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Reader Comments
A hardened music critic am I, yet I really like this album. Perhaps I am biased (I am a friend of Lou's), but even so: the songs, as always, are rich in melody and varied in style and form. The lyrics are excellently written and can be heard time and time again with little obvious repetition, and new meaning becomes clear with every listen. I particularly like the way that the album begins with such an anthemic song (Promised Land) because this immediately lifts the spirits. A favourite of mine is In You, a quieter and more moody song that speaks of trusting completely in God, with very good use of arrangement to convey meaning and emotion. The songs all boast great introductions and good endings, a rare thing in modern worship (or should I say most worship?!).
On the down side, I know that Lou is performing the album with excellent musicians, but I think that I've heard better collaborations of musicians. However, this does not degrade from the album's quality and although the familiarity amongst band members is perhaps missing a little, it is not hard for the listener to become familiar with the catchy songs and meaningful lyrics that hit the mark every time.
As always, Lou's vocals are spot on and I love the way she's unafraid to use the top end of her range to its full potential. This is one thing that keeps her songs especially interesting - the range. But the tone quality doesn't decrease, nor does the expression, despite singing so high.
All in all, a great album that will certainly stay on my shelf for many years to come. Love you Lou!
I have pre-ordered this CD and listened to full previews and it sounds pretty awesome. Soaring worship with Come Let Us Enter, as Tony Cummings rightly puts chugging rock driven ballads like Promised Land and Restoration Song and some haunting vocals on Christ Crucified and In You, two tracks that build to a resonating finish. The sweeping electric guitars on this album really gives it an edge over the slightly more mellow Treasure, which was brilliant and a fantastic debut, but Promised Land is a proper follow up. Beefy, compositionally brilliant, biblically truthful with Lou's world class vocals brooding over the top of some brilliant playing by the band. Looking forward to my hard copy, and to seeing Mrs Fellingham live later this year!
All I can say about this album is BUY IT!!! I pre-ordered it and was not disappointed when it finally arrived. My favourite songs are 'Mercy from the throne', 'Christ crucified' and 'This is my worship...and I am waiting impatiently for the sheet music to become available so that we can start using them in my church!