The Great Adventure

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The last three years have brought more success and recognition to Steven Curtis Chapman than perhaps he ever dreamed. Besides establishing himself as a sought-after songwriter Chapman's greatest strength he has shown himself to be an engaging and charismatic performer. One would think that, after racking up nearly a dozen Dove Awards, Chapman would be tempted to coast and simply spoon-feed his audience songs with all the right buzzwords, thereby putting a stranglehold on the charts, and giving himself the perfect platform from which to vault into mainstream acceptance.

So, how does Chapman top an album as widely praised as For the Sake of the Call? Happily, on The Great Adventure, Chapman has opted to pursue the course of writing honest and encouraging songs which don't simply attempt to duplicate a formula. Musically, he seems to have settled into a contemporary pop niche, with his bluegrass/country roots still an unmistakable part of the equation. That gives The Great Adventure greater conceptual unity than Chapman's previous four efforts.

Unfortunately, one of the albums first mis-cues happens to be the lead-off track, a Copland-esque instrumental prologue which is supposed to evoke in the listener a sense of joining Chapman on this bold journey. I found the opening acappella vocals ("Saddle up your horses!") of the title cut to be every bit as stirring, and more in keeping with the musical atmosphere of the rest of the album. That songs buoyant chorus, urging the listener to "follow our leader into the glorious unknown" is an accurate barometer of what's to follow. Chapman then takes us back to Eden the beginning of mans adventure on "Where We Belong," a song which illustrates how "one man became the doorway" to restore our relationship with the Father. The artists tender nature, evident on several tracks, especially shines through on "Go There With You," a beautiful song of love and support for the person chosen as a life partner ("I will give myself to love the way love gave itself for me" and "Maria," a prayer for those silently crying out ("like a desert longs for rain") for a compassionate touch.

The three tracks which come in the middle of the album best illustrate the range of Chapman's songwriting gifts. "Don't Let the Fire Die" is Chapman's plea to a friend whose faith had sustained him ("I can still feel the prayers you prayed for me all those years"), not to let his own flame of passion for Christ diminish ("I can still see the spark of his love in your eyes"). This lovely acoustic ballad is reminiscent of the sound of a 70s band Pure Prairie League, which our thirty-something readers may remember; Chapman's vocals are the most moving on this track. At the other extreme is the self-deprecating "Got to B Tru," which finds Chapman jokingly interpreting some beat-box rhythms, with the help of dc Talks Toby McKeehan. Chapman tries his best to master the hip-hop exclamation "yeah, boyy-ee!" but his Kentucky drawl can only manage an enthusiastic "yeah, bud!" Almost lost among the laughs is the important observation that how we live our faith usually speaks louder than our words. "Walk With the Wise" teaches a lesson that's simple, but one which we too often ignore: "We will grow wise if we walk with the wise." Chapman also realizes another fact most of us come to know; as we get older, our parents get smarter, or as he puts it, "I've learned to look for answers in those born before my time." The song offers a sparkling country arrangement, featuring the vocal talents of Ricky Skaggs and Lionel Cartwright, the dobro picking of Rusty Young (Poco) and accordion embellishments by Jo-el Sonnier.

One of the nicest surprises on The Great Adventure comes in the form of a guest vocal by BeBe Winans on "Still Called Today." The message again a timeless but important one is not to let the sun go down on your anger: "Go say what you need to say while it is still called today." The surprise comes not from Chapman's delivery, which is passionate and warm, but how well his voice dovetails with BeBe's, and how natural and supple Winan's sounds within the pure pop arrangement. At the other end of the trail, stripped back to a simple piano/guitar/string arrangement, Chapman reminds us that his "Hearts Cry" is to "Know the one who died for me and live my life for Christ."

There are some songs on The Great Adventure that would not be out of place on CMT and country radio; Chapman's easy-going demeanor and wholesome good looks would seem to make him a natural for either arena. But what makes The Great Adventure so satisfying is that Chapman will not sacrifice making plain his beliefs for a shot at that brass ring. -- Bruce A. Brown (c) 1992 CCM Communications, Inc.

Tracks:

The Man from Snowy River (Bruce Rowland)
The Winds of War (Bob Cobert)
Blue Velvet (Angelo Badalamenti)
Witness (Maurice Jarre)
Raising Arizona (Carter Burwell)
Pee Wees Big Adventure (Danny Elfman)
Halloween (John Carpenter)
A Nightmare On Elm Street (Charles Bernstein)
The Fly (Howard Shore)
RoboCop (Basil Poledouris)
The Empire Strikes Back (John Williams)
The Right Stuff (Bill Conti)
The Final Conflict (Jerry Goldsmith)
The Abyss (Alan Silvestri)
Brainstorm (James Horner)
Peggy Sue Got Married (John Barry)
My Left Foot (Elmer Bernstein)
The Dead (Alex North)
Stanley & Iris (John Williams)
The Milagro Beanfield War (Dave Grusin)
Driving Miss Daisy (Hans Zimmer)

Tracks:

Steel Magnolias (Georges Delerue)
Unforgiven (Lennie Niehaus and Clint Eastwood)
Raggedy Man (Jerry Goldsmith)
The Grifters (Elmer Bernstein)
Green Card (Hans Zimmer)
City Slickers (Marc Shaiman)
Father Of The Bride (Alan Silvestri)
While You Were Sleeping (Randy Edelman)
Babe (Nigel Westlake)
The Adventures Of The Great Mouse Detective (Henry Mancini)
The Adventures of Robin Hood (Erich Wolfgang Korngold)
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (Laurence Rosenthal)
The Secret Garden (Zbigniew Preisner)
A Little Princess (Patrick Doyle)
Rudy (Jerry Goldsmith)
Iron Will (Joel McNeely)
Memphis Belle (George Fenton)
Eye Of The Needle (Mikl)
Total Recall (Jerry Goldsmith)
Back To The Future Part III (Alan Silvestri)

Tracks:

To Die For (Danny Elfman)
The Player (Thomas Newman)
Black Robe (Georges Delerue)
Medicine Man (Jerry Goldsmith)
2001 (Alex North)
Star Wars: Shadows Of The Empire (Joel McNeely)
The Crow (Graeme Revell)
Blade (Mark Isham)
The Omen (Jerry Goldsmith)
Vertigo (Bernard Herrmann)
Scream (Marco Beltrami)
The Sixth Sense (James Newton Howard)
Xena: Warrior Princess (Joseph LoDuca)
Air Force One (Jerry Goldsmith)
Starship Troopers (Basil Poledouris)
The Matrix (Don Davis)
The Iron Giant (Michael Kamen)
Youve Got Mail (George Fenton)
A Little Romance (Georges Delerue)
Pleasantville (Randy Newman)

Tracks:

Sunset Boulevard (Franz Waxman)
L.A. Confidential (Jerry Goldsmith)
Rounders (Christopher Young)
The Score (Howard Shore)
The Replacements (John Debney)
Gone In 60 Seconds (Trevor Rabin)
The Bourne Identity (John Powell)
Rush Hour 2 (Lalo Schifrin)
XXX (Randy Edelman)
Die Hard (Michael Kamen)
The Last of the Mohicans (Trevor Jones)
Moby Dick (Christopher Gordon)
The Mists Of Avalon (Lee Holdridge)
Cleopatra (Alex North)
Life As A House (Mark Isham)
Emma (Rachel Portman)
In The Bedroom (Thomas Newman)
Cast Away (Alan Silvestri)
One True Thing (Cliff Eidelman)
Unfaithful (Jan A.P. Kaczmarek)
Far From Heaven (Elmer Bernstein)
Ice Age (David Newman)
Shrek (Harry Gregson-Williams and John Powell)

Customer Reviews:

A good value.......2007-05-17

I wasn't expecting to have 4 discs for this price, and the music is a quality selection of film music, giving a good scope of the genre, and a very listenable transfer.

The Sound Track Since Bernard Hermann.......2006-07-25

This collection is bound to capture your heart and evoke a tin ear on successive tracks. I found much to like and some duds - easy to skip over.
Very good value.

