MARK'S CANCON SONG NOTES: September 1 – September 7, 2011
ARTIST | TITLE | NOTES |
| 62 North | ‘Til The Next Day | (8/22) |
| Amero, Don | Right Where I Want To Be | There’s promise here but something’s not quite right. The vocals sound thin and buried to me. (6/27) |
| Anderson, Matt | Fired Up | (8/29) |
| Bamford, Gord (C) | Hank Williams Lonesome | So yet once again Gord Bamford has made heavy twang very acceptable! (6/13) |
| Banks, Victoria | I’m Gone | Not bad….nothing spectacular. I feel like I’ve heard this song before. Check the lyrics for Paul Brandt’s ‘Leavin’. (7/11) |
| Bechamp, Debbie | I’m Leaving This Morning | Dated writing style and sound. (6/20) |
| Bixby, JayDee | Always Love My Country | (8/22) |
| Blaine, Jason (C) | They Don’t Make ‘Em Like That Anymore | Jason sounds great. Strong song. Similar them to the new High Valley. (8/29) |
| Bourjeaurd, Danielle | Way Too Late | Harsh and noisy but well done. (7/11) |
| Brody, Dean (C) | Little Yellow Blanket | Brilliant. How could the 6th single from this CD be so good? (7/11) |
| Chisolm, Shane | Let Your Worries Go | Easy going summer song. Well done but will have a tough time finding a spot with how busy it is this summer. (7/18) |
| Clark, Terri (C) | Here for a Good Time | This is either going to fall flat on listeners or really work for the remainder of the summer and maybe beyond. I can’t predict it … but I will say I like it and want to try it now. (7/18) |
| Cuddy, Jim | Everyone Watched The Wedding | Kinda cool…I like this…but hesitant. Jim Cuddy has had very little country radio airplay but the lyric of this could change that if heard. (8/15) |
| Cummings, Chris | Looking for a Sign | Talented writer. Nice hook and melody. (8/22) |
| Dane, Marshall | I Needed This | Almost works…but just average. (6/20) |
| DeAnna | Scorned | Solid vocal performance. (8/15) |
| Doc Walker (C) | Country Girl | Weak writing. Too many ‘ya ya’s’. (6/13) |
| Ehman, Tommy John | Turn On The Radio | Not bad…nice energy. Rockin’. (8/7) |
| Emerson Drive (C) | Sleep It Off | I like them more and more when they do energy songs. Here’s another! (8/1/11) |
| Farrell, Jessie (C) | Turn You Down | Hypnotically stunning. Love the stinging acoustic and electric guitar. An intoxicatingly haunting hook and melody. (6/27) |
| Ferra, Donna | Little Red Dress | (8/15) |
| Fontaine, Ali | Runaway | (8/7) |
| Ford, Colt | Country Thang | George Canyon and Jason McCoy give this song a chance. It sure does rock though…which will polarize. (7/11) |
| Haley, Erin | That Just Don’t Seem Right | (8/29) |
| Halla, Val | (Stay) I Wanna Be With You | (8/29) |
| Hart, Levi | Borderline Crazy | (8/15) |
| Heartbroken | The Truth | Too cool! But, might be too cool for the mainstream country listener. Excellent musically…contagious hook…great enegy…beautiful harmonies. I really like this. Hopeful. (8/22) |
| High Valley (C) | Call Me Old Fashioned | Nice follow up to ‘A Father’s Love’. (6/27) |
| Hogan, Sean | A Song We Can Sing To | I like this…love the title, writing, hook and melody. (6/20) |
| Hourd, Kal | When Pink Is Just a Color Again | Hopeful song about breast cancer. Nicely written and performed. (8/22) |
| Isabella, Kira (C) | Love Me Like That | Vocally and melodically this is good. Lyrically a bit young for the core country demo. (7/4) |
| Jensen, Larry/Gilham, Tommy | I’ve Been Better | Kinda interesting but not enough. Feels long. (7/18) |
| Johnson, Carolyn Dawn(C) | I’d Still Have You | Not sure how I feel about this. Well written and performed. Is it a hit? (7/18) |
| Keats, The | Handsome | (7/18) |
| Keith and Renee | Best Day | Well done…solid hook and energy. (7/11) |
| Laird, Ryan | She Was The One | (8/22) |
| Lee, Terra | Good Day To Be Me | I’ve always liked her unique voice. Positive, driving song. Although good, it will be hard for her to beat out most contenders each week in a music meeting. (6/27) |
| Lowe, Danielle | Daddy’s Little Girl | (8/22) |
| MacLellan, Catherine | Stealing | The folk in this will hurt her chances. Decent though. (6/27) |
| Macumber, Josh | 215 | Just OK. Don’t hear his voice here on country radio. (7/11) |
| Madison, Rylee | Be Yourself | (8/15) |
| Maria, Franelle | Till The Wheel s Fall Off | Good performance. Not sure her voice will work for everyone. (7/11) |
| Matthews, Jake | Might Take All Night | Not a great song unfortunately. He sounds good though. (8/15) |
| McKittrick, Stacey | Somebody Else | Love her voice…love the hook and melody! (6/13) |
| Mission, Katie | When’s The Weddin’’ | Not bad. Clever writing. (6/13) |
| Morgan, Melanie | Love’s Playing Hard To Get | Solid voice…average song. (6/13) |
| Oram, Tara | Kiss Me When I Fall | (8/22) |
| Pallister, Bryce | Down Dusty Roads | (8/29) |
| Petric, Jason | You’re So Beautiful | Struggling with the production. (7/11) |
| Pritchett, Aaron | Coming Clean | Strong hook, melody and lyric. (8/22) |
| Rastin, Shelly feat. Bachman, Randy | High Class Trailer Trash | (7/18) |
| Reid, Bob | Soldier, Welcome Home | ‘Soldier’ songs from a complete unknown to the format don’t work. (6/27) |
| Richard, Todd | Zero To Hero | Sounds like Trace Adkins…just not as good. The song isn’t quite there either. (6/20) |
| River Junction Band | Faith | Too much vibrato. (8/15) |
| Sampson, Gordie | Hurricane Jane | Kind of a cool song…but if it wasn’t Gordie Sampson would you even consider this? (6/20) |
| Scott, Marlee (C) | Beautiful Maybe | I’ve been a fan of this song for awhile now. She has such a beautiful voice and the message, melody and hook work for me. (8/29) |
| Scott, Nicole | Ride | Nice voice - okay song. (7/11) |
| Sereda, Jerry | Moring After The Night Before | This well written song gives Jerry a chance. He sounds good too. (7/25) |
| Settlers Creek Band | Wanna Go | The lyric and melody is ok. Vocally a bit weak. (6/27) |
| Spence, Stephanie | Love Without You | Too young sounding. Average song. (8/15) |
| Tebey | All About Us | Very smooth vocal. Pretty AC sounding. (7/25) |
| Tenille | Real Me | Like her voice. Young lyrically. (6/13) |
| Thorpe, Dinah | Song for Dolly | (7/18) |
| Wilkinson, Steve | Fighting Chance | Ronnie Dunn’s ‘Cost of Livin’ is stronger than this. Two of these at one time is too much. (6/27) |
| White, Billy J | Rebel Without A Cause | (8/29) |
(C) = Recommended
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