Israel Iz Kamakawiwo'ole - N Dis Life
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Free Music Review: Brings a smile everytime
Hit: 5 Stars
My wife and I heard IZ for the first time while on our honeymoon back in June 1997 while on a Helicopter Ride over Kauai. The pilot was playing his music over our headset as background music. At the time we didn't even realize how nice the music was and didn't think to ask the pilot who was singing.
Several days later we were in a shop and once again I heard his voice over the stores speakers and had to have the CD. This is classic Hawaiian music that brings me back to Hawaii every time I hear his music...and that is far since I live in New York.
Several years later I looked him up on the Internet and was heartbroken to learn he passed away...a week after we left Hawaii. I have purchased every CD as well as DVD's that have become available.
IZ died with a huge heart and the world has lost a great singer that believed in Hawaii and the land that was meant to be. You would be surprise to hear how many times you hear his music in movies, commercials and shows. A performer that will be remembered forever.
Tim
Free Music Review: I'd say by far his best album.
Hit: 5 Stars
Though all of his albums are recommended, no Israel Kamakawiwo'ole collection is complete without "In Dis Life." This album, I believe, is his best ever, despite the fact that it doesn't have his "Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World" medley on it. If you are looking for that particular song buy "Facing Future."
As for the selections on this CD, I particularly enjoy the title song, "Wai'alae," and his rendition of the Hawaiian Style Band's "Living in a Sovereign Land." The contemporary tunes show a different side of him. "'Opae E" has been a favorite of mine forever. I also like his jazzy rendition of "Aloha Ku'u Pua" and his medley of "Na Ka Puio" and "Keyhole Hula," otherwise known as "Kauoha Mai."
The only song that I think is just okay is "Yokozuna," at least for now, but maybe it'll grow on me eventually. I don't hate it though, just not one of my favorites. Maybe that's just because I would choose Hawaiian language songs over contemporary if I had to make a choice.
Please get this CD as well as all his others.
Free Music Review: BRUDDAH IZ DOES IT AGAIN!!
Hit: 5 Stars
Is there no end to this giant's majesty and magic with the new hawaiian music?? Every piece of music Israel has recorded goes right to the hear of the matter--the heart of the listener!! His voice, coupled with his presentation style easily captivates the listener, taking them deeper into what must be the most beautiful soul ever to record music. In Dis Life, the song, speaks to the heart of any person who has ever loved somoeone. The other songs, both traditional and original, let the Bruddah talk to us through the mastery of his art. I met this man while living in Hawaii, and have been in awe of that which he sang ever since. Buy this CD, sit back, turn on a water fountain for the sounds of the sea, and drift off to the world of Bruddah IZ. This CD ranks with all of his other music, the Best of the Best, of all the Hawaiian music there is to listen to. He was a GIANT...He lives on in his music for us all. ALoha!Free Music Review: A Giant Voice
Hit: 5 Stars
I love this recording. IZ was a master of Hawaiian music and dedicated to his people and his culture. When he died, it was like the passing of Hawaiian royalty. This album is perhaps less bittersweet than Facing Future (my favorite IZ album) but it is more consistent. Again, the best tracks are the traditional tracks in Hawaiian. Hi'ilawe is mesmerizing and 'Opae E is a beautiful track, with a tasteful and unabstrusive arrangement. The modern material is also quite beautiful, perhaps not instrinsically, but IZ could take the most mundane material and make it shine. Lover of Mine is a great example. In other hands it would be an undistinguished song, but IZ transforms it with the beauty of his voice.
Highly recommended.
Free Music Review: True Hawaiian. 'nuf said, ah?
Hit: 5 Stars
There can be no mistaking Israel's pure heartened voice. The timbre of his passion for Hawaiiana shows up in every note. True feeling, something lacking in virtually every style of music these days, is laid within the body of his music. The cover of Collin Raye's hit, "In this Life," is enough to show that Israel was more than a beautiful voice of the Islands, but a beautiful person as well. Hopefully his untimely death will not deter the long-deserved resurgence of Hawaiian music in the world. This is a culture full of beauty that the rest of the world may finally get more than just a glimpse of, and mahalo nui loa to Israel for sharing his gift with us in the time he was here.