Grace Like Rain

1. Reached Down

2. This Fragile Breath (The Thunder Song)

3. Shepherd

4. Grace Like Rain

5. Romans 12:1

6. Still Here Waiting

7. Come Ye Sinners

8. You Are

9. Kindness

10. Lay It Down

11. Only One Thing

12. Wait for Your Rain

13. Grace Like Rain [Rock Version]

14. Savior Like a Shepherd

Grace Like Rain,Todd Agnew,Sony,Pop,Religious / Contemp. Christian,Rock/Pop

Grace Like Rain

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GREAT music!
Monotonous Album
Todd Agnew Gets Real
Powerful album of faith

Grace Like Rain
Todd Agnew
Manufacturer: Integrity Media
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Tracks:

Reached Down
This Fragile Breath (The Thunder Song)
Shepherd
Grace Like Rain
Romans 12:1
Still Here Waiting
Come Ye Sinners
You Are
Kindness
Lay It Down
Only One Thing
Wait for Your Rain
Grace Like Rain [Rock Version]
Savior Like a Shepherd

Customer Reviews:

GREAT music!.......2007-02-24

LOVE this! My sister recommended this to my family, and wow, what a great, inspiring CD it is.

Monotonous Album.......2006-08-10

Todd Agnew's song, Grace Like Rain, is an amazing song. However the album is composed of very similar songs... same tempo, same mood, same husky voice and instrumentals. The lyrics are so-so, some are inspiring, but the music is depressing, especially after 10 similar songs.

You might be better off buying a couple individual songs or a collection like Wow Hits with his best song on it. If you want a monotonous album, go ahead and spend your money.

Todd Agnew Gets Real.......2006-08-07

Todd has a real, earthy husky voice and we can relate to his songs. He sings as if he is one of us, as he is.

Powerful album of faith.......2006-05-16

Great songs, great heart. A little too "cute" on how Todd places the lengthy pauses between songs of the final track, but nonetheless a wonderful album. The title cut, "Grace Like Rain", is a classic. "Romans 12:1" is a keeper and the raw passion of "Wait for Your Rain" is absolutely powerful.

How Sweet the Sound: Spirituals & Traditional Gospel Music

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Chanticleer, with Bp. Flunder: INDEED - How Very Sweet The Sound
Crystalline
Best Chanticleer CD Yet
How Angry the Sound?
This CD is the bomb!

How Sweet the Sound: Spirituals & Traditional Gospel Music
Chanticleer
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Release Date: 2004-09-14

Tracks:

Jesus Hits Like An Atom Bomb
Surely God Is Able
Amazing Grace
Medley: Soon One Mornin' - What You Goin' Do When The World's On Fire? - You Can't Hide - Run On For A Long Time
Didn't It Rain
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Chanticleer's repertoire ranges through many centuries. On this recording, the group again proves its infinite versatility in a program of gospel music and spirituals. The singing is so authentic that one feels like a participant in a gospel meeting, swaying to the rhythm with the crowd. Contributing greatly to the impact is Chanticleer's guest, Yvette A. Funder. Possessor of a voice remarkable for its range, power, and flexibility, she brings to the music the empathy and authority of one born and raised in the tradition, whether leading call-and-response, engaging in improvisations that soar high above the chorus, crooning softly in meditation, or shouting in ecstasy. (She is also an active Bishop ministering to the poor and afflicted, and the founder of various social service agencies in California.) Several songs include soloists drawn from the chorus as well, most notably a tenor, a countertenor and a bass who provides a rhythmic ostinato. The program, designed for maximum variety of tempo, mood, character and texture, includes many favorite songs and spirituals, such as "Amazing Grace," "There is a Balm in Gilead," "Sometimes I Feel like a Motherless Child." The arrangements by Joseph Jennings, Chanticleer's Music Director for 20 years, are admirably simple and very good; only a few are marred by awkward modulations or overly sophisticated, Hollywood-inspired effects. Most of them are for a cappella voices. Jennings also contributes a new original composition: "Be still and Know that I'm God." Repeating these words like an invocation, it builds a cumulative drama with increasingly wild, elaborate improvisations in call-and-response between soloist and chorus; supported by a prominent piano part that includes solos, chordal and running passages, it ends with a rousing climax. --Edith Eisler

