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Product Description
Japanese reissue of 1970 debut album, originally issued on Deram, is packaged in a limited edition miniature LP sleeve & includes two bonus tracks, 'Seven Is A Jolly Good Time' & 'You Are All Princes'. Universal. 2005.

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Average customer rating: Sound Quality not perfect on CD Before Sondheim's COMPANY and after MAN OF LA MANCHA... Overrated Tony Award Winner Brilliant, Definitive and Remarkably Accurate! Saw this on Broadway

1776 (1969 Original Broadway Cast) Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Classic Vocalists | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Classical Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Opera & Vocal | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Musicals | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: 1776 (Restored Director's Cut) 1776: The New Broadway Cast Recording (1997) 1776: A Musical Play (Penguin Plays) Shenandoah (1975 Original Broadway Cast) Camelot (1960 Original Broadway Cast) ASIN: B0000027WJ Release Date: 1992-05-19

Tracks:

1. Overture - Orchestra
2. Sit Down, John
3. Piddle, Twiddle And Resolve/Till Then
4. The Lees Of Old Virginia
5. But, Mr. Adams
6. Yours, Yours, Yours
7. He Plays The Violin
8. Cool, Cool, Considerate Men
9. Momma Look Sharp
10. The Egg
11. Molasses To Rum
12. Is Anybody There
13. Finale

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Evidence that one can make a musical about anything, Exhibit A: 1776. As one might expect, the whole concept of making a musical about the creation and signing of the Declaration of Independence was greeted in the late 1960s with, well, ridicule. The show debuted on Broadway in 1969, and three years later, when its run finally ended, it was its producers who had the last laugh. In addition, it toured for an additional two years and beat out Hair (in 1969 yet!) for a Tony Award. This recording, with the original Broadway cast, includes many of the same actors who went on to star in the film, the version with which most audiences today are probably familiar. One notable exception is Rex Everhart, who replaced Howard da Silva at some performances and on this recording. But there's still William Daniels as John Adams, though in some cases his performance is more subdued than it was on film. Musically, 1776 is an odd creation, considering when it came into being. As one might expect, there's a lot of fife and drum going on, especially in the opening number and during "The Lees of Old Virginia." For those less than familiar with the plot, it hinges on the idealism of Adams, who's trying his best to back up the American Revolution with some legislative action, and spends much of his time arguing with either the Continental Congress or God, as in "Piddle, Twiddle, and Resolve": "A second flood, a simple famine / Plagues of locusts everywhere / Or a cataclysmic earthquake / I'd accept with some despair / But no, you sent us Congress / Good God, sir, was that fair?" (One could argue that he gets further with God.) While not entirely historically accurate, and containing some rather peculiar numbers (Franklin, Jefferson, and Adams sitting around debating what their new country's national bird is going to be ranks among the oddest), there's no questioning 1776's staying power. --Genevieve Williams

Customer Reviews:

Sound Quality not perfect on CD.......2007-07-18

This is a new CD, overall quality and amazon procedure were excellent. The CD itself on a few songs fails to provide enough amplification to the background chorus or secondary singer, thus I must strain to actually hear both duet parts, with the latter almost inaudible. For example, Lee's of Old Virginia, Till Then, and Who will write our new declaration. It is not in my players, but within the CD. I actually ordered this because I wanted Violin by Betty Buckley and am satisfied with the reproduction overall, but it also has the audio problems with Adams and Franklins lines within the song

Before Sondheim's COMPANY and after MAN OF LA MANCHA..........2007-04-30

For me, 1776 is a great companion to MAN OF LA MANCHA as one of the most entertaining AND intellectually worthy amalgams of music, lyrics, book, theme, plot, characterizations and dialogue to ever come out of pre-1970's Broadway musical theatre. Each song is like a little gem, and displays the broad range of emotions and ideas with which 1776 brims. Satiric, romantic, hilarious, heartbreaking, disturbing, dark, inspiring, thoughtful, humane, and even a little bawdy, the songs glide and tromp all over the map, as does the show itself. As with LA MANCHA, 1776 broke open the Broadway musical, making it a pitch-perfect example of what can truly make a musical more than a toe-tapping time killer... while never becoming tedious, pompous, windy, or dull. If anything, it crackles with suspense.

And as to the reviewer who was shocked that it would win out over HAIR? Listen to "Mamma Look Sharp" or "Molasses to Rum to Slaves" to hear exactly the play's political and often-unflattering ideological landscape. This was definitely a Vietnam-era play whose content was as disturbingly pertinent, then, as it is, now. And, despite all of this, the score and play never become leaden or preachy. On the contrary, each performance is a gem, and each character is witty and unique. Who knew that history could be a passionate and fun adventure?

Overrated Tony Award Winner.......2006-06-16

How could this musical win the Tony award having as a competitor a play like HAIR which - for many people - stands as an emblematic theatre piece of the 60's? Who remembers a tune out of this musical? On the contrary, "Aquarius", "I Got Life" or "Walking in Space" are still popular and they play all over the world. Even ZORBA and PROMISES PROMISES - both candidates for the award in the same year - have songs that are still remembered. 1776 may wake up patriotic feelings to American listeners which is quite understandable but the music and songs are old-fashioned, overrated and awfully boring.

Brilliant, Definitive and Remarkably Accurate!.......2005-12-18

1776 has become an institution, thanks to the motion picture which was made of this original Broadway show, and which starred most of the cast from the theatrical production. It gets rerun every July 4th week on some movie channel or local station!

William Daniels IS John Adams to many people, and even though the story of the birth of the United States probably wasn't this lyrical and lively, Composer Sherman Edwards was historically accurate in the facts of the tale.

In addition to learning about the signing of the Declaration of Independence, this is also love story... in fact two love stories, with John Adams and his wife Abigail, separated by circumstance and interacting only in his mind, and Thomas Jefferson and his wife, Martha, here, played by the big throated (and now legendary) Betty Buckley.

There is also a sense of fraternity, with the members of the Continental Congress grappling with the concept of breaking away from a tyranical ruler. And even though you know the outcome, the story is still filled with tension and excitement in the mechanics of it. Just how DID this country get formed?

The disc's liner notes explain the show's libretto and give you some rare behind-the-scenes info about the creation of the musical, the challenges it faced before becoming the standard that it now is, and a bit about the amazing Mr. Edwards, which is a story worthy of being told as well.

It's an Independence Day must!

Saw this on Broadway .......2005-11-12

Saw this show, with original cast, on Broadway in '69 and it has stayed with me ever since then. Every time I listen to these songs, I laugh. The historical figures (done with some tongue-in-cheek) are highly entertaining and even better if you see the movie. I would recommend the dvd for a great, lighthearted evening, and good family entertainment. You can't miss with this one! A winner on all fronts.

Average customer rating: Diverse and overlooked A Very Infectuous Record Drippy? Scattershot? How did I miss this one? This is *it!*

Back To The Egg Paul McCartney , and Wings Manufacturer: EMI Int'l ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music Soft Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Classic Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: London Town Red Rose Speedway At The Speed Of Sound McCartney II Venus and Mars ASIN: B00000721D Release Date: 1993-08-16

Tracks:

1. Reception
2. Getting Closer
3. We're Open Tonight
4. Spin It On
5. Again And Again And Again
6. Old Siam, Sir
7. Arrow Through Me
8. Rockestra Theme
9. To You
10. After The Ball - Million Miles
11. Winter Rose - Love Awake
12. The Broadcast
13. So Glad To See You Here
14. Baby's Request
15. Daytime Nightime Suffering
16. Wonderful Christmastime
17. Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reggae

