Album: Hallelujah - Live
Artists: Askil Holm, Kurt Nilsen, Alejandro Fuentes, Espen Lind
Four Norwegian vocalists and songwriters team up as "The New Guitar Buddies" in this 2006 album release. Playing in front of live audiences, the buddies typically bear it all onstage, using only acoustic guitars and their raw voices. The four Norwegians are the "Idols" of their country, with Kurt Nilsen being named the "World Idol" back in 2004, beating out "American Idol"'s 2002 winner Kelly Clarkson, who took second. Each of the four singers has their own distinct voice that separates them from each other and the world. For example, the voice of Alejandro Fuentes, only 21 years old, can be describes as somewhat scratchy but clear, somewhat comparable to the characteristics which color an old 12-inch gramophone record.
The stand-out song of the album is definitely the Norwegian singers' rendition of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah". The song features the four singers alternating verses and collaborating for a beautiful and haunting four-way harmonization of the chorus, which resounds hallelujah in repetition.
This album is for you if you appreciate outstanding vocalists who want to share their voices with the world.
-Jon Casalaina
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