Michael W Smith - Second Decade 1993-2003
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Artist: Michael W SmithBrand: Heart Beat Records
Edition: Music CD
Published: 2003-10-07
CD Release Date: 2003-10-07
Music Label: Reunion
Soundtracks:
- Signs
- Missing Person
- Cry For Love
- This Is Your Time
- Live The Life
- Never Been Unloved
- Love Me Good
- Breakdown (RrrrB Remix)
- Straight To The Heart
- I'll Lead You Home
- Above All (Live Version)
- You Are Holy (Prince Of Peace)
- Friends 2003
- Freedom
- Raging Sea
Music reviews of Second Decade 1993-2003
Music Review: The worst of . . .
Rating: 2 Stars
It's almost like clockwork. Take any artist with longevity, and look over their career. The first decade always finds the artist breaking new ground, and doing work that really hits people. Then the second decade finds that artist really loosing their way (see U2 for reference). They confuse doing everything that doesn't come naturally to them with "breaking new ground." Then somwhere around a 20th to 25th anniversary, the artist does an "anniversary" tour where they go back and rediscover the early stuff. This usually wakes the artist up, reminds him/her of what he/she does best, and they go on to become great again.
The unfortunate fact remains though, the second decade is always pretty wretched. This can easily be said for Mr W-Smith. After he acheived an artistic and commercial peak with the 1992 album "Change Your World," and an ensuing tour, he gave us all a retrospective "First 10 Years" hits album, and a fantastic live video documenting what had to be his greatest concert tour ever (complete with a full brass section), but then we all had to know it'd be downhill for a while.
This collection highlights some of those lows. Granted, one thing you've gotta love about Smitty is his versatility. He literally can do just about anything. Problem is he spent the last 10 years literally trying to do everything BUT being Michael W. Smith. First there was his attempt to be an art rocker (which he isn't) in 1995, then a pathetic attempt to become Bryan Adams in 1998, then the depressing "This is Your Time" in 1999, followed by a rather noble and decent attempt to become another Michael Kamen in 2000 (about the only real highlight). All of this was wrapped up with a duo of worship albums released in 01 and 02, and a retrospective tour in 03, documented on a DVD released last year which is already rather difficult to find (his record label isn't exactly impressing me here). And I'm sorry, but overall none of this stuff is what I'd call relevant material when looking at the career of Mr. W Smith. When you think of his songs, which one's come to mind? Hmmmm . . Friends, Rocketown, Secret Ambition, Go West Young Man, Love One Another, Place in this World, and I Will Be Here For You. Besides a 2003 remake of Friends, you'll find none of these tracks on this compilation. Granted, they shouldn't be here as it is exactly what the title says "The Second Decade." Unfortunately, that second decade just wasn't up to the first.
Silver lining, though. Frequently, when an artist does an anniversary tour, they get their groove back and start being good again. Although judging by Healing Rain, I think we'll have to wait for Smitty's 25th anniversary tour before we can hope for a return to the glory of I2Eye, Big Picture, and Change Your World.
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