This review is from: Rebel Records: 35 Years Of The Best In Bluegrass (Audio CD)
If you love Bluegrass, you'll love this collection from Rebel Records. This 4 CD set covers early "Old Timey" favorites, hits from the Master's and demonstrates how the tradition has passed to the newer bands today. In addition to this wonderful audio history, the set also comes with an indepth written history, filled with articles, stories and pictures. A must for Bluegrass Lovers everywhere. Enjoy.
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Subtitled - The Complete Recordings 1977-1989. 2004 reissue of 1996 compilation from the British punk unit whose thoughtful explorations of issues of sexuality & gender conflicts presaged the riot grrrl movement of the 1990s. Cooking Vinyl Records.
The product itself is in great condition, with no scratches on any of the 4 CDs in question, and coming in a great jewel case. It also delivered fairly quick. Plus, the price is much more reasonable than many of the other offers on the 'net, so this is a great deal.
The actual music is absolutely amazing. The vocals are rough around the edges to some ears, but it seems to work for the music. This isn't particularly easy music to get into once you're used to most modern mainstream, but it grows on you. I would suggest starting with "Real Woman" (Disc 4), easily the most instantly catchy song on the record, and then starting to skip around; before you know it you'll be knee deep into the oft-overlooked magnificent depths of this great collection of feminist-hardcore.
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If you love poison girls, you'll definitely love this compilation. If you like poison girls, you're gonna love them more. If you don't know or have never heard of them, then you're missing out. If you're into anarcho-punk, you should listen to them. They're just awesome, political and up front.
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This review is from: The Commodore Story (Audio CD)
This is the only CD album of the classic Commodore jazz artists and as such, it is very valuable. My only quarrel is in the selection of artists and limitation of their offerings. George Brunies, Eddie Edwards' Original Dixieland Band,and Wild Bill Davison are deserving of more tunes. With the LP and EP albums virtually non-existent, these samples are fabulous to tell the Commodore story. I only wish more of the individual artists were on CDs.
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starting out with a scratchy ditty from the roaring twenties, this excellent historical collection manages to span a variety of musical genres, from rousing broadway musical to intimate diva-wrung blues to classical orchestra. some may carp about choices, and some are obvious, there are rarities here among the cliches. this is an invaluable historical document as well as an entertaining collection of tunes.
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Everyone's bound to have quibbles with a collection such as this one. I would much prefer to have Mabel Mercer's version of "Ballad of the Sad Young Men," for instance (although Rod McKuen's is lovely), and I regret the absence of certain gay "standards" such as Mott the Hoople's "All the Young Dudes" and Dusty Springfield's "Quiet, Please, There's a Lady on Stage." But it's all fun, not mention educational, and I'm grateful to Marshall Blonstein and Richard Oliver for a magnificent effort, which is destined to take its place next to classics of the literature such as William J. Mann's "Behind the Screen" and "The Gay and Lesbian Literary Heritage"--not to mention the collected works of Barbara Streisand! To underscore their sense of history, the producers have included a near-100 page booklet with the 4-disc set that even features a bibliography of recommended reading and viewing. There are also generous notes on the songs and songsters, period essays, and some great photos... Read more
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Complied in 1997 this is an odd collection of songs "composed by gay or lesbian musicians or embraced by the LGBT community". It has all kinds of music- jazz, classical, pop, Broadway, disco, etc. Songs by gay icons are included (Liza Minnelli, Judy Garland, Mae West, Shirley Bassey). There are also several tracks by non- gay performers like Donovan (Try for the Sun which hints the love and caring between two men, although the song was about Donovan and his road buddy Gypsy Dave Mills) and Barry Manilow (All This Time, which "could apply to anyone") Of course many of the songs could apply to anyone. The problem is the order shifts around- the first disc includes a medley of songs from the musical Cabaret (two from the Broadway cast recording and one from the film) The last track on Disc 3 is Gloria Gaynor's "I Am What I Am" and is incorrectly listed as recorded in 1995- it was recorded in the mid-eighties. The fourth disc is a classical collection of pieces by Tschaikovsky,... Read more
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Great Collection and History of Bluegrass Music, 
