Taskforce Toxicator - Laser Samurai (2023)
Artist: Taskforce Toxicator Country: Germany Album: Laser Samurai (CD) Genre: Thrash Metal Publisher: Iron Shield Records (ISR 116-23/C) Quality: FLAC (image. cue. log. cd scans) Size: 306.02 Mb Sharing: X-files
Taskforce Toxicator - Laser Samurai (2023)
Artist: Taskforce Toxicator Country: Germany Album: Laser Samurai (CD) Genre: Thrash Metal Publisher: Iron Shield Records (ISR 116-23/C) Quality: FLAC (image. cue. log. cd scans) Size: 306.02 Mb Sharing: X-files
21 11, 2024
Opeth - The Last Will And Testament 2024
Исполнитель: Opeth Альбом: The Last Will And Testament Жанр: Progressive Death Metal Год: 2024 Страна: Sweden (Sörskogen, Stockholm) Лейбл: Moderbolaget, Ltd Under exclusive license from Moderbolaget, Ltd to Reigning Phoenix Music GmbH All Rights Reserved Формат: FLAC (tracks) Official DR value: DR7 Разрядность: 24bit / 48kHz Stereo Размер: 626 MB Инфо: metal-archives Залито на: XFile (3% восстановление) «Exclusive for Lossless-Galaxy»
Opeth - The Last Will And Testament 2024
Исполнитель: Opeth Альбом: The Last Will And Testament Жанр: Progressive Death Metal Год: 2024 Страна: Sweden (Sörskogen, Stockholm) Лейбл: Moderbolaget, Ltd Under exclusive license from Moderbolaget, Ltd to Reigning Phoenix Music GmbH All Rights Reserved Формат: FLAC (tracks) Official DR value: DR7 Разрядность: 24bit / 48kHz Stereo Размер: 626 MB Инфо: metal-archives Залито на: XFile (3% восстановление) «Exclusive for Lossless-Galaxy»
20 11, 2024
Secret Garden - Songs In The Circle Of Time (2024)
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Secret Garden - Songs In The Circle Of Time (2024)
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Автор: MuatDip21, 6 февраля 2024, Комментариев: 0, Просмотров: 1 151Ray Conniff - Alone Again (Naturally) [DVD-Audio] (1973)
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Artist: Ray Conniff
Title Of Album: Alone Again (Naturally)
Release Date: 1973
Location: USA
Label: Columbia (CQ 31629)
Genre: Jazz, Pop, Easy Listening
Quality: DVD-Audio (*iso)
Length: 30:02 min
Tracks: 11
Total Size: 1.6 GB
Upload: XFile (.iso)
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Автор: petruha, 26 августа 2020, Комментариев: 1, Просмотров: 1 989Ray Conniff - The Best Of 1997
Исполнитель: Ray Conniff
Альбом: The Best Of
Производитель диска: Columbia (488249 2)
Жанр: Jazz, Easy Listening
Год: 1997
Формат: WAVPack
Битрейт аудио: lossless
Размер: 358 MB
Залито на:
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The Best of Ray Conniff spotlights many of the arranger's easy listening renditions of popular songs spanning three decades. Originally recorded for Columbia Records, these 20 tracks include "Unchained Melody," "Somewhere My Love," "Up, Up and Away," and "All by Myself." Although it's far from a perfect retrospective, it's a nice sampler of familiar items.
Альбом: The Best Of
Производитель диска: Columbia (488249 2)
Жанр: Jazz, Easy Listening
Год: 1997
Формат: WAVPack
Битрейт аудио: lossless
Размер: 358 MB
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(3% восстановление)The Best of Ray Conniff spotlights many of the arranger's easy listening renditions of popular songs spanning three decades. Originally recorded for Columbia Records, these 20 tracks include "Unchained Melody," "Somewhere My Love," "Up, Up and Away," and "All by Myself." Although it's far from a perfect retrospective, it's a nice sampler of familiar items.
