Pipedreams [Import]

Davy Spillane | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 7, 1995)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Tara Records
• ASIN: B000007N74
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #48,162 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #63 in Music > Folk > British & Celtic Folk > Celtic Folk

Customer Reviews

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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Spillane in full flight !!, August 4, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Pipedreams (Audio CD)

A very good CD, purchsed on the back of the above reviews.

There are some classic Spillane numbers on here. Shifting Sands and Undertow (the first two tracks) get things off to a fast start that hears Davy's magic pipes trading places with fast guitar licks and great sax sounds care of superb session support. It's everything you want to hear.

The whole album "gels" well, with a complement of quick up-tempo songs and smooth melodies. I'm not too sure about the diggerido (track 4), but it is the only flaw in a classic Spillane disc.

Although I give it 5 stars, I am sure that there is better to come. This album touches genius in places, but remains just a very good effort. Something is not quite there, although I can't fault it out of 5. I guess nineteen out of twenty would be a better score.

Davy certainly performs at his best on the fast reels & jigs, accompanied by a fast guitar & alto sax. Let's see an album of him "flat out", at his best on the edge, classic irish 33 1/3 melodies played at 78 rpm.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Davy Spillane has done it again!!, March 21, 2000

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Karin L. Gibby - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pipedreams (Audio CD)

I didn't think he could get any better than the previous releases. Yet I am pleasantly surprised with each song on this CD. The effort as a whole is extraordinary. Taking the lucky listener on an unbelievable journey. He's absolutely amazing. His pipes are perfectly complimented with clear, driving lead guitar and bass, keyboards, synthesized strings, and Keith Donald's outstanding saxophone style riding the flawless drum work. I've about worn out my favorite track, "Midnight Walker". This is one of those ethereal pieces that caress your heart like a tender lover and leave you simply breathless. Wonderful work, Davy. You're still my fave!

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Exquisite irish music from the master of the pipes, July 11, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Pipedreams (Audio CD)

I've purchased all of Davy's albums, but nothing comes close to this masterpiece crafted by the master of the pipes himself. Gut wrenching, in yer face blend of trad and modern irish music, NOONE can shake a stick at the curly-haired irish piper. With Shorelines soothing away your worries and Midnight Walker pounding through your soul. BUY THIS CD! Trust me, I've got it.