Look you need to just buy this album and experience it for yourself. Truly a great experience. The Holy Spirit is truly a Phenomenon.

Much better than I orgininally anticipated. After listening completely through a couple times, the songs and the album get that much better.

Wow, by TFK's second album they had already established a more distinct style than most bands EVER do. I own Phenomenon and The Art of Breaking and both albums never cease to amaze me with their superior sound quality, musical depth and poetic lyrics. Seriously, TFK is SO unique they will appeal to fans of rap, rock, nu metal, and power pop at the same time! (Although Phenomenon is mostly a hard rock, nu metal album.)

Definately a must buy!

Wow! thats all I can say about this cd is just wow. This is an awesome rock cd. I really liked every single song. Even "This is a Call," the one slow song on the album, was really good. I think Rawkfist is probably my favorite, all though I like them all alot. If you want great music to rock out to, and to be able to understand the words, buy "Phenomenon" by Thousand
Foot Krutch.

I was so busy listening to this CD, and loving it, I didn't even know they came out with a new one! (The Art of Breaking) But I'm not missing out on The Flame In All of Us(the one thats coming out this summer).

The songs on here all all great. But here's my review:

Phenomenon - 9/10 - Took a while for it to grow on me, but now I like it a lot. It's got a very...different sound.

Step to Me - 9/10 - Good drumming in this one. The beats are cool, too. This is one of my favorites.

Last Words - 9/10 - Dramatic and kinda epic sound. It's awesome.

This is a Call - 7.5/10 - Eh, it's alright. A little slow for my liking.

Rawkfist - 10/10 - All right!! This is the one that introduced me to TFK! This song is just so full of energy!

Faith, Love, and Happiness - 9.5/10 - A kinda loud song about paranoia. Reminds me of "Papercut" by Linkin Park. It's got a cool, mysterious beat to it.

I Climb 10/10 - I love this song. The drum patterns in the chorus (I climb/so high/it blows me away sometimes) are simply amazing. This song rocks. ^_^

Quicken - 10/10 - "My life's just like a prison. We shout but no one listens." This song is like my anthem. I love it so much, and the music's great when combined with Trevor's vocals.

New Design - 9/10 - This is the song I listen to when I feel sad or angry. The "sometimes I feel so alone" line in the chorus is just...awesome.

Bounce - 8/10 - More of a dance club song, not really meaningful. Nice beat though.

Ordinary - 10/10 - Don't be fooled by the first few opening notes. They're really mellow, but then it goes into a metallic riff. The way Trevor raps is ill. And the kinda mellow stuff in the middle is cool, sorta like a ballad. This song is definitely one of my faves, too.

Break the Silence - a bazillion/10 - This song is so cool!! ^.^ It changes tempo kind of a lot, but that's what makes it so great. The "no holds barred" part is great, along with the part with the guy at the end (Is he British or something?) Saying "...Bring it on, Bring it on." This song is one of my favorites all-time, for any band. It makes a great ending to the CD.

This CD gets my blood pumping! My favorite tracks are 1-5, especially the title track "Phenomenon", and "Rawkfist". The latter has a bit of a rap vibe to it, as does "Bounce", another one that I like. All the songs are good, but some of them I had to listen to a few times before I liked them. But not the first 5.
An underlying Christian message, but not obvious. I gave it to my stepbrother, just telling him they were a metal band, not Christian, so that he would actually listen to it. You have to listen a few times before you hear it, but it's there. So you can listen to it with your kids in the car, no guilt.
If you like to listen to hard, loud rock but don't like cringing at negative or profane lyrics, PICK IT UP.

Thousand Foot Krutch has changed their sound from album to album, and I think this one sits best with me. The riffs are sweet, the bass lines are catchy, and the drums are anything but typical. And what to say about the vocals... simply put, this guy sings like no one else out there!

I love that they did not write anything on here that they hoped would be a single, perhaps with the exception of Rawkfist, which is my least favourite song on the CD. It just tries too hard to be catchy. That song aside, here's what I think of the rest of the album, song-by-song:

