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Christian music news: I Gotta Feelin'

2009-10-14T23:09:00.000-07:00

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Christian music news: God of Wonders

2009-10-07T23:06:00.000-07:00

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Christian music news: Third Day Enters Georgia Music Hall Of Fame

2009-09-30T23:13:00.000-07:00

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Multi-Platinum, GRAMMY-winning rock band Third Day took its place alongside other Peach State music legends on Saturday, Sept. 19 as the group was inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame during a ceremony at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta.

The event, sponsored by the Friends of the Georgia Music Festival organization, was telecast on Atlanta-based public television station WGTV-Channel 8, and featured performances by Third Day and fellow 2009 inductees Collective Soul, along with Randall Franks and The Georgia Mafia Bluegrass Band, Reginald Smith and others.

Together with Third Day and Collective Soul, the 2009 inductee class included music promoter Peter Conlon, GRAMMY-winning songwriter Bryan-Michael Cox, music industry pioneer Johnny L. Carson, and posthumous honors for singer/songwriter Roy Hamilton, record executive Shakir Stewart and bass guitarist Berry Oakley.

Previous inductees into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame include rock legends such as the Allman Brothers Band, R.E.M. and Lynyrd Skynyrd, country star Alan Jackson, soul/R&B fixtures Otis Redding, James Brown and Usher, and songwriter/producer L.A. Reid.

“This was such an incredible honor for all of us,” offers bassist, Tai Anderson. “Our families, management team, booking agency, label and fans were all represented that evening which made it even more special. Terry Hemmings, President and CEO of Provident Music Group, who originally signed us to Reunion Records back in 1995, was on hand to induct us. This was such a great way to celebrate 15 years together. Here’s to 15 more!”

The Georgia Music Hall of Fame honor was the latest in the line of special moments for the band this summer, including the recent acquisition of its 27th career No. 1 radio single, “Born Again” from the 2008 release Revelation. The single sits at No. 1 on the AC Indicator charts this week for the fifth consecutive week with nearly 18 million impressions this week and 227 million impressions since the single was released to radio May 8th, 2009.

The band hits the road again starting Oct. 8 for the fall leg of the “Revelation Tour,” which will also feature artists from the roots gospel project Glory Revealed, a lineup that includes Third Day’s Mac Powell, author/speaker David Nasser, Laura Story, Trevor Morgan, Shawn Lewis and other
special guests.

The fall “Revelation Tour” continues Third Day’s tradition of “paying it forward” by donating $1 per ticket sold to charitable organizations through its Come Together Fund. Through this fund, Third Day--who actively supports the ONE Campaign--has been able to serve charities such as Habitat For Humanity, Blood:Water Mission, World Vision’s Hope Child Initiative and is responsible for more than a million dollars in donations over the last four years to disaster relief in and outside of the U.S.

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Christian music news: Third Day Has Some Amazing Songs..

2009-09-23T20:40:00.000-07:00

Latest christian music: Third Day's best work seems to be the songs that either (a) talk about certain strugles of the life of a believer as he/she tries to understand who God is, or (b) Are a re-do of older hymns and psalms. A few good examples of the first kind are songs such as Cry Out to Jesus, Mountain of

God and Show Me Your Glory. On the other hand, songs that are good re-dos of older songs include Agnus Dei, God Of Wonders and Better is One Day. As long their songs include big emphasis on worship and understanding of God, they'll continue to be one of my favorite bands. Their songs have a pretty nice mix of introspective music and some shades of rock. Mountain of God is one of their latest songs, and also one of their best ones. You'll find ten of their best songs listed below. However, I really recommend that you listen to at least the top 3 - Mountain of God, Better Is One Day and Cry Out To Jesus. Also, if you want to download any music online (legally), please consider this program. That's the best and the only way to download music that I know of.

Mountain Of God – This song deals with the classic question of suffering in life. If God really does exist, then why doesn't He just make my life easy? Well, that's because God is more concerned with your character than with your comfort. He would rather develop your character than make sure that you have enough money and so on. The part of the song that really covers this well is the chorus. The song emphasizes a few important points - God is with us, just as Jesus promised, throuhg everything. However, we sometimes have to go through suffering before we'll repent and change. Eve in the early church, God used persecution to spread the gospel throughout the world.

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Christian music news: THIRD DAY WRAPS POWERHOUSE “REVELATION TOUR” ( Part 2 )

2009-09-14T20:39:00.000-07:00

Latest christian music: The “Revelation Tour” continued Third Day’s tradition of “paying it forward” by donating $1 per ticket sold to charitable organizations through its Come Together Fund. Through this fund, Third Day–who actively supports the ONE Campaign–has been able to serve charities such as Habitat For Humanity, Blood:Water Mission, World Vision’s Hope Child Initiative and is responsible for more than a million dollars in donations over the last 4 years to disaster relief in and outside of the U.S.
For the “Revelation Tour,” Third Day formed a redemptive partnership with Land of a Thousand Hills Coffee on behalf of Rwanda. The two paired up after David Carr–the band’s drummer and a coffee connoisseur–experienced a Land of a Thousand Hills Coffee House near Atlanta. Third Day drew attention to the fair trade company, in part, by featuring a Land of a Thousand Hills Coffee mobile shop and barista at each “Revelation Tour” stop.
“I was surprised to learn that 80 percent of the coffee Americans consume is exploitation coffee,” explains Carr. “But, in addition to serving an excellent, freshly roasted cup of joe, Land of a Thousand Hills Coffee Company works directly with coffee growers in Rwanda to ensure each worker is treated fairly and paid a living wage. As they enjoy the fruit of their labor, growers experience the sweetness of God’s grace. Perhaps this is a revelation many need to hear; that their daily habits have a remarkable impact on people all over the world, that through simply purchasing coffee where every worker is taken care of, an entire nation is experiencing redemption.”
Entrepreneurial pastor Jonathan Golden started Land of a Thousand Hills Coffee after learning the 1994 genocide in Rwanda devastated the coffee growing community and left the surviving growers in unjust conditions. In addition to practicing fair trade, Land of a Thousand Hills Coffee has invested a portion of its profits into village projects like building a coffee washing station in Bukonya, offering microfinance loans to entrepreneurs (including helping widows become entrepreneurs and cultivate their businesses), providing coffee bikes to growers, and, ever important, financing care for village orphans.
“We are so thankful to Third Day for allowing us to team up with them on the ‘Revelation Tour’,” says Golden. “The band’s support has allowed us to reach hundreds of thousands of people from all over the country, all with the goal of cultivating community and pursuing social justice in Rwanda. With the help of Third Day, we are actively on our way to transforming the village of Bukonya, Rwanda: 210 farmers, 1,200 family members, and 500 orphans.” For more information on Land of a Thousand Hills Coffee visit: www.landofathousandhills.com.
In recent weeks, Third Day has also been celebrating a hit album, a continual No.1 radio single, the recent release of its DVD/CD project titled Live Revelations: On Stage, Off Stage, Backstage, and the dedication of the Gateway School for impoverished children in India which Third Day helped build through the Come Together Fund.
At the same time, Third Day’s latest, No. 1-debuting album, Revelation (7/29/08), is approaching 400,000 units scanned as the record continues to move more than 5,000 copies each week. After nine months out, the album remains in the Top 10 of the Nielsen Christian Albums sales chart.
The band is also celebrating the release of the third single from Revelation, “Born Again.” This week the band saw 16 stations add the single out of the box (9 at AC/7 at CHR). Stations who added early include the WAY-FM network, KCMS/Seattle, KTIS/Minneapolis, WRBS/Baltimore and SIRIUS/XM.
About Third Day:
Over the past decade, rock band Third Day (made up of members Mac Powell, Tai Anderson, David Carr and Mark Lee) has racked up 26 No. 1 radio singles and sold close to seven million albums. The band has garnered 24 career Dove Awards, three GRAMMY Awards (with eight career nominations), an American Music Award, three AMA nominations and multiple ASCAP honors.

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Christian music news: THIRD DAY WRAPS POWERHOUSE “REVELATION TOUR” ( Part 1 )

2009-09-07T20:33:00.000-07:00

Latest christian music: “Revelation Tour” Raises Awareness of Fair Trade Through Innovative Partnership with
Land of a Thousand Hills Coffee Company
(Nashville, Tenn.) May 14, 2009 – Multi-platinum, GRAMMY and AMA winning rock band Third Day just wrapped the “Revelation Tour” which is among its most successful outings ever thanks to sales in excess of 75,000 tickets and more than 1/3 of its dates being sold out. The 35-city run, which welcomed special guests, the GMA “Male Vocalist of the Year” and “Song of the Year” recipient Brandon Heath and new pop/rock band Revive, educated the massive turnout of fans about fair trade through Third Day’s innovative partnership with Land of a Thousand Hills Coffee Company.
Long-established as a strong live act, Third Day fed off its fans’ ecstatic energy to turn in performances on par with–if not superior to–any in the band’s history. “The ‘Revelation Tour’ has been completely energizing for the band,” responds Third Day bassist Tai Anderson. “The sold out crowds have been singing along to all the hits and letting us know night after night how much the new music is resonating with them. Fans that have seen Third Day dozens of times through the years have repeatedly told us that this has been their favorite show yet. It has been great to share the stage with a rising star Brandon Heath, and Revive’s enthusiasm has been contagious for everyone on the tour.”
The band’s booking agent, Jeff Gregg of Creative Artists Agency, agrees. “This was, without a doubt, a power tour,” he says. “The ‘Revelation Tour’ sold out more than 1/3 of its dates this spring, which, in this economic climate really says a lot for this tour. The popularity of the show has promoters buzzing about upcoming fall tour opportunities.”
The “Revelation Tour,” which kicked off in March and concluded with a sellout date in Abbotsford, Canada on May 9 also boasted sold-out dates in cities such as Macon, Ga.; Jonesboro, Ark.; Bossier City, La.; Fort Walton Beach, Fla.; Phoenix, Ariz.; Corona, Calif.; Redding, Calif.; Portland, Ore.; Modesto, Calif.; Abbotsford, BC; Green Bay, Wis.; Pittsburgh, Pa.; and Phoenix, Arizona.
Dan Fife, of Awakening Events, offers, “In four months, we had four sold-out shows between Winter ‘08 and Spring ‘09, including a March 20th show with 4,500 Third Day fans at the Arkansas State University Convocation Center. The energy level at our shows was awesome and we had more follow up comments than you can imagine. Besides the full houses, we always enjoy knowing we are a small part of making a difference in the world through the Third Day Come Together Fund, which supports various humanitarian projects around the globe.”

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Christian music news: Third Day Performs Hit Song 'Revelation' On 'The Late Show With Craig Ferguson'

2009-08-31T20:25:00.000-07:00

Latest christian music: Having graced the July 7 cover of Billboard Magazine, performed on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” and broken its own first-week sales records with its 10th studio album Revelation (7/29/08), Third Day gets ready for its second late night network TV performance in just three months.

The Atlanta based rock band will perform its hit song “Revelation” on “The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson” this Thursday night. Please check local listings for airtimes in your area, or visit: http://lateshow.cbs.com/latenight/latelate.

About Third Day:
Over the past decade, rock band Third Day (made up of members Mac Powell, Tai Anderson, David Carr and Mark Lee) has racked up 25 No. 1 radio singles and sold close to seven million albums. The band has garnered 23 career Dove Awards, three GRAMMY Awards (with eight career nominations), three American Music Award nominations and multiple ASCAP honors.

One of the top-ranked touring bands according to Pollstar magazine, Third Day has played for audiences reaching into the millions. Due to its mass appeal, Third Day has been featured by top media outlets including The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, CBS’ “60 Minutes,” ABC’s “Nightline,” USA Today, New York Times and even graced the cover of Billboard magazine.

While celebrated for its live shows and chart-topping album sales, Third Day is also highly respected for its humanitarian efforts. The band actively supports the ONE Campaign, Blood:Water Mission, Habitat for Humanity and World Vision. Third Day recently established the “Come Together Fund” as a vehicle to direct a portion of concert proceeds to grassroots humanitarian efforts around the world.

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Christian music news: P.O.D., Third Day, Mary Mary Take Home Dove Awards

2009-08-24T20:19:00.000-07:00

Latest christian music: Christian rock group Third Day were the big winners at the 32nd Annual Dove Awards Thursday, while R&B duo Mary Mary and rockers P.O.D. and DC Talk also took home honors on gospel's biggest night.
Third Day won for Best Artist, Best Group and Best Rock Recorded Song for "Sky Falls Down." The Southern rockers also won Best Praise and Worship album for their fourth disc, the live and studio set Offerings: A Worship Album. Newcomer Nicole C. Mullen also won big, taking home awards for Best Songwriter, Best Song and Best Pop/Contemporary Song for "Redeemer." Mullen's self-titled 2000 debut features a soulful mix of gospel and pop hooks with socially-conscious lyrics.
Mary Mary, who appear with Kirk Franklin on the "Kingdom Come" soundtrack, won Best Urban Recorded Song for crossover hit "Shackles (Praise You)" and Best Urban Album for Thankful. Rappers-turned-rockers DC Talk, perennial winners at the ceremony, picked up the Best Modern Rock/Alternative Recorded Song for "Dive," while San Diego outfit P.O.D. won Best Short Form Music Video for "Rock the Party (Off the Hook)." Other notable winners at the awards, held at Nashville's Grand Ole Opry and scheduled to be broadcast in syndication on the WGN and PAX networks this weekend, included Steven Curtis Chapman (Male Vocalist), Randy Travis (Country Recorded Song for "Baptism" and Bluegrass Album for Inspirational Journey) and Fred Hammond & Radical for Christ (Contemporary Gospel Album for Purpose by Design).

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Christian music news: Third Day's "Revelation Tour"

2009-08-17T20:13:00.000-07:00

Latest christian music: Third Day will join forces with Brandon Heath and the new Pop/Rock Band, Revive for a spring tour in 2009 that will run from March 5th to May 9th and cover over 25 cities.
In talking about the artists that they are teaming up with for the tour, Mac Powell said, "We’ve seen Brandon Heath really connect with his audience, and we’ve seen his fan base multiply over the past few years. We respect him as an artist and a songwriter and are excited to have him on this tour," in a press release.
Third Day bass player, Tai Anderson added, "Revive is a new band Third Day is working with through our Consuming Fire imprint, in partnership with Essential Records/Provident Label Group. We met these guys while on tour in Australia and they have everything we look for in a new artist: energy, incredible talent, tireless work ethic and a passion for their mission. We’ve had them open for us over the last several months and they’ve been very well received. It’s going to be fun continuing to introduce them to our fans over this spring run."
Third Day’s tradition of "paying it forward" will continue with the "Revelation Tour." The band will donate $1 for every ticket sold to charitable organizations through its "Come Together Fund." Through this fund, Third Day has been able to help charities such as Habitat For Humanity, Blood:Water Mission, and World Vision’s Hope Child Initiative. The Come Together Fund is responsible for more than a million dollars in donations over the last four years to disaster relief in and outside of the U.S.

