Wink [Import]

Product Description
Although recorded in 1967 in Chicago, this one & only offering by the 5-piece preppy outfit from Notre Dame University, with its multi-part vocal harmonies & jangly guitar, could easily have appeared in 1965 or '66. Organist Geoff Gillette went onto work with Flora Purim, Sergio Mendes, T-Bone Burnett, & Dave Gruisin. Radioactive. 2004.

Wink,The Shaggs,Radioactive,Rock,Rock/Pop,United States of America

Average customer rating: "Debris"...Ronnie Lane snags the best track on this classic. For One Song C'mon... Brings back great memories. Solid rock & roll. The Faces' best record

A Nod is As Good As a Wink to a Blind Horse Faces Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Proto Punk | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Britain | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | British Isles | Europe | International | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | British Isles | Europe | International | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Pop General | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Rock General | Rock | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Rock General | Rock | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Alternative Rock | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Classic Rock | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Hard Rock & Metal | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 International | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Rock | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Ooh La La Long Player Every Picture Tells a Story Never a Dull Moment First Step ASIN: B000002KDW Release Date: 1993-09-14

Tracks:

1. Miss Judy's Farm
2. You're So Rude
3. Love Lives Here
4. Last Orders Please
5. Stay With Me
6. Debris
7. Memphis, Tennessee
8. Too Bad
9. That's All You Need

Amazon.com

Sixties Britpoppers the Small Faces begat the Faces, the reshaped '70s version. Of course, the latter-day incarnation of the band was best known for its lead singer, Rod Stewart, and his unique, squalling voice. The players, meanwhile, displayed Stones-ish sensibilities, which makes sense given that guitarist Ron Wood left the group to join Jagger, Richards, and the boys. Faces didn't release a great number of albums, but during their tumble on the rock charts, they made some truly great songs, several of which are found on this, their consensus classic. "Stay with Me" sounds like a barroom brawl set to music, and "Miss Judy's Farm" puts one in mind of a garage band that lucked out and found a studio and a (somewhat) sober producer. A Nod... is the most representative recording of a band that helped shape hard rock and punk for years to come. --Lorry Fleming

Customer Reviews:

"Debris"...Ronnie Lane snags the best track on this classic........2007-02-26

Ronnie Lane's poignant ode to his dad..."Debris"...is the killer track on this album. Stewart's BEST vocals are the background vocals he provides on this track. That's a pretty bold claim when you're talking about an album that includes "Miss Judy's Farm," "Stay With Me," "Too Bad," "That's All You Need"...but it's a fact. The late, great Ronnie Lane provided a much-needed "McCartney sweetness" counterpoint to Stewart's rooster-haired strutting, and that combination (along with the unstoppable Ronnie Wood) made this band magic. They pulled off one more...the lesser "Ooh La La"...and Ronnie Lane headed south. Free's Tetsu Yamauchi gamely stepped in to fill the void, but with all due respect, he was "just a bass player." After a sloppy live album, Faces faded away and Stewart became a cartoon of his former self. But on THIS album, you have an ample opportunity to understand what the hype was all about.

For One Song.......2006-12-28

For Christmas this was on my wish list for "Stay with Me". I got my wish and had to absolutely laugh and cringe through the rest of this CD. To say "Horrible" would be tooooo kind but that only applies to the lyrics and singing.

However, the redeeming factor for the second star was the actual music. If they had just kept their mouths shut, I probably would have given it a 4.

C'mon..........2006-08-15

...what are you reading this for? You know what to expect when you buy a disc produced by Rod Stewart's Faces: at least four or five hard-rocking party numbers ('Miss Judy's Farm', 'Stay With Me', 'Memphis', 'Too Bad', and 'That's All You Need') featuring Rod's raspy vocals, and heavy, pulsing guitar and bass lines courtesy of Ron Wood and Ronnie Lane; two or three irresistible love ballads ('Love Lives Here', 'Debris'); and to top it all off, some honky-tonk or boogie numbers ('You're So Rude', 'Last Orders Please'). 'A nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse...', released in November of 1971, charged up to number six on the US album charts, and stands as the most commercially successful of the bands' four albums.

While there isn't always great depth to the lyrics offered up by the three R's... Rod, Ron, and Ronnie, no one can deny that they often cut straight to the chase. On 'Miss Judy's Farm', Rod paints vivid scenario's such as "I was just eighteen and all I needed was to get my way". Ironically, on 'That's All You Need', Stewart sings, "...my kind of music... you knew it wasn't gonna be simple..." when "simple" is exactly the form of music this band revels in. That particular song drifts along on a masterful lead guitar riff that makes it one of the most under-appreciated epic rock tracks. The second side of 'A nod...' (on the original vinyl version) opened with one of the bands' most successful single releases, 'Stay With Me', which climbed to number eight on the national charts in January of 1972. Despite being mercilessly overplayed on both the AM and FM frequencies, 'Stay With Me' has proven powerful enough to overcome overexposure. Stewart's barroom delivery takes lines like "I hear you're a mean old Jezebel" and transforms them into terms of endearment. A honky tonk piano track and grinding rhythm guitar propel the number into a fantastic instrumental coda embracing several faux finishes. 'Too Bad' chimes in with a tale involving a twelve foot tall butler, a colored queen, and sweaty girls over an up-tempo, party-rock beat. Their cover of Chuck Berry's 'Memphis' plods along in the beginning, but confidently gains intensity as Rod tells the familiar tale about a phone call from southside Memphis Marie, all of six years old.

