News From The "Crystal Cave" !!

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"Entrée dans le top 50 dès la première semaine de ventes. " Girl it's Alright " est actuellement SLOW N°1 DES CLUBS pour la deuxième semaine consécutive !"

"Entry in signal 50 as of the first week of sales. " Girl it's Alright " is currently N°1 SLOW FOX TROT OF the CLUBS for the second consecutive week!"

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For your information !!! :)
 
Jalu

Jalu

Steve's Destiny
Thank you Suzi....

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Congratulations Sensei...
 
Lotussan

Lotussan

I Belong To Steven
I always knew people would love his music...
It comes from the heart, and what a voice...
What great lyrics, and what magical hands...
I am so, so, so, proud of him...
 
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aikidonna

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Thanks Suzi!!!!
That song is my favorite on Sensei's CD.:D
I just hope that when he brings the CD over to the USA for sale, that it will do just as well or better as it has in France.
Take care
Donna
 
Lotussan

Lotussan

I Belong To Steven
I just can't pick one favorite, but that is definately one of them...
I am kinda partial to Lolipop too, though, it upbeat and lighthearted,
and it always makes me smile a lot when I am feeling blue...
Thank-You Sensei, for this beautiful music, it plays in my heart, it's so special,
just like you....
I am sure everyone who has heard it agrees with me...:)
And if you haven't you must!
Don't hesitate~
 
yudansha

yudansha

TheGreatOne
More good news? ... I guess the more the merrier :=))

Thanks for the news. #1 ... that's a pretty good accomplishment I'd say.
 
tora

tora

Funmaker
But the point is that France ain't #1 in the whole world,at least these days in soccer they're not :D
 
Lotussan

Lotussan

I Belong To Steven
Well, the French can get the CD anytime, and anywhere, I guess...Hey, maybe some of us should go there and bring back lots of them...Then everyone here could have one finally...It can't be me, but...Not a bad idea...Anyone know of any other sites that has them?
 
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Acta Diurna

par: Olivier Moch le 01 juin 2004

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"Steven Seagal chante aussi... Et pas trop mal, il faut le reconnaître ! Il livre un premier album qui mérite que l’on s’y attarde...
Steven Seagal est un de ces acteurs physiques comme il en existe à la pelle à Hollywood même si le genre est dominé par une poignée de gaillards bâti dans des armoires à glace... encore qu’une glace peut réfléchir, elle ! Seagal à commis quelques-uns des nanars les plus extraordinaires du cinéma américains de ses 20 dernières années, on peu citer de mémoire : Piège en haute mer, Piège à grande vitesse (ndlr on peut remarquer l’originalité dans le choix des titres...), Terrain miné, Désigné pour mourir ou encore le sublimissime navet Justice sauvage qui atteint des sommets de nullité cinématographique absolus... Récemment, le spécialiste ès arts martiaux d’Hollywood a encore tourné dans quelques productions mais celle-ci ont directement atterri dans les bacs des videoshops sans passer par les salles obscures, preuves si besoin en était, du peu d’intérêt hormis pour quelques fans épars à travers le monde, de ces films ou la violence et l’hémoglobine prennent le pas sur le scénario et le dialogue !

Si on savait Steven Seagal passé maître - et reconnaissons-lui cette maestria réelle - dans les arts martiaux, aïkido, karaté, taï-chi ou kendo, on ne lui connaissait pas forcément cette autre facette de sa personnalité qu’est la musique tant occultée qu’elle était par la chorégraphie martiale que l’acteur exécute à foison dès que retentit le sempiternel «Action !» cher à tous les réalisateurs. Et pourtant, Seagal a découvert la musique à l’adolescence et répétait de concert ses gammes et ses katas... Ayant grandi à Detroit(1), dans le Michigan, il a forcément été influencé par le black blues, le blues joué par les musiciens noirs du nord des Etats-Unis comme John Lee Hooker, Eddie Burns ou T. Bone Walker. Depuis des années, paraît-il, Seagal rêvait de proposer un album et offrir ainsi au public cette seconde facette de sa personnalité... Et bien, c’est fait ! Voici qu’arrive Songs from the crystal cave...

Au résultat, Steven Seagal parvient à étonner même le plus ardent de ses détracteurs cinématographiques ! Il signe un premier opus musicalement très riche d’influence blues prononcée mâtiné de raggamuffin, de rock et de pop... le tout dans un mélange parfaitement réussi ! En outre, Seagal maîtrise sa guitare avec une virtuosité que beaucoup de musiciens plus chevronnés pourraient lui envier, et ça aussi c’est encore une surprise agréable. Pour enregistrer Songs from the crystal cave, Seagal s’est entouré de quelques personnalités reconnues comme l’incomparable BB King, Stevie Wonder ou encore d’anciens Wailers, les musiciens de Bob Marley. Il aura fallu cinq années de préparation pour produire cet album mais on peut dire que le résultat en vaut la peine. Songs fron the crystal cave sort en priorité en France avant d’investir le reste de l’Europe et les Etats-Unis. Quelques titres sont à mettre en exergue comme Girl, it’s allright Better man ou Don’t you cry, ...

