When I first saw Integrity's Preview Collection CD from their Scripture Memory Songs, a line from one of my childhood television shows came to mind-"That's just crazy enough to work!" Their idea of directly putting Scripture to contemporary music, to me, was not appealing. But, after listening to it, it is crazy enough to work.
The musical setting varies for each song. There is a jazzy contemporary sound on "For You Know the Grace," a slow reggae feel on "Trust in the Lord," a Country flare on "I Have Given You," a southern gospel feel on "I Have Overcome the World" and "By His Wounds," a black gospel base on "Praise Be to the God and Father," a contemporary choral sound on "Thanks Be to God," and a contemporary sound on "Come to Me." So the music stretches across most of Christian music providing a diverse bed for Scriptures-which are rather common verses that are repeated several times.
I dare say that this is not something that I'd listen to a lot, but it will have a special place in my music collection. I think it will appeal to fans of the AC format with fairly diverse musical tastes. This is an album that you can play in the background or use for meditating on God's Word.
This collection is a 30 minute introduction to the Scripture Memory series and is available at a reduced price and the jacket contains coupons for the other projects in the series. Not only is it "crazy enough to work," I'm sure they are saying, "Why didn't we try this sooner?"
