Diverse, always interesting, highly-successful group
dissembler | San Diego, CA United States | 08/06/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I have about 6 of Talisman's CDs, which I bought all together after seeing them live. I've never bought so many CDs by a single artist at one time. I don't have this CD, but I have about half of the tracks, available on compilations. The reason I was confident, and justifiably so, in buying so many of their CDs is the fact that so many of their songs sound so different from each other, which is ironic considering that they limit themselves to the human voice and occasionally percussion. Out of the 60 plus tracks I listen to, there isn't one that I dislike or wouldn't recommend. I don't understand the words on Rainmaker, but its power moves me to tears frequently. There are quite a few MP3s available at Amazon and Talisman's websites, so you can sample all of their different styles. One noteworthy track is their cover of Makeba's Pata, Pata!"
The Contemporary A Cappella Society
dissembler | 12/15/2002
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Received CARA Nominations for Best Mixed Album and Best Mixed Song.The CARAs are the only truly global a cappella recording awards. Each year hundreds of albums are considered in this celebration of the best a cappella recorded around the planet.The judging is done by selection CASA staff and associates, more than 50 a cappella fans and performers around the world."