Warm & Willing/Shadow Of Your Smile [Import] [Original recording remastered]

The first album, Warm and wonderful, is mostly made up of covers of classic songs, alternating instrumental tracks with vocal tracks. As much as I enjoy the instrumentals, I prefer the songs where Mary's sweet country voice takes over. One of these, Come back to me, is an orginal song which they co-wrote with each other. Of course, the title Come back to me is not unique - do not confuse the Les and Mary song with any other song of the same title. Mary is also in fine voice on Deed I do, A cottage for sale, It's been a long log time, Am I blue and Wrap your troubles in dreams. The remainig tracks allow Les to show his mastery of the guitar, for which he is legendary.

The second album, Swingin' south, is a country album recorded in Nashville. It features several songs written by Les, but there are covers here too, the most famous being Your cheating heart, a Hank Williams classic. On this album, Mary sings throughout. The album is slightly more energetic than Warm and wonderful, but only slightly. It's not a swinging album desptite it's title.

Tracks:

Needle in the Camel's Eye
Paw Paw Negro Blowtorch
Baby's on Fire
Cindy Tells Me
Driving Me Backwards
On Some Faraway Beach
Blank Frank
Dead Finks Don't Talk
Some of Them Are Old
Here Come the Warm Jets

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In 1973, fed up with Bryan Ferry's domineering in Roxy Music, Eno leapt into a solo career that would find him championing the "art" in "artifice." This record is a who's who of the then-burgeoning English art-rock scene, featuring Robert Wyatt, Robert Fripp, and every member of Roxy Music except its leader (thus answering the musical question, "What if Eno had helmed the third Roxy record instead of Ferry?"). Warm Jets sports a lightheartedness that was a refreshing antidote to the pomposity of Yes and ELP on the dark side of art-rock's spectrum, with nonsensical, sound-based couplets such as "Oh headless chicken / How can those teeth stand so much kicking?" This debut is a milestone not just for Eno, but for all rocking music. Listen to Fripp's furious guitars on "Baby's On Fire" and "Blank Frank." It's incredible, Velvet Underground-inspired rock in a scene that had forgotten what rocking meant. --Gene Booth

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Pop Revolution.......2007-06-24

"Tyler B." gets it so wrong it isn't funny. The songs on HCTWJ are quirky, catchy, funny, inventive, and fresh, even after 30 years.

There are more ideas on this album than in most bands' entire body of work. The nice thing, though, is that you can ignore all the word games, genre-jumping, and clever studio tricks. and just rock out.

If you are familiar with Eno's later work, know that his first two solo albums are far from ambient.

Play loud.

Brian Eno - Father of Indie.......2007-04-11

Although this album pretty much started the Indie music genre that we know today, it just really isn't, umm, ANY GOOD! Eno's songs are quirky, musical, and innovative...but they simply aren't very enjoyable.

However, if you ARE into Indie, you will probably like the album...

Just be mindful that Brian Eno is a "musician's musician." (If you've never heard that term before, then you DEFINATELY won't like this album.)

I Just Hope He's Talking About Water.......2007-01-30

This album has a lot in common with the first side of David Bowie's "Low" and also with some of the material on Bowie's "Scary Monsters." There's also a heavy, John Lennon-inspired track called "Driving Me Backwards," which is a little scary. I own the LP and prefer Side B. Side A has two songs that are too long and not so good. "Baby's On Fire" and "Driving Me Backwards" are not at the same level as the rest of the songs.

The music is heavy, flaky and unnerving all at the same time. The cover is all a psych experimenter would need for his/her psych experiment. He/she wouldn't even need to listen to the music. The cadences on "Cindy Tells Me" are very similar to those on "Ashes to Ashes" on Bowie's "Scary Monsters" and those on "Blank Frank" recall "Up the Hill Backwards" on the same record. Eno's stuff is more interesting in some ways though because he stands back from it a little more and so, unlike Bowie's music, it could be the plumber or the mailman on a bit of a demented, avant-garde recording spree. For Eno, it's of interest, but not of that much interest. Bowie's artiface finds everything ironic and lamentable too; it's just that he takes his observer role too seriously. This is necessary for his music to work. Eno, on the other hand, sounds like he'd rather be fishing or forming a Ponzi scheme. The ultimate manipulator has to know how to manipulate (hide) his ego too. Consequently, the rough transitions are much less jarring because the emotions have already been "synthesized" by the artist. It's like the light we see from distant stars: it happened 50 million light-years ago. There is no neurotic need to get our attention: we are not the audience, as we are for most artists. The door to Eno's loony bin has merely been left open. People "come and go" and hide their "madness in a jar." Brian just forgot to close the door, like he always does. This is a most effective approach to New Wave music because it counter-balances the up-in-your-face timeliness of the genre. Absent here is the leering face of Elvis Costello, daring you to question his choice of eyeglass frames. Brian seems ready for that tennis match with the other gay aliens. The Brits have a knack for sanitizing madness.

