| 1. Open Road |
| 2. Blessing In Disguise |
Open Road,Bryan Adams,Universal/a&M,Rock
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Broadway - The American Musical (PBS Series)
Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00064ADMK Release Date: 2004-10-19 |
Tracks:
- Give My Regards To Broadway- Joel Grey
- Swanee- Al Jolson
- When The Moon Shines On The Moonshine- Bert Williams
- A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody- John Steel
- My Man- Fanny Brice
- Fascinating Rhythm- Fred Astaire, Adele Astaire
- If You Knew Susie (Like I Know Susie)- 78rpm Version Eddie Cantor
- Someone To Watch Over Me- Gertrude Lawrence
- Bill- 78 rpm Version Helen Morgan
- Ol' Man River- Paul Robeson
- Ain't Misbehavin'- Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra
- Ten Cents A Dance- Ruth Etting
- Body And Soul- Libby Holman
- Brother, Can You Spare A Dime- Bing Crosby
- Night And Day- Fred Astaire
- Heat Wave- Ethel Waters
- Smoke Gets in Your Eyes- Tamara
- You're The Top- Ethel Merman
- Summertime- Anne Brown
- September Song- Walter Huston
- My Heart Belongs To Daddy- Mary Martin
- It Never Entered My Mind- Shirley Ross
- Bewitched, Bothered, Bewildered- Vivienne Segal
- Oh, How I Hate To Get Up In The Morning- Irving Berlin
- Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'- Alfred Drake
Tracks:
- New York, New York- Cris Alexander,Adolph Green,John Reardon
- If I Loved You- John Raitt,Jan Clayton
- Come Rain Or Come Shine- Ruby Hill,Harold Nicholas
- There's No Business Like Show Business- Ensemble
- How Are Things In Glocca Morra? From "Finian's Rainbow"- Ella Logan
- Once In Love With Amy- Ray Bolger
- Wunderbar- Alfred Drake,Patricia Morison
- Some Enchanted Evening- Ezio Pinza
- Lost In The Stars- Todd Duncan
- Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend- Carol Channing
- Luck Be A Lady- Robert Alda,Guys
- Getting To Know You- Gertrude Lawrence
- Who Cares?- Jack Carson,Betty Oakes
- Stranger In Paradise- from " Kismet" Doretta Morrow,Richard Kiley
- Ballad Of Mack The Knife- Gerald Price
- Hey There- from "The Pajama Game" John Raitt
- Whatever Lola Wants- Gwen Verdon
- I Could Have Danced All Night- Julie Andrews
- Standing On The Corner- from "The Most Happy Fella, 1956" Shorty Long,John Henson,Alan Gilbert
- The Party's Over- Judy Holliday
- Glitter And Be Gay- Barbara Cook
- Tonight- Larry Kert, Carol Lawrence
Tracks:
- Seventy-Six Trombones- Robert Preston
- I Enjoy Being A Girl- from "Flower Drum Song, 1958" Pat Suzuki
- Everything's Coming Up Roses- Ethel Merman
- My Favorite Things- from "The Sound Of Music" Mary Martin
- Put On A Happy Face- from "Bye Bye Birdie" Dick Van Dyke
- Try To Remember- Jerry Orbach
- Camelot- from "Camelot" Richard Burton
- Love Makes The World Go 'Round- Anna Maria Alberghetti
- I Believe In You- Robert Morse And Co.
- The Sweetest Sounds- Diahann Carroll,Richard Kiley
- Comedy Tonight- Zero Mostel
- What Kind Of Fool Am I?- Anthony Newley
- As Long As He Needs Me- Georgia Brown
- Hello, Dolly!- Carol Channing,Cast
- People- Barbra Streisand
- Anyone Can Whistle- from "Anyone Can Whistle" Lee Remick
- If I Were A Rich Man- Zero Mostel
- Night Song- Sammy Davis, Jr.
