Ricky Skaggs, Soldier Of The Cross - 45m 16s

Tracks & Durations

1. Battle Cry	0:30
2. Soldier of the Cross	5:18
3. A Voice from on High	2:34
4. The Darkest Hour	2:59
5. Gone Home	3:13
6. The Joshua Generation	4:31
7. Waiting at the Gate	2:41
8. Seven Hillsides	4:25
9. Are You Afraid to Die	4:15
10. Remember the Cross	2:55
11. Were You There	4:01
12. Jacob's Vision	2:27
13. I'm Ready to Go	2:30
14. Lead Me to the Rock	2:50

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Review

From the first stentorian battle call of the shofar (ram's horn) 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. Naturally the outspoken Christian fundamentalist delves deeply into his bluegrass roots for supernal inspiration on his first all-gospel album. He serves up fervent renditions of bluegrass-gospel favorites like Ralph Stanley's "The Darkest Hour," Bill Monroe's "Remember the Cross," and the Bill Carlisle-penned, Flatt & Scruggs-covered "Gone Home," but Skaggs 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. Like much of this lovely and aggressively inspirational collection, "Seven Hillsides" speaks to the humanity and spirituality in just about all of us--hardcore Christian and closet agnostic alike. --Bob Allen

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