Stand

Track Listings
1. Jeremiah's Fire    
2. Stand    
3. Press Toward the Mark    
4. Understand    
5. Jesus I Love You    
6. You Don't Know Like I Know    
7. There's Not a Friend Like Jesus    
8. I've Been Redeemed    

Stand, Music, Pentecostals of Chicago, Gospel, Gospel/Christian Music, Pop
Werewolves and Lollipops (W/DVD)
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • I laughed, I cried, I bought some for friends! Funny times ten to the X.
  • His best stuff yet.
  • Extremely Funny
  • The Man Never Disappoints
 Werewolves and Lollipops (W/DVD)
Patton Oswalt
Manufacturer: Sub Pop
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000RGSOM8
Release Date: 2007-07-10

Tracks:

  1. Here We Go
  2. America Has Spoken
  3. Beautiful People And A Bridge Troll
  4. Clean Filth
  5. Miracle Of Childbirth, The
  6. You Are Allowed 20 Birthday Parties
  7. Dukes Of Hazzard, The
  8. Alternate Earth
  9. Best Week Never
  10. Physics For Poets
  11. At Midnight I Will Kill George Lucas With A Shovel
  12. Bubble Of Sanity
  13. Sterling, Virginia
  14. Racist Cell Phones
  15. Best Baby In The Universe, The
  16. Married & Single
  17. I Tell A Story About Birth Control And Deal With A Retarded Heckler
  18. Great Food Is Cooked By Psychos
  19. Wackity Schmackity Doo!
  20. Death Bed
  21. Cirque Du Soleil

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On his second "solo" album, this stand-up comic and character actor proves himself to be not just a foul-mouthed everyman and an unrepentant geek, but a rather awesome wordsmith as well. That a comedian might rant about how "Cirque du Soleil is like catnip for old people" or the ridiculous unhealthiness of a popular item at the fast food chain KFC is not surprising. That he'd call the fast food item "a failure pile in a sadness bowl" is, let's face it, pure poetry (and really, actually funny the way he tells it). On the track "I Tell a Story About Birth Control and Deal with a Retarded Heckler," Patton displays some of the finest manipulation of a disturbing audience member you'll ever hear. That the album was released by Sub Pop makes perfect sense, as Patton not only has Catholic music tastes--tossing off references to Hasil Adkins, the Pixies, Minor Threat, and Roky Erickson--but as we all know, stand-up is "the new grunge." --Mike McGonigal

Album Description

Patton has been a stand-up comedian for almost twenty years and this is his second CD. Lazy...or maybe busy. He's appeared in over twenty movies, including "Magnolia", "Reno 911!: Miami", and the documentary "The Comedians Of Comedy", which he also created and produced. He played Spence on "The King Of Queens" for nine seasons, is a regular on "Reno 911!", a frequent guest on Conan and Jimmy Kimmel, and a recurring voice actor on "Kim Possible", "SpongeBob SquarePants", "Aqua Teen Hunger Force", and "Crank Yankers". He's a regular columnist in the NY Times Magazine and was an uncredited writer on the "Borat" movie. He's also the lead voice in this summer's Pixar movie, "Ratatouille", playing a rat named Remy. This is his first CD on Sub Pop and it includes a DVD with one hour of stand-up.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars I laughed, I cried, I bought some for friends! Funny times ten to the X........2007-07-17

I am a Patton fan and I was expecting to be amused. However, I got more laugh-out-loud moments from this CD than I have from any recent comedy CD. There isn't a bad routine. For me, the gems are "Death Bed" and "Physics for Poets". However, I can say I honestly laughed with every track.

I like the inclusion of the DVD as it allows you to watch the genesis of the material. Patton is a distinct physical presence and that adds to the humor.

My husband rarely finds any stand-up comedy funny. However, as I was playing the CD I saw tears of laughter streaming down his face durng "Physics for Poets". It's that good.

5 out of 5 stars His best stuff yet........2007-07-14

Patton is just getting better and better. Absurd without being wacky. Smart without being pretentious. Political without being preachy.

This is his best album yet. Buy it.

Immediately.

5 out of 5 stars Extremely Funny.......2007-07-13

Patton Oswalt is extremely funny. Not just a little funny - EXTREMELY funny. His material is intelligent & unforgettable and this CD is worth every penny.

5 out of 5 stars The Man Never Disappoints.......2007-07-12

Brilliant. That's all I can say. I don't want to even talk about the content because I would not want to spoil a single moment if you haven't heard it yet. It's great. If you love Patton's work, you will love the cd/dvd. Buy this instead of wasting your time watching "Last Comic Standing".
And if you ever get a chance, check out Patton live or check out a Comedians of Comedy tour. Oswalt, Brian Posehn, Zach G., Eugene Mirman, Morgan Murphy, Eddie Pepitone are the best comedians working today and also some of the most gracious people you will ever meet. Buy this cd now!
Stand in the Fire
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • About time.
  • Live and Raw Zevon
  • An interesting piece of Warren Zevon's musical development
  • Live rock and roll albums don't get any better than Stand in the Fire
  • One of the best live albums you'll hear
 Stand in the Fire
Warren Zevon
Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea
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ASIN: B000MGV9W0
Release Date: 2007-03-27

