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The Cutting Edge Years: 20th Anniversary Edition is a 4-Disc Box Set (3 CDs and 1 DVD) by the British pop-rock band Delirious?, released on Kingsway Music in 2012.
Delirious? were formerly known as The Cutting Edge Band. The Cutting Edge Band had various members from 1992 to 1996 before the decision was made to take the band full-time as Delirious? with an established lineup. For the majority of their career, featuring Martin Smith on vocals and guitar, Stu Garrard on guitar and backing vocals, Tim Jupp on keyboards and piano, Jon Thatcher on bass, and Stew Smith on drums and percussion.
Cutting Edge was a unique time in our lives and these songs were the soundtrack to a movement that hungered after God in a new way. A movement that sang in the streets and saw the mountains tremble. – Martin Smith [Note printed on the back of the CD]
As someone who had no idea who Delirious? were until they sold out a venue in Hull I’d previously only ever seen half-full, I was late to the party. It’s therefore very interesting to hear all the early stuff (ie, before ‘King Of Fools‘). The very early sound is in secure Hothouse Flowers territory (although Martin Smith‘s vocal already has a Bono-esque edge). The bit that never changed was the lyrical theme: Delirious? thoroughly intended to sing God’s praises forever. It contains songs that are now staples of any praise and worship group: «Lord You Have My Heart», «Shout To The North» and «What A Friend I’ve Found» to name but three, of which only the latter made it onto ‘King Of Fools’. This material was the original viral stuff: originally only released on cassette tapes and never officially published/distributed, the songs still made their way around the world. I guess the sound reflects where they came from: a youth praise band, it’s a product of its time. The songs, however, show exactly why Delirious? became bigger than the country they grew up in, much like U2, whose sound they later came more to resemble (this is probably most in evidence on CD3 – ‘Live And In The Can’). As the CDs progress you can start to imagine whole stadia jumping up and down in unison («Coming Back», for example) and hear the transition into the sound that most people would recognise as theirs, with the high-tempo stuff interspersed with very soft reflective numbers. The change between CD1 and CD2 is very marked, as the band clearly found their sound – if it wasn’t for Smith’s vocals you might think they were different bands. The bonus DVD is a valuable addition, containing footage from a Hammersmith Apollo gig, a live song from Abbey Road and a “story of” documentary. All in all, a valuable sift of the archives both for new fans and d:boy completists. [Paul S Ganney, Cross Rhythms, September 2012]
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3CD tracklist:
Disc One – Cutting Edge Parts 1 & 2
1-01. Message Of The Cross
1-02. Singers Song
1-03. Lord You Have My Heart
1-04. What Is This Thing Called Love
1-05. Crucible For Silver
1-06. Thank You For Saving Me
1-07. The Happy Song
1-08. Prophet Song
1-09. King Of Love
1-10. Coming Back
1-11. Lead Me
1-12. I Could Sing Of Your Love Forever
Disc Two – Cutting Edge Part 3 & 4
2-01. Did You Feel The Mountains Tremble
2-02. I’ve Found Jesus
2-03. Oh Lead Me
2-04. Shaken Up
2-05. I’m Not Ashamed
2-06. Find Me In The River
2-07. Louder Than The Radio
2-08. You Split The Earth
2-09. When All Around Is Fallen
2-10. I’ve Searched For Gold
2-11. Shout To The North
2-12. All I Want
2-13. Obsession
Disc Three – Live & In The Can
3-01. Spontaneous (Part 1)
3-02. I’m Not Ashamed
3-03. Did You Feel The Mountains Tremble
3-04. Spontaneous (Part 2)
3-05. Oh Lead Me
3-06. Obsession
3-07. Spontaneous (Part 3)
3-08. Spontaneous (Part 4)
3-09. Come Like You Promise
3-10. Spontaneous (Part 5)
3-11. Spontaneous (Part 6)
3-12. What A Friend I’ve Found
3-13. Spontaneous (Part 7)
3-14. I’ve Found Jesus
3-15. Spontaneous (Part 8)
3-16. Lord’s Prayer
Disc Four – Cutting Edge DVD
The Cutting Edge Show
DVD01. I’m Not Ashamed
DVD02. The Happy Song
DVD03. Shout To The North
DVD04. Thank You For Saving Me / White Ribbon Day
DVD05. I Could Sing Of You Love Forever
DVD06. Find Me In The River
DVD07. Did You Feel The Mountains Tremble
DVD08. Dance In The River
I Could Sing of Your Love Forever
DVD09. Live @ Abbey Road, Studio One, London
DVD10. I Could Sing Of Your Love Forever feat. London Community Gospel Choir
The Delirious? Story
DVD11. The Delirious? Story
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