Canter Bridge

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There are oodles of recordings of Dmitri Shotakovich’s Symphony No. 10, an obvious indication that listeners file this one under ‘Accessible Shostakovich’. Continue Reading »

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Some acts don’t travel well, even though they represent considerable rootage in their own context. New Zealand’s The Parachute Band has produced such an act in the live worship album You Alone. Continue Reading »

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Amy Grant’s 1985 Unguarded album seeks to make a genuine statement about Christian faith on a highly-produced album that is preoccupied with love. Track after track, the singer explores what love is, beginning with ‘Love of Another Kind’ (i.e. Jesus’ love), continuing with track two’s ‘(Love Will) Find a Way’, and on it goes. Continue Reading »

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With this Maranatha CD, you get tight harmonies, singable tunes, and Scripture-inspired lyrics. The music is more than competent. You will probably not have any of their ten tracks played at your wedding or funeral, but they may raise the level of your commute a bit. That’s what these albums are for.

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This motion picture soundtrack brings grins all around because each of the tracks associates so instantly with a scene from the uproarious film it graced with fine folk music, in the process generating something of a musical renaissance for those drawn to the genre. Continue Reading »

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My wife walked into the room this weekend as I was watching the last scenes of Casablanca. ‘Isn’t it amazing how it lasts …?’, she observed of the Bogey-Bergman film that had moved me so. Indeed. Continue Reading »

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It’s a big world and artistry represents a big world within that world. There’s room in all of this, thank the Creator, for Sarah Brightman and her multiple musical personae. You can’t fit Brightman into a single genre and you’ll only become bitter if you try.

Just enjoy the music. Continue Reading »

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From one important angle, this is the Amy Grant album we were waiting for and knew she could make. The depth, the knowing pathos, and the quality of expression raised Amy’s game to a new level. Continue Reading »

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Like a mountain range that spreads peaks out as far as the eye can see, Gloria peaked early, then went on to add album after album to the view. Cuts Both Ways is definitely her early peak, a CD that showed her at the top of her game as a singer in both Spanish and English. Continue Reading »