Tracks:

  1. Stand In The Fire
  2. Jeannie Needs A Shooter
  3. Excitable Boy
  4. Mohammed's Radio
  5. Werewolves Of London
  6. Lawyers, Guns And Money
  7. The Sin
  8. Poor Poor Pitiful Me
  9. I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
  10. Bo Diddley's A Gunslinger/Bo Diddley
  11. Johnny Strikes Up The Band
  12. Play It All Night Long
  13. Frank And Jesse James
  14. Hasten Down The Wind

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Why Warren Zevon's Stand in the Fire has languished in the CD-reissue era is a mystery. It's an unbridled live rock album, recorded in 1981 when live albums were de rigueur. Zevon, for all the well-orchestrated rock (and great backing vocals on "Mohammed's Radio"), was a small-venue guy and an unlikely rocker. He tears it up on "Stand in the Fire" and adds guitar grit and vocal menace to "Werewolves of London," making the "little old lady got mutilated late last night" line sparkle and name checks James Taylor and Zevon's early champion Jackson Browne. Then there are the added tracks, all four previously unreleased. "Frank and Jesse James" rolls as a piano and vocals vehicle, brilliant in its simple dressing. And the closer, "Hasten Down the Wind," is touching, especially with the ever-aware Zevon introduction: "Speaking as one who has abused privilege a long time," he says, "I tell you, it's great to be alive." --Andrew Bartlett

Album Description

The 1981 live album masterpiece STAND IN THE FIRE--until now woefully out of print--prompted allmusic.com to write, "No one argues that Warren Zevon is a gifted singer and songwriter, but STAND IN THE FIRE proves that, when he wants to, he can also rock with the best of `em." Recorded at L.A.'s Roxy theatre in 1981, the disc features the two unforgettable original songs Zevon debuted on that year's tour, "The Sin" and "Stand In The Fire." Also includes searing versions of "Lawyers, Guns And Money," "Werewolves Of London," "Poor, Poor Pitiful Me," "I'll Sleep When I'm Dead," "Mohammed's Radio," and "Jeannie Needs A Shooter," a co-write with Bruce Springsteen, among other stellar performances. Boasts liner notes by David Fricke and four previously unreleased cuts including "Johnny Strikes Up The Band," "Frank And Jesse James," and "Hasten Down The Wind."

Album Details

The 1981 Live Album Masterpiece "Stand in the Fire", Until Now Woefully Out of Print, Prompted Allmusic.com To Write, "no One Argues that Warren Zevon is a Gifted Singer and Songwriter, but "Stand in the Fire" Proves That, When He Wants To, He Can also Rock with the Best of `em." Recorded at L.a.'s Roxy Theatre in 1981, the Disc features the Two Unforgettable Original Songs Zevon Debuted on that Year's Tour, "the Sin" and "stand in the Fire." Also Includes Searing Versions of "lawyers, Guns and Money," "werewolves of London," "poor, Poor Pitiful Me," "i'll Sleep When I'm Dead," "mohammed's Radio," and "jeannie Needs a Shooter," a Co-write with Bruce Springsteen, Among Other Stellar Performances. Boasts Liner Notes by David Fricke and Four Previously Unreleased Cuts Including "johnny Strikes Up the Band," "frank and Jesse James," and "hasten Down the Wind."

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars About time........2007-07-15

Seems like another life time since this first came out. Zevon may have gotton better through the years but these performances still sound great.

5 out of 5 stars Live and Raw Zevon.......2007-06-29

I got this in college and had been looking for years for this disc. Once I got it in my hands and put it in the disc player it was like being reunited with an old friend.

I saw Warren twice in acoustic shows, but never got the chance to see him with a full band. This is a great live recording; raw, electric and alive with a unique vitality. Warren takes the energy of the audience and channels it into a vivid preformance. He was one of the most honest rock n roll artists ever. This disc is a must have. Incredible versions of "Lawyers, Guns and Money", "Excitable Boy" among others. Nothing weak on this album. Your collection is not complete until you add this disc.

3 out of 5 stars An interesting piece of Warren Zevon's musical development.......2007-06-29

Representing one of Zevon's very early musical experiments, Stand in the Fire is a live album with ALOT of energy. He was young and wild (he was such an excitable boy). Luckily, his musical talent evolved with time & experience. Both his writing and presentation of his songs improved with age. I rated this CD a "3", mostly for historical interest in his developing talent, & less for pure musical enjoyment.

5 out of 5 stars Live rock and roll albums don't get any better than Stand in the Fire.......2007-06-13

Reader, we have consensus. Lists of the greatest live albums often include James Brown, Live at the Apollo, Bob Dylan and the Band, Before the Flood, and recordings from King Curtis, Johnny Cash, Bruce Springsteen, Van Morrison, and the Who. To this pantheon add the newly re-issued 1981 recording of Stand in the Fire. Among 1970s singers songwriters, Warren Zevon presented a welcome refraction of the mellow stylings of his California contemporaries. Certainly this was true in songs where Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner exacted revenge and an Excitable Boy was a really bad prom date. The production values of his early albums, though, belied such aggressive content. Not here, a magic night at the Roxy, where fierce Bo Diddley beats, nearly-New Wave stylings, unhinged vocals, a rowdy, rocking backing band, and incendiary guitar work engulf these songs to spectacular effect. Zevon himself sounds like he's having the time of his life and I hope he was. The hit, Werewolves of London, is here, of course. But it's hardly the highlight (and that's no slight) on a record where every tune absolutely burns. Zevon and band also played two previously unrecorded songs and they are as strong as the familiar tracks. It sounds like every player on stage knew this was a show for the ages. So get this recording today. And as the best rock and roll deserves, turn it up!

