Driven

Editorial Reviews
Album Description
Their musical style is not easily categorized, but instantly identifiable. They are, simply, the hottest thing going in Southern Gospel music and breaking down genre barriers everywhere they go. From their own "Crabb Gatherings," sold-out shows across the country featuring every member of the extended family, to performing with Casting Crowns, Third Day and Mercy Me, the Crabb Family is making noise and winning over legions of new fans with their down-to-earth personalities and mind-blowing musical abilities.

Tracks:

Strength Beyond Strength
Becoming
5 Minutes Alone
I'm Broken
Good Friends And A Bottle Of Pills
Hard Lines, Sunken Cheeks
Slaughtered
25 Years
Shedding Skin
Use My Third Arm
Throes Of Rejection
Planet Caravan

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For Pantera, rage flows like water from a faucet. Far Beyond Driven vents the band's animosity in a maelstrom of hateful harangues fueled by thunderous drumbeats, piercing guitar noise, and raw-throated vocals. --Jon Wiederhorn

Customer Reviews:

Heaviest Pantera to date........2007-04-07

Although I do not have The Great Southern Trendkill, I own every other Pantera release and can say without a doubt that this is their heaviest, hardest, most extreme album to date. It is pure metal mayhem, sheer madness. The only slow songs that we see on here are Good Friends and a Bottle Of Pills and the Black Sabbath cover- Planet Caravan. Good Friends is the only mediocre track and in my opinion is pretty unnecessary, yet pretty humorous. It's really hard to pick and choose favorites. I'd have to say that I'm Broken, Slaughtered, and Use My Third Arm are the best tracks. Slaughtered is incredibly heavy and catchy as hell, but it's Use My Third Arm that is really insane and sounds like it could be death metal at some times. I'm Broken has a nice, dirty, southern style riff that will no doubt be stuck in your head. Of course, the fan favorite-5 Minutes Alone is one of the other great tracks on which Phil's vocals are the real standout.

The whole band sounds excellent on here. Phil stays mainly to a low, heavy growl, but at a few points demonstrates his unique singing voice. He does some death metal screams which are also awesome. Dimebag is of course in grade-A form here and has some very complex riffs and trademark solos. Vinnie is in top notch form on the drums and his double bass is heard throughout and he even brings the ole' cowbell out for some parts. Rex "Rocker" Brown also does a superb job, and although Good Friends and a Bottle of Pills is the worst song, it does have a real cool bass line throughout and he puts down some sweet riffs during Dimebag's solos. Also, the cover that you see on the cd is not the original. They had a different one, but it was to explicit for the record company's likings so they changed it to this.

This is a must have, classic 90s album. This is their heaviest album and is also complex. It will definitely keep you occupied listening for all the time changes and different riffs. So if you want something heavy and different and you love thrash metal, go for Far Beyond Driven.

Undeniable CLASSIC!.......2007-01-25

I'm listening to it right now... Jan. 24/07... when did this come out? '94?! This is still some truly inspirational sh!#! Alot of people say that Pantera was their "gateway" band to more extreme music, but I'll be damned if this itself isn't some extreme music. Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't this debut at #1 on Billboard?! Could that even happen today? I think not. This was more than just a step up from "Vulgar...", this was a milestone in their career. "The Great Southern Trendkill" would follow, and while it would push the limits of what their own fans deemed "acceptable", it was just that little bit outside their own boundaries which made it less accessible. Regardless of what they'd done or where they'd go, "Far Beyond Driven" is simply one the best HEAVY records of the 90's, if not all time in the heavily loaded metal canon. It's thrash, it's death, it's their influences in hardcore, in the old-school, it's so southern it hurts. Most notable is the fact that there isn't ONE BAND out there today that sounds like Pantera, and those that try (hello, Lamb Of God), receive either critical acclaim or pure hatred from the underground. In the 90's, and even today, it's hard to find someone who doesn't enjoy or at the very least respect Pantera. This is their "big break". This is the album I always turn to when I need to feel "metal". And really, how often do "big break" and "metal" coincide? That says alot about "Far Beyond Driven". Big in every way and SO metal. And one point I absolutely need to add... until just a year or so ago, I never gave the lyrics a thought, but Phil wrote some really great lyrics. Not "brutal" or "Grim" lyrics, generally real HONEST lyrics. That's that hardcore influence shining through. Where do you think all the mallcore kiddies and emo-core kids get this from? 'Cept Phil's honesty has nothing to do with heartache/heart break... Pantera was HARDCORE and his lyrics speak volumes about (at least his) passion, frustration, confusion. That was/is a breath of fresh air in metal.

Final glory before the decline.......2006-12-10

Imagine: it's the mid-90s and Grunge is everywhere. Pearl Jam, Nirvana, and Smashing Pumpkins rule supreme; Speed Metal is pretty much dead. Pantera, however, refuses to fade away. Instead, they release FBD as a gigantic "f--- you" to the entire Grunge/Alternative music scene.

While not as good as "Vulgar Display of Power," Pantera staked out their claim as the last remaining Speed Metal band of any consequence. Things went downhill after FBD but, in 1994 at least, they were still at the height of their game. While some tracks are weak, FBD is good overall and worth buying for any Metal fan.

An Average Album, not very "Pantera" like.......2006-11-12

After having reached a huge amount of success with thier 2nd album, "Vulgar Display of Power" Pantera returned to give us "Far beyond Driven" Now, I am not saying that the band "sold out" but the album certainly looks like it written to appeal to an even larger fan base. The opening track "Strength beyond Strength" starts off furiously, and then the album starts to crumble from the opening of the second track "Becoming". "5 Minutes Alone", "I'm Broken", and "Good Friends, and a bottle of Pills" are what drags the album down. Simple song struture, lack of intelligent lyrics, and more a "poppy" metal feel, are not very Pantera like, and thats a helluva lot of filler to start out an album with. The album shifts gears with "Hard Lines, Sunken Cheeks" which is the best song on the album. "Slaughterd is my second favorite track, in which Phil almost have a "Death Metal" vocal style on it. Believe me, he can pull it off too, as I have seen concert footage of him doing a Song wiht Morbid Angel, and he pulls it with ease. "25 Years" is a pretty strong song, and "Shedding Skin" and "Using my Third Arm" are passible, but nothing special. "Theories of Rejection" and the cover of Sabbtahs "Planet Caravan" end the album on a high note. So lets see, 12 songs, Six of them really shine, Two of them are so-so, and the rest are just plain flat out suck. That might cut it on any other record, but for a Pantera album, in which all their other albums seem to have almost no filler, its just not worth of anything higher then Three Stars.

