Downhere - How Many Kings
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Artist: DownhereEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2009-10-06
Music Label: Centricity Records
Soundtracks:
- How Many Kings
- God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
- Angels from the Realms of Glory
- Christmas in Our Hearts
- Silent Night
- Good King Wenceslas
- What Child Is This?
- Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella
- Glory to God
- Gift Carol
- We Wish You a Merry Christmas
- How Many Kings [Re-Imagined]
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Music Review: A Christmas Keeper
Rating: 5 Stars
In typical fashion, Downhere has delivered a musically creative album full of good songs and great sounds. This release offers an excellent mix of traditional favorites and fine new material. It is definitely a Christmas keeper.
Making a Christmas album can pose a real challenge for a rock band. Some traditional Christmas songs are not well suited for performance by rock instruments. Several songs that can work have already been covered dozens of times with too often dubious results. Many bands lack the versatility to perform multiple Christmas songs well. With this album, Downhere has risen to the challenge and has done so admirably. The album succeeds because of great vocals, musical variety, well-crafted material and an overall strong performance.
Downhere has two excellent lead singers in Jason Germain and Marc Martel. Their voices are quite different from one other, and the album's songs are well matched to each singer's unique vocal qualities. Some of the album's strongest moments occur during songs when the two sing together, including "Angels from the Realms of Glory," "Silent Night," "How Many Kings" and others. These moments feature great interplay between Martel's high, clear voice and Germain's deeper, earthier sound. Superb lead vocals are among the band's consistent strengths, and they help set this album apart from others in the field.
The band keeps the album fresh and shows its versatility by using a variety of musical styles. Versatility is displayed through a driving, guitar-punctuated "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen," a reverent, piano and string accompanied "Silent Night," a toe-tapping, honky-tonk "Good King Wenceslas," a balladic "Bring a Torch," a rousing, four-part harmonized "We Wish You a Merry Christmas," and more. This release offers ample variety while remaining strong in both musical style and lyrical substance.
The album opens with the band's signature Christmas masterpiece, "How Many Kings," and concludes with a fresh, "re-imagined" version of the same song. Other tracks include a dynamic performance of "Angels from the Realms of Glory," two new, bright and upbeat Christmas songs - "Christmas in Our Hearts" and "Gift Carol," a bilingual version of "What Child is This?" and a previously released song, "Glory to God in the Highest" from the "Bethlehem Skyline" compilation. While the album contains a couple of lighthearted moments, its central focus is clearly on the birth of Jesus and the meaning of that event. Downhere is recognized for their expressive lyrics, and this album is no exception. The real reason for the season is kept in view throughout.
"How Many Kings - Songs for Christmas" is a welcome addition to the top shelf of contemporary Christmas albums. It would also be a worthy addition to any Christmas list.
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