Disciple: self-titled
Toning down the screams has not diminished the force or the pure rock and roll of Disciple’s latest album, a self-titled, passionate experience. Vocalist Kevin Young and drummer Tim Barrett joined up with guitarist Brad Noah in 1992, and added bassist Joey Fife ten years later. Now, the world-traveling rockers bring their latest studio recording out in the open with the same old rock but melodic vocals.
The sound of “The Wait is Over� rocked out in my car but the lyrical blend in “Stripped Away� presents the kind of faith that I can relate to in a positive way. “When it’s all stripped away,/Hidden underneath the day/I am simply someone/Searching for You to save me…a tainted angel.� There is no doubt that the divine is involved in the words of Disciple’s album but with a name like Disciple, how couldn’t it be?
“Into Black� shares a surety in union with the divine “You,� for better or worse, that results in the devotion to “Only You,� “Worth It all� and “Falling Over.� Opponents are warned to stop their criticism of Disciple’s faith and believe in “Rise up� and “Shine down� explains that the clarity was not always there/still does not always exist: “Destiny/Questioning the connection with some/Divinity/Is there something for me/I’m stretching out my faith.� Disiple’s pain (“Go ahead�) brings its words into focus and admiration for the sacrifice of God (“your cross� in “Beautiful�).
Devotion doesn’t resolve all anger though: in “Backstabber,� the other individual has hurt and betrayed Young, and he promises he will not make mistake again. This immediately leads him to realize that he has treated God the same way and that his actions have caused God pain.
In “All We Have Is Now,� Disciple expresses an experiential gospel: “Everyone of us is looking/In a place where peace wont find us there/Everyone of us is wanting/Something amazing that’s in between/The living and the dying/All we have is now/Give us some meaning while we live.� The message is for life now, not some out-of-focus look at the far future, and the rock and roll adds to the passion of the message. Disciple doesn’t know how the prayer will be answered, but that it will be answered and they will know then.
The final song is a “Tribute,� to those who serve to protect our comforts and community, and a prayer that those abroad will come home safe.
For those who like hard rock and distinguishable lyrics, Disciple’s latest album provides an anthem for divine-human interaction.
The sound of “The Wait is Over� rocked out in my car but the lyrical blend in “Stripped Away� presents the kind of faith that I can relate to in a positive way. “When it’s all stripped away,/Hidden underneath the day/I am simply someone/Searching for You to save me…a tainted angel.� There is no doubt that the divine is involved in the words of Disciple’s album but with a name like Disciple, how couldn’t it be?
“Into Black� shares a surety in union with the divine “You,� for better or worse, that results in the devotion to “Only You,� “Worth It all� and “Falling Over.� Opponents are warned to stop their criticism of Disciple’s faith and believe in “Rise up� and “Shine down� explains that the clarity was not always there/still does not always exist: “Destiny/Questioning the connection with some/Divinity/Is there something for me/I’m stretching out my faith.� Disiple’s pain (“Go ahead�) brings its words into focus and admiration for the sacrifice of God (“your cross� in “Beautiful�).
Devotion doesn’t resolve all anger though: in “Backstabber,� the other individual has hurt and betrayed Young, and he promises he will not make mistake again. This immediately leads him to realize that he has treated God the same way and that his actions have caused God pain.
In “All We Have Is Now,� Disciple expresses an experiential gospel: “Everyone of us is looking/In a place where peace wont find us there/Everyone of us is wanting/Something amazing that’s in between/The living and the dying/All we have is now/Give us some meaning while we live.� The message is for life now, not some out-of-focus look at the far future, and the rock and roll adds to the passion of the message. Disciple doesn’t know how the prayer will be answered, but that it will be answered and they will know then.
The final song is a “Tribute,� to those who serve to protect our comforts and community, and a prayer that those abroad will come home safe.
For those who like hard rock and distinguishable lyrics, Disciple’s latest album provides an anthem for divine-human interaction.
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