Venus and Mars are Alright: The 2017 Platinum Vinyl Awards 3rd Qtr - Modern Worship

We have reached the final post for the 3rd Quarter Wrap. Modern Worship Led All Other Genres With 21 Entries. That would be enough for three years. There is always a lot of judging in this category. Let's not waste any more time.

Modern Worship

• Brandon Bee - Songs From The Sky
• Bethel Music - Starlight
• Christ For The Nations Worship - Melody of Love
• The City Harmonic - Benediction (Live)
• Citylovemusic - Citylovemusic
• Covenant Worship - Sand And Stars
• Freedom Worship - The Veil 
• Stu G and Friends - Beatitudes
• Hillsong United - Wonder
• Iron Bell Music - God That Saves
• North Central University Worship Live - Always Remain
• North Point Inside Out - Nothing Ordinary
• North Point Inside Out - Nothing Ordinary Live, Part One
• Rend Collective - Build Your Kingdom Here (A Rend Collective Mixtape)
• Jeremi and Amy Richardson - Winds and Waves (Live From Redding, California)
• Allan Scott - Run To You
• Garett Serban - Anthem EP
• Shane and Shane - The Worship Initiative, Volume 12
• Various - Top 25 Praise Songs (2017 Edition)
• Vineyard Worship - Kyrie Eleison: Anchour Studio Sessions
• Worship Central - Mercy Road

And that does it. The 3rd Quarter is officially completed. The 4th Quarter Beckons. As does the long neglected #PlatVnyl7. The pitfalls of being a one man operation. Until next time, I am Awaiting Your Reply.     

Venus and Mars are Alright: The 2017 Platinum Vinyl Awards 3rd Qtr - Dance

We are down to the final two genres. Dance and Modern Worship. Dance is next with 12 entrants into the pool. It is not the winner this quarter.

Dance-Synthpop

• Landry Cantrell - Projections
• Robin Damron II - Live Forever
• Abigail Duhon - Abigail Duhon
• Red Letter Hymnal - Coastal Kids
• DJ Kirk - DJ Kirk
• Matty Mullins - Unstoppable
• Matthew Parker - Adventure (Deluxe)
• Jeremy Rosado - Rewind
• Run 51 - This Moment
• South of Royal - Deliverance and Doubt
• Various Artists - Christian Dance Music Vol. 1 (Mixed by FreeG and Emasound)
• Tauren Wells - Hills and Valleys

If you did your math you know that Modern Worship was the big winner. It actually smashed all with 21 entries this past quarter.   Until next time, I am Awaiting Your Reply.  

Venus and Mars are Alright: The 2017 Platinum Vinyl Awards 3rd Qtr - Inspirational

Sometimes in the rush of things things get ignored. If you're blessed you discover them before you get things to far out of sequence. Such is the case here. I had just finished with Dance and was about to publish when I found out I had missed Adult Contemporary/Inspirational. Since it fit between the Trio Tie and Dance it was caught just in time. So let us get on with it.

Adult Contemporary/Inspirational

• Josh Baldwin - The War Is Over
• Jokia - Not Forgotten EP
• Anthem Lights - Hymns
• Sandi Patty - Forever Grateful (Live From The Farewell Tour)
• Kim Walker-Smith - On My Side
• Helen Yousaf - Custodians of Fire

There. Now we are back on schedule. Now Dance is next. Until then, I am Awaiting Your Reply.

Venus and Mars are Alright: The 2017 Platinum Vinyl Awards 3rd Qtr - Rock

Rock finishes are three way tie to start the single genre posts here as we wrap the 3rd Quarter Pool Entries for #PlatVnyl8. After this there are actually only two more genres to go. Let's get to it.

Rock Music

• At The Wayside - The Breakdown and The Fall
• Decyfer Down - Acoustic EP
• Jordan Feliz - The River (Deluxe)
• We Are Leo - The Rush and The Roar
• 68 - Two Parts Viper

Not much to say here. A lot of good choices. Decyfer Down is the latest of bands that have figured out how to Rock Acoustic. It is a good trend. Acoustic doesn't have to be tame. Dance is next. Until then, I am Awaiting Your Reply.

Venus and Mars are Alright: The 2017 Platinum Vinyl Awards 3rd Qtr - Rap

The 3rd Quarter Wrap Continues. Our three way tie goes to the middle genre with Rap. We won't spend any time on small talk and get right to it.

Rap/Hip Hop

• GRITS - Saints and Sinners
• Mali Music - The Transition of Mali
• Propaganda - Crooked
• RAWSRVNT - Shut It Down
• Renaissance Movement Music - Safe House

A few words. It is good to see music from GRITS. They were one of the first Hip Hop artists not named DC Talk that I first heard back in the late 90'. Renaissance Movement Music is a collaborative act that is using all proceeds to establish Safe Houses against Human Trafficking.A much better thing than Safe Zones for Snowflakes. Rock Music is next. Until then, click the links, buy from Amazon and support The Night Beat. 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.

Venus and Mars are Alright: The 2017 Platinum Vinyl Awards 3rd Qtr - Alternative Metal

The final of our multi genre posts is here From now on it is all single genre. This post combines Alternative Rock and Hard Rock/Heavy Metal. Let's get on with it.

Alternative Rock

• The Classic Crime - How To Be Human
• Foldinglights - Exiles
• Least of These - Wolves

Hard Rock/Heavy Metal

• Dream Collage - Ripple Effect
• Gideon - Cold

That does it for the multi-genre postings. We start next in ascending order with single genre posts. And the first up is Live Recorded Album. Until then, I am Awaiting Your Reply.

Venus and Mars are Alright: The 2017 Platinum Vinyl Awards 3rd Quarter - Pop Gospel

Sometimes I like tweaking my fellow Christians just a bit. It's so easy to get a rise out of them. Last quarter I did it by combining Alternative Rock and Gospel Music as "Alternative Gospel". Since Gospel is once again among the lower represented genres I will combine it with Pop Music this time to make Pop Gospel. I can just here it now "I will not accept a watered down Pop Gospel". Like I said, It is so easy.

Pop Music

• Lauren Alexandria - Victorious In Love
• Mandisa - Out of the Dark
• Mass Anthem - Through People Like Me
• Willow Stephens - Willow Stephens 

Gospel/R&B

• James Fortune and FIYA - Dear Future Me

Yes these are short, but that's the way it goes. Our final multi genre post is next, and then things start to pick up. Until then, I am Awaiting Your Reply.

Venus and Mars Are Alright: The 2017 Platinum Vinyl Awards 3rd Qtr: Instrumental Folk Compilation

Welcome to the 3rd Quarter wrap. This covers the music releases for the months of April, May, June of 2017. And we begin with those genres which failed to meet a minimum threshold which we have determined to be 5 entrants. We combine those genres into a series of multi-genre posts. There will be three this quarter. Two genres were not present at all this quarter, those were Children's Music and Remix. Our first multi-genre post will consist of Instrumental Music, Folk/Folk Rock, and Compilation. Let's get to it,

Instrumental Music

• Lowercase Noises - The Swiss Illness

Folk/Folk Rock

• John Ellis - Tells
• Southern Raised - Another World

Compilation Album

• Various Artists - Christian Dance Music Volume 1 (Remixed by FreeG and Emasound)
• Various Artists - Top 25 Praise Songs 

We are underway. Our second multi genre post is next. Until then, I am Awaiting Your Reply.