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Larger Than Life (Heinlein)
Larger than Life may refer to: Film and television * ''Larger than Life'' (film), a 1996 American comedy *''Larger than Life'', a 1998 short film by Ellory Elkayem *''Carol Channing: Larger than Life'', a 2012 documentary about Carol Channing * "Larger than Life" (''House''), a television episode Literature * ''Larger than Life'' (novel), a 1960 novel by Dino Buzzati *"Larger than Life", an essay on E. E. "Doc" Smith by Robert A. Heinlein, in Heinlein's 1980 collection '' Expanded Universe'' Theatre *''Larger than Life'', an adaptation of Somerset Maugham's ''Theatre (novel)'' Music Albums * ''Larger than Life'' (Jody Watley album), 1989 * ''Larger than Life'' (The Ten Tenors album), 2004 * ''Larger than Life'' (EP), by Paragon, 2008 Songs * "Larger than Life" (song), by the Backstreet Boys, 1999 *"Larger than Life", by They Might Be Giants, a B-side of ''I Palindrome I'', 1992 *"Larger than Life", by Downhere from ''Downhere'', 2001 *"Larger than Life", by the Feelers from ''Pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larger Than Life (film)
''Larger Than Life'' is a 1996 American road comedy film starring Bill Murray, and directed by Howard Franklin. It was produced and co-written by Pen Densham. The film was financially and critically unsuccessful. Plot The film opens at a convention of recliner salesmen, where Jack Corcoran (Bill Murray) gives a motivational speech based on his book ''Get Over It''. Jack shares the example of his father dying before he was born as a difficult circumstance that must be overcome to succeed. At Jack's engagement party, his agent Walter (Jeremy Piven) updates him on all of his upcoming speaking engagements, and the pair hope that one of the engagements is high profile enough to lead to an infomercial. As the party winds down, Jack reads telegrams from well wishers. One of the telegrams is from an attorney in Baltimore about the large estate of his recently deceased father Kirby. Jack's mother shortly admits that she lied about his father passing away when he was born. In truth, she ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larger Than Life (song)
"Larger than Life" is a song by American boy band Backstreet Boys from their third studio album, ''Millennium''. It was released on September 7, 1999, as the second single from the album. It was written by band member Brian Littrell with Max Martin and Kristian Lundin, who also produced the song along with Rami Yacoub. The song is a "thank you" for their fans' encouragement and devotion. Music critics praised its memorable melody, singalong lyrics and the band's vocal performance. It was also on ''Blender's'' list of the 500 Greatest Songs Since You Were Born. Commercially, the song became a top-10 hit in over 14 countries. In the United Kingdom, the song became the band's eighth consecutive top-five single, peaking at number five in October 1999. The music video, directed by Joseph Kahn, holds a Guinness World Record for the 14th most expensive music video with estimated production costs of over $2,100,000 USD. It also broke the record for longest running number one on MTV' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black And White In A Grey World
''Black and White in a Grey World'' is the third album by Leslie Phillips, released in 1985 on Myrrh Records. Phillips picked up her first Grammy Award nomination (as Leslie Phillips) for Best Gospel Performance, Female at the 28th Grammy Awards. The album peaked at number 13 on the ''Billboard'' Top Inspirational Albums chart. Track listing All songs written by Leslie Phillips, except where noted. Side one # "Black And White in a Grey World" – 4:20 # "Tug of War" – 3:21 # "When The World Is New" – 4:31 # "Psalm 55" – 3:49 # "Your Kindness" – 4:02 # "Larger Than Life" – 3:44 Side two # "The More I Know You" – 5:02 # "Smoke Screen" (Phillips, Daniel Brown) – 3:38 # "You're My Lord" – 4:14 # "Walls of Silence" – 4:54 # "You're the Same" – 4:15 # "Love Is Not Lost" – 3:46 Note: Cassette and LP versions did not include "Larger Than Life" and "Love Is Not Lost". However, these tracks were issued on vinyl in Australia. "Love Is Not Lost" would lat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alive II
''Alive II'' is the second live album by American hard rock band Kiss, released on October 14, 1977, by Casablanca Records. The band had released three albums (''Destroyer'', ''Rock and Roll Over'', and ''Love Gun'') since the previous live outing, the 1975 release '' Alive!'', so they drew upon the variety of new tracks, with Eddie Kramer producing. The album is one of the best selling in the Kiss discography, being the band's first to be certified double platinum in February 1996, the same month the Kiss reunion was announced. It has remained a solid seller in the US in the Soundscan era, selling over 300,000 copies from 1991 and to March 2012. Album information The origins of ''Alive II'' go back to early 1977 when the band's manager Bill Aucoin suggested that Kramer record a live album during the evening show at Budokan Hall in Tokyo, Japan on April 2, 1977. The plan was to release a live album to give Kiss some much-deserved time off before recording the album that would b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dose (Gov't Mule Album)
''Dose'' is the second studio album by American rock band Gov't Mule. It was released on February 24, 1998, by Capricorn Records and (on Gramophone record, vinyl) by Evil Teen Records. It was produced, recorded and mixed by Michael Barbiero and is a much darker record than Gov't Mule's self-titled debut album. The songs "Thelonius Beck" and "Birth of the Mule" were tributes to jazz musicians Thelonious Monk and Miles Davis, respectively, whereas the subtitle "Beck" refers to Jeff Beck, who also recorded a song named "Thelonius". Track listing All songs by Warren Haynes unless otherwise noted. The bonus track appears on the limited edition vinyl version released by Evil Teen Records. It's an acoustic version recorded at Outback Lodge, Charlottesville, in May 1998. Personnel * Warren Haynes – vocals, guitar, percussion * Matt Abts – drums, percussion * Allen Woody – bass, mandolin * Michael Barbiero – production, tambourine on "John the Revelator" References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Playground Battle
''Playground Battle'' is the third album by New Zealand Rock Band The Feelers The Feelers is a New Zealand pop rock band formed in the early 1990s in Christchurch by James Reid (singer/guitarist) and Hamish Gee (drums/guitar). History The Feelers was signed by Warner Music and released their first album, '' Supersyste .... It includes the number-one hits: "Larger Than Life" and "The Fear". Other singles include "Playground Battle", "Supernova" and "Stand Up". Since its release, a second version, ''The Special Limited Edition'', was released including a seven-track bonus disc including five re-mastered live tracks recorded from the bands hugely popular 2005 New Zealand tour. The album climbed to over three times platinum on New Zealand music charts. Track listing All songs written by James Reid, except tracks 1 & 5;written by James Reid & Donald Reid. # ''Weapons Of War'' – 4:14 # ''Playground Battle'' – 3:22 # ''Larger Than Life'' – 3:37 # ''The Fear'' – 4:59 # ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Downhere (2001 Album)
''downhere'' is the first official album release under a major record label by Christian rock band downhere. It is only preceded by their 1st (and now out of print) independent album release. The album received the 2002 Covenant Award for Rock Album of the Year and the 2002 Juno Award for Best Gospel Album. The song "Larger Than Life" received the 2002 Covenant Award for Rock Song of the Year and "Protest to Praise" was featured on the ''WOW Hits 2002'' compilation. The album consists of new songs written for this debut release with Word Records, plus a selection of songs from the previous independent release that were re-recorded. Current bassist Glenn Lavender only appears on the album for the hidden-track "Rock Stars Need Money". His membership in the band wasn't finalized in enough time (after the departure of first bassist, Tyson Manning) for him to appear on the rest of the album, so Nashville studio musicians were used instead. Glenn Lavender already had an association wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Palindrome I