The aggression continues with Far Beyond Driven..........2006-10-27

Pantera's 7th album is perhaps the most aggressively personal offering of their entire career but unfortunately this has its upsides and downsides.

The album kicks off with Strength Beyond Strength, it immediately establishes the tone of the album offering nothing but a heavy groove and brutal drumming throughout. Unfortunately the groove does not sustain itself for very long and soon it begins to show that was a wonderful intro does not turn into a wonderful song. Dimebag's guitar-work and Vinnie Paul's drumming are its only saving grace. The lyrics are nonsensical and Anselmo seems to be trying far too hard to find any real rage in this subject.

Becoming is the album's second track and here things turn completely in the other direction. Anselmo draws from personal experiences and delivers a truly menacing diatribe on self-image/self-worth set to a fantastically catchy and creative groove. Next up is another brutal offering and another staple in Pantera's catalog: 5 Minutes Alone. Supposedly inspired by an encounter with a fan's enraged father, here Anselmo turns the tables and places himself in the role of said character. Once again painting a picture of finding one-self in a hostile environment it is easy to see why the song appeals to fans of the band. The riffs are absolutely brutal, with no apologies or breaks and Anselmo growl hits a high mark towards the end of the song as his bestial growling of the chorus echo and slowly fade away.

What follows is one of the more self-indulgent offerings in Pantera's catalog. Good Friends and a Bottle of Booze must have seemed like a good, short "song" to give listeners a break from the aggressive barrage that the album has been building up to this point. However, because of the lyrical content the song comes across as some sort of in-joke between Anselmo and whoever he is directing these words at, if anyone. Boasting is all to be found here and Vinnie Paul's catchy drumming is the track's only redeeming quality.

Hard Lines, Sunken Cheeks provides the appropriate cease-fire in Pantera's aural assault. A slow (for Pantera), grinding intro is followed by a fast tempo and Anselmo quickly spewing forth on his decadent life. The chorus periodically slows things down and returns to the grind that served as the intro. A very melodic solo is a note-worthy highlight of this track as well. Slaughtered's machine gun riffs follow with somewhat forgettable lyrics and vocals but a tremendous groove throughout.

25 Years continues to provide some insight into Phil Anselmo's past by revealing his feelings towards a certain paternal figure in a very graphic way. The song itself is hardly worth including as an album track though. Overly simplistic and reminiscent of Good Friends and A Bottle of Booze, it feels like a badly written diatribe with a theme far too common to be of any interest if Anselmo weren't such an enigmatic figure. As it is the aforementioned is the only reason why this track is even slightly note-worthy.

Shedding Skin follows 25 Years in seemingly giving a glimpse into Anselmo's relationships. This time the lyrics apparently deal with friendships or romantic relationships and trust therein. A fantastic chorus is one of the highlights and the groove, slow and steady, eventually builds into a solo that gives way to pounding finale.

Use My Third Arm and Throes of Rejection close the album's original content with disappointing lyrics but powerful, if somewhat forgettable, melodies. The former touches on the anarchist mindset while the latter deals with the insecurities of dating. Both topics get a far too familiar and simplistic treatment with the lyrics sometimes bordering on throwaway lines. Musically the highlight of the two is Throes of Rejection, which sets off with pounding drums and menacing riffs, as if announcing an incoming showdown. Sadly what is delivered thereafter remains very catchy musically but poorly conceived lyrically.

The closer on the album is a cover of Black Sabbath's Planet Caravan. As far as covers go it is a very faithfully adaptation of the original, perhaps a little too faithful for its own good. To their credit Pantera more than do justice to this classic but the song simply does not fit in with the rest of the mood the album has been building up to this point.

Far Beyond Driven shows its true colors from the very beginning by setting off on an aggressive binge that seldom lets up. At times Pantera seems to be trying far too hard to enhance the unfiltered rage that was captured in Vulgar Display of Power and this leads to some disappointing tracks. Nonetheless, amongst the failed attempts, lay some true gems from Pantera's catalogue that successfully manage to one-up vulgar Display of Power in its venomous bite.

The Day They Shot a Hole in the Jesus Egg - The Priest Driven Ambulance Album, Demos and Outtakes

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Grows on you like a patch of wildflowers
Give it a second spin
WOW
The Flaming Lips get...good? Whoa.
Hot to Trot for them Flaming Lips

The Day They Shot a Hole in the Jesus Egg - The Priest Driven Ambulance Album, Demos and Outtakes
The Flaming Lips
Manufacturer: Restless Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00006GSFF
Release Date: 2002-10-01

Tracks:

Shine On Sweet Jesus
Unconsciously Screamin
Raining Babie
Take Me Ta Mars
Five Stop Mother Superior Rain
Stand In Line
God Walks Among Us Now
There Your Are
Mountain Side
What A Wonderful World
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Tracks:

Take Me Ta Mars
Mountain Side
There You Are
Five Stop Mother Superior Rain
Raining Babies
Unconsciously Screamin
Stand In Line
Gods A Wheeler Dealer
Agonizing
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Cold Day
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Golden Hearse
Unconsciously Screamin
Stand In Line
I Want To Kill My Brother
Five Stop Mother Superior Rain

Album Description

Full Title - The Day They Shot A Hole In The Jesus Egg. A two-disc set of Flaming Lips recordings from 1989 to 1991, reissues the complete In a Priest Driven Ambulance and adds (in effect) 23 bonus tracks - comprising B-sides (from the singles 'Drug Machine' and 'Unconsciously Screamin') plus a collection of four-track demos often bootlegged as The Mushroom Tapes. Of the extra material, the B-sides are best, especially a pair of covers - one of the Sonics' sullen garage nugget 'Strychnine' and the other of Elvis Costello's '(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding.' Restless Records. 2002.

Customer Reviews:

Grows on you like a patch of wildflowers.......2007-01-04

This is an incredible collection of Lips early stuff. The other companion collection, "Finally The Punk Rockers Are Taking Acid", discs 1-3, are the first recordings by the Flaming Lips, and it is very good. If you are a huge fan of the Flaming Lips like I am, both of these are good to have for historical purposes. The Flaming Lips have a rich history of inventive music and if you just start at The Soft Bulletin, arguably where they are roughly at stylistically, and have the three most recent recordings, that one and Yoshimi, and At War With The Mystics, then wouldn't you be a bit curious as to how they arrived at this point?

I was curious, and I live in the area where they grew up in central Oklahoma, and pretty much ignored them up until about a year ago. Now I have all of their CDs except for one of them.

You should be curious if you consider yourself to be an explorer of artistically viable music. The Flaming lips have obvious influences from the classic/acid-rock era including Pink Floyd, the Beatles, and many others. But this collection reveals how they developed their ideas from a Punk Rock Acid Rock perspective, and, depending on your frame of mind, and how receptive you are to noise/Acid/punk and their newer musical ideas, you should find The Day They Shot A Hole In The Jesus Egg rewarding--I did.

