BIG MO...Remember Me: CD Review
(by am cafe' review / Melissa Flores)
Cafe’ Rating: (4 out of 4)
The moment I reviewed “The Funeral of Jesus,” I knew this song was destined to make He’s Alive Radio history. It has been years since any single song has generated as much buzz in the way of phone calls and emails. As of this review, it has camped out at #1 on our weekly Southern Gospel chart for four weeks running, and likely won’t be vacating this week. The only way to explain this kind of outpouring is a little word (used less and less frequently in SG music these days)… anointing.
I double-dog dare you to listen to this song and not feel something. When I interviewed Big Mo and asked him about Funeral, he explained that it was recorded in one take, with no post-edits. It’s as though Heaven smiled on this amazingly written story of what might have happened in the tomb on Resurrection Sunday morning. The result? Shazaam! Holy Ghostbumps the likes of Mt. Rushmore!
A tour of the rest of the CD cemented my opinion of our new-found sensation. The balance of “Remember Me” is also quite unforgettable. The follow-up to Funeral, “Three Days,” is a beautiful ballad reminding the listener of Christ’s intervention in the human debacle. “Forever lost for the sin we had done, sentenced to die and justice held the gun… Three days changed it all.”
Then fire up “Bigger the Battle.” Although I’m not prone to playing air-guitar, I’m tempted to get a few licks in with Mo as he sings, “One thing comforts me, God made us a promise, We’ll not go down in defeat, the bigger the battle, the sweeter the victory.”
Also worth spinning, DJ’s, is a song called, “The Gate.” The quintessential story song, Gate tugs heartstrings and delivers a beautiful denouement. “Remember Me” is a heart-felt prayer that retells the thief’s last cry on the cross. The listener can easily identify with the sinner’s humble plea for the mercy of a savior. “I’ll love you forever, like pieces on the ground, scattered all around, Lord please remember me.”
As a DJ, I already have a spot carved out in “the rack” for “Remember Me.” The listeners have excellent recall for anointed projects, and this one has struck He’s Alive gold!
Remember Me Songlist:
1. Three Days
2. King’s Table
3. Remember Me
4. Bigger the Battle
5. The Gate
6. If He Moved the Mountain
7. Uphill All the Way
8. I’ll Never Forget
9. The Dream
10. The Funeral of Jesus
Contact Big Mo Ministries @ www.bigmoministries.com
