Serious & Joy [Import]

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Sandy's Second Album Remains in Step with the Trail Blazed by her Debut on Virgin Records. The Newmusic Mixes Elements of Rock Ballads and Techno, Keeping her at the Top of Mando-pop and Canto-popdiva Level.

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Average customer rating: Maybe a little too serious? The Seriousness Is There (Rating: 7 out of 10- -3.5 stars) The best. I'm Serious Classic Period !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm Serious T.I. Manufacturer: Arista ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Gangsta & Hardcore | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Southern Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Trap Muzik Urban Legend Tha Carter King King ASIN: B00005PJB5 Release Date: 2001-10-09

Tracks:

1. Intro
2. Still Ain't Forgave Myself
3. Dope Boyz
4. What Happened?
5. You Ain't Hard
6. Why I'm Serious (Interlude)
7. I'm Serious
8. Do It
9. What's Yo Name
10. Hands Up
11. Chooz U
12. I Can't Be Your Man
13. Hotel
14. At The Bar
15. Heavy Chevys
16. Grand Royal
17. Outro
18. Bonus Track

Customer Reviews:

Maybe a little too serious?.......2007-07-12

This is a solid debut album for TI. Most tracks are listenable, but only a couple are true classics. TI's flow on this album is much more rapid fire - and with this albums lackluster sales, he switched up to his slower draaawl flow - which has got him the big sales.

The best track - esp if you are a true Southern Rap fan - is track 8 "Do It." DJ Toomp has always produced TI's best songs, and this is the one track that I can listen to over and over again.

The Seriousness Is There (Rating: 7 out of 10- -3.5 stars).......2007-06-18

I read some reviews calling it the best from the south, and I beg to differ. T.I.'s debut album "I'm Serious" is really an above average debut album from him, especially when there were other albums that came out '01 that blew this out of the water. I find his flow to be no different than any other rappers out. He does have that southern accent that is easily heard. Songs like "Do It" and "Dope Boyz" is really nothing special to this listener. Infact, I found a lot of skip material on this album.

There are some good songs on here. A personal favorite of mine would be "What's Yo Name" featuring Pharrell. "Hotel" is a good song that feautres Too $hort as both artists drop nice verses. And the song "I Can't Be Your Man" is good. Everything else on this album is okay, but nothing special like everyone else is saying.

Overall, "I'm Serious" is reall nothing special. This album came out at the right moment when the south was already on the rise. I bought this album back in '01 and my opinion still doesn't change when I hear it today. Yes, after hearing all of his albums (except for T.I. vs T.I.P. which isn't out as of this review), this is his best album and it showed how hungry he was, but it isn't the greatest from the south. Overrated album by an overrated rapper (there I said it!). He might be the king of the south to you, but not to me. Especially when there are artists like Scarface, UGK, Outkast, etc. who have been in the game longer than him. Some people may think I'm a hater, but I'm not. I know whats a 5 star album, and this isn't one. I also know it when an artist album is being blown out of it's image (sort of like Lil' Wayne's Tha Carter...also overrated). If you like southern music, go ahead and give this a listen. I believe this is good (which is why I gave this a 7), but not as good as all these 5 star reviews here.

Bring on the negative votes/comments.

Lyrics: B+
Production: B+
Guest Appearances: B-
Musical Vibes: B-

Top 5 Tracks:
1. Whats Yo Name (featuring Pharrell) (personal favorite)
2. Hotel (featuring Too Short)
3. I'm Serious (featuring Beenie Man)
4. I Can't Be Your Man
5. Still Ain't Forgave Myself

The best........2007-03-09

I'm serious is the best T.I. CD yet. His lyrics, the beats, everything is on point. I love the song by him and Beenie man. He shows his true talent and also is creative ability. I would recommend this CD to anyone that is a T.I. fan or anyone who likes rap and is tired of the same old nursery rhyme stuff thats coming out now.

I'm Serious.......2006-01-31

Well, first off, T.I. is my baby, I love him so much. But I do not know why he got 4 childs, that's suck. And he go with Tameka aka Tiny. What eva her name is.

Classic Period !!!!!!!!!!!!!!.......2005-12-10

I know that alot will say that Trap Music was his comin out but if u honestly listened 2 this album and do not believe that this album is without a shadow of a doubt a classic then something is wrong it's straight raw and uncut this is T.I. B4 24's and all of the other stuff without I'm Serious there is no Trap Music or Urban Legend the reason he's so successful now is because he paid his dues and he knew that people had no choice but 2 feel him having said that I'm Serious the title says it all

Average customer rating: Picasso in sound Great but NOT complete There's only one. Don't forget Satie was an Anti-Romantic "Electric Spirit of Eric Satie" fans this is the one !

Satie: Piano Works Manufacturer: EMI Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ballets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Sarabande | Baroque Dance Suites | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Satie | Satie, Erik | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Preludes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Nocturnes | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Tone Poems | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Ballets & Dances | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Piano | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Ciccolini, Aldo | ( C ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Musical Theater | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Debussy: Piano Works The Best of Erik Satie After the Rain...The Soft Sounds of Erik Satie Satie: Gymnopédies No1-3; Gnossiennes No1-6 The Magic of Satie ASIN: B000002SBP Release Date: 1992-01-23

Tracks:

1. Oeuvres Pour Piano: Gymnopedie I
2. Oeuvres Pour Piano: Gymnopedie II
3. Oeuvres Pour Piano: Gymnopedie III
4. Oeuvres Pour Piano: Les Trois Valses distingu du preux dI: Sa taille
5. Oeuvres Pour Piano: II: Son binocle
6. Oeuvres Pour Piano: III: Ses jambes
7. Oeuvres Pour Piano: Trois Gnossiennes: I Lent
8. Oeuvres Pour Piano: II Avec nnement
9. Oeuvres Pour Piano: III Lent
10. Oeuvres Pour Piano: Trois Gnossiennes: IV Lent
11. Oeuvres Pour Piano: V Mod
12. Oeuvres Pour Piano: VI Avec conviction et avec une tristesse rigoureuse
13. Oeuvres Pour Piano: Trois Mouvements en forme de poire, uatre mains: Mani de commencement
14. Oeuvres Pour Piano: Prolongation du m
15. Oeuvres Pour Piano: I
16. Oeuvres Pour Piano: II
17. Oeuvres Pour Piano: III
18. Oeuvres Pour Piano: En plus
19. Oeuvres Pour Piano: Redite
20. Oeuvres Pour Piano: Croquis et agaceries d'un gros bonhomme en bois: I Tyrolienne turque
21. Oeuvres Pour Piano: II Danse maigre (a mani de ces messieurs)
22. Oeuvres Pour Piano: III Espa (Sorte de valse)
23. Oeuvres Pour Piano: Sonatine bureaucratique
24. Oeuvres Pour Piano: Trois Nocturnes: I Doux et calme
25. Oeuvres Pour Piano: II Simplement
26. Oeuvres Pour Piano: III Un peu mouvement
27. Oeuvres Pour Piano: Premi penset sonneries de la Rose Croix: Air de ldre
28. Oeuvres Pour Piano: Air du Grand Maitre
29. Oeuvres Pour Piano: Air du Grand Prieur
30. Oeuvres Pour Piano: Le Fils des oiles: Prde du 1er acte: la Vocation
31. Oeuvres Pour Piano: Prde du IIe acte: l'Initiation
32. Oeuvres Pour Piano: Prde du IIIe acte: l'Incantation