Disc one includes the "Preist Driven Ambulance" album, which was their last pre-Warner Bros. album, and also their last album without Steven Drozd on the drums. It is looser, and much more guitar driven than their recent recordings, although all the recordings prior to Soft Bulletin are more guitar/noise driven. There are plenty of mind-blowing ideas and many beautiful songs. The bass is more prominent in the mix. The rawness is there but the punk-influenced Acid sound is there and it plays very well. Some of the stand-out songs from disc one are played again as out-takes, different versions and they are on Disc Two, the Mushroom Tapes. This disc took me a few plays to enjoy but I now listen to it more than the others. There are some songs that are beautiful, such as the Stones-influenced Five Stop Mother Superior Rain, with its slide guitar work, harking back to Stones Wild Horses, or Pink Floyd.

Anyway, I won't go into the details. Listen and experience this collection on your own. With an open mind, you'll be richly rewarded.

Give it a second spin.......2006-01-28

Im not going to lie, when i bought this album (blind) I hated it. I felt like I had to like it cause I like the band, but i really didnt like it. But after giving it another try recently, I found that it was about ten times better than I originally thought. After my third time through it, I actually greatly enjoyed it. It can be hard at times, because of their drug induced lyrics and music, but still a credit to Wayne Coynes upbeat and silly styl. So dont be fooled by the 30 second clips, cause this album has more than meets the initail eye.

WOW.......2005-07-15

The first time I listened to this album, it sounded like a bunch of lo fi noise. But once I sat down with a nice pair of head phones and just listened, I was able to appreciate what a mature, gorgeous album this is.

Yes, there is a lot of guitar noise. But the noise is not an end in itself. It is a tool that the Flaming Lips deploy with surgical precision. In this album's best moments, feedback effects laden guitar riffs alternate with periods of unsettling quiet to create a heightened sense of dramatic tension. This tension, which is sustained for most of the album, turns what would otherwise be a bunch of very catchy country and blues inspired melodies into an edgy psychedelic masterpiece.

It may take a few listens to really appreciate what the Lips are doing here; but, in my opinion, the reward is well worth it.

The Flaming Lips get...good? Whoa........2005-01-27

Although it's loaded with demos and outtakes, the main reason you want to own "..Jesus Egg" is for "In a Priest Driven Ambulance". I think the actual album is out of print, so you might as well get it here with the nice packaging and what not.

"Ambulance" is The Flaming Lips' fourth album (released in 1990), and it's a major improvement. The haze of psychedelia, punk, and white noise that made up their previous three albums is still in tact..but now they've injected the music with a heavy dose of pop. In other words, these songs actually have distinguishable melodies and hooks!

"Shine on Sweet Jesus" combines caterwauling guitar feedback and Wayne Coyne's shrill vocals with an irrestiable singalong hook. It's like white noise meets bubblegum pop.

"Unconsciously Screamin" is a glorious psychedelic mess, as are the noisy assaults "God Walks Among Us Now" and "Mountain Side".

There's actually a lot of quieter moments on the album too. "Rainin' Babies" is a really gorgeous ballad; it's like a lo-fi precursor to "The Soft Bulletin". The majestic "Five Stop Mother Superior Rain" is similar fare that also works well.

Other highlights include the thumping bass weirdness of "Take Meta Mars", the trippy "Stand In Line", the unsettling, parking-lot folk of "There You Are" and their cover of "What a Wonderful World" (which surprisingly stays pretty true to the original).

The outtakes are hit or miss. There's some decent stuff on there. And the demos are interesting, but not something you'll probably listen to over and over again. But "In a Priest Driven Ambulance" is a true gem; not only their best early work, but one of their best altogether. And that's why "..Jesus Egg" is an essential purchase.

Hot to Trot for them Flaming Lips.......2004-05-21

To abstain from any superfluous felicitations that would hinder the evident brilliance of this album and to put lucidly my feelings on this particular effort, I shall simply state that In a Priest Driven Ambulance is one of the greatest sonic excursions I have been privy to hear in some time. Given that I was an ardent Lips fan prior to listening, my adoration was perpetuated to the nigh crux of hysteria when attaining a copy of my own. I suppose one could make the rather impotent attempt at actually delineating all the myriad components that make this album an astonishingly addictive substance, but such puerile plying would be immediately reduced to an ashen cinder because this album (as with nearly every other Lips album) evades all proper articulation. The vertiginous furrows of relentless feedback and white noise (that seem to ebb and swoon upon the nubile shoals of your ears), the imperious obfuscation of the Dadaist lyrics (slurred and howled in the most strained and salient pronunciations), the volutary movement of the music (i.e. the way the whole composition seems to impel the listener's volitation - incensing a feeling of flight), and all the innumerable idiosyncrasies make this one of the most impressive records of the 90s (compare this to that apathetic dive bomb dirge of bloated noise and unctuous production known as Nevermind to get my point). An aberrant to the pervasive ennui inspired by their contemporaries, In a Priest Driven Ambulance not only deviated from the prevailing miasma of alternative music by the promulgation of an album that prominently featured antipodean doses of noise terror and acoustic subtlety (the two often managing to coincide like in the wonderful "Five Stop Mother Superior Rain") but also marked an unprecedented turn in the Lips' own catalogue. Their preceding work had been infamous for its layers of feedback and white noise, and even though they still incorporated those elements into the "Priest" album, they had been reluctant to produce anything that dared veer from their course. Though their aptitude for bizarre melody had been brusquely exerted on tracks from Ow My Gawd the Flaming Lips and some parts of the cacophonous feedback symphony of Telepathic Surgery, it is here that the band began to intersperse their sense of musical competency. Restraining from the stentorian deluge of noise that made itself present on Telepathic Surgery, the Flaming Lips opted to create an album that deftly compounded all of those aspects and more - thus making this their first masterpiece (an echelon of which they now can amend with Transmissions From the Satellite Heart, The Clouds Taste Metallic, and the orchestral genius of the Soft Bulletin). But commending the album with such adulation is irreparably futile. I cannot put into words (nor would I try) the overwhelming sense of appeasement that fills every pore of my being when I hear the Lips' sardonic cover of "What a Wonderful World" or the obtuse hilarity (I sense I'm missing the joke) of "Shine on Sweet Jesus." Given the fact that they supported bands like the Butthole Surfers and Sonic Youth (neither of whom have come close to approaching this summit of plangent perfection), it is somewhat surprising to note the psychedelic pop they have chosen to adopt (though that in no way denigrates their eminence). But the result from their predilection of musical evolution is a strong track record that has currently failed to disappoint me (unlike the aforementioned Buttholes). Someone recently inquired as to the sound of the Flaming Lips, to what bands were they consanguineous. I had no answer, try as I did, all of my syllables dissipated and dissolved into indecipherable prate. To adequately describe this music for someone who has never heard it is a formidable challenge. All I can say is that I love the Flaming Lips, and even though some may be disconcerted by their bumptious conviviality, I can only retort that you have to give reverence to a band that can form a lyric like "I was born the day they shot a hole in the Jesus egg/ I was born the day they shot John Lennon's brain/ The way you look at me sucks me down the sidewalk."

