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Reader Comments
Interesting to read the "official" CR review, esp the contradiction as S Townend and Phatfish sand "Strength will rise"! Having been at Kes, I was disappointed in the quality of some recordings, and what was missed out. On the CD, the "other" (non Stu T & Lou F) band actually sound better! I think maybe they had trouble recording ST's band?
On the "minus" side, the CD's "layout" is not optimal, as after song no. 11, we have 5 "slow" songs, mostly with several verses all the same style, and it makes me want to stop listening at that point! There's an awful out-of-tune top note in "The power of the cross" - why didn't they correct that in the studio? And why not put the "full-on" version of "The power of the cross" that we sang in week 3 (which was really moving at the time) on the CD, rather than the "arty" version?
My favourite tracks are "Strength will rise", "O church arise", and "Sing to the Lord". I don't know why they repeat some songs on the CD year after year!!
Overall a nice mix, and better than the previous couple of years' offerings.
This album is pretty awful. Too much congregation, and plodding production. The only good thing is the Stuart Townend/Lou Fellingham/Phatfish tracks dotted on the recording, but even they have been ruined by an overcrowded sound of thousands of people who really just aren't going as all out for God as they could (i.e. Everlasting God). There Is A Day is a fantastic live song, and the version on here is just about as good as it gets but again, better produced Lou Fellingham There Is A Day's (of which there are many, The Father's Embrace, In Christ Alone, Worship At The Abbey, Spring Harvest Live 2003) are available out there. Not necessarily down to Lou, but the production, recording and general making of this album. It's so not worth the money. For a true, vibrant live worship album try Newfrontiers for 20s + and Soul Survivor for the teens!