SONICFLOOd is not one of those Christian bands -- like, for example, Jars of Clay or Creed -- that puts the music first and the message second, satisfying itself with slipping an artfully ambiguous doctrinal reference in here or there. These guys are what the CCM industry calls a "worship band," and their goal is to use music specifically as a tool to help people come to Christ. (As they put it in the title track of this, their sixth album: "This is a call to worship/This is a call to sing/This is a call to fall down on our knees before the Risen King.") That's not to say that the music feels like an afterthought -- songs like "All I've Failed to Be" and the title track are nicely crafted guitar rock with plenty of big, cathartic chord progressions and soaring melodies, and the three producers who contributed to the album were all very careful to avoid the kind of shiny, plastic surface sheen that can so easily turn devout but hardheaded rock & roll into happy-face Christian pap. These guys may play at Promise Keepers meetings, but this music feels anything but churchy. Recommended. [Originally released on the CCM imprint Ino, This Generation was reissued by Sony in March 2005. The new version included a bonus CD-ROM with music videos, extra content, and Internet tie-ins.] ~ Rick Anderson, All Music Guide
This Generation (Bonus CD)
03/08/2005
All Music Guide Review
This Generation (Bonus CD) Track Listing
Credits of This Generation (Bonus CD)
- Andrew Thompson
- Guitar (Electric)
- Tony Palacios
- Guitar, Guitar (Electric), Engineer, Mixing
- Jamie Rowe
- Vocals (Background)
- Bryan Asher Willard
- Bass
- Chris Donohue
- Bass
- Mike O'Connor
- Assistant
- Michael Gomez
- Photography
- Dan Muckala
- Synthesizer, Piano, Keyboards, Programming, Vocals, Vocals (Background), Producer, Engineer, Mellotron, String Arrangements
- Jordan Richter
- Engineer
- SONICFLOOd
- Main Performer
- Alex Nifong
- Guitar
- Skye McCaskey
- Engineer
- Rick Heil
- Vocals, Vocals (Background)
- Aaron Blanton
- Drums
- Marc Byrd
- Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Keyboards, Producer
- Joey Canaday
- Bass
- Ken Lewis
- Percussion, Drums
- Paul Moak
- Guitar
- Dana Salsedo
- Creative Director, Stylist
- Chris McMurtry
- Bass, Guitar
- Benji Peck
- Art Direction, Design, Illustrations
- Brandon Heath
- Vocals (Background)
- Jeremy Luzier
- Mixing
- Jim Cooper
- Programming, Vocals (Background), Producer, Engineer
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