Peace at Last

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Pop careerists might be excused for regarding The Blue Nile, the Scottish pop trio helmed by singer and songwriter Paul Buchanan, as suicidal: In a business where timing is all, the Nile have managed to squeeze out just three albums in 15 years, supported by only two major concert tours. Why, then, should we care about their music? The answer lies in their deeply emotional, often epic albums, which have made them darlings among a cult as noteworthy for its high-profile peer membership as for its evanescence. Buchanan is a brilliant writer and singer who can channel Sinatra's elegant aloofness and Al Green's ecstatic whisper while remaining staunchly rooted in his Scottish identity, and his songs trade in the mundane details of daily life while reaching for epic scale in their emotional settings. Peace At Last, their first album for an American label, juxtaposes pop splendor and soulful grit in a unique and powerful mix that extends from their two earlier, now out-of-print classics. The trio's lustrous synthesized orchestrations and clipped, largely midtempo grooves give Buchanan's reveries an expansive sweep that only makes sense after you've heard it. --Sam Sutherland

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Peace at Last

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Genius takes time!
A Gem
A somewhat lesser accomplishment still rewards
2A Priceless gem"
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Peace at Last
The Blue Nile
Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000002MWL
Release Date: 1996-06-11

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Happiness
Tomorrow Morning
Sentimental Man
Love Came Down
Body And Soul
Holy Love
Family Life
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Pop careerists might be excused for regarding The Blue Nile, the Scottish pop trio helmed by singer and songwriter Paul Buchanan, as suicidal: In a business where timing is all, the Nile have managed to squeeze out just three albums in 15 years, supported by only two major concert tours. Why, then, should we care about their music? The answer lies in their deeply emotional, often epic albums, which have made them darlings among a cult as noteworthy for its high-profile peer membership as for its evanescence. Buchanan is a brilliant writer and singer who can channel Sinatra's elegant aloofness and Al Green's ecstatic whisper while remaining staunchly rooted in his Scottish identity, and his songs trade in the mundane details of daily life while reaching for epic scale in their emotional settings. Peace At Last, their first album for an American label, juxtaposes pop splendor and soulful grit in a unique and powerful mix that extends from their two earlier, now out-of-print classics. The trio's lustrous synthesized orchestrations and clipped, largely midtempo grooves give Buchanan's reveries an expansive sweep that only makes sense after you've heard it. --Sam Sutherland

Customer Reviews:

Genius takes time!.......2005-11-08

One of the most underrated bands of all time. What they lack in output, they more than make up in content. Never mediocre, contrived or sold out. They spin their own web, slowly but beautifully. Their artistry is truly brilliant, their integrity intact. By the way, you can get this album at the iTunes store for $9.90 or at the Amazon UK store for £7.46 plus shipping. To all the greedy sellers who are selling this album new for over $37, up yours! It's bad enough the record companies rip us off with their high prices. You make them look like angels by comparison.

A Gem.......2005-10-26

during the movie "16 years of alcohol" i heard blue nile for the first time and we clicked immediately. "peace at last", "tomorrow morning", "family life"...all with engaging lyrics (though oft muffled until i listen for the 5,000th time)..the quiet truth and sentimentality of almost-a-lullaby "family life" is repeated often though in different musical frameworks like the introspective beginning but fuller, more upbeat, sing along choral ending "...warm earth, blue sky, desert" of "tomorrow morning". a cd i listen to over and over and it still sounds new.

A somewhat lesser accomplishment still rewards.......2004-08-26

Though it may be unsurprising that anyone could struggle to live up to the quality of the work on the Blue Nile's first two albums, the music in Peace at Last still occasionally approaches the mood, evocation, and richness we've come to expect from this marvelous duo.

Particularly Happiness, Tomorrow Morning, Love Came Down, Body and Soul (an original composition, not the classic), and Family Life remind us of why we love their music. That their sound is simpler, pared down, and, yes, happier, suggests that the band was trying for something different from their other releases.

Still memorable and strong, this accomplishment is worth the attention.

2A Priceless gem".......2004-08-20

...Having come to know this band thru the ecstatically good "Walk acros the Rooftops"..their debut album, this phenominally ignored (at least by joe public) trio,are to my ears, simply the BEST new British band of the last 20 years!!!!!!! Ask Peter Gabriel,or Mr. Collins(both Blue Nile fans!)This, "Peace at Last", is their 3rd. 'masterpiece',and ,8 years on from it's release, is STILL ever in my c.d. drawer!
The title song "Peace",is just BEAUTIFUL, thankyou Paul Buchanan,for your fresh & wonderful vocal style(simply NO-ONE else sings like Paul Buchanan)...a voice reminiscent of an early Frank Sinatra-seriously!-but in a modernist way-"Peace at last" is yet another great album in Blue Nile's career.......'Sentimental Man' is my fave cut here,the way Paul emotes this song out of his soul is a lesson for vocalists EVERYWHERE!....'War is love',another timeless epic,beautiful track,indeed.'Holy love',with it's phenomenal synth beats ,is a stupendous original sound...these guys are in a realm most bands just CANNOT copy!,,phew, what an excellent c.d...GET!!!!
P.S. The NEW Blue Nile c.d.("HIGH") IS DUE OUT IN 2 WEEKS-cannot WAIT!!!!!)Meanwhile, get this gem, "Peace at last",..NOW!!!

