Dogs And Diamonds

Dogs And Diamonds

ASIN: B00009A8ZM

Track Listings

1. Just What I Had In Mind

2. Who Needs An Angel

3. Desperate Measures

4. The Forecast Is Heartbreak

5. Counter Productive

6. Don't Call Your Mama

7. An Angel Rolled The Stone Away

8. Dogs And Diamonds

9. Again

10. Who Am I

Editorial Reviews
About the Artist
I am a lifelong performer and lover of traditional country music. I have performed opening shows for artists such as George Jones and Conway Twitty just to name a couple.

Product Description
This is a collection of nine new country songs and one old favorite of mine.

Dogs And Diamonds,Mike Lawrence,Mike Lawrence,This is a collection of 9 new solid Country songs and 1 old Gospel favorite of mine

Diamonds and Rain
Average customer rating:

One of the few "happy" Choir albums?

Diamonds and Rain

Manufacturer: Myrrh LA
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music
General | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music
General | Rock | Styles | Music
ASIN: B0009WE1KE

Product Description

Songs are: 1) Fear Only You 2) Render Love 3) All that Is You 4) Black Cloud 5) I Painted Mercy 6) Kingston Road 7) Listen To Her Eyes 8) (You Do That) Triangle 9) Love Falls Down 10) When The Morning Comes

Customer Reviews:

One of the few "happy" Choir albums?.......2005-07-01

The Choir (drummer/lyricist Steve Hindalong, singer/guitarist Derald Daugherty, and bassist Tim Chandler, plus saxman "Buckeye" Dan Michaels) have been making great Christian music with an alternative slant since 1984.

This one has a sound probably closer to pop (I first thought "All That is You" might be Michael W. Smith upon hearing it on a Sunday morning CCM radio show) than their usual, perhaps due to the influence of producer Charlie Peacock, but they still throw in curveballs like the wailing cavernous sax from Dan Michaels at the coda of "Black Cloud". The tone of the album is more celebratory than their usual melancholy take on faith as well. This album managed to place 2 songs on the CCM charts, "When the Morning Comes" (#7) and "Fear Only You" (#17).

HIGHLIGHTS:
"Render Love" is a more believable peace anthem than "Give Peace a Chance" (though later effort "Rifleman" was more effective.) "Black Cloud" hews closer to the somber Choir worldview of a God that's merciful but not to be trifled with. Hindalong "trembles" for unbelievers with "houses in the sand" with "fatal inclinations to savor mortal breath". "Listen to Her Eyes" is advice to the lovelorn ("If your love is more than words/listen to her eyes../Read her tears like pages/hold her when she cries..") set to a peppy backbeat. The kitschy child's vocal count-in to "Triangle" belies the serious subject matter as an outsider offers comfort for a girl whose father molests her when he's drunk. (The triangle is the path of dad's booze..'from the cooler to the chair to the garbage can' as the lyric goes) I've never found out if the "Bethia" it was inspired by is someone the band knew personally...or merely "knew of". "When the Morning Comes" may be one of the most gorgeous "can't wait to meet God" songs ever put to paper. Hindalong sees it as not only a time to rest, but to end his searching ("I'll understand/When the morning comes")

LOWS:
I can't honestly say there are any songs here I don't like. If PRESSED, I might name "Kingston Road" (a Charlie Peacock-penned tune) as being less worthy than the others here, but I couldn't call it "bad".

BOTTOM LINE:
Hindalong would go on to couch his sentiments in more veiled terms in the future. Much of this is nakedly emotional in a way he seldom allows himself to be. Some will judge that to be less "artistic", however this is much more than callous craft. These songs will dig themselves into your psyche. It's not my favourite Choir disk, but it IS indispensable. Recommended.

Average customer rating:

Rising star?

Dogs And Diamonds
Mike Lawrence
Manufacturer: Mike Lawrence
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Country | Styles | Music

General | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music
ASIN: B00009A8ZM
Release Date: 2003-03-17

Tracks:

Just What I Had In Mind
Who Needs An Angel
Desperate Measures
The Forecast Is Heartbreak
Counter Productive
Don't Call Your Mama
An Angel Rolled The Stone Away
Dogs And Diamonds
Again
Who Am I

Album Description

This is a collection of nine new country songs and one old favorite of mine.

Customer Reviews:

Rising star?.......2003-05-08

I heard Mike on XM radio recently, and loved his music. I've only heard two of his songs there, but I tracked down his website...and read all about him, and heard the rest of the music on his album. It's outstanding, and I bought one for myself and two others for friends.

One of the things I like about the internet is the ability to listen to new stars that don't make the radio too much, and Mike was a great find. I recommend you check this out!

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