Best Of Ray Lynch, Vol. 1

Ray Lynch | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 10, 1998)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Windham Hill Records
• ASIN: B000000NND
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #183,611 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Ralph's Rhapsody

2. The Music of What Happens

3. The Oh of Pleasure

4. Celestial Soda Pop

5. Clouds Below Your Knees

6. The Vanished Gardens of Córdoba

7. The True Spirit of Mom & Dad

8. The Temple

9. Her Knees Deep in Your Mind

10. Kathleen's Song

11. Tiny Geometries

12. Rio Clarifies

13. Celestial Soda Pop [Remix]

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If music were food, this is the highest in gourmet nutrition, May 2, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Best Of Ray Lynch, Vol. 1 (Audio CD)

There are cuts on this CD from all of Lynch's previous releases, plus a couple of new songs and two "remixes" of two older hits.

I'm knocked out by the staggering depth, complexity, and emotional power on this CD. I recommend turning the volume UP (!) and really paying attention. RARELY do you get such a rich payoff on so many levels.

I particularly love the new cuts on this one, they're multilayered, rich, madly humorous, and deeply moving. "Ralph's Rhapsody" incorporates wild sounds and laughter in an uplifting, complex, "contemporary-baroque" piece, and "The Music of What Happens" contains virtuoso, wild violin improvisation in the context of a deeply feeling, complex, highly structured composition.

IMO, the "remixes" don't match the quality of the rest of the CD, but it's okay, no shortchange, the CD is nearly an hour long.

I'd say this one and "Deep Breakfast" are the first "must have" items by Lynch. (But I love his stuff. I'd recommend them all.)

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Highly Addictive Music, April 22, 2003

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S. Cairns (Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Best Of Ray Lynch, Vol. 1 (Audio CD)

Ray Lynch has quite some talent! This "Best of" CD features 10 of his most loved compositions, plus two brand new tracks and a remix of his most well known piece: "Celestial Soda Pop".

His music is highly melodic. Foot-tapping stuff indeed! The two new tracks are excellent, and it goes without saying that the other compositions are top-notch. The only surprise is the absence of "Ivory", a track many regard as Ray's most beautiful piece.

Ray's music is hard to describe. He uses a great assortment of instruments and produces a huge range of sounds; some very conventional, other really unusual and original. Everything, however, blends together really well and this is the sort of music you'll find yourself whistling at work. It's addictive stuff!

If you enjoy melodic, catchy rhythmic music that's full of life and energy, you're sure to enjoy this CD.

Very highly recommended.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best of Ray Lynch, Vol. 1, May 5, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Best Of Ray Lynch, Vol. 1 (Audio CD)

Ray's music is truly deep, sublime and happy, all in one. If you only have one of Ray's CD's, this is the one to own, with old and new favorites. I've been a fan of his for years. It's a great way to unwind after work and get into a deeper, feeling mode. His classical background brings a richness and sophistication to his music. It's way beyond the new age category that it's put into alot of times.