CD-Charts Position 151

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Live at Long Hollow

CD-Charts > Music > DVD Audio
by: Denver & Mile High Orchestra

Release Date April 04, 2006

CD-Charts Position 152

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Live at Ronnie Scott's [DVD AUDIO]

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by: Taj Mahal

Release Date January 24, 2005

CD-Charts Position 153
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Autumn Tears

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by: The London Symphony Orchestra

Release Date May 23, 2000
As the story unfurls around you, the stirring sounds of tradegy and death create images of Gothic proportions. The "actors" sing out their role charged with emotion. Almost operatic in its delivery the principal character seeks to enter the garden of sanctuary despite her past sins of luring children to their deaths - not a happy story I can tell you, but there are beautifully sung moments with lyrical words.

It would not be out of place in a sung in a gothic setting such as a church with candles all around (which incidentally is where I first heard it). The musical accompaniment is limited to a few instruments, creating an almost sparse atmosphere and where appropriate an awesome feeling of loss and betrayal.

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CD-Charts Position 154
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Gold [DVD AUDIO]

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by: Ryan Adams

Release Date November 18, 2003
This is the first Ryan album I bought and now I have all of his stuff it's still one of my favourites. He's unquestionably (to me) one of the most talented singers/songwriters there has ever been, and how other less deserving artists continuously receive more attention and sales remains beyond me, but the sensible people know who's best!

Gold is Ryan's most accessible album, in the sense that the songs are catchy (and most of them are radio-playable), but that doesn't mean they are any less intelligent than any of his other material. He sings thought-provoking, challenging lyrics which always repay careful listening.

Highlights for me include New York, New York, Answering Bell, Rescue Blues, Wild Flowers, Firecracker... ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 155
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Collideoscope [DVD AUDIO]

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by: Living Colour

Release Date January 26, 2004
THIS ALBUM HAS ABOUT 5 GOOD SONGS ON AND THE REST SOUNDS LIKE OUT TAKES FROM EVERY PROJECT DOUG WIMBISH HAS BEEN INVOLVED WITH. MUCH AS I RATE HIM I THINK ITS TIME HE MOVED ON AS LIVING COLOUR JUST DON'T SEEM TO BE PLAYING COHERENT SONGS ANYMORE JUST OVER PRODUCED TECHNICAL TRIPPED OUT MUSH , COREY GLOVER DOSEN'T SEEM TO GET A CHANCE TO SHINE ANYWHERE , BRING BACK THE GLOROIUS SOUNDS OF VIVID , TIMES UP OR STAIN , ALL HAD MORE SOLID SONGS AND MORE SOLID PLAYING

CD-Charts Position 156
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Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 "Eroica"; Coriolan Overture [DVD Audio] [DVD AUDIO]

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by: Various

Release Date September 27, 2004
THIS ALBUM HAS ABOUT 5 GOOD SONGS ON AND THE REST SOUNDS LIKE OUT TAKES FROM EVERY PROJECT DOUG WIMBISH HAS BEEN INVOLVED WITH. MUCH AS I RATE HIM I THINK ITS TIME HE MOVED ON AS LIVING COLOUR JUST DON'T SEEM TO BE PLAYING COHERENT SONGS ANYMORE JUST OVER PRODUCED TECHNICAL TRIPPED OUT MUSH , COREY GLOVER DOSEN'T SEEM TO GET A CHANCE TO SHINE ANYWHERE , BRING BACK THE GLOROIUS SOUNDS OF VIVID , TIMES UP OR STAIN , ALL HAD MORE SOLID SONGS AND MORE SOLID PLAYING

CD-Charts Position 157
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Brahms: Symphony No. 4; Tragic Overture; Academic Festival Overture [DVD Audio] [DVD AUDIO]

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by: Various

Release Date September 27, 2004
Lets start by admitting that this is not the equal in sheer energy of Kleiber's great performance. But lets also acknowledge that this is a Brahms Fourth to live with. Classical lyricism is nicely balanced with romantic drama in a performance I think Wand or Kempe would have approved of.

The strings are a little lacking in weight compared to some performances, but not so much as to be a deficiency. Abravanel doesn't downplay the drama but that last degree of excitement that a bigger body of strings could have brought is a vital missing ingredient, so 4 stars "only".

The filler of the two well known Overtures is very fine, dramatic, tragic, jolly and mellifluous as required.

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CD-Charts Position 158
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Romantic Moments with Handel [DVD Audio] [DVD AUDIO]

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by: London Symphony Orchestra

Release Date July 12, 2004
Lets start by admitting that this is not the equal in sheer energy of Kleiber's great performance. But lets also acknowledge that this is a Brahms Fourth to live with. Classical lyricism is nicely balanced with romantic drama in a performance I think Wand or Kempe would have approved of.

The strings are a little lacking in weight compared to some performances, but not so much as to be a deficiency. Abravanel doesn't downplay the drama but that last degree of excitement that a bigger body of strings could have brought is a vital missing ingredient, so 4 stars "only".

The filler of the two well known Overtures is very fine, dramatic, tragic, jolly and mellifluous as required.

The recordings were originally a Vanguard ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 159
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Fairytale [DVD AUDIO]

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by: Donovan

Release Date August 16, 2004
Lets start by admitting that this is not the equal in sheer energy of Kleiber's great performance. But lets also acknowledge that this is a Brahms Fourth to live with. Classical lyricism is nicely balanced with romantic drama in a performance I think Wand or Kempe would have approved of.

The strings are a little lacking in weight compared to some performances, but not so much as to be a deficiency. Abravanel doesn't downplay the drama but that last degree of excitement that a bigger body of strings could have brought is a vital missing ingredient, so 4 stars "only".

The filler of the two well known Overtures is very fine, dramatic, tragic, jolly and mellifluous as required.

The recordings were originally a Vanguard ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 160
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Korngold - The Adventures of Robin Hood [DVD AUDIO]

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from: Marco Polo

Release Date March 01, 2004
.....it loses a star because the recording has been made in 48 MHz surround, not the 96Mhz of which the DVD-A format is capable. This isn't just technical nit-picking, it means that the recording loses a lot of the sparkle and presence which is the hallmark of DVD-A. Having said which, the actual performance is terrific, rollicking fun, meticulously reconstructing the original film score. Definitely worth a listen, definately superior to the CD version, it's just a shame they could have got more out of the format.