Forever

Michael Feinstein | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 2, 1993)
• Original Release Date: March 2, 1993
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Elektra / Wea
• ASIN: B000002HBZ
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #136,107 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Feinstein at his best!, November 3, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Forever (Audio CD)

FOREVER is among my Top 10 CDs, though my collection has 100s --including most of Michael Feinstein's efforts. Michael's selections on this album range from pensive to romantic to swinging, but they feel right together. Check out his version of Van Morrison's "Moondance" and the lively "Sophisticated Swing", as well as his own composition: "Half of April". Makes a great listen paired with his ISN'T IT ROMANTIC.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My favorite of Michael's work, December 21, 2001

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Matthew Burkholder "Writer, actor, director" (Fargo, ND) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Forever (Audio CD)

OK, let's face it, Michael Feinstein isn't for everyone. Some people think he's too sappy, a weaker Frank Sinatra, and so on. That said, I think this album is for everyone. From his eloquent cover of Van Morrison's "Moondance" to his own "Half of April" each and every one of these songs is performed with heart and a gentle touch. This is very much unlike his "songbook" albums - where he takes one composer's work and does it to death - which is what generally comes to mind with Michael's work , here there is a more eclectic style that gives you a truer sense of the great range and talent he posesses.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I'm not a Michael Feinstein fan, but...., April 27, 2000

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J. Hauer "me" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Forever (Audio CD)

I'm not a Michael Feinstein fan. I think the work he's done with the Gershwin catalogues is incredible but I've always found Feinstein to come off as sounding arrogant. Perhaps he isn't in real life, but that's how he brushes off on me.

However, I'm able to put my personal prejudices aside to say that I really enjoy this particular album. No matter what your mood may be at any given time, there's something here for you. There's the beautiful soaring melody in "My Romance" and the dreamy "Soon". The mischevious "Moondance" is how I always thought this song should be performed. Add in the energetic "Too Marvelous For Words" and the thought provoking "What Ever Happened to Melody" and you've got a quite enjoyable collection.

As another reviewer mentioned, this pairs very nicely with Feinstein's "Isn't It Romantic" compilation.

So long as Mr. Feinstein continues to produce cds like this one, I'll continue to buy them. It doesn't mean I'll like Michael Feinstein, but I do like his album!