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The promising career of this final edition of Wings was cut short in 1980 when Paul McCartney, perhaps just a bit too elated to be returning to Japan for his first performances since the Beatles' legendary visit 14 years earlier, was arrested by Japanese customs officials with a substantial stash of marijuana in his luggage. But though it's anchored by the muscular drumming of Steve Holly and the solid guitar work of the classically trained Laurence Juber (who's since carved out a comfortable niche as studio ace and innovative acoustic stylist), it's too often McCartney's songwriting that's the band's weakest link. Ostensibly upbeat numbers such as "Spin it On," "Getting Closer," and the big rock of "Old Siam, Sir" just can't overcome the MOR leanings of much of the rest, including "Arrow Through Me." The star-laden "Rockestra Theme" (featuring Pete Townshend, Ronnie Wood, John Bonham, John Paul Jones, Dave Gilmour, and Ronnie Lane) is rollicking fun, but still not enough to surmount the artistic Battle of the Two Pauls; the Little Richard-inspired rocker and the Manilow-esque balladeer who too often gets the upper hand here. This CD also features the strong B-side "Daytime Nighttime Suffering," a track which may unintentionally comment on the other two "bonus" cuts here, the misfired McCartney holiday singles "Wonderful Christmastime" and "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reggae." --Jerry McCulley

Album Description

Digitally remastered reissue of their top 10 1979 EMI album featuring the hits 'Getting Closer' and 'Arrow Through Me', plus 'Old Siam, Sir' and 'Rockestra Theme', as well as threebonus tracks: 'Daytime Nighttime Suffering', 'Wonderful Christmastime' and 'Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reggae'. 17 trackstotal. 1993 EMI release.

Album Details

Digitally Remastered Reissue of the Original Album with Getting Closer / Spin it on / Old Siam Sir / Rockestra Theme and More, plus Three Added Bonus Tracks: Daytime Nighttime Suffering / Wonderful Christmastime / Rudolf the Red Nosed Reggae.

Customer Reviews:

Diverse and overlooked.......2007-05-05

Diverse and overlooked. Has alot of atmosphere, its all over the place, not a focused album but a smorgesboard of Paul's ideas embracing music trends of the day. The last Wings album.

1. Reception - A funky dialogue and instrumental opening.

2. Getting Closer - Vintage Wings rocker with a pulsating closing with Paul screaming that I have always liked.

3. We're Open Tonight - A warm, atmospheric and welcoming ditty with a slightly dark vibe to it.

4. Spin It On - A fast paced attempt at punk.

5. Again And Again And Again - Denny Laine's song.

6. Old Siam, Sir - Wing's at their stadium rock best. Killer electric guitar work working nicely with keyboard work from Linda direct from the Orient and a menacing vocal from Paul.

7. Arrow Through Me - Smooth R & B effort. Was a single, quite underrated.

8. Rockestra Theme - won a grammy for best instrumental featuring a who's who of rock legends.

9. To You - Misfired effort.

10. After The Ball - Million Miles - Has a gospel feel to it.

11. Winter Rose - Love Awake - Winter Rose would have made for a fantastic concert opener like Venus and Mars did. I love the song, Paul never sung like that ever.

12. The Broadcast - Filler.

13. So Glad To See You Here - A wild rocker, appretiation for the audience.

14. Baby's Request - Something different, jazzy.

15. Daytime Nightime Suffering - A B-Side. One of Wings best songs, underrated somewhat.

16. Wonderful Christmastime - Festive Cheer

17. Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reggae - Instrumental.

A Very Infectuous Record.......2007-04-15

Well, when I first heard this album, I was ecstatic to see Paul still had a hard rock edge after all the interim between the Beatles (i.e. Birthday). This double-album hearkens back to the old notions of hard rock and fuses them with the then-modern licks that Zeppelin and Alice Cooper had set into motion. Much heavier than most of Macca's material, each song on this album GROOVES, at least up until After The Ball (incidentally, an odd but pleasant ballad).
A lot of reviewers (not for this album per se, but on reviews for other Wings albums) like to talk smack on Back To The Egg. they say, for instance, that its hard rock efforts fall flat on its face. and I say that's cobbleswattle! this album vyes for the top of the Wings catalogue, and is very nearly their most satisfying musical experience.
Its good, if you haven't heard it, but it now!!!

Drippy? Scattershot?.......2007-01-16

I remember hearing "Egg" for the first time and thinking, this is the McCartney I remembered! This album rocks and as Paul is wont to do, it gets all sweet and melodic. Variety makes a complete album and the best Beatle albums had a mix of both. Paul always gets slammed for his syrupy side but I LOVE his music and this album is the slick rendition of "Both Pauls." So make your own opinion but be wary o' th' critics.

How did I miss this one?.......2006-11-19

With all of the CDs, albums, and tapes I have purchased over the years, some how I missed this classic, and just purchased this a couple of months ago. This is even more amazing as I have always been a McCartney fan, and own many of his albums and of course most of the Beatles catalogue. Band on the Run and Wings Over America are among my all time favorite albums. Well, this is definitely one of Paul's most rocking and enjoyable CDs. Getting Closer was the biggest hit of this release, and after all these years it sounds as fresh today as it did back in 1979. Spin On It, Arrow Through Me and Old Siam Sir are also great cuts and among my favorites. The best surprise here is the Rochestra Theme. I know this song well as it was from the Concert for Kampuchea, a benefit album released around this same time frame where Paul put together an all star band including the members of Wings along with David Gilmour, Pete Townsend, John Bonham, Ronnie Lane, just to name a few. The best thing I like about this CD is the variety of music and styles, which is certainly the norm on many of his albums. I highly recommend this CD!

This is *it!*.......2006-07-12

I remember having this album as a kid...not knowing Wings was about to break up, but having listened to them all through the 70s, "Back to the Egg" was our first Wings album.

I've listened over and over trying to figure out the words being said on "Reception". Fascinating way of introducing the album, you almost feel like you're dialing into a new radio station on every song, a sense enhanced about halfway through the album by the spoken word cut "The Broadcast".

"Arrow Through Me" and "Old Siam, Sir" are funky good cuts; I find myself singing those songs in my head the rest of the day if I listen to the album early.

The music is unmistakably McCartney all the way. Very entertaining...the fast paced "Spin It On" is a favorite...and the source of this article's title! The "Rockestra Theme", I think, won a Grammy for best rock instrumental, and it _does_ rock!

"So Glad To See You Here" will remind you of Paul's Beatles heyday, and "Baby's Request" will make you think you're in a smoky hotel bar listening to a jazzy ensemble.

Some weaknesses are "To You"; sounds like Paul was trying to do a three chord tune to fill some empty space on the record. Same thing with "Winter Rose/Love Awake", except this was a ballad filler. "Again and Again and Again" is a fun song but goes on too long, in my opinion. "After the Ball/Million Miles" starts out well but by the time Paul gets to the second half, it sounds like he wanted to just put on a half-finished song on the album.

A nice entertaining listen.

Average customer rating: From someone who despises American musical theater A Mans Show Who knew Mr. Data had it in him? I Love It! SURPRISINGLY TERRIFIC

1776: The New Broadway Cast Recording (1997) Manufacturer: Tvt ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Broadway & Vocalists | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Soundtracks | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: 1776 (Restored Director's Cut) 1776 (1969 Original Broadway Cast) 1776: A Musical Play (Penguin Plays) 1776: P/V/G Vocal Selections Shenandoah (1975 Original Broadway Cast) ASIN: B000000GU0 Release Date: 1997-12-16

Tracks:

1. ACT I: Sit Down, John - Brent Spiner/Michael X. Martin/Richard Poe/Tom Aldredge/John Herrera/Tom Riis Farrell...
2. ACT I: Piddle, Twidle and Resolve - Brent Spiner/Orch/Mark Mitchell
3. ACT I: Till Then - Brent Spiner & Linda Emond/Orch/Mark Mitchell
4. ACT I: The Lees of Old Virginia - Merwin Foard/Pat Hingle & Brent Spiner/Orch/Mark Mitchell
5. ACT I: But Mr. Adams - Brent Spiner/Pat Hingle/Paul Micheal Valley/John Herrara & Daniel Marcus/Orch/Mark Mitchell
6. ACT I: Yours, Yours, Yours - Brent Spiner & Linda Emond/Orch/Mark Mitchell
7. ACT I: He Plays The Violin - Lauren Ward/Pat Hingle & Brent Spiner/Orch/Mark Mitchell
8. ACT I: Cool, Cool, Considerate Man - Michael Cumptsy/Orch/Mark Mitchell
9. ACT I: Momma Look Sharp - Erik J. McCormack/Macintyre Dixon & Joseph Cassidy/Orch/Mark Mitchell
10. ACT II: The Egg - Pat Hingle/Brent Spiner & Paul Michael Valley/Orch/Mark Mitchell
11. ACT II: Molasses to Rum - Gregg Edelman/Orch/Mark Mitchell
12. ACT II: Compliments - Linda Emond/Orch/Mark Mitchell
13. ACT II: Is Anybody There? - Brent Spiner/Orch/Mark Mitchell

Customer Reviews:

From someone who despises American musical theater.......2007-06-04

Okay... wow.

