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"Desperate to see your glory"

Desperate to see your glory (Review) - ~ Bert Gangl for SockSpider.com

Artwork/Design: 6
Production: 7
Continuity: 6
Sound levels: 6
Songwriting: 7
Overall Rating: 7
If the Six Degrees theorem is to be believed, every person who has ever made an appearance on the big screen or television can be linked, with varying degrees of closeness, to actor Kevin Bacon. Of course, long before Bacon ever donned his first cranberry tux and set out to save the senior prom, folks in the UK have been putting forth similar claims with regard to England ’s most famous musical sons. While the universality of any such Beatles connection is nearly impossible to prove, singer Ian Yates can claim at least a tangential association to the Fab Four. For starters, he currently heads up the praise team at Bootle Christian Fellowship in Liverpool , the birthplace of John, Paul, George and Ringo. Perhaps even more convincingly, though, Yates leads worship twice a month at the Liverpool Boiler Room, a community center which was formerly The Strawberry Fields Children’s Home, the venue immortalized in the Beatles’ 1967 hit, “Strawberry Fields Forever.”
His ties to the Fabs notwithstanding, Yates’ sophomore record is molded from a decidedly more contemporary lump of musical clay. The stimulating opening cut, “Take My Life” draw from the anthemic, semi-ethereal Britpop of Coldplay and the quiet-verse/loud-chorus scheme employed by seemingly the lion’s share of rock-oriented acts in the post-Nirvana era. “Bright and Beautiful,” on the other hand, points to the electronica/synthpop hybrid favored by artists like Joy Electric and the Echoing Green. And “Come What May” marries passionate, half-shouted vocals and frenetic, chiming guitar work to the underlying chord progression of “With or Without You” for a sound that harks back to classic, ‘80s-era U2.
While the rock-inclined entries are certainly pleasant enough, it is on the slower material that Yates truly hits his stride. The subdued musical tone and stark, yet hopeful lyrics of “When All Is Stripped Away” (When all is striped away/ When brokenness surrounds/ When all is confusing/ When weakness abounds/ I find my hope in you) parallel those of Matt Redman’s modern praise standard, “The Heart of Worship.” The likewise stirring pop/worship piece “Reverence and Fear” (I’m amazed at your majesty/ Your awesome power/ And your sovereignty) makes expert use of orchestral flourishes and dynamics, moving from hushed reverence to all-out jubilation and back again with seeming effortlessness. And the beautiful, almost haunting, piano-based “Create in Me a Clean Heart” (Take My Heart and soften it/ Take my heart and mold it/ Take my heart and purify it, O Lord) captures simple, sincere worship in its purest, most unadulterated form.
Sturdy as it is, the Glory project is not entirely without blemish. Certain songs end a bit abruptly, while others, such as “ Sea of Love ,” sound as if they’re being faded in at their midpoint. Yates’ vocals veer wide of their intended mark in more than one place during the opening section of the otherwise bracing “You.” And a small handful of the cuts, such as “Bright and Beautiful,” sound more like rough demos than fully-finished album tracks. Of course, any such shortcomings fall well shy of showstopping and could be remedied with minimal time and effort. And while, perhaps more notably, the harder-edged material can tend to sound a bit too much like U2, Coldplay, et al., it arguably lends the album an endearing sense of familiarity for followers of the aforementioned groups. A fine complement to Yates’ debut release, Desperate to See Your Glory is a solid, thoroughly engaging project that does a first-rate job of conveying the underlying enthusiasm and passion of its talented creator.
~ Bert Gangl for SockSpider.com
- Bert Gangl for SockSpider.com


"DESPERATE TO SEE YOUR GLORY"

UK roots-venture P&W music like this evokes a unity and reality in me that deserves some applause. Commendably produced with a home-grown modern sound, Ian shows skill and likeable styling. The CD includes 12 P&W ditties performed in the passionate manner associated with the modern genre, unsophisticated but penetrating. This true-blue UK release has a straightforward appeal, is ‘easy-on-the-ears’ and ‘gentle-on-the spirit’, well worth a listen especially if you enjoy “making a joyful noise unto the Lord”. ‘Themes and tunes’ have naught to alarm or agitate a quiet soul. The praiseworthy grassroots album is pleasurable with unfussy arrangements that gives them a refreshing feel. It is clear that this is a labour-of-love and is highly appealing in substance and very believable. Born in 1982, Ian resides in the Liverpool area of England - land of the Beatles. He is a worship leader at his home church (Bootle Christian Fellowship, Elim Church ).
PAUL DAVIS www.pauldavisauthor.com www.newchristianmusic.co.uk
- PAUL DAVIS www.pauldavisauthor.com


"Ian Yates - Desperate To See Your Glory"

7/10
Liverpool-based Ian cites Delirious? and Matt Redman as musical influences on his MySpace page, but it sounds like he's also been looking across the Irish Sea from Mersyside for a bit of inspiration from Eoghan Heaslip and U2, as opener "Take My Life" puts a contemporary "Beautiful-Day"-like angle on the classic hymn. On a similar theme to "Blessed Be Your Name" by Matt Redman, "Come What Way" reminds us of the need to praise God in all circumstances. Talking of whom, the song title "When All Is Stripped Away" has a rather familiar ring to it, but there's a greater intensity to Ian's brand of raw, passionate worship than in most of what emerges from the (Soul) Survivor stable - nowhere more so than in the wall of sound that launches "Sea Of Love". Duet "Create In Me A Clean Heart" has a quieter, more reflective feel, but Ian's preference for more full-on rock worship is apparent, particularly as he follows it with the anthemic "King Of All Kings", and "Bright And Beautiful" wraps up the album. Don't switch off there though, a couple more "hidden" tracks follow on.


- Cross Rhythms - Reviewed by Peter Dilley


"Ian Yates - Desperate To See Your Glory - NCM48 Comments"


"Really like this one, passionate, could be engineered to be great, much potential"
Darren Mangold, BBC Radio Nottingham & Others, UK

"Very good"
Kurt Gabriel, ECMA Radio , Austria

"Rock with attitude. Nice one!"
Bill Rowe, Radio Popular and Citysound , UK

"Very good"
Benvenuti Maurizio, Radio Incontro , Italy

"Certainly full of energy and strong
lyrics"
Anon, Glasgow , Scotland

"10/10 Nice sound Ian ,love this"
Jeff Kirby, Radio Calderdale , UK

"Too loud for my programme but my kids will love it"
John Harle, BBC Radio Newcastle , UK

"Very good"
Joserie Silva, Avant Ministry , Spain

"Very good"
Peter Walker, Music Reviewer, UK

"Very good"
Lynn Harvey, GFM Radio , Australia

- Various


"IAN YATES Creates Compelling Modern Worship Music"

Desperate To See Your Glory
by Ian Yates
Independent

There is a widespread belief, at least in the US, that the United Kingdom is a vast spiritual wasteland where Christianity is fast waning in favor of Wicca, earth-worship, or some form of secular humanism. Yet the nation continues to produce some of the most compelling contemporary worship music on the planet. Joining the ranks of Delirous?, Matt Redman, Tim Hughes, Eoghan Heaslip, and a host of others is Liverpool-based worship leader, Ian Yates.

Yates latest project, Desperate To See your Glory, is a twelve-song compilation that draws on all of the aforementioned worship-artists for inspiration, but just as liberally cops licks from U2, Coldplay, Chris Tomlin, and Fee. There is a comfortable familiarity to Yates’ music that gives it the necessary accessibility that local worship leaders need to incorporate the songs into their services. Yet, there is also a refreshing passion to Yates’ delivery that gives him stand-alone status as an artist in his own right.

Technically, Desperate To See your Glory has a few shortcomings. A couple of the songs, including the title track, seem to be oddly mixed or muddied beyond the normal distortion of modern music. And while Yates’ vocals are fraught with passion, they do not possess a remarkable range. But those are minor quibbles. Overall, this project does exactly what every contemporary worship project aspires to – it focuses the attention of the listener on the Creator, extolling His virtues and offering praise and worship.

Best cuts in “Take My Life,� “When All Is Stripped Away,� and “King of All Kings.�



www.ianyates.net - Buddyhollywood.com - Mike Parker


"People's album article on www.crossrhythms.co.uk"




Link: http://www.crossrhythms.co.uk/articles/music/The_Peoples_Album_3_We_spoke_to_some_of_the_composers/34071/p1/ - tony cummings, cross rhythms


Discography

Discography

2000 - Seraphim � sunshine � 5 track EP
2002 - Seraphim � Touch EP
2003 - Seraphim � Different shade of green
2005 -Ian Yates - D�j� vu � featured on NCMDisc � Radio play around the world
2005/2006 � Ian Yates - I worship you O God � featured on �in his hands worldwide worship� CD
2006 - Ian Yates � Reverence & Fear � 4 track EP -2006 � Ian Yates � Revernce & Fear � Album
2006 - Ian Yates � King of all kings - featured on NCM Disc � Radio play around the world
2006 - Ian Yates � Come what may - featured on NCM Disc � Radio play around the world
2006 � Ian Yates � worship you O God � featured on �The album 2006�
2007 � Ian Yates � King of all kings � recorded by The Gathering worship band � album �rise up�
2007 � Ian Yates � Desperate to see your glory � Album
2007 � Ian Yates � Desperate to see your glory � featured on NCM Disc � Radio play around the world
2007 � Ian Yates � Desperate to see your glory � featured on �Worship in the city� �Liverpool�
2008: Desperate to see your glory and when is all is stripped away recorded on Soul survivor Peoples Album 3
2009: "Father Of Compassion" Single: Released on Survivor Records: Emerge sampler

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Ian currently attends and leads worship at Bootle Elim church.
He has led worship at various events, throughout the UK over the last 8 years.
In 2007 Ian led worship at the National Elim conference. And won an NCM award for �Contemporary Christian artist of the year�
His current album �desperate to see your glory� contains 12 passionate worship songs
Including �king of all kings� which was recently recorded by the gathering worship band and �I worship you O God� which was on the redeeming the arts �The album 2006� and �in his hands� worldwide worship album
Desperate to see your glory is available from Itunes.
Email: ian@ianyates.net
Website: www.ianyates.net
Myspace: www.myspace/ianyatesnet