Re: Paradiso: U.S. Release (4 October 2011) « Reply #120 on Oct 4, 2011, 2:48pm »
Just bought my digital copy from US itunes! I've been playing the youtube versions of the songs up till now, set on waiting till I could purchase from a US source and have my vote counted as a US fan, so to speak. So excited! Price was $9.99.
Time to load up my ipod with all the new songs! *squeee!*
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Re: Paradiso: U.S. Release (4 October 2011) « Reply #121 on Oct 4, 2011, 3:03pm »
Well done Cherany, I wonder if you are the first in the US to buy it?
I will add iTunes to our "Where to Buy" section at the foot of the Paradiso promo videos page on the HWI website, so that's two now: Amazon and iTunes.
May I ask our US members to post any other places where they know for certain that Paradiso is available?
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Re: Paradiso: U.S. Release (4 October 2011) « Reply #122 on Oct 4, 2011, 4:31pm »
I'm heading to Barnes & Noble now for the CD. I would get the iTunes version but from my experience actual CDs provide a richer sound. Am I wrong about this?
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Re: Paradiso: U.S. Release (4 October 2011) « Reply #123 on Oct 4, 2011, 5:28pm »
Yes CDs do provide a slight quality advantage but only when listening on high quality equipment. iTunes doubled the bitrate to 256 kbps advanced audio coding a couple of years ago, which is roughly equivalent to 320 kbps .mp3 audio (which you can easily convert it to). You probably cannot tell the difference from a CD played on a computer.
But of course, many people (including me!) do still like to have something they can actually hold in their hands.
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Re: Paradiso: U.S. Release (4 October 2011) « Reply #124 on Oct 5, 2011, 5:38am »
I just checked, and several Seattle area B & N have it in stock!! Last night I checked, and it said Out of Stock, so the fact that it says In stock today is exciting. Best Buy has it available for Store Pick-up, too. I haven't decided which I'm going to do yet. I'm going to call BB and see if they actually have it stocked on the shelves or not. They say that it's possible to get the item you want the same day you order it for pick-up on their website, so I don't know if that means they just send it from the warehouse immeidiately on getting the order, or if they really have it stocked in the store. Well, I'll find out tomorrow. If they do, I'll probably go get it on Thurs., since the store is close to my work, and I'm off tomorrow. I'd love to go B & N, but I'm not keen on going downtown, especially since it's supposed to be really rainy tomorrow, and I'd ride the bus down there, if I was going.
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Re: Paradiso: U.S. Release (4 October 2011) « Reply #126 on Oct 5, 2011, 3:37pm »
I finally got the chance to listen to Hayley's "Paradiso" CD from start to finish on a high quality sound system. My first impression is that this will be a tough act to follow since she is at her finest — very likely her peak in terms of vocal prowess — and there are no more worlds left to conquer. Has anyone used the word "masterpiece" yet in their review? If not, let me be the first.
very likely her peak in terms of vocal prowess — and there are no more worlds left to conquer.
Sorry, but I have to disagree. Hayley still has plenty of time to develop and expand her repertoire. The different styles of singing on Paradiso point in many directions. She could take any of them further, or follow another new path altogether. I don't think we have heard her best work yet!
very likely her peak in terms of vocal prowess — and there are no more worlds left to conquer.
Sorry, but I have to disagree. Hayley still has plenty of time to develop and expand her repertoire. The different styles of singing on Paradiso point in many directions. She could take any of them further, or follow another new path altogether. I don't think we have heard her best work yet!
Hi Roger. I did qualify my remarks as being first impression, but realistically it could go either way. This was a once-in-a-lifetime pairing of two extraordinary musical entities, Morricone and Westenra. Not likely to happen again on such a level, but we can hope.
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Re: Paradiso: U.S. Release (4 October 2011) « Reply #129 on Oct 5, 2011, 7:57pm »
Let me just say that I have a feeling Hayley's next album will be better than the album Hayley would have made if she hadn't done Paradiso with Morricone. That might sound mean, but it isn't. If you were to go by her vocals on Winter Magic, which were somewhat disappointing (Chestnuts, in particular, extremely disappointing), and some of the performances on the Battle of Britain tour, then you have to wonder if she would have kept up the same quality on the album after, without Ennio Morricone. I'm not saying she sounded bad, by any means, just that it caused me to worry a little.
I think Morricone's influence will have an impact on her future recordings. He made sure she sang to the best of her ability, which I don't think she had been doing for a while leading up to this album. Enough so that I was worried about how she would sound on Paradiso.
I just think that the fact he "pushed her to her limits" might influence her to keep pushing herself, on her own, too.
Let me just say that I have a feeling Hayley's next album will be better than the album Hayley would have made if she hadn't done Paradiso with Morricone. That might sound mean, but it isn't. If you were to go by her vocals on Winter Magic, which were somewhat disappointing (Chestnuts, in particular, extremely disappointing), and some of the performances on the Battle of Britain tour, then you have to wonder if she would have kept up the same quality on the album after, without Ennio Morricone. I'm not saying she sounded bad, by any means, just that it caused me to worry a little.
I think Morricone's influence will have an impact on her future recordings. He made sure she sang to the best of her ability, which I don't think she had been doing for a while leading up to this album. Enough so that I was worried about how she would sound on Paradiso.
I just think that the fact he "pushed her to her limits" might influence her to keep pushing herself, on her own, too.
Yes Libby I agree with you 100%. Winter Magic did not show Hayley at her best (although much of that was due to the heavy over-production). Paradiso has demonstrated to everyone and most importantly to Hayley herself how much versatility there is in her voice. The old songs are behind her now and I believe we can expect more originality in the future.
Let me just say that I have a feeling Hayley's next album will be better than the album Hayley would have made if she hadn't done Paradiso with Morricone. That might sound mean, but it isn't. If you were to go by her vocals on Winter Magic, which were somewhat disappointing (Chestnuts, in particular, extremely disappointing), and some of the performances on the Battle of Britain tour, then you have to wonder if she would have kept up the same quality on the album after, without Ennio Morricone. I'm not saying she sounded bad, by any means, just that it caused me to worry a little.
I think Morricone's influence will have an impact on her future recordings. He made sure she sang to the best of her ability, which I don't think she had been doing for a while leading up to this album. Enough so that I was worried about how she would sound on Paradiso.
I just think that the fact he "pushed her to her limits" might influence her to keep pushing herself, on her own, too.
Yes Libby I agree with you 100%. Winter Magic did not show Hayley at her best (although much of that was due to the heavy over-production). Paradiso has demonstrated to everyone and most importantly to Hayley herself how much versatility there is in her voice. The old songs are behind her now and I believe we can expect more originality in the future.
I don't think Morricone will help Hayley at all in the U S. Perhaps in Europe but not here. Most people here haven't heard of Morricone. And the music was not suited for U S tastes. Although it's in my car and I've been listening to it since I bought the C D from N Z.
I don't think Morricone will help Hayley at all in the U S. Perhaps in Europe but not here. Most people here haven't heard of Morricone. And the music was not suited for U S tastes. Although it's in my car and I've been listening to it since I bought the C D from N Z.
Larry
What will help Hayley in the U.S. isn't the name of Morricone, but the excellence he brought to Paradiso which is her most Grammy-worthy effort to date. Trust me, when people in these parts hear what Hayley can now do thanks to the Maestro they will pick up on her as never before. Even if it's a sleeper (which I suspect it will be) Paradiso will establish itself as Hayley's "Sgt. Pepper."
I don't think Morricone will help Hayley at all in the U S. Perhaps in Europe but not here. Most people here haven't heard of Morricone. And the music was not suited for U S tastes. Although it's in my car and I've been listening to it since I bought the C D from N Z.
Larry
What will help Hayley in the U.S. isn't the name of Morricone, but the excellence he brought to Paradiso which is her most Grammy-worthy effort to date. Trust me, when people in these parts hear what Hayley can now do thanks to the Maestro they will pick up on her as never before. Even if it's a sleeper (which I suspect it will be) Paradiso will establish itself as Hayley's "Sgt. Pepper."
Hope you're right Steve. Nothing would make me happier than to be proven wrong.
Let me just say that I have a feeling Hayley's next album will be better than the album Hayley would have made if she hadn't done Paradiso with Morricone. That might sound mean, but it isn't. If you were to go by her vocals on Winter Magic, which were somewhat disappointing (Chestnuts, in particular, extremely disappointing), and some of the performances on the Battle of Britain tour, then you have to wonder if she would have kept up the same quality on the album after, without Ennio Morricone. I'm not saying she sounded bad, by any means, just that it caused me to worry a little.
I think Morricone's influence will have an impact on her future recordings. He made sure she sang to the best of her ability, which I don't think she had been doing for a while leading up to this album. Enough so that I was worried about how she would sound on Paradiso.
I just think that the fact he "pushed her to her limits" might influence her to keep pushing herself, on her own, too.
Yes Libby I agree with you 100%. Winter Magic did not show Hayley at her best (although much of that was due to the heavy over-production). Paradiso has demonstrated to everyone and most importantly to Hayley herself how much versatility there is in her voice. The old songs are behind her now and I believe we can expect more originality in the future.
I saw Hayley's Winter Magic Tour in three different cities and I thought she was excellent.
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