Canter Bridge

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Though I have owned this two-disc triology for many years, I must confess to embarking on the project of listening through and reviewing it with some reluctance. (The album is called a ‘trilogy’ because it republishes three previously released albums.) It’s not that I have any issues with Michael Card’s intentions or modus operandi. On the contrary, I’ve known and appreciated his music for ages. (more…)

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In the entire repertoire of concerto performance, there may be no more memorable solo entrance than that of the piano approximately 2’20” into Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 1. It is an exceptional moment in musical history, the piano asserting its melodic personality over against the brooding of the lower strings. Mozart could be forgiven for having penned it and then promptly expiring.

Fortunately, he did not. (more…)

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Let us try not to gush: You wait a decade between albums like this one. (more…)

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Steven Curtis Chapman brings to his craft – and to our ears – the well finessed interplay of pure foot-stompin’ energy and reflective Christian faith. His music was always good. This 1999 release catches the artist at a time when he was elevating his game.

Fortunate the ears that hear. (more…)

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Taylor Dayne has the good fortune to be possessed of one of those memorably full-tilt voices capable of reaching out from the car radio and grabbing you by the throat. The problem is she uses it all the time. (more…)

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An acquaintance of mine once overheard the sound of Bach emanating from my computer, grimaced slightly, and said ‘it’s repetition’.

Precisely. Though she thought she was making a criticism. (more…)

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It must have something to do with drugs, alcohol, or very, very poor personal hygiene. (more…)

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In 1995 I sat at a dinner table in Oxford and chatted with the young American at my side. He was the manager of a new band called ‘Delirious?’, he explained. They were going to be the next big thing, perhaps the next U2. He earnestly implored me to watch for them, I would not be disappointed.

The band’s name did not seem promising and the guy clearly had an interest in promoting his project. I didn’t take him too seriously. (more…)

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In 1995 I sat at a dinner table in Oxford and chatted with the young American at my side. He was the manager of a new band called ‘Delirious?’, he explained. They were going to be the next big thing, perhaps the next U2. He earnestly implored me to watch for them, I would not be disappointed.

The band’s name did not seem promising and the guy clearly had an interest in promoting his project. I didn’t take him too seriously. (more…)

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