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From Solo Piano Publications

Kathy Parsons | Florence, OR United States | 09/03/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

""More Than Words" is an enchanting "best of" collection from Kevin Kern's five previous albums and includes two new pieces. My only argument with the selection of the fourteen tracks is the inclusion of both of the cover tunes Kern had on his "In My Life" album over any of his original work from that album. Both "In My Life" and "We All Fall in Love Sometimes" are great arrangements, but there was some beautiful original work on that album, too, and none of those pieces were included. Other than that, most of these pieces HAD to be on a "best of" collection - "After the Rain," "Sundial Dreams," and "Through the Arbor" from "In the Enchanted Garden" are pretty-much Kern's signature pieces, as is "Twilight's Embrace" from "Summer Daydreams.". "Above the Clouds" and "Blossom on the Wind" from last year's "Embracing the Wind" open and close the collection with warmth and serenity. "From This Day Forward" from the same album was written for Kern's wedding and is so warm and loving that my CD player almost smiles whenever I play it! "Out of the Darkness Into the Light" was composed for the "Freedom to Love" compilation, and appeared there as a piano solo. Kern orchestrated the piece, and included it on this CD - a beautiful tribute to those lost in the attacks of 9/11. The other new piece is "Children At Play," is a wistful piano and guitar duet that is full of Kern's trademark gentleness and warmth. Even if you have all of Kern's albums, the grouping of the pieces on this CD is wonderful, making the pieces fresh and new again. If you are new to Kevin Kern's work, this is an outstanding introduction! My only words of warning are to not use this CD in a wake-up CD player. I slept through 45 minutes of it one morning, and although I had some lovely little dreams in the process, woke up late and in a panic when I realized what time it was! Yep, the music is that peaceful! Very highly recommended for all other purposes!"

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elizabeth robison | Tucson, AZ United States | 10/06/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This album is a compilatiion of some of the best pieces from Kevin Kern's previous albums, with the addition of two outstanding new pieces written especialy for this album. This is an excellent album; however, if you are a Kevin Kern fan, as I am, and have all his albums you might not wish to own this. If you are new to him, I would strongly advise getting this album, as it will introduce you to this wonderful artist. After listening to this you will probably buy all of his fantastic albums."

The very best of Kevin Kern....just beautiful.

elizabeth robison | 09/12/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Last week, I went to my local music store to buy this cd. Unfortuately, I didn't buy it then, because I saw 2 other artists that I was familiar with and bought them instead. After hearing several other songs from this cd on the radio this week, I went back and got it. I am so glad that I did. Kevin has composed and put together some very beautiful music on this CD. If I had to compare this cd to an artist, I would compare it to Yanni's "In My Time" CD, because of the romantic piano playing surrounded by some soft dreamy like keyboards in the background that leave you soul searching and ultimately leaves you in a very relaxed state of mind and forgetting about the stresses of the day that you may have encountered. I love every song on this cd. Some of my personal favorites are "Above The Clouds", Through The Arbor", "Sundial Dreams", "From This Day Forward", "After The Rain" and "Blossom on the Wind". But really they are all very good.If you are a writer like I am and you are looking for something to inspire you to write that romantic poem or two, then this is the CD that will do it for you."