- Audio CD (14 Sep 2009)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Label: Last Suppa
- ASIN: B002GHBVNK
- Other Editions: MP3 Download
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 35,629 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Track Listings
| 1. From Grace |
| 2. A Lovestory |
| 3. Be A Part |
| 4. Alls Not Lost |
| 5. Dice |
| 6. Cecilia |
| 7. That Great October Sound |
| 8. Something Real |
| 9. I Need Love Baby, Love, Not Trouble |
| 10. Adelaide |
| 11. One Day You'll Dance For Me New York City |
| 12. Rise In Shame |
Product Description
Review
From Grace Thomas Dybdahl Last Suppa Something To Die For Fiona Culley STAB Just like buses we wait ages for a Norwegian act to come along and get us excited and then two come along at once! 36 million sales + A-Ha are back and sounding better than ever and looking just as handsome! We find it hard to believe that next year will be the 25th anniversary of their debut album Hunting High And Low. Morten Harket s distinctive voice sounds like it has been locked in a preservation chamber. Foot Of The Mountain is a hit in any era and a credit to the songwriting skills of Magne F and Paul Waaktaar-Savoy who are living proof that form is temporary but class is permanent. The track ticks all the boxes; melody, synth hooks and strong lyrics which bodes well for the forthcoming album. A-Ha received the Q Inspiration award last year and we think they ll be picking up a few more awards yet. Catch them on tour in the UK in November. Our favourite performance at The Great Escape in Brighton came from Norwegian Thomas Dybdahl. We first saw Thomas perform in Austin, Texas at SXSW over 2 years ago and were keen to see him again and he has got even better live. Not many Norwegians get compared to Nick Drake and Tim Buckley but Thomas more than lives up to the comparison. Thomas has made 4 albums in the past 7 years and the UK will be the launch-pad for a collation of the best tracks from those on the forthcoming eponymously named Thomas Dybdahl album on August 3. He certainly has an inexhaustible gift for poignant and tender songwriting. His last 2 albums both went platinum and got to #1 in his native homeland. From Grace will be just one of many beautifully well crafted and intimate songs on the forthcoming album as well as one of the tracks on his B A Part EP which comes out next month. Norway, Douze points! --Billboard Magazine
CD Description
norwegian singer songwriter thomas dybdahl releases this collection of his greatest songs recorded so far with artwork created by legendary designer philippe starck and photographer jean baptiste mondino remastered at london's abbey road studios
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Format:Audio CD
Sometimes good things slip by without our noticing.
You know how it is; turning right instead of left
at a green traffic light might make the difference
between finding true love or not. How would we know?!
Thomas Dybdahl is a Norwegian singer/songwriter and
I would appear to have fallen head-over-heels in love
with this eponymously titled album released last Autumn.
It is a marvellous affair from start to finish.
Comparisons with Tim Buckley and Nick Drake ring a
little hollow to my unattuned ears. He seems to be
very much his own man to me and in complete command
of both his muse and his musical materials.
The album is, in fact, a compilation reflecting the
riches to be found on the four further albums he has
released since 2002. It is a fine introduction.
Whether in the blissed-out anthemic pop of 'Cecilia'
(a truly mesmerising number) or the richly-textured magic
of songs like 'All's Not Lost' and 'That Great October Sound'
(both compositions wrapped up in delightful and highly
accomplished string arrangements) it quickly becomes clear
that we are in the company of a performer of distinction.
Mr Dybdahl has a lovely voice. A tad other-worldly in the
nicest-possible-way and capable of a wide range of tonal
colours and subtle emotional expression.
'One Day You'll Dance For Me, New York City' is
a sublime threnody saturated with warm harmonies
and a cleverly deployed instrumental ensemble.
Late night saxophone, pedal steel guitar and hammond organ
all contribute to the dense atmosphere of weary longing.
Final track 'Rise In Shame', from his 2003 album 'Stray Dogs',
is a top-drawer composition in every way. The well paced and
spaced production supports one of Mr Dybdahl's finest vocal
performances and brings this splendid collection to a rousing close.
