Reviewed by Mike Rimmer

Being a Geordie, I've got to say that when I first saw this I thought of my home town and then realised it was Newcastle in Australia! As worship albums go, this fits into the accomplished but not standing out from the crowd category. They know how to make a joyful noise from the rocky opening of "Forever Amen" and "Jesus You're The Only One" and the live rendition of "Come Alive" still sounds great but this never really takes off. There are some nice tunes and worshipful moments with a selection of slower songs in the main body of the album but it is all beginning to sound a bit samey until the tempo changes again with "Lift Him Up" which is a funky little thing. It is also strange to have a worship album where the speaking voice of the worship leader is sometimes drowned out. How richly bizarre! The live version of  "My Hope Is Built" loses something with the choir vocal and overall I'm left unsatisfied with this as a worship experience. It just seems a little ordinary and lackluster.

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