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The Best Reason to Listen to Music

09/22/1998

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Music should be something that touches a part of your brain, grabs onto it fiercely, and refuses to let go until the melody is infused into your psyche. Well, that's exactly what Martin Page does for us with this album. From who I believe is the greatest musician to ever walk this Earth comes what I also believe to be the greatest CD ever fashioned. The opening track, "In the House of Stone and Light," reaches beyond the mainstream easy listening genre to areas previously virgin to musical touch. It grips you with a complicated melody with harmonics that seem to fill every cell in your body and uplift your spirit. Once you hear "Keeper of the Flame," you will never forget it, making it one of the most infectous melodies I've ever heard, and helping to define this album and give it a well deserved position at #1. If there was ever a reason to turn on your CD player, this is it."

The Invisble Becomes Shaped...

Matt Cornelius | United States | 05/14/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Words really can't describe the pure beauty and honesty Martin Page's music has. I saw him perform on Regis and Kathy Lee when his album first came out, and he mentioned that Phil Collins (my favorite of all-time) played drums on a few tracks. I bought the album and fell in love with it. Martin Page has written some of the 1980s' biggest hits - like "Free Bird/Baby I Love Your Way". All songs on this album are written by Page himself, with the exception of two, in which lyrcist Bernie Taupin, a long-time musical confidant of Elton John's, contributes his lyrical talents. It has upbeat, positive tunes like "In The House of Stone and Light", soft-romantic songs like "Keeper of the Flame" and "Light In Your Heart", as well as some compositions you wouldn't expect to hear on a pop-album. "Shape The Invisible" poetically captures the dark state the world is in. "In My Room" relives the horror of a boy living in a home with a father who phsyically abuses his wife, and "The Door", a song which travels back into the middle of the 1900's when Jews were being taken to the concentration camp Treblinka and tortured and eventually killed. Page's music can be compared to artists like Phil Collins, Peter Gabriel, Sting and Elton John. He, like these three famous artists, is from Britain, with some of the most beautiful music I've ever heard - poetic and pure in the most honest way. It's a shame it wasn't more well heard - then we might see another album by this very talented person."

Great lyrics and great music!

Manny Hernandez | Bay Area, CA | 12/21/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Songwriter, singer and bass player, Martin Page, came in 1994 from behind the "pen" after writing several successful songs for acts such as Starship and Heart, to record this, his first and (so far) only solo work. This is definitely one of those cases where you're left wanting more. His lyrics are amazing: simple, yet touching. And the combination with the music is just perfect. Reminds a lot of the sound of Simple Minds, The Blue Nile, Mike and the Mechanics and Phil Collins' "Both sides..." album. No wonder, Phil Collins sits behind the drums for most of the songs. I certainly hope to hear back from Martin Page soon. In the meantime, this is a highly recommendable album that doesn't sound aged even after 8 years of its release."

When will we have more Martin?!

Rhian Stuart | Los Angeles, CA | 12/16/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Without a doubt Martin Page's "In the House of Stone and Light" evokes the most powerfully emotional response I have ever experienced, song after song, on an album. The poetry of the lyrics could stand on its own, but Page sets them to music that perfectly illuminates the lyric. This album resides in my car's cd changer and definitely gets the most play of the 100 or so albums that I listen to on the drive. I find that when I've become to invested in the pettiness of daily life, I listen to this album, which is both life-affirming and thought provoking and it takes me away. I can sing along exhuberantly or I find myself weeping at the poignant lyrics of "The Door." Normally somewhat detached, this wonderful collection touches even my husband who, upon listening for the first time, found himself lost for words. Get it and discover a truly wonderful collection and a gifted artist."

The most moving, soul-touching album ever

Patrick L. Randall | Silver Spring, MD | 04/29/1999

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I first heard "In the House of Stone and Light" in 1994, but was not able to find the single for it. I finally found the album in early 1995 and took a leap and bought it for only one song. Imagine the sheer joy I found when I discovered that every single song on the album was something special. This album takes you through a journey of spiritual rebirth ("...Stone and Light") to the pain of domestic abuse ("In My Room") to the uplifting ("Light in Your Heart") to a somber reminder of the sacrifices of generations past ("The Door"). This album had a strong, yet largely unnoticed run of success in 1995. I firmly suspect that this was because so many people discovered this album and felt it was truly a gem that was uniquely theirs (I know I did). For "In the House of Stone and Light" to have achieved the widespread popularity without and shred of help from the entertainment promotional machine speaks volumes to how special this album truly is..."

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	Martin Page In the House of Stone & Light Genres: Folk, Pop, Rock Track Listings (10) - Disc #1 In The House Of Stone And Light Shape The Invisible I Was Made For You Keeper Of The Flame In My Room Monkey In My Dreams Put On Your Red Dress Broken Stairway Light In Your Heart The Door
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