Reviewed by John Hebden

Luke is the worship leader at the famed Metro Church International in Sunderland and this is his second album, following last year's 'Run' - which created no little amount of controversy on the Cross Rhythm's website. Luke is obviously aiming for the Redman/Hughes sound and herein may lay a problem. He never moves far from that MOR, big congregational style and the very clichéd lyrics will make the album hard work for the serious music fan. Having said that, it is impossible to deny the simple accessibility of his tunes. "Give Praise" is a great kid's praise song, with its splendid guitar riff, whilst "Praise Revolution" could become a classic teen anthem. In fact the words never get much beyond childlike simplicity and asking God's glory to "fall in this place" is a theme which repeats several times. Luke's voice sounds very Redman-like and has an occasional grittiness. His band come over as a very powerful outfit and the lo fi recording issues which seemed to upset some with the first album have been overcome. So, if you're looking for fairly predictable, undemanding worship songs this is probably one for you.

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