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Автор: petruha, 26 августа 2020, Комментариев: 0, Просмотров: 1 682Ray Conniff - Pure Country 1996
Исполнитель: Ray Conniff
Альбом: Pure Country
Производитель диска: Ranwood (A 26557)
Жанр: Jazz, Easy Listening
Год: 1996
Формат: FLAC (image + .cue)
Битрейт аудио: lossless
Размер: 331 MB
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Альбом: Pure Country
Производитель диска: Ranwood (A 26557)
Жанр: Jazz, Easy Listening
Год: 1996
Формат: FLAC (image + .cue)
Битрейт аудио: lossless
Размер: 331 MB
Залито на:
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Автор: petruha, 26 августа 2020, Комментариев: 0, Просмотров: 1 841Ray Conniff - Christmas Carolling 1985
Исполнитель: Ray Conniff
Альбом: Christmas Carolling
Производитель диска: Columbia (CK 40167)
Жанр: Jazz, Easy Listening
Год: 1985
Формат: APE (image + .cue)
Битрейт аудио: lossless
Размер: 285 MB
Залито на: (3% восстановление)
Дополнительно: Covers
Christmas Caroling is an excellent disc that rounds up 15 highlights from Ray Conniff's numerous holiday albums. Production styles may have changed over the years, but Conniff's easy listening style stayed essentially the same through it all, which means that the compilation is fairly cohesive and that it's a terrific choice for background holiday music. Among the highlights are "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen," "Here Comes Santa Claus," "Frosty the Snowman," "Joy to the World," "Jingle Bells," "O Little Town of Bethlehem" and "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer."
Альбом: Christmas Carolling
Производитель диска: Columbia (CK 40167)
Жанр: Jazz, Easy Listening
Год: 1985
Формат: APE (image + .cue)
Битрейт аудио: lossless
Размер: 285 MB
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Christmas Caroling is an excellent disc that rounds up 15 highlights from Ray Conniff's numerous holiday albums. Production styles may have changed over the years, but Conniff's easy listening style stayed essentially the same through it all, which means that the compilation is fairly cohesive and that it's a terrific choice for background holiday music. Among the highlights are "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen," "Here Comes Santa Claus," "Frosty the Snowman," "Joy to the World," "Jingle Bells," "O Little Town of Bethlehem" and "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer."
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Автор: petruha, 26 августа 2020, Комментариев: 0, Просмотров: 1 769Ray Conniff - I Write the Songs / Send In the Clowns 1976
Исполнитель: Ray Conniff
Альбом: I Write the Songs / Send In the Clowns
Производитель диска: Sony/Collectables (COL-CD-7434/A-74813)
Жанр: Jazz, Easy Listening
Год: 1976 (2005)
Формат: FLAC (image + .cue)
Битрейт аудио: lossless
Размер: 427 MB
Залито на: (3% восстановление)
Дополнительно: Covers
This Collectables reissue combines two similar Ray Conniff dates originally released on Columbia Records in 1976, I Write the Songs and Send in the Clowns. These 19 tracks are formulaic renditions of hit pop songs of the era by Paul Simon, Diana Ross, and Barry Manilow interspersed with standards, including "Begin the Beguine," "Memories Are Made of This," and "Send in the Clowns."
Альбом: I Write the Songs / Send In the Clowns
Производитель диска: Sony/Collectables (COL-CD-7434/A-74813)
Жанр: Jazz, Easy Listening
Год: 1976 (2005)
Формат: FLAC (image + .cue)
Битрейт аудио: lossless
Размер: 427 MB
Залито на:
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This Collectables reissue combines two similar Ray Conniff dates originally released on Columbia Records in 1976, I Write the Songs and Send in the Clowns. These 19 tracks are formulaic renditions of hit pop songs of the era by Paul Simon, Diana Ross, and Barry Manilow interspersed with standards, including "Begin the Beguine," "Memories Are Made of This," and "Send in the Clowns."
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Автор: petruha, 26 августа 2020, Комментариев: 1, Просмотров: 1 617Ray Conniff - Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song / Love Will Keep Us Together 1975
Исполнитель: Ray Conniff
Альбом: Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song / Love Will Keep Us Together
Производитель диска: Sony/Collectables (COL-CD-7428/A-71898)
Жанр: Jazz, Easy Listening
Год: 1975 (2004)
Формат: FLAC (image + .cue)
Битрейт аудио: lossless
Размер: 457 MB
Залито на: (3% восстановление)
Дополнительно: Covers
Sony Collectables continues its excellent Ray Conniff reissue series with a two-fer from the pop legend's prolific mid-'70s period. Originally released on the Columbia label in 1975, Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song and Love Will Keep Us Together featured the bandleader/composer/multi-instrumentalist and his backup singers tackling easy listening pop classics ("My Eyes Adored You"), Conniff originals ("I Need You Baby"), as well as some of the decade's most popular singles like Glen Campbell's "Rhinestone Cowboy" and the Eagles' "The Best of My Love." Also included are two bonus cuts, "On the Run," the controversial -- for Conniff that is -- "Love Theme From An X-Rated Movie," and the previously unreleased "Jackie Blue" -- the latter was a hit for Ozark Mountain Daredevils. This is the first time on CD for both releases.
