Blast: An Explosive Musical Celebration

from: RCA Victor Broadway

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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0090266372324
Format: Soundtrack
Label: RCA Victor Broadway
Manufacturer: RCA Victor Broadway
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: RCA Victor Broadway
Release Date: August 22, 2000
Sales Rank: 33340
Studio: RCA Victor Broadway

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Editorial Review:

Amazon.com:
Blast! has a built-in constituency: the millions who are or have been in high-school marching bands, or twirled batons and engaged in what may have seemed to the uninitiated to be otherwise dorky activities. For the members of the Blast! troupe can identify: these are the kids who were once mocked by the cool crowd and now strut their stuff to admiring legions around the United States. Originating with the Star of Indiana drum corps, Blast is a frantic, loud show of colorful pageantry that's part Riverdance, part Stomp, and part homecoming parade. The music is performed in marching-band fashion, featuring an impressive panoply of brass and percussion: Ravel's Bolero and excerpts from Aaron Copland's Appalachian Spring get Blast!-ed, as well as some lesser-known gems, such as Samuel Barber's Medea. 'Gee Officer Krupke' (from West Side Story) obviously wasn't quite perky enough, so the interpretation here integrates various musical quotes, including the theme from The Simpsons. What the performers lose in subtlety, they sure make up for in sheer oomph. --Elisabeth Vincentelli

Customer Reviews

Average Rating: out of 5 stars

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- Krepke
I played trombone in front row of my high school marching band. I love the upbeat rendition of Krepke. ... Read More

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- What a Ride!!!
You don't really have to understand or appreciate marching band to hughely appreciate the dynamics and showmanship ... Read More

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- A musiclal treat worth listening to!
This is one of the most refreshing musical compilations in a long time. Unfortunately, it's difficult to get the full ... Read More

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- Missing the whole experience
After seeing this show live, this CD just barely misses making both exciting. There are a couple numbers (Battery Battle) ... Read More

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- Not just for drum corps fans!
I just want to get it out there that I'm a classical harpist (which is pretty much the opposite end of the musical spectrum ... Read More

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