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Christian music news: Third Day performs songs about life

2009-08-10T20:09:00.000-07:00

Latest christian music: Tai Anderson, who is bassist for the Christian rock band Third Day, remembers the canceled Salt Lake performance last March.
"We were in Las Vegas," Anderson said by phone from Nashville, "and we just finished a show. We were watching the weather channel and saw one big color on the screen. We realized that that was our road to Salt Lake City. There were heavy snow advisories and the announcement went out that vehicles traveling needed to have chains. It was mandatory.
"It was a hard decision for us because Salt Lake had sold out, and so had Denver. We thought we could make it, but then we got back to reality and thought of our crew and the equipment."
Anderson said the band then discussed flying into Salt Lake City, since the weather here was OK. "So we started making plans to get tickets and rent equipment when we got to the venue, but then we stepped back from that plan. It didn't feel right. We all agreed that when we play Salt Lake we were going to give them a good show, not one that was thrown together.
"So, now we're coming back. We're going to hit Denver for two shows, then go to Colorado Springs, and by then we'll be all warmed up for Salt Lake City."
Anderson, guitarist/ Brad Avery, vocalist Mac Powell, guitarist Mark Lee and drummer David Carr formed Third Day in Atlanta, Ga., where they all still live.
"When I was a kid, I wanted to play music," said Anderson. "I tried out different instruments but liked the bass because it was the medium between guitar and drums. And there was the added bonus that no one wanted to play bass. They all want to play guitar, sing or play drums. So there was more opportunity for me to play in bands."
Anderson played in cover bands throughout his youth. But he also played with his church's youth group. "We had a pastor who encouraged us to play, and one day the other guys of Third Day were attending our youth group and we decided to put a band together. It was a natural thing. We didn't really think about becoming a Christian band. But we all were so passionate about our faith that it felt right."
For 15 years, Third Day has been on its musical ministry. And Anderson said he's seen some changes in the music business regarding Christian and inspirational bands. "There is more of a respect going on. I remember when we were awarded our Dove Awards (a sort of Christian Grammy). We all huddled backstage and said to each other, 'Now when people make fun of Christian bands, we're going to be included.'
"So we made the decision to embrace who we were. There are other bands who would have tried to distance themselves from the genre, but we wanted to be true to ourselves. And now, it seems our genre of music is much in demand."
As examples, Anderson cited Switchfoot and P.O.D. as bands that have found a following with the hard-rock crowd, and Jars of Clay, which found a college audience. "Even U2 and Bruce Springsteen's recent albums have had a spiritual revival feel. There was a point in time when music delved on the dark and scary places of life. And I think there have been people who wanted to claw their way out of the pits. And they look to bands like us to help them out.
"We write and perform songs about life. But we try to find ways to uplift people who are having problems. We don't try to dwell on the problems."

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Christian music news: THIRD DAY’S BRAD AVERY PENS “THANK YOU”

2009-08-03T20:04:00.000-07:00

Latest christian music: Brad Avery, of GRAMMY-winning and multi-Platinum-certified Christian rock band Third Day, has co-penned “Thank You,” a stirring anthem selected as the new theme song for A Million Thanks, www.amillionthanks.org. Written with friend, Scott Thomas, “Thank You” is a stirring anthem written from the perspective of someone back home, writing a letter of gratitude to a soldier fighting somewhere across the globe. The song shares a common focus with this unique, charitable campaign.
The inspiration for “Thank You” began at an airport when Scott Thomas met a soldier who was departing for Fallujah after a two week visit with his family in the U.S. After a moving conversation, Scott felt led to reach out in some way, but didn't know what to do. With all of the negative news coverage of the war, none of which focused on our soldiers and their sacrifice, he decided to write a song to show his gratitude. With help from his good friend, Brad Avery, they put their thoughts and feelings to music.
Avery and Thomas hope to encourage soldiers and their families by letting them know the gratitude felt for their sacrifice for our country and our freedom. “We also hope to incite others to express their thanks verbally and through random acts of kindness to soldiers and their families,” shares Avery.
Another person moved to reach out in thanks to our soldiers is Shauna Fleming, a recent high school graduate from Orange, Calif. and founder of A Million Thanks. The year-round campaign was launched when Shauna was a freshman in order to show our U.S. Military Men and Women, past and present, appreciation for their sacrifices, dedication, and service to our country through our letters, emails, cards, prayers, and thoughts.
When Shauna heard “Thank You,” she loved it and decided to make it the campaign’s theme song. “‘Thank You’ is exactly what the A Million Thanks organization is all about,” she says. “The song lyrics match what Americans say in the millions of thank you letters that we have received and distributed to the troops around the world. We pray for them, we miss them and we want to thank them.”
A Million Thanks has collected and distributed over three million thank you letters and cards to U.S. military members since March, 2004. Along the way, Fleming has partnered with General Motors to further the efforts of her organization. GM featured Fleming in a series of national commercials aired during the month of May, National Military Appreciation Month. In the ads, Fleming asks viewers to thank our military men and women by writing a thank you letter and depositing them in special A Million Thanks mailboxes at all 3,500 Buick, Pontiac and GMC dealers across the country. Their goal collecting one million thank you letters during the month of May was achieved.

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Christian music news: Third Day Biography

2009-07-27T19:55:00.000-07:00

Latest christian music: Across more than a decade, Third Day has sold in excess of six million albums. Its tallied 24 No. 1 radio singles, 24 career Dove Awards, two GRAMMY Awards and two consecutive American Music Award nods. To make it all happen, the Atlanta-based five-piece maintains a touring record second-to-none, playing for millions of loyal fans. Spotlighting moments that have stood the test of time, Chronology traces the music and the images showcasing this unforgettable trek. Chronology, Volume Two (2001-2006), featuring hits and a 10-year video documentary, will release this fall.

“These songs have been a lot of help and encouragement to us as a band,” Mac Powell says. “Hopefully they’ve been equally so for fans who have been with us all these years. It’s really been a privilege.”

With Chronology, longtime Third Day fans will revisit the hits that attracted them to the confab from the beginning. Recent converts—those fans attracted to the tight, progressive rock measures of Wire and Wherever You Are, for example—can now discover in one collection the musical roots of their favorite tracks today.

“We continue to see we’re making a lot of new fans, even with our most recent album, Chronology, Volume One,” Tai Anderson says. “This project is our way of offering a look into the early days of the band; those windows of time that made us who we are today. It offers amazing musical elements but the DVD delivers some really fun stuff; some very personal memories shared by the five of us, that we’re so excited to unveil. It’s something of a snapshot of where we’ve been and where we’re going.’”

No matter when a listener became one of Third Day’s deeply loyal enthusiasts, all can agree something special happened when Powell, Mark Lee, Anderson, David Carr and Brad Avery united. In the mid-1990s, when most rock bands lived on the scraps left by bombastic, vocal-driven marquee acts like 4HIM, Point of Grace, and Clay Crosse, plus introspective singer/songwriters like Rich Mullins and Cindy Morgan, Third Day challenged the status quo. With tight rhythms and heavy guitar surrounding Powell’s earthy lead vocals, Third Day operated like nothing else in the genre. Later, thanks to its unique live/studio-blended worship record Offerings: A Worship Album, the band played a key role in advancing the modern worship movement still popular today.

Chronology, Volume One (1996-2000) includes the rock, pop, modern worship and adult contemporary song titles that thrust Third Day into the forefront. Included are “Nothing At All,” “Consuming Fire,” “Your Love Oh Lord,” “King of Glory” and “Have Mercy,” and many others. Anchoring the project are two exclusive new recordings, “Thief 2006” and “My Hope Is You 2006,” while seven of the 17 tracks are newly-released mixes. Rarities include “Long Time Comin’” and “She Sings In Riddles,” previously only available on the limited release Southern Tracks. Rounding out the project are newly-released live cuts, “Blackbird” and “Alien.” Extensive historical liner notes and photography accompany the music in elaborate packaging fans will be eager to own.

Composed with a nod to “Mystery Science Theater 3000,” the DVD features music videos, GMA Dove Award Show performances and never-before-seen bootleg videos—archival footage from band members’ personal collections.

Says Powell, “As much as we want to challenge our audience to ask questions about things of faith and life, writing and playing these songs has allowed us to ask those same questions and to try to be real with who we are as we wrestle for answers.”

Again and again, the questions yield a single answer: “Love one another.” Clinging to that time-honored message, Chronology Volume One (1996-2000) documents inspired musicians and their hard-fought story to live out an ambitious mission.

“We learned from each other passion for God, worship, service and looking out for the least of these,” Lee concludes. “These are crucial aspects of faith that are easy to overlook when simplified into a collection of songs. That’s what I hope people will remember happened to us as we made these songs. We hope that our experience affected their experience, too. And that’s what we hope will come out more and more as we continue forward.”

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Christian music news: THIRD DAY WRAPS POWERHOUSE “REVELATION TOUR” SELLING OUT MORE THAN 1/3 OF ITS 35 DATES

2009-07-20T19:44:00.000-07:00

Latest christian music: (Nashville, Tenn.) May 14, 2009 – Multi-platinum, GRAMMY and AMA winning rock band Third Day just wrapped the “Revelation Tour” which is among its most successful outings ever thanks to sales in excess of 75,000 tickets and more than 1/3 of its dates being sold out. The 35-city run, which welcomed special guests, the GMA “Male Vocalist of the Year” and “Song of the Year” recipient Brandon Heath and new pop/rock band Revive, educated the massive turnout of fans about fair trade through Third Day’s innovative partnership with Land of a Thousand Hills Coffee Company.
Long-established as a strong live act, Third Day fed off its fans’ ecstatic energy to turn in performances on par with--if not superior to--any in the band’s history. “The ‘Revelation Tour’ has been completely energizing for the band,” responds Third Day bassist Tai Anderson. “The sold out crowds have been singing along to all the hits and letting us know night after night how much the new music is resonating with them. Fans that have seen Third Day dozens of times through the years have repeatedly told us that this has been their favorite show yet. It has been great to share the stage with a rising star Brandon Heath, and Revive’s enthusiasm has been contagious for everyone on the tour.”
The band’s booking agent, Jeff Gregg of Creative Artists Agency, agrees. “This was, without a doubt, a power tour,” he says. “The ‘Revelation Tour’ sold out more than 1/3 of its dates this spring, which, in this economic climate really says a lot for this tour. The popularity of the show has promoters buzzing about upcoming fall tour opportunities.”
The “Revelation Tour,” which kicked off in March and concluded with a sellout date in Abbotsford, Canada on May 9 also boasted sold-out dates in cities such as Macon, Ga.; Jonesboro, Ark.; Bossier City, La.; Fort Walton Beach, Fla.; Phoenix, Ariz.; Corona, Calif.; Redding, Calif.; Portland, Ore.; Modesto, Calif.; Abbotsford, BC; Green Bay, Wis.; Pittsburgh, Pa.; and Phoenix, Arizona.
Dan Fife, of Awakening Events, offers, “In four months, we had four sold-out shows between Winter ‘08 and Spring ‘09, including a March 20th show with 4,500 Third Day fans at the Arkansas State University Convocation Center. The energy level at our shows was awesome and we had more follow up comments than you can imagine. Besides the full houses, we always enjoy knowing we are a small part of making a difference in the world through the Third Day Come Together Fund, which supports various humanitarian projects around the globe.”

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Christian music news: ' Thief ' performed by Third Day

2009-07-13T19:42:00.000-07:00

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Christian music news: Top Ten Third Day Songs

2009-07-06T19:10:00.000-07:00

Latest christian music: Third Day was formed in 1991 by front-man Mac Powell and guitarist Mark Lee. Soon after, they expanded the band and began recording albums. A Christian group hailing from Georgia, their songs focus on faith in God. With three Grammy's to their name, Third Day has

plenty of hits. Here are ten of their best songs:

1. Cry out to Jesus
This raw and sorrowful song encourages people who are suffering to cry out to Jesus. It promises hope and reminds us of a Savior who can offer rest and peace. I like this song because it asserts that no problem is too great for God to handle.

2. God of Wonders
With the opening Oasis-like guitar riff and lyrics that speak of God's creation, this song is likely Third Day's most popular. The lyrics, "the universe displays your majesty" are repeated many times, making for a passionate praise song.

3. I've Always Loved You
"I've Always Loved You" is a sweet song that speaks of a God who has loved his people before there was time. This song also serves as a meditation on God's sacrifice for us. I personally like this song because it reminds me that even when I stray from God, his love remains constant.

4. I Believe
This up-beat song professes a positive and hopeful belief system. In a world where Christianity is often painted in a negative light, this song focuses on the most enduring principles of Christianity: faith, hope, and love.

5. You are Mine
Of all Third Day's songs, this one has the most mainstream appeal. Within the song's beautiful melody, the lyrics profess that God's sacrifice allows us to claim Him as our own.

6. These Thousand Hills
This edgy and alternative sounding song talks about Jesus dying on the cross and the hope that we can have for an eternity in heaven. The powerful imagery conveyed in the lyrics reminds me of Bible stories I heard growing up in the church.

7. Your Love, Oh Lord
This worship song contains the lyrics of Psalm 36. It talks about the vastness and unshakeable nature of God's love. The lyrics say it all: Your love Oh Lord reaches to the heavens/Your faithfulness stretches to the skies/Your righteousness is like the mighty mountain/Your justice flows like the ocean's tides.

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Christian music news: Call My Name - Third Day Live

2009-06-17T23:01:00.000-07:00

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Christian music news: Third Day - This is Who I Am

2009-06-10T23:00:00.000-07:00

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Christian music news: Third Day: May Your Wonders Never Cease - Phoenix, AZ 4/30/09

2009-06-03T22:59:00.000-07:00

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THIRD DAY - REVELATION TOUR NOKIA LA - ROCKSTAR

2009-05-27T22:58:00.000-07:00

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THIRD DAY WRAPS POWERHOUSE “REVELATION TOUR” SELLING OUT MORE THAN 1/3 OF ITS 35 DATES

2009-05-21T20:55:00.000-07:00

(Nashville, Tenn.) May 14, 2009 – Multi-platinum, GRAMMY and AMA winning rock band Third Day just wrapped the “Revelation Tour” which is among its most successful outings ever thanks to sales in excess of 75,000 tickets and more than 1/3 of its dates being sold out. The 35-city run, which welcomed special guests, the GMA “Male Vocalist of the Year” and “Song of the Year” recipient Brandon Heath and new pop/rock band Revive, educated the massive turnout of fans about fair trade through Third Day’s innovative partnership with Land of a Thousand Hills Coffee Company.

Long-established as a strong live act, Third Day fed off its fans’ ecstatic energy to turn in performances on par with--if not superior to--any in the band’s history. “The ‘Revelation Tour’ has been completely energizing for the band,” responds Third Day bassist Tai Anderson. “The sold out crowds have been singing along to all the hits and letting us know night after night how much the new music is resonating with them. Fans that have seen Third Day dozens of times through the years have repeatedly told us that this has been their favorite show yet. It has been great to share the stage with a rising star Brandon Heath, and Revive’s enthusiasm has been contagious for everyone on the tour.”

The band’s booking agent, Jeff Gregg of Creative Artists Agency, agrees. “This was, without a doubt, a power tour,” he says. “The ‘Revelation Tour’ sold out more than 1/3 of its dates this spring, which, in this economic climate really says a lot for this tour. The popularity of the show has promoters buzzing about upcoming fall tour opportunities.”

