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Tommy is a snapshot of the Who in transition from their loud Mod roots to the more sophisticated fare of Who's Next and Quadrophenia. It has both the bare-bones hard rock of the My Generation album and baroque touches like John Entwhistle's French horn, making this release both raw & refined at the ... more |
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Don’t get me wrong, Bartoli is a great singer and we enjoyed her Gluck and Vivaldi albums (Vivaldi now on DVD-A), but IMO in this one she’s gone completely mad with her vocal euphoria. Things about her singing that annoyed me a bit on her two previous discs are overblown here to maximum. To my ears ... more |
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I grew up with this record. As a teenager I was immersing myself in all existential crap and thought of Herman Hesse highly. Pink Floyd was my music equivalent of discovering individuality and being unique. I grew up, Hesse is a faint memory, but Pink Floyd’s music is still here with me and it’s ... more |
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Have nothing much more to add to Paul’s review, this is a beautifully recorded disk and the music is probably well known even to those who don’t listen to classical music on a daily basis. We have a surround setup, and IMO the back channels are a bit more discreet than they could be, but some people ... more |
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The music is fantastic and what a lineup of musicians. First rate performance musically, unfortunately the sound is extremely poor and all over the board in quality with none of it being close to what is achievable. It's not that old so I don't understand whether it's a bad mastering or poor source ... more |
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