© 1999-2009 Shopping.com, Inc. This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/user-sj1and0 Recent reviews written by member sj1and0 en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_482180042372?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author sj1and0 - I have used a whole lot of conditioners.  Expensive ones like Sebastien 2+1 have made me happy. But never did I use one that made me want to wash my hair and condition several times during the week.  That is until my sister gave me a sample of... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~482180042372 Sat, 22 Aug 2009 14:46:54 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_482180042372?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_479646092932?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author sj1and0 - I could listen to a Rod Stewart album straight to the end without taking a pause for even a minute. I can hear the confidence being radiated in his raspy tenor voice as he captures the drama of the lyric as if he were in a live setting. His musical sound... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~479646092932 Sat, 1 Aug 2009 02:30:51 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_479646092932?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_479263231620?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author sj1and0 - As much as I admired the incredible speech that Martin Luther King Jr gave back in 1962, I never thought of putting his words to music and making a song.  Actually, I never expected to hear someone else sing it. But today, I was listening to BeBe... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~479263231620 Wed, 29 Jul 2009 00:21:57 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_479263231620?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_479068262020?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author sj1and0 - X-MEN has always been a great form of entertainment for me. The carton is pretty cool. And then, when it came out as a movie, I was thrilled because I got to see the X-MEN in action on the big screen.  But then, I heard about the latest X-MEN movie... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~479068262020 Mon, 27 Jul 2009 12:54:15 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_479068262020?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_478906191492?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author sj1and0 - I've read the book, The Art of War by Sun Tze and thought it interesting to find out there was a movie of the same name. I am not often a fan of books adapted into movies because just like the recent movie to be released on the big screen,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~478906191492 Sun, 26 Jul 2009 02:55:39 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_478906191492?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_478672621188?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author sj1and0 - Phyllis Hyman's voice just keeps growing on me. Her mega voice is "just like an earth-born giant in pictures, star-bright, not like our mortal species" (Burian 25). It is big. It moves like a snake in circular motions. It is stronger than a steel wall... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~478672621188 Fri, 24 Jul 2009 00:51:49 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_478672621188?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_478287662724?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author sj1and0 - The other day, there was a television show featuring the life and times of Phyllis Hyman.  That is when I found out that she took part in a really nice musical which I was dying to see. The name of the musical was Sophisticated Ladies. So I... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~478287662724 Tue, 21 Jul 2009 01:02:31 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_478287662724?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_477730999940?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author sj1and0 - The more I listen to Kim Burrell's lavish and sophisticated soul, the more I grow to love what this woman can do with her voice. She sings out loud and boldly. She has a very jazzy sound that makes her singing of the mercies of the Lord flavorful and... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~477730999940 Thu, 16 Jul 2009 11:55:51 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_477730999940?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_477549858436?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author sj1and0 - Using all that you have is what singing of the mercies of the Lord is all about. If you didn't know, well let me tell you about a wonderful Gospel CD that I listened to today. The name of the album is Stand Out and the artists featured on this... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~477549858436 Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:24:02 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_477549858436?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_475813482116?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author sj1and0 - The first time I ever went to the Brooklyn Tabernacle, Israel Haughton and the New Breed was there and I was amazed at how much I enjoyed his music. The weird thing about his music is that I owned the album Real but didn't really enjoy it as much... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~475813482116 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:49:00 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_475813482116?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_475670875780?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author sj1and0 - I used to shop at the Revlon store all the time. They have loads of things that I really like. I get my shampoo and make-up from there. Then one day when I went there and purchased a pedicure kit, the sales lady put a sample of Revlon Flair in the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~475670875780 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:47:35 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_475670875780?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_475504545412?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author sj1and0 - The first time I heard Vanessa Bell Armstrong sing, her voice immediately touched me. Listening to her voice can move many mountains.  She doesn't just sing, but with a healing touch, speaks to the listener to let them know that the drama is over... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~475504545412 Sun, 28 Jun 2009 08:50:26 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_475504545412?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_475411877508?