Good mix of film music.......2006-07-02

Good mix of films!
I'm a big fan of this soundtrack music and will be looking for more CD's like this.

A mixed collection of movie music.......2006-02-23

For the price, this CD is a great bargain. The musical selections, as you might expect, are mixed in quality ranging from extraordinary to so so, the balance being worthwhile and interesting. Sonically the CD is excellent.

Uplifts your soul, takes your mind into the heavens.......2006-01-06

I have been listening to great scores for many years and this collection is truly inspirational in so far as the choice of different scores takes you on a journey of listening pleasure matched by only a few collections.The price is incredibly reasonable for hours of listening pleasure. Don't pass this one up

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Hard to follow Bruce Brown's review...
he's a little bit country...
Good, but not my favorite SCC offering
WOW!!
THE GREAT (AND I MEAN GREAT) ADVENTURE!

The Great Adventure
Steven Curtis Chapman
Manufacturer: Sparrow
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000005KW9
Release Date: 1992-11-18

Tracks:

Prologue
The Great Adventure
Where We Belong
Go There With You
That's Paradise
Don't Let The Fire Die
Got To B Tru
Walk With The Wise
Maria
Still Called Today
Heart's Cry

Customer Reviews:

Hard to follow Bruce Brown's review..........2005-06-24

Particularly because he elicits quite a bit of what I'd say about this disc, but I'll try. Chapman on this one has a pop sound leavened slightly with occasional country touches and the odd rap novelty tune (we'll get to that later). Chapman has won countless Dove Awards (the Christian contemporary music Grammy) for songwriting and for the most part it's clear why, even on songs that aren't that interesting musically the lyrics are solid. The album spawned 5 hit singles ("The Great Adventure",#3 and a Dove Award winner for short form music video, "Where We Belong" #6, "Go There with You" #19 (Dove Award for Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song in 1994), "That's Paradise" #3, and "Still Called Today" #20)

HIGHLIGHTS:
The title track is obviously the standout here, a charging invitation to "saddle up your horses" and ride out to spread the Gospel. But as Brown notes, the inflated "Prologue" is a bad way to get this disc underway. It's obviously meant to make the song sound more "epic" but it just sounds pompous. Definitely program past that one. "Go There with you" is a love song that deservedly has become something of a wedding standard for believers. ("I will take a heart whose nature is to beat for me alone/And fill it up with you/Make all your joy and pain my own") It's a song that emphasizes marriage as COMMITMENT...rather than something people do because of giddy infatuation. The delicate "Don't Let the Fire Die" is Chapman's plea for a fellow Christian to "keep the faith" in the midst of trials. Its mellow somewhat countryish tone is somewhat reminiscent of Poco's "Crazy Love". "Maria" is a tender reminder to watch out for those who are hurting without God's love. ("Who's gonna love Maria/Who's gonna touch her with the tenderness she longs for/Like a desert longs for rain") "Still Called Today" is a carpe diem challenge. ("Before the day slips into night and the moments waste away/While it is still called today/We've got to say the words") A soulful vocal from BeBe Winans works surprisingly well in the pop context. Mark Douthit adds a nice soprano sax solo.

LOWS:
"That's Paradise" has a pretty catchy guitar riff and a decent chorus but Mitch Miller-ish "ooh la la" vocals absolutely sink it. Phil Naish should be smacked for pasting those in there. "Got to be Tru" can only be termed a "guilty pleasure" because of it's over the top novelty. Chapman pretending to be "hip-hop" along with ex-DC Talk rapper Toby McKeehan. To his credit, Chapman IS in on the joke ("I gotta stop and just face the facts/The boy don't hip hop") and there's a solid message beneath the goofing: your life has to line up with your professed beliefs. ("It's gonna take some living proof to break through those walls/Yeah, it's got to b tru if he'll believe it at all") It's not one you'll listen to often but you might get the odd chuckle out of it.

