Looks Beautiful, sings Beautifully, Great Album
Posted August 05, 2007
By MJchick,
Nicole Nordeman starts off her album excellently with an awesome worship song: Holy. It's just perfect. It describes how she can go nowhere, do nothing without our awesome God.
The CD carries on with a song titled "Mercies New" a slower song, yet still satisfying. It's another worship song that pleasantly invites the background voice of Bebo Norman. Next is "Healed" but it's another slower song (and worship one) and it's lacking a bit of something to make it in anyway special. I end up skipping that one to head straight to her big hit "Legacy". A song reminding us to live every day like it's our last. Another excellent song off the album. And now for another, "I am" (but this sadly ends her great line of excellency on the album) is song about a girl's life-going through the different periods-fist a young child, who cries out to her God (elbow healer, superhero), then as a an older teenager who struggles with heartbreakers and curfews (:-D) again calls out to God (Heartache Healer, Secret Keeper, Best Friend) and lastly as a grown woman married calling out to God once again (Shepherd, Savior). I love this song. Unfortunately it kind of leaves the guys out. This song is where we get the title of the album.
Then a bit boring song plays "In Your Eyes" (though like the rest of the album-the lyrics are pretty good). But I feel ready for a more upbeat song. And the next song ("Even Then" ) isn't much help but it's still a nice song. A cry out to Jesus when we've failed on this earth.
Finally! A more upbeat song rolls along but it's kind of, well...bleh. It's kind of icky. Though the chorus is a bit catchy. The rest of the album is a good repeat of the songs she already sang (Take Me As I Am=Even Then, My Offering=Holy, Gratitude= well, uhm, okay this is actually great song, if you can stand already all of the slow songs she's already sang) and a very beautiful short "Doxology" fits in as number 10 on this album.
Looking over this review it seems as if I have offered a very dull album. Please don't take it at all that way. It is slow (very slow), but most of the songs are beautifully sung and well-written. It's perfect for rainy days, and praising the lord. Guys should even enjoy it as a break from the rock music. Just know that it doesn't get very upbeat but her unique voice will keep you listening.
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