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[Dennie]

Rare Bird Alert -- Deluxe Edition CD

Steve Martin and The Steep Canyon Rangers

2011 Rounder Records

This disc will turn you into a bluegrass music fan., March 15, 2011
By Robert G Yokoyama (Mililani, Hawaii) - See all my reviews
(TOP 500 REVIEWER) (VINE VOICE) (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Rare Bird Alert (Audio CD)

Steve Martin continues his career as a blue grass singer. This time he teams up with a five man band from North Carolina who call themselves the Steep Canyon Rangers. These guys can really play and sing. They harmonize so well on the track "More Bad Weather On The Way". This song has only one line of lyric, but the musical instruments playing on it is superb. The disc contains upbeat tracks like "Rare Bird Alert" and "Hide Behind A Rock". These songs are blue grass in the most pure form. I am blown away by the way the guys of Steep Canyon Rangers play the banjo. These two tracks put me in a good mood. I love the humor in the songs on this disc. My favorite track is "Jubliation Day". This is the funniest break up song I have ever heard. "Atheists Don't Have No Songs" is a very funny song about music and observations about religion. My other favorite track is the instrumental tune "The Great Remember". The fiddle playing by Nicky Sanders gives this song a romantic tone that I really like. Paul McCartney lends his vocal talents on the track "Best Love". This track stands out for me. It is the first bluegrass love song I have ever heard. "Yellow Backed Fly" is another enjoyable tune. This song is about the simple joy of fishing. This song has a visual quality that I enjoy. The Dixie Chicks lend their talents on the lovely track "You". The guys harmonize so well on the tune "Women Like To Slow Dance". This song has a spirit of a hoe down. This song is very fun. "Rare Bird Alert" will turn more listeners into fans of blue grass music. I really like this music.

All songs written by Steve Martin except where indicated.

"Rare Bird Alert" [Instrumental]
"Yellow-Backed Fly"
featuring Woody Platt on vocals
"Best Love"
featuring Paul McCartney on vocals
"Northern Island " [Instrumental]
"Go Away, Stop, Turn Around, Come Back"
featuring Woody Platt & Mike Guggino on vocals
"Jubilation Day"
featuring Steve Martin & Steep Canyon Rangers on vocals
"More Bad Weather On The Way"
featuring Steep Canyon Rangers on vocals & Shubb Capo on banjo
"You"
featuring The Dixie Chicks on vocals
"The Great Remember (for Nancy)" [Instrumental]
"Women Like To Slow Dance" (Steve Martin, Philip Barker & Charles Humphrey)
"Hide Behind A Rock" [Instrumental]
"Atheists Don't Have No Songs"
featuring Steep Canyon Rangers on vocals
"King Tut" [Instrumental]
featuring Steve Martin on vocals

 

[Dennie]

Soul Journey -- CD

Gillian Welch

2003 Acony Records

Amazon.com

Blessed with a soulful and expressive voice and an innate grasp of the melodies and themes of traditional country music, Gillian Welch has made three beautiful, often brilliant, albums. Yet, one can make the case that she's still searching for her own true artistic voice. Soul Journey brings her ever closer to that elusive goal. After 2001's austere, solemn, at times inscrutable Time (The Revelator), this follow-up finds Welch showing more warmth, ease, and openness as both singer and songwriter. As the title portends, the concept of travel (physical and emotional) is a prevailing thread throughout these 10 tracks; she sings of rolling stones "on the road to sin," travelers on "black highways," girls "running around with the ragtop down" and "at the station rolling slow." These characters, perhaps autobiographical, are simultaneously searching for and running away from their pasts, while soft drums, fiddles, organs, and Dobros add a welcome bit of lightness. With the trusty David Rawlings again at Welch's side, the songwriting and production till the earth between their old-time heroes and more modern troubadours like Townes Van Zandt and Neil Young (both the bucolic strummer and, on the closing "Wrecking Ball," the ragged electric wanderer). For Welch and for us, Soul Journey is yet another fascinating rest stop on the never-ending road to self-discovery. --Marc Greilsamer

"Look at Miss Ohio" (Gillian Welch, David Rawlings) – 4:16
"Make Me a Pallet on Your Floor" (traditional with additional lyrics by Welch) – 2:45
"Wayside/Back in Time" (Welch, Rawlings) – 3:28
"I Had a Real Good Mother and Father" (traditional with additional lyrics by Welch) – 3:14
"One Monkey" (Welch, Rawlings) – 5:36
"No One Knows My Name" (Welch, Rawlings, traditional melody) – 3:16
"Lowlands" (Welch, Rawlings) – 3:19
"One Little Song" (Welch) – 3:12
"I Made a Lovers Prayer" (Welch, Rawlings) – 5:03
"Wrecking Ball" (Welch, Rawlings) – 4:56

