Tune Filled Tuesdays Vol. 2

Eleventh Hour
MySpace profile

Eleventh Hour is four guys with one great sound and a lot of potential. Although they don't list any of their own influences, I hear a lot of similiarities to Creed and Nickelback, especially in their song "I Need You." Strong guitar riffs, great melodies and powerful lyrics run rampant here.

Those living in Ohio absolutely should go out to a show where Eleventh Hour is playing. We don't think you'll regret it in the least. You can find a list of upcoming venues on their MySpace page.

Tune Filled Tuesdays Vol. 2

Praise-Apella

Website
MySpace Page

In a time when more or more artists seem to be relying primarily on instruments and sounds created in the studios, Praise-Apella is going in completely the opposite direction. These five gifted individuals are the instruments and create all the sounds with their mouths using beat-box and other techniques.

Each song has its own feel and showcases the talents of each band member. Their song "Lord I Give You My Heart" is a wonderful song of praise with a great funky feel to it which makes you want to bob your head along with them as they sing in perfect harmony with one another. You might even forget for a moment that they aren't using any instruments.

It's not hard to see why this band will be performing along with other great musicians like Michael W. Smith, Leeland and Superchick at The Fest in Wickliffe, OH. The Fest is a FREE one day, Christian family festival being held August 5, 2007. In addition to the live performances, other activities and events are available of all ages. Learn more on their website.

Tune Filled Tuesdays Vol. 1

This week will be a week of several firsts. In addition to starting Ministry Mondays, we are also going to be starting Tune Filled Tuesdays, Wednesday's Written Words and Featured Flashbacks Fridays. We'll write more about what each of these is on their first blog posts. At some point we will also be featuring the searches that led to this blog in hopes that anything we may have missed in the first post, we can clarify a bit better.

On Tune Filled Tuesdays we will feature a musical artist or band which we have recently come across. They may be bands just starting out without even a full demo or they may have their feet on solid ground already with a very well known following. Either way we hope you will enjoy these little showcases!

First up:
Malachi3

Genre: Christian Soul, R&B, Lyrical
Website: http://www.malachi3music.com/
MySpace Profile: http://www.myspace.com/malachi3music

All I can say is what a great trio of voices. These three have so much talent and they have a huge future ahead of them. They initially started off on their own paths, working on their own careers but God brought them all together to form Malachi3 and the union is really powerful. Shauna has a fantastic hip-hop/R&B flavor much like Mary J. Blige and I really love the songs that feature her such as "Didn't Imagine Me" and "Breathe 2.0." And Tori and Q Rock are clearly talented as well. Tori has a really nice R&B/Soul sound and he has a wonderful, dreamy voice. And Q Rock - well let's just say he definitely rocks. This guy has some great flow and I think he easily could have used God's gifts to have a large mainstream career as well.

One of the really great things about this group and their newself-titled CD is that they sing about things that other people can relate to. They bring words of encouragement for teenage mothers, those who grew up without a father figure and have just not lived the easiest of lives in general. For example in "My Story" each member of this trio really showcases their skills and brings their own personal lessons out in the open so others in their situation might see the proverbial "light at the end of the tunnel."

Hear snippets of all their new songs on their website or just go buy their new CD. We'll be reviewing their entire album soon so be sure to look out for it!!