Phatfish - 15: The Anniversary Collection
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Style: Rock
Rating:   Cross Rhythms Product Code: 51795 Product Format: CD Catalogue Code: Authentic 8204912 Content Type: Album Items: 2 Release Date: 20 Nov 2008 Normal Dispatch Time: 1-3 days Price: £11.97 RRP £14.67
A 2CD retrospective chronicling the veteran British band's stylistic shifts. Double CD containing the best of Phatfish through the years. |
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Reviewed by Tony Cummings Here's a nicely packaged piece of British Christian music history. From their early days when they were doing acid jazz as Purple Phatfish, through to their stab at the American Christian pop rock market with 1999's 'Purple Through The Fishtank', their stripped down acoustic worship from 2002's 'Phatfish Unplugged' right on through to tracks from 2007's 'Guaranteed', the best tracks are all here. Intriguing to hear how Lou Fellingham has developed as a vocalist down the years and considering the band have straddled both worship and non-worship fields there was a consistency in Phatfish's crisp musicianship which meant they seldom slipped into formula. Good old Mike Rimmer contributes the informative sleevenote though it's a shame the variety of photos couldn't have been dated rather than displayed in a rather dull collage. But I'm nit-picking. If you have fond memories of any of Phatfish's 15 years this 2CD set should be checked out. More from PhatfishSee all...
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This is an excellent album, 30 Phat songs from young and old delivered in a fresh, inspiring way.
From the worship classics like Holy, Holy & There Is A Day, to the funky Rise Up and River Of Life to the U2-esque ballads of Stepping Out, Audience With God and From The Rising Of The Sun, this is world class Christian music at its very best. The guitars of Mike Blow and Alan Rose are astounding, the constant crispness and originality of the production (thanks to Nathan Fellingham amongst others like Julian Kindred), the stylized keyboards of Mike and the solid bass lines of Luke, not forgetting one of the most distinctive, powerful and angelic voices of our age Lou Fellingham, its all here. The songwriting will blow you away, the lines and verses and scripture drenched lyrics are unbelievably accurate, inspiring and so musical.
Phatfish have delivered an album that truly says, yeah, we did that, we've been there, and we succeeded in glorifying his name.
This might be the final Phat album, but I certainly wish we could see more of this Fish!
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