Search - Matt Dusk :: Peace on Earth

Heaven is a place on earth

heather | los angeles,ca | 11/30/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Hello,and welcome matt dusk fans!!I am so glad you have chosen to expand your matt dusk collection to now include the much requested christmas album. Big things come in little packages and this cd is wonderful!It is so wonderful to see someone as young as matt(25)keeping big band music alive.His smooth voice brings you back to the sound of sinatra. However it is more than that.He takes a song, a melody, the lyric and communicates it to the listener in such a warm and passionate way. I personally have all 3 matt dusk cd's and I have seen him in concert in las vegas. His website is abundant with photos and info (www.mattdusk.com )there is also another site for more info which is still in develpoment as a fan site (www.geocities.com/mattdusksite/).Check out the sites, get on board with all his cd's, most of all get to a concert so you can be witness to the " voice "in person.He also may have cds usually available only in canada for sale at the show, and he likes to come out and talk,hug and sign autographs for the fans after his shows!What a voice,what a guy...and soooo handsome too! Heather,age 27, los angeles,ca"

Matt Has Done It Again

J. Whitney | New York | 12/20/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I bought Matt's original CD "Two Shots" awhile back and then I saw him perform at Jazz Fest in Montreal and then again this past fall in NYC. He is such a wonderful entertainer and all around nice guy. So it came as no great surprise that his first Christmas CD would be nothing shy of brilliant. I like the mixture of old classics like "Little Drummer Boy" and "Silent Night" with new jazzy songs like "Cool Yule" and "A Marshmallow World" Do yourself a favor and buy this great little gem to jazz up any party or to just enjoy alone."

Pretty Good For Just Seven Songs

Scott F. Rogers | Columbus, Indiana United States | 01/02/2005

(4 out of 5 stars)

"While Matt Dusk's CD "Peace On Earth" is short with only seven songs, those songs are a variety of vocal styles that give Dusk a chance to experiment with different music genres.



My personal favorite on this CD is "Christmas Is Finally Here". Co-written by Matt, the lyrics evoke the feelings of a warm and cozy Christmas. The superb orchestration starts out as a slow mellow jazz and grows to a full-blown orchestrated, toe-tapping swing number. Judging by Matt's delivery of the song, you can tell he really likes it too.



Matt sings "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" and "Silent Night" in a very traditional style, reminiscent of Perry Como and Frank Sinatra. Nicely done.



"Cool Yule" is just that...COOL! It's a great swing number that was written by Steve Allen, who, among other things, was one on Jerry Vale's song writers.



I don't really care for "It's A Marshmallow World". It doesn't sound like Matt Dusk's classic crooning style. However it is interesting to hear him try something different.



"Peace On Earth/Little Drummer Boy" is a duet with Hawksley Workman. Workman is a young Italian rocker that sings the higher harmony parts of the song, almost over-powering Dusk with off-key vocals. They could have skipped this track altogether.



All in all it's a decent little Christmas CD, but I get the feeling that Matt Dusk will probably record a more comprehensive one in the future.

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