America!

US Air Force Band And Singing Sergeants (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: US Air Force Band And Singing Sergeants
• Audio CD (September 7, 1999)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Altissimo Records
• ASIN: B00000K2NO
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #397,757 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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20 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Try Some Other Recordings, July 21, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: America! (Audio CD)

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.

25 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars A Poor Choice - Try some others, July 31, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: America! (Audio CD)

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."

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good one if you like this style of music, June 16, 2005

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Micheline Montreuil "Micheline Montreuil" (Quebec, Canada) - See all my reviews
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I may agree with some comments that it is not the best CD ever recorded but it is certainly not the worst. There are two tunes that are not perfect, including "Northern Lights" better known as "The battle Cry of Freedom", but I will say that this CD is generally, a good quality CD. I have bought it at a very inexpensive price and I think that it was a good buy. If you look at something more standard, you may buy "Songs of the U.S. Army", "Songs of the Marines", "Songs of the U.S. Air Force" or "Songs of the U.S. Navy" that are excellent. It is a matter of choice and it is certainly an acceptable choice.