Nitro Praise

Item: Nitro Praise
Author: Roger Appelinski

(1994)

Reviewed by Roger Appelinski

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Label N*Soul RecordsThe LighthouseMarch 1994

dance pop techno worship

Scott Blackwell and his crew at N-Soul keep coming up with creative ideas in Christian dance music. Probably not since Petra's Petra Praise...The Rock Cries Out has there been such an innovative praise album as this new effort, Nitro Praise.

Six of the eight songs are upbeat, energetic pop tracks that tend slightly towards the techno, and two that are slower, grooving tunes. The songs should probably be familiar, coming from traditional praise choruses. Included are "I Love You (Lord Today)," "More Precious Than Silver," "Stand in Awe," "Praise Song," "I Will Call Upon the Lord," "High Places," "I'll Fly Away," "More Than Conquerors." Some of the featured vocalists are Sandra Stevens, Stephanie Watring, and Gina Foglio.

The eight songs on the project are repeated without the lead vocals, extending the album to close to 71 minutes. This permits listeners to sing along, just as if they were performance tracks.

Nitro Praise provides an energetic, simple, and enjoyable method to praise the Lord-old words, new tunes-the way it's been done before many times.