After a three-year departure, Audio Adrenaline lead singer Mark Stuart and bassist Will McGinniss return with some of their favorite emerging voices of worship as the Know Hope Collective, a ground-breaking initiative that combines worship music with stories of hope and inspiration.
The Know Hope Collective will be an ever-changing group of musicians from a variety of backgrounds who come together to create worship music and share their unique experiences and testimonies.
The group introduces new cuts, including “Attention” and “Jealous God,” and reworks some Audio A hits like “Ocean Floor,” “The Good Life,” and “Hands and Feet”.
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Stories of Hope| Posted March 13, 2011 I love the IDEA of concept albums... and sometimes it really works (Jars of Clay presents: the Shelter is a great example of this... ) but sometimes the concept IDEA can over power the music so it's a fine balance, between the thought and the music behind it. So I started listening to this album with skepticism, and I was left pleasantly surprised.
Basically the concept of this album is 'HOPE' or as another commentator put it"the feeling that events will turn out for the best"
I found this album while searching for songs that would provide a soundtrack to those living in the wake of the Christchurch earthquake. I was searching for songs of hope... not the kind of hope that people 'just know' - the head knowledge... I was hunting for songs that were about hope from people who have experienced hopelessness... and discovered the grace that comes in these times.
Lead singer Mark Stuart and bassist Will McGinnis both from Audio Adrenaline, formed the group after talking to people around a camp fire and discovering that their stories of hope through turmoil were being echoed from others also - and the more they talked to other people the more they discovered that others had similar stories.
And so from that spark Know Hope Collective was born.
Now lets get down to the actual album itself... It was publicized as a "this ground-breaking initiative combining worship music with stories of hope and inspiration" personally I'm not sure of that description- I just think that it's a really great idea. To often there are 'worship' albums with church in mind... or 'secular' focused albums with the lost in mind... An album that combines what we do in church and what happens in our lives (both good and bad) is what makes an album 'real'... and I guess makes it more of a 'worship' album in doing so.
Almost half the albums you may have heard before... “Ocean Floor”, “The Good Life” and “Hands and Feet” were previously released on Audio Adrenaline albums, but these are new fresh cut back versions... the same treatment has been given to "Build us back"that was a song co-written by Mark Stuart and ended up on the latest Newsboys album 'Born again'. All of these remade songs are tastefully done... however I wonder with so many of them already known are they a distraction from the flow of the album... Do they fit with the theme? Yes... Do they enhance the story process? I'm still not sure... but they are great songs (Especially 'Build us back' a personal favourite of mine in light of the recent earthquakes in New Zealand)
The album is a real, back to basics album... almost acoustic in feel... almost live... it's music that draws you in. It's like coming to sit at the feet of an old story teller who draws you close and whispers "there is hope even in brokenness... and this is how I know”.
Drawing from Psalm 23 the first single 'Attention' Mark begins the album with these words...
"You call me here from all the things I’m chasing. You bring me to this place to lie down. You pull me from the wars I’ve been waging and remind me there’s a table set for us. Exhale, shut my eyes, let me slow down and be still.Speak. You have my attention, Lord."
If you're in the middle of turmoil in your life... if you're not sure of your future... then listen to this album... listen to the stories of others who have been were you are... but more importantly find out why they KNOW that there is hope.
I've been a fan of Audio A since I was like three, my fam has all of their cd's and i've seen them twice, I knew that mark and will had been doing some new stuff but i didn't think it would be half as good as it really is.
Their new music is really great and worshipful, and while it sometimes reminds you of AA it is still something different and really good because of it.
know hope| Posted February 27, 2011
Very different I didnt know I would actually like them , Im used to listening to christian rock , Not this but , I like it ,
I hope It does really well
Not bad, even if it's not new| Posted February 23, 2011
When I saw the album preview on NewReleaseTuesday, I didn't even know who these people were. When I saw that it was former members of Audio Adrenaline, I was a little worried. I had seen Audio Unplugged in concert a few years ago, and it was rough and kinda ruined my view of the band from when I was younger. However, since it was free, I decided to give it a listen.
I was very impressed with the first few songs. I noticed that there was a remake of an AudioA song and also a song I had heard performed by newsboys (my favorite band), so I thought that was pretty cool. Soon, however, I noticed that many of the songs were redos of others. While that's not necessarily a bad thing, I just felt like the album was missing something. I like original music, and while the stuff that is there is decent, it just wasn't enough. I think only about 15 to 20 minutes was new, original stuff.
If you've never purchased an AudioA CD before, this isn't a bad choice if you're looking for good, quality worship music. However, if you're a fan of AudioA and Christian music in general like I am, you probably already own over half these songs in some form or fashion. I feel like purchasing them just wouldn't be a sound investment. If you're one of those people that will by different DVD versions of the same movie, this might be an album for you. If you're not (like me), give this a free listen, download the new songs from iTunes or Amazon, and enjoy.
Welcome Back| Posted February 23, 2011
It is very good to hear Mark Stuart singing again.His voice is not as strong as it was during his AA days,but it is refreshing to hear him again.Julia Ross's vocals on several songs are excellent.I esp. enjoyed "Attention" and "Sanctuary". It was good to hear the remakes of "Hands and Feet" and "Ocean Floor" two AA classics.The best songs for me on this CD and the reason I will buy this CD are "Build Us Back","spirit Speaks" and "Jealous God". These worship songs should be sung at every church.
I enjoyed this Cd and reccommend it to all.
Good| Posted February 22, 2011
I enjoyed getting a chance to listen to this release this week on NRT but honestly nothing really reached out and grabbed me as a "need to have" track. I really liked many of the songs lyrically, but musically maybe it just didn't appeal to the style of music I usually purchase. Overall I think the album was done well and will definitely minister to many.
Good but a lot of redos from other artists. Nice sound| Posted February 22, 2011
It is a good cd. I noticed some redos from other artists which is good but I don't know if I would buy the whole album.
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