Tracks:

1. Jack In The Box: Prelude
2. Jack In The Box: Entracte
3. Jack In The Box: Final
4. Sports et Divertissements: Choral inappetissant
5. Sports et Divertissements: La Balanre
6. Sports et Divertissements: La Chasse
7. Sports et Divertissements: La Come italienne
8. Sports et Divertissements: Le Ril de la Mari
9. Sports et Divertissements: Colin-Maillard
10. Sports et Divertissements: La Pe
11. Sports et Divertissements: Le Yachting
12. Sports et Divertissements: Le Bain de mer
13. Sports et Divertissements: Le Carnaval
14. Sports et Divertissements: Le Golf
15. Sports et Divertissements: La Pieuvre
16. Sports et Divertissements: Les Courses
17. Sports et Divertissements: Les Quatre-Coins
18. Sports et Divertissements: Le pique-nique
19. Sports et Divertissements: Le Water-chute
20. Sports et Divertissements: Le Tango
21. Sports et Divertissements: Le Traau
22. Sports et Divertissements: Le Flirt
23. Sports et Divertissements: Le Feu d'artifice
24. Sports et Divertissements: Le Tennis
25. Oeuvres Pour Piano: I D'Holothurie
26. Embryons desseches: II D'Edriophtalma
27. Embryons desseches: III De Podophtalma
28. Preludes flasques (pour un chien): I Voix d'interieur
29. Preludes flasques (pour un chien): II. Idylle cynique
30. Preludes flasques (pour un chien): III. Chanson canine
31. Preludes flasques (pour un chien): IV. Avec camaraderie
32. En habit de cheval (a 4 mains): I Choral
33. En habit de cheval (a 4 mains): II Fugue litanique
34. En habit de cheval (a 4 mains): III Autre chose
35. En habit de cheval (a 4 mains): IV Fugue de papier
36. Apercus desagreables: I Pastorale
37. Apercus desagreables: II Choral
38. Apercus desagreables: III Fugue
39. Descriptions automatiques: I Sur un vaisseau
40. Descriptions automatiques: II Sur une lanterne
41. Descriptions automatiques: III Sur un casque
42. 3 Petites pieces montees (a 4 mains): De l'enfance de Pantagruel (Reverie)
43. 3 Petites pieces montees (a 4 mains): Marche de Cocagne (Demarche)
44. 3 Petites pieces montees (a 4 mains): Jeux de Gargantua (Coin de Polka)
45. Peccadilles importunes: Etre jaloux de son camarade qui a une grosse tete
46. Peccadilles importunes: Lui manger sa tartine
47. Peccadilles importunes: Profiter de ce qu'il a des cors aux pieds pour lui voler son cerceau
48. Pieces froides - No. 1 Airs a faire fuir: I D'une maniere particuliere
49. Pieces froides - No. 1 Airs a faire fuir: II Modestement
50. Pieces froides - No. 1 Airs a faire fuir: III S'inviter
51. Pieces froides - No. 2 Danses de travers: I En y regardant par deux fois
52. Pieces froides - No. 2 Danses de travers: II Passer
53. Pieces froides - No. 2 Danses de travers: III Encore
54. La Belle Excentrique: I Grande ritournelle
55. La Belle Excentrique: II Marche franco-lunaire
56. La Belle Excentrique: III Valse du 'Mysterieux baiser dans l'oeil'
57. La Belle Excentrique: IV Can-can grand-mondain
58. 3 Sarabandes: No. 1
59. 3 Sarabandes: No. 2
60. 3 Sarabandes: No. 3

Amazon.com

It's simple: in his various realizations of the piano music of Erik Satie, Aldo Ciccolini set a standard that has yet to be bettered. This compilation, drawn from recordings made between 1966 and 1971, is consequently the best of the best. Ciccolini always played Satie's music as though it had been written by Claude Debussy, not by some cheap charlatan or uneducated primitive (which, to an extent that is still debatable, Satie was). The result is that these seemingly simple piano pieces acquire a tonal allure that is as surprising as it is undeniable. They possess an understated sophistication that points directly toward Ravel and Poulenc, at the same time providing an opening to the minimalist aesthetic of the later 20th century. Ciccolini's playing is pliant and graceful, and under his fingers the music seems to breathe and come alive. What more could a composer or a listener want? --Ted Libbey

Customer Reviews:

Picasso in sound.......2006-02-19

Pablo Picasso, Jean Cocteau and Eric Satie were drinking buddies; it shouldn't be surprising that their work, though in different media, should bear striking similarities. This CD set replaces a very badly abused vinyl recording from the 1960s. No one plays Satie like Aldo Ciccolini. I do wish the Parade had been included, Satie wrote the music, Cocteau the libretto and Picasso did the sets and costumes-Satie's only ballet. Of course, the circa 1910 audience walked out. It's the story of an out-of-work ballet company that goes out onto the streets of Paris to try to get customers to come inside. The customers are stereotypes like the American in a cowboy outfit who adds the sound of this six gun to the music and the secretary who types through the encounter. The back wall of the theater was covered with Picasso designed neon signs flashing in bright colors throughout the performance. Across the front of the stage he'd strung acetate on which were playing street scenes of Paris from three cameras-red, blue and green. The men were way, way ahead of their times.

