Todd Agnew "Better Questions" Album Review
I received Todd Agnew’s “Better Questions” in the mail a few days ago to listen to and review on the site. As per my normal operating procedure, I’ve been listening to it in my car and on the computer over the past few days and just letting the lyrics marinate into my soul.
It’s not been a purely pleasant experience, but it’s not because the album is bad, it’s because the lyrics are piercing to what I’ve accepted as normal and expected.
For example, read these lyrics from the song “Least of These”, which is probably the hardest rocking song on the album as well.
I’m a druggie, I’m a pusher, I’m a one night stand whore
Accuser, an abuser with nothing to live for
A devil, a deceiver and probably much more
But why does it have to define me?
Why do you always remind me?Why can’t I be free from who I’ve been?
Why can’t you see me as one of the least of these?I’m a liar, I’m a thief, I’m a traitor, I’m the chief of sinners
I’m pretty sure nothing’s beneath me
I’m a cheater, I’m a chain, I don’t know if I can change
But why does it have to define me?
If He came to this hell to find me?
Why can’t His blood refine me?
Why do you always remind me?
I’ve bolded the lines that speak loudest to me. I think I’ve been doing a much better job of not being judgmental towards people. The question is, is the church doing the same? How do you do?
Getting back to the album, I’m thoroughly enjoying everything about the album and the rest of the songs that are included.
- Prelude
- Still Has A Hold
- Least of These
- If You Wanted Me
- Our Great God
- Loves In Our Heads
- Peace On Earth
- Funny
- Don’t Say A Word
- War Inside
- Martyr’s Song
- On A Corner In Memphis
- Family
- Preachers And Thieves
- Can I Be With You
The songs bolded above are some of my favorites from the album, but I can’t really say they’re my favorites I guess. Every time I listen to the album I just let the whole thing play and enjoy the entire album as a complete story.
I don’t have the space or time to clip all the great little phrase lyrics in this album, you’ve just got to buy the album and hear it for yourself.
As I was listening with a friend, they made the comment immediately that it didn’t “sound like” other Christian music. I think that’s a good thing, without saying that Christian music is bad, we just need artists that can really push the envelope of what we expect and what we think we know. Todd Agnew does that!
The photo above is of Todd Agnew and Rebecca St. James performing at GMA 2007. Rebecca St. James is a guest vocalist on this album on “Our Great God”.
Lyrics: SweetsLyrics
Photo: Ardent Music blog
Website: www.toddagnew.com
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1 opinion for Todd Agnew "Better Questions" Album Review
Robin
Apr 10, 2008 at 10:11 pm
To understand the song Least of These, you need to understand WHY Todd made this album. He had said everyone has questions, but are too afraid to ask. The song talks about being a druggie, a one night stand whore, but the meaning of the song is why can’t people see the change in a person, if they were a whore in the past, and they did a 360 and changed their whole life, why do they have to be defined by what they were in the past. No, this album isn’t really what you would expect from Mr. Agnew, but that was the whole point, he was asking the questions we all have on our minds, and every song has a meaning and a purpose (I know this because I’m a hug T.A. fan and read alot of blogs on his myspace page and articles on the internet). He was afraid people wouldn’t accept this album when in fact alot of us fans have embraced it. It is actually one of my favorites he has out. The music is a bit rock n roll, but you know, that is his style at times. Not the old southern gospel sounding music. And I have come to learn that no matter what the music sounds like, if it’s a message we should listen. And Least of These became my favorite song on the album.
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