Amazing Grace by G-Sphere

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Submit Date: 9/8/2004
Format: CD
Category: Mixed Genre

Amazing Grace

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Artist	Song	Buy
Sonny Treadway	Amazing Grace (Jesus Will Fix It: Sacred Steel Guitar Instrumentals, 1997)

Dry Branch Fire Squad	When I Went Down To The Valley To Pray (Memories That Bless and Burn, 1999)

Johnny Cash	Were You There (When They Crucified My Lord) (Man In Black: The Very Best of Johnny Cash, 1999)

The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band	Don't You Hear Jerusalem Moan (Will The Circle Be Unbroken, Vol.2, 1989)

The Cox Family	Everybody Wants To Go To Heaven (I Know Who Holds Tomorrow, 1994)

The Johnson Mountain Boys	Working On A Building (Roots Music: Am American Journey, 2001)

Kris Kristofferson	Why Me, Lord (Smithosonian Collection of Country Music Vol. 4, 1991)

Gram Parsons	In My Hour Of Darkness (Grievous Angel, 1973)

The Byrds	The Christian Life (Sweethearts of the Rodeo, 1968)

Bob Dylan	I Believe In You (Slow Train Coming, 1979)

Iris DeMent	The Shores of Jordan (My Life, 1993)

Taj Mahal & Vassar Clements	All Prayed Up (Will The Circle Be Unbroken Vol. 3, 2002)

Uncle Tupelo	Satan, Your Kingdom Must Come Down (March 16-20, 1992, 1992)

Freakwater	Jesus Year (Spring Time, 1998)

Willie Eason	Little Wooden Church On A Hill (None But The Righteous: The Masters of Sacred Steel, 2002)

Ben Harper	Pictures of Jesus (Diamonds On The Inside, 2003)

Ted Beard	I Want To Go Where Jesus Is (None But The Righteous: The Masters of Sacred Steel, 2002)

Lucinda Williams	Get Right With God (Essence, 2001)

The Campbell Brothers	I Feel Good (Pass Me Not, 1997)

North Mississippi Allstars	Lord Have Mercy (51 Phantom, 2001)

Judy Collins	Amazing Grace (Very Best of Judy Collins, 2001)

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Gospel music. The high lonesome wail and the sacred steel.

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Instru Mental
Date: 9/8/2004

I like this alot.

Laura_K
Date: 9/8/2004

Oh, this is fantastic. That Dry Branch Fire squad is one of their very best. And what a perfect cover!

Slack-a-gogo
Date: 9/8/2004

This looks really fucking cool. In general things that come from the church don't get much in the way of praise from me, but good church music with a slightly eerie edge to it is just captivating. That Sacred Steel comp hooked me on the first listen. Like my blues, I like my gospel when it sounds fifty years old and only has at most a few musicians - and preferably only one singer.In college I was a night janitor for a while and at the end of our shift I'd sit with my boss and drink coffee and listen to a country (and some blues and folk) gospel show on an AM station from Kentucky hosted by a guy that had to be 100 years old and everything he played was off of 78s, 45s, and reel to reels he recorded himself. I wish I had a few tapes of those show now, or at least appreciated a bit more when I heard them. Back then I appreciated the sounds, but I could only listen to the praise for so long before getting my fill. -Dale

Dom1
Date: 9/8/2004

This looks AMAZING George, Class Stuff!

Franklin Onn12
Date: 9/8/2004

Hallelujah! I'd start going to church if this was on the bill. Great songs, all. Can I get an amen!!!

Rob Conroy
Date: 9/9/2004

Nice.

Mo Twang!
Date: 9/9/2004

Outstanding. I got to see the Campbell Brothers perform once and they were great. I love that sacred steel...

McDonald12
Date: 9/9/2004

I have no religious beliefs myself, but there is something compelling about certain gospel music. I guess it may be because the folks singing really believe in what they are doing, whether anyone else does or not is irrelevant. Great stuff, George.

James Jackson
Date: 9/9/2004

Amen, brother!

G-Sphere
Date: 9/9/2004

I should add that despite being raised Catholic and currently working at a Jesuit college I have no religious affilation whatsoever. I've always loved Gregorian chants and Eastern Orthodox choral music and lived for many years across the street from an African-American church that filled the neighborhood with gospel music several times a week. It was much later that I started listening to country/folk gospel and just recently discovered the sacred steel music of the Church of God. Very intense stuff.

g.a.b. l@bs
Date: 9/9/2004

How sweet the sound! Especially like that Johnny Cash cover.

12vman
Date: 9/9/2004

This is really glorious...

hemizen
Date: 9/9/2004

Great mix of artists.

Sean Lally
Date: 9/9/2004

Beautiful collection - even given my lack of religiosity. See, even the heretics can appreciate music of praise.

PradaMeinhof
Date: 9/9/2004

Lovely music. But, tbh, I always thought Lucinda Williams was being less than straight-faced in "Getting Right With God". Indeed I always found it a little deity-critical. But that might just be me :)

French Connection
Date: 9/9/2004

This miserable sinner says mine eyes have seen the glory of a heavenly mix. Praise be 2 ya Brother George.

Siobhan
Date: 9/10/2004

This is absolutely beautiful and really appeals to me - I am religious (Catholic, guilty as charged :) ) but even if I weren't, I'm sure that the I'd appreciate the sacred feel of it. I love Freakwater and it's lovely to see Iris DeMent there too. I don't really know much of sacred steel music but will definitely check it out. Excellent work brother!

gobi
Date: 9/11/2004

I have to admit that I approached this with some trepidation, but it looks really good. George Harrison might have flowed well on this . . .

Curtis_Burns
Date: 9/12/2004

Really great stuff George. Lotsa favorites. Soothes the soul of this avowed atheist. Admittedly, an atheist with a sweet tooth, er, uhm, ear for devotional music.

Media Vixen: Radio Sally
Date: 9/23/2004

This is terrific. Would love to get my ears on a copy. Perhaps you might like to trade for my "Spiritualized" mix? Lemme know.

DJ Karen Adams
Date: 4/14/2007

Amazing Grace is one of my favourites. Nice mix!

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