I have always had a soft spot for Casting Crowns, even if I have a less than soft spot for the rest of the Pop Worship genre, and I was excited to be able to hear the New CD. After the first couple of songs I began to worry. The CD begins in a typical Casting Crowns Song, The Title song “Until the Whole World Hears” sounds like it belongs on their previous album “The Altar and the Door“. As I said I began to worry that this Cd was going to be nothing more than a continuation of the previous album. This isn’t quite the negative that it could be. Casting Crowns has a very set and distinctive sound that I find carrying through all of their albums. When done properly it gives the Band a signature sound. When done Improperly it simply makes all the songs sound the same. “Until the Whole World Hears” walks the thin line of “signature sound” while only crossing into the “What album is this again?” territory a couple of times.

Popularity: 9% [?]