Caedmon's Call Long Line Of Leavers CD

Caedmon's Call: Derek Webb (vocals, guitar, banjo); Cliff Young (vocals, guitar); Danielle Young (vocals); Josh Moore (harmonica, accordion, Fender Rhodes & Wurlitzer pianos, Hammond B-3 organ); Jeff Miller (bass); Todd Bragg, Garett Buell (drums, percussion).
Additional personnel includes: Ed Cash (acoustic & electric guitars, Ebo, mandolin, whistle, Fender Rhodes piano, background vocals); George Cocchini (electric guitar); Mike Haynes (trumpet); Barry Greene (trombone); Jeff Roach, Monroe Jones (keyboards); Byron House (upright bass); Mark Hill (bass).
Producers: Caedmon's Call, Monroe Jones, Ed Cash.
Engineers: Ben Wisch, Ed Cash, Jim Dineen.
Recorded at The Farm, Marvin, North Carolina; The Sound Kitchen & The Bennett House, Franklin, Tennessee.
Personnel: Derek Webb (vocals, guitar, banjo); Cliff Young (vocals, guitar); Danielle Young (vocals); Ed Cash (whistling, guitar, electric guitar, mandolin, background vocals); Gary Burnette, George Cocchini (electric guitar); Connie Ellisor, David Angel, Richard Grosjean, John Catchings, Kristin Wilkinson, Anthony LaMarchina, Mary Kathryn Vanosdale, Carl Gorodetzky, Pamela Sixfin, David Davidson , David Angell (strings); John Moore (harmonica, accordion, piano, Fender Rhodes piano, Wurlitzer organ); Mike Haynes (trumpet); Barry Green (trombone); Jeff Roach, Monroe Jones (keyboards); Byron House (upright bass); Garett Buell, Todd Bragg (drums, percussion).
Audio Mixers: Chris Fogel; Shane D. Wilson; Ben Wisch.
Recording information: Bennett House, Franklin TN; Farm, Marvin NC; Sound Kitchen, Franklin TN; Spank Factory, Nashville TN.
Solid ninth album from alternative CCM group. Nice mix of musical styles, all with thought-provoking lyrics worthy of Christian listening. "Masquerade" is a standout, a nice feat for the quiet ballad featuring Danielle Young in the lead. Young's voice comes through clear and resonant and the mood is enhanced by the quiet performances of the band members on their respective instruments. The final track, "Ballad of San Francisco," was recorded on the front porch of the Bennett House, a recording studio based in a historical landmark in Franklin, TN. Sound musicianship, lyrics, and production make this an excellent listen all around. ~ Dacia A. Blodgett-Williams
Caedmon's Call play a brand of catchy, overtly Christian rock that's a breath of fresh air in a genre many had previously considered moribund. The band was formed as a loose collective in the mid-'90s by a group of college friends. Its fourth album sees a consolidation of previous efforts combined with a new lyrical looseness that recalls a tradition of combining secular and religious forms that's been appropriated by talents as diverse as the Stanley Brothers and Al Green.
While LONG LINE OF LEAVERS is no BELLE ALBUM, like the Reverend Green the band explores different facets of a personal Christian relationship with God in musically and lyrically appealing fashion. Unlike many Christian rockers they display all the uncertainty of mere mortals, in songs like "Mistake of My Life" and "Love is Different" ("love is harder than a word"), which gives the listener something to identify with. "Make my walls fall and prove me wrong," they sing, and you're rooting for them as you listen.