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Stu Garrard
Beatitudes

Genre(s): Worship / Popular
Album length: 20 tracks: 84 minutes, 54 seconds
Street Date: April 21, 2017

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"What does information technology mean to heed? I mean really mind, with no distractions or divisions...listening to listen, not to answer?"

These are the showtime words you lot will hear when yous commence on the incredible journeying that is Beatitudes, the decade-in-the-making project from Stu Garrard (AKA Stu Yard), the songwriter and guitarist from Delirious?. This album coincides with his book Words from the Hill, which details stories from people around the world who represent those who mourn and are persecuted; the meek and poor in spirit; the peacemakers and merciful; those who seek for purity, righteousness, and justice. These are the characteristics described by Jesus in Matthew 5, at the offset of his most famous sermon, and the corresponding existent life stories inspire many of this anthology'south songs, written and performed by a multitude of talents from throughout the Christian music manufacture.

With a list of guest vocalists varied enough to contain both Matt Maher and Propaganda, it might be like shooting fish in a barrel to think Beatitudes is only a compilation. Instead, this is a collection of brand new songs steered past the vision of Stu Yard, who has writing credits on every song. The quality control is impeccable across all 18 tracks, which about fill up an 80-minute CD. Everything is masterfully conceived and composed, whether it'south a song featuring a veteran similar Amy Grant or newcomer Terrian Bass, who contribute the somber "Morning time Lite" and the jazzy "Let My Dreams Wing," respectively. And no ane is performance every bit merely a vocalist; each singer also co-wrote his or her track, giving each a unique touch, such as "Carry On" by Michael W. Smith, which would accept fit perfectly on his album, Wonder.

The artists involved contributed their talents because they believed in this vision, or because they were touched by the stories of the people Stu G has been encountering every bit part of this incredible, multimedia undertaking. This might be the nigh true of Audrey Assad, who brings us the refugee-inspired rail, "I Will Be Your Home." Assad is the girl of a Syrian refugee, and the showtime one-half of this eight-infinitesimal runway is an excellent addition to her resume as an artist. In the vocal's second half, though, "I Volition Be Your Home" transforms into something truly special: an instrumental featuring the talents of Hassan Al Zoubi. Al Zoubi is a first-generation Syrian refugee who plays the tabla drum and the Oud, (the Middle Eastern equivalent to a mandolin), to stunning effect, making "I Volition Be Your Home" an accented standout, worthy of its length. It'south one of a handful of songs that run half-dozen to eight minutes, including the patiently rewarding "Heaven is Around Usa" past John Mark McMillan and "The View From Here," the near-perfect epic by Hillsong United.

If there are whatsoever flaws to the anthology, it's the sequencing. The one song that falls curt is "Oh Blessed," which is unfortunately track two. If seen equally an overture, "Oh Blessed" functions perfectly, but as a standard song, it might turn listeners away. Things actually go going with track 3, "Y'all Will Brand a Mode" by All Sons and Daughters. For the next ten songs, the tape stays incredibly consistent stylistically. Much credit hither is surely due to Stu G and producer Paul Moak (House of Heroes' Cold Hard Want, Leeland's The Great Enkindling). Nonetheless, after runway twelve, where Bethel's Amanda Melt steals the show with her bravado performance on "Undivided," in that location'southward an awkward shift into "In the Middle," the anthology's commencement rock song. That shift is only absolute by the next track, rapper Propaganda's outstanding highlight, "Make a Lilliputian Problem."

In our playlist culture, such minor issues tin easily be fixed past switching up a few tracks; and with this unwieldy set, I'm sure even the most picky listeners tin whittle the album downwardly to ten rail they relish. Yet, I highly recommend taking this anthology head-on as a whole. The first heed may be awkward, as you try to discern what exactly this album is trying to accomplish, but the experience becomes more engrossing with each mind. There are likewise some fascinating ideas nowadays, such every bit the contrast between Christians needing to be both peacemakers and troublemakers, depending on the circumstances and perspective. It's a lot to take in, but even without the concept tying it all together, this album would stand up as a best-of-the-best representation of today's CCM. Considering the concept, though, I'd say Stu One thousand has perfectly executed what he prepare out to exercise: embody the spirit of Jesus' beatitudes while simultaneously giving u.s.a. a view of Christianity freed from its Westernized distortions and removed from the American dream. Jesus' words should be and can exist equally powerful today as they were 2 1000 years ago, simply what does it hateful to listen?

- Review appointment: iv/21/17, written by Chase Tremaine of Jesusfreakhideout.com

JFH Staff'south Additional 2 Cents

A vision 10 years in the making, the Beatitudes project is the abstraction of erstwhile Delirious? guitarist Stu Garrard. Beatitudes (a reference to Jesus' blessings in the sermon on the mount) is an original compilation anthology with an impressive roster of artists, successfully bringing together genres like worship (Hillsong UNITED, Amanda Cook), adult gimmicky (Amy Grant, Michael W. Smith), pop/rock (Martin Smith, Stu Grand), and spoken word (Propaganda, Becky Harding). Though it may lack true stand up-out tracks, and some songs have unnecessarily long outros, this xx-runway album is a classic example of when the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. - 4/29/17 Christopher Smith

Tape Characterization: Stugiology Music/The Fuel Music
Album length: twenty tracks: 84 minutes, 54 seconds
Street Engagement: Apr 21, 2017
Purchase It: iTunes
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1. Listen, Pt. one (feat. Becky Harding) (one:24)
2. Oh Blessed (feat. Anthony Skinner) (6:45)
3. You Will Make a Way (feat. All Sons & Daughters) (4:23)
4. Listen, Pt. 2 (feat. Becky Harding) (0:10)
5. Carry On (feat. Michael W Smith) (4:21)
6. Heaven Is Around United states of america (feat. John Mark McMillan) (viii:01)
7. Permit My Dreams Fly (feat. Terrian Bass) (4:29)
8. I Will Exist Your Home (feat. Hassan Al Zoubi & Audrey Assad) (viii:00)
9. Listen, Pt. three (feat. Becky Harding) (0:26)
10. Oh Mercy (feat. Matt Maher & Audrey Assad) (4:32)
11. Morning Light (feat. Amy Grant) (5:04)
12. Undivided (feat. Amanda Cook) (6:45)
13. In the Centre (3:18)
14. Make a Lilliputian Problem (feat. Propaganda) (3:48)
15. Holy Troublemakers (feat. Martin Smith) (four:xix)
16. Mind, Pt. 4 (feat. Becky Harding) (0:24)
17. The View from Hither (feat. Hillsong United) (7:03)
18. Listen (feat. Becky Harding) (3:38)

    Bonus Tracks:

19. Makers of the Peace (View from the Shepherd's Field) (feat. The Brilliance) (three:31)
20. Oh Mercy Demo (View from the Writer's Room) (feat. Matt Maher) (4:33)

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