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"Carry Me Home" Stellar Music Deserves Large Audience Jerry Maday, Worcester, MA November 15, 2006
I have just enjoyed a couple weeks of listening to this great new CD by Jon Augustine - "Carry Me Home". It has not gotten old to me at all. I keep hearing tremendous new things in it. I???ve listened to with ear buds, headphones, great speakers, PC speakers, and while cruising down the highway in my '98 CRV. Each time, I love the impact of this album. It accomplishes many things through the power of good music that is performed and recorded well. It is entertaining and it ministers to your heart and soul at the same time. Although it is a studio recording, it has many aspects of a sensitive, live performance that draws you in and enthralls the listener. Jon Augustine has a bluesy, salty, soulful feel that softens your heart and draws you to God - for joy, for healing, for praise - by the mysterious, spiritual power of music.
Below, you can judge for yourself. With the label's permission, I have have prepared samples of each track so you can hear highlights from the project. It will easily become the favorite album of many listeners.
To buy the album for yourself, or as a gift of love, click here: "Carry Me Home".
Album Highlights - Sense of Live Performance: The recordings ???connect??? - Tremendous variety of style and song selection - Lead vocals by Jon are ???Best in Class??? - Exquisite background vocals - Creative, Picturesque Lyrics ??? Poetic, Clever, often brilliant - Tasteful Guitar Riffs ??? Wailing when appropriate - Piano voicings that keep you engaged - Interesting Instrumentation - well mastered - Dynamic range from soft to loud showing masterful sensitivity Track 1 ??? What A Fellowship Great, soulful arrangement with knock-out backup vocals???
Track 2 ??? Sweet September
Anyone baptized in the middle of the night, as I was, will get watery eyes remembering their baptism. That's what this tune is about...
Sample Lyrics My feet are here on the ground My eyes look to the star light A home on earth I have not found
Only memories of September Narrow road leads to the sea. Midnight waters I remember. Drowning Mercy over me
Track 3 ??? Carry Me Home Title Track - Carries you away in the groove... Sample Lyrics If I never had the clouds you know I'd never see the rain And I'd never get to see this rainbow in the sky! Opposing the proud, but givin' grace to the humble. How could you lift me up if I never ever stumble? And Lord you lift me - you lift me up so high! Oh Carry Me home??? Track 4 ??? Glory Hallelujah This section shows the sensitivity of the studio performance... Track 5 ??? I Love to Praise Him Psalm 144 - Prodigious lead vocals and soulful arrangement Track 6 ??? I want Jesus to Walk with Me George Winston-like piano in this exquisite arrangement Track 7 ??? A Hammer and a Nail Romans 5 - Beautiful song showing the power of the cross Sample Lyrics Never so much power. Never one so frail. Never so much done with a hammer and a nail. Built a big old boat. So I could sail so far from me. Built a big old house where my emptiness could run free. Track 8 ??? Do you Ever Wonder? God talks to Job in Chapter 38 and gets R-E-S-P-E-C-T! Track 9 ??? Here Am I Ever hear an exposition of Isaiah 6 sung? This chordal masterpiece was the theme for the campus and teens conference... One missionary asked for permission very recently to use this as the theme song for a new planting team. Sample Lyrics And my ears have heard the wonder, of the saints in one accord, singing songs about forever in one Spirit of one Lord. But you hear the cries of anguish and the stories of the horde??? My God??? Here am I Lord Send Me! No More shall I roam Here am I Lord Send Me! Thy Will is my Home
Track 10 ??? Encourage My soul Soulful, heartfelt prayer for encouragement during storms of life Track 11 ??? Sunday's Comin'! C lick here to purchase: "Carry Me Home". Get it and enjoy it! Your brother, Jerry Maday |
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