The German Army Chorus- ST

dscn5280-800x782I actually have had this record for around a year but decided to dust it off for this week’s build up to Oktoberfest, which is tomorrow (or Sept 17th depending on when you read this).  I enjoyed the Russian Army Chorus records immensely so I figured why not try this?  It was $3.20.col-8276-1l

Looking to do something for Oktoberfest but can’t jet over to Munich?  Search your local scene as most cities have their own smaller festivals.  Our festival (in which I mean Houston’s) is next week.

Link to Houston Oktoberfest

First right off the bat, my biggest criticism of this album is there are no breaks.  The songs segway into each other so there is no clean start or stopping point for songs.  This makes my job harder as not only can I not make a clean recording but I get confused as to what song is what as I can not translate German.  So I am not a fan of this album.dscn5281-800x773

As far as the music goes, it is alright.  I guess it is what you would expect from Germans.  The Russian Army is more rousing.  The German Army sounds more patriotic but slightly restrained. Also, very precise. But overall, it is okay. I guess it is what I would imagine a German Army chorus would sound like.military-uniforms-of-the-german-army-and-navy-german-empire-lithograph-bxha20

For a sample, I went with a selection of songs from the beginning of the record. Here is “Westerwaldlied”, and “Ein Schifflein sah ich fahren”. The first song, the Westerwald Song, is about a low range of mountains by the Rhine.  It is a famous folk song about marching into this land.  The other song translates into a small boat I saw.  Not sure what its back story is but it seems to be about a boat of soldiers.bundeswehr_-_10th_anniversary_of_multinational_corps_northeast

Meh on this .  Seriously, no breaks equals no fun for me.

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