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MAREK GRECHUTA ~ SWIECIE NASZ POMATON 094631164026 (Barcode: 094631164026) ~ POLAND ~ Progressive Rock Recorded: 1967 - 2003 Released: 2005 This wonderful Box Set collects the entire recorded legacy by Polish singer / songwriter / poet / bandleader Marek GrechutaFind albums by this artist, one of the most iconic figures on the Polish musical scene of the 20th Century and one of the great instigators and pioneers of the Music & Poetry (Sung Poetry) movement in Poland. This Box Set includes all fourteen albums recorded by Grechuta, each one remastered and expanded with a plethora of bonus tracks as well as a fifteenth CD with previously unreleased archival material. This 2005 edition of the Box Set expands the previous edition from 2000, which included only thirteen albums. The material covers a career of a great Artist spanning almost forty years between 1967 and his untimely death in 2006. The early albums by Grechuta were light-years ahead of their time and completely different from anything else that was happening on the Pop / Prog scene at the time in Poland or anywhere else for that matter. They amalgamated seemingly conflicting elements like contemporary Classical music, Psychedelia, chanson and cabaret, Jazz-Rock and very strong Folklore and World Music influences. His first group AnawaFind albums by this artist was among the earliest ensembles to be influenced by World Music and some of its members would later create OssianFind albums by this artist, the first full-fledged World Music ensemble in Poland. Grechuta´s music was full of the omnipresent Polish melancholy, emphasized by the poignant lyrics and sensitive delivery. He was a master of his trade and his vocal delivery was simply sublime. Always somewhere in between singing and reciting, his interpretation of the lyrics is exquisitely intelligent and insightful. In addition to his own lyrics Grechuta sung and wrote music to many poems written by Polish poets, bringing them to the attention to the young generation. His bands always consisted of superb instrumentalist and suited perfectly the magic atmosphere he created with his superbly charming personal presentation. Grechuta managed to create exquisite music consistently during his career and was always relevant and up to date, aging exceptionally well musically up to the very end. His ability to remain relevant was one of the many exceptional qualities that characterized him as an Artist. In retrospect this is simply a collection of some of the best music ever recorded in Poland and almost nothing recorded by other artists comes even close to its perfection. It is completely untouched by time and consistently gets better as the time goes by, in contrast to most music created today. It is an absolute must have for every lover of Polish music and no collection of Polish music will be complete without it. Perfection incarnate!

Updated: 26/01/2019Posted:

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