Michael Crticizes Giannis Parios Top 10 Albums

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Tora Pia (1976) This album is a very big event in Greek Music history, think of coun try which exports music to Europe , now this was the vice verca since a French song that was sang in Greek by Parios was now imported to Greece.The song 'Tora Pia' was writen by Greek lyric Pithagoras the pop  latin arrangmant and romantic vocal of Parios made this album sale 240.000 copies. The album's other classic song was the first song 'Kian Gelago Ine Psema'
Tha Me Thimithis (1979) An album with full of popular romantic melodies. One wants to see the great performing vocal capasity of Giannis Parios he / she should have listened this album.The words of the  songs were written by Pithagoras and mosr of the songs were composed by Andonis Bardis.This album is one of the most symphonic albums that Giannis Parios has in the music markets.The strings , piano accompanies and so everything is like a poem.Whenever you need to get relaxed it is time you shuold listen to this album.The song has two important covers sang in Greek language by Parios.'Ballade Pour' which Parios sang it as 'Tora Pou Simane I Ora' and 'if You Go Away' (Min Mafinis Mi).Especially the performance of Parios in the song 'Min Ma Finis Mi' is one of his peaks. The best tracks of this album are 'Tha me thimithis'  by G.Spanou  'Ti Zitas' by Andonis Bardis 'Lipisoume' by Parios 'Emis' and 'Efige'  by Giannis Katsarou.   The orchestration on the album  was made by two great musicians Nikos Ignatiadis and Giannis Katsaros
Se Hriazome (1980) The album 'Se Hriazome' is again in the same format of the previous with covers sang in Greek out of Greece and with songs of Greek composers such as Nikos Ignatiadis 'Nikos Labranou' Spiros Papabasiliou , Dimitris Stambouli ... the periods most popular Greek composer.   This is a symphonic and a romantic album, Parios here has almost no use of Bouzouki.The first song 'Namouna Theos' ( I wish I was a god for coming up to you, for catching you ) was a serious event for the romantics.This was another classic of Parios in the begining of the decade.The album had strong ballads such as 'Se Hriazome'  'Fige Lipon' 'Tipotalo' and 'Thimame'.Espacially the song 'Thimame' was a magic romantic for the romantics. The song 'Se Hriazome' was sang on Turkish by Alpay and 'Thimame' by Ferdi Ozbegen under the title of 'Senden Sonra'
Ena Grama (1981) Andonis Bardis is an important name for the carrier of Giannis Parios.Parios has carried on working with Bardis for decades and had his best sales with his song.This is the first serious success of Giannis Parios that he faced with Bardis' songs.   The song song that gave his name to the album 'Ena Gramma' was composed by Andonis Bardis.The song was about a lover's latter written to his dear as final words.This brought great sales to Parios the second Bardis' song that was popular was 'Den Tha Horisoume Pote'.   Parios has worked with three arrangers in that album Nikos Lbranos as in the previous , Andonis Bardis and Haris Kaleas.The album was less symponic than the previous one but more near to Greek sound.Parios has used bouzouki more than past  three records in that album.   'Elega' was one of the great songs of this album.   Giannis Parios is the only and most performer preffered by Turkish musicians.Some of the songs on this album were sang in Turkish .To illustrate this : 'Aseme stin Monaxiamou' was sang by Yeliz as “Sel Suyu' , 'Naha Mia Agapi' by Akrep Nalan with the Turkish title of 'Asiyanda'.
Otan Bradiazi (1983) After the success of 'Ena Gramma' Parios carried on working with Andonis Bardis in his following album.The half of the songs were composed and arranged by Bardis on “Otan Bradiazi', but the song that drag the album  was a Zeybek.This was the first time Parios had a popular song out of ballad with Greek authentic melody. The song 'An Den iha Kesena' composed by Alekos Hrisovergis was the most popular song of this album.It was different that the previous Parios hits.   The album had five music conductor Nikos Labrianos , Andonis Bardis ,  Alekos Hrisobergis ,  Haris Kaleas and Thanasis Polikandriotis. It's a signal of Parios returning to traditional Greek music from ballads for that period.   The first song 'Mono Esi' was the only rhythmic song of the album.The great ballad of Bardis 'Se Girevo' was an unforgettible song.The third song 'An Den Iha Kesena' , the hit of the album was composed in different format , but the other songs were near to each , the strings were not active as in the previous Parios' albums, instead guitar accompanies were more acvite, another thing that ı can say for that album is about the recording .This and the following 'Pio Kali I Monaxia' album is the most different albums in Parios' carrier in studio recording and mastering.The recording has a serious differ from the previous albums.    This album also had many songs performed in Turkish too :   'Mono Esi' was sang By Ferdi Ozbegen as 'Biraz Senden Biraz Benden' , with the Turkish lyrics of Ulku  Aker ,'Se Girevo' By Ferdi Ozbegen as 'Unuttun mu ? in year 1986 and by Seda Sayan in 1994 as 'Seviyorum','Otan Bradiazi' by Nil Burak as 'O Aksamdan'
Ego Kesi (1985) Giannis Parios another great album is the one that he had a duet with Haris Alexiou.'Ego Kiesi' called attention with it's simple but clear  recording and orchestration done by Nikos Ignatiadis.   The great duet 'Kokino Garifallo' with Haris Alexiou , the country 'Ego Kiesi' were real pleasures. Parios sang in Greek the unforgettible classic of Lionel Richie 'Hello' with his lyrics as 'Pou Pas' in this album too.   The song 'Imerologio Monaxias' was another peak for the performance of Parios, this song which was about an incense of a man who had lost his dear is an important classic in Giannis Parios music history.   'Miso' ,'Tha Xanabrethoume' , 'Tora Siopi' ,'Pareme Kondasou' are some other examples to the best tracks of this album.   'Ego Kiesi' is an album especially for the people who cries  from a love , it is an album with full of separation songs.About a man's feelings about a breaken heart after an finished love.    The songs that were sang in Turkish from this album are:   'Ego Kesi'  By Hayko as 'Oyle Olsun' with Turkish lyrics of Zeynep Talu, 'Imerologio Monaxias' as 'Hayalimdeki Resim' by Alpay with Turkish lyrics of Fecri Ebcioglu in 1986.The same song was sang by Ajda Pekkan under the title of 'Yalnýzlýk Yolcusu' with the Turkish lyrics of Fikret Senes in 1987.
