Malediction & Prayer
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Malediction & Prayer
- Artist: Diamanda Galas
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- Release Date: April 21, 1998
- Total Time: 59:06
- Type: Live, Lyrics are included with the album
- Genre: Avant-Garde
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Diamanda Galas' CD of live covers (of B.B. King, the Supremes, Johnny Cash and Billie Holiday songs, among others) is one of her most accessible works to date. Her screaming, demonic, cacophonous vocal style has been tamed, and throughout Greek anti-ballads to blues, spirituals, and flamenco-classical hybrids, Galas' voice is shown to be a stunningly flexible instrument. Galas croons, intones, grooves and laments with enormous agility and beauty, and accents her singing with minimalism, classical, blues and improvised piano. "Si La Muerte," the highlight of this recording, is an old-style Spanish ballad with hints of flamenco vocal rhythm, enhanced by both classical and minimalist piano. Live: Malediction and Prayer is a dynamic, phenomenal recording. ~ Lisa Schwartzman, Rovi| Malediction (1999 Album by Botanica) | |
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| Malediction and Prayer | |
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| Live album by Diamanda Galás | |
| Released | 1998 |
| Label | Asphodel |
Malediction and Prayer is an album by Diamanda Galás, featuring live recordings from her concert tour "Malediction and Prayer: Concert for the Damned." It was released in 1998 by Asphodel Ltd.
Track listing
- "Iron Lady" (Phil Ochs) 4:44
- "The Thrill is Gone" (Hawkins/Darnell) (made famous by BB King) 5:30
- "My World Is Empty Without You" (Holland-Dozier-Holland) (made famous by The Supremes) 4:26
- "Abel et Caïn" (Baudelaire/Galás) 5:34
- "Death Letter" (Son House) 4:40
- "Supplica A Mia Madre" (Pasolini/Galás) 3:13
- "Insane Asylum" (Willie Dixon) 8:07
- "Si La Muerte" (Mixco/Galás) 5:22
- "25 Minutes to Go" (Shel Silverstein) (made famous by Johnny Cash) 4:33
- "Keigome Keigome" (Xarhakos/Gatsos) 4:30
- "I'm Gonna Live the Life" (T.A. Dorsey) 4:28
- "Gloomy Sunday" (Jávor, Carter, Rezső Seress) (made famous by Billie Holiday) 3:49
Personnel
- Vocals and Piano: Diamanda Galás
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