Of Skins & Heart/the Blurred Crusade [Import]

Product Description
New series of 2CD sets from EMI featuring two studio albums packaged in a slipcase. 2005.

Of Skins & Heart/the Blurred Crusade,Church,EMI,Pop,Rock/Pop

Average customer rating: Master At Work A sumptuous jungle boat ride! If Only Reality Were As Good As This Tamboo/Skins

Tamboo!/Skins! Les Baxter Manufacturer: Collectables ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Lounge | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Orchestral Pop | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music Instrumental Pop & Lounge | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music Easy Listening | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Exciting Sounds of Martin Denny: Exotica/Exotica, Vol. I & II Taboo: The Exotic Sounds of Arthur Lyman Quiet Village/Enchanted Sea Ritual of the Savage/The Passions (With Bas Sheva) Forbidden Island/Primitiva ASIN: B00004YNF1 Release Date: 2000-10-17

Tracks:

1. Simba - Les Baxter His Chorus And Orchestra
2. Oasis Of Dakhla - Les Baxter His Chorus And Orchestra
3. Maracaibo - Les Baxter His Chorus And Orchestra
4. Tehran - Les Baxter His Chorus And Orchestra
5. Patan - Les Baxter His Chorus And Orchestra
6. Havana - Les Baxter His Chorus And Orchestra
7. Mozambique - Les Baxter His Chorus And Orchestra
8. Wotuka - Les Baxter His Chorus And Orchestra
9. Cuchibamba - Les Baxter His Chorus And Orchestra
10. Batumba - Les Baxter His Chorus And Orchestra
11. Rio - Les Baxter His Chorus And Orchestra
12. Zambezi - Les Baxter His Chorus And Orchestra
13. Afro-Deesia - Les Baxter
14. Brazilian Bash - Les Baxter
15. Bustin' The Bongos - Les Baxter
16. Conversation - Les Baxter
17. Poppin' Panderos - Les Baxter
18. Talkin' Drums - Les Baxter
19. Reverberasia - Les Baxter
20. Shoutin' Drums - Les Baxter
21. Gringo - Les Baxter
22. Mood Tatooed - Les Baxter
23. The Poor People Of Paris (Jean's Song) - Les Baxter And His Orchestra
24. Unchained Melody - Les Baxter His Chorus And Orchestra
25. April In Portugal - Les Baxter And His Orchestra

Customer Reviews:

Master At Work.......2005-06-08

Never mind about exotica, tiki, virtual tourism, disney soundtracks, white suburban 1950s. Did Les Baxter really think like that?

Both these albums showcase exactly what Les Baxter's music was all about - haunting melodies, luscious harmonies, ingenious and often downright experimental arrangements and - more than anything - a wonderful, sparkling compositional mind with surprising subtlety and emotional depth. Probably some of the most atmospheric music you will ever hear.

People speaking of Les Baxter as "Easy Listening" is like labelling Brian Wilson simply as "Classic Rock". Was "Pet Sounds" about sun surf and girls? Should tracks like "Mozambique" and "Oasis Of Dakhla" really just be labelled as suburbia , space age pop or lounge music? There's far too much going on here and way too much depth in those melody lines for this music to be simply pigeonholed as "Exotica". Les Baxter is in a different league altogether.

Highly recommended cd release.

Also look out for "The Exotic Moods Of...." double cd compilation which is the best place to start if you're new to Les Baxter.

More please!!

A sumptuous jungle boat ride!.......2003-01-13

Les Baxter always got less attention that quasi-competitor Martin Denny, but I find his orchestrations peppier, indeed a bit campier, but more colorful and much more fun. "Tamboo" isn't quite as wonderful as Baxter's "Ritual of the Savage"(which I found as an import), but it picks up after the first few tracks and has some brilliantly mad, sparkling moments of manic taboo, a collage of primitive sounds that will put you in the heart of the Amazon(or Disney's Jungle Cruise ride, take your pick). "Skins" is a somewhat more intimate album, but has just as many pleasures. Also, the cover art is worth the price alone. Fabulous stuff for bachelor and bachelorette pads.

