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said that the album is, "Filled with lumbering, spiritual-themed songs" and "so unremittingly bombastic that...anyone who isn’t already a sucker for Live’s pseudo-uplifting songs will easily resist
Kowalczyk’s barrel-chested fervor." With regard to Kowalczyk's spiritual lyrics, the website bemoans
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Kowalczyk can’t seem to express himself without resorting to cliches that fail to dramatize his personal journey of faith."
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feature much religious and spiritual imagery. Kowalczyk's acknowledgement of his faith is much more explicit on this album than it was on his work with Live. The album entered
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Kowalczyk entered the studio in early 2010 to record material that he began writing in 2008. He wrote songs for
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with an acoustic guitar, as he had when he wrote for Live.
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152:The Flood and the Mercy
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304:"Fire on the Mountain"
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739:What Went Wrong?…Live
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272:"Grace" (Kowalczyk,
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130:chronology
56:2010-06-06
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623:About.com
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340:Reception
315:Personnel
245:Billboard
88:hard rock
802:Archived
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400:Allmusic
113:Producer
64:Recorded
49:Released
39: by
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228:History
194:"Stand"
185:"Grace"
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298:"Rome"
289:"Zion"
174:Alive
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