- The Impossible Dream- Richard Kiley
- If My Friends Could See Me Now- Gwen Verdon
- Open a New Window- from Mame Voice
Tracks:
- Willkommen- from "Cabaret" Joel Grey
- Let The Sunshine In- James Rado,Lynn Kellogg,Melba Moore,Cast
- I'll Never Fall In Love Again- Jill O'Hara,Jerry Orbach
- The Ladies Who Lunch- from "Company" Elaine Stritch
- Tea For Two- Roger Rathburn,Susan Watson
- I'm Still Here- Yvonne De Carlo
- I Don't Know How To Love Him- Yvonne Elliman
- We Go Together- Adrienne Barbeau,Barry Bostwick,Walter Bobbie,Cast
- Corner Of The Sky- John Rubinstein
- Send In The Clowns- Glynis Johns
- Ease On Down The Road- Stephanie Mills,Tiger Haynes,Ted Ross,Hinton
- One- from "A Chorus Line" Cast
- All That Jazz- Chita Rivera,Ensemble
- Tomorrow- Andrea Mcardle
- Don't Cry For Me Argentina- Patti Lupone
- Come Follow The Band
- Lullaby Of Broadway- Jerry Orbach
- And I'm Telling You I'm Not Going- Jennifer Holliday
- The Bells Of St. Sebastian- Raul Julia
Tracks:
- Memory- Betty Buckley
- I Am What I Am- George Hearn
- Move On- Bernadette Peters,Mandy Patinkin
- Do You Hear The People Sing?- Michael Maguire,Cast
- The Music Of The Night- Michael Crawford
- You're Nothing Without Me- James Naughton,Gregg Edelman
- The American Dream- Jonathan Pryce,Cast
- Doctor Jazz- Gregory Hines,Company
- With One Look- Glenn Close
- On Broadway- Adrian Bailey,Frederick B. Owens,Ken Ard,Victor Trent Cook
- Le Jazz Hot- Julie Andrews,Ensemble
- Seasons Of Love-
- Hakuna Matata- Max Casella,Tom Alan Robbins,Scott Irby-Ranniar,Jason Raize
- I Wanna Be A Producer- Matthew Broderick,Ensemble
- Dancing Queen- Louise Plowright,Jenny Galloway
- Good Morning Baltimore- Marissa Jaret Winokur
- Movin' Out- Michael Cavanaugh,Band
- I Go To Rio- Hugh Jackman,Company
- Defying Gravity- Kristin Chenoweth,Idina Menzel
Customer Reviews:
Fabulous for any Broadway-lover.......2007-01-30
Top Shelf.......2007-01-04
TERRIFIC CD'S.......2006-03-23
Great Collection of Broadways greatest Songs .......2005-06-14
Great Compilation!.......2005-01-17
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Open Road
Cowboy Junkies Manufacturer: Zoe Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0006ZXJSY Release Date: 2005-02-01 |
Tracks:
- Murder, Tonight, In The Trailer Park
- Lay It Down
- This Street, That Man, This Life
- Thousand Year Prayer
- Bread And Wine
- Witches
- Something More Besides You
- Escape Is So Simple
- Dragging Hooks
- Anniversary Song
Customer Reviews:
Open on the road..........2005-09-22
So I seized this two disc set once I realized what it was. The live material is excellent, capturing the stage presence of the band. The video material is beautiful, highlighting the music. And the Michael/Margo Timmins interview material is engrossing, if some of the interviewer's questions verge on the worshipful--the principals are funny, thoughtful... it's...... nice. So I recommend this set highly, especially at the deep discounts you see here on Amazon.
Good Chance.......2005-09-03
Another Great Live Cowboy Junkies Album / DVD..........2005-08-08
Order This Music Album /DVD Right Now! So, You don't Have To Wait Another Minute For The Splendor Of The Cowboy Junkies Live And On The Road Touring!
