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Desert island albums
The other day after some friends were talking about their desert island albums, I was going through my music collection trying to figure out which ones I'd take if I could go to a desert island and were allowed.... well, some small number. (I actually didn't put a number restriction, just a quality restriction: only albums I truly thought were indispensable.)
I noticed something weird - according to iTunes, all of them I'd added to my library over 2 1/2 years ago - so within my first couple of years of listening to flamenco (only one, Juan Carmona's Orillas, I'd discovered more recently). I'm not sure why this is except that flamenco is a fairly small field, and so the obviously great albums - like Tauromagia or La Leyenda del Tiempo - you hear about on, e.g., the foro fairly often. So unless a new album comes out which you'd add to the list (which given the numbers is unlikely in a particular year) you're not likely to find hidden gems; most of the best albums you'll have already heard about. I'm not sure if that's true, but that's my working theory.
So I'm curious to hear two things: first, what your guys' desert island discs would be (this sort of thread happens all the time but I'm guessing at least some people's answers are changing!), and whether you're constantly picking up music you'd add to that list, or whether it's been static for a while like mine. And who knows, maybe people will find some new albums here to add to their lists!
Here's what I came up with (in no particular order except alphabetical ):
Camarón - La Leyenda del Tiempo Morente - Omega Gerardo - Andando el Tiempo Juan Carmona - Orillas Manolo Sanlúcar - Tauromagia Paco - Almoraima Vicente - Ciudad de las Ideas, Poeta
(also: Leonard Cohen - I'm Your Man, Miles Davis - Kind of Blue, and RHCP - Blood Sugar )
all of tomate's 5 or so albums paco ceperos abolengo complete works of skip james complete works of robert johnson camaron y paco de lucia 1st album they did
I met a woman at a party recently who told me she did not like flamenco singing but that she had recently bought Omega when Morente died as she felt she ought to know something about flamenco. I asked her if she liked Leonard Cohen, she said 'no', I asked her if she liked metal rock, again she said no. Oh dear, i said, well if you dont like flamenco singing either you are going to hate this album, and it has very little to do with flamenco apart from Enrique's voice.
When I first came to Granada I loved this album. Maybe it just got played too much or something but now I can hardly stand it. We always knew when Morente had walked into the Eshavira as this album would be put on. Ah I miss the Eshavira and knowing Enrique cant walk in any more even if it was there makes it worse. I think I may have to play Omega one more time
Nope, that doesn't sound like the kind of person who'd like that album! But who knows, maybe she'll like the whole more than the parts.
I actually "discovered" that album when I was in the Eshavira in summer of 2007 and heard the version of "Hallelujah" on. I was so curious to hear what it was that I strained to read the name off the computer monitor behind the bar But I'm pretty sure Morente wasn't there at the time! It's a shame about both him and the Eshavira... I'm really regretting that I never got to see Morente sing. Those are both big losses for Graná.
I also have to credit that album with introducing me to Leonard Cohen, who's now one of my favorite non-flamencos and himself contributed an album to my desert island list :) I wonder what it says that two of my dozen or so all-time favorite albums are Omega and I'm Your Man which share the same few songs... lol. Both versions of "Pequeño Vals Vienés"/"Take this Waltz" would also be pretty high up on a favorite songs list, if I made one!
The Fantastic Guitars of Sabicas and Escudero Historia de Cante Flamenco (Caracol) Al verte las flores lloran Flamenco (Paco Peña) Fantasía flamenca (Lucía) La Guitarra Flamenca (Sabicas) Flamenco Reflections (Sabicas)
id like to add flamenco puro by sabicas to my list aswell
You're only allowed seven
a) I never said that! In fact, I said the exact opposite - the list is quality-limited, not quantity-limited. b) If there was a seven album limit, Henry went over that as soon as he decided to indulge himself with the complete works of Skip James.
I never said that! In fact, I said the exact opposite - the list is quality-limited, not quantity-limited.
Beg pardon. But never the less, the limit on the radio programme Desert Island Discs is seven, which was the number in your initial list; so I thought we were playing by those rules.
And should we not confine ourselves to Flamenco? Otherwise comparisons become meaningless.
for our trip to the desert this week I will take : Niño de Pura - Pozo y Caudal or Maquida Paco De Lucía - Luzia Vicente Amigo - De Mi Corazon Al Aire Duquende,Chicuelo - Live in Cirque d'Hiver Paris Rocio Márquez - AQUÍ Y AHORA Ástor Piazzolla - Itinerary of a Genius Diego Carrasco - Diego Carrasco (Nuevosmedioscoleccion)
Jimi Hendrix, live at woodstock Eric clapton, just one night Nirvana unplugged Sabicas la guitarra Flamenca Paco, Fantasia Flamenca moraito morao y oro Cheeky girls, party time
Slayer - South of Heaven The Pogues - Rum, Sodomy & The Lash Paco Pena - The Incredible Paco Pena Paco de Lucia - Fantasia Flamenco Beaux Arts Trio - Beethoven Piano Trios
Los Juncales de Jerez - Cayos Reales Al Compas de los Zambos Agujetas en la Solea Locura de Brisa y Trino Infundio (Perrate) Flamenco Vivo - Camaron/Tomatito Fernanda y Bernarda - Cantes Ineditos Encuentros - El Lebrijano
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