BOTTOM LINE:
At this juncture, Chapman's released 1 Greatest Hits CD but most of the best material from this one isn't on it. Chapman fans should have it for the best stuff. Since the only great tune on it is the title one, casual fans might be happy just picking up the Hits disc. (ASIN B000000V5V) Oddly enough, it was this disc that landed the #33 spot on CCM Magazine's Top 100 Christian albums of all time list instead of the better FOR THE SAKE OF THE CALL.

he's a little bit country..........2004-10-03

For me, this album marks the beginning of Steven Curtis Chapman establishing himself as a songwriter. Yes, he has had very strong and meaningful lyrics on previous albums, but here he does a much better job of matching the music to the flavor and intensity of the words.

He blasts right out of the gate with one of my all-time favorites, The Great Adventure. He then covers a wide variety of tempos and styles, from the tongue-in-cheek rap sound of Got To B Tru, to the upbeat celebration of God's grace in That's Paradise, to the soft, contemplative Heart's Cry. How he can corral such a wide range of styles and make them work in one album is a mystery to me, but hey, it works anyway.

Larry Hehn, author of Get the Prize: Nine Keys for a Life of Victory

Good, but not my favorite SCC offering.......2003-10-22

This is a good SCC album, but easily my least favorite. I do love the Prologue and title track, and there are some decent moments throughout the album, but overall, I don't know. I've just always considered this a pretty weak offering and a less-than-stellar follow-up to the three flat-out phenomenal CDs that preceded this one.

WOW!!.......2001-05-17

I've never seen a song take off so fast! The Great Adventure is even heard on the Bible Broadcasting Network (at least the instrumentral intro!)

THE GREAT (AND I MEAN GREAT) ADVENTURE!.......2001-01-31

I love this CD. With the title song, "The Great Adventure", the rap song feturing DC Talk's Toby Mac, "Got to be true" the uplifting "Dont let the fire die" and the r&b track feturing Bebe Winnans "Still Called Today", this CD is the best!!! :) BUY IT...YOU WONT BE SORRY!!!

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The Only Demonstration Disc You'll Ever Need
An Adventure For Your Ears
Blows Away All Other Such Compilations!
The perfect movie theme collection
This is the best cd I have ever bought

The Great Fantasy Adventure Album

Manufacturer: Telarc
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000003CZH
Release Date: 1994-04-26

Tracks:

El Cid: Fanfare And Entry Of The Nobles
Hook: Main Themes
T. Rex!
Jurassic Park: Main Themes
Splitting Hairs
Robin Hood: Main Titles
Henry V: Opening And Closing Titles
Willow: Main Themes
The Seventh Voyage Of Sinbad: Overture
The Abyss: End Titles
Clash Of The Titans: Main Titles, Love Theme, And End Titles
The Rocketeer: To The Rescue And End Titles
Bettlejuice: Main Titles
Total Recall: Main Titles
The Princess Bride: Main Titles
Wizards And Warriors: Main Titles
Conan The Barbarian: Anvil Of Crom
The Hunt For Red October: Hymn To Red October
Cybergenesis
Terminator: Theme
Jurassic Lunch

Customer Reviews:

The Only Demonstration Disc You'll Ever Need.......2006-06-10

Well, I suppose that depends on the type of music you're testing your equipment for. However, go to almost any online discussion of audio equipment, particularly subwoofers, and you'll come across this disc. Sure, most of the other reviewers mention the sound effects in less than glowing terms. It remains though that this disc contains some of the crazy lowest signals one can buy on disc. The T rex footsteps shake the windows in my house despite being below my hearing range with my Velodyne 12" sub. Incredible stuff. And the glass shattering sound effects in the Terminator theme can melt your tweeters too if turned up too loud. Don't take yourself too seriously for a few minutes and enjoy the noise!
Beyond that, musically this is one of the Cincinatti Pops' finest soundtrack collections. Perhaps the best. Almost all of their recordings are sonically of the highest quality (Copland: Music of America won a Grammy for best engineering), but all too often in recent years the releases have not met the standard of this album. Arrangers that don't begin to care what the composer's intent was or tacking on pre-fab endings are the worst offenders, but most of the selections here meet or exceed the quality of the original soundtracks. All around, a great soundtrack collection.