"I Palindrome I" is a song by American alternative rock duo They Might Be Giants. It was the second single from ''Apollo 18 (album), Apollo 18'', released in 1992 by Elektra Records. They Might Be Giants performed the song on ''Late Night with David Letterman'' in 1992. Michael McKean recites the lyrics of the song in the documentary ''Gigantic: A Tale of Two Johns''. Composition The title of "I Palindrome I" came from a demo written by John Flansburgh for They Might Be Giants's telephone service, Dial-A-Song. John Linnell adapted the lyric after attending a reading by the American poet Hal Sirowitz. The song's opening line, "Someday mother will die and I'll get the money", is a reference to Sirowitz's portrayal of mother-child relationships. The song contains several palindromes and references to the concept of recursion. For example, the lyrics contain the straightforward palindromes "Egad, a base tone denotes a bad age" and "Man o nam". The Bridge (music), middle 8 consists o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larger Than Life (EP)
''Larger Than Life'' is a 2008 album by German metal band '' Paragon''. A supportive "teaser" EP for the band's 2008 album Screenslaves. Including a cover of the boyband Backstreet Boys' song "Larger Than Life" and Slayer's "Die By The Sword". Plus some older songs live and the title track for their above-mentioned album. A video for "Larger Than Life" is also included. Tracks #"Larger Than Life" (Backstreet Boys-cover) #"Die By The Sword" (Slayer-cover) #"Screenslaves" #"Dragon's Flight" (live) #"Legions Of Metal" (live) Personnel *Andreas Babuschkin - Vocals *Martin Christian - Guitars *Günny Kruse - Guitars *Dirk Seifert - Drums 2008 EPs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ellory Elkayem
Ellory Elkayem (born 12 August 1970) is a New Zealand film director. Born in Christchurch, Elkayem began making films at a young age. He later attended a film school designed to give students practical experience and preparation for a career in the film business. He learned the ropes firsthand while working in the camera department on many commercials, music videos, and television shows such as ''The Adventures of the Black Stallion'' starring Mickey Rooney. During this time, Elkayem also made several short subject, short films with support and financial assistance from the New Zealand government. His big break came with ''Larger than Life'', a 13-minute black-and-white, special effect, FX-driven homage to the 1950s Hollywood horror genre, featuring a giant, man-eating spider. Produced by Academy Award winner Jamie Selkirk, and financed with the largest grant of its kind from the New Zealand Film Commission, ''Larger than Life'' received critical acclaim at the 1998 Telluride F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larger Than Life (The Ten Tenors Album)
''Larger than Life'' is the fifth studio album from Australian vocal group The Ten Tenors The TEN Tenors (also known as TTT) are an Australian music ensemble that has toured worldwide, been seen by more than 90 million people and attracted a vast international fan-base by performing a unique combination of classical and contemporary m ..., released in July 2004. Track listing ; Bonus DVD # "Sundance" # "Opera Medley" "La Donna E Mobile" (Rigoletto), "Che Gelida Manina" (La Boheme), "Va Pensiero" (Nabucco). "Largo al Factotum" (The Barber of Seville) # "Dancing Queen" # "World Anthem" Charts References {{Authority control 2004 albums The Ten Tenors albums Warner Records albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larger Than Life (Jody Watley Album)
''Larger Than Life'' is the second studio album by American singer Jody Watley, released by MCA Records on March 27, 1989. Reception "André Cymone remains as slickly up to the minute as ever," observed '' Qs Mark Cooper, "filling his enormous rhythm sound with hip-hop references… Occasionally Watley lets the pose slip and slips into a passively sensuous ballad like 'Everything', but mostly she keeps acting stroppy. Perhaps she's annoyed at the lack of any tune to match that first hit; more likely she thinks looking angry makes her sexy." Track listing CD bonus track – Track 13. "Real Love" (Extended Version) Personnel * Jody Watley – lead vocals, backing vocals * André Cymone – all other instruments * Todd Horriman – Fairlight programming * Gardner Cole – keyboards (3) * Jai Winding – acoustic piano (12) * Dean Parks – acoustic guitar (3, 8, 12), electric guitar (3, 8, 12) * John Robinson – drums (8, 12) * Paulinho da Costa – percussion (3, 8, 9) * L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |