Dreamers
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SHINEBRIGHT Shine Bright Baby, the best thing out of Orville, Ohio since Smuckers, is just one more example of why Brandon Ebel is the King Midas of the Christian Music industry. We have infectious pop tunes, a danceable...
Release The Panic (Deluxe Edition)
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RED I guess everybody is entitled to make a less than stellar album. It's just that some bands have gained an aura of invincibility. Red is one of those bands. Three albums, three "experiences"....
Rest
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Beckah Rest isthe title of the newest release by Dance artist extrordinaire Beckah Shae. Fans of Destiny might be at a loss for words here, though. Rest is...
Like a Fine Wine -- Skillet gets better with age | Posted August-20-2009
About a month or so ago I heard the radio single Hero on ChristianRock.net and I was blown away. I immediately said "I want this album", not a common response. I usually pick up an album at least six months after its release, after I've heard it on internet radio, picked up a few downloads, and otherwise made my decision on the CD. Not this time.
Awake is Skillet's finest, deepest, and loudest album to date. Compared to this, I think Comatose is now referred to as Southern Gospel. Awake is the epitome of Christian Industrial music. The addition of Jen Ledger as Drummer and Third Vocalist (after John and Korey) was a move of Genius, as her screaming vocals make Awake and Hero. Power Ballads such as Don't wake me, Believe, and Forgiven are spot on, and if you don't cry when you hear Lucy, I have to question if you are actually human. Awake is Skillet Unleashed, and other bands now have to Chase them.
Personally, I award this Album Album of the Year (are you listening Grammy's, what about you Dove's?). Get the album today for "Tomorrow could be one day too late."
Conservative Apologetics | Posted June-11-2009
First up an admission. I picked up a copy of this book on Recommendation from Rush Limbaugh on his radio program. If anyone has a problem with that, they probably wont like the review either.
If your idea of a Conservative Book is the latest Let's Ridicule Liberals book by Ann Coulter, then you are going to hate this book. There is no humor in this book. Mark Levin has created the must have Conservative Manifesto. It is not an easy read. Unlike fiction, you must put this book down, think about what you read, pick up the book and re-read what you read. The Hot Button Issues are all covered (The Military, Illegal Immigration, Global Warming, Health Care) but they are presented in a thoughtful, fact filled discussion of why the Conservative Believes that these issues are best made by a free people in a free market, and why the false compassion of the liberal (or Stateist, in the book) is merely a thinly veiled attempt to centralize all power in government, something our founding fathers fought England to prevent. One example that comes to mind is the environmental push to have smart growth to preserve open space, which is contradicted by the fact that even 400 years after we arrived only 4% of our land is in use. How much more open can you get.
If you want to know what Conservatives believe, any book by a conservative will do. However if you want to know Why Conservatives believe what we believe, this book holds a good part of the answer.
A Plumb in The Nursery | Posted October-08-2007
Plumb (a.k.a Tiffany Arbuckle Lee) takes a break from the Rock/Dance arena to release a "Childrens Lullabye" Album. When I heard of this project I admit I cringed. Children's albums are notoriously awful when heard by an adult. Plumb has once again broken the mold. This is a lullabye album for adults. Blink presents 9 original songs plus a remix of Sleep from Chaotic Resolve. While as usual for a Plumb album there are no bad songs, at this early time my favorite is In My Arms, the "Rock" Lullabye, and My Sweet, My Lovely. The album is String heavy, which I admit I am a sucker for. Now that I have heard the Preview I am torn. It's not the rock album I expect from Plumb, I don't have kids, but suddenly I want this album. Coming from a former DJ is great praise. Don't blink or you might find this album Sold Out.
Sorry about the repeat, after I edited this review NRT dropped my user name from it
I confess I knew little of Sarah Kelly's music beyond the Radio hit Take Me Away when I picked this album up on the Discount Table at a CBD Warehouse Sale. When I put the Disc into my CD Player I was blown away, to use a cliche.
Not your typical christian pop princess here, former Schoolteacher Kelly dares the band to try to drown her out. They Can't. Her vocals soar above the rock of Still Breathing and Out of Reach and yet she can still carry off beautiful ballads like Remember me well and Fall into you.
Most impressive to me, however is the "guest stars" she pulled in. Any Christian Musician can get Toby Mac or Audio Adrenaline to help. How many can say they had Slash on their Christian Album. Oh, and it is a Christian Album, buy the way. Despite the Naysayers who post on iTunes that this album isn't "Christian enough", I say listen to the album. There is no doubt who is the central focus of this album. To borrow a title from Rebecca St. James, It's God.
I waited until album two to become a Sarah Kelly Fan, and I can hardly wait for whats next.
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