One of the best selling acts in modern Southern gospel, I was hoping for some lively new style, but I have to confess that I was somewhat disappointed. There are some good songs on this, like "Keep Looking Up", "I Believe God", "Praying Man" and the title track. However, I have to say that there is nothing that really grabs me as outstanding and groundbreaking, and this highlights the dilemma of recording an album of mainly new songs. Although I applaud them, as we can get sick to death of umpteen versions of the well known classics, the new songs do need to have a unique stamp upon them. I have a hunch that this group may be a very good live act so I would hope that they can build on this release to produce something that may be more in line with their talent.
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