Great but NOT complete.......2004-12-23

Please note that this collection does NOT contain Erik Satie's complete works for piano. The collection makes no such claim, but at 5 CDs, some may assume it to be complete and none of the other reviews to date mention this. I am too lazy to do the research to come up with a complete list, but offhand I know that these songs are missing - "Je Te Veux", "Fantaisie-Valse" and "Valse-Ballet". These 3 are among my favorite Satie pieces, so yes, I think the collection is diminished somewhat by their absence.

Aldo Ciccolini always has been the greatest interpreter of Satie's work for piano. Ciccolini has a feel for Satie that no one else does, although I have to admit that I prefer a faster tempo to "Poudre D'Or" than the slower, introspective tempo Ciccolini always uses, but that's only a small matter of personal preference. These recordings were originally made in 1967 and 1971 and the sound quality is excellent. At the dawn of the CD era at various sessions from 1983-1986, Ciccolini recorded Satie's complete works for piano on EMI on 5 CDs. They are currently out of print in America, with the exception of one compilation CD (also available at Amazon at the time of writing) with Gabriel Tacchino playing the 2nd piano on the pieces for 2 pianos. Ciccolini was overdubbed playing the 2nd piano on the original recordings in this review. I have a slight preference for the later recordings, but many seem to prefer these originals. You can't go wrong with these, just understand that they are not complete and the missing songs are among Satie's best.

There's only one........2004-06-26

If you're reading this, you've already heard Satie's music, so I needn't to go into that. I do want to say that this is the only recording of Satie that is worth hearing. Ciccolini is the only foot that will fit the Satie glass slipper. Don't waste your money on the ugly step-sisters.

Don't forget Satie was an Anti-Romantic.......2002-02-25

No one could deny that setting every disperse music in a unique album is a remarkable job. But I didn't like much the approach of Ciccolini, which I knew around 1975 while getting borrowed the vinyl LPs in the Embassy of France in Buenos Aires. Now I'd like to explain to whom it may concern why do I feel that way.
Satie was an anti-romantic composer, at the point of creating the "furniture-music" (musique d'ameublement) which refuses that music could be so expressive as romantics wanted. Other ones clasifies him as a "Surrealist" composer (anti-romantic movement too), but there are no signs of dreams of unconsciousness through his work. Since that point of view you could play Satie's music anyway but expressively. Satie wasn't Debussy, besides the fact that they knew personally and admire each other. Could you play Debussy in a plain style without damage?. I don't think so, because Satie was farther of expressive tradition than Debussy: we can say that Debussy is a spirit of the XIX Century while Satie is a precursor of the XXth. Remember his own words: "I came to the world too young in a time too old".
The best performance I heard of the piano work of our composer was in charge of Jacques Fevrier on the excelent album called "Monsieur Erik Satie", with such a "sideman" as another member of the group of six as Georges Auric for the 4 hands pieces.
I wave goodbye with a great embrace to all Satie's fans.

"Electric Spirit of Eric Satie" fans this is the one !.......2001-08-17

Fans of "The Electronic Spirit of Eric Satie" will immediately recognize Aldo Ciccolini as one of the few musicians in touch with the true "Satie" style. The selections correspond to "Electric Spirit" ; except, performed as a good piano solo. The piano recording is done so well it's better than most orchestral versions. It sounds very much like "Electric Spirit" without orchestration nor electronic "boops" and "beeps"-- just a good piano. It's really just as funny and powerful; and here it has a class act. This performance is a rare find !

Average customer rating: Ono of the best perfromances of Phil Collins Phil Collins Suss-suss-sussiudo Phil Collins: Serious Hits...Live! (1990) But the video is 5 stars worth

Serious Hits...Live! Phil Collins Manufacturer: Atlantic / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music Soft Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Live Albums | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: But Seriously Genesis Live: The Way We Walk, Vol. 1 (The Shorts) Hello, I Must Be Going! Both Sides Face Value ASIN: B000002IQ9 Release Date: 1990-12-08

Tracks:

1. Something Happened On The Way To Heaven
2. Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now)
3. Who Said I Would
4. One More Night
5. Don't Lose My Number
6. Do You Remember?
7. Another Day In Paradise
8. Separate Lives
9. In The Air Tonight
10. You Can't Hurry Love
11. Two Hearts
12. Sussudio
13. A Groovy Kind Of Love
14. Easy Lover
15. Take Me Home

Customer Reviews:

Ono of the best perfromances of Phil Collins.......2007-05-11

Incredible stage, amazing music and a very entertaining Phil Collins in one of his best massive concerts ever.

Phil Collins.......2007-02-14

This is the CD any Phil Collins lover must have. It's my favorite!

Suss-suss-sussiudo.......2006-04-10

I am not a big fan of live albums. Not sure why but I found this copy at a yard sale and I love listening to it. The best songs are: feel it in the air tonight, You can't hurry love, Two hearts ( a song that brings me fond memories of roadtripping down to Chicago) and Sussiudo. If you like Phil Collins, you must get this one.

Phil Collins: Serious Hits...Live! (1990).......2005-08-12

In 1990, Phil Collins had been on THE ...BUT SERIOUSLY TOUR, where during that concert tour, Phil Collins had released his first live album entitled, SERIOUS HITS...LIVE! This album, although being Phil's first live album, is his sixth album overall. Phil always had a way with singing in the studio, but singing live is definitely gift for good ole Phil because this album is outstanding.

SOMETHING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO HEAVEN
Studio version from the album ...BUT SERIOUSLY (1989). The album version was just outstanding and it goes right next to this live version. Awesome.

AGAINST ALL ODDS (TAKE A LOOK AT ME NOW)
Studio version from the original motion picture & motion picture soundtrack AGAINST ALL ODDS (1984). For years, I had gone on without even listening to this song, but years later, I gave the song another shot and I cannot get enough of it.

WHO SAID I WOULD
Studio version from the album NO JACKET REQUIRED (1985). Just as energetic and fun-filled as the album version.

ONE MORE NIGHT
Studio version from the album NO JACKET REQUIRED (1985). Better than the original.

DON'T LOSE MY NUMBER
Studio version from the album NO JACKET REQUIRED (1985). Both the studio version and this here live version are outstanding.

DO YOU REMEMBER?
Studio version from the album ...BUT SERIOUSLY (1989). Even better than the studio version.

ANOTHER DAY IN PARADISE
Studio version from the album ...BUT SERIOUSLY (1989). Both versions are just amazing.

