Fauré: Requiem; Messe basse; Cantique de Jean Racine14 reviews Nicholas Gedge, Gabriel Faure, ... Naxos, 1994 Back to the basics + Faure: Requiem; Messe basse; Cantique de Jean Racine + Excellently performed, but I find this version of the requiem a little flat + A true masterpiece             Elliot Goldenthal: Fire Water Paper (A Vietnam Oratorio)4 reviews James Maddalena, Yo-Yo Ma, ... Sony, 1996 A great oratorio + Truly Original and Absolutely Worthwhile + fantastically written! + mystically beautiful             When in Rome...6 reviews The Penguin Cafe Orchestra E.G. Records, 1990 Luscious + "When in Rome..." or "Concert Program"? + One of the Best CD's Ever + No other music like this + Malcolm Film music             Metal Machine Music140 reviews Lou Reed Buddha, 2000 Awesome album! One of the best. Wow, what a killer album! What's this "noise" everyone is talking about? All I hear is an hour worth of pure Heaven. The awesome vocals that express pure emotion with poetic lyrics over crazy drumming and virtuoso guitar playing really make this album special. My favourite song is the second one, ...             May I Sing with Me9 reviews Yo La Tengo Alias Records, 1992 A completely untypical YLT album, but one I dearly love + Even a sub-par YLT album is still a great album OK, I'm going to have to defend this album. This is widely considered to be one of Yo La Tengo's weakest albums, and is unquestionably one of their least popular. I have always been perplexed by this take on it. Perhaps my liking for the album stems from the fact that the first time I saw them ...             Boulez: Piano Sonatas Nos. 1-35 reviews Pierre Boulez, Idil Biret Naxos, 1995 Wonderful recording of Boulez's Second Sonata + Bouncing tragic Boulez + Easily the best of all the different recordings + First is pinnicle,less the Second,least the Third             Young Loud and Snotty42 reviews The Dead Boys Sire / London/Rhino, 1992 Great HARD ROCK from a punk band + A Classic + The Decline and Fall of the North Coast + The title says it all             Clicks & Cuts6 reviews Various Artists Efa Imports, 2000 Wonderfully Minimal + Good sampler of minimal electronic for those unfamiliar + Glitchy Click/Cut Culcha on parade + Little clicks and cuts can make all the difference + Contempory Music That Actually Looks Forward             Gubaidulina: Seven Words; Silenzio; In Croce6 reviews Maria Kliegel, Sofiya Gubaidulina, ... Naxos, 1996 Deeply devout music from our greatest Christian composer + Intense, dark, melodic, mysterious: truly masterful and unique + Complex Spiritual Music + music to love - and hate - simultaneously             Songs for Drella35 reviews Lou Reed & John Cale Sire / London/Rhino, 1990 One of the best hommages ever made + Great Biographical Music + REMEMBERING ANDY WARHOL + Classic concept album from two musical greats             More Songs About Buildings and Food41 reviews Talking Heads Warner Bros / Wea, 1990 Talking Heads hit their stride + Which is the best Talking Heads album? + best TH album + 4 1/2 stars-- the "second debut" with Brian Eno.             Ikons: Choral Music of John Tavener2 reviews John Tavener, Simon Joly, ... Cala Records, 1994 Images in sound John Tavener is a rare creature - he is a composer known and admired by Western audiences who has as a primary focus and influence his Eastern Orthodox tradition and liturgy. The very title of this CD, Ikons, gives one the sense that these are pictures or images in sound. Icons are objects that ...             The Flowers of Romance37 reviews Public Image Ltd. Warner Bros / Ada, 1990 Essential PIL + Flowers of Romance + Darkness And Dissonance + PIL the flowers of romance + Listen to Lydon             Arvo Pärt: Fratres, etc.1 review Arvo Part, Richard Studt, ... Class. for Pleas. Us, 2004 the strength of sample arvo part is my favourite contemporary composer, the one who is able to express the most, with the minimun of notes and instruments. less is more. this cd have his best pieces, fratres for violin and piano, spiegel im spiegel, and silentium...i strongly recomind this cd for anyone who loves music             Safri Duo Performs Lutoslawski, Bartók, Helweg Witold Lutoslawski, Bela Bartok, ... Chandos, 1995             Lifes Rich Pageant122 reviews R.E.M. Capitol, 1998 REM Begins Again + Under-rated "transitional" album + We need a vinyl re-issue + We are young despite the years, or, Michael Stipe Sings! + Puts the "rock" in "jangle-rock"             Svyati: Steven Isserlis Plays the Music of John Tavener3 reviews John Tavener, Steven Isserlis RCA, 1997 Haunting + Good Tavener + A nice variety of Tavener's works The works on this disc are some of John Tavener's most haunting offerings yet, and there is a fine range of pieces covered. All of them have one thing in common- namely, a 'cello part performed outstandingly well by Steven Isserlis. The title work, "Svyati", is calm and moving, and the 'dialogue' ...             Remain in Light112 reviews Talking Heads Warner Bros / Wea, 1990 A brain-bending party + Remain in Light + The band disappears, its place taken by some kind of hydra-headed polyrhythmic fusion beast The Talking Heads' fourth album is really really freaking good. `Nuff said. Okay, maybe not. Here's what you should know: Remain In Light sees the Heads (with longtime producer Brian Eno in tow) creating some of the most intricate, colorful, original, and downright stunning soundscapes in the ...             The Clash (U.K. Version)87 reviews The Clash Sony, 2000 One of the greatest records ever made + It's History! + Take your pick from two versions + it's a Punky Reggae Party + oh, the memories of youth.             Public Image25 reviews Public Image Ltd. EMI Europe Generic, 1996 Great first album + Inconsistent but influential post-punk classic + John Lydon throws off the shackles of punk... + Pistol Image