As of last night, Delirious? played their final show as a band. I have been a fan for years now, and I doubt that no other band inspired me as much as they have. Although I wish them the best in their future endeavors, I hate to see it come to an end (especially since I’ve never seen them in person).

The closest I’ve come to a live Delirious show was the “Live at Willow Creek” DVD, which was fantastic. Even though I have most of their studio records, my favorite recordings from Delirious? have always been the live records. It may be because the first Delirious album that I bought happened to be the ACCESS:D live double CD. There is something about that record that drew me in, and made me fall in love with their music.

I happened upon Delirious? during a time where my musical boundaries were broadening, and I was searching for something other than what I was hearing on radio. I could identify with the honesty and transparency that I heard in their music. It has always seemed to me that they just wrote songs – they weren’t trying to fit a particular mold or write “Christian” songs specifically, but they wrote out of their hearts and out of their experiences. In doing that, I believe they opened doors for the songwriters who followed them.

Their songs have been comfort and encouragement to me over the years. They’ve left a great legacy in their music, and hope that we all can continue to bear the torch that they have faithfully carried, and become history makers ourselves.

As I bid a fond farewell to Delirious, I will leave with lead singer Martin Smith’s own words, from an email sent out this morning:

This is not the end but a fantastic beginning. A new season, a new day. Delirious? finishes here but the people movement of historymakers goes on forever.

I’m calling you to stand up, to be people of courage who will run this race till the end. To be men and women of God.

Historymakers, let’s be this voice and sing a song of adoration, of victory, of praise, a song of LOVE. Love will always find a way to break through.