- Audio CD (30 May 2003)
- Number of Discs: 2
- Label: Musicrama/Koch
- ASIN: B0000DET0N
- Other Editions: Audio CD | MP3 Download
- Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,170,647 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
A very useful introduction to this distinguished band. A double CD of tracks taken from their recent 3 CD/DVD box set, this set offers an excellent overview from their back catalogue.
Though Lisa Gerrard has become well known for her recent soundtrack work, it was the coupling of Gerrard and Brendan Perry which created the magic that was Dead Can Dance. Though they started out as a Goth sounding band on their first EP and album, they quickly established their own distinctive style of orchestral based music, encompasing various influences such as early music, European folk and classical, Irish music as well as world music flavourings. The focus of their music has always been Lisa Gerrards remarkable voice. Powerful and evocative, once heard never forgotten. Brendan Perry brought a more contemporary, song-based edge to the band, with his Scott Walker croon and his songs more evocative of the folk tradition of Tim Buckley and Nick Drake. But they were at their best when the duo integrated their talents. At times this would result in something almost transcendent in its power and beauty as on "Cantara" or "Frontier" for instance.
Each album is a thing of wonder and it's recommended to purchase those. For me the best are, "Within the Realm of a Dying Sun" and "Toward the Within", though they are all excellent. For the curious, this collection is a good retrospective of one of the most beautiful and original of bands.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This is an absolute bargain of a double CD with a brief but good biography and lyrics (where applicable!) included in the booklet. I would thoroughly recommend this album to anyone unfamiliar with DCD, the tracks included represent a very balanced sample of the incredible musical diversity explored by Brendan Perry and Lisa Gerrard. Use this as a starting point and then buy the individual albums and solo works - you will not be disappointed...
20 of 21 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I must initially state that I disagree entirely with one reviewers opinion of Brendan Perry's voice. I am normally not inclined to favour male singers over female's, but I think his voice incredible. A deep and powerful delivery which is preferred over the higher pitch of Gerrard's (which could be delivered a few octaves lower at times, in my opinion). He really makes DCD stand out personally for me. When singing along to his delivery, I get the same resonance as my deep vocal exhalations in yoga! Heavy.
Anyway, I think the band incredible and normally would shy away entirely from a genre such as this. One reviewer commented that the sound 'deeply resonates with humaness, is enigmatic and powerful'. I cannot agree more. I listen to electronic music primarily but find this has a timeless and very human sound that defies any contemporary and narrowminded categorisation. The feel transcends intellectualism, which, for me, is a sign of good music!
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DCD Wake
If you buy this you should know what to expect. It's not to everyones taste and my wife doesn't like it. Read more
Published 2 days ago by lewis2032
I want more lisa
As much as I enjoyed this album on the first few times I heard it, I now find it hard to listen to it all the way through and find myself skipping tracks in which Lisa is not... Read more
Published on 28 April 2010 by Stephen
Reminisce
I've just bought this haven't not heard DCD for a very long time but was very fond of In the Realm of a Dying Sun at the time (a companion piece to SPK's Songs of Byzantine... Read more
Published on 4 Dec 2007 by Mr. Neil Horner
Brendan, please don't sing!
As a fan of Lisa Gerrard, I have long awaited a 'best of' collection of DCD. While this offers well over an hour of Lisa's ethereal vocals and some stand-out intrumentals, there... Read more
Published on 6 Mar 2004 by Mr. Warren M. Fisher
Disappointed
Having first heard Lisa Gerrard's vocals showcased on the Gladiator soundtrack, I hoped this was going to be more of the same but it isn't really. Read more
Published on 5 Feb 2004 by Douglas Walker
Brilliant!
My taste in music has always run towards the unusual. I've never really gone for main stream music. Read more
Published on 30 Jan 2004
Music With A Difference
After hearing Lisa Gerrard's singing in the film 'Gladiator' I bought 'Wake' hoping to hear variations of this style of singing. And I was not disappointed. Read more
Published on 12 Sep 2003
A great yet concise snapshot of Dead Can Dance...
Recently, two different compilations of Dead Can Dance's greatest tracks have been released - this one, and the Box Set (which contains many more tracks than this). Read more
Published on 4 Jun 2003 by "gophrantastica"
Great stuff but nothing new...buy for your friends!
Hurray! I thought when I saw this advertised...DCD have reformed and started producing tunes again. However, this is a best of... CD, and a very respectable one at that. Read more
Published on 10 May 2003 by DM Webster
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