In the Brent Spiner Fangirl Legal Contract, it specifies that said fangirl must purchase any and all vocal recordings containing said Brent Spiner (and that she will not, in any way or at any time, mention how much he sounds like Judy Garland on steroids). Which is why I purchased this CD.

He... ripped... into... this... part. That's the only way I can put it. I was floored from start to finish.

The work, as a whole, is something of a consuming thing. Be prepared to sit in silence for a few minutes after you're done with this one, because after hearing the whole thing, silence will be the only followup that does it justice.

A Mans Show.......2006-07-24

For anyone looking for male songs, or a male show to put on, this is the soundtrack for you. It has great ballads as well as big chorus numbers for the male sex. However the subject matter just didnt grab me by the throat and make me love it. History isnt my thing. That being said, the music and lyrics are great, and worth the money. This is a good one to get if your interested in broadway, but not the Rodgers and Hamerstein style. My favorite songs are "Molasses to Rum" and "Momma Look Sharp."

Who knew Mr. Data had it in him?.......2006-07-05

I saw this musical in NYC and have never been so moved by a Broadway show before. Brent Spiner has a lovely yet commanding voice that makes the hair stand up on the back of your neck in parts - you so believe in the rightness of his convictions as Adams. All the performances are first rate, but Spiner really shines.

The argument can be made that this musical was "of its time" meaning the 1960's, but I think the songs still hold up as they entertain as well as educate us. Much of the lyrics and dialogue are authentic.

Highly recommended.

I Love It!.......2006-02-27

The soundtrack will make you laugh, cry and sing along. You'll have goosebumps as you hear the songs of the men and women involved in the creation of our country.

SURPRISINGLY TERRIFIC.......2006-02-23

As a PURIST fan of ORIGINAL musicals, and not one who enjoys all the revivals (which indicates a lack of current writers...no surprise), I was AMAZED at how GOOD this revival is on recording. I am sorry I missed the show in New York.

Average customer rating: Best compilation CD ever Here we go. Stallings CDs The Carl Stalling Project Warner Brother's King of Music

The Carl Stalling Project: Music From Warner Bros. Cartoons, 1936-1958 Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Nostalgia | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Television Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music 1990s | By Decade | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Cartoon Music | Children's Music | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Carl Stalling Project, Volume 2: More Music From Warner Bros. Cartoons 1939-1957 Reckless Nights & Turkish Twilights Bugs Bunny on Broadway Microphone Music Raymond Scott: Chesterfield Arrangements 1937-1938 ASIN: B000002LJE Release Date: 1990-07-17

Tracks:

1. Putty Tat Trouble Part 6
2. Hillbilly Hare
3. Early WB Scores: The Depression Era
4. The Good Egg
5. Various Cues From Bugs Bunny Films
6. There They Go Go Go
7. Stalling Self-Parody: Music From Porky's Preview
8. Anxiety Montage
9. Stalling: The War Years
10. Medley: Dinner Music For A Pack Of Hungary Cannibals
11. Carl Stalling With Milt Franklyn In Session
12. Speedy Gonzalez/Meets Two Crows From Taco
13. Powerhouse And Other Cuts From The Early 50's
14. Porky In Wackyland/Dough For The Do Do
15. To Itch His Own

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For fans of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, et al., this is the essential cartoon soundtrack as well as a monument to surrealism. During his 22 years as a composer for Warner Bros. animated shorts, Stalling invented the musical vocabulary of cartoons. Producer Hal Willner has lovingly assembled a sonic collage that showcases Stalling's compositional genius and uncanny ability to borrow a tune. It's a whirling collection of random moments, chock full of music you never knew you knew, from Bugs Bunny's theme from "Rabbit Fire" to Raymond Scott's "Powerhouse" to Stalling's own "Woo! Woo!" Also included in the mix: outtakes from recording sessions, and several complete scores. --Heidi MacDonald

Customer Reviews:

Best compilation CD ever.......2007-02-18

Carl Stalling gave me the best musical education I ever had. I'm spending the rest of my life learning the titles and composers of all the hundreds of tunes I first heard in his cartoon scores. I've had this CD ever since it came out, and it still is one of my favorites.

Only a handful of tracks are a complete score from one cartoon; most are snippets from several cartoons edited together with a common theme.

This CD is about a composer and his music, more than about the cartoons for which he composed it. To drive home this point, it includes the score from, of all things, 1939's "The Good Egg." No one would consider "The Good Egg" to be among the best Warner cartoons, but the score, heard by itself, turns out to be a tour de force that is highly representative of Stalling's work. That's what makes this CD such a great listening experience: It was pieced together by musicologists who chose the music based on its auditory qualities, and not on the relative fame of the cartoon associated with it. It is not merely a trip down memory lane (although it is that, too), but is a great creative work in its own right.

Despite the vast amount of Stalling music that exists, this CD provides as ambitious and exhaustive an overview as can be given, and its 1995 follow-up, while also worth having, is but a pale afterthought. There's no following this act.

Here we go........2006-11-16

This CD features music from the Warner Brothers cartoon film scores by Carl Stalling. There are some complete scores and also some "medleys", with clips from various cartoons strung together. Carl Stalling was a master at writing music for cartoons, but something is lost when you just hear the music without seeing the cartoon.

Stallings CDs.......2006-11-10

If you harken back to the days when you snuggled on the couch on a Saturday morning with your little ones, and ate donuts and drank juice and watched "Bugs Bunny" you will love these CDs. You'll recognize all the characters and their entrances and their pratfalls...and laugh and say "I've heard that!"...it's a walk down memory lane and a very special one, at that. I highly reccommend these to anyone who loves B Bunny.
Not to mention these are some of the finest musicians you will ever hear...a lesson in classical music, and cartoons.

The Carl Stalling Project.......2005-09-12

Music from Warner Brothers cartoons "Golden Years" (1936-1958).
Carl Stalling was the chief music arranger for Warner Brothers cartoons from 1936 to 1958. He was one of the foremost composers of cartoon music. This disk is much better than "The Carl Stalling Project Volume II."

Warner Brother's King of Music.......2003-12-02

Even if you do not recognize his name, Carl Stalling is a very familiar composer. He wrote the soundtrack for many of our young lives as the composer for Warner Bros.' "Merrie Melodies" and "Looney Tunes" cartoons from late 1930's to late 1970's. Hal Willner has compiled this CD that for the first time lets you hear the music on its own, and lets you realize just how much of the cartoons' impact came from Stalling's music.

Willner sifted through hundreds of cartoons to choose about 40 with the most significant music. He presents the music in a variety of formats. A few tracks provide the soundtrack for a single entire cartoon. Others are medlies from a certain period in Stalling's career or pieces that set a particular mood (such as the "Anxiety Montage"). There are also tapes from recording sessions for 1951's "Putty Tat Trouble" that give insight on how this music was recorded. I couldn't recommend this CD any more highly. (After you've given it a listen, check out a Raymond Scott "best of" album like "Reckless Nights and Turkish Twilights" to see just how many of its tracks are familiar from various cartoons.)

