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Product Description
First solo album by Arti E Mestieri's and Esagono's bass player with Furio Chirico on nine out of eleven tracks. From jazz to rock fusion. Electromantic. 2003.

Riff,Marco Gallesi,Rock/Pop

Average customer rating: Disappointed This is "Real Rock Music" Great Dallas band Exactly Like a Toadies Album Just horrible

Buried in Your Black Heart Burden Brothers Manufacturer: Kirtland Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Post Grunge | American Alternative | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Alternative Metal | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music 4-for-3 Alternative Rock | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | 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: Mercy Hell Below/Stars Above Pleather Best of Toadies: Live From Paradise Army of Anyone ASIN: B0000EMYAH Release Date: 2003-11-18

Tracks:

1. Buried In Your Black Heart
2. Shadow
3. Beautiful Night
4. Come On Down
5. You're So God Damn Beautiful
6. If You're Going to Heaven
7. Do For Me
8. Walk Away
9. Your Fault
10. Conditional
11. Let it Go

Customer Reviews:

Disappointed.......2007-03-24

I don't understand where they went a rye but somehow todd did. I am a die-hard Toadies fan I mean I love that band so I assumed I would love his new band Burden Brothers. But to my amazement I hated most of this album it is too soft for me and sounds way too pop rock radio compliant. Bring back your Toadies rawness and this band will be alright.

This is "Real Rock Music".......2006-12-18

Finally we have some "Real Rock Music" to listen to besides all this fake stuff that's out there. I've even converted my teenage kids over to the Burden Brothers. Vaden Lewis has amazing vocal command on this CD, and all the songs are awesome. This CD is definately going to be in my top 10 of all time. If you like to crank up your rock music and listen to some awesome riffage and great lyrics......this CD is for you. You won't be disappointed!

Great Dallas band.......2005-09-16

This is a quick review.....If you like the Toadies, then you'll love this band. They have an "in your face" edge to them but still show a softer side as well. They show that they have a great style of music and a depth in their lyrics. Very nice band to become acquainted with on a regular basis.

Exactly Like a Toadies Album.......2005-04-23

If you are a fan of any of the 2 Toadies albums, you will be a fan of this one. There is a healthy mix of outstanding, midline, and yucky songs on this album as there have been in Todd's last two. Buy it, but for heaven's sake you cannot ever judge an album after just a few listens unless you are basing things on something like foul language (which Burden Bros have certainly maintained here). Songs to preview are If You're Going to Heaven, Your Fault, Beautiful Night and Shadow.

Just horrible.......2005-04-05

First off, let me explain my own musical preferences. I enjoy Led Zeppelin, Soundgarden, QOTSA, Dandy Warhols, Kyuss, Toadies. I could go on, I just wanna give you an idea of what I like, so you can gauge my reaction to this album accordingly.

This is one of the worst albums I've ever heard. I was so incredibly dissapointed when I listened to it. I'm a pretty big fan of Toadies; this is nothing like Toadies. Every song sounds the same, Lewis doesn't change his vocals throughout the entire CD. I was expecting so much from this group considering their past endeavors, but even the instrumental part of the album is ridiculously lacking. I just don't know what happened. I bought this CD off of Amazon, when I received it I immediately put it in my CD payer and I disliked it so much I put it up for sale on Amazon the next day. I haven't been to any of their live shows, so those may rock, but this CD sucks. I'm not sure what the other reviewers are thinkin. If you can, I recommend going to your local used cd store and if they have a listening station, listen to this cd before you buy it. Do not waste even five bucks on this cd unless you listen to it first and like it. If you want a cd that rocks, buy the first Queens of the Stone Age cd or maybe the Kyuss cd Blues for the Red Sun. Or really, just buy anything BUT this Burden Brothers cd.

