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- Artist(s): Symphonica Air Orchestra
- Summary: A collection of ten covers and seven original songs from the pop singer's 2011-12 orchestral tour.
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- Record Label: Island
- Genre(s): Pop, Vocal, Pop/Rock, American Popular Song, Vocal Pop
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Positive: 1 out of 11
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Mixed: 10 out of 11
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Negative: 0 out of 11
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Mar 17, 2014An unadventurous set list reworks some of his most thoughtful and sombre songs with a selection of classic covers, all given a lush production gloss by the late Phil Ramone. What lifts it to a higher plane is Michael’s smooth and expressive singing.
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Q MagazineMar 17, 2014Symphonica feels supper-club safe. [Apr 2014, p.103]
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Mar 17, 2014To be fair, he can croon the stuffing out of the most well-worn covers (Brother Can You Spare a Dime is a searingly emotional trip through several octaves), but it's at the expense of spontaneity.
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Mar 18, 2014A swank live set of classic makeout ballads.
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Apr 1, 2014Michael is in good form but he's coasting, doing no more than he needs to, satisfying fans without surprising.
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Apr 30, 2014Symphonica certainly offers a heady, luxurious soirée, proving genuinely moving in parts, but it’s also quite exhausting and yes, occasionally bewildering.
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Mar 18, 2014There’s no getting around the fact that his versions of “Feeling Good” or “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” pale compared to those of Nina Simone and Roberta Flack.
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Positive: 2 out of 2
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Mixed: 0 out of 2
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Negative: 0 out of 2
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Dec 14, 2020I still have to watch a more perfect live performer than #GeorgeMichael incredible talent.
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Apr 17, 2014
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