Customer Reviews:

Chanticleer, with Bp. Flunder: INDEED - How Very Sweet The Sound.......2006-02-10

On this standard red book 16-bit CD we are offered that rare and special invitation: Come now, pilgrim - take yet another good step forward in gospel praise or supplication. How can we progress in our individual and collective spiritual journeys towards whatever transcendent glories ground us, revive us, and lead us on despite life's challenges, unless we sing?. Are you having set backs? This CD is good medicine, and it is both a worthy addition to the gospel music shelf and perhaps just the sort of musical medicine that turns out to be good for you, on more than one level of body, mind, and soul. Not a bitter root aftertaste, nor a nagging fishy oil payback in any of this welcome elixir. I guess that is why we call it, Good News.

The arrangements of new and old gospel standards have been set by counter-tenor Joseph Jennings - a leading Chanticleer member of long standing - intently drawing upon both the florid improvisations of the soloists and gospel groups climbing ever so dazzlingly into the fiery chariots that sacred texts say carried off the prophet; and yes, rooted as well in the impeccably crafted close harmonies and inwardly solid strength of gospel quartets and ensembles like Fisk University's Jubilee Singers and many other exemplars.

So, when you listen to this one you will be immediately surrounded by that amazing and great, gathering could of witnesses. The messages are familiar: Keep your hands on the plow. Surely God is able. There is a balm in Gilead.

Like the famous vocal work by Ralph Vaughan Williams, his Serenade to Music as written for a star-crossed group of well-known British soloists of the era; so this gospel outing brings the small male ensemble Chanticleer to the fore - both as a vocal group and as a fabulous collection of solo voices who are prodigiously gifted vocal stars in their own rights. Capping off Chanticleer as an embarrassment of riches is a guest turn by San Francisco's own Bishop Yvette Flunder. She is the real deal, too, as both an ordained minister whose leadership in black churches has blazed fireworks in celebration of melding religion with social justice, and a Jen-U-Wine good news singer who can preach and pray and moan with the best of them.

Only the superhumanly perfected intonation of their cappella group singing, as well as the superb blend and polish of the Chanticleer dozen, will remind a listener than this group is as famous for its Flemish medieval polyphony or its unerring Purcellian clarity, as any other ensemble of twelve voices now appearing before us.

So, forget all the categories and musicology boxes which would seal off gospel music from pre-Bach cathedral masters of polyphony. With this CD we can just revel in the mysteries of good music, regardless. Yeah, Josquin, I'm talking bout you - Sit down servant, there's plenty good room.

Five stars. Highly recommended.

Crystalline.......2005-04-08

I'm not a huge fan of gospel, because I find it to be led by emotion, and musically undisciplined. Rousing, yes - but a little goes a long, long way. I've also found most gospel recordings to be sonically challenged. Almost as if microphones were incapable of capturing the music with clarity. None of this holds true for "How Sweet the Sound." This is a beautifully recorded cd, and every tune is both musically precise, and emotionally resonant. It is, however, a little hard to listen to in one sitting because of the "sameness" of the arrangements. That's a small quibble - who says any cd has to be experienced all at once - and "There is a Balm in Gilead," alone is worth the price of admission.

Best Chanticleer CD Yet.......2005-02-01

This is the Best Chanticleer CD yet. I have listened to it dozens of times. Money well spent. I have even given copies to several of my friends.

How Angry the Sound?.......2005-01-02

My daughter gave me this CD, because, while I'm not religious, I'm a long time fan of gospel music. The first pass through the record, I found myself wandering off to other tasks. So, the second time I put it on the player I forced myself to sit completely through the record. I'm not familiar with Chanticleer, so I had no idea whey she thought I'd like it, but she's is right more often than not. This would be one of the "not" times.

I guess this as an attempt to make gospel music "hip." With songs like "Jesus Hits Like An Atomic Bomb" and "What You Gon' Do When the World's On Fire?" the lyrics are like walking a American urban street being threatened by strangers. Far from being uplifting, the songs are decidedly unfriendly. The feel of the music reminded more of the howling noises I suffered as a forced member of my parent's Kansas Methodist Church than the sweet, honest sounds of real gospel music. That intangible thing I get from listening to gospel music that is heartfelt and painfully honest, even if deluded, was nowhere to be heard in "How Sweet the Sound." Instead, the music is chant-like, monotonous, and cold.

