Karl Jenkins - The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace
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• DVD-Video
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In Theaters : 2005
DVD Release : 04 October, 2005 |
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Hail to Karl J, a Welsh musical Wizard...
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If Jon Anderson of YES, in my mind, is the ancient bard Taliesin reincarnated, then I think Karl Jenkins is Merlin-with-a-walrus-mustache, advising us towards nonviolence with his "The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace." Now all Jenkins needs is a long beard and a starry robe. ;-)
I primarily purchased this DVD because of one track, "Benedictus," whose melody appears as the title track for ADIEMUS' "The Eternal Knot" album, plus I had heard the "Benedictus" track on NPR, from the "Mass for Peace" and I thought, "OMG, I've gotta get this in my collection."
Well, it arrived two days after I ordered it. I think they got Mr. McFeely, the 'Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood' "Speedy Delivery" guy, to mail it, because that was the speediest shipping from an independent seller using Amazon I've experienced! Not even an eBay seller could have gotten it to me that quickly!
Anyway, I watched it with my dad, who's fairly unfamiliar with Karl Jenkins' work, other than the ADIEMUS CD I have, and he pronounced it "Good stuff!" which is pretty cool, since he tends to be pretty picky about his classical-style composers.
But as for my reaction, let me put it this way: I was in tears from the get-go, since Karl used such provocative imagery; this isn't just a musical work, it is a powerful documentary on human hubris that would either do Ken Burns credit or give Ken a run for his money.
The people from the British Isles have an ancient bardic history of masterful storytellers. Karl Jenkins is no different, and I highly recommend this potent musical potion from a master musical wizard from Wales.
Let's put him together with Charlotte Church on a collaboration and see what kind of tears we can wring from the human populus! ;-)
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