Au Gymnase [Live] [Import]

1. J'Ai Pas Dit Ça... Sur Les Sportifs

2. Militaires

3. Et Puis il y a la Tele

4. Sois Faineant (Ou Conseils a un Nourrisson)

5. Clochard Analphabete

6. Français Parlent Aux

7. On N'A Pas Eu d'Bol

8. Je Suis Bien Contente d'Etre en France

9. Oh! Que C'est Beau (Beguine)

10. Music-Hall Parade

11. Cancer du Bras Droit

12. Qui Perd, Perd

13. Misere

14. Stephane Marechal

15. Tous Les Chemins Menent a Rome

16. Bagarre

17. Poeme

Au Gymnase,Coluche,Sony/Versailles,World Music

Average customer rating: can't go wrong with live BNL Maybe ya hadda be there.... Barenaked Ladies, Bare Bones Production Great album

Au Naturale Live Barenaked Ladies (Author) Manufacturer: Barenaked Ladies ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Alternative Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Barenaked Ladies Are Me Barenaked Ladies Are Men The Barenaked Truth Barenaked for the Holidays Barenaked Ladies - Barelaked Nadies ASIN: B000B51O6I Release Date: 2005-01-01

Tracks:

1. Brian Wilson
2. Some Fantastic
3. Adlib
4. Maybe Katie
5. Get In Line
6. Upside Down
7. Be My Yoko Ono
8. For You
9. One Week
10. Pinch me
11. Old Apartment
12. Baby Seat
13. Alcohol
14. War On Drugs
15. It's All Been Done
16. Shopping
17. Powder Blue
18. If I Had ,000,000

Product Description

BARENAKED LADIES have long been known for their dynamic live shows, and now they deliver it to you directly on AU NATURALE LIVE. This CD, which was previously only available on the bands site, is a recording of last year's tour stop in Denver on 8/2/04. You know em, you love em, and now you can bring them home with you today. Only available at select US indie stores.

Customer Reviews:

can't go wrong with live BNL.......2007-06-21

I have been a fan of BNL for over 13 years and am glad they came out with more live stuff. This cd gives you more of their live antics which is what alot of the concerts are about.

Maybe ya hadda be there...........2007-03-02

A great tour in the summer of '04 saw BNL teaming up with fellow Canadian Alanis Morissette as co-headliners for the Au Naturale Tour. Only downside to the show was that, whereas Alanis "opened", each act did an hour and a half, instead of BNL's usual 2+ hours. Nonetheless, there are numerous highlights: "War on Drugs" is exceptionally powerful done live; "Shopping", in which the boys do a complete choreographed dance number using shopping carts, and the singalong favorites "Brian Wilson" and "If I Had $1,000,000" are always a treat. The highlight in the show I saw in Detroit, saw BNL teaming with Alanis for "Call and Answer", and Alanis came out dressed as Stephen Page! It was just so funny. True there's not a lot new that separates this volume from their other live shows, but it is a rollicking good time from one of the best live bands around.

Barenaked Ladies, Bare Bones Production.......2007-02-26

This chronicle of Canadian faves Barenaked Ladies' summer of 2004 US tour is as laid back and humorous as you would expect a BNL CD to be, featuring all of the signature songs such as "One Week," "Pinch Me," "Brian Wilson," "If I Were Yoko Ono" and "The Apartment Song." Released on the BNL's own label, featuring the boys in their birthday suits on the cover and available at only Indie retailers in the US, this is an almost completely hidden gem to all but the most rabid BNL fans and a good introduction for the newcomer. However it loses a star for the production quality which often sounds like the appreciative crowd is at a great distance from the stage and lacks the vibrancy and "you are there" feel with which a great live album transports the listener.

Great album.......2006-01-04

This is a nice, casual album... as usual they don't take themselves too seriously and even leave some mess-ups in there. Great rendition of some of their classics... and even a cameo by Alanis Morissette!

Average customer rating: Hard blues True blues Live blues Best Ever Two Great Live Albums in One CD Live John Lee... What an incredible man!

