The Primitive Quartet
35th Anniversary
The Primitive Quartet are a mainstay in SG/Bluegrass gospel culture.? Their latest project is a celebration of 35 years in gospel music.? The group has basically consisted of the same core quartet for over 30 years with brothers Reagan (Lead), Mike (Baritone)? & Larry Riddle (Bass) and Norman Wilson (Tenor).? Randy Fox and Jeff Tolbert both have served long terms with the groups, 20+ years and 8+ years respectively.? Consistency is one of the traits attributed to this quartet, both with their personnel and their music.? Having been nominated numerous times for Band of the Year in the Singing News awards, The Primitive Quartet have proven time and again that they are among the top instrumentalists in their field.?
The first track is a new cut of the old song “John Knew”, originally recorded on their Fallen Leaves album roughly 30 years ago.? The 2 cuts are so different in comparison that you can’t really put the 2 in the same category.? Lets just say that the Primitive Quartet has made great strides in their music quality in the past 35 years. The rest of the song list is:
- John Knew
- The Precious One
- Reaping From Fields I’ve Never Sown
- Didn’t He Shine
- Dear Jesus, I Love You
- Someday
- I Love To Walk With Jesus
- He’s Still Been A Good God To Me
- He Didn’t Stay Dead
- Grace Is There
Highlights from this project? include “Didn’t He Shine”, “Dear Jesus, I Love You” & “John Knew”.? Overall, this project is much stronger than the last few released by The Primitive Quartet.? This project is unique because Reagan Riddle only penned one of the tracks (“Didn’t He Shine”).? I did not say that to imply that this album is better because of that, but typically an album from this quartet includes mostly songs written by the lead singer.?
There’s nothing cutting edge about this project.? However, this project should please any fan of the Primitive Quartet because they stay true to form with their quality and sound, which is far and above most any other “mountain” music group on the road today.
Final Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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