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Upper percentile of (pigeon hole coming) Chill Genre
Great chilled groove CD
Full of images and smooth, solid grooves

Uplift Drift
Magic Sound Fabric
Manufacturer: Spiralight
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Astro Dream Stream
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Album Description

1 hour of Chilled 0ut Hi-Fi Downtempo Ambient Groove.

Customer Reviews:

Upper percentile of (pigeon hole coming) Chill Genre.......2006-11-11

This guy does not have the industry, spin, and following of genre masters like thievery company, but this is every bit as good. However you characterize this music it is in the top 5% the genre. If you like Zero 7, thievery company, air supply, or radiohead, then you will like this. Other reviewers have done a good job of describing the technical quality...I couldn't do that anyway. The used price reflects the current market value of the music.

Great chilled groove CD.......2003-03-19

This CD is great for a myriad of occasions - it's the perfect type of background music, but can be in the "spotlight", too. It's ambient in the way that while you're listening, you feel like you should be watching a really cool movie - perfect soundtrack music. But it's also "groove" because you can't help but want to move your body to the beat at many occasions when listening.

I have listened to this CD many, many times and honestly am NOT at all tired of it. It's a true "classic" for me because it never gets old - I continue to discover more interesting elements every time I hear it. Highly recommended!

Full of images and smooth, solid grooves.......2002-11-20

Uplift Drift, is a cinematic journey that "Lifts you up and takes you higher" Full of images and smooth, solid grooves that transport the listener to a place where you have the freedom to lean back and float or get up and move to the ambient groove.

This CD is very good in the audio sense also... Clean tight mixes, an obvious amount of work went into the recordings presented here. Terms like "attention to detail" come to mind. It seems a lot of attention was also paid to the psyco-acoustic realm, where sound images drift in, out and past the listener during their journey. Check this one out on headphones !!

The orchestration and rhythms are top notch and totally original. I think Magic Sound Fabric has carved out a signature sound here. Working in a genre where there is precious little "Dub" oriented music that smoothly blends elements of Ambient, Reggae, Experimental Electronic and good old Space Music, I would think this CD is poised for major exposure and acceptance in an otherwise cluttered music industry.

The CD features full art work and professional packaging unlike many indie artists. The label, Spiralight, has really pulled out all the stops in quality indie music distribution. I hope to see it grow as well.

All in all, Uplift Drift is a valued addition to any CD collection regardless of musical taste, but especially to those of us who enjoy good electronic music!

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Smart, Cynical and Heartbreaking

Utterly Amazing

Stupendous Songwriting and Stunning Voice

This is a story of Driving North

Driving North
Chris Pureka
Manufacturer: Chris Pureka
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Driving North

Customer Reviews:

Smart, Cynical and Heartbreaking.......2006-02-17

Driving North is a really incredible album. Chris's poignant lyrics and intricate guitar make this cd really stand out. Every single track is exceptional. If you are going to by one new folk album this year, I recommend Driving North.

Utterly Amazing.......2005-10-05

I have seen Chris perform twice, everytime she plays she captivates her audience and wills a sense of calm. Her voice alone is enough to buy the cd, but the passion that lies under the surface is astounding, evoking images of torn lovers reminiscing about times past, silos full of hay and passionate love. Her music moves the soul.

Stupendous Songwriting and Stunning Voice.......2005-07-09

If you're a fan of singer/songwriters along the lines of Patty Griffin, Cheryl Wheeler, Lucinda Williams and Elyza Gilkyson, then there's a fairly good chance that you will rejoice in the music of Chris Pureka. This New England-based folkie combines lyrical songwriting ability with an emotionally expressive (and thoroughly husky) voice, drawing you in with her simple homespun songs about heartache, happiness and the change of the seasons. Drenching the songs in the imagery of her surroundings, Pureka creates a soundtrack for East Coast travels, evoking some to compare "Driving North" to Bruce Springsteen's early '80s masterpiece "Nebraska." On gorgeous ballads like "Unwelcome" and "3 a.m.," she nails matters of the heart, while on driving, insistent tunes like the haunting "Silo Song" and "Reprieve," she does the same with a ferocity that will instantly capture your attention. Listen to any of those tunes (not to mention "Burning Bridges" or the urgently soulful "Porch Songs") and try not to instantly fall in love with Pureka's music. In fact, I dare you.

This is a story of Driving North.......2005-02-15

This album is beautiful. Pureka's melodies invoke wonder and awe at how someone as young as she is can be so talented and able to express emotion in such a raw, powerful way. Her voice is an amazing instrument.

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Exceptional songwriting, vocal, arranging talent in a small group.
Fabulous group, superb CD
5 stars plus
Great music as always.
girlyman

Little Star
Girlyman
Manufacturer: Daemon Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0008191GA
Release Date: 2005-05-24

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About the Artists

Nate Borofsky, Doris Muramatsu, and Ty Greenstein of the modern folk trio Girlyman scheduled the group's first rehearsal for September 11, 2001. Doris and Ty, who met in the second grade, had recently abandoned their former project as a duo; their friend Nate had just moved to New York after four solo years on the Boston music scene. When all three suddenly found themselves living in the same Brooklyn apartment, it seemed only natural to combine their talents into a new group. According to Nate, the rehearsal was quickly forgotten, but the events of September 11 helped shape the trio's vision: "It brought us in touch with our own mortality. We realized that we wanted to have fun, to do what felt right to us, and to not take ourselves too seriously. We started out by calling ourselves Girlyman."

Maybe it's this mix of earnestness and humor that has audiences nationwide falling in love with Girlyman, or maybe it's just that their soaring three-part harmonies are unlike anything you've ever heard. Maybe it's their folk-pop-bluegrass sound—something like Nickel Creek meets the B-52's, where the members switch off songwriting duties, lead vocals, and a range of instruments—or maybe it's the catchy, often haunting melodies. Either way, Girlyman is on a roll. After the group won an Independent Music Award for their debut CD Remember Who I Am, Amy Ray (one of the contest's judges) decided to sign them to her indie label Daemon Records. When the Indigo Girls invited Girlyman to join them on the road, the as-yet unknown opening act received standing ovations and sold so many CDs that the label had to make an emergency shipment...and when those sold out, another.

