Fantastic! Much better than the last of the Civil Wars CDs!
350021
This CD is well written, well sung and played, and well recorded. It has none of the flaws of White's last Civil Wars CD and it would appear the baggage of that defunct group has been left behind.

The songs are, of course, the sort of wistful (but not sappy) love songs that White does very well. On several songs his backup singers are The Secret Sisters, a group whose centered singing is very compatible with the entire range of his style. By way of comparison, his previous group, The Civil Wars, paired him with a female vocalist who was very good at working with about 10% of his vocal color range. The Civil Wars pairing had difficulty connecting with his other 90% but the Secret Sisters do well with him.

There is an eclectic group of backup instrumentalists, all solid studio musicians, but with a sprinkling of other Grammy winning talent. Zac Cockrell on bass comes to mind; Zac is the giant upon whose shoulders Brittany Howard stood at the Grammys.

Within its context, the style has much variation but it is all White's work. I particularly like "The Once and Future Queen" with its passing resemblance to something you might have heard from early Don Mclean. "Hope I Die" and "I'll Get Even" have a style which seems like Damien Rice done right, or perhaps more like Paul Simon's early solo love songs. "Hate the Way You love Me" is, on first listening, to me the most "Civil Wars-ish' of the selections. This particular one, Track 9, is also one which gives passing homage to classic Appalachian ballad style instrumentation and early 60s folk singers, but comes across as romantic and not contrived.

(This is a review of a purchased pre-release CD and not a paid nor solicited review.)
486563
I love this CD. I am normally a metal fan, but one day I was a local bookstore, and they had a CD section where you could preview new releases. I listened to the samples of this CD, and I was blown away! I love the interaction between the instruments. The tones and timbre of the acoustic instruments are very vibrant and warm. The other thing I noticed, and what initially drew me to this CD, is the technical ability of the players. They are not over-the-top players, but you can tell that these guys can really play their instruments, especially the mandolin player. And on top of that, the vocal perfermances by the three members of this group is great. Good vocal harmonies too.

With all that being said, the songs in themselves are great songs. There is not one weak moment in the whole album. It has been years since I bought this CD, but it still sounds fresh to me. As a matter of fact, I broke my first CD, and came here to Amazon to buy it again. Great job, by a great band!
3679345
MUDVAYNE ARE BACK AND MEANER THAN EVER!

With a 2 year absence one would think that Mudvayne might have gotten even softer than they appeared to be on their 2003 release The End of Things to Come. But oh no, this cd is ALOT better than that release actually. While yes, this release actually DOES contain more singing than the previous releases, in my opinion, that actually DOES make the cd better. It kind of weighs out the hardcore and the softcore. The mean and the melodic. While The End of only contained a select few soft pieces, Lost and Found contains quite a bit more to select from, while still containing a handfull of heavy. I really like it alot!

Track highlights include:

Happy

Fall Into Sleep

Determined

Rain Sun Gone

Choices

Forget to Remember

TV Radio

All That You Are (Which sounds alot like a NIN/Tool cover at the begining...)

Pull the String (Which in my opinion really sounds like it belongs on the The End of album.)

All the other songs on it are awesome as well, the above are just personal prefrences and aim at a more melodic sound, or oldskool sound.

To sum it all up, if you enjoyed The End of Things to Come you'll defanantly enjoy Lost and Found if not equally, then defanantly way more!

Get this!
52527
It has been wonderful to rediscover the robust voice of Johnny Cash with this cd.  The first half of the cd makes you sing out loud with him and the second half is like a story book.  You can't go wrong with this one!
4816897
Full Gospel made a truly great CD with this release which is IMHO much better than their last one "Embracing The Nations" which was a quality CD itself.  Full Gospel is known for its slower tempo worship songs and there is a multiplicity of them on here.  I only gave it 4 stars because there is not a great balance of quality uptempo songs to go along with the slower tempo songs, other than that and all the interludes (7 including reprises)there's NO knock on the CD.

