 | Deee-Lite World Clique Label: Elektra / Wea Original Release Date: 8/14/1990 Re-Release Date: 8/7/1990 |
Review by:
Vince S.. - 4/24/2024 1:33 PM
"Extremely solid album. It's one of my go-to's when I'm feeling dance-y, and I think it fits somewhere in between something like Soul Coughing for its absurdity, and The B-52's for its overall dancey, funky, and silly atmosphere. Groove Is In The Heart is a classic!
PS. The art for Groove Is In The Heart's single release as well as a few short text-based images of the band members are included in the booklet, and it is all GORGEOUS. It very much encapsulates the 60s mod style with a 90s twist. Very satisfying."
 | Lifescapes: Solo Guitar |
Review by:
IC B. (icberry). - 4/24/2024 11:35 AM
"Acoustic guitarists Justin Roth, Dan Schwartz and Benjamin Woolman share credit here as the performing guitarists for this entry in the Lifescapes series.
1) Fatima's Waltz - written, performed by Justin Roth
2) A Month of Sundays - written, performed by Dan Schwartz
3) Yalta - written, performed by Dan Schwartz
4) Moonlight Bay - written, performed by Dan Schwartz
5) Be True - written, performed by Justin Roth
6) Sorrow Floats - written, performed by Benjamin Woolman
7) Seven Sisters - written, performed by Justin Roth
8) Before The Frost - written, performed by Dan Schwartz
9) Grass Grows Blue - written, performed by Benjamin Woolman
10) See The World - written, performed by Justin Roth
No swooping synthesizers or twinkly effects here, and no atmospheric bird sounds or ocean waves; this is clean, clear solo guitar music in a quiet, reflective mood. The compositions are original, and the general feel is pretty much gentle, upbeat "rainy-day" music in a relaxed tempo. The guitars here are acoustic (that is, steel-string, rather than classical), for which the tone is slightly altered by use of a pickup on the instrument, so that there is a slight echo, or delay to the guitars' tone.
I like this record quite a bit; it has a feel of integrity about it -- as if each guitarist was given the latitude to perform his own acoustic compositions without a lot of interference. The result is very nice -- something I hope they felt good about."
| Violettes Violettes Label: Violettes Release Date: 6/1/2004 |
Review by:
Bridgett M. (SingingInMySleep). - 4/19/2024 4:19 PM
"I'm including the track listings here since SwapaCD's information for this CD does not.
Track Listings:
1. Blue Hearted Fool
2. Jugamuga
3. Heavenly White Roses
4. Full Spectrum
5. A Thousand Times No
6. Awkward Moment
7. 1-2-3 Go!
8. In Sh'Allah
9. The Deep Blue Sea
10. Pretty Flowers
11. Sunday
12. Melodium"
 | Various Artists Location Is Everything 1 Label: Jade Tree Original Release Date: 1/1/2002 Re-Release Date: 4/16/2002 |
Review by:
IC B. (icberry). - 4/16/2024 1:22 PM
"Tracklisting:
1.New End Original - Lukewarm 04:18
2.Girls Against Boys - Kicking The Lights 03:40
3.Denali - Gunner 03:28
4.Trial by Fire - To Whom it May Redeem 01:27
5.Cub Country - High Uinta High 04:54
6.Milemarker - Shrink To Fit 04:15
7.Miighty Flashlight - Ballet Skool 03:37
8.Strike Anywhere - S.S.T. 02:31
9.Owls - I want the quiet moments of a party girl 03:15
10.The Explosion - God Bless the S.O.S. 01:37
11.Zero Zero - Back To Hell 02:50
12.Jets to Brazil - Milk & Apples 02:56
13.Euphone - My Ladies Can't Remember the '80â²s 02:35
14.The Promise Ring - Emergency! Emergency! 02:56
15.Onelinedrawing - Smile 03:23
16.Pedro the Lion - Rapture 03:26
17.Girls Against Boys - Super Slow 05:14
18.Milemarker - New Lexicon (Unreleased) 02:42
19.Pedro The Lion - Backwoods Nation (Unreleased) 03:44
20.Jets to Brazil - I've Got All The Words (Unreleased) 03:45
21.Paint it Black - Another Beautiful "Fuck You" Song! (Unreleased) 01:21
22.Mighty Flashlight - Thickened Light (Unreleased) 02:46
23.The Promise Ring - Easy (Unreleased) 03:13"
 | Duke Ellington, Fred Astaire, Louis Armstrong, George Gershwin, and others Cheek to Cheek: Dance Music from the Twenties and Thirties Original Release Date: 2/3/2005 Release Date: 2/3/2005 |
Review by:
Victor E.. - 4/12/2024 3:03 PM
"This is a wonderful CD. The "vintage" sound contributes to the romantic mood, and it's all at an easy foxtrot tempo: it's what would play in ballroom scenes in old movies."
