The Isaacs - Live From Norway

Published Friday 11th July 2008
The Isaacs - Live From Norway
The Isaacs - Live From Norway
DVD

STYLE: Southern Gospel
RATING 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
OUR PRODUCT CODE: 33956-DVD415
LABEL: Spring House SHDVD4818
FORMAT: DVD Music video
ITEMS: 1
RELEASE DATE: 2008-04-30
RRP: £11.99

Reviewed by Dave Brassington

The Isaacs, currently comprising of mother Lily, son Ben and daughters, surprisingly enough, Becky and Sonya, are a family group with a strong bluegrass sound. Norway has long been a receptive region for American country music and judging by the wildly enthusiastic audience on this DVD, the decision to record a live album here has proved to be a good one. What is immediately noticeable is that the current family line up has been enhanced by the addition of a very fine young fiddler player Jesse Stockman. There are 19 tracks in all, many of them being numbers that The Isaacs have put out lately and the intricate way that the backing supports the superb lead vocals of Becky and Sonya produces a unique sound. I particularly enjoyed "I Surrender All", "Through The Valley" and "It is Well With My Soul" which is movingly introduced by Sonya. Ben does a lead on the catchy "Love Is A Cross You Bear" and the album is rounded out in real bluegrass style with "He Ain't Never Done Me Nothin' But Good". There are also some location shots of Norway and the DVD includes a very moving visit to Bergen Belsen where Lily Isaacs' mother was imprisoned during the Second World War. What makes The Isaacs so outstanding is that both Becky and Sonya are two really good singers whose alto and soprano voices respectively blend into such a unique sound.

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Product Description
The award-winning talent of this diverse Bluegrass family has earned the praise of the music industry for more than a decade, and their unique gift for live performance has won the hearts of music lovers around the world. The Isaacs Live captures the unparalleled talent and energy of this gifted group as never before. Highlighting songs from their latest audio release, Big Sky, this live video event conveys the pure harmonies, instrumental expertise and warm spirit that all come together to make The Isaacs a highly respected and much-loved treasure in the field of gospel music.

Reader Comments

Posted by H. Lalramchullova in India, Champhai Mizoram @ 15:53 on May 24 2009

The Isaccs are one of the greatest band who travels with GVB. I'd be very happy if i could have their address.




Posted by wolfgang elste in germany @ 17:38 on Jul 12 2008

After reading this review I listened for the first time to the Isaacs and I found out they are really good. Their music makes me cry, especially the song 'Sweet Holy Spirit' and in a world where there is so much selfish, rubbish music on the radio and in the tv (and the internet) it is like you open a window and you let some fresh air in - it touches you deep when they sing about a love that is divine and real in a loveless world. Over the years after reading the reviews in crossrhythms I found some really good music - thank you!



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