Search - Men of Standard :: It's a New Day

Curtis W. (GDSZIAM) from KENNESAW, GA
Reviewed on 11/1/2009...

These brothers are deep and this is an awesome listen. Get prepared to worship.

It's ok

C. Pompey | Charlotte, NC United States | 08/20/2004

(4 out of 5 stars)

"I really really like Men of Standard. When Commissioned disbanded and the Winans were no longer recording, I needed a group to take there place that offered sounds as smooth as I was used to. I can say that Men of Standard is a top notch group. I just haven't been that thoroughly impressed with this last offering. "MOS Vol III" was good, it didn't have enough live instruments for me though. If you want their best work I would buy the first album "Men of Standard" and "Feels Like Rain" (their best album to date). Their latest CD has to grow on me. I do like the live instruments instead of the sequenced tracks that dominated the last album. I'm just used to liking their music without hesitation. I will say that "I Made It" is a foot-stomping, quartet-style song, but one that's for 2004. I liked that cut. I did enjoy Nancy Wilson on "Peace that Calms". She can really sing. Although Isaac can sing his butt off, I think at times he riffs and runs a little too much. I don't want to take anything away from him, because if I could sing like that I would probably do the same thing. My favorite voice out of this group is Brian Pierce. Love it, love it, love it! I can listen to him sing all day. I gave it 4 stars, because it didn't hit me right away. They can still sing though and their vocal stylings are more than adequate for those who are still missing Commissioned and the Winans. If you like Commissioned, The Winans, Boyz II Men, or any other male group, you should buy this album. For existing MOS fans, it may take a while to like the album, but keep listening. It's pretty good. Just not as good as "Feels Like Rain". If you don't have that album, buy that one. They produced that one with J. Moss. From start to finish it is the real deal. There is no bad song on that album. I found myself hitting the fast forward button too much when I listened to "It's A New Day". I'll give it a chance though. I know eventually I will come to love it just like their previous albums. It's Men of Standard man. I would recommend Tye Tribbett along with this album or as an alternative. He's from Philly and brings that Philly flava to the gospel world. It's tight."

It was ok

T. Winston | 04/14/2005

(3 out of 5 stars)

"The album "It's A New Day" was the first CD of Men of Standard I bought. I really do like comtemporary gospel and when I heard their previous songs on the radio I wanted to give them a try. This CD is different from their previous work. Instead of that R&B vibe you usually get, they incorporated some choir sounds on some tracks and had a female artist sing with them. It was disappointing because the songs I heard on the radio had that R&B sound and this CD didn't quite have it. There were some songs that I did enjoy:

Just Like You,

Can't Stop Now - it reminded me of something Deitric Haddon would sing

Lord of All - this song was beautiful

New Day - the beat is tight

Peace That Calms

Soldiers Heart - really sounded like R&B, reminded me of Boys II Men

Overall, I really do like Men of Standard because they remind me of Commissioned. Even though I did not care for this Album, I got their previous CD, Let It Rain. That CD is the bomb. All the songs were tight. I really enjoyed that CD and believe that was their best work.

If you like variety, then I recommend this CD. It has a mix of choir, quartet and R&B. I was just not feelin this CD, because it wasn't totally Men of Standard. I'm glad the two previous CD's were a success, because their new album is definately not my favorite."