Christian music reviews

As a teenage Destiny's Child lover, but also a Christian, Out Of Eden was the perfect replacement. They made switching to mainly Christian music a LOT easier! God is good! OOE has godly lyrics & an awesome sound. What are you waiting for???

i love the cd. it has no cussing and noviolence what soever. i went to my first concert watching them sing. although my dad lost the cd i'v been trying to listen to it online but when i go to web sites it only lets you hear 30 seconds or you can only buy it.

As usual these girls bring it all! If you love Gospel R&B then get OUT OF EDEN's THIS IS YOUR LIFE as well as Virtue's latest "Free" and "Kiss" by Trin-i-tee 5:7.

My favourite tracks include ALL YOU NEED, DIFFERENT NOW, THIS IS YOUR LIFE AND ROLLING STONE. This entire CD is worth the purchase, you WON'T be disapointed, go get it NOW!!

This CD is packed with spiritual content, sweet beats and lovely ballards which make this a stand out project. Can't wait for the new CD to drop 2004

The balance of musical styles is perfect. A unique variety that's very mainstream, very hip. Give this one a listen, and you'll be humming "Colored People", "Hope To Carry On", and "Missing Person" around the office all day.

After 5 years, the music is still fresh, and the words are very touching and empowering! All the great artists are in this album!

these are the best wow albums in order:
1.wow 1998
2.wow 1997
3.wow 1999
4.wow 2000
5.wow 1996
6.wow 2001
7.wow 2002
thank you and god loves you.

This is one of my favorites! Martha's voice is melodic, full of spirit and passion for God. You will definitely want this is your gospel/spiritual collection.

This gifted and anointed woman of God has proven that if you just "Say the Name" you will see your blessings flourish. If you are looking for a great gospel, praise and worship and/or prophetic word, purchase this CD. I feel the presence of the Lord moving and every time I listen to this CD I am brought to tears. I have a copy in the office, in my car and in my gym CD player. Also, if you are looking for a serious worship experience, purchase the DVD.

God bless each of you that read this review.

This is a great CD. I recommend it to everyone who likes to dance as David did before God.

I was truly blessed by Virtue's songs. It was as if they just know exactly what people are going through and make the perfect song for that situation. I love them so much and I always tell people that I am the long lost member of the group because I can't stop singing like them. God bless!!!

Virtue is one of the best gospel groups out there. In a group of four women they sing beautiful songs that soothe the spirit. Their songs have unique and uplifting lyrics, beats, and rythym. One of my favorites would be "I Must Tell Jesus" on their first album.

Once you get either the first album "Virtue" or the second album "Get Ready" you'll be ready for any other music that has Virtue's name in it.

Be prepared, also, because Virtue's newest album should be for sale in July of 2001! I know I can't wait!

I have heard a lot of christian female vocal groups but none to this calibur. Virtue has the ability to be one of the gratest vocal groups of all time. Their tight harmonies and lovely voices only make you want to fall in love with the Master all over again. This new project has uplifted me to a hight where I am alone in the arms of my Maker, praising His name for everything He ever did for me. If you are buying only one CD this year, you must make this the one.

FFH music is very good..especially for new followers of Christ. I am recommending their music to anyone who will listen...first to the words of Christ...then to contemporary Christian music to help them feel Gods presence at all times in their life.

This CD is amazing. On most CDs there is atleast 1 or two track I have to skip because they are songs I don't like, but not with this CD. Song number 8 "Millionaire" really has inspired me and a friend of mine while we were having problems with what to do for the rest of our lives. Number 3 is absolutely wonderful, it makes me want to raise my hands every time I hear it. All songs here are beautiful and inspiring.

Just a wonderful CD to get you into the Christian groove. I like "Watching over Me" and "Fly Away"

MICHAEL CARD's Greatest Hits compilation was released in 1994 - one of the best years of my life. I recall hearing the song 'WHY?' for the first time in my (then) girlfriend's car, just as we were entering the eastbound I-10 onramp at Sepulveda Boulevard. Only a couple of months earlier, on April 6, while alone in an apartment in a grungy area of Los Angeles, I was quite unexpectedly driven to my knees, where Jesus Baptized me with The Holy Spirit. I didn't exactly know what had happened to me , or why - only that I was suddenly changed somehow. Obviously, that was a special year for this reviewer, and when I heard Michael Card sing, "WHY DID THEY NAIL HIS FEET AND HANDS WHEN HIS LOVE WOULD HAVE HELD HIM THERE?" it perfectly described the Fire I felt inside me, and the Love that I knew Jesus has for us! I asked my girlfriend to replay that song several times. For me, that remains one of the greatest lines ever written about my Savior King. And although I don't play it often, 'JOY IN THE JOURNEY' always takes me back to that magical year of rebirth.

