Lunedì 2 Mag 2011, 21:38
Glee the Music presents The Warblers
(album review)
I'm a big Glee follower, not just of the show itself but of its music releases. While we love very much the main cast and their talent, its always refreshing to hear tracks voiced by rival Glee clubs. The Warblers side-story seemed questionable at first, even though their intentions with it were good and clear, but they easily turned out to be one of the better additions to Glee's second season thanks to their charm and style.
An all-male acapella group kind of ensures that all the covers they will sing with definitely have a signature, unique sound to them. And lets face it, thats what Glee should be all about. Glee has often been critized for releasing singles that are no more than glorified karaoke versions of the originals, and sometimes I must agree with this. "Glee The Music presents The Warblers" features a total of 13 tracks voiced by Darren Criss, Chris Colfer and the Beelzebubs. Everything is done vocally except for about 2 tracks where actual instruments are used, most of the record is full acapella staying true to what this choir represents in the show.
And the covers are pretty good too. It takes some man jewels to do a mainstream cover of songs like "Bills, Bills, Bills" and "Teenage Dream" which mostly celebrate womanhood, and other hits such as "Hey, Soul Sister", "Misery" and "Raise Your Glass" are catchy as hell.
This cd has considerably less tracks than a typical Glee release but the ones that are here are great enough to stand on their own and make you feel happy of your listen/purchase. For gleeks, recommended. For everyone else, well it depends on how open you are with the idea of a cover cd from an acapella group.