Crashings by Falling Up (CD, Feb-2004, BEC Recordings)

Falling Up's Crashings is a daring infusion of heavier metal into the often trite and low-key Contemporary Christian Music genre. "Escalates", the fourth track on the CD, is the syncopated vivacious groove that rocketed Falling Up into the Christian Music spotlight.

The tunes on Crashings are lively well-meshed intonations of heavy guitar, piano, drums and vocals. The Christian Message, however, seems to be an undertone and rarely overtly stated in the enigmatic lyrics. The liner notes offset this, however, as each band member states his dedication to God in thankful remarks.

I welcome this addition of more rough & tumble rock and roll to the Christian Music scene. I recommend Falling Up's Crashings to anyone seeking a stronger dose of metal in their Christian Vibe collection.

Falling up brings nothing new to the table, but then most bands don't. All the tracks are virtually identical....I can hardly tell one from another. But that is all OK because the hooks are catchy and the music is fairly fast tempo. With a few exceptions the lyrics are not overtly Christian. This band knows how to market themselves both in and out of the Christian genre and should continue to sell albums.