Wouldn't have bought this if I didn't have a coupon about to expire, but I'm glad I did. Faint hints of familiar SW music in a collection that has a fantasy feel similar to Hobbit/LOTR. Plus a touch of Middle-Eastern music and an amusing alternate track listing.
The lack of song variety and simple OLD MAN factor of recent Stones concert movies is less problematic here for two reasons: (1) They get more cohesive with age. (2) They play for people who have rarely, if ever, been to a stadium rock concert. EVERYONE from 8 to 80 seemed to turn up for something people in other parts of the world take for granted. And loved every minute.
Anthony Perkins is Norman Bates in again in Psychos 2-4. Plots still revolve around his famous house and mother, but, by #4, half the film is flashbacks to his youth. The TV series "Bates Motel" does young Norman much better, also redeeming the title of the corny final "sequel" that feels nothing like it predecessors.
The bonus disc enhances what the original BBC Sessions release already was: better live performances than "The Song Remains The Same," but less song variety than "How The West Was Won." Plus more extensive liner notes and "Sunshine Woman," a cross between "Travelling Riverside Blues" and "The Girl I Love, She Got Long Black Wavy Hair."
I only bought this because it was in the bargain bin and filled a few holes in my playlists. As I suspected, the songs don't seem to include any original recordings.
Great price for 20 songs that have been covered by the likes of the Byrds and Grateful Dead. Classic, soulful country that you will never find watching the C.M.A.s on TV.
Episode VII is about as satisfying a sequel as any Star Wars fan could hope for. What I miss are bonus features like those on previous SW DVDs. Commentaries and trailers may not be popular (or profitable) with a general audience anymore, but this isn't your everyday movie. Or franchise.
Think Beyonce's Super Bowl halftime was subversive? Try this unrelenting album of early, non-radio friendly rap laced with references to the Nation of Islam. A good place to go after absorbing James Brown, Parliament, Eric B. and Rakim, the Beastie Boys, and Spike Lee movies.
...what kind of music would you make? That question has to be the reason why I, and many other casual Bowie fans, bought this album. Nothing wrong with that. There is haunting saxophone and a somber atmosphere to give his latter-day electronic / dance sound more weight. Enough to remind us of the Seventies icon we all knew and loved.
Not only do you get early and alternate versions of classic songs from Dylan's most enduring albums; these two discs chronicle the fusion of rock and folk into thoughtful music you can dance to. Plus non-album tracks from the same period.