Among the better ballads are 'Love Lives Here', offering a melodic combination of guitars, piano, and organ, and Ronnie Lane's 'Debris', supported by more solid guitar and piano interaction. While less entertaining than the surrounding fare, 'You're So Rude' blends a rocking rhythm guitar riff with a tight electric lead guitar, and tops it off with a harmonica in the coda. Perhpas the weakest track among the nine performed is the side one closer, 'Last Orders Please', a break-up tale dropping some worn cliche's such as "you've got yours and I've got mine".

I was a senior in high school the year that 'A nod...' hit the shelves, and the disc proved to be one of the first to hit the platter at each and every party that brought closure to that most important of all years. Whenever I see that cover (which always made me think of this as a live disc, which it isn't), surrounded by that distinct dark brown border, waves of memories and emotions from my youth surround me. For that reason, my own perception of the quality of this disc may be biased, but with each subsequent listen I feel vindicated that it isn't just my associations to it that make 'A nod...' a rock and roll classic. As many good times as this album must have witnessed in the early 1970's, it remains vital enough to produce many more to come.

Brings back great memories. Solid rock & roll. .......2005-10-04

Back in the late 70's I had the vinyl and this was one of my favorite albums. The CD version sounds just as good if not better. The music is still very fresh, classic rock & roll. Great rock singing and guitar work. This has to be one of Rod Stewart's best material. I think he was at his best with the Faces or maybe he was just younger, drank more Scotch and really believed in what he was singing. The later material just has not been convincing with lot of commercialism. I am curious to listen to the Gold Disc version from Audio Fidelity.

The Faces' best record.......2005-03-27

"A Nod Is As Good As A Wink...To A Blind Horse" is the Faces' third album in just two years, and it is their most consistent record alongside 1973's "Ooh La La".

Filled with crunchy electric guitars, blooze-n-boogie piano, and deep, bluesy grooves, it boasts the group's only significant hit, the superb, fiery rocker "Stay With Me". But there are numerous other highlights, including the strutting "Miss Judy's Farm", a rollicking cover of Chuck Berry's "Memphis", and the piano-driven hard rock of "Too Bad"...everything is worth a listen, actually.
"A Nod Is As Good As A Wink..." rocks like very few other records of the early seventies, and this fine record proves what a great, underrated rock n' roll outfit the Faces were.

Average customer rating: wagsmusic They have assumed control. Should you buy "Give Us a Wink" on CD again? It depends...

Give Us a Wink Sweet Manufacturer: Bmg Int'l ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Britain | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Bubblegum | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Glam | Classic Rock | Styles | Music General | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Classic Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Off the Record Sweet Fanny Adams Desolation Boulevard Funny How Sweet Co-Co Can Be Desolation Boulevard ASIN: B0006SNK8U Release Date: 2005-01-24

Tracks:

1. Lies in Your Eyes
2. Cockroach
3. Keep It In
4. 4th of July
5. Action
6. Yesterday' Rain
7. White Mice
8. Healer
9. Action [7" Version][*]
10. Cockroach [Munich Mix][*]
11. 4th of July [Munich Mix][*]

Album Description

Remastered & repackaged reissue of 1976 album includes three bonus tracks, 'Action' (7 Inch Version), 'Cockroach' (Munich Mix), & '4th Of July' (Munich Mix). BMG. 2005.

Album Details

Digitally Remastered and Fully Endorsed by the Remaining Band Members, this Edition Has Added Bonus Tracks (Some Previously Unreleased) and Sleevenotes Penned by the Band's Guitarist, Andy Scott, Rare Photos and Memorabilia.

Customer Reviews:

wagsmusic.......2006-11-23

I've looked for this for a very long time. One of Sweet's best! I was disappointed to see that "Lady Starlight" was not included in the track list, as it was on the original,after "Cockroach"

They have assumed control........2005-04-16

The band has finally reached their adulthood and now have total artistic control of the finished product. SWEET now write all their songs. This gives them wind under their wings and SWEET soar! You can feel them bubbling with energy in every song in every note. We finally get to answer the age old question; how high can Andy Scott sing! Andy takes it to new heights in "The Lies in Your Eyes" putting the "Bee Gees" best vocal efforts to shame. There's only one way to play this album and that is VERY LOUD. The way it was intended. The only drawback here is (exceptionally) the extras (or lack there of). No demo versions, no previously unreleased material. The 3 extra tracks do not offer any incentive as they add very little to the originals. Personally I would very much have appreciated to have the North American version of "Lady Starlight" added as an extra here. It was included on the North American album and was slightly more "polished" than it's UK predecessor. Oh well, no use crying over Yesterday's Rain ;-) Oh, and another thing, would it have killed them to make a "winking" cover like the original vinyl album? We have the technology...