SEPARATE LIVES (Duet with Bridgette Bryant)
Studio version from the original motion picture & motion picture WHITE NIGHTS (1985). The studio version to this song was actually a duet between Phil Collins & Marilyn Martin, but it is obvious that Marilyn Martin is not present on her vocals, but Phil's backing vocalist Bridgette Bryant. Bridgette Bryant's voice is very pretty, but Marilyn Martin's voice was even prettier. But this live version stands right next to the original studio version.

IN THE AIR TONIGHT
Studio version from the album FACE VALUE (1981). Great song, even performed live.

YOU CAN'T HURRY LOVE
Studio version from the album HELLO, I MUST BE GOING! (1982). Not bad.

TWO HEARTS
Studio version from the original motion picture & motion picture soundtrack BUSTER (1988). Great song.

SUSSUDIO
Studio version from the album NO JACKET REQUIRED (1985). Great song.

A GROOVY KIND OF LOVE
Studio version from the original motion picture & motion picture soundtrack BUSTER (1988). Awesome ballad.

EASY LOVER (With Arnold McCuller & Fred White)
Studio version from Phillip Bailey's album CHINESE WALL (1984). As you all know, "Easy Lover" was a duet between Phillip Bailey (of EARTH WIND & FIRE) & Phil Collins. Providing the vocals for Phillip Bailey's verses are two of Phil Collins' male backing vocalists, Arnold McCuller & Fred White. Not bad.

TAKE ME HOME
Studio version from the album NO JACKET REQUIRED (1985). Awesome tune.

Phil Collins is just a genius Icon. His incredible voice and great songs inspire his millions of fans around the world. He continues to inspire with this here incredible live album that all Phil Collins fans should have. Make sure to buy your copy of SERIOUS HITS...LIVE! today.

But the video is 5 stars worth.......2005-01-05

In order not to rate two similar products, I will review both of them in these few lines.

The CD is a good compilation of the best of Phil Collins. It contains the real hits of his first recordings (In the Air Tonight, Sussudio, Another Day in Paradise,...) plus some of his contributions to the film music (Against All Odds, Easy Lover,...). In fact it is too similar to the further compilation "Hits".

In order to get the real "live" punch it is strongly recommended to buy to video/DVD. The extra tracks are: Hand in Hand, Hang in Long Enough, Inside Out, Saturday Night and Sunday Morning, The West Side, That's Just the Way It Is, Doesn't Anybody Stay Together Anymore?, Colours, and, Always. Colours and The West Side also include two tremendous drum duets with Chester Thompson, exactly in the same way they did in Genesis "Seconds Out" and their live performances. Hand in Hand is also a good starting tune for each of Phil's concerts.

But the fifth star is well deserved for a nearly 3-hour (!) concert. Amazing and powerful. Collins sings, plays the piano and shows that he has been one of the best drum players in the world, remembering his beginning in Genesis. The more than ten players band gives 110 %: "The Stars of Faith" wind quartet, the vocal support trio, Leland Sklar, Darryl Stuermer and Chester Thompson are of the most confidence to him and their performance is marvellous.

If you want to get the best of Phil, it's more or less to get this or "Hits", but if you really want one of "the best live concerts ever", go for the DVD. Phil Collins has never been so superb!

Average customer rating: Great Performance, disappointing listening experience Great Performance, not so great quality recording Splendid Introduction to Satie's Piano Music

Satie: Gymnopédies No1-3; Gnossiennes No1-6 Manufacturer: EMI Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Satie | Satie, Erik | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Preludes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Nocturnes | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Tone Poems | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Ciccolini, Aldo | ( C ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music $7.99 and Under | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music All Classical Music Blowout | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Satie, Erik | ( S ) | Composers, A-Z | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Ciccolini, Aldo | ( C ) | Performers, A-Z | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Instrumental | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Similar Items: Satie: Piano Works After the Rain...The Soft Sounds of Erik Satie The Best of Erik Satie The Magic of Satie Satie: Orchestral Works ASIN: B00004R95Q Release Date: 2000-03-14

Tracks:

1. Trois Gymnopedies: I. Lent Et Douloureux
2. Trois Gymnopedies: II. Lent Et Triste
3. Trois Gymnopedies: II. Lent Et Grave
4. I. Lent
5. Six Gnossiennes: II. Avec Etonnement
6. Six Gnossiennes: III. Lent
7. Six Gnossiennes: IV. Lent
8. Six Gnossiennes: V. Modere
9. Six Gnossiennes: VI. Avec Conviction Et Avec Une Tristesse Rigoureuse
10. Croquis Et Agaceries D'un Gros Bonhomme En Bois: I. Tyrolienne Turque (Avec Precaution Et Lent)
11. Croquis Et Agaceries D'un Gros Bonhomme En Bois: II. Danse Maigre (A La Maniere De Ces Messieurs) (Assez Lent Si Vous Le Voulez Bien)
12. Croquis Et Agaceries D'un Gros Bonhomme En Bois: III. Espanana (Sorte De Valse)
13. Embryons Desseches: I. - D'Holothurie (Allez Un Peu)
14. Embryons Desseches: II. - D'Edriophtalma (Sonore)
15. Embryons Desseches: III. - De Podophtalma (Un Peu Vif)
16. Sonatine Bureaucratique: Allegro - Andante - Vivace
17. Avant-dernieres Pensees: I. Idylle, (A Debussy) (Modere, Je Vous Prie)
18. Avant-dernieres Pensees: II. Aubade (A Paul Dukas) (Pa Vite)
19. Avant-dernieres Pensees: III. Meditations (A Albert Roussel) (Un Peu Vif)
20. Veritables Preludes Flasques (Pour Un Chien): I. Severe Reprimande (Vif [Sans Trop])
21. Veritables Preludes Flasques (Pour Un Chien): II. Seul A La Maison (Pas Vite)
22. Veritables Preludes Flasques (Pour Un Chien): III. On Joue (Aller)
23. Cinq Nocturnes: I. Doux Et Calme
24. Cinq Nocturnes: II. Simplement
25. Cinq Nocturnes: III. Un Peu Mouvemente
26. Cinq Nocturnes: IV. Mysterieux et tendre
27. Cinq Nocturnes: V.
28. Trois Morceaux En Forme De Poire: I. Maniere De Commencement (Allez Moderement) - Gabriel Tacchino
29. Trois Morceaux En Forme De Poire: II. Prolongation Du Meme (Au Pas) - Gabriel Tacchino
30. Trois Morceaux En Forme De Poire: 1. Lentement - Gabriel Tacchino
31. Trois Morceaux En Forme De Poire: 2. Enleve - Gabriel Tacchino
32. Trois Morceaux En Forme De Poire: 3. Brutal - Gabriel Tacchino
33. Trois Morceaux En Forme De Poire: III. En Plus (Calme) - Gabriel Tacchino
34. Trois Morceaux En Forme De Poire: IV. Redite (Dans Le Lent) - Gabriel Tacchino
35. La Belle Excentrique: I. Grand Ritournelle - Gabriel Tacchino
36. La Belle Excentrique: II. Marche 'Franco-Lunaire' - Gabriel Tacchino
37. La Belle Excentrique: III. Valse Du 'Mysterieux Baiser Dans L'oeil' (Mouvement De Valse) - Gabriel Tacchino
38. La Belle Excentrique: IV. Cancan Grand-Mondain (Galop) - Gabriel Tacchino

