos.58-60, 63, 64 & 68-79: 70. I Will Never Part From God
31. Chorales, Op.38, Nos.58-60, 63, 64 & 68-79: 71. Before Thy Throne I Will Appear
32. Chorales, Op.38, Nos.58-60, 63, 64 & 68-79: 72. Awake! Hear The Call Of Watchmen
33. Chorales, Op.38, Nos.58-60, 63, 64 & 68-79: 73. He That Suffereth God To Guide Him
34. Chorales, Op.38, Nos.58-60, 63, 64 & 68-79: 74. How Bright Shineth The Day-Star
35. Chorales, Op.38, Nos.58-60, 63, 64 & 68-79: 75. We Christians
36. Chorales, Op.38, Nos.58-60, 63, 64 & 68-79: 76. We Thank Thee, Lord Jesus, For Thy Redemptive Death
37. Chorales, Op.38, Nos.58-60, 63, 64 & 68-79: 77. We All Believe In One God
38. Chorales, Op.38, Nos.58-60, 63, 64 & 68-79: 78. We All Believe In One God
39. Chorales, Op.38, Nos.58-60, 63, 64 & 68-79: 79. Whither Shall I Flee?

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Marcel Dupré is an important historical as well as musical figure, his compositional freedom linking the golden age of Widor and Vierne with the radical rethinking that Messiaen saw through in his great organ cycles. Never doing things by halves, Naxos has reached Volume 9 of the complete organ works--mainly chamber pieces involving organ. Most substantial is the "Trio for Violin, Cello, and Organ," in one sense a throwback to the Baroque line of trio sonatas, but with a harmonic richness that indicates a late-19th-century inheritance--thoughtful, undemonstrative music, persuasively realized by Bruce Neswick and colleagues. The "Quartet" adds a viola to the lineup, but a delightful scherzando apart is a lesser affair, while the "Sonata for Cello and Organ" is a modest but interesting work (at least for the way Dupré makes a telling contrast between the sonorities of the two instruments). Again, perceptive playing from Neswick, whose Indiana organ has a clear, bright sound that makes the generous selection of Chorales interesting for the listener as well as the player. At the price, a worthwhile collection of some unusual repertoire. --Richard Whitehouse

Average customer rating: Live Gristle Industrial essential Industrial Complete Cacophany ...Throbbing...

Heathen Earth Throbbing Gristle Manufacturer: Mute U.S. ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Alt Industrial | Industrial | Goth & Industrial | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Experimental Music | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Indie & Lo Fi | Alternative Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music Industrial | Goth & Industrial | Alternative Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: D.O.A: The Third and Final Report of Throbbing Gristle The Second Annual Report of Throbbing Gristle 20 Jazz Funk Greats TG CD 1 Part Two. The Endless Not ASIN: B000003Z5G Release Date: 1993-12-02

Tracks:

1. Untitled
2. Untitled
3. Untitled
4. Untitled
5. Untitled
6. Untitled
7. Untitled
8. Untitled
9. Adrenalin
10. Subhuman

Customer Reviews:

Live Gristle.......2006-08-06

Actually thie live studio album is in many ways much much better than some of their studio output since the playing is indeed very very focused. It shows that they could really play at moments with incredible inspiration.

Industrial essential.......2006-01-29

Heathen Earth is TG's 'live-in-studio' release, meaning it was performed for a small audience of friends in studio. It's as long as a usual TG show, but the atmosphere is considerably less violent and this is some of their most melodic and musical material. These are the songs they were playing frequently live at this point in their career, however instruments and sound effects are minimal here compared to the walls of noise these songs turned into in a real live setting.

The intensity and tension of Heathen Earth is amazing. No editing of any kind has split up the performance. As you listen it's almost as if TG were playing in front of you, you can imagine the band members movements as they made these sounds. The sounds themselves are very subconscious, emotional and expressive. Some of the most beautiful, memorable sounds are the bubbling and guitar effects in "After Cease to Exist", the melodic vocals of "The World is a War Film", the buzzing, solitary melody at the end of "Still Walking" and the strangely soothing improvised conversation between Cosey and Chris Carter. "Cornets" is the characteristic TG introduction (wailing cornets), and it builds tension and eases the listener into the album perfectly.

The art and packaging compliments the album wonderfully.

The actual song names aren't in the album notes or on Amazon, but these songs do have names. They are-

1. Cornets
2. The Old Man Smiled
3. After Cease to Exist
4. The World is a War Film
5. Dreamachine
6. Still Walking
7. Don't Do As You're Told, Do As You Think
8. Painless Chlldbirth

Bonus Songs-

9. Adrenalin
10. Subhuman

This is a unique and classic industrial album, and so is "D.O.A".
Either one is a good first purchase to a new TG fan.