An Adventure For Your Ears.......2004-06-01

The Cincinnati Pops do an excellent job of faithfully reproducing movie soundtracks and this album is a perfect example. In fact after listening to this CD a few times, I tracked down some of the original soundtracks because I enjoyed the selections on here, such as the "El Cid" music and "Jurrasic Park." I also really enjoyed the music from "Henry V" "Robin Hood,"and "Hunt for Red October." The different tracks go together surprisingly well, like many of the pops other thematic CD's. While it might be helpful to have seen some of the movies the soundtracks come from, it is not crucial. The added soundeffects are a little gimmicky, but fairly short and on seperate tracks, so they can be skipped. If you enjoy movie soundtracks, this is a great investment.

Blows Away All Other Such Compilations!.......2003-04-02

"Caution: Digital Sound Effects of high levels with intrasonic frequencies to 5 Hz. Please establish safe playback levels before playing tracks [3], [5], [19], [20], and [21]. Excessive playback levels could result in damage to equipment."

The above quote is found prominantly on the back cover and is a warning not to be taken lightly. The respective tracks are awesome and should be played, as well as listened to, with great care.

A 20-bit digital recording that is perfect for surround-sound systems, "The Great Fantasy Adventure Album" is a wonder for fans of the sci-fi/fantasy film genre. Highlighting some truly landmark films, the 1994 release showcases compositions from the legends of past and contemporary film scoring. Themes from the likes of Rosza, Williams, Horner, Herrmann, and Elfman are grandiosely featured here.

The best cuts are Goldsmith's "Total Recall: Main Title", "Conan the Barbarian: Anvil of Crom" (Poledouris), and Brad Fiedel's "Terminator: Theme".

Upon hearing this trio, chills will not just go up the spine but will permeate every ounce of one's body

The perfect movie theme collection.......2000-08-16

I have a good number of Kunzel CDs, but this one could easily be called "Mark's Favorite Movie Themes." It doesn't matter that I have many of these repeated on other CDs; it saved me the trouble of having to burn my own 'faves' disc. It's good to see Basil Polodouris' "Conan" and "Red October" themes, he's often overlooked as a film composer, in my book, and regardless what one might think of the movie, the Conan score is still probably the best thing he's ever done. And the hard-to-find "Terminator" theme is hard NOT to listen to, with its highly unusual rythmic motif. I enjoy all the music selections, but having James Horner's sublime theme from "The Rocketeer" was well worth the price of the CD by itself. This is what a movie themes CD should be, and it helps that I happen to like Kunzel's choice of selections, for once. The sound effects that typically accompany these CDs are generally annoying, but I like the sonar segue into "Red October," and the T-Rex roar that precedes "Jurassic Park" is useful for scaring kids at Halloween.

This is the best cd I have ever bought.......1999-10-27

No words can compare how remarkable this cd is. Combined with incredible sound quality, this cd will twist and turn you emotions with every single score. i can honestly say that this disc is the perfect relaxation and energizing thing ever.

Salsa Celtica: Great Scottish Latin Adventure

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Amazing Cuban Scotttish Mix of Salsa & more
Hot Salsa

Salsa Celtica: Great Scottish Latin Adventure
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Greentrax
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00004TQO5
Release Date: 2004-02-23

Tracks:

Rumba Escocia/Cro Chinn T-Saile
El Portabello Malecon
Milonga For Iona
Yo Mi Voy/Maggie's Pancakes
Flaquita
Fuerte
Vampiras
Carnoustie Albatross
Leonardo Kapanga
Estrellita Celta
El Capitan

Customer Reviews:

Amazing Cuban Scotttish Mix of Salsa & more.......2006-03-20

I've seen this band twice live and they are amazing. This CD is a great introduction to their music which beautifully fuses traditional scottish instruments like the bagpipes with cuban rhythmes. You can't sit still.

Hot Salsa.......2001-03-20

This is a very good Salsa album, but any Celtic influences are barely noticable with the exception of a bagpipe lick here and there. Very Cuban in flavor with hot, driving rhythms. (And I know they're not singing in Gaelic.)

Women of Faith: Songs from the Great Adventure

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Excellent mix of upbeat and awe-inspiring worship songs

Women of Faith: Songs from the Great Adventure
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00008BXKC
Release Date: 2003-02-25

Tracks:

God Is Great
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God Of Wonders
You Are Good
How Great Is Your Love
Draw Me Close
Jesus, You Are
I Will Sing
You Shine
Hallelujah (Your Love Is Amazing)
The Great Adventure

Customer Reviews:

Excellent mix of upbeat and awe-inspiring worship songs.......2005-03-24

I'm listening to the CD even now. I must say it has excellent production values. New and older songs of praise and worship have been given interesting and excellent renditions by this collection of ladies. The upbeat tracks are infectious, and the slower songs melt with love and sentimentality for our God and Maker. Highly recommended!

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Down Underated
Original recordings
A Wonderful Sample Of Icehouse
Quintessential OZ
good,but lots missing

Great Southern Land
Icehouse
Manufacturer: EMI Int'l
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000007U5P
Release Date: 1999-06-08

Tracks:

Touch the Fire
Can't Help Myself
Hey Little Girl
Great Southern Land
Paradise
Sister
No Promises
Jimmy Dean
Cross the Border
Street Cafe
Love in Motion
Walls
Baby, You're So Strange
We Can Get Together
Mr. Big
Don't Believe Anymore

Album Description

1993 reissue of 1989 compilation for the best by Iva Davie'snew wave act from start to 1985, with six tracks not on the deleted U.S. version: the album version of 'No Promises' (instead of the extended mix on the American release), plus 'Paradise', 'Love In Motion', 'Walls', 'Baby, You're So Strange' & 'Mr. Big'. 16 tracks total. A Diva Records/ release.

Album Details

Australian Reissue of the Popular Greatest Hits Package.

Customer Reviews:

Down Underated.......2004-09-25

When Icehouse began showing signs of American commercial breakout, "Great Southern Land" appeared. Originally released in 1989, it collected 10 songs from Icehouse's hefty catalog and added one new cut ("Touch The Fire"). It's interesting to hear how the band went from being a rather basic 80's synthpop band ("We Can Get Together") to Iva Davies' solo collective ala Roxy Music or Steely Dan ("Hey Little Girl"). Davies' greeting card to his home continent, "Great Southern Land," is also much more interesting than the corny "Down Under."

The import version of "Great Southern Land" sports more cuts than the out of print US CD, and also replaces the overdrawn remix of "No Promises" with the album version, to the song's benefit. Fans of 80's music like Roxy, Fixx and Ultravoxx would do well to seek this CD out.

Original recordings.......2002-03-26

A wonderful introduction to Iva's world. Each song is wonderfully written and recordrd and, unlike another review points out...these are the original versions and NOT re-recorded.
There are NO Man Of Colours tracks as Iva felt they were too new at the time and deserved to be heard as a set and not broken up for inclusion on a greatest hits package.

Any Icehouse purchase is worth it.

A Wonderful Sample Of Icehouse.......2002-01-17

May I just begin by saying the man's name is IVA- who is this Ira guy? This is a good introduction to Icehouse. If you enjoy this c.d., I recommend purchasing all the individual albums. They are all brilliant (okay, 'Sidewalk' is a bit cheezy but the rest are worth it). I must disagree that there is not enough from "Man of Colours". While that album offers some decent songs, the earlier albums are much better in my humble opinion. We have all heard "Electric Blue" and "Crazy" quite enough. I believe this album offers insight into the slightly more obscure but always intriguing world of Icehouse.

Quintessential OZ.......2000-03-05

While Oils were rocking the Northern Beaches pub circuit, Ira Davies was busy putting together the most sophisticated Australian music legacy of the time. In a golden era for Oz/NZ music, Icehouse stands as arguably the best, and certainly, the most underrated band of their time.

Buy this CD, listen to it once - I dare you!

good,but lots missing.......2000-03-03

yea a great cd....BUT where are any songs from man of colors? ( crazy, electric blue). + ONLY 1 Song from there BEST album is here! (don't believe any more), where is (dusty pages, and even "take the town" ) songs are redone as well, not to put that down, but no orginal recordings here.

