The Reckoning: The 2019 Platinum Vinyl Awards 2nd Qtr - Modern Worship

Modern Worship is once again the big winner for the quarter. Thirty Three entries for the quarter. That's almost 7 final entries. Let's get to it.

Modern Worship

• Meredith Andrews - Faith And Wonder (Live) EP
• Michael Bahn - Clean
• Bethel Music - Victory
• Mack Brock - Covered EP
• Catch The Fire Music - Presence: Live From Toronto
• CRC Music - Greater Than All (Deluxe)
• Cross Point Music - Cross Point Music
• Elias Dummer - The Work, Volume 1
• Jon Egan - Unveil (Live)
• Every Nation Music - Faithful EP
• London Gatch - New Stories 
• Luke and Anna Hellebronth - Motions of Mercy
• Highlands Worship - Jesus You Alone
• Life Center Worship - Debut EP
• Lindy and The Circuit Riders - Driven by Love
• Stephen Miller - Behold
• New Hope Oahu - Scripture Songs
• Passion - Follow You Anywhere
• Passion - Behold The Lamb/It is Finished
• People of The Earth - Victory EP
• Planetboom - Jesus Over Everything
• Planetshakers - Rain Part 1 EP
• Radiate Worship - Come Alive
• Reach City Worship - Nothing Else Matters (Live)
• Michael W. Smith - Awaken: The Surrounded Experience
• 29:11 Worship - Marble and Mortar, Volume 1
• Chris Tomlin - Holy Roar: Live From Church
• Chris Tomlin - Is He Worthy? EP
• Upperroom - Moments: Color 003
• Upperroom - To The One
• Vineyard UK - Legacy (Live From Ireland)
• Vineyard UK - Twelve: One (Dave Miller Live From Trent Vineyard)
• Cory Voss - Songs of The House
• Phil Wickham - Living Hope (The House Sessions)

Thirty-four entries. At seven final entries that would be almost 5 years of finals, in one quarter. We raised the cutoff from 4 to 4.5 to get the genres under control. It worked for everybody but Modern Worship. The wrap is done. The third quarter awaits. 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

The Reckoning: The 2019 Platinum Vinyl Awards 2nd Qtr - Gospel

The three largest genres this quarter remain. First up is the REAL Gospel Music, not that Southern Pretender. A dozen entries mark the quarter. 

Gospel/R&B

• Casey J - The Gathering
• Beverly Crawford - The Essential Beverly Crawford, Volume 3
• Todd Dulaney - To Africa With Love
• Evan and Eris - Seasons
• Alex Holt and Free Worship - Grace. Mercy. Love
• Donald Lawrence - Goshen
• William Murphy - Settle Here
• The Recording Collective - Gospel Volume 3: Yes and Amen
• K-Ross - Son
• The Tommies - The Tommies Reunion
• Various - Lift Every Voice and Sing, Volume 1
• Various - WoW Gospel 2019

Except for Evan and Eris, this is a Veteran Heavy Quarter this time around. We hit a double quarter with our next genre. The Penultimate Post is Live Recorded Album with 16 entries. Until then, I am Awaiting Your Reply.

The Reckoning: The 2019 Platinum Vinyl Awards 2nd Qtr - Rock

Rock Music is next on our quarterly wrap. The volume may be a bit lower than metal, but that doesn't mean that the energy level is lacking.
Rock

Rock Music

• Adelaide - Strong + Brave
• David and The Giants - What Are You Waiting For?
• DaysEye - Victor EP
• Demon Hunter - Peace
• Brady Novotny - Passions Collide
• John Waller - Explosions of Light
• We Are Messengers - Honest

Three more posts remain and no more ties. Gospel Music is next. Until then, I am Awaiting Your Reply.

The Reckoning: The 2019 Platinum Vinyl Awards 2nd Qtr - Adult Contemporary

Adult Contemporary (and its Sibling Inspirational Music) is up next. Folk Music may be a catch all genre here at Night Beat HQ, but Inspirational seems to be a catch all industry wide. The short answer is it' not spiritual enough to be worship and it's too spiritual to be regular CCM. A lot of stuff gets dumped into Inspirational Music. 

