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Track Listings

1. Blood and Fire

2. Consuming Fire (Outro) - Christafari, Mark Mohr

3. Soon Come (Intro)

4. Thief in the Night

5. Love of My Life

6. Intentions

7. Emancipation Proclamation

8. My Radio (Intro)

9. My Stereo

10. Selassie Say (Intro) - Christafari, Haile Selassie

11. Why You Ago Look?

12. Among the Dead

13. Hallelu-Jah (Intro)

14. Food for the Hungry

15. Warriors Chant (Intro)

16. Warriors

17. Onward, Christian Solidiers (Outro)

18. Talawa (Lift Him Up and Edify Him Daily)

19. Render Your Heart (It's Only What You've Done for the Lord)

20. Cry No More

See all 24 tracks on this disc

Tracks:

Messiah: Part One - 1. Sinfony (Grave - Allegro moderato)
Messiah: Part One - 2. Accompagnato : Comfort Ye My People
Messiah: Part One - 3. Air : Ev'ry Valley Shall Be Exalted
Messiah: Part One - 4. Chorus : And The Glory Of The Lord Shall Be Revealed
Messiah: Part One - 5. Accompagnato : Thus Saith The Lord Of Hosts
Messiah: Part One - 6. Air : But Who May Abide The Day Of His Coming
Messiah: Part One - 7. Chorus : And He Shall Purify
Messiah: Part One - 8. Recitative : Behold, A Virgin Shall Conceive
Messiah: Part One - 9. Air and Chorus : O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings
Messiah: Part One - 10. Accompagnato : For Behold, Darkness Shall Cover
Messiah: Part One - 11. Air : The People That Walked In Darkness
Messiah: Part One - 12. Chorus : For Unto Us A Child Is Born
Messiah: Part One - 13. Pifa (Pastoral Symphony)
Messiah: Part One - 14. Recitative: There Were Shepherds Abiding In The Field - Accompagnato: And Lo, The Angel Of The Lord - 15. Recitative: And The Angel Said Unto Them - 16. Accompagnato: And Suddenly There Was With The Angel
Messiah: Part One - 17. Chorus : Glory To God In The Highest
Messiah: Part One - 18. Air : Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter Of Zion
Messiah: Part One - 19. Recitative : Then Shall The Eyes Of The Blind
Messiah: Part One - 20. Air : He Shall Feed His Flock
Messiah: Part One - 21. Chorus : His Yoke Is Easy, His Burthen Is Light
Messiah: Part Two - 22. Chorus : Behold The Lamb Of God
Messiah: Part Two - Air : 23. He Was Despised

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Messiah: Part Two - 24. Chorus : Surely He Hath Borne Our Griefs
Messiah: Part Two - 25. Chorus : And With His Stripes We Are Healed
Messiah: Part Two - 26. Chorus : All We Like Sheep Have Gone Astray
Messiah: Part Two - 27. Accompagnato : All They That See Him
Messiah: Part Two - 28. Chorus : He Trusted In God
Messiah: Part Two - 29. Accompagnato : Thy Rebuke Hath Broken His Heart
Messiah: Part Two - 30. Arioso : Behold, And See If There Be Any Sorrow
Messiah: Part Two - 31. Accompagnato : He Was Cut Off Out Of The Land
Messiah: Part Two - 32. Air : But Thou Didst Not Leave His Soul
Messiah: Part Two - 33. Chorus : Lift Up Your Heads, O Ye Gates
Messiah: Part Two - 34. Recitative : Unto Which Of The Angels
Messiah: Part Two - 35. Chorus : Let All The Angels Of God Worship Him
Messiah: Part Two - 36. Air : Thou Art Gone Up On High
Messiah: Part Two - 37. Chorus : The Lord Gave The Word
Messiah: Part Two - 38. Air : How Beautiful Are The Feet
Messiah: Part Two - 39. Chorus : Their Sound Is Gone Out
Messiah: Part Two - 40. Air : Why Do The Nations So Furiously Rage
Messiah: Part Two - 41. Chorus : Let Us Break Their Bonds Asunder
Messiah: Part Two - 42. Recitative : He That Dwelleth In Heaven
Messiah: Part Two - 43. Air : Thou Shalt Break Them
Messiah: Part Two - 44. Chorus : Hallelujah
Messiah: Part Three - 45. Air : I Know That My Redeemer Liveth
Messiah: Part Three - 46. Chorus : Since By Man Came Death
Messiah: Part Three - 47. Recitative : Behold, I Tell You A Mystery
Messiah: Part Three - 48. Air : The Trumpet Shall Sound
Messiah: Part Three - 49. Recitative : Then Shall Be Brought To Pass
Messiah: Part Three - 50. Duet : O Death, Where Is Thy Sting?
Messiah: Part Three - 51. Chorus : But Thanks Be To God
Messiah: Part Three - 52. Air : If God Be For Us
Messiah: Part Three - 53. Chorus : Worthy Is The Lamb That Was Slain --- Amen

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This is a terrific performance of Messiah. Not only are the soloists all superb, but Trevor Pinnock completely contradicts the image of many period instrument performances as small-scale, scrappy affairs. Indeed, he invests the choruses with as much genuine Handelian pomp as Beecham at his most extravagant. The trumpets really blaze, and the timpani thunder, and everyone simply has a great time. A joyous performance, just right for the holiday season. --David Hurwitz

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Trevor Pinnock meets with mixed success in this account of the Messiah with the English Concert & Choir and soloists Arleen Auger, Anne Sofie von Otter, Michael Chance, Howard Crook, and John Tomlinson, recorded and released in 1988. Its strengths are the strengths of the early-music movement in general. The size and distribution of the instrumental and vocal forces are optimal, which means that textures are clear and balances apt. Rhythms are nicely pointed, though often, in Pinnock's case, not quite well enough sprung. Tempos are well chosen; for example, "All we like sheep"--which turns out to be one of the set's best numbers--is a real bourré, and Pinnock animates it in just the right way. But the performance often seems workmanlike and unemotional, weighed down in too many instances by the humdrum work of the chorus. The alto section in particular, which is half male and half female, sings timidly and is constantly swallowing its entrances. Bass soloist John Tomlinson is a further drag on the effort. He has the right idea--that there's an Italian opera hiding behind all this biblical imagery--but his cottony sound is out of place, a misguided attempt to mimic Nicolai Ghiaurov. His usable range is less than a tenth (he croaks the low G's and F-sharps), and his diction is horrible. "Thus spake the Lord" is strangled, and when, in "The trumpet shall sound" Tomlinson gets to the words "we shall be changed," one can't help wishing that he had been changed too, right before the sessions started. --Ted Libbey

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Ladies & gentleman: The Lord'n Savior, God Almighty.......2007-06-13

Handel's Messiah is my favorite piece of classical music. Of the two versions that I had I only have left this one, and it is not the best (the other had been a cheap recording whose author's name I forgot too). This version seems to lack a little enthusiasm from the voices; too melancholic. Anyway, this is the first review of any music that I write, and probably will be the last too, so I just want to leave my impression of how I feel when I hear these solemn and heavenly sounds. One feels so raised to the heavenlies... I can almost sense the presence of the Lord Almighty up yonder among the clouds, and me being carried in solemnity to meet Him. Far away are the buzzing sounds of earthly chores. The air is fresh and clean as we are raised above the valleys, and we come to meet God's elected amid the singing, stronger and stronger. Jubilant, bathed in the glorious rays of the Savior's Light, we come together and sing: Glory to God, glory to God, praise and glory for He is coming...

So Fashionable, and So Disappointing.......2007-02-01

This would be a great 21st Century Reader's Digest version of Messiah, if such a thing existed any more. Handel did as much as he could, but really, the performers still have to do something besides posture, which, by the way, seems to me to characterize many performances these days. Fashionable, but musically deficient.

Specifically: John Tomlinson sings like he thinks he IS God, instead of singing about Him. Heavy, cumbersome, and overblown. May I add boorish?

Arleen Auger has a very sweet voice. And??

Despite the program notes insisting that certain segments of this Messiah are given to "the contralto", Anne Sofie von Otter is NOT a contralto. Not even close.

The male alto can barely sustain a legato line - why he insists upon throwing in those complicated, badly-performed embellishments I can't figure. Well, I can, but I'd really rather not say.

Wake up, choristers!! It's 'For Unto Us A Child Is Born," not "Oy, I have to go to the grocery store today."

Boy do I regret having spent almost $40 on this one. Thank goodness I have the Colin Davis to console me.

A nice combination of period nad tradiitonal.......2006-12-17

This 1988 recording sits between the euqally English, euqally period-ifnluenced Hogwood and Garidner. Of the three, Hogwood sounds more 'authentic' because it uses boys in the chorus and singers schooled period practice. By comparison, Pinnock's soprano, Arleen Auger, and mozeeo, Von Otter, are essentially modern singers--gorgeous ones, of course, Gardiner is far more anemic in his conducting and uses a scrwny-sounding orchestra, so if that's more authentic, so be it. Of the three, Pinnock gives us more traditional music values in his emotional expression and instrumental timbres.

The competiiton is mushc stiffer now than in 1988, but Pinnock's reading has survived the test of time. He is not a genuinely inspired conductor--sadly, Messiah has become a cottage industry that excludes most big-name talents--but neither are Gardiner and Hogwood. (For sheer musicality, I tend to put my money on Andrew Parrott, Robert King, Marc Minkowski, Niklaus Harnoncourt, and Rene Jacobs.) But he's certainly good eough. The reason I haven't given five stars is that the male soloists aren't first-rate, and in particular the Wotan voice of John Tomlinson sounds cavernous in the bass arias. Add to that Pinnock's tendency toward tepidness, and what you end up with is a very good but not great performance.

Wait! Before you buy..........2006-05-28

... This Messiah has recently been re-released at a much cheaper price. Go back and look for the DG "The Originals" release, which is being sold new for under $12.

La mas bella y fidedigna interpretacion que se pueda obtener.......2004-12-29

Soy uno de los mas fanaticos seguidores de Handel y de su obra El Mesias... He escuchado muchas versiones de esta genial e impresionante obra del maestro Handel y, sencillamente no me queda mas que recomendar esta interpretacion, bajo la batuta del maestro Trevor Pinnock. Se nota la exigencia con que esta version se interpreto, dentro el contexto del arte barroco y la magnificencia de la pronunciacion del ingles de la epoca. La orquesta se luce impresionantemente desde la obertura... y le da a cada movimiento, toda aquella fuerza y a la vez delicadeza requerida en el sentimiento que aplica en cada uno de los textos biblicos escogidos por el guionista Jennens. El Coro del English Concert es arrebatador y demuestra maestria en la interpretacion de cada una de las arias que le corresponde. La soprano Arleen Auger, la puedo definir como un angel cantando y resulta ser una caricia a los oidos, a la vez que es capaz de arrancarle a uno las lagrimas por lo excelso de su magia interpretativa. El tenor Crook, aunque no es un tenor con tesitura para canto barroco, es realmente habil y agil al momento de interpretar los melismas caracteristicos de este brillante periodo musical. El contratenor Michael Chance, es fenomenal y quiera Dios que yo tenga el honor de conocer a este genio del canto: "But who may abide..." interpretado por Chance en esta version, es como para caer en extasis. La contralto Anne Sophie von Otter..., tiene una voz oscura y redondeada..., tambien resulta una caricia a los oidos y su "If God be for us..." es desbordante, capaz tambien de hacerle a uno derramar lagrimas por su belleza interpretativa. El bajo Tomlinson..., es barbaro!!! (Soy bajo-baritono en el Coro de la Orquesta Sinfonica Nacional de Costa Rica...) A pesar de su voz tan oscura, es tremendamente agil cuando le toca cantar los melismas y es genial al alcanzar la tonalidad brillante en las partes de notas altas y agudas...; por ejemplo: "The people that walked in darkness..." y "Why do the nations..." Tengo seis años de experiencia, interpretando musica coral y tengo que decir que espere esos seis años, desde 1999, para felizmente cantar esta obra "El Mesias". Ha sido fantastico finalmente lograr este objetivo..., la espera valio la pena y debo admitir que mi inspiracion ha sido sin duda alguna, la version que puede usted encontrar en este disco compacto. Doy gracias a todos los que intervinieron en esta grabacion (al maestro Trevor Pinnock, al English Concert and Choir y a los solistas ya mencionados), en nombre mio y en nombre del maestro Handel.

