Identity Crisis [Import]

Track Listings

1. Identity Crisis

2. New Shoes

3. Two Into One

4. Love Is the Cure

5. It Makes Me Wonder

6. Hey Mama

7. Falling in Love

8. I Wish You Would

9. Strange Girl

Editorial Reviews
Album Description
Reissued 1982 album. The bands last official LP with the Scott/ Tucker/ Priest line up contains a further 9 superbly played and brilliantly structured slices of quality Hard Rock. Like all our Sweet reissues a detailed history is a feature of the packaging.

Tracks:

Overture To 'Tannhauser'
Domna, Pos Vos Ay Chausida
We Don't Merely Use Instruments, We Play On Them. And They Play On Us.
Hungarian Dance No.7
The Violin Is One Of The Most Tender And Beautiful Instruments Ever Invented.
Violin Concerto In D Major (Adagio)
But For A Long Time It Was Seen As The Instrument Of The Devil.
The Soldier's Tale: Triumphal March Of The Devil
The Manipulative Seductiveness Of The Gypsy Violin.
Csardas Music
The Violin And The Initiation Of Nature
The Four Seasons (Spring, Mvt 1)
Birds Are Again Evoked In The Second Concerto, Especially Music's Natural Favourite.
The Four Seasons (Summer, Mvt 1)
Like The Devil, The Violin Is A Master Of Disguise.
Old Viennese Dance No.3 'Schon Rosmarin'
The Menacing Sensuality Of Ravel's Tzigane: A Very Different Side Of The Violin:
Tzigane
Do We Now Have The True Measure Of This Instrument? Not Just Yet.
Caprice No.24
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.
Variations On A Theme Of Frank Bridge (No.7)
Prokofiev's Tremolo In Romeo And Juliet Should Not Be Heard Just Before Bedtime.
Romeo And Juliet: Act IV
Vivaldi Use It To Illustrate The Shivering Of Travellers Crossing The Ice.
The Four Seasons (Winter, Mvt 1)
The Violin Muted
Clair De Lune
The Gentleness Of Muted Strings Persists Even When A Whole Orchestra Plays.
Piano Concerto No.21 In C Major, K.467 (Slow Mvt)
The Pizzicato Violin
Pizzicato Polka
In Prokofiev's Second Violin Concerto, The Accompaniment Is Pizzicato.
Violin Concerto No.2 In G Minor (Slow Mvt)
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...
The Planets (Mars - The Bringer Of War)
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
Hungarian Dance No.4
Double-Stopping Is A Standard Feature Of A Lot Of Folk Music.
The Four Seasons (Autumn, Mvt 1)
Now The Same Technique, But The Sound Might Have Come From Another World.
Bolero
Double-Stopping Can Only Approximate The Sound Of A Real Violin Duet.
Cadenza To The Violin Concerto By Brahms
Now Compare That With A Real Violin Duet.
Forty-Four Duos (No. 1: Teasing Song)
Another Duo By Bartok, Demonstrating The Violin's Rich Lower Register
Forty-Four Duos (No.2: Maypole Dance)
And Now What May Be The Most Beautiful Accompanied Violin Duet In History
Concerto In D Minor For Two Violins (Largo)
The Soul Of The Violin Is In Song; But What About This Weird Passage?
Violin Concerto No.1 In D Major (Mvt 2)
The Use Of Harmonies In The Orchestra Can Be Both Magical And Unsettling.
Symphony No.1 'Titan' (Mvt 1, Opening)
Tchaikovsky's Use Of Harmonics In The Sleeping Beauty Is Both Strange And Darling.
The Sleeping Beauty (Act II, No.15: Entr'Acte)
Ravel's Harmonics In Mother Goose Effect A Magical Transformation.
Ma Mere L'Oye - Mother Goose (Beauty And The Beast)
Stravinsky's Harmonics In The Firebird Transport Us Almost Into Another World./The Firebird (Introduction)
The Natural Upper Notes Of The Violins Have A Unique Emotional 'Grab'.
Also Sprach Zarathustra (Of The Afterworldsmen)
Still In Their Upper Register, The Violins Unleash The Energy Of A Young Colt.
Variations On A Theme Of Frank Bridge (No. 4)
Elsewhere, Britten Uses The Same High Register To Create A Very Different Mood.
Four Sea Interludes (Dawn) From 'Peter Grimes'
To End This Outing With The Violins, A Charming Little Elfin Dance
Elfenreigen

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Introduction To The Viola
Viola Concerto (Mvt 1)
Khatchaturian Gets A Very Different Sound From It: Fuller, Fruitier, More Exotic.
Gayane Suite No.1 (Armen's Solo)
Very Nearly The Whole Of The Violin's Upper Register Is Also Available To The Viola.
Passacaglia, Op.33b From 'Peter Grimes'
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.
Harold In Italy (Mvt 4)
The Muted Viola: Intimate, Gentle, Poignant In Dvork
Cypresses (No.9)
The Massed Violas Of The Modern Symphony Orchestra In Mahler
Symphony No.4 (Mvt 3)
The 'Period' Viola In Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No.6 (Last Mvt)
The Cello: A Voice Of Unique Nobility
Suite No.1 For Unaccompanied Cello (Prelude)
Brahms And The 'Soul' Of The Cello
Piano Concerto No.2 In B Flat Major (Mvt 3)
Most Orchestral Composers Tend To Emphasize The Cello's Lower Register.
Cantata 'Herz Und Mund Und Tat Und Leben', BWV 147 (Soprana Aria: Bereite Dir, Jesu)
In The Time Of Beethoven The Cello Remained As Fundamental As Ever.
Symphony No.3 'Eroica' (Finale)
But The Cello Is Not Condemned To Spend Its Life In The Basement.
Elfentanz, Op.39
Not Only In Recital Showpieces Like That Is The Cello Is Used In Its Highest Register.
The Protecting Veil (Opening)
A Cello With An Identity-Crisis: The Pizzicato Flamencan
Flamenco
Double-Stopping In The Lower Reaches Of The Cello's Range
Solo Suiet For Cello And Piano (Sardana)
It's In The Middle Register That The Cello Really Comes Into Its Own.
Oriental Dance, Op.2 No.2
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.
Symphony No.9 (Finale)
Introduction To The Double-Bass
The Carnival Of The Animals (The Elephant)
But The Double-Bass Can Be Intensely Expressive And Graceful.
Elegy No.1 In D Major
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.
Capriccio Di Bravura
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)
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....
Symphony No.5 (Mvt 3)/So Much For The Strings/On Now To The Winds

Tracks:

The Antiquity And Magic Of The Flute
Prelude A L'Apres-Midi D'Un Faune
The Versatility And Agility Of The Flute
Orchestral Suite No.2 In B Minor (Badinerie)
The Flute In Fifteenth-Century Spain
Sa'Dawi
Other Flutes: The Bass And Alto
Chamber Music No.II
The Piccolo - Aptly Named
La Naissance D'Osiris (Mvt 6)
From A Piccolo Of The Eighteenth Century To One Of Its Descendants In The Twentieth
Suite No.1 For Small Orchestra (Valse)
A Variety Of Techniques
Chamber Music No.II
Flutter-Tonguing. But Tchaikovsky Got There Eighty Years Before.
The Nutcracker (Act II, No.2: Scene)
From The Transverse To The Vertical: The Baroque Recorder
Recorded Suite In A Minor (Menuet II)
An Unfamiliar, Early Vision Of The Instrument
Naelden, Naelden
The Bachian Oboe
Cantata 'Ein Feste Burg Ist Unser Gott', BWV 80 (No.7: Duetto)
Introduction To The Cor Anglais Or 'English Born'
Symphony No.9 'From The New World' (Mvt 2)
The Loneliness Of The Cor Anglais
The Swan Of Tuonela
The Cor Anglais Joins The French Horn In Haydn.
Symphony No.22 'The Philosopher' (Opening)
Introduction To The Oboe D'Amore, Beloved Of Bach - But Also Of Ravel
Bolero
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...
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)
As The High Clarinets Tend To Be Loud, So The Bass Tends To Be Soft:
Gayane Suite No. 1 (Mvt 5)
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).
The Range Of The Normal Clarinet Parts Goes Quite High...
The Snow Maiden (Scene 5: Melodrama)
...And Quite Low.
Peter And The Wolf (The Cat)
The Clarinet As Concerto Soloist
Clarinet Concerto In A Major (Rondo)
But That's Not The Instrument Mozart Wrote It For; This Is:
Clarinet Concerto In A Major (Rondo)
Introduction To The Saxophone
Hary Janos Suite (Mvt 4)
The Soprano Saxophone Has Quite A Different Feel To It.
L'Arlesienne Suite No.1 (Minuet)
The Little Sopranino Sax Goes Even Higher.
Bolero
The Most Famous Use Of The Saxophone Is In An Orchestration By Ravel.
Pictures At An Exhibition (The Old Castle)
The Saxophone Can Be Quite Contagiously Good-Humoured.
Sax-O-Phun
The Puffa-Puffa Image Of The Bassoon
Peter And The Wolf (Grandfather)
The Bachian Bassoon, In Accompanimental Mode
Cantata 'Weichet Nur, Betrubte Schatten' ('Wedding Cantata'), BWV 202 (Aria No.1)
Bizet Leaves The Puffa-Puffa Image Out, Allowing The Bassoon To Sing./Carmen Suite No.1 (Les Dragons D'Alcala)
And Ravel, Also In Spanish Mode, Does Likewise.
Bolero
The Bassoon As A Voice Of High Seriousness, Indeed Desolate Loneliness
Symphony No.3 (Opening)
The Eerie Bassoon In Its Highest Register
The Rite Of Spring (Opening)
Stravinsky Now Draws On Its Lowest Register, Lonely And Melancholy.
The Firebird Suite (1919, Berceuse)
The Bassoon As Concerto Soloist, Avoiding All Exaggeration
Bassoon Concerto In G Minor (Finale)
The Deep-Voiced Contra-Bassoon, As A Fairy-Tale Beast
Ma Mere L'Oye - Mother Goose (Beauty And The Beast)
The French Horn Under Its Woodwind Hat
Wind Quintet, Op.43 (Last Mvt)
Now A More Prominent Role, In A Woodwind Quintet From An Earlier Era
Wind Quintet In A Minor, Op.100 No.5 (Mvt 2)
The Horn In Harmonious Blend With Strings In Another Quintet
Horn Quintet, K.407 (Finale)

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The Trumpet As Virtuoso Soloist
Brandenburg Concerto No.2 (Last Mvt)
The Special Brillance Of Paired Trumpets
Concerto In C For Two Trumpets, RV537 (Mvt 1)
The Ceremonial Trumpet
Fanfare For The Common Man
Trumpets And Drums - An Incomparable Alliance
Messiah (The Trumpet Shall Sound)
The Versatility Of The Trumpet, From The Most Public To The Most Lonely
Piano Concerto In F (Slow Mvt)
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
Carmen Suite No.2 (Habanera)
The Trumpet As The Voice Of Strength And Courage
Carmet Suite No.2 (Toreador's Song)
The Trumpet Muted/Petrushka (No.4: The Blackamoor)/Lieutenant Kije Suite (Opening)/The Trumpet As The Voice Of Weariness
Billy The Kid
The Trumpet As Character Actor
Pictures At An Exhibition (No.6)
The Trumpet As The Voice Of God
Mass In B Minor ('Et Exspecto')
The Birth Of The Trombone
Aenmerckt Nu Hier
The Birth Of The Brass As A Family
Canzon 12 In Double Echo
The Trombone In The Eighteenth Century
Trombone Concerto In B Flat Major (Finale)
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.
Hosannah
The Trombones Become Part Of The Orchestra.
Symphony No.5 (Finale)
The Wagnerian Trombone:/Overture To 'Tannhauser'
The Trombone As Caricaturist
Pulcinella (No.19: Vivo)
The Trombone As Raspberry/Concerto For Orchestra (Intermezzo)
The Horn And The Hunt
Horn Concerto No.4 In E Flat, K.495 (Finale)
The Challenging Horn Of The Baroque
Abaris Ou Les Boreades (Menuet)
The Scarcity Of First-Rate Players In Handel's Time
Walter Music (Minuet 1)
The Horn As Magician/The Firebird Suite (1919, Finale)
Horns And The Sound Of Nobility
Overture To 'Tannhauser' (Opening)
The Special Sound Of The Horn In Its Higher Register
Mass In B Minor ('Quoniam Tu Solus Sanctus')
The Trumpet-Like Sound Of Massed Horns
Symphony No.3 (Mvt 1, Opening)
The Tuba - Unfairly Maligned?
Symphony No.6 (Mvt 3)
The Tuba Perfectly Cast By Ravel
Pictures At An Exhibition (Bydlo)

Tracks:

Introduction. And We Begin With A Bang.
Fanfare For The Common Man/The Bass Drum On The Battlefields/Wellington's Victory, Op.91 (Opening)
At The Opposite Extreme Is The Triangle.
Piano Concerto No.1 In E Flat (Scherzo)
Categories Of Percussion: Tuned And Untuned. The Side Drum
Overture To 'La Gazza Ladra' - The Thieving Magpie (Opening)
The Side Drum In An Effective But Unexpected Role/Clarinet Concerto (Mvt 1)
The Tambourine. One Of The Oldest Instruments In The World
Den Hoboecken Dans
Even Older Is The Originally Oriental Gong.
Ma Mere L'Oye - Mother Goose (Laideronette)
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.
Gymnopedie No.2
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...
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)
More Versatile Than The Whip Are The Wood Blocks.../Studio Example/...Which Crop Up All Over The Place In Twentieth-Century American Music.
Rodeo (Hoe-Down)
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.
Scherzi Musicali (Damigella Tutta Belle)
A Still Earlier Example From Fifteenth-Century Spain
Yo M'Enamori D'Un Aire
The Birth Of The Bongo
Symphonic Dances From 'West Side Story'
From The Streets Of New York To The Blacksmith's Shop/Il Trovatore ('Anvil Chorus')
Desert-Island Decibels: Grand Canyon Suite (On The Trail)/Arcana
From One Vegetable To Another: The Humble Squash, Or Marrow/Huapango
Onwards To The Tuned Percussion. First, The Timpani
Also Sprach Zarathustra (Introduction)
But The Drum Roll Can Be More Effectively Frightening Than The Big Bang.: Symphony No.2 'Resurrection' (Mvt 3)
Not One Drum Roll, But Many/Grand Canyon Suite (Sunrise)/Symphonie Fantastique (Last Mvt)
Taking Advantage Of Tunability
Music For Strings, Percussion And Celeste (Mvt 2)
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.
Introducing The Glockenspiel/Carmen Suite (Carmen's Entrance And Habanera)
Saint-Saens And The Xylophone
The Carnival Of The Animals (Fossils)
Ravel And The Xylophone
Ma Mere L'Oye - Mother Goose (Laideronette)
Introducing The Marimba/Carmen Suite (First Intermezzo)
Introducing The Vibraphone
The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre (Narange Dolce)
The Vibraphone Goes Russian.../Carmen Suite (Carmen's Entrance And Habanera)/...And Is Joined By The Marimba./Carmen Suite (Carmen's Entrance And Habanera)
Introducing The Hungarian Cimbalom
Folk Dances
The Cimbalom And The Symphony Orchestra
Hary Janos Suite (Mvt 3)
Introducing The Tubular Bells
Hary Janos Suite (Viennese Musical Clock)
A More 'Up-Front' Approach From Rodion Shchedrin
Carmen Suite (Introduction)
But The Bells Can Also Make The Sinister Even More Sinister./Symphony No.7 'Sinfonia Antartica' (Mvt 1)
Introducing The Celeste
The Nutcracker (Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy)
Magic, In The Use Of Collective Percussion
Miroirs (La Vallee Des Cloches)
Plucked Instruments: The 'Undercover Percussion'/Carmen Suite (Scene)
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
The Traditionally Subservient Role Of The Harpsichord In The Baroque Orchestra
Brandenburg Concerto No.2 (Slow Mvt)
The Piano: King Of The Tuned Percussion/Symphony No.3 'Organ' (Mvt 3)/And A Quarter Of A Century After That:
Petrushka (Russian Dance)
The Anti-Romantic Piano As An Integral Part Of The Orchestra
Music For Strings, Percussion And Celeste (Last Mvt)

Tracks:

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

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

Customer Reviews:

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!

