Reviewed by Robin Thompson

Cardiff-based singer, songwriter and guitarist Tim Bannister by his own admission wants to "let the music inside me pour from a heart of worship to God." On this evidence he has gone a long way towards achieving that. Not concerned with writing "safe" music he has produced a debut album peppered with his own rock influences evidenced strongly on tracks like "Great Is The Lord" and "Immanuel" and I think this bold move really works. Whilst lyrically it is rather predictable, the songs here are eminently singable. The chord sequence to the opener ""Where Would I Be" succinctly demonstrates this. The musicianship is first rate and the production is top quality. In fact, producer Sam Gibson (the New Zealand-born studio whiz who's worked with Delirious?) has resisted the temptation to over do it and allowed the hard edged sound of Tim's music to stand out. If Tim can throw the same surprises with his lyrics as he does with his music then he could register on the national scene.

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