Comfort Me

Editorial Reviews
Album Description
Over the last twelve years Paul Owens has graced stages across the country with national recording acts such as Kirk Franklin, Bobby Jones, Yolanda Adams, John P. Kee, and Vicki Winans. Comfort Me is the cry of the nation. It features state-of-the-art production quality without sacrificing true ministry and good musicianship.

Tracks:

Love Song #1
Come Smoke My Herb
Andromeda & The Milky Way
Love Song #2
Body
Liliquoi Moon
Love Song #3
Fellowship
Good Intentions
Thankful

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Just as Marvin Gaye's Let's Get It On was about much more than the sex that it celebrated, so does Meshell Ndegeocello's putative love album Comfort Woman have more than seduction on its mind. Lust and romance frame the record's concerns, but as with Gaye's work, they're seen as a liberating force: "I wanna get free with you," sings Ndegeocello near the disc's beginning; she later quotes an anti-pie-in-the-sky verse from Bob Marley's "Get Up Stand Up" to hammer home the theme of salvation on Earth. Similarly, Comfort Woman is more musically ambitious than the bulk of recent neo-soul sets with which it shares an audience. A number of dubwise excursions and rock guitar solos ensure that a debt to the '70s is paid, but this is hardly a slavish Gaye/Curtis Mayfield tribute. Comfort Woman finds Ndegeocello in an inspired frame of mind and at a peak of invention. --Rickey Wright

Customer Reviews:

quiet sensual music.......2007-07-11

I am loving this cd. It is very low key, quiet and very sensual. I love to listen to it when I am relaxing in the bath or getting a massage. It is very different than anything else I have ever heard, a complex mix of music and vocals. Overall it is a cd I turn to when I want to be comforted and get back in my body and my mind.

QUINTESSENTIALLY PHENOMENAL.......2007-05-20

Meshell N'Degeocello IS without question one of the sexiest, most progressive, creative minds in the music arena. When so much of the New Millennium's music dives to the leechy depths of misogyny, extreme materialism, cultural and political ignorance and an overall lack of the qualities that render music an artform, everything that this woman composes is GENIUS...creative expression at its very, very best - - - unbelievable production that fuses everything from jazz to reggae to the native rhythms of the Motherland and lyrics that demand that you take your mind to a deeper level.

Grows On You.......2007-05-01

Unique in a lot of ways.

Takes getting used to. Most of the tracks just kept getting skipped for a while, but surprisingly, they grow on you. If you are open to a wide variety and artiste's experimenting various style, go for it.

Good things come to those who Wait!!!!.......2007-03-08

It took me forever to get this CD but when I heard samples of it from her website I knew I had to have it and I wasn't disappointed. A must have!!!

..........2006-12-31

This is the first Meshell Ndegeocello album I have bought. (When I discover new artists, I usually start from the most present to the older stuff...) At first, I absolutely hated it and I put it away for quite awhile. I listened to it again... still nothing. Today, I gave it a final listen and absolutely loved it. You really have to be in a certain mood to appreciate this album. You have to be feeling very relaxed, yet still attentive. The project is short and sweet. The insturmentation and vocals are beautiful. If you don't like it at first, try again. I am so enthused that I am now going to buy all of her other albums. I highly recommend Comfort Woman.

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Handel: The Masterworks (Box Set)

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ASIN: B00062FLI8
Release Date: 2004-11-30

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The finest British oratorio tenor

Webster Booth: Handel Arias; Operatic Arias

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ASIN: B00000G3Z7
Release Date: 1998-12-08

Tracks:

Acis And Galatea: Love Sounds Th' Alarm
Acis And Galatea: Love In Her Eyes Sits Playing
Messiah: Comfort Ye, My People
Messiah: Ev'ry Valley Shall Be Exalted
Messiah: Thy Rebuke Hath Broken His Heart
Messiah: Behold, And See If There Be Any Sorrow
Messiah: He Was Cut Off Out Of The Land
Jephtha: Deeper And Deeper Still
Jephtha: Waft Her, Angels, Through The Skies
Samson: Total Eclipse
Serse: Ombra Mai Fu
Il Seraglio: Constanze, Constanze
The Magic Flute: O Loveliness Beyond Compare
Don Giovanni: Speak For Me To My Lady
Aida: Heavenly Aida
I Pagliacci: On With The Motley
The Mastersingers: The Prize Song
La Boheme: In A Coupe
Hiawatha's Wedding Feast: Onaway! Awake Beloved

Customer Reviews:

The finest British oratorio tenor.......2005-01-14

Webster Booth is remembered today for his musical association with his wife, Anne Ziegler, but he was also one of the finest oratorio tenors of the twentieth century.

On this CD he is in command of every emotional nuance of the recitative. 'Deeper and deeper still' from Jephtha is a good example of the emotional range. His diction is perfect and the Handelian runs are effortless.

He had an amazingly wide range, extending from a baritonal quality in the lower registers to the effortless high notes in the arias from 'Acis and Galatea'.

He also sings some standard operatic arias on the CD. All these are sung in English and he observes every expression mark to the letter.

I can thoroughly recommend this CD to potential buyers.

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Great Operatic Arias: Bruce Ford, Vol. 2

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Release Date: 2003-09-23

Tracks:

Comfort Ye My People
Ev'ry Valley Shall Be Exaulted
Her Beauty's A Wonder
If This Empire
All My Thoughts Are In Turmoil - Betrayed Me... Abused Me...
The True Sublime Enjoyment
I Lost The Will To Action
My Poor Heart Is So Full Of Emotion
Lord God Almighty
It Is Certain. She Wrote This Letter
One Hour To Wait Now
What Is This, Companions?
Death's Unrelenting Call
Aria: 'Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter Of Zion'
My Heart And I - We Are In Love With You
Oh, What A Beautiful Mornin'

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The Best Gospel to Hear
Blessed!