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Aldo Ciccolini's late-1960s survey devoted to Erik Satie's piano music helped spawn new interest in the idiosyncratic French composer. The pianist rerecorded the cycle digitally, and it is from these remakes that the present reissue stems. While the performances are refreshingly pert, stylish, and perceptive, the rather glassy, treble-heavy engineering can't hold a candle to EMI's warmer analog sound for the earlier recordings. Be that as it may, this disc covers a spectrum of Satie's creative moods (to say nothing of his bizarre titles), from the pensive Gymnopédies, Gnossiennes, and Nocturnes to the upbeat irony inherent in the character pieces. Gabriel Tacchino joins Ciccolini for a balletic romp through La belle excentrique. Happily, this duo will have none of the fussy rubato with which a handful of world-class pianists distort Trois Morceaux en forme de poire. If warm, rounded piano sound is not an issue, then this disc will do just fine as your basic Satie starter kit. --Jed Distler

Customer Reviews:

Great Performance, disappointing listening experience.......2007-05-06

The performance of all of the pieces on this disk are exceptional, and the recording of the piano itself is well done. Unfortunately, both are almost irreparably marred by a loud recording hiss throughout the performances. The fact that this hiss fades to zero between sets only serves to highlight the hiss and make it distracting again. I am stunned that this disk advertises itself as a DDD recording, the engineers and producers should be ashamed. If you know how to process hiss out of a recording, go for it. Otherwise, be warned, you may be disappointed.

Great Performance, not so great quality recording.......2006-01-19

I think that the interpretation of Satie's work here is really good, but my complain is that the recording has a lot of noise in it, is not just the noise of a life performance (which I don't mind), but there is a clear white noise in the background that spoils the overall effect. Still, as I said the interpretation is just great, but the noise issue forces me to give a 3 start rating.

Splendid Introduction to Satie's Piano Music.......2004-05-29

I must confess my ignorance with respect to Satie and his music, so this fine CD was a revelation. Satie clearly falls in the same group of "Impressionist" composers such as Debussy, but still remains an enigmatic figure, in part because of the satirical content of his music, as well as his personality. In Aldo Ciccolini, Satie had one of his foremost champions. This CD is replete with graceful, lyrical playing of Satie's works. I am truly surprised that Satie was neglected until the 1960's, when Ciccolini began championing his music. The sound quality isn't nearly as warm as earlier EMI analogue recordings, but this isn't a major disappointment in what is otherwise a splendid introduction to Satie's music.

Average customer rating: It's Diggity Das EFX (Rating: 9 out of 10- -4.5 stars) GOTTA GIVE THEM PROPS FOR INSPIRING SHARKS LIKE BONE DID LATER ON 4.5 stars!!! Brilliant It's hard being before your time...............

Dead Serious Das EFX Manufacturer: East/West Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD East Coast | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Rap & Hip-Hop General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Rap & Hip-Hop General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Rap & Hip-Hop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Straight Up Sewaside A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing Here Come the Lords One for All Hold It Down ASIN: B000002JP2 Release Date: 1992-04-07

Tracks:

1. Mic Checka
2. Jussummen
3. They Want EFX
4. Looseys
5. Dum Dums
6. East Coast
7. If Only
8. Brooklyn To T-Neck
9. Klap Ya Handz
10. Straight Out The Sewer

Customer Reviews:

It's Diggity Das EFX (Rating: 9 out of 10- -4.5 stars).......2007-06-29

Dang, I remember back in the early 90's when I was just a kid when the radio used to blast "Mic Checka" by Das EFX. That single reached #1 on the Billboard back in '92. Listening to Das EFX some 15 years later, I notice the origonal style "iggity", and how everyone jocked it. But Drayz and Scoob dropped the style first, and the "iggity" type rhymes could be found all over this album.

"Mic Checka" was a dope song as the lead off song. Another song that stood out was "They Want EFX" with it's bumping beat, and head jerking rhymes. You also have more bumping tracks like "Looseys" which is about girls, and "If Only" as well. I would say the best track would be the last track "Straight Out The Sewer" as both Drayz and Skoob both kick dope verses.

As for anything bad. I personally thought the "iggity" style was a little repetative. I can't be mad though, because that was Das' style and it was completely origonal, and had everyone bitting it. Nowadays if you'll get laughed at for using that style like Das EFX did. But back in '91, rap was fun and origonal, so it's all cool.

Dead Serious is almost a classic in my opinion. With production by Erick Sermon and Parrish Smith of EPMD, you can expect a lot of great beats on here, as it sort of reminds me of Redman's Whut? Thee Album. 10 tracks deep with very little flaws, there is not much to ask for. Also this album is edited (a lot of early 90's rap never came with parantal advisory stickers), so expect a couple of edits in a few songs. They would follow up in '93 with Straight Up Sewaside. If you're a fan of origonal 90's rap, I recommend you check this out. Peace!

In response to Andy Lucien's review: Are you serious thinking these guys were on crack?

