I remember when this one came out. It’s the first time I ran to the store to buy one of your CD’s instead of finding them years later, and could actually afford to buy one too.
I do like this project, especially “Lonely Tonight”
Thanks for continuing to tell your stories, I’m loving them!
I remember you were in a bit of a hole last time we talked! Yesterday I started recording the next one in the evening and it kept me from gettin down about stuff
This is where your music first hit me up the side of my head. Told a friend that Christian music was boring cause it was all the same and she told me to listen to Bryan Duncan. Truly, a heavenly light came on-great music with words that expressed my struggles and pointed to the true light.
on slow revival ..the ‘rude awakening’ was when I started looking at myself and my defects of character and understanging why I preferred to tell others about committing to Christ … lovely day to sell a house btw! LOL
1993…wow. That’s the year, I came to israel. Faith is belief in what we can not see. Doesn’t it say ” blessed are those that believe and didn’t see “? Regarding all those comments about living like a Christian. Just gotta say , Jesus(Yeshua) didn’t create a new religion called Christianity. So I’m not to stuck on that title anyway. That was done 300 or so years later.. Yeshua lived by the Torah. So if we wanna be like Jesus, we need to go back to the foundations of his faith. He simply taught what the priests of the day were failing to teach because they were a bit compromised. Every parable every word of wisdom can be traced back to the Torah or the old teachings of the Rabbis. I didn’t know that till I studied the old books as far back as Babylon… so I say,walk as he walked and it’ll be ok.
Just doing my best to walk the path he walked. (Failing miserably of course.) Definitely a slow revival.
Slow revival sounds so much different than Mercy. I’ve never took a close listen to them both at the same time to discern why. Could be the mix of instruments or the studio or just the key of the songs or my old ears. Both are great Albums but i tend to spin Mercy more often. Ten Sommoner’s tales is such a great album. For a drummer like me there is so much to absorb as Vinnie and the whole band bring it. all your projects have great drummers. Jeff on Lunatic and now JR on Mercy and Slow Revival and I believe Scott Williamson on Blue skies and John Hammond(one of my favorites) on Joy Ride. Don’t recall who is on Last time I was here.
I don’t think I was aware that you yourself was a drummer.. I’ve had a who’s who list of favorites. Blue Skies was done mostly in Nashville at 17 grand.I didn’t remember who played drums. The difference in Mercy and Slow Revivial might be in the final mix. I too liked Mercy better. but then I had Darren Klein mix that project because I loved the sound on Simply Red’s records..
I guess I’ll have to start posting as drummin doug instead of dc. I probably should’ve given credit to the drum programmers for the econo band as they are nice parts as well. not something a drummer would come up with but fint the song perfectly which is the goal.
my drum programs were done by drummer friend and Co writer in the early days.. Chuck Barth.. sure miss him but I still prefer real people on tape! and “Timeless drum sounds where you can almost hear the skin across the top. no need to change yer name now DC .. yer secret is out LOL
I did not realise that Kiki Dee sang Safe Harbour. She, like Judy Tzuke, was a victim of the sale of Elton John’s Rocket Records.
Again, loved this album and would play the casette over and over in my car. As opposed to other Christian artists, you could reach me where real life was, not the gloss and one dimensional bling of charismania, which has now finally and publicly come apart.
Great poetic imagery in the songs.
The paradoxes, of course, are multiple. The Slow Revival is life long, not temporal. The only person who truly knows us and in Whom our identities can be found and realised, is the Lord. One finds oneself in giving oneself away in loving God and loving one another as He loved us.
Not being able to feel God in trauma is not unusual. It is about the persistence and knowing that only He is the ultimate infallible reference point that gets us through such difficult journeys, from experience.
You’re welcome, occasionally I get something right. Just listened to the Kiki Dee version. Really like her style and voice. However the words are quite different and wordly. Did you write your version of the lyrics?
No I didn’t touch anything on it.. wasn’t my idea in the first place it was the beginning of my understanding that they wanted me to say stuff that apparently I wasn’t getting to.
