Assassins (1991 Original Off-Broadway Cast) [Cast Recording]

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Leave it to Stephen Sondheim to make things difficult for himself. After writing his most accessible mature musical, Into the Woods, in 1987, he collaborated with author John Weidman on an extremely disturbing topic: Assassins, which depicts the various people who tried--with or without success--to kill a United States president. The characters, ranging from John Wilkes Booth to John Hinckley Jr., all express different motivations--love, fame, freedom from tyranny, stomach pain--but are united in their frustration with the idea of the American dream and believe that killing a president is the only way to achieve it. The songs the assassins sing cover a similarly wide range of Americana, including numbers in the style of Stephen Foster and Sousa, and as is common with Sondheim's music, many of the songs could pass for enjoyable casual listening out of context. (Best example: the lovely ballad "Unworthy of Your Love" could have been a hit for the Carpenters, but it's sung by Hinckley to Jodie Foster and by Lynne "Squeaky" Fromme to Charles Manson.) Careful attention, however, reveals a work of penetrating power. In addition to the musical numbers, this original cast recording includes an 11-minute nonmusical scene in which the older assassins confront and goad Lee Harvey Oswald in the Texas School Book Depository as JFK's car approaches. Not surprisingly, the original 1991 production of Assassins ran only 73 performances and the show didn't make it to Broadway until 2004. The booklet includes production photos and full lyrics. --David Horiuchi

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Stephen Sondheim's ASSASSINS-A Work Ahead of its Time

I'd like to say a word for the cowman!

i wish i could give it more stars!

Different from revival, both are good

Patriotism as only Sondheim could do it.

Assassins (1991 Original Off-Broadway Cast)
Stephen Sondheim , Victor Garber , and Patrick Cassidy
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Release Date: 1991-08-13

Tracks:

Everybody's Got The Right
The Ballad Of Booth
How I Saved Roosevelt
Gun Song/The Ballad Of Czolgosz
Unworthy Of Your Love
Ballad Of Guiteau
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Final Sequence: 'You Can Close The New York Stock Exchange.' Everybody's Got The Right

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Leave it to Stephen Sondheim to make things difficult for himself. After writing his most accessible mature musical, Into the Woods, in 1987, he collaborated with author John Weidman on an extremely disturbing topic: Assassins, which depicts the various people who tried--with or without success--to kill a United States president. The characters, ranging from John Wilkes Booth to John Hinckley Jr., all express different motivations--love, fame, freedom from tyranny, stomach pain--but are united in their frustration with the idea of the American dream and believe that killing a president is the only way to achieve it. The songs the assassins sing cover a similarly wide range of Americana, including numbers in the style of Stephen Foster and Sousa, and as is common with Sondheim's music, many of the songs could pass for enjoyable casual listening out of context. (Best example: the lovely ballad "Unworthy of Your Love" could have been a hit for the Carpenters, but it's sung by Hinckley to Jodie Foster and by Lynne "Squeaky" Fromme to Charles Manson.) Careful attention, however, reveals a work of penetrating power. In addition to the musical numbers, this original cast recording includes an 11-minute nonmusical scene in which the older assassins confront and goad Lee Harvey Oswald in the Texas School Book Depository as JFK's car approaches. Not surprisingly, the original 1991 production of Assassins ran only 73 performances and the show didn't make it to Broadway until 2004. The booklet includes production photos and full lyrics. --David Horiuchi

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Stephen Sondheim's ASSASSINS-A Work Ahead of its Time .......2007-03-24

Stephen Sondheim has never shied away from difficult topics. In the 1970's he tackled love and relationships with "COMPANY". The 1980's saw murder and canibalism turned into one of the most brilliant operas of all time, namely "SWEENEY TODD." But "ASSASSINS", which premiered off-broadway in 1990, was perhaps Sondheim's most controversial musical- a psychological study of what societal factors create and contribute to assassinations. With main characters such as John Hinkley, Squeaky Fromme, John Wilkes Booth, Gerald Ford and Lee Harvey Oswald, it is no wonder that "ASSASSINS" is not an easy musical to get comfortable with. In fact, ASSASSINS opened off-Broadway on December 18, 1990 and closed less than two months later, only having made the transition to the Great White Way some 15 years later in revival. Its short life is a theatrical shame, since this original cast recording features intense, unsentimental songs and stellar performances, most notably Patrick Cassidy, who recounts the gripping story of the night Lincoln was killed, and a beautiful if not uncomfortable ballad, sung as a duet by Greg Germann (John Hinkley) and Annie Golden (Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme.) Once the listener settles in with the subject matter, it is easy to go along on this musical study of how and why America has been shaped by violence. "ASSASSINS" is not simply one of Sondheim's masterpieces...it is a pivotal sociological look into the heart and mind of violence.

I'd like to say a word for the cowman!.......2007-02-22

No surrey with a fringe on top here, but a lonely room in Dallas where Lee Harvey Oswald contemplates suicide as the ghost of Lincoln's assassin Wilkes Booth materializes and persuades him to shoot JFK... in this spooky, bold and dazzling Sondheim/Weidman semi-revue which gathered enthusiastic audiences since it's initial off-Broadway run --during Bush Sr.'s Gulf War-- through its (post 9/11) Broadway transfer, right under Bush Jr's admin.

