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A1DMOOFE9R8N5U
B000002P5R
Heavy Theta
[ 7, 9 ]
Jimi Hendrix obviously recorded a boatload of great songs over the months before his untimely demise. We know that there were some songs that he planned for a double album release that never got completed (eg Valleys of Neptune, Cherokee, etc), but there were certainly enough in the can to fill up a CD. Like each of ...
5
3rd runner up
1,052,870,400
05 14, 2003
A1DMOOFE9R8N5U
B000002TYZ
Heavy Theta
[ 4, 17 ]
The story goes that Paul decided to end the band after discovering that John had turned over the Let It Be tapes to Phil Spector behind his back, and muzaked his beloved Long and Winding Road. But truely the real end came with Paul's refusal to release the last song on this anthology.Both John and Paul had a knack for...
5
Paul's Fatal Mistake
1,156,204,800
08 22, 2006
A1DMOOFE9R8N5U
B000002UAL
Heavy Theta
[ 3, 3 ]
Hard to find HELP on anybody's top album list. It probably is their most uneven. Paul's contributions to the movie soundtrack are pretty uninspired, reflecting a surprisingly flagging effort since the first movie. But just as filming came to a halt, he found his voice, stronger than ever. Yesterday and I've just se...
5
Fabs' one under-rated album
1,053,388,800
05 20, 2003
A1DMOOFE9R8N5U
B0000031PS
Heavy Theta
[ 1, 1 ]
The interaction between Jan and Towner is sublime. The wind harp is inspired. No other recording catches the spirit of ECM so flush. Haunting and visceral. Certainly Jan's most satisfying album.
5
ECM's best?
1,356,307,200
12 24, 2012
A1DMOOFE9R8N5U
B000003N7T
Heavy Theta
[ 23, 23 ]
This album is often described as transitional, as Coltrane moved from the classic quartet to the undiluted energy music of his final phase. But it's title gives away another important aspect of these sessions. John Coltrane's was hugely influenced by John Gilmore, and even took lessons from the less celebrated virtuo...
5
Coltrane's Tribute
1,124,409,600
08 19, 2005
A1DMOOFE9R8N5U
B000003SDJ
Heavy Theta
[ 7, 7 ]
This collection is pretty much a hodgepodge collection of scraps from Sun Ra's later NYC period, but what a wonderfully spooky set of mindbending moments. Some of this stuff was copped from other albums, ie. When Angels Speak of Love, while other stuff are short pieces that never got tacked onto anything before. Like...
5
where no man has gone before
1,055,289,600
06 11, 2003
A1DMOOFE9R8N5U
B000003Z8Z
Heavy Theta
[ 6, 6 ]
John Fahey was truely a marvel, rediscovering, performing and recording traditional country blues with a precision and dedication unmatched by any other artist. So it might seem a little heretical to suggest that after any number of volumes of this work that there was a sense of extreme focus, or even a clinical appro...
5
a little style and humor goes a long way
1,067,731,200
11 2, 2003
A1DMOOFE9R8N5U
B000003ZW9
Heavy Theta
[ 0, 0 ]
i ran into this cd a couple of weeks ago at the local record and tape exchange. i've always been drawn to the more thoughtful exercises based on mile's late 60's fascination with the fender rhodes. here it is taken up by paul bley, supporting compositions by himself, carla and annette peacock. the disc is also appar...
5
powerful fusion
1,232,496,000
01 21, 2009
A1DMOOFE9R8N5U
B000005JB4
Heavy Theta
[ 1, 2 ]
Five stars reflects the bodacious Clear Spot, even if it is cobbled together with a rather mediocre Spotlight Kid.Spotlight features the Captain's greatest Magic Band, just finishing touring what was arguably his finest achievement: Lick My Decals Off Baby (still out of circulation!). However, the Captain in desperat...
5
The Captain's One Successful Sellout
1,168,128,000
01 7, 2007
A1DMOOFE9R8N5U
B000006XF4
Heavy Theta
[ 2, 2 ]
The gracious Gail Zappa has just issued the original '76 recording, that seemed to be central to the break-up of Frank with his longtime partner, Herb Cohen. While bootlegs have floated around all these years, this is the first time the album has been available mastered to full fidelity. It is fantastic. The Captain...
5
The Original Bat Chain puller has been released.
1,292,630,400
12 18, 2010
A1DMOOFE9R8N5U
B000006XF9
Heavy Theta
[ 2, 2 ]
Let's not delude ourselves. The effects that Krasnow added to this album did not prevent Captain Beefheart from getting popular. There is no single song in whatever version you can lay your hands on that was unfairly stifled from reaching a.m. top 40 radio. And I doubt that phasing the drums some and sweetening a co...
5
Avantdelic
1,292,630,400
12 18, 2010
A1DMOOFE9R8N5U
B000007Q8J
Heavy Theta
[ 10, 13 ]
Up from DC to visit a woman I'd just started dating and she suggested going to the WXPN free festival being held right along the Delaware. Southern Culture on the Skids were just finishing, but we were there to see the sometime associate of Steve Earle, who my friend adored.The next act was nothing short of revelatory...
5
Great Concert in South Philly
1,173,916,800
03 15, 2007
A1DMOOFE9R8N5U
B000008BY3
Heavy Theta
[ 1, 5 ]
Here's how to lay down your basic Parker collection. Get whatever current good volumes of his Savoy and Dial recording first. Add the legendary live quintet, and maybe "with strings" if you want. From there, feel free to appraise whatever radio shows or primitive early transcripts to your heart's content.
