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 On the opening piece, "King Of Glory", Craig hints at the meaning of his group’s name, exhorting 'C’mon, loose the familiar'. He further explains in the liner notes that we "must  not allow our familiarities in worship and our experiences with God to become traditions and altars...", thereby putting up barriers to accepting the new work He desires to do.Alliant head and industry veteran Paul Wright III joins with Craig in producing the album, filling out the songs with plenty of horns, strings and guitar pizzazz, helped by a stellar band that includes Rick Carter, Derriuex Edgecomb, Eddie Alford, Rick Watford and others. Several songs carry the project. Put a star beside "Great Is The Lord" and "Champion", both high energy praises that demonstate Loose The Familiar’s capacity for both vocal power and sensitive phrasing. Craig handles solo duties on both, as he does throughout the album. On "Jacob’s Song", the scene of angels ascending and descending, taken from the Genesis account of Jacob’s vision of God, is used to describe God’s presence over a nicely arrangement that features echoed lines between Craig and his ensemble. There are also several softer songs on the album, with worship focus. "We Cherish" and "I Worship You" are among these, with Watford’s acoustic guitar up front. A couple of praise medley’s round out the project. With a stated purpose to open the ear of listener to God’s presence, love and care, Claudius Craig & Loose The Familiar bring a welcomed recording, both in message and in music, to the scene.
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