Message to the Masses: The Best of the Tribe (CD + Bonus DVD)
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Description Along with the d:boys, the World Wide Message Tribe were the most important act to emerge from Britain’s underfinanced Christian music underground in the last decade and this retrospective, though rather irritatingly mixing up different eras (and personnel) of the Tribe in an arbitrary running order, offers 20 tracks of exhilarating,high energy music. The golden oldies here clearly demonstrate why WWMT were the most effective schools evangelism ministry mounted for decades. Classics abound: Heavyfoot’s gruff rap on the joyfully funky “Get God”; the wonderful pop-house hook of “I’m On My Way To Zion”; Cameron Dente’s amazing cathartic confession “Hypocrite”; that joyful shout to praise God on the dancefloor “Jumping In The House Of God” (though in truth this was really HOG’s recording); that “almost” American hit “Real Thing”; the careering neo-rave “Allelujah” and on and on. In retrospect the early Zarc Porter productions stand the test of time impressively and seldom show the cheesiness all dance producers fear while the latter stuff when the Tribe re-invented themselves as a hip-hop/R&B group are less distinctive than the pop dance oldies. But this is still a hugely enjoyable compilation. And if that wasn’t enough punters are generously given a bonus DVD featuring choice footage from all manner of line ups including their epic performance at Holland’s Flevo. Essential stuff for CCM historians and those who’ve ever cut loose to jump in the house of God.THE CD 01. Jumping In The House Of God 02. Revival 03. Get God 04. I'm On My Way To Zion 05. Alleluia 06. Re: Revival 07. The Cross 08. Kik Start 09. Real Thing 10. Hypocrite 11. Love Is The Greatest 12. Joydayz 13. Frantik 14. Take Back The Beat 15. God Made Me Funky 16. Generation Rising 17. Avenue 18. Pick It Up - The Pre-WaK Mix 19. Shake The Floor - remix 20. Bonus Track - More Love (Blushuk/Tribe collab) THE BONUS DVD (90mins long!) IN THE SCHOOLS: The Early Days - A Week In School - God Made Me Funky UK GIGS: We Talk To The Lord - Hypocrite - Spaceship Intro - Take Back The Beat - God Squad INTERNATIONAL GIGS: Get God - Revival - Real Thing - Frantik - Nobody Loves Me Better MUSIC VIDEOS: Revolution - Edge TV - Girl Of God - B-Boy - Wasted ON THE STREETS: Message 2000 - 2K1 - Festival Manchester OUT-TAKES & MOVIES: Bust A Move - Didgeridoo - Crazy Clips - Happy WISE WORDS: Andy - Deronda - Cameron - Emma - Lindz The Future After many years of pioneering work in their beloved city of Manchester, and throughout the UK and beyond, Christian dance music band The Tribe are preparing to take their final bow. In their 12 years of incredibly fruitful ministry they have: * Week in week out faithfully presented the gospel in hundreds of Manchester High Schools * Sold hundreds of thousands of albums around the world * Performed face to face to well over 1 million people * Won 3 prestigious GMA Dove Awards Masters of re-invention The Tribe (formerly The World Wide Message Tribe) feel that another new line up is not the way forward this time. Instead The Tribe will be putting all their energies into a passing on their creative and evangelistic DNA to the next generation through a brand new training initiative called Genetik to be launched next year. They will be looking to release dozens more gifted young evangelists into music ministry plus develop cutting edge evangelistic and discipleship resources. In recent years The Message, the family of youth ministries to which The Tribe belong, has grown significantly through the launch of highly commended initiatives such as EDEN and Festival: Manchester. It is in this context of sustained, determined outreach that The Tribe's legacy will live on. Although this signifies the end of an incredible era in which The Tribe have seen God do so many amazing things, everyone at The Message is convinced that God has got even more in store for the next generation. |
