As I was scrolling through Facebook recently, I came across a friend's post talking about an album that rocked his world. Evidently people are being encouraged to share the 10 albums that shaped them. OK. Sounds cool. So, I'll start with one of my favorites.
You've heard of Sarah Brightman, right? She sang Christine in the original "Phantom of the Opera" and was married to the legendary (not iconic, Mom) Andrew Lloyd Weber, who composed the role for her. She's got a beautifully pure clear soprano voice that I would give almost anything to sound like. Anyone, one of the first tapes, yes, cassette tape was the format du jour at the time, that I bought was Dive. I don't know why I got it as opposed to another of her recordings. Maybe it was the only one available at the music store. I wore out two copies of it I listened to it that much.
The track list is Dive, Captain Nemo, The Second Element, Ship of Fools, Once In a Lifetime, Cape Horn, A Salty Dog, Siren, Seven Seas, Johnny Wanna Live, By Now, Island, When It Rains In America, La Mer and The Second Element 2. I love the way the album starts. Each song leads into the next, building on the atmosphere. The feeling of the sea permeates the music, although Johnny Wanna Live is something of an anomaly, if I remember right.
I know I chose this recording because of Brightman. I'd heard and loved her voice in Phantom, so I knew what she would sound like. I didn't know the specific songs, but I learned them very quickly. I've since bought most of her albums, but none of them has the resonance for me of Dive.
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