Twelve String Stories

Product Description
Featuring some of Long Island’s premier unsigned talent, "Twelve String Stories" brings a unique sensibility to today’s musical trends by completely ignoring them. Recorded using almost only first takes,the ragged edges seem to disappear in the mix of rock, pop, folk & country that the assorted 16 players bring to the songs. From the raucous rock and roll of "Slider" to the evocative balladry of "In Your Arms", the collection never veers far from the sense of fun the performers had in creating this collection. Twelve String Stories is neither the name of the group, nor the name of any particular song; it seems to be the basic thread that ties all 29 songs together. It’s a unique collection that bodes well for those who remember when songs where what mattered most, and songs that were played well. The second disc also includes the mpeg video for BraveHeart, the tear-inducing tribute to the firefighters of September 11th. The song and accompanying video are by themselves almost worth the price of admission.

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Average customer rating: Silence please! Georgia Stone the best antiwar composition to date unknown..but i'm real excited What? 183 tracks? What for? There is a reason...

Chance Operation: The John Cage Tribute Manufacturer: Koch Int'l Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Proto Punk | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Experimental Rock | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Quartets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Cage, John | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Sakamoto, Ryuichi | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Piano | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Percussion | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Ambient | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music Avant Garde & Free Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Jazz Fusion | Jazz | Styles | Music Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music Electronic | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music 1990s | By Decade | Pop | Styles | Music Experimental Music | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music 1990-1999 | Decades | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Similar Items: Live In New York Glass: Heroes Symphony; The Light Sangam My Life in the Bush of Ghosts Orphans [Fold-out Digipak with 24-page booklet] ASIN: B000001SH6 Release Date: 1993-11-18

Tracks:

1. Excerpts For Thirty Pieces For String Quartet
2. Excerpt From Thirty Pieces For String Quartet
3. Three Dances For Prepared Piano, Dance #1
4. Dance 2: Three Dances for Prepared Piano
5. Dance 3: Three Dances for Prepared Piano
6. First Four-Language Word Event in Memoriam John Cage
7. First Four-Language Word Event in Memoriam John Cage
8. First Four-Language Word Event in Memoriam John Cage
9. First Four-Language Word Event in Memoriam John Cage
10. First Four-Language Word Event in Memoriam John Cage
11. First Four-Language Word Event in Memoriam John Cage
12. First Four-Language Word Event in Memoriam John Cage
13. First Four-Language Word Event in Memoriam John Cage
14. First Four-Language Word Event in Memoriam John Cage
15. Six Melodies Variation for Solo Violin
16. Six Melodies Variation for Solo Violin
17. Six Melodies Variation for Solo Violin
18. Six Melodies Variation for Solo Violin
19. A Cage Went in Search of a Bird
20. A Cage Went in Search of a Bird
21. A Cage Went in Search of a Bird
22. A Cage Went in Search of a Bird
23. A Cage Went in Search of a Bird
24. A Cage Went in Search of a Bird
25. A Cage Went in Search of a Bird
26. A Cage Went in Search of a Bird
27. Concert for Piano and Orchestra: Three Solos for Trumpet
28. Concert for Piano and Orchestra: Three Solos for Trumpet
29. Concert for Piano and Orchestra: Three Solos for Trumpet
30. Concert for Piano and Orchestra: Three Solos for Trumpet
31. Concert for Piano and Orchestra: Three Solos for Trumpet
32. Concert for Piano and Orchestra: Three Solos for Trumpet
33. Concert for Piano and Orchestra: Three Solos for Trumpet
34. Concert for Piano and Orchestra: Three Solos for Trumpet
35. Concert for Piano and Orchestra: Three Solos for Trumpet
36. Concert for Piano and Orchestra: Three Solos for Trumpet
37. Concert for Piano and Orchestra: Three Solos for Trumpet
38. Concert for Piano and Orchestra: Three Solos for Trumpet
39. Concert for Piano and Orchestra: Three Solos for Trumpet
40. Concert for Piano and Orchestra: Three Solos for Trumpet
41. Cunningham Stories (At the Age of Twelve...)
42. Cunningham Stories (At the Age of Twelve...)
43. Cunningham Stories (At the Age of Twelve...)
44. Cunningham Stories (At the Age of Twelve...)
45. Cunningham Stories (At the Age of Twelve...)
46. Cunningham Stories (At the Age of Twelve...)
47. Cunningham Stories (At the Age of Twelve...)
48. Cunningham Stories (At the Age of Twelve...)
49. Haiku FM
50. Haiku FM
51. Haiku FM
52. Haiku FM
53. Art is self-alteration is Cage is...
54. Art is self-alteration is Cage is...
55. Art is self-alteration is Cage is...
56. Art is self-alteration is Cage is...
57. Art is self-alteration is Cage is...
58. Art is self-alteration is Cage is...
59. Art is self-alteration is Cage is...
60. Art is self-alteration is Cage is...
61. Art is self-alteration is Cage is...
62. Art is self-alteration is Cage is...
63. Art is self-alteration is Cage is...
64. Music for the Merce Cunningham dance Shards: Webwork
65. Music for the Merce Cunningham dance Shards: Webwork
66. Music for the Merce Cunningham dance Shards: Webwork
67. Music for the Merce Cunningham dance Shards: Webwork
68. Music for the Merce Cunningham dance Shards: Webwork
69. Music for the Merce Cunningham dance Shards: Webwork
70. Georgia Stone
71. Georgia Stone
72. Georgia Stone
73. Georgia Stone
74. Georgia Stone
75. Georgia Stone
76. Georgia Stone
77. Georgia Stone
78. Georgia Stone
79. Georgia Stone
80. Georgia Stone
81. Georgia Stone
82. Georgia Stone
83. Georgia Stone
84. Georgia Stone
85. Georgia Stone
86. Georgia Stone
87. Georgia Stone
88. Georgia Stone
89. Georgia Stone
90. Georgia Stone
91. Georgia Stone
92. Georgia Stone
93. Georgia Stone
94. Georgia Stone
95. Georgia Stone
96. Georgia Stone
97. Georgia Stone
98. Georgia Stone

