Comments on: Staying Power: Top 10 from 2000-2002.

By: QN

QN — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 15:43:34 +0000

I agree with natesings. I for one think that this GVB CD is one of their worst (along with the acapella one they did after this- I just don’t like Taff). I Do Beleive is far better.
As for GCQ, Pressed Down…. didn’t really attract me, neiter did Are You Ready. I like Signed, Sealed, Delivered the best of them all.

By: natesings

natesings — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 14:09:45 +0000

I thought Everything Good featured Taff way too much. I like the edge he added to the group but being a big Marshall Hall fan, I was glad when the change took place. I can understand pushing Russ a lot on the CD with him being new to the group and all but I feel Guy and more so David were sadly underused.

By: natesings

natesings — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 14:05:41 +0000

Good thread, I’ve really enjoyed this one.
My picks for best BFA project ever…

Trio: “Things That Last Forever” final CD of the original group (and trio for matter). This CD had a more inspirational/progressive sound overall and
Brian was sounding really smooth.

Quartet: It’s a tie between “Doing This For You” (the CD before Brian disbanded the group and went solo) and “It’s So God” DTFY had great blend, great songs. In my opinion none of the CDs of the reorganized group matched it until It’s So God. To be fair, I don’t have Greater Still or the live one since I was disappointed by the first 3 CDs of the new quartet. I heard great reviews of It’s So God and decided to give it a shot and it has made me a BFA believer again. I’m looking forward to hearing the new one.

By: Wes

Wes — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 12:32:26 +0000

And I will agree with nate on “It’s So God” trumping “So Close”. So Close was a good CD, but I’d even give Greater Still the nod over it.

I do agree with GV’s Live at First Baptist, giving a nod to Nate’s caveat, but Pile of Crowns, and Soon We Will See were good tunes, but the song with the greatest staying power has been “They Should Have Cried Holy”. It was in our Easter cantata last year. An absolute gem of a song.

I also agree with Everything Good. It had several GREAT tunes on it. I for one loved Russ Taff with the GVB. I would have liked to have heard him record “Bread Upon the Water” and “Eagle Song”.

By: Daniel J. Mount

Daniel J. Mount — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 12:32:14 +0000

I, for one, decidedly prefer "So Close to Home" to "It's So God" or "Real Faith," based in large part on stylistic reasons and also in part on song selection.

While I enjoy "Greater Still," and I think "Live in New York City" is their best overall project (ever), I still think "So Close to Home" is their best studio project since their reorganization.

By: natesings

natesings — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 12:25:56 +0000

With “Live at First Baptist Atlanta” I was a little disappointed that Greater Vision chose to include 2 songs (He’d Still Been God and God’s Grace Is Sufficient For Me) they had done recently on other projects with identical tracks and arrangements. The rendition of Well Done My Child with just the piano was nice and also a different arrangement from 20 Inspirational Favorites, but with that you have only 7 songs on the project they have never recorded before. Overall still a good CD but if they were going to bring back some old material I would like to have seen them pull a few tunes off their first few projects from the original group and offered some different arrangements taking advantage of that live orchestra they had at the church that day.

Are You Ready? I’m with Wes on this one, I’ve never understood the hype about this CD. It has some good songs on it but a few seemed a little weak to me.

So Close to Home was ok but I have to disagree with your statement that it is the best since their reorganization. I’d have to give that title to “It’s So God.” I haven’t heard their latest project yet but I’ve heard it is good as well.

By: Wes

Wes — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 12:16:49 +0000

I actually had SITG in my list, and replaced it with PTW. I didn’t include HF because it was a table release of cover material, but it is a great CD. I love the versions of When I Stand and Until He Comes. Actually, I’d take anything over Are You Ready. Renewed was a great CD, it kept pushing the envelope in the same direction that Pillars of Faith had taken Gold City. Calvary Came Through is a an excellent song, God of All Gods is amazing, Ever Since That Wonderful Day is a great opening tune, Born To Praise is a great jazzy song.

By: Brandon & Lisa

Brandon & Lisa — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 00:12:24 +0000

I love discussing Gold City like this, so I put the Parrack/Trammell projects in order of my preference (at this moment).

1. Preparing The Way
2. Signed, Sealed, Delivered
3. Standing In The Gap
4. What A Great Lifestyle
5. Renewed
6. Are You Ready?
7. Within The Rock
8. Having Fun
9. 20th Anniversary Celebration
10. Pressed Down, Shaken Together, Running Over
11. Classics
12. Home For The Holidays
13. Amazing Grace: A Hymn Collection
14. Lord Do It Again

By: Larry

Larry — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 23:51:51 +0000

To Donna who says she’s a newbie to sg. The cd of the Kingdom Heirs that Daniel mentioned is really good. Also, you should try other KH CDs they are also good Gospel music.

By: Quartet Fan

Quartet Fan — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 22:21:17 +0000

I would agree that “Standing In The Gap” is the best GC recording of the Parrack/Trammell years.