Experience

Description

Experience is the major label debut album by the American acoustic pop duo Jackson Finch (Kevin Jackson and Brian Finch), released on Warner Alliance in 1996, a CCM imprint of Warner Bros. Records, a Time Warner Company. The album was recorded and mixed by JB Baird with Mark Chesshir and JB producing.

Following the huge success of Jars Of Clay, it isn’t surprising that America’s CCM scene has spawned a selection of bands in a similar musical vein. Jackson Finch are two good looking dudes to whom your mum would love to serve tea! Musically, this is rootsy, acoustic, bluesy, country, rocky stuff with smatterings of organ, cute acoustic guitars (including a brief cameo from Phil Keaggy) and some sublime violin. Despite the many musical elements, producer Mark Chesshir has managed to construct an uncluttered sound for the album. Breathy vocals and harmonies vie with strong rhythms which are less urban than the JOC sound. All of the above combine to make this a special album with songs that connect. Personal favourites in the Rimmer household include the ballad «This Love» where the violin weaves a mesmeric pattern around the main action. «Diamonds In The Road» has that violin again but this time it’s almost hoe down in style counterpoising the rhythmic groove of the track! (Pretentious, moi?) Lyrics are jam packed with poetic imagery and it’s even more impressive when you consider that the boys have chosen to eschew the writing talents of the Nashville tune machine in favour of their own efforts. Strong stuff! [Mike Rimmer, Cross Rhythms, October 1996]

[Laura Harris, CCM, May 1996]

CD tracklist:

01. Mile Of Me
02. Only You
03. This Love
04. To Believe
05. Jesus Is There
06. One Day Before Someday
07. Fascinated
08. Diamonds On The Road
09. Waiting
10. It’s A Hard Life Wherever You Go
11. Your Grace

Note: Simultaneously released on cassette and CD by Warner Alliance.

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