Oso Axizis Esi [Import]

1. Tin Agapi Mou Eho Hasi

2. Oso Axizis Esi

3. Se Agapo Se Pono Se Zilevo

4. Touberlekia Ke Violia

5. Ela Siko Na Xorepsis

6. As Horisoume Agapi Mou Apopse

7. Mehri Hthes to Vradi

8. Den Eho Balkoni

9. Vrika Agapi Mou Esena

10. Irtha Koda Sou

11. Matia Dekatesera

12. Ta Hili Sou Me Prodosan

13. Hanome

14. Ise Olokliri H Zoi Mou

15. Skotose Me Ma Mi Figis

16. Anapses Fotia

17. Perasa Nihta Ap Ti Zoi

18. To Pedaki

19. Agonia Ke Kaimos

20. To Dafni

See all 25 tracks on this disc

Tracks:

EXP
Up From The Skies
Spanish Castle Magic
Wait Until Tomorrow
Ain't No Telling
Little Wing
If 6 Was 9
You Got Me Floatin'
Castles Made Of Sand
She's So Fine
One Rainy Wish
Little Miss Lover
Bold As Love

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Jimi Hendrix's second album doesn't resonate through rock history the way its gatecrashing predecessor, Are You Experienced?, does. In places, it almost seems as if Hendrix is cruising, albeit sublimely. Yet it's a vital album, containing some of rock's molten milestones. There's the fluid psychedelia of "Castles Made of Sand," the viciously funky "Little Miss Lover," and the so-beautiful-it-hurts "Little Wing." Hendrix really hits altitude with "If 6 Was 9," where he waves his "freak flag high" over a tidal wave of guitar and a cacophonous army of Moroccan flutes, and he ends with "Bold As Love," based around Hendrix's typically far-fetched hankering for the axis of the planet to be tilted, thereby transforming life on earth. It works up into a head-melting frenzy of distorted guitar, a precursor to the staggeringly expansive leap forward he would take with 1968's Electric Ladyland. Hendrix dreamed the impossible and achieved it on his guitar. --David Stubbs

Customer Reviews:

Shut Up and Put Yer Headphones On.......2007-06-04

I first heard this when it was first released on vinyl in 1967 and it was at a friend's apt. We were all musicians and we took turns listening to the opening with headphones. Today we have 5.1/7.1 surround etc; it's impossible to overstate what the creative use/mix of the stereo field did. To hear instruments sounding like voices swirling to fro left to right with Jimi's voice coming out of the top of your head was a mind altering Experience;pun intended. So let the Experience of this second effort take over and run through you through some great headphones and while defocusing use the album art as the Mandela, even with the mistakes and warts, it was intended to be. That was 40 years ago and it's as stunning a work today as it was then and it'll light your chakras up like a pinball.

Classic Hendrix.......2007-05-29

This is a must for any Hendrix fan. This is in my top 20 albums of all time. Buy it NOW!

The Earth Turned On His Axes.......2007-05-27

Like Terry Gilliam, Hendrix at his worst was still better than everybody else at their best. Astoundingly, Hendrix secured his place high at the top of the rock guitar pantheon on the strength of just three albums, recorded in rapid succession. Axis: Bold As Love, is the middle child, or perhaps, the redheaded stepchild. It can't touch Are You Experienced? or Electric Ladyland - but it's still pretty darn hot.

Rushed out under battle conditions, Axis shows some ragged edges. The revolting cover, stupid even by standards of the day, was the result of a mix-up. Hendrix wanted the cover art to reflect his American Indian ancestry - the record company folks in England heard Indian and, (like Columbus in reverse) thought Indian Indian. Indian religion was all the fashion then, so it seemed like a natural. All this, however, does not explain away the unadulterated ugliness.

More harrowing still is the cab ride story. In the middle of recording the album, Hendrix took the masters with him to play at a party he was attending, forgetting them in a cab. (One must wonder if his absent-mindedness was natural or enhanced.) Realizing what had happened, Chas Chandler had to remix half the album in 11 hours - astonishing considering the amount of studio wizardry featured.

The writing is off throughout, lyrics were never Jimi's strongest suit, here it shows. Even the wonderful Castles Made Of Sand has writing that would have been flagged in a high school poetry class. The kicker of the litter is You Got Me Floatin' - soaring guitar and driving beat. The one perfect song, often overlooked, is One Rainy Wish, which evokes a very particular atmosphere and then morphs into something amazing, all in the space of 3:40. Little Wing is a perennial, lovely, and one of the rare Hendrix songs often covered. If 6 Was 9, and Bold As Love, showcase Hendrix in fine form. Both are anthems of the day, and both seem to keep switching gears, every time you think they couldn't be any more thrilling, they kick up another level.

Hendrix adapted and changed at lightning speed, a lifetime of evolution compressed into a few years. Axis is a flawed album, but as the necessary bridge between two near-perfect extremes, it is fascinating and satisfying.

