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Blake
~ Blake (Artist)
4.3 out of 5 stars 63 customer reviews (63 customer reviews)
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Product details
  • Audio CD (5 Nov 2007)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Universal Classics
  • ASIN: B000TZGQHM
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars (63 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 49 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Track Listings
1. Yo Te Voy A Amar (I'll Make Love To You)
2. In Paradisum (Gladiator)
3. Moon RIver
4. 1492 - Conquest Of Paradise
5. God Only Knows
6. I Knew I Loved You
7. Hallelujah
8. Ashokan Farewell
9. Celebration
10. Vide Cor Meum
11. Swing Low
12. E Sara Cosi
13. Jerusalem
14. Toglimi Il Respiro
15. In The Bleak Midwinter

Product Description
Description
Debut album from classical-crossover act that famously formed on Facebook. A collection of covers that will appeal to fans of Il Divo, Blake are making all the right noises, and this album is sure to prove popular with anybody who is a fanof classical pop music. Includes the tracks 'Moon River', 'I Knew I Loved You' and 'God Only Knows'.

 
Customer Reviews
63 Reviews
5 star: 76%  (48)
4 star: 6%  (4)
3 star: 1%  (1)
2 star: 6%  (4)
1 star: 9%  (6)
 
 
 
 
 
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11 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars I'm a new fan, 10 Dec 2007
Classical cross over is for me, I love Il Divo and G 4, there are great tunes out there but it takes good voices to make the best of them. I find some of the originial tracks quite boring, but good voices can create a totally new experience. Blake have got it right. Pity that G4 decided to pack it in this year, these guys had some good ideas. Il Divo is a bit operatic for my liking but I do like a lot of the tracks. Blake got it about right on balance, I reommend it to all lovers odf classical crossover.
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6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars More than just a pretty facebook, 2 Feb 2008
By Mart Music (Essex, UK) - See all my reviews
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What would initially appear to be an overnight rise to fame, assuming a best-selling debut album qualifies for that title, is more an inevitable result of the hard work, enthusiasm and an abundance of talent from these four male singers.

All four have a background of academic musical studies and live performances, as soloists and with choirs, which led to degrees of success as individuals even before meeting up on the Facebook website - although they do admit to knowing, or knowing of, each other before that.

Their career took a swift upturn after they made an impromptu performance at a house party and realised that they had a natural chemistry which created a unique sound in terms of vocal harmony. Soon after, the four approached manager Daniel Glatman (Blue and Fron Male Voice Choir) who promptly recognised their talent and found them a record deal with the Universal label.

The result is this debut album, named `Blake' after the English poet William Blake "because he was a man who embraced so many different styles of art and language" says band member Dominic Tighe.

For me, the most surprising aspect of the album is its constant emphasis on the harmony vocals which tend to drive the orchestral accompaniment to the rear of the sound mix. This is in contrast to many of the recent pop/classical artists who often allow the orchestral aspects of the song to be bought to the fore. This vocal emphasis produces a distinctive sound which lends a more personal feel to many of the songs.

Of the songs, they are all chosen by the band themselves and range from the romantically sung (in Italian) `Yo Te Voy a Amar' (I'll Make Love to You) to the dramatic Gladiator film score adaptation `In Paradisum'.

This is a band which has the looks to please a young fan base and the talent to satisfy the demands of a classically critical audience.
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