"If you were touched by the civil rights movement, if you feel you are living in the 90's with a 60's political spirit, this album will touch you like no other. Sweet Honey kept, and keeps, that spirit alive. A wonderful retrospective of their work. "We who believe in freedom cannot rest until it comes" says it all."
Delicious, perfect, and powerful
10/28/1998
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Oh those voices.....deep harmonies, heavy rhythms, and rich timbres--just like angels. Sweet Honey in the Rock gives any song, both new and old, its own charm and artistry. I'd recommend this to anyone with a taste for beauty and strength."
Underrated Accapella
M. Mealey | Washington, DC | 01/12/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Arguably, the best accapella group, ever. Period.
This retrospective of this dynamic group reflects their extensive vocal range (even sounding like ambulances on one track!) and their righteous goals: reaching back to honor and remember the past, while pushing feminist and peace-loving values foward.
Absolutely, incomparable.
If you've come upon this group's section by chance or Amazon recommendation, you are in luck. Please, pick them up. You won't be disappointed."
Rich a cappella brew close to the soul of the human conditio
Frank Camm | Northern Virginia | 03/23/2006
(5 out of 5 stars)
"True originals, with African, gospel, country blues, folk all mixed deep in their rich a cappella brew. Rough and sometimes raw interplay of voices has the resonance of a more desperate than joyful revival. Studio and live tracks.
Disk 1. Polyphonic voices coalesce into communal rhythms, passion, determination, and remarkable beauty. Didactic, but who cares-everything else in the mix quickly shoves that aside. Raw cries from somewhere down deep and primeval, close to the soul of the human condition. Standouts: tr 4--Children; S: tr 11-Crying for freedom (full-tilt, high-energy gospell); tr 15--In the upper room (stately doowop gospel) [65:24] [66:03]
Disk 2. Strong flavor of rural blues, chants, field songs, and moans. S: tr 1-Testimony. tr 4-Meyango (Kahlil Gibran). tr 6-As long as I have breath in my body. tr 7-No images. tr 10-Biko (Caribbean lilt in justice song). tr 17-Breaths. [64:57]"