How to become a TTT fan

xotic · Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2006 1:00 am Post subject: How to become a TTT fan

I tought it might be interesting to know how I hit on the ten tenors. So here's my short story (ok, it's not really short Laughing

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It was around the end of 2001. One day I came home from university, and since I didn't really have anything to do, I decided to visit a small music store which has always been good for finding a special or unknown CD. I didn't want anything particular, so I just looked around the store till one CD labled "The Ten Tenors" caught my eye. On its cover you could see ten young men in black suits who looked like anything, but not like tenors.

So my first impression was far away from beeing positive. It was the time when Germany and the world were drowned by a wave of different tenorial groups. "The German Tenors", "The Young Tenors", "The Celtic Tenors"... Despite my passion for classical music I really had enough of those, and couldn't have thought of a single reason what the world would need a group of another ten tenors for.

However, I wanted to listen to this rubbish - just for a bit of amusement. But well, it turned out to be a bit different. Surprisingly, I liked what I heard. The (for me at that time) unusal mixture of music linked with their classical voices (which they still had back in those days) I found fascinating. And so I went home with a new CD and decided I definitely had to see a show of these guys.

Unfortunately their concerts in Berlin had already been over and so we (yes, we... of course I wanted to take Chris) had to wait until the following year. But it was definitively worth waiting. We were hooked.

However, it still took me another year to become completely addicted. I have absolutely no idea in which way the concert I saw in 2003 differed from the one a year before, but afterwards I was completely lost. Laughing

Well, maybe it was the fact that we visited their usual signging that year (we hadn't done in 2002) and found out that they were really nice and approachable blokes...

By now I've seen 13 concerts (2002: 1, 2003: 2, 2004: 3, 2005: 7 ... Chris looks at this developement in great fear Laughing

) and the number will increase this year. Over the years I've seen tenors go and others come and witnessed the groups developement. And they developed a lot. Their choice of music shifted from the all classical field to more popish songs, which I'm a tiny bit sorry about. I like their original material, but I wish they'd do it with a more classical touch. Anyway, IMO they have such a personality and charisma on stage, that I still go back every year to see the shows. Really looks like an addiction... think I'll need detoxication Laughing

xcept · Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2006 8:16 am Post subject:

Thanks Nadine, that was a really good read Very Happy

nettie1199 · Joined: Jan 05, 2006 Posts: 183 Location: Australia

Guess you like them then Nadine, I have their DVD, but I still haven't watched it. Now you have talked me into it. Very Happy

xrainy · Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2006 2:27 pm Post subject:

thats a lovely story, and i bet after the 7 concerts last year they know you too Wink

xotic · Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2006 4:25 pm Post subject:

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xrainy · Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2006 12:18 am Post subject:

my how to become a TTT fan.

Get a friend to introduce you to their music and boy you are hooked.

(i'm listening to them now, i cant stop Wink

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xotic · Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2006 12:44 am Post subject:

You make me laugh, rainy. Laughing

xrainy · Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2006 12:18 pm Post subject:

why?

xotic · Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2006 1:21 pm Post subject:

Hmm... just didn't think I would really get ya Laughing

xrainy · Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2006 1:22 pm Post subject:

what you mean???

get me?? or get me into them? Very Happy

xotic · Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2006 1:28 pm Post subject:

xrainy · Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2006 1:33 pm Post subject:

oh i'm all up for trying new stuff, and most of the time i love it.

My music taste is very diverse and TTT hit the nail on the head (oh and Russell of course) Wink

xrainy · Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2006 1:37 pm Post subject:

Just think i came on Classical X cos of the Russell link, and now, i have other artists to learn and talk about. So far mainly being Russell and TTT, hehe I'm slowly working my way through the artists Wink