Justified In Light: The 2020 Platinum Vinyl Awards 1st Quarter - Live Recorded Album

Our Second tie is between Live Album and Rock Music. Both genres had 6 entries apiece. We are just starting. When we finish the numbers get much bigger. Let's get to it. No More Words.

Live Recorded Album

• First Free Music - Live at Black Box Theater 
• Tasha Cobbs Leonard - Smile (Live)
• Chris McClarney - Fill This Place (Live) EP
• Gene Moore - Nashville Sessions (Live) EP
• Slick Shoes - Broadcasting Live 
• Vive Worship - Resonance (Live)

Slick Shoes releasing their first Album 16 years and sounding as fresh as ever. Looks like Comeback Album will be making a comeback this year. Rock Music is next. Until then, I am Awaiting Your Reply.

Wolves Unleashed: The 2019 Platinum Vinyl Awards 4th Qtr - Live Album

Live Recorded Album had a very good showing this time with 18 entries, but it was still only good for second place. I think things were up because we managed to track down all the live Modern Worship Albums (not all of them are) (Oops, there goes the reveal of the winner).

Live Recorded Album

• Pat Barrett - Canvas and Clay (Live)
• Catch The Fire Music - Revival 25 EP (Live)
• David's Tent - Raise Every Voice: David's Tent Live
• E58 Worship - Make Way
• Travis Greene - Setlist, Volume 1
• JJ Hairston and Youthful Praise - Miracle Worker
• Housefires - Housefires V
• Leeland - Better Word (Live) 
• David Leonard - The Wait: Silence The Noise
• Life Church Worship - God So Good
• Matt Maher - Alive and Breathing, Volume 1
• William McDowell - The Cry: A Live Worship Experience from Chattanooga
• New Wine Worship - This Is Love
• Planetshakers - Rain, Part 3 EP
• Planetshakers - Rain
• Red Rocks Worship - Spark (Live)
• Red Rocks Worship - Spark (Be Still) EP
• Red Rocks Worship - Spark (You Will Be My Song) EP

That's quite a list. It was made as things were released and some of the Modern Worship EP's get discontinued by Amazon once the "Full Album" gets released. That's a shame as they can stand on their own. Modern Worship (Live and Studio) is the final winner of the year and they are next. Until then, I am Awaiting Your Reply.

Chaotic Symphonies: The 2019 Platinum Vinyl Awards 3rd Qtr - Live Recorded Album

Live Recorded Album was responsible for a baker's dozen worth of entries, and is also our penultimate genre for the quarter. Once again, Modern Worship is first, but you knew that if your were genre counting.

Live Recorded Album

• Joshua Aaron - Live At The Tower of David
• Canyon Hills Worship - As Long As I Live Volume 2 (Live) 
• Steven Curtis Chapman - A Great Adventure (Live)
• Lou Fellingham - Made For You (Live)
• Hillsong United - People
• Red Rocks Worship - Spark (On Earth As It Is In Heaven) (Live)
• Red Rocks Worship - Spark (Come Alive) (Live)
• Red Rocks Worship - Spark (No Other Love) (Live EP)
• Switchfoot - Live From The Native Tongue Tour EP
• 29:11 Worship - Marble and Mortar, Volume 2 (Live)
• Phil Wickham - Sing Along 4 (Live)
• Paul Wilbur - Roar From Zion: Recorded Live In Jerusalem
• Woodlands Worship - Live

Modern Worship Closes it out with 25 Entries. I am Awaiting Your Reply.

The Reckoning: The 2019 Platinum Vinyl Awards 2nd Qtr - Live Recorded Album

Live Recorded Album had sixteen entries. Usually it's a pretty light genre, but I guess there was a rush to get a live album out this quarter.

Live Recorded Album

• Meredith Andrews - Faith And Wonder (Live) EP
• Bethel Music - Victory
• Catch The Fire Music - Presence: Live From Toronto
• Todd Dulaney - To Africa With Love
• Jon Egan - Unveil (Live)
• Keith and Kristen Getty - Sing! Psalms!: Ancient and Modern (Live at The Getty Music Worship Conference)
• Passion - Follow You Anywhere
• Reach City Worship - Nothing Else Matters
• Shane and Shane - Hymns Live
• Michael W. Smith - Awaken: The Surrounded Experience
• Chris Tomlin - Holy Roar: Live From Church
• The Tommies - The Tommies Reunion
• 29:11 Worship - Marble and Mortar, Volume 1
• Vineyard UK - Legacy (Live From Ireland)
• Vineyard UK - Twelve: One (Dave Miller Live From Trent Vineyard)
• Cory Voss - Songs of The House

Most of the Live Albums are Modern Worship, as is the norm, but there are two Gospel entries. The Biggie is next, and it is Modern Worship. Until then, I am Awaiting Your Reply

Phoenix Rising: The 2019 Platinum Vinyl Awards 1st Qtr - Live Recorded Album

No more ties, no more ties. We finish with our last group of ties with Live Recorded Album. They also had 9 entrants this quarter, which is enough to represent the genre in the final. We still have three more quarters to go, however.