The “Revelation Tour,” which kicked off in March and concluded with a sellout date in Abbotsford, Canada on May 9 also boasted sold-out dates in cities such as Macon, Ga.; Jonesboro, Ark.; Bossier City, La.; Fort Walton Beach, Fla.; Phoenix, Ariz.; Corona, Calif.; Redding, Calif.; Portland, Ore.; Modesto, Calif.; Abbotsford, BC; Green Bay, Wis.; Pittsburgh, Pa.; and Phoenix, Arizona.

Dan Fife, of Awakening Events, offers, “In four months, we had four sold-out shows between Winter ‘08 and Spring ‘09, including a March 20th show with 4,500 Third Day fans at the Arkansas State University Convocation Center. The energy level at our shows was awesome and we had more follow up comments than you can imagine. Besides the full houses, we always enjoy knowing we are a small part of making a difference in the world through the Third Day Come Together Fund, which supports various humanitarian projects around the globe.”

Thanks to a forward-looking and consistent online presence by Third Day, the band and its fans enjoy an unusual level of interaction. “Facebook and Twitter have proven to be invaluable tools for communicating with our fans on a whole new level. It has given us another platform to connect with them on this tour,” explains Third Day guitarist Mark Lee. “From up-to-the-minute updates to even taking song requests on Twitter, fans are given a more immediate glimpse into the day-to-day life of a working band, and we have another vehicle to get the word out about Third Day.” The band’s most popular online destinations are: http://thirdday.blogs.com/, http://www.thirdday.com/, http://marklee.posterous.com/, www.twitter.com/thirdday, and http://www.twitter.com/marklee3d

The “Revelation Tour” continued Third Day’s tradition of “paying it forward” by donating $1 per ticket sold to charitable organizations through its Come Together Fund. Through this fund, Third Day--who actively supports the ONE Campaign--has been able to serve charities such as Habitat For Humanity, Blood:Water Mission, World Vision’s Hope Child Initiative and is responsible for more than a million dollars in donations over the last 4 years to disaster relief in and outside of the U.S.

For the “Revelation Tour,” Third Day formed a redemptive partnership with Land of a Thousand Hills Coffee on behalf of Rwanda. The two paired up after David Carr--the band’s drummer and a coffee connoisseur--experienced a Land of a Thousand Hills Coffee House near Atlanta. Third Day drew attention to the fair trade company, in part, by featuring a Land of a Thousand Hills Coffee mobile shop and barista at each “Revelation Tour” stop.

“I was surprised to learn that 80 percent of the coffee Americans consume is exploitation coffee,” explains Carr. “But, in addition to serving an excellent, freshly roasted cup of joe, Land of a Thousand Hills Coffee Company works directly with coffee growers in Rwanda to ensure each worker is treated fairly and paid a living wage. As they enjoy the fruit of their labor, growers experience the sweetness of God’s grace. Perhaps this is a revelation many need to hear; that their daily habits have a remarkable impact on people all over the world, that through simply purchasing coffee where every worker is taken care of, an entire nation is experiencing redemption.”

Entrepreneurial pastor Jonathan Golden started Land of a Thousand Hills Coffee after learning the 1994 genocide in Rwanda devastated the coffee growing community and left the surviving growers in unjust conditions. In addition to practicing fair trade, Land of a Thousand Hills Coffee has invested a portion of its profits into village projects like building a coffee washing station in Bukonya, offering microfinance loans to entrepreneurs (including helping widows become entrepreneurs and cultivate their businesses), providing coffee bikes to growers, and, ever important, financing care for village orphans.

“We are so thankful to Third Day for allowing us to team up with them on the ‘Revelation Tour’,” says Golden. “The band’s support has allowed us to reach hundreds of thousands of people from all over the country, all with the goal of cultivating community and pursuing social justice in Rwanda. With the help of Third Day, we are actively on our way to transforming the village of Bukonya, Rwanda: 210 farmers, 1,200 family members, and 500 orphans.” For more information on Land of a Thousand Hills Coffee visit: www.landofathousandhills.com.

In recent weeks, Third Day has also been celebrating a hit album, a continual No.1 radio single, the recent release of its DVD/CD project titled Live Revelations: On Stage, Off Stage, Backstage, and the dedication of the Gateway School for impoverished children in India which Third Day helped build through the Come Together Fund.

At the same time, Third Day’s latest, No. 1-debuting album, Revelation (7/29/08), is approaching 400,000 units scanned as the record continues to move more than 5,000 copies each week. After nine months out, the album remains in the Top 10 of the Nielsen Christian Albums sales chart.

The band is also celebrating the release of the third single from Revelation, “Born Again.” This week the band saw 16 stations add the single out of the box (9 at AC/7 at CHR). Stations who added early include the WAY-FM network, KCMS/Seattle, KTIS/Minneapolis, WRBS/Baltimore and SIRIUS/XM.

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THIRD DAY GARNERS GMA DOVE AWARD FOR REVELATION

2009-05-06T05:15:00.000-07:00

(Nashville, Tenn.) April 24, 2009 – Multi-platinum, GRAMMY and AMA winning rock band

Third Day received its 24th career GMA Dove Award last night. The band was recognized in the Pop/Contemporary Album category for its successful Revelation album (7/29/08). Presenting the award to Third Day was new Consuming Fire/Essential Records band, Revive, who was discovered by Third Day while on tour in Australia.

Third Day’s Revelation also claimed the Recorded Music Packaging trophy. Tim Parker and Becka Blackburn were recognized for their contributions as Art Director/Graphic Designer and Art Director, respectively. Both are part of the Provident Label Group creative team.

Third Day, known for its moving live performances, was asked to perform its hit song, “Revelation,” as part of the telecast. In addition, lead vocalist Mac Powell, appeared with the Blind Boys of Alabama for the show’s closing segment. The 40th Annual GMA Dove Awards show was broadcast live on Gospel Music Channel from the stage of the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, Tenn.

The awards show capped off a busy week for the band who spent the prior evening on the stage of the Schermerhorn Symphony Center as part of the Nashville4Africa benefit concert hosted by Big Kenny (Big & Rich) and Damien Horne with a lineup including Keith Urban, Dierks Bentley, Faith Hill, Jars of Clay, Brad Arnold (3 Doors Down), Ashley Cleveland, The SteelDrivers, Michael Rhodes, Brandon Young and The African Children’s Choir.

The Nashville4Africa benefit concert took place during a short break in Third Day’s spring “Revelation Tour” which kicked off last month and has already seen several dates sell out including:

Macon, Ga.; Jonesboro, Ark.; Bossier City, La.; Fort Walton Beach, Fla.; Phoenix, Ariz.; Corona, Calif.; Redding, Calif.; Portland, Ore.; Modesto, Calif.; Abbotsford, BC; Green Bay, Wis. and Pittsburgh, Pa..

The tour, which also features GMA Dove Award winning Male Vocalist of the Year and recent double-GRAMMY nominee, Brandon Heath, and new pop/rock band, Revive, will conclude in Abbotsford, Canada on May 9. A complete list of the “Revelation Tour’s” remaining dates is posted on www.ThirdDay.com. (The direct link to purchase tickets is: http://www.ThirdDay.com/touring.htm)

In recent weeks, Third Day has been celebrating a hit album, a continual No. 1 radio single, the recent release of its DVD/CD project titled Live Revelations: On Stage, Off Stage, Backstage, and the dedication of the Gateway School for impoverished children in India which Third Day helped build through the Come Together Fund.

Meanwhile, Third Day’s latest, No. 1-debuting album, Revelation(7/29/08), is approaching 350,000 units sold as the record continues to move more than 5,000 copies each week. After eight months out, the album remains in the Top 10 of the Nielsen Christian Albums sales chart. And the record’s current single, “Revelation.”

About Third Day:

Over the past decade, rock band Third Day (made up of members Mac Powell, Tai Anderson, David Carr and Mark Lee) has racked up 26 No. 1 radio singles and sold close to seven million albums. The band has garnered 24th career Dove Awards, three GRAMMY Awards (with eight career nominations), an American Music Award, three AMA nominations and multiple ASCAP honors.

One of the top-ranked touring bands according to Pollstar magazine, Third Day has played for audiences reaching into the millions. Due to its mass appeal, Third Day has been featured by top media outlets including “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” (NBC), “The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson” (CBS), “60 Minutes” (CBS), ABC’s “Nightline,” USA Today, New York Times and even graced the cover of Billboard magazine (June 7, 2008).

While celebrated for its live shows and chart-topping album sales, Third Day is also highly respected for its humanitarian efforts. The band actively supports the ONE Campaign, Blood:Water Mission, Habitat for Humanity and World Vision. Third Day recently established the “Come Together Fund” as a vehicle to direct a portion of concert proceeds to grassroots humanitarian efforts around the world.

For more information on Third Day, please visit: www.ThirdDay.com.

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Third Day joins Big Kenny and others for big AIDS benefit in Nashville

2009-04-29T21:08:00.000-07:00

Christian rock superstars, Third Day will join an all-star cast of recording artists from all across the music industry for the inaugural Nashville4Africa benefit concert on April 22 at 7 p.m. at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center.

The event’s co-host Big Kenny of Big & Rich invited Third Day to join the benefit’s lineup after befriending the Provident Label Group band through their mutual commitment to the long-term fight against HIV/AIDS and poverty in Africa. In addition to Big Kenny and Third Day, the concert will feature performances by co-host Damien Horne, Keith Urban, Faith Hill, Dierks Bentley, Brad Arnold of 3 Doors Down, Ashley Cleveland, The SteelDrivers, Michael Rhodes, Brandon Young, the African Children's Choir and others.

“Big Kenny found out we would be in Nashville for the Dove Awards next week, and asked us to
be a part of this wonderful, redemptive night,” says Third Day front man Mac Powell. “Saying ‘yes’ was a no-brainer because this event will be all heart. It’s an honor to join these amazing artists in serving Africa.”

Concert proceeds will benefit charitable causes in the African countries of Uganda and war-torn Sudan. Through the Love Everybody Fund of The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, a charitable organization benefiting from this event, Big Kenny will transport much-needed medical and educational supplies to southern Sudanese villages. Event proceeds will also help build a school in Entebbe, Uganda for the African Children’s Choir, which cares for and fosters thousands of underprivileged children throughout the continent of Africa.

“The crisis in Sudan is as dire as we’ve ever seen it. The refugees there are depending on people all over the world to come to their aid,” says Big Kenny, performer and organizer for African relief. “We hope by continuing to raise awareness and support through the African Children’s Choir and aid outreach, we will continue to let love shine through the terrible violence that so many of God’s children there have endured.”

Tickets for the Nashville4Africa benefit concert range in price from $30 to $200 and may be purchased at www.nashvillesymphony.org or by calling the Schermerhorn Symphony Center box office at (615) 687-6400.

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THIRD DAY’S “REVELATION” TOUR AND ALBUM DEFY MARKET TRENDS

2009-04-22T01:37:00.000-07:00

(Nashville, Tenn.) March 27, 2009 – The multi-platinum, GRAMMY and AMA winning rock band Third Day is celebrating sold-out tour dates, a hit album, and a continual No. 1 radio single.

The renowned band kicked off its spring “Revelation Tour” this month and has already seen its dates in Green Bay, WI, Pittsburgh, PA, Worcester, MA, Shreveport, LA and the forthcoming show in Macon, GA sell out. While other major acts are starting to bow to the current economic climate by slashing general admission ticket prices, Third Day’s fan support remains as vibrant as ever. A prime example was the recent stop in Jonesboro where 4,600 of the band’s fans converged on Arkansas State University’s Convention Center.

“We’re humbled by the overwhelming response of our fans to this tour,” says Third Day guitarist Mark Lee. “And I don’t just mean the attendance. While there’s a lot of talk these days about concerts and movies being a chance for people to escape from reality, we consider it an honor to help them confront their anxiety head-on. We want our concerts to be about finding hope in the midst of difficulty.”

The “Revelation Tour,” which also features reigning “New Artist of the Year” and recent double-GRAMMY nominee, Brandon Heath, and new four-piece pop/rock band, Revive, launched March 5 in Champagne, IL and will conclude in Abbotsford, BC on May 9.

While Third Day is on top of the proverbial world right now, there is bitter-sweet fallout that comes with a run of dates as successful as the “Revelation Tour.” Dan Fife, of Dan Fife Communications & Marketing for Awakening Events, explains. “We have heard from so many people telling us how remarkable the Revelation Tour was last weekend. We have had three sold out shows with Third Day since Revelation hit the shelves, and I have another show this weekend that looks like it will make it to capacity! We really appreciate the support we get from the band, CAA and their management to help pull these shows off... there is a real team effort here. Obviously, when you put over 4,000 people into a venue in this environment, there is something special happening, and we are excited to be a part of it.”

These days, Third Day is celebrating more than their fantastic tour. The band’s latest, No. 1-debuting album, Revelation (7/29), is approaching 350,000 units sold as the record continues to move more than 5,000 copies each week. After eight months out, the album remains in the Top 15 of the Christian Nielsen SoundScan sales chart. Meanwhile, the record’s current single, “Revelation,” holds the No. 1 spot at Christian radio for the sixth consecutive week.

All this momentum is creating a sort of perfect storm as Third Day gears up for the April 7 release of its latest project, a DVD/CD titled Live Revelations: On Stage, Off Stage, Backstage. The 75-minute documentary seamlessly blends Third Day’s engaging live concert experience with exclusive behind-the-scenes moments as only an “all access” pass can offer. Fans will get a personal glimpse of the band living day-to-day with family and friends during the previous tour. Live Revelations also features the moving music video for the hit song “Revelation.” The accompanying audio disc places the listener in the front row as it features nine tracks drawn from Third Day’s summer and fall 2008 tour dates, showcasing songs including, “This Is Who I Am,” “Otherside” and “I Will Always Be True.” A highlight of the CD is the live collaboration with Switchfoot, Jars of Clay and Robert Randolph & The Family Band for a cover of the U2/B.B. King classic “When Love Comes To Town,” captured on last year’s “Music Builds Tour.”

In support of the “Revelation Tour,” Third Day has already been interviewed by more than twenty newspapers including the Green Bay Gazette & Post Cresent, Pittsburgh's Observer Reporter, The Bangor Daily News, The San Antonio Express News and The Shreveport Times. The tour continues Third Day’s tradition of “paying it forward” by donating $1 per ticket sold to charitable organizations through its “Come Together Fund.” Through this fund, Third Day has been able to serve charities such as Habitat For Humanity, Blood:Water Mission, World Vision’s Hope Child Initiative and is responsible for more than a million dollars in donations over the last 4 years to disaster relief in and outside of the U.S.

A complete list of the “Revelation Tour’s” remaining dates is posted on www.ThirdDay.com. (The direct link to purchase tickets is: http://www.ThirdDay.com/touring.htm)

About Third Day:
Over the past decade, rock band Third Day (made up of members Mac Powell, Tai Anderson, David Carr and Mark Lee) has racked up 26 No. 1 radio singles and sold close to seven million albums. The band has garnered 23 career Dove Awards, three GRAMMY Awards (with eight career nominations), an American Music Award, three AMA nominations and multiple ASCAP honors.

One of the top-ranked touring bands according to Pollstar magazine, Third Day has played for audiences reaching into the millions. Due to its mass appeal, Third Day has been featured by top media outlets including “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” (NBC), “The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson” (CBS), “60 Minutes” (CBS), ABC’s “Nightline,” USA Today, New York Times and even graced the cover of Billboard magazine (June 7, 2008).

