JSngry Posted August 13, 2004 Report Posted August 13, 2004 I don't have any records by them, but I've always dug them whenever I've heard them. Love that whole wide and extended vocal harmony trip. Any recommedations as to what the "essential" album(s) are? TIA! Quote
neveronfriday Posted August 13, 2004 Report Posted August 13, 2004 (edited) I don't have any records by them, but I've always dug them whenever I've heard them. Love that whole wide and extended vocal harmony trip. Any recommedations as to what the "essential" album(s) are? TIA! I have them all, I think. Bought them here and there, second-hand. I also think I have fallen out of love with them a bit, but I still throw the odd track on once in a while. Essential (IMHO): Bop! (1988) - That one got me hooked on them and shows their style best. Live (2000) - Again, mostly pure vocal style. Lacking a bit, here and there, but not bad at all. I actually like their most recent one, "Beautiful World". Although, like all the other recent albums, it has added musicians which I am NOT a fan of, this one has some good tunes ("Takin' It To the Streets" [the old Doobies hit], my fave, "Grandma's Hands", plus some others). The rest of the albums are very mixed and suffer from, as mentioned above, their attempt to cross over into Boys II Men territory. Live, they are a real blast to see. If you get a chance, check them out, if you don't mind the religious aspect of their lyrics. Cheers! Edited August 13, 2004 by deus62 Quote
Jim R Posted August 13, 2004 Report Posted August 13, 2004 I don't own any recordings (except for a little thing I taped on VHS years ago when they were first starting out), but I have a high level of respect for musicians like that. Any kind of advanced vocal harmonizing always amazes me to some degree, whether it's a barbershop quartet, an intricate arrangement for a choir (I've stumbled onto unbelievably beautiful examples of that by the Mormon Tabernacle choir on the radio a few times over the years), a vocalese group, or whatever. It is HARD to do. Quote
jazzbo Posted August 13, 2004 Report Posted August 13, 2004 Will they make me forget all about. . . the Boswells? I've heard a few tunes I like, but I've not bought anything. . .because I've also heard the BoysIIMenesque material. . . Quote
JSngry Posted August 14, 2004 Author Report Posted August 14, 2004 I've not bought anything. . .because I've also heard the BoysIIMenesque material. . . Yeah, that's the stuff I really don't care to explore. Quote
rachel Posted August 14, 2004 Report Posted August 14, 2004 (edited) They are great live. I saw them at the IAJE conference in January in a medium sized room--totally packed, SRO flowing out into the hallway. They may have an occasional BoyzIIMen sound in their recordings, but live, there is no comparing the two. Just pure... Edited August 15, 2004 by rachel Quote
Jim Alfredson Posted August 14, 2004 Report Posted August 14, 2004 When I was in an a cappella group in college, we did their arrangement of "Hark, The Herald Angels Sing!" during the holiday season. That was HARD! I don't think we ever did it right. The intervals are so tight and move all over the place. Very difficult to sing. That said, I don't have any of their albums. I actually prefer the sounds of groups like "The Fairfield Four" to Take 6, even though I have the utmost respect for what they do. Quote
marcoliv Posted August 14, 2004 Report Posted August 14, 2004 my favorites are Take 6 & So Much 2 Say. i remember a wonderful performance of them back in 1990 on the Free Jazz Festival here in Rio. Marcus Quote
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