| PureNRG |
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1. Here We Go Again
2. Any Which Way
3. Like
4. Ain't No Mountain High Enough
5. Call On Jesus
6. Girls Can Change The World
7. Get Up
8. BFF
2. Any Which Way
3. Like
4. Ain't No Mountain High Enough
5. Call On Jesus
6. Girls Can Change The World
7. Get Up
8. BFF
Here We Go Again
[Release Date: April 29, 2008] (Fervent Records)
Track Listing:
Track Listing:
9. Inside Out
10. That's What Friends Are For
11. Are You Ready?
12. More
10. That's What Friends Are For
11. Are You Ready?
12. More
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3.5 out of 4
2.6 out of 3
2.0 out of 2
1.0 out of 1
9.1 out of 10
Message
Music
Production
Creativity
Overall Score
| 91% A- |
I have to admit when I first listened to PureNRG’s new album, Here We Go Again, I
was thinking to myself… “Don’t I hear enough of this kid-pop while my daughter
watches the Disney Channel?” Well, no more then a few songs into the disc I realized
these kids may sound similar to the music heard on Disney Channel shows like Hannah
Montana, High School Musical and Wizards of Waverly Place, but the message of the
album was the big difference.
While the music of High School Musical and Hannah Montana come across as positive
and fun for kids, PureNRG steps it up and brings the message of Jesus in their album full
of not only positive and encouraging tracks, but songs that will be sure to get your house
bouncin' and pumped up and I don’t mean just the kids either!
The writing process of this album review started out a little different then most that I
write. Normally I listen to an album through a few times before sitting down to write the
review, you know to familiarize myself with the artists, their music and the message.
No, this time I handed the CD to my eight and half year old daughter, Mariah. I said, “I
want you to take this CD into your room and listen to it and let me know what you
think”. No more then ten minutes later, I heard her in her room singing along with some
of the songs. “What do you think Mariah?” I asked her. “This CD is my new favorite
CD dad! You know I like Hannah Montana and stuff, but she doesn’t sing about Jesus.
She says she is a Christian, but I don’t ever hear her sing about God”
This really made me feel good. You know there is a lot of ‘so-called’ kids’ music out
there, but what is it teaching our children? Absolutely nothing. PureNRG seems to pick
up where Jump 5 left off with their Hello/Goodbye CD. A few songs that caught my ear
(and that I even found myself singing along to) were the group’s cover of the 1967
Marvin Gaye/Tammi Terrell duet, “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough”. I really enjoyed
PureNRG’s cover of the song. I immediately thought of the bus scene in the Denzel
Washington film, Remember the Titans, when the players started singing it on the bus on
the way to Gettysburg.
Another song I really enjoyed and really like because of its positive and uplifting message
was the group’s cover of Nicole C. Mullen’s “Call On Jesus”. “I was really nervous
doing it because I really love singing that song and I love Nicole C. Mullen,” says
Carolyne Myers. “The producer and I would pray before every pass while recording it in
the studio.” The other big cover on the album was Matthew West’s “More”. I
absolutely loved that song, it reminds us of Christ’s love for us and willingness to do
what He needed to do in order to atone for and defeat our sins once and for all.
With a few covers on the CD, there are some originals that I think the ‘younger’ fans
will find exciting to listen to. Particularly in the ‘chick tracks’ (as I call them) like “Girls
Can Change the World” and “BFF (Best Friends Forever). I was surprised at how much
I actually enjoyed listening to the album. I am not afraid to admit, I would consider
myself a fan of PureNRG! I think that the group’s focus is where it needs to be, and
that’s on going out and showing people who their Savior is and what He’s about.
I actually had taken my wife Shannon and daughter Mariah to Winter Jam 2008 earlier
this year and got the opportunity to see PureNRG perform and even got to meet them
backstage after their performance. My daughter Mariah was excited to meet them, but
at the same time was too shy to even say anything to them at first. It was cool seeing
how they interacted with my daughter, you know how humble they came across and the
time they took to talk with her. It made her day.
All in all Here We Go Again was an enjoyable album to listen to with a message that
today’s kids need. Jesus. Christ should be the center point of their lives. You know as
Proverbs 22:6 says, “Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he
will not depart from it.” (KJV). These kids are our future (just as the song says) and we
need to encourage them to be grounded in their faith. It’s okay to have fun, but in the
way that is still honoring to God and found in the center if His will.
