Turn! Turn! Turn! [Import] [Original recording remastered]

Track Listings
1. Turn! Turn! Turn!    
2. It Won't Be Wrong    
3. Set You Free This Time    
4. Lay Down Your Weary Tune    
5. He Was A Friend Of Mine    
6. World Turns All Around Her    
7. Satisfied Mind    
8. If You're Gone    
9. Times They Are A-Changin'    
10. Wait And See    
11. Oh! Susannah    
12. Day Walk    
13. She Don't Care About Time ( Single Version)    
14. Times They Are A-Changin' (First Version)    
15. It's All Over Now, Baby Blue ( Version1)    
16. She Don't Care About Time ( Version 1)    
17. World Turns All Around Her ( Alternate Mix)    
18. Stranger In A Strange Land ( Instrumental)    

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Digitally Remastered Re-issue of the 1965 Release. Includes Seven Bonus Tracks: "The Day Walk", "She Don't Care About Time", "The Times They Are a Changin", "i'ts all Over Now Baby Blue", "She Don't Care About Tim Ii", "The World Turns around Me", and "Stranger in a Strange Land".

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We'll Never Turn Back
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • We'll never turn back
  • Mavis Staples rules
  • quafable but not transcendent
  • Yes and no
  • Passion and soul
 We'll Never Turn Back
Mavis Staples
Manufacturer: Anti
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000MR8SZU
Release Date: 2007-04-24

Tracks:

  1. Down In Mississippi
  2. Eyes On The Prize
  3. We Shall Not Be Moved
  4. In The Mississippi River
  5. On My Way
  6. This Little Light
  7. 99 And 1/2
  8. My Own Eyes
  9. Turn Me Around
  10. We'Ll Never Turn Back
  11. I'Ll Be Rested
  12. Jesus Is On The Main Line

Amazon.com

As musical activists in the 1960s civil rights movement, the Staple Singers were powerful voices for equality and change. And more than 40 years after Pops's daughter Mavis spent a night in a West Memphis, Arkansas, jail at the behest of a racist cop, she still remembers the terror of the experience, as well as the counsel of Dr. Martin Luther King. That episode is at the centerpiece of "My Own Eyes," one of the most moving offerings on this collection of songs of racial struggle in the '50s and '60s, produced by guitarist Ry Cooder and featuring backing from the original Freedom Singers and Ladysmith Black Mambazo. Throughout, the album proves both emotionally chilling and spiritually uplifting. On J.B. Lenoir's "Down in Mississippi" and Marshall Jones's "In the Mississippi River," for example, Cooder makes fine use of pounding percussion and snaky electric guitar to capture the danger and fear inherent in the Deep South at the time, while the title song and "Jesus Is on the Main Line" draw on gospel and the traditional framework of church hymns to promise positive solutions. Staples, who adlibs on several cuts, connecting the injustice of yesterday to the continuing marginalization of blacks in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, remains a remarkable performer, employing a throaty sensuality that rises from a deep well of tremulous emotion. If her album is musically uneven at times, her artistry and strength continue to shine as undimmed beacons. --Alanna Nash

More from Mavis and the Staple Singers


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A Piece of the Action


Only for the Lonely


The Best of the Staple Singers


Great Day


The Staple Singers: Greatest Hits

Album Description

From the liner notes, by John Lewis:

When I listen to this music, it takes me back. It takes me back to the red clay hills of Georgia, to the Black Belt of Alabama, and the Delta of Mississippi. It takes me back to the moans and groans and pains of an oppressed people yearning for freedom. It takes me back to the time when hundreds and thousands of us decided we were "sick and tired of being sick and tired," as Fannie Lou Hamer said. It takes me back to the days when ordinary people inspired by a dream decided to quench our hunger and thirst for justice in the fountains of mercy and love.

Back then, some people thought legalized segregation in America would never come to an end. But those of us in the Civil Rights Movement were inspired by a higher calling. And even if it cost us our very lives, "we weren't gone to let nobody turn us `round". We believed that the action of peace, the way of non-violence, and the power of love could overcome our oppression and remind our oppressors of their own humanity. Through the power of this faith our nation witnessed a non-violent revolution of values, a revolution of ideas that changed America forever.

The music you are listening to right now was the soul of that revolution. It was this music that gave us hope when it seemed like all hope was gone. It was the heartbeat of this music and its steady, reassuring message that bound us together as one solid force. So when we were beaten, arrested and jailed; when we stood together on picket lines or marched through the streets of the Deep South; when we faced the guns drawn, the billy clubs and the bullwhips raised; when we were teargassed, trampled by horses, or scattered by fire hoses, it was these songs that lifted us and pushed us to a higher place.

It is my hope that when you hear Mavis Staples, when you hear the Freedom Singers, and the other artists on this CD, that you too will be inspired. I hope this music will help you find the courage to stand up, speak up, and speak out and answer the call of your own conscience. It is my hope that this music will help you see what ordinary people with extraordinary vision can do when they decide they will never turn back.

Rep. John Lewis

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars We'll never turn back.......2007-07-05

I enjoyed this cd very much. I had listened to the Staples singers years ago and was glad to see Mavis recording again.

5 out of 5 stars Mavis Staples rules.......2007-06-28

This is one fantastic recording. Mavis has a magnificent voice . . . perfect for the songs and full of depth and determination. The musicians notably ry cooder and back up singers are up to the task as well. Mavis let her light shine brightly!!

3 out of 5 stars quafable but not transcendent.......2007-06-27

This is a solid album, similar in tone to the recent retreads by the Blind Boys of Alabama and John Hammond. The historical and emotional baggage it carries help one to listen with a sympathetic ear, and perhaps lend it more pathos than is earned strictly on aesthetic merits.

3 out of 5 stars Yes and no.......2007-06-27

A tribute to the legacy of the Civil Rights movement and the Staple Singers themselves. Doesn't really live up to the hype, though. Mavis has still got the drive and passion, but her voice doesn't have the range and nuance.

5 out of 5 stars Passion and soul.......2007-06-26

Mavis Staples sings with passion and true soul the songs of the Civil Rights movement on "We'll Never Turn Back". The CD has all the sounds of a great Ry Cooder CD too because he did arrangements of many of the songs and he plays on them too. This CD's version of "This Little Light of Mine" shows what can be done respectfully to bring a whole new sound to an old song. This CD really deserves 5 stars.
Turn On the Bright Lights
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • "My best friend's a butcher, he has sixteen knives."
  • This album has 286 5 star reviews and it's still comes up as a 4 star album!!!!!!!
  • It's like learning a new language...
  • freaking love this album
  • If Edgar Allen Poe were alive and wrote music now....
 Turn On the Bright Lights
Interpol
Manufacturer: Matador Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00006BTCA
Release Date: 2002-10-08

Tracks:

  1. Untitled
  2. Obstacle 1
  3. NYC
  4. PDA
  5. Say Hello To The Angels
  6. Hands Away
  7. Obstacle 2
  8. Stella Was A Diver And She Was Always Down
  9. Roland
  10. The New
  11. Leif Erikson

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Interpol create literate, atmospheric, moody, trashy post-punk music that recalls '80s faves the Psychedelic Furs. And this is definitely a good thing. While most young bands are content to rhyme "make it" with "fake it," Interpol pens melodramatic tales of tortured and tortuous urban relationships that are truly refreshing. Like their peers the Strokes, they're bright, sophisticated, and meticulous enough to build stirring soundscapes. Turn On the Bright Lights is a must for anyone who missed Echo & the Bunnymen, the Furs, and Joy Division the first time around. --Dominic Wills

Album Description

Australian version of the absolutely stunning full-length debut from New York's Interpol. Think Joy Division meets Psychedelic Furs, Echo & the Bunnymen and the Smiths. Includes the bonus track, 'Specialist'. Matador. 2002.

Album Details

The Stunning Debut Album that Incorporates So Many Postpunk Influences: Joy Division, Television, Morrissey, . Includes the Bonus Track "Specialist".

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars "My best friend's a butcher, he has sixteen knives.".......2007-07-13

Interpol makes music with repetitious guitars and bass accompanied by slightly off-kilter vocals delivering nonsense lyrics. It's better than that sounds, but maybe not as great as some critics would think. Turn On the Bright Lights is a fun album to listen to. It's never boring, and they create some deeply affecting melodies that are really quite enjoyable. There's rarely a dull moment throughout. I just really don't see how it's much better than similarly catchy/non-varied music that is labeled as punk and generally ignored. Interpol is about as good as that general kind of music gets, but I think they get a ton of acclaim because they sound more mysterious, not because they're actually that superior musically.