'Oklahoma!' might seem the veritable antonymous show to this one, yet Rodgers (collaborator with young Sondheim in "Do I Hear A Waltz") & Hammerstein (Stephen's surrogate father and mentor) are a continual reference to ASSASSINS' bouncy waltzes and cowboy hoedowns, sung by scaffold marching or suicidal presidential assassins. In truth, no immortal R&H love song here, but the cynical "Unworthy of Your Love", which endeavors to recall some period pop-ballad, which definitely sounds a bit less trash/slush in the 2004 album's orchestration, for sure!

The Original Off-Broadway Album has a solid, inspired cast: Jonathan Hadary in the grotesque Guiteau aria; Victor Garber as Booth; Patrick Cassidy --son of 'Oklahoma!' movie's Laurie-- as the Balladeer (notwithstanding, Neil Patrick Harris' 2004 revival rendition of Czgolcz's Ballad is unbeatable.) Both Cast Albums offer a mere parcel of the stage show's impact. The amount of gun-shots, most of the profuse spoken (screamed) text included seem redundant.

While US soldiers went to fight in WWII humming the "Oklahoma!" tunes, encouraged and nostalgic of their God-Bless-America big country, soundtracks of any of the 'ASSASSINS' albums might be unlikely included in today's American soldiers in Iraq's iPod rep... (nor the new Lloyd Webber-produced new London production of "The Sound of Music", within any of the withdrawing Brit soldiers') though... who knows? Any of them might be listening, pondering and enjoying this uneven yet biting Jean Genet-like romp featuring a boisterous bunch of black angels recreating the USA's perennial freak-show.

i wish i could give it more stars!.......2006-08-20

This is one of my favorite musicals, used to be my 1st, but that's been replaced by another fantastic musicals, Titanic. But that's another matter in itself. I love it! The only complaint I have about this recording is that you have to listen through the entire "Gun Song" to get to "The Ballad of Czolgosz". I don't mind it, but it would have been better if they had put it on a seperate track. Victor Garber, Patrick Cassidy, and Terrence Mann all did excpetional jobs in this musical. The concept may seem weird to you, but you'll change your mind after you listen to it. I have both of the Assassins cast (this one and the '04 revival) on my iPod. I love it so much!

Different from revival, both are good.......2006-08-14

I owned the revival cast recording before this one. Both are excellent. This recording feels much more like a live performance than the revival recording. I highly recommend owning both versions of this show. Both are excellent.

Patriotism as only Sondheim could do it........2006-07-26

THIS IS NOT GLORIFICATION OF THE ASSASSINS. Just thought we'd get that out of the way. As said in many other reviews, Sondheim is an amazing composer and this is no different. The music and the power of this show are amazing. But the subject doesnt go over well if its not really analyzed. I wont tell you what your supposed to come away with, because the truth is Sondheim didnt intend for everyone to walk away with the same thing. Every assassin has a different story, and each story has its own point. Wonderful show for collector, and just listner a like. Favorite Songs: "Gun Song" and "I Am Unworthy of Your Love"

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Unworthy of This Show
Great.
Deserves a place in your Sondheim Discography
Dashed high hopes
Letdown from the original

Assassins (2004 Broadway Revival Cast)
Stephen Sondheim , Neil Patrick Harris , Marc Kudisch , Michael Cerveris , Denis O'Hare , and James Barbour
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Release Date: 2004-08-03

Tracks:

Everybody's Got The Right
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Ladies And Gentlemen, A Toast!
How I Saved Roosevelt
What Does A Man Do...?
Gun Song
Ballad Of Czolgosz
Unworthy Of Your Love
I Am A Terrifying And Imposing Figure...!
Ballad Of Guiteau
Have It Your Way
Another National Anthem
Take A Look Lee
Something Just Broke
Everybody's Got The Right

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"Everybody's got a right/To their dream." So begins Stephen Sondheim's 1991 show Assassins--and in this case, said dreams involve killing an American president. The characters form a veritable rogues' gallery, including John Hinckley, Lee Harvey Oswald and John Wilkes Booth of course, but also half-forgotten luminaries such as Leon Czolgosz (who killed McKinley) and "Squeaky" Fromme (who aimed for Gerald Ford with an unloaded gun). While Sondheim's lyrics are trenchant as ever, his music, which ranges from Sousa pomp to clever little waltzes, is technically brilliant but also oddly uninvolving. (Many fans prefer the recording of the 1991 Off-Broadway version, though "Something Just Broke," which was added to the 1992 London production, makes its recorded debut here.) Still, there are several high points. In "Unworthy of Your Love," for instance, Hinckley and Fromme wax poetic about their unrequited love for Jodie Foster and Charles Manson, respectively, in a Burt Bacharach-style ballad that's deliberately (I hope!) sappy. And of course as with most Sondheim shows, the cast of this revival--Michael Cerveris, Mario Cantone, Becky Ann Baker, Marc Kudisch, Denis O'Hare--is very good. --Elisabeth Vincentelli

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Unworthy of This Show.......2007-03-01

Assassins is a masterpiece of American theatre. Through a revue of skits and songs, it examines ideas we don't want to face, and shows us the flip side of the American Dream. The score rates as one of Sondheim's best, and the overall effect, when the show is performed well, is incredibly powerful. For years, people have wanted to mount a production on Broadway.

Given this result, they needn't have bothered.

I am still amazed at how much this production got wrong. The principal cast is nothing short of dreadful: the acting is almost laughably overwrought; the pacing keeps getting disrupted by pauses held too long and lines spoken too slowly; some singers are frequently behind the tempo (notably Michael Ceveris as Booth), while others are painful to listen to (like Jeffrey Kuhn as Zangara and Mario Cantone as Sam Byck); the new orchestrations allow for more musicians in the pit, but are much less effective than the earlier arrangements.

