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Songs That Got Us Through WWII

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by: Various Artists

Release Date March 16, 1990
This excellent album contains eighteen songs that were popular during the WW2 years. The album starts with that well-known hit Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy (performed by The Andrews Sisters), and then moves between jazzy hits (such as G.I. Jive and Yours). I really enjoyed hearing again some of the songs that used to be so close to my father's heart, including Long Ago (And Far Away) and The White Cliffs of Dover.

I must say that I found this to be a very good album. I miss my GI father, who passed away a year ago, and I felt like I captured a little piece of him when I listened to the music he loved all those years ago. So, if you like that great Big Band sound, or want to get a glimpse into the world of WW2, then get this album. I ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 162
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Time After Time

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by: Eva Cassidy

Release Date June 20, 2000
This isn't a review of this CD, rather a dedication to Eva Cassidy, accentuating what she means to me, and, perhaps, to others as well. I wrote this for her:

Aching Voices, Clear


When the winds turn to us, and sing
In places held so close and dear, softly
Heard, like melting snows in New Spring
Those aching voices, clear...
Her song comes to us then, in pensive
Quiet joy
Her soul sails with us, and
We go on
She goes with us
She goes on...

CD-Charts Position 163
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Neil Diamond - Greatest Hits Live

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starring: Neil Diamond, Richard Bennett, Vince Charles, King Errisson, Tom Hensley
directed by: Dwight Hemion, Peter Israelson

Release Date October 01, 1997
this DVD concert captures all his best works at the time this was recorded
(some 20 years ago) but if your a fan like me, his voice and his songs are timeless.....a thumbs-up review

CD-Charts Position 164
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Stardust

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by: Willie Nelson

Release Date October 19, 1999
I am a Willie Nelson fan, but this album really blew me away! What a tribute and a fresh take on the American songbook.

CD-Charts Position 165
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Don't Look Away

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by: Kate Voegele

Release Date January 22, 2008
for my 17yr old daughter, she says the songs are amazing. They get her mood jump started!

CD-Charts Position 166
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Weird Al Yankovic - The Ultimate Video Collection

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starring: "Weird Al" Yankovic

Release Date November 04, 2003
This compilation DVD is hilarious. It's great on so many levels. As an adult, I remember all the original songs that Weird Al parodied; and that makes it even funnier. My five year old saw "like a surgeon" on totally 80's vh1 classic and thought it was the funniest thing he'd ever seen - and he has no idea who Madonna is! I bought this DVD with him in mind - and he watches it over and over and over. I have Weird Al on karaoke, my son can't read, but he can sing every word in "fat". My seven year old daughter enjoys it as well; as do my husband and myself. We got our money's worth on this one!

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Off the Wall

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by: Michael Jackson

Release Date October 16, 2001
Not as good as Triumph Unseen by Nick Worrall but still a mighty fine effort from the bizarre and increasingly 'dangerous' Mr Jackson. Bring back these days please.

CD-Charts Position 168
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12 Songs

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by: Neil Diamond

Release Date November 08, 2005
The second album i ever bought in my life was Hot August Night over 30 years ago. The atmosphere, the beautiful music, the feather light touch of acoustic guitars, the fantastic songs, and the hypnotic and charismatic voice of Neil Diamond inspired a love of the man and his music, and my own interest in music that has endured to this day.

However I went through a phase after Jazz Singer, where I felt disconnected from his output, songs like September Morn, and Turn on your heartlight did not seem like songs I could relate to compared to say Solitary Man, or I am..I said.

So, when I heard this was his best album in years I had to get it. The more I listen to it, the more I find to appreciate.

This is Neil ... Read More:

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Diana Krall - Live in Paris

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starring: Diana Krall, Anthony Wilson (IV), Jeff Hamilton (XI), John Clayton (IX), Paulinho Da Costa
directed by: David Barnard

Release Date April 02, 2002
.....this one would get the limit. This is the most fabulous music video it has ever been my joy [and honor] to watch. And I've watched it a bunch of times. This concert of old favorite jazz standards found Diana, and her side-men, in absolutely perfect form. She obviously respects her back-up musicians, and they her; it makes for amazing chemistry.....

The technical aspects...sound, camera work, engineering, are all perfect. Diana connected well with her audience, despite the language barrier; everybody had a grand experience, as well they should have. The specific numbers need no comment; if you're reading this, you know them by heart.

Diana Krall is a miracle of God's creative art...a jazz singer for the ages. That she ... Read More:

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Mariah Carey: The Adventures of Mimi [Blu-ray]

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starring: Mariah Carey
directed by: '

Release Date April 15, 2008
While a Blu-ray content provider is free to choose the audio codec/s for their own disc, I found the lack of legacy Dolby Digital 5.1 or DTS 5.1 a negative considering that the only way surround PCM can be received by an A/V receiver or pre/pro is via HDMI, a feature not present in millions of legacy A/V receivers (which use optical/coax digital inputs for legacy DD and DTS lossy codecs).

Additionally, the only way one could find this out is by actually ordering the disc, because Amazon product specification is misleading and incorrect, which is a common problem in Amazon.

Regarding the content itself, I concur with the statements others have made about Maria being overweight, boringly walking around the stage for the entire ... Read More: