Comments on: Concert Review: Colonial City Quartet

By: Quaid

Quaid — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 23:45:20 +0000

Good point Mark.
It’s not just them singing less songs per concert than in the past. Like it or not, this seems to be an industury-wide trend that is very popular these days.
But on the opposite end of the spectrum, I remember reading in Andrew Ishee’s old Singing News article (A Shared Thought……I miss that feature) where he told of a time when John Rulapaugh filled in for the Inspirations on one weekend. John ended up having to learn and sing, in the first night’s concert alone, about 30-35 songs.

By: Daniel J. Mount

Daniel J. Mount — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:58:48 +0000

It’s good in moderation, which is what they did at that concert.

By: Paul

Paul — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:57:11 +0000

Daniel, what do you think about them splitting parts?

By: mark forester

mark forester — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:01:08 +0000

ok.

By: Daniel J. Mount

Daniel J. Mount — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 10:56:30 +0000

It was an after-dinner thing. (They said toward the end that they were out of time.)

By: mark forester

mark forester — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 01:07:50 +0000

10 songs? Maybe that is one of the things in Sg that should change. Can you imagine going to see rascall flatts or celine dion and they do 10 songs?

Less talking , more singing maybe. Did someone else sing and limit their time?

By: Paul

Paul — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 03:40:59 +0000

The Colonial City Quartet is quite good, but I do have one opinion on how they may improve their overall sound. I feel that both David and Steve are good singers, but I also feel that having them switch back and forth on tenor and lead is confusing to the listener and does not allow them to solidify their sound.

By: Quaid

Quaid — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 21:03:43 +0000

A year ago this week I heard them sing “Total Praise” at an all day singing convention. This was Colonial City’s first appearance at this annual event, most of the audience had never heard them before. They absolutley brought the house down with that song. They then proceeded to sing with “Jeursalem”. That was an awsome performance.
Colonial City is very wise to use their 2 tenors as they are, especially when it comes to selecting “power songs”.
Along the same lines, I’d like to see them bring back the song “There He Is”. A duet between Steve and David on this song would be a very rousing performance to hear.

By: abk

abk — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 15:10:10 +0000

“Pray (”You Can Awake to a Beautiful Morning”). This was a new addition to their program since the last times I’d seen them. It was performed acapella–and performed well. Kim Brown is an excellent rhythm bass; he struck me as the sort who is a good bass now and has the potential to be a great one with a few more years of voice training and experience. ”

Sounds like those boys have been to a Melody Boys concert.