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Reviewed by Rob Birtley
Hailing from Houston singer/songwriter and R&B artist Jimmy Needham has never fit the standard stylistic template of a CCM artist delivering as he does an eclectic blend of R&B, jazz and pop. Vice & Virtue is Jimmy s seventh album and came with Needham in the midst of internal crisis, an overwhelming sense that he just wasn t measuring up spiritually. A well-known quote from Pastor Timothy Keller led him to asking a series of self-searching questions and his reflections have resulted in this album. The opening title track poses that eternal question just how much of our virtue is self-serving and how much truly serves the Lord, set against a heavy R&B soundtrack. Next up is Thank You , which reminds this listener of early Michael Jackson and is the album s most radio accessible track. A number of tracks stand out including All We Need Is Need , Only You and Sirens , the latter featuring the Quebe Sisters. The songsmith asks questions and charts the pat
Reviewed by Greg Sammons
There s been a fair bit of mainstream press interest shown in this band (Kerrang, Metal Hammer, et al) and it s easy to see why. They have a recognisable image, an interesting sound but within the popular emo mould, and have both youth and experience on their side. And upon chatting to the band and listening to this album I ve got to say they deserve every bit of praise they get. They are musically very talented and have the experience of previously being a praise and worship band at their local church, that is until the church felt their music was demonic (ie, heavy)! And perhaps it is this background that allows this recording to be one of the most overtly Christian releases on Tooth & Nail at the moment. The subject matter tackled in these songs will both be familiar and helpful. The scope of musical styles included is impressive by itself but all are met in equal quality from the acoustic reflective ballads to the screamo/hardcore moments in other tracks
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