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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April 5, 2007

The Rest Of The Review (McKameys - Telling The Story)

Space is pretty limited on the Singing News review page, so it's inevitable that articles I submit will sometimes be trimmed or slightly re-worded. Such is the nature of being a work-for-hire writer. Of course, Singing News depends on advertisers to stay in business as well. As much as you'd hope this wouldn't affect what shows up in a review, sometimes it does.

This was fully expected on my part when I agreed to write reviews for Singing News. My first submissions were pretty much left unchanged, which pleasantly surprised me. In the back of my mind, though, I figured it was only a matter of time before one would be altered to the point that it didn't accurately represent what I wanted to say.

This has inspired what could possibly become a series of Musicscribe.com articles (assuming they don't kick me off the team for doing this, of course).

And so, in the spirit of the legendary Paul Harvey, I give you the first installment of....The Rest Of The Review!

My review of the McKameys' Telling The Story (April 2007, p. 80) had a few minor modifications in the top and middle sections...a few words were left out that didn't change the spirit of what I had written...a couple of paragraphs were merged into one...no big deal.

The last paragraph completely changed the overall impression of the project that I wanted to convey to the reader, however.

I had submitted:
I would stop short of using the words “smooth blend” to describe the family harmonies found on Telling The Story. Some vocals actually approach strident territory. The true appeal of the McKameys is simple songs that describe a strong faith in God. At concerts, they often refer to themselves as “God’s cheerleaders.” That description is accurate.

In the magazine, this became:
The true appeal of the McKameys is simple songs that describe a strong faith in God. At concerts, they often refer to themselves as “God’s cheerleaders.” If Telling The Story is any indication, there's no description more fitting.

To read the printed version of the review printed with my byline, you'd think really I enjoyed listening to this CD.

Only you online readers got to read...The Rest Of The Review.

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