The first track is my favorite. The piano blends with the guitar and works well with the rest of the sounds. "Obstacle 1" is a good single, since it encapsulates their sound quite well and is one of the better songs. "NYC" is a slower song and fairly enjoyable. "PDA" is another good single that represents the band well. The thing is, most of the songs do a good job here, because they all sound pretty similar. "Obstacle 2" has catchy vocals and nice interaction with the instruments. Towards the end there are a couple tracks over six minutes long that show a bit more range from the band as they experiment a little. "Roland" might be the hardest track, with a good riff in the chorus. All in all, not a whole lot about the album really stands out from the rest but it is a consistent, good album.

5 out of 5 stars This album has 286 5 star reviews and it's still comes up as a 4 star album!!!!!!!.......2007-07-09

Ok , the title says it all , nuff said. This is one the greatest albums i've ever heard in my life , it flows perfectly from start to end and the musicianship is outstanding. Why is it still only 4 stars , why????!!

5 out of 5 stars It's like learning a new language..........2007-05-29

For the longest time I kept telling myself I really oughta write a nice review for Interpol on Amazon, and tonight's the night. This is my ode to TURN ON THE BRIGHT LIGHTS by the amazing New York band Interpol. I had bought the CD the year it came out and decided to take it with me on a road trip from LA to Vegas. I should say I absolutely dread driving to Vegas, most Angelenos do. What is supposed to be a 3-hour trip usually turns out to be a 5-hour bumper to bumper nightmare and the road leading to Sin City is not exactly scenic, with nothin' but desert and all, I mean, how many cactus can one admire in an endless open field of cactuses? But I sensed this trip was different, and I knew the instant I heard the opening track to this flawless debut of an album.

What's more, with each song I grew increasingly interested in the music and slowly drifted from my environment, finding myself enjoying the ride. The road rage that I had started slipping away with each passing of familiar street signs. Imagine a perfect harmony of landscape blended with poetry for my ears. Surely this can't be one of the rare albums that I can listen to throughout its entirety, I pondered, and anticipated. In the end I wasn't let down. With each repeated listen (that's the trick I think, one would have to give this multiple consecutive hearings in order to fully appreciate it), I realized I started developing feelings for the album.

Feelings?

Ah, but let me tell you why.

Each song tells a story, and when I'm told a story, I want it to be as intoxicating, as dreamy and as atmospheric as each song is on this album. It evokes a mood that's long lost along with childhood, the mood of being afloat, being weightless, being innocent with a sense of discovery. As soon as you hear the opening words, you'll know you're being transferred to a place where you wish time stood still. It's mesmerizing, this album, to say the least. And it is dark, and ambient, and very moody, in all good sense of the words. It is music that evokes the very feelings in me, the longing, the fears, the hopes and the dreams. Whenever I'm in a bad mood or have had a tough day, I play this album and instantly feel better. It has over the years become my best friend, my confidant, my haven, a way to relax and enjoy this thing called life. This album is excellent throughout and that's how one should listen to it, in its entirety, but like anybody else I have my own personal favorites:

The beautifully lush opener "Untitled" really paints a picture for the rest of the album. This song makes me want to renew old friendships with long neglected school chums, "I will surprise you sometime, I'll come round.." It reminds me of the carefree, more fearless days of my youth.

"Obstacle 1" and "PDA" were singles I had heard on the radio that propelled me to buy the album. Both are fast with great guitar and drums. I thought if the rest of the songs sound like the two, it'd be money well spent. Turns out I got every pennies' worth and then some. This record really was the best 13-dollar investment I've ever made.

An early favorite is "Hands Away." This is perhaps the most melodic, most hypnotic song on the album. I was cast under its spell upon hearing the beginning riffs. "Will you put my hands away, will you be my man?..." This song is kinda like "Untitled" in that there are only a handful of lyrics to both the songs but the impact they'll hit you with is immeasurable.

My absolute favorite song in the Interpol catalogue is the wonderfully sexually blatant, yet tender and romantic 7-minute opus called "Stella Was a Diver and She's Always Down." It's flawless, this song. There is not a part in this epic song that I don't like. From the music to the lyrics, it's like a dream, and a nice way of spending seven minutes of one's day, loving "Stella" the way Paul Banks does:

"when she walks down the street, she knows there's people watching
building fronts are just fronts, to hide the people watching her
she once fell through the street, down the man hole in that bad way
the underground drip, was just like her scuba days..."

The last song on the album is called "Leif Erikson" and I find out he's one of the first European settlers to set foot in the States. I don't know what that has to do with the song really, cos to me this song conjures up all kinds of notions and ideals of romance. From Paul's voice and the lyrics to the dreamy surreal atmosphere of the drums and guitars, this the most mesmerizing song of all:

"she says it helps with the lights out
her rabid glow is like braille to the night
she feels that my sentimental side should be held with kids gloves
she doesn't know that I left my urge in the ice box
she swears I'm just prey for the female
well then hook me up and pull me babycakes
cause I like to get hooked

the clock is set for nine but you know you're gonna make it eight
so that you can take some time and teach each other to reciprocate..."

If you're still reading this then tonight's the night. Get romanced by a lil' Interpol and who knows, maybe you'll start harboring feelings too.

Afterall, they're nothing more than feelings.

5 out of 5 stars freaking love this album.......2007-05-18

I got into Interpol by seeing them at a few festivals in 2004... and after they joined the Curiosa festival I was hooked. They are an amazing band, and if this isn't a perfect first album, I don't know what is. And they keep getting better and better.

I just saw them in Las Vegas and they did about four of their new songs off the upcoming album - and everything sounds fabulous! This is going to be a great year for this band.

5 out of 5 stars If Edgar Allen Poe were alive and wrote music now...........2007-02-12

For some reason, whenever I hear this cd I think of Poe. The lyrics are creepy but also beautiful, which is why I think it reminds me of him. I didn't instantly love this album, but the more I listen to it, the more I like it. It's not something catchy that quickly becomes annoying; it's quite the opposite. My favorite tracks are Untitled, NYC, PDA and Obstacle 1, but the album works better together than apart, in my opinion. I think some people might find Antics easier to listen to (it's faster paced), but there's something about this cd that draws me to repeat listenings. If you're looking for something different than what you hear on the radio now, I'd recommend giving this a try.
Turn Around
Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • THE ATTACK IS GONE
  • All grown up
  • Disappointment
  • Stretching out
  • CHANGE MY WHOLE PERSPECTIVE ON BLUES AND ROCK
 Turn Around
Jonny Lang
Manufacturer: A&M
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ASIN: B000H7JDVS
Release Date: 2006-09-19

Tracks:

  1. Intro
  2. Bump In The Road
  3. One Person At A Time
  4. The Other Side Of The Fence
  5. Turn Around
  6. My Love Remains
  7. Thankful
  8. Only A Man
  9. Don't Stop (For Anything)
  10. Anything's Possible
  11. Last Goodbye
  12. On My Feet Again
  13. That Great Day
  14. It's Not Over
  15. Outro

Amazon.com

The churchy organ that opens and closes Jonny Lang's fifth album reveals its direction. After 2003's Long Time Coming plunged the once-up-and-coming blues guitarist into more soulful and commercial waters, Turn Around completes the transition. Lang is lyrically direct in his spiritual awakening, and the uplifting if sometimes pedantic lyrics make it clear that any vestiges of the teenaged guitar slinger that knocked out an impressive version of the lascivious "Good Morning Little Schoolgirl" on his debut are far in the past. A few short leads aside, Lang shifts into full Stevie Wonder/Prince mode, but unfortunately without the quality material that made those artists' work transcend genre. With vocals that shift from guttural howls to sweet and screaming falsetto on tunes like "Don't Stop (For Anything)" and a penchant for oversinging, he's not aiming for subtlety. But there are some winning melodies here: songs such as "Anything's Possible" and "One Person at a Time" boast catchy choruses in a funkified, gospel-tinged, adult-alternative vein bound to appeal to audiences that lean towards obvious religious references in their music. This is a well crafted, undeniably heartfelt set from Lang, who makes it abundantly clear he feels his destiny is to make the world a better place through Jesus. It's a valid enough objective that doesn't quite connect with Lang's rather heavy-handed lyrics, affected singing, and derivative tunes. --Hal Horowitz

Album Description

The Grammy-nominated, former prodigy instrumentalist, who topped the Billboard New Artist chart with his first album at age 15, stands now as a mature creative force, made more sensitive yet also toughened by life's adventures. He's learned what it means to rise above hard times and to find meaning where chaos seemed to rule.

