Passion: Here For You

Passion Worship Band, Passion, Christy Nockels | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 8, 2011)
• Original Release Date: 2011
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: sixstepsrecords
• ASIN: B004L35GBK
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,579 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Editorial Reviews

Passion: Here For You was recorded live at the Passion 2011 conference with more than 20,000 university-aged students in Atlanta, GA January 1-4, 2011. The much-anticipated collection of new worship songs features sixstepsrecords artists Chris Tomlin, David Crowder*Band, Charlie Hall, Matt Redman, Christy Nockels and Kristian Stanfill. The album and new song offerings will reflect the desire of a generation to lay down their lives to live for the renown of Christ. Since the first release in 1998, Passion albums have sold more than 1.8 million albums and introduced the newest and up-and-coming worship songs, including "Better Is One Day", "How Great Is Our God", "God Of This City", "Holy Is The Lord" and last year, the #1 Christian radio single "Our God" (from 2010's Passion: Awakening). About the Passion 2011 Conference: At the heart of it all, Passion exists to see a generation stake their lives on what matters most - the fame of the One who rescues and restores and our opportunity to amplify His name in everything we do. Given the fact that the University landscape changes every fall with a rush of new freshmen faces, the Passion Movement continues to engage the "universitymoment" with the compelling message of Jesus... and the challenge to make it all about His fame. To that end, Passion 2011 is more than another event. Rather, it is another step in a journey that is all about finding true meaning as we take our places in a story that is so much bigger than ourselves. It's about trading in small dreams for a role in a grand epic that is shaping history and has no end. And it's a rare chance for tens of thousands of university-aged young people to gather from across the US and around the world to celebrate their common faith and purpose.

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Passion [Here For You], March 8, 2011

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Kevin Davis "NewReleaseTuesday" (Perkasie, PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Passion: Here For You (Audio CD)

Passion: Here For You was recorded live in Atlanta this past January with more than 22,000 college-age students in attendance. I eagerly wait for each new Passion worship collection, From the beginning 268Generation has been rooted in the confession of Isaiah 26:8: "Yes Lord, walking in the way of Your truth we wait eagerly for You, for Your name and renown are the desire of our souls." As a result, Passion seeks to gather college and university students across the nation and around the world to seek the face of God, asking Him to ignite in our souls a passionate pursuit of Jesus Christ and a desire to spread His fame to everyone on earth. I've been collecting every Passion worship collection since the inception in 1998. The conferences have developed and introduced worship leaders David Crowder, Chris Tomlin, Christy Nockels, Charlie Hall, and most recently Kristian Stanfill.

My favorite Chris Tomlin songs have generally been the new live recordings found on the Passion worship collections, going back to "We Fall Down," "Enough," "How Great Is Our God," "God Of This City" and "Our God." This collection begins with the great new Chris Tomlin worship anthem "We Are Here For You," which I hope will soon be a song I'll be singing with fellow believers, along with the other new Chris Tomlin songs "Symphony," "All My Fountains," Lord I Need You" and "Spirit Fall." "We Are Here For You" has a great worshipful chorus and I love the crowd energy which opens this collection. There are 9 brand new songs on this 13 song regular edition collection. The other new songs "Set Free" by Chris Tomlin and Matt Redman, "Sometimes" by David Crowder*Band, "Waiting" and "I Will Carry Your Name" by Christy Nockels are all upbeat, catchy and worshipful. I especially like the musical arrangement on "All My Fountains" by Chris Tomlin.

The standout songs for me starts with one of my favorite songs by David Crowder*Band, "Shadows," which on this recording gives me chills as David Crowder*Band has a guest rap vocal by Lecrae. The energy and power of this song are amazing as a studio version, but the song was truly meant to be experienced live and loud, make sure you turn up the volume when you listen to "Shadows" and you'll be drained as you sing along with this amazing song. Lecrae is INCREDIBLE on this recording. I loved "Shadows" by DC*B before, and this version knocked my socks off. Also, Christy Nockels and Kristian Stanfill could sing me the phone book and I'd be hanging on every word. Their vocals are stunning. The new Christy Nockels song "I Will Carry Your Name" also gives me chills. I could hardly imagine Christy could out-sing herself after "Healing Is In Your Hands," but don't miss this amazing new song. You'll be mesmerized by the power and beauty of the lyrics and Christy's incredible vocals. The collection also includes great live versions of the Hillsong worship song "Forever Reign" and "Always" by Kristian Stanfill.

I listen to lots of music daily and this is on a whole level higher than most of what I've heard this past year, surpassing even Passion: Awakening which I didn't think was possible. People need to hear this masterpiece and worship "Our God" with their whole hearts, minds and souls. The digital deluxe edition ends with a new recording of "Our God" with guest vocals from Lecrae which are amazing. Chris Tomlin meets Lecrae-what a mash-up! I've got to see that version performed live in concert, and "Shadows" by DC*B with Lecrae. Basically pick any great song and add Lecrae and he makes it even better.

CLOSING THOUGHTS
After an amazing run of new worship albums to start off 2011 with Hillsong UNITED, Bethel Live, Worth Dying For and Know Hope Collective, along comes some of the best new original worship songs I've heard in the past few years. If you want to experience a spine tingling worship experience then you can't go wrong with the biggest names in the business. Tomlin, Stanfill, Crowder, Nockels, Hall, Redman, and guest vocalist Lecrae are all in top form on this excellent Passion: Here For You album, easily the best in this great series.

