Music Review: Love Without Measure
14th July 2011 by Esther Pinn
Take a couple of Kiwi boys, some synthesizer, electro-pop and a love for God, and what do you have? The latest album by the Parachute Band titled Love Without Measure.
Labelled as the “next generation” Parachute Band (the original band retired in 2006), this album mixes together the sounds of Christians bands such as the Newsboys and Delirious? – it meshes both rock and electro-pop to produce passionate worship.
The album opens with electro-pop sounds, followed by the smoky voice of the band’s lead singer, Omega Levine giving way to a full, rock chorus titled, Gave It All – a great praise song for Friday night youth!
Moving into My Constant, this song captivates the rich and scripturally-based lyrics that remain constant throughout the entire album. Through a strong marching beat on the drums, this song finishes by building to an anthem of praise declaring the Bible passage, 1 Corinthians 13:4a “Love is patient, love is kind …”
The album moves into a section of slow tracks including Peace on Earth, You Remain and the ballad, It’s You featuring the lead singer of former band Delirious?, Martin Smith.
Love Without Measure encapsulates a hunger for the Holy Spirit through the lyrics and it peaks when the album hits the track, Saviour of The Broken Heart.
The message of this album is one of hope for the broken-hearted and inspiration to reach the lost.
The album draws towards a conclusion with an acoustic track titled, Sweet Surrender. This gentle, soft song brings the passionate worship from this album to a point of mediation. That meditation is concluded with the final song, Soar, an instrumental track which serves as the perfect ending for reflection upon the lyrics filtered through the previous 11 tracks.
Love Without Measure is selling at the retail price of $21.95 and can be purchased online at Koorong (http://www.koorong.com/) or Word Bookstore (www.word.com.au) or on itunes.
This music review was orginally published in the June edition of Young Women in Touch. Check out page 20.
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