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CD REVIEW - Verdant
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Mike
Mar 17, 2012, 8:27:35 AM3/17/12
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Verdant by Emerald Rose © 2011 13 Tracks Total Running Time: 50:45
$14.00 (U.S.)
$8.99 Music Download from Amazon.com
Her Majesty's Airship Corps 5:07 The Salamanca/The Sailor's
2:47
She Moves Through the Fair 3:33 Bonnet
In the Mixdown 4:36 Shepherdess of Dreams
3:43
Omega 3:41 The Empty Isle
(Blasket Song) 3:58
Clockwork Love 4:30 The Wind that Shakes the
Barley 3:03
Sunny Day 2:57 The Peat that Smokes
the Barley 3:36
Castaway 4:46 Freya, Shakti 3:52
As the words and tune of “Her Majesty's Airship Corps” came through my
headphones I did something I seldom do...I started tapping my feet.
This fun little ditty is a great way to raise your spirits. I defy you
to listen to it and maintain anything but a positive, upbeat attitude.
Not all of the songs are so catchy and inspiring, but they all stir
your emotions.
These are almost all new songs to me (the final song “Freya, Shakti”
was the only one I had heard by this group before), and that made all
the better for me. I always enjoy finding new things.
Each song in this album inspired different feelings in me, and I
couldn't predict which way it would go simply from the titles. These
guys know how to mix it up.
The interplay of vocals and instrumental songs helps you to become
aware that, with the mastery of the instruments which they display,
words are in many cases superfluous. They are capable of telling their
story without words. Which is not to say that the vocals are of little
value, merely that the human voices and the instruments both have
their stories to tell.
“Freya, Shakti” continues to raise gooseflesh every time I hear it.
There aren't a lot of songs which elicit that response from me. I have
long admired some of the early songs I heard (like the Moody Blues
“For My Lady”) which did that, and I am glad to add this song to that
short list.
Between the two extremes represented by “Her Majesty's Airship Corps”
and “Freya, Shakti” Emerald Rose displays their virtuosity
consistently. I look forward to following their further releases, as
they will continue to surprise and delight their listeners.
$14.00 (U.S.)
$8.99 Music Download from Amazon.com
Her Majesty's Airship Corps 5:07 The Salamanca/The Sailor's
2:47
She Moves Through the Fair 3:33 Bonnet
In the Mixdown 4:36 Shepherdess of Dreams
3:43
Omega 3:41 The Empty Isle
(Blasket Song) 3:58
Clockwork Love 4:30 The Wind that Shakes the
Barley 3:03
Sunny Day 2:57 The Peat that Smokes
the Barley 3:36
Castaway 4:46 Freya, Shakti 3:52
As the words and tune of “Her Majesty's Airship Corps” came through my
headphones I did something I seldom do...I started tapping my feet.
This fun little ditty is a great way to raise your spirits. I defy you
to listen to it and maintain anything but a positive, upbeat attitude.
Not all of the songs are so catchy and inspiring, but they all stir
your emotions.
These are almost all new songs to me (the final song “Freya, Shakti”
was the only one I had heard by this group before), and that made all
the better for me. I always enjoy finding new things.
Each song in this album inspired different feelings in me, and I
couldn't predict which way it would go simply from the titles. These
guys know how to mix it up.
The interplay of vocals and instrumental songs helps you to become
aware that, with the mastery of the instruments which they display,
words are in many cases superfluous. They are capable of telling their
story without words. Which is not to say that the vocals are of little
value, merely that the human voices and the instruments both have
their stories to tell.
“Freya, Shakti” continues to raise gooseflesh every time I hear it.
There aren't a lot of songs which elicit that response from me. I have
long admired some of the early songs I heard (like the Moody Blues
“For My Lady”) which did that, and I am glad to add this song to that
short list.
Between the two extremes represented by “Her Majesty's Airship Corps”
and “Freya, Shakti” Emerald Rose displays their virtuosity
consistently. I look forward to following their further releases, as
they will continue to surprise and delight their listeners.
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