Beyond the Sea

Reseña del editor Among only a handful of entertainers who bridged the gap between '50s rock fans and their Sinatra-loving parents, Bronx-born pop legend Bobby Darin's life and career were short but extraordinary. In 1959 the singer/composer rocketed to stardom with 2 Grammy Awards-Best New Artist and Record of the Year for the #1 smash "Mack the Knife." His other signature smash provides the title for this biopic chronicling his genre-defying music, tempestuous marriage to starlet Sandra Dee, and untimely death at age 37-in 1973-from a heart defect acquired during a childhood illness. Kate Bosworth stars as Dee, and Darin is brought to life by Academy Award winner Kevin Spacey, who also directed the film and sings 18 of the artist's classic hits. Tienda You've got to credit Kevin Spacey for sheer gumption: not only did he choose to direct a biopic about Bobby Darin (not the hippest of 1960s singers), but he also decided to star in it despite the fact that he was in his midforties and Darin died at 37. As if this weren't enough, unlike Jamie Foxx in Ray, Spacey performs all the songs himself. The hard-driving "Hello Young Lovers" starts off the album with a bang, the actor working with the big band with casual ease. While Darin is now best known for his swinging "Mack the Knife" and his adaptation of Charles Trenet's "La Mer" ("Beyond the Sea"), he also explored folk and scored with the teeny-bopperish "Splish Splash." Spacey acquits himself honorably in all these genres, though he's best when he swings hard--his yelpy "Splish Splash" lacks the required levity. No matter what you think of the film itself, what we hear on this album is an actor who wouldn't be out of place in a Broadway musical. --Elisabeth Vincentelli

Detalles del producto Descatalogado por el fabricante : No Idioma : Inglés Dimensiones del producto : 5 x 5,5 x 0,25 pulgadas; 3,52 Onzas Fabricante : Wea2 Número de modelo del producto : MFR081227844424#VG Producto en Tienda desde : Julio 26, 2006 Etiqueta : Wea2 ASIN : B000641Z9K Número de discos : 1 Clasificación en los más vendidos de Amazon: nº116,359 en CDs y Vinilo (Ver el Top 100 en CDs y Vinilo) nº32 en Tin Pan Alley de Oldies nº1,300 en Musicales (CDs y Vinilo) nº1,358 en Música de Películas (CDs y Vinilo) Opiniones de clientes: 4.6 4.6 de 5 estrellas 219 calificaciones Descatalogado por el fabricante : No Idioma : Inglés Dimensiones del producto : 5 x 5,5 x 0,25 pulgadas; 3,52 Onzas Fabricante : Wea2 Número de modelo del producto : MFR081227844424#VG Producto en Tienda desde : Julio 26, 2006 Etiqueta : Wea2 ASIN : B000641Z9K Número de discos : 1