How Can We Be Silent, CD & DVD

Alyssa, Lauren, and Rebecca return with their biggest album to date, incorporating sweeping strings and piano into their blend of power chords and soaring choruses. The sister trio's third album is packed with high energy rock and encouragement for listeners of all ages. How Can We Be Silent features ten brand new tracks addressing real life issues, including "Song for the Broken," "Million Voices," "One More Round," and more.

This CD/DVD Premium edition includes in-studio and behind-the-scenes material, a photo shoot, the music videos for "Never Alone" and "I Need You To Love Me," and more.

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BarlowGirl has quickly established itself as the Christian community’s premiere girl rock band, and How Can We Be Silent adds firepower to its musical cache.

This time each song is a BarlowGirl original, and the girls show their musical chops with a track list that showcases a variety of styles in the rock genre. BarlowGirl is still reminiscent of Superchick and Evanescence, but the trio could easily give Kutless and Stellar Kart a run for their money. Joined once again by producer Otto Price (GRITS, By the Tree), the band creates a collection of fist-pumping anthems and introspective ballads with the occasional playful stroke (“One More Round”). While the girls deliver instrumentally, the bundle of additional musicians behind them on horns and strings adds a pretty depth.

The music holds its own in substance and diversity; BarlowGirl shows maturity and staying power on that count. What’s lacking is the girls’ depth and diversity lyrically. They have worked to unite a generation on previous outings, and there are at least five tracks marked with the same “stand up, go-against-the-flow” mentality that BarlowGirl was already known for.

That said, lyrical potential appears on How Can We Be Silent. Consider “Here’s My Life,” “Sweet Revenge” and “I Don’t Regret” where the band writes personally through its experience. Rather than singing about a perceived battle that a generation should fight, BarlowGirl points to issues (regret, revenge) and makes a point about them. Rather than be silent, BarlowGirl should sink some more teeth into its bite.

JACKIE A. CHAPMAN- CCMMagazine.com

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Reviewed by Emma Shockley (Charleston, AR), September 13, 2007

I received this CD for my birthday and I *LOVE* it! I would definitely recommend it to anyone. Their music and harmonies are great as always and the lyrics of these songs are awesome and really make you stop and think. "Here's My Life" and "I Believe in Love" are some of my faves... The DVD is really great too. I enjoyed getting to see the music vids, and they also have neat behind the scenes stuff, bloopers, and other things.

Reviewed by Crystal (Toksook Bay Alaska), July 18, 2007

This album definitely rocks!!!

Reviewed by Elizabeth (Robstown, Texas), May 04, 2007

This CD is going to ROCK!

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