Positive Entertainment Reviews

This Album is a classic and I believe it is one of his best albums. ''Change Your World'' was released in the year 1992 and it is the follow up to one of his amazing albums ''Go West Young Man''.
Michael W Smith started recording music in the first half of the 80's and his 1986 album ''Big Picture'' Is an immense classic and one of his popular albums which contains some very catchy songs with a very strong message.
Change Your World contains some very awesome, upbeat, catchy pop songs that I believe you will be pleased with if you enjoy listening to Prince, Michael Jackson and some early 90's Power Pop. There are some Power Ballads on this album as well. ''One of the singles on this album is ''I Will Be Here For You, and some very awesome songs, Picture Perfect, Love One Another, Color Blind, Cross of Gold, and the remaking of Michael W Smith's classic song ''Friends''.
I quite like the music from the early 90's, and some of the 80's stuff as well. It takes me well back to my childhood and when I was at infant school.
When I was a kid, I was brought up on Simply Red, U2, The Jam, The Style Council, Paul Weller, Ocean Colour Scene, The Christians, Michael Jackson. Seal, M People, Blur, Oasis, The Farm, Inspiral Carpets, The Lightning Seeds, OMD, Simple Minds, A-Ha and some other stuff as well. I was also brought up on UB40, Aswad, Madness, The Specials and some Reggae and Two Tone Ska and some Old School Soul Music as well.
I started listening to Michael W Smith later on in life when I was about 24 years of age.
I don't quite understand why I wasn't brought up on Michael W Smith and Amy Grant. They are fantastic Artists that have been around for a very long time and I would have enjoyed them as a young child. This album is absolutely amazing and it is totally recommended to those who enjoy listening to 90's Music.

Steven Curtis Chapman is one of my favourite Christian Artists alongside Michael W Smith and Amy Grant and a few others. This is a very special album that Steven Curtis Chapman has created since his other albums    
are explicitly Christian and they usually challenge other Christians to be truly committed to Jesus Christ with no compromise while at the same time encourage people who have gone through difficult times. A lot of his song were sung from experience while at the same time promoting hope and redemption through Jesus Christ. Steven Curtis Chapman has penned some amazing songs including ''The Great Adventure'', Heaven In The Real World'', ''Dive'', ''Lord Of The Dance'', and many many more. His music is in the style of Country Pop/Rock and some Acoustic.
This particular album portrays a true picture of what marriage between husband and wife should look like.
We live in a culture where love is constantly being abused and used in the wrong way. A lot of soup opera's are filled with so much unfaithfulness, cheating and unforgiveness and so much other sins. There is so much Pornography littering the lives of so many people. We see it on TV, it is portray in movies and a lot of them are disgusting. Today's Pop Stars in the media, Beyonce, Miley Cyrus, Lady Gaga and some of Katy Perry's
earlier stuff, etc are glorifying sexual immorality and constant filth in their lyrics. This is absolutely horrible and I won't put up with it any longer.
The Bible teaches that sex should only be reserved for marriage and never outside of it, and also marriage is a bonding between man and woman. God strictly commands faithfulness and full time commitment in marriage. adultery and homosexuality are strictly forbidden for a reason. I also have a strong conviction that Christians marrying Non Christians is not wise and not encouraged because of the danger of compromise.
This album is absolutely fantastic and it goes in a different direction to his other stuff. Steven Curtis Chapman has moved forward creatively throughout the years and this album is example of this.
There are a couple of cover songs on this album including ''I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)'' which was originally performed by The Proclaimers. I am not familiar with the artist who recorded ''I'll Take Care Of You'' which is also on this album. Steven Curtis Chapman version reminds me of one of the well known films, Sleepless In Seattle.  The music is quite laid back. There are some very upbeat lively songs on this album as well and some mellow laid back songs. There are a couple of songs on this album that have been written in the past.
''I Will Be Here'' which was originally on one of his early albums ''More To This Life. ''When Love Takes You In was originally on ''Declaration'', an album Steven Curtis Chapman recorded before this album that I am reviewing now.
If you would like to know more about Steven Curtis Chapman, I would like to recommend a book that was written by his faithful and committed wife Mary Beth Chapman. It is an awesome book and it is worth a read.
Recommended Websites.
www.stevencurtischapman.com.
www.showhope.org.

