by James Hales | Jun 24, 2026 | LP Review, Reviews
Trying to follow up an immensely popular recording is a plight that many artists over the years have had to overcome; many have failed, but many have passed the test with flying colors. Honestly, it’s a great place to be, but by the same token, it can also be rather...
by James Hales | Jun 17, 2026 | LP Review, Reviews
Though their last recording was a big seller for the Bishops, it didn’t yield any major hit songs, but their next recording, “You Can’t Ask Too Much of My God” would be a defining moment for the group, yielding the Bishops their third #1 song…AND a #2 song…AND a top...
by James Hales | Jun 10, 2026 | LP Review, Reviews
How do you follow-up the immense success of the Bishops’ monumental recording, “Chapter X Live”? You do what the Bishops did…you record a “hymns” album! I have a deep love and appreciation for hymns, and historically, most artists in our genre have tended to take a...
by James Hales | Jun 3, 2026 | LP Review, Reviews
1994 was a celebratory year for the Bishops, as they were commemorating 10 years together as a group! Some groups struggle to make a name for themselves within 10 years’ time, but for the Bishops, it was a rapid fire of hits, and they were about as close to an...
by James Hales | May 27, 2026 | LP Review, Reviews
With this article, we’ve reached the halfway point with this series on the Bishops, as we’ve talked through 8 recordings so far, and we have 8 more to go (including this one). As we come to 1993, the Bishops had been singing for 9 years, and they released some...
by James Hales | May 20, 2026 | LP Review, Reviews
With the amazing success from “Once in a Lifetime”, the Bishops’ 1992 release, “No 2 Ways About It”, while having some strong country overtones, wasn’t quite as musically creative as its predecessor. There was still a bit of a rustic feel to the overall sound, but...