I didn't know New Wave was around in 1973 but I guess it was. The title could be about being peed on by hobos, which would make for an interesting take on "Driving Me Backwards," not to mention another juicy theme for the BBC. You're left to fend for yourself.

The song "Here Come the Warm Jets" must be heard in its entirety, even though it doesn't have one. So you need to hear the other songs first. The intro contains phantasmagorical bells - very nice. They are joined by a super-charged dynamo of a melody that can't be explained - you have to hear it. It is either just synthesizers or both synthesizers and guitars and the stroke of genius here is that it is a driving, powerful rock song and there are no drums! (You can't have your emotions until Oscar Wilde's incompetent ghost gives the OK, and he's presently tied up.) Just when you think you can't take it anymore, Eno introduces the drums, but they are out of sync with the melody. Pretty soon, they are where they "should" be. The heightened effect of all of this manipulation is like downing one of those Jack Kerouac apple pies with ice cream, along with a big glass of beer and a chick.

A muffled, unintelligible chorus gives the piece an understated, religious quality - like those bluegrass singers who bely the frantic fingerpicking going on around them with their monotonal droning. The contrast between the resigned tone of the voices in the chorus and the energized anticipation in the music captures the piety of true faith, in which salvation occurs when you turn in your ego. You need to listen to the other songs first for this one to work though because, on its own, it sounds kind of flaky and thin.

Eno is great.......2007-01-12

Words won't do Eno justice. Buy this album and and all his ambient work. Now!

Oh, cheeky, cheeky!.......2007-01-05

If you're new to Eno, there's no better album to start with than his first. It's amazingly eclectic both musically and lyrically, simultaneously cerebral and punk. This is Eno the iconoclast, not Eno the knob twister. Give it a listen. "This kind of experience is necessary for [your] learning."

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Introducing the Greatest Voice of All Time
The Greatest Tenor of the 20th Century.
Easy listening
Lanza of the joyous voice!
Not bad as an introduction to Lanza

Lanza: Greatest Hits

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ASIN: B000003FVZ
Release Date: 1995-04-11

Tracks:

The Toast Of New Orleans: Be My Love
Because
Very Warm For May: All The Things You Are
The Student Prince: Serenade
Rigoletto - La Donna e Mobile
Pagliacci: Vesti La Guibba
O Sole Mio
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South Pacific: Younger Than Springtime
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The Student Prince: Golden Days
Spring Is Here: With A Song In My Heart
The Land Of Smiles: Yours Is My Heart Alone
Because You're Mine
Cavalleria Rusticana: Adido Alla Madre
Aida: Celeste Aida
The Lord's Prayer
Granada

Customer Reviews:

Introducing the Greatest Voice of All Time.......2007-03-13

A new generation of music lovers deserves to know, understand and appreciate the greatness of Mario Lanza. Five decades after his passing, millions of lovers of "grand voices" still are held in awe by the power, passion and beauty of his voice.

This selection of recordings has a number of fine selections that give a small "flavor" of his fantastic talent and skills. It is a good beginning for someone who wants to know "The American Caruso."

The Greatest Tenor of the 20th Century........2007-01-21

In a professional career that lasted just a bit over ten years Mario Lanza created more memorable recordings, broadcasts, concert perfomances and feature films than any other major vocalist in the classical and pop-jazz music genre. He was a man blessed with arguably the finest tenor voice in recorded music. Fans of Caruso, Pavarotti, Jan Peerce, Placido Domingo or Careras may argue that their tenor interpreted a particular aria better than anyone else but few if any can argue against the sheer beauty, power and emotion of Mario Lanza. He achieved worldwide success too fast and his penchant for the good life: wine, women and good food got the best of him in the end. It is so sad, when one contemplates Lanza's short but brilliant career and what might have been, that he was gone at age 38, an age when some tenors are just beginning to hit their stride. This album is a fine overview of some of his most memorable heavy classics as well as lighter operetta standards and showcases his voice so well. Nearly fifty years have transpired since his untimely death in 1959 and there is yet to appear on the scene a tenor with the power, charisma or sheer beauty of Lanza's voice. I highly recommend this album to the Lanza novice or those just starting their Opera CD collections.

Easy listening.......2006-02-27

I have always liked Mario Lanza and the album is wonderful and relaxing.

