Jim Anthony Band - Self-Titled
By Chelsea 2003

  The Jim Anthony Band’s debut is diverse, strong and easy to relate to. The Minneapolis based band has a down to earth feel, without distracting musical tangents or hard to understand lyrics. The music is true to the band’s motto of ‘real life, real music, for real people’ and the ten tracks easily stand out on their own, but blend together to create a CD well worth listening the entire way through. The only flaw that listeners may find is that some songs seem to be very similar, but upon repeat listens the disc, those songs begin to take a character and sound of their own.

Stand-out tracks include ‘Little Bit of Faith,’ with a slower paced but very touching experience, ‘He is My Peace,’ a song that is sure to touch listeners as a worship song, and ‘Fourth of July,’ a fun, upbeat song about the Fourth of July, as titled. Overall, the release from the Jim Anthony band is a multi-faceted work of musical talent that delivers its promise of ‘real music’ and the future works from these five men are sure to succeed as well.