Tye Tribbett and G.A., "Standout"

Well first of all, like its been pointed out, worldly folk reviewing GOSPEL music doesn't work because you are too uninformed and can't really have any connection to the music because you don't understand the Word. You listened to the title track--STAND OUT--Gospel music's standard is set by Jesus, not Vibe or any other worldly outlet. The CD is Word-filled Truth, and I believe that God is please, which in the end, that's all that matters anyway.

The CD was recorded live, and is set up as such. If you notice, "All Hail the King" through "So Amazing" all pretty much flow into eachother. They are worship songs, including "Let Us Worship", which you refer to as "boring". They are not for you or me, they are love songs to the very heart of God. If you don't like them, tough, because God is pleased.

Tye Tribbett, his band, and his choir are annointed in Christ to create the music they do, with great versatility. But again, Tye Tribbett's goal is not just to "bring in the young people" by blending old with new like so many so-called gospel artists aspire to do these days. Many of them are even seem to be afraid to say the name Jesus.

Musically, the CD is AWESOME. Tye and his band are musical geniuses, and the choir is vocally talented. It's my favorite CD of all the others, and right now, my favorite CD period. Your review is completely off-base and unnecessary.

"Clatter, but no impact" only describes this review to Tye's annointing.

March 21, 2009 at 11:23 pm

What you fail to realize is that gospel music is just what it is called...the GOSPEL. Gospel music seeks to spread GOD'S message, no matter what you or other critics say. Why would Tye Tribbett want to be compared to people in the secular music industry? That's not the purpose of his music. So please leave your critiques of music to the genres that are familiar to you, and leave God's children alone. As for me, I will praise the LORD.

February 21, 2009 at 8:44 am

Wow so I know I am a little late, but I had to comment after reading this. I just want to say before you talk about someone do your research. Question: Aren't journalist suppose to do research before writing an article or review? Well, Ms.Hobbs its clear that you didn't do yours. You menton Tye not being able to transend into the "Pop" world, but little do you know he has been one of the master minds behind a lot of the "Pop" songs you know and love, songs your magazine probably gave 5 stars to,and made you dance your little heart out every friday night. Example Justin Timberlake's "Cry Me A River" the song that took him out of the "Pop stratosphere" as you called it, was co produced by and featured Tye Tribbett and GA. Jessica Simpson, Common, Floetry (the entire first album), Patti Labelle, Jill Scott all have included Tye's amazing work at one time or another. But thats neither here or there. What's more important is the fact that he has been all up in your world and dominated it, but that's wasn't were God wanted or needed him or his amazing choir.
Why don't you ask someone who has tried suicide or has lost some one dear to them, or is a victim of domestic violence and gave there life to Chirst what a song like "So amazing or Chasing After You" means to them. I work in your world and its not all it's cracked up to be, you people can be so out of touch with todays youth and have the audacity to call yourselves entertainment industry professionals, because you interned for 6 months at a record label. You put talentless crap out there and you force feed it to my generation. How many artist that you have given good reviews to write and produce all their music??? That would be zero! Tye Tribbett is a real musician and more importantly he is a real musician who chose LIFE! And maybe you should re-evaluate what your chosing, you may find that your not living at all.

God Bless Ms.Hobbs, and God Bless you Tye Tribbett it's all love babe, what you do has no words for the people that you have blessed through the gift of music!

xoxo
It's Personal

January 28, 2009 at 12:21 pm

I recently came across Tye Tribbett's music on the Victory Live album and thought it was tight so when I heard about his new album, had to get it and WAS NOT DISAPPOINTED!!

Gosh its beautiful unusual music, the blend of eclectic genres is so rich and yet doesn't compromise the content. Its actually great stuff so I google and check out reviews and come across Linda Hobbs review and I am thinking " what the heck she on about?!!" does this chic know good music?! someone needs to help her coz she clearly dont get it

By the way I work at a radio station in Uganda Africa and people here are definately getting it!

December 6, 2008 at 11:44 am

2 paragraphs of personal thoughts (or preference) does not equal an actual review.

Give us something with actual content.

For the record - Yes, I love this album.

December 1, 2008 at 4:56 pm

It is funny that the people of this world is reviewing Gospel music.... Ms. Hobbs I don't know you but I would ask that you not use some of those words you used... "Bean-pole" It would be possible acceptable if you were talking about Jay-Z or any other secular artist I wouldn't be writing this comment. But YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT A MAN OF GOD!!! Orgasmically should never be used when talking about a Gospel artist! It is crazy how you talk about Tye reaching the Pop world... Let me say to that.....

