Julian Drive's "My Coming Day": A Review
Posted January 08, 2009
By ChristianManifesto,
by Kyle A. Kiekintveld
"My Coming Day" is a well put together album. It is hardly an overwhelming failure on any count other than execution. The target demographic seems to be a relatively young audience. The album is more aimed at commercial success than depth or emotional investment. If you are looking for an album with some heart to it, then simply stop reading now.
The album does not fail in production. It sounds solid. Nearly every cut is ready and worthy for radio play. It would be a struggle to credit the production for any failures in this album. Each instrument is perfectly placed. The instruments and voice match power in a perfect utilitarian dance.
"One Step Away", is the worse song in the album. It has a wonderfully mellow sound to it, yet the lyrics aren't strong enough to match the mellow instrumental backing. The title is a bit cliched but the lyrics pull out all the stops. The instrumental backing of this song is wonderful, yet the cliches are too continuous to ignore.
The best song in the album is hands down "The Reason", which is all around is strong, and has had fairly decent radio airplay. It is not ground breaking in lyrics or emotional depth, but it comes off as fair more heartfelt than most of the content of this album. I would highly recommend downloading the track.
This album isn't filled with horrible music by any stretch of the imagination. It all sounds crisp and very professionally done. Yet I am left with more questions than answers. What is the target demographic? Does this album even have a theme? The album seems like a collection of disjointed pop cuts with vaguely Christian overtones.
Author's Note: I question the purpose of this album, and the motivation behind the album. It isn't bad on grounds of the music. Yet it doesn't have much depth. I feel like with the growing 'Christian Entertainment' market, this album is an attempt to achieve commercial success. None of the songs are deeply religious. The album just feels disingenuous.
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