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ELEGANT GYPSY

Al Di Meola

 

Jazz Rock/Fusion

4.26 | 891 ratings

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alainPP
5 stars 1. Flight Over Rio like a TANGERINE DREAM.... ah no fresher, more atmospheric, more murky, more latent, more... ah yes South American percussion, the bass, the synths I wasn't too sure ... fooled with electronic music; wow this solo that comes out suddenly and the organ behind it, but what does this solo take to the guts!! Well, we're waiting for it to stop, yes, but no, it's Al who orchestrates this dithyrambic solo; conga break, come on a pinch of synths, the djembes and the guitar which goes on and on, ah is it over already? 2. Midnight Tango 'monominalist' keyboard to introduce this bossa, not this sulphurous, melodramatic air in which we guess a scooped curve, a bare back which waddles with class; mid-tempo jazz, a melody with again these keyboards which magnificently introduce Al and his 12 fingers... 10 yes well I tried; ah it starts with a musical fusion from there, ah SANTANA as resonance; the finale with an instrumental fight, great; well the outro or whatever for this percussion fight afterwards denotes a tad

3. Mediterranean Sundance with Paco who duels with Al for a wild flamenco; strafing of notes faster than me you die and this tune which will be more or less taken up on the fabulous 'Innuendo' with this time Steve from YES; fabulous title, nothing to throw away, well I'm losing my fingers typing on this keyboard, too jealous of not being able to ape their sweet arpeggio madness; the final breath is part of the title 4. Race With Devil On Spanish Highway and this stifling bass riff, for an astonishing heavy song; start to leave the road to a jazzy-relaxing and frenetic air, ideal to prevent you from settling down; it spins, it breaks, it stirs your guts, the bass blasts; bam crazy solo, immense, what am I writing, solo that tears, that squirts, that pierces the indestructible membranes of your speakers; return of aggressive bass and percussion just to help you mime the tablature, scary this piece, probably my preference after flying over Rio 5. Lady Of Rome, Sister Of Brazil interlude to 'Horizons' or how to breathe with an arpeggio from the Greek islands, yes I want to dream while he plucks his strings 6. Elegant Gypsy Suite intro à la Zorro!! Air a priori more in folklore and jazz-rock... initially because suddenly the sound intensifies, takes on notes and resonates even more in the ears; the sound moves like a prog clot, yes frozen blood in front of these tricks and other enjoyable diversions; bang melting synth break before letting Al work; he really only has 10 fingers? Look at the interlude tune from Antenne 2 or almost like the little train, does that speak to you?, look at it gently strafing, look at a chopped note for this typical Spanish finale, no, Al is definitely on the western side, well the spaghetti films were good filmed in Spain right?

alainPP | 5/5 |

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