A
CD Recommendation
from Yvette
Performer name: Gregorian
CD Title: Masters of Chant
Genre(s): Popular music with a Gregorian style
(truly unique)
Your own words on why you're recommending this CD: Why I am recommending it:
This is probably one of my favorite groups at present. The soothing
melodies of the covers they perform are really special and they can
turn people on to the original tracks as well, which is a nice thing
for a group that does covers to be able to do. I
have bought more CDs because of my liking the arrangements here, so
there is something to be said for it. At the same time, it is really
hard to determine what CD I would recommend first simply because most
of the songs are wonderful. I want to say
that although this genre is really different from probably anything you
will ever hear, the music is really moving. My
favorite tracks on the first CD are: ‘Scarborough
Fair’, ‘Tears in Heaven’, ‘Nothing Else Matters’, ‘The Sound of
Silence’, and ‘I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For’. The fact that a group can do songs that were
originally done by groups like Metallica and then shift gears and sing
old Simon and Garfunkel standards is a virtual mindblower.
Aside from the fact that this group has been promoted by Frank
Peterson (who also produces the music for Sarah Brightman) shows the
intricacy of musical styles that are involved in the various projects
he has done. It is to date the most
successful Gregorian Pop group, although there have been a lot of
off-shoots since their first CD was released.
On the other CDs, the
listings are generally called ‘volumes’ or ‘chapters’, you can get some
wonderful songs as well. My favorites from
Volume 2: ‘Hymn’, ‘Heaven
Can Wait’ and ‘Stairway to Heaven’.
Volume 3: ‘Be’,
‘Sacrifice’ and ‘Only You’ (one of my all time favorites CDs by them.)
Volume 4: ‘Bridge Over
Troubled Water’, ‘Imagine’, and ‘Heaven is a Place on Earth’.
The Dark Side: ‘My
Immortal’, ‘Hurt’, and ‘Close My Eyes Forever’. They
also have a Christmas CD out and all of these can be found on
Amazon.com.