FREE See LIVE Downloadable Performances Music! Staff Documentaries / Concert DVDs Pink Floyd: Pulse (1995, 2006) Music Live video of the band’s 1994 tour, featuring the complete live perfor- mance of Dark Side of the Moon . Also Picks includes a number of other classic Floyd tunes, such as “Wish You Were Here,” “Shine on You Crazy Dia- Did you know that we have music that you mond,” “Another Brick in the Wall II Pt. 2,” and “Learning to Fly.” Recommended by Jada. can check out and download to your com- puter or portable device anytime, anywhere? Afterglow Live (2004) Includes a 15-track CD and a DVD from Sarah MacLachlan’s 2003 perfor- Available Artists Include: mances in Canada. The 23-track DVD features behind-the-scenes footage, live Katy Perry • Keith Urban • J. Geils Band • Van performances, and videos. Recom- Morrison • Trace Adkins • Heart • Bill Monroe • mended by Marianne. Norah Jones • Posion • Eddie Rabbitt • Nat King Cole • Willie Nelson • Irish Tenors • Huey Hell Freezes Over (2005) Lewis & The News • Dean Martin • Thelonius Filmed during the reunion concert tour Monk • David Bowie • Johnny Cash • Doc Wat- in 1994. Includes all the hits you re- son • John Lennon • Dierks Bentley • Jethro member, and perhaps a few goodies Tull • Meat Loaf • Blue Man Group • Sammy you’ve forgotten. In addition to the live Hagar • Don MacLean • Bach, Handel, Liszt, etc. performances, there are some intriguing • Frank Sinatra • Pat Benatar • Snoop Dogg • insights into the pressures of perform- Buddy Guy • Celtic Woman • Joan Baez • The ing together after nearly 15 years. Beach Boys • Barenaked Ladies • Jimi Hendrix • Recommended by Marianne. Pink Floyd • and many, many more! Live Musical Theater Patrick Recommends: Sweeney Todd (1982) Liszt 101: The Before the Johnny Depp movie about a Greatest Hits murderous Victorian-era barber, Sweeney (2009) Todd was a major Broadway hit. This is Classical piano music performed by a recording of the original stage produc- Eric Mathias, including The Me- tion starring George Hearn and Angela phisto Waltz Nos. 1, 3, and 4. Lansbury. Recommended by Patrick. WMA format, CD-burning permitted for length of loan period. For feature films showcasing great music, check out Access Kentucky Libraries Unbound our Song Books pathfinder. Pathfinders can be from the Good Book & Films page found on our website (www.bcplib.org) on the April 2012 of our website: www.bcplib.org. Good Books & Films page. CDs We’re Listening To: Favorites Old and New Patrick’s Picks: Tracy’s Picks: Corinne Bailey Rae [2 CD] Scala & Kolacny Brothers (2011) Lungs [Deluxe Edition] by Corinne Bailey Rae (2007) This collaboration between a Belgian by Florence + the Machine Neo-soul songstress Corinne Bailey girls choir and two brothers—a con- Rae has been described as “Billie (2011) Holiday's pop-influenced grand- ductor and a pianist—puts a rock With their quixotic mix of earthy twist on choir music. Songs include daughter.” In more modern terms, intensity and mysticism, Florence + she has been compared to artists renditions of hits by Metallica, Peter the Machine’s genre-bending blend Gabriel, Oasis, Alanis Morissette, ranging from Joss Stone to Norah Jones to Macy Gray. of pop, soul, and alt-rock might ap- This special 2-CD release of her debut album features U2, Foo Fighters, Depeche Mode, peal to fans of Coldplay, Kate Bush, Sinéad O'Connor, Kings of Leon, Radiohead, and Nirvana. jazz-inspired tracks; wistful, soft-voiced ballads; and fun Stevie Nicks, or even Adele. This deluxe edition fea- and breezy summer anthems. Key tracks include “Like a tures one unique, standout track after the next, with