Hallelujah!

Description

Hallelujah! is the sophomore album by the American country-rock band The Bridge, independently released on Crescent City Sound (CCSS) in 1972.

Although Just For You is quite good, Hallelujah! is exceptional. The electric definitely gets plugged in on this one! Call it Children Of The Day meets Wilson McKinley, joining the former’s knack for melody and fragile heartfelt guy/gal harmonies with the latter’s high-energy percussive excitement, not to mention some primo fuzz licks strewn about. Hallelujah! also displays the band’s excellence at song-writing as all the material is self-composed. The title cut’s my fave here – a fun percussion-oriented piece full of maracas, wood blocks, cowbells, pumping bass, organ, fuzz guitar, and a simple chorus of “hallelujah!” (verse one), followed by “Jesus!” (verse two). The organ effectively contributes to the overall underground “psych” vibe, especially on the trippy intro to «Nothin’s Been The Same». «Living My Life For Jesus», «He’ll Be There», and «Lifting My Voice» are all decent acoustic ballads that set high standards for the genre. «Gonna Spend My Life With Jesus» ends the album on a bouncy country banjo note. This album is one of the tops for capturing the zeal and excitement of the Jesus movement. My favorite line: “Jesus! He’s the vibration that can get you in tune.” Check out all that long hair on the back cover photo. [Ken Scott, The Archivist, 4th edition]

LP tracklist:

Side One
A1. “Jesus”
A2. “Hiding Place”
A3. “Hallelujah”
A4. “Living My Life For Jesus”

Side Two
B1. “Nothing’s Been The Same”
B2. “He’ll Be There”
B3. “Lifting My Voice”
B4. “Gonna Spend My Life With Jesus”

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