While celebrated for its live shows and chart-topping album sales, Third Day is also highly respected for its humanitarian efforts. The band actively supports the ONE Campaign, Blood:Water Mission, Habitat for Humanity and World Vision. Third Day recently established the “Come Together Fund” as a vehicle to direct a portion of concert proceeds to grassroots humanitarian efforts around the world.

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Third Day 'Revealed' in New Christian Music TV Series

2009-04-15T01:36:00.000-07:00

Gospel Music Channel debuted a new original series over the weekend that brings fans up close and personal with their favorite Christian artists.

“Revealed,” which premiered Saturday night, is similar to MTV’s “Unplugged” and VH1’s “Storytellers” in that each episode features popular artists who perform in front of a mostly small and intimate live audience. During the one-hour episodes, artists also tell stories about their music, writing experiences and memories.

“The secret sauce in what makes us different is the faith element,” says Brad Siegel, GMC’s vice chairman and a former president of Turner Entertainment Networks.

“When there is scripture behind a song, they can tell the audience. The more they reveal, the more satisfied the viewer,” he told the Journal-Constitution newspaper of Atlanta, where GMC is based and “Revealed” is taped.

For the premiere episode, GMC tapped Atlanta’s most successful Christian rock band, Third Day, who have expressed high expectations for the new series after the taping of the first episode last month.

“Sometimes you get the sense that something really special is happening as it's going on. This was definitely one of those times,” Third Day guitarist Mark Lee reported after the band spent nearly 5 hours for the first episode.

“[W]e did extended introductions to the songs where we shared about recording the songs in the studio or the story behind the lyric. I think [our fans] are really going to dig this,” he added.

Among the songs featured in “Third Day: Revealed” are “Always Be True,” “Call My Name,” “Cry Out To Jesus,” “I've Always Loved You,” “Love Song, Revelation,” “Tunnel” and “Your Love Oh Lord” – just a small handful of the award-winning songs that have led the band to 23 career Dove Awards, three Graymmy Awards (with eight career nominations), an American Music Award, three AMA nominations and multiple ASCAP honors.

“Third Day: Revealed” will broadcast again this Thursday at 10 p.m. ET. on Gospel Music Channel, which reaches more than 43 million homes on various cable systems around the country and on DIRECTV on channel 338.

Artists featured in upcoming installments of “Revealed” include Jars of Clay (April 4) and Israel Houghton (April 25).

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Third Day - LIVE - Nothing Compares/Show Me Your Glory Medley - March 5, 2009

2009-04-08T20:33:00.000-07:00

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Third Day - LIVE - I've Always Loved You - March 5, 2009

2009-04-01T20:32:00.000-07:00

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Gospel Music Channel to Debut New Original Series Revealed; Gospel/Christian Music’s Biggest Stars Perform in Intimate Setting,Share Stories Behind Th

2009-03-25T21:50:00.000-07:00

ATLANTA (March 24, 2009) – Gospel Music Channel television network will premiere a new original series bringing fans up close and personal with their favorite artists, who in turn bring fans closer by revealing insights and stories about themselves and their music in Revealed. The series premiere will feature GRAMMY and AMA award winning group Third Day. Third Day: Revealed premieres on Sat, March 28 at 8 p.m. ET/PT.

Unplugged Meets Storytellers Plus Faith = Revealed

Revealed will feature a single artist or group performing in front of a live audience in an intimate, acoustic-like setting. The artists will play songs from their latest albums as well as past favorites and hits and share personal stories, inspirations, writing experiences and memories behind their music. The series premiere will feature Third Day with and in-depth look into the making of its album Revelation. Among the songs featured in Third Day: Revealed: Always Be True, Call My Name, Cry Out To Jesus, I’ve Always Loved You, Love Song, Revelation, Tunnel and Your Love Oh Lord. Third Day: Revealed has encores that night (9p, 10p, 11p) as well as March 29 (11a) and April 2 (10p) - all times eastern.

Artists featured in upcoming installments of Revealed include Jars of Clay (April 4) and Israel Houghton (May 2).

Over the past decade, rock band Third Day (made up of members Mac Powell, Tai Anderson, David Carr and Mark Lee) has racked up 25 No. 1 radio singles and sold close to seven million albums. The band has garnered 23 career Dove Awards, three GRAMMY Awards (with eight career nominations), an American Music Award, three AMA nominations and multiple ASCAP honors. One of the top-ranked touring bands according to Pollstar magazine, Third Day has played for audiences reaching into the millions. Due to its mass appeal, Third Day has been featured by top media outlets including “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” (NBC), “The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson” (CBS), “60 Minutes” (CBS), ABC’s “Nightline,” USA Today, New York Times and even graced the cover of Billboard magazine (June 7, 2008).

While celebrated for its live shows and chart-topping album sales, Third Day is also highly respected for its humanitarian efforts. The band actively supports the ONE Campaign, Blood:Water Mission, Habitat for Humanity and World Vision. Third Day recently established the “Come Together Fund” as a vehicle to direct a portion of concert proceeds to grassroots humanitarian efforts around the world. Third Day is currently on its “Revelation Tour” with special guests Brandon Heath and pop/rock band Revive as it readies for the release of latest project, a DVD/CD titled Live Revelations: On Stage, Off Stage, Backstage, due out April 7. For more information on Third Day, please visit: www.ThirdDay.com.

Gospel Music Channel is the fastest-growing network in television and can be seen in more than 43 million homes on various cable systems around the country and on DIRECTV on channel 338.

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Third Day’s Revelation Tour with Brandon Heath and Revive Kicks Off With Four Sold Out Shows

2009-03-25T21:48:00.000-07:00

The Northeast is widely known to be a very difficult region for Christian music. With a smaller segment of the population identifying itself as evangelical, and a less robust network of Christian radio stations, the infrastructure that normally supports Christian music and specifically Christian tours is simply not intact. Throw in an economic crisis, and the formula for a successful Third Day show would seem to be nonexistent. Despite these facts, THE REVELATION TOUR has had an impressive showing in this region. In 3 days, Third Day performed for close to 8,000 fans in 3 cities. The McMurray, PA shows and Worcester, Mass shows were completely sold out with 3,000 + fans in Maine. Third Day currently has four sold out dates for the THE REVELATION TOUR. Mac Powell commented from stage at the sold out Palladium Theater that he enjoyed the audiences of the Northeast because their faith costs them something. “In the south, there is a church on every corner. If you’re born in America, and you haven’t killed anybody, people call themselves Christians. Up here, you appreciate the cost of following Christ.” “We’ve really enjoyed this run,” says bass player Tai Anderson. “The crowds are so enthusiastic, and it feels like they’re really appreciative that we’re here. We’re committed to coming back often, and hope that other Christian bands will make it a priority.” To learn more about Third Day, please visit: www.ThirdDay.com.

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Third Day - LIVE - Born Again - March 5, 2009

2009-03-25T20:31:00.000-07:00

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Third Day - LIVE - Born Again - March 5, 2009

2009-03-12T20:45:00.000-07:00

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THIRD DAY’S “REVELATION” NO. 1 THIS WEEK ON R&R AC MONITORED CHART

2009-03-04T07:26:00.000-08:00

(Nashville, Tenn.) February 4, 2009– Atlanta based rock band, Third Day continues its successful run at radio with a No. 1 on the R & R Christian AC Monitored chart. The single has been No. 1 on the Christian Radio Weekly (CRW) AC radio-impressions chart for the past four weeks.

This is the second single from the band’s Revelation (7/29/08) project to claim a top spot at radio; the first of which was “Call My Name” which scored a No. 1 on R&R’s Christian AC Indicator chart on June 2. It was also No. 1 on R&R’s Christian AC Monitored chart on June 9. The song remained No.1 on both charts for 11 weeks. In addition, “Call My Name” was a No. 1 on the R&R CHR Chart on June 9, where it held strong for 6 weeks.

Third Day kicks off its 34-city Revelation Tour on March 5th in Champaign, Ill. with special guests, GMA’s ‘New Artist of the Year’ and Double GRAMMY Nominee, Brandon Heath and high-energy, Australian pop/rock band, Revive.

About Third Day:
Over the past decade, rock band Third Day (made up of members Mac Powell, Tai Anderson, David Carr and Mark Lee) has racked up 26 No. 1 radio singles and sold close to seven million albums. The band has garnered 23 career Dove Awards, three GRAMMY Awards (with eight career nominations), an American Music Award, three AMA nominations and multiple ASCAP honors.

One of the top-ranked touring bands according to Pollstar magazine, Third Day has played for audiences reaching into the millions. Due to its mass appeal, Third Day has been featured by top media outlets including "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" (NBC), "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" (CBS), "60 Minutes" (CBS), ABC's "Nightline," USA Today, New York Times and even graced the cover of Billboard magazine(June 7, 2008).

While celebrated for its live shows and chart-topping album sales, Third Day is also highly respected for its humanitarian efforts. The band actively supports the ONE Campaign, Blood:Water Mission, Habitat for Humanity and World Vision. Third Day recently established the "Come Together Fund" as a vehicle to direct a portion of concert proceeds to grassroots humanitarian efforts around the world.

For more information on Third Day, visit the JFH Artists Database or www.ThirdDay.com.

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Third Day Savannah, Georgia

2009-02-25T21:37:00.000-08:00

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THIRD DAY GARNERS THREE GMA DOVE AWARD NOMINTATIONS INCLUDING COVETED ARTIST OF THE YEAR HONOR

2009-02-25T09:58:00.000-08:00

(Nashville, Tenn.) February 20, 2009 – Veteran rock band Third Day garnered three GMA Dove Award Nominations this morning as nominees were announced at a press conference in Nashville, Tenn. Third Day received recognition in the coveted Artist of the Year and Group of the Year categories, and in the Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year, for its successful Revelation project.

Revelation debuted at No. 6 on The Billboard Top 200 chart in July, landing the band on the cover of Billboard magazine and a performance on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.”

In addition, Mac Powell, Third Day’s lead vocalist, received a nomination for his high-energy performance of, “I’ll Fly Away,” with The Charlie Daniels Band on How Great Thou Art: Gospel Favorites from the Grand Ole Opry, nominated in the Special Event Album category. The band’s Revelation project also was nominated in the Recorded Music Packaging category.

For the first time, fans have an opportunity to vote for the winner of Artist of the Year along with New Artist of the Year. Fan voting, which will be conducted through the Gospel Music Channel website (www.gospelmusicchannel.com) and at www.doveawards.com, will open on Feb. 26, the same day online voting opens for GMA members. The cumulative fan vote, which will continue through the live Dove Awards broadcast, will account for one-third of the total vote in those two categories.

Dove Awards will be handed out Thursday, April 23rd at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, TN and broadcast live nationwide on Gospel Music Channel.

A long-time proponent of allowing fans glimpses into their lives and passions, both on and off the stage, Third Day let the cameras and tape recorders roll freely on several dates of its recent tour, yielding a “must-have” piece for Third Day fans: Live Revelations: On Stage, Off Stage, Backstage, which releases on April 7.

Fans can catch Third Day on the road this spring as it kicks off its 34-city Revelation Tour on March 5 in Champaign, Ill. The band will deliver its trademark, high-energy live show with special guests, GMA’s reigning ‘New Artist of the Year’ and Double GRAMMY Nominee, Brandon Heath and high-energy, Australian pop/rock band, Revive. For an updated list of tour dates and markets, please visit, www.ThirdDay.com.

About Third Day:
Over the past decade, rock band Third Day (made up of members Mac Powell, Tai Anderson, David Carr and Mark Lee) has racked up 26 No. 1 radio singles and sold close to seven million albums. The band has garnered 23 career Dove Awards, three GRAMMY Awards (with eight career nominations), an American Music Award, three AMA nominations and multiple ASCAP honors.

One of the top-ranked touring bands according to Pollstar magazine, Third Day has played for audiences reaching into the millions. Due to its mass appeal, Third Day has been featured by top media outlets including “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” (NBC), “The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson” (CBS), “60 Minutes” (CBS), ABC’s “Nightline,” USA Today, New York Times and even graced the cover of Billboard magazine (June 7, 2008).

While celebrated for its live shows and chart-topping album sales, Third Day is also highly respected for its humanitarian efforts. The band actively supports the ONE Campaign, Blood:Water Mission, Habitat for Humanity and World Vision. Third Day recently established the "Come Together Fund" as a vehicle to direct a portion of concert proceeds to grassroots humanitarian efforts around the world.

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You Are So Good To Me (Third Day Live, Ocala, FL Nov 2008)

2009-02-18T18:43:00.000-08:00

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Third Day featured on new documentary/live DVD/CD package

2009-02-18T08:50:00.000-08:00

A 75-MINUTE documentary by Atlanta rockers Third Day with accompanying audio disc is set for release in April. 'Live Revelations: On Stage, Off Stage, Back Stage' is described as an "all access record of the band." Said the band's bass player Tai Anderson, "When we say 'all access' we really went to the extreme with it. You'll see Mac, Mark, David, me living day-to-day with the people we call our 'family on the road' and just being ourselves; sometimes intense, sometimes funny - but always real. I'm really proud of the way 'Live Revelations' turned out. This is the kind of piece I'd want to see from my favorite bands. It has great performances, but also captures the tension and struggles of our lives on the road. The mix of performance and documentary makes it engaging all the way through."

A highlight of the audio disc is the team up with friends from Switchfoot, Jars Of Clay and Robert Randolph & The Family Band for a cover of the U2/B B King classic "When Love Comes To Town".

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Live Revelations: On Stage, Off Stage, Backstage Gives Third Day Fans Riveting Live Performances Plus Must - Have Backstage Pass On April 7

2009-02-18T08:06:00.000-08:00

New Live DVD/CD Takes Fans Through Different ‘Stages’ Of Life On The Road,

Veteran rock band THIRD DAY, long a proponent of allowing fans glimpses into their lives and passions, both on and off the stage, let the cameras and tape recorders roll freely on several dates of its recent tour, and the result is nothing short of a "must-have" piece for Third Day fans, worldwide: Live Revelations: On Stage, Off Stage, Backstage, due out April 7.

The 75-minute documentary seamlessly blends the powerful Third Day live concert experience with exclusive behind-the-scenes moments as only an "all access" pass can offer. "When we say 'all access' we really went to the extreme with it," notes Tai Anderson, the band's bass player. "You'll see Mac, Mark, David, me living day-to-day with the people we call our 'family on the road' and just being ourselves; sometimes intense, sometimes funny - but always real."

This project successfully captures the band in transparent moments outside the spotlights. Fans will overhear creative discussions on songs and set lists as the band ramps up before shows. It also offers glimpses of one-on-one interactions with both family and fans, the band's contagious sense of humor and even rare admission on its tour bus. The viewer will experience the delicate balance of life on the road and family commitments, and a bit of what it's like when they're off the road at home.

Live Revelations also features the moving music video for the No. 1 song "Revelation," the title track of Third Day's Revelation (7/29/08), culled from a live performance and interspersed with footage from California's "Salvation Mountain," the constantly evolving "outsider art" project that served as the inspiration for Revelation's cover art treatment.
Anderson elaborates, "I'm really proud of the way 'Live Revelations' turned out. This is the kind of piece I'd want to see from my favorite bands. It has great performances, but also captures the tension and struggles of our lives on the road. The mix of performance and documentary makes it engaging all the way through."

