Jeff Deyo; also known as the lead singer and songwriter of the highly recognized and awarded band SonicFlood, has now released his first album with new band members - guitarist Rob Hawkins, bassist Jeremy McCoy, keyboardist Fred Williams, and drummer Nate Winters. Saturate is a follow-up to Deyo's previous work that is most welcomed as a part of this artist's music library. This modern-worship album is one of the best I've heard in its genre. The combination of the powerful instruments and lyrics give the listener a lasting impression from the first listen, on. Starting off with a guitar driven version of the well-known "More Love, More Power" and following up with the ear catching "Let It Flow," (a personal favourite) the album starts off on the right track!
Nearly every song on the album is upbeat, edgy, and features amazing lyrics that truly bring out the 'worship' angle of the album. The only slow songs on the album are the especially touching "All I Want" (featuring Curb Records' Nicol Smith), "Thank You For Life," "You Are Good," and the two instrumental tracks "You Are Good (Piano and Cello Movement)" and "You Are Good (Orchestral Movement)." The lyrical slow songs really give the listener a chance to focus on the strong and personal lyrics that are, at times, not as apparent in the others. Not that the others aren't just as enjoyable! The instrumentation of the others is enough to give you goose bumps as the guitars and powerful vocals accentuate the feeling of the worship flowing through. A few additional highlights on the album are the guest musicians. ForeFront Records' tobyMac appears on "More Love, More Power," Nicol Smith (as mentioned before) appears on "All I Want" and Rebecca St. James appears on the end track "Sing To You" (another personal favourite). Each is an enjoyable addition!
Overall, this is by far one of the best modern-worship albums I've heard in a long time. I highly recommend it to anyone out there!
4.5 tocks
Other coverage for this album
The Rebel Base 2002Reviewed by Josh HurstAuthor's Note: I'd like to apologize to my non-Christian readers for this review. I usually try to review music that people from all walks of life can relate to, but this one is pretty much for Christians only. I'm sorry for excluding those who have no interest in worship music, and I promise that my next review will be more of a more universally relatable CD. Sonicflood was a band that played a…The Phantom Tollbooth 2002Reviewed by Josh McConnellJeff Deyo, former lead singer of SonicFlood now gone solo, released his debut album on March 26th. Sure it has its up and down times, but most of them are up! It has 15 tracks, and a lot of them are quite enjoyable. However, there are two instrumental tracks, which I am not quite sure what was the point of adding them. And they aren't that short either... with one clocking in at 3:04 minutes then…The Phantom Tollbooth 2002Reviewed by Josh HurstAs a true work of art, Saturate falls short- it's really the same thing we've heard so many times before, albeit it's much more well-crafted. As a worship experience, though, Saturate is a winner- former Sonicflood frontman Jeff Deyo proves here why his band was so popular. It's because Deyo has such a contagious passion for worship. There was an intensity on Sonicflood's first CD that is sadly…The Phantom Tollbooth 2002Reviewed by Bert GanglA singer's decision to step away from the front position of a successful recording outfit can be a daunting one, particularly in light of results that can fall at any point between magnificent and disastrous. While artists as varied as Ozzy Osbourne and Diana Ross have been able to translate their group-related successes into more or less equal quantities as individual performers, others like Rod…Similar sounding releases
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