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This special edition of Amy Macdonald's second studio album A Curious Thing includes the full album plus a bonus disc of live orchestral versions of many of the Scottish songstress' hits, such as: "This is the Life", "Mr Rock & Roll" and "Don't Tell Me That It's Over".
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It's been a busy year for Amy Macodonald with the release of A Curious Thing earlier this year and touring almost constantly for the rest of year. Fortunately she found time to travel to Luxembourg to record a set with the German Philharmonic Orchestra and it this that this album celebrates.
This two disc set consists of the original album (A Curious Thing) plus 12 songs from the orchestrated set, replacing the 2007 Barrowland Ballroom concert that was released in the deluxe version back in March this year.
Like the recent setlist for her tour, the second disc contains tracks from both This Is A Life and A Curious Thing, ensuring that there is something for everyone. While some tracks already had string arrangements in the original studio versions, hearing them played by an orchestra makes them take on another life. It makes them a little special to hear.
Everything tells you that this arrangement probably shouldn't work but it does and does beautifully. There is only one draw back for this release and that is that, with a deluxe version having already been released and some may see no point in buying just to get the orchestrated versions. Maybe if it had been a live CD and DVD set, it would have been better and possibly packaged as a separate album, a little like Sting's Symphonicity. Still a good listen for any fan.
This two disc set consists of the original album (A Curious Thing) plus 12 songs from the orchestrated set, replacing the 2007 Barrowland Ballroom concert that was released in the deluxe version back in March this year.
Like the recent setlist for her tour, the second disc contains tracks from both This Is A Life and A Curious Thing, ensuring that there is something for everyone. While some tracks already had string arrangements in the original studio versions, hearing them played by an orchestra makes them take on another life. It makes them a little special to hear.
Everything tells you that this arrangement probably shouldn't work but it does and does beautifully. There is only one draw back for this release and that is that, with a deluxe version having already been released and some may see no point in buying just to get the orchestrated versions. Maybe if it had been a live CD and DVD set, it would have been better and possibly packaged as a separate album, a little like Sting's Symphonicity. Still a good listen for any fan.
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Excellent cd and the bonus live album (which gets more play than the original) is superb too. Amy MacDonald rocks !
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Amy Macdonald has fast become one of my favourite musicians, I bought her first album on a bit of a gamble not knowing if I would like it or not, and since then I've always looked forward to listening to any of her music. There's something about Amy's style that really appeals to me, it's not the catchy rhythms or the lyrics, it's that sense of home and belonging, and Amy's love for her Scottish roots really got me thinking about my own.
A Curious Thing is Amy's second studio album, and like her first is excellent. There's always that danger of a second album not being as good as the first, but this album is even better. Amy has kept to her style which I really like, she just picks up her guitar and sings, there's nothing flashy or commercially-produced about it, which nowadays is nice to see.
My favourite song from the album is Spark, and is probably my favourite of Amy's songs to date (Run from the first album being my previous favourite). My other favourites from the album include Don't Tell Me That It's Over, An Ordinary Life, Give It All Up and Your Time Will Come - all of them deserve a mention though!
With this edition of the album you get a bonus Special Orchestral CD, recorded at the Esch-sur-Alzette in Luxembourg. Funnily enough I'd actually seen some videos of this performance before buying the album so I was really pleased to see it in a CD format. My one complaint is that it does not contain Run from the performance - anyone who's seen videos of it will know what a mistake it was not to include it on the CD.
= So in all, an even better album than the first, which was also excellent. The orchestral CD just shows you Amy's talent outside of the studio. Existing and new fans will love this album, and I hope both buy it, enjoy!
A Curious Thing is Amy's second studio album, and like her first is excellent. There's always that danger of a second album not being as good as the first, but this album is even better. Amy has kept to her style which I really like, she just picks up her guitar and sings, there's nothing flashy or commercially-produced about it, which nowadays is nice to see.
My favourite song from the album is Spark, and is probably my favourite of Amy's songs to date (Run from the first album being my previous favourite). My other favourites from the album include Don't Tell Me That It's Over, An Ordinary Life, Give It All Up and Your Time Will Come - all of them deserve a mention though!
With this edition of the album you get a bonus Special Orchestral CD, recorded at the Esch-sur-Alzette in Luxembourg. Funnily enough I'd actually seen some videos of this performance before buying the album so I was really pleased to see it in a CD format. My one complaint is that it does not contain Run from the performance - anyone who's seen videos of it will know what a mistake it was not to include it on the CD.
= So in all, an even better album than the first, which was also excellent. The orchestral CD just shows you Amy's talent outside of the studio. Existing and new fans will love this album, and I hope both buy it, enjoy!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
An absolute bargain
As I already own A Curious Thing my main reason for purchasing this was to hear disc 2 Special Orchestral Edition. Read more
Published 5 months ago by kevin morgan
Amy McDonald Orchestral - Live
A very good album a two disc set with the original Curious Thing and the Orchestral CD combined. Some great string and wind sections that complement the original versions, some... Read more
Published 8 months ago by rob
Orchestral brilliance
I bought this album on the premise that it was only going to cost me 75p more than the album without the bonus cd. WHAT A BARGAIN! Read more
Published 11 months ago by Peter J. Maccauley
Wonderful Sound
I have always wanted to own a C.D Album from Amy and have never got around to buying it but having heard all of the tracks on offer here and a lot of them recorded near my home. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Scottypom
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