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Post by sheiptai on May 30, 2007 20:49:00 GMT 1
Excellent! Exceeded my expectations! i love this album. each song is wonderful, perfect! if i should to pic one favourite song from this album , i can't
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Post by Katie on Jun 3, 2007 18:37:18 GMT 1
FANTASTIC!!! Definitely voted for exceeded my expectations. I absolutely love the nice blend of songs - lyrical, instrumental and Gaelic. Picking a fave is very difficult but "Heart Like a Wheel" really pulls at the heart strings and "Haste to the Wedding" - can't keep still lol.
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Post by Nyoman on Sept 7, 2007 5:26:21 GMT 1
I vote option number 1. ;D I like "Home", my other favorite albums after In Blue. A lot of original Irish songs here. I like Spancil Hill, the two of Gaelic Songs (forget the name...lol), Moorlough Shore and Old Hag. Also like the cover, Heart Like A Wheel. . Really great album. Nyoman.
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Post by cw on Jul 10, 2008 11:39:46 GMT 1
Home, one suspects, will be destined to "one for the hardcore fans" and there was no real expectations of it being "commercial". Still, had there been promotion in more markets, it would have sold better.
Whilst not Irish, there is sufficient Celtic blood in me for this to hit a chord and I have only two reservations. Most of the Corrs previous covers have hit the mark in that they were duly respectful to the original whilst translating into their own idiom. Sadly I feel that Heart Like A Wheel falls just a little short.
I love Old Town from the Phil Lynnot original and am a big fan of the Corrs Unplugged version and their live performances. I am NOT a fan of this one. Whilst a studio recording, Unplugged captured some of Andrea's love of this song. Live , it tends to descend into glorious mayhem and one was tempted to wonder whether "Shaz n Caz" would one day alter the chorus to "that girl is cracking up !!".
Sadly, this recording is stiff and lifeless (both instrumentally and vocally) and is altogether "too polished and careful". That polish is at the expense of the verve and joy that the Corrs derive from Old Town and what has made it a concert fave. I have no probs with them having another lash at Old Town but I would have done it under the circumstances that captures what makes their version special.
Frankly, I would have preferred they had done this at Live in Dublin (instead of a disappointing Little Wing) where they had all the necessary available: sibs on top form, a live Irish audience, an orchestra that they were totally in sync with, Ronan Dooney.
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Post by DazedOblivion on Sept 17, 2008 4:06:33 GMT 1
Home, one suspects, will be destined to "one for the hardcore fans" and there was no real expectations of it being "commercial". Still, had there been promotion in more markets, it would have sold better. Whilst not Irish, there is sufficient Celtic blood in me for this to hit a chord. I think that Home certainly did well in France and Spain. Perhaps it is because of the Celtic regions of France and Spain that were excited about the trad sound. The album also received its best promotion in Spain. I have only two reservations. Most of the Corrs previous covers have hit the mark in that they were duly respectful to the original whilst translating into their own idiom. Sadly I feel that Heart Like A Wheel falls just a little short. I don't have any problem with "Heart Like A Wheel" - it's musically rather sparse - essentially Jim and Andrea with the orchestral accompaniment added later - but I think Andrea gives an effective and vulnerable performance which works for me. I like it and, personally, I prefer it over the version by Linda Ronstadt. I love Old Town from the Phil Lynnot original and am a big fan of the Corrs Unplugged version and their live performances. I am NOT a fan of this one. Whilst a studio recording, Unplugged captured some of Andrea's love of this song. Live , it tends to descend into glorious mayhem and one was tempted to wonder whether "Shaz n Caz" would one day alter the chorus to "that girl is cracking up !!". Sadly, this recording is stiff and lifeless (both instrumentally and vocally) and is altogether "too polished and careful". That polish is at the expense of the verve and joy that the Corrs derive from Old Town and what has made it a concert fave. I have no probs with them having another lash at Old Town but I would have done it under the circumstances that captures what makes their version special. I agree with you about "Old Town", though. It's inferior to the MTV Unplugged version in perhaps the same way that "Stars Go Blue" is on the Dreams album. Some of the gritty impact is lost in the more sterile, less rowdy album cuts. ("Stars Go Blue" is different, though, in that it was remixed from the live version by some studio man). I don't dislike the album version of "Old Town", but I do feel also that at least some of the magic is lost. Frankly, I would have preferred they had done this at Live in Dublin (instead of a disappointing Little Wing) where they had all the necessary available: sibs on top form, a live Irish audience, an orchestra that they were totally in sync with, Ronan Dooney. You mean the "Little Wing" version with Ronnie Wood? I wasn't disappointed with that version, but if I had to choose between that version and the MTV Unplugged version, I'd pick the latter - mostly because I do prefer Anto's guitar solo: it just "fits" better than Ronnie's.
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Post by cw on Sept 17, 2008 12:15:29 GMT 1
Re yr points.
1. The Celtic factor certainly may have been a part but they also worked those markets very hard in the late 90's and it paid dividends.
2. Fair comment re Heart Like A Wheel.
3. Re Old Town, Unplugged was wonderful but my point is that if they were going to revisit this number, I would have made sure that they captured the energy of one of their live shows. Ergo, Live in Dublin where they had all the requisites at hand such as Fiachra Trench & orchestra; Ronan Dooney & a crazy home audience. I'd have done Old Town there instead of Little Wing.
4. Little Wing was my "miss" out of Live In Dublin which was otherwise an artistic high. Firstly, I consider they has already said what they wanted to say (i) with the Chieftains (ii) with the Unplugged version. To my minds this was just an unnecessary rehash, maybe to find an oulet for Ronnie Wood's guest appearance.
Second point concerns Ronnie's performance. My intelligence sources advised that Ronnie actually made somewhat of a hash of it on the show and needed to tidy up in the studio. Respect Ronnie as a musician but am not sure that this was necessarily a Ronnie number. I consider the Unplugged Little Wing superb and the choice of the dobro for the solo inspired. The guitar interplay between Jim, Anto & Keith was oh so subtle and Anto's solo ..... a long way from his worst work for the Corrs.
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