Worship Albums "Reviewed"

A caveat as we begin this site: the concept of "reviewing" music is a common one. Any popular music magazine or website will give their opinion on new albums, giving the pros and cons and generally ranking the quality. This gives the reader an idea of whether or not they may be interested in buying that music. And yes, I realize the previous two sentances are exceedingly self-explanatory. Bear with me.

This blog will not be entirely different, in that music "reviews" will appear here. It's an easy post to write, and if I feel strongly about some music, I want to share it for others to hear. God speaks to me through a lot of songs, and I'll write my thoughts, opinions, emotions, and spiritual reactions to good worship music.

But the one thing that I promise to try and avoid is critiquing the lyrics/music/spirit of a particular song or album. Worship music is totally different than any other kind (even contemporary Christian music). Worshipful music is written in the attempt to lead people into God's presence, to soften the heart of the hearer, to draw the singer into a deeper understanding of who God is. To criticize someone who is thoroughly attempting to please God in worship would be a dangerous decision (and selfishly, I'd rather not be criticized for my admittedly beginning-stages of song-writing).

Even the simplest melody and most cliched words, when written from a right heart, are pure and beautiful and profound to our creator. Far be it from me to call something unacceptable that God finds pleasing.

Stay tuned, as I'll review some of the albums that speak to me the best over the next weeks and months.