Live At The Cafe Au Go-Go (And Soledad Prison) John Lee Hooker Manufacturer: Mca ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Contemporary Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Delta Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | Blues | Styles | Music Traditional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Electric Blues Guitar | Blues | Styles | Music Contemporary Blues | Live Albums | Blues | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Blues | Styles | Music Detroit Blues | Regional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Rock Guitarists | Live Albums | Rock | Styles | Music $7.99 and Under | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music $7.99 and Under | Prices | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: It Serves You Right to Suffer Hooker 'n Heat Muddy "Mississippi" Waters Live At Newport Endless Boogie ASIN: B000002P4B Release Date: 1996-11-19

Tracks:

1. I'm Bad Like Jesse James
2. She's Long, She's Tall (She Weeps Like A Willow Tree)
3. When My First Wife Left Me
4. Heartaches And Misery
5. One Bourbon, One Scotch And One Beer
6. I Don't Want No Trouble
7. I'll Never Get Out Of These Blues Alive
8. Seven Days
9. What's The Matter Baby
10. Lucille
11. Boogie Everywhere I Go
12. Serve Me Right To Suffer
13. Bang Bang Bang Bang

Amazon.com essential recording

Simply one of the greatest live blues recordings ever. Hooker plays alone at Soledad, yet the real thrill is hearing him backed at Greenwich Village's Café Au-Go-Go in 1966 by Muddy Waters and his band, including pianist Otis Spann, unsung harmonica giant George Smith, Francis Clay on drums, and guitarists Sammy Lawhorn and Luther Johnson. All are at the height of their abilities, but it's Hooker who works like a hoodoo conjurer, making misery rain down in "Seven Days" and "When My First Wife Left Me." This August night's reading of "I'm Bad Like Jesse James" ranks among the most intimidating vocal performances ever taped. His guitar and baritone singing sink to rarely heard depths of the blues--that secret place in the music (known only to its absolute masters) where it becomes an elemental force. --Ted Drozdowski

Customer Reviews:

Hard blues True blues Live blues.......2007-01-21

John lee seemed like he had the blues his hole life.Maybe he did maybe he didn't. He played the hole blues man thing to a T. He seemed like the coolest of all cats when he was up on stage. That's because he was. The people bought it hook line and sinker as they should.I have heard,lived and felt the blues since I was 8 yrs.old. I can totally relate to what he was doing and singing about back then and now.Hookers blues and boogie music is and will always be timeless. That to me is the conection I have with him.Pure blues, no nonsense music that hits you like a ton of bricks. This CD does just that and more.

Best Ever.......2007-01-10

If I was stranded on a deserted island and I was to have one CD this would be the one , thought that Hooker and Heat was good , this blows it away ...............

Two Great Live Albums in One CD.......2006-10-18

This is actually two live albums combined. Cafe Go-Go finds Johnny earlier in his career and Live at Soledad prison finds Johnny mid-career right in the middle of his endless boogie phase.

Live at The Cafe Go-Go is recoreded with Muddy Waters band (Muddy always had the best bands!) including the great Otis Spann on Piano. Muddy even plays guitar on one of the tunes. Sound quality is excellent and John Live is in fine form, but a little restrain. You get the feeling the band had not played that much together. Hearing JLH with Otis Spann in keys is pretty cool however. Bad like Jesse James is one of the creepiest songs made and is made even more haunting by Spann's parse piano.

Live at Soledad prison catch John Lee is his Endless Boogie phase, which for me is where it is at. Sound quality is surprisely very good and his band, including his son John Lee Jr., are tight. Bang Bang Bang is a great jam all the way from the Motor City. This contains all but two cuts of the original Live at Soledad album. These two tunes were sung by John Lee Jr. I love how at the end of the album the prison plugs the plug on the band and it takes a while for everybody to figure out what happened.

Looking for some more great live John Lee Hooker check the live Album with Albert King (they don'y played together, but share the same CD) 'I Play the Blues for you'. For me this is some of the finest JLH caught live on tape. JLH studio album 'Never get out of these blues alive' is also another great album.

This is a great album for anyone who enjoys the blues, live blues, John Lee, or enjoys Otis Spann. Album should be the staple of any basic bblues collection. I highly recommend this CD.

Live John Lee..........2005-11-22

Hearing John Lee Hooker backed by the Muddy Water's band from the 1960's is a real treat. The version of "I'm Bad Like Jessie James" that opens the CD is one of the most menacing songs I've ever heard; John Lee describes in detail how he will "take care of" a former friend he took in who went around town telling everybody that he slept with John Lee's wife. This song is a perfect example of how John Lee Hooker was the personification of badass. John Lee also runs through some of his classics like "One Bourbon, One Scotch, and One Beer" and "Bang Bang Bang Bang". I prefer the Cafe Au Go Go set to the Soledad Prison set, but both sets are worth hearing and are full of good performances from John Lee and the band. This is definitely worth getting if you are fan of John Lee Hooker or the blues.