Since then, the buzz about Girlyman has grown to a low roar. Since signing with Daemon, Girlyman has appeared on internationally syndicated radio shows like Mountain Stage and has received dazzling reviews in dozens of national and regional publications. The trio's robust 2004 festival season included appearances at the Winnipeg Folk Festival, the Philadelphia Folk Festival, the Boston Folk Festival, and the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival, where Girlyman was voted "Most Wanted to Return."

"The word about Girlyman is spreading like wildfire," says Ray, "and the kicker is that they've just begun."

Customer Reviews:

Exceptional songwriting, vocal, arranging talent in a small group........2007-07-09

This Little Star CD is one of the most enjoyable discoveries I've made lately. The songs are from the heart and head. The arrangements of instrumentation are very tasty. Nice use of mandolin and guitar - maybe the most subtle vocal backing instrumentation I've heard in a long time. All of that exists to give space for very tight vocal harmonies that work well in every song. All cuts are a pleasure, but in my estimation the particularly notables are: "I Wonder Where You've Gone", "Genevieve", "I Know Where You Are", and "This Is Me". Girlyman are vocalists first and foremost and I'm thankful for that.

Fabulous group, superb CD.......2007-04-02

Just got back from Northampton, MA concert. Sat through 2 sets. College crowd, banter appropriate to crowd, talented trio of musicians (all multi-instrumental), compelling music, great harmony...no, GREAT harmony. They position themselves as folk artists, and while this isn't folk the way this sixtysomething remembers it, I see their intent and they succeed at redefining the genre. Little Star loaded with quixotic themes, solid selections from 1 to 12. Just make sure you get to #12 -- it's a gem!

5 stars plus.......2006-09-06

Such a wide range of music types on one cd, everyone will like something. Most people will like them all. Indigo Girls are still my favorite, but Girlymans harmonies are "3" times better.
Im doing my part to spread the GIRLY word!!!!

Great music as always........2006-04-22

I saw Girlyman in concert with Dar Williams and let me tell you they stole the show...even though they weren't the mainliner band. I absolutely love this CD! It always give me chills to hear how well their voices harmonize. I'd definately love to see them again. You can't go wrong with this cd.

girlyman.......2006-03-23

great album and fun band. saw them open for dar williams -- even better live, but this album has most of their best songs. Great tongue in cheek humor

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Echoes of the Future
New Age At It's Worst.
supernatural
Beautiful.
Simple beauty

Sound of Wind Driven Rain
Will Ackerman
Manufacturer: Windham Hill Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000005ZJZ
Release Date: 1998-02-24

Tracks:

Shella's Pictures
A Child's Song
Driving
Lion's In The Sky
Unconditional
Sound Of Wind Driven Rain
Wings On The Water
Pontchartrain
I Know This River
Hawk Circle
Mr. Jackson's Hat

Customer Reviews:

Echoes of the Future.......2004-11-12

This is the album that broke the six year long hiatus that came after the poor reception for Opening of Doors (I'm not counting the 1993 Retrospective). One could tell at that time that Ackerman was looking for a new creative direction. I felt that, in dedicating himself almost entirely to ensemble playing he had somehow lost connection to the instrument that had made all his success possible. I'm sure he would argue with me about that, but 1992 was not a very good year for the musician.

Sound of Wind Driven Rain makes up for all of that. It is a quiet, introspective album full of genuine improvisation. There are other musicians involved, but Ackerman is back in front, taking his time, making music. There's something melancholy to this album (Lion's In The Sky, for example). Perhaps the guitarist is saying goodbye to some things as he moves forward.

There is much that is exquisite here - the delicacy of Unconditional, the gentle flow of the Sheila's Pictures, the melodic work of I Know this River. Ackerman has always preferred the light touch of clear finger work on a smaller guitar to bravura playing, and Sound of Wind Driven Rain is a perfect example of this. It invites the listener to dive deep instead of skimming the surface. Listen also for the use of voices (Sound of Wind Driven Rain, Hawk Circle, and A Child's Song) that presages Ackerman's next effort, Hearing Voices.

I really like this album. It may not be his very best, but it contains a lot of very good music. Like any strong musician, Ackerman takes risks and rarely these fall a bit short. But it is very good indeed to have Will Ackerman back playing at full creative strength.

New Age At It's Worst........2003-02-11

Pablum. Don't get me wrong, Will Ackerman is a tremendous guitarist and talented musician but you'ld never know it from this release. Save your money.

supernatural.......2001-06-26

I was taken by Mr. Ackerman's playing in a Windham Hill Christmas CD. This CD carries Mr. Ackerman's style and sound with minimal accompaniment - very full and natural one can hear the overtones of his guitar. I play this album during Fall and winter seasons as it has that melancholy flavor a fitting backdrop of Seattle. This recording is very clean, clear, natural,full,and melodious. WHEN IS THE FOLLOW UP SCHEDULED TO COME OUT !!!!

Beautiful........2001-06-10

I've rocked my baby to sleep everynight with CD, the music is beautiful and moves me to tears--there is something very poignant about it, it makes me believe in the gentle rightness of the world, just before drifting into the nightime hours, when doubt and fear can crop up, this music fills me with peace.

Simple beauty.......2001-02-08

The unique talent of Will Ackerman lies not in technique, or elaborate creativity. He produces works that are based on the simplest of themes with no attempt at any real development.It is what he does with these simple tools that marks him out as a gifted and exceptional artist. Rarely will you hear such beauty, such contemplative joy, such soothing suspension of time. Aided in all of his works by perfect recording and production, Ackerman infuses this simple raw material with a sensitivity and expressiveness that is quite remarkable. Those who know his earlier recordings will remember the beauty of works like THE BRICKLAYERS BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTER, and THE IMPENDING DEATH OF THE VIRGIN SPIRIT . SOUND OF WIND DRIVEN RAIN is a successful continuation. SHELLA'S PICTURES is gorgeous,drifting, quintessential Ackerman (playing solo, which I like best!). LION'S IN THE SKY has an opening which is breathtakingly lovely, and UNCONDITIONAL, I KNOW THIS RIVER, and MR. JACKSON'S HAT are further examples of Ackerman's ability to create a memorable aesthetic experience out of the simplest material. The addition,on some tracks, of Samite (vocal), violins, piano and English horn provides variety without breaking up the satisfying unity of the album, and the guitar parts are always deservedly prominent. Will Ackerman has his critics. 'Nothing happens in his music', they say.'It is pretty enough, but vacuous'. They label it (pejoratively) 'New Age', whatever that means. I can only give a personal response to this.....I think there are weak numbers in the Ackerman discography; rather bland pieces that won't get played that often. And all of his music operates within clear parameters. That said, I have listened, all my life, to many types of music, and can think of special, precious moments: Segovia on nylon strings,Rubinstein playing Chopin, Gieseking playing Debussy, the voice of Kathleen Ferrier, the sitar of Nikhil Banerjee, the piano of Bill Evans, the saxophone of Stan Getz, guitar pieces by John Fahey and David Qualey.To these I must add William Ackerman for those precious moments of uncluttered, simple beauty that occur often in his music, and are so spellbinding that all criticism is redundant. Music to help you journey through life....new age.....old age...any age!!

