ya,all three albums by Pink Martini are just superb.

Hey,

Have you gotten the CDs yet? I'm a fan of the older Steely Dan albums, especially Aja and Gaucho...

That's one of their recent ones yeah? Review on 'Two Against Nature'?

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Added on July 11, 2008, 12:00 pmAbbey Road is my favourite album! 'Here comes the Sun' and 'Something' is in there...awesooommmeee...

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Any idea where i can get that album?


scy320 :
Angels of shanghai - nice compilation but too oriental for me...still do listen to it occasionally My staple diets would be my Rippingtons, dave benoit, candy dulfer etc etc collections. Some ppl consider that junk fusion jazz but i like it hehehe....better than those overused Enigma tunes they play over and over again at shoppin malls or fashion shows rofl.

This post has been edited by itanium: Jul 11 2008, 02:28 PM

They don't sell them here? I don't know, maybe you could try Amazon. I get this CD from my father

ya,i heard it has the oriental elements in this album with some Chinese instrument like Er Hu.will try listen next time.wow,u love Dave Benoit.mee too!have you heard about Keiko Matsui?

Nope not yet, the last jap i bought was watanabe hehe.

BTW for sax lovers , if you think dave koz or eric marienthal is good - try Candy Dulfer's Candy Store album. That chick can rival most male sax players.

This post has been edited by itanium: Jul 11 2008, 09:47 PM

I have all three albums, superb recording and i like their music too, especially latin style.

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Added on July 11, 2008, 10:06 pmI do have Steely Dan - Showbiz Kids The Steely Dan Story 1972 - 1980 (dual disc).

Here's the brief review of 'Two Against Nature' abstracted from Tower.com and few magazines. Actually this album was released in year 2000, but hardly find locally.

Rolling Stone (1/4/01, p.117) - Included in Rolling Stone's "Top 50 Albums of 2000".
Rolling Stone (3/16/00, p.72) - 3.5 stars out of 5 - "...[The album] is Steely Dan defined....mixing world-class chops and jazzy postgraduates soul sound with some wonderful, vague storytelling....stunning musical clarity....showcasing what Steely Dan's core twosome can do..."
Entertainment Weekly (3/10/00, pp.68-9) - "...The core elements are unchanged: white-hot chops, black humor, and a flair for the cryptic....their ensemble sound remains sharp and inimitable....proves that you [still] 'can' buy a thrill."
Q (4/00, p.94) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...a demanding slice of music, brilliantly out of sync....its appeal is slow-burning and ultimately satisfying: enough to keep the faithful happy for another 20 years."
Uncut (3/00, p.90) - 5 stars out of 5 - "...TWO AGAINST NATURE is the very best thing Steely Dan have ever done..."
Vibe (4/00, p.183) - "...musically [they] are in their prime....this is the only band that truly understands how James Brown's scratchy grooves and the Eagles' lite-rockin' appeal aren't mutually exclusive. These OGs flex their trademark dark wit like it never went out of style..."
Mojo (Publisher) (3/00, p.102) - "...Sharp, sleek, sophisticated, more going on than a couple of spins can take in and seductive enough to keep drawing you back. 9 tracks, some a little cooler, funkier or jazzier than others...and all top-form. Quintessentially Steely Dan."
NME (Magazine) (3/4/00, p.35) - 7 out of 10 - "...exquisite....still hermetically sealed in an exclusive world where the pursuit of the immaculate 'chop' is paramount, [they] are the only men in history to make the concept of the cerebral muso remotely tantalising..."

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ok,will try listen to the album

Can also try Sadao Watanabe, John Klemmer and definite NOT to be missed, Grover Washington Jr.

That album is available locally.
I got mine from Jaya Jusco.

how much u got for the album.

This was a while back then... RM39.90

Oooppps.. rechecked. It was RM29.90!

This post has been edited by jazzy939: Jul 12 2008, 12:12 PM

have watanabe and washington, seldom listen because age catching up and try to be young at heart rofl.

both of them are great.

i think Fly me to the moon is good !!

For those who love New Age and Celtic Music.Recommend Hayley Westenra- PURE.She is a member of Celtic Woman.

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Yes, i like her voice very much. I have her two (2nd and 3rd) albums namely - Odyssey and Treasure. The latter's sound recording way below my satisfactory though.

Actually, Hayley Westenra born in New Zealand with Irish heritage, she is a soprano. I categorised her music genres under Classical, Classical Crossover, Contemporay Classical Vocals in my music collection search browser.

Also, I would like to recommend Patricia Barber - Cafe Blue which i have searched for long time and The Ultimate Demonstration Disc Volume 2 by David Chesky - both are superb recording, especially the latter one, each track has different soundstage from naturalness, holographic imaging, depth, deep bass, just to name a few.

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ya,i like her voice very much.regarding your 2nd and 3rd album of Hayley Westenra,are they US edition?

i like

Angela Aki - Home / Kiss Me Goodbye Album

and

Gravitation - Vocal Track Album

Yes, both are them are imported edition. As i have said, the 3rd album, the recording is not so good, especially vocal soundstage, i can hear noise when Hayley sing on high tones.