Newsboys - God's Not Dead (CD)

<p> Now Newsboys have gone one step further they have recorded what many will say is their finest worship album ever, God's Not Dead. Featuring three new original songs like "The King Is Coming" and nine new cover songs like the anthemic "God's Not Dead (Like A Lion)", "Forever Reign," and "Revelation Song" to name a few.</p>

Continuing their prolific output since the recruitment of dc Talk frontman Michael Tait, God's Not Dead is the third release from Aussie Christian rock outfit Newsboys in less than 18 months, following 2010's double whammy of Born Again and their Christmas EP. Suggesting that their creative flow may have been exhausted, their 15th studio effort and first worship album since 2004's Devotion, features several cover versions of popular contemporary worship songs from the likes of Ben Cantelon ("Savior of the World"), Hillsong ("Forever Reign"), and Daniel Bashta (the title track). But by opting to leave the inspirational indie rock source material largely intact, the band fail to stamp their own mark on proceedings, with only the surprisingly funky, indie disco treatment of Chris McClarney's country-rock anthem "Your Love Never Fails," and the ramped-up, crunching metal-lite riffs on Gateway Worship's emotive "Revelation Song" providing any notable differences. While the chugging basslines, "woah-oah" choruses, and pounding beats of original compositions, "The King Is Coming" and "Here We Stand" both adhere to the album's prevalent, rousing indie rock formula, the punchy, string-soaked dramatics of closer "I Am Second" (one of two tracks featuring the vocals of Tait's former bandmate Kevin Max) and the soaring hymnal acoustics of "All the Way" prove the Newsboys haven't run out of ideas. But with one track lifted from their previous effort ("Mighty to Save") and a string of competent but unremarkable covers, God's Not Dead suggests Newsboys need their batteries recharged. ~ Jon O'Brien, Rovi

Performer	Newsboys
Music genre	Christian Rock, Pop, Rock
Music subgenre	Rock
Music release type	Album
Media format	CD
Original release date	2011
Has parental advisory label	N
Number of discs	1
Track listing	The King Is Coming,God's Not Dead (Like a Lion),Your Love Never Fails,Here We Stand,Savior of the World,Forever Reign,More Than Enough,Revelation Song,Pouring It Out for You,Mighty to Save,All the Way,I Am Second
Record label	Inpop
Track name	God's Not Dead (Like A Lion), Born Again, Your Love Never Fails, Something Beautiful, Mighty To Save, I Am Free, In The Hands Of God, Save Your Life, Revelation Song, The King Is Coming, Wherever We Go, In Wonder
Music media format	CD
Is edited	N
Is enhanced	N