Paradise

Eric Tingstad & Nancy Rumbel, Nancy Rumbel | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 24, 2000)
• Original Release Date: October 24, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Narada
• ASIN: B00004ZDMD
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #77,254 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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30 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Dynamic Duo do it again, October 30, 2000

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Guardian of the Zen Sea "Indigo" (Looking after the sun and surf) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Paradise (Audio CD)

There is just something about the music that Tingstad and Rumbel create... I can't quite express why I like it so much. I really don't normally like acoustic guitar with woodwind/horn/ocarina music. Really, I don't. But these two musicains combine to create music that does not fall into all the schmaltzy, sugary musical traps which litter the road to New Age acoustic music. I truly believe that a part of their success lies in the fact that they live and work in the Pacific Northwest. Also, they make a conscious effort to create what they call "[the] capacitiy to allow people to reconnect with hearing silence. There is an art to listeneing to ends of notes, to the phrasing of passages..." (liner notes) Tingstad and Rumbel have an ability to create simple, yet complex music. Unlike many other acoustic artists in the dreaded "New Age" category, they understand that less is often better, and that subtlety allows the listener to bring his or her own imagination to the music. If you have pruchased music by Tingstad and Rumbel before, then you will not be disappointed by this CD. If you have never tried their music, I'm sure that you will find this CD wonderful to listen to and to relax your soul. Also try their previous CD "American Acoustic". And I highly recommend the solo effort by Nancy Rumbel called "Notes from the Tree of Life". I often play cuts from this CD on a Public Radio Program in Alaska, and always get calls asking about the artist.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Well Worth The Wait, December 4, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Paradise (Audio CD)

My wife and I have been Tingstad and Rumbel fans for years, and their musical compositions just keep getting better and better. One of the things we love the most about Eric and Nancy's music is their ability to perfectly reproduce their recordings onstage--we've heard them perform live and their sound is unmistakable and indistinguishable from their recordings. Paradise matches the caliber of their previous CDs, but the new compositions are fresh and unique-- we've been waiting for some of these tunes we've heard at their performances to make this CD for years.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Much better than I expected!, January 4, 2001

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This review is from: Paradise (Audio CD)

I own the T&R Christmas CD "The Gift" and I adore that CD. But I have to admit, I didn't know if I would like their non-seasonal stuff as much. When I think of acoustic music, elevator music comes to mind. But this is far from elevator music! There's something about T&R's style and the way they use their instruments. It is lively to the soul, and calming to the nerves. This CD has been playing in my house for days and I'm still amazed by each piece. I look forward to getting other T&R albums.