Альбом: Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song / Love Will Keep Us Together
Производитель диска: Sony/Collectables (COL-CD-7428/A-71898)
Жанр: Jazz, Easy Listening
Год: 1975 (2004)
Формат: FLAC (image + .cue)
Битрейт аудио: lossless
Размер: 457 MB
Залито на:
(3% восстановление)Дополнительно: Covers
Sony Collectables continues its excellent Ray Conniff reissue series with a two-fer from the pop legend's prolific mid-'70s period. Originally released on the Columbia label in 1975, Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song and Love Will Keep Us Together featured the bandleader/composer/multi-instrumentalist and his backup singers tackling easy listening pop classics ("My Eyes Adored You"), Conniff originals ("I Need You Baby"), as well as some of the decade's most popular singles like Glen Campbell's "Rhinestone Cowboy" and the Eagles' "The Best of My Love." Also included are two bonus cuts, "On the Run," the controversial -- for Conniff that is -- "Love Theme From An X-Rated Movie," and the previously unreleased "Jackie Blue" -- the latter was a hit for Ozark Mountain Daredevils. This is the first time on CD for both releases.
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Автор: petruha, 26 августа 2020, Комментариев: 1, Просмотров: 1 907Ray Conniff - You Are the Sunshine of My Life / Laughter in the Rain 1973
Исполнитель: Ray Conniff
Альбом: You Are the Sunshine of My Life / Laughter in the Rain
Производитель диска: Sony/Collectables (COL-CD-7647/A72814)
Жанр: Jazz, Easy Listening
Год: 1973 (2005)
Формат: FLAC (image + .cue)
Битрейт аудио: lossless
Размер: 425 MB
Залито на: (3% восстановление)
Дополнительно: Covers
This "two-fer" from the Collectables label includes 1973's You Are the Sunshine of My Life and 1975's Laughter in the Rain. The kitsch enthusiast or novelty seeker will get a lot of pleasure from Ray Conniff's You Are the Sunshine of My Life. Known primarily for orchestral versions of contemporary songs, his recordings during the late '60s and early '70s as the Ray Conniff Singers included many straightforward recordings of current pop hits. This collection contains some of Conniff's most jaw-dropping covers, including "Dueling Voices (Dueling Banjos)," which most will remember from the film Deliverance. If you "get" Ray Conniff and if you are adamant about the difference between him and Lawrence Welk, then this track will be your latest musical addiction. The title track is from Stevie Wonder's 1972 album Talking Book, and other tracks include "Tie a Yellow Ribbon 'Round the Old Oak Tree" popularized by Tony Orlando, Helen Reddy's "Peaceful," Roberta Flack's "Killing Me Softly," and Gladys Knight's "Neither One of Us." Another standout track is "Bah Bah Conniff Sprach (Zarathustra)"! This is a great easy listening pickup. The versions are slightly watered down and "safer," but more true to the originals than you'd expect. A cheerful artifact of the early '70s. Laughter in the Rain doesn't deviate too far from Sunshine's basic premise -- easy listening renditions of mellow gold hits like Gordon Lightfoot's "Sundown" and "Cat's in the Cradle" by Harry Chapin -- but it's just as entertaining and kitsch-worthy. Highlights include "Seasons in the Sun," a track better known by Terry Jacks and the Kingston Trio, which is given the smoothed-over Conniff Singers treatment, resulting in a tale of death that feels more like comfort food than it does a last meal, and Paul Anka's cringe-inducing "(You're) Having My Baby," which in the hands of Conniff sounds more like an outtake from Christopher Guest's folk revival parody A Mighty Wind. Laughter in the Rain is as dependable as the artist himself, a perfect example of a man who understood his place in popular music and executed it accordingly.
