Cookies & Milk

Editorial Reviews
About the Artist
A multi-talented singer, songwriter and musician. His children's songs are informative, educational and fun for kids 2-8. The album is supported by a children's chorus. All songs are original.

Tracks:

Tell Me
Not Fade Away
The Last Time
It's All Over Now
Good Times, Bad Times
I'm Free
Out Of Time
Lady Jane
Sittin' On A Fence
Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing In The Shadow?
Dandelion
We Love You

Tracks:

She's A Rainbow
2000 Light Years From Home
Child Of The Moon
No Expectations
Let It Bleed
What To Do
Fortune Teller
Poison Ivy (Version 1)
Everybody Needs Somebody To Love (bonus track)
Come On
Money
Bye Bye Johnny
Poison Ivy (Version 2)
I've Been Loving You Too Long (bonus track - studio version)
I Can't Be Satisfied
Long Long While

Album Description

This Super Audio Compact Disc (SACD) recording offers high-resolution sound and is playable on both standard CD players and SACD-compatible devices.

Album Description

Full Title - More Hot Rocks (Big Hits & Fazed Cookies). Remastered reissue of 1972 compilation, suitable for standard & 'Super Audio' CD players. Includes 3 bonus tracks 'Everybody Needs Somebody To Love', 'Poison Ivy' (version 2) & 'I've Been Loving You Too Long'. Gatefold digipak. Abkco Records. 2002.

Customer Reviews:

Buying it for nostalgic reasons, you may be disappointed.......2007-03-21

Don't get me wrong I love the Stones, but "More Hot Rocks, Big Hits & Fazed Cookies" shouldn't have been released in 2002. Why? Most of this material could have been bonus material on the appropriate albums, but I understand show biz greed. Also, fans may have fond memories of this album, such as my brother, who I bought this for. One big problem he had was the opening track, "Tell Me," which was longer than the LP version back in the 70's. I can't believe no reviewers have noticed this, and that was one of the key reasons he wanted this collection; and it's not there! I call that tampering with history wouldn't you? Another problem he had, was the bonus material [disc 2] screws up the running order he so fondly remembered.

If you're buying this for nostalgic reasons you may be disappointed. If you are new to this collection it might be just fine.

Rolling stones at their awesomest.......2005-12-20

i got this 2 Lp set used at a local record store, underground sounds and i listen to it all the time, this is some of the best rock and roll there is, a relic of a lost time, theres some rolling stone stuff that i dont like but this is awesome, at times beautifel music. i recommend this to everyone. :0)

Worth the money?.......2005-10-22

Well that depends... if you want a "Best of" collection there are many better Rolling Stones CD's out there, if you want to find out what they were doing in their "early years" than their first two albums are definitely the place to start, and if you want the "B" sides to their early singles plus the tracks off their first UK EP's (several which are included here) then their "Singles 1963-1965" boxed set has them all.

So why bother with this very odd compilation? Well there's only one, ridiculously expensive reason - "I Can't Be Satisfied" - a magnificent cover of a Muddy Waters track that's up there with the very best of anything the Stones or anyone else has released and which, along with "Little Red Rooster", was pivotal in establishing their reputation as a "serious" blues band. Featuring some stunning slide guitar from Brian Jones, wonderfully understated backing from Keith Richards and some beautifully laid-back drumming from Charlie Watts, it's an absolutely unmissable cut that was, quite unbelievably, "lost" in the track-shifting between their first two UK & US albums... and, equally unbelievably, is, at present, only available here.

It's a huge amount to pay for one track but then maybe you can help justify the cost on the basis that several of the other tracks on this double CD, most of which are excellent, fill some glaring gaps in your Stones collection.

Mixed and schizo bag.......2004-12-12

What a disorganized collection. At first you can follow the Stones' progression in time, then you get a dash of cold water in the form of mostly half-baked covers. I guess no two people will agree on their favorites here, but here goes my opinion anyway.

"Tell Me" ranks as rank: sloppy, unoriginal and close to unlistenable. "Not Fade Away" doesn't add anything to the Buddy Holly version. Suddenly, we get the Jagger-Richards original "The Last Time," which may have been the first song they wrote together (others claim that was "As Tears Go By"). This is remarkable as an early effort, and as a contrast to the first two songs here. The energy jumps upwards again in "It's All Over Now." How about that marathon solo? You can feel the band having a whale of a session.

Then we get two more sluggish, disposable tunes in "Good Times" and "I'm Free" before entering the red-hot zone of eight varied and beautiful tracks -- minus "We Love You," which is worth a couple novelty listens, but can't compare with its company here. Why was this the single, and "Dandelion" the flipside? "Dandelion" is one of my all-time favorite Stones tunes, just in terms of sound, and because it's fun to play on guitar. Of course it's not typical Stones, and they haven't produced anything like it since '67, but I think it's unjustly overlooked.

"Lady Jane," "Out of Time" and "What to Do" (stuck on Disc Two here, who knows why?) can all be found on the album "Aftermath," which is worth having on its own. I do appreciate "Sittin' on a Fence" here, saving the trouble of locating the pastiche "Flowers" album for a romping acoustic ballad. It's another blast to play yourself. "Have You Seen Your Mother" is as gloriously wasted as rock gets, though I wonder what Keith meant when he said the wrong mix was released. What are we missing?

The streak of greatness sputters a little with "Child of the Moon." Since it's hard to find elsewhere, maybe it would be best on a "Metamorphosis"-type collection of oddities. We get another couple of album tracks, then a descent into early, primitive blues stylings, which you either love, hate, or confront with indifference. "Everybody Needs Somebody to Love" is a bonus track for the CD, and it's interminable. But then you get gems like "Bye Bye Johnny" and "I Can't Be Satisfied," so the feeling emerges again of total anarchy in quality. Sadly, the final track is a letdown: "Long Long While." If the Stones had always sounded this dreary, they'd never have made it out of seedy clubs.

As with Hot Rocks 1, I think the music would have fit onto one CD alone -- maybe by eliminating the more regrettable tracks here. Because of the sheer brilliance of the best songs here, I think it's worth between 2 and 3 stars. Three, just because some listeners will find the rarer songs attractive.

More Of A "Best - Off" Than A Greatest Hits Set.......2004-07-08

This sequel to "Hot Rocks" ranks as one of the better Stones hits compilations. However, while the first one contained big hits, this 2 - disc set contains many lesser heard songs. Of the 28 song here, only two made the top 10 ("The Last Time" and "Have You Seen Your Mother Baby, Standing In The Shadow" both peaked at number 9). But does that make this cd any less enjoyable? No. In fact, it actually makes it better since there are so many hardcore fans (such as myself) wanting a cd filled with rarities.

Disc 1 starts off around the same period as the first disc on the first volume of "Hot Rocks". Songs like "Tell Me", "Dandelion", "It's All Over Now" and "Lady Jane" rank among the best Stones recordings of all time, certainly as good as "Satisfaction" or "Brown Sugar". Others like "Good Times, Bad Times" and "Out Of Time" (the "Metamorphisis" version is better) are dated, but the Dylan - esque "Sittin' On A Fence" is one their bst studio efforts. On the downside, the remastering on "We Love You" is a bit muddy. Still, great cd.

Disc 2's first 5 songs continue where the disc 1 left off. "She's A Rainbow" is bright abd bouncy, and contains the rare intro taking place at a fish market. Then comes the eerie masterpiece "2000 Light Years From Home", one of Brian Jones' finest works. "Child Of The Moon" a great rocker and a rare b -side (it was used to back "Jumpin' Jack Flash"). "No Expectations" is another one of Brian Jones' finest momenst and significant for his use of the bottleneck guitar. After the jaunty title track from 1969's "Let It Bleed", we immediately go back in time to 1962. "What To Do" is a nice romp. It's nice to hear "Fortune Teller" without the live overdubs on "Got Live If You Want It", while "Posion Ivy" is a delightful cover of the Coasters hit. "Everybody Needs Somebody To Love" is nice but othing to rave about. "Come On" a cover of a Chuck Berry song and their first single ever (released in Britain only) is one of the best songs in their catalogue. "Money", "Bye Bye Johnnie", the second version of "Poison Ivy" (much more harder than the first one) and "I've Been Loving You Too Long" (minus live overdubs) are great covers. Bringing thsi et to a close is a marvelou cover of Muddy Waters' "I Can't Be Satisfied" (complete with excellent slide guitar, courttesy of Brian Jones), and "Long Long While", a great soul ballad in vein of Otis Redding.

