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Allegretto II Organ Music- #149

Bach, J S

1988 Pickwick 1/1/88

Bach is best? This album is proof why anyone would recommend Bach  If  you can take classical you can like this album, if you like Lutheran Synod Church music you will like this album too.

Purchased: 1/1/91 – J&R $10.99

Rated: 4

Concertos 2, 3, 4 Harpsichords - #367

Bach, J S

1992 Moss

Had to add a little Harpsichord to my collection and this was a choice

Purchased: 11/12/92 – J&R $2.99

Rated: 3

Historical Anthology, Goldberg Variations Late Baroque Period - #401

Bach, J S

1992 Vanguard Classic 1/1/92

This is not bad if you like harpsichord but for me too much harpsichord is more than 30 minutes.  This is too much harpsichord.  Not a bad listen if you are into such things.   I bought this album after Bach Goldberg variations were listed as a must have in every music collection CD in Entertainment Weekly Magazine.

Purchased: 11/1/93 – J&R $12.99

Rated: 3

Backstreet Boys - #613

Backstreet Boys

1997 Jive 8/12/97

Amazing sound on the first song, one of those songs that you go wild over.  But, oh, no, here again is the background beat sound in the foreground on most of the album.  That beat is more than I can like and it makes me move this very good album down from excellent to very good – I think maybe it should be a good – 5 rating to 4 rating to a 3 rating.  I’ll settle for a 4 today but am likely to move it down as it becomes familiar to me

Purchased: 12/8/98 – CDNow.Com $12.58

Rated: 4

Millenium - #655

Backstreet Boys

1999 Jive 5/18/99

Great harmony and a great wall of sound.  These men have the perfect producers.  This is another album that shows their strengths, every one of them.  Hope these guys can maintain their unity and continue to develop.  There is vocal growth here, better showcasing of individual talent.  Stay on the track guys!

Purchased: 8/16/99 – BuyMusic.com $9.99

Rated: 5

Baduizm - #554

Badu, Erykah

1997 Universal 1/1/97

Grammy winner 1997 Best Female R&B Vocal Performance.  Like the talent, don’t like the mix a lot but after repeated listens this gets better and better

Purchased: 2/27/98 – CDNow.Com $8.49

Rated: 4

Best Of Joan C. Baez, The - #540

Baez, Joan

1977 A&M 1/1/77

I was unfamiliar with many of these songs but it didn’t take me long to think that I had missed a lot of good music.  Joan Baez sings with beauty of love and things lost.  The vibrato is wonderful

Purchased: 10/15/95 – J&R $9.99

Rated: 4

O Movimento - #9

Banda Oludum

1993 Continental 1/1/93

Purchased: 1/1/94 - 

Rated: 2

Dances With Wolves - #463

Barry, John

1990 Epic Associate 11/13/90

A movie masterpiece for the times.  And certainly the directorial piece for Mr. Costner.  Won Best Picture and Best Actor.  It is high western drama with a 1990’s point of view.  Too bad, otherwise it would be perfect.  The buffalo hunt scene is the best one ever recorded and this music reflects all of the movies majesty and beauty.

Purchased: 6/21/93 – Columbia House $17.97

Rated: 4

Moviola - #309

Barry, John

1992 Epic Soundtrax 10/1/92

This man’s music is a map of movies in the 1980’s and 1990s.  A very pleasant listen that evokes the moods of the movie themed here

Purchased: 4/16/93 -  $14.99

Rated: 4

If You Love Me, Se tu m’ami Eighteenth Century Songs Italian Songs- #312

Bartoli, Cecilia

1992 London 1/1/92

I don’t like this very much but she must rate a 4.  The opera world goes gaga every time she releases a disk.

Purchased: 11/1/93 – Columbia House $17.98

Rated: 4