Commissioned - Time & Seasons

Tuesday 1st August 2000
Commissioned - Time & Seasons
Commissioned - Time & Seasons

STYLE: R&B
RATING 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
OUR PRODUCT CODE: 1455-1869
LABEL: Verity 012414313621
FORMAT: CD Album
RRP: £14.99

Reviewed by George Luke

Commissioned are living proof that losing your best known members doesn't have to be the death of a band. Fred Hammond, Keith Staten, Montrell Darrett et al might have moved on, but Karl Reid and Mitchell Jones have kept going, joined on their latest offering by the amply talented Marcus Cole and Chris Poole. The band's still very much on the R&B tip, but on this album the emphasis is more on worship. I must admit I found the first track "We Will" a tad boring once we'd got past the promising, pompous Intro, but the album improved steadily with each song. The Herbie Hancock/Roger Troutman-style vocoder vocal fills on "Glorious Praise" were a nice touch, although the line "When I think of all his goodness and all he's done for me," is a bit clichéd. At one point, we're transported back in time to a storefront church somewhere for a good old-fashioned gospel service - all testifyin' and praisin'. Just as you're beginning to enjoy it, we're suddenly yanked back to the present with "Testify", (as far as song intros go, this has to be one of the more ingenious ones I've heard). Other highlights were "Psalm 84" with its Christopher Cross guitar riff, "You Stayed With Me," where they go all Take 6 on us, and the closer, "Walk Right".

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Reader Comments

Posted by shinisha ward in Dallas, Texas @ 21:16 on Jun 23 2008

This album has truly changed my life and I am very happy and blessed through my down staits in life these songs lift me up



Posted by Shinisha in TEXAS @ 14:40 on Jun 4 2008

I grew up listening to dis this is tha best and commissioned need to come back



Posted by Nathalia Vieira Lima in Brazil @ 19:52 on Jan 24 2006

This Cd is very beatiful. I Know english but I love this CD



Posted by Richard Mlenda in London @ 10:11 on Nov 18 2005

I have been truly blessed with this album



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