Release date: May 4, 2010 Label: INO Records Producer: Brown Bannister & Dan Muckala   Style: Christian Rock, Modern Rock, Rock, Adult Contemporary Related bands: Switchfoot, U2, The Calling

[voto: 4.5][EN]

Intro
Sesto album in studio per la INO Records, "The Generous Mr. Lovewell" dei MercyMe spazza in un sol colpo l'intera discografia precedente della band texana. L'album ha debuttato al numero 3 della classifica di Billobard.

Best tracks
This Life, The Generous Mr. Lovewell, Move, All Of Creation, Free

Notes
I christian rockers MercyMe sfornano un album decisamente più solare, fresco e accattivante di quanto prodotto fino ad ora. Se nella produzione passata si erano dedicati ad un rock ben fatto ma piuttosto standardizzato, questo "The Generous Mr. Lovewell" inizia (spero) un percorso di distinzione dalla massa di rock band del panorama cristiano.

Il trittico di canzoni iniziale è rappresentativo del nuovo sound e dell'alto valore qualitativo dell'intero album: si parte con la bellissima e ballabile electro-rock "This Life", si prosegue con la Beach Boys flavoured title track per finire con "Move" altro pop anthem ballabile.
La quarta canzone, la lenta "Crazy Enough", ci fa prendere un attimo di respiro ma con le sue atmosfere "desertiche" e quasi pulp rimane comunque lontana dallo stile canonico della band.
Con la successiva parte dell'album, i MercyMe tornano a melodie più classiche: "Only You Remain", "Beautiful" ma soprattutto "All Of Creation", primo singolo, un bel brano in crescendo che conduce l'ascoltatore ad un finale dal pathos coinvolgente.

L'album intero è pervaso di vibrazioni positive sia nei brani più rock che in quelli lenti e il messaggio che la band vuole lanciare è che piccole buone azioni possono cambiare il mondo. Se siete curiosi, visitate il sito di Mr. Lovewell per maggiori info.

Band

• Bart Millard – vocals
• Nathan Cochran – bass guitar
• Michael John Scheuchzer – guitars
• Robin Troy Shaffer – drums
• James Philip Bryson – keyboards
• Barry Graul - guitars

Tracklist

• 01. This Life   3:34
• 02. The Generous Mr. Lovewell   4:10
• 03. Move   2:58
• 04. Crazy Enough   4:06
• 05. All Of Creation   3:56
• 06. Beautiful   4:21
• 07. Back To You   4:11
• 08. Only You Remain   4:50
• 09. Free   4:09
• 10. Won't You Be My Love   5:16
• 11. This So Called Love   1:36

Discography

• Pleased To Meet You (1995 independent)
• Traces Of Rain vol. 1 (1997 independent)
• Traces Of Rain vol. 2 (1997 independent)
• The Need (1998 independent)
• The Worship Project (1999 independent)
• Look (2000 independent)
• Almost There (2001 INO Records)
• Spoken For (2002 INO Records)
• Undone (2004 INO Records)
• The Christmas Sessions (2005 INO Records)
• Coming Up To Breath (2006 INO Records)
• All That Is Within Me (2007 INO Records)
• MM 10 – Greatest Hits (2009 INO Records)
• The Generous Mr. Lovewell (2010 INO Records)

Suggested links

• MercyMe on myspace
• MercyMe Official Site
• MercyMe on Facebook
• MercyMe on YouTube
• The Generous Mr. Lovewell Official Site

Release date: May 4, 2010 Label: INO Records Producer: Brown Bannister & Dan Muckala   Style: Christian Rock, Modern Rock, Rock, Adult Contemporary Related bands: Switchfoot, U2, The Calling

[voto: 4.5]

Intro
"The Generous Mr. Lovewell" is the sixth MercyMe's studio album released by INO Records and it wipes out the whole previous discography of this Texan band. It has debuted at #3 on the Billboard 200 chart.

Best tracks
This Life, The Generous Mr. Lovewell, Move, All Of Creation, Free

Notes
The Christian rockers MercyMe bring out a definitely more sunny, fresh and catchy album than the ones released until now. If in the past they were mainly focused on a well-done but pretty canonical rock, "The Generous Mr. Lovewell" opens (I hope) a path of distinction from the mass of the other Christian rock bands.

The three opening songs well represent both the new sound and the high quality of the whole album: it starts with "This Life" a wonderful electro-disco-rock track, then there is the Beach Boys' flavoured title track and finally "Move", another disco pop anthem.
The ballad "Crazy Enough" is the fourth song and it gives the time to breath for a while but with its desertic and almost pulp atmosphere is anyway unusual for the band's typical style.
With the next part of the album, MercyMe go back to their roots: "Only You Remain", "Beautiful" and above all "All Of Creation", the first single, a beautiful crescendo song that brings the listener to the end with captivating pathos.

The whole album is filled with good vibes, both the rock songs and the ballads, and the message the band would like to spread is that the little things can add up to a big change. If you are curious about this, visit Mr. Lovewell website to get more info.

Band

• Bart Millard – vocals
• Nathan Cochran – bass guitar
• Michael John Scheuchzer – guitars
• Robin Troy Shaffer – drums
• James Philip Bryson – keyboards
• Barry Graul - guitars

Tracklist

• 01. This Life   3:34
• 02. The Generous Mr. Lovewell   4:10
• 03. Move   2:58
• 04. Crazy Enough   4:06
• 05. All Of Creation   3:56
• 06. Beautiful   4:21
• 07. Back To You   4:11
• 08. Only You Remain   4:50
• 09. Free   4:09
• 10. Won't You Be My Love   5:16
• 11. This So Called Love   1:36

Discography

• Pleased To Meet You (1995 independent)
• Traces Of Rain vol. 1 (1997 independent)
• Traces Of Rain vol. 2 (1997 independent)
• The Need (1998 independent)
• The Worship Project (1999 independent)
• Look (2000 independent)
• Almost There (2001 INO Records)
• Spoken For (2002 INO Records)
• Undone (2004 INO Records)
• The Christmas Sessions (2005 INO Records)
• Coming Up To Breath (2006 INO Records)
• All That Is Within Me (2007 INO Records)
• MM 10 – Greatest Hits (2009 INO Records)
• The Generous Mr. Lovewell (2010 INO Records)

Suggested links

• MercyMe on myspace
• MercyMe Official Site
• MercyMe on Facebook
• MercyMe on YouTube
• The Generous Mr. Lovewell Official Site