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| 3. Univers Virtuel |
| 4. Comment Je Vais |
| 5. Je Crois |
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| 7. C'est Pas une Vie |
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| 9. Attendre |
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For the Past Six Years Olivier Gann Has Been Honing his Craft with Over 600 Live Appearances. He Invited Francis Cabrel to Guest-star on the Title Track and Subsequently was Offered to Release the Album on Francis Cabrel's Personal Label 'cargo'. This Album Defines French 'chanson' with Pop Overtones.
My only complaint is the somewhat flimsy cardboard box that houses the contents of this musical treasure. Mine came damaged, and considering the price, I expected better packaging. This is a minor quabble on my part and NO, I havent returned it due to the fact that the music itself Is what I truly treasure, It just would have been nicer to have recieved it undamaged.
Music-5
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*for the record I had rated this Item 5 stars not the 3 stars that is showing at the top of my review*
Enjoy....
MacRae shines vocally as Billy Bigelow, bringing an open-hearted musicality and sincerity to his stout-hearted portrayal. MacRae stands out in Billy's pivotal Soliloquy, which some reviewers have considered one of the finest vocal performances of the 20th century. He is well-partnered by Shirley Jones, who lends her tender voice and personality to her portrayal as Julie. Listen to the chemistry they exude during the pivotal If I Loved You duet, as if they're overcoming their shyness and drawing sustenance from each other with their love. The supporting cast also gives its all in performing their roles. Claramae Turner's hearty Nettie brims with sincerity, warmth and tenderness, and she leads a rousing rendition of June is Bustin' Out All Over and renders You'll Never Walk Alone touchingly. Barbara Ruick and Robert Rounseville are superb as Carrie and Mr. Snow, although I admit I would have liked a little more humour. I also admit I would have liked Cameron Mitchell as Jigger to sound more sinister, like Fisher Stevens did in the 1994 Broadway revival recording. But even as it is, everyone sings gloriously and is given sumptuous backing from Alfred Newman's superb arrangements and the 20th-Century Fox Orchestra, when it shines out in the ballets.
If I'm adding to the praise of these critic-proof performance, you'll wonder, why am I giving only 4 stars? Well, it's because the extra sound effects from the unreleased sequences tend to jar after a while. I know some of you are complaining that the dance sequences are plagued by extraneous sound effects and noise. I share the same feelings too and also wish that the producers had utilised the original studio pre-recordings for a sumptuous listening experience. However, let us at least be grateful that Didier Deutsch and his production team have made these unreleased sequences available on a soundtrack CD reissue. At least it's a step in the right direction before the entire canon of R&H film soundtracks (yes, including South Pacific and The Sound of Music) gets its due as deluxe 2-CD sets, complete with underscore.
However, don't let this gripe dissuade you from buying this soundtrack. It offers a complete musical experience that one could only dream of in the previous CD reissues of the soundtrack. And it demonstrates the element that Rodgers & Hammerstein were discovering in their musicals.
Yes, one is the best but 2 is still wonderful.
Save yourself the shipping and order both at the same time.
We all thoroughly enjoy it. My 4 yr old can name these classicals when he hears them elsewhere and he can hum these beautiful songs. Much better than kiddie rhymes and Disney jingles. Culture your children the funniest way!!
Now this is still Marvin Gaye, and he still can make some very good songs - the best of course being the title track: solid drumming, great overdubbed vocals, subtle strings... classic song. So is Come Get to This, nice sax part even if the beat is a bit wearing. While I prefer the live version, this take on the aching Distant Lover's no slouch either, and as far as sex jams go they don't get much better than You Sure Love to Ball. The three songs I have yet to bring up - If I Should Die Tonight, Just to Keep You Satisfied, Please Stay (Once You've Gone Away) are just sheer fillers, nothing else. And no Funk Brothers? That's a problem.
Let's Get It On is an okay album, but I prefer his more personal works (What's Going On; Here My Dear) hugely.
Marvin Gaye was a terrible perfectionist and a troubled soul. That shows on this album in a good sense. The songwriting is inspired, the music almost divine. Yet in spite of the lush and sexy arrangements the record is never easy on the ear once you decide to dive deeper into it. The title song suddenly appears to be a strange combination of courting and celebration of God and love, the latter often interchangeable in Marvin's world. This combination of themes suddenly gives the album unsuspected depth. While at first glance it does seem to be simply a bedroom suite the album turns out to be about the destructive and redeeming quality of relationships. Let's is a frank album of longing, ache and guilt. Distant lover is as much about fresh love just out of reach as it is about distant love suddenly emotionally out of reach. The closing track Just To Keep You Satisfied, deals with alienation even more explicitly. Ironically the tune is written in collaboration with his wife and sounds as a goodbye note. Satisfied is at the same time filled tender memories and poisoned love. Marvin and Anna would divorce not long after the release of the album.
The deluxe edition, available elsewhere, does more justice to the album than the deluxe What's Going On did. Where the latter was essentially the same album three times, a rough mix, the final master and a live version. The deluxe Let's shows us the process Marvin went through to get to this album. After What's Going On Marvin was plagued by a writers block. Marvin tried different approaches to a new album, quickly disbanding them all. There are Jazzy outings with Herbie Hancock on piano, first sketches of a second political record and even some material where Marvin chose to put himself under the guidance of a producer again. Almost all of this material is really on the deluxe edition is unreleased and worth while, yet it never reaches the brilliance of the final album. Marvin found his muse in Janis. Sadly it was the last time he would truly shine. The follow-up I Want You is a fine effort but never reaches the heights Let's Get It On did.
Let's refer to this as an album as opposed to a CD. When it was released in 1973, it was a concept album, and if you listen to it start to finish, it takes you through the phases of a relationship that starts out with a bang, and ends with the banging of a gavel.
It begins raw and pleading with "Let's Get It On", moves to declarations of true love with "If I Should Die Tonight" and ends on a sad note with "Just To Keep You Satisfied". The additional tracks don't add to the total enjoyment of the album as it was intended. It's like a going back for a salad after dessert at the end of your 7 course meal.
As a single (with a remake of the Temptations' classic "I Wish It Would Rain" as its B-side), "Let's Get It On" sold over 2 million copies during its first 6 weeks of release, eventually topping 4 million copies sold. The lyrics were originally penned by Ed Townsend, but Marvin changed them to impress his very young girlfriend, who was present at the recording of the song. You can hear an example of what the original lyrics were on "Keep Gettin' It On", which is track 4 here.
Marvin wrote or co-wrote all of the songs on the album. He also arranged and sang background vocals. He got his start in Washington, DC with a doo-wop group called the Moonglows, and that doo-wop influence is evident throughout this album, especially on "Please Stay" and "Distant Lover".
Listening to this album demands that it be dark outside, the lights inside dim, and you have someone with you that you don't mind being real close to.
The two discs in the set contains 34 songs and all but one of the tracks (the 1999 re-do of Carpet Crawlers) are freshly remixed by Genesis engineer Nick Davis, and features close to two and a half hours of music.
