The ISAACS: REAPING IN THE SPIRIT (1986)
This may be a brief detour from the "Wonderful World of Fitness" for a moment but a worthwhile one at that- As the son of two professional musicians and an amateur musician myself, what kind of music , (similar to what kind of exercise) do I consider to be the very best? Answer: vocal only music, usually in 3 to 5 parts! WHY? The answer is very simple. Because. Because it is the most pure, elemental, and basic form of music. All musical instruments are just approximations of the human voice; with the ability to amplify it, alter it, and otherwise mess with and to try to enhance the human voice. Usually, though, the effect is more like when you attend a concert and the volume is up WAY TOO HIGH.... (Sound familiar?) The whole performance is wrecked. When you hear a good performance of pure acapella vocal music sans musical instrumental accompaniment, you are hearing music in it's purest, most elemental form. Real music. Ancient music. Music without additives. Here is...