Master of Disaster

Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
Roots and groove mark this teaming of John Hiatt and the North Mississippi Allstars. On Master of Disaster, legendary Memphis producer Jim Dickinson and his sons Luther and Cody (the Allstars' guitarist and drummer, respectively) team with veteran bassist David Hood to give Hiatt's music a slow simmer rather than the high voltage fans might have expected from the collaboration. Yet the airy, organic interplay of the band provides the perfect complement for Hiatt's songs of folkish simplicity and lyrical grace. With the title track, he addresses the artist's midlife crisis and finds creative renewal in the process, a theme revisited in the country ballad "Old School." There's a ragtime spirit to "Wintertime Blues" and "Back on the Corner," the insistence of a tom-tom's thump on "Love's Not Where We Thought We Left It" and "Find You at Last," a slide guitar that slices and dices through "Ain't Ever Goin' Back." With "When My Love Crosses Over," Hiatt returns to the soulful, soaring romantic balladry that remains a signature specialty, while "Cold River" tells a story that probes the coldest resources of the human heart. The result is his richest and most consistently satisfying release since the late '80s. --Don McLeese

Album Description
John Hiatt recorded Master Of Disaster with the North Mississippi All Stars as his backing band. The CD is being released as a Hybrid Super Audio CD. This CD plays on all CD players, including CD players with SAC/5.1 Surround Sound.

Tracks:

Master Of Disaster
Howlin' Down The Cumberland
Thunderbird
Wintertime Blues
When My Love Crosses Over
Love's Not Where We Thought We Left It
Ain't Ever Goin' Back
Cold River
Find You At Last
Old School
Back On The Corner

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Roots and groove mark this teaming of John Hiatt and the North Mississippi Allstars. On Master of Disaster, legendary Memphis producer Jim Dickinson and his sons Luther and Cody (the Allstars' guitarist and drummer, respectively) team with veteran bassist David Hood to give Hiatt's music a slow simmer rather than the high voltage fans might have expected from the collaboration. Yet the airy, organic interplay of the band provides the perfect complement for Hiatt's songs of folkish simplicity and lyrical grace. With the title track, he addresses the artist's midlife crisis and finds creative renewal in the process, a theme revisited in the country ballad "Old School." There's a ragtime spirit to "Wintertime Blues" and "Back on the Corner," the insistence of a tom-tom's thump on "Love's Not Where We Thought We Left It" and "Find You at Last," a slide guitar that slices and dices through "Ain't Ever Goin' Back." With "When My Love Crosses Over," Hiatt returns to the soulful, soaring romantic balladry that remains a signature specialty, while "Cold River" tells a story that probes the coldest resources of the human heart. The result is his richest and most consistently satisfying release since the late '80s. --Don McLeese

Album Description

John Hiatt recorded Master Of Disaster with the North Mississippi All Stars as his backing band. The CD is being released as a Hybrid Super Audio CD. This CD plays on all CD players, including CD players with SAC/5.1 Surround Sound.

Customer Reviews:

Undiscovered Master.......2007-04-19

A close friend recommended this CD to me as his "new all-time favorite". My wife bought it for me for Easter. In the intervening 10 days I've listened to it many times and wondered, "how did I miss the last 30 years of this guy's career," as Hiatt's mix of folk, rock and blues almost exactly matches my primary groove in the world of recorded music.

The CD starts with the title track, "Master of Disaster," the story of a failed musician and lover ("tangled in his Telecaster"), which Hiatt is anything but (I don't know about the lover part). The other songs explore home, love, seasons, and other timeless subjects in a personal way. I'll leave you to enjoy them from your own perspective.

On "Master of Disaster", John Hiatt is edgier than John Prine's "Fair and Square", the CD that it's paired with in Amazon's 2-for-1 price promotion, and more melodic than Tom Waits, another artist who explores some of the same territory. I've enjoyed Ry Cooder's CD, "Jazz", for almost 20 years. His sound and sense of humor on that record come closest to what Hiatt provides on "Master." I own almost all of John Prine's CD's and will work on expanding my collection of another John, John Hiatt.

Master of Disaster.......2007-03-08

John Hiatt belongs in the class of artists that transcends genre-Nancy Griffith, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Ryan Adams, Suzy Bogguss, etc. These artists know how to write a song, and how to sing it as well. They have heart, soul, and brains.

This is a fabulous album-none of the tracks require the skip button. If you listen closely to "Cold River," you may agree that there is not a more tragic and sad song out there. In fact, when I first realized what the subject matter was about-a vagabond couple that abandons a baby by the river-frankly I felt quite angry and was deeply saddened. Now, I realize that this song is a masterpiece and it concerns the human condition at its very core.

Listened to it twice.......2006-08-17

and put it in the cabinet. If I get 3 more, I'll make them a coaster set.

I have been a John Hiatt fan for years, and this just doesn't measure up to his usual high standards. I found it to be a pretty boring listen.