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Great vintage prog-rock
Extraordinary
Glass Hammer - Epic Symphonic Progressive Rock
Glass Hammer is a well guarded secret.
Things to know when buying this recording

The Inconsolable Secret
Glass Hammer
Manufacturer: Sound Resources / Arion Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000A0W684
Release Date: 2005-07-12

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Tracks:

Long And Long Ago
The Morning She Woke
Lirazel
The High Place
Morrigan's Song
Walking Toward Doom
Mog Ruith
Through A Glass Darkly
The Lady Waits
The Mirror Cracks
Having Caught A Glimpse

Product Description

Americas greatest progressive rock band is back with a jaw-dropping Double Album of epic proportions. A package that literally redefines the entire concept of epic. GH is back with the beautiful pipe organs, the melodic Moogs and Mellotrons. Back with a huge, fantastically intriguing story that even tops the one told on their masterpiece album, Lex Rex. Back with a full orchestra and amazing choir. Back with the classic GH line-up, including Matt Mendians on drums, Susie Bogdanowicz and Walter Moore on vocals, and prog-rock icons Steve Babb and Fred Schendel on well, practically everything else! This double-album digipak set contains 13 stunning new pieces of Glass Hammer music. In addition, Disc One is an enhanced CD containing a behind-the-scenes video of the band recording the new album, as well as The Inconsolable Secret lyrics in beautifully designed high-resolution PDF format, and a high-quality digital version of Roger Dean's gorgeous cover art painting. The enhanced CD also features The Lay of Lirazel, and epic poem by Steve Babb upon which The Inconsolable Secret is based. Fans of Glass Hammers Lex Rex and Shadowlands will not be disappointed.

Customer Reviews:

Great vintage prog-rock.......2007-05-24

This CD is uncompromizingly progressive to boot. Very well done, with all the anachronisms you'd expect from a prog album, yet fresh and original nonetheless. These guys are just out to make great music, they have no worry in the world about sounding commercial, and that kind of attitude deserves applause. Having said that, the music itself is as rich and complex as anything Yes and Genesis has ever done, with production that just shines. Beautiful melodies and chord progressions abound, mind-boggling solos and time-defying meters elevate this work to progressive Olympus.

Extraordinary.......2007-05-22

Glass Hammer's "The Inconsolable Secret" is an amazing work. I finally picked this up a couple of weeks ago and am very excited about this music.
The pieces are filled with beautiful melodies around wonderful arrangements. The orchestration in each song is perfect. The production superb. The Roger Dean artwork is just an added bonus that adds to your overall experience. Over 90 minutes of music on 2 CD's and I never tire of it. With that much music there is bound to be something you might skip over. Not so with this album. It is all excellent.

To those not familiar with this band: If you enjoy the likes of YES, ELP, Kansas, and a touch or two of old school Genesis, then I highly recommend Glass Hammer. Check out "Chronometree", "Lex Rex", and "Live at NEARFest" as well. You'll be in for a treat!

Glass Hammer - Epic Symphonic Progressive Rock.......2007-04-20

Glass Hammer come back with a double album chock full of grandiose music. This album is all knights, ladies, sword and sorcery stuff. For some this will be way too cheesy, for others it will be a great epic tale. For me it is somewhere in the middle. Fans of symphonic progressive rock should eat this two disc set up. It is divided into two sections with disc one entitled "The Knights" and disc two "The Lady". Disc two is probably the most symphonic work the band has done to date, shifting through many moods and sections. Some of it is loud and bombastic, but much of the disc is quiet and almost ambient in spots. As usual with Glass Hammer the whole thing is very keyboard heavy. Fred Schendel is a monster, propelling the music in sweeping keyboard textures. The vocals on disc one are mostly from Walter Moore, which for me is a good thing. Disc two features the female lead vocals of Susie Bogdanowicz. At times the music and vocals almost remind me of Renaissance on the second disc. Overall I think this is one of Glass Hammer's best releases and is sure to please fans of symphonic retro progressive rock.

Glass Hammer is a well guarded secret........2007-01-11

I first heard them 3 months ago. I asked the keyboard guy where they'd been.
He said right here in Chattanooga. I am impressed with this band. They have
great moments. They do have flavors, of Yes, Kansas, and Emerson, Lake, and Palmer.
Great keyboard work. They bass man and keyboard man flow well together. BUt
they should, they've been together since the beginning of the band's formation.
THis is the only album of their's that I own. I will buy some of their other
ones periodically. This album has great moments, some brilliant melodic lines,
great keyboard work. THe vocals are good but lack the power of a Kansas, or
Yes. I first heard them live, and thought the mix was mediocre. But they
deserive a buy and a listen.

Things to know when buying this recording.......2006-10-03

If it's symphonic prog you are after, The Inconsolable Secret is a positively phenomenal album, a top contender for Best Prog Album of the Year (2005), in my opinion. It is, quite simply, the most beautifully immersive, most creative, phenomenal work of artistic brilliance that I've ever experienced. It also exhibits new Roger Dean artwork, a bluish formation of shaped boulders amidst a starry-night landscape.

Here's what comes with the CD: First off, it's a 2-disc set. Disc 1, titled "The Knight", has two songs on it, totalling about 39 minutes. The second disc, titled "The Lady", is a collection of songs that all run together. Disc 1 is also an Enhanced CD, which contains a few different goodies: a very-high-resolution jpeg image of Roger Dean's painting on the cover, a .pdf document containing all the lyrics in a four-color layout using a fancy Roger-Dean-ish font for all the titles and a very long .pdf document that contains Steve Babb's epic-length poem, "The Lay Of Lirazel", which is actually misspelled in the filename as "Lizarel". There's always some last-minute edits that escape the naked eye.

The other thing one should know is that this item comes as a DIGIPAK. That's when the outer cover and folds are made of cardboard and the artwork is printed directly onto it. This wasn't going to stop me from buying it, but I just thought you should know, just in case you hate digipaks.