Michael Card does not have a particularly great voice, but it adequately conveys the obviously heartfelt convictions of his nicely crafted Gospel songs. What makes Card special is his lyrics; he is Christian Rock's premier wordsmith, able to create songs around deep theological concepts. He overreaches at times ("...the universe fell from His Fingertips."; "...He sent His only Son and so became a Holy Embryo."), but that's the cost of creating fresh, unique expressions, and attempting to translate the Mystery into song. There may be an occasional misstep, but there's no doggerel verse here - just first class Christian poetry sung with sincerity, and sometimes backed by surprisingly powerful "electric" passion ('Known By The Scars', 'Scandalon', 'So Many Books', and my favorite track, 'Know You In The Now.') I'm rarely impressed by the lyrics of most songwriters, but consider these lines :

HE CANNOT LOVE MORE, AND WILL NOT LOVE LESS

WE IN OUR WEAKNESS BELIEVED WE WERE STRONG / HE BECAME HELPLESS TO SHOW WE WERE WRONG...
FOR THE POWER OF PARADOX OPENS YOUR EYES / AND BLINDS THOSE WHO SAY THEY CAN SEE

THAT IS THE MYSTERY, MORE THAN YOU CAN SEE / GIVE UP YOUR PONDERING AND FALL DOWN ON YOUR KNEES
NO FICTION AS FANTASTIC AND WILD / A MOTHER MADE BY HER OWN CHILD

TO HEAR WITH MY HEART, TO SEE WITH MY SOUL / TO BE GUIDED BY A HAND I CANNOT HOLD
TO TRUST IN A WAY THAT I CANNOT SEE / THAT'S WHAT FAITH MUST BE

THERE IS A JOY IN THE JOURNEY, THERE'S A LIGHT WE CAN LOVE ON THE WAY
THERE IS A WONDER AND WILDNESS TO LIFE, AND FREEDOM FOR THOSE WHO OBEY

TO BE SO COMPLETELY GUILTY, GIVEN OVER TO DESPAIR
TO LOOK INTO YOUR JUDGE'S FACE AND SEE A SAVIOR THERE

Now THAT'S what I call "writing!" Most of these tracks are enthusiastic and catchy. If they played this stuff on Christian radio I'd tune in once in awhile.

Michael Card's, 'JOY IN THE JOURNEY' puts joy in my journey, and it calls to mind my personal "Summer Of Love." And when this world douses my spirit, 'JOY IN THE JOURNEY' can fan my embers into a Divine Flame again. Brothers and Sisters, I think you'll like it too.

Music is powerful. The Bible makes this clear. Within the heart of man is a desire to release their emotions, affections, dreams, concerns, even theological truths in musical form. The Psalms (literally "praises") were written with all forms of human emotions but contained truths focused on God's Word (Psalm 119 is a prime example).

Today, however, it seems Christian music has lost its theological focus. Its now more bent on experience or a "personal relationship with Jesus." Songs taken from the Scriptures and the truth therein is found mainly in some praise & worship artists and Michael Card. Card is a theologian who happens to play guitar. His love and passion for the Scriptures flows in his songs. From El Shaddai to The Final Word, Card takes deep theological truths and put them to music.

There is a silent revolution taking place in Christian music. The likes of Keith Green, Steve Camp, John Fisher, and Michael Card is not lost. God is reviving musicians who desire to glorify God alone! And I'm happy to endorse this album as an example of that revolution.

Michael Card is a pure muscial genius. What's better is he has decided to devote his gift to Christ. I have listened to practically all Christian artists and Michael Card is the King. Without any doubt. If you don't own this man's album, shame on you. Each of his songs are so deep, thoughtful, and annoited. My dad always says he could preach a sermon on each of Card's songs. I agree. His best includes: Scandalon, Starkindler, Known By the Scars, Know You in the Now, How Long, The Dragon, Into the Mystery, Celebrate the Child, The Final Word, God's Own Fool, Why?, Joy In the Journey, Salvation, Jubilee, You are Worthy, Soul Anchor, and many more. I can't say enough about this man and his music. BUY THIS CD!