To top it all off, this production includes "Something Just Broke", a song sung by the Ensemble as various "average" Americans of different time periods recalling where they were when the president was shot. The song was introduced in the London production, presumably for people who didn't understand the show to have something to latch on to, but it was mercifully kept out of the published vocal score and libretto. It's not a bad song in and of itself, but musically it does not fit in with the rest of the score, and dramatically it doesn't fit in with the rest of the script. Worse, it is placed right between the Kennedy assassination -- the climax of the show -- and the finale, thus skewing all the dramatic momentum and depriving the show of an effective resolution.

The result of all this is that the comic moments aren't funny, the powerful moments fail to move, and the wonderful music is left ho-hum.

I realize that the extraordinary cast of the original production of Assassins presents a dauntingly high standard for everyone else to compare to, but the college productions I've seen were better than this.

Great. .......2006-11-08

What an amazingly talented cast! Neil Patrick Harris, Marc Kudisch, Alex Gemignani (The new Valjean in the revival of Les Miserables) and of course, the former demon barber of Fleet Street, Michael Cerveris (in the role that won him a Tony)...Just to hear these giants of musical theatre perform together as an ensemble alone is worth the price of this recording. This recording is so wonderfully done, and I can't recommend this enough.

'Unworthy of your Love' and 'The Ballad of Booth' are heartbreakingly beautiful, strange that I say that considering the subject matter, but it's true, those two songs alone will stay with you for days on end. The Ballad of Booth has poetic and tragic lyrics like 'Damn my soul, if you must, let my body turn to dust, let it mingle with the ashes of my country...What I did, I did well, and I did it for my country. Let them cry 'Dirty Traitor!', they will understand later...'. and the hauntingly gorgeous melody that goes with those lyrics is just so well, romantic! But then you have the tongue-in-cheek, slightly macabre numbers like 'The Gun Song' and 'Everybody's Got The Right' with lyrics like, 'Everybody's got the right to be happy. Life's not as bad as it seems! Everybody deserves a little sunshine...' and 'All you have to do is, move your little finger...and you can change the world!'

What a rollarcoaster of emotion! I mean, seriously, who else but Sondheim could pull that off and make it the brilliant masterpiece that it clearly is?

One of my biggest regrets is not seeing this during it's brief run in 2004. :(

Deserves a place in your Sondheim Discography.......2006-07-28

Like other reviewers I was fortunate enough to see Roundabout's revival production but perhaps unfortunate that my total enjoyment of that production may bias my critical listening. I can't help but recall the proprietor (Marc Kudish) caressing a pistol into the hand of each assassin when listening to the opening Everybody's Got The Right.

However, while fans of Sondheim and musical theater will argue over every nuance, I find that both this and the original are excellent in their own way. Yes, the voices in the first recording are more refined, yet this recording seems to better capture the character's mannerisms in the vocal stylization, whether the twitchy madness of Guiteau (Dennis O'Hare) or the depressed howl of Sam Byck (Mario Cantone).

This is a worthwhile recording and one that provides me with a reprise of the excellent staging and acting of this quirky play.

Dashed high hopes.......2006-07-14

Assassins is a fascinating and surprising show. You can't imagine a more unlikely topic for a musical and yet, when you hear and/or see the show, you can't help to be impressed by the entire production. Maybe if I'd never heard the original cast recording, I would have given this a higher rating, but, to be frank, this recording suffers in comparison to the original recording in nearly every way.

While the diction on this recording is often impressive...especially Neil Patrick Harris's...too often it is accomplished at the price of tempo. Too many times the musical director has made the choice to slow down portions of the songs to the point of sluggishness. Absolutely NONE of the performances is superior to the original. That doesn't mean that any of the newer performances are horrible, it's just that they don't measure up. The one who comes the closest is Neil Patrick Harris whom I find naturally charming and vulnerable in anything he does.

The best addition to this recording is Mario Cantone's rant as Sam Byck. Unfortunately, I can't recommend getting this recording based solely on that. The biggest mis-step is the omission of the full, final, Kennedy scene. Hearing it on the original recording for the first time is an absolutely thrilling and chilling experience. Not having it all here is a MAJOR disappointment.

Buy the original recording first and check this one out from the library.

Letdown from the original.......2006-04-10

I have been a huge fan of Assassins since it first came out back in '91. While I've never had the pleasure of seeing the play in person, I've read it several times and listened to the original cast recording so often one can hardly believe it. So when I saw "Broadway Cast Recording" I was thrilled. Then I listened to it. I went from thrilled to appalled.

John Weideman, who wrote the music, seems to prefer the Broadway cast recording--at least he says so in its liner notes. I'm not sure why. While some of the songs are still excellent (like the Hinckley-Fromme duet "Unworthy of Your Love"), many of them are just plain painful to listen to. Most of the time the singing vaccilates between being totally flat of affect (most notably Moore in "The Gun Song") to hyperbolic melodrama. Booth mumbles to the point of near-unintelligibility in several songs; Zangara sounds eerily like the mob boss from 'Johnny Dangerously' that keeps calling everyone "farging bastages"; Moore sings nearly the whole time as if she'd OD'd on sedatives; and Guiteau sounds so stereotypically gay that GLAAD should be suing the producer.

