Praise Him...Live! [Live]

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While perhaps not as evenly keeled as others in their live series, Praise Him... Live!, winner of the 1996 Dove Award for the best choral collection, is arguably the strongest representation of the power with which the Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir makes itself fully present for worship. Clearly, the choir take to heart Christ's message of being a living manifestation of the Gospel. Typical of their material, the choir eschews numbers that talk down, condemn, or glorify hair-shirt Christianity, choosing instead to focus on the everlasting well of God's love and the infectious joy and praise that comes with believing. Glorious moments are achieved on "I'm Not Afraid," wherein the choir, led by soloist Calvin Hunt's spectacular enthusiasm, punctuates each syllable of song with fully realized exultation, and on the public-domain-based "Medley of Change," a rockin' handclapper featuring soloist Robin Giles. Praise Him closes with "Lead Me Lord," a dedicated anthem of discipleship. --Paige La Grone

Praise Him...Live!, Music, The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir, Black Gospel, Contemporary Gospel, Gospel, Gospel/Christian Music, Pop

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Upbeat, Lively, BEST of Brooklyn Tabernacle

This album gives you the Power to live

Awesome Choir Worship

A few unforgettable songs

Definitely the BEST!!

Praise Him...Live!
The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir
Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Tracks:

Resurrection Power
I'm Not Afraid
Praise Him
You Were There
Medley of Change
We Sing Alleluia/Be Ye Holy
More Than Ever Before
It's Not In Vain
Covered
All That You Need
Everything I Desire
Oh, That You Would Meet My Jesus
Look Away
Lead Me Lord

Amazon.com essential recording

While perhaps not as evenly keeled as others in their live series, Praise Him... Live!, winner of the 1996 Dove Award for the best choral collection, is arguably the strongest representation of the power with which the Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir makes itself fully present for worship. Clearly, the choir take to heart Christ's message of being a living manifestation of the Gospel. Typical of their material, the choir eschews numbers that talk down, condemn, or glorify hair-shirt Christianity, choosing instead to focus on the everlasting well of God's love and the infectious joy and praise that comes with believing. Glorious moments are achieved on "I'm Not Afraid," wherein the choir, led by soloist Calvin Hunt's spectacular enthusiasm, punctuates each syllable of song with fully realized exultation, and on the public-domain-based "Medley of Change," a rockin' handclapper featuring soloist Robin Giles. Praise Him closes with "Lead Me Lord," a dedicated anthem of discipleship. --Paige La Grone

Customer Reviews:

Upbeat, Lively, BEST of Brooklyn Tabernacle.......2004-04-16

This CD is in my opinion, one of the very BEST of Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir's works. If you want ANOINTED music, this is the CD to get! Of course, any of their CD's are fantastic, but this particular one is definitely one of my personal favorites.

This album gives you the Power to live.......2001-12-06

first time i listened to this album was when i got it for free on audio tape after a concert in Madison Square Garden. And since this day it never went out to be one of my favorite tapes.This album for me is the "soul" in person with the power of warmnes, melodic style and rhythm of a 100person choir you don't find very often. When you listen to it, it really lifts you up also if you don't believe in god. Just great music for every situation in life. (sorry for my English, don't use it very often)

Awesome Choir Worship.......2000-12-08

This worship CD is uplifting and deeply moving. My favorite part is where the pastor prays in the middle of "More than Ever Before." I cry every time. You can't stay still and you can't stay silent listening to this CD.

A few unforgettable songs.......2000-03-10

"Lead Me Lord" and "I'm Not Afraid" are well worth the price of this CD. I do not think the whole album is particularly strong though. But hey...mediocre Brooklyn Tabernacle is better than the best by anybody else. I recommend it.

Definitely the BEST!!.......1999-04-16

The best gospel song ever sung by them I thought was "Holy is the Lord" on their previous cd,until I heard the best constructed(if you will)song ever produced,which are definitely "I'm not Afraid" and "be Holy".This choir's ideas seems to be endless.Every song has a message,and every song is sung with the strong purpose to drive the message home.I introduced my own youth choir to The Brooklyn Tabernacle choir by teaching them most of their songs,and they loved it so much,that most of them agreed that if they get to visit the United States they will firstly be attending a live concert of this amazing choir.According to the members in my youth group,Disneyland or Hollywood must wait,to see this choir perform live is their ultimate dream.That says a lot of how far Brooklyn's music message has reached that even the youth in crime-ridden South Africa prefer their music to rave or even rap. I wish there where more of their music available in South Africa.I feel this choir has a song for every situation that life has to offer,and there music soothed my soul that of my choir memebers with such ease.Their orchestra is amazing;coupled with rich,talented voices so well directed by Carol Cymbala,I dont think they have their match anywhere in the world.

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Brilliant Recordings
A- for effort
What can you say?

Psalms of David Complete
Choir of St Paul's Cathedral , and Scott
Manufacturer: Hyperion UK
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00006GO6J
Release Date: 2002-10-08

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This complete 12-disc survey of The Psalms of David from St. Paul's Cathedral is both a remarkable historical record of Anglican chant at its finest and an astonishing musical experience. Contained here are all 150 psalms in their traditional English garb from the 1549 Book of Common Prayer, with revised or entirely new musical settings as published in The New St. Paul's Cathedral Psalter, edited by the choir's musical director John Scott, itself a revision of the 1875 Cathedral Psalter. As such, these recordings represent the very backbone of the Anglican liturgy, but even a casual listener will be in no doubt that they also offer music that is both contemplative and richly varied when removed from its liturgical context.

