Happy East [Import]

1. She's So Heavy

2. Sister Devil

3. Happy East

4. Suspense

5. Age

6. Ape Sound

7. Morrison House

8. Day Break

Tracks:

America the Beautiful
All Quiet on the Potomac Tonight
Ballad of the Green Berets
On Top of Old Smokey
Coyote Warrior
Semper Fidelis
Breeze from Alabama
Onward Christian Soldiers
Come Where My Love Lies Dreaming
Patriot
Sweet Betsy from Pike
Marines' Hymn
America Is
When Johnny Comes Marchin' Home
Happy the Soldier
American Trilogy
Home Sweet Home
Washington Post March
Enraptured I Gaze
Jeannie With the Light Brown Hair
Yellow Rose of Texas
Over There
Simple Gifts
Liberty Bell
Star Spangled Banner

Tracks:

God Bless the USA
Yankee Doodle Dandy
Katy Cruel
I Vow to Thee My Country
King Cotton
Beautiful Dreamer
America
American Patrol
Mine Eyes Have Seen the Beauty
Mohican Dream
Red, White and Blue
Some Folks
Liberty Song
Pomp and Circumstance
Hail to the Chief
Bennington Rifles
Peace on the Battlefield
I've Been Working on the Railroad
Under the Double Eagle
Red River Valley
My Country 'Tis of Thee
Camptown Races
Wild Blue Yonder
Hands Across the Sea
Fanfare for the Common Man

Tracks:

Stars and Stripes Forever
Living in America
Home on the Range
Old Colony Times
Clementine
Invincible Eagle
Ring Ring de Banjo
Yankee Doodle
Largo from "The New World"
To a Wild Rose
Hail Columbia
Alexander's Ragtime Band
Gettysburg
Carry Me Back to Old Virginny
Capitan
Prairie Daughter
Little Brown Jug
Marching Through Georgia
Entertainer
Steamboat Around the Bend
Revolutionary Tea
Cassions Keep Rollin' Along
Johnny Has Gone for a Soldier
Amazing Grace
Grand Old Flag

Tracks:

God Bless America
National Emblem
Soldier, Soldier Won't You Marry Me
Anchors Away
Oh, Susannah
Tramp, Tramp, Tramp
Toast
Dixie
St. Louis Blues
Appalachian Spring
Bonnie Blue Flag
Old Hundreth
Swanee River
Battle Cry of Freedom
U. S Field Artillery
Sidewalks of New York
Chester
Auld Lang Syne
Kingdom Come
My Old Kentucky Home
Hail to the Spirit of Liberty
Battle Hymn of the Republic
Shenandoah
Abraham's Daughter
This Land Is Your Land

Customer Reviews:

not to great.......2007-04-04

We were disappointed with this CD, but for the price I guess we can't expect much. I didn't care for the new style presentation of the songs. I like a more traditional rendering.

Not so bad, 100 tunes for 4$.......2005-06-22

I red the comments of two other people who have bought this 4 CD BOX SET and it is not really so bad. I will even add that there are some excellent tunes. However, I must agree with the fact that few tunes seem to have been recorded 40 or 50 years ago, mainly when you hear the scratches of an old turntable but it is just 2 or 3 tunes. Furthermore, if you do not know American music, it is a good BOX SET to buy if you consider that you received 4 CD for 4$ including 100 tunes. On these 4 CD, I have heard some orchestration that I have never heard before and I consider that they are different but interesting. Any way, after hearing these 100 tunes, you will say to yourself that you like this tune, this other tune, this other tune and so on and you will be able to buy a more expensive CD with the tunes that you like. However, I have bought many CDs in the last few weeks and as you know, there are always some tunes that you like and some tunes that you do not like on every CD that you will buy. So, don't buy it at 25$ but at 4 or 5$ dollars, it is a very good choice for 100 tunes.

You get what you pay for........2004-07-04

You get what you pay for. The singers put their own spin on the singing of each song. If you didn't hear the words you would not recognize some of them. Even some of the music sounds like a bad recording of music played on a turntable. Definitely not worth the price.

Now I know why there were no song samples to listen to ..........2004-07-04

I wish this review had been here when I was thinking of purchasing it. I guess you get what you pay for. If you are thinking of buying this, you are better off recording your own CDs (or at least buying one that you can listen to a sampling of the songs). This album includes songs that were mere recordings of the songs playing on an old record player. It's almost so unbelievable that it is funny.

