BEST-SELLING BIG DADDY ISSUES ITS BIGGEST AND BRIGHTEST TO DATE
Posted September 24, 2008
By ChristianMusicPlanet,
It’s been nearly six years to the day since Big Daddy Weave released its national label debut to the masses. Ever since, the pop/rock quintet has remained at the forefront of Christian music, releasing a handful of heavily played radio tunes, hitting the road for back-to-back tours and selling hundreds of thousands of units. Not a bad track record for a band that has consistently made a point of prioritizing ministry over media attention.
Fortunately, the mission-minded quintet has chosen not to forfeit the quality of music it produces, nor has it relegated its artistic creations to the world of worship music, recycling songs that have already been serviced well. Instead, the band issues a creative force that continues to progress at its own steady pace. And on the new release, What Life Would Be Like, it works.
Kicking off the 10-song set, “You Found Me” incorporates the band’s most commercial sound to date with an infectious hook Rascal Flatts or Keith Urban could easily spin to the top of country radio.
Back-to-back tracks “Right With You” and “Falling Into You” pay homage to the guys’ horn-hitting jams with a tinge of Jason Mraz laced into Mike Weaver’s rhythmic rhyme.
As a sucker for sentimentality, “From Here” is easily the album’s highlight. With simple swells and a finely picked acoustic guitar, the marvelously crafted parental love song is performed from the perspective of a deceased father in heaven, expressing his watch and love “ ... from here.
Though the band has its apparent influences, they’re not worth listing here. Big Daddy’s sound is neither entirely original nor solely derivative, but fans will like what the guys are serving up.
With a stretch of steady sales over four records and an incredibly contagious fifth disc that is progressing the band into its brightest era yet, Big Daddy Weave is headed down a good road. Let’s just hope they keep inviting us along for the ride. –Andrew Greer
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