Age of Regrets

1. Baby Rock

2. Ellis Island

3. Holes

4. Holy Grail

5. Mild Thing

6. Here We Are

7. The Day to Day Brutality of Love

8. Broken Glass

9. Call Me Ishmael

10. The Regulator Clock

11. Ground Zero

12. Oswiecm (Auschwitz)

13. Age of Regret

Editorial Reviews

From the Artist
Enmeshed as we are in our small preparations We no longer have all those grand aspirations We live in an age of monumental regret I never meant to hurt Juliet So small our dreams, so much to forget Yet each hour recalls Juliet -- Steven Brant, Age of Regret

Born to run, but I mostly walk Built for action, but I mostly talk I do the mild thing -- Steven Brant, Mild Thing

I can work hard, I tell the man who's asking questions Trembling that I've made the wrong impressions I come in hope But I've got no money I've got no friends Don't speak your language but here I am At the end of my rope What do I have that you'd want? -- Steven Brant, Ellis Island

Product Description:
Age of Regrets is the new (2002) CD from Steven Brant and the Phantoms. Acoustic music with electric instruments: that’s what happens in the Age of Regrets. (If you play it backwards, it comes out ‘Regrets of Age.’ Or maybe ‘Paul Is Dead’; playing CDs backwards is not something to try without proper training, on a closed course, with a professional driver.) The Age of Regrets is Shakespeare with a comb-over; with the confidence this would have given old Will, he’d surely not have poured his existential doubt into poor Hamlet. The Age of Regrets is Lincoln smoothing away wrinkles with Botox. He was clearly worried that the world would little note nor long remember what he said at Gettysburg; with a smooth forehead, that speech would have played much, much better on TV. Note: to check out Lincoln’s wrinkles, take out a $5 bill. While you’re at it, get another $5 out and send it in to get your own copy of Age of Regrets. In addition to 13 great tunes, you get cover art proving how much better Willie the Shake and Honest Abe would have looked had they not suffered from the Regrets of Age. You’ve got the Regrets of Age when… - Rockin’ your baby all night long

takes on a whole new meaning;

learn to dance the Baby Rock. - You remember the Troggs, but folks

say you’re now doing the Mild Thing. - You acknowledge how hard you have to

work at real relationships, caught up

in the Day to Day Brutality of Love. And is there doubt that this is the Age of Regrets? - We used to welcome folks with open

arms at Ellis Island. - We get caught up not in living but in

searching for the Holy Grail. - We are witness to the horrors of 9/11;

we are all at Ground Zero. So if Regrets of Age are keeping you awake in this Age of Regrets, we have the cure. Just take two tracks each night from Steven Brant and the Phantoms and call your lover in the morning. Age of Regrets is also great preventive medicine for those who don’t yet suffer from Regrets of Age. Your mileage may vary. See dealer for VIN number. And do, please, try this at home.

Age of Regrets

Tracks:

Cinema Paradiso (Tema de Amor de Cinema Paradiso)
A Rose Among Thorns (The Mission)
Renascer (Moses)
No Ano Que Vem (Come Maddalena)
Your Love (Once Upon A Time In The West)
Ama Por Amor
Nosso Mar (Metti una sera a cena)
Antiga Palavra
Luz Prodigiosa (La Luz Prodigiosa)
The Ballad Of Sacco And Vanzetti (Sacco E Vanzetti)
Someone You Once Knew (Per Le Antiche Scale)
Voo
I Girasoli
House Of No Regrets (Chi Mai)
Barco Abandonado (Per Le Antiche Scale)

Album Description

2003 album features the work of the world-renowned film composer as interpreted by the Portuguese singing star. 15 tracks. Universal.

Customer Reviews:

A perfect merge between Pontes and Morricone.......2005-06-11

This is one of the best albums I've ever heard.
Ennio Morricone had known Dulce Pontes for many years, but he refused to work with her saying that her voice wasn't ripe.
Now we can see why... Morricone is a genious and managed to get the best out of Dulce.
It is an album full of emotions, either by the greatness of Morricone's music, either by the feeling that Pontes managed to transmit with her voice.
My favorite song is called "Amor a Portugal". It's a portuguese version of the "Your love", included in the portuguese edition as an extra track (number 16). It could become the Portuguese National Anthem.
As for the comment of one other review comparing Dulce Pontes with Celine Dion, I tottaly can't agree with that. At all.
Dulce Pontes is only showing the maturity in her voice.
And she's great doing that...

Pontes fan disappointed.......2004-06-16

I have listened in amazement to Pontes pushing the boundaries of fado and folk genres on her prior CDs with her unique delivery and fantastic voice. Here she leaves those boundaries behind and goes off into Celine Dion territory--show off all your technical ability and the entire extent of your range in every single song. Kind of exhausting. On the other hand, if you like fireworks in every song, this one's for you.

Beyond earthly realms.......2004-03-05

As cliched as it might sound, there are no words to describe either the talent of Dulce Pontes or the quality of this recording. This is one breathtaking singer, approximating the status of divinity on "FOCUS". For those lucky enough to understand the Portuguese lyrics, what a blessing; you may as well have discovered a new planet, a new world, particularly with regards to "Renascer" and "Voo". The inclusion of songs in English and Italian is a bonus.Dulce is so much more than a singer on this disc - she is life itself, in all its magical strains, in all its tortuous twists. Listen to "No Ano Que Vem" and you'll know what I'm talking about. No wonder that the album has done so brilliantly in Portugal and is now infiltrating countries such as Greece, Spain, Italy and Japan. Focus is a universal event, a celebration of that exquisite beauty which for so many of us remains a mere longing. Along Dulce's short career, this is the moment we've all waited for - now the world needs to discover it also. When I first heard this masterpiece, I felt that I was transcending, re-emerging, beginning to live all over again. Inevitably, Ennio Morricone must be mentioned - a great genius! The passion of his compositions remains unequalled - "A Rose Among Thorns" is testimony to the brilliance of both composer and singer. Through Dulce's miraculous imterpretation, Ennio Morricone's music must perforce become the new standard. I have been listening to the album for three days... and I feel like buying it again! Bravo, to two magical human beings perfectly poised on the wings of a wonder!