Lyrics: A
Production: A
Guest Appearances: N/A
Musical Vibes: A-

Top 5 Tracks
1. Straight Out The Sewer
2. Mic Checka
3. If Only
4. They Want EFX
5. Looseys

GOTTA GIVE THEM PROPS FOR INSPIRING SHARKS LIKE BONE DID LATER ON.......2007-01-30

look here, i have heard so many different views about diggy das that it is not even funny. now yes, when you hear it now, it does sound a bit corny, but if it sounds like this, then a lil corny with butter sounds pretty doggone good to me. i remember when i first heard this in alabama, i was like AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH WHAT IS THIS???!!!??? then it came to where i am from, and instantaneously it was like BAM! all over the place. if you like head noddahs, then this joint will satisfy. if you like overrated garble like nelly, then get nelly and get away from me please...................GIMMIE MY DAS!!!!!

4.5 stars!!!.......2006-09-11

The perfect party LP. Funky raps with a high influence on wordplay to come. A LOT of MC's used their style but no one does it like they do. If you're lookin for a great old school feel w/not such a serious approach, look no further.

Brilliant.......2006-08-05

Its hard to believe that they made this so many years ago. This is so original that it is hard to believe that anyone came up with it. They have had so many trademark aspects to their music, and many artists since then have tried to duplicate it and get the same effect. But in this case, as with many others, nothing is better (or even close) to the original. Get this CD as soon as you can and you will know what I am talking about.

It's hard being before your time......................2006-06-25

However, Das should be getting residual checks from everyone who bit pieces of their iggetty style, such as Snoop,Kriss Kross, Fu-schnickens,Lords of the Underground and countless others. It's hard putting a group that was so fantastic coming out gate in the one hit wonder category. Roming the sewer lines was only going to be cool for so long. But when they were hot, Das Efx was the issh. The whole album is a classic for those in the know. Check it out, it still bumps.

Average customer rating: Great take on Satie I may be too harsh but this was a disappointment Quite... simply...a joy! Maybe the best... A new standard for Satie

The Magic of Satie Thibaudet , and Satie Manufacturer: Decca ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music The Decca Records Store | Specialty Stores | Music Similar Items: Satie: Piano Works After the Rain...The Soft Sounds of Erik Satie The Best of Erik Satie The Chopin I Love Satie: Gymnopédies No1-3; Gnossiennes No1-6 ASIN: B0000665EW Release Date: 2002-09-10

Tracks:

1. Gymnopedie No.1
2. Gnossiennes No.1
3. Gnossiennes No.2
4. Gnossiennes No.3
5. Gnossiennes No.4
6. Gnossiennes No.5
7. Gnossiennes No.6
8. Gnossiennes No.7
9. Verset Laique & Somptueux
10. Gymnopedie No.2
11. Je Te Veux
12. Prelude
13. Entr'acte
14. Finale
15. The Dreamy Fish
16. Le 'Piccadilly'
17. The Angora Ox
18. Gymnopedie No.3
19. I. Ne Bois Pas Ton Chocolat Avec Tes Doigts
20. II. Ne Souffle Pas Dans Tes Oreilles
21. III. Ne Mets Pas Ta Tete Sous Ton Bras
22. I. Allegro
23. II. Andante
24. III. Vivache
25. La Diva De L'Empire
26. I. Marche Franco-Lunaire
27. II. Valse Du Mysterieux Baiser Dans L'oeil
28. I. Preambule
29. II. Coquecigrue
30. III. Chasse
31. IV. Fanfaronnade
32. V. Retraite (Pour Sortir)

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Don't judge this splendid disc by its silly title. Jean-Yves Thibaudet has put together an imaginatively programmed and gorgeously played Erik Satie recital that is certain to acquire reference status alongside the classic Satie recordings by Aldo Ciccolini, his one-time mentor. The difference lies in Decca's far superior sonics, and Thibaudet's warmer, more robust piano sonority. He imbues the music with subtle dynamic gradations and varied articulations that keep Satie's sparse textures vibrant and fresh, without any of the posturing and willfully slow tempi favored by several Satie specialists. Thibaudet cleverly separates the three famous Gymnopédies and intersperses them between brooding works like the Gnossiennes, upbeat, dry-witted selections ("Jack in the Box" and "La Belle Excentrique," along with some fascinating world premieres). And it's refreshing to hear the cabaret song "Je Te Veux" so seamlessly phrased, as if vocal chords had temporarily replaced the piano's hammers. Simply a joy. --Jed Distler

Customer Reviews:

Great take on Satie.......2007-01-05

I spent a lot of time listening to sound clips to decide which Satie CD to buy. Some of the other ones I listened to had too much background noise or were too mechanical. I love the eb and flow that Thibaudet adds to the piano music. It is gorgeous!

I may be too harsh but this was a disappointment.......2005-08-30

I purchased this CD to replace a favorite tape that had worn out of nearly the same collection of Satie pieces. The music is great but Thibaudet plays it without the upbeat enthusiasm that makes the music magic. Sorry, Thibaudet.

Quite... simply...a joy!.......2003-01-09

Extraordinary, eloquent, intimate and impassioned performances. Each time I listen, I get taken deeper into Satie, yes, but also into *music* itself. Satie's music is really meant for the performer (note his comments on the score), intimately.

I also think Satie used it as map & vehicle rather than as destination. (I used to refer to - and prefer - Aldo Ciccolini while reading the score. Thibaudet has provided a whole new landscape to fit the map.)

Although Satie said his music should be performed "so that no-one listens to it," I think he was actually trying to get to us in the same way that admonishing someone to not think about elephants has the opposite effect.

Thibaudet's interpretations are a joy to listen to, to pay attention to. (And I thought I knew Satie...!) Whether taken as seriously as a mating dance, or as playful as one, there is a profound sense of intimacy here.

If your impression of Satie is that he wrote "furniture music" long before Muzak - sounds to provide a background while you eat or chat or have drinks, or shop at Nordstroms - then this recording may reawaken you. Thiba breathes new life into Satie, new levels: it seems to take one into deeper realms of consciousness, toward thoughtless contemplation.

(And I learned that "'Gnossienne' refers to the 'Crane Dance' performed in the labyrinth of the palace of Knossos [Gnossos] in ancient Crete." ...Now, is that provocative?)

Maybe the best..........2002-12-25

This album offers both first time recordings and a high quality, warm sound that may help you to feel Satie's free-from-tricks music. As it says in the booklet, you don't need to be a virtuoso to play Satie but you have to understand the certian state of mind. The Magic of Satie is probably the best choice for both old and new Satie listeners.

