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Fresh Aire 4
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Fresh Aire 4
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by Mannheim Steamroller
Sales Rank: 793068
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$2.95
At Amazon
on 10-2-2008.
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1. G Major Toccata
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2. Crystal
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3. Interlude 7
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4. Four Rows of Jacks
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5. Red Wine
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6. Dancing Flames
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7. Dream
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8. Embers
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Fresh Aire 4 is a step back in the Fresh Aire series in many ways. Thematically, there is little cohesiveness ("The Dream" doesnt even have a place on the album!) which makes the album sound a lot more like a collection of Fresh Aire singles than a Fresh Aire album. Fresh Aire II and III flowed remarkably well; Fresh Aire 4 didn't even attempt to build a transistion between its tracks. FA4 is the most clearly experimental of the first four releases. Whereas II and III continued to break new ground in a new genre, each adding depth in musical arrangements and the types of instruments used, 4 is less complex, and for the most part fails to blend the synth sound with the old world sound as well. Crystal and The Dream sound ridiculously dated (like something off the original Terminater soundtrack), Interlude 7 is hardly an interlude, and Embers is as cheesy as they come (and Davis KNOWS cheesy. Pick up a copy of Christmas in the Aire, and you'll know what I mean.) It's not that this album is bad. It's really not; G Major Toccata is a first for Mannheim Steamroller, and proves that classical organ can really rock. Four Rows of Jacks and Dancing Flames are both very much like Fresh Aire III's excellent Mere Image, and if not as good are comparable. Red Wine is like FAII's Toota Lute, only richer and more beautiful, thanks to a backing symphony. But if that's the best the album offers, then its hardly essential. Basically, Mannheim Steamroller has done this cd before, and much better. Despite some scattered moments, this album ultimately dissapoints. Oh, and Chip; this is the fourth album in a row to come in squarely under 35 minutes. The Steamroller, it seems, is starting to run out of steam.
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Fresh Aire 4
Available from Amazon
Price: $2.95
Updated on 10-2-2008.
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