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Recorded six years prior to his passing, Mancini Rocks the Pops finds the revered pop writer and arranger giving an easy spin to '80s rock staples by Michael Jackson, the Bangles, Phil Collins, and the Police. As one might expect, the going can get grisly at times: polite rock rhythms and leaden horn and string charts leave much of the program stuck in neutral. To hear "Thriller" and "In the Air Tonight" in full symphonic glory might do it for the lawn-chair set at many a pops concert, but for the listener at home, this sort of blown-up Top 40 can get old fast. And it's not as if Mancini can't score and arrange with incredible results (one has a slew of top-notch soundtracks alone to choose from), but here he seems to have missed an opportunity to transform songs by U2 and the Eurythmics (if this is even possible) into widescreen pieces. To his credit, Mancini turns in a surprisingly fetching version of "Walk Like an Egyptian" and seems right at home with the melancholy tinged contours of John Lennon's "Imagine." While it might be deemed a hidden treasure by future revisionists, Mancini Rocks the Pops -- for now at least -- is not the kind of record Mancini fans and lounge aficionados need to worry about.
© Stephen Cook /TiVo
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Henry Mancini, MainArtist - JOHN MCCLURE, Producer, Recording Producer - Liam Sternberg, Composer - The Royal Philharmonic Pops Orchestra, MainArtist
℗ 1989 Savoy Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Phil Collins, Composer - Henry Mancini, MainArtist - JOHN MCCLURE, Producer, Recording Producer - The Royal Philharmonic Pops Orchestra, MainArtist
℗ 1989 Savoy Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Rod Temperton, Composer - Henry Mancini, MainArtist - JOHN MCCLURE, Producer, Recording Producer - The Royal Philharmonic Pops Orchestra, MainArtist
℗ 1989 Savoy Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Henry Mancini, MainArtist - Sting, Composer - JOHN MCCLURE, Producer, Recording Producer - The Royal Philharmonic Pops Orchestra, MainArtist
℗ 1989 Savoy Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Phil Todd, FeaturedArtist - Henry Mancini, MainArtist - Peter Brown, Composer - JOHN MCCLURE, Producer, Recording Producer - The Royal Philharmonic Pops Orchestra, MainArtist
℗ 1989 Savoy Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Phil Todd, FeaturedArtist - Henry Mancini, MainArtist - Adam Clayton, Composer - JOHN MCCLURE, Producer, Recording Producer - The Royal Philharmonic Pops Orchestra, MainArtist
℗ 1989 Savoy Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Henry Mancini, MainArtist - Annie Lennox, Composer - JOHN MCCLURE, Producer, Recording Producer - The Royal Philharmonic Pops Orchestra, MainArtist - Peter Francomb, FeaturedArtist
℗ 1989 Savoy Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Henry Mancini, MainArtist - Richie Valens, Composer - JOHN MCCLURE, Producer, Recording Producer - The Royal Philharmonic Pops Orchestra, MainArtist
℗ 1989 Savoy Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Henry Mancini, MainArtist - David Gilmour, Composer - JOHN MCCLURE, Producer, Recording Producer - Paul Keogh, FeaturedArtist - The Royal Philharmonic Pops Orchestra, MainArtist
℗ 1989 Savoy Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Henry Mancini, MainArtist - NEIL TENNANT, Composer - Chris Lowe, Composer - JOHN MCCLURE, Producer, Recording Producer - John Orford, FeaturedArtist - The Royal Philharmonic Pops Orchestra, MainArtist
℗ 1989 Savoy Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
John Lennon, Composer - Henry Mancini, MainArtist - JOHN MCCLURE, Producer, Recording Producer - The Royal Philharmonic Pops Orchestra, MainArtist
℗ 1989 Savoy Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
James Croce, ComposerLyricist - Henry Mancini, MainArtist - JOHN MCCLURE, Producer, Recording Producer - The Royal Philharmonic Pops Orchestra, MainArtist
℗ 1989 Savoy Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Albumbeschreibung
Recorded six years prior to his passing, Mancini Rocks the Pops finds the revered pop writer and arranger giving an easy spin to '80s rock staples by Michael Jackson, the Bangles, Phil Collins, and the Police. As one might expect, the going can get grisly at times: polite rock rhythms and leaden horn and string charts leave much of the program stuck in neutral. To hear "Thriller" and "In the Air Tonight" in full symphonic glory might do it for the lawn-chair set at many a pops concert, but for the listener at home, this sort of blown-up Top 40 can get old fast. And it's not as if Mancini can't score and arrange with incredible results (one has a slew of top-notch soundtracks alone to choose from), but here he seems to have missed an opportunity to transform songs by U2 and the Eurythmics (if this is even possible) into widescreen pieces. To his credit, Mancini turns in a surprisingly fetching version of "Walk Like an Egyptian" and seems right at home with the melancholy tinged contours of John Lennon's "Imagine." While it might be deemed a hidden treasure by future revisionists, Mancini Rocks the Pops -- for now at least -- is not the kind of record Mancini fans and lounge aficionados need to worry about.
© Stephen Cook /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:53:08
- Main artists: Henry Mancini Royal Philharmonic Pops Orchestra
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Savoy
- Genre: Electronic New age
© 1989 Savoy Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc. ℗ 1989 Savoy Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
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