| 1. Li Belli Gladioli |
| 2. Sei Come Un Juke-Box |
| 3. Cosi' Non Va, Veronica |
| 4. Allora. Avete Capito O No |
| 5. Che Combinazione |
| 6. Restituiscimi I Miei Sand |
| 7. Licola |
| 8. Uffa'! Uffa'! |
Uffa'! Uffa'!,Edoardo Bennato,Sony Bmg,World Music
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No Way Out
Puff Daddy & The Family Manufacturer: Bad Boy ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0000039QD Release Date: 1997-07-22 |
Tracks:
- No Way Out (Intro)
- Victory
- Been Around The World
- What You Gonna Do?
- Don't Stop What You're Doing
- If I Should Die Tonight (Interlude)
- Do You Know?
- Young G's
- I Love You Baby
- It's All About The Benjamins (Remix)
- Pain
- Is This The End?
- I Got The Power
- Friend
- Senorita
- I'll Be Missing You
- Can't Nobody Hold Me Down
Customer Reviews:
Hell Up in Harlem.......2007-06-13
There is no modern day rap song like It's All About the Benjamins. I bought this album on tape back in '97 and loaned it to someone who is not interested in returning it, so I had to get the cd. I could have lived without it if not mainly for ...Benjamins and the fact I could get it used here for a penny. I was disappointed, however, to realize the word "He/\brews" had been edited out in my copy despite it being the adult version. What is up with this? Since when is "stack chips like He/\brews" an off limits phrase? It's an uncensored rap album. Nothing should be edited.
Highlights: It's All About the Benjamins, I Love You Baby, I'll Be Missing You(despite it being shorter than the radio version), Victory, Been Around the World, Can't Nobody Hold Me Down, and Do You Know.
Cool Jiggy Hip Hop.......2006-12-14
The Down-Fall of Hip-Hop.......2006-10-24
I saw VH1's Hip-Hop Honors last week (which was a great show by the way), where they payed tribute to some of the most influential rappers of all time, including Rakim, KRS-One, and Africa Bambaataa, and to pay tribute to The Beastie Boys, they put together a threesome of Q-Tip, Fabulous, and (guess who...) Puff Daddy, to rap The Beastie Boy's legendary Paul Revere. Q-Tip and Fabulous were terrific, as they are more in-tune to the old school style, but every word that came out of Puff Daddy's mouth was absolutely painful. I was shocked to discover that VH1 had actually ALLOWED Puff Daddy to be in the presence of some of the greatest rappers to have ever graced this earth. Rappers who Puff Daddy could offer NO tribute to since all his music has ever done is bring down everything they had established back in the late 80s and early 90s.
Puff Daddy is what I consider to be the down-fall of Hip-Hop in the mid 90s. He was, and still is, such a predictable producer and promoter of music. I don't even care to listen to his new album, Press Play, because I already know exactly what it will sound like; typical mainstream radio pop. I can't exactly understand his motives, although it probably is simply for the love of money or fame, but all I know is that around the time of No Way Out, Hip-Hop began to take a tremendous nose-dive into a Hip-Hop world dominated by mainstream trash. I just wish that Puff Daddy didn't have to throw away everything that Biggie and 2pac and DOZENS of other rappers before them had established.
Puff Daddy - No Way Out.......2006-10-15
1. No Way Out (Intro) - No Rating
2. Victory (Featuring The Notorious B.I.G. & Busta Rhymes) - 5/5
3. Been Around the World (Featuring The Notorious B.I.G. & Mase) - 4/5
4. What You Gonna Do? - 4.5/5
5. Don't Stop What You're Doing (Featuring Lil' Kim) - 4/5
6. If I Should Die Tonight (Interlude) (Featuring Carl Thomas) - No Rating
7. Do You Know? - 4.5/5
8. Young G's (Featuring The Notorious B.I.G. & Jay-Z) - 4/5
9. I Love You Baby (Featuring Black Rob) - 4/5
10. It's All About the Benjamins [Remix] (Featuring The Notorious B.I.G., Lil' Kim & The L.O.X.) - 4/5
11. Pain - 4.5/5
12. Is This the End? (Featuring Ginuwine, Twista & Carl Thomas) - 4.5/5
13. I Got the Power (Featuring The L.O.X.) - 4.5/5
14. Friend (Featuring Foxy Brown) - 4.5/5
15. Señorita - 4.5/5
16. I'll Be Missing You (Featuring Faith Evans & 112) - 2+ Minute Intro - 5/5
17. Can't Nobody Hold Me Down (Featuring Mase) - 4.5/5
Overall:
66/75
4.5 Stars
This is definitly a good album for someone who doesn't write his own lyrics. Mostly all the tracks could have been radio hits and some of them are even classics. Puff's goal was to show the world that Bad Boy Records could still make hits without Biggie and by god he proved just that. R.I.P. B.IG.!
