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Phil Keaggy - Way Back Home Audio CD

A fair review of the Phil Keaggy "Way Back Home" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Phil Keaggy reviews here, or go back to the Phil Keaggy tabs.

Phil Keaggy Band: Phil Keaggy
Title: Way Back Home
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Release Date: 1994-06-28
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Way Back Home 2: New Star 3: Father-Daughter Harmony 4: It Could've Been Me 5: In Every Need 6: She's a Dancer 7: Let Everything Else Go 8: Olivia 9: Once I Prayed 10: Noah's Song 11: Maker of the Universe 12: Be in Time 13: Here and Now 14: 50th

I actually liked the previous (cassette) version better...
I was disappointed with this, but I'll still buy this CD--I especially love "New Star" and "Olivia". This is a beautiful album, but some songs are "updates" of the originals from the first release of Way Back Home (which was never available on CD, unfortunately).


A tribute to God and family that rocks.
Still you can listen, and his work here is buoyant. Too bad you can't see Keaggy play guitar -- I have -- and his body language and musicianship exhibits praise for his muse. If you have moved away from where you grew up, and would like to rekindle sweet memories of your hometown, just listen once and let your mind wander back. If you are a parent of boy or girl, it doesn't matter, Keaggy's "Father Daughter Harmony" illustrates why contemporary children need not follow the suit of eye-rolling sitcom kids, who instead can feel the glee of being with their parents. And the final track, which Keaggy overlays with guitar work, is an old reel-to-reel recording of his grandparents' 50th wedding anniversary, which took place in '49, a year before Keaggy's birth. It is what one would imagine if Studs Terkel provided sound tracks for his books. I gave my copy of this CD away, and didn't have the heart to ask for it back (they enjoyed it so much), so I bought two more (just in case I wanted to loan out another copy. ).


adam @ OR
Why? The music focuses on Phil's family, his faith, and is at once soothing and appealing. I have over 25 of Phil's albums, and I consider this one to be his very best. Especially notable are the songs that are taken from other writers' words. Great examples of this are "Could've Been Me", "In Every Need" and "Once I Prayed". Of course, Phil's excellent guitar work is evident in abundance throughout the album. Phil's voice has never sounded better. This work will appeal to anyone who enjoys songs that are meaningful, but can even be enjoyed as background music. A must have for Phil's fans.


Some of his best work
Maker of the Universe is worth the price of the CD alone. Occasionally uneven collection but contains what is arguably Keaggy's greatest songwriting (his most underrated attribute): Maker of the Universe, Here and Now, Let Everything Else Go, Noah's Song. If you like Keaggy's songwriting and his mellow side, this is his best CD Other than the outstanding 2CD collection of his Jesus Freak period -- What a Day/Love Broke Through.


Disappointed
It has a sort of melancholy childhood effect to it, but I never listen to it. I have all but a couple of Phil's cds and this one was a disapointment. Find me in these fields, philip side, crimson and blue are far superior in all aspects. My opinion of course, some obviouly appreciate Back Home.


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