Editorial Review:

Album Description:
The latest CD release from Spy Guise Entertainment, "The Alamo: A Musical Tribute to John Wayne's Epic Film" is a unique and outstanding achievment by musician Mike Boldt that serves as his eagerly-awaited follow-up to his first CD, "James Bond and Beyond".

Boldt pays tribute to John Wayne's classic 1960 film and composer Dimitri Tiomkin's legendary score. More than just "cover versions" of Tiomkin's music, Boldt brings innovative new excitement to these tracks and provides three outstanding original songs that feature readings of letters from the actual Alamo heroes.

Bonus items include: an informative 8 page collector's booklet with liner notes by Alamo experts Frank Thompson, William R. Chemerka and Lee Pfeiffer. The album also contains seven extremely rare original 1960 radio spot commercials for John Wayne's film.

Mike Boldt has paid tribute to the legendary heroes of the Alamo as well as another legendary and great American patriot, Duke Wayne.

Rating: - not good
This was very bad. It would not even allow the song titles to show on i-tunes. The songs themselves were poorly done and repetitive. It sounded like an ad for the movie done over amd over.

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Rating: - Enlightening and entertaining
Although the movie "The Alamo" is certainly considered a classic, even the most enthusiastic history/movie buff might concede that the effort came up short *dramatically*. Multi-talented Mike Boldt has delivered a solid musical tribute to the movie and by extension to perhaps the most significant battle in U.S. history - when the physical gave out, the spirit fought on...and fights on. Playing all the instruments, providing all the singing; writing three mesmerizing spoken word segments, he has contributed ... Read More

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Rating: - A Wonderful Tribute To The Alamo...
Coming across this CD through a friend was an unexpected surprise... I found the music overall to be quite riveting and emotionally moving. Mike Boldt does an incredible job capturing the spirit of an era that many of us (like me) are not as in-touch with, as those who are "real Alamo aficionados"... But when I heard the sweeping music on some of these tracks it pulled me right in - I wanted to hear more. "I Am With My Friends" (track 4) was especially stirring, as were the arousing harmonies in "The Green ... Read More

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Rating: - "The Alamo" Lives On

Mike Boldt has created a wonderful tribute to the
music of John Wayne's "The Alamo", Dimitri Tiomkin's
score, and beyond the film, to the writings of people
who were actually involved in the historic battle.
Boldt creates new versions of the score, and of the
songs of the film, adding his own nuances to the
originals. It is incredible how he can imitate the style
of the song "The Green Leaves Of Summer", keeping the
1960s flavor, but ... Read More

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Rating: - To The Alamo, John Wayne and Dimitri Tiomkin With Love
In my opinion what elevates Mike Boldt's musical homage to
John Wayne's film version of 'The Alamo' (1960) are his impassioned
and sterling vocal renditions of the film's main songs.
Particularly 'The Ballad of the Alamo' itself which is the
best vocal interpretation of this particular song since Marty
Robbins's original and makes the CD well worth the price of
purchase. Boldt's own 'soundtracks' to spoken word passages
attributed to the actual David Crockett, William ... Read More