Live in New York [Live]

Track Listings
1. Fanfare & Overture: Make a Joyful Noise/Give Us This Day/Give Us Peace/    
2. Hallelujah! You're Worthy to Be Praised    
3. I Want to Go    
4. You'll Never Be the Same [Extended Version]    
5. Satisfied With Jesus    
6. Lord Touch Somebody    
7. Where He Leads Me    
8. We're Gonna Praise Him    
9. More of You    
10. I Can Call Him [Extended Version]    

Live in New York, Music, East Coast Regional Mass Choir
Journey: Live in New York
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Excellence Personified!
  • Awesome
  • Not the typical Smallwood item
  • Richard Smallwood continues his Journey
  • Richard wat happened?!
 Journey: Live in New York
Richard Smallwood
Manufacturer: Verity
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000HEWGM4
Release Date: 2007-06-05

Tracks:

  1. Introduction (His-Story)
  2. I Won't Give Up (Richard's Testimony)
  3. Journey featuring Kim Burrell
  4. I'll Trust You
  5. Praise Break
  6. We Worship You featuring Janice Chandler-Eteme (one of America's
  7. Holy Holy featuring The Richard Smallwood SingersSPECIAL VIDEO ENHANCEMENT: I'll Trust You, Journey

Tracks:

  1. All The Glory
  2. Morning's Breaking featuring Kelly Price
  3. We've Come Too Far featuring The Hawkins Family
  4. He Won't Leave You featuring The Richard Smallwood Singers
  5. Precious Is Your Name featuring Chaka Khan
  6. Journey's End
  7. Dedication To Mom: I'd Rather Have Jesus (Piano Solo by Richard Smallwood)
  8. BONUS: I'll Trust You (Performance Track)
  9. BONUS: I'll Trust You (Instrumental Track)

Album Description

Journey: Live in New York is filled with the signature Richard Smallwood melodies, harmonies, and orchestral arrangements that listeners have come to expect and adore. Smallwood's musical genius blurs the lines between live audience and taped recording, transporting the listener to the actual event, rather than leaving them sitting in a spectator's position. And, just as always, Vision, the rich and vibrant choir, backs Smallwood to bring his songs to life. Journey: Live in New York, boasts guest appearances by Chaka Khan, Kelly Price, The Hawkins Family and more! This double CD also includes special enhancements and live concert video.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Excellence Personified!.......2007-07-05

Richard Smallwood's latest project, Journey: Live in New York, is his best work to date! It is an expressed representation of musical excellence that ushers you right into the presence of God! This CD set is a must have for any serious lover of gospel music.

5 out of 5 stars Awesome.......2007-07-05

Ilove Richard Smallwood I have been a fan since I was 15 years old and this CD project was amazing I went to the actual concert in New York abt 3 years ago and I was amazed then as I do now. I belong to the church where Richard Worships and I sing in the choir that he consults (when he is in town that is) But I really love his style of music as it takes u there and if you are not careful you will find yourself underneath a church bench in the spirit. Si get this porject if you have not as this wa is absolutely awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

4 out of 5 stars Not the typical Smallwood item.......2007-07-03

This is a 2-CD set. A lot of his past work is on the CD. There are several new songs that are nice but this is not his usual standard.

3 out of 5 stars Richard Smallwood continues his Journey.......2007-06-16

A longtime fan of Professor Richard Smallwood - that, I am.

Smallwood possesses an unquestionable gift; one given to him by God and shared with the world through his passion and ministry of gospel music. The journey of Richard Smallwood (in song) became apparent to the world in the early 1980's, though he'd been singing since childhood and directing choirs since age 12.

Recorded, August 2005, the initial release date of this project was rescheduled, due in part to the loss of Richard's beloved Mother, Mabel Ruth Smallwood, whom he honors and credits highly with giving him his start in the art of music.

I was in attendance the evening of this recording and the atmosphere inside of the Hammerstein Ballroom, before the recording, was electric, to say the least. You see, New York City admires Richard Smallwood and to have him agree to record a live project on the richest island in the world, Manhattan, was an event!

You will find that this effort consists of not 1, but 2 CD's; one disc is enhanced with a video performance and before closing out disc two, you are treated to 3 bonus tracks. As much as I admire Professor Smallwood, while reviewing this product, I wasn't thoroughly inspired by what I heard until disc two filled the studio. Oh yes, "I'll Trust Him" on disc one, performed by Mr. Smallwood was excellent, but that was all. Vision, Smallwood's talent laden ensemble, start the ball rolling on disc two with a rousing anthem entitled "All The Glory"; it just gets better from there as special guests, Kelly Price, The Hawkins Family and new convert, Chaka Khan take the stage.

Overall, this offering from Richard Smallwood is acceptable, for it is he who is responsible for the movement and undeniable marriage of classical music to traditional gospel music; for that he will always be esteemed. My faves on Journey: Live in New York include, "I'll Trust Him", "All The Glory", "Morning's Breaking" and "Precious Is Your Name."
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2 out of 5 stars Richard wat happened?!.......2007-06-12

I will start of by sayin I am 17 and every since I was 6 I have loved Richard Smallwood, I would beg my mom 2 get me his cds. However when I heard he was doin I live recording back in "2005" I was so excited and then I was disoppointed by the 2 yr wait. I was so excited on June 5 I got in my car and rushed 2 walmart 2 get it. When I got 2 my car and heard the cd I was felt cheated and let down. I was so lookin foward 2 this cd and it only had 2 songs I liked and a 1:30 rip off praise break I felt cheated out of 15 dollars. In sayin all this I luv Richard but da cd sucks!
Across A Wire: Live In New York City
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • If you want the orginal recorded music by that instead!
  • Great live music from the Counting Crows
  • Best album of CC besides August and Everything After
  • I was at this show
  • Some of the details from each show
 Across A Wire: Live In New York City
The Counting Crows
Manufacturer: Geffen Records
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ASIN: B000008USI
Release Date: 1998-07-14

Tracks:

  1. Round Here
  2. Have You Seen Me Lately?
  3. Angels of the Silences
  4. Catapult
  5. Mr. Jones
  6. Rain King
  7. Mercury
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  1. Recovering the Satellites
  2. Angels of the Silences
  3. Rain King
  4. Sullivan Street
  5. Children In Bloom
  6. Have You Seen Me Lately?
  7. Raining In Baltimore
  8. Round Here
  9. Ghost Train
  10. A Murder of One
  11. A Long December
  12. Walkaways