LIKE FINE WINE...........2006-08-11

Man, I'm floored by the poor reviews of this disc. Listen, his mid-career stuff i.e. "Bring the Family", "Stolen Moments" etc. is phenomenal; but he has not lost one bit of touch or creativity with his last couple discs. While "Beneath This Gruff Exterior" was a top shelf punch in the chops from John, "Master" is a laid back and beautifully written piece of work. I'm a HUGE Hiatt fan, and arguabally each of his discs have one or two clunkers- this disc is no exception to that rule. But you also have a few could-be classics- The title track, "Howlin' down the Cumberland", "Find you at Last".... and a couple that are just hysterical- "Wintertime Blues" and "Back on the corner". LOVED IT.

check this out too.......2006-07-08

I am a huge fan of catchy, folk music with insightful lyrics. If you enjoy this album then I strongly recommend that you check out the following:
1) Ghosts Of The Great Highway by Sun Kil Moon
2) Kings Avenue Joe Kile
3) Subtitulo by Josh Rouse
4) Banjos and Sunshine by Sixty Acres

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Holy Moses!
Welcome back
Back to their roots go Holy Moses

Master of Disaster

ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music

General | Rock | Styles | Music

Tracks:

Master Of Disaster
Taste My Blood
The Hand Of Death
Feel The Pain
Down On Your Knees

Album Description

Five track EP for the German thrash metal act, their first release since the 1994 album, No Matter What's The Cause. Tracks 'Master Of Disaster', 'Taste My Blood', 'The Hand Of Death', 'Feel The Pain' & 'Down On Your Knees'. 2001 release. Standard jewelca

Customer Reviews:

Holy Moses!.......2003-01-18

Fifteen years ago, when I was 11 years old and listening to speed/thrash metal like Sodom, Destruction, Kreator, and Slayer, I bought Holy Moses' "Finished With the Dogs" and was blown away. Sure, I was amazed when I first heard Slayer and Destruction, but Holy Moses gave me goose bumps. It was intense, hyper-fast, tight, with tough hardcore-like choruses, really aggressive, but also eerie and dark, and those vocals - like a succubus, a banshee, or perhaps a nefarious she-wolf. After all these years, after being into speed/thrash/death metal and (later) hardcore/punk/Oi, I still haven't heard anything like Holy Moses. The other day, in a nostalgic mood, I dug up the vestiges of my metal collection and listened to music I hadn't heard in a long, long time (most of it sounds stupid now). I was deeply saddened, however, when I realized that my copy of "Finished w/the Dogs" was gone, lost in space, in the twilight zone of the outer limits. So, I went to Amazon dot com in search of Holy Moses and, to my surprise, I learned that they are still around and just released a new record. Of course, I bought it. It gave me goose bumps all over again!! I seldom feel this excited (like an eleven-year-old) about a record, but this simply rules!! It doesn't even sound dated (like most of the genre). If you're an old fan, or if you like old-school speed/thrash, or crusty punk like Nausea, or whatever you're into, you need to get this. I have fallen in love with Sabina, again!!

Welcome back.......2001-10-09

The Holy Moses reunion was somewhat unexpected to me, since Sabina was apparently busy with her band Temple Of The Absurd. Also, being familiar with the band's legacy I wasn't sure what to expect from this MCD, and I was more or less was prepared to hear old school thrash/death in the vein of "Terminal Terror". Besides, Temple... was pretty much a death metal outfit, although on experimental side, so I was (pleasantly) surprised to hear pure German thrash in the vein of glorious and chaotic mid-80s. If the comparison to be made, this release stands closest to their "Finished With the Dogs" with infinitely better production, original arrangement and driving songs. What I always liked about this band is almost animal energy permeating their songs characteristic of the early thrash metal, which most of the bands have lost by the beginning of the 90s. This album continues to deliver the adrenalin-charged chaotic goods; check out "Taste my Blood" which is played with insane speed, and "The hand of Death" for a memorable and explosive tune which is sure to raise the dead from a grave (speak about puns). The arrangement deserves a honorble mention. The songs dynamically flow one into another and the whole 5-song affair zooms along like a single act speed metal movie; the songs however, a quite diverse and each one is a character. Sabina's vocal undergone some changes, on some tracks she does sound like a woman (very angry though). This is the album for those who likes their thrash metal raw, chaotic, angry, and done right.

Back to their roots go Holy Moses.......2001-07-02

Sabina Classen and Holy Moses are back for the attack with their 9th CD. This five tune MCD gives the listener a taste of classic 80s style thrash that Holy Moses was known for. This German band has been out of action since 1994, but they have returned to once again thrash you to death! Important, don't expect death metal style on this release, just solid thrash with Sabina's unmistakable vocals. Best tune is "Down On Your Knees".

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Master of Disaster

ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music

Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000IFSE6O
Release Date: 2006-10-17

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Last Stop O.P. Hotel
Sammy Serious
Manufacturer: Blammy Bros
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
ASIN: B0007PLPCA
Release Date: 2005-09-06

Tracks:

I Might Be Fat
Everybody Thinks They Are John Lennon
Degenerate of Love
I Love You
Trauma Hell
American Vets
Acoustically Incorrect
It's All About Me

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Dynira: Spirit of New Orleans (Double)

Manufacturer: Annony Entertainment
ProductGroup: Classical
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B000FV2YI0

Product Description

Powerful Message for Katrina Victims, and the People of New Orleans, and the world

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