Dig

Adam Again | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 19, 1996)
• Label: Word -- Word --
• ASIN: B00000313O
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #406,161 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #84 in Music > Indie Music > Christian & Gospel > Rock

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 5 stars is not enough, May 22, 2001

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Brian W. Fullford (Jacksonville, FL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dig (Audio CD)

Let me start by stating I rate the albums based on the genre they fit into, so a 5 star may not be truely reflective of the lasting greatness of the music. THIS IS NOT ONE OF THOSE CDS. THIS GETS A 5 STAR BECAUSE IT IS ONE OF THE BEST EVER MADE.

Gene Eugene, God rest his soul, was a genious: period. Everything he touched became gold. What he did in Lost Dogs was nothing short of a miracle. Seeing them live was a memory of this terminal existence I call my life that will resonate with me forever. Adam Again was a band that deserved world wide notice. I hope that one day someone makes it big and points to the Adam Again collection as an inspiration.

Specifically, Dig defines what Christian Rock should be about. Not just praise, but serious existential inquiries. Honest heartfelt cries to the unknown.

If you want a song from humanity, you have it with Worldwide. "Yeah we all loved that desert thunder, we put some sticker on our bumper, 3 million nothings in the world why should anybody bother Worldwide". As was stated it ranks with What's Going On, Imagine, and all the other "popular" songs of hope and desperation. Hopeless, etc is a classic call of the human spirit, while in the throes of self effacement, recognizing that the Nietzschian Uberman is lonely and weak.(I am Hopeless...Hopeless and tired, would give me the sign I'm looking for, I am mired, with the earnest and sight inspired")

These are but 2 songs that make this what I consider one of the best albums EVER. Dig, Deep, they just don't stop. The one poster was correct, if you are reading this you have been digging. [...].

"I've had my conscience bent, I've had my patience tried. I've been up in the desert and down by the river side. Will the eagle fly, if the skies untrue. Do the faithful sigh, because they are so few. Remember when I cried, remember when you knew. Remember the look in you eyes, I know I do. And count the stars to measure time, THE EARTH IS HARD THE TREASURE FINE, TO THE SEA I'LL CRAWL ON MY KNEES. AT THE SEA I'LL WAIT ON MY KNEES"

WE MISS YOU GENE

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A welcome addition to the Alternative genre, with hooks and, March 2, 2003

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"theedgeradio" (Melbourne, VIC AU) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dig (Audio CD)

This album first introduced me to the infectious vocals of Gene Eugene, and I am a better man for it. Well, maybe a bit harder of hearing, anyway.

Adam Again has an exceptional talent for combining guitars, bass, and vocals into this hooky, loopy thing that wears out the repeat on the CD player. While almost impossible to sum up the album in few words, elements of funk and rock combine to force the volume up and the windows down. This strong, driving style remains throughout the album, pausing only briefly for the ballad-esk 'Dig' and 'River of Fire' and the short, poppy and extremely catchy 'Worldwide' that makes me wish I could whistle nearly as well as Gene. The only exception I had to this was 'Hopeless', where I felt the driving beat was a bit drawn out. Mind you, it was effective in driving the point of hopelessness across, but I still usually give the track a skip.

The lyrics stand out, in that Gene's vocals are really a part of the song, versus music accompanying the singing. You come away absently singing the lyrics, then think about what your singing, then have a compelling need to listen to delve into what the songs are saying. At face value, the songs are creative combinations of catchy phrases. After further analysis, you start to grasp what they are trying to say. On careful reflection, you are emotionally moved as you say "Yeah, I'm there.". At whatever level you take the lyrics, they often say more than face value. One of the most played tracks from my CD player is the smooth 'River on Fire'. Once I learned about the Cuyahoga River in Cleveland, Ohio that caught fire due to pollution, the song meant much more to me. And so it is with many of the songs, where you are left wondering, "Am I really getting what's being said?"

This CD is definitely in the collector's category, and for good reason. A welcome addition to the Alternative genre, with hooks and vocals that make Dig a timeless classic. And if anyone knows what the front cover is all about, please let me know!

Chad
--The Edge

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pure and moving, October 22, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Dig (Audio CD)

This album is one of the most moving in my collection. The lyrics linger in the mind and the music is just plain beautiful. I find myself just closing my eyes during tracks like "Dig" and "River on Fire", and playing air drums to "Hopeless, etc." Overall, a truly original work of art.