Amazon.com

Too much too soon is the m.o. of so many bands who, thanks to the fleeting fame that accompanies music-video breakthroughs, are famous before their time and has-beens five minutes later. You could be excused for thinking that's the case with Counting Crows, darlings of both MTV and VH1, who here release a double concert CD after only two studio albums. But you'd be wrong. The set, an acoustic disc recorded for VH1's Storytellers and an electric one from MTV's Live from the 10 Spot, proves how well the oft-bootlegged Crows have earned their reputation as a smoking live band. It also shows how elastic their rambling and evocative songs can be, some of which appear on both discs but in vastly different arrangements. People may tire of vocalist Adam Duritz's perpetually-wounded-soldier-of-love act, but this is one band whose success was hard-won and is richly deserved. --Daniel Durchholz

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars If you want the orginal recorded music by that instead!.......2007-06-23

I wasn't a huge fan of the live music. Too many audience noise to drown out the otherwise amazing music. The audio never feels authentic to me. The VH1 disk is worth the money and then some. But beware. If you are a person that only wants to hear as band sing their songs exactly like they do on the album, this is NOT for you. I love the way they have changed the songs and lyrics to fit the mood that they're in at the time they're singing it. "I think we know how to play them now" probably explaines more than I could ever attempt. If you looked back at things you have done years ago, I am sure you would change them to reflect your position today. This album makes those changes and it's truly blissful to go along for the ride.

5 out of 5 stars Great live music from the Counting Crows.......2006-11-08

Normally I am a total purist when it comes to concerts. I like the songs to sound the way they do on the CD, and I don't like surprises. But after seeing Counting Crows live this summer for the first time, I was amazed. It didn't matter that they changed the arrangements. They were just incredible. I immediately ordered Across A Wire, which didn't disappoint. This double CD captures their live performances for VH1 and MTV. It brought me right back to this summer's concert, and let me really appreciate Adam Duritz's vocals and the band's ability to change things up. Anyone who likes this band live will appreciate this CD set.

5 out of 5 stars Best album of CC besides August and Everything After.......2006-08-24

Live music from Counting Crows! I somehow only just found this CD after being a CC fan since 1994. The energy of this performance is exhilarating. Adam Duritz is still raw, a trait I love and miss, since I think the rawness of his performing and writing has evaporated over the last five years or so.
I highly recommend this as a must have CD of Counting Crows. Two CDs, one is more acoustic than the other. My preference is for the second CD which is edgy and loud, long versions of songs I love. Sullivan Street, track 4 on CD#2 is awesome.
There are two versions of "Round Here" on this CD, one acoustic with only Adam and Dave. Both are fantastic.

5 out of 5 stars I was at this show.......2006-08-05

I actually went to live at the 10 spot. I remember them announcing they were recording this live. It was a great show, though I had wished it was longer. Seems like the Counting Crows are lazy. I was a little disappointed they didn't play Mr. Jones. Overall great show though.

5 out of 5 stars Some of the details from each show.......2006-06-02

"Chelsea" is a previously unreleased track and is not part of the VH1 setlist.

"VH1 Storytellers" was released as a promotional CD by Geffen Records prior to the release of this CD.

The VH1 set does not contain "A Long December", which appeared on the original broadcast, or "Omaha", "Good Luck", and "Walkaways", which were played but not broadcast.

"Round Here", "Mercury", and "Anna Begins" were not aired on VH1.

The MTV set does not contain "Goodnight Elizabeth", "Catapult", "Mr. Jones", "Omaha", and "Anna Begins", which appeared on the original broadcast, or "Wiseblood" and "Daylight Fading", which were played but not broadcast.

"Raining In Baltimore" and "Children In Bloom" were not aired on MTV.
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5 out of 5 stars Great to Hear All those great Voices from the Past.......2007-07-05

I just wanted to confirm what the first reviewer had to say about this CD. To hear Ethyl Merman, Mary Martin, Andrea McCardle etc. singing their trademark songs brought a lot of memories from the mid-centry musical theater back again. The last song by Glynis Johns is especially poignant.
You certainly can't beat the price!

5 out of 5 stars A Good One!.......2006-11-10

This is a very good CD, mostly because it's the original artists. I've had some that were re-recorded by no name artists that were ghastly. This one is a really good one--including the sound quality. If I had one wish, I would wish it were longer!
Live In New York City
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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 Live In New York City
Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band
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ASIN: B00005AFVR
Release Date: 2001-04-03

Tracks:

  1. My Love Will Not Let You Down
  2. Prove It All Night
  3. Two Hearts
  4. Atlantic City
  5. Mansion on the Hill
  6. The River
  7. Youngstown
  8. Murder Incorporated
  9. Badlands
  10. Out in the Street
  11. Born to Run

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  1. Tenth Avenue Freeze Out
  2. Land of Hope and Dreams
  3. American Skin
  4. Lost in the Flood
  5. Born in the U.S.A.
  6. Don't Look Back
  7. Jungleland
  8. Ramrod
  9. If I Should Fall Behind

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If Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band were a playground basketball team they'd be the one made up of local legends that don't have as much spring in their legs as the young bucks, but get by on guts and guile. Culled from the two Madison Square Garden shows that closed out the revived E Street Band's 1999-2000 road show, this 20-song collection deftly entwines fan favorites with fresher material, including two new offerings, the stately "Land of Hope and Dreams" and the solemn "American Skin"--the latter prompted by the shooting of unarmed New Yorker Amadou Diallo by police officers. When Springsteen and company (including both Miami Steve Van Zandt and his successor, Nils Lofgren, on guitar) look back, they temper the force of the original arrangements with ingenuity and a sense of spacing. The E Street Band in their heyday may have served up four-hour marathons, but they felt stopwatch-tight. Here Springsteen reconciles his rocker and reflective sides as "The River" curves along through a serpentine course, "Mansion on the Hill" is given a curious (albeit lovely) Hawaiian treatment, and "Born in the U.S.A." resurfaces as a deep-blues lament. The gang can still muster a take-no-prisoners attack, as witnessed by the hard-charging likes of "Two Hearts" and "Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out." --Steven Stolder

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Bueno.......2007-05-18

Creo que es exelente producto pues lo regale por el sistema de amazon a un amigo en su cumpleaños y no me lo devolvieron.