These insights, and the emotions they unleash, makes Turn Around the pivotal album of Jonny Lang's career to date - a passage that links the triumphs of his past to the promise of his future.

A soul-stirring organ, played by Grammy-winning producer Shannon Sanders, forecasts the surge of music that follows on Turn Around: the stomping funk of "Bump in the Road," the startling climax that closes "The Other Side of the Fence," the electrifying vocal exchanges with Michael McDonald on "Thankful," and on the opposite extreme, the work-gang chant that drives "Turn Around" and the profound intimacy of "Only a Man" ...

Turn Around is all of this and more, a tumble of musical colors that dazzle and soothe. And in the end, they achieve coherence through the meaning that Lang conveys so urgently.

"With this album I want to focus, more than ever before, on my purpose in life," he explains. "I've been so incredibly blessed. My wife and I just had our fifth anniversary. I get to do what I love for a living. But it wasn't so long ago that I was spiraling downward in a lot of ways, until God touched my life and set me on the right track. I feel a huge debt to give glory back to Him for everything He has done for me. It's the least he can do."

That said, Turn Around is not slotted only to listeners who have - or have not - undergone this kind of transformation. It inspires, excites, and gets people on their feet - but it doesn't preach. "I understand that not everybody believes as I do," Lang says, "which is fine. I just want to sing about what's going on in my life and let people make up their own minds about that."

For all the conviction that Lang brings to Turn Around, the album began almost as an afterthought. Lang was in the studio one day with his producer, Ron Fair, who is also president of A&M/Interscope Records. There wasn't anything pressing on the agenda; they were doing routine work on the final stages of Lang's previous record, Long Time Coming. Then, out of the blue, Fair said something completely unexpected.

"He looks at me and goes, `Dude, you need to make a gospel record,'" Lang says, laughing at the recollection. "Now, I hadn't really mentioned much to Ron about that side of my life, but for some reason he knew where I was at. So I thought about it for just a second and said, `Yes, I do.'"

There is plenty of gospel in Turn Around, especially in the choir that riffs through "Thankful" and "It's Not Over." But rustic country ("On That Great Day," with guests Buddy Miller and Sam Bush), Motown funk ("One Person at a Time"), jazzy folk ("My Love Remains"), and other influences flavor this music too. In this varied setting, "gospel" has more to do with the spirit that animates these tracks than any category it might inhabit.

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars THE ATTACK IS GONE.......2007-07-01

This work lacks that extra "something" that made Jonny's earlier work really jump. His voice is right up front, the singing is great. The songs are good, very good. But the attack is gone. Jonny needs to get that producer back he used to have, David Z. Chances are David is either (a) in rehab; (b) passed on; or (c) parted ways with Jonny for other reasons. Well, Jonny, either get him back or get someone else who can push your work that extra step further. Otherwise I will only be hearing you on the radio.

5 out of 5 stars All grown up.......2007-06-27

I remember seeing Jonny Lang as a skinny kid in the blues brothers movie and thinking well he has some talent and some potential. I hadn't heard anything about him on the wire for a few years and thought he had disappeared. I actually found the cd by accident. It's refreshing, classic blues sung without pandering or compromising. Kudos. He sings from his soul and connects with the audience, the skinny little kid is all grown up and getting better with age.

1 out of 5 stars Disappointment.......2007-06-25

Apparently, Jonny's religious/spiritual pusuits are in conflict with The Blues, and what is left of a stellar and influential young blues talent, is merely another couple non-descript albums in a morass of pop/schlock works by faceless artists. Obviously he wants to carry a different message at this point in his life. I miss Jonny, but I've moved on to other blues artists. I'll never forget his live peformance at Sturgis Bikeweek in 2002. It was smokin'!

5 out of 5 stars Stretching out.......2007-06-17

Jonny has matured, his voice is an instrument along with his guitar work. I saw Jonny do this CD live, and ones who say he isnt the guitar kid anymore is right, he is a matured guitar man, who has more matured chops on guitar that builds the song to a screaming peak, then hits you with a voice that is truly blessed by God. I have seen many artists live including Stevie Ray Vaughn, and Jimi Hendrix and not only does Jonny do good in the studio, he can move you live, he is one amazing artist who can deliver the goods live as well as the studio. If you ever get a chance to see a live show by Jonny and his great band, do so, you then can see, that Jonny Lang is not a one shot wonderkid, he is one of the most amazing artist around today. When an artist is better live than on CD, then you know Jonny Lang will only get better, cause he is just starting. Way to go Jonny, keep moving on and growing.

5 out of 5 stars CHANGE MY WHOLE PERSPECTIVE ON BLUES AND ROCK.......2007-06-17

Wow what can I say, i'm not used 2 listening to Rock, or blues, but this is def different. I usually listen to gospel and r&b and jazz. This s a album that is really good, I mean i can actually listen to this album I just dont' know about "Only A Man" but other than that all the tracks, and I love "Thankful" and "Anythngs Possible"

people need to understand that people change, which mean, Johnny has found his spirtual side, and found Jesus, and yes this album is not all the way christian just only 2 tracks

So I say people get used to fact people are going to change and GET OVA IT, IT IS A NICE ALBUM,
The Turn of a Friendly Card
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Excellent ALBUM!!!
  • A very solid album from the Alan Parsons Project
  • Well Crafted
  • It Doesn't Get Any Better Than This!
  • Money...Get Away
 The Turn of a Friendly Card
Alan Parsons Project
Manufacturer: Arista
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ASIN: B000002VCU
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

  1. May Be A Price To Pay
  2. Games People Play
  3. Time
  4. I Don't Wanna Go Home
  5. The Gold Bug
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  9. IV. Nothing Left To Lose
  10. V. The Turn Of A Friendly Card (Part Two)

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5 out of 5 stars Excellent ALBUM!!!.......2007-02-23

This was one of my favorite albums of the 80's.....I played the vinyl album so much that I wore it out.....when CD's arrived, The Turn of A Friendly Card was one of my first purchases on CD.......

If you like the Alan Parson's Project, this album is a winner!!!

4 out of 5 stars A very solid album from the Alan Parsons Project.......2006-11-02

This 1980 album makes for a very pleasant listening experience and nicely balances dreamy synth heavy pop with the more symphonic approach demonstrated on albums like Tales of Mystery and Imagination (1976). Come to think of it, I don't feel that there are any weak moments - the album is well-paced and the pieces all work together. The tracks on The Turn of a Friendly Card range from the excellent, Pink Floydish sounding and moody song Time (with excellent vocals by Eric Woolfson) to the lengthy, multi-movement, The Turn of a Friendly Card suite. There is also an instrumental on this album (The Gold Bug) that is actually quite good. In general, all of the pieces are very well written and played and the different vocalists work well with the tracks they were selected for. There is also greater use of an orchestra on this album (especially on the title track) although perhaps not as heavy as the orchestra was used on Tales of Mystery and Imagination. All in all, this is a great album of symphonic pop that is recommended along with Tales of Mystery and Imagination; I, Robot (1977); and Pyramid (1978).

4 out of 5 stars Well Crafted.......2006-09-03

The Turn of a Friendly Card proved to be a very successful album, going Platinum and spending over a year on the Charts. This is the 5th release for the band and it obviously shows that the group has matured, offering well crafted pop and rock songs.
Very well recommended album.
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5 out of 5 stars It Doesn't Get Any Better Than This!.......2006-08-05

The duo of Eric Woolfson and Alan Parsons, better known as The Alan Parsons Project, produced ten studio albums from 1976 through 1987. The pair always had a theme with each album, crafting each song to comform to the subject matter. "The Turn of a Friendly Card," produced in 1980, contains their most easily accessible theme - the addiction to gambling. The album spawned two hits: "Games People Play," a fast rocker and the ballad, "Time."