 | Cours Lapin Cours Lapin Release Date: 8/17/2010 |
Review by:
IC B. (icberry). - 4/12/2024 2:34 PM
"A highly interesting record -- with "a certain [David] Lynchian aesthetic..."
"Cours Lapin', .... saunters with an alternative edge, bouncing between straight-forward lounge grooves and surf riffs, relocating ...hypnotic dance moves from a rural American diner to a cask-wooden ocean stained bar. 'Le Son d'un Escargot' (Snail Son) leaves the bass and guitar to guide what could, hypothetically, be Alenius' petite character into a forest of uncertainty and fear, with only the harmonic voices of the wind as her comfort before a crash of percussive noise shatters the phantasm into a million pieces...."
Lyrics in French."
| Jonathan Maki Space Label: Jonathan Maki Release Date: 9/3/2002 |
Review by:
Bridgett M. (SingingInMySleep). - 4/11/2024 4:57 PM
"I'm including the track listings here since SwapaCD's information for this CD does not.
Track Listings:
1. Regrets
2. Mouth
3. Throw
4. If
5. Pretty
6. Prescription
7. Laundrysky
8. Addiction"
 | Pierce the Veil Flair for the Dramatic Label: Equal Vision Records Original Release Date: 1/1/2007 Re-Release Date: 6/26/2007 |
Review by:
Dani N.. - 4/10/2024 7:48 PM
"I definitely found this band wayyy later than the other reviews on here, but this album is my absolute favorite out of all their albums. All the songs are packed full of intense and melodic bass chords, guitar solos and riffs, and a hypnotizing drum that all amplify the lead vocalist Vic Fuentes even further than his own voice, which is pretty wide ranged for someone who sings in a typically higher octave than your average guy. The album the way I interpreted it is over a series of misfortunes and intense romantic encounters with one or more lovers (likely just one over the course of the album really, but the narrator and the supposed lover's relationship is crazy and wild, using the topics and emotions that come with falling in love, depression, self harm, suicide, fame, money, substance use, and such) and how the fame of one or both people causes them to go over how much their relationship really worth when it comes to the cost of the well being of one or both people. and while the topics are on its own serious, the song writing (which is not very rhyme based per stanza but rather in a story telling format that occasionally rhymes words, but rather rhymes the topics and consequences of actions or thoughts together as the song goes on more often, which I think is really cool).
I may be wrong about one thing but I'm pretty sure the CD has a bonus track(s) addition where you can digitally download the album and listen to a couple of their demos/bonus tracks
My favorite songs are The Cheap Bouquet, Currents Convulsive, Chemical Kids and Mechanical Brides, Diamonds and Why Men Buy Them, and of course Wonderless. This band and this album in particular is astounding and I cannot stress enough how incredibly impactful and emotive the album is to me and hopefully to others who listen to the CD!"
 | Folk Scat Folk Scat Label: Nomad Release Date: 8/27/1999 |
Review by:
Kevin G. (kkg-ct). - 4/7/2024 10:32 PM
"Very well performed vocal mastery. melodic,somber,playful the full gamut. Some terrific world North African mixes as well. very nice indeed"
| Vern Jackson A Tribute to Dottie Rambo |
Review by:
Donna G.. - 4/7/2024 7:30 AM
"This CD is a great tribute to Dottie Rambo. Vern Jackson's clear, smooth voice does an excellent rendition of some of Dottie's most loved songs. I love this CD and I'm glad to have been able to add it to my library!"
 | Semisonic Feeling Strangely Fine Label: Mca UK Original Release Date: 3/24/1998 Release Date: 3/24/1998 |
Review by:
Bridgett M. (SingingInMySleep). - 4/3/2024 4:24 PM
"This is one of my all-time favorite CDs and my favorite by Semisonic, though Great Divide (their first album) is a close second. It hurts my heart a little to see there are currently 20 copies available here, but you're in luck if you don't already have it. I like Feeling Strangely Fine so much that I adopted "Singing In My Sleep," its second song, for my SwapaCD nickname. Now that's devotion! I think most of us CD swappers will identify with and appreciate that song.
