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college a capella singing
Jun. 17th, 2005 09:27 am
Happy Friday! I am so, so glad it's here. *hugs it*
If you could have one talent in addition to the ones you already have, what would it be? Mine has always been singing. I wish like anything that I could sing. I can't even sort-of sing. :( But anyway, so one of my obsessions is college a capella groups. I bet you didn't know that. Well, it's true. Hearing all that pure voice talent just does something for me. And it's different from hearing professionals, because ... well, it just is. I think part of me likes the idea that they're just singing because they love it, not because they're making scads of money from it (which is also why I prefer college sports). Plus, of course, groups like these typically do covers, and so one is usually already familiar with the song.
Anyway, a bunch of you on my flist are still in college -- do you know anything about the a capella singing groups on your campus? Are they any good? (I mean, yes, obsession or not, they still have to be good. <g> I've found that not all college a capella singing groups are made alike.)
Over the years, I've found a number of great songs sung by these groups ... my favorite, I think, are the Derbies from Brown University. Anyway, here are a few of my favorites:
* Romeo and Juliet, The Brown Derbies (Brown University), .mp3, 4.32MB
* That Lonesome Road, Awaken (UCLA), .wma, 2.32MB
* Can't We Be Friends, Mixed Company (Stanford), .wma, 3.12MB (I'm not absolutely positive that this is Stanford - the CD says the album was recorded in Palo Alto. Yale also has a group called Mixed Company, but why would they be recording at Stanford's stomping grounds? Thus, my contention is that it is Stanford's group.)
While I'm at it, I'm also going to rec "Miles Apart" by Yellowcard - an actual rock band, not a college a capella group. : ) I FINALLY updated the section on my LJ with the monthly song, so you can download it there. And if you never realized it before, yes, every month I try to put up a song I lurve for your listening pleasure. :D
If you download anything (right click and save, please), let me know how you liked it!
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In unrelated WoW news, it is becoming quickly inevitable that I shall be quitting for good. Depends on what tech support has to say after my latest reply.
If you could have one talent in addition to the ones you already have, what would it be? Mine has always been singing. I wish like anything that I could sing. I can't even sort-of sing. :( But anyway, so one of my obsessions is college a capella groups. I bet you didn't know that. Well, it's true. Hearing all that pure voice talent just does something for me. And it's different from hearing professionals, because ... well, it just is. I think part of me likes the idea that they're just singing because they love it, not because they're making scads of money from it (which is also why I prefer college sports). Plus, of course, groups like these typically do covers, and so one is usually already familiar with the song.
Anyway, a bunch of you on my flist are still in college -- do you know anything about the a capella singing groups on your campus? Are they any good? (I mean, yes, obsession or not, they still have to be good. <g> I've found that not all college a capella singing groups are made alike.)
Over the years, I've found a number of great songs sung by these groups ... my favorite, I think, are the Derbies from Brown University. Anyway, here are a few of my favorites:
* Romeo and Juliet, The Brown Derbies (Brown University), .mp3, 4.32MB
* That Lonesome Road, Awaken (UCLA), .wma, 2.32MB
* Can't We Be Friends, Mixed Company (Stanford), .wma, 3.12MB (I'm not absolutely positive that this is Stanford - the CD says the album was recorded in Palo Alto. Yale also has a group called Mixed Company, but why would they be recording at Stanford's stomping grounds? Thus, my contention is that it is Stanford's group.)
While I'm at it, I'm also going to rec "Miles Apart" by Yellowcard - an actual rock band, not a college a capella group. : ) I FINALLY updated the section on my LJ with the monthly song, so you can download it there. And if you never realized it before, yes, every month I try to put up a song I lurve for your listening pleasure. :D
If you download anything (right click and save, please), let me know how you liked it!
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In unrelated WoW news, it is becoming quickly inevitable that I shall be quitting for good. Depends on what tech support has to say after my latest reply.