Stalling's music, instead of following the traditional rules of musical structure (exposition, development, theme, variations, etc.), was written to follow the rapid action of cartoons. Stalling would not compromise on this, even if it meant having the 50-piece orchestra play fortissimo for five seconds and then having only one piccolo playing the next four seconds. To ensure a perfect correspondence between the sound and the image, Stalling and the cartoon's directors would agree on a few sketches and on the timing of the action. This enabled Stalling to compose and record the music without even seeing the movie. Carl Stalling was also a master at telling a story through music, with gestures so clear, that there is never any doubt as to his intentions.

Stalling once said, "One problem with cartoons today is that they have so much dialogue the music doesn't mean much." Unfortunately, this statement rings true as we move into 2004. But keeping Carl Stalling from rolling in his grave is not why you need to buy this CD. You need it because it is IMPOSSIBLE to maintain a bad mood while this CD is playing. You need this to listen to as a stress reducer on those tough days. You need this because it is complete childhood in a disc.

I challenge you to turn on your television and watch some Looney Tunes. Turn up the volume and listen while doing something else (wash dishes, write a paper perhaps.) I guarantee you will know exactly what is happening, and to whom. This was the comedic skill and genius talent of Carl Stalling.

As Porky Pig would say: "abieh-abieh-abieh... That's All Folks!"

Average customer rating: An experimental, keyboard-led prog trio That Other keyboard-led British prog trio egg - 4 stars

Egg Egg Manufacturer: Eclectic Discs ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Polite Force Space Shanty The Rotters' Club Hatfield and the North If I Could Do It All Over Again I'd Do It All Over You ASIN: B0002O399I Release Date: 2005-02-15

Tracks:

1. Bulb
2. While Growing My Hair
3. I Will Be Absorbed
4. Fugue in D Minor
5. They Laughed When I Sat Down at the Piano...
6. Song of McGillicudie the Pusillanimous (Or Don't Worry James, Your ...)
7. Boilk
8. Symphony No. 2: First Movement
9. Symphony No. 2: Second Movement
10. Symphony No. 2: Blane
11. Symphony No. 2: Third Movement [#]
12. Symphony No. 2: Fourth Movement
13. Seven Is a Jolly Good Time
14. You Are All Princes

Album Description

UK reissue of the British progressive rock act's 1970 debut album includes two bonus tracks, 'Seven Is A Jolly Good Time' & 'You Are All Princes'. Eclectic. 2004.

Album Details

Remastered Reissue featuring Previously Unreleased Tracks. Bonus Tracks Are "Seven is a Jolly Good Time" and "You Are all Princes".

Customer Reviews:

An experimental, keyboard-led prog trio.......2006-07-30

Released in 1970, this debut album by British band Egg is extremely complex progressive rock that is dominated by some incredible Hammond organ work. I guess that it is worth noting that although this keyboard-led trio is considered part of the "Canterbury' scene, the music sounds nothing like Caravan or Hatfield and the North (although the Canterbury sense of humor is present). Rather, the music of Egg combines a significant proportion of avant-garde tendencies with classical and some dissonant passages. In general though, over-the-top technical excess is the order of the day and I absolutely love it.

The musicians on this album include keyboardist extraordinaire Dave Stewart (Hammond organ, acoustic piano, mellotron, and tone generator - it's a crude synthesizer); Mont Campbell (vocals, bass guitar); and Clive Brooks (drums). All of these guys are simply phenomenal musicians and the individual and ensemble playing is simply out of this world. With respect to the bass player, Mont Campbell does not simply follow the left hand piano part but is thoroughly contrapuntal, which makes an Egg composition very interesting. Although Mont's vocal abilities are not great and sound a tiny bit dated at times, the vocals are not a big part of the Egg sound and do not detract from anything at all.

The tracks on the album range in length from the 0'09" experimental track Bulb to the excellent 25+ minute multi-movement Symphony No. 2. In general, the music on the album mixes experimental passages with some very nice adaptations of classical pieces (J.S. Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D-minor along with Grieg's Hall of the Mountain King), incredible jamming, and quirky proggy tracks with vocals (While Growing my Hair, I will be Absorbed, and The Song of McGillicudie the Pusillanimous). In large part though, the tracks are mostly instrumental and are dominated by Dave's incredible Hammond organ playing. Although this album is simply amazing and very enjoyable, there are moments when the avant-garde tendencies can get mildly irritating, but do little to affect the overall listening experience. This becomes apparent on "They laughed when I sat down at the Piano", which features a very nice classical piano piece that is countered with some abrasive noises on the tone generator - it's actually kind of funny really. There is also the tone generator "freak-out" on Symphony No. 2 during the Blane movement that gets a little nerve-wracking. Odd time signatures abound and meters such as 5/8, 7/4, 9/4, 9/8, and 13/8 are used along with frequent meter shifts. Chord structures are also pretty exotic and there are some very unusual root movements.

This remastered version by Eclectic discs is very good and features a ton of liner notes along with restored cover art and pictures of the band. Sound quality is also excellent. One of the features of this version of the album that is pretty cool is the addition of a previously unreleased fourth movement of Symphony No. 2. The additional tracks include Seven is a Jolly Good Time, which celebrates the jolly delights (or horrors, depending on your perspective) of playing in 7/4, along with "You are all Princes" (which ends abruptly). Both tracks were released as singles in 1969 and are pretty good. There are tiny bits of psychedelic influences on the two tracks.

All in all, this is excellent stuff that is highly recommended along with the superb follow up album Polite Force (1971).

That Other keyboard-led British prog trio.......2005-10-01

Aside from my obsession with Soft Machine, I'm usually more of a symph-prog fan than a Canterbury fan. Egg came out of the Canterbury scene and had the typical jazz overtones and humorous, self-referential lyrics. But this band had plenty of symph-prog about them as well. Egg had the same line-up as ELP, led by Hammond master Dave Stewart who was at least the equal of, if not better than Keith Emerson. And while Mont Campbell had a deeper voice than Greg Lake's, he too had that choirboy quality that made a line like "why don't you all go to hell" sound like he was inviting you to tea.

This band had the prog-rock pretention down in spades too, having the cheek to title a sidelong epic "Symphony #2" on this their FIRST album!

This CD features some absolutely phenomenal playing, and hardcore prog fans should give it a try. Keyboards fanatics should absolutely pick it up. Vocals are sparse and the long, inventive instrumental sections really suck you in and get you caught up in the classic prog jamming. For such "deep" prog, Egg manages to come up with tons of catchy riffs that are as addictive as pop music. Stewart was really a master of coming up with riffs that were both artistically pleasing and catchy and entertaining. The truly amazing thing about this 1970 debut is that the band members were all only about 20 years old at the time and had this amount of talent!

This CD features a segment of the "Symphony" that did not appear on the old vinyl album due to copyright issues with the estate of Stravinsky, who's music is quoted in the third movement. This CD also includes both the A and B sides of the band's one and only single, and for once I'm happy to report bonus tracks that are actually bonuses! "7 Is A Jolly Good Time" in particular is a classic, with cleverly constructed lyrics about the joys of playing music in offbeat time signatures that makes it a song that any prog fan with a sense of humor should hear at least once.

Recommended for hard core prog fans, keyboard maniacs, Soft Machine and Canterbury fans.

egg - 4 stars.......2005-09-07

"The music on this LP(cd) is not dancing music, but basically music for listening to. It is harmonically and rhythmically complex, designed to be as original as possible within the confines of the instrumental line-up; so it's pretty demanding on the listener's attention" begins the liner notes to this superb example of canterbury progressive album. Egg were a keyboard, bass, and drum outfit who were all excellant musicians especially keyboardist Dave Stewart who understood the concept of melody and improvisation inside the wonderful tone of his various keyboards. This is their intelligent and critically regarded debut which some have described as a cross between canterbury and rio which may be interpreted to mean melodically sophisticated to abstract progressive rock performed with great wit and artistic dedication. This is a great cd. also check out their even better follow up 'The Polite Force'

Average customer rating: Grows on you like a patch of wildflowers Give it a second spin WOW The Flaming Lips get...good? Whoa. Hot to Trot for them Flaming Lips

The Day They Shot a Hole in the Jesus Egg - The Priest Driven Ambulance Album, Demos and Outtakes The Flaming Lips Manufacturer: Restless Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | American Alternative | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Dream Pop | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Noise | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Experimental Rock | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Neo-Psychedelia | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Hit to Death in the Future Head Finally the Punk Rockers Are Taking Acid 1983-1988 Clouds Taste Metallic Zaireeka Transmissions from the Satellite Heart ASIN: B00006GSFF Release Date: 2002-10-01

Tracks:

1. Shine On Sweet Jesus
2. Unconsciously Screamin
3. Raining Babie
4. Take Me Ta Mars
5. Five Stop Mother Superior Rain
6. Stand In Line
7. God Walks Among Us Now
8. There Your Are
9. Mountain Side
10. What A Wonderful World
11. Lucifer Rising
12. Ma, I Didnt Notice
13. Le Me Be It
14. Drug Machine In Heaven
15. Strychnine/ Peace, Love & Understanding

Tracks:

1. Take Me Ta Mars
2. Mountain Side
3. There You Are
4. Five Stop Mother Superior Rain
5. Raining Babies
6. Unconsciously Screamin
7. Stand In Line
8. Gods A Wheeler Dealer
9. Agonizing
10. One Shot
11. Cold Day
12. Jam
13. Shes Gone Mad
14. Golden Hearse
15. Unconsciously Screamin
16. Stand In Line
17. I Want To Kill My Brother
18. Five Stop Mother Superior Rain

Album Description

Full Title - The Day They Shot A Hole In The Jesus Egg. A two-disc set of Flaming Lips recordings from 1989 to 1991, reissues the complete In a Priest Driven Ambulance and adds (in effect) 23 bonus tracks - comprising B-sides (from the singles 'Drug Machine' and 'Unconsciously Screamin') plus a collection of four-track demos often bootlegged as The Mushroom Tapes. Of the extra material, the B-sides are best, especially a pair of covers - one of the Sonics' sullen garage nugget 'Strychnine' and the other of Elvis Costello's '(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding.' Restless Records. 2002.

Customer Reviews:

Grows on you like a patch of wildflowers.......2007-01-04

This is an incredible collection of Lips early stuff. The other companion collection, "Finally The Punk Rockers Are Taking Acid", discs 1-3, are the first recordings by the Flaming Lips, and it is very good. If you are a huge fan of the Flaming Lips like I am, both of these are good to have for historical purposes. The Flaming Lips have a rich history of inventive music and if you just start at The Soft Bulletin, arguably where they are roughly at stylistically, and have the three most recent recordings, that one and Yoshimi, and At War With The Mystics, then wouldn't you be a bit curious as to how they arrived at this point?

I was curious, and I live in the area where they grew up in central Oklahoma, and pretty much ignored them up until about a year ago. Now I have all of their CDs except for one of them.

You should be curious if you consider yourself to be an explorer of artistically viable music. The Flaming lips have obvious influences from the classic/acid-rock era including Pink Floyd, the Beatles, and many others. But this collection reveals how they developed their ideas from a Punk Rock Acid Rock perspective, and, depending on your frame of mind, and how receptive you are to noise/Acid/punk and their newer musical ideas, you should find The Day They Shot A Hole In The Jesus Egg rewarding--I did.

Disc one includes the "Preist Driven Ambulance" album, which was their last pre-Warner Bros. album, and also their last album without Steven Drozd on the drums. It is looser, and much more guitar driven than their recent recordings, although all the recordings prior to Soft Bulletin are more guitar/noise driven. There are plenty of mind-blowing ideas and many beautiful songs. The bass is more prominent in the mix. The rawness is there but the punk-influenced Acid sound is there and it plays very well. Some of the stand-out songs from disc one are played again as out-takes, different versions and they are on Disc Two, the Mushroom Tapes. This disc took me a few plays to enjoy but I now listen to it more than the others. There are some songs that are beautiful, such as the Stones-influenced Five Stop Mother Superior Rain, with its slide guitar work, harking back to Stones Wild Horses, or Pink Floyd.

Anyway, I won't go into the details. Listen and experience this collection on your own. With an open mind, you'll be richly rewarded.

Give it a second spin.......2006-01-28

Im not going to lie, when i bought this album (blind) I hated it. I felt like I had to like it cause I like the band, but i really didnt like it. But after giving it another try recently, I found that it was about ten times better than I originally thought. After my third time through it, I actually greatly enjoyed it. It can be hard at times, because of their drug induced lyrics and music, but still a credit to Wayne Coynes upbeat and silly styl. So dont be fooled by the 30 second clips, cause this album has more than meets the initail eye.

WOW.......2005-07-15

The first time I listened to this album, it sounded like a bunch of lo fi noise. But once I sat down with a nice pair of head phones and just listened, I was able to appreciate what a mature, gorgeous album this is.

Yes, there is a lot of guitar noise. But the noise is not an end in itself. It is a tool that the Flaming Lips deploy with surgical precision. In this album's best moments, feedback effects laden guitar riffs alternate with periods of unsettling quiet to create a heightened sense of dramatic tension. This tension, which is sustained for most of the album, turns what would otherwise be a bunch of very catchy country and blues inspired melodies into an edgy psychedelic masterpiece.

It may take a few listens to really appreciate what the Lips are doing here; but, in my opinion, the reward is well worth it.

The Flaming Lips get...good? Whoa........2005-01-27

Although it's loaded with demos and outtakes, the main reason you want to own "..Jesus Egg" is for "In a Priest Driven Ambulance". I think the actual album is out of print, so you might as well get it here with the nice packaging and what not.

"Ambulance" is The Flaming Lips' fourth album (released in 1990), and it's a major improvement. The haze of psychedelia, punk, and white noise that made up their previous three albums is still in tact..but now they've injected the music with a heavy dose of pop. In other words, these songs actually have distinguishable melodies and hooks!

"Shine on Sweet Jesus" combines caterwauling guitar feedback and Wayne Coyne's shrill vocals with an irrestiable singalong hook. It's like white noise meets bubblegum pop.

"Unconsciously Screamin" is a glorious psychedelic mess, as are the noisy assaults "God Walks Among Us Now" and "Mountain Side".

There's actually a lot of quieter moments on the album too. "Rainin' Babies" is a really gorgeous ballad; it's like a lo-fi precursor to "The Soft Bulletin". The majestic "Five Stop Mother Superior Rain" is similar fare that also works well.

Other highlights include the thumping bass weirdness of "Take Meta Mars", the trippy "Stand In Line", the unsettling, parking-lot folk of "There You Are" and their cover of "What a Wonderful World" (which surprisingly stays pretty true to the original).

The outtakes are hit or miss. There's some decent stuff on there. And the demos are interesting, but not something you'll probably listen to over and over again. But "In a Priest Driven Ambulance" is a true gem; not only their best early work, but one of their best altogether. And that's why "..Jesus Egg" is an essential purchase.

