Symphonica

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But just to add this would be great and know If things got rough again I had something that could pay a good chunk of my monthly expenses is nice to know. Yes, dear reader, I’m one of those music lovers who doesn’t have a problem with artists using backing tracks at a concert if that’s what it takes to put on a good show. While I never considered John And Elvis Are Dead to be a standout song, although it’s a wonderful studio recording, this live performance changes that perspective for it flows so incredibly well within the live album structure that I couldn’t imagine Symphonica without it. Released in 2014, George Michael’s Symphonica is a fluid masterpiece that melds exceptional live performances, captured between 2011-12, with studio mastery thereby ensuring the music and Michael’s vocal talents take centre stage with few distracting elements.The Dolby Atmos stream, via Apple Music, is admirable but it just doesn’t have the same presence as was heard on the physical counterpart.

Praying For Time was originally released as the lead single on Michael’s second solo album Listen Without Prejudice Vol. to George’s music, watch his iconic videos and find out everything you want to know about the man himself.

Be aware, there's a new bootleg copy making the rounds, I have a feeling a lot of the new edits to this version are based on that. While I was fortunate to have owned the stunning HFPA (High Fidelity Pure Audio) Blu-ray release, following a culling of formats, I now find myself limited to the streaming offerings and I have mixed feelings. Interestingly, despite the Blu-ray format being capable, no surround mix was presented, yet, to my ears, it still had a greater presence. Plus, it’s a little more relaxed than the studio release meaning that it can be fully appreciated in a relaxed setting when listening to Symphonica.

Michael’s vocal has always had a tad of sibilance, so I look upon it as artistic expression at this stage, but on a couple of the songs, it’s quite pronounced and temporarily takes you out of an otherwise relaxed experience.

We were so excited to hear it on her new record player Xmas morning, but when we played Feel Good Inc, the song skipped. The only aspect that I wish they had worked on a little more would have been the reduction of sibilance in Michael’s vocals.

I Remember You isn’t the strongest closer as it’s rawer, from a production and recording standpoint, than the rest of the songs featured on Symphonica. The album was originally released back in March, with the standard CD offering 14 tracks and the deluxe edition and blu-ray audio versions adding three bonus songs ( Roxanne, You Have Been Loved and Going To A Town). Regardless of country of origin all tracks are sung in English, unless otherwise stated in our description. This Privacy Policy describes how your personal information is collected, used, and shared when you visit or make a purchase from discrepancy-records. This live rendition honours the original studio release perfectly and the addition of the symphonic orchestra is complementary and therefore takes nothing away from the original.

Surely it would be worth doing for those of us who appreciate the expanded offerings of Deluxe Editions. Still, for this review, I’m going to stick with the Deluxe Edition in its entirety, as all songs are featured, but while I consider the first 17 songs to be nothing short of perfection, I intend to remove I Remember You from my digital library for I feel it detracts from the highly polished production values heard throughout the rest of the album. Symphonica' was originally released on March 17 2014 in Deluxe 17-Track CD Edition, Standard 14-Track CD, Standard 14-Track Digital, Deluxe 17-Track Digital and Pure Audio Blu Ray.