Most commented posts
- Unique Southern Gospel Lyrics — 40 comments
- The Ol’ Red-Back — 29 comments
- Top 100: #1 Symphony of Praise (Cathedrals) — 25 comments
- Top 100: #3 Travelin’ Live (Cathedrals) — 20 comments
- The Playlist #4: Heaven — 15 comments
Brian Crout
Author's posts
Jan 12
Top 100: #22 God Is Good (Gaither Vocal Band)
Release Year: 1999 Album Rank for Group: #1 of 7 Here’s a blurb: My favorite Gaither Vocal Band recording to date is packed with high-flying vocals and exciting arrangements performed by one of the most dynamic lineups in the history of southern gospel. Any Gaither work is going to set the standard for production quality, …
Jan 11
Top 100: #23 Pillars of Faith (Gold City)
Release Year: 1992 Album Rank for Group: #9 of 15 Here’s a blurb: Widely hailed as one of the greatest albums of southern gospel’s modern era, Pillars of Faith combines great song selection, a terrific vision from producer Garry Jones, near technical perfection, and a powerful quartet vocal lineup to deliver a project that sounds …
Jan 09
Top 100: #24 We Will Stand Our Ground (Kingdom Heirs)
Release Year: 2011 Album Rank for Group: #1 of 10 Here’s a blurb: My favorite album of 2011 kept climbing up this list the more I listened to it. The Kingdom Heirs did nothing groundbreaking here, besides hiring one of the best tenors in gospel music. I don’t know if any of the songs will …
Jan 04
Top 100: #25 Heritage (Rochesters)
Release Year: 1998? Album Rank for Group: #1 of 1 Here’s a blurb: As we near the top of the countdown, we’ll start seeing some big-time quartet recordings, right? Here’s a curveball for you. The Rochesters have been a fixture at Les Butler’s Front Porch Fellowship Awards at NQC for several years now, and they …
Dec 29
Test Your Southern Gospel Knowledge
Here’s something fun for all southern gospel fans as we head into the new year. I used the excellent quiz site Sporcle.com to create a few quizzes to test fans’ knowledge of our wonderful genre of music. There are four to see how well you keep up with the ubiquitous personnel turnover down through the …
Dec 28
2011 in Review: Top Albums
As promised, here are my personal favorite albums released in 2011. A total of fifty CDs were added to my music collection from this year, and these fifteen found the most time in my car’s CD player. The top three are the only ones that received five-star reviews from me. Which albums stood out to …
Dec 27
2011 in Review: Top Songs
It’s that time of the year when every site is making “Best of 2011” lists on every possible subject. Why should this site be an exception? Here are my personal favorite songs released on recordings in 2011. What are some of your favorites? “Heaven Is My Goal” – Kingdom Heirs, We Will Stand Our …
Recent Comments