It almost seems as if the cast are not sure what do do with their characters. The cast of the Original Cast Recording hit the characters perfectly--an outstanding mix of suffering, despair, anger and hostility. The Broadway cast can't seem to, in the language of the musical, "connect" to the characters. For me this is a huge failing, as the "charcaters" here are real individuals; if the performers can't connect to them, how can we be expected to?

There are also some content differences between this recording and the original. Several brief additions are made from elsewhere in the musical, and the new song "Something Just Broke" written for the Broadway revival is included on the recording. However, about half of the last act (which is included on the original) is cut out. Sadly, the material cut out is far more moving, unsettling and significant than the material added. Also, "Something Just Broke", while a fine song (and performed better than most of the rest of the material), unfortunately breaks up the natural link between the Kennedy assassination's triumphalist ending and the closing version of "Everybody's Got the Right".

I gave this three stars because I love Assassins. It is a brilliant and unnerving drama. But the Original Cast Recording is immensely superior to the Broadway Cast Recording in its ability to reveal this to the audience. I'm glad it was revived, and I'm glad it won three Tony awards--now it can get the recognition it deserves; but for me, I'll stick to the original version I fell in love with years ago. If only the Broadway recording has found a way to be "worthy of your love"...

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Sondheim - A Celebration at Carnegie Hall (1992 Concert Cast)
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Great CD.......2006-08-06

This is a wonderful double CD of fabulous musical numbers performed by theatre greats and directed by a legandary musical director.

Simply the Best.......2005-06-29

First, to the person who criticizes the recording b/c of "Broadway Baby." Daisy Egan (who sings in in this recording) sounds like she's 10 becuase she IS young. She had just appeared on Braodway in Secret Garden and won a Tony for it. It's a joke...Broadway BABY...hello, it's a joke.

In a compilation of songs like this you're always going to have tracks that you prefer over others, but the majority of the renditions in this CD are great. This is simply one of the best collections of Sondheim out there. You get interpretations that span from "classical" (Green Finch), to bordering on insane (Anything Twice). This is to demonstrate how versatile this composer really is.

In my opinion, some of the best renditions are "Not a Day Goes By," "Anyone Can Whistle", "Girls Upstairs Medley," "Losing My Mind/Drive a Person Crazy," and "Weekend inthe Country." Makes me wish I had been there to witness it first hand.

If you love Sondheim and enjoy hearing Broadway performers, get this CD. A great recording.

Inconsistent, but mostly excellent.......2004-03-21

I am sure no knowledgeable person would deny how absolutely perfect all these songs are. However, the performances on this album are extremely inconsistent. It will go from an excellent rendition (Waiting for the Girls medley, Sunday, With So Little To Be Sure Of, Sooner or Later, Green Finch, Send in the Clowns, Pretty Lady) to the weird (I never Do Anything Twice), to the bad (Broadway Baby, Our Time). I still have absolutely no idea how they managed to butcher one of the best songs ever written--Good Thing Going--and turn it into smooth jazz elevator music. Why would they give Broadway Baby to someone who sounds like she's 10? That said, Liza Minelli, Glenn Close, Karen Ziemba, Dorothy Laudon and the "Waiting for the Girls" performers are all very good. And ending with Bernadette Peters and "Sunday" ends the set on a absolutley fabulous note.

"Celebration" is not strong enough a word.......2003-04-30

This review is by Crosley.

I have been a major Sondheim fan for quite some time, and I finally obtained a copy of this album. I was blown away by the excellent cast and phenomenal selection of music. It is obvious how much work went into this production, considering that this is the live recording of a one time show, and it's flawless. The songs cover all of his shows with the exception of "Passion," which was released 3 years after this show. Also, the shows for which he wrote only lyrics are ommited, like West Side Story, Gypsy, etc. Thus, you can find material from A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Anyone can Whistle, Company, Follies, A Little Night Music, Pacific Overtures, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Merrily we Roll Along, Sunday in the Park with George, Into the Woods, and Assassins.

There are two striking things about this CD (besides the music and performers themselves). First of all, some of the songs are completely stylistically reworked. The most obvious are "Good Thing Going" and "I Never do Anything Twice." Both are traditionally very ballady with a piano accompaniment, but here they have been redone as jazzy tunes. The result is excellent. Such reworkings demonstrate that Sondheim writes music for virtually any style, and in these cases, across several styles. It's a great example of his variety. The other interesting thing is how many songs have overlapping melodies of songs from different shows. Case in point, "Our Time" and "No one is Alone" are sung seperately by the Harlem Boys Choir and Betty Buckley (the original Grizabella in Webber's atrocious "CATS," although Buckley was excellent) respectively, and then combined. Putting these two songs together offer different meanings to each, and the music is only enhanced. Another example, the trio of "Waiting for the Girls Upstairs," "Love, I Hear," and "Live Alone and Like It" are sung in that order, and then the latter two are combined. Again, the meanings of the songs change, this time in an almost narrative style, and offering different takes on love in the same montage. Lastly (at least for this review, there are more), Dorothy Laudon's (the original Ms. Hannigan in Annie) combination of "Losing my Mind" and "You Could Drive a Person Crazy" is brilliant. Those who are familiar with these songs will wonder how exactly they fit, but trust me, they do. She swtiches back and forth between melodies to create a number that starts poignant and beautiful, and soon moves to become uproariously funny. Both the song reworkings and overlapping melodies of unrelated songs are all for the better.