Too much talent!.......2004-02-29

This is an impressive album where Dulce Pontes turned cinematic themes from the Morricone repertoire into songs in English, Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese, and she is breathtaking in most of them. Dulce Pontes embellishes Morricone's compositions with an epic grandeur that few other singers could have achieved. Her voice is very potent and playful, subtle when necessary, blends gracefully with the music, and succeeds in recreating the absurdity, the nuances, and the overwhelming beauty of Morricone's eccentric musical temperament. My favorite songs are those in English, particularly "Your Love" (with music from Once Upon a Time in the West). Dulce's elegant venture into a Brazilian arrangement makes "Nosso Mar" another favorite of mine. Her best achievement, however, is probably "No Ano Que Vem", a song inspired by Jerusalem and set to the strangely upbeat music from the film Maddalena. Focus is a superb accomplishment in Dulce's career. In the end, one could not possibly deny her the classical stature of Ennio Morricone.

Beautiful.......2004-01-21

I listened this album over and over. I really loved all the songs, one of my favorites is "Cinema Paradiso", is absolutly beautiful. The voice of Dulce Pontes I think is one of the bigest voices. I really enjoyed this album, i hope you will enjoy this like me.

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Customer Reviews:

Gem.......2004-05-17

Nadien's sound is gorgeous and his style very tasteful. If you have never heard him, you are in for a treat. He puts overhyped modern violinists like Shaham and Midori to shame. Recording quality is good.

It takes two..........2002-07-27

Ultimately this CD is disappointing even though the violin performances are astounding. The problem is the piano... not Boris Barere's playing, but the microphone that recorded it or the mixer who mixed it (there is no clue in the liner notes as to the date of these recordings - The 40s, 50s, and 60s were David Nadien's "heyday"). The piano sounds leaden and subdued as though it were from a 1920s recording. It doesn't match at all the violin sound, which is loud, crisp, and modern. Sound volume is boosted for the violin, reduced for the piano. Yes, these duets are meant to showcase the violin, but the piano has to add something to the overall impact of the piece, not detract from it. The two instruments have to blend and combine into an integrated whole (but they don't). The CD is full of old favorites, so you can be sure that the other performances you've heard will have sounded better, even if the violinist was not as good. Hence the disappointment with this CD. It could have been great. Too bad.

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"Age of Regrets" -- Great Music and Outstanding Lyrics!

Age of Regrets

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Release Date: 2002-07-22

Tracks:

Baby Rock
Ellis Island
Holes
Holy Grail
Mild Thing
Here We Are
The Day to Day Brutality of Love
Broken Glass
Call Me Ishmael
The Regulator Clock
Ground Zero
Oswiecm (Auschwitz)
Age of Regret

Album Description

Age of Regrets is the new (2002) CD from Steven Brant and the Phantoms. Acoustic music with electric instruments: that's what happens in the Age of Regrets. (If you play it backwards, it comes out `Regrets of Age.' Or maybe `Paul Is Dead'; playing CDs backwards is not something to try without proper training, on a closed course, with a professional driver.) The Age of Regrets is Shakespeare with a comb-over; with the confidence this would have given old Will, he'd surely not have poured his existential doubt into poor Hamlet. The Age of Regrets is Lincoln smoothing away wrinkles with Botox. He was clearly worried that the world would little note nor long remember what he said at Gettysburg; with a smooth forehead, that speech would have played much, much better on TV. Note: to check out Lincoln's wrinkles, take out a $5 bill. While you're at it, get another $5 out and send it in to get your own copy of Age of Regrets. In addition to 13 great tunes, you get cover art proving how much better Willie the Shake and Honest Abe would have looked had they not suffered from the Regrets of Age. You've got the Regrets of Age when… - Rockin' your baby all night long

takes on a whole new meaning;

learn to dance the Baby Rock. - You remember the Troggs, but folks

say you're now doing the Mild Thing. - You acknowledge how hard you have to

work at real relationships, caught up

in the Day to Day Brutality of Love. And is there doubt that this is the Age of Regrets? - We used to welcome folks with open

arms at Ellis Island. - We get caught up not in living but in

searching for the Holy Grail. - We are witness to the horrors of 9/11;

we are all at Ground Zero. So if Regrets of Age are keeping you awake in this Age of Regrets, we have the cure. Just take two tracks each night from Steven Brant and the Phantoms and call your lover in the morning. Age of Regrets is also great preventive medicine for those who don't yet suffer from Regrets of Age. Your mileage may vary. See dealer for VIN number. And do, please, try this at home.

Customer Reviews:

"Age of Regrets" -- Great Music and Outstanding Lyrics!.......2002-07-30

Steve Brant and the Phantoms consistently turn out diverse, intelligent, musical recordings and this great collection of new original songs is no exception! The breadth and scope of the subjects keeps up interest from beginning to end. There's a pair of impassioned and reflective songs about the World Trade Center and where we go from here, a ballad of the brave journey of hope made by so many who arrived in a challenging new land by way of Ellis Island, a moving remembrance of the holocaust as it came to a family in Poland, a rockin' dance spoof on parenting an infant, a serious introspective look at one's own parents and oneself... Oh, and there's "Mild Thing"- "..." I'm enjoying this CD immensely and highly recommend it!

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