Live in the Park [Live]

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British vocalist Liz Fletcher lays bare a chief influence when she opens Live in the Park with a slackly bouncing version of Mose Allison's "Your Mind Is on Vacation." Fletcher's band aids and abets her blues-inflected swing, with guitarist Mark Johns comping with a swagger and then launching biting solos full of flare. Saxophonist Matt Wates, bassist Roy Babbington, and pianist Robin Aspland keep the music footed solidly in the post-bop vein, while Fletcher tackles lyrics with a mid-to-lower range that picks up a phrase, toys with it, and then takes it in whole with a clarity of tone like Peggy Lee's. For all that, Fletcher's no coy girl singer. Her band belts it out, and she's there with them at all points, scatting a bit here, warbling sensuously there. Of course, Bobby Timmons's "Moanin'" and Stanley Turrentine's "Sugar" are splendid vehicles for a vocal playfulness that intermingles the sultry and the soulful. With Stacey Kent, Diana Krall, and Jane Monheit, Fletcher is in good company sporting new takes on the jazz singer's traditions. --Andrew Bartlett

Tracks:

Somewhere I Belong
Lying From You
Papercut
Points Of Authority
Runaway
Faint
From The Inside
P5hng Me A*wy
Numb
Crawling
In The End
One Step Closer

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Recorded on the Dallas date of the 2003 Summer Sanitarium arena tour, with Metallica, Limp Bizkit, et. al, Live in Texas is a concise, no-frills two-disc DVD/CD souvenir of the muscular Linkin Park live experience. 5.1 Surround Sound captures every nuance of Brad Delson's explosive guitar, the incendiary turntable flourishes of DJ Joseph Hahn, and the interplay between MC Mike Shinoda and singer Chester Bennington (although the audience sing-along on "Numb" gets lost across the barricades), as the sextet runs through a tight set of selections drawn exclusively from its bestsellers Hybrid Theory and Meteora, with the big hits ("Crawling," "In the End") programmed toward the climax. Casual fans may grumble about the absence of extras--there's no backstage-with-the-band documentary or viewing angle options, no previously unreleased songs--but hardcore devotees (who get plenty of face time on the DVD) should appreciate the opportunity to revisit the thrills of Linkin Park in concert whenever they wish. --Kurt B. Reighley

Customer Reviews:

better than the studio versions.......2006-08-16

on the CD, i prefer the live versions to the studio versions. they have much more energy and excitement. the DVD is great too. it has all of their biggest hits plus some fan-favorite album tracks. i love how they get the audience involved. my only complaint is that there are a few times when mike and chester say some cuss words that get edited out, and there isnt an un-edited version available. for some reason linkin park wont have bad words in their music, or in this case, dvd's. also, the dvd is sorely lacking of any features, such as back-stage interviews or anything. its still a great CD/DVD combo though, and i highly recommend it to any LP fan.

DVD was good, but CD songs mediocre.......2006-07-05

I thought getting a dvd of the Texas concert along with a cd of 12 songs was a good deal compared to buying one cd for around $15. The dvd met my expectations of seeing LP in a live concert. However, the songs chosen from the concert that were recorded onto the music cd were mediocre and lacking in song quality, especially when compared to the original songs recorded in the studio.

The music cd can be a nice introduction to people who have never heard of LP before, but to more die-hard fans and listeners who own the studio-produced songs, the song quality of the cd songs can make you wince. Chester Bennington's voice (aka Chazzy Chaz) is sometimes too quiet/drowned-out in some songs. I wouldn't burn these songs onto my mp3 player. Instead, just buy the songs you like individually, the studio-produced versions.

Something I found kinda weird and ironic was that the last song they chose to record onto the cd was "One Step Closer", which had Chaz screaming into the mic "SHUT UP, SHUT UP" over and over near the end of the song. He tried making the audience say it with him lol. Overall, I wouldn't buy this dvd & cd purchase unless it was on sale for $10 or less.

Almost Like A greatest Hits Album!.......2006-07-03

I use to like this band. That was before I got into metal. I don't really listen to any rapcore anymore but LP did have some good songs. In fact, this live album has most of their best songs on it, it's just missing one or two I think. If you want to get the best of Linkin Park, then this set is for you.

The best live cd ever!.......2006-06-06

Of all I have heard live, this is the best! The band is so good they do not sound too different from the radio! Ture talent from a hard rock/ hip hop band! And the songs that they sing are the best of all songs they have done!

Don't Write Reviews.......2006-05-07

Please don't write reviews on stuff you hate. Linkin Park is very talented and if you can't see that then I feel sorry for you.

Sondheim - A Celebration at Carnegie Hall (1992 Concert Cast)

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A maginificent evening, a magnificent album

Sondheim - A Celebration at Carnegie Hall (1992 Concert Cast)
Stephen Sondheim , Betty Buckley , Paul Gemignani , Patti LuPone , Liza Minnelli , and Bernadette Peters
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ASIN: B000003FDW
Release Date: 1993-02-23

Tracks:

Symphonic Sondheim: Sweeney Todd--orchestra, Jerry Hadley ("Johanna"), Eugene Perry,Herbert Perry ("Pretty Women")
Evening Introduction--Bill Irwin
Loveland/Getting Married Today--Ensemble, Jeanne Lehman, Mark Jacoby, Madeline Kahn
Waiting for the Girls Upstairs--George Lee Andrews, Michael Jeter, James Naughton/Love, I Hear--Michael Jeter/Live Alone and Like It--James Naughton
Someone Is Waiting--Richard Muenz/Symphonic Sondheim: Barcelona--orchestra
Being Alive--Patti LuPone
Good Thing Going--The Tonics
Losing My Mind/You Could Drive a Person Crazy--Dorothy Loudon
Our Time--Boys Choir of Harlem/Children Will Listen--Betty Buckley
Anyone Can Whistle--Billy Stritch
Water Under the Bridge--Liza Minnellli, Billy Stritch
Back in Business--Liza Minnellli, Billy Stritch, Ensemble

Tracks:

Symphonic Sondheim: Comedy Tonight--Bill Irwin, orchestra
Sooner or Later--Karen Ziemba
Pretty Lady--Mark Jacoby, Eugene Perry, Herbert Perry
Green Finch and Linnet Bird--Harolyn Blackwell
The Ballad of Booth--Patrick Cassidy, Victor Garber
Broadway Baby--Daisy Eagan
I Never Do Anything Twice--BETTY
With So Little to Be Sure Of--Jerry Hadley, Carolann Page
Not a Day Goes By--Bernadette Peters
Remember?--Ron Baker, Peter Blanchet, Carol Meyer, Bronwyn Thomas, Blythe Walker (Quintet)/A Weekend in the Country--Kevin Anderson, George Lee Andrews, Mark Jacoby, Beverly Lambert, Maureen Moore, Susan Terry, Quintet
Send in the Clowns--Glenn Close
Old Friends--Liza Minnelli
Sunday--Bernadette Peters, Broadway Chorus

Customer Reviews:

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.

My favorite song is, without a doubt, Dorothy Louden and her wonderful medley of "Losing My Mind" into "You Could Drive a Person Crazy" followed very closely by the recently departed Madeline Kahn singing "Getting Married Today."

Live in Hyde Park
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AMAZING!!

awesome live album

Currently the Best Live Rock Band In the World

This is the Australian Import

Live in Hyde Park
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Manufacturer: Warner
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ASIN: B0002TKOYG
Release Date: 2004-07-30

Tracks:

Intro
Can't Stop
Around the World
Scar Tissue
By the Way
Fortune Faded
I Feel Love
Otherside
Easily
Universally Speaking
Get on Top
Brandy
Don't Forget Me
Rolling Sly Stone

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Throw Away Your Television
Leverage of Space
Purple Stain
Zephyr Song
Californication
Right on Time
Parallel Universe
Drum Homage Medley
Under the Bridge
Black Cross
Flea's Trumpet Treated by John
Give It Away

Album Description

Import only 27-track double live album compromises material from all three London Hyde Park shows recorded in the summer of 2004. This release is the first official live album from the Chili's and features many of their live favorites, 'Around the World', 'Get on Top', 'Scar Tissue', 'By the Way, 'Give it Away', 'Californication' to obscure covers, Donna Summer's 'I Feel Love', Looking Glass' 70s hit 'Brandy (You're A Fine Girl)' among others. Live At Hyde Park comes with a magnificent photo booklet featuring live as well as behind the scenes imagery, including a spectacular heli shot panning the whole of London with Hyde Park and all its audience. Warner. 2004.

