Human Nature

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Album Description
'Human Nature' is just another example of how America have progressed in their art. 'Pages' must be rated as one of Dewey Bunnell's best. 'Overwhelming' is also a reflection of one of the finest artists of all time, Gerry Beckley's talent is so deep that one can only surmise as to what next he offers. This Oxygen Records release is a HDCD packaged in a Digipak.

Human Nature, Music, America, Pop, Pop/Rock, Popular Music, Rock, Rock/Pop, Soft Rock
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Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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  • esplendido album
  • Great Songwriter
  • Don't waste your money
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Manufacturer: Human Nature
ProductGroup: Music
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ASIN: B000F5FMVC
Release Date: 2006-04-18

Tracks:

  1. 3am
  2. Crying
  3. Here & Now
  4. Saturday Sky
  5. Lazarus
  6. Warm Gone Gray
  7. Ill Be Gone
  8. Fireman
  9. With Me Always
  10. Keeping The Light On
  11. The Farmer Is The Man
  12. Love & Leaving
  13. Arms
  14. 3am Reprise
  15. Somewhere Somehow

Customer Reviews:

1 out of 5 stars I was duped.......2007-06-11

Everyone raved about this album.I really like his voice and music with America, but this is by far the worst cd I've ever bought.Even the packaging was cheap and boring.

5 out of 5 stars esplendido album.......2007-06-07

Great album, great effort, great voices, compositions. Go on, go on... One great westcoast album.

Gran album, simplemente gratificante de escuchar, muy a los grandes discos de America, Christopher Cross, etc. Todos y cada uno de los temas son una gozada. Gran esfuerzo para un gran compositor que solo con su voz nos hace rememorar unos tiempos que fueron mejores, musicalmente hablando, los 70. Un auténtico costa oeste album

4 out of 5 stars Great Songwriter.......2007-05-21

Gerry Beckley has consistently shown that he can produce intelligent and enjoyable pop/rock music. This new set of tunes features an all star supporting cast of back up musicians that round things out nicely. Rusty Young of Poco fame lends his pedal steel and other skills to 'Arms' and my favorite drummer of all time, Russ Kunkel is featured on 'Love & Leaving'. The only thing I miss on Gerry's solo stuff is Dewey Bunnell. I love Gerry's unique voice, but I prefer the America stuff where the disc is broken up by songs in Dewey's lower register. A whole disc of Gerry is too much of a good thing for me sometimes. This probably comes from years of saturated America listening! I keep waiting for the 'Dewey' song to come on to break things up. Anyway, you can't go wrong with this CD if you are a fan of America and Gerry's great songwriting.

1 out of 5 stars Don't waste your money.......2007-05-15

First off let me say that I have most of America's studio albums and I thought Beckley's Van Go Gan was a fine solo effort...but this CD is very poor. The songs are lackluster and without any hooks to draw you in. America has never been known for having thought-provoking lyrics but the words in HF are just plain sappy. And to finish off this sickeningly sweet album are the album graphics. The front cover looks like an amusement park in the distance at night and on the inside is a picture of Beckley's dad sitting next to an airplane? There may be some vague reference to these "themes" in a song but I couldn't find them.
To be short; just about any of America's previous work, except their latest release, or Beckley's fist solo effort far surpass HF. This release is quite disappointing. Don't waste your money.

5 out of 5 stars First Class.......2007-04-29

Another Awesome job by Gerry. These two guys are just so talented. Thank God for Gerry and Dewey and AMERICA...They keep me standing upright in a storm of rotten music today. The music today has never ever been worse that it is now. The record industry wonders why sales are down...!!!!!!!!!!If it weren't for Jazz and groups like America I would have dug my own grave a few years ago
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ASIN: B00006O0NT
Release Date: 2002-12-03

Tracks:

  1. Overture To 'Tannhauser'
  2. Domna, Pos Vos Ay Chausida
  3. We Don't Merely Use Instruments, We Play On Them. And They Play On Us.
  4. Hungarian Dance No.7
  5. The Violin Is One Of The Most Tender And Beautiful Instruments Ever Invented.
  6. Violin Concerto In D Major (Adagio)
  7. But For A Long Time It Was Seen As The Instrument Of The Devil.
  8. The Soldier's Tale: Triumphal March Of The Devil
  9. The Manipulative Seductiveness Of The Gypsy Violin.
  10. Csardas Music
  11. The Violin And The Initiation Of Nature
  12. The Four Seasons (Spring, Mvt 1)
  13. Birds Are Again Evoked In The Second Concerto, Especially Music's Natural Favourite.
  14. The Four Seasons (Summer, Mvt 1)
  15. Like The Devil, The Violin Is A Master Of Disguise.
  16. Old Viennese Dance No.3 'Schon Rosmarin'
  17. The Menacing Sensuality Of Ravel's Tzigane: A Very Different Side Of The Violin:
  18. Tzigane
  19. Do We Now Have The True Measure Of This Instrument? Not Just Yet.
  20. Caprice No.24
  21. The Many Effects Of The String Tremolando: Brandenburg Concerto No.4 (Last Mvt)/From Joy To Fright/Quartettsatz In C Minor/The String Tremolo Practically Spells The World Agitato.
  22. Variations On A Theme Of Frank Bridge (No.7)
  23. Prokofiev's Tremolo In Romeo And Juliet Should Not Be Heard Just Before Bedtime.
  24. Romeo And Juliet: Act IV
  25. Vivaldi Use It To Illustrate The Shivering Of Travellers Crossing The Ice.
  26. The Four Seasons (Winter, Mvt 1)
  27. The Violin Muted
  28. Clair De Lune
  29. The Gentleness Of Muted Strings Persists Even When A Whole Orchestra Plays.
  30. Piano Concerto No.21 In C Major, K.467 (Slow Mvt)
  31. The Pizzicato Violin
  32. Pizzicato Polka
  33. In Prokofiev's Second Violin Concerto, The Accompaniment Is Pizzicato.
  34. Violin Concerto No.2 In G Minor (Slow Mvt)
  35. Varieties Of Pizzicato: Colas Breugnon (The People's Feast)/Now A Drier, Leaner, Hungrier Pizzicato. There's Not A Lot Of Comfort Here./Capriol Suite (Tordion)/The Use Of Pizzicato As 'Percussion'/Romeo And Juliet (Act I)/Mahler Used Pizzicato...
  36. The Planets (Mars - The Bringer Of War)
  37. The Technique Of Double-Stopping Enables The Violin To Play Duets With Itself./Sonata No.3 In C Major For Unaccompanied Violin (Fugue)/Now A Later Example Of The Same Technique
  38. Hungarian Dance No.4
  39. Double-Stopping Is A Standard Feature Of A Lot Of Folk Music.
  40. The Four Seasons (Autumn, Mvt 1)
  41. Now The Same Technique, But The Sound Might Have Come From Another World.
  42. Bolero
  43. Double-Stopping Can Only Approximate The Sound Of A Real Violin Duet.
  44. Cadenza To The Violin Concerto By Brahms
  45. Now Compare That With A Real Violin Duet.
  46. Forty-Four Duos (No. 1: Teasing Song)
  47. Another Duo By Bartok, Demonstrating The Violin's Rich Lower Register
  48. Forty-Four Duos (No.2: Maypole Dance)
  49. And Now What May Be The Most Beautiful Accompanied Violin Duet In History
  50. Concerto In D Minor For Two Violins (Largo)
  51. The Soul Of The Violin Is In Song; But What About This Weird Passage?
  52. Violin Concerto No.1 In D Major (Mvt 2)
  53. The Use Of Harmonies In The Orchestra Can Be Both Magical And Unsettling.
  54. Symphony No.1 'Titan' (Mvt 1, Opening)
  55. Tchaikovsky's Use Of Harmonics In The Sleeping Beauty Is Both Strange And Darling.
  56. The Sleeping Beauty (Act II, No.15: Entr'Acte)
  57. Ravel's Harmonics In Mother Goose Effect A Magical Transformation.
  58. Ma Mere L'Oye - Mother Goose (Beauty And The Beast)
  59. Stravinsky's Harmonics In The Firebird Transport Us Almost Into Another World./The Firebird (Introduction)
  60. The Natural Upper Notes Of The Violins Have A Unique Emotional 'Grab'.
  61. Also Sprach Zarathustra (Of The Afterworldsmen)
  62. Still In Their Upper Register, The Violins Unleash The Energy Of A Young Colt.
  63. Variations On A Theme Of Frank Bridge (No. 4)
  64. Elsewhere, Britten Uses The Same High Register To Create A Very Different Mood.
  65. Four Sea Interludes (Dawn) From 'Peter Grimes'
  66. To End This Outing With The Violins, A Charming Little Elfin Dance
  67. Elfenreigen