The accompanying audio disc places the listener in the front row as it features nine tracks drawn from summer and fall 2008 tour dates, showcasing songs including, "This Is Who I Am," "Otherside" and "I Will Always Be True."

A highlight of the audio disc is the team-up with friends from Switchfoot, Jars of Clay and Robert Randolph & The Family Band for a cover of the U2/B.B. King classic "When Love Comes To Town," captured on last year's Music Builds Tour benefiting Habitat for Humanity.

"It is always a pleasure to release live versions of our songs," shares drummer, David Carr. "We spend so much time constructing the album versions but the songs really take on their true form when there is no going back and fixing anything, and there is no chance to second guess when we just get to be a live band. It was especially a joy to share the stage with the likes of Jars of Clay, Switchfoot and Robert Randolph in the performance of 'When Love Comes to Town'! The song was electrifying and moving and each of us got a kick out of playing alongside such immense talent."

Fans can catch Third Day on the road this spring as it kicks off its 34-city Revelation Tour on March 5 in Champaign, Ill. The band will deliver its trademark live show with special guests, GMA's 'New Artist of the Year' and Double GRAMMY Nominee, Brandon Heath and high-energy, Australian pop/rock band, Revive. For an updated list of tour dates and markets, please visit, www.ThirdDay.com.

About Third Day:
Over the past decade, rock band Third Day (made up of members Mac Powell, Tai Anderson, David Carr and Mark Lee) has racked up 26 No. 1 radio singles and sold close to seven million albums. The band has garnered 23 career Dove Awards, three GRAMMY Awards (with eight career nominations), an American Music Award, three AMA nominations and multiple ASCAP honors.

One of the top-ranked touring bands according to Pollstar magazine, Third Day has played for audiences reaching into the millions. Due to its mass appeal, Third Day has been featured by top media outlets including "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" (NBC), "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" (CBS), "60 Minutes" (CBS), ABC's "Nightline," USA Today, New York Times and even graced the cover of Billboard magazine (June 7, 2008).

While celebrated for its live shows and chart-topping album sales, Third Day is also highly respected for its humanitarian efforts. The band actively supports the ONE Campaign, Blood:Water Mission, Habitat for Humanity and World Vision. Third Day recently established the "Come Together Fund" as a vehicle to direct a portion of concert proceeds to grassroots humanitarian efforts around the world.

For more information on Third Day, please visit: www.ThirdDay.com.

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Third Day Savannah, Georgia

2009-02-11T17:24:00.000-08:00

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Third Day at Willowcreek Church in Chicago, IL. February 2006

2009-02-04T07:29:00.000-08:00

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Provident Artists Launch into the New Year Claiming 5 of the Top 10 spots on this week's Nielsen Christian SoundScan Chart

2009-01-28T11:51:00.000-08:00

Provident Artists Launch into the New Year Claiming 5 of the Top 10 spots on this week's Nielsen Christian SoundScan Chart: Provident artists Michael W. Smith, Third Day, Casting Crowns and Brandon Heath maintained strong footing on the Nielsen Christian SoundScan Chart for the week ending Jan 4, 2009. Michael W. Smith’s A New Hallelujah claimed the No. 3 position while Third Day’s Revelation came in at No. 6. Casting Crowns took the No. 8 and 9 spots with Peace On Earth and The Altar And The Door, respectively . Finally, Brandon Heath rounded out the list at No. 10 with his sophomore album, What If We.

*Casting Crowns closed 2008 with the No. 1 album Peace On Earth, which sold nearly 300,000 over the holiday season, according to Nielsen SoundScan, week ending 12/28/08. Peace On Earth released 10/6/08.

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God of Wonders by Third Day

2009-01-21T11:20:00.000-08:00

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THIRD DAY - SHOW ME YOUR GLORY - LIVE

2009-01-14T09:50:00.000-08:00

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Third Day - Call My Name

2009-01-07T08:36:00.000-08:00

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Third Day "Love Song"

2008-12-24T09:06:00.000-08:00

Third Day actually went out in the crowd and had an acoustic set. It was AMAZING!!!

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THIRD DAY GARNERS ITS FIRST AMERICAN MUSIC AWARD

2008-12-03T16:12:00.000-08:00

(Nashville, Tenn.) November 24, 2008 � Receiving its third AMA nomination early last month, Atlanta based rock band, Third Day, celebrated its first American Music Award win tonight in the �Favorite Artist in the Contemporary Inspirational� category.

Due to a non-stop touring schedule, band members were unable to attend the awards show which aired on ABC, live from the NOKIA Theater in Los Angeles.

Following a sold-out show last night in Clinton, MS lead singer Mac Powell shared from stage, �What an unbelievable honor to win an award in a category with such great friends. This is our first AMA win and it means so much to us because it�s voted on by fans and we�re certain we have the best fans anyone could ever ask for. Thank you for this tremendous honor.�

About Third Day:
Over the past decade, rock band Third Day (made up of members Mac Powell, Tai Anderson, David Carr and Mark Lee) has racked up 25 No. 1 radio singles and sold close to seven million albums. The band has garnered 23 career Dove Awards, three GRAMMY Awards (with eight career nominations), three American Music Award nominations and multiple ASCAP honors.

One of the top-ranked touring bands according to Pollstar magazine, Third Day has played for audiences reaching into the millions. Due to its mass appeal, Third Day has been featured by top media outlets including The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, CBS� �60 Minutes,� ABC�s �Nightline,� USA Today, New York Times and even graced the cover of Billboard magazine.

While celebrated for its live shows and chart-topping album sales, Third Day is also highly respected for its humanitarian efforts. The band actively supports the ONE Campaign, Blood:Water Mission, Habitat for Humanity and World Vision. Third Day recently established the �Come Together Fund� as a vehicle to direct a portion of concert proceeds to grassroots humanitarian efforts around the world.

For more information on Third Day, please visit: www.ThirdDay.com.

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MUSIC : Third Day to make night of it

2008-11-26T15:19:00.000-08:00

Third Day 7 p.m. Thursday, Church at Rock Creek, 11500 W. 36 th St., Little Rock Opening acts: Revive, NeedToBreathe Tickets: $ 25 advance, $

30 day of show; group rates available (800 ) 965-9324 or www. itickets. com Third Day has made central Arkansas a favorite tour stop during its

close to two decades together, and the contemporary Christian rock band is not averse to playing venues large, small and in between.

“We were in Alltel Arena a couple of years ago, with 4, 500 or 5, 000 fans there,” says Third Day bassist Tai Anderson. “This time we’re going for

a smaller production, more theaters and churches, and we know there are some big churches these days.

“ Half the battle of letting people know we’re coming through is cutting through the noise to let them know about it, and when something goes on in

these big churches, you can be sure a whole lot of people will be finding out about it real quick. When we first got our start, a concert was a big

deal, and now there’s so much more competition for people’s attention spans.” Such a revelation comes from a musician whose band is on tour to

promote its current CD, Revelation, released July 29.

In late February, the band released a statement announcing the departure of guitarist Brad Avery, who had been a member for 13 years and

played in more than 1, 000 concerts.

“It was an amicable decision for everyone,” Anderson says. “It was just kind of time for him to get off the road. He and his wife had had a recent

adoption.” The current album’s unusual cover artwork was inspired by an eccentric artist in the Salton Sea area of California. The artist, Leonard

Knight, created his Salvation Mountain monument out of discarded items.

“It’s a very strange area where folks tried to create a vacation area in the 1950 s, and it attracts some interesting characters,” Anderson says.

“Leonard takes trash and turns it into this statement of God’s love, and we were recording in California and saw a documentary about Salton Sea,

and looked into it, took photos there and then got the guys who did that documentary to do our first music video.” Third Day was formed in 1991 by

singer Mac Powell and guitarist Mark Lee, who were students in a high school near Marietta, Ga. A year later they heard another band playing at

Lee’s church and they invited the bassist, Anderson, and the drummer, David Carr, to join. Avery joined in 1995. The official lineup is now a

foursome; keyboardist Scotty Wilbanks is a hired hand who has toured with the band for three years. Of the band’s 13 albums, two have sold

more than a million copies and six have sold more than half a million copies.

Third Day has won three Grammy Awards and 22 Dove Awards since 1998.

Powell, who has a distinctive arena-size voice, gets co-billing with Brooks & Dunn on “Over the Next Hill,” which opens the soundtrack of Billy:

The Early Years, a recent film about the early life of evangelist Billy Graham. In 2002, the entire band appeared in a film, Joshua, and their song

“My Hope Is You” was featured on the movie’s soundtrack. In 2004, the band worked with Mel Gibson on the soundtrack of The Passion of The

Christ.

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Third Day Original Member Talks Live Online About New Book

2008-11-26T15:18:00.000-08:00

Billy Wilkins, author and original member of the internationally-acclaimed Christian band Third Day, speaks openly and honestly about his own

struggle with insomnia and anxiety medications. While regularly taking a popular sleep medication, he decided that there must be a better way to

relax than risking drug dependency, and he began searching the scriptures for the peace that he needed to rest effectively.

Acworth, GA (PRWEB) November 17, 2008 -- Billy Wilkins, author and one of the three original members of the internationally-acclaimed Christian

band Third Day, speaks openly and honestly about his own struggle with insomnia and anxiety medications. He is scheduled for a live interactive

interview on Monday, November 24, 2008 at http://ObscureGenius.com/

While regularly taking a popular sleep medication, he decided that there must be a better way to relax than risking drug dependency, and he began

searching the scriptures for the peace that he needed to rest effectively. Wilkins soon found so many scriptures that answered and supported his

spiritual quest, he soon began to realize that this level of peace was God's desire for all of His children. He began to chronicle his findings, while

following his musical instincts and researching music therapy, and was soon on the path to developing the Wesley Sleep Program.

The Wesley Sleep Program consists of an audio CD and a companion book. Both are inspired by spiritual concepts, Biblical principles and the

inspired musical instincts of the author, Billy Wilkins.

Billy Wilkins lives in a suburb of Atlanta, Georgia and has had a diverse background in both music and education since childhood. He is a

professional musician and economics educator with one degree in business administration and one in secondary business education. He spent

over a year researching the Biblical principles and music therapy techniques that have formed the Wesley Sleep Program. His hope is that his

experiences, research, and talent have led him to create a program that will help many people to access a deep peace and rest that he has found

through God.

Billy was one of the three original members of the internationally-acclaimed Christian band Third Day, writing and touring with the band during its

formation and early years. He can be seen in two of the band's 2007 DVD releases, Chronology I and Chronology II. When remaining with the band

became more of a career decision than a side ministry, he left to pursue education and the other paths he felt God had prepared for him.

He remains a professional songwriter, studio musician, and performer, working with Third Day and other talented musicians since his departure

from the band. It is his natural gift of music, along with his desire to research and teach in an educational environment, that has contributed to the

unique concept of the Wesley Sleep Program.

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Third Day at Soulfest 2008

2008-11-11T10:53:00.000-08:00

The band was asking for requests from the audience. There was one song that they requested NOT to be put on YouTube. But then they said, they couldn't wait to see it on YouTube. So, here it is!

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Third Day - Run To You

2008-11-06T20:57:00.000-08:00

Some of the Best Music Third Day has ever
Recorded. When You are in Need & Need Help Run To Jesus Christ Our Savior, He
Will Always get You Through

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Third Day Donate Guitar for Habitat for Humanity Auction

2008-10-30T20:40:00.000-07:00

NEWS SOURCE: Kompolt
October 22, 2008

In conjunction with the first annual “Building a Greater Los Angeles Gala” held October 1, 2008, celebrity volunteers and supporters of Hollywood for Habitat for Humanity have donated several items and opportunities to get involved with music, film, and television stars. Among the featured listings is an item from contemporary Christian rockers Third Day—who’ve had an ongoing relationship with Hollywood for Habitat for Humanity for years, donating funds that built several Habitat homes and building alongside several homeowners in the past. This summer, during the Music Builds Tour, Third Day worked alongside Habitat homeowners building Habitat homes while raising funds for Habitat for Humanity.

In support of the partnership with Hollywood for Habitat for Humanity, and to help Habitat raise funds Third Day has generously donated this unique and hand painted guitar. Jam to your favorite Third Day song with a PRS SE Electric Guitar with hand painted artwork from the new album Revelation. Autographed by the band, the guitar is strewn with messages of hope and inspiration, all in an edgy design—this special edition guitar is truly a musical revelation!

The auction runs now through October 30th, so place your bids today by entering at www.ebay.com/habitat.

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Call My Name- Third Day

2008-10-22T21:24:00.000-07:00

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HM Magazine Spotlight: Third Day

2008-10-21T19:47:00.000-07:00

HM: Hey, I have been enjoying the new record. It feels familiar, yet it sounds like you’ve pushed beyond the traditional comfort zones for Third Day. Was it just time to do something different?

Mac Powell: Yeah, it was a little bit of a lot of different things. The main thing is that we’ve done this for a number of years now—I forget the count, this is either our ninth or tenth studio record, depending on what you consider a studio record—and there was this sense of urgency in me personally, and I think in the rest of the band, that we didn’t want it to be, "OK, there’s another Third Day record." I didn’t want that this time. I wanted it to be, "Wow, look at this Third day record." It needed to be a little different, it needed to be bigger and better.

HM: This is a very weird time in the music industry, by and large, and that has implications for the Christian music world. People are buying less CDs and downloading or sharing more. CCM Magazine is now only available online. The technology and the market and the generational shifts have everyone in a state of flux. As a result, what’s commonly called Contemporary Christian Music as a whole seems dominated by in-house focused worship product. Which means, the vision I grew up with—that Christians would make great, relevant and artful rock statements—has been pretty much abandoned. Instead of influencing the mainstream markets, we’ve carved out our own little ghetto niche, and are largely disregarded by the larger media forces of radio, etc. Where does all that leave Third Day?

Mac: For us, it’s always felt like, on the one hand we’re one of the main bands in Christian music, but on the other hand, sometimes you don’t feel like you belong at all. That being said, I’m very positive about our market. I love being a Christian band. To take what you said a step further, even if we went out and tried to be a mainstream band, and tried to not be a Christian band, we couldn’t pull that off. There’s too much music out there now, too much that’s been said. We can’t hide who Third Day is.

HM: Anybody with Google and some spare time can learn way too much about all of us. There’s no hiding or pretending to be something different than you are anymore.

Mac: But that doesn’t frustrate us; that actually makes us feel comfortable. To do something to sound cool or be different than that would finally sound silly. After 15 years, we know who we are. And in that, you’re still striving to do more and be better. Even musically there’s that balance—how do we play the music that’s who we are, and what we’re good at, and what our fans want to hear, and at the same time push it in a little different direction? There’s this constant balancing act, where hopefully you’re morphing a little bit—not too much, but enough to keep it interesting.

And then there’s the seasonal things, too. I can’t wait until we get to do another worship record, I’m very excited about that. However, on the flip side of that, we’re constantly trying to make music that’s going to go outside of our market as well.

HM: Do you even think that’s possible these days?

Mac: Yeah, absolutely. I think you make a quality product, and a great song is a great song. There are many examples from friends like P.O.D., Sixpence and Jars, that prove that if you have a great song, it can go beyond… But that’s not automatic. So many other things have to line up. There are many variables, but it is possible. So, that’s our hope. I don’t think we’ll, by any means, have a No. 1 hit on mainstream radio, or anything like that, but there’s mainstream stations today that are playing our music. We’re getting a song in a video game, and people are getting songs in movie soundtracks, so you can still have some mainstream accessibility without even having to go to radio.