 

[Dennie]

This came out today..... :happy-cheerleaderkid: :happy-cheerleaderkid:

The Harrow & The Harvest -- CD

Gillian Welch

Today Acony Records

silver and copper and a heart of gold,
June 28, 2011
By Matthew
This review is from: The Harrow & The Harvest (Audio CD)

one of things i noticed reading the other reviews is
the songs that have resonated most with me are not the same as
some of the ones that have resonated with others-- which is to
say this is a dynamic album that will touch everyone in different
ways. i've been dying for this record. they've been playing
"the way it will be" live since the time of soul journey, 8 years ago.
i've listened to the record three times since yesterday
(i don't want to overdo it). gillian's voice in a room, with
two guitars, a banjo, some hands, whatever.. it cuts to my core
and so my review will be biased because her lilts and syncopated
notes walk the edge of despair and something silver. for me, her
soulfulness resonates in a similar realm as that of otis redding-
for different reasons of course.

pretty much, i just want to thank gillian and david for putting
out another record. from the stunningly pretty guitar work on
"scarlet town" (whatever key that's in makes david's guitar
sound like copper pennies falling into a well.)
to the acid, lonesome message of "the way it will be" to
the timely and timeless, soul-stirring "hard times"--
and everything in between.

i'm grateful for this music.

"Scarlet Town" 3:38
"Dark Turn Of Mind" 4:07
"The Way It Will Be" 4:47
"The Way It Goes" 4:01
"Tennessee" 6:35
"Down Along The Dixie Line" 4:49
"Six White Horses" 3:38
"Hard Times" 4:52
"Silver Dagger" 3:23
"The Way The Whole Thing Ends" 6:11

 

[Botch]

A New Album from Bela Fleck and the ORIGINAL Flecktones... :text-welcomewave: and... :text-bravo:

Dennie, yes you did mention it, I missed it... :?

I was reading the liner notes on this disk and Bela thanked Jeff Coffin (their former multi-saxist) and he said "Good luck with the DMB!"
Dave Mathews Band?!? He'd be a fantastic replacement for LeRoi, who was killed in an ATV accident a couple years ago.

 

[Botch]

 

[Kazaam]

This is what I'm planning on for today. My first CD purchases in quite a while. The price was right, and so I couldn't hardly pass 'em up: $1.00 at a thrift store, each.

Heck, the AKUS disc only came out a few months back! Oh, well... the way I see it is that I've donated tons of awesome stuff over the years and this was just someone's way of thanking me.

 

[PaulyT]

Sweet deal!

 

[Dennie]

Great Finds Kazaam! :handgestures-thumbup:





Dennie

 

[Dennie]

Today's work truck music....

Prairie Wind -- CD

Neil Young

2005 Reprise Records

Amazon.com

An artist for all musical seasons, Neil Young returns to autumnal harvest mode on Prairie Wind, with homespun material and sing-song melodies that renew the spirit of some of his most popular releases. Yet the mood here is darker in its maturity than on Harvest and Harvest Moon--the previous releases in what now sounds like a trilogy--and the arrangements have greater range and aural depth, with Wayne Jackson of the soulful Memphis Horns, the Fisk University Jubilee Singers gospel choir, and a string section employed to striking effect. This is a song cycle of dreams, memories, family ties, and the passage of time--what is lost and what endures. The elliptical, epic "No Wonder," with its evocation of 9/11, ranks with the most ambitious songs of Young's career, while "Falling Off the Face of the Earth," "It's a Dream," and the bluesy title cut combine childlike innocence with unsettling experience. Spooner Oldham's church keyboards and coproducer Ben Keith's steel guitar reinforce the sound's sturdy simplicity. Young has released a lot of albums in different musical styles, but Prairie Wind feels like a homecoming, and ranks with his very best. --Don McLeese

All songs written by Neil Young, and ©2005 Silver Fiddle Music (ASCAP)

"The Painter" – 4:36
"No Wonder" – 5:45
"Falling Off the Face of the Earth" – 3:35
"Far From Home" – 3:47
"It's a Dream" – 6:31
"Prairie Wind" – 7:34
"Here for You" – 4:32
"This Old Guitar" – 5:32
"He Was the King" – 6:08
"When God Made Me" – 4:05

 

[Dennie]

I've been "eyeing" this one! How did you like it Botch?



