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First Love: A HIstoric Gathering of Jesus Music Pioneers ReviewAt first this appears to be a documentary of the Jesus Movement of the `60s and `70s. It's actually a late `90s reunion of 16 bands and artists interspersed with interview and commentary. This set contains 2 DVDs and 2 CDs. The producers have cleverly made the interviews segue in and out between the songs, so that the 2 CDs, which contain all the song performances, are crystal clear and beautifully produced. That means that while you get all 31 songs on the two CDs, you can also watch the performances with interviews on the DVDs. An included 25 page booklet gives bios on the artists.Steve Camp and John Fischer offer especially incisive and trenchant observations. Along with reprises of some of the movement's most memorable songs, there are some killer newer ones, most notably Honeytree's "Pioneer" from 1990, which longs for airplay. Darrell Mansfield, formerly of Blues Image, is not the first artist to cast Lieber and Stoller's "Stand By Me" as a gospel song (Johnny Rivers did so on his album "Not a Through Street" for example), but he is equally at home with its blues riffs. Andrae Crouch emerges as a precursor of today's praise movement. Larry Norman never appears, but Randy Stonehill shows a picture of him and they quote one of his songs. This set dates from before the reconciliation of LN and RS, as reported by John W. Thompson in the May/ June 2003 issue of Christian Musician magazine, and now Larry is rereleasing Randy's CDs.
Hopefully this set will lead to the CD reissue of great albums like Randy Matthews' "Son of Dust," Barry McGuire's "Lighten Up," "Love Song" and Darrell Mansfield's "Higher Power." I'd love to hear these artists' rockier cuts, but for now, here's "First Love."
The CDs and DVDs both include these songs:
Love Song: "Welcome Back," "Two Hands."
Barry McGuire: "Happy Road," "Seeds of Love."
Jamie Owens Collins: "The Victor," "Seasons of the Soul."
2nd Chapter of Acts: "Easter Song," "Which Way the Wind Blows"
Terry Clark: "Let's Have a Good Time," "Jesus Mighty Fortress."
Chuck Girard (of Love Song): "Sometimes Alleluia."
Annie Herring (of 2nd Chapter): "My Redeemer."
Keith Green (tribute on the DVD): "There is a Redeemer,"
"O Lord You're Beautiful," "Born Again."
Randy Stonehill: "King of Hearts," "Abandon Your Heart."
Darrell Mansfield: "Million Dollar Feeling," "Stand By Me."
John Fischer: "All Day Song," "Jesus Loves Even Me."
Randy Matthews: "Didn't He," "Ti Chape."
Matthew Ward (from 2nd Chapter): "To the King."
Paul Clark: "Abide," "Where Did I Fall Down?"
Honeytree: "Clean Before My Lord," "Pioneer."
Andrae Crouch: "I Don't Know Why (Jesus Loved Me),"
"I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes," "Bless His Holy Name."First Love: A HIstoric Gathering of Jesus Music Pioneers Overview
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