Great write-up on one of my all time favorite bands. While I absolutely love Homeboys and Dig (oddly, haven't ever heard Perfecta) I do think that you short-change their first two albums. While "In A New World Of Time" isn't earth-shattering musically, it was a good album that at least could stand up to music of its time, and it certainly didn't sound like anything else in CCM.
"10 Songs" might be my favorite album, period. The biggest issue with it at this point is that it sounds so dated because of the drum tracks. I would have loved to have heard Jon Knox on those tracks, but either way, it's a funky and tender album all at once. Gene's version of "Ain't No Sunshine" is wonderful. The lyrics on that album certainly didn't reach the intensely personal level of following records, but they are no less brilliant and deep.
Great write-up on one of my all time favorite bands. While I absolutely love Homeboys and Dig (oddly, haven't ever heard Perfecta) I do think that you short-change their first two albums. While "In A New World Of Time" isn't earth-shattering musically, it was a good album that at least could stand up to music of its time, and it certainly didn't sound like anything else in CCM.
"10 Songs" might be my favorite album, period. The biggest issue with it at this point is that it sounds so dated because of the drum tracks. I would have loved to have heard Jon Knox on those tracks, but either way, it's a funky and tender album all at once. Gene's version of "Ain't No Sunshine" is wonderful. The lyrics on that album certainly didn't reach the intensely personal level of following records, but they are no less brilliant and deep.