But the ground pulls at my feet

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We may look upward and dream but we are always faced with the prospect that gravity clasps us to the terra firma. And so ends the David Crowder Band's opus, A Collision. The final track, The Lark Ascending, is fused with a conversation that I cannot tell whether it really happened or not. David Crowder is talking with some guy named Andy on the phone and the conversation leads into the discussion on who is the lark. David quotes the poem which inspired Vaughn Williams to compose the orginal Lark Ascending as the music starts to ascend until a wall of sound emerges. It reminds me a little of Keith Green. Still, a real incredible ending.
So who is the lark? All David can say is that its not him and with further comments comments seems to suggest "dual citzenship": the result of the collision is the tension of being on earth yet having this transcending identity (presumably one locked in Jesus).
Overall an excellent CD that transcends the typical structure and style of releases that tend toward Christian audiences. I appreciate the band's decision to "collide" some different influences from Loretta Lynn to Hank Williams. Even Sufian Stevans gets a nod. A beautiful collision indeed.
In other colliding news- Kevin Max released a Christmas album!? I was going to lampoon it but apparently it is a rather unique interpretation of some traditional carols (note the review section). He may be the least remembered member of DC Talk (we could of had him at See You at the Party for a bargain.) but he is still loved.

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