NO ONE IS TRYING TO REACH THE POP WORLD THE ALBUM IS CALLED STAND OUT TO NOT BE OF THIS WORLD!!! HE ISN'T TRYING TO BE LIKE THE PEOPLE OF THIS WORLD!!! HE AIN'T WORRIED ABOUT THE POP WORLD BECAUSE THE POP WORLD AIN'T GONNA GET YOU SAVED!!!!!!

THIS AIN'T A SOULHA BOY CD.... THIS AIN'T DIDDY'S NEXT CUT, THIS AIN'T JAY-Z'S 20TH LAST CD.... THIS AIN'T LIL WAYNE!!!! IT AIN'T ABOUT REACHING THE STRATOSPHERE IT IS ABOUT SAVING SOULS AND THAT IS WHAT THIS MINISTRY IS ABOUT!!!!! STOP WRITING REVIEWS ABOUT GOSPEL WHEN AFTER YOU FINISH WRITING THIS YOU GO TO THE PARTY AND GET DRUNK!!!!!

YOU ARE CORRUPTED BY THE WAYS OF THIS WORLD MS. HOBBS!!!! I AM GONNA PRAY FOR YOU BECAUSE YOU ARE LOOKING AT THE WRONG ASPECTS OF GOSPEL MUSIC... YOU ARE WORRIED ABOUT SELLIN MILLIONS AND TYE IS WORRIED ABOUT SAVIN SOULS!!!

God Bless you

November 23, 2008 at 11:24 am

It is funny that the people of this world is reviewing Gospel music.... Ms. Hobbs I don't know you but I would ask that you not use some of those words you used... "Bean-pole" It would be possible acceptable if you were talking about Jay-Z or any other secular artist I wouldn't be writing this comment. But YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT A MAN OF GOD!!! Orgasmically should never be used when talking about a Gospel artist! It is crazy how you talk about Tye reaching the Pop world... Let me say to that.....

NO ONE IS TRYING TO REACH THE POP WORLD THE ALBUM IS CALLED STAND OUT TO NOT BE OF THIS WORLD!!! HE ISN'T TRYING TO BE LIKE THE PEOPLE OF THIS WORLD!!! HE AIN'T WORRIED ABOUT THE POP WORLD BECAUSE THE POP WORLD AIN'T GONNA GET YOU SAVED!!!!!!

THIS AIN'T A SOULHA BOY CD.... THIS AIN'T DIDDY'S NEXT CUT, THIS AIN'T JAY-Z'S 20TH LAST CD.... THIS AIN'T LIL WAYNE!!!! IT AIN'T ABOUT REACHING THE STRATOSPHERE IT IS ABOUT SAVING SOULS AND THAT IS WHAT THIS MINISTRY IS ABOUT!!!!! STOP WRITING REVIEWS ABOUT GOSPEL WHEN AFTER YOU FINISH WRITING THIS YOU GO TO THE PARTY AND GET DRUNK!!!!!

YOU ARE CORRUPTED BY THE WAYS OF THIS WORLD MS. HOBBS!!!! I AM GONNA PRAY FOR YOU BECAUSE YOU ARE LOOKING AT THE WRONG ASPECTS OF GOSPEL MUSIC... YOU ARE WORRIED ABOUT SELLIN MILLIONS AND TYE IS WORRIED ABOUT SAVIN SOULS!!!

God Bless you

November 23, 2008 at 11:23 am

Tye and G.A., all I can say is God is PLEASED!!!! Your ministry has touched MANY including me. God is bigger than the stratosphere and your praise goes beyond it!!!! Alot of people with true worship are looked at as peculiar people. I happen to be apart of those people. I LOVE IT!!! Kirk Franklin is no comparison to Tye Tribbett. I wonder how many people got saved from singing STOMP opposed to singing I NEED YOU!!! I wish some people would remove the wool from their eyes and realize that it is beyond time to get in order. God is REAL!!! He's nothing to play with. He's so faithful...He keeps making a way out of no way!!!! JESUS!!!!! Linda, next time LISTEN TO THE WORDS!!! It aint about TYE!!! Its about SAVING SOULS FOR JESUS!!!!! STAND OUT!!!!

November 22, 2008 at 5:18 pm

I feel that the gospel music has gone to a new level. These days are about change. If you want receive a breakthough you got to prasie God. No matter if it's jumping or running around, clapping or etc. Tye Tribbett as well as these other gosepl artist are showing diffrent ways of how to gloryfiy the most high. It shouldn't be about how many records you sell or what you got, it should be about praising God. As long as you praise him and represent Christ right; God will take care of the rest.

