A Fifth of Beethoven is Walter Murphy's debut album and is a grand showing, which is a surprise given how unknown this album is. Seriously, I couldn't find the lyrics anywhere save for one song on Genius and all the tracks have pretty low play counts on Spotify. Chances are that you might have heard the title track in Saturday Night Fever but not much beyond that, which is a real shame considering how good this album is. It's no wonder why I like this so much; the gimmick is that it takes orchestral elements and themes and mixes them with 70's rock and disco flair (ringing any bells?) and I think that it's done masterfully. The tracks that utilize the classical theming use the familiar motifs in a way that gives them a breath of new life through a disco-ified medium. The quality is reflected in the songs that don't go for the classical music angle and instead focus on being purely disco, with a touch of jazz and funk to give it some real depth, and it all ...
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