by James Hales | Mar 29, 2023 | LP Review, Reviews
1979 brought us some trailblazing albums in the SG genre…”Feelings” by the Rex Nelon Singers, “Better Hurry Up” by the Goodmans and “Prime” by the Hinsons. You can add the Rambos’ “Crossin’ Over” album to that list, as it’s the most creative and progressive album to...
by James Hales | Mar 22, 2023 | LP Review, Reviews
When 1978 rolled around, this latest album by the Rambos, uniquely titled, “Queen of Paradise”, introduced us to a new look and sound for the group. Around the time this album came out, Reba released her 6th solo album, “The Lady is a Child” (which was kind of a...
by James Hales | Mar 15, 2023 | LP Review, Reviews
If I had to nail down which album by the Rambos is my absolute favorite, it would be a tie between “Gospel Ballads” and this album. Though they are very different albums, and they are from very different eras (they were 10 years apart!), they both showcase the Rambos...
by James Hales | Mar 8, 2023 | LP Review, Reviews
After 3 consecutive years of releasing multiple albums within a year, the Rambos only released 1 new group album in 1976. This latest album features 8 songs written by Dottie and 1 song that was written by Reba. Produced once again by Phil Johnson, for this album,...
by James Hales | Mar 1, 2023 | LP Review, Reviews
For their second album released in 1975, “These Three Are One” picks up where their 1974 album, “Yours, Until He Comes”, left off and takes things up a notch or two. As I stated in my review of “There Has To Be A Song”, though these albums were released within the...
by James Hales | Feb 22, 2023 | LP Review, Reviews
“There has to be a song. There are too many dark nights, too many troublesome days and too many wearisome miles, there has to be a song. To make our burdens bearable, to make our hopes believable, to transform our successes into praise. Somewhere, down deep in a...