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!

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!

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.

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.

Tracks:

Telephone
10 Rocks
If I Were Smart
Gonna Be Better
I Don't Think So
I'm Alive
I Will Stay
Lonesome
Evil Man
Buttons And Beaus
Baby
One With The Sun

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Shelby Lynne wrote, sang, produced, and played all the guitar parts on her mellow, moody, and sonically stripped-down eighth album, Identity Crisis. Surely the title ironically refers to Lynne's eclectic career itself rather than this slow-burning, excellent album, with its lyrics so personal and honest, one feels like a voyeur at times. Identity sounds like a living room session; the demos made for the big album before the hot-shot producer came in and ruined everything. Lynne's voice is as relaxed, assured, and richly emotive as ever, buoyed by acoustic bass and guitars, electric piano, and minimal percussion. Notable deviations from the candlelit vibe include the mid-tempo rocker "Gotta Be Better" (which sounds like PJ Harvey jamming with X), the gospel chorus that peaks through on "10 Rocks" (the record's sole hokey tune), and of course "Lonesome" (a gorgeous old school Nashville-sheen tune that expertly evokes Patsy and Kitty with multi-tracked vocals and sweeping strings). The story goes that a lengthy phone conversation with Willie Nelson led to the lovely, uplifting last tune, "One With The Sun." Which is cool, because if this album is reminiscent of anybody, it's Nelson ca. Red Headed Stranger --Mike McGonigal

Customer Reviews:

Comes across as anything but an identity crisis.......2006-12-21

Identity Crisis comes across as anything but an identity crisis, instead finding Shelby Lynne in top form, focused, and sounding great. OK, maybe the crisis here is that Ms. Lynne runs the gamut from raging rock `n roll to laid back introspection and whatever else lies in between.

Her voice is strong and clear, and her accompanying crew of musicians is clearly on board with her vibe and vision.

I cannot see any value in offering a play-by-play recap of the songs here: just take the time to give this one a few listens and you can supply your own adjectives. Most of them will be quite positive, I suspect.

Treasure-Trove.......2005-04-30

"Identity Crisis" is a good set from Shelby Lynne. The diversity of musical approaches makes the title appropriate. "Gotta Be Better" is an excellent track with some blazing electric lead that lashes the speakers & Lynne's infectious vocals, "And did you ever think you'd ever walk on hallow ground? Don't you like to think that things are lost & never found? Discover all the secrets & head out for the sound. Did you hear the voice that makes your fever?" "I'm Alive" also has a delightful rocking groove, "Oh if I don't get you back, I'll cover up my bloody tracks with sorrow, hopes & hide my dying pride." The dreamy Shelby Lynne does Nick Drake track "If I Were Smart" communicates a soft gentle sadness that Shelby fills exquisitely. "Telephone," "10 Rocks" & "Baby" are all great tracks. With "Suit Yourself" about to hit the market, "Identity Crisis" is still a treasure-trove. Enjoy!

What a GOOD album this is...........2005-03-07

Wow, what a nice surprise. It's the Shelby Lynne album I been waiting for. This album rocks, swoons, gets down like your'e in church, and then some....

Shelby does what she pleases n this album, and it shows. She sounds comfortable with each song, and sounds like she's having fun singing them. A nice stripped down acoustic approach suits these songs perfectly. I fell in love with the coo of her voice a long time ago, and it's all over this album. She hasn't sounded bettter, vocally as she does here. "One with the Sun" has to be the most beautiful track on here. And "Gotta get better" rocks like nothing else I've heard her do. The churning strumming takes you in right away and really rocks. Amazingly there is little percussion on this album and it seems to work just fine. The introspection of "If I were smart" here she examines a situation of the heart, shows a she can still turn a phrase to get her point across.

Now I'm sorry but I don't understand the review calling "10 Rocks" hokey. It's a great song. Why can't Shelby Lynne do a gospel shuffle? Lyle Lovett can and no one says anything. In any event she shows that she has the ability to pull it off.

This album shows the many facets of an amazing artist. An eclectic collection of songs make up a strong, cohesive work. Her talents shine here. The best part is that she produced and played the guitar parts herself. It was as if, to make a really good Shelby Lynne record, she had to do it herself. Good for her! It worked!

(Personally I'd like to hear her re-do "Love Shelby" to sound as pure as this record does. There were some really great songs on that album that could use a personal touch.)

sounds like..........2005-02-11

One night on PBS I heard a girl named michelle shocked doing a country blues set and went out and bought it, at a time when buying a CD meant something, only buying the ones that I thought I would listen to for forever. And I did, for quite a while, the southern style and interesting takes were refreshing. Oddly enough, there is alot of similiar sounds on this CD by Shelby, who I have enjoyed through all her hair color changes. I really thought the previous albums gave a more original, listen to me and throw your head back songs.

