Band of the Blues & Royals - High School Salute (A Tribute to American Marching Bands) (CD)


The venerable British military marching (and horse-riding) band known as the Band of the Blues and Royals have made many tours of the U.S., apparently gaining an appreciation of American marching bands in the process, specifically, the bands that support high-school football teams. For this album, the Blues and Royals present their version of the kind of repertoire favored by such ensembles, a repertoire that of course has been infiltrated over the past few decades by pop songs and movie themes. Thus, the disc features marching band versions of songs like "Sunshine of Your Love" and "Billie Jean", and even some ballads, such as Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven" and Elton John's "Your Song". And then there are familiar themes from STAR WARS, RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK, and PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN. The band even essays a medley of hits from HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL. Having thus established their versatility, the Blues and Royals end the album with some more conventional marching band fare, such as "The Stars and Stripes Forever". But even here, a sense of humor lurks, as it's impossible to hear "Liberty Bell" without being reminded of its use as the theme to MONTY PYTHON'S FLYING CIRCUS.The Blues and Royals lose nothing of their dignity by acknowledging that their native country is known as much for the power ballad and the pratfall as it is for its queen.

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The venerable British military marching (and horse-riding) band known as the Band of the Blues and Royals have made many tours of the U.S., apparently gaining an appreciation of American marching bands in the process, specifically, the bands that support high-school football teams. For this album, the Blues and Royals present their version of the kind of repertoire favored by such ensembles, a repertoire that of course has been infiltrated over the past few decades by pop songs and movie themes. Thus, the disc features marching band versions of songs like "Sunshine of Your Love" and "Billie Jean", and even some ballads, such as Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven" and Elton John's "Your Song". And then there are familiar themes from STAR WARS, RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK, and PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN. The band even essays a medley of hits from HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL. Having thus established their versatility, the Blues and Royals end the album with some more conventional marching band fare, such as "The Stars and Stripes Forever". But even here, a sense of humor lurks, as it's impossible to hear "Liberty Bell" without being reminded of its use as the theme to MONTY PYTHON'S FLYING CIRCUS.The Blues and Royals lose nothing of their dignity by acknowledging that their native country is known as much for the power ballad and the pratfall as it is for its queen.

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General

Label

Silva Screen Records

Country of origin

United States

Release date

June 2009

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Originally released

August 2009

Contributors

Format

CD

Running time

57 minutes

Categories

LSN

X4L-4Q3-R42-6

Tracks

Disk 1

  1. Fanfare - High School Salute
  2. The Final Countdown
  3. Stairway to Heaven
  4. Sunshine of Your Love
  5. Star Wars
  6. Billie Jean
  7. Pirates of the Caribbean
  8. Candyman
  9. Your Song
  10. The Raiders March
  11. High School Musical Medley: Start of Something New/Breaking Free/We're All in This Together
  12. It's Not Unusual
  13. You're Beautiful
  14. Olympic Spirit
  15. The Stars and Stripes Forever
  16. Liberty Bell
  17. National Emblem
  18. High School Cadets



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