I recommend this recording to anyone wanting to get better acquainted with some of Sondheim's best work, or those already familiar who want to hear a tour de force of phenomenal music. It has been said that Sondheim is a masterful lyricist (which he is), but lacks real talent for music. This CD is the final proof that such critics are wrong. His music may take a few listenings to get into, contrary to Webber or Wildhorn, but unlike those two, he doesn't cater to the audience. He challenges them to think outside of traditional musical theater in a glorious repertoise of shows that reach for a smarter, more sophisticated form.

A maginificent evening, a magnificent album.......2001-12-16

There's something to be said for the first concert you ever see at Carnegie Hall. I was fortunate enough to have this be my first. This entire evening was devoted to his genius and the performers did not disappoint.

This wonderful double CD shows off the best and brightest of the musical theatre composer and it is, as one person put it, "an embarassment of riches." With songs from his finest works done in amazing arrangements (listen to that harmony in "We Had a Good Thing Going"!) combined with fabulous performers this is a Sondheim lovers delight.

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Losing My Mind (From 'Follies') - Barbara Cook
I Remember (From 'Evening Primrose') - David Korman
Liasons (From 'A Little Night Music') - Hermione Gingold
With So Little To Be Sure Of (From 'Anyone Can Whistle') - Jerry Hadley
Not A Day Goes By (From 'Merrily We Roll Along') - Bernadette Peters
Pretty Women (From 'Sweeney Todd') - Michael Rupert
In Buddy's Eyes (From 'Follies') - Barbara Cook
No One Is Alone (From 'Into The Woods') - Cleo Laine
Johanna (From 'Sweeney Todd') - Victor Garber
So Many People (From 'Saturday Night') - Suzanne Henry
Sorry-Grateful (From 'Company') - Stephen Collins
Too Many Mornings (From 'Follies) - Barbara Cook
Finishing The Hat (From 'Sunday In The Park With George') - Mandy Patinkin
Not While I'm Around (From 'Sweeney Todd') - Angela Lansbury
Like It Was (From 'Merrily We Roll Along') - Julie Andrews
Unworthy Of Your Love (From 'Assassins') - Annie Golden
Anyone Can Whistle (From 'Anyone Can Whistle') - Cleo Laine

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Wonderful songs.......2003-02-07

If you're a Sondheim ballad fan, this a must-have. While there are a few renditions that aren't great (Not a Day Goes By is way overdone), the selections from Follies sung by Barbara Cook are outstanding. The Cleo Laine version of "Send in the Clowns" is lovely and Stephen Collins does an amazing good job on "Sorry-Grateful" from Company. Still, it's the Follies songs that truly shine!

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Lift The Curse
Genesis
War of Aggression
Condemned To Suffer
Commandment

ASIN: B000NA7FU0
Release Date: 2007-04-03

Tracks:

Curtain Call For The Crucified
Behind The Crescent And The Cross
FTK (Politics of Apathy)
Into The Arms Of Annihilation (Angels Of Genocide)
Glorified In Deceit
Bow To The Hypocrites (Drenched In Defeat)
Initada (Angels of Genocide)
Beyond Redemotion
When Your Gods Have Failed
Cursed In Damnation (And All Shall Suffer)

Customer Reviews:

They're Back!.......2007-06-17

Yes, they're back. The interesting thing about this band is that with every release, there's a line-up change to go along with it - But the All Out War sound remains. Sure, they're not much for variety. If you heard the first record, you've heard this one. But that's not really a bad thing 'cause if you liked the first one, then you're gonna like this one. Crushing!

Back to the old school..........2007-04-04

Let me tell you that I've been waiting very, very patiently for this album..."Condemned to Suffer" is probably my favorite album of the last decade, minus Kreator's "Enemy of God." That said, with this album, All Out War has gone back to the style of "For Those Who Were Crucified," which was decent, though I thought "Condemned" was a big improvement. "Assassins" is a solid album, though you might actually mistake it for "Crucified" if you don't know better. However, AOW is still the best hardcore band around (call it what you want), no question. It's worth the money. Definitely worth seeing live, too.

Muggs Presents the Soul Assassins, Chapter I

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A classic ! !
repKillaQueens718
The Assassination
very good
underrated

Muggs Presents the Soul Assassins, Chapter I
Muggs
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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The Psycho Realm
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IV
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Cypress Hill III: Temples of Boom

ASIN: B000002AXO
Release Date: 1997-03-04

Tracks:

The Time Has Come - Muggs For Soul Assassins
Puppet Master - Dr. Dre & B Real
Decisions, Decisions - Goodie Mob
Third World - RZA & GZA/Genius
Battle Of 2001 - Cypress Hill
Devil In A Blue Dress - LA The Darkman
Heavy Weights - MC Eiht
Move Ahead - KRS-One
It Could Happen To You - Mobb Deep
Life Is Tragic - Infamous Mobb
New York Undercover - Call O' Da Wild
John 3:16 - Wyclef From Refugee Camp

Customer Reviews:

A classic ! ! .......2006-12-15

Love this cd a real classic from the late 90's a must have for any and all dj's or collectors . . .

repKillaQueens718.......2006-10-06

This album is a must for all you real hip hop fans not dat new skool garbage they be playin on the radio now in days so i strongly reccomend this album and if not atleast do it for hip hop becuase rite now hip hop is a disaster. 1

The Assassination.......2005-08-14

Longtime D.J. and producer of Cypress Hill, Muggs stepped out for a solo project to work with various artists on a compilation entitled The Soul Assassins, Chapter I. This twelve track release was all produced by Muggs himself with an East Coast feel. Each track were tailored for each artist and not done sporadically. For the newcomers La The Darkman's "Devil In A Blue Dress" is simple enough to compliment the anti-thug lyrics. Opposite that, "Life Is Tragic" by Infamous Mobb over a violin loops for these Queens-bridge emcees / rapper for combat. Muggs funk loop with an almost muted drum track for Call O' Da Wild's "New York Undercover". Dr. Dre & B Real teamed up for the loud sample "Puppet Master" that was a good collaboration for the West Coast. Other artist on here has all original material that cannot be found on their albums. Fans of these artists and hip-hop / rap lovers will appreciate Muggs' effort.

very good.......2001-11-08

This album is just classic.It,s worth your monoy

underrated.......2001-01-08

dj muggs has been one of the most underrated producers in hip hop since cypress came out with their first disc. with this cd he showcases his ability to make his tracks fit the artist. with a slew of some of todays best mcs from the west, east and south, u cant go wrong. songs that stand out are goodie mobs decision, decisions which comes across with a positive message, especiall cee-lo's verse. the rza and gza spit hot lyrics over an amped up beat and wu-affiliate la the darkman comes with a bangin song of his own. mobb deep and infamous mobb deliver hot tracks as usual and call of da wild, though ive never heard of him before has a nice little song also. wyclef ends the album on a positive note with his song john 3:16. this album is not like your average cypress hill album, it is a nicely put together and talented hip hop collective that deserves some recognition

Mods Carve the Pig: Assassins, Toads and God's Flesh

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Very Interesting Very Creative
In Chicago From Kalamazoo Infinite Happy Sadness
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Burning Kalamazoo to the ground with Zippo fluid

Mods Carve the Pig: Assassins, Toads and God's Flesh
Thought Industry
Manufacturer: Metal Blade
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Binding: Audio CD

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Outer Space Is Just a Martini Away
Songs for Insects
Black Umbrella
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Recruited to Do Good Deeds for the Devil

ASIN: B000001C6B
Release Date: 1993-10-12

Tracks:

Horsepowered
Daterape Cookbook
Gelatin
Jane Whitfield Is Dead
Boil
Michigan Jesus
Smirk The Godblender
Republicans In Love
Worms Listen
Patiently Waiting For Summer
To Build A Better Bulldozer

Customer Reviews:

Very Interesting Very Creative.......2004-05-02

This album is going to make your head spin i give it a 4.5 cause horsepowered does get on my nerves but then it's a work of art from then on out great work from a great mind of brent orblin not for the faint of heart tho.

In Chicago From Kalamazoo Infinite Happy Sadness.......2004-02-20

Consider a balloon, blown to its capacity -- filled with hope, ambition, happiness, rock n roll. Blow again and blow. Blow! Pop, broke, blah blah blah..cut short, amazon review. sadness. the daterape cookbook is flailing and unfulfilled. call me. please.

........2000-02-22

Mods Carve the Pig is quite different from Thought Industry's debut Songs For Insects, but every bit as much of a classic. They trimmed down on some of the grandiose flare of the earlier disc, sharpened their sound a bit, and traded in the archaic and fantasy-like imagery of SFI for a more decidedly modern vision. The lyrics are still intense, tittilating hodgepodges of every word you never bothered to look up in the dictionary, but are now supplemented by a new fondness for references to booze, drugs, and current politics, and a strengthened fondness for references to TI's hometown, Kalamazoo. Mods Carve the Pig is a decidedly meaner, darker, more contemporary album, and vocalist Oberlin seems ready to prove that he's far more hardcore than Geddy Lee could ever hope to be. I really love this album because I grew up on it; in reality, there are a lot of rather silly moments and some of the singing, which was always a little off key, is downright difficult to take (see Patiently Waiting for Summer.) But Mods remains an album that is absolutely alive with personal vision and creativity, and there isn't another rock/metal/hardcore-prog album like it anywhere. A unique treat, and the last wholly worthwhile TI album.

Burning Kalamazoo to the ground with Zippo fluid.......1999-09-16

There seems to be little words can do to explain Thought Industry's second album "Mod's Carve the Pig". Their first album "Songs for Insects" left my jaw dropping at the convuluted lyrics and stop-on-a-dime-and-turn-the-bloody-song-around rhythm section. This album makes the tempo and rhythm changes of "Songs" seem a mere novelty, while the lyrics take you on a voyage no doped-up, acid-laced, shroom-swallowing rock poet ever before dared to venture. This album, like all of Thought Industry's albums, requires a few times through the player before you are over-whelmed with the need to simply leave it in at all times. Unlike TI's other albums however, there is very little on it the casual listener could ever be able to swallow, let alone consume in the fashion this album demands of it's listener. An absolutely brilliant piece of work, but make sure to dispose of all pre-conceived notions about how heavy metal, and music in general, needs to be played.

