Customer Reviews

Wow Hits 2002

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2 star:		(5)
1 star:		(6)

 

 

I loved WOW 2001. It had a great mix of songs by some of he best bands and people you could ever think of. I was a bit disappointed though by this record. It has WAY too much Pop music...and not enough Rock. It's like they were trying to make this CD for christian 11 and 12 year old girls (and I know that not ALL pre-teen girls are into Pop music...but most are). Some examples of this are: "Jump, Jump, Jump" by Boy Band True Vibe and "God Is In This Place" by Boy Band Plus One. I know this song was a hit, but its to "Poppy": "Spinnin Around" by Jump 5. some more examples are "Genuine" by Stacie Orrico, and "Differant Now" by Out of Eden. I also don't like "Witness" Nicole C. Mullen...Its a HUGE contrast form last year's hit, Reedemer.

Also (this has nothing to do with Pop music), I am a bit sad about that dc Talks SOLO songs (one from each guy) are on this disc and not a group song. I am glad though that each of the 3 songs are great: "Existence" by Kevin Max, "Somebodies Watchin' Me" by TobyMac, and "All You Got" by TAIT.

But then, a few of the songs are badly chosen: Steven Curtis Chapman's song "Live Out Loud", one of the biggest hits of summer 2001, was replaced with "This Day" (I do like "This Day" though). "40 Days" was chosen instead of "Come Together" by Third Day, but if it was my choice, those two songs are on equal ground as to how good they are. "Jump, Jump, Jump" (a song I loath alot) was chosen over "Now and Forever" by True Vibe. One of the BIGGEST disapointments I had was "Breath(Live)" by Michael W. Smith. His rendition of "Above All" is one of his best songs (even if its very really slow). I am also sad that Delerious? was not included in this CD.

I did give this disc (2 discs really) a 4 star rating though because thise CD does include some classics. For Example: this CD features the hit song "Isn't It Love" by Andrew Peterson. IS also has the Newest Newsboys hit, "Joy" from the greatest hits record. "We Delight" by Caedmons Call is very nice. I also love "Beautiful" by Audio Adrenaline. "Hey, Hey, Hey" is another neat 60's-rock style of a song by The Elms (Its a fun song). And the Mark Schultz song, "Back In His Arms" is awsome and inspiring. "Welcome Home" is also a great song by Shaun Groves.

This is a great CD complilation, but if you buy it, expect some disapointments.

Rock On People.

First of all I love music more than anyone I know my age, and I am a big fan of WoW. I buy every wow cd(except gospel and worship) right when it hits the stores. My favorite was WoW 1999, because it had variety. There were worship songs, pop, rock songs, soft, light songs, i think even some gospel. But slowly they got less and less variety. WoW 2000 was pretty good, WoW 2001 kept me occupied a while but this- It's just-bleh. This just doesn't have variety. But it isn't terrible however. There are some good songs. Such 3rd day's 40 days traditional "40 days", AudioA's funky "Beautiful", toby's "Somebody's Watching", "Existence" by KMax, "Breathe" by Micheal W. Smith, and "Hey, Hey" by The Elms.
All in all, this is just you're average double-disk various artists cd. Try finding it on ebay, 'cause it's more worth 15 or 16 bucks than 20. Hopefully they've discovered they're problem and'll fix it on WoW 2003. But I'm not giving up on them yet...

Normally when you buy a CD you'd expect to like maybe one out of every 2 or 3 songs. When I came across WOW 2002, I was shocked. Before this CD even came out I loved the songs "Existence" by Kevin Max (of DC Talk), "Jump, jump, jump" by True Vibe, "Psalm 112" by 4Him...I could continue to list them because I love 28 out of the 30 songs (listed)!!

There is a nice variety including Michael W. Smith with a praise and Worship song (which I dislike, I had enough praise and worship since I went to his "Worship CD" recording in Lakeland...but you may be someone who likes that kind of style).

TobyMac from DC Talk shows off his rapping talents (although I prefer his song "Extreme Days"...) in "Somebody's Watching."

I'm kind of "iffy" on songs like "With Every Breath." I don't care for the high-pitched voices...they tend to get annoying, however, I'm a HUGE fan of Jars of Clay and enjoyed hearing Dan Haseltine's voice in it!