If Only Reality Were As Good As This.......2003-01-02

How do you describe exotica to people who don't know what it is? Middle aged white guys writing Polynesian music in the 1950's? American cultural imperialism rewriting native music to make it less threatening to Ward and June Cleaver? Or a few composers who drew non-Western influenes into the lounge style of the time? Whatever the answer is exotica is wonderous music. To quote the notes that come with it: "Put a Baxter record on the hi-fi and the kids, dogs, and lawn mower are transformed into a realm of half-naked women, jungle verandas, and tropical libations." It's tiki escapism. As for the albums included, Tamboo is great, a perfect album of exotica by one of the genre's masters. Each song is a mood piece taking the listener to a places such as Tehren, Havana, and Rio. But these are safe places where nothing bad happens and the temperature is always perfect, idealized sonic locales for relaxing with a cool blue drink. Skins on the other hand is emphasizes drums. That creates a rater jarring transition from one album to the other. While fine on its own, it seems an odd choice to accompany Tamboo. Still its great to have these on CD. Exotica has been much maligned and forgotten. People like Baxter, Martin Denny, and Arthur Lyman were all geniuses at what they did. As odd as the genre is it should not be forgotten again.

Tamboo/Skins.......2000-11-09

What a pleasure seeing these albums finally released on CD. The exotic music of Tamboo was so ahead of its time. The reproduction is very good even though it was recorded in monophonic. Les Baxter was such a great inovator of special sounds and only lately are people recognizing what beautiful and original music he produced. This album is a joy to listen to and one can only hope more of his "exotic" albums become available.

Average customer rating: A masterpiece of 1981, Amazing!!!! Simply a classic Good Album Long before Milky Way, The Church brilliance began here

Of Skins and Heart The Church Manufacturer: EMI ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Neo-Psychedelia | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Finland | Scandinavia | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Alternative Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Blurred Crusade (Bonus CD) Seance (Bonus CD) Sing-Songs/Remote Luxury/Persia Heyday The Blurred Crusade ASIN: B000069AUC Release Date: 2002-07-01

Tracks:

1. For A Moment We're Strangers
2. Chrome Injury
3. The Unguarded Moment
4. Memories In Future Tense
5. Bel-Air
6. Is This Where You Live
7. She Never Said
8. Fighter Pilot... Korean War
9. Don't Open The Door To Strangers

Tracks:

1. Too Fast For You
2. Sisters
3. Tear It All Away
4. You've Got To Go
5. Fraulein

Album Description

2002 Aussie remastered reissue of 1981 album includes a nine track bonus disc featuring B-sides & videos. Bonus tracks, 'Too Fast For You', 'Sisters', 'Tear It All Away', 'You've Got To Go', 'Fraulein' & videos for 'The Unguarded Moment', 'Bel-Air', 'Too Fast For You' & 'Tear It All Away'. Includes original artwork from the vinyl release & revamped booklet with never before seen archive material.

Album Details

Featuring Original Art from the Vinyl Release Including Never Before Seen Archival Material. Disc One Includes the Original Album, Remastered While the Second Disc Includes Film Clips, B-sides and More!

Customer Reviews:

A masterpiece of 1981, Amazing!!!!.......2006-05-25

this album its one of the best albums that i ever heard, remember the first eighties band that sound like 90s style... i born in the 80, i not live the age but i feel that days, the ny art... basquiat... and things like that remembert that first album of a great band, all the songs are a jewel, are so diferent to hits of the band like Under the Milky Way... or Destination of the Starfish album... its a first sound of the church amazing... unique... i prefer this first album that first albums of R.E.M for compare with a band of the same years and same sound, but this its better! a lot! ***** stars just buy it, so the price its high, i want buy for see the videos... i like that separe the original album from the bonus...

1. For A Moment We're Strangers ***** (wow a happy morning song...)
2. Chrome Injury ***** (great.......)
3. The Unguarded Moment ***** (amazing)
4. Memories In Future Tense ***** (wow a huge riff, perfect)
5. Bel-Air ***** (perfect end of a slow great song)
6. Is This Where You Live ***** (great a little diferent to others)
7. She Never Said **** (good to normal)
8. Fighter Pilot... Korean War ***** (great little strange cool)
9. Don't Open The Door To Strangers ***** (this its a close of a great album!!! amazing song) remember dont open the door tonight!!!!!!!!!!!

