Third Day's first self titled album is one of my all time favorites. It was one of the first Christian music CD's that I ever purchased. And what a great introduction to Christian music it was. It was released 13 years ago and it still sounds fresh today!
One of the things I was concerned with when I began listening to Christian music was how it would compare to secular music. And over time I have found that a lot of Christian music does fall short. But a lot does not. And Third Day is one of those bands that has helped to build a better reputation for Christian music. They write, sound, and play better than a lot of secular bands in their genre do.
The CD opens up "Nothing at All" which is one of my favorites. "Love Song" is one of their best songs ever. It's just a great acoustic song. "Thief" gets right to the heart of the matter speaking about the person on the cross next to Christ. "Blackbird" is rumored to be about the Black Crows. And "Praise Song" is just awesome.
The entire CD is great. I remember putting my headphones on and jamming this CD as I road my bike along the beach in the Summer. It was great riding music!