Song Yet to Be Sung

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Perry Farrell has always been an unconventional figure in music. His band Jane's Addiction fused punk and metal aggression with tripped-out Eastern melodies, becoming influential predecessors to future legions of modern alternative rockers. As the mastermind behind the huge left-of-the-dial Lollapalooza festival, he brought together some of the coolest names in rock, rap, metal, and punk for groundbreaking arena shows across the country. Never one to sit still, Farrell continues to test out new avenues for his creative musical energy, and nowhere is this more clear than on Song Yet to Be Sung. This album is Farrell's first full-length step into the electronic world he's inhabited for years as a DJ. He's fallen in love with the idea that two turntables can unite different cultures and take them to a higher place, and Song is a celebration of that spiritual elevation from the everyday. It's also a celebration of the Hebrew Jubilee, a time of renewal in which all burdensome ties are released in the name of community forgiveness. Musically, Song swirls different styles--downtempo, drum & bass, techno, dub, world, and a little rock--around a softer version of Farrell's signature wail. It's an upbeat mix that swells with optimism while generating a deep musical groove. Overall, Song shows Farrell as a musical Midas who continues to turn each new project he embarks on into gold. --Jennifer Maerz

Song Yet to Be Sung,Perry Farrell,Virgin Records,Electronica,Pop,Rock,Rock/Pop

Song Yet to Be Sung

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30-something's, open your minds and ears!
Not Bad, But what the Hell Happened?
Not at all like Jane's Addiction but awesome anyways!
A really good attempt at re-definition
Best Album Ever!!!

Song Yet to Be Sung
Perry Farrell
Manufacturer: Virgin Records Us
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music

General | Rock | Styles | Music

Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
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ASIN: B00005KB4W
Release Date: 2001-07-31

Tracks:

Happy Birthday Jubilee
Song Yet To Be Sung
Did You Forget
Shekina
Our Song
Say Something
Seeds
King Z
To Me
Nua Nua
Admit I
Happy Birthday Jubilee (Reprise)

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Perry Farrell has always been an unconventional figure in music. His band Jane's Addiction fused punk and metal aggression with tripped-out Eastern melodies, becoming influential predecessors to future legions of modern alternative rockers. As the mastermind behind the huge left-of-the-dial Lollapalooza festival, he brought together some of the coolest names in rock, rap, metal, and punk for groundbreaking arena shows across the country. Never one to sit still, Farrell continues to test out new avenues for his creative musical energy, and nowhere is this more clear than on Song Yet to Be Sung. This album is Farrell's first full-length step into the electronic world he's inhabited for years as a DJ. He's fallen in love with the idea that two turntables can unite different cultures and take them to a higher place, and Song is a celebration of that spiritual elevation from the everyday. It's also a celebration of the Hebrew Jubilee, a time of renewal in which all burdensome ties are released in the name of community forgiveness. Musically, Song swirls different styles--downtempo, drum & bass, techno, dub, world, and a little rock--around a softer version of Farrell's signature wail. It's an upbeat mix that swells with optimism while generating a deep musical groove. Overall, Song shows Farrell as a musical Midas who continues to turn each new project he embarks on into gold. --Jennifer Maerz

Customer Reviews:

30-something's, open your minds and ears!.......2005-07-23

This album confirms it for me. Farrell is a genius.

I've heard people say they didn't like this album. It was too different. Too unexpected. They wanted it to sound more like Jane's. Those old fogey's might think back to their early 20's and the first time they heard Jane's.

If they were like me, they may not have gotten it at first. Nothing Shocking? I didn't "get it" for months. The second Pornos for Pyros album--the same. Rev--what was up with those first few songs?

Now I get them and they're my 3 fave albums.

I just hope that thrity-somethings like me will have a plastic enough mind to keep up with Farrell and can come to accept something new.

