Disco de Third Day: “Wire”

I truly enjoyed "Time" (and still do), and was thrilled with "Come Together." But each had their weaknesses. "Time" was too low-keyed, while "Come Together" was too pop. (Hey, I love both CDs, but there are a few songs on each that just bring them down a bit.) But "Wire" seems to have gotten the recipe just right. When Third Day someday receives a Lifetime Achievement Award, this is one of the albums that will be a highlight. This band is consistently on the mark with lyrics, music, and delivery. And "Wire" delivers.

It's not conspiracy #6, it isn't Offerings III, so what is wire?

Answer: The most personal album I've ever heard

When i first heard the Third Day was making a new album i was excited. I find alot of "Christian music" to be either too cliche or sub par. But Third Day is one of the few bands that i truely get excited about and have followed over the years. Rumors spread that this would be the bands newest rock album, which was exciting to believe...what we got was even better. Third Day didn't write this album to win awards or put out the latest worship song. They made a personal album that is aplicable to everybody. "My heart I could not trust, cause it lies to me too much, and my mind just couldn't understand it all", "Sometimes the night starts closing in, And I've lost my way home again, I'm running out of places I can turn, Enemies on every side, Not a friend around for miles, That's the time it really starts to hurt"....These lines aren't written cause they'll sell well, they're honest. Songs that I initially didn't pay much attention to had me in tears a couple months later because of how real it struck. And with every song the music fits the emotion. So what is the overall musical style of the album? It ranges from the conispiracy 5 like "Till The Day I Die" to the acoustic driven "I will hold my head high"...This is by far the most mature the band has sounded. This is a must album. By far the best they have made!

Every song is great...I can't keep it out of my CD player for very long! My 5-yr-old daughter loves "Wire"...she messes up the words, but she doesn't care! My favorites are "Come on back to Me" because it gives such a great message of hope...no matter what you've done, no matter where you are, He always invites you to "come on back"...and "I will hold my head high" which inspires me to stand up for God regardless of the challenges. I also love "Innocent" which helps me remember how powerful the gift of salvation is. My least favorite is "Billy Brown", which I usually fast forward through. This CD rocks, and I love it!!!

I really like this cd. Being a bass player for 18 years and drinking booze to old secular rock albums for nearly as long. After becoming a christian, and going through "christian" cd's and bands just about tired me out.

Then comes, "Third Day". "Wire" is a great mix of songs. The album has texture!!, "which I really like". This band is getting better and better. I would much rather stick this cd in, instead of what I used to listen to. And I get a great vibe from listening to it. It is not one of their worship albums, but I still get edified from it. Nothing wrong with this cd at all. Great guitars, bass, drums and Mac Powell is an absolutely incredible vocalist. To me, this is one of Third Day's best efforts.

This is one of those CDs that doesn't disappoint. The lead singer for this group sounds like a cross between Travis Tritt and the Van Zandt brothers. The rock musicianship is very good, with plenty of riffs, catchy intros matched to interesting lyrics, which are well understood even without the liner notes. I like every song and the band's style. This CD is Christian rock - not grunge, heavy metal, garage or pop. However, every song is not overtly Christian. Some are simply good tunes, such as San Angelo, an ode to the city itself, and I Wanna Be a Rock Star. But the positive message is still clearly at the root of all the lyrics.