Evelyn Glennie: Shadow Behind the Iron Sun

Evelyn Glennie (Composer), David Motion (Performer), Evelyn Glennie (Performer), Philip Smith (Performer), David Hobson (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: David Motion, Evelyn Glennie, Philip Smith, David Hobson
• Composer: Evelyn Glennie
• Audio CD (March 7, 2000)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: RCA
• ASIN: B000031W9F
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #202,080 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A near-perfect album, April 7, 2000

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Tony (Port Ludlow, WA) - See all my reviews

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Even my dog liked it -- mesmerized by the music, staring at the stereo like the mutt in the RCA logo.

Solo percussion is, admittedly, an acquired taste. The song samples here give you a reasonable flavor of the album. If you don't like them, don't buy it.

At the same time, Glennie has done more than anybody to advance the art, the possibilities, and the popularity of percussion. (I saw her perform a snare solo encore last year that brought the audience to its feet.) In this album, she operates with more freedom and pushes more boundaries than in anything she's done to date. Yet it's still an approachable and genuinely exciting collection of music.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beyond Belief, June 15, 2004

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D. Fineman "[e-mail]" (L. A., CA USA) - See all my reviews
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I went to a solo concert of hers because I had heard what I thought must be hype of her wonder. I was totally and utterly destroyed by her performance. She has complete technical perfection, tremendous athletic ability (yes percussion demands of the body), personal charm, and dramatic zest. Many of the albums I listened to after disappointed me because she clearly held herself within the strict measure of the others she performed with. I suspect her deafness makes her fearful of any rubatto in an orchestral setting. This album is the only one that begins to give a sense of her god-like gifts.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You don't listen to it, you experience it, February 28, 2001

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Scott Blake (Millbrae,CA) - See all my reviews

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This CD is a true experience, similar to Charles Ives' "New England Holidays". The range of instruments Glennie uses and creates brings to mind Mickey Hart's statement about drummers being desperate and doing anything to produce sounds. Her music gets into your mind and body. It's appealing enough that my son, a rap fan, sat fascinated while "Land of Venden" was playing. His comment, "This is almost scary!", leads to my opinion that her talent is almost scary. Do yourself a favor and buy this one, it provides great mental and emotional rejuvenation.