5 out of 5 stars One of the best live albums you'll hear.......2007-06-08

I had this record on vinyl and always looked for a digital copy. Great versions of Werewolves, Pitiful and especially Lawyers. Terrific energy, band and memories of Zevon.
Stand Still, Look Pretty
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Okay
  • Wow
  • Great debut
  • Chick with rockabilly
  • I love this album!!!
 Stand Still, Look Pretty
The Wreckers , Michelle Branch , and Jessica Harp
Manufacturer: Maverick
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0009F43V8
Release Date: 2006-05-23

Tracks:

  1. Leave The Pieces
  2. Way Back Home
  3. The Good Kind
  4. Tennessee
  5. My, Oh My
  6. Stand Still, Look Pretty
  7. Cigarettes
  8. Hard To Love You
  9. Lay Me Down
  10. One More Girl
  11. Rain
  12. Only Crazy People

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The Wreckers are Grammy-winning songstress Michelle Branch and friend/journeywoman Nashville singer-songwriter Jessica Harp, a team whose solid craftsmanship and soaring, airtight harmonies often lift their hook-smart contemporary country stylings above what's too often mere fizzy, pop-crossover formula. They may have entered the public consciousness via the wide exposure of "Good Kind" on the primetime soap opera One Tree Hill, but the bracing, back-porch charms of the single "Leave the Pieces" should find them a following well beyond that series' teen audience. The reflective title track, gritty folk charms of "Tennessee" and giddy crowd-pleaser "My, Oh My" are suffused with a lyrical maturity that's the perfect counterpoint to the duo's sturdy musical constructs. Solid songs all, delivered with a muscular vocal conviction that does considerably more than merely sell them. --Jerry McCulley

Album Description

The Wreckers are about creation, not destruction. Bringing together two young, fearless female singersongwriter-acoustic guitarists—Grammy®-winning, platinum-selling Michelle Branch and collaborator Jessica Harp—The Wreckers' debut album, Stand Still, Look Pretty, blends Branch's pop-rock sensibility with Harp's country-folk style. Edgy yet rootsy, on Stand Still, Look Pretty, The Wreckers have a ball.

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars Okay.......2007-07-09

As many of you probably have, I listened to this album because it had Michelle Branch in it. I have to say that the vocals with Jessica Harp are fantastic and the sound of the songs are nice, but most of the songs aren't that great. Leave the Pieces is a nice song, but not that great. The only ones I enjoyed are Lay Me Down, Rain, The Good Kind, and Tenessee. The rest is mediocre. My, Oh My for instance is just plain boring. Rain is a great song, which sounds exactly as if it came off Hotel Paper, and isn't country at all. Lay Me Down isn't a truly great song, but I really enjoyed it. The Good Kind is a nice sounding song, and the melody reminds me of Breathe. Tenessee is a really good song.
I hope this review was helpful.

5 out of 5 stars Wow.......2007-05-28

I love that Michelle Branch can be successful with mainstream and well as country music. She has such a transitional voice and is well suited for both genres. This CD is amazing!

4 out of 5 stars Great debut.......2007-05-23

Overall, I really liked this album. Some of the songs were surprisingly short and sounded the same, but all in all this is a great start for the Wreckers.

5 out of 5 stars Chick with rockabilly.......2007-05-22

Good album that is as easy on the ears. A good blend of country rock

4 out of 5 stars I love this album!!!.......2007-05-08

I bought this album because I like one of the girls (the rock girl) and I am not disappointed :) I really like this album and I hope there's more to come.
United We Stand
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Where have I been?
  • Beyond 5 stars !!!
  • Hillsong Uniteds BEST CD SO FAR!!
  • Calebs Review
  • cant give better
 United We Stand
Hillsong United
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000ESSTW4
Release Date: 2006-04-04

Tracks:

  1. An Introduction
  2. The Time Has Come
  3. Take It All
  4. From God Above
  5. From The Inside Out
  6. Came To My Rescue
  7. A Reprise
  8. None But Jesus
  9. Selah
  10. Fire Fall Down
  11. Revolution
  12. Kingdom Come
  13. No One Like You
  14. Sovereign Hands
  15. The Stand
  16. Selah
  17. Hallelujah

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Where have I been?.......2007-06-15

I mean, seriously? This CD got me back into Christian music. After hearing this CD I went back and got a lot of their previous albums. Great stuff. I love the mix of 'rocking out' and quiet praise. I honestly could just put this CD on in my truck and never change it.

