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I found that music on this CD. I like the real, down home, grandma and grandpa gospel that inspired my forefathers. Nothing Cooke ever did when he crossed over into the mainstream can touch this recording. When Ethel Davenport sings "My Troubles Are So Hard To Bear," it makes you want to cry. Dorothy Love Coates and the Original Gospel Harmonettes get your blood pumping with the invigorating "Get Away Jordan." I think it would even make Al Gore stomp his feet. This CD is at the top of the list of must have recordings.
I defy anyone, anywhere to find a better single recording than Cooke's and the Soul Stirrer's "Nearer To Thee." I listened to it twelve straight times and was moved each time. That gave them hope in the most trying of circumstances. There is not a single weak song in this 1955 live recording from the Shrine Auditorium. I love gospel music, but not gospel music from today, but not the type of gospel sung by Kirk Franklin. This is a little-known, but must have treasure. A virtual who's who of gospel greats, this CD features Sam Cooke, Dorothy Love Coates, James Cleveland, Albertina Walker, Joe May, the Soul Stirrers and the Pilgrim Travelers.
But, wait.
This album was a disappointment to me. The gospel singers are in good form and deliver their songs with fervor, but not the fervor that comes from other live performances. All of the Clara Ward 'live' albums are infectious because the congregation or audience feels the music and the responds accordingly.
However, let me say that I heard this recording for the first time last year and it was all I could talk about for months. If the previous reviews haven't convinced you to buy it yet, then there's probably not much I can do. Bone shattering performances by Brother Joe May, some of the best recorded singing by Sam Cooke and the Soul Stirrers (that's saying something), and maybe the single best recording of ANY song I've ever heard in my life: Dorothy Love Coates and the Original Gospel Harmonettes on "Get Away Jordan." If you're starting to believe that what's on the radio nowadays is actually music, buy this CD and prepare to be straightened out. . this must be the one.
If you want a taste of theTrue Power, this is it. This CD can really transmit a true experience of the Holy Spirit,now I know what they mean by 'Something got a Hold of Me'.So much of contemporary 'gospel' music tries hard but is sadly just faking it, and no one even knows anymore what itused to be all about.
Dorothy, or Dot as you can hear her group members say, gave SUCH A POWERFUL TESTIMONY. And as Dorothy Love Coates began to testify, I could feel my feet get light and I begin to feel alright every time I listen. The spirit sho'ly- and I did say sho'ly, kicked in.
It really gives the listener a true taste of what "REAL" Gospel music is. The haunting sound of Ethel singing "My Troubles Are So Hard To Bear" makes you feel the pain that she's suffering. This CD is beyond awesome.
Brother Joe May singing "It's A Long, Long Way" makes me feel like I'm sitting at my church, watching the Senior Male Chorus render a selection. She tore "Get Away Jordan" and "You Must Be Born Again" all up.This is a definate MUST HAVE.and I wish I could give this CD more than 5 stars. There's not a lot of computer tech involved- no need for it.
I feel that Dorothy Love Coates, Ethel Davenport, and Brother Joe May are the highlights of this CD.
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