Jimmy Buffett - Don't Stop The Carnival [ENHANCED CD]
![Don't Stop The Carnival [ENHANCED CD]](/images/Dont-Stop-The-Carnival-ENHANCED-CD-B000006DI6-L.jpg)
|
Our Price: $24.05 Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days Buy Used: from $0.99 (click here) Category: Music CD See more new music releases 
|
|---|
Canadian Music Store
Free Music Notes for Don't Stop The Carnival [ENHANCED CD]
Free Music Review: This CD sneaks up on you and grabs you.
Hit: 5 Stars
I have to admit, I purchased this CD without knowing anything about it. I was surprised that it was a soundtrack for a musical, it wasn't what I expected. But being a loyal Parrothead, I listened to it a few more times. Then I found myself humming "A Thousand Steps to Nowhere". It took a couple bars before I realized what I was humming and where I'd heard it. I was hooked.Although it isn't what I expected, I love it. It's refreshing to listen to a CD that tells a story all the way through, and introduces you to such fun characters. Although I'll agree that at the very least, read the liner notes, it helps to know who's who and what's going on. I'm reading the Wouk book now, and the songs keep going through my head.
The music is classic Buffett, and makes you want to sit on a beach with umbrella drinks, while you read the book the musical is based on. It takes you to someplace special. There isn't a bad track on it, and there are many excellent ones.
Free Music Review: Phlock Evolution
Hit: 5 Stars
It always amazes(in a disappointing way, sadly) me to hear fellow parrotheads speak of "getting back to the roots". It's almost always negative and there is a pheel that the person talking pheels cheated by whatever new item comes out. I never have gotten that. DON'T STOP THE CARNIVAL is a great CD. Now, I'm not gonna suggest that it is the "greatest Parrothead collection of all time" or anything so extreme. Labels and levels have never really applied to Buffett's stuff anyway. It's just a great story. Phor me, Buffett has always been about a window. I get to look out the window and see what ever it is I can. Sure, its a window to Bubba and where he is, at any given time, but the great thing about it phor me has always been, I get to look out that window too....and unlike anyone else's phans who try to tell you what everything in a certain song "means", . . . . . with Buffett, no one ever tells me to close the blinds!Free Music Review: Parrot-Heads. Read The Book. Buy the CD.
Hit: 5 Stars
Having intended to read the Herman Wouk classic for years I finally felt pressured by time as I knew Jimmy's CD would be out soon. I found the novel captivating if not a little to true to life. Even, or maybe especially, in paradise Murphy's Law prevails. Been there. After having read the book and listened to the CD I proclaim Jimmy Buffett a lyrical genious! No one else could have written the music for this show. To me the highlight of the CD is 1000 Steps; Norman, Henny, and Iris reveal their innermost thoughts in a very catchy reggae tune. Public Relations, Island Fever, Who Are We Trying to Fool, Calaloo, The Key to My Man are also notable and a delightfull mixture of different rythms and sounds. ParrotHeads, this the sound-track to a musical so it is a little different from you run-of-the-mill JB album. Never the less, if you like the book, you'll love the CD. Can't wait to see the play!
Free Music Review: Buffett meets Wouk and the result is a Carnival
Hit: 5 Stars
If you like Jimmy Buffett and have read Herman Wouk's "Don't Stop The Carnival" then I think you'll love this CD. I know I do. As only Jimmy Buffett could do, he has taken his band members and cast them into the various characters in Mr. Wouk's novel. As the CD moves on, I can see Jimmy as Norman Paperman, Mac McAnally as Hippolyte, Tina Gullickson as Iris, and Nadirah Shakoor as Sheila. The rest of the Coral Reefers also do a wonderful job. I truly enjoyed hearing each of them sing while playing the role of their character. The CD moves along with the flow of Mr. Wouk's novel perfectly. I can't stop listening to it, but know I will soon, so that I can read Mr. Wouk's novel once again. Hopefully the musical will make it where I live someday. Thanks Jimmy, The Coral Reefers, and Mr. Wouk. This is incredible!Free Music Review: D-S-T-C is corny and light-hearted and yes it's wonderful!
Hit: 5 Stars
When I had heard about Buffett's new album, I was told by friends to expect something totally different than his previous albums. That this was more a soundtrack to a musical than it was a new original album. And so, even though I have every other Buffett album, I wasn't in a hurry to buy this one and wasn't expecting much. Thankfully I was pleasantly surprised. It is lighthearted and somewhat corny, but has a fine story and great steel drum bits that I've always loved about Jimmy's more recent albums. Plus, he only sings about 2/3rds of the songs making way for some beautiful vocals from some of this other band members. In conclusion, buy the album, put on some headphones, crack open a few of your favorite beverages and enjoy! Could be one of his best!