Let me take a moment and reflect about Seasons of Life...I wanted to wait a few days before writing you so I could take in the CD more than once. I do my best listening during my commute, so the CD has been stuck in my car player since it came in the mail Monday. It is still in there. I hear the Voice of God in your songs! Yes, it is your vocal chords banging together, your fingers strumming, your brain composing, etc...BUT, our Lord is speaking. I am being ministered to while I listen, and even when I think about the message without hearing the CD. Seasons of Life is truly a ministry CD! It is clear that God intended you to put it out, and has used His instrument (you!) in a wonderful way! The songs make me tune in to what God wants me to do...to deepen my walk, to notice His voice in my daily life, to be quiet and listen.Your lyrics are well done, and moving. The hooks are placed well, and the harmonies stand out very much...a real "blast to the past" for me as I grew up in the sixties to those types of harmonies - some of them recall for me Peter, Paul & Mary - without Mary! Some of PPM was just the guys, Peter taking the low harmony and Paul taking the high melody...wonderful! This construction fit their "Message-Driven" ballad approach, and you have the same thing going..."THE MESSAGE" stands out because of the construction of your vocals! Nice work! Again, the vocals as the lead instrument is a very effective means of delivering THE MESSAGE! Well placed synths, too, Bob. Just the right touch...all the other instrumentation points to THE MESSAGE.
Warren Strand,
Strandedwolfrecords.com
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