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Cosmopoly: A departure for the Vollenweider of yesteryear

uwallanon | Renton, WA United States | 04/05/2002

(4 out of 5 stars)

"I must say that I found many of the selections on Cosmopoly to be rather abstract, and consequentially, not as enjoyable and relaxing as previous CD's. Ignus Fatuus, for example, was clearly a spontaneous musical writing, that, while humorous at first, nevertheless, failed to satisfy my conservative musical tastes. The most noteworthy, and enjoyable pieces on this CD would have to be Stella and Cor Do Amor. I would say that these 2 selections would be worth paying 15 dollars for, but it would be nice to have more than 2 songs to listen to on this CD. Currenttly, I have to set my CD player to repeat track 2 repeatedly so I can listen to Stella continuously and jam to it with my sax or clarinet. Boy, I wish I could do that with other songs on this CD!If you're a AV fan, this one is definitely worth purchasing, though. Just be prepared for something "different".I gave this CD,as a whole, a 4, though individually, I would say that Stella and Cor Do Amor are 5's."

The high points are so good...but there are also valleys

Neal C. Reynolds | Indianapolis, Indiana | 06/22/2002

(3 out of 5 stars)

"My feelings for this CD are a bit mixed, but the enjoyable part is very enjoyable. Especially enjoyable to me were "Morning Poem" with Carlos Nunez on the low whistle, "Vals Del Sur" and "Long Road to You" (how often do you hear an ocarina?). There were more vocals than I would've hoped for on this type of recording. And it very definitely does not flow when you play the CD through. However, try the sequences given on the booklet's back cover, "The Loop Map", and you will achieve far better flows. If only the cuts had been arranged according to those suggested loops. To do so, there would've been a repetition of "Capriccio", but that would've okay.I like and respect Andreas Vollenweider and think that he certainly deserves better than three star reviews, but if I'm honest in my opinion, and yes, it is strictly subjective opinion, I feel he's fallen way short this time. Maybe more of his own talent and better sequencing next time...."

Andreas could do better...much better.

Monica Hesse | Stone Mountain, Georgia United States | 06/11/2003

(2 out of 5 stars)

"I have just about all of Andreas Vollenweider's albums except for the latest 3. Last two I bought were Eolian Minstrel and Kryptos. I did not get the Rose album because it was not of the calibre of his other works. When Eolian Minstrel came out, I was very satisfied with it. Then came Kryptos which much of the album was not of the same spirit that Andreas had with his previous works but I bought it because of one of the pieces that I became hooked on. When the Cosmo album came out it was just not good at all. It just sounds like he put no heart into it.
I do hope that he starts to go back to how he had previously put these projects together starting from Caverna Magica."