Newsboys (With John James) - Live at Flevo 1994

[@huntergaming1993]

I wish people had more stuff 94 and 96

[@dukealbert7017]

hunter gaming Same here!

[@Kludd-ss1lr]

Same here!

[@slimhaines2]

My favorite era if only there were more vids from 92-97. John James is so amazing, wish he was still singing.

[@mineilhan2024]

HE WAS LEFT BAND IN 1996 AND THEIR DRUMMER PETER FURLER BECOMED BAND LEAD SINGER AND PETER LEFT BAND IN 2009 AND MICHAEL TAITH BECOMED NEW SINGER

[@ContemporaryChristianhits]

1986-1997 is the John James era

[@chriswade9673]

@@mineilhan2024thank you Wikipedia

[@ContemporaryChristianhits]

Bringing back old songs like love comes true

[@Jade_902]

These guys are as ageless as The Who 🤘🏻

[@Zapruder1984]

Cool footage, awesome find!

[@ArjanScholten]

nice that you've posted it! This was a great and amazing concert ! I've made some pictures as I was a photographer for a small magazine. White jacket, brown hair and glasses, front middle.

[@matthewvogel3071]

Jeff Frankenstein looks good for 20 years old he's 45 now on keyboards

[@chinfuzzchet3616]

Got to see them in '94 opening for STEVEN curtis Chapman Insanely great concert by both!

[@eligiogomez6660]

Buenisimo mi banda favorita

[@dustinhutchinson6275]

Dueling keys boards! Plus early remnants of Duncan Phillips playing drums. Even weirder he was playing with traditional grip with his left!

[@Kludd-ss1lr]

I did not know he sung Shine

[@dustinhutchinson6275]

@@Kludd-ss1lr a good portion of early songs Peter did the vocals in the recordings and John James did the live vocals. If you listen to Nott Ashamed, Going Public and Take me to your leader, you will find songs going back and forth between them.

[@Kludd-ss1lr]

did Duncan Sung Shine? Wow I’m impressed

[@jenniferu6470]

@@dustinhutchinson6275 idk where you are getting that from. Because i know that john sang alot of the songs in the early 90s his voice is nothing like peter . I know they both sang the leads and would switch off on some songs . But john sang alot of them back then on the cd and in concerts.

[@lil18thletterking77]

So what did Duncan Phillips play when Peter furler got done singing?

[@danieldixon6858]

I first saw them in 93 before the lineup changes mostly at bass. Wait through like 3 of them in one year. Lucky to meet John James, Sean Taylor, Kevin Mills, Peder. By this time Joel replaced Kevin Mills and Jody Davis replaced Sean Taylor.

[@lil18thletterking77]

Was that jody Davis in the white t shirt?

[@danieldixon6858]

@@lil18thletterking77 yes it was 96 lineup. The best version of newsboys in my book. Wish John James would come back.

[@birgitwest143]

Wow! I have always loved this song!! Thanks for posting this! Amazing.

[@unitednations1613]

TBH. I met John James last night

[@Hsvereika11]

He is speaking at my church tomorrow.. that's why I'm watching this lol

[@misslee6788]

Aww that is so awesome!!!!❤

[@Kludd-ss1lr]

3:28 Duncan Phillips playing Keys and vocals for Shine

[@ericmsandoval]

3:48 is definitely Duncan on keyboards and he sings as well. John does lead vocals tho.

[@Convexhull210]

@Tanya Jamesyour husband is incredibly talented!

[@Convexhull210]

@Tanya James It would be an honor to meet him and the Newsboys one day! I grew up in the early 2000s listening to some of the Newsboys old hits on the radio. I play a little piano and love their stuff.

[@chrismorals]

Epic!!!!

[@SampleZebra]

woah! they look so young!

[@Sometimeslifeiscrazy]

How has phil Joel not aged at all in 30 years…..

[@SampleZebra]

wait did Duncan play drums then keyboard after Spirit Thing and keyboards and backing vocals in Shine?

[@davisbowe8668]

Duncan was originally the keyboardist before Jeff Frankenstein joined and then alternated between keyboard and drums until John James left and Peter Furler became the permanent lead singer.

