DISNEY MANIA 2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ernest Rister · Post by **Ernest Rister** » Sat Jan 10, 2004 11:00 pm

I'm not buying a CD of Disney songs performed by tweeners and teenagers who can't play their own instruments. Might as well program "Bare Necessities" into my Casio Keyboard and invite my niece over to sing.

chrisrose · Post by **chrisrose** » Sun Jan 11, 2004 12:33 am

Ernest, you crack me up.

Another vote for "Stay Awake" here. I plan to Stay Away (har har) from any teenybopper compilations.

In a way it's just as well that the Disney Store sucks now and I never go there. I can completely avoid the horrifying music videos of Jump 5 and their ilk ruining my favorite Disney songs. (Needless to say I also ignore those "special" features on Disney DVDs)

gaysnappercarr · Post by **gaysnappercarr** » Sun Jan 11, 2004 8:29 am

I seem to be one of the few who really liked Disney Mania - my favorite was Anastacia's version of Someday My Prince Will Come, just because it sounded so differnet and new.

Here is the tracklisting for Disney Mania 2:

1. Whole New World, A (from "Aladdin") - LMNT
2. Once Upon Another Dream (from "Sleeping Beauty") - No Secrets
3. He's A Tramp (from "Lady And The Tramp") - The Beu Sisters
4. It's A Small World - Baha Men
5. Circle Of Life (from "The Lion King") - Disney Channel Circle Of Stars
6. Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes, A (from "Cinderella") - Daniel Bedingfield
7. Welcome (from "Brother Bear") - Jump5
8. Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah - Stevie Brock
9. When You Wish Upon A Star (from "Pinocchio") - Ashley Gearing
10. Siamese Cat Song, The (from "Lady And The Tramp") - Hilary & Haylie Duff
11. True To Your Heart (from "Mulan") - Raven
12. Main Street Electrical Parade - They Might Be Giants

In general I like the song selection as it seems to cover so many different 'era's' of Disney music and I love Disney cover versions, but I have to say I'm disappointed that "Aloha E Koma Mai" by JUMP5 isn't on the CD.

Although the first CD seemed to have more 'big-name' acts I'll reserve my judgement until I hear this volume, although I am excited about it!

JaYDiSNeY · Post by **JaYDiSNeY** » Sun Jan 11, 2004 10:00 am

they could have chosen much better songs and much better artists...LMNT should not be singing a whole new world and im gonna laugh when i hear Hilary singing the siamese cat song

AwallaceUNC · Post by **AwallaceUNC** » Sun Jan 11, 2004 10:16 am

Who is LMNT??

Yeah this sounds like it sucks compared to the first, but I'll give it a chance.

-Aaron

Maerj · Post by **Maerj** » Sun Jan 11, 2004 1:12 pm

gaysnappercarr wrote: but I have to say I'm disappointed that "Aloha E Koma Mai" by JUMP5 isn't on the CD.

I love that song and the entire opening of the Lilo & Stitch tv series!

I must admit that I am not into the 'Disneymania' stuff either, but I really don't listen to musical groups like that. I'm more into electronic music like VNV Nation, Frontline Assembly, stuff like that. There is an online radio show that plays it: http://www.synthetic.org

Ernest Rister · Post by **Ernest Rister** » Sun Jan 11, 2004 3:21 pm

<<In a way it's just as well that the Disney Store sucks now and I never go there. I can completely avoid the horrifying music videos of Jump 5 and their ilk ruining my favorite Disney songs. (Needless to say I also ignore those "special" features on Disney DVDs)>>

I remember in the early 90's how the Disney Store used to have top-drawer merchandise as well as plastic junk...you'd walk in and your wallet would start screaming because some of the clothes were beautiful and eye-popping, they had leather jackets, designer glasses, framed posters, walls of books and movies...walk in there today, and it's like walking into a plastic junk fest. One small revolving display of movies and CDs. Not a stitch of clothing worth buying. Hordes and hordes of gawdy plastic junk.

