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George Winston — The Crystal Ship
Album: Night Divides the Day
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6.7

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Released: 2002
Length: 5:00
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The song is beautiful and I do enjoy it. This is one of those situations in which I struggle a little with the rating system. Personally, I enjoy it at about a seven, which, while an accurate representation of its impact on me, does not do justice to the level of skill in performance, arrangement, production, and engineering offered.
Posted 4 weeks ago by easmann    [ Reply ]
can’t believe i am the first comment in 8 years 
Posted 3 months ago by jp33442    [ Reply ]
 Emwolb wrote:


Dammit.....followed by a Doors song.  Such disappointment when ur expecting Yanni.
 
Science fiction readers try to find meanings in strange words and the first thing to try is spelling it backward, Emwolb.
Posted 9 years ago by GreatNorthWoods    [ Reply ]
Just playin' his heart out on this one
Posted 9 years ago by jim1964    [ Reply ]
This makes me want to hear Bitchin' Camaro for some reason.
Posted 9 years ago by cayenne    [ Reply ]
Yeah, he pounds those keys without any sensitivity. That one note and chord he keeps hitting... Driving through my brain.
Posted 9 years ago by Nuance    [ Reply ]
Wow, hearing this muzak after the brilliant Satie is some kinda letdown
Posted 9 years ago by thewiseking    [ Reply ]
Nice one.
Posted 9 years ago by dikmax    [ Reply ]
Furniture music
Posted 9 years ago by TerryS    [ Reply ]
Sweet transition from the Satie - RIP Ray Mazarek
Posted 9 years ago by raenvald    [ Reply ]
 On_The_Beach wrote:
Coming up next, Yanni does Motorhead!

 

Dammit.....followed by a Doors song.  Such disappointment when ur expecting Yanni.
Posted 9 years ago by Emwolb    [ Reply ]
colt4x5 wrote:
I love the (generally constrained) variety of Radio Paradise.
This tune wrecks the balance.
 

 
Agreed. PSD, please. 
Posted 9 years ago by mdnlsn    [ Reply ]
I've changed my mind. This is god-awful. Elevator music in a morgue.
Posted 9 years ago by GeorgeMWoods    [ Reply ]
I love the (generally constrained) variety of Radio Paradise.
This tune wrecks the balance.
 
Posted 9 years ago by colt4x5    [ Reply ]
I remember attending a George Winston concert years ago where, when I looked around half way through the concert, I realized three quarters of the audience was asleep. This piece is from the same mold.
Posted 9 years ago by GeorgeMWoods    [ Reply ]
I would play Patrick Watson after Erik Satie instead.
Posted 9 years ago by FrnaZ    [ Reply ]
Nice. Looks like the entire CD is dedicated to the Doors. Might have to investigate. My first LP was "The Doors" back in '68 when it came out.
Posted 10 years ago by ajlept    [ Reply ]
Ha.  I didn't notice right away that the track had changed.  A very clever segue, Bill.
Posted 10 years ago by scarletdancer    [ Reply ]
 FlatCat wrote:

Exactly. Not to mention schmaltz, drivel, treacle, dishwater...  

 
Let's see...6.4 - "Pretty Good +".  Nope, don't see any "treacle" here.  Not my favorite, but not that bad.
Posted 10 years ago by Webfoot    [ Reply ]
I could give a shit about George Winston's body of work but this is nice - certainly one of the Doors better songs to begin with.
Posted 10 years ago by Sasha2001    [ Reply ]
Coming up next, Yanni does Motorhead!
Posted 15 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
 pannaramma wrote:
Bizarre. Just imagine if he did "Light My Fire" like this
 
Bill loves the crazy covers {#Yes} Me and the Devil like this tune{#Fire}
Posted 15 years ago by peter_james_bond    [ Reply ]
 von_Hayek wrote:
Kitsch.
 
Exactly. Not to mention schmaltz, drivel, treacle, dishwater...  
Posted 15 years ago by FlatCat    [ Reply ]
I could not figure out what song it was, I was thinking it was the Beatles or Bowie, but then I check the playlist and see it's a Doors cover. Cool.
Posted 15 years ago by musability    [ Reply ]
This song translates very well into a piano version - the Doors were always a whole lot more than just Jim Morrison's posturing.
Posted 15 years ago by Jungle_Jim    [ Reply ]
 thewiseking wrote:
kinda just makes me want to revisit the original.

nice prep for root canal though.
 

