Whispered and Shouted

Aaron Shust

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 5, 2007)
• Original Release Date: June 5, 2007
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Brash Music
• ASIN: B000PSJBKC
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #75,483 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Product Description

"I feel closest to God whenever I'm leading people in worship, when I can step away from the microphone and it appears that a sea of people are singing to God from the bottom of their hearts and the top of their lungs." Crafting songs that make this happen was the goal with "Whispered and Shouted", the follow-up to Shust's chart topping debut "Anything Worth Saying". As a teenager, Aaron was influenced by the sounds of the sixties and Motown. In college he studied music theory, developed an aptitude for the likes of Bach and Mozart, and soaked up the sounds of more recent masters like his favorite band U2. These influences come to bear on this release; an exploration of new musical territory for what is at its heart, another praise and worship album from this exciting newcomer. It'll make you want to sing along whether you are standing in church or riding in your car.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars It Grows On You ..., July 25, 2007

By	T. Reynolds "BeautifulAngel2k" (Marlton, NJ United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I loved his first album "Anything Worth Saying" ... so I preordered his second album "Whispered and Shouted" believing it would be just as wonderful as the first. I popped it into my cd player and gave it a lesson ... and disappointment slowly filled me. I was looking for that great song that just left me in awe or singing for joy (More Wonderful, My Savior My God) ... but they all seemed to pale in comparison to his first album. So disappointedly I put it in my car for a "rainy day". And then one day I decided to put it in and give it another listen while stuck in a traffic jam. I read his liner notes and began to understand the stories and reasons behind the songs ... and as I got to see his point of view on our wonderful creator ... I couldn't help singing his songs of praise. My favorites are surprisingly "Long Live the King" (I personally hated this one because of the Long Live the Kings at the end of the chorus) ... but the lyrics touched me personally ... "There are always days when I don't feel like singing, there are always days when I don't care at all, But I know the King of all creation reigns completely, over every moment great and small". As a worship leader I sometimes run into times of not feeling like singing or even caring ... but then I remember what God has done for me and I do it out of gratitude to Him. "Watch Over Me" and "Can't Hide from Your Love" ... another favorite, sometimes I feel lonely and like there is no one there for me ... but God shows me in the beautiful ways that He is there for me. Life Itself ... another great song that gives us a yearning to spend our first hour with God. Worthy/All I Do ... a simple yet great song of worship to God. I love it ... the instrumentation is different, almost other worldly ... :)

Yup the album definitely grows on you

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding!, November 22, 2007

By	Scott S. Sawyer - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I loved Aaron Shust's "Anything Worth Saying. I found myself not listening to anything else, so I was excited, but hesitant to see he had released "Whispered and Shouted". Hesitant, because I was still enjoying the debut effort and wondered how it could be topped. On first listen it was obviously musically different. "Long Live the King" doesn't ease into worship, it explodes into it. From there, Shust takes you through an experience with God that ends in reverent praise in "Worthy/Let All I Do". Aaron still produces doctrinally rich singable lyrics that permeate the Spirit and evoke praise to the King. "The Name of Jesus" is a subtle yet powerful praise anthem that brings truth into perspective and glory to the King. This is as good as his first, but rather than rate one against the other, just play either and worship! That's what it's all about and that's what Aaron Shust's music does.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Just Not As Good As His First, November 14, 2007

By	Mark Baker (Santa Clarita, CA United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 100 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

I discovered Aaron Shust while he was touring with Shane & Shane. In fact, I thought he was the best part of that evening, and I've enjoyed his debut ever since. I haven't enjoyed this CD nearly as much. I even tried setting it aside for a while and coming back to it. It didn't work.

Don't get me wrong, there are some good tracks here. I love the pop/rock style. The disc opener, "Long Live the King" is fun. He's finished "Give Me Words to Speak," and it is easily my favorite track on the disc. It's a quieter ballad that really works. And I find the melody of "Can't Hide from Your Love" hauntingly beautiful. Plus the lyrics catch my spirit with the prayer of surrender.

And while there are several songs that work so well, the overall CD is disappointing. Everything really blends together. Part of that is on purpose as the tracks are designed to meld one into the other. But they all have that guitar based pop/rock feel with very little to distinguish one song from the other. Some of the songs have good lyrics and the focus of all of them is still on God. But the music does nothing to grab my ear and keep me focused on the songs. After about one or two, I find my mind wandering. And there are several songs I don't like, like the hip hop inspired "Like I Never Felt Before" or the psychedelic last track.

Most of the songs themselves are good. It's just a case where the CD is less then the sum of its parts.