Go Fish

For Christmas my kids got what has to be the greatest kids CD ever. Or, at least I think so. The album is "Snazzy" by a group called "Go Fish." They are a Christian group that does kids music.

We have a CD of Bible songs for kids that we have had for quite some time, and it really drove me crazy whenever we would listen to it. It does have a lot of kids singing on it, and the worse the better, if you know what I mean, but it also features some who are obviously adults deliberately trying to sound like kids (not that I ever heard a kid sound like that, mind you) and if you are listening to it in the car, you just might start looking for a tree to wrap the car around. Not so with Snazzy.

There's no question this is Christian Rock for kids, but it's great. In fact, the subtitle on the album cover says, "Great Music for kids, that won't drive Parents BONKERS!" On the web site they talk about many families who have said that this is some of the only music that they can listen to in the car that the whole family can agree to. They also talk about how they like that the dads in the audience at their concerts don't look like they are sitting there taking one for the team just because they are at a kids concert.

As far as the music goes, they talk about Salvation, the song "Saved" talks about being "Saved by Grace, through Faith." While the song "Stories" is two or three old time kids Bible story songs all rolled into one, and jazzed up a bit, with some choruses worked in. In one part of "Stories" they say that there are some people who don't believe in Jesus, but one day every knee shall bow and then "everyone will know, what you know now." What better message can you ask for.

I am thrilled with this CD because it is for kids, but it is not dumbed down, it's fun, it's wholesome, it's intelligent, and it's something that adults can enjoy right along with their kids.

If you haven't checked it out, you can hear some clips from some of the songs at http://www.gofishguys.com/ and trust me, especially if you have kids at home, you'll be really glad you did.