Kowabunga!!.......2007-05-08

When I first heard snatches of "Are You Experienced", Hendrix' first album on Philly's premier, local, underground FM rock station of the time, I couldn't believe that here was a black, American expatriate, living in England, producing what had to be ARCHE-typical California psychedelic hard rock/funk like no other person before or after him! There was a confidence in Hendrix' singing/songwriting and guitar playing that NO ONE has equaled...white, black, hispanic or otherwise, since! Though he played sideman to people like Little Richard and James Brown, he was a better musician than ten of those two put together, though their influence on him was obvious. Here was a man who took three idioms: soul/R&B, rock and psychedelia, and melded them together in a unique consumme that no one has been able to duplicate, though Cream and Arthur Lee's Love came closer than most.

"Axis" is a little more introspective than "AYE"...it's like Jimi was telling us: "Here I am, at least now...whaddya think?" You hear his feelings about relationships in songs like "Little Miss Lover", "Little Wing", "Wait Until Tomorrow" and "You Got Me Floatin'". You hear his contemplations on spirituality and sci-fi in "EXP", "Bold As Love" and "Spanish Castle Magic" and social musings in "If 6 Was 9".

His arrangements were original, forceful, cocky and catchy. There was nobody else like Jimi Hendrix...anywhere! And it's a shame we lost him so soon after he hit it big...in fact, like so many OTHER rockers from the Woodstock era, becoming a legend by the time his second album, this one, had come out!

In one year's span of time, we lost Hendrix, Jim Morrison, Mama Cass Elliott and Janis Joplin...! Now Joplin, as far as I'M concerned, was no great loss, though by no means am I glad she's dead, but Hendrix and Morrison were truly stellar talents that made the world of art and music poorer with their passing. There were TONS more talented female rock singers than Joplin out there and she was the first to admit it, (Mama Cass being one of them!) But Hendrix, perhaps the greatest black crossover artist ever, and Morrison...the musical reincarnation of William Blake himself, THEY left a gaping hole where some truly great music had been!

Maybe if somebody can perfect cloning before their DNA rots TOO thoroughly....

TIME DOES NOT GO BY... Neither in the SPANISH CASTLES MAGIC (nor these all time rock classic album).......2007-03-24

Do you still think any other musicians improved Jimi Hendrix's guitar feeling and technique??. Maybe you can name a few owning excellent skills and probably unforgettable trademark effects in their playing. But JIMI's music is not only fireworks. I strongly recommend you to listen to this remastered album, which by the way. was recorded IN THE LATE SIXTIES!!!. Then you realize why he is still the best rock guitarrist...and composer and singer and performer, but above all guitar hero. Hey!, please do not forget that unfortunately JIMI HENDRIX only recorded three official albums "Electric Layland", "Are You Experienced?" and this "Axis:Bold As Love". The rest of his discography are good profitable businesses for the heirs of its excellent legacy (of course with some exceptions in form of a pair of testimonial live recordings). Also, the best point on this re-issue is the respect (and improvement) on all the original texts and graphics from the original albums. Needless to say that the audio remastering is a plus.

Axis of Justice: Concert Series Volume 1 (Bonus DVD)

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Very Good But Could Have Been Great
it's silly to bash this cd because it's not metal
Fantastic! Pooh-pooh to naysayers
Listen to it with an open mind
Why Do I Not Want to Listen?

Axis of Justice: Concert Series Volume 1 (Bonus DVD)
Various Artists , and Axis of Justice
Manufacturer: Sony
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00065L2VA
Release Date: 2004-11-16

Tracks:

Where The Streets Have No Name- Flea,Brad Wilk,Tom Morello,Pete Yorn,Tim Walker,Serj Tankian,Maynard James Keenan,Jonny Polonsky
1
Alice In My Fantasies- Flea,Brad Wilk,Tom Morello,Pete Yorn,Serj Tankian
Piano Impovisation- Serj Tankian
Charades- Serj Tankian
Until The End- The Nightwatchman
I Feel Good Again- Pete Yorn,Simon Petty,Tim Walker,Malcolm Cross,Sir Jordan,Joe Mora
Get Up, Stand Up- Serj Tankian,Tom Morello,Wayne Kramer,Flea,John Dolmayan
Union Song- The Nightwatchman
Free Jam- Flea,Brad Wilk,Serj Tankian
What's Golden- Jurassic 5
Freedom- Jurassic 5
Speak On It- Knowledge,Serj Tankian
Chimes Of Freedom- Tom Morello,Serj Tankian,Pete Yorn,Flea,Brad Wilk
Jeffrey Are You Listening?- Serj Tankian,Tom Morello,Brad Wilk,Brian O'Conner

Tracks:

Airplane Skit- Ahmed Ahmed (Spoken Word)
President Evil- Knowledge (Iraq Poem)
Speak On It- Knowledge with Serj (Armenian Genocide poem)
Until The End- The Nightwatchman (Tom Morello)
The Road I Must Travel- The Nightwatchman (Tom Morello) with Serj Tankian, Pete Yorn, Brad Wilk, JohnnyPolonsky
Charades- Serj Tankian
(Free Jam)- Flea, Brad Wilk, Serj Tankian
Chimes of Freedom- Tom Morello, Serj Tankian, Pete Yorn , Flea, Brad Wilk
Alice In My Fantasies- Flea, Brad Wilk, Tom Morello, Pete Yorn , Serj Tankian
Where The Streets Have No Name- Flea, Brad Wilk, Tom Morello, Pete Yorn, Serj Tankian, Maynard James Keenan, Johnny Polonsky

Album Description

DVD BONUS FEATURES VIDEO: "Bomb Day In Paris" Wayne Kramer, Flea, John Dolmayan "5 million Ways to Kill A Ceo" Boots Riley of the Coup, Tom Morello. "Improvisational Noize" Serj Tankian "Get Up Stand Up" Serj Tankian, Tom Morello, Wayne Kramer, Flea, John Dolmayan. AUDIO: (Excerpts from the Axis of Justice Radio Network) Interview with Michael Moore. Interview with Janeane Garofolo. Rants and Raves by Serj Tankian and Tom Morello cut together about censorship and other topics.

Customer Reviews:

Very Good But Could Have Been Great.......2005-05-18

I really liked this album, I never knew that Tom Morello could sing. I wish you could hear Maynard on the U2 cover or the duet he did with Cornell but they are still good covers. This is worth buying as long as you do not expect a meavy metal album. The theme is peace and that is hard to expresse when playing heavy metal.

it's silly to bash this cd because it's not metal.......2005-04-17

i preordered this cd not knowing exactly what to expect with serj, morello, maynard, cornell, etc. teaming up so i just put faith into serj and what i got was some good, easy listening music for a sensible cause. i wish maynard could have flaunted his vocals more but his duet with cornell is great. the DVD is pretty packed with video/audio interviews which is really nice so you can watch what you hear on the cd and it has some added songs too. the songs will grow on you if you don't like them at first as they can be pretty catchy. overall, i'm pretty happy with it.

Fantastic! Pooh-pooh to naysayers.......2005-03-22

This is a fantastic album. Sure the artists involved may deviate a little from their typical genres, but it's certainly a refreshing change, and one that shows off the versatility of all the artists. One gripe: Maynard, step up to the plate and sing a little more. Other than that, it's awesome. Great music, great message

Listen to it with an open mind.......2005-03-04

When I discovered that there was a collaboration between the likes of Maynard James Keenan, Serj Tankian, and Flea I was all over it, and quickly ordered it from Amazon. Most of the reviews said it wasn't good at all, but none really said why. I now realize that many of the people who dislike this must have been expecting System of a Down, Rage Against the Machine, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers all rolled into one, which is not really what this is at all.

This is more of a chance for these artists to try something new. Serj and Tom Morello especially show off new sides to their music. Tom gives us offerings as The Nightwatchman, under which he performs folk music. While his singing initially caught me off guard, I ended up liking it and the lyrics are great, too. Serj gets a chance to show his ability on the piano, which was barely even explored in SoaD. It'd be interesting to hear some of their songs redone on piano.

While the focus is on Serj and Tom(after all, they organized the show and founded the Axis of Justice, the organization), the backing band is great, too. In addition to Tom on guitar and Serj on piano/vocals, they include the aforementioned Flea on bass, Pete Yorn on guitar/vocals, and Brad Wilk on drums. Most of the songs they play are cover songs, but there are a few cool jams, which should please fans of Rage or the Chilis. The rest of the band also backs up one of Tom's solo songs. Chris Cornell and Maynard James Keenan perform an excellent duet on "Peace, Love, and Understanding", which wasn't recorded at the same concert and is closer to the Elvis Costello original than the recent version found on A Perfect Circle's eMOTIVe. The addition of Jurassic 5's hip hop is odd, but they're one of the few respectable groups in that genre and add some more variety to the concert. Knowledge(a spoken word artist I hadn't heard of before) contributes a couple interesting poems, too, including one that's backed by Serj's piano.

There isn't very much wrong with this album. I do think it would've been nice if Maynard had been the lead singer for the house band. Maynard has shown that he can do a good job at singing other people's songs with both Tool and A Perfect Circle, but his only appearance at the concert was the backing vocals on "Where the Streets Have No Name". With both Serj and Pete Yorn singing on that song as well, Maynard's voice merely blended in. Serj's voice works great for his music, but when covering artists like U2, it sounds out of place. I guess one other problem with this CD is that the stuff isn't necessarily going to appeal to fans of the artists on it, which makes it hard for this to find an audience. I also heard very little in the way of promotion for this disc, so I don't think too many people know of it.

