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Soundtracks of Our Lives week ending 5 December 2015 CE
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IanB
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Edited Dec 07, 2015, 06:46
Re: Soundtracks of Our Lives week ending 5 December 2015 CE
Dec 06, 2015, 09:00
Bellini: Norma - Cecilia Batroli; Orchestra La Scintilla; Sumi Jo; Jon Osborn; Giovanni Antonini etc
If you are buying something for someone who loves opera or wants to dip their toe then this is a great pick. A story of paganism, sex, betrayal, sacrifice and death (more or less in that order) in Roman Gaul. Bartoli, on her own and in the duets with Sumi Jo, is just jaw-drop brilliant. Tunes for days and the kind of singing that has me laughing out loud at the sheer nerve of it. You have to be prepared to give it half an hour for it to warm up and to do the suspension of disbelief thing but after that it just keeps on giving. Packaging is fantastic too. Best experienced in one sitting with a nice bottle of something red 'n' smokey.

Bryan Ferry - Lets Stick Together
Velvet Goldmine - Various OST
Roxy Music - s/t & For Your Pleasure
Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel - Timeless Flight & The Best Years of Our Lives
Heart - Capital Centre, Largo 1978
Heart - Civic Area, Pittsburgh 1978
Heart w/ Jason Bonham - Stairway To Heaven
Marvin Gaye - Here, My Dear
The Clash - Sandinista / Cost of Living ep
Smokey Robinson - Smokey
Hedwig & The Angry Inch - OST
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