Knitting on the Roof [Soundtrack]

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Product Details

• Audio CD (November 16, 1999)
• Original Release Date: November 16, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Knitting Factory
• ASIN: B00002EQ8M
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #301,258 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Tradition: New Orleans Klezmer Allstars

2. Matchmaker: Residents

3. If I Were A Rich Man: Magnetic Fields

4. Sabbath Prayer: Uri Caine

5. To Life: Naftule's Dream

6. Miracle of Miracles: Eugene Chadbourne

7. Tevye's Dream: Negativland

8. Sunrise Sunset: Jill Sobule

9. Wedding Celebration: Hasidic New Wave

10. Do You Love Me?: Come

11. Far From The Home I Love: David S. Ware

12. Chava Ballet Sequence: Elliott Sharp

13. Anatevka: Paradox Trio

14. Finale: DJ Spooky

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Diamonds and swine, February 24, 2003

By 

Pat Gunn (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Knitting on the Roof (Audio CD)

I got this CD on a whim, and initially disliked almost every
song. Eventually, I dug it back out, and came to like several
of the songs, although there are several that are pretty bad.
Tradition is unlistenable, Matchmaker dances around the
'right' notes, never touching them, and thus perhaps worth a listen.
If I were a Rich Man is quite nice and strange, sung in
a very low, flat voice. Sabbath Prayer is beautiful, once one gets
past the intro. To Life is just a jumble.
Miracle of Miracles is a mediocre guitar/vocal rendition of the song. not particularly pleassant or unpleasant.
Tevye's Dream is an amusing hip-hop remix of the original song.
Sobule's rendition of Sunrise/Sunset is incredible, and is the
song that prompted me to dig the CD back out. It might be worth
buying the CD for this song alone.
Wedding Celebration is an uninteresting interpretation
of the original, with a spacey new-age intro, and the more
faithful innards of the song still being far inferior to the
original.
Do you Love Me is a funny, modern interpretation of the song
and situation. It's more spoken comedy than music.
Far from the Home I love reminds one of a persistant fly that
needs to be swatted but is too fast to be caught.
Chava is ok, but its pace is too slow.
Anatevka is atmospheric music, mildly pleasant, but bears little
resemblance to the original song.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pure Eclectic, December 7, 1999

By 

Stephanie (Brooklyn) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Knitting on the Roof (Audio CD)

This is one of the most exciting CDs I've heard in a long time. Really! I've never heard such fresh and creative cover songs performed on a single CD. I'm a fan of Knitting Factory Records and this is one of the most ambitious and successful projects I've heard from them. The multitude of musical styles represented is mind boggling and strange, but it is listener friendly, fun and stimulating. One minute your enjoying the beautiful voice of Jill Sobule and the next moment, you are transfixed by the twisted and utterly fascinating cover of "Matchmaker" by the Residents. You have to hear it to believe it.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Took me by surprise!, February 6, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Knitting on the Roof (Audio CD)

After exploring some of the more mainstream Klezmer Bands this compilation was a breath of fresh air. It has opened the door for me to explore a genre that I was not aware of. The Paradox Trio and Jill Sobule cuts were outstanding. Can't wait to hear more of from the artists involved with this project!