Track Listings (16) - Disc #1| All Artists: The Swingle Singers Title: Ticket to Ride: A Beatles Tribute Members Wishing: 3 Total Copies: 1 Label: Primarily A Cappella Release Date: 3/26/2002 Genres: Jazz, Pop, Classical, Broadway & Vocalists Styles: Vocal Jazz, Vocal Pop, Tributes Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPC: 602437335528 |
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 | The Swingle Singers Ticket to Ride: A Beatles Tribute Genres: Jazz, Pop, Classical, Broadway & Vocalists
While the Swingles first won acclaim for their arrangements of Bach fugues, they have been performing Beatles songs as part of their live concerts for many years. The aural landscape designed by the Beatles, with George Ma... more »     |
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Product Description While the Swingles first won acclaim for their arrangements of Bach fugues, they have been performing Beatles songs as part of their live concerts for many years. The aural landscape designed by the Beatles, with George Martin at the helm, is ably reproduced here, entirely a cappella, of course. Some adaptations swear almost complete allegiance to the originals, but others, such as Norwegian Wood, embellish with subtle, yet distinct tonal flavors. The tempo of Lady Madonna is gently suppressed, with harmonic emphasis on the seventh. All My Loving is a sweetly earnest ballad. Ticket To Ride shows the Swingle Singers ready to meet the 21st century, with a winning mix of the old and the new. Similarly Requested CDs
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CD ReviewsAn unusual Beatles tribute album Peter Durward Harris | Leicester England | 01/25/2003 (5 out of 5 stars) "I love the Beatles and their music, but I always felt that the songs were what set them apart from other groups. The diversity of tribute albums, crossing just about every genre of music, reinforces that belief. I sometimes broaden my musical horizons via Beatles tribute albums - it is a good way of trying something new which still has a base of familiarity. And so it was that I selected this CD. The first time I played it, I wasn't sure, but on the second play, I loved it.Despite the inclusion of Yesterday, the songs are generally not the most frequently covered - Penny Lane, Revolution, Day tripper, Lady Madonna, Strawberry fields forever, Drive my car and I am the walrus are all well known, but how often do you come across covers of these songs? The Swingle singers are made up of four men (two tenors, two bass) and four ladies (two sopranos, two altos). Their roots lie in jazz and classical music, but their a cappella style is very much their own. Classifying music is often difficult, but I wouldn't even begin to classify this. It's not the kind of music I would listen to very often, but it is one of those CD's that I choose from when I want something different to listen to."
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