Re: Questions about Carlebach

I have those records too and Palace of the King is in the older Shlomo style before he went electric and "rock and roll" (actually, he hated being called the Rock and Roll Rabbi).

Yisroel B'tach B' was my second choice for best live recording. Also, Uvnei Yerushalaim is up there for studio recording.

>From: Jordan Hirsch

>Reply-To: jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org

>To: World music from a Jewish slant

>Subject: Re: Questions about Carlebach

>Date: Thu, 07 Aug 2003 22:01:58 -0400

>To weigh in on the best recording question, I would have to say: Studio- In the

>palace of the King. Live- Yisrael B'Tach Bashem

>Jordan Hirsch

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> > Subject: RE: Questions about Carlebach

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> > > Richard Green wrote:

> > >

> > > > >4. What are Carlebach's best recordings?

> > > >

> > > > Since I own about 60 of his recordings I can tell you that in the

> > category of best live album Shlomo Live in Vienna is my personal live

> > favorite. It features Borchi Nafshi, L'maan Achai Ve'reay, Uv'nei

> > Yerushalayim, Borchenynu Avinu and L-rd Get Me High among others.

> > > >

> > > > Best studio album (and I don't believe that it was over produced) is the

> > Days Are Coming recording featuring Ki Va Moed, Tov Lihodos, Hinie Yamim, Mi

> > Chomocho Baal Gevuors, Asher Bara and Ma Oshiv among others. The recording

> > was reengineered by theCarlebach Foundation and it features less avante gard

> > type guitar than Neil Siedel's original recording. I have both versions

> > >

> > > I don't usually post "Me, toos", but perhaps a confirming vote would be

> > informative; as someone who has showcased (on the radio, in lectures and

> > courses, and now on my CD) and written about Shlomo's music for several

> > decades, I want to *enthusiastically* second Richard's first advisement re

> > the R. SHLOMO CARLEBACH live album, which is also *my* favorite! Shlomo's

> > in wonderfully mellow voice, plus the sound quality, esp. in re Shlomo

> > vis-a-vis audience, is about as good as it gets in Shlomo's recordings.

> > >

> > > I certainly think DAYS ARE COMING is an excellent, spirits-soaring album

> > as well--right up there.

> > >

> > > --Robert Cohen

> > >

> >