5 out of 5 stars Beyond 5 stars !!!.......2007-05-26

Wish I could give it a 10+ ... I had this album for over a year and it just sat around and I never really gave it a chance....don't know why but I didn't and then I finally decided to give it a chance and boy was I in for a totally unexpected suprise....once I really listened to it, it did not leave my cd player for 4 months straight. Seriously!! I listened to this CD day and night, on my way to work, at work, at home, working out... wherever I could find a place to just listen and worship. That was why I could not get enough of this CD, it makes you just want to worship and praise Jesus. It is by far the most influential and powerful worship CD I own and I own TONS of Christian albums. I cannot begin to tell you the impact this album has had on my family and friends. I have shared this album with all of my friends and it has had a tremendous impact on them as well. My kids LOVE this album. I would say this, the best songs for me start from tracks 5-10 (From The Inside Out to Fire Fall Down) and 15-17 (The Stand to Hallelujah). These are the passion and root of the album personally. You just get continous and endless praise and worship songs that you can just sing along to, lift your hands and JOYFULLY worship and adore our Creator. This album just makes you want to stop whatever it is you are doing, close your eyes and focus on Him and what He has done for us and how good He is. I have played this cd so much that it is worn out and I have to eventually buy another one. My family and I also saw them at Fellowship Church in Grapevine not too long ago and it was one of the best experiences at a concert in terms of simple worship without alot of unnecessary production. There were no fancy lights or special effects or what have you, it was just simple praise and worship I truly felt Joel Houston's love and passion for Christ and it was a very moving and powerful experience. Truly love this album, love their creativity and most importantly their love for Christ. I not only recommend this album but share it with everyone whom you come in contact with and tell them about this album.IT IS JUST THAT GOOD!!! EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THIS ABLUM....

5 out of 5 stars Hillsong Uniteds BEST CD SO FAR!!.......2007-04-02

Simply Amazing, Annointed, Blessed, and just Good. This CD is beyond good. The best worship for this generation. I love these guys. This is a MUST buy....

5 out of 5 stars Calebs Review.......2007-03-25

This is absolutely my favorite hillsong united cd yet! It starts off with a great introduction and just flows from there! If you are any way familiar with united then you will wear this cd out! Two thumbs up!

5 out of 5 stars cant give better.......2007-02-08

the reviews just before this say it all. I wanted to add that this is made MUCH better when you buy the CD/DVD combination. While the DVD doesnt have all the songs, it gives you a much better look and closer feel to their music. Unlike one review below, I think they are getting better with each release much like their parent church. AND they have a new one coming out in March 2007
Stand Up
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • "Nothing Is Easy" but it isn't hard to love this recording!
  • Great Songs
  • Their best.....
  • Forget what you think you know about Jethro Tull
  • JETHRO TULL'S RENDITION OF "BOURÉE"
 Stand Up
Jethro Tull
Manufacturer: Capitol
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ASIN: B00005NTJL
Release Date: 2002-01-08

Tracks:

  1. A New Day Yesterday
  2. Jeffrey Goes To Leicester Square
  3. Bouree
  4. Back To The Family
  5. Look Into The Sun
  6. Nothing Is Easy
  7. Fat Man
  8. We Used To Know
  9. Reasons For Waiting
  10. For A Thousand Mothers
  11. Living In The Past
  12. Driving Song
  13. Sweet Dream
  14. 17

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Even as they began to fancy themselves as codpiece-wearing Elizabethan minstrels in the gallery, Jethro Tull was a blues-based hard-rock group, and an explosive one, at that. On Stand Up, they enjoy the best of both worlds, with lighter fare such as "Jeffrey Goes to Leicester Square" and a jazzy instrumental take on J. S. Bach's "Bouree" mixing nicely with the blistering rock of "A New Day Yesterday," "Nothing Is Easy," and "For a Thousand Mothers." On Stand Up, the group's second album, you can hear the band, and the grand scheme behind it, begin to solidify. --Daniel Durchholz

Album Description

Digitally remastered reissue of 1969 album includes four bonus tracks, 'Living In The Past', 'Driving Song', 'Sweet Dream' & '17'.

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Digitally Remastered Reissue of their Second Release; Includes Five Bonus Tracks.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars "Nothing Is Easy" but it isn't hard to love this recording!.......2007-06-23

As the author of the Jefferson Airplane book "Take Me To A Circus Tent" and a former radio disc-jockey, I am often asked to write and or discuss various recordings from the 60's and 70's.

Change may be normal in the music business but when a critical part of a machine is removed so early in the game could the replacement be equal or greater? Jethro Tull's debut and intense album "This Was" highlighted the blues guitar offerings from Mick Abrahams. As the band would consider more and more adapting a style closer to English Folk, Abrahams and group parted ways. Enter one Martin Barre.

The same way the Rolling Stones struck gold with Mick Taylor taking over for Brian Jones, Jethro Tull did likewise. In no way is this slighting Abrahams ability. Barre's forte was the ability to diversify and succeed in any musical genre.

Tull opened the second album with the bluesy-based "A New Day Yesterday." Instantly the listener is fixated to the songs construction. Throughout the compositions Anderson's vocals and Barre's tasty playing (as well as the perfect tone for each tune) mesh as one. To solidify the musical side of things Glen Cornick's bass and Clive Bunker's drums are locked together. As you have digested the recording, in the past Barre's skill may have been more prevalent to the ear because his guitar is such an integral part of the sound (He has played with Ian Anderson since 1969) but don't overlook the fine performance Bunker gave.