HM: Radio seems pretty dead and repetitive; it’s probably over.

Mac: I wouldn’t go that far, but it’s not what it was.

HM: I know very few people who are listening to radio, who depend on it to supply their musical fix or to introduce them to new music. Those that are tuned in are listening to satellite, where the plethora of channel options mean you’ll be very unlikely to hear music or programming that doesn’t fit your established values, tastes and politics—which makes it more niche-y.

Mac: It’s a great new format. But all that being said, I know for us, there’s a difference—at this point right now, and things are rapidly changing everyday. If we go to a city that has Christian radio, there’s a difference than in the city which doesn’t have Christian radio, as far as the number of people there, the songs that they know. So, it’s still a viable thing, and I’m sure Jon Bon Jovi and Daughtry could tell you the same thing from their perspectives. It’s rapidly changing and it’s scary, but it’s exciting at the same time. It seems like the music business is dying, and yet music is doing fine.

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Third Day - Revelation

2008-09-19T23:11:00.000-07:00

Three years ago, Third Day released one of their most popular recordings to date, the more contemporary-styled soundtrack for hope, Wherever You Are. Now a Christmas album, two Chronology installments, and one less guitarist later, the rock quartet is ready to release one of their strongest recordings to date, Revelation.

The aptly titled album isn't quite about what its title might suggest, as the title track, "Revelation," boldly addresses the doubt and uncertainty many believers encounter during their walk when wondering what direction to go in next ("Give me a revelation / Show me what to do / ‘Cause I’ve been trying to find my way / I haven’t got a clue / Tell me should I stay here / Or do I need to move Give me a revelation / I’ve got nothing without you"). And this is hardly the final chapter of an incredible musical journey. Opening with the attention-getting rock anthem "This Is Who I Am," the album is off to strong start right out of the gate. The production, this time presented by mainstream producer Howard Benson, is crisp and vibrant, never sacrificing the raw energy of a Third Day live show or feeling too polished for its own good. It was difficult not to be completely disenchanted with the CCM-friendliness of the band's last record, as much of it seemed fashioned for radio airplay and over-produced and sanded down of a lot of things Third Day fans have grown to like about the boys from Atlanta. Instead, Revelation brings back a bit of the edge of Wire along with the more southern leanings of Time, topping it all off with honest and real lyrics to help make this album potentially the band's most accessible effort yet. While "Cry Out To Jesus" was a big radio hit when Wherever You Are released, Revelation's "Call Your Name" is an unashamedly catchy pop rock anthem that surprisingly has a similar lyrical message to its radio single predecessor, just presented from Christ's own perspective this time around. Its longevity as the top song at radio for over six weeks just goes to show it's a song that sticks with you.

Powell's voice has also never sounded better as the opener, "This is Who I Am," helps establish the band's confidence and security in who they've become through their years together. Even when the guys slow it down for some folk-flavored ballads like "Born Again," which beautifully features Lacey Mosley from Flyleaf, or "Let Me Love You," a love song from God's perspective to us as His children, Third Day maintains a nicely organic and even intimate sound. And Mosley isn't the only talent to aid Third Day this time around. Chris Daughtry of mainstream rock band Daughtry, who is also a long time Third Day fan, offers background vocals on another album highlight, the rocker "Slow Down," while Lacey offers backup on "If I Run To You," and Robert Randolph provides some pedal steel guitar work on another standout track, the southern rock longing for eternity, "Otherside."....

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Third Day - Chronology, Volume Two (2001-2006) (Essential)

2008-09-19T23:08:00.000-07:00

Sounds like … the more adult contemporary friendly side of Third Day's Southern pop/rock catalog, closer to Hootie & The Blowfish and MercyMe than The Black Crowes or Lynyrd Skynyrd.

At a glance … the DVD documentary is excellent, but the songs—from the second five years of Third Day's career—are an unfocused mishmash of covers, live tracks, and tepid AC pop.

In this so-called "Year of Third Day," celebrating the Southern rock band's first decade, Chronology, Volume One (1996-2000) summarized their first five years of hits almost perfectly. Picking up where it left off, Chronology, Volume Two (2001-2006) gets the job done, though not nearly as well.

Both Chronology projects span three studio recordings and one Offerings worship album, but the similarities end there. Not even the cover art matches, needlessly Photoshop-ing a band photo on the second cover to remind those who can't read that this is indeed a Third Day album....

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Third Day - Chronology, Volume One (1996-2000) (Essential/Provident)

2008-09-19T22:59:00.000-07:00

Sounds like … Third Day's less flashy Southern rock years, influenced by the likes of The Black Crowes and Hootie & The Blowfish, plus some adult contemporary pop and worship.

At a glance … an impressively packaged compilation representing the first (and best) half of Third Day's career, loaded with new goodies and extras for fans, though perhaps a tad disjointed with its array of live tracks, remixes, and bonus tracks.

It's incorrect to assume all greatest hits collections are created equally. Record labels don't always put effort into such projects, which vary greatly from hastily thrown together afterthoughts to carefully constructed events like this one.No surprise the red carpet treatment has been bestowed upon Third Day, whose popularity has endured for more than ten years. They're part of the reason Christian music saw a renaissance in the mid-'90s, selling millions of albums (most going Gold or Platinum) while continuing to score highly on Christian radio charts and drawing adoring fans to their concerts. Obviously a best-of collection is not only justified, but also perhaps overdue.

Well, Provident is sparing no expense with this one. In what's being dubbed as the "Year of Third Day," fans can expect not one, but two anthologies (the second releasing in August 2007), each disc bundled with a DVD of extras. It's a worthwhile set, and one of the more interesting best-of collections seen in a long time.

As the title indicates, Chronology, Volume One (1996-2000) focuses on Third Day's first four albums. With over 78 minutes worth of music, the compilation relies heaviest on their 1996 self-titled debut, tracing their career up to their first worship album Offerings. Remember when Third Day delivered Southern rock in the spirit of The Black Crowes and Hootie & The Blowfish? Have they recorded rockers any better than "Nothing at All," "Have Mercy," "Sky Falls Down," and their signature scorcher "Consuming Fire?" Have they written a ballad more sweetly affecting than "Love Song?" Is there a worship song in their catalog more stunning in scope and performance than "King of Glory?" It's all here, and after this trip down memory lane, I maintain that the first half of their career represents the salad days of Third Day.

If there's a weakness, it's that this collection tries to be all things to all consumers, which has its pros and cons. The downside is that the album doesn't preserve Third Day's best songs as you remember them. But the upswing is that fans looking for a compilation that has more to offer than the tracks they already own will find a lot to love in Volume One.

For starters, the songs from the first two albums have been newly mixed, if not redone altogether. This helps revitalize their early material, though not dramatically so. Aside from a little more low-end bass and more prominent vocals, I doubt most people will notice, and though the songs remain great, the production admittedly sounds a tad dated ten years later....

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Third Day: Christmas Offerings

2008-09-19T22:53:00.000-07:00

“Christmas Offerings” is sure to satisfy Third Day fans and draw in some new rock lovers as well, lending its classic Southern rock grit to a mix of nine Christmas classics and four original songs from the band. Several tracks were recorded traditionally, while others were laid down live in a theater recording session in Atlanta, Third Day’s home base. The result of all this fusion is thirteen tracks of warm Christmas cheer that goes past the standard holiday fare and enters into the realm of sincere worship. An offering, actually.

Even as Mac Powell’s familiar rough vocals soar from opener “O Come All Ye Faithful,” Tai Anderson’s twangy bass line assures you that “Christmas Offerings” is going to be more than the ordinary holiday album. The tasty guitar riffs and gently sizzling keys of “Do You Hear What I Hear?” second the motion. But it is the slight Celtic take of the band’s own “Born in Bethlehem” that first grabs your attention. Throughout the project the band’s intricate, crisp arrangements stand out, at times for their unexpected delicacy (“Angels We Have Heard on High”), at other times for their solid rock flavor (“Joy to the World”)....

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Third Day - Wherever You Are (Essential)

2008-09-19T22:51:00.000-07:00

Sounds like … the AC pop side of the Southern rock band, more in line with Casting Crowns, MercyMe, and Hootie & the Blowfish than The Black Crowes, Lynyrd Skynyrd, or Robert Randolph & The Family Band.

At a glance … Despite good intentions, Third Day's attempt at a more personal and weighty album in response to the suffering and broken-hearted falls short because of generic platitudes and formulaic pop.

Let's face it, 2005 has been a tough year—the continued war in Iraq, terrorism in London, the Asian tsunami, Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma. There have also been personal hardships for Third Day in the last year, as they've watched friends go through divorce and financial hardship, and three in the band have lost family members. All of this played into the development of an album that lead singer Mac Powell says is meant to offer comfort and peace to the suffering and heartbroken: "We want to convey that wherever you are, whoever you are, whatever you are going through, God is ready to meet you right there." Hence the title Wherever You Are and its three limited edition album covers showing the band in different locales.

The band's heart is in the right place. In light of the Hurricane Katrina disaster, Third Day made "Cry Out to Jesus," their anthemic first single. It's understandably become Christian music's rallying cry for relief efforts, reminding listeners that no matter what the trial—death, divorce, affliction, loneliness, addiction, homelessness—Jesus is the answer: "There is grace and forgiveness/Mercy and healing/He'll meet you wherever you are."

Yet while song and album are both hopeful and well intentioned, Wherever You Are goes no deeper than Powell's explanation. Most all the songs rely on generic platitudes, rooted in truth, for sure, but nevertheless clichéd. Take opening track "Tunnel," which offers these words of encouragement: "I can't begin to know what you're going through … but I'm gonna try and give a little hope to you … There's a light at the end of this tunnel for you … So keep holdin' on." That's about the extent of it, and closing track "Rise Up" is very similar, offering conversational verses to a hurting friend who has fallen on hard times, leading to a blandly hopeful chorus: "Don't let your heart be troubled/This world will never keep you down."

It's great that Third Day is trying to confront heavier subjects, but why boil them down so simply? Why not specifically wrestle with the topics of death, divorce, and natural disaster individually while interspersing songs of faith, hope, and responding to hardship in between? Instead, "The Sun Is Shining" makes Psalm 30:5 sound trite, and "Eagles" runs with Isaiah 40:30-32 without really developing it. "Mountain of God" fares better, but we're again left with a formulaic expression of God's constant presence in the high and low points of life. It's not that these aren't words to take comfort in, but we've recently been blessed with far stronger and equally encouraging songwriting from Andrew Peterson, Sara Groves, and Nichole Nordeman....

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Third Day - Wire (Essential Records)

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Sounds like … a generally more energetic blend of the band's Southern pop/rock, with obvious comparisons to The Black Crowes, Hootie & The Blowfish, and Lynyrd Skynyrd.

At a glance … though it's not exactly a stretch or a milestone for Third Day, this is the rock album that many fans have been waiting seven years for.

It's been a while since Third Day has truly rocked out on an album. Sure, they've maintained their kinetic energy in concert, evidenced on their two concert DVDs, and yes, there are some bits on the two Offerings live worship albums that are electrifying. But as for a bona fide, studio-recorded rock album of all-new material, you'd have to go back at least to 2001's Come Together. Still, many felt that album sounded more like polished, radio-friendly pop—and not Third Day's hugely successful brand of Southern rock. 1999's Time also took a more subdued approach, dabbling more in folk and country than rock. That means you'd have to go back to 1997's Conspiracy No. 5 and 1996's self-titled debut for the band's most rocking work.

Wait no more. Wire marks the return of the livelier, harder-hitting Third Day that so readily recalled the work of The Black Crowes, Hootie & The Blowfish, and classic Lyrnyrd Skynyrd. It's apparent with the opening track, "'Til the Day I Die," featuring the melodic guitar rock fans have come to love in concert. Mac Powell's vocals seem more raw, the band more powerful. Likewise, expect to rock out to the bolder and bluesier "I Got a Feeling," the punchy "Billy Brown," and the appropriately titled "Rock Star." Especially inspiring is "Innocent"—the guitar rock production gives it some bite and the dark string-driven bridge varies its tone, offering the moving and joyful cry of a prisoner freed from sin.

Third Day considers Wire to be a new chapter to their career, and in many ways, it sounds like it. The album features several new collaborations with noted mainstream talent. Replacing longtime producer Monroe Jones is Paul Ebersold (3 Doors Down, Sister Hazel, Skillet), who preserves the band's sound while making it feel both classic and modern. Brendan O'Brien (Bruce Springsteen, Lifehouse, Aerosmith) mixed, and Paul Buckmaster (Elton John, Train) did the string arrangements. Even Boyd Tinsley, famed violinist of the Dave Matthews Band, plays on "Blind," though the extremely brief cameo could have been done by any capable session player.

As for the songwriting, Third Day has always tended to simply express themes of faith with straightforward lyrics. Wire is no exception, as heard on the bouncy "I Believe" and the surefire hit "Come on Back to Me," written from God's perspective. The title track is a powerful rock ballad, but it's a little too much like their signature hit "Consuming Fire" with lyrics reminiscent of "What if I Stumble?" by dc Talk....

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Third Day - Offerings II: All I Have to Give (Essential)

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Sounds like … more worship music from Third Day and their signature southern-fried roots rock sound, mixing studio tracks with their potent concert experience.

At a Glance … split between a half dozen brand new tracks and six more culled from the Come Together tour, Third Day follows up their first Offerings album with additional inspiration and excitement.

While Third Day could easily have taken a break after their Time recording and subsequent tour, the fans' demand for new music and continual concert appearances was so verwhelming that it wouldn't have been the wisest move. The idea of recording a worship album was on the band's mind, but their demanding schedule could never warrant enough studio time for a full-length release. Instead, Third Day reached a compromise by releasing Offerings: A Worship Experience in 2000, which features both newly recorded praise material and worshipful selections taken from their previous tour. The rest, as they say, is history, with the album reaching gold-selling status.

Naturally, a sequel beckoned, as it did for Michael W. Smith, who followed up his best-selling Worship recording with Worship Again to additional attention and acclaim. Is there any doubt that Third Day will be greeted by similar success with the release of Offerings II: All I Have to Give?

Starting with the studio tracks found on the album, all are steeped in Third Day's ability to write a catchy pop/rock song, along with their anointing to truly invoke a worshipful response in listeners. The Brad Avery-penned "Anything" and Mac Powell's "May Your Wonders Never Cease" are the project's primarily rock and rollers, recalling the era of '70s southern rock that birthed the likes of Lynyrd Skynyrd and Molly Hatchet meshed with contemporary, alternative undertones. Thematically, the songs respectively speak of believers' complete dependence on the Lord and the fact that despite our sinfulness, he still chose to give his life away.

Cuts such as "Offering" and "The Everlasting" can easily be added to the category of signature Third Day songs, as both resound with unhindered spiritual dynamics and chilling instrumentation. Backed by the band's mid-tempoed rock beat and the glow of the electric organ on "Offering," Powell lifts up: "Magnificent Holy Father, I stand in awe of all I see / Of all the things you have created, but you still choose to think of me / Who am I that you should suffer, your very life to set me free / The only thing that I can give You is the life You gave to me." The comforting acoustics and melodic contributions by fellow band members on "The Everlasting" further support Powell as he offers: "Through the raging of the seas, the hills proclaim your majesty / All these things created for the glorifying of the Lord / We praise Your name forevermore."

