Better Than This

Normals | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 25, 1998)
• Original Release Date: August 25, 1998
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Forefront
• ASIN: B000009ROD
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #226,498 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Better Than This

2. Song and Dance

3. Someone To Believe

4. Everything (Apron Full of Stains)

5. What I Cannot Earn

6. I Need You

7. If Tomorrow Was Forever

8. What's Ailing Norman

9. Daddy's Girl

10. Running from the Sun

11. Forgive

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent!!!!!, November 27, 2001

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"sammygirl198911" (New Jersey USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Better Than This (Audio CD)

When I first heard this cd I was amazed. I didn't think that they'd be this good. I like that I can listen to a song without the bad language and that it meant something. MOst people don't have that. This is christian music, not music that says its christian and really isn't. I like that it has a newer age flow. I loved this cd!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hard Hitting Realistic Christian Rock Music, June 15, 2001

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"uriahtestament" (Washington Court House, Ohio) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Better Than This (Audio CD)

I see why they call themselves the Normals. So often in Christendom there is a language that is spoken that is not true. We deny that we sin, we deny that we are human and we deny that we ever have a problem. Not these guys they say what they feel in their songs. I have great respect for this group. It helps to see that others are struggling with the same issues that I am in everyday life. Musically I would call them an alternative rock band. If you like Switchfoot's newest album you would like the Normals. They have a classic rock feel to them also. Real hard to explain but lyrically they hit a home run. I heard the song Everything and it just blew my mind. Check it out this is a great CD and a great group.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Can't Get Much Better Than This, October 8, 2003

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"chadanddenise" (Upstate, NY US) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Better Than This (Audio CD)

These guys are great - musically and as "normal" people. The lyrics on Everything always make me stop what I'm doing and listen, really listen - they are true to life. I had the opportunity to run into The Normals a few times and they really do make an effort to reach out to people - they don't just sing about it. Better Than This and Song and Dance are catchy and fast. Running from the Sun is a great "driving" song. Everyone can relate to I Need You - you find yourself singing it right away. One of my favorites on the album is actually Daddy's Girl, it doesn't seem to match the rest of the album, although it's another "story song" like Everything, it doesn't feature Andy's vocals as warmly - but I like the emotion in it. Prepare for quirky lyrics ("It's like walking on ice in socks" - What I Cannot Earn), affirming subjects and incredible guitars. I can't stop listening to Andy, Mark and Clayton!