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Love Liberty Disco

Newsboys - Love Liberty Disco Audio CD

A fair review of the Newsboys "Love Liberty Disco" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Newsboys reviews here, or go back to the Newsboys tabs.

Band: Newsboys
Title: Love Liberty Disco
Rating:

Release Date: 1999-11-16
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Beautiful Sound 2: Love Liberty Disco 3: Forever Man 4: Good Stuff 5: Everyone's Someone 6: Say You Need Love 7: I Would Give Everything 8: Break 9: I Surrender All 10: Fall on You

Old-school Newsboys
Nonetheless this CD is full of great songs with a very groovy beat and sound lyrics. I bought this CD simply because I have liked the Newsboys CDs in the past, but was very suspicious of their disco-theme.

Newsboys - Love Liberty Disco
It is a deviation from the style of their previous albums, and has more of a 60's and 70's rock feel to it. "Love Liberty Disco" (1999) is the eighth album by Christian pop/rock band Newsboys. Even so, it's still obviously Newsboys. The overtly Christian lyrics are still here, as are (to a lesser extent) the catchy tunes.

The Christian lyrics, as they did on "Step Up to the Microphone" (1998), hit you over the head, and not in a good way. Lyricist Steve Taylor is still gone, and still missed. The ultimate problem with "Love Liberty Disco" is that there just isn't anything here that's good enough to be memorable. Songs range from okay to boring.

All in all, "Love Liberty Disco" is just okay. It's certainly a long way from the Newsboys' best work. .

Where's the "Good Stuff"?
More specifically, I loved the Take Me to Your Leader and Step Up albums. Several years ago, I was a huge fan of the Newsboys. Needless to say, I was ecstatic for Love Liberty Disco when it came out, and was even more excited when I won a copy of it from the local Christian radio station.

Well, I'm glad I didn't pay money for it, because this album, to be frank, blows.

Let me just say that I don't necessarily have a problem with the off-the-wall musical style they chose. I don't necessarily have a problem with kitsch. What I have a problem with is uninspired and just plain bad songwriting, which you get in spades on this CD. "Show what we know and let that good stuff flow"? What does that even mean?

The only saving grace of this album is the wonderful, intricate Beautiful Sound. It's very much a five-star song with its great hook, good lyrics, and the addition of the strings which sends it soaring.

However, the rest of the CD isn't worth the money, so just buy the MP3 of Beautiful Sound instead.

very good.
d was very good. this c. i don't agree at all "dead girl " ! your friend must have lied because the newsboys are nice!so you keep your pile hole shut!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.

Pretty good
5 but that's not an option here)

I feel too many people have seen the cover of this album and thought "ok, I'm staying away!". (really 3. I didn't actually think anything like that when I first became a Newsboys fan and saw this album. I did think the cover looked a bit funny, but I didn't think it meant the music would be weird. I checked it out this morning, and first half of it is REALLY AWESOME. The Newsboys are my favorite band and I love them, but I didn't think I would be giving this album a 3. 5 out of 5. That was because, throughout the last half, the originality slowly died out. They weren't bad songs, just not very good as Newsboys songs. Anyway, let me review the songs. . .

Beautiful Sound: This was one of the first Newsboys songs I heard, and it was just right after I became a fan. Every time I hear it, it feels like the first time I ever heard it (that's a very good thing). It's one of the Newsboys' very best songs, and it's one of my favorites. Beautiful song! Great worship, too.

Love Liberty Disco: Ok, don't let the title fool you. This is more like rock/pop with a good disco touch. Anyway. . . I've gotta say that this is an awesome song! If you think the song sounds funny, just wait until you see the music video. Very fun song, great lyrics, great tune. Gotta love it!

Forever Man: Great song! Very original, it starts out a bit mellow, but then it gets heavy and rocked out. Great vocals and tune! Good beat, too.

Good Stuff: VERY good stuff! Always one of my favorites. Phil Joel took the lead vocals, and he sounded great! Very fun song, always great.

Everyone's Someone: Ah, wonderful song. It has a good classic rock touch to the sound. Good strings, too. The lyrics really stand out!

Say You Need Love: Ok, this is disco! I really forgot how much of a disco sound it had. But that's not always a bad thing. The lyrics are great, the vocals and tune are great, but I can't listen to the tune of the chorus without thinking of this "children's song" I heard when I was little (thankfully, there is not another Newsboys song that sounds like that to me). Otherwise, it's a good song.

I Would Give Everything: Starts out with a bit of an '80's sound and tune, but that's never a bad thing to me. Phil Joel's background vocals sound great. At first in the song, I was really afraid it wouldn't go through a change of sound, but it very slowly changes. Great song!

Break: Well, this isn't a bad song, but I feel like the Newsboys lost some originality in it; the beginning sounds far to much like dc Talk's "The Hard Way". Thankfully, it changes and gets better as it goes on, and I'm able to get used to it. Not a bad song, but not my favorite.

I Surrender All: A slower song, with a bit of an R&B type of beat. But again, that isn't always a bad thing. It does have a very different sound for the Newsboys, but it's very good! It's another song that slowly changes and gets a little better. Jody Davis and Phil join in on the vocals later on and they sound great!

Fall On You: Great lyrics, good song. Sadly, it didn't hugely impress me as far as the sound goes. The lyrics are, of course, great. Peter Furler's vocals closed it nicely, though.

Well, I never ever thought there would be a Newsboys album that I wouldn't like on all levels, but this one didn't do a ton for me. The first five songs were absolutely AWESOME, but I felt the last five were lacking a lot of originality. The album sort of left me off thinking, "ok. . . that's all?". This album was not "mind-blowing" all the way through, which is funny to me, because the Newsboys' albums usually stay fresh the whole time. I'm sure I could probably get used to it after listening to it a few more times. .

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