Chris Tomlin "Hello Love" Review
Posted November 24, 2010
By gizmodad,
He's released millions of albums, won so many awards that the list is too long to name and you would've no doubt sung his songs passionately in church each Sunday. In 2008, contemporary/worship icon Chris Tomlin released his fifth studio album titled Hello Love, much to the delight of worship and Tomlin fans all around the world.
Hello Love never strays far from the typical Chris Tomlin worship sound. It opens up with the worshipful and upbeat track "Sing, Sing, Sing" that will delight long time fans. This song is highly appropriate for performance in a church service.
"Jesus Messiah" immediately slows the fast paced agenda down a little bit and reminds us of the strong and unconditional love that Jesus has for us, enough to die on the cross to save us from "He became sin, Who knew no sin, So that we might become his Righteousness, He humbled himself and carried the cross."
The high-energy continues with the driving and joyful rocker, "You Lifted Me Out", that talks about how Jesus' love has set us free. It is an upbeat and joyful song, with an infectious chorus as it describes how Jesus has set us dancing now that we have been set free. "You lifted me out, Lifted me out, And set me dancing.........Free now I am free, Your love has rescued me......"
The saviour for this album is the slower and piano driven ballad "I Will Rise" that slowly builds up into Chris being backed up by a choir. The lyrics and message are great as it states that all is well now that Jesus has overcome the cross. "I will rise when he calls my name, No more sorrow, No more pain, I will rise on eagle's wings, Before my God fall on my knees, and rise..." The passionate vocal performance from Chris also makes this song a standout.
"Love" is a song with an African beat that includes an African children's choir and states that wherever you go there will be love and that love is something you can never go without. "There is love, there is forgiveness, there is love in times of need."
"Praise The Father, Praise The Son" is my personal favourite off the album. It's a beautiful worship track that slowly builds up into a spine-tingling chorus full of passionate vocals from Chris and a duet with a female vocalist as they both chant "Praise the Father, Praise the Son!" This song is very gentle with some great piano parts in it.
I was kind of hoping to find something a little bit more creative from Chris Tomlin on this album, but he didn't oblige. If you only judge music on the sound, then you won't enjoy this album as much. However, if you're a worship and Chris Tomlin fan, this album is tip-top. Lyrically, Hello Love has what you expect from a Chris Tomlin album. Each song is a beautiful reflection of the greatness and might of our holy God. All the songs are great worship tunes that are sure to be sung in churches in America and all over the world. View All Music And Book Reviews By gizmodad | View gizmodad's Profile
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