Альбом: You Are the Sunshine of My Life / Laughter in the Rain
Производитель диска: Sony/Collectables (COL-CD-7647/A72814)
Жанр: Jazz, Easy Listening
Год: 1973 (2005)
Формат: FLAC (image + .cue)
Битрейт аудио: lossless
Размер: 425 MB
Залито на:
(3% восстановление)Дополнительно: Covers
This "two-fer" from the Collectables label includes 1973's You Are the Sunshine of My Life and 1975's Laughter in the Rain. The kitsch enthusiast or novelty seeker will get a lot of pleasure from Ray Conniff's You Are the Sunshine of My Life. Known primarily for orchestral versions of contemporary songs, his recordings during the late '60s and early '70s as the Ray Conniff Singers included many straightforward recordings of current pop hits. This collection contains some of Conniff's most jaw-dropping covers, including "Dueling Voices (Dueling Banjos)," which most will remember from the film Deliverance. If you "get" Ray Conniff and if you are adamant about the difference between him and Lawrence Welk, then this track will be your latest musical addiction. The title track is from Stevie Wonder's 1972 album Talking Book, and other tracks include "Tie a Yellow Ribbon 'Round the Old Oak Tree" popularized by Tony Orlando, Helen Reddy's "Peaceful," Roberta Flack's "Killing Me Softly," and Gladys Knight's "Neither One of Us." Another standout track is "Bah Bah Conniff Sprach (Zarathustra)"! This is a great easy listening pickup. The versions are slightly watered down and "safer," but more true to the originals than you'd expect. A cheerful artifact of the early '70s. Laughter in the Rain doesn't deviate too far from Sunshine's basic premise -- easy listening renditions of mellow gold hits like Gordon Lightfoot's "Sundown" and "Cat's in the Cradle" by Harry Chapin -- but it's just as entertaining and kitsch-worthy. Highlights include "Seasons in the Sun," a track better known by Terry Jacks and the Kingston Trio, which is given the smoothed-over Conniff Singers treatment, resulting in a tale of death that feels more like comfort food than it does a last meal, and Paul Anka's cringe-inducing "(You're) Having My Baby," which in the hands of Conniff sounds more like an outtake from Christopher Guest's folk revival parody A Mighty Wind. Laughter in the Rain is as dependable as the artist himself, a perfect example of a man who understood his place in popular music and executed it accordingly.
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Автор: petruha, 26 августа 2020, Комментариев: 0, Просмотров: 1 503Ray Conniff - The Way We Were / The Happy Sound Of 1973
Исполнитель: Ray Conniff
Альбом: The Way We Were / The Happy Sound Of
Производитель диска: Sony/Collectables (COL-CD-7434/A-53830)
Жанр: Jazz, Easy Listening
Год: 1973 (2002)
Формат: FLAC (image + .cue)
Битрейт аудио: lossless
Размер: 402 MB
Залито на: (3% восстановление)
Дополнительно: Covers
Arranger Ray Conniff's particular brand of easy listening maintained a dedicated fan base that was similar to Mitch Miller's. As arrangers, both Conniff and Miller were never shy about covering a quality song. It didn't matter who wrote it, what decade it came from, or what style of music it was. A good song is a good song. Case in point: Both of these Conniff albums were released around the same time in 1974 but spotlight popular tunes from two very different eras. The Happy Sound of Ray Conniff relies on standards from the '40s and '50s like "Chattanooga Choo Choo," "In the Mood," and "Half as Much," while The Way We Were includes then current hits of the early '70s by Paul Simon, Elton John, Helen Reddy, and Barbra Streisand. 22 tracks in all with over 60 minutes of music makes this an attractive package for fans.
Альбом: The Way We Were / The Happy Sound Of
Производитель диска: Sony/Collectables (COL-CD-7434/A-53830)
Жанр: Jazz, Easy Listening
Год: 1973 (2002)
Формат: FLAC (image + .cue)
Битрейт аудио: lossless
Размер: 402 MB
Залито на:
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Arranger Ray Conniff's particular brand of easy listening maintained a dedicated fan base that was similar to Mitch Miller's. As arrangers, both Conniff and Miller were never shy about covering a quality song. It didn't matter who wrote it, what decade it came from, or what style of music it was. A good song is a good song. Case in point: Both of these Conniff albums were released around the same time in 1974 but spotlight popular tunes from two very different eras. The Happy Sound of Ray Conniff relies on standards from the '40s and '50s like "Chattanooga Choo Choo," "In the Mood," and "Half as Much," while The Way We Were includes then current hits of the early '70s by Paul Simon, Elton John, Helen Reddy, and Barbra Streisand. 22 tracks in all with over 60 minutes of music makes this an attractive package for fans.
