Klaus Nomi - The Essential [Import]

1. Cold Song

2. Can't Help Falling in Love

3. Keys of Life

4. Lightning Strikes

5. Twist

6. Nomi Song

7. You Don't Own Me

8. Wasting My Time

9. Total Eclipse

10. Samson and Delilah (Aria) [Live]

11. Der Nussbaum

12. From Beyond

13. After the Fall

14. Just One Look

15. Falling in Love Again

16. Icurok

17. Rubberband Lazer

18. Wayward Sisters

19. Ding-Dong

20. Simple Man

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
20 tracks including, 'Keys Of Life', 'Homi Song', 'Total Eclipse' and 'After The Fall'.

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Klaus Nomi - The Essential [Import]

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One of my all time favorite albums!
Klaus Nomi
A good introduction to Klaus Nomi
Masterpiece of operatic rock and synth-pop

Klaus Nomi - The Essential
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Manufacturer: Bmg Int'l
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ASIN: B000026I99
Release Date: 1995-03-20

Tracks:

Cold Song
Can't Help Falling in Love
Keys of Life
Lightning Strikes
Twist
Nomi Song
You Don't Own Me
Wasting My Time
Total Eclipse
Samson and Delilah (Aria) [Live]
Der Nussbaum
From Beyond
After the Fall
Just One Look
Falling in Love Again
ICUROK
Rubberband Lazer
Wayward Sisters
Ding-Dong
Simple Man

Album Description

20 tracks including, 'Keys Of Life', 'Homi Song', 'Total Eclipse' and 'After The Fall'.

Customer Reviews:

One of my all time favorite albums!.......2006-08-24

If you've got a great sense of humor and love all genres of music, you will really enjoy the brilliance of Klaus Nomi.

Klaus Nomi.......2006-06-29

The one comment up there says Klaus was a happy fellow, he was not, nearing that last few years of his life he felt lonely, he was looking for a boyfriend. He thought no one would love him, and he died of AIDS. This man will return, someday when the world is ready for him, then the world will really see Klaus Nomi, the man from outter space!

A good introduction to Klaus Nomi.......2005-03-25

Klaus Nomi was a rare and special being. He made the world a little less drab.

This CD is a strange and happy mix of songs from all sides of Nomi. This is important in understanding Nomi - a strange and happy artist. Nomi was equally comfortable in many styles and equally proficient at all of them. He was at home in pop, opera, and new wave.

He shows off his classical side in a Saint-Saens aria, Der Nussbaum, and the Cold Song, among others. He surprises with a
cover of 'Can't Help Falling in Love' that wisely resisted the temptation to go soprano.

Any collection of Nomi is incomplete without the 'Nomi Song,' 'Total Eclipse,' and 'After the Fall,' and these are here, along with the Rush-Limbaugh-Favorite 'You Don't Own Me.'
This does not have any of the 'hard-to-find' tracks, but it's an excellent introduction to Klaus Nomi.

Incidental note - liner notes are in french.

Hopefully, with the movie out, people will begin to look at Nomi again, and we may even see a revival of interest in his music.

It may be cliche, but it's true: Nomi was an artist who lived before his time.

Masterpiece of operatic rock and synth-pop.......2004-12-19

This compilation contains tracks from all Nomi's solo albums plus a stunning live version of the magnificent Samson And Delilah Aria, composed by Saint Saens. The material is an interesting blend of catchy synth-pop, like Just One Look and Falling In Love Again (sung partly in German) and serious choral pieces like From Beyond. Rubberband Lazer, an addictive pop song with weird country infusions and effusive synth textures, and the theatrical Ding Dong The Witch Is Dead with its singalong chorus are amazing tracks.

Nomi's most famous tracks like Cold Song, an impressive operatic number and Total Eclipse, a magical marriage of rock and classical from the first album, still sound awesome. My only complaint is that I think the studio version of Samson And Delilah ought also to have been included. Klaus Nomi was part of the late 70s/early 80s synth explosion, but his operatic angle was unique. His music remains highly original and inspiring. The Essential Klaus Nomi is definitely the best album to investigate this obscure genius.