Just Relax - Relaxing to Sleep CD. Guided meditation for sleep; sound therapy for relaxation and healing.

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Just relax-just incredible-and much better and less expensive than Ambien!
Superb, the best
Powerful and effective tool for relaxing
waste of time
"Just Relax" gave me a "new life."

Just Relax - Relaxing to Sleep CD. Guided meditation for sleep; sound therapy for relaxation and healing.

Manufacturer: Gail Seymour Productions, Inc.
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00007FPKD
Release Date: 2001-11-05

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Introduction - 4 minutes of spoken word explaining the benefits of the program and how to use it.
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Can't sleep? Stressed? Nervous? Worried? Anxious? Stress management / sleep CD helps you relax to sleep quickly and naturally. "Just Relax - Relaxing to Sleep" is a spoken word program (not subliminal) and sound therapy (healing tones) that promotes relaxation, self-healing and deep, restful sleep. "Just Relax..." alleviates the restlessness and sleeplessness commonly associated with insomnia, addiction withdrawal, post-surgical trauma, chronic fatigue and chronic pain, post traumatic stress disorder, depression, anxiety and worry. "Just Relax..." is so effective that a distinguished teaching university and research hospital in San Francisco, UCSF/Mt. Zion Medical Center, recommends it to their patients with insomnia. If you are among the tens of millions of people worldwide seeking an inexpensive, easy-to-use, portable stress management tool, are nervous or anxious in response to our troubled times, feel distraught over the inability to heal from chronic illness, are in recovery or simply shopping for a natural, less habit-forming way to fall asleep, then "Just Relax..." is for you!

Customer Reviews:

Just relax-just incredible-and much better and less expensive than Ambien!.......2007-07-05

I bought this cd along with another, Indigo Dreams, for myself and my son who had just discovered he had a relapse of Hodgkin's Lymphoma. He was devastated since he had been in remission for 3 years. He was going into a stem cell transplant and the really excruciating chemo accompanying that treatment, and neither of us was sleeping through the night. The Indigo Dreams cd was not effective-the positive reinforcement was so far from anything he could realize at the time, it made him weep. This cd, on the other hand, worked for both of us immediately. The first time I listened to the whole cd. Every subsequent time, I have fallen asleep before the message was over. It even works for my Corgi, who rolls over on his back and starts to snooze when he hears the tape begin. I recommended the cd to other people in the hospital who were having sleeping problems, and they, too, found it helped them get to sleep. I would give it 5 stars, but the music does not work for me.

Superb, the best.......2007-06-17

I purchased and tried many many audios of hypnosis and guided meditation for stress reduction. This one is the best. Her voice and manner are perfectly tuned. The repetition is fundamental to the healing hypnotic state. The music is brilliantly effective at supporting the goals of the spoken word. I play is audio by iPOD every night. I credit her positive suggestions to cumulative benefit to my every day effectiveness - the only bottom line.

Powerful and effective tool for relaxing.......2007-04-11

I have used it four times already and found it to be incredibly powerful and positive. I have examined the words/text closely and find it to be in harmony with my principles of individual sovereignty and freedom. I like the text and testify that the messages are completely open and true to the interests of the listener alone. The benefits are definitely worth the cost of the CD. It is easy to remain awake, if desired, or to fall asleep quickly and peacefully. At last, here is a voice which can be completely trusted to immediately calm and heal both mind and body.

waste of time.......2007-01-13

I'm sorry to say that I found this CD absolutely worthless. Repetitive, too fast, and what she does is repeat the word "relax" and "relaxing" about a thousand times. Some other phrases are repeated also, but everything is done at a fast pace so you don't have time to feel the relaxation. Very disappointing. I have other meditation & relaxation tapes that I find very helpful (especially those by Mary Maddux), but this one is pretty much useless. I could easily have recorded the words"relax" and "relaxing" over and over on a CD myself and saved the money.

"Just Relax" gave me a "new life.".......2006-12-29

Less than one year ago, post-heart-surgery anxiety was taking over my life and I was becoming disabled until I found "Just Relax," thank God. Gail Seymour's approach to self-healing through guided meditation and critically positive psychological prompts helped me begin to sleep during the night and regain my calmer self during day. Without pharmaceuticals, I am well on the road to recovery from what my cardiologist called "Post Traumatic Stress Disorder" and I'm thankful everyday for "Just Relax."

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Handel: The Masterworks (Box Set)

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Release Date: 2004-11-30

Glenn Gould's Solitude Trilogy: Three Sound Documentaries

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Not received!
Unlike Anything Else You Own
one of the century's greatest.. composers?

Glenn Gould's Solitude Trilogy: Three Sound Documentaries

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Release Date: 1992-01-01

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Symphony No. 5 in E Flat, Op. 82, Final Movement: The Idea of North - Various Artists

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The Quiet In The Land - Glenn Gould

Customer Reviews:

Not received!.......2002-04-18

At the moment I didn't received this CD! Why? It's a normal delay? (Remember that you sent me a wrong title, then I sent it back to you...and now? When I'll receive the right one, "Solitude Trilogy"?)

Unlike Anything Else You Own.......2001-10-14

Between 1967 and 1977 a frighteningly gifted concert pianist focused his formidable energies on creating a symphony of sound using no instruments beyond an odd cacophony of unrehearsed and unscripted human voices. I know of no other recordings like these three journeys.

If you listen with your analytical left brain to the ebb and flow of the overlapping, recorded interviews of Gould's carefully chosen cast of characters, you will become profoundly frustrated, irritated and confused. In passages, the voices are mixed so equally as to become equally unintelligible. At other times, the background noises are a bit too loud for us to clearly discern the precise content of what is being said.

