Reviewed by Tony Cummings

It's one of those extraordinary quirks of CCM history that when, in 1990, the Ohio band Blessid Union Of Souls hit big in the mainstream with their anthem of passionate faith, "I Believe", it was ignored by US Christian radio though years later a much inferior version by Building 429 was given mucho airplay. In fact, despite many of their songs extolling a life of faith Blessid Union Of Souls continue to be largely ignored by the Christian community. In fact they are a fine band who, with their hooky anthemic songs and bluesy vocalist songwriter Eliot Sloan, should be up there on Christian radio with Third Day. Sloan is black though his gravelly vocal style is pure Southern rock while the songs here, from the uplifting opener "Back From The Dead" to the moody closer "Let's Get Out Of Here", show a veteran team who have crafted their art to make radio-friendly pop rock while avoiding most of the clichés of the genre. A thoroughly recommended comeback project.

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