Get the new FREE JFH MP3 compilation -- Vol. 13!
Get the new FREE JFH MP3 compilation -- Vol. 13!

JFH Music Review


Strive, Fire
Strive
Fire



Album length: 10 tracks: 35 minutes, 49 seconds
Street Date: August 26, 2008


When you hear the word fire, what do you think of? Combustion, where fuel is ignited and combined with oxygen, giving off light and heat? A passion, excitement or enthusiasm? A lively imagination? Strive's piano-rock album tries to encourage the latter two.

Writer Derick Thompson says that most of the songs on this project were inspired by his relationship with his wife. Thompson makes a burning passion for love quite evident, and this works to add a personal touch to the album. The main problem with Fire, however, is that it stays very safe musically. There was no real build up between songs, and a number of them sound very similar to each other. Of course there are a few exceptions - one being the first track, "Smallest Things." It's very well constructed and talks about "beauty being all around us," encouraging us not to take the little things for granted. Listeners will also find that there are a number of "deja vu" moments on this project. It was very easy to compare songs to those from projects by artists such as Coldplay and Snow Patrol (especially the song "Leave with Me").

Overall, Fire is not a bad album, but at the same time it does not stand out. I think this may be due to the fact that there are so many bands around at the moment with a similar sound. If Strive were to step out of their comfort zone, whilst keeping their enthusiasm, they could certainly be onto something to get excited about.

- Review date: 10/11/08, written by David Couch of Jesusfreakhideout.com



(JFH Sponsor Spot)

Get the new FREE JFH MP3 compilation -- Vol. 13!

 

. Record Label: GoDIGITAL Records
. Album length: 10 tracks: 35 minutes, 49 seconds
. Street Date: August 26, 2008
. Buy It: Amazon.com

  1. Smallest Things
  2. On Our Way
  3. Just A Little More Time Now
  4. Bells Toll
  5. Away From Here
  6. Silent Like A Secret
  7. Better Way
  8. Leave With Me
  9. Good
  10. Fire
spacer Click For Audio Sample   Click For Song Lyrics
Click For Audio Sample   Click For Song Lyrics
Click For Audio Sample   Click For Song Lyrics
Click For Audio Sample   Click For Song Lyrics
Click For Audio Sample   Click For Song Lyrics
Click For Audio Sample   Click For Song Lyrics
Click For Audio Sample   Click For Song Lyrics
Click For Audio Sample   Click For Song Lyrics
Click For Audio Sample   Click For Song Lyrics
Click For Audio Sample   Click For Song Lyrics

 

 

go to main Album review page
go to Album review archive

 


(JFH Sponsor Spot)

 

 

                 
Get the new FREE JFH MP3 compilation -- Vol. 13!

Search JFH




This Friday, November 8, 2024
ALBUMS
Gabby Barrett Carols and Candlelight [Warner Music Nashville]
CXMMXNS CXMMXNS Chapter 1 - EP [Essential Worship]
New Hope Oahu There Is One - EP [DREAM]
Neal Morse & The Resonance No Hill For A Climber [InsideOut]
TAKE Time Bomb [Resuscitation Records]
Lauren Talley A Lauren Talley Christmas [Horizon]

SINGLES
Cory Asbury I Hope You Dance - Single [BEC]
Jordan Kauflin, Laura Story Approach, My Soul - Single [Getty]
Sam Bowman & GLADDEN Misfit Toys - Single [DREAM]
Wavorly Enemies - Single (independent)

VINYL
Michael W. Smith Every Christmas Vinyl [Rocketown]
Stryper To Hell with the Amps Vinyl [Frontiers]
TAKE Time Bomb Vinyl [Resuscitation Records]

DVD
Stryper To Hell with the Amps Blu-Ray [Frontiers]

Next Friday, November 15, 2024
ALBUMS
Dolly Parton & Family Smoky Mountain DNA – Family, Faith & Fables [Owepar Entertainment]
The Lore Family Faith Over Fear [Horizon]
Fernando Ortega For All the Saints - EP (independent)
Earnest Pugh Worth is the Lamb
We Are Messengers Rejoice! (A Celtic Christmas) - EP [Curb]
Paul Wright III Reverie [United Alliance]

SINGLES
Big Dismal Here In My Heart - Single (independent)
Hannah Kerr It Came Upon A Midnight Clear - Single [Curb]
Olivia Lane Silent Night - Single [BEC]
Tasha Layton Wake Up It's Christmas - Single [BEC]
Jamie MacDonald A Million Chances - Single [Capitol CMG]
Ronnie Martin On Christmas Morning - Single [Velvet Blue]
Hunter Plake Daylight - Single [BEC]
Jordan St. Cyr Christ is Here - Single [BEC]

VINYL
Sixpence None the Richer Divine Discontent Vinyl [Word]



For all release dates, click here!
 



Check out the new album from Taylor Holland Armstrong!



Listen to the new Single from Second Adam and the New Creations!

Check out depositphotos for royalty free images