It also contains a 16-page booklet with a cool looking collage as well as the song titles and writing credits, what songs came from which albums, pictures of the album covers, and thank you's.
Disc 1 is their most recent stuff from 1980 to 1991. We start with the 1980 album Duke's most famous track and this compilation's title cut "Turn It On Again". then we have five tracks from the 1991 US Top 5 album We Can't Dance (No Son of Mine (edited), I Can't Dance, Jesus He Knows Me, Hold on My Heart which were all the big hits from the album and the album cut "Tell Me Why"). Then we have five tracks from 1986's Top 3 album Invisible Touch (the album's chart-topping title cut, Throwing It All Away, Tonight Tonight Tonight(edited), Land of Confusion and In Too Deep all of which were singles). Then there are three tracks from the 1983 Top 10 self-titled effort a/k/a The Shapes Album (the atmospheric "Mama" (here in edited single form with some bits I don't think I ever heard on any version prior to this), the US Top 10 hit "That's All" and Illegal Alien (remixed for this collection)). Then we have two tracks from the first Genesis album to reach the US Top 10 called Abacab (first is the album's title cut (here in single edit form) and then "No Reply at All"). The first disc ends with the 1999 re-recording of the 1974 album The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway's classic cut "The Carpet Crawlers" dubbed "Carpet Crawlers 99" and is a nice, unique re-recording of the classic Lamb Lies Down album track (this is the only piece on this compilation which was NOT remixed).
Disc two covers 1970-97. We start with "Paperlate" from the UK 3 X 3 EP and the original US edition of the Top 10 album Three Sides Live. Then we pick up with two more tracks from 1981's Abacab ("Keep it Dark" and "Man On the Corner"). Then we have two more tracks from 1980's Duke ("Duchess" and the US Top 20 hit "Misunderstanding"). The band's first US Gold selling Top 20 album, 1978's And Then There Were Three is represented by two tracks ("Many Too Many" and the US Top 30 hit "Follow You Follow Me"). 1977's Top 30 charting Wind and Wuthering is represented by "Afterglow" and "Your Own Special Way". Next is two tracks from the 1977 UK released EP called Spot the Pigeons. First is "Pigeons" and then "Inside and Out" (the only other way to get these tracks is to buy either the Genesis 1976-82 6-CD/6-DVD box set OR buy the Genesis Archives 2 1976-1992 box set). The band's first US Top 40 album A Trick of the Tail is represented by the album's title cut. Then 1974's The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway is represented by the full version of "Counting Out Time" (the remixed version on Platinum Collection was edited by 10 seconds). 1973's Selling England by the Pound is represented by "I Know What I Like". Next is the single track "Happy the Man" (which was not on an album and is only available on the Genesis archives 1967-75 box set so this is a nice taster of the rarities on the Gabriel years box set). The 1970 album Trespass is represented by the first half of the centerpiece "The Knife". We close things with the track "Congo" from the band's poorly received 1997 album Calling All Stations (which featured Ray wilson in Phil Collins' microphone stand).
This is another great start point for those who want to either discover Genesis or rediscover them in a new light. Or if one chooses, start with The Platinum Collection. Turn it On Again The Hits (2007 Tour Edition) trumps the 1999 single disc dreked version and, like The Platinum Collection, is a stellar look back on one of rock's best bands.
RECOMMENDED!
The 2007 Genesis Turn It On Again: The Hits Tour Edition, expands a fairly good hits package, into a much more definitive collection, reflecting on the groups longtime era of great pop music during the 70's, 80's and 90's. The collection includes 34 great tracks that sound even better than ever, and show that great music comes from the heart. The songs here expand nicely, and works a bit better than the previous 2005 Platinum Collection, which overlooked a lot of great tracks. The collection includes classics like No Son Of Mine, Jesus He Knows Me, the #1 smash Invisble Touch, In Too Deep, and Follow You, Follow Me, to name a few. The collection also includes overlooked tracks from the original Turn It On Again including the upbeat No Reply At All, Paperlate, and the somber Man On The Corner from Abacab. The collection works very well, and really does a great job of reminding people of an era that now seems to be lost and often forgotten. Sadly, the record does overlook a few tracks, but not as many standouts as other Genesis collections did before, as tracks like Ripples, the Peter Gabriel storytelling from The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway and the haunting Home By The Sea weren't displayed here, but they were from the Platinum Collection.
All in all, Turn It On Again: The Hits Tour Edition works nicely as a wonderful reintroduction to Genesis, and what makes great songs stand out better than what is supposed to be hot today in the music industry. Although not completely definitive, it works well as a great buy, with a lot of attitude taht works. It is just unfortunate this version hasn't been released in the U.S. yet, but hopefully it will. Otherwise, I recommend this one in favor over the 3 CD Platinum Collection.
Album Cover: B
Songs: B 1/2+
Price: B+
Remastering: A-
Overall: B+
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P.S. Worth the price for the Gabriel-Collins duet remake of The Carpet Crawlers alone!
because the best tracks on Genesis's albums haven't been heard on radio.
For instance, the best cut of Duke is Duke's travel - Duke's end, so what you have on this cd...of course Turn it on again and Misunderstanding.
Another example maybe ? The best on "Genesis" album is Home by the sea - Second home by the sea, so what you have on this cd ? Of course, you get Mama and That's all. So again, if you want the hits, this is the one, if you want the best, don't take this one !
days as well. And. let's not forget that Phil Collins was not an original member of Genesis. He was a very talented drummer and singer who auditioned for the band and was accepted into the fold somewhere around 1970, roughly the same time Steve Hackett joined (unless I'm mistaken).
What I'm trying to say is that a band will undergo several changes as the years progress and with every change they will lose fans and gain fans. This is what happened to Genesis. There's nothing wrong with the Abacab, Invisible Touch version of Genesis any more than fans of that era thinking the Lamb lies down on Broadway, I know what I Like version of Genesis is weird and unapproachable. This is a good CD. It's a good representation of the more commercial, but still very very good version of Genesis, with a bit of the Gabriel, Hackett version thrown in for good measure.
Bands change, it's natural.
Though often with rather icy 1980s production, Phil Collins has a way with his love songs lyrics and his vocals which is very warm, and you can feel the care he has for the relationship he is describing. That's not to say he can't tell a story, like when he tells us about the lonely TV addict in "Turn it On Again", or when he describes the broken down paternal relationship of "No Son of Mine", or even the slightly disturbing character of "Mama" with his sleazy, rhythmic laugh. They're not exactly stories like the ones Peter Gabriel used to tell to Genesis' music, but they're still pretty interesting.
Genesis have done a whole stack of albums, and on a one CD compilation that only covers hits there's a lot left out. Many of the 1970s albums don't get a track in at all.
