Andreas Vollenweider - Vox (2004)
Andreas Vollenweider - Vox (2004)
FLAC (Tracks) 24-bit/44,1 kHz | Official Digital Download | Time: 00:53:33
New Age | Label: AVAF Music | Artwork: Front | ~ 625 Mb
FLAC (Tracks) 24-bit/44,1 kHz | Official Digital Download | Time: 00:53:33
New Age | Label: AVAF Music | Artwork: Front | ~ 625 Mb
While vocals had been deployed as instruments in vintage ANDREAS VOLLENWEIDER productions, and he did engage accomplished singers to impart thematic messages on "Eolian Minstrel" and in multiple languages on "Cosmopoly", "Vox" represents the harp players first headlong venture into lead vocals. He actually possesses a pleasant voice suited to his Renaissance gentleman persona and equally dolce musical style. Luckily he has written lyrics that harmoniously abut the music, because, even with all these boxes being ticked, this is one of his less exciting releases.
One could approach this from the opposite camp and assess that, given cheesy lyrics, relatively conventional or at least habitual arrangements, and diffident vocal style, subtracting out the ethnic fusion that somewhat elevated its immediate predecessors, it's a wonder that "Vox" isn't a total botch job, which it assuredly is not.
Vollenweider's earnest and understated manner works wonderfully on "these Hearts of Gold", "Home of Love", "Pilgrim" and "Ripples in the edge of time", as he intuits brilliantly what his fans might want from his own lips as opposed to second hand deliveries via ELIZA GILKYSON or CARLY SIMON.
Unfortunately, the rest just doesn't quite rise to the level of succinctness required in this genre, and much is stuck in cliches of the 1980s to which Vollenweider didn't even stoop in the heart of that decade. I'm thinking "Wake up and Dance", "Sons of Sisyphus" and "What if it wasn't a dream" in particular.
Though Vollenweider is to be commended for finally giving voice to these interests for the first time, he unfortunately didn't stick with it for the duration so "Vox" is the quintessential fan only release, though probably not for all fans.by kenethlevine, progarchives
Andreas Vollenweider - Vox (2004):
Tracklist:
01 - Hey You! Yes, You… (At the Gate of Sound) 04:56
02 - Wake up and Dance! (All the Good Reasons…) 04:17
03 - Pilgrim (…And I Shall Not Be Sad) 03:46
04 - Seven Doors 02:58
05 - Enchanted Rocks 03:47
06 - These Hearts of Gold 04:01
07 - The King and the Fool 02:18
08 - The Sons of Sysiphos 04:07
09 - Paper Walls 03:54
10 - Innocent 04:10
11 - Ripples in the Lake of Time 04:24
12 - Silver Moment (Come Down to the Moon) 02:51
13 - Kira'S Waltz 03:47
14 - What If It Wasn'T a Dream? 04:17
foobar2000 1.4.3 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2021-06-08 18:11:03
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Analyzed: Andreas Vollenweider / Vox
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR8 -0.74 dB -10.84 dB 4:56 01-Hey You! Yes, You… (At the Gate of Sound)
DR7 -1.10 dB -9.73 dB 4:17 02-Wake up and Dance! (All the Good Reasons…)
DR9 -0.78 dB -12.06 dB 3:47 03-Pilgrim (…And I Shall Not Be Sad)
DR7 -0.77 dB -9.70 dB 2:58 04-Seven Doors
DR8 -0.72 dB -10.47 dB 3:48 05-Enchanted Rocks
DR8 -0.74 dB -9.92 dB 4:01 06-These Hearts of Gold
DR6 -0.73 dB -8.90 dB 2:19 07-The King and the Fool
DR9 -0.77 dB -11.70 dB 4:07 08-The Sons of Sysiphos
DR8 -3.02 dB -14.43 dB 3:55 09-Paper Walls
DR8 -0.73 dB -9.95 dB 4:10 10-Innocent
DR8 -0.84 dB -10.29 dB 4:25 11-Ripples in the Lake of Time
DR11 -1.59 dB -15.30 dB 2:52 12-Silver Moment (Come Down to the Moon)
DR8 -0.79 dB -11.63 dB 3:47 13-Kira'S Waltz
DR7 -0.79 dB -10.84 dB 4:17 14-What If It Wasn'T a Dream?
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Number of tracks: 14
Official DR value: DR8
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 1518 kbps
Codec: FLAC
log date: 2021-06-08 18:11:03
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Analyzed: Andreas Vollenweider / Vox
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR8 -0.74 dB -10.84 dB 4:56 01-Hey You! Yes, You… (At the Gate of Sound)
DR7 -1.10 dB -9.73 dB 4:17 02-Wake up and Dance! (All the Good Reasons…)
DR9 -0.78 dB -12.06 dB 3:47 03-Pilgrim (…And I Shall Not Be Sad)
DR7 -0.77 dB -9.70 dB 2:58 04-Seven Doors
DR8 -0.72 dB -10.47 dB 3:48 05-Enchanted Rocks
DR8 -0.74 dB -9.92 dB 4:01 06-These Hearts of Gold
DR6 -0.73 dB -8.90 dB 2:19 07-The King and the Fool
DR9 -0.77 dB -11.70 dB 4:07 08-The Sons of Sysiphos
DR8 -3.02 dB -14.43 dB 3:55 09-Paper Walls
DR8 -0.73 dB -9.95 dB 4:10 10-Innocent
DR8 -0.84 dB -10.29 dB 4:25 11-Ripples in the Lake of Time
DR11 -1.59 dB -15.30 dB 2:52 12-Silver Moment (Come Down to the Moon)
DR8 -0.79 dB -11.63 dB 3:47 13-Kira'S Waltz
DR7 -0.79 dB -10.84 dB 4:17 14-What If It Wasn'T a Dream?
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Number of tracks: 14
Official DR value: DR8
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 1518 kbps
Codec: FLAC
All thanks go to the original releaser