Burning Times

Rumors Of The Big Wave | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 25, 1993)
• Original Release Date: 1993
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Warner Bros / Wea
• ASIN: B000002M67
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #140,145 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #18 in Music > Miscellaneous > Gay & Lesbian

Track Listings

1. Nightmare

2. The Only Green World

3. Needle Full Of Dreams

4. Stranger To You

5. Burning Times

6. I Choose Life

7. Love Has A Body

8. Tenderness

9. Echo Of A Scream

10. Spirit In The Wasteland

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Pop/Jazz sound with Environmental Message, September 22, 2003

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Jennifer B. Barton "Beth Barton" (McKinney, Tx) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Burning Times (Audio CD)

This is an unusual CD but I really like it. The majority of the album conveys an environmental or clean living message with original songwriting and good music - kind of a mixture of pop/jazz. "Green World" is especially good - " We may be dancing on the only green world". It would be a five star album but there are two songs that keep me from putting the CD into a constant rotation.

I heard "Burning Times" on Public Radio and the song was so unique I had to order the CD because I figured it would be a very long time before I ever heard it again. "Burning Times" is written from the point of view of the Wiccans and is a rather melodramatic piece about the persecution of the 'witches' in Europe. It is very unique and the musical arrangement is very good but it is a little over the top to hear over and over again after the initial novelty wears off.

The only real strike against it is that in "Nightmare", the song starts off with the sound of a civil defense siren. Good effect for the message of the song but annoying if you like to leave a CD in a constant rotation.

Still, high points (four stars) for good originality and overall sound.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of my top 5 for the last 10 years!, November 4, 2008

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K. L. Van Brunt "Res" (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Burning Times (Audio CD)

I ADORE this album and am SO glad to see it available again! "Burning Times" is a classic, and "I Choose Life" is my favourite of all -- it was written to address the AIDS epidemic, but it applies to so many things. "Needle Full of Dreams" is really poinant, and rocking and puts you right inside the head of a junkie and lets you feel sorry for him while you learn why he does this. "Echo of a Scream" is amazingly timeless, and particularly appropriate in these trouble politcal times. I dearly wish this group had produced more, but even without, this album has been on my top 5 favorites for over 10 years and I don't see it going away. I'm on my third album (having played the previous cassette and CD literally to death) and absolutely recommend it to anyone who likes the feel and flow of 1988-2008 rock with a slightly folkish, slightly eclectic, slightly political twist. I haven't met anyone who DIDN'T like this music, and I've shared it with a LOT of people over 10 years.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars SO GLAD it has been re-released!, October 14, 2006

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A. K. Beltaine "UU Seminary Student" (Ithaca, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Burning Times (Audio CD)

This collection of songs (one of two Charlie Murphy cassettes I had in the early 80's) is top notch. Original songwriting. Political message of hope and dedication despite the devastating condition of our world. Excellent musicianship. Jamie Seiber is a world class cellist. Charlie Murphy's vocals are pleasant, in key, and energetic. There is a full band backing them and the excellent production quality shows. (Produced by a drummer from Santana).
This is a "Must Have" album for any Pagan, any Activist, anyone who has been touched by loss (I choose life is in response to the devastation of AIDS). See also "Canticles of Light" for songs and chants that are useful in protest or ritual settings.
What are you waiting for? Buy this CD!