Reviewed by Dave Griffiths

Okay, let's start with some positives. As far as lyrical content goes, there is truth, purity, biblical references and I have no qualms with it from a Christian point-of-view. Also, Wakefield-based Allister Walker has some grip on melody and there are some fairly good ideas on this 11 track album. BUT. Oh dear. There are far too many irritations that massively outweigh the good aspects of this CD. The drum loops are rigid. The instrumentation is stuck in the late '80s. The piano mixed with stings sound is beyond annoying. Walkers' voice is a rough and weak one and he clearly has a problem keeping up with the backing track. He barely stays in tune and I'm afraid to say his female singer is no better. The title track is the only song with any weight and everything else is so skip-able, it makes you wonder why anyone would put this CD on. This is possibly a lesson in how not to make music in 2006.

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