Voice and Style is the story of Marc Connors, founding member of the Canadian a cappella quartet The Nylons. It takes the reader through Marc's growing up, his theatre career, his triumphs and conflicts in The Nylons, and his death in 1991 of an AIDS-related pneumonia. The story is told by Marc's loved ones, fans, bandmates, and Marc himself-in passages from his last journal.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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About a great voice with lots of style,
By Anca (Bucharest, Romania) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Voice and Style: Marc Connors of The Nylons (Paperback)
It's weird to read a book about somebody you aren't even sure whether you heard him ever. It's even weirder to find yourself caught in an extraordinary biography, both by content and by the way it is told. This enticing puzzle, candid and meaningful, keeps you on the tethers until all the details are filled in - from the testimony of a child fond of his uncle to the envious, but ultimately admiring, words of one of Marc's rivals. The author keeps herself in the shadow, but her subtle touch can be seen throughout the book. And what remains in the end is the image of a great performer and the gentle light shining over us.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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Not a Nylons fan, but I like the book,
By lucilla (Israel) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Voice and Style: Marc Connors of The Nylons (Paperback)
Angela Pancella's book is very moving, conveying the kind of emotion that only comes from sincerity. Looks like Marc Connors was really a very special person... His diary is truly a treasure... All the interviews are very moving, but as a music fan I have to be very jealous of Karen Webb... What a lucky girl! :-D
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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A Good Effort,
By Geoff Roberts (Toronto, Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Voice and Style: Marc Connors of The Nylons (Paperback)
Voice And Style isn't without its problems. You can tell that it's written by a fan and isn't warts and all (as I would have liked it to be). The style is alright as it allows for key subjects to tell their stories but I would have liked it if the book was in standard journalistic format presenting the interviews as well as the author's own commentary.The only problem here is that people who worked with Marc the longest such as Arnold Robinson and Denis Simpson aren't interviewed. They have key stories about Marc that need to be told. Hopefully, in an updated edition the author will get to tell it. Also, the one flaw I see is that it focuses on one specific time and Marc's impending death a little too much. It's too bad the book doesn't follow his life throughout and present all the background information the author acquired. This book is worth a read for anyone that is a fan of great music and wants to know more about one of the best A cappella groups in the world.
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