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author sj1and0 - I always considered Natalie Cole to be a jazzy sister. She has that kind of voice I can see paired well with the instrumentation of jazz musicians but never did I expect to come across a full album of jazz standards sung by the diva... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~475411877508 Sat, 27 Jun 2009 11:21:40 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_475411877508?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_475363839620?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author sj1and0 - Najiyah is a young and beautifully gifted singer who uses her voice to lift up the name of Jesus. In 2005, an album of 12 songs was released entitled It's Just Me. With all the emotional fervor and outbursts of God’s power, she showed to the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~475363839620 Fri, 26 Jun 2009 23:47:23 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_475363839620?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_474826378884?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author sj1and0 - Helen Baylor is a Gospel music artist who if you take some time to listen to, you will hear a sound filled with wisdom that is healing to the soul.  Her voice is absolutely beautiful; very light on the ears and strong enough to do all kind of jazzy... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~474826378884 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:17:21 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_474826378884?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_474665619076?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author sj1and0 - I get a high on life by simply turning on my radio and listening to a sweet sound. Music makes my world go round. That's why it makes me happy to listen. I consume it like a breath of fresh air and with every breath of music I take, I feel good all... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~474665619076 Sat, 20 Jun 2009 23:23:59 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_474665619076?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_473278156420?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author sj1and0 - I know what you are thinking; another review on Gospel music? Can it be on something else? I probably would have been thinking the same thing a couple of years ago. But then something happened.  Harmonies as addictive as a full-bodied drink hit me... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~473278156420 Mon, 8 Jun 2009 19:18:19 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_473278156420?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_473163075204?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author sj1and0 - It's just about time that I got into the Sunday thing and really started jumping for joy and thinking about the goodness of Jesus.  Gospel music often gives me that peace that I'd been seeking.  Because of the harmonies and powerful words... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~473163075204 Sun, 7 Jun 2009 20:25:18 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_473163075204?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_472215948932?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author sj1and0 - During the Harlem Renaissance, James Weldon Johnson wrote a book that brought together literature and art in an organized and fascinating way. God's Trombones: Seven Negro Sermons in Verse was his 1928 contribution during the cultural revolution... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~472215948932 Sat, 30 May 2009 14:12:34 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_472215948932?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_472029957764?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author sj1and0 - Every now and then I get the urge to listen to a feel good CD and reap the benefits of it. There is nothing like listening to music that can light up a smile on your face that can beam through this stormy weather. When emotions take flight, my heart... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~472029957764 Thu, 28 May 2009 22:11:11 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_472029957764?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_469894663812?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author sj1and0 - If you thought you knew everything you needed to know about the Harlem Renaissance, you might be found wrong when you take a glance at the Encyclopedia of the Harlem Literary Renaissance by Lois Brown. "History books and public television... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~469894663812 Sun, 10 May 2009 10:42:16 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_469894663812?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_469807566468?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author sj1and0 - Never had “a storm like that of March 13th ever reached the enormity of the blizzard of 1888“ (Marti 272). It was after reading Jose Marti’s New York Under The Snow, that I became aware of such a paralyzing storm that had... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~469807566468 Sat, 9 May 2009 12:13:17 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_469807566468?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_468843925124?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author sj1and0 - If you are looking for a new flavor of tea to indulge in, why not try Celestial Seasonings Cinnamon Apple Spice.  At first, I hesitated.  I was not willing to try a new tea that simply smelled good but tasted nothing like it.  But the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~468843925124 Fri, 1 May 2009 00:45:24 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_468843925124?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_467849875076?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author sj1and0 - I am no wine expert, but when I want a good drink, I know what suits my taste buds. Drinking a nice, smooth drink does not require a PHD in the wines of the worlsd. All it takes is a good eye while walking through a liquor store and a good sense of what... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~467849875076 Wed, 22 Apr 2009 01:14:36 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_467849875076?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_466654432900?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author sj1and0 - My ethnomusicology teacher recommended as an extra credit assignment to listen to 95.5 FM WBAI. It is a commercial free radio station that has programs about all things going on in this world today. I remember listening one day earlier this month... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~466654432900 Sat, 11 Apr 2009 01:49:56 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_466654432900?linkin_id=8003929