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Featured Artist
MICHAEL GERALD SHEEHAN
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HOPE OF THE FUTURE
A rare opportunity to
hear an original songwriter in the raw - just one voice and one guitar -
as if you are having an intimate concert on his back porch. The
variation in textures Michael achieves between his finger-picking and
strumming styles more than satisfies the discriminating musical ear,
while his poetic imagery and evocation of human feeling equal and
surpass multitudes of his contemporaries.
From "Hope Of The
Future" to "Message From A Time Lord", the overriding theme here is
positive, optimistic and reassuring. The down-to-earth country feeling
of "The Noise They Left Behind" is counterbalanced with songs like "Toss
It All Away" and "Planetfall", where Michael imagines the future of
Folk music with the question, "What would I sing about if I had my
guitar on a starship?"
There are healing songs, too, in the guided meditations, "Stars Of Orion" and "I Shine On Everyone."
Then there are the love
songs: the deeply personal "I Like Having You Here"; the transcendent
"One Heaven Of A Woman" and the revelatory fairy tale of "Everyone Can
Find Romance."
A profound philosopher, Michael's "Again And
Again" addresses sacrifice for the common good. "Swansong" is both the
dying message of a mother to her child and an explanation from God to
all humanity as to why we needed an experience of independence.
"The School Of Staying Alive" is the crowning achievement of this song
collection. Here Michael suggests that everyone has become who they are
because that is how they managed to survive the unique conditions they
faced in life - and that this diversity of survival skills serves
humanity because no matter what we face, some of us will know how to
survive it. Our survival as a species, then, depends upon respect for
each other's differences and unity of action.
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RADIANCE
Composed of gentle, solo piano tracks, Radiance
is Michael Gerald Sheehan's recording debut. A classically trained
pianist and composer, Sheehan creates subtle, calming pieces that weave
boldly into one another. All but the title track are improvised
compositions, and it is this spontaneous human expression that innately,
resolutely finds expression here. Simple in construction, yet majestic
and powerful in execution, Radiance is a joy to behold. The overall theme of Radiance
is to once again become mindful of the life-force present in each and
every action and occurrence around us. Whether "Meeting A Friend" or
witnessing a "Showerfall," the subtle energetic exchange between self
and surroundings is too easily (and too often) forgotten or taken for
granted.
Tracks such as "Early Morning," "A Walk On
Forgotten Shores" and "Gathering Clouds" are vaguely reminiscent of the
gentle piano style of Neil Young (Harvest-era), while "Evening
Rainbow," "Sunset" and "Starry Sky" easily evoke the imagery portrayed
by their basic, yet powerful, titles. I suggest you welcome this compact
disc into your library of healing music and eagerly anticipate future
works from Michael Gerald Sheehan.
~Joe Derderian, Massage Magazine