"Jump, jump, jump" by True Vibe is pretty up-beat, but not loud/noisy. It is a good song to dance to (for me at least...like I jump when they say "jump" and I dance when it says "move" and I raise the roof when they say "put your hands to the roof". Someone who is easily entertained may get a kick out of doing that throughout the song - I do at least!!

I also enjoy the songs by the female artists like Racheal Lampa, Jaci Velasquez, and ZOEgirl. While Jaci offers a slower song, Racheal Lampa speeds things up with "You Lift me Up"

Needless to say, I love this CD! I have come across many WOW CDs and not one other offers as many great songs (in my opinion) on a 2-CD set!

I am shocked though, that some people give negative reveiws for this CD. But, if you expect to like just a few songs on a CD anyways, give this CD a shot, you may end up to like a lot more songs than you bargined for!

WOW 2002 takes the best of Christian Music and places each song smartly on two discs. If you like the WOW series, you will be thrilled with this release. You should really hear TobyMac's "Somebody's Watching" or Caedmon's Call "We Delight". Another great song is "Existence" by Kevin Max. There is no DC Talk or Jars of Clay this year, but they are well-represented. Dan Haseltine is heard in a song from City on a Hill and all three members of DC Talk are here with their solo projects. It's amazing.

WoW has always catered towards the more popular groups, but this time was too much. I love all three dc Talk solo albums, but why put one song by each member? Then other groups get overlooked.

I also had many of the songs already, so I didn't think it was worth it to get the remaining tunes.

I would say this is a good sampler of the popular Christian market. However, some of the song choices are strange and aren't the artist/band's greatest hit.

I wouldn't give this CD much for creativity and surprise (other than a few strange choices that are supposedly last years "hit songs"); musically it represents the most popular in Christian music. And that is what WoW has always done in the past.

Contemporary Christian music involves such a varied range of styles and mood that to offer a fair and enjoyable sampling is a tough task. In the past, the songs released on WOW anthologies have been conservative at best, profiling mostly the mainstream pop samples of the industry's top artists. With WOW 2002 (and its amazing 2001 predecessor -- which is why my review of this and 2001's issue are pretty similar), listeners who prefer their music a little louder and more energetic are, at last, given attention! Like 2001's sampling, the heavier tunes are mostly centered within one disc, whereas the more mainstream pop tunes on the other. This is an excellent idea, as people can have a "favorite" of the two discs based on their style. Overall the songs flow well together, and you're left with the sense that much care was taken to make this an overall enjoyable, and educational experience. It's a nice feeling to be able to praise God while at the same time slapping your hands on the steering wheel!

I really hate to jump on a band wagon, but this terrific. The type of album I could put on and listen to over and over. Totally amazed at the diversity of sounds. The acoustics are every bit as the r&b sounds of ZOEgirl. Had a chance to hear groups I have never listened to before AND PROBABLY NEVER WOULD HAVE IF NOT FOR THIS ALBUM. Audio Adrenlin I haven't listened to for awhile liked their song. My favorite however was WITH EVERY BREATH BY-CITY ON THE HILL.The one thing I generally have against these albums is all their songs are from the same christian genre.This one definitely is not. For all of you older christians such as myself who are looking to expand your horizons give this one a try . A good album to find out whats new in Christian music.

This CD is a ministry to all of those who buy it. MTV said that Pop Christian music is the fastest rising genre of music in the industry, and WOW proves it! I got this for my birthday, and love it. I read some reviews about it, some people complained about it being too pop oriented and not diverse enough. But arn't you sick of the funeral durdge songs that you sing in church? I guess those people expect Christian music to not keep up with the times and the popular trends...and I guess that's fine, this CD isn't for them. But if you're sick of hymes, get this, it's great to listen to in the car, or at home. Afterall, God didn't say that we couldn't praise and dance at the same time! Buy this, and you'll love it.

I like this CD for, basically, the first CD with Newsboys, Kevin Max, and such...but the second CD didn't have much great music on it. Worth buying tho'.

This is an album the whole family can enjoy!!! It has a great mix of rock, pop and contemporary adult christian tunes. My wife and I are early 30's, my niece & nephew are pre-teen and my sister is 18 - we all enjoy the music some more than others. I don't typically purchase music CD's, but WOW Hits has great music I can listen to by myself or share with others including non-believers for years to come. If you listen to KLOVE or Air1, you'll enjoy this CD too!!!