Reviewed by Tony Cummings

A bargain price compilation with largely American rock bands (Bleach, Seven Day Jesus, Reality Check, The Dingees, Satellite Soul, Switchfoot, The W's, The Waiting), with a little bit of acoustic (Eli), rock dance (The Echoing Green) and alternative pop (Sarah Masen, Margaret Becker) and one solitary Brit (Soho's alternative worshippers, Brown Bear Music). Warning about the BBM track: the bass end distorts on both the copies of the CDs I've heard. If you're keen to keep up with modern American CCM, the 17 tracks here will give you plenty to investigate further. And there's even a 'personal message' from the Newsboys as a bonus.

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