Tracks:

Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
I'll Be Home For Christmas
Ordinary Days
From Love To Love
Hey Baby
Blessed Be The Day
Christmas Cookies
O Come All Ye Faithful
Away in a Manger
Uncle Luther Made the Stuffin'
Little Annie's Christmas Wish
Warmest Night of the Year
Back To Tennessee
Jingle Bells

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Just when you thought the Oak Ridge Boys were all out of acorns, something whimsical and significant this way comes. These long standing kings of main street country have wrapped up a great little package of holiday merry making that will draw chuckles and occasionally dampen eyes. The title track explains why one guy savors his wife's Christmas cookies all year long (a fattening recipe for a happy marriage, in other words), and "Uncle Luther Make the Stuffin'" is a good old novelty tune about the family gathered a little too comofrtably for the holiday. Of course they flirt with the maudlin on a few tracks (how can you not at this most sentimental time of the year?). But even those tracks--especially "Ordinary Days" that sounds like a well crafted Jimmy Buffet tune written for a movie version for "Tuesdays with Morrie"--sound right at home next to the Christmas classics like "O Come All Ye Faithful" and "Jingle Bells," played here in hoedown time with dobros, guitars and fiddles a-blazing. In the familiar harmonies of the four Ridges, this album will be a welcome addition in their fans' collection. For everyone else, it will come as a mild and satisfying revelation. --Martin Keller

Album Description

Bundle up...light the fire...and start the eggnog! It's time for a season of celebration with Christmas Cookies, the new Christmas collection from the legendary Oak Ridge Boys. Yuletide carols, seasonal anthems and catchy, humorous medleys sung with their unmistakable four-part harmonies will warm your home during this most wonderful time of the year!

Customer Reviews:

A most Merry Christmas !.......2007-01-18

The Oak Ridge Boys really know how to warm the heart. Over 15 years ago I had one of their Christmas cassettes and made copies for our girls. Over time the tapes wore out and each year the girls would sing those songs from memory and recall how great that music was. Everyone thought back to those trips to the grandparents each year listening to those heartwarming tunes. I was able to recreate those memories through Amazon and obtain that "old" music on CD, AND got thier latest Christmas works this past Christmas, now life for our kids who are now grown up may enjoy those "new" memories for many more Christmases to come ! Thanks Amazon ! Larry G. (Georgia)

Great Christmas CD.......2007-01-18

This CD is fantastic. I love the Christmas Cookies song, and Uncle Luther Made the Stuffing is hilariously true. Of course, I am a long time fan of the Oaks, but they sound so good together even a newcomer would find themselves listening repeatedly.

Excellent CD.......2007-01-16

I heard Christmas Cookies on my XM radio, and wanted to buy a fun CD for the holidays. I fell in love with this CD ! I'm usually not a big country fan, but this is my all time favorite Christmas CD. It's the middle of January and I'm still playing it in my car. From the title song, Christmas Cookies to Uncle Luther made the stuffin..I love it !!!!

no so good.......2007-01-10

I really enjoyed The Oak Ridge Boys Christmas Album from a few years ago, but this one just did not measure up. I bought it for my mom as a Christmas present and she agrees with me

ANOTHER COOKIE CUTTER CHRISTMAS CD.......2006-09-25

This CD has a bunch of common Christmas tunes with a hillbilly theme to them. This album is just a re-make of some classics and a few that are not. I recommend classic Kenny Rogers, Anne Murray, or Alabama Christmas albums, in which you will find a truer classic Christmas sound, in my humble opinion. I really cannot recommend this one...a real let down for sure.

Average customer rating:

Awesome favorite album!!!
True Fortune
To hear Alana is to love her
Fantastic!
Just as Good as the First

Fortune Cookies
Alana Davis
Manufacturer: Elektra / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005OMH8
Release Date: 2001-10-30

Tracks:

Save The Day
I Want You
When You Became King
How Many Of Us Have Them (Friends)
I Don't Care (Lonesome Road)
Bye Bye
Under The Rainbow
A Chance With You
God Of Love
Got This Far
Easy To Love

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With her new album, Fortune Cookies, folk-soul songstress Alana Davis only improves on the skills and versatility glimpsed on her 1997 debut, Blame It on Me. The lead single, "I Want You," seems destined for Top 40 radio, with its universal lyrics of longing and pop-rock guitar and bass lines. The Neptunes-produced "Bye Bye" has a hip-hop beat, wah-wah guitar, and a delicious groove, bringing out the Mary J. Blige in Davis's warm, rich Edie Brickell vibe. Davis also remakes the Whodini classic "How Many of Us Have Them (Friends)," combining early-rap scratches with a jangly acoustic guitar. Davis's infinitely adaptable voice soars and growls on the self-penned "A Chance with You" and purrs on the reggae-influenced "Got This Far." Davis can't be pigeonholed into any particular genre of music--she's got a style and flair all her own, and she's released one of the strongest, most beautiful, and most complex albums of the year. --Courtney Kemp

Customer Reviews:

Awesome favorite album!!!.......2007-01-02

Like every track!! I play again and again!! A true masterpiece and MUST HAVE

True Fortune.......2005-12-14

Wow. Alana just has a voice thats...... Smokey. Like huskey, but sweeter and more sexy. And the almost efortless way she slides through songs is amazeing. This CD seemed to alternate from up-beat tempos, to soft, sad balads. All with her mix of jazz, R&B, and a little regae. Truely a wonderful album. I didn't even like some of the songs the first time around, but they've grown on me wonderfully, and I now listen to them when my soul is in need of soothing. She has a way of just letting your mind wander as you listen to her music, something that really helps after a long day or on the car ride home. A wonderful CD everyone should have a shot at once.