Tracks:

  1. Introduction To The Viola
  2. Viola Concerto (Mvt 1)
  3. Khatchaturian Gets A Very Different Sound From It: Fuller, Fruitier, More Exotic.
  4. Gayane Suite No.1 (Armen's Solo)
  5. Very Nearly The Whole Of The Violin's Upper Register Is Also Available To The Viola.
  6. Passacaglia, Op.33b From 'Peter Grimes'
  7. The Viola Can Bring A Special, Rich Twanginess To Pizzicato That The Violins Lack./Don Quixote/Berlioz Drew Sounds From It That Retain Their Metallic Strangeness Even Today.
  8. Harold In Italy (Mvt 4)
  9. The Muted Viola: Intimate, Gentle, Poignant In Dvork
  10. Cypresses (No.9)
  11. The Massed Violas Of The Modern Symphony Orchestra In Mahler
  12. Symphony No.4 (Mvt 3)
  13. The 'Period' Viola In Bach
  14. Brandenburg Concerto No.6 (Last Mvt)
  15. The Cello: A Voice Of Unique Nobility
  16. Suite No.1 For Unaccompanied Cello (Prelude)
  17. Brahms And The 'Soul' Of The Cello
  18. Piano Concerto No.2 In B Flat Major (Mvt 3)
  19. Most Orchestral Composers Tend To Emphasize The Cello's Lower Register.
  20. Cantata 'Herz Und Mund Und Tat Und Leben', BWV 147 (Soprana Aria: Bereite Dir, Jesu)
  21. In The Time Of Beethoven The Cello Remained As Fundamental As Ever.
  22. Symphony No.3 'Eroica' (Finale)
  23. But The Cello Is Not Condemned To Spend Its Life In The Basement.
  24. Elfentanz, Op.39
  25. Not Only In Recital Showpieces Like That Is The Cello Is Used In Its Highest Register.
  26. The Protecting Veil (Opening)
  27. A Cello With An Identity-Crisis: The Pizzicato Flamencan
  28. Flamenco
  29. Double-Stopping In The Lower Reaches Of The Cello's Range
  30. Solo Suiet For Cello And Piano (Sardana)
  31. It's In The Middle Register That The Cello Really Comes Into Its Own.
  32. Oriental Dance, Op.2 No.2
  33. It Was To The Cellos That Beethoven Gave Two Of His Most Famous Themes./Symphony No.5 (Mvt 2)/Still More Famous Than That Theme Is This One From The Ninth Symphony.
  34. Symphony No.9 (Finale)
  35. Introduction To The Double-Bass
  36. The Carnival Of The Animals (The Elephant)
  37. But The Double-Bass Can Be Intensely Expressive And Graceful.
  38. Elegy No.1 In D Major
  39. The Range Of The Double-Bass Is The Greatest Of All The String Instruments/Allegro Di Concerto, 'Alla Mendelssohn'/And It's Also Capable Of Very Considerable Virtuosity.
  40. Capriccio Di Bravura
  41. Double-Bass Solos In Orchestral Scores Are Rare But Often Memorable./Symphony No.1 'Titan' (Mvt 3)/In His Third Symphony Mahler Makes A Very Different Use Of The Instrument./Symphony No.3 (Mvt 1)
  42. The Double-Bass Muted In Prokofiev/Lieutenant Kije Suite (Kije's Wedding)/In Another Work Prokofiev Uses The Double-Bass To Enhance The Winds./Romeo And Juliet (Act III)/And He Combines The Bass Clarinet With A Shivering Tremolo From The Double-Basses....
  43. Symphony No.5 (Mvt 3)/So Much For The Strings/On Now To The Winds

Tracks:

  1. The Antiquity And Magic Of The Flute
  2. Prelude A L'Apres-Midi D'Un Faune
  3. The Versatility And Agility Of The Flute
  4. Orchestral Suite No.2 In B Minor (Badinerie)
  5. The Flute In Fifteenth-Century Spain
  6. Sa'Dawi
  7. Other Flutes: The Bass And Alto
  8. Chamber Music No.II
  9. The Piccolo - Aptly Named
  10. La Naissance D'Osiris (Mvt 6)
  11. From A Piccolo Of The Eighteenth Century To One Of Its Descendants In The Twentieth
  12. Suite No.1 For Small Orchestra (Valse)
  13. A Variety Of Techniques
  14. Chamber Music No.II
  15. Flutter-Tonguing. But Tchaikovsky Got There Eighty Years Before.
  16. The Nutcracker (Act II, No.2: Scene)
  17. From The Transverse To The Vertical: The Baroque Recorder
  18. Recorded Suite In A Minor (Menuet II)
  19. An Unfamiliar, Early Vision Of The Instrument
  20. Naelden, Naelden
  21. The Bachian Oboe
  22. Cantata 'Ein Feste Burg Ist Unser Gott', BWV 80 (No.7: Duetto)
  23. Introduction To The Cor Anglais Or 'English Born'
  24. Symphony No.9 'From The New World' (Mvt 2)
  25. The Loneliness Of The Cor Anglais
  26. The Swan Of Tuonela
  27. The Cor Anglais Joins The French Horn In Haydn.
  28. Symphony No.22 'The Philosopher' (Opening)
  29. Introduction To The Oboe D'Amore, Beloved Of Bach - But Also Of Ravel
  30. Bolero
  31. The Clarinet Family: Boxing The Compass, From The Depths Of The Bass Clarinet.../The Egyptian (Violence)/...To The Raucous And Squealy.../Taras Bulba (The Death Of Ostap)/...To The Shrill And Complaining...
  32. Petrushka (No.8: Peasant With Bear)/...To The High Sprits Of A Playful Puppy./Symphonie Fantastique (Last Mvt)/And To The Downright Jazzy/Romeo And Juliet (Act II)
  33. As The High Clarinets Tend To Be Loud, So The Bass Tends To Be Soft:
  34. Gayane Suite No. 1 (Mvt 5)
  35. The Bass Clarinet Is Used By Most Composers Mainly As A Colouring Agent.../Petrushka (No.4: The Blackamoor)/...But It Does Occasionally Get A Whole Tune To Itself./Iberia (Almeria).
  36. The Range Of The Normal Clarinet Parts Goes Quite High...
  37. The Snow Maiden (Scene 5: Melodrama)
  38. ...And Quite Low.
  39. Peter And The Wolf (The Cat)
  40. The Clarinet As Concerto Soloist
  41. Clarinet Concerto In A Major (Rondo)
  42. But That's Not The Instrument Mozart Wrote It For; This Is:
  43. Clarinet Concerto In A Major (Rondo)
  44. Introduction To The Saxophone
  45. Hary Janos Suite (Mvt 4)
  46. The Soprano Saxophone Has Quite A Different Feel To It.
  47. L'Arlesienne Suite No.1 (Minuet)
  48. The Little Sopranino Sax Goes Even Higher.
  49. Bolero
  50. The Most Famous Use Of The Saxophone Is In An Orchestration By Ravel.
  51. Pictures At An Exhibition (The Old Castle)
  52. The Saxophone Can Be Quite Contagiously Good-Humoured.
  53. Sax-O-Phun
  54. The Puffa-Puffa Image Of The Bassoon
  55. Peter And The Wolf (Grandfather)
  56. The Bachian Bassoon, In Accompanimental Mode
  57. Cantata 'Weichet Nur, Betrubte Schatten' ('Wedding Cantata'), BWV 202 (Aria No.1)
  58. Bizet Leaves The Puffa-Puffa Image Out, Allowing The Bassoon To Sing./Carmen Suite No.1 (Les Dragons D'Alcala)
  59. And Ravel, Also In Spanish Mode, Does Likewise.
  60. Bolero
  61. The Bassoon As A Voice Of High Seriousness, Indeed Desolate Loneliness
  62. Symphony No.3 (Opening)
  63. The Eerie Bassoon In Its Highest Register
  64. The Rite Of Spring (Opening)
  65. Stravinsky Now Draws On Its Lowest Register, Lonely And Melancholy.
  66. The Firebird Suite (1919, Berceuse)
  67. The Bassoon As Concerto Soloist, Avoiding All Exaggeration
  68. Bassoon Concerto In G Minor (Finale)
  69. The Deep-Voiced Contra-Bassoon, As A Fairy-Tale Beast
  70. Ma Mere L'Oye - Mother Goose (Beauty And The Beast)
  71. The French Horn Under Its Woodwind Hat
  72. Wind Quintet, Op.43 (Last Mvt)
  73. Now A More Prominent Role, In A Woodwind Quintet From An Earlier Era
  74. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Op.100 No.5 (Mvt 2)
  75. The Horn In Harmonious Blend With Strings In Another Quintet
  76. Horn Quintet, K.407 (Finale)

Tracks:

  1. The Trumpet As Virtuoso Soloist
  2. Brandenburg Concerto No.2 (Last Mvt)
  3. The Special Brillance Of Paired Trumpets
  4. Concerto In C For Two Trumpets, RV537 (Mvt 1)
  5. The Ceremonial Trumpet
  6. Fanfare For The Common Man
  7. Trumpets And Drums - An Incomparable Alliance
  8. Messiah (The Trumpet Shall Sound)
  9. The Versatility Of The Trumpet, From The Most Public To The Most Lonely
  10. Piano Concerto In F (Slow Mvt)
  11. The Trumpet As The Voice Of The City/An American In Paris/The Trumpet As Recruitment Officer/The Soldier's Tale (The March)/The Trumpet As Swaggerer
  12. Carmen Suite No.2 (Habanera)
  13. The Trumpet As The Voice Of Strength And Courage
  14. Carmet Suite No.2 (Toreador's Song)
  15. The Trumpet Muted/Petrushka (No.4: The Blackamoor)/Lieutenant Kije Suite (Opening)/The Trumpet As The Voice Of Weariness
  16. Billy The Kid
  17. The Trumpet As Character Actor
  18. Pictures At An Exhibition (No.6)
  19. The Trumpet As The Voice Of God
  20. Mass In B Minor ('Et Exspecto')
  21. The Birth Of The Trombone
  22. Aenmerckt Nu Hier
  23. The Birth Of The Brass As A Family
  24. Canzon 12 In Double Echo
  25. The Trombone In The Eighteenth Century
  26. Trombone Concerto In B Flat Major (Finale)
  27. The Tone Of The Tenor Trombone/Romance For Trombone And Organ/The Memorable Voice Of The Bass Trombone/Requiem (Mvt 2)/But The Bass Trombone Is More Than An Instrumental Bullfrog.
  28. Hosannah
  29. The Trombones Become Part Of The Orchestra.
  30. Symphony No.5 (Finale)
  31. The Wagnerian Trombone:/Overture To 'Tannhauser'
  32. The Trombone As Caricaturist
  33. Pulcinella (No.19: Vivo)
  34. The Trombone As Raspberry/Concerto For Orchestra (Intermezzo)
  35. The Horn And The Hunt
  36. Horn Concerto No.4 In E Flat, K.495 (Finale)
  37. The Challenging Horn Of The Baroque
  38. Abaris Ou Les Boreades (Menuet)
  39. The Scarcity Of First-Rate Players In Handel's Time
  40. Walter Music (Minuet 1)
  41. The Horn As Magician/The Firebird Suite (1919, Finale)
  42. Horns And The Sound Of Nobility
  43. Overture To 'Tannhauser' (Opening)
  44. The Special Sound Of The Horn In Its Higher Register
  45. Mass In B Minor ('Quoniam Tu Solus Sanctus')
  46. The Trumpet-Like Sound Of Massed Horns
  47. Symphony No.3 (Mvt 1, Opening)
  48. The Tuba - Unfairly Maligned?
  49. Symphony No.6 (Mvt 3)
  50. The Tuba Perfectly Cast By Ravel
  51. Pictures At An Exhibition (Bydlo)

Tracks:

  1. Introduction. And We Begin With A Bang.
  2. Fanfare For The Common Man/The Bass Drum On The Battlefields/Wellington's Victory, Op.91 (Opening)
  3. At The Opposite Extreme Is The Triangle.
  4. Piano Concerto No.1 In E Flat (Scherzo)
  5. Categories Of Percussion: Tuned And Untuned. The Side Drum
  6. Overture To 'La Gazza Ladra' - The Thieving Magpie (Opening)
  7. The Side Drum In An Effective But Unexpected Role/Clarinet Concerto (Mvt 1)
  8. The Tambourine. One Of The Oldest Instruments In The World
  9. Den Hoboecken Dans
  10. Even Older Is The Originally Oriental Gong.
  11. Ma Mere L'Oye - Mother Goose (Laideronette)
  12. No Single Instrument Can Match The Gong In Evoking The Breaking Of Waves./Passacaglia, Op.33b From 'Peter Grimes'/But Gongs Don't Have To Be Struck To Be Effective.
  13. Gymnopedie No.2
  14. The Cymbals Are Generally Discovered Early In Life./The Sanguine Fan/And They Do More Than Clash Together Loudly. They Can Be Clashed Together Softly./Studio Example: But They Needn't Be Clashed Together At All/Studio Example: They Can Be Lightly...
  15. Other Untuned Percussion Instruments Include The Whip.: Piano Concerto In G Major (Opening)/And Here Are No Fewer Than Twenty, Cracked By Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker (Act I, Scene 5)
  16. More Versatile Than The Whip Are The Wood Blocks.../Studio Example/...Which Crop Up All Over The Place In Twentieth-Century American Music.
  17. Rodeo (Hoe-Down)
  18. Related To The Wood Blocks, By Sound, Are The Castanets./Jota Aragonesa/But The Castanets Were Also Used By Monteverdi Back In The Seventeenth Century.
  19. Scherzi Musicali (Damigella Tutta Belle)
  20. A Still Earlier Example From Fifteenth-Century Spain
  21. Yo M'Enamori D'Un Aire
  22. The Birth Of The Bongo
  23. Symphonic Dances From 'West Side Story'
  24. From The Streets Of New York To The Blacksmith's Shop/Il Trovatore ('Anvil Chorus')
  25. Desert-Island Decibels: Grand Canyon Suite (On The Trail)/Arcana
  26. From One Vegetable To Another: The Humble Squash, Or Marrow/Huapango
  27. Onwards To The Tuned Percussion. First, The Timpani
  28. Also Sprach Zarathustra (Introduction)
  29. But The Drum Roll Can Be More Effectively Frightening Than The Big Bang.: Symphony No.2 'Resurrection' (Mvt 3)
  30. Not One Drum Roll, But Many/Grand Canyon Suite (Sunrise)/Symphonie Fantastique (Last Mvt)
  31. Taking Advantage Of Tunability
  32. Music For Strings, Percussion And Celeste (Mvt 2)
  33. The Russian Composer Rodion Shchedrin Takes A Downward Turn./Carmen Suite (Changing Of The Guard)/Tuned, Yes; But For The Truly Melodic We Must Look Elsewhere.
  34. Introducing The Glockenspiel/Carmen Suite (Carmen's Entrance And Habanera)
  35. Saint-Saens And The Xylophone
  36. The Carnival Of The Animals (Fossils)
  37. Ravel And The Xylophone
  38. Ma Mere L'Oye - Mother Goose (Laideronette)
  39. Introducing The Marimba/Carmen Suite (First Intermezzo)
  40. Introducing The Vibraphone
  41. The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre (Narange Dolce)
  42. The Vibraphone Goes Russian.../Carmen Suite (Carmen's Entrance And Habanera)/...And Is Joined By The Marimba./Carmen Suite (Carmen's Entrance And Habanera)
  43. Introducing The Hungarian Cimbalom
  44. Folk Dances
  45. The Cimbalom And The Symphony Orchestra
  46. Hary Janos Suite (Mvt 3)
  47. Introducing The Tubular Bells
  48. Hary Janos Suite (Viennese Musical Clock)
  49. A More 'Up-Front' Approach From Rodion Shchedrin
  50. Carmen Suite (Introduction)
  51. But The Bells Can Also Make The Sinister Even More Sinister./Symphony No.7 'Sinfonia Antartica' (Mvt 1)
  52. Introducing The Celeste
  53. The Nutcracker (Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy)
  54. Magic, In The Use Of Collective Percussion
  55. Miroirs (La Vallee Des Cloches)
  56. Plucked Instruments: The 'Undercover Percussion'/Carmen Suite (Scene)
  57. A Prime Case In Point Is The Harp, Irresistible To The Romantics./The Nutcracker (Act II, No.1: Scene)/The Non-Solo Harp As An Integral Part Of The Orchestra/Hungarian Rhapsody No.1
  58. The Traditionally Subservient Role Of The Harpsichord In The Baroque Orchestra
  59. Brandenburg Concerto No.2 (Slow Mvt)
  60. The Piano: King Of The Tuned Percussion/Symphony No.3 'Organ' (Mvt 3)/And A Quarter Of A Century After That:
  61. Petrushka (Russian Dance)
  62. The Anti-Romantic Piano As An Integral Part Of The Orchestra
  63. Music For Strings, Percussion And Celeste (Last Mvt)

Tracks:

  1. Keyboard Instruments In The Orchestra - The Most Powerful Of Them All:
  2. Symphony No.3 'Organ' (Finale)
  3. But Things In Handel's Day Were Very Different.
  4. Organ Concerto In B Flat, Op.4 No.3 (Last Mvt)
  5. The Organ Is Difficult To Classify.
  6. An Unexpected, Organ-related Guest
  7. Concerto Pour Zampogna (Last Mvt)
  8. Peasant-Fancying... And A Touch Of The Roaming Cowboy
  9. Les Miserables (Drink With Me)
  10. Outside Artefacts And The Power Of Association
  11. Mahler's Sleighbells
  12. Symphony No.4 (Opening)
  13. A Roll-Call Of Some Unusual Guests/The Typewriter/Parade
  14. Chains, And More/Integrales/An American In Paris/Sandpaper Ballet
  15. Purpose-Built Oddities: Wind Machines/Symphony No.7 'Sinfonia Antartica' (Opening)
  16. Don Quixote (Variation VIII)
  17. National Calling Cards: The Guitar For Spain/Concierto De Aranjuez (Finale)
  18. And The Guitar's Poor American Relative, The Banjo/Washington Breakdown
  19. And Poorer Still, The Mouth Organ/The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre (Packing Up)
  20. The Balalaika For Russia/Romeo And Juliet (Act II: No.14)
  21. The Maracas For Mexico/The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre (El Desayuno)
  22. The Bongos And Congas And A Whole Wealth Of Other Drums For Africa And Central America/Studio Example
  23. The Sitar Of India/Evening Raga: Bhapoli
  24. The Accordion For France (Especially Paris)/Paris Canaille
  25. The Zither For Vienna/The Third Man (Theme)
  26. The Cimbalom For Hungary/Folk Dances
  27. The Guitar As An Integral Part Of The Orchestra/Rondena
  28. There Are Whole Orchestras Of Balalaikas./Sveit Mesiats
  29. The Effect Of The Wordless Human Voice, Used Purely As An Instrument/Symphony No.7 'Sinfonia Antartica' (Mvt 1)
  30. Nocturnes
  31. Instruments And the Imitation Of Nature. The Clarinet As Cuckoo
  32. The Carnival Of The Animals (The Cuckoo)
  33. The Flute As An All-purpose Aviary
  34. The Carnival Of The Animals (The Aviary)
  35. The Oboe As Duck
  36. Peter And The Wolf (The Duck)
  37. The Recording Of Reality. Does It Work As Well?
  38. The Pines Of Rome (The Pines Of The Janiculum)
  39. The Recording Of Reality Electronically Reborn In New Guises
  40. Cantus Articus - Concerto For Birds And Orchesra (Mvt 2)
  41. Beethoven Turns Avian: Cuckoo, Nightingale, And Quail
  42. Symphony No.6 'Pastoral' (Andante Molto Mosso)
  43. Some Improbable Casting: The Violin As Braying Donkey
  44. The Carnival Of The Animals (Persons With Long Ears)
  45. A Truly Orchestral Hee-haw To Be Reckoned With
  46. Overture To 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'
  47. A Thunderstorm In A Million
  48. Symphony No.6 'Pastoral (Allegro-Allegretto)
  49. the Instrumental Depiction Of A Silent World
  50. The Carnival Of The Animals (The Aquarium)
  51. Saint-Saens' Menagerie Takes A Curtain Call.
  52. The Carnival Of The Animals (Finale)

Tracks:

  1. The Grouping Of Instrumental Families. An Additive Approach. First, Two Violins
  2. Forty-Four Duos (No.4)
  3. A Great Contrast, Of Both Pitch And Character: Violin And Viola
  4. Duo For Violin And Viola In B Flat Major, K.424 (Finale, Vars 1 & 2)/Studio Example
  5. Arrival Of The Standard String Trio: Violin, Viola, And Cello
  6. String Trio In B Flat (Menuetto)
  7. The String Quartet: Two Violins, Viola, And Cello
  8. String Quartet In F, Op.18 No.1 (Mvt 3)
  9. The String Quintet - When The Extra Instrument Is A Second Viola
  10. String Quartet No.5 In D, K.593 (Adagio)
  11. The String Quintet - When The Extra Instrument Is A Second Cello
  12. String Quintet In C (Mvt 3)
  13. The String Sextet: Two Violins, Two Violas, And Two Cellos
  14. String Sextet In B Flat (Mvt 2)
  15. The String Octet: The Standard String Quaret Times Two
  16. Octet In E Flat, Op.20 (Mvt 1)
  17. Double The String Octet: A Fully Fledged String Orchestra
  18. String Symphony No.2 (Finale)
  19. The Massed Strings Of A Symphony Orchestra
  20. Fantasia On A Theme Of Thomas Tallis
  21. Contrasts Of Pitch And Instrumental 'Colour' In The Woodwind Section
  22. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Op.100 No.5 (Theme)
  23. In The First Variation It's The Horn That Gets The Lion's Share.
  24. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 1
  25. In Variation Two The Torch Is Handed To The Bassoon.
  26. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 2
  27. In Variation Three The Oboe Leads.
  28. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 3
  29. Variation Four: Conversation Before Returning To A Solo-dominated Texture
  30. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 4
  31. And Variation Five is Dominated By The Clarinet.
  32. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 5
  33. The Next To Be Featured Is The Virtuoso Flute.
  34. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 6
  35. Individual Farewells And A Closing Chorus
  36. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 7
  37. A Mixed Group: Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn, String Quartet, And Double-Bass
  38. Octet In F (Mvt 3)
  39. The Early Classical Symphony Orchestra Of Haydn And Mozart
  40. Symphony No.29 In A, K.201 (Finale)
  41. Strings, Wind, But No Brass. What Haydn And Mozart Never Knew
  42. Canzon 28
  43. Beethoven's Fifth: Two Horns, Two Trumpets, And Three Trombones Join The Team.
  44. Symphony No.5 (Finale)
  45. From Beethoven To The Massive Orchestras Of Berlioz, Wagner, And Mahler
  46. Beethoven Changed The Face Of The Symphony And The Orchestra Forever
  47. Symphoy No.6 'Tragic' (Mvt 1)
  48. The Cult Of Orchestral Elephantiasis Reaches Its Peak.
  49. Symphony No.1 'Gothic' (VI: Te Ergo Quaesumus)
  50. When Large Doesn't Necessarily Mean Loud: Debussy
  51. Images (Gigues)
  52. A Crisis Of Confidence; The Orchestra's Survival Hangs In The Balance, But It Still Develops. The Ondes Martenot:
  53. Turangalila Symphony (Chant D'amour 1)
  54. The Advent Of The 'Early Music' Movement Brings A New Vitality And Freshness.
  55. Balle De Xerxes (Gavotte En Rondeau)
  56. Computer And Synthesiser: Friends Or Foes?
  57. Concerto In D Minor For Two Violins (Largo)
  58. A Speculative Look Ahead/Mass In B Minor ('Dona Nobis Pacem')

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Instruments of the Orchestra - Great Reference Material!.......2007-04-04

This set lends itself to greatly enhancing one's knowledge of the orchestra, instruments in it, and their usage. I am a huge music buff, and I still picked up a great deal I previously did not know. I highly recommend this for all who wish to understand the origin of music, as well as the processes that are employed to create music!

5 out of 5 stars Beginner or Expert.......2007-03-12

This CD is excellent for the beginner or expert! To be able to haear the instrumets separately and then together really provides a good education. and/or refresher. The book thaty comes with the CD is alomost worth the price by itself!

5 out of 5 stars Very Informative and Enjoyable.......2006-11-20

Whether you're a music novice or pro, "The instruments of the Orchestra" is a very worthwhile purchase. The 7 CDs, with a total of 8 hours, are expertly narrated by Jeremy Siepmann. He's a great speaker, very much like the late Leonard Bernstein was. Mr. Siepmann takes you on an unforgetable musical journey covering the origins and use of the various orchestral instruments throughout musical history. The balance between his narration and a wealth of musical examples, which range from snippets to entire movements, is superb. The comprehensive enclosed booklet is excellent and faithfully follows the 7 CDs in content. Even with my 40+ years of music training I still learned new things from this wonderful collection. Considering the excellence of the content, and a cost that translates to about $5 per disc, this collection is a great value. Grab it, you won't regret that you did. Five solid stars!

3 out of 5 stars Frank's view.......2006-08-19

This boxed set of CD's with booklet achieved all I had hoped that it would. There are good samples of individual instruments and well done commentary on each. The only drawback was that some of the samples were too brief and could have been longer, hoiwever I guess this fits in with time constraints of the medium. It has given me a lot of clues as to future purchases of CD's for listening to individual instruments. Altogeth a satisfactory purchase and a welcome addition to my collection.

5 out of 5 stars Excellent Intro for Those Not Familiar with the Orchestra.......2003-11-08

I've listened to classical music for years and am interested in composition. I bought this CD set to learn how an orchestra and its instruments work. I thought the CDs would be a nice but boring lecture. They aren't! Not only are they FUN but they are informative as well. I learned a huge amount from each CD and couldn't wait to listen to the next one.

