Rich Martin’s country-flavored acoustic rock style and fragile vocal delivery remind me of artists like Dennis Ryder, Dave Mattson, Marc Haney, or even some of the stripped-down early Larry Norman recordings like Street Level and Bootleg. Martin handles most of the instruments himself including acoustic and electric guitars, bass, mandolin, harmonica, drums and miscellaneous percussion. ‘I Give You My Life’ has some beautiful flute accompaniment while ‘Day Of The Son Of Man’ recognizes some good electric leads. Martin’s wit is revealed on titles like ‘Soap Opera Blues’ and ‘Life’s Cheatin’ Heart’, as well as lyrics in ‘Praise The Lord Tonight’ (“I don’t want no hickey on my brain from reading True Confession”) and the Mark Heard-flavored ‘Just As I Am’ (“I ain’t as good lookin’ as the Marlboro man, but Jesus he loves me, just as I am”). A real Jesus music classic here. Same tiny label as James O’Connell and the first two
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