[@ContemporaryChristianhits]

Newsboys Peter Furler as leader for spirit thing, John James, as lead singer for shine, and love comes true

[@ContemporaryChristianhits]

They should post the full concert of the news boys at Flevo festival and the rest of the songs

[@SampleZebra]

2:09 and why is Peter doing the backing vocals in Spirit Thing is the others supposed to do backing vocals

[@martinone9]

Peter sang the lead vocals in the studio as he did in most songs,even during the John James era.

[@SampleZebra]

@@martinone9 thanks!

[@altair769]

Never knew Peter Furler rocked the drums!!!!

[@Kludd-ss1lr]

My Lord Look At Duncan’s Hair

[@the_real_littlepinkhousefly]

Gosh, they weren't even letting Phil sing yet. He has the best voice in the group ... guess it took 'em awhile to realize it (or maybe he hadn't learned the songs yet...)

[@the_real_littlepinkhousefly]

@Lord Eddard Stark Gotta disagree on both points. Love Phil's voice (Jody's is awesome, too -- have that album, know Jody sings with him, they're both great and they blend really well). And I've also met Phil, he was nice as could be. Maybe he was exhausted from traveling when you met him and too tired to deal. It happens. These guys are human beings and they get tired, have fights with their wives, have off days just like the rest of us. I don't think it's at all fair to judge someone by one random meeting where you run into them in a busy airport when they've got their minds on other things. (I also have heard Phil is really uncomfortable with the adoration he gets from fans. He'd rather God be the one to get the glory. Maybe the dude is just SHY with strangers?)

[@timlazar9030]

@@the_real_littlepinkhousefly you must be talking about Step Up To The Microphone. I can never hear Jody's voice that well. But Peter and Phil sing so well, and blend so nicely together.

[@the_real_littlepinkhousefly]

@Space Dumps Yes, I know all that. I'm a major Phil-fan. What I was wondering was why they weren't letting him sing yet.

[@1Snovy]

And ironically Duncan is singing background vocals on Shine. In interviews at the beginning of the Newsboys United era Phil asked Duncan why he doesn't sing. He answered that "it's not good." The rest of the guys just sort of laughed

[@babymoondancer]

@@the_real_littlepinkhousefly You raise a good point there. I was a young teen fan in those days and, oh yeah, Phil was my favorite. I gave him just as much attention for his hair and his looks as any other female fan my age did. It wasn’t until I became an adult that I wondered if that was something Phil struggled with as someone in the ministry. Imagine you have a sincere desire to give all of the glory to God alone, but you yourself are so attractive that people end up giving YOU the glory instead. That’s his life, every day. I can only imagine how amplified that was when he was a Newsboy.

[@SampleZebra]

was Peter F urler supposed to sing. lead vocals for Shine?

[@surrealheights]

VenturaHorse 2000 didn’t he on the album??

[@SampleZebra]

@@surrealheights Peter sung in the recordings and John sung in the Live concerts but by 1996 Duncan switched to purcussion due to a role management to Peter being on drums until John Left in 1997 then Peter switched from drums to vocals and Duncan moved from keyboards,purcussion to drums

[@lil18thletterking77]

@@SampleZebra theres another video where Furler sings leads on Spirit thing in this era while john James danced and did backing vocals.

[@angelchacon5557]

Wow Phil not singing it's crazy

[@SampleZebra]

2:09 favorite drum part

[@Kludd-ss1lr]

I bet Duncan gets a headache from moving his head up and down like that

[@generaciondeadoradores9680]

Hahah!!

[@lil18thletterking77]

Or maybe headaches get a duncan..whadya think?

[@Songwritersbehindthecurtain]

I 🤔 this must be in 1995.

[@lil18thletterking77]

John James played keys? Didnt know that

[@newsgirlnotashamed2211]

2:46 Duncan is SMASHING his head against the keyboard!

[@jeacaklotom]

Peter Furler looks like a Longshoreman

[@ContemporaryChristianhits]

1986-1997 is the John James era peoples favorite

[@unknownunknown4859]

What a soundboard....