A new standard for Satie.......2002-12-25

Like many others, I discovered the music of Satie upon hearing the recordings of Aldo Ciccolini. As mentioned by Distler above, Thibaudet studied with Ciccolini although they apparently never worked on Satie's music together. No matter. This is a wonderfully recorded and played selection of Satie's music. Satie's music is unique- he is one of those musicians who seemed determined to not sound like anybody else. At least, that I know of. In spite of that, he is one of the most accessible of modern composers because of his melodicism.
I have listened to many performers play some of these pieces and Thibaudet is the best I have heard since Ciccolini. The only thing that keeps me from recommending this CD without reservation is that Thibaudet plans to release a box set in the near future that will contain all of Satie's piano music. If you are an obsessed completist like myself that is something to really look forward to.

Average customer rating: Lucky Dube Rules ! Something a little different You Only have This Seerios Talent Best African reggae album of the nineties

Serious Reggae Lucky Dube Manufacturer: Shanachie ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Africa | International | Styles | Music South Africa | Africa | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Reggae | International | Styles | Music General | Reggae | Compilations | International | Styles | Music Africa | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music Reggae | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Other Side Soul Taker House of Exile The Way It Is Taxman ASIN: B000000DYZ Release Date: 1996-10-29

Tracks:

1. Mr DJ
2. Feel Irie
3. Together As One
4. Slave
5. Steel Bars
6. Prisoner
7. Reggae Strong
8. Oh My Son (I'm Sorry)
9. Remember Me
10. I Want To Know What Love Is
11. House Of Exile
12. Peace Perfect Peace
13. Victims
14. I've Got You Babe
15. It's Not Easy
16. Different Colours/One People
17. Back To My Roots

Customer Reviews:

Lucky Dube Rules !.......2006-12-17

I have this cd on my disc changer. I have changed every cd, but this one stays. It has it all. Love, politics, lose, and etc. You will not be disappointed with this cd.

Something a little different.......2005-09-12

I really enjoyed all the original works on this cd. Lucky Dube is a nice surprise from the traditional reggae with a real message to preach!

You Only have This.......2003-04-20

Trust me, if you like this, you haven't heard nothing yet. The original Albums are the bomb This is like a sample. For all who are just catching on, you were lost, this is only part of catching up.Now that you found him, you can get your Lucky too I Love "I Got You Babe" and you will too.

Seerios Talent.......2002-02-05

If you are thinking about buying something because you have just discovered this artist, this is the recording you want. For those who know this performer, this recording is a classic keeper. This man's range is incredible, and what he does with his voice (as well as with his life and his art), is just amazing!

Best African reggae album of the nineties.......1998-12-29

Serious Reggae Business is without question the best reggae album to come out of Africa in many years. Lucky Dube has put together many of his hits and the result is awe-inspiring. He especially shines on Slave, Victims and I've Got You Babe

Average customer rating: Weary of Self-Important Reviewers Jazzy Good Just keeps getting better... Title says: - Nothing serious. I tell you it's a lie!

Nothing Serious The Roy Hargrove Quintet Manufacturer: Verve ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Hard Bop | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Modern Postbebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Verve | Verve Music Group | Specialty Stores | Music Similar Items: Distractions Live at Tonic Rewind That Critical Mass Beyond the Wall ASIN: B000EXOACW Release Date: 2006-05-02

Tracks:

1. Nothing Serious
2. A Day In Vienna
3. Trust
4. Camaraderie
5. Devil Eyes
6. The Gift
7. Salima's Dance
8. Invitation

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Despite the title, this disc--simultaneously released with Distractions, a CD by his neo-soul group, RH Factor--is trumpeter Roy Hargrove's first acoustic jazz recording since 2000 release, Moment to Moment. The leader's full-bodied, bravura tones are as bright and bold as ever, edging more into the stylistic atmosphere once occupied by the former trumpet god, Freddie Hubbard. Hargrove is backed by a quintet featuring ex-Jazz Messenger, pianist Ronnie Matthews, bassist Dwayne Burno, drummer Willie Jones IIII, and alto saxophonist/flutist Justin Robinson. They pull no punches on these no-nonsense tunes, like the Latin-tinged title track, and the John Coltrane/Ornette Coleman-coded "Camaraderie." Special guest Slide Hampton makes his elegant trombone presence felt on his soaring tune, "A Day in Vienna," on the waltzy "Salima's Dance," and the standard, "Invitation." So much for the myth that jazz musicians like Hargrove can't play funk and swing at the same time. --Eugene Holley, Jr.

Customer Reviews:

Weary of Self-Important Reviewers.......2007-03-08

This is just to say I'm happy Roy got back into his groove and has apparently escaped the clutches of those who tried dressing him in alien robes. He sounds great on this set, and the addition of Slide is a welcome intergenerational romp. As for the reviewer who whines of his own ennui with hard bop, etc., and takes the opportunity to rank on Wynton Marsalis: that sort of "see how hip I am" naysaying and peronal attack is so lame. Suggestion: pick up your horn and do something about it - and may the spirit of Art Blakey forgive you.

Jazzy.......2007-01-17

More contemporary than usual for Roy and definitly less soulful than his earlier pieces.

Good.......2007-01-05

I'm a man of few words so I'll put it this way, this cd is good but not great. None of the tracks reach out and grab you. Though it's better than okay.

Just keeps getting better..........2006-07-05

The man can play jazz. It may just be a coincidence, but after seeing Roy Hargrove in concert with Herbie Hancock last year, this CD sounds better than any of Hargrove's previous albums, all of which are good.
Fast or slow, hard or easy the music just sounds terrific.

Title says: - Nothing serious. I tell you it's a lie!.......2006-05-27

At last the great Roy Hargrove comes back to the way he must have never got away from. This is pure, golden Jazz and it is very serious.

Roy Hargrove in the Jazz tradition from his early recordings with a new group and with Slide Hampton playing trombone in no more than three out of the eight tracks. Great!

The same uptempo swinging tracks and slowdown ballads with a samba track (what a delight!)which have marked Hargrove's Jazz albums.

A great 2006 surprise to celebrate Hargrove's return to his roots after a long time trying new ways, boring ways.

By the way, this is the true 'new way' for Hargrove: brand-new and creative compositions by members of the group, one by Hargrove, an inspired 'Day in Vienna' by Slide Hampton plus one only standard, the great Bronislau Kaper's 'Invitation' from the self-titled movie picture. Well balanced!

