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Not so hot on ‘why’

That other opera singer is getting awestruck again by Ian Gillan’s take on Gethsemane:

Thanks to Uwe for the heads-up.

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Posted by Nick on Friday, February 28th, 2025, filed under Blog. You can follow comment on this post through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can skip to the end and leave a comment. Pinging is currently not allowed.

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2 Comments to “Not so hot on ‘why’”:

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    Steve says:

    I was only listening to this album last week , it’s literally Jaw Dropping, absolutely stunning …I really, really think that this album is his best vocal performance…ever !
    In fact, it has to be one of the best performances by any vocalist on any piece .
    I know Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber were blown away by it ( they heard Child in Time and that’s what drew their attention to Ian )

    February 28th, 2025 at 22:31
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    Uwe Hornung says:

    This is pleasantly 100% nose-wrinkle free.

    And of course she’s perfectly right, Gillan’s version is the most emotionally gripping one. Big Ian was an agnostic even back then, but he captured rage, tranquility, despair and tenderness in his vocal depiction of Jesus like no other.

    February 28th, 2025 at 23:39

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