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100 Hymns & Songs of Inspiration

Manufacturer: Castle Music UK
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00008GEKT
Release Date: 2003-04-14

Tracks:

Love Divine All Loves Excelling - Choir Of Gloucester Cathedral
Father Hear the Prayer We Offer - Choir Of Gloucester Cathedral
Now Thank We All Our God - Choir Of Gloucester Cathedral
This Day, The First of Days - Choir Of Gloucester Cathedral
Stars of the Morning So Gloriously Bright - Choir Of Gloucester Cathedral
God Save the Queen - Choir Of Gloucester Cathedral
Day of Resurrection - Choir Of Gloucester Cathedral
God Rest You Merry Gentlemen - Choir Of Gloucester Cathedral
Of the Father's Heart Begotten - Choir Of Gloucester Cathedral
O Come All Ye Faithful - Choir Of Gloucester Cathedral
Awake My Soul and With the Sun - Choir Of Norwich Cathedral
Thine Arm O Lord in Days of Old - Choir Of Norwich Cathedral
All People That on Earth Do Dwell - Choir Of Norwich Cathedral
Good Christian Men Rejoice and Sing - Choir Of Norwich Cathedral
There Is a Green Hill - Choir Of Norwich Cathedral
Lord of Beauty - Choir Of Sheffield Cathedral
Rejoice Today With One Accord - Choir Of Sheffield Cathedral
New Every Morning - Choir Of Sheffield Cathedral
Lead Us Heavenly Father Lead Us - Choir Of Sheffield Cathedral
O God Our Help in Ages Past - Choir Of Sheffield Cathedral

Tracks:

Morning Has Broken - Choir Of Marlborough College Chapel
Happy Are They - Choir Of Marlborough College Chapel
In Christ There Is No East or West - Choir Of Marlborough College Chapel
Silent Night - Choir Of Marlborough College Chapel
Be Thou My Guardian - Choir Of Marlborough College Chapel
Ye Servants of the Lord - Choir Of Marlborough College Chapel
At the Name of Jesus Every Knee Shall Bow - Choir Of Marlborough College Chapel
To Thee O Lord Our Hearts We Raise - Choir Of Marlborough College Chapel
Behold the Great Creator Makes - Choir Of Marlborough College Chapel
Rejoice the Lord Is King - Choir Of Marlborough College Chapel
Creator of the Stars of Night - Ely Cathedral Choir
He Comes With Clouds Descending - Ely Cathedral Choir
O Little Town of Bethlehem - Ely Cathedral Choir
Alleluya Alleyluya Alleyluya - Ely Cathedral Choir
This Is the Day the Lord Hath Made - Ely Cathedral Choir
How Sweet the Name of Jesus Sounds - Ely Cathedral Choir
Lord Thy Word Abideth - Ely Cathedral Choir
Jesus Lord We Look to Thee - Ely Cathedral Choir
O Lord Our God Arise - Ely Cathedral Choir
Lord of All Hopefulness - Ely Cathedral Choir

Tracks:

Soldiers of Christ Arise - Choir Of Wakefield Cathedral
Lift Up Your Hearts - Choir Of Wakefield Cathedral
Holy Father, Cheer Our Way - Choir Of Wakefield Cathedral
Maker of the Sun - Choir Of Wakefield Cathedral
O King Most High - Choir Of Wakefield Cathedral
O Praise Our Great and Glorious Lord - Choir Of Wakefield Cathedral
Forgive Our Sins as We Forgive - Choir Of Wakefield Cathedral
We Love the Place O God - Choir Of Wakefield Cathedral
Let Us With a Gladsome Mind - Choir Of Wakefield Cathedral
Give Rest O Christ - Choir Of Wakefield Cathedral
Come Holy Ghost Our Hearts Inspire - Choir Of Truro Cathedral
O Thou in All Thy Might So Far - Choir Of Truro Cathedral
O Christ, Who Art the Light and Day - Choir Of Truro Cathedral
O God Thy Soldiers' Crown and Guard - Choir Of Truro Cathedral
Strife Is O'er the Battle Done - Choir Of Truro Cathedral
O Christ Our Hope, Our Hearts' Desire - Choir Of Truro Cathedral
Jesus Shall Reign - Choir Of Truro Cathedral
God of Love My Shepherd Is - Choir Of Truro Cathedral
O Jesu Saviour of Mankind - Choir Of Truro Cathedral
Immortal Invisible God Only Wise - Choir Of Truro Cathedral

Tracks:

Ride on Ride on in Majesty - Choir Of All Saints - Margaret Street, London
All Glory Laud and Honour - Choir Of All Saints - Margaret Street, London
Come Rejoicing - Choir Of All Saints - Margaret Street, London
God Is Love and Where True Love Is - Choir Of All Saints - Margaret Street, London
Magnificat: The Great Advent Antiphons - Choir Of All Saints - Margaret Street, London
Come, Christ's Beloved - Choir Of All Saints - Margaret Street, London
Children of the Hebrews (Palm Procession) - Choir Of All Saints - Margaret Street, London
Veneration of the Cross/The Reproaches (Veneratum and Reproaches) - Choir Of All Saints - Margaret Street, London
Once in Royal David's City - Choir Of Keble College
God Be in My Head - Choir Of Keble College
O Thou Who Camest from Above - Choir Of Keble College
Judge Eternal Throned in Splendour - Choir Of St Edmunsbury Cathedral
Christ the Lord Is Risen Again - Choir Of St Edmunsbury Cathedral
For All the Saints - Choir Of St Edmunsbury Cathedral
Thy Hand O God Has Guided - Choir Of St Edmunsbury Cathedral
Christ the Dawn of Our Salvation - Choir Of Eastbourne College Chapel
I Was Glad - Choir Of Eastbourne College Chapel
Dear Lord and Father of Mankind - Choir Of Eastbourne College Chapel
Locus Iste - Choir Of Eastbourne College Chapel
Praise My Soul the King of Heaven - Choir Of Eastbourne College Chapel

Tracks:

Stand Up! Stand Up for Jesus! - The Choir of the Abbey School, Tewkesbury
While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks - The Choir of the Abbey School, Tewkesbury
O Worship the King - The Choir of the Abbey School, Tewkesbury
O Heavenly Word of God on High - Choir Of The Collegiate Church Of St Mary
Praise to the Lord, The Almighty - Choir Of The Collegiate Church Of St Mary
Jesus Christ Is Risen Today - The Choir of York Minister
First Nowell - The Choir of York Minister
Abide with Me - The Choir of York Minister
Breathe on Me Breath of God - Choir Of Keble College
Rock of Ages - Choir Of Keble College
On This Day, The First of Days - Choir Of Keble College
Jesu Sweet and Mary - Choir Of Eastbourne College Chapel
O Quam Gloriosum - Choir Of Eastbourne College Chapel
Ye Holy Angels Bright - Choir Of Eastbourne College Chapel
O for a Closer Walk With God - Choir Of Eastbourne College Chapel
Prayer of St Patrick - Choir Of Eastbourne College Chapel
Lord's Prayer - Choir Of Eastbourne College Chapel
Blessed Be the God and Father - Choir Of Eastbourne College Chapel
Day Thou Gavest Lord Is Ended - Choir Of Eastbourne College Chapel
Jerusalem (And Did Those Feet in Ancient Times) - Choir Of Eastbourne College Chapel

Album Description

Full Title - 100 Hymns & Songs Of Inspiration. UK box-set featuring 100 tracks performed by Britain's finest Cathedral Choirs including, Gloucester Cathedral, Norwich Cathedral, Sheffield Cathedral, & many more. Five standard jewel cases housed in a slipbox. Castle Pulse. 2003.

Customer Reviews:

The picture.......2006-12-11

I haven't purchased the CD but the picture of the inside of a church on the cover is not of a British church, like one would assume since it says its a recording of British choirs. This picture is of Notre Dame Basilica in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Just thought i'd let you know. I'll be honest; I'm one to judge things by it's cover and if the company took such care to choose a 'British' church for their British choir CD, I'm willing to bet the music is equally well selected... I'm being sarcastic. But I gave the product 5 stars because I didn't want to hurt its ratings just because i'm cynical. But check out the church if you're ever in Montreal, it's truly beautiful... here I'm not being sarcastic.

Life of the Worlds: Journeys in Jewish Sacred Music

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Life of the Worlds: Journeys in Jewish Sacred Music

Manufacturer: Five Souls Music
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000172L72
Release Date: 2003-12-03

Tracks:

Ha'aderet Veha'emunah/LeKhay Olamim - Yemen
Le'El Adir Neranenah - Afghanistan
Bati Legani - Eastern Europe
Kinah Lekhurban Gan Eden - Eastern Europe
Sephardi Yerushalmi Khatsi Kaddish - Jerusalem/Spain
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Amazon.com

The modern-day traditional Jewish music revival is filled with artists exploring klezmer's Eastern-European roots, but you'll hear no clarinet and little violin on cantor/educator Richard Kaplan's Life Of The Worlds. Although these are traditional songs, there is a broad range of the Diaspora represented on his second album, including Afghani, Spanish, Moroccan, and Algerian traditions. Kaplan dives into the sacred and the secular, the prophetic and the exultant, finding commonalities amongst different tribes and fusing them together. Musical accompaniment comes in the form of an occasional flute, piano, and violin as well as Moroccan clay drums, oud, dumbek, and other pre-modern-era instruments, but the instrument at the center of each song is Kaplan's voice--his high baritone majestically soars, quavers with sensitivity, and rings out with joy. To hear him sing solo versions of traditional Niggiun is to hear a world-class master savor the multifaceted nuance of each note and transcend the concept of song, turning it into religion and high art. --Tad Hendrickson

Album Description

A remarkable collection of vocal performances of Jewish sacred music from the Middle East, Andalusia, Eastern Europe, and Central Asia - songs of exultation, longing, love, and Divine immanence - accompanied by an ensemble of masterful musicians.