Dennie

 

[Kazaam]

Sweet deal!

Great Finds Kazaam! :handgestures-thumbup:

Indeed, it seemed all the more improbable seeing as how there weren't a ton of CDs to begin with and, well, what was there was mostly the typical stuff that was bought en masse by teenage girls and has now been outgrown---Backstreet Boys, N'Sync, etc.

:music-listening:

 

[Dennie]

One For The Road -- SACD

The Kinks

1979/2004 Arista/Velvel Records

One Of The Best Live Albums Ever., December 27, 2006
By Anthony Nasti "Tony" (Staten Island, New York United States) - See all my reviews
(TOP 1000 REVIEWER)
This review is from: One for the Road (Hybr) (Audio CD)

I received The Kinks' 1979 live album "One For The Road" today as a belated Christmas gift, and I must say I am stunned at how good it is. It is practically forgotten in the great pantheon of rock live albums (which include, among others, The Who's "Live At The Leeds", The Rolling Stones' "Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out" and The Allman Brothers' "Live At The Fillmore East"), and yet it rightfully belongs.

What you get on "One For The Road" are 19 (not counting introductions) solid, energetic performances of Kinks klassics such as "Lola", "All Day And All Of The Night", "You Really Got Me" and "Victoria" as well as a host of lesser known tracks like "Catch Me Now I'm Falling", "Low Budget" and "Attitude". There's also a fantastic version of their 1972 classic "Celluloid Heroes" that has an almost haunting effect.

The cd adds two bonus tracks, "20th Century Man" and a blazing finale of "David Watts". The cd has been remastered in SACD, and I must say the sound quality is fantastic. The liner notes are great, and overall this is definitely a great addition to your collection.

"Opening" – 1:43
"Hard Way" – 2:42 recorded at The Barn, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, 3 March 1979
"Catch Me Now I'm Falling" – 4:49 recorded at Providence Civic Center, Providence, RI, 23 September 1979
"Where Have All the Good Times Gone" – 2:16 recorded at Lowell Memorial Auditorium, Lowell, MA, 6 March 1979
Introduction to Lola – 0:54 recorded at Providence Civic Center, Providence, RI, 23 September 1979
"Lola" – 4:47 recorded at Providence Civic Center, Providence, RI, 23 September 1979
"Pressure" – 1:31 recorded at Providence Civic Center, Providence, RI, 23 September 1979
"All Day and All of the Night" – 3:45 recorded at The Barn, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, 3 March 1979
"20th Century Man" - 6:19 recorded at The Barn, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, 3 March 1979 (omitted from original CD but reinstated on remastered CD)
"Misfits" – 3:57 recorded at Providence Civic Center, Providence, RI, 23 September 1979
"Prince of the Punks" – 3:52
"Stop Your Sobbing" – 2:38
"Low Budget" – 5:57 recorded at Providence Civic Center, Providence, RI, 23 September 1979
"Attitude" – 3:52 recorded at The Volkhaus, Zürich, Switzerland, 11 November 1979
"(Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman" – 6:29 recorded at The Volkhaus, Zürich, Switzerland, 11 November 1979
"National Health" – 4:08
"Till the End of the Day" – 2:42
"Celluloid Heroes" – 7:22 recorded at The Volkhaus, Zürich, Switzerland, 11 November 1979
"You Really Got Me" – 3:35 recorded at Lowell Memorial Auditorium, Lowell, MA, 6 March 1979
"Victoria" – 2:34 recorded at The Volkhaus, Zürich, Switzerland, 11 November 1979
"David Watts" – 2:05

 

[Dennie]

Sweet deal!

Great Finds Kazaam! :handgestures-thumbup:

Indeed, it seemed all the more improbable seeing as how there weren't a ton of CDs to begin with and, well, what was there was mostly the typical stuff that was bought en masse by teenage girls and has now been outgrown---Backstreet Boys, N'Sync, etc.

:music-listening:

It is a Classic Case of being in the right place at the right time! :eusa-clap:

Congratulations!


