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Their sound is at once bright and heavy with hopeful lyrics. The majority of "Christian pop" makes me gag at the unoriginality and the figurative beating over the head with the message. I'm not Christian. God is occasionally mentioned but not emphasized. So it was with some surprise that when Fireflight's "Unbreakable" came up in my Pandora/Within Temptation stream and I was rocking out to it I learned that they're a Christian band. Pandora supplied a few more songs and I ended up buying the CD.Fireflight doesn't have the dirge-like grind of Evanescence nor the teen angst of Paramore, the bands that most compare them to. Vocalist Dawn Richardson doesn't have the strongest voice but it's very emotional and there's moments where she reminds me of Pat Benatar. If you're a fan of female-fronted rock bands Fireflight is a nice surprise, and they could easily cross over into the mainstream without compromising their beliefs.
I bought Unbreakable from Fireflight upon a recommendation from Amazon.com and after listening to a few 30 second portions of songs. And I'm glad I did. I like to have a change from the male vocalist rocker once in a while,so this was great as Fireflight rocks and has some good christian messages in their music.
I was struck by the powerful vocals of Fireflight when I saw them perform on the Gospel Music Channel. I decided to purchase the CD and have not regretted it. Fireflight is not a one hit wonder but a solid hard rocking Christian band. If you like SuperChick and Addison Road, you'll like Fireflight.
This is a great christian rock band. The whole CD will have you asking for more. They put on an even better live show. Unbreakable should be in your collection. The last track, Wrapped in Your Arms, a unbelievable transition from Acoustic to Electric. I only heard a few bands pull this off.
I love their sound and message behind their songs. I had heard a couple of Fireflight's new songs on the radio which I really liked. After buying their CD and listening to it, I found over 6 songs on it that I think are great. It's a great CD that you want to listen to over and over again. I highly recommend buying this.
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