A Genuine Smile
I've decided it's high time for me to write about one of my very favorite bands: Caedmon's Call.
Simply put, Caedmon's Call is contenting. It makes me think of perfect weather and a freshly mowed lawn and clean laundry hanging on an old-fashioned clothesline. It reminds me of cool breezes and walking around barefoot.
Cliff Young's voice is clean and simple, pure and honest. Together with the female vocals (I think they're done by his wife, Danielle Young) and folk-rock instruments (did I hear a mandolin?), their sound quite literally (I'm not kidding) actually dispels negative emotion.
And they have really good lyrics, too. For example:
"Table for Two," by Caedmon's Call
Danny and I
Spent anther late night over pancakes
Talkin' 'bout soccer
And how every man's just the same.
We made speculation
On the whos and the whens of our futures
And how everyone's lonely
But still we just couldn't complain.
And how we just hate being alone.
Could I have missed my only chance?
And now I'm just wasting my time
By lookin' around
But you know I know better,
I'm not gonna worry 'bout nothin'.
Cause if the birds and the flowers survive,
Then I'll make it okay.
Given a chance and a rock;
See which one breaks a window.
See which one keeps me up all night and into the day.
Because I'm so scared of being alone
That I forget what house I live in.
But it's not my job to wait by the phone
For her to call.
Well this day's been crazy
But everything's happened on schedule,
From the rain and the cold
To the drink that I spilled on my shirt.
'Cause You knew how You'd save me
Before I fell dead in the garden,
And You knew this day
Long before You made me out of dirt.
And You know the plans that You have for me
And You can't plan the end and not plan the means
And so I suppose I just need some peace,
Just to get me to sleep
And I've only heard two of their CD's (40 Acres and In the Company of Angels). I'm working on getting more. If you were to go out and buy one (hint hint), I'd recommend 40 Acres. Emphasis on buy. This is a great bad that deserves and probably actually needs financial support from their listeners.
You can check out their website, right here.
Simply put, Caedmon's Call is contenting. It makes me think of perfect weather and a freshly mowed lawn and clean laundry hanging on an old-fashioned clothesline. It reminds me of cool breezes and walking around barefoot.
Cliff Young's voice is clean and simple, pure and honest. Together with the female vocals (I think they're done by his wife, Danielle Young) and folk-rock instruments (did I hear a mandolin?), their sound quite literally (I'm not kidding) actually dispels negative emotion.
And they have really good lyrics, too. For example:
"Table for Two," by Caedmon's Call
Danny and I
Spent anther late night over pancakes
Talkin' 'bout soccer
And how every man's just the same.
We made speculation
On the whos and the whens of our futures
And how everyone's lonely
But still we just couldn't complain.
And how we just hate being alone.
Could I have missed my only chance?
And now I'm just wasting my time
By lookin' around
But you know I know better,
I'm not gonna worry 'bout nothin'.
Cause if the birds and the flowers survive,
Then I'll make it okay.
Given a chance and a rock;
See which one breaks a window.
See which one keeps me up all night and into the day.
Because I'm so scared of being alone
That I forget what house I live in.
But it's not my job to wait by the phone
For her to call.
Well this day's been crazy
But everything's happened on schedule,
From the rain and the cold
To the drink that I spilled on my shirt.
'Cause You knew how You'd save me
Before I fell dead in the garden,
And You knew this day
Long before You made me out of dirt.
And You know the plans that You have for me
And You can't plan the end and not plan the means
And so I suppose I just need some peace,
Just to get me to sleep
And I've only heard two of their CD's (40 Acres and In the Company of Angels). I'm working on getting more. If you were to go out and buy one (hint hint), I'd recommend 40 Acres. Emphasis on buy. This is a great bad that deserves and probably actually needs financial support from their listeners.
You can check out their website, right here.