But the mood. Ah, the mood. If you will but listen with your artistic right brain and simply let the sound of it wash over you without trying to determine what it "means," you will gain deep and profound insight from each of these 3, 1-hour masterpieces that will stay with you for life. And each time you listen, you "get it" better and deeper than the time before. These works are neither documentary nor commentary in any traditional sense, but a strikingly human conveyance of time and place.

You can only hate them or love them.

I dearly love them, and believe that you will, too.

one of the century's greatest.. composers?.......2001-08-24

this cd set is made up of three radio "documentaries" made by gould after he'd given up piano performance, ostensibly to pursue a career as a composer. while works such as his early string quartet are quite good, this is gould's real compositional output. critiqued as pieces of music, these could be called "sound collage", but a think a musical comparison that would give one a better sense as to where these could be placed are the operas of robert ashley. why? the original recordings are of speech, though there is no libreto -- all text is culled from interviews, collaged with other sounds, from ocean waves to janis joplin. the best of the three is probably, "the idea of north", which is glimpsed in "32 short films about glenn gould". if you liked that, get this!! -- one of the dearest recordings i own.

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A glimpse of the much anticipated "The Cure" album
WORST RZA CD EVER!!!
This is The Return of a Prince aka Prince Rakeem aka The RZA aka The Rzarecter
RZA - The Birth Of A Prince
Half of it is horrible.. half of it is amazing..

The Birth of a Prince
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After two albums as Bobby Digital, RZA finally releases an album as… RZA. Although those hoping to hear his signature Wu-Tang soul style may come away disappointed, the man's mastery over dissonance continues. Tracks like "The Whistle" and "The Grunge" scrape fingernails on the chalkboard, but make it sound funky. Guest producers like Tru Masta and Choco help shoulder the load with some beats that sound like vintage RZA (such as Tru Masta's "Fast Cars") and others that take him in new directions. Lyrically, RZA gets even grittier than he did in his Bobby D days, spitting rusty-nail rhymes about his thug past, blasting shotguns, and swinging his Shaolin sword. As he twists your mind on the mellowing "A Day to God Is 1000 Years" and masters his lyrical martial arts on "Chi Kung," RZA reminds us that he's not just the Wu's scientist of sound, but he's also one of the crew's forgotten MC talents. --Oliver Wang

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A glimpse of the much anticipated "The Cure" album.......2006-09-22

Rza returns (for half the album) to his bobby steels / rzarector persona on this album and it is about time. Rza takes the listener through a semi autobiographical journey. The album starts out with a young bobby partying and selling drugs without much care for the future or wisdom. Eventually his drug dealer gets him to read a book (not sure what book this is, anyone know?) and bobby changes his outlook on life and becomes spiritual. He changes his name to Prince Rakeem (his first alias). The second half of the album is filled with conscious bangers and is a glimpse into his self hyped masterpiece "The Cure". Rza constantly drops science in the last few tracks and if those songs are a preview to the cure (as I read in an interview with RZA) I am very excited. There are plenty of weak songs to bring down the overall album, half is great and half is mediocre.

Best Songs
A day to God is 1000 years
See the joy
The birth
Grits
Fast Cars

WORST RZA CD EVER!!!.......2006-09-11

THIS IS NOT A GREAT CD FROM THE RZA WHO USUALLY IS ON POINT WITH THE LYRICS AND PRODUCTION MOST OF THE SONGS SOUNDS TO MAINSTREAM AND ALOT OF WACKASS GUEST APPEARANCES GRITS WUZ THE GREATEST SONG ON THE CD RZA SOUNDS A WHOLE LOT BETTER ON THE WU CD'S I DONT THINK HES A GREAT SOLO ARTIST BUT DIGITAL BULLETS IS THE ONLY SOLO I LIKE FROM HIM, ANYWAYS THIS CD GAVE ME A HEADACHE AND MAJORITY OF IT IS GARBAGE TO ME SO DONT WASTE UR MONEY ON THIS.

This is The Return of a Prince aka Prince Rakeem aka The RZA aka The Rzarecter.......2006-01-15

For those who thought this was finally gonna be the long delyaed often mythically lp that RZA has spoke on since Bobby Digital implication in '99 was "The Cure" was truely disappointed out the gate. This trilogy or saga that RZA has emancipated to us is his transition from thugged out b-boy to the rza and this album that we have and know as the "Birth Of A Prince" is the bridge in that gap. While i've heard various ammouts of interviews about RZA & The Cure album is nothing will prolly eclipse the syntax that RZA pieces together for a sonic masterpiece. others may be disappointed but the beats are half bobby digital and half prince rakeem/rza seeing how the next lp will be all rza. the albums cybernetic sound which has been done previously on "In Stereo" and "Digital Bullet" has seen a primary upgrade in the first serveal tracks and then by the time you're on track 11, "Wherever I Go" is where you begin to see RZA come out as a this knowledgable emcee that knows how to rock. Even the Bobby-like track "Cherry Range" and Kung Fu inspired "Koto Chotan" makes most Wu fans reminsce back in the day when the clan was prominent. As the album sets to close on the tearful, lyrical exodus "The Birth" and "See The Joy" you get the feeling that even earlier tracks like "Grits" & "You'll Never Know" (which wasn't allowed to use the Beetles sample) forshadowed his arrival and it's a well worth journey sonically through the mind of The RZA. Do not let others discourage you from buying this allow your heart to open.

RZA - The Birth Of A Prince.......2005-12-26

After releasing "Digital Bullet" the RZA comes back hard with another album just 2 years later in 2003. Well, people were kind of like what the f*ck when this album came out. Well let me tell you, he didnt have "NONE" of that Bobby Digital stuff in this album. Its a totally brand new RZA. So notice that. Let me break down the facts for you.

