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Freddie Mercury & Montserrat Caballe - Barcelona (1988) [1992, Hollywood Records HR-61366-2] Repost

Posted By: v3122

Date: 30 Jun 2018 15:03:46

Freddie Mercury & Montserrat Caballe - Barcelona (1988) [1992, Hollywood Records HR-61366-2] Repost

Freddie Mercury & Montserrat Caballe - Barcelona (1988)
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Hollywood Records HR-61366-2 | ~ 241 or 96 Mb | Scans(jpg) -> 45 Mb
Modern Classical, Symphonic Rock | Remasterd

With Barcelona, Queen singer Freddie Mercury realized his long-lived dream of performing with an opera singer; in this case, Montserrat Caballe. While it's certainly a treat for any fan of Mercury's to hear this album, it's a difficult record to recommend. Most fans of opera will probably find it far too simplistic and pop-based, while many rock fans are sure to find the record too classical. The first half of the album, however, is deserving of a spin for any open-minded listener. Consisting of semi-operatic melodies with grand production, songs like "Barcelona" and the Eastern-sounding "La Japonaise" are startling in their beauty; the two singers from opposite ends of the music spectrum working surprisingly well off each other. The most classically operatic pieces of the project, "Ensueno" and "The Fallen Priest," are alternately gorgeous and powerfully dramatic. Unfortunately, the second half of the album is less successful as it reverses the formula of the first half. While Mercury can do well in semi-operatic settings, Caballe sounds awkward on the more pop-oriented tracks "Guide Me Home" and "How Can I Go On." "The Golden Boy," largely a gospel track with a full choir, is well-written and performed by Mercury, but Caballe's voice is simply not suited for the genre and the operatic opening sounds jarring against the gospel midsection. Nonetheless, despite its weaknesses, the record contains some beautiful and passionate music that is unlike anything most fans of rock and pop are likely to have heard before. For that alone it should be commended.

by Geoff Orens, allmusic

Freddie Mercury & Montserrat Caballe - Barcelona (1988):

Tracklist:

01. Barcelona [05:38]
02. La Japonaise [04:49]
03. The Fallen Priest [05:46]
04. Ensueno [04:21]
05. The Golden Boy [06:04]
06. Guide Me Home [02:49]
07. How Can I Go On [03:51]
08. Overture Piccante [06:39]

EAC Log

Exact Audio Copy V1.0 beta 1 from 15. November 2010

EAC extraction logfile from 4. February 2012, 14:15

Freddie Mercury & Montserrat Caballe / Barcelona

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