Hate Puffy all you want, but don't front on this classic............2006-09-22
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The Last Puff
Spooky Tooth Manufacturer: Repertoire ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0009SQ6X8 Release Date: 2005-06-23 |
Tracks:
- I Am the Walrus
- Wrong Time
- Something to Say
- Nobody There at All
- Down River
- Son of Your Father
- Last Puff
- Son of Your Father [Mono Single Version][*]
- I've Got Enough Heartache [Mono Single Version][*] - Spooky Tooth
- I Am the Walrus [Mono Single Version][*]
- Hangman Hang My Shell on a Tree [Mono Single Version][*] - Spooky Tooth
Album Description
2004 compilation features 22 digitally remastered tracks & is packaged in a digipak with eight page booklet featuring rare photos, session details, & biographical notes. Proper.Album Details
Digitally Remastered Edition of the 1970 Third Album from Mike Harrison, Gary Wright, Greg Ridley, Luther Grosvenor (Later to Be Known as Ariel Bender in Mott the Hoople) and Mike Kellie. They Certainly Gave it their All, as this Stands as One of their Brightest Moments. Two Covers Are Included, the Beatles' "i Am the Walrus" and Elton John/Bernie Taupin's "Son of Your Father". This Edition Adds Four Tracks to the Original Track Lineup with Single Versions and Rarities.Customer Reviews:
Literally A Last Gasp for Spooky Tooth.......2007-02-04
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The Saga Continues
P. Diddy & the Bad Boy Family Manufacturer: Bad Boy ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00005KCHA Release Date: 2001-07-10 |
Tracks:
- The Saga Continues - P. Diddy/G. Dep/Black Rob/Loon
- Bad Boy For Life - P. Diddy/Black Rob/Mark Curry
- Toe Game (Interlude) - Black Rob/P. Diddy
- That's Crazy - Black Rob/P. Diddy/G. Dep
- Let's Get It - Three The
- Shiny Suit Man - P. Diddy
- Diddy - P. Diddy
- Blast Off - G. Dep/Mark Curry/Loon
- Airport (Interlude) - P. Diddy & The Bad Boy Family
- Roll With Me - Eightball/P. Diddy/MJG
- On Top - P. Diddy/Loon
- Where's Sean? - P. Diddy/Big Azz Ko/Black Rob/Kain/Loon/Mark Curry/Bristal
- Child Of The Ghetto - G. Dep
- Incomplete (Interlude) - P. Diddy/Cheri Dennis
- So Complete - Cheri Dennis
- Smoke (Interlude) - P. Diddy
- Lonely - P. Diddy/Kain/Mark Curry/Kokaine
- I Need A Girl (To Bella) - P. Diddy/Loon/Mario Winans/Lo/Jack
- Nothing's Gonna Stop Me Now (Interlude) - Faith Evans/Mario Winans/P. Diddy
- If You Want This Money - P. Diddy/G. Dep/The Hoodfellaz
- I Don't Like That (Interlude) - Bristal/Mark Curry
- Back For Good Now - P. Diddy/Black Rob/Loon/Cheri Dennis
- Can't Believe - Faith Evans
- The Last Song - P. Diddy/Mark Curry/Big Azz Ko/Loon
- Thank You - P. Diddy & The Bad Boy Family
Amazon.com
Emerging quickly from the aftermath of Sean "P. Diddy" Combs's New York-club shooting trial is the optimistically titled The Saga Continues, a compilation masquerading as Combs's third solo album. Though he was found not guilty, the incident is clearly very fresh in the Bad Boy CEO's mind. On the mic, he vents about the criminal justice system and player haters, and he also dedicates a thinly veiled verse to his ex-girlfriend, Jennifer Lopez, on "I Need a Girl." The only thing that's changed about Combs since his last outing is his name (from Puff Daddy to P. Diddy). On the mildly gritty "Bad Boy for Life," he raps "Don't worry if I write rhymes / I write checks," and the