| | Saga Steel Umbrellas CD Saga Discography of CDs
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Out of print on CD on Bon Aire (12)[630836012] -D00.
Reissue 1994 Saga Steel Umbrellas Songs | 1. | Why Not? |
| 2. | Never Alone, (You Were) |
| 3. | Bet on This |
| 4. | Shake That Tree |
| 5. | Password Pirate |
| 6. | I Walk With You |
| 7. | Thin Ice, (Walking On) |
| 8. | Steamroller |
| 9. | Say Goodbye to Hollywood |
| 10. | Feed the Fire |
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Steel Umbrellas Music Review Purchase Steel Umbrellas CD To buy, Click on price to add to cart | Saga Silent Knight CD (1980)
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Saga's Silent Knight was released just prior to the Canadian quintet's breakthrough ...
| | Saga Behaviour CD (1985)
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When Saga started out in the late '70s, their culmination of keyboards and guitar presented them with a sound that was nothing short of progressive. As the '80s approached, they began to slim down their long instrumental rock suites and play shorter songs with more lyrics, eventually taking on a sound that veered more toward a commercial feel. Behaviour represents a little of both, with some of the tracks gleaming with radio savvy while a few still involve the band's unmistakable progressive flair but to a lesser extent. "Take a Chance" rides on it's clickety-clack rhythm and subdued but expressive vocal surge, while the lonely, midnight appeal of "What Do I Know" became one of their most frequented radio singles. Although Saga gained most of their recognition in Canada and Europe (particularly ...
| | Saga Heads Or Tales CD (1983)
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| | Saga Security Of Illusion CD (1993)
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| | Saga Marathon CD (2003)
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| | Saga Beginner's Guide To Throwing CD (1989)
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| | Starlight Orchestra Slow Dancing The Night Away CDs (1992) (Import)
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| | Public Enemy Fear Of A Black Planet CD (1990)
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If Public Enemy's two previous albums had ruffled feathers, Fear Of A Black Planet set out its stall to exploit mainstream fears. Again, the title spoke volumes. This time they raged just as hard, but their political consciousness had grown. Professor Griff had been ejected from the band for his anti-Semitic stance, and much of the album's atmosphere is created by the bunker mentality of resultant clashes with the press. The siege mentality only underscores the group's hard-nosed, cut-and-paste sample technique and the eloquence of Chuck D. 'Fight The Power' still bites harder than just about any other track in rap's history.
Recorded at Greene Street Recording, New York, New York; The Music Palace, West Hempstead and Spectrum City Studios, ...
| | Rose Polenzani CD (2001)
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On her self-titled third release, the previously all-acoustic Rose Polenzani spruces things up a little with added instrumentation, helping to bring her revelatory and revealing songs to life. Increasing the musical intensity to the same level as the emotional, a good chunk of the support is ever so appropriate, with only "Orange Crush" seeming to stick out a tad. The occasional assault of guitars and drums certainly does help make her point, and thankfully the timing is well chosen -- otherwise it might possibly have been a hindrance to the intimacy at which she's so skilled. And lucky for listeners, Polenzani was compassionate enough to toss in a few bare bones (try "The Flood," "Mary Lee," and "Sacramento Avenue") that hark back to her earlier works. All in all, the songwriting and performances are still as poignant and powerful as listeners may have come to expect from Polenzani. ~ Kelly McCartney
The youngest of four children, Rose Polenzani was born into a midwestern family that valued music above all things. The prize of the household was an ornate baby grand piano...it was no mistake that the children grew up to have music as a major part of their lives (Rose's brother Matthew sings with the Metropolitan Opera). In 1995, Rose left school so she could concentrate on songwriting, immersing herself for two years ...
| | Stars Of Jazz #2 CD (2001)
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| | Novalis Sommerabend CD (1976) Import
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| | Aco Irony CD (2003) (Import) Japan
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| | 80'S 12" Special CD (2005) (Import) Japan
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| | Snowy White Little Wing CD (1998)
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Little Wing is one of the most adventurous albums in White's lengthy canon -- adventurous and esoteric. The opening "Discoveri" still feels as though it could have emerged from a Peter Gabriel session, at least until ...
| | Asylum Street Mercurial CD (2004)
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Austin's all-acoustic ensemble covers a lot of ground on this typically eclectic outing. Blues, folk, jazz, rockabilly, klezmer, new wave, and even punk go through the Asylum Street Spankers' retro wringer, and all emerge in the band's typically swinging, if slightly gimmicky, fashion. The Beastie Boys' "Paul Revere" is transformed into an authentic rockabilly breakdown, somewhat like a combination of Manhattan Transfer and Sun-era Elvis. Black Flag's "TV Party" goes the hoedown route and now sounds like something the cast from Hee Haw recorded, complete with snappy TV jokes and theme songs from Bonanza, The Flintstones, and Jeopardy. Not as giggly but far better is a radically reworked version of the blues chestnut "Got My Mojo Workin'" sung as a slinky, finger-popping torch song by group co-founding member Christina Marrs. The swinging Dixieland side of the group is well represented by Sophie Tucker's "Some of These Days," a straight version enhanced by banjo, fiddle, and clarinet. A no-frills cover of the B-52's' "Dance This Mess Around" might be fun for those who don't know the original, but the Spankers' version doesn't noticeably improve or even alter the original and, worse, interrupts the flow of the album. The suggestive "Tight Like That," made popular by Tampa Red, gets the lyrics to Jim Carroll's "People Who Died" grafted onto the chorus, successfully combining two especially disparate genres in a very funny and unexpected -- at least once -- juxtaposition. Bessie Smith's salacious "Sugar in My Bowl," Ivory Joe Hunter's "Since I Met You Baby," and the pop standard "Shine on Harvest Moon" are all relatively unaltered, although the Spankers' winking humor is unmistakable. Mercurial is frisky, good-natured fun and a fine way to break into the band's lively retro sound and entertaining, self-deprecating but reverent Americana approach. ~ Hal Horowitz
Austin's all-acoustic ensemble covers a lot of ground on this typically eclectic outing. Blues, folk, jazz, rockabilly, klezmer, new wave, and even punk go through the Asylum Street Spankers' retro wringer, and all emerge in the band's typically swinging, if slightly gimmicky, fashion. The Beastie Boys' 'Paul Revere' is transformed into an authentic rockabilly breakdown, somewhat like a combination of Manhattan Transfer and Sun-era Elvis. Black Flag's 'TV Party' goes the hoedown route and now sounds like something the cast from Hee Haw recorded, complete with snappy TV jokes and theme songs ...
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