Marc M wrote:I wish I had met you in Paris...
The 2 new CD's and the live DVD in Lisbon arrived today, at last.
I might change my mind but I think the Endless Season is the best album of this series. The few first tracks are really beautiful. I am glad that Edgar chose some new sounds, and added a little bit of guitar and piano too...
As for Under Cover, I didn't know all the initial tracks.
I think the REM track is very good, better than the original
I think they missed the point on Alphaville's "Forever Young" alas... I expected a lot from this cover and it's not as good, mainly because they add metronomic rhythms to the beginning of the song, which is completely impossible to understand for me. I didn't understand either why Chris Hausl sings it higher than Marian Gold ....
"Hotel California" is not that great either, too slow, too cold...
"Wish you Were Here" lacks contrasts too. Why does the rhythm has to be so metronomic ???
But "the Model" without rhythm, with piano and flute, now that one is better than the original ! Well, not better, just very different... and I like it better. They added soul where there was not.
I was very surprised when I looked at the booklet of the DVD to see myself in front of Edgar after the show in Paris ! A beautiful surprise... Me who regretted not to have had taken any photo with Edgar...
Marc
Yes, this makes me even more gutted that I wasn't even allowed in after the show to see the band!!!!