Recommended, especially as a holiday item for those whose gift-giving plans include light classical music. It all coalesces into a group of Christmas sentimental favorites of the sacred sort, sung in ensemble by performers who've managed to bring some of their enjoyment of what they do to an outsized project. The production is oddly echo-filled, but it comes off as spacious rather than grandiose, and it effectively knits the entire program together. The Priests DVDs, Blu-rays, Collectibles More. The name of the group is in reference to the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, who appear in the Book of Revelation from the Bible.
The newer songs are better suited to their slightly croonish voices, and they have an enjoyable mix of familiar numbers, like the seemingly ubiquitous Andrew Lloyd Webber Pie Jesu, and more unusual yet simple melodies, not only Irish but also, in a couple of cases, Spanish. HRSMN is an American hip-hop supergroup consisting of the artists Killah Priest, Ras Kass, Kurupt, and Canibus. The three priests - two tenors and a baritone - have light voices that the production doesn't overwhelm, and they stick to familiar numbers like Franck's Panis Angelicus before turning to contemporary material. May the road rise to meet you, May the wind be ever at your back. But when it comes down to the basic musical product, nobody goes overboard.
The surfaces come from the pop side arranger Sally Herbert provided some of the more lush string backgrounds on Radiohead's recordings, and producer Mike Hedges has a résumé going back to the 1970s and encompassing such groups as the Cure and Siouxsie and the Banshees. Start with the makeup bucks that were surely involved the blond-haired priest in the center, collar and all, is made to look like a cyborg from a hip science fiction movie. THE TEMPLE SERVICE The priests recited a benediction, The Ten Commandments, the liturgical prayers : Sh'ma Yisrael, Emes V'yatsiv, R'tsey and Birchat. A trio of Irish Catholic priests, two of them brothers, may seem like odd candidates for a major crossover marketing push by the RCA/Sony colossus, but whoever conceived this odd idea has carried it off reasonably effectively. The Priests Noel Sony Music / CD - released 22/Nov/2010 The singing priestly trio present new recordings of some of the most celebrated and well-known. Peter's Basilica, Rome, Italy WindMill Lane Studios, Dublin, Ireland. Recording information: Amberville Studios Cappella Giulia in St. The Priests have recorded all the tracks from the album with the Philharmonic Academy of Rome Choir from St Peters Basilica in the Vatican. Personnel: Accademia Filarmonica Romana Choir, Philharmonic Academy of Rome Choir (vocals) Brendan Monaghan (whistle, Uilleann pipe) Danny O'Neill, Danni O'Neill (piano) Youki Yamamoto, Olli Cunningham, Adam Langston (programming) The Irish Film Orchestra.