Phil Stacey: Into The Light

July 26, 2009 in Album Reviews, Reviews with View Comments

Phil Stacey:Into The Light
July 26th, 2009

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Former American Idol Top 5 Contestant Phil Stacey is preparing to release his sophomore album this coming August. While Phil might not have won Idol, that certainly hasn’t slowed him down one bit. His first album, the self-titled Phil Stacey, released by Disney’s Lyric Street, peaked at No. 28 on Billboard’s country chart. Now signed with Reunion Records, he is releasing his debut Christian album August 25th, titled Into The Light.

The album starts off strong with the song Inside Out, which deals with a personal commitment to being changed completely, and that only God has to power to save and change us. Slowing down a bit, the track It’s Gotta Be Love reflects on the fact that the only thing that can save us from ourselves and from each other is love. More specifically, the love of Christ. The Savior desires to rescue us from our sins, and this album proclaims this message from beginning to end. From Sanctuary to You Are Not Shaken, they all share in this common theme.

Some Kind Of Love has a beat that will get any foot tapping along as Stacey sings out his heart. His voice is possibly one of the strongest, clearest voices in CCM today. Instrumentally, this is a fantastic album. The guitars, drums, and occasional synth are all a great compliment to Phil’s voice. In Glorious, the synth can be a little hard to pick up on sometimes, but when you do, you will have a hard time getting them off your mind. The tracks Hard To Get and Old Glory, slow the album down even more. Hard To Get was originally recorded by CCM legend Rich Mullins. This song is not only a great message and another example of Stacey’s stellar pipes and versatility, it is also a tribute to one of his inspirations and to one who went too soon. Old Glory is a great addition to this album and is a tribute to our country and to Stacey’s service in the US Navy.

If you judged this album solely by the title track Into The Light, you might think that its a bit faster paced album, but in reality there are only 3 songs that come close to a rockin’ pace. Overall, it is a slower paced offering, and it is definitley worth getting. The message is one that needs to be heard. If you want to hear some samples of the album, go to www.myspace.com/philstaceymusic or iTunes. Expect to hear more good things about this album. And make sure that you pick it up on August 25th.

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TFK Frontman Trevor McNevan has emergency surgery

July 23, 2009 in Other with View Comments

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THOUSAND FOOT KRUTCH MEMBER HAS EMERGENCY APPENDECTOMY.
BAND HAS TO CANCEL APPEARANCE AT CREATION NORTHWEST FESTIVAL.

Seattle, WA…July 23, 2009…Tooth & Nail Records’ Thousand Foot Krutch sadly announces that they will not be performing at Creation Northwest this Friday due to frontman Trevor McNevan’s emergency surgery late yesterday evening. McNevan was taken to the emergency room for appendicitis, which resulted in an routine appendectomy around 8 p.m..  The band issued this statement about their unfortunate cancellation of their Creation appearance.

“We are saddened that we’re not able to rock out with our fans at the beautiful Gorge Amphitheater.  One of the highlights of festival season is Creation Northwest and the fans that come out to support us and all the amazing artists.  However, right now Trevor needs to rest and recover.   We would appreciate prayers for Trevor and Erin as he heals.”  Thousand Foot Krutch

Creation Festival issued this statement:
“Thousand Foot Krutch guarantees for an amazing show and they are a festival favorite, so we are saddened to hear they won’t make it this year to Creation Northwest.  We are praying for Trevor and his wife, Erin.  We wish him a speedy recovery and look forward to having him and the guys out on tour this fall.”  Nick Kulb (Creation Festival)

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About Thousand Foot Krutch:
Thousand Foot Krutch, started by frontman/songwriter Trevor McNevan, have sold a half-million copies to date of their albums “Set It Off,” “Phenomenon,” “The Art Of Breaking,” and “The Flame in All of Us.”  The band hit the musical scene with the “Phenomenon” album and branched into radio with songs “Rawkfist” (Phenomenon) and “Move” (The Art of Breaking). TFK has also celebrated three Active Rock/Alternative singles to break into the Top 30.

On September 8th, TFK will release their fifth Tooth & Nail Records project, “Welcome to the Masquerade,” co-produced by Aaron Sprinkle(The Almost, Demon Hunter, MxPx) and Trevor McNevan and was mixed by Randy Staub (Metallica “Black Album”, Nickelback “Dark Horse”).

Last fall, 100 bands participated in Taco Bell’s “Best of the Beat” competition, where they competed for a chance to have Taco Bell fund the production of a new single and provide marketing support for that single.  More than 180,000 fans voted on Feed the Beat’s Virtual Music Festival Web site (www.feedthebeat.com) and Thousand Foot Krutch was one of three bands win the bracket-style contest.

For more information on Thousand Foot Krutch, visit their MySpace, www.myspace.com/thousandfootkrutch,  Facebook, www.facebook.com/thousandfootkrutch, as well as follow the band on Twitter @officialtfk .

Mainstream Worship

July 19, 2009 in Other with View Comments

I was thinking about this on the way home from Myrtle Beach today as I was listening to a little “driving” music. There are alot of mainstream/secular songs that would be awesome worship songs. So my question to you is:

What Mainstream/Secular song/songs do you think would make great worship songs? There is only one criteria….. You can change SOME of the lyrics, but not all of them. I will give you one of mine to start.

Rooftops(A Liberation Broadcast) by Lostprophets

Now its your turn

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