Love it, Love it, Love it!!
I thoroughly enjoyed "Anything Worth Saying," so I was very excited to find a new release from Mr. Shust. For me, the thing that affects me the most are his lyrics. When I'm singing along with these tracks, I am moved into an attitude of worship and thankfulness. My favorites include "The Name of Jesus" "Worthy/All I Do" and "Long Live the King". One thing I especially love is that stories behind each song are included in the liner notes. Try reading those stories and not being affected by them!! Enjoy this great cd!

Excellent repeat
After buying Aaron Shust's first CD I thought this one would probably be lacking. The first CD was one of those that I can truly say I liked every song on it. His sophmore effort seems to have the same overall sound and excellent recording, production and lyrical content that the first recording had. The first 2 songs really rock and the 3rd would be a great addition to any worship leaders list. We also hear the completion of "Give me words to speak" which is excellent as well. There are also song stories for each song which show a depth and integrity that is hard to find these days. Can't wait for the next one!

Love It!
Aaron Shust has a wonderful way with words. I love his descriptions of how and why he wrote the words on Whispered and Shouted. They really spoke to me. I particularly like "Give Me Words To Speak" and "Watch Over Me". Great CD!

Outstanding!
I loved Aaron Shust's "Anything Worth Saying. I found myself not listening to anything else, so I was excited, but hesitant to see he had released "Whispered and Shouted". Hesitant, because I was still enjoying the debut effort and wondered how it could be topped. On first listen it was obviously musically different. "Long Live the King" doesn't ease into worship, it explodes into it. From there, Shust takes you through an experience with God that ends in reverent praise in "Worthy/Let All I Do". Aaron still produces doctrinally rich singable lyrics that permeate the Spirit and evoke praise to the King. "The Name of Jesus" is a subtle yet powerful praise anthem that brings truth into perspective and glory to the King. This is as good as his first, but rather than rate one against the other, just play either and worship! That's what it's all about and that's what Aaron Shust's music does.

Just Not As Good As His First
I discovered Aaron Shust while he was touring with Shane & Shane. In fact, I thought he was the best part of that evening, and I've enjoyed his debut ever since. I haven't enjoyed this CD nearly as much. I even tried setting it aside for a while and coming back to it. It didn't work.

Don't get me wrong, there are some good tracks here. I love the pop/rock style. The disc opener, "Long Live the King" is fun. He's finished "Give Me Words to Speak," and it is easily my favorite track on the disc. It's a quieter ballad that really works. And I find the melody of "Can't Hide from Your Love" hauntingly beautiful. Plus the lyrics catch my spirit with the prayer of surrender.

And while there are several songs that work so well, the overall CD is disappointing. Everything really blends together. Part of that is on purpose as the tracks are designed to meld one into the other. But they all have that guitar based pop/rock feel with very little to distinguish one song from the other. Some of the songs have good lyrics and the focus of all of them is still on God. But the music does nothing to grab my ear and keep me focused on the songs. After about one or two, I find my mind wandering. And there are several songs I don't like, like the hip hop inspired "Like I Never Felt Before" or the psychedelic last track.

Most of the songs themselves are good. It's just a case where the CD is less then the sum of its parts.