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CELELALTE CUVINTE

Celelalte Cuvinte

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4.01 | 48 ratings | 4 reviews | 42% 5 stars

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Studio Album, released in 1987

Songs / Tracks Listing

1. Scrisori Iubite / Beloved Letters (1:51)
2. Un Sfârșit E Un Început / An End Is A Beginning (5:17)
3. Dacă Vrei / If You'd Like (3:59)
4. La Ceas Târziu / Late Hour (7:17)
5. În Zori De Zi / At Dawn (1:08)
6. Fântâna Suspinelor / The Well Of Sighs (9:38)
7. Despărțire / Parting (4:31)

Total time 33:41

Bonus trackso on 2006 & 2017 CD releases:
8. Despre Suferințe De Iarnă / About Winter Hardships (5:14)
9. Iarbă Prin Păr / Grass Through Hair (4:09)
10. Caracteruri / Characters (5:14)
11. O Să Am / I Will Have (3:43)

Line-up / Musicians

- Călin Pop / guitar, recorder, vocals
- Radu Manafu / guitar, violin, vocals
- Ovidiu Roşu / 12-string guitar, sound designer, vocals
- Marcel Breazu / bass, celesta, vocals
- Leontin Iovan / drums, percussion

With:
- Florian Pittiș / spoken voice (5)

Releases information

Title translates as "The Other Words"

Artwork: Alexandru Andrieș

LP Electrecord ‎- ST-EDE 03137 (1987, Romania)

CD Electrecord - EDC 742 (2006, Romania) With 4 bonus tracks from 1985 "Formații Rock"
CD Soft Records (3) ‎- SFTR-044-2 (2017, Romania) Remastered by Gabi Isac with 4 bonus tracks

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and to Quinino for the last updates
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CELELALTE CUVINTE Celelalte Cuvinte ratings distribution


4.01
(48 ratings)
Essential: a masterpiece of progressive rock music(42%)
42%
Excellent addition to any prog rock music collection(29%)
29%
Good, but non-essential (23%)
23%
Collectors/fans only (4%)
4%
Poor. Only for completionists (2%)
2%

CELELALTE CUVINTE Celelalte Cuvinte reviews


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Review by Mellotron Storm
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3 stars 3.5 stars. CELELALTE CUVINTE are a 5 piece band from Romania who have released eight studio albums including this the debut from 1987. I was surprised to see that they just released a new album in 2023 with the one before that coming in 2008. Three guitarists but the one adds vocals and flute and the other violin while the third is maybe the most used playing his 12-string. No keyboards here but they would add them to the followup to this. These guys changed styles a lot going from the proggy first two to Thrash, then Doom followed by Alternative Metal and so on.

Romania like most East Bloc countries was not the best place to demonstrate your artistic freedom. What freedom? Even this debut was released on the state label allowing the government some control I suppose. They lived in a city near the Hungary border and no doubt were influenced by what they heard on Hungarian radio. I know PHOENIX, SFINX and THE STEPAN PROJECT and that's about it. This self titled debut is interesting the way we get so many contrasts between the acoustic 12-string led sections and the heavy electric guitar passages. They form a nice contrast and these guys can certainly play. Vocals don't do much for me at all, higher pitched and there's that one moment when I'm asking why? That would be on that second track.

A balanced recording overall and there's two tracks I really like and that's about it but this is a good record. The opener "Beloved Letters" is such a beautiful, folky piece with vocals, flute and 12-string. Under 2 minutes but what a gorgeous track. Then "Late Hour" where they go darker and heavier much to my appreciation. Almost galloping at one point too and the bass is the best here.

Not a lot to chose from when we're talking 1987 but this is one of the better ones for sure. A talented band. I might check out their new one for fun.

Latest members reviews

5 stars Well,being a Romanian it's impossible for me to sat bad words about this band,au contraire I say with hand on heart that I am extremelly happy and honoured thet I can express my sincere apreciation and admiration for this sensational band from my country!CELELELTE CUVINTE is already some kind ... (read more)

Report this review (#273768) | Posted by Ovidiu | Tuesday, March 23, 2010 | Review Permanlink

4 stars 4.5 Stars A great progressive rock album! A great Romanian band. Pristine production and the use of a variety of acoustic instruments give this CD a great dynamic range presenting music that ranges from folk inspired melodies and vocal arrangements to frenzied electric rock workouts with some v ... (read more)

Report this review (#148131) | Posted by barp | Tuesday, October 30, 2007 | Review Permanlink

5 stars A fantastic album from Romania! This is my first review and my native language isn't English so it might seem awkward when reading. Like a lot of albums in this category, this is a blend of hard rock and prog, with a bit more empahsis on the hard side. The music has clear influences from har ... (read more)

Report this review (#144314) | Posted by Negru Voda | Saturday, October 13, 2007 | Review Permanlink

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