Instruments include: oud, ney, kanun, Egyptian accordian, violin, mandolin, dumbek, doira, riqq, Yemenite can, tar, saz, clarinet, mey (Turkish duduk), tilinca (Rumanian shepherd's flute), piano, string bass, balaban (Klezmer drum set), cimbalom, and a chorus of voices.

Among many special songs, the CD features an 'eco-lament' (ecological lament) based on lament melodies for the First and Second Temples in Jerusalem. It is called "Lament on the Destruction of the Garden of Eden" (Kinah Lekhurban Gan Eden), and updates the use of these tunes to mourn the wounding of our larger temple, Gaia - Mother Earth.

LIFE OF THE WORLDS contains 18 songs, 77 minutes of music, and contains a 32-page booklet which includes informative song descriptions; all texts are provided in transliteration, English translation, and in Hebrew or Yiddish.

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Country Song
Moving in With
Mad Cyril
Fat Lady Wrestlers
Performance
Brain Dead
Wrote for Luck
Bring a Friend
Do It Better
Lazyitis - Happy Mondays, , Paul McCartney
Lazyitis [*][Mix]
W.F.L. [*][Mix]

Album Description

Reissue of the second album from one of the top bands of the Madchester scene in the late '80s & early '90s. 'Bummed' was first released in 1988 & has been out of print in the U.S. for years. Includes 'Mad Cyril', 'Do It Better', 'Lazyitis' and 'Wrote For Luck'.

Album Details

Their Second Album from 1988, Now at a Lower Price.

Customer Reviews:

So bad it's sensational.......2007-04-07

I love it, the slopiness, the irreverance. These guys have it over punk in that they were seriously average musicians but carried no message. They had it over glam rock in that they could'nt take themselves seriously if they tried. Don't think this album is a total novelty however the songs do have hooks and lets face it musical ability will not lift this album in fact on the next album Pills..... a higher level of musicanmanship actually backfires and alienates Ryder who becomes sort of a karaoke nightmare. Here they just sound like a gang, a gang you want to be part of

this was the better album of the two..........2005-10-09

Not like there is too much commotion over the Mondays stateside, but the reviewer that said "perhaps the best Happy Mondays album" and only gave the record three stars is an idiot. Pills & Thrills is at least four stars in my book (amg gave it five which is a rare thing). Bummed is raw, and less produced - just the way I like my music to sound. More importantly, Ryder sings as if he is mocking himself at times - sometimes he sounds out of tune....it's really all brilliant. The music is what made Madchester what it is. This is a definitive record, one of Factory's best.

Druggy, hazy, and great.......2004-12-16

This album reeks of lysergia and E's...it's quite different from its follow-up, Pills n'Thrills n'Bellyaches. This album overall has a more muddy, drugged up feeling which is enhanced by the production. It's all the better for it, and my favorites from this album include Wrote For Luck, Moving In With, and Bring a Friend. If you're into late 1980's baggy British music, check this one out.

Perhaps the best Happy Mondays album.......2004-10-06

'Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches' is the most recognized Happy Mondays album, but I still say that 'Bummed' is the better of the two. 'Pills 'n' Thrills' with it's smoother production carried the torch of Madchester, but IMO still doesn't compare to 'Bummed' with it's raw crackling energy, and alot of it has to do with underrated guitarist Mark 'Moose' Day, who trips the light fantastic with his brand of bone-shattering psychadelic funk, an echoing guitar wall of sound. Shaun Ryder is responsible for the lyrics, and is a figurehead as most lead singers are, but musically this is Mark Day's album. 'Bummed' is reckless energy, uninhibited, and yes perhaps E induced...but also owes a debt to the classic riffs of rock, funk, and psychadelia. The sound is like letting wild-dogs run loose from your speakers, and hey, you might actually find yourself dancing around like a wild-dog yourself to this music, afterall, isn't Bez one on E? Let the party begin.

this is a wildly satisfying CD.......2004-09-25

i came to this CD backwards, working my way back from "Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches". i enjoyed that one, but it never became one of my favourites. it just wasn't quite...uh..."there". "Bummed", however, is the real thing. even now, 16 years later, it is still an unparalled recording. it remains a stand alone masterpiece of its time, with a sound that trancends the banal and firmly roots itself in "spectacular". it is what "groovy" means...jangley guitars with an almost "country hip hop" beat. it is pleasantly lacking in an abundance of synthesizer and is a straight up rock and roll recording, interpreted as only Happy Mondays could do. couple that with Shawn Ryders rambling, far away vocals and you have an inspired work that is as fresh, exciting and profoundly satisfying today as ever. it is like a good hearty meal, with far less sugar than their later work. and so very, very groovy.

