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Summary: matthew west cd
Comment: I knew I loved his music, so I was very happy with the purchase. I wanted to get a certain song and with amazon I got to preview this cd and make sure it had the song I wanted. Very pleased, great service!!
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Summary: Great Album, Top 10 of 2008!
Comment: Matthew West hit the Christian music scene in a big way back in 2003 with Happy and the hit single More being the most played song of 2004. His 2005 follow-up album History was even more impressive with several hit songs including History, Only Grace, and the cross-over hit The Day Before You, also recorded by country artist Rascal Flatts. A true singer-songwriter in Christian music, Matthew also wrote Only The World, the hit song recorded by Mandisa. So, when Matthew had vocal cord problems and lost his voice and needed surgery, he had to truly rely on God's grace and thankfully recovered to release his third and best album in my opinion.
Something To Say is easily the best-named album of the year considering Matthew's situation and the title song has a great autobiographical style with a strong calling to us as Christians as in the bridge: "Listen up, I got a question here, Would anybody miss you if you disappeared? Well your life is the song that you sing, And the whole wide world is listening". The first single You Are Everything is such a hope-filled anthem of truth and is my favorite song on this great album. The Motions and A Friend In The World are both great upbeat songs similar to Matthew's hit song Next Thing You Know. This album has that perfect balance of upbeat and reflective songs and Save A Place For Me, Life Inside You and Safe And Sound are excellent songs of comfort. The album closes with the stand-out song Stop The World which is a great reminder of something we all need sometimes. Thank you Matthew for opening your heart to us and I really like what you have to say.
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Summary: Matthew West never disappoints...
Comment: Even though I'm already a Matthew West fan, I was very pleased and happy about this CD. It even came with some bonus Videos and songs which were exactly that...a BONUS. Even without those this is a great CD to add to the collection. Matthew has a way of writing and uplifting your spirit. Like the title of this review says....He never disappoints.
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Summary: Love it!
Comment: I absolutely LOVE this CD! I am new to Matthew West's music and have not been this excited about an artist since discovering Bebo Norman a couple years back. Matthew West is a great singer/songwriter but what sets him apart is that he has really good pop sensibilities (i.e. really catchy pop). I highly recommend this and his other CD's.
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Summary: Loved the bonus DVD
Comment: I really liked the bonus DVD that came with my 2 disc set. The DVD shows what Matthew went through in relation to voice surgery and his internal struggles. To see this album and these songs born out of that experience gives the album a whole new meaning. Certainly, different people face differnt struggles - some my be perceived as worse than Matthew West's ad some as less - but the principles Matthew brought out of his suffering can bring enlightenment to us all. A beautiful story resulting in powerfu music.
The song "Something To Say" makes you want to find your purpose and live it loud. "The Motions" helps you regain your focus, if you've lost sight of your purpose. "You Are Everything" reminds us that, even though we have a God-inspired purpose, He is the ultimate purpose of our life. Without Him, we would be utterly worthless. "The Center" reveals that, whether you feel like nothing can stop you or like you can't get started, the most important thing is being in the center of God's will.
I could go on with the rest of the songs, but I'm sure you're beginning to get the picture. These are "bring me back to You and your purpose, Lord" songs and they are VERY uplifting and inspiring. Excellent CD!
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