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The Perfect Flaw

Tim Story

4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews) | More about this product

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Product Details

Audio CD (September 20, 1994)
Original Release Date: September 12, 1994
Number of Discs: 1
Label: Hearts of Space
ASIN: B000000X6K
Also Available in: Audio Cassette

Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews)

Amazon.com Sales Rank: #151,247 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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1. Perfect Flaw (Intro)
2. Broken Alphabet
3. Lydia
4. After 4 O'Clock
5. Liquid Shadow Night
6. Rill
7. Sister of the Flood
8. Terzetto
9. Riverine
10. Color of Vowels
11. Perfect Flaw
12. Until She Fades Away

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5.0 out of 5 stars A beautiful and moving CD, December 22, 1998

By	Ev26st@aol.com (NYC, NY) - See all my reviews

The perfect flaw is a recording that manages to capture melody that haunts the soul. Tim Story somehow finds a way through his music, to create a feeling of desolation and hope at the same time.It is the same intricate balance that at times feels both futuristic and nostalgic at the same time. But quite simply, whatever Tim is trying to do with his music, one thing always stands out. It is always "moving". "the perfect flaw"(tims strongest)along with his other recordings always seem to connect with the soul. It is at the core of the soul where tim's stories unfold and seem to take the listener on a journey that is at times sad and always emotionally fulfilling. I highly recomend this recording as it truly stands out in a mass market of otherwise faux new age cd's. In addition to other Tim Story solo cd's, also check out his companion recordings with Dwight Ashley. (tim with a twist)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Quiet but complex, March 4, 2002

By	granger (Ithaca, NY USA) - See all my reviews

I love this album. In the true spirit of ambient although its not ambient. It is wonderful as background music but unlike much new age music it stands up to very careful listening. There are many subtle weavings of texture. Despite the apparent simplicity on first hearing the more you listen the more you'll hear. There is such depth that you can always find new things to fascinate and involve you each time you hear the album.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Tim Story is a master of minors, January 9, 2004

By	Brad Torgersen "Full-time nerd, part-time sol... (Seattle, WA, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Gorgeously haunting is the way to describe some of the pieces on this disc. Story has a gift with minors, avoiding the sometimes staid and sappy sound of generic piano/synthesizer music and reaching instead for a higher, altogether more melancholy and lonely sound that touches the soul in deep places. A progression on some of the work featured on earlier Story, like "Beguiled", this album is one of my favorites in my collection, much played and much appreciated. Story doesn't get much better than this, in my honest opinion.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Tim Story is an incredible musician
We heard "Lydia" on Hearts of Space years ago and have always stopped what we were doing to listen. Finally found it on this album. The whole album is "stop and listen" quality.

Published 5 months ago by sv Brigadoon

3.0 out of 5 stars Simple, sweet, but rather ordinary
Bless 'Hearts of Space', for Stephen Hill and company have given us decades of (often) great one-hour sound mixes on this well-loved weekly HOS program. Read more

Published 21 months ago by Desert Girl

5.0 out of 5 stars Flawless asymmetry
This CD is one of those rare works that strikes the perfect balance between chaos and harmony, creating enough dissonance to hook the listener but not enough to offend any... Read more

Published on January 3, 2007 by avontorian princess

5.0 out of 5 stars A Must Have
Probably one of the best CD's to have for when you just need to be still and gather your thoughts.

Published on December 18, 2002 by Jacqueline Manning

5.0 out of 5 stars Trancelike
The first time I heard Perfect Flaw was early in 1995. "broken alphabet" can start playing in your head all day--but you don't want it to stop. Read more

Published on August 10, 2002 by Jerry Fry

3.0 out of 5 stars FLAW OF DREAMS
TIM STORY IS ONE OF THE BEST ROMANTIC/AMBIENT COMPOSER,WITH PIANO BASED & SYNTHESIZERS HE CAN CREATE ACALM RELAXING ATMOSPHER, NICE AT NIGHT HEARING, THIS ALBUM IS GOOD, BUT... Read more

Published on December 28, 2001 by bedonewage

5.0 out of 5 stars One of a kind
Story's music is of its own world. Pure vision, pure integrity. As an artist, this is both his strength and his limitation -- you'll find Beguiled and Shadowplay pretty much of... Read more

Published on June 1, 2001 by AmericanDane

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the most important music albums of the 90's
Let me simply put it this way: if you have never heard this album, and if you do not have this album in your collection, then you are musically deficient. Read more

Published on January 10, 2001 by Daniel R. Gr�nfeld

5.0 out of 5 stars Some of the Most Beautiful Music I have ever heard
This really is some of the most beautiful music I have ever heard. It is touching and moving without being sappy. This music sounds like love feels like. Read more

Published on August 5, 2000 by Jere Franklin Ownby

5.0 out of 5 stars This may be Tim Story's best.
Tim Story's Perfect Flaw is even more haunting and wistful than his past works. The juxtaposition of oboe, cello and piano always make the music inviting but never detract from... Read more

Published on October 19, 1999 by sjr9@gateway.net

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