Third Day\u2019s first attempt at making an album containing both studio tracks and live worship, Offerings<\/i>, was a bold effort, one that gave the listener highs and lows but no definitive experience.<\/p>\n
But with Offerings II<\/i>, they\u2019ve nailed it.<\/p>\n
Mac Powell and the band wisely stuck with the same formula that made Offerings<\/i> successful, inserting brand new studio worship tracks amidst the theme of a live concert. The improvement between II<\/i> and its predecessor does not lie in the album\u2019s formula, however, or even in the quality of the songs, but in the overall feel. Powell\u2019s goal, as he reminds the crowd in one of the live selections, is for the listener to \u201chave church\u201d every time he or she listens to the album.<\/p>\n
Songs like \u201cNothing Compares,\u201d \u201cGod Of Wonders,\u201d and \u201cMay Your Wonders Never Cease\u201d rejoice in God\u2019s greatness, and seem capable of making even the most secular of listeners lift their eyes heavenward. Powell\u2019s charisma is palpable; he has the sort of Southern charm that is magnetic, yet he has an unquestionable sense of humility as well. When he says that the next song is all about his Lord and Savior, you cannot help but believe that his purpose is worship, not fame.<\/p>\n
The Southern rock style can initially be off-putting to the untrained ear, making \u201cSing A Song\u201d an excellent choice for the album\u2019s opener as it pulls out all the country twangs manageable. Beyond this song, though, the style becomes irrelevant to the purpose, theme, and direction of the album. Unlike many CCM groups, the lyrics are central to the message, not to Third Day\u2019s image.<\/p>\n
The most masterful track is an unexpected live choice: a medley of \u201cGive,\u201d \u201cTurn Your Eyes Open Jesus,\u201d \u201cWith Or Without You,\u201d and \u201cYour Love Oh Lord\u201d that serves to end the album stylishly. The mixture of contemporary selections with a hymn with a secular hit is a daring one, but the group pulls it off brilliantly. Each song blends marvelously into the next, and it is nearly impossible for the Christian listener not to feel the presence of the Holy Spirit as the song comes to a close.<\/p>\n
This album, as can any worship album, does tend to become repetitive at times, and the final track, \u201cTake My Life\u201d (which is complete with the live crowd sing-a-long) is unnecessary following the excellent medley. However, in the end, this album is a groundbreaking effort for both Third Day and the worship genre, and it\u2019s truly the best worship album I\u2019ve ever heard.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":64,"featured_media":29369,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"tags":[],"artist":[6380],"rating":[5613],"class_list":["post-40940","review","type-review","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","artist-third-day","rating-rating-a-minus"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/40940","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/review"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/64"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40940"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/40940\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29369"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40940"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40940"},{"taxonomy":"artist","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artist?post=40940"},{"taxonomy":"rating","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rating?post=40940"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}