http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.68241&rws=%2Famici-forever%2Ftop-tracks.rssAmici Forever are representative of the evolution and popularity of crossover classical music in the early 2000s. Flirting with the same market dominated by such big shots as Charlotte Church, the Three Tenors and Andrea Bocelli, Amici Forever take an interesting tack: the five svelte opera singers (two tenors, two sopranos and one basso, all with boy/girl band good looks) have all the trappings of a rock band (except for their clothing). This rock aesthetic is played up in their marketing, which positions them as "the Opera Band," and in their actual music, which features such covers as "Unchained Melody" mixed in with more traditional material. In other words, Amici Forever are like a classically-trained Abba, with a similar "commercial" vibe. As with Abba, the commercialism is a part of the package, so it doesn't really get in the way of enjoying the band's highly stylized music. It's merely a facet of what that music is -- namely, a well-marketed and effective pop product. - Mike McGuirkCrossover Classicalen720Thu, 7 Jan 2010 00:37:27 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.68241&rws=%2Famici-forever%2Ftop-tracks.rss Amici Forever are representative of the evolution and popularity of crossover classical music in the early 2000s. Flirting with the same market dominated by such big shots as Charlotte Church, the Three Tenors and Andrea Bocelli, Amici Forever take an interesting tack: the five svelte opera singers (two tenors, two sopranos and one basso, all with boy/girl band good looks) have all the trappings of a rock band (except for their clothing). This rock aesthetic is played up in their marketing, which positions them as "the Opera Band," and in their actual music, which features such covers as "Unchained Melody" mixed in with more traditional material. In other words, Amici Forever are like a classically-trained Abba, with a similar "commercial" vibe. As with Abba, the commercialism is a part of the package, so it doesn't really get in the way of enjoying the band's highly stylized music. It's merely a facet of what that music is -- namely, a well-marketed and effective pop product. - Mike McGuirk http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7397667&variant=play&rws=%2Famici-forever%2Ftop-tracks.rss Crossover Classical Mon, 21 Jun 1999 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Amici Forever on Rhapsody Online 7397667 tra.7397667 Amici Forever art.68241 0.0 Defined alb.7396423 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/6/5/6/1376566_170x170.jpg 2005-06-21 00:00:00.0 1999-06-21 00:00:00.0 true Land & Freedom (Terra e Liberta) tra.7397667 248000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7397667&variant=play&rws=%2Famici-forever%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7397667&variant=data&rws=%2Famici-forever%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7397664&variant=play&rws=%2Famici-forever%2Ftop-tracks.rss Crossover Classical Mon, 21 Jun 1999 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Amici Forever on Rhapsody Online 7397664 tra.7397664 Amici Forever art.68241 0.0 Defined alb.7396423 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/6/5/6/1376566_170x170.jpg 2005-06-21 00:00:00.0 1999-06-21 00:00:00.0 true So Far Away tra.7397664 264000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7397664&variant=play&rws=%2Famici-forever%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7397664&variant=data&rws=%2Famici-forever%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7397663&variant=play&rws=%2Famici-forever%2Ftop-tracks.rss Crossover Classical Mon, 21 Jun 1999 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Amici Forever on Rhapsody Online 7397663 tra.7397663 Amici Forever art.68241 0.0 Defined alb.7396423 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/6/5/6/1376566_170x170.jpg 2005-06-21 00:00:00.0 1999-06-21 00:00:00.0 true Aranjuez Ma Pensee tra.7397663 232000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7397663&variant=play&rws=%2Famici-forever%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7397663&variant=data&rws=%2Famici-forever%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3845591&variant=play&rws=%2Famici-forever%2Ftop-tracks.rss Crossover Classical Sun, 2 Nov 2008 16:09:21 -0800 Top Tracks by Amici Forever on Rhapsody Online 3845591 tra.3845591 Amici Forever art.68241 0.99 The Opera Band alb.300083 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/2/6/4/1264628_170x170.jpg 