Mannheim Steamroller Seems Perfectly Nice to Fan
To a “sophisticated reviewer” like Steve Appleford, perhaps the recent Mannheim Steamroller performance at the Arrowhead Pond was a concert with “little to challenge the ears” and “perfectly nice, but still perfectly forgettable” (“Mannheim Steamroller’s Christmas Offering: a Snow Job,” Dec. 10.)
The fact that this group and Chip Davis, their leader, have sold 18 million Christmas albums says much for his popularity level among many music lovers. Must each concert and group be a mind-blowing and/or incredible musical experience to satisfy the music reviewer? What’s wrong with being “perfectly nice”?
DAVE AXELSON
La Habra
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