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5.0 out of 5 stars
Honest Lyrics, 27 Mar 2003
Chris Rice's second CD is exactly what his fans wanted. It's filled with the same honest lyrics and folk pop music that made his first CD such a big success.The project opens with "Smelling Coffee," a fun song about how each day is a fresh start. It then delves into a more series tone with "Naive." In it, he struggles with understanding God's timing and ways. "Big Enough" is a companion song as he asks more questions of God, who is big enough to handle them and help us with them. Even with these struggles, he ultimate decides to "Live by Faith" in a cool cover of a song he wrote that was originally recorded by Kim Boyce. The second half of the CD delves into a lighter more worshipful mood. "One of Those Days" is a celebration of the times when God feels like he's right beside us. "Wind and Spirit" is about God stirring in our lives, while "Thirsty" is a cry for the Living Water. By far, however, my favorite song on this disc is the last official song, "Missin' You." In it, Chris passionately captures the desire of a Christian to reach his final home, Heaven. Lyrically and musically, it's one of the best songs he's ever released. Chris Rice doesn't beat around the bush about the struggles of life, but that's what I find refreshing. Still, ultimately, he returns to his faith in God and rests in Him. My only real complaint is "Cartoons." It's a fun song, but detracts from the other songs' overall effect and doesn't hold up as well to repeated listening. Still, I seem to be in the minority on this, and my skip button makes it a non-issue anyway. I highly recommend this and Chris's other CD's to any fans of Adult Contemporary Christian Music.
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