Dennie

 

[Dennie]

Live At Leeds -- CD

The Who

1970/1995 MCA Records

Amazon.com essential recording

Anyone who owned the vinyl copy of Live at Leeds will barely recognize its digitized namesake. While the 1970 record offered a mere six selections, the 1995 CD reissue is fleshed out with a full 14 tracks. Reveling in the augmented Leeds prompts one to wonder why in the name of "Heaven and Hell" they didn't put out a double record in the first place. No matter. This Live at Leeds is actually superior to its revered predecessor. The Who are at their Maximum R&B peak here, bringing an almost proto-metal aggression to supercharged covers of "Young Man Blues," "Summertime Blues," and "Shakin' All Over" (all from the original record) and treating fans to originals familiar ("I Can't Explain," "My Generation," "Magic Bus") and less known ("Heaven and Hell," "Tattoo," "A Quick One"). An improved-upon classic. --Steven Stolder

"Heaven and Hell" (John Entwistle) – 4:50 (bonus track on CD)
"I Can't Explain" (Townshend) – 2:59 (bonus track on CD)
"Fortune Teller" (Naomi Neville; original by Benny Spellman) – 2:35 (bonus track on CD)
"Tattoo" (Townshend) – 3:42 (bonus track on CD)
"Young Man Blues" (Allison) – 5:52
"Substitute" (Townshend) – 2:07
"Happy Jack" (Townshend) – 2:14 (bonus track on CD)
"I'm a Boy" (Townshend) – 4:42 (bonus track on CD)
"A Quick One, While He's Away" (Townshend) – 8:41 (bonus track on CD)
"Amazing Journey/Sparks" (Townshend) – 7:55 (bonus track on CD)
"Summertime Blues" (Capehart and Cochran) – 3:22
"Shakin' All Over" (Johnny Kidd) – 4:34
"My Generation" (Townshend) – 15:47
"Magic Bus" (Townshend) – 7:48

 

[Dennie]

Lay It Down -- CD

Cowboy Junkies

1996 Geffen Records

Amazon.com essential recording

In 1996 the Cowboy Junkies could have gone one of two ways: they could have veered away from their familiar melancholic, somber sound or dug deeper into the groove. They chose the latter. Margo Timmins's distinctively sleepy, seductive vocals never sounded better--here she perfects the art of the subtle attack, best exemplified by the radio hit "A Common Disaster." The band knows when to pull back (it lays a spare, delicate foundation for her wispy words on tracks like "Something More Besides You" and the achingly beautiful "Now I Know") and when to let a groove build ("Speaking Confidentially," "Lay It Down," "Come Calling"). "Angel Mine" wears the band's love for country music plainly on its sleeve, and the stunning "Bea's Song" shimmers. A definite highlight in the band's career. --Lorry Fleming

All songs by Michael Timmins, except "Musical Key" by Michael Timmins and Margo Timmins.

"Something More Besides You" – 4:15
"A Common Disaster" – 3:21
"Lay it Down" – 4:22
"Hold on to Me" – 3:22
"Come Calling (His Song)" – 3:33
"Just Want to See" – 4:23
"Lonely Sinking Feeling" – 4:24
"Angel Mine" – 3:59
"Bea's Song (River Song Trilogy, Part II)" – 3:33
"Musical Key" – 3:55
"Speaking Confidentially" – 4:27
"Come Calling (Her Song)" – 5:00
"Now I Know" – 2:18


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[Dennie]

Ahhhhh......... Yeah, I bought it because of the cover, so what of it...... :angry-tappingfoot:


:laughing-rolling: bscene-drinkingcheers:

Wild Together -- EP

Carter's Cord

2011 Show Dog - Universal Music

About the Artist

Wild Together is the latest collection of music from Carter's Chord, and one would be hard-pressed to find a more appropriate title. Sisters Joanna, Emily and Becky Robertson spent their childhood immersed in the sounds of country music, specifically the Outlaw Movement, thanks to parents Carter and Barny Robertson, who toured and performed with Waylon Jennings during the height of that legendary period of country music.

The new six-song EP is saturated with a similar attitude and style, music that stands just outside the boundaries, while remaining true to the roots and vibe that is country music. The songs are beautifully wrapped in that three-part harmony that only siblings can find. The songs, all co-written by the sisters, reflect the varied influences that growing up in both California and Nashville forges--Emmylou Harris, Fleetwood Mac and of course, Outlaw country. Music was always part of the Robertson household. By the time they could talk, they could sing, and Dad Barny recalls many nights that the three little girls would put on concerts for their parents and anyone else who was around, charging a quarter a ticket.

