Author: BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA
Title: Higher Ground
Description: Real World, 2002. Audio CD. 5.5 X 4.9 X 0.4 inches; Disc like new. Jewel box like new. Full liner notes.12 tracks. Run time 48.30 min. The temptation to take on the misguided academic purists in this review is almost overwhelming. Believe it or not, there are those who feel that a group of the stature and vision of the Blind Boys of Alabama -- co-founded over 60 years ago by members Clarence Fountain, Jimmy Carter, and George Scott, and filled out by Joey Williams, Ricky McKinnie, and Bobby Butler -- shouldn't, in essence, engage, let alone record, music from genres other than gospel and spirituals, i. E, pop music. Suffice to say: who better? Give up the nonsense, come to the front of the house, and open not only your mind, but your heart. On their follow-up to the wildly successful Spirit of the Century, the Blind Boys enlist the phenomenally gifted visionary Robert Randolph and the Family Band, the great young lions of the Sacred Steel tradition as their backing unit, as well as longtime fan, über-guitarist, and songwriter Ben Harper on a few choice cuts for good measure. The material is stunning, even more so than on Spirit of the Century...". Fine .

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