Gold City - Moving Up To Gloryland

[LisaDepp]

Brian Free Is Awesome, and My Favorite Tenor Singer By FAR

[TheZho9ucxc]

cool

[musicforHisglory11]

I love Brian Free's tenor, but Cathedrals were way better at this song!

[VocallysQuarteto]

i'm sure everybody here will kick me off here but i have to say this: YES, i do preffer The Cathedrals' version for this song; and YES, i think Jay Parrack is better than Brian Free... But i love Gold City as much as The Cathedrals... and Brian Free is a great tenor, i just think Jay is better... ;D

[ht3696]

@Losteryt it may be just a high pitched squeal, but its the best high pitched squeal

I've ever heard! (:

[ht3696]

this is a great video! everyone looks to funny w- the hairstyles and all. Brian is AWESOME!

[TheGospelGhost]

Gold City, love their singing, guys can sing.

[beatapt5]

@Megalownote With class! Period!

[mjdewalt]

Now that's what you call raising the roof at about 2:00 min.!!!

[MrKyledude18]

@mjdewalt good ole brian tore it up at 158/159

[mjdewalt]

@MrKyledude18 Does anyone know if Brian still has that much range now a days? I know a lot of singers tend to lose some top range when they start getting older. I haven't followed him for awhile, so I'm not sure if he's doing stuff like "Looking for a city" and other super high singing like what's in this song.

[MrKyledude18]

@mjdewalt he still has most of the range and bfaa (brian free and assurance) still sings looking for a city and he still tears it up! their bass is good too!

[MrsKravitz4u1]

Bless Brian Free's little heart, but his voice lacks depth and while it is very high tenor it isn't exactly pleasant to listen to for any extended period. I like my tenor with a little more range and depth, but that is just me.

[ht3696]

@MrsKravitz4u1 I could listen to him all day!

[typicalwebster]

I think the Cathedrals had a better arrangement of this song, but you can't knock Gold City for not being rock solid. These guys are all talented. Brian is truly in a league of his own.

[Hannahmize98]

Tremendous singers especially Brian Free. What a voice this guy has. The entire quartet, nothing less than a blessing! God Bless them everyone and thanks for sharing your talent with the world.

Hannahmize98

[eugenesmithh]

Killed it!!!

[bfafan1]

HA! Brian Free is the Bomb!! he makes the awesomest faces lol!!!!

[chattownco13]

how does someone do that with their voice? just blessed by God.

this song brings back fond memories of me and dad driving down the road on saturday morning listening to tapes of Gold City.

[Nagraath]

@chattownco13 I thought everyone was blessed by god?

[rabbalaba]

@Nagraath no. everyone IS a blessing from god! a blessing by god is a gift like this! :P

[Ragman517]

@chattownco13 How does someone do that with their voice. I am guessing you are talking about Tim Riley. You have to be blessed with talent which Tim is, a good sound tech, the proper settings and a LOT of volume help too. Not all bass singers were blessed with the natural deep voice of JD Sumner, so most needed help. When the song called for lower notes, the mic came in close because volume was lost in voice.

[pegcage]

I liked this particular Gold City group better than the Cathedrals. Both good though.

[fox76012]

Someone below me says that Jay Parrack is better than Brian Free ...

PHAHA! That's the most hilarious thing I've ever heard! Lol!

[brucekirk89]

@fox76012 ther is only one preciuse and that brian free LOL

[cpcc1983]

@fox76012 sounds like ur saying against jay. jay was the best tenor to walk on a stage in years!

[biglhot75]

Great video, its nice to see the the guys when they were a bit younger. It amazes me how much Tim and his son Dan look alike. You can really see it in these video's. Thanks for posting . .

[Heartmelody69]

These guys do a superb job ... yet they still are not as good as the Cathedrals. However, it's what's in the heart that counts ... and they sure have plenty of HEART:-)

[chipojo2008]

1:33 LOL i think ivan is calling brian "weirdo" lol, in a funny way. =]

[fiddleplayer9]

Jay parrack was way better than Brian Free

[fox76012]

I must say to "ashstrat07":

You are a fool. I'm only assuming that you are a true believer ... do you really think that God is going to give you a pat on the back for an ignorant comment such as yours?

If you don't like, then don't listen to it and don't watch it. I'm pretty darn sure that God is more pleased with what these great men have done with their testimonies through Southern Gospel music than with the time you've wasted in writing that comment.

[ashstrat07]

They all pretty much were lousy, especially Tim Riley. These guys were everything that is wrong with Southern Gospel, but the were pretty entertaining. Then again, for the most part, Southern Gospel is a perfomance art rather than a spiritual experience. The stupid faces and goofing off is really stupid.

