Here's to the Heroes

The Ten Tenors (Artist), Nina Robertson (Performer), Paul Edmund-Davies (Performer), Allen Walley (Performer), Christopher Laurence (Performer), David Ayre (Performer), David Johnson (Performer), Dominic Black (Performer), Lynda Houghton (Performer), Malcolm Creese (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Nina Robertson, Paul Edmund-Davies, Allen Walley, Christopher Laurence, David Ayre, et al.
• Audio CD (September 12, 2006)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Rhino
• ASIN: B000H5U65M
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #108,157 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

A compilation between Australia's favorite export, the Ten Tenors, film score icon John Barry, and famed lyricist Don Black. Here's To The Heroes has all the epic sweep, swoon, swashbuckle, and pure entertainment value of the many great films Barry has adorned with his timeless music.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Here's to a new style of music for The Ten Tenors, September 18, 2006

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Lois L. Voncannon (Kernersville, NC USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Here's to the Heroes (Audio CD)

I have everything the Ten Tenors have put out that in America we can buy. I listen to their CD's and DVD just about to the exclusion of everything else. Their earlier work is more vocals, rich harmony, and just about some of the best work I have heard by a group. They do a rendition of A Bridge Over Troubled Water on their Colours CD that is better than Simon and Garfunkel and I never thought anyone could sing it better-they absolutely do.
When I first bought this CD, didn't wait until it got here-I ordered it from Australia, I will admit I was somewhat disappointed and even wrote in the Forum at their website I thought the background music overwhelmed their voices. Their other albums have really featured mostly piano or they sang acappella, so I think I was just so used to that. But since I wrote about that disappointment, I have totally changed my mind. After listening to nothing else, I think this is probably their best work so far. The background music is sweeping and majestic and as you listen to it more and more, the instruments fade away except when they are forefront and the guys are NOT singing. The music adds so much to their sound and I think you will not be disappointed with a single cut on this CD. I say buy it and make sure you don't make a decision on whether you like it or not until you have listened to it more than once. It truly is a wonderful album, still with their marvelous harmony and more solo work by various members than in albums before.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Quite powerful and sentimental, February 25, 2007

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Alexander McKelvey "Alexander" (Los Angeles) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Here's to the Heroes (Audio CD)

I found this album very moving, with tremendously rich vocals and instrumentals. It has a strong sentimentality to its sound, which I found highly appealing. But if you see yourself as above all that, this album will be easy to criticize, as some of the comments below attest.

In my mind, this music is more like show tunes, and less like a classical operatic rendition. And for that, it is quite well done. My favorite song is Bongiorno Principesa (sp?), which is quite moving and deeply romantic. One does not have to know Italian to understand love in song.

If other classical cross-over, such as Andrea Bocelli appeals to you, I strongly suggest you give it a try.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing Sound, February 15, 2007

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Leader of the Pack (SF Bay Area) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Here's to the Heroes (Audio CD)

The sound level from song to song is inconsistent. Requiring frequent volume adjustment. Several songs the orchestra overshadows the voices. The songs are beautiful.