One who heard a different drummer...
590882
A fine book that anyone who has ever been the victim of a bully, a drunk, or a guardian who just doesn't know how to deal with one who "marches to a different drummer" will understand.
2119560
I liked it because it didn't sound like the same old thing... and yet... good music and entertaining.  I was not that familiar with the band and their work.
2287412
Danfis Prieto is one of the greatest drumkit players alive. He also writes interesting music. I am so grateful I have a chance to hear his talent.
42003
Very smart, and funny  Drums Tutorial, but the Drummer is an Amazing Player. I have enjoyed very much, Thank you Spanky
4482858
I'm looked at the You-Tube performance of Susie with snare-drums, it's not that bad. Hey, I happen to like her version of Honeysuckle Rose, so there you go. The last female singer that I know of who can play drums(the full set) was the late Karen Carpenter but her voice(some people call her 'THE VOICE') overwhelmed her hands-on talent. Same situation with Susie, she tries and really, it's not that bad. That's an opinion from a listener, not a musician. This recording does seem to suffer from exessive mid-bass which at times is hard to listen to.
1859888
O.K. I WENT TO WORK ONE DAY, AND FOUND THIS CD IN THE COMPUTER. I LOOKED AT IT AND IMMEDIATELY WENT HERE TO SEE WHAT KIND OF REVIEWS IT GOT BECAUSE IVE NEVER HEARD OF HIM. AFTER READING SEVERAL REVIEWS, I WAS EXCITED TO GET HOME AND LISTEN TO IT. WHEN THE FIRST SONF CAME ON, I THOUGHT "WOW, THIS IS REALLY GOOD! I CAN BELIEVE I GOT IT FOR FREE!" THEN THE NEXT SONG CAME ON, AND THE SONG AFTER THAT, AND I WAS WONDERING HOW MANY SONGS ARE GOING TO HAVE THE !!!EXACT!!! SAME DRUM BEAT. NOW, IM A DRUMMER IN A BAND, AND TO ME, THE MOST ANNOYING THING IN THE WORLD IS A BEAT THAT JUST STAYS CONSTANT FOR ONE SONG, LET ALONE EVERY SONG ON AN ENTIRE ALBUM. HOW CAN SO MANY PEOPLE NOT MENTION THAT, AND JUST RAVE ABOUT A CD THAT MIGHT AS WELL HAVE BEEN A SINGLE? THIS CD HAS NO ORIGIONALITY, NO TALENT BY WHOEVER PRODUCED IT, AND IS DOWN RIGHT IRRATATING TO LISTEN TO. ITS LIKE THE CD IS STUCK ON REPEAT OR SOMETHING. DAMN, NOT EVEN FOR FREE WOULD I RECOMMEND THIS CRAP. IF YOU WANT TO LISTEN TO THIS ARTIST, YOU ONLY NEED TO HEAR ONE SONG TO HAVE HEARD THEM ALL.... AND THATS SAD.
1309571
Who gave the Red Bull to the cymbal player on the Slavonic Dances?

The track listing here looks good (which is why I bought it) but I'd look elsewhere for worthy performances.
3629181
A mixed bad.  The first piano-steel drum disk (originally "Ivory and Steel") is phenomenal.  Othllo Molineaux is an amazing steel drummer.  The tracks drawn from the subsequent recording for "Jamboree" pale by comparison.  Othllo's playing is sorely missed.
1964544
Not a bad album, But I knew right away it was missing something and that is the original lead singer and drummer if I am correct. when you really enjoy a band and not just for it music but its overall sound, the drums ,singer and guitars, It is hard to feel the same about it when it changes, I probably would have not bought this new album if I would have known this...PS if a band changes original members they should always change there name so there is nothing miss leading.......
3093591
Pat and Neil are awesome but they're playing with backing tracks. The drummer and bass player are live but there are too many other sources that are not. It's hard to tell what's real and what's not real when they're mixing in recordings with live concert performance.

We saw this tour recently in Florida and it was the same thing, four piece group playing with backing tracks. Nobody in the audience except my GF and I seemed to mind but I think world class musicians should be accompanied by musicians not recordings.

There are definitely times that Pat is singing with recordings of herself, how are we supposed to know what's real? And all those keyboard sounds, where are those coming from? When we saw them live there was only a grand piano on stage but there were many accompanying keyboard sounds.