Call me Ms. Lynne.......2004-12-22

The first time I saw Shelby Lynne she was on some award show with Sheryl Crow several years ago. She was out singing her and sexier and trashier and all that. She was kicking [...] and Crow was like she always was, pretty flat singing but technically great of course and rather dull. Back then Shelby was more Gretchen Wilson than Gretchen Wilson is now. Then I went out and bought that album with Shelby on the front in cutoffs and all tanned and blonde. Love, Shelby. Yes, sir. The cover was a lot better than the music, I thought.
Then awhile back I saw this woman on television. The Directv screen said it was Shelby Lynn. No, it wasn't. Shelby Lynne was that singer who looks like the most attractive single mother in that bar across the street from the Chrysler Plant, cigarette in hand, and she bends over a pool table.
The woman Directv said was Shelby Lynne looked like an androgynous Bell Hop in a fancy New York hotel. That couldn't be Shelby!
There was no tan on this woman. Her hair was white, not blonde. What a transition! But then I bought Identity Crisis. What an album! It blew that cheap-o album produced by Mr. Morrisette,( what's his name?) out of the water.
Shelby's transition was probably less a fear of skin cancer than the types of crowds she was drawing. (Hey, boys! Shelby's up there! Got some chew?)
This album brings Ms. Lynne to the place she should be. Bluesy, and country. Shades of Willie Nelson and Patsy Cline and even a little Buddy Guy.
Shelby's identity crisis is our musical windfall. This is a textured, brilliantly understated album that shows just how talented Shelby is. She goes back to her roots or maybe just discovers her roots. 6 stars. (But does she really say Flo for floor?)

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Amazing for a low budget album
Thrice times champion! Wicked Album
Not very tight, but AMAZING!
"Feeling better!" the airs say
my first Thrice album, and still among the top 10 albums ever

Identity Crisis
Thrice
Manufacturer: Sub City Records
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ASIN: B00005A878
Release Date: 2001-03-06

Tracks:

Identity Crisis
Phoenix Ignition
In Your Hands
To What End
Ultra Blue
As The Ruin Falls
The Next Day
A Torch To End All Torches
Unquestioned Answers
Under Par
T & C

Album Description

Their 2nd album, released in 2000, defines the sound that Thrice is striving for-the dynamics and emotion of hardcore with the melody and harmony of pop-punk. The 12-track CD has a little something for everyone, ranging from the harmonies of 'In Your Hands', to the pseudo-metal 'Torch to End All Torches', to the post-hardcore feel of 'To What End'. Sub City Records.

Customer Reviews:

Amazing for a low budget album.......2006-08-17

Identity Crisis is my favorite Thrice ablum. Yes it is not as tight and polished than those that followed but that is not due to the band. This album is plagued by crappy production and obviously was recorded by someone who didnt care about the album. In interviews with thrice they are quoted as say the guy who recorded Identity was "more interested in play video games than recording music." With some recording knowledge I completely agree with this statement. If the engineer/producer gave a crap Identity Crisis would have been Illusions of Saftey a year earlier. T & C, Identity Crisis, Ultra Blue, and As the Ruin Falls are the best tracks altough all are great.

Thrice times champion! Wicked Album.......2006-06-24

This is their most gooderest album yet. It doesn't have the best song writting in all but it is their most punkiest album and every song kicks butt. If you like punk, pick this up, if not, pick up all their others. Slow and emotional but the song writting in those albums is phenominal. Up to u. Anyways, this CD rules and you should by it this second. Great album thrice!

Not very tight, but AMAZING!.......2006-03-09

I first heard "To What End" on a compilation a while back and was amazed but also positive that the rest of their music couldn't possibly be as great. Up to that point I had heard so few punk songs (I'm not going to play the genre game- call them screamo or whatever if you want, but if bands like Sum 41 can be called punk I certainly think Thrice can too) that were as meaningful and well written as that song, and I assumed that it was them at their best and would be found on an album full of medicore filler tracks. When I eventually obtained a copy of Identity Crisis I found out just how wrong I was.

I won't say that this is Thrice at their best, but its damn close. Thrice's later work was much more tight than this but I have to say that I really don't mind the guitar solos being all over the place and the lack of song structure. On the one hand its usually a sign of a band lacking maturity to lack a tight structure but in Thrice's case their lyrics and general songwriting do a lot of negate this impression. At the very least it kept things interesting. While in many ways Thrice was playing punk music, their not using the verse/chorus formula along with their use of guitar solos definately contributed to making this more memorable than most punk albums. Generic three cord punk rock this is not.

But more importantly than the structure of the songs or the genre was the songs themselves: they were simply some of the best written songs out there: the opening track with its soft verses and shouted choruses, "T & C" with its great guitar intro, "Ultra Blue"'s guitar work, and a "Torch to End All Torche" and "To What End"'s lyrics. Meaningful lyrics, great music backing it up, and a sound that stands apart not only from other Thrice CD's but from most other punk/posthardcore/screamo- a more than worthy first (full length at least as far as I know) effort.

Now for the bad news. There's isn't much, mostly just the above mentioned lack of song structure which unfortunately makes it sound less mature, but perhaps thats just because people have come to associate tight songs with mature musicianship. The songs also might sound like an early effort because of the contrast between this album's production and that on their later releases. Thats not fair to Thrice, and in the end it doesn't really take anything away from this release. This is essentially Thrice playing punk rock with some hardcore influences which makes it sound more primitive than the post-hardcore sound of later Thrice but which, like the production, doesn't take anything away from this release's quality. A few of the songs are also somewhat weak, for example "A Torch to End All Torches" doesn't get really good until the end. The first part is a sort of generic punk song but then its slows down and after a fairly long instramental Dustin comes back with a completely different sounding ending and lyrics that are as Christian as you can get without sounding overbearing, though its possible that those unfamiliar with Christian imagery won't even recognize it (but "by his grace I am sustained" gave it away for me). A few others aren't quite as amazing as some of the above mentioned ones, though none of them are bad or worthy of skipping.

This was the first Thrice CD I ever heard so I can't say how fans who have heard newer Thrice first will react but at the very least they will like if they don't love it like I do. Its good music, do yourself a favor and buy it.

