Track Listings (16) - Disc #1| All Artists: Roy Orbison Title: Black & White Night Members Wishing: 0 Total Copies: 1 Label: Orbison Records Release Date: 2/3/1998 Genres: Pop, Rock Styles: Oldies, Vocal Pop, Oldies & Retro Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPC: 633251789129 |
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The amazing aspect of this all-star tribute album isn't its stars--Bruce Springsteen, Elvis Costello, Bonnie Raitt, Tom Waits, Jackson Browne, k.d. lang, and others show up for homage to their hero. It's the graceful way t... more »     |
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Amazon.com The amazing aspect of this all-star tribute album isn't its stars--Bruce Springsteen, Elvis Costello, Bonnie Raitt, Tom Waits, Jackson Browne, k.d. lang, and others show up for homage to their hero. It's the graceful way they fade into the background, deservedly giving Orbison's impossibly high pitch a full spotlight on his classics "Only the Lonely," "In Dreams," "Ooby Dooby," and "Crying." Costello's new "The Comedians," with its image of a ferris wheel-stranded lover, is perfect for Orbison, incidentally. Beyond his greatness, it's fun to play Name the Guitar Solo and Backup Singer on the restrained finale, "Oh Pretty Woman." --Steve Knopper Similar CDs
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CD ReviewsFor pure enjoyment! Tom | Bellefonte, PA | 04/08/2002 (5 out of 5 stars) "After seeing the video of this one-time performance, it was clear there were no egos on this stage. All the performers were there to support brother-rocker, Roy Orbison. While listening to the CD over and over, the magic can be relived always! Roy may be gone, but the tributes paid to him by his fellow musicians can be felt in this great jam session! It's a great top-down, wind in the hair CD!" The Best of the Best Eclectic Revisited | Arizona | 11/16/2004 (5 out of 5 stars) "I remember it well; I watched it in awe on cable and taped it. I still have the tape. I have the cassette version of this CD. When PBS trots it out during a fund raiser, I watch it again. It is very special to me. Nobody has to tell you about the vocal powers of Roy Orbison. The show was no doubt shot in black and white to conceal Roy's less-than-striking physical qualities. People magazine had a picture of him with a reference to his being an "antique rocker". But when the lights came up, Roy showed us all that he still had it. As other reviewers have noted, accomplished musicians with their own fan bases were on hand in backup roles to provide excellent support without displaying any ego of their own. They were there to support their hero. This is one of the best filmed concerts I have ever seen and highly recommend you get the DVD as well. In the filmed version, as the cameras pull back after the concert, Kris Kristofferson can be seen in the audience, playing to the camera and grinning his approval. This is one item you are bound to treasure. This is music history made more significant by Roy's sudden death just months later." Everything I do, well, I sure do it good Johnny Heering | Bethel, CT United States | 09/24/2004 (5 out of 5 stars) "This concert by Roy Orbison was recorded in September of 1987. The core musicians here were in Elvis Presley's band in the 1970s, interestingly. They are supplemented by several well known performers who were admirers of Roy. But guys like Bruce Springsteen don't try to steal the spotlight from Roy. They just let Roy do what he does best, which is sing with that amazing voice of his. Roy does sound a bit older than he did back in his heyday, but he can still hit those high notes. Roy and friends run through most of his classic hits, plus a new song written by Elvis Costello, "The Comedians", which later was included on his last album. It's truly a wonderful concert, and I would recommend it to any fan of Roy."
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