If I had this purchase to do over I would pass on this one. Just me, you may like it. It's recorded well and you can see what they look like (Pats outfit is a little silly IMO, she looked better when we saw them live).
1461043
This weekend I bought Gene Dunlap's previous album, Groove with You. On a few songs he uses drum programming and, hardly recognizable, occasionally percussion programming. Such a pity. His songs with the real thing are sparkling en refreshing. Luckily, "Groove with you" offers enough live performances on drums and percussion. Reading the review of Jonathan Widran about Gene's latest release, noticing that the album only contains machine created percussions, made me decide not to buy "Tales of the Phatman". Thank you Jonathan. You saved me from buying an album, I would surely regret.
I really hope the Artist himself will read this review! The same goes for many other contemporary jazz artists. Try the latest relaeses of Everette Harp, Kirk Whalum, Jeff Lorber, The Rippingtons and many others. Please gentlemen, quit using computers and give us 'live' perfomances
2825265
Hey Ya'all, i am all about a spiritual experience (i get mine thru prayer with God). Thought i would give this a try because i love taiko (i am half japanese - love my peeps!).  And i although grounded in my faith, like to hear different sounds/music.  So, i am 3/4 into this "drumming journey" and well...it feels as though i am stuck in an MRI (without earplugs).  Perhaps i have had way too many of them (MRis)?  I am going to slide under my coffee table with a blanket, put a small mirror up so i can see behind me, and run an IV of starbucks espresso for the True/Ultimate Spiritual experience (i.e. nap).  Enjoy. Seriously, thank you artists for your interesting contributions.
4281385
My disc of this seems to be the same - same original recording company, same orchestra, same conductor and same coupling. BUT .. the timings are significantly different with the 1984 times (minutes and seconds) in brackets as follows:

Music for strings etc 6.44 (7.20); 7.27 (7.36); 7.28(7.37); 6.17(6.52)
Divertimento 9.08 (8.46); 8.03 (8.24); 6.45 (6.53)

As can be seen these are so far apart as to suggest different performances and those differences are sufficient to make very different musical results.
There is no other information to help in this matter.

So far as the 1984 disc is concerned I can relate that the sound is excellent and the performances ooze an awareness of the Hungarian dance rhythms and patterns so important to this music. The Hungarian musicians involved have a natural feel for these that gives them a considerable advantage over other brilliant and dramatic readings that I have heard which do not seem to be aware of the need to keep in touch with the Hungarian roots of the music.

My advice would be to consider the folk element of this music very carefully and to favour those that are thus aware. As to which of these discs to buy, seemingly the same but with very different timings, all I can suggest is that suitable questions need to asked of the supplier. The 1984 disc is simply excellent and sounds absolutely 'right.'
921430
I first bought this album in 1970 and loved it. I don't recall anyone by the name of Phil Collins among the credited musicians. At the time of recording, Phil was an obscure drummer in an obscure band called Flaming Youth and hadn't yet joined another obscure band called Genesis (with whom I had yet to make my acquaintance). Another soon-to-be-famous drummer on ATMP was Alan White, later of Yes, who had been doing session work for John Lennon and Joe Cocker.
2797487
Although the credits say he also plays guitar, Aaron Comess is a successful session drummer, co-founder of the platinum-selling band "Spin Doctor," as well as a producer.  Looking at this as a side-project and listening to the great drumming bumped this album up a star for me.  I certainly find it easier to drum to an existing guitar part than to pull a rhythm out of thin air, and it is not so easy to guitar to a drum solo.  I have even heard other pro drummers perform under par on their solo projects, but not so with Aaron.  Each song has great drumming.  Unfortunately, the more rock minded tracks do seem to have pretty basic freestyle-type guitaring which can get annoying when it tries to match the intensity of the drumming.  The other guitarist on this album is Bill Dillon, who has played with Daniel Lanois, among others.  Not surprisingly, a Lanois-style ambient rock feel comes through on half the tracks, and those are really golden songs.  The more structured and casual guitar part complimented by Aaron's ever-creative drumming is a great mix.  Typically, a casual guitar means lazy a drum, so tracks like Zapped, Flower, and Ode to Atilla are a real treat.  Also, though it's a little low in the mix, the bass work by Tony Levin is equally skillful.
481824
At first I felt it had too much drums and band, and I'm a drummer. The band tends to drown out the girl singers and that's what everyone listens to this band for-the girl singers. But it is much different than the previous cd, which I felt was much quiter, This cd is a combination of both cds'.It has more of the band but also the good singing. It has gotten better each time I listen. That's the problem with having only one cd from any band like this, you expect the same sound. But sometimes different is just as good.
616057
Love this CD. I almost fainted when the first track came on, and I heard "record static."  It's less than a minute, and I just bypass it now.  I agree with all that's been said about this album except the takes on the drummer.  I've played for 45 years, and the drumming on this album is first rate.  It's very clean and fits perfectly.  I really don't get the insults handed to this drummer.  I would love to sound this good!