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Songs of the Open Road
Kennedys Manufacturer: Appleseed Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000HXNWX2 Release Date: 2006-10-03 |
Tracks:
- This Moment
- Eight Miles High
- A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall
- Prettty Girl Why
- Gypsy Rose
- Raging Eyes
- Gypsy Rider
- Galveston
- Jasmine
- Eye on the Road
- Happytown (All Right With Me)
- Sin City
- I'm On My Way
- Late Night Grande Hotel
Amazon.com
Rather than compiling a mix tape for the road, Pete and Maura Kennedy went one better. For the husband-and-wife duo's first covers album, they put their signature stamp on 14 of their favorite songs for the van. Since the Byrds have always provided a touchstone for the Kennedys' blend of hooks, harmonies, and guitar jangle, it's no surprise that their transcendent version of "Eight Miles High" highlights this collection, along with dips into the songbooks of Byrds alumni Gene Clark ("Gypsy Rider") and the Flying Burrito Brothers ("Sin City"). In addition to the folk-rock of the '60s, the Kennedys show a penchant for '70s troubadours such as John Stewart ("Jasmine") and Bob Neuwirth ("Eye on the Road"). Yet the album's wild-card eclecticism also includes a transformation of Stephen Stills's "Pretty Girl Why" into a Brazilian samba, while material that ranges from Nick Lowe's "Raging Eyes" to Jimmy Webb's "Galveston" to Mahalia Jackson's "I'm on My Way" shows that musical inspiration knows no categorical bounds. The album ends as it must, with a Nanci Griffith song ("Late Night Grande Hotel"), for it was in Griffith's band where vocalist Maura and guitar virtuoso Pete came together and decided to go out on their own. --Don McLeeseAlbum Description
On "Songs of the Open Road," their ninth and latest CD, The Kennedys forego their own buoyant songs of transcendent twang to present new versions of their favorite traveling music written by others, a cosmic jukebox of folk, rock, country, pop and secular gospel material with philosophical underpinnings.The first seconds of the CD's opener, Victoria Williams' "This Moment," are like slipping into a cool, calm pool, as Maura sings of appreciating each instant in life. After attuning us to the eternal now, The Kennedys head for the skies in a soaring version of The Byrds' "Eight Miles High," with a psychedelic swarm of guitars, electric sitar, and kinetic rhythm section, multi-instrumentalist Pete providing shadow-close harmonies to Maura's sweet 'n' sassy lead vocals.
The California folk-rock-country sound is heard often here as The Kennedys honor many great West Coast-based writers. Three former Byrds are represented: on the cautionary "Sin City" (co-written by Gram Parsons and Chris Hillman while in the Flying Burrito Brothers) and on Gene Clark's elegantly mournful "Gypsy Rider." The bossa nova lilt of Stephen Stills' "Pretty Girl Why" soothes the apocalyptic anguish of Bob Dylan's "A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall," which precedes it. "Galveston," Jimmy Webb's 1969 hit for Glenn Campbell, is a more oblique anti-war commentary as an overseas soldier yearns for his distant home and lover. Americana pioneer John Stewart provides the wistful "Jasmine," an alluring siren's call to tour, while Bob Neuwirth's "Eye on the Road" spells out the dangers of answering that sweet summons.
The ache of the traveling musician is also heard on "Late Night Grande Hotel," written by The Kennedys' friend and former employer, Nanci Griffith. Pete and Maura honor another soulmate, the late Dave Carter, by covering his twinkling "Happytown (All Right with Me)" and the yearning "Gypsy Rose."
Rounding out the CD are a rousing version of Mahalia Jackson's gospel declaration, "I'm on My Way," and a rocking rendition of Nick Lowe's "Raging Eyes."
With its wide assortment of source material, delicate thematic threads, and sparkling vocals and arrangements, Songs of the Open Road can't fail to expand The Kennedys' reputation as imaginative, joyful musicians, conceptualists and "a positive force on all things human" ("Folk & Acoustic Music Exchange").
Customer Reviews:
Love it........2007-05-13
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Solitudes: Songs for Open Road
Dan Gibson Manufacturer: Platinum Legends ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0009RUSE2 Release Date: 2006-10-26 |
Tracks:
- Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison
- Stuck in the Middle with You - Stealers Wheel
- Rocket Man - Elton John
- Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd
- Takin' Care of Business - Bachman-Turner Overdrive,
- Let Your Love Flow - The Bellamy Brothers
- American Pie - Don McLean
- Wild World - Cat Stevens
- Maggie May - Rod Stewart
- Things We Do for Love - 10cc
- Drift Away - Dobie Gray
- Show Me the Way - Peter Frampton
- Signs - Five Man Electrical Band