I would not recommend this record to anyone outside of the Midwest. If you miss the sterile sounds of a Midwestern protestant church in full howl, this might be your cup of weak wine. If gospel music is what you're looking for, look elsewhere.

This CD is the bomb!.......2004-11-28

From "Jesus Hits Like an Atom Bomb" to "Amazing Grace", this CD is packed with glorius gospel spirituals and terrific talent. Highly recommend to music lovers of all faiths!

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Wonderful
amazing
Great, powerful voice. Incredible lyrics.
Solid Christian Worship
One was all it took.

Grace Like Rain
Todd Agnew
Manufacturer: Chordant
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Reached Down
This Fragile Breath
Shepherd
Grace Like Rain
Romans 12:1
Still Here Waiting
Come Ye Sinners
You Are Kindness
Lay It Down
Only One Thing
Wait For Your Rain
Bonus Track 1

Customer Reviews:

Wonderful.......2007-01-09

I often find that worship music suffers from what I call the "fluff effect". The music is relatively well done, but the lyrics and the emotion they convey sound more like rote phrases sung with attempted emphasis. Todd Agnew, however, has a very deep relationship with God, and it pours through every aspect of his music. In particular, 'Still Here Waiting' and 'Grace Like Rain' moved me to worship at a level that very little music can. Thank you Todd!

amazing.......2006-05-31

i knew it was great when i found myself worshipping... not just singing or praising, but worshipping in my living room along with this cd. his voice speaks to the roughest parts of me, and his prayers to the softest. beautiful talent. its cool that God has raised him up in this incredibly unique time, to lead worship in living rooms and kitchens and on road trips and business trips... and stages all over the country. i look forward to hearing his next release, and am praying he will have remembered what the reflection is of along the way.

Great, powerful voice. Incredible lyrics........2006-05-13

I love this CD. Todd Agnew has a very unique voice, which catches your attention. His real strength, though, is his lyrics. I think he might be the best Christian songwriter since Rich Mullins. And that is high praise in my opinion.

Solid Christian Worship.......2006-04-24

There are few artists with the intense vocals and lyrical skill of Todd Agnew, both in the Christian and Secular worlds. He truly knows how to praise God, his voice more real than most other artists around. I love the fact that he includes a good deal of Scripture into his lyrics; he truly writes songs that not only are astounding musically, but contain the wonderful truth found only in God's word. I also love that he includes hymns: these often forgotten treasures contain some of the most wonderful words of praise to God ever written. If you haven't picked this up, do it now! You will not be disappointed by this man of God; every song is absolutely amazing. I'd give it six stars if I could.

One was all it took........2006-03-19

I have recently returned to the Christian Faith, and our non-denominational church plays a lot of contemporary music. On a subsequent road trip, I started paying more attention to the Christian radio stations, and discovered K-LOVE. After hearing a couple of songs that I had heard in church, I heard "Grace Like Rain". Had I not been driving, it would have brought me to my knees. I had never heard such a touching rendition of our old classic, "Amazing Grace".

The title track to this album quickly became, and remains to this day, my favorite song of all time. The rest of the album is wonderful, but cannot overcome Grace's initial impact as a new listener. Todd Agnew shares the credit for bringing me back to Jesus.

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Grace Like Rain
Keynote
Manufacturer: Randolf Productions, Inc.
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0009XFXZK
Release Date: 2005-07-01

Tracks:

Grace Like Rain
Not To Us
Holy Is The Lord
Audience Of One
Beyond The Veil
Great Is Thy Faithfulness
Blessed Be Your Name
Holy
No One Like You
I'm Free
Your Grace Is Enough
Be Still My Soul
When The Tears Fall
How Great Is Our God

Product Description

You can share in the experience of joining with over 6,000 Campus Crusade for Christ staff members gathered In The Fathers Presence at Colorado State University. Listen and lift your voice in song! Your heart will be touched and your spirit refreshed as never before.