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Only the case had the usual wear and tear. I had this cd stolen from me years ago. I was lucky to find it on AMAZON. The description was very accurate and the CD plays like new. Thanks.
Christian music is usually either artistically or theologically shallow; this album is neither. Thoughtful and deep lyrics on top of layers of artful and musical rock make this one of the best Christian CD's I've ever heard. Have had it 4 years, and still think it rates in the top 5 Christian albums ever. (my other 4 are Smalltown Poets "Listen Closely", The Waiting "Blue Belly Sky", Rich Mullins "Liturgy, Legacy", and Mark Heard "High Noon", with a close 6th to Bruce Cockburn "Dancing in the Dragon's Jaws")
i normally do not listen to christian music, i usually like the rock stuff, prodigy, nine inch nails lords of acid, ect. but picked it up one day through one of my sister's cds and I thought this cd was unbelievable, everything from the vocals, and the background it is that good
Stand-out tracks for me are the 'Mezzanine Floor', 'Bliss' (despite the tacky chorus and the somewhat dubious logic of having "really lived" even if they're completely wrong about their faith), and 'It's OK', which was released as a UK mainstream single and did relatively well considering a complete wall of radio silence. I consider this to hold Delirious back from their truly magical moments, found on more obviously worshipful recordings.
This one seemed to really put the cat among the pigeons regards fan reaction. What a stunner this album is.
This was Delirious coming off their "could we be pop stars." trip, and many tracks here are deliberately single-length and as radio-sounding as possible. Some consider it a little industrial, a little too hard-edged in terms of musical content.
For me, it's trademark Delirious; daring, bold, passionate and unrelenting. Still, the album is consistent and coherant and flows well.
'Gravity' tries a little too hard and the remix of the classic 'Deeper' takes away from how great it first sounded on 'King of Fools', but this album is a keeper and well worthy of my collection.
Delirious thankfully erased this notion of mine O so many years ago. Too often Christian music is done wrong. While they had written some very good worship music with Cutting Edge, no one could have seen Mezzamorphis coming. Horribly wrong. Either it's seen as a way to get started in the music industry("just write a song a slap 'Jesus' on the end") or it's used as an excuse for mediocrity. The melodies are wonderfully put together; and the lyrics have a surprising habit of touching me, even after all these years. Too good to pass up.
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