Charlie Hall: The Bright SadnessIt's pretty good, but I've only heard it a couple times. I have a policy that I reserve all music judgments until I've listened to something 4 or 5 times through. But so far I like it. Charlie is a prophetic musician that I have loved over the years. I gave him the book "Valley of Vision" a couple years ago, and he used a quote from it in his last album. He told me and a friend in '97 regarding our question about songwriting, "It's amazing what you can do with G, C and D."
Hillsong: This is our GodThis worship album is amazing. It's got some of the United punch to it. I've talked about this album before, as I was able to get my hands on a pre-release a few months ago. Your soul will be moved Godward.
Coldplay: Viva La VidaIt's typical Coldplay- amazing music that you love more with time, but I have no idea what the words are, much less what the songs mean. But I guess since I'm a Generation Xer that's not supposed to bother me. It doesn't. This is my favorite Coldplay album to date.
Leeland: Opposite WayThese youngsters know how to write cotton candy melody hooks. No wonder Michael W. Smith loves them (they've written songs for him, I'm told). Though it's not as good as their first album (the Sound of Melodies), this album is solid. I love the first 2 tracks. They not only write a mean hook, they also have insightfully unconventional lyrics. Even their occasional use of trite lyrics is cool.
Speaking of cotton candy, I'm about to watch National Treasure 2...
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Another great music website is pandora.com. You choose the style of music by entering your favorite artists and it selects that music plus others like them.
Hey Mark-
I too like Pandora...The one I use a lot is projectplaylist.com... You can build all kinds of playlists (for free)and listen to them on your computer, you can also put it on your blog..."soundtrack for your life"
Eh, Viva La Vida aint no parachutes/rush of blood.
Thanks so much for the Pandora plug. I love it!
Regarding Coldplay- I think it's as difficult as choosing the best U2 album. All their albums are so good and prove their skill as artists. They continue to build on their sound without losing the pop appeal. I think Coldplay is the U2 of this generation. The only problem is that I don't know that their cause is as epic as the work in Africa "One...making poverty history."
Anyway, I tend to agree, but I do love Viva...
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