Search - The American Military Band :: Music Of The U.S. Navy

Don't Waste Your Money on This CD

01/23/2003

(1 out of 5 stars)

"CDs of music from the real Military artists are available for free directly from the Office of the US Army Band at Fort Meyer, Virginia. The Military is prohibited from selling recordings, does not sanction this release and is required by Congress to make their recordings available to all Americans free of charge.
So why waste your money on this 3rd rate recording? If you actually want to purchase a recording of patriotic music now, I would recomend "The Spirit of Freedom" by the Washington Men's Camerata on the Gothic label or Robert Shaw's Battle Cry of Freedom on the RCA label ("Battle Cry of Freedom" is a nice recording but is dated and is not nearly as good as "The Spirit of Freedom" (which is featured in the new PBS series "Freedom: A History of US")"

The Government allowed this to be released?!?!?

NJS | Austin, TX USA | 12/26/2002

(1 out of 5 stars)

"I'm sorry, but after my many years of amateur and professional music education, I am beside myself that a military music ensemble of any calibur would allow itself to be recorded at this level of playing. If you are a music educator, or are in school to be a music educator, then you may want this recording to offer as an example of "breathy tone", bad tuning, and no regard for phrasing........anything good musical quality for that matter!I might alternatively recommend any cd recorded by a Washington DC-based military ensemble, such as the "President's Own" Marine Band, or the Air Force Band. These bands are comprised mainly of doctorates of their instruments, who are graduates of the finest music schools in the country. I hope not to offend any members, past, present, or future, of any military ensemble, but this recording is beyond words."