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Nabaza.net-The MarketPlace - The Voice
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List Price: $16.98
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Manufacturer: Word Entertainment
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0080688723323
Label: Word Entertainment
Manufacturer: Word Entertainment
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Word Entertainment
Release Date: 2008-09-09
Studio: Word Entertainment
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Editorial Reviews:
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Releasing two projects last fall, garnering a GOLD certification for 2006 s
Legacy of Love DVD, fitting in a performance taping on ABC s Extreme
Home Makeover and being nominated for two 2008 Dove Awards, the
past year has been great for David Phelps! He just completed what will
prove to be his most diverse project yet. Working again with producer
Monroe Jones, The Voice features well-known covers with two new
recordings and boasts epic string orchestrations with David' s dramatic,
one-of-a-kind vocal delivery. This is a moving and cinematic experience
for the listener and a highlight is the new song, Mine, which you must
hear to believe! These are the songs you know and love by one of the
greatest singers of all time. The Songs The Passion The Voice; The
project David Phelps was born to make.
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: una voce??
Comment: Let me begin by placing a few statements on the table. To begin, I like David Phelps - he has an incredible voice and a strong musical talent along with a very likable personality. Second, I am not accustomed to reviewing musical albums, so I probably won't have the necessary insight which better qualifies others for this job.
Having said that, ever since I received the much-anticipated new release from David Phelps I knew that something had to be said. David is probably the best musician who's never found a great album. Aside from projects with the Gaither Vocal Band, he has struggled along trying to find some musical focus to what he's released. And The Voice is a monumental step backwards on his journey. I am really struggling to figure out just how these 11 tracks fit together (they really don't, but I have a particular theory).
Perhaps it is the American Idol season that can never be: You have (1) the updated cover of an old song; (2) the updated cover of a kinda old song; (3) the sappy championship song; (4) the blow 'em out of the water with something unique yet amazing song; (5) the shouldn't have done it, I'm in the bottom three this week song; (7) the Unchained Melody cover because it's Simon's favorite song; (8) something for Simon to refer to as 'indulgent'; (11) a beautiful ballad to quiet the noise of a hectic competition.
Again, the voce migliore (best voice) which hasn't found its place in the world. At the end of the day, David Phelps should be taking lightweights (by comparison) like Josh Groban to task on these. He has a much superior instrument but has yet to produce an album which will cause the world to take notice. Ultimately, there are only 3-4 songs worth purchase (depending on your taste), so go digital and pick your favs from the buffet. . .but leave the album on the shelf.
PS - No sin on Nessun Dorma, complete vocal beauty and amazement, despite your taste for the arrangement.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Yikes! What happened?
Comment: As a huge David Phelps fan, I couldn't wait for his new CD to come out. What a disappointment! So far I haven't even been able to stomach getting through any song in its entirety - I don't want to hear remakes done badly, I want to hear his wonderful voice utilized the way he has in his past albums.
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Summary: A beautiful, under-appreciated voice:
Comment: I have been listening to David for years, as a gospel singer, and have always been amazed by the beauty of his voice, the tremendous extent of his range, and the purity of his tone. He has a truly superior instrument. He is also a very skilled arranger, and a gifted writer/composer. I am very pleased to see him release an album that will expose him to a wider audience.
To the person who complained about his rendition of Nessum Dorma, Puccini's Turandot is a much beloved opera, and this particular aria is arguably one of the most beautiful tenor arias every written. As such, expect that as has happened in the past, vocalists, both male and female, will continue to aspire to the heights of singing this piece of music. You may not have liked the style in which David Phelps performed it, but you don't have to listen to it. He is free to sing it, and you are free to ignore it. In my opinion, every time an operatic aria is performed by a non-opera singer, there is the chance that someone who is ignorant of that fabulous genre that is opera will discover it, and that is a good thing. I am a classically trained vocalist, and musician and I was able to enjoy it. Snobbery in music is unattractive just as it is in all other areas.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Enjoyable
Comment: This is really good listening. I love to hear David sing. My favorites are his sacred songs, but for secular music, this is great. I would like to hear him sing 'Its the Lovliest Night of the Year,' (an old Mario Lanza song). Mickey
Customer Rating:
Summary: Great voice, but disapopinting.
Comment: I enjoyed David's work with the GVB and his first couple of solo albums, but Phelps commits a major sin on this album. He sings Nessun Dorma with a very light pop voice with pop ornaments. There are some things you don't do in singing,and singing arias with a pop style instead of straight is one of them. I'm guessing Mr. Phelps has gotten a bit lazy over the years vocally. Listen to how strong his early stuff is vocally, and how with album he gets a bit lighter with a light tessitura. I can't say that I would blame him though, as he gets a bit older and probably sings many nights a year. The fact remains though, if you do arias, do them straight.
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