Average customer rating: The Desert Song/The New Moon Two classic operettas on one CD Stupendous Operettas Finally Available

The Desert Song / The New Moon Sigmund Romberg , Oscar Hammerstein II , Otto Harbach , Kitty Carlisle , Wilbur Evans , Felix Knight , Jeffrey Alexander Chorus , Thomas Hayward , Jane Wilson , and Lee Sweetland Manufacturer: Decca Broadway ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Romberg, Sigmund | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music The Decca Records Store | Specialty Stores | Music Similar Items: The Student Prince (1952 Studio Cast) Music of Sigmund Romberg The New Moon (2003 Encores! Revival Concert Cast) Roberta & Vagabond King Desert Song (1953) ASIN: B00006AWBJ Release Date: 2002-07-30

Tracks:

1. Opening Chorus and Riff Song - From The Desert Song (Romberg / Harbach / Hammerstein II) with Kitty Carlisle, Wilbur Evans, and Felix Knight
2. French Military Marching Song
3. Romance
4. Then You Will Know
5. The Desert Song
6. Finale of Act I
7. One Flower Grows Alone in Your Garden
8. One Alone
9. The Sabre Song
10. Finale: French Military Marching Song & One Alone
11. Overture - From The New Moon (Hammerstein & Romberg) with Thomas Tibbett Hayward, Lee Sweetland, and Jane Wilson
12. Marianne
13. The Girl on the Prow
14. Softly, As in a Morning Sunrise
15. Stouthearted Men
16. One Kiss
17. Wanting You
18. Lover, Come Back to Me

Customer Reviews:

The Desert Song/The New Moon.......2005-10-06

I have loved the music of The Desert Song since I first saw it, starring Dennis Morgan, in the cinema many, many years ago, and then the Gordeon McCrae version on TV. I think the Dennis Morgan one was better, or perhaps I may be prejudiced as I have an unfortunate tendency to prefer original versions (how many subsequent productions have proved superior? Not too many).
However, back to the CD. To listen to this super CD is pure pleasure, a real nostalgia trip. Although I had never heard of the musical The New Moon, I was very surprised to realise that the music was almost a familiar to me as from The Desert Song. Aha, the joys of listening to the old fashioned wireless when I was a little girl!
Gloria Little,
Queensland, Australia

Two classic operettas on one CD.......2004-02-03

Decca Broadway's operetta series providing remastered reissues of eight classic recordings from the 1940s/50s is most welcome. Many of these operettas have no other available recordings on Cd, and these Decca albums have been out-of-print since the late 1960s.

This set offers a classic DESERT SONG recording with Felix Knight, Wilbur Evans and Kitty Carlisle. Some of the dialogue is hysterical: "I Can't kill you" says Kitty before she sails into "I Love You" in the first act finale. It's silly but it's fun.

THE NEW MOON is a more or less straight reading of seven numbers from the score (plus a nicely arranged Overture conducted by Victor Young) performed by a solid cast.

Sound quality on both operettas is quite good considering the age of the original masters: DESERT SONG is 60 years old now.

Stupendous Operettas Finally Available.......2002-10-18

THE DESERT SONG/THE NEW MOON reissue on Decca Broadway Operettas series is as welcome as a spring day. Despite the limited range of the mono sound of both releases, the CD double play should make a welcome addition to any theater lover's music library.

Of the two, THE NEW MOON comes off best with absolutely stunning baritone singing by Lee Sweetland on "Marianne" and "Stouthearted Men" and finer but less impressive work by Jane Wilson and Thomas Hayward on the other familiar numbers. And they are very familiar. Even if you've never seen this show (or the altered film version with Jeannette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy), you'll have heard many of these songs as background music or featured in the film DEEP IN MY HEART, the story of composer Sigmund Romberg.

THE DESERT SONG gives a nice representation of its score hampered only by Kitty Carlisle's tremulous soprano waverings. Wilbur Evans and Felix Knight carry off the male roles with great artistry.

With these shows almost never being revived (except for their film versions, the latter made in 1953 with Gordon MacRae and Kathryn Grayson), this CD is a most welcome treat.

