The Blood (album)

Infobox Album
Name = The Blood
Type = studio
Artist = Kevin Max


Released = Start date|2007|12|26
Recorded = 2007
Genre =
Length = 34:29
Label = Infinity Music Distribution
Producer = Kevin Max
Reviews =
*Christian Music Central (91%) [http://www.cmcentral.com/reviews/7359.html link]
*"Grand Rapids Press" rating|3.5|4Citation |last = DeBoer |first = Terry |title = New Recordings |newspaper = Grand Rapids Press |pages = E8 |year = 2008 |date = 2008-01-02]
*Jesus Freak Hideout rating|4.5|5 [http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/cdreviews/TheBlood.asp 2007]
*"Patrol Magazine" (6.7/10) [http://www.patrolmag.com/index.php?id=283 link]
Last album = "Holy Night"
(2005)
This album = "The Blood"
(2007)
Next album = "Crashing Gates and Passing Keepers"
(2009)

"The Blood" is an album by Christian music artist Kevin Max that was released December 26, 2007.

Overview

Unlike Max's previous albums (both solo and as part of dc Talk), "The Blood" is a gospel album instead of having his usual rock stylings. Max had commented for the press release, stating, "It has taken me almost two decades to come full circle and realize how much gospel music has inspired me and influenced my decisions in music." He also explains a bit more on the style, stating, "The Blood" is not a classic hymns cover project or a white/homogenized version of black gospel or soul music, it's a sensitive and stylized adaptation of the music that was at the root of rock and roll, blues, and popular culture." cite web | title=KMax's official website — News and updates | publisher=kevinmaxmusic.com | url= http://www.kevinmaxmusic.com/v5/news.php | accessdate=2007-06-30]

Track listing

#"The Old Rugged Cross" – 1:33
#"The Cross" (featuring dc Talk) – 3:23
#"Run On for a Long Time" (featuring Chris Sligh) – 3:14
#"Trouble of the World" – 4:49
#"I Know His Blood Can Make Me Whole" – 2:49
#"Up Above My Head I Hear Music in the Air" (featuring Vince Gill and Amy Grant) – 2:55
#"They Won't Go When I Go" – 4:46
#"The Blood Will Never Lose Its Power" (featuring Ashley Cleveland, Judson Spence, and Kim Keys) – 3:21
#"People Get Ready" (featuring Vince Gill and Erica Campbell of Mary Mary) – 4:14
#"One Way, One Blood" (featuring Joanne Cash) – 3:25

Personnel

*Kevin Max – vocals, backing vocals, keyboards, handclaps, production
*Will Owsley guitars, bass, engineering, production
*Bobby Huff – drums
*Wookie – drums
*John Fields – sitar, Absynth, Jukebox Hero bass
*Phil Madeira – B3, organ, National guitar
*Vince Gill – guitars
*John Painter – horns, hiphop bass
*Ashley Cleveland, Judson Spence, – backing vocals
* Kim Keys — backing vocals

References

External links

* [http://www.newreleasetuesday.com/article.php?article_id=107 Exclusive interview with Kevin at NRT]
* [http://www.patrolmag.com/index.php?id=283 Review of "The Blood"] : "Not Christian music so much as a study of Christian music, this record nostalgically holds up gospel music in its purer form."