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Remedy

Tears are in my eyes. The music may not seem all that remarkable, but my monitor is blurring just the same. “The Glory of It All” concludes with David singing, “We will never be the same,” and I believe him. “Can You Feel It?” insists a scarce-seeming God is really there, and it’s not just the electronic bells and whistles swirling into a rocker that makes me feel it. There’s something more. When Andrew Beaujon raved about David Crowder Band in his outsider’s view of Christian rock, Body Piercing Saved My Life, Crowder & Co. was granted instant street cred by some heretofore too-cool-for modern-worship types. That rep is neither helped nor hindered by the appearance of one Ted Nugent on “We Won’t Be Quiet” (the same Motor City Madman whose latest cd cover would make the Spinal Tap boys blush, who was skewered for recommending Senators Clinton and Obama do rather graphic things with Ted’s machine guns). Remedy is not A (73 minute, 21 song, intricate in wordplay and packaging) Collision. The 10 songs are often more accessible (read: CCM). The lyrics are simpler … yet deeper. The memorable melodies – in a good way – are framed by sometimes sparse acoustics, sometimes dense electronics, all in the same track, with impeccable feel … and feeling! “O, For a Thousand Tongues to Sing” begins with a tantalizing harpsichord sound, morphing into Big Country Scottish guitars, but David seems to haphazardly toss out the timeless verses. He seems to, until the music broadens and creates a space for the word announcing the reason we sing to resonate: “Jesus.” There is a wonder to the music of Remedy. A child-like wonder sometimes heard in the best of Stonehill, the Beatles, Brian Wilson, and Terry Taylor, one that may leave the listener, indie or mainstream, like Lewis “surprised by Joy.” After all, “The whole world’s about to change.” [Six Steps] Carey Womack




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