5 out of 5 stars Even in his 50s, he's still THE rock-musician.......2006-11-11

Say what you want about Bruce "getting old", but I strongly believe that this album (which showcases Bruce in his late-40s/early-50s) puts many rockers half-his-age to shame.

All the songs are great, especially the ones that are re-arranged, such as "The River." For a special treat, Bruce throws in the rarity, "Don't Look Back."

And yet, of all the songs on this live album, I believe the most impressive is Bruce's acoustic version of "Born in the U.S.A.", where Bruce plays an acoustic 12-string. For those of you who have Tracks, but not this, trust me when I say LINYC's version of "BITUSA" makes Tracks' acoustic version look like nothing.

ONE WARNING: Though I personally have no qualms about the song-selections, some of you who want to hear the "staples" (i.e. "The Promised Land") might be dissapointed. And yet, when it comes to preferences of Bruce-fans, the term "to each his own" is definetely applicable.

Is it an extensive treasure-trove of live performances a la Live 1975-1985? No. Is it worth it nonetheless? Yes.

5 out of 5 stars Springsteen Gets Back Together With The E Street Band, With Electrifying Results.......2006-04-01

LIVE IN NEW YORK CITY is a live album taken from Bruce Springsteen's reunion tour with the E Street band, and the results are electrifying. This album beats the great PLUGGED by a country mile, and has the feel of a religious service, with Springsteen testifying and hollering like there's no tomorrow. The studio reunion album, THE RISING, was just as good, and proved that the reunion was not just a temporary thing. Springsteen's belief that the young Australian tourist jailed in Indonesia since the spring of 2005 on drug-smuggling charges was unjustly convicted makes this CD/cassette an essential purchase for both your ears AND your conscience.

5 out of 5 stars 10th Avenue Freeze-Out!!!!!!!!!!!!!.......2006-03-08

I have to confess: this version of 10th Ave. Freeze-Out brought tears to my eyes. And for one simple reason. I never saw a concert of The Boss and his E-Street Band. They never came to Brazil to play. "Oh, they are too americans" people say here. Oh, what a shame. Music is an universal language and, listening to Bruce's live albums (I have all the four) and watching his dance with The Big Man Clarence Clemmons, the raising of hands of all the little preeties from coastline to the city, I was really able to understand the meaning of lots of things like companionship, musicianship, harmony, communion. Well, I wish I was a Jersey native to walk down the 10th Ave just to see Scooter and Big Man singing and dancing in the streets. Rock and roll are made of these moments.

3 out of 5 stars Redundant Maybe, but Why Complain?.......2006-02-01

I will start this review with the only complaint that can I can muster when discussing any live recording of Bruce and the E Street band. After the monumental perfection of the Live 1975-85 collection, much of this is extraneous or redundant. Springsteen is as focused and energized as always and the E Street Band plays with the same fervor that has established their reputations as an unbeatable live act. Because some of these songs have grown so familiar, though, the moody intensity of their studio counterparts is compromised, particularly on the most reflective tunes. "Prove It All Night" is all bombast, as is "Two Hearts," but they lean heavily on familiarity, while the latter suffers from a contrived ending that incorporates Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell's "It Takes Two." The energy is monumental, though, which helps to make the mellower songs that much more effective. "Mansion on the Hill" works beautifully, with gentle waves of pedal-steel guitar wafting behind the melody like a soft breeze over a field of wheat. "The River" suffers, though, because it is too drawn out and loses its central vision as a portrayal of lost innocence, sounding instead like the dim reflections of a middle-aged man. Springsteen is an honest performer, so I'm certain this is not an oversight. It's only that the aging process forces things to be re-assessed, and not everything works in this revised context. "Youngstown" is another misfire, with a ton of musical muscle to propel it, but without the vulnerable poignancy that made the original work so well. "Murder Inc." and "Badlands" are two songs that demand a tough, hard-as-nails energy, and they both get the treatment they deserve here.

The first few tracks on the second disk capture the true essence of Springsteen and the E Street Band. A gospel-drenched version of "10th Avenue Freeze Out" lingers for a full 16 minutes, with an extended band introduction and an ending salvo that could rupture your spleen. Following this are the collections two new songs. "Land of Hopes and Dreams" takes ten minutes to unfurl, but it proves itself to be one of Springsteen's most powerful and hopeful songs. Even though it carries a distinct pre-9/11 sensibility, it still resounds strongly, perhaps even more so. Much, much darker is the other new song. "American Skin (41 Shots)" confronts the grim reality that occurs when fear and tension collide. Instead of pointing his finger, Springsteen concludes, "We're all baptized in these waters and in each other's blood." It is our society; hence we are all to blame when a victim dies at the hands of society's representatives. It's a heavy conclusion, but not one that should be controversial, since it conveys a very simple truth.

The six tracks that did not make the HBO special finish out the album with more of a whimper than a bang. Each of these performances are good, but nothing revelatory, making it apparent why the show editors saw fit to edit them from the final video cut. As a fan of Springsteen who always looks for the best qualities in his catalog of work, I can say that this live collection is good, but there are better places to turn. If you care to hear the raw power of the E Street Band and the personal conviction of Springsteen as a live performer, pick up Live 1975-85, since it remains one of the best live documents of a rock and roll performer ever released. B Tom Ryan
Live in New York
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Gorgeous stuff, almost painfully so
  • As Good As It Gets!
  • Outstanding! Not a fan yet? You will be!
  • Vintage Jonatha
  • What a Voice!
 Live in New York
Jonatha Brooke
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ASIN: B000H9I0X8
Release Date: 2006-09-12

Tracks:

  1. Damn Everything But The Circus
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  11. Inconsolable
  12. Landmine
  13. Everything I Wanted
  14. Linger
  15. So Much Mine
  16. No Net Below

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Jonatha Brooke - Live In New York - 2 disc set, Audio CD and Full Concert DVD in 5.1 surround sound

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Gorgeous stuff, almost painfully so.......2007-05-16

I saw her perform in Philly and everything that the other reviewers on this page say is dead-on. Her songs are gorgeous: beautiful harmonies, great vocal lines, thoughtful lyrics. The best moments in her songs are when the meaning of the lyrics are reinforced by beautifully dissonant two and three part vocal lines. She seems to love counterpoint, and the interweaving of two lines over some complex harmonies (at least for a pop song) makes for some great moments.

