MercyMe - Coming Up to Breathe
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Artist: MercyMeEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2006-04-25
Music Label: Sony
Soundtracks:
- Coming Up To Breathe
- So Long Self
- Hold Fast
- Something About You
- You're To Blame
- No More No Less
- Where I Belong
- Bring The Rain
- Last One Standing
- One Trick Pony
- 3:42 AM (Writer's Block)
- Safe and Sound
- I Would Die For You
Music reviews of Coming Up to Breathe
Music Review: A (different?) opinion ****
Rating: 4 Stars
It's always good to get a wide variety of opinions on a CD or movie or anything, for that matter. I believe my opinion on this CD could be of considerable worth because of who I am. Read on; questions and comments are always welcome.
I've always been a huge fan of music. I own several hundred albums, and like to listen to a lot of different styles. This year (2006,) I have been listening to a lot of Christian music (The Fold, 10 Years, Switchfoot, etc). Over the years, I have noticed that there are two different types of Christian artists; one who tries to be less controversial, almost burying the fact the he is a Christian; and a second who allows his belief in Christ not only define who he is, but define his music as well. I have always been drawn to the second. Mercyme's "Coming Up to Breathe" is perhaps the most overtly Christian album of the CCM movement since Jars of Clay's self titled 1995 album, a record I absolutely loved in high school (and the only album of which my mom aproved.) I guess my opinion is of worth on the subject because I'm Mormon, one of the most misunderstood religions in the world. But, suffice it to say, that Mormons, Protestants, and Catholics all believe as their central doctrine that Jesus Christ is the Lord and Savior of all Mankind. The differences are in the details. I guess I'm saying I can relate to, appreciate, enjoy, and increase faith in Christ through this music as much as anyone else, which makes it a powerful (and catchy!) album.
I saw Mercyme on a late night talk show performing "So Long Self." I couldn't really understand the lyrics (I thought it was a typical love song) but there was something about them that made me tell my wife "I bet they're a Christian band." I bought the album a couple weeks later and was happy to learn I was right. The band's spiritual insight and commitment to Christ blew me away. Lines like "Clear the way for One who's worthy of all my Praise," would stick with me for days. I, of course, learned that "So Long Self," wasn't a love song, but a dismissal of selfishness in order to follow Christ;
"Believe it or not, but life is not apparently about my anyway. But I have met the One who really is worthy so let me say so long self. Well, it's been fun but I have found somebody else."
While my mom (Mormon, also) was in town visiting me and my wife, I was playing the album in the car. When "Hold Fast" came on, it made her cry. She mentioned that she has found the trials in her life (she has had many unfortunate health problems for the latter half of her life) easiest to take when her reliance on the Savior is the strongest.
Largely, the lyrics of this album defines what we as Christians believe, the roots of what defines us. If we come from different camps of thought, but don't have a problem with the core message and roll of Christ, we shouldn't have problems with each other. After all, aren't we all brothers and sisters with a loving Father? If our mission is to follow Christ and become more like Him, we should treat each other accordingly. I LOVE this album! I'll share my favorite line from "One Trick Pony" to close.
"If I hear just one more time that I should try to me more open minded I think I just might scream. The world says this is all there is, yet I believe the One who says there's life after this. Now tell me how much more open can my mind be?!"
Amen. Overall: 8 out of 10.
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Description of Coming Up to Breathe
Certain albums are obvious landmarks in the history of Christian music. These are the times when vision meets talent in a divine appointment that produces a collection of songs that help define an artist's career: WhiteHeart's 'Freedom', Amy Grant's 'Lead Me On', dcTalk's 'Jesus Freak', and Michael W. Smith's 'Eye 2 Eye', among others. MercyMe's new release, 'Coming Up to Breathe', is one of those albums. Singer Bart Millard is pleased with the success of MercyMe's previous albums, but admits there's a special satisfaction in this one. "We've always joked about wanting to make our 'Freedom' or 'Lead Me On', and time will tell if that is ever the case," Millard says, "but we just gave it everything we had. There was no holding back on this record. Regardless of what you are going through in life, regardless of what you are consumed with, regardless of what fills up your everyday life, there are times you have to stop and surface and take a deep breath and remember what's important. That's what this album is for us. It's addressing everything we've gone through and realizing the one common denominator in all this is Jesus. That's what is worth taking a breath for."They set out to nail down a defining moment in their career, the MercyMe golden spike if you will. The goal for Coming Up to Breathe was a genre groundbreaking release such as Amy Grant's Lead Me On or U2's The Joshua Tree. While it's hard to go that far, it's safe to say that MercyMe's artistic integrity has met commercial appeal somewhere in the middle with Coming Up to Breathe. The one-time worship band certainly know how to write a hit and they bring us more of the same with radio-ready tracks like "So Long Self," "Last One Standing," and "Safe and Sound." But lead man Bart Millard digs a little deeper on the self-revealing "No More No Less" and "One Trick Pony." Lyrically both tracks reveal a band unapologetic about their faith and creative destiny. "Pony" is a pleasant divergence with its slide guitar and Mississippi mud atmosphere, conjuring up images of the band sitting at a crossroads somewhere in the Southland. MercyMe has never been afraid to show their musical influences on their sleeve. That's why you shouldn't be surprised by the Edge-like guitars on "Something About You" or even the pounding rhythm chords of "Hold Fast," which evoke Coldplay comparisons. So it's that struggle between creating something new and holding true to your principles that the band spells out for us. Perhaps Millard sums this up best on "3:42 AM (Writer's Block)" when he sings of a man out of words but not out of passion to allow God to speak through him. That's always been the aim of MercyMe and in this case, their hammer has driven this spike solidly into the ground. --Michael Lyttle
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