Gunnar

Not Bad, But what the Hell Happened?.......2005-06-30

If you are wondering that this album may be the continuation of Porno for Pyros and Jane's addiction, than you're dead wrong. Perry Farrell comes out with a experimental sound. Something that Moby and Beck would create. This album is not flop, But I would prefer sampling it before you buy it. I heard that Perry Farrell is coming out with a new band at lollapalooza called Sattelite Party, and I believe they sound similair to this. I also heard that a new Porno for Pyros album might be released. But I don't know when.

Not at all like Jane's Addiction but awesome anyways!.......2004-10-15

I think the reason many people considered Perry's solo recording a failure is because most of those people are hard-core Jane's Addiction fans. This isn't at all like Jane's, it more of a electronica/dance/jewish genre but it great!!

A really good attempt at re-definition.......2004-08-05

First of all, I think Perry Farrell is one those flaky artists that can't be relied on to follow anything through, mainly because he's constantly jumping from one thing to another , rather than concentrating on what he's best at. He ditched Jane's Addiction just as they were hitting their peak, he lost interest in Porno for Pyros, his excursions into festivals and events never quite live up to his hype and his whole turn as a DJ isn't really taken seriously by fans of electronica. However, the man has a supremely melodic and beautiful voice and he can write great songs. When I first saw this album I was completely skeptical and hardly interested. However, I gave it a chance and on the strength of two tunes I decided to buy it. The album really grows on you. It's hard at first to wrap your head around the concept of one of rock's greatest warblers singing over sequencers, samples and drum machines, but, on closer inspection you can really pick out the guy's genius. While it won't satisfy techno fans (and some Jane's fans probably won't bother with it either), this album stands out as one of those anomalies that will be appreciated much more a few years down the line. Farrell encompasses everything into this understated but ambitious project. You hear drum n' bass, house, Middle Eastern instruments and melodies, dub, reggae, traces of rock and Farrell's usually bombastic voice. 'Happy Birthday Jubilee' is a great introduction to what the album seems to be about, basically Perry's re-introduction to his Jewish faith and roots. The reprise of the tune at the end of the album, all hectic energy and frenetic pacing, is even better. The album really kicks off with 'Did You Forget?' which starts off nicely with a thick, lonely sounding bass frequency and then kicks off into this manic drum n' bass piece accompanied by Perry howling like he used to back in the day. Surprisingly, there's a guitar in it, which will probably piss off purists, but, it works. The album maintains its quality from there on, running through 5 great songs in a row. 'Shekina' shines with all the things that make Perry's open-minded adventurousness great. There's a hint of an Arabic melody in there and the track soars with all these high pitched squeals that are both Perry's voice and the many instruments on the track. When Perry goes into 'Our Song' you can see that he's not really riding the wave of electronic music that was being hyped at the time, but rather, putting his own stamp on a music that he found innovative and fresh. 'Say Something' is probably the prettiest track on the album. Farrell sounds almost sweet while singing about 'someone meeting someone', and the accomapnying music is the mellowest on the album. 'Seeds' is a trippy, slight number with a house beat and an entrancing piano riff that gives the song a circular feeling of rebirth (haha, I don't know HOW I came up with THAT one. Damn, I sure can be pretentious sometimes, especially when trying to write like a 'real' rock critic haha.) The most infectious track is 'To Me' the semi-dub reggae like song that really can't be called reggae cuz it's not like any form of it that you've ever heard before. There's a backward steel drum loop and the piano carries the choppy riff where a guitar usually would be, but the bass line is the real connection to the Caribbean (I could see a rasta scratching his head at this though). 'King Z' is much the same, but more aggressive, it's bassline being almost Moog-like funky, and a killer harmonica that I haven't heard Perry use since the first Jane's album. There are a couple of bum tracks that I didn't really care for ('Song Yet To Be Sung' even though the tribal drums in it sound cool and 'Nua-Nua'). All in all, though, it's quite a unique offering and a display of Perry's talents. I found the one guy's comparison of this album to Madonna's 'Ray Of Light' album to be quite accurate. It's an odd diversion from his usual stuff, but it was a great attempt at trying something a little different. The album is a celebration of Perry's positive view of life. It really should be checked out again, but divorce yourself from your preconceptions and view it as a piece unto itself. Don't connect it to his past nor with what was happening at the time. The album has slipped by the wayside, but I think it will find its place in the musical pantheon one day. Unfortunately, the very thing that makes Perry great is also his greatest hindrance: his restlessness. If the guy just learned the value of patience and stuck to doing one thing amazingly, he'd be above and beyond his contemporaries. The way it seems now is that he gets bored too quickly and is already looking on to his next project before he gets the current one done. He's a victim of his own ambitions. Stop looking at the horizons Perry, and enjoy the warm glow of the sun in the here and now.