5 out of 5 stars As Good As It Gets!.......2007-05-12

There are poets, there are singers, there are songwriters, there are musicians, there are arrangers, there are performers and then, there are artists, like Jonatha Brooke. True artists are able to gather all the tools and disciplines necessary to create in a given medium, and then, willingly, plumb the depths of their own souls to create works that are so much more than the sum of the parts, and that touch us in some of those places in our hearts, that we were sure we had completely defended.

What can you say about someone who can fly over, under and around our well-constructed emotional walls and touch us with kindness, compassion, and understanding before we know what's hit us. Someone who can remind us of the myriad places and times we've betrayed and abandoned ourselves, and each other, and still have the love and wisdom to forgive and accept us.

Jonatha Brooke is a true Singularity. Life is one way before you experience her work...and changed forever afterward. She allows us to see what is possible in the musical performing arts genre, and how discipline really is the key that unlocks true freedom of expression.

Once in a blue moon, someone comes along, and reminds how things could be done, if there were just enough time, enough patience, enough commitment and enough courage to do it "Right".

Having watched Jonatha, perform as a soloist and with various band configurations, in a number of venues over the years, I can tell you that she's even better live than on the Live DVD...which is saying a hell of a lot. The DVD is spectacular, in every way. It is, quite honestly the best live recording I've ever heard or seen, and I've been in the biz for 40 years. What's most impressive to me, however, is the exactness and precision in every detail of every song. There are no mistakes and there is no jamming here. Every tune is honed and sanded until it is the perfect vehicle for the message it is intended to convey. Then it is performed that way, the best way she and her band know how to perform it, night after night after night. This is the ballerina in Jonatha. Imagine improvising the steps in Swan Lake. Unthinkable.

One could think that this might make it difficult to stay interested enough in the music to make it exciting to play, over and over again; but the imaginative crafting of each song allows it to carry both the audience and the performers to different places each and every time one hears them. The density and complexity of what is being expressed here, make each exposure a journey of new discovery. Haunting melodies that are impossible to get out of one's head for days.

Spontaneity comes in the joy and exuberance of sharing, with each band member and the audience, a very precious gift, in the best way they know how to wrap it. She pours herself and her soul into the songs, and, as a result, like crystals, the songs are able to hold, store, and reflect that energy and intensity, and feed her...and us...every time we listen.

It is of paramount importance to Jonatha that her audiences feel like participants in the events she choreographs. She disassembles the wall between audience and performer with wit and humor and playful banter. She shows us, instead of telling us, "If I can do this...so could you, in whatever medium is right for you. Show up, be present, do the best you can every time you have the opportunity." And in her lyrics:

"You're the one evading hope, side-stepping every inkling
That the good guy, the early bird, the one who tries, the one who tries Again....WINS"

My wife worries that I'm obsessing or that I have a crush on Jonatha. What's actually true is my complete respect and admiration for Jonatha's commitment to excellence and to Life, as expressed in her ever-growing body of work. I only hope she records another fifty albums. My wife will have to deal with it. She knew, after all, she was marrying a crazy musician.

At a recent show in Boston, someone asked me why Jonatha wasn't a Huge star already. I responded that I though the reason was that her songs actually made people Feel things, and that we've decided, as a culture, perhaps as a species, that Feeling is not something we like or are willing to do. Thank you Jonatha...again and again and again, for encouraging us to do it anyway.

5 out of 5 stars Outstanding! Not a fan yet? You will be!.......2007-02-17

I found this to be an excellent, career spanning package. Featuring songs from most all periods. JB and the crack team of musicians deliver on all levels. Great, blending harmonies. Dynamic instrumentation.
I have been a fan since her days as part of the Story. You could find Jonatha's name as singing backup on many songs throughout the 90s.
Her strong songwriting and playing are the perfect compliment to her vocal prowess.
I thoroughly enjoyed watching the concert on the DVD. Jonatha shines with her charm and wit that makes you appreciate her talents even more. The venue provides the live vibe wihtout losing the intimacy.
As a bonus, there is a CD of the concert so you can enjoy the music while you're on the move.
Get this now!

4 out of 5 stars Vintage Jonatha.......2007-01-09

Hearing Jonatha Brooke live makes me realize what a talented musician she is. The arrangements and harmonies are complex and really interesting. I'm not crazy about all the songs, but I very much appreciate her as an artist with something to say. I also like the DVD of her live performance.

5 out of 5 stars What a Voice!.......2007-01-06

I've been a fan of Jonatha's for a long time. By rights, this woman should be a major star, but her music is just a little quirky for the mainstream (which is one of the reasons I love it). Having the DVD included with the CD is just so wonderful! Definitely a major bargain.
Romance Of The Violin (Live From New York In Concert)
Average customer rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars
  • Excellent performances, both audio and video
  • Great music, lousy format!
 Romance Of The Violin (Live From New York In Concert)
Joshua Bell
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00076ZZB6
Release Date: 2005-02-08

Tracks:

  1. O mio babbino caro from Gianni Schicchi
  2. The Girl With Flaxen Hair
  3. Nocturne
  4. The Swan
  5. Serenade
  6. Casta Diva from Norma
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  8. Dance of the Blessed Spirits from Orfeo ed Euridice
  9. Nocturne from String Quartet No. 2 in D Major
  10. Songs My Mother Taught Me
  11. Pur ti Miro from 'L'incoronazione di Poppea
  12. Elegie: O doux printemps d'autrefois
  13. Trerei

Album Description

CD AUDIO SIDE: Entire Album

DVD SIDE: * Entire album in Enhanced LPCM Stereo * Video of highlights from Joshua Bell Romance of the Violin Live from Lincoln Center with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra * Complete Discography This disc is intended to play on standard DVD and CD players. May not play on a limited number of models.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Excellent performances, both audio and video.......2007-01-09

I was delighted with this Dual Disc. Performances are excellent, both audio and video. Recording quality is very good.

I must report some problems with CD side (cracks) on older CD player.


