Posted: February 3rd, 2010 | Author: Alastair | Filed under: Cory Asbury | Tags: alastair vance, Cd review, joel klampert, mike mahoney | No Comments »
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| SYNOPSIS |
KLAMPERT: I got this CD because Cory is out of IHOP and his mentor, who I love, is Misty Edwards. I popped it into itunes and hit Go and hated what I heard. Yeah you read that right. I did not like what I heard at all. I decided to give it another chance. Then another. Then…. well I could not stop listening to it. It arrested my heart and not only did I not hate the CD I now LOVED IT. This CD is very out of the box and experiments with many different styles and I love how it pushes the limits of Corporate worship. This guy has talent in not only songwriting but also in musicality and production.
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| BYRD: |
| MAHONEY: When I first listened to this CD, I was, like, “What am I listening to?” After a couple of listens, I’m still “What am I listening to?” While there are some good songs on the record, it is all over the place thematically. Maybe that’s what Cory was shooting for, but I don’t really look forward to a compilation of singles.Not to say that Cory doesn’t have mad chops, because he does. He can pull off a variety of styles successfully, and this album has all kinds of ear candy on it. He has a wonderful, plaintive voice that really touches deep in some of the ballads, and cuts well in some of the more rocked out tunes. (Ditch the hip-hop, though…) As I said, I like some of the songs, but as an album, it doesn’t really work for me. |
| VANCE: This is a fairly random record. I mean, a lot of albums will have a consistent feel or style. Not this one. Every song seems to fit in a different genre. We have pop, soul, ballads, r&b, rock, rap and autotune(!). I can appreciate most of what Cory has done here, but for the most part this album is rap/r&b and that is not my cup of tea. |
| BOTTOM LINE |
KLAMPERT: An amazing CD that pushes the boundaries of worship these days. I love what he did with this CD. A few songs lyrically I was not a fan of because they were reminiscent of old Vineyard “kiss me jesus, marry jesus” kinda songs. Other than that I can’t get enough of this CD Rating:   |
| BYRD: |
| MAHONEY: A decent collection of tunes. Some very good songs, but for an “album” it plays like an mp3 player on “shuffle.” Rating: |
| VANCE: Cory is a one talented fella, but this album is not for me! Rating: |
| MUST HAVE SONGS |
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| BYRD: |
MAHONEY:
- Faithful to the End
- Everything You Do
- Where I Belong
- My Beloved (I don’t know why, but I like this one a lot)
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VANCE:
- Faithful To The End
- Where I Belong
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| SONGS FOR CHURCH |
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BYRD: ddd.
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MAHONEY:
- Hallelujah
- Where I Belong
- Beautiful Savior
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VANCE: There are a few of the ballads that could work well in church. None of them really captured me though.
- Hallelujah
- Where I Belong
- Beautiful Saviour
- Mercy
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The Joint gives Cory Asbury: Let Me See Your Eyes Overall Rating: 
This CD was given to the joint review by the artist. The joint review was not paid to do this review
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