Time-warp back to the mid and late '80s in Christian hard music, and you've got Third/Crow. Seriously, these guys could almost have opened for Stryper in '86, although they ward off the more distasteful glam and commercial elements in favor of solid, melodic arena metal. Big drums, occasional guitar solos, and memorable Christian anthems like the good old days (for some, anyway) of Rage of Angels, Messiah Prophet, and Neon Cross. The last track, "Trouble," is the only hint of modern groove on the whole album.
"Sin Nature" kicks off the show with a typical chorus on man's lost state--
Oh...Sin Nature
It's with you from the start
Oh...Sin Nature
It tears your life apart
--a theme which fills the album until the end, when "Today" concludes hopefully with "Heard a word the other day, It said there was a better way/I think I have found it, It was God's only son...Today." Modern music listeners might scoff at the simplistic rhyming and cliched lyrics, but fans of the genre will recognize it for something they haven't heard in Christian music for quite a while: the plain gospel.
Other coverage for this album
HM Magazine #75Reviewed by Chad OlsonHere's some straight ahead metal circa mid to late 80's. The vocal treatment and lyrical content would fit nicely into the same time frame. Check out their skillful playing on the "Piercing The Darkness" instrumental on this issue's Hard Music Sampler CD.HM Magazine #74Reviewed by Chad OlsonSome straight ahead metal circa mid to late 80's. The vocal treatment and lyrical content would fit nicely into the same time frame.
