Anna Maria Jopek, Pat Metheny - Upojenie
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Artist: Anna Maria Jopek, Pat MethenyBrand: METHENY,PAT
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); German (Published)
CD Release Date: 2008-10-07
Music Label: Nonesuch
Soundtracks:
- Cichy Zapada Zmrok [Here Comes the Silent Dusk]
- Mania Mienia [So It May Secretly Begin]
- Biel [Whiteness]
- Przyplyw, Odplyw, Oddech Czasu... [Tell Her You Saw Me]
- Are You Going with Me?
- Czarne Slowa [Black Words]
- Lulajze Jezuniu [Polish Christmas Carol]
- Upojenie [Ecstasy]
- Zupelnie Inna Ja [Always and Forever]
- Piosenka Dla Stasia [A Song for Stas]
- Letter from Home
- Me Jedyne Niebo [Another Life]
- By On Byl Tu [Farmer's Trust]
- Polskie Drogi [Polish Paths]
- Tam, Gdzie Niesiega Wzrok (Follow Me)
- Na Calej Polaci Snieg [The Snow Falls All Over the Place]
- Szepty I Lzy [Whispers and Tears]
Music reviews of Upojenie
Music Review: Bound to divide opinions
Rating: 4 Stars
Having already owned the original Polish recording for over three years & been at times enraptured & at others left cold by it, I'm not at all surprised at the diversity of reviewers' opinions here.
Let me explain.
Firstly, there's absolutely nothing wrong with the concept of this album (ie. adding words & vocals to some of Metheny/Mays' best tunes), nothing at all wrong with Jopek's voice (light yet appealingly smoky) &, in the main, nothing wrong with Pat's new arrangements (mainly just voice, guitar, piano, bass & drums with occasional synth). Indeed, from the opening Picasso guitar playing of "Cichy Zapada Zmrok" a FIRST listen invariably pleases. However, from track 2 "Mania Mienia" ("So May It Secretly Begin") a slightly unsettling phenomenon starts to occur - on first blush you can't help but think that the tune is "meant" to have words yet it seems that as the arrangement gets ever so slightly more embellished (in this particular case a little bit of backing violin & some overdubbed vocals) you start yearning to hit the eject button & replace it with the original version from "Still Life Talking". Same with "Przypeyw Oddech Czasu" (Tell Her You Saw Me) where the almost "plodding" vocals plus a little too trilling piano & then a faux South American pan-pipe & conga effect had me almost gagging on one listen & again yearning & reaching for the original from "Secret Story". Same again with "Tam Gdzie Nie Siega Wzrok" (Follow Me) where there's simply FAR too much vocalising which diminishes the raw "punch" of the original version (I know everything's a matter of taste but IMHO the vocalese voice-over of the "bridge" part which continues as a backing vocal through to the end of the track is frankly awful!).
So, here's the rub - these are such great tunes that adding a new dimension (ie. vocals sung by quite an appealing singer) seems like a great idea & on first listen you're happy enough to give the new arrangements their "head", so to speak. However, after a while you get the sense that some of the arrangements have been ever so slightly overdone & maybe the original versions are the better ones after all.
So, this is a 3.5-4 star disc because:-
on the plus side, the tunes ARE fantastic (worthy of at least 4* on their own) & at times the arrangements are indeed new & fresh & add a new dimension to Metheny's greatness;
on the minus side, there's often a bit too much singing/not enough guitar & occasionally over-wrought arrangements which make the originals seem just fine as they were.
Description of Upojenie
No Description Available.Genre: Jazz Music
Media Format: Compact Disk
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Release Date: 30-SEP-2008
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