SWEET loses a star here for the extras not worth the extra bucks and being cheap on the cover...

Should you buy "Give Us a Wink" on CD again? It depends..........2005-02-07

This new UK remaster of "Give Us a Wink" uses the less satisfactory UK running order,which lacks "Lady Starlight"(version 2) which was on the U.S.A. album.The remastering is decent.As for the bonus tracks,you get the 7" single version of "Action"(a different intro,but otherwise the same take as the album version,which featured a longer intro which was spliced on to the same take.What I mean is that the intro on the single version is the orginal,the album version's intro is a revised intro.).The other two bonus tracks are alternate "Munich mix" versions of "Cockroach" & "4th of July",which are essentially alternate takes."Cockroach" features totally different vocals,and "4th of July" a prominent piano,which diluted the song's hard rocking impact.These are similar(but not identical) to the versions heard on the German CD "Platinum Rare".But if you're looking to hear the U.S.A. version of the album,get the Japanese Toshiba/EMI/Capitol CD of the album.That CD reproduces the album cover art(and its' graffiti) in full.

Average customer rating: Profound Sounds... good!

Profound Sounds, Vol. 3 Josh Wink Manufacturer: Thrive (Red) ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Techno | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Minimal Techno | Techno | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Similar Items: Profound Sounds, Vol. 2 Profound Sounds, Vol. 1 Sessions: Josh Wink 20 to 20 Balance 010 ASIN: B000F3AB10 Release Date: 2006-05-02

Tracks:

1. Run Stop Restore "Corporal"
2. Donnacha Costello “Colorseries Blue B”
3. Anja Schneider & Sebo K "Rancho Relaxo"
4. Sten “Back Four”
5. Hardfloor "T2DAC" (Claro Intelecto remix)
6. Quinn & Benny Rodgrigues "7up"
7. Steve Bug "Summer Nights"
8. D5 "Floatation Tank"
9. Los Hermanos "Lines of Nazca"
10. Radiohead “Everything in its Right Place" (Josh Wink Remix)
11. DJ Skull "Don't Stop the Beat"
12. Wink "Higher State of Consciousness" (Eyes in The Circle of Life Remix by Mathew Jonson)
13. Mathew Johnson "Love Letter to the Enemy"

Tracks:

1. DJ Yellow "Elusiv"
2. East Side Scientific “Nowhere”
3. Loco Dice "Jacuzzi Games"
4. John Tejada "Sucre"
5. Levon Vincent "Love Technique"
6. Hardfloor "Soulful Spirit of House" (Wink’s Spirit of House Mix)
7. Guido Schneider "As Dry and I Can"
8. Octave One "Blackwater" (Alter Ego Vocal Mix)
9. Orb "Masterblaster"
10. Jasper “Uncertain”
11. DJ ESP "Column Weave"
12. Subspace “ElectroFluxx”
13. Steevio “Dusk” (Live)
14. Jeff Mills "Expanded"
15. Wink "Swirl”
16. Richie Inkle "Perspective"
17. Mateo Murphy "Shadows"

Album Description

FIRST EVER 2XCD MIX FROM JOSH WINK FEATURES THE PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED WINK REMIX OF RADIOHEAD "EVERYTHING IN ITS RIGHT PLACE"

Josh Wink has always run ahead of the pack, as a DJ, label owner, producer, remixer, and artist. With a career that boasts numerous magazine covers, chart topping singles, sold out DJ gigs and collaborations with such A-list artists as Radiohead and Trent Reznor, Philly-bred Josh Wink has grown into one of the America’s most revered and respected electronic music artists. With the release of Profound Sounds Vol. 3 (via his newly inked deal with Thrive Records) Wink continues to forge ahead. Fans of the DJ mix format will no doubt rejoice in the fact that Profound Sounds Vol. 3 features the first full double CD mix from Wink, providing the best representation to date of a Josh Wink club set. The acid sound that that Josh has championed throughout his career is well represented on this mix, and the album boasts a handful of choice exclusives, including a new remix of Wink’s seminal ’95 single “Higher States of Consciousness", the exclusive new Wink single "Swirl,"! and the first-ever sanctioned release of Wink’s now classic bootleg remix of Radiohead’s “Everything in its Right Place.”

Customer Reviews:

Profound Sounds... good!.......2006-05-09

First off would like to say that Josh Wink is pound for pound, beat for beat the best US DJ right now! If you missed him at ULTRA FEST 8 in Miami - along side Carl Cox, Darren Emerson and others you missed the best part of the festival... I can go on but, back to the review>

You can only expect the best mixing and programming in a profound sound compilation which is techinally on another plane compared to other mix cds out... Wink has turned mixing into an artform in of itself... PS3 is technically (meaning the mixing, segue ways, and fx) superior to PS2. Both discs stand out as amazing dj works, and as a dj who does mixes myself, i was satisfied in listening to aspects of the compilation much like another painter would look at art. As far as programming goes, don't expect to see any hit tracks or overused material... haven't heard of any of them, but somehow wink put them together so cohesively. Another mistake a listener might make is to presume this is a representation of a live set... which i'm sad to say is not.. Regardless of what was said in the promo, this is not wink at his best or live.. it is simply an absurdly good comp. Wink's live set's are much more directed at the dancefloor and at building peaks till people go nuts... I think had JOSH WINK DONE A TRUE REPRESENTATION of his LIVE SETS it would have sounded way different from both mix comps. I think that's where the sacrafice was, to pull of a great mix cd while staying true to your live set is hard to do... simply because a live set is less cohesive and more improvosational... there needn't be 15 min segue ways in a live set, you just drop it in when it feels right or switch up fast. Either way, like i said PS3 is certainly not live Wink at least stylistically... but it still will deliver the goods and give you good music both for your head and your feet.

Go wink!!

Average customer rating: Another Audio Fidelity Benchmark Sit Back and Grip Your Chair Best version Great Album! Great album from an underrated band, GREAT sounding disc Top Notch Engineering

A Nod Is as Good as a Wink...to a Blind Horse Faces Manufacturer: Audio Fidelity ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Proto Punk | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Britain | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Bad Company Montrose Minute by Minute Who Do We Think We Are They Only Come Out at Night ASIN: B0006UYOJM Release Date: 2005-02-22

Tracks:

1. Miss Judy's Farm
2. You're So Rude
3. Love Lives Here
4. Last Orders Please
5. Stay With Me
6. Debris
7. Memphis
8. Too Bad
9. That's All You Need

Amazon.com

The Faces scored their only real hit in America with the raucous and brilliant "Stay With Me," and the rest of this long player from 1971 is deliriously good. In fact, it's a wonder that "All You Need"--a visceral, Delta slide-heavy song--is not at the very top of the classic rock canon as well. Quite a few early `70s acts played straight-ahead rock and roll with the kind of good time attitude displayed here by Ronnie Lane, Rod Stewart, Ron Wood, and friends. What makes the group stand out, especially on this, their best album, is how willfully sloppy, raucous and a little strange these songs are--qualities particularly valued with post-punk hindsight. There are shaggy dog jokes disguised as songs ("You're So Rude"), one of the only Chuck Berry covers that approaches the original ("Memphis, Tennessee"), and truly sappy and maudlin numbers that do not suck ("Love Lives Here," "Debris"). One listen and it's easy to see why a group of boys from Georgia would dedicate their career to rewriting this album. This "Audio Fidelity" version of the album packs full, analog-style wallop. --Mike McGonigal

Album Description

Boasting songs like, "Stay With Me", "Miss Judy's Farm", "A Nod Is As Good As A Wink", features Rod Stewart on lead vocals and is their most consistent record and arguably their best. Nobody rocked better than this. The collection also includes a rollicking cover of Chuck Berry's "Memphis". "A Nod Is As Good As A Wink" is the most representatie recording of a band that helped shape hard rock and punk for years to come.

Customer Reviews:

Another Audio Fidelity Benchmark.......2006-09-06

This may very well be the best rock 'n' roll album ever made - no kidding - it's that good, and this is the best CD version of it ever made. Audio Fidelity is at the head of the class when it comes to remastering classic albums, and this is a perfect example.

Sit Back and Grip Your Chair.......2006-08-20

Here's another great Steve Hoffman mastering job. This is a CD that leaves its vinyl versions in the dust. The bass will give your subwoofer a workout and literally shake your teeth. The drums are crisp and the snares rattle. Rod Stewart sounds amazingly rough and Ronnie Woods guitars cut like a knife. This is definitely a must buy.

Best version Great Album!.......2005-03-30

That Ron Wood slide guitar on the last track, That's All You Need, so big and beefy, you can hear every nuance. Just great guitar, another wonderful example of classic Ron Wood guitar licks on some of the best classic rock 'n roll of all time.

The whole ablum is filled with great vocals, and great instrumental tone. Really a treat.

The great mastering, cutting, production- it lets you get swept away by the great music! Audio Fidelity 24K Plus is a success, if you love this album you must hear this version!

Great album from an underrated band, GREAT sounding disc.......2005-03-25

The Faces were underappreciated in their time, so much that their records were allowed to fall in and out of print. This album is arguably their best. It includes their biggest hit, "Stay With Me," but tracks like "You're So Rude" and "Memphis" are every bit as good.

This was a great, rollicking band, with a reputation built on raucous, sloppy, and fun rock n' roll; the Faces often backed Rod Stewart on his own solo albums, particularly Rod's first four classic albums, but on their own records, they cut loose even more. On A NOD IS AS A GOOD AS A WINK...TO A BLIND HORSE, their playing is actually a bit tighter compared to other Faces albums, but it's still got the right amount of slop, and they play GREAT.

Ronnie Lane does a fine job singing lead on some of the tracks, but Rod is even better. In the early days, his singing was described as the male-equivalent of Janis Joplin, and this album is further proof of what he could accomplish before turning to mainstream, adult contemporary pop.

