This week we have some great music by the band Glisten, which have
great southern rock and are based in Dallas, one of cMusicWeb.com's
home cities:

STARLIGHT WISHLIST - GLISTEN (1999)
by Josh Shepherd
Direct lyrics and an inescapably tough sound attack pride and
mediocrity with Glisten's forceful integrity in both focus and
feeling. "Untainted," with it's distorted, yet recognizable
progression, sets a frenetic pace for of faithful commitment for
Starlight Wishlist, an at least unique album concept. Gentle electric
characterizes "Abandon All," an outline of moving past the first step
of surrender, while "Choose Me" cries with a grating metal earthiness
in it's appeal to Jesus for wisdom on relating to the world. By now,
you've noticed Glisten is certainly on the extreme side of the
Direct/Vague scale of songwriting; with a Scripture basis for every
cut, Glisten proves an obvious message can still have depth and
imagination. And their sound is equally as upfront, with more guitar
than you'd hear in a Clapton/Hendrix jam session (maybe), engraving
their melodies in your mind with the energy and heat of their axes.
Track eight explores the paradox of God being by my side, yet a world
apart, the distance being an "Endless Inch." Declaring need with an
edge of strength other bands couldn't conceive, Glisten craves for
God like "Honey," with the line "Without Christ I'm burning out ~
Without Your Spirit, I'm screaming out," summarizing their passion.
Whether it's Steve Hindalong's guiding hand as producer, or the fact
they're clearly new at this, Jason Petit and band's songs go on the
offensive against the culture of perversity...and the Christian
subculture with it's comfortable faith. Starlight Wishlist's last
twelve minutes journey into the depths of the soul in struggling with
the age-old threat of battling my own flesh; "Waiting in Latham"
laments the blindness we have concerning our own problems, and the
shrieking instrumental "The Last Blueshift" haunts the listener with
a pointed question offered in the CD's casing: "What path will I
follow on this brief visit to earth?" Not bound to any style in
either lyrics or music, the unshackled rock of Glisten carries a
weighty message of desire and hope.

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AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER (on Christian MusicWeb)
All Things New - Watermark [6/20]
Salvador (self-titled) [6/20]
Send Me An Angel - Heather Miller [6/20]
Set You Free - Tammy Trent [6/20]
WoW Gold - Various [6/20]
Best of Bride - Bride [6/27]
Coming To Life - The Normals [6/27]
Progress EP - Pedro the Lion [6/27]
Offerings: A Worship Album - Third Day [7/11]
Superhero - Scarecrow and Tinmen [7/11]

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CHRISTIAN HIT RADIO CHARTS FOR THIS WEEK
> The first Christian boy band is at the top with
> their cheesy music, but good for SF and LaRue!
1. Written on My Heart - PlusOne
2. My Refuge - SONICFLOOd
3. Collide - Jars of Clay
4. Shackles (Praise You) - Mary Mary
5. I Do Believe - Steven Curtis Chapman
6. What Good - Third Day
7. Live For You - Rachel Lampa
8. Someday - LaRue
9. Greater Than - Riley Armstrong
10. I Am The Way - Mark Schultz

SOURCE: CCM Update (http://www.ccmupdate.com/)


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