| 1. Mamino |
| 2. Mágica |
| 3. Bailaste Mañana |
| 4. Puertas |
| 5. Baila la Morena (Con la Mano en el Moño |
| 6. Si Te Impiden Crecer |
| 7. Proa a la Ternura |
| 8. Me Quieren |
| 9. Vestida de Negro |
| 10. Cantándole a la Vida |
Bailaste Manana,Grupo Moncada,Egrem Records,Cuba,Int'l & World Music,Latin,Pop,Salsa,Tropical
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I Am Sam - Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture
Various Artists Manufacturer: V2 Ada ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00005TT77 Release Date: 2002-01-08 |
Tracks:
- Two of Us - Aimee Mann & Michael Penn
- Blackbird - Sarah McLachlan
- Across the Universe - Rufus Wainwright
- I'm Looking Through You - The Wallflowers
- You've Got to Hide Your Love Away - Eddie Vedder
- Strawberry Fields - Ben Harper
- Mother Nature's Son - Sheryl Crow
- Golden Slumbers - Ben Folds
- I'm Only Sleeping - The Vines
- Don't Let Me Down - Stereophonics
- Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds - The Black Crowes
- Julia - Chocolate Genius
- We Can Work It Out - Heather Nova
- Help - Howie Day
- Nowhere Man - Paul Westerberg
- Revolution - Grandaddy
- Let It Be - Nick Cave
Amazon.com
Jessie Nelson's poignant tale of a mentally challenged man named Sam (Sean Penn) who recruits a lawyer to help him regain custody of his young daughter leans heavily on the lead character's obsession with Beatles songs, and his innocent trust in their wisdom and emotional truth. It's an artistic gambit that shrewdly lends itself to this mostly rewarding collection of Beatles covers by a wide range of contemporary artists, many of whom no doubt leapt at the chance to record a treasured song by their own musical heroes. The renditions are by and large faithful, and inform the elemental genius of the originals by the strength and variety of the artist's voices alone. The husband-wife team of Aimee Mann and Michael Penn (Sean's brother) can't help but find resonance in "Two of Us," just as Nick Cave's latter-day, heart-on-his-sleeve crooner infatuation makes "Let It Be" all his own. It's the reinterpretations that are riskier. While Paul Westerberg's stripped-down, nasal reading of "Nowhere Man" perceptively underscores Lennon's inherent Dylan fetish and Howie Day turns "Help!" from anxious plea to desperate dirge, Grandaddy smugly alt-rocks the energy right out of "Revolution." The Beatles hardly need anyone to burnish their reputation, but this album goes a long way toward underscoring their most undersung legacy as rock's most transcendent melting pot. -Jerry McCulleyCustomer Reviews:
I Am Sam CD.......2006-11-10
I AM SAM SOUND TRACK IS GREAT!.......2006-11-04
Disc of Beatles Covers Offers Lots of Room for Reinterpretation, Some Quite Wonderful.......2006-07-21
Husband-and-wife folk rockers Aimee Mann and Michael Penn kick things off with a pleasing version of the optimistic "Two of Us". Pleasing also describes Sarah McLachlan's take on "Blackbird", which is greatly aided by Sean Ashby's delicate strumming. The pace picks up with the Wallflowers' jaunty "I'm Looking Through You" complete with Rami Jaffee's Austin Powers-sounding keyboards and Jackson Browne providing harmony vocals. Eddie Vedder's uniquely scratchy vocal delivery is well served by "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away" where he accompanies himself ably on guitar and harmonica. Ben Harper gets into an appropriately psychedelic mood for "Strawberry Fields Forever" with particularly lush strings and fulsome horns, though he gets carried away with the bombastic ending.
Things start to fluctuate at this point in the disc. Sheryl Crow sounds somnambulant and rather constricted on a country-twanged "Mother Nature's Son", a sub-par choice for her slick performing style; and the plaintive Ben Folds barely registers on the too-brief "Golden Slumbers". In the one track that sounds like a Fab Four impersonation (or more accurately, a Beatlemania facsimile), the Vines cover "I'm Only Sleeping" in a comparatively generic manner. The Stereophonics make "Don't Let Me Down" sound like a mid-1970's Rod Stewart pop-rocker, while the Black Crowes put their familiar blues-oriented stamp on the most psychedelic of Beatles songs, "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds".
