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| Brave | 
 enlarge | Artists: Nichole Nordeman, Jay Joyce - Prodycer, Brad O'donnell - Executive Producer
Label: Sparrow
Category: Music
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Avg. Customer Rating:  38 reviews
Sales Rank: 14984
Format: Enhanced
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 63575
UPC: 724386357502
EAN: 0724386357502
ASIN: B0009FGX0M
Release Date: May 24, 2005
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Condition: cut in spine
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| Tracks:
| • | Brave | | • | What If | | • | Someday | | • | Real to Me | | • | Crimson | | • | Hold On | | • | Lay It Down | | • | No More Chains | | • | Gotta Serve Somebody - Nichole Nordeman, Dylan, Bob | | • | Live | | • | We Build |
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| Customer Reviews: Read 33 more reviews...
Not Up to Her Last Couple August 11, 2005
33 out of 40 found this review helpful
After a couple years off due to birth of her first child, Nichole is back with her fourth CD. Unfortunately, it's not quite up to her last couple.
I should admit that her last CD, Woven and Spun, is one of my favorites of all time by anyone. For me, the standard was high.
This CD starts off with the title song, easily my favorite song here. It's a challenging commitment to step out with God. I need to take the message to heart.
The next track is another winner. "What If" tackles skeptics in a way that might actually be good. "Someday" looks at eternity as the time we will finally get our questions answered. "Real to Me" asks for God to be there in the dark.
It's the next track where things begin to fall apart. "Crimson," while about the Crucifixion, just doesn't seem to connect with me. Same with "Hold On." One problem is that, with only a couple exceptions, I'm not a fan of her ballads, which both of these songs are. This also applies to the final track on the regular album, "We Build." In addition, I don't like the style of her cover of Bob Dylan's "Gotta Serve Somebody." It just seems weird, but that's my taste.
I did buy the special edition, which includes four acoustic bonus tracks and wonderful thoughts on each song. The first two bonus tracks are new versions of the first two songs. Frankly, I like the official album versions better. "Miles" is a tearjerker some will like but I don't. I do like "The Altar" and it's theme of surrender.
The CD has certainly grown on me in the last few months since it came out. Still, it's not her strongest release. Fans will want it, but it's not the place to start a Nichole Nordeman collection.
A Good Album With A Couple of Great Songs December 11, 2005
18 out of 20 found this review helpful
Nicole Nordeman's latest album 'Brave' is a solid effort with a couple of really standout songs.
The title track, 'Brave', is a very good one that has gotten a lot of radio play. Although I really like it, I think the best song on the album is 'What If'. It has a good sound, is very catchy, and has powerful lyrics. I would recommend that anyone who is skeptical of Christianity listen to and ponder this song. It poses some questions that anyone who doubts may want to ponder about Jesus.
Here are some of the lyrics:
What if you're right
And He was just another nice guy
What if you're right
What if it's true
They say the cross will only make a fool of you
And what if it's true?
What if he takes his place in history
With all the prophets and the kings
Who taught us love and came in peace
But then the story ends
What then?
But what if you're wrong?
What if there's more?
What if there's hope you never dreamed of hoping for?
What if you jump?
And just close your eyes?
What if the arms that catch you,
catch you by surprise?
What if He's more than enough?
What if it's love
What if you dig
Way down deeper than your simple-minded friends
What if you dig
What if you find
A thousand more unanswered questions down inside
That's all you find
What if you pick apart the logic?
And begin to poke the holes
What if the crown of thorns is no more
than folklore that must be told and retold
You've been running as fast as you can
You've been looking for a place you can land
for so long
But what if you're wrong?
 A Must Own! June 8, 2005
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
I've never written a review for any cd I've ever bought but I felt compelled to write one for this. As always, Nichole gives us a CD full of songs that so accurately speak to the human experience. I cried just reading the lyrics and stories for some of her songs on this album. She is amazingly talented and truly blessed by God with her gift. Her music is an excellent vehicle for spreading God's message of love and grace to those still searching. I highly recommend buying the special edition if only for the song Miles because it is exquisite.
Beautiful June 15, 2005
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
Wow, this cd is just so beautiful, I don't know where to start. Maybe you should just listen to the samples and decide for yourself. The musical style is calm but never boring, thoughtful but never depressing. And there are dozens of creative twists. For example, the music for Crimson is actually a classical piece by Chopin.
But it is Nichole's lyrics, as always, which really take center stage. For example, the song Hold On, which is about God's love and how He can redeem and love even the worst of sinners, made me cry the first time I heard it. Other songs, like Live, really challenged me.
I highly recommend this album for anyone who wants music that rises above the predictable, cheesy, "Jesus is my girlfriend" fluff that, sadly, is most Christian music today.
A Very Good Album! "What If" - One of the Greatest Christian Songs Ever Recorded December 22, 2005
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
I'm new to Ms. Nordeman's music and if her previous efforts are as good as "Brave," then count me a fan (I plan on purchasing her previous albums shortly).
I was immediately hooked when I first heard "Brave" on Sirius' Spirit channel (Christian Music on Channel 66). What I most liked was late in the song, Ms. Nordeman sneaks in a line that sounds suspiously like "I don't wanna be brave." What a great testimony! As Christians we often say want to be brave, but do we really, can we really shoulder the kind of long-term bravery she is talking about? I know I couldn't without the power of the Holy Spirit making that kind of bravery is possible. If this is what she meant to write, BRAVO!
But it is "What If" that makes the CD worth owning. Hauntingly beautiful, while at the same time overwhelmingly sad (for those who choose not to believe), "What If" should go down as one of the Top 10 best Christian/worship songs ever written. I have never had my heart tugged at so hard as with this song.
Ms. Nordeman, God bless you for such a wonderful testimony.
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