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Frankly,
this CD has the absolute best sound and production of any "indie"
CD I have ever listened to. The musical presentation is arranged and mixed
on par with ANY "big" company CD I have listened to, and
eclipses most of those. But the best part of the CD is the content of the
songs. Musically enjoyable, and very accessible for churches, the list of
songs is almost entirely authored by the worship leader, Sheri Keller. She
has a gift for writing, and
this project makes that point.
The opening cut is just awesome (called "new song"). Only one
song is not authored by Sheri, and that is the wonderful Doug Horley song
"We Want To See Jesus Lifted High". I have also heard 3
editions of that song on various projects. This CD is far-and-away the
best, most inspirational rendition of that.
The clincher for this CD is the lead vocals, on which Sheri Keller
unleashes some serious worship. My first question when I listened to this
CD was "why isn't this person signing on with a Contemporary
Christian Music label?" Her voice and execution on the songs is
easily that good. I guess that is what impressed me a lot about the
project- while the artistry level is way beyond what is usually heard in
churches, the intensity of worship is at an equally high level.
Earlier this year, I ranked seven CDs as the top new projects from the
last year. This CD was the #1 pick from that list. Enough said!
The CD and review is available on the Worshipmusic.com website at:
http://www.worshipmusic.com/sk-btld.html
The project also has an accompanying chord book
for those worship leaders who intend to use the
songs.
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