Santa came early this year and dropped off a droid eris. This phone is smarter then a fifth grader which pleases me.
It’s cold out side.
I’m sitting in bed listening to some M. Ward and wishing it was warmer.
That reminds me. What is the difference between indie and independent? Let’s ask Strong Bad.
Makes me laugh. mostly because i enjoy indie things, not independent things because they are independent of everything.
But you’re gonna have to serve somebody, yes indeed
You’re gonna have to serve somebody,
Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord
But you’re gonna have to serve somebody.
I’m holding on to you…
Justification by Faith = Just as thou I never sinned.
The words of peace and redemption scream from those words. You have been justified by faith. Better worded as just as thou you never SINNED.
Sing it out!
Filed under: Music, Reviews | Tags: Hello Hurricane, Hello Hurricane Review, Jon Foreman, Mess of Me, Switchfoot
I have been listening to this album nonstop since friday and its quickly becoming my favorite album in a longtime. Hello Hurricane is a declaration of hope in tough times. I know from personal experience like all of you that when it gets hard sometimes we can fold. I have sung through the storms of life and I have crumbled. This album is about those moments. Inspired by a lady whose life was rocked from Hurricane Katrina. She lost everything, her house, her car even her own leg. However with all those defeats she has chosen to sing. That’s the purpose of this album. To instill hope that God is present in struggle. Even when we don’t feel like going any father.
The Tracks.
Needle and Haystack Life| A song about life with a killer opening guitar rift. It’s tag line is seeing miracles in everyday life. Every second is a miracle a gift of abundant favor you could say. A great song that is one of my favorites on the record.
Mess of Me| The lead single to the album is more for the rockers. Switchfoot’s sound is different They never stay true to a single genre. They play what they feel. Mess of Me is a rocked out tune about how we can become our own affliction. We can bring pain and sorrow on ourselves because of our minds. However choosing life is the line that makes this song pretty cool. Jon Foreman says the drug companies also inspired him on this tune.
Your Love Is A Song| To put it simply it’s about God’s love and how it is a melody of forgiveness and love in a world that is so not in line with the conductor.
The Sound| A song about the haunted nation of the united states. How we in our history have lied about our history. covering up murder, racism, bigotry and everything else wrong with us. However love is what fixes that. Accepting that we our broken and need to be made new.
Enough To Let Me Go| A song with a vintage surf rock feel to it. It speaks of love and i’m sure you’ll enjoy it.
Free| We as humans are trapped by ourselves you could say. We all have junk in our minds and our lives which can become like a prison cell. This is an anthem of living out our freedom. That He can save me from me. Awesome tune.
Hello Hurricane| One of the most peaceful intro’s you will ever hear. A great song about the hurricanes in our lives that might knock us down but can’t ever silence our love. a great concept that i think we all need more of.
Always| A song that takes you through life to a prayer of surrender. Amazing tune.
Bullet Soul| A hard song about dreaming. This life on the outside can seem like a one shot deal but that’s truly not the case.
Yet| Hope is a funny word. We have had it stolen and abused but the word still holds a special meaning to me. It’s believing in something bigger then yourself that can redeem you. We can feel so lost sometimes and of course. Yet is a tune about that road.
Sing It Out| A modern-day Psalm style driven tune.
Red Eyes| We all face a reality that death on this earth is closer today. We have a choice to take that time and do something with it. This tune ends with a beautiful mix of “Needle and Haystack life” at the end. Great way to end the record.
The End.
Even if you aren’t a Switchfoot fan I think you will enjoy this album. A very hopeful album that makes you see the happiness in your situation. Awesome record. I would suggest tuning into their myspace page to give the tunes a good listen to see if you enjoy them. I know you will.
“The storms of this life shatter our plans. They tear through our world and destroy our hopes and dreams. They ruin sunny days, flatten the structures we depend on, and shock our world views. Hello Hurricane is an attempt to sing into the storm. Hello Hurricane is a declaration: you can’t silence my love. My plans will fail, the storms of this life will come, and chaos will disrupt even my best intentions, but my love will not be destroyed. Beneath the sound and the fury there is a deeper order still- deeper than life itself. An order that cannot be shaken by the storms of this life. There is a love stronger than the chaos, running underneath us- beckoning us to go below the skin-deep externals, beyond the wind, even into the eye of the storm. Hello Hurricane, you’re not enough- you can’t silence my love.”
Jon Foreman (Switchfoot Lead Vocals and Song Writer)
“If you approach the world with the apron of a servant, Then you are allowed to go places that you can’t go if you approach it with the crown of a king.”
-Jon Foreman
A great quote that is has a very big truth in it. If we serve with all we have we will see a change that goes past are current location and effects the world. I think often in are “Christian” culture we anoint the “talented”. The ones who can speak or play an instrument by ear. We forget that the best thing we could ever offer the broken heart is a hand. Serving is the most overlooked thing in all of our lives. It’s not because we don’t attend those weekly or monthly salvation army events. It’s because we forget we live in a world that is crying for help every day, every hour and every second. If we/me could seize the day and look past us and live for others. Maybe the revival that we always pray for would come. serve.
You can safely assume that you’ve created God in your own image when it turns out that God hates all the same people you do.”
Anne Lamott
Today is the day that the treats will be flowing and the tricks will be limited, Yep I’m sure you know what i’m referring to. Halloween! I have always been a fan of the whole Halloween experience. I recall debating for months what I was gonna be during the school party and dreamed of the delicious candy i would be receiving from my giving teachers. Want a day. Candy plus costume creation completes the equation of awesome. However I have heard from certain sources that this day is a pagan day. I will reverse that logic and claim it for candy and costume parties. Anyways I’m sure if some one with a mind not full of dog poopy and a Bible could use that same pagan logic for the commercial giant known as Christmas. Thanks America!
