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Power Jams

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"In the tradition of Jock Jams, but better, 'funner', and more creative, this is a brand new fresh attempt at sports music, hot danceable, cheerable tunes. The music has a solid beat, perfect for cheers, spirit leaders, youth groups, games, dances and parties. The 21 tracks include specially edited songs, remixes, covers, cheers, remakes, and more. This is the first positive music attempt at the sports market which includes aerobics, dance, cheering, etc. The music here is dynamic, ultra-cool, hip hop hot, fun, and with a positive theme. This is awesome stuff without any vulgarity or lewd lyrics or themes. Not all the music is hip hop per se, "Shine" by the N-BOYS is a CHR sound with special remixing. The result is a very unique, cool music with an edge. LAKITA delivers..." Read the rest at criticalreviews.com an AMAZON Associate

Quite an interesting concept for a various artists compilation. This collection of up-tempo tunes is a must have if you enjoy your Christian music with a bit of an edge. It also comes in very handy if you need some music to exercise to!

Many of the tracks have been remixed, improving on already strong songs. Bleach's "Super Good Feeling" kicks things off in fine style. The remix of "I Will Carry You" by Rebecca St. James is completely uplifting and really improves on the original. And just when you thought there couldn't possibly be another decent remix of the Newsboys' classic "Shine", the "sequential mix" shows up here, and it really kicks. I also have a thing for cover versions, so I really enjoyed Considering Lilly's turn on Bacharach/David's "What The World Needs Now", Audio Adrenaline's version of Edgar Winter's "Free Ride" (finally remixed here), and DC Talk's "Jesus Is Just Alright", which is probably the oldest track on the album. Less successful was the version of "Some Kind Of Wonderful" by Voices Live! - it is not quite as strong as the other covers.

The only draw back for me was the inclusion of MC Hammer's "Pray" (didn't we hear that enough when it was on the radio?)and the Carman track. The "cheers" that are performed in between some of the tracks are somewhat annonying, but not so much that they wreck the continuity of the album.

Fans of Christian dance music will not want to miss this. Great up-tempo songs that work as a great soundtrack for any workout or party.

I really enjoyed this C.D. I really enjoy upbeat music, and having Christian music that I can move to is a treat. I often use this while doing my treadmill. It is also great for the annual harvest party cake walk at my church. If you are looking for Christian dance beat this is a good pick.

This CD is great for workouts. The music is very upbeat and the remixes are incredible.

This is a really cool cd! I bought it at Best Buy and I just bought it because I knew some artists on there. When I listened to it I didn't realize that some songs were remixes and I thought they were really cool! If you like rocky dance tunes you would want to buy this cd. I like the remix of Super Good Feeling by Bleach and I Will Carry Remix by Rebecca St.James. I Also like the songs What the World Needs Now, Louder then the Radio Remix, Free Ride Remix and many more. You would Love this cd.

You could question whether this was really NEEDED, but since it's here, how did they do? Well, for the most part the "cheer" intermissions fall flat. They don't really connect with the sports theme and they tend to interrupt the album's flow. The album also should be mixed continuously for the sake of a non-stop listening experience but this wasn't done.

HIGHS:
Not surprisingly since dance-tempo music works best at these types of events, it's the more overtly dance numbers that fare best. A Quinlan (the guy behind Benjamin Gate) remix of Rebecca St. James' "I Will Carry You" is club-worthy, as is a remake of 60s nugget "What the World Needs Now (is Love)" as an uncredited gospelly singer handles verses with Considering Lily on the choruses. A remix of Carman's "People of God" is surprisingly funky. The "full throttle mix" of Audio Adrenaline's take on Edgar Winter's "Free Ride" is fantastic.

The other good numbers (DC Talk's "Jesus is Just Alright" Doobies cover, World Wide Message Tribe's clubthumper "The Real Thing",M.C. Hammer's "Pray", and Lakita's "Speak to the Hand") are available on other CDs so they aren't reasons to buy this in and of itself.

LOWS:
Anyone else notice that the Christianized remake of Grand Funk's "Some Kind of Wonderful" is set to essentially Gary Glitter's "Rock and Roll, Pt. 2"? (Yeah, the "ba-da-da-da dih-dih-dih-dih-dee YEAH! ba-da-da" song..) They even have the shouted "yeahs". The "linney's sumpin' sumpin' mix" for Delirious?'s "Louder than the Radio" is also a stinker.

BOTTOM LINE:
Only a few of the best tracks on here are available on other discs:

Lakita "Speak to the Hand" (ASIN B000003ZHC)
World Wide Message Tribe "The Real Thing" (ASIN B000002NFE)
DC Talk "Jesus is Just Alright" (ASIN B00007JGUQ)
MC Hammer "Pray" (ASIN B000002UVD)

But as a whole, I'm not "wowed" by this disc. On balance, I'd say skip this one unless you're a completist that has to have every mix of every song by your favourite artists.

2 1/2 stars

OH, MY GOSH! That's all I can say about this AWESOME CD! It's an awesome compilation of techno songs from Christian and not Christian artists, some familiar to the dance genre, most not. Most of the remixes were great, from the hard club mixes of Rebecca St. James's "I Will Carry You" and Bleach's "Super Good Feeling" to the more dance-like "Shine" by the Newsboys and the Britney Spears-esque mix of Carman's "People of God." I also love the songs from the dance veterans such as Raze, the World Wide Message Tribe, and Crystal Lewis. I definitely recommend this CD to any Dance Music fan. OH, MY GOSH...