Industrial.......2005-07-31

This is my favourite Throbbing Gristle album. It has all of their trademarks: distorted violins, strange looped rythms, weird sounds everywhere, creepy vocals by Genesis P. Orridge, loops and loops of manipulated tape... and also one of the most beautiful (!) Throbbing Gristle tracks ever recorded: the fifth track, also known as Dreammachine. The sound of the record is very unique: it has an easily distinguishable atmosphere you can easily tell from similar noise. A great album. Recommended.

Complete Cacophany.......2005-06-17

One of the more "out there" of the Throbbing Gristle releases
(and they are all pretty bizarre), this is an all out aural assault of found sound, primitive, synthetic percussion, spoken word, creative tape manipulation and chaotic atonal noise. Brilliant. Brutal. And creepy as all hell. Essential listening.

...Throbbing..........2003-07-31

I think this best represents TG's sound: improvised noise in a controlled studio environment. You get a real White Light/White Heat intensity from this set. Chris and Sleazy push the live tape manpulation/sequencing/synthesis envelope to the max. Anyone who is into the early schematics of actual industrial should give this a listen -- it's a wonder what a couple modified tape decks and a few synths can do. Gen-P and Cosey add a rather unsettling, [physical]/animalistic feeling to the mix; ..., Gen-p coming off as a dictator. You might also want to find out who was present in the studio during this recording; a who's who of the post-punk/avant-industrial elite, with just their presence adding an air of mutual-ritual to the whole thing.

Average customer rating: An underrated and lesser known Thrash gem. breaking the silence-the best from the bay area

Breaking the Silence Heathen Manufacturer: Combat ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Thrash & Speed Metal | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Victims of Deception World Circus For Whose Advantage? Think This Endless War ASIN: B000AAVEO6 Release Date: 2004-02-23

Tracks:

1. Death by Hanging
2. Goblin's Blade
3. Open the Grave
4. Pray for Death
5. Set Me Free
6. Breaking the Silence
7. World's End
8. Save the Skull
9. Heathen [*]

Customer Reviews:

An underrated and lesser known Thrash gem........2007-07-18

I'm surprised that there is only one other review for this monster of a thrash/speed album. This album came out while the thrash movement was winding down in the late eighties yet it still quite easily holds it's own against some of the other big names of that time. What you get here is great thrash/speed metal with mindblowingly intense melodically tinged guitarwork and solos strongly supporting powerful clean vocals. People seem to stay away from thrash being that they prefer more melody to their metal, as opposed to the raw and relentless nature of thrash metal. This album however, manages to just perfectly incorporate melody without overdoing it or rather underdoing it. A must have for any old school thrash fan.

breaking the silence-the best from the bay area.......2007-04-10

this is a great album from one of the most underrated groups from the bay area.even though they were a little more progressive than thrashy,the guitar team of pearcy and altus is pretty incredible.alot of collectors would like this one too because it includes their original demo.it's amazing that they didn't get father than they did.

Average customer rating: ISSUE RESOLVED ON THE EUPHRATES Enjoiyable, but lacking, too.

Handel: Belshazzar Manufacturer: Archiv Produktion ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Minuets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Handel | Handel, George Frideric | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Pinnock, Trevor | ( P ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Samson Handel: Alexander's Feast Handel - Joshua / Kirkby, Bowman, Oliver, Ainsley, George, The King's Consort Handel: Solomon Handel: Radamisto ASIN: B0001ZWGHY Release Date: 2004-06-15

Tracks:

1. Overture
2. Vain, Fluctuating State Of Human Empire!
3. Thou, God Most High, And Thou Alone
4. The Fate Of Babylon, I Fear, Is Nigh
5. Lament Not Thus, Oh Queen, In Vain!
6. Behold, By Persia's Hero Made
7. Well May They Laugh/Oh Memory! Still Bitter To My Soul
8. Opprest With Never-Ceasing Grief
9. Dry Thoes Unavailing Tears
10. Be Comforted: Safe Though The Tyrant Seem/Methought, As On The Bank Of Deep Euphrates
11. Now, Tell Me, Gobrias
12. Behold The Monstrous Human Beast
13. Can You Then Think It Strange
14. Great God! Who, Yet But Darkly Known
15. My Friends, Be Confident
16. All Empires Upon God Depend
17. Oh Sacred Oracles Of Truth!
18. Rejoyce, My Countrymen
19. Sing, Oh Ye Heav'ns!

