El McMeen - Gospel Guitar Treasures

Published Tuesday 4th December 2018
El McMeen - Gospel Guitar Treasures
El McMeen - Gospel Guitar Treasures

STYLE: Roots/Acoustic
RATING 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
OUR PRODUCT CODE: 169657-26764
LABEL: Independent
FORMAT: CD Album
ITEMS: 1

Reviewed by Tim Holden

El has a reputation as one of the best guitarists in the world and a master at picked steel strung acoustic guitar with over 12 albums to his name. 'Gospel Guitar Treasures' mines the rich heritage of hymns and gospel music to produce 80 minutes - and 27 tracks - of lyrical and flowing picked guitar. The recordings faithfully capture the acoustic guitar with all its nuances and highlight El's talent at improvising round a tune to provide a full and enriching interpretation of songs that usually benefit from all that a human voice normally brings. From "Onward Christian Soldiers" through "Greensleeves (What Child Is This)", "Be Thou My Vision" and "O For A Thousand Tongues / Praise To The Lord" to "Just A Closer Walk With Thee / What A Friend We Have In Jesus" there will be many tracks known to all and some to just a few. The music and arrangements are beautiful and really the only weakness is a lack of variation which only a true guitar aficionado will manage to sit through the whole 80 minutes in one session.

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Sample Track Listing:
1. Alleluia, Sing To Jesus (Hyfrydol) [Listen]
2. Amazing Grace [Listen]
3. Angel Band [Listen]
4. Be Still My Soul [Listen]
5. Be Thou My Vision [Listen]
6. Drifting Too Far From The Shore [Listen]
7. Fairest Lord Jesus [Listen]
8. Give Me Jesus [Listen]
9. Greensleeves (What Child Is This) [Listen]
10. In Christ There Is No East Or West - This Is My Father's World [Listen]
11. In The Garden [Listen]
12. Jacob's Ladder [Listen]
13. Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring [Listen]
14. Kingsfold (Star Of The County Down) [Listen]
15. Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence [Listen]
16. Let Us Break Bread Together - Kumbaya [Listen]
17. O For A Thousand Tongues - Praise To The Lord [Listen]
18. O Zion Haste [Listen]
19. Of The Father's Love Begotten [Listen]
20. Once To Every Man And Nation - Joshua Fit The Battle Of Jericho [Listen]
21. Onward Christian Soldiers [Listen]
22. Our God, Our Help - Immortal, Invisible [Listen]
23. Resurrection Power [Listen]
24. Were You There- [Listen]
25. Will The Circle Be Unbroken [Listen]
26. Just A Closer Walk With Thee - What A Friend We Have In Jesus (Live Bonus Track) [Listen]
27. There Is Power In The Blood (Live Bonus Track) [Listen]

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Reader Comments

Posted by El McMeen in Sparta, NJ @ 14:12 on Dec 5 2018

Thank you.



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