2004-01-13 00:00:00.0 null true Requiem for a Soldier (Band of Brothers) tra.3845591 230000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3845591&variant=play&rws=%2Famici-forever%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3845591&variant=data&rws=%2Famici-forever%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.27868605&variant=play&rws=%2Famici-forever%2Ftop-tracks.rss Crossover Classical Tue, 3 Nov 2009 07:45:22 -0800 Top Tracks by Amici Forever on Rhapsody Online 27868605 tra.27868605 Amici Forever art.68241 0.99 Defined alb.27867037 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/3/8/0/1840837_170x170.jpg 2005-06-21 00:00:00.0 null true La Fiamma Sacra (The Sacred Flame) tra.27868605 256000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.27868605&variant=play&rws=%2Famici-forever%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.27868605&variant=data&rws=%2Famici-forever%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.27868606&variant=play&rws=%2Famici-forever%2Ftop-tracks.rss Crossover Classical Sun, 1 Nov 2009 09:44:46 -0800 Top Tracks by Amici Forever on Rhapsody Online 27868606 tra.27868606 Amici Forever art.68241 0.99 Defined alb.27867037 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/3/8/0/1840837_170x170.jpg 2005-06-21 00:00:00.0 null true Nella Fantasia (from the film "The Mission") tra.27868606 273000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.27868606&variant=play&rws=%2Famici-forever%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.27868606&variant=data&rws=%2Famici-forever%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3845593&variant=play&rws=%2Famici-forever%2Ftop-tracks.rss Crossover Classical Sun, 2 Nov 2008 16:09:21 -0800 Top Tracks by Amici Forever on Rhapsody Online 3845593 tra.3845593 Amici Forever art.68241 0.99 The Opera Band alb.300083 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/2/6/4/1264628_170x170.jpg 2004-01-13 00:00:00.0 null true Whisper of Angels tra.3845593 226000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3845593&variant=play&rws=%2Famici-forever%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3845593&variant=data&rws=%2Famici-forever%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3845579&variant=play&rws=%2Famici-forever%2Ftop-tracks.rss Crossover Classical Sun, 2 Nov 2008 16:09:20 -0800 Top Tracks by Amici Forever on Rhapsody Online 3845579 tra.3845579 Amici Forever art.68241 0.99 The Opera Band alb.300083 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/2/6/4/1264628_170x170.jpg 2004-01-13 00:00:00.0 null true Prayer in the Night tra.3845579 196000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3845579&variant=play&rws=%2Famici-forever%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3845579&variant=data&rws=%2Famici-forever%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.27868616&variant=play&rws=%2Famici-forever%2Ftop-tracks.rss Crossover Classical Sun, 1 Nov 2009 09:44:46 -0800 Top Tracks by Amici Forever on Rhapsody Online 27868616 tra.27868616 Amici Forever art.68241 0.99 Defined alb.27867037 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/3/8/0/1840837_170x170.jpg 2005-06-21 00:00:00.0 null true Nostalgia (La Mia Nostalgia) (based on 2nd Piano Concerto by Rachmaninov) tra.27868616 232000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.27868616&variant=play&rws=%2Famici-forever%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.27868616&variant=data&rws=%2Famici-forever%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.27868607&variant=play&rws=%2Famici-forever%2Ftop-tracks.rss Crossover Classical Tue, 3 Nov 2009 07:45:22 -0800 Top Tracks by Amici Forever on Rhapsody Online 27868607 tra.27868607 Amici Forever art.68241 0.99 Defined alb.27867037 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/3/8/0/1840837_170x170.jpg 2005-06-21 00:00:00.0 null true The Prayer tra.27868607 261000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.27868607&variant=play&rws=%2Famici-forever%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.27868607&variant=data&rws=%2Famici-forever%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.27868608&variant=play&rws=%2Famici-forever%2Ftop-tracks.rss Crossover Classical Tue, 3 Nov 2009 07:45:22 -0800 Top Tracks by Amici Forever on Rhapsody Online 27868608 tra.27868608 Amici Forever art.68241 0.99 Defined alb.27867037 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/3/8/0/1840837_170x170.jpg 2005-06-21 00:00:00.0 null true Aranjuez Ma Pensee (adapted from "Concerto De Aranjuez" by Rodrigo) tra.27868608 