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

JFH Music Review


Fireflight
Unbroken and Unplugged EP



Artist Info: Discography
Album length: 5 tracks: 18 minutes, 34 seconds
Street Date: September 8, 2009


It's no question Fireflight enjoyed a good deal of success with their sophomore project, Unbreakable, as the band's title track received a Dove nod along with the song also ironically being featured on the television show, Bionic Woman. In between Unbreakable and releasing their third studio project, For Those Who Wait, Fireflight offers fans an acoustic aside, Unbroken and Unplugged EP, for eager fans who can't get enough of the band (and particularly Unbreakable).

Most often, short acoustic releases such as this don't contain any new songs, and, unfortunately, it's true for the Unbroken and Unplugged EP. The EP, with the exception of the hit "You Decide" from the band's debut album, The Healing of Harms, focuses on covering songs released on Unbreakable. It should come as no surprise that the group's spectacular rock song "Unbreakable" also manages to be the top unplugged track with great vocal output by lead-singer Dawn Richardson. In fact, behind Richardson's strong voice, Fireflight puts some appeal into their acoustic songs, particularly "Stand Up (acoustic)," and their fine cello/violin combo. But the stripped down versions of the guitar-driven originals for "Forever" and "You Decide" could have used a piano thrown in as the lack of music leaves Richardson's vocals too vulnerable. While some fans may look at the already light rock song "Brand New Day" and see the acoustic version as a waste, others might prefer this truer ballad.

The themes of hope, purpose, and perseverance all shine through the Unbroken and Unplugged EP unscathed, and remain a powerful part of Fireflight's music. Although the EP is a must-have for Fireflight fans, it also shows another capability of the band while successfully doubling as a strong lead-in to the band's third project.

- Review date: 12/4/09, written by Nathaniel Schexnayder of Jesusfreakhideout.com



(JFH Sponsor Spot)

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

 

. Record Label: Flicker Records / Provident
. Album length: 5 tracks: 18 minutes, 34 seconds
. Street Date: September 8, 2009
. Buy It: iTunes
. Buy It: Amazon.com

  1. Stand Up (acoustic) (3:32)
  2. Brand New Day (acoustic) (3:51)
  3. Forever (acoustic) (4:07)
  4. Unbreakable (acoustic) (4:05)
  5. You Decide (acoustic) (3:01)

 

 

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