Hot to Trot for them Flaming Lips.......2004-05-21

To abstain from any superfluous felicitations that would hinder the evident brilliance of this album and to put lucidly my feelings on this particular effort, I shall simply state that In a Priest Driven Ambulance is one of the greatest sonic excursions I have been privy to hear in some time. Given that I was an ardent Lips fan prior to listening, my adoration was perpetuated to the nigh crux of hysteria when attaining a copy of my own. I suppose one could make the rather impotent attempt at actually delineating all the myriad components that make this album an astonishingly addictive substance, but such puerile plying would be immediately reduced to an ashen cinder because this album (as with nearly every other Lips album) evades all proper articulation. The vertiginous furrows of relentless feedback and white noise (that seem to ebb and swoon upon the nubile shoals of your ears), the imperious obfuscation of the Dadaist lyrics (slurred and howled in the most strained and salient pronunciations), the volutary movement of the music (i.e. the way the whole composition seems to impel the listener's volitation - incensing a feeling of flight), and all the innumerable idiosyncrasies make this one of the most impressive records of the 90s (compare this to that apathetic dive bomb dirge of bloated noise and unctuous production known as Nevermind to get my point). An aberrant to the pervasive ennui inspired by their contemporaries, In a Priest Driven Ambulance not only deviated from the prevailing miasma of alternative music by the promulgation of an album that prominently featured antipodean doses of noise terror and acoustic subtlety (the two often managing to coincide like in the wonderful "Five Stop Mother Superior Rain") but also marked an unprecedented turn in the Lips' own catalogue. Their preceding work had been infamous for its layers of feedback and white noise, and even though they still incorporated those elements into the "Priest" album, they had been reluctant to produce anything that dared veer from their course. Though their aptitude for bizarre melody had been brusquely exerted on tracks from Ow My Gawd the Flaming Lips and some parts of the cacophonous feedback symphony of Telepathic Surgery, it is here that the band began to intersperse their sense of musical competency. Restraining from the stentorian deluge of noise that made itself present on Telepathic Surgery, the Flaming Lips opted to create an album that deftly compounded all of those aspects and more - thus making this their first masterpiece (an echelon of which they now can amend with Transmissions From the Satellite Heart, The Clouds Taste Metallic, and the orchestral genius of the Soft Bulletin). But commending the album with such adulation is irreparably futile. I cannot put into words (nor would I try) the overwhelming sense of appeasement that fills every pore of my being when I hear the Lips' sardonic cover of "What a Wonderful World" or the obtuse hilarity (I sense I'm missing the joke) of "Shine on Sweet Jesus." Given the fact that they supported bands like the Butthole Surfers and Sonic Youth (neither of whom have come close to approaching this summit of plangent perfection), it is somewhat surprising to note the psychedelic pop they have chosen to adopt (though that in no way denigrates their eminence). But the result from their predilection of musical evolution is a strong track record that has currently failed to disappoint me (unlike the aforementioned Buttholes). Someone recently inquired as to the sound of the Flaming Lips, to what bands were they consanguineous. I had no answer, try as I did, all of my syllables dissipated and dissolved into indecipherable prate. To adequately describe this music for someone who has never heard it is a formidable challenge. All I can say is that I love the Flaming Lips, and even though some may be disconcerted by their bumptious conviviality, I can only retort that you have to give reverence to a band that can form a lyric like "I was born the day they shot a hole in the Jesus egg/ I was born the day they shot John Lennon's brain/ The way you look at me sucks me down the sidewalk."

Average customer rating: I Have Seen The Way, and it is is OILY!!! Very well played space rock with a sense of humor Excellent remaster

Angel's Egg (Radio Gnome Invisible, Pt. 2) Gong Manufacturer: Caroline ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Space Rock | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Experimental Rock | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Avant Garde & Free Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Psychedelic Rock | Classic Rock | Styles | Music British Invasion | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Experimental Music | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Similar Items: You The Flying Teapot (Radio Gnome Invisible, Pt. 1) Camembert Electrique Fish Rising In the Land of Grey and Pink ASIN: B0002WS3RS Release Date: 2004-12-28

Tracks:

1. Other Side Of The Sky
2. Sold To The Highest Buddha
3. Castle In The Clouds
4. Prostitute Poem
5. Givin My Luv To You
6. Selene
7. Flute Salad
8. Oily Way
9. Outer Temple
10. Inner Temple
11. Percolations
12. Love Is How Y Make It
13. I Never Glid Before
14. Eat That Phone Book Coda
15. Other Side Of The Sky (Single Version)
16. Ooby-Scooby Doomsday Or The D-day DJ's Got The D.D.T. Blues
17. Love Is How Y Make It (1973 Vocal Mix)
18. Eat That Phone Book Coda (Early Version)

Album Description

Remastered reissue of the second installment in the Daevid Allen & Gong trilogy, originally released by Charly in 1973. Includes previously unreleased bonus tracks. Details TBA. Virgin. 2004.

Customer Reviews:

I Have Seen The Way, and it is is OILY!!!.......2006-07-08

A TON of fun - superbly executed and clearly remastered sounds!!

This is like early Pink Floyd - if Sid had remained in the group!
This is like King Crimson WITHOUT the technical chip on Fripp's shoulder - (...must...play....faster....)
This is like Zappa on mescalin!

This is post-Floyd psychedelia of a 'very high' calibre ;-)

Very well played space rock with a sense of humor.......2006-04-24

This excellent 1973 release by Gong was the second installment in the Radio Gnome Trilogy. The lineup on this album is absolutely classic Gong and includes Tim Blake (VCS3 and mini-moog synthesizers); Pierre Moerlen (drums); Mike Howlett (bass); Daevid Allen (guitar, vocals); Didier Maherbe (woodwinds); Steve Hillage (guitar); and Gilli Smyth (space whisper, vocals). A great deal of the music on Angel's Egg is very spacey, which is driven largely by Tim Blake's atmospheric synthesizer work, along with Gilli Smyth's cosmic and heavily-echoed "space whisper". On the other side of the coin however, is some seriously virtuosic drumming by Pierre Moerlen and alternately spacey and heavy guitar work by Steve Hillage. Bassist Mike Howlett is no slouch either and his thunderous playing really drives everything along. As a general rule, this band was always comprised of superb musicians and their ability to swing from jazz rock, to space rock, to spacey free-form and back again always impressed me. In addition to virtuosity, this music exhibits the quintessentially whimsical Canterburian sense of humor, which is expressed through the surreal and "dadaist" lyrics of Daevid Allen. EMI did a great job of remastering this album, and the 14 page booklet features liner notes that "explain" the premise underlying the Radio Gnome Trilogy (up through Part II at least), and discusses topics including the Planet Gong; Master of the Spheres; Octave Doctors; Pot Head Pixies and the like. In addition to the original album, there are five bonus tracks including a single version of Other side of the Sky, the outtake Ooby-Scooby Doomsday or the D-Day DJ's got the DDT Blues, a vocal mix of Love is How Y Make It, and an early version of Eat that Phone Book Coda. Overall the bonus tracks are OK, and with the exception of the excellent Ooby-Scooby, do not add too much to the original album. Fortunately, EMI did not use copy control technology on this album, so playback problems should not be an issue. This album is very highly recommended along with Magick Brother (1970); Camembert Electrique (1971); Flying Teapot (RGI Pt. 1) (1973); and You (RGI Pt. 3)(1974).

Excellent remaster.......2005-07-06

Like most of Gong's albums, this has been released on CD a number of times. The CD's have varying sound quality. They weren't horrible, but they weren't great. This remaster has excellent, beautiful sound. It really brings out the atmosphere of the music.

The original album was 45 minutes long. 15 minutes of extra tracks have been added, bringing the CD to just under 60 minutes. I don't think that any of the bonus tracks are all that great. They aren't bad, they just don't make it worth buying this if you already have an older copy.

This remaster has a nice 8 page booklet, containing the lyrics and all the info on Gong and the Pot Head Pixies. The only thing missing is the blue artwork that was on the inside of the gatefold of the original LP cover.

This is just another great Gong album. It has some of the spaciest and wildest music of any of the Gong albums. It also has a number of great songs. While it is very spacy, it is also very coherent and holds together well. The only downside is that there are a few short silly songs.

This album is as good as You, but somewhat different. There are more songs, and they are a bit shorter than what is on You.

Gong released 3 albums in the 1970's dealing with Radio Gnome Invisible and the Pothead Pixies (Flying Teapot, Angel's Egg and You). In all, Gong released 5 to 7 albums in the 1970's (depending on how you are counting) before splintering. The leader of the band, Daevid Allen left, and the remainder became a jazz fusion band.

Throught the eighties, Allen would reform the space version of Gong, and the jazz version got renamed Pierrie Moerlen's Gong. The jazz band disbanded in the eighties.

Allen reformed Gong permanently in the late nineties, and the band has put out a number of studio and live albums. They are all very good. The last three studio albums have carried on the story of the Pot Head Pixies.