Chocolate Genius, led by Marc Anthony Thompson, refashions John Lennon's touching paean to his mother, "Julia", into a hazy dirge that actually brings a surprising resonance to the song. However, sounding a bit too much like MacLachlan, singer-songwriter Heather Nova lends little distinction to her version of "We Can Work It Out", granted one of the most lightweight songs in the Lennon-McCartney canon. Howie Day effectively slows down "Help!" into an atmospheric, almost halting plea of quiet desperation. Dylan sound-alike Paul Westerberg croaks through "Nowhere Man" with little flair; and in perhaps the biggest departure from the original, the now-defunct indie band Grandaddy turns "Revolution" into a chugging slow-poke rocker. On the final track, Aussie musician Nick Cave lends his recognizably barren style to a somewhat desultory "Let It Be". It's a mixed bag for sure, but what really comes across is the unbeatable craftsmanship and magical yin-and-yang perfection of Lennon and McCartney.
Strawberry Fields Forever!...FIVE STARS PLUS for this music!.......2006-05-09
The CD has a whopping 17 tracks for almost an hour of music from the movie (or inspired by the movie) I Am Sam. The music was beautifully woven into the movie; but even with just this CD you'll be blown away! It's a must-have for fans of The Beatles, the artists here, and fans of great rock everywhere.
The CD starts off strong with a rendition of "Two Of Us" by Aimee Mann and Michael Penn. I think their personal relationship helped make them harmonize so well for this song. The Black Crowes do an excellent job with the musical arrangement for "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds;" the drums are first-class! Sheryl Crow injects a great country music accent to "Mother Nature's Son." Sarah McLachlan performs a very sensitive rendition of "Blackbird;" and the CD ends beautifully with one of my very favorite Beatles songs, "Let It Be" performed by Nick Cave with Chaz Jankel on piano. Awesome!
Amazon writes that some of the "reinterpretations (on this album)...are riskier." I don't agree. While risks were taken, you won't know it! For example, Grandaddy does a great job of adding their own spice to "Revolution" and Paul Westerberg's voice was rather pleasing to my ear on "Nowhere Man."
The quality of the sound is excellent; and all of the musical arrangements are very thoughtfully produced. The liner notes come with a few color pictures from the motion picture I Am Sam; and you also get the song credits.
Overall, this CD is the product of an exceptionally talented group of artists who perform a noticeably sensitive suite of covers of great Beatles songs. This album will touch a nerve in you and leave you wondering why they couldn't have recorded even more. The singers expressed even the finest of nuances in the meanings of every word in every song; and I treasure this album as one of my preferred CDs. If this were a vinyl album I would have worn the grooves off of it long ago.
Touching Movie, Beautiful Soundtrack.......2006-04-15
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American Angels
Manufacturer: Harmonia Mundi Fr. ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0001ADB4Q Release Date: 2004-02-10 |
Tracks:
- Holy Manna
- Abbeville
- Wondrous Love
- Sweet Hour Of Prayer
- Jewett
- Dunlap's Creek
- New Britain
- The Morning Trumpet
- Resignation
- Poland
- Wayfaring Stranger
- Sweet By And By
- Blooming Vale
- Idumea (I)/Idumea (II)
- Sweet Prospect
- Shall We Gather At The River
- Amanda
- Invitation
- Parting Hand
- Angel Band
Amazon.com
This, Anonymous 4's final recording, is a break from their usual "early music" periods and locations; it presents American music, religious in nature, from the 18th and 19th centuries. And it's absolutely beautiful from start to finish. Their normal, exquisite technique and purity here blend to sound the way we imagined the ladies' choir in church meetings in America past might have sounded: sweet, sincere, and with harmonies recognizable yet somehow fresh. Some of the songs begin with the women singing "fa, so la" exercises, which was called "shape note" singing because some places taught singing with notes as shapes--circle, rectangle, diamond, triangle. But it's the music that counts, and there are treasures here. They include two versions of "Amazing Grace," one familiar, one with an unusual melody and a piece called "Blooming Vale" which is as sophisticated as anything on their previous albums. "Shall We Gather at the River" is performed with a clarity and loveliness that makes us forget that it's normally sung as background to movies about the Great Depression. The foursome sometimes sing in rich harmonies and occasionally alone or in pairs or trios. This is glorious Americana and highly recommended. --Robert LevineCustomer Reviews:
spiritual americana.......2007-01-06
and gregorian in style (I love them!). They move on to cover spiritual
basics of the 1800s. If you like classical music, perfect harmonies
and spiritual americina, then you will be blessed!