This album is a complete masterpiece, and I think it is a strong classic. The song on this album has a totally awesome sound and the music is in the style of late 80's, early 90's synth laden Pop/Indie Rock and it is done in a unique way. Tracks like ''Heaven'', Don't Stop, ''Two Hands'', and ''Forgive Me'' are examples of this, and they are very catchy and radio friendly.''Long Fall Back To Earth'' is a very creative album and I believe it is one of the strongest albums that Jars Of Clay have created. This is one of my favorite Jars Of Clay albums and I like it quite a lot. This is strong evidence that Positive Christian Entertainment has been seriously underestimated and underrated. There are a lot more top quality CCM albums than you think. The more recent Jars Of Clay album is''Inland''.

If you are a Christian and you are reading this review, can I encourage you to pray for Pet Shop Boys, OMD, Erasure, Carter USM, The Lightning Seeds, The Simple Minds and The Pretenders. The lead singer from The Pretenders in Chrissie Hynde. Please pray for their salvation and also pray that God will give them a chance to make music for God's Kingdom, God willing. Pray that God will raise up some new bands and artists that will minister in pubs and clubs and bring back the prodigals in Jesus mighty name. To the Positive bands and artists. Keep on creating awesome music for God's kingdom and give out your 100% best. God bless you.

Other Recommended Jars Of Clay Albums.
The Shelter.
Good Monsters.
The Eleventh Hour.
If I Left The Zoo.

Third Day are one of my favorite CCM Bands of the few, and I think this album is absolutely stunning. Third Day are one of the top quality Christian Bands that are out there.
This awesome and powerful album contains elements of Southern Rock with a bit of Gospel Influence in some of the songs. ''Make A Move'' is a very powerful roof raising Pub Rock song that contains some awesome guitar riffs and I believe it burns the house down. One of the most inspiring songs on this album is ''Children Of God'' which is featuring a childrens choir. ''Lift Up Your Hands is the opening track on this album and it is a very powerful, awe-inspiring roof raiser. Another song I really like is ''Follow Me There'' which contains some Gospel Influences that will completely get you  raising your hands.  This album is a real masterpiece and I believe it will inspire you to live in a way that impacts people in a positive way and I believe it encourages us to trust in Jesus Christ for salvation and redemption because he is our only hope in this hurting world.
Good news. Third Day is touring at the Big Church Day Out this year and it is very similar to Glastonbury. The Big Church Day Out is taking place at Wiston House in West Sussex on May 24th - May 25th. Here our the websites I would like to link you to.
www.thirdday.com.
www.bigchurchdayout.com.

The recent Third Day album is ''Miracle. It is absolutely brilliant.

Other recommended Third Day albums.
Revelation.
Wherever You Are.
Wire.
Come Together.

Wow, wow, wow. What an awesome and exciting album it really is. This is one of my favorite albums in music history. I am so awestruck with the effort Salvador put into this album. It is totally lively, exuberant, colourful, creative and emotional at the same time. I think Salvador are a totally amazing Band. This album is pure evidence that  some CCM Artists are pushing the creative boat out and are stepping outside the religious box. The music on this album is a mixture of Jazz, Funk, Spanish flavoured Latin, and Rock, and the lyrics are very God inspiring and God honouring.
I believe this album truly represents God all the way through from start to finish and this is evident that Christians can and should be making a joyful noise and bursting into celebration. The songs on this album are so awesome and this is in my opinion one of the best albums I have ever heard.
One of the singles is ''Shine''.
Other recommended songs that are also amazing.
Find A Reason.
You Are So Wonderful.
Neighbour.

This album is absolutely brilliant, and I am so pleased with the songs that Mat kearney has written.
I have listened to this album quite a lot and it is quite addictive.  I would call this jukebox music.
This album is jam packed with some catchy summery pop songs that contain singalong choruses, and they are quite Jolly and upbeat. This album also contains some laid back songs that are also fantastic.
The singles on this album are ''Hey Mama'', Ships In The Night'', and ''Down''.
This artist is a Christian and his faith is reflected in some of his lyrics and they are all good clean songs that you can listen to while you are going about your daily life. I believe the songs on this album will go down well in pubs and they should be played on jukeboxes as well.

This is one of the most mindblowing, excellent, creative and diverse albums I have ever heard in my life. I believe it will get you dancing and nodding your head at the same time. This album contains songs that would fit well in disco's and nightclubs and to let you know, It is a totally fun album all the way through almost non stop. There are elements of Funk, Rock, Hip Hop and Disco on this album and I believe this is one of the most top quality albums you will ever hear and it is truly inspiring.
I believe that Christian Music has improved quite a lot over the years and I believe this kind of freshness is totally missing in popular music that is currently in the charts today. This album is going to encourage you to change the way you think about positive Christian Entertainment.