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Ascending To The Greatest Album Ever | Posted August-30-2013
I first heard Phil Wickham earlier this year when he did a song with Chris Tomlin on Burning Lights. That song Thank You God for Saving Me was by far my favorite off the album, if you haven't heard it you should go check it out. Still, that song doesn't compare to what I stumbled upon when I looked at Phil Wickham's top songs. Although I don't think he's had any great albums so far, Divine Romance and You're Beautiful are two of my favorite songs. When I saw that he had a new single I got very excited, but I was very disappointed. This Is Amazing Grace, the lead single, didn't impress me at all. Despite this, I looked into his upcoming album, and decided to pre-order it. I was shocked when the title track, Ascension, came on. On the chorus he sings Let us start the ascension/ Let's begin the climb/ Up this holy mountain/ Where you're glory shines/ It sounded nothing like anything I've ever heard from him before, and I loved the track. It kicks off the best worship album I've ever heard. Holy Light is a nice song too, with a catchy chorus that makes you want to sing along. Carry My Soul is the third track. Phil Wickham sings brilliantly, asking god to carry his soul away. The lyrics and singing are top notch on this track. Over All relies on more modern sounding instruments and leaves the guitar behind, but doesn't feel out of place on the album. He sings Forever we will glorify/ The god over all/ The god over all/ The god over all/ It is a great worship song. When My Heart is Torn Asunder continues the pattern of beautiful music. Phil Wickham's smooth voice shines even more than usual on this song. Unfortunately I don't think this song will get enough radio play because it is a pretty slow track, but it deserves to be on the radio. Wickham sings My body might be dying/ But I'll always be alive. His lyrics are on a new level. Just when I thought the album couldn't get any better, Mercy came on. There's nothing I can really say about this song that could exaggerate how could it is. I will say that he couldn't have done a better job singing the word mercy. Glory the eighth track, not to be confused with the eighth track called glory from The City Harmonic's album, is a nice change to a faster pace. Tears of Joy is a solid song, although it doesn't compare to most of the other songs on the album. If you pre-order this album you get the acoustic versions of all songs (except Mercy because it is already acoustic). Wonderful is a good song, but Wonder (Acoustic) is an even better one. It takes away all the instruments and lets you focus on Wickham's great voice. The only complaint I have for this album is that it only has 11 songs. The closing track, Thirst, has the best verses in the entire album, and a good chorus. In case you haven't realized what I'm trying to say yet, you should buy this album! It hasn't officially released yet and it is already my favorite album of all time. You can pre-order it and hear the whole thing now at philwickham.com. I got package C, which gives you an album stream and an instant download of the tracks Ascension, Carry My Soul, This Is Amazing Grace, When My Heart Is Torn Asunder, and the acoustic versions of those songs.
My Top 5
5) Thirst
4) The Ascension
3) When My Heart Is Torn Asunder
2) Carry My Soul
Song To Download Now: Mercy
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