Over the Edge [Extra tracks] [Import]

over the edge [extra tracks] [import]

Track Listings

1. Over The Edge
2. One World
3. Thief
4. Surrender
5. Eyes Wide Open
6. Forest For The Trees
7. Man In Between
8. Cover Me
9. Turn Away
10. Glory Day
11. Cover Me

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The Best of Mickey Hart: Over the Edge and Back
Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • Mostly good, but spoiled by...
  • Most of The Best Of Mickey Hart
The Best of Mickey Hart: Over the Edge and Back
Mickey Hart
Manufacturer: Rykodisc
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000026EAS
Release Date: 2002-04-23

Tracks:

  1. Angola
  2. Where Love Goes
  3. Down The Road
  4. Sweet Sixteen
  5. The Eliminators
  6. Udu Chant
  7. Temple Caves
  8. Compound
  9. Call To All Nations: Opening Ceremonies, 100th Olympiad, Atlanta 1996

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The snarling grooves of doom on "Angola" symbolize Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart's intent for the last quarter century: to create a global percussion orchestra that merges electronics with rhythms from around the world. Hart could have opted for a seamless conceptual album, moving from the impressionism of "Temple Caves" from Planet Drum and "Compound" from the Apocalypse Now sessions to the power-trance grooves of "Angola" (Supralingua) and "Udu Chant" (also from Planet Drum). Instead, Over the Edge and Back is a sampler that even includes tracks from Hart's vocal album, Mystery Box, which ranged disjointedly from the R&B of "Where Love Goes (Sito)" to the Robert Hunter-penned "Down the Road"--both heard here and sounding lost. Skip those, however, and you'll hear Mickey Hart's rhythmic fantasies. The album goes all the way back to his 1976 album with the Diga Rhythm Band for "Sweet Sixteen," an ecstatic whirl of tuned percussion and hand drums that still sounds vibrant today. The album concludes with the previously unreleased "Call to All Nations" from the opening ceremonies of the 100th Olympiad in Atlanta in 1996. A surreal compression of global music that traverses the world, the track is Mickey Hart's vision of a 21st-century percussion orchestra summed up in about five minutes. --John Diliberto

Customer Reviews:

2 out of 5 stars Mostly good, but spoiled by..........2007-01-24

I bought this album in order to flesh out my already significant awe for Mickey and the succession of material he has produced. It's all the familiar great stuff, but utterly marred by the inclusion of the two tracks from "Mystery Box". In short Mickey, they should have remained a mystery. They are Vocal, R&B cheesy, saccharine and entirely out of place. If you like to listen to Hart for the shamanic beats and interestingly coloured exotic atmospheres, prepare to program your CD player to skip tracks 2 & 3 as they are just awful and guaranteed to ruin any moment. A poor choice from the producers; no doubt why I was able to buy it on ebay for £1.50.

I think there is nothing to be gained for the Hart fan here. One would be better off buying the original albums. Buy "Mystery Box" only if you feel in need of aural punishment.

5 out of 5 stars Most of The Best Of Mickey Hart.......2002-08-14

Mickey Hart's "Best of" CD has a nice cross-section of pieces the percussionist has made.

All of the CD is good, but too short. I would have liked to have heard a bit from Hart's first solo effort, Rolling Thunder, but maybe that would have got in the way of contractual agreements between GDM and Ryko Disc.

The songs range from Hart's Diga band piece "Sweet Sixteen" to the Apacolype Now Sessions' "Compound", to Hart's first 90's foray into the world of percussion "On The Edge" with "The Eliminatiors", to Hart's award winning follow-up Planet Drum with tracks "Undo Chant" and "Temple Caves", to a tribute to the combination of music and voice found on Mystery Box tracks, "Where Love Goes (Sito)" and "Down The Road", to the opening track on Supralingua "Angola".

Unfortunately no tracks from "Spirit Into Sound" are to be found on this compilation (again maybe due to the fact that GDM was involved with the distribution of that project).

The real treat of this set comes at the end with Hart and Co. doing a superb Opening Ceramonies piece form the 1996 Olypiad -- called "A Call To All Nations" which is fabulous.