Rich Heritage.......2006-10-11
Superb .......2006-08-07
Can't walk away from it!.......2006-08-07
These four ladies produce a unique and remarkable sound. I can't recommend it enough.
Mana from Heaven.......2006-05-08
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Magnolia: Music from the Motion Picture
Aimee Mann , Supertramp , and Jon Brion Manufacturer: Reprise / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00003A9NN Release Date: 1999-12-07 |
Tracks:
- One
- Momentum
- Build That Wall
- Deathly
- Driving Sideways
- You Do
- Nothing Is Good Enough (Instrumental)
- Wise Up
- Save Me
- Goodbye Stranger - Supertramp
- Logical Song - Supertramp
- Dreams - Gabrielle
- Magnolia - Jon Brion
Amazon.com
The much anticipated follow-up to Paul Thomas Anderson's Boogie Nights, Magnolia features a specially orchestrated soundtrack, largely written and performed by Aimee Mann ('Til Tuesday member and sadly overlooked solo artist). Mann's voice has always been a suitable vehicle for conveying emotional turmoil and indelible sadness, and several tracks here ("Build That Wall," "You Do," "Driving Sideways") do so with the rich melodicism that informs her best work. Producer Jon Brion's sprightly horn arrangements for "Momentum" are an unexpected (though not completely unwelcome) splash of cold water. Only Mann's cover of the Harry Nilsson-penned Three Dog Night hit "One" backfires, as it simply doesn't deliver the same effective climax as the original. The two Supertramp tracks from their Breakfast in America LP tacked on at album's end are incongruous (though they cut down the degrees of separation between them and Mann to an incredible one!). However, for anyone with an interest in Mann's melodic songwriting, there are eight worthy originals waiting for you. --Rob O'ConnorCustomer Reviews:
Mann....Oh Mann..........2007-04-25
see below for link to the film score
"Magnolia" was a one of a kind film. Not only for it's amazing cast, unique story and great filming, but the soundtrack is one that will touch you to your very core. Aimee Mann's words and music are stirring, and tell a story of life that is so relateable, that P.T. Anderson wrote the screenplay based on her works, all the different character stories that converge stemming from the character of Claudia. Don't worry though, if you are fan of Mann, but have not seen this film, this is an album that stands on it's own. One that you will never seem to get enough of.
The CD has 13 tracks from the film, every one a winner. Most are written and performed(9 of the tracks) by Mann, and even the opening with "One" not written by Mann, she makes it her own with a fresh take and the mood is set. "Momentum", "Build That Wall" "Deathly", "Driving Sideways", and 'You Do" follow and the words and music have such feeling you cannot helped be touched by the story they tell. One of human emotions that you will either relate to or be touched by. "Nothing is Good Enough" is a fine instrumental, that needs no words. Mann's final two selections are 'Wise Up" and "Save Me". Supertramp adds their wonderful talents with "Goodbye Stranger", 'Logical Song" both excellent tunes that I find nice for drive time, as well as "Dreams" from Gabrielle" . The album closes with "Magnolia" from John Brion's superb score.
