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Rush of Fools [Wonder Of The World]

Kevin R. Davis | Perkasie, PA | 02/09/2009

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Rush of Fools has made quite an impression with 2 albums in less than 2 years, including an impressive self-titled debut album that made several top 10 lists in 2007 with the stand-out songs "Undo", "We All" and "When Our Hearts Sing". The band was nominated for best new artist of 2007 and "Undo" was nominated for song of the year. That is a pretty hard act to follow and if you liked "Rush of Fools" as much as I liked it, you probably had pretty high expectations for their newest album "Wonder of The World", released September 16, 2008.



For awhile, I only had the title track and had to remind myself I was listening to Rush of Fools when the song came on in a playlist as the sound and style of the song is different from the first album. Now, the second single "Lose It All" is doing very well and although also has a different sound, reminds me why I like this band so much. I downloaded the entire album "Wonder of The World" about 1 month ago and I highly recommend it. The opening song "There Is Nothing" sets the tone nicely for the album with the biblical and uplifting lyrics "There is no wilderness, no desert place, no sickness, There is no sinking ship, no history, no weakness, That You can't save me from". The entire album is full of very worshipful and uplifting lyrics such as the opening line of "Wonder of The World": "Father, How can it be that You are Father to me, Savior, How can it be that You are, Savior for me, Everything I need".



Every song has a similar sentiment of praise and worship to our Savior set to catchy melodies and sung with emotion by Wes Willis who co-wrote every song with fellow band member Kevin Huguley and producer and songwriter Jason Ingram. One song I keep coming back to is "Lose It All", which is one of the highlights of the album and very catchy, upbeat and worshipful. The second half of the album is pretty mellow and contemplative and I enjoy listening to the entire album in order and sharing in the worship experience with the band. I'm looking forward to seeing them in concert the next time they come to my area.



If you like Building 429, Ruth, Sanctus Real and Above The Golden State, then you should really enjoy this solid worship album. I score it 88% out of 100%, solid B+."

Nice, but...

McElligot's Pool | 01/20/2009

(3 out of 5 stars)

"Nice sophomore collection. Their melodies are nice. Their vocals are nice. Their lyrics are nice. Their musicality is nice. But....



It's just missing something. There was an edge of excitement in their first album. Their was greater musical variance and more dynamic lyrics in their first album. If Rush of Fools hadn't had a first album, this would be a nice first effort. But...



Alright, I'll say it. I expected more! This band's first album was 5-star, cross-the-board excellent. This second effort is nice... Safe... But unexciting and - well - unfulfilling. Like de-caf...



There's a sameness in too much of the material here, except perhaps "Lost It All", which has a little "90's dc talk" kind of feel to it - though again perhaps without the originality or spark. There's far too much repetition in lyrics (like they ran out of things to say). After the first album's inventiveness and edge, this is just a little disappointing.



Perhaps others agree. The "used" market for the CD has already greatly discounted the price. How fast the price of a new release discounts on the used market is a pretty good sign of the popularity and success of the CD.



Sorry guys! I was so looking forward to your second album. Guess I'll have to look forward to your third - but it will be with less excitement and more question marks.



Don't get me wrong! "Rush of Fools" still best describes the band and not the buyers of this CD. It's really nice. But...

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