What an incredible man!.......2005-04-07

It's hard not to get shivers when listening to this recording. John Lee Hooker had such an incredible voice and it's as if his singing and playing encapsulates all misery imaginable. He extracted so much emotion from these songs that made me feel as though I'd actually lived the experience. It's so incredibly painful to listen to in places that I expected the heavens to open up in response. This is a man who knew what he was doing.

The band is in top form and John Lee uses them to get the crowd rocking as he works his magic. Everything is spot-on! From slow, painful numbers to upbeat, rollicking shuffles, John Lee Hooker and his band can do it all.

This is a landmark album that shows a man (and a band) at the top of their game and it's something no self-respecting blues fan should be without! You'd have to be dead not to be affected by this!

Average customer rating: Still delivers with the best For me, this was the first.....

Live at the Café Au Go Go The Blues Project Manufacturer: Acadia Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Blues | Styles | Music Electric Blues Guitar | Blues | Styles | Music Modern Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Blues Rock | Rock | Styles | Music Folk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Anthology Super Session Live Adventures Of Michael Bloomfield & Al Kooper A Long Time Comin' East-West ASIN: B0002GLTB6 Release Date: 2004-07-05

Tracks:

1. Goin' Down Louisiana
2. You Go and I'll Go With You
3. Catch the Wind
4. I Want to Be Your Driver
5. Alberta
6. Way My Baby Walks
7. Violets of Dawn
8. Back Door Man
9. Jelly Jelly Blues
10. Spoonful
11. Who Do You Love?
12. Hoochie Coochie Man [*]
13. Parchman Farm [*]
14. Alberta [Alternate Version][*]
15. Have You Ever Had the Blues? [*]
16. Bright Lights, Big City [*]
17. Who Do You Love? [Alternate Version][*]

Album Description

2004 reissue of the blues-rock act's 1966 album, recorded live in 1965 & 1966, includes six bonus tracks recorded during the same sessions. Details TBA. Acadia. 2004.

Album Details

Recorded Live 1965 and 1966. The Entire Vinyl Album is Included Here Along with Six Titles Recorded at the Same Sessions.

Customer Reviews:

Still delivers with the best.......2006-08-02

If you talk about the 60s and 70s, I believe the two most underrated groups are Spirit and the Blues Project, both of which were very jazzy for the taste of the epoch and so much more sophisticated than the commercial music.

I bought this CD to see if I would still like it. You hear so much music from the 60s to the 90s all over the radio. Some sounds rancid and some sublime.

I loved this album when it first came out. (My friend Chris Winfield who is now an artist, turned me on to them as he did to much jazz, classical and blues.) They were among my favorite groups then and remain so.

I have to say that I loved Flute thing and a few instrumentals which are not included here but no one can perform every track in concert.

Listening now, I especially enjoy Alberta and Violets of Dawn, very poetic with that certain offness which Verlaine recommends for poetry. (I can't even recommend Verlaine so much since so many other French poets exceed him by far but he did write some amazing poems on how poetry should work.)

So, if you want pure poetry in the form of music, get this CD.

For me, this was the first............2006-03-22

High school was ending. College beckoned. And music was about to explode: Jefferson Airplane, Quicksilver, Grateful Dead, Rolling Stones, The Who, Bob Dylan. For me, the first taste of it came from the Blues Project. This album, their first, was recorded live, on a four-track, and freshness, spontaneity, and sheer fun leap out from the speakers with amazing clarity all things considered. The later studio work from this group does not have the spark found in this one. If you enjoyed this compilation years ago, buy it again and you won't be disappointed - you will also enjoy the liner notes. If you have never heard it, and want to experience how a golden era of music began, get it. A treat awaits.

Average customer rating: Technical virtuosity! GREAT STUFF A Walk in the Park A Master shines !!! Supreme artist and virtuoso playing spellbinding music!

Midori - Live at Carnegie Hall Ludwig van Beethoven , Richard Strauss , Claude Debussy , Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst , Fryderyk Chopin , Maurice Ravel , Midori (Goto) , and Robert McDonald Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Beethoven | Beethoven, Ludwig van | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Chopin | Chopin, Frédéric | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Ernst, Heinrich Wilhelm | ( E ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Ravel, Maurice | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Strauss | Strauss, Richard | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Debussy | Debussy, Claude | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Nocturnes | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Violin | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Midori | ( M ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Classical Instrumental 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: Midori ~ Encore! French Violin Sonatas Midori ~ Sibelius - Violin Concerto · Bruch - Scottish Fantasy / Israel PO · Mehta Mendelssohn, Bruch: Violin Concertos Dvorák: Violin Concerto, Op.53 ASIN: B0000027CW Release Date: 1991-04-19

Tracks:

1. Sonata for violin & piano No. 8 in G major, Op. 30/3 No.3
2. Sonata for violin & piano in E flat major, Op. 18
3. Nocturne for piano No. 21 in C minor, B. 108
4. Variations on "The Last Rose of Summer" for violin solo
5. Beau soir ("Lorsque au soleil couchant les rivihres sont roses"), song for voice & piano, L. 6 Transcribed for violin & piano
6. Tzigane, rhapsodie de concert for violin & piano (or orchestra)

Customer Reviews:

Technical virtuosity!.......2005-11-26

I'll preface this review by saying that I've been disappointed in the past with some of Midori's recordings. She was never lacking in technical skill, and RARELY does she have intonation problems. I did have issues with her musicalty. It is in technically difficult pieces (like the Paganini caprices) that her skills shine.

This recording is a dazzling display of technical ability and artistry. Midori has the audacity to attempt Ernst's 6th polyphonic etude (The Last Rose of Summer) in a LIVE recital. She pulls it off without error except intonation issues on a few notes (easily forgiven!). The CD is worth owning for this one piece alone.

The Beethoven and Strauss sonatas are played with wonderful clarity and.. dare I say... musicality. The sound quality is excellent save a few audible coughs from the audience which come with live recordings.

GREAT STUFF.......2003-11-02

This CD is ample evidence of Midori's virtuosity, coupled with first-rate musicality. However, I have to disagree with one reviewer's assertion that she is non-pareil. Indeed, her Ernst is not perfect, though it comes very close. Careful listening will pick up slight intonation errors.Ricci performed with more facility. It is utterly ridiculous to place her above Heifetz, or even Perlman. And it is even more ridiculous to suggest that those two violinists were afraid to record the Ernst. Midori is great, but not as great as Heifetz or Perlman or Ricci.

A Walk in the Park.......2001-08-07

Not to toot my own horn; I play four instruments for over forty years. So what? Don't just listen to the music. Listen to the notes. Midori miss a note? I rather doubt it. The orchestra may be taking a day off for a walk in the park; but, Midori's persisting drive brings them back time and time again. All of the artists seem to be a bit stiff in their presentation. It's noticeable if you listen. One never knows if their review will be implemented. Mine will always deal with the worlds of difference between hearing the work and listening. This reviewer is not concerned with Midori's ability to equal or surpass another's work. I am interested in what her presentation does for me on it's own merit. Frankly, I am surprised that she doesn't catch her instrument on fire much like the rubing of sticks together until the heat brings forth fire. Midori is fire.

A Master shines !!!.......1999-06-12

What can be said about Midori that a fan doesn't already know ? Again, her unique, beautiful style is on display.

I've listened to this Strauss Sonata many many times and I feel Midori has created a miracle on a CD. Such emotion, timbre, richness of tone... a violin can NOT sound better...

I luv Midori..... !!

Supreme artist and virtuoso playing spellbinding music!.......1998-09-10

Four days before her nineteenth birthday, standing for the first time on the stage of a legendary building, in front of a sellout crowd (3000), Midori delivers an extraordinary 100-minute long program, from memory. Unfortunately, the CD version can only include 75 minutes of it, and thus excluded Mozart's sonata K.301 and a resplendent tour de force of Sarasate's Zapateado. Therefore, I sincerely exhort anyone who's interested in Midori to buy the LD or VHS version.

The second piece of the program is the magnificent, hyper-romantic, yet seldom recorded sonata by the young Richard Strauss. In contrast with the previous piece, this ultra-dramatic sonata is marvellously rich in content and expressive opportunities, and one can scarcely imagine it being played more effectively by someone else. Midori's technical finesse and enchanting tone, governed by a contemplative mind and a feverishly ardent heart, ready to pump out into the rapt audience at any moment, culminate in an immensely moving rendition. The listener must also credit the pianist Robert McDonald's spirited and sensitive playing. One can't help wondering why one so rarely hears this splendid piece.

