Jeremy Riddle [The Now And Not Yet]
Posted April 09, 2009
By KevinDavis_NRT, Staff Reviewer
Jeremy Riddle is the writer and singer of the amazing worship song “Sweetly Broken”, a Vineyard Worship song and one of the great songs on Jeremy’s solo debut album on Varietal Records “Full Attention”, which was one of my top 10 albums of 2007. He has an earnest, sincere songwriting and singing style that will immediately remind you of Bono from U2, Chris Martin from Coldplay, and also worship leader Matt Redman and Martin Smith from Delirious?. Since I love those artists and alternative rock style praise and worship, I’m predisposed to like Jeremy Riddle.
“The Now And Not Yet” is Jeremy’s newest album, released March 3, 2009. “Christ Is Risen” is the first song and just like “God Of All Glory” on “Full Attention”, it sets the tone for this catchy and worshipful album. The music is even more upbeat and rock-oriented which is an improvement over “Full Attention”. The vertical worship and number of songs I could imagine singing in union with fellow believers in a corporate worship setting is another highlight of this very solid album. The songs that would be great additions to church services are “Christ Is Risen”, “Bless His Name”, “Prepare The Way”, and “Surrendered In Praise”. “Prepare The Way” puts Isaiah 40:3 “In the desert prepare the way for the LORD” to song with a great rhythm and “Yahweh, Yahweh” chorus with a U2 style. “Bless His Name” is one of my favorite songs of the year with the call to worship: “come let us sing for joy, let us shout aloud to our King, come let us worship God, lifting holy hands to Bless His Name”. There are also some great calls to action with the songs “Prayer For The Church” and “Among The Poor”.
If you like the song “Sweetly Broken”, you’ll love the album “The Now And Not Yet”. If you like Brit-Rock style praise and worship artists Matt Redman, Tim Hughes, Tree63 and Delirious?, then you can’t go wrong with Jeremy Riddle. View All Music And Book Reviews By KevinDavis_NRT | View KevinDavis_NRT's Profile
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