As for Jump 5 and the rest -- I'm not a music Nazi - everyone likes what they like in music, and it's not my place to tell someone else what THEY should like to listen to (Disney "cheapquels" to Walt's films - that's a different story). But the artists lined up for Disney Mania 2 -- aside from They might Be Giants, it's just not my cup of tea, because if the recent tweener covers on the DVD are any indication, it's a CD made up of a group of junior high students who sound like they're just singing along to a programmed music track. It's like "Disney Karaoke" with over-the-top production and hip-hop beats. Again, no different than my niece coming over to sing along to the programmed beats of my Casio keyboard.

So, no thanks.

Stay Awake was brilliant. It was a work of ART. DisneyMania sounds like a work of marketing.

Rebel · Post by **Rebel** » Sun Jan 11, 2004 3:59 pm

Ernest Rister wrote:I remember in the early 90's how the Disney Store used to have top-drawer merchandise as well as plastic junk...you'd walk in and your wallet would start screaming because some of the clothes were beautiful and eye-popping, they had leather jackets, designer glasses, framed posters, walls of books and movies...walk in there today, and it's like walking into a plastic junk fest. One small revolving display of movies and CDs. Not a stitch of clothing worth buying. Hordes and hordes of gawdy plastic junk.

Ditto. In the early 90's, I would spend a few hundred a month at the Disney Store. Now when I go, I can hardly find anything that I want to buy.

2099net · Post by **2099net** » Mon Jan 12, 2004 2:31 am

[quote="Ernest Rister -- aside from They might Be Giants, it's just not my cup of tea[/quote]

Hey Ernest, we agree on something

I've always wanted David Byrne to do some Disney. Some of The Lion King's tunes would be ideal.

gaysnappercarr · Post by **gaysnappercarr** » Mon Jan 12, 2004 8:16 am

In the instruction booklet that came with Kingdom Hearts there was an ad for the [at the time] upcoming [first] Disney Mania CD.

In the corner of the CD cover, in one of the boxes was "Volume 1 - POP".

Maybe Disney Mania was originally conceived as a multi-disc, multi genre look at Disney music.

I'd actually love to see some jazz artists cover Disney songs.
We've had country, dance, classical, pop, new age, instrumental, bluegrass, crazy Japanese techno and even music-box style albums of Disney songs - how about jazz and especially electronia or trip-hop?

I'm open to almost all versions of Disney songs and sometimes the more 'far-out' or different versions can really add a new insight to the original song.

Dave Brubeck and Louis Armstrong have both done full length albums of Disney songs, now I think it's time that some modern day jazz artists should be heard.

In addition to the great 'Stay Away' that many people have talked about, I also recommend 'Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah' - SONY / LEGACY CK48643. It's a collection of Columbia artists convering songs from Snow White through Peter Pan. Artists on this compilation include Artie Shaw, Kate Smith, Gene Krupa, Benny Goodman, Dinah Shore, Les Brown and Rosemary Clooney. A very interesting listen, and it's the only CD (other than the 75 Years boxed-set) that I know of to feature songs from 'Make Mine Music', 'Fun and Fancy Free' and 'Melody Time'. It also has nice liner notes that go into detail about the movies and the songs featured on the disc.

LOL

- I can 't be the only person who appreciates Benny Goodman, Dave Brubeck, Soul II Soul, Vanessa-Mae, Jump 5, and Anastacia, can I?

Prince Adam · Post by **Prince Adam** » Mon Jan 12, 2004 2:49 pm

I really like "The Best of Country sings the Best of Disney". It doesn't have any of that twangy, old country like Dolly Parton, but newer stuff like Faith Hill, Diamond Rio etc...

AwallaceUNC · Post by **AwallaceUNC** » Tue Jan 13, 2004 12:03 am

I agree, Disney Store was once awesome and is now CRAP. And they wonder why it's not doing well. Sigh...