Average customer rating: A placer to buy at Amazom. I bought copies for friends! LOOKIN AT THE STARS! Can't leave the trademark... M.Y.O.B. ROCK'S

M.Y.O.B Deborah Gibson Manufacturer: Golden Egg ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Teen Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music Traditional & Vocal Pop | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Deborah Naked Think With Your Heart Colored Lights: The Broadway Album Body Mind Soul ASIN: B00005ARDU Release Date: 2001-03-06

Tracks:

1. M.Y.O.B.
2. Your Secret
3. What You Want
4. Down That Road
5. The One
6. Wishing You Were Here
7. What Part Of No
8. In Blue
9. Jaded
10. Knock Three Times
11. M.Y.O.B. Dance Mix

Customer Reviews:

A placer to buy at Amazom........2006-11-04

A great quality item, good condition, easy shop, fast shipping, incredible price, better than ebay.

I bought copies for friends!.......2006-08-03

Just found this info on this CD while looking for new stuff from her after hearing the dance mix of MYoB on my iPOD. Great album, in fact, I bought 10 copies to hand out to friends to show them just how good it was! Hope Naked is as good.

LOOKIN AT THE STARS!.......2005-09-13

it's like there are two different deborahs. the anything is possible to body mind soul to myob deborah, and the "think with your heart" to "deborah" (or moonchild)" to "colored lights" deborah...

the 2 collide on this cd.

she has writers come in to work with her on this effort. i can't say that she's running from her past... it's admirable. MYOB is a perfect connection to her older self, and newer self.

"M.Y.O.B."
the song is a celebration of deborah. it's risky. it's good. it is elemental of every stage in her career, and it's fun. i love the remix at the end of the album with the "work it out." rap included. the song kicks. 'nuff said.

"YOUR SECRET"
not my favorite deborah song. i like her for different things, but i can't say it's a bad song. it still jams. i wonder if it's her call out to all of us, saying... hey, i know you're out there; speak up for me!!

"WHAT YOU WANT"
oooh. perfection, yet again. this is a killer song. it deserved a place on modern radio. it's energy is great. you'll dance your butt off to this one, and feel good about yourself doing so. she's fun.

"DOWN THAT ROAD"
i love this sound from her, and the songwriting is incredible. reminisent of "I Can't" from "Deborah" (or "Moonchild"). i'd like to see the 2 on an album next to one another holding hands... it flows along just above land.

"THE ONE"
the line "if i could i would remember to forget you." makes me think of another line "and remember to forget" from "Any Other Man" that shows up on her "Memory Lane Vol I" album. To me, "Any Other Man" is the superior song by far!! and so it shadows over "the one" for me, and i would've rather seen it here in it's place.

"WISHING YOU WERE HERE"
this is maybe my favorite deborah song ever. her "mmm hmm" is just exactly what i want from her. her long island soul. i know she can hang, and here she does. she's tough, and she knows how it goes.

when the album first came out, and i of course could not find it anywhere. i downloaded a remix of this song that was listed on the then napster prog called "Ybor Mix." because i lived in Tampa, Florida at the time, i couldn't resist, and that remix blows the hell out of this version. if it's a valid remix or not, it's amazing. if you can find it, you should. it's intense. that remix should've been the lead off single for this album!! the clubs would've been all over that... but then it's deborah, so... rules just somehow don't apply.

"WHAT PART OF NO"
okay, she already did, "when i say no" so... it's sorta repeating the point, right? her voice though, is steller here, and this is the better of the two "I SAD NO" songs. like i said, she can hang. she comes out with this soul sound that just blows me away.

"IN BLUE"
why does this song remind me of the "anything is possible" album? i guess deborah and the color blue have a long history. she sounds wonderful here. a very good song. "i guess he likes me in blue." aww.

"JADED"
it's strange that when i think about it, this is probably my 2nd favorite song on the album after "wishing you were here." she knows she can sing this song, and she does, without apology. very cool song.

"KNOCK THREE TIMES"
ok.... i kinda don't get it. but it really rocks, and is so much fun. where did this come from???!!!! speaking of florida, this reminds me of my time there, big time.

summer, palm trees, and water =) love it. love it.

"MYOB DANCE MIX"
we covered this. hott!

"WISHING YOU WERE HERE (YBOR MIX)"
we covered this too. this is my favorite of all her stuff. it's so full of life. [...]

Can't leave the trademark..........2004-02-29

She looks so more mature (with a brunette hair colour) in the picture inside..hehe. Well, the single "M.Y.O.B." looks very nice beat..with a cool arrangement on the voices. Seems like a new and fresh melody for Debbie. I think she wants to follow the trends with tried something new. But, her trademark-which is have an easy listening music-still there. That's good. So, her fans (like me) didn't loose what we ever heard a long long time ago, when she still teenager. Her colaboration with ex singer trio 'Wilson Phillips'-it's Chynna Phillips-really really cool. Nice meldoy with a romantic lyric. And at track 8 called "In Blue" have a very smooth melody. Nice song with a nice music. Even this song can make us remembering to Latin Diva-Gloria Estefan. But this is a great song Debbie ever wrote. Too bad, she didn't do much for the promotion of this album. A lil' bit not easy to get this record in my country.

M.Y.O.B. ROCK'S.......2004-02-15

She back better than ever!!!!!!
WE LOVE YOU DEB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You should pick up this cd it's great.

Average customer rating: A Shining Star of a Golden Era! GREAT ALBUM, SO WHY NO EXTRA'S? Outstanding Progressive Rock Deep Prog Awesome Force

Polite Force Egg Manufacturer: Eclectic Discs ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Egg Space Shanty Hatfield and the North The Rotters' Club If I Could Do It All Over Again I'd Do It All Over You ASIN: B0002O399S Release Date: 2005-02-15

Tracks:

1. Visito to Newport Hospital
2. Contrasong
3. Boilk
4. Long Piece No.3

Album Description

UK reissue of sophomore album, originally issued in 1971, from the British progressive rock act favorably compared to Emerson, Lake & Palmer. A must for all art rock fanatics. Eclectic. 2004.

Customer Reviews:

A Shining Star of a Golden Era! .......2006-04-02

One has to agree with those who say that in the music industry the Darwinist law of "natural selection" reigns; otherwise, one could not explain why so much good music was thrown into oblivion. Fortunetly, the emergence of the cd format constituted a second chance for some of this good music be considered again. This is the case of Egg, one of the most overlooked band of the early seventies, but with a talent quite comparable to those that fared better commercially, for example, "Emerson, Lake and Palmer", with whom Egg is often compared, although for me each one is quite distinct in spite of being both a keyboard, bass and drum trio, and of both being prone to quote classic music passages.
For one thing, Egg has a stronger leaning toward contemporary avant garde music and modern jazz than ELP; on the other hand, they were not as bombastic as ELP were, although they show as good musicianship as ELP's.
Anyway, comparing Egg's music, comprised in just three albums, to ELP, who had the opportunity of developing a much larger catalog seems to me a little unfair to both, excellent bands as they were but with different fortunes.
Having said that, the second Egg's album (Dave Stewart on keyboards, Mont Campbell on Bass, and Clive Brooks on drums), "The Polite Force" is a more than polite show of musical force, beginning with two pieces sung by bassist Mont Campbell, the first notably executed at the level of the interplay between bass, keyboard and drums, and the second, not less well executed but shorter, with the addition of brass arrangements performed by two tenor saxes and two trumpets. And then the two major pieces of this disc follow: the excellent noise-electronic-classic piece called Boilk, which reminded me Pink Floyd's Saucerful of Secrets; and finaly the Long Piece No.3, a gem of progressive/classical/jazz inspired piece of work.
Definetly this disc is a shining star of a Golden Era of music. Thanks to the cd industry, Dinosaurs are walking on Earth again!