My dad exposed me to this album in the early 1980's and it is by far my favorite (I own all of their albums but two). It is replete with amazing orchestration, masterfully arranged by Andrew Powell, a long-time friend of Alan Parsons. The melodies are the the most addicting, the title track being my favorite tune. Lyrically, the album is extremely poetic, with similies and analogies strung throughout. Of course, no Alan Parsons album would be complete without an instrumental. This one contains two, my favorite being "The Gold Bug." It's a piece, like Pachebel's canon, that builds on a bassline (better known as a passacaglia) for each verse, culminating in an awesome sax solo. The other instrumental, entitled "Ace of Swords," is really an orchestral piece, utilizing mixed meter and a cool harpsichord part.

As a public-school music teacher, I have often used this album as a listening example for my band and choir classes. Roughly 70% of the kids like the album (even though it is 20+ years old) because it speaks to any age level, both musically and thematically. I believe any "Projectologist" will agree - this album is the best place to start! Enjoy!

4 out of 5 stars Money...Get Away.......2006-07-15


Having listened to the majority of albums by THE ALAN PARSON'S PROJECT its impossible to not be aware of the sentimentality and melodrama at the heart of the music. Considering Parson's emerged from engineering duties for amongst others PINK FLOYD one may have expected a little edge to the compositions. But even on potentially atmospheric and dark concept pieces like TALES OF MYSTERY AND IMAGINATION the overall impression is just to bright. I think TURN OF A FRIENDLY CARD is just about the best synthesis of Parson's production excesses and ERIC WOOLFSON'S syrupy lyrical style. Where things fall down is when the bombast and drama of the music make way for such lyrical ideas. Fortunately on the superb track NOTHING LEFT TO LOSE, Parson's wisely accompanies the wonderful lyrics with a simple acoustic guitar. This track remains for me the finest accomplishment of the Project. Also excellent are the title track (itself a big hit single in the USA) and yet another Edgar Allan Poe effort THE GOLD BUG, which has an atmospheric spaghetti western quality to it. The first four tracks are as one would expect, relatively dull and over-produced, even the epic TIME just doesn't quite satisfy. The Project are on firmer and safer ground with hypnotic instrumentals and minimalist production values. Unfortunately this combination is rare. As for concept, the album is interesting, with outstanding cover artwork. And also listen out for the intro to SNAKE EYES, which is surely a tongue in cheek reference to MONEY.
30 Greatest Party Songs Ever
Average customer rating: 2 out of 5 stars
  • Great Collection of Party Songs
  • What a ripoff!
  • please read the reviews before you buy anything...ever.
  • A great set of dance tunes for kids
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 30 Greatest Party Songs Ever
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Manufacturer: Turn Up the Music
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00004YWUK
Release Date: 2000-10-17

Tracks:

  1. Hot Hot Hot
  2. I Will Survive
  3. Hands Up (Give Me Your Heart)
  4. Electric Slide
  5. Celebration
  6. Get Down Tonight
  7. YMCA
  8. Cotton Eye Joe
  9. Tequila
  10. C'Mon N' Ride It (The Train)
  11. Love Shack
  12. Livin' La Vida Loca
  13. Great Balls Fire
  14. Hokey Pokey
  15. Theme From New York, New York

Tracks:

  1. It's Raining Men
  2. Shout
  3. Old Time Rock And Roll
  4. Mambo No.5 (A Little Bit Of...)
  5. Jump, Jive An' Wail
  6. The Chicken Dance
  7. Whoomp! There It Is
  8. I Like It Like That
  9. Macarena
  10. Tarentella
  11. Let's Twist Again
  12. Macho Man
  13. We Are Famiy
  14. Love Train
  15. Dollar Wine

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Great Collection of Party Songs.......2007-06-26

Very close reproductions to the original artist. Your guests will never know that they aren't listening to the originals because they will be too busy dancing and watching their family and freinds having a great time. This one set filled in many holes in my DJ presentation. A real value. When can I get the next Drew collection!

1 out of 5 stars What a ripoff!.......2007-06-13

I can't believe I didn't read the reviews before buying this piece of "$*#. What a waste of money! Nowhere in the description does it say that these are not sung by the original artist!!! False advertising!! I guess it lists "Drew's Famous Party Music" where it normally puts the artist, but I figured that was the company who put the cd together and not the name of some lame coverband.

We're doing an iPod wedding exactly for this reason, because I want original music and not someone's bad rendition of a great song.

DO NOT BUY THIS!!! Buy a compilation of the originals instead!

1 out of 5 stars please read the reviews before you buy anything...ever........2007-01-30

After a long night of intoxication I wound up buying this cd set. This is for childrens parties, meant for those who either don't know or don't care
about the original quality recordings. If your reputation or pocket book is not at stake this compelation is decent. Save your money for the real thing. Support the original artists it's worth it.

5 out of 5 stars A great set of dance tunes for kids.......2007-01-15

Lots of songs that my teenagers danced to as they were growing up (the Macarena, the Chicken Dance, Electric Slide, etc.). I'm using this as an indoor alternative when teaching physical education to 4th graders.

1 out of 5 stars Fake! Fake! Fake!.......2006-05-01

I bought one of these CD's many years ago and found out the hard way. What a joke and a ripoff. No original artists and nowhere on the CD does it say this. I never bought another one.
Turn It On Again: The Hits
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • The best song Genesis ever recorded is EDITED?
  • Somebody tell those Gabriel nerds to "SHUT UP!"
  • A collection off songs that I can't hear anymore
  • If a band stays together, it will change.
  • Genesis in One Pop
 Turn It On Again: The Hits
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Manufacturer: Atlantic / Wea
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00001ZULV
Release Date: 1999-10-26

Tracks:

  1. Turn It On Again
  2. Invisible Touch
  3. Mama
  4. Land of Confusion
  5. I Can't Dance
  6. Follow You, Follow Me
  7. Hold On My Heart
  8. ABACAB
  9. I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)
  10. No Son Of Mine
  11. Tonight, Tonight, Tonight
  12. In Too Deep
  13. Congo
  14. Jesus He Knows Me
  15. That's All
  16. Misunderstanding
  17. Throwing It All Away
  18. The Carpet Crawlers 1999

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The sound of Phil Collins's distinctive voice set against a pulsing synthesizer and pounding electro/acoustic percussion became one of the most characteristic and ubiquitous sounds of 1980s (and early '90s) rock. And if Collins's solo work during that period seemed occasionally indistinguishable from that of his band, it was only evidence of the remarkable transformation that Genesis had undergone from its late '60s art-school roots. Indeed, the idea of an eventual Greatest Hits package would have been laughable then. But as the original quintet turned quartet (with the departure of vocalist Peter Gabriel) and then trio (when guitarist Steve Hackett left), the spotlight focused with increasing intensity on Collins and his pop and R&B sense. Though it overlooks a few contenders ("No Reply at All" and "Taking It All Too Hard") in service of balance (and the inclusion of late-model Genesis frontman Ray Wilson), this is a good sampler of one of rock's most consistent (if predictable) hit-makers. Gabriel and Hackett also return for one new track, reuniting the original quintet for a richly textured update of The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway 's "The Carpet Crawlers." --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars The best song Genesis ever recorded is EDITED?.......2007-05-16

This is a fantastic but not flawless collection. However I have a major complaint: The best song Genesis ever recorded, Mama, is edited. All the other songs: Tonight-X3, ABACAB, were all edited for the better. However Mama totally loses its power. Hearing Phils soaring vocals, the drum buildup, the keyboards, and that maniacal laugh set the dark atmesphere. You can feel Phils soulful begging for the prostitute. Than to have edited verses is a disgrace. Great otherwise though.




ha ha HA owwwwwww.......

5 out of 5 stars Somebody tell those Gabriel nerds to "SHUT UP!".......2007-03-29

Sure Pete was good but Phil was BETTER. Anyways, this is classic 80s rock with songs ranging from prostitution (Mama) to drug addiction (Tonight-x3) to Political awareness (Land of Confusion). These songs`ll have you rockin out and singin along. I only wish they`d get rid of Congo and bring in the steller Illegal Alien. Fantastic album, top-to-bottom. Phil, Mike, Tony, Steve, and Peter at their finest.
P.S. Worth the price for the Gabriel-Collins duet remake of The Carpet Crawlers alone!

1 out of 5 stars A collection off songs that I can't hear anymore.......2007-03-13

The hits are there, but if you want the best, search somewhere else
because the best tracks on Genesis's albums haven't been heard on radio.
For instance, the best cut of Duke is Duke's travel - Duke's end, so what you have on this cd...of course Turn it on again and Misunderstanding.
Another example maybe ? The best on "Genesis" album is Home by the sea - Second home by the sea, so what you have on this cd ? Of course, you get Mama and That's all. So again, if you want the hits, this is the one, if you want the best, don't take this one !

4 out of 5 stars If a band stays together, it will change........2007-01-18

It's true, if a band stays together it will change, and sometimes become something different. Genesis changed quite a bit from the Peter Gabriel, Steve Hackett days, but then it had also changed from the Ant Phillips
days as well. And. let's not forget that Phil Collins was not an original member of Genesis. He was a very talented drummer and singer who auditioned for the band and was accepted into the fold somewhere around 1970, roughly the same time Steve Hackett joined (unless I'm mistaken).
What I'm trying to say is that a band will undergo several changes as the years progress and with every change they will lose fans and gain fans. This is what happened to Genesis. There's nothing wrong with the Abacab, Invisible Touch version of Genesis any more than fans of that era thinking the Lamb lies down on Broadway, I know what I Like version of Genesis is weird and unapproachable. This is a good CD. It's a good representation of the more commercial, but still very very good version of Genesis, with a bit of the Gabriel, Hackett version thrown in for good measure.
Bands change, it's natural.

5 out of 5 stars Genesis in One Pop.......2006-08-24

"Turn It On Again: The Hits" is a one disc, 18 track compilation of Genesis' chart toppers. Though mostly from Phil Collins' Genesis, there is a track from Peter Gabriel's era, a track from the Ray Wilson "era", and even a bonus track where all the classic lineup members reunite for one last song. It's pop music and love songs for the most part, yeah, but they're very catchy, unique and fairly well crafted ones. I was born in the 1980s, and many of these tracks remind me of my early years at school, so it's got sentimental value for me as well.

Though often with rather icy 1980s production, Phil Collins has a way with his love songs lyrics and his vocals which is very warm, and you can feel the care he has for the relationship he is describing. That's not to say he can't tell a story, like when he tells us about the lonely TV addict in "Turn it On Again", or when he describes the broken down paternal relationship of "No Son of Mine", or even the slightly disturbing character of "Mama" with his sleazy, rhythmic laugh. They're not exactly stories like the ones Peter Gabriel used to tell to Genesis' music, but they're still pretty interesting.

Genesis have done a whole stack of albums, and on a one CD compilation that only covers hits there's a lot left out. Many of the 1970s albums don't get a track in at all.

Here's a rundown of how many tracks came from which albums:

1 track from "Selling England by the Pound" (1973)
1 track from "And Then There Were Three" (1978)
2 tracks from "Duke" (1980)
1 track from "ABACAB" (1981)
2 tracks from "Genesis" (1983)
5 tracks from "Invisible Touch" (1986)
4 tracks from "We Can't Dance" (1991)
1 track from "Calling All Stations" (1997)

The bonus track "Carpet Crawlers 1999" sees all the Peter Gabriel era members come back together (Peter Gabriel, Steve Hackett, Tony Banks, Mike Rutherford and Phil Collins) to sing the classic, cryptic song "Carpet Crawlers" from the 1974 "Lamb Lies Down on Broadway" record. Influential audio engineer (and singer of "Video Killed the Radio Star") Trevor Horn produces this new recording, and if you're a fan of his (like I am), you can tell. There's electronic sound effects and a more modern treatment of the vocals and synthesizers. The beat that Phil Collins lays down for this track was a bit unexpected, rather than the driving hand percussion of the 1974 version, he plays some rather laid back rhythms on his drum kit. It all makes the song feel a lot lighter than the original, like it was on a desert island rather than an etheral cathedral (which is what the original always reminded me of, if that makes sense).

There is a newer, 3 disc compilation out called "Plantinum Collection" but I prefer the remastering job on this compilation disc to that one, which has way too much audio compression for my liking. Just because it's "louder" doesn't mean it's clearer, in some cases it's just the opposite. It's mainly the older tracks that get that treatment. Anyway, with "Turn it On Again" you don't have to worry about anything like that.

Together with Phil Collins' "Hits", this will be all the pop Genesis that a casual listener will probably need. If you are looking for more of Peter Gabriel's Genesis, get the old 1970s albums one by one ("Trespass", "Nursery Cryme", "Foxtrot", "Selling England By the Pound" & "Lamb Lies Down on Broadway"). All those albums together make a "Best of Genesis" of a very different kind...
Turn! Turn! Turn!
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • overshadowed by their classic debut
  • Turnin' Through The Years
  • all dressed up with somewhere to go
  • The Byrds' Second Album Is Great
  • Still vital...even if you didn't grow up with it
 Turn! Turn! Turn!
The Byrds
Manufacturer: Sony
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ASIN: B000002ACP
Release Date: 1996-04-30

Tracks:

  1. Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season)
  2. It Won't Be Wrong
  3. Set You Free This Time
  4. Lay Down Your Weary Tune
  5. He Was A Friend Of Mine
  6. The World Turns All Around Her
  7. Satisfied Mind
  8. If You're Gone
  9. The Times They Are A-Changin'
  10. Wait And See
  11. Oh! Susannah
  12. The Day Walk (Never Before)
  13. She Don't Care About Time (Single Version)
  14. The Times They Are A-Changin' (First Version)
  15. It's All Over Now, Baby Blue (Version 1)
  16. She Don't Care About Time (Version 1)
  17. The World Turns All Around Her (Alternate Mix)
  18. Stranger In A Strange Land (Instrumental)

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Arriving just months after the folk-rock call to arms of their brilliant debut, the Byrds' second album closely follows the same formula, but what a formula: durable American folksongs (from Pete Seeger, Bob Dylan, and even Stephen Foster) and their own strong originals are laced with the band's keening vocal harmonies and chiming guitars in a mix since institutionalized as a perennial rock dialect. With Seeger's classic title song, the Byrds brought Ecclesiastes onto the charts, importing the urban folk movement's social and political consciousness to the pop mainstream. If the album couldn't repeat the revelatory impact of its predecessor, it's still an earful, from Gene Clark's urgent, ardent "It Won't Be Wrong" to Dylan's contemplative "Lay Down Your Weary Tune." Meticulously remastered, this restored version also boasts unreleased tracks and B-sides, including "She Don't Care About Time," noteworthy for a 12-string solo lifted from Bach. --Sam Sutherland

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars overshadowed by their classic debut.......2007-03-23

if this album were a one shot deal by an obscure band, it would seem excellent. problem is, the byrds made many albums, several great ones: so we know they can do better than this. "turn, turn, turn" is a disappointing follow-up to the debut masterpiece which the byrds released in 1965. if you are a 60's music fanatic, or a byrd's maniac, then you will need this. if you are a more casual person in your approach to the bryds, then "mr tambourine man," "younger than yesterday" "the notorious bryd brothers," "sweetheart of the rodeo," and perhaps "the ballad of easy rider" are all you will need.

4 out of 5 stars Turnin' Through The Years.......2006-01-10

'Turn! Turn! Turn!' is the Byrds' second album, & featured the title track, their second & last US #1 single. The rest of the album follows the formula laid down the same year by their debut album, 'Mr. Tambourine Man', though somewhere, this second album is a bit more flawed, which is only understandable due to the hectic conditions under which it was created.