"Bourée" has become one of the most highly praised instrumentals ever. Almost 40 years later it still is receiving airplay.

"Back To The Family" blends folk and rock. The vocal inflection is perfect. You feel as Ian Anderson is singing for one and not the masses.

"Nothing Is Easy" is another song still being played on the radio. The riff deserves its legendary stature. Barre plays the song with such ease intensity yet ease, it wouldn't feel right coming out of another guitarists hands.

"Fat Man" further explores their folk side with some esoteric sounds to boot.

Time has not diminished the album, only catapulted it standing. With the addition of four bones tracks, it is now easy to go living in the past.

Enjoy the music and be well,
Craig Fenton
Author of the Jefferson Airplane book "Take Me To A Circus Tent"

5 out of 5 stars Great Songs.......2007-06-09

I listened to this for the first time in many years upon recent purchase, and my feeling is the same as it was 20 years ago in my youth when I memorized the album note-for-note. It's a great collection of songs. Ian and the band move from heavy rock to exotic chamber music to ballad and back and forth, and all 10 songs are not just fine, but extremely well-crafted and memorable. Which makes this a pretty great album.

5 out of 5 stars Their best............2007-05-18

OK, to get the real deal package-wise I think you have to seek out the Japanese digipack with the pop-up of the band in the middle. But if you aren't into childrens-art-book styling like me, and just want the music, get this in any form. "This Was", their first effort, broke us into what they were all about, so then we were really ready for this when it came out. The bonus tracks fit fine thematically and don't mess up what was a nice cohesive LP in the first place. Never have been able to get "Fat Man" out of my head, maybe because it hits close to home.

5 out of 5 stars Forget what you think you know about Jethro Tull.......2007-05-12

The only bad news about this album is that Tull never again came close to this phenomenal album. Technically, this is J.T.'s second album but the first album had a drastically different lineup. "Stand Up" is a beautiful collection of fantastic songs and amazing guitar work. The band managed to produce 2 more great albums before they began to descend into parody. Surprisingly, for the late 60s, most of the band were tea-totallers and it shows. The musicianship is very tight, blending jazz, folk, middle eastern and folk influences into a heady brew that appears effortless. If you think this band is a bunch of boring old hippies, buy this CD and listen more closely. You may be missing some amazing music.

5 out of 5 stars JETHRO TULL'S RENDITION OF "BOURÉE".......2007-05-08

The three-minute plus instrumental piece is a melodic journey through a universe of rhythmic diversity which characterizes the band's gigantism amidst the Barons of Progressive Rock.

Released in 1969, the album "STAND UP" - the band's second studio achievement - hosts a vast repertoire of multifaceted compositions which are fusions themselves of various musical elements pertaining to styles as diverse as: classical, folk, celtic, hard rock and jazz. Decades later, these songs would become atemporal Jethro Tull Classics. Among this all-star line-up is their version of the erudit "BOURÉE", which stands-out until the present day as one of the most precious gemstones in the annals of progressive rock.


This particular rendition of Johan Sebastian Bach's classic piece is simply astonishing. The song starts off in a sublime manner, with Ian Anderson's magical flute luring the listener along with its angelical melody which in deed seems lighter than air. Such ethereality is only interrupted as the piece's time signature switches to a funky rhythmic break-down beat. From this point on, the song about faces in structure, shifting from a classical arrangement to a groovy/psychadelic motif in which all band members jam intensely and in a complementary manner.


To guarantee this effect, a superb rhythmic work is handled by both bass player Glenn Cornick and drummer Clive Bunker as they set a sturdily structured jamming framework which serves as a precious safeguard for Ian Anderson's and Martin Barre's whimsical solos.


Moreover, Ian Anderson's role as a "maestro" in charge of his experimental quartet is a solid statement that proved to the entire musical community that his traits as a musician were far too superior for the time. As of that moment, his distinguished position as band leader, composer and musical virtuoso would become unanimously widespread and also immortalized in the timeless chords of his "BOURÉE".

***** FIVE STARS!!! A TRUE CLASSICAL MASTERPIECE!!!

Stand!
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • The pinnacle.
  • EVERYBODY!!STAND!!STAND!!!!!STAND!!!!!!!!!!!
 Stand!
Sly & the Family Stone
Manufacturer: Sony
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ASIN: B000MZHVM8
Release Date: 2007-04-24

Tracks:

  1. Stand!
  2. Don't Call Me Nigger, Whitey
  3. I Want To Take You Higher
  4. Somebody's Watching You
  5. Sing A Simple Song
  6. Everyday People
  7. Sex Machine
  8. You Can Make It If You Try
  9. Stand!
  10. I Want To Take You Higher
  11. You Can Make It If You Try
  12. Soul Clappin' II
  13. My Brain (Zig-Zag)

