Psiche

Paolo Conte | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 15, 2009)
• Original Release Date: September 15, 2009
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: ECM
• ASIN: B001DL14HS
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #199,731 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #98 in Music > World Music > Europe > General

Editorial Reviews

The New York Times

"A gruff smoker's voice, a piano style that wanders from honky-tonk to tango palace to tony cabaret, and a weathered romantic's world view have made Paolo Conte a well-known songwriter in Italy."

Product Description

Italian singer-songwriter Paolo Conte's long-awaited new album, Psiche is released in the US on October 1st 2009. His voice remains as hypnotic as ever - its gravelly timbre ofen drawing comparisons with North American singer-poets such as Tom Waits and Leonard Cohen. The collection of songs ranges from elegantly seductive ballads to up-tempo tunes - 13 sung in his native Italian , 1 in French and 1 in English - and the album is arguably one of the most important of Paolo Conte's career. Between Love and Psyche, the Maestro chooses Psyche because she is of this earth and has more tales to tell.... Understanding the lyrics is not essential - this is music to dream with, poetic fragments of colors, images and fantasies....

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Customer Reviews

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Sentimental Moods Continue, November 12, 2009

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Dr. Debra Jan Bibel "World Music Explorer" (Oakland, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Psiche (Audio CD)

When Nonesuch isssued a "Best of" collection of Paolo Conte some years ago, it was as if a soft cleansing breeze had swept away the stagnancy in my view of popular Western European music. Here was great art with a wink. His follow-up albums were not as enchanting, being too uniform and subdued in mood. Psiche, however, offers more variety in music. Although the jazzy fun is less abundant, there is much dramatic richness, poetry, inventive orchestra arrangements, and passion of remembrance. The absence of English translations of the included Italian lyrics initially reduced my enjoyment of Conte's impish compositions, but the music alone says much. [Translations can be found on the provided Decca records web site.] The album is exceedingly romantic yet melancholy, like a tango, and has that trademark Conte retro or nostalgic feeling. Very nice, and a must for a Paolo Conte fan.