232000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.27868608&variant=play&rws=%2Famici-forever%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.27868608&variant=data&rws=%2Famici-forever%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.27868609&variant=play&rws=%2Famici-forever%2Ftop-tracks.rss Crossover Classical Tue, 3 Nov 2009 07:45:22 -0800 Top Tracks by Amici Forever on Rhapsody Online 27868609 tra.27868609 Amici Forever art.68241 0.99 Defined alb.27867037 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/3/8/0/1840837_170x170.jpg 2005-06-21 00:00:00.0 null true So Far Away tra.27868609 264000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.27868609&variant=play&rws=%2Famici-forever%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.27868609&variant=data&rws=%2Famici-forever%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.27868611&variant=play&rws=%2Famici-forever%2Ftop-tracks.rss Crossover Classical Sun, 1 Nov 2009 09:44:46 -0800 Top Tracks by Amici Forever on Rhapsody Online 27868611 tra.27868611 Amici Forever art.68241 0.99 Defined alb.27867037 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/3/8/0/1840837_170x170.jpg 2005-06-21 00:00:00.0 null true Core 'ngrato (Ungrateful Heart) tra.27868611 283000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.27868611&variant=play&rws=%2Famici-forever%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.27868611&variant=data&rws=%2Famici-forever%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7397670&variant=play&rws=%2Famici-forever%2Ftop-tracks.rss Crossover Classical Mon, 21 Jun 1999 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Amici Forever on Rhapsody Online 7397670 tra.7397670 Amici Forever art.68241 0.0 Defined alb.7396423 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/6/5/6/1376566_170x170.jpg 2005-06-21 00:00:00.0 1999-06-21 00:00:00.0 true Adagio tra.7397670 196000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7397670&variant=play&rws=%2Famici-forever%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7397670&variant=data&rws=%2Famici-forever%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3845610&variant=play&rws=%2Famici-forever%2Ftop-tracks.rss Crossover Classical Sun, 2 Nov 2008 16:09:20 -0800 Top Tracks by Amici Forever on Rhapsody Online 3845610 tra.3845610 Amici Forever art.68241 0.99 The Opera Band alb.300083 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/2/6/4/1264628_170x170.jpg 2004-01-13 00:00:00.0 null true Nessun Dorma tra.3845610 193000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3845610&variant=play&rws=%2Famici-forever%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3845610&variant=data&rws=%2Famici-forever%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3845599&variant=play&rws=%2Famici-forever%2Ftop-tracks.rss Crossover Classical Sun, 2 Nov 2008 16:09:20 -0800 Top Tracks by Amici Forever on Rhapsody Online 3845599 tra.3845599 Amici Forever art.68241 0.99 The Opera Band alb.300083 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/2/6/4/1264628_170x170.jpg 2004-01-13 00:00:00.0 null true Soave sia il vento tra.3845599 186000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3845599&variant=play&rws=%2Famici-forever%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3845599&variant=data&rws=%2Famici-forever%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7397662&variant=play&rws=%2Famici-forever%2Ftop-tracks.rss Crossover Classical Mon, 21 Jun 1999 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Amici Forever on Rhapsody Online 7397662 tra.7397662 Amici Forever art.68241 0.0 Defined alb.7396423 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/6/5/6/1376566_170x170.jpg 2005-06-21 00:00:00.0 1999-06-21 00:00:00.0 true The Prayer tra.7397662 261000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7397662&variant=play&rws=%2Famici-forever%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7397662&variant=data&rws=%2Famici-forever%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7397661&variant=play&rws=%2Famici-forever%2Ftop-tracks.rss Crossover Classical Mon, 21 Jun 1999 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Amici Forever on Rhapsody Online 7397661 tra.7397661 Amici Forever art.68241 0.0 Defined alb.7396423 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/6/5/6/1376566_170x170.jpg 2005-06-21 00:00:00.0 1999-06-21 00:00:00.0 true Nella Fantasia tra.7397661 273000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7397661&variant=play&rws=%2Famici-forever%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7397661&variant=data&rws=%2Famici-forever%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7397668&variant=play&rws=%2Famici-forever%2Ftop-tracks.rss