(S)He's just being Miley

You be the judge.

David...


or
Miley...

The world's about to change

Saturday night was amazing! Unbelievable!

And what exactly happened on Saturday night? The David Crowder Band. @ the Moore Theater. In Seattle. One word. Amazing!

One minute were laughing & having a great time, the next moment were being challenged out of our socks (literally). Afterwards we headed over to Red Robin and shared some great burgers and fries with our friends Aaron & Amy. We couldn't stop talking about it. Man, what a great concert.

The best part, though, for me came at the end. They closed with their final song of their latest album - Remedy. It's been playing through my head ever since

Where there is pain
Let us bring grace
Where there is suffering
Bring serenity
For those afraid
Let us be brave
Where there is misery
Let us bring them relief

And surely we can change
Surely we can change
Oh, surely we can change
Something

Finally!!! Remedy is Here (for real this time)!

OK, so Remedy finally arrived on our doorstep on Saturday afternoon. Needless to say, we (specifically I) were very excited. I think I've listened to it about 10 times through now & I must say it was definitely worth the wait. Great stuff!

A few of my fav's:

The Glory of It All - a great song of redemption. This song captured me when I first heard it back in the Spring. In the midst of a dark time, the Lord speaks renewal.

After all our hands have wrought, he forgives...
...for the rescue of us all, that we may live.
After all falls apart, He is there

After night comes a light, dawn is here, dawn is here. It's a new day! Oh, everything will change, things will never be the same, we will never be the same, we will never be the same...

Can You Feel It? -

Can you feel it? The love in this place, can you feel it? The grace in this place, can you feel it?

Our God is here. Our God is here. Our God is here.

Never Let Go - Another great song! I first heard this at the Thirsty Conference in May of this year. The chorus has been playing in my head ever since. What an awesome reminder that even in the midst of the hard, ugly, trying times in life that there is a God who deeply cares about us. He has not forgotten us. He is right there. We just need to hold on. Hold on!

It reminds me of Psalm 23: "Even when I walk through the valley of deepest darkness, You are there."

When clouds veil sun, and disaster comes. Oh, my soul. Oh, my soul.
When waters rise and hope takes flight. Oh, my soul. Oh, my soul.
Ever faithful, ever true. You are known, You never let go.

You never let go, You never let go, You never let go.
You never let go, You never let go, You never let go.

Not to mention hearing the Nug tear it up on We Will Not Be Quiet. Good stuff all around! I think I could listen to this CD nonstop (oh, wait - that's what I have been doing...).

Update to Remedy - still not quite here...

It's funny how the little things in life work out sometime (or don't work out). Here I was thinking I was being quite ahead of the game...it just sort of makes you laugh!

So as you remember from my previous post about the Crowder Band's latest record, I was looking forward to its arrival in my mail slot. Well, I'm still waiting - but at least I know now it is on it's way. All confusion has been remedied (no pun intended - okay, well, maybe a little one) & the album is on it's way. If you couldn't tell from the previous post, I'm joyously looking forward to its arrival.

In the meantime, I did find a much better way of listening (& quite enjoying) Remedy. Simply point your browser (internet explorer if you must, but Firefox for those who have seen the light) to Worship Together (you might have to join - no worries, it's free) and click on the New Song Jukebox in the upper left corner. You will find, to your listening pleasure, the entire Crowder Band CD with unlimited plays. It's quite beautiful!

Happy Remedying!

Remedy is Here (well, sorta...)

Remedy has arrived and I am loving it (one song at a time - no really, one song at a time). You see, I'm one of those crazy people who decided it was of utmost importance to acquire the CD as soon as possible - so I pre-ordered it (many, many weeks ago - so long ago I've lost count - plus we're supposed to get some sort of surprise or something fun along with the CD - it should be quite interesting...). The only problem is that it hasn't arrived yet. I mean it has, but it hasn't. Confused yet? Here, let me explain...

You see, while I do not technically have the CD in my possession (I'm sure USPS is exercising great caution to assure the safe arrival of my new-found-friend on its journey from Waco), I have mangaged to discover a work-around that, well, works at least. About six months ago, I discovered something amazing - Rhapsody - it's really quite wonderful! It costs me nothing, yet gives me 25 free plays per month (we're talking the whole song, yeah!) - did I mention its free?

