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Daniel Lanois - Acadie Audio CD

A fair review of the Daniel Lanois "Acadie" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Daniel Lanois reviews here, or go back to the Daniel Lanois tabs.

Daniel Lanois Band: Daniel Lanois
Title: Acadie
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Release Date: 1989-09-20
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Still Water 2: Maker 3: O Marie 4: Jolie Louise 5: Fisherman's Daughter 6: White Mustang II 7: Under a Stormy Sky 8: Where the Hawkwind Kills 9: Silium's Hill 10: Ice 11: St. Ann's Gold 12: Amazing Grace

USED CD
HAD IT ON CASSETTE, BUT NOW I CAN ENJOY IT AGAIN. GREAT OLD CD. LOVE THE MIX OF FRENCH AND ENGLISH.


The Supporting Cast
I have all his CDs and this one holds a place at the top with a couple of his other projects. My stars say enough, this CD never fails to create a better image each time I listen to it. I wish he would work with more acts as a producer, his sound is so characterisic. Love to hear what he could do with The Tragically Hip, R. E. M, Leonard Cohen and a hundred more acts. You can judge a person by the company he keeps, oh what company Lanois brings to this project:

Album Credits

Pierre Marchand
Keyboards

Larry Mullen, Jr.
Drums

Cyril Neville
Percussion

Ed Roth
Accordion

Jeri Heiden
Art Direction, Design

Willie Green
Drums

Mark Abrahms
Photography

James May
Trumpet

Mark Howard
Engineer, Mixing

Paul Barrett
Engineer

Malcolm Burn
Keyboards, Vocals (Background), Engineer, Mixing, Guitar

Greg Calbi
Mastering

Adam Clayton
Bass

Bill Dillon
Guitar

Brian Eno
Keyboards, Vocals

Lynn Goldsmith
Photography

William Green
Drums

Tony Hall
Bass

Daniel Lanois
Vocals, Producer, Main Performer, ?, Omnichord, Mixing, Bass, Guitar

Roger Eno
Piano

Aaron Neville
Vocals

Art Neville
Piano

Mason Ruffner
Guitar.


A heartfelt, sonic masterpiece
Acadie has folk roots and a crystaline, unique honesty - it is melodic, bluesy, perfectly produced and yet somehow human and imperfect. What can I add that hasn't already been said here? This is my favourite album of all time, and I know how loosely these accolades can be thrown around. You're always chasing it, tantalised by something you can't quite put your finger on. At the same time it is experimental and addictive. The album has a selflessness that gives it a warm spiritual quality. Quite simply, it's one of music's finest minds letting us in with powerful, spirtual, haunted songs. Everyone will have their favourites on this CD - for me, I cannot look past The Maker or St Anne's Gold. All of Lanois' work is worth a look but he is yet to top this. A masterpiece.


holds up like little else
Maybe I am just adding to the chorus. . but this is one of the best, most enduring albums I've ever heard. I first started listening to it in 1990, my girlfriend's copy, then bought the CD a few years after we split up & was blown away once again. This morning I am listening as iTunes rips it to mp3 & every song still sounds fresh and enchanting. Pure brilliance. _For the Beauty of Wynona_ was a letdown for me after this, & I haven't listened to the other one. But I could listen to _Acadia_ day after day and never tire of it. .


The genius producer
This may be the result, at the time, of him working more surely within his vocal limits. 'Arcadie', to my ears, is easily the most attractive, the most stylish of Lanoise's three outings. His is not an unexpressive voice, but it has little of the warmth or expansiveness that he imbues in his soundscapes. And here, when reflecting on domesticity and fatherhood, the voice is pitched just right. It is quite possible to be transported by his music without giving much attention to his singing. This might be going too far, and I'm grateful that he brought this music into existence. A composite disc from the three would be impressive. As it stands, Lanoise will be best enjoyed as the genius producer of many fine albumns; U2, Dylan, Emmy Lou, Robbie Robertson,The Neville's, 'Yellow Moon', and may the list continue.


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