Twenty of the Best

Editorial Reviews
Album Description
20 of the Welsh diva's greatest, including the top 10 'Goldfinger', plus the chart hit 'Diamonds Are Forever', the classic 'Big Spender', covers of pop standards like 'I (Who Have Nothing)', 'Climb Ev'ry Mountain', 'For All We Know' and more. 1996 release.

Tracks:

Intro/Mr. Bojangles
Ripplin' Waters
American Dream
Make A Little Magic
Fire In The Sky
Dance Little Jean
Long Hard Road (The Sharecropper's Dream)
High Horse
Modern Day Romance
Partners, Brothers And Friends
Stand A Little Rain

Customer Reviews:

DIRT.......2007-06-09

As a life long Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Fan and also having had the chance to meet and interview Dirt Band founding member John McEuen several years ago it makes my pirchase that much more special

After 20 years, he still grieves........2005-07-12

While this is supposedly a 20 year career retrospective of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, it only includes two songs from the band's first ten years. The first four songs cover the bands "pop" hits (although "Ripplin' Waters wasn't a hit), while the remainder of the album features their "country" hits. While the bands early years definitely get the short shrift here, most of the songs are good. It's a decent compilation that will be a disappointment to fans of the bands early stuff.

Great Dirt From One Of The Best Groups Around.......2005-03-27

For all of the complaints about this disc(lack of early tunes, too country, too brief), folks seem to forget that the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band has been around for a long time. Trying to pick the top hits from a band that has been consistently putting out great music is like trying to pick the best child in your family. It's impossible. Someone will get hurt because "their" song isn't included. Another person will cry because certain time periods or albums are focused on too much.

Anyway, take this album for what it is. It's a nice package of well known hits by a band that deserves the respect given to the top groups in country music. It doesn't include all of their greatest hits, but it has some great ones on it. Also, the price is great for such good songs.

Recommended to folks interested in learning more about NGDB who might have only heard songs like "Fishin' In The Dark" on the radio. It's not included here(but it is on their second greatest hits), but you will find "Mr. Bojangles," "Fire In The Sky," "Stand A Little Rain" and the brilliant "Dance Little Jean" and "High Horse."

If you think that too much of the album was focused on their hits of the eighties, buy their older stuff. If you find this album to be too country, go back to listening to Faith Hill and Mr. Faith Hill, I'm sure they're right up your alley. Leave the real country artists for the rest of us.

Thanks for reading my review. I highly recommend this disc.

Too country.......2004-11-16

I gave this release only 2 stars because it de-emphasizes their best stuff. "Jealousy" is one of the best albums I have in my collection of 600+ albums. "Fire In The Sky" is an awesome song from that album. I really wish they would have released more stuff like this before they went back to hillbilly.

Great collection of NGDB's hits.......2002-02-24

I have the tape of this album. Twenty Years Of Dirt was released in 1986, the twentieth anniversary of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. It has my three favorite Dirt Band songs on it: "Mr. Bojangles", "Ripplin' Waters" and "Partners, Brothers And Friends". The latter two songs were written by Jimmy Ibbotson, who in my opinion is the Dirt Band's best songwriter. The record also includes a number of other Dirt Band classics, as well as one previously unreleased song, "Stand A Little Rain". Bob Carpenter, NGDB's keyboard player, hardly ever sings lead on a Dirt Band song, but on "Stand A Little Rain", he does a fine job of singing. The reason I give this record only four stars instead of five is because one song on here, "Fire In The Sky", doesn't sound "country" enough, at least in my opinion. True, the Dirt Band was influenced by pop music as well as folk and country music. Also, Ibbotson, who besides the since-departed John McEuen was probably the band member with the most "country" musical background, was not in the band when "Fire In The Sky" was recorded(he left NGDB in 1976 and rejoined the band in 1983). However, I think "Fire In The Sky", on which Jeff Hanna shares the lead vocals with Kenny Loggins, veers a little too far in the pop direction with its saxophone, although the song itself is well-done. Nevertheless, that's a small shortcoming on a solid album. Overall, Twenty Years Of Dirt is a great collection. NGDB fans should have this one.

