『 Ready to Play 』 Dave Samuels

『 To Be Loved 』 Ian Moore

Moore has definitely departed from his roots of a third-generation Texas Blues guitarist, running away from the title of the next SRV. The guitar doesn't take front billing on this album, and he even doesn't take long solos on most of the songs. Instead, he has created cuts relying on his other talents, letting them come to the forefront. The music is good, a departure from his past, but definitely headed towards a bright future.』

(Ian Moore finding his range)
『Somehow, Ian Moore's early public music efforts were Texas country-blues, and he is only now really finding his own voice. I've listened to this a lot for the last year, and it just gets better and better. Thats pretty much my standard for really good music. Its a little hard to label stylistically, since he draws from a wide variety of music, but I'd say he fills the space between Los Lobos and Jeff Buckley. More rock-art than Los Lobos, less fragile than Jeff Buckley. And he's got just a fantastic sense of rock dynamics, like Led Zep or Straitjacket Fits. There are pop songs presented with a murky buzz, like Float Away and Rollercoaster, beautiful ethereal songs - Magdelena and Coming Around, and a rock epic with an Eastern vibe in Leary's Gate. I see some similarities to U2, the Edge-like guitar-scapes, although Ian's are much denser, and check the backing vocals on Magdelena, Love! I am also reminded of Ben Harper on occassion, that South West vibe in amongst the blues rock. Another thing I like about this is that its emotionally evocative without being angst-ridden. So you can enjoy it even if you are in a good mood! Its alternative rock with a bunch of new flavors, and really great song writing, musicianship, and vocals. Spare no effort to see him live, I stumbled across him in Bozeman, and saw him in Seattle, and I feel privileged to have seen shows that great in small bar venues. Catch it before he's filling stadiums! Anyway, if you're getting bored with the standard FM radio fare, and want something a bit more rewarding, then give this a try. The only problem is it'll make most of your CD collection obsolete!』
『Groomed by his former label to be the Texas blues-rock heir apparent to the late Stevie Ray Vaughan, Ian Moore instead severed those ties and gratifyingly veered onto a musical road less traveled. Guitar heroics are still present, though they're no longer Moore's raison d'être. It's tempting to make Hendrix comparisons (especially on "Johnny Cash and His Electric Bible" and the transcendent "Leary's Gate"), but only if it's also noted that Jimi's tastes and influences were historically much broader than the stereotype of him usually allows.Colorsis an adventurous musical melange that, like the brief utopian pop era it evokes, samples freely from a heady variety of influences ranging from blues and soul to folk and classical, seasoned with a sly dedication to melodic song craft. Moore has claimed as musical inspiration the modern synthesis of style and technology fashioned by Los Lobos, the Latin Playboys, and Daniel Lanois. Here he may have just done them all one better.--Jerry McCulley』

『 Zooper Phonics 』

A few reviewers complained about the educational quality of the video, but I don't think it's important whether or not my baby learns his colors from this, or any other video. I think it's more important to focus on playing with him and giving him lots of different experiences. Videos like this are one way of exposing him to new things, and of feeding his natural love for music, which is why I get them.』

(children's video enthusiast)
『This is a great video! We have all the Baby Einstein's, Baby's First Impressions, Baby Bumblebees. My 4 yr. old still loves this one and will run in the room and dance when I play it for my 11 month old. The music is very nice. The Baby Bumblebee vocublary videos are great for learning new words with real life objects, not the cartoon ones. Both girls also love the Big Comfy Couch videos since they were five months old. I like those too because they teach a lesson in a fun way. Check out the scholastic video collection where popular books are made into cartoons. They are cute and reinforce the books.』

(Disappointed)
『We bought this for our daughter who absolutely loves the Baby Mozart video. Unfortunately this video does not interest her in the least.』

(Classical Baby Video Enthusiast)
『This is a great video for children who love other classical videos like Baby Mozart. HOWEVER, they need to be a little older (5 months + )to really enjoy it. My son loves it at five months when he wasn't able to fully concentrate at three.』

(Beware - not like the other ABC and 123 videos)
『I must admit that this video is well done and uses a great deal of imagination to portray colors. The problem for me is that there are no children (like in the other videos) repeating or even mentioning the colors. THis vidoe is for parents who can sit next to their child and tell him or her constantly what is going on; otherwise, the child does not learn the colors.』
『It's no secret that babies love colorful images and are soothed by beautiful music. NowCelebration of Color, part of the trilogy of videos from the illustrious Babyscapes, offers up this intriguing and stimulating combination. Like the other Babyscapes videos, this is not only wonderful for baby, but lovely for parents and caregivers. Repeated viewings won't be a problem, since the music is not only beautiful but well presented.Celebration of Colorfeatures seven segments and seven classical tunes that combine color, shapes, music, and rudimentary reading (the colors are spelled out slowly, through the CGI images). Babyscapes videos also don't feature any extraneous narration and let the music and images convey the message.Celebration of Coloroffers the following segments: a colorful display of fireworks set to Bach'sBrandenburg Concerto No. 3; the color blue to Beethoven's "Ode to Joy"; red to Beethoven's "Turkish March"; yellow to a Brahms "Hungarian Dance"; green to Mozart'sEine Kleine Nachtmusik; purple to Bach'sBrandenburg Concerto No. 2; and orange to Boccherini's "Minuetto."