Average customer rating: Awesome Set! Elmer Bernstein Film Music Collection Overall a strong Goldsmith sampler Jerry Goldsmith - 40 years of pleasure Almost the perfect compilation

Jerry Goldsmith: 40 Years of Film Music Jerry Goldsmith Manufacturer: Silva America ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Star Trek | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Essential Elmer Bernstein Film Music Collection The Music of John Williams: 40 Years of Film Music Epics: The History of the World According to Hollywood John Barry: The Collection Paramount 90th Anniversary Collection: Scores ASIN: B0009KIYDG Release Date: 2005-08-09

Tracks:

1. Blue Max, The
2. Blue Max, The
3. Blue Max, The
4. Blue Max, The
5. Blue Max, The
6. The Man From U.N.C.L.E.: Doctor Kildare / Room 222 / Waltons, The / Barnaby Jones / Television Themes Medley
7. In Harm's Way
8. The Sandpebbles: Chinatown / Patch Of Blue, A / Poltergeist / Papillon / Wind And The Lion, The / Motion Pictures Medley
9. Generals, The
10. Tora! Tora! Tora!
11. Wild Rovers, The
12. Pursuit
13. Wind And The Lion, The

Tracks:

1. QB VII
2. QB VII
3. QB VII
4. QB VII
5. QB VII
6. Waltons, The
7. Papillon
8. Police Story
9. Omen, The
10. Capricorn One
11. Swarm, The
12. Boys From Brazil, The
13. , The (First) Great Train Robbery
14. Alien
15. Star Trek The Motion Picture

Tracks:

1. Masada
2. Poltergeist
3. First Blood - Rambo II
4. Twilight Zone: The Movie
5. Under Fire
6. Under Fire
7. Under Fire
8. Under Fire
9. Gremlins
10. Baby - Secret Of The Lost Legend
11. Legend
12. Lionheart
13. Rambo III
14. Total Recall

Tracks:

1. Star Trek Voyager
2. Basic Instinct
3. Russia House, The
4. Gremlins II
5. Medicine Man
6. Shadow, The
7. Forever Young
8. First Knight
9. Powder
10. Airforce One
11. L.A. Confidential
12. Mummy, The
13. Haunting, The

Album Description

Jerry Goldsmith's death in 2004 marked the end of one of the greatest careers in film composing. This lavish 57 track 4 CD set traces the path of his astonishing achievements and includes recordings conducted by Goldsmith himself. Featuring The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, The Philharmonia Orchestra, The National Philharmonic Orchestra, and The Daniel Caine Orchestra. Includes over 280 minutes of music.

Customer Reviews:

Awesome Set!.......2007-07-01

I am a huge fan of Jerry Goldsmith. They did a great job preserving his vision. I can listen to this collection for hours. Great music!

Elmer Bernstein Film Music Collection.......2006-11-03

This is compilation of hit film music from one of the greatest composers in motion pictures. What is surprising though is the music not included like the Ghost And The Darkness, the 13th Warrior, Rudy and others. To be sure, 4 discs are not enough for a composure of this stature. THe recording, however, is an "engineering masterpiece" which makes the music even more enjoyable than when you first heard it at the movies. When are we ging to get the music that was omittd from this compilaton?

Overall a strong Goldsmith sampler.......2006-04-11

Okay, this is a CD review, so the focus is on music, but I've got to say this first: this has got to be a contender for the ugliest cover art ever. I mean, come on...instead of a tribute to the composer, the cover looks like someone spilled a glass of merlot over a NASA photo.

Fortunately, even an ugly cover will not ruin good music. And the good news is that I'd say about 75 percent of the music is good....and on a 4 cd set, that's a lot. Like other Silva compilations, the strength of this compilation is the variety. There are selections from the big releases (Star Trek, Omen, Rambo), but there is also a healthy dose of tracks from the smaller releases(Under Fire, Lionheart, The Swarm).

Two examples come to mind. Capricorn One and The Great Train Robbery are two movies that are not exactly household names today, but are dominated by two of Goldmith's finest main themes. The City of Prague Philharmonic come through with terrific renditions. And there are plenty of other strong performances...a few being concert versions conducted by Goldsmith himself. Suprisingly, "The Wind and the Lion" works, which is no small accomplishment given the ferentic original performance of "Raisuli Attacks".

It's not a complete success. A few of the performances fall flat, particularly some of the more inventive scores. Total Recall is just bad, mangling the performance with poor percussion and synthesizer choices to boot. Also a letdown is the Klingon Attack from the first Star Trek movie. The Prague Philhamonic attempt doesn't sound bad--it's just that once you've heard the original soundtrack's "blaster beam" with enough bass to rattle your teeth...well let's just say Silva's version is a little tinny in comparison.

But I shouldn't dwell on the negative. Overall, this is a strong sampler of Goldsmith's variety. There are plenty of quality performances here, and despite a few omissions (noticeably Planet of the Apes)this is a very good release from Silva.

Jerry Goldsmith - 40 years of pleasure.......2006-02-22

It was wonderful to hear Mr. Goldsmith's music that went all the way back to The Man from UNCLE, The Waltons, Dr Kildare, etc. And then to hear his music up to the present. The man was a genius!

Almost the perfect compilation.......2005-12-31

Age has its value.... This sweeping collection of compositions brings back so many great memories. This collection shows how significant Goldsmith was for both the movie screen and the small screen. With such a grand collection, every reader can be assured that at least one movie or TV program they like or remember had Goldsmith's contribution. It was an amazing life and the collection well worth having.

However, as sweepig as it is, there are a few holes in the selection. "First Contact", one of the sweetest and richest compositions from the Star Trek is absent. "The Ghost and the Darkness" is missing and the "Medicine Man" music should include the theme song. By dwelling on several selections from the Blue Max, these were squeezed out. Three full and important movie themes got the axe.

However, all but "The Ghost and the Darkness" are readily available and not overly expensive as is the "Ghost" CD. This is a must have for the TV and movie music fan.

Before there was Hans Solo there was Napolean Solo, before ER there was Dr. Kildare. Jerry Goldsmith IS Sci-Fi. "Resistance is futile.. you MUST assimilate this CD collection."

Average customer rating: Beautiful voices, beautiful songs Beautiful Music - Good Perfomances Superb singing A KISS Romberg never sounded better!

Music of Sigmund Romberg Manufacturer: EMI Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Romberg, Sigmund | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life: The Songs of Victor Herbert The Desert Song / The New Moon The Student Prince (1952 Studio Cast) Great Hits from Sigmund Romberg The New Moon (2003 Encores! Revival Concert Cast) ASIN: B000002SDG Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

1. The Student Prince: Students' Marching Song - Drinking Song - Come Boys (Kirsten)
2. The Student Prince: Arrival At Heidelberg - In Heidelberg Fair - Gaudeamus igitur (MacRae, Kirsten)
3. The Student Prince: Deep In My Heart, Dear (Kirsten, MacRae)
4. The Student Prince: Serenade (MacRae)
5. The Student Prince: Just We Two (MacRae, Kirsten)
6. The Desert Song: The Riff Song (MacRae)
7. The Desert Song: Why Did We Marry Soldiers - French Military Marching Song (Kirsten)
8. The Desert Song: Romance (Kirsten)
9. The Desert Song: The Desert Song (MacRae, Kirsten)
10. The Desert Song: Let Love Go - One Flower - One Alone (MacRae)
11. The Desert Song: The Sabre Song (Kirsten, MacRae)
12. The New Moon: Marianne (MacRae)
13. The New Moon: The Girl On The Prow (Kirsten)
14. The New Moon: Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise (MacRae)
15. The New Moon: One Kiss (Kirsten)
16. The New Moon: Stouthearted Men (MacRae)
17. The New Moon: Wanting You (MacRae, Kirsten)
18. The New Moon: Lover, Come Back To Me (Kirsten)
19. The New Moon: Try Her Out At Dances

Customer Reviews:

Beautiful voices, beautiful songs.......2006-10-06

Sigmund Romberg isn't in fashion today, but he was one of the founders of what became modern musical comedy, and in listening to this compilation of songs from three of his best-known operettas, you can understand why. Kirsten's soaring soprano and MacRae's rich baritone combine flawlessly to give the very feel that contemporary audiences must have gotten when they attended a performance of a Romberg work (MacRae also starred in the film version of "Desert Song"). The best pieces on the disc are the duets, some of which can give you authentic chills ("Deep in My Heart, Dear," "Wanting You"), and MacRae's thrilling solos ("Serenade," "The Riff Song," "Marianne," "Stouthearted Men," and the tango-esque "Softly, As in a Morning Sunrise"), but Kirsten's renditions of "Romance," "The Saber Song," "The Girl on the Prow," "One Kiss," and the classic "Lover, Come Back to Me" are almost equally good. I've replayed this collection at least 20 times in the last month and I'll do it again. If hearing it doesn't it make you want more Romberg, your tastes are obviously not for classic operetta. Highly recommended.

