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.

Night Beat Rewind: March 2019

The Second Quarter of #PVX is in the bag. It is a big one. We begin with the songs released during the month.

The Singles Scene

• The Afters - Lightning 4.75 Emeralds
• Antarctic Wastelands - Ocean Whispers 5 Emeralds
• Apollo LTD - DNA 5 Emeralds
• Francesca Battistelli - Defender ft Steffany Gretzinger 5 Emeralds
• Tina Boonstra - Flicker 4.50 Emeralds
• Dan Bremnes - Searching For Something 4.75 Emeralds
• Mack Brock - I Am Loved 5 Emeralds
• Aaron Bucks - Work In Progress 4.75 Emeralds
• Jonathan Cain - More Like Jesus 5 Emeralds
• Cody Carnes - Heaven Fall 4.75 Emeralds
• Celldweller - My Disintegration (Instrumental) 5 Emeralds
• Steven Curtis Chapman Where The Blugrass Grows 4.75 Emeralds
• Riley Clemmons - Fighting For Me 5 Emeralds
• Collington - Mountain 4.75 Emeralds
• Color Theory - Feral 5 Emeralds
• Amanda Lindsey Cook - Awakening 5 Emeralds
• Jimi Cravity - More of You 4.75 Emeralds
• Death Therapy - Feels Like Fiction 5 Emeralds
• Deraj - Breath ft CASS 4.75 Emeralds
• David Dunn - Spend a Life 4.75 Emeralds
• Julie Elias - Forgive Me 4.75 Emeralds
• Embassy - Now We Know You 5 Emeralds
• Folding Lights - Beauty Traded Places 5 Emeralds
• For All Seasons - Friends 4.75 Emeralds
• Free Worship - Already Done 5 Emeralds
• Danny Gokey - New Day 5 Emeralds
• Hillsong United - Another In The Fire (Live) 5 Emeralds
• Influencers - Believe Again 5 Emeralds
• Jamie Kimmet - Burdens 4.75 Emeralds
• La'Trese - One Touch 4.75 Emeralds
• Tasha Layton - Sound of Heaven ft Chris McClarney 4.75 Emeralds
• Trip Lee - No Days Off 4.75 Emeralds
• Elle Limebear - Maker of The Moon 5 Emeralds
• Local Sound - Heaven 5 Emeralds
• MDSN - Hunger 5 Emeralds
• Manafest - Come Back Home ft Trevor McNevan 5 Emeralds
• Branan Murphy - Perfectly 4.50 Emeralds
• Neon Feather - Universe Inside Your Eyes 4.75 Emeralds
• Newsboys - Symphony 5 Emeralds
• Newsboys - This I Know 5 Emeralds
• North Point Inside Out - Anchor of Peace 4.75 Emeralds
• Passion - Behold The Lamb ft Kristian Stanfill 5 Emeralds
• Peabod - Side Hustle 4.75 Emeralds
• Planetshakers - Only Way 5 Emeralds
• Allan Scott - No More Lies On Me (NMLOM) 4.75 Emeralds
• Martin Smith - Fires Gonna Fall 5 Emeralds
• Martin Smith - Great and Glorious 5 Emeralds
• Starflyer 59 - Hey, Are You Listening 4.75 Emeralds
• Stars Go Dim - For Worse or Better 4.75 Emeralds
• Mark and Sarah Tillman - Oh What A Father (Lilbearcub Remix) 5 Emeralds
• Unspoken - Reason 4.75 Emeralds
• Matthew West - Unplanned (from the Motion Picture Unplanned) 4.75  Emeralds
• Darlene Zschech - Forever My King ft Leeland, Dustin Smith, Chardin Lewis and Hope UC 4.75 Emeralds

53 Singles, talk about coming in like a lion. We move on to the albums, and begin with those which don't make the cut.

Missing The Mark

• Abandon Kansas - Alligator: Live at Smoakstack 3.75 Emeralds
• East Hill Worship - Found 4.25 Emeralds 
• 7eventh Time Down - Brand New Day 3.50 Emeralds
• Whatuprg - Raul EP 3.50 Emeralds

I Always feel bad when I have to pan a worship album, but you can't just mail it in folks. The Next grouping never mails it in.

Pure Platinum Perfection

• Mack Brock - Covered EP 5 Emeralds
• Amanda Lindsay Cook - House on A Hill 5 Emeralds
• The Creak Music - Still Volume 3 5 Emeralds
• David and The Giants - What Are You Waiting For? 5 Emeralds
• Demon Hunter - Peace 5 Emeralds
• Demon Hunter - War 5 Emeralds
• Luke and Anna Hellebronth - Motions of Mercy 5 Emeralds
• HeeSun Lee - Flying Cars EP 5 Emeralds
• David Leonard - The Wait 5 Emeralds
• William Murphy - Settle Here 5 Emeralds
• Natasha Owens - Warrior 5 Emeralds
• The Persuaded - Dawn of Destruction 5 Emeralds
• Planetboom - Jesus Over Everything 5 Emeralds

A Lucky 13 Perfect Entries. A whole lot of entries are in the middle, however.

Semi-Precious Metal

• Meredith Andrews - Faith and Wonder (Live) EP 4.75 Emeralds
• The Cashmans - City of God 4.50 Emeralds
• Steven Curtis Chapman - Deeper Roots: Where The Bluegrass Grows 4.5o Emeralds
• Beverly Crawford - The Essential Beverly Crawford, Volume 3 4.50 Emeralds
• Todd Dulaney - To Africa With Love - 4.75 Emeralds
• Jon Egan - Unveil (Live) 4.50 Emeralds
• Wild Harbors - Monument 4.75 Emeralds
• Highlands Worship - Jesus You Alone 4.75 Emeralds
• Life Center Worship - Debut EP 4.75 Emeralds
• Heath McNease - Be Clean Again 4.50 Emeralds
• We Are Messengers - Honest EP 4.75 Emeralds
• Cindy Morgan - Autumn and Eve 4.75 Emeralds
• Passion - Behold The Lamb/It Is Finished EP 4.75 Emeralds
• Jetty Rae - Stardust 4.75 Emeralds
• Chris Tomlin - Holy Roar: Live From Church 4.75 Emeralds
• Joel Vaughn - Control Volume 2 EP 4.75 Emeralds
• Vineyard UK - Legacy (Live From Ireland) EP 4.75 Emeralds
• Ian Yates - Deconstruction Volume 1 EP 4.75 Emeralds

March came in and went out like a lion. On to April and The Third Quarter.