wholesale musical swipes of the past are just a little subtler now. The Neptunes-produced "Diddy" pilfers from Rakim, Boogie Down Productions, and Nice & Smooth, and even recent Bad Boy product is fair game, as Black Rob's "Whoa!" is recycled on "That's Crazy." Most of the rest of the production and vocal contributions here come from a mix of loyalists and newcomers, and predictably wallow in mediocrity. Aside from Faith Evans and Carl Thomas ("Can't Believe"), on this album's evidence, the Bad Boy Family is now pretty nondescript. The loss of key franchise players over the years to death, departure, religious conversion, and prison means Combs and his label will themselves need an equally drastic turnaround to scale their previous heights. --Del F. CowieCustomer Reviews:
Bad Boy's Return To The Top.......2006-12-14
P. Diddy - The Saga Continues..........2006-10-16
1. The Saga Continues (Featuring G. Dep, Black Rob & Loon) - 4.5/5
2. Bad Boy for Life (Featuring Black Rob & Mark Curry) - 3.5/5
3. Toe Game (Interlude) (Featuring Black Rob) - No Rating
4. That's Crazy (Featuring Black Rob & G. Dep) - 3.5/5
5. Let's Get It (Featuring G. Dep & Black Rob) - 4.5/5
6. Shiny Suit Man (Interlude) - No Rating
7. Diddy (Featuring The Neptunes) - 3/5
8. G. Dep, Mark Curry & Loon - Blast Off - 4.5/5
9. Airport (Interlude) - No Rating
10. Roll With Me (Featuring Eightball, MJG & Faith Evans) - 4/5
11. On Top (Featuring Loon & Marsha) - 3/5
12. Where's Sean? (Featuring Big Azz Ko, Black Rob, Kain, Loon, Mark Curry & Bristal) - 4.5/5
13. G. Dep - Child of the Ghetto - 5/5
14. Incomplete (Interlude) (Featuring Cheri Dennis) - No Rating
15. Cheri Dennis - So Complete - 4/5
16. Smoke (Interlude) - No Rating
17. Lonely (Featuring Kain, Mark Curry & Kokane) - 4/5
18. I Need a Girl (To Bella) (Featuring Loon, Mario Winans, Lo & Jack) - 4/5
19. Nothing's Gonna Stop Me Now (Interlude) (Featuring Faith Evans & Mario Winans) - No Rating
20. If You Want This Money (Featuring G. Dep & The Hoodfellaz) - 4/5
21. I Don't Like That (Interlude) (Featuring Bristal & Mark Curry) - No Rating
22. Back for Good Now (Featuring Black Rob, Loon & Cheri Dennis) - 4/5
23. Faith Evans & Carl Thomas - Can't Believe - 3/5
24. The Last Song (Featuring Mark Curry, Bristal, Big Azz Ko & Loon) - 4.5/5
25. Thank You (Outro)
Overall:
67.5/85
3.5 Stars
Being a big fan of Bad Boy and all, this album really let me down. There's a couple great tracks, a couple wack tracks and the rest are good but nothing memorable. The production lacked majorly for the most part not to mention there's multiple tracks where Diddy isn't even on so people buying this album to just hear him will be disapointed as well. Probably the wackest cd Bad Boy ever put out. Don't even bother with this effort.
Proactive is helping him preserve his sexy.......2006-09-08
The Saga Continues by P. Diddy.......2006-02-14
Although "The Saga Continues" was supposed to be a Bad Boy compilation rather then a Puff solo, Puff fills the album with in-house guest spots in an effort to really give everyone a taste of what's to come. The stars of the album are the usual suspects, Black Rob, G-Dep, and Mark Curry. But many newcomers also make their presence felt, such as former Harlem World member Loon, Bristal, the Hoodfellaz, and Kain, Puff's Caucasian prodigy. While some may wonder who all these new guys are, don't worry; you'll know who they all are soon enough.