Lyrics, some of the tracks on here aint the hottest RZA material, but he still drops mad knowledge. Some of the tracks are insane at how good he put the lyrics together and what he spit about. He are some stand out lyrical tracks. "Koto Chotan", "A Day To God Is 1000 Years", "The Birth(Great lyrics)", "See The Joy(No other rapper would EVER rap bout this, great song)" and "Chi Kung". Those are awesome tracks. This cd stands out lyrically big time. Some of the other tracks have decent to good lyrics. This album is definately different than his other two albums. But one of my favorites because all of the songs are good and his lyrics are such on point on this album. The lyrics though are definately worth reading. The album comes with lyrics in the cd book, but some are off, so go to [...] to get them. RZA is definately on point lyric wise.

Production wise, this is where its good. I love the production RZA did on this album. Seems a lot more complete and like he took some good time into this album. People thought the beats sucked, but definately not, they are REALLY good and deep. Ill admit, SOME of the beats are decent, but the rest are great. Some good beats "The Whistle", "We Pop", "Bob N I (Which he sampled a small part in the beggining from a "Big Daddy Kane" joint)". "Wherever I Go" a good beat also. And the rest of the 5 tracks on the album have classic beats. Production wise, this album is NOT garbage AT ALL, not even close. Its just people who liked the more grimey Wu-Tang sound arent getting the real grimey sh** here. I love the grimey stuff RZA used to put out, but this is 2003 and this is what hes giving and its hott.

Overall, this is great stuff. One of the best RZA albums for sure. Definatly pick this up.

***SUPPORT RZA AND REAL HIPHOP AND BUY THIS***

My Top 5 Songs
1.We Pop
2.The Birth
3.Cherry Range
4.The Whistle
5.Wherever I Go

Half of it is horrible.. half of it is amazing.........2005-11-06

This is a funny CD. Because if you put it in and listen to just the first few tracks, and you're an old Wu fan, you're gonna want to eject it and throw it out the window. I must say, half of the songs on this release are really awful. RZA must be on that blow or something cuz I don't know how he coulda left some of these songs on there. Now WITH THAT SAID.. the rest of these songs are REALLY GOOD. I dunno what RZA was doing with this one. It's random as hell. If you're a big RZA/Wu fan, go ahead and get this one and listen to it a few times so you know which ones to skip, the rest of the CD is really great though.

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Hip hop classic minus one wack member.
Amazing Rap Crew (4.5)
Bangin
Flipmode Iz Da Squad
No Question, Flipmode IZ Da Squad!!

The Imperial Album
Flipmode Squad
Manufacturer: Elektra / Wea
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ASIN: B000009OPC
Release Date: 1998-09-22

Tracks:

The Imperial Intro
To My People
Settin' It Off
Run For Cover
I Got Your Back
This Is What Happens
Everybody On The Line Outside
Last Night
Where You Think You Goin'
We Got U Opin (Part 2) F/Buckshot
Straight Spittin
Money Talks
Cha Cha Cha
Hit Em Wit Da Heat
Do For Self
Everything

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Back in the early 1990s, Busta Rhymes was a member of Leaders of the New School, a talented bunch whose critical praise didn't translate into sales. Reaching acclaim on his two solo releases, Busta now returns to his roots by heading a new rap tandem: the Flipmode Squad, consisting of Lord Have Mercy, Spliff Star, Baby Sham, and Rah Digga. Their debut, Imperial, contains head-nodding beats and spirited verbal exchanges that can have as many as all six members rhyming on one song ("Straight Spittin"). Maintaining an unapologetic street edge with the occasional dance-floor flavor ("Everybody on the Line Outside"), Busta's latest should satisfy those willing to give his side project a listen. --Elliott Wilson

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Hip hop classic minus one wack member........2006-09-12

Standout tracks: TO MY PEOPLE, SET IT OFF, RUN FOR COVER, I GOT CHA BACK, THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS, EVERYBODY ON THE LINE OUTSIDE, CHA CHA CHA, LAST NIGHT, WHERE YOU THINK YOU GOIN, GOT CHA OPIN part2, STRAIGHT SPITTIN, MONEY TALKS, HIT EM WITH DA HEAT, EVERYTHING etc. Filler: none but they do have a major flaw with this big ugly anchor named Rampage. Everybody brings their A game to this album except him! Very rarely do you hear him bust a decent rhyme. As for the Sauce saying that the track Last Night is filler dont listen to them! Busta and Spliffstar bust their most stellar verses on that song. This is definitely an underrated album!

Amazing Rap Crew (4.5).......2006-03-11

Busta Rhymes, founder of The Flipmode Squad had already released two top selling solo albums ("The Coming" and "When Disaster Strikes...") prior to the release of "The Imperial Album". In all of his solo albums, he has a few songs with collaborations from Flipmode members like Rampage, Rah Digga, Baby Sham, Spliff Star and Lord Have Mercy. On this album, they all come together to produce a full length album, and it is a tight hip hop album. With a gangsta feel on many tracks, this crew are an exceptional group of rappers.

"To My People" is an intense, outstanding opening rap track to follow the intro, with a kicking beat and a fierce chorus. Rampage delivers an awesome verse in this track which is probably my personal favourite off the album. "Settin' It Off" follows with Busta Rhymes bringing his crazy, unique rap style to the first verse of the track. Overall, it's a fairly tight song. "Run For Cover" incorporates a cool orchestral beat into the rap and its a cool song. "I Got Your Back" is one of the best tracks on here for sure, with a sweet chorus, and a tight, groovy beat. "Everybody On The Line Outside" has a hip hop/dance style feel to it, with a solid chorus and good verses. "Last Night" has a very Busta type beat, sounding much like some of his obscure solo stuff off his debut album. Spliff Star has a sweet first verse. This track is certainly off the hook, and one of the many album highlights. "Where You Think You Goin" is another amazing song with a violin instrumental for the beat, and a catchy chorus. "Straight Spittin" is an intense, full on crew collaboration, and is pretty off the hook with some sick lyrics. Rah Digga has an amazing verse in this track, check these rhymes: "Paper like meade, I'm in the mix like speed/and be screamin on the mic till my tonsils bleed". "Money Talks" brings a new hip hop flavour to this album, with a more commercial feel to it. The rest of these Flipmode tracks don't disappoint, "Hit Em Wit Da Heat" is a pretty tight song, and so is "Do For Self".

Overall, this a great purchase for any fan of Busta Rhymes solo music. This crew works very well together, and they got some very tight rap tracks on this full length Imperial album. This is hip hop done right, with tight hooks, good lyrics, and catchy beats. I would highly recommend this to any hip hop fan who likes Busta, and wants a taste of what the Flipmode crew is like. Also, look for Busta's latest release when it drops July 19th, entitled "The Big Bang".

Bangin.......2005-12-04

It's still hittin. Production is tight, and lyrics and besides Buckshot, there weren't any features. It was finally an album that was released where the artist took time to make it.

And of course, in typical Busta Rhymes fashion, someone on the interlude got they @$$ whooped!!! Classic.

Favorite Tracks:
1) Cha, Cha, Cha,
2) Where you think u goin
3) Straight Spittin
4) I got yo back (Sick-ass beat)
5) Run for Cover (Sick-ass Swizz Beat)

It's still tight. Dropped in 98' hittin in 05'.

Cop it, because it's hip hop!!!!!

Peace!!!!!!!!!

Flipmode Iz Da Squad.......2005-08-07

The wait is finally over. Busta Rhyme finally bring forth his crew, Flipmode Squad, with The Imperial. Members Busta Rhymes, Rampage, Lord Have Mercy, Spliff Star, Rah Diggah & Baby Sham fit together like a puzzle for a union unmatched. "I Got Your Back" has high pitch piano keys as five of the six members feed off of each other, flowing in and out. This group could be comared to Wu-Tang Clan or Three 6 Mafia, but neither of them are as tightly knit as Flipmode displayed. They bring it back to the basics of skills over the simple loop on "Straight Spittin". Production is an undertone that varies with off-beat keys, violins and basslines that fit the personality of each member.

No Question, Flipmode IZ Da Squad!!.......2004-04-03

Busta Rhymes is one of my all time favorite rappers, and the Flipmode Squad is the illest rap group I've ever heard, right up there alongside Eminem and D12.

This album is simply outstanding, the lyrics, the beats, everything is outstanding. I also love how in certain songs, the raps and lyrics come out as though they were just having a conversation which I think is simply bad ass.

Tracks:

Intro
Don't Hate The Playa
Check Your Game
Get Your Moneyman
The 7th
NY, NY
Valuable Game
Eye Of The Storm
Brother Marquis (Interlude)
Always Wanted To Be A Ho
F**k It
CJ Mac (Interlude)
Retaliation
Threat (Interlude)
Check Your Heart
Sondoobiest (Interlude)
Hardcore
Common Sense
Numskull (Interlude)
God Forgive Me
Ice's Exodus

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Seven Demons - The Repossession.......2005-09-30

Cutthroat, bloodthirsty, seven shades of death, cold calculated and merciless

Solid.......2004-08-29

For me Ice-T is one of the best rappers ever and I've spent long hours listening to his hardcore gangster rap. Kind of odd for a middle-aged white guy but what can I say? His in your face, pro-freedom of speech attitude is one that I hold myself. He is one of the founding fathers of gangster rap and one of it's most innovative lyricists. I've seen Ice-T do his rap act only once but have seen him with his band Body Count four times and he puts on a tremendous show.

Seven Deadly Sins has a lot more edge to it than Ice-T's preceding album, Return of the Real. As a result it's a better effort and has some solid tunes. There's not as much of a mix to the beats though, which is a weakness, but you can play it through without skipping and be quite entertained.

Seven Deadly Sins scores a solid 3 stars:

Retaliation *
Common Sense *
Check Your Game*

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Ratings: CDs are rated simply by how many good songs are on the album. Great songs get two stars, and good songs get one star. Songs that get no stars are those that I might like but not enough to give it a star or ones I find boring or actively dislike. CDs are not penalized for songs that I don't like because they are easy enough to skip over. There is no maximum number of stars a CD can get, but of course the more stars it gets, the better the CD.

As with all reviews, these are my subjective opinions on the album.

I wish I could have given this LP 5 starts...........2004-02-16

...but unfortunately I just can't.

ICE T ends up sounding like he's trying too hard to compensate for his lack of relevance. ICE -- you once were the undisputed king of "breaking down the game" when you wrote gems like "COLORS" and "PEEL THEIR CAPS BACK." But now you are just another face in the sea of gangsterism with this record -- plus you don't have any of the eye-opening political commentary that make you unique.

On this release, ICE T also sounds like he's trying too hard to overcome his dwindling credibility (anyone remember that bizarre kangaroo suit he wore for the film "Tank Girl"? Unfortunately I do. But pure testosterone and mock-underground vibes can't really undo the damage done.

HOWEVER -- given the fact that I (and many others who appreciate real hip-hop) hold ICE T to a much higher standard due to the fact that he's a living legend -- this album still comes off better than most of the competition! And that is definitely testimate to his success!

Songs like "Always Want to be a H*e" are ruthlessly genious! And the track with the slept-on KING T is seriously bumping.

Get this record-- but be prepared. It's unique in it's own way; it's not essential, but it will grow on you.

Real Hardcore RAP!.......2003-12-02

None of that Jay Z, 50 Cent, Ja Rule CRAP!
Ice T like he has always done produced another WestCoast Hardcore Gangsta Rap CD! This by far is his best album, showing he still got skills! Only song I don't care for is "New York New York", but all the others are bangin.

P.S Jay Z speaks on the first song, but no ones perfect.. right?

Ice-T proves that he's one of the Greatest!.......2003-09-17

another class album by Ice-T ,different type of songs in it. I feel every of the cuts ,some like "Valuble Game" among others its instant classics.
must-a-hear album

Just Relax - Relaxing to Sleep CD: Guided meditation for sleep; sound therapy for relaxation and healing; stress relief music track.

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Just relax-just incredible-and much better and less expensive than Ambien!
Superb, the best
Powerful and effective tool for relaxing
waste of time
"Just Relax" gave me a "new life."