Now in most cases this is more than enough play time to allow me to "try out" an album to see if it meets my sonic expectations. But unfortunately, this is not near enough plays to adequately make it through a David Crowder CD as playing a Crowder CD requires at least 3 plays (I said, at least 3 plays) per song.

In comes: The Rhapsody Work-Around. I'm not quite sure who tipped me off to this little feat of musically trickery, but I love it! (especially when it comes to the joy of listening to my new favorite CD - granted I'm only half-way through, but I'm pretty sure it will be right up at the top staring down at all my other lovely CDs (and a few not so lovely - but I'm not naming any names)). Here's how it works, it's really quite simple: When you get near the end of the song, you simply go back to the beginning.

Really, it's that simple. And so you can listen to the song over and over and over...and over again. And here's the really great part, Rhapsody only takes off one credit of my coveted 25 song count. It's quite beautiful (for my ears that is - otherwise I might be forced to listen to something quite non-pleasing - or at least not quite as pleasing...).

Thus explaining how I am only half-way through the newest Crowder Band collection. Two hours down and I'm officially halfway through the CD (with 11 plays to go). Man, I'm making great progress! Did I mention this stuff is good!

OK, enough talk. Now you. Yes you. Go buy this CD. It will make your ears smile! Trust me, you'll thank me later.

Happy Crowdering!

Remedy is Coming

What will you be doing on September 25th? I, for one, will be getting very acquainted with the new DCB CD (as if you couldn't tell, I'm pretty pumped about it). And for all you Crowder fans out there, you might want to check out this website to hear a few previews from their upcoming CD. Just thought you might want to know.

DCB did it again!!!

Those crazy guys at the David Crowder Band never cease to amaze me. Not only does their music rock but they have a great heart which comes through in so many of their songs. Recently I discovered something that had me confused for quite some time. (disclaimer: I'm not always the quickest of guys, so if you already had figured this out cut me some slack).

For those who are familiar with the CD "Can You Hear Us?" will know that the final track has almost 3 minutes of silence in the middle of it followed by a version of "You Alone" - only this version comes in over half-way through the song. Odd, isn't it? At least I've always thought so.

When their latest full-length CD ("A Collision or 3+4=7") was released, I discovered another peculiarity. In the CD liner was this note: "The wait has been long and the pace quite slow - part 1 is located at www.davidcrowderband.com/youalonenumberone." Really? What does that mean? So I headed over to my computer, entered the address and discovered a rather scaled back version of "You Alone". The interesting part is that the vocals end shortly into the song - as if something were missing. Missing? Indeed.

Now this is where I sat stumped for quite some time (a period of months I must confess). During this time I heard rumors of a new version of "You Alone" that was quite secret (I assumed it was the scaled back version I had found - interesting, but nothing to get terribly excited about).

Then I got to thinking, and did a little experimenting and discovered something quite profound. If you go to www.davidcrowderband.com/youalone2, you get an interesting surprise. There for my enjoyment was another segment of the aforementioned song. Apparently, if you play this version of the song simultaneously with the one on the "Can You Hear Us?" CD, they form one piece (instructions are given but the timing is a bit challenging).

Now add in the third version of the song and (are you ready?!) you get an entirely new version of the song (I know, I know - I get excited about the simplest of things sometimes). Needless to say I was quite beside myself when I discovered this (this is, after all, one of my favorite songs). Go ahead, give it a shot at combining the different elements. Or, to save you the trouble, you can click here to listen to the full new version of the song.

Enjoy!

Rescue is Coming, chapter 2

This song has been playing in my head for quite some time. I thought I'd share it with you.



After night, comes a light
Dawn is here, dawn is here
It's a new day, it's a new day
Everything will change
Things will never be the same
We will never be the same
We will never be the same

Rescue Is Coming

There's darkness in my skin
My cover's wearing thin, I believe
I'd love to start again
Go back to innocent and never leave

Don't give up now
A break in the clouds
We could be found

Rescue is coming
Rescue is coming
Rescue is coming
Rescue is coming

David Crowder Band

Any Crowder fans out there?