Holy God - Brian Doerksen

Advantages: A high level of lyrical intelligence, terrific vocal power.
Disadvantages: A couple of weak tracks.

...'Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death)' is the fourth full length studio album from Marilyn Manson, a nineteen track construction of music and one that has a run time of over an hour in length. It's really quite a powerful piece of music, a well put together album and one that features many excellent tracks. The album tackles subjects such as religion, fame, and gun crime also; the lyrical content of the album is strong and always Marilyn Manson here has plenty to say. The album begins with 'Godeatgod', the first of many tracks to reference God in the title of the track alone. It's a decent way to start the album, not the best track on 'Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death)' but certainly a strong one nonetheless. The lyrical content of the track lays our clearly what you can expect from the rest of the album... Read review

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Advantages: Brian's vocals
Disadvantages: Lyrical content

...faith in God and his family. People unfamiliar with Brian's life story may have been surprised by Brian's decision to record a Christian CD, but dedicated Brian fans have known for a long time that this is the music he's most passionate about and is where he got his 'start' before he became a Backstreet Boy. Similarly he was met by some scepticism from the Christian music world, as they also didn't know how genuine he was. Brian was brought up in a strong Baptist environment and learnt to sing in church. At age five he became very sick and nearly died from a heart infection, and since then he has given all he can back to his faith and truly believes it was a miracle from God that he survived. Later on, at age 23 at the height of the Backstreet Boys' career Brian had to undergo open heart surgery to correct a hole in his heart... Read review

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Advantages: Showcases Brians vocals quite well, some catchy tracks,
Disadvantages: Wont appeal to all, BSB fans and others, some tracks slightly 'filler'

...2006. It features the single Welcome Home (You) and is, obviously, a pop/Christian record. It seems to only be available on import from the US, through Sony BMG, Provident label group and Provident Integrity distribution. You can purchase it as an import on amazon.co.uk or even better, at the time of this review (July 2008), I found it available on Play.com for the very cheap price of £6.99 with free delivery, which is a good deal. I've also heard that you can buy signed copies through the website for his charity, called the Brian Littrell Healthy Heart club for Kids, or HHC. - Track Listing - 1 - My Answer Is You - This track talks about his pride and faith in God and how other people, who dont share that, won't fully understand it but his faith is strong. Sample lyrics include "My answer is You My answer is You You're the hope... Read review

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