Halcyon Days: A Treasury of British Light Music

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Halcyon Days: A Treasury of British Light Music

Manufacturer: Asv Living Era
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000Y37NI
Release Date: 2004-02-24

Tracks:

Overture
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Gaily, But Not Quick
Cantilena
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Fairly Slowly, But Evenly Flowing In Strict Time
Allegretto Rubato
Overture, Op.52
Fantasia On 'Greensleeves'
Country Dance: Allegretto E Leggiero
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Adagio
Sarabande: Maestoso
Bourree: Vivace
Rondo In A Flat
Allegro
Lento Moderato
Con Brio

Tracks:

March
Plymouth Hoe (A Nautical Overture)
Nelson's Column, Trafalgar Square
Tower Hill
The Horse Guards, Whitehall
Rotten Row
Covent Garden
Westminster
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No.1 Wheatly Processional
No.2 Constant Billy
No.4 Jockie To The Fair
No.5 Ladies Of Pleasure
No.6 Princess Royal
Malltraeth (Pastorale)
Cemaes (Scherzo)
March Of The Bowmen
City Of Lincoln March
Overture, Op.3
Londonderry Air

Tracks:

The Devil's Galop
Sailing By
High Adventure
The Watermill
Loch Laggan
Psalm 23 - CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL CHOIR
Southern Rhapsody
Ecce Homo - CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL CHOIR
Girls In Grey
Halcyon Days
March Glorious
An English Overture
Spitfire Prelude And Fugue
Carry On Suite
Carry On Up The Khyber
Andante Expressivo
The Dam Busters March
Tarka The Otter
The African Queen

Tracks:

Caramba
Two Interlinked French Melodies
Kanikani
Preambule
Barcarolle
Provencale
By The Sleepy Lagoon
A L'ombre D'un Buissonet
Triste Est Le ciel
Allons Gay
A Mountain Tune
Tambourin
Passepied
Sarabande
Farandole
Petite Promenade
Andante/Medium Beguine
Song Dance
Fado
Kolo
In The French Countryside
Carpet Dance
Slow Waltz
End Titles

Tracks:

Miniature Overture (Help!)
March (When I'm 64)
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Chinese Dance (Ticket To Ride)
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Waltz Of The Flowers (From Me To You)
Pas De Deux (All My Loving)
Sarabande
The Reception
The Orgy (Rondo)
Danza Gaya
Scene 1
Malaguena (Vivace)
Habanera (Moderato)
Tango (Vivace)
The Hiring Fair
Carousing
Round Dance
Pas De Deux
Hornpipe
March
Doll's Dance
Round Dance
Bobby Shaftoe
The Keel Row
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Great Adventure Cigar
Janus Stark
Manufacturer: Import [Generic]
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000024Z7G
Release Date: 2003-12-02

Tracks:

Enemy Lines
Panic Attack
Every Little Thing Counts
Floyd (What Are You On?)
Dynamo
White Man Speak With Fork Tongue
Clique
New Slant on Nothing
200 Duty Frees
Barriers

Album Description

1998 debut features Gizz from The Prodigy. The trio paid their dues as the cult band English Dogs in the '80s & after a hiatus, decided to give it another go in the late '90s under a new name. Ten tracks. Earache.

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Great Epics: Music of Adventure Movies

Manufacturer: Intersound Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000000BPV
Release Date: 1994-10-18

Tracks:

Gone With The Wind: Tara's Theme
Raiders of the Lost Ark: Raiders March
Chariots of Fire: Race to the End
Jaws: Suite
The Godfather: Medley
Out of Africa: The Music of Goodbye
Doctor Zhivago: Somewhere, My Love (Lara's Theme)
Lawrence of Arabia: Main Theme
Exodus: Main Theme
Ben-Hur: Love Theme

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Good bargain.

