IDENTICAL STRANGERS-1997

ARE THE X MEMBER FROM
RUSCHA AND LEGEND,
THIS ALBUM CONTAIN(12-TRACKS)
1-LEAD ON
2-EXTRADORDINARY LOVE
3-HEARING IS BELIEVING
4-FOR THE LOVE OF GOD
5-I'M HERE TO TELL YA
6-JULIANNA WILSON
7-MISTERY OF LOVE
8-LISTENT WITH YOUR HEART
9-FATHER ME
10-BURN
11-THE LONG HAUL
12-ONLY YOUR WORD REMAINS
This may be the best Christian CD you've never heard.
This is a really good album,
possibly one of the best samples of Christian roots-rock.
The primary players, Randy Thomas (guitars, BGVs, and production)
and Andy Denton (lead vocals) are a couple of CCM's finer musicians,
songwriters, and producers. Personally,
I'm shocked Andy Denton hasn't yet hit "the big time,
" as he's got one of CCM's best voices.
Hear him pull out all the stops while rockin' with his previous group,
Legend, (powerful stuff but unfortunately long out of print.)
On Identical Strangers, he delivers soulful vocals
with urgent intensity on every song.
Randy Thomas has always been the quiet man whose involvement with some of CCM's most popular bands (Sweet Comfort Band and Allies)
brings his trademark understated musicianship to this project.
Nothing Thomas does brings attention to the musician,
only to the music. Stylistically,
you might expect to hear these tunes in a hole-in-the-wall Nashville club.
There are a number of tracks on this album that are treasures
both musically and lyrically. Some very introspective,
soul-searching stuff here that will have you considering
various aspects of your faith and bringing glory to God at the same time.
If you can find this disc for the right price,
I'd encourage you to take a chance like I did. You might be pleasantly suprised by these strangers.