~FALL~
1. The Cure For Pain*
2. Southbound Train*
3. Lord, Save Me From Myself*
4. Equally Skilled*
5. The Moon Is A Magnet
6. My Love Goes Free
~Winter~
1. Learning How To Die*
2. Behind Your Eyes
3. Somebody's Baby*
4. White As Snow*
5. I Am Still Running*
6. In Love*
~SPRING~
1. March (A Prelude to Spring)*
2. Love Isn't Made*
3. In My Arms
4. Baptize My Mind*
5. Your Love Is Strong
6. Revenge
~SUMMER~
1. A Mirror Is Harder To Hold
2. Resurrect Me*
3. Deep In Your Eyes
4. Instead Of A Show
5. The House Of God Forever
6. Again
Alright so first things first a big congrats to Drew Brown for winning the belt! welcome to the club my friend! Outside of Lance and myself i dont know anyone else who listens to Jon Foreman so this one goes out to the Captain!
So i realize that there are 4 CDs being reviewed here but total they make 24 songs roughly 2 full length albums but i thought i would just do all his stuff together here! that being said he just put out a cd called limbs and branches that have a collection of these songs as well as a new recording! so if you dont want to buy 4 eps (or they also come in 2 double cd packs) then pick up the new one with a collection of them, which kinda makes me mad cause i would like to hear that new song but i dont need the other 11 songs i already have.....i guess thats what itunes are for.
Now just in case you were asking yourself "who is this random Jon Foreman guy" you need to know hes not all that random or new to the music scene, since he is in fact the lead singer on Switchfoot! that right there should be proof enough that the cds should be good! but what does Jon Foreman sound like without the rest of switchfoot? can he actually pull of good music without the boys from switchfoot? well the answer is a big fat YES! dont get me wrong the guys on switchfoot are all really talented at what they do and though Jon Foreman is most likely the biggest part of switchfoot the rest of the band contribute more than you may think and make what switchfoot is today!
so when i heard that Jon Foreman was putting out some of his own stuff i was really excited, especially after seeing what guys from bands that do solo stuff on the side can do, like Dustin Kensrue from thrice, or Dallas Green from Alexisonfire. i was also excited to hear that it was going to be a more acoustic/mellow style which is one of my favorite styles of music.
I ended up getting all 4 discs by the end of creation fest this summer and i honestly cant think of a single song i dont like! Jon sings about his relationship with God as well as songs about his love for God and some songs on the beauty of God. there are some songs as well that talk about the love and beauty of women (maybe in his life) and how that relationship works at times in our lives.
Jon Foremans skills as a musician blow me away, not even with his skills on instruments but his skills to write amazing lyrics. one of the greatest things about these cds is its not just him and a guitar but he gets some horns, percussion, and even some clarinet in there which works well! on top of the slow and mellow songs Jon throws in some fast pace get into your head music which is also done very well.
I had very high hopes for his stuff and he went way past my expectations. if you havnt listened to any of his stuff do yourself a favor and go check it out! again if your looking for some switchfoot sounding stuff then dont go for his stuff, its nothing like there switchfoot stuff (which makes sense since he doesnt need to go do solo stuff to do that). if your a fan of city and colour, andy shauf, Ben Harper, or even some copeland and mae then this is the stuff for you!
thanks for reading (if you made it through) stay posted for some more!
overall i give these albums 10/10 each one is amazing! its hard to not put a * beside each song.
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