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Singer Chris Rice Grows Up |
| Published: July 23, 2007, 1:45 pm |
| Tags: music, chris rice, christian music, james taylor |
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Those who follow Chris Rice will notice he's growing up in a lot of ways, at least if his newest album, "What a Heart is Beating For" is any indication. It's mellow, jazzy, reflective, and indicative of, well, the kind of mid-life stuff that mid-lifers face. He is faith-based and family-friendly--but the music is not evangelistic in any way and delightfully free of religious buzzwords of any kind. Chris Rice has been called "A Christian James Taylor," and while he has nothing close to Taylor's guitar saavy and riffs, his album certainly has the gentle authenticity and breezy feel that can sneak into your heart and spirit. Missing are the cutesy and attention-getting "Clumsy," "Cartoons" and "Smellin' Coffee" of his earlier years, although "Lemonade" comes close as a playful-but-almost-out-of-place track on this summer release of music to which you can vegetate. [ Full article ] |
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