Force For Good – When the Mists Have Rolled Away

Description

When the Mists Have Rolled Away is an album by the American folk-rock band Force For Good, released on L&A Records in 1995. The album was produced by band member Wayne Scott Farley.

Featuring Wayne Scott Farley on lead guitar, keyboards, and vocals, Steve Wolosin on guitar and vocals, Kenny Schweighardt on bass, and Mike Lutz on drums. As well featuring Linda Salisbury on saxophone and French Horn and Julie Conte on violin.

There is such a variety of music found on this recording that it’s impossible to pigeonhole. Just imagine Pink Floyd and The Waterboys forming a band with Randy Stonehill on vocals. Believe it or not it makes marvellous music! Wayne Scott Farley’s fluid guitar and melodic vocals add an attractive atmosphere to this album recorded with his band Force For Good. If you’re tired of Nashville identikit rock-by-numbers, drink deeply of this and be refreshed by poetic lyrics and music unrestrained by grey suits. Sometimes it’s ambient rock, sometimes it’s acoustic and mellow, heavy this isn’t! There are moments when it meanders in a Van Morrison sort of way which is relaxing on the spirit. Then there are genuine surprises – when was the last time you heard a French horn on a rock record? This is definitely something different. Every time I listen to this, I discover something fresh and realise this is 10 million miles away from the majority of Christian music. Favourite song at the moment is «Fields Of Faith» with its bigger picture of the life beyond this one and gorgeous guitar work. Truly an album of great beauty. Footnote: I’ve just discovered that Tony Loeffler And The Blue Angels are flying in to play the Cross Rhythms Festival and who should be guitarist with the same but one Wayne Scott Farley! I’m now so blessed I’m probably glowing as I contemplate Wayne doing some impromptu acoustic versions of his wonderful songs in a tent in Devon. See you there. [Mike Rimmer, Cross Rhythms, June 1995]

As regular readers of Cross Rhythms will know, Force For Good is the band fronted by Wayne Scott Farley when the maestro guitarist (and this man’s talents really are awesome) is not playing with Tony Loeffler And The Blue Angels. When Mike Rimmer of this parish reviewed ‘When The Mists Have Rolled Away’ as an import back in CR27 it earned the 10 square accolade and a fresh listen shows Mr Rimmer’s ears were not deceiving him. Instantly accessible this isn’t, it is dense and eclectic ambient rock seemingly taking in influences as diverse as Pink Floyd and Celtic folk music while «Fields Of Faith» is a haunting classic. Thanks to Spirit Music for putting this in the shops. Now demand your local bookshop stock it! [Tony Cummings, Cross Rhythms, October 1996]

CD tracklist:

01. Razor Edge Of Passage
02. Fields Of Faith
03. Work Of Art
04. You Saved Me
05. Fruit Of Righteousness
06. Upper Room
07. 1500 Miles
08. When The Mists Have Rolled Away
09. Desert Days
10. Days Reprise