Dogwood are great - at last there is a Christian punk band who arent ashamed of God and don't sound wingy. They have mega fast fast drum beats, great lyrics (esp. WE CRY VICTORY and MORE THAN CONQUERORS) cool guitar work and amazing vocals - Josh has acool voice. Stand out tracks include WE CRY VICTORY, FEEL THE BURN and CONFUSION ZERO. This is amazing hardcore that any punk fan should own. If you like bands like No Use For A Name and Lagwagon then you will love Dogwood.

i'm going to come right out and say it. i just can't get sick of this cd! i've been listening to it for almost 2 years now, and excluding about two months when i lost it, i haven't gone two days without hearing it all the way through at least once! the words, the music, the guitar riffs, everything is awesome. there isn't one song on the whole cd i skip over. here's a quick review of the individual songs:

1.Suffer-great beat, one of their longer songs. 9 out of 10

2.Rest Assured-one of the short ones, but still good. wish they had made it a full-length. 8 out of 10

3.Feel the Burn-awesome song. great drum work on this one, with creative guitar melody. shows the talent of dogwood. 10 out of 10

4.Never Die-best song on the cd, second of all time dogwood songs behind the early stairway to hell. one of the better songs with a message. 10 out of 10

5.Out of the Picture-the least of the songs. good, but not up to their standards. unimaginative, boasting simply a loud guitar. 6 out of 10

6.My Best Year-great song. doesn't sound like dogwood very much, in a hard to explain way, but still great. again, shows the creative guitar work. 10 out of 10

7.Control-kind of an escape from the normal "rage" roots that dogwood has. music isn't great, but the words are true and hit home. 9 out of 10

8.Everything Dies In Time-not bad, good head banging song with some good vocal straining singing. 8 out of 10

9.We Cry Victory-very good, with a good message. the lead singer shows his screaming ability in this one. 10 out of 10

10.The Pain is Gone-my second favorite on the cd. i always find myself singing the lines "take my rage, hide it in your fist. it's all for you..." the best guitar solo on the cd. 10 out of 10

11.Confusion Zero-good, however the lyrics are slightly obscure. not their best work. 8 out of 10

12.Left Out Cold-not bad, but again, not their best. nothing really exceptional about it. 8 out of 10

13.More Than Conquerers-awesome song, with great words. I knew them all after only hearing it about two times. 10 out of 10

The only complaint I have with this is that most of their songs are under 2 and a half minutes long. i guess though that this what you can expect from a punk band, although some of their songs would've benifitted if they were about 3-4 minutes long. this cd shows off their talent best, also their love for the Lord. get this cd!

This is one of Dogwoods Best CD's . To the guy who thinks that Josh (Singer) has not talent You should try to do what he does to his voice and keep it that way. Dogwood is great and will always be great

This album is an absolute must have!!!! Israel has got to be one of the most annointed praise and worship leaders (let's not forget New Breed because they are powerful as well). I've had the honor of seeing them minister, in an amusement park no less, and the spirit of God moved in such a mighty way. That just proves that when you're annointed it doesn't matter where you are, the mountain top or valley low, God will move as you minister. Live from Another Level is a cherished collectible too. Powerful man of God!!!!

This is one of the most brilliantly done debut albums ever!!! And, a lot of people don't even know that Israel is an original member of Fred Hammond's Radical For Christ...

I love Israel & New Breed.Their ability to capture what so many people want to say to their God and Father is ridiculous.They definitely have a sound of their own.I would love to see Fred Hammond and RFC do some type of compilation with this group.

I don't listen to John P Kee much but I went to a friend's shop and just decided to listen to it. I HAD to buy it!!! "I Do Worship" is one of my fave tunes. "Dance" is heavy but my real fave tune is "Breakout". That tune is mad!!!! The only thing that annoys me bout that tune is the drums, too overpowering and flat. But the album is good and encouraging, I like it. Any JP Kee fan should get this.

THIS CD IS THE BEST. I LOVE EVERY SONG. THE ONLY SONG THAT I DONT LIKE IS DANCE. IT NICE BUT IT IS KINDA BORING. OTHER THAN THAT THIS CD IS THE BEST. EVERY SONG HAS A MESSAGE IN IT. WHEN I FISRT LISTEN TO IT I COULDNT STOP LISTENING TO IT. THIS CD IS AWESOME. IF YOU DONT HAVE THIS YOU NEED TO GET. EVERY JOHN P KEE FAN SHOULD HAVE THIS ONE. THIS WILL BE A CLASSIC.

