More a showman than a recording artist, Carman continues to be one of Christian music's top-drawing concert acts--he sold out the 55,000-seat Houston Astrodome in 1997 by himself. His sense for the theatrical carries over ... more »in R.I.O.T.: Righteous Invasion of Truth, a 1996 release that proves to be quite entertaining. Catch the clever airline motif in "God Is Exalted," the hip-hop edge of "R.I.O.T.," or the B-52's-ish "No Monsters" and you will hear a man that keeps his musical boundaries open. Whether it's old-time gospel, rap, rock, or even the countryish "Step of Faith," with Ricky Skaggs, Carman and producers Brown Bannister and Tommy Sims yield a lively and worthwhile release. --Michael Lyttle« less
More a showman than a recording artist, Carman continues to be one of Christian music's top-drawing concert acts--he sold out the 55,000-seat Houston Astrodome in 1997 by himself. His sense for the theatrical carries over in R.I.O.T.: Righteous Invasion of Truth, a 1996 release that proves to be quite entertaining. Catch the clever airline motif in "God Is Exalted," the hip-hop edge of "R.I.O.T.," or the B-52's-ish "No Monsters" and you will hear a man that keeps his musical boundaries open. Whether it's old-time gospel, rap, rock, or even the countryish "Step of Faith," with Ricky Skaggs, Carman and producers Brown Bannister and Tommy Sims yield a lively and worthwhile release. --Michael Lyttle
"Carman is an awesome Chrisitan artist who doesn't try to veil the gospel message or water it down. In this day and age where it is not politically correct to talk about, much less sing about, the name of Jesus, it is refreshing to know that Carman has the backbone to boldly proclaim the Lordship of Jesus Christ! My wife and I, along with our three young sons, all love to listen to Carman and his music.
I thank God for Carman and appreciate both his humility and his openess to the Holy Spirit! Oh, and by the way, this CD rocks!!!"
One of Carman's Best!!
D. L. Williams | SC , USA | 11/10/2001
(4 out of 5 stars)
"Carman has always (from as early on as I can remember) sang a lot of songs that have stories to them. I think that's what's kept me listening to his music all this time-besides the most obvious fact that his music ALWAYS directly glorifies God, and he's got a good, strong voice. While I'm not into listening to his softer ballads most of the time, they're still uplifting and worth it to hear the creativity in his story-songs."
Carman
david burton | El Paso, TX usa | 01/06/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Honestly I grew up listening to Carman ever since I was the age of 5 and the first time I heard the song Champion from Carman that was the song I needed to give my life to JesusChrist and ever since I have been hearing Carman I have really loved his song. The bottom point is that Carman has changed my life"
Mix it up
J. Sprouffske | Rainier, WA USA | 02/04/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This is not the old Carman. He throws a couple of harder songs into the mix with his praise songs. Even if you aren't into his louder, harder, and faster songs you will still enjoy this album. There are fewer songs on this album compared to some of his others. Don't let that discourage you. Most of the songs on this album are a little longer so you aren't getting shorted out of any music. Check out some of the promos that came out around the same time as this CD. There was a devotional and a book for kids. Overall this is a wonderful album from a great artist."