Following two strong rock showings, Kutless returned with an album dedicated to the praise & worship genre. Strong Tower mixes together original cuts, classic hymns, and modern praise & worship songs to form a solid production. Several fresh slants include the old classic "Take Me In" and the more modern "Draw Me Close." Throughout the disc several renditions take on a fresh slant as the band excels musically with guitar-driven instrumentation. Of the disc's few originals, the title track is notable and has the makings of a praise & worship classic itself. Strong Tower is a passionate and deeply personal project for Kutless. It's a disc that praises their Creator with a rock slant that the band speaks eloquently.
(re-released as a deluxe edition in 2007, with a bonus disk and 3 more tracks)
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Strong tower!!!| Posted December 22, 2007
Well, this is definately a wonderful c.d. However, I do like Hearts of the innocent more. Strong tower is a c.d. of the band redoing modern songs that were originally written by people such as Chris Tomlin and Matt Redman. Some of the better songs on this album include "Strong Tower," "Take me in," and also a song written by the band, "All Of The Words." This is a very enjoyable c.d. I love it.
love this album| Posted August 23, 2007
i really like this album quite a bit. praise and worship isn't normally the style of music that i listen to but i enjoy this album.
Strong Tower| Posted August 22, 2007
Kutless is a rock band and i love praise and worship and rock..so when you put the two together..its amazing...i liked the cd...but there were a few worship songs i wasnt fond of..they did them well..i just really didnt like those perticular songs..
Excellent Rocking Worship| Posted August 16, 2007
Kutless' has a variety of styles to say the least. First, they were total grunge rock, next, they were total hard rock, now they are total normal rock. There's no signs of the grunginess or heaviness of their past albums on this. But, like their last album proved, it is still marvelously good.
The first song 'We Fall Down' opens with a bristling riff, leading to the powerful 'We Cry Holy' chorus. The more upbeat 'Finding Who We Are' is nice, fast paced worshiper. One of the best songs on the album is the third, the intriguing 'Take Me In' which features a great intro riff and great Old Testament descriptions.
'Ready For You', my favorite song on the album, is a heart felt cry to God to come near, as the man implores, 'I am ready for You; take my heart and make me new now.' This is followed by the catchy 'Draw Me Close' and its energetic guitars. The slower rockers, 'All Who Are Thirsty' and 'Better Is One Day' are both great songs. The albums' best rocker is, of course, 'Strong Tower', which has some driving electric guitars to back up Jon's powerful vocals.
The beautifully done 'Jesus, Lord of Heaven' moves from beautiful acoustics in the verse to roaring electrics in the chorus to make for an excellent song. 'I Lift My Eyes Up' is all of my friends' favorite song, but it seems a little too repetitive for me. The former MercyMe song 'Word of God Speak' is done even better than the original here, and the album closes with the strings soaked 'Arms of Love' which sounds a lot like 'Grace and Love' - that's a good thing.
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