 "The Voice" | 2008-08-29 |
| - Reviewed By pichon06 |
| Very few female voices in my memory have this kind of power and deep expresion of soul. Chavela Vargas is one of them. Edith Piaf, Billy Holiday, Lucha Reyes are some of these great singes that can you make painfluly cry. In other words, Diamanda have a very distinctive way to sing, with great power and deep feelings. Not for all music lovers. This music can be sound bizarre for some. |
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| "One of her best albums!" | 2007-04-10 |
| - Reviewed By caballe-fan |
| This cd really shows off galas otherworldly,operatic voice.She sings the blues here like nobody else I have ever heard.Her voice is low,sultry,and wicked,and then she literally jumps two or three octaves,into a frightening and passoniate vocal performance.One of her most haunting and spooky covers,is her version of gloomy sunday,amazing.She also accompanies herself on the piano for every song.And her piano playing sounds both classical and spooky at the same time.Any of these songs could be used in the soundtrack of a horror movie,and yet they still sound beautiful and like nothing I have ever heard from another artist.This woman is an extremely talented and classically trained musian and singer,who deserves to be more well known.Her voice can be as soft as a whisper or as piercing as steel.Galas is a true individual,and independent artist,who makes quite an impression on anyone who ever gets the chance to hear her! |
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| "One of her best albums" | 2007-04-10 |
| - Reviewed By caballe-fan |
This cd really shows off galas otherworldly,operatic voice.She sings the blues here like nobody else I have ever heard.Her voice is low,sultry,and wicked,and then she literally jumps two or three octaves,into a frightening and passoniate vocal performance.One of her most haunting and spooky covers,is her version of gloomy sunday,amazing.She also accompanies herself on the piano for every song.And her piano playing sounds both sophisticated and spooky at the same time.Any of these songs could be used in the soundtrack of a horror movie,and yet they still sound beautiful and like nothing I have ever heard from another artist.This woman is an extremely talented and classically trained musian and singer,who deserves to be more famous.Her voice can be as soft as a whisper or as piercing as steel.Galas is a true individual,and independent artist,who makes quite an impression on anyone who ever gets the chance to hear her.
Her gloomy sunday is one of the most original and one of the best ever recorded.If you like blues music with a gothic twist than this cd is a must have in your collection. |
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 "Diamanda: a sparkling Diamond" | 2006-10-04 |
| - Reviewed By User: A8B7E9PR26CHF |
| I enjoy this cd very much. Diamanda is definitely on my top 10 of solo artists. However, I prefer the live version of INSANE ASYLUM featured on "MALEDICTION AND PRAYER" than this studio recording. It's less gothic sounding and on MAP it sounds bluesy and her vocals are spunky and just has that "OOMPH." It's clear that she's influenced by blues but also is well rounded and diverse as she tackles spirituals and classical as witnessed on MAP. The cover photo is attractive and I like the blue-gray tint the used. I seem to enjoy Diamanda when she's at the piano and singing-the shreiks and noises(and ya all know what I mean), doesn't bother me as much. But "PLAGUE MASS", "VENA CAVA" and "SHREI-X" are very disturbing and I can only handle sections of those cd's- no disrespect to Diamanda. I do, really admire her. |
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| "A landmark recording" | 2004-05-11 |
| - Reviewed By amadeus888 |
| Galas' performance of these songs is simply awesome. Many have sung them before her, but who will dare to sing them after her? Her performance somehow transfigures these very familiar classic blues and spirituals, bringing out a depth of emotion, an awesome power and force, a wonderful subtlety of feeling that was hitherto unknown. Her voice blends perfectly with the piano, her vocals are perfectly balanced, each "scream" and intonation neither too much nor too little, but just perfect. I don't think I will ever again be able to listen to someone else's interpretation of "I put a spell on you" or "A balm in Gilead" without somehow finding it lacking in comparison with Diamanda Galas' performance. She simply outshines them all. |
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| "A real performance..." | 2003-04-25 |
| - Reviewed By dmargeli |
This CD is absolutely brillant!
When I first bought it...I didn't think
much about it. But.. then I listened
carefully to the version of "I put
a spell on you" which she does here.
Around the same time, there was
a version of "I put a spell.." by
Brian Ferry. Brian sings it without
any feeling. Its like he is falling asleep
while singing. Diamanda on the other hand,
gives a real delivery...punctuated ...and
more like someone who is actually living
and talking it: "I put a spell on you"...
pause...becaaaaause "You're Mine!!".
Absolutely commanding! And throughout this
CD she keeps her screaming to where its
appropriate, which I like. I don't see the
point to some of her other cd's where she
only screams. |
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 "Not the best..." | 2002-01-26 |
| - Reviewed By moanmaniac |
| I've been a fan of Diamanda's work for quite a while. I must admit this isn't the best Diamanda Galas album, but it does have some wonderful songs. The Singer consists of performences performed on the Judgement Day tour, however, if you can find a copy of the Judgement Day VHS you'll find a better example her amazing work. This album is not as beautiful as Malediction and Prayer but is still a good example of her work with her voice and her piano. The best tracks include Gloomy Sunday and Judgement Day! |
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| "A chanteuse back from Hell" | 1998-05-13 |
| - Reviewed By User: ALKE80OMAVH7K |
| The Singer Operatically-trained AIDS activist/performance artist Diamanda Galas plays the "it's the song, not the singer" game here, and wins. Accompanying herself on piano, Galas gives thoughtful, impassioned= readings of these songs (mostly standards, many previously recorded as parts of her performance pieces), leaving behind for the moment her infamous 8-octave vocal gymnastics and beyond-the-pit-of-Hell moaning.= Maybe not as personal an album as "Plague Mass", but certainly accessable to those afraid of her earlier (and scarier) works. |
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| "A chanteuse back from Hell." | 1998-05-08 |
| - Reviewed By Anonymous |
| Operatically-trained AIDS activist/performance artist Diamanda Galas plays the "it's the song, not the singer" game here, and wins. Accompanying herself on piano, Galas gives thoughtful, impassioned readings of these songs (mostly standards, many previously recorded as parts of her performance pieces), leaving behind for the moment her infamous 8-octave vocal gymnastics and beyond-the-pit-of-Hell moaning. Maybe not as personal an album as "Plague Mass", but certainly accessable to those afraid of her earlier (and scarier) works. |
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