The Life Aquatic Studio Sessions
by: Seu Jorge
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Rating:  - * Amazing ... I originally bought this CD half as a joke but I was certainly surprised how good it really was. Seu Jorge is a vocal magician who made my bob my head on every song. If you enjoy foreign music, or if you are just a fan of David Bowie this album is a great addition to your collection. Rating:  - * David Bowie ala Seu ... Glad another reviewer pointed out "Seu" is the equivolent to "Mr.", and here I was thinking it was a pretty cool first name. DOH! Overall, the "Studio Sessions" album a very pleasant breath of fresh air. It shares a similar tone to Nick Drake's "Pink Moon", which is also another outstanding acoustic album. Like many, I was enchanted by the Jorge scenes in "Life Aquatic", which compelled me to check out the soundtrack. Was very glad to see he has a seperate album. "Changes" and "Quicksand" (never knew it was a Bowie song, as I thought it was a Dinosaur Jr. original the whole time) are my fave tracks, or well, of the ones not already on the original movie score. Jorge's version of "Rebel Rebel" is so sultry...dream-like, it makes me salivate every time I hear it. Perfect tune for nice, soft pillow conversation, if ya know what I mean :) Only beef I have: Why is "Space Oddity" not on this album? (favorite Bowie song btw). During the movie, I remember jumping out of my seat at in excitement (like YES!) as "Knock-Out Ned" AKA Jorge was sitting, singing and strumming that countdown (5-4-3-2-1), as the Pinoy Pirates made their way to the unsuspecting Belafante. The movie teases, the CD don't deliver and I say DAMN! Man am I salty, esp since a photo of that exact scene is on the back of the jewl case. Why soundtrack coordinator peoples, why?!? Like how "Fool on the Hill" and "Light My Fire" were taken and stripped from it's original roots, force fed through a bossa-nova food processor and back to ears of the obsequious, "The Life Aquatic Studio Sessions Featuring Seu Jorge" tribute to David Bowie is like the movie: Blue, Beanies with balls and Charming till the very end. All in that "quirky" Bill Murray sort of way. If that quirky scores you points on a "quicky", then well well: Get it. The album that is. Rating: - * Ziggy Stardust Returns as The Boy from Ipanema. ... Imagine glam-rocker Ziggy Stardust coming out of retirement twenty-five years later as The Boy from Ipanema, or as an black samba singer named Seu Jorge, singing his biggest hits unplugged and in Portuguese, and you'd have The Life Aquatic Studio Sessions. Seu Jorge is perhaps best known for his role as Pelé Dos Santos in Wes Anderson's 2004 film, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, a Portuguese aquatic safety expert who entertains the rest of the crew with his David Bowie covers. The Life Aquatic Studio Sessions is a collection of Bowie songs Jorge recorded for the film soundtrack. Five of his Bowie covers were included in the original film, and seven others are available only on this album. This album will appeal to anyone who likes Bowie or bossa nova in the tradition of Tanto Tempo or Getz/Gilberto. Trust me. This is neither a novelty album nor Starbucks background music. Play Seu Jorge at your next social gathering and everyone will be asking you the same question, "Who is that?" Tracks include: 1. Rebel Rebel 2. Life On Mars? 3. Starman 4. Ziggy Stardust 5. Lady Stardust 6. Changes 7. Oh! You Pretty Things 8. Rock N' Roll Suicide 9. Suffragette City 10. Five Years 11. Queen Bitch 12. When I Live My Dream 13. Quicksand 14. Team Zissou 15. Untitled Track G. Merritt Rating: - * beautiful!!! ... brilliant! his voice is like butter. and i love david bowie. i love acoustic guitar. i love portuguese. these covers are so so brilliant. Rating: - * Ziggy Stardust in Sao Paulo ... Seu Jorge's "Life Aquatic Studio Sessions" is a landmark soundtrack. It's the first time David Bowie's songs were covered as acoustic Brazilian bossa nova. It's flamboyant glam rock transformed into a soulful samba. Seu Jorge turns Ziggy Stardust,with all his sequins,into a Carnival dancer. The Studio Sessions are organic,as rich and deep as Brazilian coffee. "Rebel Rebel",the opening,is quietly defiant. "Ziggy Stardust" is a cosmic lullaby. There's a sense of wonderment. It's like looking at a sky full of stars on a clear night. "Changes" is a melancholy reflection on times past. "Oh! You Pretty Things" comes across as affectionate and paternal. "Suffragette City" is dancelike and seductive. "Five Years" and "When I live my dream" are pensive. "Queen B**ch" is energetic&electric (in fact,it was David Bowie's ode to Velvet Underground) The closing,"Team Zissou",has the joyous refrain of "I love you." "The Life Aquatic Studio Sessions" are a musical original. Glam rock is turned into soothing acoustic guitar. Seu Jorge's musical alchemy is electrifying. It's a Velvet Goldmine in the depths of Brazil. They're studio sessions that soothe the soul. |
All three principals sing eloquently and with a fine sense of the opera's structure and context. Anna Tomowa-Sintow is in even better voice than Domingo, and Giorgio Zancanaro heads an expert supporting cast. The Covent Garden Chorus, directed with distinction by Michael Hampe, gives a memorable impression of the revolutionary mob. Julius Rudel's conducting is totally idiomatic. --Joe McLellan
Lotfi Mansouri spared no effort or expense in making this production special. He personally directed the staging, and handpicked an outstanding cast (right down to the very young and then-unknown Ben Heppner in the small role of Hervey). The visual elements--sets, costumes, and camera work--are also handled with great care, and Sutherland's positive response to this dedication can be sensed in her performance as the unfortunate wife of King Henry VIII. James Morris is best-known as a Wagnerian singer--perhaps the leading Wotan of our time--but he is equally at home in many of the villainous roles that are the fate of bass- baritones (Iago, Scarpia, Don Giovanni). In this sinister tale of an innocent woman ruthlessly destroyed, he shows a surprising knack for the bel canto style. Judith Forst is also excellent in the role of Jane Seymour. --Joe McLellan