Lanza of the joyous voice!.......2005-07-14

This album has some really splendid songs, and yes, it's a good introduction to the King of the high last notes. I grew up with one of Lanza's albums and more or less learned to sing by singing along with his wonderful warm voice. What good energy he had... and too bad he died so young (sigh). It certainly lifts my spirits to listen to his music again and I hope anyone reading this will take a chance and get to know him too.

Not bad as an introduction to Lanza.......2001-11-13

I recommend this collection as a good starting point for those interested in this extraordinary tenor. It's not a complete representation of the man by any stretch of the imagination, but it includes a handful of unforgettable recordings that will make newcomers to Lanza sit up in astonishment.

Highlights include the immortal Serenade & Golden Days from The Student Prince, Beloved (from the film version of the Student Prince, and arguably Lanza's best English-language love song), Because You're Mine, If I Loved You, and the stirring Addio Alla Madre from Cavalleria Rusticana. If love songs seem a little over-represented at the expense of arias and (notably) Italian & Neapolitan Songs, then blame BMG for their habitual neglect of Lanza's more serious side. In any event, this is essentially a one-CD version of the three-CD set, The Mario Lanza Collection. All of the renditions are the same as on the earlier CD, as are the sound sources. With the exception of The Student Prince Serenade, most of the selections here have never sounded better.

Be aware, however, that several of the arias are in fact retakes of more familiar versions. Vesti La Giubba, for instance, is an alternate take from Lanza's May 1950 session, and although the tenor is in great voice, the orchestra lets him down on the climactic phrase by moving on before he has finished his High A on the word "infranto". The Flower Song is even more unrestrained than the familiar take - great fun, but not the kind of recording you'd want newcomers to Lanza to hear! (Lanza never quite "nailed" this aria, but his heart was in the right place.) La Donna E Mobile is the familiar 1950 version in the first half, but is replaced by an inferior retake in the second half, followed by an edited-in High B ending (on "pensier") from the original recording!

The only truly bad recording is the inexplicably popular With A Song In My Heart. Lanza is unfocused, and strains his way throughout the piece. Yours Is My Heart Alone is somewhat better, but is easily surpassed by the tenor's 1956 recording with the conductor Henri Rene (and currently unavailable on CD).

Tracks:

Toccata And Fugue In D Minor
Contradanza
Classical Gas
Theme From 'Caravans'
Warm Air
Jazz Will Eat Itself
Widescreen
Tequila Mockingbird
City Theme
Red Hot

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Innovative music.......2007-06-03

I have been listening to such contemporary artists as Bond, Yanni, Taleinsin Orchestra,... so I am not a new comer to contemporary fusion classical music. If I had listened to this CD when it first came out almost 10 years ago, I would probably have given it a 5. I am only giving it a four now (maybe a 3.5?) because there are simply other better albums out there - most of the songs here are more classically influenced than its purported to be. Also, while Vanessa-Mae is an accomplished violinist, she is not the most spectacular violnist. At times, she lackes the energy to propell her music to the next level. However, all in all, an enjoyable album, although nothing ground-breaking.

Slop from a slapper.......2005-03-01

This terrible and dull album launched the career of Über-nothing violinist, Vanessa Mae.

It is hard to describe the depth of the level to which this album stoops to be "popular". Low brow? You bet! Exploitative? Oh yeah! Dumbed down Classical Music? Well, that's what we've got here!

Value of this album? Hard to say. I am sure that Vanessa's parents and agent are happy with this prosaic product.

Very dumbed down dumb music - for the legions of philistines and musically naive of the world.

In one word, a "dud".

HO HUM --- REALLY NOT INTERESTING AT ALL.......2003-07-11

As violin technique goes, there is not much here in evidence to get all fired up about. She is an adequete violinist who does just fine with the material she is given, but the only people who are going to think that she is a violinist for the ages are people who don't know anything about violin playing.

That being said, this album had the potential to be interesting, except that the arrangements of Mike Batt are about as flat as one can get. This album seems to be more about Mike Batt's ego than about Vanessa Mae, as Mike perform, conducts, composes & produces practically every piece. This would be fine if the end product was remotely interesting, but of it sounds like it should be background music. The Bach arrangement, with gratuitous techno-pop flourishes thrown in at every opportunity, just bogs down in an effort to be "innovative." Most of Batt's compositions leave no impression whatsoever.

Any lunatic who puts this crossover album in the classical category truly needs to go back to Music Appreciation 101, to be reminded of what classical music is. File this one in the Fluffy Boring Pop category and forget about it.

Classical With a Twist.......2003-07-01

The first notes of Vanessa Mae's The Violin Player sound like a dramatic beginning to a classical composition, but it's not. This album in fact is anything but traditional classical. It's unique, creative, energetic and alive and I give Vanessa props for being brave enough to come out with it. It's hard to be different. The fact that Vanessa did make the music and did it so well says that she's a true artist, something sadly lacking in a world where technical mastery is considered more important than artistic invention. This is a fantastic, fun album that you'll want to listen to again and again, the music hitting something within you and bringing all sorts of energy you didn't know you had bubbling to the surface. If you won't buy it for that reason, then buy it for it's historical significance. It's already plain to me, Vanessa Mae with this album changed the one sided face of classical music forever.

Highly Listenable.......2002-11-13

Let's get this straight upfront: Vanessa Mae is a good violin player, but I've heard plenty better in the classical world today. You buy this CD not for Mae's technique as a violinist (frankly, I'd give her just a 6 or 7 out of 10), but for her innovation - her ground-breaking album that blends the old-style classical music with pop/techno/jazz, and gives that genre of music (which had there for a while even before Mae) the kind of visibility that it did not use to have. This album is novel and upbeat, and is highly listenable both to people who like classical music and those who find it intimdating (or boring). Would especially recommend this to people in their 20s and 30s.

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Wonderful, as always
Not Just a Kid's Album
Warm, Tender, and truly beautiful.
Tender and Top-Notch!
Sweet and Wonderful

Warm and Tender
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The Rumour

ASIN: B000000OZA
Release Date: 1996-03-19

Tracks:

Jenny Rebbeca
Rocking
The Way You Look Tonight
Lullaby Lullaby My Lovely One
You'll Never Walk Alone
Sleep My Princess
The Flower That Shattered The Stone
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Warm And Tender
Rock A Bye Baby
Over The Rainbow
The Twelfth Of Never
All The Pretty Little Horses
When You Wish Upon A Star
Reach Out For Me

Album Description

Digitally remastered reissue of Olivia's 1989 album for DGC.15 tracks, including 'Jenny Rebecca' and 'Rocking'. 1998 Festival Records release.

Customer Reviews:

Wonderful, as always.......2007-03-09

I have twin girls, now almost 12. Catherine Grace and Olivia Joy listened to this CD every night for the first year of their life--and have seen many, many of Liv's concerts. They own two of Liv's earrings (Olivia herself has one set; we have the other sets). Nothing like getting a cell call from her secretary or an honor or letters or a call during church choir. Hooray!

Not Just a Kid's Album.......2006-03-27

I've been waiting for a long time to hear Olivia sing some classic standards and she does it with such grace and artistry. Her rendition of YOU'LL NEVER WALK ALONE is one of the best I've ever heard. Heartfelt and sincere. WHEN YOU WISH UPON A STAR has never sounded better. This is a gorgeous CD with lush arrangements and Olivia has never sounded better.

Warm, Tender, and truly beautiful........2005-08-25

With her flawless, crystal clear voice full of emotion Olivia delivers one of her most beautiful, though under-rated, projects of her stellar career. Stunningly arranged, orchestrated, and sung this album presents timeless standards such as The Way You Look Tonight, Twelfth of Never, and an exquisite version of Over the Rainbow. Though intended to be a "lullaby" album, which it completely succeeds at being, one wishes Olivia would have dropped such songs as the child friendly Twinkle Twinkle Little Star for more pop classics. Other stand-out selections are You'll Never Walk Alone, Jenny Rebecca, When You Wish Upon a Star, and the adult contemporary Reach Out For Me. Olivia closes the set with just a tease of the Brahms Lullaby which will make you take a deep breath, close your eyes and wish for more, more, more...a lovely, stunning collection of songs sung by a truly great singer.

Tender and Top-Notch!.......2005-08-18

I've loved Olivia's voice since grade school. She shines on this album. Singing many children's favorites and old standards, her voice is smooth, silky, and soothing throughout. This is a perfect nocturnal selection, and it's a superb and thoughtful choice for any mother-to-be or new mother.

Sweet and Wonderful.......2005-08-04

I have always been a huge sucker for a relaxing lullaby, as well as uplifting childrens music. While I don't have any children of my own yet, I enjoy providing care for little ones at my church and this is a CD that I would definitely keep in the nursery. The first song - Jenny Rebecca - was the only one that I was not fond of. Being a fan of Olivia Newton John's performance in "Grease" it was interesting and wonderful to hear her voice in such a "Warm and Tender" environment.

