Transmissions from the Sea of: Samples: Amazon.ca: Music

Disc: 1
1. Sacred Stones
2. Prehistoric Bird
3. African Ivory
4. Indiana
5. Still Water
6. When The Day Is Done
7. Information
8. Did You Ever Look So Nice
9. Conquistador
10. Blocked Transmissions By A Little Whale
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Disc: 2
1. Watching The Wheels
2. Transmissions From Earth
3. Losing End Of Distance
4. Streets In The Rain
5. Anyone But You
6. The Lost Drag
7. Little Silver Ring
8. Flying
9. Nothing Lasts For Long
10. As Tears Fall
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5.0 out of 5 stars Remains one of the Best from one of music's Best!, Mar 3 2004

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Mark G. Reyero "IT Consultant, CCIE 12932, an... (Annapolis, MD United States) - See all my reviews
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The Sample's "Transmissions from the Sea of Tranquility" is a live album from The Samples released in 1997. As an avid Samples fan, this CD remains one of my favorite albums by the band. As the liner notes indicate, the album was recorded during a period of band member transitions, and there was some doubt as to whether the band would remain together. Thankfully, Sean Kelly and company have remained together to this day and continue to produce some of the best and most overlooked rock music.

The bulk of the material in this double CD is live material found on their earlier studio releases, including their self-titled debut, No Room, The Last Drag, and Autopilot. There are also a few studios songs sprinkled in, including a cover of John Lennon's "Watching the Wheels". What I enjoy most about this Samples album is the stripped-down nature of the songs; most are acoustic and a bit of a departure from their earlier works. There are a couple of weak songs, notably "Prehistoric Bird" and a remake of an early Samples song, "African Ivory". However, there are some great gems that appear on later albums, such as "Indiana" and "Losing End of Distance"

In my humble opinion, The Samples continue to be the best, if least known band in music today. While Sean Kelly's voice may not be spectacular, his song writing is superb and the musical instrumentation is terrific. The lyrics often tell wonderful stories and vignettes of love, life, and loss. I've been to dozens of Samples concerts since first seeing them in 1992, and I've rarely been disappointed. If you are either a longtime Samples fan or just discovering their music, I highly recommend this album.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Best CD you can own, Jun 10 2003

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The Samples have always been a favorite of mine. The Samples good energy combined with creative lyrics make them a band i will keep listening to over and over. This CD (2 Discs, actually) is one that you will keep in your CD player for a long time, and keep listening to it.

By far the best Samples CD, do yourself a favor and buy this.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Stand-Alone Masterpiece, Mar 8 2002

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Jessica (Santa Barbara, CA United States) - See all my reviews

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In this day of candy pop music and overdone morbid music, this double disc is the silver lining of an otherwise monotonous cloud of digital garbage. The Samples have brought together the majority of their meaningful songs as well as new insights toward this beautiful piece of work.

Favorites include live versions of "Weight of the World", "Feel Us Shaking", "Did You Ever Look So Nice", a cover of John Lennon's "Watching the Wheels", and AMAZING versions of "Anyone But You" and "Nothing Lasts for Long". There is also a hilarious little whale bit.

Another plus is the way Sean/Andy describe the meanings behind the pieces, on the disc jacket. Plus the pictures are a riot.

If you are a Samples fan, this is a MUST because the acoustic versions of the songs you know are elevated to a new level. If you are unfamiliar with the Samples, I highly recommend this album, for with a varying musical range from folk to alternative, they will appeal to most music fans. I cannot really think of a band they remind me of, but Dave Matthews Band is a big fan of the Samples work, if that tells you anything. This double disc is a great investment! I highly recommend it.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Never looked so nice.
One day I downloaded a track of "Feel Us Shakin'" featuring frontman Sean Kelly and Boyd, LeRoi, and Carter from the Dave Matthews Band. Read more

Published on Aug 4 2001 by Andy Hobin

5.0 out of 5 stars transmissions from the sea of tranquility
this cd very closely mirrors the experience of seeing the samples live. good energy, great songs...one of my top ten albums ever. Read more

Published on Jan 18 2001 by Loves to cook