Customer Reviews:

AMAZING!!.......2007-04-16

If you are a fan of RHCP, this is a must-have! John and Flea's guitar playing, Anthony's vocals, Chad's beats- powerful, moving, in short, nothing less than brilliant.

awesome live album.......2007-01-06

I bought this a few months ago, figuring it would be unavailable eventually, as most import live records are. It's great, I'm glad I bought it.

Currently the Best Live Rock Band In the World.......2006-11-01

Being in my 40's and remembering the Chili's in 1985, this is not the novalty punk/funk band they once where. Yes, they still have the funk, but this is truely a great group of pure musicians all at the top of their game. The technical skill at each instrument can be compared with the rock ledgends of the past and they more than hold their own. In 2004 during the 3 shows at Hyde Park in London the Chili Peppers demonstrate on a live disc what many fans of the band have known for a long time, these guys can really play. The range of funk and disco songs to hard core guiter rifts that rival that of the greats like Page and Beck (Jeff)showcase how good this band has become. Add to that the pure excitement that came out of the early U2 shows and you have the best live band touring today. Put on a pair of headphones, close your eyes and see if you agree. It is a shame that this disc was never released here in the states since there is finally a live document (Other than the Slane DVD) that captures this band doing what is does best, Rock out live! No back up singers and extra players, its pure old school all the way through the 27 tracts. I myself can't believe the comparisons I have referenced, but they are well deserved. Keith Richards once said that any band on a given night may be the best band in the world. These 3 nights in London showcase what is truely a great band.

This is the Australian Import.......2004-10-03

Same as the other one, only cheaper. This CD is amazing, how could they keep this one from the US market? Oh well, thank god for imports. If your a fan, buy it NOW!!

Barbara Cook Sings Mostly Sondheim (Live at Carnegie Hall 2001)

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Wow!
Everyone Should Whistle
An amazing intro to the body of work of a true master
Beautiful, moving concert
... and I love Barbara Cook

Barbara Cook Sings Mostly Sondheim (Live at Carnegie Hall 2001)

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ASIN: B000059LFF
Release Date: 2001-05-08

Tracks:

Everybody Says Don't
I Wonder What Became of Me?
The Eagle and Me
I Had Myself a True Love
Into the Woods / Giants in the Sky (Malcolm Gets)
Another Hundred People / So Many People (Malcolm Gets)
Let's Face the Music and Dance / The Song Is You (duet with Malcolm Gets)
Happiness
Loving You
You Could Drive a Person Crazy
Not A Day Goes By / Losing My Mind

Tracks:

Buds Won't Bud
I Got Lost in His Arms
West Side Story Segment: Something's Coming / Tonight (Malcolm Gets)
Move On (duet with Malcolm Gets)
Medley: Hard Hearted Hannah / Waiting for the Robert E. Lee / San Francisco
Ice Cream
Send in the Clowns
The Trolley Song
Not While I'm Around (duet with Malcolm Gets)
Anyone Can Whistle

Amazon.com's Best of 2001

Barbara Cook is one of today's most accomplished song stylists, and if you don't believe us, just listen to this live album. It's a master class in the art of singing. It documents an evening at Carnegie Hall during which Cook proved that she can dissect and extract the substance out of the simplest of lyrics. One of the best surprises is "You Could Drive a Person Crazy" (from Company), which is taken at an amiable trot and allows the singer to display its humor. Cook is not a swinging singer and uptempo is not her pace; give her a ballad, though, and she'll wring the last drop of emotion out of it. Her version of "Losing My Mind" (here paired with "Not a Day Goes By") is simply astonishing. The singer also performs songs that Sondheim has said he wished he had written, an awful lot of them by Harold Arlen. No complaints here. Guest Malcolm Gets solos on a few songs and duets with Cook on others, including "Let's Face the Music and Dance." This is classic material done masterfully by a classic singer. --Elisabeth Vincentelli

Customer Reviews:

