Children of the Revolution

Children of the Revolution Artist: Children of the Revolution
Label: Parian Island
Category: Music



Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 602977069624
EAN: 0602977069624
ASIN: B00003O9JX


Release Date: 1999-08-14

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Listmania:

  1. It Changed my Life

Tracks:

  1. Rumba Athena
  2. A New Hope
  3. Broken Pieces
  4. El Rio (The River)
  5. Kindred Spirits
  6. Technoflamenco
  7. Yanni Mou
  8. Santa Maria
  9. The Lonely Path
  10. Alythia (The Truth)
  11. Eleftheria (Freedom!)

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Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Opa!!.......2001-01-08

I recently had the opportunity to see Children of the Revolution at benefit concert in Seattle for women with AIDS. I was visiting from New York and while I had heard a bit about them I did not know what to excpect. I came away from the show totally impressed. The music was a pleasing contrast of such unlikely songwriting influences as the Gypsy Kings and Simon and Garfunkel. But unlike the Gypsy Kings their music also reflected a strong grasp of their traditional roots. They easily jumped from classic Greek rembetiko music to a heart breaking Siguiriyas(for those of you who don't know, it is a very old and deep form of flamenco) with voice, guitar and dance. Since then I have purchased this CD and it has become a favorite of both mine and my wife. I look forward to hearing what this versitile group will put out in the future.

1 out of 5 stars Failed "Revolution".......2000-12-12

While I can appreciate their attempt to combine traditional forms of music and push different genres in new directions, it is presumptuous to assume this album is anything other than a collection of overly simplistic and repetitive phrases. The experienced listener can immediately identify that all they are doing is copying the likes of the Gypsy Kings and Ottmar Liebert. They're just jumping on this bandwagon of "new age" music and with fewer tools. I was, however, hoping for something new, but the "Revolution" falls very short.

The tragedy is not in its composition, but the fact that it sounds just exotic enough to capture the imagination of the general public who have never experienced the sorrow of a real flamenco singer like Camaron or heard the true flavors of guitar from someone like Tomatito. It's not to say that taking different kinds of music and blending them together can't be done, but it takes a bit more to do that. Spend your money elsewhere and try a band like Curandero or some of Al DiMeola's work if you want to hear a real mixture of music from different cultures.

5 out of 5 stars Great CD, but they're even better live.........2000-10-12

Albums are a funny thing. It seems that there's plenty of bands out there who can put together a good sounding album in the controlled environment of a studio with infinite remixes, takes and fades. But giving that same level of performance to a live audience is what sets the 'musicians' apart from the 'bands'. Children of the Revolution are some fine musicians indeed.

I first heard of them through a friend of mine who was acquainted with the lead singer. Intrigued I bought their CD and was pleasantly surprised with the ethnic variety of music which varied from driven flamenco guitar to vocal solos. The entire disc is a gem, a keeper through and through and one that my friends invariably love when I play it for them. Many of the songs are sung in other languages, but that doesn't take anything away, their meaning is all too clearly spoken through the music.

I recently saw them live locally... and I left even more impressed. They put on a killer show in all respects. Incredibly good balance between the instruments and vocals, with flawless performance on all fronts. You really need to see them in person to appreciate the music to it's full extent, and see their flamenco and belly dancers as they add visual delight to the already incredible experience. It was a fun show as well, they drew the audience in and by the end everybody was participating and having a good time enjoying the music.

I have no doubts that these guys will go far, they are extremely talented, approacheable and put on amazing shows with their truly unique blend of world music. Highly Recommended.

5 out of 5 stars If the Gypsy Kings had talent and soul..........1999-12-13

they would hope to aspire to some day sound as good as this. They'd probably never get this good.

After having seen these guys live I bought their CD, knowing that the recording would never match the performance. I was pleasantly surprised. 'Children of the Revolution' have a distinct, and unclassifiable sound only gets better with age. Most CD's begin to tarnish well before the hundredth listen, not this one. Vissili's lead vocals are incredibly moving, as is the passion in Eric Jaeger's guitar. The group as a whole has a great amount of intuition and play together wonderfully.

I feel fortunate to have stumbled upon this group at such an early stage in their career. If enough people hear them--or see them live, I feel quite sure that I'm going to have to stand in line for tickets to see their sold out shows in the not so distant future.

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