First impressions of ACtR??
Chad Taylor
So...
For everyone who's had a chance to listen to the RA clips of ACtR, what
do you think??
Here's my reaction (I'll place it a bit further down, in case there's
someone who wants to wait to see for themselves)-
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So far, I *love* the title cut. The lyrics, her voice, all sound great.
"Christmas Can't Be Very Far Away" kind of irritated me... I can't
understand the words at first, and I don't know why, but the way she
sings the words "Christmas can't be very far away" really annoys me. I
think the quality of the RA clip had something to do with it, though.
"Silent Night" has never been a favorite of mine, but I love this
version. The background music is beautiful.
"Christmas Lullabye" will probably be one of my favorites. Lyrically
and musically, it has the classic-Amy feel of being so simple it's
beautiful. It reminds me of a hymn we sing at church.
I've always loved "Jingle Bell Rock," so I was a little surprised when
this one sounded different. It's more subdued than the version I'm use
to. Still nice, though... it'll just take some time to grow on me.
"Mister Santa" will definitely take some time, too. Musically and
lyrically, it was a little too hokey.
I've always loved "'Til the Season Comes Round Again" . . . it's still a
great song. :) Now if only she'd have recorded "Let the Season Take
Wing"... ;)
I fell in love with "Welcome to Our World" the moment I first heard MwS
sing it. As I expected, this version is just as breathtaking.
"Angus Dei" seems like a great song to end on. Very Christmassy (sure,
that's a word)... I didn't think the clip was long enough to make a
definite opinion on it.
Just a few other notes-
I am always totally disinterested in instrumental songs when I first
hear them.... they take awhile for me to get use to, so I didn't comment
on "Highland Cathedral" and "Gabriel's Oboe". Interestingly enough,
though, "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desire" is one of my favorites from HfC.
I noticed that they decided to scrap "Merry Christmas Darling." Now
that I think about it, that does seem like an appropriate thing to do...
I still would like to hear the song, though! =)
--
grace,
Chad
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AGUTSHALL
Thanks from the unobservant one.
Chad wrote:
>Hey everyone,
>
>So...
>
>For everyone who's had a chance to listen to the RA clips of ACtR, what
>do you think??
>
Another Amy
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Treasure
> great song. :) Now if only she'd have recorded "Let the Season Take
> Wing"... ;)
Do you mean re-recorded it?? She did record that song. I have it
here somewhere, it was a single that Target gave out with her last
Christmas CD. . .
(It is one of my favorites! Wonderfully done. . .)
Just a thought. . .
Treasure
Clinton Lee
kind of boring -- not enough classic songs. Of course, not having yet heard
the entire thing on a good stereo system, I don't know for sure how I'll
like it. But right now, it ranks third among her others. I have a feeling
that HFC will always be the best. Don't know why, just a gut feeling.
Who produced this new one, do you know??
Melissa
Chad Taylor <ch...@wworld.com> wrote in message
news:37EBD8DE...@wworld.com...
> Hey everyone,
>
> So...
>
> For everyone who's had a chance to listen to the RA clips of ACtR, what
> do you think??
>
> Here's my reaction (I'll place it a bit further down, in case there's
> someone who wants to wait to see for themselves)-
>
>
>
>
>
> S
> P
> O
> I
> L
> E
> R
>
>
>
>
> So far, I *love* the title cut. The lyrics, her voice, all sound great.
>
> "Christmas Can't Be Very Far Away" kind of irritated me... I can't
> understand the words at first, and I don't know why, but the way she
> sings the words "Christmas can't be very far away" really annoys me. I
> think the quality of the RA clip had something to do with it, though.
>
> "Silent Night" has never been a favorite of mine, but I love this
> version. The background music is beautiful.
>
> "Christmas Lullabye" will probably be one of my favorites. Lyrically
> and musically, it has the classic-Amy feel of being so simple it's
> beautiful. It reminds me of a hymn we sing at church.
>
> I've always loved "Jingle Bell Rock," so I was a little surprised when
> this one sounded different. It's more subdued than the version I'm use
> to. Still nice, though... it'll just take some time to grow on me.
>
> "Mister Santa" will definitely take some time, too. Musically and
> lyrically, it was a little too hokey.