- Bad, Bad Leroy Brown - Jim Croce
Product Description
Track Listing: 1. Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison (3:04); 2. Stuck in the Middle With You - Stealers Wheel (3:25); 3. Rocket Man - Elton John (4:40); 4. Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd (4:45); 5. Takin' Care of Business - Bachman-Turner Overdrive (4:50); 6. Let Your Love Flow - The Bellamy Brothers (3:16); 7. American Pie - Don McLean (4:08); 8. Wild World - Cat Stevens (3:20); 9. Maggie May - Rod Stewart (5:14); 10. The Things We Do For Love - 10CC (3:31); 11. Drift Away - Dobie Gray (3:55); 12. Show Me the Way - Peter Frampton (4:03); 13. Signs - Five Man Electrical Band(3:05); 14. Bad, Bad Leroy Brown - Jim Croce (3:01)
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Open Road
Donovan Manufacturer: Repertoire ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00004WF13 Release Date: 2000-08-22 |
Tracks:
- Changes
- Song for John
- Curry Land
- Joe Bean's Theme
- People Used To
- Celtic Rock
- Riki Tiki Tavi
- Clara Clairvoyant
- Roots of Oak
- Season of Farewell
- Poke at the Pope
- New Year's Resolution
Album Description
Digitally remastered reissue of the singer/songwriter's 1970 album. Includes the hit, 'Riki Tiki Tavi'. 2000 release. Digipak.Album Details
Digitally remastered digipak version of the 1970 release. Includes the track 'Riki Tiki Tavi'.Customer Reviews:
May be Donovan's finest moment.......2005-04-27
(or her). Concerts are well attended and albums continue to sell to some degree, but the artist in question no longer finds his face on magazine covers or mentioned in the same breath as the current entertainers. This album,"Open Road" was, and still is, a magnificent piece of work. Riki Tiki Tavi, Changes, Clara Clairvoyant, People Used To, New Years Resolvolution (no, that's not a misspelling) are wonderful,well crafted, intelligent songs
written and performed by an artist in his prime.It seems that Donovan went a little bit backward, toward his folkie style of music, but with a late sixties, early seventies twist. My opinion is that this is Donovan's finest album. If you know Donovan only as the guy who did "Mellow Yellow", then have a listen to the Open Road album. You'll be pleasantly surprised.
You'll find that life is so much more rewarding sometimes if you kill your own snakes, instead of depending on the church, the government, the schools to do it for you.
A True Nostalgic Gem Piece.......2005-01-07
Eureka! I've Found It.......2004-06-18
I was just about to get a different vinyl album changed to CD for a considerable charge and I thought.....why not.......give it one more go on the internet. I looked for that album and Open Road and couldn't believe my eyes...
I can only echo what everyone else has said - you've not had the full experience of Donovan till you've heard this one. As much as I like his other, better known work, there was an extra magic here that infiltrates your mind and memory. Be warned! I hadn't heard the songs for 25 years but I could still sing them to myself so these are the type of songs you'll sing in the shower and hum in the supermarket.
quite a pleasant departure.......2004-05-25
The Great Lost Donovan Album.......2004-03-07
Remember, this came out in 1970 and if you listen close you can see a signpost pointing the way to the future of T-Rex. Close your eyes and you can hear it. If Donovan took this band on the road and toured to support this album when it was released he may have had a chance to to re-vamp his career and claim a spot with the great "Glam Rock" artists of that time. The band supporting Donovan was perfect for him. The only thing preventing this review from 5 stars is the annoying habit of overdone falsettos (especially on Roots Of Oak) through-out the record but that does not prevent one from enjoying the truly outstanding songwriting and subtle musicianship. Poke At The Pope is typical Donovan - a cross of folk & jazz phrasing mixed together: Great Stuff! Go out and buy it!!!
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Open Road
Gary Barlow Manufacturer: SMG ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000002VSL Release Date: 1998-01-13 |
Tracks:
- I Fall So Deep
- Open Road
- Superhero
- My Commitment
- Love Won't Wait
- So Help Me Girl
- Everything I Ever Wanted
- Hang On In There Baby
- Lay Down For Love
- Never Knew
- Forever Love
- Back For Good (Live)
Customer Reviews:
Strong Album - Would Give it 10 Stars if I Could.......2005-03-31
as beautiful as a sigh.......2005-01-26
So why does the album only get one star. Because I gave my heart to Gary and he broke it 12 months 11 days later.
Fine Adult Contemporary.......2004-01-31
Is Gary Barlow the most TALENTED person ever?.......2003-09-08
is this album actually any good? Do I merely give him 4 stars because I feel sorry for him? NO Its because I like his face shape.
