Reviewed by James Yelland

Brenton Brown, the highly popular South African-born worship leader, has released several CDs over the last few years but this is his first live set. Cut with his Worship Republic band, this is a jam-packed hour's worth of anthemic worship, across 14 tracks, recorded live with thousands of students in Dayton, Ohio. The songs buzz with all the passion and energy you'd expect, all the more remarkable when considering this recording was made at the end of a two year tour! The buzz isn't solely due to the audience though, Brenton and the lads exude joy, as shown on the powerful rendition of "Humble King" and an enjoyable bluegrass romp on "I Saw The Light". Despite its strong points this is in truth a hard release to get deeply excited about. Many of the songs here are available on other recordings, either by Brenton or other artists, with much the same arrangements so these are nearly all familiar.

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