Implicit to Explicit.......2004-02-05

`Blue Nile' CD's are very hard to find in top 40 CD stores; therefore I thought that their pervious CD "Hats" was their last production. Joining Amazon.com a little over a year ago, I recently discovered this CD "Peace At Last" & hurriedly ordered before it also becomes out of print. Reading the main article about this CD & how `Blue Nile' made 3 CD's in 15 years with 2 tours to back everything up is a mind blower. Can I also be an understated genius & get my music produced? No, `Blue Nile' is just one of those under the social-commercial radar groups that influences everyone else that creates a cult following where a few always beg for more.

Warning, this CD is different then `Blue Nile's pervious CD's for several reasons which is why there are some negative reviews. I always felt that Paul Buchanan was a Christian, in his earlier CD's he always hinted at it, or had an underlying spiritual point to make. Some of the songs in "Peace at Last" do contain prayers to Jesus or are very Christian in nature, but I think they are done in a tasteful, & in one song "Family Life" in an extremely emotional reflected way. Plus the instrumentation is different; most songs start with a simple acoustic guitar & maybe some drums, but the normal sound of `Blue Nile' creeps, or fades in & out with most of the songs. Less experimentation & sound effects are used, but the electric funk guitar is still there at times.

When I first got this CD in the mail from Amazon.com, I just got home from work. I placed "Peace At Last" into the stereo system & took a shower while hearing the music in the background. When I finished the shower, I walked out & heard "Family Life". Never before did I hear Paul Buchanan weep so profoundly to God about the love & value of his family. I had to play it over again, right there & then; never before have I cried when first hearing a song, it normally takes me 3 to 4 listens to get into a song. This morning before I wrote this article, my wife & me were driving to work listening to this CD, when "Family Life" came on; I had to play it over again. With tears in my eyes I said "That is the best song Paul Buchanan ever wrote" & my wife said "That is the best song I ever heard." If all the songs were like this I would give a "5", but the "4" is to warn semi-fans that this time around, `Blue Nile' is different or more explicit. Peace!

Peace At Last
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Peace At Last
Ted Shinn
Manufacturer: Earthstay
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B000L2CKIM

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10 track cd produced by Rob Clifford & Ted Shinn

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Sounding Joy

Manufacturer: Arsis Records
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ASIN: B0000015E9
Release Date: 2006-10-24

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La Forza Del Destino [Highlights]

Manufacturer: Gala
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000FXLO
Release Date: 2000-06-06

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Act I: 'Help Me, Madam' - Antonietta Stella/Giuseppe Di Stefano
Act II. Prayer: 'Eternal Father, Lord...' - Ettore Bastianini/Antonietta Stella
Act II: 'Here's To Our Good Company' - Giulietta Simionato
Act II. Aria: 'At Last I Am Here. I Give Thee Thanks, O God!' - Antonietta Stella
Act II: 'Mother, Merciful Virgin...' - Antonietta Stella/Walter Kreppel
Act II. Finale II: 'The Holy Name Of God Our Lord Be Blessed' - Walter Kreppel
Act II: 'May Our Lady Of The Angels' - Antonietta Stella
Act III. Scene And Romance: 'Life Itself Is Hell To The Sorrowful...' - Giuseppe Di Stefano
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Act III. Scene And Duet: 'You Must Swear To Me' - Giuseppe Di Stefano/Ettore Bastianini
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Act III: 'Fatal Vessel Of My Destiny...' - Ettore Bastianini
Act III: 'But If I Might Find Some Other Proof?' - Ettore Bastianini
Act III. Rataplan: 'Rataplan, Rataplan, The Love Of Glory' - Giulietta Simionato
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Act IV. Melodia: 'Peace, Peace, O My God!' - Antonietta Stella
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Starry-Cast Forza.......2000-08-13

Although this performance has been previously issued complete (at least on LP), this well-filled disc of excerpts is a steal at the price. Sound is excellent and natural. The sadly neglected Stella reminds us how fortunate we would be to have her for this repertoire today. Simionato and Bastianini are at their best - enough said! Only Di Stefano inevitably disappoints with the remnants of a beautiful but, by 1960, irreparably abused voice. A wonderful souvenir of a great era in Verdi singing! Mitropoulos is perhaps not at his very best, but this was done shortly before his death when he was already exhausted; still Mitropoulos and the Vienna Philharminic could never be without interest.

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This Is the Moment

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Release Date: 1998-01-01

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