To hear Alana is to love her.......2005-11-27

Why don't more people know about Alana?

I fell head-over-heels in love with Alana's voice and sound on her debut album "Blame It On Me" and was ecstatic when I bought this one. I must admit that I wasn't initially as into it as "Blame It On Me" and set it aside for a year of two after a few listens. When I came back to it a year or so ago, I clearly heard what I had been missing before. Wow, so amazing! This album is quite a bit more mature and sophisticated than her first, as might be expected. Her sexy, smoky, wistful sound permeates every song. You get a little bit of sass on a few of the songs as well, including "How Many of Us Have Them (Friends)" and "Bye Bye".

One song that really connects the sound of "Blame It On Me" to this album is the beautiful song "I Want You". So sweet, so sexy. And the lyrics!

No apology because my urge is genuine
And the mystery of opposites attacting
Here I am and I want to take a hit
of your scent and it bit
so deep into my soul

So great!

There is not a single miss on the CD for me but there are definitely some standouts such as "I Want You", "When You Became King", "How Many of Us Have Them (Friends)", "Bye Bye", and "God of Love".

Alana is such an amazing talent. It's a shame that more people don't know of her. I guess that shouldn't be much of a surprise, though, considering the rather talentless wonders that dominate the airwaves and video channels. Too bad, just more of her for the rest of us who appreciate her!

I highly recommend this album as well as Alans's first. I hate to admit that I haven't checked out her third one yet, but will do so very soon.

Fantastic!.......2005-09-13

No slump here on her 2nd album. Takes from her 1st album and makes it better. On the verge of being too polished, but still a 5 star album. Buy and enjoy a true artist.

Just as Good as the First.......2005-06-03

Alana Davis has an amazing range and doesn't produce music that sounds the same from one track to the next. Her musical compositions vary as well as the story lines of her lyrics. I purchased Blame it on Me as a gamble and was first in line for her next albumn. I was fortunate enough to see her live and she is like James Taylor - needs nothing but her voice and guitar to sound perfect.

More Hot Rocks (Big Hits and Fazed Cookies)

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Fills in the Blanks from "Hot Rocks"
The Stones Collectors Set
For those tired of FM radio cuts
A Bit Too Much of a Good Thing
As good as Hot Rocks

More Hot Rocks (Big Hits and Fazed Cookies)
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ASIN: B000003BDG
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

Tell Me
Not Fade Away
The Last Time
It's All Over Now
Good Times Bad Times
I'm Free
Out Of Time
Lady Jane
Sittin' On A Fence
Have You Seen Your Mother Baby, Standing In The...
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We Love You

Tracks:

She's A Rainbow
2000 Light Years From Home
Child Of The Moon
No Expectations
Let It Bleed
What To Do
Money
Come On
Fortune Teller
Poison Ivy
Bye Bye Johnnie
I Can't Be Satisfied
Long Long While

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The Stones having left London Records in 1970 to form their own label, the old company graciously . . . kept exploiting the old catalog to the nth degree. More Hot Rocks, which followed the double greatest-hits set that became one of the band's most consistent sellers, is actually a brilliantly selected and sequenced game of catch-up. The first three-quarters recapitulate hits and album tracks ("The Last Time," "No Expectations") and a couple of up-'til-then non-LP sides ("We Love You," "Child of the Moon"). The final eight cuts gather material never before issued in the States, including the group's first single (Chuck Berry's "Come On"), the British Aftermath keynote "What to Do" and a tough, apropos take on "Money." --Rickey Wright

Customer Reviews:

Fills in the Blanks from "Hot Rocks".......2007-01-08

The Rolling Stones' "Hot Rocks" is one of the all time great pop music/rock n' roll greatest hits collections. "More Hot Rocks (Big Hits and Fazed Cookies)" does not have the same musical firepower, but it "fills in the blanks" of "Hot Rocks." It provides a richer view of the music of the Rolling Stones from the beginning to 1971.

First off, the music from the Stones' psychedelic plunge is present here and not on "Hot Rocks." The CD includes the bon bon "We Love You," put out by the group after the famous arrests and jailings. Beginning with slammed jail doors, the music captures this era nicely. So, too, cuts off of "Their Satanic Majesties Request," "She's a Rainbow," "2000 Light Years from Home," and "Child of the Moon." This is not one of their best albums, but this does represent an interesting experiment, and the music is not bad for all that.

Second, we hear gems from the early years of the group. Buddy Holly's "Not Fade Away" is covered nicely; two grand oldies that might have been good enough for "Hot Rocks" are "The Last Time" and "I'm Free" and "Out of Time." It is also nice to see some bluesy songs included, such as "Good Times Bad Times." Some old-fashioned rockers: "Poison Ivy" and "Bye Bye Johnnie" and "Come On."

All in all, a great complement to "Hot Rocks." It provides a much more complete picture of the Rolling Stones' musical corpus from this time period.

The Stones Collectors Set.......2002-09-25

This is very much a Stones collectors album. Although it has few big hits, it completes the bulk of their well known early catalog for collectors. None of the songs on More Hot Rocks appear on the first Hot Rocks 1964-1971 album. In Addition, there are no songs on the first set of compilation albums [Big Hits (High Tide & Green Grass) and Through The Past, Darkly (Big Hits Vol. 2)] that are not included on the second set of compilation albums (Hot Rocks and More Hot Rocks).

This is the version of More Hot Rocks (Big Hits And Fazed Cookies) that was originally released in the U.S. on Dec 1, 1972 but was withheld from the UK until 1990 due to a lawsuit. The early Stones London Records catalog (which was their old American record company) issued both Hot Rocks and More Hot Rocks during 1972 while at the same time the British company (Decca) released a series of compilation albums in the UK (Gimme Shelter, Milestones, Rock `n' Rolling Stones, and No Stone Unturned). None of the UK albums were released on CD. The Stones former manager Allen Klein's company ABCKO acquired the Stones' catalog after Klein became their manager in 1965. The resulting legal battles produced releases that the Stones opposed (they took out full page adds asking fans not to buy them), including the controversial Metamorphosis releases (which are now available on CD for the 1st time ever). But the sad fact is that the Stones lost control of their great early material.

The album includes 6 songs that had not appeared on an American album before (Come On, Bye Bye Johnny, I Can't Be Satisfied, Long Long While, Money, What To Do, and Poision Ivy. In addition a remix of Child Of The Moon (the B side of Jumpin' Jack Flash) was released for the first time on any album.

This US version collects the well known songs from their singles, albums, and the songs not previously released in the US or only as single B sides from 1964-1967. The songs are not on the album in the order they were released in the U.S. Those that were only released as album cuts are noted. Those that had not previously been released are marked with #.
#6-7-63 Come On (UK single - their 1st release)
#1-10-64 Money (from the UK EP The Rolling Stones)
#1-10-64 Poison Ivy (from the UK EP The Rolling Stones)
#1-10-64 Bye Bye Johnny (from the UK EP The Rolling Stones)
3-6-64 Not Fade Away (also on Big Hits (High Tide & Green Grass)))
6-12-64 Tell Me (also on Big Hits (High Tide & Green Grass))
7-24-64 It's All Over Now (also on Big Hits (High Tide & Green Grass))
7-24-64 Good Times, Bad Times (B side of It's All Over Now) (also on Big Hits (High Tide & Green Grass))
#1-15-65 I Can't Be Satisfied (from the UK album Rolling Stones No. 2)
3-12-65 The Last Time (also on Big Hits (High Tide & Green Grass)
7-14-65 Sittin' On A Fence (from the album Flowers)
7-24-65 I'm Free (B side of Get Off Of My Cloud)
#5-13-66 Long Long While (from the UK B side of Paint It, Black)
7-1-66 Lady Jane (from the album Aftermath)
7-1-66 What To Do (from the album Aftermath)
9-23-66 Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing In The Shadow? (also on Through The Past, Darkly (Big Hits Vol. 2))
12-9-66 Fortune Teller (from the album Got Live If You Want It! - with live overdub removed)
7-14-67 Out Of Time (from the album Flowers)
8-18-67 Dandelion (also on Through The Past, Darkly (Big Hits Vol. 2))
8-18-67 We Love You (single released as A side, B side was Dandelion)
12-22-67 She's A Rainbow (also on Through The Past, Darkly (Big Hits Vol. 2))
12-22-67 2000 Light Years From Home (B side of She's A Rainbow) (also on Through The Past, Darkly (Big Hits Vol. 2))
5-24-68 Child Of The Moon (B side of Jumpin' Jack Flash)
8-30-68 No Expectations (B side of Street Fighting Man)
12-5-69 Let It Bleed (from the album Let It Bleed)