So, in this compilation you have some positives and negatives. If you want to enter and have a taste of Mickey's world, by all means purchase this. Be forwarned though, you might want to pick up the original albums from where these songs originated.
Over the Edge
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • His really back in action!!!
  • Mickey Thomas Is Back! Starship? Not Yet.
Over the Edge
Mickey Thomas
Manufacturer: Cleopatra
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0002IQKEU
Release Date: 2004-08-03

Tracks:

  1. Over The Edge
  2. One World
  3. Thief
  4. Surrender
  5. Eyes Wide Open
  6. Forest For The Trees
  7. The Man IN Between
  8. Cover Me
  9. Turn Away
  10. Glory Day

Product Description

1. Over The Edge
2. One World
3. Thief
4. Surrender
5. Eyes Wide Open
6. Fortress For The Trees
7. The Man In Between
8. Cover Me
9. Turn Away
10. Glory Days

Bonus Multimedia Tracks
One World - Music Video
Mickey Thomas Video Interview

Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars His really back in action!!!.......2005-06-11

With Neal Schon and Jonathan Cain support in some titles, Mickey Thomas make an excellent job with this album,if you are a lover of Jefferson Starship, Journey or Boston era,please don't think about it,you gonna love it,buy it now, good luck!!!

4 out of 5 stars Mickey Thomas Is Back! Starship? Not Yet........2004-11-13

Over The Edge is the amazing comeback album for Mickey Thomas, great vocalist of Starship(with or without Jefferson)and Stephen Bishop band. Guest musicians alone will be of much interest such as Jack Blades, Jonathan Cain, Steve Lukather and Neal Schon. ONE WORLD the first single is well-structured ballad. THIEF, TURN AWAY show catchy side of the album reminding me of LOVE AMONG CANNIBALS era Starship. SURRENDER is a nice rock anthem penned together by the Neal Schon of Journey and Jack Blades of Night Ranger. They made amazing rock anthem I GOT A REASON in Journey's Arrival. They did it again with the strong vocal of Mickey. FOREST FROM THE TREES is a intriguing funky rock song from Aussie new wave band TAXIRIDE's second album GARAGE MAHAL. EYES WIDE OPEN by Jonathan Cain who made OPEN ARMS is in a way another side of OPEN ARMS. Very deeply themed and touching. Although high-toned vocal is not yet fully returned and it is different from Starship, this album is enjoyable to 80's rock fans.
Alias - Season Two
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Alias Soundtrack
  • i want the album!...
  • Another Excellent Follow-up to Alias' Season 1 Soundtrack
  • Not very exciting, I must say.
Alias - Season Two
Michael Giacchino
Manufacturer: Varese Sarabande
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00065JTBK
Release Date: 2004-11-16

Tracks:

  1. Main Title (:27)
  2. On the Train (2:59)
  3. Mother of a Mother (1:38)
  4. Rabat (2:22)
  5. Over the Edge (3:03)
  6. Emilys Eulogy (3:06)
  7. Fond Memories (2:16)
  8. Post A-Mortem (1:32)
  9. Syds Best Alias Yet (3:44)
  10. Going Down? (:51)
  11. Sydney Implores Dixon (2:40)
  12. Aftermath Class (4:14)
  13. Sarkavator (:33)
  14. Im So Promoted (2:28)
  15. Im So Screwed (2:47)
  16. Im So Demoted (1:39)
  17. Inferno (2:33)
  18. Do I Have To Do Another Eulogy? (6:16)
  19. Something Fishy (2:37)
  20. Sloanes Revelation (2:48)
  21. Hitting the Fan (4:20)
  22. Balboa and Clubber (1:10)
  23. Almost Two Years (4:58)

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Fueled largely by the endlessly inventive original music chronicled in the first anthology from the hit TV series Alias, young composer Michael Giacchino's rising star quickly led to big screen success via his first major feature, Pixar's computer animated superhero spoof The Incredibles. The composer's rich eclecticism -- one that spans a thumping, contemporary techno club-savvy and brassy winks at the 60's spy-jazz canon in just its opening few cuts -- is still one of the major delights on this collection of cues from Alias' second season. But its second half largely becomes a more dramatically focused, if no less creatively restless showcase for Giacchino's orchestral writing, the scale of which impressively belies its small-screen origins. Its rare to hear TV music that evokes everything from the brooding classicism of Samuel Barber and Bernard Herrmann to more contemporary scoring masters like Goldsmith and Barry -- with a forceful nod to mixmeister Paul Oakenfold in the bargain -- but it's all here on this compelling showcase for one of film music's most promising new stars. --Jerry McCulley

Album Description

Featuring more of composer Michael Giacchino's thrilling music — sort of a techno/club take on the classic James Bond sound. Giacchino's scores for the episodes of Season 2 received even greater acclaim than his first 22 episodes. Also included is the heart-stopping main title theme composed by series creator J.J. Abrams.