Adult Contemporary/Inspirational

• Becca Bradley - Heaven Come Down
• The Cashmans - City of God
• Amanda Lindsey Cook - House on a Hill
• Chad Graham - First
• Rick Lee James - Thunder
• Robbie Seay Band - O Great Love (A Best of Collection)
• Shane and Shane - Hymns:Live

Chad Graham is part of Anthem Lights. It is a mashup cover album, and Amanda Cook is a crossover from Bethel. The second part of our tie, is Rock. Until then, I am Awaiting Your Reply.

The Reckoning: The 2019 Platinum Vinyl Awards 2nd Qtr - Folk

Folk Music (and Folk Rock) is first up among our single genre posts. Folk has turned into somewhat of a catch all genres, including bluegrass, reggae and even a bit of light country.

Folk/Folk Rock

• Steven Curtis Chapman - Deeper Roots: Where The Bluegrass Grows
• Heath McNease - Be Clean Again
• Cindy Morgan - Autumn and Eve: Old Testaments, Volume 1
• Ripp + Rice - Songs We Wrote on Tuesday
• Wild Harbors - Monument

Kind of a diverse grouping. Like I said, it's somewhat of a smorgasboard of a genre, and this proves it. What would a wrap be without a tie. We have one next. Adult Contemporary is first, next. Until next time, I am Awaiting Your Reply.

The Reckoning: The 2019 Platinum Vinyl Awards 2nd Qtr - Metal Rap

Rap/Hip-Hop and Hard Rock/Heavy Metal finish off our three megaposts. From here on in it is all one genre per post.

Rap/Hip-Hop

• Heesun Lee - Flying Cars EP
• Steven Malcolm - The Second City
• Tedashii - Never Fold

Hard Rock/Metal

• August Burns Red - Phantom Sessions EP
• Demon Hunter - War
• The Persuaded - Dawn of Destruction
• Within Temptation - Resist

Those who are solely familiar with the CCM Market may be unfamiliar with Within Temptation. They are a mainstream symphonic metal band from The Netherlands. They belong to the fringe. Their lyrics are full of Spiritual meaning, like LEAH, U2, Evanescence and others. And if you are wondering what happened to Demon Hunter's other album Peace, wait for the Rock section. Our first single genre post is Folk Music. Until then, I am Awaiting Your Reply.

The Reckoning: The 2019 Platinum Vinyl Awards 2nd Qtr - Children's Compilation Dance

Our second megapost awaits us. This is the second of three posts this quarter. Children's Music, Compilation Album, and Dance-Synthpop are in this post. Let's get to it.

Children's Music

• Jetty Rae - Stardust

Compilation Album

• Various - Lift Every Voice and Sing
• Various - WoW Gospel 2019

Dance - Synthpop

• Planetboom - Jesus Over Everything
• Switch - Symphony
• Joel Vaughn - Control, Volume 2
• Ian Yates - Deconstruction, Volume 1

We have a pretty veteran group this quarter. Even Planetboom is descended from Planetshakers, which is no stranger to the PVA's. Our final megapost takes Rap and Metal on. Until then, I am Awaiting Your Reply.

The Reckoning: The 2019 Platinum Vinyl Awards 2nd Qtr - Alternative Instrumental Pop

We begin our Wrap of The 2nd Quarter Entries for PVX (or Platinum Vinyl 10 for those new to abbreviations). We begin, as always, with at least one megapost for those genres which fail to attain the minimum bar of 5 entries to get their own blog post. We will have three such posts this quarter. We begin with Alternative Rock, Instrumental Music, and Pop Music.

Alternative Rock

• Switchfoot - Native Tongue

Instrumental Music

• The Creak Music - Still, Volume 3
• Brady Novotny - Passions Collide

Pop Music

• Matt Hammit - Living Room Sessions
• David Leonard - The Wait
• Natasha Owens - Warrior
• Dave Pittman - Different Kind of Love

The Wrap Has Begun. Our next megapost awaits. I am Awaiting Your Reply.