Closing Thoughts:
If you are looking for an album for your kids that has some great music, this albums a
good choice. If you are looking for an album that your kids will enjoy and has a great
message, then this is definitely one to pick up. I thoroughly enjoyed it as did my
daughter and I think once your kids take a listen, they will too. Look also for PureNRG's
next DVD to hit store shelves later this year.
was thinking to myself… “Don’t I hear enough of this kid-pop while my daughter
watches the Disney Channel?” Well, no more then a few songs into the disc I realized
these kids may sound similar to the music heard on Disney Channel shows like Hannah
Montana, High School Musical and Wizards of Waverly Place, but the message of the
album was the big difference.
While the music of High School Musical and Hannah Montana come across as positive
and fun for kids, PureNRG steps it up and brings the message of Jesus in their album full
of not only positive and encouraging tracks, but songs that will be sure to get your house
bouncin' and pumped up and I don’t mean just the kids either!
The writing process of this album review started out a little different then most that I
write. Normally I listen to an album through a few times before sitting down to write the
review, you know to familiarize myself with the artists, their music and the message.
No, this time I handed the CD to my eight and half year old daughter, Mariah. I said, “I
want you to take this CD into your room and listen to it and let me know what you
think”. No more then ten minutes later, I heard her in her room singing along with some
of the songs. “What do you think Mariah?” I asked her. “This CD is my new favorite
CD dad! You know I like Hannah Montana and stuff, but she doesn’t sing about Jesus.
She says she is a Christian, but I don’t ever hear her sing about God”
This really made me feel good. You know there is a lot of ‘so-called’ kids’ music out
there, but what is it teaching our children? Absolutely nothing. PureNRG seems to pick
up where Jump 5 left off with their Hello/Goodbye CD. A few songs that caught my ear
(and that I even found myself singing along to) were the group’s cover of the 1967
Marvin Gaye/Tammi Terrell duet, “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough”. I really enjoyed
PureNRG’s cover of the song. I immediately thought of the bus scene in the Denzel
Washington film, Remember the Titans, when the players started singing it on the bus on
the way to Gettysburg.
Another song I really enjoyed and really like because of its positive and uplifting message
was the group’s cover of Nicole C. Mullen’s “Call On Jesus”. “I was really nervous
doing it because I really love singing that song and I love Nicole C. Mullen,” says
Carolyne Myers. “The producer and I would pray before every pass while recording it in
the studio.” The other big cover on the album was Matthew West’s “More”. I
absolutely loved that song, it reminds us of Christ’s love for us and willingness to do
what He needed to do in order to atone for and defeat our sins once and for all.
With a few covers on the CD, there are some originals that I think the ‘younger’ fans
will find exciting to listen to. Particularly in the ‘chick tracks’ (as I call them) like “Girls
Can Change the World” and “BFF (Best Friends Forever). I was surprised at how much
I actually enjoyed listening to the album. I am not afraid to admit, I would consider
myself a fan of PureNRG! I think that the group’s focus is where it needs to be, and
that’s on going out and showing people who their Savior is and what He’s about.
I actually had taken my wife Shannon and daughter Mariah to Winter Jam 2008 earlier
this year and got the opportunity to see PureNRG perform and even got to meet them
backstage after their performance. My daughter Mariah was excited to meet them, but
at the same time was too shy to even say anything to them at first. It was cool seeing
how they interacted with my daughter, you know how humble they came across and the
time they took to talk with her. It made her day.
All in all Here We Go Again was an enjoyable album to listen to with a message that
today’s kids need. Jesus. Christ should be the center point of their lives. You know as
Proverbs 22:6 says, “Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he
will not depart from it.” (KJV). These kids are our future (just as the song says) and we
need to encourage them to be grounded in their faith. It’s okay to have fun, but in the
way that is still honoring to God and found in the center if His will.
Closing Thoughts:
If you are looking for an album for your kids that has some great music, this albums a
good choice. If you are looking for an album that your kids will enjoy and has a great
message, then this is definitely one to pick up. I thoroughly enjoyed it as did my
daughter and I think once your kids take a listen, they will too. Look also for PureNRG's
next DVD to hit store shelves later this year.
Review Written By: Jay Heilman [jay.heilman@christianmusicreview.org] Date Written: April 15, 2008
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