You can always tell a good album by its staying power. Some albums I'm really eager to hear but after a couple of listens they just end up sitting on the shelf gathering dust. Others which I think will only be 'okay' I can't seem to get out of my CD player.
Disciples "Scars Remain" I thought I'd really like and listen to alot, but after a couple of listens I don't really play it much at all. Not sure why, 'cause it's a good album, but it doesn't have the appeal that Back Again did.
Boarders "The World Hates Me" is a complete surprise. I still play it frequently and really enjoy about 8 of the tracks, it is diverse, powerful and the lyrics are pretty open in their praise of God.
Bride's "This Is It" was another album that I thought I'd listen to alot, but apart from one song (Head Lookin' For A Bullet) I don't listen to the album much at all.
Bride's "Skin For Skin" is another story though. Yes, I know the universalism issues, but I can get round that and still enjoy the music. And actually I enjoy this album right up there with Scarecrow Messiah. I've said before that the most Universalist song on there is End Of Days but you can actually sing it and mean it in a non-universalist way. And that's the way I choose to sing it. Dale and Troy still have bundles of talent and I'm interested to hear their last album as Bride.
What albums do others think have staying power (or not, as the case may be)
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1 - Believe In Jesus.
2 - Love one another.
3 - Let God be the judge.
That is all I need to say.