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Lion Begins
Reviewer: Indi Roc
So your Midst of Lions you release a cd with great music, a great singer, great guitars, great drums, and great bass. Then your drummer and singer leave. What do you do? Well if your Midst of Lions you begin again, only this time better than before. Guitarist Aaron Lucas goes out and recruts long time friend, and high school chum Susan Croston to replace Creed reminisant Patrick Webb. Bassist Jeff Tucker looks no further than his own brother, Mike Tucker Jr to become the permanet drummer in place of the session guys in the first offering. This time finds Midst in a more progressive blues flavored heavey rock vibe, and at times more pasionate when it comes to worship. Susan Croston vocals soar where others can only dream. Her vocals and Lucas' guitars are a match made in heaven, that will rattle the walls of hell. Tuckers drumming is more strait forward heavey rock which suits the music better. The new take of This Is Life To Me sounds less like the Creed sound that the previous singer tried to keep them in, and more like a cross between Godsmack, and Dream Theater. Guitar solos are longer here as well. Lucas' guitar work seems less constrained, and more explosive on some tracks, while on others his guitar work is sentimental. New songs that appear on this EP like Feel Home Again show that the bands changes are only for the better. Lucas now seems like he can musically go into uncharted territory with Croston, that he may have never reached with previous singer. As a band this will be the line-up that will give the band a better chance at staying power, where as with the previous line-up may have lumped the band up with the usual flavor of the month sound. As for the recording the crisp live feel of the cd may leave some listners at a loss, some tracks might have benefited from a more experienced producer, but over all this recording aside from the multi vocal and guitar tracks, makes you feel like the band is right beside you. All in all if this is Midst of Lions now and tomorrow, the day after tomorrow should prove to be very strong!!
- Cd baby Customer / Indie Rock
I listened to the songs.. they are really good. Love the hard style
with the female vocals.
Keith Mohr,
www.IndieHeaven.com - Keith Mohr from Indie Heaven
Discography
Midst of Lions has three CD releases the first being For Your Consideration, recorded with a previous line-up, and Now and Tomorrow. The latter recorded with the current line-up, includes newly re-recorded cuts from For Your Consideration, and new songs. Most recently, Along For the Ride was released. The disc weighing in at nearly 70 minutes long features the band in a more of a rock style while also featuring some worship material.
Live footage of the band performing can be viewed at www.myspace.com/midstoflions, www.midstoflions.com as well as on you tube.
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Bio
Midst of Lions is a ministry. With the ability to play plugged, or unplugged, to play a concert of original material mixed with worship covers, or to play a worship service and get together with people who thirsting for God, and are hungry to worship Him. Midst of Lions' main desire is to be tool for God, and an asset to the Kingdom. When ever, and where ever Midst of Lion's gets a chance to play we want to both get out there and help be people have a good time, and also more importantly have people experience the presence of God in thier lives strongly, so that they will truly have victory in thier lives and be able to rise above all of lifes circumstances.
The members of Midst of Lions has a wide range of influences anything from Disciple, Dream Theater, Stryper, Third Day, Lynard Skynard, Paul Baloche, Donnie McClurkin, Queensryche, Petra, the list could go forever.
A little about Midst of Lions members:
Midst of Lions is fronted by Susan Croston.
""Of all the singers that we had either in the band or that auditioned for us, Susan came to us not only as an awesome singer, but as a minister. Working with her was an opportunity that we couldn't pass up."" - Aaron Lucas.
Susan is a member of Harvest Christian Center based in Taylor, MI, and Pastored by Pastor Grover Ramey. She is also a graduate of World Harvest Bible College in Ohio. Susan not only has an annointed voice, but also plays guitar and piano, and is a gifted song writer. At her church Susan works both in the music and childrens ministries.
Guitarist for Midst of Lions is Aaron Lucas.
Aaron is a member, and worship leader of Metropolitain Tabernacle Ministry Center, which is based in Melvindale, MI and is Pastored by Pastor Frank Lucas, and Pastor Alan Webb. Aaron and Susan attended the same High School.
Drummer for Midst of Lions is Tim Singleton. Tim is a member of Living Word Church of God in Taylor, MI. There Tim serves in the music ministry.
Bassist for the band is Ron Kelley. Ron is also a member of Harvest Christian Center, and has played in a lot of bands around the Detroit area.
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