5
Jazz 101
1,174,521,600
03 22, 2007
A1DMOOFE9R8N5U
B000008DHF
Heavy Theta
[ 4, 4 ]
I've been looking for this Birdsongs collection for a couple of years, and am glad that Amazon hooked me up with a seller. I have enjoyed my two Mission of Burma cd's and was intrigued by the story of that band's driving force being driven into modern chamber music due to hearing problems resulting from years of punk ...
5
lucky to find this
1,052,870,400
05 14, 2003
A1DMOOFE9R8N5U
B000008DZV
Heavy Theta
[ 9, 10 ]
I spent years hunting down the lp my first time around, so when the CD was first issued almost 20 years ago, I jumped on it before I even owned a player. There are few pieces of "popular music" that are unconditionally guaranteed to be the object of study a couple hundred years from now, but this album is a ...
5
Space age couple, why don't you just do that?
1,045,353,600
02 16, 2003
A1DMOOFE9R8N5U
B000008FH5
Heavy Theta
[ 10, 10 ]
an inspired effort, written and performed by the artist in his determination to obtain connubial bliss with the object of his heart's desire (a most noble quest), this recording combines such powerful yearning with sublime composition that is tinged with eastern spiritualism. it is a level of performance rarely if eve...
5
fahey's best?
1,232,496,000
01 21, 2009
A1DMOOFE9R8N5U
B000008MDK
Heavy Theta
[ 31, 33 ]
Now that the legendarily lost classic has arrived as a gorgeous remastered twofer, I must admit that Dennis' talent matched the 70s nearly as well as his older brothers' entwines the 60's. POB has all the lush soul of the best of the West Coast scene. (While comparisons are a lazy form of description, there is some r...
5
Terrific Bambu. Hooda Thunkit (It's in the jeans?)
1,213,920,000
06 20, 2008
A1DMOOFE9R8N5U
B00000AGCL
Heavy Theta
[ 3, 3 ]
as a long time fan of both these musicians i was excited to come across this disc that flew below my radar when it was released. bennie's sax work remains consistently stellar, and dr. pat's craft on the fender rhodes reminds why this used to be such an ubiquitous ax. i only wish the good dr. was featured doing more ...
4
not bad, but more vintage keys would have been tasty
1,232,496,000
01 21, 2009
A1DMOOFE9R8N5U
B00000F2CC
Heavy Theta
[ 6, 6 ]
During a decade filled with some of the most gaspingly funniest movies ever made, Bedazzled has to be the wittiest and most droll. Cook and Moore had appeared in a couple of good ones (The Wrong Box, the still yet to be released on DVD Bedsitting Room) but this is their unquestionable tour de force, and the closest in...
5
You fill me with inertia
1,177,200,000
04 22, 2007
A1DMOOFE9R8N5U
B00000J7A4
Heavy Theta
[ 3, 3 ]
The captain correctly surmised that having blown his chance to be popular by missing Monterey, he would have to strike with an artistic double lp, like his friend Frank. That strategy later proved successful, but what ever he originally imagined for It Comes in a Plain Brown Wrapper was condensed into the excellent, b...
5
Captain flies his blues flag high.
1,292,630,400
12 18, 2010
A1DMOOFE9R8N5U
B00000JNIS
Heavy Theta
[ 6, 6 ]
You really can't go too wrong with two discs full of some obvious Beefheart cuts, as long as you have the mandatory rarities, etc. Still, the focus on the obvious skimps on some pretty indispensable items (Space Age Couple, Her eyes are a blue million miles, Son of Mirror Man, Sho' Nuff, Dr. Dark, Trust Us) while excl...
4
Webcor, Webcor
1,176,508,800
04 14, 2007
A1DMOOFE9R8N5U
B00000JPVL
Heavy Theta
[ 1, 1 ]
Sometimes it takes seeing the gleam in someone else's eyes to produce the motivation to give a second shot at something that seems not immediately accessible. I have a friend who works at a record exchange who is enthusiastically applying her vast musical knowledge towards recording experimental sounds. Amon Duul repr...
4
Primer for the dawn of Krautrock
1,172,880,000
03 3, 2007
A1DMOOFE9R8N5U
B00001OH7Q
Heavy Theta
[ 1, 1 ]
I'm listening to this on HiFi earbuds through a USB DA with a decent soundcard, and am blown away by all the layers of production that are now revealed as vicerally satisfying sonic seasoning. The challenging piano performance of the title track is fascinating in walking the edge with recognizable riffs stumbling into...
5
Mastering gives clarity to dense production.
1,369,699,200
05 28, 2013
A1DMOOFE9R8N5U
B00001R3CS
Heavy Theta
[ 4, 4 ]
It took three albums, a couple of revamped line-ups and just enough analog synth muscle for Tangerine Dream to achieve this perfect piece of electronic stasis. It feels like floating in a charged nebula, drifting slowly across the endless dark void. Unlike their subsequent Virgin voyages (Phaedra, Rubicon, etc) there...
5
Out there for an hour
1,193,356,800
10 26, 2007
A1DMOOFE9R8N5U
B00003CX6D
Heavy Theta
[ 1, 2 ]
P>A farm couple takes the day off to spend time in the city. The motivation that propels this trip produces archtypal emotions that shake them, and us, to the roots. There is the sense that only by visiting the darkest places of the heart can one recognize the luminous treasure that already abounds.Murnau's direction...