THIS CD IS AWESOME I LOVE ALL OF THE TRACKS. FROM START TO FINISH YOU FELL LIKE YOU WAS THERE. JOHN P KEE AND THE NEW LIFE DID AN EXCELLENT JOB. THE CD OPENS UP THE SHASH HIT "RIGHT HERE". THIS SONG IS AWESOME. NEXT WE HAVE THE REMIX OF "I DO WORSHIP" SOUNDS JUST LIKE THE ORIGINAL. THEY ADDED A FEW STUFF BUT THIS SONG IS STILL AWESOME. "YOU BLESS ME IS A GREAT UPBEAT SONG. THIS SOUNDS JUST LIKE TURN AROUND OFF THE "STRENGHT" CD. AFTER THAT WE HAVE THE SWEET WORSHIP SONG "THOU ART WORTHY" LADONNA MOLE REALLY SHOW OFF HER VOICE ON THIS ONE. "GREATER" IS A CHURCHY SONG. LOVE IT "CHANGE ME" IS A CLUB SONG. YOU REALLY JAM TO THIS. "GRATEFUL" IS A JAZZY SONG AND LADONNA MOLE AND JOHN P KEE DID AN EXCELLENT JOB. I LOVE THE HOOK. "I'LL BLESS YOUR NAME" IS A EXCELLENT SONG. LADONNA SHOW THAT SHE CAN DO UPBEAT SONG SNICE SHE ONLY DOES SLOW SONGS. SHE DID AN AWESOME JOB. "MY HEALING" IS A NICE SONG. HE PUT A LITTLE OLD TIME GOSPEL IN IT. "PEACE" IS AN AWESOME SONG BY SHELIA LAKIN AND DIRECTTEC(I SPELL IT WRONG) HADDON. I LOVE THIS SONG. "SOVERGIN" IS A NICE SONG. THIS SONG IS GREAT TO TEACH A CHOIR. "RHEMA WORD" IS A NICE WORSHIP SONG TO END THE 1ST CD.

THE SECOND CD OPENS UP WITH A LITTLE DIALOGUE. ITS FUNNY. NEXT WE HAVE "I BELIEVE" I LOVE THIS SONG. "SIMPLE SONG" REALLY SHOW OFF JOHN P KEE'S VOICE. THIS IS A NICE SLOW JAZZY SONG. "IT'S POSSIBLE" IS GREAT. THIS ALSO IS A SONG THAT YOU TEACH YOUR CHOIR. "JESUS" IS A NICE SONG WITH SHELIA LAKIN ON LEAD. THIS IS A CHURCHY SONG. "BEST FRIEND' IS AWESOME LADONNA, SHELIA, JB, AND JOHN P KEE DID AN EXCELLENT JOB ON LEAD. "DANCE" IS A NICE TO TEACH A YOUTH CHOIR. "RAIN ON US" IS A REMAKE OF THE "RAIN" OFF THE INNER CITY CHOIR CD. "WEDDING SONG" IS A REALLY GOOD SONG TO HAVE AT YUOR WEDDING. "STOP HIDING" IS ANOTHER GREAT SONG THAT HAS JOHN P KEE AND LADONNA MOLE ON LEAD. "NOT GULITY" IS A NICE SLOW SONG. THIS CAN BE AN INVITIONAL SONG. "BREAK OUT" SHOW OFF THE BAND. "NOT GULITY (MIX)" IS NICE. THEN WE HAVE "WHATS THE VERDICT" LOVE THIS SONG. THEN WE HAVE THE "EXIT"

AS YOU CAN SEE THIS CD IS AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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WOW the 90's is a great mix, I liked it from the moment I heard it. I has a great mix, from DC Talk to Steven Curtis Chapman. This CD is really awesom and is a must for any christian music lover.

I only wanted to write a review because this WOW was SO GREAT!!! It includes the best songs from the 90s on 2 discs! ALL of the songs were wonderful, but my particular favorites were . . .

- Keep the Candle Burning
- Awesome God
- People Get Ready
- Great Adventure
- That's What Love Is For
- Place In This World
- God Is In Control
- Shine
- Jesus Freak
- I Will Be Here For You
- Where There Is Faith

Believe me . . . those ARE certainly the best songs! I found this WOW one of my favorites, and I'm sure you will too once you buy it (which should be as soon as possible) - you will REALLY love it like I did!!

these are awesome cds...there's something on these cd's for everyone, from dc talk to jaci velasquez to michael w smith...wonderful praise and worship cd...especially for the new christian or someone who's not before delved into contemporary christian music....awesome!!