Packaging suggests that children up to 5 may still be interested in this enchanting video, but it's doubtful that the interest of children as old as 5--or, in some cases, even 3 and 4 (who may be in preschool and used to more active stimulation)--will be sustained throughout. (Ages 8 months to 4 years)--N.F. Mendoza』

『 Hi-5: Wonderful Wishes (Vol. 4) 』

『 Hours 』 Stutterfly

『 Famous 』 Color Red

(o';'o)』

(Great Debut)
『The Color Red's sound is a great blend of hard rock and power pop, sort of a Helmet meets the Offspring kind of vibe with strong melodies and throbbing rhythms. This band is better than either of those two, though and I predict good things for them if they can continue to grow into their sound and expand their horizons a bit. Below the Under kicks off with the smashingly powerful single and potential classic, "Dangerous." This may not have been the best choice the band could have made since as good as it is, the rest of the disk suffers from the comparison. Too much sameness from song to song and an odd sense that these guys were not playing or writing to the ultimate potential of their talents made me slightly disappointed that nothing else measured up to the opening cut. Still if each track is taken on its own merits this is a collection of mostly very good songs. This California quintet is in an awfully good position considering this is their debut record. The sounds and songs bode well for the future if they can be a little more imaginative in future efforts.』

(tcr rules)
『this is the best cd. it is way better then any other cd. tcr is totaly original. you should but the color reds below the under.』

『 Thirsty 』 Various Artists

『 Bugright 』

『 Waterscapes 』 Colors of the Land

fetish『 Live and in Living Color 』 『 Soul Vaccination: Live 』 『 Back to Oakland 』 『 Tower of Power 』 『 Urban Renewal 』 『 In the Slot 』 Tower of Power  Kakaku：1000 saved$10.00  Warner Bros / Wea   IPhone 3G used's review (SUPERIOR-SOUNDING JAPAN 2008 REMASTER NOW AVAILABLE) 『 In 2008, WEA Japan released the entire WB Tower Of Power catalog in remastered form. All of the albums benefit from new mastering, and are worthwhile acquisitions for fans. Even this live album sounds better than the US CD, which is just an old, LP-EQ'd master transfered to CD, as are all of the TOP WB albums. I found all of the remastered material to be superior to the Rhino 2CD "What Is Hip?" 1999 compilation set, except, surprisingly, for the material from the 3rd album, which sounds better on the Rhino. Amazon does a haphazard job of stocking these remasters, so you may have to seek them from Japan-based retailers. Also, Amazon's prices are at least a third higher than buying direct from Japan, although shipping costs will cut into that percentage. Here are the links for the `08 remasters: East Bay Grease Bump City Tower Of Power Back To Oakland Urban Renewal In The Slot Live And In Living Color Again, it's sad that American consumers have to obtain better sounding CD's from another country. WEA, and now WMG, have long maintained a corporate policy of not upgrading their catalog under the "they're-gonna-buy-it-anyway-so-why-waste-profits" philosophy, no matter that rival Sony has made a lucative business model out of remastering nearly the entire Columbia records catalog. Although this internal policy was mandated by the WEA regimes of the past, Edgar Bronfman, the current WMG chief, has maintained the status quo. So, Tower Of Power now joins fellow WEA artists Jackson Browne, Ry Cooder, The Doobie Brothers, Tower Of Power, Neil Young, Van Dyke Parks, Little Feat, Van Morrison, America, Annie Haslam, Everything But The Girl, Roberta Flack, Todd Rundgren, Cold Blood and Paul Butterfield, just to name a few, whose catalogs either partially or wholly exist in better audio in Japan than here in the U.S. It's a pathetic and frustrating situation.』 (ANOTHER WARNING ON MP3 DOWNLOAD!!!) 『I also purchased the mp3 download and it is NOT THE ORIGINAL VERSIONS OF 2 SONGS!! Sparkling in the Sand and Knock Yourself Out are from the "East Bay Grease" CD. They are NOT EVEN LIVE VERSIONS, no less from Live and in Living Color. These certainly ought to be pulled from the site for purchase, or fix the horrid error.』 (BE WARNED MP3 VERSION IS NOT SAME!!!) 『The track "Knock Yourself Out", a classic by the way, is 23:08 in the CD version... I downloaded the MP3 version from Amazon downloads and the "Knock Yourself Out" track is a different version, not as good, and only 7:12 in length...I dunno why, but BE WARNED!』 (It doesn't get much better than this...) 『Raised on rock, I played guitar in a metal band for a while. After hearing this, I was amazed. There is something missing in today's music, and that's the ability to groove. These guys have it mastered. Highly suggested for any real music lover. Great stuff.』 (My favorite CD) 『This CD is AWESOME! Tower of power is the best live band. I've seen them live, and they are awesome. Lenny Pickett's 10 minute solo is amazing! I think this is Tower of Power's best CD.』