Advantages: The broadness of the music kept my interest throughout, they enjoyed being there! Disadvantages: None for me.
the end of the evening they had all sung either solo or with one other person.
There was no conductor, but they really didn?t need one.
The Music
As I just mentioned, the range of genres took me by surprise, as I was expecting something, well, more old school gospel. Although most gospel singers I?ve heard have beautiful voices, it?s not music I listen to often.
The Choir probably spent a equal time singing traditional African hymns as they did songs that I or my friend already knew.
The first half of the concert featured some wonderful arrangements, including a rendition of Bob Marley?s One Love which then slipped seamlessly into Bridge over troubled waters by Simon and Garfunkel.
The second half featured what was probably my favourite song of the evening, Peter Gabriel?s Biko. They also sung a beautiful rendition ...
Advantages: Elvis Presley singing some wonderful music Disadvantages: The tracks have been released and re-released many times over the years
People often recall Elvis Presley as the early rock 'n' roller in the mid-1950s, or the less rocking star of some (sometimes) decidedly dodgy movies from the 1960s, or as the Las Vegas singer of the 1970s. One style of music which straddles all of these time periods though is gospel.
Elvis was always a great lover of gospel music, and often spent hours singing this type of music with his backing singers in his own private time.
Elvis' record company, BMG, have spent the last 29 years (since his death) repackaging his recorded material, and still release many CDs each year, collecting together already released material and unreleased material from the archives (this unreleased music is often distributed through their specialist Elvis label FTD - short for 'Follow That Dream' which was the title of one of Elvis' movies from the 1960s ...
Advantages: good mix of music Disadvantages: absolutely none!
I could not, even if I tried, write anything negative about this double CD featuring Aaron Neville.
This man's voice is phenomenal and wonderfully unique.
He is originally from New Orleans and has a wonderful New Orleans Rhythm and Blues sound. His voice will reach your inner being every time he opens his mouth and a note comes out!
There is a wide spectrum throughout this particular collection. We have the up-tempo and foot-tapping beat of 'OhhappyDay' & 'I saw the light' to the sultry, moody sound of 'Ave Maria' and 'Amazing grace.'
The rest of the songs included in these 2 CD's are:
What a friend we have in Jesus, Bridge Over Troubled Water, Morning has Broken, If I had a Hammer, Let it Be , Mary don't you Weep, Steer me Right, Gotta Serve Somebody, A Change is Gonna Come, I Believe, Let Go, Banks of the River Jordan ...
