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machopicasso -> RE: new vicente amigo album by october ?! (Jul. 18 2012 6:39:23)
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quote:
"Well, the record company was bugging me for a long time to do a record with guest artists, with people I’ve been surrounded by over the years, and here it is."
http://www.deflamenco.com/revista/paginai.jsp?codigo=2416
Doesn't sound like he was terribly enthusiastic about the project.
No, that one comment doesn't sound "terribly enthusiastic." But, if you read further through the interview, he sounds a lot more positive about the album.
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So you sort of got rooked into making this record?
No no, what I mean to say is the record company had the idea from years before to make a record of collaborations, and lots of guest artists. The thing is, I just didn’t set my mind to it, I didn’t have enough material for everything, and I didn’t really feel like doing it, because then it’s hard to do the live show…but now I got it all together and it happened, it’s only logical. I don’t think it subtracts personality from the record, it’s an interesting piece of work.
I can sense that in the recordings you made with José Mercé, Remedios Amaya, Pele…
But it’s very much my own record, you know? It’s like a way of singing with guitar, of accompanying the verses with my melodies. There’s lots of cante, but I’m with them every step of the way, I like to do with the guitar, what everyone else does with voice. It’s also a brave recording because it approaches pop, but always with respect and knowing that I’m first and foremost a flamenco, backing up the harmony and voices in my own way.
I find these remarks interesting because, personally, I was a bit disappointed with this album. He's one of my favorite guitarists, and I think he's capable of doing a lot better. But maybe I should go back and give it another listen. Thanks for posting a link to the interview.
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