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Although this was the first album as the current line-up, this 2001 release sounds as though Tonic Sol-fa has already been together for years. The cover songs are masterfully arranged, and the original tunes are done well. Style starts with the light, pop sound of "Na, Na, Na", then onto the doo-wop feel of "Love You Forever", both originals. The Beatles' "Eleanor Rigby" is made for acappella. "The Road", another original, could (and should) be the mandatory graduation song across the country. "Man Of Constant Sorrow", from the "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" soundtrack gives the Soggy Bottom Boys a run for their money, and "Witchy Woman" would make Don Henley smile. "Ready-Made" has a nice, strong, booming bass lead, and while "Go Tell It On The Mountain" is traditionally considered a Christmas tune, the latin-feel makes the song's presence on this album far from out-of-place. "Land Of 1,000 Dances" is far more hip and rockin' than the original played on the Oldies station, and "Oklahoma Wind" is one of the group's most requested original songs, hands-down. You must get this album. |
