1. Fighting the Good Fight 4:56
2. The Ultimate Touch 4:12
3. Can't Sell Me Love 3:52
4. Not a Day Goes By 5:02
5. Promises 4:53
6. Run for Your Love 4:08
7. Youngblood 3:19
8. Right Before My Eyes 3:54
9. Hit Where It Hurts 3:52
10. Hard Fall 4:29
MELODIOUS HARD ROCK/1997
mp3pro/128k
Biography:
Throughout most of the 1980s, folksinger Carrie Newcomer was part of this Indiana-based folk trio. Their music was highlighted by creative arrangements and multi-faceted instrumentation (predominantly folk based, but with touches of jazz and blues too) combined with the warm and wordly voice of Newcomer. It`s her intelligent, reflective songs that root the group, but it`s the skilled playing of guitarist Larry Smeyak and percussionist Dennis Leas` impressionistic percussion (best heard in "Leaves" and "Under the Tree") that give them flight. After a sampler cassette, the band released Long Fields in 1984 on Newcomer`s own Windchime label, highlighted by the above mentioned songs, "Waiting," and Smeyak`s Lord of the Rings-inspired "Weathertop." October Nights followed in 1987, containing the evocative title song and more excellent acoustic guitar/percussion interplay on songs such as "A Piece of the Truth. By the beginning of the `90s, Stone Soup was no more, though Newcomer has had a successful solo career since. The band`s music is well worth seeking out for fans of the singer/songwriter genre, as well as those with an ear for inventive acoustic musicianship.
