Tuesday, April 21, 2015

#1705 Yngve Guddal - Genesis for Two Grand Pianos Vol. 1

Does what it says on the tin.

7 solid choices of Gabriel and early-Collins era Genesis songs covered by 2 grand piano players.

Technically, I can find no fault. Dudes weave some really wooly, inventive ways around some pretty complex songs.

But no chances are taken, no deviation from the source material are dared. Worse, I don't really sense that these guys *get* Genesis, leaving the emotional high points lying flat in the name of nailing the notes.

If you don't make me openly weep with those rising lines at part 2 of One for the Vine I will summarily dismiss your Genesis project as without worth 100 times out of 100 2.5/5

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