Wow!.......2004-02-20

Having read the other reviews there is little more for me to add. I have been a Barbara Cook fan for a longtime and for me, this is one of her best concerts ever. I do, however, prefer the DVD. As with some other reviewers, I do not want to hear Malcolm Gets (as much as I like him) when I want to listen to Barbara. Her flawless interpretation of music is a hard act to follow for any singer! I managed to see this concert 4 times over a year and a half. Each time I saw her the voice was stronger and more assured (I would not have thought that possible). I can't help but think we will have the pleasure of hearing Ms Cook for many years to come. For those people who enjoyed his CD I strongly recommend purchasing the DVD. Barabara's rendition of So Many People is breathtaking (literally, I don't think I breathed once during the entire song). If you ever have opportunity to see her live - go! She has an ability to make you feel as if every song she sings and every word she speaks is directed to you alone. She can take a large venue and make it feel as intimate as your own living room. Having had the pleasure of meeting her I can say she is as youthful and pleasurable in person as she is in her performance.

Everyone Should Whistle.......2003-10-11

After being privileged to attend this concert, I had to own the CD. Once a lyric coloratura and the original Cunegonde in Bernstein's Candide, Ms. Cook has become (in her 70s) a true diva, blessed with a velvety, warm sound. Every note has meaning. Her high B-flat on "Ice Cream" is still the envy of any soprano today. Everyone should whistle after hearing the superb performances on this CD. Even better, though, is the experience of having been in the concert hall for the live performance. Brava, Ms. Cook!

An amazing intro to the body of work of a true master.......2003-06-16

When I first bought tickets for the 'Mostly Sondheim' show on tour (in San Francisco) I figured it couldn't be too bad. Besides, I had only been exposed to a few of his songs (Anyone Can Whistle, Losing My Mind...) and had only seen "A Little Night Music". On the way out of the theater I immediately picked up this recording of the program. It is truly amazing. I immediately began listening to it and have barely put it down in the last few months. Furthermore, my Sondheim CD collection increased in size from an unflattering zero to five (and it's still growing)! This is an amazing introduction to the works of Stephen Sondheim, who is now my favorite modern musical composer). Buy this now if you don't already have it!

Beautiful, moving concert.......2003-04-13

This is a wonderful CD set with a great selection of songs. I do want to express a slight reservation, however. Barbara Cook has been one of my favorite singers for a number of years and the way her voice defies time is extraordinary -- for her to be singing with such bright, beautiful tone in her mid-70s with no wobble or beat in the voice is an amazing achievment.

I do have to say that by 2001, when this concert was recorded, Cook seemed to have a lost a little bit of power and intensity in her singing. This is only natural for someone of her age. Her voice is still lovely, but you can sense her keeping it in reserve a bit. She's as expressive as ever, but compare the rendition of "I got lost in his arms" on this album to the one on her previous album recorded in 1999, "The Champion Season", and there's less urgency and vocal depth in her singing here. That said, the high B at the end of "Ice Cream" is sensational.

So, despite that caveat, this is, again, a wonderful album, a must for Cook fans, especially for the gorgeous renditions of songs I'd never thought I'd get to hear her perform: "Not a Day Goes By", "Happiness/Loving You", "San Francisco", etc. Buy it!

... and I love Barbara Cook.......2003-02-11

This recording is a disappointment for me. It is not her best work, and Malcolm Gets is uninspired. My biggest complaint however is the engineering of the recording. Throughout the speaking was to soft, the singing volumes uneven, and the applause deafening. I will be passing this CD on to friends, and will later donate it to my local library.

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Sondheim recital
Also a very dissapointed fan
Adequate performance; poor entertainment
a very disappointed fan
What a train wreck!

Sings Sondheim
Mandy Patinkin
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ASIN: B00006JP2C
Release Date: 2002-10-29

Tracks:

Opening
Lesson #8
Another Hundred People
When?
Someone Is Waiting
Johanna
Green Finch and Linnet Bird
Pretty Women
Finishing the Hat
If You Can Find Me, I'm Here
Live, Laugh, Love
Live Alone and Like It
Everybody Says Don't
Rich and Happy, Part 1
Our Time
Broadway Baby
Rich and Happy, Part 2
Uptown, Downtown
Liaisons
Send in the Clowns
Live, Laugh, Love (reprise)
You Could Drive a Person Crazy

Tracks:

Free
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Waiting For The Girls Upstairs
Pleasant Little Kingdom/Too Many Mornings
Not While I'm Around
All Things Bright and Beautiful
It Takes Two
In Someone's Eyes
Beautiful
Losing My Mind
Take the Moment
Sunday

