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A Poor Choice - Try some others

08/01/2000

(2 out of 5 stars)

"Paltry selection and other problems make this a CD to avoid. Many other excellent patriotic discs are available. For two superior recordings see Robert Shaw's "Battle Cry of Freedom" and The Washington Men's Camerata's "Spirit of Freedom.""

Try Some Other Recordings

07/21/2000

(2 out of 5 stars)

"Sorry I bought this CD. "America" is just another Altissimo compilation of recordings that may be obtained directly from the armed services for free. Through a quirk in the law the armed services are prohibited from selling CDs to the public. But that same law allows anybody (including Altissimo) to reassemble these otherwise free recordings and sell them to the public. The performers are great - but the quality of the recordings are inconsistent, the number of selections is paltry and the arrangements do not really work together on the CD. I have learned from speaking to some of the performers here in DC, that all of this is due in part to the fact that the recordings were never intended by the military to be part of a commercial CD. Many other recordings are better: Robert Shaw's "Battle Cry of Freedom"; the Washington Men's Camerata's "Spirit of Freedom" and the Morman Tabernacle Choir's "God Bless America" (although the Morman Tabernacle's recording is a bit operatic for patriotic music). In any event, I doubt this CD will satisfy you - so try some others."

Icky, Icky, icky!

Micheline Anne Montreuil | 09/25/2001

(1 out of 5 stars)

"Poor quality, and not the kind of singing I associate with many of these songs. Some of them are beautiful in this style (which reminds me of a combination of an operatic/classical/mushy style), but most ought to be more of a strong, rousing rendition, and they're just not..."