{#Lol}  This sucks, George Winston is fine, but doing the Door's???  I just want to pull out
my hair.  Morrison must be rolling over in his grave, his music has become musik!
Posted 15 years ago by lattalo    [ Reply ]
Loved this even before I recognized it as a song I love by the Doors...
Posted 15 years ago by old_shep    [ Reply ]
Kitsch.
Posted 15 years ago by von_Hayek    [ Reply ]
Shows how great a song writer Mr Morrison was to have tribute music played by the great George Winston !
Posted 15 years ago by kh808    [ Reply ]
rtrudeau wrote:


I like such cheese as this, but trudeau's pic is hilarious.

Posted 15 years ago by nate917    [ Reply ]
A soothing chill after the dynamic drum-laden ear-blasting "Rhythm of the Heat" from Peter Gabriel. I can feel this number knocking 10mm Hg off my blood pressure already... :)
Posted 15 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]

Posted 15 years ago by rtrudeau    [ Reply ]
This sounds like Crysta Ship, oh it is. "As I slip into unconsiousness ...............................6
Posted 16 years ago by HarrO    [ Reply ]
 jwb wrote:
Didn't even recognize it until near the end.
 
Whaaaa? Really?
Posted 16 years ago by ThePoose    [ Reply ]
 Skiach wrote:
The Doors go lounge - what a waste of time and talent. Play the real thing instead.
 
life must suck in scotland ;)

Posted 16 years ago by sunny_day    [ Reply ]
Bookstore muzak. ;)