11 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A Little Disappointed..., March 10, 2011

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WorshipMeister - See all my reviews

This review is from: Passion: Here For You [+Digital Booklet] (MP3 Download)

The newest release by Passion, Here for You, was a little more disappointing to me than originally anticipated. It was thrilling to see that all new material (for the most part) was going to be presented on the album instead of reworked live recordings of songs that have been heard before. And while the album as a whole is still fairly solid (hence the 3-star rating), there are a few things about the album that just didn't bode well for me personally. These include:

1) No Charlie Hall. While previous Passion recordings sometimes favor one artist over another (one may have 3-4 songs while another may only have 2), for the most part they have been evenly split. This newest recording includes zero Charlie Hall. The exception here is the Deluxe version, which does include 1 track by Hall.

Instead a full 1/2 of the album consists of Chris Tomlin. Don't get me wrong, Chris is all well and good. But Matt Redman only makes an appearance with Tomlin, and Hall doesn't show up at all. That's not a Passion recording, that's a "Chris Tomlin & Friends" recording. If the artists all agreed that the track listing was for the best, then I'm willing to let this slide. But it would appear that decisions were made based on sales. Tomlin gets more sales, so Tomlin gets more songs on the record. Not cool. The album is supposed to be about worship...sales shouldn't be driving those decisions.

2) Little Innovation. When the Passion movement first began years ago the style of music incorporated into worship was something innovative at the time. With a few exceptions, little innovation has occurred since. Artists such as Gungor, John Mark McMillan, and the newest box set by The Violet Burning show great musical stylistic changes to the area of "worship" music. (Note: Only one album on the new TVB set should be classified as "worship".) This album, while still decent on its own merit, does little to innovate the genre.

Again, I think the album as a whole is still fairly solid, but it's not a 5-star album like "How Great is Our God" or some others from the past.

Those who disagree may want to venture out into the broader realm of music. It's amazing what can be discovered outside the musical realm of k-love favorites like Tomlin, Mac Powell & Casting Crowns. There's a world of great music to be heard, and while "Here for You" has some solid tracks that I'm sure I'll be incorporating into worship sets at my home church, I'll be spending more personal worship time with albums and artists not represented here.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Passion [Here For You: Deluxe], March 8, 2011

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Kevin Davis "NewReleaseTuesday" (Perkasie, PA) - See all my reviews
(TOP 500 REVIEWER)   

This review is from: Passion: Here For You (Deluxe Edition) [+Video] [+Digital Booklet] (MP3 Download)

Passion: Here For You was recorded live in Atlanta this past January with more than 22,000 college-age students in attendance. I eagerly wait for each new Passion worship collection, From the beginning 268Generation has been rooted in the confession of Isaiah 26:8: "Yes Lord, walking in the way of Your truth we wait eagerly for You, for Your name and renown are the desire of our souls." As a result, Passion seeks to gather college and university students across the nation and around the world to seek the face of God, asking Him to ignite in our souls a passionate pursuit of Jesus Christ and a desire to spread His fame to everyone on earth. I've been collecting every Passion worship collection since the inception in 1998. The conferences have developed and introduced worship leaders David Crowder, Chris Tomlin, Christy Nockels, Charlie Hall, and most recently Kristian Stanfill.

My favorite Chris Tomlin songs have generally been the new live recordings found on the Passion worship collections, going back to "We Fall Down," "Enough," "How Great Is Our God," "God Of This City" and "Our God." This collection begins with the great new Chris Tomlin worship anthem "We Are Here For You," which I hope will soon be a song I'll be singing with fellow believers, along with the other new Chris Tomlin songs "Symphony," "All My Fountains," Lord I Need You" and "Spirit Fall." "We Are Here For You" has a great worshipful chorus and I love the crowd energy which opens this collection. There are 9 brand new songs on this 13 song regular edition collection. The other new songs "Set Free" by Chris Tomlin and Matt Redman, "Sometimes" by David Crowder*Band, "Waiting" and "I Will Carry Your Name" by Christy Nockels are all upbeat, catchy and worshipful. I especially like the musical arrangement on "All My Fountains" by Chris Tomlin.

The standout songs for me starts with one of my favorite songs by David Crowder*Band, "Shadows," which on this recording gives me chills as David Crowder*Band has a guest rap vocal by Lecrae. The energy and power of this song are amazing as a studio version, but the song was truly meant to be experienced live and loud, make sure you turn up the volume when you listen to "Shadows" and you'll be drained as you sing along with this amazing song. Lecrae is INCREDIBLE on this recording. I loved "Shadows" by DC*B before, and this version knocked my socks off. Also, Christy Nockels and Kristian Stanfill could sing me the phone book and I'd be hanging on every word. Their vocals are stunning. The new Christy Nockels song "I Will Carry Your Name" also gives me chills. I could hardly imagine Christy could out-sing herself after "Healing Is In Your Hands," but don't miss this amazing new song. You'll be mesmerized by the power and beauty of the lyrics and Christy's incredible vocals. The collection also includes great live versions of the Hillsong worship song "Forever Reign" and "Always" by Kristian Stanfill.

I listen to lots of music daily and this is on a whole level higher than most of what I've heard this past year, surpassing even Passion: Awakening which I didn't think was possible. People need to hear this masterpiece and worship "Our God" with their whole hearts, minds and souls. The digital deluxe edition ends with a new recording of "Our God" with guest vocals from Lecrae which are amazing. Chris Tomlin meets Lecrae-what a mash-up! I've got to see that version performed live in concert, and "Shadows" by DC*B with Lecrae. Basically pick any great song and add Lecrae and he makes it even better.

CLOSING THOUGHTS
After an amazing run of new worship albums to start off 2011 with Hillsong UNITED, Bethel Live, Worth Dying For and Know Hope Collective, along comes some of the best new original worship songs I've heard in the past few years. If you want to experience a spine tingling worship experience then you can't go wrong with the biggest names in the business. Tomlin, Stanfill, Crowder, Nockels, Hall, Redman, and guest vocalist Lecrae are all in top form on this excellent Passion: Here For You album, easily the best in this great series.