Falling in love is like tripping down a hill. One minute you're running along and everything's fine; the next moment you've lost your balance and fear kicks in. Right before you hit the ground, you'll flinch. Then comes the pain. If you're lucky, you're not hurt too bad. If you're unlucky, you're on your back for weeks, wondering when the pain will stop. Good blues music taps into this anguish, even when it's singing of the sweetness of love.
I don't know how Glenn does it, but he seems to understand this concept well. The words and the rhythms melt together like an audience and artist in a hot sweaty bar on a summer night. You're drawn to other places, the places the artist paints with his words — a Carolina moon here, a dusty town there — and the music moves you in unison with your soul. After this album's done spinning, you feel like a wash rag that's been wrung free of its last drop of moisture. You're spent, but you've touched the face of God in soulful worship. You're in love.
Other coverage for this album
The Phantom Tollbooth 2001Reviewed by Chris MacIntoshWith a name like Carolina Moon I expected another blues album from Glenn Kaiser, but that's not what I got. This is not a blues album, although there are hints of the blues throughout it. Neither is this an album of Southern-fried rock n roll though there are feelings of that genre here also. Now that I have said what this album is not, let me say what it is. This is one hot screaming rock album…The Phantom Tollbooth 2001Reviewed by Eric DaamsGlenn Kaiser is one of the most talented musicians in the Christian music regime. He's penned great lyrics, treated listeners to some outstanding soloing, and held his rank as a vocalist and harmonica player. Teamed up with former Rez buddy Roy Montroy and Ed Bialach, in 2000 Kaiser released Winter Sun, a fantastic recording of hard-edged blues rock. Following that up, Carolina Moon promises to…The Phantom Tollbooth 2001Reviewed by Zik JacksonFollowing up last year's sizzling debut, Winter Sun, blues-rock trio Glenn Kaiser Band takes it up another notch with Carolina Moon. Glenn Kaiser, former frontman for pioneer Jesus-rock troupe Resurrection Band has created another vehicle for his unique brand of street-level, gutsy rock and real-life lyrics. The trio is completed with drummer Ed Bialach and bassist Roy Montroy who lay a…The Phantom Tollbooth 2001Reviewed by Steven S. BaldwinBlistering blues pulsing through the heart of hard rock. The Glenn Kaiser Band delivers with more zippity zest than was hinted at in their former album Winter Sun, even on the crowd-pleasers like their cover of "Nobody's Fault But Mine." Not just for fans of Kaiser's solo Blues work, Carolina Moon will please Resurrection Band fans looking for beefy chops, high-powered percussion and passionate,…Similar sounding releases
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