Music CD - Various Artists: Mary Had a Little Amp

	Music CD: Mary Had a Little Amp Artist: Various Artists List Price: $11.98 Our Price: $7.24 Your Save: $ 4.74 ( 40% ) Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Manufacturer: Sony
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Tracks: 1. Pure Imagination - Maroon 5 2. We Walk - R.E.M. 3. The Rainbow Connection - Dixie Chicks 4. Little Star - Madonna 5. Sing Along - Blue Man Group 6. Baby Mine - Bonnie Raitt 7. The 3 R's - Jack Johnson 8. Anchovie - Moby 9. Life Line - Nancy Wilson 10. Gentle Breeze - Lou Reed 11. Wild, Wild Party In The Loquat Tree - Indigo Girls 12. How To Be Strong - Rosanne Cash 13. When You Wish Upon A Star - Joe Henry 14. Teach Your Children - Graham Nash
Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0827969290828 Label: Sony Manufacturer: Sony Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Sony Release Date: 2004-10-05 Studio: Sony
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Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: Ok - a little self-indulgent by the artists Comment: I don't think they had entertaining children in mind as much as impressing themselves and other musicians. Not all bad music... ok... but it had a '90's droning feel. I rather appreciate the "For the Kids" series, if you're looking for good children's music by contempory artists. Customer Rating: Summary: Not for Kids Comment: The music on this CD is okay, but not made for children. There is nothing engaging about any of these songs. There are no smiles from my daughter when I play this CD, and that's very hard to do. Customer Rating: Summary: ADult listening for little kids Comment: Now here's a CD I can listen to without wanting to strangle the singer of the usual sing-song lyrics. There are a few duds in the CD, but overall a great listen that won't cause parents to puke. My son loves this CD and enjoys the variety. Customer Rating: Summary: Better for me than my daughter Comment: This CD is terrific. For me. It doesn't sound like a kids CD at all, which is great when you're often listening to the same song over and over and over. Much more tolerable when it's the Dixie Chicks singing Rainbow Connection than the sing song stuff on most kids CD's. Don't expect your 3 year old to want to play it over and over again, that's all I'm saying. Customer Rating: Summary: NOT FOR KIDS Comment: BORROWED THIS FROM THE LOCAL LIBRARY THINKING IT MIGHT BE NICE MUSIC TO SHARE WITH MY TODDLER. NOPES. IT'S VERY MUCH FOR ADULTS. AND, BESIDES GOOD OL JACK JOHNSON, A HAWAII SON, I FOUND THE MUSIC LACKING. More Reviews
Editorial Reviews: It benefits a great cause (preschool education for all American children), its star-studded lineup makes you want to have a listen regardless of your station in life (college kid, mother of quintuplets), and its stylishly askew songs are masterfully sequenced (Dixie Chicks chug into Madonna, Jack Johnson gives way to Moby), so that each track comes across a pleasant surprise. The only problem with Mary Had a Little Amp, if there is one, is its title, which gives the impression that it's a hard-rocking affair when mostly it's not. For example, R.E.M. rightfully conjures images of cranking amps, but here the band tones it down with the playful, hyper-rhythmic "We Walk." And Bonnie Raitt, saluted as much for her slide guitar chops as her singing, turns in a snuggly rendition of "Baby Mine" from Dumbo. --Tammy La Gorce