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Tarfumes.com - Instrumental Imagery Volume 3
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List Price: $15.95
Our Price: $15.95
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Manufacturer: Soothing Music
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0678070100328
Label: Soothing Music
Manufacturer: Soothing Music
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Soothing Music
Release Date: 2000-01-01
Studio: Soothing Music
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Editorial Reviews:
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Captivating flute,colorful piano,guitar and rhythmic hand percussion accented by the dulcimer with soothing electronic and orchestral arrangemnts.
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Summary: "Instrumental Perfection"
Comment: Medhi is perfection persona... transends all cultures. His music "cleanses" and is a quin-essential gift to man-kind.
We have all of the Instrumental Volumes.
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Summary: Emotional, Beautiful Music.
Comment: I came to the USA only a couple of years ago and my initial exposure was to soft rock radio music. I did not even know the term "New Age" music.
All that changed when a co-worker of mine played songs from Secret Garden on his computer. I was hooked by the heart felt tunes and soon became a big fan . After that, I searched around for other popular new age music and found this artist.
I have to admit that I listened to this CD with no expectation of liking it.To my surprise, the combination of instruments not only works, but also quickly latches itself to your mind. After just listening to this album once, I found myself humming the tunes of "Millenium Dance" (the first song), the soothing sounds from "Heavenly Moon" and "Star Gazer" were more than emough to make me want more . Needlessly to say, for the next few days, this was one of the only CDs playing on my car stereo.
Now, after hearing the CD for quite a few times, I think all the songs are extremely good. This CD would be highly suitable for listening to, when you want to unwind from a hard day's work or when you are traveling on the road for a long time.
As I said before, I realize that this not real world music, but then may be I would have never listened to any instrumental music by itself in my entire lifetime. I feel grateful to Medhi for exposing me to the deep longing melodies and beautiful thought provoking sounds found in his extraordinary music.
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Summary: Music that you'll always find yourself reaching for.
Comment: I 1st heard Mehdi on spinner radio and instantly noticed that there was a calming quality that captivated my being. The music definitely stood out amongst the rest. I didn't think much about it, but after hearing a few selections by this artist I just had to have the CD. I bought it a couple of years ago and just feel in love with it.
I have to agree with Sue Kolaks review (qoute: "very few people will be lukewarm to Mehdi's music; you'll probably find it either heart-wrenchingly lovely, or dull as all-git-out"). I was one of those that loved it so much that I purchased every CD available by this artist and let me tell you, they are all breathtakingly beautiful.
Just sample the music at SoothingMusic Com and you'll quickly know which one of the above mentioned people that you are, but if you like what you hear than by all means just buy it because this is one CD that won't dissappoint and the only bad thing is that you'll have to the rest.
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Summary: So Beautiful .....
Comment: While Mehdi's pieces vary in mood, they have one thing in common-- they are so beautiful, and played with such passion, they will put you into an exalted state of bliss. I think very few people will be lukewarm to Mehdi's music; you'll probably find it either heart-wrenchingly lovely, or dull as all-git-out and sappy to boot. While some tracks are noticeably upbeat and uplifting, such as Millenium Dance, Images Of The Heart, Twinkling Star and Star Gazer, far more of them are meditative, introspective, even downright melancholy. Some of the orchestrated pieces have arrangements that give them a distinctly touchy-feely "new-agey" sound which some listeners may find a turn-off, but many others are classically inspired compositions. Most of my favorite pieces have a more classical and less new age sound to them. He tends to have a firm touch on the keyboard, playing the notes crisply in all but the most meditative works. But when a light touch is called for, he plays with an airy delicacy, as shown in Wedding Song.
My personal favorites include Grace & Forgiveness, which begins with a string tremelondo's, sparkling chorus punctuated by a melancholy feel on the piano, and then moves into a dramatic cello solo which reminds me of a haunting movie score! It's purely uplifting, inspirational, and wonderful.
This 7 Disc set is a great introduction to Mehdi and shows most of the range of his exceptional talent. I just can't get enough of some of my favorite tracks I listed above. It's great music any time you need to relax, wash the dishes, stroll on the beach, de-stress after a hectic day, romance your sweetheart, perform thoracic surgery, have a quiet dinner... or really pretty much anything other than going to the rodeo. I would say it makes good background music, but I find it far too lovely to push into the back of my mind. If it were playing at a cocktail party, I'd be sitting next to the speaker listening to it instead of mingling. If you don't want to spring for the set, I highly recommend Instrumental Imagery, which features some of his most soulful playing. Now get thee hence, listen, buy, Love!
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Summary: Don't Let any one tell you what is and or isn't kool !
Comment: I have to confess something... as much as I love Mehdi, I don't actually own a single one of his albums. I'll have to correct that soon. Years ago, when I was in high school, my mother used to play Instrumental Dream all the time, and that was how I got hooked on him. I didn't want her to know how much I liked it, since that kind of music wasn't cool for young people, so when she was out I would play her collection over and over again, and then whip it out of the player as soon as she got home. By the time I got into college, I had largely outgrown things like worrying about what people thought of my musical preferences, so I listened to Mehdi anytime I went home. During the month I spent studying for the bar exam, I listened to this music almost obsessively... and I passed the exam on the first try, so maybe it helped! Since I moved out of her house and got my own place, I'd forgotten how much I loved Mehdi's music until I happened across it at the library the other day. I immediately checked it out, and it woke a craving in me to hear some of my favorite tunes again. So I convinced my mother to loan me her entire collection.
Mehdi's generally found in the New Age section, but don't you dare let that stop you from enjoying this magnificent, world class instrumental music. If you're not familiar with his work, and you like the sound of "Instrumentals" better than "new age," I guarantee you'll like what you hear. If you don't find it entirely enchanting, you could get tired of it before the album's over, although I personally can't get enough of this disc.
Go ahead, turn the volume way up and let it envelop you the way instrumental music was meant to, and I challenge you not to shiver or even tear up a little during your first listen of this fabulous collection.
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