Adam Watts (Top-10)

Give Adam Watts his due. Now! Get this CD, put it in your stereo, play it loudly and all in earshot will want to know more about this incredible sound. Play ìRescue Meî first

(song #8 on the CD) and lose yourself in the driving drum and bass.

I got the vision of putting on spiritual war paint and riding a white horse joyously out of the depths of sin and inadequacy. Then thereís the lyrics, the chant, simple but profound: Oh Jesus, Lord Jesus, My Jesus come and rescue me/Jesus, Lord Jesus, My Jesus come and set me free. Itís precisely the type of lyrics that new believers need to sustain them throughout the week.

Then theyíll be even more ready for songs like ìGod of Graceî and ìMeaningless Thingsî that need to be getting major radio play and church use immediately.

The message that Christians need to carry to society is spelled out in these lyrics from ìMeaningless Thingsî: But if you can stay in the light/ And let flesh be lonely/Cries become praise for the Lord/We can be kings of meaningless things/Or we can be slaves of love.

Wattsí poetry makes you stop and think, which is what all artists of any stripe seek. His background as a songwriter, producer and studio musician has set him up well for this striking debut album. Itís bold, rocking music with lyrics that guide and nurture in the right places but also take root in your soul. The first song ìWould Be a Loserî, will guarantee the need for further discussion about the reality of being a Christian. Are you up for the challenge of these lyrics?

As You save me from the gloom/I know without You/I would be a loser
a criminal mind/A sad case and a waste of your time/A loser
deaf, dumb and blind/But with You Iím alive.

Watts tees it up for you. Be ready to follow through. With more works like The Noise Inside, Adam Watts just might become the most important Christian artist to come along this decade.

#10: Adam Watts (The Noise Inside)