Vaudeville Accordion Classics (The Music Of Guido Deiro) - Henry Doktorski

Advantages: Highly intelligent and tuneful, wonderfully sung
Disadvantages: Sometimes mistakes 'clever-clever' for 'clever'

...recorder (nice one Andy, who I believe is STILL paying that off 15 years later), or stole road signs (and a set of temporary traffic lights), or went walking in the New Forest in the middle of the night (oh, actually I did. Ooops). And I never thought up something as fundamentally silly as a 'Canada Month'. But I was still as wild and reckless and experimental as everyone else...now stop laughing, before you prolapse a disc or something. And of course, I did the student 'thing' with music. Getting into stuff for the most tenuous of reasons, acting on the most woolly of recommendations, and generally mistaking 'annoyingly smartarse' for 'really intelligent, deep and meaningful'. But all of this manic eclecticism came in mighty handy when it came to rummaging for something obscurely Canadian to write about. For in 1993, as I tried to complete my... Read review

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Advantages: Somewhat refreshing, easy to listen
Disadvantages: A tiny bit repetitive

...Amelie was a great success worldwide and listening to the soundtrack makes you relive the best scenes of the film. Yann Tiersen is truly a great composer and this soundtrack is so full of positive feelings that can make you feel happier just by listening to it! The sound of the classical instruments used is very clear, he also used some light effects on a few tracks, like old vinyl record crackles. The melodies are simple and so beautiful, that is what makes it so easy to listen. The presence of the accordion really reminds of old French songs, a bit in the spirit of Edith Piaf's. All the ingredients are there to make it music you can listen to at any time. I listened to this CD over and over again, while traveling, studying, cooking, and it cheers me up and makes me dream. The only little thing I would put as a minus is that it can... Read review

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Advantages: Fantastic remake of the original show
Disadvantages: Miss Sunshine (bleugh)

..."Ladies and Gentlemen. You are about to see a story of murder, greed, corruption, violence, exploitation, adultery and treachery" Thus begins the recording of the 1998 London Cast & stars Ute Lemper & Ruthie Henshall. It is a quality remake of the original show, with a more funked up jazz feel and a hotter edge. Many of these show stopping tunes are instantly recognisable, with tunes such as All that Jazz, Mr Cellophane and Razzle Dazzle. The CD works well as a sound track, with just enough 'dialogue' involved so that the story can be followed & even if you have never seen the performance on stage the music will conjure you up an atmosphere of Vaudeville, and serve a menu of greed, murder and entertainment ~ "All those thing we held near and dear to our hearts"... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful