Top 10 Release Of 2008
Posted December 16, 2008
By KevinMcNeese_NRT, Staff Reviewer
One of the first albums released this year has ultimately turned out to be one of the best. Close a year after its release, Something To Say remains one of my favorite albums of the year, and the only albums by Matthew West that I’ve been able to embrace. The majority of the album is incredible and songs like “The Motions,” with its building chord chorus and “You Are Everything,” with its rich piano lead, gives the album an incredible start.
The album ends with one of the best songs of the year that you haven’t heard, and probably won’t unless you own the album. “Stop The World” is one of the few songs that prevent me from getting anything done whenever it comes on. I have yet to not sit back, close my eyes, and spend some time reflecting on God’s goodness in this otherwise crazy life we live. No other song has spoken to me as strongly as this one. “I’m tired and empty/This life is relentless/It’s weakened my knees and it breaks my defenses/It’s wearing me down and I’m desperate to hear from you.” I doubt anyone can reject a message of needing to hear God’s voice “above the senseless noise” and it’s contained in a song that builds to a beautiful, fully realized chorus that matches the grandness of who God is, with the quietness of His spirit.
Thankfully, it’s a single moment in an album filled with joy. Beyond that, the testimony and story of what Matthew went through during the making of the album brings the messages to life even more. As West says, the album is a “powerful reminder that God is speaking every day out of the broken places and pieces of our lives.” I encourage you to seek out these songs that God clearly put on Matthew’s heart. You won’t be disappointed. View All Music And Book Reviews By KevinMcNeese_NRT | View KevinMcNeese_NRT's Profile
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