Third Day: Revelations

Give me revelation. Show me what to do. Cause Ive been trying to find my way, I havent got a clue. Do I stay here, or do I need to move.
Give me revelation, Ive got nothing without you.


Yes, give us revelation. For if we had as much revelation as Third Day for every piece of music they have ever touched, we would be famous too. More so, we would travel the world spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ through southern rock.
Something Third Day has been doing for some time.

And with Revelation, they dont show any sign of slowing down. If anything, they are just getting started, just getting warmed up, cause this cd is pretty much amazing.

The cd starts out with classic upbeat southern rock your world Third Day with a song called This is Who I am. The song is solid all around from the starting guitar leading into Mac Powells soulful voice. A song about who we are on an every basis, but is this all we are? No, we are so much more in God's hands.
Which leads into Slow Down, another rock anthem that gives the cd depth. The third song on the cd is their single Call My name, which is a unique ballad, but after only a few plays becomes one of the down falls of Third Day. Their slow stuff is overplayed and often times their stronger tracks are simply ignored on the radio. Run To you, the fourth track, is an awesome song. Unfortunetly, this song may have the potential of becoming Call My Name and other songs that have been overplayed. Still, the first few listens it is one amazing song with female vocals to back up Mac's already amazing baritone.
Revelation, the title track, is another solid outing, but it is only a lead up to Otherside. This song has amazing guitar and really gets the cd going after a couple of slower songs.

The rest of the cd's highlights come in Born Again and Take it All. Still, this cd is a much needed fallback to Third Day's early music. It seems like Third Day took enough time off with releasing their Chronological cds that none of the tracks on this cd remind you of songs like You Are So Good to ME and Show Me your Glory. Both of which are good songs, dont get me wrong, but when they are played every single day by every single Christian adult contemporary station out there, they can drive a person insane. Still, you will not find songs of the like on this cd. No, this cd reminds me more of Did you Mean it and Consuming Fire combined with the entire cd of Wherever You Are.

Although this cd has yet to hit shelves and will not do so until July 29th, listening to it initially gives me great hope for Third Day. It also gives me a little bit of an advantage that I get to hear the songs before radio gets a hold of them. Until then, I will listen to this cd as many time as I chose, and not be bombarded by the songs being on every single day.

Overall: A--Highly Recommended