The CD sound is excellent. It comes with a booklet with some notes from P.T. Anderson, the songs and the words, and some film pix. Fans of the film can relive all the very human moments again and again, and if you weren't a fan of Aimee Mann before you will be now. Fans of Mann, will enjoy this album that is definitive of her muisc, her style and intuitiveness for saying what we may be feeling.
If you are looking for just the score(also marvelous on it's own), that is also available atMagnolia (Score to 1999 Film) (Score to 1999 Film). There are some excellent reviews there of the album. This soundtrack is also available here:Magnolia
so you can check both of these sites for best deals and availability.
I've written close to 1,000 reviews here and I don't think I've ever said this before..If I could go more then 5 stars I would, but it's true of this album.
I'll leave this with some words by Mann's "Save Me":
"You look like - A perfect fit -
For a girl in need - Of a tourniquet -
But can you save me -Come on and save me
if you could save me - from the ranks- Of the freaks
who suspect - they could never love anyone...."
Enjoy....Laurie
Magnolia Soundtrack.......2006-08-07
I LOVE IT.......2006-05-08
Don't get me wrong, the rest of the soundtrack is fantastic too. Hell, "Dreams" is now my top inspirational song of all time, yes, past the Rocky song "Eye of the Tiger."
If you're a fan of Aimee Mann, you have to have this album. If you liked the movie, you have to have this album. Buy it.
one of the GREATEST soundtracks ever in history!!.......2006-03-07
it lost, unfortunately, to a forgettable cartoon monkey love song by phil collins from disney.
"Magnolia" told the story of 9 lives intertwined in one night.
very depressing, raw, and devistatingly real.
3 other songs you can find also from aimee mann's, "bachelor no.2" cd. an excellent piece of masterful writing as well as lyrical depth and sharpness. you won't find a better cd than this for a film. aimee tells it like it is.....and then some!
no harrry.......2005-07-12
all the amiee songs though are pretty cool
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The Best of Manfred Mann's Earth Band
Manfred Mann's Earth Band Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000002N76 Release Date: 1996-06-11 |
Tracks:
- Blinded By The Light
- Spirit In The Night
- Quit Your Low Down Ways
- Questions
- Circles
- Davy's On The Road Again
- Quinn The Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn)
- You Angel You
- Hollywood Town
- Don't Kill It Carol
- On The Run
- For You
Album Description
19 of the smash prog rock group's greatest, all digitally remastered. Includes 'Spirits In The Night', 'Blinded By The Light' (Single Version), 'Mighty Quinn' (Single Version), 'You Angel You' (Single Version), 'For You' (Single Version), 'Lies' and 'Runner' (Single Version). The tracks span 1972-1998. Also features a 32 page booklet packed with photos (color and black & white) and liner notes. Comes packaged in a digipak within a full color, embossed slipcase. 1999 release.Customer Reviews:
Mannfred Mann and the Earth Band are not the same!.......2007-01-23
For the "charming original" of "The Mighty Quinn" get Mannfred Mann's Greatest Hits instead. I prefer the version here; it's from the "Watch" album.
The Earth Band had a lot of hit or miss material in the late '70's and '80's. I still drag out "Angel Station" from time to time and play a couple tracks from it, but I'd skip it unless you have time and money to blow to mine for the good stuff.
Get "Roaring Silence" and "Watch" and you've pretty much got their best.
favorite songz.......2007-01-12
here are some of my favorite songs.
