Delirious? - Deeper: The D:finitive Worship Experience

Reviewed by Chris Sharp

Best get this out of the way first, this is NOT a "best of" album, but as the sub-title suggests, a worship collection. So, what do you get for £15? The 25 tracks on two CDs include three new recordings of classic Delirious?, one being the recently released single "I Could Sing Of Your Love Forever" and, love it or hate it, there's a remix of the "Happy Song". The other tracks are taken from a period prior to the 'Glo' album, with one exception, the all new anthemic "Not Forgotten" making great use of a choir to lift the chorus. As a long standing Delirious? fan I find myself torn between feeling cheated by an album that contains mostly previously released material and loving the mixture of new and old, spanning a period of 10 years of the band's history. My overall feeling though, is that this is a great album for anyone to add to their CD collection. And for the doubting d:fans? Just kick back and chill out to CD2, the best playlist of d:worship material heard in a long time. There is no doubting the passion of the full-on Delirious? when you listen to this CD. Something which has not come across so well in recent releases. Worship runs through Delirious? like Little Hampton through a stick of rock. "Flag bearers for a generation" indeed! They were most certainly born to kiss his feet. Chris Sharp is a member of the Nottingham based alternative-rock band Sibling and admits he's a trekkie.