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Music : Let's Go Everywhere (Dig)
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Let's Go Everywhere (Dig) by: Martin & Wood Medeski List Price: $16.98 CD-Charts Price: $13.99 You Save: $2.99 (18%)Prices subject to change. |
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Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0020286111924 Label: Megaforce Manufacturer: Megaforce Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Megaforce Release Date: January 08, 2008 Studio: Megaforce Sales Rank: 13051 MPN: 61119 Disc 1:
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Editorial Review: Product Description: When John Medeski, Chris Wood and Billy Martin go into the studio to record any new album, they re never sure what will emerge. It was no different when the trio gathered in an upstate New York studio last year with a few concepts, a few musical ideas and a few friends, to create Let s Go Everywhere, the first recording designed to please their youngest fans. The group settled on the idea of a journey, of travel both literal and figurative. It proved to be a motivating concept. But we didn t have much going in, says Wood. It was a thread we followed as we improvised, composed and working through each piece on the spot. We call it spontaneous composition. Martin agrees that we really had very little figured out. Maybe a few ideas about a beat or a nursery rhyme we liked, but we went into the studio not knowing what would happen. Then the fun part began. Wood and Martin enlisted vocals from their children Nissa and Dakota. In the perfect party song, the band gets into a funky groove that stops suddenly, prompting enthusiastic young voices to shout, Where s the Music? and the music to start up again. We got that idea from our kids love of musical chairs, explains Wood. As the party continued, the trio brought in other friends to add to the musical journey. All three band members see Let s Go Everywhere as an opportunity to play music they like without talking down to kids. Kids are really quick, Medeski says. We don t need to treat them like idiots. Wood agrees that kids are like sponges. We like to introduce our own kids to a huge range of music, and they love all kinds of sounds. Martin calls this album one of my favorite records, one of the best we ve ever done and says it brought the band members closer together then ever. It really sparked a new direction for us in many ways. Amazon.com: Let's Go Everywhere is the kind of record that kids-music insiders get all wound up about, and for a reason that can be summed up in two tidy little words: it's awesome. Yes, when classifications must be made, Medeski Martin & Wood are sometimes thrown into the jazz genre. And yes, as musicians go, they're a pretty sophisticated outfit. But that hasn't prevented them from maintaining a direct line with their pirate- and pat-a-cake-loving sides. Everywhere rules because it's un-self-consciously funky ("Cat Creep"), uncondescendingly cool ("Where's The Music"), and unspookily moody ("Far East Sweets"). It's so obviously the product of three guys who know how to grow grooves, but also know how to grow bonds with 4-year-olds, that it makes other kids albums seem audaciously contrived, not to mention intolerably boring. Retentive types won't flinch from filing it alongside classics such as Schoolhouse Rock, Really Rosie, and the Sesame Street compilations. And four out of five preschoolers--maybe more like 499 out of 500--won't disagree: Medeski Martin & Wood merit the inclusion. --Tammy La Gorce Customer Reviews
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 Rating:  - Fun for the whole familyI have read other reviews that say this CD is fun for parents and kids alike. I cannot agree more. My husband and I love that when it is still in the CD player in the car and we are out on our own we don't feel compelled to change to something else. I got the CD based on my 15 month old son's reaction to hearing the song "Where's the Music?" on our satellite. He grooved to the funky beat, and has ever since. If he is fussing when I am buckling him in his carseat all I have to do is ask him "where's the music?" and he stops and perks up waiting for me to turn the song on. My 3 year old son loves the hip-hop version of "Patty Cake/Peas Porridge Hot". All of our childrens CD's were stolen from our vehicle recently and I was very upset until I discovered ... Read More: Rating:  - Hot jazz, kid-friendly!If you're a fan of MMW, you'll almost certainly love this CD. If you're a kid, even better. :) "Where's the Music" is my kids' favorite song; has them in stitches every time. "Pirates Don't Take Baths" is another popular one. My only complaint is that the CD does occasionally devolve into more "serious" MMW material, or includes a song that's just straight-up kid-friendly lyrics and structure but no jokes. The kids and I still like it (a lot!), but it's obvious MMW have a fantastic sense of humor and it would have been great to have had a CD that was more completely filled with that great juvenile silliness. Oh well...better than any Barney CD any day, by far. Ranks right up there with classics like "Peter, Paul & Mommy", ... Read More: Rating:  - Kids RecordIt's still MMW but it's not anything you've heard before. It's a kids record! There are vocals! Good fun and good jams. Rating: - Should Somebody Get This If They Don't Have Kids? "Let's Go Everywhere" is a fantastic listen for kids and their parents. Children's albums typically hire mediocre studio musicians, run a cheap production and talk down to kids. In this sense, "Let's Go Everywhere" transcends the typical children's album. There is a balance of vocal oriented songs and the type of funk infused Rock instrumentals that have become the hallmark of Medeski, Martin and Wood (MMW). In addition to Rock and Jazz, the recording is threaded with tones of R&B and the Blues. The songs that feature vocals are good. While 'Pirates Don't Take Baths' is a highlight, the title track is the blockbuster. 'Let's Go Everywhere' is a reworked version of the classic 'I've Been Everywhere.' Most are familiar with the Country tune through Hank Snow or ... Read More: Rating: - a family albumi was pretty excited to buy this album, because i've been a long time fan of MMW. i was, i'll admit skeptical as to how my two boys would react. but i have to say i think that they like it as much as i do, so it's been the sole resident in the kitchen stereo since it came home. and that's the best part. it's not just for kids and tolerated by adults, nor for adults and tolerated by kids. every one in my house loves it. |
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