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Everything about this excellent CD speaks “ Youth!” In fact my 17 year old daughter was at the computer when I started blasting this
CD out through my 3 foot speakers, it’s the only way to play it! She heard the third track, “Because,” and immediately hit the repeat button! “That is a great song for our youth praise band,” she stated. Taken from a
young person the age of the audience this was played for, this is the best of accolades. If you have some kids that like wild praise worship, they will enjoy this CD. The first four songs are played at break kneck speed and
ferocious intensity, track 4, “Anthem,” is a POD sounding thump to the worship plexus!
Then the change happens! From this mountain top of emotion, the
songs start to wind down as they play upon the softer side of worship. It is done beautifully till we have a soft piano based song at the end,“To live is Christ.” It sometimes feels like two different concerts. But I have found
that even though most youth love to jump up and down and scream louder than the stones! They can also, within minutes be found on their knees with hands raised, giving their tears to a Holy God. This is why music like this is so
exciting and exhilarating to listen to and imagine the experience of being there!
I liked this much better than others I have heard from Youth Alive. It seems to be more cohesive and thought out. There appears more of
an attempt at not only playing fast but playing efficiently. Witness the intimate passion on “Beautiful,” the beauty of “Adore.” This is followed by two love songs for Jesus, although when we get to “Air I
breathe,” I felt there should have been an attempt to increase the tempo again. Four similar songs in a row can be hard to keep one’s focus.
“No fear,” brings a grinding up through the praise gears, to finish
on the superb “All!” It is worth the wait and brings such a feeling of rejoicing and joy to the end of the CD! The crowd were by now ready to rock! You can hear them cheering and clapping in the background. Make sure you do
not miss the end of track 12; simple voices and an acoustic guitar bring this elevation to a blessed conclusion.
Review by Bill Mason |