They made their major-label recording debut as youngsters singing on Waylon's album of country music for kids, Cowboys, Sisters, Rascals & Dirt, that their father Barny produced. Upon its release, the sisters also performed with Jennings on a number of TV shows. When the Robertsons relocated to Nashville from Los Angeles in 1994, the girl's association with Waylon, Jessi and Shooter Jennings became close friendships as well as creative collaborations and provided further musical grounding and education for the sisters. "Waylon was a big part of our lives," Becky explains. "We were inspired being surrounded by so much music. Waylon and everyone around him were a huge influence on us." The girls also got to enjoy a revival of their parents' past when The Waylors reunited as The Waymore Blues Band to tour with Jennings during the last three years of his life. So it was only natural that the sisters gravitated to making and writing music as their favorite pastime. In time, it became their creative calling. "We've always just kind of known that this is what we are going to do," Emily says. "It hasn't ever been a matter of 'if,' it's always been a matter of 'when.' " Their mother's inspiration is reflected in the name of their act. "We've always liked the idea of a musical chord, a triad. One day we were all sitting around thinking of what we could call ourselves, and one of us -- we don't even remember who -- just out of the blue said `Carter's Chord'," explains Joanna.

Carter's Chord was quickly signed to Show Dog - Universal Music by country music superstar Toby Keith, who upon first listen said, "As soon as I saw these girls perform, I knew they had to be on Show Dog." Keith adds, "I could see and hear that they not only have the talent but also the combination of musical roots and contemporary artistry to take them all the way."

"We've been spending the better part of this year in creative mode, living in the studio and immersing ourselves in writing," comments Becky. "We could not be more proud of the music we are turning out. It has been exciting to work in the studio with heavy hitters like Toby Keith and Mark Wright. This is the real Carter's Chord; it's the music we've always wanted to make." It seems almost fated from the start that these true daughters of the Outlaw movement are destined to now make their indelible mark on popular music.

01. Wild Together
02. I Can Break Hearts Too
03. A Little Less Comfortable
04. Simple Little Screwed Up Life
05. We Ain't Makin' Love
06. Love a Little Bigger

 

[Dennie]

Today's work truck music...

To The Sea -- CD

Jack Johnson

2010 Brushfire Records

Product Description

2010 release, the fifth studio album from the acclaimed singer/songwriter. The album was produced by Robert Carranza, Jack Johnson, and his bandmates Merlo Podlewski, Zach Gill and Adam Topol. To The Sea features guest appearances from the likes of G. Love, and Paula Fuga. The album was recorded at the Mango Tree Studio in Hawaii, and the Solar Powered Plastic Plant in LA using 100% solar power.

"You and Your Heart" – 3:13
"To the Sea" – 3:30
"No Good with Faces" – 3:31
"At or With Me" – 3:58
"When I Look Up" – 0:58
"From the Clouds" – 3:05
"My Little Girl" – 2:21
"Turn Your Love" – 3:13
"The Upsetter" – 3:50
"Red Wine, Mistakes, Mythology" (lyrics by Johnson & Gill; music by Johnson, Gill, Podlewski, Topol) – 4:03
"Pictures of People Taking Pictures" – 3:20
"Anything but the Truth" – 2:54
"Only the Ocean" (lyrics by Johnson; music by Johnson, Gill, Podlewski, Topol) – 3:40

 

[Dennie]

It's time to get this party started.... :banana-rock: :banana-dance: :banana-rock:

All The Greatest Hits -- CD

Zapp & Roger

1993 Warner Bros. Records

This 17-track compilation contains three certifiable R&B classics: the funk anthem "More Bounce To The Ounce," the trendsetting "Computer Love," and one of the finest singles of the '80s, Roger Troutman's solo smash "I Want To Be Your Man." The last is an achingly soulful and slow groove accented with the best use of the Vocoder (a device that changes the pitch of a voice without altering its tempo) in pop music history. Vocoder effects appear throughout GREATEST HITS. They may have seemed gimmicky in less imaginative hands, but Troutman was also an inventive and creative producer and songwriter. Sadly, Troutman was murdered in 1999 by his brother Larry, a former member of Zapp. This exceptional compilation is a tribute to Roger's talents and a perfect introduction to Zapp and Roger.

