专辑回顾- “Past & Present The Very Best Of Michael Ball”

由 trevor · 发布日期 2023年9月28日 · 已更新 2024年4月16日

25年音乐生涯的纪念 “Past & Present The Very Best Of Michael Ball “ -2009

In complete contrast to the set mentioned above, Past And Present was a proper compilation put out by Universal to celebrate 25 years in the business, and Michael even did a memorable tour to promote it. It is just one disc but it really does include some of the absolute cream of the crop, with ‘Love Changes Everything’, ‘This Is The Moment’ and ‘Empty Chairs, Empty Tables’, plus ‘One Step Out Of Time’ and the excellent version of ‘The Show Must Go On’ from Music.

What makes this extra special though is the additional material – the inclusion of ‘The Impossible Dream’, ‘Being Alive’ and ‘The Prayer’ are welcomed with open arms. There’s two Kismet tracks in the form of ‘Stranger In Paradise/This Is My Beloved’, plus a stunning orchestral recording of ‘Gethsemane’. That should be enough to seal the deal, but if not, Hairspray fans will lap up the version of ‘You Can’t Stop The Beat’ which includes the rest of the performers from the original run Michael starred in, making it the closest thing we have to a cast recording.

Also, if you visit iTunes, the version of Past And Present on there has an exclusive bonus track, which gives fans a rare chance to another Hairspray number that Michael normally never goes near, the anthemic ‘I Know Where I’ve Been’.

与之前的合辑完全不同的是，Past And Present是由环球音乐（Universal）发布的一张正式合辑，旨在庆祝25年的音乐生涯，迈克尔甚至举办了一场难忘的巡演来宣传这张专辑。它只有一张光盘，但确实包括了一些绝对的佳作，如《Love Changes Everything》、《This Is The Moment》和《Empty Chairs, Empty Tables》，还有《One Step Out Of Time》和来自《Music》的出色版本《The Show Must Go On》。

然而，使这张专辑更加特别的是额外的曲目 – 包括了《The Impossible Dream》、《Being Alive》和《The Prayer》，都受到了热烈的欢迎。此外，还有两首来自《Kismet》的曲目，分别是《Stranger In Paradise/This Is My Beloved》，以及一首令人惊叹的《Gethsemane》的交响录音。这应该足以使这张专辑备受欢迎，而且如果你访问iTunes，那里的Past And Present版本还有一个独家的奖励曲目，让粉丝难得有机会听到迈克尔演唱的另一首《Hairspray》中的歌曲，那就是那首具有宏伟气氛的《I Know Where I’ve Been》。（Apple Music应该是分区限制了该专辑，国区没有找到这个奖励曲目）

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