Live from Portland is the first live album by the Christian rock

Christian rock

Christian rock is a form of rock music played by individuals and bands whose members are Christians and who often focus the lyrics on matters concerned with the Christian faith. The extent to which their lyrics are explicitly Christian varies between bands...

 band Kutless

Kutless

Kutless is a Christian rock band from Portland, Oregon formed in 1999. Since their formation, they have released six studio albums including their latest, It Is Well. The band has also released a live album, Live from Portland. Currently, they have sold almost 2 million records.-Biography:Formed in...

. It was released on December 5, 2006. It was recorded on March 16, 2006, in the band's hometown of Portland

Portland, Oregon

Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...

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Oregon

Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...

. The album comes with a CD of the concert's audio, and a DVD with the concert itself. The DVD is slightly longer than the CD, including drum solos from drummer Jeffrey Gilbert. The DVD also contains the band's music video

Music video

A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...

 for "Shut Me Out", and a documentary about the show and the band being on tour. This is the band's last release with longtime guitarist Ryan Shrout, though his last studio album with them was Hearts of the Innocent

Hearts of the Innocent

Hearts of the Innocent is the fourth album released by the Christian rock band Kutless. A special edition of this album was also released. It included a DVD with all seven of the band's music videos, as well as four bonus acoustic tracks added to the CD. The song "Shut Me Out" was once in the top...

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Track listing

1. "Hearts of the Innocent" - 3:50
2. "Treason" - 3:19
3. "Troubled Heart" - 3:51
4. "Shut Me Out" - 6:04 (The album version
   Hearts of the Innocent
   Hearts of the Innocent is the fourth album released by the Christian rock band Kutless. A special edition of this album was also released. It included a DVD with all seven of the band's music videos, as well as four bonus acoustic tracks added to the CD. The song "Shut Me Out" was once in the top...
   
    is 3:29. The added length is due to lead singer Jon Micah Sumrall sharing the band's testimony and this is added to the end of the song rather than making it a separate track.)
5. "Sea of Faces" - 4:06
6. "Strong Tower" - 4:00
7. "Better Is One Day" - 5:16
8. "Run" - 5:02
9. "Pride Away" - 4:02
10. "Tonight" - 4:15 (A drum solo appears between this track and the next on the DVD.)
11. "Let You In" - 3:29
12. "Somewhere in the Sky" - 3:04
13. "Not What You See" - 4:06
14. "Beyond the Surface" - 3:14
15. "Your Touch" - 5:22

Personnel

• Jon Micah Sumrall - vocals
• James Mead - guitar, backing vocals
• Ryan Shrout - guitar, backing vocals
• Jeffrey Gilbert - drums
• Dave Leutkenhoelter - bass

Awards

In 2008, the album received a nomination for a Dove Award for Long Form Music Video of the Year at the 39th GMA Dove Awards.