1 out of 5 stars Great music, lousy format!.......2007-01-03

I love the music, but was VERY unhappy to be unable to play this CD on my computer. The DVD side works okay, but I can't load this to itunes on my macintosh. And I can't load the DVD to my computer and store this disk at home. If I had it to do over, I'd buy the plain vanilla CD!
Live In New York
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Stellar!
  • Love
  • Attending the event
  • The Best Concert I've Ever Seen
  • Brave New World
 Live In New York
Laurie Anderson
Manufacturer: Nonesuch
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ASIN: B0000668N9
Release Date: 2002-05-21

Tracks:

  1. Here with You
  2. Statue of Liberty
  3. Let X=X
  4. Sweaters
  5. My Compensation
  6. Washington Street
  7. Pieces and Parts
  8. Strange Angels
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  1. Wildebeests
  2. One Beautiful Evening
  3. Poison
  4. Broken
  5. Progress
  6. Animals
  7. Life on a String
  8. Beginning French
  9. O Superman
  10. Slip Away
  11. White Lily
  12. Puppet Motel
  13. Love Among the Sailors
  14. Coolsville

Amazon.com

Laurie Anderson scored an improbable hit in the early `80s with the atmospheric "O Superman," a song that appears near the end of this exhaustive two-disc live set. Despite a new arrangement, the track sounds just as entrancing as it did 20 years ago, if only because the 90 minutes leading up to it features some of the most complex, dreamlike, and unnerving music ever produced. But given that these concerts were recorded just days after the September 11 attacks in New York, the effect is all the more chilling--just try to hold back the goose bumps when Anderson sings, "Here come the planes / They're American planes / Made in America." The air of intensity is palpable throughout Live at Town Hall, as Anderson pulls out vintage pieces like "Let X=X" and "Strange Angels," each one taking new shape and meaning in the process. It is a harrowing listen. --Aidin Vaziri

Album Description

The set list captured on this specially-priced 2CD recording includes ten songs from Life on a String, plus 2002 arrangements of earlier songs from her catalog, including 'Let X=X', 'Coolsville', 'Strange Angels' and the classic 'O Superman' - one of the great compositions of the last two decades. Recorded live at Town Hall / Sept. 19-20, 2001. Trifold digipak.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Stellar!.......2005-03-10

I've seen Laurie Anderson live on a half-dozen occasions, and the shows are always somehow new.

This show is no different. Unlike most of her shows in recent years, this one heavily features her earlier, most-quirky material. But, that material is re-conceived for the live band. Although updated and punched up a bit, it's still true to its original spirit.

The results are wonderful. If you enjoy the earlier albums like Big Science, you'll love hearing their formerly-sparse arrangements augmented with a really great live band. Some of these songs haven't been performed live for many years, and hearing them now is a treat.

I have to agree with the Amazon reviewer and a couple of others: "O Superman" is clearly the climax of the show. The audience's reaction -- surprised and then delighted -- to the opening of O Superman fading in as if sent from long ago is exhilarating.

Knowing the conext of this show and hearing Laurie sing, voice barely controlled, about the "American planes", gives me chills every time I listen. To think that this song was written nearly 20 years before the events of 9/11 is eerie. Extremely powerful stuff.

5 out of 5 stars Love.......2003-05-13

A maximum of 1,000 words is not enough to do justice to one of the most glorious artists of our time.

5 out of 5 stars Attending the event.......2003-04-23

Playing this CD makes the listener feel they are attending the event itself. The music itself is amazing right through, as are the spken word pieces. There is an intimacy, some intensity, some discomfort but some delight too, for example when the anecdote ('Beginning French') about French 'traffic testers' gives way discreetly to the intro of 'O Superman.' But the intensity is felt most when Laurie refers to 9/11 and her reactions, playing that evening, the sense of an entirley changed world. Her songs fit. My favourites here are O Superman, which I knew from the 8os and Strange Angels, which I didn't know before.
The discomfort comes in when you've listened all the way through and get to O Superman on Disc 2, when the references to 'Amercian planes, made in America' are heard.
This is a good place to go for a live compilation of Laurie Anderson songs.

5 out of 5 stars The Best Concert I've Ever Seen.......2003-03-27

Firstly, I have yet to hear this album, but I did see her show In Toronto on September 13th, 2001, and I have to say that it was aesthetically and artistically the most incredible concert that I've ever attended. The quality of her performance (and band!) was superb, and the themes that she's been weaving for all of these years really came together. For me, peak of the show was the transition from O Superman to Pieces and Parts: very emotional, new layers of resonance to say the least. She was visibly shaken at the "American Planes" line, almost as though she had just realized what she was singing. The show ran from the quiet and delicate (White Lily) to surprisingly (and successfully) noisy, loud and aggressive (My Compensation), to arty and humourous (distributing pencils and papers for the audience to draw with and pass back after the show). She's consistently been the most interesting American artist for the past 20 years. Content-wise, she has all the bases covered: musicality, intelligence, technique, experimentation, insight, wit, and grace.
Inspired.

5 out of 5 stars Brave New World.......2002-10-09

Laurie Anderson recently applied for and was hired as kitchen worker at McDonald's hamburger joint near her studio in Manhattan. Huh???...yes it's true, and she recounts her McDonalds experience in her new performance piece, "Happiness". Laurie Anderson can find beauty in strange places. At Town Hall, eight short days after the collapse of the Trade Towers, Laurie found beauty in a terrifying place. She performed "Love Amoung the Sailors", from her Bright Red album and the lyric..."There is no pure land now, no safe place...If this is the work of an angry God, I want to look in his angry face..." ; becomes a prophetic statement of iron willed resolve. "Let X=X" takes on a new meaning as we, the listeners, are placed in an aisle seat of a burning plane. George Bush talked about "wanted dead or alive" and "hunting down terrorists like dogs" and Laurie Anderson talked about the phenomena of flaming birds in the sky after the American planes became guided missles from hell. Now, one year later as Sadam becomes the ghost of Osama, I look to Laurie Anderson's concert at Town Hall as a defining moment in a Brave, New World. Laurie Anderson (not Rudy Guliani) is New York's first citizen and the heart and soul of this planet, Earth.
Some Time in New York City/Live Jam
Average customer rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars
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  • An actually good disc with Yoko songs! and then the 2nd disc.Waa, Waa
  • great music
  • It's No 'Imagine', I'll Put It That Way...
 Some Time in New York City/Live Jam
John Lennon , and Yoko Ono
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ASIN: B000002UW9
Release Date: 1990-03-16

Tracks:

  1. Woman Is the Nigger of the World
  2. Sisters, O Sisters
  3. Attica State
  4. Born in a Prison
  5. New York City
  6. Sunday Bloody Sunday - Elephant's Memory, Invisible Strings, Plastic Ono Band
  7. Luck of the Irish
  8. John Sinclair
  9. Angela
  10. We're All Water

Tracks:

