A TRUE Live Album At It’s Best!
Posted November 19, 2009
By SarahFine_NRT, Staff Reviewer
I am not a real big fan of live albums that DON’T sound live. That might seam like a crazy statement but it’s a true one…a real live album to me is a live album that includes SCREAMING fans, somewhat live ‘shaky’ vocals’, the artists talking, and the inclusion of EVERYTHING--mistakes and all. Jeremy Camp’s newest release, his second live album but his first with a band (his first being acoustic)…covers ALL these bases.
Half of this album was recorded in Los Angeles, California while he was on the ‘Boomin’ Beyond Measure’ tour with tobyMac back in 2008 (most of the older music off of ‘Stay’ and ‘Beyond Measure‘) while the half of the album with the newer music off of his latest ‘Speaking Louder Than Before’ was recorded back in early 2009 while on the ‘Rock and Worship Roadshow’ tour in Dallas, Texas.
This album captures what is a Jeremy Camp concert at it’s absolute best…straight ahead worship, the falling of the Holy Spirit, the Word of God preached right from the stage, as well as a TON of laughs had by all. Jeremy has made it VERY clear whenever he tours that it is not just a ‘show’…but a time to connect with God and be changed by His word, to fall on our faces before Christ and receive all that He is and what He has done for us…that is what makes his show one of my FAVORITES in all of Christian music. This album takes that and displays that in it’s fullness.
Fan favorites such as ‘Take You Back’, ‘Lay Down My Pride’, ‘Tonight’, and ‘Let It Fade’ are among some of the newer hits such as ‘There will be A Day’ and the new live version of ‘This Man’, also throwing in the VERY powerful edition of ‘Hallelujah’ and a cover of Matt Redman’s ‘You Never Let Go’. ‘Take My Life’, one of Jeremy’s heaviest rock songs makes the cut for this album, throwing in the addition of strings and one of the catchiest rock sections I’ve EVER heard on a live album--fantastic! The album comes to a moving close with ‘Give Me Jesus’.
The only problem with this album is that I found it to be entirely too short! 15 tracks might seam like a lot, but in ‘live concert time’ that adds up to about 45 minutes worth of music--other than that? This easily ranks as one of my new favorite live albums. BEC Records didn’t cut any corners with this one--this is a live albums the way live albums are supposed to be made--real, raw and fun. I only wish all live albums could be made this way…
Jeremy Camp fans, DON’T miss this one. It won’t be long into the album before your longing to go see this amazing live show for yourself. :) View All Music And Book Reviews By SarahFine_NRT | View SarahFine_NRT's Profile
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