Lisa Gerrard, Pieter Bourke - Duality

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Music Review: I listen to this and weep...
Rating: 3 Stars

In an effort to fend off what I am certain will be backlashes of the devout Lisa Gerrard followers, let me say this: I absolutely adore Lisa Gerrard and the material she has produced since parting ways with Brendan Perry. However, it is with a degree of adoration that is far below that which I felt (and CONTINUE to feel) for DCD. I know, to an extent, DCD have forever gone and I should just get over it. Even Brendan is sounding more like Tim Buckley than Brendan Perry. And, even Brendan's stuff with Elijah's Mantle is far inferior to even DCD material.

But, I cannot forget what once was and anytime I play either of the three best recordings ever made (DCD's, "Within the Realm of a Dying Sun," "Serpent's Egg" and "Aeon," respectively), I am transported back to what DCD were(and, truthfully, is) all about.

This recording is more similar to anything you'd find being played on NPR or some "Pure Moods" variant. It has a few moments of clarity and resolve, but beyond those, it falls flat on its face. This is a terribly crushing thing for me to have to admit too. So, I say it with every ounce of respect and sense of defeat. Lisa...you are so much better than this and capable of such far greater work.

But, and the big "but," Brendan always was the Yin to Lisa's Yang. They need(ed) each other and balance each other and apart....apart they will never amount to the totality they achieved.

This is wordy, verbose and probably quite obtuse in terms of a "review" of this cd. Please forgive me though. I have just listened to "Within the Realm..." in its entirety and have a tremendous sense of longing and bereft-ness (ok, I made up a word). You may notice that most of the ecstatic reviewers are new-comers to the whole DCD family (and its descendant variants). That comes as a result of having no point of reference by which to judge the present work. If it is the first you have heard of this, I can see how one would do cartwheels over this. If however, you spent the better part of the 80's and 90's shelling out top-dollar for 4-AD import prices (long before Ivo sold out to Warner Brothers), you know what I mean.

I give this three stars solely because it is Lisa Gerrard and, hey, that counts for something.

Description of Duality

Alternative Rock CDs

• Music > Styles
• World Music
• Jazz
• Pop
• Rock