West occasionally ghostwrites for secular artists, too, but this is a thoroughly Christian album, with slick CCM arrangements (think a PG-rated mix of the Fray and Coldplay, with any rough edges sanded to a smooth polish) and sermon-styled lyrics inspired by stories from West's own fans." However, Leahey cautioned that "The Story of Your Life sometimes gets a little too close to previous pop hits: 'Family Tree' begins with the same chord structure and vocal hook as Howie Day’s 'Collide,' and 'To Me' cribs the melody from Train’s 'Hey Soul Sister' during the verse.
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He continues to tell beautiful stories through our lives, through your life.'" Critical reception Professional ratings Review scoresĪllmusic's Andrew Leahey said "The Story of Your Life is filled with the same hooky uplift he brings to his hired-gun work. You may think your story has too many bad chapters, but God's not done with any of us yet. We begin to feel that our actions of circumstances can keep us from being used by God, but that's not true. Christians are hurting, but by the grace of God, hope in Christ is real." Because West affirmed that "'the world makes a point of making us feel small and insignificant, of magnifying all our little imperfections.
After reading all of these stories, I've been reminded that pain is real. West believed that these stories were going to make the album somber and dreadful, which he soon said, "but I think it's perhaps the most hopeful record I've ever made. West realized throughout reading the stories "he had been blessed with a sheltered existence" that he said "writing about these things allowed me to see that I have a very narrow view of the world." This was one of the reasons "folks have criticized me for 'singing to the choir,' which this allowed West sometime of introspection of "look at my audience differently, but they also reminded me that I'm exactly where I need to be, singing to exactly the people I need to sing to."
He believed this project needed to be approached as his own personal mission." I wanted to respect that.I am honored to be able to share this journey with my fans.that they allowed me a glimpse into their lives and what God is doing in and through them.'" Due to this, West stated "he enlisted the help of his 'most trusted advisors' (aka, mom and dad) to comb through the stacks of stories, he was the primary reader and most of the songwriting was done solo. More than 10,000 before he headed to the cabin, which he soon reserved for an additional month." To these stories, West was highly careful and sensitive because "'people were intrusting me with their deepest confessions.
Matthew West started out this album by saying "'what if I turned the microphone around? What if this time, instead of using the stories of my own life to write the songs, what if I asked people to tell me their stories?'" After he asked the question of fans, West "'.reserved a cabin outside of Nashville for a month'" to this task West only thought he ".hoped to get 500-600 responses, maybe." Yet, West was soon proved wrong, when just on the "first two days, 1,000 emails had landed in his inbox", and according to West the emails "most began 'I've never told this to anyone before.' Tales of both heartache and happiness poured in. The album was recorded at the following studios Dark Horse Recording Studio in Franklin, Tennessee, Townsend Sound in Franklin, Tennessee and Vibe 56 in Nashville, Tennessee by the producers Brown Bannister and Pete Kipley.
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