Gary Barlow INTENDS to make a HUGE comeback sometime in the near future. I SIMPLY can't wait!.......for the VIDEO....
mohamed.......2002-05-02
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The Road Hammers
The Road Hammers Manufacturer: Open Road ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B0006G8ULY Release Date: 2007-01-08 |
Tracks:
- Ignition
- I'm a Road Hammer
- Overdrive
- Keep on Truckin'
- Girl on the Billboard
- Heart with Four Wheel Drive
- East Bound and Down
- Call It a Day
- Nashville Bound
- Willin'
- Hammer Goin' Down
- I'm a Road Hammer (Reprise)
- Flat Tires (Bloopers, Out-Takes 'N Such)
- Absolutely Nothing
- I'm a Road Hammer [Multimedia Track]
Customer Reviews:
AMAZING!!!.......2007-06-14
Hammering a Pleasant Debut.......2005-12-24
Needing a testosterone boost? Look no further than this debut CD from the Road Hammers. Women, four- wheel drives, trucking are the calling cards of these five Canadians served over soaring electric guitars and overdriving percussion. Fronted by Canadian's CMA Male Vocalist of the Year Jason McCoy, the Road Hammers' hardcore and beef-eating constituency has had already been causing ripples in the 49th Parallel. As already noted, "The Road Hammers" is a concept CD revolving around theme of traveling, sometimes literally and at other times figuratively to describe life and love. Sonically, the Road Hammers join with other acts such as Montgomery Gentry, Confederate Railroad, the Tractors among others in the fraternity of turgid country-rock with an occasional coating of blue-collared ethics and Southern down home living.
But as much as the Road Hammers may front a self-made man image, they have enlisted some of Nashville's finest writers to add credibility to this set. Worthy of mention is the import of Robert Ellis Orrall who penned "Overdrive" with Jason McCoy. This philosophically uplifting tune about persistence in life is underscored by some muscular sounding guitar lines over McCoy's bluesy baritone. Also quite ear grabbing is the creative "Heart with a Four Wheel Drive." Written by Billy Maddox and Paul Thorn and formerly covered by 4Runners, this pop-slanted swampy rocker tells the tale of a love stricken man unable to escape love's entanglements.
On the other hand the cheeky "Girl on the Billboard" is about the protagonist drooling over a billboard girl wearing nothing but a smile. This is no schmaltzy Nashville's sensitive love number. Rather, this is an honest confession coming from a red blooded male that today's country music has emasculated. On the more rustic side, "East Bound and Down" about speed-driving is lyrically on the fluffy side. But it is redeemed by some driving-banjo bringing to mind Ryan Shupe. On the smothering bluesy side is Lowel Gorge's "Willing."
But the main malfeasance of this CD is that there's nothing here that is exactly mind blowing. If these guys are to cut into the terrain of their Southern neighbors, they need a couple of hit songs, which are not to be found here. Also somehow constrained by the album's theme, the songs here are sometimes lyrically contrived and there are a few frivolous trinkets (such as the reprisal of "I'm a Road Hammer," an outtake and the extremely short "Absolutely Nothing"). Maybe a Nashville producer, a more focused major label and a more lavished budget, could be the antidote to these problems. Nevertheless, "The Road Hammers" has enough mileage for testosterone-loving fans to put the forward gear.
Love at First Sight (and hearing).......2005-09-20
The Road Hammers are the real deal.......2005-05-30
Rockin' country is what this album is all about. Right now it's the number 1 country song (I'm A Road Hammer), video (I'm A Road Hammer), and album in Canada...that says it all. Do yourself a favour and pick this one up...you won't be disappointed.
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Carmen (Sung in English)
Bizet , Bardon , Gavin , Plazas , Magee , and Parry Manufacturer: Chandos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00007JGRN Release Date: 2003-03-11 |
Tracks:
- Prelude
- In The Plaza
- Just Look At That Delicious Morsel
- Here Come Our New Soldier Boys
- Jose! There Was A Girl Here Looking For You Just Now
- Off With You Old Soldier Boys
- Corporal! Sir!
- We Have Heard The Bell Summon Us To Meet Here
- Ah, Just Look!
- But Why Hasn't She Come, Our Carmencita?
- Love's A Bird Wild As Any Rebel
- Carmen! We Will Follow You High And Low!
- The Cheek Of It!
- Give Me News Of My Mother!
- Your Dear Mother And I Were Leaving Church This Morning
- I See My Mother's Face!
- Wait A Moment - I'm Going To Read The Letter
- Come And Help
- So, Corporal: Tell Me What Happened
- Well, Carmencita: What Do You Have To Say For Yourself?