Here's a rundown of how many tracks came from which albums:
1 track from "Selling England by the Pound" (1973)
1 track from "And Then There Were Three" (1978)
2 tracks from "Duke" (1980)
1 track from "ABACAB" (1981)
2 tracks from "Genesis" (1983)
5 tracks from "Invisible Touch" (1986)
4 tracks from "We Can't Dance" (1991)
1 track from "Calling All Stations" (1997)
The bonus track "Carpet Crawlers 1999" sees all the Peter Gabriel era members come back together (Peter Gabriel, Steve Hackett, Tony Banks, Mike Rutherford and Phil Collins) to sing the classic, cryptic song "Carpet Crawlers" from the 1974 "Lamb Lies Down on Broadway" record. Influential audio engineer (and singer of "Video Killed the Radio Star") Trevor Horn produces this new recording, and if you're a fan of his (like I am), you can tell. There's electronic sound effects and a more modern treatment of the vocals and synthesizers. The beat that Phil Collins lays down for this track was a bit unexpected, rather than the driving hand percussion of the 1974 version, he plays some rather laid back rhythms on his drum kit. It all makes the song feel a lot lighter than the original, like it was on a desert island rather than an etheral cathedral (which is what the original always reminded me of, if that makes sense).
There is a newer, 3 disc compilation out called "Plantinum Collection" but I prefer the remastering job on this compilation disc to that one, which has way too much audio compression for my liking. Just because it's "louder" doesn't mean it's clearer, in some cases it's just the opposite. It's mainly the older tracks that get that treatment. Anyway, with "Turn it On Again" you don't have to worry about anything like that.
Together with Phil Collins' "Hits", this will be all the pop Genesis that a casual listener will probably need. If you are looking for more of Peter Gabriel's Genesis, get the old 1970s albums one by one ("Trespass", "Nursery Cryme", "Foxtrot", "Selling England By the Pound" & "Lamb Lies Down on Broadway"). All those albums together make a "Best of Genesis" of a very different kind...
For the Past Six Years Olivier Gann Has Been Honing his Craft with Over 600 Live Appearances. He Invited Francis Cabrel to Guest-star on the Title Track and Subsequently was Offered to Release the Album on Francis Cabrel's Personal Label 'cargo'. This Album Defines French 'chanson' with Pop Overtones.
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Mamma Mia! The Musical Based on the Songs of ABBA: A Decca Broadway Original Cast Recording (1999 London Cast)
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ASIN: B000031WEN Release Date: 2000-10-17 |
Tracks:
- Overture/Prologue
- Honey, Honey
- Money, Money, Money
- Thank You For The Music
- Mamma Mia
- Chiquitita
- Dancing Queen
- Lay All Your Love On Me
- Super Trouper
- Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!
- The Name Of The Game
- Voulez-Vous
- Entr'acte
- Under Attack
- One Of Us
- S.O.S.
- Does Your Mother Know
- Knowing Me, Knowing You
- Our Last Summer
- Slipping Through My Fingers
- The Winner Takes It All
- Take A Chance On Me
- I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do
- I Have A Dream
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Put together by Abba's own Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, Mamma Mia! manages to cram over 20 of the Swedish supergroup's songs into a threadbare plot. It goes a little like this: Young Sophie is getting married and she's trying to identify which of three men is her father. That's about it. Wisely, the musical doesn't mess around with the songs, save for the insertion of some dialogue or for having some of them performed by a man (it works amazingly well). Abba fans will jump on this import of the London production, but traditional fans of musical theater should consider it as well. After all, Andersson and Ulvaeus's songs have always felt as if they were more than isolated pop gems and actually belonged to a longer narrative. --Elisabeth VincentelliCustomer Reviews:
Mamma Mia.......2007-03-22
Mamma Mia Musical CD.......2007-03-21
JUST GREAT MUSIC.......2007-03-08
Mamma Mia.......2007-01-29
Not good at all.......2007-01-09
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The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring - The Complete Recordings
Howard Shore Manufacturer: Reprise / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Film Scores
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ASIN: B000BNI90O Release Date: 2005-12-13 |
Tracks:
- Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/Prologue: One Ring ...
- Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/The Shire
- Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/Bag End (Featuring ...)
- Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/Very Old Friends
- Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/Flaming Red Hair
- Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/Farewell Dear Bilbo
- Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/Keep It Secret, Keep ...
- Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/A Conspiracy Unmasked
- Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/Three Is Company
- Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/The Passing of the Elves
- Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/Saruman the White
- Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/A Shortcut to Mushrooms
- Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/Strider
- Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/The Nazgul ...
Tracks:
- Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/Weathertop
- Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/The Caverns of Isengard
- Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/Give Up the Halfling
- Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/Orthanc
- Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/Rivendell
- Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/The Sword That Was ...
- Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/The Council of ...
- Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/The Great Eye
- Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/Gilraen's Memorial
- Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/The Pass of Caradhras
- Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/The Doors of Durin
- Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/Moria
- Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/Gollum
- Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/Balin's Tomb
Tracks:
- Khazad-Dum
- Caras Galadhon (featuring Lament for Gandalf, performed by Elizabeth Fraser)
- The Mirror of Galadriel
- The Fighting Uruk-hai
- Parth Galen
- The Departure of Boromir
- The Road Goes Ever On (part 1)
- May It Be (composed and performed by Enya)
- The Road Goes Ever On (part 2. featuring In Dreams, perfomed by Edward Ross)
- Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/Khazad-D
- Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/Caras Galadhon ...
- Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/The Mirror of Galadriel
- Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/The Fighting Uruk-Hai
- Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/Parth Galen
- Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/The Departure of Boromir
- Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/The Road Goes Ever ...
- Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/May It Be
- Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/The Road Goes Ever ...
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As fans of Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings trilogy know, each film exists in two versions: the theatrical one and the extended one that appeared on DVD. This luxurious box set--which also comes with a detailed essay on the movie's musical themes--features the full extended score, so many cues not on the CDs of the individual movies are included. Granted, the majority of listeners will be perfectly happy with the shorter versions of the scores--it's a safe bet that most people can live without hearing, say, Ian McKellen's 35-second-long ditty "The Road Goes Ever On" at the beginning of "Bag End," or Viggo Mortensen's performance of his own composition, "The Song of Lúthien," within the track "The Nazgûl." But if you're a completist and/or a devotee of Howard Shore's pounding tympani and overwhelming choral compositions (featured particularly prominently on disc 3, a large chunk of which is devoted to a battle scene), then this set is a dream come true. Audiophiles should note that the fourth disc, a DVD, offers the score in Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound. Fire up those speakers so the whole shire can hear. --Elisabeth VincentelliAlbum Description
An epic film score receives epic treatment with The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring/Complete Recordings. Released for the first time on CD, the complete score for the first film in the Lord of the Rings trilogy contains more than 180 minutes of music on three CDs plus a DVD-Audio disc of the entire score in Surround Sound. Breathtaking and majestic, the 2001 Oscar and Grammy winning score compsted by Howard Shore also includes Enya's Oscar nominated "May It Be." For fans of any of The Lord of the Rings films, the Fellowship of the Ring/Complete Recordings is an essential experience.Customer Reviews:
Beautiful.......2007-06-15
Awesome.......2007-06-12
Excellent Music tracks from Movie.......2007-05-03
Complete?.......2007-04-07
Great Collection, Poor Packaging.......2007-04-03
My only complaint is the somewhat flimsy cardboard box that houses the contents of this musical treasure. Mine came damaged, and considering the price, I expected better packaging. This is a minor quabble on my part and NO, I havent returned it due to the fact that the music itself Is what I truly treasure, It just would have been nicer to have recieved it undamaged.
