1956 [Extra tracks]

Soul-Junk | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 18, 2000)
• Original Release Date: July 18, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Extra tracks
• Label: Sarabellum
• ASIN: B00004U92Z
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #220,262 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Ill-M-I

2. How We Flow

3. Sarpody 1

4. 3po Soul

5. Life to False Metal

6. K.I.N.G.D.O.M.O.G.O.D

7. Eyes, Extrenally

8. Monkey Flower & Yarrow

9. Judah

10. Pumpfake

11. Lordy Child (Say ABBA)

12. Sea Monsters & Gargoyles

13. The Peacemaker

14. Dry Bones

15. Sweet to My Soul [White Hot Apostle Mix]

16. Red Top

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Sweet to my Soul, September 24, 2001

By 

Steve White (Grand Island, NE USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 1956 (Audio CD)

If you were looking for a model of how artistry and faith can be in perfect union, Soul-Junk may have the answer. Because of the group's commitment to their music, it will gain an audience that would otherwise not hear the message of the gospel. Glen Galaxy and his partners in Soul-Junk are pushing the limits of music with their fusion of hip-hop, techno, and indie rock.

Soul-Junk quotes scripture and makes overt remarks about their Christian worldview. But I have a feeling audiences won't turn away. Because of the band's uncompromising musical style, people will listen. Author, musician, and CCM Magazine columnist John Fischer recently wrote that if Christians focus on their art, they can then weave their faith into it. Fischer writes "Sacrifice the art, and you guarantee the message will be heard only by those who, because they already support it, are tolerant of any effort on its behalf." What a novel idea; Create great art that draws us in, and then hit us with the gospel. Neither style nor substance has been sacrificed. Faith and art can go hand in hand.

Unless she's truly hip, your mom won't understand this stuff; The masses probably won't get it either. 1956 is not as consistent, or catchy as Beck's Odelay, another album built on intertwined layers of hip-hop and indie rock. Soul-Junk can't top Beck, but who can? For the daring listener, 1956 is a sonic treat, breathing new life into a stale musical marketplace.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Incredible...stunning, January 6, 2005

By 

DigMe "DigMe" (Waco, TX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 1956 (Audio CD)

I've got to agree with everyone here. I've had this album for several years and it still gets played weekly. Honestly this is just one of my favorite albums of all time and I'm a music freak. It's just so original and bursting with creativity and a feeling of "I don't really care what the world or the music industry wants, I'm going to make the album that I want." This is probably Soul Junk's most accessible album though. The music is so smart but so grooving and full of life. It's too bad that this probably got much less underground buzz than it should have because it's labeled as "Christian music." If you are not a Christian please don't let that keep you from checking out this fantastic CD. You won't be sorry if you like things that are original, creative and verging on avant.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars As original as anything can be, August 18, 2000

By 

Jon Kortebein (Minneapolis, MN USA) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: 1956 (Audio CD)

It is extremely rare when one finds music that sounds fresh and interesting. This album is. I was not a fan of most hip-hop-rap until I heard this record. The lyrics are clever and insightful, and the beats and music add a welcome concoction of pop hooks, electronic percussion and booming bass. It's not all hip hop either, which is one reason why it sounds so fresh. These are adventurous artists who avoid the typical formulas no matter what they're doing. As the Amazon.com review says, this is a vital work of art.