Much more than a taster; more a celebration of a career so-far.
Mr Dybdahl deserves both our attention and admiration.
Highly Recommended.
You know how it is; turning right instead of left
at a green traffic light might make the difference
between finding true love or not. How would we know?!
Thomas Dybdahl is a Norwegian singer/songwriter and
I would appear to have fallen head-over-heels in love
with this eponymously titled album released last Autumn.
It is a marvellous affair from start to finish.
Comparisons with Tim Buckley and Nick Drake ring a
little hollow to my unattuned ears. He seems to be
very much his own man to me and in complete command
of both his muse and his musical materials.
The album is, in fact, a compilation reflecting the
riches to be found on the four further albums he has
released since 2002. It is a fine introduction.
Whether in the blissed-out anthemic pop of 'Cecilia'
(a truly mesmerising number) or the richly-textured magic
of songs like 'All's Not Lost' and 'That Great October Sound'
(both compositions wrapped up in delightful and highly
accomplished string arrangements) it quickly becomes clear
that we are in the company of a performer of distinction.
Mr Dybdahl has a lovely voice. A tad other-worldly in the
nicest-possible-way and capable of a wide range of tonal
colours and subtle emotional expression.
'One Day You'll Dance For Me, New York City' is
a sublime threnody saturated with warm harmonies
and a cleverly deployed instrumental ensemble.
Late night saxophone, pedal steel guitar and hammond organ
all contribute to the dense atmosphere of weary longing.
Final track 'Rise In Shame', from his 2003 album 'Stray Dogs',
is a top-drawer composition in every way. The well paced and
spaced production supports one of Mr Dybdahl's finest vocal
performances and brings this splendid collection to a rousing close.
Much more than a taster; more a celebration of a career so-far.
Mr Dybdahl deserves both our attention and admiration.
Highly Recommended.
Format:Audio CD
I've been a fan of Thomas' for a while but had not been able to purchase a non-import release until now. This is a sort-of best of collection from his first four albums (fifth recently released). Some wonderful tracks here, standouts for me are:
2. A Love Story
6. Cecelia
7. That Great October Sound
10. Adelaide
11. One Day You'll Dance For Me New York City.
Plenty to enjoy. His sound is quite folky, but with unexpected instruments and arrangements throughout. His voice is quite soft and strong, in style not a million miles from Jeff Buckley, Duncan Sheik, Damien Rice.
Hoping he gets some recognition here in Ireland and also in the UK - he deserves credit and an expanded fanbase for his original, beautiful musical take on life and love. RECOMMENDED!
2. A Love Story
6. Cecelia
7. That Great October Sound
10. Adelaide
11. One Day You'll Dance For Me New York City.
Plenty to enjoy. His sound is quite folky, but with unexpected instruments and arrangements throughout. His voice is quite soft and strong, in style not a million miles from Jeff Buckley, Duncan Sheik, Damien Rice.
Hoping he gets some recognition here in Ireland and also in the UK - he deserves credit and an expanded fanbase for his original, beautiful musical take on life and love. RECOMMENDED!
Format:Audio CD
This is an excellent sampler for those who have not yet been fortunate enough to discover the music of Thomas Dybdahl. But I warn you that if you buy this you will instantly start searching for all his 5 solo albums and the even more difficult to find EP's.
It's years since I bought a series of CDs that are so rewarding, revealling some new hidden joy each time you listen to them.
So if you want to get into Dybdahl buy "Sciene" which is usually available cheap and then prepare to spend your days searching obscure Norwegian and Danish sites for the others - it took me a year to track down the box set at an affordable price.
And once you have them all you can smugly declare to anyone that will listen that you party to music best kept secret.
It's years since I bought a series of CDs that are so rewarding, revealling some new hidden joy each time you listen to them.
So if you want to get into Dybdahl buy "Sciene" which is usually available cheap and then prepare to spend your days searching obscure Norwegian and Danish sites for the others - it took me a year to track down the box set at an affordable price.
And once you have them all you can smugly declare to anyone that will listen that you party to music best kept secret.
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