lanois shines
all-instrumental, lanois' peddle steel playing is the force behind this subtle, flowing album. so rich, so dense, daniel lanois brings together a great crew of musicians to create a many-textured masterpiece. buy it.
Hidious
Everybody has different tastes, but if you like music with any kind of structure or melody at all, you will not like Belladonna. I never write reviews for anything, but this one was so bad, I couldn't help myself. I could not make sense of it at all, it rambled on and on, never getting to the point, never picking a path, never building on a theme. It bored me with it's vague attempts to build a song. I listened to it 2 times just to make sure I wasn't imagining how bad it was, and then I dumped it. It was not my style, and I don't see how it could be anybody's style, but that's just me. I felt obligated to voice my opinion and possible save somebody out there from being bitterly disappointed. Good Luck on your listing adventures.
A Must Have!!!
This is pure bliss. Definately worth getting. It's really relaxed and chill. Good for road trips or having on in the background while conversating with friends. Love this sort of ambience, I'm a big fan of Harold Budd and this is definately up there with his stuff. My favorite track is Frozen, but they're all really good. Check out the sound clips, that's what made me get this.
Think Music for Westerns
On this album there is no singing by Daniel Lanois just a nice collection of beautiful western tinged ambient music. If Brian Eno followed his ambient classic Music for Airports with Music for Westerns it would probably sound like this. Very blissful and atmospheric. My only complaint is that it is also very short at under 40 minutes and I wish that it went on longer. If you're a fan of Brian Eno's non vocal work or of Harold Budd you will enjoy this dreamy album.
Pure rapture
The focus is on that glorious pedal steel he plays like no one else and a dreamscape inspired by time in Mexico. "Belladonna" is Daniel Lanois' most coherent album to date. This is another world that Lanois invites the listener to enter. If you surrender to this music, it will become the soundtrack of your dreams. It has a very powerful pull that will take you deeper than emotion to a place of unknowing filled with incredible beauty. This is the anthesis of most music being released today, whatever the genre. It is too personal to fit any handy label. It appears that Lanois is channeling some very profound personal experiences into music that he can share with the wider world. If only briefly, we can join him on an amazing journey to a place few know exists, let alone ever visit.
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