Point Of Grace - Free to Fly

With the possible exception of Carman, few artists inspire such debate about Christian music than Point of Grace. For thousands of fans, the female quartet is an extremely talented vocal group of women who perform Christian pop effectively to communicate the inspiring message of the Gospel. For thousands of other people, Point of Grace represents everything that is hackneyed and clichéd in Christian music and comes across as cheesier than a mozzarella stick dipped in nacho sauce. To me, both ideologies are correct—their music is indeed sappy and unoriginal, but it is nevertheless well performed and inspires a lot of people. And there probably isn't much I can say about Free to Fly that will change either point of view.

Point of Grace has beefed up their sound a bit—the ladies have a more highly polished and programmed sound than ever before, sometimes reminiscent of the smooth R&B sounds found in the music of today's girl-pop groups. This is especially apparent on "By Heart" and "Free Indeed." Point of Grace also sounds more aggressive on "Something so Good," which has an infectious chorus highlighted by heavy electric guitars (yes, I used "heavy electric guitars" and "Point of Grace" in the same sentence!). Actually, the women of Point of Grace sound a lot like Avalon's previous efforts. The music of Free to Fly is very much compatible with their back catalog, but it should be noted that Point of Grace does attempt to take some chances with their sound on a few songs. And never fear—the vocals are as well blended as ever, perhaps the best they've ever sounded. There's a more seamless transition from vocalist to vocalist as they solo on a song, rather than just bringing one soloist to the forefront as their turn comes up in a song....

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