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This intimate and haunting singer-songwriter album from Rod Stewart's bassist features 13 songs ranging from poetic ballads with string quartets to full-band anthems, while lighter moments include a waltz arranged for 7 upright basses and voice.
Genre:
Folk: Alternative Folk
Release Date:
2009
Live Love Leave
© Copyright-Conrad Korsch
(775020953529)
Record Label: Scrumptious Music
SPECIAL: 20% discount if you buy more than one copy of it today!
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Conrad Korsch has worked as a bassist and vocalist with some of the finest singers and songwriters in the music business: Rod Stewart, Carly Simon, Rosanne Cash, Joan Osborne, Madeleine Peyroux, Carole King, Marc Cohn, Gavin DeGraw, Andrea Bocelli + Bette Midler, to name a few. "Live Love Leave" is his debut album as a singer-songwriter, showcasing his abilites on lead vocals and a variety of musical instruments as well as his beautifully atypical string quartet arrangements. Combining the poetic storytelling elements of Tom Waits and Leonard Cohen with the passion of Jeff Buckley and Damien Rice, this album contains 13 songs drawing on the human experience which, while deeply personal, are rich with characters and metaphors, engaging listeners to either relate their own experiences or simply observe from afar.
He is joined on the recordings by Rosanne Cash + Joy Askew on vocals, Shawn Pelton + David Palmer on drums, Matt Beck + Thad DeBrock on electric guitars, Alex Brofsky on french horn, Antoine Silverman + Jonathan Dinklage on violins, Hiroko Taguchi on viola and Anja Wood on cello. For more info, pictures, email list, etc., please visit www.myspace.com/conradkorsch. Digital Downloads of the mp3 version of the CD, along with full-color PDF booklet, are available at the iTunes Store at this direct link (copy and paste into your browser): http://lnk.nu/itunes.apple.com/xif
What the industry is saying about "Live Love Leave":
"chamber folk beauty...filled with charm, warmth and slightly melancholy grandeur"
- CD Baby (5-stars!)
"beautiful and passionate vocal work"
- Rootstime (Belgium)
"a stylish singer-songwriter set...tales of love and loss crafted around visceral vocals"
- Bass Player Magazine
For more info about Conrad's bass playing career, go to www.conradkorsch.com and click "Bassist".
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LIVE LOVE LEAVE
author: edward palermo
This is one of the most inventive and soulful albums I've heard in a long time. Conrad Korsch is a master of every aspect of songwriting. Great melodies, meaningful lyrics, interesting harmonies and VERY unique ideas about instrument combinations. His string arranging is expert. He could do just THAT as a career, so the fact that he can do SO much else is quite astonishing.
My favorite song is "The Last Sad Song". The chords and melody to this song are gut-wrenching. The arrangement is sublime. The way it builds up at the line, "Oh happiness, where have you gone" is incredibly powerful. It's my favorite moment from this CD.
My other favorite moment is the appearance of Roseanne Cash's gorgeous voice in "Firefly". Korsch brilliantly has her enter toward the end of the song which gives the song a spiritual lift that is surreal. The arrangement on this one could be Conrad's best on the CD.
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author: Kathie
Conrad is not only a very talented musician, but has also proven to be an accomplished singer-songwriter as evidenced by his latest CD, Live Love Leave. This CD is very different from what one might have expected from this artist given his extensive training in the jazz field. Instead it incorporates poetic lyrics with charm, warmth and an inner sadness. Each time I listen I acquire an even more appreciation of this artist’s talents. Well worth taking the time to sit and listen to the lyrics. Highly recommend!
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Live Love Leave
author: Kathie Thompson
Conrad is a not only a very talented musician, but also singer-songerwriter and this CD proves just that. This CD is different from what I expected. You notice new subtleties with each listen. This album is filled with charm, warmth and slightly melancholy grandeur, with an overlying theme of genuine simple honest emotion. Compassionate humour gurantees a memorable journey. A definite "must-have"!
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Refreshingly unique!
author: Mary Scott
This versatile album, with splendid music, lyrics, and vocals, has a universal appeal to the human heart. At the same time, one senses a personal glimpse into the artist's soul. The more you listen, the more you want to hear it again and again. It's my favorite CD!
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