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The Music of the 77s...
Drowning With Land In Sight1994 Produced by the 77s. Executive Producers Ojo Taylor and Gene Eugene (Myrrh)Nobody's Fault But Mine/ Snowblind/ Snake/ Indian Winter/ Film At 11/ Mezzo/ Cold Cold Night/ Dave's Blues/ Sounds O' Autumn/ The Jig Is Up/ Alone Together/ For Crying Out Loud How did Mike Roe celebrate conquering the ccm mainstream and landing a deal with Myrrh Records, the mother ship of all Christian pop labels? How else? By turning in a darkly brilliant collection of songs that take a number of left turns designed to keep the "establishment" at a distance. Some worked. Word back masked the phrase "kicked my ass" on "Dave's Blues," completely missing the tribute to Leonhardt who gave his all on Drowning despite undergoing treatment for Hodgkin's Disease at the time. Most video shows also found Roe's Alice Cooper impersonation in the video for "Snake" too creepy for the airwaves. However, their note for note cover of Led Zep's "Nobody's Fault but Mine" was a huge hit on Christian rock radio. And they didn't make any pretense about "stealing it back" for Blind Willie Johnson.by Brad Caviness - 7ball Reviews Buy It Now |