When I saw you in concert in 1985 I had my 3 young daughters with me. Only a few months prior the youngest,Tracy, had died in her moms arms as she was nursing her. By the grace and mercy of Emmanuel a chain of events and people fell into play, Tracy was gifted back to us. 4 hours later my wife called from the hospital to tell me the great news. I only tell you this because years later when she was a teenager I overheard her in her room singing a Bryan Duncan song… with a twist.. “Tracy’s from heaven..”.
Blew my mind and made me tear up because she was a gift from heaven given back to us.
Slow Revival and Blue Skies are my favorite works.. even though it’s impossible to really choose from your library.
OMG KP!!!! can I have yer real name? .. what a magnificent story! I want to repost it.. if you don’t mind! And man thanks for sharing that.. gives me some insight into your life that makes you just a little bit taller in my estimation
I can tell you my new name.. it’s the old name expanded..
well.. biblical definitions..
Follower of Christ – Christopher
Who is like El – Michael
Love you in Christ man..
so hard to believe a perfect stranger could have had so much influence in my and my families life, ya know?
I posted a shortened version of your “Tracy’s From Heaven” story.. my wife loved it! I posted it on twitter/X and my SFOM inner circle.. I’ll never think of that song in the future of anything other that your perfect story! Thanks..
About 15 years ago when I was going through a very rough place the line “I’m in slow revival from a rude awakening” really resonated. I had been very rudely awakened and knew that it would be a very slow revival. But God is faithful. Every once in a while I still feel a rough edge from that rude awakening poke me and this line comes to mind and God is still faithful.
I think this project has the most songs on it that I resonate with…it’s a really, really good one. Thanks for lettin’ me share, Bryan.
See this is why we go thru a crises confident. that if nothing else we might relate to others about God’s faithfulness even when Blue Skies project came out.. I was still in the throws of an impending divorce.. that wouldn’t happen till 2004.
22 Replies to “A Slow Revival”
I remember when this one came out. It’s the first time I ran to the store to buy one of your CD’s instead of finding them years later, and could actually afford to buy one too.
I do like this project, especially “Lonely Tonight”
Thanks for continuing to tell your stories, I’m loving them!
I remember you were in a bit of a hole last time we talked! Yesterday I started recording the next one in the evening and it kept me from gettin down about stuff
This is where your music first hit me up the side of my head. Told a friend that Christian music was boring cause it was all the same and she told me to listen to Bryan Duncan. Truly, a heavenly light came on-great music with words that expressed my struggles and pointed to the true light.
Hi Beck! glad to be a part of your encouragement thanks for hangin around too
You bring encouragment and hope. You dare to be real. You encourage others to continue seeking God when things are questionable.
on slow revival ..the ‘rude awakening’ was when I started looking at myself and my defects of character and understanging why I preferred to tell others about committing to Christ … lovely day to sell a house btw! LOL
1993…wow. That’s the year, I came to israel. Faith is belief in what we can not see. Doesn’t it say ” blessed are those that believe and didn’t see “? Regarding all those comments about living like a Christian. Just gotta say , Jesus(Yeshua) didn’t create a new religion called Christianity. So I’m not to stuck on that title anyway. That was done 300 or so years later.. Yeshua lived by the Torah. So if we wanna be like Jesus, we need to go back to the foundations of his faith. He simply taught what the priests of the day were failing to teach because they were a bit compromised. Every parable every word of wisdom can be traced back to the Torah or the old teachings of the Rabbis. I didn’t know that till I studied the old books as far back as Babylon… so I say,walk as he walked and it’ll be ok.
Just doing my best to walk the path he walked. (Failing miserably of course.) Definitely a slow revival.
Ok then…MK, do what we know to do… thanks
Slow revival sounds so much different than Mercy. I’ve never took a close listen to them both at the same time to discern why. Could be the mix of instruments or the studio or just the key of the songs or my old ears. Both are great Albums but i tend to spin Mercy more often. Ten Sommoner’s tales is such a great album. For a drummer like me there is so much to absorb as Vinnie and the whole band bring it. all your projects have great drummers. Jeff on Lunatic and now JR on Mercy and Slow Revival and I believe Scott Williamson on Blue skies and John Hammond(one of my favorites) on Joy Ride. Don’t recall who is on Last time I was here.
