Various Artists - Extreme Days

I had a CD said to be, extreeeeeeeeeeeme.

I love this CD, they picked out some great songs. Fold Zandura is a great band, I've liked them for a while, I'm glad they're on here. TobyMac is awesome too, his #1 single is on this album. I would've never started liking East West if it wasn't for this album. Plus there's also great bands like Pax217, Earthsuit, .rod laver, John Reuben, Fanmail, P.O.D., and a bunch of others. January 21, 2004

Heads up Hollywood!

And you thought that Christians were low-lifes who were clueless about what real fun is? Wrong! Indeed, in the movie and soundtrack, Christians are the only ones who can define fun! And this album is...fun!
The title track, performed by former member of DCtalk, Toby Mac, jumps out at the world with raging guitars, dancehall singsong, hardcore rap, and a phat beat. The lyrics declare the signs the world gives that it is ending "We're living in extreme days". He also boasts, with good reason, of having encountered pre-teens that have a genuine desire to be heaven-bound.
Jamie Rowe's "We're Taking Over" is a car-boom song. If you've got a convertable with good bass, crank this one up. The 40 seconds of soft introduction can't be allowed to fool you. Hang on, this song rocks...hard. The lyrics are similar to those familiar to Skillet fans: a declaration of youth-enlistment in the supernatural war.
Also a former DCtalk member, Michael Tait and his band supply "Loss 4 Words" to the project. It's a fun-filled melodic slow-fast rock song apout an apology to a special someone for miscommunicating his thoughts in a bad way.
Score composer Klaus Badelt, also known for his work of completing the ENTIRE soundtrack to the movie Time Machine, gives out an unconventional orchestra song backed by electric guitars and electonic drum loops. It's an odd combination, but it sounds incredible! The song can also be heard in some Coca Cola commercials. In the movie, it's played during a sno-board paintball war.
Earthsuit's "One Time" is more reggae than anything, but they throw in some rock/rap with it for a quite humorous and satisfying combo. I could never really understand what they were saying though, cause they sing so fast, and with an accent.
Audio Adrenaline's "Good Life" is a slow rock song about remaining optimistic in the midst of losing all earthly posessions because God's all we need.
EastWest's "Song X" is another song with lyrics that are impossible to determine. But the song resonates guitar riffs you might hear on a 007 soundtrack, then explodes into screaming, grinding guitars, and clubbing drums to complicated syncopations.
Fold Zondura's "King Planet" was actually written by Jyro Xahn, a smalltime techno rock composer also known for his masterpiece "Nightfall And Splendor" featured on The Echoing Green's Supernova project. Fold Zondura himself has no famous accredentials, but could have some resulting from this soundtrack. "King Planet" is an untraditional worship song with some freaking awesome drum loops that were later copied onto Linkin Park's reanimation of "One Step Closer", and also features some catchy melodies and great guitars.
PAX217's "AM" is an acronym for "Among the Masses", a phrase heard constantly troughout this hardcore rock/rap sound. Stylistically, they sound a lot like Limp Bizkit, but they're a lot cleaner and more affectionate. The song, paraphrased, says, "I know you, I'm with God, I know you can't pass this up. Are you with us?" Very cool.
SonicFlood's "In The Secret (I Want To Know You)" is now one of the most popular worship songs in the nation. You might recognize its words..."I want to know you, I want to hear your voice, I want to know you more..."?
POD's "Selah" is a jewish word for peace, though the song is anything but peaceful. POD's known mostly for their smashes "Rock The Party" and "Alive". This song sounds nothing like them though. It was taken from one of their more rare projects, Brown. The song basically tells the devil, "You can't touch me".
Fanmail's "Superfan" sounds for all the world like Blink182, besides the lead vocal. It's an awesome song with a hidden message about giving credit to God for musical success.
John Reuben's "God Is Love" is a soft tempoed rap duet with Toby Mac (Extreme Days). You can guess from the title what the song is about.
Rod Laver's "Alex" is a song about a singer that hopes his Christian messages can "leave a stain", until death claims him. He's obviously black from his lingo, and it sounds quite interesting when inserted into the song's hardcore metal sound.
Bleach's "Heartbeat" is a song about asking God for his presence, and has a really fun sound to it. It's a crusin song.
Newsboys' "Entertaining Angels" is one of their most popular songs, also featured on WOW 1999. It says you never know when you might be "entertainig angels by the light of the TV screen". It's a slow pop rock song.
Klaus Badelt emerges again with a more classic sounding "Jessie And Brian", named after two of the movie's main characters. It's a slow moving, unpredictable, moving orchestration with some nylon guitar with it at the beginning.
Given all these great points, how could I not give it five stars? Again, who says Christians can't have fun? Haha! January 29, 2003

Its GREAT!!!

This cd is awesome, not to mention,so is the movie. If you have never heard these artists,they're AWESOME! If you've never heard this album, IT'S WORTH YOUR MONEY-and If you haven't seen the movie? GO BUY IT!!! It's a great movie. It's got a lot of good morals too it also. And the best part, NO PROFANITY! It's Clean, and it makes you realize you don't need profanity in order to have good fun. It's awesome. This cd is definately 5 stars... January 5, 2003

Very Good

This CD has become one of my favorites.Okay, #1:Extreme Days:It's a very fast beat kind of song w/ some rapping in it, #2:We're Taken Over: It's okay, more hard rock than i'd usually listen, but i really like it, some rap in it, #3:Loss 4 Words:This one is okay, one of my favorites, it's not as fast as most of the other songs, #4:Downhill Games: This one isn't really a song, it's just music, it's kinda action like, makes you feel like you're being chased, #5: One Time: I don't really like this one, it kinda reminds me of Jamaican music at the begining, other than that it's pretty much hard rock #6: Good Life: This one is okay, it's a lot slower than the others though #7:Song X: This one kinda sounds like a James Bond movie at first, other than that it's pretty much hard rock, #8: King Planet: I really like this one, it's kinda up beat, but really good, #9:A.M.: All i can say is it's hard core like the others, #10: I Want To Know You: I also really like this one, it's got a good beat to it, #11:Selah: I don't really lie this one, but it's by P.O.D so if you like their music, i'm sure you'll like this one, very hard core, #12: Superfan: I really like this one, it's got a good beat, #13: God Is Love: This is another rapping one, it's okay though, #14: Alex:Ilike this one, it's kinda hard core, but it's pretty good, #15: Heartbeat: This my favorite one, this is a very good song,it's got a good fast beat to it, #16:Entertaining Angels: This song is one of the main reasons i bought this CD, it's a very good song, a little slower than the others though, #17:Jessie and Brian: This is another song that's just music, there's not really much to say about it though. Well, I hope my review helped you. I'd also like to add that most of these songs are by christian bands, so there's no bad content in this CD. If you decide not to get this CD, you should at least see the movie, it's very good. December 1, 2002

BEST ALBUM

i borrowed the album of a friend of mine and listened to it it really sounded great so i got a copy of it on CD.Now i listen to it when i got nothing else better to listen to. June 21, 2002

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