Amy Grant - Time Again: Amy Grant Live (Bonus Dvd)
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Free Music Review: Collection of Musical Memories
Hit: 5 Stars
Amy Grant has enjoyed a 28 year career and was among the first artists to cross over from Christian music to enjoy some pop success. In all that time, her only live recordings were from earlier in the career. So, to correct that, she released this CD.
While she does some of her earlier hits, the focus is on the second half of her catalog. Frankly, this makes sense since this is most likely what she does in concert these days. Still, I was disappointed not to see such classics as "El Shaddai" and "My Father's Eyes" not make the CD, although I do understand they are on the DVD.
What is here is great. The songs mostly sound like they did when first recorded. And most of them stand up well all these years later. The biggest change is to "In a Little While," which she gives a modern pop sound. I like the new version just as much as the 24 year old classic version. But I don't think we needed to have the live version and a studio version on the disc. Another highlight is "Believe," the theme from her short lived TV show "Three Wishes," which hasn't been released anywhere else to my knowledge.
Long talking breaks can make or break a concert CD. While Amy talks occasionally, it's only for a few seconds at a time. There are no long stories that give additional insight into these songs. At the same time, there are no jokes that were funny the first few times but fall flat on repeated listens.
The CD comes with a bonus DVD that includes five songs from the DVD release of this concert.
This is a great collection of songs from a long pop career. I was reminded just how much I love some of these songs. By no means perfect, it will certainly please her many fans.
Free Music Review: Amy still delivers
Hit: 5 Stars
And the kids wonder why she's still a dominant force in Christian music, even though she hasn't had a number one pop hit in years. Well, she has a back catalog of 200-plus quality, honest, lived-in songs and a charming and lovably unadorned "Ideal Friend" public persona that no other CCM artist can touch. That's why.
As others have noted, she was sometimes given short shrift for her singing and songwriting abilities because of her unmatched popularity and her looks. But time has proven her impressively capable in both arenas. In fact, some of her lyrics are revealed as prescient and are even more powerful as she (actually, we) go through midlife. Sandi Patti was the premiere Christian vocalist in the 1980s but Amy was the impassioned voice of everyone's hopes and doubts.
A word of caution: If you're fixated on being able to sing along note-for-note with these classic songs, you may be in for a disappointment. Not only have the arrangements and instrumentation of her older synth-pop tunes been altered for a casual stripped-down feel but Amy is more experimental in her phrasing these days. if you appreciate the Frank Sinatra/Willie Nelson school of reinterpretation with each performance, you'll love this set. If you're interested in a perfectly recreated nostalgia session, not so much.
The constraints of the single-CD format cause some of Amy's trademark just-folks banter and pindrop-quiet stories of the DVD presentation to be lost. But this is a mandatory audio version for the car and iPod.
Free Music Review: Great concert
Hit: 5 Stars
Great music. Buy it. The songs performed on this album are not all her greatest hits but are rather highlights of her 25+ music career, incorporating many of her hits and other fan favorites. This recording sounds great. I've heard Amy live in the past and have heard BABY BABY, GOOD FOR ME and STAY FOR AWHILE not sound as great(as these were pop songs years ago) but on this live album, the vocals and instrumentation performed by Amy and her band are tight, very earthy and enjoyable. Amy and her band were able to give new, beautiful musical interpretation to her older pop music. I highly recommend watching/purchasing the live DVD as well which contains more performances and is pure eye candy.Free Music Review: A Great Time for Any Friend of Amy's
Hit: 5 Stars
Amy Grant takes the same stage where she gave her first performance 28 years ago (1978!) and gives a wonderfully intimate show on a set dressed like a living room.
I've seen her concerts several times over the past couple of decades and she always puts on a terrific show. Her choice of songs for this CD/DVD covers her career and touches on the many levels her music has taken her, from her Contemporary Christian beginnings to her pop hits.
If you're a fan of Amy's (from any point in her career), you won't be disappointed. She's still strikingly beautiful, she sounds great, and she still touches hearts with her songs.
Free Music Review: Great Live CD
Hit: 5 Stars
This live CD is very well done. The audio is great, you'll think you are at the concert. Just enough chit-chat between songs....to make it interesting. The audio is fantastic. Amy and her band sing their old hits with a fresh new arrangements and you also get to hear a few songs that weren't radio hits, but are fabulous. Excellent CD........check out the live DVD of this concert also.