For anyone left doubting of G-Dep's skill, the album features a great number of guest appearances from Dep, including one of only three solo tracks. On "Child of the Ghetto", also the name of Dep's upcoming opus, Dep laces an eerie violin beat courtesy of Coptic, with grimy descriptions of ghetto life on the streets of Harlem. Of course, there's also the sonic hit "Lets Get It" along with "Blast Off" which also features Mark Curry and Loon. Nearly every track that G-Dep appears on is tight, which hopefully will reflect his upcoming solo album.
Aside from Dep, the other neophytes assure their roles in the game and shine in their own right. Mark Curry and his husky voice provide the finale verse on the current single "Bad Boy 4 Life", and he also appears on the album finale "The Last Song". Over a hype mechanical beat, Curry claims he's"...the official bona fide, tested and tried, I get in like cancer and work from the inside..." Even the white rapper trend is taken to another level by Puff. On the g-funkish "Lonely", Kain spits "Come on Mya ride it with me, leave the lame respect the game, when you hangin on my arm you expect the same, an ecstasy when you sex the Kain, I only link with the wealthiest and only cop jewels if it drops Celsius..." Recently incarcerated Shyne however, is nowhere to be found on the album. That's probably the most disappointing element of the entire album.
There are a few appearances by outsiders, such as Kokane on "Lonely" and Eightball & MJG on "Roll With Me". The R & B element is kept pretty much to a minimum, with a few appearances by upstart Cheri Dennis, and of course the beautiful "Can't Believe" by Carl Thomas and Faith. The typical Hitmen producers aren't as prominent on this cd either, focusing more on works by Yogi and Mario "Yellow Man" Winans. Not to say that these aren't welcome changes, both Yogi and Yellow Man produce some of the albums best tracks. There's also a few notable others, such as the aforementioned Coptic, Bink on "The Last Song", Buckwild on the Cheri Dennis solo "So Complete", and "producers of the moment" the Neptunes on possibly the albums worst song, "Diddy".
Overall, if this is what is to be expected from Bad Boy in the future, then Puff can rest assured that he'll be riding the top for a long while. His production, r & b, and lyrical squads are unparalleled by any other label. Hopefully Puff will keep the boys busy in the studio and we'll be enjoying a plethora of new material well into the new millennium. Stay up Shyne, we miss you.
Should Be Called Poop Diddy.......2006-01-24
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Roxanne 97
Sting , Police , and Puff Daddy Manufacturer: A and M ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000002GPZ Release Date: 1997-12-09 |
Tracks:
- Roxanne '97-Puff Daddy Remix-Album Version
- Roxanne '97-Puff Daddy Remix-Edit
- Roxanne '97-Puff Daddy Remix-Instrumental
- Voices Inside My Head
Customer Reviews:
Why does everyone hate it so much?.......2005-12-24
The worst..........2005-01-10
I find no good excuse as a big fan of Sting for him to allow this damage strike one of his most famous songs ever.
Puffy is awful, no matter if he's a good dresser. His biggest hit ever, I'll Be Missing You -his adaption of Every Breath You Take- first left me with that well-earned impression.
Stop messing up Stings' fantastic songs, even though he allows you, Puffy!!!
WHAT?.......2004-03-30
Sting fans shouldn't buy this.......2003-10-05
P. Dudley Does It Again....Ooooooh Boy.......2003-07-07
He should never have touched this classic to begin with,as he can't come anywhere near Sting or his mastery of songcraft. Seems he wrecks anything he touches--just look what he did with Led Zeppelin's Kashmir. Hey,Dudley,a word of advice: you should only remix what you (think) you could do better,or at least just as good in another way. But for God's sake KEEP AWAY FROM THE CLASSICS!!! that's where your obvious lack of talent truly shines through. :}
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No Way Out
Puff Daddy & the Family Manufacturer: Bad Boy ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0000039QF Release Date: 1997-07-29 |
Tracks:
- no Way Out
- Victory
- Been Around The World
- Don't Stop What You're Doing
- If I Should Die Tonight (Interlude)
- Do You Know?