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Peel Sessions
Happy Mondays
Manufacturer: Dutch East
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Release Date: 1991-07-01

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Tart Tart
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Do It Better

Film Music of Dmitri Shostakovich, Vol. 2

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Film Music of Dmitri Shostakovich, Vol. 2

Manufacturer: Chandos
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ASIN: B0001IXRRO
Release Date: 2004-04-27

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Suite From 'The Golden Mountains', Op.30: I. Introduction. Moderato
Suite From 'The Golden Mountains', Op.30: II. Waltz. Andante - Piu Mosso/III. Fugue. Largo - Allegro
Suite From 'The Golden Mountains', Op.30: IV. Intermezzo. Andante
Suite From 'The Golden Mountains', Op.30: V. Funeral March. Largo
Suite From 'The Golden Mountains', Op.30: VI. Finale. Largo
Suite From 'The Gadfly', Op.97: I. Overture. Moderato Con Moto
Suite From 'The Gadfly', Op.97: II. contradance. Moderato
Suite From 'The Gadfly', Op.97: III. Folk Festival
Suite From 'The Gadfly', Op.97: IV. Interlude. Adagio
Suite From 'The Gadfly', Op.97: V. Barrel-Organ Waltz. Allegretto
Suite From 'The Gadfly', Op.97: VI. Galop. Allegro
Suite From 'The Gadfly', Op.97: VII. Introduction. Andantino
Suite From 'The Gadfly', Op.97: VIII. Romance. Allegro Moderato - Andante Con Moto
Suite From 'The Gadfly', Op.97: IX. Intermezzo. Andante - Moderato - Tempo I
Suite From 'The Gadfly', Op.97: X. Nocturne. Moderato
Suite From 'The Gadfly', Op.97: XI. Scene. Moderato
XII. Finale. Allegro Non Troppo - Allegro Vivace - Moderato Con Moto
'Volochayev Days', Op.48: I. Overture. Allegretto
'Volochayev Days', Op.48: II. The Japanese Attack. Allegretto
'Volochayev Days', Op.48: III. (Fragment.) Allegro - Maestoso - Meno Mosso

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Northern Period Counterpoint to "Sacred Harp"
Nearly Lost Heritage

The American Vocalist

Manufacturer: Elektra / Wea
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Rivers of Delight (American Folk Hymns From the Sacred Harp Tradition)

ASIN: B000005E8P
Release Date: 1992-10-20

Tracks:

I - The Warning: The Warning
I - The Warning: Windham
I - The Warning: The Judgement Day
I - The Warning: Greenwich
II - Great Comforter, Descend: Wrestle
II - Great Comforter, Descend: Canterbury New
II - Great Comforter, Descend: Edom
II - Great Comforter, Descend: I Shall Be Satisfied
III - The Star Of Bethlehem: Milford
III - The Star Of Bethlehem: Star In The East
III - The Star Of Bethlehem: Bonnie Doone
IV - The Gospel Feast: O Come, Come Away
IV - The Gospel Feast: School Hymn
IV - The Gospel Feast: The Gospel Feast
IV - The Gospel Feast: Go Worship At Emmanuel's Feet
IV - The Gospel Feast: John Anderson My Jo
IV - The Gospel Feast: Go When The Morning Shineth
IV - The Gospel Feast: Captain Robert Kidd
IV - The Gospel Feast: How Precious Is The Name
IV - The Gospel Feast: Roll Call
IV - The Gospel Feast: Glad Tidings
V - At The River: Deal Gently With Thy Servants
V - At The River: Shall We Gather At The River
V - At The River: Happy Land
V - At The River: Burst Ye Emerald Gates

Customer Reviews:

Northern Period Counterpoint to "Sacred Harp".......2006-10-05

A beautiful collection of "low-church" hymns in a folk style, but from the North. Some similarities to Sacred Harp-style shape-note singing, mostly found in the South, but from New England and largely taken from mid-19th Century period sources. Extremely well-performed and haunting, these songs will be running through your head for weeks after your mega-church's latest electric guitar extravaganza fades away.

