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Another great one from AA!!

10/12/1999

(5 out of 5 stars)

"As usual,this AA release is Different but awesome.
1)Mighty Good Leader-An anthemic song. Good message
2)Underdog- A straightforward rocker about how the little guy wins with God.
3)Get Down-My wife seems to think it has a dance beat.Guitarist Tyler Burkum does some funk chords very effectively here.
4)Good Life- My personal fave.Tells about how we gain all by losing all with Christ.GREAT lyrics.
5)Let My Love Open the Door-Cover of the Pete Townsend classic.I personally could have done without this but thats my opinion.Free Ride from the Bloom CD worked MUCH better as a cover.
6)Hands&Feet-Another good one for cranking up Will McGinnis' bass.deals with us being God's messengers today.
7)Jesus Movement-Shows the guy's ability to delve into other forms of music.there are some Mexican and Caribbean sounding rhythms mixed into a song about Christ crossing all boundaries including International ones.
8)DC-10-Again AA try another form of music.This time they do it with their tongues firmly in cheek.(In other words,in a joking manner).They jump on the swing bandwagon and do a repectable job.While swing is FAR from my kind of music,I must admit that this song is VERY catchy and has an awesome message in a round about way.
9)It Is Well With My Soul-One of my favorite hymns.At firstI didn't like the arrangement at all, but after a few listens it began to grow on me.Now I find it hard to remember the original arrangement.(NOTE: For anyone who is a Jennifer Knapp fan,she sings backup and a verse on this.)
10)This Day-Good lyrics but I don't like the song.It's just my opinion.It starts out with an AWESOME guitar riff that I thought would continue,then a cello(?) comes in and the music just doesn't fit together in my opinion.
11)It's Over-Another rocker about taking Christ's message with you when you leave an Audio Adrenaline show.
12)The Houseplant Song-This is a WEIRD song.It is also one of my favorites.It plays like an amateur night at a coffee house.Starts with introduction by Mark Stuart acting like a jazz DJ.The song is sang by Bob Herdman.It is definitely parody,but it goes from a novelty song to become a very interesting one.It talks about the study that supposedly found houseplants wilt when exposed to loud rock music whether it is Christian rock or secular.It ends asking who really cares?There are much more important things in life than worrying about the effect of music on plants.It is a defense of Christian rock in a non threatening and entertaining manner.
So,there you have it.I give this 5 stars beacuse there are only 2 songs that I could do without and even they have good messages.
If you've never heard AA before, I'd recommend starting with Bloom then Some Kind of Zombie then Underdog.All are EXCELLENT CD's however."

On a scale of 1 - 5, this is a 10!

Richard Reynolds | Desert Hot Springs, CA USA | 11/03/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I first heard AA at a Harvest Festival last summer. They were there with the Supertones, which was the band I wanted to hear. I went away amazed and in posession of a new album: Underdog. What a delightful treat. I listened to it casually the following day, but when I heard "Let My Love Open The Door" really was the Who song, well, I had to go crank it up. I was hooked. Then that sweet, angelic voice of Jenifer Knapp singing back up and a verse on "It Is Well." It is a fascinating arrangement that only adds to the feeling and intensity of the old hymn. "This Day" is a sentiment I so often forget. It is my wife's favorite song because this is her life's goal, to give each day to Jesus "before her feet can hit the ground." The last song, "The Houseplant Song," had me in tears of laughter. I play this for all my friends, saved or not. When I got saved 4 years ago, I thought I was going to have to listen to bad music, but Audio Adrenaline; as well as several other great Christian bands have proved me wrong. This song pokes fun at the notion that we should play and listen to music to be embalmbed by. I love this album. I praise God for this band and their message. Buy it!"

This is their best one yet!

Richard Reynolds | 12/23/1999

(5 out of 5 stars)

"OK, we all know that Audio Adrenaline is good, but this cd totally rocks! I got this cd because I had liked their previous one, Some Kind of Zombie, but that one PALES in comparison to this one! I'm not really into Christian music that much, cuz it gets kind've boring hearing the same things about God and Jesus, and salvation all the time. So I was really surprised when I found myself BLOWN AWAY with this cd! If you're a new Christian and you're looking for something that fills in that gap where your secular music was, this cd is for you! If you're an old Christian tired of the same "Christian" themes, and looking for something that ties or beats DC Talk, this cd is for you!"