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Track List> 1. Eyes To The Fields |
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Artist: Cre8ive Summary: Live worship recorded in Brisbane, Australia with, among others, vocalist David Evans. Rating: |
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Review: Live worship, save as sanctified mementos
for those who attended the event where they were recorded, often
pail against studio projects where producers can craft multi-layered
arrangements to mask the fact that worship songs are, by their nature,
simple things and better sung in a congregation than listened to
on a stereo. But with this album, the subtle balances between live
atmosphere and crafted musicianship have been breathtakingly achieved
and if there's a better live album released this year I'll be amazed.
Cross Rhythms has long been a sold out supporter of David Evans,
Australia's musical prophet whose gritty, soulful voice is one lesser
talents dream of yet a singer who's never followed the easy path
of easy evangelical entertainment and here he's completely in his
forte, leading worship with a fine set of Brisbane musicians and
singers. There are other singers/worship leaders too in Cre8ive,
though, in truth, it's David who, with his sheer unbridled passion,
grabs the attention. This event, recorded in October at Brisbane
Convention And Exhibition Centre, is caught in all its anointed power,
while the set of original songs is better than anything you'll hear
on one of those unimaginative 'Yet More New Worship Songs For The
Church Vol 4' samplers. Here are songs which reach deep into the
whirlpool of divine adoration, with the tender "Come",
the triumphant "Glimpse Of Heaven" and the faith-building "So
We Stand". The opener "Eyes To The Field" is good
enough to sound great on a radio playlist (no mean feat for a live
worship recording). All in all, a stunning album that demonstrates
that worship truly can be creative rather than formulaic. |
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