Hillsong - Blessed

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Music Review: my thoughts
Rating: 4 Stars

I feel that their worship teams passion for Jesus and worshipping him comes out well. It's a little different in style than any other worship CD I've listened to. I think lyirically some of the songs can appear to be quite shallow (and dare i say cheesy) ("Hold me in Your arms... Never let me go... I want to spend eternity with You), although I personally see the passion behind them. Also even though this is a live album, it lacks the spiritual intensity of other worship bands... (like Passion, or delirious?). I really like this CD, although it may not be everyone's cup of tea. If you find Hillsongs cheesey, this album offers little else so it's probably best you look elsewhere. If you're a worship leader looking for new ground to break, then I would certainly give this CD a go. Certainly we use some of these songs at my church to good effect

It may also intrest people that when this CD was released (in July 2002) that it sold well enough to reach #4 on the charts, which certainly got media attention down here in Australia, with the Austrlian newspaper claiming that this was "God making a comeback of Elvis proportions...". From memory 35 000 albums were sold in the first week. In fact Hillsong church seems to have picked up (considerable and hostile) mainstream media attention, not all of it flattering. I find it especially amazing considering virtually no "Christian" music gets sold in Australia (esp compared to the US).

Certainly an interesting CD...

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