[@christianmusic8225]

newsboys keyboard we all know today Jeff Frankenstein is touching Love Comes True with newsboys drummer. We all know today Duncan Phillips on keyboard Duncan Phillips was keyboard from 1993 to 1994 6:58

[@Kludd-ss1lr]

6:58

[@rivermorrison8383]

Where is John James? This is Peter singing. Oops, nevermind, see him come in on the side there.

[@SampleZebra]

2:09 my favorite part in the song

[@neutron7]

John James as in "big fat soul" ?

[@SampleZebra]

7:13 geez Duncan is going to get a bad headache after

[@dukealbert7017]

VenturaVillager Studios And Jody would’ve been dizzy after

[@SampleZebra]

@@dukealbert7017 im sure as well

[@SampleZebra]

7:14 Yep that's it

[@SampleZebra]

the Live version of Spirit Thing sounds diffrent than the STUDIO version

[@Songwritersbehindthecurtain]

Duncan playing drums beginning in 1994.

[@DanSyncYT]

How did John change his pants and his shirt?

[@lil18thletterking77]

I'm wondering that too

[@albertobazan1073]

Where is John James???? No Canta Ninguna de las canciones

[@ContemporaryChristianhits]

Imagine if John James perform on stage for the first time with newsboys lead singer, Michael Tait

[@davisbowe8668]

I don't know why they never did any reunions with John before Peter left. I know he didn't exactly leave the band under the best of terms, but after he got his life back in order it would've been cool to see him perform some of their older songs with the band.

[@davisbowe8668]

Interesting, I always thought Phil Joel joined closer to when Take Me to Your Leader released. Also I don't mean any disrespect to Peter Furler, but John James was a much more charismatic frontman. Even here, Peter just sorta stands around on the first song while John is dancing around all over the place.

[@WalkerMNDrummer]

Are these the only songs that they sang that afternoon

[@todds.6028]

Peter on drums!!

[@matthewwhite4008]

This isn't JJ on lead vocals it Pete furler

[@ContemporaryChristianhits]

Peter Furler Sings spirit thing John James Sings shine and love comes true

[@angelchacon5557]

Would you happen to have more stuff from 1995?😊

[@dukealbert7017]

Miguel Chacon I wish! Sadly no.

[@angelchacon5557]

@@dukealbert7017 thank you anyway God bless 😊

[@dukealbert7017]

You are VERY welcome. Should I ever get ahold of any rare footage, rest assured, I will share it. I’ve got this 2003 concert (horrible early 2000s internet pixelation) that is out of sync. But once I get it in sync, I’ll share it.

[@angelchacon5557]

@@dukealbert7017 sounds great god bless👍

[@timlazar9030]

@@dukealbert7017 link?

[@lil18thletterking77]

Who's the guitarist in the white shirt?

[@mr.d7038]

Jody Davis

[@newsgirlnotashamed2211]

I think it's Jody Davis

[@ContemporaryChristianhits]

It’s Jody Davis he’s wearing the glasses that’s why you can’t tell

[@thevoiceoftheteacher3581]

They definitely got better with age

[@happywrenching33]

Furler is much better on Shine.

[@ContemporaryChristianhits]

PeterFurler does sing shine from his drum with John James

[@ContemporaryChristianhits]

You just gotta listen closely

[@SylusFyynch]

it took peter a little while to get used to getting bald

[@rivermorrison8383]

Too bad John James had to leave the band, he was a better singer. Though they did some great work after he left. I think they changed their style a bit to accomodate Peter.

[@timlazar9030]

he had a lot of addictions and problems in his marriage, the boys told him he had to leave the band to save his marriage, listen to some of his testimonies, the Lord did wonderful things in his Life, but I agree with you, I love the John James era the best

[@ContemporaryChristianhits]

He was forced to resign from the band

[@MrSandalwood]

A truely awfull band.. I did there sound and lighting at greenbelt in 95 and was embarrassed for them I then went on tour with INXS now that was a fun tour..

[@lil18thletterking77]

Those are strong words, dont.you think?

[@misslee6788]

That’s cause the awful one is really you hehe

[@newsgirlnotashamed2211]

3:46 Duncan is SMASHING his head against the keyboard!