Best of Michael Crawford: Mother's Day Version

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Best of Michael Crawford: Mother's Day Version
Michael Crawford
Manufacturer: Wea International
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Very Best of Michael Crawford
A Christmas Album
Favorite Love Songs
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With Love

ASIN: B00005Y2C6
Release Date: 2006-02-20

Tracks:

Memory
Music Of The Night
Somewhere In Time
In The Still Of The Night
Counting Up To Twenty
Love Changes Everything
Ave Maria
West Side Story Medley (Maria/Tonight/Somewhere)
Papa, Can You Hear Me?
When You Wish Upon A Star
Phantom Of The Opera
Gethsemane (I Only Want To Say)
When I Fall In Love (Live)
You'll Be In My Heart
Irish Medley (Galway Bay/I'll Take You Home Again Kathl
Amazing Grace
Power Of Love

Album Description

This is the first ever definitive Best Of Michael Crawford featuring all his greatest songs from all albums and includes a bonus track, 'The Power Of Love'. Aussie exclusive. 17 tracks. 2001.

Album Details

'best Of' Has Be Re-released by Warner Music Removing the Christmas Track 'o Holy Night' and Replacing it it with 'the Power of Love'.

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Worst Little Tour of Whorehouse
Simply the Best
Ann-Margret in a lively performance
Star Power in the House - -The Whorehouse, that is.
Ann Margret Disappointing

Best Little Whorehouse in Texas

Manufacturer: Varese Sarabande
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas: Original Cast
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas: Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
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Altar Boyz (2005 Original Off-Broadway Cast)

ASIN: B00005LZSJ
Release Date: 2001-07-10

Tracks:

20 Fans
A Lil' Ole Bitty Pissant Country Place
Girl, You're a Woman
Texas Has a Whorehouse in It
Twenty-Four Hours of Lovin'
Doatsy Mae
The Aggie Song
The Bus from Amarillo
Entr'ace
The Sidestep
No Lies
Good Old Girl
Hard Candy Christmas
A Friend to Me
Finale
A Friend to Me (bonus track performed by Carol Hall)

Customer Reviews:

Worst Little Tour of Whorehouse.......2006-06-06

Roxie Lucas saves this review from having a single star. Her performance was the shining star in a rather lifeless, dusty, and uninspired revival of the original production which thankfully avoided Broadway. Compare with the rollicking original recording and you will easily notice the lack of life, spirit and vibrancy in the new recording. The addition of A Friend to Me added nothing to the score but sluggish redundancy.

Simply the Best.......2005-10-24

I saw this production . . . it was a fantastic tour. I love this CD and highly reccomend it! This is by far the best recording of the show. If you are a fan of Ann Margret or of this musical I am sure you will love it. Now some people have complained about Ann Margret's voice not being what it was . . . I think it's better. Her voice is smokey, breathy and sexy . . . and perfect for this Las Vegas meets honky tonk score. She is the perfect Miss Mona aside from Dolly Parton. The supporting cast is very strong here as well. Flashy costumes and scantily clothed men and women . . . how can anyone not love this musical.

Ann-Margret in a lively performance.......2003-10-18

THE BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE IN TEXAS is always a delight, and in this new cast album of the recent national touring production starring Ann-Margret, it's even better than ever.

Ann-Margret takes on the role of the Chicken Ranch owner Miss Mona with aplomb, offering up a lively performance. She sings lovely renditions of "Girl, You're a Woman", "A Lil' Ole Bitty Pissant Country Place", and a brand-new song written especially for this production, "A Friend to Me".

Gary Sandy does well by the character of Mona's old flame Ed Earl Dodd, with fine support from Rob Donohoe as Melvin P. Thorpe and Hal Davis as Edsel Mackay.

Avery Sommers adds a soulful voice to the character of the sassy bordello maid Jewel, and offers up a show-stopping "Twenty-Four Hours of Lovin'". Roxie Lucas plays the role of the thankless Doatsy Mae, and sings her self-titled number quite affectingly.

Terri Dixon and Jen Celene Little do well by the featured roles of Angel and Shy, with the Chicken Ranch girls offering up a superb rendition of the heartbreakingly-lovely "Hard Candy Christmas".

All-in-all, if you love this delightful musical, you'll adore this brand-new cast album!

Star Power in the House - -The Whorehouse, that is........2002-03-06

Ann Margret`s singing voice is quite different from what you`d expect if you heard the previous cast album; however, she purrs her way through them while infusing a great deal of charm and personality to her renditions. Her numbers are not musically beautiful, yet they manage to be touching, sexy, rawnchy and pleasing. You can feel her elgant, strong, glamorous presence which, incidentally, are the character requirements for Miss Mona. The musical arrangements are superb, the energetic entr' acte is a welcome addition to the already familiar musical program. The ensemble is superband Watchdog, the Governor and Jewel all stand out in their solo numbers.