  1. Cold Turkey [Live] - John Lennon, Mothers of Invention, John Lennon & the Plastic Ono Band, John Lennon & the Plastic Ono Band
  2. Don't Worry Kyoko [Live] - John Lennon, Mothers of Invention, John Lennon & the Plastic Ono Band
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Amazon.com

Agitprop political sensibilities have seldom made for great rock music, even in the hands of a genius like John Lennon. Or perhaps we should say especially in the hands of Lennon. Coming as it did on the heels of Imagine, arguably his most balanced and artistically accomplished solo record, this album-length harangue (with a "bonus" live disc that felt more like a booby prize) takes on all the de rigueur victims and causes of the day, from feminist hardships ("Woman Is the Nigger of the World") to American injustice ("John Sinclair," "Born in a Prison," "Attica") and the Irish Troubles ("Sunday Bloody Sunday," "Luck of the Irish") and comes off as tedious as it is ham-fisted. Though it features many of Lennon's stellar Plastic Ono Band sidemen (Billy Preston, Nicky Hopkins, Klaus Voorman, Eric Clapton, Jim Keltner) and the presence of legendary producer Phil Spector at the helm, none were brave or wise enough to yank the soapbox from beneath Lennon just once during the sessions. A telling chapter in any Lennon character study, though more an exercise in caricature than an album. -Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars A 4-Star and a 2-Star.......2006-07-27

I avoided buying the album for years and years. The songs got little radio play, and the cover just didn't make it for me. It struck me as "this is one album where Yoko's pulling all the strings". When I finally bought it along about 2000, I must admit I was pleasantly surprised. Like many of the reviewers, the album features some good stuff from Yoko.

Angela, John Sinclair, and Born in A Prison provide haunting melodies to rival George Harrison's most melancholy moments.

I will have to agree with the general review of CD2. I do love the live version of Cold Turkey more than the studio version. And, "Well (Baby Please Don't Go)" almost redeems the entire second CD. A real gem.

Thanks to reading these reviews, and the CD notes a little more closely, I now realize that George Harrison appears on the Live Jam - will listen more closely for him today. I may even go and buy the remaster and see what new stuff is there.

Hey, what's the deal with "Live Jam" and George's "Apple Jam" anyway? The Beatles were good arrangers, songwriters - but not great solo instrumentalists. The only way George and John could have pulled this stuff off, in my view, was to have Paul and Ringo in and not all their other mates. They need each other for this sort of thing.

I do enjoy listening to the CD in its entirety. But hey, John's an ex-Beatle and has much higher standards than this! Buy it if you are a Beatles completist, pop history buff, or John Lennon nut that kinda likes Yoko. The rest of you, don't risk it.

1 out of 5 stars Ghastly Ham-Fisted Hammery.......2006-02-28

This record is so bad, it's embarrassing to think it was ever recorded, must less recorded by a rock legend of Lennon's stature.

The politics are hokey-dopey, the musicianship sloppy, the attitude humorless. Yoko's "tortured child screech" mars nearly every cut, making the album refuse on those grounds alone. The only listenable song is Lennon's homage to his new home, "New York City" on which Yoko does not vocalize. The live cuts are poorly recorded, overlong, half-baked jams, in the manner of the extra disc on Harrison's "All Things Must Pass" album.

It's astounding to think this is the same musician who wrote all those songs on the White Album. But then again, Dylan followed up his best 60s work with some horrid early 70s releases too.

3 out of 5 stars An actually good disc with Yoko songs! and then the 2nd disc.Waa, Waa.......2006-01-24

I'm gonna make a bold statement here, and say that Yoko ono has the worst singing voice in the history of mankind. Maybe it's not true, so if you can find one that's worse let me know. Still, somehow, on disc one there is actually a...(here we go)good yoko song. AAAA!! that's right. I was pleasantly surprised to not here her screeching and wailing, like a cow in heat, and instead actually trying to sing. The song is "Born in a Prison," and is probably my favorite song on the album. As for the Lennon songs, they are pretty good, as most of his solo stuff is, lacking a tad bit of originality, and with too many horns. What's with lennon and the horns? All the songs are social protest songs, which i have no problem with. I just thought i'd let you know. It's very 60's though it is from the 70's. At least it's ideas. The second disc is awful and full of yoko wailing; it hurts the ears. You can't help but skip it. The songs are long, and full of so much pointless jamming that it drags on. Truly, the songs are just not enjoyable. Sort of a mesh of monotiny. I spelled that wrong, but anyways...overall, not bad

4 out of 5 stars great music.......2005-08-18

I haven`t heard this since around 1983 or so .I loved this record as a teenager in the 70`s ,I wasn`t into all the jam stuff back then,maybe now I would like it.Angela is a great track as well as John Sinclair,Born In A Prison is a great track too.I just bought this cd and can`t wait til it gets hear so I can hear it again.

3 out of 5 stars It's No 'Imagine', I'll Put It That Way..........2005-06-19

Coming straight after the album that some people consider to be John Lennon's best, it was bound to be disappointing, but, sadly, John had lost a lot of his inspiration for this album and it comes off quite poor.

It starts off with Woman Is The Nigger Of The World which, although a good rock song, is hardly up to the standards that the Plastic Ono Band and Imagine albums had set in the previous years. The lyrics aren't all too memorable either and it seems as if John was really forcing himself to write during this time.

Two of his more memorable songs on this album, I think, are New York City and The Luck Of The Irish. New York City's a fun little rocker and while The Luck Of The Irish is known for some very, very bad lyrics, it also has some pretty good, harsh ones too. My favorite being:

"You blame it all on the kids and the IRA,
as the bastards commit genocide"

Simple, but good.

In my opinion, it's Yoko who shines more on this album. Sisters O Sisters is one of her best feminist songs, and We're All Water is a great way to end the album. Sadly, even those can't save the album, but there's still another disc to go.

Disc 2 takes from two live Lennon performances. Cold Turkey and Don't Worry Kyoko are taken from the Plastic Ono Band's second live show in 1969 (with extra musicians including George Harrison and Keith Moon), while the rest of the songs are culled from a surprise live appearance John and Yoko did with Frank Zappa in 1971.

The first two songs are probably the best live stuff that John and Yoko ever did. They're both loud and leave you drained after hearing them, which is the sign of a good, powerful rock song, at least I think so.

The rest is good, but a little shaky. Zappa was always a great live performer though, so he can bring out the best in John sometimes, and Well (Baby Please Don't Go) is a great old rock and roll cover. An interesting note about this live show is that there are three different versions that exist. John's version which appears here, Zappa's version on the 1993 Playground Psychotics album, and the original, unedited form, which can be found on bootleg CDs and videos.

Sometime In New York City is always considered to be the worst John Lennon album and, sadly, I can't argue with that. It definitely represents a slump in his career. Understandable, considering his phones were being tapped at the time, and he was in danger of being deported, but still sad. I only recommend getting this if you're a devoted lennon fan, although the first two tracks of the Live Jam disc are quite rewarding.
Live in New York City [Collectables]
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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Dion & Friends
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ASIN: B0009XT87E
Release Date: 2005-08-23

Tracks:

  1. Intro
  2. That's My Desire
  3. Dialog: "Hi New York"
  4. Ruby Baby
  5. Dialog: "Family Affair"
  6. Donna The Prima Donna
  7. Dialog: "My Name Is Dion"
  8. Wonderful Girl
  9. Drip Drop
  10. Dialog: "Vocabulary"
  11. Tell Me Why
  12. I Used To Be A Brooklyn Dodger
  13. I Wonder Why
  14. The Wanderer

Tracks:

  1. Abraham, Martin and John
  2. Dialog: "Parents Anniversary"
  3. Sweet Surrender
  4. The Truth Will Set You Free
  5. Dialog: "Doo Wop Alphabet"
  6. A Teenager In Love
  7. Where Or When
  8. Little Diane
  9. Love Came To Me
  10. No One Knows
  11. Runaround Sue

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars What's Up, Amazon???.......2006-04-10

What happened to the track listings? What happened to the music samples for this and many other recent releases???

5 out of 5 stars A Fabulous Compliment To the 1973 WB Live Reunion Album.......2006-04-09

This was recorded at Radio City Music Hall in Midtown NYC. The Concert was put on in celebration of New York's (and America's) Greatest Oldies Station ever, WCBS-FM 101.1 . It was to mark their 15th anniversary playing Oldies in the Summer of 1987. It was MC'd by CBS FM's "Cousin Brucie" Morrow. The concert was brodcast live over the air on CBS-FM, and was rebroadcast one more time on tape 1 year later. After that the tapes were put away.

This CD was released by Dion in response to a bootleg Disc of this concert being sold illegally. It was of poor audio quality, and Dion didn't want anything that bad circulating with his name on it when he had the Master Tape in his posession... so out it came, in almost perfect shape. (there is one bad splice in "Brooklyn Dodger"). This version of "Brooklyn Dodger" is far better than the 45RPM version that had been released originally... almost haunting, honest, and heartfelt, and beautifully arranged, and performed.

This CD is a magnificent tribute to Dion, his music, and his fans. Those who were glued to their radios listening to this concert that Summer so long ago will melt into the past... Especially since we no longer have "The Golden 101.1" in New York anymore.

4 out of 5 stars Dion's rockin' return to rock & roll.......2006-03-09

This concert was recorded just as Dion was returning to the rock & roll stage after several years of recording gospel music. He appears to have missed performing his old classics because you can almost hear the joy as he effortlessly makes his way through not only the hits, but some of his lesser known material as well. The between song banter and stories are priceless, and the three minute introduction to "(I Used to be a) Brooklyn Dodger" is a tale unto itself. Even the two gospel songs flow seamlessly and are received well by the audience. His old bandmate from the Belmonts, Carlo, is in fine voice as well, and takes lead vocal on the post-Dion hit, "Tell Me Why". True Dion fans might be able to pick out the few instances where a beat was missed or a line partially flubbed, but all in all, the band was on, and everyone was in fine voice. I would actually rate this a 4.5 out of 5. My only complaint is that you can hear audience members calling out to him between songs. I just wish these could have been edited out or muted somehow. Overall, however, you won't be disappointed!!


Follies in Concert (1985 Live Performance) + Stavisky Film Score
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • A Sondheim spectacular - Follies in Concert
  • GREAT PERFORMANCES!
  • A Good recording.
  • FOLLIES - the best recording ...so far
  • My Favorite Follies
 Follies in Concert (1985 Live Performance) + Stavisky Film Score

Manufacturer: RCA Victor Broadway
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Binding: Audio CD

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  5. A Little Night Music (1973 Original Broadway Cast)

ASIN: B000002WB6
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

  1. Overture
  2. Beautiful Girls
  3. Don't Look At Me
  4. Waiting For The Girls Upstairs
  5. Rain On The Roof
  6. Ah, Paree!
  7. Broadway Baby
  8. The Road You Didn't Take
  9. In Buddy's Eyes
  10. Who's That Woman
  11. I'm Still Here
  12. Too Many Mornings
  13. The Right Girl
  14. One More Kiss
  15. Could I Leave You?
  16. Loveland
  17. You're Gonna Love Tomorrow/Love Will See Us Through

Tracks:

  1. Buddy's Blues
  2. Losing My Mind
  3. The Story of Lucy and Jessie
  4. Live, Laugh, Love
  5. Finale: Waiting for the Girls Upstairs and Beautiful Girls (reprises)
  6. Stavisky: Theme from "Stavisky"
  7. Salon at the Claridge #1
  8. Arlette by Day
  9. Auto Show
  10. Easy Life
  11. Secret of Night
  12. Erna
  13. Distant Past
  14. Arlette by Night
  15. Airport at Biarritz
  16. Trotsky at Saint-Palais
  17. Montalvo at Biarritz
  18. Operetta
  19. Arlette and Stavisky
  20. Recent Past
  21. Salon at the Claridge #2
  22. Suite at the Claridge
  23. Old House
  24. Goodbye Arlette
  25. Hideout at Chamonix
  26. Erna Remembered
  27. The Future
  28. Women and Death
  29. Theme from "Stavisky"

