 
"Soldier Of The Cross"
Ricky Skaggs
From the first stentorian battle
call of the shofar to the excerpt from a famous Billy Graham
speech and the standard it inspired--the Louvin Brothers' "Are
You Afraid to Die"--it's obvious that Ricky Skaggs isn't
just out to soothe souls, but to save them.Ricky Skaggs serves
up fervent renditions of bluegrass-gospel favorites like Bill
Monroe's "Remember the Cross," and the Bill Carlisle-penned,
Flatt & Scruggs-covered "Gone Home," but he also
finds inspiration in contemporary gospel tunes like "The
Joshua Generation," which features a soaring Crosby, Stills
& Nash-style vocal finale. Yet the most amazing cut is "Seven
Hillsides," a song that vividly chronicles an Appalachian
preacher's overwhelming self-doubt and sense of inadequacy as
he prepares to minister to his congregation's immense and tragic
losses. --Bob Allen |
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