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Agnes Obel "citizen of glass" - CRAZY-HORSE - 23-10-2016
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Agnes Obel "citizen of glass"
Spotify listen:
this album could have been posted in classical but I chose
here because it has vocals and I associate classical with
music and not vocals...
third album from this Danish classical pianist...
lots of orchestrations on here...
could quite easily have been a beautiful classical album
without the vocals...
vocals are dreamy as they ebb and flow, lovely tone to her
voice, she could have been a cool folky with her voice...
I hear shades of Laura Marling,Enya and maybe even Kate Bush
in places on this one, I could be wrong, but that's what I hear...
its actually the perfect album to listen to, as I am, on a beautiful
sunday morning...
I wouldn't buy it but it is pleasant to listen to.
I think Ruby and Jerome may like this one.
from the album(the single)
[video=youtube;32kYH6XZrIo]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32kYH6XZrIo[/video]
Agnes Obel "citizen of glass" - Ruby - 23-10-2016
I listened to the album CH. I think sheâs quite âalternativeâ actually â not avant garde just yet, but heading that way; all a matter of opinion though, and not crucial. She uses her voice like another instrument, it seems to me, and her music is very freely composed. I see sheâs classically trained, but had rather unorthodox teaching so has slipped past the regular restrictions.
As you say â good listening - I really enjoyed the first five tracks and then got a bit tired of it being clever, if you know what I mean! Call me a pleb - I need a hook to hang onto now and then! Lol! Loved the instruments though, and itâs been very well put together. And she IS clever, no doubt about that! Might have to listen again.
I was curious about the title - Citizen of Glass - and found this âThe title comes from the German concept of the gläserner bürger, the human or glass citizen. Itâs actually a legal term about the level of privacy the individual has in a state, and in health itâs become a term about how much we know about a personâs body or biology or history â if theyâre completely made of glass we know everything."
Agnes Obel "citizen of glass" - CRAZY-HORSE - 23-10-2016
youre perectly correct Ruby, the album need the odd "hook" to break thing up or spice it up...
thanks for the info on the title also, im going to go back and revisit this album now that I know what it means, may add a new dimension/perspective to what im hearing.
Agnes Obel "citizen of glass" - bob_32_116 - 23-10-2016
Hmmm, can't say I hear much Kate Bush influence. A little bit of Enya maybe.
If the first track is typical, then I would not say
Quote:could quite easily have been a beautiful classical albumI think the vocals are necessary to give it life. The instruments sound nice, but are basically a backing; without the vocal, I think it would be too repetitive.
without the vocals...
Agnes Obel "citizen of glass" - Oceansoul - 23-10-2016
I like the instrumentation... Mmm those violins so I might listen to more of this album. She has a pleasant voice.
Agnes Obel "citizen of glass" - Music Head - 23-10-2016
I like this
thanks
Agnes Obel "citizen of glass" - Jerome - 25-10-2016
I am undecided on this one - pleasant enough to listen to but would I want to hear it again - probably not. Well produced though.