BSB of Christian
I love Plus One SO MUCH! Their music is dancable and at the same time, meaningful and spiritual. I recommend it to everyone. If you have a little bit of doubt, here are 12 reasons to get the CD:1. "Written On My Heart"
Best lyrics: 'How could I have been so blind/When you were always here/So near to me/And there is no other/Who knows me the way/I feel you do'
Comments: dancable
2. "God Is In This Place"
Best Lyrics: 'Everyone stumbles/Gets lost along the way/But His mercy comes raining down/With His amazing grace/'Cause all that you need/Is just to believe/He's waiting to set you free'
Comments: sounds like 'Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely' by the BSB
3. "The Promise"
Best Lyrics: 'You are My child and I am with you/Each and every day/He is the one who knows your soul'
Comments: nice and slow
4. "My Life"
Best Lyrics: 'Cause everyone in His will/Is blessed!/Just let Him take/All your troubles away/Look thru the/Windows of heaven/It's not too late'
Comments: dancable
5. "Soul Tattoo"
Best Lyrics: 'Etched on my soul/Your love is so true/Always in my heart/In Your arms forever'
Comments: one of my favorites
6. "I Will Rescue You"
Best Lyrics: 'And it don't matter where you are/I'll be by your side/I'll be the rock that you can lean on/I'll be your guide'
Comments: nice
7. "When Your Spirit Gets Weak"
Best Lyrics: 'Although the road is rough/And sometimes you feel/Like it ain't enough/We'll be there for each other/We'll find the way'
Comments: ONE OF MY ALL-TIME FAVORITES! MY SECOND FAVORITE (first is 'Last Flight Out', second is this one, and third is 'Soul Tattoo')
8. "Last Flight Out"
Best Lyrics: 'I cannot hold back/The truth no more/I let you wait too long/Although it's hard and scares me so/A life without you scares me more'
Comments: MY ULTIMATE FAVORITE!!!!!!!!!!! I LOVE THIS SONG! It's so spiritual and slow and meaningful...it gives you chills up your spine. Well, at least it did for me.
9. "Run To You"
Best Lyrics: 'You are my light/You're my everything'
Comments: good
10. "Be"
Best Lyrics: 'Believe me it's true/I will never leave/I promise to you'
Comments: nice and slow
11. "Here In My Heart"
Best Lyrics: 'And though we are a world apart/I know you'll never be that far'
Comments: not one of my favorites...
12. "My Friend"
Best Lyrics: 'Nothing will change the way/I feel about you/Not the miles or the years/Or the place this life takes me to'
Comments: love this message!
GET THIS CD FOR YOUR CHRISTIAN MUSIC NEEDS!
A+!!
Wow, just about every single one of my friends owns this CD now, that's how much of a hit it is around here! =) I like the 'boyband' sound, but it gets annoying to hear NSYNC and BSB and all the others singing sappy love songs all the time. Plus One is a great change, as their songs are 'love songs' to God.
"Written On My Heart"- I LOVE LOVE LOVE this song!! This song if the only one I had to hear that made me want to buy this album! It's catchy, and you'll find yourself singing this one around the house! "God Is In This Place"- one of the few songs on this album I don't like. It's got a nice message, but it's really monotonous and I just don't like the melody. "The Promise"- This is a good song, and a great promise. It makes me appreciate our God so much more after listening to this song and being reminded of His neverending promise to us. "My Life"- Ok, a lot of people don't like this song cause it 'sounds secular', but I don't really get that. Just because it has a dance beat that automatically makes it bad?? Whatever. The message to this song if great and there is nothing secular about it! "Soul Tattoo"- another one of my very favorites! At first, Soul Tattoo was like 'huh, what?' and I wondered what the song would be like, but the message of it is great. =) God is my soul tattoo! "I Will Rescue You"- This song sounds too much like the rest of them, for me. It's nice, but it doesn't stand out, at least in my opinion. "When the Spirit Gets Weak"- the beginning of this song, I don't really get, (trying to reinvent the wheel? what does that mean?), but I still like it a lot and I always find myself singing it around the house. "Last Flight Out"- Very, very pretty. I love this song, even though it is a guy/girl one. At least it sounds like a guy/girl one, and it looks like one too from the music video. But I really like it- the tune is great. "Run To You"- a great song!! Another favorite! The mechanical voice part is soooo cool! The melody is super catchy and the words are great too. I think the guys sound really good in this song. "Be"- the other song I don't like on this album. There is nothing about it that stands out. I don't know, I just don't like it. I think I've listened to it maybe twice! "Here In My Heart"- a good song, even though it is definitely guy/girl. Still, it is pretty and it's not an icky sweet love song. It reminds me of something from the Westlife album for some reason! "My Friend"- this is a nice song. The bells in the beginning and end sound weird to me, but it still is a nice message and I like the tune.
Without a doubt, you should buy this album. it's GREAT that we have a christian boyband, and I think we should support them every way we can!! =) Job well done, Nathan, Jason, Nate, Jeremy and Gabe!
Plus One more star!
When I first heard that there was going to be not one, but two Christian boy-bands (the other being True-Vibe), I have to confess that I was not crazy about the idea. My fear was that they would be a "boy band" first and a Christian group second.
Fortunately they turned out to be the reverse of my fears.
"The Promise" was one of the best albums of 2000, vaulting Plus One to the tops of not only the Christian charts, but the secular charts as well. In addition to a concert tour that was a huge hit, Plus One also popped up in a few TV shows during 2000 and 2001.
Nearly three years later, many of the songs on this album still receive a lot of radio play on both Christian and secular stations.
Although the group was put together by an outsider (i.e., someone not in the group itself) and all the songs were written by other people, the message in this album is clear: God is not just out there, but He is a big part of your life. This message is made clear by the songs "Written On My Heart," "Soul Tattoo," and "Here In My Heart."
Probably the most popular of the songs on this album, at least in the Christian circles, is "God Is In This Place," a reminder that God is here, there, and everywhere.
The group has recently dropped from five members to three members with the departure of Jeremy Mhire and Jason Perry. The remaining three have decided, at least for now, to stay a trio. We'll have to wait and see what the future holds for them. In the meantime, get acquainted with this group through this album.
one word...AWESOME!
This CD is great! The group has great vocals, spirit, and style. This is DEFINITELY their best album yet!
The best thing that ever happened to christian music!!!
The only word to describe this C.D. is WOW!There isn't a song
I don't absolutely love on here!The song Written on my Heart is
awesome,God is in this Place and The Promise are sweet songs that you can't skip.(Listen to the song The Promise if you're sad.)My Life is more secular sounding,but the lyrics are like an
invitation to Christ.Soul Tattoo is SOOOOO good it's not funny!
I Will Rescue You is a pretty song that slows things down a little,When Your Spirit Gets Too Weak talks about helping each
other out when we're weak.Last Flight Out is a soft,beautiful
love song,one of the best songs on the CD.Run To You is really
good song (The mechanical voice is too cool!)Be,I didn't listen
to that much but it really grew on me.Here in my Heart is
another pretty love song that you have to listen to.And what
album is complete without a best friend song?My Friend is a
perfect ending to an awesome CD.Nate,Jason,Gabe,Jeremy,and Nathan are very talented singers!If you don't have this CD. yet,
go get it.Now.You won't regret it.
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Sure, there are more inventive or intense contemporary Christian acts out there. But as acts aspiring to boy-band fame in the CCM market go, Plus One are the best. Their harmonies are really solid and intricately woven together, their convictions undoubtedly heartfelt, their arrangements uplifting. The message is as pure as the golden melodies these boys let loose. --James Conde