Dave's Top Eight

1. Jerry Reed...Revisited by Darrell Toney (reviewed 6/07) (5 Stars)
2. Sounds Like Sunday by Janet Paschal (reviewed 5/07) (5 Stars)
3. True To The Call by Kingdom Heirs (reviewed 3/07) (4 1/2 Stars)
4. Revival by Gold City (reviewed 10/06) (4 1/2 Stars)
5. Get Away Jordan by Ernie Haase & Signature Sound (reviewed 2/07) (4 1/2 Stars)
6. Breakin' Chains by Three Bridges (reviewed 5/07) (4 1/2 Stars)
7. Big Sky by The Isaacs (reviewed 4/07)
8. Skywriting by Mercy's Well (reviewed 7/07)

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February 23, 2007

CD Review: Young Harmony (Acoustically Noted)

RATING: 3 1/2 Stars

Website: www.youngharmony.com
Producers: Rick Hendrix, Johnathan Bond, Wesley Crowe, and Jason Singleton
Songs: "Good Morning Lord," "He Knows How," "I Need Your Grace," "Jesus You're Everything," "God Has Not Forgotten Me," "Bend In The River," "Something About That Name," "My Life Is In Your Hands," "He's My Rock," and "Consolation On Your Knees"

For Acoustically Noted, Young Harmony has limited their tracks to acoustic instrumentation...guitar, fiddle, dobro, mandolin, upright bass, etc...no piano, in spite of the grand used as a backdrop for the tray card photo. I expected to hear a degree of bluegrass influenece, and that is the case to a certain degree, but I would say Acoustically Noted has more of a traditional Country sound overall.

I particularly enjoyed the simpler songs like "My Life Is In Your Hands" and "He Knows How." "Bend In The River" has a light, carefree feel with some nice back porch style picking on an instrumental break between the last two choruses. The cover of Bill and Gloria Gaither's "Something About That Name" was my least favorite cut. Pronunciations like "fray-grunts after the rain" are just a little TOO country for my taste.

Although Acoustically Noted isn't a recording I'd call ground breaking or precendent setting, the production quality, vocal performance and songwriting are generally good. The packaging could use some serious sprucing up. No songwriter info is provided, but twice we're told Young Harmony is a "Multi-Dove Nominated Artist." I hope this sort of marketing doesn't become a trend. If artists were to start listing all their accolades on the front covers of their CDs, there wouldn't be any room left for photos or any significantly creative graphic design.

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