- I Love Your baby
- It's All About The Benjamins (Remix)
- Pain
- I Got The Power
- Senorita
- I'll Be Missing You
- Can't Nobody Hold Me Down
Amazon.com
Originally, producer/bad boy CEO Sean "Puffy" Combs intended for the debut album from his Puff Daddy persona to feature nothing but non-stop party jams. Unfortunately, the murder of The Notorious B.I.G. (credited here as Executive Producer) threw an ugly spin on the album, resulting in a mixed bag of fun fluff and gangsta posturing. Puffy's delivery is thin and nasal, and his raps uninspired, but help from pals like Lil' Kim, Busta Rhymes, and protégé Mase partially make up for his deficiencies. With his unrivalled knack from nicking hooks--he pilfers from Sting ("I'll Be Missing You"), Grandmaster Flash ("Can't Nobody Hold Me Down") or classical composer Samuel Barber ("No Way Out (Intro)") with equal aplomb--Puff Daddy epitomized homogenized hip-hop. --Kurt B. ReighleyCustomer Reviews:
Classic.......2005-12-26
Not as good as reviews say.......2004-11-27
It's alright, explicit version sounds better.......2001-03-21
No Way Out.......2000-11-25
P.S.- There's a track missing on the clean version.
a rock fan.......2000-06-28
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Forever
Puff Daddy Manufacturer: Bad Boy ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00000JY3D Release Date: 1999-08-24 |
Tracks:
- Forever (Intro)
- What You Want
- I'll Do This For You
- Do You Like It... Do You Want It...
- Satisfy You
- Is This The End (Part Two)
- I Hear Voices
- Fake Thugs Dedication
- Diddy Speaks! (Interlude)
- Angels With Dirty Faces
- Gangsta Sh*t
- P.S. 112 (Interlude)
- Pain
- Reverse
- Real Niggas
- Journey Through The Life
- Best Friend
- Mad Rapper (Interlude)
- P.E. 2000
Amazon.com
When MC Lyte rapped "Beat biter / Dope style taker / Tell you to your face you ain't nothing but a faker," she wasn't referring to Puff Daddy, but those words may have echoed in the brains of many non-NY producers--especially those from New Orleans and the Bay Area--upon hearing the bad boy don's second solo effort, Forever. For much of the latter part of the '90s, many New York rappers have included a couple of token G-funk or bounce-influenced tracks on their albums, but on Forever, Puff takes it to extremes, with almost half the album falling into that category. One would think that Puff's lazy, unskilled drawl would fit perfectly with the foreign sonics, but instead, his mumbling is more blatant, twitching erratically like the proverbial fish out of water, especially on cuts like "What You Want" and "Satisfy You" (where he loops the Luniz' classic "I Got 5 On It"). Where he sticks to the usual plan, he pulls it off steadily, and on "Journey Through the Life," a powerful posse cut with Nas, Beanie Sigel, and Lil' Kim, he's created a NY thug cut par excellence. Just goes to show you can't teach an old producer new beats--even if he pays royally for them. --Jon CaramanicaCustomer Reviews:
2.5 stars: Puff gets my vote for best bling and best flosser of alltime........2007-01-15
Top Joints:
Reverse (Shyne Po rips it)
Journey Through The Life (Great posse cut where Nas and Beans kill the track)
Is this the End? (Kinda Wierd Track That Works. Twista shines on it)
PE 2000 (Stuntin)
Weak follow up to good first album.......2006-12-14
Lets clear up one thing.......2006-11-17
First off every lyrical line Puffy spit in this album was outdone by everybody. Every track he had the weakest flow and the worst rhymes. And thats the truth. I don't know how true this is, but I heard Loon was behind most of Puffy's lines on this album. So that should explain the utter wackness in his lyrics. The truth is I don't care who writes his lines. It could be Tupac and Nas doin it, since its not them spittin it, then it actually takes away from the rhymes itself. Almost this entire album is filler. The best tracks is Real N**** and journey through my life. I really didn't feel that beat a whole lot but Nas and Beanie's verses was off the hook. However that is not enough for me to give this album more than one star. Now I love MC Lyte and Public Enemy, but they should get smacked in the back of they heads with crowbars for lettin him mutilate their classics. Thats not musical artistry, thats butcher work. Fake Thug dedication really gets under my skin. The title alone. No disrespect to Biggie as an artist cause I do like him still. But they put a diss on Tupac on Life after Death after he died, then denied it for years. So perhaps the fake thug dedication should be to him, cause thats some sucker s***. I didn't hear his latest album, I'm not going to review it, I didn't even visit that section. If you a fan of this guy, then you gon cop this and his new one regardless. If you like me and hate just about everything he puts out, you won't be caught within a mile of that s***.