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*for the record I had rated this Item 5 stars not the 3 stars that is showing at the top of my review*
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TV Land Presents: Favorite TV Theme Songs
Cyndi Grecco , and Jones, Jack Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Movie Soundtracks
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ASIN: B00006EXIL Release Date: 2002-08-20 |
Tracks:
- I Love Lucy Theme - Wilbur Hatch
- Dragnet - Ray Anthony
- The Twilight Zone - Rod Open
- Bonanza - Al Caiola & His Orchestra
- The Andy Griffith Theme - Earle Hagen
- The Ballad Of Jed Clampett - Earl Scruggs
- The Addams Family (Main Theme) - Vic Mizzy
- Munsters Theme - Jack Marshall
- The Ballad Of Gilligan's Isle - Morton Stevens
- Green Acres - Eddie Albert
- Jeannie - Hugo Montenegro
- Batman Theme - Neal Hefti
- (Theme From) The Monkees - The Monkees
- Star Trek (Main Title & Closing Theme) - The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
- Mannix - Lalo Schifrin
- Hawaii Five-O - Mort Stevens & His Orchestra
- Theme From The Brady Bunch - The Brady Bunch
- Come On Get Happy - The Partridge Family
- Those Were The Days - Carroll O'Connor
- And Then There's Maude - Donny Hathaway
- Good Times - Jim Gilstrap
- Movin' On Up - Oren Waters
- The Rockford Files - Mike Post
- Them From S.W.A.T. - Rhythm Heritage
- Happy Days - Pratt & McClain
- Making Our Dreams Come True - Cyndi Grecco
- Chico And The Man - Jose Feliciano
- Welcome Back - John Sebastian
- What's Happening!! - Henry Mancini
- Barney Miller - Jack Elliott
- Charlie's Angels - Jack Elliott
- Love Boat Theme - Jack Jones
- Angela (Theme From 'Taxi') - Bob James
- It Takes Diff'rent Strokes - Gloria Loring
- Theme From Dukes Of Hazzard (Good Ol' Boys) - Waylon
- Theme From Magnum, P.I. - Mike Post
- The Theme From Hill Street Blues - Mike Post
- Theme From Dynasty - Bill Conti
- Theme From 'Greatest American Hero' (Believe It Or Not) - Joey Scarbury
- Thank You For Being A Friend - Cynthia Fee
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TV Land brings you 40 of your favorite evening show theme songs. Highlights include 'Happy Days', 'The Greatest American Hero', 'Dukes Of Hazzard (Good Ol' Boys)', 'Laverne & Shirley', 'I Dream Of Jeanie', 'I Love Lucy', 'Welcome Back, Kotter', 'The Love Boat', 'Hawaii Five-O', 'The Golden Girls' and many, many more. 2002. Rhino.Customer Reviews:
good memories for me and fun "new" songs for my children.......2007-06-27
memories.......2007-02-22
TV Theme Songs.......2007-01-13
TV themes.......2006-07-05
Deja Vu.......2006-02-17
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Bring It on Home... The Soul Classics
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ASIN: B000H7J9M6 Release Date: 2006-09-19 |
Tracks:
- Rainy Night In Georgia (featuring Chris Botti)
- Ain't No Sunshine
- (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay
- Stand By Me
- You Send Me
- Respect Yourself (featuring Mavis Staples)
- When A Man Loves A Woman
- Let's Stay Together (featuring Chaka Khan)
- It's All Right
- People Get Ready (featuring David Sanborn and Art Neville)
- My Girl
- Ain't That Peculiar
- A Change Is Gonna Come
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Approach Aaron Neville's Bring it on Home ... the Soul Classics with anything but an open heart and you've missed the point. This is a serious CD, at once mournful, humble, and joyous, with no shortage of moments that recall the terribleness of Hurricane Katrina. One way of processing it is as a cataloging of classic songs that helped Neville's fellow New Orleanians soldier through: opener "Rainy Night in Georgia" with jazzman Chris Botti wrings beauty from soaking-wet despair, "Stand By Me" turns its heel on pleading in favor of promise-making, and "People Get Ready," with David Sanborn and brother Art, is a chill-sending reminder of how unity and perseverance can trump tragedy. Viewed from another lens, Soul Classics is Neville's attempt at climbing aboard the late-career, classic-covers bandwagon while weaving his bayou-soul heritage into the picture. The trouble with that theory, though, is that it feels like so much more. His voice flutters alongside Mavis Staple's on "Respect Yourself" with completely uncontrived tenderness, and Otis Redding's "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" becomes a meditation on stillness and ease that befits a boulder-sized lump in the throat. A tossed-together concept album this is not; a reflection of a soul man gifted with the ability to spin epic, unyielding sorrow into grace is more like it. --Tammy La GorceAlbum Description
Rooted in the fertile soil of rhythm-and-blues' rich past, Bring It On Home…The Soul Classics, is a landmark work by Aaron Neville. This platinum recording artist and renowned vocalist has created an album of his interpretations of 13 universally loved soul classics, including Otis Redding's "(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay," Sam Cooke's "You Send Me" and Ben E. King's "Stand By Me." The album also features special guests Chaka Khan, Chris Botti, Mavis Staples, David Sanborn and Art Neville.Customer Reviews:
Best Aaron Neville album in a long time.......2007-05-14
Enjoy....
