This is a great collection of pop music from the 1920s and
1930s (mostly -- see the Bonus Tracks).
The performances are top-rate; listen to a song or two with your eyes
closed and you’ll expect to be opening them in a dive in some city’s lower side
-- except this stuff is played too well.
While some
may feel that Band leader Max Raabe’s with is too dry, or his (metaphorical)
eyebrow is too arched, this style of singing perfectly fits the selections we
hear in this album. I’d love to hear
Raabe maybe do a couple of duets with a female vocalist, though.
If you
relish that decadent jazz known as “the music between the wars” (to steal a
phrase), you will really enjoy this disc.
The old-style arrangements of more modern tunes, tracks 18 and 19, were
lost on me because I’m not familiar with the “original” versions.
A few of
the tracks were recorded at live performances.
You can see a lot of these on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=max+raabe+and+the+palast+orchester+youtube&sm=3
. There you will see some of the fun and
humor that you may not feel in the CD.
Here
are the tracks:
1.
Singin' in the Rain
2.
Cheek to Cheek
3. Just
One of Those Things
4.
Though You're Not the First One
5.
These Foolish Things
6. Love
Thy Neighbour
7. Over
My Shoulder
8.
Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf
9. All
God's Children
10.
Youkali
11.
Love Song of Tahiti
12.
Moon of Alabama
13.
Mein Kleiner Grüner Kaktus
14.
Tout Est Permis
15.
Tomorrow Is Another Day
16.
Dream a Little Dream of Me
17.
Cosi Cosa
Bonus
Tracks:
18.
Oops!... I Did It Again
19. Sex
Bomb
20. One
Cannot Kiss Alone
21. Für Frauen ist
Das Kein Problem Their site is here: http://www.palast-orchester.de/en/ . Don’t ask me why they’re going aquatic!
And,
here is the Amazon page for the release: http://www.amazon.com/Golden-Age-Max-Raabe/dp/B008FO81OK
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