This CD kicks off with a banging track called "Chasing After You" which I'm sure will catch on with P&W teams worldwide very soon.  Much props to "DeVaughn Murphy" on that one.  Unfortunately, its the only good upbeat song on there.  Let me tell you though...what they lack in uptempo songs they MORE THAN MAKE UP FOR in their slower tempo worship songs.  There are 4 songs on here I really love - starting with "I Am What You See" by Mr. Deon Kipping himself ("Incredible God", "Praise Him In Advance" etc composer).  This brother can write and this is a FANTASTIC worship song.  "In Pursuit Of Your Glory", "Show Us Your Glory", "More of Thee" and "He's In This Place" are all OFF THE CHAIN. Just PHENOMENAL worship songs for all you choir directors out there.

You can sense the hand of Pastor William Murphy III all over this CD.  He is a tremendous worshipper and its obvious the music ministry of Full Gospel under his direction is concentrated on pursuing the Glory of God.  (PLUG - Thanks for gracing "Total Praise's" reunion!!) I love this CD tremendously and its definitely worth the investment of your seed in their ministry.  You won't be dissappointed with this CD - I guarantee it!
3049382
I was a bit hesitant to buy this CD because, well, we already have a live recording of this version of Yes from the same year. It's called Yessongs. I've owned it for 40 years or more.
But with the recent death of Yes co-founder and bass-God Chris Squire I was feeling all sad and blue so I went ahead and bought this CD just to hear something "new" from Chris at this very sad time.
WELL! This CD knocks Yessongs over and stomps it into the ground! The audio is nothing short of fantastic. Super-clear separation of the various instruments - Steve Howe on your left, Rick Wakeman absolutely crystal clear on your right. And Chris' thundering bass is right in the middle along with a great-sounding Alan White on drums. And speaking of Alan White: I've always been a die-hard fan of original Yes drummer Bill Bruford ( who left the band just before this 1972 tour began ) and have thought that Alan White sucked as his replacement. Well, perhaps it was the mix of Yessongs that had a say in my attitude, for in this recording Alan White is awesome! No, he's still no Bill Bruford, but he is solid here and sounds great. And the vocals of Jon Anderson as well as the beautiful harmonies Chris sings are clear here too.
This may well be the best live recording of Yes. Until, that is, they release a CD like this from the Fragile tour, when Bill Bruford was still in the band. Yes was still at their peak in 1972 and they sound like it here. Yes fans should most definitely get this!
3325456
I'll admit, I was skeptical about purchasing this album because I didn't know what to expect.  How can a band top an album like "Break the Cycle?"  Well, I found out!  On this album, Staind explores more personal, less depressing lyrical ideas and a much more mature sound.  If you are looking for nu-metal whining or catchy beats, look elsewhere.  The songs on this album expand on the melody and drama on BTC, and leave most of the heaviness behind.  A lot of fans of the older material will shy away from this new sound, but give it a few spins!  It's well worth the purchase.  The songs sound more structured, the instruments are much better played, the vocals are better and more varied, and there are even string arrangements scattered throughout the album!
Also included with the cd is a dvd called "Homegrown."  It's mostly bootleg footage, but it's a great companion to the Staind archive.  Among the goofy band footage is footage of pretty much every popular band out now!  I won't give anything away, I'll just say the price of the package is worth it for the dvd alone even if you don't adapt to the new sound.
My standout tracks (so far) are So Far Away, Fray, Tonight, Blown Away, and Intro.
2873991
I loved the first album. Absolutely loved every song in the first album, so I was plenty excited when the second one came out. Have to say, though, I'm glad I listened to it first on Spotify before buying it, because I would not have been happy if I bought the whole album. The harmonies aren't there, and it has more of a country sound, which I'm not particularly a fan of. This song, though, has the sound and spirit of The Civil Wars. Absolutely buy it.
441578
We all wondered was it possible for dc Talk to make a cd better than Jesus Freak...but they did with Supernatural!  They sound great, they produced this great, and overall it's more mature than Freak.  My picks for  highlights:  Dive (sounds so cool), Consume Me (Micheal just keeps getting  better!), Supernatural (it DRIVES!), and Red Letters (powerfully  connecting, Holy Spirit music--you'll be raising your arms to Him on this  one!)  Buy this if you like the boyz, buy it if you like alternative or  rock, buy it if you're a Christian and love good, solid, honest music from  a geniune God-loving group with staying power!  P.S.  The live concert  tour of this CD was definately Supernatural!
4866273
When I picked this CD, I wasn't sure what I was going to get.  I'd always enjoyed John Williams work on the Indiana Jones movies but Lawrence Rosenthal and Joel McNeely were new names to me.  But, after I had listened to the CD, I'll admit, I was blown away!
Both composers do a fantastic job of creating a soundtrack that you can listen to WITHOUT having seen the Young Indiana Jones Chronicals.  This is a great CD for lounging around the house, driving to work, even having your girlfriends parents over to dinner.
I highly recommend this CD and all the other volumes in the collection.
3708743
My family loved these cd's. After reading all of the books, we weren't sure what to expect as far as how closely the story lines went along with the book. However, these are great! My oldest daughter would get the books out to follow along. Only a few small details have been left out. We also enjoyed hearing Douglas Greshem (C.S. Lewis' stepson) sharing tidbit of information about C.S. Lewis at the beginning of the stories. I also loved the fact that it came in a sturdy tin and included a map of Narnia. We have no regrets about this purchase and with so many stories, we know we will enjoy them many times over and over. Love this cd set!
1754696
I have had this CD since March when it first leaked out and was aviable for download. I can promise you when I am saying this; since March, this CD has left my CD player about three or four times, and trust me, it didn't take a long time for it to find its way back in.