This gold CD is better than WEA's budget CD issue, and at $19.98 retail, it's not a bad deal (most gold CD's run about $30). The CD is HDCD encoded, so if you have an HDCD decoder in your CD player, it'll sound ever better, but even if you don't, this disc will sound GREAT. It sounds even better than Rhino's remastered box set, FIVE GUYS WALK INTO A BAR..., and like I said, this is a great album.

Top Notch Engineering.......2005-03-21

This album has been around for a long time. What makes this one different?
It's the sound quality. Steve Hoffman of DCC fame has continued his legacy of audiophile quality remastering.
It's like you've never really heard this lp before. It's that well done. The sound quality will blow you away.

Average customer rating: Track List

Higher State of Consciouness Wink Manufacturer: Msi/Pgd ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Techno | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Dance & DJ | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B000005RZU Release Date: 1997-02-03

Customer Reviews:

Track List .......2007-06-12

1. Radio Edit~~~2. Original Tweekin' Acid Funk Mix~~~3. Dex & Jonesey's Higher Stated Mix~~~4. Mr. Spring's Maggott Mix~~~5. Itty Bitty Boozy Woozy Mix~~~6. Jules & Skins Long Epic Mix.

Average customer rating: the only josh wink I've found that I truly enjoy Minimal Thoughts a classic. It grows on you

United DJs of America, Vol. 3: Philadelphia, PA Josh Wink Manufacturer: DMC America ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Techno | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Similar Items: United DJs Of America, Vol.6: Frankie Bones United DJs of America Vol. 5: Doc Martin: West Coast United DJs of America, Vol. 2 United DJs of America, Vol. 7: San Francisco, CA United DJs of America, Vol. 19: John Kelley ASIN: B000005PD9 Release Date: 1995-02-28

Tracks:

1. Bugged Out - Murk
2. Check This Out - Madd African
3. Bang The Box - Jack Master
4. How's The Music - Winx
5. Losing Control - DBX
6. It's All We Know - OBX
7. The Wibler - Soundcraft
8. Caffeine 4 Daze? - Cappio
9. Into Your Space - Rozzo
10. Plasmids - Tata Box
11. Supernatural - Firefly

Customer Reviews:

the only josh wink I've found that I truly enjoy.......2003-06-04

Josh Wink is one of those dj's that I always had such high hopes for. like one day he would come out with the electronic album/mix that would be the Sergeant Pepper's of electronica--he had the catchiest darn grooves and a certain minimalist je ne sais quoi--but it always seemed like his ego got in front of his musicianship--I'm sure such songs as "don't laugh" got him many groupies/people telling him he was god--but every album of just his stuff that comes out is [bad] (in my humble opinion)--sure he has those great moments, but somehow the album makes those great moments into gross mistakes--that being said, this album is great because its the only one he made where his ego didn't capsize the whole ship--its the closest thing to the essential Josh Wink album that ever came out--its a good album and pretty much an icon of the Winkian universe--its just too darn bad he never lived up to the hype

Minimal Thoughts.......1999-01-06

Wink offers a good stepping stone into the world of minimalism. He does spin some great tracks like "Losing Control" and his own "How's the music." Listen carefully to how he brings samples from previous tracks. Good journey :) "Into Space." - Dj NuYorikan Seoul

a classic........1998-08-26

one of the best examples of a narrative spun through a DJ's hands. this is an excellent collection of (mostly) minimalist tracks with a bit of a bent toward the thematically cosmic. this has been a staple in my collection for two years now, and i'm STILL not sick of it.

It grows on you.......1998-07-28

At first I was disapointed in this album. Compared to what I've heard Josh Wink mix in the past, this album seems pretty tame. But if you are patient with him, he does delivers by the end. I like this album more and more as I listen to it. The last four songs redeem a kind-of-slow start.

Average customer rating: Huh ? Finally...

20 to 20 Josh Wink Manufacturer: Ovum / System Recordings ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Techno | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music House | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music 4-for-3 Dance & DJ | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Rock | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Profound Sounds, Vol. 2 Profound Sounds, Vol. 1 Herehear Decks, EFX & 909 United DJs of America, Vol. 3: Philadelphia, PA ASIN: B0000DIZSX Release Date: 2003-10-21

Tracks:

1. Intro
2. Late Night Acid
3. Sprung Minimism
4. Fill Me With Acid
5. 516 Acid
6. The Bass
7. String Think
8. Ape tit

Album Description

'20 to 20' is a collection of music that Josh Wink has been playing out to packed dancefloors around the world. The 7 tracks on this EP are his secret weapons; The tracks that he relies on to devastate a crowd.

Wink turns to his trusty Roland 303 and crafts some of the most powerful music in his career. Make no mistake... these tracks are for the club and take you back to the Warehouse. Things have come full circle for Wink as he delves into his Acid House roots.

Customer Reviews:

Huh ?.......2005-02-08

This is a great example of the Josh Wink that I have heard and seen so many times in the last 8 years of my raving career. This is a great cd if you like acid/acid house styles.

Finally..........2003-12-17

Finally, after a little over a decade, we have a collection of Josh Wink's hardest hitting acid house tracks all on one CD. Well it's about time. This album is slamming. Play this at a party and you'll either have people scratching their heads and looking for the door or going absolutely mad. Pick this CD up if you've been looking for all those acid house tracks you heard late one night at some party that drove the place into a frenzy.

