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Moorish Idol
post May 21 2008, 08:33 PM
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This is an entirely self-indulgent Ray performance piece with Roy Rogers as his sidekick (any fan of old TV westerns will understand the irony of that statement).

Bottom line first: This is not rocking Ray at his foot-on-the-keyboard finest. This isn't Rick and the Ravens featuring Screamin' Ray Daniels. It's just an excellent piano/guitar duet performance with Roy filling in the music with guitar rhythm accompaniment.

The first song, "Gnossienne No.1", is a lush and vividly played piece with a phenomenal sounding REAL piano. The Doors song, "Crystal Ship", is treated to a beautiful, classical-styled Ray performance. The other songs are ably played by an extremely talented piano player, again w/ mellow electric guitarwork.

Overall the songs are played with the mood of a candlelight dinner at a deep sunset on the veranda overlooking the grape vineyards of the Napa Valley.

However, the two most upbeat songs are the last two. The first, somewhat surprisingly, is the other Doors song on the album, "Riders On The Storm." The second is a jaunty piece called "American Pastoral" which evokes images of a spirited horse ride throught the rolling hills of Central California.

I enjoy piano work. I'm a great fan of Ray and his work. This album is not something to listen to after a hard partying night. No keyboard wizardry, flying fingers. It is an album to hear if you wish to enjoy the pot of gold by an artist from the other end of his talented rainbow.

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post Jan 26 2009, 09:49 PM
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QUOTE(Moorish Idol @ May 21 2008, 08:33 PM) *
This is an entirely self-indulgent Ray performance piece with Roy Rogers as his sidekick (any fan of old TV westerns will understand the irony of that statement).

Bottom line first: This is not rocking Ray at his foot-on-the-keyboard finest. This isn't Rick and the Ravens featuring Screamin' Ray Daniels. It's just an excellent piano/guitar duet performance with Roy filling in the music with guitar rhythm accompaniment.

The first song, "Gnossienne No.1", is a lush and vividly played piece with a phenomenal sounding REAL piano. The Doors song, "Crystal Ship", is treated to a beautiful, classical-styled Ray performance. The other songs are ably played by an extremely talented piano player, again w/ mellow electric guitarwork.

Overall the songs are played with the mood of a candlelight dinner at a deep sunset on the veranda overlooking the grape vineyards of the Napa Valley.

However, the two most upbeat songs are the last two. The first, somewhat surprisingly, is the other Doors song on the album, "Riders On The Storm." The second is a jaunty piece called "American Pastoral" which evokes images of a spirited horse ride throught the rolling hills of Central California.

I enjoy piano work. I'm a great fan of Ray and his work. This album is not something to listen to after a hard partying night. No keyboard wizardry, flying fingers. It is an album to hear if you wish to enjoy the pot of gold by an artist from the other end of his talented rainbow.

Buy this record wink.gif



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Moorish Idol   "ballads Before The Rain"   May 21 2008, 08:33 PM
brianw   Thanks for the review, man. I think I'm going...   May 24 2008, 05:06 PM
FreedomMan   Hi Brian, I think i do agree in what you said mai...   Jun 25 2008, 05:46 PM
Bland_Boy   If I compare this album to "The Golden Scarab...   Aug 13 2008, 12:50 PM
Moorish Idol   ;) Congrats to Ray on his Grammy nomination for...   Nov 6 2008, 02:18 AM
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