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Junior Angels
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This month we present to some and introduce to others the Junior Angels of Newton, Mississippi. Their new CD is titled Blessed. This is an exciting new group that has developed a style that is unique but still traditional gospel music. Their music incorporates the best of musical arrangements from secular groups of the 70s and traditional gospel music, with just a hint of contemporary peppered thought out some of the songs.
The members of the group are Joseph Magee, Eric Magee, Johnny Jones, AL Moncrief, Kevin Temple, Antwain Brown, Bill Wheaton, Sedrick Moore, and Tyrell Jones. The Juniors are not only great singers, but they are excellent musicians and arrangers. The CD was produced by Junior Angels, along with Madison Magee and Terrence Davis.
The group members love for God and sincerity in singing praises to our Lord and Savior are definitely revealed in this project. The ten tracks on this project will certainly get your feet moving.
Often a group will have one good lead singer and others that will from time to time sing lead on one song on a project. However, according to the liner notes, the Junior Angels have four exceptional lead singers. They are Joseph Magee, Al Moncrief, Kevin Temple and Antwain Brown.
The songs on the project are Ready, Save Me A Seat, Just One Touch, It Was Jesus, Its A Jesus, Born Again, Make Me Over, Stay With Me Lord, Train, Amazing Grace, and Blessed. All of the songs are worthy of your attention. There are few we would like to spotlight.
Make Me Over will certainly have you clapping your hands and tapping youre toes. Make sure you have plenty of space around you, because you just might get your shout on with this one. Just One Touch is the Juniors version of the story from St. Matthew 9: 20 22. Although this story has been sung about over and over and over and over by many groups, the Juniors rendition is different than any that you have heard. It is a great arrangement to a song that tells a story that has been sang about so much that it is almost expected to be somewhere in every groups repertoire.
Another traditional song that has a very unique arrangement is Amazing Grace. You may find yourself comparing the Juniors version of this song to some of the best gospel quartet singers of the 70s and 80s. This song has the best background harmony of the entire CD. You will not get tired of listening to the Juniors sing this song.
Blessed will cause you to take inventory of all that is going on in your life and it will have you thanking God that things are not as difficult as they could be. The song reminds us of the many blessings of God. After listening to this song you will realize that you are really Blessed. The musical arrangement to this song will definitely have you thinking of some of the secular groups of the 70s and 80s. But, dont let the arrangement prevent you from getting the message from the song; and that is you are BLESSED!
The Junior Angels have effectively blended a bit of the past with the present to give us the sound of futuristic gospel quartet music with scripturally based messages. This group should have a lasting positive impact on the lives of many and on the gospel music industry. You are bound to be Blessed by this CD.
You certainly want to add this CD to your collection. It is a good project. We give Junior Angels' Blessed an 8.5 out of 10.
You may not be able to find this CD in your local record store. You should be able to purchase it by clicking on Blessed and sending an email to Deacon Shumpert Watts requesting the CD. Click on the title to hear Amazing Grace." |
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