Track Listing
1. More Bounce To The Ounce
2. Be Alright
3. I Heard It Through The Grapevine
4. So Ruff So Tuff
5. Do It Roger
6. Dance Floor
7. Doo Wa Ditty (Blow That Thing)
8. I Can Make You Dance
9. Heartbreaker (pts 1 & 2)
10. In The Mix
11. Midnight Hour
12. Computer Love
13. Night And Day
14. I Want To Be Your Man
15. Curiosity
16. Slow And Easy
17. Mega Medley

 

[Dennie]

Man-Tora! - LIve In Tokyo -- CD

The Manhattan Transfer

1996 Rhino Records

A brilliant quartet in a rare live recording, November 7, 2002
By Bruce Hodges (New York, NY) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)
This review is from: Man-Tora! Live in Tokyo (Audio CD)

Few of the Manhattan Transfer's studio recordings have captured their magnetism as effectively as this terrific disc recorded live in Tokyo in 1983.

From the opening "Birdland," you can feel the energy and enthusiasm of the crowd. Almost every song here has been featured elsewhere, but not with the electricity here. Take "Jeannine," for example - one of their standards. Only here do we get the long, intricate improvisations that the singers added in live performances, totally trumping their studio version.

The early gospel-inflected hit "Operator" falls near the end of the program, and it's stunning - again with greater passion that makes the original track sound tame. Janis Siegel's voice is in soaring form, but all four musicians sound superb; either individually or together, they really know how to sing.

Deep thanks is due to Rhino for acquiring this treasure, and releasing it with their usual high production values. The Manhattan Transfer have produced some fine recordings, but I would never have imagined that such a vibrant document of their live performances existed. For fans of the group, or fans of fine jazz singing in general, it's an unexpected gift.

Birdland - (Joe Zawinul, Jon Hendricks) - 5:15
Route 66 - (Bobby Troup) - 3:34
Jeannine - (Duke Pearson, Oscar Brown, Jr.) - 5:44
Malaise en Malaisie - (Alain Chamfort, Serge Gainsbourg, Alan Paul) - 3:54
Trickle Trickle - (Clarence Bassett) - 2:25
Boy from New York City - (John Taylor, George Davis) - 3:44
This Independence - (John Capek, Marc Jordan) - 5:12
Foreign Affair - (Tom Waits) - 4:05
Body and Soul - (Frank Eyton, Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour) - 4:28
Blue Champagne - (Frank Ryerson, Grady Watts, Jimmy Eaton) - 2:34
How High the Moon - (Nancy Hamilton, Morgan Lewis) - 2:16
Twilight Zone/Twilight Tone - (Bernard Herrmann, Jay Graydon, Alan Paul) - 5:03
Four Brothers - (Jimmy Giuffre, Jon Hendricks) - 3:49
Operator - (William Spivery) - 3:00
Spice of Life - (Bramble, Rod Temperton) - 3:32
Tuxedo Junction - (Buddy Fayne, William Johnson, Julian Dash, Erskine Hawkins) - 2:42



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[Dennie]

Good Vibrations -- CD

The King's Singers

1993 RCA Victor

The arranging of the King's Singers is applied to a wide variety of music from the world of pop and rock. Shocking! It's fabulous. The Beach Boys, 'Good Vibrations' is a natural for a group whose capacity to harmonize puts to shame almost anyone who hasn't also shared a lifetime of musical study, practice and performance, as have the King's Singers. There's vocal percussion, acrobatics worthy of the most avant garde practitioners of extended voice techniques, perfected trills and runs that only endless training achieves; and the harmonies, aah such harmonies. Perhaps one reason for this is the counter-tenor voice at the high register rather than needing to rely on the falsetto. It creates a harmonic purity to the chords that is sweeter. Then, of course you have to listen to the 'kazoo' chorus and all the rest of the sound effects in Freddie Mercury's 'Seaside Rendezvous to realize that these singers can do it all! Be sure to catch Ray Stevens 'Freddie Feel-Good' for a fabulous vocal jazz band. Take that, rock 'n rollers, you'll love it!

Song Name Composer Arranger


Good Vibrations Brian Wilson / Mike Love Bob Chilcott
Cecilia Paul Simon Andrew Jackman
Father to Son Phil Collins Bob Chilcott
The Boxer Paul Simon Andrew Jackman
Texas Girl at the Funeral of her Father Randy Newman Bob Chilcott
Seaside Rendezvous Freddie Mercury Paul Hart
And So It Goes Billy Joel Bob Chilcott
American Pie Don Maclean Daryl Runswick
Some Folks' Lives Roll Easy Paul Simon Andrew Jackman
Fifty Ways to Leave Your Lover Paul Simon Andrew Jackman
That Lonesome Road James Taylor Simon Carrington
Freddie Feel-Good Ray Stevens Paul Hart
M.L.K. Clayton / Hewson / Evans / Mullen Bob Chilcott