Kid Promise

Item: My Generation
Author: Bert Gangl

My Generation

(1994)

Reviewed by Bert Gangl

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Label Star Song RecordsThe LighthouseJuly 1994

ccm pop rock power pop

If you've heard the self-titled project from Seraiah and liked it, then you'll probably like the new release from the duo Kid Promise. Quinton Gibson and Bradley Beckley have kept most of the elements of their former band's sound with only minor variations. The faster songs still boast the same power pop/rock guitar sound which, although not particularly innovative, remains extremely catchy, and Beckley's vocals are still silky and articulate. The feel of the album is still groove-based, but with the overall sound slightly less edgy, thanks in part to sequenced drum tracks.

The more understated musical attack allows a clearer focus on the lyrics, which show considerable refinement since the last effort. Seraiah contained mostly direct pleas for the non-believer to get right with, and the believer to return to, God. My Generation, on the other hand, contains songs encouraging both groups into a more intimate relationship with Him. From declarations of our dependence on God's power to love others ("Two Hearts One Love" and "Whatever it Takes") to pleas for restoration ("This Time" and "Heal Me"), the album moves from one subject to the next smoothly. With anthems exhorting Christians to be agents of change, as well as songs about the ongoing process of change in their own lives, this album serves as a well thought-out testimony to the One who allows both.