Okay, by now you've heard the title track to this EP project. Don't run out to get it without fair warning. Slap Glory Defined in your CD player expecting to hear the radio version of this number one song, and you'll be surprised! This North Carolina former indie band reminds me of FFH in only one aspect: before that band made it big as Far From Home and changed its name to FFH, it released an EP with one unusual song, "Big Fish" (and that's not the essence of FFH, as we know well). That's where Building 429 is now with a very successful song, "Glory Defined." Stopping the comparisons, Building 429 is a rock and roll praise and worship band that is not necessarily for Christian Hit Radio listeners. Again, it's on the rock platform. The texture is mostly guitar and a heavy rhythm beat, specifically the title track, "Show Me Love," and "Free." Think a lighter version of EDL with praise lyrics, and there's the essence of Building 429. I love it! Now, there are unplugged songs ("The Space In Between Us" and "All You Ask of Me"), as well as the radio version of "Glory Defined," for all audiences. The lyrics are excellent, and with a little spit-polish-shine, Building 429 has much more than the title track to this EP for which to be known. Watch and wait and enjoy. A full-length project is on its way, and for now, the Glory Defined EP project will whet your appetite.
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Decapolis March 2004Reviewed by Phil NicholsGenerally, in the Christian music scene, record labels look for bands that they could market as Christian alternatives to mainstream artists. When this is done, the results are rarely admirable, and Building 429 is no exception. Catering to the fans of the all-too-common radio rock genre, Glory Defined is a bland and uninteresting EP that lacks originality and diversity. There is a prevalent…The Phantom Tollbooth 2004Reviewed by Bert GanglTaking their name from the directive in Ephesians 4:29 to encourage one another, vocalist Jason Roy and bassist Scotty Beshears formed the nucleus of Building 429 in North Carolina in 2000. After recruiting Paul Bowden (guitar) and Michael Anderson (drums), the band toured heavily throughout the South and along the Eastern Seaboard before meeting up with modern worship artist Jason Ingram in late…
