Caedmon's Call - 2 songs from 40 Acres

I hate it when I find a disc that has one or two songs I really like and the rest appear uninteresting. That's the case with this disc...

The two songs I really like are "Faith My Eyes" and "Table For Two." It took me a while to get used to the guy's voice but now I'm enjoying the songs a lot. Again - kind of folk/country - I think I should blame the Norah Jones disc "Feels like Home" for my recent bend in this direction.

The lack of rhymes in the verses of both songs kind of caught my attention. Maybe it's intentional and maybe it's just bad writing ;) I can't tell.

Both songs sound great - guitars, piano, cello, accordion (!), organ, drums played with brushes... wonderful! What I love about "Faith my Eyes" is the chorus. The way the drums come in and that little bit of banjo into this train rhythm (or that's what I call it cuz it sounds like a train... think Johnny Cash... "steady as a train, sharp as a razor"). The lyrics of the chorus are also beautiful:

So keep'em coming these lines on the road
And keep me responsible be it a light or heavy load
And keep me guessing with these blessings in disguise
And I'll walk with grace my feet and faith my eyes

Hmm... inspiring, ain't it?