Puff Daddy - Forever.......2006-10-15
1. Forever (Intro) - No Rating
2. What You Want - 4.5/5
3. I'll Do This for You (Featuring Kelly Price) - 4/5
4. Do You Like It...Do You Want It... (Featuing Jay-Z) - 4.5/5
5. Satisfy You (Featuring R. Kelly) - 4.5/5
6. Is This the End Part 2 (Featuring Twista) - 4.5/5
7. I Hear Voices (Featuring Carl Thomas) - 4/5
8. Fake Thugs Dedication (Featuring Redman) - 3/5
9. Diddy Speaks! (Interlude) - No Rating
10. Angels With Dirty Faces (Featuring Bizzy Bone) - 3/5
11. Gangsta S*** (Featuring Lil' Kim & Mark Curry) - 3.5/5
12. P.S. 112 (Interlude) - No Rating
13. Pain (Featuring G. Dep) - 3/5
14. Reverse (Featuring Shyne, G. Dep, Cee-Lo, Busta Rhymes & Sauce Money) - 4.5/5
15. Real N***** (Featuring The Notorious B.I.G. & Lil' Kim) - 4.5/5
16. Journey Through the Life (Featuring Nas, Beanie Sigel, Lil' Kim & Joe Hooker) - 5/5
17. Best Friends (Featuring Mario Winans) - 5/5
18. Mad Rapper (Interlude) - No Rating
19. P.E. 2000 (Featuring Hurricane G) - 4/5
Overall:
60.5/75
4 Stars
This is a good effort but doesn't compare to "No Way Out." Most tracks on here are good but there's a couple that are straight up wack. The production is top notch of course. Can't speak on his lyrics because....well they're not his haha. Check it out if you're a fan of Puffy Daddy or Bad Boy Records.
The worst rap album in 1999 (please believe it!!!).......2006-09-01
s--tfest. Decent tracks: Do you like it do you want it and
Real N---as. Filler: I hear voices, Best Friend, Is it the end part2, Satisfy you, PE 2000(what was Public Enemy thinking when they let this slut sample their classic record?), Fake thugs dedication etc. Bottom line: Puffy is a dishonorable mention that nobody wants to admit. He open up the door for all the hippop icons(Jarule, Fabolous, Mase, Loon, Chingy, Nelly etc) that you bash into submission but you never get on his case for what he did. HOW INSANE ARE YOU!!! This album is as bad as the first one and you know it! All of puffy's albums should be trampled by every soccer team in the world just like his face!
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Unsupervised
Mono Puff Manufacturer: Rykodisc ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0000009QQ Release Date: 1996-06-11 |
Tracks:
- Guitar Was The Case
- Unsupervised, I Hit My Head
- Don't Break The Heart
- Distant Antenna
- The Devil Went Down To Newport (Totally Rocking)
- What Bothers The Spaceman
- Hello Hello
- Dr. Kildare
- So Long, Mockingbird
- Careless Santa
- Don't I Have A Right? - Mono Puff Featuring Nancy Lynn Howell
- To Serve Mankind
- Nixon's The One
Amazon.com
They Might Be Giants member John Flansburgh is a bit less smart-alecky than usual on this side-project, but other than that it isn't a huge departure from his usual approach. Unsupervised is an enjoyably scattershot hodgepodge of styles, encompassing a biker instrumental ("Guitar Was the Case"), space-pop esoterica ("Distant Antenna"), loping balladry ("So Long, Mockingbird"), reckless novelty ("Careless Santa") and reconfigured glam ("Hello Hello"), plus tongue-in-cheek tributes to Boston Red Sox pitcher Bill Lee ("What Bothers the Spaceman" and a dead president ("Nixon's the One"). Flansburgh also demonstrates his song-plugging savvy by putting a power-pop spin on Amy Rigby's torch-country classic-to-be "Don't Break the Heart." --Scott SchinderCustomer Reviews:
"It was totally rockin'!".......2004-07-30
1. Guitar Was the Case- 4/5
2. Unsupervised, I Hit My Head- 5/5 (#1 song of the album)
3. Don't Break the Heart- 4/5
4. Distant Antenna- 2/5
5. Devil Went Down to Newport (Totally Rocking)- 3/5
6. What Bothers the Spaceman- 3/5
7. Hello, Hello- 5/5
8. Dr. Kildare- 4/5
9. So Long, Mockingbird- 3/5
10. Careless Santa- 4/5
11. Don't I Have the Right?- 5/5
12. To Serve Mankind- 4/5
13. Nixon's the One- 3/5
Great stuff, lots of fun..........2004-07-19
Anyway, I bought this Cd and took it home. I then proceeded to put it on (as is generally the case). Immediately I noticed the TMGB-ishness of the album. It was staring out at me... saying
"Hey, i know i sound a little second rate, but don't I sound like They Might Be Giants? Just a little?"
"Guitar was the case" was a bit of quirky instrumental fun... which should have been my first clue.
And the title track "Unsupervised (I hit my head)" became, and has long been, a song I constantly sing or hum and often get inexplicably stuck in my head. It is, far and above, a great song.
Sure... the mix is odd. A couple of the tracks possibly miss the mark. In retrospect, this should have been another clue. Most notably for me in this category would be "Don't Break the Heart". Despite the hundred-fold protestations I can hear coming from the peanut gallery of TMBG fans that have also reviewed this album, I just felt that although musically competent, John Flansburgh's voice didn't help the track at all.
"Hello, Hello" is a brilliant cover.. and manages to be almost more of a good song than the original. 'GOODNESS GRACIOUS!'
And "Dr Kildare" is oddly fulfilling, especially given its lyrics. I can't help but find this album appealling (another blatantly obviou clue that this is a TMBG related release!)
Well. In closing... I am appalled to have just found out that all ths time, an album I thought was simply a patchy homage to TMBG is actually by one of the Johns.
It shows bad music-nerdry on my part, and I was dealing an unintentional moral wrong on Mono Puff.... For some years.
In short: Bad Reviewer, but Good Album.
Isolate the sound of Mono Puff from the static........2003-10-06
Sweet Flansy flies solo, with a little help from his friends.......2003-06-26
The disc -- a dose of pure sunshine for those who thought Flansy was underused on TMBG's John Henry (1994) -- begins strongly enough with the instrumental "Guitar Was the Case," a surf-guitar duel between himself and Mike Viola of the Candy Butchers. The semi-autobiographical rocker "Unsupervised, I Hit My Head" is flat-out wonderful, with hilariously self-pitying/self-deprecating lyrics like "Back in the day with my friends 'round me, you could count on me with just one hand" and "I could just cut myself right out my will;" Flansburgh wisely keeps the most personal details of his story to himself, making it easier for us to identify with its general themes of memory, distraction, growing up and screwing up. He sounds terrific on the torchy ballad "So Long, Mockingbird," and his sparse lyrics are quite affecting. With the snappy "Careless Santa," the writer of TMBG's classic "Santa's Beard" (from 1988's Lincoln) offers another holiday tune about a guy who does reprehensible things in a Santa Claus suit; this time, instead of hitting on the narrator's wife, "Santa" steals a bag of money for the narrator, injures him, and pins the crime on him. "What Bothers the Spaceman" is a funky, funny ode to baseball legend Bill "Spaceman" Lee. The minute-long pop confection "Nixon's the One," which takes on our 37th President, could be interpreted as praise or damnation ("When they look back and weigh everything he's done, they will realize: Nixon's the one"). The touching and lovely country-style ballad "Don't I Have the Right?" (in which Flansburgh writes convincingly from a woman's perspective) is brought off beautifully by the Anne Murray-like vocal of guest Nancy Lynn Howell -- she actually sounds like a confused woman who can't get over the fact that she stuck by her man despite his many faults and yet HE rejected HER, and who also doesn't seem to realize that it's herself, and not him, who's keeping her from moving on.
