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Some of the songs the music isn't my forte but it is still a great CD to honor our country. I really like this CD. The songs are a nice selection.
THIS WAS FOR 9-11 AND PERHAPS THAT IS WHY THE SELECTIONS WERE SOMBER. I AM LOOKING FOR SELECTIONS THAT PEOPLE FEEL GOOD ABOUT AND STAND UP PROUD. QUICK SHIPMENT BY THE COMPANY. THIS IS A SOMEWHAT BETTER THAN OTHER PATRIOTIC MUSIC SELECTIONS. I ONLY TURNED UP AND BLASTED ONCE.
I played it while stopped for hours on the freeway in front of Moore Park College where the long lines formed for Ronald Reagan's casket review and people on the side of the road actually gathered around the car and asked me to replay it. This arrangement builds slowly, eliciting "what the heck are you listening to." comments and grows until anyone in listening range has goose bumps. A must for any fan of patriotic music. I am not a Celine Dion fan normally, but stumbled onto this mix for many of the other titles on this CD. The brief download does not give her version of God Bless America justice.
And The Star-Spangled Banner, sung by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. Good Bless The U.S.A, sung by Lee Greenwood. Bridge Oer Troubled Water, sung by Simon & Garfunkel.
My favorites are God Bless America, sung by Celine Dion. Peaceful World, sung by John Mellencamp. This is a very nice patriotic CD with some great songs.
Blowin' In The Wind, sung by Bob Dylan. The songs are all beautiful and uplifting. America The Beautful, sung by Frank Sinatra.
This Land Is Your Land, sung by Peter Seeger.
Performances by Tramaine Hawkins ("Amazing Grace"), Billy Gilman, Celine Dion, Simon&Garfunkel, Bill Withers are the gems of this CD. But this turned out to be the worst track.
Almost nothing is left from the original version, neither its marching touch, nor the integrity that left your skin covered with goosebumps, inspired you and made you realise the true spirit of American patriotism. It is probably some remix.
This compilation was made soon after the 9/11 in a wake of patriotic feelings among Americans. Personally I bought this CD because of Lee Greenwood's "God Bless the USA".
The version from this CD is more on the jazz, relaxed side, which is killing for such a song.On the whole, this CD deserves your attention if you need a compilation of Americana music, or at least a flavour of it. It comprises songs of different genres, from rock ballads ("Peaceful World" by John Mellencamp, "Lean on Me" by Bill Withers) to ballads ("Bridge over Troubled Water" by Simon&Garfunkel), to big Americana hits ("God Bless America" by Celine Dion, "America the Beautiful" by Frank Sinatra, "This Land Is Your Land" by Pete Seeger, "We Shall Overcome" by Mahalia Jackson) to the National Anthem "The Star Spangled Banner" by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, plus "Hero" by Mariah Carey, "There's a Hero" by Billy Gilman, and a few more.This CD is a good compilation of songs that may lift the spirits of the nation, as well as some truly inspirational melodies.
The same can be said about the National Anthem, though you might find some acappella version (by Lee Ann Rimes, for example) not less appealing.
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