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    HM Magazine #72/Various Artists
    Various Artists — WWJD cover

    Various Artists

    WWJD

    (1997)

    Reviewed by Brian Vincent McGovern

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    Label ForeFront RecordsHM Magazine #72July 1998
    alternative rockccmpop rockska punk

    (ForeFront) Here's the video follow-up to ForeFront's WWJD compilation CD - yet another WWJD product to sell to the bracelet-wearing masses. Okay, okay, I'll admit that this is actually a product worth buying, but only if you're a fan of the artists featured here. Besides rockin' videos by The Supertones, Big Tent Revival, Considering Lily, and Audio Adrenaline, there are also some decent videos by Iona, Geoff Moore & the Distance, dc Talk, and others. Between almost every video, the viewer reads a scenario and is compelled to make a decision, like, "Tim is late for basketball practice, but on the way to the gym, he sees a guy with a flat tire. He knows that if he stops to help, he'll be late, and won't be able to play in the big game. What would you do?" and of course, "What would Jesus do?" And amid the commercialism, I again reiterate, don't forget the real meaning. Ask yourself the famous question in every situation constantly.

    Other coverage for this album

    The Lighthouse Unsorted 1998Reviewed by Laura AdamsWhat could follow the overwhelming popularity of the WWJD bracelet fad? How about a whole line of devotionals, a Bible, and an album of Christian music? The disc includes the popular title cut by Big Tent Revival, along with 14 other songs with the underlying message to be alive with Christ, mirror His life and seek His direction; in short, "what would Jesus do?" The record is a mural of new and…

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