I'm not complaining.
The Red Letters Project is like nothing I have heard before and I love it. All the words of Christ from the book of Matthew (New Living Translation) are set to music. Mostly sung, sometimes spoken, this is a fresh way to "hide God's Word in your heart".
I would classify the music as a softer rock. It doesn't have a pop feel to me, but a definite rock vibe. It's great to purposely listen to and learn but also works well as background music. I can clean house or play on the computer or write reviews while singing Scripture. Hey, that works for me!
The 3 CD set comes in a really cool rectangular case and includes a booklet with the complete text of Matthew and song track references. It's very well done and impressive before you ever pop the first CD in the stereo. And it remains impressive. There are a few times when the non-rhyming words sound a bit awkward, but for the most part they have done an excellent job in combining the text and the music. A couple of my favorite tracks so far include Keys To The Kingdom and 70x7. "Noooo, not seven tiiiiiiiimes. But seventy tiiiiiiiiiimes seeeven." I will be listening to this for enjoyment for a long time to come.
I stumbled over a website promoting this CD set and they have four songs available to check out. The site lists this as not being available yet. Tyndale's page says June 2010. Christianbook.com lists the release date as April 2010. I'm not sure which one is correct but highly recommend picking this up when it is released! Love it, love it, love it!
Did I mention I love it?
The CD set will be available for a list price of $29.99, from Tyndale or your favorite local or online bookstore.
*Disclosure: This product was provided by Tyndale Publishers at no cost for review purposes.*
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