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1. Jerry Reed...Revisited by Darrell Toney (reviewed 6/07) (5 Stars) Click title to purchase at CBD.com...click artist name to read Dave's Review. A CD will automatically fall out of the Top Eight after twelve months if no CD surpasses it before then.
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-----------February 3, 2007CD Review: Psalm 101 (Worth The Wait) RATING: 3 1/2 Stars Website: www.psalm101ministries.org Producers: Bill & Angela Fulkerson, Donna Beauvais Songs: (click links for song clips) "He Prays For Me," "Yes, I'm Gonna Love Him," "Give It To Jesus," "Face With A Name," "He Came Through," "Healing," "A Real Love Song," "Daddy Whipped The Devil," "Prayer Place," and "Heaven's Worth The Journey" In the rockumentary/mockumentary movie Spinal Tap, there's a memorable scene in which a guitar player is bragging about an amplifier that is better (in his eyes) because it "goes to eleven." On Worth The Wait, Psalm 101 takes Country Gospel music to eleven. If you put this CD in your player, don't expect a mix of lovely ballads or thought provoking reflection; rather, brace yourself for a sonic assault. Kelly Back, Gordon Mote and Jason Webb are just a few of the studio musicians contributing to this CD, and they absolutely let it rip. It's Angela Fulkerson's vocal style that really propels this CD above and beyond ordinary limitations, though. Psalm 101 can take a Shetland pony of a song like Carl Cartee's "Don't Let Me Miss The Glory" or Kenny Hinson's "I've Never Heard A Real Love Song" and make it buck like an untamed mustang. However, this group is really in their element when they tackle songs originally written with an aggressive delivery style in mind. For this reason, the best cuts on Worth The Wait are "He Prays For Me," "Give It To Jesus," "He Came Through," and "Heaven Will Be Worth The Journey." "Yes, I'm Gonna Love Him," "Face With A Name," and "Healing" are more laid back, but the vocals are still relatively forceful. Bill Fulkerson has a couple of lead vocals that help provide a more relaxed contrast. What's puzzling is that he isn't featured more. Two songs in particular stick out on this CD. "Prayer Place" has to be one of the most vocally aggressive slow ballads I've ever heard. There's no consideration at all for the lyric. You'd expect a line like "I've got to steal away to my prayer place" to be delivered softly, but Fulkerson sounds more like Mary or Martha weeping over the death of her brother Lazarus. On the other end of the memorable spectrum, we have "Daddy Whipped The Devil (With The Bible Belt)." This is a novelty song with some fairly amusing imagery, but again, the vocal delivery comes across more angry than humorous. I have no doubt there's a market for this style of music. The technical quality of this CD is very good, which is the primary reason I've rated it at 3 1/2 stars rather than 2 1/2 or 3. However, a more compatible song selection would have improved Worth The Wait considerably. Psalm 101 takes the "drum" part of "ear drum" literally...your ears feel as if they've been pounded on after hearing this CD. Although this approach is certainly acceptable when a song calls for it, most of these songs unfortunately don't. Labels: CD Review posted by David Bruce Murray @ 6:24:00 PM
 
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