Crunchy, punk-oriented praise songs ala-Tooth and Nail bands and big worship anthems have long been the forte and majority of output from Planetshakers, and that’s what you get on Free, the first album from the Melbourne-based church (as opposed to the conference albums).
Songs like “Salvation”, “Free” and “ Saved The Day” rock the high-energy riff-based sound, while “I Need You” and “Glory to God” are a heart-cry of desperate worship. Sure, there are some unexceptional songs on here, as will be the case for every worship album, and yes, the musical intro may have similarities to another Aussie worship heavyweight, but the positives are aplenty: I played the title track every morning for about a month and it set my day on fire! Of notable significance too is a changing of the guard in songwriters, with youngsters Joth Hunt, Mike Nikkerud and Mike Pilmer in particular coming to the fore....
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