Crossover Classical Mon, 21 Jun 1999 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Amici Forever on Rhapsody Online 7397668 tra.7397668 Amici Forever art.68241 0.0 Defined alb.7396423 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/6/5/6/1376566_170x170.jpg 2005-06-21 00:00:00.0 1999-06-21 00:00:00.0 true Mon coeur s'ouvre a ta voix tra.7397668 326000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7397668&variant=play&rws=%2Famici-forever%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7397668&variant=data&rws=%2Famici-forever%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3845602&variant=play&rws=%2Famici-forever%2Ftop-tracks.rss Crossover Classical Sun, 2 Nov 2008 16:09:20 -0800 Top Tracks by Amici Forever on Rhapsody Online 3845602 tra.3845602 Amici Forever art.68241 0.99 The Opera Band alb.300083 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/2/6/4/1264628_170x170.jpg 2004-01-13 00:00:00.0 null true Nimrod: Lux Aeterna tra.3845602 259000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3845602&variant=play&rws=%2Famici-forever%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3845602&variant=data&rws=%2Famici-forever%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7397671&variant=play&rws=%2Famici-forever%2Ftop-tracks.rss Crossover Classical Mon, 21 Jun 1999 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Amici Forever on Rhapsody Online 7397671 tra.7397671 Amici Forever art.68241 0.0 Defined alb.7396423 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/6/5/6/1376566_170x170.jpg 2005-06-21 00:00:00.0 1999-06-21 00:00:00.0 true Ocean Heart (Oceano Cuore) tra.7397671 276000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7397671&variant=play&rws=%2Famici-forever%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7397671&variant=data&rws=%2Famici-forever%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3845582&variant=play&rws=%2Famici-forever%2Ftop-tracks.rss Crossover Classical Sun, 2 Nov 2008 16:09:20 -0800 Top Tracks by Amici Forever on Rhapsody Online 3845582 tra.3845582 Amici Forever art.68241 0.99 The Opera Band alb.300083 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/2/6/4/1264628_170x170.jpg 2004-01-13 00:00:00.0 null true Senza Catene (Unchained Melody) tra.3845582 226000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3845582&variant=play&rws=%2Famici-forever%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3845582&variant=data&rws=%2Famici-forever%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.27868612&variant=play&rws=%2Famici-forever%2Ftop-tracks.rss Crossover Classical Tue, 3 Nov 2009 07:45:22 -0800 Top Tracks by Amici Forever on Rhapsody Online 27868612 tra.27868612 Amici Forever art.68241 0.99 Defined alb.27867037 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/3/8/0/1840837_170x170.jpg 2005-06-21 00:00:00.0 null true Land & Freedom (Terra e Liberta) (based on Symphony No. 7 by Beethoven) tra.27868612 248000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.27868612&variant=play&rws=%2Famici-forever%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.27868612&variant=data&rws=%2Famici-forever%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.27868615&variant=play&rws=%2Famici-forever%2Ftop-tracks.rss Crossover Classical Tue, 3 Nov 2009 07:45:22 -0800 Top Tracks by Amici Forever on Rhapsody Online 27868615 tra.27868615 Amici Forever art.68241 0.99 Defined alb.27867037 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/3/8/0/1840837_170x170.jpg 2005-06-21 00:00:00.0 null true Adagio (adapted from Adagio For Strings by Albinoni) tra.27868615 196000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.27868615&variant=play&rws=%2Famici-forever%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.27868615&variant=data&rws=%2Famici-forever%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.27868613&variant=play&rws=%2Famici-forever%2Ftop-tracks.rss Crossover Classical Sun, 1 Nov 2009 09:44:46 -0800 Top Tracks by Amici Forever on Rhapsody Online 27868613 tra.27868613 Amici Forever art.68241 0.99 Defined alb.27867037 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/3/8/0/1840837_170x170.jpg 2005-06-21 00:00:00.0 null true Mon coeur s'ouvre a ta voix tra.27868613 326000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.27868613&variant=play&rws=%2Famici-forever%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.27868613&variant=data&rws=%2Famici-forever%2Ftop-tracks.rss