Comfort Me
Paul Owens & Apc
Manufacturer: Lightyear
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ASIN: B0009X778G
Release Date: 2005-08-09

Tracks:

Intro
Comfort Me
I'm A Praise
Standing On the Promises
He Reigns
Change
Mercy Me
Heaven
Rejoice
Angels Cry Holy
Git Yo' Dance On
Great Is the Lord
Thank You
He Did
Lift Him Up
He Reigns

Album Description

Over the last twelve years Paul Owens has graced stages across the country with national recording acts such as Kirk Franklin, Bobby Jones, Yolanda Adams, John P. Kee, and Vicki Winans. Comfort Me is the cry of the nation. It features state-of-the-art production quality without sacrificing true ministry and good musicianship.

Customer Reviews:

The Best Gospel to Hear.......2005-12-06

This is a must have to any musical collection. This cd is about real life issues and has an inspirational message that comforts the soul. For those who love good praise music you will love "Git yo Praise on"!! I'm looking forward to the next cd.

Blessed!.......2005-09-06

This is a great album!!! It's uplifting and a great encouragement to keep on living for God in the middle of any struggle or situation.

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Moravian songs, via Janacek, Godar, Bittova and Skampa
Skampa Quartet is great - the singer... yikes

Janácek: Moravian Folk Poetry in Songs
Leos Janacek , Iva Bittová , ¿kampa Quartet , Vladimír Godár , and Skampa Quartet
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Lavecka (Bench)
Stesk (Woe) - Skampa Quartet
Obrk Mileho (Lover's Likeness)
Svatba Kom (Gnats Wedding)
Kouzlo (Charm)
Slib (Promise)
Orisek Lovy (Hazel Nut) - Skampa Quartet
La (Love)
Jablunka (Apple Tree)
Jabucko (Sweet Apple)
Co Je to Za Nebe (What Sky)
Safva C (Alderman's Daughter)
Cervenab(Little Red Apples)
Dobr(Good Hunt)
He Warden)
Kony Mil [My Lover's Horses]
Kv MilodejnLove Herbs)
Pcko (Posy)
LoucenMilou
Jindy a NynThen and Now)
T (Uneasy)
VzknMessage)
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Milenec Vrah (Lover Killer)
Pomluva (Calumny)
LoucenParting)
Sirota (Lonely Soul)
Osamel Alone)
Komu Kytka (For Whom the Posy)
Z Od Mil (Love Shining)
Polajka (Thyme)
Kol(KolTown)
Psano (Love Letter)
Karafi(Carnation)
Rozmarsemary)
Pamy (Mementos)
Zpevulenka (Tender Little Tune)
Nejistota (Uncertainty)
Kukacka (Cuckoo)
Zahrcka (Fence)
Muzikanti (Musicians)
Vernost' (Faithfulness)
Bolavlava (Headache)
Osud (Fate)
Daleko ProvdanWedded Far Away)
Budk (Wakening)
Dobrada (Sound Advice)
Slzy echou (Tears of Comfort)
Koukol (Corncockle)
Kalina (Guelder Rose)
Pohreb Zbojnv

Customer Reviews:

Moravian songs, via Janacek, Godar, Bittova and Skampa.......2006-05-09

This is a unique recording of Janacek's transcriptions of Moravian folk songs. Originally for piano and voice, they have been transcribed by Slovak composer Vladimir Godar for string quartet and (occasionally) three-voice male chorus. Here they are performed by renowned Czech singer and violinist Iva Bittova, accompanied by the Skampa Quartet and chorus. The effect is not so much of classical liede, but of authentic eastern European "popular" songs - the sonority of the string quartet adds to this in no small part. Janacek would be proud.

Skampa Quartet is great - the singer... yikes.......2005-07-28

I honestly did not know what I was getting myself into when I bought this CD. I love Janacek, I love folk songs... how could I go wrong? Iva Bittova! I was concerned that she would have a 50yr old woobly voice, but instead what exists is a thin VERY nasal tone... perhaps she should be singing traditional Bulgarian music! The voice is expressive, just ugly.
The recording quality is not very good, either. On many of the tracks, Iva seems to be muffled and in the background of the recording.
Really - dont waste your time and money, unless you really would just like to have a recording of over 50 Janacek songs.

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Some truly outstanding performances
Do-Re-Me-WOW!

Masters of the Voice: Tenor

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Tracks:

La Donna E Mobile - Luciano Pavarotti
Una Furtiva Lagrima - Placido Domingo
Nein, Langer Trag' Ich Nicht Die Qualen...Durch Die Walder - Peter Schreier
Non Mi Lasciar...Corriam! Voliam!...O Muto Asil - Luciano Pavarotti
Ach, So Fromm - Placido Domingo
Ah! Mes Amis, QUel Jour De Fete! - Luciano Pavarotti
Le Camarade Est Amoureux! - Luciano Pavarotti
Gott! Welch! Dunkel Hier! - James McCracken
In Des Lebens Fruhlingstagen - James McCracken
Il Mio Tesoro - Gosta Winbergh
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Ombra Mai Fu - Jose Carreras
Che Faro Senza Euridice? - Andreas Scholl
Vi Ricorda, O Boschi Ombrosi - Anthony Rolfe-Johnson
Comfort Ye, My People - Stuart Burrows
Ev'ry Valley Shall Be Exalted - Stuart Burrows
Puisqu'on Ne Peut Flechir Ces Jalouses Gardiennes - Vainement Ma Bien Aimee - Alfredo Kraus
Nessun Dorma - Luciano Pavarotti