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Attention

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"The joyful shouting and weeping mingled together in a loud noise that could be heard far in the distance." -- Ezra 3:13

This CD has many good qualities including appealing music, good vocals, a solid bass line, and lots of percussion as a foundation. The sound is solid and consistent. I found my heart being moved closer to the Lord as I listened.

If your church doesn't have a worship team, you could use this CD for worship . . . or for the opening of a home Bible study. The CD liner has the lyrics included.

I found the music had a few drawbacks from my point of view:

1. I prefer worship music that exhibits more variety. This music seems more similar than different in beat and sound from song to song.

2. I also prefer music that doesn't use nearly as much repetition in the lyrics as these songs use.

3. I am also strengthened more by music that is based more on quoting the Word.

Praise the Lord!

If you enjoy pop Christian music, like all the other Passion albums then you will likely enjoy this album. It has a good beat and decent lyrics. It isn't anything that stands out to me as being very different, but Kristian Stanfill has a voice that is easy to listen.

As for my personal feelings about the album, though, I've been puzzling about what to write. It really made me dig into what I think about worship music and other Christian music I enjoy listening to.

The conclusions I came to are these: When I listen to worship music, I want it to be solid Biblically and not merely a short chorus that is repeated over and over. I studied cults in college and that is one of their tactics to brainwash people. When I sing the same line over and over and over, I start feeling yucky knowing this. Secondly, when I listen to worship music, I want to love the Lord through my singing and have the words be about him, not the emotional high it might give me. Listening to one loud song after another tends to do that. Third, when I'm listening to Christian music for fun that isn't worship music (not meant for me to sing along to in church), I enjoy music that tells a story from the writer and singer's heart(s).

This album goes against all 3 of those things for me. I looked through the liner notes and I didn't see any Bible verses referenced nor could I discern, except for one song (that I did really enjoy), that the lyrics were very meaty Biblically. There are times when Kristian Stanfill repeats the same 1-3 lines several times and builds that drum beat to create an emotional high from the music. He does this over and over throughout the album. None of the songs really told a story. Anyone could have written these songs--I couldn't hear what made these songs different as I listened to these words. Sometimes that's a good thing and sometimes it's not. It depends on how you look at it.

One of the things I most appreciate about artists is when they share their hearts in their art. It's kind of like a scene I remember from a movie once when the art teacher kept encouraging her student to share her heart in her art--she could tell when she finally saw it. I believe that Kristian Stanfill's heart is in these songs--but there wasn't anything particularly personal about the lyrics and I would love to see that in the future when he records another album.

For more than seven years, Kristian Stanfill has been serving as the worship leader at Alpharetta, Georgia's North Point Community Church. "Attention" is his impressive debut album with sixstepsrecords. It contains a superb collection of contemporary praise and worship songs that will reinvigorate your walk with the Lord. According to Stanfill, the purpose of "Attention" is to focus the listener's attention away from the materialistic world and back on the cross.

With songs like "Lord of All" and "Faithful", "Attention" explains the wonder, awe, power and love of our God. Most of the songs, such as "Go" and "Wake Up," emphasize the urgency of our need to worship Him. Time is running out. Jesus will soon be returning to Earth. It is time to wake up, go, and run towards Him. Hence the reason for the album's beautiful cover; it brilliantly depicts a Kaleidoscopic image of a cityscape (perhaps Atlanta) with the powerful sun shining in the background against the face of a huge clock. The atmospheric sun, like the Son of God, gets our attention every day, and from it we get nourishment and life.

The inspirational lyrics are easy to read and follow. I have read every word and disagree with none of them. I recommend and hope that worship leaders throughout the country play Kristian Stanfill's music. I would love to see the lyrics of his songs displayed on church media screens. These praise and worship songs make you want to lift up your hands and give praise to the Lord. I'm not ashamed to say they make me want to dance. I grew up on pop music. I use to dance for the Devil; now I dance for the Lord.

Kristian Stanfill either wrote or co-wrote most of the songs for "Attention." It is obvious that this charming young man is extremely talented, and He loves God and family. I wish him much success in the future. A devoted fan of the News Boys for many years, I now have another band to keep my eye on. I want to thank Kristian Stanfill for making me realize that my attention needs to always be focused on the Lord. I want to thank sixstepsrecords for blessing me with this album's release. Most of all, I want to thank the Amazon Vine Program for allowing me the opportunity to review "Attention."

God has used music in a great way to engage both my emotions (music) and my knowledge of Him (praise-filled doctrine expressed in words) to deepen my affections for Him. So anytime I get the chance to listen to new Praise & Worship Music I jump at the opportunity, especially if it has anything to do with Passion, whose ministry in the early 2000s was formative for me.

So with that background, I was hopeful for this album, but just had a really hard time getting into it. The music was of mediocre musical quality, if I'm not listening carefully, it just "feels" like its all the same overbearing sound for the whole album.

The lyrics for the most part do better. They are easy to understand, tend to focus on God and not man (not as much as I would have liked however), and do a good job of revealing Stanfill's Love for God. Yet even the lyrics tend to degrade into the repetition that in my opinion marked the instrumentation.

This cd is not bad; it is just not good. If you are looking for high quality praise & worship that blends good music with even better lyrics, I would recommend you wholeheartedly consider anything by Sovereign Grace Music (Worship God Live is a great place to start.).

Love this CD! It will get worn out here at my house! The teenagers love it too! My favorite song of all time, I Need You, is on there, hot diggity dog!!! Lots of different beats, just an all around great CD, I am glad that I requested it! I will recommend it to all of my friends!

I am a very avid music fan. I especially love most all genres of Christian music. I was so excited when I received this album; however, there were only about 3 or 4 songs on the album that really caught my attention out of an album of 11 songs. That said, this is Kristian's first album; therefore, I believe he did well and he shows so much potential that I anticipate his next album to be much improved.

Kristian Stanfill an up and coming Christian Worship singer has done a great job with his new album. Unlike many other worship groups Kristian Stanfill does not use constant repetition of phrases and the songs are focused on God. 'Lord Of All' would have to be my favorite song on this CD but all of the songs are Worshipful and draw your attention to God. Theologically these songs are sound. They build upon truth's and doctrine found in the Bible and are not just someone pouring out their emotions in music. This album is a band glorifying God with their talents and abilities. I would definitely recommend this wonderful album to anyone. This music draws your heart to God.

We found this CD to be a very pleasant group of what most would call Christian Pop/Rock. The songs are original and great for worship. It does seem to be targeted to a younger audience, but there is nothing wrong with that.

Attention by Kristin Stanfill is a good start for a budding Christian recording artist. The songs are good, especially the slower paced one. The faster ones felt more "canned", and while I didn't enjoy them as much, they were still good.

The album shows promise for Kristin Stanfill. As his talent matures, I don't doubt he'll be able to knock 'em out of the ballpark with his music. An music artist worth watching.

I have been saving this CD for my grandchildren and wanted to put their reactions into my review. I have to say that it is not my style of music, I prefer traditional Christian or Country. I recently had an end of school party for several young people, ages 6-11. At the last minute I decided to take this music along and play it in the background as the party got started. They kept wanting it turned up louder and loved the beat. It is not hard for older people to listen to, you can make out the words and it isn't just "noise". I am glad I have it and am looking forward to sharing it with the grand kids this summer when they visit.