The DVD's video quality isn't great, but it has some material that's not on the CD, and it's nice to see most of the songs instead of just hearing them. It also didn't raise the price of the CD, so it's hard to complain about it. I think the conversations between Serj and Tom could have been much better, though. Instead of showing a video, it shows still shots, but for some reason the pictures shake. Surely there was an actual video of these conversations and not just pictures. They also get cut off several times while they're talking, and it has generic backgrond music playing the whole time. Though, it is nice to hear their views on President Bush, censorship, and the war in Iraq. I also would've preferred they didn't include Michael Moore in their talks. All in all, it's a decent, if rather flawed, addition to an otherwise good DVD.

I'd recommend this to people looking for a unique and varied sound. Just don't expect it to be your favorite bands combining their styles. As long as you listen to it without those expectations, you should find it very enjoyable.

Why Do I Not Want to Listen?.......2005-02-11

I adore the artists on this CD. We share similar views, but apparently not tastes. Try as I might, I can't get into this cd. I want my CDs to grab me and pull me in, make me want to listen over and over again, but there's no such pull to this CD. The DVD is entertaining, but far from great. The camera work is just awful. Concert DVDs should bring you closer to the show, make you feel like you are there, but this one pushes you away. Good to buy to support the artists and causes behind the set; not so good for a CD you can listen to ritualistically.

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The forgotten Hendrix album
Okay, Axis! Here we come!

Axis: Bold as Love
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00008G1KG
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

EXP
Up from the Skies
Spanish Castle Magic
Wait Until Tomorrow
Ain't No Telling
Little Wing
If 6 Was 9
You Got Me Floatin'
Castles Made of Sand
She's So Fine
One Rainy Wish
Little Miss Lover
Bold as Love

Customer Reviews:

The forgotten Hendrix album.......2004-12-18

Axis: Bold As Love (1968.) Jimi Hendrix Experience's second album.

The Jimi Hendrix Experience took the world by storm with their 1967 debut, Are You Experienced. Hendrix had earlier worked as a session musician for artists like Little Richard, but it quickly became obvious that he now had the potental to become a rock legend in his own right. The hard-rocking psychedelia of his first album was something masterful in its own right, so it was only proper that the band release a follow-up album. And in 1968, Axis: Bold As Love was released. Read on for my review of Hendrix's sophomore effort.

This album is another excellent release from Hendrix. It's not as good as Are You Experienced (in my opinion, anyway), but it's still a solid album as only Hendrix could put out. The album spawned Hendrix classics like Little Wing, If 6 Was 9, and Castles Made Of Sand. It's not surprising that so many fans of his praise these songs - they're nothing short of excellent. But once again, Jimi manages to serve up more than just rockers that would become catchy hit singles. Spanish Castle Magic, You Got Me Floatin', and the title track go to show that an artist's hits are not necessarily their finest compositions. Even though Jimi's guitar playing is the highlight of this or any Jimi Hendrix recording, his backing musicians also do an excellent job. Another excellent thing about this recording is that it's not nearly as raw as the debut in terms of the tracks and production. Although I personally prefer the debut, Axis still stands as a solid album that blows away the work of many of the other artists of the day.

The most common version of this album available in America (as of December 17, 2004) is the remaster. These remasters are great because they improve the sound quality and even give us greatly expanded liner notes. Unfortunately, unlike the Are You Experienced reissue, this one doesn't feature any bonus tracks! Why not? Hendrix has a ton of rare and hard to find stuff that would have been great to use as bonus material. Oh, well.

To put it simply, Axis is an album that every Jimi Hendrix fan needs to add to their collection. If you're new to Hendrix, though, start with a hits compilation or the Are You Experienced album. By listening to one of those first, you'll be able to appreciate the work on Axis all the more. Final verdict? Buy this album.

Okay, Axis! Here we come!.......2003-06-12

This, of course, is Jimi Hendrix second album. It's not as immediately accessible as his first album, but it's great in it's own way. It just takes a little longer to grow on you. Hendrix continued to redefine what a guitar could do, in his own inimitable way. It's great, but it.

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Lots of "gems" for the Gentry fan

Best of Bobbie Gentry
Bobbie Gentry
Manufacturer: Axis Australia
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000006YYN
Release Date: 1996-03-10

Tracks:

Ode To Billie Joe
All I Have To Do Is Dream (with Glen Campbell)
Ill Never Fall In Love Again
Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head
Mississippi Delta
Little Green Apples (with Glen Campbell)
Natural To Be Gone
Son Of A Preacher Man
Seasons Come Seasons Go
Gentle On My Mind (with Glen Campbell)
Touch Em With Love
Wheres The Playground Johnny
My Elusive Dreams (with Glen Campbell)
Greyhound Goin Somewhere
Youve Made Me So Very Happy
Mornin Glory (with Glen Campbell)
I Wouldnt Be Surprised
Ace Insurance Man
Glory Hallelujah How Theyll Sing
Let It Be Me (with Glen Campbell)

Album Description

Budget price 20-track collection for the country singer includes her multi-million selling international hit which also inspired the movie of the same name, 'Ode To Billie Joe', & six tracks with Glen Campbell. EMI. 2004.

Customer Reviews:

Lots of "gems" for the Gentry fan.......2005-07-28

This British compilation contains several songs unavailable on any other Bobbie Gentry CD and is well worth the price tag. Some songs can be found on other collections (such as "Ode to Billie Jo" and "Mississippi Delta") but where this collection shines is with the hard-to-find recordings such as "Greyhound Goin' Nowhere", "Natural to Be Gone, and "Seasons Come, Seasons Go."

"Natural to Be Gone" is a John Hartford song that has only been recorded by a few artists, and is, in my opinion, one of his best songs. Glen Campbell used to close his tv show with this number- I don't know why it wasn't a hit. I prefer it to the more well-known "Gentle on My Mind" (also on this CD). Bobbie Gentry adds some new verses & lyrics not found on any Hartford recordings-- I'm not sure if he wrote them or she did, but they add a unique touch and depth to the original Hartford recordings. The duet version of "Gentle on My Mind" also contains a verse not usually found on other recordings.

Some of the recordings are over-produced and the orchestration almost drowns out Gentry's and Campbell's voices on some of the songs, but this is a great way to hear some unique gems. I've been a fan of hers since 1967 and while this CD isn't quite worth 5 stars(I'll save that for the album "Patchwork"-- the songs show up on her CD, "Bobbie Gentry: An American Quilt" ), it's got some great moments.

A must-have for a Gentry fan.

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Tries a little too hard
Axis of Evil
great lullabies
Great songs about the true human spirit, all around the world.
This is not exploitative - it's a collaboration!

Lullabies from the Axis of Evil
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Release Date: 2004-10-26

Tracks:

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Garibe (Watching Over Me) - Rickie Lee Jones
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Mazar (Some Day, My Boy) - Elana Fremerman

Customer Reviews:

Tries a little too hard.......2007-04-05

There are a couple of great tracks on this album and some wonderful singing.
But!!! There is little unity between the western and middle eastern singers and the musical accompaniment and is often intrusive. It sounds like it was recorded in the studio later and added in, as it often has little to with the song, the singer or the singers style. I wish they had just recorded the singers acapela. That would have been a great album.

Axis of Evil.......2007-01-11

A powerful reminder to us all that we are connected in our humanity by something as simple as a lullaby. The lullabies chosen are from places that Mr. Bush deemed the axis of evil. The title may put some off, but if the time is taken to hear the haunting, loving lullabies a new understanding about our humanity can be fostered.

great lullabies.......2007-01-11

this cd is haunting and beautiful. the first piece has incredible slightly dissonant harmonies.
i like the original language and the english translation. the story of how these songs were collected
is really interesting. enjoy

Great songs about the true human spirit, all around the world........2006-09-02

I encourage everyone to listen to this album. Everyone. It's not only a collection of beautiful songs, sung by beuatiful voices -- it's also a reminder of what it is to be human: to love and care, unconditionally. Everywhere on our precious planet, parents love their sons and daughters. This album reflects that, in a careful mix between the traditional and the modern.

Of course, as the title signals, the album is also an answer to the dangerous attempts to simplify and evilize millions of people. People just like you and me.

This is not exploitative - it's a collaboration!.......2006-04-27

Some of the people writing here don't seem to understand the concept of this album. The producer recorded the original vocals and then brought in guest artists and blended the two together in a way that enhances the original vocals and their messages. The original vocalists knew and approved of every step of the process and were very happy to share their culture with the other singers in this way! This is NOT a "world" music album - it's something altogether new and different.

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If wishes were horses...
Harry Braff
I Wish
More Than A Holy War
Jon Butcher - Soundtrack to our current Gulf War

Wishes
Jon Butcher Axis
Manufacturer: Capitol
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ASIN: B00000DQUA
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Goodbye Saving Grace
Living for Tomorrow
Holy War
Wishes
Churinga [Instrumental]
Long Way Home
Show Me Some Emotion
Little Bit of Magic
Angel Dressed in Blue
Partners in Crime
Prisoners of the Silver Chain

Customer Reviews:

If wishes were horses..........2007-05-19

...then dreamers would ride.

Released in 1987, Wishes was the fourth studio album by singer/guitarist/songwriter Jon Butcher, who had previously recorded under the name Jon Butcher Axis.

It seems like such a cop-out to compare Jon Butcher to Jimi Hendrix, but at the same time I think it's the most appropriate comparison, and not just for the obvious "black rock guitarist" reason. Both guitarists are/were extremely proficient, even if their styles seem worlds apart at times, and both had very smooth voices that made for some memorable rock music. Compare Hendrix's "Little Wing" or "the Wind Cries Mary" to the title track on this album and you'll see what I'm talking about.

Musically, Wishes is very much a product of its time. It's a rock album, but there are plenty of AOR elements, including the kinds of melodies and keyboards that were so prevalent in the 1980's. It's hard to find another group comparable to Jon Butcher's sound. You hear bits of Asia and Survivor, as well as Bad Company and Thin Lizzy. Butcher plays tug of war with his audience, pulling focus from his powerful emotional vocal performance to his compelling and elegant blues-inspired guitar work and back again. To top it all off, Butcher's lyrics on this album are very powerful, emotional, personal, and relevant, something you definitely didn't see on a lot of other 80's AOR albums.

Wishes is one of the decades best (yet tragically overlooked) albums from an artist that deserved to become a household name. If you're a fan of 80's rock, or just good rock & roll in general, you owe it to yourself to check out Jon Butcher.

Harry Braff.......2007-03-15

I bought this cd after having listened to the first couple of Jon Butcher Axis albums. I was at a Record show in central Pennsylvania and came across a radio station copy of this. It seems few bought it. What a mistake. Much like the Axis cd's this is solid from beginning to end. This guy is no Jimi Hendrix copy. He's the real thing. This cd to this point is his most solid solo, and I own them all. If wishes were horses.................

I Wish.......2005-07-11

Holy War gets the attention, but Wishes has great vocals, guitar riffs and a true heart-felt feel to it. You can feel the emotion in Butcher's voice and you know that the song is inspired by something that has happened in his life. This song is on all my "make-out" tapes and CDs because of the effects his voice has on women.
I first heard this compilation on cassette and wore the tape out. I am glad to see that it has made the conversion to CD. It's a shame that this group never had the commerical success it deserves. But those of us that have had the good fortune to hear their work, will always have a place for them in our hearts.

More Than A Holy War.......2003-10-29

Jon Butcher Is Not Fighting A Holy War And You Are Invited. The First Jon Butcher Of Any Kind (Record, Tape, Or Cd) That I Ever Owned. With Great Songs, Great Writing, Great Playing, And Great Production. (Any One Who Senses A Theme Is Corect). Best Song On This Is Prisoners Of The Silver Chain. The Only War Jon butcher Is Fighting, Is For Recognition. Keep Fighting The Good Fight Jon. You Will Win This War!!!!

Jon Butcher - Soundtrack to our current Gulf War.......2003-04-04

Give a listen to this - Holy War Rocks! Must listen to at full volume

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Gabe Lopez Rocks
Generous and cool

This Is About You
Gabe Lopez
Manufacturer: Red Queen Music Sound Axis
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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The Reminder

ASIN: B000CRSDMI
Release Date: 2006-01-16

Tracks:

One Day
Sunday Summertime
Red Queen
Make Me A Star
Remedy
Mercury
Push & Pull
Far Too Deep
Ain't No One
Crave
Viva! Viva! Nina!
Hazy Daze
'Til You Believe
Automatic
Never
It's True
Everything's Gonna Be Fine

Product Description

GABE LOPEZ makes his debut with this collection of rock/pop/funk songs sure to connect with fans of classic artists like The Beatles and Stevie Wonder as well as contemporary artists like Sheryl Crow, U2 and Tori Amos.

Customer Reviews:

Not bad Not Good.......2007-05-12

With the advent of Myspace music I have bought a lot of cd's of singers that hold a profile. When I came across Gabe Lopez, purported song-writer for a previous American Idol contestant, I thought there would be a strong professional quality about the music that is sometimes lacking in Myspace Users recordings.

The balance of the tracks to the vocals is off in several songs and at times the background music does not match what is being sung.

The artist has the following strengths:

Great music writing skills
Understanding of musical nuances
Sexy Brand

The artist has the following areas in need of improvement:

Vocal quality - especially in tone and dynamic usage
Matching music with lyrics so they flow together
Interval jumps
Mixing of track with vocals so there is a more even sound

I think Gabe Lopez has a lot of potential and if he were picked up by a professional label, he could really make a name for himself. He is already successful just on talent alone. I imagine his fame would grow immensely if talent were coupled with managerial and marketing skills of someone whose talents lie there.

Gabe Lopez Rocks.......2007-01-05

This CD is amazing! This CD gives you more than the standard 10-13 tracks. The songs are a mixture of genre's and they fit well together. This is a Must Have CD in your collection.

Generous and cool.......2006-10-17

The title of this review is simple. It is a generous CD indeed, and that alone would make it cool. The 18th track is roughly 20 minutes long, with extra songs to delight (although their text isn't in the album contents). Gabe Lopez sings songs ranging from grunge to ballads, and his voice traverses such territory far more surely than many other singers. Don't let his classical background scare you off, because that just means he can sing and not scream higher notes. "Everythings' gonna be fine" is so simple and direct that you are almost humming it on first hearing as he is singing it. Each song has its own sound and direction, which eliminates the fatigue some albums cause (same old, same old, over and over). If you want to investigate a new voice and sound (and understand the words, too), try Gabe Lopez. Making this album engaging wasn't about Gabe, it is truly "about you" the listener.

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Zeitgeist
A Band is Born Again
Storytelling SCM-style

Exit at the Axis
Sky Cries Mary
Manufacturer: World Domination
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Fresh Fruits For The Revolution
This Timeless Turning
A Return to the Inner Experience
Moonbathing on Sleeping Leaves

ASIN: B000005LA4
Release Date: 1995-03-22

Tracks:

Moon Dream Meadow Allegory
Back To The Sea
Cornerman
Elephant Song

Customer Reviews:

Zeitgeist.......2006-04-19

SCM at their nascient best. All four tracks are excellent, but two are absolutley outstanding. Cornerman and Elephant Song are more than well worth the money by themselves. The other two are also strong tracks. Kick back and listen to the spirit of a much more innocent time not that long ago as it happened in a rain drenched paradise called Seattle.

A Band is Born Again.......2002-07-03

What an incredible ep to start the second phase of your career. This album was the mark of a major turning point in sound and writing from the band's previous output. Most bands are lucky to get 1 shot at the big time these guys got 2 and got away with it.
Exit at the Axis starts off with a definite mood setter; a mood that is maintained throughout the whole album. I believe this album was designed to place you on a cloud high above the world and give you space in your mind to isolate how you feel and what you think. The music and soft vocals are soothing and melodic. There is never a point on this album were the sound becomes irritating and shakes you from your previous mood.
The songs are very structured, they draw you in so you feel as though you are with the singer experiencing what they are feeling and seeing.This is a polished work of art, its not rushed or pieced together with leftover material.Every song flows into the next like a river into the ocean.
This is an excellent album to listen to if you are alone and want to relax. Or if you are reading or working on some hobby and you want music in the background that wont distract you. I have even used this album when I have a date over or a couple of friends for a evening. By the way I always get a couple of comments about how nice the music is.

Storytelling SCM-style.......2000-06-14

Exit At the Axis calms the synthesizers and comes forward with a beat-oriented set that focuses on simple melodies and strong lyrics. The smooth, mellow style of EAtA is most like This Timeless Turning without the cathartic howls, but produces its own moments of clarity nonetheless.

"Moon Dream Meadow Allegory" softly intros the EP, leading into "Back to the Sea," the most melodical and predictable of the four. Though closer to standard rock than SCM generally puts out, "Back's" driving core rhythm, layered with light and heavy musical elements--harps, percussion, harmonies, more--makes for a great piece. "Cornerman" is heavy beats and advice-for-life lyrics remeniscent of "Deep Sunless Sea" from This Timeless Turning, but lacks the depth and intensity. So why do you buy the EP? "Elephant Song." If Roderic's crooning presentation of a transcendental legend of creation doesn't have you swaying in your seat, the ever-intensifying drums, guitar and synth will. Anisa even throws in some wordless wailing for true fans, rounding out the long piece and making it a must have for those who hit the repeat button on the last two tracks of This Timeless Turning.

If This Timeless Turning is your cup of Sky Cries Mary tea, EAtA is good to have to get to know the band's softer side. Mechanically and emotionally, though, it doesn't measure up to its big brother.

Gospel of Inhumanity
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Interesting and experimental

Not what I expected, but interesting...

Soundtrack of Misanthropy : Deep Dark and Artistic

Axis of Evil

Genre-Defying Esoteric Masterpiece

Gospel of Inhumanity
Blood Axis
Manufacturer: Misanthropy
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Blot: Sacrifice in Sweden

ASIN: B00000679C
Release Date: 1998-03-31

Tracks:

The Gospel Of Inhumanity
The Voyage (Canto I)
Eternal Soul
Between Birds Of Prey
Herr, Nun Lass In Frieden
Reign I Forever
Absinthe
Storm Of Steel

Customer Reviews:

Interesting and experimental.......2005-12-13

As Blood Axis's debut full-length, "the Gospel Of Inhumanity" represents a full statement of purpose and ideology for this band that spells out what it's all about. Formed by NON-alumnus and self-proclaimed "libertarian journalist" (whatever that means) Michael Moynihan, Blood Axis is a bizarre combination of ambient electronic, experimental neoclassical, and European traditional music that defies conventional categorization.

A common theme of "the Gospel Of Inhumanity" is the juxtaposition of one person's words with another person's music. For example, Charles Manson delivers a poignant phone-recorded monologue about racial disunity over an electronic rendition of Johannes Sebastian Bach's dirge "Herr, Nun Laß In Frieden" on the track of the same name. Throwing the listener a curveball, "Eternal Soul" has all the trappings of a Joy Division-influenced industrial rock song before returning to the motif of mixed signals in which Moynihan reads a passage by Friedrich Nietzsche over a sampled violin waltz. "Absinthe" compiles several pieces of poetry related to the green fairy accompanied by an uneasy grinding electronic organ patch. This one track would provide the basis for Blood Axis' mediocre collaboration with Les Joyaux de la Princesse called (appropriately enough) "Absinthe." The album ends on a high note with the powerful "Storms Of Steel."

The primary problem I have with this album is the fact that while it's definitely interesting, it drags at times, specifically on the track "Between Birds Of Prey." Also, there is a distinct lack of originality in terms of writing. Nearly everything on this album is culled from some other source, lyrically and musically. The arrangements are unique but at their hearts, they are the works of others. There is also an understandably strong NON influence, which makes sense considering Moynihan's work with that project. But his vocal stylings at times seem like a straight rip-off of Boyd Rice's and Moynihan has worked dilligently (but not always successfully) to establish an identity independent of his mentor. "The Gospel Of Inhumanity" is a strong debut from this band, but not as good as its live follow-up "BLOT - Sacrifice In Sweden" (sadly unavailable on Amazon).

Not what I expected, but interesting..........2005-07-12

Yeah. I ordered this because I remembered that back in the days when I was first getting into black metal and a lot of the gothic, industrial and avant-garde genres that have come under the same umbrella as far as fan base, I had a catalog from Misanthropy Records containing other releases such as Monumentum's "In Absentia Christi." Now that was a hell of an album! Such deep atmosphere. But I digress. So anyway, I figured this album was part of a sort of "pantheon" of old school albums arising when that scene was a little newer and less derivative, and thus something that I had always covetered and been curious about, but never had the chance to get my hands on before.
For this, I think I was expecting something much more like Death In June, with more of a spoken/sung style, rather than the straight forward spoken style of this album. That was a big dissapointment at first, and I can't say that I was initially too impressed with Moynihan's voice/delivery either. I think where it really sunk in though was with "Between Birds of Prey." It really fits the words well and draws you in as the monologue goes on.
Also, though I had heard that the album relied heavily on classical sampling and was looking forward to that, it's actually used differently than I had expected. Again, I think I expected something a little more conventional... errr... more like actual songs written by the band with classical sampling used as accents or an elements, not so much just classical loops accompanied by noises and monologues. However, again it actually works pretty well, particularly in the song that I mentioned earlier, as well as "Reign I Forever" (love that loop!).
Probably my favourite songs on this though are the one with Charles Manson speaking, just 'cause I think what he's saying is pretty powerful and the organ helps to emphasize the tragedy of it, and also "Absinthe," 'cause I think the organ and altered vocals combine to create a hypnotic swirling nightmare.
Best listened to lying down with eyes closed in a dark room. At least those are the best listening conditions I've found so far. But then again I'm on a US military installation in Iraq. Don't expect rock & roll, metal, or even anything resembling other industrial or gothic music. Do expect some very deep and dark atmospheres and interesting messages.

Soundtrack of Misanthropy : Deep Dark and Artistic .......2005-03-05

While reading "Thus Spake Zarathustra" do your self a favor and pop this CD into your player and read on. This CD is the perfect soundtrack of misanthropy. It is driving with a dark ambience created through samples heavy guitars and keyboards and of course Michael Moynihan's vocals. I am impressed with this album as I was the day I picked it up at Bleeker Bob's. The labeled it as "Depressing Dark Morbid yet Thoroughly Enjoyable" With a big address label on the cover. This was enough for me. I bought it and can agree more with that six word review. It is a deep and disturbing piece of work but it is truly artistic and a great album. If you haven't added this to your collection yet do so now. It is a shame Blood Axis hasn't made more albums because "nothing is above that soul".

Ted Murena

Axis of Evil.......2004-07-20

This is a misanthropic masterpiece. It ranks with and at time surpasses the work of Death In June and NON. The blending and bending of classical, neo-folk, industrial and ambient sounds with the spoken words of Ezra Pound and Charles Manson create something astonishing...something riveting...something that is beyond expanation. It leaves wanting more. When will it come?

Genre-Defying Esoteric Masterpiece.......2004-02-25

This release isn't easy to describe. It isn't Black Metal, Goth, Industrial, Ambient or Classical music, though it combines some aspects of all these genres. Blood Axis have come up with a new form of dark psychedelia that intertwines live performance, tape loops and sampling into something startling and mind-altering. The influences from Non, Death in June and Laibach are clear, but never overshadow the originality of this work. This music evokes a spirit which is at once ancient and futuristic, apocalyptic and heroic. Like having your mind stretched out over a chasm to hell.

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Harthouse: Axis of Vision
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Dead Line
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Harthouse: The Point of No Return, Chapter 1

ASIN: B00000E0L0
Release Date: 1995-03-21

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Clapconfusion (MZ 8) - Marco Zaffarano
Spirit of Fear - Spicelab
Asralis - Tokio
Adventure of Dama - Cybordelics
Mikado - Pulse
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Human - Arpeggiators
Mecon - Aurin
Setcrets of Love - Progressive Attack
Schneller Pfeil

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Airwalker - Resistance D
Alice in Wonderland - Cybordelics
Supernova - Marco Zaffarano
Discover Your Innerself - Arpeggiators
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Shapechanger - Braincell
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Ambush 2 - Ambush

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