Track Listing

1. This Old Man
2. Lead the Way
3. State of Mine
4. Lion's Den
5. Are You Gonna Keep Your Word?
6. One Thing Left to Do
7. Hand of the Father
8. Psychedelic Runaway
9. Even It Out
10. Lift Me Up
11. Shorty
12. Lullaby
13. Them Nails

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #112505 in Music
• Released on: 1995-11-14

Customer Reviews

one of the best christians bands ever!
i've been in the christian music scene for awhile now and these guys are defenitly one of the best.I have a christian album collection (and all of guardians cds) and there all awesome. If anyone from the band ever reads this i'd love to talk to you via the interent. later and god speed.

This is how it should be
Absolutely incredible album from these guys. After the "unplugged" sound of "Swing..." I thought we might have lost them, but they came back in spades here. "Hand of the Father" is an incredible song...well, actually, almost ALL of them are. You won't be disappointed!

5 Stars, two thumbs up, and two snaps with a ... nevermind!
All joking aside, this really is a terrific collection of songs. As you listen through this CD, you can feel Guardian pulling away from its pop-metal sound and venturing into a harder alternative genre. However, there is plenty enough edge here to satisfy most intense hard-rock fans.

Once again, the guitar work of Tony Palacios leads the band from one great song to the next. Tony probably is humble enough not to make a noise about himself, but he could shred with the best (Joe Satriani (sp?), Steve Vai, etc.). The rhythm section of David Bach and Karl Ney remains solid. You will never complain about the bass guitar work nor the drumming. Of course, Jamie Rowe's talented vocals simply helps glue all of it together to make Guardian one of the best kept secrets (why a secret!) in rock-n-roll.

Using Steve Taylor as the producer is a stroke of genius. He is a gifted humorist (check out the lyrics where he contributed) and a dynamite producer. All 13 songs are gems, but the ones I like the most include: "Lead The Way"; "The Lions Den"; "One Thing Left To Do"; "Even It Out"; and "Lift Me Up".

Christ-centered themes and lyrics are throughout the CD. Some songs are more overtly Godly than others, but the lyrics guide the listener through the goodness of being under God's will or through the despair of traveling in darker circles ("Psychedelic Runaway" for example).

If you do not yet have this CD yet, then get it soon. You will not regret it!