Louder Than The Music

Lou Fellingham - Step Into The Light

Artist:

Lou Fellingham

Title:

Step Into The Light

Type:

Album

Released:

16 May 2010 (US), 20 May 2010 (UK)

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I have looked forward to the honour of being given Lou Fellingham's new album to review and to do it justice I have listened to this album solidly for the past two days, with just a minor blip having been begged by my three year old for something different and more to his liking, and I can say with confidence that I really like the album which with a mixture of refreshingly light and beautifully haunting tunes as well as a couple of revisited surprises, has the potential to please most.

Lou's original version of 'Amazing God' is one of my...
Read More I have looked forward to the honour of being given Lou Fellingham's new album to review and to do it justice I have listened to this album solidly for the past two days, with just a minor blip having been begged by my three year old for something different and more to his liking, and I can say with confidence that I really like the album which with a mixture of refreshingly light and beautifully haunting tunes as well as a couple of revisited surprises, has the potential to please most.

Lou's original version of 'Amazing God' is one of my absolute favourites so this new edgier version was never likely to sit well with me. I like it, but the passion and solemnity is lacking. It is more of a centre stage crowd pleaser (I can fully appreciate that this sung live would be fantastic.) It is no longer a goose bump song that can bring you to your knees and prick your eyes with tears. 'Christ in me' however is such a song, it is thought provoking, melancholic in style some might say depressive, I say pure poetry.

'Let it shine' takes a while to get going and I am not so convinced on the backing "d'ooing" it does however have an amazing chorus.

The title track is the only fly in the ointment so to speak, it reminds me of a Eurovision entry (I can hear your cringes to that suggestion) and I guess if you like that kind of thing and some people do then this is the song for you, but for me this is a track to skip, but then again, maybe I’m just growing too old...

It appears to have become quite common to revamp old hymns and give them modern twists to appeal to the current Christian trend and in my humble opinion not all of these have been overly successful. 'To God be the Glory' is phenomenal though and I can not only imagine singing it in our Church, but I can imagine dancing to it with our children.

There really is a wide range of music on this album that I would defy anyone not to like something on it. There are plenty of songs that will easily translate to the congregation; plenty of toe tapping/finger drumming and the soul searching songs that draw you in closer.

Review by Melissa Wood

LTTM Rating 4 out of 5 Stars
Standout Tracks
Christ In Me
To God Be The Glory
Let It Shine