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In 1967, Sly Stone was unabashed: his debut, A Whole New Thing, claimed high ground--it was new, big time. He knew it. By 1969, the newness was transformed, Sly was imploring listeners to Stand! and breaking new ground. The snarl of "Don't Call Me Nigger, Whitey" with its droning organ and wah-wah guitar had claws, it was unmistakable. And the full-on blast of harmonica, fuzz guitars, and horns that opens "I Want to Take You Higher" just cemented the claim: Music would unite and fight and kick and get you high. "Everyday People" almost seems an anomaly in this company, a breezy harmony vocal backing, simple piano framing, long horn lines, and a churchy chorus. It's the biggest hit from Stand!, a true pop gem. What you get with the rest of the album (and Sly's early catalog overall) is sui generis. "Sing a Simple Song" has scouring, wordless shouts, a heavy beat backed by multiple voices half-atop each other, horn riffs jetting across guitar riffs, and an abrupt, scrambling end. It's a tight and tough embrace, an open door. It's 1969. --Andrew Bartlett

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars The pinnacle........2007-05-16

In 1969, Sly & the Family Stone finally found their voice with "Stand!". Continuing his fusion of nearly all sounds he could find while redefining what funk was, leader Sly Stone crafted an album with no less than 4 charting singles, topped off by #1 hit "Everyday People".

The album is dominated by something entirely new-- Stone has taken the band's funk sounds and injected some space, some openness into the music. Take the aformentioned "Everyday People"-- it's a funk song, there's no doubt, but it's got a breeziness to it that's somewhat indefinable (that and an irrestible chorus shouted passionately by the band with Sly on top). Likewise title track "Stand!" has this same openness, almost a California pop song to its verses, again with Stone's soulful vocal leading the way.

But there's something else on here as well, an almost claustrophobically dense sound that's beginning to emerge (and that would define the album's followup "There's a Riot Goin' On"). I think in some capacity it's evident everywhere, but it can most be heard in "Don't Call Me N*gger, Whitey" and the 12 minute jam "Sex Machine"-- a dark, bleak sound that doesn't lend itself to open structure but somehow maintains the same irresistability that the rest of the material has. On the former, Sly Stone sings the chorus with a venom over the dense funk dirge, the latter is wholly instrumental, but in roughly the same vein. Both also feature Sly Stone singing through a vocodor run through a wah-wah pedal to extraordinary effect. One thing about them that's definitely, even at their extended lengths (nearly 6 minutes and over 13 minutes respectively), both of them are incredibly intense and intriguing. Both also highly informed the future of music, be it Miles Davis' superb '70s records or pretty m uch the entire genres of soul, funk, r&b and hip hop.

Perhaps when the album does best is when it sits somewhere in between these-- "Somebody's Watching You" wiht its laid back groove and great dirty guitars ends up being one of the creepiest recordings on record and "I Want to Take You Higher" (a remake of "Higher" from a couple years ago) takes the claustrophobia and uses it to push ecstacy to new heights, proving to be downright overwhelming.

This reissue remasters the record and appends a handful of bonus tracks-- mostly single mixes and a couple unreleased recordings and includes detailed liner notes. Sonically, this improvement is fantastic-- the record is crisp and clear and presented as you'd like it to be. The only complaint I have is the choice to leave off singles "Hot Fun in the Summertime" and double A-side "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)"/"Everybody is a Star". The three pieces were slated for a followup to "Stand!" that never materialized and ended up being stuck on a "Greatest Hits" record. While strictly speaking they don't belong either here or with this record's followup, it'd've been nice if they were included somewhere with this batch of remasters (for anyone looking, they can be found on "The Essential Sly & the Family Stone").

Bottom line on "Stand!" is that it's one of the great albums of it's era, and together with "There's a Riot Goin' On" forms the peak of Sly & the Family Stone. This is essential listening. Highly recommended.

5 out of 5 stars EVERYBODY!!STAND!!STAND!!!!!STAND!!!!!!!!!!!.......2007-04-13

'Stand'is where Sly & The Family Stone's musical experiences onA Whole New Thing,Dance to the Music and Life gestated into something totally unique.Those albums found Sly waltzing over,under and around the funk;on 'Stand' he dives right into it.Of course most of us know the hits by heart-the title track,the punchy rock of "I Wanna Take Your Higher" and of course the immortal "Everyday People".In fact what is so important here is that this marks the moment Sly became a full flegded album artist because the peppy "Somebody's Watching You" is one of those classics-that-never-was-a-hit.As far as the funk goes there's huge handfuls of that in "Sing A Simple Song" and "You Can Make It If You Try" alone.Still neither of those are enough to keep the totally dangerous "Don't Call Me Nigger,Whitey" in check;it's message is right on time with it's us vs. them humor and NASTY fuzz bass.And as far as fuzz bass goes Larry Graham packs almost more into the instrumental "Sex Machine" then the song can handle,but of course it does in a FUNK OVERLOADED kind of way.If 'Stand' itself spoke to and about the cultural,racial and political issues in the world and in music in the late 60's then the MEAN instrumental bonus "My Brain (Zig Zag)",just showing the complete musical inspiration Sly and his band were during 1969-70.If truth be known that inspiration may have been his musical downfull soon to come.But while it lasted,it was amazing.'Stand' is not only a classic funk album and a classic Sly release but a milestone in all of music of the 20'th century.
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Great Anime Music
  • Good CD
  • THE SONGS ARE GOOD BUT NOT ON THIS UNCLEAR CD !
  • I like the album starting from Inner Universe...
  • Hmmm...
 Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
Yoko Kanno
Manufacturer: Bandai
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00020VZVQ
Release Date: 2004-11-09

