Excellent - The Second Decade is a great album.You are Holy, Above All, and This is Your Time are incredible.This is a must have for any Michael W. Smith fan. You will not be disappointed.
Delighted Newbie - This is the first Mchael W. Smith CD I ve ever owned, and I love every track. I ve heard a few of his songs at my used Christian bookstore and glanced over his older albums . . . a bemusing experiment considering how dated his early look was. Then we found a book written by Mr. Smith and I was impressed by his humility and burden for young people, so I began thinking about trying out his music. I know they say you can t judge a book by it s cover, but I liked the picture on this CD and it s been said that a best hits album is a good place to start if you haven t followed an artist s career from the beginning. I was FAR from dissapointed! My favorite tracks are Friends, Above All, Missing Person, This Is Your Time, Cry For Love, and Love Me Good. Love Me Good really stood out to me. This is a guy who can be himself with God (though ever reverent). Listening to him belt out his frusteration with a hectic life and his unabashed need for the love of God just makes your heart sing along. TEN STARS!
My First Michael W. Smith CD... I LOVE IT! - this is the very first Michael W. Smith CD that I have ever gotten... I realize now that if I really wanted to get aquainted with someone like Michael, I should ve gone for the first decade instead of this one. Why didn t I go for the first decade? I couldn t find it in the store I was at! so I wound up going for the second decade instead. I was first turned on to mike s music in Christmas of 06, when they had him on Direct TV s channel 103, which I highly recommend during holidays like Christmas, Easter, and the 4th of July if you re a fan of Christian concerts. then he performed again on the same tv station on the 4th of july, and after I heard Mike sing, I got chills down my spine... he was so good! I thought, I have to get my hands on one of his albums! and as of yesterday I did. I highly recommend this and possibly any of Mike s albums, although I have yet to hear them. I love the songs breakdown, love me good, missing person, as well as this is your time are some of my faves. I highly recommend this CD!
Raging Sea is worth 5 stars alone! - While I do like the first decade better. The last song on the album, which is called Raging Sea is worth every penny by itself!
Great for new listeners - I have had Michael W Smith s First Decade CD for some time, and have just bought Second Decade. I ve always liked his music, but have mainly heard his music through my sister s collection. Only recently did I start purchasing his music for myself. Second Decade may seem bland to long-time fans, but for relative newcomers to his music, it is a well-chosen collection. There is a nice mixture of older music along with a couple of new songs, making for a wonderful listening experience.My favourite track, so far, is Above All . I would prefer this track as a studio recording, but there is nothing wrong with the live recording that is included in this compilation. My other top choice (again, for the moment) is Straight to the Heart.With the exception of Friends , these are the only songs that I am fully familiar with.The rest are more or less new songs to me, making this a great purchase.