Reviewed by Paul Davis

When does a worship service become a concert?  Or vice versa?  It's a dilemma that needs to be confronted.  Vineyard's Café is described as a full service of worship and praise captured live at the Vineyard Café in Lancaster, California.  Truly it does enjoyably capture a live, unplugged, intimate experience in a relaxed café-style atmosphere.  The worship leaders all deeply rooted in Jesus People music of a generation past are all competent solo artists in their own right, particularly the strident Terry Butler.  Along with Larry Hampton and Brent Hemming, they provide flawless performances of predominately new material under the passionate compiling eye of producer Chris Wimber.  'Mercy' is a fitting legacy from him.

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