Documentary Recordings Presents- Patriotic Music - Amazon Sampler

Various Artists | Format: MP3 Download

Product Details

• Original Release Date: June 23, 2009
• Label: Documentary Recordings
• Copyright: (c) 2009 Documentary Recordings
• Total Length: 18:01
• Genres: Folk/Traditional Folk
• ASIN: B002D0KRLW
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #28,452 Paid in MP3 Albums (See Top 100 Paid in MP3 Albums)

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Thank you for sharing something wonderful...for free..., June 23, 2009

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Masha - See all my reviews

This review is from: Documentary Recordings Presents- Patriotic Music - Amazon Sampler (MP3 Download)

This is a lovely collection of patriotic music for the American People, and perfect timing for the 4th of July. I plan to share this with my friends who are also in the armed forces, because they'll love this! Thank you for the great album!!

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Songs, but Mistake in Collection is Unfortunate ("Navy Seals" is really Air Force Run-to Cadence), June 25, 2009

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Guilty Bystander - See all my reviews

This review is from: Documentary Recordings Presents- Patriotic Music - Amazon Sampler (MP3 Download)

First, thanks to the men and women who protect our fair country. These songs always serve to remind me of how much we owe them. Thanks to Amazon too for the free music.

Pros:
I love the a capella nature of the collection, as the talents of this chorus lend a richness and authenticity which instrumental music cannot convey.

"God Bless America" is evocative and done with much feeling. The vocal range of this chorus is demonstrated in this classic.

At first I thought "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" was going to be "Little Drummer Boy" with the rum pum pums, but I suppose that there are only so many ways a human voice can simulate drums. The "Battle Hymn of the Republic" has always been one of my favorites, and the chorus's arrangement is well done.

"America the Beautiful" is faithfully sung and clearly enunciated at a very singable tempo- perfect for singing with an audience.

I thought the rendition of "The Star-Spangled Banner" was rather quick, but it would be perfect for playing at a ballgame opener since it doesn't drag on. Our national anthem is my favorite of all of these songs, so I would have preferred a more contemplative version.

Cons:
When I was listening to the "Navy Seals" run-to cadence I was puzzled why they were extolling the praises of the Air Force. The phrases
"Air Force- The Place to Be/ Air Force- The Place for Me"
"Defending freedom/ From up above"
"Feeling somethin'/ So I joined/ Air Force/ A better course"
all gave me the impression that someone at Amazon mistakenly labeled this Air Force cadence as a Navy Seals one. (Perhaps someone at Amazon has a bias against the Seals in favor of the Air Force...) In any case, I hope there is an opportunity to correct this mistake so those of us interested in an authentic Seals cadence can get one once Amazon rectifies this error.

Otherwise these cadences were rather interesting to hear. The "Hey, Hey Everybody" cadence was particularly engaging.

All in all, a fine collection of music and song. I took off one star for not having a correctly labeled Seals contribution, so four stars total.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars wrong titles, June 24, 2009

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Louis Jacobson "Lou-NJ" (NJ USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Documentary Recordings Presents- Patriotic Music - Amazon Sampler (MP3 Download)

Hellllllo! Anyone else notice that the Navy Seals song was about the Air Force? Or the Army Airborne song was about the Navy Seals? Or the ... well, you get the idea. I found 3 or 4 that had the wrong titles. Well, since it was free, I'm not really complaining, but it seems strange that none of the first 4 reviews noticed it.
Lou (retired military)