Independent Release (2002)
IMPACT PRESS, August 2003, Sean Helton
It happened again. Every damned time I look at a CD and think, "Oh hell, this is going to suck," it totally kicks my ass! I don't know why, but I looked at the cover of Blue Sandcastle and thought the worst. What I got was flat-out awesome. This is music! Think faster, more reckless Matthew Sweet. Think Wes Cunningham. Think of Son Volt on speed. Think Neil Young after a bender. This is great straight-ahead rock. Really clean songs but they're still noisy enough to make you feel like you're listening to something meant just for you. There are two great covers on here – "Crazy" by Willie Nelson and "Art of Dying" by George Harrison. If you hate bands that just play a song instead of making it their own, you'll love what Blue Sandcastle can do. This is going into instant rotation in my changer. (SH)
NEWSDAY
"Blue Sandcastle, a trio with Lone Star roots, comes out with its guns blazing..."
INDEPENDENT SONGWRITER WEB MAGAZINE, “Indie Pick of the Month” January 2004
"Heavy-hitting songwriting and musicianship"
SOUTH OF MAINSTREAM
"There are so many great tracks on this disc that it's difficult to immediately choose those that stand out."
PLUG IN MUSIC
"By the end of the album, you’re looking for the repeat."
DAILY VAULT
"A heady mix of intelligence, fallibility and damning self-knowledge."
POPMATTERS
"A definite winner, these songs are beautifully written (especially "All for Nothing" and "Sooner") and similarly produced."
FRIGID EMBER
"Excellent musical performances...and insightful lyrics make 'If You Only Knew' an album that should get people’s attention."
Tracks
1-Starting Gun
2-I'm Sorry Now
3-Second Place Waltz
4-All For Nothing
5-Crazy
6-Closing Time at the Fair
7-What Would You Have Me Say?
8-Guardrail
9-I Went Away
10-Turn the Corner
11-This Here Changes Everything
12-Sooner
13-Art of Dying
14-Winter
Jean-Paul Vest-guitars, vocals, bass
Erik Schuman-drums
Additional musicians:
Wendy Walters-bass, backing vocals
Nigel Rawles-cymbals track 6
All songs by J. Vest/E.Schuman except track 6 (Willie Nelson) & track 13 (George Harrison)
Produced by Blue Sandcastle
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