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Since the original Broadway cast recording of Stephen Sondheim's Follies was a truncated affair that turned out to be both a disappointment and a disservice to a brilliant show with a brilliant cast, this 1985 concert performance from New York's Avery Fisher Hall set out to record the whole score, a set of pastiches of old songs and songwriters as performed by a cast of faded stars and the visions of their younger selves. The result was a star-studded roster backed by the New York Philharmonic led by Paul Gemignani, with principals Barbara Cook, Mandy Patinkin, Lee Remick, and George Hearn, supported by the likes of Carol Burnett, Liliane Montevecchi, and Liz Callaway. Even these stars can't quite match the original cast, and the results are somewhat uneven--from Cook's yearning "Losing My Mind" to Patinkin's you-love-it-or-you-hate-it schizophrenia in "Buddy's Blues." Other highlights include Elaine Stritch's wry "Broadway Baby," the two young couples' interplay in "You're Gonna Love Tomorrow/Love Will See Us Through," and the electrifying audience reactions to "Beautiful Girls" and "Who's That Woman?" (A documentary video was released, but unfortunately, it did not contain the complete show.) As a bonus, this two-CD set includes 45 minutes of instrumental music Sondheim composed for the 1974 French film Stavisky, including two melodies that had been cut from the original production of Follies. --David Horiuchi

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars A Sondheim spectacular - Follies in Concert.......2007-03-14

I have very definite views on this - in other words, my word rules, ignore the others. Random thoughts - pay no attention to those who disparage Mandy Patinkin singing "Buddy's Blues." This is an album of brilliant pastiche songs, right? Patinkin is giving us the old vaudville, split week in Jersey, performance. Of course he's over the top! Outstanding. However - sorry, I love Barbara Cook, and it's a lovely rendition of "Losing My Mind," but no one, I repeat no one, does it like Dorothy Collins from the original cast. Dorothy Collins, the Hit Parade lady? Come on! Well, OK, I don't know how she did it, what she pulled up from inside herself, but it tears your heart out. The song belongs to her. "Beautiful Girls" is ... well, if you're a woman (or not!) I dare you to listen to this and not get up and pretend you're strutting down an imaginary runway (particularly if your kids are in diapers and you haven't been out of the house for 82 weeks and my husband better start helping out or I'll GO MAD)... Sorry,got carried away there. I could go on and on (remember, it's been 82 weeks), but those are just three highlights ... oh, and the overture, oh, and "Waiting for the Girls Upstairs" and heartbreaking George Hearn and absolutely terrific Lee Remick and of course, Elaine Strich!! and you've got to get this so we'll enjoy it over and over together, vicariously, and I better stop now, it's almost spring, maybe I'll get out. A girl can hope.

5 out of 5 stars GREAT PERFORMANCES!.......2006-11-21

A WONDERFUL RECORDING OF "FOLLIES" WITH A LOT OF BRILLIANT PERFORMANCES
BY THE STARS ON STAGE. A "MUST" FOR ANYONE WHO CARES FOR THIS GREAT MUSICAL.

4 out of 5 stars A Good recording........2004-06-23

The original is my perferred version, even though it is very watered down. Here, all the songs are complete, but it comes out uneven somehow. The really great performers here are Carol Burnett and Barbra Cook. They really shine. The rest do mediocre performances. Out of the rest, Lee Remick, and Elaine Strich do a great job. Buy this you want the "complete" version and four stellar performances, but the original is the one to get performance wise.

5 out of 5 stars FOLLIES - the best recording ...so far.......2004-02-04

If any one album makes a case for FOLLIES is is this set of FOLLIES IN CONCERT. It is not the definitive FOLLIES, but about as close as we're likely to get. The sound is very VERY good, especially for a live recording, but as such there is quite a bit of applause on this disc.

Producer Thomas Shephard originally taped the dress rehearsal so he would have quiet endings for all the numbers but when the audience nearly tore the roof off Avery Fisher Hall, he decided that eliminating applause would negate the event that led to the album. So, he comprmised and used applause after the "follies" numbers but not after plot songs. If you didn't know this you might wonder why "Beautiful Gilrs' gets such a huge hand and the next song "don't Look at me" seems to be met with stoney silence.

The cast is sensational. Perhaps not in the same league as the originals but a fine "revival" cast. Lee Remick and Barbara Cook are ideal as leading ladies Phyllis and Sally and its a joy to hear Cook's glorious voice in "Losing My Mind." Mandy Patinkin effectively uses his energy to put a new spin on "Buddy's Blues. " I know some object to his over-the-top style but it was effective on stage. Elaine Stritch has fun singing "Broadway Baby" and Carol Burnet makes the most of "I'm Still Here." Really, there isn't one bad track in the whole package.

Completists may quibble with the slight cuts here and there..the last bit of the Overture (including a segment of "Can That Boy Foxtrot") has been cut, as has "Bolero D'amour." The original montage ending of "Rain on the Roof/Ahh Paris/Broadway Baby" was dumped, and the spoken interludes in "Loveland" have been re-arranged. NONE of this will impair your enjoyment of this wonderful show.

As a bonus RCA has filled out the second CD with the soundtrack of Sondheim's score for STAVISKY. Many cut songs from FOLLIES were used in this film score, so its a natural tie-in.

The booklet has all the lyrics but no synopsis to place the songs within the context of the story. It is a minor flaw in an otherwise first rate package.

5 out of 5 stars My Favorite Follies.......2003-12-24

This is, in my opinion, the best recording of Follies you can buy. The quality of the recording isn't the best for reasons of staging and the lack of wireless mics back then, but who cares? Take a look at the list of famous singers in this cast. A big plus of this recording is the complete overature that wasn't on original. Barbra Cook is absolutely wonderful. Her voice doesn't age! I like the fact that they raised the key of a few of Sally's songs for Barbra since Sally is supposed to be the soprano of the two female leads anyway. Babra sings every single song with feeling and vocal perfection. I feel that her rendition of Losing My Mind is the definitive version of that song. Her final, "you said you loved me," is gorgeous and really shows the pain that Sally is feeling in her dramatically perfect interpreation of the song.

Lee Remick is wonderful as Phyllis. She has the icy beauty that really makes her song, Story of Lucy and Jessie really make sense. Her version of Could I Leave You? Is great! She is just really great.

George Hearn is absolutely wonderful! He sings every song like a god and it's nice to hear him sing something other then Sweeney Todd, which he tended to scream a lot in. I adore his voice and think he is perfect for the character of Ben.

Mandy Patinkin is so annoying. He emphasizes things that aren't supposed to be emphasized and he's just ridiculous in all of his songs. His voice isn't the problem, it's his high voltage, uneccasary dramtization that turns me off.

The supporting cast is wonderful. One More Kiss sounds so much better when it's sung by Opera singers, and these two are amazing. I mean look at their names and you'll go, Oh my god! Elaine Strich's interpreatation of Broadway Baby is very different for she truly sees the true irony of the song and portrays it very well. Everyone else is wonderful also. This CD is a must buy!

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