Nearly Lost Heritage.......2000-08-09

I am appreciative of any CD, such as this one, that brings the sounds of traditional hymns to modern ears. This CD includes familiar gospel with not so familiar hymns that whisper of a rich heritage nearly lost in the maze o modern choruses. Many of these modern songs lack the genuine passion found in the traditional songs found on this CD. I recommend this CD to those who are interested in cultural history as well as in beautiful hymn texts.

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Haydn: The Seasons

Manufacturer: EMI Classics
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ASIN: B0002XV2ZW
Release Date: 2005-02-15

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Overture
Recitative: Oh See Where Cruel Winter Flies
Chorus: Come, Gentle Spring!
Recitative: From Aries Rolls At Last The Bounteous Sun
Air: Now Fairly Runs The Farmer's Boy
Recitative: The Countryman Has His Work Achieved
Trio And Chorus: Be Now GRacious, Smiling Heaven!
Recitative: Now Heard Are All Our Prayers
Trio And Chorus: Oh HOw Lovely Gleams The Outlook
Chorus And Trio: Ageless! Powerful! Bounteous God!
Recitative: IN Dove-Grey Mantle Drawing Near
Air: The LIvely Swain Is Gath'ring Now His Happy Flocks
Recitative: The Rosy Morn Breaks Forth
Trio And Chorus: He's Mounting Up, The Sun
Recitative: Now All Are Astir
Recitative: The Midday Sun Is Burning Now
Cavatina: Opress'd Succumbs All Nature Now
Recitative: Oh Welcome Now, You Shadier Grove
Air: So Reviving To The Senses
Recitative: Oh See! Now Rising In The Sultry Air
Chorus: Hark! The Tempest Drawing Night!
Trio And Chorus: The Gloomy Clouds Now Part Aside

Tracks:

Overture
Recitative: All That Through Her Blossom Fair Spring
Trio And Chorus: So Nature Gives Reward To Zeal
Recitative: Now See! To Hazel Bushes There The Youngsters
Duet: You Beauties Of The Town
Recitative: Now See, On New-Stripp'd Harvest Field
Air: There Look Across The Open Fields
Recitative: Here Beaters, Closing In , Put Up The Hares
Chorus: Hark! The Clamorous Noise That Through The Wood
Recitative: On All The Vines Are Glist'ning
Chorus: Cheer Now! The Wine Is Here
Introduction
Recitative: Now Sinks The Pale Declining Year
Cavatina: Light And Life Are Both Enfeebled
Recitative: Allfetter'd Lies The Open Lake
Air: Here Stands The Wand'rer Now
Recitative: At His Approach Rings In His Ear
Song And Chorus: Purring, Whirring, Purring
Recitative: The Flax Has Now Been Spun
Song And Chorus: A Maid Who Kept Her Honour Fair
Recitative: From Barren East Now Thrust Far Keener Icy Blasts
Air: Before Thee Here, Deluded Man
Recitative: Remains, Alone, And is Our Guide
Trio And Double Chorus: Then Breaks The Glorious Day At Last

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Great Album for great band.

So Happy Together
Grifters
Manufacturer: Dutch East
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000000IWI
Release Date: 1995-05-01

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Great Album for great band........2001-10-14

The Grifters must be one of the most underrated bands in history. Every song they write is a masterpiece as well as Lo Fi. Even though the sound is a bit distorted, this is the debut album from the Grifters and if you are a fan of indie rock or lo-fi you should definately get this album.

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Exceptionally complex and difficult stuff
IN LIGHT OF RECENT EVENTS
THE SOCK MOVES FIRMLY TO THE LEFT FOOT...
4 instead of 5 stars? But the previous 2 recieved 5, hmm
She banged her spoon against her plate

In Praise of Learning (Original Mix)
Henry Cow , and Slapp Happy
Manufacturer: East Side Digital
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Binding: Audio CD

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Release Date: 2000-06-20

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Album Details

Third in Re-releases of Henry Cow. on CD for the First Timewith the Originl Mix and Re-Mastered.

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Exceptionally complex and difficult stuff.......2007-04-08

In 1975, the German/English avant-garde group Slapp Happy merged with English chamber progressive rock group Henry Cow and created what has to be one of the most exciting and challenging recordings in my collection. Come to think of it, In Praise of Learning (1975) is easily my favorite Henry Cow album and the complexity on this album certainly gave bands like Gentle Giant a run for their money.

