Redeemed

I was one of the vocal minority thoroughly disappointed by Kutless's previous album, the praise & worship one. "Hearts of the Innocent" redeems them, though. With this one, they return to the driving, hard-rock edge that made them so great. The lyrics are, of course, inspirational, and the album is filled with uplifting messages of hope ("Smile") and unabashed faith in God ("Shut Me Out"). But it's the edgy guitars and great beat that make this album rock (okay, "Promise of a Lifetime" is a little slow, but still very good). An excellent album for Kutless fans, and a great example of some of the best in rock music today.

Worst Kutless CD

While this CD just kinda stinks. First off I'm comparing it to the first three albums, I thought "Kutless" and "Strong Tower" were both fantastic (Sea of Faces was good as well). "Hearts of the Innocent" seems to be lacking the strong lyrics of the other three albums. I can give you a great of example of this, in the song Somewhere in the Sky the chorus is just plain horrible,

I don't know what Michael Harmon is thinking.

DON'T listen to Michael Harmon (he posted a review a little bit above this one), he must have been preoccupied while hearing the great and diverse rhythm, strong rock base, and even the softer songs that still maintain Kutless's image as a CHRISTIAN rock band. I just recently went to a Kutless concert, and the lead singer took some time before starting to talk about his and other's christian faith. For one thing, I do not think that leaning on Jesus is all that christian songs can be about. That is a good subject matter, but not the only thing. Like in song #7, when he sings "I'm learning how to fly", it seems to represent growing and enjoying your relationship with christ, just it of course doesn't actually say that. You have to think outside of the bun, and then you will find the messages it speaks about. Great CD.