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Manufacturer: Prism Leisure
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Gilbert & Sullivan - Highlights from The Mikado, The Pirates of Penzance, H.M.S. Pinafore, The Yeomen of the Guard, Trial of Jury
Gilbert & Sullivan - The Mikado / WNO · Mackerras

ASIN: B000068ZTB
Release Date: 2002-05-31

Tracks:

Hark the Hour of Ten Is Sounding [From Trial by Jury]
Judge's Song [From Trial by Jury]
We Sail the Ocean Blue..... Buttercup's Song [From H. M. S. Pinafore]
My Gallant Crew... I Am the Captin of the Pinafore [From H. M. S. ...]
When I Was a Lad [From H. M. S. Pinafore]
Never Mind the Why and Wherefore [From H. M. S. Pinafore]
He Is an Englishman [From H. M. S. Pinafore]
Pirate King's Song [From the Pirates of Penzance]
Oh Is There Not One Maiden Breast? ...Poor Wandering One [From the ...]
How Beautifully Blue the Sky [From the Pirates of Penzance]
I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major General [From the Pirates of ...]
When the Foeman Bears His Steel [From the Pirates of Penzance]
When You Had Left Our Pirate Fold [From the Pirates of Penzance]
Ah! Leave Me Not to Pine Alone [From the Pirates of Penzance]
Policeman's Lot Is Not a Happy One [From the Pirates of Penzance]
With Catlike Tread [From the Pirates of Penzance]
March and Entry of the Peers [From Iolanthe]
Law Is the True Embodiment [From Iolanthe]
When I Went to the Bar [From Iolanthe]
When All Night Long [From Iolanthe]
When Britain Really Ruled the Waves [From Iolanthe]
Oh Foolish Fay [From "Iolanthe"]
Nightmare Song [From Iolanthe]
If You Go In [From Iolanthe]
Finale: Soon as We May [From Iolanthe]

Tracks:

If You Want to Know Who We Are.... a Wandering Minstrel I [From ...]
Our Great Mikado [From the Mikado]
Behold the Lord High Executioner [From the Mikado]
I've Got a Little List [From the Mikado]
Three Little Maids from School [From the Mikado]
Braid the Raven Hair [From the Mikado]
Sun Whose Rays [From the Mikado]
Here's a How-De-Do [From the Mikado]
More Humane Mikado [From the Mikado]
Flowers That Bloom in the Spring [From the Mikado]
Tit Willow [From the Mikado]
There Is Beauty in the Bellow of the Blast [From the Mikado]
Is Life a Boon? [From the Yeomen of the Guard]
Where I Thy Bride [From the Yeomen of the Guard]
Hereupon We're Both Agreed [From the Yeomen of the Guard]
Strange Adventure [From the Yeomen of the Guard]
Man Who Would Woo a Fair Maid [From the Yeomen of the Guard]
When a Wooer Goes a Wooing [From the Yeomen of the Guard]
For the Merriest Fellows Are We [From the Gondoliers]
We're Called Gondolieri [From the Gondoliers]
From the Sunny Spanish Shore [From the Gondoliers]
In Enterprise of Martial Kind [From the Gondoliers]
I Stole the Prince [From the Gondoliers]
When a Merry Maiden Marries [From the Gondoliers]
Regular, Royal Queen [From the Gondoliers]
Take a Pair of Sparkling Eyes [From the Gondoliers]
There Lived a King [From the Gondoliers]
In a Contemplative Fashion [From the Gondoliers]
Small Titles and Orders [From the Gondoliers]
I Am a Courtier Grave and Serious [From the Gondoliers]
Finale: Once More Gondolieri [From the Gondoliers]

Customer Reviews:

Good bargain........2004-08-25

The performances are good--this is the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, after all--and you get 2 full CDs, with 2 selections from "Trial by Jury", 5 from "HMS Pinafore", 9 from "The Pirates of Penzance", 9 from "Iolanthe", 12 from "The Mikado", 6 from "The Yeomen of the Guard", and 13 from "The Gondoliers". The booklet is a bit skimpy, and only lists recording dates for the first CD (1929-1949). But the sound is good, and the music is great, and at this price it's a great "greatest hits" collection.

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