Victory Voices - O God Our Help In Ages Past

Saturday 1st February 1997
Victory Voices - O God Our Help In Ages Past

STYLE: Hymnody
RATING 3 3 3
OUR PRODUCT CODE: 17799-
LABEL: Word 010
FORMAT: CD Album
ITEMS: 1

Reviewed by Norman Smith

Included in this collection are some inspirational hymns such as "Jesus Joy Of Man's Desiring", "Amazing Grace" and "Be Thou My Vision" with George Beverly Shea as guest soloist. Many of the arrangements are in medley fashion a*-1 draw on the Psalms for content. It's all competently produced and it's all thoroughly American. That overriding factor permeates everything on display - especially the harmonies, which sound more Disney than devotion, more pizza parlour music that praise. It's just extremely difficult to see this syrupy sub-songs of praise crossing the Atlantic to gladden too many hearts. Strictly for over-zealous aficionados of the genre!

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