GVB Video is fantastic
Those that know me would say that I'm a sound fanatic. Nothing upsets me more than poor recordings. When I was a teenager, I was heavily into the instrumental music of Billy Vaughn and other artists. When a recording came out sounding really bad, I used to send it back to the manufacturer and get a new one. One such recording was Vaughn's "Nashville Saxophones." The sound was almost unlistenable, so I sent it back. They sent me anotherone that was equally poor. It was the engineering, plain and simple and really rare for Dot Records at that time. I put it far away from my playing albums. I'm like that.
So many times, southern gospel artists put out "projects" (why do sg artists call them projects and not CD's or albums?) that simply do not sound good. That is especially tue of DVD's. The "Walk the Talk" DVD by Gold City was so bad that I haven't watched it but a couple of times. Bill Gaither's video and DVD projects always offer us a good sound, with the notable exception of "Ryman Homecoming," which was part of the Nashville Network's live program of a few years ago and Gaither can be excused for that.
The Gaither Vocal Band's new DVD called "Give it Away," gives us the new GVB (Wes, Marsh, Gy and Bill), Signature Sound, Gordon Mote (their new pianists and a tremendous artist in his own right), and Larry Morbitt in concert at the Indiana Roof, the scene of many of Gaither's best DVD's (Freedom Band, Journey to the Sky, Harmony in the Heartland, etc.).
It is energy-filled and the vocal band does most of its new album, which though uneven, is a fine recording. The bonus is the energetic crowd and one Gordon Mote. Mote is a great singer and tremendous piano player who also happens to be blind. He fits in well with the vocal band and the music and the sound is wonderful. His rendition of "The Old Gospel Ship" raises more than the Indiana Roof and proves that there is some new talent in our genre that doesn't fit the mold of what we consider "normal," something that is frowned upon in sg. He also does a love song to his wife, "If They Could See You Through My Eyes," which is simply beautiful. Find that on another sg DVD or album.
Being one who wishes Gaither would get "everyone" together again at the Indiana Roof for a songfest, he does pay tribute to the past with an interview with the Jordanaires' Gordon Stoker, but one can tell that the future is less artists in Gaither's future concerts. Many will love this, but I'll miss the mass choir.
Pick this one up if you can. It's fantastic.
So many times, southern gospel artists put out "projects" (why do sg artists call them projects and not CD's or albums?) that simply do not sound good. That is especially tue of DVD's. The "Walk the Talk" DVD by Gold City was so bad that I haven't watched it but a couple of times. Bill Gaither's video and DVD projects always offer us a good sound, with the notable exception of "Ryman Homecoming," which was part of the Nashville Network's live program of a few years ago and Gaither can be excused for that.
The Gaither Vocal Band's new DVD called "Give it Away," gives us the new GVB (Wes, Marsh, Gy and Bill), Signature Sound, Gordon Mote (their new pianists and a tremendous artist in his own right), and Larry Morbitt in concert at the Indiana Roof, the scene of many of Gaither's best DVD's (Freedom Band, Journey to the Sky, Harmony in the Heartland, etc.).
It is energy-filled and the vocal band does most of its new album, which though uneven, is a fine recording. The bonus is the energetic crowd and one Gordon Mote. Mote is a great singer and tremendous piano player who also happens to be blind. He fits in well with the vocal band and the music and the sound is wonderful. His rendition of "The Old Gospel Ship" raises more than the Indiana Roof and proves that there is some new talent in our genre that doesn't fit the mold of what we consider "normal," something that is frowned upon in sg. He also does a love song to his wife, "If They Could See You Through My Eyes," which is simply beautiful. Find that on another sg DVD or album.
Being one who wishes Gaither would get "everyone" together again at the Indiana Roof for a songfest, he does pay tribute to the past with an interview with the Jordanaires' Gordon Stoker, but one can tell that the future is less artists in Gaither's future concerts. Many will love this, but I'll miss the mass choir.
Pick this one up if you can. It's fantastic.
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