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Free Sampler from You to You

Well, kind of.  What I’m talking about is a free sampler CD featuring a trendy combination of independant & signed artists, almost all of them being currently under-the-radar.  It’s available free as a promotion from Huntington University, the “Youniversity” (and thus the “You” in the title), a Christian college in Indiana.

I stumbled on this accidently while I was researching the band Attaboy after Gospel Music Channel featured one of their songs.  To be honest, the major reason I signed up to get the CD was Hello Kelly.  Once the CD arrived, however, I got a pleasent surprise.  The first track, Attaboy’s “Ready to Run” was catchy, anthematic, and clearly featured on Christ.  After the pop-rock track, Red Umbrella comes on with “Straitjacket”, a much rockier song, but still good.  Immediately after that, The Contact comes on with a eerie and driving song called “Black Sea”.  It kind of weirded me out the first time I heard it, but after that I really started to enjoy it.  I think it’s one of the best songs on the whole CD.

I suppose I could just go on and review the whole thing song by song, and as much as I’d love to do that, it’s getting late, so I’m going to need to hurry this up a bit.  Right after The Contact, a name that should be familiar, Inhabited, rocks out with a song from their latest CD Love.  After that, there’s a dramatic genre switch to the hip-hop beats of Heath McNease.  I had never heard of Heath before, and “Where I’m Not Wanted” left a good first impression.  Then Hello Kelly came on.  Now, the whole reason I signed up for the CD was because it has Hello Kelly and Attaboy, so I had high hopes for the song. Unfortunately, they were only partially fulfilled.  The song itself is fine, sunny and fun, but it’s also a love song.  Until that point, all of the songs had kept the focus on God, so  “Simple Love Song” just felt out of place.

After that small hiccup, Betsy Walker and Alisa Turner offer their respective tracks, both of which turn out to be soft, acoustic piano songs.  They are followed by another Attaboy songs, The Fabulous, One Life Lost, and Sevenglory, who wrapped the CD up.  One the whole, I was impressed with the quality of the music and production.  All around, it’s a worth-while album, particularly since it’s free.  I’m going to get quite a few more listens out of, for sure.

Wow, I just realized how long I’ve been typing here.  I guess I got carried away.  Sorry!  Anyway, to get a free copy of the CD in the mail, open the link below, and then click on the brown boy, furthest to the right.  That should pull up the track listing.  Once you get that done, located the button that says “Get Your Free CD”, and click it.  Fill in your information, click submit, and in a couple of weeks you should get your music in the mail.  Not as a cool as an instant download, but I guess you’ll just have to be patient.

-Huntington Youniversity-

Oh, and in case you’re wondering, I haven’t gotten any other mail from Huntington since I signed up.  I know some colleges can be a bit “aggresive” when it comes to marketing, so I’m happy to announce that Huntington has yet to flood me with promotional material.  That said, don’t worry about sharing your information.

Update:  Ugh, it appears I spoke too soon.  Since I wrote this up, recieved several letters and emails from Huntington, trying to convince me to attend there.  It’s what I was expecting when I first signed up, but I wish they would have started mailing me before I wrote the above paragraph.

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Tags: Alisa Turner, Attaboy, Betsy Walker, Heath McNease, Hello Kelly, Inhabited, One Life Lost, Red Umbrella, Sevenglory, The Contact, The Fabulous

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9 Comments to Free Sampler from You to You

1. 

   Do you think they’ll send it to me even though I live in Germany and will probably never think of going there?

   But I like the idea of sending CDs instead of uploading the music. I like CDs with booklets and so on and I like getting mail. It’s great, isn’t it?
m.kai on February 25th, 2009
2. 

   Kay, two questions: Do you know anything about me being Canadian affecting this (I doubt you would xD)

   Also, it asks for “intended major.” I’m guessing that would need to be filled in, and I haven’t a single clue as to what they offer haha.

   Okay, maybe a third question here. It says something about a presentation on the disc. Perhaps that is the marketing that seems to be lacking?
The Lamma on February 25th, 2009
3. 

   Well, probably not. You’re right, CDs with booklets are cooler then the digital-only versions. Sadly, this one just comes in a cardboard mailer. It does have the tracklist, and a poster (…of the university), but no lyric sheets. But it does come in the mail, so that’s cool.
Matt
Twitter: matt_from_tfcmb
on February 25th, 2009
4. 

   wow. thanks for letting me know about this album. us hoosiers have to stick together even if this is a college. by the way, did you know that steven curtis chapman went to college at anderson university in anderson, indiana? just a random fact… and jeremy camp is from my hometown of lafayette, indiana. i just felt the need to share that
aylaeh on February 26th, 2009
5. 

   Hey Matt,
   I’m a student at Huntington University. I think they actually gave me a CD like that when I came to visit last year haha. Small world.
Sean aka logo designer on February 26th, 2009
6. 

   I signed up for it. I like this snail mail idea. ^_^
Amanda on February 26th, 2009
7. 

   The Lamma: They might. I would try it. As for the major, just put in what you will (probably) major in. And, yes, there is supposed to be a presentation on the disc, but I haven’t seen it. Doesn’t affect the music playback at all, so it’s not much of a bother.

   ayleah: Wow, I had no idea. Thanks for the random facts!

   Sean: No way, that’s crazy! Haha, it is a small world.

   Amanda: Good. So do I.
Matt
Twitter: matt_from_tfcmb
on February 26th, 2009
8. 

   Ok, cool. I’ll try. =)
The Lamma on February 26th, 2009
9. 

   Don’t mind getting a whole CD, especially a free one;<)
   My mom and stepfather went to Huntington for a couple semesters. I visited them while they were there. Not a bad campus.
eglot on February 28th, 2009

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