Over the past 10 months, I’ve listened to a lot of music. Plenty of quality artists have released some great albums (like Springsteen’s We Shall Overcome and Derek Webb’s Mockingbird.) But not since my Beatles phase in college have I been so completely consumed with an artist. I can’t get enough of The David Crowder Band. DCB has ministered to me so much over the past year. Their latest full-length release, A Collision, easily ranks among my top 10 albums of all-time. It was my favorite album of 2005, hands down. Here’s what I wrote in December:
A masterful next step in their artistic evolution. An eclectic mix of different genres (punk, bluegrass, piano-driven ballads, anthem rock, etc.) with worship as their common denominator. Isn’t that what worship is about, a diverse people united to worship a common God? Throw in some groovy whistling riffs and a key-tar and you’ve got yourself a five-star album in my book.
So you can imagine my excitement to hear that David and the boys would be releasing B Collision this summer. If you enjoyed A Collision, then B is a must-own. It’s an 8-track mini-album of bluegrass and live versions of some of A Collision’s cuts. The album also functions as balm for the band as they continue to sort out the tragic loss of Kyle Lake, a dear friend and the pastor of the University Baptist Church who was electrocuted last October during a baptism. With B Collision the band has “chosen bluegrass music as a means to discuss…grief and the resulting hope that is born out of it.” Another masterpiece from a great band.
The David Crowder Band is up for Artist of the Month at MSN…and they’re winning! Vote for DCB here.
already & not yet 
haven’t checked out “B” yet – I wasn’t sure when it was being released – but “A” is one the best CD’s I’ve purchased in years (along with Webb’s stuff). I too cannot get enough of DCB. I’m very excited to finally see them live this fall when they come to town here in Little Rock with Third Day. “Can You Here Us?” was good. “Illuminate” was very good. “A Collision” is great. I recently got Kyle Lake’s book on prayer that was released the week of his death (I believe). I knew little about him until just prior to his death – having been reading some excerpts of his book – but it hit me hard, mainly because of a picture of him and his family (taken the day before his death) that was on the DCB website. His kids were near the ages of mine, and the thought of leaving them so young is hard to think about. Okay, I’m rambling a little. Sorry for the long comment. I’ll have to check out “B” soon.
B Collision is great, Greg. Check it out.