[REVIEW] Two Notes on Music
Dec. 11th, 2004 10:45 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
rfmcdonald1. This evening, I attended Rainbow Voices of Toronto's Christmas concert, held at St. Luke's United Church (353 Sherbourne St). I know one of the singers, and I enjoyed a show of theirs in May. This show was also very enjoyable, with the first half of the show being a showcase of winter and general-themed songs and the second half including a wide variety of Christmas-related songs, equally divided between secular and religious tunes. Despite some issues with relatively imprecise phrasing, it was a fun evening and worth the 15 dollar ticket to attend.
2. I'm glad that I own the Band Aid 20 Do They Know Its Christmas? CD single, because the CD's second track is the original stirring 1984 version of "Do They Know It's Christmas?" That song, I believe, ranks as a great pop song, and not only because it had an impressive list of performers. It resonated, vocally and musically and thematically. The Band Aid 20 version does none of these things; its vocalists and musicians sound like they're floating through a pleasant narcotized haze, and this haze robs the song of its vital urgency.
2. I'm glad that I own the Band Aid 20 Do They Know Its Christmas? CD single, because the CD's second track is the original stirring 1984 version of "Do They Know It's Christmas?" That song, I believe, ranks as a great pop song, and not only because it had an impressive list of performers. It resonated, vocally and musically and thematically. The Band Aid 20 version does none of these things; its vocalists and musicians sound like they're floating through a pleasant narcotized haze, and this haze robs the song of its vital urgency.
