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Thanks to Annie for pimping out my love for music, because that’s all I really have:  a love for music.  Annie is right…I am going to blog about this CD.  Right now.  Yep.  That’s right.  It doesn’t come out for another few months, but I have had a copy of it in my hands for the past month and a half or so.  Don’t ask how.  I will not give up my source.

I have blogged in the past about Third Day, specifically how I have been a fan since the very beginning of their career.  I am blessed to have a great friendship with Mac and he may or may not have been the person who gave me the CD.  Do with that what you will.  On to the CD  review.

I really try to put aside my personal feelings when listening to Third Day’s records.  When you know someone you tend to give them the benefit of the doubt when it comes to performance.  In my most unbiased opinion, this is the best record Third Day has made to date.  You get all the things you expect from a Third Day record, but there is something there this time that I haven’t heard before.  The guys seem to have a fire in their bellies and that fire manifests itself with some of the strongest songs they have written.  Mac seems to have been pushed vocally by producer Howard Benson and I love what I am hearing:  gutsy, impassioned performances.  This will be the part Annie mentioned about how rad the technical side of this record is.  The guys enlisted some major heavyweight talent to record, produce and mix “Revelation.”  The end result is a record that is mixed perfectly. The guitar parts jump out, the bass is fat and the drums are present.  Mac’s vocals sound better than ever.  The song that really jumps out at me is “Take Me to the Other Side.”  At least that’s what I think it is called.  I didn’t get a track listing on the copy I received.  This song is 3:17 of rock at it’s finest.  There is no fat at all and there is an amazing guitar solo played by the unbelievable Robert Randolph. Also, there is a song featuring Chris Daughtry on backing vocals and two with Lacey Mosley of Flyleaf.  Amazing.

I hope I have earned your listening trust in the past with artists like Daniel Bashta and Jason Morant.  Trust me.  If you were a Third Day fan but have fallen away for whatever reason, come on back.  This record is worth your money and time.  If you don’t like it, Annie will give you your money back!