So I knew that the latest Shane & Shane CD, Pages, was going to be pretty special when, in the two weeks before it was released, I found myself dropping by their website every single day just to listen to thirty-second snippets of the new songs.
And last week? When a copy of the CD arrived in the mail? I was blown away. The lyrics have depth and substance (chock-full-o-Truth, they are) – and the arrangements are absolutely beautiful. Not to mention the harmonies. HAVE MERCY at the harmonies.
I mentioned a few weeks ago that I thought my favorite song on the CD was going to be “Beg,” and I’ll just go ahead and say that it was an excellent call on my part. I have listened to it over and over because it goes straight to our modern-day tendency to miss authentic worship by “singing praises to the things that make [us] feel all right,” even though we know that “these songs are noise in [His] ears, a clanging drum.”
In a word? Strong.
This is a challenging CD – one that doesn’t offer up pat answers or cute little Christian greeting card sentiments. Pages deals openly and honestly with struggles and questions that every believer experiences at some point – and the Shanes articulate those seasons of spiritual wrestling with reverence and wonder and awe for a God who is faithful and worthy to be praised.
So if you’d like a chance to win one of four copies, leave a comment on this post. I’d love it if you’d check out Shane & Shane’s website so you can hear some clips of the new music, too. It’s an extraordinary CD.
I’ll leave comments on this post open until Friday, September 21.
{ 222 comments }
Next Comments →
I would love to win this CD!
sign me up!
I would love this also =) Lucky you to get to see them in concert!
Would love to win. Please sign me up! LOVE SHANE AND SHANE!!!
Please sign me up too.
I love Shane and Shane too! :) I’d love to have the latest and greatest!
Oh – sign me up. I’d love a piece of the blessings since I couldn’t be there in person!
It’s been a long time since i bought myself a CD, seems like i’m always listenting to the kids praise and worship music in the car. Would love the chance to win the CD.
Thanks!
I’m in BooMama! I’ve been listening to the snipits, and the clips on myspace!!!!
Thanks!
Oooh, count me in! They sound wonderful!
I would love, love, love, love to win one of these CDs!
I’d love to win a copy!
I have never heard of the group and would love to win a CD. I will check out the site.
Thanks a bunch.
Their music sounds GREAT! I’d love to win a copy.
Count me in! :-)
Please sign me up!
This sounds great!
I’m in!
Me too!
I went, I listened, I liked it!!
Pick me, Pick me!!!
Dori
I don’t know them- but I didn’t know Monk and Neagle either, and now I love them. SO I want this one too! :)
what a great offer, thanks!
i loved them on Dave Crowder’s cd.
blessings,
karla
I would love a chance to win! Thanks!
MJ
Wow… this sounds spectacular! Pick me, pick me!!
And thanks. For everything.
Emily
Corrected blog addres.. sorry!
MJ
Corrected blog address.. sorry!
MJ
PLEASE let me win! I love Shane & Shane. They are so REAL! If you ever get a chance to see them, go.
Oh, I’d love this. Hubby made me leave the concert early last week, so I only got to hear 2 or 3 songs from Shane & Shane (he thought they were too loud – old fogey!). I’d love to get the cd.
I need something new to listen to so I’m in..
Oh, I’d love this. Hubby made me leave the concert early last week, so I only got to hear 2 or 3 songs from Shane & Shane (he thought they were too loud – old fogey!). I’d love to win their cd.
Count me in. It’s so nice to actually be excited about some new music again. Thanks for sharing the love!
Count me in!
I would love to win!!
Yippee!! Free, fabulous, fun music! I’m in! :)
Sign me up! My hubby took me to see them this past year before we moved here and it was a blessing!!!
Count me in please!
Oh my word, I think I love you. It started out slow, when I read your profile. But then I started really have the feeling sweep me off my feet when I started reading the titles, (yes, just the titles) of your posts. And now I have a girl-crush, which I think is okay because we are only in cyber-space and we blog.
Thanks for the good times. :-)
I’ll be back. Hope I don’t scare ya.
Diane
DEFINITELY need this CD in my collection. Loooooves me some Shane & Shane. My husband and I sang one of their songs (“Yearn”) at church yesterday. It was a simple song with a simple truth. People seemed to really respond to it.
Count me in the mix, please!
Please add me to the drawing. Thanks!
maybe I will win?
I’d love to win a cd!
I hope I win, I love Shane and Shane.
———>OFF TO VISIT THE WEBSITE!!!
I would love to be put in for the drawing!
Thanks!
Please include me!! Thanks!
Sounds like a good one! I’d love to enter the drawing!
~Stacy
I love me some Shane squared!! Please enter me in the drawing! :)
Sounds fantastic! I’d love one! :)
my husband loves them – this could be a great gift for his birthday in two weeks!
Next Comments →
Comments on this entry are closed.