Uploaded December 2011 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Album: "Ride On" (1969). "Every now and then a group comes along which represents the best of its genre. Its leadership, those who play and sing with it, everything seems to "click." Although picking an absolute best in the turbulent era of the 1960′s and 1970′s isn't easy, for college campus church based groups, it's hard to beat God Unlimited.
Originally God Unlimited was the Episcopal "diocesan youth choir" at Arizona State University, under the direction of the Rev. Tom Belt. Choir isn't exactly what they were, at least not in the sense that word was understood in the Episcopal Church. Their music is certainly folk, but their ability to move from the choral to the folk and back again with ease is one of the strong points of the group.
Obviously as a college group frequent personnel changes were a given, so with these, the first four of their discography, we see several repeats in songs. That isn't bad, and there are several liturgical seasonal songs (which is the main reason why this is being posted during Holy Week.) But their proficiency and their charm give them a special place in the history of the "Jesus Music era." (Taken form the web site "Positive Infinity")
Album: "Ride On" (1969). "Every now and then a group comes along which represents the best of its genre. Its leadership, those who play and sing with it, everything seems to "click." Although picking an absolute best in the turbulent era of the 1960′s and 1970′s isn't easy, for college campus church based groups, it's hard to beat God Unlimited.
Originally God Unlimited was the Episcopal "diocesan youth choir" at Arizona State University, under the direction of the Rev. Tom Belt. Choir isn't exactly what they were, at least not in the sense that word was understood in the Episcopal Church. Their music is certainly folk, but their ability to move from the choral to the folk and back again with ease is one of the strong points of the group.
Obviously as a college group frequent personnel changes were a given, so with these, the first four of their discography, we see several repeats in songs. That isn't bad, and there are several liturgical seasonal songs (which is the main reason why this is being posted during Holy Week.) But their proficiency and their charm give them a special place in the history of the "Jesus Music era." (Taken form the web site "Positive Infinity")