Muggs Presents the Soul Assassins, Chapter II

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Certified Bomb!
Don't sleep on this classic.
An all-star underground CD
" A must have for all Cypress hill fans and fans of hip hop"
3.5 mics

Muggs Presents the Soul Assassins, Chapter II
Muggs
Manufacturer: Rufflife Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00004YTVT
Release Date: 2000-10-03

Tracks:

Real Life - Kool G. Rap
We Will Survive - G.O.D. Pt.III Of Infamous Mob
You Better Believe It - X'zibit & King Tee
When The Fat Lady Sings - Gza
This Some'n To - Goodie Mob
Armageddon (Interlude) - Kurupt
Victory Or Defeat - Hostyle Of Screwball
Heart Of The Assassin - Chace Infinite/Krondon/Phenam a.k.a. Don Krisis/Ras Kass
Suckers Are Hidin - Dilated Peoples
When The Pain Inflict - Kurupt/Roscoe
Don't Trip - Cypress Hill
Razor To Your Throat - Everlast
Millennium Thrust - Self-Scientific

Album Details

After Forming Cypress Hill Together with B Real and Sen Dog Back in 1991, Muggs and Cypress Hill Took the World by Storm with their Edgy Lyrics and Phat Street Beats.

Customer Reviews:

Certified Bomb!.......2005-01-21

This is as hardcore as gangsta rap gets. Muggs' second instalment of the Soul Assassins' Chapters ranks as one of the better gangsta rap albums released in the millennium. The album borders between straight cadillac crusing-blunt smoking-down the hood and a touch of horrorcore. Muggs, as the genius behind Cypress Hill, sets out on his own to lay a solid foundation to his career as one of the most aspiring producers in the history of hip hop. His second attempt to establish the Soul Assassins is a more matured approach. The groundbreaking Soul Assassins Chapter 1 was only a taste of Muggs' talent, which evidently stretches out in Chapter 2. He takes a deeper step into his ocean, of eerie undertones and spooky piano riffs laced with deafening bass thumps - only this time, it sounds like a soundtrack to a psychotic murder motion picture. And of course, assisting him is a cleverly selected group of underrated and gifted emcees from both coasts. The microphone stranglers in this album have styles that coincide with Muggs' mental probing production with pin point accuracy, and this makes the results a marvel to listen to. Kool G. Rap never sounded so good with West Coast beats; Infamous Mobb's G.O.D. spits his best record ever; X'zibit rises to the peak of hardcoreness with King Tee; Ras Kass' guest appearance on a track with underground favourites Chace Infinite, Krondon and Phenam is a surprise - its good to know he's gone back to his old style; Kurupt makes two appearances - firstly to tease us with a head bopping interlude only to later cause massive wreckage with Roscoe - this is probably the tightest collaboration I've heard from the West Coast since the Dogg Pound. Even Everlast drops a short 2 verses across a nodding bassline and still manages to get the point across. The most astounding and inspiring track has to be Dilated Peoples' "Suckers Are Hiding" which is extremely addictive and you'll be rapping along with it in no less than 2 listens. There are also appearances from artists who made the first album: GZA, Goodie Mobb and Cypress Hill. Muggs produces all but 2 tracks which are contributed by his protégé The Alchemist, whose production is similar to that of Muggs (He would later be inducted in the Infamous Mobb Deep, Cypress Hill and Dilated Platoon families). DJ Muggs' creativity is exceptional and this album celebrates the brilliant calibre of his skills. Oh yeah, and make sure to check out the remixed GZA hidden track - it clearly shows how Muggs touches two ends of the world with his music (total seriousness toned to happy head bopping over the same lyrics).

Don't sleep on this classic........2004-08-15

This Cd is classic material. You need to keep this in your 60 disc changer forever. Muggs' Soul AssasinsI is nothing compared to the S.A.II. I recommend this if you like the collaborate style Cd's.I wish Cypress Hills could use the beats off this album to make them sound like they did when they just killed a man.Kool G Rap,Gza,Infamous Mobb,Dialated,with Goodied Mob, c'mon? This is a sleeper. I hope Muggs made some flow from this one, becuase he deserves it. Keep it up Muggs. Job well done. One love to all the hiphop heads that know what this sh@t should sound like. Lil who? Kanye wh@? We know you were listening to Muggs in the 90's. Much respect... Violen strings,fat beats,stares, Dj premier must give props to Muggs.Whens the third of the trio coming out???????? 8-14-04

An all-star underground CD.......2002-03-31

How this album cn be slated I do not know. Muggs has worked with high-profile artists in his time (Dr.Dre, Ice Cube, KRS-One to name a few), but on this installment of the Soul Assassins, he works with less well-known artists.
He wanted to surprise a few people because he could easily have an album filled with artists that are guaranteed to sell but Muggs prefers to keep things closer to the streets.
From Kool G Rap's tremendous opening, this album is brilliant. Admittadly, there are tracks that lack something but when you work with so many different artists, what do you expect?
This album is a marked improvement on the first album and I believe that the stand-out tracks that are Muggs-produced are from GZA, Everlast and Heart of the Assassin. The best track, I think, is the Alchemist produced Dilated Peoples track. The chimed beats are typical of him and the production wrk is phat. The beat for this track is remarkably similar to that of Royce Da 5"9's I'm the King, which of course was produced by Al.
Overall, if you wanna hear a sample of the underground plus a few well-known artists going back to the roots, then get this album...

