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LDS Styles, Volume 4
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ARTIST
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ALBUM
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Various
Artists
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LDS
Styles, Volume 4
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RELEASE
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GENRE
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LDSMN
RATING
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SHOPPING |
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July
2003
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Contemporary,
Various, Instrumental, Inspirational
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| LDSMN
REVIEW |
 Two
major impressions stand out on the fourth installment of the LDS Musicians.com
compilation series.
First is that the group, now over 250 members strong, continues to
make Neil Armstrong-sized leaps every year. Second is that everyone
involved in this year's compilation seems to have had a lot of fun.
You can picture a gathering of smiling friends sitting elbow to elbow
on folding chairs in an unfinished basement, each strumming a guitar
or belting out their voice in harmony. These are parents and grandparents,
teenagers and college students. They are Saints who don't always agree
but have more than enough encouragement to keep the world spinning
around.
They are
friends who love making music that uplifts and provides a variety
of alternatives to today's barrage of garbage and noise. Some are
overcoming their stage fright and claustrophobia at the same time
while others are warming up for their next prime time audience.
As you might expect, the group creates music as diverse as its demographics.
The good news is that the genres are linked by high standards of production
and songwriting, making this the group's best effort yet. An additional
MP3 disc includes a number of winners that were only left off of the
main disc because of space constraints. My list of favorites won't
be the same as yours, but I especially enjoy the songs by Eclipse,
Alex Mackey, InsideOut, and Jeff Goldman. You'll be surprised how
well the songs blend despite being divided into three genres and a
"various" category. There is ample talent on this collection
to compete with major-label efforts by anyone in the current LDS market.
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Jared Johnson |
| SONGS
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CONTEMPORARY
1. Spaceman (Sam Payne)
2. Decide (April Meservy)
3. Higher Power (Jeff Goldman)
4. Somebody (Rich Bischoff)
5. Better Off Alone (Stephanie Smith)
VARIOUS
6. Live It On Up (Eclipse)
7. Popcorn (David Edwards)
8. Taken Up (InsideOut A Cappella)
9. Angel Wings (Dana Sanders)
INSTRUMENTAL
10. Blue Mood (Joseph Fifield)
11. Traces of Memories (W. Alex Mackey, III)
12. Pretty Peg (Ivan Wolfe & Friends)
13. I Come To Thee (Hymn Medley) (Jennie Bangeter)
INSPIRATIONAL
14. Agnus Dei (259)
15. Adam Ondi-Ahman (Fiddlesticks)
16. Comfort Me (Ashley Harris)
17. His Love Will Never Die (Taylor Anderson)
18. Savior (Laura Jones & Roger Hoffman) |
| CREDITS |
| See
album liner notes |
| ALBUM
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2003
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CD
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inVOICE
Records
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IVR24326
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