Through Windows & Walls

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Peter Kater and R. Carlos Nakai have always perfectly married their strengths and weaknesses. Nakai, the acclaimed Native American flute player, brings an austerity of emotion and tone to Kater, who has saccharine tendencies. Kater, on the other hand, focuses Nakai's often-sketchy melodies, refining and placing them in a meticulously produced environment. It's safe to say that their previous collaborations are among the best produced of Nakai's numerous albums. Through Windows & Walls is in the tradition of those earlier Native American chamber works. Fleshed out by the hand percussion of Geoffrey Gordon and Michael Moses Tisch, there's a more dynamic arc to Through Windows & Walls than its more somber predecessors, especially on the heroic cadences of "When Worlds Collide." Although "If Walls Could Speak" and "Recognition" founder due to smothering vocal washes and a hokey, sampled "angelic" choir, Nakai and Kater travel beyond New Age clichés throughout Through Windows & Walls. --John Diliberto

Through Windows & Walls,Peter Kater & R. Carlos Nakai,Silver Wave,Int'l & World Music,Native American,Pop

Average customer rating: Haunting . . . Beautiful . . . . and Mesmerizing Pure Pleasure A great collaboration, worrthy of CDs of old...

Through Windows & Walls Peter Kater & R. Carlos Nakai Manufacturer: Silver Wave ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music Native American | North America | International | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music General | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | New Age | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Migration Honorable Sky Red Moon Natives Elements Series: Earth ASIN: B00005MK4L Release Date: 2001-07-31

Tracks:

1. Windows And Walls
2. When Worlds Collide
3. Moments Like This
4. Walk With Me
5. If Walls Could Speak
6. I Know You
7. Remember When
8. Child's Play
9. Recognition

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Peter Kater and R. Carlos Nakai have always perfectly married their strengths and weaknesses. Nakai, the acclaimed Native American flute player, brings an austerity of emotion and tone to Kater, who has saccharine tendencies. Kater, on the other hand, focuses Nakai's often-sketchy melodies, refining and placing them in a meticulously produced environment. It's safe to say that their previous collaborations are among the best produced of Nakai's numerous albums. Through Windows & Walls is in the tradition of those earlier Native American chamber works. Fleshed out by the hand percussion of Geoffrey Gordon and Michael Moses Tisch, there's a more dynamic arc to Through Windows & Walls than its more somber predecessors, especially on the heroic cadences of "When Worlds Collide." Although "If Walls Could Speak" and "Recognition" founder due to smothering vocal washes and a hokey, sampled "angelic" choir, Nakai and Kater travel beyond New Age clichés throughout Through Windows & Walls. --John Diliberto

Customer Reviews:

Haunting . . . Beautiful . . . . and Mesmerizing.......2002-03-21

I absolutely love the music produced by the collaboration of R. Carlos Nakai and Peter Kater. Their music manages to transport me to another place that is peaceful, relaxing, and does not have a care in the world. It is food for my psyche and for my soul and I never tire of listening of this CD.

There are 9 tracks on this CD and each and every one of them is a delight to hear. The evocative flute, combined with the subtle percussion, piano or vocals is just so incredibly beautiful. Each track is a joy to behold and you will feel a full range of emotions listing to this wonderful CD. I am soothed, I am uplifted, I am relaxed, but mostly I just feel so good listening as I listen over and over to the music. There are very few artists that have this response with me, another one of them being Dolphin Dreams by Marty Weintraub (which I also highly recommend).

The music is hauntingly evocative, beautiful and so very mesmerizing. Listen to the entire CD and let yourself be carried away! You will be re-energized!!!!

If I could, I would rate this with ten stars, as five stars just does not do it justice!!

Pure Pleasure.......2001-11-02

If there was ever music created that becomes one with your soul, then this is it. I feel very connected to each mood as it moves from melodic to introspective.

At times you feel like an eagle soaring high above the earth. This music will lift your spirit.

The trademark style of piano and Native American flute, along with voice and percussion will create a relaxing mood for you to enjoy.

Perfect for playing when giving or receiving a massage. This music is also like a massage for your heart.

Truly Beautiful.

A great collaboration, worrthy of CDs of old..........2001-08-01

A long time ago, in a canyon far away, Peter Kater and R. Carlos Nakai collaborated on two of the best Native-American inspired CDs of all time, "Honorable Sky" and "Natives". There hasn't been a CD of that quality for a while, except for the "live version" offered last year, but this new release sure comes close. Peter Kater's melodic piano stylings are a wonderful complement to the soft, haunting woodwind from R. Carlos Nakai. When these two musicians perform together, the result is a flavorful, gentle window into time and landscape. If you are familiar with their other releases, you will truly enjoy this one as well. If you have not heard the others, but are searching for Native American inspired awareness, then I recommend this CD---and the others....

Average customer rating: Start your Rea addiction & affliction here!! New Light Through Old Windows Chris Rea "Working On It" Pure Driving Music pleasant memories The best album ever exist

New Light Through Old Windows Chris Rea Manufacturer: Atco ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Road to Hell Auberge The Best of Chris Rea On the Beach King of the Beach ASIN: B000002JOD Release Date: 1991-08-06

Tracks:

1. Let's Dance
2. Working On It
3. Ace Of Hearts
4. Josephine
5. Candles
6. On The Beach
7. Fool (If You Think It's Over)
8. I Can Hear Your Heartbeat
9. Shamrock Diaries
10. Stainsby Girls
11. Windy Town
12. Driving Home For Christmas
13. Steel River

Customer Reviews:

Start your Rea addiction & affliction here!!.......2006-12-09

It was this compilation that orginally got me hooked on Chris Rea. Sadly and typically I had only heard "Road to hell" and "Fool (if you think it's over)" before. This compilation opened up my eyes and ears to the world of Chris Rea. I would highly recommend you purchase this album to begin exploring the world of all things Rea. Yes the songs are remixed/redone from the original versions, but I love these too!
I'll put it this way. 6 months ago I had nothing from Chris Rea. Now I have 14 cd's. This compilation just scratches the surface, but it such an engrossing musical retrospective.

New Light Through Old Windows.......2006-11-05

I am a hugh Chris Rea fan, in my opinion this cd is an overview of the the best of all his music.I would recomand this.
Steve

Chris Rea "Working On It" Pure Driving Music.......2005-12-13

I say I have to agree with S. B. Rotherforth "smithville boy" on this as driving music in its purest form! When I first had the cassette single much earlier days THIS SONG was my TGIF song. Later I lost the tape and by pure coincidence I have stumbled on the complete Greatest Hits which I must say if you like pure rock music you will LOVE Chris Rea! Needless to say now I am a little older but it still has that certain appeal to it, that is why I purchased it today 12/12/2005.

pleasant memories.......2005-10-24

when this first was released, I'd heard 'working on it' on the radio. I couldn't get the driving music out of my head. why I waited so long to purchase the music, only makes having it that much sweeter.good stuff.

The best album ever exist.......2005-07-22

I listen to all kinds of music from rap to classical and I've bought about 1000 cd's. This one is the best of all. Before owning a cd recorder, I had to buy the same cd's atleast 7 times.(I'm not rich, but I couldn't resist giving them away to my friends who like the album).
If anyone like Dire Straits, this album won't disappoint you.

Average customer rating: Great Music From J5 Here we go again!!!! J5 Live! Finally on CD Change Is A Comin'

Lookin' Through the Windows/Goin' Back to Indiana The Jackson 5 Manufacturer: Motown ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Classic R&B | R&B | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music Motown | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music Philly Soul | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music R&B | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Dancing Machine/Moving Violation Diana Ross Presents the Jackson 5/ABC Third Album/Maybe Tomorrow Goin' Places Triumph ASIN: B00005N8V2 Release Date: 2001-08-14

Tracks:

1. (Bill Cosby-Tommy Smothers Intro) I Want You Back
2. (Bill Cosby Intro) Maybe Tomorrow
3. (Rosey Grier Intro) The Day Basketball Was Saved
4. Stand
5. I Want To Take You Higher
6. Feelin' Alright
7. Medley: Walk On/The Love You Save
8. Goin' Back To Indiana
9. Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing
10. Lookin' Through The Windows
11. Don't Let Your Baby Catch On
12. To Know
13. Doctor My Eyes
14. Little Bitty Pretty One
15. E-Ne-Me-Ne-Mi-Ne-Moe (The Choice Is Yours To Pull)
16. If I Have To Move A Mountain
17. Don't Want To See You Tomorrow
18. Children Of The Light
19. I Can Only Give You Love
20. Love Song
21. Who's Lovin' You (live in Gary, Indiana)

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The soundtrack album from the Jackson 5's 1971 TV special Goin' Back to Indiana is largely for completists. Strong new studio versions of "I Want You Back" and "Maybe Tomorrow" share space with murkily recorded but enjoyable live funk-rock and too much sketch material that doesn't work on record. Its follow-up, Lookin' Through the Windows, stands as one of the outfit's most consistent Motown long-players. It documents the Jacksons' continuing move toward softer soul music on the excellent title track, a Philly-style cover of "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing," "Don't Want to See Tomorrow," and even a version of Jackson Browne's "Doctor My Eyes." "Don't Let Your Baby Catch You" is an edgier cut in the Funkadelic vein, while "E-Ne-Me-Ne-Mi-Ne-Moe (The Choice Is Yours to Pull)" makes a final trip to the kid-stuff style of "ABC" and "The Love You Save." An Indiana concert outtake of "Who's Lovin' You" and the Windows B-side "Love Song" expand this CD to nearly 80 minutes. --Rickey Wright

Customer Reviews:

Great Music From J5.......2006-03-03

This was a great walk down memory lane.
The quality was superb.

I wish that obtaining the taped version of the show was easier.
I did a real search for J5 VHS-DVD taped shows and found the show.

This Cd is a must for any real Motown J5 fan.

Peace and Blessings

Here we go again!!!!.......2005-10-19

This set use to be my most played Jackson 5 double album/single cd series. The rehearsal numbers for "I Want You Back" and "Maybe Tomorrow" are damn good to practice your J5 Choreography and Vocal ability. The first album goes downhill when they feature the basketball skit cause it's all pointless action,but it's a funny storyline featuring Jackie being the hero who saved basketball. But the album,without warning,explodes into your soul as the brothers open up with a live performance and sing a series of inspirational grooves with flawless execution. "Stand" has THE BEST drum opening i've ever heard in a song,while "Take You Higher" showcases Tito Jackson's raw guitar playing over a traditional drive from the drummer. The medley of "Walk On/The Love You Save" is really good. I like how both Tito and Jermaine take the forefront and play together on their guitars. The brothers get to speak out on afterwards and they do a MUCH BETTER version of "Going Back To Indiana" (Thank God!!!). After that album is over with,it's time to calm down and listen to one of the best and well-done remakes the J5 has ever done,"Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing". Very,very,very excellent track to open up the new album with and I love how Michael and Jermaine,once again,share the song. My other favorites on the "Looking Through The Window" album is the title track,"If I Have To Move A Mountain","Little-Bitty-Pretty-One",and "Doctor My Eyes" kinda grew on me. And,like on all of the double album sets,are included some bonus material which in this particular set includes the live version of "Who's Loving You" which everyone knows was done in the American Dream movie. I'm just glad Michael decided to belt out some "Oh's" and "Ow's" like he did on the Ed Sullivan show which is my favorite part of the song. How about that Michael?!!

J5 Live!.......2005-07-29

This is a pretty good combination here! GBTI is an interesting history lesson with a beat that you can dance to. Some of it is off of a 1971 TV special of the same name (which I vaguely recall watching when I was around 6 years old). The skit stuff might work better as a DVD of this special (are you listening Berry Gordy?), but to hear the J5 Live with "Cousin" Johnny Jackson on drums and Ronnie Rancifer on the organ (whatever happened to those guys?) as well as Jermanine and Tito actually playing guitar and bass is amazing. Makes you wonder why Motown didn't let these guys really play their own instruments on their records all along. They really cook it up!

