Farewell cd

[Kirkman]

Peter Furler was drummer while James Earle Jones sang lead. All the way up to "Stepping Up To The Microphone" in which the Earle left and Peter Furler took lead vocals.

Errr, you mean "John James."

--Josh


BTW - I reviewed a Newsboys concert for my college paper during the Love Liberty Disco tour, where they were bringing the inflatable domes from city to city and using the rotating elevated drum platform. You can read the review here: http://www.joshrenaud.com/grossworld/ne ... 6_a_e.html

[greenchili]

Errr, you mean "John James."

--Josh

BTW - I reviewed a Newsboys concert for my college paper during the Love Liberty Disco tour, where they were bringing the inflatable domes from city to city and using the rotating elevated drum platform. You can read the review here: http://www.joshrenaud.com/grossworld/ne ... 6_a_e.html

Another one of my duh huh moments this week. That makes two!

They've been using that drum machine since "Going Public", talk about getting their mileage out of it!

"Love Liberty Disco" was one of their many mis-steps. Along with their two worship albums (although I'm sure some will disagree. Personally I think worship music is bland and a waste of their talents). Anyways the songs from "Love Liberty Disco" actually sound pretty good.

Side note. I've seen people complain about albums like ELO's Discovery being too disco (talking early 80's here) but just the other day I heard a popular Pink Floyd song "We Don't Need No Eduction'. Now if there was any song that was blatant disco, then this was one of them. Yet it is extremely popular.

Going back to farewell. I remember one review talking like John was strained at times. I dunno what they were talking about, but I do know that he was hitting certain subtle verbal nuances in some songs that were dead on with the original recording. I'm not talking high notes either, just some verbal nuances that are not as easy as people think.

[executioner]

Go and listen to the Rock Medley again and just listen to John's vocals on Mine Field, This Means War! and It Is Finished. Man they are superb. Everytime I hear smell the burning powder I get goose bumps. I think he sounds better live than when it is produced in a studio.