8th April, 2009

JUSTIN MICHAEL

Album: History

Artist: Paul Colman

Year: 2009
Label: Inpop
Web: www.paulcolman.com
 

In A Word: Good (with a hefty sense of musical satisfaction)

"From the seminal Killing Tree to the silly-but-true All U Need; from the one-word hits Run, Turn and Solution to the rootsy rock of Larry Normans' Sweet Sweet Song and the diary page-like I Owe It All, this album is just, purely and simply, good."

From the days in the restaurants with one voice and one guitar to the days in front of thousands around the country with a trio to those other days around the world being a newsboy, 'our' Paul Colman has done just about all there is to do in Christian music (sans releasing related products like a book - although I'm sure he's got one in 'im).

This collection seems inevitably to be an announcement of much more to come. From the raw and invigorating tunes of the Trio's ground breaking album, Serious Fun, to the testimonial honesty of his '05 solo effort, Let It Go, Paul has always let us in to his world via his lyrics and given us reason to sing with his impeccable songcraft.

Here there's something for the fans that sardined into the restaurants and those that met the trio in the USA with New Map Of The World, including two new offerings, both covers of great songs, Delirious' History Maker and the Cannon/Madeira-penned If I Was Jesus, already a radio hit around Australia.

From the seminal Killing Tree to the silly-but-true All U Need; from the one-word hits Run, Turn and Solution to the rootsy rock of Larry Normans' Sweet Sweet Song and the diary page-like I Owe It All, this album is just, purely and simply, good.

With the Trio reforming at Easterfest in Toowoomba and rumours of plenty more touring to come, it's a good time to brush up on your Colman knowledge or get to know the local-bloke-done-good for the first time in History.