Hynde,,Chrissie With the Valve Bone Woe Ensemble / Valve Bone Woe
| Album: | Valve Bone Woe | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Hynde,,Chrissie With the Valve Bone Woe Ensemble | Added: | Feb 2020 | |
| Label: | Bmg | |||
Album Review
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2020-02-14
Reviewed 2020-02-14
Reviewed: 2020—02-12
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: yes, THAT Chrissie Hynde, vocalist for the Pretenders, fronting a jazz band & ripping up some old jazz and rock standards, putting her own unique cool on each. This could be the alt American Songbook. And check out her artwork in the sleeve.
If You Like: Lena Horne, Diana Krall
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
1/ How Glad I Am – horns start> midtempo song builds in volume & intensity> crescendo end
*2/ Caroline, No – percussion/synth starts> midtempo jam mellows into slow take on this Beach Boys chestnut> builds in in volume & tempo, then subsides several time with some spacey instrumental interludes> spacey fade to end
3/ I’m A Fool To Want You – strings start> slow torch song> with touches of synth spaciness> slow fade
*4/ I Get Along Without You Very Well (Except Sometimes) – piano/vibes start> slow song> slow fade
*5/ Meditation On A Pair Of Wire Cutters – percussion starts> uptempo jam> vocal chorus kicks in> quick stop
6/ Once I Loved – horns/strings start> slow song> chorus joins> builds to climax & mellows to fade
**7/ Wild Is The Wind – spacey synth starts> slow sultry song> builds to climax> fade
*8/ You Don’t Know What Love Is – piano starts> slow song> slow sultry song> slow fade
*9/ River Man – cello starts> hesitating slow song morphs into spacey interlude> slow song builds in volume & intensity> fade
10/ Absent Minded Me – piano/strings start> slow song rolls in waves> slowly builds in volume to climax> morphs into space jam> slow fade
11/ Naima – guitar/Rhodes start> slow tempo spacey jam> slow fade
12/ Hello, Young Lovers – Rhodes/horns start> midtempo song builds in volume, then mellows> builds in volume again to crescendo> quick fade
*13/ No Return – synth starts with train & rain sounds> midtempo song builds in volume to spacey climax> quick fade
14/ Que Reste-T-Il De Nos Amours? – piano starts> slow song in French with strings> slow build in volume> conversation in French between a woman & a man overlays the music> slow song> fade.
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: yes, THAT Chrissie Hynde, vocalist for the Pretenders, fronting a jazz band & ripping up some old jazz and rock standards, putting her own unique cool on each. This could be the alt American Songbook. And check out her artwork in the sleeve.
If You Like: Lena Horne, Diana Krall
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
1/ How Glad I Am – horns start> midtempo song builds in volume & intensity> crescendo end
*2/ Caroline, No – percussion/synth starts> midtempo jam mellows into slow take on this Beach Boys chestnut> builds in in volume & tempo, then subsides several time with some spacey instrumental interludes> spacey fade to end
3/ I’m A Fool To Want You – strings start> slow torch song> with touches of synth spaciness> slow fade
*4/ I Get Along Without You Very Well (Except Sometimes) – piano/vibes start> slow song> slow fade
*5/ Meditation On A Pair Of Wire Cutters – percussion starts> uptempo jam> vocal chorus kicks in> quick stop
6/ Once I Loved – horns/strings start> slow song> chorus joins> builds to climax & mellows to fade
**7/ Wild Is The Wind – spacey synth starts> slow sultry song> builds to climax> fade
*8/ You Don’t Know What Love Is – piano starts> slow song> slow sultry song> slow fade
*9/ River Man – cello starts> hesitating slow song morphs into spacey interlude> slow song builds in volume & intensity> fade
10/ Absent Minded Me – piano/strings start> slow song rolls in waves> slowly builds in volume to climax> morphs into space jam> slow fade
11/ Naima – guitar/Rhodes start> slow tempo spacey jam> slow fade
12/ Hello, Young Lovers – Rhodes/horns start> midtempo song builds in volume, then mellows> builds in volume again to crescendo> quick fade
*13/ No Return – synth starts with train & rain sounds> midtempo song builds in volume to spacey climax> quick fade
14/ Que Reste-T-Il De Nos Amours? – piano starts> slow song in French with strings> slow build in volume> conversation in French between a woman & a man overlays the music> slow song> fade.
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