Beautiful Music - Good Perfomances.......2006-03-25

Kirsten was a first class opera singer who sings this music with technique, voice and style. MacRae has a pretty voice- but I miss the true operatic baritone depth, volume of sound and range of Merrill, Tibbett or Nelson Eddy in this music.

Superb singing.......2005-05-11

This album is not a "performance" but a studio recording of music from three operettas by the great Sigmund Romberg. The singing is superb. Gordon MacRae is a known quantity from his role in the movie version of "Oklahoma" and his voice is never disappointing. Dorothy Kirsten is less well known these days but her voice is well suited for operetta. This album is a deal as it contains most or all of the music of Sigmund Romberg and his lyricists for three operettas, "Desert Song", "New Moon" and " Student Prince". The only quibble with the album is that it begins with the weakest selection ("Student Prince") and if one plays it all the way through it's a long wait for "Desert Song" and the extraordinarily tuneful "New Moon". Most of the tunes are known these days (if at all) from instrumental "mood music" recordings. The singing of MacRae and Kirsten is enunciated well enough so one may enjoy lyrics as well, by the likes of Oscar Hammerstein III. The inclusion of all three operettas gives this album an advantage of the often mix-and-match approach to many available Macdonald & Eddy recordings.

A KISS.......2004-02-21

SUNG BY MARIO LANZA, HE IS AND WILL BE THE GREATEST TENOR OF THIS GENERATION AND THE NEXT GENERATION TO COME.THIS MANS VOICE WAS ONLY PARTIALLY DEVELOPED,IF ONLY AT THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL IN 1947,IF ONLY HE WOULD HAVE TURNED HIS BACK ON MGM AND CONCENTRATED MORE ON ORERA HE WOULD HAVE REACH THE HIS GOAL,OPERA.I HEARD HIS VOICE WHEN I WAS 6 YEARS OLD.I DOH"T THINK HE DIED OF A HEART ATTACK,HE WAS HELPED.I AM 62 YEARS OLD, AND HAVE WAITED FOR ANOTHER VOICE LIKED MARIO LANZA BUT SO FAR NONE HAS MATERALIZED.

Romberg never sounded better!.......2003-09-24

I am one of those who, as a great fan and collector of operetta songs, find this album (actually a compilation of 3 LPs from 1963) the single most brilliant one ever recorded.

There are very few singers who could get so completely into the spirit of the songs and characters of operettas as Gordon MacRae. A technically magnificent voice with a phenomenal range, vibrant intensity and great warmth and sincerity - the rare singer whose performances all felt spontaneous and who could go from caressing the ear one moment to singing in the most powerful tones the next - all in a glorious legit voice of course. His rousing numbers like "The Riff Song" from The Desert Song and "Stout-Hearted Men" from New Moon are so exilarating that they actually conjure up a larger-than-life vision. His haunting "Softly as in the Morning Sunrise" obliterates all other versions and in terms of passion expressed in song, it would be difficult to surpass his rendition of the Desert Song.

Kudos also of course to the everlasting charm, grace and talent of the great Dorothy Kirsten who sounds perfectly convincing and fetching as the youthful heroines she portrays even though she was already fiftyish at the time this was recorded. Her solos of "One Kiss", "Romance" and "Lover Come Back to Me" are nothing short of superb and convey the longing of her characters beautifully. Truly enchanting.

As someone who loves to compare as many versions as possible of the great musicals and operettas, I can truthfully say that I have never heard more exquisite versions of those songs anywhere. While many versions I have heard elsewhere seemed either over the top or emotionally detached, these ring with true romantic ardor and the arrangements are beautiful. If the beautiful duets like "Wanting You" from New Moon and "Deep in My Heart, Dear" from The Student Prince don't send shivers up your spine, nothing ever will. They litterally take your breath away.

