Church Music is arguably David Crowder*Band's their most innovative effort to date. Packed full with 17 tracks, the band's aim was for this album to serve as a reminder of the continual evolvement of music within the Church.
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01.
Phos Hilaron (Hail Gladdening Light)
02.
Alleluia, Sing
03.
The Nearness
04.
Shadows
05.
Eastern Hymn
06.
SMS (Shine)
07.
The Veil
08.
We Are Loved
09.
All Around Me
10.
How He Loves
11.
Can I Lie Here
12.
Birmingham (We Are Safe)
13.
Church Music - Dance(!)
14.
What A Miracle
15.
Oh, Happiness
16.
God Almighty, None Compares
17.
In The End (O Resplendent Light!)
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David Crowder On "Church Music" (Not On Album)
David Crowder redoes church music| Posted September 15, 2009
This is a very interesting record with worship music that also has an ambiance to it. It is a pure worship record and the songs shadows and we are loved are excellent.
really Great Like it very much.| Posted September 15, 2009
This really is one of there best I have heard and listen to christian music all the time all of raido's are tuned in to nothing but our Lords music.The first chance I get I would surely buy this album.
Interesting| Posted September 15, 2009
I like the ambient stylings of the album but it is a bit of a step away from what we are used to from these guys. Each song seems to blend nicely into the next, the kind of album you can put on and leave on "Repeat All" and just have it filling the back-drop of life. The licks are infectious and quickly become familiar along with the choruses. All in all, a great album, just different from the usual.
Compliments some of the same stuff| Posted September 15, 2009
I think this album is very much like A Collision. When I first heard it, all the techno and synth stuff reminded me of it. Of course I will buy this album, but I feel these songs will need to grow on me if I will really like it. Crowder became popular because he had songs people could sing in church. But with "Church Music" these songs are so difficult to reproduce due to its producing and most of the songs' lyrics are abstract enough that a congregation can't sing together. But besides using it, it could be a decent Crowder album.
Great Chruch Music| Posted September 03, 2009
This is going to be one of the albums of the year!! The David Crowder Band have hit another home run with this album. They push the envelope just enough to have a new sound but yet it is still the classic Crowder that everybody has come to love. This is what makes them such a great band. How He Loves is a great first single and they perform it well in concert. Look for this CD to be at the top of the charts in no time!!
haha- CHurch music- let me laugh| Posted August 22, 2009
My main problem with this album is the repetiviness of it- the music is so repetitive that it gets annoying. and then on some of the songs vocally/lyrically he repeats so much of the same thing that it's easy to think that this is all you are going to listen to- to me, it shows a lack of creativity- a lack of something to say.
Another thing I don't like about this album is the over abundance of techno influences- it's too much. I know that DCB has always had some techno beats/flourishes- this album is just too much
The following is my initial reactions hearing the songs for the first time:
All Around Me is the FLYLEAF cover- The beginning is like one of those cheezy string quartet knock offs (musically)- vocally I don't like it- they slowed it way down. It never goes anywhere musically. Never builds into a rousing song- just a debbie downer.
Shine was another mediocre song- good lyrics- but musically it was blah.
Phos Hilron is ok- it's short and experimental
Oh Happiness techno vibe- sounds like a Coke commericial meets the Patridge family.
God Almighty- cool guitar work in the beginning. sounds like their trying alittle too hard to have that "epic" closing song.
Birmingham ok... i'm really beginning to not like this album- sounds like mutemath sucked on a helium baloon
Dance- finally a cool tune. Very dance hall-ish. then throw in some 70s vocals saying Dance... over and over. ok lost me on the chorus- very cheap lyrics. think family force five for 40 year olds- i'm alittle sad- at this point
We are Loved - this song reminds me of "Can you Feel it?" off of REMEDY. not much difference (musically) from those two songs
The Veil - i don't really like all the saws/leads used in these songs. This is a better song- different- so i'm not sure if it equates better- i'm on the fence. very techno-dance hall
Can I lie? i like this song. it's what I like from DCB- alit?tle too repetitive for my taste
In the end it's ok- caught myself thinking- why is this still playing?
the Nearness a classic DCB song- the woman's moaning/groaning in it is annoying.
Eastern Hymn somebody was up late with a Yamaha s90 keyboard and recorded it and put it on this album. I actually kind of like it- nothing to right home about
the light and the shadows - a good song.
I'm really kind of disappointed with this album- there's not really a song that stands out besides "Alleluia Sing" - which is the highlight of the album.
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