Albinoni in Venice

Advantages: beutiful music
Disadvantages: none

...Ted Hawkins busked on Venice Beech Florida, and attracted large crowds there before being bought to the attention of the UK audience by the globetrotting Andy Kershaw. The music itself is very simple, with in most cases simple accoustic guitar and Ted's voice as the only instruments, occaisionally joined by his wife on vocals and a couple of frindes on drums and bass. Within this setting Ted is able to wring every amount of emotion with just the tone of his voice, which is perfectly illustrated on the title track "happy Hour" when he realises his wife is chaeting on him. A slowburning delight... Read review

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Advantages: One of their best albums, a must-have album for all Red Hot Chilli Peppers fans
Disadvantages: Thier arent really any, John's less is more approach is slightly annoying

...Start an album with a song like By The Way and your bound to have a hit. After a few tracks your threw into the wonderfully smooth Dont Forget Me. Then it's the Zepher Song, possibly the best song on the album. After a few more more genius tracks you get to Cabron, which is a masterpiece. The album ends with Venice Queen. It's a typicallly brilliant album from the artists who came up with music like Californication. A must-buy and a brilliant first abum for new Red Hot Chilli Peppers fans. The only flaw is the back cover which has writing that makes it hard to read the names of the tracks, but what's inside the album counts for more than cover design.... Read review

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Advantages: Relaxing, serene, dreamy
Disadvantages: The first track is not actual Albinoni

...is a compilation of Albinoni’s slower movements released on the Elektra label on the 24th August 1999. It has a running time of 1 hour 15 minutes and costs £6.99. I purchased my copy from Borders but the CD should be available at most good music shops. The Composer Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni was born on 8th June 1671 in Venice Italy, the eldest son of a wealthy paper merchant. A renowned violinist and composer, he preferred to work “dilettante” rather than seek employment with the church or court. Albinoni married an opera singer, Margherita Raimondi. Apart from this, not much more is actually known of Albinoni's life. In all Albinoni composed 81 operas, 99 sonatas, 59, concertos and 9 sinfonias. However, so much of his musical work has been lost particularly during the latter years of World War II and the bombing of the Dresden State library... Read review

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