Simply a classic.......2006-03-23

This recording is on my desert island list (along with The Blurred Crusade). It is an absolute must for any fans of The Church.

Good Album.......2004-11-03

I first heard this band when I saw the video for The Unguarded Moment. The lyrics helped me get through some hard times when I was a teenager. I have a couple of hits collections but this is the only studio album I have ever owned by The Church. I think the American version is better than the Australian version. Instead of Chrome Injury (good song), She Never Said, and Fighter Pilot - Korean War the American version had Too Fast For You, Sisters, and Tear It All Away (great song). But the "box" cd has all of these songs and a few videos. There is nothing flashy as far as musicianship goes, but the songs are well written with catchy guitars and good vocal melodies. One of my favorites!

Long before Milky Way, The Church brilliance began here.......2003-09-10

In 1980 Sydney unleashed several huge bursts of new talent. In that year The Sunnyboys released their amazing single "Alone With You" and INXS began their world conquering career with "Just Keep Walking". Into this rich environment The Church launched their mammoth 2nd single "The Unguarded Moment", one of Australia's most memorable 80s singles. This superior pop song continues to send jangles down my spine to this day, on its own it justifies owning The Church's fine 1981 debut album "Of Skins And Heart". Listening to this album nowadays reveals just how well The Church's early music has aged. They were lucky to be recognised early by EMI and thus well-known producer Bob Clearmountain added his touch to this watertight set of edgy guitar pop songs. Along with the high of "Unguarded Moment", my other highlights would be the pulsating edge of "Memories In Future Tense", the crying guitars of "She Never Said", and the final track (of the original LP), the hypnotic "Don't Open The Door To Strangers". This re-mastered version features extra B-sides and video making it a solid buy. "Of Skins And Hearts" may seem to lack some of the latter Church's trademark mood which began emerging on "Blurred Crusade" (and was further refined on "Seance" and "Heyday"), but as a new band The Church showed early evidence of unique cohesion in this seminal work. For those unfamiliar with The Church this is as good a starting point as any: get familiar with this fine band by starting at the beginning.

Average customer rating:

Holiday for Skins Art Blakey Manufacturer: Blue Note Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Hard Bop | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Blue Note Records | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: African High Life It's Time Pax The Complete Pacific Jazz Recordings The Complete Imperial Sessions ASIN: B000FILWD6 Release Date: 2006-06-06

Tracks:

1. The Feast
2. Aghano
3. Lamento Africano
4. Mirage
5. O'Tinde
6. Swingin' Kilts
7. Dinga
8. Reflection

Average customer rating: AWESOME MUSIC An Unknown Treasure I don't get tired of listening to this.

Fun? The Candy Skins Manufacturer: Geffen Gold Line Sp. ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Britain | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Power Pop | Rock | Styles | Music CDs Under $7 | Pop General | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music Similar Items: Death of a Minor TV Celebrity Space I'm In Expecting to Fly Now I'm a Cowboy Cleopatra Grip ASIN: B000000P0L Release Date: 1996-03-19

Tracks:

1. Wembley
2. Fun
3. House At The Top Of The Hill
4. Tired Of Being Happy
5. Land Of Love
6. Everybody Loves You
7. Everything Just Falls Apart On Me
8. You Are Here
9. Grass
10. Dig It Deep
11. Let's Take Over The World
12. All Over Now

Amazon.com

On its sophomore effort, this British quintet moves from the Beatles and Byrds influences of its likable debut to an edgier punk pop sound. The thickened distortion in the guitars and the more prominent pessimism in the lyrics don't spoil the pleasures of the music, however. The lyrics are simple, but Nick Cope's vocals and Nick Burton's guitar are at once melodic and personal, and they feed off the energy of the rhythm section to make these songs causes for celebration. The best songs, like "Wembley" and "Everything Falls Apart on Me," boast choruses that spring free from the verses with a delirious release of soaring harmonies. --Geoffrey Himes

Customer Reviews:

AWESOME MUSIC.......2006-02-14

Just by listening to the samples shows promise for this band. They're great! Candyskins rock! - cool band name by the way!

An Unknown Treasure.......2006-02-05

Candy Skins were unfortunately lost in the "alternative" sea of Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins, Pearl Jam, and others. Seriously, this is a great album from start to finish. Worth every cent, even if you find it for just one, lol. Very catchy tunes, well produced brit-pop band that is still fresh some 13 years later.

