Song Books
Any poems, song, or books which relate to the power of love?
I need help finding more poems, songs, books, or new articles relating to the power of love. i already have 15 but I still need more for my project. It also has to relate to my thesmatic statement that the power of love can lead to amazing things. Thank you soo much in advance.
Is power of love a play or something? Sorry.
But if it isn’t there’s a song called ‘the look of love’ by ABC. You might want to search that up 
Good luck.
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CLEAR CONTACT PAPER 18 X 75 ft (25 yd) $29.99 A clear, non-glare film that adheres to posters, report covers, large maps, etc. protects them for years. Quick release backing shows centimeter grids plus inch markings all along edges. Roll 18 x 75′” * Con-Tact Brand Covering |
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Dickens/cricket/hearth Photo Mugs The song of the kettle. Little angel faces rise out of the kettle which boils in the fireplace. …. |
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Jack London/call Of Wild Photo Mugs The song of the huskies howling under the aurora borealis. …. |
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Lady and the Tramp (Three-Disc Diamond Edition Blu-ray/DVD + Digital Copy) $19.90 Studio: Buena Vista Home Video Release Date: 02/07/2012 Run time: 76 minutes Rating: G… |
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Sleeping Beauty (Two-Disc Platinum Edition Blu-ray/DVD Combo + BD Live) [Blu-ray] $33.75 Disney’s 1959 animated effort was the studio’s most ambitious to date, a widescreen spectacle boasting a gorgeous waltz-filled score adapting Tchaikovsky. In the 14th century, the malevolent Maleficent (not dissimilar to the wicked Queen in Disney’s Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs taunts a king that his infant Aurora will fatally prick her finger on a spinning wheel before sundown on her 16th birt… |
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The Bodyguard [VHS] $9.98 This 1992 crowd pleaser made almost as much money for Whitney Houston as its chart-busting soundtrack. A high-wattage star vehicle as only Hollywood can make, The Bodyguard stars Houston as a pop-music diva (now there’s a stretch) and Kevin Costner as the stern bodyguard who is assigned to protect her after the singer receives some nasty death threats. Pop star and bodyguard don’t hit it off at fi… |
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Young Naturalist Song Birds Book, Ages 5-12 $10.83 A guide to the songbirds beginners are most likely to see throughout North America, featuring: An introduction to bird watching with tips for beginning field guide users; Lifelike illustrations for up-close detail; The Peterson Identification System: pointers that show exactly what to look for to tell one species from another; Vibrant color photographs of birds in their natural habitats; Easy-to-r… |
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Currency Wars 2: World of Gold Privilege (Chinese Edition) $19.99 World Best Quality Wall Art Decoration Point Sticker. Very Quick and Easy to Use. No paint, No tools, and No wallpaper paste necessary. Just peel and stick these wall decals to most any smooth surface. Great for Kids bedroom, bathroom, living room, or even your store. How to use: |
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Wallpaper Seabrook Wallcovering Eco Chic Song Bird and Butterfly Appliques EH63000D Wallpaper Seabrook Wallcovering Sandpiper Eco Chic Decal Song Bird and Butterfly Appliques EH63000D. Keywords are animals, butterflies, birds, shadows. Colors are Black, Pink, White. Alternate color patterns are . Coordinating patterns are . Product Details: strippable washable pretrimmed Material: Acrylic Coated. Product Information: Book name: Eco Chic Pattern name: Song Bird and Butterfly Appli… |
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Justin Bieber Singing Toothbrush – Baby and U Smile (colors may vary) $8.90 Soft DuPont bristles, ergonomic design cleans plaque in hard to reach places. Soft rubber coating to give you a comfortable brushing experience. Replaceable brush head, dentists recommend you replace your brush head every 3 months. 2 buttons 1 button when you wake up in the morning and one before you goto bed. Each button will play a Justin Bieber song for 2 minutes which is the dentist recomme… |
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CD For Song & Rhyme Big Books $7.99 CD for 4 Song & Rhyme Big Books only. |
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Song & Rhyme Big Books With CD $86.99 Set of 4 Song & Rhyme Big Books with CD. |
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Song Books: The Music of David Maslanka and Daron Hagen $17.44 Song Books: The Music of David Maslanka and Daron Hagen |
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Song & Rhyme Big Books $56.25 Bring 2 classic songs and 1 favorite rhyme to life with these colorful Big Books that have sneak-preview, die-cut holes on each page. 17″ sq., 16 pages. Set includes CHI-93, CHI-95, and CHI-96. |
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The Very Best of the Song Books $15.98 Considered near the pinnacle of vocal jazz (along with Frank Sinatra’s string of Capitol LPs), Ella Fitzgerald’s eight Verve songbooks codified the canon of American Popular Song (uppercased) and continued to prove the best venue for learning what that phrase meant even 50 years after its genesis. (It’s no wonder that the series even caused no less a figure than Ira Gershwin to amend the Constitution, so to speak, and suggest for Fitzgerald alone a few changes in the lyrics of his classics.) Despite their high pedigree, however, the songbooks are difficult to approach. Few of them shine much brighter than the others, and for a long period of the digital era they were available only in a gigantic box set or in radically altered reissues (the latter minus the remastering). That was rectified — very gradually — beginning in the late ’90s, but The Very Best of the Song Books earns high marks because of how well it teases out the best material from the original 13 LPs. The Ella Fitzgerald version of these songs did not usually follow along with the standard versions of these fine old warhorses; her “Love for Sale” is surprisingly tender, and countless times she seems to follow a different trajectory with the notes she sings (“Where or When” is a perfect example). Meanwhile, the arrangers Buddy Bregman, Paul Weston, Nelson Riddle, and Billy May were unparalleled in their ability to spin new arrangements out of the occasional tired sheet. There’s only one odd characteristic to The Very Best of the Song Books — its length. It lasts only an hour-and-a-half, although it appears on two discs, which would allow room for more than an hour of additional music. ~ John Bush, Rovi Performers: Bob Cooper – Horn (English), Oboe, Sax (Tenor); Chuck Gentry – Bassoon, Woodwind, Clarinet (Bass), Sax (Baritone); Howard Terry – Bassoon; John Sanders – Trombone (Valve); Juan Tizol – Trombone (Valve); Lloyd W. Hildebrand – Bassoon; Milt Holland – Glockenspiel; Richard Seidel – Sequencing; Alex Neimann – Viola; |
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Complete Song Books $14.63 Two splendid rare albums for the first time on one CD: Jazz Song Book and Jazz Swing Book, both originally released in 1959. Featuring Buddy de Franco, Frank Rosolino, Zoot Sims, Terry Gibbs, Mel Lewis, Don Fagerquist and Ronnie Lang. At the time of these |
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The Best Of The Song Books $4.99 For everything you do, there’s a song that hits the spot. MOG brings them all to you: a world of music on demand, unlimited mobile downloads and ways to discover music free from the limitations of Pandora. The music you love, with you everywhere you go. |
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The Best Of The Song Books: The Ballads $4.99 For everything you do, there’s a song that hits the spot. MOG brings them all to you: a world of music on demand, unlimited mobile downloads and ways to discover music free from the limitations of Pandora. The music you love, with you everywhere you go. |
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Song Books (Instructions) $30 By John Cage (1912-1992). For Voice. Modern. Sheet Music. Composed Composed: 1970. Published by Edition Peters |
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Sara’s Song (Zebra Books) $3.25 This book is in Good Used condition |
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Fit Song (The Books Remix) $4.99 We believe it is important to preserve what makes music special, and make it easy to craft listening experiences. At MOG, browse millions songs and play them instantly. Or just turn on radio where you can stop and replay songs. You can also create playlists for any occasion, and even download songs to your mobile. We are dedicated to employing the cleanest but most powerful technology so you can enjoy music as much as ever. |
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The Complete Ella Fitzgerald Song Books $4.99 For everything you do, there’s a song that hits the spot. MOG brings them all to you: a world of music on demand, unlimited mobile downloads and ways to discover music free from the limitations of Pandora. The music you love, with you everywhere you go. |
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Best of the Verve Song Books: Love Songs $9.06 Are you one of those people who can’t walk through the {\jazz} section without mooning over the lavishly packaged and heart-droppingly expensive 16-disc {^Complete Ella Fitzgerald Song Books} set? If so, you’re not alone, and {@Verve} knows it. So to keep |
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The Complete Ella Fitzgerald Song Books (16 CD) $217.58 This admittedly pricey — but by all means mandatory — Grammy Award-winning box set is the final word on the “songbooks” recorded by Ella Fitzgerald between 1956 and 1964. In order of their initial release, contained within are Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Song Book (1956), Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Rodgers & Hart Song Book (1956), Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Song Book (1957), Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Irving Berlin Song Book (1958), Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Song Book (1959), Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Harold Arlen Song Book (1961), Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Jerome Kern Song Book (1963), and finally, Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Johnny Mercer Song Book (1964). The audio contents have been completely remastered and each title has been expanded — wherever possible — to include previously unissued material. In terms of packaging, the producers went to extreme lengths to create exact reproductions of all the vintage LP jacket artwork. Even going so far as to precisely miniaturize the entire hardbound text The Gershwins: Words Upon Music that accompanied their 1959 collection as well as the booklet that came with the Ellington anthology. The icing on the cake is the newly created 120-page tome that puts both the eight respective songbooks — and their over 240 musical selections — in proper context of Fitzgerald’s luminous career. Readers are also treated to behind-the-scenes insights on the artist’s interaction with the veritable who’s who of arrangers. Among them are Buddy Bregman, who worked on Cole Porter as well as Rodgers & Hart; the dynamic duo of Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn on the Ellington set; Paul Weston directed the Irving Berlin entry; Nelson Riddle was in charge of the George and Ira Gershwin, Johnny Mercer, and Jerome Kern installments; and Billy May held the baton during the Harold Arlen sessions. There are a few sides that shouldn’t be overlooked, especially as they are otherwise or formerly unavailable. Particularly worthy of mention are “You’re the Top,” “I Concentrate on You,” and “Let’s Do It (Let’s Fall in Love)” from Cole Porter. Plus, a ten-minute rehearsal with Ellington and an alternate of “Chelsea Bridge” from the same. The Gershwin affair yielded an extra version of “Oh, Lady Be Good,” while the Arlen catalog produced outtakes of “Let’s Take a Walk Around the Block” and “Sing My Heart.” As previously mentioned, The Complete Ella Fitzgerald Song Books (1993) received the nod for Best Historical Recording at the 36th Grammy Awards in 1994. ~ Lindsay Planer, All Music GuidePerformers: Howard Terry – Bassoon; James Arkatov – Cello; Henry Beau – Woodwind; |
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The Very Best Of The Song Books: Golden Anniversary Edition $4.99 For everything you do, there’s a song that hits the spot. MOG brings them all to you: a world of music on demand, unlimited mobile downloads and ways to discover music free from the limitations of Pandora. The music you love, with you everywhere you go. |
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Swan Song $3.99 Books for All Kinds of Readers Read HowYouWant offers the widest selection of on-demand, accessible format editions on the market today. Our 7 different sizes of EasyRead are optimized by increasing the font size and spacing between the words and the letters. We partner with leading publishers around the globe. Our goal is to have accessible editions simultaneously released with publishers' new books so that all readers can have access to the books they want to read. To find more books in your format visit www.readhowyouwant.com |
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Song Of Songs $9.99 “Song of Songs, the latest 8-week Studyguide, gives the reader insight into Song of Songs — one of the richest and most beautiful books of the Bible. This guide offers reflection on the intimacy God intends for marriage and the intimacy God desires to have with us. Written for those who long for more closeness with God and more depth in their relationships. This book is ideal for those who want to learn more about Song of Songs; engaged or married couples seeking a greater understanding of God’s design for intimacy; pastors and counselors looking for a guide to use in pre-marital counseling; and those who want to learn more about God’s desire for intimacy with his children and his Church.” |
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The Killing Song $6.99 Sealed away for ages, a forgotten horror reaches out for new power. Three heroes know the danger. In the City of Towers, a tormented mystic and a soldier-wizard try to thwart a monstrous scheme. In the Shadow Marches, a disgraced warrior summons an ancient sect to battle. As a dragon rises, can their struggle succeed? Or will they fall to madness and the music of the Killing Song? The thrilling conclusion to The Dragon Below trilogy! Don Bassingthwaite is the author of numerous fantasy and dark fantasy novels. His latest books are The Yellow Silk, Mistress of the Night (co-authored with Dave Gross), The Binding Stone, and The Grieving Tree . Don lives in Toronto, surrounded by gadgets, spice jars, and too many books. From the Paperback edition. |
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Lord’s Song $140 Why do the books of Chronicles regard the performance of choral music as an integral part of the sacrificial ritual at the temple, despite the lack of sanction for it in the Pentateuch? And why do they stress that it must be synchronized with the presentation of the regular public burnt offering at the temple? These and other questions are answered in this challenging new volume. After an introductory chapter defining the scope of the study as an analysis of the ritual function and theological significance of sacred song, the author examines the divine institution and royal establishment of the Levitical choir in Jerusalem. This is followed by an examination of the components of the Lord's song in terms of its contents, location, times, instruments and performers. A chapter on the function of sacred song as determined by its place within the sacrificial ritual follows, and the fifth chapter deals with its theological significance as the proclamation of the Lord's presence with his people. |
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Revelation of God: A Commentary on the Books of the Song of Songs and Jonah $17 “no description” |
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Song Books (Volume 1: Solos for Voice, 3-58) $97 By John Cage (1912-1992). For Voice. Modern. Sheet Music. Composed Composed: 1970. Published by Edition Peters |
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Song Books (Volume 2: Solos for Voice, 59-92) $60 By John Cage (1912-1992). For Voice. Modern. Sheet Music. Composed Composed: 1970. Published by Edition Peters |
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The Complete Ella Fitzgerald Song Books [box] $258.38 Polygram Records:519832 |
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Peterson Books Young Naturalist Song Birds Book $21.83 A guide to the songbirds beginners are most likely to see throughout North America featuring: An introduction to bird watching with tips for beginning field guide users; Lifelike illustrations for upclose detail; The Peterson Identification System: pointers that show exactly what to look for to tell one species from another; Vibrant color photographs of birds in their natural habitats; Easytoread text with key information about each bird s behavior and characteristics and notes on habitat voice and food; A bold straightforward design that helps beginners succeed. Dimensions (H x W x L) : 8.5 x 5 x 0.1 |
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German Secular Song-Books of the Mid-Seventeenth Century $213.47 This book is in Like New condition |
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Love Song : A Fresh Look At Solomons Song Of Songs $9.99 “David Roper brings his unique devotional and biblical insights to one of the most intriguing and mysterious books of the old Testament, Solomon’s Song of Songs. Taken at face value, it is a bold celebration of human intimacy and passion. But it is more: There is deep wisdom in the Song–an antidote to our sex-saturated but wholly dissatisfied world. There is no song like it in the world.” |
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Shabbat in Song $22.95 (100 Popular Melodies for the Sabbath Celebration). Arranged by Velvel Pasternak. This edition: 1928918069. Tara Books (Tara: The Best in Jewish Music). Jewish. 112 pages. Published by Tara Publications |
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The Nixie’s Song $13.19 Set in Florida, this new series of Spiderwick Chronicles books involves the adventures of Nicholas Vargas, a non-believer, and his step-sister, Laure, who is deeply into the world of faerie. With the help of a mysterious guide book, the two find themselve |
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Frog Song $21.95 One Of Our Most Popular Books. Frog Song is a delightful collection of frog-centric patterns. These fun and playful patterns will get you excited to try something a little bit different for your next project. Gorgeous photography and nice patterns will make you green with envy – and spur you to create your own froggy paradise. With more than 40 designs included for such frogs as Tap Dancer, Choccy Frog, Little Red and Applejack, Jellybean and Minty, Pip, Squeak, and Sloppy Joe. 56 pages. Projects below by author and artist Jillian Sawyer. |
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Psalms and Proverbs with the Song of Solomon $6.88 Per its title, the home-video release {#Psalms and Proverbs With the Song of Solomon} incorporates three King James Version Old Testament books — the Psalms, the Proverbs, and the Song of Solomon — and enables viewers to scroll through the onscreen text |
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Sunset Song $5.83 Young Chris Guthrie lives a brutal life in the harsh landscape of northern Scotland, torn between her passion for the land, duty to her family and her love of books. When her mother, broken by repeated childbirths, takes her own life and poisons her two youngest children, Chris is left with her father to run the farm on her own. Soon she is alone, and for the first time can choose how to spend her life. But as the First World War begins, everything changes, and the young men leave Scotland for battle. The first in Gibbon’s classic trilogy A Scot’s Quair , Sunset Song is infused with local vernacular, and innovatively blends Scots and English in an intense description of Scottish life in the early twentieth century. |
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Poetry into Song $110 Focusing on the music of the great song composers–Schubert, Schumann, Brahms, Wolf, and Strauss–Poetry Into Song offers a systematic introduction to the performance and analysis of Lieder. Part I, “The Language of Poetry,” provides chapters on the themes and imagery of German Romanticism and the methods of analysis for German Romantic poetry. Part II, “The Language of the Performer,” deals with issues of concern to performers: texture, temporality, articulation, and interpretation of notation and unusual rhythm accents and stresses. Part III provides clearly defined analytical procedures for each of four main chapters on harmony and tonality, melody and motive, rhythm and meter, and form. The concluding chapter compares different settings of the same text, and the volume ends with several appendices that offer text translations, over 40 pages of less accessible song scores, a glossary of technical terms, and a substantial bibliography. Directing the book towards students in both voice and theory, and toward all singers, the authors establish a framework for the analysis of song based on a process of performing, listening, analyzing, and performing again, designed to give the reader a new understanding of the reciprocal interaction between performance and analysis. Emphasizing the masterworks, the volume features numerous poetic texts, as well as a core repertory of songs. Examples throughout the text demonstrate points, while end-of-chapter questions reinforce concepts and provide opportunities for directed analysis. While there are a variety of books on Lieder and on German Romantic poetry, none combines performance, musical analysis, textual analysis, and the interrelation between poetry and music in the systematic, thorough way of Poetry Into Song. |
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The Song Weaver $12.99 “Bestselling author B.J. Hoff will delight readers as her unforgettable characters from A Distant Music and The Wind Harp reunite for a dramatic conclusion to The Mountain Song Legacy trilogy.> When a shadow falls over the MacAuley family, newlyweds Jonathan and Maggie Stuart find their faith and newly discovered happiness tested in unforeseen ways. An abrupt summons to return from their honeymoon wrenches them from the joy of their early days of marriage and thrusts them into the midst of a family in anguish.> Responsible for helping their loved ones heal, while maintaining and nurturing their own relationship and their love for each other, the young couple faces a challenge that will ultimately define their marriage and decide their future.> >About the Author>>BJ Hoff’s bestselling historical novels first appeared in the CBA market more than twenty years ago and include such popular series as An Emerald Ballad, The American Anthem, and her most recent, The Mountain Song Legacy. BJ’s critically acclaimed novels reflect her efforts to make stories set in the past relevant to the present, and continue to cross the boundaries of religion, language, and culture to capture a worldwide reading audience. > A former church music director and music teacher, BJ and her husband make their home in Lancaster, Ohio, where they share a love of music, books, and time spent with their family.” |
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The Song of Songs $42.99 “Explore a theological exposition of sacred Scripture. The Concordia Commentary series enables pastors and teachers of the Word to proclaim the Gospel with greater insight and clarity. Interpreting the canonical books of the Old and New Testaments through the person and work of Jesus Christ, each commentary affirms the inspiration and authority of Scripture, offering a literal translation, textual notes, and theological exposition. Two new commentaries are available. This commentary interprets the Song with reference to the holy estate of human marriage and also the great mystery of Christ’s union with His betrothed bride, the church. Solomon’s most beautiful poem contains a profound message of divine love, eschatological yearning, consummation, and eternal delights, with rich applications for the life of the church and all Christians. A distinctive feature of this commentary is the insistence that the divine love celebrated in the Song has its source in the incarnation, unblemished life, vicarious suffering, death, and resurrection of Jesus. He is not one source of divine love among many; he is the fount, and all other sources portrayed in Scripture ultimately well up from Him.” |
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Song $18.48 Song |
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The Song $6.92 The Song |
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With Song $9.67 With Song |
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On Song $19.53 On Song |
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An Anthology of Song, Vol. 4 $18.55 Symposium’s An Anthology of Song, Vol. IV: Julia Culp and Franz Naval literally rewrites the history books in the annals of recorded sound. The conventional wisdom, probably developed among English-speaking researchers, was that no one before Richard Croo |
