Backmasking Number Nine: The 2018 Platinum Vinyl Awards 4th Qtr - Rock

The other genre in our quarterly tie is Rock Music. Seven entries counts as a full slate in the finals, so you know we have judging to do.

Rock Music

• Building 429 - Live The Journey
• Carrollton - Made For This
• Collington - In Between
• The New Respects - Before The Sun Goes Down
• The Protest - Legacy
• Zach Williams - Survivor: Live From Harding Prison EP
• Zahna - Red For War

We have some new surprises this quarter. Zahna (former lead singer for Ilia) is a great new hard rock act. And the New Respects? Funk is Back. The next genre up is Adult Contemporary.

Night Beat Rewind: September 2015

The End Is Here. The end of the #PlatVnyl6 Eligibility Year, that is. What did you think I was referring to? Hopefully we have all the entries, but the entry period is over and the judging begins. As you know things can pop up before the official announcement of the nominees is made. There were five singles released during September, so let's get to it.

The Singles Scene

• The Afters - Live On Forever 4.75 Emeralds
• Fearless BND - Brighter 5 Emeralds
• Kirk Franklin - Wanna Be Happy 4.75 Emeralds
• Manafest - Shine (feat Trevor McNevan) 4.50 Emeralds
• Zealand Worship - Good, Good, Father 5 Emeralds

A few notes. Fearless BND (pronounced Band) is the band formerly known as Worth Dying For. A band by any other name. And like I said, I judge songs and albums independent of each other, so you have been warned. Our album coverage begins with those releases which were deemed unworthy of the pool, those that

Missed The Mark

• Broken Flesh - Broken Flesh 3.25 Emeralds
• Jason Crabb - Whatever The Road 3.75 Emeralds
• JGivens - Fly Exam 3.75 Emeralds
• Kari Jobe - Majestic: Revisited 3.75 Emeralds
• Marty - Marty For President 3.75 Emeralds
• Leigh Nash - The State I'm In 3.75 Emeralds
• PyRexx - Born Again Disciple 3.50 Emeralds

A few more comments. Broken Flesh was like a broken record to me. The thrash vocals were unintelligible (no biggie, most are), there were no clean vocals on the samples I listened to, and musically every song sounded the same. That's a triple no no. I was very generous with the rating. I gave Leigh Nash a MTM rating based on the idea that this is a "serious" country alblum. You never can be sure with her style of vocals. If this is tongue in cheek it is pure genius. And Kari? You strip out all the orchestration and everything that made Majestic majestic. Not gonna get past this critic.

Pure Platinum Perfection

• Annie Moses Band - American Rhapsody 5 Emeralds
• Big Daddy Weave - Beautiful Offering 5 Emeralds
• The City Harmonic - We Are 5 Emeralds
• Planetshakers - #LETSGO 5 Emeralds

Semi-Precious Metal

• All Things New - The Good News 4.75 Emeralds
• Building 429 - Unashamed 4.75 Emeralds
• Carrollton - Sunlight and Shadow 4.75 Emeralds
• Noah Cleveland - Church With No Walls 4.75 Emeralds
• Amanda Cook - Brave New World 4.50 Emeralds
• Conveyer - When Given Time To Grow 4.50 Emeralds
• Jonny Diaz - Everything Is Changing EP 4.75 Emeralds
• Disciple - Vultures EP 4.50 Emeralds
• Colton Dixon - Calm EP 4.75 Emeralds
• Colton Dixon - Storm EP 4.75 Emeralds
• Colton Dixon - The Calm Before The Storm 4.75 Emeralds
• Eleven 22 Worship - Before All Things 4.75 Emeralds
• Julie Elias - Unbroken 4.75 Emeralds
• Darrell Evans - Fearless 4.50 Emeralds
• Jon Foreman - The Wonderlands: Darkness EP 4.75 Emeralds
• David Gentiles - God of Heaven 4.50  Emeralds
• David Jooste - Amazing God EP 4 Emeralds
• John P. Kee - Level Next 4.50 Emeralds
• Crystal Lewis - Crystal Lewis 4.75 Emeralds
• Jonathan McReynolds - Life Music, Stage 2 4.75 Emeralds
• Justin McRoberts - Everything Has Changed EP 4.50 Emeralds
• Andy Mineo - Uncomfortable 4.75 Emeralds
• Cindy Morgan - Bows and Arrows 4.75 Emeralds
• Trevor Morgan - Roots 4.50 Emeralds
• Needtobreathe - Rivers EP 4.50 Emeralds
• New Hope Oahu - Greater Together 4.50 Emeralds
• Pen Pals - Gold EP 4.50 Emeralds 
• Reckoncile - Catchin Bodies 4.75 Emeralds
• Rp Tha Chozen 1 - The Harvest 4.50 Emeralds
• Holly Starr - Everything I Need EP 4.75 Emeralds
• Ryan Stevenson - Fresh Start 4.75 Emeralds
• Tree 63 - Land 4.75 Emeralds
• Various - #TheBridge, Volume 1 4.75 Emeralds
• Various - Wow Hits 2016 4.50 Emeralds
• Various - Wow Hits 2016 Deluxe 4.75 Emeralds
• Veridia - Pretty Lies EP 4.75 Emeralds
• XXI - Inside Out 4.75 Emeralds
• Zealand Worship - The EP 4.75 Emeralds

Whew! Now that's a list. That's a whopping 38 entries in Semi-Precious Metal. Obviously a lot of these will not make the cut. You know the drill, I am forgoing links blah, blah, blah. I have actually started going back to the beginning of #PlatVnyl6, but I am in November of 2014 at the moment. Until next time, I am Awaiting Your Reply.

Spring Songs: The 2013 Third Quarter - Adult Contemporary

Adult Contemporary and its sibling, Inspirational Music, have been a well represented genre since it's introduction in the Second Year. This quarter was no different, as ten albums made the cut. The usual suspects made the mix, plus a surprising entrance by a veteran of the scene, though not usually in this category.

Adult Contemporary/Inspirational

• All Things New - All Things New
• Building 429 - We Won't Be Shaken
• Citizen Way - Citizen Way 
• Finding Favour - Finding Favour
• Amy Grant - How Mercy Looks From Here
• Nathan Jess - Love Stands Forever
• Matt Maher - All The People Said Amen
• Shane and Shane - Bring Your Nothing
• Tim Timmons - Cast My Cares
• Josh Wilson - Carry Me

Those of you who have been with me from the start may be surprised to see an entry from Amy Grant. Yes, I have supposed that the CCM industry lazily picks anything from "Our Amy" as they say, as an award winner. That being said, this entry brings me back to the Father's eyes glory days. She even sounds like the Amy of the 80's at some points.

That does it for AC. Don't forget to enter the giveaway while you're here. Until next time, I am Awaiting Your Reply.