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CPR Volume 1

a Studio release
by
VA: CPR

Release Year: 2004

Date Label Catalog # Comments
CD Info from website :
    'Each artist on this project is a confessed Christian and strives to move beyond existing standard musical forms. The result is CPR, an acronym for Christian Progressive Rock.'
Purchasing information at cprogrock.com
Added To Proggnosis Database on: 4/26/2004 12:00:00 AM
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    CD 1
  1. What Kind of Love
    (Ajalon)
  2. Farewell to Shadowland
    (Glass Hammer)
  3. Two Sisters
    (America Gomorrah)
  4. Leaven
    (Proto-Kaw)
  5. Kara Kum
    (Dave Beegle)
  6. The Race
    (Dwight Mitchell)
  7. Traveling Through the Earth
    (Navigator)
  8. Once in a Dream
    (Vertical Alignement)
  9. Rapture (Everlasting Arms)
    CD 2
  1. Glory
    (Revelation Project)
  2. The Judgement
    (Salem Hill)
  3. Postmodernity
    (Akacia)
  4. I Am Willing
    (Neal Morse)
  5. The River
    (Ten Point Ten)
  6. Hold me Again
    (Eric Parker)
  7. Dry Bones
    (Theophonic Cloud)
  8. Viper's Broad
    (Divine In Sight)
  9. Documents
    (Shadowstar)
Ajalon
Akacia
America Gomorrah
Dave Beegle
Divine In Sight
Dwight Mitchell
Eric Parker
Everlasting Arms
Glass Hammer
Navigator
Neal Morse
Proto-Kaw
Revelation Project
Salem Hill
Shadowstar
Ten Point Ten
Theophonic Cloud
Vertical Alignement

Reviewed by Marc on 26 Apr 2004


CPR stands for Christian Progressive Rock... On Volume 1 you get a very nice collection of American style progressive rock songs from a few well known artists/bands (Glass Hammer, Proto-Kaw...) and others not quite as famous (to me at least). As much as I can tell these tracks are not exclusive to this collection, but taken from the artist's albums.

This being a sampler CD, you get a variety of styles featured on the album. Perhaps somewhat surprisingly, almost all the tracks meld very well together and an unattentive listener could think he is listening to one perticular band's CD. I admit to liking this album even though I am not a practicing Christian. Most of the songs' lyrics are not directly religious anyway (there even are a few instrumentals), and for the others (like the Neil Morse piece for example) the music is good enough that a non religious inclined listener will not to be bothered by the message. For those who appreciate Christian music, the messages vehiculed on CPR will be an added bonus.

This album is recommended to all progressive rock fans who want to discover a nice bunch of talented American style progressive rock musicians. Some will also get a positive vibe listening to the lyrics.