Not yet a Symphony
Posted April 10, 2008
By Nathan,
The debut project Take me Anywhere by Chris Taylor is hear. One interesting thing that sticks out on his pop/rock album is that he has thirteen tracks on his CD, a mark that fewer and fewer artists are going for on their albums, especially on freshman CDs.
First thing that popped into my head while hearing this was the Afters, so think the Afters with a more serious mood. The first song on the CD is "turn me around" which has a light rock sound on a more solemn sound to it, the same could be said about "made for you" which is a little harder and has more of a pop feel than the previous song. The title track "take me anywhere" is where the album kicks into the highest gear when it goes to the refrain which is a fast paced rock beat. "Atmosphere" is borders on the heavier side of soft rock and the solemn mood continues.
The album picks up the pace with "I don't need to know" which is a very impressive rock tune. "Symphony" starts light but does pick up a little, but "speak to me in mysteries" just stays soft. Unlike other Christian artist who make the rock genre for no apparent reason Chris Taylor actually earns it, and it's shown on "found in you" which is as upbeat as it gets. "That's how it goes" is another light rock song, and "safe" is the only rock song on the album that sounds the least smooth. "lift me up" is a light song and "come around again" doesn't end the album with a spectacular tune.
The lyrics are full of spiritual overtones. "Turn me around" and "come around again" have good lyrics. The title track is about longing to stay with God, but it could be interpreted as being about a girl. "You see through me" is about Gods' ability to see the truth in everything, and unfortunately it's about as deep as it gets. The lyrics are inconsistent when it comes to "lift me up". The song's refrain starts like this "Lift me up where angels fly" but ends "I just want to fall into You" like that. A lot of worship songs and weak songs (particularly "symphony") makes for a unchallenging album lyrically.
Even among the songs that are impressive most of the music are not radio friendly, and the music gets a little bland at times. Deeper lyrics and more distinguished songs would help Chris Taylors cause a lot. As it is, this debut album, "Take me anywhere" is a solid collection of solid songs.
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