Search - Joseph Baldassare :: Buddha Bar Presents Living Theater 2

Good follow-up.

malore | NYC | 11/11/2002

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Ever since mainstream stores have begun stocking these wonderful albums, I've seen many people purchase them who wouldn't ordinarily. Now it seems as if the makers have begun capitalizing on this buy putting out volume 2, 3, 4, 5 and beyond. There's nothing really wrong with this as it gets more great music out there. The only problem that I can find is that when you start putting out several albums based on a small pool of music, a lot of repetition can occur. Some albums if this genre that I've bought have been blatant copies of other, more well know discs out there. This CD does have some songs that can be heard elsewhere, but the versions are slightly different. It's a bit different from volume 1 in that this disc seems to be more lyrics and vocals. Almost a bit rocky. I can see this being played at an upbeat bar or club and getting a good response. The first disc was mellower; this one seems to pick up the beat a bit. Although, there are still plenty of down time songs to appreciate. I would recommend this album without hesitation, although I imagine a purchase of volume 1 would be in order."