Phenomenon - Good opener... slowly builds from verse to chorus. A lot of rhyming makes it easy to remember!
Step to Me - I love that the entire verse is bass, drums and vocals only. No crunching guitars until the chorus!
Last Words - A song that was inspired by, and will likely impact, those who think about committing suicide. Great message!
This is a Call - The only slow song on the CD, it touches the heart of today's adolescent mind. Uncertainty, insecurity, in search of something strong and true to hang onto.
Faith, Love and Happiness - Another great rocker. Not the most original song, but still a great listen.
I Climb - Written in a minor key, this one's a little on the somber side but very catchy!
Quicken - My favourite song on the CD, perhaps. Great bass line. Awesome lyrics! "The way Your words connect my thoughts!"
New Design - This song rocks! I love the whispering behind the actual vocals... adds a lot of depth to the song!
Bounce - Originally released on X-2003, this one was redone (and improved, might I add) and fits in perfectly with this release.
Ordinary - My favourite part is the "Laugh if that makes me ordinary!" just after the halfway point of the song.
Break the Silence - Good end to the CD. The first couple minutes of the song are somewhat ordinary, but the last minute is sweet!

So there it is, folks. If you don't have this album yet, you're missing out. It is a fine work that can be enjoyed both by Christians (the lyrics hint strongly at the band's faith) and non-Christians (nothing preachy or corny to turn anyone off) alike.

Lets face it; today's music scene is awful. I've pretty much stopped buying records on a regular basis since 2003, and for good reason; almost nothing is worth my time anymore. I don't want to hear a million and one rock/emo/pop bands that ALL sound the same and ALL post cute pictures on their myspace to compensate for their lack of talent. Thankfully, though, there are still a few bands out there worth a listen, and TFK is most definatly one of them. I actually got into this band through their thrid record, the art of breaking, and to this day it's still my favorite tfk record. Phenomenon is a close second though, with an equal ammount of energy and diversity. My only complaint would be that the last three songs are too heavy on the hip-hop (something not found on the art of breaking), but other than that, it's a 5 star listen. Trust me, if I actually think it's worth spending 10 bucks on, it's gotta be good. Buy it.

I never received my order thanks alot, os I finally give up and canceled my order. I will never order from you again...
Laura Dougherty

This is an awesome cd for anyone tired of the violent lyrics of typical alternative style music. The positive message of this band is driven home with spunk and energy that even the hardcore fan will love!

TFK is an AWSOME and totally underrated band. I mean they're right on top there w/ linkin park even though they're just slightly different. Trevor mcnevan (the singer/songwriter/ guitarist) is one of the most influential and talented artists out there,, way more talented than most of the more well-known artists anyway. He's a kick-ass writer and rhymester, I mean if u ever heard him freestyle rap u would know what im talking about.
So anyway when Rawkfist first came out, it was on the radio ALL THE TIME, and I totally loved the song so I bought the cd basically just for that one song, but when I got to listening to all the other songs I was like "dude, this band kicks ass!!!" they're totally songs u can rock to until u sweat but its not just the music that's good, its also the lyrics, especially Phenomenon, Break the silence and This is a Call, which also is a song that shows the band's softer side. The one and only song that I weren't really into lyrically was Step up to Me cuz I didn't really get it. the lyrics to the chorus were controversial. But other than that, the song is something that u can totally rock to. This band and this cd kick ass.
I recommend this cd to basically anyone who's not stupid. TFK is hard rock meets metal meets alternative rock w/ a side of hip hop and rap and just about anyone can listen to them.

I LOVE U TREVOR!!!

This CD is one of the most controversial I have. It goes from Good rock to slow, from good rythm then to absolutely horrible. All the songs they have are pretty much the same, adding to the annoyance. they do have some good songs though- "Faith,Love and Happiness" , "Last Words" , "New Design" , "Step to Me"
But despite this, the lyrics are extremely controversial such as a line in "Step to Me" -

'I've been as Far you can go, I've learned alot and now I know. You're never gonna get me on the floor again, I"M PREPARED TO TAKE YOU TO THE END. Bring Your whole team and all your friends, but I hope your listenin' Haunt me if you want me, but I'll warn you, If you ever step to me(Again). (Chorus) I sometimes wish that I could fly, HOLD ME TIGHT IN YOUR ARMS TONIGHT, sick of living inside a lie. Alright I can't count the times I've tried, stand alone just to lift you high, YOU"RE MY ANSWER TO THE QUESTION WHY '

HMMMMM.....if you didn't see that as controversial, then you probably never will.

I gave this band's album a 3 cuz they actually do have some good rock in there (despite the lyrics of course).

This is the first TFK cd i have ever had and i love so much..even though i got it a year ago it still rocks.