The lineup on the album included Henry Cow members Tim Hodgkinson (Hammond organ, clarinet, piano on Living in the Heart of the Beast); Fred Frith (guitar, violin, xylophone, piano on Beautiful as the Moon - As Terrible as an Army with Banners); John Greaves (bass guitar, piano); Chris Cutler (drums, radio); Lindsay Cooper (bassoon, oboe); and Slapp Happy members Dagmar Krause (vocals); Peter Blegvad (guitar, voice, and clarinet); and Anthony Moore (piano, electronics, and tapework). All of the musicians are absolutely top shelf and the group is capable of some mind numbingly complex ensemble work - the arrangements are unbelievable. John is an exceptionally good bass player, and his angular lines on the bass show a clear mastery of the instrument. Other great players include the superb guitarist Fred Frith and Chris Cutler, a drummer I would place in a class with other masters such as Christian Vander (Magma) and Bill Bruford (Yes, King Crimson, U.K. etc).

The five tracks on the album range in length from the 2'30 War to the lengthy 16'18" Living in the Heart of the Beast suite. Although there are moments on the album that use somewhat pleasant modalities (i.e. scales that are nice to listen to) there are large sections of sheer atonal chaos, complete with electronic mayhem and furious explosions on the woodwinds courtesy of Lindsay. The tracks Beginning: The long March and Morning Star are great examples of the more harsh and astringent aspects of the music, while the Living in the Heart of the Beast suite and Beautiful as the Moon... are more in keeping with the English progressive rock style (well somewhat at any rate). I especially appreciate the (at times) complete disintegration of melody and Dagmar's harsh vocal style (there are moments however when her singing style is more "traditional"), although I suppose that for me, the most impressive aspect of this album is the unbelievable intricacy of the arrangements - it is clear that the band spent a great deal of time composing the pieces. Before I forget, the pieces seem to be arranged in a massive suite of sorts.

This remastered album is pretty good and features informative liner notes, the lyrics, small photos of the group, and excellent sound quality.

All in all, this album is very highly recommended to those listeners that like their prog rock on the difficult, atonal, and challenging side of the equation. Other albums by Henry Cow that might prove interesting include Unrest (1974) and Western Culture (1978).

IN LIGHT OF RECENT EVENTS.......2004-08-11

That any music by Henry Cow is out of stock is understandable, but unforgivable. Enough to know about the sacrifice these artists made for their art, and enough to know that in an industry increasingly obsessed with predictable product there is less and less and soon even less room for music that actually says something. In this case, something important.

Amid the complexities of the early 1970s, when some musicians took on some very thorny issues, none proved more dangerous than Henry Cow. With Slapp Happy on board -- for this album at least -- a curiously refined social commentary emerged. If there ever was a proletarian art, this was it. And, as we've been told, art is not a mirror, it is a hammer. Few records can hit as hard as "In praise of learning".

Get your hands on a copy. Listen to it, learn it. Then consider the social and political climate of the Vietnam era, and consider the world today.

THE SOCK MOVES FIRMLY TO THE LEFT FOOT..........2002-11-09

The third album in their ýsocký trilogy (see the cover art for LEG END and UNREST), IN PRAISE OF LEARNING shows Henry Cow, having merged with their (then-) labelmates on Virgin, Slapp Happy, evolved into a band whose music and politics had become one. In press releases, interviews, and the scarce lyrics contained in earlier works (ýNine funerals of the citizen kingý, on LEG END), their left-wing views had been hinted at ý and those who knew the band and how they worked were aware of these beliefs as well ý on this recording, this philosophy takes center stage, with lyrics that leave little doubt as to where the authors stand, delivered with a vengeance by the amazing voice of Dagmar Krause.

The album kicks off nicely with ýWar (Energy enslaved)ý, written by Anthony Moore and Peter Blegvad (two-thirds of Slapp Happy) ý itýs a scathing myth-like tale of the birth and appearance of War on Earth. The powerful lyrics remind the listener that, while War make fight on both sides of conflicts, invoked by varying causes and ideologies, and might employ assorted tools and techniques over the course of history, her purpose and deliverance have always been death and destruction. The next piece, the Tim Hodgkinson opus ýLiving in the heart of the beastý, takes the bandýs revolutionary philosophy and message further ý itýs a history lesson as well as a rallying cry, and the final section, with Fred Frithýs guitar taking the lead, is one of the most powerful pieces of music Iýve ever heard. From the final section: ýNow is the time to begin to determine directions, refuse to admit the existence of destinyýs ruleýý The other vocal selection (from the original album) is ýBeautiful as the moon ý terrible as an army with bannersý, a group composition with lyrics by Chris Cutler. The images it contains are dark (or bright, depending on which side you stand) portents of a class struggle coming to revolutionary fruition, of a people rising up and retaking control of their lives and labor. Itýs overtly political in thought, backed by some more outstanding and moving ensemble playing.