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Faking the Books $18.38 Lali Puna don’t allow their soft electronic-pop to be washed out by the sharp guitars that occasionally poke out of this, the group’s third album for Morr Music. Those who picked up 2003′s “Left Handed” single — provided again on this disc — were possibly taken aback by the instant buzzing surge in the chorus of the A-side, and, excepting the electronic noise that flutters deep in the background throughout the song, it’s as ordinarily constructed as a hook-heavy indie rock tune. Though it’s as effective and as charming as any other, crossing the pensive drive of New Order with the jagged bounce of the missed Life Without Buildings, it’s free of the cozy synth-generated colors that helped make the group stand out from their peers on 2001′s Scary World Theory. The rest of Faking the Books tends not to follow this mold. Electronic elements balance out the harsh guitars with regularity, resulting in a handful of full-blown zingers. These songs — “Call 1-800-FEAR,” “Micronomic,” “B-Movie” — bring the wallop, involving queasy synth bleats and blasting guitars in equal doses, along with melodies that are as sweet as ever. Several other tracks are either truer to the older material or slightly more experimental than what you’re used to hearing from them. “Geography-5″ is a skeletal lullaby with spare percussion and purring synths; “Alienation” and “Crawling by Numbers” fit in strings while also acting as safe havens for listeners who have been antagonized by too much lazy glitch stuff. As stunted as Valerie Trebeljahr’s politically minded lyrics might be from time to time, her voice remains a comforting thing to hear. All of these highlights add up to the best Teen Beat record not released by Teen Beat. ~ Andy Kellman, Rovi Performers: Sebastian Hess – Cello; Max Punktezahl – Guitar |
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Books EP $4.99 For everything you do, there’s a song that hits the spot. MOG brings them all to you: a world of music on demand, unlimited mobile downloads and ways to discover music free from the limitations of Pandora. The music you love, with you everywhere you go. |
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Books On Tape $4.99 For everything you do, there’s a song that hits the spot. MOG brings them all to you: a world of music on demand, unlimited mobile downloads and ways to discover music free from the limitations of Pandora. The music you love, with you everywhere you go. |
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7 Books $4.99 For everything you do, there’s a song that hits the spot. MOG brings them all to you: a world of music on demand, unlimited mobile downloads and ways to discover music free from the limitations of Pandora. The music you love, with you everywhere you go. |
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Cooking The Books $4.99 For everything you do, there’s a song that hits the spot. MOG brings them all to you: a world of music on demand, unlimited mobile downloads and ways to discover music free from the limitations of Pandora. The music you love, with you everywhere you go. |
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Books Of Flutes $4.99 For everything you do, there’s a song that hits the spot. MOG brings them all to you: a world of music on demand, unlimited mobile downloads and ways to discover music free from the limitations of Pandora. The music you love, with you everywhere you go. |
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Books And Boats $4.99 For everything you do, there’s a song that hits the spot. MOG brings them all to you: a world of music on demand, unlimited mobile downloads and ways to discover music free from the limitations of Pandora. The music you love, with you everywhere you go. |
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Floating Books $4.99 For everything you do, there’s a song that hits the spot. MOG brings them all to you: a world of music on demand, unlimited mobile downloads and ways to discover music free from the limitations of Pandora. The music you love, with you everywhere you go. |
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Faking The Books $4.99 For everything you do, there’s a song that hits the spot. MOG brings them all to you: a world of music on demand, unlimited mobile downloads and ways to discover music free from the limitations of Pandora. The music you love, with you everywhere you go. |
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Song of Songs $36.99 “Richard Hess has written an insightful commentary on one of the most intriguing books of the Bible, which celebrates God’s gift of love. Following an introduction to the biblical book and a history of its interpretation, Hess divides his discussion into seven major sections. Each section begins with a fresh translation, followed by paragraph-by-paragraph commentary, and concluding with a summary of the passage’s theological implications. Technical questions related to the Hebrew text or scholarly debate are addressed in the footnotes. Pastors and teachers will find here an accessible commentary that will serve as an excellent resource for their study. This is the first volume in the Baker Commentary on the Old Testament Wisdom and Psalms series.” |
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Discovering Christ In The Song Of Solomon $15.99 “In many ways the Song of Solomon is the most precious and most refreshing of the books of inspiration. It is a book altogether about fellowship and communion with Christ. It is not in any sense to be interpreted literally. It is spiritual. It is an allegory, a spiritual dialogue between Christ our heavenly Bridegroom and the church his Bride.” |
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Sing-A-Long Board Books and CD $52.9 Interactive text and endearing drawings celebrate rhyme, rhythm and song as well as encourage fun physical activities. Each 10-pg. book is 8¼” Sq. Set includes 9 books and CD. |
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Ecclesiastes & the Song of Songs $40 “The Bible is both the inspired word of God for his people, whether in biblical times or for the church today, and a fully human book, written in a variety of cultural settings. The Apollos Old Testament Commentary aims to take with equal seriousness the divine and human aspects of Scripture. This volume by Daniel J. Estes expounds the books of Ecclesiastes and Song of Songs in a scholarly manner, and it shows the relevance of these important books to today’s readers. Edited by David W. Baker and Gordon J. Wenham, this commentaries are intended primarily to serve the needs of those who preach from the Old Testament, but is equally suitable for use by scholars and all serious students of the Bible.” |
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Handbook on the Wisdom Books and Psalms $34.99 “This valuable resource introduces readers to the Old Testament books of wisdom and poetry–Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Song of Songs–and helps them better understand each book’s overall flow. Estes summarizes some of each book’s key issues, offers an exposition of the book that interacts with major commentaries and recent studies, and concludes with an extensive bibliography. Now in paperback.” |
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Shepherd’s Notes: Ecclesiastes/Song of Solomon $5.95 One in a series of books comparable to Cliff’s Notes. Here, each volume highlights the major points from one or more books of the Bible. |
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The Song of Songs and the Eros of God $148 Modern biblical scholarship interprets the Song as a collection of love lyrics. For Edm–and–eacute;e Kingsmill, on the contrary, the essence of the Song is mystical. A principal concern of this study, however, is to uncover the relationship between the 117 verses of the Song and those biblical books to which they point. Beneath the metaphors a network of allusions is being woven, conveying a picture opposite to that we find in the prophets who, confronted with the continual 'adultery'of Israel, poured forth their condemnations with unwearying passion. In dramatic contrast, the Song presents a paradisal picture: 'For, lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone. The flowers appear in the land, and the time of singing is come' (Song 2: 11-12). Thus, in presenting the ideal, the intention of the Song's author is shown to be encouragement. The inclusion of this poem in the biblical canon is understood, therefore, to be central to the purpose of the biblical literature: to bring all people to love the God of love. The book is in two parts. The first and longer part is concerned with themes, including the relationship of the Song to the early Jewish mystical literature. The second part is a short commentary intended for the reader interested in the text as much as in the related questions to which the text gives rise. |
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The Very Best of the Gershwin Song Book $10.43 The Very Best of the Gershwin Song Book reprises 12 of the performances from one of Ella Fitzgerald’s very best Song Books, which results in a compilation of uniformly splendid music that nevertheless should make listeners want to hear everything she reco |
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Song Books – Maslanka, Hagen / Risinger, Koch, Steele, Et Al $17.99 Albany Records:600 |
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Handbook on the Wisdom Books and Psalms: Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs $29.14 No Synopsis Available |
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Song to the Moon from Rusalka $9.95 (for Flute and Piano). By Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904). Arranged by Robin De Smet. Fentone Instrumental Books. Grade 3. 8 pages. Fentone Music #F380. Published by Fentone Music |
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Solomon’s Song of Love $14.99 One of the most beautiful and mysterious books of the Bible is laid open for all to understand in this unparalleled work by Dr. Craig Glickman. With apparent ease, Glickman unveils the mysteries of the Song of Solomon in a popular-read format. But the surface simplicity is backed up by a lifetime of study and scholarship, three special appendices, and interpretive notes that validate his interpretation. Also included is a fresh translation of the Song published in this book for the first time. Initial readers of this book offer resounding praise. This book is “the most fascinating book I have ever read about the Song,” says Dr. Henry Cloud. Old Testament scholars praise it as an academic breakthrough: “clear, cogent, and convincing,” says Dr. Eugene Merrill; “a valuable contribution to our translation and understanding of the Song,” says Ed Blum, general editor of the HCSB translation. Dr. Paul Meier sums it up in these words, “Craig weaves thousands of years of wisdom together to paint a vivid word picture of emotional and sexual intimacy.” |
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Song Song Song (Import) $23.73 Song Song Song (Import) |
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Songs from Books $3.99 This is an electronic edition of the complete book complemented by author biography. This booktable of contents linked to every song. *********************. . |
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Minstrel’s Song Book I $4.99 That’s how Ayden Delacroix, writing for In the Library Reviews, describes the work of Jac Eddins. She also calls Eddins’ books, “Alive, vibrant and full of surprises.” Jason is the first book of an enthralling new fantasy series with science fictional overtones. |
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Ecclesiastes Song Of Songs $19.99 “Solomon, tenth son of David and third king of Israel, had a reputation for great wisdom. His name is associated with many of the Proverbs, and he is considered to be the author of Ecclesiastes and the Song of Songs. Duane Garrett has characterized Ecclesiastes as the Bible’s “resident alien.” Many people even wonder why Ecclesiastes is a part of the Bible. Well-known writes have weighed in with praise for Ecclesiastes. Herman Melville said “the truest of all books is Solomon’s and Ecclesiastes is the fine hammered steel of woe.” Thomas Wolfe believes that “Ecclesiastes is the greatest single piece of writing I have ever known and the wisdom expressed in it the most lasting and profound.” Most remarkable may be the comments of R.C. Sproul. He says that Ecclesiastes has a fond place in his heart because it was mightily used in his conversion to Christ–the second half of Ecclesiastes 11:3, Whether a tree falls to the south or to the north, in the place where it falls, there will it lie. Hearing this verse, Sproul saw himself “lying on the floor of the forest having fallen…and rotting and disintegrating.” Song of Songs is a love song that clearly celebrates the joy of physical, intimate love within marriage. One of the book’s distinctive messages is that sex is God’s gift, his good gift, and that it should be enjoyed. The Song boldly proclaims the value and beauty of love and devotion between a man and women. The Song of Solomon has a message that all married couples need to hear. It also has a helpful word for those anticipating marriage. The beauty of its language and thoughts=elevate the sexual and physical relationship to a much higher level that does the world. Sexual feelings are accepted and affirmed. They are a part of God’s plan for His people.” |
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Story Books & CDs – Set of All 4 $25.29 These charming stories come to life with beautiful bouncy illustrations innovative die-cutting and popular rhymes. Set includes all 4 books and CDs. Perfect for use with our Song & Story Sets. |
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Song of the North Country $80 In the 1966 Playboy interview, Dylan said, “I’m North Dakota-Minnesota-Midwestern. . . . I speak that way. I’m from someplace called Iron Range. My brains and feelings have come from there.”. Using Dylan songs, biographies, criticism, Minnesota history, and the work of other Midwest writers, David Pichaske burrows below the accretions of New York and California, as well as records and books and the world of postmodern art to track the continuing presence in Dylan’s work of the Midwest, Minnesota, and the Iron Range. To a remarkable extent, Dylan’s origins help determine his subjects, his language, his ideas, images, and metaphors. His roots are reflected in his use of the pastoral tradition, with its suspicion of the city, redemption in Nature, and almost Transcendentalist mysticism; in his politics, and in his role as Bob Dylan the prophet, preaching the American jeremiad to a nation gone wrong. Song of the North Country is a beautifully written and erudite book that provides endless new insights into the work of one of America’s foremost poets and performers. |
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25 Super Sight Word Songs & Mini-Books $15.67 Sing a song of sight words! With this super collection of songs on CD and mini-books, kids get lots of practice in reading and writing 35 key sight words. Each song—sung to a familiar tune—features one or more sight words and comes with a fill |
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Easton Publishing EP21 Birthday Song Greeting Card $18.97 Birthday Song greeting card. Shelly Reeves Smith is a watercoler artist from southern Missouri. Her illustrations of home and garden can be found on calendars books greeting cards and gifts. |
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Sing-A-Long Board Books $24.95 Interactive text and endearing drawings encourage adult and child to share the joy of rhyme, rhythm and song as well as fun physical activities. Each 8¼” sq., 10 page book has the musical score and lyrics on the back cover. |
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One For The Note Books $4.99 For everything you do, there’s a song that hits the spot. MOG brings them all to you: a world of music on demand, unlimited mobile downloads and ways to discover music free from the limitations of Pandora. The music you love, with you everywhere you go. |
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Golden Books: Praise Songs $4.99 For everything you do, there’s a song that hits the spot. MOG brings them all to you: a world of music on demand, unlimited mobile downloads and ways to discover music free from the limitations of Pandora. The music you love, with you everywhere you go. |
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Authors and Books: PRX Presents $4.99 For everything you do, there’s a song that hits the spot. MOG brings them all to you: a world of music on demand, unlimited mobile downloads and ways to discover music free from the limitations of Pandora. The music you love, with you everywhere you go. |
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Etudes, Books 1 And 2 $4.99 For everything you do, there’s a song that hits the spot. MOG brings them all to you: a world of music on demand, unlimited mobile downloads and ways to discover music free from the limitations of Pandora. The music you love, with you everywhere you go. |
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Golden Books: Bible Songs $4.99 For everything you do, there’s a song that hits the spot. MOG brings them all to you: a world of music on demand, unlimited mobile downloads and ways to discover music free from the limitations of Pandora. The music you love, with you everywhere you go. |
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One For The History Books $4.99 For everything you do, there’s a song that hits the spot. MOG brings them all to you: a world of music on demand, unlimited mobile downloads and ways to discover music free from the limitations of Pandora. The music you love, with you everywhere you go. |
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Back In The Bad Books $4.99 For everything you do, there’s a song that hits the spot. MOG brings them all to you: a world of music on demand, unlimited mobile downloads and ways to discover music free from the limitations of Pandora. The music you love, with you everywhere you go. |
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Books With Broken Spines $4.99 For everything you do, there’s a song that hits the spot. MOG brings them all to you: a world of music on demand, unlimited mobile downloads and ways to discover music free from the limitations of Pandora. The music you love, with you everywhere you go. |
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Agrippa’s 3 Books $4.99 For everything you do, there’s a song that hits the spot. MOG brings them all to you: a world of music on demand, unlimited mobile downloads and ways to discover music free from the limitations of Pandora. The music you love, with you everywhere you go. |
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Golden Books: Hymns For Kids $4.99 For everything you do, there’s a song that hits the spot. MOG brings them all to you: a world of music on demand, unlimited mobile downloads and ways to discover music free from the limitations of Pandora. The music you love, with you everywhere you go. |
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Blue And Brown Books $4.99 For everything you do, there’s a song that hits the spot. MOG brings them all to you: a world of music on demand, unlimited mobile downloads and ways to discover music free from the limitations of Pandora. The music you love, with you everywhere you go. |
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Books About Miles Davis $4.99 For everything you do, there’s a song that hits the spot. MOG brings them all to you: a world of music on demand, unlimited mobile downloads and ways to discover music free from the limitations of Pandora. The music you love, with you everywhere you go. |
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The United Colors Of Trouble Books $4.99 For everything you do, there’s a song that hits the spot. MOG brings them all to you: a world of music on demand, unlimited mobile downloads and ways to discover music free from the limitations of Pandora. The music you love, with you everywhere you go. |
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Music About Books And Cafes $4.99 For everything you do, there’s a song that hits the spot. MOG brings them all to you: a world of music on demand, unlimited mobile downloads and ways to discover music free from the limitations of Pandora. The music you love, with you everywhere you go. |
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Mikrokosmos, Books 1-6 (Complete) $4.99 For everything you do, there’s a song that hits the spot. MOG brings them all to you: a world of music on demand, unlimited mobile downloads and ways to discover music free from the limitations of Pandora. The music you love, with you everywhere you go. |
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Burning Books For Jesus $4.99 For everything you do, there’s a song that hits the spot. MOG brings them all to you: a world of music on demand, unlimited mobile downloads and ways to discover music free from the limitations of Pandora. The music you love, with you everywhere you go. |
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Character Education Books & CD $54.99 Encourage positive peer interaction with these 12 motivational readers that teach children such values as Courage, Honesty, Friendship and Respect while promoting practice in beginning reading skills. The coordinating CD has a narrated reading of each book, along with the text presented in a catchy song and an instrumental version. Each soft-cover, 16-pg. book suggests a related activity. |
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Romance of the Ages: Meditations on the Song of Songs $15.99 “This devotional book is written in the tradition of such excellent commentaries as those by Watchman Nee, H. A. Ironside, C. A. Coates, and E. C. Hadley. Mrs. McPhee was the mother of Margaret Jean Tuininga, whose children’s books have been fruitful and edifying. Mrs. McPhee delivers on her intention to help those who seem locked out from this tremendous portion of God’s Word. Very few have known such intimacy with their Lord, so that they could venture to speak very much about Solomon’s Song. Mrs. McPhee was one of those few. For a generation swimming in sensuality, this book sparkles and gleams with the pure air of heaven. ?John Bjorlie” |
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Books $10.99 In a prolific life of singular literary achievement, Larry McMurtry has succeeded in a variety of genres: in coming-of-age novels like The Last Picture Show ; in collections of essays like In a Narrow Grave ; and in the reinvention of the Western on a grand scale in his Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, Lonesome Dove . Now, in Books: A Memoir , McMurtry writes about his endless passion for books: as a boy growing up in a largely “bookless” world; as a young man devouring the vastness of literature with astonishing energy; as a fledgling writer and family man; and above all, as one of America’s most prominent bookmen. He takes us on his journey to becoming an astute, adventurous book scout and collector who would eventually open stores of rare and collectible editions in Georgetown, Houston, and finally, in his previously “bookless” hometown of Archer City, Texas. In this work of extraordinary charm, grace, and good humor, McMurtry recounts his life as both a reader and a writer, how the countless books he has read worked to form his literary tastes, while giving us a lively look at the eccentrics who collect, sell, or simply lust after rare volumes. Books: A Memoir is like the best kind of diary — full of McMurtry’s wonderful anecdotes, amazing characters, engaging gossip, and shrewd observations about authors, book people, literature, and the author himself. At once chatty, revealing, and deeply satisfying, Books is, like McMurtry, erudite, life loving, and filled with excellent stories. It is a book to be savored and enjoyed again and again. |
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Ecclesiastes and Song of Songs: Wisdom’s Searching and Finding $12.99 “Nielson leads the reader in a study of two of the most beautiful Old Testament poetic books, both of which deal with universal, basic human quests: for the meaning of life (Ecclesiastes), and the joy of love (Song of Songs). Careful attention to textual form and content combines with personal meditation and application.” |
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Exploring Ecclesiastes and Song of Solomon: A Devotional Commentary $16.99 “Ecclesiastes and Song of Solomon are often overlooked scriptural jewels. This devotional commentary will help uncover new facets in these books. It will present the reader with an abundance of material about biblical writing style, poetry, marital customs, original language, and practical application for today. These things make it truly a devotional commentary good for many purposes.” |
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From The Song of Los, William Blake $20 This etching (Copy A, plate  has been taken from William Blake’s epic poem “The Song of Los”, which, split in to two sections titled “Africa” and “Asia” addresses issues of morality and revolution. This particular print shows the seated Los, leaning on his hammer with an expression of sadness on his face. The cloud on which he sits hovers above a red and black heavenly sphere, with light emanating from it and clouds drifting in front and behind. Colour relief etching predominantly in red, black, blue and yellow, with added hand colouring, using the “illuminated printing” technique, 1795. William Blake trained and worked as a commercial engraver, but is chiefly remembered for his original work as an artist, poet and illustrator. Blake invented his own technique of relief etching to produce his “illuminated printing”, and printed and hand-finished all his books in small numbers, each copy being unique.
