Comments on: Review: The Perrys, Almost Morning

By: KC

KC — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 04:02:00 +0000

You are nuts!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: Harold

Harold — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 22:13:55 +0000

Re: lyrics of “If you knew Him”…..in history I was taught that Buddah was burned and only ashes remain? Was I taught wrong or can you actually see bones in his grave? Im just saying…….

By: TH

TH — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 11:32:37 +0000

I have to say something about every ones misconception that the Perrys are well liked and successful for talent only. Have none of you read the Bible?

Psalms 37:4 Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.

Does no one believe this promise? Does it not occur to anyone that the reason they do well is because of a promise made by a God who cannot lie? Please take a minute and come to the chambers of the servant, and see what it is to serve instead of talking about the way the servants fail.

God provides for His own.
Ponder it.

By: Sarah S

Sarah S — Sat, 29 May 2010 20:56:44 +0000

I think this song makes perfect sense..In fact, it DOES.

By: Terry

Terry — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 06:29:00 +0000

I think it is time we , as christians, get down plain and simple worship of the Lord. “Did I Mention” tries to convey the simplicity of just how gratifying it is to just tell the Lord I LOVE YOU. Maybe if we could just worry about our worship instead of how a song is written we could accomplish more in our spiritual lives!

By: tenor by trade

tenor by trade — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 05:54:06 +0000

Who is this self-proclaimed kuru on sg music? Sounds to me like he really ought have a serious talk with someone about salvation. Second question, how long has he been around sg music? 50 years like I have or is it 1 year, 5 years or what? Any song that gets people to think about their relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ and their walk with Him is doing its job. Once again, perhaps this writer should do a checkup on his salvation and see where he stands. As far as Tony Greene, you have to know Tony personally to understand his humor. Considering he was facing End Stage Renal Failure without this transplant, I sure don’t think I would criticize him if I haven’t walked in his shoes. What a great example he set in his testimony of giving praise to the Lord Jesus Christ and how He works in our lives.

By: jbb

jbb — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 13:10:44 +0000

But the crowd loved them last night and they were “awesome”. They need to sing If You Knew Him every night.

By: Bingo

Bingo — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 03:48:07 +0000

Thanks for these money quotes, DH:

“But […] there’s no lyrical center to anchor the song. […] It’s not that any one of these phrases are intrinsically flawed or should be off limits by themselves […]. It’s that, taken together, they begin to overwhelm in an underwhelming way, like eating too many rice cakes.”

“So much of the new music being written and recorded in southern gospel today is often all heart and no head, or the religious-music equivalent of cheap grace.”

“The key [for a songwriter] is to lead your listeners down familiar pathways and then guide them into new and unexpected territory at some key point.”

2 Timothy 2:15 (King James Version)
“Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.”

While enjoying what they do, let’s also work together to encourage SG songwriters to strive for greater depth and excellence — to work hard to rightly divide the word of truth, as the good ol’ KJV says.

By: thom

thom — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 03:23:14 +0000

mr moderator: so basically what you’re saying is you didn’t care for some of the songs, but you thought the delivery was excellent, right?

By: quartet-man

quartet-man — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 22:48:38 +0000

Watch out, Kevin, you might be the next one for Blake to chastise, since Perrys is possessive in your usage in the first sentence.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 20:55:31 +0000

I like The Perrys energy. I think they can work an audience of typical southern gospel fans. My issue is this: the last three years when I’ve seen them at NQC, when they sing together, the lyrics are never clear. I use the mom factor: if mom can’t understand what they’re saying in a song, they’ve failed to get the message across — and it’s just noise. Albeit happy noise, and they look like they have fun on stage! But, they lose points on tight harmony with me. CDs are one thing: you can dub and mix them until they’re perfect — an artists true talent comes out when they perform live. But, I WANT The Perrys to be good live, however I’m usually disappointed. They have an appearance on the latest Gaither DVDs, too — love the verses of the song, not so much the chorus when they’re all singing. That’s all I got to say about The Perrys. Looking forward to NQC this weekend!

By: Rachel

Rachel — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 19:59:59 +0000

Well “If you Knew Him” went to #3 on the Singing News Chart, so I guess all the talk on here really doesn’t matter.

By: Soli Deo Gloria

Soli Deo Gloria — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 15:36:42 +0000

#29: Nope.

By: jbb

jbb — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 12:38:22 +0000

#26: You gotta be kidding me…right?

By: redhead

redhead — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:31:52 +0000

11. I couldn’t have said it better myself, Deron.