Amazon.com

Recorded live at the Prince Music Theater in Philadelphia, this double CD is one heck of an extensive tribute to Stephen Sondheim. Backed only by Paul Ford on piano, Mandy Patinkin gets through nearly three dozen songs penned by the Broadway master. Some are obvious (excerpts from Sunday in the Park with George, in which the singer created the title role), others less so ("If You Can Find Me I'm Here" from Evening Primrose). Patinkin is often mocked for his shivering falsetto, but here, it's actually when his voice explores a lower register that it falters. What's more interesting is when he tackles songs usually sung by women, such as Follies' "Broadway Baby" and Company's "Another Hundred People" and "You Could Drive a Person Crazy"--the latter hammed up so much that you can hear the chewing of the scenery. A distinctively mannered interpreter, Patinkin remains an acquired taste, but fans of his will be in heaven with this set. --Elisabeth Vincentelli

Customer Reviews:

Sondheim recital.......2007-01-22

Probably the best way to approach these disks is to treat them like a recital in a concert hall. Rather as you would listen to a Schubert or Schumann song cycle. Taken together this way, we come to hear Sondheim as one of our finest composers, serious, comic, manic, depressive, always dead on target no matter what the subject matter. And Patinkin is perfect for these songs; he understands the meaning and value of every note and every word, just as a fine concert singer would do, and he makes his listeners understand, too. One of the most intriguing concept albums in recent memory, and a joy all the way through. Bob Finley, Palm Springs, CA.

Also a very dissapointed fan.......2003-08-22

I too LOVE Mandy and Stephen Sondheim and own just about everything both has ever made! I also have been to 6 of Mandy's live performances. This was truly a big dissapointment to me. Every concert I have seen Mandy in has been filled with emotion and his personality just grabs hold of you for an evening of wonderful escape-ism. This to me was very un-entertaining and I actually became irritated after awhile of listening to it. It seemed to drone on with out the wonderful feelings and emotions and soaring voice that Mandy typically puts into his music. I gave this as a gift too (since my friend and I had missed Mandy at his Sondheim review in DC last year) and felt badly that I had. There are so many other great recordings of Mandy...Kidults, Saturday in the Park with George, The Secret Garden, Mandy sings Rogers & Hammerstien and Sondheim. This one has just sat on my shelf after I played it through twice hoping to warm up to it...while my other recordings are very worn out with years of playing!

Adequate performance; poor entertainment.......2003-05-04

I received this disc the same day a "Philip Quast Live at the Donmar". The Quast disc has its own flaws (and I dont wish to compare the two performers) but it has been strung together in a more thoughtful manner, with witty imagination and using a more dangerous in the choice of songs, which is really where this disc fails. The songs here are generally enjoyable though rather standard, and the lack of cohesion (running the songs together doesnt count) means I just dip into the discs listening to a few favourites, rather than enjoying the whole show.

a very disappointed fan.......2003-02-05

I have every recording Patinkin appears on, even if he's only on one track; I adore his voice, his flair, his emotion, his ability to deliver a song.

But (much of) this recording is disappointing, mainly because Mr. Patinkin's voice in the lower range sounds muddled and forced, as though he's lost ability to control it (however, the more falsetto sounds are as clear and sharp as ever).

And I don't care for the format of this performance. Live recordings should have live audience reactions: one (often unrelated) song after another without applause had me wondering when--if ever--was the audience was going to be allowed to react.

Also, while I've never had the privilege of attending a Patinkin concert, I imagined that--above all-- he would be passionate. Perhaps he was. But what (mostly) comes across on the CD is a somber--almost technical--performance.

I hope he's healthy, that mixed quality of singing on this recording was just a fluke, and that his next CD will be a Five-star as all his previous ones have been

What a train wreck!.......2003-01-15

Hate to join the chorus of neigh-sayers, but jeeeez! I have to agree that with the exception of a few cuts (such as "Hyphenated Harriet") Mandy is a vocal bull in a china shop -- what he doesn't shatter he ... on. What should have been a tribute (I love Sondheim, but do we need ANOTHER anthology recording of oft sung songs?)is more like a wake. Mandy seems intent on becoming the male Ethel Merman -- if you can't hold the note, belt it out with a misplaced vabrato and maybe no one will notice. I REALLY wanted to like this recording, but is truly horrible. If the pipes are gone, Mandy, I hope you get back to acting.

Popular Tunes in 17th Century England /Broadside Band * Barlow

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Very enjoyable!

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ASIN: B000027O8J
Release Date: 1993-11-11

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London Tunes: Hyde Park
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Very enjoyable!.......2002-11-05

The tunes in John Playford's The English Dancing Master have been recorded frequently and are a staple in English country dance circles. Jeremy Barlow and the Broadside Band present here some of the best renditions of these tunes that are currently available on CD. I strongly recommmed this CD for anyone interested in Renaissance music, country dance music, or just plain ole' fun music.

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Medusa Live in Central Park
Medusa/Live in Central Park...better than original Medusa CD
Slumming, maybe, but still chilling...
Muy bueno, sobre todo el segundo cd

Medusa/Live in Central Park
Annie Lennox
Manufacturer: Bmg Int'l
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000071K9
Release Date: 1995-12-06

Tracks:

"No More ""I Love You's""
Take Me To The River
A Whiter Shade Of Pale
Don't Let It Bring You Down
Train In Vain
I Can't Get Next To You
Downtown Lights
Thin Line Between Love And Hate
Waiting In Vain
Something So Right
Money Can't Buy It
Legend In My Living Room
Who's That Girl?
You Have Placed A Chill In My Heart
Little Bird
Walking On Broken Glass
Here Comes The Rain Again
Why
Something So Right

Album Description

1995 RCA release, a double slimline jewel case containing hersmash 1994 covers album 'Medusa' and a nine track bonus CD featuring the studio version of Paul Simon's 'Something So Right' (with Simon guesting on vocals & guitar) and eight tracks recorded live in Central Park in New York City on September 9th, 1995: 'Money Can't Buy It', 'Legend In My Living Room', her Eurythmics's hits 'Who's That Girl?' & 'Here Comes The Rain Again', plus 'Why', 'You Have Placed A Chill In My Heart', 'Little Bird' and 'Walking On Broken Glass'. 19 tracks total.

Album Details

Limited Edition featuring a Bonus CD with Live Tracks and Alternate Takes.

Customer Reviews:

Medusa Live in Central Park.......2005-11-28

In a word...tremendous! A must have is you're a Annie Lennox fan.

Medusa/Live in Central Park...better than original Medusa CD.......2002-06-15

I like Medusa/Live in Central Park because of Annie's choice of tracks and updated styles. All tracks are so different to the originals except for A Whiter Shade of Pale. This track is almost kept in its pristine manner. Whether the Harpsichord is real, or synthesized through a keyboard, it is a touching choice of instrument voice for the song. Speaking of instruments, Annie's vocal workouts on the inspirational Train in Vain are no less than amazing. Never before have I heard such a moving tune done by her.

While waiting for Medusa to be released, before I bought the original 1 disc version, I thought anything would be good from Annie. I wasn't wrong, but slightly disappointed because there was nothing new and original to her name. But, because of No more I love you's, I decided I just had to get the cd/s.

Now about the Live part.
Two things come to mind when writing this review. One is that when I bought the cd, I had already seen the concert from which the live selections (disc 2) come from. The concert was excellent, and the background sound and accoustics are and were pretty nice. I appreciate having at least the live version of Little Bird on cd, even if the original video never made it to Annie's Totally Diva DVD. I haven't been too fond of the live Eurythmics selections, but You've placed a chill in my heart is an exception too! Good improvisations. Annie knows exactly where and when to kick in with her emotional and moving song extensions in her live performances.

The interior photo is nice, with Annie in her plaid outfit. It's so like her! I like the duet version of Something so Right. Fits right in considering it was Paul Simon who originally wrote the song. Waiting in Vain is so pretty too, with all it's layering of vocals and soulful tones.

Compared to the original release of Medusa, Medusa/Live in Central Park is pretty with the pale blue cd booklet and back sleeve. It's much nicer than the way too simple original.
Most of the songs on Medusa I've never heard of. That's why when I noticed that the cd was entirely made up of cover tunes, it surprised me at just how modernized I was. I needed a little bit of the older great rock and pop classics in my head.

