Men's Groups - Fourth Avenue: high energy harmony (2007 CD)

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Bust A Move

Change In My Life

Fast Track

I Heard It Through The Grapevine

Land of A Thousand Dances

Shut De Do

Thank You

Fourth Avenue: high energy harmony (2007 CD)

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This Ohio quartet has been making sweet a cappella music together since 1993, and their experience really shines through in this 2007 live CD! Scott Dawson, Maurice Harris (doing both bass AND VP on this album), Gary Thompson and Ryan Holway are all classically trained vocalists - many of them cut their teeth in various operatic companies across the country - but they sure have their pop chops on here!

Opening with Boyz II Men's popular anthem "Thank You," the guys set the funk-i-fied tone that carries through the rest of the tracks. There's an interesting mix of recent pop and oldies on the album, which pretty much personifies Fourth Avenue's repertoire. A fresh take on Lenny Kravitz' "Are You Going My Way" is lots of fun; "What I Like About You/Do You Love Me" is a clever combination of those two tunes; "Shut De Do" is a surprising inclusion of a choral piece that this reviewer remembers performing with her collegiate singing ensemble "back in the day"; "Footloose" features the VP talents of Maurice quite nicely, and even though it's been done to death by a cappella groups, the reggae-fied version of "The Lion Sleeps Tonight," complete with audience choreography instructions is simply charming.

Overall, the CD is a great representation of Fourth Avenue's sound. Awesome production work by Darren Rust (of The Blenders, now Skyland Productions) makes this a solid addition to your contemporary male a cappella collection. (44:59, 2007)
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Format: CD
Year Released/Length: 2007 / 44:59
Record Label: Self-released
Style/Genre: Contemporary vocal band
Voicing: Men's group
A cappella?: Yes
Date added to our catalog: 08/08/07
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Song List:
Thank You [3:36]
Are You Gonna Go My Way [2:41]
What I Like About You/Do You Love Me [2:32]
Give Me One Reason [2:50]
Fast Track [2:37]
I Heard It Through The Grapevine [2:56]
Shut De Do [3:16]
Lion Sleeps Tonight [3:01]
Footloose [3:33]
Never Again [3:39]
Bust A Move [5:15]
Land Of A Thousand Dances [4:15]
Change Intro [0:20]
There's A Change In My Life [4:18]