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Spirit Of The Glen
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| List Price: | £11.99 |
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Product Description
'Spirit Of The Glen' is a collection of popular songs reworked by the magical bagpipes of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards. A strong collection that will appeal to fans of the original songs and bagpipe fans alike. Includes the tracks 'Mull Of Kintyre', 'Day Thou Gavest' and 'Caledonia'.
Track Listing
- Amazing Grace 2007
- Sailing
- Highland Cathedral
- Last Of The Mohicans
- Hector The Hero
- Mull Of Kintyre
- Dances With Wolves
- Scottish Medley
- Canon
- The Day Thou Gavest
- Caledonia
- Over The Hills And Far Away
- Your Love Echoes Around The World
- The Green Hills of Tyrol
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #553 in Music
- Released on: 2007-11-26
- Number of discs: 1
- Running time: 58 minutes
Customer Reviews
disappointed
To me the smooth orchestration detracts from the sharp sound of the bagpipes. Perhaps it might grow on me if I can bear to listen to it a few more times but really I wish I'd gone for a purely bagpipe album in the first place. There is also some singing on the album which doesn't seem to fit in either. And never have I heard such a weird version of Pachelbel's Canon. It's a very strange mixture of sounds that's not to my personal taste, though others obviously like it as the album has sold so well. Oh, and the CD arrived from Amazon with a cracked case. I am very disappointed with the whole thing.
Piping for those who don't like the pipes
As stated in other reviews its difficult to know who's going to like this CD. The original Amazing Grace was better by far than this orchestrated version. Mull of Kintyre is awful with someone singing in a very "polite" voice with very little Spirit.
Overall its listenable, but badly let down with mixes that just don't work.
Too many flutes and strings, not enough pipes and drums
I bought this CD expecting the classical Highland marches, with pipes and drums, just like the ones you hear at the Highland games or the Edinburgh Military Tattoo. Maybe if I had read the titles of the songs on this CD I would have realized that that's not what this is. So if you're looking for elevator music with a celtic touch, this is the CD for you. Otherwise stay away.
