Shen: Songs of Love & Protest (2006-2011)
Shen
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Aasheghaa Penhoonan | Shen | 3:37 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Raghs Zooraki Raghs | Shen | 5:26 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Shaansi Chand Taa Kish | Shen | 4:55 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Roozhaayeh Man | Shen | 3:58 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Emshab Biyaa | Shen | 3:31 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Lahzeyee | Shen | 3:02 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Aaghaazeh Fasli Taazeh | Shen | 3:15 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Haftireh Sard | Shen | 3:55 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Nemeedaanand | Shen | 4:37 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Shaayad In Zarabaat | Shen | 4:26 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Ye Khordeh Shirin Ye Khordeh Sam | Shen | 5:41 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Naamareehaa | Shen | 2:45 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Ageh Beh Man Bood | Shen | 2:40 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Abadeeyat Kameh | Shen | 3:33 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Toe Raa Khaastan | Shen | 4:11 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Khorshidee Ham Hast | Shen | 5:08 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Manam Sabz O Sepid O Sorkh | Shen | 6:14 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Naamareehaa II (instrumental) | Shen | 4:06 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| Total: 18 Songs |
Customer Reviews
Really Well Done
Love It. it was a great purchase and worth every penny. This whole playlist resonates with quality songwriting and just gives you a very relaxed, zen sort of feel
Awesome! Shows what free Iranian Pop/Rock can mean...
I am so relieved to see this album because all too often when a group creates a large body of work like this, that spans several years of writing, naturally, you have your favorite songs off each album. The selection on this album though, is beyond superb. The song list is so well-thought out and this album plays so incredibly well from start to finish, with just enough slow songs in between the faster ones to keep you interested. Yet it leaves the original albums intact as individual works that stand up well on their own right.
The best way I can describe Shen music is Symphonic. This isn't the usual indy guitar, a bass guitar, and some drums to round it off. The layers of sheer music you get for the mere price of listening, is more than a bargain. A mix between the incredibly complex sound of a Tears for Fears, a Pink Floyd, a Bowie, a Queen, with a little bit of ELO and Eagles now and then, as appropriate entree to the session you're sitting in on.
Hashemi's vocals are intriguing and haunting, and his range is surprisingly precise and purposeful. Iranian music isn't this raw and emotional. A cross between Al Stewart, Curt Kobain, Eddie Vedder, and especially Nick Drake come to mind.
When an album of mere songs can do this kind of evocation and invocation, I kind of think it is a great thing.
Shen's music touched my soul several times during what was supposed to be just another listen to just another Indy-Alternative-Rock-Pop Iranian band. But it ended up being so much more than that.
If Shen ever tours, I'm seriously getting seriously wasted before I go. I think I might even start a fight or two.
Top Albums and Songs By Shen
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Embrace | Embrace - EP | 4:52 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Embrace (Deadbeat's Soaking In the Dub Remix) | Bioluminescense | 6:15 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Jagiya | Floating Point 4 | 6:03 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Embrace (Deadbeat's Soaking In The Dub Remix) | Embrace - EP | 6:21 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Symbol Range | Outlines | 7:24 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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The Skizza (Shen Reskizzanation) | Autopirate Remixed | 5:24 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Crater Lake | Embrace - EP | 6:55 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Embrace | Outlines | 4:50 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Cold Bones | Outlines | 7:54 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Causation | Outlines | 4:07 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