Best Album Ever!!!.......2004-02-25

I thought I had every piece of music (and video) this talented man had ever contributed to until I found out that this one had slipped by me. I haven't taken out of my CD player for months now & I am not sure I could really use words to give this album justice. It simply inspires the daylights out of me to dance, create art and be happy. It has a meditative & magical sound quality with Perry's melodies and an amazing singing guitar. "When I hear that song, does my heart good", what an understatement! Thank you Perry for this incredible album!!!

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Faust (Sung in English)
Gounod , Clarke , Miles , Plazas , Magee , and Parry
Manufacturer: Chandos
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B00006NSEC
Release Date: 2002-11-26

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Song Yet To Be Sung
Perry Farrell
Manufacturer: Virgin
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Song Yet to Be Sung
Perry Farrell
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
ASIN: B00005J4ZB

Tracks:

Happy Birthday Jubilee
Song Yet To Be Sung
Did You Forget
Shekina
Our Song
Say Something
Seeds
King Z
To Me
Nua Nua
Admit I
Happy Birthday Jubilee (Reprise)
Hope (Bonus Track)

Album Description

Japanese edition of the former Jane's Addiciton frontman includes one bonus track 'Hope'. 13 tracks in all. 2001.

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Song Yet To Be Sung

Manufacturer: Virgin
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Product Description

Sampler containing one track consisting of the tracks Happy Birthday Jubilee, Did You Forget, Say Something, and Song Yet To Be Sung.

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wonderful range of music and lovely voice
A wonderful story teller
This is 'trying to hard'

The Song Remembers When
Deborah Boily
Manufacturer: Dress Circle
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music

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ASIN: B000067FEF
Release Date: 1997-07-15

Tracks:

Something I Thought I'd Never Do
Twixt Heaven and Hell
Confession/Right as the Rain
Isn't This Better
All the Wrong Places
Lies of Handsome Men
Mr. Right
Blame it on my Youth
It Isn't That Easy/I've Been Here Before
Song of Bernadette
The Best Thing to Happen to Me
The Song Remembers When
Woman Be Wise
Romantic Notions

Album Description

A complilation of standards, theater songs and contemporary Cabaret songs sung in an intimate style. A grouping of beautiful melodies and intelligent lyrics sung by a expert "story-teller".

Customer Reviews:

wonderful range of music and lovely voice.......1999-10-30

You never know what your buying when you purchase an unknown artist, but I was very surprised that I would like the cd so much. I would reccommend it to anyone who is looking for sophisticated and intelligent entertainment.

A wonderful story teller.......1999-09-22

With regards to the negative review of this album, I must disagree. This lady obviously has excellent taste in music. She sings intelligent lyrics in a way that I know these songs speak to her as well as through her. Her voice is not forced, in fact it gives this album an intimate quality. She is what I would call a wonderful story teller. I have even had the privilege of seeing Deborah perform and she takes you on a journey you don't forget. I'm sorry for her to have received such bad feedback.

This is 'trying to hard'.......1999-09-03

I really feel for Deborah. I know she means well, and here voice is tolerable, it's just that it all sounds a little too forced. The songs are all very similar and sound alike a 'disney afternoon'. I believe her next album could really make a 'sound' if she would 'try' less and just let the songs come to her.

p.s. I do believe that the song 'Lies of Handsome Men' has some good potential, if the melody was stronger (louder)....

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