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Genre:
Country
Release Date: 11/09/2004
In 2000,
Randy Travis devoted himself to
gospel music, and 2004's
Passing Through is the fourth religious record he cut since then, but there's a difference here: instead of focusing on explicitly Christian material,
Travis has collected a set of songs and stories about how faith affects life. It's
inspirational music in the purest sense -- it doesn't preach, it instructs and inspires through its carefully observed tales. Musically,
Passing Through is classic hardcore
country, alternating between sentimental
ballads and straight-ahead
honky tonk and
country-folk. Similarly, the songs themselves tell tales that are classic
country, but the difference is that each has a subtle message or religious undercurrent to it. It all makes for a very strong album, either in
contemporary Christian terms or by a purely musical yardstick, and it's further proof that
Travis's
traditionalist country continues to reap considerable rewards.
~Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
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