I hope this review was informative for you in your decision to buy/not buy.

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The absolute best singer/songwriter you've never known about
Veiled: best CD of all time? Yes.
It's alright it's ok for an album
Original artist...
It's all right, it's okay ...

Veiled
Leah Andreone
Manufacturer: RCA
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000002WYN
Release Date: 1996-08-27

Tracks:

It's Alright, It's Ok
Happy Birthday
Mother Tongue
You Make Me Remember
Who Are They To Say
Problem Child
Come Sunday Morning
Kiss Me Goodbye
Hell To Pay
Will You Still Love Me
Imagining You

Customer Reviews:

The absolute best singer/songwriter you've never known about.......2007-07-03

I bought this album when it first came out and loved every song on the first listen. Eleven years later, I still love this album and still listen to it regularly. Leah has accomplished what very few of her conteporaries can, and that is lasting appeal. Her lyrics are pure genius in that they are written in such a manner that five different listeners will get five different personal interpretations, and they will all love it. Her music is very personal and touching, and her voice is pure magic. When she sings you feel it in your heart. Buy this album, you can thank me later!

Veiled: best CD of all time? Yes........2005-06-09

I love this CD. It is my all-time favorite. Almost a decade ago, I only liked some of the songs on this CD. As I matured, I re-discovered other songs on the CD. I NOW love all of the songs on the CD. I think that I just wasn't ready for some of them the first time I heard all of them. I think that's also the problem with why Leah Andreone's lack of superstar success. Her music on this CD is more advanced than what the general public is used to. If everyone "got" it like I now do (and many of her loyal fans), she would be top of the charts at this very moment. She is working on her third album right now. Personally, I can't wait to hear her new creations (for a lack of a better word). I may not "get" it at first, but I'll be patient because that's what happened with her first album. And that one turned out to be the best I've heard so far in my life! Long live Leah Andreone's career!!!!

It's alright it's ok for an album.......2004-08-08

Back in 1996, a lot of female singer/songwriters were breaking it on to the national music scene. There was Natalie Imbruglia, Heather Nova, Fiona Apple, Paula Cole (where is she now?), Merril Bainbridge, Alanis Morissette, and Leah Andreone. Unfortunately most of these female artists weren't able to sustain a career that lasted for more than 15 minutes. Leah Andreone was unfortunately one of the casualties to fame and notoriety in the music business. I absolutely loved her song "It's Alright, It's Ok". It is a fun, catchy pop/rock song. I bought her debut album "Veiled" because of the song. The cd had its hits and misses. My problem I felt was with Leah's vocals. Her unique vocals were a bit grating and annoying at times like on "Happy Birthday", which lyrically was just as terrible as her singing on the song. Thankfully the following song "Mother Tongue" (silly title) was much better. And for some reason, Leah's voice reminded me a bit of another then up and coming singer Heather Nova on this song. "Mother Tongue" is a beautiful ballad. Once I got past the silly song title, the song itself is a real joy to listen to. "You Make Me Remember" is also another stunning ballad. I loved the sparse acoustic melodies. Most of the songs on the album worked for me but then there were songs like "Happy Birthday" and "Problem Child" that I could have simply lived without hearing again. No matter what I still enjoy throwing in "Veiled" into my stereo from time to time.

Original artist..........2003-03-22

She has a great voice & range and this is an enjoyable album. You may have heard "I'm alright, I'm OK", which got quite a lot of air-play when it was released. I would have to say it's more 'pop' and yet more dramatic and creative than simply that label. If you like Tori Amos then you'll likely find enjoyment in this album.

It's all right, it's okay ..........2002-10-18

This CD is pretty awesome. Leah's lyrics are poetic, poignant, and biting all at once. Such simple phrases as "Mary's little lambs are now raised by wolves" gives a deep, provoking feeling to the entire CD. Perhaps not recommended during periods of extreme depression, the CD is otherwise one of my favorites. Leah's voice is unparalleled in the world today, and her style is uniquely her own. I recommend this CD without hesitation!

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Great Job
Trying to make money!
Amazing
Awesome Group
A GREAT SOUNDING GROUP WITH BEAUTIFUL VOICES

Driven
The Crabb Family
Manufacturer: Daywind Music Group
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ASIN: B00028HOV8
Release Date: 2004-07-13

Tracks:

Chapter 2
The Shepherds Call
Forever
Sacrifice Of Praise
My Keeper
A Soldier On His Knees
Walk Away
Rahab
He Came Looking For Me
Good Day
Promise Land
You Can't Imagine
Through the Fire - with Donnie McClurkin

Album Description

Their musical style is not easily categorized, but instantly identifiable. They are, simply, the hottest thing going in Southern Gospel music and breaking down genre barriers everywhere they go. From their own "Crabb Gatherings," sold-out shows across the country featuring every member of the extended family, to performing with Casting Crowns, Third Day and Mercy Me, the Crabb Family is making noise and winning over legions of new fans with their down-to-earth personalities and mind-blowing musical abilities.

Customer Reviews:

Great Job.......2006-11-28

I was amazed by the hate I found in the Anonymous "Country Music Fan" review. I noticed she placed a hate filled review on everyone of their cd's. It is fine to not like a style of music or a particular artist, which is after all what America is all about, freedom of choice. But why go to the level of saying things like the girls are not attractive, and these people would never make it in the secular world. Thank God Almighty that The Crabb Family is a Christian group more concerned with saving souls then trying to promote a glamour image. The last I knew no one in America put a gun to anyone's head and forced them to buy a CD. Maybe, Anonymous "Country Music Fan", if you opened up your heart God might speak to you through the music of the Crabb Family. The names of artist you mentioned have produced some nice music. But if you really knew music like you thought you would be recommending, Bach, Handel, Mozart or Beethoven. Or orchestras like Cincinnati, Cleveland, Chicago, London & Amsterdam. Or what about conductors such as, Leonard Bernstein, Robert Shaw, James Levine, Ton Koopman. If you have some spare time check out a "Music Appreciation Call" it would be money well spent.

P.S.
What happened Anonymous "Country Music Fan" Wouldn't they let you in the group?

Trying to make money!.......2006-11-16

To me, the Crabb family are a bunch of kids who found a way to make a fast buck! They figure that the Christian people are so stupid that they'll buy anything! The Crabb family wants your money, and it sounds like it too when they sing (they don't even sing well!) They can't hardly sing, the women in the group are extremely unactractive, my God, they wouldn't sell a damn thing in the secular industry! Get a life, and buy someone who cares about what they are singing and not just the MONEY! These Losers found a way to make a fast buck without working their a** off for it! SAVE YOUR MONEY and buy someone good like Karen Wheaton, Juanita Bynum, Karen Peck, Ralna English, etc.

