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Audio CD (April 11, 2000)
Original Release Date: 1971
One of the best all-time rock albums by any measure, Imagine is nearing its 30th birthday-and here's a marvelous tribute. You can get the original LP on CD or cassette with remixed, remastered sound and a 16-page booklet with lyrics and rare pix. Or go behind the scenes of a masterpiece-the documentary Gimme Some Truth-The Making of Imagine , featuring an unfinished film by John and Yoko, is available on VHS or DVD (DVD has surround sound, an eight-page booklet and discography). A treasured moment in rock history.

Limited Edition Japanese pressing of this album comes housed in a miniature LP sleeve. Atlantic. 2006.

A greatest-hits package sampling four Enigma discs released between 1990 and 2000.

-review by drjeep

Rammstein is one of those bands you either love or hate. They've had their share of success thanks to a few hit singles and became notorious after being cited in the Columbine High School murders. On their 3rd album (not counting the excellent Live Aus Berlin) they avoid potentially controversial lyrics and sing about bunnies and fairies instead. OK, maybe not...

For those of you who's German isn't up to scratch, Mutter is German for Mother, but we'll get back to that later. Lyrically Mutter is a step up from Rammstein's previous efforts. I mention this because they've been criticized for writing "silly" lyrics in the past, mostly by people who translate it directly and view it out of context. The production on Mutter can only be described as huge. Take the pounding bass lines and grinding guitars, throw in some strings and keys here and there and mix it with industrial rhythms and you'll pretty much understand what Mutter is about.

The album starts with the haunting intro to Mein Herz Brennt (My Heart Burns) and builds up to the track's explosive chorus. The next track Links 2-3-4 (German army chant for marching) contains everything down to the marching footsteps and war sirens in the background. Sonne (Sun) is my favorite track on the album and also has one of the coolest music videos I've ever seen, even by Rammstein standards. The title track Mutter is another personal favorite. The lyrics are dark and almost disturbing, but it makes for one of the best tracks on the album.

Spieluhr is a haunting song about a music box and the perfect example of why Rammstein's lyrics are sometimes misinterpreted. It's filled with expressions and cultural references you can't possibly understand if you don't know German culture. Zwitter is one of two sexually-themed songs on the album (I'll leave it up to the reader to find out who or what a zwitter is) and plays out with the coolest guitar riff on the entire album. The last track Nebel, is a sad but very cool ballad in the vein of Seemann.

Basically, Rammstein fans won't be disappointed with this, their best album to date. It's a great album to mosh to, but if you have some time I dare you to look a little deeper into the lyrics. A definate thumbs-up.

欧美音乐的盛宴
说到音乐就不得不提《CB》的音乐大师菅野洋子了，过往负责动画音乐的多是由监督决定要什么风格的音乐而找人编写，但是《CB》渡边却给了菅野相当大的自由度，差不多只是提出大方向就交由菅野自由发挥，甚至因为某一段音乐而修改剧情来配合呢！由于渡边给与惊人的自由度，菅野可以在这作品中加入大量不同的音乐元素，使《CB》变成一场音乐的豪华宴会。
《CB》的基本音乐风格以Jazz、Blues为主，再加入大量欧美音乐元素，包括民谣、番石榴曲（Ballad）、古典乐、歌剧（Opera）、摇滚乐、重金属音乐（Heavy Metal）、森巴（Samba）、Rap、Hiphop、Bossa Nova、Techo甚至是欧美流行曲都有，千变万化的音乐使人『耳』不暇给，别说是像我这种『音乐杂食族』会听得人都溶了，就算是一般观众亦会给各式各样的音乐迷住，继而惊叹：原来音乐世界是这么广大的！
而最重要的是这一大堆音乐和画配合得天衣无缝，每一话都拍得像MTV，或者更简单的说；场景是为了配乐而生的！音乐甚至比剧情更使人难忘（因为世上有一种叫做CD的玩意，可以随身听而不像动画需要安坐电视前才看得到）。说到这里就想起《City Hunter》，我以为八十年代不论是配乐和歌曲在”质”和”量”都能达到极高水平的很少，《CH》可说是表表者，就算到了九十年代能够达到《CH》的水准的作品也是极少，不是集中于歌曲就是偏重于配乐，又或者推出唱片不多，而在极少数质量俱佳的动画中《CB》可说是代表性作品，全碟差不多没有一首曲是烂的，而且就算单单作为一张音乐唱片听也是佳作，实在难得。
爵士乐：为Jazz而生
自作品的标题”Bebop（注１）”就已经表明，这是一套充满爵士风味的作品，或者应该说《Cowboy Bebop》本身就是一套爵士乐动画比较正确，问题不在于其中用了多少爵士乐又或者主题音乐《Tank!》是 Bebop大乐团作品，而是连拍摄手法都充满爵士味，可以说，Jazz就是这套作品的风格。
《CB》的剧情发展特色在于每一话都由其中一个人当主角，而其它角色当补助，虽然该话主角和其它主角们会有交流，但剧情仍是集中在该集主角，这种极之强调个人性但又讲求合作性的风格其实就是Bebop以后爵士乐的表演形式；先合奏主旋律（即每话开始的Bebop号生活），然后轮流由各乐手作即兴演奏（各话各不同主角的故事），而其它乐手则在适当时候演奏响应（协助正主角），到最后合奏主旋律作结束（回到Bebop号继续生活），可以说．每一话的《CB》都是一首爵士乐曲。
而各话风格变化就像爵士乐本身千变万化的即兴演奏，既可以是Dizzy Gillespie高速而神经质的小号（第一话），亦可以是Gerry Mulligan优雅而沉静的低音色士风（第十话），Lester Young那优美醉人的次中音色士风（第十二和十三话），Chet Baker那柔情浓得化不开的小号和歌声（第十五话），Stan Getz的Bossa Nova次中音色士风（十九话），Meade Lux Lewis快如闪电、叮叮当当的钢琴（廿一话），Bill Evans浪漫的琴音（第八话），Sonny Rollins充满幽默感的次中音色士风（第二话），Miles Davis加了弱音器、有如少女低语的小号（第廿四话），Billie Holiday早年那如玻璃般、美得不得了的歌声（十八话），而电影版《天国之门》则轮到John Coltrane的力量十足的”Blue Train”时代次中音色士风，还有很多，很多．．．．．．
就算因为不是爵士乐迷而无法联想起这些爵士乐大师，单看副题也会看到很多经典乐曲的影子如Waltz For Venus就是Bill Evans那经典的Waltz For Debby；My Funny Valentine根本就是超有名的爵士情歌；而Speak Like a Child改自Wayne Shorter的代表唱片Speak no Evil；而Boogie Woogie Feng Shui则是典型Boogie Woogie（注２）乐曲名，还有The Real Folk Blues是一首很正宗的Blues（这首ED本身就是一首很精彩的Blues）等等。单是每一话的副题都可以写一个爵士乐故事，可以肯定的说，爵士乐和《CB》绝对是密不可分。
尽情欣赏吧！
和其它追求故事深度、言之有物、峰回路转甚至是机关算尽的动作品不同，看《Cowboy Bebop》不需要带一个转数极高的脑袋，只需要带着一个有幽默感的脑袋，喜欢音乐的心灵以及享受西方电影的眼睛就可以了。
尽情放纵、沉醉于这个千变万化、五光十色的《Cowboy Bebop》世界吧！