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Cannons

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I listen to a diverse selection of christian music, but Mr. Wickham was not known to me.

I got the album and good grief - it is extraordinary. In christian music there are many albums that just sounds boring at first listen, and on the 10th. This album is extraordinary - the music is beautiful - the vocals impressive and the message it conveys is also just as good.

There are no bad tracks here but some stand out: Sailing on a ship, Beautiful and True Love are three examples of such.

The album has been a blessing and encouragement to me. Highly recommended!

Phil Wickham will probably be one of those artists that will go underappreciated for a long time to come. One of those rare treasures you will be glad to find. In his sophmore release Cannons, Phil offers up a fresh plate of from the heart lyrics and what it means to be a Christian. This man's relationship with God is so uplifting and powerful and it shows. Songs like "Must I Wait" and "Home" are a testament to this.

The album is a litle more rock (sounds like nostalgic rock at times) than his previous effort but Phil has given it his uniqiue mark which helps the record. The album begins with "Must I Wait" an amazing oepner. One of the lines that really hit you when you're first listening to this track is "how long must I wait for my love cuz I need you oh I need you My heart is bursting and breaking apart for my love." "After Your Heart," in my opinion the weakest of the set, also is a fast paced rock song. Coldplay and Keane really come to mind here as well as some of the mid/late 90s rock bands. "Desire" is more of a softer paced but a great track. After "Cannons" one of the best songs off the album, the music takes a mellower approach with Phil's voice being doubled over and synthized a bit. Although a great addition to the songs, sometimes it can be a tad annoying. Some of the later standouts include "Sailing on a Ship," "True Love," " "Home" and one of my favorite's "Spirit Fall." In the album notes, Phill says he would like to close his shows with this song and was glad he could end the album with this powerful song. I could not agree more.

In comparison to his debut, Cannons is a much stronger effort and sometimes a bit over produced nonetheless it also carries the rawness of Phill's first album, which is a plus. If you don't have this album yet, run now, don't walk to get it.

I really like Phil Wickham's CD "Cannons". I can easily relate to the passionate words to our Savior.

This cd is just amazing! When you heard these songs that phil sings, you can feel the strong relationship that he has with God, it is real! You feel his hearts cry to his savior and you know it is personal.... its deep! This awesome worship is exactly like what is said about his music-MESMERIZING, ATOMOSPHERIC, CAPTIVATING, STUNNING, SOARING, LAVISH, and POETIC. I strongly recommend this cd to anyone who has a Passion for Christ like Phil does.....Listen to it, it is beautiful and liberating!

I am not the type of person who likes specific artists. I like individual songs, and usually only a couple of songs from each artists impresses me. So when I heard "After Your Heart" on the radio and liked it, I wasn't expecting to purchase the entire CD. But I listened to song, after song, after song, and realized there was not one song on the CD I did not instantly loved. To this date this CD (and Phil's other CD) are the only two full albums I have ever bought.

Each song is unique, beautiful, and amazing. Every time I listened to a new song I thought, "I've never heard anything like this before." Phil has incredible talent, and most of all, incredible passion for Christ. His love for Jesus and wish to see God practically bleeds into every aspect of his music. It is so touching and moving. You can feel him yearning to be with God, and that is something most Christian artists today seem to lack. Even many of my non-Christian fans hear him and are impressed.

My favorite songs on the track change from day to day, but my current favorite is "Must I Wait." My second favorite is probably "The Light Will Come." This song is very touching and beautiful.

There's not much else I can say besides this: If you buy this album, you will not regret it.

This is a must-have album for any fan of Keane, U2, The Fray and Snow Patrol on the mainstream side (all favorites of mine) or Telecast, Starfield and Leeland (also favorites). Phil Wickham is one of the best new solo artists I've heard in the last few years and writes and sings songs with an amazing passion and with unashamed praise and gratitude to our Savior!

My favorite songs on Cannons are the incredible title song which is a great anthem of praise to our God. Also, the tender and reflective The Light Will Come, the catchy and upbeat After Your Heart, and hymn-like and prayerful You're Beautiful. My favorite song is the extremely powerful True Love which builds to the exclamation "Jesus is Alive!"

I'm going to join in with the other reviewers and tell how great this CD is. Yes, Phil Wickham's voice sounds very similar to Bono at times and most often like the lead singer of Keane at other times...maybe even a splash of Martin Smith from Delirious? at other times. But his music and lyrics and passion are all his own. The CD kicks off with "Must I Wait" and the lyrics/music are outstanding. And the rest of the CD does not disappoint, whether upbeat or mellow. Yes, he wears his influences on his sleeve, but this is a fresh take on worship music. I look forward to getting his first album as well as future albums to come. Great, great, great!

Oh, and one more thing...this CD has some sweet bass lines. I hate when praise and worship albums have boring bass. But this CD is filled with some of the best rockin' bass, so crank it up!

There is a lack of original and artistic christian music out there these day. Phil Wickham, however, does not fall into this category. The music is very passionate and melodic and the lyrics aren't the typical Bible-verses-set-to-music format that so many christian artists have adopted in order to avoid writing original lyrics. If you like David Crowder you will enjoy Phil Wickham for a lot of the same reasons.

Bought this for my 14 year old goddaughter for her birthday. Was recommend by my 18 yo daughter, as well. A CD has to be good, if it appeals to that age range of teenagers!

I can not say enough about this man. He has such a heart after the Lord. It's Amazing. I Absoloutly Love this cd. Its GREAT.