Release Year: 2002
Album Rank for Group: #2 of 13
Here’s a blurb: Live at First Baptist Atlanta is Greater Vision’s only live album of new songs to date. To be sure, they are not the Kingsmen, whose live albums are driven by adrenaline and spontaneity. The “live” aspect of this recording is just what you’d get at a normal Greater Vision concert, and is nothing fancy: jokes by Gerald about Rodney, and moving song set-ups. The fact that this is a live recording only enhances its real strength: the songs. With Greater Vision in the Rodney Griffin era, it’s always been about the songs. Of the ten songs on the recording, seven of them are brand new Griffin compositions, and they are absolutely sensational. They are put in the capable hands of producer Wayne Haun, who arranged them for the First Baptist Church’s orchestra. Songs like this combined with Haun’s musical genius and a live orchestra make for one of the most thrilling listening experiences I own. If I were introducing someone to Greater Vision, this is probably the recording I would give to them. In addition to the seven new songs, there are two of the trio’s big hits and a convention style number, along with the typical banter, so it is an excellent representation of what the group is about.
Knock my socks off: They Should Have Cried Holy, A Pile of Crowns, Soon We Will See, With All the Many Miracles
Don’t skip that one: God’s Grace Is Sufficient, Just Wait ‘Til He Stands Up, At the Feet of Jesus, More Than Able
I could honestly do without: Well Done My Child (I love the song, the style, and Stan Whitmire, but I gotta have it a little faster!)
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