Of course, for a guy who first started writing because he didn't know how to play other people's material, Flansy certainly has a way with cover songs. The jangly "Don't Break the Heart," a wry alt-country love song by Amy Rigby, features what is quite possibly his sweetest performance. The whole band sounds great on the goofy, hard-rocking "Devil Went Down to Newport" (about a surfing contest between God and Satan). On "Hello Hello" (originally recorded by glam-rocker Gary Glitter), the contrast between the band's intensity and Flansy's restrained voice gives the lyrics a more sinister, ominous feel. "Dr. Kildare" is a cover of a ska instrumental, but it also features a few silly, seemingly tossed-off lyrics by Flansburgh.
Despite some experimental moments -- "To Serve Mankind," an instrumental track featuring human voices being played on a Melotron, and "Distant Antenna," a funky instrumental featuring real records scratching along, live radios being tuned, and a kooky voice-over by Romanian actress Elina Lowensohn -- it becomes clear on this album that Flansy generally favors conventional pop and rock grooves and emotionally direct lyrics. To SOME fans of They Might Be Giants, this may appear to be a lack of talent on his part. Flansburgh and TMBG bandmate John Linnell share similar sensibilities and attitudes about music, but Linnell's approach seems more overtly eccentric (and thus more in keeping with TMBG's "quirky" image); Flansy has more in common with fellow troubadours Elvis Costello, Nick Lowe, Marshall Crenshaw, and Jonathan Richman, who also work within traditional forms of popular music while giving their lyrics an idiosyncratic touch.
A shockingly banal effort.......2001-07-10
If you're interested in sampling a solo project, try John Linnel's (also of TMBG) State Songs.. now there is a truly inspired album. Listen to Utah and New Hampshire to see what I mean.
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Miracle
Puff Johnson Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0000028TG Release Date: 1996-05-28 |
Tracks:
- Forever More
- Outside My Window
- All Over Your Face
- Yearning
- Love Between Me & You
- Some Kind Of Miracle
- All Because Of You
- God Sent You
- True Meaning Of Love
- Come Closer
- Please Help Me I'm Falling
- Hold Onto His Hand
Customer Reviews:
Outstanding.......2006-10-28
I wish she would come back!.......2006-07-12
chill out class.......2006-03-09
I love this woman's voice!.......2005-07-15
A Hidden treasure!!.......2004-11-21
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Travel Song Sing Alongs
Kevin Roth Manufacturer: Star Gazer Prod ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000CAE75M Release Date: 2006-08-23 |
Tracks:
- The Singing Dragon
- Down By The Bay
- Puff The Magic Dragon (Duet With Peter Yarrow)
- The Professor
- Teddy Bears Picnic
- That Bear Makes Me Crazy
- The Snoring Bear
- I Know An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Fly
- You Are You
- Noah's Ark
- Mr Bedbug
- The Ladybug & The Moon
- Mr Rabbit
- Animal Fair
- The Green Grass Grows All Around
- I've Been Working On A Railroad/She'll Be Coming Round The Mt
- The Wonder Song
- Little Piggy
- Bye N Bye
- The Quiet Times
Album Description
What can be better then traveling in a car on a long ride with great music to either sing along with, or relax to? This recording is a parents dream come true! Kevins voice is not only wonderful to listen to, but his material is intelligent, popular and hits the spot where music counts! An award winning record you'll enjoy in or out of the car!
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Falling from Grace
Sugar Puff Demons Manufacturer: Anagram Psychobilly ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000FAOAOC Release Date: 2006-06-05 |
Tracks:
- Family in a Suitcase
- Burn the Church
- Germs
- Phantom of the Fog
- 100 Rifles
- Gotta Get Out
- Stan Likes Making Babies
- Mask
- Nice Day for a Homocide
- Suspect
- Dance with the Dead
- Burke & Hare
- Costa del Hell
- Weedin
- Nervous Breakdown
Album Description
The Sugar Puff Demons are almost mythical in the history of the psychobilly genre. This long deleted LP has never before been released on CD. Booklet contains information on the band that has previously been almost impossible to find. Cherry Red. 2006.International Music: