CD音乐类型(Genre): POP
CD的编号(CDNO): G2-10075
内圈编号(ROMNO): 47344a Ds-g2-10075 Y008101ce
文件格式(Format): Ape
文件大小(Size): 193 MB
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曲目列表(Album Tracks):
Cd: Eva Cassidy - Imagine
Year: 2002
01. It Doesn't Matter Anymore [0:03:13.17]
02. Fever [0:03:56.03]
03. Who Knows Where The Time Goes [0:05:42.68]
04. You've Changed [0:04:48.34]
05. Imagine [0:04:36.32]
06. Still Not Ready [0:04:48.63]
07. Early Morning Rain [0:04:05.42]
08. Tennessee Waltz [0:02:32.18]
09. I Can Only Be Me [0:03:19.20]
10. Danny Boy [0:03:41.10]
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纯净的天使美声--Eva Cassidy
Eva Cassidy，相信许多人对这个名字感到些许陌生吧！不过，她美丽纯净如白开水一般的歌声，却令我一听难忘。在一个加班的傍晚，听着齐豫在广播中播放着Eva Cassidy的「Over The Rainbow」，耳朵马上竖了起来，加班的疲累一扫而空，仿佛听到天使歌声，安抚了我烦闷不安的心灵。我开始上网去搜寻她的资料，她传奇般的故事更是深深的启发和触动了我。人一生庸庸扰扰所求为何？名与利罢了。不过，拥有天籁般嗓音的Eva Cassidy却不是这样的一个人，她只做自己喜欢的事情－绘画和音乐。Eva Cassidy从小便深受艺术与音乐方面的熏陶，歌曲制作和乐器演奏都难不倒她，不过因生性羞涩，她选择艺术，而歌唱则是她在绘画方面的成功给她自信心后的产物。1986年，她的歌声因勉强同意演唱歌曲示范带而受到制作人Chris Biondo的赏识，进而邀请她录制属于个人的独唱曲；到了1990年，虽然她的经纪人说服她组成自己的乐团，可是她依然无意愿花费时间着墨在歌唱上面，她说：「Why would anyone want to pay to hear me sing? 」不难看出她单纯朴实的真性情。不过，造化弄人，她在1996年不幸罹患皮肤癌，经过几次的化疗仍抵抗不了病魔的召唤，回天堂做天使了。她的歌声原本无人知晓，一次英国广播中的播放，让大家注意到这个声音，甚至有人在车上听到她的歌声连忙将车子开往路边停住，眼泪止不住的落了下来。大家开始寻找着她，许多音乐人也都想和她合作，没想到她已经不在人间了。前些时候在网络上得知Eva Cassidy的新专辑IMAGINE空降英国榜冠军，便请住在国外的友人帮我买下这张专辑，没有繁杂的编曲，只有Eva Cassidy的声音和简单乐器的完美搭配，这不复再见的美声，真是不听不可。专辑曲风以爵士、民谣为主，虽然多是翻唱曲，不过歌曲的诠释却有着她独特的味道，特别推荐「Imagine」、「Tennesssee Waltz」等十曲。一张诚品、Fanc、Amazon一致推荐的好专辑、好声音，诚心的推荐给大家。
1. A Jewel Sparkles (rate: 5)
I remember loving Eva's "Songbird" CD. I was visting with my sister-in-law from Quebec who also loves music. She told me how much she loved a CD by Eva Cassidy. "Oh! I have that too!" "It's so sad that she's dead," my sister-in-law said. "You're kidding!" I said in disbelief. Here I thought I'd found this vibrant new talent, not realizing that she'd already passed away. What planet was I on? No listener LIKES posthumous releases. We'd rather have the singer live; and able to see them in concert, particularly when they're good. In 2001, Laura Nyro's "Angel in the Dark" was a fond farewell. And last year, George Harrison's "Brainwashed" was another. All 3 singers suffered from cancer. If Eva were alive, would she have released this collection? Maybe not. But what a wonderful collection this is.
Buddy Holly recorded Paul Anka's "It Doesn't Matter Anymore," but Eva gets to its emotional heart. Likewise, as much as I love Peggy Lee's hit version of "Fever," Eva also discovers the wonderful fun it holds. I'm so glad she recorded "Who Knows Where the Time Goes" because Judy Collins' voice is one I might compare to Eva. As I see Judy's later career and the wonderful clarity of voice she still possesses, it helps me project how Eva might have grown had time been on her side. "You've Changed" is a delightfully smoky lounge version of this great classic tune. I love Joan Baez's version of John Lennon's "Imagine." Blues Traveller also did it on a Lennon tribute album; and I love Neil Young's version from the "America: A Tribute to Heroes" CD/telecast. But Eva's simple version with acoustic guitar shows how she reinvents the material she adopts. For this title track alone, this CD is worth the purchase. "Still Not Ready" shows Eva's range with this moody blues. Ian & Sylvia are one of my VERY favorite folk acts; so for me to say how much I love Eva's version is high praise. The fact that Eva can make "Tennessee Waltz" sound fresh speaks to the great potential she had. Stevie Wonder wrote "I Can Only Be Me" for Spike Lee's "School Daze" but never recorded it according to a professional review. In Eva's hands, it is a wistful & soaring emotional theme. The CD concludes with the quintessential farewell song, "Danny Boy" that Eva embodies beautifully.
Looking back, how we wish she had the follow-up check-ups to that cancerous mole she had removed. Her passing has proved to be a great loss. These recordings are beautiful time pieces, stunning in their simplicity, a jewel that sparkles.
2. Words Can't Do Her Justice (rate: 5)
Words simply cannot do justice to one of the greatest female vocalist I've heard in my lifetime. I'm a singer and I know talent when I hear it. Eva is the most talented female vocalist I've ever heard. To put it simply, Eva Cassidy is a miracle! After wearing out my Songbird CD, I can now say I like Imagine even better because it has a wider range of song styles with less gospel. I am no fan of country music, but Eva made me fall in love with "Tennesee Waltz".
What I like most about Eva's voice is that it is so fine tuned to her spirit in expressing her true self and emotions. She goes from high to low, from loud to soft in a split second like no other I've ever heard. I also am amazed at how simple her arrangements are with her guitar backing her vocals. There really is not much more needed because her voice is all you'll really want to hear.
Eva wasn't a "slave" to the music industry as she was a real artist who wouldn't allow that to happen. She is the finest singer you will ever hear in your lifetime, untainted by the industry or Hollywood. Eva Cassidy sits on the highest throne of female vocalists of the 20th Century as far as I'm concerned. Not even Barbara Streisand comes close! (See my Streisand Songbird album (1978) review).
3. YOU MUST LISTEN TO THIS ANGEL SING! (rate: 5)
I have been an Eva Cassidy fan since I heard about her on "Nightline." I have all her cd's. I LOVE them all. Eva has one of the most beautiful voices I have ever heard. She can sing anything and make it hers. I never wanted to hear "Over The Rainbow" by anyone except Judy, until I heard the way Eva did it. I always thought "It's a Wonderful World" was Louie Armstrong's until I heard Eva's rendition. This cd is EVERYTHING! She belts, then, sings as softly as a whisper. Her range on this one is fantastic! "Imagine" is wonderful---just as I knew it would be. I loved everything she did-----then she ends with "Danny Boy"----ugh--chills and goose bumps! There are no words on how beautiful her voice is. She was taken from us too too soon--I just hope she knows, somehow, just how many people love her and all the people she has dancing with her, crying with her, and making us so much richer indeed just listening to her angelic voice. Thank you---thank you Eva. We love you!
Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
For anyone who suspects that record companies will soon be releasing Eva Cassidy's voice mail messages, it's extraordinarily pleasing to note that Imagine is more than just a bottom-of-the-barrel-scraping exercise. All of these tracks are previously unreleased and most are live recordings, but listeners who already own Live at Blues Alley know just how refreshing Cassidy's live performances were. Check out her take on Sandy Denny's "Who Knows Where the Time Goes?" to feel a shiver of delight at another effortlessly ideal cover, or listen to her laid-back "You've Changed" from the Blues Alley sessions to experience more of her soulful jazz. Elsewhere, the solo acoustic reading of Gordon Lightfoot's "Early Morning Rain" shows off her guitar skills, and if "Imagine" doesn't ever scale the heights of Songbird's "Over the Rainbow" it still demonstrates how she always had something new and uniquely compelling to say when performing a familiar standard. Studio recordings "Still Not Ready" and "I Can Only Be Me" are, oddly perhaps, the least successful cuts. Happily, the album concludes with another lovely solo standard, "Danny Boy." The recording quality varies noticeably from track to track, and there are a few awkward fade-outs--presumably to remove audience noise--but still the sparkling music comes across quite vividly. Imagine may not be the best way to discover Eva Cassidy for the first time, but established fans will warmly welcome this new collection. --Mark Walker
Album Description
'Imagine' (featuring all previously unreleased tracks) is the first Eva Cassidy album released since 'Songbird's worldwide success. 'Songbird' is certified Gold in the U.S., was No.1 on both Billboard's Catalog Album Chart & Internet Chart in 2001, & was a No. 1 pop album & certified triple platinum in the U.K. In addition to Eva's starkly moving tribute to John Lennon's 'Imagine', Eva Cassidy re-interprets 'It Doesn't Matter Anymore' - distinctly different from the Buddy Holly & Linda Ronstadt versions. Ryko. 2002.
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