Tracks:

1. Let Festal Joy Triumphant Reign!
2. For You, My Friends
3. The Leafy Honours Of The Field
4. It Is The Custom, I May Say, The Law
5. Recall, Oh King! Thy Rash Command
6. They Tell You True
7. Oh Dearer Than My Life, Forebear!
8. By Slow Degrees The Wrath Of God
9. See, From His Post Euphrates Flies!
10. You See, My Friends, A Path
11. Amaz'd To Find The Foe So Near
12. To Arms, To Arms! No More Delay!
13. Ye Tutelar Gods Of Our Empire
14. Let The Deep Bowl Thy Praise Confess
15. Where Is The God Of Judah's Boasted Pow'r?
16. Call All My Wise Men

Tracks:

1. A Singony (Allegro Postillions)
2. Ye Sages! Welcome Always To Your King/Alas! Too Hard A Task The King Imposes
3. Oh Misery! - Oh Terror! - Hopeless Grief!
4. Oh King, Live For Ever!
5. No! To Thyself Thy Trifles Be
6. Yet, To Obey His Dread Command
7. Oh Sentence To Severe!
8. Oh God Of Truth! Oh Faithful Guide!
9. You, Gobrias, Lead Directly To The Palace
10. Oh Glorious Prince!
11. Alternate Hopes And Fears
12. Fain Would I Hope
13. Can The Black Aethiop Change His Skin?
14. My Hopes Revive
15. Bel Boweth Down!
16. I Thank, Thee, Sesach
17. A Martial Symphony
18. To Pow'e Immortal My First Thanks
19. Be It Thy Care, Good Gobrias
20. Great Victor, At Your Feet I Bow
21. Say, Venerable Prophet
22. Tell It Out Among The Heathen
23. Yes, I Will Build Thy City
24. I Will Magnify Thee

Customer Reviews:

ISSUE RESOLVED ON THE EUPHRATES.......2005-06-19

One question I might find among the more difficult in my life would be - which is my favourite Handel oratorio? I suspect that my answer would generally be 'the one I heard most recently', and that, as I write this, is Belshazzar. It is a magnificent thing, a heavenly thing. It has taken me longer than it should have to come to an appreciation of what makes Handel the phenomenon - as a genius, as an artist, as a craftsman - that he is, but I am comforted to reflect that no less a genius than Haydn, at the age of nearly 70 gaining a more thorough knowledge of Handel in performance, was driven to say that he felt a mere apprentice. In his sense of how to pace a dramatic narrative, in his instinct for how to use the human voice in song and above all in chorus, in the matchless flexibility and adroitness he displays at word-setting and in the audacity of his melodic and harmonic effects I can think of nobody who can approach Handel on his own terms.

Belshazzar was not a great success at the box-office, although this may have had more to do with difficulties in the casting than because it was deemed insufficiently biblical for oratorio, which seems to have been the fate of Hercules. It seems to me to be perfectly well described as oratorio in other ways too, with (for one thing) the extensive use of the chorus that we find in, say, Samson but not in Hercules. The one passage that cries out for visual effects is of course the apparition of the moving finger itself. Even here the composer can go a long way with sheer power of suggestion, by the strange unaccompanied violin figure creeping upwards and the frightened brevity of the vocal numbers. Otherwise for me Belshazzar is as much an oratorio as Samson is. It has the same librettist too, the crusty and formidable Jennens, who had also collaborated with Handel on Saul and on Messiah itself. Jennens' full text is not provided, but I think if you read the synopsis first and then follow the work from the headlines to each number you will have no difficulty in catching the words, so clear is the enunciation by soloists and chorus alike. As usual, Handel was driven to make alterations to the score for practical reasons. He had been a little concerned about its length, roughly 2 hours and 50 minutes in this performance, but where he wishes to be expansive he gives us full measure - two arias in Act I scene 4 take well over 7 minutes each. The liner-essay (a good one, by Anthony Hicks) goes into the issue of the version of the score used here, and I personally have no problem with it.

I have no faults to find with the performance in any way. Pinnock is an established specialist, the instruments are period instruments and vocal cadenzas at the end of the arias are kept minimal. Anthony Rolfe Johnson, James Bowman and David Wilson-Johnson are tried and trusted Handel singers and at their best here, and Nicolas Robertson and Richard Wistreich in the smaller parts are every bit as good. The part of Cyrus is a soprano part, taken by Catherine Robbin, and when I thought I heard just one touch of strain in `Destructive War' in the final scene she makes up for it instantly in her superb duet with Arleen Auger in the following number. Auger as Nitocris the mother of Belshazzar has the biggest part, and she covers herself with glory all the way through.

The recording is perfect, and when I saw an aria entitled `Destructive War, thy limits know' near the end I felt a sharp sense of irony in the year 2005. Cyrus, Handel, Jennens, you should all have been living at this hour.

Enjoiyable, but lacking, too........2004-08-16

This 3CD set of George Frederic Handel's (1685-1759) "Belshazzar", from Archiv Production, a division of Universal Music, is proof again that transfer from vinyl to tape to disc brings with it improvements in listening that make the purchase a worthwhile addition to anyone's listening library. Written in 1744, "Belshazzar" is an oratorio in the operatic style that is wonderful oratorio, but lacking the true depth one expects to hear in an opera. London opera audiences of Handel's day agreed, as both "Belshazzar" and Handel's other offering of the period in the same style, "Hercules", were not terribly successful. Instead of the scheduled 24 performances only 16 were given and Handel never offered a full season of oratorio again. The Libretto by Charles Jennens (1700-1773) is, as the production notes say, meant "not only to show the fall of Babylon but to show it as a fulfillment of divine prediction and to confirm the biblical testimony by reference to classical history." There's only one problem, as good a quality as the CDs are, it is not possible to follow the full libretto and the accompanying booklet includes no text, which is a shame. I think the listening experience would have been increased immeasurably if one was able to follow the text of what is being sung. Nonetheless the dramatic narrative is fluid and even, and the English Concert and Choir provide nice balance to the less full vocal passages, as in Disc 3s "Oh Glorious prince", cut 10. There is enough of this throughout to keep one's interest, but disappointing if what one expects is another ""Messiah".

Average customer rating: great, great!!! ALL THE MUSIC YOU EVER NEED!!

Sacred Music Complete Purcell , King , and Kings Consort Manufacturer: Hyperion UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Complete Odes and Welcome Songs of Henry Purcell / King's Consort Complete Secular Songs (3cd) ASIN: B00006RHQJ Release Date: 2002-12-10

Customer Reviews:

great, great!!!.......2006-12-05

This is the way ,I think, Purcell should sound. No pomp and surcomstance but only great music.

ALL THE MUSIC YOU EVER NEED!!.......2003-05-23

This boxed set is by far one of the best purchases I have ever made. As a Purcell freak, this hits every button I have. The cast of characters include the inequitable Robert King, New College Choir, Bowman, and a host of other venerable persons. Likewise the attention to period performance of these works makes it an essential addition to the library of any serious anglophile/Musicologist etc. Now if only the Britten Realizations of all Purcell's songs could be recorded alongside the originals! You will Love this set!

Average customer rating: BUY THIS NOW.

Carp & Bones Rosavelt Manufacturer: Heathen ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | New Age | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | New Age | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B00000DU4A Release Date: 1998-10-20

Tracks:

1. Dexedrine Lover
2. Carp & Bones
3. Impossible Me
4. Late Great Singer
5. Eleanor
6. Satellite Chevy
7. Lonely
8. These 2 Hands
9. Everytimeitrytosleep
10. Sink Me Higher

Customer Reviews:

BUY THIS NOW........1999-12-26

Well, I hail from Cleveland, where these folks reside. But honestly, I'm not biased. In any case, rosavelt's one of my favorite bands. I bought this disc after seeing one of their smoldering live performances, and I am very glad I made that investment. From the rocking "Dexedrine Lover" to the sweetly nostalgic "Sink Me Higher," this CD is worth the money you put down for it. This is roots rock at its finest. If you are simply a rock n' roll fan, you will thoroughly enjoy this release. "Satellite Chevy" makes you thirst for summer and a cold frothy brew, living back in a time when things were simple and love was complete. But then you hear "Lonely" and you want to get up and remember when you really knew what rock n' roll was. A fine effort from these fellas; why they're not signed to a major label yet is beyond me. TAKE THE HINT! Buy this record. And if you can find it somewhere else, get their newest effort, TRANSISTOR BLUES. That'll blow your mind even further.

Rock Music:

1. Here Comes That Feeling Again. [Import]
2. Homebelly Groove...Live [Live]
3. I Ain't Drunk
4. I Am A Diver
5. I Blame Dido Ep [CD-single] [Enhanced] [Import]
6. I Don't Need You [CD-single] [Import]
7. I Just Wanna Live [Enhanced] [Import]
8. In Control [Import]
9. Invoke [Import]
10. Jezebel

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