I don't get tired of listening to this........2003-02-28

I bought this cd for 34 cents at a used CD store and was very pleasantly surprised at it... Definately the best deal ever on a CD. All the songs have the slightly rough but very pleasant smooth punk sound I enjoy... All the songs are great, but so far the best two are 2. Fun and 3. House on the Top of the Hill. The Candy Skins are reminscent of Better Than Ezra, except a lot more pessimistic and with a light dash of the Foo Fighters. Actually they're not really like Better Than Ezra. In short, anyone who enjoys the attitude of punk but doesn't -require- that it be loud and grinding will enjoy this CD. It's just... music! Good music!

Average customer rating:

Oi! Riot Manufacturer: Hepcat Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B0009J7VZO

Product Description

Oi compilation featuring: The Business - Blind Justice, Angelic Upstarts - Safe Haven, The 4 Skins - Yesterdays Heroes, The Gonads - Pogo Till I Die, Deadline - What You Think, Menace - Punk rocker, Infa Riot - Each Dawn I Die, Resistance 77 - Bored Forever, Last Resort - Held Hostage, Slaughter & The Dogs - Saturday Night,Sunday Morning, The PArtisans - Blind Ambition, Splodge - My Socks Gone Down My Shoe, Red Alert - S.P.G., The Business - Do a Runner, The 4 Skins - One Law For Them, Angelic Upstarts - Tally Ho ginger.

Average customer rating: THIS IS THE WORKS!

Singles & Rarities The 4-Skins Manufacturer: Captain Oi! ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Punk | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music British Punk | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B00003L40N Release Date: 2006-03-09

Tracks:

1. Wonderful World
2. Chaos
3. Clockwork Skinhead
4. Evil
5. A.C.A.B.
6. I Don't Wanna Die
7. Yesterday's Heroes
8. 1984
9. Sorry
10. Evil
11. One Law For Them
12. Brave New World
13. Merry Christmas Everybody
14. Yesterday Heroes
15. Justice
16. Get Out Of My Life
17. Low Life
18. Bread Or Blood
19. Plastic Gangster
20. Norman
21. Seems To Me
22. Chaos (Herbert Version)
23. On The Streets

Customer Reviews:

THIS IS THE WORKS!.......2001-07-05

UNLIKE MANY NEW RE-ISSUES AND RE-RELEASES, THIS CD CAPTURES THESE LEGENDS'SINGLES AT A HI-FI STUDIO SOUND. THIS IS WORTHY OF 6 STARS.

Average customer rating:

Of Skins and Heart The Church Manufacturer: Arista ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Neo-Psychedelia | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Finland | Scandinavia | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music All Bargain Titles | Alternative General | Alternative Rock | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music Similar Items: The Blurred Crusade Heyday The Blurred Crusade Heyday Sing-Songs/Remote Luxury/Persia ASIN: B000008EAX Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

1. For a Moment We're Strangers
2. Chrome Injury
3. Unguarded Moment
4. Memories in Future Tense
5. Bel-Air
6. Is This Where You Live
7. She Never Said
8. Fighter Pilot...Korean War
9. Don't Open the Door to Strangers
10. Too Fast for You [*]
11. Tear It All Away [*]
12. Sisters [*]

Average customer rating: Best Of Oi

The Wonderful World of the 4 Skins: The Best of the 4-Skins The 4-Skins Manufacturer: Step 1 UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Hardcore | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Punk | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music British Punk | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music New Wave | New Wave & Post-Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Orders of the Day ASIN: B000006YZK Release Date: 2000-02-21

Tracks:

1. One Law For Them
2. Yesterday's Heroes
3. Clockwork Skinhead
4. A.C.A.B.
5. I Don't Wanna Die
6. Seems To Me
7. Low Life
8. On The Streets
9. Plastic Gangsters
10. Evil
11. 1984
12. Sorry
13. Five More Years
14. Jack The Lad
15. Wonderful World
16. Chaos

Album Description

Best of compilation features all the original recordings including 'Evil', 'Yesterday's Heroes', 'Low Life', 'Chaos' and more.