Live Recorded Album

• 3C Live - Good To Me (Live)
• Christ Fellowship Worship - What Love Looks Like (Live)
• Covenant Worship - Covenant Worship (Live)
• Evanescence - Synthesis Live
• Sean Feucht - Wild 
• Hillsong Young and Free - III (Live at Hillsong Conference)
• Tasha Cobbs Leonard - Heart. Passion. Pursuit: Live at Passion City Church
• Needtobreathe - Acoustic (Live), Volume 1
• Planetshakers - Heaven on Earth

Of this quite excellent list my personal favorite is Synthesis Live by Evanescence. The DVD recorded at Foxwoods Casino in Connecticut is simply amazing. Amy is Gorgeous (as always) and is the true director of the orchestra. Everything revolves around her as it should. The best DVD of 2018. Hard Rock is next. Until then I am Awaiting Your Reply.

Backmasking Number Nine: The 2018 Platinum Vinyl Awards 4th Qtr - Live Recorded Album

Our quarterly tie is upon us. We had a tie with seven entries of Live Recorded Album and Rock Album. Let's get to it. The first of them is Live Recorded Album.

Live Recorded Album

• The Church Vessel - The Outcome (Live)
• Grace City - Grace City (Live)
• Jesus Culture - Living With A Fire (Live)
• Planetshakers - Heaven on Earth, Part 2
• Powerhouse Fellowship Soul Choir ft Shawn Cotterrell - It's Not Over (Live)
• Martin Smith - Love Song for a City (Live)
• Zach Williams - Survivor: Live From Harding Prison EP

A nice mix. Rock is up next. Until next time, I am Awaiting Your Reply.

Don't Stop Believing: The 2018 Platinum Vinyl Awards 3rd Qtr - Live

Welcome back to our 3rd Quarter Wrap of the 2018 Platinum Vinyl Awards entries, and we are Live, as in Live Recorded Album. They had seven entries.

Live Recorded Album

• Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir - I Am Reminded (Live)
• Hillsong Worship - There Is More (Live)
• Chris McClarney - Breakthrough (Live)
• Planetshakers - Heaven On Earth Part 2 (Live In Asia)
• Upper Room - Moments EP (Live)
• Kim Walker-Smith - On My Side (Live)
• Worship Central - Stir A Passion (Live)

We have a good veteran artists here. Gospel is next. Until then I am Awaiting Your Reply.

The Musical Industrial Complex: The 2018 Platinum Vinyl Awards 2nd Qtr (Jan-Mar 2018) - Live Remix Folk

The Second Quarter of 2018 is in the bag (and because of a number of reasons the 3rd Quarter is almost done as well). We are finally ready to get the Second Quarter Wrap underway. We begin with our multiple genre posts. First up is Live Recorded Album, Remix Album, and Folk Music.

Live Recorded Album

• Pax 217 - Live 6/3/17

Remix Album

• Jordan Feliz - Witness (The Remixes)
• Hillsong Young and Free - Love Wont Let Me Down (The Remixes)

Folk/Folk Rock

• Eufaula - Between The Hills
• The Oh Hellos - Eurus EP
• Andrew Peterson - Resurrection Letters, Prologue
• Andrew Peterson - Resurrection Letters, Volume 1

Sorry no links right now. Still looking for new affiliate possibilities as Amazon is going downhill. Next up Electronic Gospel. Until then I am Awaiting Your Reply.

Falling Rocks: The 2018 Platinum Vinyl Awards 1st Qtr - Live Recorded Album

A Three Way Tie Greets Us as we move into 2018. Our next genre is Live Recorded Album. I know, Live Album spans genres. But what else can I do with it, it's not General Field material. Let's get to it.

Live Recorded Album

• The Gray Havens - Ghost of a King Live
• Lifepoint Worship - Mountain/Valley (Live)
• Powerhouse Fellowship Soul Choir feat Shawn Cotterell - It's Not Over EP
• Pursue Worship - Let It Rise (Live)
• BJ Putnam - Love Like Fire (Live)
• Young Saint - Transition (Live)
• Tye Tribbet - The Bloody Win (Live)

Next up is the second of our Three-Way Tie. Adult Contemporary is next. Until then, I am Awaiting Your Reply.

Diamond Rain: The 2017 Platinum Vinyl Awards 4th Qtr - Live Recorded Album

Tied with Adult Contemporary with 11 entries this quarter is Live Recorded Album. It isn't technically a genre, but we do have an award category for it. Let's get to it.

Live Recorded Album

• Jordan Feliz - 1 Mic, 1 Take (Live From Capital Studios)
• Travis Greene - Crossover: Live From Music City
• Jesus Culture - Love Has A Name (Deluxe/Live)
• Thousand Foot Krutch - Untraveled Roads: A Live Album
• Ruth La'Ontra - I Got You
• Sandra McCracken - Steadfast Live
• New Hope Oahu - Kingdom (Live)
• Planetshakers - Legacy (Live In Melbourne)
• Red Rocks Worship - Here (Live)
• Ricardo Sanchez - Taste + See (Live)
• Urban Rescue - City Sessions (Live in Los Angeles)

The list is slightly worship centric, but such is the nature of the format. 11 was a three-way tie, and the third in the group is hip-hop. We will hop over there next time. While you're waiting, why don't you click the links in any of these posts and go to amazon. Buy through the link and support The Night Beat at the same time. Until next time, I am Awaiting Your Reply.

Venus and Mars are Alright: The 2017 Platinum Vinyl Award 3rd Qtr - Live Recorded Album

The Multi-Genre Posts are behind us. From now on in it is all single genre posts. In ascending order of quarterly success. We begin with a three way tie. Live Recorded Album, Rap, and Rock all met the minimum threshold of 5 entrants.

Live Recorded Album

• The City Harmonic - Benediction (Live)
• North Central University Worship Live - Always Remain (Live)
• North Point Inside Out - Nothing Ordinary, Part One (Live)
• Sandi Patty - Forever Grateful (Live From The Farewell Tour)
• Jeremi and Amy Richardson - Winds and Waters (Live From Redding, California)

Some people who have been with me for a while may be wondering "A Sandi Patty album?". No, I haven't gone soft. I grew up when Sandi Patty was cool and contemporary, and while my musical tastes have gotten somewhat louder (Demon Hunter for instance), I still recognize vocal talent. Rap is next. Until then, I am Awaiting Your Reply.

Copernicus Rocks: The 2017 PlatInum Vinyl Awards 2nd Qtr: Live Folk Rock

Sticking up for a fellow pole here at Night Beat HQ. Not that I'm one of those Polish Pride people, I'm not. I mean most days I would just assume I would be any other ethnicity. (I love it when people think I'm Italian.) Hey, my Dad almost had me convinced that I was a Bosnian Crown Prince. (The official name of the country is Bosnia-HerzeGOVINA) (Caps added for Emphasis, Look at my name in the byline.) But upon further review I figure, since that part of the world is fairly warlike (anyone remember WWI?) even up to the present time, maybe it is not wise to assert Balkan Royal Lineage, no matter how flimsy.

Anyway, while Nicky doesn't really have anything to do with Music, (except that Copernicus Rocks sounds cool), it is a slight comment on some recent happenings in the world. Look it up. Now, on to our behind schedule quarterly wrap.

We begin our wrap with some multi-genre posts, where we handle the genres that had less than the threshold of 5 entries. This first one is a little tricky. Even though we have a category called Folk Rock, this is Live Album, Folk/Folk Rock, and Rock. It is the first of three multi genre posts. Let's get to it.

Folk/Folk Rock

• Ellie Holcomb - Red Sea Road

Live Recorded Album

• Daniel Bashta - My Resurrection (Live)
• Aaron Shusht - Love Made A Way (Live)

Rock Music

• As We Ascend - Farewell to Midnight
• Flatfoot 56 - Odd Boat
• K.I.D.S. - Side A

We are finally under way for our 2nd Quarter Wrap. Good it starts before the 3rd Quarter is finished. Until next time, I am Awaiting Your Reply.

Siberian Siren: The 2017 Platinum Vinyl Awards 1st Qtr - The Megapost

We have come to the end of the first quarter for #PlatVnyl8. Things are really moving fast. It was a pretty lightweight quarter this year, which was propped up by a heavy number of Christmas Releases. As is our custom here at The Night Beat, we begin by grouping the genres that had less than 5 entrants in a quarter into a single or multiple posts. There were 7 such groupings and we will put them into two megaposts. Let us begin.