[rjmagicman]

This is awesome! I saw them do it in person many times. I like Kirk but Brian is about ten million times better on this song and further if you listen to the close knit harmonies at 3:10 you will hear a quartet that can blend well on a fast song. Kirk's version was filled with nothing but falsetto gimmicks.

[jimmyfl]

Back in the 90's my gospel group sang this song, and sang Brian's part and we had a girl singing she did not want to sing that part.

[DavidM1337]

Hm, I don't like this version of the song... :s

The Cathedrals version is far better for me.

[brianfreefan]

Let me just settle this, I like Ernie BUT he will NEVER be as good as Brian free. Who is the most awarded tenor? That would would be Mr. Brian free!!!

[goldcityfan]

Tim rilly sounds great, His the best one up there.

[pioupqg1]

i dont know why you guys are fighting like this they are all great tenor's but the one i think who has improved most over the years is Brian Free seemed like he was afraid to go high when he was with Gold City

[mysterycurleywolf]

haha wow if EH&SS didnt hav Duncan...Riley cud join em...he cud dance with em...but they prefer to do more than just rock haha

[Losteryt]

i am sorry, the song is good and all, but brian free sounds so annoying with that high pitched whistle he calls a note, i too prefer te cathedrals version

[TriumphantQTfan]

I don't know how you can say that. I know Brian has gotten better but he was still great here. Sorry but that note was a great tenor going higher.

[Losteryt]

i dont think that you are a tenor singer, but any of them will tell you that that "note" he is singing is just a high pitched squeal at the most not truly a note...not even really high. You can barely hear the word because he doesn't even pronounce it fully when he hits it, i am not saying that he isnt good cause i have heard brian free and like you said with time he has gotten much better

[crazyj189]

i can't believe how tim looks here and how he looks later on

[qwertyjuan]

MY WORD, these guys were good.... the best EVER! These guys are as good as anything out there today even. What a lineup.

[qwertyjuan]

IMO, better than the Cathedrals version... not as, dare I say it, corny as the Cathedrals version?? Sorry I had to say it.

[L5andTQfan]

I agree! It's hard to beat Brian, Mike, Ivan and Tim (even though I love the Cathedrals, I like Brian's tenor better than Kirk, Danny or Ernie).

[mysterycurleywolf]

u CANNOT beat Ernie

[qwertyjuan]

Maybe 'I' can't... but there are others that can! ;)

[mysterycurleywolf]

ok ok...NOBODY (cept danny on come songs) can or ever will beat Ernie Haase

[BamaMTA04]

Ernie's not even in the Top 5 Currently.

[simsman1975]

Correct..Ernie is not even in the top 50 !!!

[dedicated89]

ya Ernie's not all that good.LOL

only the ladys liked him couse they thought he was "cute".

but his tenor STINKS.

[foxman665]

I like the way the Cathedrals did it when Kirk Talley was their tennor singer. If you look this song wasnt famous until the cathedrals did it. Then again the Cathedrals were more well known than Gold City. And Ernie is a good tennor but he tries to go where his voice can not. Kirk is THE best tennor. 2nd only to Mack Taunton

[musicminister1963]

I Beg to differ with you Danny Fundferburke was a better tenor than Kirk

[qwertyjuan]

By the end of the 80's and early '90's, Gold City, had surpassed the Cathedrals....

[foxman665]

not really......once the Cathedrals passed Gold City they never caught back up to the Cathedral Quartet. And they Cathedrals passed Gold city before the cathedrals got either of there two great tenors. Kirk Talley or Danny Funderburk and Mack never heard this song

[qwertyjuan]

huh? I think you are a little outta touch with your dates....

Gold City STARTED singing in 1980, and Kirk Talley started singing with the Cathedrals in 1980...

[simsman1975]

You cannot ever leave a comment again..You have lost all credit saying that Kirk is the best !! Danny Funderburk and Brian Free.....

PERIOD !!! No discussion needed !!

[sundaypunchr]

Ahem....Lets not forget Gary Sheperd. Kingsmen tenor on "The Judgment" as well as many other Kingsmen songs. Excuses comes to mind as well. Just my personal favorite!!

[GVFans]

Is that the same Judgement that DayBreak does?

[GVFans]

Yes, stupid it it. You heard it.

I need to look for the video before I ask.

[Edykellton]

mt bom

[dannyfunderburkfan]

i love the way that they added the gold city style to it! still do like the cathedrals version better but i cant stop listening to this one

[statesmenfan]

Not a bad version, still prefer the Cathedrals version. But none the less good to see GC on a classic song.

[mmochick]

Ilike gold city, and like this version, but the new gold city to me is not as good, but brian free ,i think he is an ok singer , besides he is cute

[GRAFITE123]

thanks for post