1)Waiting for a girl like you by foreigner
2)Money for nothing by dire straits
3)Heavy fuel by dire straits
4)Enter sandman by metallica
5)For whom the bell tolls by metallica
6)Blinded by the light by Manfred mann's earth band
7)Movie by aerosmith
8)Coyote by mark knopfler/dire straits
9)Carry on wayward son by kansas
10)Slow ride by foghat
11)Should i stay or should i go by the clash
12)Highway to hell by Ac/dc
13)Warning by green day
14)Shattered by the rolling stones
Live track spoils CD .......2006-11-10
Excellent!.......2006-02-17
Very mistitled album, hardly the best of MMEB........2005-09-08
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Bachelor No. 2
Aimee Mann Manufacturer: Superego Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00004RG4Y Release Date: 2000-03-28 |
Tracks:
- How Am I Different
- Nothing Is Good Enough
- Red Vines
- The Fall of the World's Own Optimist
- Satellite
- Deathly
- Ghost World
- Calling It Quits
- Driving Sideways
- Just like Anyone
- Susan
- It Takes All Kinds
- You Do
Amazon.com
Bachelor No. 2 is the product of a woman whose 40th birthday looms months ahead, and it illustrates how a little seasoning has paid off creatively for Aimee Mann. Always an incisive lyricist, the eloquent singer-songwriter further hones her wordplay to a razor-sharp edge. Her subjects are so adroitly sliced and diced that little blood is shed, though they're permanently cut down to size. "Calling It Quits" targets some cad who is "numbering himself among the masterminds 'cause he's hit upon the leverage of valentines." Not that Mann spares herself from a steely assessment: "I know I had it coming / From a Caesar who was only slumming" she admits in "The Fall of the World's Own Optimist." Though this 13-track collection borrows three songs from its immediate predecessor, Mann's soundtrack to Magnolia, its musical ingenuity and consistency (notable considering five different production teams are credited here) make the scattered redundancies irrelevant. Mann's artistic growth has been evident with each new release, and Bachelor marks her biggest leap forward to date. --Steven StolderCustomer Reviews:
10 of the best ever.......2007-06-29
grows.......2007-06-11
Aimee's "Sgt. Pepper's" Album!.......2006-03-22
You also get a few tracks that appear on her Magnolia CD which is nice. The best songs on here are Red Vines, Deathly, you know I can't say there are best songs because it's great from beginning to end. If you have any interest in Aimee Mann or even remember 'Til Tuesday then you must get this disc. It's a must! You won't be dissapointed.
"driving sideways, if you roll down the window you'll see , you're where you don't belong "
Her lyrics will blow you away.
by far her best album to date!!.......2006-03-05
look here and start with this.
BACHELOR NO.2 also was involved for the success
of the "MAGNOLIA" soundtrack-- about 3 or 4 songs
from the bachelor album.
favorite is "red vines" and "calling it
quits"
Grudge against man(n)?.......2005-12-10
The music on Bachelor No. 2 runs the spectrum from quiet yet scathing commentary (Nothing is Good Enough) to the defiantely rocking (Deathly). Almost everything on Bachelor No. 2 is a resounding success, thanks to the combo of Mann's smart and unusual wordplay, assured melodies, and solid musicianship all around. Even when Mann resorts to dropping the "F" bomb in stunning opener How Am I Different?, one gets the idea that she is simply displaying a flippance over her romantic situation rather than being blatantly disgusted by it. Another in a string of highs is The Fall of the World's Own Optimist, cowritten by Mann's esteemed male predecessor Elvis Costello. Though one doubts after listening to the prevailing themes throughout No. 2 that the optimist she speaks of was ever herself. Mann more likely sees the rest of the world as unwitting optimists, and her sharp, cunning eye and sweet lips are the device to lay plain these optimists naivety. However, Mann shows the vulnerability of falling victim to these traps herself through her secret yearning of the subjects in which she sings. Kudos!
For more rocking and possibly even more emotional renditions of several of these songs and others from her now 12-year solo career, pick up a copy of Live at St. Anne's Warehouse.
