|
Let's Go Everywhere (Dig) | 
 enlarge | Artist: Medeski Martin & Wood
Label: Megaforce
Category: Music
List Price: $16.98
Buy New: $11.38
You Save: $5.60 (33%)
New (40) Used (12) from $9.85
Rating:  16 reviews
Sales Rank: 7117
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 61119
UPC: 020286111924
EAN: 0020286111924
ASIN: B00108YGWY
Release Date: January 8, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: Expedited shipping available
Shipping: International shipping available
Condition: BRAND NEW, Factory Sealed items direct from the Studios. 30 Day Satisfaction Guarantee. Quick International Airmail!
| |
| Tracks:
| • | Waking Up | | • | Let's Go Everywhere | | • | Cat Creeps | | • | The Train Song | | • | Where's the Music? | | • | Pat a Cake | | • | Pirates Don't Take Baths | | • | Far East Sweets | | • | On an Airplane | | • | The Squalb | | • | Let's Go | | • | Old Paint | | • | Hickory Dickory Dock | | • | All Around the Kitchen | | • | We're All Connected |
|
| Similar Items:
|
| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com
Let's Go Everywhere is the kind of record that kids-music insiders get all wound up about, and for a reason that can be summed up in two tidy little words: it's awesome. Yes, when classifications must be made, Medeski Martin & Wood are sometimes thrown into the jazz genre. And yes, as musicians go, they're a pretty sophisticated outfit. But that hasn't prevented them from maintaining a direct line with their pirate- and pat-a-cake-loving sides. Everywhere rules because it's un-self-consciously funky ("Cat Creep"), uncondescendingly cool ("Where's The Music"), and unspookily moody ("Far East Sweets"). It's so obviously the product of three guys who know how to grow grooves, but also know how to grow bonds with 4-year-olds, that it makes other kids albums seem audaciously contrived, not to mention intolerably boring. Retentive types won't flinch from filing it alongside classics such as Schoolhouse Rock, Really Rosie, and the Sesame Street compilations. And four out of five preschoolers--maybe more like 499 out of 500--won't disagree: Medeski Martin & Wood merit the inclusion. --Tammy La Gorce
Product Description
When John Medeski, Chris Wood and Billy Martin go into the studio to record any new album, they re never sure what will emerge. It was no different when the trio gathered in an upstate New York studio last year with a few concepts, a few musical ideas and a few friends, to create Let s Go Everywhere, the first recording designed to please their youngest fans.
The group settled on the idea of a journey, of travel both literal and figurative. It proved to be a motivating concept. But we didn t have much going in, says Wood. It was a thread we followed as we improvised, composed and working through each piece on the spot. We call it spontaneous composition. Martin agrees that we really had very little figured out. Maybe a few ideas about a beat or a nursery rhyme we liked, but we went into the studio not knowing what would happen.
Then the fun part began. Wood and Martin enlisted vocals from their children Nissa and Dakota. In the perfect party song, the band gets into a funky groove that stops suddenly, prompting enthusiastic young voices to shout, Where s the Music? and the music to start up again. We got that idea from our kids love of musical chairs, explains Wood. As the party continued, the trio brought in other friends to add to the musical journey.
All three band members see Let s Go Everywhere as an opportunity to play music they like without talking down to kids. Kids are really quick, Medeski says. We don t need to treat them like idiots. Wood agrees that kids are like sponges. We like to introduce our own kids to a huge range of music, and they love all kinds of sounds. Martin calls this album one of my favorite records, one of the best we ve ever done and says it brought the band members closer together then ever. It really sparked a new direction for us in many ways.
|
| Customer Reviews:
 great cd November 5, 2008
Rey (Bishop, CA)
Love the music on this disc. My son (2) especially likes the songs where the kids sing.
Fun for the whole family August 27, 2008
J. Henry (Illinois)
I have read other reviews that say this CD is fun for parents and kids alike. I cannot agree more. My husband and I love that when it is still in the CD player in the car and we are out on our own we don't feel compelled to change to something else. I got the CD based on my 15 month old son's reaction to hearing the song "Where's the Music?" on our satellite. He grooved to the funky beat, and has ever since. If he is fussing when I am buckling him in his carseat all I have to do is ask him "where's the music?" and he stops and perks up waiting for me to turn the song on. My 3 year old son loves the hip-hop version of "Patty Cake/Peas Porridge Hot". All of our childrens CD's were stolen from our vehicle recently and I was very upset until I discovered that because this CD was still in the player it hadn't been stolen. Of all of the the kids CDs we have this is such a favorite that it greatly took the sting out of losing all of the others. I can't wait until they come out with the next great record.
 Hot jazz, kid-friendly! July 17, 2008
Harvey Woodmeadow (Kirkland, WA USA)
If you're a fan of MMW, you'll almost certainly love this CD. If you're a kid, even better. :) "Where's the Music" is my kids' favorite song; has them in stitches every time. "Pirates Don't Take Baths" is another popular one.
My only complaint is that the CD does occasionally devolve into more "serious" MMW material, or includes a song that's just straight-up kid-friendly lyrics and structure but no jokes. The kids and I still like it (a lot!), but it's obvious MMW have a fantastic sense of humor and it would have been great to have had a CD that was more completely filled with that great juvenile silliness.
Oh well...better than any Barney CD any day, by far. Ranks right up there with classics like "Peter, Paul & Mommy", "Free to be You and Me", or Woodie Guthrie's stuff. Nice to see that artists are still producing fun, intelligent children's music. The classics are still great, but having new stuff as well is even better. :)
 Kids Record July 4, 2008
Chris (Vermont, USA)
It's still MMW but it's not anything you've heard before. It's a kids record! There are vocals! Good fun and good jams.
Should Somebody Get This If They Don't Have Kids? June 20, 2008
The Delite Rancher (Phoenix, Arizona)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
"Let's Go Everywhere" is a fantastic listen for kids and their parents. Children's albums typically hire mediocre studio musicians, run a cheap production and talk down to kids. In this sense, "Let's Go Everywhere" transcends the typical children's album. There is a balance of vocal oriented songs and the type of funk infused Rock instrumentals that have become the hallmark of Medeski, Martin and Wood (MMW). In addition to Rock and Jazz, the recording is threaded with tones of R&B and the Blues. The songs that feature vocals are good. While 'Pirates Don't Take Baths' is a highlight, the title track is the blockbuster. 'Let's Go Everywhere' is a reworked version of the classic 'I've Been Everywhere.' Most are familiar with the Country tune through Hank Snow or Johnny Cash. As done by MMW, the song is a funky call to travel. The ditty will travel on a loop through any listener's mind, long after the stereo is turned off. A few tracks on this project even feature children doing spoken word and some singing. 'The Squalb' is an entertaining spoken word story. 'Old Paint' offers an introspective retelling of the cowboy song. One of the benefits of this project is that it is very catchy; the musical hooks will quickly grab any listener. The downside of catchy music is that it tends to get old quickly. Indeed, while this is a fun listen, it doesn't have the staying power of MMW's typical fare. All in all, the answer to the question posed by the title of this review is yes! There's material here that is sure to become part of MMW's cherished studio canon. "Let's Go Everywhere" has something for both adults and children. While the descriptor "all ages" is used a little too loosely to describe children's media, it really fits "Let's Go Everywhere."
|
|
|
Used CDs | |
