Corey Kilgannon: Corey Kilgannon
Posted December 22, 2012
By TCMRB,
When I found this album I could not believe everything that I had missed my entire life. This album has got to be one of my top three favorite albums of all time. Corey's voice is absolutely amazing, and the music is just so soothing. I literally listened to this album seven times in a row straight through the other day. I do not listen to acoustic music very often, but Corey Kilgannon is definitely the exception to this rule. The only other albums that exceed this one in awesomeness are Tenth Avenue North's The Light Meets the Dark and Lecrae's Rehab. I am not even sure of that anymore though. I think this album might even be better than those two. I could listen to Corey's voice all day long. The first time I listened to this album I was in awe at Corey's talent.
I have to cut straight to the best song on the album, "Cadence." This song makes me want to hug a bunch people. I always get the biggest grin when I hear it. The lyrics are absolutely genius and the instrumentals were written perfectly for this track. The definition of cadence according to dictionary.com is a "rhythmic flow of a sequence of sounds or words." This song is all about how God orchestrates our lives and how life is like one big song. Corey says in this song, "Three fourths of the time I confuse all my lines at the wrong measure in the wrong key. Even in my dissonance you hear a symphony. Orchestrate my life how you please." This song is truly gorgeous, and it accurately portrays our life with Christ. If you think about it, our life really is like a song, and God is the conductor of our life. God creates a cadence with our life; he makes it into a rhythmic flow.
The imagery in the song "We, Like the Weather" is absolutely astounding. He says, "The stars dance like a thousand lovers. They twirl and gaze into each others eyes. The trees they turn a million colors, the bright red leaves warn of the winter nights." I love the innocents of this song. Because of its innocents it could almost be an Owl City song, but acoustically. The lyrics take you to a whole different dimension. Corey has a way of making you feel as if you are exactly where he is talking about. You can feel the trees turning to different colors. You can feel the stars dancing about.
"Kites and Kings" definitely sounds different than any of the other songs on the rest of the album. It is a lot more upbeat, and has a completely different sound than anything else. I was really surprised when I heard it for the first time. I was not expecting anything like this on the album. I like it though. The lyrics are great and I think the album really benefited from having a little bit of a style change. I love it when he says, "Like kites flying high in the sea, crown-less we call ourselves kings. There's no wind underwater, but lately I've been dying for a breeze." A lot of the things Corey says on this album really make you think; they make you contemplate.
The song "Honestly, I'm Lying" is a pretty solemn song about self-discovery. He seems to be second guessing himself, and trying to figure out who he really is. He says, "Am I even like the person, you said you saw when you looked into my eyes. I wish I was half the guy I've been told I could be, for my entire life." This song makes you feel like you really know Corey. He really opens up in this song and gives you a peak inside his world. This track is all around great, and at the end you almost feel a sense of accomplishment. You feel as if he has found out who he is; and, you feel as if you have found who you are.
Corey Kilgannon is talented: lyrically, instrumentally, and musically. Corey has the talent to create a hit with every song he sings. His lyrics are meaningful. His instrumentals are written and recorded very well. He knows how to make music. This album is one of the few that I would recommend anyone to rush out and buy right now. In fact, if I were you, I would stop reading this review and go to iTunes right away spend the eight bucks to buy it. It will be the best eight bucks you have ever spent in your entire life. Even if you do not like acoustic music, I am pretty sure you will fall in love with Corey's voice. I know I did.
Favorite Song: Cadence
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