The title track is as wonderful a Byrdesque folk-rock song as any, fully reprising the glory of 'Mr. Tambourine Man', not only commercially, but also artistically.
'It Won't Be Wrong' is another folk-rock classic, whose intro sounds anticipate the coming of psychedelia a few years later. Later the song changes pace & returns to the original speed again later. All in all as great a Byrd song as any on their debut album.
'Set You Free This Time' sets their strongest lyric so far (those covered from Dylan not included), to a tune that marks a slight step down from the previous two songs, but not enough to prevent this from being one of their most underrated gems.
'Lay Down Your Weary Tune' is one of the group's best Dylan-interpretations, and, like all of those, it is hard not to think of it as a Byrds-original. An already strong song loses nothing of its beauty, but is presented in the full grace of folk-rock.
The traditional 'He Was A Friend Of Mine' is buoyed by a great, twangling acoustic guitar, but otherwise the song becomes somewhat tedious in the long run, though it isn't at all bad, and doesn't seem out of place on the album.
'The World Turns All Around Her' is a pure Byrds-classic, complete with the title, a perfect blend of tortured romanticism & mind-altering psychedelia.
'Satisfied Mind' is here transformed into a great Byrds song, but it pales next to the classic 'If You're Gone', an immortal folk-rock jewel.
It is followed by the biggest flaw of the album, the Byrds' cover of Dylan's more-than-immortal classic 'The Times They Are A-Changing'. The band simply betrays the rebellion & protest of the original & try to make it another tender tune, which just doesn't work. For the original is as angry as Sex Pistols' 'Anarchy In The U.K.', and nobody would ever make a serious folk-rock version of that track, well?

'Wait And See' is a suave little love song quite well played, & though it doesn't compensate for the previous track, it is strong enough to overshadow the flaws of the ending track, so it doesn't feel like the last fourth of the album is crap. The cover of 'Oh! Susannah' is indeed an idea spawned of genius, & a great song it is. But it irritates me the way it returns to a single guitar playing the main riff after each verse. This way, an otherwise great, rollin' song, that could have been a Byrds' classic & an album peak, is cut into small pieces, that seriously disturbs your heartbeat ;)... you get up, fall down, get up, and in the end, it gets really annoying. Hard to imagine, but easy to hear.

But except the full-scale flaw of 'The Times They Are A-Changing' & the much better 'Oh! Sussannah', which is anyway mostly a joke, the album is about as great as 'Mr. Tambourine Man'. As for the bonus tracks; 'The Day Walk (Never Before)' has a riff that sounds like 'Jumpin' Jack Flash' some years too early - but otherwise that song is pretty inessential.
But on the other hand, 'She Don't Care About Time' is a timeless Byrds classic, & their cover 'It's All Over Now, Baby Blue' actually surpasses Dylan's original (the only time the Byrds inarguably did that). Those two songs are so great that it seems complete foolish they were left off the album for the sake of the Byrds' greatest flaw, 'The Times' cover.
As for the alternate versions, they are really not essential, but they don't hrt anybody with their presence, and the instrumental 'Stranger In A Strange Land' is also fine enough, though one can only imagine how the Byrdesque voices entwined in each other would have transformed it...

4 out of 5 stars all dressed up with somewhere to go.......2005-11-13

Between the twenty-third of August and the first of November of 1965, 'The Byrds' recorded the 18 tracks that make up this 1996 reissue of their second album. Already, 'The Byrds' possessed several of the elements that would combine to make them one of the most proficient and influential bands of the greatest decade for music, the 1960's. Jim McGuinn's chiming 12- string guitar sound is fundamental to every song, as are the exquisite background harmonies being delivered by Gene Clark, David Crosby, and Chris Hillman. The only element still reserved for development was their talents as composers. Only vocalist Gene Clark was beginning to reveal himself as more than a soundboard for other writer's works, penning five numbers, four of which are among the best on the disc. Jim McGuinn only offers one composition of note, and David Crosby teams up with McGuinn for his only writing contribution, aside from the closing instrumental.

On 'Turn, Turn', Turn', the continuing success of 'The Byrds' turned on their ability to accomodate old and sometimes obscure compositions, as well as chart-topping hits, to their own distinctive sound. On this disc, the quintet parlay the music of Pete Seeger ('Turn, Turn, Turn'), Bob Dylan ('Lay Down Your Weary Tune', 'He Was a Friend Of Mine', 'The Times They Are A-Changin', and 'It's All Over Now, Baby Blue'), and even Stephen Foster ('Oh! Susannah'). It is perhaps that last, unlikely choice that most dramatically demonstrates the remarkable skill of this band to take any composition, especially folk music, and make it their own. If not for the many, many times most of us have both heard and sang along to 'Oh! Susannah', this Byrds version could well pass for a modern folk song. Every Byrd cover I hear brings new meaning to both lyrics and music, often in stunning ways.

Aside from the title track, which endures despite being played into what should be oblivion by now, the best songs on the disc are the Dylan covers. The ninth track, 'The Times They Are A-Changin' was the hoped for sequel to their first Dylan cover, 'Mr. Tambourine Man'. The recording, however, was deemed inferior to expectations, and was shelved toward the end of the album. While it probably didn't deserve to be downplayed, it is the 24 second shorter bonus recording of the same track which should have been released as a single. This bonus track, along with the alternate mix of 'The World Turns All Around Her', a Gene Clark original, present a much more determined atmosphere than the released versions, both suitable for Top-40 contention. Another bonus track, 'The Day Walk (Never Before)' is another Gene Clark composition that should have found it's way onto the 'Turn, Turn, Turn' disc, being the most basic rock tune the band put down during these sessions. Another recording of note is Crosby's 'Stranger In A Strange Land', a tasty instrumental from an artist best known for his talents as a vocalist and lyricist. Add to these numbers two versions of yet another excellent Gene Clark composition, 'She Don't Care About Time', and it's clear that a much bolder 'Turn, Turn, Turn' disc could have emerged in 1965. It's perplexing why producer Terry Melcher didn't hear the potential for some of these tracks over lesser numbers such as 'Satisfied Mind', 'If You're Gone', and 'Wait and See'.

Despite the shortcomings of the original release, all is forgiven with the inclusion of these tracks in this 1996 reissue, adorned with glorious 20-bit remastering. Although subsequent releases such as 'Fifth Dimension' would enlarge, expand, and mature the talents of each band member, 'Turn, Turn, Turn' expands our exposure to what the band was in 1965, in itself a thoroughly enjoyable listening experience. Revel in the 12-string and harmonies being applied to some of the finest compositions of any era in this handsomely illustrated package. Definitely four stars, and approaching five.

5 out of 5 stars The Byrds' Second Album Is Great.......2005-08-30

TURN! TURN! TURN!, the second album by the Byrds, is a classic. There are many great songs here, with the best being the title track and "It Won't Be Wrong." The band members were playing their own instruments on every song here, whereas studio musicians had been used for two songs on the debut. The title song was adapted from the Book Of Ecclesiastes by Pete Seeger, and there's also a great Dylan cover or two on this CD as well. The fact that the surviving Byrds believe that the young Australian tourist jailed in Indonesia on drug-smuggling charges was unjustly convicted makes this CD an essential purchase for both your ears AND your conscience.

4 out of 5 stars Still vital...even if you didn't grow up with it.......2005-05-05

I grew up with oldies radio because my parents were fans, but being born in 1970 I was much too young to have heard this album when it was new. I'd already purchased a Greatest Hits on the band which had all the stuff I knew from the radio and had borrowed the band's box set from the library. I didn't like it at the time (I was around 12). It was the wrong time...I didn't have the maturity I needed to "get it". Flash forward about 9 years...I'm now a Tom Petty fan and I'd read that he considered the Byrds a huge influence on his music. I decided I should try and pick up some more of their music and found the original issue (not this re-master) in a bargain bin and discovered what I'd been missing.

The band here was able to catch the zeitgeist of the age with their folk-influenced tunes but the rock guitars kept it from sounding as outdated as much of their contemporaries now sound, along with tasty vocal harmonies and interesting arrangements.

ADDITIONAL NOTE: As I still have only the original issue (no $$ to update to the remaster) my comments will focus only on the original 11 tracks. I'll leave it to others to discuss the 20 bit remastered sound, bonus tracks, and liners...

HIGHLIGHTS:
"Turn! Turn! Turn!" is a rock interpretation of Pete Seeger's folk song based on Solomon's ageless wisdom from the Bible's book of Ecclesiastes. The peace anthem is one of the few that still resonates today without sounding hopelessly hokey or naive (Unlike, say, Lennon's "Give Peace a Chance"). Clark's rebuff of a lover that jilted him and has changed her mind ("Set You Free This Time") is as good as much of the material on their later SWEETHEART OF THE RODEO. "Lay Down Your Weary Tune"'s nature ode is the better of 2 Dylan covers. "He was a Friend of Time" reworked a traditional folk song into a political elegy for JFK. "Satisfied Mind" was already a great song for Porter Wagoner. The folk-rock arrangement here brings its message to ears it might otherwise never reach. "If You're Gone" gathers extra emotional weight from the oddly droning background "oohs" that punctuate the verses."Oh Susanna!" takes an ancient Stephen Foster tune and manages to make it sound modern, utilizing shifting time signatures and a martial snare rhythm near the coda.

LOWS:
"The Times They are a-Changin'" just doesn't work as happy, chiming Rickenbacher rock. I can't comment on the alternate, but the official version seems like a mistake to me. "Wait and See" is pretty lightweight lyrically. It could easily have been done by one of the lesser Merseybeat bands (Freddie and the Dreamers?) It's just not their best material.

BOTTOM LINE:
One of the best rock albums made even with its surfeit of cover material. You can trace a straight line back from Tom Petty, Matthew Sweet, and U2 to these guys. (The Edge's guitar is really just McGuinn's jangle sped up and heavily distorted..especially on something like "Where the Streets Have No Name".) Recommended.

4 1/2 stars
Drew's Famous Hawaiian Luau Party
Average customer rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars
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Brian Wilson
Manufacturer: Turn Up the Music
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ASIN: B000005VG2
Release Date: 1996-12-10

Tracks:

  1. Hawaii Five-O (Theme Song)
  2. Surfin' Usa
  3. Iko Iko
  4. Kokomo
  5. The Tide Is High
  6. Tiny Bubbles
  7. Copacabana
  8. Oye Como Va
  9. Good Vibrations
  10. Escape (The Pina Colada Song)
  11. I Can See Clearly Now
  12. Don't Worry, Be Happy
  13. Blue Hawaii
  14. Wipeout
  15. Red Red Wine
  16. Hand Up (The Club Med Song)
  17. Aloha Oe

Customer Reviews:

1 out of 5 stars Disappointment.......2007-04-15

I was excited to see all the fun music so I got suckered into buying it. What a let down! It breaks my heart because it had so much potential. I wish I could find this collection of songs only well done by the original musicians or even a good cover band.

5 out of 5 stars Great CD.......2006-07-21

I bought this cd to be played at my 8yr old daughters birthday party. She decided to have a Luau theme. Great music to go with this type of party.

3 out of 5 stars ok.......2006-07-11

This one was ok, but not my favorite. Try Drews Island Jam, much better.

4 out of 5 stars Drew's Famous Hawwaiian Luau Party .......2005-09-14

It was our first Luau Party and the CD was Great!!!!!!

4 out of 5 stars Actually Rather Good..........2005-08-09

I know I am "bucking the trend" but I throw a LUAU party every summer and I use this CD as part of my music collection. Everyone really likes it - some ask me to make a copy of the music for them. The songs are very well done in my opinion (not horrible like some of the others said). The originals are better I am sure, but this is an awesome collection ON ONE CD (if you are not able to burn your own with orignial artists). I was really surprised to see the bad reviews. I think they got ticked because they were EXPECTING the real artists. Now I would have been upset if I had that impression going in, but I already KNEW... took a chance - again, people at my party love it - and for the most part people don't notice it's not the original artists. That's my 2-cents (to balance the scale).
If I Could Turn Back Time: Cher's Greatest Hits
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • If I Could Turn Back Time
  • CHER IS DEFINITELY ONE OF THE GREATEST FEMALE ENTERTAINERS AND ICON'S IN ROCK N' ROLL HISTORY!
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  • Cher's great
  • YOUR FAIR CHER
 If I Could Turn Back Time: Cher's Greatest Hits
Cher
Manufacturer: Interscope Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00004T0PP
Release Date: 1999-03-09

Tracks:

  1. Love And Understanding
  2. Save Up All Your Tears
  3. The Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss)
  4. After All (Love Theme From Chances Are)
  5. If I Could Turn Back Time
  6. Just Like Jesse James
  7. Heart Of Stone (Remix)
  8. I Found Someone
  9. We All Sleep Alone
  10. Bang Bang (New Version)
  11. Take Me Home
  12. Dark Lady
  13. Half-Breed
  14. The Way Of Love
  15. Gypsys, Tramps And Thieves
  16. I Got You Babe

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars If I Could Turn Back Time.......2007-01-11

I originally was buying this CD for a friend of mine as a Christmas present. Then I decided to order one for me also. We both like Cher. We were neither one disappointed. Cher is one of a kind.

5 out of 5 stars CHER IS DEFINITELY ONE OF THE GREATEST FEMALE ENTERTAINERS AND ICON'S IN ROCK N' ROLL HISTORY!.......2006-12-30

I will be writing a review on the legendary brilliant masterpiece compilation album entitled "IF I COULD TURN BACK TIME, CHER'S GREATEST HITS" by one of the greatest female performers of ALL-TIME, I talking about the legendary and ALWAYS beautiful, CHER! This compilation was originally released in 1999 on CD on the Geffen Records label distributed by Universal Music & Video Distribution Inc. The matrix or ID number is INTD-90379. As always, if I hear any new additional information concerning this legendary compilation album, I will edit this review immediately so that you the consumer will get the best informative and most accurate review possible.

WOW! What can I say about this legendary compilation album and the legendary icon that recorded them all those years ago that hasn't already been said? I have mentioned and reviewed many of the great female performers in Rock n' Roll history but I must apologize deeply for not mentioning this beautiful entertainer and icon. She was born Cherilyn Sarkisian La Piere on 20 May 1946! When she met Salatore Phillip Bono (AKA Sonny Bono) in the early 60's who was 11 years older than her, BOTH their lives would be changed forever and would NEVER be the same again! Their show biz names would be changed to Sonny and Cher! And as the saying goes, "AND THE REST IS ROCK N' ROLL HISTORY!" It wasn't until the early 70's that Sonny realized the full talent and potential of Cher and did not want to hold her back! Her voice sounded so rough and husky yet so beautiful! It would also be during the early 70's that Cher would begin on what would become an extremely successful solo career. When Cher's divorce from Sonny finalized in the early to mid 70's, it would be time for Cher to devote herself full time into her solo career! It would also be during this time that CHER would beautifully blossom into one of the GREATEST FEMALE PERFORMERS OF ALL-TIME! CHER would also blossom into one of the GREATEST FEMALE ACTRESSES OF ALL-TIME! This compilation album is a true testament of the many great contributions and achievements that CHER has given us! THIS IS CHER AT HER ABSOLUTE BEST! THIS LEGENDARY COMPILATION ALBUM IS HER STORY! In my opinion, This is ONE GREAT COMPILATION ALBUM! Every single song track is outstanding!

I will list and briefly review all the song tracks in their original exact running order as follows: (1.) "Love And Understanding," (Outstanding! Brilliant! Superb! A great CHER ROCKER! I love the orchestra arrangements in this one! I love this song!) (2.) "Save Up All Your Tears," (Outstanding! Brilliant! Superb! Another great CHER ROCKER! CHER sings this song with such power and emotion that you can almost feel her tears in this one! You have to see the video on this song to believe it! I love this song!) (3.) "The Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss)," (Outstanding! Brilliant! Superb! Another great CHER song! This song is a remake from the past! I love this version!) (4.) "After All," (Outstanding! Brilliant! Superb! I LOVE THIS SONG! A BEAUTIFUL DUET with Chicago's Peter Cetera! This is the title song from the film "CHANCES ARE!") (5.) "If I Could Turn Back Time," (Outstanding! Brilliant! Superb! Breathtaking! ANOTHER GREAT CHER ROCKER! This song kicks a*s! You need to see the video of this song to get the full impact and message that this song contains! CHER REALLY ROCKS OUT IN THIS ONE! This song is by far, ONE OF HER GREATEST EVER!) (6.) "Just Like Jesse James," (Outstanding! Brilliant! Superb! A great CHER slow Rocker! I love the acoustic guitar arrangements in this one! Great song!) (7.) "Heart Of Stone (Remix)," (Outstanding! Brilliant! Superb! Another great CHER slow acoustic song! CHER'S angelic voice brings this song to LIFE! I love it!) (8.) "I Found Someone," (Outstanding! Brilliant! Superb! Another great CHER Rocker! CHER REALLY SINGS AND KICKS A*S IN THIS ONE! I love this song dearly!) (9.) "We All Sleep Alone," (Outstanding! Brilliant! Superb! A beautiful slow CHER number! Listening to this song, you can't help but feel immersed into her spell and be hypnotized by her angelic voice! I love it!) (10.) "Bang Bang (New Version)," (Outstanding! Brilliant! Superb! I LOVE THIS NEW VERSION! This song REALLY ROCKS! I love the musical arrangements in this one as well! This song kicks a*s! CHER sings this one with such raw power and emotion that she leaves you begging for more!) (11.) "Take Me Home," (Outstanding! Brilliant! Superb! Another great CHER number! This song was recorded during the glory days of Disco! In my opinion, CHER'S voice was made for this song and sound! I love this one dearly!) (12.) "Dark Lady," (Outstanding! Brilliant! Superb! This song is by far, ANOTHER ONE OF CHER'S GREATEST EVER! I love CHER'S blistering Lead Vocals in this one! This song is about the mystic life of a gypsy! I LOVE THIS ONE!) (13.) "Half-Breed," (Outstanding! Brilliant! Superb! Another great CHER number! This song is ANOTHER ONE OF CHER'S GREATEST EVER! I LOVE THIS ONE! I love the musical arrangements in this one as well!) (14.) "The Way Of Love," (Outstanding! Brilliant! Superb! I LOVE THIS NUMBER! I love the orchestra music arrangements in this one! CHER'S beautiful angelic voice rises for the occasion in this one!) (15.) "Gypsys, Tramps And Thieves" (Outstanding! Brilliant! Superb! Breathtaking! Another great CHER Rocker! I love the musical arrangements in this song as well! This song is without a doubt, ONE OF CHER'S GREATEST SONGS EVER! I love it!) and (16.) "I Got You Babe (Sonny & Cher)." (Outstanding! Brilliant! Superb! This collection would not be complete without CHER'S TRADEMARK SONG WITH THE MAN THAT DISCOVERED HER, Sonny Bono! I love this song so dearly! You can actually feel their love for each other in this legendary song!) Two songs deserve to be honorably mentioned and added to this collection, "Believe" and "Strong Enough" from 1998. These two songs also define why CHER is one of the greatest female performers and entertainers of ALL-TIME! Overall, this is one hell of a great compilation album! Every single song track in this compilation album is nothing less than outstanding and brilliant!

As you can see, this is definitely a great treasure album worth purchasing that he or she should definitely own as a valuable and important part of his or her own personal music collection. This priceless gem will definitely be around to be enjoyed and cherished for many more years to come, NOW AND FOREVER!

In closing, The Legend of CHER has continued to grow and entertain us to this very day! What I will ALWAYS REMEMBER about Sonny and Cher is their charisma! They were BOTH very EXTREMELY charismatic individuals! Nothing would be more evident then Sonny and Cher's last public appearance and brief historic reunion on The David Letterman Show in the late 80's! For one last time and for a brief moment, they were Sonny and Cher once again! Believe it or not, I actually cried when I saw that performance! It was great seeing them sing "I Got You Babe," the song that gave Sonny and Cher their existence and had so much power and meaning for them both! Sadly, We would all lose Sonny Bono in a fatal sking accident on 5 January 1998 in the Reno, Nevada mountains! Cher's Eulogy speech at his funeral pretty much says it all! At the same time, CHER would release her RETURN album (I NEVER USE COMEBACK IN REFERENCE TO HER!) "BELIEVE" in 1998! This album singlehandedly made CHER a force to be reckened with in the 90's and that she is here to stay! I will always love CHER! Here's to you CHER! Keep persevering! R.I.P. Sonny Bono 1935-1998. Thanks for reading my review and I hope you enjoyed reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it for your reading pleasure. I also hope that you will read all of my other reviews in the near future when time permits. CHER RULES! SONNY BONO LIVES! Long Live Rock n' Roll! Rock out always and take care. Forever in Rock, J.L.

5 out of 5 stars Missing Song.......2006-10-07

The song listing is missing song #1 on the CD. It is called "DON'T COME CRYIN' TO ME", and this is the only CD you can get it on. I attempted to get the song list for this CD corrected thru Amazon, but there is no avenue to have this done. Modern technology for you!!

5 out of 5 stars Cher's great.......2006-08-14

This is what I turn on all the way to work and on the way home. Great music!!!

4 out of 5 stars YOUR FAIR CHER.......2005-10-18

If anyone ever needed a collection spanning all phases of her long career, it has to be the Dark Lady herself, who's made more "comebacks" than Shirley MacLaine...and Cher's are actually "on record". Hear the husky voiced quick-change artist in her role as: Sonny's Queen ("I Got You Babe", natch), Tall Tale Telling Queen ("Half Breed", "Dark Lady", the untouchable "Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves"), Disco Queen ("Take Me Home"), and Late 80's Comeback Queen ("Just Like Jesse James", the aptly titled "If I Could Turn Back Time"). Thankfully omitted are Cher's Rock Queen phase (Oh?...Missed that one?) and Electro-Dance Queen phase (Next time, leave the synthesized vocals and canned backbeat to Britney; you're above it, darling). It woulda been nice if a few more "Sonny and..." chestnuts had been favored over such dreck as a Bon Jovi-assisted remake of her own "Bang Bang", and lyrics should have been included (ever notice Cher's mumbly-mouthed delivery is just a tad hard to understand sometimes?). But heck, it just wouldn't be Cher if she didn't need a little "overhauling". Now HERE'S an idea! How 'bout the WORST of Cher, featuring her duets with Gregg Allman and Meat Loaf, her early "I Love You Ringo" single, recorded as Bonnie Jo Mason, her work as leader of rock act Black Rose...PLEASE!! Somebody STOP me before I mention her post-"Believe" rehashes!!!
Turn the Lights Out
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Little album of energy.
  • I cant believe more people havent reviewed this album
  • great new LP from one of the best bands in the midwest
 Turn the Lights Out
The Ponys
Manufacturer: Matador Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000MR9E3K
Release Date: 2007-03-26

Tracks:

  1. Double Vision
  2. Everyday Weapon
  3. Small Talk
  4. Turn the Lights Out
  5. 1209 Seminary
  6. Shine
  7. Kingdom of Hearts
  8. Poser Psychotic
  9. Exile on My Street
  10. Harakiri
  11. Maybe I'll Try
  12. Pickpocket Song

Album Description

Chicago's PONYS follow their two critically acclaimed albums on In The Red with their Matador debut, recorded at Electric Studios with John Agnello (Dinosaur Jr., Son Volt, Screaming Trees). A classic twin-guitar rock band fronted by the impassioned vocals of Jered Gummere, THE PONYS' songwriting range from psych jams to pounding rockers to twisted singer-songwriter material, evoking influences from Television and Dream Syndicate to The Only Ones and The Jesus and Marychain. Turn The Lights Out is denser, noisier and more fucked-up than its two predecessors, and sounds bigger to boot. The complex interplay between the guitars and the reverb-drenched vox and keys emerges more effectively than ever before in Agnello's massive production.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Little album of energy........2007-05-27

I love chick bassists!!! Anywho, great musicmanship and nice hooks and melodies! Great things will arise from this band. I love you Melissa.

5 out of 5 stars I cant believe more people havent reviewed this album.......2007-05-08

If you like the pixies, Jesus and Mary Chain, etc. you'll love this CD. I'm more of a fan of indie rock than the forementioned bands, but I love it nonetheless. There's something here for everyone.

5 out of 5 stars great new LP from one of the best bands in the midwest.......2007-04-24

It is safe to say that if you liked the Ponys before, you will still like them. If you have never heard them, NOW IS A GOOD TIME TO GET INTO THEM. There are some incredibly catchy songs on here that just stick in your head like glue: Double Vision, Small Talk, Harikiri, etc. I forsee these songs being all over mixtapes this summer!

This is a great LP, influenced by all the great classics like TELEVISION (particularly the vocals), FELT (not as British, but its those vocals), THE PIXIES, JESUS & MARY CHAIN, DINOSAUR JR, etc. The guitars are not as loud & abrasive as they should be (at least I think) but let's hope they fix that for the next LP.

They have been selling out gigs here in Chicago for a couple years now but hopefully their appearence at the Pitchfork Music Festival this summer will introduce and endear them to alot more folks! Good luck to this band, I think they would be a great opening band for an upcoming SPOON or TV ON THE RADIO tour or something.

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