Tracks:

  1. Run Rabbit Junk
  2. Yakitori
  3. Stamina Rose
  4. Surf
  5. Where Does This Ocean Go?
  6. Train Search
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  13. Some Other Time
  14. Beauty Is Within Us
  15. We're the Great
  16. Monochrome
  17. GET9 [TV Size]
  18. Rise [TV Size]

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Great Anime Music.......2007-07-16

I was more impressed with this CD than I thought I would be. Its a very good soundtrack that follows GITS: SAC's first season very well. Yoko Kanno did an excellent job arranging the music on this CD. Some of it is great to get your blood pumping. Some of my favorite songs on the CD include cameo's by Origa.

5 out of 5 stars Good CD.......2007-03-17

I bought this CD, becouse i would like to hear the OST soundtrack, and i think it was a good option. very good shipping and fast deliver...

1 out of 5 stars THE SONGS ARE GOOD BUT NOT ON THIS UNCLEAR CD !.......2007-01-25

IT COULD BE A BOOTLEG IT WAS UN-CLEAR SOUNDING BUT I GOT IT HERE SO BE CAREFUL !

3 out of 5 stars I like the album starting from Inner Universe..........2007-01-07

I bought this album for track 11 "Inner Universe"
(which is the track from the opening sequence of the tv show),
and I would buy the album for this one track alone.

As for the rest of the album, I really wanted to like it but
the only songs I found that were good enough to stand on their own
are track 11 "Inner Universe" and track 18 "Rise [TV Size]".

If you want some albums where you can listen to the
entire album (without editing out more than half the album)
I would recommend "Cowboy Bebop" and "Cowboy Bebop: Blue";
they are both much better than this album.

3 out of 5 stars Hmmm..........2007-01-06

Well, the second half of this CD is great. From "Inner Universe" on. Maybe it's not quite half. "Beauty is Within Us" is a particularly moving track. Especially when you listen closely or read the lyrics.
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex Vol. 2
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Amazing!
  • More great music by Yoko Kano
  • Most Beautiful and Amazing
  • I Need Stand Alone Complex OST 3
  • Toccante
 Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex Vol. 2
Yoko Kanno
Manufacturer: Bandai
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0009KQOUQ
Release Date: 2005-08-23

Tracks:

  1. Cyberbird
  2. Rise
  3. Ride on Technology
  4. Idoling
  5. I Can't Be Cool
  6. 3Tops
  7. Gonna Rice
  8. Get9 - Jillmax, Yoko Kanno
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  15. To Tell the Truth
  16. I Do
  17. We Can't Be Cool

Description

From the popular series, "Ghost in the Shell: A Stand Alone Complex" arrives the original scores from the 2nd Season. Renowned composer, Yoko Kanno once again blends a magnificent array of stylish jazz, bouncing techno, thunderous rock and smooth ballads that only she can accomplish. 17 breathtaking tracks from the hit T.V. series aired on Cartoon Network. Song lyrics included in the CD insert. Genre Anime-CD Sountrack

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Amazing!.......2007-05-21

I don't drive anywhere without this album in my car. Yoko Kanno has taken her place at the top of my list of favorite composers. Her versatility blows me away. This soundtrack contains a great mixture of music types that stands well on its own besides working so well into the fabric of Ghost in the Shell: SAC. I have to say that the show just wouldn't be as good without her contributions.

5 out of 5 stars More great music by Yoko Kano.......2007-02-12

More great music by Yoko Kano. I think this was even better that the 1st volume.

5 out of 5 stars Most Beautiful and Amazing.......2007-02-08

Another soundtrack by yoko kanno and beautiful doesn't do it justice. I have several favorites from the score but to really know how amazing and joyous it is, it should be heard. I don't think words can describe it.

5 out of 5 stars I Need Stand Alone Complex OST 3.......2006-11-12

Okay, I thought the first OST was amazing so I assumed OST 2 would let me down. Boy was I wrong! Not only do you get full versions of Rise and Get 9, but you are also gifted with two tracks sung by Ilaria Graziano (I Can't Be Cool and I Do).

But let me back up a bit. I knew I would love this OST more than the first one when I slipped it into the CD player in my car and Cyberbird almost ruptured my eardrums. Unbeknownst to me, the volume was up too high and I didn't turn it down until a cop looked at me funny. I think he liked what he heard but was afraid to admit it.

There are seventeen tracks. Each one is different. From techno to electronica to jazz to pop to funk to a lovely ballad titled I Do. There's a little bit of everything, which is just the way I like my music. If you own Vol. 1 you should add this one to your collection.

Amazon - Is there any chance you'll be selling Vol. 3? Pretty please?

5 out of 5 stars Toccante.......2006-11-03

È assolutamente incredibile come l'autore di questa colonna sonora sia riuscito a dare vita a generi così diversi l'uno dall'altro, in grado di emettere, ad ogni brano, sensazioni forti e ogni volta nuove. Molto interessante, come per il primo CD, che si sia fatto uso di non solo inglese, ma anche altre lingue, ognuna in grado di dare un timbro del tutto particolare ad ogni pezzo. Degno di nota e del tutto inaspettato il risultato ottenuto con la miscela di italiano ed inglese di "I can't be cool".
Un solo giudizio: da comprare subito, sia per gli amanti delle colonne sonore che non.
Stand
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Michael W Smith does it again - EXCELLENT!!!!!
  • amazing artist
  • Don't settle for an imitation...
  • Fantastic and Awesome
  • Really Disappointed
 Stand
Michael W. Smith , and Michael W Smith
Manufacturer: Reunion
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000IJ7RDG
Release Date: 2006-11-07

Tracks:

  1. Cover Me
  2. Open Arms
  3. Come To The Cross
  4. How To Say Goodbye
  5. Be Lifted High
  6. Oh Lord, You're Beautiful
  7. Grace
  8. The Stand
  9. Come See
  10. In Silence
  11. Escape Your Love

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Michael W Smith does it again - EXCELLENT!!!!!.......2007-06-20

So pleased with this album. Just as good as all his others. If you're a "Smitty" fan like us, you will not be disappointed :-)

5 out of 5 stars amazing artist.......2007-05-21

I'm cuban i live in miami,fl,,,, I got all cd's michael w smith... Stand is other great album by this artist.. Thanks michael for your power music,, and for inspered all the world ,,, thanks,, fernando luis.

1 out of 5 stars Don't settle for an imitation..........2007-04-11

Go out and buy Hillsong United's "United We Stand" for a much more passionate, powerful, and FAR better arranged version of "The Stand". After one listen to the original, it will quickly become evident that Smith should not have gone anywhere near this song, no matter how hard he wishes to appear as relevant.

5 out of 5 stars Fantastic and Awesome.......2007-04-09

I have only been a fan a short time but I love this CD.I listen to it all the time and it did grow on me the more I listened to it.He is a very godly man and his music is inspiring.Everyone needs to listen.

2 out of 5 stars Really Disappointed.......2007-03-27

I am a huge Smitty fan. I've gone to several of his concerts and have most of his CD's. Stand was very disappointing. I think it was due to the fact that MWS didn't write all the songs. Also there are a lot of repetitive lyrics as also noted by other reviewers.
The End Of The Universe
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Lewis at his hilarious best
  • A Legend Continues
  • Lewis Black is brilliant
  • he's no bill cosby, but..
  • His best album
 The End Of The Universe
Lewis Black
Manufacturer: Stand Up Records
ProductGroup: Music
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ASIN: B00006GNP9
Release Date: 2002-07-01

Tracks:

  1. Atlanta
  2. After September 11
  3. Environmental Terrorism or Global Warming
  4. Coke and Pepsi and the Super Bowl of 2001
  5. Halftime at the Super Bowl 2001
  6. The End of the Universe
  7. Tax Rebates and Common Sense
  8. Airport Security
  9. TV News and Jerry Falwell
  10. What I've Learned

Album Description

The follow-up to 2000's highly successful, "The White Album." This album was recorded just before September 11, 2001, and as a result needed to be re-recorded. Lewis waxes eloquent about patriotism and airport security and needing to re-record an album. The rampage continues...

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Lewis at his hilarious best.......2007-05-14

This was funny, I had to stop listening to it in the car, I missed my exit laughing.

5 out of 5 stars A Legend Continues.......2007-05-07

The master of comedy doesn't dissapoint. He is a true comic genius and a master of his craft. Own all of his cd's you will never be tired of listening to them. Same goes for the DVD's he has out.

5 out of 5 stars Lewis Black is brilliant .......2007-01-19

Here Mr. Black takes on the government after 9/11 plus other topics with intellegence and wonderful spot on observations. He is also very funny. This is my favorite album of his so far.

3 out of 5 stars he's no bill cosby, but.........2006-11-08

I liked this cd a lot. The End Of The Universe skit is hilarious. My only gripe, and don't call me a pu**y for saying this, is that he swears too much. I have no problem with swearing, it's just he uses it so much sometimes, it gets annoying. Instead of being part of his act, the whole angry thing becomes his act. At times, it's just annoying. He could easily get across the same jokes without yelling and saying fu*k every two words. Some of this jokes are hilarious while some really aren't that funny. They're observations that we all make, he just yells them.

5 out of 5 stars His best album.......2006-09-06

While all of Lewis Black's comedy albums are very good, his second release, The End of the Universe, remains his best release to date. Released months after the terrorist attacks of 9/11/01, Black's delivery is passionate and intelligent throughout the album. Whether he's ranting on the over the top spectacle that has become the Super Bowl, the U.S. government's lack of common sense, or the ridiculousness of airport security, Black's observations are both humorous and accurate. Also worth noting is that unlike his more recent albums like the Carnegie Hall Performance, the album never becomes long winded or too political. Other tracks that deal with Jerry Falwell's controversial statements about 9/11 and global warming are also very funny and dead on. An excellent album from one of the best comedians working today, The End of the Universe shows Lewis Black at the height of his powers. Highly recommended.

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