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Автор: petruha, 22 июля 2020, Комментариев: 1, Просмотров: 2 614Ray Conniff - I Can See Clearly Now / Harmony 1973
Исполнитель: Ray Conniff
Альбом: I Can See Clearly Now / Harmony
Производитель диска: Sony/Collectables (COL-CD-7622/Sony (70787))
Жанр: Jazz, Easy Listening
Год: 1973 (2004)
Формат: FLAC (image + .cue)
Битрейт аудио: lossless
Размер: 426 MB
Залито на: (3% восстановление)
Дополнительно: Covers
The kitsch enthusiast or novelty seeker will enjoy Ray Conniff's I Can See Clearly Now. Known primarily for orchestral versions of contemporary songs, his recordings during the late '60s and early '70s as the Ray Conniff Singers included many straightforward recordings of current pop hits. This 1973 collection includes songs by Helen Reddy, Johnny Nash, the Fifth Dimension, Gallery, the Jackson 5, Albert Hammond, the Isley Brothers and Seals & Crofts! This fun easy listening album has only an average track listing, although it is a cheerful artifact of the early '70s. If you are going to revisit the Ray Conniff catalog, note that Collectables reissued this album in 2004 as a two-fer with Harmony.
Альбом: I Can See Clearly Now / Harmony
Производитель диска: Sony/Collectables (COL-CD-7622/Sony (70787))
Жанр: Jazz, Easy Listening
Год: 1973 (2004)
Формат: FLAC (image + .cue)
Битрейт аудио: lossless
Размер: 426 MB
Залито на:
(3% восстановление)Дополнительно: Covers
The kitsch enthusiast or novelty seeker will enjoy Ray Conniff's I Can See Clearly Now. Known primarily for orchestral versions of contemporary songs, his recordings during the late '60s and early '70s as the Ray Conniff Singers included many straightforward recordings of current pop hits. This 1973 collection includes songs by Helen Reddy, Johnny Nash, the Fifth Dimension, Gallery, the Jackson 5, Albert Hammond, the Isley Brothers and Seals & Crofts! This fun easy listening album has only an average track listing, although it is a cheerful artifact of the early '70s. If you are going to revisit the Ray Conniff catalog, note that Collectables reissued this album in 2004 as a two-fer with Harmony.
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Автор: petruha, 22 июля 2020, Комментариев: 1, Просмотров: 1 521Ray Conniff - Love Theme from 'The Godfather' / Alone Again (Naturally) 1972
Исполнитель: Ray Conniff
Альбом: Love Theme from 'The Godfather' / Alone Again (Naturally)
Производитель диска: Sony/Collectables (COL-CD-7609 / A 70343)
Жанр: Jazz, Easy Listening
Год: 1972 (2004)
Формат: FLAC (image + .cue)
Битрейт аудио: lossless
Размер: 370 MB
Залито на: (3% восстановление)
Дополнительно: Covers
In 2004, Collectables' reissued two of Ray Conniff's 1972 albums, Love Theme from "The Godfather" and Alone Again (Naturally), on one CD -- one CD that contained no new liner notes, just the front covers reproduced in miniature, and the contents of the two albums reproduced in total. Like many easy listening and adult pop musicians, Ray Conniff turned toward modern pop and rock songwriters in the early '70s in an effort to stay contemporary, which is not necessarily the same thing as getting hip -- although that may have been part of the plan, as well. In any case, Conniff tackled such current hits as "Hurting Each Other," "A Horse With No Name," and "Without You," as well as such songwriters as Sonny Bono, on his 1972 album Love Theme from "The Godfather", treating them to arrangements that had grown familiar to any fan of Conniff or easy listening in the '70s. Conniff had backed away from the more interesting tricks and turns of his work a decade earlier, and had settled into sweet, syrupy orchestral arrangements graced by airy, relentlessly sunny harmony vocals pulled from a Mitch Miller album. For the most part, this results in music that is so middle-of-the-road it rarely registers outside of background music, and it glides by nicely at that level. Of course, a record like this is primarily of interest to latter-day listeners anxious to discover a new piece of kitsch, and while a quick scan of the songs suggests that this would be great kitsch, it's entirely too MOR to be worth a chuckle, outside of a take on "Theme from 'Shaft'" that is so ridiculous, it feels like Conniff and crew were in on the joke -- after all, who could sing a line "who's the black private dick who's a sex machine to all the crazy chicks?" without realizing it was silly? That may bring a smile to your face, but the rest of the album is quite forgettable, as is its follow-up, Alone Again (Naturally). The third of Ray Conniff's three albums of contemporary pop hits in 1972, Alone Again (Naturally) is the one that feels most like contemporary AM Pop from the early '70s, partially because Conniff spices up his arrangements a little and partially because there's a wider variety of styles on this album, from Gilbert O'Sullivan's deceptively catchy title song, to Donna Fargo's country-pop "The Happiest Girl in the Whole USA"; Anthony Newley's show-stopping kitsch "The Candy Man," and Looking Glass' quintessential "Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)." Since there's more variety here than there was on the preceding Love Theme from "The Godfather", Conniff has the opportunity to write some more interesting arrangements -- the spare electric guitar opening of "Song Sung Blue," the punctuating horns on "Where Is the Love" -- which makes this a more engaging listen than its predecessor. Nevertheless, this album, like the last, is firmly entrenched in MOR easy listening, designed to be background listening and succeeding at that. And that means that those listeners looking for a campy piece of kitsch will be sorely disappointed -- Conniff and crew never take enough chances to do something truly, memorably silly here, and it all glides by without making much of an impression. As period background music, it isn't bad, but neither is it particularly good, and outside of a quick dose of nostalgia, there isn't much of a reason to listen to it now. It's a period piece, nothing more, nothing less.
Альбом: Love Theme from 'The Godfather' / Alone Again (Naturally)
Производитель диска: Sony/Collectables (COL-CD-7609 / A 70343)
Жанр: Jazz, Easy Listening
Год: 1972 (2004)
Формат: FLAC (image + .cue)
Битрейт аудио: lossless
Размер: 370 MB
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(3% восстановление)Дополнительно: Covers
In 2004, Collectables' reissued two of Ray Conniff's 1972 albums, Love Theme from "The Godfather" and Alone Again (Naturally), on one CD -- one CD that contained no new liner notes, just the front covers reproduced in miniature, and the contents of the two albums reproduced in total. Like many easy listening and adult pop musicians, Ray Conniff turned toward modern pop and rock songwriters in the early '70s in an effort to stay contemporary, which is not necessarily the same thing as getting hip -- although that may have been part of the plan, as well. In any case, Conniff tackled such current hits as "Hurting Each Other," "A Horse With No Name," and "Without You," as well as such songwriters as Sonny Bono, on his 1972 album Love Theme from "The Godfather", treating them to arrangements that had grown familiar to any fan of Conniff or easy listening in the '70s. Conniff had backed away from the more interesting tricks and turns of his work a decade earlier, and had settled into sweet, syrupy orchestral arrangements graced by airy, relentlessly sunny harmony vocals pulled from a Mitch Miller album. For the most part, this results in music that is so middle-of-the-road it rarely registers outside of background music, and it glides by nicely at that level. Of course, a record like this is primarily of interest to latter-day listeners anxious to discover a new piece of kitsch, and while a quick scan of the songs suggests that this would be great kitsch, it's entirely too MOR to be worth a chuckle, outside of a take on "Theme from 'Shaft'" that is so ridiculous, it feels like Conniff and crew were in on the joke -- after all, who could sing a line "who's the black private dick who's a sex machine to all the crazy chicks?" without realizing it was silly? That may bring a smile to your face, but the rest of the album is quite forgettable, as is its follow-up, Alone Again (Naturally). The third of Ray Conniff's three albums of contemporary pop hits in 1972, Alone Again (Naturally) is the one that feels most like contemporary AM Pop from the early '70s, partially because Conniff spices up his arrangements a little and partially because there's a wider variety of styles on this album, from Gilbert O'Sullivan's deceptively catchy title song, to Donna Fargo's country-pop "The Happiest Girl in the Whole USA"; Anthony Newley's show-stopping kitsch "The Candy Man," and Looking Glass' quintessential "Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)." Since there's more variety here than there was on the preceding Love Theme from "The Godfather", Conniff has the opportunity to write some more interesting arrangements -- the spare electric guitar opening of "Song Sung Blue," the punctuating horns on "Where Is the Love" -- which makes this a more engaging listen than its predecessor. Nevertheless, this album, like the last, is firmly entrenched in MOR easy listening, designed to be background listening and succeeding at that. And that means that those listeners looking for a campy piece of kitsch will be sorely disappointed -- Conniff and crew never take enough chances to do something truly, memorably silly here, and it all glides by without making much of an impression. As period background music, it isn't bad, but neither is it particularly good, and outside of a quick dose of nostalgia, there isn't much of a reason to listen to it now. It's a period piece, nothing more, nothing less.
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