Well this band has a G funk rythmic tune to add to their mad funkadelic rhymes. When i heard this band i thought Black eyed Peas, 50 cent, eminem, and chingy all in one group and i was impressed that a labeled "Rock Band" could actually play Rap R&B and Hip Hop music i just never knew. Their music is almost comical in a sense. If you feel like a good laugh then listen to "Rawkfist" or the song "Candystore" Let me quote a line from one of their songs "Put up your Rawkfist if your feelin it when i drop this". So as you can tell they try to be rawk but they cant even spell it right. So dont believe any person who believes this rap band can compare to JIMMY EAT WORLD.

this band made me get into the whole cristian rock music thing even when i dont beleive in god.
1. phenomenon 5/5 very good start to the album this was the first song i hav heard of theres and made me buy the album the chorus gets me so pumped
2. step to me 3/5 personally not one of my favourites i always skip this one , doesnt really stand out
3. last words 4.5/5 nice song i love the lyrics my favourite part is when it goes "if there was only one thing i could ever get across to u....etc" thats a really touching part
4. this is a call 4.5/5 really catchy has a nice message if u beleive in all that stuff the chours are really good
5. rawkfist 4.5/5 really catchy but im kinda sick of it now i like it when the part when hes singing at the same time thats clever
6. faith love and happiness 3.5/5 its alright nothing speical
7. i climb 4/5 nice song this one really grew on me the ending is great and so powerful
8. quciken 3/5 yet another i seem to skip all the time
9. new design 3.5/5 nice start but cant say too much about this song
10. bounce 4.5/5 great song gets me pumped i like the screaming thats kinda towards the end so powerful
11. Ordinary 3/5 its alright not one of there strongest
12. break the silence 3/5 nothing to remember....

As most people have probably never heard ot his band Thousand Foot Krutch, I view them as one of the best bands I've ever heard. Their album entitled Phenomenon is just what their music sounds like. Being a Christian rock band in the world today, they are not viewed on the popular places of Tv such as MTV or VH1.
However, that has not stopped one famous song from being heard by many people on this album entitled "Rawkfist". It has been heard by religous people, everyday listeners and could probably be used at a party for drinking music. the sound of this song "Rawkfist" is explosive and gives you the same feeling when you're in the middle of a mosh-pit.
Other songs such as "This is a Call" or "Ordinary" display their views upon life and are not quite as heavy as "Rawkfist". These two have more of a mellow-rock sound but still nothing to try to fall asleep to.
Being a religoius groud, they include messages in their music instead of your death matel yelling and screaming band of how they hate life and are all doped up on drugs. They write songs about living for God and growing up as a Christian. They explain siutations of teenagers and some of the outcomes they choose when they're faced with hard choices in life.
On this album, Phenomenon, their music ranges from hard rock, to light guitar and drums to some screaming. Songs such as "Bounce" and "I Climb", have some of your typical screaming, but in a controlling state, which acually sounds decent. Even then, however, when they're yelling, Thousand Foot Krutch is still trying to send a message, but in a more powerful state of singing perhaps to get the point across a little heavier.
Being viewed as a Christian rock band does not give anyone the right to view them as your stereotypical alleluia, praise the lord type of gospel music. It's not gospel and they are not trying to convert people. They play rock music and most of their songs are about life choices in which most teenagers can relate to and therefore listen to them. I give them a 5 star rating on lyrics, music and performance. These guys are good.

for all its worth TFK dont sound like slacks in energy but there over slick and shallow Phenomenom doesnt really showcase anything except there clean cut.Everything sounds crisp but the material isnt there. over familiar riffage, corny spiritual lyrics, and the big chorus' that arent memorable enough to be as loud as they are. TFK the last of the rap-core to break main stream (sort of) they dont resemble a whole lot of idenity despite of how listenable the album is (harmony leaks in on ocassions). Some songs work with a bang wether it be the Title track with its massive chorus' the vibrant and punchy "bounce" and the even punchier "rawkfist". elsewhere the album plays ctahc up to that format. The lack variety and idenity kill the album and the rawk boy who raps should be left people like Zack Dela Rocha not these guys

To the guy below me:You obviously don't appreciate what TFK is doing here.Criticizing their music and how Trevor sings is horribly wrong.There is nothing illegal with uniqueness or what God has blessed them with.To my readers:BUY THIS CD!!! You will thank me later.This CD has powerful lyrics and a great voice to go along with it.I guarantee you will listen to this CD a hundred times if you have a great taste in music.Remember..powerful lyrics,great voice,and a guarantee to remember! You will not regret buying this CD,nor will you be disappointed. TFK RAWKS!!!

ALmost every single song on the CD is one of my 30 favorite songs. I've downloaded all of their songs and own the CD and when I was burning all my favorite songs onto one CD, I noticed that all but 2 of their songs were on it. If they keep this up, big bands like Linkin Park and Limp Bizkit are gonna be seeing some definate competition.

Its great the way Trevor McNevan (vocals) lets you actually understand his lyrics; no angry growling (like Slipknot...). If you ever buy this CD, make sure to pick up Pillar:Where Do We Go From Here, especially special edition, and POD:Satellite :)

As a lover of all music and all different genres, this is my favorite album to date. I received this album as a gift for Christmas and have listened to it, probably over 200 times. I usually listen to it once a day while I work-out. If you like hard rock/alternative/nu-metal do yourself a favor and get this c.d. I am just very impressed and am cannot wait for the "Art of Breaking" album to come out July 19th. People might be thrown off because they are a christian band, but just listen to a few songs and you are totally jacked up and up-beat. Funny how music can do that to you.

If I could give this more stars I would, its just a wonderful gift of music.

this CD Rocks we see TFK go from a Rap-Rock band into a Hard Rock band that has a little metal thrown in but no screaming or growling in this just allot of heavy Riffs and awesome vocals add just a little bit of hip hop to makes this CD TFK's 2nd best CD so Far with the best being The Art Of Breaking

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THis album is an amazing album. I only got their album a few months ago, as I heard their song "Phenomenon" on Launch. I thought it was amazing, and I still do! THis has to be one of the best albums I own!!! I mean it, if you're looking for a new album to buy, or a new band to listen to, it should be Thousand Foot Krutch!!! :-) Their music is different and interesting, and I think appeals to people who like different kinds of music, e.g. I like emo/punk/alternative rock/metal and I find this album great to listen to!!

I don't think TFK are a very well known band, I know they're more known in America, which would figure, seen as they're an american band. I just want to say that this band ROCKS. It really does, if you don't believe me, click on a sample track, preferably Phenomenon, Step to me, Last Words, Rawkfist, I climb or New Design. THese are truly amazing songs, and Thousand Foot Krutch are an amazing band!!!!!!!!! Listen to their album!!

To go on some more, it shows in the reviews that people like them as both this album and their previous album got really good average customer reviews. Obviously this album will not appeal to everyone, and this is just my personal opinion, but I would strongly recommend you listen to this album, it really is worth listening to. Also, what is the point in people moaning about the fact that this band are with a christian record company, big deal. Some people should just grow up. ANyway, enough said.

Ok first i saw these guys at Icthus and they rocked. Awsome live show band. Now this CD is good for alot of reasons. Hard Hitting, Deep Meanings, and Catchy as crap. But for every good reason to buy this CD, there is a bad reason. One of them being its good for a while, but gets old. I bought it in January and its now June and im tired of it.

I bought this for the fact of RAWKFIST. Yes the song you been hearin in videogames and on commercials is Rawkfist. At first it was fun and a lively party song. now... old and annoying. I wish i could go to them when they recorded this CD and tell them what to do.

Now for the reason i think its played out. While the drums are good, the other parts of the bad are kinda annoying to me. Guitar and Bass follow each other too much and and vocals are childesh at best. Vocals are flowing every where sometimes jumping notes in the middle of verses. Sounds like an adolecent trying to prove something. Also the songs are alike, if you took the vocals from one song and put it in another tune it would sound the same.

The CD is good for some things, but falls short in the long run and will either make you want something more or try something completly different. I do recomend buying though just, be sure to share it with your friends and family when your done.

TFK is a band with some serious talent. They're uplifting and fun to listen to. Some people may not like Christian rock, but in most of the songs the message is subtle and you really don't notice it. But in songs like "This Is A Call" the message is obvious. But they don't get preachy and I like that in a band. Now, onto the ratings.

Phenomenon- A good song with cool bass line in the beginning. 10/10
Step To Me- Nice song with nice vocals. An all around pretty good song. 9.5/10
Last Words- Pretty cool song. 9.5/10
This Is A Call- Kind of preachy, but still good. 9/10
Rawkfist- Kick butt! One of my favorite songs. 10/10
Faith, Love and Happiness- Great song with nice guitar. 10/10
I Climb- Fun song to hum to. Pretty good. 9.5/10
Quicken- I like this song. Just fun to listen to. 10/10
New Design- Once again, fun to listen to. 10/10
Bounce- A fun song to listen to but the rapping could use a little work. 9.5/10
Ordinary- Again, a fun song to listen to. 10/10
Break The Silence- A good finish to wrap up the CD. 9.75/10

In conclusion, this CD has a lot of potential from TFK. They are one of my favorite bands now. I can't wait for "The Art Of Breaking" that's coming out this July.