The sad note is, the "Doatsy Mae" number does no justice to the original. Although acceptably sung, it fails to covey the furstration, hope and dreams of the character. Overall, this CD is surely worth the price: with its good vocals, wonderful score and general sense of innocent mischief, you'll have a great time listening to this all-out for fun musical.

Ann Margret Disappointing.......2002-02-25

After listening to this cast album I was horrified and disappointed at the way Ann Margret sounds. Her voice is not in good form and on more than one occasion she fails to stay on key. It is very sad to hear because she has always been one of my favorite performers. The show is coming to Portland in 2 weeks but I think I will bypass this particular production.
Bruce Kimmel always does excellent work. His CDs are flawless. However, everything seems horribly over miked, in particular Ann Margret. You can hear every breath she takes and it sounds like they were trying to compensate her voice. The orchestra sounds thin as though they are not using a lot of instruments. The chorus does not sound as rich and full as they do on the original Broadway cast CD. This might be due, in part, to the recording studio. It was recorded on their day off during a three week run in Dallas, Texas.
There are some excellent supporting performances (hence the two star rating)that are enjoyable. Roxie Lucas, as Doatsie Mae, has a nice solo as well as Avery Sommers singing "24 Hours of Lovin':.
Gary Sandy and Rob Donohue are also fine in less flashy roles.
Perhaps it is a production that is better seen than heard.

Twenty Five Years of Anarchy and Chaos: The Best of Exploited

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almost best of
AWESOME COMP !!!!

Twenty Five Years of Anarchy and Chaos: The Best of Exploited

Manufacturer: Phantom Sound & Vision
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0001ACK5M
Release Date: 2004-01-01

Tracks:

Army Life
Exploited Barmy Army
Punks Not Dead
Dogs Of War
Dead Cities
Attack
Computers Don't Blunder
Troops Of Tomorrow
Lets Start A War
Rival Leaders
Death Before Dishonor
War Now
Jesus Is Dead
Sick Bastard
The Massacre
Fuck Religion
Porno Slut
Beat The Bastards
System Fucked Up
Law For The Rich
Fuck The System
Noize Annoys
Chaos Is My Life
Never Sellout

Album Description

Full title - Twenty Five Years Of Anarchy & Chaos. 24 track best of compilation featuring all the singles & best album tracks from all eight of their studio albums. No filler, just pure classic Exploited! Dream Catcher. 2004.

Customer Reviews:

almost best of.......2005-09-03

this cd is almost the best of the exploited. it's good to see they've included songs from almost every album.... except one. what the hell happened to horror epics?? there's definitely some good stuff on that album. i figured they wouldn't have put anything from death before dishonor on it, but they did shockingly. It's a good cd if your lookin for sumthin that basically spans their whole carreer, but a being a person that owns all of their albums i wouldn't buy it, but then again i have no need to, i can make my own.

AWESOME COMP !!!!.......2005-08-08

For the uninitiated;this cd shows a little chronological history of the band,a demolishing choice of songs,from their excellent first singles to the latest album.The appeal here is the variation in styles the band suffered during their 25 years of career,from a primal oi/hc crossover through speed metal and somewhat back to the roots without loosing the metal edge at the end.Be warned,though,that this cd may be dangerous for your economy,can cause you to end up getting their entire discography !!!!!!
Enjoy !!!

Best of Twenty: A 20th Anniversary Double Album

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the best of John boy
Redneck Humor at its Finest!
OOWA OOWA OOWA! Don't be a stupey! BUY THIS CD!

Best of Twenty: A 20th Anniversary Double Album
John Boy & Billy
Manufacturer: Dualtone Music Group
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005QDGK
Release Date: 2001-10-23

Tracks:

Flux FM Burger Biggie
Mad Max Raps
The Preacher's Bike
Raiford's Dong Story
Marvin At Waffle House
Adventures Of Married Man
Robert Earl King
Speak Redneck I.
Redneck
The Great Ballpeeno
The Bristol Song
Sex In Space?
Life & Dub
The Falkland Islands
PMS/Lesbians
Speak Redneck II.
At The Race
Hoyt Goes Fishin'
Tutu Much
The Teeny Genie
Rev.Billy Ray's Haunted House

Tracks:

Married Man Phones Home
How Mad Is Max?
The Kiddie Show
Speak Redneck III.
Cartoon Network
Randy Butch
The Deer Costume
The Prisoner Letter
Hidden Agenda
Lipless In Seattle
Max Max vs. PETA
Speak Redneck IV.
Rev.Billy Ray On Cartoons
Marvin At The Airport
Jubal's Thermos
Dog Island
The Pirate Joke
Cadillac On Guard
Married Names
Flux FM II.

