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Isnt chillout for stressed management yupppies
Review of Celtic Chillout Album, The - Various Artists by buster_uk

Advantages: A great relaxation Album
Disadvantages: Erm, some awful songs

...to be a sort of celtic folk song. **DISC 2** **Theme From Braveheart Duration: 3.03 This song starts off with pipe playing and is realling soothing, then you hear the almighty sound of the horns or bag pipes kick in. This is a great song if you feel like putting a Kilt on and wearing some war paint in your front room, your family may start to get worried but just assure them it is a phase or a midlife crisis that will pass soon, or you could ...
...A laid back song, a celtic Jazz song if their is such a thing. Really relaxing, slow moving song, great for a busy day at work/college/school/on the couch. **Tom/Rachel Morrison (Promise) Duration: 4.16 A song that contains female vocals, great, really soothing with a soft voice and contains no pointless screaming like certain other songs. I would say that i bought this album approximately a month ago, it only cost me about £12.99 and was well ... Read review

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30.01.2003
Joćo Gilberto - White Album (1973)
Review of Joao Gilberto - Joao Gilberto by Morellli

Advantages: composition, vocals
Disadvantages: none

Anybody can recognize "The Girl From Ipanema", it's a classic. But where did it come from? Where did Bossa Nova spread its roots? Pianist Tom Jobim is credited for the composition of most of the classic Bossa Nova standards, but is was Joćo Gilberto who took these standards, and interpreted on the guitar what we now identify as Bossa Nova. By harmonizing the chords on the guitar with the traditional Brazilian Samba rhythm, Gilberto evolved Jobims' ...
...virtuous, but what really captures me is his voice. He sings with a "blown" quality as if he is blowing air from his gut, which produces an intimate close-to-the-microphone sound. It's possible to hear his lips smacking dryly during the pronounciation of certain words, and he has an excellent vocal amplitude, using mostly low-pitched but well chosen notes. This album is fun to compare to his other work, as over the years his performances have become ... Read review

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04.10.2008
An Album for Meditation
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