Step Up to the Microphone

Newsboys - Step Up to the Microphone

Step Up to the Microphone
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Artist: Newsboys
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1998-06-30
Music Label: Sparrow
Soundtracks:
  1. Whoohoo
  2. Step Up to the Microphone
  3. Entertaining Angels
  4. Believe
  5. Tuning In
  6. Truth Be Known-Everybody Gets a Shot
  7. Deep End
  8. Hallelujah
  9. The Tide
  10. Always

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Free Music Review: Words cannot describe what this album means to me...
Hit: 5 Stars

This album, well, it changed my life to say the least. I've been a Newsboys fan for about a year now, and I remember that this was about the sixth album I bought, right after Take Me To Your Leader. Now when I first heard it, I liked a few of the songs, but like most of the critics, I was too busy singing along to "Breakfast". However, after listening to TMTYL for a while, I started to find some songs a bit shallow. I then started to listen to Step Up to the Microphone more and realized what I had missed. This album, unlike most of the Newsboys albums before it, doesn't have a bad song on it. Most of them could be huge hits, and strangely enough, four of them were! There was a noticable shift in the sound, while TMTYL was strictly pop/rock, this album is more experimental and incorporates elements of pop/rock/soul/techno/etc. Also, Steve Taylor only contributed to 2 songs on the album, so you'll notice the themes getting slightly more personal and deeper as members such as Phil Joel, Jeff Frankenstein, and Jody Davis contribute to the songwriting with Peter Furler.

Anyway here's my track-by-track rundown:

1.Woohoo-Probably the catchiest song the Newsboys have done since Shine. Except this time, they embraced almost a rock/blue-eyed soul sound and had Phil sing lead (he does fantastic!). Perfect song for celebration.
2.Step Up To the Microphone-Love this song, the horns+guitars are great! Another song that won't leave your head for a while.
3. Entertaining Angels-This song is just beautiful, from the slide guitar to the anthemic choruses to Phil's soulful vocals. Also, it's based on a time in Phil's life when he realized he needed to make things right with God while he was watching TV late one night!
4. Believe-The slide guitar is back! I love this song, and it has a very important theme: That as Christians, we cannot turn away from sin and we must realize that we can't ride the fence forever.
5. Tuning In-I love the instrumentals on this song (horns and latin guitars!) and it's obvious Steve helped with this, because of the crazy lyrics! It's some serious fun, but the message is clear that we must lose ourselves and "tune in" to God.
6. Truth Be Known-Everybody Gets a Shot-Great, funky song about trying to tell others about Christ and how sometimes they will do anything to deny it.
7. Deep End-Like Woohoo, this song is about new life (hmmm theme for the album?)Took a bit to grow on me, but now I love it!
8. Hallelujah-My favorite Newsboys song of all time. Everything about it is incredible: Jody's guitar playing (he's unreal!), Peter and Phil's impeccable harmonies, the dance-rock rhythm, the awesome lyrics, etc. And like the subject in the song, we all must sing "Hallelujah!" when it seems that all has been lost.
9.The Tide-This song eluded me at first. I had no idea what it meant, and skipped over it. Don't make the same mistake I did. The lyrics are beautiful, and theme-wise it is best compared to "Lost The Sky Again" on Not Ashamed. Peter and Phil once again sound great together singing about waiting until they can join their Maker in a safe place.
10.Always-This song never fails to make me cry when I hear it (especially the One Night In Pennsylvania live version) just because my heart goes out to Phil and Jeff whenever I hear it (both grew up without ever knowing their real fathers). Peter has never sounded so hurt, betrayed, and angry at the same time as he takes the point of view of a child who is questioning the father who was never there, but the end slips into a pleading prayer of hope for God to watch over them as a Heavenly Father.

This album has helped strengthen my relationship with the Lord, and will probably always be my favorite album ever. Trust me, buy it, you will not be disappointed! (Not K. Meyers, just his daughter using his account).
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