Just Relax - Relaxing to Sleep CD: Guided meditation for sleep; sound therapy for relaxation and healing; stress relief music track.
Gail Seymour (spoken word); Glen Joy (music)
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ASIN: B000GBE6GW
Release Date: 2006-05-23

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Introduction - 4 mins. of spoken word (how to use the program)
26 mins. of words and background music (sound therapy)
32 mins. of relaxing, soothing, healing music: "Starlight Beach" by Glen Joy

Album Description

Can't sleep? Stressed? Nervous? Worried? Anxious? Stress management / sleep CD helps you relax to sleep quickly and naturally. "Just Relax - Relaxing to Sleep" is a spoken word program (not subliminal) with sound therapy (healing tones) and a bonus music track that promotes relaxation, self-healing and deep, restful sleep. "Just Relax..." alleviates the restlessness and sleeplessness commonly associated with insomnia, addiction withdrawal, post-surgical trauma, chronic fatigue and chronic pain, including fibromyalgia, post traumatic stress disorder, depression, anxiety, panic and worry. "Just Relax..." is so effective that a distinguished teaching university and research hospital in San Francisco, UCSF/Mt. Zion Medical Center, recommends it to their patients with insomnia. Our CD promotes the relaxation response by emphasizing deep, full breathing to oxygenate the blood. By enhancing clearer, sharper thinking, the work-related benefits are: heightened creativity, improved productivity and reduced absenteeism. Use it as a travel aid to overcome the fear of flying, survive noisy hotel rooms and eliminate jet lag. If you are among the tens of millions of people worldwide seeking an inexpensive, easy-to-use, portable stress management tool, are nervous or anxious in response to our troubled times, feel distraught over the inability to heal from chronic illness, are in recovery, or simply shopping for a natural, less habit-forming way to fall asleep, then "Just Relax..." is for you!

Customer Reviews:

Just relax-just incredible-and much better and less expensive than Ambien!.......2007-07-05

Superb, the best.......2007-06-17

Powerful and effective tool for relaxing.......2007-04-11

waste of time.......2007-01-13

"Just Relax" gave me a "new life.".......2006-12-29

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My Rifle, My Pony and Me
Various Artists
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Release Date: 1993-03-08

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My Rifle, My Pony And Me - Dean Martin & Ricky Nelson
The Legend Of Shenandoah - James Stewart
Montana - Sons Of The Pioneers
Nevada Smith - Merle Kilgore
Ballad Of The Alamo - Marty Robbins
The Searchers - Sons Of The Pioneers
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The Sons Of Katie Elder - Johnny Cash
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Warren's 2nd Best Album
4.5 Stars
4.5 star 3rd effort
Warren G- I Want It All
excellent

I Want It All
Warren G
Manufacturer: Restless Records
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00001T3GD
Release Date: 1999-10-12

Tracks:

Intro
Gangsta Love
Why Oh Why
Dollars Make Sense
I Want It All
Havin' Things
You Never Know
My Momma (Ola Mae)
G-Spot
We Got That
Dope Beat
World Wide Ryders
Game Don't Wait
If We Give You A Chance
I Want It All (Remix)
Outro

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Warren G's status as something like a camp follower of his pal Snoop Dogg is ironic in the light of I Want It All, a much better disc than Snoop's own recent, flimsy No Limit releases. Want gets across more on agreeably familiar-sounding Long Beach-style tracks and smart wordplay than on the storytelling that made Warren G's best-known track, "Regulate," such a standout. Still, who can really dislike a gangsta whose idea of luxury includes not only Benzes and champagne but "brand new socks and drawers"? While it would be interesting to hear Warren lay down rhymes with a little more substance than his boasts of being connected with the Doggfather, it's also refreshing to hear a tough guy who's more into laying back and partying than looking for someone to fill with bullets. Of such small favors are listenable rap albums sometimes made these days; the groovewise I Want It All is certainly one to keep in rotation. --Rickey Wright

Customer Reviews:

Warren's 2nd Best Album.......2006-07-24

Warren G's 3rd effort, "I Want It All," was released in the hopes that it would be better received than Take A Look Over Your Shoulder. While the latter album is more consistent throughout, with no unlistenable songs, I Want It All still gets a slightly better rating because the classics and near-classics are all but flawless. In addition, Warren calls on all his west coast homies for this one. With Daz and Kurupt, Nate Dogg, RBX, Snoop, Mack 10 and even Slick Rick making an appearance, Warren's limited lyrical ability is completely overshadowed. By the end, all you remember is the fantastic production skills of one of the west's bests. An extremely minimalistic album--"I want it all, fast cars, diamond rings, champaigne..."--the beats are straight g funk, laid-back and smooth. The album sports 2 classics, 3 near classics and 1 decent song. The rest is disappointing unlistenable filler.

The first classic is "I Want it All." Featuring west coast reliable Mack 10, the song has very easy lyrics, a fantastic set of horns and a nice bassline. This is my 4th favorite Warren G song behind Regulate, This DJ and Transformers. "Dollars Makes Sense" is an interesting one. A classic in my opinion, with a misleadingly hard beat and delivery. I say misleading because you can count the number of curses. At one point, Warren really messes with us: "Hittin switches and we checkin all snitches. Gettin all riches, and flossin in our pictures" You'd expect the easy rhyme from a lesser artist, but once again Warren defines gangsta rap on his own terms. Crucial Conflict sounds nice trading verses with Warren, kind of like how Pac and Outlawz did for some time.

On to the near classics. "Why Oh Why" featuring Tha Dogg Pound. You know Daz is in the house when you hear that knocking sound. Gangsta Love is a laid-back one with old reliable Nate Dogg crooning his way to another hit. The closest one to the classic, featuring one of Warren's smoothest beats ever is If We Give You A Chance. Val Young, the best female crooner of the g funk era, starts out the song, followed by a verse by Slick, Warren G and then Phats Bossi. Bossi's harder delivery takes away from the smooth sample taken from "Music is My Sanctuary." Nonetheless, it's a great song. Although the East Coast/West Coast feud was dying down by 1999, I like how Warren G tries to unite two coasts with Slick Rick by his side, traveling from LAX to JFK, giving respects to the two cities that continue to define hip hop.

