Thursday, September 28, 2006

Hillsong Australia - Hope (2003)

Artist: Hillsong Australia
Album: Hope
Format: Audio CD
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Track Listing on CD1:
01. Better Than Life
02. Glory
03. Ever Living God
04. Need You Here
05. My Hope
06. Still
07. Angels
08. Can’t Stop Praising
09. You Are/You Are Lord
10. Here I Am to Worship/Call
11. Highest

Tracks on Bonus CD :
01. Song of Freedom
02. Shout Your Fame
03. Exceeding Joy
04. King of Love
05. To the Ends of the Earth
06. Free
07. Highest (reprise)

Album review

With state-of-the-art sound, lighting and media technology, the facility has been referred to as one of the most technologically-advanced in the Southern Hemisphere.

The Hillsong phenomenon continues and this lavishly presented live album, recorded at the new Hillsong Convention Centre in Sydney earlier this year, breaks no new musical ground. It is still an effecting, atmospheric celebration however, with several outstanding new songs such as Reuben Morgan’s stirring “Glory” and Raymond Badham’s “Ever Living God”, the latter showing that Darlene Zschech is still a superb vocalist. Despite all the musical excellence on display, the Hillsong team on “Here I Am To Worship” can’t improve on Tim Hughes’ classic original. But there is one breathtaking original, the Celtic-tinged anthem “Highest” which builds and builds. On the DVD it’s 15 minutes in length though on the CD you get seven minutes on disc one and the rest on the bonus disc! An epic item of majestic, evocative power with spine tingling instrumental passages.

Review from Crossrhythms.co.uk

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