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ann268 wrote:Partly truth in it MRB, lke I sad, the film music is wonderful.
The CD isn't really new. And the first part is nice, the 2nd part is much better.
I do fully agree that Santo Spirito seems to be the weakest Chris's album (for now). I have already criticized the songs CD and it is enough said about it, and the soundtracks are marvellous soulful music and Chris's guitar playing is brilliant as always, but they should have been recorded with real strings and drums, and in the way they exist they sound more like a studying musician's graduate work)) Moreover, one soundtrack CD contains too little music (only 30 minutes for 7 tunes ) and the other one appears too long and monotonous.santo spirit is album which I would have not bought if it was done by anyone else but Chris. I don´t like to listen it, not to mention I would tell anyone to listen it.
andrew fischer wrote:I do fully agree that Santo Spirito seems to be the weakest Chris's album (for now). I have already criticized the songs CD and it is enough said about it, and the soundtracks are marvellous soulful music and Chris's guitar playing is brilliant as always, but they should have been recorded with real strings and drums, and in the way they exist they sound more like a studying musician's graduate work)) Moreover, one soundtrack CD contains too little music (only 30 minutes for 7 tunes ) and the other one appears too long and monotonous.santo spirit is album which I would have not bought if it was done by anyone else but Chris. I don´t like to listen it, not to mention I would tell anyone to listen it.
I really do wish the new release will not be of the same kind.
Sorry to those who love this album,
best wishes
Andrey
elangelo wrote:Oh yes, Auberge is great. But even on the Blue Cafe (e.g. "Where do we go from here" or "Shadows of the Big Man") I think synthesizers are used, not real strings, but it still sounds perfect.
By the way, I've heard the new track by Mark Knopfler, "Beryl". He never loses the quality of his sound!
Hi Tobi,tobi777 wrote:I think it even started in back 1992 when he produced GGBS by himself - there is a huge difference in terms of originality and quality of production compared to the predecessors. Jon Kelly gave Chris' songs a very organic but also crystal clear sound. The production was impeccable but not sterile sounding. Strings sounded like strings (because they were real) and the other musicians added a special flavour.
There are synthesizers, drum machines and sampled guitars all over The Blue Cafe, but they mostly "belong right there" and sound perfect thanks to impeccable sound engineering - the thing Chris lacks the most in his recordings up from Blue Guitars. Chris did a great job producing his 1992-2004 albums by himself or with help of Kiadan Quinn, and it was all right until he gave up on proper sound engineering.elangelo wrote:But even on the Blue Cafe (e.g. "Where do we go from here" or "Shadows of the Big Man") I think synthesizers are used, not real strings, but it still sounds perfect.
There are already 2 songs available from MK new album, Wherever I Go is the 2nd one: http://po.st/zcRb0Lelangelo wrote:By the way, I've heard the new track by Mark Knopfler, "Beryl". He never loses the quality of his sound!