I do feel, however, that a couple of the songs from the earlier MacRae version (from the early 50s) of The Student Prince rank a bit higher than the songs from this version if only for the fact that the arrangements of the "Student Marching Song and The Drinking Song" were livelier and performed not just by the chorus as they are here, but led by Gordon MacRae at his very best. I miss hearing him on those when I play this CD. (Most of the songs from his earlier versions of The Desert Song and The Student Prince are available on various CD compilations. His earlier version of New Moon has not been released on CD yet, but can be found on vinyl).

The Robert Wagner chorale is absolutely outstanding and does a splendid job throughout.

(Please note that the original vinyl albums of each show featured additional songs not included in this compilation and a finale medley).

Yes, I would definitely recommend this album to anyone who loves operettas, melodious songs and rich singing voices!

Average customer rating: Great Hits from Sigmund Romberg

Great Hits from Sigmund Romberg Manufacturer: Pearl ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Romberg, Sigmund | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Similar Items: Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life: The Songs of Victor Herbert Music of Sigmund Romberg A Victor Herbert Showcase: The Greatest Hits of the Father of American Popular Song The Desert Song / The New Moon Deep in My Heart ASIN: B000000X26 Release Date: 1992-06-12

Tracks:

1. The Desert Song: It
2. Maytime: Waltz Medley
3. Girl Of The Golden West: Who Are We To Say?
4. The New Moon: Introduction - Stout Hearted Men - Lover Come Back To Me - Girl On The Prow - Try Her Out At Dances - Wanting You - Softly As In A Morning Sunrise - One Kiss - Finale
5. Nina Rosa: The Gaucho March
6. The Desert Song: Waltz
7. Viennese Nights: Introduction - I Bring You A Love Song - Here We Are - You Will Remember Vienna - Regimental March
8. Blossom Time: Song Of Love
9. My Maryland: Introduction - Dixie - Boys In Grey - Mother - Silver Moon - Your Land Is My Land
10. Bimbo: In Old Granada
11. The Desert Song: Introduction - Riff Song - One Flower In Your Garden - Waltz - The Foreign Legion - Romance - One Alone
12. Maytime: Farewell To Dreams
13. Nina Rosa: Your Smiles, Your Tears
14. The New Moon: Marienne
15. The New Moon: Softly As In A Morning Sunrise
16. Nina Rosa: My First Love, My Last Love
17. Viennese Nights: I Bring A Love Song
18. The Night Is Young: When I Grow Too Old To Dream
19. The Student Prince: Intorduction - Arrival Of The Prince - Serenade - Deep In My Heart, Dear - Drinking Song - Just We Two - Students' March Song

Customer Reviews:

Great Hits from Sigmund Romberg.......2007-01-04

Excellent audio product, especially considering its age and the state of technology.

Average customer rating:

Sigmund Romberg and His Orchestra Manufacturer: Naxos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Romberg, Sigmund | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Similar Items: Sigmund Romberg: The New Moon; Up in Central Park; Viennese Nights The Ultimate Sigmund Romberg, Vol. 1 Ultimate Sigmund Romberg 2 The New Moon (2003 Encores! Revival Concert Cast) ASIN: B00008IHVM Release Date: 2003-04-15

Average customer rating: HELP NEEDED!! Who Sang the "Gloria" song? how can I get the Gloria song?? Great Music That Funky song you're looking for isn't on this CD

White Men Can't Jump Manufacturer: Capitol ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Similar Items: A Low Down Dirty Shame: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack New Jack City: Music From The Motion Picture White Men Can't Jump ASIN: B00000DRDF Release Date: 1992-03-24

Tracks:

1. White Men Can't Jump - Riff
2. Sympin Ain't Easy - Boyz II Men
3. The Hook - Queen Latifah
4. Let Me Make It Up To You Tonight - Jody Wately
5. Don't Ever Let 'Em See You Sweat - Go West
6. I'm Going Up - Bebe And Cece Winans
7. Can You Come Out And Play - The O'Jays
8. Watch Me Do My Thang - Lipstick
9. If I Lose - Aretha Franklin
10. Jump For It - Jesse Johnson
11. Just A Closer Walk With Thee - Venice Beach Boys

Customer Reviews:

HELP NEEDED!!.......2005-11-22

Love the film, love the soundtrack. Only problem i have is trying to locate an album by the 'Venice Beach Boys'!! I love the 2 tracks you hear at the start of the film, and know they're album will be the nuts!! any help would be appreciated!

Who Sang the "Gloria" song? .......2005-09-01

I've been lookin' for the song that Woody Harrelson started to sing to Rosie in the dressing room after she won on Jeopardy.
Woody sang a few bars and then what sounded like the actual song faded into the scene. Mainly the singer sang "My Gloria...my Gloria....Gloria, my Gloria" .
The singer sounded close to Bob Seger. So HOW CAN I GET MY HANDS ON THAT RENDITION THAT WAS USED IN THE MOVIE????? I rate this item very low because it did not include ALL the songs in the movie soundtrack....that's what a soundtrack is supposed to be!!!! I hope someone out there knows how to get this song!!! If you know who it is and how to get it, please write back to this review. THANX!!!!!!
nateroo

how can I get the Gloria song??.......2005-01-12

ya this was a sick movie but I was wonderin where I could get the song "Gloria" thats in the movie...don't know why but I was feelin it and can't find it anywhere...same with the accapella with the older guys outside the court...

Great Music.......2003-04-08

Great music from a great era plus some classix.

That Funky song you're looking for isn't on this CD.......2002-07-06

If you're like me, you pulled up this CD hoping to find the funky instrumental that provided the background for one of the game scenes. That song (for some unknown reason) isn't on this CD. The song you're looking for is called "Super Bad" or "Call Me Super Bad". It's from the Godfather of Soul, James Brown. You can pick up the original version on his greatest hits CD available from Amazon. I've been unable to locate the 100% instrumental version. I suppose it's possible that version was cut and mixed exclusively for the movie.

By the way, if you like that kind of funky music, but you have a hard time finding sources - I suggest you pull up a group called Galactic. These guys are from New Orleans and they're fairly current..I really like their "Coolin Off" CD...great production values and musicianship.

Average customer rating: another wonderful, yet overlooked CD SMOOTH, VIBRANT, UPBEAT & GENTLE...

Riff Riff Manufacturer: Capitol ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music New Jack | R&B | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Similar Items: To Whom It May Concern Take It to the Floor Rated PG Jasmine Guy Rude Awakening ASIN: B000008K0F Release Date: 1991-02-01

Tracks:

1. Everytime My Heart Beats
2. My Heart Is Failing Me
3. All Or Nothing
4. If You're Serious
5. I Can't Believe We Just Met
6. Baby It's Wonderful
7. Temporary Insanity
8. Little Girls
9. Read My Eyes
10. April's Fool

Customer Reviews:

another wonderful, yet overlooked CD.......2006-09-18

I got the chance to see Riff in concert back in 1991 and they put on a great show. I got this CD in 1995 mainly for 1 song "My Heart Is Failing Me" and I can't say enough good things about the whole CD. That one song is worth the CD. I love the harmony and the talent, and it is a shame that true talent like Riff and also groups like Shai are not popular today.

SMOOTH, VIBRANT, UPBEAT & GENTLE..........2004-01-30

After making a notable appearance in the 1989 film 'Lean On Me,' Riff went on to release their debut album in early 1991. Their first single, "My Heart Is Failing Me" was, and still is a sparkling midtempo ballad that definitely foreshadowed relatively recent boyband creations like "Show Me The Meaning of Being Lonely" by the Backstreet Boys and "This I Promise You," by Nsync. However, Riff is probably most fondly remembered for "If You're Serious," another ballad that defined the summer of 1991 along with Color Me Badd's "I Wanna Sex You Up." The final single from this album was a remix of "Every Time My Heart Beats," an uptempo that is so peppy, it's hard not to smile when listening to it. If you enjoyed Bobby Brown's "Every Little Step," you'll probably be able to get into this one too. Especially if you can get a hold of the long-out-of-print single version.