The narrator and writer is a great speaker and holds your attention well. He is definitely knowledgeable. He provides musical examples for each point he makes, so you get to "hear" what he just talked about. I'd say the CDs are about 65% music and 35% narration. You'll learn about the range of instruments, some history, different ways to play them, how they sound, and how they are used in the orchestra. This CD set was a great learning experience and is sold at such a low price!

I recommend this CD for those who want to learn about classical music and those who know about it but are interested in learning more about the inner workings of an orchestra. You'll learn much useful information. For instance, the Rite of Spring (with that eerie start) is written for bassoon! I never knew a bassoon could sound like that but now I do.

The one complaint I have is the last CD. This deals with the orchestra. I wanted more of a tour of how the orchestra has been used through history up to the present. Instead, it was a tour of how different groups of instruments sound. I thought it could have been better. The other 6 CDs are excellent.
Sounds of Nature Sampler
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Perfect To Fall Asleep To
  • 3-Dimensional Pure Nature Sounds
 Sounds of Nature Sampler
Suzanne Doucet , and Chuck Plaisance
Manufacturer: Only New Age Music
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0009XFIX2
Release Date: 2005-07-12

Tracks:

  1. Ocean Waves
  2. Southern Swamp
  3. Rainstorms
  4. Desert Oasis
  5. Forest Morning
  6. Mountain Ranch
  7. The River
  8. Pine Forest
  9. Thunderstorm
  10. At the Lake
  11. Summer Nights
  12. Song of the (Humpback) Whale
  13. The Rainforest
  14. Bubbling Creek
  15. Rolling Thunder
  16. A Night in the Canyon
  17. Before the Storm
  18. Walk at the Beach
  19. Waterfall
  20. Wetlands

Album Description

The sounds for this series were recorded in 3D by Chuck Plaisance. His recording system is designed to simulate human hearing, using a binaural head microphone to capture depth, height, width, as well as directional movement. No special equipment is needed to get 3D sound from traditional stereo speakers. In fact, these albums will make your system - speakers or headphones - sound like it never has before. You are the experience.

All pieces contain compositions of pure Nature Sounds produced, arranged, edited and mastered by Chuck Plaisance and Suzanne Doucet. (aka Virtual Audio Environment).

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Perfect To Fall Asleep To.......2006-07-20

I bought this CD because I didn't really know which type of sound I'd relax most too be it ocean, rain, forest, etc. Well I love all the sounds on this sampler, and I play it every night. My hubby says that 20 mins into the CD there's a rooster crowing, but I wouldn't know because by that time I'm already fast asleep. Great stuff!

5 out of 5 stars 3-Dimensional Pure Nature Sounds.......2005-11-21

This excellent compilation of 20 different Nature Sound albums was out of print, but is now finally available again through ONLY NEW AGE MUSIC(repackaged and remastered). This album creates a journey through different Nature scenes all recorded by Chuck Plaisance, with a special microphone that simulates human hearing. The sounds were then edited and composed, arranged and mixed like an orchestrated piece but still remain pure Sounds of Nature. Like Bernie Krause Doucet and Plaisance take essential Nature Sounds and recreate an ambience that takes you even deeper into the essence of Nature.
Van Go Gan
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • America Man
  • VAN GO GONE
  • Gerry Beckley - At his AMERICA best!
  • Melodious pop music at it's very, very best
  • Van Go Gan
 Van Go Gan
Gerry Beckley
Manufacturer: Human Nature
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00024WXU4
Release Date: 2004-05-01

Tracks:

  1. Emma
  2. Van Go Gan
  3. House Of Cards
  4. Sunrise Sunset
  5. Goodbye Highway
  6. One Day's Duning
  7. Only A Kid At Heart
  8. Playing God
  9. International
  10. What Happened
  11. I Need You
  12. Now Sue
  13. Kiss of Life
  14. Hard To Sleep

Album Description

Gerry Beckley is best known as a founding member of the classic-rock band, America, whose catchy melodies, mellow acoustic sound and close harmonies have made it among the most endearing and enduring acts in rock. Van Go Gan is a reissue of the singer/songwriter's first solo album that includes 4 unlisted, hidden bonus tracks. The record was co-produced by Beckley with Hank Linderman. Guests on it include Carl Wilson (The Beach Boys), Timothy B. Schmit (The Eagles), Robert Lamm (Chicago), Windham Hill artist/ soundtrack composer Mark Isham and late great actor Phil Hartman (doing background voices as a televangelist).

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars America Man.......2007-03-09

I really enjoyed the entire cd, a true must for any America fan. I really love the way Gerry can touch on many emotions in his music.

2 out of 5 stars VAN GO GONE.......2007-03-08

NOT UP TO HIS OTHER EFFORTS. THIS VIEW OF MINE MIGHT BE DUE TO MY JUST RECEIVING HIS LATEST CD WHICH IS THE BEST AND AS GOOD AS THEIR NEW AMERICA CD.

4 out of 5 stars Gerry Beckley - At his AMERICA best!.......2007-03-08

This CD is beautiful, but I hope it dosen't break up his partnership with Dewey as America has always been one of my all time favorite groups. This CD would have been even better if Dewey had sung either backup or 2 part harmony!

4 out of 5 stars Melodious pop music at it's very, very best.......2006-07-05

I'm a huge America fan so it's kind of hard to be too objective about this album but let me start off by saying that this is a really good CD. Its melodious pop music at it's very, very best. If you like America you'll love this. Great harmonies throughout with the likes of Eagles bassist Timothy B. Schmit, Brian Wilson band member Jeffrey Foskett and the sadly missed, late, great Carl Wilson helping out. I guess it can't fail with those guys in the studio. Song writing of the highest calibre with beautiful vocals by Gerry Beckley who still sounds as fresh as ever. From the opening cut "Emma" to the final "Hard To Sleep" it's a joy to listen to this well crafted music being played by a musician who clearly knows his business. The re-worked version of America's "I Need You" (written by Gerry when he was only sixteen) has a great saxophone break and is a stand out track, as is the stunningly beautiful intro to "Sunrise Sunset". Another beauty is "Goodbye Highway" and the harmonies at the end of "Now Sue" are exquisite. A good CD well worth buying in my humble opinion.