Average customer rating:

Sessions: Josh Wink Various Artists Manufacturer: Ministry of Sound ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Compilations | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music | Ambient | Dance Pop | Disco | Drum & Bass | Electronica | Freestyle | Techno-House | Trance | Trip Hop Dance & DJ | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Sessions 4: DJ Sneak Sessions Sessions Sessions Sessions: Mixed by Axwell ASIN: B000F7CKUG Release Date: 2006-05-16

Album Description

Josh Wink does his first UK Mix album. The fifth in the acclaimed session's series which has already seen Nastydirtysexmusic, Derrick Carter, Steve Angello and DJ Sneak take to albums. Released on 2 cd digipack the mix is what people would expect from Josh Wink. Deep techno but thriving with energy. Purists will not be disappointed. Those unsure will be converted. Ministry of Sound. 2006.

Average customer rating: Good Underground "Acid" Mix This was done when he was legend... really like disc 2 Some good -- even great -- tracks, but... Good

Carl Cox: F.A.C.T.2 Rob Tissera , and Josh Wink Manufacturer: Moonshine Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Techno | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music House | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music Techno-House | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Sound of Ultimate B.A.S.E. Mixed Live Mixed Live 2nd Session ASIN: B000005QCT Release Date: 1997-05-20

Tracks:

1. Spirit Catcher - The Mod Wheel
2. Kick Up The Volume (Latin Love Machine Mix) - Rob Tissera
3. Are You There - Josh Wink
4. Loose Caboose (Carl Cox Mix) - Electroliners
5. Everyone Needs A 303 - Fat Boy Slim
6. Only 4 U (Green Velvet Mix) - Cajmere
7. Hot - Purveyors Of Fine Funk
8. Computer Talk - Primordial Soup
9. I Want To Fall - Freaky Chakra Vs. Single Cell Orchestra
10. Tribal Jedi (Slam Black Drum Mix) - Carl Cox
11. Dark Manoeuvres - Envoy
12. The Stalker (Laidback Luke Mix) - Green Velvet
13. LSD - DJ HMC
14. Manual - Continuous Cool
15. Flash - Cosmic Messenger

Tracks:

1. Rocco (Dave Clarke Remix) - Death In Vegas
2. Acid Wiss (L) - DJ Skull
3. Calling Earth - Yves Deruyter
4. Pump 2 - Adam Beyer
5. Beef Situation - Manual
6. Sonar - Sarcoblast
7. Phaze 2 - Rejuvination
8. Born Slippy (Darren Price Mix) - Underworld
9. Lummox - Lux Trax Vol. 1
10. Closer To France - Cap Project
11. Impact - Sound Enforcer
12. Siberian Snowstorm (Dave Angel Mix) - Carl Cox
13. The Wanderer (Carl Cox Worldwide Ultimatum Mix) - Vernon's Wonderland
14. Niji (Mijk Van Dijk For Girls Mix) - Denki Groove
15. Niji (Mijk Van Dijk For Boys Mix) - Denki Groove
16. Immerse - Outa The Blue
17. Musiek - The Man
18. Global Grooves - Acorn Arts
19. Magic Shop - Stef, Pako & Frederick
20. Schars World - Fly By Wire

Customer Reviews:

Good Underground "Acid" Mix.......2004-02-11

Carl Cox is Awesome. He picks good vinyl to spin, as he does for this 2-disk CD set. This is not Carl Cox at his best. He has made better song selections than this, but two steps down from the top of the ladder is still "up there". I would recommend this CD set; it has a good underground "acid" sound to it, and is way better than most other techno/house that has been put to disk.

This was done when he was legend..........2003-12-29

Cox was at the height of his mixing with this album and he probably ended up with the best tour of his career with the F.A.C.T 2 album and went on perform at sell-out gigs. THIS IS THE BEST COX ALBUM by far. He has not really been the same since but THIS is the album that you want to hear if you are looking for Cox at his techno best.

really like disc 2.......2002-06-26

I really like the mad, trance feel of this techno mix on disc 2. While disc 1 is a sadistic torture akin to some crazy German techno song that repeats the word "dildo" every beat in every measure, disc 2 induces one to just spaz out to a true mix of an odd collection of techno. I can see how its kinda awkward but not so much. Prolly the chap uses not-ready-to-be-mixed songs, and techno songs on vinyl at that - not some drawn out, trance computer file. And have you thought of odd-time signatures? he probably uses them here. Anyways, the set has a nice tribal evolution like some fantastic hula luau of hallucinogenic fire and tiki gods demanding your reverence.

I gave it a 2 cuz disc 1 is just aweful and disc 2 is great so it averages out.

Some good -- even great -- tracks, but..........2000-06-27

I kept reading things that said, basically, Carl Cox is the greatest techno DJ in the world. So I had to buy this album.

I just don't see where the acclaim comes from. The guy throws down some fat wax, for sure (at least on disc one). But the transitions from track to track are pretty consistently ragged. If I were a club owner, and some kid off the streets gave me this as a demo disk, I doubt he'd get the gig, because the beat matching just doesn't cut it; the mixes consistently strain to stay in sync.