San Trelo Fortigo (1989) A very important song for the Greek Music . This song made the composer Marios Tokas from Cyprus to enter to the music market with a very big success.'San Trelo Fortigo' was the hit of Parios while he was entering to the new decade.The song brought a big sale to the album and became a classic in the Greek Music History.   The album was full composed by Marios Tokas,a romantic modern musician coming from Cyprus to Greece for music carrier.   For the album that there are ten songs what we can say is that there is sound of non-computer sounds but a mix of balanced with acoustic instrumants.This was a good sound for the momentic's Greek music and also for Giannis Parios whom he had presented computerized sounds in his 1987 album 'Ola Gia Ton Erota' and in 1988 'Pistos'. Parios' soft performance was balanced best with Marios Tokas' piano and classical way of thinking the music.Modern ballads and romantic songs made this album unforgettible in his music history.   The traditional 'To Simadi' , The Pop Rock 'Ela Krifa Ela Lathtrea' , the ballad 'Mi Thimonise' and 'Se Thelo Toso' the pop dance 'Se Ekdikoume' and 'Apopse' are the best tracks in that album.   The song 'San Trelo Fortigo' didnot only in Greece but in Turkey became very popular and brought big sales to the albums it was sang.The Turkish performer Sibel Can sang it as 'Anla Halimdenn' with the Turkish lyrics of Askın Tuna. Another performer who had sang this this song was Askin Nur Yengi, she sang the song under the title of 'Cagirma Beni' with the lyrics of Sezen Aksu.
Bios Erotikos (1994) Giannis Parios is not only a good performer but also a good composer and lyric.He has given many of his music products to serious singers of Greece from 1980 till today. This album is an album that Giannis Parios has sang the songs that he had given before to various of singers as lyric and composer. The album is in a romantic manner ,even the most rhytmic song is in a manner of medium tempo. Some of the songs are the ones that Stratos Dionisiou had performed as ' Ta Mazepsa Ta Paragmata'  - Ta Pires Ola'  - 'Kelege Lege' , a song created with composition of Bardis and lyrics of Parios 'Aporo' , 'Ayde To Malono' that was sang by Tolis Boskopoulos , This is really a great album , every romantic should have this in his archive.
Tipsis (1997) It  is an important case for a composer to have his songs performed by a great vocal.Vocals are the one who made songs unforgettable.Such a vocal and such a composer were now  in that album.   Phibos was the most popular composer  arranger of the period in Greece ,he had worked with the most popular singers and had given life to Despina Bandi in her carrier in  Greece.During that time Giannis Parios decided to work with that young composer.     He was not old in age but had a popularity and success that can be cought in old years for a composer.Phibos worked with Parios on the album 'Tipsis' and published 12 songs.The agressive drums , attacks and way of music of Phibos found a different soul in Parios vocal.It was an agrressive album so which the color of the album was red and the drums were maybe the most agressive ,  Parios had used in his musical carrier.   Authentic music and modern music was balanced with traditional Greek Music by Phibos , it was a new form of music for Greece  there was traditional forms of Greek music such as Zeybek , Sirtaky arranged in modern sounds and sang by Parios.   What I can say for that album is even the most romantic ballad has an agressive form of arrangemant which this gave a dramatic soul with the combination of Giannis Parios'  vokal.   Parios was suceeded in that album too, The great romantic was able to work with the most prefferable musician again as he did from 1976 till today.   Almost every song was great in that album , great emotional minutes and dramatic feelings are what one who listens to that album will face.
Tossa Gramata (1998) One of the most contamporary albums of Parios is "Tosa Gramata".The album has again many ballats .The songs "Tosa Gramata" - "Milamou Kiasine Psema" the Zeybeck "Dialekses Tin Tihimou" and the great romantic "Pouthena Esi" are really good.The sound of the album is great and the most important thing is that this album has an strong feeling , good drum patterns and good string compositions.