Folk/Folk Rock

• Rend Collective - Campfire II: Simplicity

Gospel/R&B

• VaShawn Mitchell - Secret Place: Live In South Africa

Alternative

• Tenth Avenue North - Followers 

Live Recorded Album

• Hillsong -Let There Be Light (Live)
• VaShawn Mitchell - Secret Place: Live In South Africa
• Toby Mac - Hits Deep Live

And so it begins. Only one comment here in introduction to this quarter's "cutesy" title. I don't mean siren as in police, but in female singers who lured mariners to their destruction with their enchanting voices. So this quarter is dedicated to Natalya Rose Piette, Georgia Napolitano, Lisa LaVie, Autumn Guzzardi, and Kayla Reeves. They are the lovely "sirens" of Trans-Siberian Orchestra. What voices. But no, I don't expect they are leading anyone down to perdition. One more thing. Since VaShawn Mitchell appears twice in this post alone, I have put the regular album link on Gospel and the Deluxe one on Live. One more megapost to go. Until then, I am Awaiting Your Reply.

A Perfect Scale: The 2016 Platinum Vinyl Awards 4th Quarter - Live Recorded Album

The last of the Beastly Trio is Live Recorded Album. I know that it is not technically a music genre, but it deserves a space of its own. And since it has its own award, it is appropriate that I do a quarterly check up. Let's get to it.

Live Recorded Album

• Fred Hammond - Worship Journal (Live)
• Hillsong United - Of Dirt and Grace: Live From The land
• Donnie McClurkin - The Journey (Live)
• The Neverclaim - Encounter: A Live Worship Experience
• Planetshakers - Overflow Live
• Candy West - Candy West Live

That concludes our beastly trio. Up next is our final three way tie, our heavenly sevens group. The first up in that grouping is Adult Contemporary/Inspirational. Until then, I am Awaiting Your Reply.

The Seven Soundtrack: The 2016 Platinum Vinyl Awards 3rd Quarter - Live Instrumental Dance

This is the second of three multi-genre posts as we wrap the 3rd Quarter of 2016 in #PlatVnyl7. Things are going to get very interesting by the time this eligibility year is in the tank, you can be sure of that. 

Instrumental Music

• Hammock - Everything and Nothing
• Adam Young - Omaha Beach
• Adam Young - The Spirit of St. Louis

 Live Recorded Album

• Emery - Acoustic: Live In Houston
• Onething Live - Love Makes Us Strong
• Travis Ryan - Heartbeat
• Travis Ryan - Until My Voice Is Gone

Dance-Synthpop

• 1GN - Unite
• The Fifth Service - Proven
• DJ Kirk - Awakening
• Joel Vaughn - Kinetic

Next up is our final multi-genre post. Until then, I am Awaiting Your Reply.

The 2016 2nd Quarter - Live Metal Children

We are beginning the announcements for the pool entries for the 2nd Quarter of 2016, aka #PlatVnyl7. We are half-way through and we are still announcing #PlatVnyl6. We are backed up, to say the least.

We begin our journey with multiple genre posts for those genres which haven't had enough entries to justify their own blog post. There will be two such posts. Also Remix and Folk had no entries. The first of these posts will combine Children's Music, Hard Rock and Metal, and Live recorded Album.

Children's Music

• Vineyard UK - Great Big God

Hard Rock /Heavy Metal

• Hope For The Dying - Legacy 
• Rival Choir - I Believe, Help My Unbelief

Live Recorded Album

• Life Church - Fully Devoted: Live
• Planetshakers - Momentum: Live In Manila 
• Vineyard Worship - All The Earth Shall Worship: Live From the Vineyard Global Family.

That does it for this post. Next up is our final multiple genre post. Until next time, I am Awaiting Your Reply.

Mistletunes: The 2016 1st Quarter - Live Recorded Album

We begin our single genre postings with a four way tie. Live Recorded Album, Folk/Folk Rock, Gospel/R&B , and Dance/Synthpop all had five entrants into the pool this quarter. We will start with Live Recorded Album. I know, it is not technically a genre, but it really seems silly to relegate these to the general field. Live vs Studio.

Live Recorded Album

• Casting Crowns - A Live Worship Experience
• Adam Layne Fisher - Live at Barnet Park
• Generation Unleashed - Come Alive (Live)
• John Mark McMillan - Live At The Knight
• Cindy Cruse Ratcliff - Edge Of The Universe (Live At Lakewood Church)  

Next up is Folk and Folk Rock. Until then, I am Awaiting Your Reply.