Quite frankly, I'm surprised The Station Inn in Nashville is still standing after this one! The stress on the walls of the place from the energy of these shows must've been countered by all the blessings and Hallelujah's to keep the place standing upright! Shout! Live by Mike Farris & The Roseland Rhythm Review was recorded over four days last fall as part of a series called Sunday Night Shout at the famous venue in Nashville. If the voice or name sound familiar, Mike spend time as the front-man of the band Screamin' Cheetah Willies. That was then. As his website says, "this southern-bred rock-n-soul'er has fought his share of personal demons, emerging from the shadows with a new song." That new song is mostly spiritual in nature, following the pattern set with his 2007 release Salvation In Lights. This disc is one of the most soulful and energetic discs you are likely to hear in some time.  Not only are we treated to one of the most powerful and emotional singers around and his stellar band, but also the stirring vocals of the McCrary Sisters, Ann, Regina, Alfreda and Deborah. The sisters are daughters of Sam McCrary, one of the prominent members of the a cappella gospel group Fairfield Four.  They'll truly sing your socks off!  They pay homage to dad with an a cappella version of The Fairfiled Four tune Dig A Little Deeper. Regina spent time as a vocalist on Bob Dylan's band and all are featured on the soundtrack to the film Bob Dylan 1975- 1981: Rolling Thunder and the Gospel Years. You know what’s coming right out of the gate with this one; the band opens up with a rousing rendition of the traditional Precious Lord Take My Hand. The set contains a number of other traditionals and four Mike Farris compositions, my favorite being the scorching Selah! Selah! Wikepedia's take on the word Selah is it "may be the most difficult word in the Hebrew Bible to translate. Selah is probably either a liturgico-musical mark or an instruction on the reading of the text, something like 'stop and listen' ".  One of the strongest covers is his take on the spiritual Good News. Farris interprets it with musical references to more modern music, blending snippets of both Come Together and the rousing horns of The Boxtops/Joe Cocker tune The Letter perfectly. The music is a wonderful mix of blues and Stax style soul/gospel, but I had to mentally detach myself from the sheer force and emotion of the music to be able to break it down into its component styles.  Why did I even try; should’ve just sat back and enjoyed it!  Whether you're spiritual or not this music can't help but touch your soul. Much modern music owes it's origins to old time gospel and spiritual music of the past.  In this case we have a more of a modern influence on spiritual music.  This somehow seems fitting! That the disc comes out the first Tuesday after Easter may just be coincidence.  Or maybe not!