The two instrumental pieces from the original album are ýBeginning: the long marchý (a nod to the Long March that Mao led during the early days of the Chinese Revolution) and ýMorning starý ý each with plenty of room for the band to stretch out and improvise. The final track on this disc is a bonus, not released previously, entitled ýLovers of goldý, another group composition with lyrics by Chris.

Instrumentally, this album shows a progression from the styles developed on the groups first two albums ý the biggest change here is the presence of so many vocals. The merger of Henry Cow with the group Slapp Happy (Peter Blegvad, Anthony Moore and Dagmar Krause) brought two new instrumentalists into the mix ý and gave the bandýs political philosophy a near-perfect voice in Dagmar. Her instrument is like no other. She is obviously possessed of enormous talents and dedication ý and her style fits her role to a ýTý. She can cover an amazing range of tone and delivery, from a coo to a cackle to a scream ý and her German accent brings to mind the social/political songs of Brecht/Eisler/Weill from the first half of the 20th century, artists whose work is extremely relevant to the songs presented here. After the demise of Henry Cow, Dagmar, Fred Frith and Chris Cutler went on to form Art Bears (hey Amazon, where are their cdsý?), who recorded three absolutely amazing and essential albums during their short career.

IN PRAISE OF LEARNING is not easy listening ý either musically or philosophically. It is, however, intelligent and sincere and honest in both categories ý and itýs an album that will always remain a vital element of my collection.

4 instead of 5 stars? But the previous 2 recieved 5, hmm.......2002-10-18

Ah yes, somewhere after "unrest", Slapp Happy and Henry Cow merged, but the union was only temporary. The reason i give 4 stars intstead of the usual 5 for Henry Cow's "In praise of learning" is that i think (and sorry for this) that the inclusion of a singer, and given "desperate straights" and "casablanca moon"; the more song-based compositions are a departure. Before, Henry Cow's instruments were the singers- the instruments were at the forefront, and i feel they were pushed back behind the singer in this album. However, tracks like "The long march" and "morning star" are instrumental- and as "unrest" dealt with improvisation, tape manipulation, etc.- IPOL takes a step further. The inclusion of Mongezi Feza on trumpet adds an incredibly fresh tone over the tracks, particularly "War". We hear more tapework, noise makers, oscillators, even a detuned radio in the background- its little speaker long since blown out. Henry Cow's muscles continued to get larger as the albums kept coming, and the words in my head now are ugly and aggressive. With IPOL, HC just got uuugly, and aggressive. And this is good! Mr. Frith's guitar work on "Living in the heart of the beast" is, well... beastial- it moves and strikes with a force that some hardcore (a la punk, metal, etc) acts have tried to utilize, but have given it overkill. With Mr. Frith, its just enough to disturb. Dagmar is right on the mark- her voice able to reach from dirty to pristine.
The general mood and lyrics reflect the conflict that has been raging around the world since the world was able to be concious of itself : i cannot help but think of the mid-70s, and the turmoil in Britain, the Middle East, Africa (particularly South Africa, home of the Soweto incident in 1976, a year after the record's release), and grim parrelled coda in Vietnam, and rise of the Cambodian chapter.The world over, this is a statement bathed in conflict, foreshadowing the rough decades that we still inhabit. Take the lyrics from "war"- "The pilgrims increase/ Boasting they are led by peace/ They gut huts with gusto/ Pillage villages with verve/ War does what it has to/ People get what they deserve". This is the power that only IPOL can deliver.
I recomend anyone who wishes to start with Henry Cow's albums to begin at the beginning, naturally. Then take "Unrest" and stick with both of those for a few years, months, weeks, days; which ever you desire. Then, grab this album, and welcome it into the family. It is considered "classic henry cow" by most reviews, and i agree, but no more classic than the first two. What does that mean? THEY ARE CLASSIC. Ugh, forgive that word...they are important. Transmission embarassed...

She banged her spoon against her plate.......2002-09-24

NOTHING COMPARES TO THIS - MUSIC IN OPPOSITION YEAH!!! - UNLIKE ANYTHING ELSE THIS IS A CLASSIC LP - THE FIRST TWO HENRY COW LP WERE GOOD BUT THIS ONE IS TRULY OUT THERE!! THOUGHT PROVOKING LYRICS ABOUND AND THE DYNAMIC TENSION OF THE MUSIC IS INCREDIBLE!! I ENCLOSED THERE LYRICS OF WAR - WOW - WHAT A SONG!! DIG DEEP INTO ALL OF THE LYRICS AND SOUNDS OF THIS MASTERPIECE!!! PLEASE!!! NOT FOR CASUAL LISTENING OR TO BE TAKEN LIGHTLY - FRED FRITH'S GUITAR SEARS THROUGH SPACE - THIS CD TREADS UPON DARK EMOTIONS........
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