New Orleans....Proud to Call It Home.......2007-02-26
I just love Aaron Neville.......2007-02-01
Bring it on Home.......2007-01-16
The always fabulous Aaron Neville!.......2007-01-14
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It's on Tonight
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ASIN: B0009W5IW4 Release Date: 2005-07-26 |
Tracks:
- Let's Get Started
- Hookin' Up
- It's On Tonight
- Sensuality
- The Way You Feel
- Forbidden Love
- Dreaming Of You
- Wear It Out
- Secret Affair
- Touch Me
- Love Will Never Let You Down
- Reflections
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The phrase "It's On Tonight," is a catch-word leading to nocturnal negotiations. On this, his seventh CD as a leader, the Illinois-born keyboardist Brian Culberston composed a 12-song "seduction suite," designed to inspire moonlight maneuvers--legal or illicit. His cohorts in carnal knowledge and crime include several vocalists: Will Downing's impassioned baritone imbues the zesty title track. The always awesome Patti Austin graces "Love Will Never Let You Down," and Marc Nelson lends his poetic pipes to the straightforward "Wear it Out." Saxophonists Boney James and Kirk Whalum lend their silken improvisations to the mix, along with the Milesian musings of trumpeter Chris Botti. Culbertson's musicality obviously speaks the language of the radio-friendly smooth jazz variety, albeit laced with the influences of Chicago, Blood Sweat and Tears, and Tower of Power. In this idiom, the groove rules, and Culbertson and company ride them like pros. --Eugene Holley, Jr.Album Description
There is a well-known and anticipated moment during every Brian Culbertson concert when the keyboardist discreetly asks the members of his band to turn their backs to the crowd. The leader then bows his head at the electric piano and plays a seductive theme. He offers the audience this intimate moment to kindle romance, hoping to send them home in a state of blissful anticipation with the thought, "Baby, it's on tonight."Culbertson has turned that fleeting concert highlight into a 12-song seduction suite that marks his eighth album and GRP Records debut, It's On Tonight. Dripping in sensuality, the album consists of all-original material, including three vocal pieces: the flirtatious title track (f/ Will Downing), the spirited "Love Will Never Let You Down" (f/ Patti Austin) and the bold "Wear it Out" (f/ Marc Nelson, lyricist of three numbers on the CD and a member of Babyface's protigi vocal group, Az Yet). Culbertson also hand-picked three of smooth jazz's most sensitive horn players to lend their singular auras to the vibe at hand: saxophonists Boney James and Kirk Whalum, and trumpeter Chris Botti. As always, Culbertson produced the album, collaborating on seven of the songs with his frequent creative partner Stephen Lu.
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Thank God for Brian.......2007-05-10
Billy '2sweet 'Taylor.......2007-02-17
Like Water.......2007-02-08
Downright sexy.......2007-01-30
Brian Is A Master On The Piano.......2007-01-17
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Carousel (1956 Film Soundtrack)
Shirley Jones , Claramae Turner , Robert Rounseville , Cameron Mitchell , Barbara Ruick , Robert Rounseville , Richard Rodgers , Oscar Hammerstein II , and Gordon MacRae Manufacturer: Angel Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Rodgers, Richard
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ASIN: B00005A7XD Release Date: 2001-03-13 |
Tracks:
- Introduction - Gordon MacRae/William Le Massena
- Main Title: The Carousel Waltz - 20th Century-Fox Orchestra/Alfred Newman
- You're A Queer One, Julie Jordan - Barbara Ruick/Shirley Jones
- When I Marry Mr. Snow - Barbara Ruick
- If I Loved You - Shirley Jones/Gordon MacRae
- June Is Bustin' Out All Over - Claramae Turner/Barbara Ruick
- June Is Bustin' Out All Over Ballet - 20th Century-Fox Orchestra/Alfred Newman
- Soliloquy - Gordon MacRae
- Blow High, Blow Low - Cameron Mitchell
- When The Children Are Asleep - Robert Rounseville/Barbara Ruick
- A Real Nice Clambake - Barbara Ruick/Claramae Turner/Robert Rounseville/Cameron Mitchell
- Stonecutters Cut In On Stone - Cameron Mitchell
- What's The Use Of Wond'rin - Shirley Jones
- You'll Never Walk Alone - Shirley Jones/Claramae Turner
- Ballet - 20th Century-Fox Orchestra/Alfred Newman
- If I Loved You (Reprise) - Gordon MacRae
- You'll Never Walk Alone (Finale) - Shirley Jones
- Carousel Waltz (LP Version) - 20th Century-Fox Orchestra/Alfred Newman
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Richard Rodgers always considered Carousel his favorite score, even though it didn't generate the number of popular hits of some of the other shows he produced with lyricist Oscar Hammerstein II. Their adaptation of the Ferenc Molnar play Liliom is marked by three especially sublime moments. "The Carousel Waltz," Rodgers's alternative to the traditional Broadway overture, serves as an orchestral backdrop to the opening scene and is one of the best miniatures ever written for the theater. "If I Loved You," which establishes the romance of carnival barker Billy Bigelow (Gordon MacRae, a late replacement for Frank Sinatra) and nice girl Julie Jordan (Shirley Jones), is a musical minidrama in which the pair's discussion of how they are not in love reveals just how much they are in love. "Soliloquy" is Billy's powerful solo that foreshadows the action to come in Act II. Add the inspirational anthem "You'll Never Walk Alone," and you have Rodgers and Hammerstein's most extraordinary, near-operatic score. On the soundtrack for the 1956 film, MacRae and Jones are in exceptional voice (following their success in 1955's Oklahoma) and the orchestra sounds glorious, but unfortunately some of the numbers were shortened, most notably "If I Loved You." Extensive production notes, an interview with Jones, and a synopsis are included. --David HoriuchiCustomer Reviews:
AWESOME!!.......2007-05-12
MacRae and Jones soar in this tragic R&H musical.......2007-02-11
MacRae shines vocally as Billy Bigelow, bringing an open-hearted musicality and sincerity to his stout-hearted portrayal. MacRae stands out in Billy's pivotal Soliloquy, which some reviewers have considered one of the finest vocal performances of the 20th century. He is well-partnered by Shirley Jones, who lends her tender voice and personality to her portrayal as Julie. Listen to the chemistry they exude during the pivotal If I Loved You duet, as if they're overcoming their shyness and drawing sustenance from each other with their love. The supporting cast also gives its all in performing their roles. Claramae Turner's hearty Nettie brims with sincerity, warmth and tenderness, and she leads a rousing rendition of June is Bustin' Out All Over and renders You'll Never Walk Alone touchingly. Barbara Ruick and Robert Rounseville are superb as Carrie and Mr. Snow, although I admit I would have liked a little more humour. I also admit I would have liked Cameron Mitchell as Jigger to sound more sinister, like Fisher Stevens did in the 1994 Broadway revival recording. But even as it is, everyone sings gloriously and is given sumptuous backing from Alfred Newman's superb arrangements and the 20th-Century Fox Orchestra, when it shines out in the ballets.
If I'm adding to the praise of these critic-proof performance, you'll wonder, why am I giving only 4 stars? Well, it's because the extra sound effects from the unreleased sequences tend to jar after a while. I know some of you are complaining that the dance sequences are plagued by extraneous sound effects and noise. I share the same feelings too and also wish that the producers had utilised the original studio pre-recordings for a sumptuous listening experience. However, let us at least be grateful that Didier Deutsch and his production team have made these unreleased sequences available on a soundtrack CD reissue. At least it's a step in the right direction before the entire canon of R&H film soundtracks (yes, including South Pacific and The Sound of Music) gets its due as deluxe 2-CD sets, complete with underscore.
However, don't let this gripe dissuade you from buying this soundtrack. It offers a complete musical experience that one could only dream of in the previous CD reissues of the soundtrack. And it demonstrates the element that Rodgers & Hammerstein were discovering in their musicals.
Great Music.......2007-01-04
Response to David Pabian's review below.......2004-06-30
My review was not in error, as Mr. Pabian expects. The review was for the original CD release, not this expanded version. Amazon lifted it out of that spot and dropped it here, which of course makes it anachronistic. Why they did it without reading it is certainly an inept decision.
Gummed up an Original.......2003-06-10
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Beethoven's Wig, Vol. 2: More Sing-Along Symphonies
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ASIN: B0001I2C8O Release Date: 2004-03-16 |
Tracks:
- Stuck In The Saddle Again (Light Cavalry March, Suppe)
- Sing Verdi Very Loud (La donna e mobile, from Rigoletto, Verdi)
- Its The Same Every Verse (In The Hall of The Mountain King, from Peer Gynt Suite, Grieg)
- Musical Bs (Hungarian Dance #5, Brahms)
- Dont Play That Violin (Violin Concerto #2, Paganini)
- Schuberts Trout (Trout Quintet, Schubert)
- Dvorak The Czechoslovak (Humoresque #7, Dvorak)
- A Fan of Chopin (Prelude 7, Op. 28, Chopin)
- Please Do Not Tease The Viennese (Blue Danube Waltz, Strauss)
- Its Spring! (Spring, from The Four Seasons, Vivaldi)
- Wow What a Wedding Cake (Wedding March, from A Midsummer Nights Dream,. Mendelssohn)
- Instrumental Performances:
- Light Cavalry March, Suppe
- La donna e mobile, from Rigoletto, Verdi (with vocals)
- In The Hall of The Mountain King, from Peer Gynt Suite, Grieg
- Hungarian Dance #5, Brahms
- Violin Concerto #2, Paganini
- Trout Quintet, Schubert
- Humoresque #7, Dvorak
- Prelude 7, Op. 28, Chopin
- Blue Danube Waltz, Strauss
- Spring, from The Four Seasons, Vivaldi
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From a pure-pleasure standpoint, the first Beethoven's Wig was nothing to flip over, and the second disc in the series follows suit. However, that is not to say that this is not a valuable and possibly ingenious record. Those unfamiliar with the premise will quickly get the picture: Producer/writer/lead singer/chief clever guy Richard Perlmutter gathers a bundle of important classical works (Paganini's "Violin Concerto #2," Strauss' "Blue Danube Waltz") and makes up silly, catchy lyrics to lay over them, informing the listener about the piece or its composer. Standing out for their offbeat brilliance this time are "Dvorak the Czechoslovak" ("Humoresque #7," Dvorak) and "Wow What a Wedding Cake" (Wedding March from A Midsummer Night's Dream, Mendelssohn). Few stabs at mixing education with entertainment succeed so well. As a bonus, the second half of the CD repeats the symphonies straight up, presenting a neat opportunity to quiz kids 5-12 on what and who they've just heard. --Tammy La GorceCustomer Reviews:
Greatest baby gift ever.......2007-03-15
Great for the whole family.......2007-01-04
More Great Fun.......2006-03-13
One is better but this is still awesome!! Gotta have it!.......2006-01-10
Yes, one is the best but 2 is still wonderful.
Save yourself the shipping and order both at the same time.
We all thoroughly enjoy it. My 4 yr old can name these classicals when he hears them elsewhere and he can hum these beautiful songs. Much better than kiddie rhymes and Disney jingles. Culture your children the funniest way!!
Absolute joy, and endless fun!.......2005-11-15
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Let's Get It on
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ASIN: B00007FOMQ Release Date: 2003-01-14 |
Tracks:
- Let's Get It On
- Please Stay (Once You Go Away)
- It I Should Die Tonight
- Keep Getting' It On
- Come Get To This
- Distant Lover
- You Sure Love To Ball
- Just To Keep You Satisfied
- Let's Get It On (The Single Version) (Bonus Track)
- You Sure Love To Ball (The Single Version) (Bonus Track)
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Marvin Gaye's 1973 album, Let's Get It On, is a marvel of sexual blandishment every bit the artistic equal of, say, John Donne's best seduction poems. The difference, though, is that the poetry here isn't in the verse--which gets a trifle clichéd--but in the supple pulse of the grooves and in the aching need of Gaye's sensual voice. The marvelous title track, a No. 1 hit, riffs on the earlier hook of Gaye's "What's Going On" to reach a more primal climax, and everything else here--a steamy swirl of sax, strings, and backing voices--is sexy, beautiful, and simply sublime. --David CantwellCustomer Reviews:
Hugely disappointing followup to What's Going On.......2007-06-27
Now this is still Marvin Gaye, and he still can make some very good songs - the best of course being the title track: solid drumming, great overdubbed vocals, subtle strings... classic song. So is Come Get to This, nice sax part even if the beat is a bit wearing. While I prefer the live version, this take on the aching Distant Lover's no slouch either, and as far as sex jams go they don't get much better than You Sure Love to Ball. The three songs I have yet to bring up - If I Should Die Tonight, Just to Keep You Satisfied, Please Stay (Once You've Gone Away) are just sheer fillers, nothing else. And no Funk Brothers? That's a problem.
Let's Get It On is an okay album, but I prefer his more personal works (What's Going On; Here My Dear) hugely.
Marvin the Prophet of Romance..........2007-04-03
Legendary sensual grooves from a music icon revisited. (3.5 stars).......2006-07-04
Soul Supreme.......2006-04-25
Marvin Gaye was a terrible perfectionist and a troubled soul. That shows on this album in a good sense. The songwriting is inspired, the music almost divine. Yet in spite of the lush and sexy arrangements the record is never easy on the ear once you decide to dive deeper into it. The title song suddenly appears to be a strange combination of courting and celebration of God and love, the latter often interchangeable in Marvin's world. This combination of themes suddenly gives the album unsuspected depth. While at first glance it does seem to be simply a bedroom suite the album turns out to be about the destructive and redeeming quality of relationships. Let's is a frank album of longing, ache and guilt. Distant lover is as much about fresh love just out of reach as it is about distant love suddenly emotionally out of reach. The closing track Just To Keep You Satisfied, deals with alienation even more explicitly. Ironically the tune is written in collaboration with his wife and sounds as a goodbye note. Satisfied is at the same time filled tender memories and poisoned love. Marvin and Anna would divorce not long after the release of the album.
The deluxe edition, available elsewhere, does more justice to the album than the deluxe What's Going On did. Where the latter was essentially the same album three times, a rough mix, the final master and a live version. The deluxe Let's shows us the process Marvin went through to get to this album. After What's Going On Marvin was plagued by a writers block. Marvin tried different approaches to a new album, quickly disbanding them all. There are Jazzy outings with Herbie Hancock on piano, first sketches of a second political record and even some material where Marvin chose to put himself under the guidance of a producer again. Almost all of this material is really on the deluxe edition is unreleased and worth while, yet it never reaches the brilliance of the final album. Marvin found his muse in Janis. Sadly it was the last time he would truly shine. The follow-up I Want You is a fine effort but never reaches the heights Let's Get It On did.