Jazz could be cool. One of my best friend's dad is a jazz guitarist, I've been telling her to tell him to cover a Disney song, that would be cool. Je already has 'My Favorite Things.' I'm not a HUGE jazz fan, but I like it enough.

Who is LMNT?

-Aaron

goofystitch · Post by **goofystitch** » Wed Jan 14, 2004 12:39 pm

awallaceunc Wrote

Who is LMNT?? [/quote]

You may remember the ABC reality series "Making The Band" from a few years ago. LMNT is basically the guys who didn't get in to the band OTown, which the show created. There only single released without Disney's help was a hit on Radio Disney and was called "Juliet." Disney has since taken the band under their wing, had them do a song for "101 Dalmations 2," and their current Radio Disney hit is called "It's Just You" and is on the "Kim Possible" soundtrack. If you watch Disney Channel for 30 minuites, your bound to see their music video (They play it too much).

I'm mostly excited to hear Raven's version of "True To Your Heart." She is an awsome singer. I rememner the Beau Sisters from "The Princess Diaries" soundtrack. They are also pretty talented. I'm a huge fan of the "Mainstreet Electrical Parade," but I've only heard They Might Be Giants on the opening credits of "Malcolm In The Middle," and based on that song, I don't know how good their version is going to be.

JaYDiSNeY · Post by **JaYDiSNeY** » Wed Jan 14, 2004 5:33 pm

i wish Disney had chosen 2 do a big artist duet for a whole new world...like i think justin timberlake and christina aguilera would have been perfect for that track...just my opinion

Prince Adam · Post by **Prince Adam** » Thu Jan 15, 2004 5:04 am

I think that "Once Upon (Another) Dream" is a missed opportunity. They had they chance to turn it into a romantic love song a la Beauty and the Beast, A Whole New World, and If I Never Knew You.

They could have had it a duet between two ADULT performers (I can't think of who...) and had it set on the grounds of the Sleeping Beauty Castle at night. The castle could be all lit up with hundreds of tiny white lights...

Instead it's set on the movie's backgrounds, and sung by a group I'd never heard of before this...

AwallaceUNC · Post by **AwallaceUNC** » Thu Jan 15, 2004 1:45 pm

If you really want to hear this CD and feel like wasting some $, it's part of the rotation at WDW, which means you can either (a) go there and stroll around Downtown Disney or (b) Call WDW Info or Reservations...long distance... and enjoy your hold-time and hang up when they FINALLY pick up. Don't worry, you'll have plenty of time to listen.

I actually happen to be planning a trip there, so when I called I heard several of them. Not that bad, not that good...somewhere in between (judging solely by those I heard on the phone), but not as good as DM1.

-Aaron

meowthew · Post by **meowthew** » Fri Jan 16, 2004 11:54 am

The song with Hilary and Haylie Duff should be fun (they sound very good together), and it'll be interesting to hear the very talented Daniel Bedingfield perform "A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes".

happy puppy · Post by **happy puppy** » Sun Jan 18, 2004 11:51 am

For fans of "Stay Awake", I'd also recommend:

<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/de ... 8449">Dave Digs Disney</a>

Grunches · Post by **Grunches** » Thu Jan 22, 2004 4:46 pm

Here is a link to see the picture of the cd!http://aolshop.com/products/product_det ... 4815149406
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Loomis · Post by **Loomis** » Thu Jan 22, 2004 4:52 pm

gaysnappercarr wrote:I seem to be one of the few who really liked Disney Mania - my favorite was Anastacia's version of Someday My Prince Will Come, just because it sounded so differnet and new.

Here is the tracklisting for Disney Mania 2:

12. Main Street Electrical Parade - They Might Be Giants

They Might be Giants are doing Disney?

Jeez, if there was any doubt over whether they had sold out with the Malcolm in the Middle song, there is none now.

Can't say I'm really familiar with any of the other "artists", but then again, it isn't really my scene...

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