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1. You Started It All [Listen]
2. You Hold It All [Listen]
3. Be The Change [Listen]
4. Solid Rock [Listen]
5. God Be Praised [Listen]
6. Dawn Till Dusk [Listen]
7. Highest Place [Listen]
8. Great God [Listen]
2. You Hold It All [Listen]
3. Be The Change [Listen]
4. Solid Rock [Listen]
5. God Be Praised [Listen]
6. Dawn Till Dusk [Listen]
7. Highest Place [Listen]
8. Great God [Listen]
Light Up The World
[Release Date: September 15, 2009] (Integrity Music)
Track Listing:
Track Listing:
9. Joy Will Come [Listen]
10. The Morning [Listen]
11. Light Up The World [Listen]
12. Mercy Is Falling [Listen]
13. Medley: Burning Tree/Holy Ground [Listen]
14. Angel Song [Listen]
15. Rescue (Bonus MP3)
16. I Am Free (Bonus MP3)
10. The Morning [Listen]
11. Light Up The World [Listen]
12. Mercy Is Falling [Listen]
13. Medley: Burning Tree/Holy Ground [Listen]
14. Angel Song [Listen]
15. Rescue (Bonus MP3)
16. I Am Free (Bonus MP3)
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3.9 out of 4
2.3 out of 3
1.8 out of 2
0.6 out of 1
8.7 out of 10
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Overall Score
| 87% B |
“Light Up The World” is the fifth album from the Desperation Band, writers of “I Am
Free”, “Rescue”, “My Savior Lives” and “Counting On God”. Their songs have been
covered by Newsboys, Newsong and Phillips, Craig & Dean. The band is formerly
made up of Jared Anderson, Jon Egan and Glenn Packiam. This album is a solo project
by Jon Egan since Jared and Glenn were working on their own solo projects. It is the
first studio recorded album at New Life Church in Colorado Springs, Colorado. All three
are associate worship pastors at the church, serving under senior pastor, Ross Parsley.
Filled with passionate songs birthed in the furnace of worship, prayer and intercession,
Desperation Band’s first studio album is a powerful experience calling the body of Christ
to mercy and justice. “Light Up The World” is a fresh new sound of worship from the
Desperation Movement through which thousands of students have taken the Desperation
Vow to wholeheartedly follow God. In a special partnership with Heartwork Uganda, this
album is dedicated to being a source of mission preparation and funding for the building
of orphanages in Uganda.
The album opens with an instrumental introduction “You Started It All” which leads to
“You Hold It All”. I’ve been collecting Desperation Band since “From The Rooftops”
which features “I Am Free”, so it took me awhile to get used to the studio recordings
compared to the energy from past live recordings. Hillsong United released a similar
collection called “All Of The Above” which were also studio recordings. There is a
connection between the songs as there are more instrumental tracks, “Dawn Till Dusk”
between “God Be Praised” and “Highest Place” and “The Morning” between “Joy Will
Come” and title track “Light Up The World”.
There is an ambient feel to most of the songs similar to “The Hope That Lies In You” by
The Glorious Unseen, one of my top albums of the year. For me the highlights are “You
Hold It All”, “Be The Change”, “Solid Rock”, “Highest Place” and “Light Up The
World”. They all have strong messages and catchy melodies. There are several
reflective songs including “God Be Praised”, “Holy Ground” and “Angel Song”. There
are two songs, “Joy Will Come” and “Highest Place” which feature a female vocalist that
reminded me of Brooke (Fraser) Ligertwood singing “Soon” with Hillsong United.
Closing Thoughts:
If you like ambient worship like The Glorious Unseen and the softer songs by Hillsong
United, then you should like the standout songs of “Light Up The World” by Desperation
Band, especially “You Hold It All” and “Highest Place” which I can imagine singing with
fellow believers.
Free”, “Rescue”, “My Savior Lives” and “Counting On God”. Their songs have been
covered by Newsboys, Newsong and Phillips, Craig & Dean. The band is formerly
made up of Jared Anderson, Jon Egan and Glenn Packiam. This album is a solo project
by Jon Egan since Jared and Glenn were working on their own solo projects. It is the
first studio recorded album at New Life Church in Colorado Springs, Colorado. All three
are associate worship pastors at the church, serving under senior pastor, Ross Parsley.
Filled with passionate songs birthed in the furnace of worship, prayer and intercession,
Desperation Band’s first studio album is a powerful experience calling the body of Christ
to mercy and justice. “Light Up The World” is a fresh new sound of worship from the
Desperation Movement through which thousands of students have taken the Desperation
Vow to wholeheartedly follow God. In a special partnership with Heartwork Uganda, this
album is dedicated to being a source of mission preparation and funding for the building
of orphanages in Uganda.
The album opens with an instrumental introduction “You Started It All” which leads to
“You Hold It All”. I’ve been collecting Desperation Band since “From The Rooftops”
which features “I Am Free”, so it took me awhile to get used to the studio recordings
compared to the energy from past live recordings. Hillsong United released a similar
collection called “All Of The Above” which were also studio recordings. There is a
connection between the songs as there are more instrumental tracks, “Dawn Till Dusk”
between “God Be Praised” and “Highest Place” and “The Morning” between “Joy Will
Come” and title track “Light Up The World”.
There is an ambient feel to most of the songs similar to “The Hope That Lies In You” by
The Glorious Unseen, one of my top albums of the year. For me the highlights are “You
Hold It All”, “Be The Change”, “Solid Rock”, “Highest Place” and “Light Up The
World”. They all have strong messages and catchy melodies. There are several
reflective songs including “God Be Praised”, “Holy Ground” and “Angel Song”. There
are two songs, “Joy Will Come” and “Highest Place” which feature a female vocalist that
reminded me of Brooke (Fraser) Ligertwood singing “Soon” with Hillsong United.
Closing Thoughts:
If you like ambient worship like The Glorious Unseen and the softer songs by Hillsong
United, then you should like the standout songs of “Light Up The World” by Desperation
Band, especially “You Hold It All” and “Highest Place” which I can imagine singing with
fellow believers.
Review Written By: Kevin Davis [kevin.davis@christianmusicreview.org] Date Written: September 1, 2009
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