5
What a short strange trip!
1,062,806,400
09 6, 2003
A1DMOOFE9R8N5U
B00003CXMG
Heavy Theta
[ 4, 4 ]
It's almost unfair when Cameron Crowe simply shoots album covers from thirty years ago, and you suddenly are reminded how important the music was, and how much fun those days were. In other words, a nostalgia flick, but a very charming one. I know there's been much criticism of the lack of horror displayed dealing wi...
4
Wish I learned to play guitar when I was young.
984,441,600
03 13, 2001
A1DMOOFE9R8N5U
B00004ZAV3
Heavy Theta
[ 1, 1 ]
It's hard to put together a bad one disc compilation of the Fab Four. But Please Please Me and Twist and Shout outright qualify, and Day Tripper and Strawberry Fields Forever met the same criteria as their alternate "A"-side mates. Add these to Saw Her Standing There, I'll Be Back, I've Just Seen a Face, In My Life, ...
4
Selection process a little dodgy.
1,059,264,000
07 27, 2003
A1DMOOFE9R8N5U
B0000589CG
Heavy Theta
[ 9, 9 ]
A couple weeks ago I had the pleasure of hearing Fraser, accompanied by Natalie Haas, at the Folk Life Festival on the Capitol Mall. The two had incredible chemistry, and produced hauntingly beautiful sound as they moved from aching ballad to exhillerant reel. (I confess ignorance before accidentally catching the end...
4
Good, but I've heard better.
1,059,696,000
08 1, 2003
A1DMOOFE9R8N5U
B00005JNFT
Heavy Theta
[ 1, 1 ]
leave us face it, the 60's was a heck of a strange decade. there was so many turbulent and creative forces swirling about that on a right regular basis things would just come out of nowhere to take you by surprise. here we got the manic genius of spike milligan, the creator of the goons and progenitor of the surreali...
5
an epiphany of 60's zeitgeist
1,345,680,000
08 23, 2012
A1DMOOFE9R8N5U
B00005QFZG
Heavy Theta
[ 5, 5 ]
One of the reasons I bought this camera was that both Apple and Canon advertise it as OSX compatible, which is not completely accurate. If you want to record images in Canon's RAW format, you can only download them onto OS9, using Canon's image manager, included in the box. There is a noticable difference between RAW...
5
If you go RAW, you gotta go 9.
1,027,641,600
07 26, 2002
A1DMOOFE9R8N5U
B000067ARH
Heavy Theta
[ 5, 5 ]
I hate to admit that various reviews that suggested that this was a low fidelity disc were intimidating. But how can a Beefheart fan resist the original vision of Bad Chain Puller? The good news is that the rather primitive mix and a predictable light touch of tape hiss does little to distract from the original vers...
4
A Real Treat!
1,061,251,200
08 19, 2003
A1DMOOFE9R8N5U
B000069DOH
Heavy Theta
[ 21, 22 ]
Kill the Moonlight certainly got on a lot of end of the year top ten lists. Admittedly, these are kind of lean times for the music community, so maybe it doesn't take all that much to stand out these days. But Spoon displays genuine enthusiasm performing melodic, adult rock and roll, supported by an active, but not t...
5
Best Album of 2002
1,043,020,800
01 20, 2003
A1DMOOFE9R8N5U
B00006BC50
Heavy Theta
[ 6, 6 ]
Only the 60's could produce the amazing amalgamation of roots folk and psychedelia. The Holy Modal Rounders were overtly militant, while The Incredible String Band sneaks in gently to induce a more pastoral mirage. After creating their masterwork with The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter, Heron and Williamson left the fa...
5
Old Timey Head Music
1,273,622,400
05 12, 2010
A1DMOOFE9R8N5U
B00006EXDO
Heavy Theta
[ 5, 6 ]
Originally a fabulous 4 record set: Two records of early greatest rock in roll band in the world, and two discs that slide from folk-rock to full blown psychedelia. (The early stuff is universally acclaimed, while a lot of critics who charitably described the Stones as "lost" during the summer of love just didn't ap...
5
discs and tracking foul up
1,254,096,000
09 28, 2009
A1DMOOFE9R8N5U
B00006FMCF
Heavy Theta
[ 8, 10 ]
Considering there is the temptation to regard any film created by Murnau as genius, I have to admit initially feeling just a little underwhelmed by TABU. It's simplicity did not seem nearly as shaded as in other of the master's great works. That is, until I heard the commentary that accompanied a short collection of ou...
5
Taking it in context.
1,042,329,600
01 12, 2003
A1DMOOFE9R8N5U
B00006G8HN
Heavy Theta
[ 4, 6 ]
This play was originally produced on broadway in 1942, at a pretty anxious time in the world. Thorton Wilder certainly had a genius for heightening the effect his plays had by attacking the formality of structure. More than Our Town, his relentless unravelling of boundaries between audience and cast, production and c...
5
Welcome tonic for sorry times
1,111,190,400
03 19, 2005
A1DMOOFE9R8N5U
B000077VSJ
Heavy Theta
[ 1, 1 ]
If you are a boomer, than you must consider yourself fortunate to have grown up at a time of exhilerating excitement and hope, epitomized by rock's greatest singer/songwriters. With the DVD release of Anthology, along with MOJO's current special series, this is a wonderful time to reflect back on the joy and wonder, a...
5
Just can't get enough of these guys.
