John Rich - Underneath The Same Moon
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Artist: John RichEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2011-08-17
Music Label: BNA/Legacy
Soundtracks:
- I Pray For You
- Underneath The Same Moon
- Old Blue Mountain
- She Brings The Lightnin' Down
- I Love You Like That
- When You Love Someone
- Steel Bridges
- Something To Believe In
- Someday
- Love Won't Listen
- New Jerusalem
- Interview with John Rich's Father
Music reviews of Underneath The Same Moon
Music Review: "Someday" Finally Arrived..
Rating: 5 Stars
Someday Finally Arrived
Ebay--Not only is it a place to auction off potato chips that look like Elvis and dust kittens that are evolving into breathing organisms, it's a harbinger of future trends. Case in point: copies of John Rich's previously unreleased solo debut CD "Underneath The Same Moon" inspired bidding wars among fans and sold for sometimes exorbitant amounts of money. While Rich was riding a wave of popularity as half of the duo Big & Rich, a number cruncher at BNA Records in Nashville was hiding in a cubicle, gnashing his teeth and thinking "Maybe we SHOULD release this after all."
Obviously BNA is trying to capitalize on Rich's current status as The Man in Nashville. They showed an incredible lack of foresight in not releasing this album when it was first recorded, but a certain segment of the music industry in Nashville is not known for forward thinking. Nonetheless, fans of Big & Rich will be delighted with this CD which I call "John Rich 101".
Not since Vince Gill burst on the scene with his angelic voice and devilish twinkle in his eye have we encountered a versatile artist like Rich. "Underneath The Same Moon" is unapologetically romantic with songs such as "Someday" and "I Love You Like That." "Underneath The Same Moon" is so melancholy, one can almost see Evanescence performing it. The sole song on the CD that was NOT written by Rich, "When You Love Someone," is achingly emotional. Those who are only familiar with the "Cowboy Stevie Wonder" personality of Rich are in for a surprise. The love songs here are the precursors to today's hits "Like We Never Loved At All" by Faith Hill and "Why" by Jason Aldean. Rich's skill at plucking heartstrings as well as guitar strings has grown immensely.
Of the more up-tempo songs, "She Brings The Lightnin' Down" is perhaps the best cut of all. Rich's protégé Shannon Brown included this track on her debut album "Cornfed" but "Lightnin'" is a man's song, and nobody performs it better. "Old Blue Mountain" with guest vocals by future star Sara Evans is a treat for the ears as well. "New Jerusalem" totally astonished me the first time I heard it, and it continues to leave me in awe even after listening to it repeatedly. The true test of a singer's gift is whether he or she can pull off a cappella. One can hardly believe there is a singer on this planet that John Rich could NOT harmonize with.
As a debut album, "Underneath The Same Moon" has its weak moments, as can be expected. Granted, reviewing a previously unreleased album is difficult when one is familiar with the current style of an artist. When the artist is a fearless risk-taker such as Rich, it's not fair to compare "UTSM" with "Horse of A Different Color" or "Comin' To Your City." He has changed and grown as a songwriter and a musician, but "Underneath the Same Moon" definitely has a place of favor in my CD rack. It makes me wonder how much other great material lies tucked away in a dusty record company vault, how much memorable music is denied to our ears, how much we as country music fans are missing. Perhaps the release of this CD means "Someday" will come for other deserving artists as well.
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