The rest of this album is a consistent listen. The ballads "I Can't Believe We Just Met," "Little Girls," and "Read My Eyes" are as sugary sweet as a delicious ice cream sundae topped with all of your favorite dressings - and I do not exaggerate. "Baby It's Wonderful" has a more sophisticated sound than the others -- kind of like drinking fine wine on a balcony with the one you're interested in on a warm and balmy summer night.

There are some goofy moments: "Temporary Insanity," has a zany, Boyz II Men-ish vibe (with bass vocals and doo-wop motifs), and "April's Fool" is an uptempo about a cheating girlfriend. But overall, I cannot recommend this album enough for New Jack Swing enthusiasts who liked the more pop/R&B side of it. Nsync's JC Chasez made it a point to mention that Riff was one of his primary influences while a Mouseketeer before going on to superstardom during the Cheiron Pop Era of 1998-2001. And after listening to this album, you'll hear it.

The last thing I'll say is this: if you are even a remote fan of Shai ("If I Ever Fall In Love," "Comforter") then I'm pretty sure you will enjoy this album. Definitely one of my favorites from the era. And definitely under-recognized, and under-appreciated. It's nice to finally see this album available somewhere!

New Jack Swing 4Ever

Average customer rating:

Intimate Moments Mel Tormé Manufacturer: Riff City Entertainment ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Traditional Jazz General | Traditional Jazz & Ragtime | Jazz | Styles | Music Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B0002DKF2S Release Date: 2004-08-24

Tracks:

1. Love Me Or Leave Me
2. Three Little Words
3. When It's Sleepy Time Down South
4. Where Are You?
5. I Cover The Waterfront
6. Gone With The Wind
7. In Love In Vain
8. Its Easy To Remember
9. Day In Day Out
10. Don't Take Your Love From Me
11. A Cottage For Sale
12. Long Ago And Far Away
13. I Concentrate On You
14. Blues In The Night

Album Description

Mel Torme sings the "Great American Song Book" in intimate transcription recordings from 1947 and 1958. Songs by Jerome Kern, Johnny Mercer, Cole Porter, Harold Arlen, Jimmy McHugh and others. Backing by Dave Barbour, Buddy Cole, Jimmy Rowles, Phil Stephens, John Cyr and other jazz greats.

These recordings have been beautifully Digitally Remastered for optimum sound quality.

Average customer rating: Go buy this...immediately! Musical Geniuses

Wack-Ass Tuba Riff Fulflej Manufacturer: Polygram Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Alternative Dance | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music ASIN: B000001EPJ Release Date: 1996-10-08

Tracks:

1. Quite Like This
2. Work In This Universe
3. Shells
4. Senselessness Intro
5. Senselessness
6. Parallel To Gravity
7. Microwave
8. Pretty Light Destruction
9. Worms To Dogs
10. Trust Flushed With Colors
11. Silver

Customer Reviews:

Go buy this...immediately!.......1998-11-17

This is definitely one of the best albums of 1996. Although not publicized as much as it should have been...those who seek out music and artists beyond what's provided by MTV and radio most definitely found this album. It's melodic and dreamy in parts and loud and aggressive in others but still appealing to the mildest of music tastes. Being signed onto Smashing Pumpkins label may be there only fall back because they are repetitively compared to Corgan... people, listen to this album... they are without a doubt UNIQUE!!

Musical Geniuses.......1998-07-21

When I first listened to this album I wasn't really sure if I liked it. Then as time went on I found myself humming it and I'd have to hear it again and again. It's definitely not your run of the mill poppy music stuff that's out right now, I think it's ahead of its time. The lyrics are my favorite part, I would describe them as simplistically complex and most likely misinterpreted by the listener. Definitely an album that will grow on you and leave you wanting more!!

Rock Music:

1. Self-Initiation Themes [Import]
2. Since You've Been Gone [CD-single] [Import]
3. Skillet
4. Somebody Told Me [CD-single] [Import]
5. Some Truth & A Little Money
6. Song For Us All
7. Sunday Grey
8. Swedish Radio Recordings [Import]
9. Sweet According to Sweden [Import]
10. The Snags

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