Audio CD review:
Fred Newell, Eddie Bedford, Anonymous, American Anonymous, H. W. Arberg, Henry Baker, Irving Berlin, Francis Saltus Van Boskerek, John Dykes Bower, Robert M. Crawford - A Patriotic Salute to the Military Family

Fred Newell, Eddie Bedford, Anonymous, American Anonymous, H. W. Arberg, Henry Baker, Irving Berlin, Francis Saltus Van Boskerek, John Dykes Bower, Robert M. Crawford - A Patriotic Salute to the Military Family

Band: Fred Newell, Eddie Bedford, Anonymous, American Anonymous, H. W. Arberg, Henry Baker, Irving Berlin, Francis Saltus Van Boskerek, John Dykes Bower, Robert M. Crawford Title: A Patriotic Salute to the Military Family Rating: Release Date: 02 January, 2001 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: The Stars and Stripes Forever/US Marine Band 2: Semper Fideles/US Marine Band 3: The Washington Post March/US Marine Band 4: The Thunderer/US Army Band 5: The West Point March/US Army Band 6: Liberty Fanfare/US Navy Band 7: America the Beautiful/US Navy Band 8: Battle Hymn of the Republic/US Air Force Band 9: Amazing Grace/US Navy Band 10: God Bless America/US Air Force Band and Singing Sergeants 11: God Bless the USA/US Army Band and Chorus 12: We Are All a Family/Al McCree 13: Trinkets and Beads/Al McCree 14: The Higher We Fly/US Air Force Band and Singing Sergeants 15: God of Our Fathers/US Marine Band 16: Lord Guard and Guide/US Air Force Singing Sergeants 17: Eternal Father/US Navy Sea Chanters 18: Natinal Anthem/US Army Band 19: The Army Goes Rolling Along/US Army Band 20: The Marines Hymn/US Marine Band 21: Anchors Aweigh/US Navy Band 22: Off We Go Into the Wild Blue Yonder/US Air Force Band 23: Semper Paratus/US Coast Guard Band 24: US Public Health Service March/US Coast Guard Band 25: Reveille 26: First Call 27: Assembly 28: Attention 29: Adjutant's Call 30: Mess Call 31: Recall 32: Retreat 33: To The Colors 34: Tattoo 35: Taps 36: Echo Taps 37: Taps with Orchestra

Customer Reviews Very Good Compilation USAF Band recordings were OK. Anchor's Aweigh's sound quality was the weakest but passable. US Army band and the Marine Corp band were good to very good. On a good stereo system the National Anthem and Army Goes Rolling Along were simply magnificent. All the other recordings except the few mentioned above were also of good quality. The Bugle Calls were simply excellent. We use them to teach our children the flag raising and retreat ceremony. For a military family, this compilation is excellent, "Trinkets and Beads" brings back fond memories. As for the other praises, it may be difficult for a civilian family to appreciate. Flag-waving excess.... Patriotism,it has been noted,is the last refuge of scoundrels. Patriotism is too often just a cover for the sort of mindless excesses that bring on unnecessay wars(such as the one which,as of this writing,this nation is still"patrioticly"waging in Iraq). . . Thus "Patriotic"music is,more often than not,loud,pompous,blaring,and one-sided. . . This is exactly the type of music one gets with the purchase of this album. . . Loud military orchestras pumping out old John Phillip Sousza tunes,which,given that most of these were written during another of america's imperialistic,"manifest destiny" periods of overt aggression,seem almost natural for airing to today's"patriots". . . of course,Sousza is not the only composer represented on this album,but given the repetitious nature of "patriotic"band music,one can hardly tell the difference between the sousza and non-sousza entries. . Given that most wars,even the ones that can be justified as "necessary" are NOT exercises in "Glory",it is odd that"patriotic" music is never introspective,nor does it ever reflect the true nature of war. . . We do not get tunes that are somber,as death surely is,but,instead,we are given pulse-pounding flash,as if the only element in the"patriotic"musical repertoire is the hype to get young men,and now young women,sufficently carried away to forget that all glory,as has also been said,is fleeting. Pretty Hokey Stuff I think we have exceeded that point here. Ok, I am reasonably patriotic, but some of the stuff on here stretches it a bit! There is a fine line between pride in ones country and over-doing it with praise. Nothing new about these recordings, and they seem pulled from all over. One reviewer is right that these should be public domain. Just go to the army band web sites and download the music directly and bypass Altissimo!. . You can see a complete list of all Fred Newell, Eddie Bedford, Anonymous, American Anonymous, H. W. Arberg, Henry Baker, Irving Berlin, Francis Saltus Van Boskerek, John Dykes Bower, Robert M. Crawford discography, or go back to the Fred Newell, Eddie Bedford, Anonymous, American Anonymous, H. W. Arberg, Henry Baker, Irving Berlin, Francis Saltus Van Boskerek, John Dykes Bower, Robert M. Crawford tabs