The Gospel Accordion to Bob Rice!

If there has been anyone who has influenced my life more that I have never met before it is Bob Rice. I have had great people in my life but there is something about Bob that has struck a chord with me. He is a musician, speaker, professor, father, husband, former youth minister, and is Catholic. Pretty much everything I wanted to be in my life when I want 16 and heard of Bob Rice....I have blogged about this before so I will just let you all look at that here:
http://x-tremeforjesus.blogspot.com/2010/10/i-might-be-obessed-but-he-is-my-role.html .....Anyway He has a new CD out and every one should listen to it. It is called the Gospel Accordion to Bob Rice.  I really have loved all the Albums Bob has put out but this one feels more special. Maybe it is the accordion on every song, maybe it is the subject material. But I really think it is because I helped fund the project via Kick Starter.
 When I first saw it I was like how awesome, I need to fund this...From my understanding this was the only way Bob would be able to fund a record this year, the money just wasn't there, and I know that feeling, I had gotten a better paying job after losing my job and I knew that the best way to thank God was to fund this project. It is as the title of the album implies all accordion music that shares the gospel. But it isn't like what you typical would think accordion music would be aka Polka. I am polish and grew up with a lot of polka so I was half expecting this:

It is nothing like that, now through the updates and such that I would get on the Kick Starter I saw what Bob was trying to do with this record which was fuse worship music and accordion together more than any one else ever had. At least in my opinion as a amateur music critic, he did that and more. The songs are all really catchy, as 1 a song writer and 2 a worship leader I find the message of the CD in the  last song:.

'Cause I have been broken, I've been disjointed

But I have never, ever been disappointed

I've felt Your love and I've been anointed

And I have never, ever been disappointed

I trust your plans and I trust Your choices

I have never, ever been disappointed in You

You make all things new

(here is a Video of the song)

Since Bob Rice "crowd funded" this CD he didn't even know he was going to make it until he got the $9,000 that he needed just for a basic CD. He didn't know what God's plan was going to be through the whole thing. Really it could of gone 2 way, he would look like a hero or he would look like a fool.   Truly he took a leap of faith,  and because the generosity of his fans and friends, and God's grace he was able to raise $12,27. 

 I have to say a word about the producer, Mike Ofca, he has basically produced every Bob Rice CD. The only way I can describe Ofca's work with Bob Rice is that it is like Jim Steinman and Meat Loaf.  They make magic together, too friends that truly do amazing things in the studio and even on stage. 

You can by the Cd by going here:

http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/bobrice9