One of the top 5 albums of all time.......2006-01-20
Let's refer to this as an album as opposed to a CD. When it was released in 1973, it was a concept album, and if you listen to it start to finish, it takes you through the phases of a relationship that starts out with a bang, and ends with the banging of a gavel.
It begins raw and pleading with "Let's Get It On", moves to declarations of true love with "If I Should Die Tonight" and ends on a sad note with "Just To Keep You Satisfied". The additional tracks don't add to the total enjoyment of the album as it was intended. It's like a going back for a salad after dessert at the end of your 7 course meal.
As a single (with a remake of the Temptations' classic "I Wish It Would Rain" as its B-side), "Let's Get It On" sold over 2 million copies during its first 6 weeks of release, eventually topping 4 million copies sold. The lyrics were originally penned by Ed Townsend, but Marvin changed them to impress his very young girlfriend, who was present at the recording of the song. You can hear an example of what the original lyrics were on "Keep Gettin' It On", which is track 4 here.
Marvin wrote or co-wrote all of the songs on the album. He also arranged and sang background vocals. He got his start in Washington, DC with a doo-wop group called the Moonglows, and that doo-wop influence is evident throughout this album, especially on "Please Stay" and "Distant Lover".
Listening to this album demands that it be dark outside, the lights inside dim, and you have someone with you that you don't mind being real close to.
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Turn It on Again: The Hits
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ASIN: B000PUB3OM Release Date: 2007-06-11 |
Tracks:
- Turn It on Again
- No Sone of Mine
- I Can't Dance
- Hold on My Heart
- Jesus He Knows Me
- Tell Me Why
- Invisible Touch
- Land of Confusion
- Tonight Tonight Tonight
- In Too Deep
- Throwing It All Away
- Mama
- That's All
- Illegal Alien
- Abacab
- No Reply at All
- Carpet Crawlers 1999
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- Paperlate
- Keep It Dark
- Man on the Corner
- Duchess
- Misunderstanding
- Follow You Follow Me
- Many Too Many
- Your Own Special Way
- Afterglow
- Pigeons
- Inside and Out
- Trick of the Tail
- Counting out Time
- I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)
- Happy the Man
- Knife, Pt. 1
- Congo
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2007 Digitally remastered double-disc set. To coincide with the Genesis European tour which commences in Helsinki from 11th June, Virgin / EMI release a double CD special Tour Edition of the band's Hits collection. This double CD will be available for a limited period (until end of 2007) whilst the band are on tour (including U.S) EMI. 2007.Album Details
2007 Special Double CD Edition of the Anthology of the Former 1970's Progresssive Rock Band who in the 1980's Became One of the the World's Biggest Selling Pop Bands. This Edition was Created to Celebrate the Group's 2007 World Reunion Tour that Brings the "...and Then There were Three" Trio Back Together Once Again. The Second Disc of this Special Set Includes One off Singles Like "Paperlate" and "Pigeons" (From the UK "Match of the Day EP"), as Well as "Follow You, Follow Me", "Misunderstanding", "Many Too Many" and the Ray Wilson Lead "Congo".Customer Reviews:
A fairly good Genesis compilation gets better and expanded.......2007-06-28
The two discs in the set contains 34 songs and all but one of the tracks (the 1999 re-do of Carpet Crawlers) are freshly remixed by Genesis engineer Nick Davis, and features close to two and a half hours of music.
It also contains a 16-page booklet with a cool looking collage as well as the song titles and writing credits, what songs came from which albums, pictures of the album covers, and thank you's.
Disc 1 is their most recent stuff from 1980 to 1991. We start with the 1980 album Duke's most famous track and this compilation's title cut "Turn It On Again". then we have five tracks from the 1991 US Top 5 album We Can't Dance (No Son of Mine (edited), I Can't Dance, Jesus He Knows Me, Hold on My Heart which were all the big hits from the album and the album cut "Tell Me Why"). Then we have five tracks from 1986's Top 3 album Invisible Touch (the album's chart-topping title cut, Throwing It All Away, Tonight Tonight Tonight(edited), Land of Confusion and In Too Deep all of which were singles). Then there are three tracks from the 1983 Top 10 self-titled effort a/k/a The Shapes Album (the atmospheric "Mama" (here in edited single form with some bits I don't think I ever heard on any version prior to this), the US Top 10 hit "That's All" and Illegal Alien (remixed for this collection)). Then we have two tracks from the first Genesis album to reach the US Top 10 called Abacab (first is the album's title cut (here in single edit form) and then "No Reply at All"). The first disc ends with the 1999 re-recording of the 1974 album The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway's classic cut "The Carpet Crawlers" dubbed "Carpet Crawlers 99" and is a nice, unique re-recording of the classic Lamb Lies Down album track (this is the only piece on this compilation which was NOT remixed).
Disc two covers 1970-97. We start with "Paperlate" from the UK 3 X 3 EP and the original US edition of the Top 10 album Three Sides Live. Then we pick up with two more tracks from 1981's Abacab ("Keep it Dark" and "Man On the Corner"). Then we have two more tracks from 1980's Duke ("Duchess" and the US Top 20 hit "Misunderstanding"). The band's first US Gold selling Top 20 album, 1978's And Then There Were Three is represented by two tracks ("Many Too Many" and the US Top 30 hit "Follow You Follow Me"). 1977's Top 30 charting Wind and Wuthering is represented by "Afterglow" and "Your Own Special Way". Next is two tracks from the 1977 UK released EP called Spot the Pigeons. First is "Pigeons" and then "Inside and Out" (the only other way to get these tracks is to buy either the Genesis 1976-82 6-CD/6-DVD box set OR buy the Genesis Archives 2 1976-1992 box set). The band's first US Top 40 album A Trick of the Tail is represented by the album's title cut. Then 1974's The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway is represented by the full version of "Counting Out Time" (the remixed version on Platinum Collection was edited by 10 seconds). 1973's Selling England by the Pound is represented by "I Know What I Like". Next is the single track "Happy the Man" (which was not on an album and is only available on the Genesis archives 1967-75 box set so this is a nice taster of the rarities on the Gabriel years box set). The 1970 album Trespass is represented by the first half of the centerpiece "The Knife". We close things with the track "Congo" from the band's poorly received 1997 album Calling All Stations (which featured Ray wilson in Phil Collins' microphone stand).
This is another great start point for those who want to either discover Genesis or rediscover them in a new light. Or if one chooses, start with The Platinum Collection. Turn it On Again The Hits (2007 Tour Edition) trumps the 1999 single disc dreked version and, like The Platinum Collection, is a stellar look back on one of rock's best bands.
