Description
Here & Now is a musical by the British singer and songwriter Paul Field, released on Kingsway Music in 2002. The album was written, arranged and produced by Paul Field. The 12 songs on the CD are based on the Sermon on the Mount: Matthew, Chapters 5, 6 & 7. Featuring guitarist Bryn Haworth.
The studio recording of the latest musical from prolific writer/musician/singer Paul Field features the Iona influence of Mike Haughton, the guitar of Bryn Haworth and vocals from John Perry and the wonderfully expressive Esther Alexander. On first hearing, the 12 tracks seem to be disjointed but this is because themes are taken from Matthew, chapters five to seven, the Sermon On The Mount, focusing on God’s values. There’s a complete variety of style, including DJ and rap and a comic ballad, with sound effects, on the theme of loving your enemies, which sounds like an amalgamation of «The Streak» and «Big Bad John»! While I’m mentioning mainstream influences, the song «Treasures In Heaven» is reminiscent of «Eleanor Rigby»/«She’s Leaving Home». There is a good balance of melancholy and joy on this album, which is well worth buying if you’ve not already done so during the tour of the show. [Alan & Angeline Chesters, Cross Rhythms, March 2003]
CD tracklist:
01. Time Will Tell
02. Forgiveness
03. Unbreakable
04. The Ballad Of Gold Tooth Joe & Black Eye Pete
05. Secret Place
06. We Are Not Alone
07. Treasures In Heaven
08. The Golden Rule
09. Change Your World
10. One Lifetime
11. God Of The Moon And Stars
12. Blessed
Note: Available at Bandcamp (Full lyrics included. Script and score available separately.): https://paulfield.bandcamp.com/album/here-and-now-album
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