Fans

Release Date: 2005-05-17, Audio CD,

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Posted: Apr-07-2007

this is how I got past the classics as a child

This album(and i mean vinyl...when I bought it in 1984 )was a COMPLETE breakthrough as far as the operettas and arias put in front of me .....this album tells the story of each and evey aria .....as an earley teen...this body of work enabled me as an adult to be able to attend and understand AND...

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Posted: Jan-19-2007

Oh the memories...

What a great album. I've listened to that album in vinyl format all my childhood (cool parents) and now it's on CD. I've been looking for that album for a long time, I'm glad I found it on Amazon.

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Posted: Sep-04-2005

Madam Butterfly

This is the only CD I've ever purchased for a single song. And I consider myself well compensated.The lead track, Madam Butterfly (Un Bel Di Vedremo), is the kind of tune I can listen to anywhere, anytime. McLaren sets Puccini's operatic arrangement against the stumbling introduction of a...

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Posted: Aug-04-2005

do it! get this album...

i first heard this album in about 1994 and IMMEDIATELY fell in love with it. i am a lover of italian opera and McLaren's interpretion mixing the purity of the opera with some complimentary hip-hop was GENIUS. he didn't cross any lines or anything. my particular favourites are from "madame...

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Posted: Jun-08-2005

When opera meets R & B and Hip Hop, Life is Grand

I have had season tickets to the LA Opera for years. At the same time, I enjoy today's music, although I have been skeptical of hip hop. This CD reduces opera to the bare essentials without violating the music or the integrity of the art form. Counterpoint between sung arias and spoken word is...

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Posted: May-06-2004

That's what I like

I was looking for double CD 'Paris' (where I lived for 3 yrs, btw) and I noticed it could be sent together with "Fans". I am so happy I decided to buy both even without reading the reviews. This is my favourite rock-classical style. For me it is the record of the year (so far). If You like this...

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Posted: Dec-21-2003

Simply Brilliant

After seeing the video for Madame Butterfly on MuchMusic in the 80's, I purchased the cassette. Malcolm McLaren's unique style of music blended with Puccini makes for Madame Butterfly being a hauntingly beautiful piece of work. I enjoyed the entire cassette and look forward to finally having it...

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Posted: May-27-2003

80's Pop Opera still sings it's Arias in 2003, May 26, 2003

I remember living in San Diego and listening to the very popular pop rock/punk station 91X, when I heard McLaren's "Madam Butterfly" for the first time, almost 20 years ago. This beautiful 1st track song has haunted me ever since and ultimately remained a favorite. All of the tracks creatively...

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Posted: Sep-04-2000

Still a fan!

I love this disc. I bought Fans on vinyl 16 years ago and still play it today. It mixes popular opera and electronic music effortlessly, complementing rather than interfering with the integrity of the original works. A precursor to Moby's `Play', the pure vocal placed in a modern setting,...

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Posted: Jun-21-2000

Opera/Pop mix

I never thought I would like opera, but I LOVE this CD! The opera piece is the most beautiful music I've ever heard. I listened to it while on the beach in Italy and thought I'd died and gone to heaven. It is a great mix of pop, broadway and opera.

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