The Essential Elmer Bernstein Film Music Collection

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Sad Really Sad
An excellent movie themes antology by ELMER BERNSTEIN
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Great Film Music
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The Essential Elmer Bernstein Film Music Collection

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ASIN: B0007XTQ14
Release Date: 2005-06-07

Tracks:

The Magnificent Seven
To Kill A Mockingbird (Suite)
The Buccaneer (Overture)
Walk On The Wild Side
An American Werewolf In London (Metamorphosis)
The Age Of Innocence (End Titles)
The Comancheros
Ghostbusters
Heavy Metal (Taarna's Theme)
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True Grit (Rooster Cogburn/A Warm Wrap-Up)
Hollywood And The Stars
Zulu Dawn (River Crossing)

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The Great Escape
The Man With The Golden Arm
Far From Heaven
The Sons Of Katie Elder
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The Shootist (Main Title)
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The Birdman Of Alcatraz (Finale)
The Hallelujah Trail (Overture)
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Album Description

*A specially priced 2CD set with over 110 minutes of some of the greatest film music in the history of cinema.

*New digital recordings in spectacular and sound performed by the acclaimed City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra and National Youth Jazz Band.

*Includes world premiere recordings from "The Birdman Of Alcatraz," "Thoroughly Modern Millie," "Airplane!" and "An American Werewolf In London."

*In 2004 the world of cinema lost one of the most iconic figures in film composing. In a career that spanned half-a-century and over 250 films, Elmer Bernstein was responsible for writing the music to many of the greatest and most loved movies of all time ranging from "The Ten Commandments," "The Magnificent Seven" and "The Great Escape," through to "True Grit" and "Airplane!" This collection has been lovingly created and compiled as a tribute to a genius and true master of the art of film scoring.

Customer Reviews:

Sad Really Sad.......2007-05-13

These CDs don't meet the standards I would have expected from Elmer Bernstein's wonderful film music.
*Boring*
It just didn't have the energy one would expect from "The Magnificent Seven" and "The Man with the Golden Arm". I think the City of Prague and National Youth Jazz Orchestras were bargain orchestras used to make an inexpensive CD set of one of my favorite film composers. The conducting and arrangements were what made this an obviously bad album.

An excellent movie themes antology by ELMER BERNSTEIN.......2007-05-10

Silva Screen Records, presents this antology of the music from the late great composer/conductor ELMER BERNSTEIN, who supervised this recording just before die.
Played the The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, and conducted by his one time assistant James Fitzpatrick
Recorded in HDCD and Dolby Surround

Excellent.......2007-04-22

it's unfortunate that more tracks weren't able to be recorded as theree was a good 15-20 minutes of space remaining on both discs. Regardless, this is an excellent sampler, especially in conjunction with Varese's Bernstein sampler including rare stuff like the Black Cualdron.

With regards to this silva set, these recordings range back to 1994, with Sons of Katie Elder and True Grit being recorded for a John Wayne CD and Bridge At Remagen for a CD of classic War themes. The Great Escape was also recorded for that CD, but producer James Fitzpatrick opted to record a new arrangement (same with Magnificent Seven). In '97, The Buccaneer for included on a Swashbucklers disc, while Heavy Metal was on the popular 'Space and Beyond' compilation. In '98, the world premiere recording of Airplane first appeared on a DISASTERS film disc. So while it may technically be the world premiere RECORDING it certainly is not the world premiere CD RELEASE of that recording. Ghostbusters was included on Space 3: Beyond the Final Frontier, the second followup to the popular 'Space and Beyond'. Fast forward to 2002 and 4 recordings first appeared on WAY OUT WEST: ESSENTIAL WESTERN FILM MUSIC COLLECTION VOLUME TWO, those being The Comancheros, The Hallelujah Trail, The Scalphunters and The Shootist. Man With the Golden Arm and Walk on the Wild are from Silva's JAZZ IN FILM cd.

The remaining tracks were all newly recorded for this release. They are of course the strongest tracks, seeing as the City of Prague Philharmonic has improved over time. I do wonder though why they did not include the older arrangements of Great Escape and Mag. Seven as bonus tracks.

I also recommend the simultaneously released '40 years of Film Music: Jerry Goldsmith' for another great set honoring a late great film composer.

Great Film Music.......2007-03-09

This is a great recording of some of the best film music ever. From the
great westerns to the Theme from Airplane to music he did for television,
Bernstein was one of the greatest.

Fun, Powerfull music.......2007-02-17

It's great! It brings back memories of my dad. He loved John Wayne and the old cowboys of the Magnificent Seven. But it's nice just to listen and relax (it's not all cowboy music).