1,049,587,200
04 6, 2003
A1DMOOFE9R8N5U
B00007CVS4
Heavy Theta
[ 6, 8 ]
This is not likely the first film that comes to mind when people mention Ernst Lubitsch. Little Shop Around the Corner and To Be or Not TO Be are both frequent fliers on TNT, and feature exquisite performances by some of the era's best loved stars, ie. Stewart, Lombard and Benny. A director would have to be proud of ...
5
Lubitsch at his best.
1,045,353,600
02 16, 2003
A1DMOOFE9R8N5U
B00007CVS6
Heavy Theta
[ 2, 4 ]
Buy this DVD set. Whether you're a Fritz Lang fan, sort of interested in German cinema, curious about the aryan mythos that Hitler would later subvert, whatever got you here, this is just an amazingly excellent restoration of a great work of art. (It's great to see that an offical piece of "Film History" can be so......
5
the real deal!
1,042,243,200
01 11, 2003
A1DMOOFE9R8N5U
B00007CVS9
Heavy Theta
[ 5, 7 ]
It's no secret that DW Griffith was a pioneer who discovered the power the new medium had in story telling, and invented the basic techniques used by all who came after him. In a year's time we see the rapid transformation from "The Sealed Room", basically a filmed stage scene, through the less stagebound &q...
5
watching moving pictures turn to film
1,042,329,600
01 12, 2003
A1DMOOFE9R8N5U
B00008CMUB
Heavy Theta
[ 4, 4 ]
I was determined to use this printer with OS X (1.5) and not have to switch back and forth with 9.2. The documentation that came with the printer is brief, and only covers 9. What concerns I've had have been due entirely to my own ignorance, and playing around with the software has eventually solved all problems. Pr...
5
Great product, no OS X documentation
1,052,006,400
05 4, 2003
A1DMOOFE9R8N5U
B00008OSD5
Heavy Theta
[ 9, 10 ]
The restoration and theatrical re-release of L'Atalante a decade ago was nothing less than a cinematic event. The movie had been edited to shreds shortly after it's doomed director, Jean Vigo, had presented his original work to an apparently incenced Parisian audience. Just as with Rites of Spring, the Golden Age and...
5
Top ten and one of a kind.
1,048,118,400
03 20, 2003
A1DMOOFE9R8N5U
B000096FTI
Heavy Theta
[ 9, 9 ]
I was tempted to rate this lower, except this is as advertised a very fine documentary of a unique and superb talent. What seemed so frustrating is that this format requires voice over and cutting of a remarkable group of historic live performances. Yes, four uninterrupted songs from a latter day performance are adde...
4
You could have been more!
1,075,420,800
01 30, 2004
A1DMOOFE9R8N5U
B0000AYJXS
Heavy Theta
[ 21, 38 ]
Chuck Jones and all the "mature" toons are just fine, compared to latter day standards, but not to their own manic, hysterical youth. There is a reason why ROGER RABBIT was styled after the inspired insanity of Tex Avery and Bob Clampett. (Yes, Bob's incredible "Bugs Gets the Boid" is somehow incl...
3
Termite Terrace?
1,067,558,400
10 31, 2003
A1DMOOFE9R8N5U
B0000CG8I8
Heavy Theta
[ 6, 10 ]
When I read about the particulars of this British TV special I was practically salivating. Peter Sellers, Peter Cook, and music by Ravi Shankar at the height of 1966 pre-psychedelia? How perfect does that sound?Jonathan Miller has staged a very stylish production, but by accentuating eccentricities to suggest charact...
3
more peculiar than curiouser
1,105,401,600
01 11, 2005
A1DMOOFE9R8N5U
B0000DJZA5
Heavy Theta
[ 5, 5 ]
I wonder if Paul is a fan of the the self-titled Velvet Underground album, because the mix of "naked" bare's a strong resemblance to Lou Reed's decision to boost the presence on the vocals and bury the instruments a bit to give it that strongly intimate sound. Nothing wrong with that.I do miss the bits and p...
4
Paul's Closet Mix
1,069,200,000
11 19, 2003
A1DMOOFE9R8N5U
B0000ZG06S
Heavy Theta
[ 1, 1 ]
Yes, the band at the Tokyo show may be the best line-up, performing at a time when the Strawbs were enjoying their greatest international popularity. The set selection is first-rate and the band plays with demonstrative energy and an air of professional prowess. Dave Cousins has always had an "interesting" voice, whi...
4
Very good, not great presentation.
1,181,865,600
06 15, 2007
A1DMOOFE9R8N5U
B0001S6AQE
Heavy Theta
[ 3, 3 ]
First a couple of gripes. Damn, this set is expensive! I take it that what drove the price up, as well as held up the release of these shows for so long, was getting the rights from the various musical acts featured on the 90 minute show. The majority of these groups are not exactly household names these days, and w...
5
Classic, eh?
1,106,352,000
01 22, 2005
A1DMOOFE9R8N5U
B00028G70M
Heavy Theta
[ 2, 2 ]
Like anyone else who is perusing this product, I am most anxious for someone to lovingly place the Betty Boop collection out on DVD. It is gratifying to find a disc that contains most of the notable collaborations between Fleischer and contemporary pop stars, including Cab Calloway and Louis Armstrong. These are fine ...
4
Not bad, but not the best
1,172,880,000
03 3, 2007
A1DMOOFE9R8N5U
B0002DB4YQ
Heavy Theta
[ 10, 11 ]
A group of middle class "yoots" hang out together, bonded by common roots and experience, but also by the process of self-discovery as the onset of adulthood face them with the coming of responsibility and the isolation of individuality. The focus of this fracturing process falls on one guy who discovers that his girlf...
