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I just downloaded this from Itunes, from the new Passion disc.
Wow upon wow. Matt Redman has really established himself as the seminal congregational songwriter. Easy to sing, excellent lyrics, fantastic music, inspirational all in one.
I think this will probably be the new "Blessed be Your Name." Absolutely stellar songwriting.
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Originally Posted by niangelo I think this will probably be the new "Blessed be Your Name." The lyrics are stylistically similar, so I could see that happening. I have not heard the song yet, but if it is on music.yahoo.com, I'll give it a listen when I get home.... at 8PM.
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This past week, I got to hear Matt talk about writing (and perform) this song. In one week, he experienced the London subway bombings, a miscarriage by his wife, and the near death of a close friend. Needless to say, it was all the more powerful after hearing the circumstances behind it.
Lyrically, it is along the same lines as "Blessed Be Your Name"...I think somewhat intentionally, because Matt talked about the fact that after 9/11, he realized that the church did not have many songs of lament, and he has tried to write some to fill that void. Melody-wise, "You Never Let Go" is a little more downtempo that "Blessed Be Your Name," maybe a little more along the lines of what you would feel when you're smack in the middle of the circumstances it sings about rather than examining all of life, good or bad, like "Blessed."
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Originally Posted by bobthecockroach The lyrics are stylistically similar, so I could see that happening. I have not heard the song yet, but if it is on music.yahoo.com, I'll give it a listen when I get home.... at 8PM.
I don't see that being the thing that drives a song to greatness. There's probably a thousand songs stylistically similar... it's really a mix of all the elements.
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Originally Posted by plawren53202 Melody-wise, "You Never Let Go" is a little more downtempo that "Blessed Be Your Name," maybe a little more along the lines of what you would feel when you're smack in the middle of the circumstances it sings about rather than examining all of life, good or bad, like "Blessed."
The song actually feels like more straightforward rock, like a Tom Petty song or something... especially when he sings, "Oh Lord, you never let go, Lord you never let go of me." That simple repetition and mirrorirng used in American rock.
Blessed be you name feels a little bit more British, with the insistent down-strumming.
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Originally Posted by niangelo I don't see that being the thing that drives a song to greatness. There's probably a thousand songs stylistically similar... it's really a mix of all the elements. I'm not saying it'll be popular because it's similar. I'm saying that if it (the lyrical style) worked once, it'll probably work again.
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Originally Posted by bobthecockroach I'm not saying it'll be popular because it's similar. I'm saying that if it (the lyrical style) worked once, it'll probably work again.
I guess. I think there's so much of this to write about these days it's natural.
I was thinking about this, like how if a band wrote about only one thing even ten years ago, they'd be considered a "concept" band.
But now, you get bands like Radiohead that just write about dehumanization and loneliness, and it's not considered overdone. Why? Because it's so prevelant.
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Originally Posted by niangelo I guess. I think there's so much of this to write about these days it's natural. I was actually referring to how he structured the lyrics (the style of them, not their content). In any event, it's not really that important of a point.
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Originally Posted by bobthecockroach I was actually referring to how he structured the lyrics (the style of them, not their content). In any event, it's not really that important of a point.
Ohhhh... ok. I get you.
I hear he also used a I IV V in there, what a formula.
I keeeed.
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Originally Posted by niangelo Ohhhh... ok. I get you.
I hear he also used a I IV V in there, what a formula.
I keeeed.
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Originally Posted by niangelo The song actually feels like more straightforward rock, like a Tom Petty song or something... especially when he sings, "Oh Lord, you never let go, Lord you never let go of me." That simple repetition and mirrorirng used in American rock.
Blessed be you name feels a little bit more British, with the insistent down-strumming.
That is really funny that you would mention Petty. I applied the feel of the beginning of "Rebels" from the Southern Accents album to Blessed Be Your Name. It really fits well.
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This was one of my favorites on the new CD.
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I'm glad Kristian Stanfill is on the CD. He's my favorite worship leader right now - he leads every third week at 7:22 in Atlanta (www.722.org).
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Originally Posted by psalm63adam I'm glad Kristian Stanfill is on the CD. He's my favorite worship leader right now - he leads every third week at 7:22 in Atlanta (www.722.org). I've begun to believe that he is the nexus of my universe. I first started watching him on 7:22 in January 2005. He quickly became a persnoal favorite. In fact, I bootlegged about 30 songs off the streams. I fell in love with his version of "Jesus Paid it All" when I first heard it on 7:22 (actually he did it the first time I watched 7:22).
Anyway, then this past January he led worship at the Winter Youth Retreat of the church I grew up in. I didn't meet him, unfortunately, but he said "hey" to me while I was walking into the bath room. And while we were editing a video for the camp he walked in our room and said "No girls in guys cabins." It was surreal. ...then a week later the first iTunes bundle was released and he had a track in the top 10 on iTunes.
AND....a guy I know here on campus has known Kristian since he was 3. He was at his wedding.
From all of this I think its manifestly clear Kristian Stanfill is the nexus of my universe.
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Yeah, I like him a lot. At first I wasn't sure if it was because I really am not fond of the other two worship leaders at 7:22, but I really like the way he leads.
I was especially sold on him after he did Delirious' song God's Romance. I've always liked that song, but never thought it was possible to do it in a worship setting. He nailed it.