LTTW is a favorite of mine in part for personal reasons. I was visiting relatives in Harlem when I was 7 during the summer of 1972 and this and MJ's solo "Ben" were all over the radio. Back in Charleston, all the kids were digging this LP and I've always felt that "Dont Let Your Baby Catch You Fooling Around" was sadly underrated (originally considered too suggestive when recorded in 1969-go figure)! But childhood memories aside, this is a great CD and will easily explain why the J5 ruled the youth culture of the era. Listen and enjoy.

Finally on CD.......2003-07-10

Thirty years after their release, these two albums finally make their first CD appearance. However, they are very different records and listening to them for unity's sake is not advised. The first, the soundtrack to the group's 1971 TV concert special, is hit-and-miss. The new, pseudo-live versions of "I Want You Back" and "Maybe Tomorrow" are good, though abbreviated. The narration and banter that filled the skits are not meant for audio alone; without the visuals (especially on "The day Basketball was Saved"), the tracks are severely lacking. From the live concert portion of the album, their takes on "Stand!" and "Who's Lovin' You" work well, as does "Feelin' Alright," one of the best cuts here. "Walk On/The Love You Save" is great, and "Walk On" is the only J5-penned song that Motown released. The bonus cut "Who's Lovin' You" is awesome live, though the mix is not as good as it appears on the soundtrack to "The Jacksons: An American Dream" soundtrack. The other live songs are not as interesting. The second half of this disc, 1972's "Lookin' Through the Windows" album, was one of the J5's most successful. It contained two hits, the "Shaft"-influenced title track and the energetic cover of "Little Bitty Pretty One." This album is the last standard bubblegum pop from the group, but do not overlook it based on that. For instance, the vocal trading on this album is prevalent, and the group sounds better than ever as their voices have matured; particularly Jermaine, whose earlier raspy voice had now evolved into a silky smooth croon compared at the time to a young Marvin Gaye. The title track is notable in that it is the first time Michael argued with the producers to let him sing HIS way. "E-Ne-Me-Ne-Mi-Ne-Moe" is a standout track, full of energy and soul, musically in the vein of "I Want You Back." The most eye-opening song here is "To Know," with lush horn and string arrangements and beautiful harmonies. The album's low point, "Don't Want to see Tomorrow," (in which Michael recites the title in Spanish, albeit painfully) is filler, but all told "Windows" has some surprisingly impressive music.

Change Is A Comin'.......2001-12-27

The first disc coughs up J5 live and it sounds amazing. Its clear they were real musicians and had the energy and style to pull off such fusions as "Walk On/The Love You Save". But the second disc is the heart stopper. Songs such as "Looking Through The Windows" are so simplistic and breezy you not only listen to them you marvel at its pure pop elements. The whole disc is great and has to be enjoyed in a whole sitdown. When was the last time a cd drew you in so deep you had to sit and listen to the nuances before you really understood the content!

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New Light Through Old Windows Chris Rea Manufacturer: Geffen ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music ASIN: B000KIGDR6

Average customer rating: charming... wistful. Synthetic childhood

Through Small Windows Alsace Lorraine Manufacturer: Darla Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Dark One ASIN: B00005NWNR Release Date: 2001-09-11

Tracks:

1. You Are Like Charles Lindbergh To Me
2. Monday Turns To Monday Night
3. Back Roads Under A Giant Sky
4. Alex Runs The World
5. Name Etched In Home-Room Chair
6. The Girl From Roanoke
7. Swing Low, Constellation
8. Once The Ocean Built A Ship
9. Chalk Marks On The Ground
10. Summer Days At Home
11. Dreams I Can't Control
12. A Bright Patch Near The Wall
13. If This Were The Past
14. Alsace-Lorraine
15. Though I've Never Seen You
16. The Labour Day Parade

Customer Reviews:

charming..........2006-06-23

'through small windows' is one of those albums that teeters on the edge of falling into a pit of its own cuteness. fortunately, caitlin brice and pals, aka alsace lorraine, saves the album from overt pretentiousness with charming vocals, a nice diy pop aesthetic, and truly pleasant melodies.

'through small windows' has the same whimsical, casio-keyboard, charming feel as the early magnetic fields records, particularly 'holiday.' the songs on 'through small windows' don't beat you over the head. instead, they're like a fire in the corner of the room during a cold night -- you know it's there, you can feel the warmth, you comfortable under a blanket, but you're not sweating to death. that's probably a poor analogy, but that's the feeling the majority of the tracks on 'through small windows' gives me.

