David Bruce Murray
Oct 07, 2007
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Mercy’s Mark 2.0 (Scott Allen Joins Garry Jones & Co.)
Kyle Boering Boreing is reporting that Scott Allen has officially joined Mercy’s Mark…make that Mercy’s Mark 2.0, as every position other than the group owner has now seen one change since they began. This is great news.
If you were at NQC, you may have heard Allen. He has been filling in at lead with Mercy’s Mark for a few weeks now. Here’s what I wrote in my report from NQC after seeing their Tuesday set: “I don’t know if he wants the job or not, but it looked like it was his for the taking. He already knows how to work the stage and his soulful singing style fits the group to a tee.”
To say that Scott Allen has a commanding voice would be an understatement. He’s a genuine lead singer.
Seeing Allen perform for the first time reminded me a bit of an event I experienced at a 1994 choral music conference. A particularly tall man was introduced as someone “you’ll be hearing a lot from in the near future.” This man took the stage and when he was finished singing, the words of the hymn he had sung were inscribed on the back wall of the building. That’s how big his voice sounded. I believe it was “Blessed Assurance.” The place went nuts. A few months later, I’m at the store where I used to work and I’m previewing a new Gaither Homecoming video. There was the same man, now singing lead with the GVB. Yes, it was Guy Penrod. I’m not at all surprised to read Kyle Boering Boreing drawing a similar comparison between Penrod and Allen.
Needless to say, I expect to hear some great music out of Mercy’s Mark.
