Amazing Album Period Posted June 29, 2016 By christopher164,
THIS REVIEW IS ADAPTED FROM A REVIEW I POSTED ON MY WEBSITE. TO CHECK OUT MY REVIEW OF APOLOGETIX'S ALBUMS FROM 1997 TO 2007, CLICK HERE!
It’s amazing to think that we are saved by grace—period. And we all have a grace period to accept his gift of grace. And I love how ApologetiX hammers this point in this album!
The rocker “Corinthians” starts the album and reminds us about love. And isn’t what grace stems from—love? And we see that God allowed us Gentiles to believe in him in the song “Cornelius,” and we can shout “I’m A Receiver!”
No electrona songs abound here (this is 2002, man), but you could dance to a little brass in “YHWH” (which, by the way, I could handle) and get a few laughs, and you could dance to some rock in “Smooth Grandmama,” which is one of APX’s biggest hits (J. Jackson, lead singer, said it hit the top 25 national Christian rock charts). This song is also a tribute to those “fanatical” relatives who brought their family to Christ.
We hear songs from James’ perspective in “Follow Me” and we hear about when Thomas saw the Lord Jesus when He resurrected (“Tom Saw Ya”).
Subjects can get deep, like a song that was originally about suicide is now turned to one about Christian martyrs (“Don’t Fear The People”), and we hear them “talkin’ ‘bout Regeneration.”
This album closes with the classic hit “Baa! We’re Lambs,” which you might have heard covered by other Christian artists.
This album, my favorite from the Karl years, has an awesome combination of songs from different eras and has an awesome variety of styles. Plus, this is one of APX’s albums at their finest, this also being one of their most popular!
Pick up this album, and it comes with awesome tracks, laughs, and lessons to learn! Wanna miss out on those? Probably not.
My favorite tracks:
“Corinthians” (parody of “In the End” by Linkin Park)
“How You Rewind Me” (parody of “How You Remind Me” by Nickelback)
“Smells Like Thirtysomething Spirit” (parody of “Smells Like Teen Spirit” by Nirvana)