Almost everyone knows "Closing Time," but this album should also be remembered for "Singing in My Sleep," "Secret Smile," consistently excellent songwriting and Dan Wilson's voice. Some of the songs may be slow burners, give them your time. For me, "Closing Time" has suffered a bit due to being overplayed on the radio and elsewhere, but I enjoy it more knowing its second meaning related to birth. If you like Semisonic, I also highly recommend their drummer Jacob Slichter's book So You Wanna Be a Rock & Roll Star, which is about the band. At the time of this review, the book is available at PaperBackSwap."
 | Johnny Cash, Tom Petty & Heartbreakers Unchained Label: Warner Bros / Wea Release Date: 6/2/1998 |
Review by:
Nathan C.. - 3/29/2024 5:50 AM
"Nice album in the series from Cash; covers from late in his career. Recommend!"
 | Crouch, Estrada, Garrop, Volti This Is What Happened Label: Innova Records Release Date: 1/20/2017 |
Review by:
IC B. (icberry). - 3/26/2024 11:52 PM
"Volti is a professional vocal ensemble based in San Francisco, California. Founded by Robert Geary in 1979 as the San Francisco Chamber Singers, Volti's mission is to foster and showcase contemporary American music and composers.
Featured on "This is What Happened":
"Canticles of Rumi", settings of five poems by the 13th-century poet and founder of Sufism, composed by resident composer Mark Winges
"...is knowing...", a musical analogy to Gertrude Stein's linguistic Cubism, by Seattle-based composer John Muehleisen
"Paradise", by Shawn Crouch, was originally commissioned by Chanticleer in 2009 and then substantially revised for Volti in 2013.
Volti is the first ensemble to win the ASCAP/Chorus America Award for Adventurous Programming of Contemporary Music."
 | Garrett Viggers Emmanuel |
Review by:
IC B. (icberry). - 3/26/2024 11:35 PM
"From 2007, Garrett Viggers' "Emmaneul features tasteful, traditional Christmas carols arranged for Hammered Dulcimer and Lap Dulcimer.
1. Angels We have Heard on High (HD, LD)
2. Joy to the World (HD)
3. The Little Drummer Boy (HD)
4. Away in a Manger (HD)
5. The First Noel (HD)
6. Silent Night (HD)
7. O Come, O Come, Emmanuel (HD)
8. What Child is This? (Vox, HD, LD)
9. We Three Kings (Vox, LD)
10. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (Vox, HD, LD)
HD: Hammered Dulcimer
LD: Lap Dulcimer
Vox: Vocals"
 | Various Artists DJ's Choice Proud to Be American Label: Turn Up the Music Release Date: 10/9/2001 |
Review by:
David P.. - 3/26/2024 10:34 AM
"If you read the lyrics Born In The USA does not belong on this album. It's about being ashamed of the USA rather than being proud of it. Bruce deceptively took advantage of his fans with this song and the album cover which are exactly the opposite of what they appear to be. It's fine for him to have his opinion but don't trick people and don't drape yourself in the American flag if you are ashamed of it."
| Camdens Halfway Around the World Label: Midwest Artists Dist. Release Date: 6/1/2001 |
Review by:
Bridgett M. (SingingInMySleep). - 3/20/2024 7:38 PM
"I'm including the track listings here since SwapaCD's information for this CD does not.
Track Listings:
1. Invitation
2. Stage
3. Sleepless
4. When Did I Learn
5. Halfway Around The World
6. Red Hair
7. Tell Me
8. Here
9. Third Degree
10. Stay
11. Fall
12. Lipstick"
 | Boyd Meets Girl Songs of Love & Despair Label: Sono Luminus Original Release Date: 3/25/2022 Release Date: 3/25/2022 |
Review by:
IC B. (icberry). - 3/19/2024 10:28 PM
"The artists, in fact, are Australian classical guitarist Rupert Boyd and American cellist Laura Metcalf. known collectively as "Boyd Meets Girl". The album is fresh, lively, technically and artistically tight, classically-trained-competent and rather wonderful.
From others:
"Acclaimed soloists in their own right, as a duo they perform an eclectic and engaging range of repertoire, from the baroque through modern day, including many of their own arrangements. Boyd has been described as truly evocative by The Washington Post, and as a player who deserves to be heard by Classical Guitar Magazine. Metcalf, also a member of the ensembles Sybarite5 and Break of Reality, has been called brilliant by Gramophone.
Rupert Boyd writes: "This is an album of love. But also of despair. And some things in between. Largely conceived, arranged, rehearsed and recorded during the Covid-19 pandemic, Songs of Love & Despair contains the music that we were drawn to during this time - a time of unprecedented stillness and solitude, traveling at most a few miles from our home for months on end. As a married couple we were fortunate to be able to play music together every day, and this collection of repertoire is half love, half longing; from the delicate beauty of Debussy and the joyousness of Boccherini, to the anguish of Messiaen and heartbreaking Appalachian folk songs, which tell the stories of love, life and loss. The album is a testament to this time, and we welcome you to join us as we traverse the emotions that have enveloped us all.""
 | Chas Smith Aluminum Overcast Label: Cold Blue Label Release Date: 10/30/2001 |
Review by:
IC B. (icberry). - 3/18/2024 1:31 PM
""Chas Smith builds metallic sculptures that are amplified and struck or bowed. The copper box, the bass tweed, the Guitarzilla, and the Dado are back, accompanied by the newcomers Mantis and Majestic, the latter a huge structure of 38 by ten feet. But impressive gear doesn't make impressive music: it's all in the ear. Smith hears beautiful overtones in his creations and he communicates them wonderfully. His soundscapes are engaging, shifting slowly and gaining ever more richness."
Aluminum Overcast Review by Francois Couture"
 | Captain Yonder, Captain Yonder |
Review by:
Bridgett M. (SingingInMySleep). - 3/18/2024 9:10 AM
"I'm including the track listings here since SwapaCD's information for this CD does not.
Track Listings:
1. From the Leaves
2. Hey Away Ho
3. Look, the Oaks!
4. Crazy on the Hill
5. Soon I Will Sail
6. The Green Plains
7. White Day
8. The Barge Song"
 | DeVotchKa A Mad and Faithful Telling Label: Anti Original Release Date: 1/1/2008 Re-Release Date: 3/18/2008 |
Review by:
IC B. (icberry). - 3/17/2024 12:19 PM
"A little about this much-Wish-listed record:
"[DeVotchKa's] brand of indie rock draws primarily from Eastern European, Slavic, and Mariachi music. Album opener 'Basso Profundo' charges like a bull at the gates, if the bull were playing tuba and singing ghostly chants of 'Ooh's; The energy is relentless in this track, and the tension that is created as soon as everything slows down and builds up again is utterly magnificent."
"Some of the album's highest points lie in its two instrumentals, 'Strizzalo' and 'Comrade Z.'; These are works strictly in the vein of traditional Slavic music, with hardly anything indie or rock about them.'Comrade Z'; in particular, showcases the band's skills as musicians and songwriters, composing and executing a brilliant and complex melody on strings and brass, with a tuba keeping the tempo up by bouncing along brightly. Another stunning point where the album's instrumental passages take over is during a break in 'Undone', where dark, slithering strings strike out with great fervor...."
Courtesy of Denver based DeVotchKa, best known for scoring Little Miss Sunshine, releases a compact album of Slavic influences, danceable beats, and rock roots
On Anti-Records, home of Tom Waits and Nick Cave.
Samples at Bandcamp."
 | Various Artists Ellen's I'm Gonna Make You Dance Jams Label: Watertower Music Release Date: 11/11/2013 |
Review by:
Russell B. (Slim). - 2/28/2024 2:32 PM
"I wanted to keep MJ Dancing Machine but this version isn't what I remember."
| Baroque for Dummies Baroque for Dummies Label: Angel Records Release Date: 4/1/1997 |
Review by:
Brian K. (Deposit). - 2/18/2024 8:13 PM
"Track list with composers:
1) Pachelbel: Canon and gigue, for 3 violins & continuo in D major, T. 337: Canon in D major
2) Bach: Cantata No. 147, 'Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben,' BWV 147 (BC A174): Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
3) Handel: Water Music Suite No.1 for orchestra in F major, HWV 348: Air
4) Gluck: Dance of the Blessed Spirits (Melody), arrangement (from 'Orfeo ed Euridice')
5) Mouret: Rondeau, for brass, strings & timpani (from Suite of Symphonies No. 1; 'Masterpiece Theater' Theme)
6) Vivaldi: Violin Concerto, for violin, strings & continuo in E major ('La Primavera,' The Four Seasons; 'Il cimento' No. 1), Op.8/1, RV 269: Fi
7) Handel: Music for the Royal Fireworks, for orchestra, HWV 351: La R'jouissance
8) Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048: Allegro
9) Handel: Water Music Suite No.2 for orchestra in D major, HWV 349: Alla hornpipe
10) Albinoni (arr. Giazotto) Adagio, for violin, strings & organ in G minor, T. Mi 26
11) Coreilli: Concerto Grosso in G minor ('Christmas Concerto'), Op. 6/8: Pastorale
12) Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068: Air
13) Purceil: Abdelazer, or, the Moor's Revenge, incidental music, Z. 570: Rondeau
14) Handel: Solomon, oratorio, HWV 67: Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
15) Boccherini (arr. Woodhouse): Minuet in A major, arrangement (after String Quintet in E major, Op.11/5 [aka Op. 13/5], G. 275)
This is a great introduction to those who do not know classical music and want to hear what was enjoyed 300 years ago. Included on this CD are the most popular Baroque music currently popular in the 1990s."
| Poison Poison - Flesh & Blood Label: BMG Direct |
Review by:
Jay N. (AtTheGates). - 2/11/2024 5:12 PM
"Great album. I love all the band photos inside the booklet. My favorite song is "Ride the Wind"."
 | Escape Club Wild Wild West Label: Atlantic / Wea Release Date: 10/25/1990 |
Review by:
Mike W.. - 2/5/2024 2:04 PM
"I see numerous reviews for the Escape Club - Wild Wild West.
Of course, "Wild Wild West" is the real standout song here that received mucho Radio / MTV play back in the day.
However there are a couple of other really strong Escape Club songs on this album that I didn't see mentioned.
"Shake For The Sheik"
"Working For The Fatman""
![The Joshua Tree [MFSL Audiophile Original Master Recording]](https://nationalbookswap.com/cd//m/28/0328/13110328.jpg) | U2 The Joshua Tree [MFSL Audiophile Original Master Recording] Label: Mobile Fidelity Release Date: 11/12/1996 |
Review by:
Brendon M. (brendonla). - 2/2/2024 2:57 PM
"Not sure what the CD description means about liner notes by Bill Flannigan as my MFSL issue of this album didn't include that -- but frankly, that's beside the point.
This is the holy grail for U2 fans of "The Joshua Tree" as Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs remasters strive to recreate the recording at such fidelity that you feel like you're in the studio with the band -- and that is definitely the case here: I own the 2007 remaster (for the 20th Anniversary box set) and one other pressing (an old school BMG Music Club issue). This is the best sounding version I own: I can hear Edge's guitar more clearly, up front, in the mix. Deep bass and organ sounds ominous and then hopeful on "Where the Streets Have No Name" -- and throughout this entire re-issue the clarity is astounding due to the mastering and storing the ones and zeros with a 24K gold layer in the physical CD.
Note that if you can find a copy, it won't be cheap as these MFSL re-issues were limited quantities to begin with -- I paid $50 USD for mine used, but it had a few cracks near the spindle. Given how rare this release is I bought it any way and applied foil stickers on both sides of the spindle area and it still sounds great in my home CD transport. All that said, I'm not sure I'd spend upwards of $600 USD new for this (go check eBay if you don't believe me) -- for that amount of cash I'd recommend getting the 2007 remaster - it's not this, but it sounds damn good."