Customer Reviews:

Best Of Oi.......2005-05-29

This is probably the best album for the best Oi band. This album has the best '4-Skins' songs released. The only good song it's missing is 'The Gambler'.

Average customer rating: Great cd.....

Skins & Pins, Vol. 2 Various Artists Manufacturer: Gmm Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Hardcore | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Punk | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Punk Revival | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Punk | Compilations | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music CDs Under $7 | Punk | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Alternative 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: Skins & Pins Give 'em the Boot, Vol.3 Give 'Em the Boot, Vol. 2 Do or Die For Those Whose Hearts and Souls Are True ASIN: B00005IAG1 Release Date: 2001-05-08

Tracks:

1. Songs For The Youth - Patriot
2. Grasping At Straws - The Trouble
3. Dead Man Working - Wretched Ones
4. Doing Time - Ducky Boys
5. Nobody's Hero - Agnostic Front
6. You're A Rebel - Iron Cross
7. Kids With A Vision - The Boils
8. Sunset Unlimited - Anti-Heros
9. Stand Alone - APA
10. Richard Davies - Pressure Point
11. Third Man In - Dropkick Murphys
12. Streets Gave You To Me - Whiskey Rebels
13. Breakdown - Templars
14. Face The Aggression - Condemned 84
15. Until We Die - Global Threat
16. Abandoned Vets - Hudson Falcons
17. Get Out - Forgotten
18. Pressure On - One Way System
19. In His Eyes - Vigilantes
20. Don't Try To Run - Suburban Threat
21. Main Street - Main Street Saints
22. Kings And Queens - Bombshell Rocks
23. My Scars - Relix
24. Ok To Kill - Breakaways
25. Song On CD - Krays
26. Kick To Kill - Major Accident

Album Description

This sampler contains unreleased tracks from the Dropkick Murphys, the Ducky Boys, Agnostic Front, The Templars, The Unseen and Pressure Point. Also features tracks by Oxymoron, Anti-Heros, APA, Major Accident, the Wretched Ones, Global Threat and others. 26 tracks. 2001 release.

Customer Reviews:

Great cd............2005-03-23

I have not heard the first cd so i can not compare to the other one, but all i know is this is a great cd, the music is incredible all the way through, some of the subjects i don't support, but its all in all a great cd....

Average customer rating: Oi for the masses

Skins & Pins Various Artists Manufacturer: Gmm Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Punk | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Punk | Compilations | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music 4-for-3 Alternative 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: Skins & Pins, Vol. 2 For Those Whose Hearts and Souls Are True Give 'Em the Boot, Vol. 5 Do or Die Death of a Salesman ASIN: B00000AEK2 Release Date: 2001-06-05

Tracks:

1. The Times - The Pinkerton Thugs
2. Nightmare - Major Accident
3. Innocent - The Burdens
4. Ballad Of The Forgotten - The Ducky Boys
5. You Can't Take It - The Murder City Wrecks
6. Youth Is Wasted On The Young - The Trouble
7. Let It Go - The Reducers
8. Believe In Yourself - One Way System
9. There's A Difference - Lower Class Brats
10. Whipping Boy - The Working Stiffs
11. Curse Of A Fallen Soul - The Dropkick Murphys
12. Under The Rainbow - The Stray Bullets
13. Alex - The Choice
14. An Eye For An Eye - U.S. Chaos
15. Bleed - Oxymoron
16. It's A Con - The Subversives
17. Skinhead Justice - Pressure Point
18. Man's Ruin - Man's Ruin
19. Stay Gold - The Unseen
20. Bare Knuckle Pete - Patriot
21. Man's Ruin - The Service
22. I'm An Anit-Hero - The Anti-Heros
23. Martin Decker - The Randums
24. In The Gutter - Condemned 84
25. West End Kids - The Bodies
26. I'm A Piss Artists - Adolph And The Piss Artists
27. Our Country - Distoderly Conduct
28. Gone But Not Forgotten - Last Year's Youth

Album Description

Features tracks by Pinkerton Thugs, Dropkick Murphy's, U.S. Chaos, Man's Ruin, Ducky Boys, Working Stiffs and more. 28 tracks.

Customer Reviews:

Oi for the masses.......1999-12-01

If you've heard any of these bands you know what to expect. Honest to goodness American Oi! for the masses. Can't beat this for 7 bucks.

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