Yes, it's a steel- cage death match between two celebrity-narrated "singing" animal eco-kitsch albums. In this corner:From 1984, inspired by a "Star Trek" film, Leonard Nimoy on ponderous narration, humpback whales on vocals, Paul Winter and Roger Payne on jazz/orchestral music:
"Whales Alive" - rather nice and soothing undersea sounds for these dog days of summer
And in this corner...
From 1971, Robert Redford on indifferent, occasionally incorrect narration (wolves have never killed man?), wolves on vocals. Halloween spooky.
The Language and Music of the Wolves
Who will win? Why, you the listener, of course!
Both of these fine selections are courtesy of one of this blogs best-est pals, windbag. Thanks, dood, live long & prosper and whatnot.
8 comments:
As Ol' Blue Eyes said at the end of his (minor) hit, "Bad, Bad, Leroy Brown," --"Ruff! Ruff!"
Windbag
thx, windbag!
side 2 of "whales" gets pretty hilarious with Nimoy's "Thar sheee blooooooows..."
A new contender?
http://plustapes.com/?p=588
I checked out that plus tapes link: the album comes "wrapped inside of an actual taxidermied wolf face." What the..? For real?!
And what's the music like?
totally for real. the music is pretty solid, If you're a fan of Mr. Redford's record you'll love it.
the wolf sounds on the robert redford album were sampled on Joni Mitchell's "The Wolf that Lives in Lindsey"
You're introducing me to music I never knew I needed!
I have a CD "Whales Alive" (with narration by Leonard Nimoy with voices of the Humpback whales) and, when I listen to it (and Nimoy, of course), I love it a lot!!
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