Franchement, cet album est d’excellent facture, Steven Seagal a davantage de qualités musicales qu’il n’en a d’acteur et, malheureusement, son nom risque d’être un obstacle quant à l’espérance de vie de Songs from the crystal cave ce qui serait dommage. A tous j’ai envie de dire occultez de vos mémoires le Seagal acteur pour laissez s’exprimer le Seagal chanteur vous serez agréablement surpris "!
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(1) la capitale mondiale du blues dans les années ’40 et ’50...

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Songs from the crystal cave
By: Olivier Moch le 01 juin 2004

"Steven Seagal also sings... And not too badly, it should be recognized! It delivers a first album which deserves that one is delayed there...
Steven Seagal is one of these physical actors as there are some with the shovel in Hollywood even if the kind is dominated by a handle of strapping men built in cupboards with ice... still that an ice can reflect, it! Seagal with clerk some of the most extraordinary nanars of the cinema American of its 20 last years, one little to quote of memory: Trap in open sea, Piège at high speed (note one can notice the originality in the choice of the titles...), Ground mined, Indicated to die or the sublimissime wild Justice turnip which reaches absolute tops of cinematographic nullity...
Recently, the specialist ès martial arts in Hollywood still turned in some productions but this one directly landed in the vats of the videoshops without passing by the obscure rooms, evidence if need be were, of little interest except for some scattered fans throughout the world, of these films or violence and haemoglobin take the step on the scenario and the dialogue!
If one knew Steven Seagal last main - and let us recognize to him this real masterliness - in the martial arts, aikido, karate, taï-chi or kendo, one inevitably did not know this other facet of its personality to him which is the so much occulted music which it was by martial choreography that the actor carries out with abundance as soon as resounds sempiternal "the Action!" expensive with all the realizers. And yet, Seagal discovered the music with adolescence and repeated concert its ranges and its katas... Having grown with Detroit(1), in Michigan, it was inevitably influenced by the black blues, the blues played by the black musicians of the north of the United States like John Lee Hooker, Eddie Burns or T Bone Walker. Since years, it appears, Seagal dreamed to propose an album and to thus offer to the public this second facet of his personality... And well, it is done! Here what arrives Songs from the hook undermines...
To the result, Steven Seagal manages to even astonish burning by its cinematographic detractors! It signs a first opus musicalement very rich of crossbred blues influence marked of raggamuffin, rock'n'roll and pop... whole in a perfectly successful mixture! Moreover, Seagal controls its guitar with a virtuosity that many more senior musicians could envy to him, and that also it is still a pleasant surprise. To record hollow Songs from the hook, Seagal was surrounded of some personalities recognized like the incomparable BB King, Stevie Wonder or of old Wailers, the musicians of Bob Marley. It will have taken five years of preparation to produce this album but one can say that the result is worth the sorrow of it. Hollow Songs fron the hook leaves in priority to France before investing the rest of Europe and the United States. Some titles are to put forward like Girl, it' S allright Better man or Don' T you cry...
Frankly, this album is of excellent invoices, Steven Seagal has more musical qualities that it does not have any of actor and, unfortunately, its name is likely to be an obstacle as for the life expectancy of hollow Songs from the hook what would be a pity. All I want to say occult your memories Seagal actor for let express Seagal singer you will be agreeably surprised!
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(1) the world capital of the blues in the years ' 40 and ' 50..."

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Serena

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Thanks for this article, Suzi, and for translating. :)
But he wasn't born in Detroit, Michigan. ;)
Well, at least they liked it--from what I could tell. :D

And five years to produce the album!
That's about how long we've been talking about it, isn't it? :D
But, it's great that they say it was worth it!
 
suziwong

suziwong

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Serena said:
Thanks for this article, Suzi, and for translating. :)
But he wasn't born in Detroit, Michigan. ;)
Well, at least they liked it--from what I could tell. :D

And five years to produce the album!
That's about how long we've been talking about it, isn't it? :D
But, it's great that they say it was worth it!
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Yes we know he wasn't born in Detroit but the author doesn't know this !! :D
he will learn soon I am sure !!

we are talking this album since Official Site. Sometimes I didn't believe it would be realize !! But he did !! Really unbelieveble big guy huh ???

But I am very happy critics are not bad !!
blessing
 
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aikidonna

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It does sound like they DO like it over there in France. Looks like the CD will be going to the rest of Europe and then coming to the USA, from what the article says. Hope it's not going to take too long to make it's way over here.:D
Take care
Donna
 
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