The rest of the songs aren't worth mentioning. World Wide Ryders and Game Don't Wait (very disappointing 213 reunion) are okay, but after that everything's a mess. It's a shame, because Warren dedicates one song to his mom, Ola Mae. But the production on that one, and the rest, makes the song horrible. All in all though, especially because of the touches that the Regulator adds to otherwise minimalistic topics, another great album. 4.5

4.5 Stars.......2005-11-30

This should have been called Regulate pt 2 because Warren G satisfies me again with the Brilliant beats and this song Dope Beat and some others you want it for its smooth beats and Warren smooth voice get this

4.5 star 3rd effort.......2004-11-05

After another 2 and a half year hiatus Warren returns with another solid cd. Just as good as his previous two, although this one heavily features other artists (only 2 songs don't have someone on them). The Production is, as always on his albums, tight and the beats are great through thewhole album. Warren does 11 of the 14 songs, Soopafly does 1, and Vada Nobles does 2. Has 1 classic, 3 average songs and the rest are good or great. I'd definitely recommend it for any G-Funk fan.

#2 - 9.5 (f/ Nate Dogg, Kurupt, & RBX)
#3 - 9 (f/ Daz Dillinger & Kurupt {Dogg Pound})
#4 - 10 (classic f/ Crucial Conflict - great beat and relaxing)
#5 - 7 (f/ Mack 10)
#6 - 8.5 (f/ Nate Dogg & Jermaine Dupri)
#7 - 8 (f/ Snoop Dogg, Phats Bossilini & Reel Tight)
#8 - 8.5 (dedicated to his late moms)
#9 - 9 (about the g-spot f/ El DeBarge & Val Young)
#10 - 8.5 (f/ Eve, Drag-On, & Shadow)
#11 - 7.5
#12 - 7 (f/ Neb Love & K-Bar)
#13 - 8 (f/ Nate Dogg & Snoop Dogg (213))
#14 - 8 (f/ Slick Rick & Phats Bossilini)
#15 - 8.5 (f/ Memphis Bleek, Drag-On, tikki Diamonds)

Warren Griffin III -- b. 11/10/70 -- Long Beach, CA
LONG BEACH - 213

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Warren G- I Want It All.......2003-08-28

Warren G's (Warren Griffin III) 3rd album "I Want It All" (1999) marks the return of a creative Rapper/Producer who is best known for his debut album the triple platinum "Regulate...G Funk Era". Coming across this album was a nice surprise, I had missed his 2nd album and really not heard anything new from Warren G in five years. This release runs in at 16 tracks (including intro/outro and a remix) and is executive produced by Warren G. Guest appearances are numerous and come from: Kurupt, Daz Dillinger, Nate Dogg, RBX, Crucial Conflict, Mack 10, Jermaine Dupri, Snoop Dogg, Phats Bossi, Reel Tight, El Debarge, Val Young, Eve, Drag-on, Shadow, Neb Love, K-Bar, Slick Rick, Memphis Bleek & Tikki Diamond. Warren G looks after the majority of the production on this album(13/16 tracks), while Priest does "My Mamma (Ola Mae)", and Vada Nables does "We Got That" and "I Want It All (Remix). After a short intro the album starts with "Gangsta Love" feat. Kurupt, Nate Dogg & RBX, a track laced with a laid back beat, some nice verses, and a tight chorus by Nate Dogg. "Why Oh Why" feat. Daz & Kurupt flows well and is followed up by the standout "Dollars Make Sense" feat. Kurupt & Crucial Conflict. Warren G & Mack drop a g-funk collabration to remember on the albums lead single/title track. "Havin' Things" feat. J. Dupri and Nate Dogg, flows nicely, though in my opinion there was no need to add J. Dupri on it. "You Never Know" feat. Snoop Dogg, Phats Bossi, Reel Tight is about death & living life to the fullest, Snoops appearance is a good one, Warren shines, and I really like the outstanding soulful background R & B chorus. Warren G drops a deep dedication track with "My Momma" (Ola Mae) a track for his mums who passed away. "G-Spot" feat. El Debarge and Val Young is a nice Rap/R&B collab about the ladies. Ruff Ryders Eve & Drag-on as well as Shadow drop in for "We Got That" and though the track is not bad it seems a bit misplaced for this album, guess its about Warren G showing love for the East Coast. Warren G goe solo on "Dope Beat" a track where he talks about the game and mentions other MC's like Jay-Z. Relaxed "World Wide Ryders" feat. Neb Love & K-Bar of 5 Footaz runs smoothly. Warren goes back to his roots uniting with 213 members Snoop and Nate on "Game Don't Wait" a track that makes me look forward to there 213 album which is supposed to be dropping sometime in the next year. Oldschool UK rapper Slick Rick makes a nice appearance on "If We Give You a Chance". I thought Vada Nobles produced "I Want It All" (Remix) feat. Memphis Bleek, Drag-On & Tikki Diamond, was going to be a filler track instead it turned out to be a decent closing joint. Warren G's "I Want It All" has got an upbeat relaxed vibe all throughout, lots of good guest appearances and some tight production making it a album to enjoy.

excellent.......2003-04-03

Warren G does it again. With his hiphop jazz fusions he has managed to make another album. With beats similiar to that of the first and second, it can help but to be a layed back knock out.

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1. Blood and Fire
2. Consuming Fire (Outro) - Christafari, Mark Mohr
3. Soon Come (Intro)
4. Thief in the Night
5. Love of My Life
6. Intentions
7. Emancipation Proclamation
8. My Radio (Intro)
9. My Stereo
10. Selassie Say (Intro) - Christafari, Haile Selassie
11. Why You Ago Look?
12. Among the Dead
13. Hallelu-Jah (Intro)
14. Food for the Hungry
15. Warriors Chant (Intro)
16. Warriors
17. Onward, Christian Solidiers (Outro)
18. Talawa (Lift Him Up and Edify Him Daily)
19. Render Your Heart (It's Only What You've Done for the Lord)
20. Cry No More