If this were a live set, I could understand. But the liner notes say that he cooked the FACT 2 collection up in a studio. I just can't imagine putting out a CD that isn't perfect if you're not trying to record a live set. And it ain't perfect.

If somebody told you that Carl Cox is the best techno DJ in the world, and you're looking for evidence, look elsewhere.

Good.......2000-03-31

Crazy Acid house. Dj HMC - LSD, is incredible. Check it out. Not the most melodic stuff ever, just full of sounds. A very interesting selection. Are you there?

Average customer rating: A Wonderful Change ! Is this really Beethoven's "Fidelio"? One of two new releases

Beethoven- Fidelio / Domingo, Meier, Struckmann, Pape, Isokoski, Güra, Youn, Staatskapelle Berlin, Barenboim Waltraud Meier , Falk Struckmann , René Pape , Soile Isokoski , Werner Güra , Kwangchul Youn , Staatskapelle Berlin , and Chor der Deutschen Staatsoper Berlin Manufacturer: Teldec ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Beethoven | Beethoven, Ludwig van | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Overtures | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Barenboim, Daniel | ( B ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music | Cantatas | Romances Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B000031X0Z Release Date: 2000-01-18

Tracks:

1. Fidelio: Ouverture Leonore 2, op. 72
2. Fidelio: Nr. 2 Arie - O war' ich schon mit dir vereint
3. Jetzt, Schatzchen, jetzt sind wir allein: Nr. 1 Duett - Jetzt, Schatzchen, jetzt sind wir allein
4. Mir ist so wunderbar: Nr. 3 Quartett - Mir ist so wunderbar
5. Fidelio: Nr. 4 Arie - Hat man nicht auch Gold beineben
6. Fidelio: Nr. 5 Terzett - Gut, Sohnchen, gut
7. Fidelio: Nr. 6 Marsch
8. Fidelio: Nr. 7 Arie mit Chor - Ha, welch ein Augenblick!
9. Fidelio: Nr. 8 Duett - Jetzt, Alter, hat es Eile!
10. Fidelio: Nr. 9 Rezitativ und Arie - Abscheulicher, wo eilst du hin
11. Fidelio: Nr. 9 Rezitativ und Arie - Komm, Hoffnung, lass' den letzten Stern
12. Fidelio: Nr. 10 Finale - O welche Lust
13. Fidelio: Nr. 10 Finale - Nun sprecht, wie ging's?
14. Fidelio: Nr. 10 Finale - Leb wohl, du warmes Sonnenlicht

Tracks:

1. Fidelio: Nr. 11 Introduktion und Arie - Gott! -- Welch Dunkel hier!
2. Fidelio: Nr. 11 Introduktion und Arie - In des Lebens Fruhlingstagen
3. Fidelio: Nr. 12 Melodram und Duett - Wie kalt ist es
4. Fidelio: Nr. 12 Melodram und Duett - Nur hurtig fort, nur frisch gegraben
5. Fidelio: Nr. 13 Terzett - Euch werde Lohn
6. Fidelio: Nr. 14 Quartett - Er sterbe!
7. Fidelio: Nr. 15 Duett - O namenlose Freude!
8. Fidelio: Nr. 16 Finale - Heil sei dem Tag
9. Fidelio: Nr. 16 Finale - Des besten Konigs Wink und Willie
10. Fidelio: Nr. 16 Finale - Wer ein holdes Weib errungen
11. Fidelio: Ouverture Leonore 1, op. 138
12. Fidelio: Ouverture Leonore 3, op. 72
13. Fidelio: Ouverture Fidelio, op. 72

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This interesting new Fidelio--one of over a dozen available--has a couple of things going very much in its favor, and a couple against it, too. A great pro is the leadership of Daniel Barenboim, who wrings from the orchestra and chorus fabulous playing and singing; just on a symphonic level, this is worth hearing. Barenboim also paces the work sensibly--those who do not like huge, glacial performances of this opera (i.e., fans of the superb Klemperer or various Furtwängler readings) or the "new school" of Beethoven conducting that seems to prefer racing through his music (occasionally in Gardiner or Harnoncourt) will welcome the inner tension Barenboim deeply understands in the music as well as his sympathy for his singers. This set grew out of a live performance in which all dialogue was cut and replaced, at times, with a flashback narration by Leonore. Here we get only the music Beethoven composed with no dialogue at all; the text Leonore spoke is printed in the accompanying booklet. It's not enough--one misses some dialogue, however brief and abbreviated, between numbers. This seems like a set of highlights without any. The quality of the soloists varies: Soile Isokoski and Werner Güra make a nice pair of youngsters; René Pape's Rocco is exactly the right combination of toady and good guy and he sings gloriously, and Falk Struckmann draws Pizarro villainously and manages his way around the difficult music. Domingo's Florestan is handsomely sung--almost too Italianately beautiful at times--but well thought through, and if not quite on the Jon Vickers level, certainly not terribly far away. Waltraud Meier's career continues to astonish. This pushed-up mezzo with an ugly tone has intelligence and passion in her voice, but the sound is curdled. Doesn't anyone notice that she sings off key and harshly half the time? So, a mixed bag: Domingo and Barenboim fans will need this, but it's like getting only a part of Fidelio (Barenboim, by the way, begins the opera with the Leonore Overture No. 2; an appendix includes the other three overtures Beethoven wrote for this work), and Meier is outclassed by every other Leonore on CD. Why not go for the recent Halasz reading on Naxos? It's good, it's cheap, and there's just enough dialogue to keep the plot intelligible. --Robert Levine

