DecembeRadio (album)
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| Studio album by DecembeRadio | ||||
| Released | June 27, 2006 | |||
| Recorded | January 26 – February 1, 2006 at Southern Tracks Recording in Atlanta, Georgia | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 44:33 | |||
| Label | Slanted | |||
| Producer | Scotty Wilbanks | |||
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| Singles from DecembeRadio | ||||
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| About.com |  |
| Allmusic |  |
| Christian Music Review |   |
| CCM Magazine | A |
| Christianity Today |  |
| Cross Rhythms | |
| Jesus Freak Hideout | |
| The Phantom Tollbooth | |
| The Phantom Tollbooth | (mixed) |
| Wise Men Promotions | (3/5) |
DecembeRadio is the eponymous major label debut album by the band DecembeRadio. Produced by Scotty Wilbanks, the album features a guitar-driven sound that quickly earned it comparisons to The Black Crowes, King's X, Aerosmith and Free. The album was nominated for a "Best Rock or Rap Gospel Album" Grammy Award, and won the 2007 Dove Award for "Rock Album of the Year". Two of the album's tracks were also nominated for Dove Awards: "Drifter" for "Song of the Year", and "Dangerous" for "Rock Recorded Song of the Year".
DecembeRadio was recorded at Southern Tracks Recording in Atlanta, Georgia from January 26 to February 1, 2006. Whereas the band’s previous album of original material, Dangerous, contained many mid-tempo songs and ballads with prominent acoustic guitar, most of the songs on DecembeRadio are propelled by overdriven chords played in unison by the two guitarists. Verses often give way to sections of jangly ("Table" and "Can’t Hide") or ringing ("Greed") guitars punctuated by crunchy power chords. First single "Love Found Me (Love’s Got a Hold)" is the only obvious example of the band’s Southern rock influences, sounding particularly like The Black Crowes with its underlying piano, horns and female backing vocals. Acoustic guitars feature prominently in the ballad "Drifter", and also appear in the mid-tempo "Least of These" and "Alright My Friend". Producer Scotty Wilbanks adds color not only with subtle sound and vocal effects, but with his own keyboard playing (which takes center stage in the untitled studio jam after "Least of These").
Lyrical topics are varied, and include reminders that all will face God eventually ("Can’t Hide" and "Table"), exhortations to follow Biblical example ("Dangerous" and "Least of These") and acknowledgments of personal struggles ("Greed" and "Razor").
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