Customer Reviews

Optimystique

5 star:		(4)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

Those who feel that Yanni is all new age fluff will be surprised by this album. Many of the cuts are very dynamic and moving. Almost Rick Wakeman inspired tracks. Sounding somewhat like sports show themes, the pieces are synthetic and dramatic.

The whole album is really good. Some of his best work in my opinion. But Twilight stands above even the other tracks as an excellent song!

If you like his other albums, but think he is a bit on the light side, give this album a try. It's the most intense of his music.

The first album by Yanni and much more than what I expected!! After listening to all of his other later albums, partly due to their greatness, I was ready to be disappointed when I decided to give this album a try. What a pleasant surprise! It was one the most brilliant Yanni albums and it contains sounds you cannot find in any other Yanni albums. To find out what I mean, be sure to check out "The Butterfly Dance" and "The Strings".

from this wonderfully talented, versitile artist. The entire album is lively and playful with a strutting attitude not found on later more "mature" releases. He pulls out all the stops and explores the possibilities in the electonic intruments he employs.

This was originally recorded in 1980 and reflects that time and technology. Also not mentioned anywhere in the liner notes is the fact that
several of these pieces were originally parts of rock songs from the band Yanni was in called CHAMELEON.

If you come to this album after having heard Yanni's more recent material, this will seem odd and definitely not up to snuff sound-wise.
But as a "document" of his early days and for any 1978-1984 Minnesota rock band or CHAMELEON fans out there, this will evoke some fond memories.

I do wish some of CHAMELEON's recordings were available on CD, particularly TECHNOCOLOR or the single of STRANDED.


Michael D Walker
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This is a wonderful experience, it is totally different from Yanni's latest works, the music and the sound is exceptional.

How can there be BAD YANNI? Isn't that redundant? But, this album really does demonstrate that such a phenomenon exists. Truly impressive.

So why two, and not one, stars? The music here is hilarious. He is trying to play instrumental Styx. And, my god, it's almost worth owning this album for that humor value alone.