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The Forgotten Arm
Aimee Mann Manufacturer: Superego Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0007YLLK2 Release Date: 2005-05-03 |
Tracks:
- Dear John
- King of the Jailhouse
- Goodbye Caroline
- Going Through the Motions
- I Can't Get My Head Around It
- She Really Wants You
- Video
- Little Bombs
- That's How I Knew This Story Would Break My Heart
- I Can't Help You Anymore
- I Was Thinking I Could Clean Up for Christmas
- Beautiful
Amazon.com
Marked by a distinctly more middle-aged melancholy than her previous releases, Aimee Mann's The Forgotten Arm is a successfully conceived story album, following a couple through the life of their relationship. There is much for old and new fans here, as Mann lifts vignettes from the love-and-hate affair of a boxer and his girlfriend like sepia-toned snapshots from a county fair. In fact, it is in just one of those sticky, hot fairground parking lots where the romance blossoms and progresses "in the back of a Cadillac, that's her asleep in the mirror in back." The syncopated, bluesy melodies and strong ensemble of musicians make for a polished effort, and Mann's gimlet eye doesn't miss much--from the seductive pain of addiction, bout-induced memory loss, and finally to the inevitable discussion about having (or not) a baby. If indigo is the mood for most of Mann's work, then The Forgotten Arm may be closer to lavender, given the seasoned humor and perspective evident in standout tracks such as "That's How I Knew This Story Would Break My Heart" and "She Really Wants You." This one's a keeper. --Megan HalversonBest of the Largo-ites
Bachelor No. 2, Aimee Mann |
I Heart Huckabees, Jon Brion |
XO, Elliott Smith |
Heartbreaker, Ryan Adams |
Virginia Creeper, Grant Lee Phillips |
When the Pawn..., Fiona Apple |
Album Description
The Forgotten Arm is the new studio album from the Grammy and Oscar nominated singer/songwriter Aimee Mann. Aimee's songs have a literary quality to them sharp, spare short stories set to music so it was probably inevitable that she would one day make a concept album, the musical equivalent of a novella. The Forgotten Arm , her fifth solo release, is exactly that: a dozen songs that tell, rather loosely, the story of John and Caroline as they meet, fall in love and road trip across America.Customer Reviews:
Someone stop Joe Henry before he "produces" again!.......2007-02-08
Aimee says (on her web site) that Joe Henry only spent a few days recording this album, and that he went for minimalist arrangements. Boy, does it show! For the record, I own and enjoy most of Joe's CDs and all of Aimee's CDs (including Till Tuesday but not including the Magnolia soundtrack). But the production here is just strange, with lots of instruments in mono panned hard right or left, and every track has the trailing sound of some instrument dragging on for too long before the fadeout - gaaa!!
Joe H. also ruined the latest CD from Susan Tedeschi - she doesn't even play guitar on it for cripe's sake! I mean think of it: a CD by a blues guitarist upon which said guitarist doesn't play? What were they thinking?
Another gripe: seems like singers who do more studio work than live performing are prone to end up mumbling their words quietly into the mic. I'm sad to say that Aimee is now solidly in this camp, which is a shame. I prefer dynamic singers, the energy they lend to the song is part of what I really enjoy.
Lastly, I like sad depressing songs, but "I was thinking I could clean up for Christmas" isn't the good kind of sad - it's a huge soul-sucking downer that I could have done without.
OK, I give this 3 stars because it is better than most stuff out there, but not up to Aimee's usual excellent level.
Aimee Mann is the Stuff!!.......2007-01-30
Gorgeous.......2007-01-11
Every bit as good as Magnolia... maybe better.......2006-11-03
BUY IT and give it more than one listen..........2006-10-13
Many months later I started to spin it again and looked at the drawings along with the story....I mean SONGS.
This isn't just a music album, this is an amazing expression from a truly amazing artist, Aimee Mann. Every song is a chapter to a larger story about a couple and sometimes a song is from the girls perspective and sometimes it's his. Sometimes it's both in the same song.
It's not a happy smiley story but it feels so REAL. This is about living life and trying to overcome the difficulties. The music is great, I love the older style recording, the piano is right on, lots of acoustic guitar on this one. Aimee's voice is as good as ever, raw and unable to mask her artist expression.
If she releases an album half this good in the future I will be a happy man. Thank you Aimee for defying the industry and writing what you want and creating a true classic. Please come play Nashville.
