On each piece, you realize that Hugh Laurie is having fun and passion and not like many of his colleagues from the guild of actors simply times one or two albums participates because additionally flushes money in the cash register. Certainly, albums which consist exclusively of reinterpretation of old pieces do not constitute a milestone in the history of music, but somehow they are also fashionable. Paul McCartney did with his "Kisses From The Bottom" similar and this is not the only point of intersection of the two Englishmen, so they interpret both the song "One For My Baby" in your own way and meadow and so have those albums in my opinion but according to its raison d'être.
Technically any case the discs made by Warner are on an outstanding level. Clear and homogeneous instruments come in all things clean to advantage, accompanying sounds from playing the instruments are preserved and provide a realistic sound. Small drawback is that the pieces could have yet more dynamism as measured by the Dynamic Range tool, the individual values of the pieces 10 to 12 are at the top of the so-called transition zone. Here suggested the Loudnesswar so only minimally to what can be wonderfully recognize the Waveform. Sonically, the album is certainly far ahead, because some sites were recorded only about half.
The cover itself makes a stable impression and leaves in addition to the original Sleeves still enough space for the antistatic Ersatzsleeves. The original sleeves are printed, not just with pretty pictures or lyrics, no here is on each piece a bit the why enlightened and a little "making of" information will be announced, which compensates at least for a bit, it's like the first album was not a gatefold. However, a large drawback is the Warner pursues its publication policy. While in the vinyl edition of Deep Purple's "Now What ?!" the song of the Special Edition has managed with the black discs go the analog fans of Hugh Laurie unfortunately completely empty. So there is an additional song in the iTunes Deluxe Edition and again four more in the limited-edition book. Okay, that one wants to buyers a limited edition obtain additional incentives I can understand and that is also somewhere legitimate, this edition is yet again a few more dollars. But the interpretation of "Unchain My Heart" would loose even found a place on one of three sides (only the last is well stocked) and that would only have been fair at a double price compared to the iTunes Edition. A download code or similar gadgets you can not offer here that is also.
Looking at other new releases on the market we regret to say that the price-performance ratio not true in this case. The times in which we can say that we have to be glad that at all a vinyl version appears are actually almost finished. In this respect, Warner should worry if you want to stand apart from the competition by more power, or just more price. Regardless, Hugh Laurie stressed his Piano Blues sound remained true and has released another well listenable album, a circumstance which compensates me for almost Warners policy, because I do not think that the artist himself invents something.