This enigma is not so confounding after one listens to Heifetz's 1954 studio recording of the same piece. Seasoned critic Henry Roth declares that the Strauss Sonata "belongs" to Heifetz in the sense that few would dispute his supremacy. Indeed, Heifetz championed this work throughout his career, yet apparently to little avail; were Midori in Heifetz's position, she would positively have widely popularized the work.

Midori begins the second half with Beethoven's Sonata No. 8. She captures the gaiety and animation of the outer movements as well as anyone else, yet they are not fully gratifying. In the first movement, the exposition is repeated, later recapitulated, but unbelievably, her interpretations-though individually superb-of these three times are virtually the same, lacking in variety. In the third movement, her pursuit of wanton vivacity in a certain passage sacrifices the tone quality. Yet her slow movement is super-sensitive, particularly in transitional passages; it is the finest rendition of this movement I've ever heard--even superior to Szeryng's.

The following piece--Ernst's Variations on "The Last Rose of Summer"--I consider to be one of the three most technically demanding pieces ever written for the violin, together with Paganini's variations on Nel cor piu non mi sento and God Save the Queen.

The most horrendous part is about halfway through the middle, when the left hand plucks the celebrated theme, and the bow plays legato arpeggios across all four strings as an accompaniment at the same time. Don't forget that the left hand also has to press the swift arpeggio notes! Then the left-hand pizzicato is exchanged for artificial harmonics, singing the melody while the arpeggios still whirl around. The pizzicato returns to repeat the dumbfounding passage, and then she heads into the final variation, designed to exhibit the violin's kaleidoscopic tone colors: Harmonic staccatos-one of the ultimate tests in precision and coordination of both hands-juxtaposed alternately with a blizzard of double-harmonics, huge octave leaps, full-pelt runs up and down a single string, fingered octaves, pizzicato, etc.

Midori audaciously elected to play in her New York debut this terrifying piece which, as far as I know, only Ricci, Kremer and Vengerov to date have recorded in history; Heifetz and Perlman undoubtedly have never dared to take up its stratospheric challenge. Double-harmonics often make a good violinist sound like two bad ones, but Midori, with her exceptionally lengthy, slender, and agile fingers, effortlessly negotiates these intricacies and makes them sound as if they were played by two fine flutists. This will no doubt render multitudes of violinists, such as Heifetz, green with envy. The fiendishly difficult fireworks are all tossed off with lithe gracefulness and seeming ease; the left-hand pizzicatos are articulate, the harmonics pellucid, the octave shifts pure in intonation, and the tone quality immaculate. To be relentlessly critical, in this live concert, there were a paltry two or three fleeting notes that weren't of perfect pitch. See if you can find an edited studio recording closer to perfection.

Midori's prodigious prowess lies not only in her ability to make the most herculean pieces sound easy, but make them sound musical. We can try to forget about all the pyrotechnics; rather than marvel at her unprecedented instrumental mastery, we can immerse ourselves in the wonderfully beautiful music, and savour the bountiful nuances.

Anyone would badly need a respite after performing such a strenuous piece, and Midori gave her hands--but not her mind and heart--a brief relief in Chopin's Nocturne in C-sharp minor. Here's another meticulously thought out and superbly expressive rendition that, complemented with a most sympathetic tone, can hardly fail to melt the attentive listener's heart.

Ravel's Tzigane [gypsy] begins with a long oration of the solo violin, the first part of it entirely on the G string. In some other versions, e.g. by Francescatti, the solo part sounds inert, mundane, and monotonous; certainly that is not what I expect from Midori. Even solely on one string, Midori, by dint of divergent bow pressures, portamentos and vibrato, plus rubato, creates a most colorful, elastic, luscious, bewitching, yet doleful tone. Throughout the piece, she perpetually captivates the audience with her breathtaking technical wizardry, variegated and multi-dimensional tone, boundless array of expressive devices, stark dynamic contrasts, and subtle phrasing.

Due to the limited space here, I cannot pinpoint several startling details of Midori's innovative rendition. To sum up, one can only be awe-struck by her sophisticated mind, natural gypsy spirit, and dazzling virtuosity, which results in a performance that brought the house down.

It seems that the 19-year-old Midori has nearly reached the pinnacle of violin art. Every rational, experienced and impartial person who had the privilege to witness this unforgettable concert will have to concede that, at least in expressive and virtuosic music, Midori is already a nonpareil.

Average customer rating:

Live Au Zenith Tanya St. Val Manufacturer: Sony France ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music Zouk | Caribbean & Cuba | International | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B0000544EC Release Date: 2001-06-12

Tracks:

1. Secret
2. Missie Pierro
3. Ca Mwek Ka Mende'w
4. Lanmou Kreyol
5. Carole
6. New Calin
7. Tamboo
8. Stop
9. Zouk a Gogo - Tanya St. Val, , Zouk Machine
10. Guadeloupne
11. Tropical
12. Quand la Nuit Tombe
13. Balance'y Lala - Tanya St. Val, ,
14. Lanmou Pa Mechant - Bisso Na Bisso, Tanya St. Val,
15. You and Me
16. Lov'

Album Details

2001 Live Release from Former Singer of the French Antillies Group Kassav. 17 Tracks featuring Zouk Machine, Lady Laistee, Ded St Prix and Biso Na Biso.

Average customer rating: Parisian Pop Chanteuse Camille Earns Her Stripes as a Live Performer

Live au Trianon Camille Manufacturer: EMI Int'l ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music France | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music French Pop | Euro Pop | Pop | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Sac Des Filles Le Fil Le Fil The Flower Book Vegetal ASIN: B000E1KKLE Release Date: 2006-03-20

Tracks:

1. Senza
2. Jeune Fille aux Cheveux Blancs
3. Assise
4. Janine 1
5. Sac des Filles
6. Vous
7. Baby Carni Bird
8. Pour Que l'Amour Me Quitte
9. Janine II
10. Port
11. Ex
12. Janine III
13. Paris
14. 1, 2, 3
15. Rue de Mlmontant
16. P Septembre
17. Quand Je Marche
18. Mon Petit Vieux
19. Elle S'En Va
20. Ta Douleur
21. Senza

Album Details

2006 Issue of a Live Concert Recording featuring the Winner of Le Prix Constantin (France's Equivalent of the Mercury Music Prize). She also Appears on the "Nouvelle Vague" Project of French Lounge Interpretations of Punk Songs, Performing Songs from the Clash, XTC and Pil. She is Confimed as One of the Most Talented Singer/Songwriters of her Generation, with her Second Album Having Achieved Gold Selling Status in France Alone (She is also Quite Popular in Japan).

Customer Reviews:

Parisian Pop Chanteuse Camille Earns Her Stripes as a Live Performer.......2007-01-25

Camille is a Parisian pop chanteuse has been most noted as the former vocalist for Nouvelle Vague a studio project of French electronica producers Marc Collin and Oliver Libaux. Nouvelle Vague was a French band that did highly stylized bossa nova influenced covers of punk anthems such as Joy Division's "Love Will Tear Us Apart" & the Clash's "Guns of Brixton." Camille earned a cult following of bohemian fans in the USA as the sometime vocalist for the group.

It would be a simple matter to put Camille in the category as other other Gallic pop muses like Francoise Hardy, Jane Birkin, and currently Fracoiz Breut, who all render their vocals in a purring and breathy in the manner of the Serge Gainsborough school of deliciously frothy French pop. Camille's musical journey extends the French pop confection to the previously uncharted regions that have been declared off limits and designated "experimental" by those boilerplate producers who cater to the commercial tastes of the tone-deaf masses.

Camille's music contains elements of performance art and she has the avant-garde sensibility of say, Laurie Anderson, Bjork, or the mysterious Sabina Sciubba (of the Brazilian Girls). Like Bjork, and Laurie Anderson, Camille is fascinated by the use of the human voice as a percussion instrument to enhance her vocals. She normally overdubs three or four separate, but layered vocal tracks in the studio. In this live performance, however Camille uses 3 other vocalists to fill-out some of her own multi-layered vocal tracks that are a part of her "signature" studio production sound. A few of the songs sounded like prepared tapes were used. The rest up the live set-up is minimalist with a drummer, bass and Camille's own piano and guitar. It amazing how little she needs to replicate the lush and lavish production sound of her studio music before a live audience.

Since her earlier albums and the Nouvelle Vague album were studio recording projects, some skeptics (of which included myself) had wondered how Camille's often meandering musical statement would be greeted by live audiences. I am no longer a doubting Thomas about Camille's ability to command a stage. It's apparent that she holds her audience as willing and adoring captives from the first song until the final coda.

Her music is alluring and haunting even to those who don't understand her native French tongue. The music is intended to have the trance-like spell of ambient music, and comprehension of the lyrics is secondary to the appreciation of the music.

My only complaint about this otherwise magnificent album is there are a just a couple of moments where the enthusiastic audience at the Trianon gets a bit too carried away and does a clap-along that undermines the quality of Camille's musical performance. I'm puzzled by grown adults who feel the impulse to clap-along like preschoolers do for a Raffi rendition of "Baa,Baa Black Sheep."

It's only on a couple of songs in the generous sampling of 20 original songs, which pretty much covers the two dozen songs on her earlier two CDs, including "Le Fil" which won the French equivalent of a Grammy for best album. Most people probably wouldn't even be bothered by the momentary clap alongs. My complaint is that of an obsessive/compulsive person about background noise at a musical performance.

At age 26, Camille is young and is still an unfinished product of an immense and unusual musical talent. She is worshiped in Europe and does have the same sort of quirky crossover appeal of Bjork or Sabina Sciubba for fans of down-tempo indie music and world-beat in the USA. Her future is only limited to what she chooses to do with it.

Average customer rating: Hear What Sting Heard

Live au Grand Rex 2004 Cheb Mami Manufacturer: Virgin France ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Algeria | Africa | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music Arabic | Middle East | International | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Layali Let Me Rai Du Sud au Nord Lazrag Saani Meli Meli ASIN: B0002W389G Release Date: 2004-10-08

Tracks:

1. Azawawa
2. Parisien Du Nord
3. Nagumomo
4. Mamazareh
5. Mazal Souvenir Aandi
6. Desert Rose
7. Koum Tara
8. Beldi - Mon Pays
9. Cosi Celeste
10. Alache Alik
11. Meli Meli
12. Des 2 C
13. Haoulou
14. Zarartou

Album Description

2004 live release from the world music act aka 'the Prince of Rai'. Includes one previously unreleased track, 'Mazal Souvenir Aandi', & collaborations with Susheela Raman, Enrico Macias, Zucchero, & Mouss & Hakim from Zebeda. EMI.

Album Details

Recorded Live on March 31st, 2004 at Du Grand Rex in Paris. Selection of his Greatest Hits, Performed with Susheela Raman, Enrico Macias, Zucchero and Mous and Hakim from Zebda.

Customer Reviews:

Hear What Sting Heard.......2007-02-10

I know there are avid fans of other artists in the Rai genre, and I have listened to many them. But for me, Cheb Mami is the cream which has floated to the top. His singing sounds effortless, unstrained and unhurried. That being said, there is a passion in his voice that could motivate a stone to commit immoral deeds---which is probably why he has been banned in the Arab-speaking world---funniest thing is, if you go to a private party, they all love him! OK enough on world politics.

The rumor is that Sting heard Cheb's singing coming out of some nightclub in Paris and raced in to see who was singing---asked him to sing on his Desert Rose album and the rest is history. Well, that's where I first heard Cheb---on Sting's album. It took a little sleuthing, but I found out who it was and have been an avid fan for several years. This is a fab live disc and I play it almost constantly. Another good one is 'Let Me Rai". That disc has an amazing swath of styles on it (a Scottish rock drum march, sung in Arabic? Go on wif yer bad self) that will leave you tapping your toes. After listening to it several times, you'll be singing along (phonetically) to some of the most infectious music on earth.

Average customer rating: Alpha Blondy Live in Paris A Must-Hear Album

Live Au Zenith Alpha Blondy Manufacturer: Blue Note Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music General | Reggae | International | Styles | Music Ivory Coast | Africa | International | Styles | Music General | Reggae | Compilations | International | Styles | Music Fusion & World Fusion | Compilations | Jazz | Styles | Music Blue Note Records | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Africa | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music Reggae | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Apartheid Is Nazism Masada Yitzhak Rabin Merci The Best of Alpha Blondy ASIN: B000005HE6 Release Date: 1994-02-08

Tracks:

1. Intro: Jah Houphouet Boigny Nous Parle
2. Psaume 23
3. Jerusalem
4. Masada
5. Politiki
6. Cocody Rock
7. Multipartisme
8. God Is One
9. Dji
10. Come Back Jesus
11. Benediction

Customer Reviews:

Alpha Blondy Live in Paris.......2006-04-20

I'm a huge reggae fan with ALOT of reggae albums and through the years this album has always stayed in heavy rotation. Although most of the lyrics are in French the music really speaks for itself. There are few reggae albums I would consider in the category of this album (Right up there with Babylon by Bus). The sound mix is amazing. I wish all live albums could sound this good. The bass player alone makes this album worth purchasing but there is also great percussion, organ and brass instrumentation that make this album great. If you like good reggae music, played and jammed to perfection then you NEED this album in your headphones.

PS. This is the album above all albums to have if you like to listen to reggae while you ski. Hands Down!

A Must-Hear Album.......2000-09-24

This is one of my favorite reggae albums, one of my favorite live albums, and just one of my favorite albums. The album opens with an intro, a man pumping up the Parisian audience for Blondy's appearance on stage; this is followed by a musical intro and then Blondy himself. The tracks blend together well, and the overall flow of the album really makes me feel as if I was there or had seen the show. The music is amazing, full of spirit and energy, sometimes fast, at times more subdued, perhaps imparting a feeling of reverence. The bass is strong, as well as the horns--sax, trumpet, and great trombone. Blondy's lyrics are equally captivating and inspiring; he sings here in several languages, primarily French and English. The theme is predominantly spiritual, and has influences from Christianity (as in Come Back Jesus), as well as Islam, Judaism, and others. I really admire his message of transcending "religious" differences to unite in spirituality. Check it out. There are also several songs of a more political vein, such as Politiki and Multipartisme. If you're into Alpha Blondy, or are even interested, check out this album!

Average customer rating:

Live in Berlin The Au Pairs Manufacturer: Castle Essential ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music | Vinyl Records | American Punk | British Punk | Emo | Garage Punk | Hardcore | Post Hardcore | Proto Punk | Punk | Punk Revival | Punk-Pop | Riot Grrl | Ska Punk | Straight Edge General | Live Albums | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Post-Punk | New Wave & Post-Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Alternative Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music Alternative Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Equal But Different: BBC Sessions 79-81 ASIN: B00000592U Release Date: 1996-10-17

Tracks:

1. Diet
2. Headache for Michelle
3. Dear John
4. Love song
5. Set Up
6. Inconvenience
7. Armagh
8. Repitition
9. We're So Cool
10. Cum Again
11. Peace of My Heart

Average customer rating: the only CD in the world that can give me enough energy.... Not the same as the first 'Au Zenith' nothin' but a good time Live Au Zenith [IMPORT] [LIVE]

Live Au Zenith Kassav' Manufacturer: Sbme Import ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Africa | International | Styles | Music General | Caribbean & Cuba | International | Styles | Music Zouk | Caribbean & Cuba | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Le Meilleur de Kassav: Best of 20eme Anniversaire The Best of Kassav K toz Cho Majestik Zouk ASIN: B000025RQS Release Date: 1993-12-06

Tracks:

1. Soulajo
2. Bay Chabon
3. Kobay
4. Mwen Vire
5. Fabiola - Kassav', Zenith
6. Domeyis
7. Medley Jacob: Zouk la Se Sel Medikaman Nou Ni (Intro)/Banzawa/Mwen ...
8. Jilo May
9. Siywa
10. Maman Kreyol
11. Leve Tet' Ou
12. Mouvman
13. Lan Mori Ki Ni
14. Ba Nou Zouk La
15. Medley Final: Soul Zouk/Oh Madiana/Ou Pa Ka Sav'/Yele Le/Ba Chenn La

Customer Reviews:

the only CD in the world that can give me enough energy...........2003-08-02

to do the floors. AND smile at the same time. believe me, very few CDs can do that. My sis didn't want it so she handed it to me.

Not the same as the first 'Au Zenith'.......2001-04-17

This CD is not be confused as the original 'Au Zenith'. It does not have the same energy though the band tried to get the audience to participate. Still, it's a great CD to own. The music collection complements the original. The organ solo in "Manman Kreyol" is fantastic. "Medley Jacob" is special and has a nice touch. The only thing missing on this recording is the audience.

nothin' but a good time.......2001-03-30

This CD is even better than Kassav Cho, recorded at the same venue 3 years later. If you want an introduction to zouk (party) music, this is the best place to start!

Live Au Zenith [IMPORT] [LIVE].......2001-01-28

I love this CD of Kassav in live in concert, because I feel like I am actually listening to the concert live. I like Kassav's music a lot, like the voices, the instruments, and the lyrics. I appreaciate international music a whole lot, and Kassav is one of my favorite artists, and this is definately one my favorite CD's of Kassav. I like the transition from one song to the other, I like the songs selected and performed for this particular concert. Love it, love it, love it.

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