This CD is everything "From The Depths Of Dreams" was and even more. The lyrics are darker, but more creative. The guitar riffs are still catchy and Dan continues to do an amazing job on the drums.

Some standout tracks on this CD are: Tie Her Down, Bite To Break Skin, Rum Is For Drinking Not Burning, Choke On This and The Irony Of Dying On Your Birthday.

If you like the new Underoath CD, A Static Lullaby, Thursday, Finch and Taking Back Sunday this CD is definitly for you. And if you haven't yet, pick up "From The Depths Of Dreams."
529911
I absolutely LOVE this CD.  I heard many of the songs on XM-Squizz before hearing the CD the entire way through (while I was getting my tattoo--LOL).  I was like "Wow...this is really good" so I purchased it.  It was one of the BEST CDs I have gotten in a LONG time.  There is a full range of work in this CD, some slower songs (like "Fall into Sleep") but mostly hard alternative.  I'm going to get LD-50 next.  I've heard it is even better, which will totally amaze me if it is true!
4941105
I absolutely love this soundtrack it has a very haunting sound to it that is perfect for a Civil War movie like Gods and Generals.  I also like the two songs Bob Dylan's "Cross the Green Mountain" and Mary Fahl's "Going Home" they are just wounderful and fit right in with the rest of this music!!  I would highly recommend this to all who love beatiful music and to those who like soundtracks to war epics![.]  You will not be dissappointed with your buy![.]
1443604
First off I would like to say I agree with the other two reviews, this cd kicks ass! I actually bought this CD last July after hearing it at a friends house, and just like the other reviewer stated, it's been in my cd changer ever since too. It's one of those CD's that seem to get better ever time you listen to it. The music reminds me of old Aerosmith, mixed with the Stray Cats, with some Jerry Lee Lewis added just for fun. All I can say is that I love the disc, and if there were more bands on the radio that sounded like these guys, radio would be a safer place! As I stated in my title, I am not sure where this band came from, or how long they been playing, but the cd rocks, and my copy isn't for sale!
4371666
I stumbled across this band in the "favorite sessions' section of NPR music's website, and instantly fell in love with the music. I purchased this album and fun machine as well, but after buying their concert DVD (available on their website) I realized not only are they great to listen to, they are also very funny, and come across as the slightly music-geeky bunch of former jazz students that they are. Don't be fooled by the fun, they spent seven years crafting their sound, but in the process also really seem to have bonded as a band and friends, and it shows in the live music. A very different feel from the plethora of folky music performed by people who look like they were moonlighting from their regular gigs as civil war re-enactors (cough -the  civil wars - cough)
862028
I absolutely love this CD! Charlotte is so talented.  I just ordered the book she wrote, and can't wait to read it.  I've loved listening, and seeing, Charlotte for a couple years now - and she had just become better and better. I highly recommend this CD, and all of Charlotte's CDs!  I hope this review helped someone!