GREAT ALBUM, SO WHY NO EXTRA'S?.......2006-03-10

This is almost as good as the masterful first album. Egg were truely progressive with weird time signatures, great arrangements and exemplary musicianship. While others bands playing this sort of stuff try to be as advant garde as possible (Henry cow) Egg at least were always accesible. Whenever i hear Dave Stewarts hammond work i just know it is him (check out his work on the Robert Wyatt live album) just like Mike Ratledge and Dave Sinclair his is a totally unique style and Mont Campbell is one of the great singers, powerful and emotive and a great lyricists, witty and very clever. His words to the majestic 'a visit to Newport Hospital' are brilliant and poignant and deliver with great gusto. As for the foremention track this encapulates everything good about the band. A heavy dirge like intro before going into its beautiful main theme and when the solo comes in wow-this is what made early English prog so i unique. The next track 'contraband' is way to short. Brilliant singing from Mont (he really should of sung more!) and lyrics over an incredible complex riff and a great horn solo-superb. Then they f++k it up big time on 'boilk' nine minutes of noise. There is a Bach theme incorperated but i can't find it. What a waste of time. There is no pulse throughout. Pointless. Thankfully 'long piece' is a lengthy classic in the mode of the suite on the first album. Once again consistently interesting and complex 'part 2' is beautiful. So why no extra's? Surprisingly live the band kept it pretty much straight with little improvisation (witness the 'radio 1' bootleg tapes i've heard) but an omission is the wonderful early version of 'germ patrol' which was far, far better than the lacklustre 'civil surface' version. Why didn't they put that on the end. It's a startling omission for such a great performance and why not put on the live T.V clip from 1970 (now i'm being silly!) I once spoke to Clive Brookes at a Groundhogs gig and raved about Egg. He looked surprised that i'd heard of them 'That was a long time ago' he said. It was, but it's still as great now, as it was then. Top notch stuff!

Outstanding Progressive Rock.......2005-12-05

This superb CD ranks up there as one of the finest. For my tastes, it is the best of the three excellent albums recorded and released by Egg.

Please forgive the comparison to Emerson Lake and Palmer (another progressive keyboards, bass, drums trio), but whereas they could be bombastic and pompous in their music, Egg managed to say what they needed to more subtly and with far richer complex melodies carried by Dave Stewart's always beautiful and unique sounding organ.

I highly recommend this superb CD, and it is nice that it is finally available beyond the expensive Japanese import - formerly the only way to buy it.

Deep Prog.......2005-10-08

Egg was a superlative Canterbury Prog band of the early 70's, whose two albums for Decca's progressive Deram imprint are now available in beautifully remastered form on Eclectic Discs. For those not familiar with this prog sub-genre, the Canterbury area of England produced a number of musicians who specialised in jazz fusion influenced prog, Soft Machine and Caravan being some of the better known proponents. As Jazz is an American music, the U.S. fusion bands were understandably more beholden to traditional Jazz than the Canterbury artists, who were as likely to be influenced by psychedelia as by bebop.

Egg featured the same lineup as ELP: percussionist, singing bass player and a phenomenal Hammond player in Dave Stewart, who also doubled on piano and tone generator (a primitive early synth.) Drummer Clive Brooks and bassist Mont Campbell were outstanding musicians in their own right, but Stewart is the star of the show. He was every bit as good as a Keith Emerson or a Rick Wakeman, but sadly much lesser known.

The Polite Force was Egg's second and last album save for a one-off reunion a few years later with The Civil Surface, a sort of Canterbury All-Stars affair. Egg were what I call "deep prog" meaning mostly instrumental, intellectual and "underground" yet still rockin'. These guys weren't going to have any hits or even get FM radio play, but prog lovers, especially of the keyboard-led variety, should definitely get some Egg on their plates!

"A Visit to Newport Hospital" starts things off with over 8 minutes of tricky time signatures, organ pyrotechnics and an amusing lyric about the band's early gigging days as Uriel.

"Contrasong" is a rare condensed version of the Egg style, with a 5/8 9/8 pattern (how very prog!) and a brass arrangement. The ambiguous lyric is the last on the album, as we blast off into instrumental territory.

"Boilk" is the one piece even Egg fanatics love to hate. It's a 9-plus minutes excursion into weird sound effects that latterly morphs into a Bach organ piece. This track doesn't bother me as much as it does some people, but I like way-out stuff. This reminds me of Can's "Unfinished," which I also like.

"Long Piece #3" was actually their second long piece, at least on record, but wacked out humour was a Canterbury trademark so I guess the title reflects that. This "side-long" epic is the real main attraction on The Polite Force, featuring just about everything an instrumental prog fan could dream of. Stewart's acid-drenched organ lines play off of some (you guessed it) tricky time signatures in the opening movement, with some insistant drumming. This part reminds me very much of Third era Soft Machine.

In the second section, Stewart trades off piano and organ riffs over a more conventional backing. After the crazy rhythms of the opening segment, this is a melodic and accessible movement for the first few minutes, before the bottom drops out and we float in a psychedelic soundscape for a while, with some free-form French horn lines from Campbell, a serious student of the instrument though you wouldn't know it here! The band then runs through some thrilling variations on the melodic theme which twists and turns, getting darker and rockier till Stewart expertly brings it back to the original theme once more.

Part three begins with some spritely piano lines before taking off into a fast fusion-y jam that sounds like ELP colliding with The Mahavishnu Orchestra. Stewart works in a clean Hammond riff among the distorted organ tones, and it's one of his remarkably stick-in-your-head riffs that's as addictive as pop music. Well...to deep prog fans it is! The section ends with the band sliding into tone generator-enhanced psychedelia.

The short, fast finale finds the band putting away all the toys for a flat-out organ-bass-drums jam with some wildly distorted organ sounds (how DID Stewart and the Softs' Mike Ratledge get those sounds?)

Egg will knock the socks off most prog fans, and these remasters sound great, but I'm deducting one star since "Boilk" seems to raise the ire of a lot of listeners. I personally give this CD five-stars but my high tolerance for weirdness probably biases me.

Awesome Force.......2005-09-16

Dave Stewart (not of the eurythmics) again in full but polite awesome force. surely this album is not to be missed. The music is unearthly to describe just vintage stewart on the attack.Try also his collaborations with Hillage and Caravan members.

Average customer rating: Decent Album Goon Moon

I Got a Brand New Egg Layin' Machine Goon Moon Manufacturer: Suicide Squeeze ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Goth | Goth & Industrial | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Neo-Psychedelia | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Licker's Last Leg Era Vulgaris Dead Planet: Sonicslowmotiontrails How High the Moon: Live at the Viper Room Deep in the Hole ASIN: B0009G3BFG Release Date: 2005-06-07

Tracks:

1. Wired Wood Shed
2. Mud Puppies
3. Inner Child Abuse
4. Smoking Man Returns
5. At the Kit Kat Klub
6. Rock Weird (Weird Rock)
7. Mashed
8. I Got a Brand New Egg Layin' Machine
9. No Umbrellas
10. Apartment 31

Album Description

Goon Moon is the spooky and dirgy alignment of a sorted and celebrated bunch, including Twiggy Ramirez of Marilyn Manson and Nine Inch Nails, Zach Hill of Hella, and Chris Goss from Masters Of Reality. A startling bitches brew of outsider prog experimentalism and thrown-back, twisted stoner jams in the tradition of no one. Fans are sure to be challenged by the record's scope, but easily won over by the music's dark charm. Recorded with Chris Goss (producer for Queens Of The Stone Age, Screaming Trees, Kyuss, Mark Lanegan).

Customer Reviews:

Decent Album.......2007-02-07

I bought this CD accidentally / on a whim, and was happy to find it is a pretty solid experimental disc. "Apartment 31" is a great track. I would say not worth full price, but buy it used and you won't be disappointed. Not exactly a group of people I'd have expected to work well together, but it turned out pretty coherent.

Goon Moon.......2005-06-19

This is very diffrent all together. This is mainly an istrumental highlighting the talents of each individual member. This was totally a lay back and let yourself go kind of album. If more of thier albums came out I would buy them but not necessarly wait in line or anything like that.

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