Keep praising God Tye and G.A.!!! :-)

July 7, 2008 at 4:45 pm

Please Let Me Explain. God Is higher than the stratoshere and no other is higher than our Saviour, No records, no money, no fame, or your earthly glory. I have know Tye since 96' and He & G.A. haven't change.from doing Ministry,even if it was held in a small park or to thousands of people in a arena. He seeks to bring the lost closer to christ. Jesus would do the rest and tye will be bless from his efforts for doing his will.I was in the rehersals for the concert in va.that was held in my church. And this Work has been blessfrom the start and until its finish in GODS will. DO NOT HURT by writing things that you havent YET experience the power of our LORD. This ministry will continue to Flourish in Gods eye not yours.tyrone-ANTIOCH.

July 5, 2008 at 9:22 am

And one more thing....

GOSPEL music isnt designed or intented to sale millions or reach the stratosphere. Its only purpose is to Glorying GOD and save SOULS. By putting GOD first, people are being healed and set free. God takes care of his children, when we do what we are suppose to do.

What is the purpose of RAP??? Please tell me...Im so sick of hearing HIP HOP is dead.

When was it ever alive??? Hip Hop is a idol and God said worship no other god, but GOD.

Im threw!

July 1, 2008 at 4:39 pm

All I have to say is that this album is wonderful. Its is full of power an truth.

The reason why Gospel artists are critized and not welcomed is because "they are not of this world". We belong to the Kingdom of God, oppose to the Kingdom of Darkness.

Rap and R&B is praised, only because of it glorifies the sinful part of man, and we all know that sin is running rampid through this world.

But this too shall cease and every knee must BOW. So if I were you, I would get in line or prepare to face a wrath that you wont be able to "Stand" up against!

I gotcha TYE. Your album has please "OUR FATHER!!"

July 1, 2008 at 4:31 pm

Linda Hobbs...... Uh where do I start? I'll start by saying these type of opinions you have of Tye is just the reason why he is so needed in the Gospel Industry. The bible say's there is a such thing as Righteous Judgment so here it go's.. Other Gospel Artist like some of the one's you spoke of who parade around the stage with 3 or four buttons on their shirt unbuttoned showing they just bought a weight bench sporting so much bling bling you see them more than the Spirit!

The reason why so many people like myself are staying indi is because the industry has seen that Gospel Music can now generate alot of $ that now their trying their best to produce a new line of "GOSPEL STARS" with no Anointing! I respect Kirk but lets be honest he remakes worldly song's into Gospel songs compromising and not trusting in his God given talent to reach the massess. Tye and G.A. are original and work hard to be so.

I've had the privilege to meet Tye and try his spirit as the bible say's to and to also hear him preach the word, no concert just church and almost immediately you know He is in this to represent the Kingdom Of God and stand apart from the rest. There are only a few Gospel Ministers or artist I can put into my cd player and feel the Anointing and off the top of my head those are Tye, Donnie mcclerkin and Fred Hammond.. I'm sure there are more but I'm talking music that had an anointing that broke strongholds in my life music! And I'll end it on that note........

June 30, 2008 at 1:11 am

I must say that I totally agree with "visionista!"

Tye's style may not appeal to you, HOWEVER,it is IMPOSSIBLE to deny the anointing on this project...of course that's IF God is present in your life.

This article is the ONLY review I've read that doesn't speak highly of the lyrical content, creativity, and originality of this project.

I believe it's safe to say that "STANDOUT" is intended to please God and serve the purpose that He designed Tye Tribbett & G.A to fulfill before the foundation of the world. Who cares about "reaching the stratosphere" as long as lives are changed bcause of the anointing?!

June 28, 2008 at 2:55 pm

4.5 out of 5 stars--avg. rating of 109 reviews on iTunes.
4.5 out of 5 stars--avg. rating on Amazon.com
#16--highest position on Billboard 200 only seven weeks after release.
#1 or #2--the only positions held on the Billboard Gospel Charts for seven weeks

Um, it looks like SOMEBODY is feeling Him.

StandOUT is one of the most innovative and anointed gospel albums to be released in years, and clearly there are hundreds of thousands of listeners around the country who feel the same way as I do.

Perhaps Tye Tribbett and GA haven't gotten as much shine as Kirk Franklin--simply because they have two different ministries. StandOUT has an uncompromising message--which does not seek to gain the attention of "pop land", VIBE, or even Ms. Hobbs. Standing out is not about conforming. It's all about changing lives and making sure that GOD gets the glory!!!

While I absolutely love VIBE and thoroughly enjoy this site and the magazine, this review seems awfully biased towards the reviewer's own perspective on God and spirituality. Like every other review on this website, judge this album on the musicality, the variety, and the raw talent of the artist.

***So to those that read this review--take a listen for yourself. You'll be pleasantly surprised.... :)

June 27, 2008 at 2:48 pm