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by: Blind Boys of Alabama

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Average Rating: Rating: - AWESOME!!!!!!!!! This was another wonderful CD of Blind Boys. The songs are more traditional and have a more traditional gospel sound, but I doesn't sound 'old'. The guest musicians do a great job. The guitar on this CD sounds spectacular. This is nothing like Spirit of the Century, but it is just as good. If you like and follow the music of the Blind Boys, this will not dissapoint you! Rating: - Finding the Groove Between Secular and Spiritual The Blind Boys have topped their wonderful 2001 album with this supreme effort. The Boys wisely enlisted Robert Randolph and the Family Band, and their righteous funk infuses every track with burning energy. Though the songs are quite different, each one seeks out a groove to build upon, from the carefully metered stomp of Wade in the Water, to the dirty bluesy funk of Higher Ground. Indeed, the title track improves upon the Stevie Wonder's already excellent original by adding Ben Harper's ferocious guitar and The Family Band's roof-shaking jamming. A couple of other tracks benefit from Ben Harper's presence, especially his Mayfield falsetto on the superb People Get Ready, and his emotionally devestating original, I Shall Not Walk Alone. Throughout, Randolph's pedal steel stands out, a whole choir unto itself. Choice cuts: People Get Ready, Wade in the Water, Higher Ground, Freedom Road, You and Your Folks/23rd Psalm and I Shall Not Walk Alone. Rating: - Absolutely superb! Spirit-lifting music that really rocks I'd hate to see the Blind Boys typed as "genre" singers. They are not just great gospel singers, they are great artists period. Although much of this album consists of either old gopsel chestnuts (Precious Lord, Wade in the Water) or covers of more modern recording starts (Stevie Wonder's Higher Ground, Jimmy Cliff's Many Rivers to Cross, for example), on every single occasion you get something new from the Blind Boys that you did not get from previous recordings of the same songs. Listen, for example, to their take on "Many Rivers to Cross," or Clarence Fountain's remarkable and contemplative solo on Precious Lord. Sit back, listen to the art, and be revived.

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