- Where Are You Taking Me?
- There's An Old Bar In The City
- Careful - It's Lieutenant!
- Entr'acte
- From Far Away Mysterious Sounds
- Bravo, Bravo! More! Keep Dancing!
- Hurrah! Hurrah! The Torero!
- Who's That? It's Escamillo, The Bullfighter From Granada
- Hurrah! Hurrah! The Torero!
- You're Most Kind
- We'll Come With You, Senor Torero
- Toreador, Be Ready!
- At Last! We Got Rid Of Them As Quickly As We Could
- There's A Little Job That We're Starting!
- Being In Love Is Not A Reason
Tracks:
- To Bid You Welcome To Our Bar
- La La La La La La La La...
- Back To Camp!... Go At Once!
- That Flow'r You Threw To Me I Treasured
- No, It's Not Love At All!
- Hello! Carmen!
- Lieutenant Fair, It's True
- The Sky Above The Open Road
- Entr'acte
- Keep Going, Dear Old Friend, Kep Going!
- Right! Let's Stop For A While
- Shuffle! Cut Them!
- In Vain You Would Avoid The Bitter Things They're Saying
- You're Back!
- As For That Man, It Should Be Easy!
- Is This The Place?
- I Say That There's Nothing To Fear
- It's Him! I'm Sure It's Him Over There!
- Escamillo Is My Name, And I Come From Granada
- She Had A Lover Here
- Hola! Hola! Jose!
- You Should Take Care, Carmen
- Alas! Jose, Your Mother Is Ill
- Entr'acte
- A Few Cuartos! A Few Cuartos!
- Here They Come! Here They Come!
- If You Love Me, Carmen
- It's You! It's Me!
- Viva! Viva! What A Corrida!
Customer Reviews:
English is an asset and a drawback.......2004-07-20
Unfortunately, the performance suffers from being sung in English. The singers declaim their parts with such proper British diction that Carmen comes across as a school marm. The spoken dialog is delivered beat for deliberate beat and is dripping with reverb. It makes the plaza, tavern and mountain pass all sound like a sewer pipe.
This is a good first Carmen for someone trying to understand the work. The libretto itself is a good investment for further listening. For an enjoyable performance with an emphasis on character and action, I recommend Regina Resnik on the London Double Decker set.
You Will Love Opera After Hearing Carmen In English.......2004-02-09
The real strength of this version is the dynamic drama. With the advantage of being sung in English, we get better insight on characters' emotions and motives, and we understand the drama a lot better. Carmen is all about great drama. Bizet drew the plot from the French writer Prosper Merimee's dark short story. Carmen is the ultimate femme fatale- a devil-may-care, sexy Gypsy living in Spain, seduces the conservatively raised soldier Don Jose, stealing him away from his fiancee, the passive Micaela, living a life of underground smuggling and rowdy taverns. "Habanera" and "The Gypsy Song and Dance" are very expressive of Carmen's extraordinarily liberal lifestyle. Don Jose, however, has fallen deeply in love- as he shows us in his song/aria "The Flower Song". But Carmen soon becomes tired of his constancy. Don Jose wants a committed, monogamous relationship with Carmen. But Carmen will not submit to love, since she is first and foremost a carnal creature. Eventually, she falls for the handsome Toreador Escamillo. Don Jose, consumed by jealousy, stabs Carmen at a bullfight after Carmen declares her love for Escamillo and rejects Don Jose's love. Don Jose's crazed, obscessive personality shines through in the English version as well. This tragedy has been done in English before so don't think this is the first time. Back in the 50's, there was a film, starring black actors "Carmen Jones" which was treated the same way as this opera- more like an English Broadway musical and with the dubbed singing voice of Marilyn Horne as Carmen. All in all, this recording is excellent.
A wholly credible "Carmen" -- finally!.......2003-09-17
I love Carmen!.......2003-08-15
And what of this recording? Carmen sits well in English, so it is good to hear in translation, although some of the detais in the text jar. Escamillo refers to Jose as "my dear", which sounds rather peculiar, and the guide's line to Micaela: "it's not exactly inviting, is it?" sounds distinctly Middle England rather than Rural Spain. Some of the performers, not least Carmen herself, make the words work, although there are long tracts, especially with the chorus, where the language is distinctly indistinct.
