Spoken For

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Coping with big success is a challenge for bands of any genre. For MercyMe, the task was to prove that their debut Christian radio hit “I Can Only Imagine” was more than an inspirational fluke, and<i>Spoken For</i> gave ample evidence of the group’s rock-solid commitment to its mission <i>and</i> its music. Bart Millard shows considerable versatility as a vocalist, conveying child-like humility on the title track, lighthearted joy on “All of the Above” and preacher-like authority on “Go.” MercyMe’s sonic identity is somewhat blurred on this album — one minute, they sound like a genial country-pop group (“The Change Inside of Me”), the next a moody British rock combo (“Come One, Come All,”) or an old-fashioned gospel outfit (“The Love of God”). But no matter. Lyrically-outstanding tracks like as “There’s a Reason” (a stirring reaffirmation of faith in a post-9/11 world) and “Crazy” (a defiant, poetic statement of spiritual resistance) make it clear MercyMe intends to be a force within Christian music for years to come.

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