A delicious toast to Jazz! Cheers!

Average customer rating: The Whitehead Brothers made a little hype in '94 A solid album and highly recommended, a pity there isn't a s

Serious Whitehead Boys Manufacturer: Motown ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music Similar Items: II D Extreme To Whom It May Concern Rude Awakening Good Times Do You Wanna Ride? ASIN: B000001A6Z Release Date: 1994-08-23

Tracks:

1. Forget I Was A 'G'
2. Your Love Is A 187
3. Shaniqua
4. Change
5. Interlude
6. Late Nite Tip
7. Just A Touch Of Love
8. Where Ya At? (Interlude)
9. Serious
10. Beautiful Black Princess
11. Sex On The Beach
12. Turn U Out
13. She Needed Me
14. Love Goes On
15. Black Princess (Reprise)

Customer Reviews:

The Whitehead Brothers made a little hype in '94.......2005-03-26

The Whitehead Brothers came onto the music scene with the hit "Love is a 187" in which had a Jodeci sound to it that made some headlines in '94. Their next hit "Forget I Was A 'G'" was a hit off of the Jason's Lyric soundtrack that score some good reviews but other that this group was not heard from again until they released a CD single "Feel Your Pain" from their forthcoming album at that time that did not get released. Most of the production was done by Kenny Whitehead. You would have thought that this group was from the west coast with their sound but they hailed from Philadelphia and are the sons of '70's singer John Whitehead. My favorite tracks on here is "Sex On The Beach", "Turn U Out", & "Love Goes On". Also they have a very nice track that no on paid attention to called "Beautiful Black Princess" which is paying respect to those women who stood for taking care of home and raising their children when times got tough and those that struggled but survived, check that song out. Overall, very good cd and I will give it 4.5 stars.

A solid album and highly recommended, a pity there isn't a s.......2005-02-17

This duo delivered an album with some great loveballads like: She needed me, Turn U out and Love goes on. And the songs: Forget I was a G and Your love is a 187 (kind of a ballad).
Some songs on the cd are less than the aforementioned material but it is one of my favorite cd's to pop in and listen to some fine (and sometimes very useable) lyrics.

Average customer rating: Excellent Work; Re-master Badly Needed one of best Serious Guitar Playing Almost 5 stars An album for blues-guitar afficianados and guitar players...

Serious Business Johnny Winter Manufacturer: Alligator Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Blues | Styles | Music Texas Blues | Regional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Electric Blues Guitar | Blues | Styles | Music Modern Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Slide Guitar | Blues | Styles | Music Blues Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Arena Rock | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Alligator Records | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Electric Blues Guitar | Blues | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Guitar Slinger Third Degree Nothin' But The Blues Let Me In Hey, Where's Your Brother? ASIN: B0000009YA Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

1. Master Mechanic
2. Sound The Bell
3. Murdering Blues
4. It Ain't Your Business
5. Good Time Woman
6. Unseen Eye
7. My Time After Awhile
8. Serious As A Heart Attack
9. Give it Back
10. Route 90

Customer Reviews:

Excellent Work; Re-master Badly Needed.......2005-11-11

This CD is unreal. The song selection is excellent and Johnny's guitar playing is the hottest of his post Columbia career. This CD is in BAD need of a remaster. It is listenable and I recommend purchasing. In fact, this is the one CD in my collection that the material is so good it far outways the sound quality. Turn down the treble and crank it up, it's EXCELLENT.

one of best.......2005-11-08

this album would be 5 stars but the tinny tone from his guitar distracts from some of the excellent guitar solos, but beside that this album is excellent, great choice of material and johnny really rips it up on guitar. it the most energized i have heard him since his rick derringer days.

Serious Guitar Playing.......2005-01-04

Johnny Winter is the only guitar player I know who can REALLY ROCK the blues without bastardizing them, and on this cd he rocks them with a ferocious intensity. Unlike so many of the other blues cross-overs in the past 30 to 35 years his playing never gets too artsy, academic, derivative, or obligatory (read obnoxious and/or boring). Amidst his signature brand of blistering machine-gun fretwork there is truckloads of imaginative intelligent playing--sheets of sound tempered by first-rate musicianship. On his cover of Slim Harpo's "It ain't your business" (Johnny loves covering harmonica tunes) he captures the playfulness of the original harmonica solo in the opening salvos and about 36 bars later lays down some of the wickedest combinations of rapid-fire single-note jabs and chords I've ever heard. No less frenzied is his soloing on "Serious as a heart attack", passages of which are absolutely brilliant.
Other highlights include Clarence Garlow's "Route 90" (Garlow, a dj in Beaumont Tx helped inspire Winter's love of the blues), Sonny Boy Williamson's "Unseen eye", and "Give it back", a song about prompting a woman to return various purchases-- i.e. wig, glass-eye, false teeth, wooden leg--during a nasty breakup (the soloing here is as evil as it is faithful to the dictates of the lyrics). Jon Paris (bass player) contributes good harmonica playing on a number of the tracks. Particularly tasty is his first position playing (which in blues emphasizes bending the very low and very high reeds) on "Good time woman".
Overall this cd matches the explosive energy of Winter's live performances during the 1980's (And I've seen him at least a dozen times that decade).

Almost 5 stars.......2004-08-18

I do recall Johnny Winter saying in an interview that he wasn't happy with the overall guitar sound on this c.d. I have to agree with him...the lack of bass makes for a rather tinny sound. Nevertheless his outstanding technique still shines through. The choice of songs is absolutely 100% accurate.
Sound The Bell, Good Time Woman, My Time After Awhile are just so full of enthusiasm and energy. Infact, again, EVERY track is superb, i have to say.
This one is well worth purchasing. I definitely do not regret having it in my collection.

An album for blues-guitar afficianados and guitar players..........2000-07-06

If you love long, continually-vibrant, energetic guitar solos, then this album is for you. I play guitar, and Johnny's playing never ceases to render me slack-jawed! This album has it all---slow tempo blues (with piercing, snaking, rapid-fire soloing), fast tempo boogie-woogie (with piercing, wonderfully-driving soloing), medium-tempo shuffles (more soloing, of course), and more. Check out the title song at the end--its kind of a bluegrass/blues, finger-picking masterpiece (on electric, of course)--so driving, frantic, and utterly energizing! I have all of Johhny's CD's, and this one is definitely among his best (along with "3rd degree" and "Let Me In".

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