Customer Reviews:

A Wonderful Change !.......2000-04-21

I have ignored all the warnings concerning this recording, and decided to buy it, only because i have much appreciation to Daniel Barenboim's musical taste, and to Waltraud Meier's singing. It is true, it isn't an ordinary Fidelio. The dialogues (which are quite boring anyhow) are missing, and the main singer (Leonore- sung here by Waltraud Meier) doesn't seem to fit to the role THEORETICALY. But thought it seems like a failure, the recording is simply outstanding. The singers reach new levels, Falk Struckmann's Pizaro is amazingly strong. Domingo's Florestan is a bit too soft, but that brings more beauty to the role. Waltraud Meier's Leonore, is amazingly inteligenty interpreted. Many reviewers say that Meier doesn't have the vocal capabilites to sing Loenore. Well, it isn't an ordinary leonore, and it certainly isn't very gentle. But it is amazingly strong, full of true emotions, and the singing is beautiful. I reject the reviews saying Meier is singing off key. Don't forget it is a studio recording, if something went wrong, you should rely on Daniel Barenboim as a conducter, and Waltraud Meier as one of today's greatest interpreters to fix it. I give this recording full 5 stars. I find it astonishingly good !

Is this really Beethoven's "Fidelio"?.......2000-04-02

There are regrettably few excellent recordings of Beethoven's only opera--Bernstein's recording is almost comically misguided, Solti's conception was good but neither Behrens nor Hoffmann could live up to the demands he creates, Jessye Norman is a superb, dignified but largely ineffective Leonore thanks to the various failures of the other soloists on Haitink's reading (with the notable exception of Kurt Moll...where would German bass singing be now without Kurt Moll?). On this new set, Barenboim has an acceptable grasp on the score--one can only imagine what a Carlos Kleiber or Valery Gergiev could do with this score in the recording studio. Frankly, Placido Domingo continues to astound me. As Florestan, there are some small signs that the voice is aging, but the tone is still beautiful and in wonderfully pristine technical control. Bravo! Despite her decent contribution to Domingo's earlier "Samson et Dalila," Waltraud Meier here is imprecise and exasperating. It is a pity that a singer with such obviously prodigious dramatic intentions could not have been granted a voice of more appropriate proportions. "Abscheulicher" is a vocal grasp at a straw entirely out of her reach. The voice is coming apart at the seams. Only through Domingo's committment and dedication is the "namenlose Freude" duet saved. All in all, this is a set for every individual who feels that the most important contributions to "Fidelio" are those of Florestan. As Beethoven seemingly did not feel thus, perhaps this is best left to Domingo's already impressive discography of diverse roles.

One of two new releases.......2000-02-23

Beethoven lovers take note: there are two new "Fidelio's" available, neither of which is perfect but both of which are quite good in their own ways.

The from Naxos (8.660070-71) follows the last revision and uses the "Fidelio" Overture, followed by the Gilbert & Sullivan-like duet. It also has just enough dialogue to let you follow the plot, provided you read German, since there is no English translation of the libretto. The offering from Teldec (3984-25249-2) uses the "Leonore No.2," followed by Marzelline's aria and then the duet. It omits the dialogue entirely, based as it is on a Chicago production that had the Leonore narrate the plot between her entrances. The booklet inconveniently supplies these notes in the introduction and not in the libretto, which is tri-lingual in case you need a French as well as an English translation of the German.

Each set has a good Florestan in Gosta Winbergh (Nax.) and Placido Domingo (Tel.). In general, the Naxos cast is lighter voiced with a good Leonore in Inga Nielsen and a more than adequate Pizzaro in Alan Titus. The only sour note is the terribly sounding Fernando (Wolfgang Glashof) who seems to have been given the part because someone owed it to him. And how good it is to hear the deep bass of Kurt Moll as Rocco.

The Telarc set has Domingo, I think, to thank for its existence, and he is splendid. The rest of the cast is fine, except--and this is fatal--for Waltraud Meier, who used to sing mezzo and does not seem up to the demands of the title role.

The Naxos set has the Hungarian Radio Chorus and Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia under Michael Halasz in a nicely paced, (again) somewhat lightweight but very enjoyable rendering. On Telarc, we have the chorus of the Deutschen Staatsoper Berlin and the Staatskapelle Berlin under Daniel Barenboim, who plays as an appendix the other three overtures Beethoven wrote for the different versions of this work.

Which one to buy? Domingo fans will of course go for the Teldec.. Others might opt for the Naxos at about half the price. I plan to enjoy both.

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