Faithful Friends New York Rock & Roll Ensemble

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  • Release Date: 03/13/2007
  • Original Release: 1969
  • Sales Rank: 79,657
  • Label: COLLECTOR'S CHOICE
  • UPC: 617742071825

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Faithful Friends

1LISTENI'm Too Busy 3:06
2LISTENCity 3:18
3LISTENAsking Too Much 2:39
4LISTENTrio Sonata No. 2 in G Major 0:52
5LISTENKite Song 2:19
6LISTENWait Until Tomorrow 3:49
7LISTENSing Lady Sing 3:15
8LISTENNel Cox 2:52
9LISTENThinking of Mary 3:06
10LISTENFaithful Friends (And Flattering Foe) 3:08
11LISTENAria 1:04
12LISTENLazy Man 2:47
13LISTENBrandenburg 5:20

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The second release from this rock-classical fusion act is a highly enjoyable, albeit forgotten, album from the 1960s. One of the first major bands to mix classical music with rock, the New York Rock & Roll Ensemble also included future pop composer Michael Kamen. The ensemble's 1969 sophomore album continues where their debut left off, with pop/rock numbers like "I'm So Busy" and a cover of Jimi Hendrix's "Wait Until Tomorrow" interspersed with straight classical pieces such as Bach's "Trio Sonata No. 2 in G Major." The album's highlight is the acoustic-based original "Kite Song"; a song featuring falsetto vocals from ensemble member Brian Corrigan and a very pretty cello melody. Most of the songs sound influenced by Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, as well as late-'60s pop/rock harmony-based groups such as Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young. Kamen lends his dramatized vocals to most of the tunes on the album in pure Broadway meets '60s rock fashion; other members of the ensemble sing as well. While heralded at the time for their courageous musical explorations, the New York Rock & Roll Ensemble peaked with this and their follow-up album, Reflections, failing to capture the same magic on their subsequent releases. Jeff Schwachter, All Music Guide

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