delirious.org.uk - Reviews

Review: 'Touch' Album
Source: CBA Marketplace
Author: unknown
Date: 19 Nov 2002

Much current Christian music falls into two camps: One has a clear but often clichéd christian message and a safe sameness and mostly stays within the Christian subculture; the other believes Christians should be intelligent and creative and participate in the larger culture but usually tries this by making any Christian message impossibly vague. Delirious? belongs to neither group.

Delirious? was the vanguard of the modern-worship movement and the first group to erase the boundaries between worship and modern rock. They're still the best. And Touch may be their best album since King of Fools. The music is varied; beautifully executed, and stunningly original; after repeated listening, it still surprises me.

Lyrics move from Martin Smith's trademark worship-anthem style ('Touch') to alienation ("Where children wander fatherless / through fields that spent their happiness, I grieve," 'Alien') to passion ("Excess baggage falling, crawling, throw it all away / My redemption actual, factual / Happening today," 'Fire').

For perceptive clarity, all Nashville Christian bands should, like Delirious?, spend time evangelizing in a mostly unchurched country. The album includes a bonus CD with six live songs and three music videos.

CBA is the international trade association of Christian product suppliers and retailers. It serves more than 2,500 member retail stores in the United States, and more than 1,000 stores in 40 international countries with member chapters in 16 countries worldwide.

Related Links:

'Touch' Page

delirious.org.uk is an unofficial fan site run by Dave Wood. For more information please contact info@delirious.org.uk. This site in no way reflects the opinions of Delirious?, Furious? Records or any other organisations referred to in these pages. Unless otherwise stated, all lyrics, audio and video are copyright Furious? Records. The copyright of all photography is owned by the photographer. No responsibility can be taken for the content of any third-party sites linked to within these pages.