Songs 4 Worship: Shout to the Lord (CD - 2001)

SHOUT TO THE LORD offers the listener two discs' worth of live worship music. Utilizing funky, chattering rhythm guitars, syncopated percussion, contemporary-sounding synthesizer textures, and R&B-inflected vocals, this album adds a very modern tinge to the brand of spiritual songs presented. From the forceful, dance-oriented opening song "People Just Like Us," complete with greasy sax break, to the melodic, acoustic-guitar-laced ballad "The Great Southland," SHOUT TO THE LORD features solidly faith-based messages of belief and dedication, framed by some very secular-sounding arrangements. Those who made previous Hosanna/Hillsong releases million-sellers are sure to rejoice in the arrival of another batch of flawlessly presented gospel-pop tunes minimize