Monday, 6 November 2017

Harry Nilsson - Aerial Charm 1968 (1995 RCA) Flac 24/96 & mp3@320


As "Good Old Desk" opens Aerial Ballet with a cheerful saunter, it's clear that Harry Nilsson decided to pick up where he left off with his debut, offering another round of effervescent, devilishly clever pop, equal parts lite psychedelia, pretty ballads, and music hall cabaret. It's not a carbon copy, however. In one sense, he entrenches himself a little bit, emphasizing his lighter edges and humor, writing songs so cheerfully lightweight -- a love song about his mom and dad, an ode to his favorite desk, an address or two to a "Little Cowboy" -- that it may be a little too cloying for some tastes, even for fans of Pandemonium Shadow Show.
Those are balanced by a couple major steps forward, namely "Everybody's Talkin'" and "One." The former finds Nilsson adopting a rolling folk-pop backing for a Fred Neil song, making it into an instant, Grammy-winning classic. The latter was the greatest song he had written to date, a haunting tale of loneliness reminiscent of McCartney, yet with its own voice. These are the songs anchoring an album that may be a little lightweight, but it's engagingly, deliberately lightweight. If it's a bit dated, it wears its old charms well.(allmusic.com)



This is the 1995 cd release by RCA Records. The flac files are in 24/96. The album is real fun and i think sometimes an album needs a little bit ''lightweight'' style :-).
Hope you enjoy
                          Frank


                                                                   Flac   &  mp3@320

3 comments:

  1. Thanks, Frank, wonderful album! I was in a Frankfurt cinema at the German premiere of Schlesinger's "Midnight Cowboy". From the first scene I was hooked on James Leo Herlihy, Jon Voight, and Dustin Hoffman. But actually it was the original score, that fascinated me the most: John Barry's theme and Nilsson's rendition of Fred Neil's "Everybody's Talkin'".
    My great late mother had to accompany me because I was too young (and she loved to), and my great late father gave me "Aerial Ballet" as a birthday present, when I enthusicially reported about the movie and its soundtrack. Those were the days...

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  2. thank you !!
    christophe turpin from paris

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