Sara does a poor job of Telling
Posted January 02, 2008
By Nathan,
Sara Groves has been said to be Christian music's best lyricist. her is her latest project Tell Me what you Know really that level of quality, has simple music but the "strength" of the album, and all Sara Groves albums, is the lyrics.
"Song for my sons" has a light pop sound but, "In the Girl there's a room" Has a bizarre pop sound which is a very unsettling and ends badly. "Love is still a worthy cause" has a good start but is not carried by the chorus, The single "when the saints" is long and really doesn't challenge any fan with the music. "Honesty" and "I saw what I saw" are both light songs. Abstraction is more upbeat, but "the long defeat" and "you are wonderful" weak sounding songs. "Say a prayer" is really simple, and not impressive.
As for the lyrics of Tell Me what You Know A bunch of her songs are particular to Sara Groves, and not to the rest of the listening audience, such as "I saw what I saw" and "say a prayer". The whole point of the album is understand God in a way that other people can tell her but she probably won't ever experience, Groves tries relay that but who knew from "I saw what I saw" that it was about a experience that she had in a foreign country or that "say a prayer" was about a girl in slavery? In that case the songs are unclear. As it stands those two songs are weak by themselves.
"when the saints" is a good anthem for any Christian while "a song for my sons" is for the parents, which really does not relate what Groves is trying to tell them, other than she's trying to tell them something. The song "Abstraction" is fine but it really does not have much to do with anything. "Love Is Still A Worthy Cause" and "You Are Wonderful" are both shallow songs, as is the entire album. "In The Girl There's a Room" is unclear lyrically as well.
Anyone doing some research will defiantly get more out of Tell Me what you know, but Sara Grove's songs should stand out individually, without explanation. Sara Groves music starts out like light pop but ends into very soft music which is disappointing, but to being the best lyricist is all of Christian music, well, Tell Me what you know is not exhibit A.
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