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1. From Your Hands
2. Always There
3. Cry
4. In You
5. Not My Fight
6. One Step Away
7. Unplug
8. You Can
9. The Reason
10. My Coming Day
2. Always There
3. Cry
4. In You
5. Not My Fight
6. One Step Away
7. Unplug
8. You Can
9. The Reason
10. My Coming Day
My Coming Day
[Release Date: January 27, 2009] (Inpop Records)
Track Listing:
Track Listing:
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3.8 out of 4
2.5 out of 3
1.8 out of 2
0.7 out of 1
8.8 out of 10
Message
Music
Production
Creativity
Overall Score
| 88% B+ |
New Inpop Records band Julian Drive has Georgia roots and won the 2004 “Exalting
Him” talent search contest. The band has toured extensively leading up to the national
release of their major label debut album “My Coming Day”. They are a ministry-oriented
Southern alt-rock band. They have songs that immediately reminded me of Country
superstar band Rascal Flatts and Christian country band 33Miles. They also have ballads
and vertical worship songs that reminded me of CCM artist Mark Schultz.
The album’s debut single “From Your Hands” is a great example of the vertical worship
style of the album. The song came from an experience that the band had while touring.
Their bus had broken down and nobody wanted to sleep. Their guitarist Jesse Triplett
started playing on his guitar and came up with a country-rock melody and lead vocalist
Shane Bowers came up with lyrics to match the melody. Message-wise, it is one of my
favorite songs on the album with the sincere chorus “True Love was pouring, True Love
was pouring from Your hands”. The song is about the purest and sweetest love that has
ever been, with the crucifixion as the backdrop. It is a great love song in the style of the
hit Tenth Avenue North song “Love Is Here”. “Always There” has a great biblical
message about relying on God’s Word as a guide. There are parts of the song that come
right from Psalms and the style is country-rock. The next song “Cry” has an amazing
2nd verse “Believe Your voice, believe Your word, stand so strong even when it hurts,
Gotta let it go, let Your light show”. The style resembled “God Of Life” by Mark
Schultz. Those first 3 songs really had me hooked on this album, and kept my interest
over the next 5 songs which are all very positive, uplifting and biblical, but slightly less
catchy to me.
Finally, the last 2 songs grabbed me again. I LOVE their remake of the Hoobastank hit
song “The Reason”. They are faithful to the original piano-based style of the song and
the beautiful melody and confession. I have loved that song since it came out and have
also considered it a song that can be sung to God in confession, “I’ve found a reason for
me, to change who I used to be, a reason to start over new, and the reason is You”. The
closing title song “My Coming Day” is an earnest prayer that came from Shane’s daily
devotion and quiet time with the Lord.
Closing Thoughts:
I really, really like half of the songs a lot. The stand-out songs I’ve mentioned are top
notch musically and lyrically. The other songs are also very strong lyrically, but to me
not as catchy or original sounding in comparison. Fans of Rascal Flatts, 33Miles and
Mark Schultz will really like the style of this album. Rock music fans will really enjoy
“The Reason”. This is a very nice major label debut album and Julian Drive shows a lot
of potential. “My Coming Day” is very message-oriented, clear and positive biblical
Truth throughout and is definitely a strength of the album.
Him” talent search contest. The band has toured extensively leading up to the national
release of their major label debut album “My Coming Day”. They are a ministry-oriented
Southern alt-rock band. They have songs that immediately reminded me of Country
superstar band Rascal Flatts and Christian country band 33Miles. They also have ballads
and vertical worship songs that reminded me of CCM artist Mark Schultz.
The album’s debut single “From Your Hands” is a great example of the vertical worship
style of the album. The song came from an experience that the band had while touring.
Their bus had broken down and nobody wanted to sleep. Their guitarist Jesse Triplett
started playing on his guitar and came up with a country-rock melody and lead vocalist
Shane Bowers came up with lyrics to match the melody. Message-wise, it is one of my
favorite songs on the album with the sincere chorus “True Love was pouring, True Love
was pouring from Your hands”. The song is about the purest and sweetest love that has
ever been, with the crucifixion as the backdrop. It is a great love song in the style of the
hit Tenth Avenue North song “Love Is Here”. “Always There” has a great biblical
message about relying on God’s Word as a guide. There are parts of the song that come
right from Psalms and the style is country-rock. The next song “Cry” has an amazing
2nd verse “Believe Your voice, believe Your word, stand so strong even when it hurts,
Gotta let it go, let Your light show”. The style resembled “God Of Life” by Mark
Schultz. Those first 3 songs really had me hooked on this album, and kept my interest
over the next 5 songs which are all very positive, uplifting and biblical, but slightly less
catchy to me.
Finally, the last 2 songs grabbed me again. I LOVE their remake of the Hoobastank hit
song “The Reason”. They are faithful to the original piano-based style of the song and
the beautiful melody and confession. I have loved that song since it came out and have
also considered it a song that can be sung to God in confession, “I’ve found a reason for
me, to change who I used to be, a reason to start over new, and the reason is You”. The
closing title song “My Coming Day” is an earnest prayer that came from Shane’s daily
devotion and quiet time with the Lord.
Closing Thoughts:
I really, really like half of the songs a lot. The stand-out songs I’ve mentioned are top
notch musically and lyrically. The other songs are also very strong lyrically, but to me
not as catchy or original sounding in comparison. Fans of Rascal Flatts, 33Miles and
Mark Schultz will really like the style of this album. Rock music fans will really enjoy
“The Reason”. This is a very nice major label debut album and Julian Drive shows a lot
of potential. “My Coming Day” is very message-oriented, clear and positive biblical
Truth throughout and is definitely a strength of the album.
Review Written By: Kevin Davis [kevin.davis@christianmusicreview.org] Date Written: January 17, 2009
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