Joe Jackson - Heaven & Hell
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Artist: Joe JacksonEdition: Music CD
Format: Enhanced
CD Release Date: 1997-09-02
Music Label: Sony
Soundtracks:
- Prelude
- Fugue 1/More Is More (Gluttony)
- Angel (Lust)
- Tuzla (Avarice)
- Passacaglia/A Bud and a Slice (Sloth)
- Right (Anger)
- Bridge (Envy)
- Fugue 2/Song of Daedalus (Pride)
Music reviews of Heaven & Hell
Music Review: Joe Jackson's Masterpiece
Rating: 5 Stars
This write-up may represent one of the longest delays between a purchase and a review. I purchased this CD in 1997, and I have listened to it repeatedly for over ten years.
The seven deadly sins have never been so perfectly portrayed as they are in this collection - Jackson borrows imagery from the Bible, Dante's Inferno, and Greek mythology -- crafting lyrics and music to evoke each of the sins. Jackson wisely uses his guest vocalists to heighten the effect of the musical mood: Suzanne Vega and Dawn Upshaw on "Angel (Lust)" contribute lovely and contrasting vocals and come-ons, while Brad Roberts (you may remember him from Crash Test Dummies) intones a wonderfully lugubrious baritone on "Passacaglia - A Bud and A Slice (Sloth)." The music here balances upon the precise intersection of classical and alt-rock music, and may appeal to fans of both genres. And while little seems to connect the stories on the individual tracks together, (apart from the over-arching theme and the musical arrangement), the album works best when listened to as a whole -- which, if you're like me, you'll want to do over and over again. Would make a good companion piece to The Juliet Letters by Elvis Costello and the Brodsky Quartet.
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