"Feeling better!" the airs say.......2006-02-03

If I were the real Jesus Dustin Kensrue would be an imaginary best friend voicing lost albums Black'd.

my first Thrice album, and still among the top 10 albums ever.......2005-12-09

I love their playfulness, their jumping from Maiden like guitars to punk back to early Metallica. All this in an own way, the Thrice way. the singing gives me the goose bumps and the energy kicks me. I just love it. You have to BUY that album, you have to have an original!

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Identity Crisis
J-Bru
Manufacturer: Urbnet Canada
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000NVLJQA
Release Date: 2007-04-09

Tracks:

I Will Be Seen
Makin' People Say
Put My Work In (Featuring Classified And White Mic)
I Love You Ma
What R We Doin? (Featuring Eternia)
Ghetto Life
Tru Luv Pt. Ii (Your Body)
I Got A Secret
Things Ain't The Same (Featuring Ebony)
Help! I Been Robbed
Underground Mc Pt. Ii (Featuring Mic Boyd)
Lost Soul
It's Rainin' (Featuring Jordan Croucher)
It Doesn't Matter
Uh Huh Huh (Featuring Young Zone & Spesh K)

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Thank you for the reviews
Learn to SWIM your drowning!
Rock-On
Excellent Debut - New sound for the Progressive scene
Buy Magnitude 9

Identity Crisis

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ASIN: B00007MEW8
Release Date: 2002-11-19

Tracks:

Picture Motion
Live Through Me
Never Again
Time
Monkey Patch
Alone
All You Know
The Way
Scattered
Want From Me
Interlude Blues
Left Of Center
Price Paid
Once In A Lifetime

Album Description

From the ashes of PSYCO DRAMA rise SECTION 16, unleashing their debut album, Identity Crisis. SECTION 16 combine the stellar singing of acclaimed vocalist Corey Brown (MAGNITUDE 9/ex-PSYCO DRAMA), the hard hitting groove and crunch of guitar tandem Hercules Castro (ex-PSYCO DRAMA) and Toby Kinnaman, and the thunderous bottom end of rhythm section Ian Ringler and Jeremy Hoffman, to create an Identity Crisis that the music world will find hard to ignore. With influences including Queensryche, King's X, Seven Dust and Tool, Identity Crisis offers 14 tracks of melodic, aggressive heavy music, highlighted by the songs "Live Through Me," "Never Again," "Want From Me," and "All You Know."

Customer Reviews:

Thank you for the reviews.......2005-03-04

I just wanted to respond to the reviews for our CD. Thanks for taking the time to listen to the music and for making the effort to leave your comments here on Amazon. We do appreciate all constructive feedback. We are working on our next CD that will hopefully be released in late 2005.

Please also check out vocalist Corey Brown and myself with the band Magnitude 9 as well.

As for the person who posted that a band member was "faking" a review and "blowing smoke", that would be me who posted the review in question. The review was copied from another CD site that was left for our CD. I thought it would be a great idea to post it here as at the time, there was only 1 review for Identity Crisis. Sorry that you were confused about any "blowing."

Ian Ringler

Learn to SWIM your drowning!.......2005-02-22

Time to hang it up guys, the ersatz Pearl Jam/ Sound Garden, Wanna-be rock band is still in the struggling stage and needs a lot of work. By the time they the ever get noticed they will be too old to tour. If they are smart they would quit before they invest too much of their life they cannot get back. I have heard much better bands Magnitue 9(being one of them). By the way; what the hell is one of the band members doing leaving remarks blowing smoke up the fans butt, acting like they walk on water...Please!

Rock-On.......2004-04-28

This cd is great. It's inspired me in different ways, and it...makes me feel happy! Not only do I have an autographed cd, I got to hear and see these guys play in person.(Hot Damn!) If you get a chance, you should do the same!

Excellent Debut - New sound for the Progressive scene.......2003-05-07

This is one of the better Debut CDs that I've heard in a long time. First off, this is not what I expected to hear from a band who's past is rooted in Progressive Metal. But what a refreshing delight! In a time where music, especially anything in the Rock world, HAS to fit into one category, Section 16 stands out as a unique breath of fresh air. Section 16 DOES NOT FIT into one style. Although rooted in Progressive Metal, this band transcends ALL styles of Rock. It takes a little while to get use to, but then it hits you like a wall of sound. It will be interesting to see where this band goes.

Let it be said that "Identity Crisis" is NOT one of the great Progressive Metal Albums. It is, however, one of the BEST METAL ALBUMS (with excellent Progressive moments) that I've heard in quite some time.

Don't worry Prog-Heads, SECTION 16 still delivers enough on the technical side and especially in the vocals department. This is NOT Magnitude 9 or even a rehashing of Psycho Drama, but an honest new band trying to stand on their own feet. As far as I'm concerned, they are standing tall in a crowd of copycats, gimmicks, and a re-forming Progressive scene. Check out songs "All You Know," "Monkey Patch," and "Alone." Chuck - The Rover - Austin, TX.

Buy Magnitude 9.......2003-04-03

Like the title says, buy Magnitude 9's Reality into Focus. Same vocalist, but with much better music and far superior engineering. This CD is good...don't get me wrong. But Magnitue 9 is better. Enjoy!

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A very very good album
Blast from the past
A real suprise

Identity Crisis
Clea
Manufacturer: Wea
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ASIN: B0001AVYVS
Release Date: 2004-01-26

Tracks:

Stuck In The Middle
The Lie
Butterflies And Rainbows
First Love
Idenity Crisis
One More Try
Sprung
Crush
A Guy Like You
Download It
Mind Games
Pretty Little Bad Girl

Album Description

Debut album from UK pop act made up of four finalists of 'Popstars - The Rivals'. Features 12 tracks including the hit singles, 'Stuck In The Middle' & 'Download It'. For fans of Girls Aloud & The Sugababes. 1967. 2004.

Album Details

A Quartet of Young Ladies who Met in the Madness of Doing "Popstars: The Rivals" (The UK Association of "American Idol"). This Album was Recorded with the Assistance of a Variety of Gifted Producers and Writers from around the World from Los Angeles to Russia, Giving it a Truly International Flavor. It Mixes Seductive Vocal Melodies with Sweeping Strings to Create a Sound That's Immediately Infectious as Well as Being Mature, Unique and Sexy.

Customer Reviews:

A very very good album.......2006-07-18

This is Clea's debut album, released when they still had 4 members - Aimee, Emma, Lysney and Chloe. Chloe quit the group after the girls had released two singles. The first two singles were "Download It" and "Stuck In The Middle."

This album is very good - Clea deserved more success then they eventually got with this CD. All the songs are catchy and fun, and the girls show they can sing - well of course they can, because they were the girls who got to the final 10 of Popstars The Rivals, the band that finally made Girls Aloud - Clea were four of the girls who didn't get in.

What are the best tracks on the album? Well, for a start, the second single "Stuck In The Middle" is a favourite of mine. The re-recorded version that is on the girls' second album Trinity is better then this version, but this song is still awesome. It's a gorgeous ballad about being in love with two guys. It has awesome music and rain effects. Another great song is "Pretty Little Bad Girl" - this one is a naughty little track with saucy lyrics and a great beat. "The Lie" is another great one, it's a melancholy song with a great chorus. "Sprung" is yet another fab track, about having a boyfriend, cheating on him and then being found out. It's bouncy, fun and catchy. "First Love" is probably the 2nd best ballad after SITM, a sweet song about your first love being your real love.

This album wasn't a hit, but I can't understand why it failed - it's a brilliant album, and very high quality. If you like Identity Crisis, check out the 3 member Clea's second album, Trinity.

Blast from the past.......2004-08-15

The influences on this album are most noticeably All Saints and Madonna- for instance, Butterflies And Rainbows is Dear Jessie/Raspberry Beret psychedelia. All Saints can be particularly heard in the songs that have been released as singles, and especially the title track, with its echoes of Pure Shores. However they do stretch further- Pretty Little Bad Girl is a surprisingly accurate rendition of 80s hair metal, of all things. I'm really struck by how much effort has gone into the production of this album. Due no doubt to the aforementioned influences it sounds pretty dated. This could easily have come out in the nineties, but that's not a bad thing. It's not flat, empty pop- the voices are not only good but distinctive in the current market, and the range of styles throughout keeps the listener interested. I really expected Friday's Child by Will Young to be a good example of quality pop but it turns out this is much better. The stand out tracks are Butterflies And Rainbows, Sprung and Download It (though I think the single version of that was slightly different for some reason, and superior). Anyway, if you were enjoying pop a few years ago and you're still enjoying it now this lovely surprise is definitely worth a listen.

A real suprise.......2004-06-20

Ok so if you dont know who CLEA are they were the girls that didnt make it into Girls Aloud. They have released two good singles so far - but have failed to set the charts alight.
Im not a huge fan but the group is made up of four girls, and they all have different voices, which blends really well togeather. Two singers in particular stand out, one has a sexy gravelly voice (bad way of describing it)which conveys some real emotion in some of the ballads and another singer has a sugar sweet voice and does all the high bits.

I am quite sceptical when it comes to any band that are spawned from tv shows, however given the chance CLEA could become a huge success. Their debut album is acclectic to say the least, and they definatly have an original sound which is doesnt enter Girls Aloud or Sugababe teratory.

The album tracks are...

*Stuck in the middle - mid-tempo ballad - but annoying intro!

*Download it - another mid-tempo track and their debut single

*Sprung - very strange but none the less an upbeat tune

*The lie - Sugababe-esqe mid-tempo track with a great big chorus

*Butterflies and Rainbows - another strange one to describe

*Pretty Little Bad Girl - nearest to Girls aloud the album gets

*One more try - one of the filler tracks quite bland and non-descript

*A guy like you - intro is misleading and sounds like Girls aloud gone indie lol - oh and a spot of rap lol

*Crush - my least favourite - such a stereotypical track, but its not awful

*First love - a nice ballad and slighty Atomic Kitten at times

*Mind Games - another tricky track to describe - lots of synths

*Identity Crisis - another interesting track upbeat and cheerful

Tracks:

Identity Crisis
New Shoes
Two Into One
Love Is the Cure
It Makes Me Wonder
Hey Mama
Falling in Love
I Wish You Would
Strange Girl

Album Description

Reissued 1982 album. The bands last official LP with the Scott/ Tucker/ Priest line up contains a further 9 superbly played and brilliantly structured slices of quality Hard Rock. Like all our Sweet reissues a detailed history is a feature of the packaging.

