Newsboys - Newsboys Live: Houston We Are Go (CD+DVD)
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Free Music Review: Nothing better than thousands of people worshiping God!
Hit: 5 Stars
This two disc set is awesome. The concert looks like it would have been a blast and the music is very up beat and up-lifting. I would definitely recommend this set.Free Music Review: Great CD+DVD
Hit: 5 Stars
This is a great CD + DVD combo. This is just another reason why the Newsboys continue to be one of the best bands around!Free Music Review: Short....but sweet!
Hit: 4 Stars
I'll try to make this review like a Newsboys concert,short...but sweet.In days when veteran acts are playing 2hrs a night,cramming two dozen,(sometimes more)songs into each set,the Newsboys have clearly chosen the easy way out.
Why?
Of the fourteen tracks on the disc we get;
1 cover tune (Blessed Be Your Name)
1 medley of choruses from their back catalogue
1 Drum solo? (lasts less than a minute)
1 Testimony by Peter Furler
Four tracks down,ten to go;
5 tracks off the new album
4 Classic favorites
1 Semi new song (Stay Strong)
And auto-tuned to death!
For a band that has been around for two decades,with dozens of radio hits,you'd think the song selection would have been spread out a bit more,especially since it was the last tour with founding member,lead singer,co-producer and principle songwriter,Peter Furler.Not to be.
I saw this tour in Texas and it was the exact same setlist,jokes,banter and wardrobe,have the pictures to prove it!
On the positive note,the Newsboys can pack alot of punch in sixty minutes,probably more than some bands who stay onstage twice as long!They have the tunes,they play with stunning precision and heck,just about everybody likes 'em!Maybe one day they'll give fans the live album they deserve,for now,this will do.
The album is not bad at all,just expected a bit more bang from one of the best musical acts today!
Free Music Review: Phil Joel is missed
Hit: 3 Stars
They might as well have put an empty mic stand on stage in honor of Phil Joel, because the lack of his presence is obvious on this DVD.
The bass appears to all be sequenced and probably left people at the show wondering where it was coming from.
It appears on the first track "Shine" that Peter was lip-syncing. Either that or the recording had problems and he had to re-do the vocals in the studio for the DVD release. (perhaps the other reviewer who claimed to edit this DVD can shed some light on this)
They really should've had a session player sit in on bass, the gaping hole left by Phil's absence was too distracting for me.
I love the Newsboys, but the DVD left me rather disappointed. I would suggest watching the DVD from the Rock N' Roll Hall Of Fame.
If you want to support the boys, please purchase the DVD/CD combo on this page, it's priced very reasonably, and it is good to hear some of the new songs partially "live" anyway.
Free Music Review: This Party isn't "live" at all
Hit: 3 Stars
While Indeed a great moment for a groundbreaking tour of the best Christian band of all time . There is little that's actually "live" about this DVD /CD (which is the case with most live albums) First of all , Peter while a great vocalist and the best front man in the industry just has simply never sounded this Pitch perfect live . The Band creates the illusion its live by even keeping certain lyric "flubs" But they cannot trick this trained Ear ! Also Mr Colman also seems flawless on the guitar and in fact he is quite a sloppy guitarist . Overall its visually a good show to watch . They are still a great band , But they are far from a tight musical Machine that they were when Phil Joel and Jody Davis were in the band .
Take this For what it is . If you want a real live album , Go pick up one of the bands live nation cd's from the "adoration tour " and hear how the band really sounds live ... No where near what you have on this release .