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Calling All Stations: THEY'RE BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.......2007-06-27
The 2007 Genesis Turn It On Again: The Hits Tour Edition, expands a fairly good hits package, into a much more definitive collection, reflecting on the groups longtime era of great pop music during the 70's, 80's and 90's. The collection includes 34 great tracks that sound even better than ever, and show that great music comes from the heart. The songs here expand nicely, and works a bit better than the previous 2005 Platinum Collection, which overlooked a lot of great tracks. The collection includes classics like No Son Of Mine, Jesus He Knows Me, the #1 smash Invisble Touch, In Too Deep, and Follow You, Follow Me, to name a few. The collection also includes overlooked tracks from the original Turn It On Again including the upbeat No Reply At All, Paperlate, and the somber Man On The Corner from Abacab. The collection works very well, and really does a great job of reminding people of an era that now seems to be lost and often forgotten. Sadly, the record does overlook a few tracks, but not as many standouts as other Genesis collections did before, as tracks like Ripples, the Peter Gabriel storytelling from The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway and the haunting Home By The Sea weren't displayed here, but they were from the Platinum Collection.
All in all, Turn It On Again: The Hits Tour Edition works nicely as a wonderful reintroduction to Genesis, and what makes great songs stand out better than what is supposed to be hot today in the music industry. Although not completely definitive, it works well as a great buy, with a lot of attitude taht works. It is just unfortunate this version hasn't been released in the U.S. yet, but hopefully it will. Otherwise, I recommend this one in favor over the 3 CD Platinum Collection.
Album Cover: B
Songs: B 1/2+
Price: B+
Remastering: A-
Overall: B+
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ASIN: B00001ZULV Release Date: 1999-10-26 |
Tracks:
- Turn It On Again
- Invisible Touch
- Mama
- Land of Confusion
- I Can't Dance
- Follow You, Follow Me
- Hold On My Heart
- ABACAB
- I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)
- No Son Of Mine
- Tonight, Tonight, Tonight
- In Too Deep
- Congo
- Jesus He Knows Me
- That's All
- Misunderstanding
- Throwing It All Away
- The Carpet Crawlers 1999
Amazon.com
The sound of Phil Collins's distinctive voice set against a pulsing synthesizer and pounding electro/acoustic percussion became one of the most characteristic and ubiquitous sounds of 1980s (and early '90s) rock. And if Collins's solo work during that period seemed occasionally indistinguishable from that of his band, it was only evidence of the remarkable transformation that Genesis had undergone from its late '60s art-school roots. Indeed, the idea of an eventual Greatest Hits package would have been laughable then. But as the original quintet turned quartet (with the departure of vocalist Peter Gabriel) and then trio (when guitarist Steve Hackett left), the spotlight focused with increasing intensity on Collins and his pop and R&B sense. Though it overlooks a few contenders ("No Reply at All" and "Taking It All Too Hard") in service of balance (and the inclusion of late-model Genesis frontman Ray Wilson), this is a good sampler of one of rock's most consistent (if predictable) hit-makers. Gabriel and Hackett also return for one new track, reuniting the original quintet for a richly textured update of The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway 's "The Carpet Crawlers." --Jerry McCulleyCustomer Reviews:
The best song Genesis ever recorded is EDITED?.......2007-05-16
ha ha HA owwwwwww.......
Somebody tell those Gabriel nerds to "SHUT UP!".......2007-03-29
P.S. Worth the price for the Gabriel-Collins duet remake of The Carpet Crawlers alone!
A collection off songs that I can't hear anymore.......2007-03-13
because the best tracks on Genesis's albums haven't been heard on radio.
For instance, the best cut of Duke is Duke's travel - Duke's end, so what you have on this cd...of course Turn it on again and Misunderstanding.
Another example maybe ? The best on "Genesis" album is Home by the sea - Second home by the sea, so what you have on this cd ? Of course, you get Mama and That's all. So again, if you want the hits, this is the one, if you want the best, don't take this one !
If a band stays together, it will change........2007-01-18
days as well. And. let's not forget that Phil Collins was not an original member of Genesis. He was a very talented drummer and singer who auditioned for the band and was accepted into the fold somewhere around 1970, roughly the same time Steve Hackett joined (unless I'm mistaken).
What I'm trying to say is that a band will undergo several changes as the years progress and with every change they will lose fans and gain fans. This is what happened to Genesis. There's nothing wrong with the Abacab, Invisible Touch version of Genesis any more than fans of that era thinking the Lamb lies down on Broadway, I know what I Like version of Genesis is weird and unapproachable. This is a good CD. It's a good representation of the more commercial, but still very very good version of Genesis, with a bit of the Gabriel, Hackett version thrown in for good measure.
Bands change, it's natural.
Genesis in One Pop.......2006-08-24
Though often with rather icy 1980s production, Phil Collins has a way with his love songs lyrics and his vocals which is very warm, and you can feel the care he has for the relationship he is describing. That's not to say he can't tell a story, like when he tells us about the lonely TV addict in "Turn it On Again", or when he describes the broken down paternal relationship of "No Son of Mine", or even the slightly disturbing character of "Mama" with his sleazy, rhythmic laugh. They're not exactly stories like the ones Peter Gabriel used to tell to Genesis' music, but they're still pretty interesting.
Genesis have done a whole stack of albums, and on a one CD compilation that only covers hits there's a lot left out. Many of the 1970s albums don't get a track in at all.
Here's a rundown of how many tracks came from which albums:
1 track from "Selling England by the Pound" (1973)
1 track from "And Then There Were Three" (1978)
2 tracks from "Duke" (1980)
1 track from "ABACAB" (1981)
2 tracks from "Genesis" (1983)
5 tracks from "Invisible Touch" (1986)
4 tracks from "We Can't Dance" (1991)
1 track from "Calling All Stations" (1997)
The bonus track "Carpet Crawlers 1999" sees all the Peter Gabriel era members come back together (Peter Gabriel, Steve Hackett, Tony Banks, Mike Rutherford and Phil Collins) to sing the classic, cryptic song "Carpet Crawlers" from the 1974 "Lamb Lies Down on Broadway" record. Influential audio engineer (and singer of "Video Killed the Radio Star") Trevor Horn produces this new recording, and if you're a fan of his (like I am), you can tell. There's electronic sound effects and a more modern treatment of the vocals and synthesizers. The beat that Phil Collins lays down for this track was a bit unexpected, rather than the driving hand percussion of the 1974 version, he plays some rather laid back rhythms on his drum kit. It all makes the song feel a lot lighter than the original, like it was on a desert island rather than an etheral cathedral (which is what the original always reminded me of, if that makes sense).
There is a newer, 3 disc compilation out called "Plantinum Collection" but I prefer the remastering job on this compilation disc to that one, which has way too much audio compression for my liking. Just because it's "louder" doesn't mean it's clearer, in some cases it's just the opposite. It's mainly the older tracks that get that treatment. Anyway, with "Turn it On Again" you don't have to worry about anything like that.
Together with Phil Collins' "Hits", this will be all the pop Genesis that a casual listener will probably need. If you are looking for more of Peter Gabriel's Genesis, get the old 1970s albums one by one ("Trespass", "Nursery Cryme", "Foxtrot", "Selling England By the Pound" & "Lamb Lies Down on Broadway"). All those albums together make a "Best of Genesis" of a very different kind...
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