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First Night Live
Good Times, Santa Cruz, Ca. August, 2001.
"His songs cut through the Americana-Blues genre with a knife so sharp it draws blood"...
Radio ATL, Belgium, Europe August, 2001.
"Great music and beautiful strong songs"
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"a mix of Folk and Blues from a passionate soul...this is the stuff that a generation brought up on Bruce Springsteen can tune into today... could be the next great undiscovered singer/songwriter"...San Jose Mercury News, August, 2001
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Beyond Imagination
Opera Babes Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00007MB2F Release Date: 2003-01-14 |
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Plucked from a wet afternoon of busking Bizet and Puccini to passersby on the Piazza in Covent Garden in the spring of 2001, soprano Rebecca Knight and mezzo Karen England soon found themselves singing in slightly larger venues: the FA Cup and Champions League soccer finals. That the management company doing the plucking had recently performed a similar Cinderella crossover act for Russell Watson offered portent, and indeed the Babes--the moniker began as a joke--were soon on their way to this recording debut. The marketing shtick and its soccer connections may offend purists, but it's the football hooligans that the Babes are trying to win over here; can Borodin soothe the savage Manchester United fan? Their classically trained voices mesh gloriously, with England's warm mezzo showing particular character in her solo turns.The repertoire choices here cover material that may already be familiar to fans of Charlotte Church (i.e., Delibes "Flower Duet") and other crossover acts, but they do include some pleasant surprises, like Offenbach's Barcarolle from The Tales of Hoffmann and "You Live On in My Heart," a reworking of Ennio Morricone's enchanting Cinema Paradiso theme with lyrics by Knight. But in a rush toward the musical middle of the road, it's the productions themselves that sometimes overwhelm the Babes with bathos ("Ave Maria"), hollow thunder ("Aida 2002"), and electro club kitsch (the 'Vibe Tribe' mix of "Flower Duet"). Former Art of Noise mainstay Anne Dudley's tastefully restrained coloring of Tchaikovsky's "1001 Nights" is one of the notable exceptions. They're babes, they sing opera--with fair promise--for the masses, and if they turn one in a hundred from football hooliganism to a well-mannered appreciation of Grieg and Dvorák, won't it all have been worth it? --Jerry McCulley
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wallpaper.......2007-07-12
simply beautiful, so just enjoy it.......2007-06-11
Sloppy renditions and amateurish.......2007-05-15
Great songs reinvented, with a twist.......2006-09-30
Praise for Beyond Imagination.......2006-02-26
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100 World's Best Loved Melodies
Manufacturer: Madacy Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0009VNBR4 Release Date: 2005-07-05 |
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Peculiar Amazon indexing.......2007-06-08
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Treasury of Elizabethan Music
Manufacturer: Amon Ra ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000002055 Release Date: 1996-02-20 |
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Shakespeare's Songbook, Vols. 1 & 2
Manufacturer: Azica ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0002IQL08 Release Date: 2004-07-06 |
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STOP! In The Name Of Love: Featuring The Fabulous Singlettes LIVE From Piccadilly
Fabulous Singlettes Manufacturer: First Night Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B0000038W7 Release Date: 1994-06-28 |
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Retro.......2003-11-06
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Beyond Imagination
Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B0000648D7 Release Date: 2002-01-01 |
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Earth, Water, Air & Fire - A New Look At John Dowland And Friends / Rooley, Consort Of Musicke
The Consort of Musicke , and Anthony Rooley Manufacturer: Gaudeamus ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00000I99Y Release Date: 1999-03-23 |
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Although Henry Purcell usually is cited as the greatest master of English text-setting, such judgments ignore the genius of John Dowland, whose music not only is totally accordant with its texts, but whose melodies are invariably memorable and eminently singable. This recording offers a variety of vocal works, most for mixed voices, accompanied by Anthony Rooley's well-tuned and tastefully realized lute figures. Of the program's 18 songs, 11 are by Dowland; the rest are by several contemporaries--Morley, Tomkins, and Weelkes--who both encouraged and were influenced by Dowland's unique musical persona, a remarkable combination of "distraught melancholy" and flawless melodic and harmonic instincts. Familiar and beloved tunes are here, including "Come again!" and "Sleep wayward thoughts." But just as compelling are Tomkins's "Weep no more, thou sorry boy" and Claudin de Sermisy's "Las, je m'y plains." The four voices--some of England's finest early-music singers--are so distinct that rather than a carefully blended ensemble, we hear each individual voice clearly defined. It's an interesting effect that works well and adds immeasurably to the color and mood of the music. --David VernierCustomer Reviews:
oh, that human voice........2007-04-03
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Beyond Imagination
Operababes Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B00006LA19 Release Date: 2002-09-10 |
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2002 debut album for controversial 'crossover' classical act featuring mezzo Karen England & soprano Rebecca Knight. The 'Babes' have enjoyed a something of a Cinderella story having gone from busking in Covent Garden to performing to millions of people watching both the FA Cup Final & the Champion's League Final within the space of a year. 15 tracks.
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Whiskey Drinkin' Man
Roy Carrier & The Night Rockers Manufacturer: Right on Rhythm ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B00005AC41 Release Date: 2001-02-02 |
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If You are looking for traditional blues-based Zydeco, Whiskey Drinkin' Man gets a blue ribbon. If you remain still whhile listening to this - You better call your doctor!!
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2'sday Night
Manufacturer: Bolamarge Entertainment ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000CAFSE6 Release Date: 2005-03-08 |
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