>
> I've always loved "'Til the Season Comes Round Again" . . . it's still a
> great song. :) Now if only she'd have recorded "Let the Season Take
> Wing"... ;)
>
FRAME23
find myself extremely underwhelmed. The first time I heard it I thought maybe
I didn't like it because it was hot out and still very summer-like outside. A
few weeks later I got an advance release and thought I would give it another
chance...as much as I want to love it, I can't. It kinda sounds like she
"phoned it in." In other words, she doesn't seem to be singing with much
emotion. Almost like she came in and sang thru each song once and that's what
they are releasing. The lowlight of the record for me is "Mr. Santa" sung to
the tune of "Mr. Sandman." One word, yuck. I have always loved Amy's music,
and will buy her future recordings, but this time she left me dissapointed.
My .02,
Frame
Andrew
>I don't know... Judging from the little bit of the clips I heard, it sounds
>kind of boring -- not enough classic songs. Of course, not having yet heard
>the entire thing on a good stereo system, I don't know for sure how I'll
>like it. But right now, it ranks third among her others. I have a feeling
>that HFC will always be the best. Don't know why, just a gut feeling.
>
>Who produced this new one, do you know??
I agree, from what I heard so far I am not impresed at all. I think that this
will be third on her Christmas album dept. But who knows maybe I have to hear
the whole album not just clips.
AmyGrantFan
FRAME23 wrote in message <19990924235718...@ng-ca1.aol.com>...
The lowlight of the record for me is "Mr. Santa" sung to
>the tune of "Mr. Sandman." One word, yuck. I have always loved Amy's
music,
>and will buy her future recordings, but this time she left me dissapointed.
I have to agree. I don't like this song at all. I don't think I will like
the full version either. I too am not at all impressed by the CD from what I
have heard so far. I think it sounds dull and lifeless. Hopefully that
opinion will change. We'll see.
Chad Taylor
> Did I miss something? Where are these clips? Where can I find them?
posted. It's at musicforce at
http://www.musicforce.com/mf/album/1,1289,0806886007,00.html
From there, just click on any of the songs you want to hear a clip of or
click on "Play all track clips"
> Thanks from the unobservant one.
=) No problem...
TravJ0RDAN
>I didn't like it because it was hot out and still very summer-like outside.
I love listening to Christmas music in hot weather! I was jamming to "Home for
Christmas" just last week, and it really hit the spot. I love that CD so much.
It reminds me of Christmas when I was a kid, but the new one seems more like a
Martin/Sinatra styled deal. Like the tinkle of sleigh bells is really ice cubes
in a glass of scotch or something... By the way I am not a tee-toataler, it's
just that I associate Christmas with children, and I don't associate alcohol
with children, that's all. Does ayone have any idea what i'm talking about?
cdncatlover
Clinton Lee wrote:
>
> I don't know... Judging from the little bit of the clips I heard, it sounds
> kind of boring -- not enough classic songs. Of course, not having yet heard
> the entire thing on a good stereo system, I don't know for sure how I'll
> like it. But right now, it ranks third among her others. I have a feeling
> that HFC will always be the best. Don't know why, just a gut feeling.
>
> Who produced this new one, do you know??
>
> Melissa
>
It's very hard to tell from the poor sound quality but IMHO it will be
extremely hard to exceed HFC (my all-time favourite Christmas album from
any artist).
Sue
Shawn
>extremely hard to exceed HFC (my all-time favourite Christmas album from
>any artist).
>
>Sue
I'll probably agree with Sue - because my all time fav album at all is HfC.
Shawn in GA
"I believe that the most important and the most real things in life are never
seen with our eyes." - Amy Grant
NewHuskers
>For everyone who's had a chance to listen to the RA clips of ACtR, what
>do you think??
I went to www.musicforce.com and listened to all of the soundclips from ACtR.
I liked what I heard of each song. Mister Santa will be a fave with the kiddie
set.
While I was there, I also listened to LMO and HfC. The distorted sound quality
of the website is a problem, so I'm holding off judgment until the CD is in my
CD-ROM, where I can hear everything much clearer. When I get a new CD, I like
pop it in and read the liner notes as the music plays.
TCotCS#57
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