A Collision [Enhanced]

David Crowder*Band | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 27, 2005)
• Original Release Date: 2005
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Enhanced
• Label: Six Step Records
• ASIN: B000B19APY
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (69 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,894 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #81 in Music > Christian > Praise & Worship

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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Collision of Rampant Creativity, September 29, 2005

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Jon Wymore "jnwymore" (Midland, TX United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Collision (Audio CD)

Wow! This CD is absolutely phenomenal. It is astounding. It radiates depth with its recurrent and overlapping layers of musical and spiritual penetration to the heart of our spirit. DC*B takes it to another level. I thought that Illuminate would be hard to top, but this album blows it away in it's stretching of the boundaries of modern worship and just plain stretches the boundaries of music! This is the best CD of the year and I wonder if it can be topped by Crowder next time? We'll have to wait and see. Below see summaries of the parts:

Part A: This part is the natural progression from Illuminate and is in the safe zone. "Wholly Yours" is a beautiful worship song with a great contrast between the words "holy" and "wholly". "Foreverandever, etc" sounds somewhat like "No One Like You" and is an instant favorite (and stays in your head!).

Part B: Takes it to the next level with "A Beautiful Collision" as DC*B mixes in more layers of loops, programming, guitars, piano and other instruments to create an incredibly full sound. The lyrical depth is also amazing. Then in the middle Crowder reminds you that their band is from Texas by busting out some bluegrass and country stylings!

Part C: Is the highlight of the album. "Do Not Move" is the most amazing song I have heard. The future of modern worship is this. Amazing depth of lyrics, yet with simple words. Then "Come Awake" comes and it is so powerful! And you think it can't be topped and "You are My Joy" bursts on the scene with it's minor key start but burst into a soaring melody and chorus which really symbolizes how joy comes even in the midst of sorrow. Incredible song. Part C keeps going with an old hymn that starts with a acoustic riff that will remind many of "Heaven Came Down" and then again soars to the chorus of "Our Happy Home."

Part D: Finishes it off well. "Rescue is Coming" is another soaring ballad with crescendo at the end and fades out. The conversation track is interesting the first time but could be skipped later. Typical DC*B humor. The last song is really about their not being an ending. It seems to portray that we not only sing with their songs but our song comes from our hearts and goes on and on to our Savior!!!

This album was not made to please the "pop" mass but the creativity and intricate weaving of instrument and prose is a beautiful expression of worship to the One who created us to be creative, our God! Thanks DC*B for allowing the Holy Spirit to inspire you to create this masterpiece! (P.S. you gotta get this CD!)

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Crowder is a "freakin' genius"!!, September 27, 2005

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Jacob Peterson "Lead Worshipper" (Fargo, ND USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Collision (Audio CD)

I have read both of the other reveiws and agree with both that David Crowder*Band is one of the most prominent voices in Christian music and in the realm of "worship leading" he is among the top of the list when it comes to national-level artists. But this is where I will part ways with the other reviewers to this point.

I want to set the record straight... I am not a "yes man". I only say something is "good" if it really is good. If it is only "good" I am not one to say it is "great"!!!

That being said... I think Collision is FANTASTIC. Yes... it is a little "darker"... and has some more drive to it... but if you just sit and listen to it... and listen to the words... it is wierd... in a way that is so amazing. There is a Freedom in how Crowder is teaching really SOLID BIBLICAL TRUTH! There are so many different things going on... i think the 42 second interludes are places for my brain to catch up with the experience of the music. Crowder is bringing a musicallity and renewal to the stagnant "christian contemporary music" scene that is sorely needed! He, along with other leader worshippers (Tomlin, Redman, Shane & Shane, United, etc.) are bringing a "breath of fresh air" to the world of Christian Music.

I won't lie to you... it is kinda "wierd"... but if you just sit and listen... and ask... it will blow you away! Just give it a spin!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars David Crowder*Band continues to impress!, September 27, 2005

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Sean Bird "Sean Bird" (Redding, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Collision (Audio CD)

I agree with a previous review that these interludes and odd "snippets" of sound are all part of how DC*Band crafted "A Collision" as an album as a whole, rather than 10 disparate songs their producer felt was the best they could come up with in the studio. In an age where people focus on downloading songs for a buck...there is something lost in the crafting of an entire album. It's a bit akin to focusing on a whole book rather than a singled out chapter.

Given this framework to tell their story, David Crowder*Band are able to delve deeper into their material and their message than a single song could do on its own. By the same token, standout tracks like "Here is our King" or "Do Not Move" have all the much more depth, as they also reflect, through association, the other songs before and after them.

Maybe I'm getting too deep here out in left field, but I strongly feel this is David Crowder*Band's best work to date, and this band is truly one of the most innovative artists in rock today...not Christian rock, but rock music in its entirety.