Tracks:

1. Cunningham Stories (Merce Cunningham Phoned His Mother...)
2. Cunningham Stories (Merce Cunningham Phoned His Mother...)
3. Cunningham Stories (Merce Cunningham Phoned His Mother...)
4. Cunningham Stories (Merce Cunningham Phoned His Mother...)
5. Oregon: Chance/Choice
6. Oregon: Chance/Choice
7. Chance/Choice
8. Chance/Choice
9. Chance/Choice
10. Chance/Choice
11. Seventy-five Letters & Improvisation
12. Seventy-five Letters & Improvisation
13. Seventy-five Letters & Improvisation
14. Seventy-five Letters & Improvisation
15. Seventy-five Letters & Improvisation
16. Seventy-five Letters & Improvisation
17. Seventy-five Letters & Improvisation
18. Seventy-five Letters & Improvisation
19. Living Room Music
20. Living Room Music
21. Living Room Music
22. Living Room Music
23. Living Room Music
24. Living Room Music
25. Living Room Music
26. Living Room Music
27. Ergodos I for John Cage
28. Ergodos I for John Cage
29. Ergodos I for John Cage
30. Ergodos I for John Cage
31. Ergodos I for John Cage
32. Ergodos I for John Cage
33. Cunningham Stories (Every Morning...)
34. Cunningham Stories (Every Morning...)
35. Cunningham Stories (Every Morning...)
36. Cunningham Stories (Every Morning...)
37. Cunningham Stories (Every Morning...)
38. Cunningham Stories (Every Morning...)
39. Cunningham Stories (Every Morning...)
40. Factory Preset
41. Factory Preset
42. Factory Preset
43. Factory Preset
44. Factory Preset
45. Factory Preset
46. Factory Preset
47. Factory Preset
48. Factory Preset
49. Factory Preset
50. Factory Preset
51. 4'33
52. 4'33
53. 4'33
54. 4'33
55. 4'33
56. In Memoriam John Cage
57. In Memoriam John Cage - Call Waiting
58. In Memoriam John Cage - Call Waiting
59. In Memoriam John Cage - Call Waiting
60. In Memoriam John Cage - Call Waiting
61. In Memoriam John Cage - Call Waiting
62. In Memoriam John Cage - Call Waiting
63. In Memoriam John Cage - Call Waiting
64. Aria
65. Aria
66. Aria
67. Aria
68. Aria
69. Aria
70. Aria
71. Aria
72. Aria
73. Aria
74. Aria
75. Aria
76. Aria
77. Aria
78. Aria
79. Cunningham Stories (The Cunningham Company...)
80. Cunningham Stories (The Cunningham Company...)
81. Cunningham Stories (The Cunningham Company...)
82. New York City
83. New York City
84. New York City
85. New York City

Customer Reviews:

Silence please!.......2006-08-30

My only reason for buying this CD is the track 4:33 by Frank Zappa. 4:33 minutes of total silence, well almost total silence because you can hear a little background noices in the control room of Frank. It is a very interesting cd. But if you are not a fan of Zappa or Cage, and you like to hear music I say: buy something else. If you are ready for an experiment: buy this one or the CD Roaratorio.