Where did Annie get the idea of putting letter type all over her face? Is it actually real, or is it put on using photoshop? I wonder. Whatever it is, it's a bit tacky and really not very pretty compared to the Diva album cover image. I found Annie too simple in the Medusa images. What my expectations were, were that she wear makeup like on Diva, but maybe less voluptuous.

Despite my small complaints, I am really happy to have found this marvelous 2 cd set. Shows that some songs are meant to be timeless. So are the songs on Medusa.

Slumming, maybe, but still chilling..........2001-05-30

Annie Lennox may sing about a 'chill placed in her heart', but she's one of the few female vocalists still alive who can actually move me to tears, without exxageration.

"Medusa" probably sounded like a good idea on paper, but I tend to favour her compositions instead of listening to Annie do Karioke. "Waiting in Vain" and "No More 'I Love You's" sound decent; most of the covers do. But the real gem in this set is the live disc.

It's only LP length, but it's amazing to find that her voice is no less affecting in a live situation. A mix of acoustic Eurythmics covers, and hits from her first (and only) solo album, culminating in a killer version of "Why" that brings down the house.

Is it worth the extra cost? Absolutely.

Muy bueno, sobre todo el segundo cd.......2000-08-25

Esta de mas hablar de la excelente voz de annie, sin embargo el escucharla en vivo aumenta aun mas mi fanatismo por ella. Le doy 5 estrellas especialmente por las excelentes versiones de sus mas antiguos temas como integrante de Eurythmics.

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Linkin Park - #1
Great
LP is GREAT, but the live audio on this CD is terrible
Nothing New but...
Interesting, but not worth the money

In the End: Live & Rare
Linkin Park
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005UDEM
Release Date: 2002-03-27

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In the End [Album Version]
Papercut [Live at DocklandS Arena, London]
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Place for My Head [Live at DocklandS Arena, London]
Step Up [1999 Demo]
My December
High Voltage

Album Description

Japanese exclusive mini album featuring seven tracks, 'In The End', 'Papercut' (live), 'Points of Authority' (live), 'A Place For My Head' (live), 'Step Up' (1999 demo), 'My December' & 'High Voltage'. 2002.

Album Details

Japanese exclusive 7 track EP featuring live tracks & B-sides.

Customer Reviews:

Linkin Park - #1.......2005-04-15

If you're a Linkin Park fan you must get this cd. I accidentaly came across this one and I totally loved it. This cd offers 3 live songs (Papercut, Points Of Authority & A Place For My Head), album version of In The End and 3 b-side songs (Step Up, My December & High Voltage). It's worth to get this album just because of the b-side song, cause they're just awesome songs. My favourite is High Voltage, cause it includes a bit more rap than other Linkin Park songs. And also My December stands out, because it's an easy, really nice ballad. Step Up, we can say, is a typical song of Linkin Park. And also, you just have to love Linkin Park live. The performance of those 3 live songs is just great. So if you're a Linkin Park fan, you must get this cd. And if you're not, get it anyways and you just might become one.

Great.......2004-04-22

I think it's really a great album.To me,the live track may sound terrible but it's a more 'live' version & not like Live In Texas-which was edited to much.

LP is GREAT, but the live audio on this CD is terrible.......2004-02-20

I LOVE Linkin Park and the studio tracks on this import CD are fine. However, the audio is horrible on the live tracks. When Chester starts singing on "A Place for my Head" it sounds like it was recorded by someone with a tape recorder in the audience. It's pretty clear why this is an import and was not released in the US (even though you can get it here). I do not think this devalues LP at all in any way. Despite the terrible quality of the sound, you can still tell how great they are. I would just save my money and get the US CDs instead (Live in Texas is FANTASTIC if you want an alternative to the poorly recorded live tracks on this CD--but you have to join LPU 3 to get the tracks on Live in Texas DVD that aren't on the CD--but that is worth the money too!).

