Tame the Volcano

Tame the Volcano
Studio album by Crumbächer
Released	1988
Genre	New wave, pop, Christian
Label	Frontline
Crumbächer chronology
Thunder Beach (1987) Tame the Volcano (1988) Worlds Away (1990)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Tame the Volcano is the 1988 final album by the Christian group Crumbächer. Crumbächer lightens up the subject matter of its unmistakably '80s-born CCM dance/pop. Ironically, though, the album's highlight comes not from the welcome levity of the novelty numbers, but from one of the poignant moments (which are usually buried under a heavy layer of overearnestness): the album begins and ends with "Once More," Stephen Crumbächer's farewell to the band which bears his name. The first version ("Once More (With Feeling)") is a typically overproduced bit of big, shiny dance/pop music, but the second ("Once More (For The Band)") features only the singer and his acoustic piano. One of their hits, "Speechless" is the only song that features all acoustic instruments. Thanks to the intimacy of the latter, an interesting portrait of the conflicting demands of Christianity and contemporary music emerges out of the lyrical cliches.^[2]

Crumbächer released the following songs on Contemporary Christian music radio: "Speechless," "Tame The Volcano," "Waiting For You," and "Rainy Season."^[3]

Track listing

1. "Once More (With Feeling)"
2. "Speechless"
3. "Waiting For You"
4. "Release Me"
5. "Reckless Boys & Bad, Bad Girls"
6. "Tame The Volcano"
7. "Lava Rock"
8. "Rainy Season"
9. "Somebody's Arms"
10. "Every Now and Then"
11. "Once More (For the Band)"

References

1. Tame the Volcano at AllMusic
2. Darryl Cater. "Tame the Volcano - Crumbacher | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
3. Hot Hits: Ac Charts 1978-2001 - Jeffrey Lee Brothers - Google Books. Books.google.com. Retrieved June 9, 2014.

External links

• Official Crumbächer Website