Comments on: CD Review: Until Now (Gerald Wolfe)

By: Daniel J. Mount

Daniel J. Mount — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 22:03:15 +0000

By: Grace McCasland

Grace McCasland — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:51:07 +0000

Where do I go to get a copy of this, my Christian bookstore said they can’t get it ???

By: Grace McCasland

Grace McCasland — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 23:24:06 +0000

I’ve been looking for the “hold Forth The Light” project for years because I love the song “No Wonder” on it….now I can get it !!!!! Yeah !!!

By: Heidi

Heidi — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 02:56:04 +0000

I have this CD, and I think it’s great! I agree with you, that I wish there had been some Cathedrals in it…on the other hand, I’m thrilled that Champion of Love is back in circulation at GV concerts! It’s a CD of great songs, and as one who unashamedly claims Gerald Wolfe as one of my favorite vocalists of our time, I find it a valuable addition to my collection.

By: Daniel J. Mount

Daniel J. Mount — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 16:05:13 +0000

I’m sure it wasn’t a slight. It probably just wasn’t logistically feasible.

But still, not having any Cathedrals songs on the compilation was, IMO, a hole about the size of a half-star. (Not a full star!)

By: Donna

Donna — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 16:03:26 +0000

I’m sure it wasn’t meant as a “slight” to leave off the Cathedrals. But, it didn’t bother me. George and Glen are gone, kicking up their heels in Heaven!!!

You’re right. There’s absolutely nothing wrong with a 4.5 for the album or a 4.2 for the songs, but to me, they’re 5s!!! And, I am unashamed about my bias!

By: Daniel J. Mount

Daniel J. Mount — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 15:40:06 +0000

Do keep in mind that 4.2 is right up at the top of average star ratings I’ve given any projects since I started posting them. All that means is that there’s a couple of three-star songs and a couple of four-star songs on there.

I’ll also throw this in. If he had managed to get the Cathedrals’ versions of some of the songs on here—at least “Land of Living,” maybe one or two others—I would have been a little more likely to give it five stars.

Can you have a career retrospective compilation without any songs done with the group where you became famous? Yes, you can—but it leaves enough of a hole worth pulling a half-star off the rating.

By: Donna

Donna — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 15:33:56 +0000

Daniel,
You missed the obvious tie-in between the first song with Gerald as a 4-year old child and the 1st line of the second song…”As a child back in Sunday School!”

I would rate the individual songs and the album higher than you did. Since this is a compilation of his career so far, the songs really MUST be considered along with the CD liner notes. To truly appreciate the songs, you need to know what Gerald thinks of the songs or why he included each particular song on this album. You know, he had hundreds of songs to chose from, so why did these songs make it to this special CD?

I really enjoy this CD. And when I need a “Gerald” fix (‘Til the Storm Passes By, There Is A River, O Holy Night, Just One More Soul), this is the CD I listen to! NO ONE can top him on those songs!

Now, there are no “lower register” songs on this CD, so when I want to hear Gerald using his “bass” voice, I go to “Meet Him At Calvary” on the “Not Alone” CD! Just a little extra comment—— at no extra charge!!!