Artist Info:Discography Album length: 11 tracks: 37 minutes, 40 seconds Street Date: September 30, 2003
Big Daddy Weave made a grand entrance in 2002 with their debut One And Only on
Fervent Records. One And Only was produced by FFH frontman Jeromy Deibler and it wasn't long
before BDW started being called the Christian Dave Matthews Band. While it's not hard to surpass Matthews
in vocal talent or song craftsmanship, BDW's more pop/folk approach made them more accessible for the adult
contemporary audience. In 2003, the quintet is back with another set of songs, ready to take listeners by surprise.
Big Daddy Weave's sophomore project Fields Of Grace is a crisp and clean production, this time
pieced together carefully by band members Mike Weaver and Jeremy Redmon. "Set Me Free" is a rousing opener,
capturing a sonic freshness and power to set up the next eleven tracks. The production is clean, but perhaps
polished a little too smoothly as it cleanses the music from a more raw sound that would moreso benefit
a sound like Big Daddy's. Weaver's vocals seem a little too forced at first but feel more natural and heartfelt
as the record progresses with "New Every Morning" as a prime example. Lyrically, the record is honest and
passionate. "New Every Morning" meditates on Jesus's fresh daily Grace while the fun and catchy title track
offers a childlike excitement to spending intimate time with our Father.
While "Everything You Are" is upbeat and energetic, tracks like "Heart Cries Holy" and "Be Your Everything"
are thoughtful ballads -- slightly reminiscent of the great Bebo Norman -- that prove the band's strongest work
is in the slower, more melodic moments.
Fields Of Grace is a very good sophomore effort but tends to feel a little hindered by slight
overproduction and Weaver's sometimes seemingly forced vocal melodies. Weaver shines the brightest when he
just lets his voice carry the songs. When he tries harder than he really needs to, it can sound so.
Either way, Weaver is Big Daddy Weave and its marriage with the band's signature jazz folk pop sound
is an inspired one. Fans of One And Only will be pleased with Fields Of Grace, and
contemporary fans needing something a little different for their listening pleasure might find delight
in the five guys with an infectious passion for our Creator known as Big Daddy Weave.
- Review date: 9/29/03, written by John DiBiase
Artist Info:Discography Record Label:Fervent Records Album length: 11 tracks, 37 minutes and 40 seconds
Street Date: September 30, 2003
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