Customer Reviews:

the best of John boy.......2002-12-12

I thought this had all the best from John Boy and Billy. I would recommend this to anyone

Redneck Humor at its Finest!.......2002-03-21

The John Boy and Billy radio show was a fixture of my drive to work for several years until, to my dismay, the local station stopped carrying it. I have missed it sorely ever since. If you have a little bit of warped sense of humor (like me) and enjoy jokes, satire, and redneck humor, then this album is a MUST! It is just too funny! Imagine a half dozen good ole boys sitting around with a cube of beer, swapping stories, songs, etc. and that's what you have here. Don't expect more! And No Profanity - unheard of from comedians these days!I love this album and have shared the stories with several friends, who also laughed deeply. Well done, guys, and y'all come back to Dallas, hear?

OOWA OOWA OOWA! Don't be a stupey! BUY THIS CD!.......2001-11-13

For those who are unaware of John Boy & Billy, I will attempt to explain. This CD celebrates the 20th anniversary of the radio pairing of Johnny "John Boy" Isley and Billy James. John Boy's pre-Big Show experience landed him at radio stations in Burlington, NC, Winston-Salem, NC, Knoxville, TN, and Charleston, WV. When John Boy arrived at WBCY-FM in Charlotte, NC, he was reunited with his old boss from Knoxville, Bob Kaghan. In 1980, John Boy met Billy, and in 1981, the John Boy & Billy "Big Show" was born. Since then, the guys have been yukking it up with tons of humorous skits, featuring characters like Mad Max (John Boy plays this character, a man who is mad at the world, especially PETA for telling him eating meat should be illegal, and Bill Clinton for his usual lying ways), Lipless (John Boy plays this ultra-funny character, a man who is named Lipless because his lips don't touch when he talks), Marvin Webster (Billy plays this character, a black man who makes fun of white people [BTW Billy is actually white]), Married Man (Billy plays this character, the quintisential henpecked husband), Rev. Billy Ray Collins (Billy plays this one, a carbon copy of a Southern Baptist minister), Hoyt (Billy plays this one, a stereotypical beer drinkin, deer huntin redneck), Murray (Billy plays this one, the guys' agent who always puts then down), and the always-funny Rev. Ernest Lee Sincere (aka Rev) and Goober (aka Goob) (Billy plays Rev, John Boy plays Goob). The other real cast members are also featured in skits. Executive producer Randy Brazell is the star of the Playhouse skit "Randy Goes Butch"/"The Butch Stops Here" (on disk 2), associate producer Jackie Curry-Lynch (sister of pro basketball star Dell Curry) has a starring role in the Playhouse skit "Dub The Genie", Robert D. Raiford is the star of "Raiford's Dong Story" (a double-entendre story...in this story, the "dong" is actually a Vietnamese coin...it really is...look it up) and the late Dub Starnes, who sadly passed away in early 1998, is the star of the playhouse skits "Dub The Genie" and "A Matter Of Life And Dub". Former cast member Mike Pruitt, who played Brady on the show, starred on the Playhouse skit "The Pirate Joke" with a real actor named Jeff Pillars.

Also included with this release is liner notes with some pictures of the Big Show cast when they were younger. There are some embarrassing pics (especially Randy's, and Raiford has always looked like a curmudgeon [aka a grouch]]).

Experience some of the funniest moments from the last 20 years of the Big Show! Hopefully they'll be around for at least another 20 years. And if ya see Goober later on, tell him I said "duh huh"! He'll know what you mean!

And as retired police officer Donnie Pressley would say (listeners of the Big Show radio show will get this gag), in case of an emergency, you should dial 9111.

Good Tar
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Not quite like live, but a great collected works

Great place to start if you are new to David's music!

Humurous and Serious: absolutely amazing!

Mindblowing Live Album!

The true David LaMotte experience!

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Manufacturer: Lower Dryad Music
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000063W4S
Release Date: 2001-11-23