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I'm With Stupid
Aimee Mann Manufacturer: Fontana Geffen ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000003TBW Release Date: 1996-01-30 |
Tracks:
- Long Shot
- Choice In The Matter
- Sugarcoated
- You Could Make A Killing
- Superball
- Amateur
- All Over Now
- Par For The Course
- You're With Stupid Now
- That's Just What You Are
- Frankenstein
- Ray
- It's Not Safe
Amazon.com
What we're getting here is what we've come to expect from this talented songstress: pop arrangements of literate songs that deal with knotty relationships involving lovers, critics, and corporations. Mann co-wrote a song with Elvis Costello for the final 'Til Tuesday album, and it was an apt pairing. Like Costello at his best, Aimee is equal parts adroit and direct. A couplet like "I came back twice, now I'm the Anti-Christ" or "A thousand compromises don't add up to a single win" may be accompanied by something a little more to the point--"Don't you know you're a fucking freak in this world?" Mann and producer/multi-instrumentalist Jon Brion keep the songs pithy and punchy, bringing on guests like Juliana Hatfield (on the particularly intoxicating "You Could Make a Killing"), Suede alumni Bernard Butler, Michael Penn, Chris Difford, and Glenn Tilbrook for occasional adornment, but mostly maintain a hands-on approach. The result frequently recalls Abby Road-period Beatles, which isn't a bad source. --Steven StolderCustomer Reviews:
best aimee album.......2007-01-10
Worth buying........2007-01-04
Irresistible.......2006-11-25
My favourite album of all time.......2006-06-13
2. Choice in the Matter - 10/10 - "Skip the cloak and dagger bit, don't you know we're sick of it?" haha
3. Sugarcoated - 10/10 - definitely the best song on this album. Anyone can relate to this song.
4. Could Make A Killing - 10/10 - this is the song that made me go out and buy the album in the first place
5. Superball - 11/10 - All I can say is 'WOW'
6. Amateur- 10/10 - I cried so many times over this song
7. All Over Now -10/10- Yet another one dedicated to my ex and I liked the superball reference at the end
8. Par For The Course - 8/10 - An okay favourite song
9. You're With Stupid Now - 9.5/10 - such a sad song
10. That's Just What You Are - 10/10 - Words never rang so true
11. Frankenstein - 11/10 - Great great lyrics
12. Ray - 7/10 - My least favourite song
13. It's Not Safe - A long but well done song
title says all about the record labels........and deserves it.........2006-03-05
they didn't hear that "hit single for the radio", and shelved
this cd. however, it saw the light of day 2 yes. later.
the whole album is mann's horrible experience with producing
and making a record with dumbasses behind the hit factory.
excellent songs, great songwriting style. the song
"amateur" is in the gwyneth paltrow film,"sliding doors"
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Whatever
Aimee Mann Manufacturer: Fontana Geffen ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000003TBY Release Date: 1995-12-19 |
Tracks:
- I Should've Known
- Fifty Years After The Fair
- 4th Of July
- Could've Been Anyone
- Put Me On Top
- Stupid Thing
- Say Anthing
- Jacob Marley's Chain
- Mr. Harris
- I Could Hurt You Now
- I Know There's A Word
- I've Had It
- Way Back When
Amazon.com
Mann has retired the 'Til Tuesday moniker, but the elements that made Everything's Different Now (1988) so superb--heartrending songs, baroque pop arrangements and lovely melodies--remains intact. Jeff BatemanCustomer Reviews:
A timeless work of "audio art".......2007-02-20
In my opinion, Amiee Mann spent the 80's climbing to this very high point. Her work with "'til tuesday" managed to improve with each release. The 80's were an outstanding decade for pop and rock, but the "new wave" formula often used (and exploited by early 'til tuesday) had to be tossed aside for Aimee to truly shine. The 90's may have been a huge train wreck for the music industry, but Aimee Mann was shining brighter than ever!
One cannot review this CD without mentioning the production by Jon Brion (Aimee's 'til tuesday band mate). Nothing short of amazing!
I purchased this CD on the very day it was released back in the early 90's. It has since become a timeless work of "audio art", one of the few truly GREAT albums of the era.