Nothing New but..........2003-05-19

Nothing New but when has that ever been a problem for the unstoppable Linkin Park. This did cost me a bit of money but it was worth it, given you havn't heard most of the songs or are a die hard fan. But I reccomend if you have this much money buy SE Meteora. This is the single that did it all for the guys and a very very very great peice for a collection. since most people do this so will I:

In The End: 4.5 (would have been perfect if we didn't all hear it a million times)
Papercut Live: 4 (a great song and you can hear the energetic crowd but it just doesn't quite fit with the other songs on the album)
Points Of Authority: 4 (great live performance but doesn't compare to...)
Place for My Head: 5 (simply the greatest live song...ever)
Step Up: 5 (no chester but and mostly rap but its a great song none the less.)
My December 4 (a bit long and slow and defitely not Linkin's Style. I LOVE IT!)
High Voltage: 5 (a great song though once again...not much chester to be heard anywhere)

Interesting, but not worth the money.......2002-10-25

Now don't get me wrong, I love Linkin Park, but who pays this much for a few bonus tracks? If you want different stuff by Linkin Park, go to mp3.com, type in Hybrid theory in the search column, and go to the old Hybrid Theory site. They've got some really cool freebe songs by Mike Shinoda, Chester Bennington, the whole crew. Personal fav; Carousel.

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The Big Man rocks the homeland!

Live in Asbury Park
Clarence Clemons
Manufacturer: Valley
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ASIN: B00006LEQW
Release Date: 2002-11-05

Tracks:

Washington Bond
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CC Angel
Sax In The City
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1. Washington Bond
2. Small Things
3. CC Angel
4. Sax In The City
5. Heat of a Full Moon
6. One Step Two Step
7. Jump Start My Heart
8. Livin Without You
9. Fatha John
10. Don't Walk Away
11. Paradise By The C
12. Road To Paradise
13. Savin' Up

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Clarence Clemons is the bear of a man who puts the muscular sax behind Bruce Springsteen in the E Street Band, but as fans will attest, his talents as a singer-songwriter are also noteworthy. Live in Asbury Park gives us Clemons full on. Recorded over two nights in early September 2001 at Jersey's famed Stone Pony club, Live finds Clemons fronting a mighty roadhouse combo (guitars, drums, strings, keys, and the Uptown Horns) and barreling headlong through original compositions ("CC Angel," "Fatha John," "Washington Bond," to name three), plus a handful of Springsteen tunes ("Savin' Up," "Paradise by the C," "Small Things"). By far the most arresting song (if only because it's so different than anything else) is Clemons's own "Sax in the City," an instrumental rumination tugged along by baleful piano. There's a real sense of celebration in these recordings; it's hard not to feel envious of those who experienced these shows live, but as sonic postcards go, Live in Asbury Park rates. --Kim Hughes

Customer Reviews:

The Big Man rocks the homeland!.......2002-11-12

This is a great CD, capturing the energy of the series of shows the Big Man and his band played last fall at the historic Stone Pony. I was lucky enough to be there for all the shows, and listening to this CD rekindles the experience in my mind. These shows were performed in early September of 2001, the recorded performances recalling the energy and joy that were in abundance in those days, before we as a country lost our innocence a few days later. Listening to this CD reminds me of happier times - like a portable mood elevator!

The Big Man believes in putting on a big show. And to do that, he assembled a big band - the Temple of Soul - with a fiery female fiddle player (Randi Fishenfeld) and a lean mean guitarist/vocalist (Billy Livesay) sharing the spotlight. Backed by a ferocious rhythm section (drummer Keith Cronin and bassist Steve Argy) that is topped off with some intense Latin percussion (Tomas Diaz), Clarence fills out the stage by flanking it with twin keyboard players (Paul Pettitt and John Colby) and none other than New York's "Uptown Horns" as his horn section. Together they put out a whole lotta sound!

The songs are a mix of old and new, including a couple of Bruce's songs to which Clarence has added his own unique flavor. You know the Big Man can blow some mean saxophone. But for those who haven't heard Clarence SING, this is a chance to hear the big, deep, emotional VOICE of the Big Man - somewhere between Barry White and Isaac Hayes. Sweeeeeeeet!

Tracks:

No More "I Love You's"
Take Me to the River
Whiter Shade of Pale
Don't Let It Bring You Down
Train in Vain
I Can't Get Next to You
Downtown Lights
Thin Line Between Love and Hate
Waiting in Vain
Something So Right

Tracks:

Money Can't Buy It
Legend in My Living Room
Who's That Girl?
You Have Placed a Chill in My Heart
Little Bird
Walking on Broken Glass
Here Comes the Rain Again
Why
Something So Right [Studio Version]

Customer Reviews:

Love it.......2006-02-24

This was quite a pleasant surprise. I never knew that she had a LIVE cd out until I ran across this double cd.

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