STYLE: Rock RATING OUR PRODUCT CODE: 813- LABEL: True Tunes RHD4272 FORMAT: CD Album ITEMS: 1
Reviewed by Mike Rimmer
There are so many things about this album that are cool. Firstly, it's really hard to define what style of rock these guys play. Imagine U2, Over The Rhine and Smashing Pumpkins colliding and you'd be in the right ballpark, but it's so much more than (that. Jacobstone is not a specifically Christian band, as their songs hit on a variety of themes, but spiritual issues do pop up here and there. Mall Spransy, who used to be in pioneering Christian rock band Servant, produced the CD and two of his children are band members. I absolutely love this album, and from the moment I heard the driving guitar soaked opener "Intropsalm" with its haunting refrain of "We don't know, we don't know", I was hooked. Other highlights include the funky rock attack of "Redemption" which speeds along at breathtaking pace and the anthemic "Crackerstorm". I like the way the band balance those rockier elements with the more melodic haunting "The Wreck Of The Cast Iron Lady" with its strings and the emotional bluesy feel of "Julie". If you like music to think to, this will be your bag, pop it in the CD player, grab the tastefully designed CD booklet and pore over the lyrics. You read it here first, Jacobstone are going to be huge!
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