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Dondero High School
A Capella Choir - Pop Concert Sampler 1995-2005 |
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catalog: csr080 |
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time: 68:29 |
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release: 04.01.06 |
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audio: 192k mp3 |
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For me, it started one Saturday morning in 2002. On
a whim I picked up two Dondero A Capella Choir cassettes
at a thrift store, something to listen to in the car
as I went about my errands.
I got in the car, popped in a tape and "Black
Water" started to play. As with so many ubiquitous
pop songs, the Doobie Brothers original never did
much for me. It was just another pretty sound that
might come over the loudspeakers at the supermarket.
The Dondero version, however, pulled the song out
of the background and shoved it right in front of
me. Now I had context: knowing that high school students
learned this song, rehearsed this song, performed
it in front of family and friends finally made "Black
Water" real to me as a piece of music.
This ability to make tired old pop songs fresh is
only part of what makes these concerts a such a pleasure
to hear, however. There's real skill demonstrated
here, and a palpable sense of excitement in this music.
The students sound like they're having a great time
on stage, and the audience is cheering and shouting
with equal -- if not more -- enthusiasm. This holds
true through every year of Pop Concert I've heard,
and there's eight of 'em sampled here. Listen to the
full concerts (Comfort Stand releases 072-079)
for the banter between songs and you'll soon understand
these kids' genuine fondness for the concert, their
fellow choir members, and their instructor, Rick Hartsoe.
The students truly put their hearts into each performance.
Thanks to everyone involved in these recordings for
such hard and amazing work.
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| 01 |
Livin'
Thing (E.L.O. cover, 2000) |
4:20 |
| 02 |
You're
My Best Friend (Queen cover, 2005) |
2:46 |
| 03 |
Black
Water (Doobie Brothers cover, 1995) |
4:32 |
| 04 |
We
Built This City (Starship cover, 2002) |
4:56 |
05 |
Time
of the Season (Zombies cover, 2003) |
3:52 |
06 |
Cold
As Ice (Foreigner cover, 2005) |
3:16 |
07 |
Lady
(Styx cover, 2001) |
3:19 |
08 |
Roundabout
(Yes cover, 1996) |
8:21 |
09 |
Shock
the Monkey [edit] (Peter Gabriel cover,
2004) |
3:31 |
10 |
Love
in An Elevator (Aerosmith cover, 2002) |
4:54 |
11 |
Eleanor
Rigby (Beatles cover, 1995) |
2:17 |
12 |
Super
Trouper (ABBA cover, 2002) |
4:10 |
13 |
I
Don't Want Your Love (Duran Duran cover,
2004) |
3:46 |
14 |
Hazy
Shade of Winter (Simon & Garfunkel cover,
2003) |
2:46 |
15 |
Easy
Lover (Phil Collins/Philip Bailey cover,
2001) |
4:44 |
16 |
Holiday
(Weezer cover, 1996) |
3:35 |
17 |
Aquarius/Let
the Sun Shine In (5th Dimension cover, 2000) |
3:24 |
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cover |
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1. Instrumentalists unknown
2. Drums: Tyler Berg; Guitar: Ryan Cairo, Sean
Dufty, Geoff Iverson; Bass: Mike Farr; Fender
Rhodes: Max Schurig
3. Instrumentalists unknown
4. Keyboard: KT Cassady, Joel Schenk, C.J.
South; Guitar: Chris Csicsay, Roy Garbuz; Bass:
Matt Csicsay; Drums: Ryan Gates; eDrums: Joe
Scott
5. Drums: Tyler Berg; Bass: Matt Csicsay; Slapstick:
Mike Farr; Guitar: Roy Garbuz; Organ solos:
Chris Logan, Joel Schenk
6. Drums: Tyler Berg; Bass: Sean Dufty; Moog
Prodigy: Mike Farr; Guitar: Geoff Iverson; Acoustic
Piano: Max Schurig; Organ: Allison Vogelsong
7. Bass: Nick Byrnes; Drums: Brad Elliott;
Guitar: Roy Garbuz; Percussion: Ryan Gates;
Piano: Ashley Heidrich; Synth: Sarah Herzberg;
Lead Guitar: Ian Prukner
8. Keyboards: Ryan Parmenter
9. Soloist: Adam Brown; Bass: Mike Farr; Drums:
Ryan Gates; Guitar: Andy Toggweiler
10. Guitar: Chris Csicsay, Roy Garbuz; Bass:
Matt Csicsay: Keyboard: Joel Schenk; Drums:
Joe Scott
11. Instrumentalists unknown
12. Keyboard: KT Cassady, Jan Stewart; Guitar:
Chris Csicsay; Bass: Matt Csicsay; Drums: Joe
Scott
13. Drums: Tyler Berg; Guitar: Adam Brown,
Sean Dufty; Bass: Mike Farr; Bass Drum/Cowbell/Clap
Machine: Ryan Gates; Keyboard: Chris Logan,
Max Schurig, Joel Schenk; Shaker: Geoff Iverson
14. Cowbell: Tyler Berg; Acoustic Guitar: Mike
Bermudez; Drums: Matt Csicsay; Sleighbells:
Mike Farr; Guitar: Roy Garbuz; Tambourine: Ryan
Gates; Shaker: Rob Gignac; Bass: Alex Hill;
Keyboard: Chris Logan & Joel Schenk
15. Bass: Nick Byrnes; Keyboard: KT Cassady;
Drums: Brad Elliott; Keyboard: Ashley Heidrich
& Sarah Herzberg; Lead Guitar: Ian Prukner
16. Instrumentalists unknown
17. Trumpet: Sam Beaubien, Andrea Champagne;
Drums: Brad Elliott; Flute: Melanie Flynn; Tambourine:
Ashley Heidrich
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