Almost There

Mercyme: Bart Millard (vocals); Mike Scheuchzer (guitar, background vocals); Jim Bryson (keyboards); Nathan Cochran (bass, background vocals); Robby Shaffer (drums).Additional personnel: Paltrow Performance Group (strings).Personnel: Bart Millard (vocals); Mike Scheuchzer (guitar, background vocals); Paltrow Performance Group (strings); Jim Bryson (keyboards); Robby Shaffer (drums); Peter Kipley (programming); Nathan Cochran (background vocals).Audio Mixer: Salvo .Recording information: IBC studios; Ivy park; Paradise Sound; The Indigo Room.ALMOST THERE is state-of-the-art worship rock from the wittily named quintet whose major label debut this is. Mercyme have an almost '80s style, and unless you listen closely to their lyrics you could mistake ALMOST THERE for something by the Alarm or a late effort by Big Country. Their popularity attests to seven years of hard work (they have half a dozen independent albums to their credit) and the burgeoning US worship music scene.Though some may