'through small windows' isn't the album for people looking for a revolutionary or genre-defining or artistic statement. alsace lorraine is for those who like their vocals understated, their instrumentaton apparent but not intrusive, and their melodies familiar and nice. it's perfect for cloudy days, sunny days or just about any day, for that matter.

i really like it.

wistful........2005-04-09

A good band with a lead singer capable of leading you elsewhere. A snatch of new wave and a new feeling of something not yet done make this current. Buy it.

Synthetic childhood.......2002-02-09

Delicate, wistful pop evocative of Remembrance of Things Past. The singer has a girlish, pretty voice and the background mixes shimmering guitars and 80s synthpop in a way not dissimilar to the Magnetic Fields first two albums. Should be placed on the shelf next to Whistler.

Average customer rating: TWO ALBUMS HAVE THE SAME TITLE New Light Through Old Windows (Track List)

New Light Through Old Windows Manufacturer: Geffen Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Road to Hell Espresso Logic Auberge ASIN: B0009TUIS6

Product Description

10 Tracks by this artist. Email for tracklist.

Customer Reviews:

TWO ALBUMS HAVE THE SAME TITLE.......2006-11-10

The album pictured is NOT the greatest hits collection as listed in the other review, but a superb late 1980's album, released in the USA on GEFFEN Records, with the following songs:
1. Let's Dance
2. Working On It
3. I Can Hear Your Heartbeat
4. Windy Town
5. On The Beach
6. Steel River
7. Stains By Girls
8. Ace Of Hearts
9. Josephine
10. Candles
Pretty much all of Chris Rea's albums are worth hearing, as they abide the soul on more than half the songs. Why this man was not more popular in the States is kind of hard to figure. He's got a deep voice somewhat akin to Gordon Lightfoot, and a wide-ranging pallette of songcraft that somewhat centers in a folk vein. Get a bunch of 'em, they're inexpensive.

New Light Through Old Windows (Track List).......2006-07-31

This album is the source for some of Chris Rea's greatest hits. A British-based artist, Rea became very popular in Europe and Australia. Surprisingly, he never achieved the same levels of popularity in the USA.

A great artist who is worth listening for his interesting mix of rock, jazz, and blues.

Track List

Let's Dance
Working On It
Ace Of Heart
Josephine
Candles
On The Beach
Fool (If You Think It's Over)
I Can Hear Your HeartBeat
Shamrock Diaries
Stainsby GirlsWindy Town
Driving Home For Christmas
Steel River

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Old Empty Farmhouse Nathaniel Maloney Manufacturer: Lost Cat Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music ASIN: B000CA980G Release Date: 2005-04-12

Tracks:

1. Lazy Summer Night
2. Keep Hope Alive
3. Old Empty Farmhouse
4. Fly Me Away
5. Ocean Sunsets
6. Mohican River Valley
7. Further Downstream [Instrumental]
8. Time
9. These Stars
10. Going Down to the River

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Blowing Bubbles Through Broken Windows ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000SUW6X6

Product Description

8 tracks (HDCD)

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Listening Through Open Windows Manufacturer: Plectrum ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B00022OW8C

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New Light Through Old Windows Chris Rea Manufacturer: Geffen Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music ASIN: B00008F536 Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

1. Let's Dance
2. Working on It
3. Ace of Hearts
4. Josephine
5. Candles
6. On the Beach
7. Fool (If You Think It's Over)
8. I Can Hear Your Heartbeat
9. Shamrock Diaries
10. Stainsby Girls
11. Windy Town
12. Driving Home for Christmas
13. Steel River

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2. Treasury of Irish Gold [Import]
3. Tribute to Eros Ramazzotti [Import]
4. Tropico Del Nord [Import] [Original recording remastered]
5. TU CAPRICHO
6. Tunesian Songs
7. Un Punao De Exitos [Import]
8. Uzbekistan: Great Voices of the Past [Import]
9. Very Best of Mediterranean [Import]
10. Vibrant Zimbabwe

International Music

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