MARK'S CANCON SONG NOTES: February 2 – February 8, 2012
ARTIST | TITLE | NOTES |
| The Abrams Brothers | While You Sleep | (1/16) |
| Bellamy, Clayton | Everyone’s A Dreamer | I thought he sounded tougher than this. Average. (1/2) |
| Bamford, Gord (C) | Is It Friday Yet? | First release with Sony. Could be a new anthem. (1/2) |
| Brandt, Paul (C) | Together Again | He does ballads and meaningful songs well. (10/10) |
| Brody, Dean (C) | Canadian Girls | It’s just fun.(1/30) |
| Canyon, George (w/ Richard Marx) (C) | When Love Is All You Got | Time to give it a shot. (11/28) |
| Chelsey | I Am | (1/30) |
| Chisholm, Shane | No One Came | (1/16) |
| Cuddy, Jim | Regular Days | (1/16) |
| Dane, Marshall | About Last Night | Very strong song lyrically and melodically in the chorus. Great hook! (9/19) |
| Deere John | Soldier’s Prayer | The first line almost loses me but once past that the song does grab me. Another solider song in a long line of soldier songs. The simplicity of the melody and arrangement make it easy on the ears. (11/7) |
| Farrell, Jessie (C) | Everything To Me | A song that became a lullaby for her new baby girl. Pretty easy to listen to with her soft vocal approach and a solid hook and melody. (1/9) |
| Fisher, Genevieve | Light Up The Night | This sounds pretty big league to me. Nice performance and a quality song. (1/2) |
| Fillmore, Shania | Dreams | (10/3) |
| Friends of Jack | Found | Nice harmonies in the chorus. I wish those harmonies were established earlier. (9/19) |
| Gibson, Steve/Moskaluke, Jess | Amanda | (11/28) |
| Gregory, Drew | Lay It All Out There | (1/23) |
| Guy, Jackie | Love’s Not Easy To Find | (1/30) |
| Hogan, Sean | Like We Never Had To Say Goodbey | (1/30) |
| Hinkson, Scott | One Beside Two | (1/9) |
| Isabella, Kira | A Real Good Radio | (11/14) |
| Jackson, Jordy | Coffee and Cruise Control | (1/23) |
| Jeanne, Livy | Invisible | (1/16) |
| Jensen, Drake | On MY Way To Finding You | (1/16) |
| Keats | Fire | (1/30) |
| Keith Renee | Wildflower | I like their sound and this feels good to me. There is talent here. I predict this will struggle to get much attention though. (1/9) |
| Kennedy, Tonya | Fallin’ For You | (10/3) |
| Kole, Lori | Caught Up In You | Nice vocals. OK song. (10/3) |
| Kyllonen, Pauline | More Than a Kiss | (1/2) |
| Lewis, Aaron C | Lost Time | (1/23) |
| Lines, Aaron (C) | Sunday Afternoon | Feels good like a Sunday afternoon! (9/26) |
| Lowe, Danielle | Cute Boy | (1/23) |
| Marie, Jaye D | Jota | (1/16) |
| McCoy, Jason (C) | I’d Still Have Everything | (9/11) |
| McGrath, Libby | Someone Else’s Arms | Pretty strong lyrically…but strong in a 90’s country way. (1/9) |
| Mission, Katie | Jumpin’ Right In | (1/30) |
| Moritz, Craig | With You | Feel good melody and well written. (10/17) |
| One More Girl (C) | Maybe | I love female pop/new country just as much as I do male traditional country. Will country P1’s share my acceptance of both sides of country music as freely? Love their sound and the melody and hook. Slick. (1/9) |
| Orchard, The | Stick To Your Guns | She sounds good. Nice debut. Nothing special though. (1/2) |
| Pallas, AJ | Top Of My World | (1/9) |
| Pritchett, Aaron (C) | I Want To Be In It With You | Everything about this just works for me - the hook, melody, lyrics and Aaron's vocals. His best in a long time! (1/23) |
| Rankin, Jimmy | The Hurtin’ Part | Well done and I like the depth of Jimmy Rankin. (1/2) |
| Rayy, Nicole | She Don’t Know That Much | (10/17) |
| Reid, Johnny (C) | Fire It Up | Love the energy. (1/9) |
| Richard, Todd | Life’s About People | (1/9) |
| River Junction Band | Never Lasts Long Enough | (1/30) |
| Rodriguez, Maddy | Don’t Play With My Heart | (1/23) |
| Rutledge, Steve | Wonders | Doesn’t feel country. Weak vocals. Weak lyrically. Weak production. (1/9) |
| Semko, Jay | Big Feet Big Shoes | (1/2) |
| Sereda, Jerry | My Hearts Got A Memory | (1/16) |
| Shawanda, Crystal (C) | Closer | NOW CANCON. I like this. Her best in many years. Susan Ashton did this in 1999 and was her title track of her debut country CD on Capitol. (1/23) |
| Smith, Dallas (C) | Somebody’s Someone | I love his voice singing country. Very excited to see what he does in this format. Strong debut! (11/7) |
| Smith, Shannon | Can’t Have My Heart | (1/23) |
| St. Germain, David | Come Home | (1/9) |
| Stellas, The (C) | In This House | This is excellent. Powerful. We have another strong song for November 11th and I hope well beyond that. (11/7) |
| Vannatta, Larry | Working Class Man | (1/9) |
| Violet, Madison | If I Could Love You | Smooth female vocals. I like the melody and mood. (10/31) |
| Whitehorse | I’m On Fire | Wow I like this, afraid country listeners won’t. I think this is worth a good shot. (1/9) |
| Yung, Samara | Mardi Gras | (1/16) |
C) = Recommended
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