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 U.S. ARMY VETERAN Embroidered Cap, Black $6.99 Comfortable Brushed Cotton Twill with Padded Sweatband, T-Sliding adjustable metal buckle and Embroidered Insignia.  Emperor's Naked Army Marches on $29.95 This is a raw, searing film. I found this film on TV by chance (I'd never heard of it) and could not stop watching. It shows us a human being whose been stripped down to his core. Mr. Okuzaki is absolutely relentless in his need for the truth and some kind of belated justice. He's also insane. He needs the truth at all costs, even to the point of committing murder to get it. The men he confronts were seared to the bone by what they did to survive a war, and you don't hate them as much as pity them. Even decades later, the grief of the solders for one another and for what they did was palpable. For these men, there was no glory in war, only horror and pain. Watching Mr. Okuzaki untangle the killings he investigates is like watching a gripping who-done-it. This is a powerful film - one of the best I've ever seen.  We Thank You $5.99 Wow, I was really impressed with "We Thank You". The CD recording has really great lyrics and singing with genuine feel and meaning! Where do I begin? The musicianship on this CD is all first rate, as well as the accompanying vocals and blend of vocal harmonies. I was truly in amazement at Lajoux's exceptional songwriting skills. Let me start with Magdalena. Lajoux have her best singing performance on the entire CD with this song. I don't know how to describe it, but she got it right. The tone. The inflection. Somedays we get up on the right side of bed. I think Lajoux was on the right side of the guitar. Alexandra's vocals are perfect for the song. But as much as Alex turns in a "beyond herself" singing performance on Magdalena, the best tune on the CD is Borderline. Lajoux may have run out of money while recording the song to get it perfect, but sometimes best performances are turned in when the stakes are high and resources are limited. I think Lajoux and her musicians gave Borderline all they had and it shows. The song's melody and lyrics sound like it was written for Roger and Hammerstein's "Oklahoma." Being a musician of 37 years, I'm a bit more musically critical, but the quality of guitar work and fiddle on Borderline were beyond my expectations. The string instruments meld beautifully together. Borderline sounds fit for a Broadway stage. Listening to Who's Walkin Who, my mind momentarily lapsed to Patsy Cline, singing to a Caribbean beat. I found the song to have a unique twinge of calypso, almost reggae. Little things make a song and that was no different with We Thank You. The trumpet, foremost, adds the perfect element in this song. It was an unexpected, but brilliant addition and the trumpet really makes the song. The piano playing is also superb. I found Lajoux's singing in this song, reminiscent of Joan Baez. The lyrics were perfectly penned with splendid accompanying harmony vocals. Not too mention a great bridge in this song. I hope "We Thank You" song gets heard by our men in uniform around the world. Another song I enjoyed was the Ballad of JoJo. Dolly Pardon and Reba McIntyre vocals came to mind on the Ballad of JoJo. I would have this CD in my playlist rotation for my car. The tone of Lajoux's voice and the blend of easy-listening tunes are great for introspective reflection and lowering one's blood pressure in this stressed out world we live. Listen to Every Mountaintop. It's rare to hear such heartfelt vocals calling out. Not just because the song has a gospel feel, but you can really sense the singers are singing from their heart to you. This song is typical of all the songs that Lajoux penned. Great lyrics, a gentle melody, with just the right measure of a lilting falsetto to keep the song threaded together. In summary, an impressive debut CD by Alexandra Lajoux. |
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