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Sing-A-Long Board Books Only $44.91 Interactive text and endearing drawings celebrate rhyme, rhythm and song as well as encourage fun physical activities. Each 10-pg. book is 8¼” Sq. |
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The Battle of the Books $22.36 The Battle of the Books |
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Of Song $4.99 For everything you do, there’s a song that hits the spot. MOG brings them all to you: a world of music on demand, unlimited mobile downloads and ways to discover music free from the limitations of Pandora. The music you love, with you everywhere you go. |
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There Is A Song $4.99 For everything you do, there’s a song that hits the spot. MOG brings them all to you: a world of music on demand, unlimited mobile downloads and ways to discover music free from the limitations of Pandora. The music you love, with you everywhere you go. |
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For A Song $4.99 For everything you do, there’s a song that hits the spot. MOG brings them all to you: a world of music on demand, unlimited mobile downloads and ways to discover music free from the limitations of Pandora. The music you love, with you everywhere you go. |
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A Song $4.99 For everything you do, there’s a song that hits the spot. MOG brings them all to you: a world of music on demand, unlimited mobile downloads and ways to discover music free from the limitations of Pandora. The music you love, with you everywhere you go. |
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That Song $4.99 For everything you do, there’s a song that hits the spot. MOG brings them all to you: a world of music on demand, unlimited mobile downloads and ways to discover music free from the limitations of Pandora. The music you love, with you everywhere you go. |
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This Song $4.99 For everything you do, there’s a song that hits the spot. MOG brings them all to you: a world of music on demand, unlimited mobile downloads and ways to discover music free from the limitations of Pandora. The music you love, with you everywhere you go. |
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Golden Books Music: Action Bible Songs $8.49 Golden Books has created an engaging experience, friendly characters, and interactive sing-alongs; it’s perfect for use in the classroom, Sunday school, or at home. The song list includes This Little Light Of Mine, Zacchaeus, Oh Be Careful Little Eyes, Onward, Christian Soldiers, Only A Boy Named David, Swing Low, Sweet Chariot, and Praise Ye The Lord |
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Childs Play Books CPY9781904550686 Down By The Station Paperback $21.5 Educators Resource offers products for preK8 learning materials and educational toys used by schools teachers parents and children. In this lively version of a familiar nursery song baby animals ride to the children s zoo on the zoo train. Bouncy illustrations innovative die cutting and popular rhymes make Books with Holes a must for every child. Available in three formats suitable for babies toddlers preschoolers and the nursery or classroom. Complete with Audio CD. |
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Easton Publishing EP24 Larkapos;S Song Greeting Card $18.97 Lark s Song greeting card. Shelly Reeves Smith is a watercoler artist from southern Missouri. Her illustrations of home and garden can be found on calendars books greeting cards and gifts. |
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Books, Books, Books $45 This beautiful collection of copyright-free clip art-all on the subject of books-can be used in producing flyers, posters, newsletters, bulletin boards, bookmarks, and dozens of other forms of visual communication. Chapters cover seven subject areas: Just Books, People with Books, Animals, Nursery Rhyme and Storybook Characters, Holidays, Sports and Activities, and Borders. Images include silhouettes and line drawings that range in style from cartoon to representational drawings. All are easily reproduced, even on a photocopier. Librarians, teachers, storytellers, booksellers-anyone interested in books-will love this collection! |
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Preludes For Piano, Books I & II $4.99 For everything you do, there’s a song that hits the spot. MOG brings them all to you: a world of music on demand, unlimited mobile downloads and ways to discover music free from the limitations of Pandora. The music you love, with you everywhere you go. |
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Old Books (5-Track Maxi-Single) $4.99 For everything you do, there’s a song that hits the spot. MOG brings them all to you: a world of music on demand, unlimited mobile downloads and ways to discover music free from the limitations of Pandora. The music you love, with you everywhere you go. |
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66 Books In The Bible (Mini-CD) $4.99 For everything you do, there’s a song that hits the spot. MOG brings them all to you: a world of music on demand, unlimited mobile downloads and ways to discover music free from the limitations of Pandora. The music you love, with you everywhere you go. |
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�tudes For Piano, Books I & II $4.99 For everything you do, there’s a song that hits the spot. MOG brings them all to you: a world of music on demand, unlimited mobile downloads and ways to discover music free from the limitations of Pandora. The music you love, with you everywhere you go. |
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Monteverdi: Fourth and Fifth Books of Madrigals $4.99 For everything you do, there’s a song that hits the spot. MOG brings them all to you: a world of music on demand, unlimited mobile downloads and ways to discover music free from the limitations of Pandora. The music you love, with you everywhere you go. |
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Glossy Books (3-Track Maxi-Single) $4.99 For everything you do, there’s a song that hits the spot. MOG brings them all to you: a world of music on demand, unlimited mobile downloads and ways to discover music free from the limitations of Pandora. The music you love, with you everywhere you go. |
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Let Me Carry Your Books $4.99 For everything you do, there’s a song that hits the spot. MOG brings them all to you: a world of music on demand, unlimited mobile downloads and ways to discover music free from the limitations of Pandora. The music you love, with you everywhere you go. |
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Comic Books & Sci-Fi Heroes $4.99 For everything you do, there’s a song that hits the spot. MOG brings them all to you: a world of music on demand, unlimited mobile downloads and ways to discover music free from the limitations of Pandora. The music you love, with you everywhere you go. |
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In Books $4.99 We believe it is important to preserve what makes music special, and make it easy to craft listening experiences. At MOG, browse millions songs and play them instantly. Or just turn on radio where you can stop and replay songs. You can also create playlists for any occasion, and even download songs to your mobile. We are dedicated to employing the cleanest but most powerful technology so you can enjoy music as much as ever. |
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The Books $4.99 We believe it is important to preserve what makes music special, and make it easy to craft listening experiences. At MOG, browse millions songs and play them instantly. Or just turn on radio where you can stop and replay songs. You can also create playlists for any occasion, and even download songs to your mobile. We are dedicated to employing the cleanest but most powerful technology so you can enjoy music as much as ever. |
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Sings the Jerome Kern Song Book $14.98 By 1963, Ella Fitzgerald’s Songbook series had almost run its course and was becoming much less ambitious in scope. Her Jerome Kern set, Sings the Jerome Kern Songbook, features her interpretations of 14 songs while backed by an orchestra arranged by Nelson Riddle. Treatments of such classics as “A Fine Romance,” “All the Things You Are,” and “Yesterdays” are pretty straightforward and would have pleased the composer. All of her songbooks are now included in the massive 16-CD box set The Complete Ella Fitzgerald Song Books. ~ Scott Yanow, Rovi Performers: Alex Neimann – Viola; Ann Mason Stockton – Harp; Armand Karpoff – Cello; Arthur Maebe – French Horn; Barbara Simons – Viola; Buddy Collette – Woodwind; Champ Webb – Woodwind; David Pratt – Cello; Edgar Lustgarten – Cello; Eleanor Sl |
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Cage: Sonata Xiii/Music For Marcel Duchamp/Song Books I-ii/Empty Words Iii $21.99 Wergo:60742 |
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PULAMA: SONG WITHIN THE SONG $15.08 PULAMA: SONG WITHIN THE SONG |
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Singer-the Song: Singer-the Song $22.89 Singer-the Song: Singer-the Song |
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VOL.5-WITHOUTA SONG: VOL.5-WITHOUT�A SONG $20.33 VOL.5-WITHOUTA SONG: VOL.5-WITHOUT�A SONG |
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OFF CENTER: SONG FOR A SONG $8.41 OFF CENTER: SONG FOR A SONG |
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Angel Song : Angel Song $15.48 Angel Song : Angel Song |
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In Song $12.99 Nimbus:7854 |
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New Editions Li’l Library Notepads (Pink or Blue) $1.6 We could write a book about the endearing charm of Kate Aspen’s notable “New Editions” Li’l Library Notepads baby shower favor! Four palm-sized notepads, each covered with engaging graphics that coordinate with the pink or blue caddy, are waiting for just the “write” baby shower to come along to impress guests, who will definitely take note of your fabulous favor choice! Features and facts:Notepad library comes with four “books” filled with white note paperNotepad covers and caddies contain imaginative graphics in charming pastel colors with emphasis on either pink or blueGirl’s library features a garden them with the nursery rhyme “Mary, Mary, Quite ContraryBoy’s library features a boat theme with the children’s song “Row, Row, Row Your BoatLibrary caddy with four notepads measures 2 ¼ ” square |
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Weird Al Yankovic Songs, Including: Spatula City, Bedrock Anthem, Ricky (Song), UHF (Song), Money for Nothing/Beverly Hillbillies*, Isle Thing, I Can’t Watch This, Couch Potato (Song), Talk Soup (Song), the Brady Bunch (Song), I Lost on Jeopardy $19.53 Used – Hephaestus Books represents a new publishing paradigm, allowing disparate content sources to be curated into cohesive, relevant, and informative books. To date, this content has been curated from Wikipedia articles and images under Creative Commons licensing, although as Hephaestus Books continues to increase in scope and dimension, more licensed and public domain content is being added. We believe books such as this represent a new and exciting lexicon in the sharing of human knowledge. |
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#1 Country Hits of the 2000s $13.88 28 megahits by 19 of the finest artists of the decade! Songs include: Bless the Broken Road * Breathe * I Hope You Dance * Live like You Were Dying * Love Story * Our Song * Redneck Woman * Want To * When the Sun Goes Down * Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning) * and more. |
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#1′s $14.99 An honest title for this disc would be Several #1′s, a Bunch of Top Tens, and a Couple New Songs, but #1′s obviously has a greater — if false — ring to it. #1′s isn’t formatted any differently than scores of other anthologies packaged in time for the holiday shopping season, but it’s also timely in that it comes after four Destiny’s Child albums, all of which produced a handful of hits and roughly twice as much filler. Few problems could be had with the track selection. Containing each of Destiny’s Child’s charting singles, with the exception of “Brown Eyes” and the inconsequential “8 Days of Christmas,” the disc reaffirms that Destiny’s Child released some of the biggest R&B singles of the late ’90s and early 2000s. For instance, you didn’t have to be a fan of R&B, or even music, to cross paths with the likes of “Survivor” — an overblown song with a form of success that had more to do with its mega-anthem quality and opportunistic title (the show of the same title was extremely popular at the time). As strategic as Destiny’s Child were, they still have enough substance in their discography to place them as one of the best R&B groups of the ’90s and early 2000s. Though they didn’t follow the previous top female R&B group, TLC, with nearly as much brilliance or finesse, they’ve left behind several singles that will be remembered for something other than their mainstream success. ~ Andy Kellman, Rovi |
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#1′s: The Warner Brothers Years $11.99 There are a couple of statistics in the late Conway Twitty’s career that are rather astonishing: the first is that he scored 52 number one hits in the 30 years between 1958 and 1988. Just how astonishing can be illustrated this way: 52 number ones is more than the Beatles, more than Elvis Presley, and more than Frank Sinatra. The second — and what might appear minor in comparison but is actually more so — is that ten of them were between 1982 and 1988, near the end of his major-label recording career for Warner Bros. Twitty scored during every major change in the music, from honky tonk to countrypolitan to outlaw to urban cowboy to the dawn of the new traditionalist era. The true influence of Twitty has yet to be recognized, but he was a major player when country music was at its most invisible. In fact, it can be said that Conway was countrypolitan and made the whole mess cross over into the mainstream for the very first time. These ten tracks do not measure Twitty’s best work. But they do show he could sing any kind of song and put enough behind it to make it utterly believable. These ten tunes do contain a few real treasures, such as “I Don’t Know a Thing About Love (The Moon Song)” by Harlan Howard and the smash “Slow Hand” (that scored big for the Pointer Sisters in 1981, before Twitty cut it and remade it in his own image). Also here, from the Warner period, Twitty had the audacity to cut Amanda McBroom’s “The Rose,” a career-defining moment for Bette Midler as the title track for the 1979 film she starred in. The final number here, something written especially for Twitty, is “The Clown,” a ballad that showcases that rough but utterly tender baritone for all it’s worth. Conway Twitty was among the greatest singles artists in popular music history, and this collection is only a small sliver of the proof of that. ~ Thom Jurek, Rovi |
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#3 [Bonus Tracks] $12.99 Like Beck in his ’90s prime, Suburban Kids with Biblical Names have no respect for musical boundaries. If they think a mixture of African-styled highlife-guitars, electronic beats, and ukuleles is a good idea for an indie pop song, they won’t hesitate to put it on record. The result? Wonderful. #3 includes former EP A-side “Funeral Face,” and just listen to the opening of “Peter’s Dream”: within mere seconds they combine Kraftwerk-styled percussion with a guitar that sounds exactly like Hank Marvin anno 1960, and it could hardly have sounded more right. On “Seems to Be on My Mind,” the distorted vocals and shuffly beat almost make them sound classic rock cool, before it breaks into a singalong chorus echoing the kind of pop like they used to make between the world wars. And so it goes on and on, genres and styles meet and ultimately converge through the unusually strong pop songwriting that always lies at the core of the album. No song gets boring, ever. Suburban Kids with Biblical Names sure do possess the geeky charm so beloved in indie and lo-fi circles. Classic one-liners like “there’s a Falcon Crest side to everything” and “I wanna turn all their dancefloors into a burning inferno of ba ba ba” are the stuff dreams are made of for any indie pop aficionado. But don’t let the spectacles and the wit fool you. There’s nothing amateurish about the kids’ performance at any point; in fact, the instrumental performances and the creative and crystal clear production are among the most impressive things about this album. Seldom do debut albums come as truly wonderful as this one. [The U.S. edition of the album adds two extra tracks: Love Will" and "Trumpets and Violins".] ~ Anders Kaasen, Rovi |
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’70s Party Classics/Killers $13.96 The idea behind ’70s Party Classics/Killers is that this collection contains 12 of the “worst” singles of all time; they’re kitschy, schlocky soft rock hits from the ’70s that are guaranteed to kill a party. It’s also a clever way for Rhino to recycle all the songs that they’ve already licensed for Super Hits of the ’70s: Have a Nice Day; all but Paul Anka’s “(You’re) Having My Baby” are on that multi-volume series. It is nice to have all these kitsch classics on one CD, but it’s a little frustrating to see Rhino recycle “The Night Chicago Died,” “Billy, Don’t Be a Hero,” “Feelings,” “Sometimes When We Touch,” “Afternoon Delight,” “Torn Between Two Lovers,” “Playground in My Mind,” “The Candy Man,” “Escape (The Pi? a Colada Song),” and “Muskrat Love” once again. And if you’re thinking of using this disc as a party killer, keep in mind that for a certain generation — one that’s younger than you may think — this is party music. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi |
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’80s Gold $19.99 Beneath the flourish, extravagance, and pretension that saturated the pop charts during the ’80s lay a culture rich in innovation that brought about the rise of truly groundbreaking music and an indomitable spirit of independence, not to mention nationwide networks that fostered originality and valued substance over style. That side of things is nowhere documented in ’80s Gold. However, there was such an overabundance of highly polished, catchy tunes in such a wide variety of genres that it’s nearly impossible to document it all (though there have been more than enough earnest attempts) without leaving a sense of exhaustion. This two-disc, 33-song collection represents some of the best of the best of the decade, as every single song on here was a number one Billboard Hot 100 chart hit at one point or another. And to its credit, Universal presents a wide scope of sounds and styles here. Case in point: where else can one find Blondie sitting right next to Christopher Cross’ smooth “Sailing” anthem next to Diana Ross next to Rick Springfield and have it all make sense? There is literally something for everyone here, from new wave to new jack, and while it’s easy to point out all of the obvious omissions, the quality control is so high that it’s quite easy to forget about what’s missing and simply enjoy what’s here. Most fans of ’80s music will already have most of these tunes on other compilations, but those looking for an awesome starting reference point will find that ’80s Gold is an excellent edition to any pop collection. ~ Rob Theakston, Rovi |
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‘Merican [EP] $7.99 After a seven-year hiatus, punk-pop pioneers the Descendents return with ‘Merican, a solid five-song EP that picks up where the band left with 1996′s Everything Sucks. The group’s first release on Fat Wreck Chords, after a short tenure with Epitaph, finds Milo Aukerman, Bill Stevenson, Stephen Egerton, and Karl Alvarez revisiting the timeless lovelorn attack of cherished songs from their past like “Wendy,” “Clean Sheets,” and “Silly Girl” on the disc-opener, “Nothing With You.” Made whole with an infectious chorus, unrelenting rhythms, and a buoyant guitar, the song gives way to the ferocious title cut, which harks back to vintage Bad Religion as it explores the black marks on America’s history, from slavery to Vietnam. But such sociopolitical commentary is rare from the ‘Dents, who downshift to the palatable midtempo number “Here With Me,” which eventually gives way the manic, spastic “I Quit,” a nervous, edgy “Catalina”-like throwback. Only the closing instrumental, a hidden number without an official title, is worth skipping, as it drags in a way that no Descendents number has a right to. ~ John D. Luerssen, Rovi |
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‘Round Midnight $11.99 Criminally unsung pianist and singer Andy Bey had the most visible career after he and his sisters Salome and Geraldine Bey broke up their performing trio after an 11-year run in 1967, but this family singing ensemble was far more than just the act that launched Andy, and he wasn’t really the focus of the group. All three siblings were highlighted equally in the trio, and their harmonies together were the ethereal kind that can only happen in a family where all involved have grown up hearing each other’s voices and phrasing every single day. The Bey trio recorded very little together, unfortunately, just a single album for RCA in 1961 and two albums for Prestige, Now! Hear!, released in 1964, and this one, ‘Round Midnight, from 1965. Part gospel, part muted R&B, part stylized blues, the Bey trio was also very much a jazz outfit, due in no small part to Andy’s underappreciated piano playing and the presence of bop veterans like Milt Hinton on bass, Osie Johnson on drums, and Kenny Burrell (who appears on about half of the tracks here) on guitar. In essence, the Bey trio sounded like a thinned-out and more jazzy, gauzy version of the Staple Singers. Highlights from this reissue, which is quite short (only around 33 minutes) by modern CD standards, are a wonderfully balanced version of Ray Charles’ “Hallelujah, I Love Her So,” a stirring take on Billie Holiday’s “God Bless the Child,” the ever expanding and ascending “Feeling Good,” and a fine rendition of the title track, Thelonious Monk’s “‘Round Midnight,” which has never been the easiest song in the world to sing effectively, but the trio nails it here in what might have been deemed a definitive version if it had actually been heard by more than a handful of people. Prestige released Andy Bey & the Bey Sisters in 2000, which includes both the trio’s albums for the label on one disc, and that is definitely the way to go, although this short set does do a decent job showing off the range and talents of thi… |
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‘Song of the Loon’: A Novel of Adventure & Romance $10.1 ‘Song of the Loon’: A Novel of Adventure & Romance |
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‘Til Shiloh [Expanded] $11.99 1993′s Voice of Jamaica was a stellar set, an aural collage of the island, with its swirl of diverse styles, sounds and themes. Bringing dancehall to the wider world, that album was a revelation, and to attempt to better it would have been futile. And so, Buju Banton didn’t try, instead he moved in a new direction. After the completion of Voice of Jamaica, two of the Banton’s friends were killed; their murders prompting him to re-evaluate his own life, leading to his conversion to Rastafarianism, and bringing to an end his glorification of the gun. These life-changing events are reflected throughout much of ‘Til Shiloh, which proves a much more introspective set than anything heard from Banton before. This is most evident on the haunting sufferer’s song “Untold Stories,” as Banton reflects on the world around him, beautifully accompanied by a gentle rhythm and Glen Browne’s evocative acoustic guitar. But Jah now sustains him, prompting the artist to open the album with the brief a cappella psalm, “Shiloh,” then launching into “Til I’m Laid to Rest,” which revisits the sufferer’s theme, but intertwines it with an homage to Africa and his faith in the promised land. Still, Banton has not yet found peace, and his inner turmoil is at its rawest on “Murderer.” Written in the aftermath of the aforementioned killings, the Banton struggles with his grief and fierce desire for vengeance; all else pales before this most emotionally powerful of songs. It’s “Not an Easy Road,” as Banton vividly relates on that song, and he has been left vulnerable. Still, he opens his soul on “Wanna Be Loved,” and exposes his loneliness on “What Ya Gonna Do” joined by Wayne Wonder. “Complaint” has Banton toasting over this fabulous Garnett Silk number, praising Jah and scattering the heathens before him. “Chuck It So” takes a similar stance, as Banton takes on a Big Man, with the 2 Friends Crew sweetening his ferocious assault. It’s a heavy-hitting album, with only “Hush … |
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‘Til the Medicine Takes $12.99 Widespread Panic finally makes a studio recording worthy of its legendary live reputation, with Til The Medicine Takes. Only one song clocks in over five minutes, as Panic tones down the noodling and tears into well-structured songs. “Blue Indian” and “Nobody’s Loss” show Panic’s debt to the hippie-updated folk of the Grateful Dead, and “All Time Low” sounds like a lost ’60s classic rock staple. JoJo Hermann’s keyboards highlight much of the album, especially “One Arm Steve,” but the allure of Til The Medicine Takes, much like a Panic concert, is the communal vibe that everyone has contributed to a successful experience, including the listener. ~ Mark Morgenstein, Rovi |
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(Why Don’t You Take) The Other Side? $13.99 Given that he’s got an extensive background as a pianist in Germany’s rich jazz scene — having made a home in Munich after moving from his native Milan — Robert Di Gioia’s work as the virtually one-man-band behind (Why Don’t You Take) The Other Side? comes as something of a surprise. No doubt he’s had to gradually ease out of some of the most defining traits of his original craft throughout his tenure as Marsmobil; though it began as an amalgam of lounge jazz and electronica in 1999, it fully culminates here with a far-removed, fascinatingly wide-ranging set sporting an abundance of tributaries. This is a tour de force of immaculately mind-bending pastoral pop, with an arsenal of instruments at play and only one finger on the trigger. Early album highlight and single “Crazy Colored Lights” utilizes a neat little tactic of segmenting the words of the title in a fleeting vocal harmony, and cycling them repeatedly as an isolated sonic tidbit floating over the rest — the perfect sonic equivalent of a kaleidoscopic image that does much to set the stage for what follows. One of the album’s two guests also shows up on this track in the form of a spoken word interlude by an entity known as the Illusionists, a strangely riveting out-of-left-field segment on a song that has already done much to ingratiate itself. You could swear that Mark Everett of Eels makes an appearance on the equally strong “Moon of Dust,” but as it turns out the song is intended merely as an “homage to Eels,” and is actually that much more impressive for it. At 16 tracks it would be tempting to assume there’d be some filler here, but this masterwork simply unfolds with nary a dull or derivative moment. Pianos and keyboard-driven sounds are the most consistently featured sonic implement, but in many cases they are used to lay the groundwork or simply twinkle at the higher end of the spectrum while other instruments take the spotlight. Such is the case with the deftly executed “Lolly,” which… |
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(m)orning [Advance] $13.99 Although often lumped into the emo category, Mae has rarely adhered to that genre’s conventions, and (m)orning is perhaps the furthest the bandmates have ever sounded from their Warped Tour brethren. This eight-song EP is the band’s first release since losing its contract with Capitol Records, and the disc sounds more like an album than anything else, with songs that bleed together and several tracks that top the seven-minute mark. While EPs often serve as receptacles for an artist’s discarded B-sides, (m)orning is its own entity, and the songs are crafted appropriately. “The Fisherman Song (We All Need Love)” builds steadily, adding layer upon layer of guitar before exploding into a cathartic bridge, while “The House That Fire Built” marries challenging time signatures with an epic, open-armed chorus. Several minutes later, “Boomerang” gives way to “Two Birds” with a flurry of guitar arpeggios and piano riffs, making for a fairly gorgeous transition. All of this will be little interest to outsiders, perhaps, but fans should enjoy (m)orning’s mix of experimentation and accessibility. [An advance copy was also released.] ~ Andrew Leahey, Rovi |
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+’Justments $15.98 Back in March 2004 music magazine Mojo included Withers’ fourth album on a list of “67 Lost Albums You Must Own.” Whether ‘Justments is indeed the stuff of legend remains debatable. Surely no holy grail like the similarly mentioned Cold Fact by Sussex labelmate Sixto Rodriguez, it seems at least unfairly ignored. Nothing here might be as compelling as “Grandma’s Hands” or “I Can’t Write Left-Handed,” but there are plenty of melancholy reflections from a genuine soulman who came across more as a West coast singer/songwriter. Replacing the hired hands of his debut with former employees of Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band proved equally important in shaping Withers’ identity. Not only had they been instrumental in creating a landmark with his second album Still Bill, follow-up Live at Carnegie Hall showed how easily they could replicate their unrestrained approach on-stage, performing quite a few tunes which hadn’t yet appeared on a studio album. This experience further tightening a natural combination, the band was set for Withers’ third studio album. The moody overtones of ‘Justments suggest both band and singer might have suffered a bit from fatigue, a notion not altogether far-fetched since they would dissolve upon completing it. Not even Spanish minstrel Jos? Feliciano could rescue a song like “Railroad Man” from getting stuck in a not unpleasant but ultimately unrewarding jam mode. Still, a few gems are worth mentioning. The spine-tingling string sections for “You” and “Ruby Lee” for instance invoke the memory of Still Bill’s intriguing “Who Is He and What Is He to You.” The former would be released as a single and crack the Top 15 R&B chart, as would “Heartbreak Road” and “The Same Love That Made Me Laugh.” The demise of Sussex led to both the labels’ catalog and Withers himself being transferred to Columbia. Though some of its feel would always shine through his releases for his new employer, ‘Justments stands out for be… |
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…And Justice for All $40.99 The most immediately noticeable aspect of …And Justice for All isn’t Metallica’s still-growing compositional sophistication or the apocalyptic lyrical portrait of a society in decay. It’s the weird, bone-dry production. The guitars buzz thinly, the drums click more than pound, and Jason Newsted’s bass is nearly inaudible. It’s a shame that the cold, flat sound obscures some of the sonic details, because …And Justice for All is Metallica’s most complex, ambitious work; every song is an expanded suite, with only two of the nine tracks clocking in at under six minutes. It takes a while to sink in, but given time, …And Justice for All reveals some of Metallica’s best material. It also reveals the band’s determination to pull out all the compositional stops, throwing in extra sections, odd-numbered time signatures, and dense webs of guitar arpeggios and harmonized leads. At times, it seems like they’re doing it simply because they can; parts of the album lack direction and probably should have been trimmed for momentum’s sake. Pacing-wise, the album again loosely follows the blueprint of Ride the Lightning, though not as closely as Master of Puppets. This time around, the fourth song — once again a ballad with a thrashy chorus and outro — gave the band one of the unlikeliest Top 40 singles in history; “One” was an instant metal classic, based on Dalton Trumbo’s antiwar novel Johnny Got His Gun and climaxing with a pulverizing machine-gun imitation. As a whole, opinions on …And Justice for All remain somewhat divided: some think it’s a slightly flawed masterpiece and the pinnacle of Metallica’s progressive years; others see it as bloated and overambitious. Either interpretation can be readily supported, but the band had clearly taken this direction as far as it could. The difficulty of reproducing these songs in concert eventually convinced Metallica that it was time for an overhaul. ~ Steve Huey, Rovi |
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…And Then He Kissed Me/Blame It on Love $13.98 Ohio-born and Stiff Records-approved teen dream Rachel Sweet only cut four albums during her too-brief career in music before moving on to become a successful writer and producer in television, and her third and fourth LPs make their CD debut in this two-fer reissue from Collectables. Most of 1981′s …And Then He Kissed Me was produced by Rick Chertoff, who fitted Sweet out in epic-scale arrangements with a decided Springsteen and Spector influence, but Sweet’s big, passionate vocal style was more than up to the challenge, and the first two tracks, “Shadows of the Night” and “Then He Kissed Me/Be My Baby,” walk a fine line between the spectacular and the bombastic, with Sweet’s dead-on delivery nudging them into to the former territory. The rest of the album is uneven, with Sweet not always getting the material she deserves, and you have to wonder how she got stuck with Rex Smith as a duet partner on “Everlasting Love.” But the best moments of …And Then He Kissed Me show just how great a rock singer Sweet could be when given the right backing. Released in 1982, Blame It on Love is Sweet’s weakest album, and unfortunately it seems she carries a large share of the blame — she wrote or co-wrote all the songs and produced the sessions herself in collaboration with Marc Blatte and Larry Gottlieb. Sweet seemed to be reaching for a sexier, poppier image on Blame It on Love, and she looks luscious on the cover, but the album is short on the tough, spunky rock that was her strongest suit, and though she’s in solid voice throughout, for every song like “Paralyzed” and “American Girl” that fits her personality like a glove, there’s a couple like “Cool Heart” and “Sticks and Stones” that fall flat. (It’s worth noting Sweet wrote and produced “Paralyzed” and “American Girl” by her lonesome, which might suggest she didn’t have as much autonomy on the rest of the album as the credits suggest.) Fans will be happy to see the latter half of Rachel Sweet’s rec… |
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…Burn, Piano Island, Burn $13.98 Higher-pitched and noisier than an army of little dogs, the quintet of youngsters known as the Blood Brothers spew out a relentless wad of spit on Burn Piano Island, Burn, a ferocious album that singes the ears. Their passionate, insane, ranting hardcore is surely not for everyone. It’s a truly extreme album at a time when the word “extreme” is used to sell snowboards and SUVs. The Blood Brothers features two singers trading off shrieking into the mic and surprisingly they’re shrieking some really fancy lyrics, which is probably the most interesting aspect of the band. On the title song they yelp, “Charred toucans weaving their black sky quilt?/Burn piano island burn!/The seashells scream out celestial code/Melting on the shore inside a flame snow globe.” All the lyrics are very much in this surreal poetry vein. An unusual band indeed. They occasionally, though not very often, slow up the torrent on songs like “Six Nightmares at the Pinball Masquerade” and “The Salesman, Denver Max,” using, gasp!, acoustic guitars, pianos, and a xylophone. Kids looking to anger their parents to the point of losing it should pick up this CD, turn up the stereo, and lock the door. ~ Adam Bregman, Rovi |
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…For the Ghosts Within $13.98 For the Ghosts Within, Robert Wyatt’s collaboration with Gilad Atzmon and Ros Stephen, is a set of seven standards from jazz, theater, pop, and film, balanced by four provocative originals. Stephen recorded strings, double bass, and a scratch vocal first; Wyatt added proper ones later; and this was handed off to Atzmon, who added reeds, winds, electronics, and accordion, and produced the finished product. The process sounds cold and disembodied; the recording, anything but. It opens with Johnny Mercer’s haunting “Laura,” with Wyatt providing one of the most vulnerable vocals of his career over Stephen’s Sigamos String Quartet, Richard Pryce’s upright bass, and Atzmon’s alto saxophone. It’s riveting for its nocturnal nakedness despite the warmth of the strings. “Lullaby for Irena,” by Stephen and Alfreda Benge, begins with murky electronics and Atzmon playing an Eastern modal theme on clarinet. The strings introduce Western classical harmony before Pryce and Wyatt enter, haltingly, allowing the musical spaces between his words their full measure. It is a love song so full of gratitude it is nearly heartbreaking. The title track, by Atzmon and Benge, features Tali Atzmon on lead vocals with various reeds winds, accordion, and even a Palestinian shepherd’s flute by Gilad Atzmon. The exotic, sampled percussive effects create a sense of haunted drama as Stephen and Wyatt underscore them with a backing chorus that transports the listener to an aural terrain between jazz and Middle Eastern folk styles. These three tracks provide a blueprint for most of what follows: Wyatt’s vocal interpretations of Thelonious Monk’s “‘Round Midnight,” Billy Strayhorn’s “Lush Life,” and Duke Ellington’s “In a Sentimental Mood” stand outside the jazz repertoire, but, because of Wyatt’s extraordinary, uncategorizable voice, offer a fresh, expansive, and elegant reading of standards that don’t lose their connecting threads. That said, the version of “What a Wonderful World” bea… |
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…In Shallow Seas We Sail $13.99 After flirting with synthesizers and smoother textures on 2007′s I’m Only a Man, Emery returned to a harder sound with While Broken Hearts Prevail, a seven-song EP that attempted to placate anyone who balked at the previous album’s content. Released one year later, …In Shallow Seas We Sail continues the progress that Broken Hearts made, allowing some melodic moments to flourish but largely emphasizing the band’s hardcore foundation. The result is a fairly competent screamo album, with the band making all the usual stops between hushed melancholia and guttural, scream-filled catharsis. As demonstrated by leadoff track “Cutthroat Courage,” Emery’s dual frontmen have learned to play off each other’s strengths, and their use of overlapping, echoing melodies makes for some of the most melodically poignant moments here. While the band has yet to progress as rapidly on the lyrical front, returning fans will likely champion this as Emery’s finest work. ~ Andrew Leahey, Rovi |
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0:12 Revolution in Just Listening $12.98 Coalesce’s sound is difficult to describe; it’s not quite hardcore punk, not quite alternative metal, not quite grindcore or death metal — just extreme and furiously chaotic. But, at the same time, 012: Revolution in Just Listening is quite musical, its progressive song structures and odd time signatures revealing themselves more and more with each listen. The band negotiates its tricky compositions with chops to burn, delivering ferociously cathartic performances underscored by the assaultive yet textured noise of their instrumental work. Occasional sections can wander away from the focused intensity of the majority of the album, but overall, 012: Revolution in Just Listening rewards attentive listening. ~ Steve Huey, Rovi |
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1, 2, To the Bass $11.98 Stanley Clarke is without doubt a phenomenally talented bassist but has not done much to showcase this ability on his own recordings since the late ’70s. You can chalk that up mostly to Clarke’s propensity for trite, pop-oriented material that does little to illuminate his great technical command of the instrument or to engage the listener either melodically or lyrically. 1, 2, to the Bass is a step in the right direction with a more jazz-oriented feel and some interesting guest appearances. Rapper Q-Tip gets things off to a nice start on the title track which reimagines ’90s hip-hop jazz as “quiet storm” R&B. “Simply Said” is reminiscent of Sting’s more fusion-style originals with flutist Hubert Laws on a nice melodic hook. There is also an inspired reworking of the R&B classic “Where Is the Love” featuring Glenn Lewis and Amel Larrieux. Later on, if “Los Caballos (The Horses)” sounds a little too much like Madonna’s “Borderline,” and Oprah Winfrey’s reading of Maya Angelou’s “I Shall Not Be Moved” seems a bit out of place on an album that includes a song titled “Just Cruzin’,” there’s at least the “Rock It”-styled electro-disco-funk of “Bout the Bass.” And don’t forget the monstrous “freak” funk cover of “Hair” that almost redeems everything guitarist Joe Satriani has ever done. Perhaps not the exhilarating breakthrough one would hope, 1, 2, to the Bass is nonetheless a very exciting return to form. ~ Matt Collar, Rovi |
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1,000 Years Ago on Planet Earth $16.32 At the dawn of the third millennium we know more about our amazing planet than ever before. But what did the world look like one thousand years ago? This eye-opening book takes readers back a thousand years in time to discover what was happening in twelve incredibly different civilizations at the turn of the first millennium. Travel to Central America to explore the great pyramid at Chichen Itza, witness the acts of the bloodthirsty and adventurous Vikings in northern Europe, and learn about the fascinating innovations of the Chinese during the Song Dynasty.This fascinating flashback describes how the planet has changed over the centuries and helps readers imagine what the future may be like. |
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10 Days Out (Blues from the Backroads) $24.98 10 Days Out may well be Kenny Wayne Shepherd’s most important and intriguing album, even though the guitarist is hardly the featured artist on any of these tracks, working instead more as a sideman and facilitator for the impressive cast of venerable blues players who get a chance to shine here. Make no mistake about it, this recording belongs to such senior citizens as Henry Townsend, Etta Baker, Pinetop Perkins, and Henry Gray, and Shepherd’s presence (and the presence of Stevie Ray Vaughan’s Double Trouble rhythm section of bassist Tommy Shannon and drummer Chris Layton) simply helps to focus the attention on these veteran blues players. Shepherd embarked on a ten-day journey into the American South in 2004 with a documentary film crew, a portable recording studio, and Double Trouble as a house band in an effort to catch the blues in its natural habitat of living rooms, kitchens, porches, back yards, and local watering holes, and the performances that resulted are priceless. Here is one-armed harp player Neal Pattman and blind guitarist Cootie Stark turning in a joyous, ramshackle version of “Prison Blues.” A little later, Stark delivers further on a delightful song called “U-Haul,” complete with a marvelous improvised rap over the tune’s run-out coda. Here, too, is the then-96-year-old Henry Townsend turning in a poignant “Tears Came Rollin’ Down.” Etta Baker, then 93, shows that age hadn’t slowed her as a guitarist at all as she delivers an elegant “Knoxville Rag.” Shepherd wisely stays in the background on cut after cut, allowing these amazing musical treasures to unfold naturally and without intrusive elements. There are absolutely no hotshot guitar histrionics anywhere on this disc, which speaks to Shepherd’s sincere vision for this project. He’s after the preservation of blues history with 10 Days Out, and as if to underscore that aim, five of the album’s participants (Neal Pattman, Cootie Stark, Gatemouth Brown, George “Wild Child” Butler, and… |
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10 Easy Lessons Piano Young Beginner $12.12 An enjoyable introduction to the piano for young beginners. Covers the basics of both melody and chord playing using simple arrangements of favorite children’s songs. Features entertaining full color illustrations along with each song. |
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10 Great Songs $12.98 The Band? s greatest strength was their ability to sound like the whole history of American pop music rolled into one big rustic blender, creating in the process a kind of frozen mythic landscape that somehow informs the present by suggesting the past. It was quite a hat trick, and it? s easy to glimpse a little bit of that funky and mythic R&B carnival the Band represented in this brief ten-song set. Songs like ? The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down,? ? Rag Mama Rag,? ? Chest Fever,? ? It Makes No Difference,? and ? The Shape I? m In? add up to a whole universe of time, place, and status. Calling yourself the Band was a little arrogant. It was also tremendously modest. It was all part of a brilliant balancing act. Even at only ten tracks, this sampler shows clearly why the Band truly deserved to be called the Band. ~ Steve Leggett, Rovi |
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10,011 Words in Poem and Song: Letters to Five Women $10.95 A song to you set in a poem or a poem put to a songImagine a world of magic, Your world with magic. Simply a science misunderstood, Play in the spells, Dabble in the portions, Of the potions of lifeI could get lost in you, Dark child, Wandering in the snow, Drift away awhile with me, Day by day, Hour by hour, Moment by moment, My thoughts raceLonging for that magic once so strong about me. Lost in the haze of forgetfulness, Empty spaces, Lost toysSmoke from flames that have burnt away, Turned to ash, Like incenseWhirring trees and blacks skies, Thinking of you in the rainWith your tangled understanding, still haunting the essence of me Using actual letters written to lovers both past and present, author J R.A. Schaefer weaves a magical tapestry in 10,011 Words in Poem and Song. Throughout this thought-provoking collection, he demonstrates a true sense of both the anguish and the elation that relationships can cause. From the pain and isolation of Nothing to the warmth and comfort of Morning Sync, Schaefer shares raw reflections on some of life”s most valuable lessons–lessons taught to us by those we”ve loved and lost. |
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100 Best Beatles Songs $14.95 Which Song is the Best and Why? Read it and see! Organized by rank, from 1 to 100, this illustrated celebration of the best songs by the boys who revolutionized rock-and-roll includes expert commentary, historical context, interview material, and lots of great sidebars (including best lists from some of today”s pop music powerhouses.) Like all best of lists, the book”s opinionated stance generates animated discussion. Here, There, and Everywhere is profusely illustrated with photos of the band at work and play, and all of the unforgettable album-cover art. Appendices include a complete song list, discography, videography, and bibliography, making it a one-stop source of Beatles facts and figures. |
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100 Careers in Music $109.52 The music industry is flourishing — and young men and women seeking careers don’t have to be performing artists to land a rewarding job in the business. Today’s music industry needs composers, lyricists, creative managers, sound engineers, video producers and directors, booking agents, concert promoters, publicists, writers, marketing professionals, and even lawyers and accountants. 100 Careers in the Music Business takes the mystery out of job titles like song plugger, product manager, and engineer, and presents easy to understand explanations of duties and necessary qualifications. Most important, this book gives an overview of the industry as it currently operates — describing the roles of music publishers, recording companies, record distribution groups, the musicians themselves, producers, management teams, and marketing and promotion operations. Here too are inspiring stories of men and women who have made it in many different areas of music. A glossary of terms defines music industry jargon, and an appendix lists major music organizations. 100 Careers in the Music Business gives readers the most complete picture of today’s music industry available anywhere. It’s a must read for anyone considering a career in music, and it deserves a place on the reference shelf of high school and college guidance counselors. |
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100 Easy Piano Classics $19.99 Chosen from the four stylistic periods of piano repertoire and presented in their original form, the 100 pieces in this collection have been favorites of pianists throughout the years. To help in performance, the editors have realized ornaments and added editorial markings such as phrasing, expression marks, and dynamics where appropriate. Titles: Little Prelude in C Major, BVW 939 (J. S. Bach) * Teasing Song, from For Children (Bart?k) * Ecossaise in G Major (Beethoven) * Sonatina in C Major, Op. 36, No. 1 (Clementi) * Waltz in C Major (Diabelli) * Spinning Song, Op. 14, No. 4 (Ellmenreich) * The Chase, Op. 117, No. 5 (Gurlitt) * Minuet in G Major (Haydn) * Prelude in G Major (Kuhnau) * Minuet in F Major, K. 2 (Mozart) * Minuet in A Minor (Purcell) * Minuet in C Major, K. 73b; L. 217 (D. Scarlatti) * The Happy Farmer, from Album for the Young, Op. 68 (Schumann) * Italian Song, No. 15 (Tchaikovsky) * and more. |
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100 Great Poems of Love & Lust $4.98 From the Song of Solomon, Catullus, and Ovid, to recent masterpieces by the Irish Nobel Prize winner Seamus Heaney and the British Poet Laureate Andrew Motion, each love poem is preceded by pithy, introductory biographical notes. With favorites from W. H. Auden, Carol Ann Duffy, Federico Garcia Lorca, and Jacques Prevert, this is a comprehensive collection to treasure. From the thrill of a new romance to the knowing celebration of an enduring one, from the comedy of lust to the tragedy of profound loss, celebrated poets of past centuries and renowned modern ones confess their love, beg for it, or rage against it, sometimes with humor and often with elegance. |
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100 Kids’ Songs $14.95 Our children’s songbooks are among our bestsellers, and this new one is one of the best! It includes 100 super tunes kids love to sing, such as: Alouette — Alphabet Song — Animal Fair — The Beat Went Over the Mountain — Do Your Ears Hang Low? — Eensy Weensy Spider — Frere Jacques — Home of the Range — Jack and Jill — Little Boy Blue — London Bridge — Simple Simon — This Old Man — more! |
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100 Read & Sing Devotions, 100 Bible Songs $19.99 Kids can read, sing, and learn while they spend time with God! In 100 Devotions, 100 Bible Songs children can read a devotion, sing a beloved song, and say a prayer all while learning and spending time with God. Perfect for before school, bedtime, or anytime, these short devotions will be fun for kids and help parents grow their children”s faith. With bright illustrations, great music, and powerful messages, kids will have fun while they learn to walk with God and apply the message of the Bible to their everyday lives. |
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100 Years of Song, 1900-1999 $23.71 This fabulous 432-page collection contains 100 songs, one for each year of the 20th century, complete with informative commentary about each of the songs. Includes piano/vocal/guitar arrangements of: Alexander’s Ragtime Band — All I Ask of You — All You Need Is Love — From a Distance — My Heart Will Go On — Rock Around the Clock — Star Dust — A String of Pearls — Swanee — The Way We Were — more. |
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100% Motown ’60s $7.88 100% Motown ’60s is a short, budget-priced compilation offering just a few of the label’s hits from that decade; considering that this decade was the label’s heyday, it almost seems a bit unjust to offer so few of its many great singles. The Supremes’ “Baby Love,” the Four Tops’ “Reach Out, I’ll Be There,” and Martha & the Vandellas’ “Dancing in the Street” are all classic singles and great choices for this collection, although some fans may gripe that Gladys Knight & the Pips’ version of “I Heard It Through the Grapevine” is included here instead of Marvin Gaye’s. Gaye is represented by “Pride and Joy,” a great song in its own right but just not as striking as his “I Heard It Through the Grapevine.” Likewise, the tracks from the Marvelettes, the Temptations, and Smokey Robinson & the Miracles are some of their best, yet not quite the definitive choices one would expect on a collection like this. Trying to sum up Motown’s golden age in nine songs is a fool’s errand, and 100% Motown ’60s isn’t quite up to the task, but the songs it does include are good enough to make it an enjoyable, if brief, collection. ~ Heather Phares, Rovi |
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1000 Songwriting Ideas $19.99 A great tool for all songwriters looking for creative resources. 1000 Songwriting Ideas is a handy book of creativity exercises that stop writer”s block and spark the fire of your imagination. It offers concepts to ponder as starting places for lyric writing, along with some of the most provocative and inspirational examples you may encounter anywhere. Authored by a pro, these proven exercises are for moving the creative lyrical self, the soul, the real tool of songwriting and the real object of a song”s intention. |
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1000 Watt Confessions $11.99 Full-on cranked-out rock & roll, in the Hellacopters/Supersuckers tradition, which would fit since frontman Rick Sims played axe for the Supersuckers’ album in 1995. The former point man of the Didjits leads another ragtag band to frantic rawk glory, playing tracks with so much swaggering and tongue-lagging that you can almost feel the spit flying in your face. With certain cues echoing from the New York Dolls (among others), ’70s glam metal appears here as well. This is better than the Strippers’ first album, but the guitar freak-outs never quite peak as high as they did on the last track of that album, although several come close. These boys sing of the rock & roll life, of drinkin’ and fast cars, of tussin’ and tumblin’ and getting caught for it. For a band with a song like “Who Can Save Me?” and a nun on the album cover, the Strippers don’t want savin’ that hard. Kick-ass organ solo on “Get Em Down,” too. ~ Jeremy Salmon, Rovi |
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1000 Years of Popular Music $28.98 As the year 2000 loomed on the horizon, Playboy Magazine took it upon itself to ask a number of leading musicians to name the greatest songs of the soon-to-be-completed millennium. One of the musos queried was Richard Thompson, and while many of his comrades couldn’t be bothered to go further back than 1940 in their overview of musical history, the scholarly Thompson took the notion seriously enough to extend his own list of notable songs as far back as 1068 A.D. While Playboy never ended up printing Thompson’s list, the notion made enough of an impression on him that he put together a special show in which he guided his audience through his own version of the greatest hits of the past ten centuries. 1000 Years of Popular Music is culled from recordings of Thompson’s concert series of the same name, and beyond the novelty value of the set list (from the oldest round in the English language to Britney Spears in a mere 76 minutes!), it also offers a rare look at Thompson the interpretive musician, as well as lends a fascinating perspective on his musical influences. As one might expect, the early innings are dominated by the British folk tradition, with “King Henry V’s Conquest of France” and “Blackleg Miner” suggesting where Thompson’s melodic sense first took root, and other tunes demonstrating how operetta and the British music halls absorbed and refined similar themes. Thompson also indulges his passion for classic jazz of the 1930s and ’40s on some Nat King Cole and Louis Armstrong chestnuts, and wraps up by following rock & roll through Jerry Lee Lewis, the Who, and the Beatles to Prince and Britney Spears (“Oops! I Did It Again,” of which Thompson writes, “Taken out of context, this is a pretty nice song”). Considering that precious few of these songs were meant to be performed by a solo acoustic guitar, Thompson’s arrangements are inventive and effective; whether he’s going for laughs or drama, he gets the most from his material. (He’s also fortunat… |
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1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die $59.91 From the Publisher: You played it for her, Sam. Now, play it for me. Everybody loves a good movie, and Casablanca is just one of the classics described in this, the ultimate book about movies! This volume’s expert team of authors spans a full century of production, concisely describing 1001 of the best films from around the world. The listings are dramatically augmented with memorable photos, both in color and black and white. The book is a chrono-logical survey covering the best cinematic dramas, comedies, westerns, musicals, suspense and horror films, gangster classics, films noir, sci-fi epics, documentaries, and adaptations of novels and stage plays. Starting in 1902 with the French production, Le voyage dans la lune (A Trip to the Moon) and the famous 1903 American short, The Great Train Robbery, this immensely enjoyable read moves forward chronologically. Film fans review the 1920s silent classics of D. W. Griffith and the comedies of Chaplin and Keaton, then go on to the era of sound films, beginning in 1927 with Al Jolson in The Jazz Singer. Soon to follow were von Sternberg’s 1931 classic with Marlene Dietrich, Der Blaue Engel (The Blue Angel), the Bela Lugosi portrayal of Dracula, and the inimitable King Kong. Other highlights from the 1930s include screwball comedies like It Happened One Night and Bringing Up Baby, the elegant song-and-dance fests that paired Astaire and Rogers, the crazy antics of the Marx Brothers, and the classic Warner Brothers gangster films where James Cagney, George Raft, and Edward G. Robinson were brought to justice in the final reel. In the 1940s, The Maltese Falconand Casablanca madeHumphrey Bogart a household name–and spanning nearly a half-century, from the 1930s to the ’80s, Alfred Hitchcock’s suspense classics thrilled millions. Also well represented are the post-World War II European New Wave directors, including Pasolini, Fellini, |
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1001 Songs $29.95 The fascinating stories behind more than a thousand best-loved songs from the last 50 years are explored in this entertaining collection. Intriguing background and biographical information on each song and its artist — from Elvis and Fatboy Slim to Leonard Cohen and Pulp — is included alongside more than 400 rare, full-color photographs of the musicians. Keeping in line with the way that iPods and other portable mp3 players have changed the way people listen to music — with personalized playlists and mixes just a few clicks away — this collection places more emphasis on specific songs than entire albums. The eclectic mix of profiled songs are randomly ordered, similar to a playlist, widening listeners’ horizons while educating them on a variety of styles and artists. |
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1001 Songs You Must Hear Before You Die $36.95 This latest addition to the bestselling 1001 series offers more than ever–the world”s biggest and best playlist, referencing more than 10,000 must-download songs. While each main entry profiles and illustrates 1,001 primary songs, it places that song into a contextual web of music history. |
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101 Easy Fingerstyle Guitar Solos $19.99 This book with CD contains a wealth of time-honored songs arranged for beginning to intermediate guitarists. Many styles are covered including American standards, country songs, blues, hymns and spirituals, calypso, train songs, European standards, childrens songs, Christmas songs, Stephen Foster songs, patriotic songs, light classical, and more. These great-sounding solos can be played on any 6 or 12-string guitar. The companion CD contains every song in the book played note-for-note. |
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101 More Music Games for Children: More Fun and Learning with Rhythm and Song $19.95 This action-packed compendium offers everyone who interacts with kids an array of ingenious song and dance activities from a variety of cultures to get kids singing, dancing, and listening. |
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101 Music Games for Children: Fun and Learning with Rhythm and Song $16.11 This lively and imaginative book is being used to help children learn about music and sound while they develop the ability to listen, concentrate, be creative, improvise; and trust one another. Using audiocassettes or CDs of popular songs and simple instruments, children and adults get to play listening games, concentration games, musical quizzes, and more. The games are not competitive–they encourage and reward children for participating, not for winning. |
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101 Songwriting Wrongs and How to Right Them $19.99 In addition to instruction about the art and craft of writing a song, readers will find advice about market considerations that make their songs salable. With this books guidance, songwriters will begin writing songs strong in emotion, clear in idea, musically beautiful, and supremely salable. Great songs are a highly disciplined art form; they are 100 percent creativity yet 100 percent structured. This book teaches why readers mustnt second-guess song ideas before they can evolve, why their intention in writing a song must be clear, how to put words together in easy-to-sing lines, how to marry lyrics to muse, and how to write a strong melodic hook. |
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101 Songwriting Wrongs and How to Right Them: How to Craft and Sell Your Songs $12.36 Used – In addition to instruction about the art and craft of writing a song, readers will find advice about market considerations that make their songs salable. With this books guidance, songwriters will begin writing songs strong in emotion, clear in idea, musically beautiful, and supremely salable. Great songs are a highly disciplined art form; they are 100 percent creativity yet 100 percent structured. This book teaches why readers mustnt second-guess song ideas before they can evolve, why th |
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101 Songwriting Wrongs and How to Right Them: How to Craft and Sell Your Songs $2.77 Used – In addition to instruction about the art and craft of writing a song, readers will find advice about market considerations that make their songs salable. With this books guidance, songwriters will begin writing songs strong in emotion, clear in idea, musically beautiful, and supremely salable. Great songs are a highly disciplined art form; they are 100 percent creativity yet 100 percent structured. This book teaches why readers mustnt second-guess song ideas before they can evolve, why th |
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101 Three-Chord Songs for Country & Bluegrass Songs for Guitar, Banjo, and Uke $14.99 You need only minimal playing skills and three chords – G, C, and D7 – to accompany each song in this innovative book. This is the perfect book for beginners, casual musicians, and teaching studios. The book is absolutely bursting with an abundance of timeless standards, many of which are rarely found in print. All songs are made playable for folks who play for their own enjoyment. Melody, lyrics, and chords are included for each song. We invite your entire family to enjoy this unique book. It is also an excellent, compact fakebook for pros. |
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101 Three-Chord Songs for Guitar, Banjo and Uke $17.99 You need only minimal playing skills and three chords–G, C, and D7–to accompany all the great songs in this innovative book. If you are just getting started, or if you are a casual player on a chording instrument, this is the perfect book for you. The book is absolutely bursting with a great variety of music: Old-time, bluegrass, gospel, Christmas, children”s tunes, Stephen Foster, British and Celtic, cowboy, blues, and more. Because melody and lyrics are provided with every song, singers will also enjoy this wonderful collection of the world”s favorite songs. Truly a book of outstanding arrangements, made playable for folks who play for their own enjoyment. (Some of these songs, like Dark Hollow and Way Downtown, are hard to find in print.) Guitar, uke, and five-string banjo diagrams are included for the three chords, along with tips on strumming and transposing tips for singers. An invaluable reference book for teachers and pros, too! |
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101 [Bonus DVD] $24.98 As an event, Depeche Mode’s huge (attendance around 80,000) Los Angeles Rose Bowl concert in 1988 remains legendary; no single artist show had totally sold out the venue since eight years beforehand, while the film documentary done by Dylan-filmer D.A. Pennebaker based around the show clearly demonstrated fans’ intense commitment to a near-decade-old band most mainstream critics continued to stupidly portray as a flash-in-the-pan synth pop effort. This start-to-final-encore record of the concert showcases a band perfectly able to carry its music from studio to stage as well as any other combo worth its salt should be able to do. Understandably focused on Music for the Masses material, the album shows Depeche experimenting with alternate arrangements at various points for live performance; big numbers like “Never Let Me Down Again,” “Stripped,” and “Blasphemous Rumors” pack even more of a wallop here. Slower numbers and more than a couple of ballads help to vary the hit-packed set, including a fine “Somebody” and “The Things You Said” combination sung by Martin Gore. “Pleasure Little Treasure,” on record an okay B-side, becomes a monster rocker live, the type of unexpected surprise one could expect from a solid band no matter what the music. With a triumphant set of closing numbers, including magnificent takes on “Never Let Me Down Again,” “Master and Servant,” and the set-ending “Everything Counts,” with what sounds like the entire audience singing the chorus well after the song has finally ended, 101 does far better at its task than most might have guessed. [There is also a version that features a bonus DVD.] ~ Ned Raggett, Rovi |
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1029: List of State Leaders in 1029, 1029 in Art, $15.39 Used – Chapters: List of state leaders in 1029, 1029 in art, . Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 17. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: 1028 state leaders – Events of 1029 – 1030 state leaders – State leaders by year Hammadids – Qaid ibn Hammad (1028-1045) Caliphate (Abbasid) – Al-Qadir, Caliph in Baghdad (991-1031)China (Northern Song Dynasty) – Renzong, |
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10cc [Germany Bonus Tracks] $19.99 Displaying a command of pop styles and satire, 10cc shows that they are a force to be reckoned with on their first album. Hooks abound, harmonies shine, and instrumentation is dazzling without being overdone. Though charges of “self-consciously clever” could be leveled at the group, their command of witty, Anglo-styled pop is so impressive that even those criticisms must be weighed against the mastery of styles. All four members sing lead and are talented songwriters, and this leads to a wide variety of styles that add to their vision. Featuring their number one U.K. hit “Rubber Bullets,” 10cc wades through ten selections of satire and parody. Arguably, one of the best is the opening cut, “Johnny Don’t Do It,” a parody of all the “death discs” of the late ’50s and early 60s (the misunderstood “bad but really good” guy who is killed in a wreck). More contemporary and bitingly sarcastic is “Headline Hustler,” a commentary on the scandal-hungry, ravenous media. Medical facilities and the treatment afforded there is given ripe 10cc commentary in “The Hospital Song” (“And when I go, I’ll die of plaster casting love”). Whether doing loving parodies of the music they grew up with or satirizing contemporary issues, 10cc shows themselves to be top-level purveyors of pop on their debut recording. Some might criticize the group for being too self-satisfied with their own intelligence, but there is no denying the true craftsmanship and humor on their 1973 release. [The German edition changes the track order and adds five bonus tracks: "Hot Sun Rock," "4% of Something," "Rubber Bullets (Single Version)," "Waterfall," and "Bee in My Bonnet."] ~ Michael Ofjord, Rovi |
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11-17-70 $45.99 The great thing about this early live record is its obscurity — not just that this isn’t one of his better-known records, but that the set list is a fanboy’s dream, heavy on album tracks, covers, and the kinds of song that make Elton John’s early work so individual. It’s not just that there are no hits here, but it’s that these six (seven, on the CD reissue) songs emphasize the spare, hard-rocking bluesy singer/songwriter that may not have written his own words, but always sang them with conviction and melodies that made them seem like his own. This may be a minor effort in his catalog, but that’s part of its pleasure — it’s certainly a record from the time before Elton the superstar, as he tears through Tumbleweed Connection tracks prior to the record’s release, does a phenomenal reworking of “Honky Tonk Women,” hauls out B-sides like “Bad Side of the Moon,” and gives a fierce, infectious performance. It’s not essential for anyone but obsessives, but if you want any indication of what Elton sounded like prior to his big break, this is an excellent, even intoxicating, summary. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi |
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12 Days $8 A modern twist on The Twelve Days of Christmas, this collection of playful tales makes a perfect holday gift. On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me… From a partridge in a pear tree to twelve drummers drumming, here is a collection sure to please even the Scroogiest of readers. Taking the classic Christmas song as inspiration, these twelve stories from some of Britain’s finest contemporary writers are in turn playful, funny, poignant, suspenseful, and magical. No matter what you feel about the festive season, you will find stories here that will lift the spirit, warm the heart, and entertain. |
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12 Days of Christmas $9.95 This beautifully illustrated children’s book takes the popular and well-known story-song of the 12 Days of Christmas and replaces those secular images with Christian-centered images and themes. |
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12 Days of Christmas $16.99 Set in Africa, this beautiful rendition of the classic Christmas carol has a unique twist: colorful icons illustrate the various gifts repeated in each verse of this song, creating a rebus-style text that gives readers a fun way to follow along. Full color. |
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12 Play $11.98 R. Kelly’s debut album with Public Announcement from a year earlier, Born into the 90s, had been a fine new jack swing album, but it hardly foreshadowed the astonishing heights the all-around amazing producer/songwriter/singer summits on 12 Play, a likewise all-around amazing album with a little bit of something for everyone. There are a couple moments on 12 Play that are reminiscent of Born Into the 90s, specifically the sung-rapped ones: “Freak Dat Body” and “Back to the Hood of Things.” These tend to be the least interesting of the 12 songs here, however, and their intermittent, mid-album sequencing is perhaps no coincidence. Rather, it’s the swooning balladry of “Honey Love,” a late-album gem from Born Into the 90s, that Kelly reprises to great success throughout 12 Play. The decision to do away with Public Announcement for the most part here is a wise one, as Kelly seems to have a real gift for late-night come-ons as well as elaborately produced musical accompaniment that’s similarly alluring, as evidenced on the album-opening “Your Body’s Callin’.” This gentle song’s inescapable pleading is then followed by another absolutely brilliant four minutes of tantalization, “Bump n’ Grind,” which eases in some throbbing beats to perhaps nudge up the intensity level a bit. From here, Kelly changes positions often, lightening up the mood a bit on songs like “It Seems Like Your Ready” and “For You” that seem intended for the slow-to-warm while also getting a bit nasty on songs like “Freak Dat Body” and “Summer Bunnies” that seem intended for the fast-and-wild. He then returns to pure brilliance for the album’s final climax: the breathless, 12-minute “Sex Me” and the lovely album-closing title track. What’s most wonderful about 12 Play isn’t Kelly’s mostly dreamy, occasionally dirty, always enrapturing rhetoric, nor his likewise arousing mood music; rather, it’s his precise ability to tie them together so perfectly. This guy really is a genius, and … |
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12 Point Buck $14.98 Having carved out its own particular furrow of death by this point, destruction and tongue-piercing-cheek-wall black humor, on Twelve Point Buck Killdozer didn’t so much relax a bit as start to grind the wheels. There are some great moments, it has to be said, but for the most part they’re musical ones, as the band, especially Bill Hobson, start to stretch out in more directions than before. At the same time, the members can’t leave their sound too far behind them, and the result sometimes is a compromise. When Killdozer’s on, though, they’re on fire. “New Pants and Shirt” is actually a brilliant smashing together of huge noise, rhythm crunch, and psychedelic soloing, Hobson making his guitar as strung out as possible. The immediately following “Space 1999″ is just as incredible, Gerald’s drawling sleaze-Elvis, the queasy, stiff funk (if there is such a thing) of the music a stentorian crawl to the grave. Butch Vig at the very least makes everything sound as huge and crushing as all the band’s work has been in the past, but perhaps goes too over the top here — more variety would have helped in the end. Gerald sneaks in some sly literary references again, at the least — Flannery O’Connor is specifically name-checked on the horn-touched sort-of tribute “Lupus” — while the inclusion of a snippet of a farm report at one point seems like an all-too-appropriate touch. As for a song about Irwin Allen films called “Man Vs. Nature” that ruminates on the question of justice in a cold universe and how Charlton Heston is “just a ham” — well, why not? In another change, meanwhile, every song is an original — then again, the original single-only release of For Ladies Only from the previous year may well have killed their appetite for that at the time. ~ Ned Raggett, Rovi |
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12 Songs for Guitar $19.95 These are concert arrangements, sometimes free composition, based on famous popular and folk songs: Londonderry Air * Over the Rainbow * Summertime * A Song of Early Spring * Amours Perdues * What a Friend * Secret Love * The International * and four Lennon & McCartney tunes: Here, There and Everywhere * Michelle * Hey Jude * Yesterday. |
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12 Wedding Solos $19.95 A variety of songs for different types of weddings, including standards in special arrangements for singer and piano accompaniment. Contents: All the Way * Ave Maria * The Greatest of These * Grow Old with Me * Here, There and Everywhere * Jesu, Joy of Man”s Desiring * The Lord”s Prayer * The Promise (I”ll Never Say Goodbye) * Starting Here, Starting Now * Sunrise, Sunset * Time After Time * With a Song in My Heart. |
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12 Wedding Solos $39.73 A variety of songs for different types of weddings, including standards in special arrangements for singer and piano accompaniment. Contents: All the Way * Ave Maria * The Greatest of These * Grow Old with Me * Here, There and Everywhere * Jesu, Joy of Man”s Desiring * The Lord”s Prayer * The Promise (I”ll Never Say Goodbye) * Starting Here, Starting Now * Sunrise, Sunset * Time After Time * With a Song in My Heart. |
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127 Rose Avenue $14.99 Released in June of 2009, the first single from Hank Williams, Jr.’s 127 Rose Avenue is called “Red, White & Pink Slip Blues,” a paean to the economic uncertainty of 21st century recession America. It’s like a lot of contemporary country singles these days, anthemic truth tales reflecting the concerns of the common (wo)man, who is struggling to find his/her place in a country that seems to have packed itself up and left them behind. The single was a hit and may carry the album to the higher rungs of the charts with it. That said, this has nothing to do with the actual quality of the music. In many ways, Williams has been remaking the same record since the early 1980s. It has his seamless blend of loud Southern rock-style guitars, rowdy, rebellious lyrics, hell-raising drums, and fist-pumping choruses, with a ballad or two thrown in for good measure. It’s a formula, but one that has worked to keep Williams with Curb Records and on the charts for nearly 30 years. No matter what the trend in the music itself, from the Urban Cowboy days on, Williams has remained in style remarkably enough because his songwriting reflects the timeless concerns of country fans. He first took up the heady electric guitar sound in the late ’70s and perfected it in the early ’80s. 127 Rose Avenue changes the production style to reflect what’s going on in contemporary country — big compressed guitars, melds of fiddles and banjos, and rock & roll drum kits. The other notable tracks on this set are the loud and proud, self-penned, “Farm Song” with a guest appearance by pedal steel guitar icon Robert Randolph; “All the Roads,” a duet with the Grascals, and, as is usual on a Hank Jr. record, an homage to his father called the “The Last Driftin’ Cowboy,” with a sample from “Honky Tonk Blues,.” If you dig Bocephus’ countless previous albums and/or are a fan of the new brand of Nashville rock that calls itself “contemporary country,” you’ll dig this. ~ Thom Jurek, Rovi |
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12th-Century Monarchs in Asia, Including: Yel Dashi, Conchobar Maenmaige Ua Cellaigh, Cormac Mac Carthaigh, Emperor Huizong of Song, Emperor Ningzong of Song, Emperor Qinzong of Song, Emperor Gaozong of Song, Emperor Xiaozong of Song, Al-Mustazhir $17.05 New – Hephaestus Books represents a new publishing paradigm, allowing disparate content sources to be curated into cohesive, relevant, and informative books. To date, this content has been curated from Wikipedia articles and images under Creative Commons licensing, although as Hephaestus Books continues to increase in scope and dimension, more licensed and public domain content is being added. We believe books such as this represent a new and exciting lexicon in the sharing of human knowledge. T |
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12th-Century Monarchs in Asia, Including: Yel Dashi, Conchobar Maenmaige Ua Cellaigh, Cormac Mac Carthaigh, Emperor Huizong of Song, Emperor Ningzong of Song, Emperor Qinzong of Song, Emperor Gaozong of Song, Emperor Xiaozong of Song, Al-Mustazhir $17.05 Used – Hephaestus Books represents a new publishing paradigm, allowing disparate content sources to be curated into cohesive, relevant, and informative books. To date, this content has been curated from Wikipedia articles and images under Creative Commons licensing, although as Hephaestus Books continues to increase in scope and dimension, more licensed and public domain content is being added. We believe books such as this represent a new and exciting lexicon in the sharing of human knowledge. |
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13 Going on 30 $14.99 13 Going on 30 — a romantic comedy about a misfit teen in 1987 who turns into a glamorous, successful adult in 2004 seemingly overnight — has a soundtrack that, appropriately enough, features 13 songs that span the ’80s to the 2000s. The album plays a little fast and loose with what a 13-year-old girl in 1987 would’ve actually listened to; three of the album’s best songs, the Go-Go’s’ “Head Over Heels,” Rick Springfield’s “Jesse’s Girl,” and Talking Heads’ “Burning Down the House” are early-’80s classics, but seem like they’d be more likely found in the record collection of that 13-year-old’s older brother or sister. Similarly, Vanilla Ice’s 1990 guilty pleasure “Ice Ice Baby” comes from the years that the film’s heroine seems to have lost. Tracks from the first wave of boy bands, such as New Edition or New Kids on the Block, or college rock or synth pop from the soundtracks from any of the John Hughes films from the mid-’80s would’ve been more authentic, but nitpicking aside, songs like Madonna’s “Crazy for You,” Soft Cell’s “Tainted Love,” and Pat Benatar’s “Love Is a Battlefield” do more or less capture the era. As for the 21st century artists, Ingram Hill’s “Will I Ever Make It Home” doesn’t make much of an impression, but Lillix’s cover of “What I Like About You” is serviceable, not as authentically gritty as the Donnas but a lot less sugary than the teen pop that usually appears on this kind of soundtrack. Liz Phair’s “Why Can’t I?” — a song by a thirty-something carefully edited to appeal to 13-year-olds — captures the feeling of the soundtrack: knowing and maybe a little contrived, but sweet to listen to nevertheless. ~ Heather Phares, Rovi |
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13th Century in China: Jin Dynasty, Battle of Xiangyang $23.3 New – Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Jin Dynasty, Battle of Xiangyang, Medieval Roman Catholic Missions in China. Excerpt: Central Asia (Khwarizm ) Georgia and Armenia Volga Bulgaria (Samara Bend Bilr ) Anatolia Europe (Rus’ Poland Hungary ) Tibet Baghdad Korea India Japan (Bun’ei Kan ) Vietnam (Bch ng ) China (Jin Song ) Burma (Ngasaunggyan |
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15 $14.99 A few months before the release of Buckcherry’s long-awaited sophomore album, the national press proclaimed that classic rock was back, as if rock — classic or otherwise — had ever gone away. Buckcherry most definitely had, though, for four long years, and the group that returned sported three different members than the one that had left. But their timing was impeccable, as evidenced by the success of “Crazy Bitch,” a taster for this set. The thundering “Bitch” has a decidedly Aerosmith feel, not surprising when you discover that band’s producer Marti Frederiksen co-wrote one of the numbers within 15, the lavish power ballad “Sorry.” “Carousel” also echoes with sounds of the past, and is hands down the best song Rod Stewart and the Faces never wrote but should have, with guitar solos that reverberate of Ron Wood and a gorgeous melody that grasps your heart and never lets go. And then there’s the tasty country-fried blues of…”Brooklyn”? Sure, why not? There are rednecks in the Big Apple, too, but who knew you could hear such mean slide guitar and great bluesy riffs in that borough? Moving forward in time, “Everything” boasts some ringing U2-ish guitar, but the song itself has a much more ’90s alterna-rock feel, one of several tracks that fall into the now well-missed genre. And at the far end of the spectrum comes the likes of “So Far” and “Broken Glass,” the former a storming hard rocker, the latter pushing toward hardcore, both perfectly bookending this stunning set. So no matter how you like your rock served up, Buckcherry dish it with delight, and you’ll be wolfing it down and demanding more. ~ Jo-Ann Greene, Rovi |
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15 Years: A Retrospective $17.98 If a group can stay together for 15 years, that’s reason enough to celebrate. If that group, like the Sons of the San Joaquin, specializes in keeping music from a bygone era alive, the feat is even more special. Fifteen Years: A Retrospective celebrates three singers’ commitment to the wide-open plains, cattle roundups, and drinking coffee from a tin cup. As with the Sons of the Pioneers, the band — Jack, Joe, and Lon Hannah — fill their romantic odes with lots of close harmony and spare arrangements. Familiar fare — “Happy Cowboy,” “Song of the Rover,” and “Ghost Riders in the Sky” — mesh with a number of Jack Hannah originals to fashion an album as easy rolling as the prairie wind. The group’s vision of the west is a romantic one: cacti, dusty trails, campfires, coyotes, and ponies litter the landscape. The cowboy might be punching cattle to the day he dies, as in “Utah,” but he wouldn’t have it any other way. If a song is titled “Anything but a Cowboy,” one can be sure that the phrase will be qualified by, “That’s why I’ll never want to be.” For anyone with an interest in ’30s and ’40s cowboy music, Fifteen Years: A Retrospective offers an excellent introduction to one of the best Western revival bands. ~ Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr., Rovi |
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16 Biggest Hits $7.99 Roy Orbison scored 20 consecutive Top 40 hits between 1960 and 1965, all but the last of them on the Monument Records label. This compilation presents 16 of the first 17 of those hits (missing is the 1963 Christmas song “Pretty Paper”), from the 1960 gold-seller “Only the Lonely” to the 1964 chart-topper “Oh, Pretty Woman,” with Orbison’s seven other Top Ten hits of the era in between. Technically, a few of Orbison’s singles of 1965 and 1966 did a little better in the charts than a few of the ones here, and, of course, he scored a final, posthumous Top Ten hit with “You Got It” on Virgin Records in 1989. But this collection presents the music from the hottest part of his career in chronological order, with standards like “Crying” sharing space with lesser, but still worthy songs like “I’m Hurtin’.” Aficionados know Orbison’s Sun works, and his later recordings earned him a new audience, but the Monument hit singles of the early ’60s are what he is best remembered for, and they’re all here. ~ William Ruhlmann, Rovi |
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16 Biggest Hits $7.99 Determining the “16 biggest hits” of most recording artists isn’t much of a challenge, but a couple of factors complicate such a task in the case of Andy Williams. For one thing, Williams scored different kinds of hits at different periods in his career. In the 1950s, he had a handful of Top Ten pop hits in styles ranging from light rock & roll to Hawaiian music. In the 1960s, he made a transition to big ballads, many of them movie themes, and as a result was among the top album and easy listening artists of the decade, though the rankings of his pop singles chart entries suffered. For another thing, some of the songs most closely associated with him are not among his biggest hits as measured by the singles charts, if they were singles at all — the primary example being his signature song, “Moon River,” featured on his breakthrough LP, Moon River & Other Great Movie Themes, but never even released as a single. Given these circumstances, the compiler of a Williams hits collection has more latitude in making his choices than he might for another artist. Compilation producers Didier C. Deutsch and Darcy M. Proper have exercised their judgment in assembling 16 Biggest Hits. They begin with six of Williams’ early pop hits, originally recorded for Cadence Records, among them the chart-topper “Butterfly.” They also include two Top Ten hits recorded for Columbia, “Can’t Get Used to Losing You” and the movie theme “(Where Do I Begin) Love Story.” “Dear Heart,” another movie theme, is also among Williams’ biggest chart hits, having reached the pop Top 20 and just missing the top of the easy listening charts. Also included are “In the Arms of Love,” which topped the easy listening charts, and “Music to Watch Girls By,” another major easy listening hit. “Moon River” is featured, of course, as is “Days of Wine and Roses,” the title song from Williams’ highest charting album as well as being a Top 40 pop hit and Top Ten easy listening hit. Williams’ versio… |
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16 Biggest Hits $7.99 While Lynn Anderson’s star never shined as brightly as Loretta Lynn and Tammy Wynette’s, she nonetheless produced a long string of country hits between the mid-’60s and early ’70s. Early hits like “No Another Time” and “Big Girls Don’t Cry” have a more produced sound than Lynn’s music from the same time period. The lyrics of songs like “Promises, Promises” and “Flattery Will Get You Everywhere” also reflect the same ambiguity of a woman’s place in the modern world expressed by Wynette. What most people, even non-country music fans, will remember most vividly, is Anderson’s 1970 version of “Rose Garden,” a Joe South song that reached number three on the pop charts. “Top of the World,” from 1973, will be equally familiar. One nice thing about 16 Biggest Hits, though, is that it gives a fuller portrait of Anderson’s career beyond these obvious hits. It’s also noteworthy that a number of her songs crossed over in the early ’70s, though none charted as high as “Rose Garden.” 16 Biggest Hits is an enjoyable one-disc collection that will please both country music and Anderson fans. ~ Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr., Rovi |
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16 Biggest Hits $7.99 Charlie Rich reached the country charts 45 times between 1968 and 1981 with recordings released on six different labels, though 25 of them were on Epic Records. This compilation presents the 15 highest charting of the Epic singles, including some of Rich’s most successful ones — “The Most Beautiful Girl,” “A Very Special Love Song,” “Behind Closed Doors” — plus a non-hit recording of “Amazing Grace” to close the album. Since many of Rich’s hits on labels like RCA Victor and Mercury came a decade after they were recorded, this album contains all the big hits of Rich’s late maturity as a highly produced country crooner in the 1970s. But the buyer should realize that these are his biggest hits on Epic, not his biggest, period. ~ William Ruhlmann, Rovi |
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16 Biggest Hits $7.99 16 Biggest Hits does a good job representing the highlights of Bobby Bare’s unwieldy catalog, which ranges from the early ’60s to the early ’80s and includes a stint with RCA Victor (1962-1969), Mercury (1970-1972), a second one with RCA (1973-1977), and then one with Columbia (1978-1983). Most Bare best-ofs round up his RCA hits, especially those from the ’60s. Some even tack on a little of his Columbia work now that the RCA and Columbia vaults both fall under Sony BMG ownership. In rare cases, a best-of will include licensed Mercury recordings. 16 Biggest Hits is one such rarity. Granted, it only includes a token Mercury hit, “That’s How I Got to Memphis,” but one is better than none, especially when it’s such a fine song. And so 16 Biggest Hits represents all eras of Bare’s career. His first RCA stint is well represented with seven inclusions: “500 Miles Away from Home,” “The Streets of Baltimore,” “Detroit City,” “Miller’s Cave,” “Four Strong Winds,” “(Margie’s At) The Lincoln Park Inn,” and “It’s Alright.” The second RCA stint is fairly well represented with five inclusions: Billy Joe Shaver’s “Ride Me Down Easy,” a trio of Shel Silverstein-penned songs from the 1973 live classic Bobby Bare Sings Lullabys, Legends and Lies (“Daddy What If,” “Marie Lavaux,” “The Winner”), and “Dropkick Me, Jesus.” The generally neglected Columbia era is poorly represented, unfortunately, with only a pair of songs from Bare’s second live classic, Down & Dirty (“Tequila Sheila,” “Numbers” — both Silverstein-penned). Some non-live Columbia inclusions would have been nice, even if it were only a single song, if only for the sake of representation. On the other hand, there’s precious little room on this 16-track best-of for a catalog as deep and wide-ranging as Bare’s. Curiously, the compilers tacked “The All American Boy,” Bare’s often-compiled 1958 rarity, onto the end. It’s a fun addition, even if doesn’t fit in, and it only adds to the wondrous… |
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16 Biggest Hits $7.99 Rosemary Clooney launched a solo career on the eventual Sony-owned Columbia Records label in 1950 after splitting with her sister Betty and the Tony Pastor Orchestra, and she racked up a series of hits before departing for RCA Victor in 1957, at which time her commercial success declined. 16 Biggest Hits contains 11 of her 16 biggest hits from this period, including her four number one singles, “Come on-a My House,” “Half as Much,” “Hey There,” and “This Ole House.” The five missing titles are the Top Ten hits “Beautiful Brown Eyes” and “The Night Before Christmas Song,” the Top 20 hits “Be My Life’s Companion” and “Too Old to Cut the Mustard,” and the Top 40 hit “I’m Waiting Just for You.” In their place, the compilers have substituted “Sisters,” a duet between Clooney and her sister on an Irving Berlin song from her film White Christmas that was a Top 40 hit; “The House of Singing Bamboo,” a duet with Guy Mitchell; “In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening,” an Academy Award-winning song, on which Clooney is accompanied by Harry James and His Orchestra; “Sophisticated Lady” from Blue Rose, Clooney’s album with Duke Ellington and His Orchestra; and a version of Cole Porter’s “From This Moment On” that has not been released previously in the U.S. These are not unreasonable alternates to the missing songs, and 16 Biggest Hits manages a good balance between Clooney’s popular novelty material and her more impressive ballad performances. ~ William Ruhlmann, Rovi |
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16 Narco Corridos [Bonus Track] $12.99 The term “thug life” has often been used in connection with gangsta rap, but songs about criminality can also be found in everything from salsa (Willie Col? n and Rub? n Blades’ “Pedro Navaja”) to Colombian vallenato (Rafael Escalona’s “Almirante Padilla”) to outlaw country (Johnny Cash’s “Folsom Prison Blues,” Johnny Paycheck’s “I’m the Only Hell My Mama Ever Raised,” Merle Haggard’s “The Legend of Bonnie & Clyde”) to a very underground type of Southern Italian folk known as il canto di malavita — which means “song of the bad life” in Italian and focuses on the organized crime of the ‘Ndrangheta (Calabrian mafia), the Camorra (Neapolitan mafia), and la Cosa Nostra (Sicilian mafia). And anyone who is seriously into regional Mexican music is well aware of all the controversy that has surrounded narcocorridos, which are corridos (Mexican folk narratives) about drug smuggling. Narcocorridos have been around for decades — many norte? o fans discovered narcocorridos when los Tigres del Norte gave us classics like “Contrabando y Traici? n” (“Contraband and Betrayal”) and “La Banda del Carro Rojo” (“The Red Car Gang”) back in the 1970s — and their popularity has grown despite all the controversy surrounding them. Many radio stations in Mexico will no doubt refuse to play Larry Hernandez’ 16 Narco Corridos, which is their prerogative. But blaming Hernandez for drug-related violence in Mexico is sort of like blaming Martin Scorsese or Francis Ford Coppola for organized crime in Southern Italy; art that candidly addresses the realities of thug life isn’t necessarily glamorizing or promoting thug life. And the word “candid” certainly describes 16 Narco Corridos, which is full of Spanish-language references to pistoleros (gunmen), asesinos (murderers), secuestros (kidnappings), armas (weapons) and, of course, drogas (drugs). Lyrically, Hernandez holds nothing back; “El Taliban,” for example, is about Mexican drug traffickers who decapitate member… |
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16 Original Classics $13.98 Claude King is remembered for the story song “Wolverton Mountain,” which topped the country charts for nine weeks in 1962 and crossed over to the pop Top Ten, but his recording career spanned three decades and 30 country hits. Columbia saw King as a replacement for his friend, the late Johnny Horton, so his early hits like “Big River, Big Man” and “The Comancheros” are similar in production and tone to Horton’s historical recordings. “The Burning of Atlanta,” the hit most blatantly in the Horton style, caused some controversy by declaring during a time of civil rights agitation that “the South’s gonna rise again.” King enjoyed only two other Top Ten hits, “Tiger Woman” and “All for the Love of a Girl,” but he was a consistent artist with an appealing and subtly distinct style that could just as easily accommodate the country-pop bubblegum of “Catch a Little Raindrop.” Columbia’s own Claude King anthology, American Originals, has been deleted, and 16 Original Classics, with four additional hits, is its superior replacement. ~ Greg Adams, Rovi |
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1666 Deaths: Anne of Austria, Shah Jahan, Frans Hals, Guercino, Song Yingxing, Hans Makel Er, Jan Jacobszoon Hinlopen, Nicholas Ups $46.31 1666 Deaths: Anne of Austria, Shah Jahan, Frans Hals, Guercino, Song Yingxing, Hans Makel Er, Jan Jacobszoon Hinlopen, Nicholas Ups |
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17th Street $13.98 Bay Area progressive metal outfit Hammers of Misfortune’s fifth outing brings to mind classic Deep Purple, Queen, and Judas Priest as filtered through Dream Theater’s kaleidoscopic art rock lens. Led by guitarist/lyricist John Cobbett, 17th Street juggles power metal clich? s, classic rock melodies, and doom metal breakdowns with equal aplomb, managing to circumvent any kind of eye rolling through sheer determination and earnestness. Key cuts include the weary, vaudevillian ? The Day the City Died? and the blistering title track, the latter of which opens with a pair of crucial duel leads before launching into a brutish mix of Queens of the Stone Age and “Starship Troopers”-era Yes. Eclectic? Absolutely, but it never feels contrived, and when all of the disparate parts successfully align, as they do on the breathtaking Big Country-meets-Iron Maiden-inspired single ? The Grain,? it? s like randomly spinning the dial on the radio and landing on your favorite song. ~ James Christopher Monger, Rovi |
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18 Original Sun Greatest Hits $13.96 This 18-song CD contains Jerry Lee Lewis’ best rock & roll sides from the 240 or so tracks that he recorded for Sun Records. If that sounds like the very tiny tip of a very large iceberg — it is. But this 1984 compilation remains 40 of rock & roll’s hottest minutes, revealing as much about Jerry Lee Lewis as it’s possible to learn from watching the movie Great Balls of Fire! The hit singles and best B-sides are assembled around the core of his 1957 Sun album — a great, and instructive, musical decision. Lewis’ rocking version of “Jambalaya” and his ivory-based rendition of “Matchbox,” “Big Blon’ Baby,” “Big Legged Woman,” and “It’ll Be Me,” are all prime examples of his fiercely sexual personality, pounding away on those keys and whooping and hollering like a white version of Piano Red. Equally important, “Crazy Arms” held what would prove to be the key to his professional salvation: a distinct way with a country song that didn’t blow the song right apart and also didn’t lose the rock ‘n roll audience. A big hunk of this stuff is available on the Sun debut album, which should be heard at least once (assuming one can’t afford the Bear Family label’s Classic box with his whole Sun output), but this is the place to start. The mid-’80s digital transfer still sounds good; its quality proves that Rhino always gave good value to its customers. The guitars on “Put Me Down” and “Wild One” — yes, there is guitar on a lot of these sides — are nice and crunchy, even though they’re buried under the piano. If there’s a flaw here, it’s the absence of any liner notes (not that much needs to be said about music like this). ~ Bruce Eder, Rovi |
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1855 Works: 1855 Architecture, 1855 Ballet Premieres, 1855 Books, 1855 Compositions, 1855 Musicals, 1855 Operas, 1855 Paintings, 1855 Plays $22.92 Used – Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 122. Chapters: 1855 architecture, 1855 ballet premieres, 1855 books, 1855 compositions, 1855 musicals, 1855 operas, 1855 paintings, 1855 plays, 1855 poems, 1855 short stories, 1855 songs, 1855 treaties, Leaves of Grass, Song of Myself, Government House, Hong Kong, Congregation Baith Israel Anshei Emes, Treaty of Point Elliott, Symphony in C, Elias Bond, Le |
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1855 Works: 1855 Architecture, 1855 Ballet Premieres, 1855 Books, 1855 Compositions, 1855 Novels, 1855 Operas, 1855 Paintings, 1855 Plays $22.92 New – Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: 1855 Architecture, 1855 Ballet Premieres, 1855 Books, 1855 Compositions, 1855 Novels, 1855 Operas, 1855 Paintings, 1855 Plays, 1855 Poems, 1855 Short Stories, 1855 Songs, 1855 Treaties, Bridges Completed in 1855, Leaves of Grass, Song of Myself, Schenck’s Mill Covered Bridge, Shearer’s Covered Bridge, the |
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1913: Come and See the Big Parade $19.98 This release on Archeophone Records is part of the Phonographic Yearbook series, with each edition featuring the biggest hit records of a particular yesteryear. 1913: Come and See the Big Parade contains 24 such songs and a booklet with various pictures, graphics, and extensive liner notes, making the whole package a sort of musical encyclopedia for that year. While the sound quality is less than stellar (not surprising given that it was 1913), the music still shines through. The songs and the artists are unfamiliar for the most part, but they quickly grow on you. There are the deep vocals and somber tone of Alan Turner on “Till the Sands of the Desert Grow Cold” (the popularity of which had much to do with America’s fascination for the Persian world at the time), the silliness of Ada Jones singing “…and he knew just how to row, he was a rowing Romeo” on “Row! Row! Row!,” the happy upbeat marching melody on the instrumental “Too Much Mustard” by Prince’s Band, and Al Jolson turning in an overly dramatic rendering of “You Made Me Love You.” Not to be missed is the forgotten Irving Berlin song “Snookey Oookums,” performed here by Billy Murray, with such classic lyrics as “For goodness sake!/Don’t keep us all awake!/With your snookey, ookey, ookey, baby talk!” 1913: Come and See the Big Parade covers an array of styles from sentimental and silly to ethnic (such as the Irish songs by Chauncey Olcott and Charles Harrison) and timely. ~ Simon Cantlon, Rovi |
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1916 $9.99 Lemmy Kilmister had been leading Mot? rhead for 16 years by the time 1916 was recorded in 1991. Over the years, Mot? rhead had experienced more than its share of personnel changes — and in fact, Kilmister was its only remaining original member. But the band’s sound hadn’t changed much, and time hadn’t made its sledgehammer approach any less appealing. As sobering as his reflections on the horrors of World War I are on the title song, he’s unapologetically amusing on “Going to Brazil,” “Angel City” (an ode to the “beautiful” party people of L.A.), and “Ramones” (which salutes the New York punk band). Whether the subject matter is humorously fun or more serious, Mot? rhead is as inspired as ever on 1916. ~ Alex Henderson, Rovi |
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1924 Introductions: Wheaties, Nehi, Song Car-Tunes, FM 24]29 Light Machine Gun, Tizer, Moviola, Menthol Cigarette, Kleenex, Dum Dum Pop $37.55 New – Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Wheaties, Nehi, Song Car-Tunes, Fm 24/29 Light Machine Gun, Tizer, Moviola, Menthol Cigarette, Kleenex, Dum Dum Pop, Turtle Racing, Oxford Bags, Bit-O-Honey, Mary Jane. Excerpt: Bit-O-Honey first appeared in 1924 and was made by the Schutter-Johnson Company of Chicago, Illinois, United States . Bit-O-Hone |
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1927 in Film: 1927 Films, Metropolis, Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans, the Jazz Singer, Wings, Seventh Heaven, the General, Chang, the $59.03 1927 in Film: 1927 Films, Metropolis, Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans, the Jazz Singer, Wings, Seventh Heaven, the General, Chang, the |
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1927 in Film: 1927 Films, Metropolis, Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans, the Jazz Singer, Wings, Seventh Heaven, the General, Chang, the Dove $70.84 New – Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: 1927 Films, Metropolis, Sunrise: a Song of Two Humans, the Jazz Singer, Wings, Seventh Heaven, the General, Chang, the Dove, the Patent Leather Kid, 1927 in Film, the Cat and the Canary, Berlin: Symphony of a Great City, the Lodger: a Story of the London Fog, My Best Girl, the King of Kings, for the Love |
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1940s Country Song Introduction: I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry, Smoke! Smoke! Smoke!, I Saw the Light, Have I Told You Lately That I Love You? $19.99 1940s Country Song Introduction: I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry, Smoke! Smoke! Smoke!, I Saw the Light, Have I Told You Lately That I Love You? |
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1942 Songs: White Christmas, at Last, That Old Black Magic, Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition, Why Don’t You Do Right?, Siekiera, Motyka $23.83 New – Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: White Christmas, at Last, That Old Black Magic, Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition, Why Don’t You Do Right?, Siekiera, Motyka, Evo Zore, Evo Dana, Hymn to St. Cecilia, Number-One Hits of 1942, a Night in Tunisia, I’ve Heard That Song Before, I’ll Be Around, Skylark, Make Love to Me, There Will Never |
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1950s Pop Song Introduction: Wake Up Little Susie, My Babe, Sh-Boom, Teddy Bear, Orange Colored Sky, Oh Lonesome Me $44.91 1950s Pop Song Introduction: Wake Up Little Susie, My Babe, Sh-Boom, Teddy Bear, Orange Colored Sky, Oh Lonesome Me |
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1952 Singles: When I Fall in Love, You Belong to Me, Blue Tango, Cry, Wheel of Fortune, Don’t Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes $19.99 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher”s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: When I Fall in Love, You Belong to Me, Blue Tango, Cry, Wheel of Fortune, Don”t Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes, the Wild Side of Life, Slow Poke, Lawdy Miss Clawdy, Here in My Heart, Every Day I Have the Blues, the Glow-Worm, Gonna Get Along Without Ya Now, Rock the Joint, Have Mercy Baby, Quiet Village, Comes A-Long A-Love, I Let the Stars Get in My Eyes, 5-10-15 Hours, Black and White Rag, She Wears Red Feathers, Five Long Years, Delicado, It”s in the Book, Botch-A-Me, I Don”t Know, Don”t Just Stand There, Easy on the Eyes, Blacksmith Blues, You Know I Love You, My Song, Ting-A-Ling. Excerpt: (When You Feel Like You”re in Love) Don”t Just Stand There is a 1952 single by Carl Smith . The single was Carl Smith”s second number one on the Country |
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1955 Songs: Louie Louie $55.34 Used – Commentary (music and lyrics not included). Chapters: Louie Louie. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 208. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: “Louie Louie” is an American rock ‘n’ roll song written by Richard Berry in 1955. It has become a standard in pop and rock, with hundreds of versions recorded by different artists. The song is written in the s |
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1957 Songs: I Put a Spell on You $29.04 Chapters: I Put a Spell on You. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 205. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher”s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: I Put a Spell on You is a 1956 song written by Screamin” Jay Hawkins, whose recording was selected as one of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame”s 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll. It was also ranked #313 on the Rolling Stone magazine”s list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. Although Hawkins” version did not make any charts, several later cover versions have done so. Nina Simone”s version reached # 23 in the US Billboard R |
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1960 in the United Kingdom: 1960 Elections in the United Kingdom, 1960 in British Television, 1960 in England, 1960 in Gaelic Games $34.89 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher”s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: 1960 Elections in the United Kingdom, 1960 in British Television, 1960 in England, 1960 in Gaelic Games, 1960 in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 1960, Coronation Street, Four Feather Falls, Eurovision Song Contest 1960, 1960-61 Fa Cup, Danger Man, Ebbw Vale By-Election, 1960, 1959-60 Fa Cup, 1960-61 Football League Cup, Crettyard Gaa, 1959-60 Football League, 1960 in the United Kingdom, 1960-61 in English Football, 1960 Fa Cup Final, Jack O”connor, 1959-60 in English Football, 1959-60 Northern Rugby Football League Season, 1960-61 Northern Rugby Football League Season, Severn Railway Bridge, 1960 British Grand Prix, All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1960, British Films of 1960, Sykes and A…, Miss World 1960, Chappell |
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1960s Musical Films, Including: Oh! What a Lovely War, the Unsinkable Molly Brown (Film), the Great Race, Flower Drum Song, Robin and the 7 Hoods, Roustabout (Film), Change of Habit, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Wonderful Life (1964 Film), Blue Hawaii $24.85 Used – Hephaestus Books represents a new publishing paradigm, allowing disparate content sources to be curated into cohesive, relevant, and informative books. To date, this content has been curated from Wikipedia articles and images under Creative Commons licensing, although as Hephaestus Books continues to increase in scope and dimension, more licensed and public domain content is being added. We believe books such as this represent a new and exciting lexicon in the sharing of human knowledge. |
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1960s Musical Films, Including: Oh! What a Lovely War, the Unsinkable Molly Brown (Film), the Great Race, Flower Drum Song, Robin and the 7 Hoods, Roustabout (Film), Change of Habit, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Wonderful Life (1964 Film), Blue Hawaii $24.85 New – Hephaestus Books represents a new publishing paradigm, allowing disparate content sources to be curated into cohesive, relevant, and informative books. To date, this content has been curated from Wikipedia articles and images under Creative Commons licensing, although as Hephaestus Books continues to increase in scope and dimension, more licensed and public domain content is being added. We believe books such as this represent a new and exciting lexicon in the sharing of human knowledge. T |
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1961-1990: A Complete Career Anthology $36.98 To most casual listeners, Del Shannon was a one-hit (or, at best, two-hit) wonder. This two-CD anthology goes a long way toward correcting that inaccurate perception, covering virtually every high point in a career that, admittedly with some ups and downs, yielded some great and popular music across nearly 30 years. Every phase of the late singer/composer/guitarist’s career is represented, and though “Runaway is usually the only song associated with Shannon, this collection reveals many other sides to his work and sound, from the romantic Shannon original “Jody” to the defiant Pomus-Shuman song “Ginny in the Mirror.”The really good part about this set is that a lot of the songs appear here in their rare stereo mixes. With most classic rock & roll, that would not necessarily be a virtue, stereo being superfluous as well as harmful to its impact, but in Shannon’s case it is — his records usually featured very busy, complex instrumental parts (an attribute that he shared in common with the Beatles and a lot of other British invasion acts) that can be discerned much more easily in the stereo versions. All of the bases are covered right up through his work in the late ’60s with Andrew “Loog” Oldham and into the 1970s and 1980s obscurities. His version of the Zombies’ hit “Tell Her No” (cut for Island Records in the mid-’70s) and the Dave Edmunds-produced “And the Music Plays On” are represented, along with the results of his collaboration with Tom Petty and his comeback with the early-’80s NBC television series Crime Story (which returned “Runaway,” used as the show’s title theme, to the charts). As is usual with Raven Records, the annotation is extremely thorough and the mastering is impeccable. ~ Bruce Eder, Rovi |
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1966 in Music: The Beatles in 1966, Eurovision Song Contest 1966, 1966 in Country Music, 8th Grammy Awards, Number-One Albums of 1966 $24.04 Used – Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: The Beatles in 1966, Eurovision Song Contest 1966, 1966 in Country Music, 8th Grammy Awards, Number-One Albums of 1966, List of Number-One Singles of 1966, List of Number-One Singles in 1966, Melodifestivalen 1966, United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1966, 1966 in Jazz. Excerpt: The following s |
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1969: Velvet Underground Live, Vol. 1 $9.99 The Velvet Underground were little more than a rumor when Lou Reed left the band in 1970, but by 1974, thanks to Reed’s success as a solo artist, the Velvets had become a bona fide cult item, and that year Mercury Records released a two-record set compiled from tapes from shows in Dallas and San Francisco entitled 1969: Velvet Underground Live. The album featured a generous 104 minutes of music, and when Mercury reissued it on CD in 1988, rather than edit the material or release a two-CD set, they put out the album as two separate discs. While this seemed like a rather curious move, the album’s sequence was such that it divided in half quite cleanly, and while any VU fan will want both volumes, they don’t work half bad as individual albums. 1969: Velvet Underground Live, Vol. 1 rocks a bit harder than its counterpart; it opens with a grooving version of “Waiting for the Man,” moves on to a rave-up take of “What Goes On” that features some of Lou Reed’s finest rhythm guitar work, and closes out with passionate renditions of “Rock and Roll” and “Beginning to See the Light.” And where there are a number of ballads on hand (most notably a lovely take of “Lisa Says” and versions of “Sweet Jane” and “New Age” considerably different from those on Loaded), they sound just as committed and compelling as the rockers. While the Doug Yule-era edition of the Velvet Underground often gets short shrift from aficionados, the performances on 1969: Velvet Underground Live, Vol. 1 prove this band still had plenty of fire, and was playing at the top of their game. The CD also adds a final bonus track, an unreleased version of “Heroin”; while the same song appears on Vol. 2, this recording is a different (and considerably more aggressive) performance. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi |
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1970s R $34.79 Chapters: Machine Gun, up for the Down Stroke, Gloryhallastoopid, Imagination, Motor Booty Affair, Spinners, Third Album, Angel of the Night, I Feel a Song, Tower of Power, Spirit in the Dark, Be Altitude: Respect Yourself, This Boot Is Made for Fonk-N, Anthology, Soul on Top, Hey Now Hey, Spirit of the Boogie, the Wild Tchoupitoulas, a Quiet Storm, 20 Golden Greats, This Girl”s in Love With You, Let Me in Your Life, the Payback, the Jackson 5 in Japan, Funk or Walk, Dynamite!, Touch, 2nd Anniversary, the Stylistics, Get on the Good Foot, Extension of a Man, Al Green Gets Next to You, Almighty Fire, Chapter Two, Caught in the Act, Greatest Hits, Pleasure Principle, Central Heating, the Black-Man”s Burdon, I Can”t Stand the Rain, Commodores, the One and Only, All Day Music, We All Know Who We Are, Doing It to Death, Killing Me Softly, Blue Lights in the Basement, Bustin” Out of L Seven, Sweet Exorcist, Ugly Ego, Cardiac Arrest, Standing up for Love, Love |