I don’t think I was aware that you yourself was a drummer.. I’ve had a who’s who list of favorites. Blue Skies was done mostly in Nashville at 17 grand.I didn’t remember who played drums. The difference in Mercy and Slow Revivial might be in the final mix. I too liked Mercy better. but then I had Darren Klein mix that project because I loved the sound on Simply Red’s records..
I guess I’ll have to start posting as drummin doug instead of dc. I probably should’ve given credit to the drum programmers for the econo band as they are nice parts as well. not something a drummer would come up with but fint the song perfectly which is the goal.
my drum programs were done by drummer friend and Co writer in the early days.. Chuck Barth.. sure miss him but I still prefer real people on tape! and “Timeless drum sounds where you can almost hear the skin across the top. no need to change yer name now DC .. yer secret is out LOL
I did not realise that Kiki Dee sang Safe Harbour. She, like Judy Tzuke, was a victim of the sale of Elton John’s Rocket Records.
Again, loved this album and would play the casette over and over in my car. As opposed to other Christian artists, you could reach me where real life was, not the gloss and one dimensional bling of charismania, which has now finally and publicly come apart.
Great poetic imagery in the songs.
The paradoxes, of course, are multiple. The Slow Revival is life long, not temporal. The only person who truly knows us and in Whom our identities can be found and realised, is the Lord. One finds oneself in giving oneself away in loving God and loving one another as He loved us.
Not being able to feel God in trauma is not unusual. It is about the persistence and knowing that only He is the ultimate infallible reference point that gets us through such difficult journeys, from experience.
You have wisdom and insight I have not been aware of… thanks M.. and for the caring support
You’re welcome, occasionally I get something right. Just listened to the Kiki Dee version. Really like her style and voice. However the words are quite different and wordly. Did you write your version of the lyrics?
No I didn’t touch anything on it.. wasn’t my idea in the first place it was the beginning of my understanding that they wanted me to say stuff that apparently I wasn’t getting to.
When I saw you in concert in 1985 I had my 3 young daughters with me. Only a few months prior the youngest,Tracy, had died in her moms arms as she was nursing her. By the grace and mercy of Emmanuel a chain of events and people fell into play, Tracy was gifted back to us. 4 hours later my wife called from the hospital to tell me the great news. I only tell you this because years later when she was a teenager I overheard her in her room singing a Bryan Duncan song… with a twist.. “Tracy’s from heaven..”.
Blew my mind and made me tear up because she was a gift from heaven given back to us.
Slow Revival and Blue Skies are my favorite works.. even though it’s impossible to really choose from your library.
OMG KP!!!! can I have yer real name? .. what a magnificent story! I want to repost it.. if you don’t mind! And man thanks for sharing that.. gives me some insight into your life that makes you just a little bit taller in my estimation
I can tell you my new name.. it’s the old name expanded..
well.. biblical definitions..
Follower of Christ – Christopher
Who is like El – Michael
Love you in Christ man..
so hard to believe a perfect stranger could have had so much influence in my and my families life, ya know?
I posted a shortened version of your “Tracy’s From Heaven” story.. my wife loved it! I posted it on twitter/X and my SFOM inner circle.. I’ll never think of that song in the future of anything other that your perfect story! Thanks..
About 15 years ago when I was going through a very rough place the line “I’m in slow revival from a rude awakening” really resonated. I had been very rudely awakened and knew that it would be a very slow revival. But God is faithful. Every once in a while I still feel a rough edge from that rude awakening poke me and this line comes to mind and God is still faithful.
I think this project has the most songs on it that I resonate with…it’s a really, really good one. Thanks for lettin’ me share, Bryan.
See this is why we go thru a crises confident. that if nothing else we might relate to others about God’s faithfulness even when Blue Skies project came out.. I was still in the throws of an impending divorce.. that wouldn’t happen till 2004.