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After flirting with a wider variety of musical influences for several albums, STAND returns Michael W. Smith to the CCM mainstream. Smith specializes in pop-rock power ballads that have their secular equivalent in the work of Phil Collins, Michael McDonald, and Journey's Steve Perry, and STAND features a number of excellent examples. Highlights include the piano-driven ballad "Grace" and the rousing opening track, "Cover Me," which has traces of both U2 and Creed.
Recording information: Blue42, Franklin, TN; Dark Horse Recording, Franklin, TN; Deer Valley Studios, Franklin, TN; Pentavarit, Nashville, TN; Track Record, North Hollywood, CA.
Editors: Josh Bronleewe; Rusty Varenkamp.
Photographer: Robert Ascroft.
Personnel: Michael W. Smith (piano); Michael W. Smith (vocals); Rusty Anderson, Paul Moak, Bruce Gaitsch (guitar, guitars); Patrick Warren (chamberlin, keyboards); James Gregory (bass instrument); David Davidson (violin); DeMarco Johnson (harmonica); Jeremy Bose (accordion); Lindsay Jamieson (drums); Luis Conte (percussion).
Audio Mixer: Shane D. Wilson.
Michael W Smith Stand Songs Stand Music Review Average Rating: (3.7 out of 5 stars)   Smitty falls short just a bit with this project
As a big MWS fan, this album does not stand (no pun intended) as strong as it should. In fact, the recording sounds a bit underproduced, unlike earlier Smitty works.
I am hoping that his next album will reach the same quality as albums like "Healing Rain", "I'll Lead You Home" and "Change Your World". All in all, I would have to give it a few more listens to really absorb the quality of the music.
Submitted by gary_hill (Staten Island, NY, USA) 
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Its alright...
Its a nice album, sort of, but it doesn't have any GREAT songs in, like Healing Rain, etc... It certainly gets better after listening to it a few times, but the music all seems quite samey. I still like it though, its just not as good as his other ones.
Submitted by radical_rainbow (Leicester, England)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No  "Stand" in the best!!!
"Stand" is MWS's best album yet. Each song is energetic, spirited, yet also worshipful. The lyrics are simple and often repetitive, yet they work in this format. This is a top-knotch effort in every way. The only fault I find with it is that there are only 11 songs. Smith could have easily added a couple more songs to make the set fuller. Still, "Stand" is the best!!!
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This limited edition of WARNING contains a 64-page booklet. It is packaged in a digipack in a green plastic bag.
To debate whether or not Green Day truly was or is a punk band in the purest definition of the punk ethic now seems irrelevant. If nothing else, they're a pop band who can't seem to help but write good songs--in the case of WARNING, some really good songs. This album makes up for any missteps the band may have taken since the fluke success of DOOKIE.
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Diamanda Galas, who has been known for both her own work and as a singer of extremely demanding modern scores, created this heart-wrenching cry about the physical suffering caused by the AIDS plague being compounded by the shameful arrogance of self-appointed moralists. Maintaining an incredible intensity and depth for over an hour's solo vocal (recorded live at The Cathedral of St. John the Divine, NYC, with suitably minimal band and electronics backup), Galas proceeds through Mahalia Jackson-influenced spiritual singing, saxophone-like wails, to dramatic dialogues in many dialects and languages ("there are no more tickets to the funeral") to engrossing Portuguese fado singing to taking on the attributes of Satan (in "Sono L'Antichristo," "I Am the Anti-Christ") in order to challenge the concept of a vengeful, instead of compassionate deity (and society), much as Nina Simone did in her controversial song "God Is a Killer" in the '60s. The Mass ends with the heartfelt lyrics "I go to sleep each evening now dreaming of the grave and see the friends I used to know calling out my name. O Lord Jesus, do you think I've served my time ?." At times, the singing is "self-indulgent," but, oh well. ~ "Blue" Gene Tyranny
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