5
neorealism hits a comfortable stride
1,103,328,000
12 18, 2004
A1DMOOFE9R8N5U
B0002DRDVE
Heavy Theta
[ 3, 8 ]
There's a fine line between sonic collage and bloated bombast. Zappa's early stuff seemed artful because he built all his Varese tricks on top of social outrage and street metaphysics. The Captain's brilliant eccentricities lay on top of dada and Howling Wolf. Without the wit and depth, you're into Tubular Bells and...
5
Frank woulda dug it.
1,091,664,000
08 5, 2004
A1DMOOFE9R8N5U
B0002E1IRS
Heavy Theta
[ 2, 3 ]
Like an idiot I left my horn leaning somewhere and my old, old Selmer mouthpiece got chipped. No use thinking too hard about it, the only thing to do was to get another. The C* is the classic warm horn mouthpiece for the soprano. Not "duck-like" if you know what I mean. And it's about as easy on the mouth as these ...
5
Requisite
1,289,606,400
11 13, 2010
A1DMOOFE9R8N5U
B0002E1OS6
Heavy Theta
[ 6, 7 ]
If you like the organ work on Santana's Abraxas, or the cool sounds of Fender Rhodes on Bitches Brew, then you want to try out this board. You also get Clavinet (Superstition), CP-80 (In your eyes.) and Wurlitzer (LA Woman).The keyboard is quite comfortable (except maybe for the competent, but uninspiring accoustic pi...
5
Retro Raver
1,101,168,000
11 23, 2004
A1DMOOFE9R8N5U
B0002E1VN4
Heavy Theta
[ 0, 0 ]
A lot of different reeds out there. A lot of mouthpieces and styles and personal preferences. You're pretty much obliged to go out and experiment, considering the old adage that the mouthpiece choice is more critical than the horn, and the reed more than the mouthpiece. (I'm not sure I believe that, but the "butterf...
5
Nothing suits me better.
1,302,048,000
04 6, 2011
A1DMOOFE9R8N5U
B0002F772C
Heavy Theta
[ 2, 3 ]
I thought my troubles with getting a decent tone out of my worthless, but faithful Beucher Lowtone was solved when I discovered that Beschler made a mouthpiece specifically for the long discontinued instrument. But that was only the beginning of my problems. I spent quite a bit of time trying to find a ligature that ...
5
Perfect solution for the C-Melody
1,172,880,000
03 3, 2007
A1DMOOFE9R8N5U
B0002IQG6M
Heavy Theta
[ 1, 1 ]
As most Resident cultists know, legend has it that the Warner Brothers tape was assembled by the creole kids under the guidance of Captain Beefheart and sent to the said Brothers in hopes of it being accepted as their first commercial disc. Instead, Warner's returned it to them in care of RESIDENTS. Hence....More tha...
4
a double shot of their baby, love
1,178,323,200
05 5, 2007
A1DMOOFE9R8N5U
B0002LI11M
Heavy Theta
[ 7, 8 ]
We've heard most of the stuff here, and in pieces that were more artful and energetic. Now that we all know at least one way the pieces can all fit together, there is much motivation to listen again to those wonderful tracks scattered amongst the Beach Boys' late sixties recordings, and included in the box set.The cur...
5
commemerative fulfillment
1,096,329,600
09 28, 2004
A1DMOOFE9R8N5U
B0002MHDYW
Heavy Theta
[ 4, 4 ]
The early Paramount comedies (and we might also include such indespensable WC Fields efforts as ITS A GIFT) are part of cinema's greatest treasures. Night at the Opera has its points, but to see Harpo getting slapped around and his participation reduced to nodding and grinning between hackneyed love scenes really turn...
5
Undiluted Marxism
1,099,008,000
10 29, 2004
A1DMOOFE9R8N5U
B00064AEXI
Heavy Theta
[ 16, 19 ]
Frau im Mond has been given such a bum rap for so long that there never seemed to be much encentive to go out and find the darn thing. Perhaps this discouragement was a good thing considering the film had for so long only been available in badly truncated condition. The recently restored version deserves the kudos th...
4
Decent Pulp Sci-Fi
1,106,265,600
01 21, 2005
A1DMOOFE9R8N5U
B00064AMBM
Heavy Theta
[ 10, 11 ]
There is a history of important art creating strong outrage when debuting in Paris. Coletrane and Dolphy earned derision, and Stravinsky's Rites of Spring generated general unrest. The screening of L'Age D'Or engendered direct assaults on the theatre and even rioting on the street.Bunuel was a self-cenfessed atheist ...
5
Archtypal Surrealism
1,100,390,400
11 14, 2004
A1DMOOFE9R8N5U
B0006U3UBK
Heavy Theta
[ 12, 13 ]
It's hard to think of anything you could order now that would give you a more concentrated dose of Sun Ra than this disc. The music represents the height of the Arkestra's studio power. It's great to hear Shadowlands with such clarity. The film, short as it is, is only watchable with frequent distractions, but Niblo...
5
Out there a few minutes
1,110,844,800
03 15, 2005
A1DMOOFE9R8N5U
B00070Q88G
Heavy Theta
[ 7, 7 ]
Picked this up after reading a rather favorable review in the Washington Post. Initially I felt a little underwhelmed by the effort, feeling that Graham Coxon was in dire need of significant bandmates. But I left the disc in the player for a couple of days and I have to admit the more I hear it the more I seem to app...
4
It grows on you.
1,110,844,800
03 15, 2005
A1DMOOFE9R8N5U
B0007WQE7Y
Heavy Theta
[ 9, 10 ]
During the time when Sun Ra was recording his most creative music, only three disks were being distributed, and you were pretty lucky to find any of them at even the most exotic record shop. The label was ESP, which distributed his two Heliocentric Worlds sessions (along with the live Nothing Is). Considering how muc...
4
Arkeology
1,124,841,600
08 24, 2005
A1DMOOFE9R8N5U
B0007XH9PO
Heavy Theta
[ 4, 4 ]
The Minimonsta is one of several softsynth emulations of the venerated minimoog on the market these days. Which one is the most realistic? Do any sound just like the classic model D? Does it really matter? The monsta sounds moogish enough, and comes with enough classic moog patches, amongst a couple thousand, to sa...
5
outrageous performer
1,156,896,000
08 30, 2006
A1DMOOFE9R8N5U
B0009GX1MO
Heavy Theta
[ 3, 3 ]
Andre Previn's score, featuring some quality jazz notables from the cool post-bop sixties, is as chic and hip as you could ever hope for. Slip this on while your stuck in rush hour and your suddenly transformed into the coolest mad man on the road. Better yet, save it to mix cocktails with the new flame.Of course, th...
5
Great soundtrack for a historically inept film
1,257,033,600
11 1, 2009
A1DMOOFE9R8N5U
B0009HL7JM
Heavy Theta
[ 53, 57 ]
How long has it been since he recorded with John Cale. 15 years, maybe? Eno's vocals are still haunting, his production remains forceful and organic. This is much better than a lot of the early reviews. The disc is inconsistent only in that he is throwing together a lot of different ambiant constructs. While a lot...
4
More, please.
1,118,880,000
06 16, 2005
A1DMOOFE9R8N5U
B000A1N94S
Heavy Theta
[ 1, 1 ]
to say this is hands down the best software simulation of a classic analog synth hardly does it justice. this is the only software simulation out there that nails the original to the t. beautiful job capturing the goldface odyssey with the 24 moog "like" filter. not near as flexible as other softies, no special effe...
5
brilliant
1,267,315,200
02 28, 2010
A1DMOOFE9R8N5U
B000AP2Z6C
Heavy Theta
[ 20, 21 ]
You can't help but notice the anger floating around this very pricey box set. This long anticipated package was apparently held up for a couple more months so that each booklet could be ammended with a glued in note as to who really produced and engineered the recording. Keith Jarrett notes the ignorance of a critic ...
5
c'mon down to the big dig
1,136,419,200
01 5, 2006
A1DMOOFE9R8N5U
B000B66PN4
Heavy Theta
[ 23, 24 ]
The 1964 recordings of Andrew Hill for Blue Note are nothing less than complete revelation. Point of Departure and Dialogue have been available more or less for some time, but the recent release of Black Fire and now Andrew lends to the undeniable conclusion that the young pianist was fairly bursting with creativity a...
4
keep those blue notes coming
1,128,643,200
10 7, 2005
A1DMOOFE9R8N5U
B000BIQPMS
Heavy Theta
[ 3, 3 ]
One of the most sought after vintage synths is the ARP 2600. But finding one in decent shape for less than an arm and a leg is getting pretty tough. This bit of software seemed to have magically appeared out of nowhere and has garnered universal acclaim, including from the old ARP honchos responsible for the original...
5
Close to the real deal.
1,155,859,200
08 18, 2006
A1DMOOFE9R8N5U
B000BW7ZH8
Heavy Theta
[ 10, 16 ]
In the movie AMADEUS, the aged Salieri describes looking at the score of Mozart's work as if it were a fence between him and the voice of providence; in the background we hear the most beautiful melody, sung by soprano.In reality, the original soprano was Constanze, younger sister of a famous singer who had once trave...
5
requisite presumption
1,139,184,000
02 6, 2006
A1DMOOFE9R8N5U
B000E5ONRM
Heavy Theta
[ 8, 8 ]
The band here is bigger than any I ever saw at a number of different venues, but the music is pretty typical of the show that Sun Ra presented over the last two decades of his career. He mixes some wild keyboard improv, powerful pounding on the african drums and a couple of ecstatic outbursts from his fabulous saxes, ...
4
Large band extravaganza
1,163,289,600
11 12, 2006
A1DMOOFE9R8N5U
B000E6UWU8
Heavy Theta
[ 0, 0 ]
I just wanted to verify the prior review, both in the general excellence of the music selected here, but especially in the obvious audio defect in the noted track. I, too, searched the disc for dirt, scratches, etc. and was tempted to try an exchange with Amazon, but now am at peace with what is obviously a production...
4
Excellent collection but drop outs on track 6
1,371,600,000
06 19, 2013
A1DMOOFE9R8N5U
B000EHQ7KG
Heavy Theta
[ 2, 8 ]
(from the NY Times article about what she's been listening to lately.) elegant and sophisticated stuff. very capable of setting the mood. wish i spoke the language.
4
recommended by Lucinda Williams
1,174,521,600
03 22, 2007
A1DMOOFE9R8N5U
B000J10JWO
Heavy Theta
[ 9, 13 ]
Not that I know anything about Shostakovich. I originally started poking through the amazon reviews for the 15th based solely the fact that scaruffi lists it as the best musical work of the last couple of decades. And not that I often agree with the guy, but I have to admit that he's turned me on to a lot of stuff I ...
5
probably the best available recording
1,219,104,000
08 19, 2008
A1DMOOFE9R8N5U
B000JBXLOM
Heavy Theta
[ 7, 8 ]
George Martin, now old enough to be Paul's other grandfather, gets the last laugh. First of all, like everybody else, I'm knocked out by the clarity of the re-mastering. Surely this will put a ton of pressure on those stodgy old fogeys at apple to get their butts in gear and get this precious body of music into the p...
5
He's very clean, isn't he?
1,164,067,200
11 21, 2006
A1DMOOFE9R8N5U
B000KG4BBS
Heavy Theta
[ 3, 3 ]
As the CD begins playing, there is an exotic, but familiar texture of Indian influence that sounds for all the world like we're about to fall into George Harrison's Within You and Without You. But the subsequent music never transforms into the glimmering psychedelic pop of Pepper. It remains textural and subliminal i...
5
Forward into the Past
1,178,064,000
05 2, 2007
A1DMOOFE9R8N5U
B000LXHGFI
Heavy Theta
[ 5, 10 ]
I have to admit that the first time through the new collection I couldn't help but think of National Lampoon's biting parody of Lennon's Plastic Ono Band. Both tempt the boundary between self-revelation and indulgence, and yet ultimately both present the struggles of the troubled soul in ways that would elude a less g...
4
Genius is Pain (Owww!)
1,172,880,000
03 3, 2007
A1DMOOFE9R8N5U
B000M3439E
Heavy Theta
[ 1, 8 ]
The last image we see is of agent Cooper standing at the sink, squeezing out a whole tube of toothpaste is no conclusion at all, just a dramatic turn for a story that desperately wants to continue on.The early episodes of the second season might have stumbled just a bit, what with all the stuff about Civil War delusi...
5
How's Annie?
1,175,904,000
04 7, 2007
A1DMOOFE9R8N5U
B000M3452Y
Heavy Theta
[ 11, 15 ]
Much has been made about the growth of James Murphy, the warmth and wit of his composition and performance. What I hear are the strong influences of some of the best and brightest bubbling up through his production. Early on there are multi-tracked choruses that sound every bit like early Eno, followed by Jack White ...
5
assimilate and conquer
1,175,558,400
04 3, 2007
A1DMOOFE9R8N5U
B000MXPE6U
Heavy Theta
[ 6, 10 ]
For those old enough to recall, WKRP was about an independent radio station that maintained its individual, family type atmosphere, despite the financial pressures to sell out to a larger, cost cutting, generic programmed national syndicate. They were a band of renegades just for being themselves and playing what they...
1
sad metaphor for our corporate times
1,181,952,000
06 16, 2007
A1DMOOFE9R8N5U
B000N4SADC
Heavy Theta
[ 0, 0 ]
a few weeks ago i caught a link off a keyboard blog that showed Hiromi in action on the tube. very impressive. her skillful use of her digital synth got me to dust off the old nord lead. her heated passion on the piano was obviously miles beyond anything i could hope to emulate.this is my first cd purchase, and for ...
4
return to the 7th galaxy
1,193,875,200
11 1, 2007
A1DMOOFE9R8N5U
B000NQDDO6
Heavy Theta
[ 39, 67 ]
Hate to admit that I'm one of those just a little baffled by the wondrous reviews this disc has received. It consists of the steady, and rather conservative, rhythms that are used in creating the foundation for basic club music. Nothing more. It is hilarious when one track rapidly fades out just as a guitar starts t...
3
simple or subtle?
1,178,323,200
05 5, 2007
A1DMOOFE9R8N5U
B000PHX7MG
Heavy Theta
[ 25, 26 ]
There are a considerable number of Sun Ra sessions available on CD, but the welcome appearance of this vital disc completes the availability of his most important works. (I phoned the kind folks at Evidence a number of years ago, begging for a "Strings" release, but their response was that they didn't have a decent ma...
5
Singular Musical Masterpiece
1,181,260,800
06 8, 2007
A1DMOOFE9R8N5U
B000QUEQ54
Heavy Theta
[ 0, 0 ]
In truth I have recently viewed only the second film, but The Young One, on it's own, is surely worthy of discussion. At first glance it could be mistaken for some early 60's derivation of a Tennessee Williams potboiler. Something begging to be Baby Doll meets The World, the Flesh and the Devil.The story enfolds in a...
4
more sleight of hand from a master
1,193,356,800
10 26, 2007
A1DMOOFE9R8N5U
B000QXDFRQ
Heavy Theta
[ 15, 16 ]
despite the weight of the subject at hand, and the disorientation from the rapid montage from one time period to the next, this may be the least surreal of all the French era Bunuels. Within a mix of what for Bunuel seems relatively light provocation, he presents a series of historical religious events that amplify hi...
4
an atheist's guide to spiritual enlightenment
1,193,875,200
11 1, 2007
A1DMOOFE9R8N5U
B000WTBMBK
Heavy Theta
[ 4, 4 ]
For once one of the Village Vanguard's hipper than thou raves lives up to the hype. Regardless of how it was created, this stuff reminds me of that movie where ghostly fragments of sound are captured electronically. Chilling and fascinating, this really gets under your skin, setting off subliminal interference patter...
5
White Noise
1,198,022,400
12 19, 2007
A1DMOOFE9R8N5U
B000Y01W8K
Heavy Theta
[ 0, 0 ]
I use a 2.5 with a selmer *AA mouthpiece. Almost impossible to squeeze out anything but the most ungodly sweet tone. A little more challenging on the Otto Link 8* metal, but what an incredible edge.
5
superb reed
1,248,566,400
07 26, 2009
A1DMOOFE9R8N5U
B0012OVFK2
Heavy Theta
[ 2, 2 ]
Bottom line, this is a great rock album that well reflects both the confluence of direction and the power of stripped down simplicity that marked the best of the early 80's. There's really no reason that this group couldn't have gained stronger than regional status, given that there is not a bad track on this disc; th...
4
2nd greatest act out of hoboken?
1,218,067,200
08 7, 2008
A1DMOOFE9R8N5U
B0013B8OAI
Heavy Theta
[ 6, 7 ]
Given that this was recorded by the same quartet that produced the wonderful Disco 3000, I truly looked forward to another chapter of Mr. Mystery's Italian sojourn. But upon cracking open the package, it was not especially encouraging to read that the master that this was produced from was in terrible shape and missin...
4
despite reservations
1,209,686,400
05 2, 2008
A1DMOOFE9R8N5U
B0018BF1D6
Heavy Theta
[ 2, 2 ]
I love these Original Album Classic sets. You have to research each one to be sure, but you generally get recent remasters of each record for a couple bucks a pop. This Santana set contains his favorite along with the albums he made during the height of his experimental/collaborative phase during the energetic fusion...
5
Another great box on the cheap.
1,359,158,400
01 26, 2013
A1DMOOFE9R8N5U
B0018BF1J0
Heavy Theta
[ 19, 19 ]
It's hard to succinctly describe Lou's early albums after the break-up of the Velvet Underground, because none of them sound like any other. His style just jumped all over the place, as his restlessness wrestled with his ambition. You'll also find a tremendous amount of variance between reviews of any of these discs....
5
Lou 101
1,294,531,200
01 9, 2011
A1DMOOFE9R8N5U
B0019QK2CA
Heavy Theta
[ 0, 0 ]
If you're looking to relive the thrill of early adolescence, this is not the issue of choice. But honestly, there is an incredibly wild interview with the good Captain here, which I saw a citation on sometime just after his recent demise. Maybe the best I've ever read, though the man laid out some good stuff here and...
3
No really, I bought it for the Captain Beefheart Interview
1,302,048,000
04 6, 2011
A1DMOOFE9R8N5U
B001AI5OY8
Heavy Theta
[ 1, 1 ]
I mainly bought this for the usb 2.0 interface, because the new Macbook comes with only one firewire port, which I'll be using for an external hard drive while I record. I was nervous about usb, but this little unit had such good reviews and I got it on sale. So far, it works like a charm. The guitar software is the...
5
Perfect on a new Mac
1,257,033,600
11 1, 2009
A1DMOOFE9R8N5U
B001BRZ52Y
Heavy Theta
[ 5, 5 ]
large ensembles with vocals are often plagued with a tendency towards the ponderous. it takes much skill and not a small degree of confidence to pull something like this together in a way that remains both coherent and interesting. Mr. Parker is up to the task here. he even manages to induce shades of mind-blowing r...
4
candidate for best of '08.
1,232,496,000
01 21, 2009
A1DMOOFE9R8N5U
B001DSNFU0
Heavy Theta
[ 11, 11 ]
My girlfriend gave this to me as a valentine's present. As soon as I saw it I ran over to the rack to compare it with Beatles Anthology I. Yep, it's the very piece of photo with Pete's head that Klaus so clumsily ripped from the front cover. Ya gotta love Pete's attitude right from first glance.Not groundbreaking (w...
4
Great cover, surprising album
1,235,174,400
02 21, 2009
A1DMOOFE9R8N5U
B001DUKHYA
Heavy Theta
[ 2, 2 ]
The Byrds instituted the folk-rock sound and then sheparded in the psychedelic scene. So many great songs. And here you have a collection of their first 5 albums all remastered to sterling sound. (I bought the wonderful box set back when, and the fidelity here is superior.) I'm a big fan of all these boxes. Lou Re...
5
Amazingly good music at an amazingly low price.
1,301,875,200
04 4, 2011
A1DMOOFE9R8N5U
B001EOQUGE
Heavy Theta
[ 9, 11 ]
This disc took me a few spins to warm up to. It's not surprising that it lacks the the aural fireworks that would come later in the decade, but the compositions and direction initially seem rather tame, even compared to such pre-cursers to the classic period as When Angels Speak of Love. It is only with ears free of ...
5
yet another of le Sonny's treasures finally released
1,232,496,000
01 21, 2009
A1DMOOFE9R8N5U
B001L5J5CM
Heavy Theta
[ 5, 5 ]
The formal reviews of this album generally don't fail to mention a comparison to Sonny Rollins' leaner recordings of the 50's. Maybe so, but what first struck me were the subtle composition, careful interplay and, especially, the haunting sonics that for the world give the impression of the classic early ECM catalogue...
5
what you want it to be
1,233,878,400
02 6, 2009
A1DMOOFE9R8N5U
B001O2BR5K
Heavy Theta
[ 29, 34 ]
On first listen the performance sounded an amalgamation of Mozart Requiem, Glass's Mishima soundtrack and Barber. What impresses is the combinations of what should be opposing elements. It is both somber and yet unceasingly energetic. The pieces are melodic, but also display the unfurling of sequenced repetition. M...
5
Serious composition
1,236,556,800
03 9, 2009