Amazing.......2005-12-07

I am always amazed at new Crabb Family recordings. I think I know what to expect, but they always seem to come up with something new and something great. This CD is no exception. There is literally something for everyone on this album. You will hear some Country Gospel, Southern Gospel, Inspirational, and some Black Gospel. This is an album with a lot of variety. It is an interesting concept, because the Crabb Family is trying to broaden their fan base by reaching a more diverse audience with the Gospel of Christ. If this CD is any indication, then they are accomplishing their goal.

The CD opens with "Promised Land", a country sounding tune featuring Kelly. You'll even hear a touch of a mandolin in the track. It's a song of hope and encouragement. "The Shepherd's Call" is a nice ballad featuring Jason. It gives a new reflection of the ninety and nine sheep that were safe and how the Shepherd left them to find that one lost soul.

"Sacrifice Of Praise" would fit into any modern Praise and Worship service. This is one song that shows the diversity of Gerald Crabb's song writing. Adam does a nice job interpreting this song. Aaron is featured on one of my favorite songs on the CD, "My Keeper," a thought provoking song making you think about all the times that God has saved you from perilous situations. This one has a great message. For those of you looking for some of that traditional Southern Gospel sound, "Good Day," "Walk Away" and "Rahab" will suit your fancy. "Rahab" was co-written by Gerald Crabb and Jason Crabb. You had better have a box full of Kleenex ready when Jason sings "Forever". This one is a tie for my favorite song on the CD. Dads and daughters will both be sobbing at the end of this song, but it's a good one. This song deals with saying goodbye in a couple of different ways. "You Can't Imagine", co-written by Gerald Crabb and Sue Smith is a beautiful ballad of thanksgiving. "He Came Looking For Me" has a real catchy swing to it. You may just catch yourself swaying as you listen to this one. Wrapping up the CD is a remake of "Through The Fire," however when they added guest soloist Donnie McClurkin, it added even a little more fire if possible.

This CD is just what any Crabb Family fan could want and it is enough to make fans out of someone who has never heard the Crabb Family. This CD is must have and you may even want two or three to keep from fighting over who gets to listen to it.

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Awesome Group.......2005-10-07

The Crabb Family is a great group. They are one of the best southern gospel groups around. Their album Driven is one of my favorites. It is very similar to the older ones but there are a few new things that make it great. One of the older albums called The Walk has a song called He is greater that is really good. It is the song that made The Walk, but now there is a song called Sacrifice of Praise. It is one of the best songs that the Crabb Family has done. It made the Driven cd the best.
My two favorite tunes on this cd are Promised Land and Sacrifice of Praise. Promised Land is a very upbeat song that talks about a place we all can't wait to get. It is talking about heaven and how wonderful it is going to be. Sacrifice of praise is just a song to get you and makes you praise our wonderful God. When you are down listen to these songs and it will really lift your spirits. Both of these songs have the thing that helps you know who they are. It has the great guitar, drum and piano solos. They all have that awesome intro of these instruments.
Most of the lyrics they have are all consistent. They all worship our Lord. There is one song on Driven that is different. It still has the positive message but it talks about the relationship between a father and daughter. How their relationship will always be there even when he is gone.
I love the Crabb Family because they are awesome singers. To go with their voices they have awesome solos of piano, guitar, and a little banjo. If you love upbeat music with instrument solos then Driven is the cd for you.
The Gaither Vocal band is also very similar to The Crabbs. They have upbeat worship songs that get to your heart and lift your spirits. If you choice the Crab Family "Driven" or "The Walk"; or a Gaither Local Band cd your ears will be very pleased.

A GREAT SOUNDING GROUP WITH BEAUTIFUL VOICES.......2005-02-04

THEIR SONG, HE CAME LOOKING FOR ME, REACHES THE DEBTHS OF ONES HEART.
A GREAT GROUP OF YOUNG GOSPEL SINGERS.......

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Stunning & gorgeous!
Running Down
Baby food music....
Ambient, addictive and nearly perfect
Lanterna

Sands
Lanterna
Manufacturer: Badman Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00006JSH7
Release Date: 2002-10-08

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Sands
Windward
Fields
Greek Island 1975
Atlantic
Early August
Lonely
Grey

Album Description

9 tracks filled with ambient space, psychedelic sonic washes, and a wall of reverb. Perfect for a drive down a lonely highway. Badman Records. 2002.

Customer Reviews:

Stunning & gorgeous!.......2006-09-30

Geez! How do I describe this work?
1 guy; 1 guitar, 1 echo chamber/reverb...
It sounds like it'd be interesting for about four minutes, right?
Well, if you thought THAT, you'd be wrong!
This is stunning & gorgeous atmospheric work, that is well thought out & mature.
EVERY time I play this for someone, they inevitably "demand" to know who it is, so they can get their own copy.
You should get your own copy too.
The short snippets that are allowed on this website do not do the music justice. It slowly builds & develops; it is like watching a thin tendril of smoke rise in the air; not a bonfire. So if you don't really get excited by the few seconds you CAN hear, please understand that there is so much more. And, you'll hear it if you listen & allow it to work through the wispy and lovely compositions.
If the idea of having Mr. Frayne ( who IS "Lanterna") take you on a small, but delightful journey with his guitar, appeals to you, buy this CD
If you enjoy beautiful, well executed guitar work, buy this album.
My wife puts this on when she is alone in the house, then draws a bath. She's listens and relaxes for the entire album. It's that good; all the way through!
They only allowed me to give five stars. If I could I'd give more.
I've had this album for two or three years & it never fails to amaze & delight!
Buy it. You won't be sorry.

Running Down.......2005-09-12

Talk about autumnal. The third full-length release by Lanterna finds Henry Frayne exploring much the same haunted territory he's explored previously. 'Sands', if it refers to anything, seems to refer not to the joyous sun-drenched beach of a July afternoon, nor to the scorching desert, but to the sand of the hourglass upside down. Or maybe it's just rainy and foggy at the beach today. It's getting late in the year, see, and the next sound you hear will be silence. Or Young Gods' version of 'September Song'.

Baby food music...........2003-10-14

Sorry folks, but I don't get it. I wanted to like it, really.

It seems to me that each and every song would be a perfect background to a love scene from Top Gun IV starring Kathleen Turner and Jean Claude Van Damme.

Completely un-original. Our generation's version of Lawrence Welk...without the bubbles. It's awful.

Ambient, addictive and nearly perfect.......2003-04-13

This is the sort of CD you leave in the player and let play for hours.

Lanterna.......2002-12-28

I heard the music on NPR. Great CD. Highly recommend it.

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