Release Year: 1999
Album Rank for Group: #3 of 13
Here’s a blurb: This was the first southern gospel CD I ever bought, and it was only six or seven years ago. If you’re going to get to the party late, you might as well get there in style, and that’s what I did getting this recording. Sure, some of the reason it’s ranked highly may be the personal sentimental value, but this is also the Cathedrals at their best and in their element. From Glen Payne’s rousing performance of “We Shall See Jesus” to George Younce’s moving delivery of “Suppertime” to the sweet fellowship between the quartet and Bill Gaither, the concert does give a sense of finality for the group. Most of us can only imagine what it was like to be in the Ryman Auditorium that night over a decade ago, but thankfully, the night lives on through this project.
Knock my socks off: We Shall See Jesus, Sinner Saved by Grace, Suppertime, This Ole House, Trying to Get a Glimpse, Life Will Be Sweeter Someday
Don’t skip that one: Climbing Higher and Higher, That Day at Calvary, Thanks to Calvary, Wonderful Grace of Jesus
I could honestly do without: The songs by the other groups. I like some of them, but they interrupt the Cathedrals.
5 comments
Skip to comment form
You picked the right songs as the ones you could do without! 🙂
I agree….the only one by a guest on the album that I considered noteworthy was Guy Penrod & Glen Payne singing the Haven Of Rest. That was awesome!
One one hand I can agree with keeping it all Cathedrals. However, by the same token I enjoyed most of the other cuts. I am not a Statlers fan, but I really liked “On the Other Side of the Cross”. The Oaks did a great job and it was cool to see Joe’s love of the group and hear him talk of seeing them for the first time. Sandi’s songs are powerful and I really enjoyed Roger’s dancing 😀 as well as George getting called out to sing on the end of We Will Understand it Better By and By. I will go so far as to say I enjoyed most of these extra performances better than SOME of Cathedrals songs, but do again understand how keeping it all Cathedrals could have been good too. But, I still enjoy hearing Joe Bonsall call them the best quartet ever and Sandi Patty affirming it. It was cool to hear the Cathedrals get some props from others in the field.
Author
I would like to note that I am talking about the audio CD here, not the video. The CD doesn’t contain any of the talking, and it also doesn’t have “The Other Side of the Cross”.
Although I have watched the video before, at least the abbreviated hour-long TV version, I do not own it.
I almost mentioned the CD versus the video earlier. I agree that as far as the CD is concerned the extra performances seem more out of place. I understand that the audio is supposed to be a representation of the video (although there are times they don’t do this), but yeah I think the CD without the talking etc. would sort of seem like the performances were out of place. I also found it sad that “The Other Side of the Cross” didn’t make the CD if they were putting the other performances on. I understand lack of space, but still. 🙂 You really should get the video (unless you just aren’t a video watcher). It is well worth it.