I will admit, that though Third Day is my favorite band, that I was a bit disappointed in their last release, Wherever You Are.  I thought there were some really good gems on the album, such as Communion, Tunnel and Carry My Cross, but on the whole I felt like it was missing some of that element that makes Third Day’s music so attractive to my ear.

The Third Day I know and love is back on Revelation…and then some.

Tracks like Otherside, This is Who I Am, Ready and I Will Always Be True throw back to that Southern rock sound that sets them apart from the majority of other bands out there.  Slowdown, which features background vocals from Chris Daughtry, is a song that would fit right in on mainstream rock radio.  Run to You and Born Again features guest vocals from Lacey Mosley, lead singer for the band Flyleaf, and are very good songs as well.

Every song on the disc is solid, and the mixing and sound is, unlike a lot of Christian CDs in the past, on par with anything out there in the mainstream.  This is definitely a rock album, and it has the big sound that a rock album deserves.

If you haven’t picked up this CD, I would definitely recommend it.

More on Third Day’s Revelation:

Revealing a New Chapter - Christian Music Today
Third Day: Bold Revelation - CCM Magazine
Third Day’s ‘Revelation’ comes at right time - Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Revelation Sneak Peek (EPK) - PMG/SONY/BMG Channel on YouTube