There is also plenty of room for celebration amidst such introspection, such as the acoustic jingle "Sing a Song" and the retro electric guitar/organ-based "You Are So Good to Me." The pair is congregational in nature, as they both lead listeners to raise their hands and lift their voices with glorious thanksgiving. Waterdeep fans in particular will appreciate Third Day's vintage preservation of the latter cut, continuing the song's legacy after its appearance on both their worship album of the same name and the Enter the Worship Circle project....

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Come Together - Third Day (Essential)

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Sounds like … modern alternative rock that showcases the group's several southern-fried influences.

At a Glance … Third Day attempts to live up to the buzz on this disc, and for the most part succeeds with another batch of well-planned songs.

Third Day's latest, Come Together, is clearly one of the most anticipated releases of this last quarter of the year. The buzz is justified considering Third Day's success story thus far. They started as a group unwilling to get a record deal and uninterested in the fame that comes along with super-stardom. Just over five years later, the group has experienced just the opposite with two million album sales. Thankfully they've maintained the humble attitude they originally had.

It all started when Third Day inked a deal with independent label Gray Dot for their self-titled debut, which was soon swooped up by Reunion Records for distribution on their label. After releasing the 1996 Billboard Video Award for Best Contemporary Christian New Artist Video ("Consuming Fire") and landing a 1997 Dove Award Nomination for New Artist of the Year, Third Day officially made their entrance onto the scene. Their popularity mounted throughout the remainder of the decade. After switching over to Essential Records, their subsequent southern-fried rock discs, Conspiracy No. 5 and Time, both earned them a boatload of hit singles (from "My Hope Is You" to "I've Always Loved You") and propelled the group on several headlining tours. But it wasn't until last year's Offerings — A Worship Album that the group was able to return to their original intentions of making music that directly glorified God. That project's spiritual triumph surprisingly earned them even greater commercial appeal, fueling the trend for countless other acts to deliver worship projects. Offerings sold more than half a million copies and delivered hits such as "These Thousand Hills" and "Your Love Oh Lord," making Third Day a household name and a guaranteed sellout in any concert venue.

Because of all of this acclaim, there was little doubt that Come Together would create such a buzz, with anticipation running especially high from fans that saw the group's new material on their last tour. Now the anticipation is over, and it's time to see if it was worth it as Come Together hits the street. I'm happy to report that, except for some lack of variety on the second half of the disc, Come Together is a fantastic album. It starts out on an artistic high with the rousing title cut, destined to be a hit single. The song draws from the group's obvious interest in southern rock bands from the '70s (Lynyrd Skynyrd, .38 Special) but also keeps things current with lead singer Powell's prowess matching that of Hootie and the Blowfish's Darius Rucker or Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder. But those comparisons have been made time and time again, and although they're accurate, Third Day is a step above a copycat band, particularly on "Come Together," which is driven by their brimming guitar strums and uplifting harmonies. "40 Days" continues in that vein, featuring Powell and company's powerful rock-laden enthusiasm. The song bears a vague resemblance to the group's "Did You Mean It" from their self-titled debut....

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Third Day - Offerings: A Worship Album

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Those 5 Atlanta boys have answered the call of numerous enthusiastic fans. For those who have cried for a live album and a worship album, will now have their thirst quenched. For now the two have become one and Third Day has released a worship album that is both a worship album AND a live album? How did they do that, you ask? And did they pull it off?

Being a Third Day fan myself, I have found this album, which they dedicate to their fans and to our Savior, to be a successful treat to fans of the band, their live show, and their music. It comes across more of a best-of album than another new record, which is fine, considering it isn't a new album consisting of all new songs. Although 5 new recordings are present, 6 live versions of previously recorded tunes are also present. And although you're getting 2 different feels, it all seems to fit. Unified mainly through its theme-- a worship project.

Offerings: A Worship Album starts off much like their previous album, Time did-- with a soft, worshipful ballad, then moving into a more upbeat song, and guaranteed hit, like "These Thousand Hills." Originally recorded and written by fellow Atlanta band, Jacob's Trouble, "These Thousand Hills." already has a large 3D fan following due to the band playing it at almost every show on their Spring tour with Jennifer Knapp.

A live rendition of the ever-growing in popularity, "Your Love, Oh Lord" from last year's Time, follows. One of the 6 songs recorded last November 13th and 18th in Columbus, Ohio and Lynchburg, VA. All the live tracks have such a tightness and completeness to them that really capture and compliment the Third Day sound. In all it's raw "live-ness," the songs only remind you you're listening to a live rendition when lead singer, Mac Powell breaks from his flawless singing to address the crowd or include them in a sing-a-long.

The live rendition of the band's contribution to the 1998 Exodus worship project, "Agnus Dei" follows and includes the group Selah joining them for a chorus, and ends with the band and audience collectively singing "Worthy."....

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Third Day - Time

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It's that time again to gear up for a new release from Atlanta's best: Third Day. These southern boys took a break from their touring to record their third installment, Time. With 9 No. 1 singles (and counting), these five guys have perfected the art of creating quality chart-toppers like "You Make Me Mad" and "Nothing At All." 3D continues their winning streak this summer with the much-anticipated release, Time, their first on Essential Records.

Time trails away from Conspiracy No.5, and is most comparable with their self-titled debut released in 1996. However, more southern influences are evident on this project, including incorporating a well-done southern groove. Oddly, the album kicks off with a rock ballad entitled "I've Always Loved You," a love song written from God's perspective to us. The sound is very different than Third Day's previous rocking album openers "Nothing At All" or "Peace." However, the new ballad (the sound is a little reminiscent of Big Tent Revival's "Two Sets of Jones'") does set the tone for the rest of the album, allowing many strong highlights to follow.

In fact, the southern groove-laced rocker "Believe," which follows, is one of the main standouts on the Time, and a guaranteed No. 1 single for the Christian rock charts. "Took My Place" continues the rock sound on the album, with a more upbeat, rootsy sound reminiscent of "Have Mercy," from their 1997 sophomore album, Conspiracy No. 5.

Another album highlight is "Never Bow Down," a song about the faithfulness of Daniel, Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego in the midst of a faithless nation. Some of the album's strongest faith-filled lyrics emerge with lines like the chorus, "I will never bow down / Though I know I will be free from the fire / I will never compromise / All that I have and everything I hold"....

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Third Day - Conspiracy No. 5

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Third Day's sophomore album Conspiracy No. 5 is very different musically and lyrically in comparison to their self-titled debut last year. Most of the songs on their debut were a couple years old when released, making room for change and maturity by the time their second record released. Conspiracy No. 5 is more electric, more edgy, and more alternative, with less of the southern folk rock that the debut offered. However, one thing that hasn't changed is Mac Powell's unbelievable vocal talents.

Another change to note is that there is really only one true ballad on Conspiracy No. 5. While the band's self-titled debut contained several, here it's only the last song, "Your Love Endures," which is reminiscent of "Love Song" or "Praise Song," but is presented more stripped down and acoustic. "I Deserve?" starts off giving the listener the impression they're in for a ballad, but when the drums and electric guitars suddenly kick in, cranking things up considerably, it adds a sonic power to strengthen the emotion of the track. Another major highlight is "You Make Me Mad," a moody electric song inspired by the feelings a song can stir within a listener - whether welcomed or not....

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Third Day - Alien CD Single

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Third Day's Alien CD Single starts off with the title track, a selection from their upcoming Conspiracy No. 5 sophomore release. Their style has changed quite a bit since their 1996 debut, no longer carrying a prominent southern twang, trading it for a sound powered by electric guitar rhythms and pop/rock sensibilities. "You Are Not Alone" follows, a previously unreleased track, exclusive only to this single. It's unfathomable why it hasn't been placed on a record prior to this recording (or following it). The song encourages the listener that they're not by themselves in their walk with Christ, and musically offers a blend of acoustic and electric guitars.

The final song is a rock remix of "Nothing At All," the lead-off track from their self-titled album. It's really not much different from the original, but this mix bears more of an electric edge and Mac Powell's reading of a portion from James 3 has been removed. So while the single only offers three tracks, they're a wonderful appetizer for what's to come and will surely be a rarity that fans will want to have in their collection....

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Third Day - Third Day

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Third Day's first record with Brad Avery (Lead Guitar) shows the beginnings of what is arguably Christian music's biggest rock band. The few weak points of the band's self-titled debut begin with Mac Powell's voice and its undeveloped delivery. Powell's vocals even feel a little immature on tracks like "Thief" and "Consuming Fire." The lyrics on this album are some of Third day's most straightforward lyrics ever.

The album kicks off with the rocker "Nothin At All," which asks the familiar question, "if you can't say anything good don't say nothing at all." During this song, Mac reads a passage from James 3 about the dangers of the tongue. "Forever" follows, talking about how God's love never changes. "Mama" brings forth images of the story of the prodigal son. The ever famous "Love Song," one of the definete highlights on Third Day, is sung through Christ's eyes on His road to the cross.

The rest of the album similarly follows with Third Day's signature southern rock. At times a little more country influences are noticable than on their later projects. Some other highlights are the famous "Consuming Fire," the worshipful "Praise Song," and the country-flavored "Livin' For Jesus." In conclusion, this is a must have for any Third Day fan. If you are checking into them for the first time, I would recommend one of the newer projects such as Wire....

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Popular music

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POPULAR MUSIC

Third Day — 6 tonight, Blossom Music Center, 1145 W. Steels Corners Road, Cuyahoga Falls. With Switchfoot, Robert Randolph & the Family Band and Jars of Clay. $25-$55; 4

pack lawn tickets, $59. http://www.ticketmaster.com or 330-945-9400.

Gaelic Storm — Doors open at 7 tonight, House of Blues Cleveland, 308 Euclid Ave. 216-523-2583. With the Cleveland Firefighters Memorial Pipes and Drums. $18.50, $25.

http://www.ticketmaster.com or 330-945-9400.

Sam Phillips — 8 tonight, Beachland Ballroom, 15711 Waterloo Road, Cleveland. With Andy Cook. $18; day of show, $20. 216-383-1124.

Yung Joc — 8 tonight, Kent State University, Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center, Janik Drive and Summit Street. Crocs Next Step Campus Tour. With Cartel and MC Lars.

$15; KSU students, $10. 330-672-2244.

Tussle — 9 tonight, Beachland Tavern, 15711 Waterloo Road, Cleveland. With Flat Can Co. $7. 216-383-1124.

Revolution Pie — 7-10 p.m. Friday, Legacy Village, lawn between California Pizza Kitchen and Bar Louie, 25001 Cedar Road, Lyndhurst. Also, Unscheduled Downtime, 7-10

p.m. Saturday; the Girls, 3-6 p.m. Sunday. Free.

Seether — 7 p.m. Friday, E.J. Thomas Performing Arts Hall, 198 Hill St., University of Akron. 330-972-7570. With Theory of a Dead Man and Black Stone Cherry. $25.

http://www.ticketmaster.com or 330-945-9400.

Up River — 7:30 p.m. Friday, Wayne Center for the Arts, 237 S. Walnut St., Wooster. $12; Arts Center members, $10. With an opening art reception featuring The Nature

Photography of Steve Shapiro and Consciously Accidental: The Photography of Joel Eric Geiser from 6-8 p.m. Free. 330-264-2787.

Infamous Stringdusters — 8 p.m. Friday, Kent Stage, 175 E. Main St., Kent. $12; day of show, $15. 330-677-5005.

Ronnie Baker Brooks — 8 p.m. Friday, Beachland Ballroom, 15711 Waterloo Road, Cleveland. With Brickhouse Blues Band. $15. 216-383-1124.

The Hi-Risers — 9 p.m. Friday, Beachland Tavern, 15711 Waterloo Road, Cleveland. With Lost State of Franklin. $8. 216-383-1124.

Ingram Hill — Doors open at 9 p.m. Friday, Cambridge Room, House of Blues Cleveland, 308 Euclid Ave. 216-523-2583. $12. http://www.ticketmaster.com or 330-945-9400.

Time Warner Cable Summit Rock Showcase — 5 to 11 p.m. Saturday-Sept. 27, Warren Community Amphitheatre, 391 Mahoning Ave. N.E., Warren. Featuring Broken Road,

52nd Street and Captain Fantastic, today; Ohio with Big House on Sept. 20 and Stone Pony on Sept. 27. Free. For information, call 330-922-8399 or visit

http://www.thesummitrockshowcase.com.

Jackie — 7 p.m. Saturday, Peabody's DownUnder, 2083 E. 21st St., Cleveland. 216-776-9999. $6; ages under 21, $10. http://www.ticket master.com or 330-945-9400.

Toby Keith — 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Blossom Music Center, 1145 W. Steels Corners Road, Cuyahoga Falls. With Montgomery Gentry, Mica Roberts and Trailor Choir. $24.25-$74.

http://www.ticketmaster.com.

A Very Barium Tribute to Josh Miktarian — 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Akron Civic Theatre, 182 S. Main St. Featuring Barium with the Akron District and Pipe Band, Lower GI, Seattle,

Skin and Cyde. $15. 330-253-2488.

Feargrinder — 8 p.m. Saturday, Agora, 5000 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. 216-881-6911. With D-Rail, X Factor 1, DOHM and Asphixiate. $7. http://www.ticketmaster.com or 330-

945-9400.

Savoy Brown — 8 p.m. Saturday, Kent Stage, 175 E. Main St., Kent. $20; day of show, $23. 330-677-5005.

Stone Pony Band — Doors open at 8 p.m. Saturday, House of Blues Cleveland,

308 Euclid Ave. 216-523-2583. With Pieces of Eight. $10, $15; 4-pack general admission tickets, $30. http://www.ticketmaster.com or 330-945-9400.

15-60-75 (Numbers Band) — 9 p.m. Saturday, Beachland Ballroom, 15711 Waterloo Road, Cleveland. $6. 216-383-1124.

Joe Moss Band — 9 p.m. Saturday, Fat Fish Blue, 21 Prospect Ave., Cleveland. $8. 216-875-6000.

Johnny Hi-Fi — Doors open at 9 p.m. Saturday, Cambridge Room, House of Blues Cleveland, 308 Euclid Ave. 216-523-2583. $10. http://www.ticketmaster.com or 330-945-

9400.

Pattern Is Movement — 9 p.m. Saturday, Beachland Tavern, 15711 Waterloo Road, Cleveland. With Lines Across Liens and Scimshaw. $7. 216-383-1124.

Ice Cube — Doors open at 9:30 p.m. Sunday, House of Blues Cleveland, 308 Euclid Ave. 216-523-2583. $30, $45. http://www.ticketmaster.com or 330-945-9400.

Great Big Sea — Doors open at 7 p.m. Tuesday, House of Blues Cleveland, 308 Euclid Ave. 216-523-2583. $23.50, $50. http://www.ticketmaster.com or 330-945-9400.

Dar Williams — 8 p.m. Tuesday, Beachland Ballroom, 15711 Waterloo Road, Cleveland. With Shawn Mullins. $28.50, $30. 216-383-1124.

Jessica Lea Mayfield — 9 p.m. Tuesday, Beachland Tavern, 15711 Waterloo Road, Cleveland. With the Magpies. $10. 216-383-1124.

Rock the Roo Concert Series — 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesday, E.J. Thomas Hall Plaza, 198 Hill St., University of Akron. Featuring Valerie Custer. Free.

Keller Williams — 8 p.m. Wednesday, Nelson Ledges, 12001 State Route 282, Nelson Ledge Road, Garrettsville. $20; day of show, $25. 440-548-2716 or www.nlqp.com.

Mary and the Jack Dean Orchestra — 8 p.m. Wednesday, Beachland Tavern, 15711 Waterloo Road, Cleveland. 216-383-1124.

Riders on the Storm — Doors open at 8 p.m. Wednesday, House of Blues Cleveland, 308 Euclid Ave. 216-523-2583. $27.50, $39.50; four-pack general admission, $82.

http://www.ticketmaster.com or 330-945-9400.

needtobreathe — Doors open at 9 p.m. Wednesday, Cambridge Room, House of Blues Cleveland, 308 Euclid Ave. 216-523-2583. With Andy Davis. $12.

http://www.ticketmaster.com or 330-945-9400.

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Live!

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Who: "Music Builds" Tour -- Third Day, Switchfoot, Robert Randolph & the Family Band, Jars of Clay When: 6 p.m. Sunday Where: Nissan Pavilion, Bristow

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It's a safe bet there will be no raunchy backstage behavior at Nissan Pavilion this weekend, despite a multi-act bill of guitar-fueled rock bands that have sold millions of albums.

This isn't another hard rock bacchanal of dropped halter tops and four-letter expletives (Crue Fest, anyone?). And you can literally thank God for that, because the Music

Builds tour consists of Christian contemporary music bands that keep the faith to a loud but spiritually minded beat.

Showing they can walk it like they talk it, the groups involved have designated local Habitat for Humanity affiliates as beneficiaries of a portion of ticket sales ($1 per seat sold),

ticket auctions, special merchandise and event packages in each tour city.

In the Christian contemporary music community, the acts on the bill are superstars whose every release is met with heightened anticipation. In recent years, some have

achieved crossover success, thanks to catchy melodies and state-of-the-art production values that fit right in on pop/rock radio.

The San Diego-based band Switchfoot, for example, sold more than 2 million copies of its 2003 breakthrough album, "The Beautiful Letdown," many to secular listeners who

fell in love with the song "Dare You to Move" during its time as a Top 40 and alternative rock radio hit.
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"Oh! Gravity," the band's latest studio release, debuted at No. 1 on the iTunes albums chart and received a fine review from Spin, which called the album "their liveliest record,

full of dive-bombing guitar fuzz, juicy arena-alt choruses." The band also earned wide exposure when the song "This Is Home" was featured in "The Chronicles of Narnia:

Prince Caspian" and became the lead single and video for the movie's soundtrack.

The quartet Jars of Clay launched the EP "Closer" last month as a teaser for a new full-length due early next year. The catchy, pop-inflected act begin its career in 1995 with

the hit song "Flood" and has worked its way through multiplatinum sales and Grammy Awards to the point that it has its own imprint label, Gray Matters, with the Nettwerk

Music Group. The first Gray Matters release, "Christmas Songs," came out last fall, followed this year by "Greatest Hits." The group has been recording with producer Ron

Aniello (Lifehouse, Guster, Barenaked Ladies) for the next studio album.

Third Day, an Atlanta-based quartet that has won more than 20 Dove Awards from the Gospel Music Association, recorded its 11th studio album, "Revelation," with

mainstream producer Howard Benson. Benson has helmed recording sessions for the likes of Chris Daughtry (who sings on one track of the new CD), All-American Rejects

and My Chemical Romance.

After 17 years of performing mainstream rock with a slight southern twang, the group continues to reach new ears, taping a guest spot on "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno"

in July.

With members Mac Powell (lead vocals), Mark Lee (guitar), Tai Anderson (bass) and David Carr (drums), the group is as comfortable playing the House of Blues as a USO

show in Iraq (which it did in January) as a Christian contemporary music festival.

Robert Randolph was recently named among the 100 greatest guitar players of all time by Rolling Stone magazine and is considered a maestro of the pedal steel. The origins of

Robert Randolph & the Family Band date to a House of God church in Orange, N.J., where Randolph was trained on the "sacred steel."

He returned to his roots earlier this year, teaming with acclaimed producer T-Bone Burnett to record an album honoring his music heritage with new versions of old gospel

classics. With Randolph on guitars and vocals, Danyel Morgan on bass, Marcus Randolph on drums and Jason Crosby on keyboards, the Family Band has toured with Eric

Clapton and is a favorite at jam band festivals such as Bonnaroo and roots/revival shows.

With all the fine music and good vibes to be had, Music Builds promises one last summer weekend of festival fun. If we could only get the Big Guy Upstairs to ease the traffic

issues that plague travelers to Nissan Pavilion. . . .

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Awards

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Grammy Awards

* 2002 Grammy Award for Best Rock Gospel Album of the Year for Come Together
* 2004 Grammy Award for Best Rock Gospel Album of the Year for Wire
* 2006 Grammy Award for Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album of the Year for Wherever You Are

Gospel Music Awards

* 1998 Dove Award for Rock Album of the Year for Conspiracy No. 5
* 1998 Dove Award for Rock Recorded Song of the Year for "Alien"
* 1999 Dove Award for Special Event Album of the Year for Exodus
* 2000 Dove Award for Rock Album of the Year for Time
* 2001 Dove Award for Group of the Year
* 2001 Dove Award for Artist of the Year
* 2001 Dove Award for Rock Recorded Song of the Year for "Sky Falls Down"
* 2001 Dove Award for Praise and Worship Album of the Year for Offerings: A Worship Album
* 2001 Dove Award for Special Event Album of the Year for City on a Hill: Songs of Worship and Praise
* 2002 Dove Award for Group of the Year
* 2002 Dove Award for Long Form Music Video of the Year for Third Day Live in Concert - The Offerings Experience
* 2002 Dove Award for Rock Album of the Year for Come Together
* 2002 Dove Award for Rock Recorded Song of the Year for "Come Together"
* 2003 Dove Award for Group of the Year
* 2003 Dove Award for Rock Recorded Song of the Year for "40 Days"
* 2003 Dove Award for Special Event Album of the Year for City on a Hill: Sing Alleluia
* 2004 Dove Award for Praise and Worship Album of the Year for Offerings II: All I Have to Give
* 2004 Dove Award for Long Form Music Video of the Year for Third Day Live in Concert, The Come Together Tour
* 2005 Dove Award for Special Event Album of the Year for The Passion of the Christ: Songs
* 2005 Dove Award for Rock/Contemporary Album of the Year for Wire
* 2006 Dove Award for Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year for "Cry Out to Jesus"
* 2007 Dove Award for Christmas Album of the Year for Christmas Offerings

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Discography

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Studio and live albums

Album Title	Release Date	Label	Billboard 200 peak^[16]	RIAA Certification
Third Day	February 25, 1997	Reunion Records	-	Gold
Conspiracy No. 5	August 26, 1997	Reunion Records	#50	---
Time	August 24, 1999	Essential Records	#63	Gold
Offerings: A Worship Album	July 11, 2000	Essential Records	#66	Platinum
Come Together	November 6, 2001	Essential Records	#31	Gold
Offerings II: All I Have to Give	March 4, 2003	Essential Records	#18	Gold
Wire	May 4, 2004	Essential Records	#12	Gold
Live Wire	2004	Essential Records	-	Platinum
Wherever You Are	November 1, 2005	Essential Records	#8	Gold
Christmas Offerings	October 17, 2006	Essential Records	#78	---
Chronology Volume 1	March 27, 2007	Essential Records	#61	---
Chronology Volume 2	August 7, 2007	Essential Records	#73	---
Revelation	July 29, 2008	Essential Records	#6	---

EPs

Album Title	Release Date	Label	Album Information
Southern Tracks	August 24, 1999	Essential Records	Released with limited copies of Time.
Carry Me Home	August, 2002	Essential Records	Recorded to benefit Habitat for Humanity during the Come Together tour.
Wherever You Are Bonus CD	November, 2005	Essential Records	Released in limited quantities with purchase of Wherever You Are.

Early Independent Albums

Album Title	Release Date	Label
Long Time Forgotten	1993	Independent
Contagious	1994	Independent
Third Day	1995	Gray Dot Records

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Members

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Current

* Mac Powell - vocals, guitar
* Mark Lee - guitars, backing vocals
* Tai Anderson - bass, backing vocals
* David Carr - drums, percussion
* Scotty Wilbanks - keyboards (touring member only)

Past

* Billy Wilkins, keyboards. Wilkins was one of the original members of Third Day, from 1991 to 1993, along with Powell and Lee. He was also with the group when Anderson and Carr

joined, both of whom were still in high school at the time. He is currently an economics and management teacher near Atlanta. He has recorded with Third Day as recently as 2004,

when he played "Blessed Assurance" on a project for author/speaker Max Lucado. In 2007, film footage of three of the band's earliest concerts were released on the two projects

"Chronology I and II," in which Billy is included.

* Geof Barkley, keyboards. Barkley (formerly of Geoff Moore and the Distance) played keyboards on every live album in the band's history and every live show for nearly seven

years. Barkley also performed on Wherever You Are. Although never officially a member of the band, Brad Avery has described Barkley as '"in the band", but he's not a "member" of

Third Day, that's two different things. But he is in the band, and he plays with us live every night, and he rocks.' Barkley's background vocals in songs such as "God of Wonders" and

"Took My Place" as well as "You Are So Good To Me" have become integral parts of Third Day's live sound. Barkley finished touring with Third Day on October 21, 2005 in Raleigh, North

Carolina.

* Brad Avery, Guitars. From Third Day Weblog by Third Day. "Third Day and Brad Avery have made the very difficult decision to part ways. We appreciate Brad’s many contributions

to the band's career to date, including his work on our forthcoming album, but the time has come for us to follow our separate paths. He has been an important part of Third Day for the

last 13 years as we've traveled the world together and performed over 1,000 concerts. We will miss him as a band member but he will always remain our brother and our friend. Brad is

a wonderful person, gifted songwriter and talented musician. We trust that God has amazing plans for his future."

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History

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Early years

Third Day began in 1991, when singer Mac Powell and guitarist Mark Lee finished studying at McEachern High School in Powder Springs, Georgia. They had already played together in a

garage band called Nuclear Hoedown, but now wanted to form a band where they could express their faith in God. Powell and Lee added a keyboard player named Billy Wilkins, and

dedicated their time to write songs and perform around the state of Georgia.[1]

In 1992, they were playing at Lee's church the same night that drummer David Carr and bassist Tai Anderson were playing with a band called Bullard Family Singers. Their youth

director asked the band to perform at their church. The group took along quickly and were invited to join the band.[2] The album that Carr produced would be released the next year

under the title Long Time Forgotten.

In 1993, while dealing with their studies, the band started playing more aggressively around Atlanta and saved $3,000 to record a full-length album. Also, during this time, original

member, Billy Wilkins, who was working as a school teacher, ended up leaving the band.[3] Still, Third Day continued to work on their first full-length album with an additional member,

electric guitarist August McCoy, recording at Furies Studios in Atlanta. The album was finally released in 1994 with 2,000 copies available.[4] In 1995, the band started looking for a new

second guitarist. They had heard Brad Avery play with singer Chris Carder and asked him to play with the band. After playing "Consuming Fire" during their first rehearsal, Avery

officially joined the band.

As the band completed its line-up, they also started playing steadily around the South-east area. They also started playing at an Marietta venue called the Strand Theatre. The

management of the local decided to sign the band to a new independent record label called Gray Dot Records. That same year, the band released the album Third Day, which ended up

selling 20,000 copies. Shortly after, Reunion Records signed the band to a multi-album deal.

Signed by Reunion Records

After being signed by Reunion Records, they immediately released the now official version of Third Day's first album in 1996. The record has sold over 300,000 copies and was

received well by critics. That same year, popular band Newsboys asked Third Day to open five of their shows around the West Coast. They also launched their own tour over 65 cities

which ended up being a success. All Star United and Seven Day Jesus opened for them. The band was also nominated for the Dove Award for New Artist of the Year, and the video of

"Consuming Fire" won a Billboard Award for Best Christian video.[6]

In the winter of 1997, the band started working on their second album, Conspiracy No. 5. The album was produced by Sam Taylor, who had previously worked with bands like King's X.

The album was nominated for a Grammy and won Dove Awards for Rock Album of the Year and Rock Song of the Year ("Alien").[7] The album also yielded their only mainstream rock

radio hit in the U.S., "Nothing at All", which peaked at #34 on the Billboard rock charts.[8] The following year, the band dedicated exclusively to touring around the US, alone and opening

for the Newsboys again. They also collaborated on the Dove Award winning project from Michael W. Smith called Exodus. They recorded a cover of one of Smith's song called "Agnus

Dei".

International Success

In 1998, the band started working on their next project titled Time under the production of Monroe Jones. They had compiled around 30 songs to choose from during the last year, and

ended up choosing only ten. The album was also nominated for a Grammy and won another Dove Award for the band. Some of the other songs the band recorded, but were left out

can be found in the EP Southern Tracks.[9] Also, during the band's live shows, the worship part was becoming more "powerful", which prompted them to release an album exclusively

of worship songs, titled Offerings: A Worship Album. The album was recorded in about a week, and they followed it with a tour alongside Jennifer Knapp. They also collaborated in the

project called City on a Hill: Songs of Worship and Praise.[10]

In 2001, the band played in Australia and New Zealand on the heels of the success of the Offerings album. They continued to tour in the States, and recorded one of their concerts in

Atlanta to be released as their first DVD, The Offerings Experience. The concert was held at the Hi-Fi Buys Amphitheatre with an attendance of close to 15,000 people. That same year,

the band won a total of five Dove Awards as well as their first Grammy. They followed that year with the release of Come Together which ended up winning two Dove Awards and

one more Grammy. The album was certified gold the next year, along with Time.[11][12] In 2003, they also released a follow-up to their hit Offerings titled Offerings II: All I Have to Give.

The band appeared in the 2002 film "Joshua", the movie version of the Joseph Girzone novel of the same name. The Third Day song "My Hope is You" was included in the Joshua

soundtrack album.

Recent Years

In 2004, the band released their next album, Wire, and toured the States with tobyMac and Warren Barfield. In June of the same year, the band traveled to Europe for a two-week tour.

Upon returning, the band recorded a concert at Louisville which ended up as their next project, Live Wire, released later that year. During that year, they also collaborated on the

soundtrack for Mel Gibson's film, The Passion of the Christ, they played at the Republican National Convention, and were featured in the show 60 Minutes.[13] In January 2007, the band

played one night each in Melbourne, Brisbane, and Sydney, Australia.[14]

Their next album, Wherever You Are, debuted on the Billboard 200 at #8.[15] It also won the band their third Grammy. They have followed it with the holiday album, Christmas Offerings

in 2006, and with a compilation of their hits titled Chronology in 2007. Their next studio album called Revelation was released July 29, 2008. On February 28th, 2008, Third Day released a

statement announcing Brad Avery's departure from the band after 13 years and over 1000 concerts. The band also performed at the Papal Youth Rally in March 2008. The song "This Is

Who I Am" from their new album Revelation appears in NASCAR 09, though the album was released over a month after the game. They appeared on The Late Show with David

Letterman on July 10 2008 and then on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on July 29, 2008.

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