The art of "pointing"--or setting--psalm texts has been essayed by many English composers, from William Croft through the Wesleys and William Boyce in earlier times to the great flowering in the late 19th century under Stainer and Barnby, with further contributions from Parry, Stanford, Elgar, Howells, and a host of choirmasters and organists, including Sir David Willcocks and John Scott himself. All are represented here. Recorded throughout in the vast acoustic of their cathedral, the St. Paul's choristers enunciate the words precisely, backed by inventive though unobtrusive organ accompaniment. Taken individually, it's possible to isolate moments when the choir seem to drag their feet or fail to give due weight to the words (Psalm 125, "They that put their trust in the Lord," seems far too subdued, for example), and the massive Psalm 119 is awkwardly split across discs 10 and 11, but overall this set is nothing less than a document of invaluable cultural and musical significance. --Mark Walker

Customer Reviews:

Brilliant Recordings.......2007-06-11

In our view the changes in pointing, and excellent selection of chants, give deeper meanings to the Psalms than those achieved in the "standard?" Parish Psalter.

We found great Spirituality and a wonderful sense of Worship whilst listening to this set. This is often sacrificed for brilliance of musical performance in other recordings.

Unfortunately the "St.Paul's Psalter" is not available (June 2007) but we are told that a new print run may happen within 12 months. This would be a most valuable companion to the recordings when and if it becomes available.

A- for effort.......2006-02-23

This grand undertaking deserves high praise, and I'm struck, listening to chant after chant, how much Anglican chant as it used to be until the changes of the 70s was one of the great Victorian contributions to English life and art. For anyone who wants to hear almost the entire repertoire of Anglican chant deployed in singing the whole book of Psalms, this is an unrivalled source. It is wonderful, too, to hear the Coverdale translation: you realize what the churches have lost by abandoning the proper & regular singing of the Psalms. So one is immensely grateful to Hyperion for putting out this recording. It's not perfect, though.

The rhythmic pacing, though a little slow for my taste, is steady and sensitive, the diction clear, and the organ accompaniment superb (Providing an expressive accompaniment to a choir singing in 4-part free rhythm, and improvising descants to the melody at the same time, isn't easy). And of course there's the cavernous acoustic of St. Paul's, very impressive in the more thunderous psalms. Unfortunately, though, the "forward" style favored for the St. Paul's boys produces a sound that's unpleasantly chesty in the lower registers and reedy in the higher ones. The poorly integrated choral sound caused by this kind of voice-production can be downright unpleasant for anyone used to, or trained in, the classic English choral style. In fact, one has to wonder why this choir was chosen for such a huge project: even allowing for the near-universal decline in standards of vocal training for boys in England, better sounds than this can still be heard.

What can you say?.......2003-01-03

I almost hate to criticize this terrific thing. After all, where else can you get all 150 Psalms in a single collection sung by one of the world's great choirs?

How much do I like it? I bought it *twice*. I originally bought all the CDs separately, before they came out with a single boxed set. They were stolen from my car (and, God willing, maybe they converted some poor thief to Anglican Cathedral Music and got him into church). After they were stolen, I immediately bought them again.

One of the great pleasures of life is listening to the Morning and Evening Psalms while driving to and from work, and making listening a regular feature of Morning and Evening Prayer.

So what's the criticism? The sound is a bit muddy, so the words can be rather difficult to understand without reading along (which is a real problem when driving), and personally, I prefer the Psalter from the 1979 BCP instead of the old one, from the Great Bible. But that's unreasonable. They ARE a British choir after all. Those are the only criticisms.

Tracks:

Psalm 139: O Lord, Thou Hast Searched Me Out And Known Me
Psalm 140: Deliver Me, O Lord, From The Evil Man: And Preserve Me
Psalm 141: Lord, I Call Upon Thee, Haste Thee Unto Me: And Consider My Voice
Psalm 142: I Cried Unto The Lord With My Voice: Yea, Even Unto The Lord
Psalm 143: Hear My Prayer, O Lord, And Consider My Desire: Hearken Unto Me
Psalm 144: Blessed Be The Lord My Strength: Who Teacheth My Hands To War
Psalm 145: I Will Magnify Thee, O God My King: And I Will Praise Thy Name
Psalm 146: Praise The Lord O My Soul, While I Live Will I Praise The Lord
Psalm 147: O Praise The Lord, For It Is A Good Thing To Sing Praises Unto Our God
Psalm 148: O Praise The Lord Of Heaven: Praise Him In The Height
Psalm 149: O Sing Unto The Lord A New Song: Let The Congregation Of Saints Praise
Psalm 150: O Praise God In His Holiness: Praise Him In The Firmament
Alternative Settings: Psalm 150: O Praise God In His Holiness: Praise Him In The Firmament
Alternative Settings: Psalm 121: I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes Unto The Hills: From Whence Cometh My Help
Morning Canticle: Easter Anthem: Christ Our Passover Is Sacrificed For Us