Posted 16 years ago by Frater_Kork    [ Reply ]
I'm diggin' it   {#Meditate}
Posted 16 years ago by JesseJ    [ Reply ]
You just can't please everyone. I loved the Doors back then and this is a beautiful echo of why I did....
Posted 16 years ago by old_shep    [ Reply ]
Kind...very kind
Posted 16 years ago by 1wolfy    [ Reply ]
The Doors go lounge - what a waste of time and talent. Play the real thing instead.
Posted 16 years ago by Skiach    [ Reply ]
very beautiful
Posted 16 years ago by cybrbug    [ Reply ]
It was a very new way of experience the doors. I loved it.
Posted 16 years ago by superfido    [ Reply ]
Didn't even recognize it until near the end.
Posted 16 years ago by jwb    [ Reply ]
kinda just makes me want to revisit the original. nice prep for root canal though.
Posted 16 years ago by thewiseking    [ Reply ]
Kerly wrote:
It suits perfectly to finish my working day. Thanks Bill.
It perfectly suits the start of mine...fresh coffee, only one other person in the office, gradually starting a new week.
Posted 17 years ago by redtex    [ Reply ]
Quite likable, like remembering a good dream
Posted 17 years ago by davezilko    [ Reply ]
Very nice, but... Just a little too soothing at work. Nice transition into Mad World, though.
Posted 17 years ago by audiolizard    [ Reply ]
It suits perfectly to finish my working day. Thanks Bill.
Posted 17 years ago by Kerly    [ Reply ]
Proof that quality music can sound good in multiple genres.
Posted 17 years ago by Marr    [ Reply ]
Rakski wrote:
Dang, the original's full of passion. This is like remembering the passion in a melancholy manner, like a great g'friend, gone bad, & not wanting her back, but remembering the better parts...
Exactly, I really like it.
Posted 17 years ago by mildau    [ Reply ]
Bizarre. Just imagine if he did "Light My Fire" like this
Posted 17 years ago by pannaramma    [ Reply ]
Posted 17 years ago by dionysius    [ Reply ]
Please, please, please make it stop!
Posted 17 years ago by Detlaps    [ Reply ]
ThePoose wrote:
Or, as Homer sang, ''When I was 17, I drank some very good beer...''
"I bought the beer with a fake ID. My name was Brian McGee......"
Posted 17 years ago by Jack_Jefferson    [ Reply ]
An impressive piano!
Posted 17 years ago by Nabla    [ Reply ]
I love the album art. Oh, yes, the music is good too.
Posted 17 years ago by Kristi    [ Reply ]
Love it.... captures the essence of the song, yet it gives me a new appreciation for the beautiful melody. This cover sounds like a classical piano piece... if I didn't know better you could have told me that this was written in the Baroque period. OK... maybe that is stretching it a tad... but I'm going to give it a 9.
Posted 17 years ago by Dude    [ Reply ]
handyrae wrote:
This would be really nice to fall asleep to. And I don't mean that as snarkily as it might sound.
I just smacked my forehead on the edge of my desk.
Posted 17 years ago by ScottFromWyoming    [ Reply ]
This would be really nice to fall asleep to. And I don't mean that as snarkily as it might sound.
Posted 17 years ago by handyrae    [ Reply ]
Wonderful!
Posted 17 years ago by coyote620    [ Reply ]
Rakski wrote:
Dang, the original's full of passion. This is like remembering the passion in a melancholy manner, like a great g'friend, gone bad, & not wanting her back, but remembering the better parts.
well said...
Posted 17 years ago by beakersbeats    [ Reply ]
Windham Hill lives! And blows!
Posted 17 years ago by ThePoose    [ Reply ]
Pyro wrote:
The beginning sounds like "When I was seventeen (it was a very good year)...."
Or, as Homer sang, ''When I was 17, I drank some very good beer...''
Posted 17 years ago by ThePoose    [ Reply ]
Nice piano work, but still elevator edition of a very strong song.
Posted 17 years ago by oldsinger    [ Reply ]
Karmala wrote:
Really nice, crisp piano sound - George Winston's trademark.
... yea, I reckon, love this album of Doors Tribute Songs
Posted 17 years ago by Mari    [ Reply ]
Sounds like a funeral march.
Posted 17 years ago by Shesdifferent    [ Reply ]
Dang, the original's full of passion. This is like remembering the passion in a melancholy manner, like a great g'friend, gone bad, & not wanting her back, but remembering the better parts. ARGH. an Ah, Jeez kinda moment passed... However, technically proficient, but as if he recorded it, then, slowed it down - Or went ZZzzz himself without Monday morning coffee to perk him up... I'm Not gonna rate it as I'd wanna rate it higher on technical merit than it deserves in artistic.
Posted 20 years ago by Rakski    [ Reply ]
8)
Posted 20 years ago by R_P    [ Reply ]
Pretty boring set, Bill: Enigma, George Winston, Underworld, Jethro Tull. When are you gonna wake us up.
Posted 20 years ago by Bicky    [ Reply ]
I actually like this rendition. Always DID love the piano solo in the middle, so why not George--one of the finest of them all?
Posted 20 years ago by Alexandra    [ Reply ]
Second song off this disk this morning. The Doors' first was among THE great albums ever. This fresh prespective is.....soothing and cooool.
Posted 20 years ago by rulebritannia    [ Reply ]
Really nice, crisp piano sound - George Winston's trademark.
Posted 20 years ago by Karmala    [ Reply ]
I don't really like the Doors anyway, so while this is a bit too quiet for a Monday morning at work, it doesn't bug me in any kind of "this is a betrayal of great music" way.
Posted 20 years ago by keemun    [ Reply ]
daveesh wrote:
only george winston could make a doors song boring
And he does it so well... Shouldn't this be on "The Worst of Windham Hill"?
Posted 20 years ago by justDave    [ Reply ]
This is like sitting in the dentists's office and hearing bad muzac versions of once-rocking tunes. A tragedy. <-(
Posted 20 years ago by JCJ    [ Reply ]
good old george, no one more capable of taking interesting music and turning it into naptime... please get this off my radio!
Posted 20 years ago by drmaybe    [ Reply ]
This is the sound of RP going soft.
Posted 20 years ago by namesbenny    [ Reply ]
It seems to me that he's sleeping on his piano... Anyway, I think I'm gonna fall asleep myself
Posted 20 years ago by felixchenier    [ Reply ]
A wonderfully moody version of this song. Reflective. Quite moving.
Posted 20 years ago by MrBoyo    [ Reply ]
only george winston could make a doors song boring
Posted 20 years ago by daveesh    [ Reply ]
Never heard this version, but love it. Had to think for a minute before recognizing it. Does Winston also do "The End" ? That would be nice.
Posted 20 years ago by Gregorama    [ Reply ]
Pretty good, despite the fact that it is a Doors cover.
Posted 20 years ago by KevinM    [ Reply ]
I cannot state exactly why, but I find this infuriating. George, get some original material and leave the poor old Doors who never sound good in covers alone!
Posted 20 years ago by betsy    [ Reply ]
The beginning sounds like "When I was seventeen (it was a very good year)...."
Posted 20 years ago by Pyro    [ Reply ]
nothing like a huge slug of meloncholy to wake one up in the morning...
Posted 20 years ago by Red_Dragon    [ Reply ]
Haven't heard him in years. Takes me right back to his seasonal albums in the mid-80s. Always a welcome refuge from the horrid pop music of the day.
Posted 20 years ago by xkolibuul    [ Reply ]
George Winston generally puts me to sleep, but this one keeps tugging at me.
Posted 20 years ago by dpjag    [ Reply ]
Interesting... not unlike Tori's version of Teen Spirit
Posted 20 years ago by red5_bc    [ Reply ]
From the first few notes, I knew it was George Winston. Took a while to catch that it was the Doors' tune. Now I want to hear the rest of the album. (I gave it a 5)
Posted 20 years ago by laozilover    [ Reply ]
groovy version of this song!
Posted 20 years ago by BagelBoy    [ Reply ]