by James Hales | Jul 15, 2026 | LP Review, Reviews
After discussing 15 mainline recordings by the Bishops, we’ve come to #16, which would be the final album by the group. I don’t know if they knew it at the time, just how monumental “Stories” was, but when looking at it from a historical perspective, this was a career...
by James Hales | Jul 8, 2026 | LP Review, Reviews
At the turn of the century, while the world was concerned about Y2K, the Bishops were concentrated on joining up with a new, fledging record label called “Cathedral Records”. In December 1999, the Cathedral Quartet officially retired, as they took the stage for the...
by James Hales | Jul 1, 2026 | LP Review, Reviews
With the immense success of the Bishops’ previous 2 mainline recordings, along with releasing “Front Porch Collection, Volume 2” and “Classics Live” in 1997, the guys ended up not releasing any new music in 1998. In 1999, the Bishops released “Let’s Celebrate Jesus”,...
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...
