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CRISIS Magazine latest issue
“So have you seen the amazing film on Aretha Franklin – Amazing Grace? If yes, next to that on the continuing ‘must do’ list is purchasing the newly assembled record set Amazing Grace – The Complete Recordings (Atlantic). The original’ 1972 release had 13 power-housed gospel shouts. Now extended, there are 27 tracks, speeches and sermons, all laid down over two nights at the New Temple Missionary Baptist Church, Los Angeles. This is ageless gospel, sanctified music, with a vocal supremo, a spirit-filled choir that roars behind the woman who at this time could almost literally shift a mountain. Feeling low in the faith? just hear this. You will be off your seat – play it loud of course...” [More]