Raw passion
This is Mark Heard at his most emotionally bare. The album does sound a bit tinny to my ears, but the songs are brilliant...
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An exceptional Songwriter, Singer and Musician.
Mark Heard left this life all too soon, he left behind a large body of work that has an over all common thread, there are meaningful statements in his songs, even his silly ones have a message of joy, but most of his songs have a more serious side to them, I am a long time fan and watched him mature in his craft, I enjoyed his music from his first commercial releases and they got better and better as time went on. This is his last commercial release, and the best. But I have bought or downloaded all of his songs. e-music can save you a lot of money here.
A musicians musician
Dry Bones Dance and Satellite Sky are (IMNSHO) the best MH albums. Both are heartily recommended. In DBD and SS Mark was developing a new style that was part Zydeco and part Folk Rock. Awesome Stuff. We miss you Mark!
tip of my tongue
despite my disgust(and probably mark's) at the label of ccm often attributed to his work, this record ends one of the most brilliant trilogies of modern music. especially on this record, he spews forth lyrics with immediacy and depth, sounding world-weary and resolved at the same time. mark hit a high point here, leaving the cliche' of his former recording life (though i still dig some of his old stuff), and reaches a watermark of spiritual and philosophy-laced lyricism rivaling even dylan. this is a severely under-appreciated work, i'm glad it finally hit emusic, hopefully more people will hear it. by the way, from what i've read "treasure of the broken land" was written with his recently passed father in mind. if you only download one, i'd say "broken man", but really, this is a record you need to hear in its entirety.