4 out of 5 stars Van Go Gan.......2006-03-04

This was a great cd fron Gerry Beckley of America. He shows his talents for music and makes it enjoyable to the listener. Can' wait for more for Gerry.
Human Nature
Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • Human Nature ROCKS!!!
  • Another Madonna Classic Single!
  • I identify with this song
  • Human Nature
  • The worst single I've ever had!
 Human Nature
Madonna
Manufacturer: Sire / London/Rhino
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000002M4X
Release Date: 1998-04-03

Tracks:

  1. Radio Edit
  2. Runway Club Mix Radio Edit
  3. Runway Club Mix
  4. I'm Not Your Bitch Mix
  5. Howie Tee Remix
  6. Howie Tee Clean Remix
  7. Radio Version
  8. Bottom Heavy Dub
  9. Love Is The Nature Mix

Album Details

Tracks: Radio Edit, Runway Club Mix Radio Edit, Runway Club Mix, I'm Not Your Bitch Mix, Howie Tee Remix, Howie Tee Clean Remix, Radio Version, Bottom Heavy Dub, and Love is the Nature Mix.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Human Nature ROCKS!!!.......2007-02-16

I have always love this song of Madonna. Seems like this song is the only the best one that I like of hers. This song is about her attitude and express her feelings in it. I always play "I Am Not Your Bitch Mix" because it has a great beat of Human Nature. Also I have seen her Human Nature video on VH1 and MTV I really love her video its the best of all other videos she made in it. Great black uniform and gold high heel boots looks real good on her!! I rate this 5 stars!!!

4 out of 5 stars Another Madonna Classic Single!.......2006-11-05

I love this song, standing alone. But with some of the best singles from her collection, including the Howie Tee Mix, the Runway Club Mix Radio Edit, and the Love is Nature Mix are all reworked to perfection and enhance this single for the better.
This is sort of a F*** You! Song Madonna released after the backlash from '92 Sex Book and that naughty phase she went to that we all secretly loved but wouldnt admit to! When she whispers "Express yourself, dont repress yourself" shivers go down your spine. Also, the message she was explaining was such a strong one that even when you hear it today she seems to be a little ticked off at the people who had dissed her.
The song is a slap in the face to the people who thought they were on the top of the world, because this song really I my mind brought Madonna back to the top of female Pop and back as the Queen!
I love this single. I cannot express how great this single is and how its urgency and rebellion still lies in the words of the song and the remixes just make it more timid and ready to pounce out of the cage, where as some other ones make it mellow and do the opposite and take a new spin on it.
If you like this maxi single check out: EROTICA,JUSTIFY MY LOVE, AND SECRET.

5 out of 5 stars I identify with this song.......2006-05-29

I love this single. Not only am I a HUGE Madonna fan, but I identify with its theme. So many times am I put down for, ironically, being a Madonna fan. But, like the song says, I'm not sorry. I like Madonna, and there's nothing you can do about it, plus, you don't know me, so suck it up and shut it. Here is a review of each track:
1. Radio Edit (4:09, 10/10): I like this alternative mix. It's really cool and house-piano-driven.
2. Runway Edit (3:59, 10/10): God, I love the Danny Tenaglia remixes of this song! This has a cool piano line, too.
3. Runway Club Mix (8:19, 10/10): Even better than the radio mix. I was surprised to find that this was over 8 minutes long, because usually "runway" mixes are under 7:59. Then again, the Friscia & Lamboy runway mix of "Work That Body (Oh Really)" is 9:56...
4. I'm Not Your Bitch Mix (8:11, 10/10): The absolute best dub on here. The spoken lines are a nice touch, too.
5. Howie Tee Remix (4:48, 5/10): The mixes by Howie Tee are closest to the album version. I kind of don't like the two mixes. Honestly, Mr. Tee did a horrible job. The album version is much better.
6. Howie Tee Clean Remix (4:48, 5/10): See previous track review.
7. Radio Version (4:32, 10/10): You can't go wrong with the album version, albeit edited. The sample fits the song's tone nicely.
8. Bottom Heavy Dub (7:57, 10/10): Cool. The looped "deal with it" is awesome.
9. Love is the Nature Mix (6:41, 10/10): The best Tenaglia Mix. Love is indeed the nature!
TOTAL EVALUATION: 18/20. Gets 2 points off due to Howie Tee's horrendous remixes. Still a great single.

5 out of 5 stars Human Nature .......2005-10-10

1. Radio Edit-- new version.

2. Runaway Club Mix Radio Edit-- club radio mix.

3. Runaway Club Mix-- full-length version of track 2.

4. I'm Not Your Bitch Mix-- dub version.

5. Howie Tee Remix-- urban version.

6. Howie Tee Clean Remix-- censored version of track 5.

7. Radio Version-- edit version of album version.

8. Bottom Heavy Dub-- another dub version. BEST mix.

9. Love Is The Nature Mix-- like the last one but with vocals and includes saxaphone.

5 & 6 are remixed by Howie Tee and the rest are remixed by Danny Tenaglia. I prefer the Danny Tenaglia mixes. 5/5

1 out of 5 stars The worst single I've ever had!.......2005-04-23

I want to sell mine!!! This single is terrible!! all the tracks are almost the same! You just can't hear it from the beginning to the end!!! It's horrible!!! The original song "Human Nature" is so good... but all of those mixes are a trash!!! I'd rather Bedtime Story Single!! That one is much better!
Human Nature
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • HUMAN NATURE IS PURE AMERICA AT THEIR BEST !
  • Very good one !
  • I have to give it five stars, and have only listened twice!
  • America rules!
  • A True Embarassment!
 Human Nature
America
Manufacturer: Oxygen Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000BIKE
Release Date: 1998-09-15

Tracks:

  1. From A Moving Train
  2. Wednesday Morning
  3. Town And Country
  4. Moment To Moment
  5. Hidden Talent
  6. Wheels Are Turning
  7. World Alone
  8. Overwhelming World Suite (Overwhelming World/Come Back/Barstow)
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  10. Hot Town
  11. Whispering
  12. Oloololo

Product Description

BRAND NEW, sealed, includes the original Cd, case, and paperwork, First Class shipped, ask me for my CD List or more Titles!;

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars HUMAN NATURE IS PURE AMERICA AT THEIR BEST !.......2006-09-23

HEY DEWEY, HEY GERRY!! GREAT WORK HERE ON HUMAN NATURE! MAN,IT TURNED THE GREY HAIRS ON MY HEAD BACK TO BROWN, WHAT A BLAST FROM THE PAST. IT WAS SO GOOD TO HEAR GREAT MUSIC FROM MUSICIANS WHO KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING AND CREATING. AS MUCH AS I LOVED AMERICA'S SONGS FROM THE 1970'S, THE SONGS THEY CAME OUT WITH IN THE 1980'S WERE EVEN BETTER, ON SUCH MUSIC CD'S AS, IT'S YOUR MOVE, ALIBI, A VIEW FROM THE GROUND AND THE UNDERRATED, PERSPECTIVE. I THINK HUMAN NATURE MEASURES UP TO WHAT IS PROBABLY AMERICA'S BEST CD EVER, 1994'S HOUR GLASS, WHICH IS A CLASSIC ROCK/POP MUSIC CD. GERRY AND DEWEY, YOU ARE THE LIVING EMBODIMENT OF
BUDDY HOLLY, LIVE LONG AND PROSPER! THE WORLD NEEDS YOU GUYS & YOUR MUSIC.

4 out of 5 stars Very good one !.......2005-02-08

From the two opening songs "From a moving train" and "Wednesday Morning" you are listening to classic America. The rest of the cd is not bad at all, but clearly those two songs are among the best ones ever recorded by the band (and this are not Russ Ballard songs). So you can hear the armonies and clarity of the recording....great work.