The soloists are, by and large, strong. Patricia Bardon's deep, Handel-friendly voice adapts well to Carmen and she colours the music with phenomenal detail, sounding sexy and provocative from the start with an edge of pride and anger that emerges as the show goes on. She is out of her depth above the stave, though, and some extra top notes in the second act don't show her off to her best advantage. I have previously said that Julian Gavin is poorly served by recordings, though here he sounds much more even and gives a thrilling and musical performance (but his wooden spoken lines let him down). Mary Plazas is a lovely Micaela, rich-voiced and sincere (and word-perfect), but Garry Magee sounds miscast as Escamillo, lacking the ballast at the bottom of the voice to do justice to this tricky role.
The supporting cast is good (Mary Hegarty seems to do nothing but Frasquita these days!) but the really treasurable thing is the conducting. Stepping out of Italian Ottocento, David Parry turns his hand to this French Comedie with an appropriate lightness of touch. His pacing and handling of the set pieces is exemplary and the enrtractes go with a real swing.
A pleasure, then, for the Carmen naive or a novelty for the Carmen-acquainted. I nearly wrote Carmen-weary - but I don't think it's possible.
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Greenfire: A Celtic String Ensemble
Irish Traditional , Scottish Traditional , Willie Hunter , Addie Harper , Robin Bullock , Olcan Masterson , French Traditional , Finnish Traditional , John Morris Rankin , Ken Kolodner , Sean Ryan , Donald Macleod , and Cathal McConnell Manufacturer: Dorian Recordings ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00000DDMF Release Date: 1998-10-06 |
Tracks:
- The Con Reel/Trad. Irish/The Glenburney Rant/Trad. Scottish/...
- Chief O 'Neill's Favorite/Trad. Irish/Hangman's Rope/Trad. Irish
- The Rolling Wave/Trad. Irish/The Shaskeen/Trad. Irish
- The Knocknaboul/Trad. Irish/Salmon Tails Up The Water/Trad. Irish
- First Light In The Mountains/Robin Bullock/The Open Road/Robin Bullock
- The Convenience Reel/Olcan Masterson (Ireland)/Dinky's/Trad. Irish/Jackson's/Trad. Irish
- Mademoiselle De Paris/Trad. French/Varpunnen/Trad. Finnish/Molly Rankin's/...
- Sheila Coyle's/Trad. Irish
- The Ice Castle/Robbin Bullock Old Rag/Ken Kolodner
- Sean Ryan's/Sean Ryan (Ireland)/The Old Favorite/Trad. Irish/Old Joe's/Trad. Irish
- Over The Moor To Maggie/Trad. Irish/Crossing The Minch/Donald MacLeod (Scotland) MacArthur Road/..
- Be Falbh O'n Unineig (Go Away From The Window)/Trad. Scottish
Customer Reviews:
the best !.......2006-07-16
The finest instrumental Celtic I've heard so far.
Incredible as always.......2000-11-16
three great musicians...one great disc.......2000-11-11
three great musicians...one great disc.......2000-11-11
Highly Recommended.......2000-09-16
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The Art of the Motorcycle: Songs of the Open Road
Various Artists Manufacturer: Inside Sounds ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0009IW9K2 Release Date: 2005-06-07 |
Tracks:
- Call Me The Breeze (Joe Boogie)
- Born To Be Wild (Jim Dandy of Black Oak Arkansas)
- A Harley Someday (Wally Ford)
- 1952 Vincent Black Lightning (Eddie Dattel)
- Down The Line (The Beat Generation)
- King Of The Road (Billy Gibson)
- Little Honda (Jack O. & The Tearjerkers)
- Midnight Rider (Phill Durham)
- On The Road Again (David Evans)
- I Want To Hop On Your Harley (Ann Rabson)
- Highway 61 Revisited (The Beat Generation)
- Riders On The Storm (Hal Butler)
- Jitterboppin' (Richard Ray Farrell)
- Travelin' Band (Charles Ponder)
Product Description
The official CD of the 2005-2006 Art Of The Motorcycle exhibition, this CD covers classic American road songs and is sure to "get your motor runnin'. It's the kind of CD that goes into your CD player and the miles just disappear. Apart from blues and rock, it features a jazzy rendition of "King Of The Road," a folk song ("1952 Vincent Black Lightning") and even a country song (Wally Ford's hillarious "A Harley Someday").Rock Music:
