Spectrum Vol.3 (An International Collection Of 25 Pieces For Solo Piano/Compiled By Thalia Myers) - Various Artists

Advantages: Bouncy, traditional scots music
Disadvantages: Quite hard to get hold of

...**What Is It?** The Celtic Collection vol. 3 is Ceilidh music. A celidh, by the way, is a dance with only scottish dancing. This CD has 12 tradtional songs so it would be great if your where hosting a Ceilidh or if you just love dancing! This is a one disk CD written by various artists. **Quality of Music?** It is great! It is very clear and you can hear the accordion espiecially well! There is no voice in this and only the main folk instruments accordion,fiddle and a little drums. It is very well recorded so you can put it as loud as you like or a softly as you like and you can still hear it clearly. **Cover Quality** Very nice. Has a celtic not around the edge as a border then a view of the ocean. Think it is Loch lomond but not sure? Anyway very nice picture and the back with the traclist is clear. It does lack color... Read review

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Advantages: A Passionate Desire, May Burn A Gem-Like Fire...
Disadvantages: Consumed By Flames Of Woe; We All Someday Must Go...

...over what will be-- The inevitability of death renders losing inconsequential, thus, the worst fate we face is also our best fate; that our love consumes us in the fires of our own relentless passion... 2ND CHORUS: Come on baby light my fire Come on baby light my fire Try to set the night on fire... (E) So we've got 1st verse, 1st chorus, 2nd verse, 2nd chorus, now the song goes into the first of two solos... In various interviews, Ray mentioned the influence Jazz Saxophonist, John Coltrane had on him. We see it manifested here. Ray models LMF's jazzy interlude after John Coltrane's cover of "My Favorite Things" (not exactly "The Sound Of Music" your mother knew and loved, but yes, essentially the tune Julie Andrews sang in the movie.) By shifting Coltrane's MFT from "D minor" to "E," and its time signature from a "3... Read review

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Advantages: Absolutely delightful with plenty of different musical styles to keep things varied
Disadvantages: "Asuka Strikes!" is really horrendous

...what she wants to do. The brass is more flighty and the breezy electric guitar combined with the modern percussion makes it the most easily enjoyable of the three and my personal favourite. JAZZY SENSE OF CALM and CHARACTER THEMES Outside of the spectrum of traditional orchestral underscore we have the more laid back lounge music and jazz. As represented by the concluding song "Fly Me to the Moon," the underscore takes a similar tone of more intimate feeling. The cues "Hedgehog's Dilemma," "Barefoot in the Park," and "Rei II" offer the most laid back material on this album. "Hedgehog's Dilemma" is a very enjoyable piece with an improvisational piano solo backed up by acoustic guitar, loungy drums and string swells, while "Barefoot in the Park" is more happy in tone (I guess elevator music would fit the latter's description and why... Read review

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