- Audio CD (15 Feb 2005)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Format: Import
- Label: Castle Music
- ASIN: B0007SL2QQ
- Other Editions: Audio CD
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 355,778 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
The disgracefully (in Britain) neglected Carmel has another winner here, a superb live set at Ronnie Scott's. The equally excellent 'Live in Paris', also from 1997, was largely a retrospective; the Ronnie Scott date has a nunber of songs not otherwise released. Since their self-titled debut album of 1982 Carmel has been Carmel McCourt singing with Gerry Darby on drums and Jim Parris on bass. A wide variety of session musicians have played on some of the studio albums but for this live recording the only relaxation of the band's original muscular sparseness is McCourt's own keyboard playing and Joseph Ward also on keyboard and with an exquisite reggae trumpet solo on 'Respect All People Now'. That is enough: McCourt's voice, with this band, can be superbly lush and never fails to swing while Parris and Darby produce the magic that backs and simultaneously leads the music, and each is able to carry the groove through the most complex solo. It may be difficult to pin this music down to the clear label the music business needs in this country, but that is no reason not to buy this album now!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
remember the taxi cab and the rain and the ball cap turned backwards on that pretty blond head and jules holland saying dont worry man in a hundred years youll forget her and the honeysuckle my god the honeysuckle
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
'Carmel' listen once, immortalized forever.
15 Aug 2000
Format:Audio CD
With the vocalist Carmel Lieder, who is virtually unknown to Americans, but with many thanks to Brain Eno, Carmel is immortalized for those that enjoy great music. This is pop in a new way; the vocals of Carmel are sweet and haunting for the dreams. Dreams made by David Lynch... I would like to drop a few names to give you the type of genre, but Carmel can't be placed like so and so, etc... My first encounter with the music of Carmel was in the late 80's. A friend arrived from Europe with the Carmel CD, `The Falling,' the CD went to the highest bidder and I followed suit with the rest of the Carmel CD's. For those of you that are out there and would like to buy a CD that is sure bet, BUY this CD and then check out the bands other CD's, you yourself will be immortalized.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Raw, Funky, Edgy, and Very Natural...
4 Jun 2002
Format:Audio CD
That's what I love about European import bands and artists ! They take American or Western musical genres and influences and add their own worldly and experimental ingredients just to kick it up a notch or two. The Brit-funk, pop-jazz group known as Carmel is a prime example. Carmel is named after lead singer Carmel T. McCourt whose soulful and throaty vocals are faintly reminiscent of a Motown female singer and and a very lightweight Janis Joplin vocalist.The end result is an ultra-cool blue eyed soul singer who gives the impression that shes about to break down her vocals for an all get out scat session. Cuts like Big Belly Woman not only add a comic twist in the lyrics but exemplify how Carmel proves that having soul and rhythm in one's gifted musical abilities has nothing to do with the color of skin or nationality. The opening track You Promised Me the World comes complete with the backing of a funkified Hammond organ and deep rich electric bass for a foot stomping session. Backed by equally gifted instrumental band members Carmel offers that rich late night soul dancing and listening that was also established by the likes of Simply Red's Mick Hucknall and members. Slower ballads like If You Don't Come Back are just as enjoyable and unforgettable...This is a Euro-import worth listening for years to come as the music and it's musical R & B, Blues, Jazz, Funk roots are the influential fuel for this artistic fire of fusion !Carmel defies being categorized or stigmatized as another temporarily fashionable band victimized by trends !
Not the best
23 Nov 2004
Format:Audio CD
Carmel is one of my favorites groups, and I listen them for the last 20 years. I think this is not one of their best CD's. Maybe because "Good News", "Everybody's Got a Little ... Soul", "The Falling", "Set me Free" or "World's Gone Crazy" are outstanding CD's, I give only 3 stars to this work, even when it's not bad. Try the other works of Carmel.
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