On Monday morning my beautiful wife and I, along with Tito (lead pastor at RebelChurch) and his wife Dasha, jumped on a plane for Atlanta to catch the United concert. They are on the road giving live expression to their recently released album, titled AFTERMATH. Now if you don't own this record, do yourself a favor and BUY it. In my opinion (which could probably get you a free cup of coffee somewhere), this is their BEST work ever! The album is simply brilliant! Sure it has some elements that are United, but it is a whole new ballgame. The themes are HUGE and at times wonderfully overwhelming. I haven't stopped listening to it since I got my hands on it.
Now, with all that being said, none of it can be compared to listening to these songs live. It was an amazing night from top to bottom. From the moment these guys (and gals) hit the stage, the Presence of God came with them! They ripped into "GO" and continued on with a setlist that was flawless. And by flawless I mean, that when the concert (and I hate to call it that) was over, it just felt right. Many times when you go experience a band live, especially one with such an amazing catalogue of songs, you always end up saying, "man they didn't play this song" or "they didn't play my favorite song that was on the B-side of a single that was only released in Bosnia." But that was not the case here! It was perfect. It just felt right. Now the highlight for me was what has become one of the greatest moments that I have ever experienced. When United went into "With Everything," I can't even begin to describe what went down in that arena. It was as if all heaven broke loose in that place. A moment that I will for certain never forget! To use a phrase that is often over used, it was a God Encounter (why it's not a concert). And that's really what's at the heart of these guys. They have a passion for God, they have a passion for People, and they have a passion for creating the platform for those two to collide. And as a result, you get what we got on March 7th, 2011 that left Tito, Dasha, Lourdes and I and about 13,000 of our closest friends beautifully and wonderfully smashed in the AFTERMATH. Miami, your day will come soon! And when it does, you need to be there! Thank you boys for an amazing night! Now off to sleep!
Bring them home P.Pedro what is it da u can't do ?
Posted by: Ricardo de la rosa | March 12, 2011 at 01:37 PM