Rachmaninov Piano Concer- Star” (Disc 1, Track 1) , “Put Your Records On” (Disc 1, dark, evocative lyrics; moody, layered arrangements; and Track 3) , “Till It Happens to You” (Disc 1, Track 4) , “I’d tos Nos. 2 & 4 (1979) plenty of quirk thrown into the mix. Personal favorites Like To” (Disc 1, Track 9) , and “Butterfly” (Disc 1, Track Includes the jazz-influenced Piano include “Drumming Song” (Disc 1, Track 7) ; “Heavy in 10) . Concerto No. 4 and Concerto No. Your Arms” (Disc 2, Track 2) ; and the blues-flavored, 2, which has featured significantly in eerily twisted “Girl With One Eye” (Disc 1, Track 6) . Jada’s Pick: several movies, including The Seven Rock of Ages: The Definitive Year Itch. Brief Encounter, and Hereaf- Wounded Rhymes by ter . Performed by pianists Vladimir Ashkenazy and An- Collection by Def Leppard dré Previn with the London Symphony Orchestra. Lykke Li (2011) Ranging from intimate, atmospheric (2005) ballads to garage rock, this indie Thirty-five songs represent the career Chopin Nocturnes (2005) pop album from a Swedish sensa- of the popular ‘80s pop/metal band, Short, melodic pieces for solo piano tion has a retro ‘50s and ‘60s sound from 1981’s High ’N’ Dry through inspired by night, Chopin’s Noc- with a contemporary edge. Oddball 1999’s Euphoria . This retrospective turnes are characterized by a ro- electronic sounds and the occasional “doo-wop” mingle collection also include a memorable cover of Badfin- mantic theme and complex struc- with an array of instruments, from orchestra bells and ger’s “No Matter What” (Disc 2, Track 5) . Other high- ture. Performed by Maurizio Pollini. lights include “Photograph” (Disc 1, Track 2) , “Love organs to a delightful spy/surf guitar used in “Get Some” (Track 5) —all capped off perfectly with Lykke Bites” (Disc 1, Track 3) , “Animal” (Disc 1, Track 6 ), “Too Mahler Symphonies Nos. 1 Li’s tough-edged, intimate vocals. Album highlights Late for Love” (Disc 2, Track 4), “Women” (Disc 2, & 9 (2000) include “I Follow Rivers” (Track 2), “Unrequited Track 8), and—of course!—“Pour Some Sugar on Two symphonies by composer Gus- Love” (Track 4) , and “I Know Places” (Track 8) . Me” (Disc 1, Track 1) . tav Mahler, whose music is known Marianne’s Pick: for representing a wide range of Middle Cyclone by Neko contrasting moods. Performed by Inclusions by Ben Sollee the New York Philharmonic. Case (2009) Fans of The New Pornographers (2011) A Kentucky native, a supporter of will recognize Neko Case’s sophisti- the local Louisville arts scene, and an Pam’s Pick: cated, smoky voice from their many outspoken and passionate advocate The Canadian Tenors by collaborations. Her music is a soul- for social and environmental issues The Canadian Tenors (2009) ful blend of alternative country and such as Appalachian mountaintop Four “Canadian Tenors” sing songs rock, with a noir sensibility. Notable songs include the removal mining, Ben Sollee is also a talented singer/ in English, Spanish, Italian, and haunting “This Tornado Loves You” (Track 1) ; songwriter and cello player. Inclusions is quite the eclectic French to the accompaniment of “Vengeance Is Sleeping” (Track 5) , a raw, hypnotic song jazzy/gospel ride that puts a truly unique spin on cello richly orchestrated arrangements. of lost love; “Middle Cyclone,” a lyrically rich, waltz-like music. Added to Sollee’s impressionistic lyrics and cello Standout songs include Cohen’s lullaby (Track 7) ; and “Prison Girls,” a bluesy, cinematic are autoharp, bass, guitar, mandolin, piano, and synthe- “Hallelujah” (Track 2) and ‘The Prayer” (Track 8) . ballad with a catchy refrain (Track 11) . sizer. .