Mark Lowry:
Remotely Controlled

Word Records,
Cassette: $10.99, 7019670504
CD: $16.98 7019670601
Video: $22.95 8015285690


Mark Lowry tries to pack something for all in his latest grab bag of guffaws entitled Remotely Controlled. The new long-form video and companion audio album ricochet from subject to subject and concept to concept with a speed rivaling Mark's fast-talking stand-up delivery.

As proven on his Dove Award-winning long-form video Mouth in Motion, he's the prince of parody with spoofs on songs by Michael W. Smith, Steven Curtis Chapman, and Sandi Patty. Since 1988, he's also been the loose cannon of the Gaither Vocal Group and, as a solo performer, he's a hilarious storyteller who punctuates his punch lines with songs.

Remotely Controlled covers new ground by interspersing stand-up comedy before a live audience with vignettes of channel surfing.

Cameos abound as Mark scans the dial. Gary Chapman appears as a surly roadie. Clay Crosse's song "I Surrender All" is recycled as a food-filled parody entitled "I Can Eat It All." Bill Gaither and Carman make appearances on a home shopping show. John James of Newsboys, Jamie Rowe of Guardian, and Scott Krippayne provide mock testimonials for the Hair Loss Club for Men.

With Remotely Controlled, the key message of encouragement he brings his audience is that God likes them.



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