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Skai -> PdL's Antologia 2-vol CD (Dec. 19 2004 8:46:12)
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I'm ashamed to say that I've gotten my first PdL CD. Not many available here in Singapore though. Only the Aranjuez, Antologia and Cositas Buenas available down here so I thought that my best bet was to get this 2-CD compilation.
Sadly I don't seem to appreciate it all that much. I've not many flamenco guitar CDs except Paco Pena's 'Essential Flamenco Recordings', a CD with some Sabicas solos with some cante tracks and a compilation with artists such as Juan Martin, Manolo Sanlucar, Juan Serrano etc. I do have Juan Martin's Camino Latino, horrible I must add.
Many have said that PdL is above the rest. In terms of feeling, expression, technique, well I agree fully. But in terms of composition, I find him harder to appreciate. For example, the Paco Pena CD seems to have a more traditional sound to it, chording compas.. falseta.. chording.. falseta and so on. Same for Sabicas and the other CDs. However, PdL's compositions seem abit random sounding.
As for Almoraima, unusual for a bulerias I must say but man, it's still great, has maturity in composition and differentiates it from the rest. I don't exactly like the weird addition of instruments though.
Just a comment so please don't kill me [:D] Maybe I need time to adjust to his sound, just like how I adjusted to flamenco music and cante etc..
Skai [8D]
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