Camera Obscura [Import, Original recording remastered]

Nico | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 5, 1994)
• Original Release Date: 1994
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import, Original recording remastered
• Label: Beggar's Banquet
• ASIN: B0000072K5
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #262,117 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Camera Obscura

2. Tananore

3. Win a Few

4. My Funny Valentine

5. Das Lied Von Einsanen Madchens

6. Fearfully in Danger

7. My Heart Is Empty

8. Into the Arena

9. Konig

Editorial Reviews

New at Amazon but 100% rating elsewhere.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Electronic Goth, March 10, 2006

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Phil (Eastern Mass, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Camera Obscura (Audio CD)

This is a great Nico album, once again produced by John Cale. But unlike their earlier collaborations, this one is far more electronic. A track like "Fearfully in Danger" is not terribly far removed from Gary Numan. Some may find this one more accessible than the beyond-goth of "Marble Index".
The one exception to the electronics is the mournful and jazzy version of "My Funny Valentine". That song has been covered hundreds of times and yet when I hear anyone do it I now always think of Nico's version.
I'd also like to recommend the book "The End" written by her keyboardist on this album. It's a sad, scary yet funny book about Nico's later years and a good thing to read while listening to "Camera Obscura".

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating contrast., April 19, 2006

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John Doe - See all my reviews

This review is from: Camera Obscura (Audio CD)

This album came out in 1985 (The last album before her death two year later) And I've always found the contrast between her old-soul sophisticated voice and the modern synth sound of a lot of these songs very compelling. "Fearfully in Danger" and "Tananore" are perfect examples of this greatness. And "My Funny Valentine" is breathtaking.

9 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THE BEST, June 1, 2004

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"spinach_ninja" (New Carlisle, IN UAS) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Camera Obscura (Audio CD)

This album contains some of the best music I have ever laid

ears on. I have never heard anything like this before. In the

aftermath of listening to this I discovered that not only was I

really experiencing something new, I was becoming someone new.

Moreover, this is just some great music and it truly surprises

you once you start to listen.

Although no words can describe this artist I would definitly

say that they are cosmic, novel, crazy, and very hard to find.

So if you want to broaden your musical horizons, then pick this

herald to the coming of a new age of music. You won't ever want

or need another album, after this. You'll never take it out or

leave it behind. Trust me this is the greatest album that has

ever been made!