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Russ Anderson COMING ON THE WIND
CD Review by Preshias I was listening to the first track on this CD, “Love Is,”… and pleasant surprise! Just guitar and vocals! And a wonderful thing happened: I fell in love with the simple but classy production. It made me feel like I was right there in the room.
I carefully listened to the songs several times, because they took me to another time in my life, and I could envision where those songs came from. Some of them are faith based, which was another surprise. Some had a harmonica. It was such an extraordinary experience to find a CD that lets you hear and FEEL what the writer and artist has entwined into a melodic masterpiece. Another plus is that Russ makes it easy for the listener. I could hear a faint hint of the 70’s super group Bread and the truthfulness of songwriter Don McLean. The melodies and words flow together so naturally. Russ has captured the same magic on all of his 14 tunes.
The way he placed his own personal stamp on “The House Of The Rising Sun” and “Jesus Loves Me” was total joy for my ears.
“Don’t Cry For Me” is on my favs list! Russ comes across with a powerful voice, but this song is special and there is no need to “show out” and he is right on the money.
He accents where it needs to be. I love his writing and I just hit replay too many times on several of the cuts. “Coming On The Wind” is probably the one that made me punch replay the most.
If you love good music, classy production and a CD to turn on when you need to chill,
this one (which was self-produced by
Russ) definitely needs to be in your collection.
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