See ya!

You know that song you heard and you could never find it that was awesome? it was most likely ' rawkfist ' by TFK. why COULDNT you find the CD? maybe because they are so underrated its unbelievable.. just buy this cd if you want something worth your money..

This band knows what it takes to be great. They have great guitars, lyrics, and the songs are good. Also rock 4 da dead "dead man", you dont have any idea what your talking about, you are one of the people that make this world horrible. Go die and if you cant, call me and I'll help you.

It took me a while, but I now love TFK. One day I was in a 'I have to buy a CD mood' (that happens when you get your first job and suddenly have money) and I'd heard good stuff about them... and they were one of the very few CDs in the Christian section at Walmart! (Of course then I looked at Zellers and it was cheaper :)) I put it on... I had an hours drive ahead of me... and I did a double take. It was much more my brothers style than mine. I never thought I was such a rockin' gal :) But I kept on trying them... and I acquired a taste for TFK's 'obnoxious rock' as they call it. I can't think of a better way to describe it. If you can't stand 'hard' music, don't try them, but you never know, you might be like me. Cause now I'm a big fan.

The fact that rfk is a christian band has nothing to do with what i think of them, i dont mind the lyrics either even though they lack creativity. The main problem here is the sound. These guys think they are so new age playing nu-metal and fusing rock with rap. In the end they dont have ne talent and theyre nothing more then posers acting all kool and rock n roll. The lyrics are uninspired, the guitar riffs and over all sound showcases nothing new or even remotely creative. In the end you would probably think kids would listen to this crap, yeah sure they wud with the way tfk sticks to a basic formulae that makes this music seriously bland. And how would i have listened to this album if i hate tfk so much, well a frend of mine likes it so i'v had the pleasure of enduring this crap quiet a few times!!!

Thousand Foot Krutch is one of the best christian rock bands out there. Here is a synopsis on a few of the songs on the album:

1. Phenomenon - This song is a technical miracle, with everything from subtle palm muted guitsr, to a hard hitting chorus. Great song.

4. This is a Call - A beautiful and touching song that really hits home to real people. Lyrically brilliant and musically moving.

5. Rawkfist - A pump up kick you in the face rap rock song. All there is to it.

Thats it. Buy it now.

Kept the sampler CD attached to this thing. Bought it from Zellers for $13.99. It was a bum-rush sorta thing then for some reason this CD, music, neither gel with me. Fancy artwork doesn't cut it. Doesn't bode well with me, both artistically and musically. Very frightening. I was on thin ice when I ditched it and I'm glad. I've read that they're taking a whole brand new musical direction on their next CD from this one. Sheeeeesh! When will they ever learn????? Not from my wallet, they won't.

a cd with some great potential but i think they need to not be fm static

Earlier in the year of 2004 Switchfoot was on top for The Beautiful Letdown.But to be honest in my oppinion this is way better then Switchfoot.Like the other reviewer said this is so fast and hard you will think it's evil rock like slipknot or something but it's pure christian rock.I honestly think that slipknot fans could possibly like this and that sounds crazy I know.I like every song on it, I don't have to skip and say "oh this song is boring" for ANY OF THEM!.It's been repeating on my CD player for 7 weeks now,it sounds crazy I know but if you like heavy rock without the parents saying no thats evil blah!.You can just say it's christian rock and if it doesnt shut them up well im sorry this band is awesome and I don't see how you couldnt atleast look into or chekout the official website.If you like it then come back here and buy it for the low price they offer many other places want 20$ so take the advantage.

What a great CD! I had never heard of TFK before I went to Acquire the Fire but when I heard them in concert they rocked. My friend got this CD and I probably listened to it more then him. If you're thinking about getting this CD do so. And if you have the chance to see them in concert do so. Also, I would like to say that the three best songs on the CD are "Last Words", "Phenomenon", and "Rawkfist". All of which I heard in concert. I wasn't big into christian music (besides Switchfoot) until I heard these guys. Now, that is almost all I listen to. Well, in conclusion, don't hesitate to buy this CD. Thanks for reading my review.

Blows that other so called cd back into the hole where it belongs. Yeah every song just got better as u listen to it more so yeah great job.

Everone of the songs on this album will get stuk in your head. Its really hard to explain how awesome this album is. there is a message in every song and this band is doing an awesome job in making music. TFK is a must see in concert.