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Friday, April 29, 2005

   Rockapella in Concert
This would indeed be the incredible aca pella group sang "Where in the World is Carmen SanDiego?" And no, there are NO intruments. Even their percussion. They hook up their percussionist - Jeff Thatcher - with some of those sensors they put on electric guitars so he can get the bass end of the drums. (It's really awesome to watch him perform.)

I went to see them in concert not that long ago. It's was so completely awesome!! Their blend - ah, goodness, it's godly. I mean, I'm not a choir person, though I was in middle school, but even I could appreciate the absolute BALANCE they struck in their chords. And they were amusing! I love their lead singer, Scott Leonard - he's just so amusing, and he has such a personality! Charisma. :P

So how does this connect to anime? Well, it doesn't directly. I got one of their cds - Live in Japan. Oddly enough, they're bigger in Japan than they are in USA. And it's so cool!! Since it's live, they have the intros to songs, where Scott speaks in Japanese. ^__^


For those who care, they did the Folger's theme song, too. The "It's the best part of the waking up. It's Folger's in your cup" song.

And maybe the coolest part was their syncronization. I don't just mean knowing the songs or dancing together (though they danced nicely!!!) but overall their interaction, their trust in each other and the level of respect they held each other in. I mean, they were joking through half the concert. Not to mention everyone got the spotlight. In fact, most of the time the solos were switching between everyone, and again everyone got their own songs - two each, I believe, maybe three, and a drum break for Jeff during "Carmen SanDiego." I say Scott's the main singer, because it's his personality that pervades everything they do, but in reality he leads the songs just as much as everyone else does. He doesn't hog the spotlight at all.

So all I can say is that Rockapella is an awesome group, and I really recommend you to pick up a copy of any of their cd's if you see any lying around. I personally like their "Smilin'" cd, followed by "Live in Japan," though I'm told their other live cd is also very good.
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