Customer Reviews:

What a Pleasant Surprise to Hear.......2005-08-06

I had heard differing comments from reviewers concerning this disc by Sweet. I had expected disappointment, but I had to have this CD to complete my Sweet catalogue. I have been a fan from way back when "Little Willy" first came out, and have all their releases. But when I put this disc on, from the opening song "Identity Crisis" I stopped for a moment thinking this was good. As I progressed thru the CD, I was VERY pleasantly surprised by the quality of the music, songs, production and quality. I have listened to this more than several times since then, and I would recommend this disc to anyone who likes this band. It surprises me that "Love is the Cure" never made it as a hit, and it probably would have if it were released a few years earlier. This is good music and speaking for myself, I am very glad that I purchased this final disc for my Sweet collection.

no identity crisis.......2005-04-21

I totally disagree with the previous comment about this being their worst album ever.'Two into one' is a very good song, as is the title track,and 'New shoes'is likewise very catchy ,and a song that you will remember.Certainly not as memorable an album as 'Cut above the rest',the first pre Connelly album,or the followup 'Waters edge', but.... please give this a listen,as it is very good, and I just wish this lineup had made more.

Some Sweet Melodies.......2003-01-22

The last two reviewers contradict each other, so a third opinion might create some balance and acknowledge what is true about both reviews.
Firstly, this is not the worst Sweet album. Some of the melodies here are truly delightful. "Love is the Cure" has a typically sweet melody one expects from messers Priest, Tucker and Scott. "Falling in Love" is also a strong and very enjoyable tune. "New Shoes" and "Two into One" are also both clever songs.
The problem with this album is that compared to earlier attempts, its clear that the same level effort was not put into its creation and production. This was probably due to the lack of commercial success that the Sweet's albums were receiving at that stage.
These guys could write fantastic melodies. No doubt about it. They could also write fantastic solos and incorporate them beautifully into the fabric of a commerical song. For example, take "Sweet F.A.", "4th of July" or "Discophony" from previous albums. Unfortunately, there's not much of the latter here, although the taste we get on Identity Crisis left me begging for more at the time.
On the whole, most Sweet fans will enjoy this album. Not like say Give us a Wink or their pierce de resistance "Cut Above The Rest", but Sweet had undeniable musicianship and a number of these songs still have this in abundance. The disappointment here is more to do with unfulfilled potential than poor music.

Nevermind the Russian!.......2001-06-05

Yes, this was The Sweet's last studio album, released originally only in Germany; that much is true. However, to say that it was their worst album is ludicrous. This album showed that Sweet, once again, was changing musical directions, as well as remaining true to their rocking ways. "New Shoes", and "Two into One" are prime examples of the Sweet's attempts at making inroads at the, then popular, New Wave genre, just as the title song and others, such as, "I Wish You Would" show them to be true to form. This album is definitly worth purchasing, and adding to any cd collection. It may not be Stairway To Heaven or Jailhouse Rock, but still a worthy collection of songs.

THE WORST ALBUM BY THE SWEET.......2001-01-12

For die-hard fans only ! This was their very last original album released only in Germany (not even in the UK !) Arguably their worst album ever recorded and this is not only my personal viewpoint. Banal hard-rock where NOTHING reminds you of what was the original glam-rock by The Sweet. A Repertiore Records (Germany) 1992 release, not digitally remastered, extended booklet, original artwork... This is a waste.

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Identity Crisis
Claudia Jane
Manufacturer: Claudia Jane
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0007WJT6C
Release Date: 2004-07-13

Tracks:

Cleopatra
Gravity
Top Step
Susanna
Not Good Enough
One Way Ticket
Desoto's Youth
Fool for You
Only My Fear
Good Night Joseph
Identity Crisis
Mannequin
Country of Marriage

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Identity Crisis

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ASIN: B00004R9J0
Release Date: 2000-02-01

Tracks:

Get Down To It
Don't Hand Me A Line
Nothing Like A Southern Man
The Writing's On The Wall
That's The Mardi Gras!
Wake Up
Workin'
Tell Me
What Was That?
Steal Away
Identity Crisis

Album Description

"Identity Crisis" is first CD by the Crescent City's hottest band, The New Orleans Rhythm & Blues Company. The CD includes 10 original songs and their version of the Jimmy Hughes classic "Steal Away". The songs cover a wide range of styles from Rock, Blues, Country and classic Rhythm & Blues.

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Identity Crisis: Meta4ically Speakin'
Metaphor
Manufacturer: Meta4ever Musik, Inc.
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ASIN: B0007YSRHC
Release Date: 2005-03-31

Tracks:

Entrance
Tha Get Down feat. Temple
Until You're Ready feat. Scribby
No Choice
Couldn't Wait To Be A Man feat. Quianna
P'SNQ's
Pigmy (Pick Me) feat. Quianna
How We Do! feat. Temple
Talk2Me feat. Scribby
Only If feat. Quianna
Game Time
Lyrics4Dayz

Product Description

Identity Crisis: Meta4ically Speakin' is one of the most entertaining CD's of 2005! Metaphor delivers well written songs with incredible punchlines that'll make even most intellectual listeners blush. From start to finish, this CD as so much to offer. With songs such as "Talk2Me" and 'Until You're Ready" that deal with the sensative subject of relationships to songs like "Pigmy" and "Tha Get Down" that'll take to you straight to the club, Metaphor can't lose! For those hip hop heads that love those "I can't believe he just said that!" verses, Metaphor gives you "No Choice" and "Lyrics4Dayz". Special guest appearences include Meta4ever Musik's very own R&B sensation "Quianna" and one of Hip Hop's most talented and versitile emcee's "Londinoson". Coming from the ATL, Metaphor brings a mature sound to hip hop that only compliments other successful Atlanta representatives such as Outkast, Lil Jon, Ludacris, T.I. and Goodie Mob.

Music Review:

Music Review

Music Review

1. Identity Crisis
2. New Shoes
3. Two Into One
4. Love Is the Cure
5. It Makes Me Wonder
6. Hey Mama
7. Falling in Love
8. I Wish You Would
9. Strange Girl