Georgia Stone the best antiwar composition to date.......2002-12-15

The whole collection is interesting. However, the great moment of this collection is the Ono contribution Georgia Stone. It's a fluxus symphony. Never have I heard a more poignant antiwar piece. It rates in power and beauty to Henryk Gorecki's Symphony #3 with soprano Dawn Upshaw. If anyone ever doubted the genius of Yoko Ono as being relevant and an artist of the highest calibre then listen to this masterpiece and you'll be jolted into her energy as an artist. Yoko, give us more of this kind of music.

unknown..but i'm real excited.......2001-06-05

Jspark wrote a review that totally grabbed my intrest..I did my senior art history project on John Cage..using random sheets of paper for the lecture. the idea of hitting the "random button" is a great idea..and the idea of running two disks at once is even neater..being a big fan of just about everybody on the cd..especially Laurie Anderson doesnt hurt either... I haven't heard it yet, but i think i'll be sticking with the 5 star rating.

What? 183 tracks? What for? There is a reason..........1999-08-03

It might be bewildering at first. The first disc has 98 tracks; the second, 85. If you listen straight through, you do not perceive any discontinuity. A collection of John Cage pieces performed by friends, collegues, and admirers. Frank Zappa (American composer [complete biographical blurb that he provided]) contributed 4'33". Laurie Anderson tells a few Merce Cunningham tales. Seems like a fun tribute from the git-go. But wait! (And this is where the fun begins!) Switch your CD player to the shuffle (random) mode. Now look what happens. It goes from, say, Yoko Ono's piece to the Kronos to the Moraz prepared piano performance to Ken Nordine's narration - all in the matter of seconds. It is a great to homage to Cage himself with the great use of the random chance operations that he might have enjoyed. Every performance of this disc becomes a unique experience (just like Cage). For even more fun, try playing both discs at the same time (provided, of course, you have the means; if not, improvise). Or add another sound source as well, like, say, the radio, or the television very low, or a tape of white noise. The possibilities are endless. I had the pleasure of trying this one day with FOUR players going on simulataneously: two with these discs, another with Miles Davis far in the background, the fourth with a disc of bird calls. It was quite a fun sound environment and I would not hesitate to try it again. But that was my experience. Your experience may be different.

Average customer rating:

Twelve String Stories Manufacturer: MRE ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B0001IT0K2 Release Date: 2004-02-06

Tracks:

1. Here I Am
2. In Front Of You
3. Slider
4. Back Home
5. Pathetic Old Brown Boots
6. Runaway
7. Night Fire
8. BraveHeart- Single Version
9. Last Man Standing
10. How Time Goes By
11. Please Dont Go
12. In Your Arms
13. Since Youve Gone
14. Solitude
15. Sanctuary
16. DreamLand

Tracks:

1. Hey You (Live)
2. Do What You Want
3. Camelot
4. Artemis/Dodging Landmines
5. Missing Angel
6. BraveHeart- Video Version
7. On My Way to Heaven
8. Have Mercy
9. Sail Away
10. Happy Fingers (Live)
11. Kathys Garden
12. Sparkles (Live)
13. DISC 2 also includes the mpeg video for Braveheart

Album Description

Featuring some of Long Island's premier unsigned talent, "Twelve String Stories" brings a unique sensibility to today's musical trends by completely ignoring them. Recorded using almost only first takes,the ragged edges seem to disappear in the mix of rock, pop, folk & country that the assorted 16 players bring to the songs. From the raucous rock and roll of "Slider" to the evocative balladry of "In Your Arms", the collection never veers far from the sense of fun the performers had in creating this collection. Twelve String Stories is neither the name of the group, nor the name of any particular song; it seems to be the basic thread that ties all 29 songs together. It's a unique collection that bodes well for those who remember when songs where what mattered most, and songs that were played well. The second disc also includes the mpeg video for BraveHeart, the tear-inducing tribute to the firefighters of September 11th. The song and accompanying video are by themselves almost worth the price of admission.

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