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Album Review: Sarah Brightman -- "Harem"
((This refers to my latest trip to the Tewksbury library, on Tuesday))
My buddy Twink from the "A.I." RP has had only good things to say about Sarah Brightman's "Harem" CD, plus she's been raving about the "Harem" concert, so when I spotted this disk at the library, I picked it up.
Wow! Okay, so it *does* have some Arabian Nights cliches to it, but I love the Arabian Nights, so it quickly got past whatever mild inhibitions (inhibitions like "Real harems aren't really lovers' paradises") I may have had! Plus, the arrangements sound oddly like Enigma ("It's a Beautiful Day" reminded me of Enigma's "Callas Went Away", only better; "What a Wonderful World" has the same bass line as "Return to Innocence"; the title track reminds me of a somewhat louder version of "I Love You, I'll Kill You" -- not the lyrics, but the... ambience). I remember Twink telling me that Sarah Brightman's boyfriend, who produces her albums, had worked with Enigma, so this might be a cross-influence. But it's a cross-influence I love!!
My buddy Twink from the "A.I." RP has had only good things to say about Sarah Brightman's "Harem" CD, plus she's been raving about the "Harem" concert, so when I spotted this disk at the library, I picked it up.
Wow! Okay, so it *does* have some Arabian Nights cliches to it, but I love the Arabian Nights, so it quickly got past whatever mild inhibitions (inhibitions like "Real harems aren't really lovers' paradises") I may have had! Plus, the arrangements sound oddly like Enigma ("It's a Beautiful Day" reminded me of Enigma's "Callas Went Away", only better; "What a Wonderful World" has the same bass line as "Return to Innocence"; the title track reminds me of a somewhat louder version of "I Love You, I'll Kill You" -- not the lyrics, but the... ambience). I remember Twink telling me that Sarah Brightman's boyfriend, who produces her albums, had worked with Enigma, so this might be a cross-influence. But it's a cross-influence I love!!