5 out of 5 stars I have to give it five stars, and have only listened twice!.......2004-12-01

It's that good. There's nothing bad about this album. The only song I personally don't like it 'Overwhelming', but that's just a personal taste. How would I describe this album? Most of the songs are fairly mysterious folk songs and when I listen to them I keep thinking about that old John Lennon song from the White Album, 'Cry baby Cry'. A lot of these songs are in a similar vein to that song. but then America always were into mysterious folk music, so that can hardly be a surprise. However, there are soem fresh gems like a few pieces of 90's pop-rock. the best one of those being 'Secrets', well, okay, that's my favourite. Then one of the songs is a jazzy kind of reggae number. That's cool. Town and coutnry is a an interesting country-pop song that is driven by some bouncy harpsichord playing, similar to one of the songs on 'Holiday'. I suppose that's the other side of this album, fun country-pop. then there's the fun rocker 'Hot Town'. Most of the songwriting is done by Gerry Beckley. Oh, yes, the production is good, too.

5 out of 5 stars America rules!.......2004-10-09

I bought HUMAN NATURE a few weeks ago and still this CD is the favourite in my CD player. I keep listening to it and I find it really addictive. All the songs are just beautiful and take me back to the first America albums always reminding me that the sound is more like the ninenties. I recommend any America fan to buy Human Nature, it is a must for your collection. Do not miss the grandness of songs like FROM A MOVING TRAIN or MOMENT TO MOMENT, WEDNESDAY MORNING etc.
Five stars for this CD and if it was possible 10 stars and thanks to the best band ever!

1 out of 5 stars A True Embarassment!.......2004-07-25

Never mind what some of the other reviewers have gushed about Human Nature.
>People are selling it on Amazon for a penny! Think about that!
This album should have never been released. For a classy group like America with a fairly impressive pedigree and an historical string of quality projects..especially their first few releases...this one is agonizing to listen to and makes your heart break for Gerry and Dewey.
In the wake of a very solid latter day release like Hourglass, this one is extremely hard to take. Production is unbearably weak. This collection sounds like it was recorded on a shoestring budget. The songs themselves are non descript and the weakest in the entire America canon.
Take it from someone who is an avid fan and owner of every single release by the guys, Human Nature is clearly the low point of a long discography.
>It is noteworthy that after the abysmal failure of this album America ceased with new recordings.
Human Nature
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Harem Scarem are unstoppable!!
 Human Nature
Harem Scarem
Manufacturer: Vespa Canada
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000JCE7VC
Release Date: 2006-12-06

Tracks:

  1. Human Nature
  2. Next Time Around
  3. Caught Up in Your World
  4. Reality
  5. Hanging On
  6. Don't Throw It Away
  7. Give Love/Get Love
  8. 21
  9. Starlight
  10. Going Under
  11. Tomorrow May Be Gone

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Harem Scarem are unstoppable!!.......2007-03-07

Harem Scarem have done it yet again! This album is absolutely awesome. It's filled with great songs from start to end and jam packed with brilliant vocal melodies and outstanding harmonies. The riffs are great and the solos are cool. The production is top-notch. Actually, the production is perfect! I've been a fan for a long time now but I'm still blown away as to how good these guys are and how consistent they are at releasing quality music time after time. Definitely a great addition to your Harem Scarem catalogue and certainly one of the highlights of 2006 for any melodic rock fans. The Japanese import includes an acoustic version of Higher which is a nice bonus.
Dancing in the Streets
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    		Dancing in the Streets
    Human Nature
    Manufacturer: Sony
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B000P0JQ1O
    Release Date: 2007-04-23

    Tracks:

    1. How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)
    2. Dancing In The Street
    3. I Heard It Through The Grapevine
    4. Stop! In The Name Of Love
    5. I'll Be There
    6. Ain't Too Proud Too Beg
    7. What's Going On
    8. Uptight (Everything's Alright)
    9. Please Mr Postman
    10. I Can't Get Next To You
    11. Midnight Train To Georgia
    12. I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)
    13. What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted
    14. Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)

    Album Description

    To celebrate human nature's national tour it this "tour edition" of their #1 album 'dancing in the street'. The limited edition package contains bonus disc of 5 live tracks recorded at the capital theatre in sydney in 2006.

    Album Details

    Australian Tour Edition of the #1 Album from Human Nature. Includes a Bonus Disc of Five Live Tracks.
    Here & Now: the Best of Human Nature
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • Positively Breathtaking!
    • Great album. It really is one of the best!
    • Worth every penny.
    		 Here & Now: the Best of Human Nature
    Human Nature
    Manufacturer: Sony/Columbia
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B00005NW87
    Release Date: 2001-11-16

    Tracks:

    1. Always Be With You
    2. Dont Cry
    3. Got It Goin On
    4. He Dont Love You
    5. Wishes
    6. Whisper Your Name
    7. Dont Say Goodbye
    8. Shout
    9. Cruel
    10. Last To Know
    11. Everytime You Cry
    12. Be There With You
    13. Eternal Flame
    14. When We Were Young
    15. Tellin Everybody
    16. People Get Ready
    17. Sign Your Name

    Album Description

    After 3 platinum albums, the new 'best of' compilation from Australia's own Human Nature is here! Features 3 new tracks, including the Terence Trent D'Arby cover 'Sign Your Name'. Features fully remastered tracks and was produced by Ray Hedges (B*Witched, Boyzone).

    Album Details

    After Three Platinum Albums, this 'best Of' Compilation from Australia's Own Human Nature is Here!features Three New Tracks, Including the Terence Trent D'arby Cover "Sign Your Name". Featuresfully Remasterd Tracks and was Produced by Ray Hedges (B*witched, Boyzone).

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Positively Breathtaking!.......2006-02-20

    This album is phenomenal. Human Nature are very talented individuals and great personalities. I had the pleasure of meeting them in Australia when they came to the Royal Children's Hospital Good Friday Appeal in 2004. I was amazed by how nice and down-to-earth they were. Their album has beautiful ballads and soulful lyrics. This is one boy band that I will always love! Soul songs, soulful personalities, what more could you want in a boy band?

    5 out of 5 stars Great album. It really is one of the best!.......2005-10-17

    I love this album. It has all of my favorite songs by Human Nature. I especially love the song "Cruel", its such a beautiful ballad. Human Nature is known for their great voices and they are very talented songwriters. This album has its fair share of upbeat songs and slow heart-warming ballads. You can't go wrong!

    5 out of 5 stars Worth every penny........2002-10-07

    This album has the best songs. Human Nature are one of the best boyband and i just love them.
    Human Nature
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      Harem Scarem
      Manufacturer: Bullseye Canada
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

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      ASIN: B000NJWTFM
      Release Date: 2007-03-13

      Tracks:

      1. Human Nature
      2. Next Time Around
      3. Caught Up In Your World
      4. Reality
      5. Hanging On
      6. Don't Throw It Away
      7. Give Love/Get Love
      8. 21
      9. Starlight
      10. Going Under
      11. Tomorrow May Be Gone

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