" A must have for all Cypress hill fans and fans of hip hop".......2002-01-31

In this album Dj Muggs the brilliant Dj behind the beats of the west coast super group Cypress Hill, delivers a follow up to his
previously released compilation album Soul Assassins:Chapter 1. But Soul Assassins is a more gloomy type of album similar to the style Cypress Hill took in its "Temples of Boom" album. But this album is really underated, which is a shame because of the talent that is on this album and the one that came before it. Some of the artists that appear on this album include; GZA, Xzibit, Kurupt, Cypress Hill, Everlast, King T,Ras Kass,Goodie Mob, Kool G Rap, and Snoop Dogg ( who appears on the intro of Kurupts and Roscoes track but isnt listed. Pssst...Heres another reason to get this album at the end of the CD version theres a hidden track Done by the GZA which is slammin... so keep track 15 running if you have it. (5:16) Hint hint... There are really no disappionting tracks who ever said that is crazy. I'll be the first to admit that Skull and Bones was Muggs' weakest production to date but this album eclipses it,you can tell he spent time perfecting the beats on this album, and Everlast's and cypress' track are some of the albums strongest tracks. Believe me you won't be disappionted with this compilation album, like other compilation albums that have been put out by artist like Dr.Dre (that aftermath album) and p diddy..this one is really a tight compilation album get it!

3.5 mics.......2001-09-28

I feel that it is getting better track by track, from 6 or 7.

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This is must have for all Hardcore, Jungel/Drum'n'Bass fan

Drum & Bass Assassins
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Flute
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00004IC9R
Release Date: 2000-03-13

Tracks:

Hurt You So-Jonny L
Some Justice-Urban Shakedown
Johnny-Johnny Jungle
Music-LTJ Bukem
Renegade Snares-Omni Trio
Roll On-andy C
Terrorist-Renegade
Valley Of The Shadows-Origin Unknown
Little Rollers Volume 1-L-Double
Super Sharp Shooter-DJ Hype
P-Funk Era-P-Funk
Brut Force-Roni Size
Space Funk-Digital
Soul In Motion-Krust
Acid Trak-Dillinja
Reincarnation-DJ Die
Miles From Home-Peshay
Bambaata-Shy Fx
Breakbeat Era-Breakbeat Era
Compund-Ed Rush & Optical
Killa Bees-Usual Suspects
The Nine-Bad Company
Mindscan (ED Rush & Optical)-Ram Trilogy
Liquid Fingers-Nasty Habits

Album Description

24 tracks featuring the top artists of the Drum 'N' Bass scene. Roni Size, Krust, Ed Rush & Optical, Johnny L, LTJ Bukem, Andy C, Peshay, Andy C are just some of the artists featured. Gatefold sleeve housed in a slipcase. 2000 release.

Album Details

Drum 'n Bass. Drum 'n Bass Assassins Brings to Everyone a Long Awaited Celebration of the Understated Drum 'n Bass Scene. Compiled by Rachel H from Main Source Productions.

Customer Reviews:

This is must have for all Hardcore, Jungel/Drum'n'Bass fan.......2000-08-03

But to start this reviw we shuld start on what is wrong about this Album. There is only two things wrong about this Album. No.1 There in no track from Metalheadz, thay are the Jungel/Drum'n'Bass King. And the Second one is that this Album realy collapse about it shelf. There are so realy good tracks on it that this shuld have bin a 3 cd's not 2 cds like it is. Becurs this in only 2 cd some og the tracks are not in full length. And that Suckz whit so may good tracks.

But what is on this Album, jungle/Drum'n'Bassand, some Hardcore from the begining of time in Drum'n'Bass.(1990-1999). This is something that all Drum'n'Dass and Hardcore fan shuld getand see the Past.

Respect to all who are making and did make Drum'n'Bass music.

Three Assassins
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Solid live album

Get It While You Can YOU NEED IT!

Three Assassins
Deniz Tek , and Scott Morgan
Manufacturer: Career Records
ProductGroup: Music
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Buried Alive: Live in Maryland

ASIN: B0001XAKBA
Release Date: 2004-04-13

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Future Now
Electrophonic Tonic
Shellback
Agua Caliente
Runaway Slaves
Asteroid B-612
Blood From a Stone
Heaven
Give It Up
Love and Learn
Dangerous
City Slang
I Got a Right
TV Eye

Customer Reviews:

Solid live album.......2007-05-05

This review seems as good a spot as any to point out the obvious vocal genius of Scott Morgan. FINALLY, through this album, the SRB box set, Powertrane, and his collaborations with Nicke from the Hellacopters Scott is starting to get the high visibility and respect he deserves as a TOTALLY GREAT rock and soul singer. This live album is a momento from a European tour shared with Radio Birdman guitarist Deniz Tek (backed by an Italian rhythm section and guitarist who also do a great job) and the set is a mixture of Birdman, Powertrane, Sonic's Rendezvous Band, and Tek's solo material. Wish they'd done a better job on the artwork, but it's the music that counts and there are no complaints there.

Get It While You Can YOU NEED IT!.......2004-07-15

More white-hot rock and roll from Scott Morgan and crew. Scott has been especially active in the last few years, having gotten together with Deniz Tek from Radio Birdman for a couple of projects. He's also teamed with The Hellacopters and has formed three bands: Hydromatics, Powertrane and The Solution. The Hydromatics perform High Energy originals and covers of GREAT Sonic's Rendezvous band tunes (many you can hear on this one-off conglomeration "Three Assasins". Scott is the perfect man to cover the SRB material, as he was up front sharing the spotlight with Fred "Sonic" Smith in the SRB!

This will eb a rare CD and it many not be the BEST of Scotts work in the last few years, it still outshines 99% of all CD's released in the last decade.

GOod Stuff. Try to find the Hydromatics CD's and you'll have the best Scott Morgan has to offer these days.

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