Wide-Eyed and Mystified is the third official album release by Christian rock band Downhere. It is the 1st official album release through Centricity Music, to which the band was signed in 2005.
Allmusic's Jared Johnson said that the album title "is a line in the infectious track "The More," referring to the awe with which we look at God."[1] Johnson called the album a "masterly crafted melodic rock."[1] Johnson evoked that "the theme is uplifting, but you never feel like the guys are talking down to you."[1]
CCM Magazine's Andrea Bailey noted how the lyrics on this album "indicate a deep, seasoned relationship with the Lord, subtly interweaving paraphrased scripture with themes of love and surrender".[2] Bailey proclaimed this album to be a "drive-with-the-windowsdown fare that rocks more smartly and cleanly than ever."[2]
Christianity Today's Russ Breimeier alluded to how the album as "successfully captures both styles. Combining a pounding piano with thick guitars".[3]
Cross Rhythms's Mike Rimmer praised this as being "their absolute best and this is my first candidate for album of the year 2006."[4]
Jesus Freak Hideout's Matt Johnson acclaimed "If you pass on this one, you're making a big mistake. Not only is this the best yet from downhere, but it's also one of the best records of the year to this point! Downhere fans will be eating this up. Pop-rock fans will be hard pressed to find anything better for their money, and people just looking for a more 'artsy' approach at popular Christian music would do well by themselves to not let this one slip through the cracks. This could be the sleeper hit of the year!"[5]
New Release Tuesday's Kevin Davis also praised this as being "literally Unbelievable in its greatness."[6]
Track listingedit
All tracks are written by Jason Germain and Marc Martel
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Wide Eyed and Mystified news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2010 Learn how and when to remove this template message Wide Eyed and Mystified is the third official album release by Christian rock band Downhere It is the 1st official album release through Centricity Music to which the band was signed in 2005 Wide Eyed And MystifiedStudio album by downhereReleasedMay 23 2006RecordedNov 2005 Jan 2006GenreChristian rockLength54 11LabelCentricity MusicProducerMark HeimermannGreg CollinsdownhereDownhere chronologySo Much for Substitutes 2003 Wide Eyed And Mystified 2006 Wide Eyed and Simplified 2007 Contents 1 Critical reception 2 Track listing 3 Personnel 4 Singles 5 Accolades 6 ReferencesCritical reception editProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllmusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 1 CCM MagazineA 2 Christianity Today nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 3 Cross Rhythms nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 4 Jesus Freak Hideout nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 5 New Release Tuesday nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 6 Allmusic s Jared Johnson said that the album title is a line in the infectious track The More referring to the awe with which we look at God 1 Johnson called the album a masterly crafted melodic rock 1 Johnson evoked that the theme is uplifting but you never feel like the guys are talking down to you 1 CCM Magazine s Andrea Bailey noted how the lyrics on this album indicate a deep seasoned relationship with the Lord subtly interweaving paraphrased scripture with themes of love and surrender 2 Bailey proclaimed this album to be a drive with the windowsdown fare that rocks more smartly and cleanly than ever 2 Christianity Today s Russ Breimeier alluded to how the album as successfully captures both styles Combining a pounding piano with thick guitars 3 Cross Rhythms s Mike Rimmer praised this as being their absolute best and this is my first candidate for album of the year 2006 4 Jesus Freak Hideout s Matt Johnson acclaimed If you pass on this one you re making a big mistake Not only is this the best yet from downhere but it s also one of the best records of the year to this point Downhere fans will be eating this up Pop rock fans will be hard pressed to find anything better for their money and people just looking for a more artsy approach at popular Christian music would do well by themselves to not let this one slip through the cracks This could be the sleeper hit of the year 5 New Release Tuesday s Kevin Davis also praised this as being literally Unbelievable in its greatness 6 Track listing editAll tracks are written by Jason Germain and Marc MartelWide Eyed and MystifiedNo TitleLength1 The More 3 482 Surrender 4 343 A Better Way 4 404 Dying to Know You 3 305 I Will Follow Your Voice 4 566 Little Is Much 3 467 Stir 3 178 Forgive Yourself 4 059 Unbelievable 4 3910 The Real Jesus 4 1711 Remember Me 4 0612 1000 Miles Apart 3 3513 I Miss You Here 4 50Total length 54 11Personnel editDownhere Jason Germain vocals keyboards guitars string arrangements 1 2 3 5 9 10 Marc Martel vocals keyboards guitars Glenn Lavender bass Jeremy Thiessen drums percussionAdditional Musicians Greg Collins synthesizers 4 8 11 12 Mellotron 4 8 11 12 electric guitar 4 8 11 12 Zac Rae Mellotron 4 8 11 12 David Angell strings 1 2 3 5 9 10 David Davidson strings 1 2 3 5 9 10 Sarighani Reist strings 1 2 3 5 9 10 Kristin Wilkinson strings 1 2 3 5 9 10 Production Mark Heimmerman producer 1 2 3 5 9 10 Greg Collins producer 4 8 11 12 Downhere producers 6 7 13 John Mays executive producerSingles edit The More 2006 Rock amp CHR Surrender 2006 CHR A Better Way 2006 AC Little Is Much 2006 AC Forgive Yourself 2007 The Real Jesus 2007 Accolades editThis album won a 2007 Juno Award for Contemporary Christian Gospel Album of the Year References edit a b c d Johnson Jared 2006 05 23 Review Wide Eyed and Mystified Allmusic Retrieved 2012 01 16 a b c Bailey Andrea 2006 06 01 Review Wide Eyed and Mystified PDF CCM Magazine p 55 Archived from the original PDF on 2012 05 10 Retrieved 2012 01 16 a b Breimeier Russ 2006 05 23 Review Wide Eyed and Mystified Christianity Today Retrieved 2012 01 16 a b Rimmer Mike 2006 07 02 Review Wide Eyed and Mystified Cross Rhythms Retrieved 2012 01 16 a b Johnson Matt 2006 05 16 Review Wide Eyed and Mystified Jesus Freak Hideout Retrieved 2012 01 16 a b Davis Kevin 2008 07 14 Review Wide Eyed and Mystified New Release Tuesday Retrieved 2012 01 16 nbsp This 2000s Christian rock album related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Wide Eyed and Mystified amp oldid 1022868654, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
