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Post by stevemacdonald on Sept 24, 2003 14:42:21 GMT
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Post by HWI on Sept 24, 2003 17:15:07 GMT
Thanks for posting those links, Steve. I have just read the reviews and must say they are excellent (even if one of them is from me. i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gif)Just reading the reviews from the others is a great pleasure. Keith. |
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Post by stevemacdonald on Oct 28, 2003 21:54:03 GMT
There is now an "official" review on Amazon:
Amazon.co.uk Review
Pure is presented as 16-year-old New Zealand singer Hayley Westenra's first album, though it follows a chart-topping eponymous debut and follow-up Christmas disc, My Gift to You. Pure is still Hayley's first UK release, and capitalises on a rapid move into the international limelight following a duet with Russell Watson as part of his 2002 tour, now preserved on DVD as Russell Watson: The Voice (Live In New Zealand).
Comparisons with Charlotte Church are inevitable, yet Westenra has her own distinctive sound. She has impeccably clear diction coupled with a gorgeous voice with a very wide range: her high notes in the Kate Bush hit "Wuthering Heights" are especially striking, and like Bush she is also a dancer, having performed with the Royal New Zealand Ballet. If there's a problem, it's that Pure doesn't have a focus to match Westenra's talent, the tracks spanning everything from "Amazing Grace" to a Maori lullaby ("Hine e Hine") to hybrid pieces adapted from Ravel ("Never Say Goodbye") and Vivaldi's Four Seasons ("River of Dreams"). Ultimately what this set does demonstrate is that whatever direction Westenra finally settles on, she has the ability to go to the very top. For now she is a young artist finding her way, and for many listeners the result is Pure magic.--Gary S Dalkin
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Post by stevemacdonald on Apr 4, 2004 2:00:55 GMT
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Post by stevemacdonald on Apr 5, 2004 4:38:30 GMT
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Post by stevemacdonald on Apr 8, 2004 12:47:15 GMT
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Post by Joe on Apr 9, 2004 0:39:30 GMT
My review is there. The "music fan from Pennsylvania, USA". I'm wishing I put my name in it now.  |
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Post by HWI on Apr 9, 2004 1:18:46 GMT
I've posted my review as well now.  let's hope it helps push the Amazon.com ranking up to no. 1. |
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Post by roger on Apr 9, 2004 8:55:28 GMT
Mine's there too Steve. Thanks for the link. Go for it Hayley!
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Post by stevemacdonald on Apr 28, 2004 17:38:10 GMT
There is now an "official" review on Amazon: Amazon.co.uk Review Pure is presented as 16-year-old New Zealand singer Hayley Westenra's first album, though it follows a chart-topping eponymous debut and follow-up Christmas disc, My Gift to You. Pure is still Hayley's first UK release, and capitalises on a rapid move into the international limelight following a duet with Russell Watson as part of his 2002 tour, now preserved on DVD as Russell Watson: The Voice (Live In New Zealand). Comparisons with Charlotte Church are inevitable, yet Westenra has her own distinctive sound. She has impeccably clear diction coupled with a gorgeous voice with a very wide range: her high notes in the Kate Bush hit "Wuthering Heights" are especially striking, and like Bush she is also a dancer, having performed with the Royal New Zealand Ballet. If there's a problem, it's that Pure doesn't have a focus to match Westenra's talent, the tracks spanning everything from "Amazing Grace" to a Maori lullaby ("Hine e Hine") to hybrid pieces adapted from Ravel ("Never Say Goodbye") and Vivaldi's Four Seasons ("River of Dreams"). Ultimately what this set does demonstrate is that whatever direction Westenra finally settles on, she has the ability to go to the very top. For now she is a young artist finding her way, and for many listeners the result is Pure magic.--Gary S Dalkin Interesting how this official Amazon editorial review (NOT a customer review, mind you) which I posted in here six months ago now shows up in Guitars magazine (but missing the first paragraph)! |
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