Search - Steve Bell :: Beyond a Shadow

Better than CCM

Mark S. Copley | Casey, IL | 03/02/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Steve Bell is one of those Christian Artists who inexplicably (or maybe intentionally) doesn't make it into the CCM (Contemporay Christian Music) mainstream. Think Mark Heard, Bob Bennett, the Lost Dogs, or any of their pack.

Steve Bell's style and vocals remind me of early Dan Fogelberg, while his content is as powerful as that of Keith Green, or Rich Mullins' best works. A great singer/songwriter in anybody's book. Give this one a chance, and you won't be sorry."

Look for the older albums

Robert R. Veith | Redmond, WA USA | 11/02/2001

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Steve Bell is perhaps the finest living contemporary Christian songwriter and a fine fingerstyle guitarist as well. If you like Rich Mullins, Bruce Cockburn, Keith Green, Larry Norman, Don Francisco, etc, you'll be pleased to find Bell "of that ilk," though with his own personal stamp. What most folks don't know is that Bell has been doing this a long time. Beyond a Shadow collects songs from his four studio albums of the last ten years. He has three albums since this first came out, availble only in his native Canada or via mailorder (though I have seen the live album in the states repackaged to look like a new studio album).For my money, I'd say, seek out the live album first. If you like that, skip this collection. Instead, find Bell's website and buy the whole lot. You won't be disappointed."

A must have for cool Christian music fans!

Wendy | Canada | 03/17/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I'd put this on par with Rich Mullins. I just got this cd in the mail after hearing Shepherd of Life on the radio. This cd rocks. At times it sounds like Jorma (from the secular group Hot Tuna), other times like Loggins and Messina. It truly is a must have!"