Beyond Measure

Jeremy Camp | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 31, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Bec Recordings / Emd
• ASIN: B000IHY9RU
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (51 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #56,390 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Three time Gold selling artist Jeremy Camp is about to release his highly anticipated new album Beyond Measure delivering another reason that the has earned accolades such as Songwriter of the year (2004 & 2005 ASCAP Christian Music Awards), Male Vocalist of the Year (2003 & 2004 GMZ Awards), New Artist of the Year (2003 GMA Awards) plus 9 #1 Radio back to back hits. Beyond Measure promises to please current fans and connect with an even larger audience with newly talked about songs that cut to the score of human brokenness and the ability to get on our knees in thankfulness...

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22 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not his best, not by far, March 15, 2007

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Trevor R. Raichura (Kobe, Hyogo, Japan) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Beyond Measure (Audio CD)

Two things I loved about Jeremy Camp. (1) His lyrics were so "real", so easy to relate to, and so encouraging. Even challenging at times. (2) He had cool guitar parts. While not overly complicated, they were pleasant to listen to.

Beyond Measure is fairly bland, sad to say. The lyrics seem somewhat uninspired (sounds blasphemous, but let me explain), and the songs themselves are not very original. There are a few good tunes, but this one doesn't find its way to my CD player nearly as much as his previous releases.

About the lyrics: for the most part, they do not strike a chord with me the way his two other major releases (Stay and Restored) did. There are many platitudes about taking up one's cross, living a life of sacrifice, giving God control, and on and on. I know these are all good things, but I just don't "feel" his heart (or God's) in these songs. Maybe that will change in time. The worst song lyrically on the album is probably "Give You Glory" which throws out all the standard phrases. The best song is probably "I Am Nothing". Of course "Give Me Jesus" is awesome too, but it's a cover of a hymn so I can't credit him with lyrical genius here.

Of course it's Jeremy Camp, which means that fans of his music will likely gobble this one up too (as many already have, as evidenced by the reviews). But I guess maybe I am looking at this album critically. Which is good, because Christian artists need to be held to high standards, too! While his voice and songwriting don't come into question, his passion does. I recommend listening to audio clips before purchasing this one.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars An Okay Album From A Great Artist, November 19, 2006

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Michael Harmon (davis california) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Beyond Measure (Audio CD)

This album is okay. I'd say their are about 5 good songs on this album. The others seemed like filler or close to it. I knew this cd would be different from his earlier releases because he said it would be at the concert I went to. This album was mostly contemporary with a few rock and worship songs. Unless this album is a one time thing it looks like Camp is going contemporary to which it seems he's been moving to over the albums. Restored was not as rock as Stay, but close. The move from Restored to Beyond Measure is more apparent. If Camp wants to make this move however he has to come up with better songs though. The other big difference on this cd is his high notes. I think it works. I also think he doesnt need to hit those notes and Im surprised no one has commented on it. Track 1 Tonight is an amazing song to start off the album and it would have been nice to have more of that style. Camp seems to have a knack for start off songs (Understand and Restored are amazing) sadly the following 3 songs after Tonight didnt run the relay as in previous albums.I rarely skipped and tracks on his previous cds, sadly I will keep this cd only to burn 4 or 5 songs to a Camp mixed cd. Favorite songs: Tonight, Feels Like, When You Are Near, No matter What, Everything, and Give me Jesus. Those songs run the gambit of what makes Jeremy Camp great. They are songs that best showcase his rock, soft rock, contemporary, and worship influences.

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Different Style, Lighter Sound, November 25, 2006

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S. Peek (Rocky Mountains, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Beyond Measure (Audio CD)

Let me start off by saying that I am a big Jeremy Camp fan. His prior albums 'Stay' and 'Restored' are terrific.

This is an album with a totally different style for Jeremy. It has a lighter sound and is less intense than his previous work. The lyrics are great. As always, he speaks from the heart and with deep convictions in his songwriting. Soundwise, I don't think he is not using his great talents to the fullest here.

There are some very good songs in this collection: 'Tonight', 'What It Means', 'When You Are Near', and and 'Give You Glory' are all really good. Additionally, 'Give Me Jesus' is a very nice sounding song. Jeremy's wife Adie, who is an artist in her own right, adds some beautiful sounding vocals.

If you are a big Jeremy Camp fan, you may want to get this. If you are not familiar with him, I would recommend his albums 'Stay' and 'Restored' over this one.