Monday, May 19, 2008

David Crowder Band - A Collision

David Crowder, for those that don’t know him, is one unique individual. I’ve been a fan of his music for years mostly because I enjoy the way his writing refuses to fall into the “cookie cutter” trap of modern Christian music. It’s different, but there are still plenty of melody hooks and power anthems along the way to keep the listener engaged.

Most of his full length albums are very intricate, multi-layered, musical journeys filled with a variety of instruments, and often built upon a computer generated rhythmic track or two. A Collision goes beyond a group of songs. Each track flows seamlessly into the next, sometimes with little interludes there to tie one song to another.

Crowder even goes as far as making re-mix albums using songs from his previous albums. As I wasn’t a huge fan of Sunsets and Sushi (a remix album using many of the tracks from Illuminate), I really enjoyed what he did with B Collision (a remix of a few songs from A Collision). In fact, I enjoy some of the stripped down B Collision versions better than the originals in most cases.

David Crowder makes great albums to listen to under headphones. If you get the chance, I’d recommend sitting down with a nice set of phones and give this one a listen through from start to finish.

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