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Music : Dead Symphony No. 6 |
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0094922675385
Label: OMI Records
Manufacturer: OMI Records
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: OMI Records
Release Date: July 24, 2007
Studio: OMI Records
Sales Rank: 19246
Disc 1:- Dead Overture
- Saint Stephen
- Here Comes Sunshine
- Mountains of the Moon
- Blues for Allah
- Sugar Magnolia
- To Lay Me Down
- If I Had the World to Give
- Stella Blue
- Bird Song
- China Doll
- Dead Finale
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Lee Johnson has taken the work of the Dead and re-imagined it as orchestral music. It is remarkably provocative and demands close listening. My wife is a classical musician, and upon hearing Johnson's work, she is now quite interested in listening more closely to the Grateful Dead. I think this CD can work as a bridge for fan's of both The Dead and classical/symphonic work. Entirely compelling.
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Starting with the release of "Deadicated" (1991), I've picked up just about every Grateful Dead tribute. I have the tributes in bluegrass, rock, reggae, a capella and jazz ("Blues for Allah Project" "Dark Star" "Swingin'). Being an enthusiast for orchestral music, I was surprised to discover that this is the only philharmonic Dead tribute. In a day when most bands seem to have a string quartet or symphony orchestra tribute, it's odd that it took so long for the Grateful Dead. In any case, here it ... Read More
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Lee Johnson wrote Dead Symphony No 6 after being approached by Mike Adams in the wake of Jerry Garcia's death. Being new to the music may have been a bonus for Johnson: his fresh ears have gone to the most beguiling melodies and adventurous harmonies from the vast and innovative Grateful Dead repertoire and welded them into a coherent symphony, using a dash of improvisation and playful references to Funiculi Funicula (a favourite Dead throwaway to confirm they were finally in tune at the start of ... Read More
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