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Артист: Billy Joel Альбом: River Of Dreams, 1993 Жанр: pop/rock Формат файла: EAC Ape Ссылка: CD 3 clicks Нахождение: eDonkey/Kademlia

Billy Joel had never had taken as much time to record an album as he did with River of Dreams, and its troubled birth is clear upon the first listen. Never before had he recorded an album that sounded so labored, as if it was a struggle for him to write and record the songs. With River of Dreams, he's surrounded himself with ace studio musicians and star producer Danny Kortchmar, all of whom have the effect of deadening an already self-consciously serious set of songs. There are no light moments on the album, either lyrically or musically -- all the songs are filled with middle-age dread, even the two best moments, the gospel-inflected title track and his song to his daughter, "Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel)." Those two songs have the strongest melodies, but they're not as natural as his best material. Everywhere he tries too hard -- the metaphors of "The Great Wall of China," the bizarre vocal intro to "Shades of Grey," minor-key melodies all over the place. He may be trying different things, but he doesn't sound comfortable with his detours, and by the end of the record, he sounds as exhausted as the listener feels. By that point, the closing track, "Famous Last Words," seems prophetic -- River of Dreams feels like a sad close to an otherwise strong career, and from all indications he's given in the press, Joel claims it is indeed the last pop album he'll ever make. It's an unworthy way to depart.

01. No Man's Land [0:04:48.22]
02. The Great Wall Of China [0:05:47.08]
03. Blonde Over Blue [0:04:55.30]
04. A Minor Variation [0:05:36.35]
05. Shades Of Grey [0:04:11.37]
06. All About Soul [0:06:01.20]
07. Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel) [0:03:34.30]
08. The River Of Dreams [0:04:07.48]
09. Two Thousand Years [0:05:20.65]
10. Famous Last Words [0:04:54.05]

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EAC extraction logfile from 25. October 2006, 8:26 for CD Joel, Billy / River Of Dreams Used drive : HL-DT-STDVDRAM GSA-4163B Adapter: 1 ID: 0 Read mode : Secure with NO C2, accurate stream, disable cache Combined read/write offset correction : 667 Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : No Used output format : C:\Programas varios\EAC095_PREBETA_4\Mac\MAC.exe (Compresor Monkey's Audio (menor pérdida)) High Lossless Compression Other options : Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No Installed external ASPI interface Range status and errors Selected range Filename G:\Billy Joel - River Of Dreams\CDImage.wav Peak level 100.0 % Range quality 100.0 % CRC 52F9F2A9 Copy OK No errors occured

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