EMERSON, LAKE AND PALMER - Pictures at an Exhibition (remasterizado) (2001)

Este álbum é uma obra-prima do começo ao fim. Adaptação provocante de ELP da peça clássica de Mussorgsky, gravada ao vivo no New Castle City Hall em 26 de março de 1971, com algum makeovers extra. Claro que, muitos puristas clássicos mesmo depois de mais de 30 anos de lançamento deste álbum ainda não o aceitam, mas se você for um pouco mais compreensivo verá que na realidade é uma obra prima. Pictures at an Exhibition tem uma peformance, que captura Emerson, Lake & Palmer em momentos de refinamento e intensidade explosiva combinando com uma crueza etérea. Raramente eu ouvi esta combinação trabalhar tão bem especialmente em um desempenho ao vivo...

TRACKING LIST:

1.Promenade

2.The Gnome

3.Promenade

4.The Sage

5.The Old Castle

6.Blues Variation

7.Promenade

8.The Hut Of Baba Yaga

9.The Curse Of Baba Yaga

10.The Hut Of Baba Yaga

11.The Great Gates Of Kiev. The End

12.Nutrocker

13.Bonus Track

LINE-UP:
Keith Emerson / organ, piano, Harpsichord, accordion, Custom-built Moog synths, Moog polyphonic
Greg Lake / vocals, bass, Zemaitis electric 6-string and 12-string guitars
Carl Palmer / drums, percussion, percussion synthesizers.

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ELP - Emerson, Lake and Palmer (1970)

Emerson, Lake and Palmer de 1970 é sem dúvida nenhuma o mais honesto e o menos bombástico dos registros da Banda. Um álbum bom para começar a ouvir com carinho esta fantástica Banda que para mim só foi superada pelo Yes.
Take A Pebble, Tank e Barbarian são músicas fantásticas. Se você estiver descobrindo ELP, este é um álbum perfeito para uma introdução. Você sentirá isto!

Track listing:

1. The Barbarian (4:33)

2. Take A Pebble {Lake} (12:34)

3. Knife-Edge (5:08)

4. The Three Fates (7:45) a) Clotho (Royal Festival Hall Organ) b) Lachesis (Piano Solo) c) Atropos (Piano Trio)

5. Tank (6:52) 6. Lucky Man (4:36)

Total Time: 41:30

Line-up:
Keith Emerson / keyboards - Greg Lake / vocals, bass, electric & acoustic guitar - Carl Palmer / drums, percussion
Releases information:
LP Island ILPS9132 (1970) (UK) / Cotillion-SD 9040 (1971) (US)CD Castle Music Ltd (UK) SMRCD055 (2001)

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PIANO, THE MAGICIAN - STEINWAY TO HEAVEN - 2007

Classical-Multi National
A mágica do Steinway
Aos 150 anos de idade, a mais celebrada marca de piano do mundo
é cultuada como uma jóia pelos músicos.
Por Fábio Altman

São raras as marcas que viraram sinônimo de um produto. Fotocópias? Xerox. Lâmina de barbear? Gillette. Piano? Steinway, e não se fala em outra coisa há 150 anos. Mas atenção: nenhum Steinway (pronuncia-se stainuêi) é igual ao outro. No ano passado foram construídos 2.465 exemplares na fábrica de Nova York. Outros 1.156 saíram de Hamburgo. Os modelos americanos têm um som mais grave e profundo. Os alemães emitem timbre cristalino. “Há um padrão Steinway, inimitável, mas cada um deles é como um filho”, disse à DINHEIRO o pianista brasileiro João Carlos Martins, reputado intérprete de Bach. “Há o intelectual e o esportista, o tímido e o expansivo”. Tratar o instrumento de madeira e ébano como gente de carne e osso é metáfora comum entre grandes músicos. A argentina Marta Argerich segue este diapasão. “Muitas vezes um Steinway toca melhor que o pianista.” Bach dizia o seguinte, no século XVIII: “O verdadeiro instrumento de teclado é aquele que tem o pulmão de um órgão e a clareza de um cravo.” Mas, afinal de contas, por que desde 1853 o Steinway, criação de um imigrante alemão de Manhattan, Henry Engelhard Steinway, não pára de reafirmar sua fama? O brasileiro Martins tem a resposta. “Nas obras rápidas de Bach, a tecla volta à sua posição original com a mesma velocidade com que desceu com a pressão dos dedos”, diz Martins. Nos anos 80, ele gravou as fugas e fantasias barrocas de Bach, num estúdio de Los Angeles, com um Steinway modelo D em cauda. Sete anos depois, numa regravação, exigiu que lhe fornecessem o mesmíssimo instrumento. Dono de ouvido musical acurado, Martins não quis se arriscar a fazer diferente – mesmo diante de um outro Steinway. O brasileiro, numa dupla tragédia para quem depende dos dedos, perdeu nos últimos dez anos o movimento de ambas as mãos – inicialmente numa partida de futebol e depois em decorrência de um acidente vascular cerebral. A distância forçada do piano o aproxima ainda mais do Steinway. “Não há sonoridade igual”, diz. Paga-se bem por ela. Um Steinway para concerto, resultado da manipulação, ao longo de nove meses, de 12 mil peças diferentes e oito tipos de madeira, custa US$ 96 mil nos EUA. Por conta de impostos desembarca no Brasil a US$ 150 mil. Há no País, cerca de 80 unidades. Além de investimento musical, onipresente nas grandes salas do mundo, é bom negócio financeiro. Na última década, um piano usado valorizou quase três vezes mais que um carro Mercedes. Acrescente-se história a uma grife adorada por pianistas como Vladimir Horowitz e Sergei Rachmaninoff, e os valores vão à lua. O Steinway tocado por John Lennon em 1971 na gravação de Imagine foi comprado pelo cantor George Michael por US$ 2,1 milhões. É um valor espantoso, sabendo-se que o faturamento da Steinway em 2003 foi de US$ 165 milhões. É a mágica de um mito.
fonte: http://www.terra.com.br/istoedinheiro/357/estilo/magica_steinway.htm

CLÁSSICOS E MAIS CLÁSSICOS!!

Tracking List:
01 Ginaster's Dance Creole performed by Keith Emerson (The Nice, Emerson, Lake & Palmer)
02 Beethoven's Pathetique performed by Rick Wakeman (Yes)
03 Chopin's Revolutionary Etude performed by Jordan Rudess (Liquid Tension Experiment, Dream Theater)
04 Chopin's Prelude in E Minor performed by Chuck Leavell (Sailcat, Cowboy, Sea Level, The Allman Brothers Band)
05 Brahms' Dariations on Paganini performed by Chris Ingles (Shadow Gallery)
06 Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata performed by David Bryan (Bon Jovi)
07 Chopin's Military Polonaise performed by Patrick Moraz (Mainhorse, The Moody Blues)
08 Faure's Pavane Op. 50 performed by Brian Auger (Steampacket)
09 Liszt's Sonnetto 104 del Petrarca performed by Mark Robertson (The Legendary Shack Shakers, Superdrag)
10 Prokofiev's Suggestion Diabolique performed by Tony Hymas (Don Brown Quintet and Group Sounds Five, Jeff Beck and others)
11 Chopin's Raindrop performed by Dizzy Reed (Guns N' Roses)
12 Ravel's Pavane for a Dead Princess performed by Steve Porcaro (Toto)

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GENESIS - The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway (1974)

"So Selling England By The Pound is No1. Do not be fooled by this. Genesis did 3 albums worthy of 5 stars: Trespass, Foxtrot & The Lamb. The Lamb has musical depth as well as lyrical. It is light years better than Selling England. Is this a prog site? Or is this a place for people congratulating themselves over predictable, commercial, easy going, middle of the road mediocrity. Do not let any fashion, fool or lazy notion get in the way of strong passions. Much of The Lamb (eg The Lamia) engages your emotions to a very high level. Peter Gabriel uses his full range of feelings on this album. This is one of the classic prog albums. Selling England is just okay.
review by mblaxill - Posted Thursday, February 02, 2006
http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=1511

Track Listings:

Disc 1

time: 45:34
1. The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway (4:50)
2. Fly on a Windshield (4:23)
3. Broadway Melody of 1974 (0:33)
4. Cuckoo Cocoon (2:11)
5. In the Cage (8:15)
6. The Grand Parade of Lifeless Packaging (2:45)
7. Back in N.Y.C. (5:42)
8. Hairless Heart (2:13)
9. Counting Out Time (3:42)
10. The Carpet Crawlers (5:15)
11. The Chamber of 32 Doors (5:40)

Disc 2

time: 48:49
1. Lillywhite Lilith (2:42)
2. The Waiting Room (5:24)
3. Anyway (3:07)
4. The Supernatural Anaesthetist (2:59)
5. The Lamia (6:57)
6. Silent Sorrow in Empty Boats (3:07)
7. Colony of Slippermen (8:13)
a) The Arrival
b) A Visit to the Doktor
c) Raven
8. Ravine (2:04)
9. The Light Dies Down on Broadway (3:32)
10. Riding the Scree (3:57)
11. In the Rapids (2:26)
12. It. (4:15)

Total Time 94:23

Line-up/Musicians:
- Tony Banks / keyboards
- Phil Collins / drums, percussion, backing vocals
- Peter Gabriel / lead vocals, flute
- Steve Hackett / electric guitar, nylon guitar
- Mike Rutherford / bass guitar, 12-string guitarReleases information:
LP Charisma CGS101 UK (1974) re-release 1994 remastered addition
CD ATCO 82677 (1994)
CD Virgin Records 8 39774 2 (1994) -- remastered at The Farm and Abbey Road by N.Davis, G.Callingham and C.Blair

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STRAWBS - Just A Collection Of Antiques And Curios (1970)

"One of the better British progressive groups, The STRAWBS were a 60's folk and medieval band turned prog-rock with the help of Dave COUSINS (the heart and soul of this group) and Rick WAKEMAN "master of the keyboards". WAKEMAN is featured on the albums "Strawbs", "Dragonfly", "Just A Collection of...", and "From The Witchwood" before he joined YES. The line-up for the group changed markedly over the years. Their sound has been in a state of constant evolution combining English folk and progressive sounds to form their unique style. Critics seem to have a preference for the STRAWBS in the early Seventies when the group consisted of Tony & John HOOPER, John FORD, Richard HUDSON and keyboard virtuoso Rick WAKEMAN. The group ceased to exist at the end of the 1970s, and COUSINS embarked on some solo projects. STRAWBS would appeal to fans of bands like FAIRPORT CONVENTION, STEELEYE SPAN, PENTANGLE, etc.They have recorded over 15 albums through the years, with various lineups around the core of Dave COUSINS who offered beautiful melodic compositions. Every STRAWBS album between "Witchwood" and "Nomadness" has something unique to offer. A perfect introduction to the sound of The STRAWBS is the compilation-CD "A Choice of Strawbs" (16 tracks). It features all their best material from their most creative and "symphonic" period (between ’71 and ’74). The music of The STRAWBS frequently ranges from folky (acoustic guitars) and classic (piano and harpsichord) to bombastic, symphonic rock (fiery electric guitar and glorious Mellotron in the vein of BARCLAY JAMES HARVEST and The MOODY BLUES). The vocals are powerful with a lot of expression. Another great introduction to The STRAWBS is their live CD entitled "In concert" with BBC recordings from ’73 and ’74, including compelling renditions of their best works. The lush Mellotron sound evokes every time goose bumps on my skin!

Track Listings:

1. Martin Luther King's Dream (2:53)
2. The Antique Suite (12:13)
3. Temperament of Mind (5:00) Side 2
4. Fingertips (6:13)
5. Song Of A Sad Little Girl (4:18)
6. Where Is This Dream Of Your Youth (9:10)
Bonus tracks (A&M re-issue only)(540 932-2)
7. The Vision Of The Lady Of The Lake (live, hitherto unreleased)
8. We'll Meet Again Sometime (live, from B-side of withdrawn Witchwood single)
9. Forever (studio version, A-side of single, also included on "By Choice")

Total Time: 39:47

Line-up/Musicians:
- Dave Cousins / vocals, acoustic & electric guitars, dulcimer
- Tony Hooper / vocals, acoustic guitars, tambourine
- Rick Wakeman / organ, piano, harpsichord, celeste
- Richard Hudson / congas drums, cymbals, tambourine, sitar, vocals
- John Ford / bass, vocalsReleases information:
Lp-A&M-AMS 994-UK-1970 / CD-A&M-540 938-2-1998 (Remastered)site oficial: http://www.strawbsweb.co.uk/

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RICK WAKEMAN - Country Airs (1992)

RICK WAKEMAN - Country Airs (1992)

"Times may have been hard for Rick when this album was recorded but you would never have guessed it from sense of peace and tranquility that comes from these pieces of music. Forget the "New Age" tag that will probably deter a lot of people from buying this - this is superb solo piano music. No flash or bombast here - just Rick and a Grand Piano. The result is charming and peaceful - yet it reamins an involving collection of music unlike the usual insipid, Muzak wallpaper that you normally find in "New Age". Some of Rick's undoubted spirituality seems to shine through here too and this really is a record that you will find will refreshing and uplifting. It always makes me feel good! If you have not heard any of Ricks Piano works this is a superb place to start. Give yourself a treat and track this down You will not be disappointed.
review by Charles Goulding on 14/11/2003"

Track List:
01 Lakeland Walks 3' 50"
02 Wild Moors 3' 59"
03 Harvest Festival 3' 12"
04 The Glade 2' 53"
05 Dandelion Dreams 5' 35"
06 Ducks and Drakes 3' 58"
07 Green to Gold 3' 19"
08 Stepping Stones 5' 10"
09 Morning Haze 4' 3"
10 Waterfalls 5' 33"
11 The Spring 3' 47"
12 Quiet Valleys
13 Nature Trails 4' 7"
14 Heather Carpets 3' 44

"Rick Wakeman on Digital

PianoCatalogue: CD RWCD

10 President UK / Cassette RWK10 President UKMiscellaneous Informatio:
Equipment: Digital Piano
Studio: Bajonor Studios, Isle of Man - During Sep-Oct 1992
Engineering: Stuart SawneyRick's Perspective:
Notes: This was a digital re-record and in retrospect I should never have done it. The only reason was that the original company who had Country Airs went bankrupt and they wouldn't sell me the original back. Digital pianos had just arrived at the time and I thought it would be a good idea to record the album again on one. I can now look back and honestly say it was a huge mistake.
Wakey's Verdict: Forget I ever recorded it please!
Little Known Trivia: All the original music for Country Airs and music notes mysteriously had gone missing and so I had to sit with the original recording and try and recall as much as I could exactly what I had done on the original.

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