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars Alias Soundtrack.......2007-03-10

It came well packaged and was what I had ordered. Unfortunatley I didn't realize this was the orchestral soundtrack as I was looking for the soundtrack of songs they included in each episode. Good service though.

4 out of 5 stars i want the album!..........2005-04-20

yes the score is very good but i think an album with a couple of songs heard on the show would be great to.trough the 4 seasons of the show,they featured a lots of great tunes from really talented artists (sarah maclachlan,u2,cat stevens,jet,etc...).SOi think the show deserves to have it own album like the rest of the TV shows of our time.The only thing i hope is that if they make one,they won't use those which totally not suit the spirit of the show like sex and the city and summerland soundtracks!...
the ideal soundtrack would be:
jet:last chance
kate bush:this woman's work
stars:going,going,gone
matt beckler:from the summer
hathaway:there's something better
daniel lenz:spy
josh canova:almost ran
the crystal method:starting over
U2:bad
jude:you all...everybody
debbie wesberg:home
michelle featherstone:stay
sarah maclachlan:worlds on fire (alias mix)
so what are you waiting for?!...

5 out of 5 stars Another Excellent Follow-up to Alias' Season 1 Soundtrack.......2005-03-13

This is more wonderful music from soundtrack composer Michael Giacchino. There is a greater number of slower-paced, melancholy tracks than on the first season soundtrack, but it's a great progression nevertheless. The high-speed action techno tracks remain exciting as usual, while the slower ones are quite emotive. Unfortunately, like with the previous soundtrack, the music from the show's closing credits is not included (though the same melody is peppered throughout both CDs). Here's hoping for future soundtrack releases for Seasons 3 and 4!

3 out of 5 stars Not very exciting, I must say. .......2005-03-13

As a huge Alias fan, I was ecstatic when I got this soundtrack. Sadly, the majority of it consisted of slow, sad songs that were honestly pretty boring. I was looking forward to more loud and exciting songs, but there's probably only about 4 or 5 of those on here. If you like all the musics on Alias though, I'd say go for it!
Over the Edge
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    Over the Edge
    Hurricane
    Manufacturer: Nl
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    ASIN: B000T97SZW
    Release Date: 2007-07-26

    Tracks:

    1. Over the Edge
    2. I'm Eighteen
    3. I'm on to You
    4. Messin' With a Hurricane
    5. Insane
    6. We Are Strong
    7. Spark in My Heart
    8. Give Me an Inch
    9. Shout Baby Snakes

    Album Details

    Remastered Edition by the Band Made Up of Kelly Hansen, Doug Aldrich, Tony Cavazo, and Jay Schellen. Includes their Top 50 Smash "i'm on to You", the Classic "Over the Edge", and their Cover of Alice Cooper's "i'm Eighteen".
    Over the Edge, Vol. 3: Weatherman
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • "I want my chlorine gas...
    • Mawell House
    Over the Edge, Vol. 3: Weatherman
    Negativland
    Manufacturer: Seeland Records
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    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B000009D4W
    Release Date: 1998-08-25

    Tracks:

    1. One Of Them

    Tracks:

    1. The Clorox Cowboy

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars "I want my chlorine gas..........2004-06-09

    to come cascading all over me and poison me and die, I'm the Clorox Cowboy!"

    Fans of Negativland no doubt are also fans of my favorite Clorox Cowboy, David Wills- The Weatherman!

    In this ear candy he outdoes himself, coming out of the closet and admitting to having sex with electronic equipment! ANd the rest of negativland outdo themselves by mixing all the little snippets of obscure samples to liven up the mix of the Weatherman's nasal whinings, his callers reaction to him instructing them the proper pronunciation to "Hom-O-Sexual." (not hom-a-sexual)

    Be prepared to get a new and weird understanding on "one of us" and if you are "one of us," get ready to laugh your head off and get sonicly stoned on the ultimate media pirates!

    5 out of 5 stars Mawell House.......2001-06-14

    First off, this album is not that funny. THis album is not amuzing. This 2-CD set isn't even worth having your friends over for a laugh-off (unlike OTE Vol. 2 - Pastor Dick)The only 3 reasons to get this album is to 1) The incredible reality of The Weatherman's acting - "I need my coffee now!" "...the Super Booper" 2) The wonderful transformation of the Maxwell House Theme with the help of what seems to be a rubber ducky 3) The inside dictionary of words and phrases as told by Peter Diddle. (which IS funny)... Now that I think of it, this album is FUNNY! and BRILLIANT! GO BUY IT AT ...
    Zu
    Average customer rating: Not rated
      Zu

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      ASIN: B000CAFEYK
      Release Date: 2003-05-13
      Negativland Presents Over the Edge, Vol. 6: The Willsaphone Stupid Show
      Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
      • Meet the Family!
      • David Wills--The Weatherman
      • run: florist, Run!
      Negativland Presents Over the Edge, Vol. 6: The Willsaphone Stupid Show
      Negativland
      Manufacturer: Seeland Records
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      ASIN: B0000038YN
      Release Date: 1994-03-04

      Tracks:

      1. Moments To Remember, Raining Hard, Etc.
      2. I'm The Vegetable, Wired Up House, Steamin' Mad At Dirt, Etc.
      3. Home Cable T.V. Repair Corner
      4. Fruitcakes, Suka-Brand Coffee, Power Failure, Citizens Band Parakeet, etc
      5. Moldy Bagels
      6. Cats, In Between Frequencies, Etc.
      7. (More) Weatherman Vs. The Monkees, Home Cleaning Focus Corner, Etc.
      8. A Rash Of Rabid Skunks
      9. Dreams About Fire, Mr. Dirt, White Clouds In The Sky And The End

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      2. Introduction, First Club Soda, Toads, Etc.
      3. Fuck You, Tough Darts, Jingle Bells, Etc
      4. Weather Reports, Weather Hot Line
      5. Toilet Noises, Lumpy Gravy, Etc.
      6. Comb Music
      7. Acting Silly, Chewing Up Sha Na Na, Etc.
      8. Ho-Ho-Ho, No More Recordings, Easy-Off, Etc.
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      10. (Still More) Weatherman Vs. The Monkees, Casual Talk
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      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars Meet the Family!.......2006-09-26

      For those who are as obsessed with Negativland's David Wills as I am, this album is a MUST!

      The Weatherman is as obsessed with electronics as I am, (although, unlike the Weatherman, I never attempted to have sex with electronic equipment) then you gotta meet his family in this album! David in his childhood had an obsession with a tape recorder and recorded so many Weatherman Thanksgivings and Weatherman Christmases, and even recorded his cat hiss, the rain, toads croaking and parakeets fighting! All these snippets of Family sounds of years gone by are wonderfully mixed by Negativland to create a surreal picture of the "Average American Home!"

      Best of all is his father and mother's and grandmother's voices! One would think that only David could have such a whining slurry voice! But after listening to this compilation you see that all the rest of his family have the same rasping whining voice! The only difference in hearing his mother talk and David talk, is his mother can sing and hold a note, while the Weatherman....his singing is atrocious!

      5 out of 5 stars David Wills--The Weatherman.......2005-04-19

      This was the first negativland cd that i bought and i can say that
      it is my favorite. I got lost in a world of confused psychotic
      bliss. This issue of the "Over the edge" radio compilations has home recordings from the weatherman and his family sitting around eating turkey and talking about cleansers, coffee, cable tv. cats
      as well as the weathermans early childhood of giving the weather report and also battling the monkeys. Not just old tapes, but the usuall receptacle programing[unedited live phone calls] collage
      scapes that will spin your head around. I hear something new every time. Over the edge rules and can be accesed thru the
      negativland web site and if you dont like it, TOUGH DARTS!!!.

      3 out of 5 stars run: florist, Run!.......1998-08-07

      The reason that I do not like Tom Hanks is because to me he represents the shining, worthless success of the mundane USA mainstream. Tom Hanks is always involved in Smurf-hearted projects (or was that My Little Pony?) that for some reason never fail to produce reactions and attitudes in people the same way Rush Limbaugh's rantings never fail to produce them. With Rush Limbaugh, it's about who to hate, and with Tom Hanks, it's about how to feel about "important stuff." Do you see what I'm saying? What is so good about Tom Hanks, except that everyone totally loves him, if that's even good? (I don't think it is.) And Will Smith is the same way for me, just the black version. And Steven Spielberg (whose last name translates roughly to "Magic Mountain" or "Rock Climbing" or perhaps "Playhill" - you get the idea) is the director version. You know how they put stupid characters in full-length feature animation films just for thei! r kid appeal? [I can't even think of any right now. Geez. I must have exorcized that crap from my memory... Oh, like those gargoyles in Disney's "The Hunchback of Notre Dame." You know what I'm talking about.] Well, Tom Hanks is like the real-life version of those characters, and the movie in which he plays that character is "Popular Culture in the USA Right Now." Just as soon as people realize that they are fed up with the Smurf-like, kid-appeal characters in so many of our stories these days, that's when they will start to get real tired of Tom Hanks. That's why this album is just OK.
      Over the Edge
      Average customer rating: Not rated
        Over the Edge
        Moher
        Manufacturer: Klub Records Ltd.
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

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        3. Kilfenora Reel/Virginia/Over the Edge
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        Over the Edge
        Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
        • Just Great
        • Over The Edge
        • The Crow flies again!
        Over the Edge
        Professor Louie & The Crowmatix
        Manufacturer: Breeze Hill
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

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        ASIN: B00004X0L5
        Release Date: 2000-08-22

        Tracks:

        1. Restless Islands
        2. Over The Edge
        3. The Great Beyond
        4. Tear of The Clouds
        5. A Few Hours
        6. Someone
        7. No Division Interlude
        8. No Division Heart & Soul
        9. Runnin' Out
        10. Endless Highway
        11. Scarlet Begonias

        Album Description

        Professor “Louie” & The Crowmatix

        Over The Edge

        Professor “Louie” & The Crowmatix have just released their first CD for Breeze Hill Records entitled Over The Edge. Aaron “Louie” Hurwitz long time co-producer and engineer for groups such as “The Band,” “Mercury Rev,” “Four Men & A Dog,” “David Nelson Band,” and “Rick Danko Band,” comes up front on this CD as singer, performer and writer. The Crowmatix released a CD in 1998 entitled “Levon Helm & The Crowmatix - Souvenir, Vol. 1” on The Woodstock Records label. Over The Edge consists of ten songs, five of which, are originals by Professor “Louie” and his co-writing singer, partner Marie Spinosa. One song on the CD a soulful ballad No Division-Heart And Soul was also co-written with “The Bands” Rick Danko who Professor “Louie” performed and recorded with for many years as a duo. Over The Edge is a musical blend of Rock, Folk and R'n'B. The opening track Restless Islands written by Kevin Doherty of Irelands “Four Men & A Dog” has a strong lead vocal by Professor “Louie”, great harmony with The Crowmatix and some fine mandolin playing by Levon Helm. The title track of this CD is the tune Over The Edge an exciting original song with great drumming from Gary Burke, groovin' bass playing by Mike Dunn and funky piano playing from “Louie”. The Great Beyond an extremely well written original song bound to become a classic piece of music has a moving lead vocal by Professor “Louie”. It features fine guitar work by Jim Eppard weaving in and out of the vocals to build to the end of the song and then fades out with tearful whistling. Tear Of The Clouds a song written about a train on the Hudson Line changes to Marie Spinosa singing the lead vocal. This song uses a blend of acoustic instruments, mandolin, accordion, jaw harp, and acoustic guitar with some wild synthesis bringing a fresh combination of sound to a strong rhythm track. Over The Edge continues to hold your interest by bringing in a horn section that “The Crowmatix” have worked with for five years, live in concert and in the studio. On this original track A Few Hours. Tom “Bones” Malone from the David Letterman show arranged the horns and also plays trombone along with the tenor sax of Lenny Pickett from the group “Tower of Power”. The world-renowned bari sax of Ronnie Cuber and the trumpet playing of Jim Hynes round out the horn section, which can be heard on four songs on this CD. The song Someone is a near perfect rendition of an obscure R'n'B song by the great singer Etta James. It shows Marie Spinosa's depth of vocal range and unique interpretation and the highlight is a call and response vocal ending with the Crowmatix background vocals and the horn section. The same rings true on a little known Ashford and Simpson composition Runnin Out where the horns and The Crowmatix breakout into a jamming ending. Over The Edge utilizes many different instruments and in the song No Division-Heart And Soul Garth Hudson adds some great keyboard lines. The beautiful string section arranged by the violinist Larry Packer compliments the soulful singing of “Louie” and the high background vocals of Marie Spinosa. An exciting version of “The Bands” Endless Highway sung by Professor “Louie” brings out the skills of his Hammond organ playing along with the virtuosity of guitar player Mike Demicco. A final jam on “The Grateful Dead” song Scarlet Begonias rounds out the fifty-four minute CD with “Louie” on lead vocals and accordion, great Hammond organ work by “The Band's” keyboardist Garth Hudson and a moving trombone solo by Tom Malone. Special guests Barry Sless and Mookie Siegel from “David Nelson Band” round out the jam that brings out the musicianship and singing of The Crowmatix.

        Customer Reviews:

        5 out of 5 stars Just Great.......2000-10-25

        I heard this Band on WGN RAdio last night. What a great CD. Such passion in your work. I cant wait until my copy arrives The New Band lives with the Professor!

        5 out of 5 stars Over The Edge.......2000-09-14

        Professor "Louie" & The Crowmatix bring to you a wonderful new CD. This CD is full of great sounds that keep you listening. This is one of the best CD's I've heard in a long time. In my opinion everyone should put this one into their shopping cart!!

        5 out of 5 stars The Crow flies again!.......2000-09-12

        This CD was everything and more. Professor "Louie" (aka Aaron Hurwitz) and the Crowmatix have found a magic formula. This is true quality roots music. The performances are all top notch, I was happily surprised on how the music keeps getting better and raising to new heights. It's a must have in my opinion...
        All Brothers, Different Mothers
        Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
        • Funk Soul Joy
        • #1 ON MY TOP TEN LIST!!
        • Kick Ass Funk!
        All Brothers, Different Mothers

        Manufacturer: Oo Soul
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

        GeneralGeneral | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music
        GeneralGeneral | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
        GeneralGeneral | Jazz | Styles | Music
        GeneralGeneral | Alternative Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music
        GeneralGeneral | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music
        ASIN: B000078TDA
        Release Date: 2002-10-10

        Tracks:

        1. Hot Sake
        2. Arroz Con Gandules
        3. Pullin' Teeth
        4. New Afro
        5. Brothers & Sisters
        6. Operation Get Down Sample
        7. Fly Trap
        8. Hey Hey Hey
        9. Doble-O
        10. Stupefied
        11. Hot Sake (Extended)

        Album Description

        Funkyass Jazzadelic Afro beat grooves. This band was formed to move your feet. OO Soul delivers the goods on this new release, following up the successful "Solid Sounds of the Eight Piece Brotherhood." If you dig Galactic or Mr. James Brown this CD is for you.

        Customer Reviews:

        5 out of 5 stars Funk Soul Joy.......2006-02-19

        There's something about this album that just makes you feel good. The sounds are nostalgic but still fresh. It's mood music that you can turn up the volume and dance to. Pure gold.

        5 out of 5 stars #1 ON MY TOP TEN LIST!!.......2004-05-05

        I LOVE OO-SOUL.... I Have seen them play all over the Los Angeles area, and they just get better and better. The DRUMS are incredible. So Creative and Consuming.
        Doble-O is my favorite song on this album.. the drum solo at the end. Check it out for yourself.. YOULL LOVE IT!!!!
        *****FUNK LIVES*****

        5 out of 5 stars Kick Ass Funk!.......2002-11-23

        This CD is even better than the last. I love these guys. So much fun to dance and party to. Thanks again guys!!

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