Cornerstone

Artist: Richard X. Heyman
Label: Permanent Press
Category: Music

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Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 702675270725
EAN: 0702675270725
ASIN: B0000010L0

Release Date: 1998-02-10

Cornerstone

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Tracks:

Cornerstone
All I Have
If We Should Ever Meet Again
Racing After You
Everything The Same
Tidal Wave
When She Arrives
The Drone Song
From This Day Forever
Ask Anyone Who's Tried
Out Of My Hands
When It Was Our Time
On You
Clear Me Now

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A longstanding fixture on the New York scene, singer/guitarist/multi-instrumentalist Heyman is a master of the power-pop form, crafting effortlessly melodic gems whose formal majesty is matched by their emotional firepower. This 14-song collection contains his most accomplished work to date, demonstrating that Heyman's talents have, if anything, grown sharper in the six years since his sole major-label release, <I>Hey Man!</I>. On solidly crafted, aggressively played tunes like "If We Should Ever Meet Again," "Cornerstone," and "Out of My Hands," Heyman wields his impressive arsenal of hooks without succumbing to soft-centered wimpiness. <I>--Scott Schinder</I>

Album Description

Long awaited 2nd album from multi-instrumentalist, singer/songwriter who Rolling Stone called 'an undiscovered treasure'. His inflences range from Elvis Costello and Tom Petty to the Byrds. 14 tracks of power-pop and jangly guitar rock.1998 release. Stand

Customer Reviews:

Wow!.......2001-09-17

The Permanent Press Label has brought us some great pop/rock over the last several years, and this CD stands out as the best of a fine catalogue. As you may have read elsewhere, Richard X. (yo, Richard, what's with that "X," anyway??) Heyman is a singer/songwriter/instrumentalist who now has several CD's to his credit. He has an uncanny knack for beginning a song with a simple riff or chord progression and then building it into a thing of power and beauty. His voice is more reminiscent of Dylan or Knopfler than the usual "powerpop" icons, and I'm not sure powerpop is really the best description of what he does, but the guy is very talented no matter what label you put on his music. "Cornerstone" ups the ante from the also-excellent "Hey Man" by uniting the tracks in a sort of "song cycle" about returning to his boyhood home town and reflecting on those formative years and their impact on his adult life. Any thoughtful listener can relate. There's no need to single out tracks, because they're all excellent. Easily my CD Of The Year for 1998.

this stuff makes me laugh.......2001-04-14

ok so theres people out there that listen to this stuff? although under the far too giddy music i believe is some hooks, but the production sounds like it was recorded under water, and thatd even be cool if this was a good album by anyone other than this guy. this is truly annoying music by all means. the lryics are about god knows and the music is just really unorginal. reminds me of 60s folk recorded by some dude that was tripping on shrooms. this is not a good thing by the way. i dont like this album and i will try my best to stay away from music like this.

Too good for the cutout bins.......2000-11-10

I wrote one of those lists for 90's pop and this guy is one I forgot. That seems to have been his fate with most of his releases--the terrific "Hey Man!" album is in most used stores for a dollar. But he's pretty much a one-man band who writes songs that stay with you. His singing may be a bit nasal, but his overdubbed harmonies work for me. He does take too long between albums though.

TOP 10 OF ALL TIME!.......2000-04-08

This disc is definitely in my top 10 of all time. What can be said that the other reviewers and editorial comments have not said already? This man is a pop genius, and this is his most realized work. I picked up this disc at a time when I was going through 'relationship hassles.' The melodies are so catchy, the harmonies, the drums, guitars, and keys so perfect. Even the song cycle, revolving around the startup, troubles, and eventual triumph of the relationship, is fully realized. This guy must be a perfectionist! There is not a flaw in any way, shape or form on this disc! I here there is new music sometime in Y2K for Mr. Heyman. And I'm sure it will be unbelievably fantastic!

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