Splendor

Steven King, National Fingerstyle Guitar Champion
This recording shows marvelous classical and folk artistry...a full experience that is without equal in the world of guitar CDs.

Product Description
Anthony's debut album! An Instrumental journey into an ocean of the spectacular and the divine. Original acoustic guitar melodies sing to the heart and stir the soul. Natural surroundings from paradise and beyond add to this 3rd dimensional experience. The CD is combined with a 20 page vivid color booklet of inspirational verses and priceless artwork from around the world! Splendor is a unique and uplifting Album for all audiences.

Splendor

Splendor,Anthony

Average customer rating: Nirvana Love this cd. Excellent CD! Incredibly well done! Media Reviews Puts you in touch with a very special place inside

Tibetan Singing Bowl Music for Deep Meditation Manufacturer: Inner Splendor Media and Banyan Education ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music Meditation | New Age | Styles | Music Similar Items: Chanting Om Tamboura Satori - Music For Yoga And Meditation Journey To Wholeness - Singing Crystal Bowls for Healing and Wholeness Seven Metals Singing Bowls of Tibet ASIN: B000FOT87W Release Date: 2006-04-08

Tracks:

1. Gong Meditation 30:38
2. Singing Bowl Meditation 31:31

Album Description

The sound of the Tibetan singing bowl is known for its healing properties and its ability to induce states of deep meditative absorption.

This cd features two recordings. In track one, a single bowl is struck softly and regularly , providing a slow and steady rhythm for deep meditation. In track two one bowl steadily hums as it is played while two other bowls ring out intermittently.

Customer Reviews:

Nirvana.......2007-07-12

I love the singing bowl and this cd gives an hour of pure bliss. If you want to get into the "zone" while meditating or just need to relax a bit during stress at work, this cd is great!

Love this cd........2007-05-13

Helps me to clear my mind and obtain a wonderful meditative state more quickly and deeply. Highly recommend. Love it.

Excellent CD! Incredibly well done!.......2007-04-09

My teacher started using these CDs in our classroom while we did some thinking and meditation exercises and I couldn't believe how relaxed I felt surrounded by 30 people. The vibes in the room were amazing and I immediately asked her, after class, what the CD was and where she had gotten it.

She showed me it was the Tamboura CD and said they were all available on Amazon. Now I have the Chanting Om, Tamboura, and Tibetan Singing Bowl. Each are wonderful and I highly recommend them!

This CD inparticular has a perfect rhythm to it, which is wonderful for meditation.

Media Reviews.......2007-03-30

"The 'Deep Meditation' CDs are wonderful. I played the Tibetan singing bowls in my yoga class during meditation and my students loved it."
-- Alicia Johnson, Yogi Times Business.

"New Age is one of the most challenged genres to produce music that stands out, moves and inspires. However, "Music for Deep Meditation" taps into the most simple, most basic energies of the life force and attempts nothing more than to help its listeners ground and center in the heart." CD Baby

"A must have for Meditators. The finely crafted recordings bring to life the sacredness and power of soothing primodial sounds"
Stress Free Living Magazine

"I love the CDs! I've been playing them alot at the beginning of class to get people settled in, especially the OM one. At the end of class I use them for meditation and final relaxation. All of my students love them."

-- Kristin McGuee, Yoga teacher and star of MTV Power Yoga and Pilates videos

"...one of the best meditation CD's out there." YogaLife Magazine

"I love your "Chanting Om" CD so much I'm going to feature it on the FRONT PAGE of CD Baby for a few days.
We're REALLY picky about what goes on the front page. We get about 100 new albums a DAY coming in here now, (about 100,000 total), and yours is one of the best I've ever heard."

--- Derek Sivers, president of CD Baby

Puts you in touch with a very special place inside.......2007-03-30

This is a fascinating recording mainly for it's simplicity.

I have been an avid meditator for many years I always loved the sound of the gong. And I find that this recording really is inducive for meditation.

True meditation music should turn you to the space of the heart, it should still and focus the mind.

The bells remind me of the meditation retreats I have taken with venerable Buddhist meditation teacher Thich Nhat Hanh. The bowls were played during meditation but also throughout the silent retreats I was fortunate to take. Every time I hear the sound, it reminds me to take a pause and breathe with ease.

I am not sure what kind of singing bowl they used for the recording but sounds like one of those authentic
7 metal singing bowls. You can generally tell the difference by the tone and the quality of the ringing.

Traditionally the 7 sacred metals a singing bowl are made of:

1-Copper (Venus)
2-Gold (Sun)
3-Silver (Moon)
4-Mercury (Mercury)
5-Iron (Mars)
6-Tin (Jupiter)
7-Antimony (Saturn)

Tibetan legend says that iron was sometimes replaced by metals from the heaven, where meteorite was
sometimes added.

In my experience, the sound of the Tibetan singing bowl is so awe inspiring because it is such a primodial sound, like the ocean of the clap of thunder.

The vibration created an exquisite space inside, but the space is not empty but full of calm and joy.

Average customer rating: Great except for the feedback. Really, really nice CD Excellent CD! great mediation music Fabulous CD for a variety of settings

Chanting Om Music for Deep Meditation Manufacturer: Innner Splendor Media and Banyan Enducation ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music Meditation | New Age | Styles | Music Similar Items: Tibetan Singing Bowl Tamboura Om - The Reverberation Of Source Satori - Music For Yoga And Meditation Om Mani Padme Hum ASIN: B000FOT87C Release Date: 2006-05-15

Tracks:

1. Om
2. Om with Harmonies

Album Description

Awe inspiring group chant of the sacred syllable OM.

The perfect recording for your yoga, healing or meditation practice; or you can use it to simply uplift and bless any environment.

This powerful and melodious recording features an ensemble of meditation and yoga practitioners singing the sacred syllable together. This is a very special recording. In track one, the syllable is chanted in a continuous unbroken stream of sound. In track two, gifted singers in the ensemble improvise adding angelic harmonies and other musical dynamics.

Customer Reviews:

Great except for the feedback........2007-06-14

I really enjoy this CD, and have listened to it regularly since purchase. However, several minutes into the first track, a noise starts that really sounds like feedback. It's harsh and a little irritating, but not intolerable. One thing to consider is that I've been listening to this on a poor quality clock radio/cd player. Perhaps it is unnoticeable when played on better equipment.

Really, really nice CD.......2007-06-08

This CD is really nice, helping to enter deep meditative stages. I particularly like the second track, which adds music to the traditional chant of OM, but both are beautiful.

Excellent CD! .......2007-04-09

My teacher started using these CDs in our classroom while we did some thinking and meditation exercises and I couldn't believe how relaxed I felt surrounded by 30 people. The vibes in the room were amazing and I immediately asked her, after class, what the CD was and where she had gotten it.

She showed me it was the Tamboura CD and said they were all available on Amazon. Now I have the Chanting Om, Tamboura, and Tibetan Singing Bowl. Each are wonderful and I highly recommend them!

great mediation music.......2007-03-30

great chanting for yoga or meditation especially since I'm not good at chanting myself. Very easy to focus on the sound. Highly recommended.

Fabulous CD for a variety of settings.......2007-03-29

There's one word to describe all three of the CDs that you sent us for review. Hypnotic.

We've listened to all of the CDs in a variety of settings.

Chanting Om is our favorite. We've played it on multiple occasions as low background music during work hours. It's soothing and rhythmic and transports the listener to a relaxed state.

It is also a fabulous CD to play while doing yoga; it helps keep you focused while holding poses.

Whether during meditation, yoga, or work, these cd's are perfect for anyone looking to achieve a state of peacefulness.

Average customer rating: Ordinary life is pretty complex stuff In answer to J. Hendricks question about the guitar player. American Splendor song available on amazon.com the reason for the confusion with Miles Great soundtrack to a great film

American Splendor Various Artists Manufacturer: New Line Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Modern Postbebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Piano | Blues | Styles | Music Similar Items: Black Yankee Rock Sideways (Score) American Splendor Best of American Splendor The New American Splendor Anthology: From Off the Streets of Cleveland ASIN: B0000A59VN Release Date: 2003-08-19

Tracks:

1. Paniots Nine - Joe Maneri
2. Blue Devil Jump - Jay McShann
3. Chasin' Rainbows - R. Crumb & His Cheap Suit Serenaders
4. On The Sunny Side Of The Street - Lester Young/Oscar Peterson Trio
5. Oh, Lady Be Good - Dizzy Gillespie
6. Ain't That Peculiar - Marvin Gaye
7. Looking Suite: Shortest Weekend, The / After Alice (So Sweet, So Sad)
8. Stardust - Dizzy Gillespie
9. Hula Medley - R. Crumb & His Cheap Suit Serenaders
10. T'aint Nobody's Bizness If I Do - Jay McShann
11. My Favorite Things - John Coltrane
12. Time Passes Strangely: Cancer Treatment / Retirement Party
13. Ain't That Peculiar - Chocolate Genius

Customer Reviews:

Ordinary life is pretty complex stuff.......2007-01-06

American Splendor is a unique movie that actually mixes in the subject character in real life (Harvey Pekar) with the actor playing him. Giamatti's portrayal is a better performance than he put on in "Sideways". The music (snappy jazz) is outstanding and I highly recommend buying the soundtrack on Amazon at a very good price (I paid $7.99).

Don't buy this movie if you like a lot of action or suspense in a movie. This is not that type of product - it is more like a documentary mixed with humor, drama, and fantastic dialogue. The extras on the DVD are pretty entertaining as well, especially the hidden one featuring Toby Radloff and the actor portraying him.

In answer to J. Hendricks question about the guitar player........2005-02-07

The quitar player on "Ain't Nobody's Business" is believe it or not-John Schofield. Its from the great album "Last of the Blue Devils" which was originally on Atlantic Records and was reissued on the Koch label.

American Splendor song available on amazon.com.......2004-11-20

For those of you looking for the title song of the film "American Splendor," the one sung by Eytan Mirsky in the scene in the theater, check out Eytan's new album, "Everyone's Having Fun Tonight!" here on amazon. The album also features Eytan's newly recorded version of the title song that he wrote for the film "Happiness" (previously recorded by Michael Stipe). Great new album.

the reason for the confusion with Miles.......2004-10-13

Some folks may be convinced they hear Blue in Green because there was a clear intent to write a knock-off of it, as well as of the tune Freddie Freeloader. Very well done knock-offs indeed.

Great movie, great soundtrack.

Great soundtrack to a great film.......2004-08-25

The song American Splendor is NOT the title track to this film. Yes, it does share a title with this film, but I have always understood that the title track for a movie was the song that played DURING the opening titles. Therefore the title track would be Paniots Nine, which is CLEARLY on the CD. (Anyone looking for the American Splendor song will find it on the DVD as a free bonus item.)

Nobody seems to mention the bonus items that come with this CD. It features comic book style liner notes which are written by Harvey Pekar. The American Splendor movie site and DVD both feature a wonderful screensaver. This CD gives you the same one along with 2 extra screensavers. (One shows the liner notes comic book and the other shows American Splendor comic covers.) You also get the exclusive AIM icons, a comic book, cover gallery and web links.

The biggest bonus of all, for me, is music I may have never discovered without seeing the movie. This CD is a very interesting collection, from the avantgarde jazz tracks to the obsecure pop selections. (Even the original film music holds up pretty well without the film.) I normally don't like to pay $14.99 for a single CD, but this one was worth every penny.

Average customer rating: A Fine Soundtrack of a Fine Movie Review(How original huh?) Music that transcends simple meaning...

A River Runs Through It Manufacturer: Milan Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Film Scores | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Legends Of The Fall: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack The Horse Whisperer: Original Score A River Runs through It and Other Stories, Twenty-fifth Anniversary Edition Dances with Wolves A River Runs Through It ASIN: B0007NFL54 Release Date: 2005-03-01

Tracks:

1. A River Runs Through It
2. Casting Presbyterian Style
3. A Land Filled With Wonder
4. Down The Alley (With You)
5. A Summer Of Lumber And Fishing
6. Shooting The Schutes
7. Three Fishermen
8. A Trip To The Unknown
9. A Four Count Rhythm
10. The Shiek Of Araby
11. Bye Bye Blackbird - Prudence Johnson
12. Je Ne Sais Quois
13. Swing Me High, Swing Me Low
14. A Place Remembered
15. A Remark Was Passed
16. Rugged Cross
17. Muskrat Ramble
18. Rawhide
19. The Wild Ride
20. Early Departure
21. The Splendor In The Grass
22. Jessie And Norman
23. Lolo's
24. The High Road
25. Yes, Quite A Day
26. A Fine Fisherman And The Big Blackfoot River
27. The Moment That Could Not Last
28. Too Deep For Tears
29. Without Complete Understanding
30. In The Half-Light Of The Canyon
31. Haunted By Waters - A River Runs Through It (Reprise)
32. Exclusive Interview With Mark Isham

Album Description

A River Runs Through It features Mark Isham's Grammy-and Academy Award-nominated score, plus the songs "The Sheik of Araby" written by Harry B. Smith, Ted Snyder & Francis Wheeler, "Bye Bye Blackbird" written by Mort Dixon & Ray Henderson, and "Muskrat Ramble" written by Ray Gilbert and Edward 'Kid' Ory.

Customer Reviews:

A Fine Soundtrack of a Fine Movie.......2007-07-15

I basically love the movie, because it's poetic along with Montana wilderness and I am a fly-fisherman. I have just bought this CD as my background music while I am tying flies. And it works very very well. Each track reminds me of each moment of the movie, especially, tracks from Track 25 "Yes, Quite a Day" to Track 31 "Hauted by Waters" just make me poignant. An exclusive interview with the composer is also very unique and worth to hear about the background of the movie. "The Moment That Could Not Last" last only 1:24, how about in our real life? Is it gonna be like Paul's? I am hautend by this soundtrack.

Review(How original huh?).......2007-01-25

Personally, this is one of the absolute BEST soundtracks I have ever listened to. The music is calming, soothing, and truly wonderful. The music is so well put together and nicely coordinated and I feel like I am watching the movie again...it also makes great to read the Laura Ingalls Wilder books too. Try it...you might be suprised how well it fits. :)

Music that transcends simple meaning..........2006-07-16

Mark Isham's score for the motion picture A River Runs Through It is one of the most memorable and emotionally captivating film scores of all time. The arrangements of strings, piano, woodwinds create a meditative and reflective range of music throughout the film capturing all the emotions of this powerful drama about an American family in rural Montana. It is at once deeply haunting, moving, nostalgic and sentimental and captures the innocence and beauty of nature and childhood, as well as darker themes of rebellion and tragedy. There is a profound sense of emotion that is embedded within the music that sweeps over me every time I hear it. A combination of happiness, sadness, excitement, and reflection. There is something simply sweeping and majestic within his music. I couldn't think of anything else that would better compliment the film. Highly recommended.

Average customer rating: Not what I expected Fantastic beyond all compare. amazing album Celtic rock Best debut ever

Splendor Solis The Tea Party Manufacturer: Capitol ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Alt Industrial | Industrial | Goth & Industrial | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Alternative Metal | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Edges of Twilight Transmission Triptych The Interzone Mantras Alhambra ASIN: B000003JE3 Release Date: 1994-05-31

Tracks:

1. The River
2. Midsummer Day
3. A Certain Slant Of Light
4. Winter Solice
5. Save Me
6. Sun Going Down
7. In This Time
8. Dreams Of Reason
9. Raven Skies
10. Haze On The Hills
11. The Majestic Song

Customer Reviews:

Not what I expected.......2006-11-05

Jim Morrison meets Led Zepplin, two great tastes that don't always taste great together. This album sounds like they wrote new lyrics to old Zepplin tunes. I mean track 8 sounds exactly like "Ten Years Gone".

I like The Tea Party for their own work, they don't need to borrow.

If you bought this album and loved it you might want to consider purchasing a "best of" Zepplin CD.

Fantastic beyond all compare........2004-10-05

I bought this back in '94 and it was a staple in my car's tape deck (heh) for a good six months following. I've picked it up again over the years and I'm listening to it again today (digital format, of course). I have to say that this album is timelessly superb. I would assert that if do not like this album, then you don't like rock. Yes, it's that good.

amazing album.......2004-05-10

This album is amazing. "Winter Solstice" is a musical masterpiece and "In this time" has beautiful lyrics. The Tea Party's lyrical content based on mythology is very interesting. This album is definately one of my favorites.

Celtic rock.......2004-04-26

This album got me hooked on Tea party, and I was hooked early. This early Celtic folk rock effort was awesome, it matured some more with the next album, and then in Transmission we see the real polished Tea Party sound. In this first effort Tea Party were still evolving as songwriters, and this "roughness" shows, but hardly subtracts from the songs because they are just very good regardless.

David Rehak
author of "Love and Madness"

Best debut ever.......2004-02-02

It's scary to think this band had never had a commercial album before this one. It's so amazingly well put together with none of the teething problems you'd usually expect in this sort of album. It's also very different to where they later went with their music - Splendor Solis is above all a blues and 70s rock album, fitting in quite seamlessly with Led Zeppelin, The Doors and many such bands of that era, while not coming off as a derivative work. My personal belief is that music has gone in a consistent direction since the 70s, and the innovative rock bands of today (Tool, Tea Party, John Butler Trio, Radiohead, Muse etc) have mostly gone back to the change point and taken it a different route.

My favourite tracks are Midsummer Day, Winter Solstice and Haze On The Hills/Majestic Song (which are really one song split across two tracks). Winter Solstice and Save Me are different takes on the same musical theme, but they tend to bundle Winter Solstice with Sister Awake from Edges live.

Average customer rating: Good repetitious meditation music Interesting, a bit boring for me Excellent CD!! My favorite of the set! Great for yoga PERFECT Tamboura CD!

Tamboura Music for Deep Meditation Manufacturer: Inner Splendor Media and Banyan Education ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music Meditation | New Age | Styles | Music Similar Items: Chanting Om Tibetan Singing Bowl Om - The Reverberation Of Source Music for Zen Meditation Satori - Music For Yoga And Meditation ASIN: B000FOT87M Release Date: 2006-04-08

Tracks:

1. Tamboura 70:17

Album Description

Simple, haunting, magical, such words are often used to describe the simple but powerful sound of the tamboura, an ancient stringed instrument from India. The sound of the tamboura has the power to still the mind and bring the attention to the heart. Its hypnotic drone is the perfect accompaniment for your meditation practice.

This high quality recording captures the sound of a single tamboura in its unaltered simplicity. A must have recording for any serious meditation practitioner.

Customer Reviews:

Good repetitious meditation music.......2007-07-07

This CD wasn't what I thought it was going to be - it is a repeating line over and over from start to finish, with no variations.

That being said - the deep vibrations seep in and evoke a "meditative state". The lack of variation is actually good because it isn't distracting.

The music seems to be done electronically, instead of by the actual instruments, however that isn't really a negative.

Interesting, a bit boring for me.......2007-05-13

I am not sure if this sound is looped electronically but I enjoy more movement. This sounds like a great background instrument to me. For meditation, I prefer silence, nature or something more melodic and less monontonous.

Excellent CD!! My favorite of the set!.......2007-04-09

My teacher started using these CDs in our classroom while we did some thinking and meditation exercises and I couldn't believe how relaxed I felt surrounded by 30 people. The vibes in the room were amazing and I immediately asked her, after class, what the CD was and where she had gotten it.

She showed me it was the Tamboura CD and said they were all available on Amazon. Now I have the Chanting Om, Tamboura, and Tibetan Singing Bowl. Each are wonderful and I highly recommend them!

Great for yoga.......2007-03-29

There is one word to describe all three of the CD's. Hypnotic.

The Tamboura works great for yoga.

We also shared tea with friends and played this one in the background and it kept the atmosphere very serene.

Whether during meditation, yoga, or work, these CD's are perfect for anyone looking to achieve a state of peacefulness.

PERFECT Tamboura CD!.......2007-03-28

People who don't like this CD, clearly do not understand the art of meditation and yoga and the journey to inner peace and relaxation.

This CD is incredibly soothing, relaxing and everything you could want. I'm a big fan of the other two CDs in this series, but this has become my favorite. The Tamboura music on here lasts for OVER and HOUR and ten minutes! Compared to most other meditation CDs that only last 20 minutes. The makers of this CD clearly recognize the fact that it takes some time to get into the trance and mood of meditation. I meditate for about an hour, and the last thing I want to hear is some CD changing tracks. It pulls me right out of the moment. But with this CD, that's not a problem!

Into meditation, yoga, or not, this is just an excellent relaxing tool to listen to. If you're stressed, or feeling overwhelmed with life...sit in your favorite chair, or lie down, and just listen. Before you know it, you'll stop thinking about work and other problems of stress, and you'll find yourself lost in the sounds of the tamboura.

EVERYONE should own this CD. Who doesn't like to be relaxed?

Average customer rating: Soothing Santorini sounds

Gentle World: Santorini Splendor Gibson & Antonopoulos Manufacturer: Somerset Entertainment ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | New Age | Styles | Music Meditation | New Age | Styles | Music Relaxation | New Age | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Similar Items: Caribbean Spa Greek Islands (Eyewitness Travel Guides) ASIN: B000HEVZ5I Release Date: 2006-07-01

Tracks:

1. SANTORINI SPLENDOR - Panemorfi Santorini 4 : 10
2. OF SAND AND SEA - Apo tin ammo tis Thallasas 5 : 47
3. BLUE AND WHITE PARADISE - Gallanoleukos Paradisos 6:01
4. SERENADE OF HOPE - Kantatha Elpidas 5 : 27
5. ANCIENT THERA - Arhaia Thira 6 : 23
6. SONG FOR ATHANASIA -To Tragoudi yia tin Athanasia 4:27
7. VILLAGE UNDER THE SUN - Iliolesto Horio 3 : 02
8. SOARING FROM THE SEA - To Megaleio tis Thalassas 5 :55
9. SUNSET AT OIA - Iliovasilima stin Oia 8 : 51

Product Description

The soul of a mythical paradise comes alive with the cadence of the surf and the gentle harmony of guitar, flute and bouzouki

Customer Reviews:

Soothing Santorini sounds.......2007-06-21

"Santorini Splendor" is a New Age revelation of sorts. While many New Age artists rely on synthesizers, "Santorini Splendor" is beautiful, natural and spartan with its emphasis on the flute,guitar, and natural sounds of the Aegean sea. While most New Age music is of an Eastern, Celtic, or electronic flavor, this album highlights Greece, the cradle of Western civilization, in all its serene splendor.

The songs flow naturally into each other, like the tides. It evokes the serene white buildings gazing onto the wine dark sea and the blue sky above. Its simplicity is as relaxing as a warm bath. The electric keyboard is unobtrusive; the sea melds naturally with the songs.

This is a perfect introduction to New Age music, as well as a perfect companion for Putumayo's "Greece: A Musical Odyssey."

Average customer rating: The King has returned....Again!!!! Elvis is in the building!

Return to Splendor The King Manufacturer: EMI ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Gravelands Gravelands ASIN: B00004RINT Release Date: 2000-03-24

Tracks:

1. Sympathy For The Devil
2. L.A. Woman
3. Under The Bridge
4. The House Is Rockin'
5. Whole Lotta Love
6. You Got It
7. Everybody's Talkin'
8. Child Of A Preacher Man
9. King Of The Road
10. Good Vibrations
11. Crazy Little Thing Called Love
12. Pretty Vacant
13. Hoochie Coochie Man
14. Take Me Home, Country Roads
15. What A Wonderful World

Album Details

The Second Coming of the King...and We Do Mean Presley. Once More, It's the Voice of Elvis (Done by an Expert Imitator) Interpreting the Songs of Today, as If Elvis Had Lived Today. This Time, the King Presents Songs Made Popular by the Red Hot Chili Peppers, the Doors, Led Zeppelin, Roger Miller, John Denver, the Beach Boys and Even the Dedication to the "Real" King, "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" from Queen.

Customer Reviews:

The King has returned....Again!!!!.......2005-08-12

The King's Return to Splendor is a great follow up to Gravesland!

I am one of those people who loves cover toones, and it just so happens that I am a Elvis fan, so a guy, impersonating Elvis doing covers of other songs is just awesome! If you liked Gravesland pick up Return to Splendor, if you never heard of Gravesland, pick up both, if you did not like either well then shame on you!!!

Elvis is in the building!.......2004-05-16

At a party my brother-in-law told me he had an album by a Scottish Elvis impersonator; I said "Get Out!" He assured me it was really good and put it in the player. I was totally blown away by the way this guy took popular hits and made them his own. This band is tight and the vocals, well you'd swear Elvis was in the building. This album is in a genre all its own.

Average customer rating: Eh... Sensual and uplifting

Sufi Splendor: Music for Whirling Meditation Sufi Splendor Manufacturer: White Swan ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD India | India & Pakistan | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music Meditation | New Age | Styles | Music General | New Age | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: 3 Sufi Sufi Music of Turkey Rough Guide to Sufi Music Music of Islam, Vol. 9: Mawlawiyah Music of the Whirling Dervishes ASIN: B00006JIDQ Release Date: 2002-09-03

Tracks:

1. Allaho akbar, ya rahimo ya rahman
2. La illaha illa allah
3. Ya rabbi salli alal habib mohammaden

Album Description

The dervish's whirling is a meditation—communion and contemplation—set to music; the calm center of a spiritual cyclone. Sufi Splendor: Music for Whirling Meditation captures the music that drives this resplendent and timeless practice. Serpentine ney (flute), melodic santoor, impassioned singing and ancient frame drum form a hypnotic rhythmic engine, building in intensity and carrying the listener to whirling ecstasy. Recorded in India's Ishvani Kendra monastery, Sufi Splendor: Music for Whirling Meditation features seasoned musicians, masters of the sema'a (Sufi ceremony), performing this irresistible music that propelled the original trance dancers. The Persian mystic poet Rumi, founder of the Mevlana Dervish brotherhood, wrote, "…Music uplifts the soul to realms above. The ashes glow, the latent fires increase: We listen and are fed with joy and peace." Immensely enjoyable for straight listening, truly indispensable for inner exploration, Sufi Splendor: Music for Whirling Meditation places the listener at the tranquil heart of that latent fire.

Customer Reviews:

Eh..........2007-05-11

This CD is okay, but I don't find it as transformative as I've found other Sufi music, which sadly I do not know the names of those artists. The singer has a lovely voice and the instruments are well played but it definitely did not put me in the required state for whirling meditation which I have experience elsewhere.

Sensual and uplifting.......2004-07-25

This wonderful CD combines the sensual beauty of the middle eastern rhythyms with the uplifting, entrancing spirituality of the chants. Each of the three long tracks builds from a simple beginning, increasing in tempo and passion. This is a wonderful CD for meditation, particulary active meditation (the whirling of the title, dance, etc.). I highly recommend it for anyone interested in Sufi traditions and/or middle eastern music.

Average customer rating: A good rendition for specialized musical tastes

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Tracks:

1. Ambrosian Chant: Chant For Masses: Ingressa: Respice in me - Milan Cathedral Choir/Monsignore Luciano Migliavacca
2. Ambrosian Chant: Chant For Masses: Psalmellus: Pacifice Ioquebantur - Milan Cathedral Choir/Monsignore Luciano Migliavacca
3. Ambrosian Chant: Chant For Masses: Ante evangelium: In Bethlehem Judae - Milan Cathedral Choir/Monsignore Luciano Migliavacca
4. Ambrosian Chant: Chant For Masses: Post Evangelium: Coenae tuae - Milan Cathedral Choir/Monsignore Luciano Migliavacca
5. Ambrosian Chant: Chant For Masses: Ante Evangelium: Laudate dominum - Milan Cathedral Choir/Monsignore Luciano Migliavacca
6. Ambrosian Chant: Chant For Masses: Transitorium: Gaude et laetare - Milan Cathedral Choir/Monsignore Luciano Migliavacca
7. Ambrosian Chant: Chant For Masses: Transitorium: Te laudamus - Milan Cathedral Choir/Monsignore Luciano Migliavacca
8. Ambrosian Chant: Chant For Offices: Hymnus: Splendor paternae gloriae - Milan Cathedral Choir/Monsignore Luciano Migliavacca
9. Ambrosian Chant: Chant For Offices: Hymnus: Agnes beatae virginis - Milan Cathedral Choir/Monsignore Luciano Migliavacca
10. Ambrosian Chant: Chant For Offices: Hymnus: Apostolorum passio - Milan Cathedral Choir/Monsignore Luciano Migliavacca
11. Dedication Of A Church: Chants For The Mass: Intoitus: Terribilis est - Choir Of Monks Of The Abbey Of Our Lady Of Fontgombault/Dom G. Duchene
12. Dedication Of A Church: Chants For The Mass: Kyrie XII - Choir Of Monks Of The Abbey Of Our Lady Of Fontgombault/Dom G. Duchene
13. Dedication Of A Church: Chants For The Mass: Gloria XII - Choir Of Monks Of The Abbey Of Our Lady Of Fontgombault/Dom G. Duchene
14. Dedication Of A Church: Chants For The Mass: Graduale: Locus iste - Choir Of Monks Of The Abbey Of Our Lady Of Fontgombault/Dom G. Duchene
15. Dedication Of A Church: Chants For The Mass: Alleluia: Adorabo - Choir Of Monks Of The Abbey Of Our Lady Of Fontgombault/Dom G. Duchene
16. Dedication Of A Church: Chants For The Mass: Offertorium: Domine Deus - Choir Of Monks Of The Abbey Of Our Lady Of Fontgombault/Dom G. Duchene
17. Dedication Of A Church: Chants For The Mass: Sanctus XII - Choir Of Monks Of The Abbey Of Our Lady Of Fontgombault/Dom G. Duchene
18. Dedication Of A Church: Chants For The Mass: Agnus Dei XII - Choir Of Monks Of The Abbey Of Our Lady Of Fontgombault/Dom G. Duchene
19. Dedication Of A Church: Chants For The Mass: Communio: Domus mea - Choir Of Monks Of The Abbey Of Our Lady Of Fontgombault/Dom G. Duchene
20. Proper Of The Mass For Easter Sunday: Introitus: Resurrexi - Choir Of The Monastery Of Maria Einsiedeln/Pater Roman Bannwart
21. Proper Of The Mass For Easter Sunday: Graduale: Haec dies. Confitemini - Choir Of The Monastery Of Maria Einsiedeln/Pater Roman Bannwart
22. Proper Of The Mass For Easter Sunday: Aleluia: Pascha nustrum - Choir Of The Monastery Of Maria Einsiedeln/Pater Roman Bannwart
23. Proper Of The Mass For Easter Sunday: Sequentia: Victimae - Choir Of The Monastery Of Maria Einsiedeln/Pater Roman Bannwart
24. Proper Of The Mass For Easter Sunday: Offertorium: Terra tremuit - Choir Of The Monastery Of Maria Einsiedeln/Pater Roman Bannwart
25. Proper Of The Mass For Easter Sunday: Communio: Pascha nostrum - Choir Of The Monastery Of Maria Einsiedeln/Pater Roman Bannwart
26. Old Spanish Chant: Prolegendium: Dominus regnavit - Chorus Of Monks Of The Abbey Of Santo Domingo De Silos/Dom Ismael Fernandez De La Cuesta
27. Old Spanish Chant: Tractus: Vide, Domine, et considera - Chorus Of Monks Of The Abbey Of Santo Domingo De Silos/Dom Ismael Fernandez De La Cuesta
28. Old Spanish Chant: Lauda (Post Evangelium): Laudate Dominum - Chorus Of Monks Of The Abbey Of Santo Domingo De Silos/Dom Ismael Fernandez De La Cuesta
29. Old Spanish Chant: Preces: Ecclesiam sanctam catholicam - Chorus Of Monks Of The Abbey Of Santo Domingo De Silos/Dom Ismael Fernandez De La Cuesta
30. Old Spanish Chant: Antiphona: Pacem meam do vobis - Chorus Of Monks Of The Abbey Of Santo Domingo De Silos/Dom Ismael Fernandez De La Cuesta
31. Old Spanish Chant: Sanctus - Chorus Of Monks Of The Abbey Of Santo Domingo De Silos/Dom Ismael Fernandez De La Cuesta
32. Old Spanish Chant: Pater Noster - Chorus Of Monks Of The Abbey Of Santo Domingo De Silos/Dom Ismael Fernandez De La Cuesta
33. Old Spanish Chant: Pater Noster - Chorus Of Monks Of The Abbey Of Santo Domingo De Silos/Dom Ismael Fernandez De La Cuesta
34. Old Spanish Chant: Ad Confractionem Panis: Gustate et videte - Chorus Of Monks Of The Abbey Of Santo Domingo De Silos/Dom Ismael Fernandez De La Cuesta

Customer Reviews:

A good rendition for specialized musical tastes.......2002-08-26

Not everyone likes monk chants because they find them depressing or bringing up bad memories of attempts to cram demonstrably false religious beliefs down their throat. Others find monk chants relaxing. I am in this group. This recording is very relaxing. I play it in my car.

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