-JM
excellent.......2007-01-10
aimee is a wonderful artist.
excellent solo debut for aimee..........2006-03-05
her songs on this cd were supposed to be for a 4th 'til
tuesday album, but the way things went, mann decided to
go solo, and the result is perfect.
One of Aimee Mann's best!.......2005-08-15
Fine debut........2005-05-05
The music excels at its best when Mann manages to coax her saracastic lyric and deadpan vocal into a sort of aggressive, ecstatic delivery ("I Should've Been Known", "Put Me On Top"), or when it clearly points to the feax-folky direction that would be coming in years to come (the brilliantly melancholy "4th of July", "Stupid Thing"). There's a couple misfires on this one as a result (sacchriney pop song "Could've Been Anyone", the conceptually brilliant but lifelessly executed "Jacob Marley's Chain"), although this is all going to be pretty subjective, the music is pleasant enough, some of it just lacks bite.
Its a beginning, and better things are to come-- if you're interested in Mann, don't start here, check one of the more recent albums, but if you've got those, this makes for an interesting listen.
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The Story of Bach
Manufacturer: Vox (Classical) ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000001KCL Release Date: 1995-04-16 |
Tracks:
- Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 In G Major, S. 1049 (Allegro)
- Gabrieli: In Decachordo Psalterio
- Chorale Prelude: Wachet Auf (Sleepers, Awake), S. 645
- Violin Concerto No. 2 In E Major, S. 1042 (Allegro)
- Toccata And Fugue In D Minor, S. 565
- Mass In B Minor, S. 232 (Et Resurrexit) (And He Has Risen)
- Two-Part Invention No. 14 In B Flat Major, S. 785
- Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 In D Major, S. 1050 (Allegro)
- Cantata No. 57, S. 57 (1740): Selig Ist Der Mann (Blessed Is The Man)
- Italian Concerto In F Major, S. 971 (Allegro)
- Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 In F Major, S. 1047 (Allegro Assai)
- Well-Tempered Clavier Book 1, S. 846 (Prelude No. 1 In C Major)
- St. Matthew Passion, S. 244 (Chorale)
- Concerto For Two Violins In D Minor, S. 1043 (Allegro)
- Passacaglia And Fugue In C Minor, S. 582
- St. Matthew Passion, S. 244 (Chorale)
- Cantata No. 211 (1732) 'Coffee Cantata' S. 211 (Baritone Solo)
- St. John Passion, S. 245 (I Follow Thee Also, My Saviour, With Gladness)
- Magnificat In D Major, S. 243 (Chorus)
- Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 In G Major, S. 1048, (Allegro - Complete)
- Vivace; Largo Ma Non Tanto: Allegro - Dieter Vorholz
- Allegro - Dieter Vorholz
- Adagio; Allegro Assai - Dieter Vorholz
Customer Reviews:
Excellent!.......2006-07-01
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The Roaring Silence
Manfred Mann's Earth Band Manufacturer: Friday Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000219904 Release Date: 2004-05-18 |
Tracks:
- Blinded by the Light
- Singing the Dolphin Through
- Waiter, There's a Yawn in My Ear
- Road to Babylon
- This Side of Paradise
- Starbird
- Questions
- Spirits in the Night [*]
- Blinded by the Light [Single Edit][*]
Customer Reviews:
Great Re-Mastered CD.......2007-01-24
The Roaring Silence.......2006-11-10
(f.ex Angel Station, Nightingales and Bombers, Solar Fire )
Roaring Silence.......2006-11-05
ONE OF THE GREATEST GUITAR SOLOS.......2006-04-22
done. Listen to it.
Blinded by the light rocks.......2006-04-17
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- Bongo de Monte [Import]
- Bonito Y Sabroso: Antologia Integral, Vol. 4 [Import]
- Bossa Nova [Import]
- Cantarte Comandante [Import]
- Celtic Colours International Festival 2000
- Chucho Valdes Presenta: Lo Mejor de la Timba Cuban [Import]
- Coleccion, Vol. 4 [Import]
- Collection [Import]
- Concatenacion [Import]
- De Todo un Poco [Import]